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for their lives or safety this video shows riot police trying to disperse a protest in the capital naypyitaw. a young protester in a red shirt wearing a motorbike helmet shelters with others at a bus stop. moments later she is slumped on the ground and fellow protesters tried to help her. banners on the fly over capture that moment. doctors told reporters that a bullet penetrated her skull and her condition is critical demonstrators hold photos of what they say are her injuries. the army has banned large gatherings the authorities say this peaceful protest outside the chinese embassy is illegal. china supported me on mars military dictatorship for decades even as it was shunned by the international community over human rights abuses. conceded some power to a civilian government in 2015 but they never truly left memories of brutal military rule are still fresh in people's minds the military is also wrestling with facebook over information access the platform is a key source of news for people here facebook now says it will limit content and profiles run by myanmar's military saying the army h

in the capital naypyitaw, the same defiance. >> i am joining the nationwide protest as a citizen of theountry. we must join the protest in this time without fail. so i've closed down my factory and joined the demonstration. >> i am joining the protest to fight against the junta. we don't want to be governed by the regime. it is not worth working for the sake of a group of people. we will fight against them until we win. i will join the protests every day. reporter: a generation unwilling to give up their freedom and return to a military dictatorship like the one they were born under. brent: earlier, we spoke with journalist dave grunebaum, and we asked him what makes it so different this time that protesters in myanmar are willing to face soldiers and willing to take the bullet. dave: first off, keep in mind that these people got a taste of democracy these last few years. it was not great, there were a lot of problems. democracy was struggling to transition to democracy, this country, after 50 years of military rule, but they got a taste of it and they also saw the economic opportunitie

tens of thousands of people joined rallies in the biggest city, yangon, the capital, naypyitaw, and inrejected a call from the european court of human rights — to free the jailed kremlin critic, alexei navalny. thejustice minister said, the court in strasbourg had reached an �*unlawful decision�* which amounted to wanton interference in russia's affairs. protests have been taking place in the catalonia region of spain for a second night running in support of a catalan communist rapper. pablo hasel has been jailed for lyrics and online posts deemed slanderous and pro—terrorist. supporters of chile's most popular football club, colo—colo, have been celebrating victory in a play—off match that stopped them from being relegated. hundreds of security forces were deployed after the club's biggest supporters�* group threatened to kill the players if they failed to save the team from relegation. the justice department in the us has charged three north korean hackers with conspiring to steal $1.3 billion. officials also link them to some of the biggest recent cyber attacks, including the wannac

very significant powers, will now take over from the president who is being held by the military in naypyitawhe capital with aung san sui kyi. the president is strong ally of hers, remember she is barred by this constitution of being president herself but in effect rules the country because her party has won a second election victory last november and the president is her ally. they are now out of power. this is, in effect, a violation of a constitution that the military not only wrote but promised only on saturday that it would abide by. we are not sure what justifications the military may give for this extraordinary move. as things stand, they have detained other key civilian officials all over the country. they have seized power. communications are being cut in many areas. this is a military takeover, but it is, i have to say, an astonishing move by a military which managed a democratic transition in which it kept many of those levers of power. it was upset about the election victory, its own party did very badly. it alleged irregularities, those were rejected by the election commission bu

soldiers are on the streets of the capital naypyitaw and the main city yangon. the military in myanmar has confirmed that it has carried out a coup, and intends to hold power for at least one year. in a statement the army said it carried out the detentions in response to election fraud. the state broadcaster announced would be the acting president. tens of thousands of russians have taken to the streets in support of the jailed activist alexi navalny for the second week running. they're the biggest protests against president putin for a decade. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello there, welcome to the week in parliament — our look at the highlights from all four of the uk's parliaments and assemblies. coming up: borisjohnson tells mps schools in england won't return before the 8th of march. and i know how frustrating that will be — will be for pupils and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom. the labour leader calls for teachers to be vaccinated in the next few weeks. he should bring forward the vaccination of key workers an

protesters in the capital of naypyitaw held a minute of silence for a 20 year old woman who was killed in demonstrations last week. now the number it's possible that many more people will die we ourselves can't even know if we will survive or not but we need to fight until the end regardless of our own lives in order to succeed in getting rid of this military dictatorship. marches from all over the country are joining the protest against the military coup . digit facto leader of the democratically elected government in sochi remains under house arrest the people of me and maher display their solidarity with the 3 finger salute a symbol of their resistance to. look at some of the other stories making news around the world. thai protesters held a noisy rally outside the parliament building in bangkok to demand an end to the law that makes it illegal to criticize the monarchy they banged pots pans and drums to make their anger known a law has been used to target anti-government protesters in recent months. far right activists rallied in the french capital paris to support an anti migratio

soldiers are on the streets of the capital naypyitaw and the main city yangon. tens of thousands of russians have taken to the streets for the second week running in the biggest protests against president putin and in support of the jailed activist alexei navalny for a decade. over 5,000 people have been detained. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has told the heads of six pharmaceutical companies that problems with the supply of coronavirus vaccine have to be addressed. astrazeneca has now agreed to increase the number of doses it will supply the bloc before the end of march. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. president biden has reportedly paused arms sales to saudi arabia as his administration reviews relations with his long—time strategic ally. not long ago, candidate biden described the kingdom as a pariah, but is there any prospect of external or internal pressure challenging the authority of saudi arabia's de facto leader, crown prince mohammed bin salman? well, my guest is exile

tens of thousands of people joined rallies in the biggest city, yangon, the capital, naypyitaw, and insia has rejected a call from the european court of human rights, to free the jailed kremlin critic, alexei navalny. thejustice minister said, the court in strasbourg had reached an unlawful decision which amounted to wanton interference in russia's affairs. protests have been taking place in the catalonia region of spain ifor a second night running in support of a catalan communist rapper. pablo hasel has been jailed for lyrics and online posts deemed slanderous and pro—terrorist. supporters of chile's most popular football club, colo—colo, have been celebrating victory in a play—off match that stopped them from being relegated. hundreds of security forces were deployed after the club's biggest supporters�* group threatened to kill the players if they failed to save the team from relegation. no pressure, then. the duke of edinburgh is spending his second night in hospital after feeling unwell and being admitted to the private kind edward vii as a precaution on tuesday. prince philip is

surprisingly big march in chin state, and even in the military�*s own citadel, the fortress—like capital naypyitawmilitary may hold all the levers of government, but for now, the streets belong to the people. after an anxious and dispiriting week, there was relief and enjoyment in these protests. but the army has killed thousands before to shore up its power. it may do so again. jonathan head, bbc news. a rescue operation is under way in northern india after part of a himalayan glacier collapsed into a river, sweeping away a dam and triggering huge floods. at least nine people are known to have died, and more than a hundred are missing, many of them construction workers at a hydro power plant in uttarakhand state. 0ur south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan reports. this dramatic footage shows when the nanda devi glacier in the himalayas burst on sunday morning. as water gushed down the valley, damage and destruction. translation: about 50—100 people were running for their lives, but couldn't be saved. they were engulfed by the river. the situation here is still dangerous. people are leaving

were in the main city of yangon, but those elsewhere included the capital and military stronghold, naypyitawth east asia correspondentjonathan head reports. they started marching in the morning and the numbers just kept growing. if the soldiers who unseated me are's elected government on monday thought the coup would be unopposed, thousands came out to prove them wrong. they filled the streets. "democracy is our right", they chanted, "ending dictatorship, our will". the traffic was forced to a crawl, and cars are sounded their horns, not in support and in defiance of the police, you mutely watched as yangon city centre was taken over. many wore or carried the colour red for the national league for democracy, the deposed party of angus and sushi. and everywhere, her face. —— aung san suu kyi. she is still in military custody and very much the symbol of this growing resistance movement. translation: taste resistance movement. translation: 2 don't want to go back to military rule. we don't want to live in fear. we want mother su to be freed from being under detention unjustly. translation: bein

soldiers are on the streets of the capital naypyitaw and the main city yangon. the move comes after days of escalating tension between the civilian government and the powerful military that stirred fears of a coup in the aftermath of an election the army says was fraudulent. but at the weekend the army promised to abide by the country's constitution. tens of thousands of russians have taken to the streets for the second week running in the biggest protests against president putin and in support of the jailed activist alexei navalny for a decade. over 5,000 people have been detained. this is bbc news. now on bbc news: after social media suspended donald trump, some have questioned the power of the silicon valley giants. has big tech gone too far, or is it long overdue? hello and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. many of us all over the world rely on social media for information, communication and entertainment, but the reach and power of big tech companies is worrying many. their decision to ban donald trump and decide what can and can't be said

there was a heavy police and military presence across naypyitaw and yangon on tuesday, and in a countryotesting the coup. instead, in the first signs of defiance, people stood outside and banged pots and pans to show their opposition to their new military leaders. kingsley abbott is a prominent human rights lawyer specialising in southeast asia. he's in whangarei new zealand. i know you have been waiting to come on for us. thank you very much for talking to us. it is not a surprise, i guess, that china blocked action in the security council. by chance than of real, coordinated international action about this? ,., ., international action about this? ., , this? good morning. look, this cou has this? good morning. look, this coup has really _ this? good morning. look, this coup has really set _ this? good morning. look, this coup has really set the - this? good morning. look, this coup has really set the country| coup has really set the country back to where it was a a decade ago, in its pre— democratic past. the military that is now in control has been appalling human rights violations ov

soldiers are on the streets of the capital naypyitaw and the main city yangon. and intends to hold power for at least one year. in a statement the army said it carried out the detentions in response to election fraud. the state broadcaster announced would be the acting president. tens of thousands of russians have taken to the streets in support of the jailed activist alexi navalny for the second week running. they're the biggest protests against president putin for a decade. now on bbc news, the week in parliament.

the death of a young woman, shot in the head last week as police dispersed a crowd in the capital naypyitawion in mandalay, here's soe win than, editor of bbc burmese. two people died from injuries they received when the security troops fired at the protesters. there were clashes all day. they started off in the shipyard in mandalay where the workers, the shipyard workers, are striking and the security troops turned up and asked them to leave the port. and then they broke onto a ship and they asked the shipyard workers to leave the ship and when they refuse there were clashes. the other protesters joined in and support of the workers and there was a standoff. police started to fire tear gas and rubber bullets, initially. we saw people running around in the background. the footage has come from mandalay showing that people were running around, they were hiding. loud gunshots were heard in the background. after that, we saw several injured people carried on stretchers and whatever else was around. people were carrying the wounded. two people died. at least 20 people were injured, and some of

soldiers are on the streets of the capital naypyitaw and the main city yangon.stirred fears of a coup in the aftermath of an election the army says was fraudulent. but at the weekend the army promised to abide by the country's constitution. tens of thousands of russians have taken to the streets for the second week running in the biggest protests against president putin and in support of the jailed activist alexei navalny for a decade. over 5,000 people have been detained. this is bbc news. now on bbc news: after social media suspended donald trump, some have questioned the power

the demonstrators have defied a ban on gatherings to take to the streets of the capital, naypyitaw.inst demonstrators is unacceptable". the investigation into the helicopter crash that killed the retired basketball star kobe bryant and his teenage daughter gianna has said that the pilot was not licensed to fly in cloud. nine people died, including the pilot, when the aircraft crashed in cloudy conditions into a hillside near los angeles in january last year. federal officials said the pilot may have experienced spatial disorientation. the number of registered births in china fell by 15% last year, tojust over ten million. it's the fourth year in a row that there's been a dramatic decline in the number of new babies. this comes despite a change in china's family planning rules five years ago, to allow couples to have two children. you're watching bbc world news america. still to come on tonight's programme: rendezvous with the red planet — a historic middle east space mission begins orbiting around mars. the european union looks set to follow australia's example by forcing big tech c

tens of thousands of people joined a rally in the biggest city, yangon, as well as in the capital, naypyitaws from the thai capital, bangkok. and talk of elections being promised?— and talk of elections being romised? ., , ,., promised? that is something the military had _ promised? that is something the military had promised _ promised? that is something the military had promised but - promised? that is something the military had promised but no - promised? that is something the military had promised but no one believes them. this show of force today was a direct riposte to the military�*s first press conference yesterday where the army tried to portray these protests going on for the last 11 or 12 days as a violent minority and insisted that despite having overthrown a popularly elected government that they were the guardians of democracy. people have come out in larger numbers today to show they have a mass behind them and in particular to protest against the absurd trial of the deposed leader which started yesterday in secrecy. so secret that her own lawyer didn't know about it, so this

aung san suu kyi, we believe, is staying in her home in naypyitaw under a kind of house arrest.y having illegal walkie—talkies. i mean, nobody takes that seriously, but it seems they will pursue that. i suppose they may apply other charges to her as well. i think the military is still trying to figure out ways in which it can finish her off. nobody doubts that is the game plan now. the military complained about the election. its own party was pretty much wiped out, only got 6% of the seats, so if it is to hold another election and correct what it believes was an unfair election, it is going to have to stop aung san suu kyi from running, and so we expect her to stay in custody. tens of thousands of indian farmers have blocked major highways across the country as they continue their protests against new agricultural laws. the three—hour blockade has disrupted traffic in many parts of india but the movement of ambulances and essential services is being allowed. police have detained dozens of protesters. bbcjournalist salman ravi sent in this report from a protest site in haryana, i

soldiers are on the streets of the capital naypyitaw and the main city yangon.president putin and in support of the jailed activist alexei navalny for a decade. over 5,000 people have been detained. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has told the heads of six pharmaceutical companies that problems with the supply of coronavirus vaccine have to be addressed. astrazeneca has now agreed to increase the number of doses it will supply the bloc before the end of march. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.

for their lives or safety this video shows riot police trying to disperse a protest in the capital naypyitaw. a young protester in a red shirt wearing a motorbike helmet shelters with others at a bus stop. moments later she is slumped on the ground and fellow protesters tried to help her. banners on the fly over capture that moment. doctors told reporters that a bullet penetrated her skull and her condition is critical demonstrators hold photos of what they say are her injuries. the army has banned large gatherings the authorities say this peaceful protest outside the chinese embassy is illegal. china supported me and mars' a military dictatorship for decades even as it was shunned by the international community over human rights abuses. good gentil conceded some power to a civilian government in 2015 but they never truly laughed memories of brutal military rule are still fresh in people's minds the military is also wrestling with facebook over information access the platform is a key source of news for people here facebook now says it will limit content and profiles run by me on mars milita

aung san suu kyi, we believe, is staying in her home in naypyitaw under a kind of house arrest.rently having illegal walkie—talkies. i mean, nobody takes that seriously, but it seems they will pursue that. i suppose they may apply other charges to her as well. i think the military is still trying to figure out ways in which it can finish her off. nobody doubts that is the game plan now. the military complained about the election. its own party was pretty much wiped out, only got 6% of the seats, so if it is to hold another election and correct what it believes was an unfair election, it is going to have to stop aung san suu kyi from running, and so we expect her to stay in custody. the headlines on bbc news: the chairman of the vaccines task force says he's confident the uk will be able to offer coronavirus jabs to everyone over 50 by may. thousands of people take to the streets in myanmar to protest against the military coup and to demand the release of aung san suu kyi. a leaked document appears to reveal plans to reverse reforms made to the nhs in england by the coalition gov

aung san suu kyi, we believe, is staying in her home in naypyitaw under a kind of house arrest.know she has been charged with this ludicrous case of apparently having illegal walkie—talkies. i mean, nobody takes that seriously. it seems they will pursue that. i suppose they may apply other charges to her as well. i think the military is still trying to figure out ways in which they can finish her off. nobody doubts that is the game plan now. the military complained about the election. its own party was pretty much wiped out, only got 6% of the seats, so if it is to hold another election and correct what it believes was an unfair election, it is going to have to stop aung san suu kyi from running, and so we expect her to stay in custody. here in the uk, scientists are warning the government against easing lockdown measures too soon, despite the continued roll—out of the coronavirus vaccination programme. ministers have said that all over—50s in the uk should be offered the first dose of the vaccine by may. with infection rates falling across the country, borisjohnson is under pre

protesters in the capital of naypyitaw held a minute of silence for a 20 year old woman who was killed in demonstrations last week. now the number it's possible that many more people will die we ourselves can't even know if we will survive or not but we need to fight until the end regardless of our own lives in order to succeed in getting rid of this military dictatorship. artists from all over the country are joining the protest against the military coup . digit facto leader of the democratically elected government in sochi remains under house arrest the people of me and maher display their solidarity with the 3 finger salute a symbol of their resistance. let's look at some of the other stories making news around the world. a 5th straight out of protest to denounce the jailing of spanish rapper pablo has turned into clashes with. please a small group of riders looted stores on barcelona's main shopping street a cell was jailed for insulting the monarchy and praising terrorist violence in his music. far right activists rallied in paris to support a french anti immigrant group generatio

military leaders from the outside, and on friday the first recorded death: a woman in the capital naypyitawks ago. one forgets how quickly events move, jeff, but it was only 12 days after joe biden took office as us president. the first significant foreign policy challenge he has faced. how realistic is it, the aspiration that has been expressed, that myanmar should return to civilian control? i that myanmar should return to civilian control?— civilian control? i think there statement — civilian control? i think there statement was _ civilian control? i think there statement was more - civilian control? i think there statement was more of - civilian control? i think there statement was more of a - civilian control? i think there - statement was more of a statement like the ones made by president biden about nato. it is the old us is back. we are going to pick human rights in ourforeign policy. we went to say bad things when things happen to democracy but in practical terms there is not a lot that the us has leveraged to accomplish here. trade with myanmar is small, the trade between myanmar

in the capital, naypyitaw, the city designed by the generals to insulate themselves from unrest, a chaoticl media, no—one can be sure that this crisis won't end in the same way. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: it's the sporting highlight of the football year — but not just that. we'll be discussing the super bowl�*s half time show. storm darcy has brought severe weather to much of the uk, with heavy snow and ice across parts of the east. it's the coldest snap since the beast of the east hit in 2018. schools and vaccination centres have been forced to close in some areas, with the police warning people not to travel. our correspondent helena wilkinson reports. kent has had some of the heaviest snowfall, up to 16 centimetres in some areas. this scene has been repeated across much of eastern england, which has been left under a blanket of snow. the weather has made driving conditions difficult and left some roads are dangerous to travel on. we will be out gritting day and night again throughout the week. the biggest challenge has been the likes of dr

naypyitaw was built by the military as its own citadel, in the days before it allowed myanmar�*s democratic these army units, dozens of elected politicians are still being detained. among them, aung san suu kyi, whose enduring popularity won her party a third decisive election victory just three months ago. she hasn't been seen since she was detained. in the main commercial city, yangon, a stronghold of her party, there were few signs of open opposition to a coup which caught most by surprise. but there is plenty of anger over what many see as a cynical power grab by the burmese generals. translation: i thought the military would step l back after it happened. the duty of the military is to protect the country, not to rule it. we can only say we're very sorry about what has happened, but i dare not say we don't accept the coup. the new biden administration in washington hasjoined a chorus of western disapproval and threatened new sanctions. the response from myanmar�*s neighbours, though, has been more muted — notably from china. translation: china is a - friendly neighbour of myanmar. we h

over 200 miles away from yangon in myanmar�*s capital, naypyitaw, troops with trucks and tanks are stilled to begin a new chapter in the second term of civilian government has spent the night under detention and some are under house arrest, including on aung san suu kyi and president win myint. it was a bloodless coup so far, but the impact of this nevertheless will severely hit, particularly in the time of economic downturn amid the covid pandemic. there will be possible sanctions from the internationals and uncertainty of the foreign investment, which will make people here frustrated and angry. 0ur south east asia correspondentjonathan head says myanmar�*s ruling military has given no response to the international condemnation and will likely ignore any threats especially from further afield. the responses from this region, and that's the one that myanmar cares most about, the countries that borders, the asian countries, southeast asia, and of course mostly china have been much more muted. simply expressing concern and asking for restraint. the condemnations have come from western coun