peter bowes, always great to get you on newsday. | great to get you on newsday.g have created a new stainless steel that they claim will kill covid—19 within hours of it landing on its surface. researchers say the new alloy can also help to inactivate other viruses such as influenza. they are now working to test the material for use in everyday steel products, such as lift buttons or door handles. professor mingxin huang is one of the lead researchers on this project at the university of hong kong. and we can speak to professor huang now. it is wonderful to have you on newsday. can you start byjust expanding what was behind this idea? {leia was behind this idea? 0k, actually we _ was behind this idea? 0k, actually we started - was behind this idea? 0k, actually we started this i actually we started this research about four years ago, that was for the influenza virus, so when the covid pandemic starts, we switched our focus to this covid—19. we started to do experiments right after the pandemic, so we got the results a year ago, and the idea is that we are trying

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it's newsday.in singapore and 5pm in kentucky — the us state worst hit by a devastating wave of tornadoes on friday. at least 94 people are now confirmed dead, with dozens more still missing. a desperate search for survivors is under way across six states, with emergency crews combing through the debris. our correspondent, nomia iqbal, has the very latest, from mayfield in kentucky. there were more than 30 tornadoes but one hurtled down a single track of more than 200 miles. it is thought to be the longest path ever taken by a tornado in us history. it flattened many homes, whilst leaving others untouched. in an instant this small town of mayfield has been almost entirely wiped out. flattened homes are now buried in their own debris, toys and shoes are scattered amongst the twisted metal and shredded trees by a swarm of tornadoes that no—one had prepared for. deeneen is looking for her cousin who lives downtown. everybody�*s cell phone is down and i got up early and i was so nervous i could not sle

it's newsday.begin in greece, where pope francis has criticised what he says is the narrow self—interest of european countries in the way they are responding to the migrant crisis. he spent time at a refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos. his verdict on the way people there are being treated — it could lead to the shipwreck of civilisation. our special correspondent fergal keane travelled with him and sent this report. they embrace the man and the message because, at this moment, he is their most passionate advocate. pope francis arrives at the time of renewed political crisis in europe over the issue of migration. since his last visit, fences have gone up, there have been pushed back of migrants in land and at sea and globally there's no coherent political vision to tackle the problems of poverty and war that are driving people from their homes in their thousands. the pope spoke to an audience largely made up of refugees, but aimed his frustration at the political leaders. translation: let's

newsday, thank you for your thou:ht. ., ~ newsday, thank you for your thou:ht. . ,, i.rating the achievements of women from grassroots activists to global leaders. half of this year's list is dedicated to women from afghanistan. the bbc�*s yalda hakim has this special report. every year, the bbc names 100 inspiring and influential women as part of the bbc 100 women season. and this year, for the first time, 50 of these women are from one country. afghanistan. this year's season will recognise the stories of afghan women. the scope of their bravery and their achievements. after the taliban took control of the country earlier this year. over the next four days, the bbc 100 women will also share the stories of women around the globe who are hitting the reset and creating lasting change. 2021 has been a year where many women, especially those in afghanistan have had to reinvent their lives. women's rights activist and one of the women named on today's list spoke to me in kabul. the trouble that afghanistan is in right now, apart from the whole political whatever, is poverty

when i went to work at newsday i was a first person to be hired in the newsday city room from an ivy league college. that was because the managing editor was a very crusty old newspaper man name alan hathaway in chicago in the 1920s. you saw him he was a big burly guy with a stomach that looked big but was not soft he would wear black shirts with yellow ties and brownshirts with white ties. he had no hair except the back of his head and he was always read because he drank very early in the morning. we never really knew if alan went to college or not. he said he did but we were not sure of that. but he disliked graduates of prestigious universities and young had never been hired. i was hired when allen was on vacation as sort of a joke to him. when he came back he would not talk to me. he would walk past us and i would say hello mr. hathaway or good morning mr. hathaway and he would never say a word back. professionally i did not have to do with them very much because i was the low end of the totem pole i was reviewing obituaries but i also worked saturday in newsday they do not publi

thank you so so much forjoining us on newsday. so much forjoining us on newsday. christmas tree, with fifty thousand led lights, and topped with a nine hundred pound crystal star, of course. but — spare a thought for london — where the traditional gift of a christmas tree from norway has received quite a cold reception. the 21 meter tall has been ridiculed online, with one twitter users asking "where the rest of it is" whilst another asked whether the uk "had gone to war with norway". it's fair to say that it's not the most festive of trees. but — no need to fear — surely even the saddest tree can sparkle during the festive season. benjamin bradley — presenter of the netflix series �*holiday home makeover with mr christmas' gave me his reaction to london's sad tree. yes, it's a rather sad and meagre looking tree when you to other trees in other countries and particularly the rockefeller trees which is the pinnacle of all christmas trees i believe, yes. when you look at that and given the fact that you are the king of christmas, i think it's fair to say, what would

it's newsday.s 8am in the morning in singapore and midnight in london, where preliminary results from three scientific studies suggest that the 0micron variant may be milder than first feared, with patients running less risk of needing hospital treatment. the news comes as the uk recorded more than 100,000 new cases of coronavirus. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. another record day for covid cases and for boosterjabs, but as the 0micron wave surges, at last some positive early evidence from three separate studies, all indicating it poses less of a threat than the delta variant. research by imperial college london found around a 40% reduction in the risk of being admitted to hospitalfor a night or more compared to delta. a scottish study suggested there was a 65% lower risk of being hospitalised with 0micron, but it was based on only a few cases. while in south africa, 0micron patients were thought to be around 75% less likely to need hospital treatment. rather than 0micron being intrinsica

this is newsday on the bbc.ines: new studies suggest the 0micron variant, though highly contagious could be milder, with fewer people needing hospital treatment compared to previous covid variants. a well—known statue commemorating the tiananmen square massacre has been removed from the university of hong kong. the pandemic has left children falling behind academically. but parents fear their kids�* mental health is suffering too. this month, a mckinsey report found nearly a third of parents in the us are worried about their child's mental health. those concerns are higher among black, hispanic and asian families. laura trevelyan went to meet one mother and her daughter in new york city to find out how they're dealing with the pandemic. a festive outing forjackie and her daughter, jordyn. for the first—grader, it's exciting to be in town. jackie worries about her six—year—old, though, who developed anxiety during the pandemic after her preschool classes ended abruptly. i came out of the pandemic with some anxiet

you're watching newsday on the bbc.h ukraine, we ask the kremlin just how serious is the threat of conflict with nato. the world of music's been paying tribute to george michael, who's died from suspected heart failure at the age of 53. he sold well over 100 million albums in a career spanning more than three decades. the united states troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon said it's failed in its principal objective, to capture noriega and take him to the united states to face drugs charges. the hammer and sickle was hastily taken away. in its place, the russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union but the commonwealth of independent states. day broke slowly over lockerbie, over the cockpit of pan am's - maid of the seas nose down in the soft earth. _ you could see what happens i when a plane eight stories high and a football pitch wide falls from 30,000 feet. | christmas has returned to albania after a communist ban lasting more than 20 yea

this is newsday on the bbc.re. 0ur headlines — new covid guidance comes into force across england, with quarantine for infected people being reduced from ten days to seven. president biden announces new measures to tackle the 0micron variant, promising free testing and 10,000 new vaccination sites. foreign visitors to thailand will once again have to isolate after the government decided to halt quarantine—free travel due to the spread of the 0micron variant. thailand only reopened to international travellers in november, and the move is a crushing blow to the country's tourism industry, which has suffered throughout the pandemic. it comes as other countries across asia also tighten their border controls following the emergence of the new variant. for more on this, we can cross live to malaysia and join gary bowerman, who is the director of check—in asia and also an asian travel analyst. wonderful to have you on the programme. let's start byjust trying to understand how much of an impact you are seeing from thail

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. as governments around the globe brace for the omicron effect, britain sets a record for new covid infections for the second day in a row. will it be a difficult night for borisjohnson. votes are counted which could be a heated life of the prime minister. a gang in haiti — releases 12 hostages working for an american missionary group — more than two months after they were kidnapped. and comedianjohn cleese talks to newsday — as he starts a new tour of south east asia. he shares his views on cancel culture — in a forthright interview with me. one of the great problems these days is everyone wants to be right and nobody really wants to listen to other peoples opinion. it's eight in the morning in singapore, and 11pm in the uk where the uk has announced record covid infection figures for the second day in a row — as the world health organisation says the new strain — omicron — is spreading at an unprecedented rate. more than 75 countries have omicron cases. a top uk health official says t

it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. women's tennis association has announced the immediate suspension of all tournaments in china. it said it had taken the decision because the chinese authorities had failed to address sexual assault allegations made by the doubles star peng shuai against a former vice premier of the country. with the latest, here's courtney bembridge. it has been a month since peng shuai posted on social media accusing a top chinese official of sexual assault. the post was quickly taken down and she disappeared from public view. photos and videos like this released by chinese state media were supposed to show her safe and free but did little to allay concerns for safety. concerns for her safety. and now, the women's tennis association has pulled the plug on lucrative tournaments in china. its chief steve simon says: and he added... the decision could cost the wta hundreds of millions of dollars. but the tennis community has come out in support of the decision. american former number one billiejean king

this is newsday on the bbc, our headlines...oronavirus variant causes less serious illness and death than previous waves of the pandemic. kentucky's governor says a hundred people are missing in his state alone after this weekends tornadoes. presdeint biden is to visit kentucky on wednesday. one of the most senior members of donald trump's inner circle could be charged with contempt in the next few hours by the us committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol. mark meadows — who was president trump's chief of staff — is refusing to give evidence but he has given the committee thousands of emails and texts — and they released some of these over the weekend. one emailfrom meadows said... that the national the committee says mr trump's former top white house aide "is uniquely situated to provide key information". hugo lowell is a congressional reporter for the guardian's us newspaper and joined me a short while ago with the latest on the story. january with the latest on the story. six committee investir the january

you're watching newsday on the bbc.ime on the wild west online" — so say british mps who want big tech companies to do more against online abuse. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict — conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of foreign leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border- was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off - from the outside world in order to prevent the details - of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life — the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history, as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani. our headlines: a fresh warning from the world health organization that the new coronavirus variant is sp

you're watching newsday on the bbc.irst formula one world championship — on the last lap of the final grand prix of the season. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to three—and—a—half years of conflict — conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. the foreign audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life. - the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his| place in history as only the second president l ever to be impeached. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... a desperate search for survivors is under way in six us states devastated by powe

it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme.t's emerged that the omicron strain of coronavirus may have been spreading around the world earlier than previously thought. tests show it was present in a sample taken in the netherlands on the 19th of november. that's five days before it was first reported to the world health organization by south africa. dutch officials say they believe at least one person was infected without having travelled to that region. meanwhile, the boss of one of the biggest covid vaccine producing companies has warned that he doesn't think the currentjabs will be as effective against the new strain as they have been against the previous ones. sara monetta reports. as the omicron strain continues to spread around the world, with cases detected across europe, in canada, and now injapan, the question being asked is, how effective will the existing vaccines be against it? the answer, according to the boss of moderna, which produces one of the most widely used jabs, is not as effective. stephane bancel told rep

thank you for being on newsday. the man behind blazing saddles and the producers has a new autobiography called all about me. he recounts the highlights of the life and show business and his long marriage to the legendary actress. he has been speaking with the bbc. i know the word can be overused, but mel brooks is a legend. a movie legend, a musical legend and a comedy legend. oscars, emmys, baftas, tonys, grammys. he's won them all, many times over. # springtime for hitler and germany... mel brooks was fearless. he broke every rule. but he kept to the ones for lockdown, even telling his son max to go away. i'm going, i'm going. love you! he's been locked in, writing his autobiography, and after some persuasion, let me into talk about it. it all starts in brooklyn. everybody in my building worked in the garment center, and ifigured i would probably end up there too. my unclejoe, looked a little bit like you. a little better looking. he changed my life. he said, melvin? i said, yes, unclejoe? he said, how would you

thank. you forjoining us on newsday. an unofficial tribunal — investigating china's treatment of the uyghur minority — has found evidence of crimes against humanity and genocide. the findings detail systematic human rights abuses — including forced labour and torture. the chair of the tribunal, sir geoffrey nice, explained how women were sterilised without their consent, and families deliberately separated. witness statements also described rapes and assaults in detention camps. pressure is growing on beijing, after both the us and other countries announced diplomatic boycotts of the winter olympics in beijing. the us house of representatives has also approved legislation, banning imports from xinjiang. human rights groups believe china has detained more than one million uyghurs over the past few years. here's the chair of the �*uyghur tribunal�* delivering the outcome. on the basis of evidence heard in public, the tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the prc, by the imposition of measures to prevent births

this is newsday on the bbc.e. 0ur headlines: record figures for new covid infections in the uk. more than 78,000 new cases were reported in the past 2a hours. president biden has been visiting kentucky to see the devastation caused by this weekend's tornadoes. he described it as being "almost beyond belief". let's turn to pakistan now, where seven years ago on the 16th december 2014, a school in peshawar in north—western pakistan was targeted by the pakistani taliban, also known as the ttp. 134 children were killed in what is regarded as the worst militant attack in the country in recent times. but now the authorities in pakistan have started a reconciliation process with the ttp — a group accused of being responsible for the deaths of more than 75,000 people. shumaila jaffery reports. this man was shot in the head by the pakistani taliban, or the ttp, the day the army—run public school came under attack. he survived, but lost his mother, a school teacher. he says he will never be able to forgive and forget what

this is newsday on the bbc.eightened tensions over ukraine. president biden warned of tighter economic sanctions following a huge buildup of russian military — vladimir putin blamed provocative actions by kyiv. australia willjoin a diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics next february. prime minister scott morrison said china had failed to respond to australian concerns about its human rights record. the british government has been defending its evacuation of people from afghanistan when the taliban took over — after a whistle blower at the uk foreign office called it �*dysfunctional and chaotic�*. he said it was clear some of those left behind had since been murdered by the taliban. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. this was kabul airport last summer as thousands sought to flee the advancing taliban. amid chaotic scenes, britain and other western powers tried to evacuate those they could, but according to a whistle—blower, there was chaos in london, too. the foreign office crisis centre was

it's newsday.t's 9:00 in the morning in singapore and 7pm in chicago, where a jury has found actorjussie smollett guilty of staging a hate crime against himself. smollett, who is african—american and openly gay, was accused of orchestrating a staged homophobic attack against him by fake trump supporters in 2019. it was reportedly to generate publicity after being annoyed by his treatment on the tv show he was starring in at the time. in the past half hour, special prosecutor daniel webb gave a statement to the media, speaking of the importance of taking this case to trial. let's take a listen. a lot of times people say well, it will things under the rug but this police department we spotted by absolutely testifying in his trial that they took it seriously, they believed he was the victim of a crime and they worked so hard for the next three weeks, 26 chicago police officers spent 3000 hours of time costing the city well over $100,000 for a fake crime but never occurred and by the way, if a crime th

it's newsday.nine in the morning in singapore, and one o'clock in london where the the uk has announced record covid infection figures for the second day in a row — as the world health organization says the new strain — omicron — is spreading at an unprecedented rate. more than 75 countries have omicron cases. a top uk health official says the variant is probably the most significant threat we've had since the start of the pandemic. meanwhile presidentjoe biden has said that the omicron variant has now arrived in the united states. our medical editor fergus walsh starts our coverage. what do you want for christmas? for millions it is a booster. these people in newcastle today were prepared to wait for hours for a covid vaccination bus. it was a record day for booster jabs, but also covid cases. boosters offer the best protection against omicron, but there is huge uncertainty whether they will blunt it enough to keep hospital admissions below last january's peak. even if it is milder, because it is

welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore — i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. uk prime minister borisjohnson introduces new covid restrictions, but there are claims of politics over the timing. the move was announced just hours after his former spokesperson resigned after appearing to make light of an alleged downing street christmas party. to all of you who lost loved ones, who endured intolerable loneliness and struggled with your businesses, i am truly sorry. pharmaceutical giant pfizer says a three—jab course of their covid vaccine — is effective against the omicron variant. in other news — india's top military commander is killed in a helicopter crash in the south of the country. and — listen to this. it's the sound of an indonesian coral reef coming back to life. it's eight in the morning in singapore, and midnight in the uk where there are increasing doubts about the new coronavirus restrictions announced by britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, amid public anger over allegations his staff partied in breach of lockdown rules last year. the new restrict

this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines. and death than previous waves of the pandemic. kentucky's governor says a hundred people are missing in his state alone after this weekends tornadoes. presdeint biden is to visit kentucky on wednesday. there are fresh calls for an overhaul of indonesia's disaster warning system, after at least 45 people died in the eruption onjava island. many more people are missing. the volcano at mount semeru spectacularly erupted on saturday, ejecting ash clouds and lava. it appears that messages were sent to local administrators but they did not result in an evacuation order. indonesia is part of the so — called pacific ring of fire where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, occur. so what makes it so—dangerous and why — even now are events so hard to predict? heather handley is a volcanologist and sits on governing councillor of the geological society of australia. wonderful to have you on the programme, heather. we've come so far in terms of the technology and detecting earthquakes but moni

this is newsday on the bbc.has seen a record number of confirmed coronavirus cases. more than 100,000 are reported in a single day. nearly a week after a super typhoon struck the philippines, hundreds of thousands remained displaced amid widespread destruction. the pandemic has left children falling behind academically, but parents fear their kids' mental health is suffering, too. this month, a mckinsey report found nearly a third of parents in the us are worried about their child's mental health. those concerns are higher among black, hispanic and asian families. laura trevelyan went to meet one mother and her daughter in new york city to find out how they're dealing with the pandemic. a festive outing forjackie and her daughter, jordyn. for the first—grader, it's exciting to be in town. jackie worries about her six—year—old, though, who developed anxiety during the pandemic after her preschool classes ended abruptly. i came out of the pandemic with some anxiety myself, and so i'm passing through the skills i p

this is newsday on the bbc. search for survivors is under way in six us states devastated by powerful tornadoes. the number of dead is approaching one hundred. borisjohnson has warned that a "tidal wave" of 0micron is coming. he's urged people to get a booster before the new year. now, a special report for you on afghanistan. amid an economic collapse there, the country's drug trade looks to be booming. afghanistan has long been behind the vast majority of the world's heroin, now it's emerged as a major manufacturer of crystal meth too. the taliban say, for the moment, they can't outlaw drug production without being able to offer alternative sources of income to poorfarmers. secunder kermani and cameraman malik mudassir have travelled from kabul, across southern afghanistan for this report. they are one of afghanistan's most lucrative exports, but these drugs are destroying lives here and abroad. there is heroin and, increasingly now, crystal meth. this, an exclusive look at where the meth is coming from. these

it's newsday.ven in the morning in singapore, 6 in the evening in washington and 2 am in moscow — where the presidents of the us and russia spent two hours talking about what the white house called �*a range of issues�*. but one topic dominated the discussion — and that's ukraine. white house officials say president biden made clear the �*deep concerns�* of the us and its european allies over russia�*s escalation of forces near ukraine. during a briefing after that meeting, the us national security adviserjake sullivan told reporters what would happen if russia attacked. in the event that there is a further invasion into ukraine a military it ukraine, obviously are many of our partners and baltic allies from romania, poland, other countries will be increasingly concerned about the security and territorial integrity of their countries. they will be seeking, we expect additional capabilities and potentially additional deployments and the united states will be looking to respond positively to those th

great to have you on newsday.ence, why has the covid job seem so much resistance in papua new guinea? �* , . so much resistance in papua new guinea? �*, ., , , ., ., guinea? it's a complex question to answer. recent _ guinea? it's a complex question to answer. recent research _ guinea? it's a complex question to answer. recent research done - guinea? it's a complex question to answer. recent research done by l guinea? it's a complex question to l answer. recent research done by the world bank into this i think that probably gives us the best indicator where it talks about it's no different to what we are seeing across the world as well for the two main issues keep coming out, people are concerned about side effects associated with getting the vaccine and they're also concerned about the long—term health implications of getting there vaccine. and the overall effectiveness. these messages keep getting through to people and they are causing hesitancy. i've seen a significant amount of hesitancy.— hesitancy. i've seen

this is newsday on the bbc.r headlines — president biden announces new measures to tackle the 0micron variant, promising to open 10,000 new vaccination sites. borisjohnson says there will be no new restrictions in england before christmas as the uk government also announces more than a $1 billion in grants for hospitality. more on our top story now. experts say the official covid data in the next few days and weeks will be crucial. london is being monitored closely. it's been at the centre of the outbreak in the uk, with surging cases in some areas driven largely by people in their 20s. hospital admissions have been rising, too. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports from lambeth in south london, which has seen the highest covid rates in the uk. brixton high street in lambeth, currently the borough at the epicentre of the uk's 0micron outbreak. infections here are rocketing. we've got more cases than anywhere in the whole country in lambeth. no way! u nfortu nately. do you know people who've got the

newsday wanted it to be used for a community college. i wasn'tl involved in this.ne saturday when i was there in the middle of the afternoon the phone rang at the city desk. i picked it up and it was an official from the federal aviation agency say that he really liked what we had been doing and he knew the very files we wanted to look at to prove our point. if i came down to idyllwild airport and president kennedy had been killed via the net i came down that afternoon he'd show n me the isles and let me look at w them. it happened to be the day of the newsday picnic so everyone was on the eject fire island. it tours there were no cell phones than so i tried to call one editor after another. i couldn't get them and i finally got one editor who said well you will have to go down and look at the files yourself. that was the first time i've had ever looked through the files and there is no one sentence that proved the point that you could put together enough from conversation in the minutes of gomer stations in letters and all to prove that at least it was right. we w

you're watching newsday on the bbc.ritish mps who want big tech companies to do more against online abuse. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, ourwomen, our children. because he killed our people, our women, our children. these signatures _ our women, our children. these signatures took— our women, our children. these signatures took only _ our women, our children. these signatures took only a _ our women, our children. these signatures took only a few - signatures took only a few minutes— signatures took only a few minutes but they brought a format— minutes but they brought a formal end to three and a half years— formal end to three and a half years of— formal end to three and a half years of conflict. conflict at his claim _ years of conflict. conflict at his claim more than 200,000 lives — his claim more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world — lives. before an audience of world leaders the presidents of bosnia, — world leaders the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia but their— bosn

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.first general elections in hong kong since china tightened control. netherlands is starting a tough new lockdown, as the new coronavirus variant spreads fast across europe. —— legislative elections. i want to bring you a special report now from myanmar. the united nations says the myanmar military�*s oppression since it seized power in a coup on the 1st of february points to crimes against humanity. a bbc investigation has revealed the details of a series of mass killings of civilians by the myanmar military. four villages in kani township in central myanmar were targeted over a period of weeks injuly. this report by rebecca henschke contains some distressing images from the start. this girl is grieving over her grandfather's body. it's distressing to see. there are clear signs of torture. in the myanmar military, she fled. her grandfather stayed. believing his age would protect him. more bodies were uncovered close to where her grandfather was found. 12 in total. some were buried in s

you're watching newsday on the bbc.countries facing covid travel restrictions — which nigeria calls travel apartheid. john lennon was shot at the entrance of the building at the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing and putting on a silent vigil in the flowers of been piling up. vigil in the flowers of been piling u -. ' vigil in the flowers of been piling u . _ ' . ., , vigil in the flowers of been piling u -. ' . ., , ., vigil in the flowers of been piling u a . v . ., , ., , vigil in the flowers of been piling up. the 14th cease-fire of this war ended at the _ up. the 14th cease-fire of this war ended at the old _ up. the 14th cease-fire of this war ended at the old city. _ up. the 14th cease-fire of this war ended at the old city. when - up. the 14th cease-fire of this war ended at the old city. when this i up. the 14th cease-fire of this war ended at the old city. when this isj ended at the old city. when this is say that the shells were landing every 20 seconds.— every 20 seconds. people up celebr

this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines...mmit has been held amid heightened tensions over ukraine. president biden warned of tighter economic sanctions following a huge buildup of russian military — vladimir putin blamed provocative actions by kyiv. australia willjoin a diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics next february. prime minister scott morrison said china had failed to respond to australian concerns about its human rights record. french police have arrested a saudi national suspected of involvement in the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi in 2018. the suspect was arrested at an airport in paris. mr khashoggi, who was a prominent critic of the saudi regime, wrote for the washington post. he was murdered at the saudi consulate in istanbul. his body was later dismembered. but the saudi embassy in paris says the 33 year old saudi national is not linked to the case and should be released immediately. the former un special rapporteur of extrajudicial killings, agnes callamard, who investigated the khashoggi murder, ex

you're watching newsday on the bbc.ramme: we'll hear from the winner of australia's richest poetry prize, worth nearly $30,000. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult - suspected of killing - sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11:00 this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite numberfrom dover. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines: pope francis warns europe against �*narrow self—interest�* over the way countries treat migrants as he visits greece. there've been more protests in europe against covi

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani.ernments around the globe brace for the 0micron effect — britain sets a record for new covid infections for the second day in a row. will it be a difficult night for borisjohnson? votes are counted in a by—election that could heap more pressure on the prime minister. a gang in haiti releases twelve hostages working for an american missionary group — more than two months after they were kidnapped. and comedianjohn cleese talks to newsday as he starts a new tour of south east asia. he shares his views on cancel culture in a forthright interview with me. 0ne one of the great problems these

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you're watching newsday on the bbc.ramme: a new chancellor, and a new era for germany, as olaf scholz takes over from angela merkel. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president i of the philippines, hasi gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated i at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma viswani in singapore. our headlin