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the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence froml majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: seven weeks after his arrest on allegations of financial misconduct, former nissan chairman carlos ghosn is due make his first appearance in a tokyo court. thailand says an 18—year—old saudi woman who's seeking asylum will not be deported against her will. mali has become the epicentre of the global war on terror as both al-qaeda and the islamic state group exert their influence. this increases the challenges facing a multinational un peacekeeping mission, which was established to oversee a peace deal between the governmen

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromcott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the former chairman of nissan, carlos ghosn, has appeared in a tokyo court — his first public appearance since his arrest in november on allegations of financial misconduct. north korea's leader, kim jong—un, is visiting china for his fourth meeting with president xijinping. the talks come amid reports of plans for a second summit between mr kim and president trump. over the past few months we've reported extensively on the opioid epidemic gripping america. tonight we turn our focus to canada, where over the past two years more than 8000 people have died due to

the singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence froms. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oilfrom the broken tanker, erika, would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: donald trump says he's willing to let a partial government shutdown last for months or even years unless he's given $5 billion to build a border wall. us stock markets have climbed after better than expected jobs figures and assurances from the us central bank chairman. there are renewed tensions between britain and russia after a joint us—uk citizen was arrested in moscow, accused of spying. paul whelan's family say he was simply attending a wedding. the british foreign secretaryjeremy hunt said moscow mu

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence frominternational artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. thanks for staying with us. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories. a young saudi woman fleeing to australia is stranded at bangkok airport after she says her passport was seized. she says she fears for her life if she's forced home. further talks are being held to try to end the us government shutdown, led by the vice—president, mike pence. mr trump said he had little expectation of a breakthrough. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times leads on ousted nissan b

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromternational artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: a young saudi woman fleeing to australia is stranded at bangkok airport, after she says her passport was seized. she says she fears for her life if she's forced home. as the government shutdown in the us continues into its third week, president trump says he has little expectation of a breakthrough in the latest talks. malaysia's king muhammad v has resigned with immediate effect, less than two years after coming to the throne. it's the first time a ruling monarch has stepped down before completing their five—year

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromrnational artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: donald trump prepares to appeal directly to americans to support his border wall and end the government shutdown. a defeat for the british government in parliament means leaving the eu without a deal has become a lot harder. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post leads with the shocking pictures of the story we mentioned earlier of the oil tanker which caught fire off the coast of one of hong kong's outlying is

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromtists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: north korea's leader, kimjong—un, is visiting china for his fourth meeting with president xi jinping. the talks come amid reports of plans for a second summit between mr and president trump. more than 50 british mps have called on the police to take action against pro—brexit protestors who have been following and harassing politicians outside parliament. at least seven people have died in the alps during a weekend of heavy snow. up in parts of the mountians the snow stands at 3 metres high. heavy snowfall has triggered a number o

the singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromational artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oilfrom the broken tanker, erika, would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: talks in washington to break the deadlock over the partial government shutdown end with no sign of a breakthrough. let's stay with our main story now — earlier i spoke to heather long, economics correspondent, from the washington post. i asked her if there was an end in sight for the shutdown. none — there is absolutely no hope right now. we're on day 15 of this shutdown, and the talks are going nowhere this weekend. the house and the senate, they don't even come back to washington until tuesday, so even though the talks are cont

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromartists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oilfrom the broken tanker, erika, would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news — the latest headlines: nancy pelosi has taken over as speaker of the lower chamber of the us congress, the house of representatives, now controlled by the democrats. it's triggered a new era of divided government under president trump. caitlin emma is budget & appropriations reporter at politico. i asked her whether she thought the democrats efforts could break the deadlock. the prospects don't look good at all. what the democrats are essentially voting on right now are bills to keep about a quarter of the federal government open, which is currently shu

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence fromsay international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. you're watching the briefing. heavy snowfall and strong winds have led to the deaths of more than 14 people across europe. there are avalanche alerts for parts of austria and the alps. opposition leader felix tshisekedi has been declared the winner in the democratic republic of congo's tightly contested presidential election. talks to end the us government shutdown collapsed on wednesday leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers in limbo. president trump called the meeting with democratic leaders a total waste of time after they again refused his

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromroups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago the authorities confidently assured these areas oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's gaullists skyscraper opens later today. —— tallest‘s skyscraper opens later today. poland orders fire safety checks at "escape room" venues across the country, after the death of five teenage girls at a birthday celebration. white house officials, including the vice—president mike pence, have been holding meetings in a fresh attempt to end the budget row which has paralysed parts of the government parts of the government for two weeks. thousands of anti—government demonstrators have marched through hungary's capital budapest, to protest against the policies of the far right government of viktor 0rban. the demonstrations began in december ag

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromed. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oilfrom the broken tanker, erika, would head out to sea. it didn‘t. the world‘s tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i‘m rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: democrat nancy pelosi has become the new speaker of the us house of representatives, a role which pits her directly against the authority of president trump. north korea‘s ambassador to italy has disappeared, amid reports that he‘s seeking asylum in the west. let‘s take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post of course features that historic news of a chinese spacecraft landing on the far side of the moon. its headline reads ‘where no nation has gone before‘ over a photograph taken from the spacecraft. the japan times looks at the case of carlo

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromtt south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn‘t. the world‘s tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i‘m rico hizon in singapore. i‘m babita sharma in london. our top stories: a major blow for theresa may and her brexit plan as she suffers another defeat in parliament. donald trump‘s been accused of having a temper tantrum by the democrats after he walked out of a meeting to discuss funding for his border wall. let‘s take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post reports that the former thai prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, holds a cambodian passport. the paper says that this adds weight to the theory that she fled through cambodia in

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromould continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. you're with the briefing. the headlines: donald trump's appealed directly to the american people, urging them to support his controversial southern border wall. afterwards, the democrats gave their response. they called on the president to immediately reopen the government. heavy storms have wrecked syrian refugee camps in the middle east. the un refugee agency estimates 50,000 people may be affected by flooding in lebanon, and more are dealing with the impact of heavy rain in syria. this report from eliza philippidis. these flooded tents are home to displaced families in idlib, in

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromy international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump has appealed directly to the american people, urging them to support his controversial southern border wall. democrats gave their response. they called on the president to immediately re—open the government. earlier, i spoke to the democratic strategist mary anne marsh and the republican commentator, ron christie. he said the president's address was sober and reflective. using the trappings of the oval office and/or the office of the presidency, he laid out in very clear terms way he felt this was a nati

the singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence frominternational artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oilfrom the broken tanker, erika, would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: donald trump says he's willing to let a partial government shutdown last for months or even years unless he's given $5 billion to build a border wall. let's stay with that story. david graham is staff writer at the american magazine the atlantic. i askedif american magazine the atlantic. i asked if he can bypass congress by declaring a national emergency to build a border wall. if that is true, why hasn't he done it yet? build a border wall. if that is true, why hasn't he done it yewm is unclear whether he can, but i think

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromroups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until the majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological for best prices. through weeks ago, authorities constantly assured these areas that oil from the tanker would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. it is easily overtaking its other rivals. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines. democrats say they've urged donald trump not to hold americans hostage, in talks to end a government shutdown. the president says he'll veto plans unless they include funding to build a wall on the mexican border. hackers have leaked the personal data of hundreds of german politicians and journalists, including the chancellor, angela merkel. thousands of people in southern thailand are fleeing the path of the worst tropical storm to hit the area in 30 years. storm pabuk made landfall in the early hours of th

the singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromafrica until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oilfrom the broken tanker, erika, would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: the us house of representatives has passed legislation that would reopen the federal government without paying for president trump's wall with mexico, but it's likely to be vetoed by the president. doctors here in the uk say parents should worry less about how much time their children spend using smartphones and computers, as long as that does not replace healthy activities. a major clean—up is underway on islands off the north coast of the netherlands, where a cargo ship has shed 270 containers into the sea, spilling furniture, tvs, toys and toxic chemicals. kim gittleson

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromtists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oilfrom the broken tanker, erika, would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. very good to have you with us bbc news. when mine —— won that main story for us this hour. nancy pelosi has been chosen as the speaker of the democratic party—controlled us house of representatives, marking new era of divided government under president trump. let's stay with our main story now. daniel l davis is a senior fellow at the conservative think tank defence priorities, and a former lieutenant—colonel in the us army. hejoins me now from washington. good to talk to again. we should stress that this bill from the house of representatives has gone through. but an attempt by

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromoycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: more than 200 british mp‘s have written to theresa may urging her to rule out a no—deal brexit as she tries to bolster support ahead of next week's crucial vote. bohemian rhapsody has won two of the top gongs at the golden globes awards in hollywood beating the much more fancied favourites — including vice and a star is born. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later. we begin in the uk where the government will undertake a trial run for logistics of a no—deal brexit, by parking around 100 lorries at a disused airport in kent. then to

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence fromcontinue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump has been accused of having a temper tantrum by the democrats after he walked out of a meeting to discuss funding for his border wall. australian police have arrested a man after dozens of suspicious packages were sent to several foreign embassies and consulates. heavy snowfall and strong winds have led to the deaths at least than 11! people across europe. 0ne village in northern greece has experienced a record low temperature of minus 23 celsius. the risk of avalanches are at the highest level in parts of the alps and norway, and fore

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence froml artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. the latest headlines for you from bbc news: donald trump's been accused of having a "temper tantrum" by the democrats after he walked out of a meeting to discuss funding for his border wall. 0pposition candidate felix tshisekedi has won the democratic republic of congo's tightly contested presidential vote. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, is on a trip to the middle east, and will give a major speech in cairo later about his country's role in the region. but he's doing so at a time when us commitment is in doubt, after president trump's decision to draw down amer

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence fromists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump has been accused of having a temper tantrum by the democrats after he walked out of a meeting to discuss funding for his border wall. let's get more on that now. i'm joined now by kristen brengel, who is vice president of government affairs at the national parks conservation association. that is an independent organisation founded a century ago to advocate for national parks in the united states. it now has more than a million members. she joins me from washington. good to talk to you, thank you very much for your time. wh

the singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oilfrom the broken tanker, erika, would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. welcome back. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: talks in washington to break the deadlock over the partial government shutdown end with no sign of a breakthrough. poland orders fire safety checks at escape room venues across the country. after the death of five teenage girls at a birthday celebration. ukraine's new orthodox church has been granted independence, ending moscow's authority after more than three centuries. the move has provoked a furious response from russia. from kiev, jonah fisher reports. was this the moment that split the global o

up close and personal with paul simon.ybe we should be a bit more skeptical aout embracing billionair the changemakers for our times.v our hari srean speaks with anand giridharadas about his new book. ♪

paul to start with. >> good morning, everybody. my name is brendon simon, i'm an actor, an educator, and a sumba teacher in san francisco. i'm also an advocate for douglas park. we're here to talk about some of our concerns about upper douglas dog park and hopefully get some resolution. we are an official san francisco friends group. two-thirds of us were living around the park before it became a dog park, and we -- many of us own dogs. we are -- many of us are dog owners. we love dogs, and we also want to really highlight that we do have some concerns about what's happening in the park and hopefully see some changes so we can enjoy the park. a little bit about upper douglas park right now. it's the largest dog park of its kind in san francisco, and it borders homes on three sides with unlimited views for off-leash dogs in a fenced-in area. it's the largest park of its kind in the entire state of california, but it's treated like a small dog park, and the result of there are serious human injuries happening, traffic, fender benders, physical and verbal har

join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics school business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. welcome back to paul and said you know i'm talking with bill press for aggressive commentator and author host of the build for a show on the young turks network what do you make of the mitt romney op ed. mitt romney will first of all we remember that's beach that mitt romney gave in the twenty sixteen during the primary that was the most blistering speech about donald trump that anybody gave right where he said trump's word was not worth a. diploma from trump university. so i think mitt is establishing himself as a. voice of a critical voice in the united states senate but you know i don't expect too much of mitt romney i mean i think he'll be the kind of like jeff flake was or like bob corker was willing to criticize a president now and then but still vote for everything that he wants i haven't seen yet anybody among republicans in the senate with enough backbone to stand up to donald trump certainly not mitch mcconnell not any of the others why do you think you know i think they're making a mistake firs

simon. the designer kate spade. science and technology legend stephen hawking. and microsoft co-founder paul way too young at 65. winnie mandela died at 81 and former u.n. secretary-general kofi annan at 80. auto racing icons dan gurney and the great silver fox of nascar david pearson. preacher billy graham, gone at the age of 99. also remember the loss of anthony bourdain this past year. took his own life at the age of 61. and the global reaction to the loss of this cook, this chef, this storyteller, this traveler i think surprised a lot of people. farewell. all of which somehow brings us to this moment. number 1 on our list. this year's list of the most is topped by -- >> bob mueller. >> robert mueller. >> mueller. >> bob mueller. >> robert s. mueller. >> s. stands for swann. robert swann mueller iii. >> and he still holds all the cards. and he still for a lot of americans represents all the hope that we'll get the truth about how our election shook out, who chose this president, if there was any influence from another foreign power. robert mueller this year in contrast to last year has be

everything on the alex simon chill and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics school business i'm show business i'll see you then. so you will both be in the. last years does. not paul what i mean. make it was not. really a local superman film he can see as you know if you live by the fact. that you're in the home of the real. i'm with you moved in with the baby when with in the mud almost no simply woman he pulls up in this bomoh you move they will start to feel. bad lines here when artsy fourteen people are killed in a tower block collapse in the russian city of magnitogorsk though a baby boy is rescued from the rubble of the spending nearly thirty four hours in freezing temperatures. in the next few us and he is will have news and decisions. is part of the tax the deal britain and then it will british prime minister to resign may appeals for support for her breakfast plans and her new year's speech urging employees to vote way. tens of thousands of indian women take part in a human chain to support gender equality after of course a decision to lift a centuries old bind on entering a hindu temple.