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i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to the faithful to the republic south africa.ous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and the french president. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers or freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit - symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - this is bbc news, the latest headlines: protesting manchester united fans — angry with the club's american owners — invade the pitch, forcing the game against liverpool to be called off. both the us and uk deny iranian tv reports that they've agreed prisoner release deals with tehran. doctors in nepal have warned that the country faces a similar surge in the rate of covid infections as neighbouring india. nepal registered just over 7,000 on sunday. thats its high

1960, there was a referendum, restricted to white voters on whether south africa should break its ties with britain and become a republic, south africa had been a member of the british commonwealth since 926 as a self governing dominion of the british empire. it was a bitter divisive campaigns, the republic inside united under the slogan, to re unite and keep south africa white. me the result was close a narrow victory for the governing white national party of henry award with the referendum, having now already passed the repub because south africa was constituted. on the 31st of may 1961. the majority, black population reacted with horror. a 3 day general strike was called, which man have ruined, supported by encouraging muslims to fast for 3 days of peaceful protest that a man of action was remarkable at a time when few muslims in south africa opposed the government. so overtly, he just wanted to make sure the well being are taken care of. but this also opened his eyes and his mind into what was happening and how cool the guy parted. government was during the time of a party and with my father's involvement with the a

look at how rangers in south africa are going to extreme measures to tackle the problem of rhino poaching. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republiche channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the united states backs an initiative to waive intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines. facebook upholds its suspension of donald trump, ruling that the former president broke it's rules. let's stay with that story now: alan rusbridger is a member of facebook�*s oversight board and we asked him why no clear decision was made on whether donald trump can return to facebook. i think it was a clear answers. i think that w

we are determined to make sure that the rule of law in the republic of south africa holds the groundses fraud and corruption charges must face the law. they must go to court, explain their case, respond to the prosecution's case. and then thejudges must determine whether they are guilty or not. south africa is a law—governed society, and anybody who's accused of any wrongdoing must appear before the court, whether he's the minister of finance or he's the president of the republic, it doesn't matter, or whether you're a retired military general or whatever the case might be. if you are accused and the prosecutorial authorities, have a case against you, you must go to court and answer, irrespective of who you are. so on a personal basis, you know him very well. how disappointed are you with jacob zuma? not least, right now, his determination to fight all of this and to use any method he can, frankly, to try to avoid going to court and having this trial take place, because, of course, his defence team got it adjourned last week. well, i worked with mr zuma for many years. in fact, i thin

. >> i, nelson mandela, do hereby say to the faithful of the republic of south africa. >> the channelnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is not ready for passengers and freight service to begin. >> for centuries, christianity and islam struggled force of premises. now the pope's visit symbolizes their willingness to coexist. >> roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. >> memories of victory as the v-e celebrations reach their climax. >> this nigth is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. ros: i am ros atkins with "outside source." we are here in the bbc news from mexico, where the president is promisingn investigation into a metro collapse. at least 44 people are known to have died. next i want to return to brazil, because of parliamentary inquiry into how the government handled covid-19 is hearing testimony from two former health minister's who served under president bolsonaro. this man resigned after disagreeing with the president's order to reopen gyms and beauty

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to the faithful of the republic of south africa.erous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister becamel the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes _ memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. our main headline: the us calls for calm after clashes injerusalem between police and protesters over the eviction of palestinian families to make way forjewish settlers. in myanmar, more than 750 people have been killed since the military seized power three months ago. thousands have been detained, including the elected leader aung san suu kyi. its become increasing difficult to report what sly happening, with the internet effectively bl

. ♪ ♪ >> i, nelson mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. >> afterconstruction and numerous dela, the channel tunnel has been fully opened. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. >> for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. the pope's visit symlizes their willingness to coexist. >> roger bannister, the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. >> memories of victory. the celebrations reach their climax. >> this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. ♪ ♪ ros: i'm ros atkins. this is "outside source." our lead story is that palestinian officials say 20 people have been killed in israeli airstrikes on gaza after rockets were fired from the territory towards jerusalem. since the start of the pandemic, the idea of herd immunity has been seen as a way out of the crisis in the long term. this is the point at whichhere are so many people resistant to covid-19 either through vaccination or previous exposure to it that it struggles to spad amo

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - hello, this is bbc world news. the latest headlines this hour: nearly 200 palestinians have been injured in clashes injerusalem as tensions rise over the potential eviction of palestinian families from land claimed by israeli settlers. and protesters have gathered outside a police headquarters in brazil, demanding justice for the victims of a security operation in which 25 people were killed. in myanmar, more than 750 people have been killed since the military seized power three months ago. thou

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa.umerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the united states backs an initiative to waive intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines. facebook upholds its suspension of donald trump, ruling that the former president broke its rules. in just under two hours, polling stations across great britain will open for a day of elections that's been nicknamed super thursday. there'll be votes for the scottish and welsh parliaments, local governments in engl

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa.e channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - this is bbc news. the latest headlines: another day of record infections and deaths in india. the crisis is now spreading from the towns and cities and affecting rural health facilities. a brazilian police operation against drug traffickers in rio has ended with the deaths of 25 people. us secretary of state, antony blinken, has urged russia to end what he called its reckless and aggressive actions towards ukraine. speaking at talks in kyiv, mr blinken said the us is looking

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa.the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - this is bbc news. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. the headlines. bill and melinda gates — one of the world's richest couples — have announced their divorce after nearly three decades of marriage. the european commission recommends easing restrictions on travel to the eu — as parts of europe relax covid rules. during the pandemic, abuse towards people of asian backgrounds has increased dramatically. in new york city, for instance, hate fuelled attacks against asian americans ros

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to the faithful of the republic of south africa.erous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for serenity. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister becamel the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes _ memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... mexico's president promises a full investigation after at least 23 people were killed when an overpass with a train on it collapsed. growing calls for a national lockdown as india's confirmed number of covid cases passes 20 million. one of the leading advisors to the uk government who was behind the first lockdown last year says it's unlikely there will be a need further lockdowns. professor neil ferguson says life

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: mexican authorities promise a full investigation after at least 2a people were killed in a train overpass collapse. mountaineers and authorities at everest base camp in nepal say they are seeing rising numbers of climbers with covid—i9 symptoms and positive tests. they say they had received reports of 17 confirmed cases from hospitals in the capital, kathmandu. government officials have denied having any knowled

with the next stage i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africaays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit - symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news, our main headline: a third night of tension injerusalem, as unrest simmers over the possible eviction of palestinian families. funerals have taken place in afghanistan for more than sixty people — mainly young girls — killed in a militant attack outside a school. thousands of protesters across france have marched against the country's new climate bill, which is going through parliament. tthe demonstrators say the bill isn't ambitious enough in tackl

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to the faithful of the republic of south africa.n formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister becamel the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes _ memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... another day of record infections and deaths in india. the crisis is now spreading from the towns and cities and affecting rural health facilities. polls in britain have closed for elections to the devolved parliaments in scotland and wales and to local government authorities in england, the biggest test of opinion since the uk general election of 2019. in the first 100 days ofjoe biden s presidency, the us has experienced a record number of migrants cros

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to the faithful of the republic of south africa.tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister becamel the first man in the world to run a mile in- underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a third night of tension injerusalem, as unrest simmers over the possible eviction of palestinian families. funerals take place in afghanistan for more than 60 people — mainly young girls — killed in a militant attack outside a school. here in the uk, hugging is likely to be officially allowed in england again when the british government makes an announcement tomorrow on the next stage of lockdown easing. the changes on household mixing will b

i nelson rolihlahla mandella do hereby swear to be faithful of the republic of south africa. delays the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is still not ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries christianity and islam have long struggle for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister becamel the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes _ memories of victory as their ve celebrations reached their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. protesting manchester united fans — angry with the club's american owners — invade the pitch, forcing the game against liverpool to be called off. the uk's foreign secretary says iran's treatment of the detained dual—national nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe amounts to torture. so, let's get more on that story now — i asked kasra naji from the bbc�*s persian service what was being said about deals between tehran and washingto

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa.annel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers or freight services to begin. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: protesting manchester united fans, angry with the club's american owners, invade the pitch — forcing the game against liverpool to be called off. both the us and uk deny iranian tv reports that they've agreed prisoner release deals with tehran. the colombian president, ivan duque, has scrapped a tax reform bill which sparked days of violent unrest across the country. mr duque said his government would work wi

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to the faithful of the republic of south africa.ous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister becamel the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes _ memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... bill and melinda gates, one of the world's richest couples, have announced their divorce after nearly three decades of marriage. the european commission recommends easing restrictions on travel to the eu as parts of europe relax covid rules. a second spike in covid—19 cases is putting renewed pressure on struggling health care system in the philippines. the country has the second highest number of cases in south east

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa.tterand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: bill and melinda gates — one of the world's richest couples — have announced their divorce after nearly three decades of marriage. eu officials will today begin discussing plans to lift restrictions on non—essential travel from overseas. now lets talk about ecocide. should killing nature be a crime? french president emmanuel macron is one high profile supporter of the idea. today the upper house of france's parliament is voting on an environmental law that will include ecocide. the bill is aimed at na

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to the faithful of the republic of south africa.unnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister becamel the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes _ memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... the united states backs an initiative at the world trade organization to waive intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines. facebook upholds its suspension of donald trump, saying it has the right to refuse to be a medium for the former president. myanmar�*s national unity government has formed a "people's defence force", which it says will protect civilians from military attacks. the opposition group says this move is a first step to establishing a federal union army. 0ur southeast asia corresponden

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa., the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit - symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news, the main story this hour: a third night of tension injerusalem as unrest simmers over the possible eviction of palestinian families. the winning horse in america's most prestigious race, the kentucky derby, has failed a drugs test. medina spirit, ridden byjohn velazquez, won on the first of may — giving his trainer, bob baffert, a record seventh victory in the race. baffert now revealed that the horse tested positive for a banned substance after the ra

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa.nnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - mortgage going to welcome back. this is bbc news. our main headline. mexican authorities promise a full investigation up to 21: promise a full investigation up to 2a people were killed. president biden has said he wants 70% of adults in the united states to receive a first dose of coronavirus vaccine by ajuly. around 56% have already had one jab and a third have received both. two months from today, two months from today, families across the country are going to celebrate the 11th ofjuly.

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa.el has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - this is bbc news, the latest headlines: another day of record infections and deaths in india. the crisis is now spreading from the towns and cities and affecting rural health facilities. a brazilian police operation against drug traffickers in rio has ended with the deaths of 25 people. us secretary of state antony blinken has urged russia to end what he called its reckless and aggressive actions towards ukraine. on a visit to kyiv, mr blinken said the us is looking at increasing security

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa.tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: global g7 leaders consider how to do more to help poorer countries access coronavirus vaccines and treatments. mexican authorities promise a full investigation after at least 2a people were killed in a train overpass collapse. pilots at air india have threatened to stop flying unless they can get vaccinated urgently. the airline has been helping to bring critical medical equipment, like ventilators, to india from around the world. the carrie

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa., the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - this is bbc news. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. the latest headlines: bill and melinda gates — one of the world's richest couples — have announced their divorce after nearly three decades of marriage. the european commission recommends easing restrictions on travel to the eu as parts of europe relax covid rules. now, during the pandemic, abuse towards people of asian backgrounds has increased dramatically. in new york city, for instance, hate fueled attacks against asian am

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to the faithful of the republic of south africa.lays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile _ in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... the european commission recommends easing restrictions on travel to the eu as parts of europe relax covid rules. the us secretary of state meets his british counterpart ahead of a g7 gathering in london, vowing to work together on everything from china to climate change. to the philippine capital manila now, where a second spike in covid—19 cases is putting renewed pressure on the country s struggling healthcare system. and

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa.ned by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: global g7 leaders consider how to do more to help poorer countries access coronavirus vaccines and treatments. mexican authorities promise a full investigation after at least 2a people were killed in a train overpass collapse. known as underwater rainforests, coral reefs are home to around 25 percent of marine species. but threats such as over—fishing and rising sea temperatures mean more and more are left grey and lifeless. now a pioneering initiative to try to restor