samira hussain, bbc news, new york. court battle in canada over the extradition of huawei's chief financial officer to the united states has ended after two and a half years. the canadian government prosecutor said the court should have no difficulty in finding mung wanjoe had committed fraud, and so should be handed over to the americans. her defence team deny any fraud. a date for a ruling will be set in october. european union interior ministers have pledged to send experts and equipment to the eu's borders with belarus to cope with what they see as an orchestrated influx of migrants. they're accusing president alexander lukashenka of encouraging migrants to cross in retaliation for sanctions — that's been denied by belarus. formula 0ne's japanese grand prix due to take place in october has been cancelled because of a rise of covid cases in the country. f1 says the decision to cancel it was taken by the japanese government. the revised calendar for the season will be revealed in the coming weeks. when you think of kn

from new york, the bbc�*s samira hussain reports. of all time. sometimes called the king of r&b, kelly has been credited with redefining r&b music. but for the last two years, the embattled musician has been behind bars. r kelly and members of his entourage are accused of recruiting women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity with the r&b singer. he is also accused of paying victims and witnesses to cover up his alleged crimes. in a now infamous interview with an american network, kelly fervently denied any wrongdoing. i didn't do this stuff. this is not me, i'm fighting for my bleep life. y'all killing me with this bleep. inaudible. robert. you are all trying to kill me. allegations of sexual abuse are not new for mr kelly. he's been facing them for more than two decades, but the only time he faced criminal charges back in 2008, he was acquitted. these new allegations against kelly are far more serious. if found guilty he could spend the next several decades in prison. samira hussain, bbc news, new york. we are going to go

samira hussain reports.eard. jonjelyn savage is here. for years, she has been pushing for charges against kelly. she says her daughter had been held captive by the musician. the opening statements will open some people's eyes to what we have been knowing for the last five and a half years, when we started this journey, because we knew something wasn't right and we knew that it had to stop. in those opening statements, prosecutors said kelly targeted, groomed and exploited young girls and boys for his own satisfaction, and that this case is not about a celebrity who likes to party, but a sexual predator. r kelly is one of the most successful artists of all time, credited with redefining r&b music. but in a spectacular fall from grace, the musician has spent the last two years behind bars awaiting trial. kelly and members of his entourage are accused of recruiting women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity with the r&b singer. he is also accused of paying victims and witnesses to cover up his alleged

the bbc�*s business correspondent samira hussain reports from new york.es listed here will need to have at least one woman on their board of directors and one person belonging to a racial minority or an lgbtq. if companies don't comply they will have to explain why and if they don't publish the data at all, that could result in the company being delisted. currently more than 3000 companies traded on the nasdaq. it is famous for being the exchange many of the country's biggest tech firms are listed on — apple, google, facebook was a bit is already a quaycentre of american business but could now become an important driver of american diversity. because of the message these regulations are set, is that to be at the heart of the modern us economy, companies need to have boards that look a bit more like modern day america. some us firms have already made ledgers to add at least one black director to their boards. but according to a study done by the nasdaq, three quarters of its listed companies do not yet need these new rules. joining me now is rupal kantaria

from new york samira hussain reports. r kelly is one of the most successful artists of all time.king of r&b,' kelly has been credited with redefining r&b music. but, for the last two years, the embattled musician has been behind bars. r kelly and members of his entourage are accused of recruiting women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity with the r&b singer. he is also accused of paying victims and witnesses to cover up his alleged crimes. in a now—infamous interview with an american network, kelly fervently denied any wrongdoing. i didn't do this stuff! this is not me! i'm fight for my (bleep) life! he shouts. robert... y'all all trying to kill me? allegations of sexual abuse are not new for mr kelly. he has been facing them for more than two decades. but the only time he faced criminal charges, back in 2008, he was acquitted. these new allegations against kelly are far more serious. if found guilty, he could spend the next several decades in prison. let's get some of the day's other news: fire crews in southern france are still battling to control a wildfire near sai

samira hussain reports.captive by the musician. the opening statements will open some people's eyes to what we have been knowing for the last five and a half years, when we started this journey, because we knew something wasn't right and we knew that it had to stop. in those opening statements, prosecutors said kelly targeted, groomed and exploited young girls and boys for his own satisfaction, and that this case is not about a celebrity who likes to party, but a sexual predator. # i believe i can soar... r kelly is one of the most successful artists of all time, credited with redefining r&b music. but in a spectacular fall from grace, the musician has spent the last two years behind bars awaiting trial. kelly and members of his entourage are accused of recruiting women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity with the r&b singer. he is also accused of paying victims and witnesses to cover up his alleged crimes. i didn't do this stuff! r kelly has been confronting allegations of sexual abuse for more t

samira hussain in new york has more. vice—chair of the federal reserve that the current pace of the economic recovery could mean interest rates could be going up by 2023 is noteworthy especially when you couple it with comments made earlier by two other central bank policy that they would like to see the federal reserve start reducing its massive bond buying programme. it is a sign that the fence could be looking at easing its accommodated monetary policy much sooner than it and, frankly, many others had originally thought. all of this depends on incoming economic data in the next few weeks, including labour reports, inflation readings and, of course, consumer sentiment. and it also really depends on the virus. the delta variant of covid—i9 is weekly spreading in many parts of the united states and that could derail the country? current economic recovery. susannah streeter is senior investment and markets analyst at hargreaves lansdown. lovely to see you. the asian market are not wobbly to much but it is on the minds of

for more on the allegations against andrew cuomo, here's our correspondent in new york samira hussainn painful detail, outlines the kinds of actions that mr cuomo and barked on to create this toxic work environment in which this kind of harassment could continue. it also went on to say that, look, mr cuomo actually violated both state and federal laws, and that there was retaliation against some of the women when they would come forward and say that they were inappropriately approached by the governor himself. there was a lot of detail in terms of the kinds of things that these women experienced, being forced to sit on the governor's lap, being forced to withstand these sexual comments, these unwanted sexual comments and unwanted sexual groping and touching. it was really — there were some pretty disturbing things that were corroborated through this report in this investigation. find report in this investigation. and how will this _ report in this investigation. and how will this play _ report in this investigation. and how will this play out, do you think? are we looking at criminal c

samira hussain reports.ht and we knew that it had to stop. in those opening statements, prosecutors said kelly targeted, groomed and exploited young girls and boys for his own satisfaction, and that this case is not about a celebrity who likes to party, but a sexual predator. # i believe i can soar... r kelly is one of the most successful artists of all time, credited with redefining r&b music. but in a spectacular fall from grace, the musician has spent the last two years behind bars awaiting trial. kelly and members of his entourage are accused of recruiting women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity with the r&b singer. he is also accused of paying victims and witnesses to cover up his alleged crimes. i didn't do this stuff! r kelly has been confronting allegations of sexual abuse for more than two decades, but the only time he faced criminal charges, back in 2008, he was acquitted. these new charges against r kelly are far more serious, and this time several victims will testify against him. bu

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samira hussain reports from new york the worry for officials here in america is tesla's autopilot situation'sicles are. in the ii emergency vehicles are. in the 11 crashes, there were instances in which tesla's using the autopilot system and hit ambulances and other first responders, despite using flashing lights, flares or cones warning of any hazards. the investigation will focus on how the autopilot system ensures that tesla drivers are in fact paying attention to the road. the only�*s manuals instruct tesla drivers to keep their hands on the steering wheel at all times, but the autopilot function will still work, even if the driver only lightly tap the wheel. news of the investigation rattled wall street where shares of tesla fell by more than 4% in trading. injune of this year, china announced that it would recall over 285,000 model three and model by cars in the country because of a software glitch that could enable passengers to accidentally activate the autopilot system. let's get some of the day's other news. jeff bezos�*s space firm blue 0rigin is suing nasa over a decision to award

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in i'm joined now by the bbc�*s samira hussain in new york. give us more detail to what mr cuomo hasying in response. it's a 165 -a~e has been saying in response. it's a 165 page report — has been saying in response. it's a 165 page report in _ has been saying in response. it's a 165 page report in which _ has been saying in response. it's a 165 page report in which in - 165 page report in which in painful detail outlines the kinds of actions that mr cuomo and barked on to create this toxic work environment in which this kind of harassment could continue. it also went on to say that look, mr cuomo actually violated both state and federal laws and that there was retaliation against some of the women when they become forward and say that they inappropriately approached by the governor himself. there was a lot of detail in terms of the kinds of things that these women experience. being forced to sit on the governors lab, being forced to withstand the sexual comments, unwanted sexual comments and unwanted sexual groping and touching. it was really, there were some pretty disturbing thing

samira hussain, bbc news, new york.overnor of texas, and opponent of the mask mandate which show but it has been talking about has tested positive for covid about has tested positive for covid a day after attending an indoor public event. he is now isolating and being tested daily. in the australian airline qantas has require all its employees to be vaccinated against covid. by mid—november. we will be back at the same time tomorrow night, thank you for watching. hello there. if you're off this week and you're trying to entertain the family outside, it has been quite frustrating at times, hasn't it? there's been a lot of this — a lot of low, grey cloud, some of it thick enough to produce some drizzle as well. and it looks likely that that cloudy theme is going to continue, i'm afraid, certainly for thursday and into friday. so quite a lot of cloud first thing. a few breaks drifting their way west to east, but into the middle of the afternoon, the cloud will continue to thicken and we'll see a few sharp showers developin

i'm joined now by the bbc�*s samira hussain in new york.ious is this for andrew cuomo? i hi there, how serious is this for andrew cuomo?_ hi there, how serious is this for andrew cuomo? i mean, it is really very surprising _ andrew cuomo? i mean, it is really very surprising to — andrew cuomo? i mean, it is really very surprising to hear _ andrew cuomo? i mean, it is really very surprising to hear such - andrew cuomo? i mean, it is really very surprising to hear such a - very surprising to hear such a strong statement coming from governor cuomo. i mean, most people, once the report came down, would've expected to hear that the governor was going to be resigning his position. but that is not the case — in fact, i would suggest is the exact opposite, that mr cuomo is first pushing back on some of the things that were reported in the investigation. even in that video statement, he went on to talk about some of the accusers and encountered some of the accusers and encountered some of the accusers and encountered some of their recollections of h

samira hussain in new york has more., especially when you couple it with comments made earlier by two other central bank policymakers, that they would like to see the federal reserve start reducing its massive bond buying programme. it is a sign that the fed could be looking at using its monetary policy much sooner than it, and frankly many others, had originally thought. of course, all of this depends on incoming economic data in the next few weeks, including labour reports, inflation readings and, of course, consumer sentiment. and it also really depends on the virus. the delta variant of covid—19 is quickly spreading in many parts of the us, and that could derail the country's current economic recovery. if your screen time has shot up in the past year, you are not alone. uk adults spent a third of their waking hours in 2020 watching tv and online video — according to an annual survey by media regulator ofcom. it says subscription services such as netflix were the big beneficiaries as repeated lockdowns left millions a

samira hussain has the story.this federal court in brooklyn is where finally their voices may be heard. jonjelyn savage is here. for years, she has been pushing for charges against kelly. she says her daughter had been held captive by the musician. this will open some people's eyes. what we have known for the last five and a half years when we started this journey, because we knew something wasn't right and we knew that it had to stop. in those opening statements, prosecutors said kelly targeted, groomed and exploited young girls and boys for his own satisfaction. that this case was not about a celebrity who liked to party, but a sexual predator. in his defence, kelly's lawyer argued that he was the victim — the women were liars who misrepresented their ages and benefited from his fame and money. it is a spectacular fall from grace for one of the most successful artists of all time. once referred to as the king of r&b, if kelly is convicted on all counts, he faces ten years to life in prison. allegations of sexual

but that may not last for long as samira hussain reports...it record levels during the pandemic. my drinking increased by 50%, easily. by about 25% to 125%. probably maybe an increase of 10% to 30%. _ i used to drink like two or three nights a week and now i'm - probably drinking five, six nights a week. - they may be in for a sober reality. those beverages have become much more expensive to make. for over half a century, this family has been a vineyard on long island, two hours outside new york city. thousands of vines dot the 500 acre property. the vineyard does not use pesticides, which means the grapes are tended to by hand but labour shortages have forced the winery to spend more on the staff they do have in overtime pay. the price of glass is up 6%, shipping costs have skyrocketed and delays in getting labels have meant longer lifetimes —— lag times in getting the product to market. all of this means a bottle of wine has become much more costly to make and it is a cost that many wine producers just have to swallow. so the industry as a w

samira hussain reports.e is here. for years, she has been pushing for charges against kelly. she says her daughter had been held captive by the musician. this will open some people's eyes. what we have known for the last five and a half years when we started this journey, because we knew something wasn't right and we knew that it had to stop. in those opening statements, prosecutors said kelly targeted, groomed and exploited young girls and boys for his own satisfaction. that this case was not about a celebrity who liked to party, but a sexual predator. in his defence, kelly's lawyer argued that he was the victim — the women were liars who misrepresented their ages and benefited from his fame and money. it is a spectacular fall from grace for one of the most successful artists of all time. 0nce referred to as the king of r&b, if kelly is convicted on all counts, he faces ten years to life in prison. allegations of sexual abuse are not new for kelly, but the only time he has previously faced criminal charges,

samira hussain has been following the story.iting women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity with the r&b singer. he is also accused of paying victims and witnesses to cover up his alleged crimes. in a now infamous interview with an american network, kelly fervently denied any wrongdoing. i didn't do this stuff! this is not me! i'm fighting for my bleep life! you're killing me with this! bleep. indistinct shouting. robert. 30 years of my career! you're trying to kill me! allegations of sexual abuse are not new for mr kelly. he has been facing them for more than two decades. but the only time he faced criminal charges, back in 2008, he was acquitted. these new allegations against kelly are far more serious. if found guilty, he could spend the next several decades in prison. the cost of living rose again last month — but the pace of the increase has slowed down slightly. that's according to latest figures out within the past few minutes. ben's got all the details for us. people will have noticed this. when you are buying