samoa lies about halfway between new zealand and hawaii, and is formed of two main islands.. it isa it is a new day stop a momentous day in a country that had gone almost three months without a clear leader. this woman has taken office as samoa's first female prime minister her party first one the country's election in april, defeating predecessor to... who had been prime ministerfor 22 years. a minister for 22 years. a constitutional crisis followed when the h ipp party refused to hand over power. in unusual scenes, she was sworn in in a tent outside the samoa's parliament in may after the doors to the legislature were locked. they caretaker government argued that the ceremony was illegal. the political impasse came to an end last week when samoa's court of appeal ruled that the swearing in ceremony was lawful. how is a female leadership going to be different? t is a female leadership going to be different? :, ~' , different? i would like my leadership _ different? i would like my leadership to _ different? i would like my leadership to be - different? i would like my leade

the island nation of samoa now has its first female prime minister.ween new zealand and hawaii, and is formed of two main islands. it may be distant but news of its new leader drew congratulations from new zealand's prime minsterjacinda ardern and australia's scott morrison. the bbc�*s gender and identity reporter megha mohan has more. it is a new day. a momentous day in a country that had gone almost three months without a clear leader. fiame naomi mata'afa has taken office as samoa's first female prime minister. her party won the country's election in april, defeating her predecessor who had been prime ministerfor 22 years. a constitutional crisis followed when the hrpp party refused to hand over power. in unusual scenes, fiame was sworn in in a tent outside samoa's parliament in may after the doors to the legislature were locked. the caretaker government argued that the ceremony was illegal. the political impasse came to an end last week when samoa's court of appeal ruled that the swearing in ceremony was lawful. how is a female leadership going to

- samoa itself, and for how the rest of the world sees samoa? records, coming in to the role she was the first deputy prime minister who was female and the first woman prime minister, this means a lot for the women of polynesia but also for the women of polynesia but also for the women of polynesia but also for the women of the pacific islands, it sets the tone for leadership that this is possible, that women can obtain leadership in this way, and become the heads of government as women, so it it's a really exciting time for the pacific and no doubt with her seniority and experience as a politician, that she will add value to the split cool landscape of the pass —— political landscape of the pass —— political landscape of the pacific. the pass -- political landscape of the pacific-— the pacific. how will she use that experience _ the pacific. how will she use that experience to — the pacific. how will she use that experience to deal _ the pacific. how will she use that experience to deal with - the pacific. how will she use that experience to de

samoa lies about halfway between new zealand and hawaii.fferent? i would like my leadership to be one where i work with a team, very mindful that, you know, going forward, we need to enable upcoming leadership. another priority will be navigating a post covid world. samoa is covid free after locking its borders soon after the pandemic was declared but its economy has struggled without tourism. the british government has set out what it calls "transformative plans" to improve the lives of disabled people. the national disability strategy has cross department involvement and aims to tackle issues such as a lack of accessible housing, access to education and the disability employment gap. but disability campaigners have criticised it for not going far enough. nikki fox reports. for disabled children like florence, getting the right support and funding from government and local authority is crucial, especially when it comes to specialist education. this family had to spend £15,000 fighting to get the right school for their daughter. it felt so

the 30th the impromptu swearing in of a new government in samoa has been approved by the country's court of appeals. that means the army, naomi mutter offer will be the 1st female prime minister of his polynesian island country after elections. in april, her party held its own swearing in ceremony in may, after members were locked out of the parliament. those are your headlines up next. once upon a time in punch bowl, no news in 30 minutes to the news. ready i came to us friday from live on to get away from the war that was happening at the time. and that came to restart a life. as a migraine, when i brought the trailer, i, i struggled. it was very difficult. i wanted to give us every data that was in the beginning. i'm like my parents sick for the last 2 decades. lebanese families come to australia to build a better life and escape the destruction of war. but many a demonized in the new land only live in the root of this multi culturalism, because that is only dividing a full nation. then after 15 years of immigration from lebanon, anglo and arab australia is divided by the 1st gulf. th

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she was born in american samoa, but moved with her family to live in her parents' home country of tongaore coming to san francisco at the age of 10. we live in public housing in the hunter's point neighborhood where she says violence is common. a lot of people like i say you can't do it, um or you're not coming from the best circumstances. um despina way to do it. but like after you do 100 hard to come back down to any. she also found a way to be first in her family to attend college to have the background that she has to make it to the olympics. uh i mean, i don't know what better story there is. what manu mua started weightlifting as a freshman at lincoln high school. if there's one word that describes her, it's perseverance. you wanna take another 1104? just last july monomer a fractured her knee and couldn't lift, doherty says with perseverance and hard work. she was training again. just three months later, like any great athlete, right? there's your your your weakest moments are your greatest opportunity to learn. just two weeks ago, she won gold in a national meet manny mua, where

. >> samoa has its first female prime minister after receiving court approval.lection in april by a slim majority, but the caretaker government locked her ministers out of government. on friday, the court of appeal ruled the ceremony was legally valid. nearly 69,000 chevy volt electric vehicles have been recalled worldwide because of the risk of fire. chevrolet owner general motors says it will replace any battery modules due to a manufacturing defect that has caused at least two fires so far. the recall comes a week after u.s. regulators urged owners of the car to park the vehicles outside and away from homes or structures after they have been charged. israel's high court has asked the government to clarify its position on the -- on a bedouin village by september, one of dozens threatened with the structure and in israel and the west bank. they are not recognized by the state and their people are facing forced displacement. a new exhibition tel aviv is highlighting the scale of the issue. reporter: it has been destroyed and rebuilt 190 times since 2010 , this v

she was born in american samoa, but moved with her family to live in her parents' home country of tongaoming to san francisco at the age of 10. we live in public housing in the hunter's point neighborhood where she says violence is common. a lot of people like i say you can't do it, um or you're not coming from the best circumstances. um despina way to do it. but like after you do 100 hard to come back down to any. she also found a way to be first in her family to attend college to have the background that she has to make it to the olympics. uh i mean, i don't know what better story there is. what oh, manu mua started weightlifting as a freshman at lincoln high school. you wanna take another 1104? she was a volleyball player when she caught the eye of coach and high school teacher, kevin doherty. he says she has athleticism and maturity. if there's one word that describes her, it's perseverance. just last july, mana moo a fractured her knee and couldn't lift, doherty says with perseverance and hard work, she was training again. just three months later, like. any great athlete, right? th

she was born in american samoa, but moved with her family to live in her parents' home country of tongancisco at the age of 10. they live in public housing in the hunter's point neighborhood where she says, violence is common. a lot of people like i say, you can't do it, um or you're not coming from the best circumstances. um, this final way to go ahead. but like after you do, 100 hard to come back down. she also found a way to be first in her family to attend college to have the background that she has to make it to the olympics. i mean, i don't know what better story there is. what manu mua started weightlifting as a freshman at lincoln high school. if there's one word that describes her, it's perseverance. you wanna take another 1104? just last july monomer a fractured her knee and couldn't lift don't. he says with perseverance and hard work. she was training again. just three months later, like any great athlete, right, there's your your your weakest moments. are your greatest opportunity to learn, just two weeks ago, she won gold in a national meet manimal where we representing ton

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