again, laura bicker in seoul- _ this time. again, laura bicker in seoul- -- _ this time.- a large oil slick has begun washing ashore in southern california. beaches in orange county, south—east of los angeles, have been closed as oil and dead wildlife wash up on the sand. almost 500,000 litres of oil have leaked from a pipeline connected to an offshore oil rig. courtney bembridge reports. california is known for its beaches, but not like this. clumps of oil and tar the size of softballs scatter the shoreline, as well as dead birds and fish. more than 120,000 gallons of oil has leaked into the ocean from a broken pipeline five miles off the coast. we are in the midst of a potential ecological disaster here at huntington beach, and as the exhibits and pictures here illustrate, the oil spill has significantly impacted our community. the broken pipeline is connected to an offshore oil platform run by a subsidiary of houston—based amplify energy. the company says the pipeline has now been shut off and the remaining oil suctioned out. it has been maintained. we are investigatin

seoul has convened its security council. the european union sends emergency coronavirus aid to romania as it records the highest covid mortality rate in the world. translation: ~ ~ ., , ., translation: we know it is a daily average _ translation: we know it is a daily average of— translation: we know it is a daily average of 15,000 - daily average of 15,000 infected people. we have a daily average of unfortunately 300 deaths. and it known as the french disruptor for his strident anti—immigrant right—wing views, the bbc has an exclusive interview, with speculation he may run for presidency. welcome, the top us envoy to afghanistan, zalmay khalilzad is stepping down from his role less than two months after american forces withdrew from the country. zalmay khalilzad was born in afghanistan and grew up in kabul. he is a veteran us diplomat holding previous positions under format presidentsjoe biden, donald presidents joe biden, donald trump, presidentsjoe biden, donald trump, barack obama and george w bush. he led the us dialogu

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.of sexual assault allegations against prince andrew, duke of york. his accuser has brought a civil lawsuit from the united states, she was trafficked to jeffrey epstein, and she was forced to have sex with prince andrew. the royal has consistently denied all of her allegations. with me as our reporter. graeme, what reasons did the british police give for dropping this case and the review into it? the met police have investigated the allegations into prince andrew a number of times over the years, and consistently what they have said is that these investigations into human trafficking are largely focused on activities and relationships outside of the uk. so they are saying, nfa, if there is something going on it isn't a jurisdiction. this is, innovate, a question for the american authorities, so they say that they don't think they are the appropriate authority to conduct into the circumstances. that, in a large extent, is why they say they are no longer taking any further action. the re

so there is optimism from seoul.ome the fact that these have been reinstated but no one knows how long they will actually last. we heard from the south korean side what their official said on the line. he said, quote, it's been a while and i'm glad that the communication line has been restored like this. i hope that the interkorean relations can develop into a new era as the communication line has been restored. now this was first talked about by north korean leader kim jong-un himself last week saying that he would be open to reinstating the lines. we've also been hearing from pyongyang that they want south korea to abandon, quote, double standards and elusion. they say south korea has been increasing its own weaponry testing and submarine launch ballistic missile in recent months which has angered north korea. what pyongyang is saying to seoul is we could increase the relations between the two koreas, things could improve. there's also been a suggestion that there could even be another summit between the leaders bu

a little earlier i spoke to our correspondent laura becker in seoul.view. i think when it comes to why now, that is a question i have asked him over several occasions we have met over the last couple of months. i think when he answers he talks about trying to free his northern brethren, but i also sent some frustration. he believes that he has all of this political knowledge, all of this inside knowledge, all of this inside knowledge, that he would like to impart to others. i think also, when it comes to really kind of alerting our viewers, remember, he defected in 2014. much of what he alleges is historical, but it does give us an insight into the inside of the regime, just as a new, young kimjong—un came the regime, just as a new, young kim jong—un came to power. young kim jong-un came to ower. . , power. indeed, and this revelation _ power. indeed, and this revelation that - power. indeed, and this revelation that kim - power. indeed, and this - revelation that kim jong-un revelation that kim jong—un would never give up nuclear weapons — what kind o

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laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. she explained the motivation behind this timing of this interview.at it is a question i have asked him on several occasions. i think when he answers, he talks about trying to free his northern brethren, but i also sense some frustration. he believes that he has all of this political knowledge, insight and knowledge that he would like to impart to others. i think also when it comes to really alerting our viewers, remember he defected in 2014. much of what he alleges is historical. but it does give us an insight into the inside of the regime just as a new, young kim jong—un came to power. indeed, and this revelation that kim jong—un would never give up nuclear weapons, what kind of message does it send to the biden administration as well as north korea's neighbours like south korea and japan? i don't think i've met a north korean dictator who have said that north korea would ever be willing to give up its nuclear—weapons and i think it serves as a timely reminder to those who may be willing to negotiate and are looking to negotiate with north korea, re

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.ew of sexual assault allegations by the duke of york. lawsuit, alleging that jeffrey epstein lawsuit, alleging thatjeffrey epstein was trafficked and forced to have sex with prince andrew. prince andrew has denied all allegations. in august, the most senior police officers said they were looking at the allegations, they say they have now completed the review and no further action will be taken in the uk. fbi agents have arrested a couple, suspected of selling secrets to a foreign power. they accuse jonathan toebbe of delivering data cards to an fbi agent in return for about $100,000 into cryptocurrency. earlier, our reporter explained how was caught. he was lowered into a trap by fbi, that involved a peanut butter sandwich and a data card that was slept on top of this image always squeezed inside the sandwich. let me explain how we got to this point where this caught him out. let me take you back to april 2020. jonathan toebbe, with lots of access to secrets of the navy, wrote a letter

paula hancocks for us in seoul. good to see you. >>> now, we are now learning new details about the urgent effort to free 17 kidnapped missionaries in haiti. the wall street journal citing a top haitian official reports the gang that abducted the group is seeking $17 million for their release. a team of u.s. officials is in haiti working with local authorities. haitians angry over the kidnappings as well as surge in violence are taking part in a strike to demand action from the government. cnn's matt rivers is in the capital where he says people are expressing their frustration. take a listen to this. >> reporter: normally this street would be packed with traffic, with a lot of life, and it's a lot calmer than it normally is because many people have chosen to stay home today. schools are closed, businesses, many of them are closed. different types of transportation methods in the city have stopped. it is a form of protest from ordinary haitians who are basically saying, enough, that these levels of violence, the lev

in seoul, there is one of its biggest ever defence displays. of new gas boilers in the uk by 2035 — grants of £5000 will be given to help households switch to heat pumps the move is part of the uk government's plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 — the prime minister urges investors to put their cash into british efforts to develop cleaner technology as good! green is right! rain works. the president of the european commission accuses poland of undermining the eu, in a growing row between brussels and warsaw over the rule of law the daughters of two men who died following covid outbreaks in their care homes begin a legal case against the government today. a month after it first erupted, the la palma volcano continues to spew lava — leaders in the canary islands say there's no end in sight four people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in ayr. the two adults and two children were injured in a blast which was heard — and felt — for miles around. katie hunter has more. emergency services were called to the kincaid

heren seoul, theoint chiefs have said it was a ballistic missile.eve it is possible they believe it is possible it could come from a submarine. we might not know that until we t images. what happens with these images is pyongyang carefully controls them. they will send out images and state newspapers and release them on tv, probably in the next 24 hours. that will give analyst a better understanding of the kind of capabilities pyongyang now has when it comes to this fleet. let's not get ahead of ourselves and it comes to the threat. john king -- pyongyang is thought they only have one submarine capable of firing ballistic missiles. they are developing another one in the port where they fired this test fire, this launched today. they a thought to be noisy submarines. they would be easy to track. ♪ ross: bringing you the biggest stories from around the world. please turn to spain's canary islands. it's been a month since the volcano started erupting. 7000 people had to leave their homes. these of the latt pictures coming from la palma. over 2000 homes

paula hancocks bringing us up to date, live, from seoul.ll, the taliban's senior spokesman says an operation late sunday in kabul completely destroyed an isis cell, and killed all the members in it. that came just hours after an explosion outside a mosque where senior-taliban leaders gathered for a funeral. cnn's clarissa ward has the latest from inside afghanistan. >> reporter: this is the most significant explosion that we have seen here in kabul for quite some time now. certainly, since that horrific airport blast at the end of august. we believe that it was targeting senior-taliban leadership who were attending the funeral prayers of the group's spokesperson's mother. now, we don't know exactly how many taliban leaders may or may not have been killed or injured in that attack. they are being quite tightlipped about that. at the scene, journalists who tried to gain access were pushed back ostensibly for security measures. and we also don't yet know who is is, in fact, responsible. the obvious candidate would certainly be isis-k. they wer

the market opens in seoul and tokyo are almost upon us.omberg. ♪ shery: welcome to "daybreak: asia." i'm shery ahn in new york. >> i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. let's look at the major markets opening in asia. fx stocks set to track the u.s. rally with solid corporate earnings countering inflation fears. demand strong for china's dollar bond sale. emerging in the credit market over the evergrande effect. call market intervention to tackle shortages and soaring prices. shery: breaking news at the moment. the house committee investigating the january 6th riot at the u.s. capitol is recommending the full household former trump administration advisor steve bannon in criminal contempt. -- and testimony. they voted unanimously to send the recommendation. it would escalate the brewing legal showdown that would mark the first test of the committee's power to counter former president trump's attempts to thwart its inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the attack on the capitol on january 6th. the

paula hancocks there for us in seoul.hanks very much, paula. >>> now to sports, the entire season is underlined for two of baseball's best. here's don riddell with our minute in sports. don. >> yeah, isa, it's been a big night for the road teams in major league baseball championship series. both the astros and the braves each within one win of the world series. the houston astros thoroughly enjoyed themselves at boston's fenway park. winning game four and now five in the american league. 9-1 the score wednesday. they're going to be at home for the rest of the series and need just one win to clinch what would be their third pennant in only five years. meanwhile, the atlanta braves that taken a 3-1 win. they scored 9-1 on wednesday. eddie rosario book ending their win in los angeles with a couple of home runs. >>> the new nba season went off with a bang for the new york knicks who needed double overtime to see off the boston celtics in the guard. 138-134 the score. and say these two will need to pace themselves. it's going

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.iew of sexual assault allegations against prince andrew, the duke of york. as accuser, virginia giuffre, has brought a civil lawsuit in the united states, claiming she was trafficked to london as a 17—year—old by the convict sex offender geoffrey epstein and forced to have sex with prince andrew. the royal has consistently denied all her allegations. in august, britain's my senior police officer that she had asked her team to look again at the allegations, but the police say they have completed that review and no further action will be taken in the uk. looking at some of the other main news from around the world. 16 people have died in a plane crash in russia nearly 1000 kilometres east of moscow. a further six people who were on board the light aircraft were rescued, with serious injuries, and have been taken to hospital. the plane, owned by the local flying club, crashed soon after take—off. most of those on board were members of a parachute team. state media in yemen say six people

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.y injured in a car crash on a country lane near maidstone in kent. the accident happened in the early hours of this morning. kent police said those who died were aged between 18 and 44. a 15—year—old boy, who was a passenger in the car, is in hospital with life—threatening injuries. a team of young female afghan footballers who fled the country after the taliban took control have been told they can come to live in the uk with their families. 35 members of the afghan women's development team, who are aged between 13 and i9, escaped from kabul to pakistan last month. the home office says it is finalising visas for the group. the uk is one of the most nature—depleted places in the world. that's according to a new study from the natural history museum. researchers said there was little room for nature when land is built on or used forfarming. olivia richwold reports. askham bog near york was formed by a retreating glacial here 15,000 years ago. it is brimming with biodiversity, but a new r

and and we are in seoul. understand these factors that have caused the crisis in china. >> you mentioned a number of factors that are kon flaiting and issue just to keep it very short. as china came out of the pandemic, the economy recovered quite fast which led to rapid production of coal and some mining accidents and regulation regulations on safety for coal mining which constrained coal production which had an impact on prices. over the summer and local authorities were conscious of these issues and make sure their demand would be balanced. by september, they were relaxed on those measures and it was higher than expected and some modern supplies, hydro and wind were lower than expected and some provincees and with were not meeting and resulted to the decision to cut power supply in certain sectors of the economy. >> what does this mean for when china can develop the crisis then? >> for china, we are expecting a short-term and rise. this may have some impact on energy sectors and imagine the impact on vario

it's often one of the ways pyongyang shows its anger at seoul by cutting the hotlines. last year, they cut the hotlines and blew up the liaison office. they did briefly reopen snthese hotlines in july of this year, but that only lasted a couple of weeks. so it is positive news, that they have been reinstated. i don't think anybody is going to be too overly optimistic as to how long it could last. we did get some information from the south korean side as to what was said by a south korean official when they called saying it's been a while and i'm glad that the communication line has been restored like this. i hope the interkorean relations can develop as the communication line has been restored. so it's a positive develop. we'll have to see if it lasts. it comes at a time when north korea is continuing and has been increasing its missile larges and new weaponry testing. just last week, there was a hyper sonic civil tested, recently there are what north korea called strategic cruise missiles being tested. they are calling on south korea to abandon their "double standards

here is our seoul correspondent, laura bicker.e to my submarine but can be tested in other ways. in previous tests, north korea have used underwater barges and that was in october 2019 but injanuary this year, and military parade, they showed off of what was called the world's most powerful weapon, which was this kind of missile. a submarine launched ballistic missile. what analysts are wondering is if they have now tested it. here in seoul, they have said it was a ballistic missile and it's possible i could come from a submarine we might not know that until we get images. what happens with these images. what happens with these images is that pyongyang carefully controls them and they'll send out those images and state newspapers and release them on tv probably within the next 24 hours. i will give analysts a better idea of capabilities that pyongyang now has when it comes to this fleet. thus i get ahead of ourselves when it comes to this thread. pyongyang is thought to this thread. pyongyang is thought to have one some are of fir

we have the market opens in seoul and tokyo next.so watching votes on raising the debt limit ceiling. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: hello and welcome to daybreak: asia. i'm paul allen in sydney. sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: i'm shery ahn in new york. we're looking at the major markets opening across asia. asian stocks look set to rise with investors watching china's market reopen after the golden week holiday add to key u.s. jobs data. samsung sees strong demand for chips and full of phones with profit up 25% last quarter. we will be speaking with a top adviser to hong kong's chief executive. paul: we have got markets opening in seoul and tokyo. sophie is taking a look. sophie: seeing a bounce for japanese stocks. the nikkei and the topix rising. seeing some gains after the declines we saw. jeffries are moderately bullish. ahead of the publishing speech, we have some -- at of the policy speech, cutting spending in august. the boj cutting its growth outlook for five of nine regions in japan. that is ahead of the mee

cnn's paula hancocks joins us live from seoul. paula, good morning.this launch? >> reporter: well, laura, what we're hearing from the joint chiefs of staff here, they believe it was one ballistic missile and they believe it appears to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile. we know this is technology they have been working on for sometime. earlier this year they unveiled what appeared to be a new submarine launched ballistic missile. certainly what we've been seeing in recent weeks, whatever north korea has showcased recently they appear to be testing. we've seen a float of new weapons testing which is condemned across the board from u.s., south korea, and also japan. japan at this point say they believe it may have been two ballistic missiles. not clear why there is a difference in number there, but the fact is it's ballistic missile technology, which is against the united nations security council resolutions. north korea is saying south korea is hypocritical considering the fact that south korea has been carrying out its own weapons and missile l

missile tests in the past month, as well as expressed willingness to restore communication links with seoul>>> meanwhile, north korea has tested another weapon in the country's latest show of force. the newspaper of the ruling workers party says the military has fired a new missile. rodong sinmun says it's a newly developed anti-aircraft missile. the paper reports the tests on thursday was meant to confirm the missile's range and the accuracy of its guidance system. officials with the military weapons developer, the academy of national defense science, carried out the test. the paper suggests the launch is of practical significance in developing anti-aircraft systems. north korea has test-fired a number of different missile types over the past week. observers say pyongyang is trying to impress upon the world it's developing a variety of weapons. the move is apparently based on a five-year plan be to boost national defense, which leader kim jong-un unveiled in january. >>> in a related story the u.s. secretary of state is calling for a united international response to north korea. >> we've s

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. laura: a rare look inside north korea.r news, iraq captured a high level member of the islamic state group alleged to have been running its finances. the iraqi prime minister announced the arrest of sami jas im. despite its territorial defeat in 2017, is continues to carry out regular attacks in iraq. to grand forces in northern ethiopia, troops and allies have launched attacks on all fronts. they send heavy artillery and jets. the tigrayan liberation front said tigrayan forces e holding grounds. it is not possible to verify the information independently. the italian parliament debating a ban on neofascist political parties. some of the biggest are trying to outlaw the far right forza n uova. this as far right activists protested in rome against the covid green pass, which requires workers to be vaccinated or have a negative test. in china, nearly 2 billion people have been displaced by severe flooding in the northern shanxi province. heavy rain triggered landslides across the area. flooding comes less than three months af

it's a trend happening in restaurants around the world from seoul, south korea, to this establishmentsing this conveyer system to get meals to customers. >> restaurants are going to be more automated. >> martin ford is the author of "rule of the robots." he says restaurants started using technology like ordering kiosks and robots that deliver food to homes before the pandemic. now white castle is experimenting with a robot to help in the kitchen. and the salad chain sweetgreen recently bought the company's spyce that created a robotic restaurant in boston. >> whether you like it or not, i think it's a trend. so it's best we all find way toes adapt to it. >> i have never seen anything like that before. >> i was so surprised. it's really cool. >> more diners may be in for the same surprise with more restaurants turning to robots to help create a recipe for success. elise preston, cbs news new york. >>> coming up, charlize theron talks about how she's joining a campaign to promote covid vaccines around the world. >>> plus, new controversy over gangster al capone. we'll tell you about an

intelligence officials reportedly meet in seoul to discuss north korea's nuclear program. >>> the fda moving closer to a decision on whether it's safe to mix covid vaccines when you get the booster shot. the decision expected soon could speed up the race to protect more americans, just as scientists track a new delta sub variant. alex presha is here with more. >> reporter: good morning, andrew. while the battle overac pector news froth fda boost this fda is deciding if americans should mix and match the booster shots. the fda is recommending that people get boosters that match the original doses. but it could allow a shot from a different brand. >> i think mixing and matching would reduce supply chain complexi complexity quite a bit. that would mean more boosters in more arms. >> reporter: coronavirus cases are falling across the country, down 50% since the beginning of september. meanwhile, thousands gathered across california monday, opposed to the vaccine mandate for students. these parents protesting outside of the state capitol. >> the harder they push, the louder we'll get. >> r

kim kuk—song, who achieved the rank of colonel in north korea's powerful spy agencies, defected to seoul2014. police in britain are dropping a review of sexual assault allegations by an american woman, virginia giuffre, against prince andrew. london's metropolitan police say they have completed that review and no further action will be taken. the prince has consistently denied all allegations. fully vaccinated residents in australia's most populous state, new south wales, are enjoying new freedoms is lockdown begins to be lifted. people in greater sydney have been on stay—at—home orders for three and a half months, but some social distancing measures and limits on public gatherings remain. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. from covid to climate change, governments around the world face challenges which demand modifications of human behaviour. when it comes to getting people to do things differently, what works best, the carrot of persuasion or the stick of coercion? well, my guest today is richard thaler the world—renowned economist and sci

seoul is near demilitarized zone, and the regime of north korea is brutal.essive and led by an individual that very difficult to figure out. they are always doing provocations over the course of time, whether it is missiles or other things. so north korea is something that we always are watching very closely. our intent in north korea or china or russia, we want to maintain a military capability, and a diplomatic level of effort to deter war. we don't want any conflict. we want to deter war. but if deterrence fails, we are determined to fulfill our treaty obligations with south korea. so far since 1953, the deterrence has worked and we are hopeful that will continue to work. francine: north korea, russia, in the united states. cyberattacks, we don't know if they come from the military. can you make america feel good that we have cyber capabilities just as good as the ones attacking us, i assume nobody has better cyber capabilities than we do. is that fair? gen. milley: i would say that we are the world's number one capability in cyberspace, but i would also

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.n west virginia on suspicion of selling nuclear warships secrets to what the pair believed was a foreign power. they sayjonathan toebbe delivered data cards to an undercover fbi agent for in return for about $100,000 of cryptocurrency. mark lobel has the details. this alleged below the radar attempt to reveal nuclear submarine secrets, now sunk, could have been a thriller the name, the spy who fed me, with data cards slipped into a peanut butter sandwich, and a chewing gum package, with a finale with the title — the spy who bled me, the final data drop—off and a plastic wrapper before the fbi finally cut in. neighbours of the detained couple who live here in this discrete neighbourhood of maryland are in disbelief. wow! laughs. no, it is pretty incredible, it is like out of a movie, you know? it is quite a quiet neighbourhood and everyone is very low — neighbourhood and everyone is very low riding so it was a little _ very low riding so it was a little surprising. it begun last april w

one of the figures from the show appeared at a park in seoul this week.nt robot dog, you know, if you say it's what game you already know. this is terrifying. it made its debut in the first episode of visitors have been taking selfies with the donald. why did we get close to that thing and adults are playing key games at the barclay red light, green light which is featured in the show don't want to spoil anything for you. park officials say the figure will stay there until the end of the year. that's terrifying. now. check this out. this hoverbike created by japanese startup is now for sale. it's called the x to limited edition. this is really cool. it's given me starwars fives. it has a conventional engine with for battery owners. it can reportedly fly for about 40 minutes and more than 60 miles an hour. john, that you up on this. >> but some practice first, i would have liked to school. much it costs. >> 68 $680,000 if you're able to get your hands on one of regulations about flying to japan. a pretty strict its regulations in the u.s. are still unclear

and bts, from the capital seoul, are now the world's biggest boy band.ne and social media. this is bbc news. bye—bye. hello. plenty of cloud across the uk yesterday and plenty of it still around today as well. glimmers of sunshine or sunny spells at best, i think, sums up our forecast for the majority. for scotland, though, the winds are already picking up. here, we will see cloud bearing more meaningful rain through the day as this cold weather front sinks its way in. high pressure holds things steady for england and wales — just light winds here, that cloud around, as i said. similar story for northern ireland. perhaps a few showers down towards the channel coast. but for scotland, rain will make its way as far south, i think, as the central belt by the time we get to the evening rush hour. some of the rain could be heavy. should be brighter for the northern isles through the afternoon, but it will stay windy. and then the rain progressively works its way into northern ireland and northern england through the evening. and then towards the end of the ni

two years ago movie parasite won best film at the oscars and bts from the capital seoul are now the biggestt me leave you with a glimpse of hogwarts in london. to mark the 20th anniversary of the first harry potter film, young fans have been learning how to wave those wands to wizardly effect — with cloaks, of course. the devotees of harry, ron, and hermione were duelling in front of 15 foot tall wands in london's leicester square, where the premiere of harry potter and the philosopher's stone was held in 2001. a spellbinding event, indeed. that is all we have time for this addition of newsday. join us again tomorrow. thank you so much for watching. hello. plenty of cloud across the uk yesterday and plenty of it still around today as well. glimmers of sunshine or sunny spells at best, i think, sums up our forecast for the majority. for scotland, though, the winds are already picking up. here, we will see cloud bearing more meaningful rain through the day as this cold weather front sinks its way in. high pressure holds things steady for england and wales — just light winds here, that cloud a

the launch comes as intelligence envoys from the us, south korea and japan gather in seoul. korea son kim has reiterated that the us is open to meeting north korea without preconditions. british mp is paid their respects to their murdered colleague sir david amess at a special settings at the house of commons. he was stabbed to death on friday while meeting members of the public. boris johnson told mps that say david's death left a vacuum they will never be filled. it was also announced that his local area south end would be granted city status, long jump and sir david. 0ur editor reports. holding on... ..at a church that should be a place of sanctuary, instead — for their father and husband — a place of violence. this family shattered, left reading messages from others. "thank you for all you have done." a simple note among the blanket of flowers. a way to express sorrow and support at parliament too. then the ultimate mark of respect... ..to still the commons�* usual clamour. 0n so many of their minds, perhaps, a phrase sir david himself wrote, "when mps are doing theirjob

kim kuk—song, who achieved the rank of colonel in north korea's powerful spy agencies, defected to seoul2014. police in britain are dropping a review of sexual assault allegations by an american woman, virginia giuffre, against prince andrew. london's metropolitan police say they have completed that review and no further action will be taken. the prince has consistently denied all allegations. fully vaccinated residents in australia's most populous state, new south wales, are enjoying new freedoms is lockdown begins to be lifted. people in greater sydney have been on stay—at—home orders for three and a half months, but some social distancing measures and limits on public gatherings remain. now on bbc news, it is dateline in london. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together bbc specialists with the foreign correspondents who write and broadcast for audiences back home from dateline london. this week... is borisjohnson promises to rebuild britain, where there could be delays. had made in taiwan soon become made in china? and why biden�*s buddies are not doing his bidding. jo

no surprise seoul feels like it has been invaded.stumes, thanks to my boyfriend. the streets have been desolate because of coronavirus but they have plucked up now. and it is notjust south korea. this is hong kong's party district, lan kwai fong, people packed together in a way that would have seemed almost unimaginable at any point in the last 18 months. translation: it is halloween again. i i am so happy! it is time to come out for a crazy party again! after panicking for so long, everyone can come out and have fun. in tel aviv, they don't seem to have received the squid game memo. instead, the traditional zombie walk takes place, young and old dressed up like the living dead. the zombie walk is very important, especially in israel, since we are dealing with those things on a daily basis with trauma and post—trauma and war. and in germany, it's very old—school — blood, guts and not a green tracksuit in sight. tim allman, bbc news. with all eyes on scotland over the next two yet weeks, the us ambassador and staff have taken the oppo

laura bicker is following events from seoul. these hotlines are on and off again.unication between north and south korea was once again restored. there are many of these hotlines that include fax lines and the go between various different departments. the point of them is to avoid rising tension and accidental clashes between the military and there are 2 calls, 1 in the morning and 1 at night, but they have not been happening regularly for over a year. in the state media release which was put out today from north korea the quote then seeing this as a gesture towards durable peace but he has also said that he wants to see active changes towards inter— korean policies. this is something we are looking at here and that is because this is an auspicious date when it comes to inter— korean relations. an historic agreement was signed to work towards peace, economic and military cooperation. it could be while restoring the hotlines today kim jong—un is dangling the prospect of inter— korean talks at a special time because here in south korea we are going towards a presiden

haidi: the market opens are coming up in seoul and tokyo. bloomberg. ♪ so many people are overweight now and asking themselves, "why can't i lose weight?" for most, the reason is insulin resistance, and they don't even know they have it. conventional starvation diets don't address insulin resistance. that's why they don't work. now there's golo. golo helps with insulin resistance, getting rid of sugar cravings, helps control stress and emotional eating and losing weight. go to golo.com and see how golo can change your life. that's golo.com. ♪ haidi: -- shery: hello, and welcome to "daybreak: asia." haidi: take a look at the major markets opening in asia, the top story is our. the rbnz downgrades global growth forecasts. the outlook for monetary policy as the economy slowly reopens. shery: let's talk to sophie for what to watch. sophie: the nikkei to 25 off by about .6% this morning and the yen staying near a three year low. saying there are rising yields as far as energy costs and checking on the open in seoul this morning, the latest eco-da

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we selected 15 cities including london, new york, seoul, sao palo and several others and ranked themvarious measures. wealth, equality. various measures like that. we found women tonight continue to be left behind. in many cases they are abprevent the the managerial ranks and companies, indices where things are the safest for women such as in asia, they are left behind on wealth and equality measures. tom: they all performed very badly. which are near the top and which are near the bottom? >> toronto ranked 3.66 out of five. that gives you the best performing city sao paolo is the worst. everyone else is in between. that shows you that inequality is rife everywhere. new york, which is the center for business and finance, you know, everyone thinks of it that way, is seen as very unsafe for women, tool. tom: what has the pandemic done to these cities and the impact on agenda r equality or the lack of equality? >> we talked to e-commerce about this issue. working women still bear the brunt of child care duties if they are mothers. they have been forced to juggle child care and also the

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we are coming down to the start of trade in tokyo and seoul.pan, support for the japanese prime minister is at 49% in survey. that is the lowest for a new leader in 13 years and comes three weeks after national elections. japan's largest telecom company is planning what it could be one of the world's biggest ring corporate bond cells ever with plans to sell about $2.7 billion of the note later this month. after several years of record-setting acquisitions, tokyo-based and ec is planning more m&a overseas. the ceo spoke to bloomberg about his drive for profit growth. you can hear more later. in south korea, the latest inflation data came in higher than expected and above the 2% target of the bank of korea for the sixth straight month adding to the case why further tightening from the central bank this year. south korea's parliament continues its audit of state run agencies and the kospi has entered a technical direction driven by an exit is of foreign investors including increased global scrutiny. haidi: going to stick with the korean markets be

. ♪ shery: captain down to the start of trading in tokyo and seoul.dging that all models introduced the country will be electric from 2030. there also facing out combustion engine cars globally by 2040. that was hit hard by the ongoing semiconductor shortage. the prime minister is saying he will invest in reviving domestic chipmaking speaking in an interview with tv tokyo. we also continue to watch japanese yen, zeroing in on the currency to position for fed tapering. almost 4% against the dollar -- we can almost 4% against the past weeks. rising nearly 27% on the year, export prices also jumping more than 20%. meanwhile, the bank of korea will report on international financial and fx market movement in a couple of hours time and before the hearing is scheduled for j widely on -- j -- jay y lee. haidi: let's get the business flash, second quarter profits of $740 million, an increase from the or before. also raising the out -- changing the outlook for the year. spending continues to grow as the pandemic forces migration online. cathy wood joining wall

and bts, from the capital seoul, are now the world's biggest boy band. short courses in science and technology are to be offered to up to 4 thousand adults in england who are already in work. the government says the courses will meet the needs of employers, and are part of the overall plan to increase skills and improve flexibility in the workplace. its part of a wider programme of educational reform, which includes removing some btecs in favour of new technical qualifications called �*t levels'. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys reports. level six in here... ministers want to build a new approach to skills in england. and michelle donelan is in charge of making it work. this building is being turned into swindon�*s institute of technology. short courses in science or technology will be on offer, top up for adults already in work. we know that people do four or five jobs in one lifetime nowadays. and there are jobs that will be around in a year's time that potentially are not there today. so we need an education system that is flexible and nimble and

thank you for joining us out of seoul.f the latest business flash headlines -- sources telling us that apple is looking to expand its reach within cars with technology to access functions like climate control, speedometers, radio, and seats. apples carport is already used by millions. the new one would take i-control in the car one step further. more at apple now, the company named a new steward of its nearly $200 billion money pile. company veteran michael shapiro is apple's new corporate treasurer, following the retirement of gary whistler. sources tell us the move is part of a wave of promotions at apple, which also elevated key software, marketing, and shape executives. this indian company is talking with global financial firms to become ankle in -- anchor investors in its ipo. blackrock is among those weighing bids to take on the listing. the fintech company is planning to raise as much as $2 billion from the share sale. david: a brief glance at markets. on the other side of the break, will get you a look at markets.