in singapore.ery honored to be chosen and appointed. it is truly from the heart, i feel so good because i also started with ocbc some 30 years ago. haslinda: it is a homecoming. >> it is a homecoming, so i feel good about it. but not about being the first woman ceo for a singapore-based bank. that is something i don't necessarily think is a headline. i never thought it would be a headline, because i think that any appointments should be based on the person's merit, their character, their leadership. so i am recognized to have that and i am very proud. i hope that in the future this will not make headlines, meaning that more women need this as well. haslinda: you are just months into your stint as the ceo of ocbc. succession is far from your mind, i am sure, but how might you be looking at succession to place people in top positions? >> succession is always in my mind. i am new in the job, but i can always -- whatever -- but i can have an accident, i can -- the office for any reason, so, succession

nick marsh, bbc news, singapore.eries on what life is like at 50 degrees celsius, we focus on australia. climate change has had a devastating impact on the country, with soaring temperatures and unusually intense bush fires. hanan razek reports. (tx it's been called the black summer. between 2019—2020, a prolonged heat wave caused huge bushfires across large parts of australia. itjust was extremely hot, and everyone was starting to get worried day by day until it happened. india and her family were among those hit by the fires in a rural area of southern australia. coming this way! oh, my! no, no, no! i thought we were going to lose the house, but ijust calmed down for a second and the fire kept going up the mountain. herfamily managed to save their home, but at least 3000 other houses were lost in the fires. i'm worried for my future, i'm worried that this house won't be here in another five years. scientists say the risk of weather conditions fuelling fires is 30% higher than it was 100 years ago because of climate

i want to send a message to singapore government.any people are mentally anguished. so, we need to release... we need to allow to go out. please. and with 80% of the public and 90% of workers now vaccinated, experts say that the confinement policy isn't protecting anyone. after 18 months, it's very clear that the mental health challenges, the social isolation are all really bubbling up. speaking as a public health professional, i would say that the covid—19 concerns are massively overblown. we can strike a better balance. recently, a handful were allowed out. they were given four hours near a hindu temple as part of a pilot scheme. feel free to share your i thoughts on this location. the government invited us to meet one of them. the authorities call the outing a milestone. the conditions are different. most of the workers live in common conditions, and that's why the measures put in place have to take into cognizance of that. but the workers who spoke to the bbc said they felt they were being punished for their substandard living co

nick marsh, bbc news, singapore.onths. the chinese aircraft included fighterjets and two nuclear—ca pable bombers. beijing now regularly flies military planes near taiwan, reinforcing its claim of sovereignty over the island. in the latest edition of our series on what life is like at 50 degrees celsius, we focus on australia. climate change has had a devastating impact on the country. last year, sydney measured temperatures of 50 degrees celsius. the country has also been hit by unusually intense bush fires. with 2021 set to be one of the hottest years on earth, hanan razek reports. it's been called the black summer. between 2019—2020, a prolonged heat wave caused huge bushfires across large parts of australia. itjust was extremely hot, and everyone was starting to get worried day by day until it happened. india and her family were among those hit by the fires in a rural area of southern australia. coming this way! oh, my! no, no, no! i thought we were going to lose the house, but ijust calmed down for a second and

she spoke exclusively with us in singapore.ery honored to be chosen and appointed and it is truly from the heart i feel so good because i also started with ocbc. it is a homecoming. so i feel good about it. but not so much about being the first woman ceo for a singapore bank. that's something i do not necessarily think is a headline. i never thought it would be a headline. it should be based on the person's merit, their leadership. so i thought i was recognized to have that, so i am very proud. i hoped in the future this would not make headlines, meaning there are more women leaders as well. haslinda: just months into your stint as ceo of ocbc, secession is far from your mind i'm sure, but if we take a long term perspective, how might you be looking at secession to place people in top six -- top positions? helen: succession is always in my mind. i'm new in my job, but i could have an accident, i could vacate the office for whatever reason. secession is always there, meaning i have to continue to identify several candidates. it'

. -- listing a spac in singapore.ng the first in singapore to file for a blank check listing. it has not identified a specific target sector for its perspective to standard chartered has signed a deal with a company controlled by the biggest trade union to form a digital bank. british lender will invest 107 billion u.s. dollars and only 60% of the business. the union-controlled company will put in 71 and a half million dollars for the remainder. it is the second digital business in the region. deutsche telekom is said to be nearing a deal to sell its dutch unit for as much as 5.9 billion dollars ranking as one of the largest divestments of recent years. sources say a sale could be announced in the coming days. the consortium is seen as a strong contender. bloomberg had earlier reported interest from an indian inner. -- indian billionaire. in a major shakeup to the nikkei to 25, nintendo will join the index from first of october. in tendo's long-awaited inclusion comes as the nikkei change this methodology to modernize

>> with regard to singapore evergrande does not operate directly in singapore. will be very limited. we think the impact on chinese property developers, we believe the impact will be quite limited based upon our assessment. the question is whether there will be broader spillover effects on the chinese economy. that we are monitoring close link, but overall our assessment remains china's economy will grow strongly this year. >> apart from the pandemic, what do you deem is the biggest risk for singapore? >> for this year? this year, it goes back to the overall external environment. not so much medium-term, but this year's risk remains the pandemic and the concerns you may see new waves of infections everywhere around the world. it could happen in the winter season and that might prompt new restrictions and letdowns and other countries, and to the extent that happens it may trim demand in economies, and that in turn will affect singapore's economy. >> always a pleasure to speak with you, sir. handing it back to you. shery: great conversation, coming up next china b

live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. | singapore... this is bbc news.s newsdax _ it is 7am in singapore and beijing, where new research shows that china hands out twice as much development money as the us and other major powers combined. american researchers from a day to come through global financial transactions and government records to reveal billions in china's are secret development spending. the new data shows an increasing number of overseas megaprojects worth half $1 billion or more. a 150—page report full of hidden data that took us researchers four years to uncover. it's full of hidden information that the chinese government doesn't even have about its own lending. namely that china is bankrolling international infrastructure projects — gig things like bridges and ports — at twice the rate of the united states and other major powers, and a majority of that funding is being channelled through chinese state banks. they're often issuing risky high—interest loans. $843 billion worth of funding spread across 165 countries. here's a prime example.

nick marsh, bbc news, singapore. to come: the team of therapy dogs working to relieve stress at a chilean hospital, overwhelmed by cases of coronavirus. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions alongj here have been strengthened, presumably in case i the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world, and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, even after any adverse judgment in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the us special envoy to haiti resigns in protest at his government's deportation policy for haitians, ca

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live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc. studio in singapore, this is bbc news.day. it's a 6am in singapore and 6pm in washington, where us military authorities have acknowledged the chaotic pull—out from afghanistan has damaged america's credibility. the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff told a senate committee that he had not anticipated the speed of the taliban takeover and he warned that al-qaeda could pose a renewed threat to us interests. he was testifying alongside the us defence secretary lloyd austin. here is some of what they had to say. we secretary lloyd austin. here is some of what they had to say.— of what they had to say. we could not for: e of what they had to say. we could not forge a _ of what they had to say. we could not forge a nation. _ of what they had to say. we could not forge a nation. the _ of what they had to say. we could not forge a nation. the fact - of what they had to say. we could not forge a nation. the fact that l not forge a nation. the fact that the afghan army that we and our partners are trained simply melted away in man

>> yeah, there will be investments in singapore via a new fund.dition to that, they will be using a new structure that singapore rolled out earlier this month for listing cheap acquisition companies. they will be using this framework to list in singapore's framework. an official announcement could come as soon as this week, but it hinges on the government, from my understanding, suddenly boosting the domestic market and really helping exposure of the market by listing companies. david: this was meant, i guess, to spur immediate market reaction. we are down .6%, but how big a development really is this? to really boost a market that has been in many ways, if it is price for market cap, has been [indiscernible] >> the action has not been really great, unfortunately, but i think markets would like to see a bigger fund rise for it to really have an impact on the market, and they need to see more implementation once the announcement comes in to see exactly how it will improve the tech exposure of the market. we are not clear if gic's role would be majo

asia has hong kong and singapore threatening to retaliate.re you worried you may have to fly some empty planes just to secure and keep those? >> it is not enough. we would have to redo that. we would have to exchange i get on that. we were forcing airlines. this is not a sustainable way forward. we hope we can find a solution. >> overall, this seems like an archaic role as well of use it or lose it. it is not what you call environmentally friendly. what is the solution to all of this? >> dissolution for sustainability will come from the inventory. i think we are very committed here on sustainability and we are -- in 2020i think we were the first airline group, the first customer and we will continue going in that direction. that is one of the main arguments. if there was no using of the restriction, there is no point to flying around the world. >> we know which countries may come on -- may come on screen first. how do you gear up for that? >> actually, in singapore, we are seeing all demand tripling. it started two weeks ago, three weeks ago.

entity -- separate from a local singapore entity..com they have perhaps run afoul of the payment services act, and they are going to be holding services by friday. what they said is more clients to settle all of their peer to peer trading by thursday to make sure there are no issues i had a friday -- ahead of friday. rishaad: how have they gotten themselves into this situation? >> there are a lot of moving parts because there are so many corporate entities when it comes to binance, the largest crypto currency exchange of the world, but they have separate operations all over the place, and if you look back to earlier in june, an affiliate was also restricted from operations in the ok, so we have seen a crackdown for binance but also the wider industry and the cryptocurrency industry reckoning with the government's. -- governments. rishaad: they do not really want regulation, do they? >> that is a good way of spending it. if you look at bitcoin is over $51,000 at the moment. we are seeing a strong bull and bitcoin. i was talking to an

why has singapore chosen to do this?e populations they serve in the who has a mandate to care about global public health and so it makes sense with the who to advocate for countries that have much larger proportions of the country who remain unvaccinated to have better access to covid—i9 vaccines. governments are countries have mandates to protect the health of the populations and to make policies based on evidence and emerging data sews that shows people that are older and immunocompromised would benefit from the protection of the covid—i9 vaccine, especially with the more infection like delta circulating. this shows that antibodies can drop off and after six to nine months after vaccination, the reason why there's no clear consensus is because the protection of covid—i9 is a moving target and there are several factors are changing and delta is clearly more infectious and transmissible and it has gone through different populations and it causes higher rates of hospitalisation and possibly severe disease, especially of h

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in singapore. shery: and in hong kong, i am shery ahn. markets await u.s. inflation data after wall street snaps of five-day losing streak. japanese leadership front runner kono gets abused by learning that he earned the potential backing of a rival. and public protests are raising the stakes for beijing. haidi: will get more on that story on evergrande in a moment but it is front and center when it comes to the u.s. inflation. the consumer inflation print is in focus for investors. when you look at u.s. inflation versus the rest of the world, that is the u.s. there and read. japan down below in the darker yellow. could this inflationary pressure be idiosyncratic, a u.s. thing? monetary policy stimulus that has gone into the economy, because of that elevated level of demand, does that mean that transitory come down could be steeper than we have seen other economies? a lot to speak about as we wait for that key data print. shery: the u.s. attorney open for business with faster than the rest of the world but we continue to see inflationary

i'm in singapore.ives in afghanistan — since the taliban captured the capital — the afghan refugee crisis on the pakistan border worsens. "a looming humanitarian catastrophe" is how the united nations is describing the situation in afghanistan. it will host a high level meeting later on monday in a bid to convince governments to maintain humanitarian support for the country despite the taliban's return to power. the un estimates that 18 million afghans — almost half the population, are in need of assistance. the united nations will host a high level meeting in geneva and new york on afghanistan today, in a bid to convince governments to maintain humanitarian support for the country despite the taliban's return to power. the un estimates that 18 million afghans — almost working among the afghan people as a doctor and humanitarian worker for more than 16 years is singaporean medic, dr hakim young. he'sjoins us now from singapore — where he has recently returned to from afghanistan. karishma's questions:

china, new zealand, singapore, taiwan. it is really crossing that covid zero strategy.nes are slightly less effective on it also means that we need a higher level of herd immunity or vaccinated immunity to open up. from 70% what we were thinking last year to more like 80% or 90%. what we are seeing in europe as they are still seeing cases, they are still seeing deaths, but vaccination has made a dent and they do have some of the highest vaccination rates in the world thanks to really get incentives like the vaccination passport. ireland, you can't even get into a pub without being vaccinated there. yvonne: emma o'brien in auckland. europe giving a model of how it is done here. southeast asia very much at the bottom of those rankings this month. you talk about vaccination rates. singapore has one of the highest , yet they are still talking about how there is confusion about opening up. there are reports from our team talking about sources saying there are concerns about infighting within the ruling party about whether to reopen or not. rishaad: rishaad: a bit of a head s

that's get the latest from juliette saly in singapore. juliette: it is a contagion effect of evergrand, a chorus of concerns about contagion. you mentioned some of the weakness in these players, down by almost 11%. evergrand at a near 10 year low, and all this playing into the broader hang seng index. let's flip the board and look at how it is weighing into the hang seng. the tech index is another one that's been hit incredibly hard over the crackdown, down another 1.6%. analysts are bearish about the sector but i did want to bring you some bright spots, crude at a six weeks high, the energy sector holding up in the kiwi holding up too after a strong gdp for new zealand. manus: just way for all those research notes that will stack up in your inbox, juliette saly in singapore. that takes us to natural gas, energy prices have continued a record-breaking run generating fears about supply and security. dani burger is back in the house. >> when it comes to energy, it's either going to come from gas are wind in europe. both are experiencing iss

it's 6am in the morning in singapore, and midnight in singapore, and midnight in france — where the trial today of the 2015 attacks in paris. a night of indiscriminate shooting and bombing in paris that left 130 innocent people dead. it was france's worst attack since the second world war. it led to intensified french military action against the extremists abroad and a security crackdown at home. today, the trial began of the 20 men accused of involvement in those attacks. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. the sirens sounded again in paris today for the men accused of terrorising this city six years ago. sounds that once accompanied that fear and panic, now accompanying the defendants on their way to justice. it was a night when security felt uncertain, when no—one in paris knew where to run. as islamist gunmen targeted bars, restaurants, the football stadium, the bataclan concert hall. explosion. salah abdeslam, the only suspected attacker to survive that night, is facing the most serious charges. 19 others are accused of involvement, including mohamed abrini, also wante

the singapore market up 1.4% at the moment. at the asx, csi 300 has been down but it is now in the plus column. the hong kong market erasing some of the gains. oil in focus, given the energy crunch in china. we are looking at some banks, very little in terms of resistance for brent crude to go over -- yvonne: goldman is bullish when it comes to oil, expecting explosions and prices as well. the energy crunch not just in china, but europe adding to these gains. we have plenty more to come. this is bloomberg. ♪ (announcer) looking for a better way to lose weight and feel good? how about the one with the 98% success rate and the more affordable weight loss solution? that's golo. there are no monthly fees and it's guaranteed to work or you don't pay. how can golo offer all of that? because it's not like any of those diets you've already tried. it's the new way to lose weight. no stimulants, no starving, just results. results you'll keep for life. no more sacrificing to lose weight only to put it back on. no more sacrificing, period.

ok, thanks katie in singapore _ year. ok, thanks katie in singapore for— year.s underway to help more people of colour reach senior positions in business in the uk. the 10,000 black interns initiative aims to offer more opportunities to young black graduates. currently, there are no black chairs, chief executives, or chief financial officers in any of the ftse100 or aim listed companies. joining me now is esther 0dejimi—uzokwe, programme director, 10,000 black interns. a very warm welcome to the programme. must admit only that this news broke some time ago, that in the ftse 100 this news broke some time ago, that in the ftse100 there are no lax ceos or see sweet executives which is staggering, isn't it? in this day and age? absolutely and you are correct to say in this day and age it absolutely is staggering and these are the industry decision—makers making decisions for all colours and all races in society and i think we can all agree that thatis think we can all agree that that is a big problem and that is exactly what10,000 black interns is here to attempt to

we still have our home base in singapore. singapore contributes a substantial amount of our profit.ow china is the second-largest largest economy in the world. we know that china is so much more linked with the rest of asia. we will become china's biggest trade partner. enter asian trade is going substantially. we know we bridged our presence in great china. we have about 19 branches around china, hong kong. in a way, we are there and we are ready. it is indeed the trade roads that we are capturing. investment in so many more chinese companies, customers coming to us. using singapore as a base and going further into indonesia. it's a big market for them. >> different industries all coming. not just counting the chinese investors. you are also looking at some of the multinational companies. some of the chinese companies. koreans, japanese who have been adopting what we call the china plus one strategy. having a second stop in southeast asia in that sense. >> are you all set up for your growth plans, your strategy? do you see then -- see the need to hire further? >> we will hire furth

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...cy — as the united states says it will lift the ban on international air travel for fully vaccinated foreign nationals in november. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, says he's "increasingly frustrated" that the richest nations continue to deny funding to developing countries to help them adapt to the climate change crisis. the un world food programme says only 7 percent of afghans have enough to eat. the struggle to live, to eat, to survive did not end when the shooting stopped. at first light, hundreds of building workers looking for a day's employment gather at a market place in the centre of kabul. with their tools and without much hope. afghanistan's economy is closing down. millions live in poverty in a country that has received huge sums in foreign aid. these men rage about the fortunes stolen by a corrupt elite in the last 20 years. food prices are rocketing. millions barely feed theirfamilies. hunger could become the worst of afghanistan's many crises. $9 billion that m

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. as the first aid from the world food programme arrives in afghanistan — since the taliban captured the capital — we have a special report from the pakistan border — on the worsening refugee crisis. if anyone, like, give me a home, give me a place to stay, give me a hope, like, welcome me with open arms, like, pave the way for me to study, to do what i want, i will 100% serve them — there's no doubt about it. iran and the un nuclear inspection agency strike a deal on monitoring some iranian nuclearfacilities — in talks described as constructive. and also in the programme: we remember the first racially—motivated hate crime — the murder of balbir singh sodhi — in the backlash against the september 11 attacks. russia's danniil medvedev wins the us open, shattering djokovic�*s dream of netting four grand slam titles in a year. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and 3.30 in the morning in kabul where the the united nations world food programme says a plane bringing much needed aid has

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... a military pact to boost their influence in the indo—pacific, where china has expanded its military presence. four us gymnasts, including simone biles, have testified before a senate committee hearing — giving evidence over the fbi's failures in its sex abuse investigation of their former team doctor, larry nassar. it's just over a month since the taliban swept to power in afghanistan. they entered kabul on 15 august — turning history on its head. the taliban are still transitioning from an "insurgent force" to a government. they face a mounting economic crisis and scepticism over their commitment to human rights. today, we take a snapshot of life under the taliban outside the capital, in the north of the country. secunder kermani and cameraman malik mu—dassir have sent this report from mazari sharif. crossing into the islamic emirate, a cargo train from uzbekistan. this is now passport control. the taliban even have their own stamps. an hour's drive away, the city of mazar—i—sharif.

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.urt hearing is under way in los angeles that could spell the end for britney spears conservatorship. two female judges britney spears conservatorship. two femalejudges in britney spears conservatorship. two female judges in afghanistan britney spears conservatorship. two femalejudges in afghanistan have spoken to the bbc about their fears of retribution from the taliban and others. over 20 femalejudges of retribution from the taliban and others. over 20 female judges are in hiding and desperate to get out. japan's governing liberal democratic party has elected a new leader. fumio kishida is set to become the country's prime minister within days after winning a tight election within his party. he replaces yoshihide suga, who resigned after only a year in office partly because of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. mariko oi reports. meetjapan�*s soon—to—be 100th prime minister, who will most certainly be confirmed on the 4th of october by parliament, after winning the ruling party

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... military pact to boost their influence in the indo—pacific, where china has expanded its military presence. four us gymnasts, including simone biles, have testified before a senate committee hearing, giving evidence over the fbi's failures in its sex abuse investigation of their former team doctor, larry nassar. i want to bring you the story now. to japan now, where 51% of its population has been fully vaccinated, according to government figures released this week. the nation made a slow start, but has overtaken the united states in the proportion of those who have had at least one jab. so how has japan done it? i'm joined now by william pesek, an award—winning journalist and author ofjapanisation: what the world can learn from japan's lost decades. great to have you on newsday, william. so in the first instance, is it fair to call this a turnaround? it seems like just a few weeks ago, we were talking about covid surges during the olympics and the paralympics — now we've got the situa

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. stuffed ballots, covered—up cameras. evidence of fraud as polls close in russia's elections, with president putin taking an early lead. a volcano erupts spectacularly on la palma in spain's canary islands — spewing out lava, ash and smoke, and forcing the evacuation of local villages. canadians prepare to vote in monday's parliamentary elections with polls pointing to a very tight race. also in the programme. philippine boxing champion turned politician, manny pacquiao, confirms he will run for president next year. and rolling out the red carpet in la as television's biggest stars arrive for the emmy awards. it's 8am in singapore, and 3am in moscow, where initial results from russia's marathon three—day elections show president putin's party on course to retain its parliamentary majority. the central election commission says with 33 percent of the ballots counted, united russia hasjust over 45 percent of the vote. that's down from more than 54% at the last elections in 2016. few criti

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.nt shutdown, but more tough negotiations lie ahead for president biden. the italian prime minister, mario draghi, has said world leaders need to be "whipped into action" to tackle climate change. he was speaking ahead of key talks in milan involving about 50 environment ministers. mr draghi also met the activist greta thunberg who, on tuesday, said politicians' efforts to tackle climate change amounted to "30 years of blah, blah, blah". mr draghi reassured her that the leaders were listening. with the un climate summit in glasgow only a month away, many nations are ramping up their commitments to try and slow the rate of global warming. but australia, where carbon emissions per person are among the highest in the world, has been called out for not doing enough. its emissions reduction pledge for 2030 is only 26—28%, well below what most other rich economies have promised. and it still hasn't agreed to net—zero emissions by 2050. this week, prime minister scott morrison said he may not

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: "no vaccine, nojob" — 100 million workers in america will be required to get a coronavirus jab, as president biden unveils tougher regulations. if you want to work with the federal government, do business with us, get vaccinated. if you want to do business with the federal government, vaccinate your workforce. the us federal government sues texas — the attorney general says the state's near total ban on abortion is unconstitutional. washington praises "business—like" taliban for enabling the first civilian evacuation flight from kabul since the us troop withdrawal. and meet this year's mercury prize winner, 20—year—old arlo parks rose to fame after sending the bbc a demo tape a. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore and 7pm in washington, where president biden has set out a series of measures to get more americans vaccinated against covid—19, amid a surge in cases of the fast—spreading delta variant. all federal governm

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.ve seized panjshir province, consolidating their control of the whole of afghanistan. wa nt to want to bring you this story now. unicef has warned one in two children in afghanistan are at risk of severe malnutrition following the taliban takeover. the children's rights charity is continuing to work on the ground to help people at risk from drought, rising food prices and scarcity as well as the upheaval of decades of war. i'm joined now by eliane luthi poirier, who is part i'm joined now by eliane luthi, who is part of the team coordinating the relief effort in afghanistan. great to have you on the programme. talkers of the first instance, the main challenges your sink for children in afghanistan now. i your sink for children in afghanistan now.- your sink for children in afghanistan now. i can say is the needs — afghanistan now. i can say is the needs of _ afghanistan now. i can say is the needs of the _ afghanistan now. i can say is the needs of the children - afghanistan now. i can

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our top story...the move shows a cold war mentality. i want to bring you the story now. crowds lined the streets in lebanon today to celebrate the arrival of tankers carrying supplies of fuel. the country struggled to provide enough petrol and diesel, with regular blackouts as a consequence. but some are worried that the source of the new supply — organised by the militant shia group his brother — could create more problems than it solves. —— hezbollah. our middle east correspondent anna foster reports. scenes ofjoy in a country that has little to celebrate. lebanon is gripped by one of the worst economic depressions in modern times. but away from the jubilation, faces the reality. —— this is the reality. the evidence at yasmin bakery run for 15 hours a day onjust two generators. every afternoon means a scramble for diesel, calling in favours or scouring the black market. if we don't get enough fuel for today, we are closing today. we are not working. tomorrow there is no bread. you're loading the veh

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.hanistan. there are no women and their new prime minister is on a un terrorism sanctions list. earlier, taliban fighters fired shots into the air to disperse protesters in the kabul. hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets, many of them women. brazil has been marking its independence day — normally a moment of national unity, but not this time. huge demonstrations have been taking place in support of presidentjair bolsonaro, but the opposition were also out in force. this was the capital brasilia, where bolsonaro's followers demonstrated against the congress and supreme court, who they accuse of mistreating the president. and this is sao paulo and another huge demonstration in support of the brazilian leader, who is facing record—low poll numbers. mr bolsonaro seemed to be enjoying himself. he watched a military parade in brasilia from the back of a rolls—royce. but not everyone was so enthused. critics of the president also gathered for a counter—demonstration. let's get more on

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0uh headlines...mised for afghanistan — funding it says is needed to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe. the bbc has obtained and verified footage which shows civilians being killed by taliban fighters in afg hanistan's panchir valley. i want to bring you this story now. bbc analysis of global climate data has found that the number of extremely hot days, when temperatures reach 50 celsius has more than doubled in the past a0 years. the bbc is launching a series called life at 50 c, exploring the impact of extreme heat — starting in nigeria, where climate change has destroyed much of the fertile land. the country's oil production has added to the problem, as millions have been forced to live near toxic gas flares. peter 0kwoche reports. this is my mum. she's going to the city fire. under the scorching sun, and in front of an open gas flare in nigeria's oil—rich south, joy risks her life to support her family. temperatures here reach boiling levels. but, despite the risks, joy uses the heat to speed up dr

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...ntina has been stopped minutes after kick—off, following a dramatic intervention on the pitch by brazilian health officials. they accused four argentine players of having broken brazil's covid quarantine rules. for more on this, i am joined now by sportsjournalist tim vickery, who is in brazil. tim, great to have you on newsday. the story is all about life in 2021. talk us through what happened and how is it possible these players could have got through the airport into the country, and only when they were on the field the disk it discovered? it were on the field the disk it discovered?— were on the field the disk it discovered? , , ., discovered? it is indeed bizarre, one of the _ discovered? it is indeed bizarre, one of the world's _ discovered? it is indeed bizarre, one of the world's great - discovered? it is indeed bizarre, | one of the world's great sporting rivalries reduced to the level of absolute farce. the uk is on brazil's red list for covid, just like brazil is on the uk's

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. election suggests the social democrats have surged ahead of the cdu. the army could beat... in many parts of the uk. over half of britain's fuel stations are thought to have run dry. after days of cues. katie austen has more. this is one of the forecourts which were forced to close today, the result of motorists panic buying fuel. a mental health nurse told us she struggled to get to work. because of panic buying, there was nothing left. i live 14 miles away from work. work then had to call me a taxi to bring me in, which is costing the nhs money. a group which speaks for more than 5,000 independent fuel retailers said the impact had been severe. there is a large number — more than half — which have already run dry, and those others are running dry quite quickly. the first limited supply issues were down to a lack of tanker drivers, that's highlighted a wider lorry driver shortage — a long—standing problem that's got worse. the government has today announced new measures aimed at tack

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... have been promised for afghanistan — funding it says is needed to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe. the bbc has obtained and verified footage which shows civilians being killed by taliban fighters in afghanistan's panchir valley. in the uk, all 12—15—year—olds will soon be offered a single dose of the pfizer coronavirus vaccine. it comes just a few weeks after the body which advises the government said it couldn't recommend vaccinating healthy kids. and it brings the uk in line with other countries like the united states, which alrady vaccinates those over 12. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. i'm looking for four right—angled triangles... there's a new formula for vaccination. ten days ago, the scientists on thejcvi advisory committee said there were only marginal health benefits from immunising all 12—15—year—olds. now the uk's four top doctors have concluded the wider benefits for education and mental health make giving a single dose the right answer. england's chief medical

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: the taliban flag is raised in the one part of afghanistan that has remained outside its control. the resistance says it will fight on. 298 people were killed when mh—17 was shot down over eastern ukraine seven years ago. now, their relatives give harrowing testimony to a court in the netherlands. translation: ijust couldn't stop |crying until i woke up screaming, | months and months on end, every night, over and over again. waiting for the chance to eat — concern grows that millions could go hungry as myanmar edges towards civil war. translation: donors came to us yesterday. | they gave us four kilos of rice and a crate of eggs, enough for us for two days or so. after that, i don't know how we'll get food. i can't sleep at night. and in what's described as a "miracle rescue", a three—year—old boy — missing in australian bushland since friday — is found alive. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in the morning in singapore and 2.30

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: in afghanistan, the taliban announce their new government. none of the cabinet officials are women and their new prime minister is on a un terrorism sanctions list. earlier, the group fired warning shots on the streets of kabul, as hundreds took part in protests condemning the taliban and criticising pakistan. this is the biggest challenge to the taliban's authority that we've seen so far, and it's not coming from a militia force. it's coming from peaceful protesters, from both women and men. president biden tours new york and newjersey, seeing the damage caused by hurricane ida's flooding and using it to sound the alarm on climate change. the british prime minister announces one of the largest tax rises in decades, saying it will pay for delays in the national health service and fund long—awaited reforms to elderly care. and struggling to remember their letters — how india's school children have been hit hard by the covid pandemic. live from our studio in singapore, th

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines...w government in afghanistan. there are no women and their new prime minister is on a un terrorism sanctions list. earlier, taliban fighters fired shots into the air to disperse protesters in the kabul. to disperse protesters in kabul. hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets, many of them women. much of new zealand eases a strict lockdown on wednesday morning. residents outside auckland will be allowed to return to work and school. the country has been chasing a zero covid strategy, enforcing severe restrictions on movement and activities. the elimination strategy has been popular in many parts of the asia—pacific region, although countries like hong kong, singapore and australia have talked about living with the virus and loosening measures. it has been the delta variant which has proved much more difficult to contain, although the new zealand prime ministerjacinda ardern has continued her support for zero covid policies. michael baker is professor of public health at the univers

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. how to make friends and influence people — new research uncovers the staggering amount of china's hidden foreign lending. america's top general admits the united states�* reputation has been damaged by the chaotic exit from afghanistan. the french insist they're doing everything they can to stop migrants crossing the english channel, and accuse the uk of being ungrateful. we all have our secrets. we just didn't get to yours yet. and shaken, stirred and very, very late. finally, the newest bond film is released, with the premiere in london. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. it is 8am in singapore and beijing, where new research shows that china hands out twice as much development money as the us and other major powers combined. american researchers combed through global financial transactions and government records to reveal billions in china's secret development spending. the new data shows an increasing number of overseas megaprojects worth half a bil

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...ggest the social democratic party has edged ahead of the conservative cdu party of the outgoing chancellor angela merkel. yan mar�*s disputed ambassador to the united nations accepts a deal to remain in his post despite being find by the military junta. he tells the bbc why. in britain, their warning stated that many petrol stations have run dry after days of cues at pumps. he petrol retailers association says more than half of its members have run out of fuel. katy austin has more. this is one of the forecourts which were forced to close today, the result of motorists panic buying fuel. a mental health nurse told us she struggled to get to work. because of panic buying, there was nothing left. i live 14 miles away from work. work then had to call me a taxi to bring me in, which is costing the nhs money. a group which speaks for more than 5,000 independent fuel retailers said the impact had been severe. there is a large number — more than half — which have already run dry, and those ot

thanks very much, nick, nick marsh in singapore with i nick marsh in singapore with us.ck on the runway. new york's fashion week returns with live audiences, but the pandemic is still cramping its style. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: france's biggest—ever terrorism trial is underway. the only surviving assailant from the deadly 2015 paris terror attacks claims he is a soldier of the islamic state group. former us president donald trump has praised confederate commander robert e lee after a statue of the general was removed from virgnia's capital. now to these — if you have young children, you'll know they're the latest toy craze to sweep the playgrounds of the world. pop its are a simple rubber toy with bubbles you can pop in and out, a bit like popping bubble wrap. they're a hit with children and even some adults say they find them soothing. but where did they come from? ben king has been finding out. the idea is very simple — colourful rubber toys with bubbles you can push in and out, but the craze has been decades in the making. the original was develo

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...era of �*relentless diplomacy�* to replace relentless war. a busy day for president biden — while hosting the british prime minister at the white house — he outlined the importance of ireland�*s peace accord. we�*ve been hearing in the programme about what the world�*s two superpowers, china and america, have committed to do to fight climate change. but will these pledges help the countries that are literally on the front line of climate change? tuvalu is an island nation in the pacific ocean that has suffered due to increased temperatures and rising sea levels. i�*m joined now by the tuvalu ambassador to the united nations, samuelu laloniu. how urgent is the situation in tuvalu right now, with regards to climate change and rising sea waters? great to have you. well, thank you for having me. i have to say that tuvalu is the most vulnerable country is them —— and i say that with conviction because we are already living the impacts of climate change as we speak. secondly, it�*s the very

japan is a chance, switzerland is a chance, singapore is a chance, dubai is a chance. it has to be a white list tax country to do it. there are more speculative countries that could do stuff, but i don't think that will help. you've got to find one of the established, taxpaying countries who say taxes are focused on regulation. i don't know if a white list tax company -- country is going to come up with a different regulatory framework for crypto. but one will break soon for sure. when they do, the crypto world will flock to that. haidi: with monetary policy in the pipeline, what is interesting to you when he think about the solid investment in the alternative segment, doesn't have to be crypto? mark: if you think about what is going to happen when the everywhere bubble bursts, you have to say precious metals, and i like platinum better than gold, and i like gold producers more than the metal. berkshire, even though they have had a run, continues to be a good uncorrelated asset. people think it is a stock and it really is not at the moment, i think berkshire hathaway i

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... them too scared to return to theirjobs — or even stay in their homes. californians are voting on whether to replace their governor, democrat gavin newsom, after opponents of the way he's handled the pandemic forced a recall election. pope francis has continued his four—day visit to slovakia, with a visit to the country's east. he presided over several mass gatherings but also spent time with members of the impoverished roma minority at a dilapidated housing estate. from bratislava, rob cameron reports. he's been called "the pope of the peripheries" — the pontiff who seeks out the poor, the forgotten, the marginalised. and nowhere in slovakia is more marginalised than here at the lunik ix housing estate. lunik is home to almost 5,000 romani people. despite some improvement, many still live in squalid apartments, several with no heat or electricity. for some, the pope's very presence here today was a message of hope. translation: it will help us. perhaps the fact he's here will help us,

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: some 100 million workers in america will be required to get vaccinated against covid, as president biden unveils a tougher vaccine mandate. if you want to work with the federal government, do business with us, get vaccinated. if you want to do business with the federal government, vaccinate your workforce. washington praises "business—like" taliban for enabling the first civilian evacuation flight from kabul since the us troop withdrawal. we report from guantanamo bay, where the last 39 suspects detained in the wake of 9/11 are still awaiting their fate. and french and british ministers clash over plans for the uk border force to turn back some boats carrying migrants across the channel to england. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore and 6pm in washington, where president biden has set out a series of measures to get more americans vaccinated against covid—19, amid a surge in cases of the fast—spreading delta variant.