the south pacific island state of tonga could become the next place where major powers to slug it out for in front. also what to do with 28000000 tonnes of unused food one young japanese entrepreneur has come up with a tasty else. is his business and. his welcome governments need reform to make their economies resilient says they always cdn its annual going for growth report that has a couple of recommendations lowering inequality improving education and making the labor market more inclusive reforms in these areas could help policymakers come up with answers to some of the problems posed by globalisation digitalization and environmental degradation emerging markets especially need more policies to protect the environment china could address its pollution problem by better and forcing existing laws and raising energy taxes the o.e.c.d. and india could improve its infrastructure to promote the efficient use of energy and water resources. thomas because local senior economist at the o.e.c.d. is standing by for us coming back to the always india report about urgently needed reform in man

also in the show a regional power struggle plays out in the tiny south pacific island of tonga. and what to do with 28000000 tons of unused through one young japanese entrepreneur has come up with a tasty answer. this is the w. business i'm on in berlin welcome a challenging time for the global auto industry has made some of the world's biggest car makers wary of going at it alone 5004 and have announced cooperation in 2 areas where they've struggled to make inroads electrification and autonomous driving force there's long been speculation folks bargain and ford would team up on self driving electric cars but markets like certainty the confirmation from v.w. c.e.o. herbert and ford chief jim harkat make out a new york news conference boosted shares in both automakers. will put $2600000000.00 into ford self driving units are go. which is valued at $7000000000.00 we're now confirming that we will expand our collaboration into a thomas technology. we share the view that technology is an enabler and it's not immune to itself that was one of the 1st things that herbert very aligned o

many think because they are looking to keep australia new zealand in check in the tiny kingdom of tonga there are signs that a battle for power and influence among the much larger nations is heating up. life moves at a slower pace without traffic lights or fast food chains snuffling pigs roam dusty roads but in a country with few jobs tongue's worry that chinese immigrants are taking over the small business sector. first of all our supply most needed chinese slave retail shops they have 99 percent chance of them. so have basically controlled what the. many fear that the chinese could be expanding their business interests into farming and construction made of beijing led investment drive in the region china already gave several gifts and loans to tonga the country of 106000 people i was about $100000000.00 u.s. dollars to china's export import bank equivalent to about one 4th of its g.d.p. but the chinese say it's increasing footprint in the south pacific is nothing to worry about. college. is trash. talking. nevertheless after western allies overlook the south pacific is a somewhat slee

the south pacific island state of tonga could become the next place where major powers to slug it out for influence. also what to do with 28000000 tons of unused food one young japanese entrepreneur has come up with a tasty alts. is his business and. governments need reform to make their economies resilient says the always cdn its annual going for growth report that has a couple of recommendations lowering inequality improving education and making the labor market more inclusive reforms in these areas could help policymakers come up with the answers to some of the problems posed by globalization digitalization and environmental degradation emerging markets especially need more policies to protect the environment china could address its pollution problem by better and forcing existing laws and raising energy taxes the o.e.c.d. and india could improve its infrastructure to promote the efficient use of energy and water is. thomas senior economist at the o.e.c.d. is standing by for us.

i am the preacher's whittles home what's the link to fun tonga.at else had one thomas mother and his sister lived here for some time during that time from tanakh often came to not repeat him to write about his rambles through brandenburg and then bundle them both to unbolt or to others and he often got his sister lisa to do research for him to consult people to go into churches and look through the registry books looking for people or to go to villages and describe even the sketch them. all those things flowed into from time his book reading of the of the 2 of them had a really great relationship. tallest hayden is. in his rambles through brandenburg from time to also wrote critically of his birth place saying it was a bit lavish for such a small town but he did say it was beautiful he situated on the lake and. therefore out in front of his childhood here in the well being shaped him i think much does and i think that the wide open spaces here on the lake and forest landscapes gave him a certain sense of home. through here and to make it happen th

he now faces a race to prove his fitness before england's world cup opener against tonga on the 22ndadams has become wbo world flyweight champion for the first time because her opponent arely muthino is injured and unable to defend the title. adams was interim champion and mandatory challenger to mucino ahead of their scheduled fight in march but adams was injured in the build—up. the wbo say the mexican has since suffered head and ankle injuries and is not able to "participate in active competition". stradivarius won the goodwood cup under frankie dettori to claim a third successive victory in the race. the five—year—old is trained byjohn gosden and made it eight successive wins. it becomes only the second horse after double trigger to win the two—mile prize on three occasions. american caeleb dressel was the standout swimmer of this year's world championships which finished on sunday. the 22—year—old won a record eight medals, with six of those gold and he also broke a world record which had been held by the sport's greatest ever champion michael phelps for 10 years. but who is the

tour de france title up on the board they've had hopes in recent years of the likes of knight oak in tonga being among the favorites but he's never managed to make it happen now it finally looks like it's it's going to happen so obviously a big moment for the fans back in colombia let's see exactly what they think of the success. i. sing with emotion and filled with pride colombians packed a local park to celebrate the cycling milestone for their country. this is going to make this sport even more popular and it's wonderful to feel pride to be a cyclist to see a paris and triumph a colombian who's given his all and he's so young you have to remember that again is a very young paris then. colombia's new hero is just 22 years old and will become the youngest winner of the tour in 110 years capping off a decade of steady progress for colombian cycling. so clearly joy and colombia you might say but on the other side disappointment in france right i mean this looked like for a long time france would finally get another tour de france champion that's right i mean for a long time it was really an

remember him, from tonga?age happened across the planet. >> he competed in tae kwon do in rio, cross-country and looking to qualify for his third olympics inrethree diffet sports trying to make the kayaking team in tokyo next year. so i think -- >> he's just letting himself go. >> come on, tonga. we're in favor of him competite in whr he wants. k than >>> breaking news >>> breaking news tonight and it's a bombshell, the sexual assault charges against kevin spacey dropped afterhe young man refuses to testify about a key piece of evidence. why prosecutors say they had to drop the charges. heat he brutal wave bearing down, 170 million people now under heat alerts from the midwest to th rtheast with temperatures near 100 and oppressive humidity. >> very, vhot outside. it is hot. >> dangerous, potentially deadly conditions that will only get worse into the weekend. how long will it last? al roker is here. >>> breaking news. the house thwarts an attempt to impeach president trump as he holds a rally for the first ti

old now it houses a fairy with an exhibition of children's paintings of course beer topic was from tongat is impressive that fontana was also curious about the most in conspicuous places. as a journalist from time to was also traveling to other countries in europe for example to england or to scotland and we're also traveling right now but it's going to northern ireland to visit chrissie greenway now. kristie is going to show her hometown belfast. hi everyone i'm christiane of the great pleasure of you and your. today. i love belfast the player of the city the hustle and bustle the mix of all of the new america artists and musicians and it's rich and diverse history. so 1st of all i want to introduce this in the cathedral quarter so it's not just the oldest part about it's also one of the ninety's parts about us it's a beautiful cobblestone on the some of the most amazing bars near. just come into the duke of york it's one of the oldest pubs in belfast city it's back to the hundreds of lots of bars in belfast but this is definitely one of my favorites of. the old. murders so it's a real

the last stop on my trip through the brandenburg described by total from tonga leads me to the north the state to lake city hien it is the deepest lake in brandenburg almost 70 meters and it's one of the cleanest as well. brenton berkus the most watery state in germany so i just have to go swimming in. the back of the box to. get me. to hold off on thomas last novel was inspired by the lake and its oppressive natural landscape. fontana wrote 5 volumes about his travels through the march of brandenburg and maybe this is the 1st time i have really understood this from tanya from school just because of this trip i only saw a small part of this region but that makes me want more. the thing. is going to. meet new york today we speak to you she came to canada was a refugee when she was just a kid on today she's a lawyer author and show host successful and full of bright to learn to use she talks about how canada became her someone pick me up and help me in the us everybody was going out. getting to know given to me. on d w. a r. r r it's been 50 years since the. founding fathers on a job o

he now faces a race to prove his fitness before england's world cup opener against tonga on the 22ndri to claim a third successive victory in the race. the five—year—old is trained byjohn gosden and made it eight successive wins. it becomes only the second horse after double trigger to win the two—mile prize on three occasions. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. 0nce once again, heavy going at some of the racetracks across the british isles but that is the least of the concerns, particularly if you have been affected by devastating floods affecting some parts of northern yorkshire over recent hours. that was only half of the days with a story. further south we saw a number of trees down across parts of east anglia and the southern counties of england. all of that came associated with the low pressure dragging this copious band of showers here ever further towards the east and putting them further north. it was strong wind on its southern flank that caused the concern across the southern counties and w

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he faces a race to prove his fitness before the world cup opener against tonga on the 22nd of septembernt was injured and unable to defend the title. adams was interim champion. she was injured in the build—up to theirfight she was injured in the build—up to their fight and the mexican has since suffered head and ankle injuries and is not able to participate in active competition. adams posted today, thank you for all the support, i intend on fighting for everything i get. fight announcement coming to and for the stradivarius one the goodwood cup under frankie dettori to claim a third successive victory in that race. the five—year—old was trained byjohn gosden and mate egg successive wins and becomes just the second horse after double trigger to win the two mile prize on three occasions. andy murray says he could return to playing singles at the cincinnati masters next month, he will compete in the doubles at the washington open with his brother jamie. previously he said it was unlikely he would play singles at the us open but said he might feature in cincinnati. that is all the support

injuring his but and now faces a race to prove his fitness before england's what type open against tongahted cup to win a third cup. the fibril trained byjohn and made it eight successive winds becoming the second pa rt successive winds becoming the second part is after double trigger to win two prices on three occasions. that is all your support for now, mark coming up at sports day later. 400 years ago democracy was born in america in the town of jamestown, virginia. today the commemoration of that historic moment was marked by protest a mass boycott by black lawmakers who said they wouldn't attend the ceremony because of the presence of donald trump. chris buckler reports from jamestown. jamestown is regarded as a place where the foundations were laid for what would become america. the first legislative assembly met here 400 years ago in what was then the colony of virginia. right here in virginia your predecessors... virginia is our home! yet four centuries on, an invitation to the current head of national government to come and commemorate that moment led to protests. he said, "you

also in the show a regional power struggle plays out in the tiny south pacific island of tonga. and what to do with 28000000 tons of unused through one young japanese entrepreneur has come up with a tasty and 3rd. this is the w. business i'm joined on in berlin welcome a challenging time for the global auto industry has made some of the world's biggest car makers wary of going at it alone 5004 to have announced cooperation in 2 areas where they've struggled to make inroads electrification and autonomous driving.