ben tavener, bbc news, uzbekistan.thday message before he steps down next april. the emperor, who turned eighty five on sunday, appeared to be overcome with emotion when he thanked the people of japan and empress michiko for having supported him throughout his life on the throne. he said he was relieved that his reign was coming to an end withoutjapan having been drawn into fighting in a war again. it is one of the biggest lotteries in the world — el gordo, or the fat one. millions of people in spain take part hoping to win prizes that will change lives. this year's draw has taken place and, as always, the winning's have been spread far and wide. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. in spain, christmas wouldn't really be christmas without el gordo. it goes back more than 200 years, a real festive tradition. local schoolchildren picking out and then singing the winning numbers. although the pressure was perhaps a little too much for this girl. the beauty of el gordo is that the prize money may be big, more than 2 billion euro

uzbekistan is at a crossroads in many ways.ady the country for mass tourism are plain to see. but is the country as determined to follow through on pledges to improve on human rights, or are these promises just for show? queen elizabeth will urge people to treat each other with respect in her annual christmas message, to be broadcast on tuesday. buckingham palace has released some excerpts. the queen talks about the teachings of christ, and says, billionaire elon musk‘s spacex company has launched a falcon 9 rocket into orbit. the craft took up a new, ultra—precise navigation satellite for the us airforce, which could eventually improve domestically used gps systems too. the global positioning system iii, nicknamed vespucci, lifted off from cape canaveral in florida. let's end by hearing a bit of the czech christmas mass being played at prague's main railway station. it is a christmas tradition that is now in its 18th year. professional musicians are joined by amateurs to make up the orchestra and choir, whilst hundreds stand o

uzbekistan is at a crossroads in many ways.mass tourism are plain to see. but is the country as determined to follow through on pledges to improve on human rights, or are these promises just for show? queen elizabeth will urge people to treat each other with respect in her annual christmas message to be broadcast on tuesday. buckingham palace has released some excerpts. the queen talks about the teachings of christ and says she goes on to say even with the most deeply—held differences, treating the other person with respect and as a fellow human being is always a good first step towards greater understanding. billionaire elon musk‘s space—x company has launched a falcon 9 rocket into orbit. the craft took up a new ultra—precise navigation satellite for the us air force which could eventually improve domestically—used gps systems too. the global positioning system iii, nicknamed vespucci, lifted off from cape canaveral in florida. the countdown to christmas is almost over and all around the world people are preparing for the big

uzbekistan is at a crossroads in many ways.y the country for mass tourism are plain to see. but is the country as determined to follow through on pledges to improve on human rights, or are these promises just for show? billionaire elon musk‘s space—x company has launched a falcon 9 rocket into orbit. commission, g. —— mission, lift off. the craft took up a new ultra—precise navigation satellite for the us air force which could eventually improve domestcially—used gps systems too. the global positioning system iii, nicknamed vespucci, lifted off from cape canaveral in florida. let's end by hearing a bit of the czech christmas mass being played at prague's main railway station. it's a christmas tradition thats now in its 18th year. professional musicians are joined by amateurs to make up the orchestra and choir whilst hundreds stand on the concourse to listen. the event organiser conducts the whole ensemble from the top of a stepladder. let's listen to some of the music. (singing and music) don't forget you can get in touch with

uzbekistan has a huge unrealised tourism potential.. i expect to see a significant increase, starting this year, probably. for most, uzbekistan's ancient silk road cities are the main attraction. when we head across country, every spare inch of land is covered in fields of cotton. we ask to stop and film, but our request falls on deaf ears. human rights activists say over 1 million people on the government payroll were forced to work the fields last year. translation: we still have teachers forced out before school to pick cotton. they use their holidays to do it. certainly, any weekend during the cotton harvest, you'll see teachers and doctors out there. nothing has changed. a un agency has since reported progress on forced labour, and the government insists it is tackling the issue. as far as human rights, you can see such a huge push from the government, from the president himself, in order to stop the forced labour. judge not based on the last 20 years, but based on the past one and a half years. uzbekistan undoubtedly has a lot of

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and we have a special report from uzbekistan indonesia's disaster agency now say at least 281 were killedith a further 57 missing following the tsunami that swept through indonesia's sunda strait on saturday. thousands of people who live on the islands of java and sumatra have been forced to evacuate to higher ground as the tsunami hit coastal areas. in the last few hours, there have been further eruptions from the anak krakatau volcano, fuelling fears of further tsunami. our indonesia correspondent rebecca henschke reports. a popular local tourist destination, now a disaster zone. the only road in, cleared to allow aid supplies to get through. people here now trying to piece together their lives. a work party to celebrate the end of the year. onstage, the stars of the night, a local rock group in full swing. the next second, a wave engulfed the stage. the only road in, cleared to allow aid supplies to get through. people here now trying to piece together their lives. a work party to celebrate the end of the year. onstage, the stars of the night, a local rock group in full swing. the next

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which reach into kazakstan uzbekistan.and china but as you can stand has only one ski resort soffit is about seventy kilometers north of the touchy capital ducharme bay. it was built during the soviet era but has been renovated and expanded in recent years after the first big snow fall of two thousand and eighteen olympic slalom skier aleesha caused a lot of as a lesson to give he represented tajikistan in the two thousand and fourteen olympics held in sochi russia. whenever i'm teaching the kids i feel great because this is my sport i teach them from the bottom of my heart because these kids will become flag bearers of the jackets that. teaches these children for free the kids come from poor families who can't afford the latest warm clothing but that doesn't in any way dampen the children's enthusiasm. i have been skiing for one year i want to ski in other countries i want to be the best at the sport there may be only a couple of runs on these mountain slopes but they are enough to challenge these young learners and some

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uzbekistan,studying a muslim majority country from the former soviet union. i spent a lot of time in that part of the world. i used to live in turkey. there is diversity in the , different ways of practicing it, people with different beliefs, it's the exact same thing in the muslim world. neither of these worlds actually exist. there is doctrine and practices that many people share, but they vary by cultural context, they vary by country. world" was muslim treated as as much of a diverse place as any other religion would be. as we have begun talking about other issues, the rise of autocracy and fascist movements and white supremacist movements, we have moved away from this and list them in his asian -- this endless demonization of muslims -- i wish people would choose their words with care and respect for diversity and the variety of human experience. host: frank calling from utah. good morning. caller: good morning. i live in flyover country. i appreciate what you've been saying and i support you in so many ways. however, i have a couple of comments. earlier

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direction, and quite a number of countries -- in moldova, in cause asked on, --arus, was pakistan uzbekistan, they are all moving in the direction of those who aren't in want into the wto, and moving towards market oriented reforms. if a country is large enough, it ,ight try to move to an autarky but that goal is a dead end. has itsantilism limits. so ultimately it is self-defeating. seventh, without the rule of law, there is chaos. -- tradeends upon depends upon certainty, certainty depends upon rules. place you can craft rules of general application other than in the wto. my conclusion, national policies will ultimately align themselves with economic reality. part two, the system at risk. know what the headline challenges are. --, the u.s.-china te u.s.-china tariff war. neither has claimed legitimacy in the latest round of tariff escalations against each other. it is not my position to condone or condemn any party, any member, but my neutrality does not extend to the wto, which i happen to favor. rules have that the to play a role. wto, aina came into the european negotiator and a chinese

market oriented direction in quite a number of countries in moldova, in kazakhstan, in belarus, in uzbekistan. they are all moving in the same direction of wanting those who are not in come wanted to come into the wto, and moving towards market oriented reforms. if the country is large enough and might be able to try to move towards -- but that goal is a dead end and mercantile has its limits, mercantilism has its limits, others don't play alone. ultimately it is self-defeating. seventh, without the rule of law there is chaos. trade depends upon certainty. certainty depends upon rules. there's no place where you can craft rules of general application other than in the wto. my conclusion, national policies will ultimately aligned themselves with economic reality. part two, the system at risk. you all know what the headline challenges are. one is the u.s.-china terror of war. neither side has come to my knowledge, claimed and legitimacy under the international rules for the latest rounds of tariff escalation against each other. it's not in my position to condone or condemn any party, any number

in moldova, in belarus, uzbekistan, they're all moving the same direction of wanting to come into the wto and moving towards market oriented reforms.if a company is large enough it might be able to move towards -- but the goal is a dead-end. and mercantile has its limits. others don't play long. ultimately it is self-defeating. seventh, without the rule of law, this chaos, trade depends upon certainty. certainty depends upon rules. there is no place where you can craft rules of general application other than in the wto. my conclusion national policies will ultimately align themselves with economic reality. part two, system at risk. you will know what the headline challenges are. when is the u.s. china tariff four. neither side has to my knowledge, claimed illegitimacy under the international rules for the latest rounds of tariffs escalation against each other. it is not my position to condone or condemn any party. any member. but my neutrality does not extend to the wto. which i happen to favor. and i think that the rules have to play a role. when china came into the wto, a european n

time now, but there's a lot of new energy around that with people like russia, india, pakistan uzbekistan, there are four nuclear powers inside that cooperative organization. how do you propose in light of this reality that we have here with the financial crisis that we have, how do we engage our allies who face the same problems we do? they're going to have to take money from social programs or somewhere or tax more or whatever to afford to defend against these rising threats. when they don't have -- china and russia do not have the overhead we have and don't have limitations on time that we have to get to the answers here to compete. i would like for you to address the idea of allied cooperation as a way out o this conundrum we have in terms of the need versus the resources globally. >> well, senator purdue, i agree, allies are a crucial element here and it's one of the reasons why we consulted broadly with allies when we were doing the report and why we stress in the course of the report the importance of maintaining our both treaty alliances and then the nontreaty special relationship

uzbekistan,studying a muslim majority country from the former soviet union.ent a lot of time in that part of the world. i used to live in turkey. there is diversity in the , different ways of practicing it, people with different beliefs, it's the exact same thing in the muslim world. neither of these worlds actually exist. there is doctrine and practices that many people share, but they vary by cultural context, they vary by country. world" was muslim treated as as much of a diverse place as any other religion would be. as we have begun talking about other issues, the rise of autocracy and fascist movements and white supremacist movements, we have moved away from this and list them in his asian -- this endless demonization of muslims -- i wish people would choose their words with care and respect for diversity and the variety of human experience. host: frank calling from utah. good morning. caller: good morning. i live in flyover country. i appreciate what you've been saying and i support you in so many ways. however, i have a couple of comments. earlier in t