a long, long meeting with president xi jinping. from when he was the vice premiere and came over here. what do you think came out of it? we know they did discuss the security zone dispute. >> well, according to senior white house officials here, they covered everything under the sun in the u.s.-china relationship, not only bilaterally and these whopper issues like the air defense identification zone, various trade issues, but also global issues like climate change, iran, issues relating to north korea. what you really saw joe biden doing in my view was investing deeply in a very, very key relationship for the united states and trying to send signals not only to xi jinping here in china but to prime minister abe in japan yesterday and also to president park tomorrow in korea, that these three have benefitted enormously from stability in the asia-pacific region and need to invest more in crisis management to keep the escalations that we've seen going right now from really disrupting a lot of the progress that this region has achieved

some have suggested xi is trying to show a common touch. many people posted messages online supporting his visit to the restaurant. others wrote that it was just propaganda. >>> security forces in russia are investigating another deadly explosion in the southern city of volgograd. a trolley bus blew up and killed 14 people, presenting another challenge as the country prepares to host the winter olympics. health ministry officials say along with the dead, another 28 has been wounded. volgograd is one of the biggest cities in the south with a population of 1 million. it's known as a traffic hub, linking the capital moscow and the region near sochi, the host location for the olympics. islamic militants have carried out terrorist attacks in the area before, and they've declared they will disrupt the winter games in february by all means. president vladimir putin has ordered authorities to tighten security on public transportation systems across russia. >>> police investigators are still looking for clues in the previous blast. they suspect a su

china's xi jinping chose not to go. what was the reason?ina did not send president xi jinping. instead, it sent the vice president. the spokesperson for china's foreign ministry said that it shows that china attaches great importance to south africa's funeral arrangements. we understand that president xi did express his deepest condolences over mandela's passing. to give you a sense, some of the people we are talking to say that xi didn't go because he had high-level economic meetings pertaining to these most recent financial reforms that he must attend to. others they that it would send the wrong signal to the chinese people, that china would support a man who after he came out of prison was able to rally the troops around a message which is centered on freedom. all of this as he went -- those are two sides of the story. to memorialize mandela. >> mia saini from hong kong, thank you. plane may look a lot like the 737, but it is a military aircraft equipped to want submarines. it has employed several of the airplanes to japan to increase u.

the incident with chinese vice president xi jinping. biden says the united states has deep concerns about the zone and does not recognize it. the air zone includes a group of islands that japan controls and taiwan claims. japanese leaders have urged for the declaration to be withdrawn. >>> in pattern of events unique to thailand violent protests have paused for a nationwide celebration. thursday marks the 86th birthday of the widely revered king. he called for solidarity, a televised address during the break in antigovernment demonstrations. our reporter tra tina gao son is in bangkok. >> reporter: this area around the monument is in front of one of the king's palaces. it's where massive

. >>> vice president joe biden meeting with the chinese prime minister xi jinping. the vice president spent yesterday in japan, calling on china to drop sovereigncy over the beijing sea. >>> the obama administration says it is prepared to allow iran to engage in a limited nuclear enrichment program. but that applies only to the nation's peaceful energy needs. in a statement released tuesday, the white house says it will negotiate with tehran as long as it holds up its end of the agreement to curtail its nuclear capabilities under tight oversight. this is the first time the u.s. has explicitly said that iran has the right to enrich. >>> yasser arafat was not the victim of poisoning according to tests by french forensic scientists. that contradicts a report. they found he was killed by radioactive polonium. >> this will not put the conspiracy theorys to rest. >>> eight minutes after the hour. coming up, a celebrity chef in a

have a developing story out of beijing today, vice president joe biden meeting with chinese leader xi jinping, they have a personal connection already. and this connection could be sorely tested with tensions running high between the two nations. david mckenzie is monitoring developments live from beijing. david, what's the latest? >> well, john, you're right, the two men certainly do have a personal connection that's gone way back. but vice president in town to pressure the chinese president to defuse tensions between japan, the u.s. and china. it's all around this air defense identification zone which the chinese announced two weeks ago, unilaterally, many people saying this is a dangerous situation because it could lead to accidental flare-up. the vice president is there to try to defuse that and ask china to back down from more of its strident threats. >> the vice president was in japan using incredibly diplomatic language. in some cases walking on eggshells. you have to be so careful and specific here. eye any sign that china is backing off a little bit on what some saw as of it?

one person says sign now, another tells car xi that he has time it is not clear what is going on. what does this lack of clarity say about our policy in afghanistan right now? >> well, i think it is quite good that we relaxed the deadline. that was a deadline that was going to hurt our own interests. our interests are in seeing afghanistan succeed as a stable country where the taliban doesn't come back to power. in order to see that take place, we need to work with the afghan government. we need to come to a responsible conclusion. so imposing a deadline like that is not going to be in the afghan interest or ours. >> i think the real issue behind the scenes here is an afghan question about the commitment of the united states to that country. clearly, we want this security agreement because it provides immunities to u.s. forces operating in the country. but from the afghan point of view. the only reason to give up jurisdiction in that country and allow u.s. forces to operate or nato forces to operate without afghan jurisdiction applying be is if you can rely on the commitment of th

ukraine's biggest churches in the decade starting xi after tat down a statue of lenin in the latest show of fury of the president's decision to strengthen ties with russia take the offer that position french forces are deployed to flush board areas of the slovak republic in a bid to put an end to the days of deadly sectarian products from the day of prayer and reflection people across south africa from the churches mosques and synagogues to remember the life d

i think you are sitting where xi jinping is sitting, you are riding such a tiger.ou now have 300,000 bloggers and you have these huge state- run industries that have to be downsized and privatized. the pollution is so thick i couldn't see you if we were sitting there on the street right now. the problems and challenges they face are so gargantuan that i think they are as frightened as they are feeling empowered. and we should keep that in mind. you look at the island's issue in the south china sea. they are making these claims. not like the japanese have been innocent, going out and buying the islands. i am struck when i go to korea. in downtown seoul, you have all of these guys riding on horseback. and they are all generals in the wars against japan. and you remember these guys have their own history outside of us. so it is korea-china, china- japan, korea-japan. we talk about the middle east and these cultural and tribal wars. they have the same versions well. they have just been able to suppress them with economic growth a lot better. >> xi jinping, the problem

it is something biden made clear as he sat with xi after the meeting.l complex relationships for sustained a high-level engagement. that is why the president of united states asked you to be here. >> u.s. officials say behind closed doors biden laid out the obama administration's objections in detail and called on him to reduce the tensions. it is acial said territorial dispute in the region. he was going to hear biden out. what he decides to do it that remains an open question. shred ofng came with a positive news. it came from the chinese government. an offer to set up communication channels between china and japan. it would be a shift for the japanese who have refused to acknowledge the air defense zone's existence. what continues to suck the oxygen out of the broader economic agenda, both he and xi expressed the view that 2013 has been a positive year. biden, in his public remarks able toar that they are solidify the relationship and the possibilities are endless. the need for trust and the relationship is something from the foreign relations commit

so what's the scariest thing for xi jinping today? let's go back to bloomberg and the "new york times." why have they been threatening to throw us both out? so the chinese economy over the last ten years gets financialize sod they develop a shareholder culture, markets, they have to comply with global standards. that means everyone's ownership has to be registered in a public way. so what did bloomberg and the "new york times" do? no one came to either of us, i believe. i can't speak to bloomberg but i can speak to the "new york times." no one came to us and said "wen jiabao's mother is worth $100 million." that prime minister wen jiabao's mother is worth $100 million and his kids, aunts, and uncles are worth $2.7. no one slipped an envelope under the door of our shanghai bureau. we hired lawyers and accountants and we just looked it up now imagine how scary that was to the chinese leadership now they think it's conspiracy. maybe somebody tipped off somebody in the beginning but the whole project was done with lawyers and accountants

administration for doing business are china's xi jinping. even before she became president both sides nurtured the relationship between the two men. analysts question how much it will counselled, given the sensitivities of the disputes. >> xi jinping would like to take a tougher stand on foreign policy issues to shore up his popularity, and the senkakku islands or the diaoyu island islands dispute is very sensitive in chine ha. leaders cannot afterward to be weak in dealing with japan or the united states. >> biden's visit is seen as tangible evidence of the u.s. pivot. it's a strategy recovering from the recent debacle at the apec meeting of regional leaders, a meeting that the u.s. president withdrew from at the last minute because of his domestic budget crisis, leaving an assertive china to fill the void. >> after president obama pulled oust his visit, it was up to biden to play catch up. ease tensions and a reminder that america is still a pacific power. >> one of the hezbollah senior leaders was killed in beirut. he was shot outside his

it is difficult to see how xi jinping will back down after unilaterally putting this in place. it's difficult to see how they will unilaterally rescind the measure. it falls in line with china's robust stance. it's hard to see how joe biden will be able to get something from this that will save face, if you like. tough talking ahead. >> rob mcbride in hong kong. thank you very much. >> good evening, everyone, earlier tonight we were talking about the snow event happening in the north. we are dealing with it out here in the west. actually, here in wyoming highway 90 is closed because the snow. idaho saw 30 inches of snow. i want to show you what colorado looks like. this is fort collins, colorado, live pictures out of colorado. we are looking at a lot of snow. it will continue in the region about 18 inches of snow, of course much more in the overpat. if the wind picks up, visibility will go down considerabliry. coming back to the wall, and we'll look at what is in the picture. we are looking at warnings. a lot of winter storm warnings. they are the dark blue ones, nevada, utah,

president xi jinping remembered his years long struggle against apartheid and has urged leaders to pay homage to an old friend of china. he has been an inspiration to critics of the communist regime. he made an issue of china's human rights record. lawyer says china needs a figure like nelson mandela to lead china in its progress towards rule of law. uld be fighting segregation by privilege. we need to fight for the rights enjoyed only by the privileged class, communist party officials and their entourage. >> others say that china already has its nelson mandela, but he is behind bars. the nobel peace prize winner was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2009 after calling for democratic reforms and greater freedoms in china. some say china needs its own frederick a clerk -- fw dick .w. de klerk. two global gay rights organizations have launched the principle six campaign. they say if russia is to host the winter olympics in february, it must abandon its anti-gay laws. activists are calling attention to the international olympic committee's mission statement. the campaigning is gaining gr

protein act with flavor and nutritional value is drawing attention to health the eye lake starting xi to march is liek total. people are out on the frozen surface of the lake. are they camping no ice fishing. during the winter. blake total freezes. people catch japanese smell by cutting a hole in the lakes frozen surface. i know. he smelt are small fish growing to about fifteen centimeters in length fishermen here have caught as many as two hundred of them in a single hour the fish can be tempered fried or marinated the institutional there is another local delicacy that you won't one two minutes she'll face is the pacific ocean and many fishing ports along the coast land bountiful catches of fresh ocean finch. in particular the town of dish. east of the shadow that is painted all over japan for expired oysters in the shell. casey accounts for less than one percent of japan's boys to catch. they are renowned for their flavor. the oysters are farmed in the lake. she gets water's freezing winter and stay frozen for three months of the year the frigid waters are sent to concentrate the fl

king louis xi himself said of rolin, "he made enough people poor to make a pauper's hospital necessary." the hospital was where the poor came to die. here were two rows of 31 beds where the poor lay two or three to a bed. the 15th century was a time of famine, war, and plague. thousands of people could die in a place like this, so the chancellor had provided that each patient could look from his bed to the wall above the altar, where there hung a tremendous vision of the end-- the last judgment of roger van der weyden. on the day of judgment, the dead rise from the earth to be judged by their savior. christ sits enthroned in glory above the archangel michael, who holds the scales which will weigh the vices and virtues of all who are to be judged on the day of reckoning. saint john the baptist, mary, the 12 apostles, and other holy figures intercede on behalf of the sinners. the lucky few are ushered through a gateway into the kingdom of heaven. this painting was done with bright colors so it could be seen by the sick even from their deathbeds. van der weyden excelled at depicting the i

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instead, xi emphasized that diplomacy is needed from both the u.s. and china to maintain regional peace. >> ( translated ): both the international situation and the regional landscape are undergoing profound and complex changes. regional hotspot issues keep popping up, and china and the united states shoulder important responsibilities for upholding world peace and stability and promoting human development and progress. >> woodruff: the state-run english newspaper "china daily" was far less diplomatic. in a bluntly worded editorial, it accused the u.s. of casting a blind eye to japanese provocations. the editorial went on to say: "despite trying to present the image of being an impartial mediator, washington has obviously taken japan's side." the european commission has imposed fines of $2.3 billion on major u.s. and european banks, over rigging interest rates. today's announcement named j.p. morgan, citigroup and h.s.b.c., among others. they were accused of manipulating european and japanese benchmark rates between 2005 and 2010. the rates affect ev

. >> reporter: china observers say today's president, xi jinping models himself partly on mao as he attempts to ease people's discontent, for he must surely know the mao revival is not just about nostalgia. nhk world, beijing. >>> a big storm looms over northern japan. our meteorologist robert speta has been following that situation. robert? >> indeed, gene. this up is packing some fairly gusty winds. it's not just the winds, it's the snowfall out here. we had the storm system move across the pacific coast last night and then across much of this area here on friday. saw some light showers there in tokyo. that's moving towards the northeast and what's happening, strong westerly winds filtering in behind it and we're also seeing fairly significant wind chill and whiteout conditions. i'll show you video coming out of hokkaido. you can see that here. this almost looks like a tropical system, but no, this is the sea of japan. strong northwesterly winds coming on shore. one location saw winds up to 114 kilometers per hour. needless to say, that's making for hazardous driving conditions out here. o

as the new president xi jinping consolidates power and seems to be giving the people's liberation army what it wants to do to press its advantage in the western pacific and drive the u.s. out. i give the obama administration better marks. they are actually beginning to push back. >> back to the middle east, i mean, some of the post war alliances such as with saudi arabia that existed for 40 or 50 years are breaking down. egypt is now doing deals with russia. any time you have an alliance system like that disintegrating, the world becomes more disordered. i think that is what is happening in the middle east. the result of the obama government not paying close enough attention to those relationships. >> all right, i get it. i'm going to pick the edward snowden leaks, stolen documents on the national security surveillance programs. did enormous damage to our national security. created big diplomatic incidents with germany and others because we were discovered to be listening in on angela merkel's phone calls. also i think greater damage domestically, politically. because it threatens to b

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vice president joe biden discussed the incident with chinese vice president xi jinping. biden says the united states has deep concerns about the zone and does not recognize it. the air zone includes a group of islands that japan controls and taiwan claims. japanese leaders have urged for the declaration to be withdrawn. >>> in pattern of events unique to thailand violent protests have paused for a nationwide celebration. thursday marks the 86th birthday of the widely revered king. he called for solidarity, a televised address during the break in antigovernment demonstrations. our reporter tra tina gao son is in bangkok. >> reporter: this area around the monument is in front of one of the king's palaces. it's where massive antigovernment protests had been staged until tuesday. large photographs have been posted here and there and the streets have been decorated with ornaments to boost the mood. the area is crowded with people celebrating the king's birthday, many sporting shirts in yellow and people queueing up for food and drinks for free. since last week political tensi

this included more than five hours of face-to-face meetings with chinese president xi jinping who showed no sign of backing down from his exercise to gain control over japan's senkaku islands. let's give viewers a sense of why americans should care about this dispute over some islands in the east china sea. >> i think they should care because it looks as though that area is becoming destabilized. you have china, its tension with japan, with countries in the south china sea, indonesia, the philippines. they are using their muscle to try to push their rule over those waters. these countries are going to push back. you've got a very tense situation down there. historically in the entire post war period the united states has, shall we say, had the back of countries like japan and south korea. and at this moment, they literally are explicitly doubting that. that's why vice president biden has to go out there, to reassure them. i have no recollection of a u.s. administration in the post war period having to go out on a trip like mr. bidens and reassure our allies we were behind them. >> we als

biden is set to meet on wednesday with chinese president xi jinping and other leaders in beijing. he'll head to south korea later in the week. >>> u.s. leaders say they are opposed to the requirements the chinese are imposing and they've repeated they will not change how their military operates in the region. >> our requirements for operating exceed internationally accepted practice. >> authorities in beijing said late last month that all foreign aircraft traveling through the zone must submit flight plans in advance and follow orders, or face emergency measures. u.s. government officials decided last week to allow u.s. carriers do what they ask. an official with the pentagon is playing down an incident that occurred in the zone. spokesperson steven warren said u.s. military planes encountered nothing unusual when they flew through last week. warren said american military planes will continue to operate in the area as normal. >>> antigovernment demonstrators in thailand are refusing to back down, but now police have surprised them by adopting a new approach. >> antigovernment prot

he warned president xi jinping that there would be repercussions if the reporters were expelled. a spokesperson for the chinese foreign ministry say it is treatment consistently follows local law. >>> north korean leaders are defying their critics. they've received warning after warning not to launch rockets, but they say they'll continue to do so to put satellites into space. the ruling workers party rodong similar reported the news the announcement comes exactly a year after the morning koreans sent up what they called a satellite carrying rocket. leaders said it was a test of ballistic missile technology. the article described the launch as a great victory under the guidance of leader kim jong-un and said he fathered the path of his late father kim jong-il. analysts say this suggests officials are putting a priority onshoring up the leadership. authorities in pyongyang say they dismissed his uncle jang song thaek from posts. >>> japan is reversing itself as the number one debtor nation among the g8. ron mad soy has been following this. >> japan very famously has a very high de

this is a part of president xi jinping's crackdown on corruption. if there is one thing all chinese leaders have been afraid of is inflation and rising cost of living expenses leading to an unsettled population. this move is aimed at both of these factors. a violation of antitrust leading to higher prices in the people getting kicked off. china is getting much more expensive. china's top planning body says supervisegin to pricing in select industries and punish companies that break these antitrust rules. if they're going to enforce it much harder. a high-profiler investigations we have had over the past several months of a number of companies, localnd foreign. most recently we got a note a recent negotiation on qualcomm. recordckdown has seen fines on milk produces such as mead johnson nutrition company if that is the largest seller here in china of baby formula. government finds six dairy companies with $109 million for price-fixing. authorities say they tried to fix minimum resa prices of .heir products it therefore hurt the consumer here. ndrc sa

. >> jonas has never been this xi excited about something. do you disagree? you like these drones? them. these drones are not going to be armed, okay, they're not going to shoot anybody. they're also laws against the horseless carriage at the turn of the 20th century. oh, my god, we can't have these contraptions going all over town, they're going to killll people and children. this is the wave of the future. i love this. i want to order pizza from it as soon as we get one. >> i like that. bernard, are you going to be calling domino's too? >> i think it's a good idea for rural areas. for cities and suburbs, complete disaster. it's a huge pr attack for jeff bezos. he went on "60 minutes" right before cyber monday dropping this bomb. cyber monday sales for amazon, all-time high. maybe using some of that money to jump start this program. >> gary b., what do you think? >> i'm surprisingly in bernard's camp. the good pr part. you know, usthe money to actually launch -- i'm with john n jonas. if i was a kid around a neighborhood with a sling shot, this is my first target as it is flying b

ukraine's biggest churches in the decade starting xi after tat down a statue of lenin in the latest show of fury of the president's decision to strengthen ties with russia take the offer that position french forces are deployed to flush board areas of the slovak republic in a bid to put an end to the days of deadly sectarian products from the day of prayer and reflection people across south africa from the churches mosques and synagogues to remember the life and legacy of last month at a cost away. this is all i can impart to be told but this was a kid very much joining us. thus according to some estimates up to hop a million people packed into a central square and ukrainian capital today. in what is the latest outpouring i had during that country's president viktor yanukovich the last month days to treat you with the european union in favor of close ties with russia. oh and symbolic gesture of protest is bearing gifts for them a statue of lenin. this sledgehammer. i'm actually kinda stupid but if it's on it's own blog crucial who's an ex but on the ukraine thank you very much d dad for

but xi jinping did acknowledge that mao zedong had made mistakes and should not be revered as a god. >> imagine the english premier league season liverpool heading to manchester city. after four wins on the trot, has yet to drop a single point on home turf. liverpool hopeful of cementing a top spot. be.e know where we want to we are working towards that. isaiah said, no more so than the players. they have been working valiantly, effort put into their work, which is important. as i said, they are continually getting the words. we won't become clichÉs -- because we have not done anything yet. >> liverpool faces a city destructive at home. a tough placeis to go this year. --easley manchester city obviously manchester city has one bank every game at home and we won every game at home bar one -- manchester city has won every game at home. sergio for city. boxing day program in england. arsenal level on points with liverpool. face a short trip to take on west ham. fourth-place chelsea host swansea. everton tackles sunderland and new casco -- without a doubt, 2013 was all about serena willi

-x®,xi&l.t@ (cheers and applause). >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. guest tonight just won the national book award for his new book "the unwinding." i wonder if i have to read "the winding" first. please welcome george packer! (cheers and applause) hey, george, good to see you again. thanks for coming back. it's been one or six years since you were last here. good to see you. >> good to see you again, too. >> stephen: you're a "new yorker" staff writer. you're the author of "the assassin's gate" which was about america in iraq. now you've got a new book. "the unwinding: an inner history of the new america." okay, i'll bite. how are we unwinding? what is unwinding america other than, let's say, gay marriage, legalized pot, and socialized medicine? (laughter) should i have said spoiler alert? did i just give away the book? >> those are not the big themes of the book. the book is about how over the last generation the institutions that used to support the broad majority of americans like government, like news media, like corporations, like schools have s

it undermines the very essence of what he did the first black president of south africa xi control of his inheritance among various trusts that should manage the fortune of this family among them the nelson mandela foundation. it owns the copyrights on them the names and nicknames of african leader as bosses prison number which are printed on bracelets cell phone cases and other souvenirs. nelson mandela's children's foundation and about fifty other organizations around the world also have the right to use them. most of them prefer the clan name of the leader medina this year the south african government issued a warning that fraudsters often try to capitalize on the things with his name under the guise of a charitable organization the scandals of the leaders failed to hit the headlines the former president's friend laurie joyce vessels five with his two dollars for the right to control the companies which management those funds experts say that intellectual property should be strictly regulated in order to make mandela brand equal to the game. you need to have a very good legal advis

the vice president will meet on wednesday with president xi jinping and other chinese leaders. analysts say biden is starting his tour in japan to highlight the decades-old u.s./japan alliance and to coordinate the response to china. he'll travel to south korea later this week. >>> u.s. leaders responded quickly to china's move with both words and actions. top officials criticize the chinese for trying to change the status quo in the asia-pacific. and military commanders sent b-52 bombers to fly over the air defense identification zone. it sent a strong message to authorities in beijing that the operations of u.s. forces in the region wouldn't change. we asked bonnie glaser with the center for strategic and international studies about biden's visit to the region and how much will the identification zone dominate the talks. >> i think this new air defense identification zone that china has announced will be a very important topic of discussion. it has created new tensions between china and the united states. it has certainly increased the friction between china and japan. and no

considering that this policy has existed for so many years it's truly remarkable communist party leader xi jinping was able to convince government leadership to dismantle this oppressive system you see she's own father was sent to one of these labor camps for seventy years during china's cultural revolution and one of his main missions as general secretary has been to cut down the powers of china's massive state security apparatus but even if these camps are removed many human rights advocates are still concerned that the system will only be replaced with another less harsh method of a prison in political critics without trial for now this is a major step in the right direction and shows that although it may take decades brutal and humane and seemingly and movable systems can be changed. some of you might be familiar with the documentary trilogy splenda three parts the first of which explores the social constructs that keep humanity's consciousness stunted the next an exploration of our economic system proving its own sustainability of the current and third is an outline a blueprint on how

they can useÑ$u$at information o demonstrate to theire1 own population that they, the regime,xi;e1 in merrill newman is a free man tonight, north korea continues to hold another american citizen. that's kenneth bae. he's been sentenced to 15 years for hostile acts against the communist l]costate. >>> a san francisco church held a tribute to nelson mandela ont this sunday. glideñr memorial church celebrad the legacy and courage of the former south african president. reverend cecil williams says although people are mourning the death of mandela they should also of courseç(z7x remember hi the incredible example he set. >> i feel inspired. i feel upbeat. i feel like the spirit is touching me in ways that i would hope it would touch me at alle1 times. to accept people. to makew3 sure that i don't do and bring justice to the lives of humanity. >> reporter: today was also an official day of prayer and reflectionq in south africa for mandela. >>> several doctors and nurses from the bay area who helpedÑp & typhoon victims in the philippines are back home tonight. one month ago typhoon haiyan

xi jinping has launched an anti-corruption campaign pledging to target both high and low level government officials. the addicted man of europe that's the reputation of the u.k. has earned itself in recent years according to a leading social policy think tank now their report suggests one in every twelve brits between the ages of fifteen and twenty four has tried so-called legal highs that means a total of around six hundred seventy thousand use. that means these drugs won't land you in jail but as studies show it could be very every bit as dangerous as their blacklisted the equivalence now since two thousand and ten the government has put temporary bans on fifteen such substances but the substitute drugs are popping up at a faster rate than regulators and can handle boyko investigations. pink panther bubble or the magic dragon they may sound harmless to anything but these a mind altering substances that mimic the effects of drugs but they're legal and britain is consuming more of them than any other country we currently know that hundreds of websites are selling drugs online it does brin

accepting bribes from members of the provincial assembly to elect them to their posts chinese president xi jinping has launched an anti-corruption campaign pledging to target both high and low level government officials. a platform in the north sea was shut down after an oil and gas leak about eighty workers have been evacuated by helicopter the incident happened on one of three platforms and a large oil field that straddles british and norwegian waters the reason for the leak remains unknown. now the addicted to man of a europe vast the reputation the u.k. has earned itself in recent years according to a leading social policy think tank now their report suggests one in every twelve brits between the ages of fifteen and twenty four has tried so-called legal highs that means a total of around six hundred seventy thousand a youth's now these drugs won't land you in jail but as studies show they could be very every bit as dangerous as their blacklisted equivalents since two thousand and ten the government has put temporary bans on fifteen such substances but the substitute drugs are popping u