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submerged in floodwaters, in the south korean capital, seoul. france is in the grip of its worst drought on record with crops at risk as the water runs out. this is the middle of the loire river but you can see how barren it has become. locals say the water has never been so low at this time of the year. he was known as the �*king of pleats�* — iconicjapanese fashion designer, issey miyake, has died at the age of 8a. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — its new...

then well spin more tunes whilst we press some green vinyl thats hopefully not limited edition. and the records arent the only thing skipping. just look at that majestic, gymnastic, well—coordinated... all right, stop it! i dont know about you, but this is how i spent my time growing up. while laura was out with friends, i was exploring the universe in my cobra mkiv spacecraft. excuse me. i was a pretty good bmxer in my time. still cant ride an actual bike that well, but as long as i...

one of the greatest ever tennis players, serena williams, has said, shes planning to bring down the curtain on her illustrious career. the 23—time grand slam champion, said she didnt like the word retirement, but would be evolving away from tennis after the us open. now on bbc news, the travel show. in the past few decades, the skyline of doha, qatars capital city, has changed beyond recognition. the discovery of oil in the 1930s, and then natural gas in the early 1970s, marked a sei...

the king of pleats. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. senior republicans in the us have condemned the fbis unprecedented search of donald trumps florida home on monday as an abuse of power. the former vice president mike pence called for the us attorney general to give a full public account of why it happened, saying it caused him deep concern. the former president, who was not at mar—a—lago at the time, said a number of agents had occupied the compound...

at least eight people have died. the south korean president has called an emergerncy meeting now on bbc news, take me to the opera. ive been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you, so im on a mission to find out how opera is making itself fit for the future. ive come to munich to meet one of my all—time opera heroes, the german tenor jonas kaufmann, whos widely viewed as the worlds leading opera singer. hes a charismatic person, performer. his way of communi...

climate critical report. after dominating womens�* tennis for a quarter of a century, 23—time grand slam champion, serena williams suggests shes planning to retire. hello, thank you forjoining us. senior republicans in the us have condemned the fbis unprecedented search of donald trumps florida home, on monday, as an abuse of power. the former vice president mike pence called for the us attorney general to give a full public account of why it happened, saying it caused him deep con...

23—time grand slam champion, serena williams suggests shes planning to retire. us animal protection workers, carry out the largest ever masss dog rescue — freeing around 4,000 beagles from a drug experiment lab, in virginia. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. senior republicans in the us have condemned the fbis unprecedented search of donald trumps florida home on monday as an abuse of power. the former vice—president mike pence called for the us attor...

submerging homes and roads, in the capital seoul. at least eight people have died. the south korean president has called an emergency meeting now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. according to research in the us and the uk, roughly one in 100 people is transgender. but the fact that the debate about transgender rights has become a political and even health care battleground isnt driven so much by the numbers, but more by conflicting ...

on women considering having abortions in the us from texas, a state with one of the most restrictive abortion laws. when we deny someone the right to access abortion, the alternative for that person becomes a forced pregnancy. after dominating womens�* tennis for a quarter of a century, 23—time grand slam champion serena williams suggests shes planning to retire. the us humane society carryies out the largest ever masss dog rescue, freeing around 4,000 beagles before they could be ...

global markets are eagerly waiting for the latest us inflation numbers and whether they will give any indication the rate has peaked. last week there was unexpectedly strong us jobs data which added to expectations the worlds biggest economy is able to withstand a sharp interest rate rise by the federal reserve. but if inflation continues to soar it could change the likelihood of an aggressive big hike by the central bank. heres our north america business correspondent michelle fleury....