If in singapore if in singapore and london, if in singapore and london, youre 7 if in singapore and london, youre watching bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where a bitter battle between democrats and republicans in the us senate has drawn to a close, with the appointment Ofjeff Sessions as attorney general. It was approved 52 to a7. It came after a series of divisive hearings on his record of civil rights. Lets get the latest from our correspondent, richard lister, in washington. Donald trump may have gottenjeff sessions into his cabinet, but if you look at the list, there are still a number who have not been confirmed of appointees. Donald trump is very as. He says the democrats are doing all they can to obstruct him. Is furious. He has a point many are not happy with who he has nominated. In fact, at this stage of his presidency, he has new members of his cabinet in place than any of the previous 11 president s did in this stage
If in singapore if in singapore and london, if in singapore and london, youre 7 if in singapore and london, youre watching bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where a bitter battle between democrats and republicans in the us senate has drawn to a close, with the appointment Ofjeff Sessions as attorney general. It was approved 52 to a7. It came after a series of divisive hearings on his record of civil rights. Lets get the latest from our correspondent, richard lister, in washington. Donald trump may have gottenjeff sessions into his cabinet, but if you look at the list, there are still a number who have not been confirmed of appointees. Donald trump is very as. He says the democrats are doing all they can to obstruct him. Is furious. He has a point many are not happy with who he has nominated. In fact, at this stage of his presidency, he has new members of his cabinet in place than any of the previous 11 president s did in this stage
as the billionaire pop star s eras tour gets underway in scotland. welcome to business today. i m sally bundock. more now on the results in europe as the bloc s parliamentary elections come to a close. as you ve been hearing, we ve seen a surge on the right across the region. we ve seen a surge to the right across the region. in france, the strong showing for marine le pen s national rally triggering a snap election in france called late yesterday by president emmanuel macron. the outcome of these elections are of significance because the politicians in the european parliament will be agreeing on the bloc s budget and economic policies and its position on trade. the european union is the world s largest trading bloc the top trading partner for 80 countries worldwide. with 27 member countries and an integrated economy, it has a combined population of around 440 million people. that s a vast consumer base for its own producers and exporters around the world. let s hear now
Data released by the UNESCAP as part of the Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report: Showcasing Transformative Actions 2024 report indicated that the country still had quite a few indicators where data availability was an issue.