Submit themselves to the judgement of our collective boss, which is the people of the uk. And ulurus final ascent tourists prepare to climb australias sacred red rock for the last time. Live from our studios in london and singapore. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 7am in singapore and midnight in britain where police say the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry were all chinese nationals. The container had arrived in essex from belgium and was collected by a lorry driver from Northern Ireland. He is being questioned by detectives on suspicion of murder. Forensic teams have begun the task of removing the bodies of 31 men and eight women from the container. Ed thomas reports. Under police escort, and by private ambulance at night, the first of the 39 chinese nationals have been removed from the lorry trailer at the port of tilbury docks. Police said the priority was preserving their respect and dignity. An unwanted reminder, too, of what happened nearly 20 years ago in d
Youre watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv, television for serious readers. [inaudible conversations] hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us. My name is tashib graham, and i am outreach librarian at vanderbilt library. Im so excited to chat with saeed jones about how we fight for our lives. He is also the author of preruled to bruise prelude to bruise, 2015 stonewall Barbara Giddings literature award. Also a finalist for the 2015 National Book critics circle award as well as awards from lambda literary and the publishing triangle in 2015. Saeed serves as cohost to buzzfeeds morning show and also as lgbt and culture editor. He was born in tennessee and grew up in texas. He earned a ba at Western Kentucky University and an msa at rutgers universitynewark. He lives in new york city. Thank you for being here, saeed. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. [applause] u so as a side note, as a sie note, the southern festival of books remai
Will commute this afternoon i am live in alexander i am chair of humanities tennessee board of directors. We are very glad we are here at this festival today. The festival is free but it depends on donations from people like you to keep it that way. If you know enjoying the festival, and you enjoy the session and you have a chance, if you look at our website, our facebook page, the app or go by the tenth in the plaza, we would love to have you help support the festival. After the session, paul will be signing books at the signing tent that is on the plaza and the books are for sale at the parnassus tent and a portion of those to sales go directly to the festival. We are here today, to hear paul talk about his latest book. He has published numerous works of fiction. In 1991, he was awarded the james black memorial prize. This was for his work the Mosquito Coast which was adapted into a movie in 1986. After moving to london in 1972, he said often in epic journey by train from Great Brita
To rule early next week on whether the Prime Minister acted unlawfully, by seeking to suspend parliament for five weeks. Its heard three days of evidence, with the governments lawyers insisting prorogation is not a matter for the courts. Now on bbc news were crossing live to singapore for Asia Business report. Amazon go is green. The Online Retailer pledges to become Carbon Neutral what has it gone far enough . Making money out of the Rugby World Cup. How the event is boosting the japanese economy. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. It isa good morning, asia. Hello, world. It is a friday. Glad you could join us for another exciting addition of Asia Business report. Lets start off with amazon because the Online Retail giant has promised to make the company Carbon Neutral and make the company Carbon Neutral and make the goals of the paris climate agreement by the year 2040. Chief executive geoff a source says it is triggering to make changes across the global economy. Jeff bezos. It will
Next, look at the current relations between the United States and china with security and defense experts. U. S. China economic and Security Review Commission hosted this event. Thank you. We will catch up sometime here. We are not too far behind. I would like to introduce our second panel, which will explore major developments in the u. S. China security relations in 2019. We will start with doctor orianas carl mastro who is assistant professor of Security Studies at the admin a Wilson School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. And a resident scholar at the american enterprises. Shes the author of the cost of conversation, obstacles to peace talks and more time. And currently working on a book about chinas challenge to u. S. Privacy. Next we hear from doctor andrew kirby voinovich senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and adjunct senior fellow at the center for new American Security and president and ceo of solarium llc, defense consulting firm. His previously served as presi