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and the eurovision host contest — the shortlist is announced for the cities who may stage the famous celebration of song. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the agent for the internationally acclaimed british author, salman rushdie, says the novelist has sustained serious injuries to an eye and his liver, during a knife attack in new york state. he was stabbed repeatedly by an assailant who pounced on him as he took the stage at an arts centre in new york....

hello. welcome to the programme. the agent for the internationally acclaimed british author salman rushdie says the novelist has sustained serious injuries to an eye and his liver, during a knife attack in new york state. he was stabbed repeatedly by an assailant who pounced on him as he took the stage at an arts centre in new york. police named the attacker as hadi matar, a 24—year—old man from newjersey. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. there was confusion a...

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the acclaimed british author sir salman rushdie has sustained serious injuries to his liver and an eye after being stabbed while taking to the stage at an arts centre in new york. the 75—year—old is currently on a ventilator and unable to speak. police have named his attacker as hadi matar, a 24—year—old from newjersey who is currently in custody. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. there was conf...

hello and welcome to bbc news. the acclaimed british author sir salman rushdie has sustained serious injuries to his liver and an eye after being stabbed while taking to the stage at an arts centre in new york. the 75—year—old is currently on a ventilator and unable to speak. police have named his attacker as hadi matar, a 24—year—old from newjersey, who is currently in custody. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. there was confusion and panic. the attack hap...

Could trigger more fires. meanwhile, in the uk, a drought has been declared in many parts of england. conditions are so dry, the scorched land can be seen from space. in germany, the lack of water is starting to have significant economic impacts, asjenny hill reports now from the river rhine. this is the river bed of the mighty rhine. if you walked here in normal times you�*d be underwater. it�*s a working river, one of europe�*s most important. barges fetch and carry goods and materials t...

Levels where ships _ can�*t enter the upper rhine. many of the bigger ships already can�*t go there. it�*s likely the upper rhine will be closed to traffic completely. captain kimpel is used to troubled waters. the river level does drop most years, but these days, he tells us, it�*s more frequent. the climate changing the river before his eyes. translation: its no joke, | we have 1.5 metres of water and our boat sits 1.2 metres deep. so we have 30 centimetres of water left beneath us. fe...

The Rhine is a key shipping route for Germany and Europe - so what happens if it's too shallow to use?