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would be reversed, giving them another opportunity to blame republicanens. >> take a look. people think that the president of the uniteicans.d states, ther for debt forgiveness. s he does not. can he can postpone. he can p delayostpon. but he does not have that power. that would tha power -- t to bef congress. >> im prepared to write off the $10,000 debt, but not 50. mr. president, let me ask you, because i dont think i have the authority to do it >> tigning a two year. yeah. and while...

position in his government of minister of racial equality, did you have to think hard before accepting it? well, yes, because its a position where we have to attend 58% of the population and we have a majority of black population in brazil. but even though we have that number, we have a lot of emergencies and problems and issues that we need to take care very carefully. even though i voted for lula since my first election, i was very happy but, at the same time, i had a conversation wi...

activist murdered five years ago. so, has that personal tragedy given her unstoppable political motivation? anielle franco in brasilia, welcome to hardtalk. its my pleasure to be here, and thanks for the invitation. well, it is great to have you on the show. let me ask you — when president lula offered you this very high—profile position in his government of minister of racial equality, did you have to think hard before accepting it? well, yes, because its a position where we have ...

ronson chan is one of the most well—known journalists in hong kong. hes a fierce defender ofjournalists rights. yells. the bbc has been following his life since the early days of the national security law. in december 2021, stand news, one of hong kongs last independent media outlets, was raided by the national security police. senior editors were arrested and detained. the charge — publishing seditious material. ronson worked there as an editor. on that morning, national security ...

and thanks for the invitation. well, it is great to have you on the show. let me ask you — when president lula offered you this very high—profile position in his government of minister of racial equality, did you have to think hard before accepting it? well, yes, because its a position where we have to attend 58% of the population and we have a majority of black population in brazil. but even though we have that number, we have a lot of emergencies and problems and issues that we n...

controversial end to the second ashes series. welcome back to verify life. a watchdog has found that uk drivers paid more for fuel at supermarkets last year because of a lack of competition between retailers. the competition and markets authority says drivers paid an average of an extra six pence a litre for fuel, with diesel 13 pence a litre more expensive. the government is now promising a change in the law to increase competition. simon williams, the rac�*s fuel spokesperson, gave...

wimbledon is back for another year. mens defending champ novak djokovic secured a win in the first round. hes going for a record 24th grand slam. and time now to leave you with ten seconds of panda cuteness. zin zin has been celebrating her 33rd birthday with a specially made apple cake at her home in a mexico city zoo. she is one of the six longest—lived pandas in the entire world. and youre all caught up now. see ya later! this is bbc news. well have the headlines and all the main ...

..ruled first by the tsarist empire, then the soviet union. links between the two are many and deep. in fact, around a third of the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine, the government has steered a course very firmly away from its powerful neighbour. there have been travel bans for russian tourists and something even more dramatic. historic russian and soviet monuments are being removed from public view, and notjust here. the other baltic ...

included prayers and a funfair at a local park. and time now for ten seconds of chimpanzee cuteness. this is the moment vanilla sees the outdoors for the first time after 28 years in a medicine lab. thankfully, she is now at her animal sanctuary home. you are all caught up now. see you later. voiceover: this is bbc news. well have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. today, im ...

after a confrontation the bbc has been following the lives of ordinary hong kongers at home and abroad affected by the changes. ronson chan is one of the most well—known journalists in hong kong. hes a fierce defender ofjournalists�* rights. yells the bbc has been following his life since the early days of the national security law. in december 2021, stand news, one of hong kongs last independent media outlets, was raided by the national security police. senior editors were arreste...