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And coming up its International Womens day a time to reflect on the achievements of women and progress towards gender equality. A Us Congressional Panel has approved a bill that would force tiktok� s china based Parent Company to sell the app within six months or face a ban. Tiktok says the proposed legislation would hurt free speech and Small Businesses relying on the app, urging its users to call members of congress to voice their opposition. Lets speak to cbs correspondent, scott mcfarlane....

We speak to the mayor of freetown in sierra leone, subject of a new bbc documentary. Well hear from Award Winning actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi on whats next for irans women led protests. And iranian female djs use music to defy the islamic republic. Hello, im Azadeh Moshiri and welcome to our bbc news special programme on International Womens day. Im standing in front of the Millicent Fawcett statue, here in parliament square. She was a suffragist in the 20th century, protesting to secur...

A persistent Gender Pay Gap and � sexism in the city� as bad as ever, is there much for the Business World to celebrate . And, groomed for success how the pampered pooches at crufts are part of a booming pet economy tipped to hit half a trillion dollars by 2030. A very warm welcome to the programme. The greatest Comeback Story never told thats how President Biden has described his handling of the us economy, as he delivered his state of the Union Address in the last few hours. It is a Comeba...

We start with the latest on the israel gaza war. A vessel carrying humanitarian aid is expected to set sail from cyprus to gaza in the coming hours. Its the first delivery of supplies to use the maritime aid corridor, announced on friday. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. This is the scene live in larnaca in cyprus where, as you can see, the 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies are being loaded onto a barge. It will be tow...

Was in abundance. I also grew up in a space that offered free flowing interaction with nature in a home that had big fruit bearing trees, so climbing trees was a daily ritual which made my childhood so rich and so abundant and beautiful. While you were growing up in the lap of nature, were there talks around Gender Equality as well in yourfamily . There werent any, so to say, direct conversations about it but i must admit that i didnt feel any different from my male cousins or, you know lets jus...

The news continues. The source of Caitlin Collins starts now. Straight from the source tonight. The State Of The Union on steroids. Biden goes for the jugular again as trump host Vladimir Putins buddy at mar a lago, a strong man accused of turning his countrys democracy into his own personal dictatorship. And theres a jarring Reality Check on that floating pier to russia. Emergency aid into gaza blocked by land now months delayed at sea. And theres word tonight of a deadly accident while droppin...

So climbing trees was a daily ritual which made my childhood so rich and so abundant and beautiful. While you were growing up in the lap of nature, were there talks around Gender Equality as well in yourfamily . There werent any, so to say, direct conversations about it but i must admit that i didnt feel any different from my male cousins or you know, lets just say there were no special or different rules for me while i was growing up. I was encouraged to do everything that my male cousins were ...

So what is driving this revival in bitcoin . Erin delmore reports. Its been more than two years since we have seen Bitcoin Cross the 60,000 mark, but the cryptocurrency did just that on wednesday, even soaring to 64,000. It may be closing in on its all time high of 68,000. There are a few reasons why crypto enthusiasts are fired up About Bitcoin these days, newly approved Spot Bitcoin Exchange traded funds have investors buzzing and there is a change coming up in april when bitcoin miners start ...

0ur North America correspondent peter bowes sent this update. This means the trial of donald trump on charges that he was involved in a conspiracy to overthrow the result of the 2020 election will be significantly delayed if indeed it is able to go ahead at all. Donald trump is accused of being involved in a conspiracy to defraud the United States through his words, his actions, in the days leading up to january six, 2021, and the assault on the capitol building. He says he was the president at ...

Pressing, one of the most pressing issues in not just the American Court system but American Society given the role of the courts. Im going to get into something later in the hour and im very specifically avoiding and that is commenting on Robert Kennedy junior. I have reasons for my reluctance, including my experience with him in my college class, which im gonna talk about a little bit. But today was the day with his testimony that i can no longer avoid it, and im going to have to, itll be more...