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Hello. Hundreds of american passengers whove been quarantined off japan on a cruise ship thats been hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus are on their way home. Two planes chartered by the Us Government are taking them to american air bases where they will stay for a further two weeks. 355 cases of the disease on the diamond princess have been confirmed in the past two weeks, accounting for more than half the total outside china. Chinese Officials Say the number of new cases and deaths in hu...

Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its nine am in singapore, one am in london, and ten am in yokohama, japan where another 79 people on board the diamond princess cruise ship have tested positive for the coronavirus. That brings the total number of cases on board to 621. Despite that, hundreds of passengers who were given the all clear have left the ship and were not put into further quarantine. Its prompted fierce International Crit...

The authorities in the Chinese Capital beijing are asking people returning to the city to quarantine themselves for m days to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. State media says those who refuse will be punished. The order was issued to coincide with the end of the Lunar New Year holiday, which was extended to help contain the outbreak. Speaking in munich, the Chinese Foreign minister defended beijings management of the epidemic and criticised what he called the overreaction of some other co...

A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme how would you feel if your expenses were declined because your meal contained meat . 0ne company in the uk is taking this step to reduce its environmental impact. So is this progress, or taking it too far . Tell us what you think just use bbcthebriefing. Apple has warned that disruption in china from the coronavirus will mean revenues falling short of forecasts. The iph...

Good morning, its 8am in singapore, and midnight in london. New evidence of chinas crackdown on muslim minorities has been revealed in a leaked document seen by bbc news. The file sets out how the authorities decided the fate of more than 300 uighur detainees a fraction of the million or so held in secure facilities across the province of xinjiang. Chinese diplomats deny that beijing was targeting any specific religious or ethnic group. Our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has been exami...

The conflict in syria is on the verge of a dangerous escalation according to a senior United Nations official. He want the cost to civilians could be insta nt cost to civilians could be instant and huge. Cost to civilians could be instantand huge. He cost to civilians could be instant and huge. He made those comments as turkey threatened to launch a new offensive. Talks are yet to succeed. This report from istanbul has distressing images. Explosion ducking for cover. Even if you can barely stand...

The coronavirus when i see the disinfectant when it knocks that out in a minute, one minute, and is there a way we can do Something Like that by injection inside . And, more than £27 Million Pounds is raised by the big night in, for charities supporting people through the pandemic. Good afternoon. The newly launched government website which allows key workers in england to register for a coronavirus test has stopped taking bookings, just hours after it went live. It was announced yesterday that...

Escalations last night. Attorney general william barr signaling those who continue to cause chaos will face federal charges. Unfortunately with the rioting that is occurring in many of our cities around the country. The voices of peaceful protest are being hijacked by violent radical elements. Groups of outside radicals and agitators are exploiting the situation to pursue their own separate and violent agenda. Dana Steve Harrigan is live in minneapolis with an update. Reporter a huge protest gat...

Good evening. And it is great to have you with us tonight from california, where they are dealing with recordbreaking heat. Several wildfires. And now millions in the southwest bracing for dangerous and historic flooding. Right here in l. A. , temperatures in the triple digits. Records that have stood for a century, now falling. And these images tonight from arizona. A race against time. So many communities there building barriers with sandbags, the threat of flash floods growing by the hour. An...

Worst flooding there on record to at least 19. In south carolina, 14 dams have failed just since the weekend. Now, David Begnaud tells us theyre calling in the cavalry. Reporter drastic measures are being taken to stop rushing floodwaters. This National Guard chopper crew spent the entire day dropping these bags trying to shore up a canal in the state capital of columbia. The bags are 3,000 pounds. Some are filled with sand and some are filled with rocks. Theyre being used to build a barrier bec...