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hello, and welcome to witness history, with me, pumza fihlani, here in johannesburg. this time, well be getting first—hand accounts from five important moments in the history of healthcare. coming up — how, in the 19705, chinese scientists used an ancient herbal remedy to find a cure for malaria. the german psychiatrist who first identified alzheimers disease. and pakistans angel of mercy, abdul sattar edhi, whose charity provides healthcare to millions. but we start here in south ...

independencde in 1960. this is the first of almost 80,000 artefacts that will be returned for display in museums in the drc. now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. when vladimir putin ordered his invasion force into ukraine in late february, is this the scenario he imagined for earlyjune? a brutal war of attrition in the donbas, a defiant ukrainian government deploying more heavy weapons from western allies, russian losses mounting, a pun...

well, my guest, in an exclusive interview, is russias ambassador to the united nations, vassily nebenzia. where does russia go from here? ambassador vassily nebenzia at un headquarters in new york, welcome to hardtalk. good afternoon, london time, mr sackur. its a pleasure to have you on the show, ambassador. let me ask you this. after more than 100 days, would you say that russias invasion of ukraine is going to plan? well, i think it is progressing. nobody promised to deliver it in t...

the us and south korea have carried outjoint military exercises over the waters around the korean peninsula. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. taliban rule was re—established in afghanistan almost a year ago. for afghans, its meant the return of repressive religious authoritarianism and new levels of economic impoverishment. the mullahs seem ready to absorb indefinite isolation to reimpose their orthodoxy. but is that a sustainable strategy? my gu...

to absorb indefinite isolation to re—impose their orthodoxy. but is that a sustainable strategy? my guest is fawzia koofi, former deputy speaker of the afghan parliament, now a democracy activist in exile. is there any glimmer of light in afghanistans darkness? fawzia koofi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. its good to be with you. well, its great to have you in this studio. im sure you wish you were speaking to me from kabul, from afghanistan, but you have been in exile since the tal...

as an excuse to build new coal mines. he was speaking at a un climate change summit where delegates are seeking ways of changing climate change emissions. now on bbc news, it is time for witness history. hello, and welcome to witness history, with me, pumza fihlani, here in johannesburg. this time, well be getting first—hand accounts from five important moments in the history of healthcare. coming up — how, in the 1970s, chinese scientists used an ancient herbal remedy to find a cu...

there is worse to come. and more bad news for travellers as the rmt union announces three days of national strike action on the railways later this month. im at kings cross and ill be looking at what thats going to mean. is she coming in today? could you give her a call and see if shes on her way? trying to track down the children still missing from schools after the pandemic — a bbc investigation reveals more and more parents are being fined. minimum pricing was meant to help reduce...

not viable. even though you might be at the steering wheel. also tonight — the biggest train strikes in decades: tens of thousands of rail workers plan to stage three days of walk outs later this month affecting services across britain after no agreement is reached overjob cuts and pay. fuel prices keep climbing — almost £100 now to fill the average family car — amid warnings worse is to come. a dog trainer, a tech worker and a farmer — the british volunteers whove gone to ukr...

a historic visit to congo — the scene of atrocities committed by his colonial ancestor. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. its newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. three weeks after the school shooting in texas, there are signs that some — very limited — gun control measures could be adopted by congress. the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, says he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and school security. so what are the proposals on gun ...

its only june and there have been at least 247. thats more than one per day. its closer to two per day. were still learning more about one of the shootings. two weeks after 19 children and two teachers in you vault, texas were killed inside their grade school. a teacher who was shot multiple times describes the horror of watching every single one of his students get slaughtered as police waited outside. >> just bullets everywhere, and then i just remember border patrol saying get up, g...