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Have been killed. lets get more now on the situation in south africa. ive been speaking to steve bhengu — a journalist with east coast radio whos been on the ground in kwazulu—natal during the disturbances. 0bviously, recently, as you are aware, we have seen not only property being burnt to the ground and looted but, even being on the ground, i have also witnessed various elements such as violence and racial profiling, so we have seen the army being deployed, as well. there isnt much visibil...

Of mounting a dangerous attack on voting rights following donald trumps defeat in the 2020 election. more than 70 people are now known to have died in south africa in violent unrest and looting sparked by the jailing of former presidentjacob zuma. sexual consent education is being made mandatory in some parts of australia after thousands of young women shared stories of being sexually assaulted by boys they knew at school. for some the testimonies were shocking, but for many the scale of the pro...

The headlines: president biden has accused republican—controlled states of mounting a dangerous attack on free and fair elections by restricting voting rights. the republican national committee dismissed mr bidens remarks as dishonest. it said republicans were trying to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat. the deployment of hundreds of troops in south africa has failed to prevent a fifth day of violent unrest and looting. at least 72 people have been killed and about 800 have been arres...

The united states to be able to be in a position to give some support, which right now it is not giving at all. it is a stability we are talking about. 0k. professor marvin weinbaum from the middle east institute, many thanks indeed for your analysis. yet a knockout you are welcome. south africa has announced a tenfold increase in the number of troops to be deployed in response to widespread violence sparked by the jailing of the former president, jacob zuma. up to 25,000 soldiers are to be sent...

This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. lam i am david lam david eades. president biden accuses republican—controlled states of mounting a dangerous attack on voting rights in america. there is an unfolding assault taking place in america today in an attempt to suppress and subvert the right to vote in fair and free elections. heightened unrest in south africa — 72 people have died, amidst looting, protest and confrontations following the jaili...

The tinderbox of discontent for all sorts of other reasons? it is sort of layered. so initially you had obviously the jailing of the former president jacob zuma. i was there — just 45 minutes before midnight a convoy left his home state of nkandla and took him to the estcourt correctional centre. 0bviously, literally a few hours later, the next morning, you then started having sporadic gatherings under the hashtag #freejacoquma banner. so obviously while these do not gain much momentum, but wh...

Record rainfall in parts of europe has caused deadly flash floods, naming at least 70 lives, most of them in germany. thousands of people across the west of the country and in the netherlands and belgium have had to leave their homes. more heavy rain is on the way. the un has issued a stark warning about the return of the taliban in afghanistan is nato troops prepare for their final withdrawal. describes the unfolding situation is a man—made humanitarian catastrophe and one of the worst crises...

Homes. south africas deadly unrest enters the second week. 25,000 troops are deployed to tackle the violence and looting sparked by the jailing of the former presidentjacob zuma. the un has told the bbc that the situation unfolding in afghanistan is a humanitarian catastrophe. theres been sharp, spike in violence across the country between the taliban and afghan government forces, thats followed the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country. the bbc travelled to the strategically important k...

The hope is vaccines will keep the vast majority of those out of hospital. some are warning that could still be disruption to the nhs. so the actual numbers in hospital would still be well below the second wave peak, even if we did hit 100,000 day. thejudgement is, it is better we do it now than in the winter. tomorrow borisjohnson will confirm plans to lift most of those last restrictions in england. the message, though, is likely to be one of caution rather than celebration, as ministers try t...

The cuban opposition says dozens of activists have been arrested since sunday — when thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades against the islands communist government. many were detained at the demonstrations, others were picked up from their homes. president diaz—canel has blamed the united states for the unrest. at least a0 people have been killed in a fire at a iraqi hospital treating coronavirus patients, in the city of nassiriya. health officials say the fire is now be...