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are among the worst affected. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. its 9:00 in the morning in singapore, and 8:00 in the evening in washington where the us house of representatives is about to reconvene to try again to resolve the state of deadlock after failing for a second day to elect a new speaker. republican kevin mccarthy has again come up short of the required number of votes after around twenty members on the right of his party refused to support hi...

been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. and millions of catholics around the world prepare to say a final farewell at the funeral of pope benedict xvi. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the us house of representatives has adjourned for a second day without electing a speaker, extending the paralysis at the heart of american politics. president biden said having a congress that cant function is embarassing for the country. republican kevin mccarthy has been s...

a ukrainian military commander in the shattered eastern town of bakhmut has described to the bbc the fierceness of the fighting there. he said he hadnt seen russian forces fight anywhere else with similar determination, advancing under fire even when the ground was littered with their comrades�* bodies. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the ...

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a ukrainian military commander in the shattered eastern town of bakhmut has described to the bbc the fierceness of the fighting there. he said he hadnt seen russian forces fight anywhere else with similar determination, advancing under fire even when the ground was littered with their comrades�* bodies. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian ...

and viva new south wales — the australian festival celebrating the king of rock and roll. hello and welcome. we begin int the us where the house of representatives has adjourned for a second day without electing a speaker, extending the paralysis at the heart of american politics. president biden said having a congress that cant function is embarrassing for the country. republican kevin mccarthy has been stopped six times so far by a group of hardliners within his own party who refus...

the us federal reserve ona charge! uk sales of electric cars overtook diesels last year for the first time. but its still a long road to recovery for the auto industry. a wave of strike action, a growing cost—of—living crisis and huge pressure on health services — just some of the problems mounting up for the uk this winter. so on wednesday prime minister rishi sunak used his first major speech of the year to promise to fix the uk economy. alongside pledges to tackle long waiting...

which is out next week. and the struggle to try to protect forests in the philippines, with many of them devastated by illegal logging and mining. its seven in the morning in singapore — and seven in the morning in china — which is set to reopen to the world on sunday, welcoming international travellers —and returning residents without the need to quarantine for the first time since 2020. this coming against a surge in infections in the country since beijing lifted covid restrict...

live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. its newsday. its 8am in singapore, and 7pm in washington where the first day of the new us congress has been full of drama. after the swearing in of new members, the house of representatives is stuck at the very first hurdle — for the first time in 100 years the house failed to elect a speaker in the first ballot. the house has now adjourned until wednesday after three rounds of votes. the latest saw the republican kevin mccarth...

and american football star damar hamlin remains in a critical condition, after suffering a cardiac arrest during a primetime nfl game. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — its newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the first day of the new us congress has been full of drama. after the swearing in of new members, the house of representatives is stuck at the very first hurdle. for the first time in 100 years, the house failed to elect a speaker in the first ballo...

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the first sitting of the new us house of representatives has been full of drama. three attempts to elect republican kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house have failed. he hasnt been able to secure enough support from his own party — a group of right—wing republicans have refused to back him, and the california congressman has refused to drop out of the race. its the first time in 1000 years that a speaker hasnt been ele...