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We begin in belarus, which has seen the seventh straight day of protests against president alexander lukashenko, since he claimed victory in a disputed election last weekend. Demonstrations have continued to grow despite accounts of Police Brutality including torture from protesters whove been detained over the past week. Us secretary of state mike pompeo, on a visit to poland, said washington and its eu partners are closely following developments. And the eu has already acted taking the first s...

Highest paid male actors. Over a quarter of the wages are paid by streaming giant netflix. Hello and welcome. The Us Democratic president ial candidate, joe biden, has chosen the california senator and one time rival for hisjob, Kamala Harris as his running mate for novembers election. Ms harris is the first African American woman on a major president ial ticket in us history. Heres our north america correspondent, david willis. Apologies, we are having some technical issues of that report and w...

Now on bbc news, click. The uss biggest rival is moving in on social media and communications, and the us is pushing back. Hard. This week we ask, what is going on in china . Hey, welcome. This week were gonna bring you up to date with one of the most important parts of the technology world. This place is a long way away from silicon valley, both geographically and culturally. And that is a place that is now challenging the wests tech dominance. I am of course talking about china. Now, in chines...

Brunhuber. We are following breaking news at this hour. U. S. President donald trump suffered a great personal loss. He says his younger Brother Robert trump died saturday at a new york hospital. Cnn Kristen Holmes has been traveling and filed this report for us from bridgewater, new jersey. Reporter President Trumps younger brother, robert trump, passing away late saturday night. A night after President Trump had gone on an impromptu visit to new york city. The press had known he was going to n...

Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. We begin in belarus, which has seen the seventh straight day of protests against president alexander lu kashenko, since he claimed victory in a disputed election last weekend. Demonstrations have continued to grow despite accounts of police brutality, including torture from protesters whove been detained over the past week. Us secretary of state, mike...

More manchester misery in europe. After Citys Champions League shock, united are knocked out of the Europa League by sevilla. After the heatwave comes the storms as parts of the country are hit by flash flooding and hailstones. And as we go through this week, there is further torrential thundery downpours in the forecast which could lead to further flash flooding. Of course, not all of us will see it. Ill have all the details later in the programme. Its monday 17th august. Our top story. Theres ...

Dozens of people stranded on a refugee rescue boat in the mediterranean. The boat is funded by the street artist banksy. People were taken off by the coastguard hours after the ships leaders said they had called for help near lampedusa. Thousands have protested in the mauritian capital, port louis, against the governments handling of an oil spill tributes have poured from a japanese ship in from across the world and the subsequent deaths for the actor chadwick boseman, of dozens of dolphins. Who...

Hundreds remain at sea on another rescue vessel. And President Trump visits areas devastated by hurricane laura as hundreds of thousands of people remain without power and water. Hello and welcome. New zealands Prime Minister, jacinda ardern, has announced the partial easing of coronavirus restrictions in auckland. The countrys largest city was put back into lockdown two weeks ago after a cluster of cases. Under the new guidelines, social gatherings will be allowed, but limited to ten people, an...

And coming up at 7. 30, its the film review with anna smith. Good evening. Theres more uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of a level students, and those waiting for gcse results in a few days time. The exams regulator, quual, has withdrawn its advice on how pupils can appeal their allocated grades, just hours after making the advice public. The government has been under fire since thursday, when a level results were awarded and nearly 40 of teacher assessments were downgraded. Now, a former c...

Are arrested by the military in an apparent coup attempt. Countries led by women fare significantly better in the fight against covid i9. A new study shows female leaders reacted more efficiently and more effectively. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First, on the second night of the predominantly virtual Democratic National convention, joe biden has been officially nominated as the ...