A day the Prime Minister is due to speak to the nation. And an indian Jewelry Company polls an ad that caused outrage because it showed interfaith marriage. So the aljazeera undercover investigation which has led to cyprus suspending its controversial citizenship for Investment Program the attorney general has also announced a probe into possible criminal offenses following the revelations goes back to august when al jazeera Investigative Unit released the cyprus papers which revealed some serious flaws in the citizen by Investment Program it exposed high ranking officials expressing a willingness to help convicted criminals get citizenship lets get more from our Investigative Reporter David Harrison whos in nicosia. Weve had 3 announcements one the abolition of the Investment Program under which people could buy passports if they paid a certain amount of money in which our investigation revealed evidence of that was being abused the 2nd one was the president of the pall of dmitris sal
Before the u. S. Election. Cyprus scraps its controversial citizenship for Investment Program after an undercover investigation by aljazeera. And the netherlands becomes the latest european country to ramp up its coronavirus restrictions as infections keep rising. Abortion abomb acad guns and gay marriage some of the topics featuring on day 2 of the confirmation hearings of President Trumps u. S. Supreme Court Nominee Amy Kearney Barret republican and Democratic Senators each have 30 minutes to ask her about subjects that a touch points to Many Americans the full senate could vote by the end of the month on whether to appoint her just ahead of the u. S. Poll on the vendor the 3rd that barack declined to say whether she would recuse herself from any cases related to next months president ial election. She also sidestepped questions on abortion by Dianne Feinstein the most senior democrat on the Senate Judiciary committee its a contentious issue which is a no one reason why it would be c
Mandate is wildly popular. As she assured. Him would sound the biggest composer of the time i cant even begin to imagine a world class one player single willetts on a musical journey of discovery. Without being told. This week w. Anger in washington relief in beijing the World Trade Organization finds the u. S. Broke International Rules with its tariffs on china but how will the decision affects the trade. Comic as and other big polluters wait to hear details of the European Unions new cream deal today it could force industry to cut Greenhouse Gases. And more than the current goal. Of the japanese retiree returns of part time work to help boost the shrinking and aging nations grim economic prospects. And then fizzle and lets do business the World Trade Organization has ruled that the trumpet ministrations trade war is illegal it says american judis imposed on more than 200000000000. 00 in chinese goods broke trading rules as they applied only to china and were above maximum rates agree
Translation ten years ago, i was awarded my first ballon dor here in paris. I remember i came with my three brothers. I came with my three brothers. I was 22 years old and everything that was happening to me, it was unthinkable. Now, ten years later, i have received the sixth one in a totally different and special moment in my personal life, with my wife and my three sons. While Megan Rapinoe won the womens award in a year that saw her claim a second fifa womens world cup with the usa as they hoisted the trophy aloft in france. The 34 year old co captain of her country is also known for being an activist and an advocate for numerous lgbt organisations. I mean, like, i cant believe im actually the one winning it in this field. Its been such an incredible year and womens football is lucky to have every single one of these amazing players every year. And it pushes us and pushes me to be the best player that i can. In germany, the bundesliga table might seem unfamiliar to those who are loo
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Get in touch about the stories we are covering or tell us what youre spotting where you. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Five women who accuse the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of abusing them are calling on Prince Andrew to testify in their cases. Their lawyer told bbc panorama he plans to serve subpoenas asking the duke to give evidence. The programme included an interview with the woman who says she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17. He categorically denies any such relationship. Darragh macintyre reports. The allegations made by Virginia Giuffre about Prince Andrew have raised questions that wont go away. The lawyer for five ofJeffrey Epsteins accusers says he wants Prince Andrew to testify as a witness in their court cases. The women say the prince witnessed how epstein and his guests were given m