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Desperate to leave. the talibans swift return to power has cast something of a shadow over the united states status as a global player. on her tour of asia, vice president kamala harris has offered reassurance of washingtons commitment to the region. shes currently in singapore and will also be visiting vietnam. 0ur south east asia correspondent jonathan head has more. well, this trip by the us vice president must�*ve been planned several weeks ago as part of a salvo of visits by senior us off...

Paralympicsgb have flourished at recent games. 120 medals in london, 147 in rio. here, theyve been set a range of 100 to 140 because of the uncertainty that covid has caused. and one athlete has a chance of history. swimmer turned cyclist dame sarah storey could become britains most decorated paralympian after winning medals at the last seven games. i joined my first swimming club as a ten—year—old. i was told id started training too late to be any good at anything. so it almost feels like y...

Im just so excited, really! its going to be really cool. but many here dont share that excitement. once again, there will be no fans in the venues. since the olympics, covid cases injapan have hit a new high. with the state of emergency across tokyo these games will begin of subdued atmosphere. at the athletes here will be hoping they can change that. and for the british team as ever there high hopes. paralympicsgb has flourished hundred 20 million eight it real. had they been set a range of 100...

I joined my first swimming club as a ten—year—old. i was told id started training too late to be any good at anything. so it almost feels like youre constantly trying to prove someone wrong. and britain, of course, has already enjoyed plenty of medals this summer after soaring to olympic success. but the paralympians could be even more glittering. despite the shadow of the pandemic, its now their chance to shine. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. finally, the changing of the guard has been perfor...

>> i think bart is stupid again, mom. >> im a fan of "the simpsons" there is no show that does the high joke density better. >> im my own toughest critic but i think its genius. >> that story telling on "the simpsons" is so unlike anything thats come before it. they could have a three-second scene at a nuclear reactor. >> that got it. >> and then jump somewhere else. >> endlessly clever. so many good characters on the simpsons. >> casts a long shadow through the universe. hes a great villain. hi...

Eight members of the climate change campaign group extinction rebellion have been arrested after mass protest in central london. the anti—fossil fuel protestors are fastening chairs to the ground to express solidarity with nations disproportionately affected by climate change. the talibans swift return to power has cast something of a shadow over the united states status as a global player. on her tour of asia, vice president kamala harris has offered reassurance of washingtons commitment to t...

Find to politically necessary to hue to the course of others who live in the shadow of the former president, we are more concerned with the health and livelihood of friend we see in the grocery store, at the schools where we bring our children each morning and who we encounter as we head into work. mayor, how do you expect governor kemp to respond? >> like he has been doing throughout this pandemic. not to respond at all. i want to just thank mayor keisha lance bottoms of atlanta, mayor hardy da...

Know, maybe there is some value coming out of it. i think democrats also, like, lets not just chase headlines, lets not chase cable news appearances. lets be thoughtful about this. >> so, david, here is a letter from over 4,300 veterans, including 150 who fought in afghanistan. our support for the presidents decision to leave as resolute as ever. its the right thing to do. and yet joe biden is again on the defensive today. i wonder why are republicans on the defensive over one of their supporter...

In pig, he plays a disheveled hermit who lives in the oregonian wilderness with his beloved foraging hog. when she�*s taken in a violent kidnapping, he doesn�*t stop to nurse his wounds. he heads straight into town. haunting the restaurants and bars of portland, this christ—like spectre will stop at nothing to find his pig. he�*sjoined in his search by alex wolf�*s truffle dealer, who lives in the shadow of his rich father. pig is billed as a thriller, but i think that�*s a misleadin...

Haunting the restaurants and bars of portland, this christ—like spectre will stop at nothing to find his pig. hesjoined in his search by alex wolfs truffle dealer, who lives in the shadow of his rich father. pig is billed as a thriller, but i think thats a misleading label. while theres some suspense, this is a gently paced story about the bond between human and animal, and the extraordinary power of sensory memories. like our hero, the script has little time for the pretensions of high—conc...