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and the return of the tiger — why nepal kept its promise to double numbers in the last decade. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. its newsday. its 7am in singapore, and 7 in the evening in washington where president joe biden spent more than 2 hours on the phone with his chinese counterpart, xijinping. the two leaders warned each other over taiwan — which again emerged as a key point of tension. this time the tensions started because of a possible visit there by t...

over the next 11 days. and the return of the tiger — how nepal has kept its promise to double its population of the wild animals in the last decade. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. its newsday. its 6am in singapore, ”pm in london and six in the evening in washington where presidentjoe biden spent more than two hours on the phone with his chinese counterpart, xijinping. the two leaders warned each other over taiwan — which again emerged as a key point of tensi...

Territories and nations around the globe will be taking part 6500 athletes and officials all descending here on birmingham ahead of the events. its going to be the biggest sporting programme in commonwealth games history, with new sports being added including womens twenty20 cricket, three on three basketball and mixed synchronised swimming. the events begin on friday and they are the most inclusive to date, with a record a2 harris sport switchboard be running concurrently at the games. —— p...

Representatives of 72 territories and nations around the globe will be taking part with 6500 athletes and officials all descending here on birmingham ahead of the events. its going to be the biggest sporting programme in commonwealth games history, with new sports being added including womens twenty20 cricket, three on three basketball and mixed synchronised swimming. the events begin on friday and they are the most inclusive to date, with a record 42 para—sports that wlil be running concurren...

It looks very colourful, jane, what is the atmosphere like?— is the atmosphere like? you can ro erl is the atmosphere like? you can properly hear— is the atmosphere like? you can properly hear the _ is the atmosphere like? you can properly hear the atmosphere i is the atmosphere like? you can - properly hear the atmosphere behind me. there is a bit of a party going on, there has been music and dance classes going on, a lot of people gathering around, just building up to watching the opening ...

The commonwealth games have begun in birmingham, with the opening ceremony marking the start of ten days of competition. prince charles and the duchess of cornwall attended the ceremony, which told the story of the city of birmingham, and was headlined by the band duran duran. 0ur sports correspondent jane dougall is in briminghams victoria park, and sent this preview of the games. theres been a party going on here in victoria square as people gather to celebrate the opening of these commonwealt...

Presdeint biden rejects fears of a recession in the us after two consecutive quarters of negative growth. the commonwealth games have begun in birmingham, with the opening ceremony marking the start of competition. prince charles and the duchess of cornwall attended the ceremony, which told the story of the city of birmingham and was headlined by the band duran duran. 0ur sports correspondent jane dougall is in birminghams victoria park and sent this preview of the games. theres been a party goi...