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hello and welcome to bbc news. the acclaimed british author sir salman rushdie has sustained serious injuries to his liver and an eye after being stabbed while taking to the stage at an arts centre in new york. the 75—year—old is currently on a ventilator and unable to speak. police have named his attacker as hadi matar, a 24—year—old from newjersey, who is currently in custody. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. there was confusion and panic. the attack hap...

in parts of england, the environment agency warns it could last into next year. a hot unlikely dry weekend ahead, temperatures today and tomorrow could stop at around 36 degrees. we are hopeful we could see a little more rain and cooler temperatures as we head into next week. i will have all of the details. stanford wins team gbs first gold medal at the european championships the 33—year—old is first over the line in the womens triathlon in her final major competition. the last of ...

7,000 extra hospital beds this winter including in pop—up sites — the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. and the shortlist is announced for hosting next years eurovision song contest — seven uk cities are in the running. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures ove...

and eurovision host contest — the shortlist is announced for the cities who will stage the famous celebration of song. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the author salman rushdie has been stabbed on stage at a literary event in new york state while preparing to give a lecture. his agent says he has been going under surgery for the police that he suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck and a man has been taken into custody. the 75—year—old novelist...

Republic headlined, a world war were under attack by climate c change and our only he is to mobilize like we did in world war ii. Then in the first ever override of an obama veto, Congress Votes to allow americans to sue saudui arabia over the 9 11 attacks. There is mounting evidence that the saudi government, at least organizations and operatives within the saudi government, aided and abetted one of the most massive crimes in the united states. In our system, the truth behind those facts desese...

R of the late 20th century seems far removed, today 21stcentury europe strains to accommodate the outcome. The fall of the berlin wall marked the end of the soviet empires iron curtain and reshaped germanys borders. A new unified berlin is emerging the capital of a reunited germany near the center of a european region whose borders expanded with the demise of the iron curtain. Narrator during the cold war that followed world war ii germany existed as two antagonistic countries, east germany and ...

The voluntary association of three or more countries. One example of supranationalism is the European Union an Economic Alliance designed to improve european competitiveness in the world economy. But this alliance is more than just economic. It is also europes attempt to forge a community with common values, even as individual state identity is maintained. Strasbourg is located on the border of france and germany and has endured centuries of conflict between those two nations. Today, it is one s...

To be hopping back and forth between germany and france while spending time in freiburg in strasbourg i hope to discover a few things about the two nations idiosyncrasies and similarities. My journey begins in freiburg in germany southwest this region has been greatly influenced by the french it was even under french rule for a time in the seventeenth century son king louis the fourteenth had a fortress built on this hill called the shah spec theres not much left of the fortification today but i...

The upcoming France-Germany parliamentary assembly seeks create a joint position on geothermal energy to facilitate a cross-border geothermal policy.

From ancient rituals to modern cultural centers, these UNESCO World Heritage sites in Germany offer Jewish history and cultural immersion.