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An ancient role in modern times. As japans Emperor Naruhito is enthroned this week, we look at the role of the empress masako. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 8am in hong kong, where the working week is getting under way. It follows another weekend of mass protests. Organisers say as many as 350,000 people took part in the demonstrations, which were held without official permission. Police fired teargas and water cannon, to try to clear the streets. Nick beake ...

Thursday in parliament. Hello and welcome to thursday in parliament. On this programme tempers fray in the commons as mps approve a six month suspension of labour mp, keith vaz. If he wants to launch a further ad hominem attack on the right honourable gentlemen, this is not the time or place to do so. A peer says politicians have a duty to those bereaved by the Grenfell Tower fire. To lay bare the most uncomfortable truths, not just around the day, but around broader contributed elements, includ...

Patriotic slogans and lots of boys on scooters just kind of really taking this chance to take over the streets and theres you know just droves and droves of scooters young young people who really dont have a part in this government this country who dont have jobs who dont have education who are just fed up with the very miserable state of affairs in this country very hard living on without electricity without water with constant pollution without with now theyre raising taxes people are feeling ...

Over austerity measures that cut fuel subsidies. Brazil says 100 tons of oil spilled along its northeastern coast has affected dozens of cities. And the u. S. Politicians are accused but accusing basketball body n. B. A. Of full say King Hong Kong protesters for the lure of the chinese market. U. S. President donald trump says he is fulfilling a Campaign Promise to get out of endless wars by withdrawing u. S. Troops from North Eastern syria but democrats as well the Senior Republicans say hes un...

As japans Emperor Naruhito is enthroned this week, we look at the role of the empress masako. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7am in hong kong, where the working week is just getting under way. It follows another weekend of mass protests. Organisers say as many as 350,000 people took part in the demonstrations, which were held without official permission. Police fired teargas and water canon, to try to clear the streets. Nick beake reports from the protests in hong kon...

The middle east. Just stated that the situation in the north is syria remains fragile but it is important to nato allies do not that states and turkey. Have been on the ground for a long time have agreed a statement made an agreement on the way forward that. Is important because it can provide. A basis for progress and for deescalating of the situation and thats exactly why i also welcome the fact that those dollars have agreed and also the fact that. They were in peril spend some time here with...

The latest failure of denuclearization talks between north korea and the United States. And in sport the all blacks show why theyre the team to beat in japan action from robbies world cup coming up later in the news. People in tunisia are voting in their 2nd parliamentary election since their revolution 8 years ago sundays vote is seen as a test of the established parties who are accused by many of failing to solve the economic crisis a number of newly formed political groups are trying to gain ...

A parlor export has boomed in recent years but workers are not satisfied with the new minimum wage set by the government last year president trade war with china is turning out to be a blessing for bangladeshs Garment Industry which has benefited from a rise in demand for its good but on a recent study 91 percent of the workers said their income is not enough to feed themselves and their families there has been criticism from the Workers Union and n. G. O. S that the rise in export benefit only ...

Disappointment for sri lankan voters and despite in recent months trying desperately to mount a reelection bid to try and ghana support for that relax in bed president citizen there has been forced to admit that hes not going to make it the sort of reasons for public discontent with the city saying the rule has continued just here in april we did see those tragic sort of easter bombings the fact that it was sort of a tragedy of huge number of errors that led to that spate of bomb attacks claimin...

The protest movement itself any sign of slowing down. No in fact actually looks like hes getting bigger as these Political Parties try and back the protesters certainly within the south itself weve seen very significant overnight demonstrations and protests in fact in nasiriyah and this is very interesting in the protestors burned down the headquarters of all of the Political Parties and said now syria is now free of Political Parties that just goes to show you that its not just the government t...