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one of rock and roll s all time greats, who s died aged eighty seven. hello you re watching bbc news. there s been a new wave of deadly clashes in iran. activitsts say security forces fired on dozens of people as they left friday prayers in the southern city of zahedan. it follows a similar crackdown in the same city nearly a month ago, during protests over the death of mahsa amini. robin brant reports. six weeks in and these protests show no sign of abating. the opposite in fact. this is zahedan, the scene of violent confrontation again. and the tactics continue to be unbearably indiscriminate. i saw footage of a teenager, a child, shot in the head who apparently has been killed and they haven t gotten exact figures for how many people have died, how many people have been injured today but as you said, from the footage that we saw, we can say that certainly, they opened fire again with live ammunition. what started out as a protest over the death of a young woman in ....
welcome to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world. there s been a new wave of deadly clashes in iran. activitsts say security forces fired on dozens of people as they left friday prayers in the southern city of zahedan. it follows a similar crackdown in the same city nearly a month ago, during protests over the death of mahsa amini. robin brant reports. six weeks in and these protests show no sign of abating. the opposite in fact. this is zahedan, the scene of violent confrontation again. independent observers claiming the cracked down by security forces across iran has killed at least 160 people and the tactics continue to be unbearably indiscriminate. i saw footage of a teenager, a child, shot in the head who apparently has been killed and they haven t gotten exact figures for how many people have died, how many people have been injured today but as you said, from the footage that we saw, we can say that certainly, they opened fire again with liv ....
also on the show, as global leaders meet in egypt for the cop27 summit on the environment, what are the stakes for one of the most beautiful places on earth? i m going to be asking the big boss of the caribbean development bank, dr gene leon. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, a power grab at the top of china s communist party has big consequences for the global economy. yet with war raging in europe, a cost of living crisis, surging interest rates and a global energy crisis, china s president xijinping s consolidation of power at the communist party s 20th congress could easily get a bit lost amidst the noise. but china s critical place in the global supply chain, in world politics, in manufacturing and exporting and its growing power as a consumer and tourist powerhouse means that these changes are incredibly significant for the way the world s economy is going to develop in the next few years. so with the benefit of a few weeks perspective, let sjust t ....
with hours to go, the final round of frenetic campaigning for the us mid term elections is under way ahead of the in person polls opening on tuesday. tens of millions of votes have already been cast. but there s still plenty to play for. earlier, president biden spoke at a rally in maryland, in support of the democratic candidate for governor, wes moore. he told the crowd that the election is not a referendum, it s a choice of two very different visions for america. biden, who has avoided campaigning in several swing states as his approval rating continues to lag, travelled to the reliably democratic state, where the nominee is widely expected to win back the republican held governorship. former president trump is speaking in ohio at a rally to support the republican jd vance for senator. he spoke to the crowd about immigration, claiming that president biden and the democrats have not done enough to stop migrants and drugs from entering the us across the mexico border. ....
to co operate or perish . americans on monday were lining up yet again to buy powerball tickets, dreaming of winning a $1.9 billion lotteryjackpot, that had jumped to a record high after repeated drawings failed to produce a winner. saturday s draw was the 40th in a row without someone winning the top prize, which grows larger each time the jackpot goes unclaimed. to win, a ticket holder must match all six numbers drawn. here are some people hoping for luck. i m going to do charity works, i m going to travel, get to families, get to all the people who need. uh. ..share the wealth. i m going to reassess all the . things i want to do, whether it is travel, buy a house, buy a new car. - certainly give to charities. invest in the community. keep a little for myself of course. spend it! well, i m gonna send that money to a hospital. some money in the hospital in this area here. give most of it away and enjoy the rest of my life and help people enjoy theirs too. what do you ....