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Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News 20240707



guard says he is ending the riots as lasting a protest. using the king has been crowned in south africa, the first such ceremony since apartheid. at least 146 people hadn t killed on the couch in the south korean capital seoul among more than 100 people are been injured, up to 100,000 people had been celebrating on a popular nightspot, many of those out during the evening when young partygoers, it appears they buy crushed as large crowds pushed forward down a narrow street. it is feared the number of dead could rise significantly. earlier in the programme my colleague spoke to an eyewitness, a freelance journalist, let s hear what he had to say. it s a night out for a lot of people including myself. i was in the area. when i arrived towards 7pm it was very clear that there was just so many people here, probably the most i ve ever seen in itaewon. and the crowds were just gathering more and more. towards10pm, 10:30pm, it was clear that there were far too many people and ....

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Transcripts For BBCNEWS The Travel Show 20240707



for 300 years, on and off, estonia was part of russia. ruled first by the czarist empire, then the soviet union. links between the two are many and deep in fact, around a third of the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine in february, the government has steered a course very firmly away from its powerful neighbour. there have been travel bans for russian tourists, and something even more dramatic. historic russian and soviet monuments are being removed from public view. and notjust here. the other baltic states, latvia and lithuania, are making similar symbolic gestures. explosion. this was among the first a replica tank commemorating soviet soldiers killed during world war ii. it s been moved to estonia s war museum from the town of narva, which sits right on the russian border. the government says it s to avert what it calls increasing social tension . oh, wow! look at this. very welcome! the t 34 was produced from may ....

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Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News 20240707



in the first such ceremony since apartheid. hello and welcome to bbc world news. at least 146 people have died and 150 others have been injured in a crush in the south korean capital, seoul. the disaster occurred as huge crowds gathered in a popular nightlife area to celebrate halloween. video footage from the scene shows medical teams giving emergency treatment to dozens of people who appeared to be unconscious, lying in the middle of crowded streets. the district of itaewon in seoul is a popular nightlife spot. earlier in the night, some partygoers had said on social media that there were so many people in the area that it didn t feel safe. our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie reports, and a warning, you may find some of the images distressing. people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. by the end of the night, bodies lying in the street, some in costume. others were carried into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who h ....

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Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News 20240707



hello. at least 146 people have died and 150 others have been injured in a crush in the south korean capital, seoul. the disaster occurred as huge crowds gathered in a popular nightlife area to celebrate halloween. video footage from the scene shows medical teams giving emergency treatment to dozens of people who appeared to be unconscious, lying in the middle of crowded streets. the district of itaewon in seoul is a popular nightlife spot. earlier in the night, some partygoers had said on social media that there were so many people in the area that it didn t feel safe. our seoul correspondent, jean mackenzie, reports. and a warning, you may find some of the images distressing. young people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. by the end of the night, bodies lying in the street, some in costume. others were carried into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who have tried to run but not been able to. the crush started in a smal ....

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Transcripts For BBCNEWS The Papers 20240707



starting with. just a quick look through some of the front pages with our viewers. the scottish mail on sunday reports the kremlin hacked liz truss s mobile phone. the same story is on the front of the daily star sunday which reads lettuce liz hacked by mad vlad . the observer leads on number ten alarm at borisjohnson s plans to attend cop27 after rishi sunak was criticsed for not going to to the climate conference next month. the sunday mirror reads fossil fuels aid rise of rishi reporting that quarter of the prime minister s donations this year came from supporters with interests in oil, gas and aviation. politics on the front of the sunday telegraph as well its headline reads sunak to stamp out woke policing . a picture ofjair bolsonaro leads the independent as brazil chooses between a current and former president in its election tomorrow. the sunday times shows a picture of rescue operations in seoul, south korea, where at least 146 have been killed i ....

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