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jonathan charles is back with us geopolitical insight advisor, specialising in russia and the countries around it and a former bbc correspondent in moscow and ukraine markets in moscow and ukraine quick to react and no surprise markets quick to react and no surprise that the rouble has sunk. it surprise that the rouble has sunk. . , , ., ., sunk. it hasn t been doing that well for several sunk. it hasn t been doing that well for several weeks - sunk. it hasn t been doing that well for several weeks and - well for several weeks and months and it was inevitable with uncertainty and that is what we have with russia now, it has exacerbated a trend and we have seen that fall in the rouble. untilwe we have seen that fall in the rouble. until we know what is going to happen, can vladimir putin reassert that sense of strongman rule which at least is certainty, it may not be very nice, but at least it is certainty, then there will be questions about the economy, about th ....
And we celebrate a0 years of christmas classic, the snowman, and its iconic soundtrack, Walking In The Air. Good morning. Its Christmas Eve. Our top story. Around 250 Million People in the us and canada are under Severe Weather warnings, as an unprecedented winter storm sweeps across North America. From alaska to texas, bone chilling temperatures, blizzards and icy winds have caused widespread disruption and left more than a million homes and businesses without power. At least 12 deaths have been linked to the conditions. Tom brada reports. Once ina once in a generation whether out of the worst possible time. Ice, wind, rain and extreme cold are Wreak ....
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british government has messaged all nhs doctors in sudan to say they are now eligible for evacuation flight. this is a reversal of their previous policy, and follows several days of stories emergeing from sudan of nhs doctors being turned away from an airport in khartoum, from where british citizens have been flown to cyprus. this evening, however, a message was circulated by the department of health and social care telling all nhs doctors in sudan to make their way to wadi saedna airfield, just north of the capital, for evacuation. this news comes as fighting continues in sudan, despite an extended ceasefire. the army and the rival militia group, the rsf or rapid support forces are blaming each other. airstrikes and gunfire were reported in khartoum and nearby cities, you can see smoke billowing from buildings here. at least 512 people have been killed and more than 4000 injured in the conflict. the united nations said the actual casualty figures are likely much higher. ....
in south africa. hello, i m celia hatton. welcome to the programme. it s believed that a convoy of buses carrying 300 american civilians has left the sudanese capital, khartoum, bound for the coastal city of port sudan 800 kilometres to the east. it s the first evacuation from sudan involving americans who are not diplomats. the operation is taking place under the protection of us armed drones flying overhead. as washington ramps up its evacuation plans, many other countries are winding down, having already repatriated thousands of their nationals. journalists in port sudan say the quayside is packed with hundreds of yemenis and syrians waiting to board ships that will take them to saudi arabia. a ceasefire announced by the two rival military factions in sudan has not held and there s been heavy fighting in khartoum and the western darfur region. one of the generals, who leads the rapid support forces, the rsf, the paramilitary force fighting sudan s army, has told th ....