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Good morning. Its 9am in singapore and 1am in london. We begin the programme with an update on the shocking Measles Outbreak in indonesia which has killed at least 72 people many of them children. The indonesia government says the outbreak in the remote province of papua, is now under control. But hundreds of other children are malnourished. As Rebecca Henschke reports from papua, the Health Crisis has put the spotlight on a region closed off to journalists for decades, and revealed serious government failings. A warning, you may find some of the images disturbing. Just two months old, yulitas life has already been brutally hard. Her mother died in childbirth, the father rejected her. Translation her father did not want her. In a cloud of grief, he wanted to hit her and bury her with her mother. We said we would take care of her, but we are struggling to keep her alive. They had to make a two dayjourney on a speed boat up the river to get medical help. This is the only hospital here in this district roughly the same size as the netherlands. This family has three of their children being treated for severe malnutrition. Local Health Workers say they desperately lacked resources. Translation we need health staff and good facilities across this whole vast and remote area. We need nurses, midwives, and doctors. In this hospital here we need specialists, but right now what we have is not enough. There have been Food Shortages in the past, but in recent years, diets have dramatically changed. People are now eating less meat, vegetables, and fish, and are eating more processed instant food. Under president joko widodo, the army has been ordered to bring supplies to remote villages. Even the commander in chief of the armed forces has flown in. He announced the military is here to stay for a while. Translation our goal is to find and monitor where the issues are and what is lacking. After that, medical workers can spread out across 274 villages if we find problems. That is the Health Mission of the military now the Measles Outbreak is under control. The military has been accused of human rights abuses in papua after they tried to suppress a low level separatist movement. This province is incredibly resource rich. It is home to the worlds biggest goldmine. The company that owns it is indonesias largest taxpayer, and very little of the money has made it back to people here. The Central Government has vowed to bring prosperity and more funds are coming in. But reuben says that benefits only a few at the top. Translation local leaders take the money, they use it for themselves. They fill their own bellies. Its unfair. In the wake of the crisis, authorities are vowing to do better for the children of papua. Observers say what is happening here is just the tip of the iceberg. With many other areas facing Similar Health crises. Bbc news, papua new guinea. Lets take a look at some of the days other news. President putin has ordered an investigation into why a Russian Airliner crashed near moscow, killing all 71 people on board. The plane operated by Saratov Airlines, was en route to the city of orsk in the ural mountains, when it came down, just minutes after take off from moscow. Steve rosenberg reports. In frozen fields near moscow, this is all that remains of flight 703. Cctv cameras captured the moment the aircraft smashed into the ground and exploded in a fireball. Its wreckage strewn for a mile across the russian countryside, half buried in snow. Conditions were treacherous. The Emergency Services struggled through snowdrifts to reach the crash scene. But it quickly became clear this was no rescue operation. Theirjob was to recover the bodies. The Saratov Airlines flight had taken off from Moscows Domodedovo airport with more than 70 people on board. It was bound for orsk, 900 miles south east of moscow in the ural mountains. But minutes after take off, the plane disappeared from radar. It had crashed near the russian capital. We saw it burning up in the sky, this eyewitness says. Then it fell. There was a blast, a loud boom. Its unclear what caused the antonov 148 jet to fall out of the sky. The kremlin has ordered an urgent investigation, and president putin today offered his condolences to the families of the victims. But that is little comfort to the relatives and friends of those on board flight 703. At orsk airport, grief mixed with disbelief, as people realised theyd been waiting for loved ones who would never arrive. The recovery operation will continue through the night. Emergency teams are still searching for victims of this crash and for clues to what caused it. Steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. Also making news today, the prominent pakistani human rights activist and lawyer, asma jahangir, has died at the age of 66. She was one of asias most respected pro democracy activists and championed womens rights throughout her career. Pakistans former ambassador to the us spoke to the bbc earlier about the impact of her work. She stood with the people, she never cared about her personal comforts, and she stood for the balucha, pakistan, targeted by the pakistani military. She stood for all pakistanis, and resisted not only the generals, but the judges who had becomes tools of the generals in many, many ways. State prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the Weinstein Company in new york, alleging that the studio failed to protect staff from Harvey Weinstein. Mr weinstein has been accused by more than 50 women, but he denies allegations of non consensual sex. A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein said while mr weinsteins behaviour was not without fault, there certainly was no criminality. tonga declared a state of emergency as a powerful cyclone bears down on the Pacific Island nation after wreaking havoc in neighbouring samoa. Severe Tropical Cyclone gita is intensifying as it approaches, predicted to become a maximum category five storm before reaching tonga on monday night. Angela merkel said she had to make painful concessions to secure a coalition deal. She hit back at critics who said she sold out to stay in power and told German Television that handing over the finance ministry had been a hard, that there had been no real choice. Here in the uk londons city airport has been closed after an unexploded World War Two bomb was discovered during planned development works. Police have set up an exclusion zone and the royal navy have been brought in to remove the device. Passengers have been advised to contact their airline for further information. Now its carnival season across europe and in one mediaeval town in italy that means a huge food fight the annual battle of the orange saw hundreds of people pummel each other dressed in mediaeval costumes. Apparently the event marks a 12th century peoples revolt and they get through around 500 tons of oranges shipped in especially for the occasion. 0xfam says itll strengthen its recruitment procedures after allegations of Sexual Misconduct by some of its staff. Its claimed some of the charitys aid workers used prostitutes in haiti following the earthquake in 2010. 0xfa m 0xfam has been accused of lacking moral leadership by the British Government and charities due to hold talks with the International Deployment secretary on monday. 0ur latin america reporter, will grant, is in the haitian capital, port au prince. By by and large the reaction in haiti to the 0xfam scandal has been twofold. 0n the one hand there is deep anger, resentment at the fact that this organisation, ostensibly here to help the most vulnerable in the country after the 2010 earthquake, ended up exploiting those people instead. There is also a certain degree of resignation. People here say that the sorts of abuses that were happening were well known. They reached out to people in the Charity Sector here who say they have heard the rumours and point to a wider culture of abuse that they say has been happening among International Organisations did it they point at the Un Peacekeeping force, for example, a high profile case of alleged sexual abuse of minors and the fact that the Un Peace Keeping force is said to have introduced cholera to this country. As for 0xfam, they say they are going to work hard to rebuild public trust in britain in their reputation. In fact they already have a very long way to go to rebuild trust here in haiti again as well. Kim jong uns sister has returned to north korea after stealing headlines at the Winter Olympics in the south. Many are calling it a pr win for her country. She flew home after attending a concert with the south korean president , moonjae in, where the two sat together. It was their Fourth Meeting in just three days. On saturday she passed ona three days. On saturday she passed on a message from her brother inviting president moon to pyongyang for a summer. Earlier i spoke to a Research Fellow from the Pacific Forum centre. He gave me a view on any possible split developing between south korea and us policy towards north korea. I think part of what happened was how mike pence, the Vice President of the us, conducted himself which made the us seem a little too unfriendly to the idea of north and south korea are talking to each other. I think in this moment, the United States runs the risk of being seen as unwilling to let its ally explore options with north korea. They need to make sure that they are seen to be allowing the space for moonjae in to not only visit north korea but, more importantly, see what the North Koreans are willing to offer at this moment. Some people say the us vice resident was somewhat of a party pooper. How would you compare his behaviour and actions in the south to be visited by the sister of kim jong un, kim yo jong . By the sister of kim jong un, kim yojong . I think kim yojong did a very good job. As soon as it was clear that the North Koreans were sending her down, it was obvious she was going to bring some kind of message of significant. She of course, the granddaughter of the founder of the nation so the symbolism of her visit was very high. From a pr perspective, mike pence was trying to counter that and did end up looking a little bit too unsupportive. What is important, now, is that as moonjae in explores a summit with kimjong un, what is north korea willing to offer . What can he give moonjae in to take back to washington and explore whether there is options for talks directly between north korea and washington. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme the Bollywood Movie that sparked widespread protests in india. We speak to one of its stars about why the film is controversial. Theres mr mandela. Mr Nelson Mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. Irans spiritual leader Ayatollah Khomeini has said hes passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. The people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president , baby doc duvalier. Because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farms central block. Shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. There stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. Elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories. Head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. Im sharnjait leyl in london. Our top stories papuas starving children as the indonesian Authorities Say an outbreak of measles is now in under control, malnutrition is killing some of the most vulnerable. Rescuers search through the snow for bodies after a Russian Airliner crashes near moscow, killing all 71 people on board. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. We start off with the china daily. It leads with general secretary xi jinping greeting residents in sanhe, south west china. He visited poor families in sichuan province, where he talked to villagers about poverty reduction. The japan times looks at the implications of recent airstrikes by israel against iranian targets in syria. The paper asks whether this escalation heralds the start of a wider regional war. And finally the Straits Times looks at a 10 million fund which offers customised support for disadvantaged people. The new empowering for life fund, launched by president halimah yacob, aims to help the less fortunate beyond generic schemes and programmes. Those are the top stories around the world. An ice skating routine at the Winter Olympics has proved a huge hit with fans of the yuri on ice anime series. Miu suzaki and ryuichi kiharas routine was set to music from the tv programme, and their performance has been widely shared on social media. Moving out of politics in britains foreign secretary has held talks with myanmars leader Aung San Suu Kyiover with myanmars leader Aung San Suu Kyi over the rohingya refugee crisis. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave myanmar, seeking shelter in neighbouring bangladesh, following a military crackdown. This report contains flash photography. Among the burnt out remains of a rohingya home, borisjohnson took in the chilling sight the charred remains of a former life. He found the site himself, although his visit to this region was heavily controlled by the myanmar authorities. Can you work out where the house was . He travelled from village to village by helicopter. From the air, you could see whole areas razed to the ground. Its where the Myanmar Military and buddhist mobs are accused of pogroms against the muslim rohingya. These pictures of burning villages in the area were filmed by the bbc last year. You genuinely have no idea who did it . Some rohingya are still here and were brought out by the myanmar authorities to speak to borisjohnson. All denied any knowledge of who had destroyed their village. This habitation has clearly been burnt out and deserted. One of the rohingya villagers that i spoke to a little earlier told me in english, i hope you understand, were in a very bad situation and unhappy. He didnt dare tell me who had burnt his village. 0ne government minister accompanying us told me it was what he called rohingya terrorists who turned on their own people and set fire to their homes. What do you think happened here . Its a terrorist attack against them. Definitely that. Before, it was not burned down. Earlier in the capital, a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi, whos attracted International Condemnation for not speaking up for the rohingya. What came of their talks . I dont think it has come through to her, the full extent, the horror of what has happened. Its absolutely devastating and i think what is needed now is some leadership, some calm, but some leadership, working with the un agencies to get these people back home. But this is what awaits any rohingya who do come back a settlement with high fences and barbed wire. The myanmar government calls this a reception centre. To date, no one has returned to live here. Reeta chakra barti, bbc news, myanmar. The ruling party in south africa the anc says it will decide later on monday what to do about president jacob zuma. The party wants him to stand down, following allegations of corruption. 0ur africa editor fergal keane reports from capetown. This was the place where south africans first greeted a free Nelson Mandela, and knew their land was on the verge of transformation. Today, the man whos promised to restore mandelas legacy, Cyril Ramaphosa, walked in his footsteps. 28 years ago on this day, ramaphosa stood beside Nelson Mandela on this balcony and introduced him to the world. Amandla crowd cheers. Long live the spirit of Nelson Mandela long live. Now, very deliberately, strategically, mandela is invoked to condemn the excesses under president jacob zuma. Nelson mandela was totally committed against corruption, against theft, against the robbery of the assets of our people. We will continue with his legacy. For the last week, Cyril Ramaphosa and jacob zuma have been negotiating the state president s exit strategy. It seems to come down to the sequencing of his departure. This is a commemoration, but frankly, it feels like the beginning of a coronation because Cyril Ramaphosa has given the clearest signal yet that the age ofjacob zuma is coming to an end. Tomorrow, the Ancs National executive committee meets, and many people here expect and hope that very soon, Cyril Ramaphosa will be this countrys president. I caught up with him as he left cape town. Mr ramaphosa, is tomorrow d day . I will talk to you after that thank you bye bye. Theres still the potential forjacob zuma to say no, but by now, hes aware the mood of the people is for change. The organisation does not belong to a family. It does not belong to me, does not belong to this lady. No way. It belongs to everybody in this country. We are degree graduates who have no jobs. We go door to door, handing our cvs. We have nojobs. What about us . What are we going to do . What are we going to eat . Today, the benign memory of mandela was summoned to inspire. But hard politics lie ahead, in a Party Divided and a nation thats seen the promises of freedom betrayed too often. Fergal keane, bbc news, cape town. The recently released movie padmaavat set in the 14th century is one of indias most expensive films ever made. Its also been one of its most controversial. Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor plays one of the main characters. He spoke to us about the movie and the reaction its received. Movies are a huge part of a democracy, you know . Its very important to be open to different views, so i think padmaavat today has fought that battle and its come out winning because its finally made it out there and it has received so much love. I think all of us who were on the film were very surprised with how much it had to deal with before it could finally make it out, and it still hasnt released in a couple of states in the country. It is a very personal story between three few people because it wasnt about war, it was about wanting to acquire another mans woman, and thats why its a very sensitive subject, you know, people are very passionate about it. We had made the film with really good intent and there was a preconceived notion about the film which could only be i think art can only survive if there is a certain amount of freedom and liberation, and films need to be seen in context and with an open mind. Cinema needs to be cherished and its beauty and its purity needs to be upheld. An epic film, thank you for watching newsday. I am an epic film, thank you for watching newsday. Iam rico an epic film, thank you for watching newsday. I am rico hizon in singapore. And i am Sharanjit Leyl in london. That is all for now, stay with bbc news. Hello there. Sunday was a better, brighter, sunnier day for many of us than what we saw on saturday, but there were some pretty hefty hail and snow showers around. Now, for the upcoming week, its going to be fairly unsettled. I think theres going to be a lot of rain, maybe some disruptive snow at times. Itll be quite windy too. And then signs of something a bit milder moving into the south to end the week. This is the satellite picture from the last 12 hours. You can see those showers the speckles indicating those snow and hail showers pushing into the north and west of the country. We start monday morning off on a really cold note. Widespread frost and a risk of some ice, particularly where we have the showers. Now, for monday itself, were in between weather systems. A ridge of High Pressure building in, so actually, it should be fine and dry for many of us before this system moves in for monday night, bringing us rain, sleet and snow. So its a cold start to monday. There will be that frost around, some ice to watch out for, but plenty of sunshine around. A few wintry showers across the north and the west of the country but apart from that, most places should be dry. But its going to be another chilly one and temperatures generally between five to seven or eight degrees. The winds will pick up across Northern Ireland by the end of the day ahead of this weather system. Rain, sleet and snow will push in across Northern Ireland, initially, giving some accumulations of snow here, and then move on into much of western britain. Now, were looking at some pretty disruptive snow, in fact, the high ground of wales, certainly for Northern England and for central southern scotland, so a pretty treacherous morning commute on tuesday across central southern scotland, Northern England. Watch out for the snow and for the ice. This weather front will slowly move its way eastwards through the course of the day, becoming confined to eastern areas. A mix of rain and sleet i think further south. Further west, though, it brightens up into the afternoon. We should see sunshine and wintry showers returning. Most of these wintry showers falling across western scotland. Then we see another weather system moving in for wednesday we do it all again basically this will bring another spell of Gale Force Winds as it moves up from the south west and rain, sleet and snow. But it looks like the snow will be confined to the hills of central and northern parts of the uk, whereas further south, it should be largely of rain thats because were starting to see slightly less cold air moving in so i think wednesday afternoon, although its going to be drab, cloudy and wet for most of us, see a little bit of milder air pushing into the south and the south west but still cold in the north. Then into thursday, that weather front moves away and were into a westerly wind regime. That will feed in plenty of showers to northern and western parts of the country. Again, wintry in the north. Further south, therell be mainly rain as it is going to be a little less cold in the south temperatures in double figures here. Im Sharanjit Leyl with bbc news. Our top story. As the indonesian government says the Measles Outbreak in papua is now under control, hundreds of other children are suffering from malnutrition. The Health Crisis has put the spotlight on a region closed off to journalists for decades, and revealed serious government failings. Russian investigators are searching snow covered fields south of moscow for the wreckage of an airliner which crashed on sunday, killing all seventy one people on board. And this story is trending on bbc. Com at the pyeongchang Winter Olympics, red gerard snatched a dramatic victory in the mens slope style to win the United States first gold of the games. The 17 year old said i cannot believe whatjust happened it is insane. Thats all from me for now. Stay with bbc news. And the top story here in the uk the international charity, 0xfam has responded to fresh allegations of Sexual Misconduct by some of its staff

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