where the coronavirus was first recorded, people released balloons to mark the beginning of 2023. president xi jinping also touched on the pandemic in his new year address, insisting that his change in policy was justified. translation: after strenuous efforts, translation: after strenuous efforts. we translation: after strenuous efforts, we have translation: after strenuous efforts, we have overcome - efforts, we have overcome unprecedented difficulties and challenges which are not easy for everyone. at present, the epidemic prevention and control has entered a new stage. it is still a difficult period but everyone is working hard, with perseverance, and there is light at the end of the tunnel. croatia is beginning the new year with a new currency. it s switching from the kuna to the euro. at the same time, it s alsojoining the borderless schengen area, allowing passport free travel to neighbouring countries. croatia committed to adopting the euro when it became the newest member
where russia s vladimir putin said he is aiming to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries. in remarks broadcast on state television, president putin said the importance of russia china relations was rising and he was expecting chinese president xijinping to make a state visit to russia in the spring of 2023. president xi responded saying china is ready to increase strategic cooperation, in the face of what he described as a difficult international situation a court in military ruled myanmar has found the deposed leader aung san suu kyi guilty in all five counts of corruption in proceedings that have been condemned in the west as a sham. the 77 year old was arrested when the military seized power on the 1st of february last year in a coup that ended a decade of tentative democracy and plunged the country into chaos. karishma vaswani has more. aung san suu kyi has been sentenced to a further seven years in prison for five more charges, taking the total number of
of breaking the official secrets act, of covid law. a lot of the things that in some cases others have been accused of. she denies it, but she s been convicted of them. frank gardner on aung san suu kyi. the leaders of russia and china have held a video conference, where vladimir putin said he is aiming to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries. in remarks broadcast on state television on friday morning, president putin said the importance of russia china relations was rising and he was expecting chinese president xijinping to make a state visit to russia in the spring of 2023. president xi responded, saying china is ready to increase strategic cooperation, in the face of what he described as a difficult international situation. the united nations says it is sending a top official to afghanistan to try to convince the taliban to reverse its ban
back and leg. finally, new zealand are pushing for victory in theirfirst test against pakistan in karachi. a few moments ago pakistan were 288 8 in their second innings a lead of 114 runs. spinner ish sodhi has taken six wickets, including opener imam ul haq for 96. that s all the sport for now. thank you very much, sarah, we look forward to speaking with you later. the leaders of russia and china have held a video conference, where vladimir putin said he is aiming to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries. in remarks broadcast on state television, president putin said the importance of russia china relations was rising and he was expecting chinese president xijinping to make a state visit to russia in the spring of 2023. president xi responded,
to release ms suu kyi in its first ever resolution on myanmar since she was ousted in a coup in 2021. how much weight that will carry, if any, frankly, with myanmar s military rulers, though, is unclear. the leaders of russia and china have held a video conference, where vladimir putin said he is aiming to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries. in remarks broadcast on state television, president putin said the importance of russia china relations was rising and he was expecting chinese president xijinping to make a state visit to russia in the spring of 2023. president xi responded saying china is ready to increase strategic cooperation, in the face of what he described as a difficult international situation the united nations says it is sending a top official to afghanistan to try to convince the taliban to reverse its ban on women working for aid agencies.