now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. it seems myanmar s military is prepared to kill as many pro democracy protesters as it takes to safeguard its grip on power. so, what options do the opponents of the coup have left? well, my guest is dr sasa, representative of the committee to the united nations. why has myanmar s democratic transition gone so tragically wrong? dr sasa, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for having me, stephen. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. i cannot say where you are because i know you want to keep your location secret, but it is clear that you escaped from myanmar in the hours and days after the february 1st coup. and as i understand it, you were with aung san suu kyi in the hours before the coup. so can you tell me exactly what happened to you? it was the 1st of february that the military coup take stolen democracy from the people of myanmar. so there was not only me, there was members of parliament who w
needs urgent mental health treatment after being held in iran for five years. and, a piece of art that only exists digitally sells for a record breaking $70 million at auction. hello and welcome. president biden has told america that better days lie ahead after a year of lockdown and loss following the coronovirus pandemic. in his first primetime televised address since his inauguration, mr biden said the country would have enough supplies to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of may. he said he hoped people would be able to celebrate independence day onjuly 4th with theirfamilies. but he also reminded people of the dark days behind them. i ve told you before, i carry a card in my pocket with the number of americans who have died from covid to date. it s on the back of my schedule. as of now, total deaths in america, 527,726. that s more deaths than in world war i, world war ii, the vietnam war and 9/11 combined. here s the bbc s david willis. this was, as you m
threaten the world s security and prosperity, in an exclusive interview with the bbc. we start in the us where, as you ve been hearing, president biden has been giving his first televised address since taking office. before that though, he signed a record breaking $1.9 trillion economic rescue package for the us into law, after it passed its final vote in congress on wednesday. the first direct payments of $1,400, which will benefit most americans, are expected to start arriving over the weekend. there s also bailout money for state and local governments and an increase in child and unemployment benefit, as welll as more funding for vaccination. the plan was unanimously opposed by house republicans, critics say it goes way beyond what s needed to tackle the pandemic fallout, and risks stoking inflation. so what are the long term implications? ed stringham is economics professor at trinity college in hartford, connecticut, and president of american institute for economic resea
you shrewd and knavish sprite. and virtual shakespeare using the latest technology to get audiences back into theatre. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, a year on from the last match to take place in front of a full house, we look at the tragic impact of that game at anfield. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. prince william has made his first public comments since the interview with the duke and duchess of sussex was broadcast four days ago, saying the royals are very much not a racist family . the duke of cambridge also revealed he had not yet spoken to his brother, but said he would do so. in the interview, meghan and prince harry said a member of the royal family had expressed concern over how dark their son archie s skin might be. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it is an allegation which strikes at the very core of an institution, the purpose of which is to unify. the suggestion by the sussexes in the oprah winfre
found vaccine freedom. hello, i am katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. it s a year to the day the world health organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. since then, 29 million cases have been reported here in the us, and 529,000 people have died. tonight, joe biden will address the nation, to remember those who lost their lives, and try to give all those who ve survived this year a sense of hope. yesterday, the president announced the us government has bought another 100 million more doses of thejohnson &johnson vaccine. and in the last hour he signed that enormous $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. thank you, all. appreciate it. let s bring in our north america editor, jon sopel. it is 51 days into the biden administration, he sides into law this huge stimulus package, it has to be seen as an early win for him. yes, i think so and this is very much yes, i think so and this is very much a yes, i think so and this is very much a hallmark of what the b