Click the link and all your information is in the wrong hands the reality of being hacked so why did a secretive Israeli Company on the leading edge of spyware programming not show up for a recent court case does the n. S. O. Group think its beyond the law this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im peter dubey now its products can help pack the phone of a political activist a journalist or even a prince the spying technology owned by the israeli n. S. O. Group is allegedly being used by authoritarian regimes and within that its changing traditional relationships good and bad but its also increasingly helping governments to crack down on whoever opposes them n. S. A. Has faced a number of lawsuits one of them from whatsapp the messaging app seems to be getting close to winning that case if only as a function of a default ruling the spyware manufacturer failed to show up in court in the u. S. After it had said it would quote vigorously fight the allegations a default was e
South koreas announced emergency measures to try to contain a growing coronavirus outbreak there 156 confirmed cases make it now the worst affected country outside china within the past 24 hours one persons died theres been a surge of 52 new cases most of them linked to a church in the Southern City of daraa give you the citys mayor has urged millions to stay home and wear face masks meanwhile in the capital seoul Mass Gatherings and rallies have been banned and in japan the last of the passengers deemed healthy on board a korean teen ship are now being allowed to go home theyve been more than 500. 00 cases of infections on the vessel and theres been criticism about whether quarantine measures have actually been effective meanwhile in china a 118 more deaths were reported on thursday along with over 1100 new infections well go live to asia and brown in hong kong about the developments on the mainland in a while 1st so heres rob mcbride with the latest from south korea. This all happene
The arab worlds longest serving leader has died. This of a man is credited with modernizing his country and in a volatile region prioritizing diplomacy as a division so will that policy continue under the new moniker this is inside story. Welcome to the program im often dennis among these mourning the death of a man who transformed the nation Sultan Qaboos bin sayit was 79 and had been ill for some time over the course of 50 years he turned to pull country in the Arabian Peninsula into a modern state which stayed to diplomatically neutral in a region divided by conflict amman and several of its neighbors have now declared 3 days of mourning. Cabooses successor will sworn in just a few hours after his death was announced hey fen been tarik immediately promised to build on his late cousins legacy. But see if we taught in new york we remain guided by the late sultans wisdom Going Forward we will preserve and embark on the achievements he made this is what we are adamant to do to follow in
Tensions running high in india are the Prime Minister Narendra Modis controversial citizenship lol violence between hindus and muslims has left many dead can the Indian Government keep control of the situation and what it consider withdrawing the act this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im Adrian Finnegan thousands of indians have been protesting for months now against a controversial law that they say discriminates against muslims but the tension around the citizenship amendment tact has taken a dangerous to the capital new delhi has seen days of violence between the communities some of the worst in decades hindu crowds have been accused of attacking muslims on the streets dozens of people were killed in 3 days of confrontations that began on monday Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for calm his government has been under pressure since it passed the law that provides citizenship to immigrants from neighboring countries but excludes muslims modis critics accuse them
Yours we meet with global news makers and tweek about the stories that matter just 0. In the stream today a look at a new series that celebrates the history of black hollywood and in the age of oscars so light and bafta so white why is it so difficult to acknowledge the chief creative tell us what you think on twitter at. How much the oscars have changed in the past 90 years. Yeah they have you know and not back in 1929 there were no black acting nominees no 2020 we got what. Adam mayes ingrate. Comedian steve multiday and chris rock at the oscars on february the 10th in the new doc hes serious theyve got to have us british photographer Simon Frederick examines the pivotal moments in black film history the pay for the way for for todays African American and british actors but uses and directors to achieve mainstream success. There was only one kind of story that would get me dog number 2 slaves to the house literate basketball players. We have evolved and changed cinema over the oscar