palestinian authories welcome a vote by the un general assembly to ask the international court ofjustice to give a legal opinion on the israeli occupation of palestinian territories the resolution was backed by 87 countries. now on bbc news, the travel show. yeah, all checked, triple checked. metal clanking. radio: science team, i are you a-go or no-go? science says go. radio: rangers, go for launch. go or no go for launch? bridge is go for launch. there will be a time when people will go to space at much less cost and very regularly. i think the same things going to happen going underwater. it s going to get less expensive and much more accessible. radio: go for launch. this is the point of no return. if there was any point to freak out, now would be the point to freak out. this is an experimental sub. people are informed that it s very dangerous down there. am i spinning? yes. oh, my god. and scott is like, oh, no, we have a problem. i was thinking, we re not going to
good morning. the vatican has announced the death of pope benedict xvi at the age of 95. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. vatican spokesman, matteo bruni, said in a statement. bells tolling this was the moment of the confirmation of his death in rome, you can hear the bells ringing in st peter s square in vatican city. the vatican says pope benedict s body will lie in state from monday in st peter s basilica. let s go straight to our europe correspondent, bethany bell. we can see some crowd behind you, how have people reacted to the news of the death of the former pope? we of the death of the former pope? - spoke to one couple from spain who were here in the square as tourists and they said that their tour guide told them the news and
also on the show, as global leaders meet in egypt for the cop27 summit on the environment, what are the stakes for one of the most beautiful places on earth? i m going to be asking the big boss of the caribbean development bank, dr gene leon. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, a power grab at the top of china s communist party has big consequences for the global economy. yet with war raging in europe, a cost of living crisis, surging interest rates and a global energy crisis, china s president xijinping s consolidation of power at the communist party s 20th congress could easily get a bit lost amidst the noise. but china s critical place in the global supply chain, in world politics, in manufacturing and exporting and its growing power as a consumer and tourist powerhouse means that these changes are incredibly significant for the way the world s economy is going to develop in the next few years. so with the benefit of a few weeks perspective, let sjust take a
around the world. max foster is on world assignment today. just ahead on cnn newsroom what happened on sunday shows that brazil is clearly a deeply divided and polarized country. this was a crowd whipped into a frenzy by a leader that refused to accept an election result. the president spechbding the day with border patrol agents and elected officials. this is the reality on the ground right now. we re anticipating some very intense weather coming in. trees down, degree in the roadways, flooding, and we ve seen people lose their lives. it is monday, january 9th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 6:00 a.m. in the brazilian capital where hundreds of supporters of the president have been arrested after storming key government buildings including congress. the protest drawing comparisons to the january 6th riots at the u.s. capitol. hours ago the president surveyed the damage from sunday s unrest which also took place from the supreme court and the presidential palace
accepted an error with his taxes was careless rather than deliberate . now on bbc news, talking business. hello, welcome to talking business. let s take a look at what is on show. as the global economy falters, is 2023 shaping up to be a year of big drop offs? a growing number of major companies are already laying off workers in their thousands, so our employers also now taking back control of pay and conditions? i will hear from the head of the un international labour 0rganisation about why the globaljobs market is under pressure and why that could mean more social unrest. the big boss of global recruitment firm robert waters tells me what companies are demanding of new recruits as they try to keep profits flowing. also, is travel the answer to our economic woes? expedia is one of the biggest travel firms, it s big boss will tell me if all that pent up demand is still strong enough to keep us opening our wallets. wherever you arejoining me from, a big hello and welcome. j