avoids assassination. # there is a star man waiting in the sky. and the hand written lyrics to david bowie s 1972 hit, starman, go up for auction later this month. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. china has warned it ll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti ship missiles, air to air missiles and support for taiwan s surveillance radar programme. our north america correspondent peter bowes joins me now. what more do we know about what is in this deal? is in this deal? we know that this is a very is in this deal? we know that this is a very big is in this deal? we know that this is a very big package - is in this deal? we know that this is a very big package of. this is a very big package of measures. 1.1 billion dollars, it includes now to air missiles, and the major investment in taiwan s
but says she won t be letting it interfere with her climate activism. # there s a starman waiting in the sky. and the hand written lyrics to david bowie s 1972 hit starman go up for auction later this month. hello and welcome to the programme. china has warned it ll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti ship missiles, air to air missiles and support for taiwan s surveillance radar programme. so, how will the spend be broken down? $1.1 billion has been promised by the us government. $355 million will be spent on harpoon air to sea missiles. $85 million is earmarked for sidewinder air to air missiles. $665 million is for a surveillance radar system. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes for more details on the deal. well, we know that this is a very big package of measures. $1.1 billion, so it inc
in a turbine. the turbine maker, siemens energy, said this was not a technical reason to stop pumping gas. a sri lankan official says the former president gotabaya rajapaksa, who fled abroad after mass protests injuly, has returned to colombo. sri lankans blame his government for the island s economic crisis. nasa is preparing the second launch of its most powerful rocket in 50 years. technical problems and bad weather thwarted the artemis 1 moon mission lift off on monday and engineers have spent the week reviewing data to find out what went wrong. hopes are high that saturday s take off will be trouble free and the 37 day mission to the moon can get underway. in south america, thousands of people, including politicians, cultural figures and human rights advocates have rallied in the centre of buenos aires in support of argentina s vice president cristina fernandez de
welcome to bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories: china warns of counter measures after the united states approves a $1 billion arms package to taiwan, saying it s to maintain its self defence capabilities. russia warns a key pipeline to europe is facing a new problem nordstream 1 will remain closed for an indefinite period. fears of food shortages in pakistan the government says up to half of the country s crops have been destroyed by floods the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged. thousands rally in argentina to support vice president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, after she narrowly
this is bbc news. i m rich preston with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. china warns of counter measures after the united states approves a $1 billion arms package to taiwan, saying it s to maintain its self defence capabilities. fears of food shortages in pakistan: the government says up to half of the country s crops have been destroyed by floods. the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged. thousands rally in argentina to support vice president cristina fernandez de kirchner after she narrowly avoids assassination. the 84 year old hollywood actress jane fonda has been diagnosed with cancer,