A day the Prime Minister is due to speak to the nation. And an indian Jewelry Company polls an ad that caused outrage because it showed interfaith marriage. So the aljazeera undercover investigation which has led to cyprus suspending its controversial citizenship for Investment Program the attorney general has also announced a probe into possible criminal offenses following the revelations goes back to august when al jazeera Investigative Unit released the cyprus papers which revealed some serious flaws in the citizen by Investment Program it exposed high ranking officials expressing a willingness to help convicted criminals get citizenship lets get more from our Investigative Reporter David Harrison whos in nicosia. Weve had 3 announcements one the abolition of the Investment Program under which people could buy passports if they paid a certain amount of money in which our investigation revealed evidence of that was being abused the 2nd one was the president of the pall of dmitris sal
Before the u. S. Election. Cyprus scraps its controversial citizenship for Investment Program after an undercover investigation by aljazeera. And the netherlands becomes the latest european country to ramp up its coronavirus restrictions as infections keep rising. Abortion abomb acad guns and gay marriage some of the topics featuring on day 2 of the confirmation hearings of President Trumps u. S. Supreme Court Nominee Amy Kearney Barret republican and Democratic Senators each have 30 minutes to ask her about subjects that a touch points to Many Americans the full senate could vote by the end of the month on whether to appoint her just ahead of the u. S. Poll on the vendor the 3rd that barack declined to say whether she would recuse herself from any cases related to next months president ial election. She also sidestepped questions on abortion by Dianne Feinstein the most senior democrat on the Senate Judiciary committee its a contentious issue which is a no one reason why it would be c
Fails to become a member of the u. N. Human Rights Council but rights defenders expressed concern over china and russias election. The World Bank Approves 12000000000. 00 to help developing countries access code 19 vaccines. President trumps u. S. Supreme Court Nominee says she has made no commitment to the white house on how shed rule on major cases including election disputes amy county barrett testified before a Senate Committee on the 2nd day of her confirmation hearings shes been pressed by several democrats about her position on key issues such as health care and abortion is alan fischer thought. On capitol hill it was time for judge jimmy cooney burnet to face questions from senators the chairman of the committee was a new doubt the president picked the right person to fill the vacancy caused. By the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg i would say youre one of the greatest pics president truckin may and from the conservative side of the aisle youre one of the most qualified people of y
China and russias election. Displaced in devastated the human cost of the conflict over nick on the cutback as the ceasefire between armenia and azerbaijan falters. Election abortion obamacare and just some of the topics featuring on day 2 of the confirmation hearing of President Trumps u. S. Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barretts republican and Democratic Senators each have their c minutes to ask about subjects that are important to Many Americans the full senate could vote by the end of the month on whether to appoint her just ahead of the u. S. Poll on november 3rd. Well in the last hour or so barrett was questioned by democratic Vice President ial candidates come a harris she grilled barrett on a range of issues from abortion to the Affordable Care act my colleagues have asked you today whether you would recuse yourself from cases on the Affordable Care act you did not directly answer their questions and instead you described the process by which that would work or happen and so
The governments promised all students who achieved the required a level grades will be offered a place at their First Choice University. A prominent critic of the russian government is in intensive care his supporters say hes been poisoned. A man is found guilty of lacing baby food with shards of metal in a plot to blackmail the Supermarket Chain tesco. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Hashem abedi the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has been sentenced to at least 55 years injail, for the murder of 22 people. Abedi refused to attend his two day sentencing hearing and face the families of those who died, who gave emotional statements about the impact of the attack in 2017. Number 10 have issued a statment from boris johnson, the Prime Minister, on the sentencing of hashem abedi. Mrjohnson says, the Manchester Arena attack was a horrifying and cowardly act of violence which targeted children and families. Those who were taken from us will never be forgotten, nor will the sp