Uk and around the world on bbc world news. Welcome back. Yes, it is welcome back, just two months since welcome back, just two months since we last gathered in this very room inside the palace of westminster for the state opening of parliament. Back on the 14th october Boris Johnsons government with no parliamentary majority put forward, lets say, a rather thin programme. Today, the queen will present a legislative programme from the conservative government with a big majority in the house of commons following last weekss election. We are politically in a different world. A world in which the parliament, the government and the monarch have been in sharp focus, a course of some tension as well. And a year dominated once again by the brexit question and process. What will the queens speech tell us about the governments other priorities, apart from brexit, for the year ahead . This is Boris Johnsons second queens speech in the sake space of nine weeks. Boris johnson has been resident at n
Countries. As well as our commitment to meet together and the leader level annually. And to have all our rows of cabinet members, people feed on a regular basis for from this point on just this year, not next year forever. Thats the intention. Taiwan has condemned a Chinese Military exercises near its motives, vowing to find for its freedom and democracy that responds to beijing announced the conduct of naval and exercises near the island, which china considers as its own territory. The exercises for the time and these Vice President s visit to the us defense chiefs from the west african block, a co boss site. They are ready for military intervention in the sheer, as soon as they are given the go ahead from the heads of states. The groups is both is not the preferred option, but does not believe an invalid dialog. This candidate is facing is west bias season on record. Officials in west colona had declared a state of emergency as well, and funds continued to destroy homes and businesse
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Everyone. And welcome to San Franciscos 19th annual api heritage Month Celebration. My name is grace hari kari, one of the co chairs of this years celebration, along with my mother, brother from another mother, um other culture alferez. Yes. Give him ahead. We want to also acknowledge our third corps co chair thomas lee, who unfortunately cannot be here with us this evening. Then how about another round of applause for the halal hula dance troupe for opening tonights program and celebration with the wahine . A. Oh no a and danny hula, so one more time. So they are based in South San Francisco under Master Teacher kawika, the groups primary focuses on cultural traditions associated with the hawaiian islands. Good evening. My name is al perez. I am so excited about this years celebration. Because in my mind , i kept thinking that its much about everything asian everywhere all at once, just like the movie. Well with the three amazing organizations that were honoring tonight, doesnt it fee