Demand for house plants, creating a new cash crop for vendors. Im melissa chan. Welcome to news asia. Thank you for joining us. A hot new Television Series filmed in pakistan has upset conservatives sensitive topics like forced marriage abuse and homosexuality featured prominently into the plotlines. Well talk to our correspondent about how producers bypassed censors to get their Creative Vision to audiences. But 1st, heres a look at the show. You wont see on pakistani airwaves that a future for women and an underground Detective Agency that catches cheating husbands. This new feminist drama has sparked outrage in conservative pakistan means which is in a male dominated society. Not every woman would dare to be one, says some watching lanny who played the main role in the series. As it is in our society, woman is not supposed to have another main actress. Took a role in the series because the story is in line with her beliefs. I want people to know just to stand in addition to its depi
Long been tense. For nearly 30 years, the t p l. F was dominant in ethiopia, politics, but abi curbed the partys influence after coming to power in 2018. Its leaders say they have been unfairly targeted. A constitutional dispute raised tensions to boiling point. The t p l. F defied obvious decision to postpone national polls. Juta the coronavirus pandemic. In september they went ahead with elections and to grow, which they control. Not only the stability of ethiopia is at stake in this conflict. The country with its population of 110000000 is pivotal to the stability of the horn of africa as a whole. Earlier, dana hughes from the Un High Commission for refugees in nairobi told d. W. That her aid workers are having trouble getting supplies into the conflict zone. Right now, its very difficult for anything to go in. Anything to go out. Were very much dont go shooting with all aspects, all parties, local authorities to try to have zones where we can actually get and get humanitarian acces
Victims of one of the worst atrocities in its history, 130 people were killed when islam is militants. Phones on a killing spree in paris, meet one of the survivors. Im phil gale. Welcome to the program. U. S. President donald trump is due to speak at the white house in a couple of hours to give an update on efforts to rollout take coronavirus vaccine. These would be his 1st Public Comments since last week when he repeated his refusal to acknowledge and losing the u. S. Election. Mr. Trumps efforts to cast doubt on the vote count have suffered a setback after a court in the state of michigan refused a request to delay certifying the results of the president s Team Continues to contest the outcome of the election. Donald trump, in a bad mood, his only official appearance this week honoring the dead at Arlington Cemetery outside washington d. C. No public comment, but his years long tweet storm continued ballot counting abuse. People will not accept a rigged election. We will win, and hi
Else, stimulus optimism. Pelosi and mnuchin are set to speak again. Airline stocks are up. Plus the race for a cure and treatment for the coronavirus. Shares of regeneron and eli lilly are rallying, both asking the fda for emergency use approval for their antibody therapies. And speaking of surging, look at shares of ibm this morning, moving up on plans to spin off its it infrastructure unit Arvind Krishna and Ginni Rometty will both join us first to discuss this historic move for the company. Carl we are awash in headlines from the president after this 55minute interview. But buried in there are discussions about the progress of stimulus talks and emergency approval for the likes of lilly and regeneron. Look, i think that there is a narrative that were going to start hearing and it was the president s narrative, he voiced it, i know if youre george ancopolous, you dont want to hear it is a cure. You want to hear it is something that is part of a cocktail of things that you need to be
T. W. Will be the Jewish Service of morning prayer shanghai looks in warsaws main synagogue led to proudly by the chief rabbi of poland. The fact that theres a noise behind me because the people who have prayed are now having breakfast together is a sign. That there is jewish life and. A resurgence of jewish life in poland for many a highly Unexpected Development earlier. This was the country that nazi germany chose as the epicenter of a systematic genocide in which 6000000 jews died across europe we dont talk a lot about auschwitz as a. Christmas this person has that as a gift a great gift. We desperately need the rabbi. Thats. Not fundraising. I choose i said it before that. Might try to have a Catholic Bishop is among the various public figures attending this Interfaith Service in warsaw. The host michel she trick chief rabbi of poland the answer of a everyone. That was an interfaith prayer wishing that anti semitism will finally disappear. Change doesnt happen overnight. It takes t