with the leaders of australia, india and japan amid shared concerns about china s rise. they highlighted their quad group s role in safeguarding a stable, democratic indo pacific, and also discussed covid vaccination programmes and climate change. roman catholic bishops in canada have issued a written apology for the historical abuse of indigenous children in residential schools run by the church. earlier this year, hundreds of unmarked graves were discovered at the sites of institutions which operated from the late 1800s to the 1990s. indigenous groups reacted with outrage and demanded an apology from pope francis. covid rules are being eased in the netherlands on saturday. social distancing is no longer required and nightclubs can reopen for the first time since the start of the pandemic. face coverings remain mandatory on public transport. a corona pass will be required to get into restaurants and entertainment venues. china s most powerful regulators on friday intensified the count
covid rules are being eased in the netherlands on saturday. social distancing is no longer required and nightclubs can reopen for the first time since the start of the pandemic. face coverings remain mandatory on public transport. a corona pass will be required to get into restaurants and entertainment venues. china s most powerful regulators on friday intensified the country s crackdown on cryptocurrencies with a blanket ban on all crypto transactionsand mining, hitting bitcoin and other major coins. the move puts pressure on crypto and blockchain related stocks. this is bbc news, the headlines. huawei executive mung wan jo is on her way home to china from canada, after a deal was struck to drop the charges against her we re in the final days of campaigning for sunday s german election. europe s largest economy is gearing up to choose angela merkel s successor.