forward peaceful and i want to tell them we are going to engage them, we are going to have a conversation so that together we can build a greater nation. in answer to the public outcry, mps will be debating a revised version of the original bill, which was first read in may. having withdrawn some of the least popular hikes, including a 2.5% yearly tax on vehicles and a 16% vat tax on bread. but for many protesters, this is not enough in the face of the rising cost of living. live to nairobi now and our east africa correspondent merchuma. hello to you. tell us more about this huge shift for the government and what the outlook is now. a, government and what the outlook is now. , ., ., ., is now. a very good morning from nairobi. is now. a very good morning from nairobi. yes, - is now. a very good morning from nairobi. yes, today- is now. a very good morningi from nairobi. yes, today the bill is being debated in parliament, this is a controversial finance bill 2024, and is g
The next area expected to be affected by storm harvey. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. Sirens sound as north korea fires a missile overjapan the Un Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting later in response. Its 5 oclock our top story. A major dam outside the us city of houston has begun to overflow as authorities struggle to cope with the disastrous flooding brought by Tropical Storm harvey. We will head straight to texas tonight. Lets cross to our correspondent Laura Trevelyan in la grange in texas. Welcome to la grange which is a microcosm of the devastation across texas right now landed heading to the state of louisiana. It is a small town 100 miles west of houston and it is inland and yet the Colorado River broke its banks because of that extraordinary rainfall that happened in the aftermath of hurricane hardly and we have seen historic levels of flooding and peoples homes and businesses have been the ruin. The storm is not finished yet. Just think of what happene
Security and seriously undermines International Nonproliferation efforts. I condemn it unequivocally worldwide concerns and condemnation today after this announcement from north korean state media. Claiming that a 5. 1 magnitude earthquake near the countys Nuclear Testing facility yesterday was caused by north koreas First Successful test of a hydrogen bomb. The weapon can be about 10thousand times more powerful than atomic bombs like those dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki in world war ii. Nats booom this would be the countrys fourth time testing a Nuclear Weapon since 2006 but the first time testing a thermo Nuclear Weapon. The us immediately launched socalled Nuclear Sniffer planes to determine whether north koreas claims are true. The results could take months . But already many are skeptical. Soundbite john nilsson wright, head of the Asia Programme at Chatham House the reported size of the detonation is relatively modest, comparable to the test that north korea carried out in 201
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