There have been more protests in the arab and muslim world against President Trumps decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. Violence flared near the us embassy in beirut, and thousands gathered to express their anger in the moroccan capital rabat, as well as in cairo and istanbul. It comes as us Vice President mike pence strongly criticised the palestinian authority, saying it was unfortunate that palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas was declining to meet mr pence on his forthcoming trip to the region. With the latest, heres sebastian usher. Tear gas was fired into a crowd of around 1000 protesters in beirut as they tried to reach the us embassy this morning. Effigies of President Trump and us flags were burned by angry groups of Palestinian Refugees and lebanese activists. We are here to tell the us embassy, the embassy of the aggressor, thatjerusalem is arab, was arab and it will stay arab, was arab and it will stay arab, this man says. Large rallies have been held i
Abuse involving 11 boys. Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Japans economy keeps growing but is it running out of steam . All the latest gdp numbers are up next. And could your dna be the key to finding your true love . A new matchmaking app puts the idea to the test. Glad you could join us this exciting addition of Asia Business report. Japans latest economic figures have just been released. Its gdp grew by half a percent in the last three months of 2017 compared to the same quarter a year earlier. The numbers we re quarter a year earlier. The numbers were a little softer than expected. It is the eighth straight quarter of expansion forjapans economy. Earlier, we were told why the economy is building strength. There are some seasonality, some volatility but the big issue is, for the first time in 30 years, its 30 yea rs, the first time in 30 years, its 30 years, youve got wages, jobs, the quality ofjobs are improving so the overall environment for consu
I amjane hill at the royal i am jane hill at the Royal Albert Hall in london where that ceremony is continuing. Join me in half an hourfor is continuing. Join me in half an hour for a is continuing. Join me in half an hourfor a special is continuing. Join me in half an hour for a special programme with all the winners. Hello and welcome to world news today. A group of american teenagers who survived a School Shooting in florida on wednesday have announced a National March on washington to demand Political Action on gun control. They say theyre determined that the mass shooting, in which 1a pupils and three Staff Members were killed, will be a turning point in the National Debate on guns. Organisers say they want to shame politicians who take contributions from the pro gun lobby, the National Rifle association. A former pupil, 19 year old nikolas cruz, has admitted carrying out wednesdays attack, using a semi automatic rifle he purchased legally. David willis is in washington. What is t
Performance and jon krueger who skated through to get a win. And on the nbc family of networks well be looking at maya and alex shibutani, the shibsibs. And well see the final of womens 500 meter speed skating. Meanwhile of the ten medals u. S. Has won here in pyeongchang. Five of them have come in snowboard competition including gold medals for the icon of the sport shaun white and newly minted superstar chloe kim. In our sunday sitdown we sit down with the dominant Jamie Anderson who won her slopestyle here in south korea. Shes mellow off the course but a beast on the board. Im a humble warrior but iams also mindful of whats going on around me. But deep down, i do know that im the gatester. A sunday sitdown with Jamie Anderson a bit later in the show. The american athletes were shaken by the news this week at the horrifying shooting at a high school in florida. Some of them dedicated their performance to the 17 people, students and fax consult who lost their lives at the school. Lets
Business news live from singapore. Raising taxes. Its rarely a popular decision but thats what singapore is expected to do when it announces the 2018 budget later today. And cambodia grapples with how to provide enough Affordable Housing to a fast growing population. Its monday, everyone. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Glad you could enjoy enjoin us for another exciting week on Asia Business report, im rico hizon. In singapore taxes are the focus when the citystate announces its new budget. The government has flagged it will need to increase tax revenues as spending on healthcare and infrastructure is expected to rapidly rise. One possible idea, attacks on e commerce, which would make singapore among the first in asia to do so. Earlier i spoke with amy from ernst and young and i asked her if were likely to see tax increases. Really its what the government has been messaging up to today. Theres increased need for our social spending with an increasing and fast ageing population. What