Have a closer look at the top contenders are vying to become his Vice President ial running mate in novembers election. Im claridges and welcome to the show here in germany its the 1st day back to school for some children and it comes as new coronavirus cases are on the rise again its the 1st time the students are going to School Full Time since march for life in the classroom wont be quite what he used to be a reporter visited one school in the city of rostock to see how theyre adjusting. Finally back where they wanted to be in the schoolyard with all of their friends for the 1st time in 5 months these children from John Brinkman Primary School in rostock can play together without a mask and without daring to social distancing rules. Even hugs are allowed although not recommended. And specify it is better now because we are allowed to sit next to each other again and we can see all our friends again where no. One is i i find it great because we can see all of our friends again and als
Zeinab badawi. My guest is South African jazz legend and political activist Hugh Masekela. His life and music have reflected the struggles of the anti apartheid hero, and the years of black majority rule. So, why does he now describe south africa as fast turning into a rubbish dump, and becoming removed from its authentic african culture . Hugh masekela, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, thank you zeinab. You were born in 1939 in witbank, 100 miles east ofjohannesburg. You said if i have a trumpet, i wont bother anybody. You say music is your religion . Well, i was obsessed. I was actually bewitched by music from infancy. When i was five years old, my parents had to get me away from the gramophone and help me play the piano, with piano lessons. Nine years later, i saw a movie about a trumpet player. It was a biopic, called the young man with the horn. I had to play the trumpet. In fact, it was a man of religion, father Trevor Huddlestone, who gave you your first trumpet . He was a chapla
Dinner in london. The president s club says its to close following the allegations. Now on bbc news all the latest Business News live from singapore. Celebrities and chief executives are looking for ways to solve the plastic problem in the World Economic forum. And the philippines retains its titles as one of asias Fastest Growing economies, as the government spends billions on infrastructure. Good morning asia, hello world. It is thursday, glad you could join us for another exciting edition of Asia Business report. We kick off the programme with davos and images showing the threat of plastic to wildlife and the food chain has touched a public nerve and made it one of the hottest topics at the World Economic forum. Coca cola is responsible for one quarter of all plastic bottles made globally and its ceo has announced plans to recycle 100 of its plastic bottle production by 2030. Our Business Editor was there and sent this report. Just over those mountains into france, alpine water star
Touring to spend more time with his children. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am here in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in michigan where the former doctor for the usa Gymnastics Team, larry nassar, has been sentenced to 175 years in jail for sexually molesting teenage athletes. Thejudge said nassar remained a danger to young women and did not deserve to walk free again. His sentence follows a week of harrowing testimony from close to 160 women. Rajini Vaidya Nathan reports. The tables have turned, larry. We are here, we have our voices and we are not going anywhere. The amount of physical, mental and Emotional Trauma this man has forced upon me is immeasurable. Over the last seven days, their voices and their stories have become hard to ignore. 156 women say they were sexually abused by this man, larry nassar. I am giving you 175 years, which has 2100 months. I have just signed your death warrant. During the hearing, thejudge
On one of las vegass busiest highways. With the last rain falling overfour months ago, the oily roads mixed with the fresh water have become a lethal recipe for disaster. In the driving seat is sergeantjohn arias, from nevada highway patrol. Hes using waycare, software that alerts him to an incident as soon as its reported via someone calling 911 or through driving apps like waze and it provides him with details and the best route to get to the scene. Itll tell me the location, what kind of accident, if its debris, how long its going and if theres any responders that are assigned to the call that are on their way. It constantly updates him on the situation as it develops. Having a robust system in place doesntjust help with weather related collisions. With our route 91 shooting that we had at mandalay, for the portion that we handled in the highway patrol, its really getting the public thats on the strip off the highway as quickly as possible, or closing off the freeway so we can have