hello from the bbc sport centre. hello i m chetan pathak with your latest sports news we start at afcon the 34th edition of the africa cup of nations has reached the semi final stage with both matches on wednesday. the hosts ivory coast play the democratic republic of congo but before that it s the other heavyweights nigeria. who play south africa. and they ve been given a massive boost with striker victor osimhen declared fit to play who had been a doubt with an abdominal problem. it s a rematch of the 2000 afcon semi final which nigeria won and was the last time south africa reached the last four. this time their coach is hoping they can go one step further: i think for many people it was unexpected. but we did it, and that means that south africa became a good team. it s also more than 20 years ago that south africa played the semifinal, even more that we play the final. that means that we ve got a lot of motivation. meanwhile, ivory coast have never won the competit
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for tens of thousands of drug overdose deaths in the us. and they also agreed to dialogue on artificial intelligence, people to people exchanges, and to boost flights between the nations. but the leaders are still at odds over taiwan, with xi calling it the biggest and most dangerous issue in bilateral ties. beijing considers it part of its territory, while the us maintains unofficial relations with the democratically self governed island. here s what president biden had to say about the us relationship with china at the apec summit on thursday. let me be clear. we are de risking and diversifying our relationship with the prc, not decoupling. not decoupling. we will be firm, standing up for our values and our interest, and i was very straightforward, as he was with me yesterday. at the same time, on critical global issues, such as climate, aia, counter narcotics, it makes sense to work together. we ve committed to work together. we are going to continue our commitment to di
change are harming the mighty mekong river. and admirable restraint ? or the definition of bad writing ? the final series of the crown divides critics. the flow of fenta nyl. welcome to bbc news. we begin in gaza city, where israel says its soldiers have found the body of a 65 year old hostage. she was one of 240 hostages killed by kidnapped by hamas last month. they say she was found in a structure adjacent to the al shifa hospital. they also found a tunnel shaft and a vehicle containing a large number of weapons at al shifa hospital, as the military operation there continues. israel is under pressure to back up its allegation that al shifa has been used by hamas for military purposes. we begin our coverage with this report from lucy williamson. this is what israel says hamas has been trying to hide. and where. the entrance of an underground work of tunnels they say uncovered today in the hospital grounds. israel wants to show that hamas is using this hospital as a mili