ms pelosi has defended her trip, emphasising its purpose was to underline america s respect for taiwan s democracy. now on bbc news, shrimps, saris and guns. faarea masud investigates how the demand for shrimp is destroying land in bangladesh. along the coastline is riverbeds of rural bangladesh, thousands of fields where rice was once grown have been converted into intensive shrimp farms, catering to a multibillion dollar global industry. since the explosion of the industry in the 1980s when the world s appetite for this luxury food grew, there have been increasing allegations of violence and land grabbing by criminal gangs. i ve come to bangladesh to hear first hand about the hidden abuses in the industry, and the detrimental effect of saltwater shrimp farms on these women s health and livelihoods. poor people are being exploited by the rich and powerful and poverty is not being eradicated. these shrimp are so expensive, and poor people can t even dream of buying them. it s
part in the world health organization and other things were taiwan could make a very valued contribution. british farmers fear their harvests will fail as a heatwave and drought conditions have a devastating impact on the agriculture industry. # walking in the air.# and the author and illustrator raymond briggs best known for the children s book the snowman has died at the age of 88. hello. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the former us president, donald trump, has declined to answer questions under oath as part of an investigation into his family s business practices, at a hearing in new york. mr trump described the inquiry by the state s attorney general, letitia james, as a witch hunt. she s investigating whether the trump organization tried to acquire loans and avoid taxes by misleading the authorities. mr trump s deposition comes just days after the fbi carried out an unprecedented search at his florida home as part of a separate investi
as a heatwave and drought conditions have a devastating impact on the agriculture industry. # we re walking in the air # we re floating in the moonlit sky and the author and illustrator, raymond briggs, best known for the children s book the snowman, has died at the age of 88. hello and a very warm welcome to the programme. the former us president, donald trump, has declined to answer questions under oath as part of an investigation into his family s business practices, at a hearing in new york. mr trump described the inquiry by the state s attorney general letitia james, as a witch hunt. she s investigating whether the trump organization tried to acquire loans and avoid taxes by misleading the authorities. mr trump s deposition comes just days after the fbi carried out an unprecedented search at his florida home, as part of a separate investigation. lawrence douglas is a professor of law at amherst college in massachusetts, and author of will he go? trump and the looming ele
in response to a visit by the us house speaker nancy pelosi to the self governing island. mrs pelosi has defended her trip, emphasising its purpose was to underline america s respect for taiwan s democracy. now on bbc news, it s time for click. lara: this week, we re - celebrating music from video games, orchestral style. spencer: in which i get to play in the wind section. high and low notes. then we ll spin more tunes whilst we press some green vinyl that s hopefully not limited edition. and the records aren t the only thing skipping. just look at that majestic, gymnastic, well coordinated. all right, stop it! i don t know about you, but this is how i spent my time growing up. while laura was out with friends, i was exploring the universe in my cobra mkiv spacecraft. excuse me. i was a pretty good bmxer in my time. still can t ride an actual bike that well, but as long as i was steering with a keyboard, i was a totally rad rider. official terminology there, i m sure. defini
they have kept taiwan from participating in the world health organization, other things, where taiwan can make a very valued contribution. british farmers fear their harvests will fail as a heatwave and drought conditions have a devastating impact on the agriculture industry. # we re walking in the air.# and the author and illustrator raymond briggs, best known for the children s book the snowman, has died at the age of 88. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the former us president, donald trump, has declined to answer questions under oath as part of an investigation into his family s business practices, at a hearing in new york. mr trump described the inquiry by the state s attorney general, letitia james, as a witch hunt. she s investigating whether the trump organization tried to acquire loans and avoid taxes by misleading the authorities. mr trump s deposition comes just days after the fbi carried out an unprecedented search at his florida home