High levels of tax. We look at the latest efforts to get them to pay more. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Today, the chief executive of the Airline Delta says ask the person behind you before reclining your seat on a plane. Its after a video of an angry passenger sparked up the debate. Where do you stand or sit on the issue . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Its now been almost 50 days since the new coronavirus was first reported in china, and still the world is scrambling to stop the spread of the disease and create a vaccine. The number of new cases is in decline. But Public Health experts have told the bbc that the heavy focus on quarantine isnt necessarily the best way to tackle the outbreak. Freya cole reports. These pictures released by the Chinese State media show a Sparkling Clean hospital floor with neatly prepared beds lined with neatly prepared beds lined with perfect preci
All tea and roses. Thats how negotiations work, you set out where you would like to be but excepting you will have to move towards the middle. Absolutely and has actually said there are two possible areas of attack, one on trade issues per se and another on measures for the future ongoing relationship. These two things he had will be quite tricky to negotiate. Number ten have been very positive productive product so positive productive product so they are saying it will be fine and harmonious, were not asking anything special or unique, says the country that has just unique, says the country that hasjust come unique, says the country that has just come out of the european union. It is an interesting take from number ten. The other line in the article, british negotiators will make clear that london expects the same terms offered to other nations. Yes indeed, they remove certain tariffs for canada and south korea and a couple of other countries as well, and the u. K. s as well, well, an
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. There are International Laws and norm designed to prohibit states from bumping off their enemies, internal or external. But look around the world and it is clear those laws are being violated, often with impunity. My guest today is agnes callamard, a renowned human rights investigator who serves as the un special rapporteur on extrajudicial killing. Given the scale of the problem, have her investigations become an exercise in futility . Agnes callamard, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Agnes, let me start with this grand title of yours. Un special rapporteur on extrajudicial killing, based as you are in new york city. It all all sounds rather grand but isnt the truth that you have pitifully few resources . Well, i do have very few resources but that doesnt stop me from implementing my mandate. And doing so, keeping in mind the victims, keeping in mind what the International Community expect from m
Ill be back in half an hour with karishma for more newsday but now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. I am stephen sackur. There are International Laws and norm designed to prohibit states from bumping off their enemies, internal or external. But look around the world and it is clear those laws are being violated, often with impunity. My guest today is agnes callamard, a renowned human night human rights investigator who serves as the un special rapporteur on extrajudicial killing. Given the sale of the problem scale of the problem, have her investigations become an exercise in futility . Agnes callamard, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Let me start with this grand title of yours. Un special rapporteur on extrajudicial killing. Based in new york city was a bit all sounds rather grand but isnt the truth that you have pitifully few resources . Well, i do have very few resources but that doesnt stop me from being implementing my mandate. And doing so, keeping in mind the vict
Hundreds of american passengers whove been quarantined off japan on a cruise ship thats been hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus are on their way home. Two planes chartered by the Us Government are taking them to american air bases where they will stay for a further two weeks. 355 cases of the disease on the diamond princess have been confirmed in the past two weeks, accounting for more than half the total outside china. Chinese Officials Say the number of new cases and deaths in Hubei Province the centre of the outbreak has once again fallen. From yokohama, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. Announcer only those american guests who are disembarking the diamond princess tonight. For the americans at least, this is the moment that for many could not come soon enough. On the dockside, the buses lining up ready to take them to tokyo airport and an evacuation flight home. 355 passengers aboard the diamond princess have now been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. In the last two days, t