This is bbc news, the headlines revellers around the globe have rung in the start of a new decade, with fireworks displays held in london and other major cities. In rio dejaniero more than a Million People gathered on the copacabana beach to celebrate the new year. The United States is to send more troops to protect its embassy in baghdad, which has been attacked by thousands of protestors, angry at american air strikes. President trump has blamed the attack on iran. The authorities in lebanon say the former nissan boss, carlos ghosn, entered the country legally. Mr ghosn was on bail injapan, awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges. Reports in lebanon suggest a group of musicians, who played at his house in tokyo, smuggled him out, in an instrument case. Now, pallab ghosh looks back on how the frontiers of science and space were pushed in 2019, a year shaped by the impact of deforestation and Climate Change, in review 2019 the year in science. This is the year we saw the first e
Sport, and for a full round up, we go over to the bbc sport centre. Good afternoon. Britains tyson fury has promised theres more to come after becoming heavyweight World Champion for a second time following a seventh round stoppage of Deontay Wilder in their hugely anticipated rematch in las vegas this morning. Tyson fury was carried to the ring on a throne, having promised to knock wilder out early, who himself was adding to the occason in an equally extravagant outfit. Fury made a blistering start, knocking him down in the the third and the fifth before the fight was stopped in the seventh, wilders camp throwing in the towel, as fury underlined his status as the leading heavyweight in the division to cap a remarkable comeback from drink, drugs and depression following a two year period away from the sport. I am my own worst critic and even though it was a fantastic performance and i got a great win, i know i can do better. I have only just started with the style. We have had seven we
Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2. State of disunion as Donald Trump Tells america how well his presidency is going Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes her feelings clear. Today at 5pm, the governments Cobra Emergency Committee is meeting now to discuss the coronavirus as chinese authorities step up their efforts to contain jobs are birmingham, incomes are the disease that has so far killed almost 500 people. Soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is sick passengers are taken off cruise ships as hong kong imposes surging and our country is thriving. A mandatory 14 day quarantine china takes further steps to control the spread on arrivals from Mainland China. Of the coronavirus as the death toll nears 500 while 10 people well be talking to a pandemic on a cruise ship test positive expert about what more is needed and hundreds of other to contain the coronavirus. Passengers are quarantined. The other main stories on bbc news at 5pm all we have b
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dallas Seavey s path to an Iditarod championship was like none he s faced before, including killing a moose and overcoming a time penalty that had him in