opportunity for discussions with the president of south africa. let s move on now to what is happening in brazil, south america s guest country. its biggest democracy. the result is on a knife edge. round one of the presidential election did not see a decisive result. it will be a run off with a choice between the two candidates, the far right incumbentjair bolsonaro and his radical left wing challenger luiz inacio lula da silva. with almost all the votes counted, lula has won 48% against bolsonaro, who did better than opinion polls suggested, and got 43%. it was not the walkover that some had predicted. as our south america correspondent katy watson reports, voters now have four weeks to decide which of the two men should lead the country.
there will be another significant hearing in this case about how it goes forward in january next year. but for now, thomas cashman has been remanded in custody, he will stay in custody from now on, he has been taken out from the courtroom after the hearing which lasted just under a quarter of an hour here at liverpool crown court. he is accused of one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. so possession of two weapons. the future political direction of brazil, south america s biggest country, is on a knife edge. the presidential election there is going to a second round run off with a choice between the far right incumbentjair bolsonaro and his radical left wing challenger luiz inacio lula da silva. with almost all the votes counted, lula has won 48% against bolsonaro, who did better than opinion polls suggested, and got 43%. as our south america correspondent katy watson reports,
hopes are high that saturday s takeoff will be trouble free and the 37 day mission to the moon can get underway. thousands of people, including politicians, cultural figures and human rights advocates, have rallied in the centre of buenos aires in support of argentina s vice president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, following thursday s attempt on her life. she escaped unharmed when a gun pointed at herfailed to go off. the gunman, who s been named as fernando andres sabag montiel, was arrested close to the scene. our south america correspondent katy watson reports. this is the moment the gunman pointed a weapon just inches from the vice president s head. the trigger was pulled, but none of the five bullets inside the gun were fired for reasons that aren t yet clear. amid the commotion, ms kirchner
thousands of people, including politicians, cultural figures and human rights advocates, have rallied in the centre of buenos aires in support of argentina s vice president. cristina fernandez de kirchner escaped unharmed when a gun pointed at her failed to go off. the gunman, who s been named as fernando andres sabag montiel, was arrested close to the scene. our south america correspondent katy watson reports. this is the moment the gunman pointed a weapon just inches from the vice president s head. the trigger was pulled, but none of the five bullets inside the gun were fired for reasons that aren t yet clear. amid the commotion, she ducked down to retrieve an object from the ground as people warned her to be careful. she s one of latin america s most controversial politicians. she was the president between 2007 and 2015. she s currently facing
uncertainty surrounds the families marooned on this sliver of dry land. not even the next meal is promised. whatever little there is has many hungry mouths waiting and, as always, there isn t enough for everyone. pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu. thousands of people, including politicians, cultural figures and human rights advocates, have rallied in the centre of buenos aires in support of argentina s vice president cristina fernandez de kirchner following thursday s attempt on her life. she escaped unharmed when a gun pointed at herfailed to go off. the gunman, who s been named as fernando andres sabag montiel, was arrested close to the scene. our south america correspondent katy watson reports. this is the moment the gunman pointed a weapon just inches from the vice president s head. the trigger was pulled,