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Could get hot once more. We report from the tense Dividing Line between India And China. Hello and welcome. Japanese Tennis Star and World Numbertwo Noami Osaka Has withdrawn from the French Open. The player has been in the spotlight for days after her decision to boycott Post Match Media Duties at the Grand Slam tournament. She has released a statement on twitter saying i think now the best thing for the tournament, other players and my wellbeing is that i withdraw so that everyone can get back to focussing on the tennis. Courtney bembridge has the latest. After five days of back and forth, Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open. It started when the 23 year old announced she would not take part in Press Conferences at roland garros due to their effect on her mental health. She said expecting players to answer question after a defeat amounted to kicking a person while they are down. The organisers responded, writing in a statement. Osaka hit back on twitter, writing. She was fined 15,000 for not doing the Post Match media after this win in her opening match. Then came the news that she had decided to withdraw completely. In a long statement posted to twitter, she explained how she had suffered long bouts of depression since the us open in 2018, adding she never wanted to be a distraction. This is how the french federation of tennis has responded. We are sorry and sad for Naomi Osaka. The outcome of naomi withdrawing from roland garros is unfortunate. We wish her the best and the quickest possible recovery. We remain very committed to all athletes� Well Being and to continually improving every aspect of players� experience in our tournaments. British former Number One and Commentator Annabel Croft says the Tennis World is reeling but will have to find a path forward together. It is a difficult balance for the Grand Slams because we cant treat her differently. No One Person can be bigger to the sports and they need to make the commitment to the media so these events can take place. Osaka says she will now take some time away from the court. Peru has announced that the countrys Real Number of coronavirus deaths is more than double what was previously thought. According to the new official figures A Hundred and 80 Thousand people have died of covid in peru. Thats now one of the worlds highest Death Rates per head of population. The previous Official Death Toll was 69 thousand. Officials revised the Death Toll by a special Task Force commissioned by The Government. read on Patrick Wieghardt is one of the experts who was part of that government Task Force. Thank government Task Force. You so much for your time. Thank you so much for your time. In simple terms can you explain how this huge discrepancy has come about . Thank you for the invitation. In may of last year Data Analysts are realising that there are in excess of deaths in peru. There are different databases that record today fatalities and the official one was lagging behind where the normal one started exploding. In may of last year the Health Minister did a new programme to actually, like, search all the databases they had and they came to software that did two updates last year and July 2020 in August Of 2020 but since that day it was not installed in The Government it that day it was not installed in The Government in The Government it is interesting in The Government it is interesting that in The Government it is interesting that not. In The Government it is interesting that not all| interesting that not all countries are taking this approach of wanting to get really accurate figures. Now that period has a sense of what is its Death Toll is and it is considerable, what does it want to do with this information . The Death Toll is the most important indicator. It tells you how the pandemic is progressing, it is the best indicator. It is a really important figure to know to plan in the future and present and how to go forward. We have applied seven criteria to classify people as dying from covid. The problem is that peru doesnt test that much. In other countries they do a lot of Pcr Tests which really prove that people are infected. The problem in peru is, you know, a lot of Antibody Tests have been used. Certain criteria have been applied which go from looking at radiology imaging, people have died and somebody else in your family was infected. Epidemiologists are proving its, and certain kinds of pneumonia that could fall into that. It of pneumonia that could fall into that. , of pneumonia that could fall into that into that. It is certainly a key move into that. It is certainly a key move by into that. It is certainly a key move by the into that. It is certainly a | key move by the peruvian government. Thank you so much for taking us through those details. The City Of Tulsa in oklahoma is marking 100 years since a Race Massacre thats thought to have left up to 300 black people dead. On 31 May 1921 a white mob, angered by the alleged assault of a white teenage woman by a Black Man, rampaged through the affluent black district of greenwood, shooting, burning and looting as they went. 35 square blocks of the city were destroyed. 100 years on, and the few remaining survivors and the descendants of those who lost everything are still waiting for compensation. A warning you may find some of the images in this report by Gary Odonoghue upsetting. Before the destruction, they called it black wall street. But injust 18 hours, a murderous white mob had razed a thriving Black Community to the ground, making 10,000 people homeless, with up to 300 black lives lost. Few dispute that it was the worst single act of racial violence in the history of the united states. I will never forget the violence of the white mob when we left our home. I still see black men seen being shot, black bodies lying in the street. I still smell smoke and see fire. Because of the massacre, my family was driven out of our home. We were left with nothing. So, here is the basement room, where people hid in. And how many do you think came down here . At least a few hundred. Robert turner is the reverend at the vernon ame church. It was one of several burned to the ground during the massacre. The church was rebuilt with parishioners� money as the insurers refused to pay out. After the massacre, there was this movement by the white community to not ever talk about it because they knew they had gotten away with murder. They didnt want to ever bring it up, and any of the black people who brought it up, they were either killed, i run out of town or intimidated into silence. Not a single person was prosecuted for the murders, for the looting or for the arson. Not one black family received a penny in compensation. It would take 75 years for there to be any official recognition that a massacre had taken place at all. And now, as tulsa marks the centenary, locating where the victims are buried is onlyjust beginning. I know what� s there. Kavan ross is overseeing the search. He says archaeologists now believe dozens were buried in mass trenches. The digging begins in earnest tomorrow to try to find them. The dead, where they fell, were picked up and tossed in various different areas of the city. We don� t know, but we� re going to act, we� re going to get them. While tulsa unites to mark the massacre, there are divisions. That� s meant the cancellation of a major concert, the survivors at odds with the city over who should pay them reparations. There is no celebration without reparation. And the centenary was not about concerts, its not about speech, its not about interviews, it is about focusing on the people that were harmed and doing everything in our power to make sure those people receive justice, respect and reparations. But while the survivors continue their fight for compensation, some among the younger generation are finding the historyjust too much to cope with. It is so painful that i cant even live in this city. Ijust cant. But i have since moved to atlanta, georgia, i which i consider to be, you know, the new. Black wall street. When the president comes here tomorrow, he will yet again address a shameful episode in the country� s history. And with the murder of George Floyd still uppermost, many will wonderjust how much has really changed in america over the past 100 years, gary o� donoghue, Bbc News, tulsa. Five years after permitting chinese couples to have up to two children, The Government has announced it� s raising the limit to three. Chinese officials are responding to census data showing a steep decline in the number of births. They fear a smaller, future pool of young people will have to Support Hundreds of millions of retirees, which could act as a brake on economic growth. The bbc� Sjohn Sudworth has more. The announcement may have looked a little mundane, but the news was momentous. Chinese women can now have three children. For decades, china� s one Child Policy was brutally enforced, with millions of involuntary sterilisations and abortions. It was not only cruel, it was a disaster. China doesn� t have enough young people to sustain its economy, and the two Child Policy brought in five years ago has made little difference. I think the concept of the one Child Policy. Mei fong, the author of a book about china� s birth control policy, says the latest change doesn� t go far enough. It should� ve been gone yesterday. The fact that it� s still there in some form is a testament, i think, to the failures of beijing to fully acknowledge the mistakes. You have a nation of really ageing, lonely people who have been massively terrorised in a way by this very, very traumatic, and at the end of the day, very unnecessary punitive family planning policy. China once estimated that its harsh controls had prevented 400 Million births. But this is a change being driven not by a belated recognition of women� s rights over their own fertility, but by economic need. The trouble is few women want a second child, let alone a third. Two is too exhausting, this woman says. We can� t afford it, these women say. The government subsidies are not enough. This Straw Poll by china� s official News Agency says it all. Enthusiasm for a third child saw more than 1000 votes. But those completely ruling it out 28,000. The survey was deleted before it got any worse. And while the policy� s being relaxed across most of the country, in xinjiang, there� s evidence the controls are getting tougher, with a dramatic Drop Off in uighur birth rates, a Decline China insists that� s entirely voluntary. John sudworth, Bbc News, taipei. This is Bbc News the latest headlines. Japanese Tennis Player Noami Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open following her decision to boycott Post Match Media Duties at roland garros. American is marking the centenary of the Tulsa Massacre the worst single act of racial violence in the country� s history. India� s government says that the country� s high levels of covid deaths have led to more than 550 children becoming orphans in the past two months. The government has urged people to be on the look out for Child Trafficking that is disguised as adoption. The bbc� s Divya Arya is in delhi and has this report. First it was her father, then her mother. Covid Made Soni and her two siblings orphans. Translation noone wanted to touch our parents after they| died, but we could do that. So i dug my mother� s grave and buried her. I did it all alone. She wore ppe to bury her mother. A photographer captured the girl all on her own. Soni is 18 and must now raise her younger brother and sister. She may be old enough, but young children are vulnerable. Under the law, if a child becomes an orphan, you must report it to the national helpline. It then notifies state social workers who verify the information and assist the child� s needs. They then decide if the child stays with relatives or is placed in an institution. The speed of covid and Social Media means Adoption Appeals are popping up online and being shared across the country. Medha and her friend saw a post with the Name And Phone number of a teenage girl who had lost her parents and was covid positive too. I had gone to him with this Social Media post, and i said, you know, how much money do you have in your Bank Account . I have this much, lets sponsor the kid. And he was like, hold up, you know, were barely even a decade older than the child, i dont think that we can do that. They searched for legal ways to help. Now they are raising money for a charity that runs Shelter Homes for orphans and keeps them in school. The government has published ads in newspapers about how orphans can be supported, and child rights organisations are warning about the danger of trafficking In The Name Of adoption. Translation the posts| on Social Media are illegal and fall under the definition of trafficking. Nobody can put a child up for adoption this way. It could lead to the Sale And Purchase of a child. The government is giving financial support to soni and his siblings. They have not fallen through the cracks in such a huge country. Soni hopes they can follow in their father� s footsteps one day and become a doctor. Divya arya, Bbc News, delhi. While india is facing a devastating second wave of the pandemic, it has not taken its eye off its border with china in its northern ladakh region. A year ago, both countries rushed Tens Of Thousands of troops accusing Each Other of intruding into their territory in the himalayan region. Several rounds of talks have not reduced tensions between the two asian powers. map here� s An Exclusive Report by the bbc� s Anbarasan Ethirajan who has been to the Pangong Tso Area close to the india china border. Arad was sent to india� s disputed border with china in ladakh. The altitude and the threat of avalanche offer a glimpse of the inhospitable terrain. After several hours of winding through the mountains, we see this, a breathtaking natural beauty. Managing livestock is a way of life for the nomads in this border village. But the peace here is deceptive. Just a few kilometres away, thousands of troops from India And China are facing Each Other with heavy weapons in the mountains. At 5000 metres above sea level, it is one of the world� s highest battlefields. A local villager showed me where the soldiers clashed last year. Translation we spent months on blacktop Mountain And Otherl areas helping the Indian Army carrying supplies including ammunition. During winter, our people from here use to graze their livestock in the mountains on the other side. But over the years, the chinese have gradually taken over our territory and the Grazing Areas have reduced. Both India And China have overlapping border claims, and they fought a brief Border Conflict in 1962. For china, it� s holdover Eastern Ladakh is key to defending tibet. The latest Border Tension started last year. The picturesque Pangong Tso Lake was one of the flashpoints. This is Pangong Tso Lake in northern india in the ladakh region. And India And China, they have deployed troops over there along those mountains. There was tension last year following which thousands of soldiers were deployed. Now, both countries have decided to reduce the number of soldiers and they have recent agreement for withdrawal. But villagers say the indian pull out has not benefited them. Translation after the disengagement process, the Indian Army is not allowing ladakhi nomads to take their livestock to the Winter Grazing Land in the mountains. When the nomads set up tents in the mountains, that creates a landmark. During future border negotiations, these landmarks are imporant to assert our claim. Fearing further chinese incursions, india is fast ramping up its infrastructure. China says Building Roads in ladakh is causing the tensions. If the problems cannot be resolved, how should we not make them or turn them into conflicts or wars . So this is what we can do at best. I believe this is not a watershed, not a natural relationship, but it should be a Turning Point for us to think how we should really enhance Confidence Building measures. Without a border settlement, the stakes are high for the two asian giants. But the villagers here in this remote region hope that there is no further escalation in the future. The 2021 Copa America will be hosted by brazil, after argentina was stripped of the Football Tournament just two weeks before it starts because of a coronavirus surge. Reaction in brazil has been overwhelmingly negative. The country is also struggling to cope with a deadly Third Wave of the pandemic killing almost 2000 people daily and putting pressure on the public health system. This Bank Holiday has delivered the hottest day of the year so far. 25 degrees was recorded at Kinloch You in the highlands. Many other parts of the uk have also enjoyed the sun, as Sancha Berg reports from brighton. Clear sky, glittering sea brought tourists to english beaches. At windy skegness, the English Seaside was back in business. In brighton, visitors were delighted to return. Absolutely fantastic, the weather� s good, the people are lovely, it� s just nice to be out and about. So, yeah, it� s all good. Get a bit of a normal life again. Just been out and having family time as well. Being able to socialise, going into the bars, having a meal, nice drink. As holidays are going to be this year, this will probably be it, so, yeah. And it was a relief for local business, said one coffee shop worker. Things have been quite tough, haven� t they, very tough for a lot of people, so, yes, it is a relief, and it� s good to, you know, see so many people out enjoying themselves as well. It� s wonderful. As the mostly unmasked crowds grew, the locals withdrew. Im pleased that we have no reason to go into town or use public transport today, because itsjust incredibly crowded. For the thousands of visitors filling the streets of brighton, it� s a glorious Bank Holiday, almost back to normal. That� s not the case for the brighton residents, who are worried that covid could be creeping back this way. Many were busy queueing for vaccines. Here, as elsewhere, they� re racing to beat a potential New Wave of covid 19. Sanchia berg, Bbc News, brighton. You can reach me on twitter i� m Reged Ahmad bbc. Hello again. Bank holiday monday was the hottest day of the year so far. I would say no complaints, but may was a complete Wash Out the wettest on record in wales, the fourth wettest for the uk, and it was chilly. 25 celsius we had in kinloch certainly made a welcome change. That warm weather felt by most of us, however, we did have some of that pesky low cloud, the Mist And Fog around North Sea coasts, and some of that lingered all day in shetland, keeping the temperatures atjust ten celsius here. And we have got more of these Fog Banks to come as we head into tuesday morning. Again, shetland, very likely to see some of that, and across eastern england, stretching from norfolk across lincolnshire into yorkshire all the way to probably north yorkshire, you are likely to come across some fog, some low cloud, and even the occasional spot of drizzle. But otherwise, a dry start to the day on tuesday, relatively mild. And for those in the west, probably a glorious start to the day because we have this Weather Front out to the far west, and some of that cloud will get illuminated. Sunshine on through the rest of the day, but we will have some of these Fog Banks affecting shetland from time to time, but otherwise, i think, many eastern coasts better chance of seeing the sunshine. And it� s going to be a bit warmer, 211 25 celsius more widespread, the warmest places probably getting up to 26 celsius which, again, will make it the warmest day of the year. And, of course, it� sjune, the skies are clear, that� s why we have high levels of uv. If you are outside for any length of time, might be worth considering a bit of sun cream. On into the middle part of the week, we have some changes in the weather picture. This area of low pressure is drifting up from europe bringing with it some thundery showers. They will mainly be across southwestern areas of the country. Further northwards and eastwards, it� s another sunny and very warm day, in fact, temperatures could go as high as 27 celsius in the very warmest spots, but, perhaps over these North Sea coasts, a little bit cooler, given the onshore winds will be strengthening a little bit. So highs of about 17 celsius or so in newcastle. On into thursday� s forecast, that area of low pressure continues to push northwards, just bringing the risk of those showers across Northern England into scotland. This front really marks the boundary between fresher Atlantic Air that will be moving in across the uk for many of us from the slightly warmer weather that we still have a across far eastern areas. Now, temperatures will be drifting down then for many, but still not bad, 19 celsius, Feeling Pleasant in cardiff, the highest temperatures, eastern england, Up To 2a Celsius in norwich. This is Bbc News, the headlines the japanese Tennis Star and World Number two Naomi Osaka says she� s withdrawing from the French Open as a result of controversy over her refusal to speak to the media during the tournament. She said she got huge waves of anxiety about speaking to the press after matches. Events have been taking place in the City Of Tulsa in oklahoma to mark the centenary of a race related massacre in which up to 300 black people were killed. An alleged assault of a white teenage girl by a Black Man led to widespread shooting, burning and looting. China has announced that couples will now be allowed to have three children instead of the current limit of two. Annual births plunged to a Record Low of 12 Million last year and communist authorities worry it� ll get steadily harder to Support Hundreds of millions of retirees. Now on Bbc News The Media Show with mobeen azhar

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