No evidence to support his claims. South africa eases some coronavirus restrictions as a tries to revive the faltering economy. So an agreement among the worlds Top Oil Producers to cut output comes into effect today friday following the collapse in global prices it was spurred by a slump in demand because of the pandemic but it seems the deal may have only happened because President Donald Trump reportedly pressured saudi arabia implying the u. S. May withdraw its military support from riyadh if it didnt go from a summer binge of a. Oil and water do not mix but politics in oil bond very well there is no official transcript of the conversation between the u. S. President and the Saudi Crown Prince which resulted in saudi arabias latest Oil Production cut reports suggest president all trump told muhammad bin sole man that u. S. Forces stationed in the kingdom could be withdrawn if saudi arabia did not stop flooding the market with cheap crude within days riyadh announced production cuts
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A sweeping election victory for gota baya rajapa ksa. Sri lankas new president says he will be the leader of all citizens, regardless of religion or ethnicity. And how to save the critically endangered pygmy possum in australia, by looking into its past. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its nine am in singapore, 1am in london and also nine in the morning in hong kong where local media are reporting that police have entered the Polytechnic University campus after a 2 day standoff between protesters and police. Activists inside the University Set its main entrance on fire as police made another attempt to take the building. Police have used tear gas and water cannon against a group of about a hundred pro democracy activists, whove responded with petrol bombs and rocks fired from catapults. Our correspondent, gabriel gatehouse whos at the scene sent this report a little after the trouble started. The assault on the campus st
Now on bbc news, Zeinab Badawi talks to australian writer Thomas Keneally on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, where i have come to manly, in sydney, australia, to talk to one of the worlds most distinguished authors, Thomas Keneally. He has written more than 30 novels, including his most famous, Schindlers Ark, which was made into an 0scar winning film, schindlers list. Now in his 80s, as he reflects on modern day australia. Does he believe it is a country that has matured in its identity, or is it still divided on race and culture . Thomas keneally, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, zeinab. You have written about a huge range of topics the american civil war, australia, of course, the first world war, joan of arc, napoleon. How do you go about choosing a subject for a book . Well, its generally some weird connection with australia that begins me, in that i heard that there was a family on saint helena who knew napoleon, and then they got so close to napoleon that they fell out of favour a
Are still on the streets. Now on bbc news, its organisers say on sunday there were nearly two Million People time for hardtalk. On the streets. If confirmed, it would be the largest protest in hong kongs history. Welcome to hardtalk, where i have the territorys leader, carrie lam, apologises for proposing the bill come to manly, in sydney, australia, that demonstrators fear to talk to one of the worlds most distinguished authors, thomas will increase chinese influence. Kennelly. He has written more than 30 novels, including his most im kasia madera in london. Also in the programme famous, Schindlers Ark, which was millions of people are still made into an oscar winning film, without electricity after a massive power cut across almost all schindlers list. Now in his 80s, as of argentina and uruguay. Celebrations as india defeats pakistan in a cricket world cup he reflects on modern day australia, does he believe it is a country that has matured in its identity, or is it still divided on