We start with Elon Musk and the social Media Platform he controls, x, formerly known as twitter. Its facing the loss of one of its largest markets over a row about Hate Speech and disinformation. Brazils Telecoms Regulator Suspended Access to ex for the countrys 200 plus million people over the weekend after a ruling by a seniorjudge. Today a panel of brazils supreme court will begin hearing on whether to uphold that ruling. Earlier i spoke to the Technologyjournalist Chris Stokel walker and began by asking him how significant the Shut Down was in brazil. Pretty significant because of the scale of the country and therefore the scale of the use. We have third party estimates, between 20 Million and a0 million brazilians are believed to use x every month. Around about one third have it installed on their phones which means that this is a relatively big market and has been not just for x but lots of other Tech Platforms which is why they try to keep them onside. If you are a Tech Executiv
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hello and welcome to you if you re joining me around the world, wherever you may be watching in the united states, europe, asia. i m richard quest. together, we are in the cnn newsroom . president biden reveals that he didn t ask for a cease-fire in his long call, telephone call, with the israeli prime minister. at the same time, the military in israel is expanding its ground offensive in gaza. christmas eve for many, to be sure, as the war rages on in gaza. christians in bethlehem and around the world, it s a celebration much more difficult than in previous years. and at the cnn s weather center, some in the united states forget a white christmas. think rainy christmas, instead. it s an extreme ly busy morning, and i ll get to those stories in a moment. only after i ve updated you with one twor deve developments in d trump s legal battles. the former u.s. president has now asked a federal appeals court to throw out the criminal election subversion case against him. the
filed by mr. biden s that are not confidential. you re watching fox and friends first, i m todd piro. ashley: i m ashley strohmier. some say this could blow the lid off the biden family business, including offshore accounts and propaid premium for his artwork. brooke singman has details. good morning. brooke: major revelation in the arkansas courtroom yesterday as hunter biden fights his child support battle. his lawyers reveal the president s son has paid $750,000 in child support ever since a paternity test confirmed he was the father. that hasn t stopped the first family from oh, racing navy from the family tree. president biden: i have six grandchildren, i m crazy about them and speak to them every single day, not a joke. brooke: hunter biden ignoring any admission as he left the courtroom. is your service doing a service for not recognizing his grandchild. brooke: investments and art sales and overseas business dealings say this paternity case may be key to
in othe news president biden is due to give his state of the union address to a divided congress flanked by a republican speaker of the house. and showcasing the work of a 17th century dutch master. the largest ever collection of vermeer paintings goes on show, at the natinal museum of the netherlands. the use of light and colour and sharpness and blurred things which makes this painting sort of an experience of reeling. live from our studios in singapore this is bbc news, it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. a huge rescue effort is continuing for a second night in freezing temperatures to find survivors of monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria. thousands of turkish soldiers along with international teams are taking part in the emergency operation in the south of the country. more than seven thousand people are now known to have died. our middle east correspondent anna foster has spent the past two days travelling alone towards the epicentre of the earth