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and, queen of the mountains the norwegian climber who is on the verge of setting a very special record. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 4:30 in the morning in afghanistan, where dawn is breaking on the one year anniversary of the taliban s return to power. august 15th, 2021, saw thousands flee the country out of fear of what lied ahead, but many more where left behind, their daily lives changed beyond recognition. no more so than for country s women and girls, who are now subject to harsh, more conservative rules that restrict their education and employment. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet was in the capital a year ago as the taliban retook the country she s returned to kabul for this special report. it s a man s world. afghanistan is a conservative country, but the rules are now set by the ultraconservative taliban. spaces which had opened up for women have now been sla ....
Asian subcommittee. he is accompanied by four other us lawmakers. they are expected to meet with the taiwanese president today as well as members of the business community. the discussions are expected to focus notjust on the security situation, but also on economic cooperation particularly in strategic sectors such as semiconductor chip production. the sectors such as semiconductor chip production. chip production. the last time we had a chip production. the last time we had a visit chip production. the last time we had a visit from chip production. the last time we had a visit from a - chip production. the last time i we had a visit from a prominent us official, we saw a very sizeable reaction from china. any indication of how they might react this time around? the only reaction we have seen so far is from the chinese embassy in washington. they accused the us of trying to stir up confrontation in the taiwan strait. the white house has responded to that accusation, they said t ....