And the landlords offering accommodation in exchange for sex. Coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. Hes looking good for another Premier League title. And Chelseas Ngolo Kante is also favourite for the pfa player of the year award. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has said relations between the us and russia may be at all time low, after moscow refused to withdraw support for syrias President Assad after last weeks chemical weapons attack. The us blamed the Syrian Government for the attack, and fired 59 Cruise Missiles at a Government Airbase in response. Russia has now vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding that syria cooperate with investigators. Keith doyle reports. What appear to be barrel bombs being dropped by syrian army helicopters. 0ther Unverified pictures are said to show rebel missiles hitting damascus. The Syrian Civil War is no less vicious and indiscriminate this week than last. Us and russia are on opposing sides i
It is 8am in singapore, Midnight In London and 8 30am in pyongyang, where speculation has been growing that north korea may be ready to carry out its sixth nuclear test, as soon as this weekend. If so, it would coincide with the anniversary of the birth of the nations founder, kim il sung. And as the word watchers to that, pyongyang has been putting its best foot forward for the journalist. The journalists. Our correspondentjohn sudworth, whose movements are being monitored by authorities there, sent us this report. They poured into Central Pyongyang in their tens of thousands. Of citizens and soldiers alike, north korea has always demanded displays of mass devotion. And, at the front of the crowd, there was kim jong un, celebrating not a Missile Launch or a rocket test, but the construction of pyongyangs newest street. The inauguration of a few tower blocks and shops would, anywhere else, raise barely a murmur. In pyongyang, it is met with rapturous applause. It might seem like an ext
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Oil reserves in the world is in economic meltdown. Venezuelans queue for hours for bread. The sick cant get the medicines they need. Violent crime is thriving in the chaos. Caracas is now the worlds most dangerous capital. Hugo chavezs Socialist Revolution has lost its charismatic leader, but not yet its grip on power. Opposition to chavezs successor, Nicolas Maduro, is mobilising. The National Assembly is at war with the government. Venezuela is on the brink of a terrifying descent into darkness. Can anyone pull it back from the brink . Foreign journalists are rarely welcome in venezuela, so we charter a small plane to the countrys caribbean island of margarita, where overseas visitors can still slip in with little fuss. This used to be a buzzing, prospering tourist town. Now, the flow of people, money, and jobs has dried up. Many local businesses have closed down. More are likely to follow. The beaches have not lost their allure, but venezuela has. A broken economy, Inflation Spirall