here in the uk, the former first minister of scotland alex salmond has said there is no doubt that his successor nicola sturgeon broke the rules governing the behaviour of ministers. he made the claim during his long awaited appearance at an inquiry into the scottish government s mishandling of sexual harassment claims against him, but mr salmond said it wasn t for him to say what the consequences for nicola sturgeon should be. he has previously accused people close to her of plotting against him. nicola sturgeon has denied his claims. our scotland editor sarah smith has the story. alex salmond arriving at the parliament he once dominated as the most powerful man in scotland, armed today with allegations nicola sturgeon is lying and that he is the victim of a conspiracy. i swear by almighty god that i will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. scotland s institutions aren t failing, he says. he blames people, including nicola sturgeon, at the top of the
off online on social media. joao fellet reports. the amazon rainforest is one of the most beautiful and biodiverse places on earth. ..and if you want to buy a chunk of it, now all you have to do is go online. we ve discovered facebook has become a go to marketplace for brazil s illegal land grabbers. .. ..ready to turn pristine rainforest into cattle pasture for buyers around the world at the click of a button. indistinct voices ..no matter what or who they harm. i m joao fellet and i m going to take you undercover to meet the sellers behind the online ads. ..to find out who they are and how they are getting away with it. deforestation in the brazilian amazon is at a ten year high. is facebook fuelling that destruction? deforestation is happening in every corner of the amazon. it s not hard to find communities of illegal loggers working away. we were invited by a logger to actually visit the place where he s chopping the trees right now. we are about to enter the forest. th
i don t know how they could expect that after all of this time we would stilljust be silent if there is an active role that the firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us. hello and welcome. we start in myanmar and potentially a very important day. the violence in the country will be discussed at the united nations security council on friday, as international leaders condemn the actions of the military. the british prime minister borisjohnson has said he s horrified by what s happening. and washington has just announced fresh export controls. thursday saw more protests on the streets as our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, reports. every revolution has its martyrs, and 19 year old kyel sin has been made a symbol of this unequal struggle against a powerful and merciless military. she was given a hero s sendoff in her home city of mandalay. one of 38 people, shot dead in a day of violence, when the security forces opened fire on demonstrators here and in o
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. for two consecutive days, brazil has been registering record deaths from covid 19. on wednesday, 1,800 people died in a 24 hour period. on thursday, more than 75,000 new cases were registered. after the us brazil is the worst hit country in the world with more than a quarter of a million deaths. and yet the country s presidentjair bolsonaro has been criticising lockdown measures by state governors who are trying to deal with a surge in cases. this is him speaking to a group of farmers. you didn t stay at home, you weren t cowards. we have to face our problems. stop all of this fussing and whining. how long are we going to keep crying? we have to face our problems. in stark contrast to the president, sao paulo s governorjoao doria has announced two weeks of code red restrictions starting on saturday. i asked him what he thought of president bolsonaro s comments. it isa it is a crazy guy. earlier today president
hong kong s democracy and ensure beijing loyalists are in charge. hello and welcome. we start in brazil. for two consecutive days the country has been registering record deaths from covid 19. on wednesday, 1900 people died in a 24 hour period. on thursday, more than 75000 new cases were registered. after the us brazil is the worst hit country in the world with more than a quarter of a million deaths. and yet the country s presidentjair bolsonaro has been criticising lockdown measures by state governors. this is him speaking to a group of farmers. you didn t stay at home, you weren t cowards. we have to face our problems. stop all of this fussing and whining. how long are we going to keep crying? we have to face our problems. in stark contrast to the president, sao paulo s governorjoao doria has announced two weeks of code red restrictions starting on saturday. i asked him what he thought of president bolsonaro s comments. it is a crazy guy. earlier today president bolsona