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 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 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. this is him speaking to a group of farmers. you did not stay at home, you weren t cowards. we have face our problems. stop all of this fussing and whining. how long are you going to keep crying? we have two 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 bolsonaro attacked the mayors
system there is to be completely overhauled a moment of history for iraq with the imminent start of a first papal visit. hello and welcome. is vaccine nationalism in europe on the rise? on thursday, italy blocked the export of a quarter of a million astrazeneca jabs to australia. this, with the backing of the european commission, and after a row between the eu and astrazeneca over shortfalls in deliveries to europe this quarter. eu officials say australia has already received a shipment of three hundred thousand astrazeneca vaccines from europe. so what has been the reaction of australia? (read on) our correspondent, shymaa khalil, joins us from sydney. what is the reaction from australia? what news where you are? the australian government doesn t seem to be too alarmed by what happened. they say that that losing one shipment is not going to derail the roll out and in fact the roll out of the astrazeneca vaccine in the country started today and as you say, the country did rec
plus ikea s free trade fears. the boss tells us protectionism means higher prices for everyone. hello there. we start in the us where wall street shares have slumped once again on fears that interest rates could soon be on the rise. the chair of the federal reserve, jerome powell, has been trying to reassure investors that ultra cheap credit will remain in place for the forseeable future. but it seems they no longer believe him. proof of that a sell off on the stock market especially in those technology shares that have done so well in the pandemic. the nasdaq has lost almost 10% since its peak in february. and a surge in interest rates or yields on the bond markets. from new york samira hussain has more. covid 19 infection rates are falling. vaccinations continue across the country and americans are beginning to feel more hopeful that an end to this pandemic is coming. it is part of the reason why the long term bond landings have gone through the roof, it is a sign t
and the stars stay home for hollywood s virtual golden globes mank, nomadland and promising young woman are among this year s frontrunners. hello and welcome. donald trump has made his first public appearance since leaving the white house last month. mr trump told a conference of conservative supporters mr trump told a conference of conservative supporters in florida that the journey, begun four years ago when he became president, was far from over . amid his attacks on president biden and his defence of his past administration, mr trump said that he would not be starting his own political party but further fuelled speculation that he might run again in 202a. from orlando, our north america correspondent nick bryant reports. music carnival time in orlando. a trumpian mardi gras. latins for trump! but this also had the feel of a revival meeting, a gathering that suggests that if there is to be a battle for the soul of the republican party, then the former president has the