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hard for the slopes of the all time mountains in northwest china are off the beaten track and tourists are now flocking to the land worst skiing may have begun. i m swimming so what s going to good to have you with us the opening ceremony of the twenty third winter olympics has started in south korea fireworks went off over kyung chang as the gala event began nearly three thousand athletes from ninety two countries will be entering the sold out stadium over the coming hours of the games have had to overcome multiple hurdles ahead of winter sports most prestigious event the i.o.c. and the athletes will be looking to put all their troubles behind them and kick off the olympics with a bang. and we have a jonathan crane a from good abuse for it s with us for more on this story hi jonathan. opening ceremonies are usually pretty pretty spectacular how have these gone so far it s been is visually impressive as we were hoping for i think as you say that or spectacular started o ....
korea for the winter olympics. and people streaming the opening ceremony of pyongyang twenty eighteen years one hour away early of the cold war but ration for school to rejected the last minute appeals of forty seven russian athletes who were bidding to be allowed to compete. also as we go to a u.s. politicians there are still debating into the early hours as they struggle to end a second shutdown and three weeks. hospitals was on alert for casualties as egypt launches a major operation against armed groups in the sinai peninsula. and a memo months ago to journalists a jailed after uncovering what the government didn t bomb the world to see. so a show of togetherness between north and south korea is happening with just an hours ago before the ceremony opening ceremony of the winter olympics the sister of north korea s leader has become the first member of her family to step foot in south korea since the two countries went to war in nineteen fifty. is part of the north k ....
brings a first ever visit to south korea by a member of the north s ruling dynasty kim jong il and sister what is behind her diplomatic trip across the border. and skiers are falling hard for these slopes the all time mountains in northwest china are off the beaten track but tourists are flocking here now to the land where some say skiing may have been. time sumi so much going to thank you for joining us the leader of the germany s the social democrats martin chill says he will no longer seek the post of foreign minister in a future of grand coalition government or any other post in the new cabinet now on wednesday shows his party struck a deal with chancellor angela merkel s conservatives shuls gave up at the party leadership and announced his intention to become foreign minister but that ambition drew a strong criticism from his party s members who must ratify the coalition deal in a vote chills said he had made this decision to ensure the success of the vote. and he ....
olympics brings the first ever visit to south korea by a member of north ruling dinnerstein kim jong own sister what s behind a diplomatic trip across the border. last so long farewell readers in goodbye the words some brits just refused to say can a new campaign convincing you kids gregg s it be a republic to back a second referendum on europe. hello and welcome i m under that chiba the leader of germany social democrats martin show says he really no longer seek the post of foreign minister in a future grand coalition government or any other post in the new cabinet on wednesday schultz a sparty struck a deal of a chance to angle america s conservatives should give up the s.p.d. leadership and announced his intention to take the post office foreign minister. but that ambition grew strong criticism from s.p.d. members who must ratify the coalition deal in a vote sure said he d made the decision to ensure the success of the vote let s have a listen to what he said i will ....
as pressure continues to grow on president jacob zuma. the party wants him to stand down, following allegations of corruption. the anc‘s leader, cyril ramaphosa, said a final decision on president zuma s future will be decided on monday afternoon. for the last week, the two men have been holding talks on the transition of power. sarah corker reports. atan at an event marking 100 years since that earth of nelson mandela was the clearest signal yet that the end of the trouble presidency of jacob zuma is near. addressing the crowds, the president in waiting promised a resolution on zuma s future. we are currently engaged in discussions around the transition to a new administration and specifically to resolve the issues of the position of the president of the republic of south africa. for the last week, there have been negotiating the president s exit strategy. but with a country in limbo, the anc‘s national executive committee is holding a special meeting later in it i ....