Was ignored by the the legal system. Millions more at risk of flooding, as the percentage of the global population under threat, rises by almost a quarter since the start of the century. And i m sarah mulkerrins in tokyo, on day 13 of the olympics, where more medals will be up for grabs, and i ve been talking to a five time gold medallist, welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The un says it s deeply concerned about the safety of tens of thousands of civilians in the afghan city of lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province. Taliban militants and government forces are waging an intense battle for control of the city. A un spokesman said there were reports of increased civilian casualties, and of homes and hospitals being destroyed. Afghan and us airstrikes on taliban positions continued throughout wednesday. Mark lobel reports. Several provincial capitals under taliban attack at least two reportedly breached, and security is forcing many afghan residents fr
Protests across delhi, over the alleged gang rape, murder, and subsequent cremation of a nine year old girl from a dalit family, amid claims her case was ignored by the the legal system. And, millions more at risk of flooding, the new resarch which says the percentage of the population at risk from globalflooding has risen by almost a quarter since the start of the century. And day 13 at the olympics with medals up for grabs in men s hockey and women s football. The un says it s deeply concerned about the safety of tens of thousands of civilians in the afghan city of lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province. Taliban militants and government forces are waging an intense battle for control of the city. A un spokesman said there were reports of increased civilian casualties, and of homes and hospitals being destroyed. Afghan and us airstrikes on taliban positions continued throughout wednesday. Mark lobel reports. Several provincial capitals under taliban attack at least two reporte
works in the city of mariupol a ukrainian commander warns people will die if they re not rescued. also on newsday: hundreds of people gather to remember madeleine albright the first female us secretary of state as herfuneral takes place in washington. and a new report warns a fifth of all reptile species face extinction, including turtles, crocodiles and a number of venomous snakes. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president putin has warned that russia will respond immediately to any country attempting to interfere in the war in ukraine. during the day, the european union accused moscow of economic blackmail, and of escalating the war, by cutting off russian gas supplies to poland and bulgaria. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. the venice of the north, they call it. it was peter the great who built st petersburg, to make russia look and feel european. today, though, the gulf between russia a
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peter boghossian, welcome to hardtalk. i think we have to begin with that word woke . it is so widely used now. i am mindful that its origins in the united states were amongst the black community who insisted, demanded that people should wake up, get woke to injustice. now, that s a positive. you invest the word with a great deal of negativity why? it s not that i invest the word with a great deal of negativity. it s that it s become a catchword. we can use other words. helen pluckrose from the author of cynical theories called it. a british writer and academic. exactly, exactly. ..called it critical socialjustice, people maajid nawaz, also from here, has called it regressive leftism, wesley yang calls it the successor ideology. so it s an ideology that goes by different names, but it basically means the same thing. there s a suite of conclusions around which it cohers. so, for example, the author ibram x kendi, says that any disparity in outcome is due to a system.