Hello and welcome to the programme. We start this hour with Breaking News a Military Coup appears to be underway in myanmar. The countrys De Facto Leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the president win myint, and other Senior Party Leaders have all been detained in a series of Early Morning raids. Phone and Internet Connections have been cut and soldiers are on the streets of the Capital Naypyidaw and the main city yangon. The move comes after days of escalating tension between the civilian government and the powerful military that stirred fears of a coup. All this in the aftermath of an election the army says was fraudulent thats been rejected by observers. State tv in myanmar has released a statement saying its having technical errors and is unable to broadcast. 0ur South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head is in bangkok. He says facts are difficult to confirm at this stage. Well, its not that clear from here in bangkok we are getting a lot of reports from contacts inside myanmar. It does appe
In support Ofjailed 0pposition Leader, alexei navalny. The Eu Commission president tells Pharmaceutical Companies that problems with the supply of Coronavirus Vaccines must be addressed. Military leaders in myanmar have staged a coup and declared a State Of Emergency for at least a year. Hours earlier, they detained the countrys de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and several of her fellow leaders in the National League for democracy. The military says its in response to alleged Election Fraud in novembers General Election which saw Aung Sang Suu Kyi returned to power by a huge majority. 0ur South East Asia Correspondentjonathan Head has the latest on the military s announcement. Well, they have simply announced that this is indeed a coup, they didnt call it that, but that they have seized alljudicial and legislative power, meaning parliament will not convene. The first Vice President who is a military appointee, under a constitution which does give the military still very significant pow
as a new week begins, we ll be looking at the options for the chancellor and the possible market reaction. also tonight. the devastating impact of somalia s drought. how people are walking for days in search of life saving help. china s president defends his zero covid policy as the communist party gathers for a congress that happens only twice in a decade. and ireland open their rugby league world cup campaign with an emphatic win over tournament debutants jamaica. good evening. the prime minister is in charge, her new chancellor said today, 48 hours into thejob and with the task of restoring market confidence in her economic plans. jeremy hunt has made clear he will be looking at government spending as well as the tax cuts in the mini budget. as he and liz truss met today, her position did not appear secure, as some of her mps continued to criticise her and question whether she can remain in office. here s our political correspondent ben wright. behind the gates of the prim
cost of pens and papers and notebooks and all of that that went up. back to school sticker shock as inflation sent the price of school supplies soaring. the impact it is having not only on parents, but also on business owners and teachers. how some people in california are making money by having their front yards ripped out. it is sunday, august 21st, welcome to a new week. we re so grateful you re waking up with us. good morning, amara. good morning, boris. happy sunday. and we begin this morning with the extreme weather threat across the southwest and southern plains. more than 12 million people under flood watches. yeah yesterday s search and rescue crews were out looking for a missing person in utah s zion national park. rangers say hikers were being swept off their feet by flash flooding on the virgin river. rescue teams were out in the mojave county area of arizona after rushing water washed out roads and trapped vehicles across that region. cnn meteorologist
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