at the capitol building in washington injanuary last year, when supporters of donald trump tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power to president biden. the congressional committee has spent almost a year investigating the attack. now on bbc news, counting the cost. millions of people around the world are facing increasingly difficult decisions amid rising food and energy costs. the world bank has warned the war in ukraine is set to cause the largest commodity shocks since the 1970s, with the price of wheat, cotton and natural gas affected, set against a backdrop of global supply disruptions because of covid lockdowns, and the effects of climate change on crop yields, many people are facing a fall in living standards and it is pushing many to the edge of crisis. our correspondents around the world have been looking at the challenges faced by many different countries and we start here in brazil, one of the world s largest agricultural exporters, now struggling to feed it
now on bbc news, counting the cost. millions of people around the world are facing increasingly difficult decisions amid rising food and energy costs. the world bank has warned the war in ukraine is set to cause the largest commodity shocks since the 1970s, with the price of wheat, cotton and natural gas affected, set against a backdrop of global supply disruptions because of covid lockdowns, and the effects of climate change on crop yields, many people are facing a fall in living standards and it is pushing many to the edge of crisis. our correspondents around the world have been looking at the challenges faced by many different countries and we start here in brazil, one of the world s largest agricultural exporters, now struggling to feed its people. to you and me, this looks like the land of plenty. brazil is an agricultural powerhouse. it s farmers reaping the rewards of an insatiable china, and the demand is not letting up. thiago was brought up on the land, his whole li
mercedes benz has recalled nearly 1 mercedes benz has recalled nearly1 million mercedes benz has recalled nearly 1 million vehicles worldwide due to a potential problem with the braking system. corrosion in some cars built between 2004 and 2015 could lead to the connection between the brake pedal and the braking system failing. now on bbc news, counting the cost. millions of people around the world are facing increasingly difficult decisions amid rising food and energy costs. the world bank has warned the war in ukraine is set to cause the largest commodity shocks since the 1970s, with the price of wheat, cotton and natural gas affected, set against a backdrop of global supply disruptions because of covid lockdowns, and the effects of climate change on crop yields, many people are facing a fall in living standards and it is pushing many to the edge of crisis. 0ur correspondents around the world have been looking at the challenges faced by many different countries and we start
It is 8am in singapore, Midnight In London and 8 30am in pyongyang, where speculation has been growing that north korea may be ready to carry out its sixth nuclear test, as soon as this weekend. If so, it would coincide with the anniversary of the birth of the nations founder, kim il sung. And as the word watchers to that, pyongyang has been putting its best foot forward for the journalist. The journalists. Our correspondentjohn sudworth, whose movements are being monitored by authorities there, sent us this report. They poured into Central Pyongyang in their tens of thousands. Of citizens and soldiers alike, north korea has always demanded displays of mass devotion. And, at the front of the crowd, there was kim jong un, celebrating not a Missile Launch or a rocket test, but the construction of pyongyangs newest street. The inauguration of a few tower blocks and shops would, anywhere else, raise barely a murmur. In pyongyang, it is met with rapturous applause. It might seem like an ext
With Thailand’s new year celebration now on Unesco’s ‘Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage’, Lucie Grace was keen to experience the street parties in her adopted home – but she discovers there’s more to the festival than just water