it was a colossal failure and the problem is you cannot bind the problem is you cannot bind the clock back and fix what should have been done last year. and calls for calm in tunisia, after the country s president sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it is newsday. welcome to newsday, it s 8am in here singapore, and 9am in tokyo where the first medal of day four has just been won by bermuda. their first ever gold medal. flora duffy came first in the women s triathlon that s the first of 22 medals to be won today an increase caused by the rescheduling of the surfing competition because of the weather. she finished a minute ahead of the second competitor. here s how the overall medal tally looks at the start of day 4 japan leads with 8 golds, one more than the us and two ahead of china. i m joined now by sports presenter sarah mulkerrins who s in tokyo. sarah, what a win for bermuda, the least populated n
into office. welcome to tokyo where the first medal of day four has been won by bermuda their first ever gold medal. flora duffy came first in the women s triathlon. bermuda is the smallest nation taking part in these games by population. so, many of those 65,000 would have watched their fellow bermudian cross the finishing line around a minute ahead of second placed briton georgia taylor brown. that s the first of 22 medals to be won today an increase caused by the rescheduling of the surfing competition because of the weather. here s how the overall medal tally looks at the start of day 4 japan leads with 8 golds, one more than the us and two ahead of china. maybe us will get a gymnastics gold. the german women s gymnastics team opted to wear full body suits in qualifications in a move they said was designed to promote freedom of choice and encourage women to wear what makes them feel comfortable. so why is it that in 2021 there are still rules dictating what women
complain and wind the clock back to do things that should ve been done last year. and calls for calm in tunisia after the country s president sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament. welcome to newsday where it s 7am in singapore, and 8 am in tokyo where the first medal of day four will be awarded soon. it ll be in the womens triathlon and it s the first of 22 medals to be won today an increase caused by the rescheduling of the surfing competition because of here s how the overall medal tally looks at the start of day 4 japan leads with 8 golds, one more than the us and two ahead of china. i m joined now by sports presenter sarah mulkerrins who s in tokyo. sarah, looks like a very rainy morning there in tokyo how has the weather affected events? yes, you will be used to seeing this in the last couple of days high above tokyo bay. it is our point but because of the approaching storm, we have had to go indoors. but we are close to go indoors. but we are close
canada s first indigenous governor general is sworn into office. hello and welcome. tea m team gb is celebrating after winning an olympic gold and silver in the men s swimming 200 metres freestyle. tom dean and duncan scott. it is the first time since 1908 that two british swimmers have shared the podium. a bermuda athlete has won the island s first olympic gold medal. that s cross over to sarah mulkerrins live and cocoa. some more success in the pool for team gb? it is going so well for team gb and the pool. we had that gold medal yesterday for adam peaty, and what a phenomenal performance from the duo of tom dean and duncan scott today. a wonderful results for them. as you mentioned, tom dean won gold. he was a surprise winner in that, because he finished. he was second to duncan scott for most of the season because duncan scott came and as the favourite. he has been the fastest man over the distance, however it was his teammate, tom dean, whojust got him a fraction early t
welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s six in the morning in singapore and six in the evening in washington, where president biden has said us troops will end their combat mission in iraq by the end of the year. america has about two thousand five hundred forces there, to help iraq fight the islamic state group. this comes as us forces are ending their mission in afghanistan too, and mr biden tries to wind down the wars that were launched after the 9/11 attacks. iraq s prime minister was at the white house on monday, as mr biden explained the role of us troops in the future. it s just to be available to continue to train, to assist, to help and to deal with isis as it arrives. but we re not going to be here on combat mission. let s speak now to our north america correspondent peter bowes agreed to have you with us on the programme. how straightforward this is going to be? it’s programme. how straightforward this is going to be? is