The Trump Administration announces new rules on migrants crossing into the us, it means children could be detained indefinitely. Could these speu detained indefinitely. Could these spell better communication . I will you into the best and the worst. Hello. The queen was ready for a grand dinner. The welcoming billboards were up in copenhagan. All the security was in place for the state visit of donald trump to denmark. Except now its off. Apparently in a fit of pique, because donald trump cant buy greenland and the danish Prime Minister said the idea was absurd. So what was something rather silly has now become a serious rift with a key a key nato ally, a country that sent close to ten thousand troops to afghanistan to support americas war there and lost 43 soldiers in the mission. Danes are understandably upset. And perhaps it wasnt even refusing to sell greenland that annoyed mr trump it was the way the danish Prime Minister rebuffed his idea. All they had to do is say, no, wed rathe
After she says greenland is not for sale. More allegations about prince Andrews Links with the convicted sex offenderJeffrey Epstein. Buckingham palace says any suggestion of impropriety with minors is categorically untrue. Live from our studios in london and singapore, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its midnight here in london, 7 00am in singapore and 1 00am in the morning in berlin, where borisjohnson began his first foreign trip as Prime Minister. On thursday, he goes to paris. Mrjohnson wants european leaders to change the deal agreed with his predecessor theresa may. The eu response has been firm until now not a chance. Chancellor Angela Merkel greeted him with smiles, but warned him he only had 30 days to come up with an alternative. 0ur Political Correspondent ben wright is in berlin. Another Prime Minister arrives in berlin to demand more concessions on brexit. Prime minister, are you hopeful of a deal . Its a familiar tune, but this time the deadlock is stark, and its Bo
Now on bbc news its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Today im inside the Swiss Research laboratories of an International Business which makes billions of dollars every year making and selling a highly addictive, potentially lethal product. These laboratories belong to Philip Morris international, the makers of marlborough and a host of other cigarette brands. My guest today is ceo of the company, andre calantzopoulos. Now, he says he is leading Philip Morris into a smoke free future is that clever Business Strategy or the most outrageous corporate hypocrisy . Andre calantzopoulos, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me. I want to begin with a little bit of history you have been with the Philip Morris organisation for more than 30 years. You lived through that period in the late 80s, 1990s, when it became clear that Philip Morris and the other Big Tobacco Companies had systematically lied, deceived and manipulated the public about the nature of cigarettes, t
The sudden increase in fires this year which environmentalist say has been exacerbated by cattle ranchers and sorie farmers clearing forest at an increased pace enforcement of amazon burning has been scaled back under president bush the not of a long time skeptic of environmental concerns. Slashed government funding to environmental agencies and on tuesday suggested the fires were being staged by n. G. O. S to embarrass his government. Under the impression that it could have been set by the n. G. O. S because they had asked for money what was their intention to bring about problems for brazil when fires burn in the amazon the area is so large theres nothing firefighters can do to put them out when these fires finally do go away environmentalists say that damage will have been done here it is really permanently wasted and in a sense. Ages to recruit forest and can never be recruiting the original wave the amazon rain forest often called the lungs of planet earth now filled with smoke an
Covered most of the northern half of brazil which is larger than the whole of europe. The amazon produces 20 percent of the worlds oxygen and is home to more than 3000000 species of plants and animals fires in the amazon are a natural occurrence often started by lightning strikes but that doesnt explain the sudden increase in fires this year which environmentalist say has been exacerbated by cattle ranchers and sorie farmers clearing forest at an increased pace enforcement of amazon burning has been scaled back under president bush the not of a long time skeptic of Environmental Concerns bosn r. O. Slashed government funding to environmental agencies and on tuesday suggested the fires were being staged by n. G. O. S to embarrass his government i am under the impression that it could have been set by the n. G. O. S because they had asked for money what was their intention to bring about problems for brazil when fires burn in the amazon the area is so large theres nothing firefighters ca