new memoir out next week. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. paralysis continues in the us congress the republican leader in the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, appears to have failed in his 11th bid to get elected speaker, extending the government deadlock into a third day. the house is now voting on whether to adjourn the session. you are looking at live pictures right now in the scenes inside the room where a small group of right wingers in kevin mccarthy s own party is trying to derail proceedings. the republicans took control of the house in november s mid elections. but the deadlock has left the chamber unable to swear in members or pass legislation. gary o donoghue reports. the total number of votes cast is 434. it hasn t taken this long to elect a speaker in more than 160 years, and that was before the american civil war. now, into a third day, the deadlock remains. the republican lead
from a fish market injapan. a single bluefin tuna weighing more than 450 pounds was sold for $272,000 in the annual new year tuna auction atjapan s biggest fish market. that s more than double the price of the most expensive fish sold last year. just before we go, a little more covid related news out of hong kong this time, some good news for pet owners. a year after more than 2,000 hamsters were culled, the ban on importing them will end later this month. the authorities took action after a cluster of covid 19 cases were traced to a pet shop in the financial hub at the start of 2022. but following a risk assessment there s been a reprieve! that s all we have time for, thank you forjoining me, stay with bbc news and i will see you next week.
a russian led military alliance says it would send peace keeping forces to kazakhstan. watch this story. professional tennis player novak djokovic was left stranded at melbourne airport overnight as he waits for permission from australia to enter amid the covid vaccination requirement. scheduled to play in the state open the state government in victoria denied his application leaving his fate in the prime minister of australia s hands. djokovic is seeking a record-breaking 21st grand slam win. and this is a live look at tokyo from earth tv. the big story there tonight, the new year s first tuna auction at a fish market in tokyo. the top bid at the event was a blue fin tuna weighing in at 46. a sushi chain bought the fish for just north of $145,000. that s a lot of tuna. here are some other stories beyond our borders tonight. we ll be right back.
by putting in requirements that instead of just speak to the exploitation of the dead sea from the mineral industry to the sustainable utilize ation of the resources of the dead sea to benefit future generations. the big question now is whether israel chemicals will agree to an early read tend the deaths the mining concession as one of their core acids but off the role you can t extract minerals from a sea that isn t very any more. before we go as you know this has been a very very hot summer here in europe and not also not in europe also in asia the heat wave that has been hitting japan for the last few weeks is now also impacting a true institution of japanese culture the famous pre-dawn tuna auction at the world s biggest fish market fishmongers here have had to keep their cool trucks until the last moment as aging air conditioning are struggling to keep temperatures