The long term effects. And yes, it will be happening therell be an all Teen Final in the womens us open after british Tennis Player Emma raducanu sails through the semis. Hello and welcome to the programme. President biden has set out a series of radical measures to get more americans vaccinated against Covid 19. It follows a surge in cases of the fast spreading Delta Variant. All federal government workers will have to be inoculated, as will businesses with more than 100 employees. Mr biden expressed frustration at the 80 Million americans who are still notjabbed, saying they were causing hospitals to become overcrowded and he appealed to them to get the shot. Heres our Washington Correspondent nomia iqbal. No more soft approach. This time, the president was blunt. Good evening, my fellow americans. What more do you need to see . Weve made vaccinations free. Safe and convenient. The vaccine is fda approved. 0ver200 convenient. The vaccine is fda approved. Over 200 Million americans ha
Hello and welcome. Severe Weather And Flash flooding in the Northeastern United States has now killed at least 45 people. In New York, most of the dead drowned while trapped in their basement apartments. Most of the two dozen killed in newjersey were in vehicles overwhelmed by floodwaters. President biden has blamed Climate Change, and says the country needs to be better prepared. Our North America Correspondent Peter Bowes reports. A disaster that unfolded in minutes and claimed lives in several northeast states. The catastrophic flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida came Out Of The Blue and court New Yorkers offguard. Streets are turned into rivers and subway services forced to close down as Water Cascaded onto trains. Many of those who died perished in their basements, unable to escape. This is New Yorks central park, submerged after the wildest flooding in a lifetime. I after the wildest flooding in a lifetime. , after the wildest flooding in a lifetime. ,. , lifetime. I
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. The world of fashion, with its often scantily clad women in seductive poses, is not where you would expect to find a somali born Fashion Editor who wears a hijab. Well, Rawdah Mohamed has taken up a senior role at the soon to be launched Vogue Scandinavia. After moving to norway as a child, she became a model, and in april created a social Media Storm with a Post Called Hands off my hijab. How far can she use fashion to overturn negative stereotypes of muslim women . Rawdah mohamed, welcome to hardtalk. So there you were at the age of eight, your family fled the conflict in somalia and moved to norway as refugees. That must have been a bit of a Culture Shock, no . Yes. Thank you for having me, by the way. Yes, it was Culture Shock because i was only used to the refugee camp, my family and the people around. So when i came, it was. Everything was different not only the culture, but also the cl
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Taliban leaders In Kabul are engaged in careful Message Management Amnesty for all, no Safe Haven for foreign fighters, and respect for the rights of women and girls, they say. But then the rider under their islamic law. Now, its too early to know what Taliban Governance 2. 0 will look like, but it is clear many afghans are fearful. My guest is kamila sidiqi, a trail blazing womens activist, entrepreneur, and former Government Official In Kabul. Is her cause lost . And where does the Blame Lie . Kamila sidiqi in germany, welcome to hardtalk. Hello, thank you so much. Youre welcome. It is a great pleasure to have you on the programme. Now, if wed been talking to you a week ago, we would have been talking to you In Kabul. Now youre in Safe Haven in bonn, germany. Tell me exactly what prompted you to flee kabul, and how did you do it . I was In Kabul and my trip to london was on 20, my ticket was on 20 next week. Suddenly, this. I heard a lot of the