And in a special bbc report, we meet the children no one wants, the sons and daughters taken by their parents to join the Islamic State. What happened to your brothers and sisters and to your mum and dad . Translation they were killed. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Glad you could join us. It is midnight in london. Its 8am here in singapore. And iam in geneva, where the World Health Organisation says the coronavirus, is not a global pandemic. The director general also said there was a window of oppurtunity to reduce the spread of the disease but that travel and trade restrictions cause unnecessary fear and stigma. More than 20,000 people are thought to have been infected across 23 countries, and the death toll has risen to at least 480. And the death toll has risen to at least 492. John sudworth reports from beijing. In wuhan, theyve turned a stadium into a hospital. State media using images like these to reinforce a message. Chinas g
Beijing (AFP) Jan 23, 2024 - Xi Jinping s crackdown on official corruption has ripped through a secretive missile force, the Communist Party elite, the national football team, and now risks hammering a finance industry already grappling with an economic slowdown.
Since rising to power a decade ago, Xi has waged a constant campaign against deep-seated graft that has led to the punishment of at least 4.7 million officials, according to a 2022 report by the
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Since rising to power a decade ago, Xi has waged a constant campaign against deep-seated graft that has led to the punishment of at least 4.7 million officials, according to a 2022 report by the state-run Global Times.