Japan warns fans not to cheer during Olympics to prevent Covid surge - BBC News
Thousands of fans will be allowed into venues to watch the Tokyo Olympic Games but they will be told not to cheer or even speak loudly.
Organisers are limiting numbers to a maximum 10,000 spectators, with venues only half full. However even that goes against the advice of experts worried that the Games will spread Covid transmission.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo.
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June 21, 2021
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New evidence of Uyghur children separated from their families in China - BBC News
The BBC has been investigating the plight of thousands of children believed to have been separated from their parents as a result of China's treatment of its minority muslim Uyghur population.
The UK and the US have accused China of violating human rights as reports emerged of Uyghurs being forced into internment camps and subjected to forced labour and of women being sterilised.
The Chinese government has denied that Uyghur families are being deliberately divided.
For the past two years the BBC has made repeated requests to help track down the missing children, but the Chinese authorities have failed to respond.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by China correspondent Jon Sudworth in Taiwan.
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June 21, 2021
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US warship tested with 40,000lb explosive - BBC News
The United States Navy has been carrying out 'Full Ship Shock Trials' off the country's east coast.
The 40,000lb (18,143kg) explosion was detonated as part of a test to assess the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's ability to withstand battle conditions.
The US Geological Survey registered the explosion as a 3.9 magnitude earthquake.
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June 21, 2021
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Up to 10,000 Japanese fans at Tokyo 2020 events - BBC News
Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues, despite warnings from health bosses.
Overseas spectators are already banned but organisers said domestic fans could attend providing crowds did not exceed 50% of a venue's capacity.
Fans will not be allowed to shout or speak loudly, and must wear face masks at all times while in venues.
The Olympics are scheduled to begin on 23 July, while the Paralympics follow a month later, from 24 August.
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June 21, 2021
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Weightlifter to be first transgender Olympic athlete at Tokyo 2020 - BBC News
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has become the first transgender athlete picked to compete at an Olympics.
Officials have selected her for the women's weightlifting team for Tokyo 2020, after qualifying requirements were recently modified.
She had competed in men's events before coming out as transgender in 2013.
Critics say Hubbard has an unfair advantage, but others have argued for more inclusion at the Games.
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June 21, 2021
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Wariness and welcome for Ebrahim Raisi after Iranian election - BBC News
Ebrahim Raisi, the hardline former head of the country’s judiciary, has won Iran’s presidential election as expected, with a landslide 62% of the vote.
BBC Monitoring examines the mixed reactions across the region to his win.
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June 21, 2021
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'World's oldest' alligator celebrates 85th birthday - BBC News
From surviving World War Two to becoming a hit on TikTok, Muja the alligator has been through a lot.
The 85-year-old reptile at Belgrade Zoo in Serbia is believed to be the world's oldest alligator.
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June 21, 2021
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Half a million Covid deaths in Brazil as calls grow for President to be impeached - BBC News
Brazil has now recorded more than half a million coronavirus deaths, making it only the second country, after the US, to pass that figure.
More than 2,000 people each day have been dying of Covid.
It's led to protests over President Bolsonaro's approach and calls for him to be removed from office.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Angus Crawford.
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June 20, 2021
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How the Delta variant took hold in the UK - BBC News
As the UK deals with a third wave of coronavirus infections, the BBC's Ros Atkins traces the story of the Delta variant, from its arrival to how it became the dominant strain of Covid-19, leading to a delay in the easing of restrictions across the country.
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June 20, 2021
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Giant Buddhist statue gets Covid face mask in Japan - BBC News
A 57m (187ft) Buddhist statue dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy, Kannon, in central Japan has been draped with a giant face covering.
Temple managers in Aizuwakamatsu plan to keep the figure masked until the Covid-19 pandemic is brought under control.
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June 20, 2021
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Drone cameras record social lives of killer whales - BBC News
Killer whales may socialise with each other based on age and gender, with younger whales and females more sociable than other groups, according to new research.
A new study led by the University of Exeter and the Center for Whale Research used drone cameras to study one pod of southern resident killer whales off the US coast of Washington State, in the Pacific Ocean.
Around 10 hours of footage was captured over 10 days.
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June 19, 2021
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Who are Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups? - BBC News
An ethnic armed group in Myanmar has been accused by state media of killing twenty-five construction workers in the east of the country. The KNDO is among many armed groups whose military campaigns have flared up after February's military coup. But who are the ethnic armed groups of Myanmar and why are they fighting again now?
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June 18, 2021
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Is the Tories’ ‘blue wall’ at risk? - BBC Newsnight
Is the Lib Dem win in Chesham and Amersham just one brick tumbling, or the start of a political realignment? Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
The Liberal Democrats have pulled off a stunning by-election victory, overturning a 16,000 majority in a seat that has always voted Conservative.
Leader Sir Ed Davey celebrated by knocking over a wall of blue bricks, claiming his party was now the "main threat" to the Tories in many areas.
Labour had the worst by-election result in the party's history.
Is the start of a political realignment?
Newsnight’s Policy Editor Lewis Goodall reports from Chesham and Amersham.
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June 18, 2021
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Iran votes for new President with reformists barred from standing - BBC News
People in Iran have been voting for a new president with the country facing big challenges, from the pandemic, to an economic crisis, soaring inflation and continuing US sanctions.
It's thought likely that the winner will be a hardline candidate, with close links to Ayatollah Khamenei, the country's supreme leader.
Ebrahim Raisi is head of the judiciary and a religious conservative, who's led crackdowns on popular protest and demands for reform. Many more-moderate candidates have been barred from standing.
The election comes at a delicate time, with hopes that Iran will return to the deal that restricted its nuclear programme.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen.
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June 18, 2021
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Twin describes saving her sister during crocodile attack - BBC News
The sister of a British woman who was attacked by a crocodile in a Mexican lagoon earlier this month has spoken to the BBC about their ordeal.
The 28-year-old twins were swimming when Melissa Laurie was dragged underwater by the reptile.
Her sister, Georgia, fought off the crocodile by repeatedly “beating it on its snout”.
But she says she doesn’t think of herself as a hero, describing the whole incident as “surreal” and an “out of body experience”.
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June 18, 2021
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No fans is "least risky" option at Tokyo Olympics - BBC News
Having no spectators at the Tokyo Olympics is the "least risky" option, Japanese medical experts have said.
In a report, they warned there was "a risk the movement of people" would spread Covid infections and "strain the [country's] medical system".
But other Japanese officials have indicated they want domestic fans to attend if possible. Foreign spectators have already been banned.
The final decision is expected on Monday 21 June.
The Olympics, which were originally meant to happen last year, will open on 23 July.
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June 18, 2021
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President Biden signs bill creating Juneteeth holiday in Amercia - BBC News
The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which establishes a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the US, has been signed by President Biden.
On 19 June 1865 - months after the northern US states defeated the South in a civil war fought over slavery - enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free.
The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining the words "June" and "nineteenth" together.
Joe Biden said, "I've only been president for several months, but I think this will go down, for me, as one of the greatest honours I will have had as president."
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June 18, 2021
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Gurkha British Army veterans fighting for Covid care in Nepal - BBC News
Covid has reached the remotest parts of Nepal – including the mountain village of Barpak, which is home to many British Army Gurkha veterans and their families.
For more than 200 years, Gurkha soldiers have been recruited directly from Nepal to fight for the British Army.
The UK-based charity Gurkha Welfare Trust, which supports veterans and their families, estimates there are more than 20,000 veterans and widows living in Nepal. It has been notified of 58 deaths from Covid.
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June 18, 2021
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DUP leader Edwin Poots resigns - BBC Newsnight
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Edwin Poots has resigned as leader of DUP after just 21 days in the job.
It came after he agreed a deal with Sinn Fein and the Westminster government to ensure Paul Givan became Northern Ireland's first minister.
A majority of DUP members in the assembly wanted to delay the process and he faced an internal revolt at a party meeting.
What happened and what impact could this have on power sharing and Northern Ireland?
Newsnight’s Political Editor Nick Watt reports. Emma Barnett is joined by former adviser to Arlene Foster, Lee Reynolds, and political commentator Sarah Creighton.
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June 18, 2021
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Covid causes new environmental dilemma for India’s Ganges River - BBC News
Concerns about the health of the Ganges river in India have existed for some time. Now, Covid is presenting a new environmental crisis for the country’s most important water source.
During the second wave of the pandemic, hundreds of bodies have been buried in shallow graves along the banks of the river, near Prayagraj (also known as Allahabad) in northern India.
With the monsoon season about to hit, it is feared that many of these bodies will end up in the river, polluting it even further.
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June 17, 2021
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