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China-US tension continues

The US consulate in Chengdu closes in response to the US closing the Chinese consulate in Houston last week.

The US consulate in Chengdu closes in response to the US closing the Chinese consulate in Houston last week. Professor Zhang Weiwei from Fudan University told Newshour that China always seeks de-escalation in the bilateral relations.

Also in the programme: How the coronavirus pandemic has seen the re-emergence of deep seated social inequalities in Colombia? And 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

(Photo: US consulate in Chengdu closed. Credit: EPA/ Alex Plavevski)

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      Welcome to Newshour, from the BBC World Service ... I'm *** ***

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      Hello, I'm xxxxxxxx with the BBC news[ALTERNATIVE OPENING WORDS FOR OCCASIONAL USE:](I'm xxxxxxxxx with the BBC News…. hello.I'm xxxxxxxxx, with a look at the latest BBC News.This is the latest BBC News, with xxxxxxxxxx.)

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  • 1700 TRUMP VIRUS- (2)

    • 1700 TRUMP VIRUS- (2)

      President Trump's national security adviser has tested positive for coronavirus. Robert O'Brien is the most senior US official so far to have been infected. The White House said that he was self isolating (while continuing to work, and that neither the president nor his deputy Mike Pence were at risk. Cases of coronavirus have been surging in the United States since June. )

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  • Q19 Jackson Bolsonaro

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      Health workers in Brazil have urged the International Criminal Court in the Hague to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro's government, accusing it of crimes against humanity over its handling of the coronavirus. Steve Jackson reports:

      Duration: 00:41

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      The head of the World Health Organisation says covid- nineteen is easily the most severe global health emergency it has ever declared. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he would reconvene the W-H-O's emergency committee this week to review its assessment of the pandemic. He stressed that simple strategies were still essential. ( More than sixteen million cases of coronavirus have been reported worldwide since it was declared an emergency in January.)

      Duration: 00:46

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    • Q21 Gove clip UK Spain- (4)

      Britain has updated its advice against all non-essential travel to Spain, to include the Balearic and Canary Islands - following a rise in coronavirus cases. Everyone travelling from Spain to Britain must now self-isolate for fourteen days on arrival, at a registered address. The Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove confirmed the guidance had been changed to include both mainland Spain and islands such as Ibiza and Tenerife.(Airlines have been cancelling large numbers of flights and there are renewed fears for Spain's crucial tourist industry, with British visitors making up by far the largest nationality.)

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  • 1900 FRANCE TERROR- (2)

    • 1900 FRANCE TERROR- (2)

      Parliament in France has passed security legislation designed to help protect against the likelihood of a convicted terrorist further endangering the public. Any such offender given a prison sentence of at least five years will have to be evaluated before being released, and possibly subjected to further conditions. (The legislation is expected to come into force before the end of the month. )(But the head of the lower house of parliament is referring it to France's Constitutional Council to ensure it maintains a balance between preventing attacks and respecting constitutionally guaranteed freedoms.)

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  • 1900 ISRAEL LEBANON

    • 1900 ISRAEL LEBANON

      The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Hezbollah is playing with fire after an incident on the border between Israel and Lebanon. The Israeli military says that it started shooting to thwart an attempt by Hezbollah fighters to infiltrate Israel. But Hezbollah has denied this, saying it did not carry out any operation on the border. ( Instead, it accused Israel of taking action as a nervous response to a heightened state of alert. Tension has been growing since a Hezbollah member was reportedly killed by Israel in Syria last week. Hezbollah threatened retaliation. )

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  • Q18 Leonardo Japan Workations

    • Q18 Leonardo Japan Workations

      The Japanese government is urging people to take working holidays to boost the coronavirus- hit economy. Officials said they would encourage tourist destinations to become more work- friendly. Here's Will Leonardo:

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      Google says its employees will continue working from home until June next year, while the pandemic continues. Previously, the internet giant had said employees would return by the end of twenty twenty ( 2020). In an email, the head of Google and its parent company Alphabet (Sundar Pichai) said staff could stay at home until the middle of next year, if they did not need to be in the office. (Two hundred thousand people work for the company globally. )

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      [Note:THIS IS THE OFFICIAL 'START' OF THE PROG + PODCAST](PRESENTER IDENT - ALTER REGULARLY) Hello and welcome to Newshour, from the BBC World Service. Coming to you live from London - I'm Tim Franks. In a moment. as corona virus cases rise across the United states, we'll hear from an intestnsive care nurse who has sought out the hotspots.........first New York, and now Florida. And from the top coronavirus official in LEBANON -- who says this could be the un-doing of his country.One of the world's top composers on the seventy languages that appear in his latest album.....a tribute to a founding text. And from Afghanistan -- the green revolution that's fuelling a surge in heroin supply. and another blow for cafe culture in Paris.

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  • USA Covid figures, rescue plan-VCS Barbara plett usher

    • USA Covid figures, rescue plan-VCS Barbara plett usher

      We begin in the United States, and a war being fought on two familiar fronts -- the pandemic raging and the economy trembling. As deaths and case-numbers climb, we'll hear from a nurse who's been on two frontlines: first in New York and now Florida. But let's begin in DC, where the White House, along with its Republican allies in the senate, are about to present their national economic rescue package.........with a major deadline for millions of americans rapidly approaching: because by the end of this week, the six-hundred-dollar-a-week unemployment benefit bonus is due to expire. Our correspondent Barbara Plett Usher, told me more: That was our Washington correspondent Barbara Plett Usher.

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    • WS NH Ident & PF-FP PF to HP @ 18'59

      [Presenter needs to give ident and stop speaking by 18'52. Then music bed comes up.]You're listening to the BBC World Service and this is Newshour.

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      Coming up ... Composer Max Richter talks to us about his latest work, Voices - and about the ten year creation process that led to it...Headlines ... (1900)The head of the World Health Organisation has said the coronavirus outbreak is easily the most severe global health emergency it has ever faced.A group representing Brazilian health workers says President Bolsonaro should be investigated for crimes against humanity over his handling of the pandemic.Israel's prime minister has told the militant group Hezbollah that it is playing with fire, after an incident on the border with Lebanon.[NO PRESENTER OR STATION IDENT if filling needed you can say You're listening to the BBC World Service][Presenter to read trail ahead with clip from the second half (duration 10-15 seconds) and then read headlines as necessary to end at '52 MAX]

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      We all know that solar power is one of those renewable energy sources with huge transformative potential. But here's a fresh perspective -- a fresh downside -- on that: a new study shows that Afghan OPIUM farmers have switched to the technology in massive numbers over the last five years and, in the process, have increased the world supply of opium and heroin.? Our Chief Environment correspondent, Justin Rowlatt, has this report. ?Justin Rowlatt reporting.

      Duration: 04:58

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    • France Terrace cafe-VCS trimmed

      One of the great glories of France is its cafe culture...........but that tradition may need to change..........the country's ecology minister, Barbara Pompili, has announced that from next year heated terraces around cafes and bars will be banned. They are, she said, an ecological aberration. Catherine Mathivat runs one of the most famous Parisian cafes -- Les Deux Magots - what does she think? Catherine Mathivat of Les Deux Magots cafe in Paris.

      Duration: 03:38

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      (PRESENTER IDENT:) This is Tim Franks - with Newshour, live from the BBC (in London) ...

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      [Notes:TRAIL BUSINESS SLOTAND ANOTHER STORY - can be more conversational rather than a list][Mid BBD Music starts at xx'30'00''](PRES) Coming up on Newshour in the next thirty minutes:Israel and hezbollah trade angry words and - it seems - some live fire over the israeli/lebanese border.while lebanon's top coronavirus medical official issues a dire warning over what the pandemic is doing to his country. and the composer max richter on his multi-lingual tribute to the post-war international order.

      Duration: 00:20

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      [Newsreader reads summary. Straight in on first story. Out by 32'29" on words "BBC News".]BBC News with xxxxxx xxxxxx.BBC News.

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  • Biz Slot Gold

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      Next on Newshour -- clashes across the Israel-Lebanon border.the Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu appeared on TV to warn that Hizbollah were -- in his words "playing with fire". Before that, in times of economic jitters there's one traditional safe harbour for investors.....gold. And so it's proved again today...........with the price of the metal hitting a record high. Fahad Kamal is chief market strategist at the UK-based private bank Kleinwort Hambros.

      Duration: 03:20

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      [Notes:AT 36'00" EXACTLY:]You're listening to Newshour from the BBC. I'm Tim Franks

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    • WS NH Ident & PF-FP PF to HP @ 48'59

      [Presenter needs to give ident and stop speaking by 18'52. Then music bed comes up.]You're listening to the BBC World Service and this is Newshour.

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  • MCKELVEY Kansas law and order surge-VCS pkg in TIMED TO 4'11 - SHORT 2'50 AVAILABLE

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  • Israel Lebanon bombing-VCS

    • Israel Lebanon bombing-VCS

      The Israeli authorities have said that they have repelled an attempt by Lebanese Hezbollah militants to infiltrate across the border. The Israeli army first said that -- in its words "the terrorists fled back to Lebanon" after being shot at; this evening, the Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu appeared on TV to warn that the Islamist group were -- in his words "playing with fire". For its part, Hezbollah has denied engaging in any operation on the border. Tom Bateman is our MIddle East correspondent in Jerusalem.

      Duration: 03:47

  • Lebanon Covid-VCS

    • Lebanon Covid-VCS

      To add to the sense of crisis in both israel and lebanonTom mentioned the problems troubling Israel away from the border......including the surge in coronavirus cases. Exactly the same is the challenge facing Lebanon......although the country starts from a much weaker position, given how thoroughly it's been ravaged by economic collapse and political turmoil. The man seen as Lebanon's foremost coronavirus authority is Dr Firass Abiad, head of the Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut.

      Duration: 04:24

  • WS NH 49 to 50 HP-Self Contained Trail - COPY DAILY TRAIL FROM DIRA TRANSFERS

    • WS NH 49 to 50 HP-Self Contained Trail - COPY DAILY TRAIL FROM DIRA TRANSFERS

      [Self Contained Daily NH Lunchtime xx/xx/xx' trail. Copy from Dira Transfers.][If no Daily trail provided use the Generic Witness History Trail...VCS33477]

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    • WS NH 50 to 51 HP-CLIP + Heads. PF to 50'59

      A reminder of our top story this hour ...As the US struggles to contain the pandemic and the economic wreckage, we heard from a nurse who's worked non-stop on two frontlines: New York, and now Florida. Kristina Borovic told Newshour that she was struck by how the warning signs from New York's pandemic crisis were ignored in Florida:headlines: (1900)The head of the World Health Organisation has said the coronavirus outbreak is easily the most severe global health emergency it has ever faced.A group representing Brazilian health workers says President Bolsonaro should be investigated for crimes against humanity over his handling of the pandemic.Israel's prime minister has told the militant group Hezbollah that it is playing with fire, after an incident on the border with Lebanon.[NO PRESENTER OR STATION IDENT if filling needed you can say You're listening to the BBC World Service][Presenter to read headlines with clip from earlier in the programme reprising main story or best audio (duration 10-15 seconds) and then read headlines as necessary to end at '52 MAX. Music bed should be clearly established after the clip, under the headlines, then flourish after the presenter finishes talking at '52 MAX.]

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    • Max Richter-TAPE IN (ends with 1'20" of music - you'll have about 20" at the end)

      One of the world’s most successful composers is about to release a new album, ten years in the making, and all about the very foundations of our world order.? "Voices” by the German-born, British-based Max Richter is based on the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.? It contains readings from the charter in seventy languages……….as well as the former US first lady Eleanor Roosevelt.? But why?(There's 1'20" of music at the end, you will probably be able to play about 20", and it's a track which is easy to fade )(ends on the 4th part? movement? track? of the album, called Chorale).

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