2025-08-11
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This is the Beijing Hour.
Examining the events that impact and shape China and the rest of the world.
This is the Beijing Hour.
One hour of news and information brought to you every weekday.
Now here's your host.
Shane Bigham with you on this Monday, August 11th, 2025.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program,
Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera blames Israel for the deaths of five of its staff members in Gaza.
The UN Security Council has convened an emergency session to talk about Israel's planned takeover of Gaza City.
Extreme weather across China continues to cause problems,
including torrential rains and scorching heat.
In business, China's consumer prices are showing relative stability.
In sports, results from the first weekend of the World Games in Chengdu.
massacre will soon open for global audiences.
Now checking the day's top stories.
Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera says the Israeli military has killed five of its staff who were covering the war in Gaza.
An attack killed correspondent Anas al-Sharif and four other media workers in their tent near the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.
28-year-old al-Sharif was one of the channel's most recognizable faces,