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this is bbc news, the headlines: fresh clashes have broken out in the lebanese city of beirut between police and protesters this is bbc news. who are angry at the i'm james reynolds with government's response to tuesday's massive explosion the latest headlines which killed 220 people. for viewers in the uk and around the world. anger on the streets of beirut — international donors who have protesters call for reform pledged $300 million as donors pledge $300 million for rebuilding the capital to rebuild are also seeking political reform. the lebanese capital. anti—government protests have broken out in cities across belarus after exit polls reported a sweeping for years, lebanon has been victory for the long—time, authoritarian president alexander lu kashenko. buffeted by political corruption and mismanagement. 0pposition leaders have accused the president of rigging the election and denounced the expected result but it's this catastrophe that as a joke. has brought the country to its knees. clashes in belarus after pro—government exit polls hundreds of volunteers suggest, another landslide win for president lukashenko. in mauritius are frantically trying to stop a huge hundreds of volunteers oil spill from reaching in mauritius are frantically the island's pristine beaches. trying to stop a massive oil spill from reaching the operator of the japanese the island's pristine beaches. tanker that ran aground last month, has publicly apologised tensions between the uk for what environmentalists and france escalate as london are calling an ecological disaster.
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says paris is not doing enough the government has declared to stem the flow of illegal a state of emergency. migrants crossing the english channel. hello and welcome. international donors have pledged $300 million in aid for lebanon five days after the explosion which devastated a swathe of beirut. there've been clashes on the capital's streets for a second day. protestors are angry at what they see as government corruption and incompetence. 0fficials now say 220 people died, and more than 7,000 were injured in the explosion. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville has the latest from beirut. the warehouse full of explosive chemicals is alight.
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sahar fares, a firefighter medic took the video. moments later, she and nine of her colleagues are gone. sahar loved herjob. she'd even visited the station on days off. she sent the video to her fiance, gilbert. he told her, "get out!" they found her body by the port's grain silo. all he has left is her engagement ring. translation: i video called her instantly. she was terrified and disoriented. so i told her to run and i was shouting, "run, run, run." and then the video cut. we were to marry. this is her ring, it was in her hands and now it's around my neck. i wanted to take her in a white
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dress, instead i took her in a white coffin. sahar fares was 27 years old, she's one of 220 now confirmed dead by the blast according to beirut‘s governor. so much was lost in this disaster and lebanon is in crisis. even before the blast here at the port, its government was broke. this was a large part of the country's grain supply. here, people were already going hungry. its leaders didn't get round to building up an emergency food reserve. the little they had is now lost. there's no greater symbol of the country's dysfunction than this disaster, but for years lebanon has been buffeted by political corruption and mismanagement. but it's this catastrophe which as brought the country to its knees. french emergency workers are lending a hand. but hope has vanished.
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they're now only using dogs that find human remains rather than those that find survivors. beirut is in pieces. the cost of rebuilding here will be more than £2 billion. britain is playing a part too. these rescue workers got here within 2a hours of the disaster. suzie cooper is the team's structural engineer. what we're looking at right now is quick assessment to make sure that the really risky structures are being evacuated and the ones that are safe, we can get people back into. the uk government today pledged another £20 million to help lebanon rebuild. for the second day, protests in beirut. they're still small and police and army push back hard. two government ministers have now resigned but the demonstrators want much more. to sweep away the entire
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political system. and the world seems to agree. its pledged millions to help them, but only if their leaders break the corrupt habits of a lifetime. two ministers in the lebanese government have resigned following the explosion and protests. 0ur correspondent, rami ruhayem has this update from beirut. the minister of information who decided to resign from the government. and following that, there were rumours that at least two other ministers, including the minister of environment would follow suit. that did not happen and we have been getting lea ks, unconfirmed, what is likely to place. these ministers match the prime minister. apparently the prime minister. apparently the prime minister according to several lea ks the prime minister according to several leaks tried to convince them to wait until tomorrow's cabinet session. and to delay their decision to resign. and
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basically, a third of the cabinet needs to resign for the entire cabinet to be considered a caretaker cabinet. and we are still a few resignations away from that but at the moment, the government is clearly in trouble and possibly going to go away depending on developments that take place in the coming few hours and days. as for the clashes, this is the second day of protests and clashes in downtown beirut. yesterday, we saw protesters clashing with riot police in several parts of downtown beirut. today, the same is happening. we know also that the security forces have fired tear gas at the protesters who we re tear gas at the protesters who were trying to enter parliament, or at least pass through the gates leading to
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parliament. and these clashes, as you've said are ongoing at the moment. there is immense anger in the streets and a feeling almost of vengeful desire to see immediate accountability among the political elites. let's bring you some breaking news from australia: there have been another 19 deaths from covid—i9 in the past 2a hours — the deadliest day since the pandemic began. the previous record was 17 — which was announced on sunday. all the deaths were in the state of victoria which is now entering its second week of level 4 lockdown. let's get more from our correspondent, phil mercer in sydney. for other western countries, 19 deaths in once they wouldn't be so deaths in once they wouldn't be so bad but for australia, these are difficult numbers. these are difficult numbers. these are very significant and alarming numbers, especially of course for those 19 families.
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to go further into the figures released by the victorian authorities in the last couple of hours and there is some good news. the rate of daily infections is falling and today, just over 320 new cases of coronavirus were reporter in victoria. since last wednesday, the number of cases each day is gradually falling. so authorities say that although the last 2a hours have been grim with those 19 deaths recorded, the number of overall infections continues to fall and they say that is the result of australia's street this lockdown restrictions being imposed on the city of melbourne and more broadly other restrictions in the state of victoria too. so some terrible numbers overnight in terms of fatalities but the bigger picture does suggest that those lockdown measures are gradually working. are people following the lockdown? i people following the lockdown? ,ah, some people following the lockdown? , ah, some aren't. iwould people following the lockdown? , ah, some aren't. i would say that most australians
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understand the severity of this outbreak —— not only in a state of victoria but people all over the world are looking at the carnage and devastation the virus is inflicting on other countries. melbourne is subjected to a nighttime curfew and people must stay within five kilometres of their homes. dozens of people have been fined for breaching coronavirus restrictions. in melbourne, there was a very small anti—mask demonstration. it is mandatory to wear face coverings in the state of victoria so you have to stay that way some people believe they are above the law, they are not and they have been fined. the vast majority of people do appreciate the severity of the second wave of infections in victoria and are being compliant and doing the right thing. has the source of those infections being traced? it's interesting. up until now, there hasn't been a great deal of political blaming from the
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various parties here in australia when it comes to the source of this second surge of infections. now we are hearing politicians in australia pointing the finger at the victorian state government for breaches in its hotel quarantine system. now, australia closed its borders to international travellers, to foreign travellers in march but australian citizens and permanent residents can return. when they do so, they face a mandatory 14 day period in hotel quarantine. breaches in security allowing infected passengers to somehow pass the disease on two security guards or hotel workers is seen as being the source, or the main source of this second surge of infections. that claim is now subject to a judicial enquiry so the political consequences are ramping up for the victorian state government. as it tries to contain this second wave of infections. thank you
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so much. let's get some of the day's other news. at least 43 bodies have been recovered after a massive landslide was triggered by monsoon rains, which swept away dozens of tea estate workers in india. local media reported that some 78 people were believed to live in the area. many are still missing. kerala has been hit by deadly floods during the annual monsoon. gunmen in niger have attacked a party of wildlife tourists, killing six french aid workers, their guide and a driver. the gunmen arrived on motorcycles and opened fire on the group, who were taking part in a wildlife tour. jihadists have become increasingly active in the area. the total number of coronavirus cases recorded in the united states has risen above five million — far higher than any other country. earlier, president trump signed an executive order to provide economic aid to millions of americans. he said he was forced to do so after talks with democrats in congress broke down. at least five people have been killed after torrential rains on the greek island of evia.
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officials say the victims include a couple in their eighties and an eight—month—old baby. dozens of people have been evacuated. the greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis has expressed his profound pain for the loss of lives. anti—government protests have broken out in cities across belarus after exit polls reported a sweeping victory for the long—time, authoritarian president alexander lu kashenko. the opposition has accused mr lukashenko of rigging the election. this was the scene in the capital, minsk following the official poll which gave mr lukashenko nearly 80% of the vote. according to state television, riot police fired stun grenades to break up the crowd and ambulances were sent to the scene. president lukashenko is facing a wave of discontent, over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the economy, and human rights. here's our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford with the background to the vote. belarus has never seen an election like this. a nation demanding change after 26 years of authoritarian rule.
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you can tell most are opposition voters by their wristbands. those extraordinary scenes were mirrored at belarusian embassies around the world and from moscow to london, voters had the same call. we do need a new president, we do need new ideas in the government, we do need new policies in every sphere of life. as he arrived to vote for himself, though, alexander lukashenko didn't look at all worried. this man has won every election by a landslide since 1994. easy when you control the media and the vote count. and the man once dubbed europe's last dictator was scathing about his female opponent. translation: i don't consider that person my main rival. it's you who made the poor little thing my main rival. but she says quite honestly that she
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has no idea what she's doing. that's not how sviatlana tsikhanouskaya looked on the campaign trail. just weeks ago, she was a stay at home mum, then her husband was blocked from running for president and arrested. so sviatla na stepped in and she has tapped into growing discontent with the man at the top. 0n election day, his security forces were taking no chances. these three pinned to the ground are russian journalists. the internet‘s been blocked all day too. but that didn't stop this video getting out from a polling station. 0fficials insist she's not making off with any ballot papers, she just got stuck in a room. sviatla na tsikhanouskaya never expected to win at the ballot box but she and her supporters have always vowed to defend their votes on the streets and tonight those protests have already begun. stay with us on bbc news, still to come:
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how a love of rugby league and the support of her partner helped a paralysed fan on the road to recovery. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium.
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it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: anger on the streets of beirut. protesters call for reform as donors pledge $300 million to rebuild the lebanese capital after tuesday's devastating explosion. protestors and police face off in belarus after pro—government exit polls suggest another landslide win for the authoritarian president lukashenko. 0pposition leaders say the election was rigged. hundreds of volunteers in mauritius havejoined efforts to stop a huge oil spill from reaching the island's pristine beaches. they have been creating large net barriers stuffed with straw and plastic bottles. a thousand tons of oil have spilt from a japanese—owned ship which ran aground two weeks ago.
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tanya dendrinos reports. did normally pristine coastline is now the scene of an ecological disaster. 0il washing ashore. local volu nteers washing ashore. local volunteers scrambling to do everything in their power to stem the impact. from all around the country, ireland in tea rs have around the country, ireland in tears have come to the south—east of the island to do their part for their country. people are coming in with things to become the oil from the shore. they are floating things to contain the spillage and hairto things to contain the spillage and hair to donate because hair isa and hair to donate because hair is a great absorbent for oil. the bulk carrier had around 4000 tons of fuel aboard when it ran aground on a coral reef just off the indian ocean island on the 25thjuly. it's
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believed more than 1000 tons of oil have now leaked into the water. the operator of the stranded japanese tanker offering a public apology but concerns have been raised over the time it has taken for action. you know, it's only the last three days since the oil started leaking that people have naturally been taking action. before that, the government really hasn't done too much to actually control the situation and obviously it's been hard because nobody‘s really, nobody really knows what's going on. and already the impact is severe. greenpeace warning animal species are at risk with potential for dire complexes for the mauritian economy, food security and health. this oil is so deep inside mangroves and inside trees, in the lagoon, it is not something that is going to be easily fixable to get all of it out. it's going to be a very, very challenging process.
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0n very, very challenging process. on friday, the prime minister declared a state of emergency and appealed for help. france has sent a military aircraft with pollution control equipment with japan dispatching a team to help with the effort. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. the political row between the uk and france, over migrants crossing the english channel, has intensified. lawmakers in southern england are demanding the french take tougher action. more people were picked up on sunday, making a total of over 600 arriving so far this month. the english channel is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. simonjones reports from dover. the crossings continue. these are the latest migrants arriving at dover, picked up in the channel by the border force after making it into british waters. they're taken to shore, hoping to begin a new life here, as pressure mounts on the government to take action.
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conditions on the channel once again today, like they have been on previous days, are incredibly calm, and that is why migrants see this is the perfect weather to attempt to get across the channel. but they are being warned once again they're risking their lives crossing the busiest shipping lane in the world. this is the man appointed by the home secretary to try to make the route unviable. dan 0'mahoney served in iraq and kosovo and will now be the clandestine channel threat commander. he'll now try to putt pressure on the french to turn the boats back at sea. on thursday 235 people were intercepted crossing the english channel — a record for a single day. on friday 146 people arrived on 17 boats, and yesterday in 151 crossed in 15 boats. the british navy could now be brought in. it is a small boats crossings crisis, and so we do need to look at more options. in relation to the navy, what we've seen with border force, at the moment, they pick up boats and bring them into britain. if the navy or indeed
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the border force are to be really effective in shutting down this small boats trafficking route then they need to make sure boats are returned to france, and we need french agreement to make sure this happens. but there are concerns about safety and whether the french will allow the navy to operate in its waters. france says it will need more cash from the uk to tackle the problem. both sides agree something needs to be done to prevent a tragedy at sea. simonjones, bbc news, dover. an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 5.1 has struck iran. the tremor struck the western city of gilan—e gharb, in the province of kermanshah. there are no reports of casualties so far. the american health secretary is in taiwan, one of the highest level us visits in 40 years. the trip has already angered china, which considers taiwan its own territory. the us said the trip was arranged to discuss taiwan's success in fighting the coronavirus. riona kelly was paralysed in 2015 after suffering a rare spinal stroke.
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she and her partner, the former rugby league star, keith mason, have been posting updates about about her recovery on social media. they've become a lockdown hit. the couple, who live in halifax, west yorkshire have spoken to the bbc about going the good kind of viral. i'm now disabled, paralysed, i'm now disabled, paralysed, i'm on my own, a single parent. who the hell is going to want me? ijust who the hell is going to want me? i just resigned who the hell is going to want me? ijust resigned myself to be on my own for the rest of my life and then i found myself and ex— international hunky by and ex— international hunky rug by staff. and ex— international hunky rugby staff. if she overcomes something, i overcome it. riona kelly, she is there high—fiving me. it started with that. couldn't believe that i could never walk again. everything it has done for you, has been taken away. i wanted to die. the pain wasjust, i couldn't
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even get over it. i have very, very little sensation in my legs whatsoever so actually getting up to walk they said was going to be a no—no. but my dog is is a real optimist. —— my doctor. he said it is not impossible to learn how to walk again. in the gym working out... we we nt in the gym working out... we went to the gym to start building her backup. it was something that stuck with me. when you leave sport behind, thatis when you leave sport behind, that is what you have to do to stop the transition to normal civilised life is difficult so i was doubting myself and ultimately, me and riona brought ourselves out of the darkness and into the light and what we're doing now. and
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bringing it to millions of people. never give in, persevere , because people. never give in, persevere, because life is tough andl persevere, because life is tough and i think when people see me and riona, they see a lady who can't fill her legs, who is trying to get back on her feet. i think it puts life in perspective. he put a post up in perspective. he put a post up the other day and i was in pain and said you need to show this. it is ok you will see me struggling to walk and then a big smile on my face when they achieve it but they need to see that i have those really, really, really dark days as well. the right person we'lljust see you and want to help you be the best you, not force you to do things that you're not ready to do, not force things because he didn't want to, but you —— when you are down, they are not down there with you, they are happy to go down at your level to support you and bring you back
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up support you and bring you back up to where you need to be. the music mogul simon cowell has had six hours of surgery after a fall from a bike caused him to break his back in a number of places. he fell from a new electric bike he was testing at his house in malibu. he was taken to hospital where he underwent surgery on saturday night, which involved a number of procedures including having a metal rod put in his back. have a look at this world record. it's in tibet, something special for you. a world record has been set for the biggest string dance in the world. more than 3,000 people performed the traditional folk dance, which is accompanied by a xianzi, a type of stringed instrument. the dance itself is more than 2,000 years old. fresh clashes has broken out in the lebanese city of a route between police and protesters who are angered at the cove na nt‘s who are angered at the covena nt‘s response to tuesday's massive explosion. ——
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cove na nt‘s tuesday's massive explosion. —— covenant‘s response. tuesday's massive explosion. —— covena nt‘s response. don't forget you can get more on our website or you can download the bbc news app on your tablet or smartphone. to stay with bbc world news. hello there. this heatwave continued across southeastern parts of the uk on sunday. the highest temperature was recorded in herstmonceaux in east sussex, 34 degrees, closely followed by 33 in farnborough in hampshire. more comfortable temperatures, more comfortable humidity through bedford and prestwick. it is going to be southeastern areas that continue to see the extreme temperatures over the next few days. but even here, temperatures will drop a bit by the end of the week. together with the heat and humidity, there's an increasing risk of catching
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some torrential rain with some heavy and thundery downpours. although, pinning down the detail is going to be rather difficult. as we head into the morning, we start with a fair bit of cloud around. maybe some showers or rain developing, particularly across wales in the southwest. these could turn heavy and thundery, drift their way northwards through the irish sea, threatening northwest england, northern ireland and heading into southern scotland. there could be the odd sharp shower further east, but there will be a lot of sunshine around as well. it's going to heat up very quickly in england and wales, may well be a hotter day through the midlands — 29, or even 30 degrees here. it gets more humid as well overnight across england and wales, temperatures perhaps dropping no lower than 17—19 degrees. also be a bit warmer in scotland, and probably feeling a bit more humid here, i think, on tuesday. there may well be some further heavy and thundery rain to clear away from overnight, moving northwards, but the details have changed already for tuesday again with a scattering of showers developing further south, but also many areas still dry with some very warm sunshine. those temperatures peaking at 34—35 across the southeast of england. and probably a little bit higher across yorkshire and lincolnshire on tuesday.
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as we head into the middle part of the week, we are going to find a weather front developing across the uk. we're also finding falling pressure coming up from biscay heading across northern france. so every likelihood that there will be some further heavy and thundery rain, giving the risk of some flash flooding. one area of rain pushing across scotland, northern england, then we will see a scattering of heavy thundery downpours developing more widely later in the day probably for england and wales. still 33 degrees perhaps in the southeast. 30 celsius. it will be cooler, fresher across scotland and northern ireland. so, the threat of some very heavy rain and a lot of thunder and lightning over the next few days. gradually, the temperatures will get back to near normal by the end of the week and continue that way 00:28:46,077 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 into the weekend.
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