tv BBC World News BBC News February 13, 2023 5:00am-5:31am GMT
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this is bbc news. i'm mark lobel with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. over 33,000 people are now known to have died in the earthquakes in turkey and syria, but a week after the disaster, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. we report from inside syria, where the united nations says many people feel forgotten. these were people's homes. they were newly built. but look at it now. 80% of this village is gone, and they have had hardly any help. the us military shoots down another unidentified flying object — the third in as many days. and after a thrilling last few minutes, a massive victory for the kansas city chiefs who've beaten the philadelphia
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eagles in america's biggest sporting event, the super bowl. hello and welcome to the programme. it's a week since two earthquakes devastated parts of turkey and syria, in which so far, more than 33,000 people have died. the united nations says that figure could double. remarkably though, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. united nations aid vehicles have now begun arriving in syria, but the head of the un's relief mission, says many people have a right to feel abandoned. part of the problem is that rebel groups still control parts of the north west, following years of civil war. 0ur middle east correspondent
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quentin sommerville and cameraman robbie wright have managed to gain access, and sent us their first report from inside the rebel—held area. a border and a catastrophe shared, but in the earthquake�*s aftermath, syria and turkey couldn't be further apart. we've just crossed into syria at the border crossing. there were about a dozen aid trucks, fuel tankers coming in, but actually, there were more refugees, more corpses coming out than there was aid coming in. the main street in idlib�*s harem is gone. they waited for help here, but none came. it was here that fadel ghadab�*s aunt and cousins�* families all died. translation: there is no-one alive here. | everyone is dead. wejust need them to come in and dig the bodies up for burial. i don't know what else to say. the earthquake was untroubled
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by international borders. the relief effort, well, it was quite a different matter. just look around me in the town of harem here in syria — there is hardly any activity. they have been living with the aftermath of this earthquake for six days now and help hasn't come. even before the earthquake, life was precarious in idlib. people here have been displaced by war many times, so with his bare hands a man digs to retrieve a sack of animal feed. we travel further west. there are no aid convoys here, few signs of relief, but a lot of urgent need. this was the town of besania. these were people's homes. they were newly built. but look at it now. 80% of this village is gone, and they've had hardly any help since the earthquake struck. more than 100 homes have gone here, and much more besides. abu ala lost two
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of his children. translation: i started running like a madman in the streets, i shouting, "dear god!" it was then that i saw my wife and seven—year—old daughter alive. i kept on running in the streets until i saw them. she told me my children were gone. they were gone. islamists are in control here. we were accompanied at all times by armed men who didn't interfere with our work, but it's made getting aid here more difficult. at this hospital, they have no time for politics. with few staff, they've had to treat over 350 earthquake victims. there's not enough medical. staff to help people in normal situation without any. catastrophe, without any
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earthquake, without any bombs, without any war, there's not - enough medical staff. down the hallway lies mohammed, just three months old. his parents were killed by the earthquake. he was found in the street by a neighbour. mohammed is all alone, and syria, too, again feels forsaken, disregarded by the world in another hour of need. quentin somerville, bbc news, idlib. well, as we've been hearing, incredibly, people are still being pulled alive from the rubble. tom bateman has been to antakya city in turkey's hatay province, to see how rescuers are continuing their work around the clock, to find survivors. so he's been under this rubble for six and a half days. carried through here. the most incredible scenes.
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you saw the crowd here just explode with joy. now watching a man still alive, pulled from this rubble, this is an extraordinary moment. they're lifting him, these rescue workers, lifting him. his hands are in the air, he's conscious, breathing, eyes flickering. well, this has been an extraordinary hour or so since we ran to here, following some rescue workers. it was clearly something had been found. they could see somebody�*s legs. he was alive. and we've just seen one of the rescuers come out here. he was in tears and extremely distressed. we've seen a generator being taken in, some cutting gear that needs power, buckets as well
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to dig away the earth. and somebody�*s shown me a picture where we can see the legs of this man. he seems to be trapped from his upper body. extraordinary celebration as he was moved out across here. his own father was here in the crowd. did you ever think this would happen? how do you feel? tom bateman reporting from southern turkey. we can now speak to feras hussein, head of programmes at orange ngo, a local partner of international children's charity street child. feras has just returned from working in a number of the hardest—hit areas by the earthquake in syria. he joins us from gaziantep in turkey. this is an incredibly difficult
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time people. just a week ago there was a moment that suddenly changed the lives of millions of people. we heard in that report how people are still being rescued from the rubble. is that a rescue effort that you are able to take part in command how difficult are you finding it if you are? good morning- _ you finding it if you are? good morning- we _ you finding it if you are? good morning. we came _ you finding it if you are? good morning. we came from - you finding it if you are? good morning. we came from syria | you finding it if you are? (emf. morning. we came from syria but we are going to hit back again to syria to contribute to provide whatever can be divided. —— provided. i can severthe divided. —— provided. i can sever the risk efforts, i mean, anything can be provided that can be considered as a rescue, because even providing a hot milk and because a rescue but on the other hand, i can see the impossible situation in that area, talking about the
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rescue efforts being made, there is no limit to the machinery that can be used. the only team who have the capability or the ability to continue in a can of risk effort as the white helmets and they are only prepared to respond to a specific location out of the bombardment but on the other hand we have a complete disaster covering the entire area of the north—west, and all the teams landed previously in turkey were directed to continue the risk efforts in turkey, this is of course something that is required considering the high number of people affected with this disaster. but on the other hand, the disaster is getting worse and worse in syria because i can say they have been digging with bare hands,
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and so very simple shovels, just to ensure that... just an attempt to try to rescue the people. it attempt to try to rescue the --eole. ,., , attempt to try to rescue the --eole. , ~' attempt to try to rescue the --eole. , ~ ., people. it sounds like an almost impossible - people. it sounds like an almost impossible task l people. it sounds like an - almost impossible task when you get there on the ground. but in terms of raising money and delivering aid, are you now getting the access that you wanted? it getting the access that you wanted? , ., ., ., , wanted? it is not about only the access _ wanted? it is not about only the access to _ wanted? it is not about only the access to the _ wanted? it is not about only the access to the money - wanted? it is not about only| the access to the money and wanted? it is not about only - the access to the money and the funding, it is more about the access to the supplies that can be delivered, because the area in the north—west is more relying on the aid being delivered across the border, but turkey is a country was highly affected with this disaster. i can say that the entire supply chain has been interrupted. there are too many challenges to ensure that sufficient amounts of supplies would be delivered there. of course there were several attempts by the un and other
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ngos to deliver whatever supplies that could be provided. but the need is huge, and the ability to ensure there is a continuous supply chain between the two sides of the border is not enough to supply what's required. once again, it is complete disaster, people are still in the streets and even the buildings that we are talking about, it was subjected to huge amount of bombardments during the previous years, but now the disaster came, so imagine the situation and how many buildings were destroyed because of this. you many buildings were destroyed because of this.— because of this. you say that eo - le because of this. you say that peeple are — because of this. you say that peeple are in _ because of this. you say that people are in the _ because of this. you say that people are in the streets - because of this. you say that people are in the streets and many of those are children and they are incredibly vulnerable in a position like this. what kind of risks are they facing and what have you found? hat and what have you found? not onl the and what have you found? not only the videos _ and what have you found? iirrt only the videos and photos can tell the story and what's happening there. this is
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something that myself, my family and all my friends and relatives were subjected to. at liam, going down to the streets in the freezing cold weather, just trying to hold my child to ensure that she would be protected from the freezing cold. but there are too many children who became friends because they managed to go outside of the building, but the building was collapsing during their escapes so the parents were stuck inside. even if they are still alive, there was no appropriate risk efforts to get them out from under the rubble. now imagine the situation with all the children, they have had absolutely nothing, and also for the babies, there is no electricity, no health services, it's a complete disaster. that's the only word
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that might describe the situation. but particularly for the children, it is something that cannot be even described. you have described it very clearly for us. thank you for joining us in turkey, but also sharing your experiences on the ground in syria. let's get some of the day's other news. israel's military says it's carried out air strikes in the gaza strip to target an underground site used to manufacture rockets by the palestinian militant group hamas. there were no reports of casualties. the attacks came in response to the firing of a rocket from gaza over the weekend. israel's military said it had been shot down. no palestinian groups have claimed responsibility for the attack. around 58,000 homes are without power in new zealand's upper north island as the remnants of a tropical cyclone brought strong winds, heavy rain and huge swells to auckland and nearby regions. weather forecasters expect rain and winds to intensify as it nears land during monday and tuesday.
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a 19—year—old man has been charged with violent disorder and assault, following a protest outside a hotel housing asylum—seekers in merseyside in the north—west of england. jarad skeete, from liverpool, was among 15 people arrested in knowsley on friday. the uk defence secretary ben wallace says the uk will be conducting a security review after the incursion of at least one suspected spy balloon into united states airspace. it comes after the us airforce shot down a chinese balloon which crossed the continental united states last week. china has denied the balloon was used for spying and said it was a weather—monitoring device. three other objects were also shot down in recent days over the us and canada. here's the bbc�*s tim allman. whoa! little did we realise when a us fighterjet shot down a balloon off the coast of south carolina that this was only the beginning.
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these videos on social media appear to show planes by close to where another mysterious object was shut down by us fighterjets. for days now, the airspace above canada and the united states has been playing host to a series of ufos. the latest incident began on saturday when an object was detected above military sites in the us state of montana. fighterjets were scrambled, but initially, nothing was found. but then on sunday, the object, whatever it was, reappeared and was eventually shot down over lake huron, near the canadian border. these are objects, i am not able to categorise how they stay aloft. it could be a gaseous type of balloon inside a structure, or it could be some type of a propulsion system. it's been a busy few days for the canadian and us air forces, with two other mysterious objects being shot down over alaska and the yukon territory. the hope is, once you find
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what's left of them, they won't be mysterious for much longer. there's still much to know about it. that's why the analysis of this object is going to be very important. but you can know that this is something that norad and canada and the united states are taking extremely seriously. us officials have already begun salvaging the balloon that fell into the atlantic ocean more than a week ago. we at least know where that came from — china. but when the pentagon was asked, could this be something to do with aliens — general vanherck said he couldn't rule anything out. tim altman, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the feline prisoner sprung from jail in mexico. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops
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were finally coming home, the withdrawal completed in good order but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered, that has a terrible effect on the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no letup in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent lower in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town from the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they call it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news,
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the latest headlines: more than 33,000 people are known to have been killed by the earthquakes that struck turkey and syria a week ago. the us military shoots down another unidentified flying object — the third in as many days. a boy and girl — both aged 15 — have been arrested on suspicion of murder, following the death of a 16—year—old girl in warrington — north—west england. cheshire police say brianna ghey was found by members of the public in a park on saturday afternoon. mairead smyth reports. detectives say brianna ghey was found with multiple stab wounds on a path in linear parkjust before 3:15pm on saturday. emergency services attended, but the 16—year—old was pronounced dead at the scene. a postmortem examination
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is taking place to establish the exact cause of death. a 15—year—old boy and a 15—year—old girl, both from the local area, are being questioned on suspicion of murder. it's a well—known dog—walking spot. we know that. we know it's popular with families and asked for anyone who was in the area between around about 1:30 in the afternoon and 4pm to contact us in relation to that. police say officers are continuing to trace the murder weapon and establish a motive for the attack, and say they are supporting the teenager's family. mairead smith, bbc news. the american rapper, david jolicouer, one third of the ground—breaking group, de la soul — has died. he was 5a. jolicoeur, who also went by the stage names "tru—goy the dove" or simply "dave," had suffered from congestive heart failure. de la soul rose to fame in the late 1980's with their debut album,
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three feet high and rising, and later won a grammy. let's take you to mexico now — and here's an unusual but heart—warming tale. some of the country's most hardened criminals are housed at a prison in the city of ciudad juarez. but after a recent riot there, an unexpected inmate was discovered by the authorities — as gail maclellan explains. cat burglar behind bars? fair enough. butjust a cat? well, that's a very different story. like a lot of inmates, he has tattoos, including a symbol of a drug gang linked to the notorious sinaloa cartel. although presumably he didn't volunteer for it. despite these traumas, the feline fugitive was seemingly happy to keep his head down and do his time. translation: we think it's weird that he's - so loving when he belonged to the prisoners. we thought he was going to be more aggressive. but no, he's very friendly. he doesn't get along with other animals, but he's
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rather docile with people. the prison had recently been the site of a violent riot and break—out, where more than a dozen people, inmates and officers, were killed. afterwards, contraband was seized that included televisions, video games, a mechanical bull and one egyptian hairless cat. the rescue centre says he's part of a criminal investigation and won't be put up for adoption, but he'll be given all necessary care. no doubt including the odd saucer of milk. after all, he'd already done his porridge. gail maclellan, bbc news. the kansas city chiefs have beaten the philadelphia eagles in america's super bowl, the biggest event in the country's sporting calendar. the event had all the twists and turns expected in a major finale in the national football league, with millions of spectators following the outstanding performance from both teams until the very end. the half—time show featured rihanna, giving herfirst live
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performance in years. and there was a surprise reveal from her too. with me is sarah burns, a broadcaster and eagles fan joining us from abilene, texas. you are still smiling. thank you for coming on at such short notice after a game full of twists and turns. take cut through how you felt, because your team were leading right until the very end. i absolutely have to say, go, birds! even though they didn't bring home the win i hoped for the really played well in the first half. they really brought their a—game. first half. they really brought theira—game. i first half. they really brought their a—game. i think that both members and both teams played fantastically and it was definitely a nailbiter. i'm saddened that we couldn't get through for the second half of
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the game, but regardless, it was a pretty great game. the eagles had a fantastic season overall and i'm sure everybody in philadelphia and all the eagles fans agree with me when i say that they really did work the season, and they performed fantastically.— fantastically. you're being very charitable! _ fantastically. you're being very charitable! so - fantastically. you're being very charitable! so you . fantastically. you're being| very charitable! so you got fantastically. you're being . very charitable! so you got to half—time and you are ahead, how did you enjoy the half—time show with rihanna? i’m how did you enjoy the half-time show with rihanna?— show with rihanna? i'm a big rihanna fan, _ show with rihanna? i'm a big rihanna fan, i— show with rihanna? i'm a big rihanna fan, i think - show with rihanna? i'm a big rihanna fan, i think she's - rihanna fan, i think she's absolutely fantastic. she just has this sort of charisma and confidence about her that when you see her, you know that her performance is going to be stunning and that's absolutely what happened. my favourite part would be the stage she was on because that was just so unique, and to have... i have a fear of heights so i don't think i would be able to do that, but to be able to sing and go around that stage that was floating so high in the
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air, i would was floating so high in the air, iwould be was floating so high in the air, i would be so scared. but all those songs and everything just brought me back and i'm so happy that it was a fantastic performance.— happy that it was a fantastic performance. and the surprise news that _ performance. and the surprise news that she _ performance. and the surprise news that she is _ performance. and the surprise news that she is pregnant. - performance. and the surprise | news that she is pregnant. yes, i did see that. _ news that she is pregnant. yes, i did see that, i _ news that she is pregnant. yes, i did see that, i was _ news that she is pregnant. yes, i did see that, i was watching i i did see that, i was watching her outfit and i thought, that's incredible outfit, but do i see a baby bump? obviously congratulations to i think this will be her second child. we went into — will be her second child. we went into the _ will be her second child. we went into the match thinking it was good to be historic, two brothers playing against each other, the first time that two black quarterbacks starting the match but it will be remembered for two miracle touchdowns and that man, patrick mahomes. yeah, obviously the brothers, however you pronounce it... i saw their mother, donna, was wearing a combination eagles
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and chiefs jacket to the game. the family will go to disney world no matter what at this point. they both brought something special to the game, jason kelce in particular, he really had some amazing plays. overall, i think one of the great things about being an eagles fan, they happen to have these incredible moments of greatness when you least expect it, you welcome the surprises almost. i think they had a lot of great place tonight. i think there was probably greatness brought by each team. obviously patrick mahomes did incredibly. everybody played really well. i'm proud of them regardless. good of you to come on, two kansas wins in four years but hopefully for your sake, philadelphia next year! i hopefully for your sake, philadelphia next year! i hope so! thank _ philadelphia next year! i hope so! thank you _ philadelphia next year! i hope so! thank you for _ philadelphia next year! i hope so! thank you forjoining - philadelphia next year! i hope so! thank you forjoining us. i j so! thank you for “oining us. i will have h so! thank you for “oining us. i will have the _ so! thank you forjoining us. i will have the business - so! thank you forjoining us. i will have the business news i will have the business news next including how businesses
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who rely on night—time audiences are struggling, according to new research. we will assess the impact of that with a key player. see you after this short break. hello there. the weather was pretty disappointing with regards to sunshine amounts over the weekend. many places did stay rather grey and cloudy. but we start the new week off with high pressure still nearby and with more of a breeze, we could see more sunshine around. so that will make it feel a little bit warmer. but then the second half of this upcoming week will turn more unsettled. these weather fronts and low pressure systems out in the atlantic start to make inroads as our area of high pressure begins to pull away. now, monday starts off fairly cloudy, some sunshine in the north, but with this breeze coming up from the south, it should break up the clouds more, so we should see more sunshine around across england and wales. a little bit of cloud for the east coast of england, maybe around the north channel,
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but some good sunny spells through the afternoon. temperatures responding up to 12 or 13 degrees, but double figures across the board, so very mild for this time of february. for tuesday, our area of high pressure still brings a lot of dry and settled weather. but this first weather front starts to make inroads across scotland and northern ireland. that'll bring more cloud and a few showers. ourairsource coming in from iberia, so it's going to be very mild, quite a fresh breeze as well. so, again, we shouldn't see any problems with too much cloud around. could start a bit foggy across the far south—east, where winds will be lightest to begin with. it'll clear, though, as the winds pick up. plenty of sunshine for england and wales, a bit cloudier for scotland, northern ireland with one or two showers, but very mild. we could be up to 15 degrees in north wales with some shelter from the southerly breeze. then as we head into wednesday, a more substantial frontal system starts to work its way into scotland and northern ireland. some heavy rain there for a time, followed by some blustery showers. this band of rain will weaken as it moves across england and wales, barely anything on it. and on either side, we should continue to see some sunshine. it'll be very mild in the south east, 1a degrees there,
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but even 9 to 12 further north. and then for the end of the week, thursday and friday look more unsettled with rain at times and some strong winds, too. one area of low pressure pushes through on thursday, followed by a deeper system on friday that will bring some rain and some gales to the north and the west. initially, it'll scoop up some very mild air across england and wales before the cooler, wetter, windier weather spreads southwards later on friday. so, an unsettled end to this new week. but for both days, it's going to remain pretty mild.
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this is bbc news, with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. europe's energy crisis back on the agenda. as eu finance ministers meet today, are the measures to tackle the crisis proving effective? getting into gear — as auto—makers convene for america's biggest auto show, there's hope that despite the global slowdown, car sales are on the rise. plus, how layoffs in the tech sector are affecting those who are in the us on work visas. and calling it a night — why clubs and other night—time venues are struggling to recover to pre—pandemic levels.
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