that could soon be the case in nepal if the trend continues in kathmandu the health system is already stretched people are struggling to find hospital beds for their sick family members. that. were brought into the hospital in a number once as he was facing briefing difficulties the doctors haven't attended to him. everyone's busy. busy and worried as the more infectious variants also hit young people and children harder than before. it's a crisis that's set to become worse here before any improvements. and last week former king and his queen deciples a difficult all of us off to. the more than 2 month long hindu festival saw millions take ritual dips in the river again just floating social distancing rules and covert precautions and despite appeals to stop the last devotees took a holy dip yesterday we leave you with those images and see you tomorrow over. the fate of against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update 19 special. on t w. o many pushed old loves us right now kin

i won week down is being imposed in the past kathmandu valley on thursday amid a sudden rise in you covered 1000 cases the palace been reporting up to 4000 cases in the past week its highest search since assad of the pandemic healthcare workers many have called more infectious variants being seen in india many hospitals in the capital kathmandu are now for with patients and some are having to wait in the lenses for a bed. in other world news as strikes against ethnic groups have continued in myanmar 2 days after a military outpost was overrun near the thai border. with. local monitoring groups say that has launched at least 6 attacks 6 air attacks since tuesday and hundreds of villages have fled into thailand the strikes come after the karen national liberation army captured and burnt the army cam as being in scotland it was monitoring events in myanmar for us from neighboring thailand is in bangkok caught corrent held territory has seen an uptick in infighting and violence with with the myanmar army over the last months tell us about what's been happening this week specifically. well follo

that could soon be the case in the pile if the trend continues in kathmandu the health system is already stretched people are struggling to find hospital beds for their sake family members. were out of battle rather were brought into the hospital in a number as he was facing briefing difficulties the doctors haven't attended to him . everyone's busy. busy and worried as the more infectious variance also hit young people and children harder than before. it's a crisis that's set to become worse here before any improvement. and last week former king and his queen deciples a difficult one of us off from the mainland into the more than 2 month long hindu festival so millions take ritual dips in the river again just floating social distancing rules and covert precautions and despite the pains to stop the last devotees took a wholly different yesterday we leave you with those images and see you tomorrow about. these places in europe for smashing records. step into a trench or it's the treasure map for modern globe trotters to discover some of the record breaking sites. you know also in book for

have been raging across forests in the himalayas a monitoring site rank air quality in the capital kathmandu is the worst in the world international flights were delayed as they smoke blanketed the city. alexina all these doctors has been briefly detained after trying to visit the jailed russian opposition figure police also bundled journalists and supporters into a bus and of ali who was on a hunger strike has said he is suffering from severe back pain fever and a heavy cost. iran and world powers say they held constructive talks in vienna on tuesday european countries are mediating between iran and the united states in an effort to revive the 2050 nuclear deal the trumpet ministration walked away from the agreement in 2018. at least 16 people are dead after 2 buses collided in northern mexico officials say all of the victims were minors aboard a minibus more than a dozen other people on a larger tourist bus were injured in the accident it was not immediately known what caused the collision. brazil has reported more than 4000 new daily deaths from covered 1000 for the 1st time the nation's

for burial and thousands of people are dying and when we got done it's being imposed in the polls kathmandu valley on thursday amid a sudden rise in new covert 19 cases the polls been reporting up to 4000 daily cases in the past week its highest surge since the start of the pandemic health care workers fear that many have called more infectious invariants being seen in india many hospitals in the capital and are full of patients and some are having to wait in ambulances for a bed well turkey is also preparing for its strictest lockdown yet with people ordered to stay at home for 3 weeks starting on thursday evening turkish president reza. made the announcement on monday in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus all intercity travel would require official approval schools will be shut and only urgent medical treatment is allowed the growth of new cases dropped this week compared to mid april but turkey still has the world's 5th highest number of infections. now aid groups are warning that oxygen supplies are running dangerously low in rebel held parts of syria the international rescue c

been raging across forests in the himalayas a monitoring site ranked air quality in the capital kathmandu as the worst in the world international flights were delayed a steak smoke blanketed the city. mean mars best known comedian has been arrested as part of a swoop against opponents of february's military coup sargon our was taken from his home and young gone by police and soldiers he's been in and out of prison since he took part in an uprising against a previous military dictatorship. at least 16 people are dead after 2 buses collided in northern mexico officials say all of the victims were minors about aboard a minibus more than a dozen other people on a larger tourist bus were injured in the accident it's not immediately know what caused the collision. brazil has reported more than 4000 new daily deaths from cope with 19 for the 1st time the nation's pandemic death toll is now approaching 340002nd only to the u.s. experts say a local variant of the virus has caused the latest surge which has pushed the health care system to a breaking point right wing president charles in our 0 has

blazes have been raging across forests in the himalayas in monitoring site air quality in the capital kathmandu as the worst in the world and international flights were delayed as thick smoke blanketed the city. greenland's main opposition party has won an early parliamentary election the left wing community of the people secured more than a 3rd of the vote its victory will probably mean the end of an international mining project only on the island has substantial deposits of rare earth and you're. you're watching news coming up next on our show we're going to check in with the friendship volunteers who have been living in a cave for weeks candy shed some light on what happens so humans in the dark that story coming up in just a moment. amnesty international has told the w news that it is reviewing its controversial decision to strip jailed russian activists alexina volley of his prisoner of conscious status the designation was removed in february amid accusations that he had advocated. in his past activists are accusing amnesty of falling for a criminal and smear campaign the review was announ

a one week lockdown is being imposed in the pos capital kathmandu i made a sudden rise in new coal that 1000 cases in the ponce been reporting up to 4000 daily cases in the past week its highest surge since the start of the pandemic health care workers fear many have caught more infectious variants being seen in india many hospitals in katmandu are not for with patients and some are having to wait an ambulance is for a. turkey is preparing for its strictest lockdown yet with people ordered to stay at home for 3 weeks starting thursday evening turkish president recep tayyip erdogan made the announcement on monday in a bid to stop the spread of corona virus or into city travel would require official approval schools will be shot down only urgent medical treatment is allowed the growth of new cases dropped this week compared to meet april but turkey still has a wealth 5th highest number of infections. u.s. president joe biden has presented what he calls his blueprint to build america in a wide ranging speech to congress on the eve of his 100th day in office biden promised trillions of doll

air quality in the capital kathmandu was rated as the worst in the world in the last week.re than 1a times as many fires have broken out this season, compared to a year ago. iranian nuclear officials say the natanz atomic facility has been hit by a terrorist act. the site is reported to have lost powerjust a day after new advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges were unveiled there. last year, a fire broke out at the plant, which the authorities said was sabotage and blamed on israel. the bbc�*s middle east analyst — sebastian usher — explains. well, we still don't know the extent of what happened within the facility. the original statements that came out from iran played it down to a considerable extent, saying that there were no casualties, no leaks, but it was an electrical problem, essentially portraying it as an accident. but as you were saying, we heard laterfrom the head of the atomic agency in iran who called it an act, saying it was a terrorist act. now, he didn't aim who he said was behind it, you wouldn't really expect him to, but he said the perpetrators, iran wo

border city has become a covid-19 hot spot, local lockdowns have been imposed in cities including kathmanduave been reports that tourists at mt. everest base camp were infected but the nepalese government has denied this. pakistan has deployed the army in 16 cities to enforce pandemic safety protocols, bangladesh has imposed a strict lockdown, on monday it sealed its border with india for 14 days, the trade will continue. sri lanka is bracing for a third wave of infection. local media report all icu beds in hospitals are full after sri lanka detected a new variant over the weekend. starting wednesday schools across the country will close, residents in designated areas are required to remain indoors and a police curfew is in force. indonesia is also battling one of the worst covid-19 outbreaks in asia with over 1.65 million infections since the pandemic began. to prevent the spread of the new variant indonesia has stopped issuing visas for travelers who recently spent time in india. and this week the philippines logged its one millionth case of the fiers, a grim new milestone as it struggles

you know, he's not going to get on a plane to kathmandu, he's 20 years old. he's going back to the neighborhood and you know his identity and he can be caught at a later time. we have to stop this, stop them at all cost from getting away by shooting at them even shutting them with the taser. i think she clearly had a brain malfunction. i think she drew her weapon initially, thought she might need her weapon when he jumped in the car, and then she decided she didn't and she needed to taser and she didn't make the transition. in other words, i think she had this millisecond brain change from what she drew and then what's she had to do and that caused the tragedy but that's made to be seen what the investigators come up with. >> yeah, indeed jim. i think that is the charitable view of this and be the correct view of this. it's clear from the evidence we've been given, which is this almost instant turnaround, it's one of the fastest public airings of body camera in a disputed police case after the event that i can remember. and for anyone with a brain, anyone who

he's not going to get on a plane to kathmandu, he's 20 years old he's going back to the neighborhood and you know his identity and he can be gone at a later time, but we have to stop this stop them at all costs by getting away by shooting at them or even shooting them with the taser. i think she clearly had a brain malfunction, i think she drew her weapon initially thought she might need her weapon when he jumped in the car and then she decided that she didn't and she needed a taser and she didn't make the transition. in other words i think she had just had this millisecond brand change from what she drew and then what she had to do and that caused the tragedy but it'll remains to be seen what the investigators come up with. >> indeed jim, i think that is the charitable view of this and the correct view of this. it is clear from the evidence we've been given which is this almost instant turnaround which is one of the fastest public airings of body camera in a disputed police case after the events that i can remember and for anyone with a brain, anyone who has had a mental malfunction

climbers become the 1st person to test positive for cove at 19 at mt everest base camp he was flown to kathmandu and hospitalized but he has since tested negative well than 300 crime as a likely to attempt to climb the mountain in april during its peak season. for now i think it's only a question of crime to spread but we can see a bigger outbreak in the base camp if we don't react now and i think that's the most important thing we would need information confirmation of how many cases what we need to isolate piers. to prepare our person based care are 100 percent preston. but that we have to be done now this i think this is the only chance to save the season and watching the news hour live from london much more still to tell you about on the program inoculation that could be one of the world's biggest killers a promising new malaria vaccine and mass human trials also russian opposition leader alexina valley says he is ending his hunger strike following appeals by his doctors and then later in sport we look at what women's rugby is doing to tackle concerns over concussion injuries. hopes are fadi

now one week a lockdown is being opposed also in the polls kathmandu valley on thursday after a sudden rise in covert 19 infections the polls been reporting up to 4000 daily cases in the past week its highest number since the start of the pandemic health care workers fear many have caught more infectious variants being seen in india and hospitals in the capital and are full and some patients are having to wait in ambulances for a bed. and turkey is preparing for its strictest lockdown yet with people ordered to stay at home for 3 weeks starting thursday evening turkish president reza earlier one made the announcement on monday in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus all intercity travel would require official approval schools will be shut and only urgent medical treatment is allowed the growth of new cases dropped this week compared to mid april but turkey still is the world's 5th highest number in terms of infections aid groups are warning that oxygen supplies are running dangerously low in some syrian hospitals the international rescue committee says clinics in the rebel controlle