let me ask you about canberra. _ are vaccinated as possible. let me ask you about canberra.a very long time before the sydney outbreak it had gone back to near normalfor people. we used to travel at least domestically, not internationally. there were areas where people were not wearing masks. people could forget there was covid—19 in some areas of australia. this is why there is a great deal of care about this and of concern. in canberra the main concern is that they don't know how this one case has got the virus. there could be other close contacts that we have heard reports of and they want to go in and go early and avoid what we are seeing in new zealand of a longer lockdown with cases increasing.— cases increasing. thank you very much. breaking news from the greek coastguard and they say a british flagged vessel has sunk of one of the greek islands. it is me silent. there is a rescue operation under way for 17 passengers. that is all the information we have at the moment, but the greek coastguard says a rescue operation is under way for 17 passengers after a british flag

shejoins us now from canberra. thank you very much for being with us.hat is it? it starts — through this new law? what is it? it starts from _ through this new law? what is it? it starts from a _ through this new law? what is it? it starts from a base - through this new law? what is| it? it starts from a base where the government introduced early on in the bio security act, a restriction on all australian citizens, except for those who permanently lived outside the country, from leaving the country. it is a dramatic step in a western liberal democracy to say you are not allowed to leave unless you have an exemption. but what had been in place is if you ordinarily lived outside the country you would not need to apply for that exemption. this change will effectively mean that no matter where you live in the world, once you are in australia you are formally trapped and you need an exemption to leave. what are the le . al exemption to leave. what are the legal mechanics _ exemption to leave. what are the legal mechanics for - exemption to leave. what are th

reporter: amid outbreaks in melbourne and canberra come over half of australia's population is livingn lockdown. >> finally, tourists and joggers on the shum sillies they are in for a surprise next month. the arc de triomphe will be fully wrapped up and packaged. it is an idea from a late artist who was a specialist in this type of artwork. he died in 2020, before seeing it completed. the project is being spearheaded by his nephew after being initially suspended due to the pandemic. >> he came up with the idea 60 years ago. but it is only today that the late artist's dream is becoming a reality, to wrap up the arc de triomphe, being brought to light by his nephew. let -- life by his nephew. >> just keeping promiseo him. it is as simple as that. >> you promised him? >> yes. reporter: cristo was known for his larger than life projects, which he created alongside his wife. the duo already wrapped this bridge in 1985 and also this building in 1995. 10 years later, he also famously installed over 7000 nylon gates throughout central park. the new project is entirely financed by the sale of

australia” capital canberra will go into a snap seven—day lockdown later today.ded covid—19 case in the community for more than a year. huge parts of neighbouring new south wales are already under restrictions and melbourne is also in lockdown for at least another week. scientists on italy's side of the mont blanc massif are constantly monitoring a glacier believed to be at risk of collapse due to rising temperatures. the planpincieux glacier is already at a melting point — making it more unpredictable and dangerous for the valley below. polling stations have just opened in zambia where more than seven million people are expected to vote in the general elections. thousands of law enforcement agents have been deployed to monitor voting sites and to ensure peace and stability. results are expected to be announced 72 hours after polling stations have closed. the spokesperson for tigrayan forces has told the bbc that the ethiopian rebels will continue to pursue the national army and its allies even if it leads to the capital addis ababa. getachew reda says their aim

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emergency intake of syrian refugees and looking at some of the commentary right now in london and canberrake perhaps something may be announced soon but the fact that it has taken so long to do this makes me worried for those people who are left behind right there in kabul and across afghanistan.— afghanistan. understandable, abbas nazari, _ afghanistan. understandable, abbas nazari, thank - afghanistan. understandable, abbas nazari, thank you - afghanistan. understandable, abbas nazari, thank you so i afghanistan. understandable, i abbas nazari, thank you so much for sharing your story and "after the tampa" is his own account of living afghanistan in 2021. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we look at the life of reggae legend, lee scratch perry who's died at 85. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church had said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting, and wives are wait

hejoins me live from canberra. a warm welcome to the programme.sation we were having just now. what is your reaction to what has happened in afghanistan in the last few days? i afghanistan in the last few da s? ~ , ., days? i think it is a catastrophic - days? i think it is a catastrophic defeat days? i think it is a . catastrophic defeat for days? i think it is a - catastrophic defeat for the united states. but more seriously than that, it opens the door to a humanitarian disaster for afghans who had the door to a humanitarian disasterfor afghans who had in good faith accepted the promises of western leaders that they would not be abandoned. the blame, of course, lies across the political spectrum in the united states. president trump and his clumsy envoy were responsible for an incompetent deal with the taliban in february last year but president biden took the conscious decision he would run with that agreement and the predictable consequences essentially a cascade unravelling in afghanistan have now come to pass and it is a dark day in the his

their business models and as such are being watched very closely from washington to brussels and canberrao sanction those who fall foul of this new children's code? the change we have seen already in large platforms around the world is actually because they want to do the right thing, but we do have the power to charge 4% of their global turnover which is a material amount for those who are the most persistent offenders. how do you feel about the fact that your personal information is being used online to make a few people very rich? i feel like they shouldn't do that because they shouldn't make money from other people's personal information. it was my information to start with and even if i did give it to them, the fact that they're making money out of my personal information quite annoys me a lot. guys, you're brilliant. thank you so much for doing this. amol rajan, bbc news. lee scratch perry, one of the most influential figures injamaican music, has died at the age of 85. a pioneer of reggae and dub, perry produced artists from the wailers to the beastie boys and released more than 70

in the city of canberra, which i am currently in, one single case in the entire 400,000 plus populationnto lockdown, basically stay in place orders, businesses shut down that are being nonessential, it is very interesting, we have governments deciding who has essential roles, but this is happening acs every inch of this country, sydney, melbourne, brisbane, we are locking down because someone sneezes, quite frankly,d worse than that we have state borders that are shutting as well. i fear that there is too much for your in the community about this virus which we know has a very, very low infection fatality rate actually. that is what is causing this collective new policy insanity in australia, and i will say, do not do what we are doing. the citizens have absolute freedoms. >> laura: george, what is the reaction of the average working person in australia to these draconian lockdowns that are being enforced with police authority? >> not just police authority, but broadening the army to civilians as well, which is an issue in itself. there are more troops coming to actually do that placing

a snap one—week lockdown has begun in the australian capital canberra, after its first case of covid—i9nding area will only be able to leave home for essential reasons. large parts of new south wales and melbourne are facing similar restrictions. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello, there. there's been some decent dry and sunny weather today, but also more cloud — particularly across the south. this area of low pressure, though, has been spoiling things across the north and the west of the country, bringing stronger winds, more cloud and also showery bursts of rain — some of which has been quite heavy in places. now through this evening and overnight it stays windy with further showers or longer spells of rain across western scotland, northern ireland. further south that you are, apart from the odd shower and cloud in the central south west quadrant, it will be mainly dry with clear spells and a relatively mild night to come — certainly milder across the north of the country than the previous night. low pressure, then, for friday affects the north of the country so

australia's capital canberra has begun a one-week hard lockdown after officials confirmed the first locally-transmitted covid-19 case in over a year. almost half of australia is in lockdownmid the nation's largest covid outbreak in a year. russia recorded a record-high 808 covid-19 deaths on thursday. it was russia's fifth record-high daily toll this month and came one year after the highly effective sputnik-v vaccine was approved. fewer than 1-in-5 russians are fully vaccinated even though shots are widely available. here in the united states, the drug administration -- the food and drug administration has granted emergency use authorization for a third shot of the pfizer or moderna vaccine to certain immunocompromised people. centers for disease control director rochelle walensky said thursday the shots will be made available to cancer patients, organ transplant recipients, and others who are less able to mount an effective immune response to vaccines. >> to be clear, this is a very small population. we estimated to be less than 3% of adults. amy: new orleans and san francisco said thursday all patro

so authorities in melbourne, in canberra, and where i am in sydney, doing what they can with these lockdownsan unvaccinated population, amara. >> it's concerning, you look at the video, large crowds, protesters, gathering, marching, and most not wearing masks from what i saw in the video. quite concerning. anger us watson, i appreciate your reporting from sydney, thank you. >>> coming up, many areas in haiti have received little or no help. next, cnn takes you to the haitian islands where earthquake aid cannot reach. visible is wireless that doesn't play games. it's powered by verizon for as little as $25 a month. but it gets crazier. bring a friend every month and get every month for $5. boom! 12 months of $5 wireless. visible, wireless that gets better with friends. your skin isn't just skin, it's a beautiful reflection of everything you've been through. that's why dove renews your skin's ceramides and strengthens it against dryness for softer, smoother skin you can lovingly embrace. renew the love for your skin with dove body wash. hey, it's me...your skin. some cleansers get us clean - b

meaning that it's just not time for lockdowns like the ones we're seeing in sydney, canberra, and melbournebe over. and frustration in the community may just continue to build, michael. >> yeah. scott morrison facing a lot of criticism over the handling of the vaccination orders, particularly early on in this pandemic. interesting stuff. angus watson in sydney. appreciate it. good to see you, my friend. >>> well, a grim task more than a week after that devastating earthquake hit haiti, survivors bidding a final good-bye to their loved ones. we'll have that story, after the break. seeing blood when you brush or floss can be a sign of early gum damage. new parodontax active gum repair kills plaque bacteria at the gum line to help keep the gum seal tight. new parodontax active gum repair toothpaste. when you take your lash to paradise, you take a little paradise with you. lash paradise mascara from l'oreal. intense length. only one mascara can take your lashes to paradise. lash paradise mascara from l'oreal paris. you're worth it. if you're 55 and up, t-mobile has plans built just for you. swi

a single case of covid—19 has triggered a snap lockdown in the capital, canberra.5pm tonight. this decision is as the result of a positive covid—19 case in the territory, a case that has been infectious in the community. we also have positive waste water detections around the act. we do not currently know the source of the infection, but extensive investigation has been under way for many hours. this is the most serious public health risk that we have faced in the territory this year, really since the beginning of the pandemic. the announcement has sparked scenes that may remind you of the beginning of the pandemic — massive queues of people panic—buying essential supplies and empty shelves at supermarkets. it comes as australia is struggling to get on top of the highly infectious delta strain. two of its largest cities — sydney and melbourne — are already in strict lockdowns. sydney has been locked down for seven weeks now — yet infections there remain near their highest. some local council areas are set to see restrictions tightened even more as they border the c

human trials have yet to take place, but australian researchers in the capital, canberra, tell the bbcorching temperatures combined with strengthening winds have led the authorities to issue an extreme fire warning. this is the picture near athens a little earlier in the day. it is in east at a cow which is just to the north of the greek capital, really not far from the city limits. residents of athens are concerned about the coming days. the residents of athens are concerned about the coming days.— about the coming days. the only wor is about the coming days. the only worry is that _ about the coming days. the only worry is that so _ about the coming days. the only worry is that so far _ about the coming days. the only worry is that so far despite - about the coming days. the only worry is that so far despite this i worry is that so far despite this whole ordeal, the winds have been extremely low. the problem is that the weather reports indicated that as of late tonight, we are going to have stronger winds which are going to be building up throughout the weekend and that is, of course

disgusted with such requirements, i looked at australia right now where the second largest city, canberraelieve, its sixth lockdown. barely 20% of their population has been vaccinated. in our country, well over half. that does make a difference, doesn't it? >> it does make a difference. and i will come back to the point that we don't have to get there. remember that rockdowns happened because of -- lockdowns happened because of concerns around hospital capacity. nobody wanted to get anywhere near the chance that we would have to ration care, and we were days away from that here in newark in our community, to have to choose between who gets a ventilator and who doesn't is just unthinkable. so that may be what has to happen if we get there again. we have a choice as a country. we can get vaccinated, we can encourage our loved ones to do the same so that our hospitals are not filled up and compromised the way they were during the worst of this last year. and if we get ahead of it with sensible things like masking, like social distancing, especially if you're not vaccinated, but most importan

their business models, and as such are being watched very closely from washington to brussels and canberraow do you feel about the fact that your personal information is being used online to make a few people very rich? i feel like they shouldn�*t do that, because they shouldn�*t make money from other people�*s personal information. it's my information to start with. and even if i did give it to them, the fact that they're making money out of my personal information quite annoys me a lot. guys, you�*re brilliant. thank you so much for doing this. amol rajan, bbc news. an estimated eight—million—people in england can�*t get specialist mental health support, because they are not considered ill enough to qualify, according to new figures from nhs providers. the department of health says it has continued to provide support throughout the pandemic, but charities say more people than ever struggled with their mental health during lockdown. in the same way that there is a waiting list for hip replacements and cataract there is also a significant waiting list for people with mental health problems

now, there is clearly much work to be done, but the scientific team in the australian capital canberra there will be many, many hundreds of thousands of people around the world crossing their fingers that this type of research eventually bears fruit. the sprinter from belarus, krystina timanovskaya, who refused orders to fly home from the olympics early because she feared for her safety has arrived in poland. she's been granted a humanitarian visa by the polish government. the 24—year—old athlete claims she was removed from the belarus national team after criticising her country's coaching staff. the international olympic committee says it's investigating. 0ur correspondent, bethany bell, has this update from warsaw. well, after a very long trip all the way from tokyo via vienna, krystina timanovskaya has arrived in warsaw. she was greeted by senior officials here. poland has given her a humanitarian visa. they have been expressing sentiments of support and solidarity for her. and there are also plans for her husband to come to warsaw as well. he fled belarus to ukraine after the news

canberra, north carolina, independent. you are next.aller: i could not agree more with the last caller, the veteran. if you study anything about the history of afghanistan and especially in the early 1900s, i believe 1919 or 1918 when the new borders were drawn, there are so many different tribes with different ideas. i do not think they could have ever polled them all together into a cohesive central government. -- pulled them all together into a cohesive central government. i do not want to see any more of our young men and women losing their lives fighting in a country that is stuck in the middle ages. host: edmund in pennsylvania, go ahead. caller: i want to bring to attention the news on fox news where they say george bush, the former, and his wife issued a statement about unfolding crisis in afghanistan, but the message to u.s. troops, veterans, and diplomats and the intelligence community who have served their country in the past two decades. the message was as follows. many of you deal with wounds of war visible and invisible. s

i set out my position on canberra last week, and i suspect my green colleagues here will set out theacross the world are asking and therefore i set out to the prime minister that the powers over this are still with the uk government, thatis are still with the uk government, that is the constitutional reality. in the case of fields like campbell, where grants were licensed years ago, but had not yet started reduction, there should be a reassessment of licences against climate test in the same way that new licences will be subjected to the climate test. and we have got to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels, accelerate the transition away from fossilfuels, which is some of accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels, which is some of what steps in this agreement set out. and clearly, we have different views to some extent on the role of oil and gas, but we have an agreement that we must accelerate that transition to net zero and that is what we are determined to do. for to net zero and that is what we are determined to do.— determined to do. for many green party membe

their business models, and as such are being watched very closely from washington to brussels and canberratually because they want to do the right thing. but we do have the power to charge 4% of their global turnover, which is a material amount for those who are the most persistent offenders. how do you feel about the fact that your personal information is being used online to make a few people very rich? i feel like they shouldn't do that, because they shouldn't make money from other people's personal information. it's my information to start with. and even if i did give it to them, the fact that they're making money out of my personal information quite annoys me a lot. guys, you're brilliant. thank you so much for doing this. amol rajan, bbc news. summer 2021 has been a bumper yearfor uk holidays, with many of us opting not to go abroad because of the uncertainty around covid travel restrictions. some councils have reported record—breaking numbers of visitors, and resorts like bournemouth say hotel occupancy has been at almost 100% this summer. geeta pendse is on north shore beach in lla