retrievg ghost nets from the seseabed isis not eaasy, asmany entangled in coral reefs.ers manage to collect about 200 kilograms of nets from this dive alone. >> translator: we saw a lot of ghost nets down there. the nets are hard to cut because they're so durable. >> basically the results of illegal fishing. as you can see, when these nets are left in the ocean, they harm the coral reefs. >> reporter: another aim of the project is to raise awareness among fishermen. >> translator: it's very easy to conttribute. you're just cutting clean your old nets and leave them in a dy place. >> reporter: she has visited over 40 communities to encourage fishermen to join in. under the project, old nets can be sold for around 30 cents a killo. since it started in may, it has collected about six tons of nets that might have ended upup in t ocean. >> translator: we used to throw old nets away or burn them. this project has created jobs. people are happy to collect the nets. >> so far we have received like really positive reception from local communities. so we are expecting that we'll

for of a coral reefs the hope was so strange i hid in a bush like an animal i really felt that this was the end. when he was 11 the parish couple took him to the psychiatric clinic in minsk jelling and there the boy's plight worsened near the illegally constans the hospital director tested psychiatric medication on him in the 1960 s. and seventy's. time for all i know is that i felt a lot of noisier and just generally bad and lousy. and every now and again i'd also have something like a seizure will become so. the boy does not seem to tolerate tougher new well and we believe that the unpleasant symptoms he was showing are side effects of this medication. it makes my skin crawls out and i ask myself why they did that. imma spare is fighting to have what happened to him and others forced into administrate of care publicly recognized. my hope is that something like this never happens again oh and also that this whole dark chapter of switzerland's cost goes into the history books as rights. and other victims have already received a small sum from the swiss government but he insists that his

had absolutely indubitable proof was when, back in the 60s, i suppose, when i swam in a reef, a coral reef in australia and it was so damaged. and it is a terrible sight. it is like a cemetery. what was colourful coral swarms of wonderfulfish had now become bleached white and now they can recover but not from repeated assaults of increases in temperature. and that was a sign to me that humanity is capable of exterminating whole communities, enormous communities of living creatures. i've been making television programmes and certainly for the last 20, 30 years i have ended each of them by saying, look, the world is in peril, look, we are damaging it. and it is all humanity's fault. and very little has happened. and yet suddenly, within the last five years, maybe, suddenly, it is as though people have been moving up and it is young people, really. it is young people who are shaking it up and not before time. hello, my name is david attenborough and i have been appearing on radio and television for the past 60 years but this is my first time on instagram. and i'm making this move and explorin

that's a coral reef taller than the empire state building, which has been discovered in a recent expedition off the coast of australia. kelly, it looks very healthy it doesn't show any signs of the bleaching issues that have plagued some other coral reefs in that area it is so beautiful. >> you're up to date. >> it is beautiful needed that today. sue, thank you very much >> you got it. >> sue herera back at headquarters. >>> here come the tech giants, apple, google, facebook all set to report after the bell investors have big expectations aztec took the lead and became the foundation for this market rally. we'll look at what to expect with facebook up more than 5% and apple up 4% this afternoon as business moves forward, we're all changing the way things get done. like how we redefine collaboration... how we come up with new ways to serve our customers... and deliver our products. but no matter how things change, one thing never will... you can rely on the people and the network of at&t... to help keep your business connected. >>> welcome back apple, the $2 trillion tech giant is out with e

. >> basically, as you can see, when these nets end up in the ocean -- they harm coral reefs. >> reporterher aim of the project is to raise awareness among fishermen. >> translator: it's very easy to contribute. you just cut and clean your old nets and leave them in a dry place. >> reporter: she has visited over 40 communities to encourage fishermen to join in. under the project, old nets can be sold for around 30 cents a killo. since it started in may, it has collected about six tons of nets that might have ended up in the ocean. >> translalator: we used to thr old nets away or burn them. this project has created jobs, as people are happy to collect the nets. >> so far we have received like really positive reception from local communities. so we are expecting that we will have at least 10 to 15 more communities joining. >> reporter: once collected from communities, used nets are cleaned and shredded. the project started amidst the coronavirus pandemic. so the nets were transformed into products to fight off the virus. so far, 700 kilograms of plastic have gone into disinfected products.

kenyan fishing community is reaping the rewards for its work in saving its coral reefs. the areas around the. majority. community. and. conservation area now the fish population is booming and they're fishing. once again. every day. and siad mohamed go to check out the coral they've been growing algae has to be removed from it in order for the coral to grow properly. here on the coast of kenya this fishing community. protected area the size of $42.00 soccer fields fishing is prohibited so that the stocks can be replenished. we have to to restore back their court orders because these court orders these are the houses of their feet. by if we are not going to see their court on that they see then you are not going to see the fish. the project was started 17 years ago and since then some say a minor miracle has occurred the fish are slowly coming back. in fact you can already see a more colorful diversity of sea life overfishing in the lagoon population growth and climate change had hit the waters here hard. when fish catches started to dwindle katana and gala one of the mar

a kenyan fishing community is reaping the rewards for its work in saving its coral reefs. to other areas around the. majority. community. and. conservation area the fish population is booming and their fishing. every day katon and mohamed go to the lagoon to check out the coral that have been growing algae has to be removed from it in order for the coral to grow properly. here on the coast of kenya this fishing community has set up our marine protected area the size of 42 soccer fields fishing is prohibited so that the stocks can be replenished coral can help. them bark. we have to go back the court orders because these court orders these that the houses of their fish. if we are not going to see their court on that they see then you are not going to see the fish. the project was started 17 years ago and since then some say a minor miracle has occurred the fish are slowly coming back. in fact you can already see a more colorful diversity of sea life overfishing in the lagoon population growth and climate change had hit the waters here hard when fish catches started to dwind

for of a coral reefs the hut was so strange i hid in the bush like an animal i really felt that this was the end. when he was 11 the parish couple took him to the psychiatric clinic in mr ling and there the boys plight worsened near the it illegally constans the hospital director tested psychiatric medication on him in the 1960 s. and seventy's. crisis time for all i know is that i felt a lot of north korea from just generally bad and lousy. and every now and again i'd also have something like a seizure fall because. the boy does not seem to tolerate tougher new well and we believe that the unpleasant symptoms he is showing are side effects of this medication. it makes my skin crawl. and i ask myself why they did that. in his spare is fighting to have what happened to him and others forced into administrate of care publicly recognized. my hope is that something like this never happens again though and also that this whole dark chapter of switzerland's past goes into the history books as rights. and other victims have already received a small sum from the swiss government but he insis

had absolutely indubitable proof was when, back in the 60s, i suppose, when i swam in a reef, a coral reefmaged. and it is a terrible sight. it is like a cemetery. what was colourful coral swarms of wonderfulfish had now become bleached white and now they can recover but not from repeated assaults of increases in temperature. and that was a sign to me that humanity is capable of exterminating whole communities, enormous communities of living creatures. i've been making television programmes and certainly for the last 20, 30 years i have ended each of them by saying, look, the world is in peril, look, we are damaging it. and it is all humanity's fault. and very little has happened. and yet suddenly, within the last five years, maybe, suddenly, it is as though people have been moving up and it is young people, really. it is young people who are shaking it up and not before time. hello, my name is david attenborough and i have been appearing on radio and television for the past 60 years but this is my first time on instagram. and i'm making this move and exploring this new way of communicatin

rising water temperatures and a changing environment cause the coral to go white, to bleach, and the reefrgone its third mass bleaching event in the past five years. this time, for the first time, white, stressed coral has stretched from one end all the way to the other. while cyclones and climate change pose huge threats to the reef, there are other factors, too. so nick kwek‘s been finding out the great barriers to the reefs survival. sugar, a billion—dollar business to australia. almost all of its cane is grown here in queensland, with the great barrier reef right on its doorstep. when it comes to conserving the reef, a lot of work is being done out at sea, but there is also stuff happening right here at sugarcane farms like these, which are dotted all around the tropical coast. it is the run—off from these sugarcane farms, the pesticides, the herbicides, that are posing to be a huge threat to the future health of the great barrier reef. chris and belinda have developed smart water sensors that remotely measure nitrate levels in farm lagoons. nitrate can lead to more algae build—up and

had absolutely indubitable proof was when, back in the 60s, i suppose, when i swam in a reef, a coral reef

much of it plastic. 700 tons a day. 30 years ago this was a small island with a lagoon and a coral reefopriately nicknamed trash island. >> this place is bad. this is the part of every nation and country people don't see. >> you're trying to tell the world pay attention. >> pay attention to what the maldese are doing. >> is there a message that we in the united states, such a big nation can take from a small chain of islands halfway around the world? >> that's a big one. this small nation being a leader in banishing plastic so putting out a message to the world saying we're the first. >> the law doesn't take effect for another three years but already at least one island here is implementing it. on the 100 achere island, they have done away with single use plastics and garbage output has been reduced. >> you can see less people smoking in the world. it's the same with single use plastic. it's bad for the planet. it's bad for your health. >> a tiny nation of islands making big waves and proving to the world what's possible. for sunday today, kerry sanders, the maldives. >> this week we hi

the one which i suppose was the tipping point, was when i dived on a coral reef, which i'd known wellreat barrier reef in australia, and suddenly saw a cemetery. suddenly it was dead. and these-- these corals, this extraordinary, wonderful construction of corals, was dead, white. and that was a shock. >> brangham: there is, if i may say, a genuine sense of sadness and melancholy that is throughout this project. i mean, in the past, you would often talk about man's impact on the world, but would move on, in a sense, then move to the next story, to the next scene. this film, you really clearly seem to say "we are not moving on. i cannot stress this point strong enough." >> well, you put it very well. that is exactly what i think. and we-- you know, you-- you feel that sitting in london or new york or wherever, you may feel the-- what the wilderness is, out there. and of course, it's interesting, and of course, we know theoretically we depend upon it. but when-- but now, it's more serious than that. it affects every man and woman and child on this planet i mean, i'm an elderly chap. and

a kenyan fishing community is reaping the rewards for its work and saving its coral reef. and the areas around the. majority. community on kenya's small and close turned out of their water. on savation area now the fish population is booming and they're fishing off once again. every day and gala and sajjad mohamed go to the lagoon to check out the coral they've been growing algae has to be removed from it in order for the coral to grow properly. here on the coast of kenya this fishing community has set up a marine protected area the size of 42 soccer fields fishing is prohibited so that the stocks can be replenished coral can help. them but. we have to. because. these are the houses of their fish. if we are not going to see that they see then we're not going to see that. the project was started 17 years ago and since then some say a minor miracle has occurred but the fish are slowly coming back. in fact you could already see a more colorful diversity of sea life over fishing in the lagoon population growth and climate change had hit the waters here hard when fish catches s

rising water temperatures and a changing environment cause the coral to go white, to bleach, and the reefst five years. this time, for the first time, white, stressed coral has stretched from one end all the way to the other. while cyclones and climate change pose huge threats to the reef, there are other factors, too. so nick kwek‘s been finding out the great barriers to the reefs survival. sugar, a billion—dollar business to australia. almost all of its cane is grown here in queensland, with the great barrier reef right on its doorstep. when it comes to conserving the reef, a lot of work is being done out at sea, but there is also stuff happening right here at sugarcane farms like these, which are dotted all around the tropical coast. it is the run—off from these sugarcane farms, the pesticides, the herbicides, that are posing to be a huge threat to the future health of the great barrier reef. chris and belinda have developed smart water sensors that remotely measure nitrate levels in farm lagoons. nitrate can lead to more algae build—up and less coral diversity out on the reef. that's

suddenly, we can actually see coral reef dying. suddenly, we can see that forests are disappearing.ce caps of the north pole begin to melt, which it's doing already. the aim of earthshot is to find ways to, the organisers say, repair the planet. the hope is, the prize will attract new ideas that can bring about real change. today, the prince will be announcing more celebrity supporters, as well as the companies, charities and other organisations that will be backing the price. justin rowlatt, bbc news. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. tighter coronavirus restrictions are expected early next week for parts of england, that could result in the closure of bars and restaurants. as new coronavirus restrictions hit scotland's hospitality sector, there's concern it could sound the "death knell" for a number of businesses. there's been a sharp increase in covid—19 cases in countries across europe. germany calls the rise "worrying". in brussells, cafes and bars have been ordered to close for at least a month. the two us vice—presidential candidates have clashed over coronavirus, climat

suddenly, we can actually see coral reef dying. suddenly, we can see that forests are disappearing.to melt, which it's doing already. the aim of earthshot is to find ways to, the organisers say, repair the planet. the hope is, the prize will attract new ideas that can bring about real change. today, the prince will be announcing more celebrity supporters, as well as the companies, charities and other organisations that will be backing the prize. justin rowlatt, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. it has been a pretty wet start to the day, particularly so across england and wales. as we go through this afternoon, the rain should all clear and behind it, we are looking at a brighter afternoon with some sunny spells. also a fair few showers and some of those in the north and west could be sharp and thundery. we will hang on to more cloud which could produce a shower in east anglia. temperatures reaching from ten in the north to 17 in the south. through this evening and overnight, under clear skies in southern areas, it is going to be a co

a new expedition has discovered a coral reef off the coast of australia and it's taller than the empiremany forms of life it supports. it's the largest detached reef discovered in years and if does not show any signs of recent environmental damage either. >> okay. so we have the news covered and i have a boost. i hope y'all are in the mood to dance, because there was an uber driver and passenger in seattle who felt this connection. when they heard a song that they both felt a connection. so what are you supposed to do well, you open up the door and get out and dance. ♪ ♪ >> and just like that, two strangers just met, boom there's a show in the middle of a hotel parking lot. pretty good moves, too don't you love when the moment hits you >> music is the universal language >> yes, it is. >> when we come back, you have lots of questions and they have all the answers. vicki and dr. torres are going join us for a deeper dive of the biggest concerns can that people are googling when it comes to halloween fun and safety. >>> and plus, speaking of halloween, it is almost time for us to get into

. >>> a coral reef taller than the empire state building has been discovered off the coast of australiamed the finding. it's the first discovery of its kind in more than 120 years. a group of scientists found it while conducting a year-long search. ocean surrounding the country. what's fascinating about this, only 5% of the world's oceans have been explored. >> it's amazing that they found it. it's bigger than the entire state building. >> and they didn't know it was there. it's 130 feet below the surface. >> yes. >> it's not that deep. >> there's a lot of cool stuff in the water, vlad. >> there is. we always talk about space exploration. i'm more interested in getting into a submarine. >> i agree. >> captain nemo style. >> absolutely. >> all right. this is really exciting. even nickelodeon's kids vote had to deal with outside election interference before we got the results. watch this. >> and the winner is -- joe biden and kamala harris. there you have it. >> that's host kiki palmer announcing the winner of the kids pick the president poll. joe biden won with 53 of the vote, president

the great barrier reef has lost more than half its coral in the last 3 decades now the state of queensland in a strange h.s.b.c. bank say they're planning to buy so-called reef scraps the tradable units put a value on the work done to improve water quality flowing on to their feet. britain has been especially hard hit by the pandemic with more than 44000 people having died from the disease so far in an attempt to flatten the car of greater manchester one of the u.k.'s biggest urban areas in the north of the country is to enter a new lockdown on friday it's a major blow for the region's economy which is a ready struggling with high unemployment. manchester is going back into lockdown on the orders of prime minister boris johnson and against the will of the city's mayor burnham from friday there will be strict limits on going out on pubs restaurants and most shops will close. in the goshi ations with the government we were prepared to reduce our request to 75000000. even with prepared to go even lower $65000000.00 is the bare minimum to prevent. when real hardship here is what we believe we

oceans are growing hotter, more acidic, devastating sea life from the shellfish of oregon to the coral reefs of the great barrier reef. so much damage not just to the natural world but to our fishing industry, to our florist industry, to the farming industry, our economies both in america and around the world. more frequent, more devastating storms, damaging crops, flooding cities, destroying coastal communities. the climate crisis is a clear and present danger. we are barely -- barreling head first at head speed at irreversible climate chaos. these special interests that my colleague just spoke about and which we expose in this report are using every tool at their disposal, especially the courts not to stop the damage but to accelerate the carnage. this shouldn't be too surprising that they should turn to these strategies because they can't turn to the citizens of the united states because protecting our world is popular among the american people. they favor clean air. they favor clean water. they think our government has a responsibility to protect that air and water and land and more broa

the first time i had indubitable proof was back in the 60s, i suppose, when i swam on a coral reef inmaging it and it is all humanity‘s vault and very little has happened and yet suddenly, within the last five years maybe, suddenly it‘s as though people have been woken up and its young people, really, young people who have shared their confidences and not before time. hello, my name is david attenborough and i‘ve been appearing on radio and television for the past 60 years. but this is my first time on instagram. and i making this move and exploring this new way of communication to me because, as we all know, the world is in trouble. congratulations, you are the fastest person to get to 1 million followers on instagram. i don‘t know if you know that. i saw it in the paper this morning. why instagram and why now? well, i am so old, it‘s difficult to teach an old dog new tricks. i‘m not a great use of social media and i hadn‘t used it before but the message i‘m concerned about is so important, i will use any medium to get it. if we carry on to this part we are all on, how bad will it be

a study has found that australia's great barrier reef has lost more than half of its corals since 1995 decline across the world's largest reef system, with serious damage occurring in 2016, 2017 and again this year. a ten—year—old boy from north devon has raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity by camping out in his back garden. max woosey pitched the tent he inherited from a neighbour at the start of lockdown and he's been there ever since. jon kay went to meet him. night 205 and, as max goes to bed, once again he is remembering his hero. rick, his neighbour, who died of cancer earlier this year and left max his tent. he was amazing, he loved the outdoors. he said to me, "you've got to promise me that you will have an adventure," and i said, "yes, iwill, i promise you that." and what an adventure he's had. since march, max has slept in the garden every night, despite all the dangers he's encountered. in the middle of the night, i was, like, ooh, that hurts, but fell back to sleep. woke up in the morning with a red ant, loads of bites all around my leg. the tent has had so much

a study has found that australia‘s great barrier reef has lost more than half of its coral since 1995, 2017 and again this year. all 20 premier league clubs have decided not to go ahead with project big picture, a controversial plan put forward by liverpool and manchester united to radically reform english football. they will instead begin a review of the structure of the game. the premier league has also offered a funding package of £50 million to leagues one and two, whose members will meet tomorrow to consider their response. in tonight‘s international football, all four home nations have been in action in the nations league. from wembley, our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. a year to the day since england faced appalling racist abuse in bulgaria, players took the knee to reflect. they were fresh from beating the world number ones, belgium, on sunday, but their only meaningful movement in the first half came from beleaguered defender harry maguire, sent off for a second clumsy tackle, leaving england down to ten. the look of dejection summing up his horrible start to th

let me quickly tell you about this amazing coral reef which has been found.he empire state building, natural wonder found in australia's great barrier reef, the first to be covered in more than 120 yea rs first to be covered in more than 120 years and reaches 1640 feet high. half a kilometre. isn't that amazing? you give me the choice of two stories and then gave them both! this is beautiful. i wasn't really giving you a choice. no, it was a fa ke giving you a choice. no, it was a fake choice. it was which one first bite essentially i had no choice. good morning, you are watching brea kfast. earlier this year we covered the story of single dad samuel and his two sons. they spent lockdown in their small one—bedroomed flat in bristol with nowhere to play outside. two bbc breakfast viewers were so moved by samuel's story, they offered the family a free stay at their holiday park in devon. fiona lamdin reports. it's like rabbits in a hutch — we're all cooped up. there's not that much we can do — cos we're just in a one—bedroom. when we first met single dad samuel

suddenly, we can actually see coral reef dying. suddenly, we can see that forests are disappearing.he prince will be announcing more celebrity supporters, as well as the companies, charities and other organisations that will be backing the price. justin rowlatt, bbc news. donald trump has described being infected with covid—19 as a "blessing from god". the president's doctors say he has displayed no coronavirus symptoms for the past 24 hours. and in a video message, mr trump said he said he wanted all americans to have access to the treatments he was given — free of charge. i want everybody to be given the same treatment as your president, because i feel great. i feel like, perfect. so i think this was a blessing from god that i caught it. this was a blessing in disguise. i caught it, i heard about this drug, i said, let me take it, it was my suggestion, and it was incredible, the way it worked, incredible. so, we've been hearing this morning about last night's vice presidential debate between us vice president, mike pence and his democratic challenger, kamala harris. they did of co

scientists said all types of coral on the 1,400 mile long reef had been damaged. ing occurs when corals turn white as a stress this response. corals can recover if normal conditions return, but it can take decades. let's get the latest sports news from the bbc sports centre. hello i'm tulson tullet an this is your wednesday sport briefing, where we start with the news that cristiano ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss portugal's nations league match against sweden. the 35—year—old featured in the goalless draw against world champions france on sunday, and despite testing positive, none of his team mates have done thus far. spain lost 1—0 to ukraine in their nations league match on tuesday, throwing their group wide open. it means luis enrique's side are top of league a group 4, a point ahead of the side who beat them, while germany failed to capitalise as they were held to a 3—3 draw against switzerland, with chelsea duo timo werner and kai havertz scoring after they went 2—0 down early on. to golf, where world number one dustin johnson has te

the first time i had indubitable proof was back in the 60s, i suppose, when i swam on a coral reef ine bleached white. they can recover but not from repeated assaults and increases in temperature. that was a sign to me that humanity is capable of exterminating whole communities, enormous communities of living creatures. i'd been making television programmes and certainly the last 20, 30 years, i started each of them by saying look, the world is in peril, we are damaging it and it is all humanity's vault and very little has happened and yet suddenly, within the last five years maybe, suddenly it's as though people have been woken up and its young people, really, young people who have shared their confidences and not before time. hello, my name is david attenborough and i've been appearing on radio and television for the past 60 years. but this is my first time on instagram. and i making this move and exploring this new way of communication to me because, as we all know, the world is in trouble. congratulations, you are the fastest person to get to i million followers on instagram. i do

not only has the call died, but new coral is smaller on average. the barrier reefny natural disasters but is being hit hard by the temperature rise over the last century. those were your first word headlines. shery: time for morning calls for a snapshot of notable views ahead of the asia trading day with sophie kamaruddin. athay shares rebounding. what is the reaction from analysts? sophie: we have had a few updates from analysts at credit suisse raising pay to outperform. at jefferies, they are maintaining the hold call and price target, flagging concerns around unknowns for the travel bubble start date and the initial flights that could be had, expecting that to be limited. there could be implications for restructuring plans, but jefferies expects job losses on slower passenger recovery so earnings are not expected to rebound in the near term. the cash burn is jumping on start up costs. bloomberg intelligence expects it could lower the cash burn by 4.5% to 6%. haidi: it has been another tough week for income investors. where to go for yields? sophie: ubs says whi

the great barrier reef has lost more than half its coral in the last 3 decades now the state of queensland in a strange and h.s.b.c. bank say they're planning to buy so-called race class at the tradable units put a value on the work done to improve water quality flowing on their feet. britain has been especially hard hit by the pandemic with more than 44000 people having died from the disease so far in an attempt to flatten the car of greater manchester one of the u.k.'s biggest urban areas in the north of the country is to enter a new lockdown on friday it's a major blow for the region's economy which is a ready is struggling with high unemployment. manchester is going back into lockdown on the orders the prime minister boris johnson on against the will of the city's mayor burnham from friday there will be strict limits on going out and pubs restaurants and most shops will close. in the go she ations with the government we were prepared to reduce our requests to 75000000. even with prepared to go even lower $65000000.00 is the bare minimum to prevent. real hardship here is what we believe

a study has found that australia's great barrier reef has lost more than half of its corals since 1995 2017 and again this year. a ten—year—old boy from north devon has raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity — by camping out in his back garden. max woosey pitched the tent he inherited from a neighbour at the start of lockdown and he's been there ever since. jon kay went to meet him night 205 and, as max goes to bed, once again he is remembering his hero — rick, his neighbour, who died of cancer earlier this year and left max his tent. he was amazing, he loved the outdoors. he said to me, "you've got to promise me that you will have an adventure," and i said, "yes, iwill, i promise you that." and what an adventure he's had. since march, max has slept in the garden every night, despite all the dangers he's encountered. in the middle of the night, i was, like, ooh, that hurts, but fell back to sleep. woke up in the morning with a red ant, loads of bites all around my leg. the tent has had so much use, he has had to get a new one, big enough for diggy the labradoodle to join him fr

and caring for coral how one fishing community in kenya is making a big catch by restoring its reefs.

scientists warning that australia's great barrier reef is declining alarming rates a new study has confirmed that at least half the coralsat the world heritage site have died over the past 25 years researchers say climate change is irreversibly destroying the famous underwater ecosystem armenia and azerbaijan he forces have engaged in fresh fighting over the disputed nagorno-karabakh region a cease fire brokered by russia's buckling despite mounting calls from world powers to end the long running conflict the region as seen the fiercest battles in 3 decades. the cathedral of stepan ocket a place of worship no longer true for ripped open and its interior in ruins the church has fallen victim to a conflict that has cost hundreds of lives interrupted last month the congregation and i praise in a makeshift shelter. but they cannot escape the war. oh or ceasefire was supposed to come into effect last sunday but the shelling continues destruction and death a constant companions. empty streets after thousands fled stepanek at the capital of a self-proclaimed republic within azerbaijan formal borders. 30 day after its very elder

scientists are warning that australia's great barrier reef is declining at an alarming rate a new study has confirmed that at least half the corals of the world heritage site have died over the past 25 years researchers say climate change is irreversibly destroying the renowned underwater ecosystem 3 in thailand anti-government demonstrators and royal its supporters have gathered in bangkok in a rival show of force protestors stepped up their fault for reforms to the constitution and monarchy rallying the capital's democracy monument meanwhile loyalist supporters gathered along the route where the king and queen were due to pass but his sizing the king is traditionally seen as taboo but protests have gained momentum over the past few months. well for more let's bring in journalist materials path from bangkok mathias what exactly are the protesters demanding what or these reforms we keep hearing about. yet to give a shot on sight they are demanding democracy and freedom of speech as you know and has been ruled by to count prime minister of china china who came to power in a military coup in 2014 and since then thailand has been el

scientists are warning that australia's great barrier reef is declining at an alarming rate a new study has confirmed that at least half the corals at the world heritage site have died over the past 25 years researchers say climate changes irreversibly destroying the famous underwater ecosystem. israel and lebanon have begun talks on settling a long running dispute over their maritime border both sides hope the negotiations will clear the way for gas exploration the talks are being described as purely technical the 2 countries are still officially at war. the mediterranean sea off the coast between israel and lebanon these are contested waters both countries have long been locked in dispute over where the maritime border lies behind the scenes negotiations have gone on for several years now israel and lebanon have agreed on a framework to hold indirect talks back by the u.s. to settle the issue. that. the united states intend to put all of its effort with the 2 concerned parties to have greater positive and constructive atmosphere between them to preserve the talks and end them successfully as soon as possible. without. being in

reef is disappepearing at an alalarmg rarate. a new study has confirmed that at least half of the corals in sight have died over the past 25 years.limate change has irreversibly dedestroyed the underwater ecosystem. israel and lebanon have begun talks on settling a long-running dispute over their maritime borders. the two sides held a brief meeting on wednesday, described by lebanon's chief negotiator as the first step on a 1000 mile journey. the sides are still technically at war, but it is hoped negotiations will clear the way for gas exploration. reporter: the mediterranean sea off the coast between israel and lebanon. these e e contested watats. both countrieses have long beeen locked in dispute over where the maritime border lies. behind the scenes, negotiations have gone on for several years. now, israel and lebanon have agreed on a framework to hold indirect talks backed by y the u.s. to settle the issue. >> the united states intend to put all of its effort with the two concerned parties to have greater positive and constructive atmosphere between them. to preserve the talks and end them successfully, as soon as possible.

coral atolles called scarborough shole off the coast of the falklands. it began constructinthree huge artificial islands and building runways. these are places where the chinese -- we flew over a place called mischief reeflm the massive construction effort going on there. captain james finnell was the head of u.s. naval intelligence in the pacific. he watched happening with frustrating. >> what happened at scarborough from april to june 2012 was americans biggest foreign policy failure nature since our helicopters took off from the roofs of those embassy buildings in saigon in 1975. it was a disaster. and it really d a debilitating impact on america's national credibility in asia when we did not do anything to defend the philippines. >> bu expes sayt, for china's president's xi jinping the south china sea is just the beginning. his ultimate goal is taiwan. a vibrant democracy of 24 million people. >> it almost does not matter very much what type e -- taipei or washington will do about taiwan security. xi jinping wants taiwan back, and xi jinping wants to have taiwan back before he hands over power to whoever comes next. >> the headaches for the next u.s. president do not end there. this is north korea's