authorities in ethiopia psa volu nteers authorities in ethiopia psa volu nteers across authorities ineers across the country have planted 200 million trees since the beginning of the day. it was thought to bea beginning of the day. it was thought to be a new world record, the initiative is being led by the permit in an attempt to counter the effects of deforestation and climate change. the aim is to plant a total of four billion trees. here's the bbc‘s habtamu tibebu. today ethiopia is in a countrywide campaign of planting trees. this is part of the green legacy initiative by the country's prime minister abiy ahmed to fight climate change and environmental degradation. for the past two weeks, the country has been getting ready for this day, digging millions of holes and preparing seedlings. and today, ethiopians from different walks of life are taking part and the public offices are all shut down for civil servants to join the campaign. the prime minister himself today planted seedlings in the towns. in his recent message, the country's prime minister abiy ahmed called for collective

this is the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes is ethiopia in prices developments in the country suggests prime minister i'll be asked me this reform agenda maybe backfire. and forman's off to 2 sides to a stage of mozambique 1600000 people are at risk of food insecurity at least until september. hello i'm christine linda welcome to news africa i'm glad you're tuned in. ethiopia's journey to reform has hit some severe turbulence 15 months off the prime minister made took office may have dramatically to he's back on decades of repressive policies and at this emptying the jails of political opponents and journalists and relaxing the suppression of this movement's but that's not gone smoothly in june dozens of people including senior officials were killed in a failed coup attempt by separatists militia in the hall region and federal security forces have moved into the saddam the region at least 25 people have been killed there in the past week and tasha's between state forces and 6 persists the separatists there are demanding the establishment of their own autonomous region. you kno

ethiopia's journey to reform has hit some severe turbulence 15 months off the prime minister made took office may dramatically to he's back on decades of repressive policies and. emptying the jails of political opponents and journalists and relaxing the suppression of say persist movements but that's not gone smoothly in june dozens of people including senior officials were killed in a failed coup attempt by his militia in the region and federal security forces have moved into the saddam a region at least 25 people have been killed they the past week in clashes between state forces and 6 persists the separatists there are demanding the establishment of their own autonomous region. you know. saddam has already thought of its own flag and declared that it's a regional state he's been. the boyce of the people should be respected no it's in the constitution that's the people who decide their own fate not an external political power a government which people decide their own affairs. william davison is senior analyst for ethiopia for the international crisis group he's just visited saddam a

and the ambassador of ethiopia thank. you. we also extend all the. to all those who have supported the revolution the sudanese people brode. namely in europe the united states and latin america and the 3rd world sydney's citizens have never cut ties with their roots here in sudan and the revolution have proven that the sudanese people all over the world have been interacting and contributing to the revolution and they have provided a great deal of support to the revolutionaries financial political. and . at the media levels we are sharing into a new era we should rely on our own selves steer away from any rift or division sudan is for all the sudanese people those who have signed the document today are part and parcel of our social fabric. the upcoming government will be a government for all the sudan and for all the sudanese without any discrimination each and every citizen must feel freedom we have suffered enough from to tell italian dictator regimes who have enslaved the people and devoured our riches freedom cannot be partitioned but freedom for

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learning to walk again how physical therapists in ethiopia changing lives one step at a time. but 1st the u.k. is telling all british ships to avoid the strait of hormuz for an interim period it's a warning that comes after iran seized the british flag all trying in the strait on friday the british foreign secretary jeremy hunt he says he's worried terror on is going down a dangerous path. we will respond in a way that is considered robust we are absolutely clear that if the situation is not resolved quickly there will be serious consequences france and germany have condemned the seizure and the u.s. central command they've stepped up air patrols over the strait it's also deploying troops to saudi arabia for the 1st time since 2003 now iran has opened an investigation into what it says are violations of maritime laws by the british flag tanker which it says was involved in an accident with a fishing boat before being detained. right we've got 2 correspondents on the server good dosage of our use in tehran 1st let's get to meet parker who's in london and so the british reaction

and kenyans families of people killed in a plane crash in ethiopia are in moscow reject a proposal by plane make up boeing to compensate them say they'll go through the colts it stick. this is this is africa on the. welcome african leaders set to launch a continent wide free trade zone this weekend had an extraordinary summit of the african union in the jat meeting in may we'll put the trade zone in its quote operational phase that leads the $25.00 countries that have already ratified the deal will start enjoying lower tried restrictions also africa's biggest economy nigeria now says it will sign the deal the agreement is expected to accelerate the pace of economic development in africa regional trade remains alarmingly low africa is set to be the world's largest market by population and the world's largest free trade area the african continent of free trade agreement the a.f.c. f.d.a. could one day open access to a market with 1200000000 people. 25 african countries have ratified the agreement including south africa egypt and ethiopia. the continent's most populous country nigeria no

africa i want to get johns in berlin good to have you with us and we started with ethiopia a state owned telecoms company which today announced its acute a net profit of over 1000000000 euros in the year to july and that is good news also for if the opium prime minister made he plans to privatized a swathe of industries and allow foreign and private investors into key state owned companies it's part of a strategy to attract new players to the state controlled economy including its telecom market now the government has announced a sell out to 49 percent stake in ethiope telecom to private firms it will also give telecom licenses to 2 private telecom operators with about 100000000 people ethiopia is the 2nd most populous nation in africa after nigeria and it is the fastest growing economy in the region easier telecom today reports that its customer base has grown to more than 43000000 users so a big market there how attractive is it to investors and what does the if european government hope to achieve by privatizing so much or for more i'm joined by. editor in chief of the standard magazin

ethiopia says it has broken the wall grey court for the most trees planted in a single day on monday ethiopians planted 350000000 trees as part of the government's plan to prod 4000000000 saplings this scheme is part of prime minister green legacy initiative to restore the country's landscape to its former glory statistics say less than 4 percent of the country's national forest if that's down from around a 3rd at the end of the 19th century officials hope the guinness book of records will confirm the total allowing ethiopia to grab the tree planting record that india set in 2017. and that's it for now from news africa as always you can catch all stories on our website and facebook page because all those trains have been continent in ethiopia we leave you with stepping in africa and the great trees they can grow into the next time i back. raring to read. not everyone who wants books has to go insane. d.w. literature last brick you must read. i'm not going to think. well i guess some. sam sam nothing. recent you haven't thinks deep into the german culture of looking at the stereotype

physical therapy is considered a luxury in ethiopia there are few therapists available to treats tens of millions of people and also have received their doctorates standard for the practice they are doing met the 1st cos a physiotherapist trying to make a difference in the capital addis ababa. rebecca nya dec lost her legs in a land mine explosion she's a refugee from south sudan and was sent to add as a buffer physical therapy treatment now after 2 years she's learning to walk again . when we came to ethiopia they welcomed us we came because of the crisis now we're waiting to learn how to use these artificial limbs this is the 2nd time for me to come here. ethiopia's physical therapy program is just getting started and the demand is staggering with an estimated 105000000 people in the country there are only 7000 doctors a physical therapy but to give an example here was one of the 1st the hands up program started in 2002 in going to enlist and i was among. the students to enroll into this program and after 10 years or in into the stockton program i was also the farthest thing in orde

physical therapy or physio therapy as it's also known is considered a luxury in ethiopia are very few serapis available though to treat tens of millions of people there and even then not all of them are qualified harding reports from the capital addis ababa. rebecca nya dec lost her legs in a land mine explosion she's a refugee from south sudan and was sent to add as a buffer physical therapy treatment now after 2 years she's learning to walk again . when we came to ethiopia they welcomed us we came because of the crisis now we're waiting to learn how to use these artificial limbs this is the 2nd time for me to come here. ethiopia's physical therapy program is just getting started and the demand is staggering with an estimated 105000000 people in the country there are only 7000 doctors a physical therapy but give an example here was one of the 1st the hands up program started in 2002 in going to enlist and i was among. the students to enroll into this program and after 10 years or in the launch of the stockton program i was also the farthest thing in order to this program so for sure

when we came to ethiopia they welcomed us we came because of the crisis now we're waiting to learn how to use these artificial limbs this is the 2nd time for me to come here. ethiopia's physical therapy program is just getting started and the demand is staggering with an estimated 105000000 people in the country there are only 17 doctors a physical therapy given exam. here was one of the 1st the windsor program started in 2002 in going to think i was among. the students to enroll into this program and after 10 years or in the launch of the stockton program i was also there for us to go to this program so for sure i feel like playing at the school fish and 3 doctors a physical therapy work at this clinic in alice abbott and treat patients like rebecca others are scattered across the country as of now they're graduates from the 1st and only doctor class in ethiopia mohammed hussein is another patient he had a stroke and relies on his rehab to move again. who thought he knew i suffer from this and was shocked when i found out there was physical therapy here i thought it was a luxury not t

wall world leaders looks at the next target cerise global education standards we visit a school in ethiopia to find out about the challenges the students they're facing trying to access quality education even when the going to spend the morning. thank you so much for your company everyone. protesters in hong kong have vowed to take to the streets again despite the territory's leader declaring her controversial extradition bill dead are protesters fear that the bill which would allow us additions to mainland china would erode hong kong's judicial independence while chief executive carrie lamb has offered some concessions but demonstrators want the legislation to be redrawn for good. a further step in the climb down by hong kong's chief executive until june currie lamb had vowed to press ahead with the legislation then she delayed indefinitely now this. but there are still lingering doubts about the government's sincerity or wary of whether the government will restart the process in a legislative council. so i reiterate here. there is no such plan the bill is dead. that bill to allow the extr

well thanks to cash for greeks families of people killed in a plane crash in ethiopia on large project parts of a $100000000.00 proposal by plane maker boeing to compensate them also coming up for backing britain's u.k.'s biggest carmaker jaguar land rover says it will invest millions in the u.k. to make a range of electric cars and mexico city is wondering what to do with something that could have eased its traffic problems but became something of a plane instead. i'm chris culliver in berlin good to have you with us. and we start the program with grieving families trying to rip their heads around a big pile of cash u.s. plane maker boeing is setting up $100000000.00 fund to compensate relatives of the victims who perished in the 2 recent crashes of its 737 max planes in indonesia and ethiopia but many of the families feel patronized by the plan and some are already saying no thanks. ethiopia airlines flight 302 was one of the 2 fatal crashes all 157 passengers and crew on board were killed lawyers for some of the victims' family members say boeing's offer is tactical in light of rece

buffer physical therapy treatment now after 2 years she's learning to walk again but when we came to ethiopia they welcomed us we came because of the crisis now we're waiting to learn how to use these artificial limbs this is the 2nd time for me to come here ethiopia's physical therapy program is just getting started and the demand is staggering with an estimated 105000000 people in the country there are only 7000 doctors a physical therapy but to give an example here was one of the 1st the hands up program started in 2002 in going to enlist and i was among. the students to enroll into this program and after 10 years or in you took them down to the stockton program i was also the farthest thing in order to this program so for sure i feel like playing a part of this profession 3 doctors a physical therapy work at this clinic in alice abba and treat patients like rebecca others are scattered across the country as of now they're graduates from the 1st and only doctor class in ethiopia mohammed hussein is another patient he had a stroke and relies on his rehab to move again. who thought he knew i

information governments across africa clamping down on the internet more and more mauritania done ethiopia and to bomb or shut down web traffic this yet only this january's involvement wanted a total internet shut down when violent protests over a dramatic fuel price increase resulted in a deadly crackdown a global digital rice at face proof now 21 reports shutdowns across africa in 28 pm 13 a get the india. net activists say some governments use the simplest of scams to keep citizens off line by fixing the price have a. generation that made the stands to lose out if they if if if from the ship and the cost of internet rises i think it had incident is way more about a network operator than government have colluded and to raise the price of data in the past when people have come out and cried because the times before that government sometimes out prices across the internet so that people can't go online and con protest and come to use social media concrete hashtags to who to call out the government on what it's doing sometimes across the internet and we think. he was by government too and i

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one of the biggest challenges with physical therapy in ethiopia is lack of awareness most people don't even know that facilities like this exists but even if they did there still aren't enough therapists to treat everyone and this is a misconception that existed in most parts of you know county because not only physical therapy even as a hoarder have to consider. some of the physically disabled are often reduced to begging at times relying on their disability to make money even though ethiopia's physical therapy program is relatively new it's still more developed than in neighboring countries many patients from south sudan sudan and eritrea rely on the facilities here to gain their life back for rebecca her new legs mean she can get around in the refugee camp where she lives part of her treatment is learning how to walk on an even ground similar to the surfaces in the camp during the time when i didn't have these legs i was just sitting at home with no place to go because i had no mobility progress on a national level is slow going but for patients here it comes one step at a time leah

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also learning to walk again how a group of therapists in ethiopia changing the lives of patients one step at a time their stories on the other side of the break. how they say snow rains continue unabated across a kid parts of central china can make saying $132.00 millimeters of rain in just 24 hours in that long line of cloud which stretches from the southwest eases up towards central and eastern parts of china staying very much in place further big downpours and as we go on through the next day or sanding say the main focus for that wetter weather in a similar area perhaps thinking a little further south was as we go on through monday you could see some rain just pushing up into hong kong temperatures here at around 32 degrees still plenty of rain into well taste in parts of india the western ghats still saying big downpours up towards the central plains as well so over towards assam state where we've seen some very heavy rain a recently pushing across into behind of course that has led to further flooding signs of the floodwaters just starting to ease at the moment and hopefully th

this village safer drinking water is making a difference leo harding al-jazeera mojo in southeast ethiopia. one of the sports news to the head on the news out it is a bumpy ride for the finals of the world bam next championships details coming up on the whole in a moment. every reclaim news cycle brings a series of breaking stories this maximum jail term has jumped from 5 years to 175 years doing the listening post as we turn the cameras on the media donald trump shouldn't be the one deciding who is a journalist and who isn't to focus on how they would call it on the stories that matter the most they look closer and closer to a tire shutdown both international and domestic news coverage on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. where ever you want. it's time for sports with the hole and we might be seeing a 1st in the tour de france for whole yes later on sunday i go by now will almost certainly become the 1st colombian to win the tour de france the 22 year old will also be the longest winner in more than a century he's more than a minute clear of the feel which means he just needs to stay on his bike du

families of victims of the boeing plane crash in ethiopia speak exclusively to the bbc about their search for justice. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: critics say he's politicised independence day to boost his re—election campaign, but president trump hasn't let the rain spoil his 4th ofjuly parade. with this very special salute to america, we celebrate our history, oui’ america, we celebrate our history, our people and the heroes who proudly defend ourflag. the brave men and women of the united states military. cheering and as we gear up for this weekend's final, we'll be asking if the women's world cup has become a game—changer for sponsorship and equal pay. announcer: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8am in the morning in xinjiang in the far west of china, where the bbc has uncovered disturbing evidence that muslim children are being systematically separated from theirfamilies. official documents show that large numbers of state boarding schools have been

families of victims of the boeing plane crash in ethiopia speak exclusively to the bbc about their search for justice. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: he promised a show of a lifetime and a display of tanks. now president trump's being accused of politicising the 4th ofjuly. and as we gear up for this weekend's final, we'll be asking if the women's world cup has become a game—changer for sponsorship and equal pay. announcer: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7am in xinjiang in the far west of china, in xinjiang in the far west of china, where the bbc has uncovered disturbing evidence that muslim children are being systematically separated from their families. official documents show that large numbers of state boarding schools have been built to house children as young as two. our correspondent john sudworth nowjoins me from beijing. john, tell us, what is happening in xinjiang? well, ricoh, it's long been known that the mass incarceration of hundreds of

almost half of the people living in ethiopia don't touch this to clean drinking water when a well is dug the upkeep of the pump is crucial to ensure water keeps flowing reports from the village of can it. the women in ethiopia carry the burden of the water crisis fetching water is their responsibility when aid agencies dig wells the pumps inevitably break from wear and tear for some girls that means missing school . back to dozens of boy don't fetch water they keep up with their school better but because i'm a girl i help with chores at home as well as take long journeys to fetch water. the well pump in asters village broke 9 months ago she spent hours a day trekking to get water where going to put this well both montagne we used to fetch water from a far we have benefited a lot of this will was dug which freed us from struggling and it broke down soon after and we are back to the struggle we have asked the local administration for them to fix but they didn't life is infinitely harder when the water stops flowing in ethiopia half of well pumps stopped working within 5 years when a wa

be a hard in al-jazeera one to go net in southern ethiopia. now for news on the cricket world cup and the rest of us fought over to peter and. laura thank you very much there will be a new name on the cricket world cup trophy after sunday's final hosting lin set up a date with new zealand at lord's off the crushing rivals australia in the same ease key early wickets did the damage for england at age best in birmingham australia captain aaron finch outfit north sujoy for archer they were 14 for 3 when chris woke struck to remove david will then peter hanscom causing all sorts of trouble he's delivery removing the helmets of alex kerry. steve smith made 85 before he was run out by a brilliant throw from just butler australia only out of 223 my director jason roy made light work of the reply firing 85 of just 65 balls he and jonny bairstow shared a partnership of 124 based on 34 mitchell starc as he set a new world cup record of 27 wickets at the 2 of them and. it was left to captain owen morgan and joe root to see england home with 8 wickets and

both sides was shut down while talks resumed on july 3rd after mediation by the african union and ethiopia within days they agreed to set up a council that will govern for about 3 years while elections are organized well he morgan is monitoring developments from ethiopia's capital addis ababa so just talk us through this agreement between the military and the opposition how significant is it and what does it actually mean. well there at the moment it's quite significant because it is the 1st agreement to be signed between the opposition coalition known as the forces of freedom and change and a transitional military council they've been lots in negotiations and all the president out of this year was ousted in april and yes talks collapsed several times and they came back together especially after. when the army attacked the pro-democracy in front of the i'm headquarters killing at least 100 protesters according to the protest their protests are aligned medical sources so they're saying that now with the signing of the equipment they've taken a step forward and both sides just sent back this

almost half of the people living in ethiopia don't have access to clean drinking water when a well is dug the upkeep of the pump is crucial to ensure water keeps flowing there harding reports in the village off again it's. the women in ethiopia carry the burden of the water crisis fetching water is their responsibility when aid agencies dig wells the pumps inevitably break from wear and tear for some girls that means missing school back to dozens of boy don't fetch water they keep up with their school better but because i'm a girl i help with chores at home as well as take long journeys to fetch water. the well pump in asters village broke 9 months ago she spends hours a day now trekking to get water where going to put this well boseman taint we used to fetch water from a far we have benefited a lot of this will was dug which freed us from struggling and it broke down soon after and we are back to the struggle we have asked the local administration for them to fix but they didn't life is infinitely harder when the water stops flowing in ethiopia half of well pumps stopped working with

when we came to ethiopia they welcomed us we came because of the crisis now we're waiting to learn how to use these artificial limbs this is the 2nd time for me to come here. ethiopia's physical therapy program is just getting started and the demand is staggering with an estimated 105000000 people in the country there are only 7000 doctors a physical therapy but will give an example here was one of the 1st their hands a program started in 2002 in going to remember i was among. the students to enroll into this program and after 10 years or in it took them down to the stockton program i was also the fattest to go to this program so for sure i feel like playing at the school fish and 3 doctors a physical therapy work at this clinic in alice avodah and treat patients like rebecca others are scattered across the country as of now they're graduates from the 1st and only doctor class in ethiopia mohammed hussein is another patient he had a stroke and relies on his rehab to move again. who thought he knew i suffer from this and was shocked when i found out there was physical therapy here i tho

one of the biggest challenges with physical therapy in ethiopia is lack of awareness most people don't even know that facilities like this exists but even if they did there still aren't enough therapists to treat everyone and this is a misconception existed in most parts of you know because not only physical therapy you can see that what we have to since obviously is considered a luxury some of the physically disabled are often reduced to begging at times relying on their disability to make money even though ethiopia's physical therapy program is relatively new it's still more developed than in neighboring countries many patients from south sudan sudan and eritrea rely on the facilities here to gain their life back for rebecca her new legs mean she can get around in the refugee camp where she lives part of her treatment is learning how to walk on an even ground similar to the surfaces in the camp during the time when i didn't have these legs i was just sitting at home with no place to go because i had no mobility progress on a national level is slow going but for patients here it comes

ethiopia's physical therapy program is just getting started and the demand is so.

one tree of over 350 million planted in ethiopia over just 12 hours. the government says that is a world record. on average over three trees re planted pe person in the country. it comes as no surpimse that the minister is leading this project to counter the effects of deforestati and climate change in the drop prone country. according to the u.n., back in thet earli 20th-century forest cover 35% of ethiopia. another figure is lower at 4%. >> the environment is a major concern on the global level but more so for this country. most of linked to the lack of protection of our environment. reporter: around 1000 sites across the country were set up and public offices were shut down to allow vilervants to take part. oeven workethe u.n. and the african union and foreign embassies got involved the aim is to plant a total of 4 billion indigenous trees. but the prime minister's critics say he is using the project to distract the pubc from challenges his government is facing including ethnic conflicts which of forced 2.5 million people from their homes. laura: ea

according to tth u.n., back in earliestur 20th-ce forest cover 35% of ethiopia. another figure is lower at 4%. t environment is a major concern on the global level but more so for this country. most of the problems could be linked to the lack of protection of our environment. reporter: around 1000 sites across the country were set up and public offices were shut s to to allow civil serva take par even workers of the.n. and the african union and foreign embassies got involved. the aim is to plant a total of 4 billion indigenous trees. but the prime minister's critics say he is using the project to distract the public from ischallenges hovernment is facing including ethnic conflicts which of forced 2.5 million people from their homes. laura: each summer, 100,000 people descend on a desert town in nevada for a gathering of radicalelexpression. students, hippies, and suburban soccer moms rub shoulders. the new book "radical ritual" looks at the transmission of the burning man festival from a small celebration of summer countercultural arts display. the author joined

her morgan is monitoring developments from ethiopia's capital addison ababa 1st of all let's talk about the reaction of protesters are they satisfied while some have processed as even before the deal has been time you've been saying that this is not exactly what they want if they want it 100 percent pure civil in transitional government to be leading them until elections are held now are the protest leaders that the forces for freedom and change have been for the rabbies since the 3rd of july to try to make them understand that this is not something permanent and that the military council will be leading the transition period for the 1st 21 months as to which the civilians out from the forces of freedom and changed will be the ones in it for the next 18 months of trying to explain to their supporters their base that this is something that is going to eventually lead to a civilian government not just a transitional government but a permanent government until elections are held but it is quite significant that it's a time idiot that when you go see it in the house in the form of president

failure only 4 percent of youngsters in low income families stay on to the end of secondary school ethiopia is one country where progress is being made it has invested in education and more female teacher almost all children are now in road in school but challenges still remain. it's a special day in this rule school close to addison the distribution of report cards marked the beginning of the summer holidays parents were invited to participate in the year of the ceremony as a way to involve them in their children's education and i gradually managed to get a link is we don't have much education we have a low status in life the school is good it's a place where our children develop a vision for the future so that they become independent they will help themselves and also help us and it is going to be in ethiopia improving education is a priority the country has the world's 2nd highest percentage of the national budget dedicated to education over 80 percent of the population lives in rural areas and significant efforts have been made to build schools in the countryside but the mindset of pare

world leaders look say to mr hall gets to raise global education standards we visit a school in ethiopia to find out about the challenges it's beautiful space even when the government is spending more on education. hello i'm christine want to welcome to the program. protesters in hong kong say they'll take to the streets again even after the territory's leader declared the controversial extradition bill did hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in demonstrations over the last month they're concerned that the bill which would allow its traditions to mainland china would erode hong kong's judicial independence they're calling for the legislation to be immediately and formally withdrawn something chief executive terry lamb has stopped short of doing now here's what lam had to say a little earlier now 1st of all the course of all these. grievances and confrontations is an exercise to amend the future to 4 friends ordinance i have always immediately put a stop so the amendment exercise but there are still lingering doubts about the government's sincerity or where it was whether the

i'm dr dobson when i mean ethiopia to explore how big pharma are being mobilized in an unprecedented global initiative to find and fast track a cure for. colors are also known as visceral leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease transmitted through the bite of infected sounds lights. when they feed on humans parasites infect the body and are internalized by microfiche is immune cells designed to protect us from infections. here the parasites multiply and destroy the loss infecting other faggots it excels the parasites that move through the lymphatic and vascular systems infiltrating the bone marrow liver and spleen. symptoms include fever weight loss enlargement of the liver and spleen anemia and the weakened immune system. with the disease affects millions across $98.00 countries. just north of the equator here due to the hot climate and i grew cultural lifestyle colors are as endemic. ethiopia learn has more than 4 and a half 1000 patients every year many of them male migrant farm workers working long hours in the field. with them it's a 3 to 4 hour drive to the nearest treatment cente

a man who lost his whole family in a boeing air crash in ethiopia has given evidence to the us congress. paul njoroge questioned boeing's decision not to ground the 737 max after a similar crash five months earlier. and this video is trending on bbc.com: the story of the twin girls joined at the head at birth, and the pioneering operation which saved them eight years ago. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: hashem abedi, the brother of the manchester arena bomber, is to appear in court charged with murdering the 22 victims of the 2017 attack. he was extradited from libya and arrested on his arival in the uk. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. bbc news learns that serious questions have been raised about the company that issued the dam's safety certificate in brazil. and, we look at how the us china trade conflict is hurting economies. glad you could join us for this exciting addition of asia business report. about half a year has passed and 248 people were killed when a dam collapsed in brazil. bbc news has now learned that seriou

families of victims of the boeing crash in ethiopia in march tell the bbc that criminal charges should be brought against those found to be responsible. and this video is trending on bbc.com. events to mark us independence day are taking place in washington, where president trump is hosting an event dubbed ‘salute to america'. that's all. stay with bbc world news. there's much more on all our stories on our website, that's bbc.co.uk. find me on twitter, i'm @lvaughanjones. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. farmers, jobs and infrastructure, just some of the challenges being faced by india's new finance minister as she delivers her debut budget. samsung's profits slide the korean tech giant warns its earnings will fall more than 15% as the trade war bites. good morning asia, hello, world. it's friday, almost the weekend, glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon and in india first the first female finance minister in almost half a century is set to present her debut budget today. nirmala sitharaman‘s spending p

families of victims of the boeing plane crash in ethiopia speak exclusively to the bbc about their search for justice. his opponents say he has politicised independence day to boost his re—election campaign. president trump doesn't let the rain spoil his 4july parade. with this very special salute to america, we celebrate our history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend ourflag — the brave men and women of the united states military. cheering plus: capturing mid—century america. how six women photographers for life magazine broke down barriers, and left an enduring legacy. the bbc has uncovered disturbing evidence that muslim children official documents reveal large numbers of boarding schools have been built, housing children as young as two. critics of china's government say it is a deliberate policy targeting children from the minority uighur population, to cut them off from their own communities. our china correspondentjohn sudworth has this exclusive report. in account after account, gathered in a meeting hall in istanbul, muslims from xinjiang speak again and again of the

this village safer drinking water is making a difference leo harding al-jazeera mojo in southeast ethiopia. where the sports news coming up on the news al and they don't think legend calls time on his career to find out why. when the news breaks. when people need to be hired and the story to be told we might do to the panel we had died last week crossing mexico you know with exclusive interviews and in-depth reports that committed to the mission life is exceptional al-jazeera has teams on the ground to bring you the world winning documentaries and denied news. time to sport with the whole and you keeping a close eye on a couple of different races or a whole absolutely is thank you very much the german grand prix is well underway with lewis hamilton still leading at hockenheim going to start as i said with a different rice just a few hours until again better now almost certainly will become the 1st colombian winner of the tour de france the 22 year old will also be the youngest winner in more than a century he's more than a minute clear of the feel which means just the sound his bike during