umara fofana, bbc news, freetown. the uk, the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major, has strongly criticised the government, saying its attempt this week to overturn the suspension of a tory mp — who'd beenjudged to have broken lobbying rules — was both "shameful and wrong." he said the government's actions were "unworthy of this or any government," and fitted a pattern of behaviour that he believed, was "un—conservative." here's our political correspondent, chris mason. very few are granted the privilege of living here, and so the verdict of those that have on the man who now does, matter. particularly when they are in the same party. and even more so when a former tory prime minister brands the current tory prime minister's government as perhaps politically corrupt. it seems to me, as a lifelong conservative, that much of what they are doing is very un—conservative in its behaviour. there are many strands to this that go way beyond the standards committee imbroglio of the last few days. there is a genera

the blast happened after a lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetown.. umaru fofana reports. the blast happened in eastern freetown after a truck is thought to have rammed into a petrol tanker. people rushed to collect the leaking fuel, causing a heavy trafficjam, according to eyewitness accounts. there was a vast explosion, leaving fireballs spreading through the crowds. vehicles in the trafficjam were set alight, hospitals in freetown are overwhelmed with injured people, many in critical condition. most of the dead have been taken to the central mortuary. we started transporting bodies from 11 until four o'clock. the last of the bodies, i had to convey them with some soldiers to the morgue so we could get a total headcount. just outside here are anxious relatives who have been asked to come and identify their loved ones. obviously, some of the bodies are beyond recognition so that is going to be very tricky for them to do but also a very emotional scene here. some of them have moved from hospital to hospital, trying to see if their loved ones are actu

umaru fofana in freetown. people rush towards the tanker.ion leaving fireballs. hospitals in freetown have been overwhelmed. many of the bodies had been taken to the mortuary. i bodies had been taken to the mortuary-— bodies had been taken to the mortua . ,., , ., mortuary. i went with soldiers to the morgue _ mortuary. i went with soldiers to the morgue to — mortuary. i went with soldiers to the morgue to get _ mortuary. i went with soldiers to the morgue to get a _ mortuary. i went with soldiers to the morgue to get a total - mortuary. i went with soldiers to - the morgue to get a total headcount. here are anxious relatives who have been asked to come and identify the relatives. obviously some of the bodies are beyond recognition. the country's vice president spoke. police, soldiers and firefighters have worked through the night to clear the scene. rescuers expect the death toll to mount. the mayor of freetown, yvonne aki—sawyerr, is currently in the uk for the cop26 climate summit, and about to fly back to sierra leone. she's been telling

the blast happened in eastern freetown, after a truck rammed into a petrol tanker.causing a heavy trafficjam. there was a vast explosion, with fireballs spreading through the crowds. vehicles stuck in the jam were set alight. people inside them could not escape. most of the dead have been taken to the mortuary. hospitals in freetown are overwhelmed with injured people, many in a critical condition. police, soldiers and firefighters worked through the night. accidents involving fuel tankers happen relatively often in some parts of africa. potholed roads, poorly maintained vehicles, bad drivers and low safety standards are part of the problem. hundreds have died over the years, many of them people who gather quickly to collect the leaking fuel. mary harper, bbc news. bbc�*s umaru fofana gave this update from the site of the incident. just behind this wall here there are charred bodies that have been brought from the scene of the accident and just outside here are anxious relatives who have to come and identify their loved ones. obviously some of the bodies are beyond

freetown is home to — freetown. of sierra leone. freetown is home to just _ freetown.sasters in recent years, including another major fire in march where more than 5,000 people were displaced from one of the city slums. in 2017 when over 1,000 people were killed when heavy rains led to a mudslide that swept through the city. is our west african correspondent.— the city. is our west african correspondent. the city. is our west african corresondent. �* . , , correspondent. bear in mind this is a countries — correspondent. bear in mind this is a countries whose _ correspondent. bear in mind this is a countries whose health _ correspondent. bear in mind this is a countries whose health sector- a countries whose health sector hasn't recovered from the 2014 ebola pandemic. the medical staff there have been stretched. the government warned that there might be a shortage of medical supplies coming up. that now might be helped by the fact the who is airlifting six tonnes of medical supplies to the country to try and help with that to help burn victims of which you can imagine t

umara fofana, bbc news, freetown.acy protesters in the capital, khartoum. 0vernight demonstrators set up barricades for what is supposed to be the first of two days of civil disobedience to protest against last month's coup. 0rganisers want a return to civilian rule. the civilian prime minister abdalla hamdok remains under house arrest. the bbc�*s correspondent in khartoum andrew harding says mr hamdok is facing pressure from the military to cooperate with them. we were out last night in neighbourhoods where people were drumming up support, telling people to go out on the streets to express their real anger still with the military coup here. there is a sense of deep frustration about that. in the background we do know that talks are still going on about trying to steer this coup back towards the kind of messy, transitional process that was under way until the coup happened two weeks ago. we actually spoke last night to a spokesman for the senior military command here. he's still insisting there is no coup, there was n

umara fofana, bbc news, freetown.vestigating a deadly crush at a music festival in the us city of houston say they're looking into reports that someone in the crowd was injecting others with drugs. eight people died in the stampede at the music festival in houston, when fans pushed towards the stage, causing panic. the rapper travis scott, says he's devastated by what took place while he was performing at the event. nomia iqbal�*s report contains some flashing images. after the pandemic kept people away last year, fans turned up for the festival in texas in their thousands. but on the first night of the two day event, something went wrong. a crowd surge towards the stage as rapper travis scott performed. everybody go to the middle... it's not clear what set the crowd in motion. the injured were given medical help, while the music continued, many not realising what happened. the performance was eventually stopped, as a mass casualty incident was declared. the crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, 0k,

umara fofana, bbc news, freetown.corded, in the latest 24—hour period. that means, on average, 36,463 new cases were reported every day in the last week. just over 9,000 people were in hospital with covid as of thursday. there were 155 deaths, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, which takes the average number of deaths over the past seven days to 169. more than 9.6 million people have received their boosterjab, this includes third doses for those with certain health conditions. a fourth person has died from the group of paddleboarders who got into difficulty on a river in pembrokeshire last week. andrea powell, who was ai, had been in a critical condition in hospital. today, surfers at aberavon beach paid tribute, to one of the other paddleboarders who died. police say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter and has been released pending inquiries. the rapper travis scott says he's devastated after eight people died in a crush at the opening night of his music f

bbc news, freetown. ♪ laura: now to ukraine, which is seeing a rapid rise in covid cases.removed ukraine from its grain list and now says travel restrictions -- its green list and now says travel restrictions should be maintained. 833 deaths from covid, a record daily high. here is our correspondent, joe a fisher -- jonah fisher. >> in ukraine's hospitals, the alarm bells are ringing. the latest record-breaking covid surge is filling beds with a vast majority of unvaccinated. this doctor is fighting to save the life of a mother of three. three other members of her family are sick. all rejected the vaccine. fewer than one in five ukrainians are double jabbed, the product of deep-rooted skepticism about doctors and the authorities. >> [speaking foreign language] >> last week, hundreds gathered outside parliament to protest against vaccinations. >> vaccine is poison. it is poison. many people now died because they took vaccine. >> many people are alive now because they took the vaccine, too. >> no, it's not true. it's not true. >> you are a doctor. >> i am a doctor neurologis

i'm a foreigner, is a journalist in freetown, he gave us this update from that scene of the explosion. behind me yeah. the wreckage of bunker for which i'm, it's rock rumba. last night. and then we electrical hobbies got my 7 job bodies hub in receipt of the central missouri. but it's not gonna do the military officials under more than 100 people who are in judge and various hawkins across the country . the heads area have been stretched with hospitals asking for everything, but the need to be able to respond. most of those 100 percent are currently at that i said by the company to help in this part of america by to be critically injured. now the un security counsellors court for an end to the fighting in ethiopia, but a meeting to discuss the crisis has been postponed. 9 opposition groups in washington have formed an alliance against prime minister abbey med hungary as prime minister victor about is on a one day visit to bosnia herzegovina for a meeting with lead and miller donek. there's growing international concern after dot economics has plans to establish a separate omi within t

hospitals in the sierra leonean capital, freetown, have been overwhelmed after the massive fuel tankerer a year after the country voted to allow it in a referendum. to be eligible, a person must have a terminal illness which is expected to end his or her life within six months and the procedure must have the approval of two doctors. two—thirds of new zealanders gave their support to the end of life choice act in the 2020 vote. the us navy has launched a ship named after a gay rights activist who was forced to resign from the service because of his sexuality in the 19505. the oil tanker, harvey milk, was launched in san diego in a ceremony attended by navy secretary, carlos del toro. he said he was there not only to make amends for the past, but to give inspiration to all lgbt leaders who serve in uniform. not many people can say they've met their heroes. but 17—year—old millie anna has gone one step further. she's given sir ian mckellen a tour of her hometown of windsor, after the actor spotted her instagram post from his theatre show. millie has down�*s syndrome, and is passionate abo

the blast happened after the tanker collided with another vehicle in freetown, on mar, fanta. as a journalist from free town, he gave us this update from the scene of the explosion. behind me yeah. the wreckage of bunker, which i'm, it's rock rambo last night. and then we the electrical hobby got my 7 shod bodies.

oil tanker explosion in sierra leone after the lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetowngow — demanding new steps to tackle global warming — one of more than 100 climate protests taking place across the uk.

tanker explosion, in sierra leone after the lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetowns scott says he's "absolutely devastated" by the deaths of eight people, incuding a m—year—old, at the texas festival where he was performing. tens of thousands of people march through glasgow — demanding new steps to tackle global warming — one of more than 100 climate protests taking place across the uk. now on bbc news, it's time for our world. bethany bell looks at the consequences of the recent wildfires in greece. this summer, greece was on fire. thousands of wildfires were fanned by its worst heatwave in decades. hardest hit was the country's second largest island, evia. the government has blamed climate change. i'm a firefighter for 23 years and as i can remember, there is no similar situation. here, the fires were catastrophic. around a third of the island was burnt. thousands of people had to flee their homes. and a way of life was destroyed. evia, off the coast of mainland greece. dense pine forests, beautiful beaches, and the sea. but this summer, a wildfire tore through th

umaru fofana, bbc news, freetown.final performance is set to fetch around 14—thousand—pounds at an auction performance is set to fetch around £14,000 at an auction today. the singer wore the dress at a concert in belgrade, a month before she died in 2011. some more of the grammy—award winner�*s belongings will also go under the hammer with all proceeds going to the charity set up in her name. the british musician and rapper terence wilson — better known as astro — who was part of the group ub40 for more than thirty years, has died after what his band mates said was a short illness — he was 64. ub40, a reggae and pop band formed in the late 19705, achieved international fame with hits like red red wine and can�*t help falling in love. injuly 1988, they performed at the nelson mandela seventieth birthday tribute in london. astro left the band in 2013 to join anotherformer member, ali campbell, to create a new group. dangerous overtaking and reckless speeding shocking dashcam footage released by north yorkshire police sh

tanker explosion, in sierra leone after the lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetownpper travis scott says he's "absolutely devastated" by the deaths of eight people, incuding a m—year—old, at the texas festival where he was performing. and the musician terence wilson — better knowns as astro from the band ubllo — has died after a short illness. he was 64. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what's being covered in tomorrow's papers. jo phillips is here, a political commentator, and nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror and sunday people. lets take a look at some of sunday s front pages, starting with the sunday times. it splashes with a new investigation in the ongoing row over sleaze. it claims the conservative party has been offering multimillionaire donors a seat in the house of lords, if they give more than £3 million and take on a role as party treasurer. meanwhile, the observer says the prime minister is dealing with more sleeze allegations, this time around coronavirus contracts. the paper says the row is now hitting the tories polling figures

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oil tanker explosion in sierra leone after the lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetown. tens of thousands of people march through glasgow — demanding new steps to tackle global warming — one of more than 100 climate protests taking place across the uk. we must demand that our leaders stop holding meaningless summits and start taking meaningful action. sportsday will be coming up shortly. . . before that, though...it's time for climate change: countdown to cop26. hello and welcome from the cop26 global climate summit in glasgow. i am christian fraser with the latest in a series of programmes from around the world looking at the issues and challenges of climate change. issues and challenges of climate chan . e. ,, ., , ~ issues and challenges of climate chan i e, ,, ., , ~ , issues and challenges of climate chance. , ~ , , ., change. so, this cop26 must be a moment of— change. so, this cop26 must be a moment of solidarity. _ change. so, this cop26 must be a moment of solidarity. well, - change. so, this cop26 must be a moment of solidarity. well, world i moment of solidar

explosion when a fuel tanker collided with a lorry in sierra leone's capital, freetown. fuel spilled before igniting and the resulting fire engulfed crowds of people and vehicles at a busyjunction. the vice—president has called it a "national disaster". police investigating a deadly crush at a music festival in the us state of texas say they're looking into reports that someone in the crowd was injecting others with drugs. eight people died in the stampede at the music festival in houston, when fans pushed towards the stage, causing panic. marches have been taking place in more than 200 cities around the world as part of what's been described as the global day of action for climate justice. tens of thousands of people took to the streets of glasgow, where the un's cop—26 climate talks are taking place. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major has strongly criticised the government, saying its attempt this week to overturn the suspension of a tory mp who'd been judged to have broken lobbying rules was both "shameful and wrong." he said the government's actions

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tanker explosion, in sierra leone after the lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetownthousands of people march through glasgow — demanding new steps to tackle global warming — one of more than 100 climate protests taking place across the uk. time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. derby day disaster for solskjaer. could the manchester united boss be fired on bonfire weekend after defeat to rivals man city? sparks fly in sharjah as england blaze into the final four at the t20 world cup despite defeat to south africa. and a try—fest at twickenham as england are off to a flier in the autumn internationals. hello and welcome to sportsday. not at the standards they need to be at — that's the assessment from manchester united boss 0le gunnar solskjaer. his side lost a crucial manchester derby to rivals man city 2—0 earlier, falling further off the pace at the top, with more pressure heaped on the manager. joe lynsky reports. for manchester united he's the coach with the connection, the manager who knows the club in the city but now only gonna

at least 98 people were killed when a fuel truck exploded near freetown, sierra leone. witnesses say large crowds had gathered to collect leaking todat stres toemand faster action on clim is was sydney, australia. but the biggest demonstration was at the site of the u.n. climate summit in glasgow, scotland. cbs' roxana saberi is there. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: to the tune of bag pipes, the beat of drums, and the patter of rain, tens of thousands of protesters marched across glasgow with an urgent message. the climate is in crisis and the time to act is now. >> inevitably, they're just going to put that off until it's too late. >> they keep delaying it until by the time that they actually do something, it's going to be too late. they need to start acting quicker. >> reporter: sandra guzman and tanya guyllem say developing nations like theirs in latin america need more help to adapt to climate change. >> we don't come and raise our voices, nobody is going to listen. of course it's difficult because politicians are not willing to listen. >> this is what democracy looks like! >>

died after a massive explosion when a fuel tanker collided with a lorry in sierra leone's capital, freetown. fuel spilled before igniting and the resulting fire engulfed crowds of people and vehicles at a busyjunction. the vice—president has called it a national disaster. police investigating a deadly crush at a music festival in the us state of texas say they're looking into reports that someone in the crowd was injecting others with drugs. eight people died in the stampede at the music festival in houston, when fans pushed towards the stage, causing panic. marches have been taking place in more than 200 cities around the world as part of what's been described as the global day of action for climate justice. tens of thousands of people took to the streets of glasgow where the un's cop—26 climate talks are taking place. a fourth person has died among the group of paddleboarders who got into difficulty on a river in pembrokeshire last week. andrea powell had been in a critical condition in hospital. on saturday, surfers at aberavon beach paid tribute, to one of the other paddleboarders who d

the bbc's west africa corresponded reports from freetown.ter: this more to overwhelmed with bodies. now, it is sending them to a mass burial site in a country that has already suffered many disasters, this one stood out. >> i have never experienced it before and all of my career as a doctor. this is massive. when i saw the incident, when i came to this hospital, i was taken aback as to see what happened. we are still yet to understand what happened, because it is too soon. reporter: at the scene of the accident, reminders of the horror. it's been more than 48 hours and there is still smoldering ashes and smell of rubber hangs in the air, this is one of the city's poorest neighborhoods and its inhabitants are having to deal with loss of livelihood but death of loved ones. her house was burned in an electric fire back in july. >> all of the nighttime crime. i don't know -- it is not easy for me. i lost my pharmacy, i lost my house. reporter: sierra leone inns have gone through more trauma than most. the country has been rocked by civil war. no

died after a massive explosion when a fuel tanker collided with a lorry in sierra leone's capital, freetown. fuel spilled before igniting and the resulting inferno engulfed bystanders and vehicles at a busyjunction. the vice—president has called it a "national disaster". police investigating a deadly crash at a music festival in the us state of texas say they're looking into reports that someone in the crowd was injecting others with drugs. eight people died in the stampede at the music festival in houston, when fans pushed towards the stage, causing panic. marches have been taking place in more than 200 cities around the world as part of what's been described as the "global day of action for climate justice". tens of thousands of people took to the streets of glasgow, where the un's cop26 climate talks are taking place. now on bbc news, it's time for reporting from the climate front lines with the bbc�*s science editor, david shukman. it's now beyond doubt that the arctic is changing dramatically. i've had a unique position for nearly 20 years as a witness for the bbc to the greatest chall

a blast happened when the tanker collided with another vehicle at a busy junction, the capital, freetown, pro democracy activists in sudan have rejected and internationally mediated plan to return to a power sharing agreement with the military. instead of called for 2 days of civil disobedience, general abdel father albert hon, is under increasing global pressure to restore the civilian lead government after leading the takeover. a u. s. federal appeals court has halted the biden administration's cove at 19 vaccination falls for businesses. the mandate requires companies with more than $100.00 employees to ensure their staff is vaccinated. the government has until monday to respond to the suspension. police in the u. s. state of texas are investigating more cause the stampede at a music festival in houston. at least 8 people killed when fans moved toward the stage during a performance on friday night. around 50000 people were out the show. last night was a tragic own on many different levels. and this is a very, very active investigation. and we'll probably be at it for, for quite some t

some vehicles court fire. sierra lee owns government has declared the explosion of a fuel tank in freetown and national disaster. at least 99 people, confirmed dead schools of others severely burned and being treated in the capital stray hospitals. medical workers say they're overwhelmed, alexander lurch reports all that remains from the devastating tank or explosion in the free town sub above. wellington. the blast happened at a busy junction after a fuel truck collided with another vehicle. witnesses say crowds of people trying to collect the leaking fuel before it suddenly ignited the resulting fireball incinerated shops and market holes and engulfed near by cars and buses. they are barnes cars and our bodies underneath. we cannot give them one full access in 2nd decency. so with an answer this morning, for us to get, feel, find out body counts. of all those affected scores of burn victims are being treated at free towns. hospitals, the number of patients to overwhelming to allow families inside to relatives wait outside for news scanning a growing list of victims. awesome. and timbo lo

blast. happen when the tank had collided with another vehicle at a busy junction in the capitol, freetown, large demonstrations have taken place around the world, calling urgent action plan change. asms rallied in a global day of action. it comes as late as meet in scotland for the cop 26 climate and internationally mediated plan to get sue dawn back on the road to democracy, appears to be in deadlock with both sides. rejecting proposals. pro democracy activists have called for 2 days of civil disobedience against any power sharing arrangement with the military. sources say the generals who lead last month on takeover have also refused the plan general of the fact that albert han is under increasing global pressure to restore the civilian led government. have morgan has more the talk from coffee while talks between the military headed by general. i didn't put that hon and the civilian component or rather the f c. the civilian coalition has so far failed to produce any results, despite mediation efforts by the united nations, despite called by the united states for with duration of the civ

the bloss happened after the tanker collided with another vehicle in freetown, or mark profound as a journalist from free town, he gave us this update from the scene of the explosion. it can be done behind me, the wreckage of the bunker, which i'm, it's rock rock. last night and we have is a 97 shot body hub in receipt of the center march or 8. but it's not going to do the military official. and there are more than $100.00 people who are in charge of mr. berry across the country. they have area have been stretched with hospitals for everything that they need to be able to respond. most of those 100 percent. so currently i think that i said, but because it's not, i'm not going to be critically injured. the un security council has called for an end to the fighting any p o p. but a meeting to discuss the crisis has been postponed. 9 opposition groups in washington have formed an alliance against prime minister abbey, hungary as prime minister victor or ben is on a one day visit to bosnia herzegovina for a meeting with leader miller. i dick there is growing international concern after th

planned trip to ghana after a massive fuel tanker explosion killed nearly 100 people in the capital, freetownic assistance to the families of the dead. a us appeals court has temporarily blocked presidentjoe biden�*s plans for a vaccine mandate for businesses. the law would require workers at private companies with more than 100 employees to get fully vaccinated against covid—19 or be tested weekly. a sharp upturn in infections due to the delta variant and a slowdown in vaccinations have pushed governments around the world to make vaccination mandatory for health workers, other high—risk groups orfor dining out. with more, here�*s david campanale. president biden has avoided imposing vaccine mandates up until now and has focused instead on incentives from private businesses and individuals. but with the delta vary advising and just 58% of the country vaccinated, he has changed his strategy. all federal workers and contractors were ordered to have the jab by december eight together with workers from private employers with 100 or more on their payroll. that or be tested for coronavirus weekly b

died after a massive explosion when a fuel tanker collided with a lorry in sierra leone's capital, freetown. fuel spilled before igniting and the resulting fire engulfed crowds of people and vehicles at a busyjunction. the vice—president has called it a national disaster. police investigating a deadly crush at a music festival in the us state of texas say they're looking into reports that someone in the crowd was injecting others with drugs. eight people died in the stampede at the music festival in houston, when fans pushed towards the stage, causing panic. and marches have been taking place in more than 200 cities around the world as part of what's been described as the global day of action for climate justice. tens of thousands of people took to the streets of glasgow where the un's cop26 climate talks are taking place. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london, with shaun ley. hello and welcome to the programme, which brings together bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast for audiences in their own countries from the dateline: london. this week

explosion unfairly on capital. bloss happened after the tanker collided with another vehicle in freetown, hungry as prime minister, victor or brian is on a one day visit to boston convener for a meeting with leader at miller. i don't think there is growing international concern. after all taken down bush, a separate army within the country in violation of a peace deal. let's speak to be. sarah took of it. she was the minister of foreign affairs of bosnia herzegovina. she's joining us live from the capital syria. well, thank you so much for speaking to us on al jazeera. so 1st of all, just give us your initial reaction to the steps that have been announced by miller roddick. we are very surprised with what is happening. and of course, very concern, expecting much stronger engagement of the international community and the reaction on a statement of me, a dog and actually on back to what he's doing because he already established but our agency, for despite the fact that he was included in that our agency of bosnia and herzegovina and he announced further to establish his own army to establi

after the time he collided with another vehicle in freetown, many of the dead and injured had been trying to collect fuel that was spilling out of the truck. the vice president has visited a hospital then treating the injured. the number of dead is expected to rise. iraq's prime minister has ordered an investigation and the violent confrontations that took place in baghdad. at least 4 people were killed when security forces tried to disperse, protest is on friday, they've got to challenge the results of last month parliamentary election. well, those are the headlines doreen. we'll have more news for you here after counting the cost and i will see you off. stay with us and there i lose . hello, i'm money. this is counting the cost on al jazeera. you look at the world of business and economics this week, the pick warms at why the pace of the rest, the planets who will protect it from oil and gas exploration. the big money enabling big oil to drill for crude despite pledges to go green. as we burn more fossil fuels, the ice is melting in greenland, uncovering much needed red mineral. that wi

in sierra leone, at least 98 people were killed in the capital of freetown late last night following a fuel tanker explosion. the explosion occurred as people rushed to collect fuel from the leaking vicle following a traffic accident. video showed scenes of chaos and fire through the night, and this morning, revealed the charred remains of those killed, and the destruction of buildings and vehicles. as the united nations climate summit continued in glasgow today, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets worldwide for what was called “a global day of action.” in south korea, activists rolled a huge red ball down the street, a symbol of "burning earth." and, climate activists marched and rallied in paris, london, and in glasgow, all calling on world leaders to take dramatic action to combat climate change. >> sreenivasan: for many young people, watching world leaders make pledges to do something about climate change is not enough. not only do they protest in large numbers-- including in today's global day of action, marches and rallies-- they're organizing on state and local

a huge fire an explosion, it happened in wellington, an eastern suburb of sierra leone, capital freetown, according to local media, a bus full of people near by. it was completely burned. the fire also incinerator shops and market holes in the neighbourhood and cause extensive damage. oh, mar. fauna is a journalist who has been at the scene. those are late yesterday evening. i'm off the raw show up when heading home most are being around. it's b. m. local time when the this bunker right behind me all the children 0 was run into by the truck, which you can also see just by the bond a back. the want to talk want. there was some pets or leakage from the talk. and then some motorbike almost almost about ducks read after a thought is coping the fuel from the truck from the tanker rolled up and then there was a topic hold up in this area. so that's where that was the 1st ball. i mean molig m l truck you have to was, we don't know, but what was the, what once it's happened, then those what chops in the truck picking up because that doesn't hit them to far balls. mullis noble, good area on many

it happened in wellington, an eastern suburb of sierra leone, capital freetown, according to local media, a bus full of people nearby was completely burned. the fire also incinerated shops in market halls in the neighbourhood and caused extensive damage. omar for fauna is a journalist who has been at the scene, gaza late yesterday evening. i'm off the ross show up when heading home must have been around it's b. m local time when the this banker right behind me all the children and 0 was run into by the truck, which you can also see just by the dupont uncle there. so wanted to point out there was some pets or leakage from the tank on then some motorbike amazon. what about docs right after under a thought is coping the fuel from the truck from the tanker either. and then there was a traffic hold up in this area. so that when that was the 1st of this, a fast ball got it. i mean, monica gimler, shortly afterwards we don't met, but what's called the exclusion. what once it happened, then those what stopped in the traffic and got because that was on hit them to far balls, moralist, noble, good

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people lost their lives after the tanker collided with a truck at a busy intersection in the capital, freetown, 92 more were taken to hospital witnesses. a crowd of people are trying to collect the leaking fuel. when it ignited, the government's declared, the explosion and national disaster. israel says 6 palestinian rights groups, it recently designated as terrorist groups can no longer operate in the occupied west bank. the civil society organizations were allowed to work in the territory despite the authority government's decision last month. israel accuses the groups of funnelling money to a group called the popular front for the liberation of palestine. harry faucet has more from west to islam. they were designating these 6 engineers as linked to funnelling money to the p, f l, p, which israel and the number of western countries defined as a terrorist organization. now, there was some pushback internationally against this. those also criticism internally within israel, about the sort of p r effect of doing this without a full and transparent account of exactly how they were basing these a

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