voters in the tiny indian nation —— indian ocean nation.r south asia at the international institute for strategic studies here in london. thanks forjoining us. it has been postponed twice. pretty extraordinary election on several levels, just talk us through this. not only covid—19 but other factors as well. good to be with you, tim. yes this is an extraordinary election. the covid pandemic has forced the postponement of the election twice since it was first announced in march of this year. because of that there has been safety measures that the sri lankan authorities have had to implement to make sure that this election is safe to go ahead and that the health concerns have been addressed. that includes allowing voters to bring their own pens to mark ballot paper is ensuring social distancing, making sure that voters wear masks and having more polling stations, having more polling station officers, and even if they have tested all of these measures through mock elections that have taken place over the past few weeks. all of these covid secu

look at the huge black streaks cutting through the emerald waters of the indian ocean.one on the vessel to know the probability of the oil spill existing, so this is where we are today, and we are facing one of the major ecological crises that the island is facing. these satellite images show how the spill has just got worse and worse. this was the ship after it first ran aground. then, look again. a potential 4,000 tons of oil leaking into the sea. definitely, marine land is affected. it also affects the communities because there is a lot of fishermen who use the lagoon to fish and earn their living. the locals are doing what they can to try and protect this pristine environment, considered to have some of the finest coral reefs in the world. but this is a small, impoverished nation dependent on tourism. france has offered to send help but with fears the tanker may break up, that aid may not arrive in time. tim allman, bbc news. to poland now, where thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in the capital warsaw and many other cities. they're calling for the re

more caucuses have been found on a beach on the indian ocean i meant is the oil spill caused by a japanese vessel to blame for the dolphin dates. at the low ball still bringing books to the people and i do. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company as always environmentalist in morrish assault calling for an investigation into why dead dolphins have been found washed up on the indian ocean islands shoals 7 more caucuses were discovered on a beach and grand sable on thursday it's a day off to 17 of those were found mia and oil spill. was caused by a japanese ship that struck a coral reef last month. fisheries minister has said that at 1st glance the dolphin dances don't appear to be related to the spill. environmentalists say there must be an urgent inquiry to determine the cause of the ditz. my guest today is stefan goal of resistance to save vets a political party focusing on ecological and social issues in the rishis as defined is also an environmental activist and he joins me from the issues i welcome to day devaney's africa stefan so you visited th

environmental emergency" after a japanese transport ship ran aground and began leaking fuel into the indian ocean. at least a thousand tonnes of oil are estimated to have seeped into the water — endangering some of the world's finest coral reefs. environmentalists have described the situation as an ecological disaster. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. hello. the hot, humid weather continues in southern and eastern areas. further north, with the sunshine, i think a more pleasant low 20s throughout the rest of today. the cloud has been quite slow to clear east wales and northern england, so where it lingers, particularly in the north sea coast, it will be a little bit cooler here. but really the heat is with us for the next three to four days, both by day and by night. the low cloud returns tonight, and we pick up and increasing chance of a few showers from now on. but i think the talking point tonight is how humid it will be again, and more so for northern ireland and scotland compared with the nightjust gone. and also, the low cloud should clear a little bit more ready

flow directly into the sea and the indian ocean. of course relieved to the part of the world that were thinking about. so for them it's an integrated space, integrated strategic battle space. it is why for example the chinese have terms, i don't think that he is much anymore that we did about a decade ago. there building a string of pearls. and that was to flow, hr just remind me to it geography of peace is the last book. people should pick it up. it's loosely written and helps you understand why you need to have a forward defense. because you don't want to be contained in either your hemisphere or worse you need a global defense. in each of think about it integrated. why the chinese are building bases comments why they are building access points and a water in pakistan or in burma to allow them to have strategic space to flow from productive neighborhood that they were in, all the way to her these goods go. and if you look at what time is called the maritime silk road, and opponent of the land base one belt one road, follows or the

you geto get to the indian ocean different ways, you can get to the venue float directly beyond and thatleads to the part of the world but they are thinking about this and it is an integrated strategic space and it's why for example i don't think that we use it much anymore but we did about a decade ago they were building a string of pearls and it was the geography of the peace is the last book and people should pick it up and helps you understand why you need to have a forward defense because you do not want to be contained in this hemisphere. you need a global defense and need to think about it integrated. it's like the chinese are building bases and access points in pakistan or burma to allow them to have strategic space to flow from the productive neighborhood they read all the way to where these zero and if you look at what is sometimes called the maritime silk road and the one belt one road, it follows is why the indians are so consumed into the largest over this decade because they are very concerned about maintaining access and that's why the japanese are because no one wants to

in the middle of the indian ocean sand is a matter of life and death. of the sand divers have been collecting call sand from the lagoon for years and selling with developers. but with sea levels rising this sand harvesting is leading to some serious problems. saturday video and precious commodity in the maldives because this one millimeter of the ocean touching you constantly every minute every 2nd every day every year is such a false and it is eat. or you don't deny. a the mole deaves our road at an alarming rate residents do what they can to protect their homes but many beaches are little more than memories. really not god and i'd get all of them are sick and the demonic in the house i'm in a body did it come up was how to undo what the law gave the one nun a difficulty down the dictaphone line number mcdonnell building i got in riyadh only make a name on it let me ask you how you got the logic given the naval moment it will make on the money keyboard unless of unite in the going to come and live in. several 100 islands have already been evacuated and

public apology by the operator of the stranded japanese tanker that leaked tonnes of oil into the indian oceanff mauritius. japan remembers the victims of nagasaki, 75 years after the atom bomb was dropped on the city. borisjohnson says it would be morally indefensible to keep schools in england closed, and has pledged to make reopening them a national priority. in a newspaper article, the prime minister insists it is safe to send children back to class next month. it's understood he wants schools to stay open as long as possible in any future local lockdowns. our political correspondent matt cole has more. all children were meant to be back in classrooms like this in england before the summer holidays, but that plan failed. now, the prime minister is making clear his commitment that things will be different in september. he writes in the mail on sunday... and he continues... boris johnson has been praised for putting particular emphasis on concerns for vulnerable children, saying he fears if classrooms don't reopen soon they may drop out of education, never to return. well, i'm very pleased t

just didn't start now but it started about 2 years ago in 2018 when there were 2 cycles in the indian ocean that brought very heavy rains and then this was exacerbated by flooding in yemen after that and then another cycle last year at the end of the year in somalia ok let's return to kenya and how has it been dealing with this 2nd generation of these past. well they've had now 2 generations of reading so this has required extensive efforts to control them mainly by aircraft so this is aircraft spring bio pesticides and chemical pesticides against the swarms again so we listening in the northern part of the country now these operations are coming to an end most of the swarms have been detected and treated but those of course that are missing detection or treatment they will move northward into ethiopia now of course this is all happening right in the middle of a pandemic how much more difficult is a to handle this during a house crisis well of course it's already extremely difficult to manage desert locusts without a health crisis is incredibly challenging but now of course we have the code

oil spill that environmentalists fear could become a major ecological disaster government of the indian ocean island nation has declared an environmental emergency after tons of fuel started leaking from a cargo ship grounded on a wreath. the beaches are already covered in oil which is threatening an entire lagoon and fuel is still pouring into the sea from the grounded ship. locals are relying on the ingenuity to fight the pollution the stuff in sugarcane leaves into plastic sheets to make improvised booms that just isn't enough professional equipment volunteers are working with the authorities to scoop up the oil and pump it out of the ships tanks. the government has declared an environmental emergency. we're appealing to france and renewing for help the united nations and other countries. we don't have the know how to deal with a catastrophe like this. francis promised aid and the sending experts and the naval vessel the empty freighter ran aground 2 weeks ago on thursday a fuel tank burst the japanese owners have offered an apology. but environmentalist are warning to spill could devastat

spill that environmentalists fear could become a major ecological disaster the government of the indian ocean island that relies heavily on tourism has declared a state of environmental emergency. travelers arriving here in germany are facing mandatory testing for the corona virus amid a surge in infections across the country now the new rules apply to anyone arriving from regions deemed to be high risk those who refuse the test could face fines of up to $25000.00 euros the new testing requirement comes as experts warn that germany could be seeing its 2nd wave of the pandemic as new cases rise to over $1000.00 per day. let's take a look at some of those latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic around the world the top u.s. infectious disease expert dr anthony fauci has warned that an approved vaccine could end up being effective only 50 to 60 percent of the time that means that public health measures will still be needed meanwhile president donald trump says he'll issue executive orders to extend economic relief for millions of americans as negotiations with democratic lawmakers on the

spill that environmentalists fear could become a major ecological disaster the government of the indian ocean island that relies heavily on tourism has declared a state of environmental emergency. british authorities say there's been a record number of migrants a crossing the english channel from france to england because of calm weather this week the strait may only be 30 kilometers wide at its narrowest point have but it's dangerous because it's the world's busiest shipping lane. well here in germany it figures show corona virus infections creeping back up fueling fears of a 2nd a pandemic wave but germany is also experiencing a heat wave that could turn out to be a fatal combination as beaches become overcrowded with sweltering tourists and day trippers. germany's baltic coast samus for its endless stretches of white sandy beaches. and is no exception but in times of coronavirus restrictions over crowded beaches are supposed to be a thing of the past only those staying in hotels are allowed on the south. even so $10000.00 daytrippers descended on the resort companies renting out the region

france is sending more experts to the indian ocean island as damage control efforts from last month's oil spill continue a japanese cargo ship spilled 1000 tonnes of oil off the coast of the island in late july after hitting a coral reef the ship split in 2 on saturday and a rescue team is now planning to drag part of the ship into open seas to prevent further damage to the coastline. and that's it for me and the business team here in berlin for more you can always go to deedle deedle kong slash business or follow us on social media thank you very much for watching. and in the end your. rules and you. are you familiar with this. when the smugglers would lie and say. what's your story. 'd women especially in victims of violence. take part and send us your story we are trying always to understand this new culture. another visitor nothing yet you want to become a citizen. in for migrants your platform for reliable information. this week on world stories. street vendors are back in china. learning to dance with distance but we start in south africa animal welfare activist spear that poach

disaster after an oil spill of grounded vessel has begun leaking fuel into the blue waters of the indian ocean the ship was traveling from china to presume with reportedly nearly $4000.00 tons of oil and $200.00 tons of diesel on board. thousands of opposition supporters have rallied in the bed of russian capital minsk to find a crackdown by the government of president alexander lukashenko the protest came ahead of this weekend's presidential election you can go is facing his biggest challenge in years the support for the main opposition candidate svetlana kind of scalia grows. well here in germany amid signs of a 2nd wave of corona virus infections all thirty's are making tests mandatory for travelers arriving from designated high risk areas the move comes as schools begin reopening after the summer holidays and fears that more people making trips are spreading the virus the country's health minister. says the tests are essential for public safety. from saturday onwards travelers returning from high risk areas to germany will have to have a valid corona test in their pockets or accept being t

spill that environmentalists fear could become a major ecological disaster the government of the indian ocean island that relies heavily on tourism has declared a state of environmental emergency. starting today travelers arriving in germany are facing mandatory testing for the corona virus amid a surge in infections across the country the new rules apply to anyone arriving from regions deemed to be high risk that's about 130 countries and regions those who refuse the test could face a fine of up to 25000 euros a new testing requirement comes as experts warn germany could be seeing its 2nd wave of the pandemic with new cases topping 1000 a day. let's speak more now with our correspondent qamar bosun who is at the frankfurt airport conrad it's been a long time in the works getting this to become a requirement now we're here what's it been like for people arriving at airports today. i have to say william things here at the french. in terms of compulsory testing went pretty smoothly most passengers are very. understanding and corporative which also has to do with the great amount of helping hand

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spill that environmentalists fear could become a major ecological disaster the government of the indian ocean island that relies heavily on tourism has declared a state of environmental emergency. a polish police detained a 48 people in a gay rights protest in the capital warsaw. writes it was a significant issue in the presidential election last month poland's governing party has claimed gay rights are an invasive foreign ideology that undermines polish values. well starting today travelers arriving in germany are facing a mandatory testing for the coronavirus amid a surge in infections across the country the new rules apply to anyone arriving from regions a deemed to be high risk that's around 130 different countries and regions those who refuse the test could face a fine of up to 25000 euros the new testing requirement comes as experts warn that germany could be seeing its 2nd wave of the pandemic with a new cases arising to over 1000 a day. well one of those high risk of countries is mexico where the number of corona virus infections has been rising rapidly the death toll there has now pa

more caucuses have been found on a beach on the indian ocean i meant is the oil spill caused by a japanese vessel to playing with adults and dads. at the low ball still green books to the people and i do. hello i'm kristie one to welcome to the in his africa it's good to have your company as always environmentalist and more wish assault calling for an investigation into why dead dolphins have been found washed up on the indian ocean island shoals 7 more caucuses were discovered on a beach and grand sable on thursday it's a day off to 17 of those were found near and oil spill like that spill was caused by a japanese ship that strong. a coral reef last month the mauritian says fisheries minister has said that at 1st but on the dolphin dates and don't appear to be related to the spill. environmentalists say they must be and urgent inquiry to determine the course of the day it's. my guest today is stefan goal of resistance initiative that's a political posse focusing on ecological and social issues in more rishis as defined is also an environmental activist and he joins me from where he says i

authorities on the indian ocean island of more riches have a rest of the captain of the japanese own ship which ran aground off its shores spewing tons of oil into pristine waters the spill spread over a vast area of endangered corals fish and other marine life in what some scientists have called the worst ecological disaster in the country's history. and the historic anti-government demonstrations to show no signs of dying down once again today protesters took to the streets to ask for authoritarian leader alex i'm going to step down the country has been gripped by on breasts and it's president lukashenko is widely disputed election when earlier this month these protesters gathered outside a prison in the capital minutes where many of the people arrested during the demonstrations are thought to be held thank lou the husband of opposition candidates but. she fled the country after the election searing for her safety german chancellor angela merkel today urged the government to avoid violence and start a national dialogue with the opposition. tomorrow the european council will hold a

spill that environmentalists fear could become a major ecological disaster the government of the indian ocean islands that relies heavily on tourism has declared a state of environmental emergency. well here in germany figures show corona virus infection rates are creeping back up shielding fears of a 2nd pandemic wave but germany is also experiencing a heatwave and that could turn out to be a dangerous combination is beaches become too overcrowded with tourists and day trippers. germany's baltic coast famous for its endless stretches of white sandy beaches. is no exception but in times of coronavirus restrictions over crowded beaches are supposed to be a thing of the past only those staying in hotels are allowed on the sands even so $10000.00 daytrippers descended on the resort company's renting out the region's much loved week of beach chairs had to turn customers away. no model buys and i normally on a day like this with temperatures of 30 degrees celsius would have 800 people on my part of the beach right now i can only let 15200 people at most through. come in for a lot of verbal abuse o

authorities on the indian ocean island of mauritius have arrested the captain of a japanese owned a ship which ran aground off of its coast spewing tons of oil into pristine waters the spill spread over a vast area of endangered corals fish and other marine life in what some scientists have called the worst ecological disaster in the country's history. all european union leaders will discuss possible sanctions against bellerive said in an emergency video conference today in a video message opposition politician said lata taken off skya called on the e.u. council not to recognize what she called fraudulent elections which saw president alexander lukashenko return to power for a 6th term the e.u. emergency talks come as lucas said go faces growing rebellion from sectors of society that he could once reliably count on for support. more work has joined the walkout in the past president alexander lukashenko could count on state employees to support him but he had to order manages to threaten them with disciplinary action if they joined a nationwide strike. some ignored those threats. even wit

spill that environmentalists fear could become a major ecological disaster the government of the indian ocean island that relies heavily on tourism has declared a state of environmental emergency. british authorities say there's been a record number of migrants crossing the english channel from france to england to this week because of calm weather this rate may only be 30 kilometers wide at its narrowest point but it's dangerous because it's the world's busiest shipping lane. polish police detained $48.00 people in a gay rights protest in the capital warsaw right it was a significant issue in the presidential election at last month poland's governing party has claimed a gay rights are an invasive foreign ideology that undermines values. but might not be the welcome some people had hoped for when they arrived in germany but now those coming here from most places will have to submit to a coronavirus tests concerns are growing about a 2nd wave of the pandemic may be hitting the country with new cases rising at over a 1000 a day. for those who have to travel there is a lot to contend with nowada

that environmentalists fear it could become a major ecological disaster the government of the indian ocean island that relies heavily on tourism has declared a state of environmental emergency. polish police detained 48 people in a gay rights protest in the capital warsaw. writes it was a significant issue in the presidential election last month old's governing party has claimed a gay rights aren't invasive for an ideology that undermines the polish values. well it might not be the welcome some people had hoped for when they arrive in germany but now those coming here from most places will have to submit to a coronavirus tests concerns are growing at a 2nd wave of the pandemic may be hitting the country with new cases rising to over a 1000 a day. for those who have to travel there's a lot to contend with nowadays these passengers of all landed at germany's busiest airport frankfurt from countries considered high risk that's most of the world outside of europe but before they're allowed to enter germany they have to receive a compulsory code 19 test after a long journey it's not very nice a

facing an ecological disaster from an oil spill in the grounded tanker began leaking fuel into the indian ocean the bulk carrier was transporting nearly 4000 tons of fuel and 200 tons of diesel from china to brazil. and the state of new york has filed a lawsuit seeking to break up the national rifle association america's most powerful gun law new york state attorney general and tissue james announced the charges accusing top an r.a. executives of diverting millions of dollars in funding to pundits lavish lifestyles the association says the allegations are baseless attack on the right to bear arms . earlier we spoke with washington bureau chief eunice poll about the fight to break up one of the nation's most powerful lobbies this process will take is but it's taking place in the time that the tide my shift why because so many americans are really tired of gun violence and tired of seeing children in schools being shot they're tired of seeing murderers on the streets so in many states they really increased the laws so maybe this is really the beginning of change. because in this poll there in was

and authorities on the indian ocean island of moriches have arrested the captain of a japanese owned ship which ran aground off the island spewing tons of oil into the pristine waters the spill spread over a vast area of endangered corals fish and other marine life in what some scientists have called the country's worst ecological disaster. german chancellor angela merkel urged the government to embed a ruse to avoid violence and start a national dialogue with a yell position that's as the country continues to be gripped by under arrest in the aftermath of president lukashenko is widely disputed election win here's what machall had to say about situation earlier today. tomorrow the european council will hold a video conference about a reeves i spoke with russian president putin today i once again make here that there must be freedom of expression the freedom to protest the prisoners must be released under house to be a national dialogue that enables the situation to be resolved peacefully and valerie's who will just does not further tomorrow. comments comin all go in standoff between

more caucuses have been found on a beach on the indian ocean island is the oil spill caused by a japanese vessel to blame for the dolphin dates. back to the mobile stolz green books to the people and ideas. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa have your company as always environmentalist's in mauritian calling for an investigation into why dead dolphins have been found washed up on the indian ocean island shore 7 more caucuses were discovered on a beach and grand sable on thursday it's a day off to 17 of those were found mia and oil spill like that spill was caused by a japanese ship that struck a coral reef last month morrish the fisheries minister has said that at 1st glance the dolphin dates don't appear to be related to the spill but environmentalists say there must be an urgent inquiry to determine the cause of the ditz. my guest today is stefan goal of resistance to save vets a political party focusing on ecological and social issues in more rishis define is also an environmental activist and he joins me from the issues i welcome to day devaney's africa stefan so you vis

spill that environmentalists fear could become a major ecological disaster the government of the indian ocean island that relies heavily on tourism has declared a state of environmental emergency. polish police detained $48.00 people in a gay rights protest in the capital warsaw l g b t rights was a significant issue in the presidential election last month poland's governing party has said gay rights is in a vase of foreign ideology that undermines polish values and traditional family. u.s. president donald trump's counter intelligence director has warned about foreign interference in november's presidential election the trump administration has accused russia china and iran of attempting to influence the results with dissin from asian and other means democrats in congress have criticized the intelligence community for withholding information from public view. in india at least 18 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a passenger plane skidded off the runway in the southern city of cory code the air india express flight from dubai was carrying 190 passengers and crew heavy monsoon

in mauritius have arrested the captain of a japanese-owned cargo ship that spilled oil into the indian oceanofficials say sa kneel kumar was arrested along with his deputy on tuesday on suspicion of endangering navigation. the boat ran aground in late july on a reef off the coast of the island nation. mamaritime trafficic data shows ship made a sudden almostt 90 degree tnn to the rightht and slslowed down o off the coast. locall mededia say the crew may have maneuvered the ship close to shore to get a wi-fi signal. meanwhile, a second group of experts from japan has left for mauritius on wednesday to help reduce the environmental impact. the seven-member team includes experts from the national institute for environmental studies and the environment ministry. earlier this month the japanese government sent the first team of experts including members of the coast guard. japanese private companies are assisting efforts to clean up the waters around mauritius. this company in tokyo has developed a special fabric that absorbs susurface oil. >> translator: the a accident tk placace in a pristine n

. >>> a picturesque reef in the indian ocean is now covered with tons of oil.leaking cargo ship has broken apart not far from a protected wildlife habitat. the environmental emergency in mauritius next, we'll have a live report about it. >>> also, the embattled president of belarus battles not to give up the country to anyone, even as it is engulfed by row teprotesters demanding h resigns. we'll you what the crisis about with a live report from minsk next. with so many nourishing shades, a color change is easy. nutrisse has 77. from our darkest blacks, to our lightest blondes. it nourishes while it colors. plus avocado, olive and shea. change a little, or a lot. nutrisse. nourished hair. better color. by garnier, naturally! >>> authorities in mauritius declared a major oil spill in the indian ocean a forbidden zone after a cargo ship split in two saturday. take a look, and you can see the damage in these beautiful waters there. greenpeace africa says volunteers working on the cleanup have been asked to stop over safety concerns. the japanese-owned ship was on i

it began to seep oil into the shallow waters of the indian ocean. had about 4000at pounds on board.of the ship has apologized and vowed to do the cleanup. some are blaming the government for a slowed response. >> the government was actcting n response -- on advice from the company. acting in the best interests of the people of mauritius.- reporter: thousands of volunteers have come to hell. leaves are being built to help absorb the oil from the beaches. the remaining fuel is being pumped off of the stricken ship to prevent further pollution. booms are being taken out by volunteer boats. bootats at ourheir disposal. the oil is impacting the area. dependsty of the area on the many helpers working to make sure the oil does not spread further. it has resumed energy work in the eastern mediterranean sea accusing greece of not keeping its promises regarding a disputed gas reserve in the region. a research vessel is conducting seismic surveys and a disputed area between cyprus and greece for the next two weeks. greece has called the exploration you legal and a threat to peace. the deployme

about 1,000 tons of fuel oil leaked into the indian ocean after the bulk carrier broke up.here are fishing ports and man grove forests along the coastline. a member of a japanese relief team sent to the scene says the areas coral-rich, shallow waters, less than a meter deep, are making clean-up efforts harder. a local police official said they were navigating in different waters than usual at the time of the incident. the coast guard attempted to contact the vesselel several tis bubut there was no reply. ththe crew finalally responded r the ship ran aground. authorities in mauritius arrested the ship's captain on suspicion of endangering safe navigation. japan has sent two small teams to help assess the damage and assist with the clean-up. some of the members spoke at a news conference about what they found at the spill site. nhk world has more. >> reporter: this is what the southern coast of mauritius looked like last year. its white sand beaches and rich nature attracted tourists from around the world. and this is what it looks like now. the roots of the mangrove forest a

france is sending equipment and technical advisors to the indian ocean island of mauritius after its prime minister appealed for urgent assistance to contain a worsening oil spill there. president emmanuel macron said teams were being deployed from the nearby french island of reunion. face coverings have become compulsory in more public spaces in england and scotland. people visiting museums, cinemas, and places of worship will have to cover their faces in england and the new rule applies to any sales area that's open to the public in scotland. katy austin reports. the big screen is back. ten of cinema chain vue‘s 90 sites reopened yesterday, including this one in london's shepherd's bush, after more than four months closed. so, are you a little bit excited? too excited to say a little bit. and what are you going to see? i'm going to see dream build. things are different, including one—way systems and enhanced cleaning. booking online and getting your ticket on a mobile phone app are encouraged, and there is no pick‘n‘mix here. now in england and scotland cinemas, face coverings are