the storm is gaining strength as it blows across the indian ocean. the gale force winds are expected to reach up to 250 kilometers per hour. heavy rains have already begun along the eastern coastline of madagascar. authority say that's it. i poses a serious threat to millions of residents. just last week, tropical storm anna swept over the island, killing at least 55 people to the island, still recovering from that tropical storm. and now this cyclop, tatiana does, he is program director for madagascar. it save the children and joins us from the north east of the island for leaf groups have warned of the ferocity with which the cycling will make landfill. what's the situation? oh ok. thank you. i saw this situation in not in the east of the gas car, it's not, it started to rain since this morning. you know, the cycle on the side categorize as an intense cycle with more than 200 kilometer of gas. and now we are expecting to have floats, reba we run out of there we run out. so we really expect in for people in a to b eat by long. we just now, i mean it

a return home after a 50 year exile — why these people from islands in the indian ocean are at the centrend dispute between britain and mauritius. and a convincing win for england against italy in the six nations rugby. good evening. germany has become the latest western nation to warn publicly of an imminent russian invasion of ukraine, with the german chancellor saying there was a "serious threat to peace in europe." olaf scholz is to travel to moscow this week, in another attempt to defuse tensions. here, the defence secretary ben wallace has caused controversy, by suggesting that current diplomatic efforts had �*a whiff of munich' about them — a reference to a peace deal made with hitler before the second world war. russia now has up to 130,000 troops along ukraine's border, although moscow has said in repeated statements that there are no plans to invade. ukraine's ambassador to britain criticised mr wallace's remarks, saying it wasn't the best time to offend partners. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. taking steps to bring russia back from the brink. the defence secr

andrew harding, bbc news, in the indian ocean. correspondent in ottawa, samira hussain, says the protests were calmer today. yesterday in this area, the scene was really very tense. and i think it was because the state of emergency had just been declared in ottawa. now, though, you can really sense that there's sort of like a carnival theme going on. there's a stage that's set up behind me, there's music, people were dancing at some points during the day. the tense scene that we saw yesterday really hasn't been happening today at all. if you look at the vaccination rates in canada, it's almost at 80% of the country is vaccinated. so this is indeed a smaller minority. and if you ask residents around here — and, in fact, according to recently released opinion polls — most canadians are against what is actually happening right now. i mean, this is still canada, and it's a very surprising scene to have these truckers occupy such large swathes right in front of parliament hill. this is where government decisions are made. but right now

year exile — for the people at the centre of a land dispute between britain and mauritius in the indian oceane's ambassador to the uk has told the bbc that his country may consider dropping its ambitions to join nato — in an effort to avoid military conflict with russia. germany has become the latest western nation to warn publicly of an imminent russian invasion of ukraine, with the german chancellor saying there was a "serious threat to peace in europe." russia now has up to 130 thousand troops along ukraine's border, but moscow insists there are no plans to invade. courtney bembridge reports. anti—aircraft missiles arriving in kyiv and lithuania. ukraine has received planeloads of aid in recent weeks to help shore up in recent weeks to help shore up its defences after russia amassed more than 100,000 troops on the borders. moscow wants assurances that nato will never admit to ukraine, which has long wanted to join the western military alliance. ukraine's ambitions are even written into its constitution but now the country's ambassador to the uk says it may have to consider shelving its pla

and the united states a return home after a 50 year exile — why these people from islands in the indian oceanthe centre of a land dispute between britain and mauritius and the wait is over for the super excited fans at the super bowl — america's biggest sporting event kicks off in los angeles. will they — or won't they? as the warnings and anxieties continue to mount over the chances of russia invading ukraine, diplomatic missions will be coming thick and fast again this week in an effort to find some way to avoid war, starting with germany's new leader olaf scholz visiting kyiv and moscow. just as germany becomes the latest western nation to publicly warn that a russian invasion may be imminent, ukraine's government has called for a meeting with moscow. and the ukrainian ambassador to the uk has suggested his country might consider dropping its long—held ambition tojoin nato. vadym pristaiko was speaking to the bbcjust a few hours ago. this is what is written in our constitution, and by being ambassador, by saying "might", i'm somehow going against the major document we have? what i'm saying

the storm has for widespread flooding to the indian ocean island. mexican security forces have evicted nearly 400 people from the make shift camera and the board of 50 of g y. now, it had been occupied for more than a year by migrants trying to reach the us. the camp was formed after the biden administration. limited border crossing is due to the in ethiopia. more than a year after the government launched an attack in the northern take, my region, suffering continues. there are accusations of mass, rape of women and girls, allegedly committed by both by parties from both sides. the government, still restricting media and humanitarian access to decry. meanwhile, regions bordering to cry are on war footing. she cry, her faces have withdrawn back into their home region, but their neighbors are still full of mistrust. d, w. east africa corresponded mario mila reports from one town where people are taking up arms. ah, labelle as rock hewn churches looked peaceful in the morning light. they seem untouched by the events of the past month. labella has twice been captured. my fighters loyal to

the storm has brought widespread flooding to the indian ocean island. it's the 2nd storm to hit madagascar in recent weeks. canada's capital ottawa has declared a state of emergency. after more than a week of coven 19 protests that have shut down the city. the mayor said the blockade by truck drivers is threatening the safety and security of residence. the freedom convoy was started by truckers protesting against a vaccine mandate, but it has now grown into a wider movement ha, making themselves heard in canada's capital. these protesters have paralyzed, central. ottawa, in the cities mer, has declared a state of emergency. the so called freedom convoy started as a protest by truck is at a new cove at 19 vaccine mandate for crossing the border from the u. s. but it's growing into a rallying point against pen demik restrictions and the government people should be able to make their own choice to take the needle or not take the needle and not lose the job, not lose her house, not lose her income. just for the vaccination, us who is mad said the situation

the storm as broad widespread floating to the indian ocean island. it's the 2nd storm to hate madagascar in recent weeks. pope frances has now added talk show guest to his resume. he made the 1st ever paypal talk show appearance on the italian t v. program at kit. then profile. the pontiff criticized the treatment of migrants trying to escape poverty by sea. the interview also had lighter moments when francis spoke about his friendships and love for tango commute them. india has declared 2 days of national morning following the death of one of the country's most iconic singers. latham and gash card passed away at the age of 92 after being hospitalized with coven. 19 last month, the hollywood superstar received dozens of movie awards in her long career. ah, india moines one of its greatest cultural treasures for decades last among gash, gars, voice provided the soundtrack to bollywood movies on the lives of her fellow indians . mourners packed the streets for her opener's state funeral in her home town of mom by bali would superstars rubbing shoulders

bracing for psycho bazzi right as it makes land form the storm gain strength as it blew across the indian ocean. strong winds reaching up to 250 kilometers per hour, have been forecast. there's already heavy rainfall along the eastern coastline of madagascar. authority say the cyclone could impact millions of residents. last week, tropical storm anna swept over the island, killing at least 55 people. well, let's get more on this from tatiana darcy. she is the program director at save the children full madagascar, and she joins us now. so could you just update us up on what the situation is like at the moment? oh, thank you thought sure i made lunch for being in that issue. cuz my mom gar, after on it, it brings me with the electric copy this morning this week, but it's really hard for not to get information back. and agencies have been preparing for this for some time. what measures are currently in place as well? the government does include a pre position for you. what can you help with? and they are now with tomorrow at palm in the weekend. you know, how long will you be? i can we are not sur

the storm has brought widespread flood ink to the indian ocean island is the 2nd storm to hit madagascar in recent weeks. rescue as in morocco fell to save a boy who fell into a narrow well they sug, they dug a deep tunnel underground to reach him. after being unable to pull him out from above. before day effort was trying to live by viewers around the world. and archaeologist say they have found berlin's oldest st. dating back 800 years. is located near the sprit river, just a stone's throw away from the famous tv tower. germany's capital berlin was originally founded as a trading settlement in the 13th century. now queen elizabeth is mocking 70 years on the throne. it's the 1st platinum jubilee for a british monarch. the queen cut the cake in front of cameras, despite traditionally seeing the day as one of reflection on her father's death. i think i might just put a knife. it's a really good a rare public appearance this weekend, but remaining ever committed to her royal duties, even at the age of 95. while queen elizabeth celebrates the 70th anniversary of her reign, it's also a poign

the storm has brought widespread flooding to the indian ocean island. it's a 2nd storm to hit madagascar in recent weeks. and more than 10000 people have march through the dutch city of rotterdam to protest the government current of virus measures. organizers say they are against the cubs which stopped the unvaccinated from entering in dull venues. the netherlands has one of europe's highest infection rights around 20000 people had died since the pandemic began. now, queen elizabeth is mocking 70 years on the throne. it's the 1st platinum jubilee for a british monarch. the queen cut the cake in front of cameras. despite traditionally seeing the day as one of reflection on her father's death, i think i might just put a knife. it's a really good a rare public appearance this weekend, but remaining ever committed to her royal duties, even at the age of 95. while queen elizabeth celebrates the 70th anniversary of her reign, it's also a poignant moment. and that's because she became queen after her ailing father, king george. the 6th died on this day in 1950

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but in the congress islands in the indian ocean, a national vaccine mandate is already in place. people that won't have a choice. the presidential decree to vaccinate is being enforced by the military de w's southern africa. correspondence adrian creek traveled to the congress islands capital maroni to find out how the measure is being carried out. and what people think of it. ah, a military police checkpoints, the cast cans, pass without develop covert vaccination certificates. the jap against the corona virus is mandatory for all adults on the cameras islands. so i think we already had lot of time for sensitivity zation. so now we are not forcing people, but to we just we just sir and freon for them to go and vaccinate critics of president as early as sumani call his rule of the critic he issued the vaccine mandate in december by presidential decree. ah, if you forgot your vaccination cards, you are allowed to ask a friend or family member to bring it here. then it will be controlled. if you haven't been vaccinated though, all your late for your 2nd zap, you will have to pay a

the storm has brought widespread flooding. timothy indian ocean island. it's the 2nd storm to hit madagascar in recent weeks. queen elizabeth is marking 70 years on the throne. it's the 1st platinum jubilee for a british monarch. the queen cut the cake in front of cameras, despite traditionally saying the day as one of reflection on her father's death. i think i might just put a knife. it's a really good idea, a rep public appearance this weekend, but remaining ever committed to her royal duties, even at the age of 95. while queen elizabeth celebrates the 70th anniversary of her reign, it's also a poignant moment. and that's because she became queen after her ailing father king george. the 6th died on this day in 1952. what frederick news reached princess elizabeth and her husband valentina, and the new queen left immediately for london. she mourned with the eyes of the world on her and again, last year, when her husband prince philip died, the queen has worked tirelessly for 7 decades, forging a bond with the public in britain and around the world. i thi

the storm has brought widespread flooding to the indian ocean island. mexican security forces have evicted nearly 400 people from a makeshift ham in the border city of tijuana. it had been occupied for more than a year by migrants trying to reach the u. s. a. camp was formed after the biden administration limited border crossings due to the pandemic. now to the drama attracting lots of attention on day 4 of the winter olympic games. chinese tennis star, pang shy, has given an interview in beijing denying accusations of sexual assault. she herself made against a communist party boss. a fest debate has now started outside of china as to whether she had to do so under duress. punctual i spoke to the french sports newspaper. les, keep with a chinese olympic official in the room and said her allegations of sexual assault against a former official of the chinese communist party was an enormous misunderstanding. sexual assault. she is quoted as responding to pre submitted questions. i never said that anyone sexually assaulted me in any way before her accusatory post from november, 2nd was scrubbe

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the storm has brought widespread flooding to the indian ocean island. while canada, a capital city has declared a state of emergency, the mayor of ottawa says a blockade by truck drivers is threatening the safety and security of residents. their protest began after they were told they needed to get vaccinated to be able to cross the us border. but it has gathered wider support in a country where many are weary of crone of virus restrictions. ah, making themselves heard in canada's capital. these protesters have paralyzed central ottawa and the cities met has declared a state of emergency. the so called freedom convoy started as a protest by trucking at a new coven 19 vaccine mandate for crossing the border from the u. s. but it's growing into a rallying point against pandemic restrictions and the government people should be able to make their own choice to take your needle or not take the needle and not lose the job, not lose her house, not lose her income. just for the information was who is mess of the situation on the straits was out of control. as d

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the storm has brought widespread flooding to the indian ocean island. a gun salute of $62.00 rounds has been fired from the tower of london to mark the official start of queen elizabeth the seconds platinum, jubilee year. britons longest serving monarch elizabeth became queen on the death of her father, king george the 6th in 1952. 0, canada's capital city has declared a state of emergency. the mayor of ottawa says a blockade by truck drivers is threatening the safety and security of residence. their protests began after they were told they needed to get backs needed to be able to cross the u. s. border. but it has gathered wider support in a country where many are growing weary of corona virus restrictions. ah. 6 making themselves heard in canada as capital. these protesters have paralyzed central ottawa and the cities man has declared a state of emergency. the so called freedom convoy started as a protest by trucking at a new coven 19 vaccine mandate for crossing the border from the us. but it's growing into a rallying point against ham demik restrict

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just recently they had a joint naval exercise together with iran in the indian ocean so they are closerloser and that just makes it even more important that we stand togetheh american and kan in ateo. together we are more than 50% of the world. we have been proven right in our intelligence on continued russian military build-up in and around around ukraine. of course, tre still is uncertainty what russia will do but what we all do know is that there's a significant ongoing military build-up by russia. we know that they have used military force against ukraine before and we see this threatening rhetoric where we see that if we don't do exactly what they're saying, until be consequees. and a track record of using force against the ukraine before plus the other factors, makes it a danger, a real danger we need to prepare and address. >> nato's secretary general there. while the world worrys about a potential new russian invasion of ukraine, communities in the east of the country are counting the cost of a conflict which has already dragged on for years. since 2014, some 14,000 people have

it's intensifying, near the indian ocean island nations.e saw 514 millimeters of rainfall in 24 hours in the islands and heavy rain and strong winds are hitting the other islands. take a look at this video from mauritius. it brought strong winds and high waves to the nation. the capital saw winds peaking at 151 kilometers per hour. the storm also left at least 7,500 homes without power. it downed trees and power lines. telephone services were also disrupted. public and air transportation were halted while banks and shops were closed. this system will likely make landfall in madagascar on saturday and it will continue to move over the island into sunday. it could be one of the strongest storms to hit the country in recorded history. that's it for me. stay safe. ♪ ♪ >>> one more story to share with you before we go. artists in southwestern japan are looking to craft a more open society using only a simple brush and ink. each of these drawings was made by someone with foreign roots and ties to the southern prefecture of saga. they express a hu

status. evacuation orders are being issued in madagascar as a large cycle of approaches from the indian ocean. i clone about said i is forecast to hit the east coast on saturday ways. high winds and rain that could effect up to 600000 islanders and those are the hard lines of the day. the 24th a winter olympics begins in beijing by ah. ready ah, the 5th of february, 2018 at 3 pm local time. the dow jones plummets as of the stock exchange has been hit by lightning. it loses more than $1500.00 points in a matter of minutes. never before in the history of the index of american stalks law so much in a single day and new york is not alone. the collapse spreads like wildfire to frankfort, sidney, tokyo, panic erupt. nobody knows what has caused this disaster. there is no discernible real world economy reason. there are no new economic predictions, no unemployment statistics. the only explanation that is offered sounds strange. apparently the trading computers were too fast. ah, how is it possible that a fringe development of automated stock trading yesterday, nomic acceleration of computer systems,

a madagascar is a large cyclop approaches from the indian ocean cycle. and but sir, i is forecast to storm the east coast on saturday with high winds on rain. that could effect up to 600000 islanders. it's already led to the death of at least one person in malicious, for senior aides, for the u. k. prime minister, her design does the so called party gate scandal deepens. they include boris johnson's chief of staff, his private secretary, and director of communications. more news at the top of the hour up next. it's one on east. as punches intensify along the russian frame, border u. s. presidential white threatened president clinton with severe economic sanctions saying if conflict occurs, it could be the largest invasions world war 2 kinds of pneumatic talks. a few possibilities. well, we live from moscow when the latest developments on al jazeera, ah thief, in south korea, it's considered a sacred duty, but young men to serve compulsory military service. oh, look, and all couldn't get on with him. i'm helen, 10 him or i'm plum dale in integrity, kitche

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important for britain's nuclear weapons carrying vulcan bowman to fly from fright, cypress to the indian ocean, while only up until the stage when, when they were replaced by suffering. i'm once the nuclear submarine program was and chase the buncombe program diminished very quickly and say really it didn't play to break apart. and the late sixty's acceptance. so everyone forgets the support from the libyan people for britain. but you want the world to remember, why did britain continue to support king address a corrupt king who was selling off the oil resources? the new d discovered oil resources. it wasn't obvious to british diplomats that the gadhafi was going to gain the support of the people when you're absolutely right, that oil changed everything up until that point. libya was known as it was for centuries as a, as a harsh face today with a very difficult desert. and it was a very poor country with very little gang for it. it sounds of industry or, or i cannot mix. so in the 1950 britain who is economic the popping up the country helping it to move forward. now, the model that written f

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ready the algebra giant tortoise lives on various islands in the indian ocean. it's not unusual for them to live longer than a century. the giant tortoise ad waiter was estimated to have lived 255 years. after his death, a commemorative postage stamp was issued in his honor. but the true record holders can be found under water. the greenland shark, for example, can live to be up to 500 years old. no vertebrates live longer. this should come as no surprise since they don't even reach sexual maturity until about the age of a 150 years. one reason for the long lives of greenland sharks is that they grow very slowly. beyond that, they have few natural enemies. the extreme cold, which is associated with slow metabolism in maturation, also helps them live longer. ah, but an ocean co hog lived even longer than greenland sharks. it was 507 years old. researchers found the famous clam known as ming off the coast of iceland in 2006. it age was determined by counting the bands on the hinge region of the shell and later supported by carbon dating. the co hog was born around

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the storm has brought widespread flooding to the indian ocean island. it's the 2nd storm to hit madagascar in recent weeks. chinese tennis star pung, shy, has repeated her denial that she accused any one of sexual misconduct in an interview with the french newspaper among disappeared from public for nearly 3 weeks in november after posting allegations that she was assaulted by a top chinese official canada's capital city has declared a state of emergency. the mayor of ottawa says a blockade by truck drivers is threatening the safety and security of residence. their protest began after they were told they needed to get back stated to be able to cross the u. s. border. but the protest has gathered wide support in a country were many are weary of career virus restrictions. wow. making themselves heard in canada's capital. these protestors have paralyzed central. ottawa. in the cities man has declared a state of emergency. the so called freedom convoy started as a protest by truck is at a new coven. 19 vaccine mandate for crossing the border from the u. s.

cyclone batsirai made landfall late on saturday, leaving a trail of destruction across the indian oceanidge reports. widespread flooding has cut off large parts of the island, making rescue efforts even more difficult. one local official in the south—east of the country said the damage there was so bad it was as though the area had been bombed. translation: many | houses have collapsed. we can't say how many people are affected because we are all affected. mana njary is completely destroyed. no matter where you go, everything is destroyed. rooves were ripped off homes and buildings, while others were inundated with water. translation: it was early morning, we were still sleeping. the owner of the house came to tell us the water was rising. we went to the other side of the house and the walls started to crack. translation: the wind was very strong and there has been a lot of damage. early in the morning, the water was rising and all of the neighbourhood was under water. cyclone batsirai swept inland late on saturday, slamming into the eastern coastline with heavy rain and wind speeds up

the french territory is located east of madagascar in the middle of the indian ocean, la raylien hawes cities of an ambitious goal by 2028. the island wants to completely read itself of the fossil fuels and also switch all of its energy production to the renewables. if africa has taken a look at what progress has been made so far, a reunion island is famed for its beautiful beaches and large green mountains. but it comes to carbon emissions. the islands record is less attractive. around 2 thirds of its energy needs are covered by fossil fuel. this heavy oil factory in the city of lou pool is ran by french utility e d f. in future it's you to switch to leslie. couple neutral operation running on calls are in soil. just one step towards achieving an ambitious goal, switching to renewables, completely by 2020 it. this power plant owned by albumin runs partly on coal from south africa in partly on domestic bio mass. it will need to switch completed to bio mass in future. the sugar refinery next door it his provides a convenient source of the quinn fuel. this at gun were utilized as much of

the mauritian flag has been raised for the first time on the remote chagos islands in the indian ocean, which had jurisdiction over them previously. andrew harding has travelled with the islanders and is the first journalist to broadcast from the chagos islands. is this idyllic archipelago still british territory? today, the government of mauritius said no. a mauritian delegation, visiting the remote chagos islands for the first time, put up a flagpole and then raised their national flag, politely but provocatively staking claim to territory held by britain for half a century. this being part of mauritius, it deserves to have a flag here, so that when people come, they know that they are entering mauritian territory. the mauritians then sang their national anthem, a little softly, but don't mistake that for a lack of determination. mauritius has won worldwide support, its prime minister sending this recorded message. as the state with sovereignty over the chagos archipelago, mauritius will ensure a wise stewardship of its territory. applause the mauritians are already acting like it is

a ship sent by the government of mauritius has arrived at the chagos archipelago in the indian ocean.islanders who were forcibly evicted to make way for a us military base. our correspondent andrew harding was also on board the ship with them and sent this update shortly after they landed. they have just arrived here on the home islands. it has been 50 years since the british kicked them off and removed them forcibly from the place of their birth. today they are back, courtesy of the mauritian government. in the past, it has been impossible for anybody to come here without british permission and a british guard, military escort. today, the mauritian government, in a very bold — some would say provocative — move, has come here under its own steam, insisting that it has the right and exercising its right to visit what it considers its own territory. this is a really important moment in the tug of war between britain and mauritius over these incredibly isolated but strategically very important islands. mauritius insisting they are ours, and you can hear there olivier bancoult, who has ca

the storm has brought widespread flooding to the indian ocean island. it's the 2nd storm to hit madagascar in recent weeks. mexican security forces have evicted nearly 400 people from a makeshift camp in the border city of t one up. it had been occupied for more than a year by migrants trying to reach the us. the camp was formed after the biden administration limited, the cross border flow of migrants due to the pandemic. and australia has announced it is re opening to all fully vaccinated international visitors starting february 21st. the country shut its orders when the pandemic began nearly 2 years ago. since then. entry rules were only relax in november for skilled workers and students. canada's capital city has declared a state of emergency. the mayor of ottawa says a blockade by truck drivers is threatening the safety and security of residents. their protest began after they were told that they needed to get vaccinated to be able to cross the us border. but it has gathered wider support in a country where many are weary of corona virus restriction

ready ready the algebra giant tortoise lives on various islands in the indian ocean. it's not unusual for them to live longer than a century. the giant tortoise ad waiter was estimated to have lived 255 years. after his death, a commemorative postage stamp was issued in his honor. ready but the true record holders can be found under water. the greenland shark, for example, can live to be up to 500 years old. no vertebrates live longer. this should come as no surprise since they don't even reach sexual maturity until about the age of a 150 years. one reason for the long lives of greenland sharks is that they grow very slowly. beyond that, they have few natural enemies. the extreme cold, which is associated with slow metabolism and maturation also helps them live longer . but an ocean co hog lived even longer than greenland sharks. it was 507 years old. researchers found the famous clam known as ming off the coast of iceland in 2006. it age was determined by counting the bands on the hinge region of the shell and later supported by carbon dating. the co hog was born aro

cyclone batsirai made landfall late on saturday, leaving a trail of destruction across the indian oceang has cut off large parts of the island making rescue efforts even more difficult. 0ne local official in the south—east of the country said the damage they will save bad it was as though the area had been bombed. translation:— the area had been bombed. translation: many houses of colla se. translation: many houses of collapse- we — translation: many houses of collapse. we cannot _ translation: many houses of collapse. we cannot say - translation: many houses of collapse. we cannot say how. collapse. we cannot say how many people are affected because we are all affected. no matter where you go, everything is destroyed. matter where you go, everything is destroyed-— is destroyed. rooves were ri ed is destroyed. rooves were ripped off _ is destroyed. rooves were ripped off homes - is destroyed. rooves were ripped off homes and - is destroyed. rooves were - ripped off homes and buildings while others were inundated with water. translation: it was early morning. — with water. translation: i

giants have signed a $10 billion deal to build a 1,500km pipeline from land—locked uganda to the indian oceannzanian coast. it is estimated the lake lies atop 6.5 billion barrels of oil. environmentalists are trying to block the project. and finally, a story for the koala lovers out there. i must admit, i'm one too. the first southern koala ever born in europe, has entered the world at longleat safari park, in wiltshire, in the uk. the birth is part of a conservation drive, to learn more about the animals, which are under threat. they normally live, of course, in australia. jonah fisher has that story. i have got a little bit of news for you. james, a keeper at longleat safari park, is on a zoom with chris... oh, well, let's hear it! ..a koala expert in southern australia. so, i'd like to introduce you to — obviously, you know violet, one of your lovely adelaide koalas, but she also has a joey. oh, that's fantastic news, james! well done. congratulations, you're an uncle! absolutely brilliant. yeah, it's a little overwhelming. it's been quite a journey to get here. three—and—a—half years ago,