tourism is booming in sri lanka. by 2020 the island expects to welcome three million holidaymakers annually. but the equipment in many hotels is out of date. air cons in particular use up tons of power and contain harmful refrigerants. now hiran cooray - owner of the island's largest hotel chain - wants to change that.. over the next threree years, e plans to makake his hotels carbon-neutral. our reportrt wolf gebhbhardt wt to learn more about combining tourism and climate protection. >> it's an ambitious vision. one of sri lanka's biggest hotel chains wants to cover all of its energy needs with renewables by 2020. jetwing runs 30 upscale hotels on the island, and welcomes visitors from around the world. >> no business can be sustained in the long term, if you don't look after your people and the planet. their strategy is to install cutting-edge air conditioning systems... >> we can be a role model or we can be a guinea pig. >> just how green is jet wing really smart ? >> we visit the chairman of jetwing at home. hir

sri lanka ended up stumbling to 181, defeated by an innings and 171 runs.i grabbing three for 32 in what is india's first whitewash in an overseas three—test series. england's cricketers are gearing up for a "step into the unknown" as they prepare to face west indies at edgbaston later this week. the first test in the three—match series in birmingham will be the first day—nighter to be played in england, and also the first involving england. west indies have already played and lost a day—night test when they faced pakistan in dubai last year, but it's a whole new experience for the hosts. ijust don't i just don't know what to expect. the australian guys i know say the twilight period the ball nips around but then the pink ball co said the ball went quite soft quite quickly so we ball went quite soft quite quickly so we have to be so adaptable on the day. we are going in with a com pletely day. we are going in with a completely clear mind and learning on thejob, almost. i think completely clear mind and learning on the job, almost. i think the team who will

sri lanka well beaten in the second test — ravindra jadeja taking five wickets — an innings and 53 runs finally dismissed for 1111 — to end sri lanka's resistance. they'd been forced to follow on — all out for 386. it is obviously nice to win the series again. we won it in 2015. yes, we do have the chance but honestly speaking, we are not looking at test matches and test cricket and we want to win anywhere we play. if we can believe in our abilities, we are not bothered about where we are playing. i can sense that in the team and the team believes that as well. germany's alexander zverev has won the citi open title in washington after beating kevin anderson in straight sets. the 20 year old dropped just nine points on his serve and didn't face a single break point. he's the youngest player to win four atp titles in a year sincejuan martin del potro in 2008. zverev — fancied by many as a star of the future — is now up to number 8 in the world rankings. marc marquez has won the czech motogp, at brno. dani pedrosa was second, ahead of maverick vinales — and the nine—time world championm va

credit now and in beat sri lanka by nine wickets in their first beat sri lanka by nine wickets in theirfirstian put together an unbeaten 197 stand to reach their target in less than 98 overs. india lead the series 1-0. than 98 overs. india lead the series 1—0. finally the belgian rider has won the first stage of the wealth as i near. he won over a flat stage which has a sprint to the line. that‘s all the sport for now. the american actor and comedianjerry lewis has died at the age of 91. from his long—time double act with dean martin in the 1950s, he went on to a solo career in films, tv and musicals. he also spent many years campaigning for research into muscular dystrophy. nick higham reports. here, enjoy yourself. jerry lewis‘ goofy comedies made him the world‘s best paid movie star. aah! with their visual gags, the cartoonlike nature of his films left some people cold but they were immensely popular. i wrote the joke thinking, wouldn‘t it be marvellous if the elastic face that we have, that can do so much, would it not be marvellous if our bodies were elastic so that we could do just as

a lot of western brands that i talk to are now looking towards indonesia, or sri lanka, or even africast, because they are concerned about unfair trading practices in china. in corporate america, the boss of drugs giant merck has resigned from the business panel led by donald trump over the president's response to a violent white nationalist rally which took place in virginia over the weekend. i spoke to our correspondent from new york and i asked why the drugs

sri lanka ended the day on 19 for one, still trailing by 333, with three days remaining.s out of two in pool b of the women's rugby world cup in dublin. england's next game on thursday will be a pool decider against the united states who beat spain 43—0. elsewhere new zealand and canada scored second wins in group a. hosts ireland were 24—14 winners overjapan in group c and france beat australia 48—0. looking forward to the latter stages that tournament. but that is all we had time for. from me, tulsen tollett, and from the team, goodbye for now. —— that is all we have time for. good morning. last week, the weather was pretty changeable, wasn't it? this week, it's more of the same, i'm afraid. in fact, if we take a look back at last week, parts of eastern england had over 60 millimetres of rain. that's pretty close to a month's worth in just a 36—hour period. and certainly, the south—east has been the wettest of the weather. pretty much close to normal, at the moment, so far this august, in scotland and northern ireland. in fact, last week, we had some decent spells of su

600 in theirfirst innings, with the result never in doubt from that point on, but worryingly for sri lankarove when the match gets under way in the coming hours. when there is a partnership or something happening, then we need to have more composure and more discipline at times. but, as i said, there will always be scratches here and there when you are playing test cricket after debris. it is always nice to understand what other things you like and build some momentum —— february. yesterday's practice was really good. the guys were hitting their areas really well and i am confident those areas we identified in the first game we will be able to identify and move ahead and actually improve on those things starting in this game. the latest event in the world golf championships, the bridgestone invitational in ohio, gets under way on thursday. three former world number ones will play in the same group as jordan spieth, jason day and rory mciroy tee off at 12:10 gmt. northern irishman mcilroy heads into it with a new caddie after parting withjp fitzgerald who he'd been with for nine years, as h

after an encouraging start sri lanka collapsed to just 216 in 43 overs. put together an unbeaten 197 run stand between dhawan and virat kohli. that helped them to reach their target in just 28.5 overs. india lead the five match series 1—0. stuart broad says he wants to play in the 2019 ashes against australia after passing ian botham on the list of england's all—time test wicket—takers. broad moved ahead of botham's 383 wickets, in the first—test win against west indies at edgbaston. iam 31, i am 31, now, so iam 31, now, so i i am 31, now, so i still feel like i have a bit of cricket left in me. i am loving the energy around this team. iam am loving the energy around this team. i am loving am loving the energy around this team. iam loving being part of am loving the energy around this team. i am loving being part of it. it is one of those teams, at the moment, were it feels like somebody different is stepping up each day. that is very exciting. it is not a tea m that is very exciting. it is not a team that is reliant on two or three people to perform. it

india secured a six wicket victory over sri lanka in pallekelle in the third match their one day seriesest. jasprit bumrah picked up five wickets as the hosts could only manage 217 for nine while rohit sharma hit an unbeaten 124 to guide his side to the victory target, although it came amid unruly scenes as disgruntled home fans showed their displeasure at the home sides performance, after having already lost the test series. the match was delayed for around half an hour but india closed out the win with just under five overs remaining when the players returned. to golf, and on the pga tour world number 0ne dustinjohnson has won the northern trust 0pen, the first of the season's fed ex cup play—off tournaments. the world number one started the day three shots behind jordan speith but forced the playoff by sinking a 17—foot par putt at the final hole. a superb tee shot at the same hole which counted as the first of the extra holes saw him in a position to pitch onto the green on his second, and set up a birdie putt which he made while speith could only manage par handing johnson the vict

this is less than what india creates with smaller neighbours like sri lanka, bangladesh, and nepal.ly due to the negative list, banning goods from india. this ranges from toothbrushes and diapers to ca rs ranges from toothbrushes and diapers to cars and cricket bats. india levies taxes on goods from pakistan. that said, informaltrade levies taxes on goods from pakistan. that said, informal trade between the two countries is thriving, and is estimated to be close to $5 billion. that involves shipping goods through a third country. traders both in india and pakistan news dubai to get goods to each other. experts say that if history was formalised, then the total bilateral trade between the two countries could touch $10 billion every year. the new york times is reporting that facebook has discreetly launched a photo—sharing app for chinese users. the social media platform is banned in mainland china, but facebook has made clear its intentions to crack the tightly controlled market. let's cross over to our asia business hub where we can speak to mariko 0i. what more do we know about thi

staying with cricket, india thrashed sri lanka in the third and final test in kandy.t for 181 in their 2nd innings, with ravi ashwin and mohammed shami taking 7 wickets between them. india won by an innings and 171 runs, to complete 3—0 series whitewash. british middle—distance runner laura muir has confirmed she'll miss next year's commonwealth games while she continues her studies to become a vet. twenty—four—year—old muir finished fourth in the 1500 metres, and sixth in the 5,000 at the world championships in london but she's got her veterinary exams in may, and won't be able to represent scotland at the commonwealth games, which take place in april on the gold coast in australia. ina week's in a week's time i start my final year of vet school. i graduate next summer year of vet school. i graduate next summerand it will year of vet school. i graduate next summer and it will be more veterinary base next year, it is important to get my studies done. obviously, your studies, commonwealth games next year, will it bea commonwealth games next year, will it be a step too

their trade is less than what they trade with smaller neighbours like bangladesh, sri lanka and nepal pakistan calls its negative list, which bans the import of more than 1200 goods from india. these goods range from toothbrushes and diapers to cars and even cricket bats. india also levies taxes on goods imported from pakistan. that said, informal trade between the two countries is thriving, and it is estimated to be close to $5 billion. that involves shipping goods to a third country. traders both in india and pakistan used to buy two get goods to each other —— use to buy. —— duabai. the total trade between the two countries could touch $10 billion every year. checking the markets, despite the fairly solid gdp figures, the japanese nikkei is down because of the strong yen, which is seen as a safe haven currency as tensions grow between the united states and north korea. australia is also down by almost 1%. that is it for this edition of asia business report. thank you for watching. the top stories this hour: america's top military chief arrives in south korea, as the north says it ha

a lot of western brands that i talk to are now looking towards indonesia, or sri lanka, or even africa are concerned about unfair trading practices in china. in corporate america, the boss of drugs giant merck has resigned from the business panel led by donald trump over the president's response to a violent white nationalist rally which took place in virginia over the weekend. i spoke to our correspondent from new york and i asked why the drugs chief executive, ken frazier, resigned. merck's ceo use the company's resigned. merck's ceo use the compa ny‘s twitter account to resigned. merck's ceo use the company's twitter account to explain his decision to step down. it was from the president's manufacturing jobs council. he, it is worth pointing out, is one of america's most prominent african—american business executives. and he explained that as merck's boss and asa explained that as merck's boss and as a matter of personal conscience he felt a responsibility to take a stand against extremism. many people are seeing this as an apparent criticism of donald trump, who took two days befor

international flight had to put out a fire caused by an overheat the cell phone from a bin on the sri lankairlines jet. the igeon battery. >> getting more and more lithium ion battery because personal devices need to be powered by the small batteries that hold a good charge. >> the faa is advising passengers to never put electronics in checked bags and turn them off and keep them in your carry-on. >>> and the lives of local children are better protected because of a local donation. police athletic associations are outfitted with a tool to stop cardiac arrest. commonly called aed's were presented to officials at eagles training camp this morning. >> they are the only tool that can stop someone in cardiac arrest and save their life. unfortunately the tools that are easy to lose is not in places that kids work and play. the devices cost around $20,000 purchased by three groups much the simons fund and the convention and visitors bureau foundation. >> good idea. still to come on "action news" at noon, dozens of jobs will be up for grabs at several local grocery stores for the hiring event takin

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cards after day three of the second test fixture between sri la nka second test fixture between sri lankaor the second means there is still some life in the second test look sri lankan are behind, but have eight wickets in hand after stu m ps have eight wickets in hand after stumps on day three. for those banned uh—huh those fans who didn't spend time outside the hotel 20 get a view of the world's most exerts a player, neymar was on the turf of the part of grants. you miserable world — record the part of grants. you miserable world—record $263 million from barcelona to pay a shave. he was on the pitch effort of the opening match of the season. the fans were treated to a couple others tricks, he didn't play because his paperwork wasn't processed in time for the game. paris saint—germain missing him, they ran out winners thanks to goals from a story and kabaddi. in the goal today, a good day for kim retains lead into the final day, she shot a six under, and park got an eight under. nvidia's georgia hole is charged in second. regular match. as we've heard, in just under 30 minutes, usain bol

last year, some 40,000 asylum-seekers from sri lanka, afghanistan, and pakistan migrated to germany,ng them, many cricket enthusiasts. and with their love of the game, they've started a real cricket boom, to the envy of the czech coach. scott page: where angela merkel has let everybody in, which is maybe controversial, zeman is keeping everybody out, and it's very hard. so we have no refugees. they come through the country, they keep coming through to germany. reporter: ahmad wants to integrate into german society. today, msv bautzen beat the czech team. every victory makes bautzen feel a little more like home to these refugees. despite the problems. irshad ahmad: they can have something to make their life's -- make their lifes better. and they can a little bit forget about their problems which they have faced in their journey and that's it. reporter: ahmad hopes cricket will help bring some normality to their lives as refugees. and maybe even help them tackle the racism they are confronted we hope you enjoyed the program. from me and all of us here at dw, thanks for watching. [capti

and in cricket — india have clinched a one—day international series win in sri lanka, but the match wasfter fans started throwing bottles, halting the match for 35 minutes. that story is popular on bbc.com across asia. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily leads on the opening of the 13th chinese games on sunday. beside a picture of the opening ceremony‘s dragon boat race, it says president xi is urging what he calls a saturation in sports to make china a great sporting nation, fitter and better prepared for the next 0lympics. singapore's straits times also focuses on a sporting theme. this is a picture of 17—year—old figure skater yu shuran, who's made it into the history books by winning singapore's first ever winter sports gold medal. and japan times reports on saturday's huge 0magari fireworks contest in daisen. below the tag line "chase the clouds away", in a reference to the recent rains which could have stopped it all happening — it features a spectacular picture of the thousands of fireworks lighting up the night sky. now, what stories are

from sri lanka north to nepal, the monsoon rains so vital for crops bring floods that affect millionst, and elephants are used to rescue people trapped in water. injune, torrential rain in taiwan. more than 600 millimetres in less than twelve hours. similar scenes in japan in july. described as unprecedented, the rain causes more than half a million people out of their homes. when a flash flood rages through a major city, disaster strikes. freetown, the capital of sierra leone, in august, and a massive downpour causes muddy water to certain industries. then a mountainside collapses, burying whole communities and families, as they slept. hundreds are under this mud, and the death toll may never be known. it is the rainy season here, but this year, it has come with unusual and deadly ferocity. and just how quickly can rain transform a dried out, dusty river bed, into a raging torrent? this quickly. the usa, and arizona, in august, as a flood of water, mud, and debris, suddenly surges out of nowhere, catching campers by surprise, as they scramble to rescue their belongings. a happier sur

from sri lanka, north to nepal, the monsoon rains so vital for crops bring floods that affect millionsed to rescue people trapped in rising water and take them to safety. injune, torrential rain in taiwan. more than 600 millimetres in less than twelve hours. similar scenes in japan in july. described as unprecedented, the rain forces more than half a million people out of their homes. when a flash flood rushes through a major city, disaster strikes. freetown, the capital of sierra leone, in august, and a massive downpour causes muddy water to certain industries. —— and a massive downpour causes muddy water to go through streets. then a mountainside collapses, burying whole communities and families, as they slept. hundreds are under this mud, and the death toll may never be known. it is the rainy season here, but this year, it has come with unusual and deadly ferocity. and just how quickly can rain transform a dried out, dusty river bed, into a raging torrent? this quickly. the usa, and arizona in august, as a flood of water, mud, and debris, suddenly surges out of nowhere, catching cam

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practice, india joins countries as farapart as practice, india joins countries as far apart as egypt, sri lankaations in saudi arabia. so what now? muslim community leaders have corporate meeting to discuss the verdict. some said the ruling has affected the rights of the religious minority. but now, activists and victims can enjoy this historic moment. you're watching newsday on the bbc, live from singapore and london. still to come: admitting that a much bigger assault was on the cards— new revelations about the barcelona attack as suspects appear in court. also in the programme: we hearfrom prince william and prince harry about the difficult time following the death of their mother in a new bbc documentary on princess diana. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died

in outlawing this practice, india joins countries as far apart as egypt, sri lanka, the uae and malaysiaretations in saudi arabia, and triple talaq is practiced. so what now? well, muslim community leaders have called for a meeting to discuss the verdict. some say the ruling has affected the rights of the religious minority. but, for now, activists and victims can enjoy this historic moment. ajailed indonesian islamic cleric has been named a suspect in a suicide bomb attack that killed eight people injakarta last year and was claimed by islamic state. authorities believe aman abdurrahman was the mastermind behind the attack which killed four civilians and four attackers. bbc correspondent rebecca henschke joins us from jakarta. what more can you tell us about aman abdurrahman and why are these charges so significant? well, he is an islamic cleric. he pledged his allegiance to the islamic state while injail serving a allegiance to the islamic state while in jail serving a sentence of ten yea rs while in jail serving a sentence of ten years for setting up a training camp, a militant traini

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. >>> he was on a trip in sri lanka when he learned that his spot -- son was killed.was outside of a cafi when his laptop filled with his music was stolen. he was dragged by the thief's getaway car down a narrow one- way street. >> he lived for his music. and my son died for his music. that's why have to rescue a. you're always told that the worst possible thing that could happen to you is to have the death of a child. i am here to tell you that is true.>> reporter: he has spent time at the memorial dedicated to his son amid strangers who were david's friends. >> it is terribly sad, but it is also terribly touching. it is touching because a community that i never knew existed, they are there to support my son. or mac his visit to oakland is about finding his sons clear -- killer. he does have a vengeance, he wants justice. >> a bad person killed another human being. he killed a human being who did not have to die. i don't care who did it, whether background is, what their ages, somebody did something very bad and my goal is that this person gets found. >> reporter: fo

in the test bowling rankings — took 17 wickets in three tests as india completed a whitewash in sri lankas. he has taken 292 wickets and scored 2,035 runs in 52 tests for india. tiger woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in may. a urine test revealed a mixture of strong painkillers, sleep and anxiety drugs and thc, which is a chemical component of marijuana. the 14—time major winner pleaded not guilty to the dui charge last week. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. back to you. thank you. more than 300 people are known to have died in the mudslides and heavy flooding which struck sierra leone's capital freetown yesterday, according to the red cross which has a team in the city. whole homes were submerged, and thousands of people left homeless. the natural disaster is being described as one of the worst to ever hit the city. richard lister reports. 0n the mountainside collapsed in an avalanche of mud, burying families as they slept. it was sudden, total devastation, leaving few survivors. th

responsible choice need people and there's always someone that's what it's always been seen in sri. lankaall the ordinary you know wholesale surveillance you feel you have all made while there's an untruth to so this is the end trump has used to sell some new oil are always on this story goes it's garbage it's real. thing. what politicians do you should. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president and should. somehow want. to go right to be close this is what the four three of the four people that. are interested in the waters. there should. think the average viewer just after watching a couple of segments understands that we're telling stories there are critics can't tell when you know why because their advertisers won't let them. in order to create change you have to be honest you have to tell the truth parties able to do that every story is built on going after the back story to what's really. happening out there to the american what's happening when a corporation makes a pharmaceutical chills people when a company in the environmental busin

third in the test bowling rankings, took 17 wickets in three tests as india completed a whitewash in sri lankaunder the influence in may. a urine test revealed a mixture of strong painkillers, sleep and anxiety drugs and thc, which is a chemical component of marijuana. the 14—time major winner pleaded not guilty to the dui charge last week. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more in the next hour. the government has set out its proposals for what it calls an "ambitious new customs arrangement" with the eu. the brexit secretary david davis says he wants a temporary system that will allow frictionless trade when the uk leaves the european union. it‘s hoped this plan would allow the uk to negotiate trade deals with non—eu countries. let‘s get reaction to this now and speak to the labour mp chris leslie, who is a supporter of the cross—party group, 0pen britain. he‘s in our westminster studio. you tweeted earlier, so ministers ask eu if they can have cake and eat it. we leave the customs union and ask for... a customs union. but do you think either of the options that the government is talkin

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