the world health organisation says the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo is a public health emergency. so far, it has killed more than 1,600 people. the who says regional borders will not be closed off to avoid damaging economies in the area, and that the risk of ebola spreading outside the region was low. a man who lost his whole family in a boeing air crash in ethiopia has given evidence to the us congress. paul njoroge questioned boeing's decision not to ground the 737 max after a similar crash five months earlier. and this video is trending on bbc.com: the story of the twin girls joined at the head at birth, and the pioneering operation which saved them eight years ago. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: hashem abedi, the brother of the manchester arena bomber, is to appear in court charged with murdering the 22 victims of the 2017 attack. he was extradited from libya and arrested on his arival in the uk. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. bbc news learns that serious questions have been raised about the co

in singapore, the headlines: an ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo — the world health organisationeclares an internationl emergency. boeing offers $50 million to the families of those killed in two 737 max crashes, but relatives say the company is yet to apologise. if boeing's wrongful conduct continues, another plane will dive to the ground, killing me, you, or your children. i'm samantha simmonds in london. also on the programme: myanmar‘s military accused of violating human rights — the un's top expert will deliver her verdict later. the dream came true, i am a very proud dad now. the conjoined twins who now live full and separate lives. we meet the surgeons who made it all possible, the latest in our special series. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and one in the morning in geneva where the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo has been declared a public health emergency of international concern. things escalated this week after the first case was detected in the city of goma, which is home to around 1 million people. gareth barlow has the latest. in th

and the world health organisation has advised against closing borders because in any case, it doesn‘tplex outbreak worse. it would hurt the congolese people who, if they can‘t move in a formal way over formal border crossings, will find informal ways, which will make detection of contact much harder if they cross. and of course, it will make the movement of goods and health care workers and humanitarian aid workers much harder as well. aid agencies say they need more funds to help keep notjust these people safe from ebola, but also many others around the region. as long as there is an outbreak in the drc, trade and travel means it could spread to neighbouring countries and beyond. anne soy, bbc news, goma. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: the french army is recruiting science fiction writers to think up the defence systems of the future. mission control: you can see them coming down the ladder now. it‘s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's

the world health organisation has declared an international public health emergency.xtremely hot weather has started to hit north america, with temperatures of around 38 celsius expected at the weekend. meteorologists warn the vulnerable could be at risk. the heatwave could affect about 200 million people in major cities. it's 3:30 in the morning. coming up in about 10 minutes, newswatch. but first on bbc news, click. jump on in. thank you. so you are not using the steering wheel at all, you are using...screams. wow! laughs. which way are we going?! i'm at nasa in houston, where lucienjunkin is taking me for a spin. using both a steering wheel and a joystick, you can point this vehicle in one direction and drive it in another. you can feel the forces is in your tailbone. oh, i can feel the forces in my tailbone. laughs. and if that seems really confusing, well, it is. but this is drive—by—wire technology, which means the on—board computer works out which way you want to go and then calculates what to do with the wheels. all right, so we'll just go this way. this is ju

and the world health organisation has advised against closing borders because in any case, it doesn'tts say it could even make an already complex outbreak worse. it would hurt the congolese people who, if they can't move in a formal way over formal border crossings, will find informal ways, which will make detection of contact much harder if they cross. and of course, it will make the movement of goods and health care workers and humanitarian aid workers much harder as well. aid agencies say they need more funds to help keep notjust these people safe from ebola, but also many others around the region. as long as there is an outbreak in the drc, trade and travel means it could spread to neighbouring countries and beyond. anne soy, bbc news, goma. major cities in the eastern us are bracing for extreme temperatures as a ‘dangerous heatwave' rolls in. it has been declared a ‘heat emergency‘ by washington dc‘s mayor. temperatures pushing a0 degrees celsius, that‘s 100 degrees fahrenheit are expected to smash records. the intense heat—dome — caused by tropical air blowing north is forecast

more than 1,700 people have already died there — and the world health organisation has declared an internationalation programmes are ongoing in the city of goma where a priest died from ebola this week. 0ur correspondent anne soy is there. goma, in the east of the drc. a bustling transit city, home to more than 2 million, mostly traders who are constantly on the move. an outbreak of ebola here could be devastating. as they trudged on up north, the city prepared. last weekend, its health systems were put to the test. these brothers say their uncle drove the bus on which an ebola patient travelled. the uncle later paid them a visit. now they have come here to be vaccinated. they told us that this vaccine don't prevent you at 100% from ebola. that's why i am still afraid a little bit. people who have been in contact with patients and those around them are advised to get the jab. so far in the democratic republic of congo, more than 165,000 people have been vaccinated. this is still an experimental vaccine, but experts believe that it has played a big role in preventing the further spread of the dis

our top story: the world health organisation says the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congod off to avoid damaging economies in the area, and that the risk of ebola spreading outside the region was low. a man who lost his whole family in a boeing air crash in ethiopia has given evidence to the us congress. paul njoroge questioned boeing‘s decision not to ground the 737 max after a similar crash five months earlier. and this video is trending on bbc.com: the story of the twin girls joined at the head at birth, and the pioneering operation which saved them

this is bbc news, the headlines: the world health organisation has declared the outbreak of ebola inrgency of international concern. it's only the fifth time the designation has been used. the organisation has stopped short of ordering the closure of international borders. the us house of representatives has voted to sideline a motion to impeach president trump. leading democrats had made it clear that they did not support his motion. at a rally in north carolina, mr trump called the attempt at impeachment a disgrace and a witch—hunt. the infamous mexican drugs baron, joaquin ‘el chapo' guzman, has been jailed for life by a court in new york city. guzman was convicted of running a smuggling operation moving huge shipments of illigal drigs into the united states. he will also have to hand over billions of dollars.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the world health organisation has declared the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo, a public health emergency of international concern. it's only the fifth time the designation has been used. the organisation has stopped short of ordering the closure of international borders. the us house of representatives has voted to sideline a motion to impeach president trump. leading democrats had made it clear that they did not support his motion. at a rally in north carolina, mr trump called the attempt at impeachment a disgrace and a witch—hunt. the infamous mexican drugs baron, joaquin ‘el chapo‘ guzman, has been jailed for life by a court in new york city. guzman was convicted of running a smuggling operation moving huge shipments of illigal drigs into the united states. he will also have to hand over billions of dollars. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello, and welcome to wednesday in parliament. as the party leaders trade blows over racism... you have failed the test of leadership! apologise now! deported british citizens, wh

the chief of the world health organisation has said the confirmation of an ebola disease victim insidechanger — requiring a heightened global response. goma is a major trade crossroads and sits right on the border with rwanda. more than 1600 people have died of the disease in eastern congo in the outbreak that began a year ago. it's now the second biggest outbreak ever. here's more from the bbc‘s gaius kowene is the capital kinshasa. the patient is a pastor who travelled to the town of butembo, which is one of the epicentres of the ebola outbreak and there, he taught worshippers during prayers. now, he had been showing symptoms last week and was taken care of at home by a nurse. on his way to goma, he changed his name on papers so that it was very difficult for health officials to track him as he was trying to conceal his identity. when he arrived in goma on sunday, he went to a health clinic where lab results proved that he had the ebola virus. he was directly put in isolation and 18 people who travelled with him in the same buss were identified and will be vaccinated as soon as possi

the world health organisation has declared an international public health emergency.cted at the weekend. meteorologists warn the vulnerable could be at risk. now on bbc news: the week in parliament.

the announcement from medical charity msf comes a day after the world health organisation declared the 1600 people have died. this week a pastor died from ebola in the city of goma, which is home to more than a million people. the city is a major transport hub and sits on the dr congo—rwanda border. the bbcs anne soy sent this update from goma. the pastor was brought here over the weekend with ebola. he is a classic example of the kind of patients dealt with during this outbreak. the community has generally been resistant to the message about ebola and many believe it does not exist. many people staying at home, dying, effecting others and never showing up in hospital. this pastor changed his name when he was travelling, met people even though he knew he was under observation. this is made the response very difficult. it heightens the risk of it crossing into other countries. the outbreak has crossed already to uganda. there is still high risk of ebola crossing to countries within this region however the world health organization says that the risk of spreading internationally remains

the world health organisation has declared an international public health emergency.end. meteorologists warn the vulnerable could be at risk. the heatwave could affect about 200 million people in major cities. it's 3:30 in the morning. coming up in about 10 minutes, newswatch.

our top story: the world health organisation says the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo is a public health emergency. so far it has killed more than 1,600 people. the who says regional borders will not be closed off to avoid damaging economies in the area, and that the risk of ebola spreading outside the region was low. a man who lost his whole family in a boeing air crash in ethiopia has given evidence to the us congress. paul njoroge questioned boeing's decision not to ground the 737 max after a similar crash five months earlier. and this video is trending on bbc.com: the story of the twin girls joined at the head at birth, and the pioneering operation which saved them eight years ago. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk, with me zeinab badawi in new york. my guest in this rare interview is the foreign ministerfor iran, president we dodoo of indonesia was re ce ntly president we dodoo of indonesia was recently elected to a second term in office. he said he had big ideas to raise the standards of l

the response to the ebola emergency in the democratic republic of the congo — after the world health organisationevel for an infectious disease. the outbreak of the deadly virus in the central african country has already killed more than 1700 people. and this week, the first case was detected in the capital, goma, home to more than a million. our africa correspondent anne soy is there, and has sent this report. goma, in the east of the drc. a bustling transit city, home to more than 2 million, mostly traders who are constantly on the move. an outbreak of ebola here could be devastating. as they trudged on up north, the city prepared. last weekend, its health systems were put to the test. these brothers say their uncle drove the bus on which an ebola patient travelled. the uncle later paid them a visit. now they have come here to be vaccinated. they told us that this vaccine don't prevent you 100% from ebola. that's why i am still afraid a little bit. people who have been in contact with patients and those around them are advised to get the jab. so far in the democratic republic of congo, more tha

the world health organisation has confirmed a new case the victim is woman from the democratic republices as the who holds a meeting in geneva, to decide whether or not to declare the ebola outbreak in the drc an international public health emergency. it's claimed more than 1,600 lives there since it began. bulgaria's finance minister has apologised after admitting hackers have stolen millions of bulgarians financial data. the suspected hacker has been arrested and is a bulgarian cyber—security employee. investigators say the motive for the attack may have been for the hacker to prove his abilities. demand for electric cars in the uk is growing, but many people still have concerns about battery life and the time it takes to charge them. the uk's fastest charging station for electric cars was launched today, off the mi — one of its busiest motorways. it promises full—power in under 20 minutes and is part of a network of new plug—in—points across the country. the government is aiming to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040 — to reduce carbon emissions. did i tell you i had a

the world health organisation has declared the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of the congo2,500 cases and more than 1,600 deaths. ebola started in the north kivu region in the east of the country last summer, moving into ituri, and then most recently into the provincial capital of goma, which is a major international transport hub bordering with rwanda. our global health correspondent tulip mazumder is with me now. tulip, what does this mean? the declaration means that there needs to be a more intensified global response on the ground. ebola is expensive and labour—intensive, and they need a better response. the declaration is a clear call for countries around the world to step up countries around the world to step up and contribute to the response. the uk has been a leader in terms of financial contributions, but this outbreak has been going on for a year now. now that it is in and, a city of more than a million people with an international airport, that is described as a potential game changer. the who today were very keen to underline the call for countries not to close

the world health organisation has declared an international public health emergency.remely hot weather has started to hit north america, with temperatures of around 38 degrees celsius expected at the weekend. meteorologists warn the vulnerable could be at risk. now on bbc news: the week in parliament. it's 2:30am. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. was this theresa may's last commons defeat and the new prime minister's first? the ayes to the right, 315. the noes to the left, 274. catch them while you can — at prime minister's questions, the leaders compare legacies. the real disgrace is his handling of racism in the labour party. activists protesting, mps leaving, staff resigning... deported british citizens which she's now had to compensate them for. i think, she might look to her own party and her own government's records as well. and 50 years on, that one small step for man... as the world held its breath and came together, and watched in awe these amazing events in black and white footage on our television screens. but first, they've travelled thousands

in singapore, the headlines: an ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo — the world health organisation max crashes, but relatives say the company is yet to apologise. if boeing's wrongful conduct continues, another plane will dive to the ground, killing me, you, or your children. i'm samantha simmonds in london. also on the programme: myanmar‘s military accused of violating human rights —

republic of congo has been declared a "public health emergency of international concern" by the world health organisationwhich is the second deadliest on record, has killed more than 1600 people. the head of the who said it is time for the world to take notice, but the region won't be quarantined for fears of damaging the local economy. prosecutors in the us state of massachusetts have dropped a criminal case against kevin spacey. mr spacey was accused of groping an 18—year—old man in a bar three years ago. indecent assault and battery charges were dropped after the accuser refused to testify about a missing phone, which the defence said could prove the actor's innocence. mr spacey has faced several sexual misconduct accusations, but this was the only one to result in a criminal case. the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has issued a stark warning to the next conservative prime minister, that the uk would have to "face the consequences" if it opted to leave with no—deal. he also again stressed there could be no renegotiation of the existing brexit withdrawal agreement. mr barnier was speakin

dr margaret harris is from the world health organisation and shejoins us live now from goma.oming here with the virus. because if the city close to 2 million people and as you mention, it's the gateway to other countries in the region, particularly rwanda, and there are land borders, it's got one of the busiest land crossings in the world, hundreds of thousands of people across. but, we have been watching and waiting and there's lots of work being done that when such an event happens, work swings into action and everything is done to prevent for the transmission stop live what specific actions can you put in place for an alarm like this that's raised? place for an alarm like this that's raised ? one place for an alarm like this that's raised? one of the important things you can do is understand the community around with a person is infected. this is been a struggle at one of the things that's made it very difficult to work in this particular part of congo, as the professor said in his clip, it's unusualfor a condo professor said in his clip, it's unusual for a condo for an ou

and that's according to the world health organisation.and i started by asking him what america's response should be. it is the second—worst ebola outbreak in world history. i'm the only member of the united states congress who went to liberia, in west africa, during the last ebola outbreak. and ultimately, we literally spent billions of dollars in response because it spiralled so far out of control and threatened an entire region. so far, there's only roughly 2,500 cases and about 1,600 fatalities in the drc. only two cases, i think, have crossed the line over into uganda, but it is in one of the world's most violent, most underdeveloped and most disorganised regions of the world. so, first, ithink we need to continue to provide financial assistance, technical support, volunteers. this is a global challenge, and something that all of us should be engaged in. second, i think we need to ask some of our partners and allies to step up to this. i recently had a meeting with a chinese leader where i pointed out that china has a robust presence

the world health organisation says the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo is a publicading outside the region is not high. more than sixteen hundred people have been killed in the outbreak. african services. the younger brother of the man who carried out a suicide attack at an ariane grande concert in england has been extradited from libya to britain. twenty—two people were killed in manchester in 2017. hashem abedi was arrested shortly after entering the uk. that's on the world service english. a turkish diplomat has been killed in an attack in the northern iraqi city of erbil. reports say gunmen opened fire at a restaurant. it's thought other people may also have been killed in the attack. turkish service. and on bbc.com/news — a fugitive bear likened to a superhero for its daring escape over an electric pen in northern italy is being hunted by forest rangers. the brown bear, named m49, was snared in the trentino region on sunday — but escaped again, reportedly scaling three electric fences and a 4 metre high barrier. on tuesday we talked marked apollo 11's histroic

programme, drmike ryan, assistant director general for who emergencies, explained why the world health organisation saw some worrying signs of disease extension, despite excellent efforts and improvements in the response, the reinfection of two workers recently and the difficulty in raising resources have all led the committee to advise the dg to declare a public health emergency of international concern. but using that language does what? is it in effect an appeal for more funds internationally? the main use of the international health regulations is to create a platform for collective action between countries to contain the spread of disease. in that sense this is a call to action. it is a call to action for further intensification of the response on the ground and improve coordination of all efforts at national and international level. one thing that people might assume that you would do is to ban or restrict travel and trade into the democratic republic of the congo but you have not done that. why? we believe that the closing of borders in fact will drive a problem underground. there are many h

the world health organisation says the confirmation of an ebola disease victim inside the congolese cityhave died of the disease in eastern congo in the outbreak that began a year ago, but this is the first confirmed case in a major city. floods have forced more than three million people out of their homes in northern india. it follows days of heavy monsoon rains. bihar is the worst affected state with almost two million people displaced so far. from bbc hindi. four children between the ages of 10 and 1a allegedy took this stolen car on a 1000km joyride in australia. they're reported to have driven for 11 hours from rockhampton in queensland to grafton in neighbouring new south wales. they've now been arrested. time to learn about an international study which has found the origins of anorexia nervosa is in the mind and in the body. this is a ground—breaking conclusion because it is currently seen as a psychiatric illness. scientists found these changes hard—wired into people's dna alter the way they processed fats and sugars and may make it easier to starve their bodies. first of all, he

the head of the world health organisation has said the confirmation of an ebola disease victim inside 1,600 people have died of the disease in eastern congo in the outbreak that began a year ago. it's now the second biggest outbreak ever. let's talk to tariq riebl, who is from the international rescue committee and is on the ground in goma, democratic republic of congo. thank you forjoining us. how concerned are you about this development? we are definitely very concerned. in some ways, this has been inevitable and we have been planning for this for a long time. we were expecting it to arrive in goma much earlier, and the fact it hasn't happened has been a surprising. however, now that it has, everyone is ramping up efforts. the responses from the world health organization and other agencies are working to do with this one case and to make sure that goma as a whole is prepared if there are any other new cases reported. are you confident that the this one case can be contained? it's always difficult to say, it's very early on, the case was detected on a sunday. contact tracing is under

in goma was reported earlier this month, something the world health organization called a potential game—changer. this contributed to the organisationealth emergency, the highest level of alarm it can sound, and which has only been used four times previously. gaius kowene sent this report about the latest death. this patient travelled hundreds of miles before reaching the city of goma. it has1 million people and it shares a border with rwanda. he arrived here two weeks ago but it is only last week that he started showing symptoms and was directly put ina showing symptoms and was directly put in a ebola treatment centre that was newly—built in the town of goma. the co—ordinator of the ebola response team in the whole drc says that this patient reached the treatment centre in critical condition, and unfortunately died. now, teams have been deployed to track everybody who may have been in touch with him, so that they will be offered vaccination or tested to see if they don't have any treatment. and the professor said he is very optimistic about the fight against ebola. so a year of ebola in our country, it is unresolved. and now we are

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so, those who have underlying health problems can suffer both from the heat and from this additional air pollution effect as well. the one's world meteorological organisationhotte5t ever recorded on the planet. if we are in a period, whatever the arguments of the course, if you're ina arguments of the course, if you're in a period of higher temperatures, 5u5tained period of high average temperatures, what are the applications for this country? how well or prepared rb for this? britain was largely built for the climate of the last century and our climate of the last century and our climate has now changed. it is now warmer and wetter, a5 climate has now changed. it is now warmer and wetter, as well as our average temperature increase income it means extremes are increasing. but we are poorly adapted. there was a report earlier this month that pointed out that we are not well adapted, that a lot of our homes and workplaces are overheating because of poor de5ign. workplaces are overheating because of poor design. we are also struggling to deal with flood ri5ks and in workplaces in particular, if it is too hot, productivity goe5 down, as well as the problems w