Pandemic which as large as shield of sri lanka sort of limiting sri lankas coronavirus dates to 11 limiting the spread so thats very much at the top of peoples minds and the way of the efficiency which the current government led by present go to the rajapaksa has managed things. Anger has boiled over on the streets of beirut as residents direct blame for tuesdays deadly port explosion at lebanons leaders 16 employees of beirut sports have been detained protests says took to the streets as french president in Mannion Mccoll visited the capital a con call for an International Investigation into the blast that killed 149 people and he backed calls for a new political order when its made reports from beirut. On the streets of beirut on thursday frances president Emmanuel Mccomas essentially moment by people many of them calling for a turn of french mandate fronts was the clonal hour here before independence and its because micron has essentially stepped into a void left by lebanons own pol
They say were kept in unsafe conditions for years at the port several officials are now under house arrest. Lebanons main grain silo was destroyed at the port leaving less than one months reserve spokesman for the u. N. Says the damage to the port of beirut does pose a major humanitarian challenge for both lebanon and other parts of the region. We expect that the damage to the port will significantly exacerbate the economic and Food Security situation in lebanon which imports about 85 percent of its food. Our colleagues at the office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs also expect that this will of affect our ability to provide aid to syria because the port in beirut was one of the ways that we should be in need and of course we also use the airports so well need to find alternate plans but 1st joe will need to do a Damage Assessment and see what is needed. To repair the port and to go about our operations help is arriving Turkey Russia qatar iran and the European Union are am
hello, i m carrie johnston. this is the news ally from do i welcome to the program. we re coming up to the next 60 minutes. ah, australia s labor party ends almost a decade of conservative rule, but as yet to gain a parliamentary majority. present joe biden assigns a $40000000000.00 funding bill for ukraine sent to him during his asia trip as ukraine s president says he still open to talk with russia and it s difficult to find a st. and her pin that hasn t been hit by gunfire or tanks, shells, or mortar when you report from a pin that one of many ukrainian cities and towns struggling to rebuild off to russian occupation. oh, a funeral is held for teenager kills it during the latest israeli rage and occupied westbank famines for the winter. then tennis championships have been penalized for banning players from russia and bela bruce competitors won t get ranking points effectively turning the swords oldest grand slam into an exhibition of ah ah, will begin in australia where th
Hood. This was all underwater. Virtually all the houses are gone. Our Andrew Thomas is on the ground in the Solomon Islands where massive floods have taken a toll. The clock is ticking in ukraine tonight. Prorussian activists are still occupying government buildings in the east. The interior ministry has warned they have just 48 hours to negotiate a solution or be forced out. Eastern city of donetske. With a 48 hour ultimatum, the crush is on in donetske. Control of the state Administration Building remain on high alert. Negotiations are underway with protestors agreeing to carry out Government Property saying they dont want state workers to lose their jobs. Clearly then some signs of negotiation that many of the people weve spoken to here say they remember the soviet era as the golden years and they say the only outcome theyll be happy with is if Eastern Ukraine has the chance to join russia. Ive been living here for 73 years. Ive built ought of this and they give me ultimatums. I can