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Thank you forjoining us. Beirut is a disaster zone, 300,000 people have had to leave their homes, and a two week state of emergency has been declared and that desperate situation is compounded by accusations of incompetence, factional in fighting and an economic mess inflicted on lebanon by its own governing elite. The huge explosion on tuesday, which killed at least 135 people and injured thousands more, was caused by the ignition of 2,700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate being kept in the port area of...

Have warned the storage of Ammonium Nitrate went unheeded. Tuesdays blast killed at least 135 people and injured 5,000 others. The citys governor says 300,000 people can no longer live in their homes. Lebanons economy minister says every apartment and business in beirut has been impacted by the blast. State media reports 90 of the citys hotels are damaged. Cnns ben wedeman reports. Reporter george ferones comes with a friend o see what they can al vaj from the remains of his parents apartment wh...

Hiroshima marks the 75th anniversary of the exact moment an atomic bomb was dropped on the japanese city we hear from the last survivors. Hello to you. The governing elite of lebanon is facing unprecedented criticism following a massive explosion in the capital on tuesday. They re being blamed for the failure to store properly tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate that blew up in the port area of beirut, killing at least 135 people. The governments promised a full investigation, and placed some officials u...

Dozens of people stranded on a refugee rescue boat in the mediterranean. The boat is funded by the street artist banksy. People were taken off by the coastguard hours after the ships leaders said they had called for help near lampedusa. Thousands have protested in the mauritian capital, port louis, against the governments handling of an oil spill tributes have poured from a japanese ship in from across the world and the subsequent deaths for the actor chadwick boseman, of dozens of dolphins. Who...

France, because he didnt want his hair to get wet in the rain. He wants you to forget what youve heard him say about members of the military, for years. There is nobody that feels more strongly about our soldiers, our wounded warriors, our soldiers that died in war, than i do. Its a hoax. Just like the fake dossier was a hoax. Just like the russia, russia, russia, was a hoax. It was a total hoax. No collusion. Just like so many other things, its a hoax. Its like a broken record and a bad record....

Meanwhile cardiff, swansea and llanelli are put into local lockdown from this weekend it comes as concerns grow over the rapid increase in the number of coronavirus cases. The r number in the uk the rate at which coronavirus is spreading has risen to between 1. 2 and 1. 5. Hundreds of thousands of high street jobs may not survive because of the pandemic, says the boss of the clothing firm next. And as royal finances are hit by the pandemic new figures show harry and meghans last royal visit cost...

Says the boss of the clothing firm next. We will inevitably and have already reduced the number of people working in our shops. And i expect that to continue over the coming five or six years as the demand for retail goes down. But we are taking on people in our call centre, we are training new recruits in our call centres and warehouses. As royal finances are hit by the pandemic, new figures show harry and meghans last royal visit cost almost a quarter of a Million Pounds. And a warning from sh...

This is the first step in an infringement procedure. How italy once the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic has managed to get its infection rate lower than many European Countries. Protestors demonstrate against the decision to cut down almost half an ancient woodland to clear the way for hsz. And, at the start of black History Month, its organisers say its more important than ever, in the wake of the black lives Matter Movement. Restrictions on households mixing indoors, already in place in ...

Making his First Official appearance since the election was called. Hes staying mum, though, letting his allies and his tweets do the talking. Also in the programme 50,000 people have now died of covid 19 in the uk, europes highest recorded number of deaths. Plus, meet the potato head of palencia the spanish statue thats become the latest victim of a botched restoration. Hello. Im Laura Trevelyan in new york city. Christian fraser is in london. Donald trump re emerged today. The president was at...

President trump dont let him take credit for the vaccines. The vaccines were me and ive pushed people harder than theyve ever been pushed before. Kristin fisher is live at the white house for us today. Hey, molly. The president sounded very optimistic about the timeline for this vaccine. Last night during his first q a with reporters since the election. Speak to the vaccines will be delivered literally, it starts next week and the week after and it will hit the front line workers and seniors and...