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And welcome back. we are talking about the presidents recent comments about the confederate flag. toluse, how is this culture war he is stoking different than in 2016? it seems as though hes racheting up the races overtures and focusing more inside whats going on in the u.s. >> yeah. the president is, as abby said, pitting americans against one another. and not only is he doing that. hes also being much more blatant about it this time around. i think back in 2016, he would

Two divers explored underwater caves beneath the yucatan peninsula? finding tools used beneath the yucatan peninsula finding tools used to extract red ochre. freya cole has more. through the darkness and into an underwater kingdom. here, scientists hope to find clues which could unravel prehistoric mysteries. and they did. the divers discovered a perfectly preserved cave, with evidence of mining from 11,000 years ago. whats really remarkable about the sites is their preservation. this is incredi...

Nevertheless, the way we travel in big cities may never be the same. two divers in mexico have found evidence of prehistoric mining from 11,000 years ago in a cave deep beneath the yucatan peninsula. documented in a new study, the cave appears to be a perfect time capsule revealing tools, fire pits, and signs of excavation. to get into the cave, divers had to squeeze through a gap of 70cm. what they saw has been described as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in mexico in decad...

Finding evidence of a mining operation that started around 11,000 years ago. for more than 600 hours, two divers explored underwater caves beneath the yucatan peninsula, finding tools used to extract red ochre. freya cole has more. through the darkness and into an underwater kingdom. here, scientists hope to find clues which could unravel prehistoric mysteries. and they did. the divers discovered a perfectly preserved cave, with evidence of mining from 11,000 years ago. whats really remarkable a...

Underwater exhibition has shone a light on the ancient tribes. but exactly why they spent their time deep within the cave remains a mystery. freya cole, bbc news. youre watching bbc news. lets go back to the easing of lockdown restrictions in england today and for some going to the pub will be top of the list of things you do today — but for others it might be getting your haircut. hairdressers have reopened across england today, but it looks and feels very different. chi chi izundu is at a sa...

The vibrant, red clay often used for rituals and artwork by the first people to inhabit the americas. the many hours spent on this underwater exhibition has shone a light on the ancient tribes. but exactly why they spent their time deep within the cave remains a mystery. freya cole, bbc news. youre watching bbc news. police in wales are urging people to heed the "stay local" message, as pubs begin opening in england. it follows concerns some people will travel by train or car to towns and cities...

Other countries have. the trace, test and treat method of controlling the coronavirus pandemic has been widely praised, and case numbers remain relatively low. even so, the country is still battling persistent outbreaks, triggering even tighter social distancing measures. some augmented reality technology is already available via phone apps, and theres no guarantee once youve taken the products home that youll fall in love with the real experience. but south koreas innovative technological solut...

Wild, rabid dogs. >> medical experts developed a lot of odd ideas about how you would cure these. they used to believe that one way to stop rabies from killing you is to take a hair from the tail of the rabid dog and insert it into the bite wound and this is the origin of the phrase hair of the dog which we talk about in the context of hang over treatment. >> the vaccine worked. >> most of the cases in the united states do come from bats but the risk is low. so, unless you see a bat behaving str...

Into the mystery of covid-19. in the last 20 years some of the deadliest virus outbreaks came from bats. sars. marburg. ebola. what is it about the way they spread pathogens and how they are so dangerous. >> every animal has it normal suite of viruses and bacteria it normally carries and people do as well. we carry viruses and bacteria. some of which cause disease. it is the fact that bats tend to carry a higher proportion of viruses that have the ability to affect people. the question is why we...

Berkeley, california, are looking to bats to find clues on how to help humans fight coronaviruses like covid-19. >> i think, in a way, theres actually a lot we can learn from bats. this group of animals thats been around for millions of years. how can we look at their history with viruses, and take that knowledge and think about therapeutics and treatments for ourselves? >> what is it about bats that allows some of them to host these viruses, without showing any illness? >> thats the question th...