right around the world, it is clear managing the pandemic remains a difficult task. two years on, and the balance is still difficult to strike. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. in china, 13 million people in the city of xi an have now been put in to a full lockdown. officials in the city reported 52 cases of covid i9 on tuesday. that s a small number compared to many other countries, but china has a strict zero covid strategy, using mass testing and lockdown to try to stop outbreaks. the country is on high alert for covid as it gears up to host the winter olympics in beijing in february. yanzhong huang is a senior fellow of global health at the council on foreign relations. he s in maplewood, newjersey. a very good evening to you there in newjersey. as we mentioned, 52 cases, that is relatively few compared to lots of countries but a full gun has
christmas with a dead loved one. we thank god that our family and our community were spared. the un says that 3 million people are in need of assistance, among them around 1 million children. translation: it is difficult, it is difficult because - we don t have a food. we are just begging. rai has been the most powerful storm to hit the philippines this year, claiming at least 375 lives. scientists say climate change is causing typhoons to become more powerful and strengthen more rapidly, an ominous warning for action, with no stopping the force of mother nature. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. thank you very much. you are watching bbc news, don t forget the queen s speech a little later today.
with or without him, that s my point of view. the timeframe is tight. the australian open gets under way on monday with the top seed drawn to play fellow serb miomir kecmanovic. but whether or not djokovic will be free to play is still under a heavy cloud of doubt. the stakes are high for all parties. the world number one looking to secure a record breaking 21st grand slam title, while the australian government looks for a political win months out from a federal election. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. the controversy around djokovic s attendance at the australia open has divided people in the city of melbourne where locals have lived through months of lockdown and restrictions. i would love for him to not be allowed to play, for him to go home, but the cynical part of me thinks that he will be allowed to play. i do feel that, to make a statement to the rest of the world, that we are sticking by what we ve
ensuring the police mountaineers escape from the shadows of foreign plumbers, covering a place in history in their own right. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. so impressive. it looks cold. impressive, but cold. let s take a look at today s papers. the mail on sunday says the civil service is planning to keep a large number of staff working from home permanently. covid restrictions are set to be eased next week, meaning that employees would be required to return to the office. the sunday telegraph reports the uk has accused russia of planning to install a puppet leader in ukraine following an invasion. the paper says borisjohnson has warned eu leaders against naivety over vladimir putin s demands. the times has a picture of dave ryding on its front page who has won britain s first alpine skiing world cup gold medal with victory in the kitzbuhel slalom. we ll be speaking to him a little later in the programme. the sunday mirror reports that katie price has been released under
who are among the country s most renowned sherpa guides have returned home after becoming the first nepali team to reach the south pole. it s part of a broader quest known as the explorers grand slam . tanya dendrinos explains what exactly the ambitious pursuit entails. battling the elements. it s so cold. there s so much wind here. three brothers approaching the summit of mount vincent, the highest peak in antarctica. hey, guys, we are three brothers, we are first time been to the vincent and we reached the summit today. wejust came back from south pole. we are the first brothers, i think, who did the south pole and vincent together. the trio marks the first nepali team to reach the south pole. it s part of their quest to conquer the explorers grand slam, a challenge that involves reaching the south and north poles,