Was reluctant at 1st saying bolivia had the resources to handle the emergency but he has since changed his mind. I welcome the support of the president s of parg white she lay in spain we welcome any cooperation since wednesday we began managing our response the Development Bank of latin america says it will donate about half a 1000000 dollars. In the region of cheeky tonia families including mothers carrying their children evacuate their Village Holding the flame School Spirit their homes they packed a few bags knowing everything may burn to the ground but wherever the fires are moving toward the community this is a risk theyre facing especially children and women who cant run when the fire gets too close. To wildfires have led to protests critics say bolivias government was slow to respond the governments policies they say have contributed to the problem illegal deforestation is on the rise and fires are commonly said by farmers to clear land for cattle and crops just like that of wh
Spanning as far east as madagascar and a large number is believed to be due to slash and burn practices by farmers has been compounded by shorter rainy seasons why its orange dinahs Data Scientists and drought specialists who focuses on african agricultural trends he says the lack of rain in the past 3 years is having a huge impact the real issue is that the impact of these brush fires is getting worse if you look at a lot of parts of sani abacha parts of the african continent particularly the west african said hello this used to be a regular occurrence during the dry season and when the rains would come around. There would allow for grasslands to grow again but unfortunately we are seeing a very significant increase in variability of rainfall its making the rainy seasons very volatile and less predictable. Still ahead this half hour israel sends tanks and troops to its borders with lebanon and syria after carrying out acts strikes in both countries. And the u. S. Congress you to call
Adverts with a new tool to report scammers. The man in charge of fixing britains railways said it should be independent of government and should have more input from city authorities. Ill be finding out what it means for passengers. The celebrations continue for englands cricketers, with a trip to downing street following their world cup win. A dry and pleasantly warm day across much of the uk today. One or two showers, but will they be coming your way . Ill tell you with the full forecast on breakfast. Good morning and thanks forjoining us. Its tuesday, the 16th ofjuly. Our top story figures out this morning are expected to show a significant rise in the number of deaths from drug abuse in scotland. Its thought more than 1,000 people died last year. Scotland already has the highest number of drug deaths in any european country. 0ur correspondent james shaw reports. When i think of all the drugs ive taken over the years, theres no crying left. I run out of tears. An open mic event for
Its one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. The words of Neil Armstrong as he took his first steps on the moon, the Mission Launched 50 years ago today. Well be live at the National Space centre in leicester to mark the anniversary. And the celebrations continue for englands cricketers following their world cup win. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The four Democratic Congresswomen told by President Trump to go back where they came from have held a joint News Conference to hit back at his comments. Representatives alexandria ocasio cortez, ilhan omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib said he was using racism to deflect attention from his failing policies and urged americans not to take the bait. Heres our washington correspondent, david willis. The president of the United States. Facing accusations of racism and xenophobia, President Trump is not backing down. Spelling out his message in capital letters, let anyone be in any doubt, and going on to attack the
Just as a quick disclaimer is a nonpartisan educational organization. The institute takes no position on any issues. The views expressed in this report are mine and mine alone. Im going to make some brief comments on the report. And we will invite our two distinguished discussants up to the stage. Then i will sit with them and will ask a few questions and we chat about this topic of dismantling the corruption nexus until about 4 pm. Then we will take questions from the audience. And we were dismissed promptly at 430. What is this all about . I am a political scientist. This means our study and explain how the political world works. Not my job to offer my opinion. It is my job to explain how things work. My work stems from actual personal frustration. Letting you know my opinion. I have been frustrated with being able to predict terrible outcomes in the worlds authoritative regime. Looking around and seeing terrible things that are going to happen. Then being frustrated by the fact that