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a historic visit to congo — the scene of atrocities committed by his colonial ancestor. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. three weeks after the school shooting in texas, there are signs that some — very limited — gun control measures could be adopted by congress. the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, says he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and school security. so what are the proposals on gun control that congress is looking at? let's put some of those pointers up for you. the potential mea...

Meanwhile, uber has partnered with the united nations world food programme to help it deliver emergency food and water supplies in war—torn cities of ukraine. it's built the organisation a free version of the software it uses to co—ordinate its own delivery services — and it's being trialled in the city of dnipro. the bbc�*s technology editor, zoe kleinman, reports. in some parts of ukraine it's getting harder and harder to access water but in a warzone big delivery trucks can also be targets to now united nations world food programme is trying out a new way of delivering emergency sup...

Big delivery trucks can also be big targets, so now, the united nations world food programme is trying out a new way of delivering emergency supplies using a fleet of smaller vehicles. it's building its own delivery network using uber software and even some of its drivers. they can designate vehicles that are on board to the programme and they have got the same dispatch technology, they can track the food, etc. it essentially their own private—label uber that we built for them. it's the software behind what you see if you use uber that's been customised for the world food programme. uber usu...

The programme and they have got the same dispatch technology, they can track the food, etc. it's essentially their own private—label uber that we built for them. it's the software behind what you see if you use uber that's been customised for the world food programme. uber usually charges big brands and supermarkets to use its delivery toolkit. this is the first time it's given it away for free and it's for humanitarian use. it's not like you can wait a month to get food to people. people have got to get food immediately. you can't go a few weeks without food, and so using their technology, ...

Of the developing world. us tech firm uber has partnered with the united nations world food programme to help it deliver emergency food and water supplies in war—torn cities of ukraine. it's built the organisation a free version of the software it uses to co—ordinate its own delivery services — and it's being trialled in the city of dnipro. the bbc�*s technology editor, zoe kleinman, reports. in some parts of ukraine, it's getting harder and harder to access food and water. but in a war zone, big delivery trucks can also be big targets. so now, the united nations world food programme i...