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Welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: i speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. the longest race in more than 150 years — kevin mccarthy repeatedly loses the vote to be elected speaker of the house. china rejects criticism it's been under—reporting the number of covid—deaths — it's set to reopen to the world this weekend. as pandemic rules are eased for travellers between china and hong kong, there's increasing concerns covid could spread over the lunar new year. the battle to protect filippino forests devastated b...

A big order can take up to a month, but will earn them around $300. translation: they said illegal logging is destroying nature. i god gave all this to us so we can use it. others have turned their back on illegal logging. forest ranger francisco leads us and his volunteers through dense woodland to show off his latest planting site. he once made a living chopping down these trees, until a deadly landslide killed thousands. did you feel an element of guilt, is that why you became a forest ranger? translation: yes, i had trauma back . then because i saw lifeless children all lined up on the str...

0ur correspondent laura bicker has sent us this report on those fighting to protect the remaining forest and some of those who want to exploit it. many believe these mist—covered mountains help save lives. that the uneven peaks offer protection from powerful storms. but the vast sierra madre is in peril. mining, quarrying and illegal logging have already stripped away around 90% of the original rainforest. now, among those living under the remaining canopies, there is conflict. between those desperate to make a living and those desperate to preserve life. mark sold his cow for this chainsaw ...

Us so we can use it. others have turned their backs on illegal logging. others have turned their back on illegal logging. forest ranger francisco leads us and his volunteers through dense woodland to show off his latest planting site. he once made a living chopping down these trees, until a deadly landslide killed thousands. did you feel an element of guilt, is that why you became a forest ranger? translation: yes, i had trauma back i then because i saw lifeless children | all lined up on the streets while the houses were all destroyed. there weren't any houses left, even ours was gone. when i...

He knows it's dangerous but he says they will catch him when he's dead. translation: my message | for people is not to get angry at us because we do not actually want this. we can only get our money for basic necessities from here. they can afford to be mad because they have other sources of livelihood, but for us, we have none. they chop and dry the wood and transport it in the dark via the river. a big order can take up to a month, but will earn them around $300. translation: they said illegal logging is destroying nature. i god gave all this to us so we can use it. others have turned their ...