0nly yesterday, the international paralympic committee announced athletes from those countries could compete as neutrals. however, after a wave of protests and threats to boycott the games, the decision was reversed. here s our sports editor dan roan. having yesterday been told they could compete in beijing, albeit as neutrals, these russian paralympians arrived at the athletes village only to learn they were no longer welcome, following a dramatic u turn after a revolt amongst other teams. the backlash forcing organisers to think again. multiple national paralympic committees, some of which have been contacted by their governments, teams and athletes, are expressing their intention not to compete. the situation in the athletes village has escalated and has now become untenable. the war was brought to these games and then the situation has escalated. i don t think we have underestimated it. we were trying to protect the games from war. away from the politics, british athletes have be
shejoins us from nairobi. thank you for your time. i was speaking to a colleague of yours. 0nly yesterday, his exuberance was quite infectious with the deal on deforestation. the trouble is, we have been in some of these places before, haven t you? how confident are you that we are in a different role now? it is interesting, it is nice talking with you this morning, david. what we have seen we have seen this before, unfortunately. i was very excited when i saw this declaration, and some of the information coming through, but it is actually a close repeat of our sustainable development goal 15.2, which gave us you know, it is essentially giving us ten more years to achieve it. we had said with a sustainable development goals, by 2020 we would promote the implementation of of sustainable management of all types of forest, helped
0nly yesterday, she had spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation. after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty. of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift off of discovery with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. boy, enjoying the show is right. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the seven billionth person on the planet.
at the age of 46. indira gandhi, ruler of the world s largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she had spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation. after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift off of discovery with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. enjoying the show is right, this is beautiful. a milestone in human history.
restored to their former glory, the intricate mosaics of jericho that are more than 1,000 years old. indira gandhi, ruler of the world s largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she had spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation. after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift off. of discovery with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. - john sure was right. this is beautiful.