A paradise polluted. More oil spills from a stricken ship off the coast of the mauritius, as the island declares an environmental emergency. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the lebanese capital beirut, in anger at the countrys leaders, after this weeks devastating explosion in the port area of the city. Groups of protestors stormed a number of official buildings and briefly occupied the Foreign Ministry before being driven out by the army. Earlier, riot Police Used Tear Gas to try to disperse the crowds and one Police Officer was killed in the clashes. Our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, spent the day among protesters. Shouting lebanons rage against its elite is erupting anew. A city in the aftermath of an explosion is filled with tear gas and anger. The protests have barely started and, already, theres tear gas coming in here from all sides. The protesters are falling back at the moment, but they keep continuing to push f
A puncture on the final lap. Nine weeks after the first commercial rocket to carry astronauts was launched to the International Space station, the mission was completed when the craft splashed down in the gulf of mexico. Its the first space capsule to land in water in 45 years, ending a test flight for the new Astronaut Taxi Service provided by the californian firm, space x. Our science correspondent Rebecca Morelle reports. 200 metres. Brace for splashdown. Copy, braced for splashdown. History in the making as the dragon capsule returns home. As you can see on your screen, we have visual confirmation for splashdown. Applause. The first private spacecraft to bring astronauts back to earth. Dragon spacex, separation confirmed. Their journey began from the International Space station. The spacecrafts owned by us company spacex. Inside, Nasas Bob Behnken and doug hurley are at the controls. As they hurtled through the earths atmosphere, a heat shield protected them as temperatures reached
Of australians are on a Strict Lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Hello, everyone. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. Im Michael Holmes and this is cnn newsroom. Ominous warnings from a top member of the White House Coronavirus task force telling cnn the u. S. Has reached a new phase of the pandemic. I want to be very clear. What were seeing today is different from march and april. It is extraordinarily widespread. Its into the rural as equal urban areas. And to everybody who lives in a rural area, you are not immune or protected from this virus. And thats why we keep saying no matter where you live in america, you need to wear a mask and socially distance. While the number of infections in 27 states has plateaued, the overall figures are still very high. The u. S. Centers for disease cell and prevention projects another 19,000 deaths in just the next three weeks. Covid19 has killed about 1,000 americans every day for almost a week now. F
Hello, im kasia madera, welcome to outside source. The entire lebanese government resigns as protests continue in beirut, after last weeks catastrophic explosion. Well have the reaction from the ground. Those protesters are very cynical that even getting rid of this government will make any difference to lebanon and bring accountability for that deadly explosion. In hong kong, pro democracy activist and media tycoon, jimmy lai, is detained the highest profile arrest yet under chinas security law. And in belarus, the clashes continue between police and protesters angry at sundays disputed president ial poll. Welcome. We start in lebanon, where just a few hours ago, the entire government resigned. The Prime Minister hassan diab made the announcement. He said the country is facing a massive catastrophe, as well as economic and social collapse. The catalyst for the mass resignation was last tuesdays explosion in beirut, which killed more than 200 people. Thousands are injured and many are
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im ben brown. As the United States posts another daily record for new coronavirus cases, President Trump finally wears a face mask in public. I think its a great thing to wear a mask. Ive never been against masks, but i do believe they have a time and a place. A £700 million plan for improvements to British Border controls at the end of the brexit transition period. Thousands of israelis protest against economic hardship, which they say is the result of the governments mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. A scottish pilot who contracted covid i9 in vietnam and was given just a 10
chance of survival is now on his way home. And its the final day of the first test between england and west indies. England are 170 runs ahead with just two wickets remaining in their second innings. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Do stay with us for the latest news and analysis from h