france urges all its nationals to leave iran as soon as possible , saying they now face a high risk of arbitrary detention. and, jubilation as liverpool is picked to host next year s eurovision song contest. ukrainian authorities say they ve located two burial sites in the eastern town of lyman which was recently liberated from russia. these images of the burial sites havejust come in. one site is believed to contain about two hundred graves of civilians while another mass grave is believed to contain both civilians and soldiers. the discovery comes as president zelensky says the world must act now to stop russia s nuclear threat. speaking in kyiv to our world affairs editorjohn simpson, ukraine s leader warns that russian officials have begun to prepare their society for the possible use of nuclear weapons, although he does not believe the country is ready to use them. here sjohn s report. yesterday, president zelensky alarmed a lot of people by seeming to say he wanted a
party lines, following its adoption in the senate. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone 5:30am. a very good saturday to you. now on bbc news, the travel show. oh, wow! look at the size of this place! this is tokyo stadium, and it was home to the football, the rugby and the pentathlon during the olympics, and i m glad to finally be here. japan s delayed summer of sport finally got under way in 2021. my name s steve brown, and i was supposed to come over for the paralympic coverage. not being able to make it out was a huge blow. the whole thing about sport, it s not just about watching it, it s about feeling it, that immersive experience. before i was a presenter, i was captain of the london 2012 wheelchair rugby team. when i was in hospital, sport was what got me out. it was definitely the building blocks to the person that i have become. tokyo holds a special place in paralympic history. it was all the way back at the 1964 games that the term paralympic was first us
hello and welcome to bbc news. the acclaimed british author sir salman rushdie has sustained serious injuries to his liver and an eye after being stabbed while taking to the stage at an arts centre in new york. the 75 year old is currently on a ventilator and unable to speak. police have named his attacker as hadi matar, a 24 year old from newjersey, who is currently in custody. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. there was confusion and panic. the attack happened in full view of the audience. sir salman was left injured, lying on stage, and eyewitnesses in deep shock. there was nothing audible from the attacker. we just saw him move on stage very quickly and, repeatedly and with vicious determination, stabbed salman rushdie. people were rising up out of their seats, gasping, crying and screaming, and this unheard of thing was happening on stage. salman rushdie was taken to hospital by helicopter. he had been due to speak at the chautauqua institution, a ce
A very warm welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. And public here on the cnn newsroom. Joe biden tested positive for covid19. Reminder that cases have been rising across the u. S. As scientists track the variance of this virus. Russian president , Vladimir Putin may student me with koreas kim jongil and to talk about weapons. What we are learning about the potential visit and that burning man exodus. Thousands of people have been making their way out of the Festival Site after every rain turned a desert into a microphone. [music] live from cnn central. This is cnn newsroom with pollination. [music] we begin here with the United States first lady, joe biden has tested positive for covid19. The white house says she is currently experiencing mild symptoms and will only in fact remain in bidens home in delaware. However, President Joe Biden has tested negative for the virus and thats good news. Both were in delaware though for the Labor Day Weekend. Official
head of airports council international said: and john kerry, president biden s climate invoice said he was: so what have they agreed? well, the aviation industry contributes around 2.5 3% of global co2 emissions. the plan is to decarbonise with a target of net zero by 2050. the airlines say it will require an investment of more than $1.5 trillion. how will they do it? apparently they will use a system of carbon offsetting. for every flight, a certain number of trees will be planted which can absorb co2 from the air. the airline industry may also try to encourage the development of greener more sustainable fuel.