and a peace mission to south sudan the pope makes an unprecedented visit, alongside the leaders of the church of england and church of scotland. hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the giant chinese balloon that had been floating over the united states has been shot down by an american fighterjet off the coast of south carolina. the balloon, which the us says was being used to spy on military sites, appeared to plummet straight into the sea. china continues to insist it was a stray civilian weather observation airship. a short time ago, this is what president biden said. i ordered the pentagon to shoot it down as soon as possible, they decided without doing damage to anyone on the ground. they decided that the best time to do that was as it got overwater within a 12 mile limit. they successfully took it down, and i want to complement our aviators who did it, and we ll have more to report on a little later. our north america correspondent david wi
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The ukrainian first lady, waters said extreme nationalists have set their country on the path to a disastrous war. Now on bbc news, our world. Stephen mcdonell travels across china and meets people struggling to stay afloat, with their country showing no signs of abandoning zero covid policy. When it comes to the fight against the coronavirus, one country stands alone. Elsewhere, vaccines have meant learning to live with the virus. Not in china. No income. This is my lowest point and, you know, as a man i cant do anything. Each outbreak is still being met with strict measures to return an area to no new infections. It has held back the death rates and stopped hospitals from being swamped. But its also exhausting the population and hammering the economy. With no clear exit strategy, how long can china keep this up . This is the outskirts of beijing, and when you cross that river you are actually crossing into neighbouring Hubei Province and the town of yanzhou. Now, yanzhou is a popular
policies to try to boost the economy, despite the turmoil it s caused in the markets. liz truss will now meet the head of britain s independent forecaster on friday. now on bbc news, our world. stephen mcdonell travels across china and meets people struggling to stay afloat with their country showing no signs of abandoning zero covid policy. when it comes to the fight against the coronavirus, one country stands alone. elsewhere, vaccines have meant learning to live with the virus. not in china. no income. this is my lowest point and, you know, as a man i can t do anything. each outbreak is still being met with strict measures to return an area to no new infections. it has held back the death rates and stopped hospitals from being swamped. but it s also exhausting the population and hammering the economy. with no clear exit strategy, how long can china keep this 7 up. this is the outskirts of beijing and when you cross that river you are actually crossing into neighbouring hub