in the himalayas are creating a water crisis we have a special report on getting tap water to villages. hey, josh, it s gillian, how are you doing? very well, thank you. how are you? and the glasses allowing deaf people to see real time conversations right before their eyes. she knew it would antagonise beijing but that hasn t stopped nancy pelosi america s third highest ranking politician from paying a high level visit to taiwan. in the past hour she s been at the taiwanese parliament but before arriving there the chinese foreign ministry summoned the us ambassador, nicholas burns, to beijing to protest against the visit. during her meeting with taiwanese politicians she insisted that she had come to taiwan in what she called peace for the region . we come in friendship to taiwan. we come in peace for the region and our chair of the veterans affairs committee, representing our veterans, understanding the value of peace and the avoidance of conflict. i am sure he will
scientists examined satellite data gathered during the past four decades over the entire arctic circle. now on bbc news: india s wait for water. from the hot desert to the cold mountains and dry arid plains, only a fraction of the 200 million homes in india s villages have tap water. bbc s divya arya investigates. when you can t get water from taps, life revolves around where the water is. india s villages house 200 million families. only a fraction have tap water. it s very hard to carry pots of water repeatedly on your head from that source of water to the village, which is almost a kilometre from here. from the hot desert. ..to the cold mountains. ..and dry, arid plains. it s backbreaking. i want to find out when will the walk be over? when will water come home? in 2019, prime minister narendra modi made a promise. to bring water through taps to each home in every village by 202a. he said it will ease women s daily lives. i ve set out on a journey across the country to che
is crippling new york renters, with average manhattan prices surging above $5,000 a month. welcome to world news america, on pbs and around the globe. after days of speculation, the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi has arrived in taiwan sparking fury from china. mrs pelosi is the highest ranking us official to visit the island since 1997. the chinese government has threatened military action and in a statement said her visit seriously infringes upon china s sovereignty and territorial integrity . taiwan is self ruled, but claimed by china the result of a regional rift dating to world war two when china took control of the island from japan. but when communists took over beijing in 1949, the defeated chinese nationalist forces fled south to taiwan. the us has no formal ties with taiwan, and only 13 countries recognise the island s sovereignty. 0ur asia correspondent rupert wingfield hayes reports from taipei. the speculation has been swirling for d
but the taliban aren t allowing anyone to fill nearby, insisting there s nothing to see one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us. and shrinking glacier streams in the himalayas are creating a worsening water crisis in the region. we have a special report on what s unfolding there. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and the same time in taiwan where nancy pelosi, the third highest ranking american official, has arrived in taiwan on a visit that s infuriated beijing. tensions are high china has been flying warplanes close to the island. four us warships have also been deployed to the region. here s what we know. ms pelosi the speaker of the us house representatives arrived in taiwan at around ”pm local time on tuesday evening. she is the highest ranking us official to visit the island since 1997. taiwan s presidential office says she will visit taiwan s parliament, and meet the taiwanese president on w
shrinking glacier streams in the himalayas are creating a water crisis. we have a special report on getting tap water to villages. and the smart, caption glasses, allowing deaf people to see real time conversations right in front of their eyes. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. nancy pelosi, america s third highest ranking politician, is right now in taiwan on a visit that s infuriated beijing. ms pelosi is due to visit taiwan s parliament and meet the taiwanese president on wednesday morning. tensions are high. china considers self ruled, democratic taiwan as its own territory, and it s been flying warplanes close to the island. four us warships have also been deployed to the region. our correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes, reports from taiwan. the speculation has been swirling for days, but it wasn t until this moment with her plane on final approach that we were sure nancy pelosi would defy beijing and