this week we ll have a series of reports looking at life in afghanistan also on the programme. china says it will carry out new military exercises near south korea until the middle of august as taiwan accuses china of practising for an invasion of the island. and the icelandic volcano spewing out lava and molten rock that s become a hit with tourists. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. there were tears ofjoy amongst democrats in the us senate as a landmark bill to tackle climate change was passed. after more than a year of intense wrangling, the sweeping reforms are being seen as a major victory for president biden. republicans had tried to derail the legislation worth 430 billion dollars claiming it would undermine economic growth. it also contains measures to reduce the price of health care and introduce new taxes for business. senate majority leader, chuck schumer, shared hisjoy that the bill has pa
let s get some of the day s other news. ukrainian nuclear authorities have accused moscow of committing an act of nuclear terrorism by launching a new rocket attack on the zaporizhzya power plant late on saturday. the operator of the plant said a russian rocket had landed close to a storage facility containing casks of spent nuclear fuel. russian forces occupy the site while ukrainian staff still operate it. russia has blamed ukrainian forces for attacks. specialist teams from mexico and venezuela have joined firefighters in cuba as they struggle to control a massive blaze at an oil facility in matanzas. more than 100 specially trained personnel are involved in the effort, with planeloads of fire fighting chemicals. officials say around 5,000 people have now been evacuated from the area where two fuel tanks are burning uncontrollably now to an unusual tourist attraction in iceland, the fagradalsfjall volcano erupted last wednesday, but as it spews out lava and streams of molten rock to
they found the bodies of victims piled up near the exit, which eyewitnesses say was locked. now to an unusual tourist attraction in iceland. the fagradalsfjall volcano erupted last wednesday, but as it spews out lava and streams of molten rock tourists and locals have travelled to the site to view the spectacular show and, in some cases, to enjoy a picnic. onlookers described the experience as amazing and scary. nature is humbling, super exciting, and, yeah, it is a once in a lifetime chance. we went to go hiking, so we ended up here having a picnic by a volcano. i bet there have been quite a
blankets with a care package, i would be really happy. because that would be like a lot to me. just to think that not many people have large staff, this would be, like, make their day. the packs are given the homeless shelters or support organisations like the salvation army and some have even been sent to ukraine. alyssa is always looking for donations of crisp packets, ideally washed. people can contact her via the crisp packet project on her facebook page. what a brilliant idea, good luck to her with that. now to an unusual tourist attraction in iceland. this volcano erupted last wednesday, but as it spews out lava and streams of molten rock, tourists and locals have travelled to the site, to view the spectacular show. 0livia 0tigbah reports. when a volcano erupts,