The leaders of eight South American countries that share the amazon, have gathered in the city of belem. The summit s host brazilian president Lula Da Silva has urged leaders to agree on common policies to protect the environment and boost sustainable development. Scientists are concerned that, deforestation in the amazon may be approaching an irreversible Tipping Point. President lula is hoping for a co ordinated regional approach, to tackle illegal mining and logging as well as other environmental crimes. Hes promised to end deforestation in brazil by 2030. Our South America Correspondent Katy Watson reports from para, the most deforested state in brazil. Virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. From up high you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. This part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. President lula has promised to fix the problem, telling the bbc that this summit w
that could help stroke victims regain control of parts of their body. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has arrived in poland after an extraordinary visit, to an active war zone on monday. joe biden s unannounced and surprise trip to kyiv was short on time, but long on symbolism, ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. he said america would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes and pledged another $500 million of military aid. speaking while air raid sirens were going off, president biden added that vladimir putin s war of conquest was failing. our international editorjeremy bowen has this report. (air-raid siren wails) the air raid alarm, as the two presidents arrived at st michael s church, where ukraine commemorates its war dead, felt too well timed to be a coincidence. with unprecedented security in kyiv, the americans had warned the kremlin that joe biden was coming. he had just arrive
2pm in the afternoon, a row of shops in the town of kostiantynivka. Theyre used to attacks here but not on this scale. In the blast s shocking aftermath, a search for the living and the dead. Its not immediately clear what kind of weapon landed here, but shrapnel tore into the road, into cars and people. Translation this is a civilian pharmacy. At the time of the strike, civilians were here, buying medicines, and this is what happened. Ukraines president , as he has so many times before, sounded outraged. Translation we understand what they are doing, they did the same in the past. Whenever there is any positive offensive step by ukraines defence forces, Russia Targets civilians and civilian infrastructure. This was one of the worst attacks on ukrainian civilians since the spring. And it came as the us Secretary Of State, antony blinken, was here in kyiv pledging yet more support. His arrival, early this morning, was preceded once more by the sounds of war. Air raid sirens wail. Russia
that ruling set off the slow process of decriminalising abortion state by state. wednesday s decision comes amid a trend in latin america of loosening restrictions on abortion. live now to bbc news reporter mimi swaby, who s tracking this story. just practically speaking, what will this really mean for women in mexico? in mexico? this unanimous decision in mexico? this unanimous decision by in mexico? this unanimous decision by the in mexico? this unanimous decision by the supreme i in mexico? this unanimous i decision by the supreme court has been a cause for celebration for many people across mexico. it means that public of institutions now must offer abortion services to any individual who requests them. so women across mexico can now access these procedures without facing any legal repercussions or prosecution. it also means that medical personnel, who are conducting these terminations, will not be criminalised. before this rillington place, they could have faced u
the leaders of eight south american countries that share the amazon, have gathered in the city of belem. the summit s host brazilian president lula da silva has urged leaders to agree on common policies to protect the environment and boost sustainable development. scientists are concerned that, deforestation in the amazon may be approaching an irreversible tipping point. president lula is hoping for a co ordinated regional approach, to tackle illegal mining and logging as well as other environmental crimes. he s promised to end deforestation in brazil by 2030. our south america correspondent katy watson reports from para, the most deforested state in brazil. virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. from up high you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. this part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country.