by plane, are taking boats. the british government recently estimated that around 4,000 britons were stuck in sudan. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams has been following the situation from nairobi. the evacuation of foreign nationals from sudan does continue, largely now from port sudan, where people are able to leave by ship across the red sea, and also by plane. britain now says it is evacuating more than 2000 people altogether since the airlift began. but far more sudanese people are on the move. the un estimates 50,000 have crossed sudan s borders into egypt, chad, south sudan and ethiopia, and as many as 75,000 people are thought to be internally displaced, fleeing the fighting in khartoum and in darfur, to places where they feel more safe. the un is warning it could get a whole lot worse, with the head of the unhcr saying today as many as 800,000 people could be on the move if the fighting worsens. that is a sharp increase in the estimated numbers of people who co
Russia said its keeping a close eye on the fleet and the kremlin hit out a trumps handling of the situation. We do not participate in twitter diplomacy we support a serious approach we still believe that it is important not to take any steps that may harm the already fragile situation in syria we are also still convinced that the excuse regarding the use of chemical weapons in duma is made up and cannot be used as an argument for Military Action Russia has moved fast to establish itself in duma this Amateur Video purportedly shows Russian Police investigating near the site of the alleged Chemical Attack Moscow says it and the regime are ready to allow a probe but only one which shouldnt assign blame. Our correspondents Claire Richardson standing by In Washington and in moscow our bureau chief good morning to both of
you. If we could start with you russia is saying the alleged Chemical Attack is a fake and cannot be used as a reason for any kind of attack and if also all that. Well russ
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0ne found paraquat users developed parkinson s two and a half times more often than non users. the us regulator says there is no conclusive link. research is ongoing. there are scientists who fear syngenta is trying to influence the debate. the chemical is neurotoxic. it does damage nerve cells in the brain. former employeejohn is now an expert witness in the us legal action. if they didn t use protective equipment and their skin was damaged, you could absorb more paraquat through the skin and into the blood, and then into the brain. syngenta say professor heylings is not aware of syngenta s research on the issue, which was mostly conducted after he left the company. they say they have invested hundreds of millions of dollars to ensure paraquat s safety, and that claims of a link with parkinson s are not supported by scientific evidence. but these farming families are suffering. they believe that profits should never be put before health and safety. claire marshall, bbc news, dorset.
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