Hello. A swiss plane has taken off from abu dhabi on the firstever attempt to fly around the world using only the energy of the sun. The Solar Impulse ii could take five months to complete the 12 stages of the flight crisscrossing continents while spreading the word about clean technology. Its a pretty impressive project with some even more impressive figures. Lets show you a two. Two pilots will take it in turns to fly the singleseater plane on the 35,000 kilometer journey. The Solar Impulse ii has a wingspan of 72 meters larger than that of a boeing 747. Built into the wings, more than 17,000 ultraefficient solar cells, which transfer energy to four electrical motors powering the planes propellers. The pilots will have to stay awake for most of their time in the air. They are being allowed naps of just 20 minutes, confined in a cockpit thats not much bigger than a phone box. Mark lobel watched the launch in abu dhabi. Reporter preparing for the ride of their lives. The moment the swi
Internet sensation, singing Justin Bieber hits. Hello. A swiss plane has taken off from abu dhabi on the firstever attempt to fly around the world using only the energy of the sun. The Solar Impulse ii could take five months to complete the 12 stages of the flight. It will be crisscrossing continents while spreading the word about clean technology. Now, this is a pretty impressive project with some even more impressive figures. Lets show you. Two pilots will take turns to fly the singleseater plane on this 35,000 kilometer journey. The Solar Impulse ii has a wingspan of 72 meters. Now, this is larger than that of a boeing 747, although a jumbo is almost 80 times heavier. Built into the wings, this is the key, more than 17,000 ultraefficient solar cells, which transfer energy to four electrical motors powering the planes propellers. The pilots will have to stay awake for most of their time in the air. Theyre allowed nap times of just 20 minutes, confined in a cockpit not much bigger tha
Deliberately accelerated the planes descent. Iranians took to the street last night to celebrate a breakthrough in Nuclear Talks with the west. Can the government there sell the deal to hardliners. Also in the program, alice takes a look at whats happening in business. Its a day for arachnophobes to look away as we look at how to make a killing without getting bitten. The brave investors out there who are crowd funding biotechnology. Hello. Its midday here in london 4 30 p. M. In tehran 2 30 in garissa, kenya, where grieving relatives are arriving at the scene of yesterdays massacre at a university in the countrys northeast. This was the scene of chaos yesterday. 147 people died in the attack which was claimed by the somali islamist group, al shabaab. The militants have singled out christian students. Many of those students were sleeping in their dormitories when the massacre began, and we hear now from some of those who survived. Survived. Translator i was still asleep around 5 00 a.
A jewish supermarket sue french media. Also the war to save the rhino. A special report from south america on the battle to protect the animals from poachers. Well thanks for joining us. The kenyan government has confirmed, 147 people were killed by al shabaab militanted in their deadliest attacks to date. The four gunmen attacked the university in garissa in northeastern kenya, around about 5 00 a. M. Local time. They entered the university grounds, killing two guards at the gates. They moved on into the campus separating muslims from christian students shooting dead the christians on the spot. Around 500 students on that campus did manage to escape. They got away through the fence, marked out here. Now, some 13 hours after the attack began, the gunmen were surrounded by Security Forces in the female dormitories and there their suicide vests were detonated. Well, these pictures give you some idea of the confusion in the aftermath of the siege. Just have a look at some of these picture
Brazils president whos consistently played down the severity of the virus has made it compulsory to wear masks in public. But Jair Bolsonaro has vetoed their use in shops, schools and churches. At ten oclock clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, Philippa Thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid 19 has changed their lives. Welcome to coronavirus your stories, a programme about how at the Lasting Impact onmedics on the frontline the tiredness, even the trauma, created by dealing with relentless crisis. Later well hear from a spanish lung doctor who got covid 19, got sick, and carried on treating her patients from quarantine. What has that done to her . We begin with what its like to be a first responder. When new york city became americas first virus epicentre, it staggered under the weight of infections and called in extra paramedics from outside, including melroy dcosta, from middl