and so for families here, the uncertainty continues. they don t know whether or when they ll be able to return home. as well as facing the risk of disease, they re also dealing with a huge mental burden, living a life in limbo. many in these camps say they re struggling for the basics. the government says it s doing all it can to distribute aid. until then, all these families can do is wait. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, sindh province. plans to ban single use carrier bags and plastic drinking straws ajudge in the us has quashed a man s murder conviction after his case was highlighted by one of the world s most popular podcasts. adnan syed was 19 when he was jailed for life for killing his ex girlfriend, who was found dead in woods in baltimore in 1999. the podcast serial, which has been downloaded hundreds david willis sent this report. cheering, screaming.
tensions on this island will be inflamed. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, sri lanka. the head of the world health organization has said china s zero tolerance policy against covid is not sustainable. the authorities in beijing have imposed lockdowns affecting tens of millions of people lasting several weeks to try to prevent any spread of the illness. but the who s director general said he had told chinese experts it was time to change that approach. when we talk about the zero covid strategy, we don t think that it s sustainable considering the behaviour of the virus now, and what we anticipate in the future. we have discussed about this issue with chinese experts, and we indicated that the approach, you know, would not be sustainable. earlier, i spoke to saad omer, the director of the yale institute for global health. i asked him for his view
was set alight. and clashes broke out in the city of negombo. protesters want the president gotabaya rajapaksa to resign as long as he stays, tensions on this island will be inflamed. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, sri lanka. the head of the world health organization has said china s zero tolerance policy against covid is not sustainable. the authorities in beijing have imposed lockdowns affecting tens of millions of people, lasting several weeks, to try to prevent any spread of the illness, but the who s director general said he had told chinese experts it was time to change that approach. when we talk about the zero covid strategy, we don t think that it s sustainable considering the behaviour of the virus now, and what we anticipate in the future. we have discussed about this issue with chinese experts,
$40 billion dollars in aid for ukraine. and going back to the past the company trying to prove that sailboats are a greener way to transport cargo. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. security forces in sri lanka have been ordered to shoot anyone seen looting or damaging public property in the latest attempt to stop anti government protests. since last month, the country has been rocked by demonstrations over soaring prices, power cuts and a lack of medicines. at least eight people have died in the violence and 200 have been injured, as our correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports from colombo. a capital under curfew. troops told to shoot at sight at anyone who damages public
on monday following violent street clashes. protesters have defied an island wide curfew and at least eight people have died and 200 have been injured, as our correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports from colombo. a capital under curfew. troops told to shoot at sight at anyone who damages public property or threatens lives. the skeletons of a bustling city scorched by an economic crisis. reeling after a day of violence. yesterday, supporters of the prime minister attacked anti government protesters, who until that point had been peacefully demonstrating. at the city s main hospital, more than 200 have been wounded, many were beaten up. this man fractured his leg after a tear gas