Hello. Welcome. Im catherine byaruhanga. A us Military Ship is headed for gaza, carrying equipment to build a Temporary Port for aid deliveries. The us army says the support ship, set sailfrom a Military Base in virginia on saturday. The un has warned that around a quarter of the population of gaza, more than half a Million People, are facing famine. Meanwhile, a separate aid ship with around 200 tons of food is still waiting to set sail from cyprus. The eu wants a new sea route for aid from cyprus to gaza to start this weekend. Our correspondent zoe conway has the latest. It may not look like much, but on this barge since the 200 tons of food, set to leave cyprus later today, towed by a Spanish Charity ship. More than 200 miles to gaza. This is the root is not been tried before. The journey could be precarious. Translation ~. , translation we will tow the latform translation we will tow the platform to translation we will tow the platform to gaza translation we will tow the platform t
I have to be honest, we are not going to be able to turn things round straightaway but we will get to work on that. Hollywoods biggest night kicks off later with the oscars and all eyes will be on oppenheimer to see if it can break the record for the most wins. Hello, im anna foster. A us military ship is headed for gaza, carrying equipment to build a Temporary Port for aid deliveries. The us military confirmed the Ship Set Sail in the last few hours from a Military Base in virginia on its way to garzo but it will take time to construct a port. Time is in short supply. The un warning and a quarter of the population of gaza, more than half a Million People are currently facing famine. There is a separate aid ship with around 200 tonnes of food that has been loaded on board over the last few days which are still waiting to be given the all clear to set sail from cyprus. The eu announced this over the weekend, a joint operation between the eu, the uk, the us and others and they say this s
Going to win at least seven oscars, if not more. And why some new mexicans wont be rejoicing On Oscars Night. The oppenheimer movie winning a trove of awards will not be a celebration for me. And how the Academy Awards is becoming increasingly global, helping germany become a strong contender this year. I really appreciate this opening of the academy that is taking place towards films from other countries. Also, the solemn, unsettling documentary from ukraine that looks set to win a trophy. Plus, ill be trying to predict who will be taking home the top oscar prizes. There are a couple of very close races. All that and more in this special Talking Movies preview of the Academy Awards. Hollywood is bracing for its biggest night of the year, but theres still great uncertainty in the film industry. We havent yet returned to pre pandemic normality perhaps we never will. But what does bring great reassurance this year is that the ten Best Picture Nominees are all very fine pictures and one o
Hello, you will live with bbc news. I am anna foster injerusalem. A Us Military Ship has set off for gaza, carrying equipment to build a Temporary Floating Port for desperately needed aid deliveries. The us military confirmed that that ship left late on saturday from a Military Base in virginia on its way to the middle east. The un has warned that around a quarter of the population of gaza, more than half a million people, are currently facing famine, which is why this new way of potentially getting aid in is so important. And in the meantime, there is a separate aid ship with around 200 tonnes of food on board which is still waiting to set sail from cyprus, waiting to be given the green light to head towards gaza. That is part of a new maritime aid corridor that the eu announced just in the last few days and said that they were optimistic that it would become operational for the first time this weekend. And of course, all of this comes as the us President Joe Biden gave a new intervie