decision to attack ukraine has sparked global condemnation and sanctions, and is turning russia into a pariah. for the first time in nearly 60 years, queen elizabeth would be attending one of her most at important ceremonial duties, the opening of the british parliament. and after weeks of violent protests and at least five more deaths, the sri lankan prime minster has resigned. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. . it s 08:00 in the morning here in the philippines, where i m at the center for the national commission on elections in manila. it is getting pretty crowded as a journalist are arriving and the a journalist are arriving and the anticipation of the press conferences to be held later, we should get some indication of the we should get some indication of the official results in these of the official results in these elections.- of the official results in these elections. ~ . ., these elections. what we have not so these elections.
who has also served as both president and finance minister, is stepping aside to make way for an all party government. protestors cheer these protesters have just found out that sri lanka s prime minister, mahinda rajapaksa, has resigned. it is a big moment for them. they have been calling for the prime minister and the president, who remains in power, to quit over this economic crisis. tonight, the home of a government mp was set alight by protesters. until president gotabaya rapaksa resigns, he and his party will continue to feel the heat. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, colombo. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the fossil hunter who found a shark s tooth that s millions of years old and he s only six.
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now, we have a story of a rare and precious find. a tooth from one of the world s largest pre historic sharks, a megalodon, was found in the uk, and could be up to 20 million years old. and the fossil hunter who found it? well, he s just six years old. the bbc sjo black has the story. the truth of one of the largest prehistoric sharks, extinct for roughly 3.5 million years. it s a discovery that any experienced palaeontologist would be thrilled with, but this mag on tooth was unearthed by a six year old, and now sammy his apostle are the talk of his school. of his school. sammy, i like our of his school. sammy, i like your fossil. of his school. sammy, i like your fossil. i of his school. sammy, i like your fossil. i think - of his school. sammy, i like your fossil. i think the - of his school. sammy, i like your fossil. i think the truth | your fossil. i think the truth was heavy- your fossil. i think the truth was heavy. it s your fossil. i think the truth was heavy. it s re
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