cabinet it s time to focus on the issues they were elected on, a day after winning a confidence vote. uber teams up with the united nations, by using its ride hailing app to deliver emergency food and water to ukraine. and revealed to the world after three centuries, the shipwreck of a historic gallion, carrying billions of dollars of sunken treasure. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. three weeks after the school shooting in texas, there are signs that some, very limited, gun control measures could be adopted by congress. the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and school security. in regard to the ongoing issue about violence, the senator is representing our side in discussions with senator murphy and we are hoping to actually get an outcome that will make a difference in areas of mental health, school safety and things that are related to the incidents
hello and welcome. let s start with the war in ukraine, because the conflict has left millions stuck inside their homes without many crucial supplies. as a potential solution to the humanitarian crisis, uber has teamed up with the united nations world food programme to help it deliver emergency food and water supplies in war torn cities across ukraine. it s built the organisation a free version of the software it uses to co ordinate its own delivery services, and it s being trialled in the city of dnipro. the bbc s tech editor zoe kleinman reports. in some parts of ukraine, it s getting harder and harder to access food and water, but in a war zone, big delivery trucks can also be big targets, so now, the united nations world food programme is trying out a new way of delivering emergency supplies using a fleet of smaller vehicles. it s building its own delivery network using uber software and even some of its drivers. they can designate vehicles that they on board to the progr
a historic visit to congo the scene of atrocities committed by his colonial ancestor. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. three weeks after the school shooting in texas, there are signs that some very limited gun control measures could be adopted by congress. the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, says he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and school security. so what are the proposals on gun control that congress is looking at? let s put some of those pointers up for you. the potential measures being discussed include further incentives for states to introduce their own red flag laws. more investment in school security, and access to mental health support. there is a proposal to change the background checks for people younger than 21. and an idea which looks something like a cooling off period for 18 year olds who want to buy a semi automatic weapon the kind that were used by 18 year o
condemns his health officials as a huge wave of covid cases sweeps through the country. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 7pm in new york state where president biden has travelled to buffalo, to meet the families of ten people killed in a racially motivated mass shooting at the weekend. mr biden called white supremacy a poison which is running through the us. the bbc s nada tawfik was there as the president spoke and she sent us this report. america has a long and troubled history with racism and guns. the city of buffalo is the latest deadly chapter. joe biden, the latest president to console a community in mourning. in an all too familiar ritual, mr biden and the first lady paid their respects to the victims who were massacred here as they were shopping for groceries. after meeting with family members of the victims, he gave a forceful speech, calling the attack domestic terrorism and urging americans to reje