Hello, im geeta guru murthy, welcome to News/bbc-News'>Bbc News now, 3 hours of fast moving News, interviews and reaction. At least 17 boys have died after a fire swept through their primary News/school-dormitory'>School Dormitory in News/central-kenya'>Central Kenya. Local officials said the fire broke out at 11pm in a dormitory at News/hillside-endarasha'>Hillside Endarasha News/primary-school'>Primary School in News/nyeri-News/country-'>Countrywhere'>Nyeri Countrywhere 156 boys were sleeping. More than 2,000 people tried to help rescue the boys, many of whom were sheltering under their beds. The cause of the fire is still not clear. President News/william-ruto'>William Ruto called the fire horrific and devastating, and has ordered an investigation. Lets speak to News/anne-soy'>Anne Soy who is in nairobi. Just tell us more details, what more is known on this. We understand more is known on this. We understand that more is known on this. Understand that about 300 children were boarding in that school, it has a population of just over 800. 156 were boys, and they were News/ill-dicke'>Ill Dicke in the ill fated dormitory. The area residents responded quickly and tried to save as many as they could, unfortunately 17 died from the fire. Another 1a were rushed to hospital. We are told many have now been discharged from hospital. They had minor injuries. The parents and the pupils are undergoing psychosocial support within the school. The kenyan News/red-cross'>Red Cross have said they have set up News/service-and-tracing'>Service And Tracing with analysts to try and find the cause of the fire. Obviously, devastating cause of the fire. Obviously, devastating News/News-cause'>News Cause of the fire. Obviously, devastating News for cause of the fire. Obviously, devastating News for all cause of the fire. Obviously, devastating News for all the | devastating News for all the families involved there. How long might it take, is estimated that the authorities are saying in terms of investigating what caused that . We do not know, but going by previous incidents, these investigations tend to take a long period of time and sometimes the outcome may not sometimes the outcome may not be made public. They have be made public. They have established many of the established many of the instance in previous cases, including in 2017, 2001, there instance in previous cases, including in 2017, 2001, there were incidents of arson. We are were incidents of arson. We are waiting, we dont know the waiting, we dont know the circumstances in this circumstances in this particular case. We are told particular case. We are told that by the time they got to that by the time they got to know about this fire, the whole know about this fire, the whole dormitory was engulfed in it, dormitory was engulfed in it, so they dont so they dont know where this came from. So they dont know where this came from so they dont know where this came from. , ~ ,. Came from. Thank you very much indeed. A roll out of the News/mpox-vaccine'>Mpox Vaccine is due to begin in the News/democratic-republic-of-congo'>Democratic Republic Of Congo in a few hours time. The drc is currently at the centre of an outbreak of the disease and has recorded more than 19,000 cases with over 650 deaths since the beginning of the year. The first delivery of almost 100,000 doses of an News/mpox-vaccine'>Mpox Vaccine arrived on thursday. Last month, the News/world-health-organization'>World Health Organization declared an international emergency in the News/country-'>Country, after a surge in cases of a new, more dangerous strain of mpox. Surge in cases of a new, News/ml-advance-erous'>Ml Advance Erous strain of mpox. Surge in cases of a new, News/ml-advance'>Ml Advance of us strain of mpox. Surge in cases of a new, News/ml-advance'>Ml Advance of yesterday, mpox. Surge in cases of a new, News/ml-advance'>Ml Advance of yesterday, where an advance of yesterday, where we were thrilled to have the first vaccines for operational use arriving into the News/country-'>Country. What we are focusing on is the micro planning, making sure we can get the vaccines specifically to the people who need them the most. Theres a lot of work going on making sure that the highest risk of transmission, the highest group will be receiving it first. Those vulnerable with their own house will be at the front of the queue in terms of reaching it in such a large diverse News/country-'>Country. It in such a large diverse News/country-'>Country it in such a large diverse count. ~ ,. , it in such a large diverse count. ~ ,. , News/country-'>Country. Why has there been a dela in News/country-'>Country. Why has there been a delay in getting News/country-'>Country. Why has there been a delay in getting the News/country-'>Country. Why has there been a delay in getting the vaccine i News/country-'>Country. Why has there been a delay in getting the vaccine to | delay in getting the vaccine to where its needed . fit, delay in getting the vaccine to where its needed . A problem that has been where its needed . A problem that has been faced where its needed . A problem that has been faced across that has been faced across africa is primarily a regulatory one. There has been an issue where it becomes News/country-'>Country by News/News/country-'>Country-work'>Country Work with national authorities making sure we can use these vaccines with much robots bonds interventions. A few weeks ago, the News/world-director'>World Director of the News/world-health-organization'>World Health Organization introduced in the eu well, a process that speeds up the clearance. Here in the drc specifically, we to health kits. There is good ef the y data that is to health kits. There is good ef the drc a that is to health kits. There is good ef the drc specifically, we have been working over the past in the drc specifically, we have been working over the past News/month-and-year'>Month And Year to make sure News/month-and-year'>Month And Year to make sure they can be a national level they can be a national News/level-clearance'>Level Clearance required for the clearance required for the vaccines to be able to come vaccines to be able to come into the News/country-'>Country. Into the News/country-'>Country. Into the News/country-'>Country. What difference into the News/country-'>Country. What difference does into the News/country-'>Country. What difference does it into the News/country-'>Country. What i into the News/country-'>Country. What difference into the News/country-'>Country. What difference does into the News/country-'>Country. What difference does it into the News/country-'>Country. What i difference does it make . Into the News/country-'>Country. What difference does it make . Is it difference does it make . Into the News/country-'>Country. What difference does it make . Is it a definite, 100 protected a definite, 100 protected against this illness . Its against this illness . Its against this illness . Its really critical against this illness . Its really critical against this illness . Its really critical that against this illness . It� s really critical that when we against this illness . Its really critical that against this illness . It� s really critical that when we think about vaccination, think about vaccination, remember to think about it as a remember to think about it as a one all in a much bigger public one all in a much bigger public to health kits. There is good to health kits. There is good efficacy data that is efficacy data that is protection from the vaccine, especially when used to approach and to reach people that are particularly vulnerable. It is a very critical tool in interrupting that train of transmission. Being sure that that goes alongside all of the other critical News/public-health-interventions'>Public Health Interventions that we have been engaging and advancing over the past months with, which include public health and social measures, good News/community-and-risk'>Community And Risk communication, so people have the nudge, skills and information needed to protect themselves with or without those vaccines available. Thank ou ve those vaccines available. Thank you very much those vaccines available. Thank you very much indeed those vaccines available. Thank you very much indeed for those vaccines available. Thank you very much indeed for your. You very much indeed for your time today. China has announced that its ending the practise of allowing children to be adopted overseas. At least 150,000 chinese children have been adopted abroad in the last three decades with more having gone to the united states than anywhere else. Officials are currently worried there arent enough babies being born to sustain the population. Explaining the decision, a spokeswoman said merely that the News/rule-change'>Rule Change was in line with the spirit of international agreements. Translation the chinese government has adjusted. Its News/interNews/country-'>Country-adoption-policy'>InterNews/country-'>Country Adoption Policy henceforth, except for the adoption of children and stepchildren from News/collateral-relatives'>Collateral Relatives by the blood of the same generation, or within three generations by foreigners coming to china. China will not send children abroad for adoption. This is also in line with the spirit of relevant international conventions. We express our gratitude to foreign governments and families who wish to adopt chinese children for love and kindness. Lets speak to News/einar-tangen'>Einar Tangen in beijing. He is a News/senior-fellow'>Senior Fellow at the News/taihe-institute'>Taihe Institute and chairman of asia narratives. Intend to that they dont intend to change that, and this is going to be the case going forward. Why . | to be the case going forward. Why . I think its because of the demographic change. I was they, china is concerned about its population. Things have changed dramatically. This is a one child society. In the past, where you had many children and their needs could not be met, it was difficult. Today, children are highly prized. There are programmes that can take care of News/special-needs'>Special Needs children. Things have changed dramatically, and at this point, chinajust dramatically, and at this point, china just as we need to keep our children in china. Is keep our children in china. Is there now more of a social discomfort with, from any News/country-'>Country, with that idea of sending children to another nation with completely different cultural history, background, values and so on . I background, values and so on . I think there is always some of that, but most of the children that, but most of the children that went to the united states, the vast majority, they have received very good care. They actually, many, have come back to china to try and discover their roots. Its not about that. I think it has more to do with the numbers of young people getting married, that is dropped dramatically. The society that was pushing for one child is now saying have three or more. Demographics are at a part of that. Theres also some feeling, i think, that chinese babies were difference like a designer handbag. Chinese children can be taken care of here in china. I think there is some pride in that. They berates that they have arrived in a middle class society, they have eradicated extreme poverty, and its time they take care of their own. Is they take care of their own. Is there an active move to help more chinese families adopt or foster if they need to . Foster if they need to . Yes, obviously foster if they need to . Yes, obviously there foster if they need to . Yes, obviously there are foster if they need to . Yes, obviously there are a foster if they need to . Yes, obviously there are a News/lot-foster'>Lot Foster if they need to . Yes, obviously there are a lot of| obviously there are a lot of couples who its difficult for them to afford ivf, and they are looking to adopt. In the past, it was difficult. There was always the idea that you always wanted there to be children of your blood. If your options are to have no child or to have a child and bring it into the world to teach at your values, which is most News/important-'>Important. Values, which is most imortant. ,. , News/important-'>Important. Ideas are changing about that News/important-'>Important. Ideas are changing about that. Thank News/important-'>Important. Ideas are changing about that. Thank you News/important-'>Important. Ideas are changing about that. Thank you indeed | about that. Thank you indeed for your time today and for speaking to us from beijing. Thank you. Super News/typhoon-yagi'>Typhoon Yagi has made landfall at News/hainan-island'>Hainan Island in southern china. Strong winds battered the coast overnight and over 410,000 people have been reportedly evacuated as a precaution. Trains, boats and flights in the area have been suspended for a second day. Yagi has doubled in strength after wreaking havoc in the northern philippines early this week. We will be keeping an eye on that as it develops, but around the world and across the uk, this is News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. 12 people died on tuesday when the small baltic in the part of the small baltic in the part of the french coast. Yvette cooper said this showed the moral imperative dismantling the gangs. Our political correspondent said the number of deaths this week has increased the go