the islanders will have to deal with the clean up from this disaster by themselves. meanwhile, another cleanup is under way. the crude oil was spilt from a tanker that was unloading, triggered by the eruption in tonga more than 10,000 kilometres away. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. let s get some of the day s other news. the united states has charged four government officials from belarus with aircraft piracy over the diversion of a passenger plane in order to arrest a journalist. the incident took place last may, when a ryanair plane travelling from greece to latvia was forced to divert to minsk, after the belarusian authorities said there was a suspected bomb threat. the lower house of austria s parliament has passed a bill to make covid i9 vaccinations compulsory for adults. the bill, which is now likely to become law, will mean everyone over the age of 18 without a valid exemption must get the jab. the french government has announced plans
the clean up from this disaster by themselves. meanwhile, on the other side of the pacific in peru, another clean up is under way. the crude oil on these beaches was spilled from a tanker that was unloading when a tsunami hit the coast here, triggered by the eruption in tonga more than 10,000 kilometres away. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. let s get some of the day s other news. in britain, downing street is facing further criticism about the way it operates amid allegations that a number of backbench mps have faced intimidation that could amount to blackmail. the prime minister, borisjohnson, has insisted he has seen no evidence to support the allegations, and has advised colleagues who feel threatened to go to the police. the united states has charged four government officials from belarus with aircraft piracy over the diversion of a passenger plane in order to arrest a journalist. the incident took place last may when a ryanair plane travelling from greece to latvia was
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at least 17 people, and destroyed hundreds of buildings. police say the blast happened when a truck carrying explosives to a mine collided with a motorbike. ghana s president described the explosion as tragic. the british government is facing further criticism about the way it operates amid allegations that a number of backbench mps have faced intimidation that could amount to blackmail. the prime minister, borisjohnson, has insisted he has seen no evidence to support the allegations. the lower house of austria s parliament has passed a bill to make covid 19 vaccinations compulsory for adults. the bill, which is now likely to become law, will mean everyone over the age of 18 without a valid exemption must get the jab. the united states has charged four government officials from belarus with aircraft piracy over the diversion of a passenger plane in order to arrest a journalist. the incident took place last may when a ryanair plane travelling from greece
from belarus with aircraft piracy, over the diversion of a passenger plane in order to arrest a journalist. the incident took place last may, when a ryanair plane travelling from greece to latvia was forced to divert to minsk, after the belarusian authorities said there was a suspected bomb threat. the lower house of austria s parliament has passed a bill to make covid i9 vaccinations compulsory for adults. the bill, which is now likely to become law, will mean everyone over the age of 18 without a valid exemption must get the jab. the french government has announced plans to ease covid i9 restrictions from 2nd february. on that date it will end the mandatory wearing of face masks when outdoors and lift capacity restrictions for large events such as sport matches and concerts. during a press conference the prime ministerjustified the move saying it coincidened with the introduction of a covid vaccination