welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i m mariko oi. the headlines: during a visit to greece, the pope warns europe against narrow self interest over the way countries treat migrants. translation: let us not| let our sea be transformed into a desolate sea of death. rescuers search through ash for survivors after a volcano eruption on indonesia s java island, after a volcano eruption on indonesia s java island, kills at least 1a people. protests in europe against covid restrictions, as cases of the omicron variant continue to spread. and could switching to hydrogen powered cars help one of the world s biggest coal users hit its net zero emissions target? we ll have a special
feminist solidarity across time, i think. congratulations to emily stewart, the winner of the helen anne bell poetry bequest award, speaking to me earlier. now, a brief musical interlude on newsday. what do you think of this? that is berlin techno, in case you were wondering, and the reason we re playing it is because some of the city s best known djs have started a campaign for the united nations to grant berlin techno unesco world heritage status. they say it s the best way of protecting the city s legendary night clubs. here s dj chris liebing explaining why the berlin dance scene is so important. let s start from the beginning. you know, when the wall fell in germany, it was basically the dance floors of the clubs in berlin where everybody
welcome back. you re watching newsday on welcome back. you re watching newsday on the welcome back. you re watching newsday on the bbc. i m mariko oi in singapore. our headlines: during a visit to greece, the pope warns europe against narrow self interest over the way countries treats migrants. there ve been more protests in europe against covid restrictions, as cases of the omicron variant continue to spread. at the recent cop26 climate summit in glasgow, japan was one of the countries resisting demands for a rapid end to the burning of coal. resisting demands for a rapid that may seem strange, as japan has no coal reserves of its own. but japan is one of the world s biggest coal users, importing more than any other country in the world except china. despite that, the government in tokyo is still promising to reach net carbon zero by 2050. how is that possible? rupert wingfield hayes has been finding out. i would say that s a totaljoke. that s just ridiculous. this man and his
report from japan. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. we begin in greece, where pope francis has criticised what he says is the narrow self interest of european countries in the way they are responding to the migrant crisis. he spent time at a refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos. his verdict on the way people there are being treated it could lead to the shipwreck of civilisation. our special correspondent fergal keane travelled with him and sent this report. they embrace the man and the message because, at this moment, he is their most passionate advocate. pope francis arrives
i think it has been pretty much universal acclaim. republicans and democrats in america don t come together on much these days, but it s been universal acclaim for a life of service, a life of sacrifice and for a man who had a degree of character and strength that i think we should look back and emulate at this point. the former republican strategist rick wilson speaking to me about the veteran us politician bob dole, who s died aged 98. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we ll hear from the winner of australia s richest poetry prize, worth nearly $30,000. it s quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung