From one of their new signings. And good morning. The weekend ahead is looking fine, plenty of dry weather, sunny spells for many of us as well. They will bring you the full forecast shortly. Good morning. Its saturday, the 17th of august, our main story. The World Health Organization is asking countries with Mpox Vaccine stockpiles to donate them to nations with ongoing outbreaks. A wave of infections has killed hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic Of Congo as a highly contagious variant of the virus spreads. It comes as a company which manufactures one of the vaccines says it needs orders to be placed quickly so it can meet demand. Our reporter Leigh Milner has the story. In the democratic republic of the congo, hospitals like this one are filling up with patients who have mpox. Originally known as monkey pox, the disease can be passed on by close physical contact with anyone with the infection. It causes flu like symptoms and blisters, which is usually clear up into or thre
Shadowed by a Drone Strike. Eyewitnesses say children were among the dead. Tiara eyewitnesses say children were among the dead. Eyewitnesses say children were among the dead. Two years old, she was two among the dead. Two years old, she was two years among the dead. Two years old, she was two years old. Among the dead. Two years old, she was two years old. The she was two years old. The aftermath she was two years old. The aftermath of she was two years old. The aftermath of hurricane she was two years old. The aftermath of hurricane idea. The waters are rising in the southern us as the power was knocked out in New Orleans and people surveyed the damage. And china clamps dOwn on Childrens Game time Over concerns they are becoming addicted. Live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. It is newsday. Welcome to bbc News Broadcasting to viewers in the uk and Around The World. The us military has completed its withdrawal from afghanistan after a mission lasting nearly 20 years. Gen
Many people around the world will associate you with soho, central london, a bohemian Art Scene in the city. But in recent years, youve been doing your work in the middle of the suffolk countryside. Has it changed the way you work and what you do . Not at all. Not at all . Not at all. Even though the atmosphere around you is so very different . Not at all. I still get up at five in the summer and six in the winter and come into the studio and make a drawing and get going. If i stayed in bed, id just worry about everything, so its far better to be up and at it. And yet, i suppose whats missing here is the community and the people and the buzz, but that. You dont miss it . Weve got the buzz of the bees and the birds. I mean, people buzz about. I mean, not during the morning. Theyre not allowed to come. Tell me about this, because you sound, even now, you sound very disciplined about your work. I mean, the early start, five, 6am, the determination to work every day. Is Discipline And Work
Were among the dead. Lost ten persons include my daughter who was dead. Two years old, she was two years old. The aftermath of Hurricane Ida the waters are rising in the southern us, as the power was knocked out in New Orleans, and people survey the damage. The end of the road for Leaded Petrol. Environmental campaigners welcome the the elimination of the toxic fuel. Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. Its newsday. Its six in the morning in singapore, six in the evening in washington and 2. 30 in the morning In Kabul. Americas longest war is over. A us Military Aircraft carried the last american troops out of afghanistan early on tuesday. More than 120,000 people have been moved from kabul. Now hundreds of americans and thousands of afghans left behind face an uncertain and dangerous future. General Kenneth Mckenzie of us Central Command announced that the us withdrawal from afghanistan was complete. Tonights withdrawal signifies both the end of the Military Component
Force here in washington overseen by Deputy Secretary. And they built a list of americans, possibly seeking to leave afghanistan then worked to contact every single one of them repeatedly. Making 50,000 calls sending 33,000 E Mails since august 1a. They solved problem after problem to keep the mission moving forward. They did this because for thousands in the State Department and usaid employees who served in afghanistan over the past 30 years this Evacuation Operation was very personal. Many Work Hand in hand for years with afghan partners with that many who became a trusted friends. We also lost cherished members of ourforeign we also lost cherished members of our foreign Service Community of ourforeign Service Community in afghanistan, we will neverforget them. Community in afghanistan, we will never forget them. Helping americans, ourforeign partners americans, our foreign partners who americans, ourforeign partners who have been by our side for 20 years and afghans at risk at this