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of south africa s sardine run and the predators it attracts. hello and welcome to the programme. welcome to the programme. to our viewers on pbs welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. let s begin in afghanistan, where in a major escalation of the taliban s offensive, the militants have captured a provincial capital, zaranj, close to the border with iran, and assassinated a close aide of the president s. they ve made sweeping gains since foreign forces started withdrawing from the country. the united nations special envoy has warned the country is facing a possible catastrophe, and called on the taliban to halt the violence and take part in meaningful peace talks. our world affiars correspondent richard galpin has more. our world affairs correspondent richard galpin has more. in the heart of the afghan capital, another assassination. taliban gunmen opening fire on this car, killing the head of the government s media information centre, dawa khan ....
in afghanistan, in a major escalation of the taliban s offensive the militants have captured a provincial capital, zaranj, close to the border with iran, and assassinated a close aide of the president s. they have made sweeping gains since foreign forces started withdrawing from the country. the united nations special envoy has warned the country is facing a possible catastrophe and called on the taliban to halt the violence and take part in meaningful peace talks. our world affairs correspondent richard galpin has more. in the heart of the afghan capital, another assassination. taliban gunmen opening fire on this car, killing the head of the government s media information centre, dawa khan menapal. they d warned officials would be targeted in response to air strikes by afghan and us forces. the war now increasingly spilling into the capital. but the taliban are also now targeting other key cities in this, their latest offensive. they claim to have captured the city of ....
you that these are the darkest days of this pandemic. the darkest days of this pandemic. a rise in cases and hospitalizations so severe in louisiana that the governor just announced he s reinstating the state s indoor mask mandate effective tomorrow. he s one of many local leaders across the country now beginning to change course turning back toward masks to protect their communities. just a few hours from now, president biden is expected to speak on the administration s efforts to get more americans vaccinated. let s begin with jeremy at the white house. jeremy, some urgency here as the delta variant spreads. the vaccine is widely available and free. how does the president say he s going to get those who are still hesitant or hospitile to take t shot? reporter: we ll hear a couple things from the president later today when he speaks on the state of vaccines around the united states and around the world. we expect to hear the president will talk about progress that ....
this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. this week on the travel show: out running covid at the olympic games. the big names rocking central park this summer. siberia s mystery blast craters. you have an exploding crater on land. that is not something i imagined. and the fears for the future of flamenco. hello and welcome to tokyo. the host city for this summer s olympic and paralympic games and thronging with tourists and sport fans from all over the world. maybe not. the state of emergency declared earlier this month following a new wave of covid cases means that international and now local spectators are not allowed in to any event in and around tokyo. nonetheless, trainers and medical staff have headed here from all around the world for a more subdued games. there were plenty of people here in tokyo who were delighted to see the olympic opening ceremony on friday. even i ....
lightning has partially destroyed two properties in hampshire as the heatwave comes to an end in some parts of the country. weather warnings are in place across southern england and wales for flooding, hail and strong winds. duncan kennedy s report contains some flashing images from the storms. this is how the week long heat wave came to an end for the two houses in hampshire. the lightning struck one of the rooves, causing a fire, which then spread to the property next door. neighbours say they were woken up by a huge noise. we heard an almighty bang, and i mean a really loud bang. and slowly, starting on this side, as you can imagine, where it got hit, and then slowly but surely then it worked its way across both of them. so, we watched the roof catch fire, we watched the whole thing collapse. and then, the fire tenders turned up and they did a greatjob at putting the fire out. two women escaped unharmed, but this is what the destructive power of lightning can lead to ....