Uganda and the africa with me today on stories michel presented in nigeria hello everyone im coming to you from Lagos Nigeria and it is good to see you again you see our transcontinental program is particularly well suited to these days also so distance and lets leave that for now and look at whats coming up on the show today. Youre never too young to learn about Renewable Energy and how it is generated we will see a school right here in nigeria. Many of our friends imagine island life as paradise closes of emotion the lives and livelihoods of those in sierra leones turtle island. Only tonight in mali who is helping his Community Grow crops. To periods of drought. Have you gotten into the habit of covering one of this over a bottle of Hand Sanitizer its amazing how quickly its become a must have item i mean many places demand outstrips supply the good news is the Hunter Valley easy to make especially if you already have most of the ingredients you need i 1st report comes from rwanda wh
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Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 8 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 11 00am in australia where a state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales and now also queensland. Dozens of bushfires continue to burn in the region. Earlier, authorities issued the highest level of warning in some areas known as catastrophic for the First Time Since new fire warnings were introduced a decade ago. For more heres the bbcs phil mercer in sydney. Well, we have heard that 850,000 pairs of bushland has been burnt in New South Wales since the start of this years fire season hectares. So that is a huge area of land. Today we have heard that both New South Wales and queensland have declared a state of emergency. What that does, gives the fire authorities greater powers to protect life and property. So that just gives you an indication as to how serious this is. Dozens of fires are burning in both Eastern States and the fo
In the turkish city istanbul. Its the morning in sydney, and people are waking up to what authorities are calling a catastrophic threat its the morning in sydney, and people are waking up of dangerfrom bushfires thats the highest level of warning. And the day coming is predicted to be the worst since these fires began several weeks ago. Hot temperatures and strong winds in New South Wales are the reason why this threat level is being used in sydney. There are bush fires in queensland too. And we already know how desvtasting these fires can be. These are pictures from the last week. New south wales is already under a state of emergency. That gives the fire Service Special powers to evacuate property and turn off power. Fire crews have come from all over australia and new zealand to help. The fires escalated on friday. 150 homes were destroyed and three people died. This footage gives you a sense of the danger people and Fire Fighters are facing. This crew is completely surrounded by fla
And feeling stressed . Meet lilou the worlds first airport therapy pig. Shes hogging the limelight at San Francisco airport. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its one oclock in the morning in london and 9 oclock here in singapore and in hong kong where police have fired tear gas on a university campus. Protesters plan a second day of disruption after monday saw some of the worst unrest in five months of protests. It left two people in a Critical Condition in hospital. The first person, a protester, was shot by a Police Officer at point blank range. Later, a pro beijing supporter was soaked in flammable liquid and set alight after arguing with protesters. Our correspondent in hong kong, stephen mcdonnell, sent this report. This is how the day of extraordinary violence starts. A Police Officer, arresting the person in white, is approached by another protester, wearing black. Hes shot at point blank range. And its all capture