41 migrants have drowned off the italian island of lampedusa after their boat capsized. 45 people, including three children, had been aboard the vessel, which set off from the tunisian city of sfax last thursday. Four survivors originally from the ivory coast and guinea gave their accounts to coastguards after being brought ashore. The three men and a woman had initially been rescued by a cargo ship. These pictures show Rescue Workers helping migrants in trouble around the lampedusa coast at the weekend, one of several rescues in recent days. Live now to sofia bettiza whos in rome. What bettiza whos in rome. More do we know about thi rescue . What more do we know about this rescue . ,. ,. ,. , rescue . This is another tragedy in the mediterranean rescue . This is another tragedy in the mediterranean sea. Rescue . This is another tragedy in the mediterranean sea. Only rescue . This is another tragedy in the mediterranean sea. Only four| the mediterranean sea. Only four people survived,
Hi there. Thank you for being with us. We begin with some Breaking News from the brazilian city of belem, where leaders of eight South American countries which share the amazon have been meeting fora landmark summit. At the end of the talks they issued a joint declaration saying they have now established a new alliance aimed at preventing the amazon from reaching a point of no return. But leaders appear to have stopped short of pledging an end to deforestation by 2030, as brazils president lula, who is hosting the event, had hoped. Our South America Correspondent Katy Watson reports from para, which is the state with the highest Deforestation Rate in the country. Virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. From up high, you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. This part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. Underjair bolsonaro, Illegal Logging soared. President Lula Da Silva has pr
To abortion until fetal viability, which is about 2k weeks into a pregnancy. Tuesdays ballot proposal called issue one asked voters if changes to The State Constitution By Public Vote should pass with 60 of the vote instead of the current 50 Majority Threshold needed. That measure failed. Celebrations by opponents of the measure followed with Voting Rights groups calling it a win. And a statement, President Biden said democracy won since the Us Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections with roe v wade last year, states have raced to either protect or restrict abortion. If you look at the polling, nationwide, about 62 of americans say that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Thats compared with just 36 who say it should be illegal in all or most cases. Earlier, i spoke to karen kasler, the bureau chief at the Ohio Statehouse News bureau, for more on what these ohio results mean. Were you surprised by the result . How are people reacting to it . I actually wasnt su
President guillermo lasso. Mr lasso vowed that this crime will not go unpunished. He called for an an urgent meeting of his top officials to address the killing. The countrys attorney general s office said on social media that the suspect in the attack had died from injuries sustained in a shootout with police. Ecuador s election is scheduled to take place on august 20th. Well have more on this story as it develops. Wildfires are raging across the us state of hawaii. Officials there say that at least six people have died and many are injured, with some in a critical condition. These are the scenes out of maui and the big island. The Historic Town of lahaina was one of the hardest hit, with reports that its now mostly reduced to ash. Crews there and across the islands are engaged in Search And Rescue, with evacuations underway for more than 13 thousand people. But as residents try to escape, some are finding that many of the major roads are blocked and too dangerous to use. Lieutenant g