bob dole, who has died from cancer at the age of 98. president biden described the former senator as a war hero, a friend and an american statesman like few others in history. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more from los angeles. he was certainly a stalwart of the republican party, of us politics over many decades. 35 years representing the state of kansas, in both the house of representatives and in the senate, where he was his party s leader on two occasions, especially during that crucial period in american politics in the 1980s, when ronald reagan was the president and they worked closely together. bob dole himself had presidential aspirations. in fact, he stood as the running mate for gerald ford in 1976 and then some 20 years later was selected by the republicans to stand against bill clinton. now, that was not a successful
a couple of villages have now been cut off, making it difficult to deliver aid to people this in these isolated areas. officials hope that as soon as the weather permits, rescue and aid could be carried out by helicopter, but the indonesian geology agency warns of follow up eruptions that can happen at any time. this is at least the third volcanic eruption in indonesia this year. the country has the most active volcanoes in the world, spread along sumatra and java islands. more than twenty countries have joined an urgent demand flags in the us capitol have been lowered to half mast in honour of the 1996 presidential candidate, bob dole, who has died from cancer at the age of 98. president biden described the former senator as a war hero, a friend and an american statesman like few others in history. i m joined now by donald critchlow, a professor of political history
to queue for testing. governments around the world are restricting travel to try and buy themselves time against the new omicron variant. the eu has restricted flights from seven southern african countries, causing portugal to send repatriation flights to pick up almost 300 stranded citizens in mozambique. and as the new coronavirus strain spreads, leaders must continue to make difficult decisions of how best to respond to this global pandemic. saoirse wilson, bbc news. flags in the us capitol have been lowered to half mast in honour of the 1996 presidential candidate, bob dole, who has died from cancer at the age of 98. president biden described the former senator as a war hero, a friend, and an american statesman like few others in history. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more from los angeles.