six months from now. wildfires in algeria have killed at least 42 people, including 25 of the military who were fighting the blazes in forests to the east of the capital, algiers. algeria is the latest country on the mediterranean to be hit by wildfires. dozens killed and land scorched, algeria is the latest company to be faced with disastrous wildfires. more than 100 fires rage and several providences in the east of the capital, claiming the lives of both civilians and soldiers who were deployed to rescue algerians from the flames. while some villages were evacuated, others stayed back, using tree branches to calm the flames. translation: there are fires| everywhere, we have not seen the government here. we do not have estate. the people are the government, long live the members from the civil protection teams. the flames have burnt the country s famed olive trees. and clouded the streets with smoke. these are becoming worryingly familiar scenes, as wildfires continue to bur
let s start in the united states, because after months of political wrangling the us senate has passed a $1 trillion infrastructure plan, intended to restore some of the ageing, often crumbling, transport systems across the us. the plan will see $110 billion being spent on roads, bridges and other major projects. the white house currently believes 115,000 bridges across the country are considered to be in poor condition. $73 billion will be spent on clean energy. president biden hopes the money will be spent on new power lines and rebuilding america s old electric grids. let s now get more details on the plan, the bbc s michelle fleury filed this report from new york. presidentjoe biden celebrated the passage of the infrastructure bill, describing it as a once in a generation investment in america. after ears investment in america. after years and investment in america. after years and infrastructure, - investment in america. after years and infrastructure, we | years and i
insists it s committed to supporting students of all backgrounds. under threat the seahorse species off the english coast, but there are hopes environmentally friendly moorings could help save the vital seabed. and we ll hear live from lionel messi shortly, as he speaks to the media for the first time after his move to paris saint germain. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the us president, joe biden, has called on afghanistan s leaders to unite and fight , as the taliban claim to have captured nine out of 3a provincial capitals. the militants say they ve taken the north eastern city of faizabad. but afghan officials say air strikes and commando attacks have left dozens of taliban militants dead in other parts of the country. the washington post is reporting that us intelligence officials believe kabul could fall within ninety days. at a news conference overnight, president biden said he did not regret his decision to withdraw us troops. w
thousands have arrived in afghanistan s capital kabul in the past few days, where they face an uncertain future. people have been coming in from different parts of the country, as more and more provincial capitals, more and more cities are being taken over by the taliban. also in the programme: the latest on the huge wildfires affecting greece and other countries. on the greek island of evia, crews from britain, france and the czech republic have joined efforts to try to stop more fires breaking out. and the bbc uncovers evidence of suspected war crimes carried out in libya by russian mercenaries. we have an exclusive report on their activities. several developments in afghanistan. first, the government is replacing its army chief as the taliban continues their rapid advance. events on the ground are fast moving. nine provincial capitals are now in the hands of the militants, and efforts are under way to boost morale among those fighting for the afghan government. this is the
survey show parents strongly favor masks. nearly two-thirds want masks required for all unvaccinated students and staff. parents are more closely divided over mandating shots. 58% say they don t want their schools to require vaccination, 42% are in favor. public health experts not divided. they say every student who can be vaccinated should be vaccinated and other politicians who are politicizing the important debate should just stay out of it. extraordinary to think that we have governors that aren t putting needs of school kids first and this is something that i think every voter and everybody in the country should be very focused on. let s get our kids vaccinated and for those who aren t or can t be, they should be wearing a mask. this is not a political issue. one of the officials who is making it a political issue though is text goas governor ab, judges blocking his ban on mask mandates. and meanwhile the surge overwhelming texas hospital resources, governor abbo