Justin covered afghanistan for almost four years as the bbc s South Asia Correspondent and was in a Mortar Attack by the taliban. So he is well placed to talk to us about the events of this week. Welcome to you all. Lets start with that ben, shelley . Lets start with that, then, shall we . On thursday, a Suicide Bomb Attack at Kabul Airport targeted people desperate to flee the country after the taliban takeover. Ninety were killed, mostly afghan civilians and 13 us military personnel. A local branch of Islamic State called isk said they carried out the attack. Throughout The Week, 100. 000 people were evacuated throughout The Week, 100,000 people were evacuated but thousands left behind. Theres a huge Refugee Crisis in the making and a possible humanitarian disaster in afghanistan as money runs out and food disappears. It couldnt be much worse or could it . Justin, lets start with you. You know afghanistan well. You were in contact regularly with the taliban. They are highly highly or
In the 400 metre hurdles. Hello and welcome to the programme. Thousands of people in lebanon have attended a Memorial Service in the ruins of the Port Of Beirut to mark the first anniversary of a huge explosion that devastated much of city. The blast was one of the biggest non nuclear explosions in history. It killed more than 200 people. Outside the lebanese parliament, the Security Forces fired Tear Gas at stone throwing protesters. Along with the grief, theres real anger that a year on nobody has been held to account for the explosion. Rights campaigners allege that the most senior officials in lebanon were aware of the danger posed by the huge quantity of Ammonium Nitrate Fertiliser stored in the port that caused the explosion. The blast plunged lebanon into a deeper crisis, but the country had already been facing serious problems for years due to the dire economy and political instability. Carine torbey reports. One year after the explosion, all the debris is swept to a corner and
On a tanker off oman is named as adrian underwood. A Minutes Silence and the reading of victims names of victims names to commemorate exactly one year since the catastrophic explosion in the Port City of beirut. New research shows the amount of people worldwide who are exposed to flooding has risen by 24 since the turn of the century ten times higher than scientists previously thought. Calls to boost the uks Forestry Industry as the price of timber and pressure on supplies rise sharply. Good Afternoon And Welcome to Bbc News. Scientists advising the government have given the Go Ahead for 16 and 17 year olds to be given the pfizer coronavirus vaccine. Thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation held a briefing. Lets Take A Look at the key points. As mentioned, thejcvi says it is advising all 16 to 17 year olds to receive their first dose. They said there have been large changes in the Way Covid 19 is spreading in recent weeks, particularly in younger Age Groups. And as the adult
Unvaccinated. And at the olympics, Host Nationjapan sits top of the medals table, with another gold in the mens all round gymnastics. The united states Simone Biles meanwhile pulls out of another event blaming The Twisties when gymnasts lose their sense of awareness in the air. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Lets start in the uk. The government has scrapped Quarantine Rules for most fully vaccinated travellers arriving from the eu and the us to england. The new rule comes into effect from monday. Heres TransPort Secretary Grant shapps. Weve already enabled people who have been double vaccinated here, and we can prove that quite easily with the nhs app, to travel and come back and not need to quarantine, even if theyre coming from an Amber List country. Today, were expanding that to all of europe, including countries like norway for example, and switzerland outside of the eu, and also the united states of america, which does of course cover a very large n
Will in all probability see more guidelines and restrictions. My next Guest Know as thing or two about crafting white House Messaging happening right now. Weve got kayleigh mcenany. In california, new Covid Guidance after two San Francisco hospitals reported an alarming number of break through cases among staff. Dr. Marty makary is here to report. But first, Steve Harrigan. Steve . More than 230 Staff Members at two San Francisco hospitals have tested positive for covid. The hospitals are zuckerberg San Francisco general hospital and the university of california San Francisco medical center. Now, most of these Staff Members are fully vaccinated. So these are breakthrough infections of the Delta Variant. Officials say theyre the result of community exposure. Our Ppe Requirements have not changed since the beginning of the pandemic. Weve always adhered to them. This means that the number of infections among Staff Members right now is roughly equal to that during the peak in december in t