Which has been under lockdown for three weeks has reported its first official covid deaths since 2020. we will look at the impact of lockdown on global business. a decade of war has ruined syria s economy and it s now emerging as a narco state with illegal drugs as one of its biggest exports. the stimulant, captagon a class a drug in the uk is widely used across the arab world. in recent weeks, thejordanian army has seized large hauls of drugs and killed more than 30 smugglers in operations along its border. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell has been to this front line of the regional war on drugs. three shadowy figures cross the border fence. jordanian soldiers open fire. another skirmish in an increasingly deadly fight against drug smugglers. they want to show me
The whole of last year. this illegal amphetamine is now one of syria s main exports. this hospital is treating more and more people jordan is up against powerful drugs cartels. the long conflict next door now brings a new misery. yolande knell, bbc news, amman. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is. russia steps up its bombardment of cities across ukraine including lviv in the west, which has been largely unscathed until now. let s talk about shanghai now. the city has reported its first official covid deaths since 2020. the authorities say three people died on sunday. translation: the cases suffered
In both downing street and the foreign office were infected with spyware in 2020 and 2021. citizen lab said it didn t know if any data had been compromised by the pegasus software sold by the israeli based nso group to governments around the world. a spokesperson for the uk government said it did not routinely comment on security matters. the chinese city of shanghai, which has been under lockdown for three weeks, has reported its first official covid deaths since 2020. three elderly, unvaccinated people died on sunday. until now, the authorities had insisted there had been no deaths in this latest wave, despite tens of thousands of new daily infections south africa has declared a national state of emergency following the deadly floods that swept through parts of kwazulu natal province last week. at least 440 people have died with more than 60 still missing. over 10,000 troops are being deployed to help with the rescue operations.