we report from south sudan. covax was meant to make sure that low income countries like south sudan would not be left behind. by now, it was hoped that one in every ten people would have been vaccinated, but the reality on the ground is that only one in every 500 south sudanese have been fully vaccinated. and coldplay s environmentally friendly world tour a tree planted for every ticket sold but they re keeping their private jet. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and 2am in lebanon, where a national day of mourning has begun for six people shot dead in violent clashes in the centre of the capital beirut. there have been international calls for calm, with the united nations, the us and france all urging a de escalation of the tensions. gunfire erupted during a demonstration by shia muslim groups against the judge investigating last year s devastating port blast. from beirut, anna foster has the latest. i
now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week: swinging satellites! and fruit. sensors to keep the city that never sleeps lit up. and using tech to get better at football. . .apparently. why are we throwing an apple at each other? because this week s first story is about launching satellites into orbit. oh, you re not gonna try to launch this apple into orbit, are you? no, but if i did, which direction would i have to launch it? not upwards. not up! because if i did, it will come straight back down again. that s gravity. that s gravity! no, if you wanted this to go into orbit, you would have to make it go really fast sideways, about 17,000 miles an hour, so as it fell, it missed the surface of the earth and just went around it. that s why rockets need so much fuel. exactly! which has been a problem since forever. but there is another way to get this apple to go that fast. any ideas? go on, amaze me. so, you could attach it to a long arm and then start spinning it round and
why are we throwing an apple at each other? because this week s first story is about launching satellites into orbit. oh, you re not gonna try to launch this apple into orbit, are you? no, but if i did, which direction would i have to launch it? not upwards. not up! because if i did, it will come straight back down again. that s gravity. that s gravity! no, if you wanted this to go into orbit, you would have to make it go really fast sideways, about 17,000 miles an hour, so as it fell, it missed the surface of the earth and just went around it. that s why rockets need so much fuel. exactly! which has been a problem since forever. but there is another way to get this apple to go that fast. any ideas? go on, amaze me. so, you could attach it to a long arm and then start spinning it round and round and round, and round and round, getting faster and faster, and once you re at the right speed. ..you let it go! that s bananas! no, it s an apple. all right, here we go. oh, my gosh!
now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week: swinging satellites! and fruit. sensors to keep the city that never sleeps lit up. and using tech to get better at football. ..apparently. why are we throwing an apple at each other? because this week s first story is about launching satellites into orbit. oh, you re not gonna try to launch this apple into orbit, are you? no, but if i did, which direction would i have to launch it? not upwards. not up! because if i did, it will come straight back down again. that s gravity. that s gravity! no, if you wanted this to go into orbit, you would have to make it go really fast sideways, about 17,000 miles an hour, so as it fell, it missed the surface of the earth and just went around it. that s why rockets need so much fuel. exactly! which has been a problem since forever. but there is another way to get this apple to go that fast. any ideas? go on, amaze me. so, you could attach it to a long arm and then start spinning it round and r
on a civil rights march. the uk braces for more stormy weather after two people including a nine year old boy died when they were hit by falling trees during storm malik. now on bbc news.it s time for click. this week: swinging satellites! and fruit. sensors to keep the city that never sleeps lit up. and using tech to get better at football. ..apparently. why are we throwing an apple at each other? because this week s first story is about launching satellites into orbit. oh, you re not gonna try to launch this apple into orbit, are you? no, but if i did, which direction would i have to launch it? not upwards. not up! because if i did, it will come straight back down again. that s gravity. that s gravity! no, if you wanted this to go into orbit, you would have to make it go really fast sideways, about 17,000 miles an hour, so as it fell, it missed the surface of the earth and just went around it. that s why rockets need so much fuel. exactly! which has been a problem since