hello and welcome to bbc news. turning to the olympics now, and we ve now reached day nine of the games. here is the medal table as it stands at the moment. china is on top with 22 gold medals, followed in second place by the united states with 19 golds, and the host nation, japan, currently in third on 17 golds. with me is our reporter tanya dendrinos. let s wrap up the action so far. where shall we start? swimming pool? absolutely, good place to start. it was the last day of swimming in the final event was the men s 100 was the last day of swimming in the final event was the men s100 medley relay. it finished an emphatic fashion. they not only claim the gold medal, team usa, but also a world record. it was team gb in silver. in the mix for that us team was superstar caeleb dressel. he has been incredible to watch, incredible speedin been incredible to watch, incredible speed in the water. you would think you might have been tired after his final win in you might have been t
protests large cruise ships can no longer dock in the centre of venice. hello and welcome. we start with the olympics and we ve now reached day nine of the games. here s the medal table as it stands at the moment china is on top with 22 gold medals followed in second place by the united states with 19 golds and the host nationjapan currently in third on 17 golds. let s find out more about today s action from gavin ramjaun at bbc sports centre. great to see you. let s start with the swimming. great to see you. let s start with the swimming- great to see you. let s start with the swimming. great to see you. let s start with the swimminu. . , ,, ., , the swimming. kaleb tressel has been on fire. he the swimming. kaleb tressel has been on fire- he has the swimming. kaleb tressel has been on fire. he has helped the swimming. kaleb tressel has been on fire. he has helped the the swimming. kaleb tressel has been on fire. he has helped the us - the swimming. kaleb tressel h
and us life expectancy falls by 1.5 years due to covid 19. the biggest one year decline since world war ii. hello and a very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. flooding has caused devastation in the central chinese province of after henan after the heaviest rainfall it has ever recorded. dozens of people were trapped inside an underground train system and at least 25 have died. the military has warned that a major dam could collapse at any time and soldiers have been mobilised to try and divert rivers that have burst their banks. chinese scientists say global warming has made the annual flood season much more dangerous. our correspondent sent this report. passengers on an underground train trying to escape the approaching floodwater. instead, though, they found themselves standing still, silent, holding on as the levels rose around them. translation: the water was at shoulder level. . a child and i both nearly gave up. we were worn out. but
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