| | | | | | | Hello. With a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel yet to be agreed, Gazans desperate to flee are pinning their hopes on crowdfunding. Brandon Drenon reports on the obstacles those efforts face. In the US, Bernd Debusmann Jr describes the scenes at a Trump rally after the former president solidified his lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Finally, we're looking at an award-winning initiative to plant trees in Sierra Leone's capital, and at tumbleweeds taking over US streets. |
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| | | | Top of the agenda | | Raising thousands for an uncertain escape | | | | The family of 15-year-old Ibrahim Hammand, who has Down's Syndrome, are among those crowdfunding to leave Gaza. Credit: Abed Alqader/ Facebook |
| | For the first time since the start of the conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas five months ago, American aid has been airdropped into the northern part of the territory on Saturday. US Vice-President Kamala Harris, who is due to hold talks in Washington with Israeli minister Benny Gantz on Monday, urged Israel to increase the flow of aid into Gaza, as well as working towards a ceasefire. With limited food and access to medicines, some Gazans are relying on the help of relatives and friends based abroad to crowdfund the money they need to flee. Brandon Drenon reports on how, even after achieving fundraising goals, these desperate attempts to help loved ones are mired in chaos and confusion. | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | AT THE SCENE | Richmond, Virginia | | Trump's wins ahead of Super Tuesday | | Donald Trump's lead over Nikki Haley for the Republican presidential nomination was boosted by a string of victories over the weekend in Missouri and in Idaho. Ms Haley has vowed to remain in the race at least until Super Tuesday, 5 March, when 15 states will choose their presidential candidate. | | | | Bernd Debusmann Jr, BBC News |
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| | Thousands queued for several hours to hear Mr Trump speak. He vowed to "win big" on Tuesday, a day that could put him within striking distance of the nomination. "We got numbers today that were unbelievable," he told the crowd. But his speech in Virginia - and at an earlier event in Greensboro, North Carolina - largely focused on migration at the US-Mexico border, a message which polls show resonates well with his base. In more than a dozen interviews with the BBC on Saturday, his supporters said the issue was among their primary concerns. |
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| | | | Beyond the headlines | | Sierra Leone's tree-planting mayor | | | | Seedlings planted as part of the campaign are reported to have a survival rate of more than 80%. Credit: BBC |
| | In August 2017, torrential rain caused a colossal mudslide that killed 1,141 people in Freetown. The country's worst natural disaster to date inspired Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr to run for office on an environmentalist platform. Her initiative #FreetownTheTreeTown has planted more than 600,000 seedlings in the city in the past two years. | | | | |
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| | | | Something different | | 'More is more' | | Iris Apfel, the matriarch of maximalism, has died on 1 March, aged 102. | | |
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