This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Garas Barlow, and in the early hours of Tuesday, the 22nd of August,

these are our main stories. President Biden arrives at the Hawaiian

island of Maui to see the devastation caused by a recent deadly wildfire.

A political route has erupted in Spain over inappropriate celebrations

at the Women's World Cup Final, and the people of Ecuador have voted to end oil drilling

in a protected area of the Amazon rainforest.

Also in this podcast, although I'm 61, my heart is not necessarily 61.

It came out with the answer of 63.

Here how artificial intelligence is helping us to understand how old our hearts really are.

Almost two weeks after Hawaii suffered its worst natural disaster in the state's history.

President Biden has arrived there to meet survivors of the ferocious wildfires

that ripped through the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui.

He's been criticized for responding to slowly to the tragedy,

which has claimed at least 114 lives and destroyed hundreds of homes.

More than a thousand people are still missing.

The White House said that Mr. Biden delayed his trip so as not to distract from officials

and rescue teams from their search, but a local paper said the president may not be

sure of a warm welcome on Maui.

Just before we recorded the podcast, I spoke to our North America correspondent Peter Boes.

President Biden will need to answer questions directly about the speed of the federal

government's response, perhaps his personal response to this tragedy as well.

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