In a single year. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. In myanmar, police have filed criminal charges against the civilian leaders who were deposed in a military this week. In a Military Coup this week. Theres been no word on the whereabouts of either Aung San Suu Kyi, or deposed president since monday. The United Nations said the charges just � compounded the undermining of the rule of law in myanmar, and the democratic process� , and they called for the Immediate Release of the leaders. For a second day, protesters banged pots and sounded car horns in the countrys largest city. Our reporterfiled this report from yangon. Pots banging people are showing their frustration and anger against the Military Coup. It has taken place on monday. This is the second night in a row people in general have been banging pots and pans and using their car horns in protest against the Military Coup that took place on monday. Essentially, what people here are saying is they dont want to live or work under the military any more. Singing translation we only respect our elected president , and no one else. If the president wanted the military to take over, then, we would have accepted that, but this coup is not fair so were expressing our feelings in a peaceful way. Were the voice of the little people. Translation | witnessedl the coups in 1962 and 1988. We know about what happens under military takeovers, so we have to do this. If we take to the streets, they will shoot us dead. Under these circumstances, i support this kind of protest. We want the elected leaders back. Translation people dont accept the coup. I thats why we want to drive them out by doing this. Pots banging singing on the other hand, the military is taking total control of the country. The military has installed an Ii Memberjunta which they say will rule under a state of emergency. Singing the people of yangon have come out here again in less numbers than yesterday to say they want their vote and voice to be heard. Singing nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon. Around the world vaccines are being produced that might help us return to Something Like the lives we had before covid. Here in the uk more than 10 million doses have already been given. But at the same time, the virus is mutating. So scientists are turning their attention to how to adapt vaccines to make sure they work against all new variants. Astrazeneca and Oxford University say they plan to have a � next generation� Covid Vaccine ready for the autumn. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. The scientists at oxford who created the astrazeneca vaccine are continually monitoring how coronavirus is evolving. The current vaccine is thought to give good protection against new variants, but they� re working on tweaking the jab to make it future proof. The scientist who� s leading the Research Says it� s relatively simple to redesign the vaccine. It� s not difficult to put a different Antigenic Insert into the vaccine. So, we don� t want to panic and say that we must have a new version of the vaccine now but on the other hand we are getting prepared, so that if it turns out we do need a new version, we will be ready to start using it. Itsjust going to be a sharp scratch, ok . Those on the oxford vaccine trials were shown to have 76 protection from a single dose, which lasted three months, rising to 82 protection, with the second shot. You� ll be doing swabs every week at home. It� s also the first time a Covid Vaccine has been shown to reduce transmission of coronavirus. Those immunised were much less likely to test positive for infection, cutting the risk of them passing the virus on to others. That� s the vaccine, but what about those who have actually had covid 7 they want to know how long they may be protected against subsequent infection. A study involving nearly 20,000 volunteers may provide at least part of the answer. Like the other participants, i was asked to send off a few drops of my blood every month to a lab. Scientists at uk biobank found that 88 of participants, nearly 9 in 10, who started off with antibodies, still had them six months later. These findings are really good news, because it does suggest that people who have been infected with the virus may have some degree of protection against another infection for some considerable time. And i think what we would really like to know next is, how long does this Natural Immunity last for beyond six months . Scientists think vaccines are likely to offer much stronger protection than natural infection, so a key message is to get immunised, even if you have already had covid, to boost your immunity and maybe protect others. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Hospitals are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in portugal. Nearly half of the country� s 13,000 covid fatalities occurred just last month. It� s a worrying turn for a country that had been doing better than its european neighbours in battling the outbreak. Mark lowen reports. She� s weak, exhausted by just a few steps. But, overwhelmed by the third wave, portugal had no ambulances to bring her in. So her husband, mario, had to take her to the country� s largest hospital close to collapse. Portugal currently with the world� s highest rate of infections and deaths. The main problem is the fact that i can, here, put another person, a lot of persons, in danger because there is always the situation that i can pass my sickness or my wife� s sickness to the other people. The bbc was taken inside Santa Maria Hospital and to the frontier of portugal� s battle. Beyond these doors, an Intensive Care Unit with just seven of its 70 beds still free. One medic filmed for us in the hell of the storm, some working 18 hour shifts. The british variant is spreading like wildfire, behind half of portugal� s cases. One of the eu� s most Fragile Health Systems is now critically short of resources. Nurse Patricia Fonseca nunes says only Covid Patients are coming all other surgery has stopped. The emotional burden is immense. Well, i can tell you are remember all of my patients who died. I remember theirfaces, i remember their names, i remember their families. I remember the 22 year old who woke up to me and asked me, what happened to my legs, am i going to be able to play my soccer again . I get so frustrated and so sad when people tell me this is not happening. Sometimes i just want to take them by the hand and say, come along, come with me, come and see how it feels like to be losing people. Today, germany flew in doctors, ventilators and dozens of beds to help. European partners keen to show they� re pulling together after being criticised for throwing up walls in the first wave. Portugal has now tightened a lockdown that it briefly lifted over christmas, a move partly blamed for the new search. I think the responsibility is more people on ourselves and less on the government. They are trying their best. There are many people dying for days. It is something not normal. Honestly, very scary, yeah. Portugal has gone from weathering the early pandemic to an unlikely global epicentre, as the virus rages through europe� s westernmost shores. Mark lowen, bbc news. Let� s get some of the day� s other news. Canada has become the first country to designate the Proud Boys Group as a terrorist group. Nancy pelosi, the democrat speaker of the us house of representatives, has confirmed there� ll be a full vote on thursday about whether to strip a republican representative of her role on two key congressional committees. Marjorie taylor greene, from georgia, is accused of encouraging bogus Conspiracy Theories and making anti semitic comments online. The us treasury secretary, janet yellen, has called a meeting of top officials that could result in tougher Financial Market regulation. Mass buying of stocks by amateur traders, many of them active on reddit forums, has led to volatility in some Company Share prices, including gamestop and amc entertainment. Officials running this summer� s Tokyo Olympic have set out how they to plan to keep the games safe during the pandemic. Athletes will be tested for covid every four days, must wear masks, and will be discouraged from using public transport. People watching won� t be allowed to cheer or shout, only to clap. Authorities in south korea have pledged to improve conditions for the country� s 200,000 Migrant Workers after a woman from cambodia was found dead living in a greenhouse in sub zero conditions. Her death is the latest in a series of Human Rights Investigations involving Migrant Workers in the country, most of whom come from south east asia. Laura bicker reports from seoul. We are being led through a maze of plastic covered farmland to discover a network of hidden workers. Campaigners here call them modern day slaves. Migrant workers don� t just toil Night And Day in these fields, they must live here too. Inside his shipping container, this worker tells us he came here to provide for his family in cambodia. Endurance for a salary, for money. Like thousands of other legal Migrant Workers, he is tied to a contract. Translation the hardest thing for workers is that there is absolutely no freedom of movement, and the workers are bound entirely to the owners. A complete master serva nt relationship. Nearby, we find a group of young women living in similar conditions. This is their bathroom. About three people will shower, wash, cook in here. It is like a Container Facility but this is basically where they shower. So this is a bucket and water for this room. She pays the farmer 150 a month to live here. As well of course, she works eight or nine hours a day. We are told it can be much worse for undocumented workers. But there is hope that south koreans are finally beginning to understand the hidden cost of their food supply. In the south at a seaweed farm, we find apo. After escaping a cruel contract with only one day off a year, he raised his case with leading politicians. Translation | want to tell. Korean employers that workers need rest and off days. When workers work a lot, the pay should be a lot too. I want to tell other Migrant Workers that we need to be strong if we want to be successful. We shouldn� t give up. We need to face these challenges head on. The Labour Ministry told us they are already working to reform the so called slave contract, and are investigating all forms of housing. They say they are committed to helping Migrant Workers. With south korea� s population in sharp decline, there� s finally a realisation that not only does this country need these workers, they also need to treat them better. Laura bicker, bbc news seoul. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come hollywood pushes ahead through the pandmic with the start of its awards season we� ll tell you why this year� s golden globe nominations are making history. This is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. After his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of Ayatollah Khomeini on iranian soil. South africa� s white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. And the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. Three, two, one. A countdown to a critical moment. The worlds most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. And apart from its power, its this recycling of the rocket, l slashing the cost of a launch, l that makes this a breakthrough in the business| of space travel. Two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. One of them called it a piece of cake. Thousands of people have given the yachtswoman Ellen Macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo Around The World non stop. This is bbc world news, the latest headlines protests continue in myanmar as the un calls for the release of leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who� s been charged by Police Following monday� s Military Coup. Scientists at Oxford Univerity and astra zeneca say they� re working on the next generation of Covid Vaccines so that the jab can be adapted to to deal with any new variant. And expertsjoins us now. Professor thanks so much for joining us. How easy is it to adjust current vaccines to find the new variants . Remarkably easy, probably in terms of producing a new vaccine, it would take about a week for the science to do it, it will probably take a lot longer for the vaccine to go through the regulatory process, but we are really fortunate that the platforms both for pfizer and moderna, those platforms are really easy to make changes in, so i think we should be able to keep up with these variants if we have two. I5 keep up with these variants if we have twa keep up with these variants if we have two. Is autumn about riaht, we have two. Is autumn about right. The we have two. Is autumn about right, the fall we have two. Is autumn about right, the fall about we have two. Is autumn about right, the fall about right, right, the fall about right, for the arrivalfor right, the fall about right, for the arrival for the next generation vaccine . I for the arrival for the nextgeneration vaccine . I hope it will be a nextgeneration vaccine . I hope it will be a lot nextgeneration vaccine . I hope it will be a lot sooner nextgeneration vaccine . I hope it will be a lot sooner than it will be a lot sooner than that we have on tap here in the United States nova backs, ahead of schedule, and if it continues to look as good as it is, we could be talking about having that by the late spring novavax. I5 novavax. Is this a neverending chase . Once we novavax. Is this a neverending chase . Once we get never ending chase . Once we get one vaccine, people get a jab and then there will be new variants, and then we get anotherjab, is this is what is going to happen now . May anotherjab, is this is what is going to happen now . May be. It ma ve going to happen now . May be. It may very much going to happen now . May be. It may very much be going to happen now . May be. It may very much be like going to happen now . May be. It may very much be like influenza | may very much be like influenza where every year we have to get a jab and every year the vaccine has to be tweaked, sometimes substantially changed with the Influenza Vaccine to cover the next strains, and it could be that way with covid i9. It will be a wait and see right now. Covid19. It will be a wait and see right now. See right now. Will global vaccine infrastructure see right now. Will globall vaccine infrastructure have see right now. Will global vaccine infrastructure have to change permanently to do this, or does it simply all piggyback on what we do with the flu . The technology on what we do with the flu . The technology is on what we do with the flu . Tue technology is different on what we do with the flu . Tte technology is different than the Influenza Vaccine, so we can� t do that in that sense, but going back to the platforms, both for oxford� s vaccine, as well as moderna and pfizer, the platforms are such that they have tremendous resilience, and just a minor change in the case of oxford, with its dna, in a very minor change with moderna and pfizer, you can produce new vaccines very quickly. You can produce new vaccines very quickly you can produce new vaccines very quickly. Why would it only take a week . Very quickly. Why would it only take a week . Its very quickly. Why would it only take a week . Its really take a week . Its really interesting, take a week . Its really interesting, when take a week . Its really interesting, when we. Take a week . Its really i interesting, when we look take a week . Its really interesting, when we look back to a year ago, it was a year, two or three weeks ago, when we received on january the seventh of 2020, when we got from the chinese the entire genome of the virus that were circulating, and it took less than a month from that day to really having the prototype for the moderna and pfizer vaccine. It took a lot longer obviously to do the phase one, phase two and phase three studies, and go to the regulatory process, but in the future, the regulatory process will be much easier, there will be there won� t be there will be there won� t be the need for the exhaustive phase one, two and three trials, there will need to be trials, there will need to be trials, but trials that can be done extremely quickly, so i think you can really be on a fast track with those. Thank ou so fast track with those. Thank you so much. The former head of the Italian Union will try to form a new government. The italian Prime Minister resigned last week after his coalition fell apart. He wants to put together a high profile government which will try to bridge political gaps during the coronavirus pandemic. A 22 year old american has had the world� s First Successful face and hands transplant and has been talking about the surgery. Joseph dimeo, who suffered 80 per cent burns to his body after a car accident in 2018, said he felt really grateful. Mark lobel has this remarkable story which contains images of the patient� s original injuries. Newjerseyanjoseph dimeo was a fun loving teenager and son, by the 22 year old saw his life turned upside down when, after a night shift, he fell asleep at the wheel. His vehicle exploded his body severely burnt. His parents became his carers. His fingertips were amputated, he lost his lips, ears, and eyelids. Most people without amount of burns, they don� t survive. He essentially had a 6 chance of identifying someone that would be a proper donorfor him. Against the odds, a donor was found in august. Days later, a medical team of over 140 in new york replaced bothjoseph� s hands and transplanted his whole face in a 23 hour procedure, the third ever attempt, but the first truly successful one. So we can let you look in a mirror. Big smile. See how everything is starting to move . Isn� t that great . Open your mouth real wide. Five months on, joseph is responding well to his new face and hands. The primary goalfor him was to gain his independence. He� s doing amazingly well. And it� s a testament to him as an individual, his commitment to his therapy, and his willingness to not give up. I can eat breakfast for myself and work out by myself, even on my days off i still work out. Im almost there to normal living again. Itsjust, you know, my goal is to move out of my parents peoples house again. Building up his strength and working out how to pinch, squeeze, blink, and smile again, joseph is waiting to hear back from the donor� s family, who he says he doesn� t really know how to thank for giving him such a precious Second Chance at life. Mark lobel, bbc news. Movie theaters are closed in many parts of the world due to the pandemic, but the hollywood awards season began in earnest on wednesday, with the announcement of the golden globe nominees. And history was made, with three women nominated in the best director category. Among them, chloe zhao, who directed the movie nomadland. Our entertainment correspondent tom brook has more. I� m not homeless, i� m just. Chloe zhao� s picture nomadland, starring frances mcdormand, is a contemporary western, the story of a woman who leads a nomadic life in america� s heartland. It� s been playing at festivals and at their drive in venues, and it� s generated a lot of awards buzz. For 38 year old zhao, this, her third film, is a major achievement. She� s made history by becoming the first woman of asian descent to land a golden globe best director nomination. Obviously, she� s pleased by the recognition. I think it� s great, i think it� s very happy. I love what i do, and anything that can help me keep doing what i love to do, i� ll take it. Last year, the south korean movie parasite won the top Best Picture Trophy at the oscars. Now, with chloe zhao earning a golden globe nomination, it suggests that hollywood is becoming more open to embracing asian storytellers long marginalised by the industry, especially women. These things do inform, i think, investors and gatekeepers to look at what kind of stories and what kind of talent they invest in. This means that more people that look like me get to do it, and i think that� s great. Zhao could also make history by becoming the first asian woman to be nominated for an oscar for directing. Film critics see the recognition she� s being given as very significant. It� s a huge breakthrough. Asian americans and asian people specifically have been really marginalised in hollywood, and it� s proven that they no longer have to adhere to certain rules and regulations to have their stories made. But they can do what they want and show all that they are and all their texture and colour and bring that to therefore making history. The awards recognition is going to help boost the profile of zhao� s film nomadland. With its emphasis on american lives being dislocated, it has topical currency. I think it� s speaking to anyone who feels like they� re weighted down. This pandemic sort of showed us things can� t go away overnight, and how do you keep going. Hello, coffee . Zhao has developed her career by independent films shaped by her strong personal artistic choices. Her next movie is the internals, a big budget marvel superhero extravaganza. It� ll be interesting to see if her singular vision, as witnessed in nomadland, prevails in the film which is much more commercial. Tom brook, bbc news, new york. Before we go, this years super bowl before we go, this years Super Bowl Stadium will be rather empty bowl stadium will be rather empty due to Covid Health And Safety empty due to Covid Health And Safety protocols. The empty due to Covid Health And Safety protocols. Safety protocols. The nfl has invited seven safety protocols. The nfl has invited seven and safety protocols. The nfl has invited seven and a safety protocols. The nfl has invited Seven And A Half invited Seven And A Half thousand vaccinated healthcare thousand vaccinated healthca re workers thousand vaccinated Healthcare Workers to fill the rest of what would be empty seats. The league has launched the fan in the stand cutout programme. It allows people to put a cutout of themselves to be printed, costing 100, with a portion of the proceeds donated to local charities picked by the fans� home teams. Would like to both of the teams and good luck to everyone who is a cardboard cutout. Stay with us. Hello there. Winter is about to ramp up to another gear by the end of this week, certainly into the weekend. It� ll be turning much colder with the risk of some disruptive snow in places. So for the next few days, it� ll gradually be turning colder for all, and we� ll see increasing snow particularly over the hills in the north. Now for thursday, we� ve still got low pressure close by to the uk, it� s the Weather Front across the north bringing further cloud, outbreaks of rain to northern ireland, much of scotland, Northern England too, and here we� ll see further snow over the scottish hills accumulating and drifting in that strong east southeast wind. Further south, after a bright start to the day, we� ll start to see showery bursts of rain moving up from the south. Here, it� ll tend to be fairly mild, 8 10 celsius, but very cold across the north where we have that snow. Through thursday night, it continues with rain and the snow across scotland significant accumulations over the grampians and the highlands, very wet weather with a risk of flooding. Further south, a drier night to come and clear skies, could see some mist and fog across southern england, and again, a big temperature contrast from north to south. Now the snow continues as we head on into friday and saturday significant accumulations have prompted the met office to issue an Amber Warning for this heavy, incessant snow. And also, some very heavy rain for lower levels could cause some localised flooding so a whole host of issues there. Further west, we� ll have sunny spells, a few showers, tends to stay dry across the far south east again, 9 10 celsius, much colder further north where it will also be windy with that drifting snow in the hills. Moving on into the weekend, our area of low pressure sinks a bit further southwards, so it means the rain and the hill snow across Scotland Will Drift into parts of Northern England at times too, so a whole wintry mix here could be disruptive. Further south, quite a bit of cloud around with outbreaks of rain, and temperatures dropping generally across the board. Still cold in the north and a little bit colder for much of england and wales, too. As we head on into sunday, the very cold air across the east pushes southwards right across the uk, and it� ll be very windy, so the wind making it feel even colder 2 3 celsius, some snow pushing into northern and eastern areas which could be disruptive. So turning very cold through this weekend for all areas, with the risk of some disruptive snow for some of us. This is bbc news. The headlines protests are continuing in myanmar as the un urges the world to make sure monday� s Military Coup fails. Deposed de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been accused of breaching the country� s strict import and export laws and illegally possessing two way radios. Scientists at Oxford University and astrazeneca say they� re working on the next generation of Covid Vaccines so that theirjab can be adapted to work against different strains of the virus. The virus is already mutating, first here in the uk, then in brazil and south africa. Hospitals in portugal are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Nearly half of the country� s 13,000 Covid Fidelity is occurred just last month. It has been a worrying time for a country that had been doing better than its european neighbours battling the outbreak fidelity� s. Germany has sent help. Now on bbc news it� s hardtalk with stephen sackur