allowed girls to go to secondary schools and most of afghanistan, the only country in the world to do so. china military launches fresh drills off taiwan. it s in response to a visit to the island by a new group of american lawmakers. and world leaders meet in an attempt to reach an agreement on a treaty to protect the world s oceans from exploitation. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. broadcasting to viewers in the uk we begin in britain, which has become the first country to approve what its manufacturers are calling a next generation covid vaccine. the uk s medicines regulator has approved a new version of moderna s coronavirus vaccine the first to target both the omicron variant as well as the original strain of the virus. ministers say the vaccine will now form part of the autumn booster campaign. here s our medical editor fergus walsh: this is the start of a new era in covid 19 vaccines. until now, they ve all been designe
to approve a covid vaccine that fights both the original strain and the omicron variant. the taliban celebrate the first anniversary of their return to power in afghanistan but not everybody is cheering, especially women and girls. to kenya now where william ruto has been declared the winner of the presidential election. he s been the country s deputy president since 2013, first appointed by the outgoing president, uhuru kenyatta. it was a tight race. official results say mr ruto won 50.49 percent of the vote. raila odinga, kenya s former prime minister, won 48.85 percent. his supporters are disputing the result. songs and dance broke out at mr ruto s campaign headquarters after the result was announced. the bbc s akisa wandera was there. we have been camping here all day at the communication centre where many congregated and eagerly waited, the
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