President outlines why he believes the election will stop. After months of deadlock a breakthrough in peace talks between the Afghan Government and the taliban. And former french president a very just got this town a key architect of european integration has done. U. K. Its become the 1st country to approve the fall as a borrow and take over 19 vaccine for public use it will be administered to high risk groups within days Prime Minister Abbas Johnson praised the scientist for their work on the vaccine but said people still need to be cautious brennan has more from london. The approval of a vaccine almost exactly a year since coded 901st emerged in china is a triumph for science the final trial data for the pfizer buy on tech vaccine was only submitted to the u. K. Regulator the m h r a a week ago but as a result of a process of rolling approval examining data even as the trials were taking place the regulator has been able to move swiftly and confidently to declare it effective and saf
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Prizewinning and distinguish Foreign Correspondent and columnist for the Washington Post and friend, jim hoberman. Good to be here. And then to be the luckiest man i can say truthfully the gemini is fascinated i really didnt expect to read every word that was so vast and once i started i couldnt put it down. So in 2005 i know you did seven books. I did character and character assassination. That is it. It is a pleasure to work with the senatornd that they would do more. I find this strange to be talking about him i was really surprised to discover about the mccain family that he had western roots im a carpetbagger in arizona i grew up as a carpetbagger but i didnt realize that about john mccain was a carpetbagger when he ran for office. Talking smalltown mississippi and then to get the reaction. And john mccain seven forebears. And with the own personality so no doubt is derived from the personality of his father and grandfather in the position of mississippi mccain with that enthusias
Despite coming from a poor family loves to become president. Challenges a. Credible story. Starts december 10th on t. W. Food. A big moment for a small biotech firm in germany and the world vaccine developed by buying tech now approved by the u. K. Marks a technological breakthrough and could be revolution for the entire Pharmaceuticals Industry well talk to our financial correspondent. Also on the show distributing that vaccine will be a big challenge well look at how germanys flag carrier is gearing up to fly around the world. And the vaccine cant come soon enough for the worlds poorest countries theyve been hit especially hard by the global slowdown. Welcome to the show im Stephen Beard and. Lead investors around the world welcomed the u. K. s approval of a Coronavirus Vaccine with asian markets gaining thursday on hopes that economic recovery would be around the corner but the vaccine developed by german firm biotech in partnership with u. S. Drug giant pfizer also represents a tec