Lets take you to france because President Emmanuel Macron is going to cast his vote in the short we saw, just a few moments ago. He is there with the saw, just a few moments ago. He is there with the President Ial there with the President Ial entourage of course and this is the decisive second round in an election that has been called very quickly, surprising the whole country and the french political class, it seems, by Emmanuel Macron. It is the first time that the anti immigration national rally of Marine Le Pen has a chance. Of running the government had taken control of the National Assembly although current projection seems to suggest they will not win an outright majority. We will not know until all the votes are cast. The other possibility is a split vote, a hung parliament, it is not clear what that would mean in terms of the functioning of the government, of the parliament, with Emmanuel Macron still remaining president. He is there and we are hearing also that Voter Turnout
and you can see the electricity cables have come down from this pylon. and that s affecting things here gravely. and scientists in china reveal a perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo from at least 66 million years ago. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8am in the morning in singapore and midnight in london, where preliminary results from three scientific studies suggest that the 0micron variant may be milder than first feared, with patients running less risk of needing hospital treatment. the news comes as the uk recorded more than 100,000 new cases of coronavirus. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. another record day for covid cases and for boosterjabs, but as the 0micron wave surges, at last some positive early evidence from three separate studies, all indicating it poses less of a threat than the delta variant. research by imperial college london found around a 40% reduction in the risk of being admitted to hospitalfor a night or
you can see up there on the roof, has been torn off like a can of sardines. 90% of buildings here have been damaged. and scientists in china reveal a perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo from at least 66 million years ago. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. preliminary results from three scientific studies suggest that the 0micron variant may be milder than first feared, with patients running less risk of needing hospital treatment. the news comes as the uk recorded more than 100,000 new cases of coronavirus. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. another record day for covid cases and for boosterjabs, but as the 0micron wave surges, at last some positive early evidence from three separate studies, all indicating it poses less of a threat than the delta variant. research by imperial college london found around a 40% reduction in the risk of being admitted to hospitalfor a night or more compared to delta. a scottish study suggested there was a
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start here in the uk, which has recorded 100,000 daily new cases of the coronavirus for the first time since the pandemic began. the sudden rise in infections has been caused by the 0micron variant, which is known to be highly tra nsmissable. but there s also some optimism, as preliminary studies published in the uk and south africa suggest 0micron could present with milder symptoms than other variants. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has this report. another record day for covid cases and for boosterjabs, but as the 0micron wave surges, at last some positive early evidence from three separate studies, all indicating it poses less of a threat than the delta variant. research by imperial college london found around a 40% reduction in the risk of being admitted to hospitalfor a night or more compared to delta. a scottish study suggested there was a 65% lower risk of being hospitalised with 0micron, but it was bas
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