Also in ethiopia, where the government says its moving forward on its final offensive against fighters around to graze main city and palestinian leaders condemn the u. S. Secretary of states unprecedented visits to an illegal israeli settlement and the occupied Golan Heights. Welcome to the program. We begin with the latest on the coronavirus pandemic and the race to find an effective vaccine. British, a pharmaceutical giant astra zeneca says its phase 2, trial show promise in protecting the most at risk groups. It says people over 70 who have been tested have shown a strong immune response. The vaccines being developed with Oxford University and its in the final stages of human trials. Now in the last 10 days, 2 other drug makers, pfizer and madonna, reported their back scenes are more than 90 percent effective in late stage trials. Well, globally cases have surpassed 56000000. There have been more than 1300000 deaths worldwide. 250000 of those in the u. S. Making it the worst affecte
A colombian commemorate the anniversary of large antigovernment demonstrations. U. S. President elect joe biden has once again chris sized the current president for did i guess victory. He branded donald trump of instruction to the transition during a worsening pandemic as totally irresponsible and debilitating the incoming need. It made the comments after meeting with state governors from both parties to discuss how to tackle the crime of virus pandemic once hes in power. Biden was asked what trumps actions displayed to the american people, and then through an incredible irresponsibility credibly damaging messages being sent to the rest world about how democracy functions. I think it is. Well, i dont know his motives, but i just think its totally irresponsible. Elevations life for us at the white house, very strong words there, but is it frustration is anger . Is that both . Do we think theres certainly a different tone from joe biden, who, over the last week has been saying, look the
As well as an illegal israeli settlement. 16 People Killed and 350 detained in a crackdown on protests triggered by the arrest of ugandan pop, star politician bobby wine with all your sports and says hes tired of always being blamed for problems at barcelona. The u. S. Center for Disease Control is urging americans not to travel during next weeks thanksgiving holiday. As the country sees more people in hospital with corona virus than at any time in the pandemic. So far, 79000 people are currently admitted as infection rates climb. This week people in new york have been joining hours long queues to be tested ahead of the holiday. The country passed a quarter of a 1000000 deaths on wednesday with more than 11 and a half 1000000 cases. Nurses in the city have been protesting against inadequate Protection Equipment and a shortage of staff. We cannot allow the buffering and that of the community and are not going through inspiring to happen again. Reassured that we should not let the farmer
2021 index of u. S. Military strength. This is the seventh edition of the index and the index has come one of the flagship publications. Our goal has been unchanged. It is to provide both the leaders of this country and the American Public a premiere open source and author tatetive of Armed Services and their ability to protect the nation. I think we have not only achieved that goal but continued with this effort. And this years edition is the best ever. In addition to our usual subjects, it includes National Security concerns and one of these is the emergent of the new space force. We have a new chapter on the subject of space this year and look more hearing from the editor of the new index in his presentation later. Today as part of our launch, we welcome a speaker with decades of matters, representative Mac Thornberry. He was the first elected to congress in 1994 and has supported a Strong National defense since. He is currently the Ranking Member of the house Armed Services committ
The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from th hello is outside source. The u. S. Announces further troop withdrawals from afghanistan and iraq. By january 15, 20 21, our forces, their size in afghanistan wille b 2500 troops. Karen americas troop presence will be have by midjanuary, daysor bdonald trump leaves office. We will have the reaction in washington. The you and warns of a humanitarian catastrophe in rlethiopia after ntwo weeks of conflict in the tigray region. 30,000 have led to neighboring sudan. The ceos of facebooktt and t defend the roles of their platforms in the u. S. Election as they face a grilling from senators or the second ts. E in three we the kenyan government response after a bbc africa investigatioe un shocking evidence of child trafficking in nairobi. Within 24 to 48 hours, we should have arrested anybody who was volved in this issue. Karen war w