and the independent trade economist rebecca harding. we start here in the uk where the economy is expected to do worse than every other major advanced country this year, including russia which has been hit by a barrage of economic sanctions from the west. that s according to the international monetary fund, the imf. it said the uk economy will shrink by 0.6% in 2023, rather than grow slightly as previously predicted. here s what they ve had to say. we have a very challenging environment in the united kingdom. we have a large terms of charts meaning that an energy crisis is very strong and in a country where there is a high dependence on liquid natural gas in the high pass through of the wholesale price to the retail price and this is heading towards the cost of living crisis and we have an environment as a response to this high inflation, there was a tightening of monetary policy by the bank of england and in the uk, this fits quickly into mortgages because a lot of mortgag
the long good-byes continue in texas. a wife and husband laid to rest. and tonight, we hear from parents of kids inside robb elta sool. ns beone. o don: ghtimega drought. the extreme measures one area outlawing yes, outlawing grass lawns. tonight s other top headlines: the man who attempted to kill ronald reagan is granted full freedom. and sheryl sanborn is stepping down from facebook s parent company. also tonight, the queen s program of platinum jubilee, the royal celebration in honor of her majesty. finally, military s glass ceiling shattered on the high seas. we introduce you to the first woman to lead a branch of the armed services. i m immensely grateful to the many pioneers who paved the way. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. we re going to begin with the news that is just coming in to us, news that many parents will welcome.
welcome to world news america, in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. vaccine nationalism is rearing its head around the world. today the president of the european commission said she will do whatever it takes to get more shots for eu nations including stopping factories inside europe from exporting doses that were meant for other countries. ursula von der leyen s comments come as many eu countries are teetering on the edge of a third wave of infections. our brussels correspondent nick beake has more. in prague, in paris, and once again in bergamo, northern italy, covid patients gasp for air. the nightmare prospect of a third wave in europe is now real. the continent is also facing a vaccination crisis. it is not getting the doses it ordered and today, a warning that the eu would do everything needed to get its fair share. all options are on the table. we are in the crisis of the century and i am not ruling out anything for now, because we have to make sure that europeans
In a recent development, AstraZeneca has acknowledged the potential for rare but serious blood clot side effects associated with their COVID-19 vaccine. This revelation came to light in court documents filed as part of an undisclosed legal case. AstraZeneca collaborated with the University of Oxford to develop the vaccine and is currently involved in legal
As per MoHHFW coverage report from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 29,35,591 doses were given with Covishield vaccine followed by 2,10,759 doses of Covaxin vaccine; 1,19,758 doses of Corbevax vaccine; 2,712 doses of Sputnik V vaccine and only 289 doses of Covovax vaccine.