In spring 2018. This is the un backed Prime Minister fayez al sarraj. And this is khalifa haftar, the rival military commander who controls the east of the country. Here they are shaking hands after the meeting, which was hosted by the french president , Emmanuel Macron. Heres what he said at the press conference. Translation today, president al sarraj and general haftar can become symbols of National Unity and reconciliation and peace. Iwant National Unity and reconciliation and peace. I want to say with great solemnity, the courage you have shown today by being here and agreeing on thisjoint shown today by being here and agreeing on this joint accord is historic. It is the courage of taking a risk, despite who might have opposed you. Despite the actions of others, which will lead toa actions of others, which will lead to a Reconciliation Process and the construction of peace in the long term. Just to remind you of the complicated political situation in libya. Mr sarrajs government is
Will have the latest on the us election for you and also coming up, new research on dinosaurs suggest they were thriving right up until they were thriving right up until the moment that meteorite wiped them out. Lets begin with some good news. Us pharmaceutical giant, pfizer, says latest data suggests its Coronavirus Vaccine is even more effective than we first thought. Pfizer and biontech have released preliminary data which suggests the vaccine is 94 effective in people aged over 65. Last week, the Companies Said the vaccine was more than 90 effective. And earlier this week, there was impressive data on another vaccine, made by us company moderna, suggesting nearly 95 protection. Heres our medical editor fergus walsh. The us New York Times has created this vaccine tracker. They include vaccines russia and china have improved without waiting for the results of trials. Scientists give the vaccine to thousands of people, compared to volu nteers thousands of people, compared to volunteer
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A plan to protectjobs the uk chancellor will unveil new measures to replace the furlogh scheme a wage top up, and more Business Loans could be on the way. Critics say it may come too late for some we cant have this kind of last minute response again. Weve had it around wage support. Today it seems we had it around support for self isolators. We need to have much more future planning from the chancellor. The nhs covid 19 Contact Tracing app is now available in england and wales anyone with a compatible smartphone is being urged to download it. A screen will come up on your app and a notification saying that you have been in close contact with somebody with coronavirus and that you need to self isolate. 600 people at Glasgow University are self isolating, after more
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Shutting on immigration he says is to protectjobs. Will go straight to the United States now. A couple of big stories brewing they are. The first is meeting between President Trump and the governor of new york and her combos. Why is that significant . Theyre and her combos. Why is that significant . They re trying and her combos. Why is that significant . Theyre trying to Work Together in the next stage of this pandemic. However they havent got on swimmingly so far. There is been criticism from both sides. So lets eat what this is all about. We can speak to kathy k in washington. Kathy, nice to see them again. Lets start with the basics here, why are these two then getting together . The primary issue here is testing. And the comparative roles of the federal government which is run by the white house and the states which in this case is run by Governor Cuomo of new york. Thats where the conflict has been. How much of the states be responsible for testing and how much should the the res
American oil and Gas Producers after the price of us oil plunged deaths in england and wales hit a 20 to its lowest ever level. Year high, with more than a thousand covid related deaths, recorded at care homes, in the week before easter. The Uns World Food Programme warns the coronavirus pandemic could double the number of people around the world suffering from acute hunger. Italy looks to ease its lockdown restrictions as other European Countries have already started to introduce changes. Welcome. Donald trump is hosting new York Governor Andrew Cuomo at the white house for what could be a tense meeting. The two have clashed frequently during the outbreak most recently over funding for coronavirus testing. Mr cuomo a democrat, says large scale testing for covid 19 is the next biggest challenge and cant be done without federal help. He had a message ahead of the meeting. I understand the federal governments point that its up to the states, and i believe it is largely up to the states.