Virus and e. U. Led virtual pledging conference aims to channel billions of dollars into the Global Response its not just about pouring money into research but also about pooling resources and expertise for the common good. Measure of science an hour. Or 2 it will be out. None of us can answer oh world in which sun. Was exposed the u. S. Isnt involved and while china is offering to help there are concerns the worlds 2 top economies already at political loggerheads main gauge in a vaccine war donald trump has already claimed a vaccine is just months away. Scientists point out that even if a vaccine is discovered in months itll be a lot longer than that before its up and available to the billions who need it which is why its so important to find drug treatments that work in the meantime both are central to the funds being pledged and both are at advanced stages of trialing and research here at the university of oxford professor Martin Landry is leading the Worlds Largest Clinical Trial i
We are in yemen, where the humanitarian situation is worsening, despite the arrival of International Aid stuff. Houthi rebels are holding out against a saudiled campaign. The International Committee of the red cross landed. A plane of staff is in the capital sanaa, and another carrying 48 tonnes of medical supplies what is held back. Meantime the u. N. Security Council Votes on a russian proposal for a pause in the fighting to offer aid. Pakistans government debates whether to offer military support. Prime minister sharif is expected to announce that decision much the fighting rages across yemen for control of the country. Forces loyal to Abdrabbu Mansour hadi recaptured territory from the Houthi Rebels. Government forces are said to have recaptured an air base north of the port city of aden. Abdrabbu mansour hadi loyalists have been cornered in the area home to the president ial palace and offices. We have the latest in the reports. Reporter the Saudiled Coalition lamps up sir strikes
Against alshabab. Plus. Im Jennifer Glasse in kabul where afghan shopkeepers are protesting a new tax by closing their doors. The u. N. Childrens agency u. N. I. C. E. F. Is warning that the war in yemen is driving that country towards what it calls humman tarian disasters. Its 12 days since the fighting from the Saudiled Coalition. And the death toll mounts. Dozens are reported to have been killed in clashes in aden alone. Elsewhere there has been fatalities too. For several days the southern port city aden saw intense fighting. Houthi rebels on the one side and forces loyal to president Abdrabbu Mansour hadi on the other. Undeniable is that food and water is in short supply and human Rights Groups say houthis attacked and detained 400 politicians, activists and journalists. This report is by omar al salah. Reporter almost two weeks of air strikes and the humanitarian situation in yemen is worsening by the day. At the capital sanaa theres a rush to buy food. People are panicking, prep
Al jazeera given access to the University Last week as kenya organises attacks against alshabab. And im reporting from an orphanage in ukraine, where more than 100 children are caught up in a tug of war between the two sides. And all the sport including the latest from turkey as the Football League is suspended in the wake of the fenerbahce bus attack. It is their brief to protect children yet u. N. I. C. E. F. Believes the war in yemen is driving the country toward humanitarian disasters, putting millions many the young, in danger. Its 12 days since the Saudiled Coalition began to target Houthi Rebels this and the death toll from the fighting continues to mound. In the last 24 hours at least dozens of people are reported to have been killed in clashes in the southern port city of aden. Several days the city saw intense street fighters between Ali Abdullah Saleh loyalalist and Abdrabbu Mansour hadi on the other. Food and water is in short supply. 400 politicians, activists and journali
Australia. Hello and a warm welcome to the program. A court in indonesian has ruled that two australians on death row for drug smuggling cannot challenge the president s rejection of their clemency pleas. Andrew chan, seen there on the left and Myuran Sukumaran were convicted in 2006 of leaving the socalled bali 9 group of heroin smugglers. The court upheld an earlier ruling them. The two australians are among foreign drug convicts facing execution by firing squad. A short time ago, i got reaction from our correspondents in cambra and jakarta and asked about the dismay being felt in the capital. There will be a great deal of anger as well, i would imagine. Australia, the government, and human Rights Groups and supporters believe two men have waged a Vigorous Campaign to try to convince indonesian authorities that potato andrew chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been rehabilitated. They point to the fact that andrew chan is an ordained pastor and that Myuran Sukumaran is now regarded as a c