in china begins today a canadian embassy official claims he has been barred from entering the courtroom. italy, germany and france will re start the rollout of the astrazeneca vaccine after europe s medicines regulator says the jab is safe and effective. in france a new month long lockdown for paris and surrounding areas the prime minister warning the country is suffering a third wave of coronavirus welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe we start with those first top level meetings between the us and china sincejoe biden became us president. it s a chance to reset relations between the world s two biggest economies. but there s no indication so far that things are improving from the turbulence of the trump years. america s top diplomat antony blinken is meeting his opposite number yangjiechi against the snowy backdrop of alaska. and in their opening remarks, not too many warm words. today we will have an opportunity to discuss key priorities, bo
a third wave of coronavirus we start with those first top level meetings between the us and china sincejoe biden became us president. in the last half hour, us and chinese officials have begun a second round of talks. it s a chance to re set relations between the world s two biggest economies. america s top diplomat antony blinken is meeting his opposite number yang gee air chur against the snowy backdrop of alaska. beijing has said the serious difficulties of the past should not continue, but so far there s been no indication that things are improving from the turbulence of the trump years. and in their opening remarks, not too many warm words. (sots today we will have an opportunity to discuss key priorities, both domestic and global, so that china can better understand our administration s intentions and approach. we will also discuss our deep concerns with actions by china including in hong kong, taiwan, attacks on the united states, economic coercion towards our allies
hello and welcome. parts of france will re enter lockdown from saturday, as the country fears a third wave of coronavirus infections. more than 35 thousand new cases have been recorded in the past 2a hours. hospitals are said to be nearing crisis point. the lockdown means non essential shops will be shut again, and travel from paris to other regions is banned. tanya dend rinos reports. patients fighting for life. nurses and doctors fighting to save them. 1200 people are currently in intensive care in paris, higher than at the peak of the second wave in november. breaking point is inside. translation: you can always go up. the elastic is getting tighter and tighter. we are not at breaking point at the moment that we have come very close oh, yes, we have the impression that the breaking point is not far away. we managed to adapt all situations but the is that we deserve the detriment of something else. the mounting pressure forcing the government to respond. from midnight on fr
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