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A decision be made on which to take and what data to trusts also this hour a hong kong prodemocracy activist and media mogul jimmy lie is denied bail as he faces charges of fraud and a different type of exam season half a 1000000 students in south korea tackle the most important day in their academic calendar. And on peoples temple the school says n. B. A. Players get back to training the Houston Rockets trade old stalled home gold Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Thank you very much for joining as we begin this hour with the coronavirus pandemic in a new phase with countries racing to approve vaccines but in some parts of the world the picture is getting worse with cases on the rise as winter approaches since the start of the pandemic theyve been more than sea. 34000000 confirmed cases and nearly 1500000 deaths iran is now the hardest hit country in the middle east and has passed 1000000 confirmed cases over 1000 has killed almost 50000 people there but the Health Minister
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Into vaccines and treatments for coronavirus saying a Common Threat to humanity requires a concerted response. A0 countries and donors took part in the online summit, hosted by the eu. 4. 5 million italians have to work after two months in lockdown. People are also allowed to see relatives within their region as restrictions are eased. For the second consecutive day, the countrys recorded its lowest death toll since the lockdown began. The British Governments rolled out a Contact Tracing phone app as part of its strategy to ease the lockdown. People on the isle of wight will put the app to the test. Its hoped itll be used across england by the middle of the month. This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im mike embley. World leaders have a whipround on webcam, pledging 8 billion to find now on bbc news, hardtalk. A covid i9 vaccine. The divide deepens in us china relations, as President Trump continues to
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