Covert 1000 locked down measures. President Joe Bidens Administration signals a more assertive approach to the conflict in libya on turkish and Russian Forces to leave immediately. And claims of contaminated communities in the geria dutch court is expected to deliver its verdict against oil giant shell. So we begin with news of another Coronavirus Vaccine that could soon enter circulation late stage trials of the u. S. Produce novaks vaccine show it to be almost 90 percent effective and shown promising efficacy against both the u. K. And to a slightly lesser extent South African strains of the virus meanwhile the head of the European Commission says drug maker asked as zeneca has not given a plausible explanation for delaying is deliveries after the block leaders demanded an inspection of their plant in belgium and Germany Health officials have warned that the astra zeneca vaccine should only be given to people under the age of 65. 00 saying there isnt enough data on older people but i
In lebanon where the same political elite accused of pushing the country to near bankruptcy have been in power for decades i realise that the agreement on the basis i accepted this National Mission during this difficult time of lebanons history no longer exists as well as that the government line up with the specific ations that i put. A devious mission was supported by france which has been leading International Efforts to resolve lebanons multiple crises by bringing change to the leadership president in mind where mccall said during his 2nd visit after the port blast that lebanese politicians agreed to form a cabinet by mid september see an already. Fragile skepticism when this class and was very much a final ultimatum so i would be surprised if the french choose to give that same strategy another shot the Armor Movement and hezbollah backed by iran have been blamed for standing in the way of a deal by insisting on naming shia muslim representation in government a 1000000 hezbollah a
Of the city lebanons Health Minister says theres been a very high number of casualties the blast wave from the explosion of course extensive damage to buildings within a large radius of the blast site kilometers away people felt lost including aljazeera say in a honda who is on the line for us now from Beirut Center just remind us of way you were and what happened when that blast struck. Was i dont know i dont see a problem that is trying to negotiate a way towards the port areas in it can you hear me its adrian on. Clearly chaos there is in a can you hear me its adrian youve been on the telephone or you but i was in a cab which winery. Now on the line is dropped again obviously as i was saying it is incredibly busy there the mobile phone networks inundated with people trying to work to call loved ones to contact loved ones loved ones to make sure that the safe will try to reestablish contact with xena and get it back on the line as they go back sorry you were you were in a queue were
Looking out over the port area and within the last 90 minutes there has been a massive explosion here it is. First a plume of smoke somethings gone terribly wrong. Well looks appears to be in that in the middle of that plume of smoke that file. Explosions maybe 5 works we dont know there are reports that maybe this was a fireworks storage area. And then several seconds later off of this. You get this Mushroom Cloud. That just. Mushrooms out right over the city look at that. Glass windows buildings damaged windows shattered. Columbuss away the blast felt as far as 10 or 15 kilometers away from the blast site. Just a massive explosion which has caused. So much damage to that to downtown beirut many people injured by flying glass blast injuries the Emergency Services rushed to the scene. We saw them try to extinguish the flames of the fire that is still burning there in the port area. Look at that thats remarkable and youve the camera shaking there as the blast wave hit. The person filmin
Close its mission in houston also this hour a scare in the skies over syria passengers i heard on many rainy and plain as its tailed by a u. S. Fighter jet and running out of oxygen in bolivia how relatives of corn a virus patients are having to get their own supply. Amounts on how much not have all the sport a Major League Baseball season in north america is finally on the way after a 4 month delay caused by the pandemic. Its a world famous landmark thats reversed by both muslims and christians now turkeys iconic fia is back in the religious spotlight. Thousands gathered in istanbul. Early a friday full pray is which took place inside the building for the 1st time in nearly 8060 is to present russia typer to one was among those who attended and he declared last week that the structure which was originally built as an Orthodox Christian get the jewel well once again be converted into a mosque following a court warning heres what he had to say after the friday prayers today. And we got