And another vaccine, developed by us manufacturerjohnson johnson, is the latest to prove effective in phase three trials. In other news primary schools in wales could re open to all pupils after half term, though the nationwide lockdown will continue. Thousands of volunteers helping the nhs with the Vaccine Roll Out will be prioritised for a jab. Hello to you, welcome to bbc news. The European Union has introduced Export Controls on Coronavirus Vaccines. Individual Member States will decide whether to allow exports of vaccines produced in their territory. A European Commissioner said it was being introduced to enhance transparency and to ensure that all eu citizens had access to vaccines. A European Commissioner, valdis dombrovskis, made the Announcement A little earlier this afternoon. The protection and safety of our citizens is a priority. And the challenges we now face left us with no other choice but to act. Vaccines are key to the recovery, and to bringing the pandemic under cont
A torch a few days before the official opening of the Winter Olympics as its going ahead despite 0lympics as its going ahead despite the four boycotts and strict covid i9 restrictions. We start with tensions on the ukraine border. Russia has been locked in a Military Standoff with ukraine, and weve now seen the first Major Movement of us forces in response. Some 2000 troops will be sent to poland and germany, and 1000 troops already in germany will go to romania. Heres The Pentagon Spokesman making that announcement. The United States stands shoulder to shoulder with our nato allies. The Current Situation demands that we reinforce the deterrent and defensive posture on nato s eastern flank. President biden has been clear that United States will respond to the growing threat to europes security and stability. I want to be very clear about something. These are not permanent moves. They are moves designed to respond to the current security environment. Moreover, these forces are not going
A torch a few days before the official opening of the Winter Olympics as its going ahead despite 0lympics as its going ahead despite the four boycotts and strict covid i9 restrictions. We start with tensions on the ukraine border. Russia has been locked in a Military Standoff with ukraine, and weve now seen the first Major Movement of us forces in response. Some 2000 troops will be sent to poland and germany, and 1000 troops already in germany will go to romania. Heres The Pentagon Spokesman making that announcement. The United States stands shoulder to shoulder with our nato allies. The Current Situation demands that we reinforce the deterrent and defensive posture on nato s eastern flank. President biden has been clear that United States will respond to the growing threat to europes security and stability. I want to be very clear about something. These are not permanent moves. They are moves designed to respond to the current security environment. Moreover, these forces are not going
There is a country that says, well, we came there , but why should we fight here, somehow we are not very ready, there is the czech republic, which has two divisions and which said, well, we will send something there and countries the Baltic States, this is the gold that they stole from us, Something Like this, and the czechoslovak corps, and now there is a very sad situation on the ukrainian front, when the Ukrainian Army is Still Holding the front line, but the positional front has such a dialectic, it can be held for a very long time , but then if it crumbles, it crumbles everywhere at once, this. Let them talk, who is stopping them from talking . I think that listen, in this sense , for the last year and a half, we only hear that they are going to talk with us, putin responds, lavrov tells them, yes, in general, we dont mind talking, we have quite clear requirements and conditions, the main ones of which are a guarantee of the security of our great great country, please, lets talk,
Critics argue it violates french civil liberties. And hamas begins ceding control of the gaza strips border crossings with israel and egypt to president abbas. I look to earn record profits as a Company Brings back a much loved piece of technology the robot dog. Plus, 100 days before the 2018 winter games kick off, the torch arrives in south korea. All that and plenty more, coming up in the program. First to our top story. Police are continuing their investigations in new york, following a deadly truck attack in the city. Killed, 11e were others seriously injured, when a man plowed a pickup truck into cyclists and pedestrians in lower manhattan. Please have identified the suspect as a 29yearold man. He was shot in the abdomen by police after exiting the truck. New york mayor bill de blasio has called the incident a cowardly act of terror. Oh my god. All my god i need an ambulance, right here reporter this bystander called for police and firefighters, who rushed to rescue children still