President elect joe biden says the pandemic and its disastrous economic fallout will be a primary focus when he takes office next month. Biden and vp elect Kamala Harris sat down with jake tapper for an exclusive interview. Biden acknowledged this pandemic may be raging more intensely by the time hes sworn in. He said he will ask americans to unite to beat the virus and save the economy. Theres going to be a couple of things. Number one, its going to be important we set out national standards. Look, we met with governors, democrat and republican as well as 50 democrat and republican mayors, they said they need guidance. They need guidance, and theyre going to need a fair amount of money. Its one thing for us to talk about being able to get help out there, but its not getting there. Were having these hospital stays are overwhelming hospitals right now. Theres a need for more Financial Assistance. Theres more Financial Assistance needed as well when the vaccine comes forward. Theres a ne
Knowledge is there are these your top stories security sources of told al jazeera that a Suicide Attack near the Russian Embassy enough, gone on, has killed 8 people. The Russian Foreign ministries as to the embassy staff, are among the dead. The boma detonated explosives near the entrance of the building in the south western part of the capitol. Witnesses say people were lined up outside the diplomatic compound at the time when hes seen others injured. Can you Supreme Court is due to delivered the verdict from last month, the speech and president ial election . The hearing is about to convene in the capital, nairobi. William brito was declared the winner by a slim margin, his opponent veteran politician, while urging challenging the result. He says the vote was raked, the u. K will learn who will be its next Prime Minister in the next few hours with live trust, the foreign secretary seen as the favorite governing the policies but choosing between trust and the former. The finance mini
Quite look at the main stories were following now and in the past hour at least 10 people have been killed in canada. Another 15 injured in a series of stabbings, 13 locations in 2 communities and says, capture and province. Now police are seeking 2 suspects traveling in one vehicle. They say some of the victims appeared to have been targeted by the suspects, but there were others that were attacked at random polls of closed in the vote. Counting is on the way in chiles referendum on a new constitution to replace the one drafted during general. Augusta finishes military rule. Julians turned on mass to vote for the they were all master this vote. Its been hailed as one most progressive in the world. The constitution. It guarantees abortion rights as well as protections for indigenous people. But opponent say it would destabilize the economy. Our latin america, editor, least in human, explains this has been the election where the largest percentage of jillions ive ever come out and vote
This is al jazeera and these are the top stories, the united kingdoms new monarch charles. The 3rd has addressed the nation and the wider commonwealth for the 1st time as king he prized his mother, Queen Elizabeth for her unswerving devotion. Earlier he met crowds of well wishes at buckingham palace. Queen elizabeth was a life well lived, a promise with destiny kept. And she is mourned most deeply in her passing. That promise of lifelong service. I renew to all to day alongside the personal grief that all my family of feeling. We also share with so many of you in the united kingdom, in all the countries where the queen was head of state in the commonwealth and across the world. A deep sense of gratitude for the more than 70 years in which my mother, as queen served the people of so many nations across the u. K. Cannons fired at 96. 00 shots marking each year of the queens life. 7 ah, bells also told and cathedrals and town churches as part of a long plant, carefully organized series of
Your child is there with me. So hell, romulan doha, reminder of our top news stories. The United Nation says as credible evidence that moscow is forcibly taking ukrainian children into russia to be adopted, and that thousands of other ukrainians are being forcibly deported from russian occupied areas. The earth says these actions amount to war crimes. Keith says its making advances in its counter offensive in russian controlled areas surrounding its 2nd largest city of co. Keith. This follows an offensive launch last week to retake the southern port city of cason. Of the 1st time, ukraines top military chief has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on russian air bases on the occupied peninsula of crimea. The remaining suspect in a mass stabbing in canada has died shortly after being arrested mile sanderson had been on the run, but was arrested near ross then in saskatchewan, 10 people were killed and at least 18 injured during the attack. On sunday he was the only occupant o