Worst case about it. And well get reaction from kenya where doctors had been forced to drop some of the Reproductive Services because of a lack of dont aid from the u. S. Now the new u. S. President has just reversed that policy. Plus weve got the story on what is behind the church hall had moved in kenyas 7 beechers. Hello im christine wonder its good to have your Company South africas chief pandemic advise a say a 3rd wave of covert 19 which is expected in the 2nd half of the year could be even worse than the current a 2nd wave south africa. Is the worst hit country on the continent with 43000 deaths and 1400000 cases now the number of infections has soared because of the new variant of the virus that is say to be 50 percent more transmissible now the country is expecting its 1st delivery of 1000000. 00 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine thats made to arrive on monday ill be talking to professor sally in a deal karim after this report hope care workers at the frontline of south africa
Stream later this year not novak says its trials show its job to be nearly 90 percent of fact against it 19. Plus china says it will no longer recognize a special british passport issued to people in hong kong and accuses the u. K. Of political interference. To begin this hour with breaking news from the netherlands where the court of appeals has ordered the Oil Giant Shell to pay compensation to a group of nigerian farmers they accuse the company of destroying their fishing villages as a result of 3 oil spills its the 1st time a Dutch Company has been held liable for actions by its foreign subsidiary lets go straight to step fasten shes standing by for us in. Step with a ruling then gone against shell what are the courts say. Exactly same here as a clear victory according to a friends of the earth or nablus who actually filed this case to get away for a nigerian farmers against shout the court said that the Daughter Company of shell s. P. C. In nigeria is liable for the pollution that
Strain. A major win for farmers in nigeria a dutch court orders the local branch of shell to pay compensation just caused by oil spills. More protests and scuffles near indias capital as farmers demonstrate against new government laws they say will hurt them could benefit corporate farms and with all your sports after 14 days of quarantine the worlds top tennis stars are back on course in australia and fans were allowed into new. So the European Union is expected to give astra zeneca covert 1000 Vaccine Limited emergency approval in the next up thats despite a growing dispute between the block and the company about a supply shortage at the e. U. Was expecting at least 80000000 doses by the end of march but a week ago actually cut its supply blaming manufacturing issues the president says the vaccine maker is failing to meet its contractual obligations also far the e. U. Has approved to covert 1000 vaccines but there is growing criticism that the rollout is just too slow but there is mo
From Oil Giant Shell of the environmental damage caused by will for this team deal they go back. A method he held welcome to the Program Germany is imposing a travel ban on countries most affected by new coronavirus variants the measure came into effect just alice ago and will remain until at least the 17th of february early and says the restrictions on necessary to prevent a surge in new infections. The fear of new coronavirus mutations is real in germany its also one of the main concerns for German Authorities to prevent them from spreading fast in the country the government has now announced a new travel restrictions the interior ministry has imposed an entry by until the 17th of february for travelers from countries that are particularly affected by them brazil ireland portugal south africa the u. K. List so 2 and a swat team. Mutations have not hit germany as hard as other countries but a radio hospital in berlin was forced to halt admissions after several cases were fond of the m
A dutch court finds shells nigerian subsidiary responsible for multiple pipeline leaks and or does it to pay damages to farmers. And we look at why namibia is government is auctioning off 170. 00 elephants despite the pills by conservationists im 7 asked with sports event is that cage and perrier refuses to criticize christiane around his top scorer faces a Police Investigation for breaching coded 19 rules by going on a ski trip. Alone welcome to the news hour we begin with the race to vaccinate the world against 19 and fears the poorer nations are being left behind and richer countries are rushing to secure supplies johnson and johnson has become the 1st company to announce trial results for a single dose jab it says its vaccine is 66 percent effective in preventing moderate to severe symptoms of covert 19 and plans to seek emergency authorization in the United States next week thats just a day off the American Company novaks said its vaccine was 89 percent effective in u. K. Trials b