The pandemic. The struggling videoGame Retailer is court up in a battle between small time investors trying to save the firm and wall street giants betting on its collapse. Very warm welcome you watching r. T. International with mean akey airing of the European Union has announced its imposing export controls on coronaviruses vaccines made in member states. Over supply shortages brussels has also just given the green light to the drug at the heart of the dispute made by british astra zeneca r. T. Is that solid dubinsky has the details. European union has confirmed that its taking this extraordinary step of introducing export controls all it could be vaccines this means that any vaccine that is manufactured within the block thats the 27. 00 at countries will not be able to be exported outside of the block now this comes amidst a huge drought thats been blowing up of the last few days over that delivery shortfalls of the dose of this negotiation concerns to the transport and sea and expo
Vaccines has become even more urgent but the u. K. Which was the 1st western country to do so has come under fire from regulators who suggest said the british approach may have been hasty has more from london the regulator here is very very confident indeed it says its followed all the international stringent checks and balances to approve the pfizer. Vaccine this is an emergent sea approval so yes it is quicker than normal but the European Union has been quite critical of whats been going on here in the u. K. Saying that sir but some callers have been cut that the regulator here has been far too hasty in the e. U. Is way of doing things is the best way of doing things obviously thats hugely debateable. In other news the uns Refugee Agency says bangladesh must not force rain or refugees to move to an island off the coast which is prone to storms and flooding aid groups have expressed concern that people are being coerced into going there every official say more than 1600 ring of refuge
To have you with us a progress in Vaccine Development is lifting spirits as lockdowns continue around much of the world but recent days have shown that Vaccine Distribution could be a weak spot take a look pfizer has revealed that it initially overestimated its supply chain forcing it to cut delivery projection several weeks ago instead of 100000000 doses for 2020 it now expects to deliver 50000000 another concern for distribution is security i. B. M. Saying that hackers have targeted organizations working to improve vaccine cold storage in supply chains in suspects state actors may be trying to steal trade secrets or disrupt distribution of finally vaccine financing is a growing concern with International Aid not yet meeting the amount needed to help poor countries heres u. N. Secretary general antonio terrorists at a special covert 1900 some of the new york. U. S. Dollars including 4300000000. 00 urgently needed for the next 2 months. I think those who have contributed and own to sho
A put the progressive on the panel here what is the state of the Progressive Movement now you did get the vote out for joe biden you did it at least rhetorically and publicly close ranks and as the presumptive president of the United States next will be inaugurated in january hes done everything his power to shown progressive so was it worth it why i would say that progressive is extremely fractured at this moment there are a lot of people on the left who feel that now that were taken for granted and alosi as all are some progress that a lot of people oppose all the progress that it has become a reprinting a new wing of the Democratic Party one that isnt really challenging the status quo politicians even if you look at the squad theyre not really challenging nancy pelosi when it comes to that is mall stimulus package she just pushed out which they. Simply cut the money and haves from what was initially going to happen so there is a huge fracturing in the Progressive Movement it is a lo
Politics come january and joe biden is on the russian team and ill be back in one hours time at 7 am moscow time to bring you that i just updates join us again but. Hello and welcome to cross talk where all Things Considered im purely belle what is the fate of the Progressive Movement can we continue to coexist with the mainstream establishment left is its current trajectory. And 10 progressive part of a greater political realigning. To discuss this and more im joined by my guests jamie right in los angeles she is the founder of the right bob firm and political and also in los angeles we have 3 around let is about she is an independent journalist and cohost of the condo couch and in new york we have john burnett he is cochair of Public Affairs and Public Policy for new York Republican State Committee are across up rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i was appreciate it was going to an los angeles as a put the progressive on the panel here what is the state o