while the west bought billions of vaccines quickly and cheaply, some people argue a global vaccine apartheid is unfolding with less wealthy nations missing out on supplies. hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. world leaders are constantly saying that covid 19 is a global problem that needs international cooperation. but do these words sound hollow when we see how rich nations are buying up supplies of covid vaccines? as they rush to vaccinate their entire populations, many poorer countries have yet to administer a single jab. that s global questions: vaccine apartheid. well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panellists and our questioners join us via video link. let me tell you who s in the hot seat this week giving the answers. carl bildt is a renowned international diplomat. he has served as both prime minister and foreign minister in his native sweden, and is now co chair of the european council on foreign relations. he s been spe
global questions hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. world leaders are constantly saying that covid 19 is a global problem that needs international cooperation. but do these words sound hollow when we see how rich nations are buying up supplies of covid vaccines? as they rush to vaccinate their entire populations, many poorer countries have yet to administer a single jab. that s global questions: vaccine apartheid. well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panellists and our questioners join us via video link. let me tell you who s in the hot seat this week giving the answers. carl bildt is a renowned international diplomat. he has served as both prime minister and foreign minister in his native sweden, and is now co chair of the european council on foreign relations. he s been special envoy and representative for both the european union and the united nations in several hotspots, including the former yugoslavia. and john nkengasong i
And from despair to delight three days after being barred from the heats of the World Athletics Championships, Isaac Makwala runs for gold tonight. Its five 0clock our top story north korea says its working on plans to fire four Ballistic Missiles towards the american Territory Of Guam. In an escalating war of words, the north koreans say donald trump is Bereft Of Reason while mr trump has already warned the regime in pyongyang that it risks the fire and fury of an American Military response. Meanwhile south korea has appealed for calm. 0ur Correspondent Yogita Limeye Reports from the south korean capital, seoul. One more fierce message on north koreas state tv. This time, its details of how it plans to attack guam. This us island in the Pacific Ocean is in pyongyangs crosshairs. North korea says it plans to fire four missiles in the waters around it. Its home to Tens Of Thousands of people. 0bviously for me, because im a father, its really concerning. I wish it didnt have to come to t
At the day in parliament. Hello and welcome to monday in parliament, our look at the day at westminster. The headlines. Peers start debate on the brexit bill with the leader in the lords warning them not to slow things down. The government is determined to trigger article 50 by the Slst Of March in order to deliver on the decision of the british people. The bill before us is a procedural part of that withdrawal process. Mps debate two petitions on donald trump one calling for his state visit to be cancelled, the other welcoming it. One labour mp said it went against everything shed come into politics for. By allowing donald trump a state visit and rolling out the red carpet we are endorsing all of those views, all of those things ive fought hard against, and saying, do you know what . Its ok. And the Business Secretary pledges to do all he can to safeguard jobs at vauxhall, amid speculation a French Motor Group could buy its parent company. Every part of britain has a stake in vauxhall
Assumption that there is a price somehow for which kim jongun and his predecessor, his father and his grandfather, would give up this Nuclear Program. Im not sure thats right because the Nuclear Program, to their mind, is the one thing that guarantees their survival. And the moment that they give it up, theyre in the position that Mow Mar Qaddafi was in when he gave up his nas entitle Nuclear Program in 2003. And he got a lot of promises of integration with the west and of course as soon as his people turned on him, the United States and europe and the arab states all joined in to drive him from power. The koreans were very, very aware of this and i would doubt that there is a price out there for which they would give up everything. And therein lies the big problem. Let me go to you, ambassador. We tend to look at this through our own eyes, thinking like, why in the world would anyone want to risk being even using the artillery on the southern border
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