Movement. To begin with the Coronavirus Crisis and the global death toll has now passed one and a half 1000000 with a 3rd of them in just the last 2 months many countries are reporting soaring infection rates and deaths as governments struggle to contain a new wave of cases in the worst affected country the United States 2804 deaths were recorded on wednesday america is close to passing 14000000 cases in total italy has hit a new record with 993 deaths in one day thats higher than the peak of fatalities in the 1st wave in the middle east infections of suppost 1000000 in iran the country has reported almost 50000 deaths as governments race to approve vaccines the United Nations and Global Health officials have warned against. Fast tracking the process this after the u. K. Or through eyes use of the pfizer biotech vaccine on wednesday and as fears of vaccine misinformation grow social media giants facebook and instagram say theyll start removing posts with false claims United States cont
Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us most major countries in the region have congratulated joe biden as the next u. S. President of china has not saying it will wait its not clear until when but for the rest of asia governments face a new reality for the past 4 years donald trump has shaken the foundation of what u. S. Relations mean for the region with his tough talk and courting of traditional rivals so whats the outlook now for americas allies and competitors in the end of pacific. Joe biden has promised a new day for america but what does biden have in mind for asia the u. S. Has a powerful reach there over security trade and Climate Change but also a rival for economic and military dominance. A confident china which has managed so far to beat back its coronavirus epidemic and now looks to outmaneuver the u. S. As a global superpower. Meanwhile protest movements in thailand and hong kong look to the u. S. As a champion of democracy for the region. In nuclea
That is out there this is a top story joe biden has based in donald trump to become the 46. 00 president of the United States trump is refusing to concede defeat a projected win in the battleground states of pennsylvania and nevada push the democratic challenger across the finish line the 290 Electoral College votes joe biden is expected to address the nation in the next few hours but has already tweeted that he is on it that america has chosen him to lead says the work ahead will be hard but he promised to be a president for all americans those who voted for him and those who didnt and he says hell keep the faith that supporters have placed in him his running mates come to harris isnt just the 1st woman to become Vice President shes also the 1st president of black and south asian descent harris learned of the knees while out jogging this video of her reaction and phone call to joe biden was posted online. We we did you know. Here in the next president of the United States that. Huge c
Horse rhetoric floor the temperature see each other again listen to each other again and make progress we have to stop treating our products as our enemies they are not our enemies there are birds there are birds. A bunch owes us to over the years a season of trying to burrow to try to repeat it time to show and a time to hear all this is the target here on american. Oh Vice President elect come on horaces making history shes the 1st woman and the 1st person of color to become the Vice President she offered a message of hope for future women leaders. And what a testament it is to joes character that he had the audacity to break one of the most substantial barriers that exists in our country and select a woman as his vice. But while i may be the 1st woman in this office i will not be the last. President trump is continuing to make on substantiative claims about voice of fraud his campaign has vowed to mount more legal challenges. And reaction from World Leaders to the Election Results h
Hell go to court to make sure election laws are upheld. But theres been celebrations in cities across the United States from new york in the east to los angeles in the west rounds of government on the streets to cheer doms and play music to my little shell has more from wilmington delaware. In terms of movements obviously today is sunday however biden did promise that he would be getting to work right away at least in an interim period is limited what he can do as president elect obviously cant really be meeting with or fish holes within the government or the state but that wont stop him from putting together a plan that he can execute soon as he takes office later in january. Theres been an escalation in the conflicts between azerbaijan and armenia azerbaijans present says his troops are now in control of shushi its one of the most important cities in the fight overseeing the regional capital of the goanna current. Polls have closed a mere miles general election the 2nd since the end