Even the europes closest neighbors in the western balkans have yet to see the bloc deliver on pledges to help here to chinese and russian vaccines are filling the void the European Union have that they wanted their Global Public good they wanted to ensure a quick bloc there but were just seeing even today and yesterday then you know suggesting or threatening that there might be export bans on the coronavirus back in the e. U. And so obviously thats very concerning sign of buckley nationalism here and brussels Officials Say humanitarian vixen donations will be exempt from tougher export controls they promise help will come soon to say that the e. U. Is not doing anything i think its is really not correct that we are actually in discussion both with the Member States but also with the pharmaceutical companies in order precisely to help this advance the e. U. Was quick to call for Global Cooperation against a pandemic but so far its been too slow to live up to promises of global solidarit
Deaths are too high and restrictions may have to continue well into next year. And in denmark, thousands of mean coord killed to prevent the spread of a coronavirus mutation. Now, the Prime Minister says the government had no legal right to order the cole. Brink off, its good to have you with us argentina has declared 3 days of mourning for superstar footballer diego maradona. He died on wednesday at the age of 60 after suffering. A heart attack and fans have been paying their respects as maradona lies in state in the president ial palace in some clash with police today as authorities try to limit access to the palace. But for many today was simply the chance to mourn a football when he i was cheering for their hero one last time i was outside the president ial palace. And despite the ongoing pandemic, tens of thousands of mourners have been lining up for their chance to pay their respects. Scuffles broke out when police moved to shut down, access to the president ial, palace and motio
Hiv. Last year alone, 1700000 new infections were recorded, and 690000 people lost their lives to the disease. People living with hiv are especially vulnerable during this pandemic. For one, theyre more at risk of falling severely ill with covert 19, but perhaps even more crucially of the coronavirus economy is down. Many sufferers have not been able to access medication. Its a very welcome arrival. Employees of the north Star Alliance deliver a choice drugs to the goldwater settlement west of johannesburg. The risk of becoming seriously or even faintly ill with covert 19, is twice as high for hiv, positive people. Many are avoiding overcrowded hospitals for fear of infection. And however, interrupting treatment can have serious consequences. Un aids expects up 2148000 additional hiv deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic by 2022. Especially in poor regions of the greatest number of people with hiv live in africa. More than 25000000 in subsaharan africa. Twice the rest of the world
Im british by the day. Welcome to news asia. Glad you could join us. He highways leading to the indian capital of delhi, blocked as thousands of farmers protest against new agricultural laws passed by. The government. Farmers are demanding a rollback of the laws. Claim me, they removed a government assured grain purchase scheme that acted as a safety net for them. The government has assured the scheme will continue, but farmers convinced these 20000. 00 farmers arent going anywhere. Their trucks and tractors are blocking the major highways near indias capital. Each one of our tractors is loaded with rations up to 4 months. Until the time the government reverses these new agricultural laws, none of us will go back to the farmers field. Their livelihoods are threatened. They fear that the government will stop buying grain at guarantee prices. The worry is that this could leave them at the mercy of corporations who wont pay enough for their crops. Prime minister, Narendra Modi is trying t
A story in career where a driver crashed in to pedestrians. Thank you so much on kovan 18 has dominated headlines this year, but there is another pandemic that still affects and kills millions of people around the world. The United Nations figures show that 38000000 people were living with hiv last year, nearly 700000 look at that died as well, and as a result of their hiv infection. But prevention and treatment measures are showing promise. In the last decade, the number of new infections has decreased and so has the number of people whose death was caused directly by aids on or factors related to the immune deficiency syndrome. Yet experts predict that trend will reverse this year because of the covert 1000 pandemic, and lockdowns causing a shortage of hiv medication. Its estimated there could be an additional 1400000. 00 deaths caused by hiv as a result. And drugs are essential to manage hiv and they have helped many people live life to the full, but stigma still prevails. Our next