A decision be made on which to take and what data to trusts also this hour a hong kong prodemocracy activist and media mogul jimmy lie is denied bail as he faces charges of fraud and a different type of exam season half a 1000000 students in south korea tackle the most important day in their academic calendar. And on peoples temple the school says n. B. A. Players get back to training the Houston Rockets trade old stalled home gold Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Thank you very much for joining as we begin this hour with the coronavirus pandemic in a new phase with countries racing to approve vaccines but in some parts of the world the picture is getting worse with cases on the rise as winter approaches since the start of the pandemic theyve been more than sea. 34000000 confirmed cases and nearly 1500000 deaths iran is now the hardest hit country in the middle east and has passed 1000000 confirmed cases over 1000 has killed almost 50000 people there but the Health Minister
About covert 19 vaccines. Fears for rangar refugees who are being moved to an island that aids groups say is dangerous. And an urgent crisis in syria as the cold of winter puts millions of people at risk. But we begin with the coronavirus pandemic now in a new phase with countries racing to approve vaccines but in some parts of the worlds the picture is getting the worse the cases on the rise as winter approaches since the start of the pandemic there have been more than 64000000. 00 confirmed cases of the virus and nearly one and a half 1000000 people have died at the u. N. General assembly is holding a special session on the pandemic in his Opening Statements actually general and. Tariffs and for size governments must be united in their response for the 1st time since 145. 00 entire world is confronted by a Common Senate got a list of nationality at nicd or face the world Us Organization provides factual information and scientific guidance that should have been the basis for a quote o
Scientists in mexico are now at the largest collection to date of ice age skeleton. So another step forward this monday, in the search for a vaccine for the corona virus that has now killed upwards of 1300000. 00 people all over the world. This is come from the u. S. Pharmaceutical firm madonna, which says early results from its trials show, its vaccine is 94 and a half percent effective. This is the same company that present dont President Donald Trump made a deal with back in august to purchase 100000000 doses of the drug once it is ready. Modena, the 2nd candidate, the chance of getting approval. You will remember, pfizer announced last week that its vaccine was 90 percent effective in late stage trials. All very promising news as the infections continue to climb with the u. S. Alone. Now with those over 11000000 confirmed cases, the highest in the worlds so very pleased to bring in the office in new york who is a professor of epidemiology and medicine at columbia university. Weve s
After how to can iota, the storm weakens after causing major devastation in parts of central america. The eye says its pulling out additional troops to afghanistan and iraq by mid january. Thats going to leave around 2 and a half 1000 soldiers in each country just before President Trump leaves office. But say your figures in the military and trumps republican party, say its a mistake and a risky move. Aljazeera is an official reports from the white house. Donald trump campaigned in 2016 and ending americas wars abroad. In the final days of his presidency, hes acting to cut numbers in both iraq and afghanistan. From 4500 in afghanistan, the number will drop to 2500. It will be the same number in iraq where there are currently more than 3000 terror. So now this is can see stint with our established plans and strategic objectives supported by the american people. And does not equate to a change in u. S. Policy or objectives. In the stern is the us, is longest war. Its lasted 1000 years, m
Latest incident. And the number of men remain missing, raising fears that the death toll from this brutal attack could still rise. And it every so west africa correspondent, funny fish are, says this attack follows government airstrikes, targeting the hardest insurgents in the countrys north. It remains unclear just how many people have been killed in this horrendous massacre on saturday in borno state in the north east orphanage area. The state governor there speaks of at least 70 people killed. And regardless of the actual death toll, one thing is certain. This is one of the worst attacks in recent years. He nigeria, a country that is suffering because of violence because of jihadism because of the uprising that began in borno state in 2009. Now, so far, no group, no militant group has claimed responsibility for this attack, but it definitely does carry to trademark the signature of or of its splinter groups that associate themselves with isis. The Nigerian Army has actually carried