Strict coronavirus lockdown measures. Claims of contaminated communities in nigeria a dutch court is expected to deliver its verdict against Oil Giant Shell. And the u. S. Names robots mali who helped negotiate the 2015 nuclear deal as special envoy to iraq. So we begin with news of another covert 1000 vaccine that could soon and. Late stage trials of the u. S. Produce never backs job so its been nearly 90 percent effective and it sent have some effect of us against both u. K. And to a slightly lesser extent South African variance u. K. May approve its used by june. That scene already in demand is made by astra zeneca however the company has angered e. U. Officials for causing a supply European Commission chief says astra zeneca hasnt given a plausible explanation and is warning it may stop any vaccines money factored in the belt from being exported ice on fighting europes Medicine Agency is expected to recommend approval of the astra zeneca vaccine for legend. But it does go up to as
Villages as a result of 3 oil spills up until this morning dutch multinationals could act with impunity in developing countries trading their the rights of people bought food. And this is james no from this moment onwards dutch multinationals will be held accountable for their activities and their actions are developing countries and thats an enormous victory for. All the right of more globally. The European Union is expected to give us a. Vaccine emergency approval in the coming hours despite a growing dispute between the block and the company over a shortage of supplies astra zeneca reduce their commitment a week ago blaming manufacturing issues. Experts from the World Health Organization have met chinese scientists in the as they continue their investigation into the origins of covert 19 the team is now expected to conduct its 1st field visits in the city said researches would visit hospitals labs and the food markets that have been linked to the earliest cases of the virus china wi
Agents about talking to the russian ambassador. The Trump Administration is considering a move that could boost travel. Several agencies are urging the injuryouse to lift an ban on nonu. S. Citizens that was put in place to slow the spread of coronavirus. The band has caused big losses for airlines and the transatlantic markets. In germany, a partial lockdown has been extended for three weeks to just before christmas. Chancellor merkel is trying to gain control of the latest coronavirus resurgent. There are tighter limits on private gatherings, but german schools in most businesses will remain open. Franceng the u. K. Is accusing the u. K. Of dragging its feet over brexit. The French Foreign minister says the outcome on a new trade deal is highly uncertain. Negotiations are to resume in london. The u. K. Is set to leave the European Union at the end of the year. Whether there is a trade agreement or not. Global news 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more tha
A next brenon talking with experts. Policy good morning everybody in d. C. , good evening to nerve korea, welcome. This week on the capital cable, global threat. The bidenharris transition and the Foreign Policy environment theyll inherit. Tension, issues posed by dprk, china, and interpreting all the signs around the region. Our guests this week, john brennan is perfectly positioned to address this critical and evolving set of issues an we are lucky to have him here today. He needs no introduction but let me go through it. Former director of c. I. A. , former director of former principal advisor assistant to the president for counterterrorism and Homeland Security in the white house to president obama, former director of the National Counterterrorism center, career c. I. A. Officer, arabic speaker and author of the bestselling and i would add having read it myself, very interesting book undaunted my fight against americas enemies at home and abroad, he is someone who sits at the nexus
Fighting yet. So martha, on behalf of not just the senate but the nation, thank you so much for your service to our country, in uniform and here in the senate. We wish you all the best in the bright days to come. Now, madam president yesterday i mention the several bigticket items left on the congressional agenda before the end of the year. Over the next few weeks the city was passed an appropriations bill to keep the government funded that we must ask the annual defense bill, a piece of legislation that congress has passed every year for nearly 600 years in a row. At the top priority as well is a major covid relief bill. We are in a moment of Genuine National catastrophe. The rate of new cases of hospitalizations and deaths are the highest or do the highest at any point during this awful pandemic. The economic fallout of the pandemics spreads and spreads, november saw the largest single to we could jump in unemployment benefit application since early april, enhanced job benefits are o