A phone tapping scandal. Another record high for Greenhouse Gases in the atmosphere. And theyre still growing despite industries shutting down during the pandemic. And in school the president s of african football and it has been banned for 5 years. Footballs governing body finding im guilty of breaching its code of ethics. Now astra zeneca say theyve developed a code with 19 vaccine for the world and a fraction of the cost of others in the pipeline. The british drug maker working with Oxford University says trials show it could be around 90 percent effective. It would cost around 2. 00 and a half dollars a dose and be stored in normal, frigid temperatures for 6 months, helping distribution. By contrast, modernise says its experimental vaccine looks to be 94. 5 percent effective. Well, it sits in a fridge for 30 days or a regular freezer for 6 months. The pfizer bio on tech vaccine is said to be 95 percent effective. However, it requires specialist deep freezing. Both madonna and pfize
The situation for refugees worsens. And another record high for Greenhouse Gases in the atmosphere is still growing in spite provirus shutdowns. And i suppose the president s of african football ahmed ahmed has been banned for 5 years. Governing body is found guilty of breaching its code of ethics. Those behind a major covert 19 experimental vaccine could be up to 90 percent effective and cheaper than the other 2. Its being developed by also university and manufactured by astra zeneca. The drug company has pledged not to make a profit from the vaccine. During the pandemic fellow pharmaceutical firms find and one berner have reported about 95 percent efficacy from the late stage trials of their experimental vaccines. The Oxford Astra Zeneca announcement is the latest dose of hope for a world waiting for a breakthrough against covert 19. The virus has killed most 1400000 people so far. Jonah, how reports now from london. Its being hailed as a vaccine for the World Pharmaceuticals firm as
The global stage. And we just heard minister come qanbar also, you know, taking that line with a biden and his administration starting in january. What does that mean for the e. U. . I think the e. U. Sees that also as an opportunity because they have a huge agenda of things that have not worked with the trumpet ministration on trade on technology that are no open for agreement. Its clear that theyre 1st looking at the low hanging fruit areas in Technology Cooperation for instance, that might be easier to get. But also in trade, when the tariffs that were punitive against European Companies might simply be now abolished. And one could be green again on deeper cooperation and a joint under the joint approach. When it comes to meeting china rises specially in the area of technology. Theres so much the europeans and the americans are going to do together, and they need to better forwards for their concerts, where they can talk to each other, but also a willingness to cooperate and to an u
Confirmation in the senate, where republicans still hold a narrow majority. For now, at least with the transition poses officially under way, some of the uncertainty and turbulence of the past weeks seems to be settling down. Peter joins with the studio now for some analysis, peter, after 3 weeks, this transition is can finally begin about time. Its a big a big deal. Is this right on a normal set circumstances . This would not be a big deal. I mean, this is something that usually goes very smoothly in the mallets, you know, just days after the election, we see the, the 2 teams come together and start the transition. But in this case, it is a big deal for exactly the reasons that were 3 weeks in. Were looking at competing crises, we have a pandemic. Theres an economic crisis and experts are really said, you know, if every day that this transition is delayed, means that more american americans could be dying from the co bit because the governments are just not ready to handle the price a
Evidence that congress pandemic spending is riddled with corruption. But critics trying to hold the powerful to account for fear they will soon be silenced. As welcome to the program. 3 weeks after the u. S. Election, the president elect joe biden has finally been given the green light to start the transition process. President donald trump tweeted on tuesday that he was directing his administration to cooperate in the handover process. Its the closest hes come to d. C. Conceding defeat. Meanwhile, biden has pushed ahead and begun announcing nominations for his own administration. President elect joe biden efficiently revealed his picks for the top positions of his cabinet, monday, signaling his readiness to take over the helm. Bidens Foreign Policy and National Security choices mark a clear shift away from trumps america 1st doctrine. Instead, a lot of familiar faces from the Obama Administration. So many that some are calling it the Obama Administration 2. 0. The choice is signaled b