Settlements and forced from their homes. We need the feel p. And so fled to sudan and are now desperate for help. Im joining us though with Sports Major League Baseball star Robinson Camaro has been banned for a whole season for doping and must fulfill his 24000000. 00 salary. Thank you for joining us. We start this news hour with the coronavirus funday make and the race to find a vaccine. British pharmaceutical giant astra zeneca says its phase 2 trials show, promise in protecting the most at risk groups. A strong immune response was shown in those age over 70. The vaccine is being developed in partnership with Oxford University and is now in the final stage of human testing to confirm those findings. The positive news on the vaccine front comes as cases continue to mount. More than 2000000. 00 cases have now been reported in africa, but low rates of testing means the caseload is sought to be much higher across the 54. 00 country, continent globally cases have surpassed 56000000. 00.
Bikinis, in an election, overshadowed by violence and sustained by claims of vociferous bill in a dramatic escalation, ethiopias Prime Minister has issued a 72 hour ultimatum to forces in the dissident region of to cry says the 10 gripe Peoples Liberation front has 3 days to surrender or praise for an all out assault on the regional capital mccalla a. The Reuters News Agency has been reporting that to grind forces have destroyed roads and bridges to slow down the government offensive. The Ethiopian Military plans to surround the city with tanks and artillery in an effort to end the nearly 3 week war. And in an address on state t. V. Residents were told to save themselves and leave the city while they still have the time to do so. Prime minister ahmed says, all humanitarian needs will be addressed and that his government would help with the eventual return and reintegration of refugees. There is mamma does, has more now from ethiopias capital. The Government Forces i yet to reach the ou
Highest daily death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began. At a different type of exam season hala for 1000000 students in south korea tackle the most important day in the academic calendar. We begin this news in hong kong where the prodemocracy movement has suffered a huge setback yet another prominent activist is facing time in prison and media tycoon and prodemocracy advocate jimmy lie is the latest to be taken into Police Custody hell be held until a court case in april next year hes accused of fraud it comes just a day after 3 other leaders were sentenced joshua was this child ivan lamb 1310 and 7 months in jail respectively the Hong Kong Government says that all those activists broke the law protesters say that trumped up charges to silence critics of Mainland China to view the pollen reports now from hong kong. This is a very significant move here thats being seen against hong kongs prodemocracy movement jimmy la is in jail at the moment he on wednesday night reported to pol
A warning from one of the Top Health Officials in the u. S. After reporting the highest daily death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began also this hour and crisis in syria the cold of winter is putting millions of people at risk. To their schools to n. B. A. Players get back to training as the Houston Rockets trade on store point god Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Thank you very much for joining us we begin this news hour in hong kong where the proDemocracy Movement has suffered a huge setback another prominent activist is facing time in prison media tycoon and prodemocracy advocate jamie law is the latest to be taken into Police Custody hell be held until a court case in april next year jimmy law is accused of. Fraud and this comes just a day after 3 other leaders were sentenced Joshua Wong Agnes cha and ivan lamb will serve 1310 and 7 months in jail respectively the Hong Kong Government says all those activists broke the law protesters say that trumped up charges t
No more. No more than 18 months. U. N. Led to a preliminary role for libya aimed at ending a decade of violence. Also this hour as Coronavirus Infection soar last year of the World Organization warns against lifting receptions quickly and a controversial plan to turn a World Heritage site in indonesia into a Jurassic Park style tourist attraction. Forces golds mosque is finally gets underway for a 7 month delay. All eyes are on big number who is aiming to win back to back mages out driving his opposition. Thank you very much for joining us. We begin this news hour in ethiopia, where the Prime Minister says military gains have been made in the northern teague, a region where the federal government is battling local forces. But the conflict is raising fears of a humanitarian crisis. Phone lines are cut off and transport has been halted in and out of the region. If the opium Prime Minister abu ahmed says the military offensive had, quote, liberated the western part of to gray. And the reg