President of the European Commission ursula fund arline welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us thank you its good to be with you. On monday the European Union is joining forces with Global Partners to raise 7500000000 euros in a worldwide pledging initiative to support coronavirus diagnostics and vaccines what is the top thing that you hope to achieve. Well for us its important that we give a strong answer to the corona virus because we know it knows no borders it knows no nationalities and we can only defeat that virus by a vaccine and for that we need a global coordinated action because we want to prevent that there is a run to the vaccine once we have it for those who can afford it so we need to coordinate research on the vaccine when we have it and we start right now already we have to build up capacities to manufacture and zillions of those and then we have to make sure that we can deploy to every corner in the world right now fear and affordable price and tha
There and South Africans get some exercise as they celebrate being allowed to leave their homes theyre locked down one of the strictest in the world is being teased. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program but European Union aims to raise 7500000000 euros next week to Fund Research into a vaccine for the coronavirus as well as developing new treatments and more efficient testing the e. U. Commission says that the goal is to develop a vaccine treatment and tests that are available to all who need it and at an affordable price the hope is that the donors will continue to stump up funds in coming months so that the effort can be scaled up and help to pay the cost of distributing the vaccine and medical equipment. And i am now joined by the president of the European Commission ursula fund arline welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us. Thank you its good to be with you. On monday the European Union is joining forces with Global Partners to raise 7500000000 euros in a worl
Circuits drop. Off its good to have you with us the race to develop a vaccine against the corona virus is underway and it comes with a price today led by the European Union countries around the world pledged nearly 7 and a half 1000000000 euros to fund the fight against the virus European Union chief ursula fund a lion held the event as a victory for Global Cooperation but todays fund raiser was just as notable for the no shows as for the donations we have more now in this report. Lets start the pledging the e. U. Kicked off its fund raising drive with 1000000000. 00 euros in the hours that followed pledges were beamed in from across the globe the kingdom of saudi arabia has pledged 500000000 dollars even pop icon madonna made a last minute donation of a 1000000 euros it wasnt enough to reach the fundraisers target but housed in a funded line insisted it sent the right signal yes today is a defining moment for the Global Community at a time when we are sitting for a lower part than usu
A Coronavirus Vaccine. First love fund a line wants to raise 7500000000 euros to fund an affordable vaccine for the whole world. A Michael Okuda its good to see you with us north korean state media say leader kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks kim is said to have opened a Fertilizer Factory near the capital pyongyang the official News Agency Says he was greeted with thunderous cheers its the 1st report of kim carrying out an engagement since he missed National Anniversary celebrations last month there has been speculation he was seriously ill or even dead. Joining me now is correspondent frank smith in seoul frank weve just seen new video from the state news agency there that appears to show kim jong un alive and well this is pretty much settle any speculation over the Leaders Health i think really it does this came out from Koreas Central News Agency it shows footage of him walking and talking in cement lee smoking which i find remarkable if he did underg
A sigh of relief as theyre allowed to get exercise outdoors again the country with wonder if europes toughest bruna forest lockdowns is gradually easing its restrictions. And is germanys going to sleep it considers when and how the season will resume 3 people on the cologne team are placed on 14 day quarantine after testing positive for the throne of the us. A michael oku welcome north korean state media say leader kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks kim is said to have opened a Fertilizer Factory near the capital pyongyang the official News Agency Says he was greeted with thunderous cheers its the 1st report of kim carrying out an engagement since he missed National Anniversary celebrations last month there has been speculation he was seriously ill or even dead. Joining me now is correspondent frank smith in seoul frank weve just seen new video from the state news agency there that appears to show a live in well this is pretty much settle any speculation o