Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The roll out of covid 19 vaccines has boosted hopes the virus can be tamed, but it will have to be a worldwide effort if its to be effective, and right now the signs are not so good. While tens of millions have already been vaccinated in the rich west, the worlds poor are facing a very long wait the phrase Vaccine Apartheid has already been coined. My guest is the chief scientist at the world health organization, dr Soumya Swaminathan. Is Vaccine Inequity undermining the fight against covid . Dr Soumya Swaminathan in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. Hello, stephen. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Lets start with an overview. Is there any reason to believe that we are getting on top of this Global Pandemic . Well, one year ago, the Director General of the who announced that this covid 19 was a Public Health emergency of international concern. That was on 30 january, 2020. And he said that there was a window of opportun
Post following several controversial remarks. Scientists warned about the cacophony of Human Activity thats drowning out the natural Ocean Soundscape. And we visit the uk streets where having a Babyis The Uk Streets where having a baby is something of a lockdown trend. We begin in the United States where President Joe Biden has pledged to re engage with the world in his first major Foreign Policy speech. Its a remarkably different tone to the America First tone of the trumpet menstruation. Mr biden said solutions to problems such as Armed Conflicts and Climate Change could be solved only by working with other nations. He also said his administration would step up efforts to end the war in yemen. We would step up efforts to end the war in yemen. Would step up efforts to end the war in yemen. We are also ste |n~ the war in yemen. We are also stepping up the war in yemen. We are also stepping up our the war in yemen. We are also stepping up our diplomacy the war in yemen. We are also step
Morning for all of these lawmakers. Bring us up to speed on whats going on now and what it means for americans who need help in the pandemic. Reporter i thought when i woke up this morning i thought it would be over and its still going on. Voterama is still going on. Marathon session to try to pass amendments for budget reconciliation. First step that needs to happen so that they can pascoe individual 19 relief without any support. Now the senate doesnt do this very often. It shows how important it is. There was one amendment that all senators agreed on except for rand paul. Targeted stimulus checks for the next round of covid19 relief. This comes as 10 senators were clear with biden they want to continue this dialogue. They want to continue talking about covid19 relief. They have concerns about his 1. 9 trillion package. They want something smaller. They want something more targeted. They sent a letter to him hoping to continue that conversation, but janet yellen has been clear, she s
More of their essentials at walmart, according to the companys results for the three months to the end ofjuly. The worlds biggest retailer is using its reputation for lower prices to attract consumers looking to buy anything from food to school shoes. Walmart s net income for the quarter jumped by about 33 to nearly 8 billion. Lets get more now with Michelle Fleury in new york. Great results then for walmart others rivals havent fared so well. Whats the secret . Imean, i mean, they are known as a low cost grocer, the worlds biggest retailer proving once again their ability to attract shoppers at a time when they are facing a great deal of pressure financially in terms of higher prices, but in terms of higher Interest Rates which have made Lending Conditions tougher. I think that really has helped walmart through this. They are not onlyjust appealing to their traditional customer base, but they are also appealing to those more affluent customers who are being more cautious and turning t
kayleigh: president biden speaking a short time ago telling reporters he has decided exactly how he will respond to iran-backed proxy attacks that killed three american soldiers so young. biden s response may be the most consequential of his presidency. this is outnumbered, i m kayleigh mcenany. here with kennedy saves the world host kennedy, president of american spirit enterprises, tammy bruce, and david avella. white house facing pressure to hit back hard after death of wil william jerome rivers and specialist kennedy ladon sanders and breonna alexsondria moffett. after u.s. forces have been targeted 160 times since october 7, the biden administration is reportedly on alert for a potential attack by iran-backed groups in the u.s. and abroad. the president says he knows what he s going to do. [indiscernible] president biden: yes. have you made a decision death of the three americans? president biden: i do hold them responsible in the sense they are supplying w