Despite concerns from the un and the rights groups. Can see. In the arena and. Backlash in boycotts of mikey adverse that has provokes debate about diversity in japan. Thank you very much for joining us more than one and a half 1000000 people have now died from coverage 19 worldwide a 3rd of those tests happen in just the last 2 months several countries have been reporting record numbers of deaths and new cases among them italy which registered its highest daily death toll on various day since the start of the pandemic its introducing new restrictions including limiting movement between regions and in the worlds worst affected country the u. S. Hospital admissions and fatalities have also reached new highs president elect joe biden says he will make masks mandatory during his 1st 3 months in office. In the 1st day im an order to say im going to ask the public for 100 days to mask this 100 days to mask now for over 100 days and i think well see a significant reduction if we curb that ev
Lebanese city of tripoli as i go by is it straight coronavirus locked down national. Claims of contaminated communities in nigeria dutch course is expected to deliver its verdict against Oil Giant Shell. God bless you all thank you. Well take a look back at the life of american hollywood legend cicely tyson. We begin with news of another covert 19 vaccine that could soon enter circulation late stage trials of the u. S. Produced novaks job so its been nearly 90 percent effective and it shown to have some effect in this against both the u. K. And to a slightly lesser extent South African variance and the head of the European Commission says drug maker astra zeneca hasnt given a plausible explanation for delaying deliveries brussels has warned it may stop any vaccines manufactured in the block from being exported they too on friday europes Medicine Agency is expected to recommend approval of the astra zeneca vaccine for emergency use but German Health officials have warned it should only
A delayed supplies after criticism of a slow rollout so mccain has more on this now from ballin. This is the astra zeneca vaccine in use available to british patients most at risk from covert since late last month and from now on officially so too for many e. U. Citizens most at risk from the pandemic its a real pleasure to be here and to announce the 3rd positive o. Pinion for the authorize ation of the astra zeneca covert 19 vaccine this expand the range of Vaccines Available to e. U. And a Member States which will all help to bring the pandemic under control and protect the citizens of the e. U. Except that far fewer e. U. Citizens will be able to receive the vaccine for the next few months after the company cut back what it could deliver to the block astra zeneca a british swedish firm blames production problems at some of its plants and said it can only deliver fewer than half of the 80000000. 00 doses promised the europeans have complained and decided to protect all vaccine stock
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Kahn won power in pakistan two years ago with a promise to root out corruption and take on the countries vested interest. So hows it going . Well, rising food prices and the covid pandemic have left many pakistanis feeling worse off. While the Anti Corruption drive has become a political battleground. My guest today ishaq dar was pakistans Finance Minister a former Prime Minister nawaz sharif now both of those men are trying to rally opposition to imran khan. But how much credibility do they have . Ishaq dar, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Let us begin with your personal status, your legal status. You are a wanted man in pakistan. Are you here in london to escape the judicial process . Not really, i think you must be aware of the pakistan history. When our in pakistan over 73 years the rhetoric has been used over the last two dictatorships and the current one isnt different. Because this regime is known to be under the martial law.
We see how the pandemic has changed things onset. Oh, my lord. Everythings changed. First of all we have to be tested every single day. Warm welcome to our viewers on pbs america and around the globe. New scientific analysis seen by the bbc suggests the goals from the Paris Climate Agreement are coming within reach. The Tracker Study looks at the latest promises from countries including china as well as the plans of the us president Electjoe Biden. From the uks wettest february on record to raging wildfires in california. The fingerprints of Climate Change link to Human Activities have become increasingly clear this year. But efforts to curb Greenhouse Gasesis but efforts to curb Greenhouse Gases is the root cause of Global Warming has so far had limited impact. When countries are signed the agreement in 2015, they undertook to limit the rise of damages to well below two celsius this century. But when scientists added up all the pledges made to cut carbon, they mounted to around three