and revealed — the van gogh painting hidden from public view for the past 100 years that marked a turning point in his career. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. on pbs in america ghana in west africa has become the first country to receive vaccines under a scheme that aims to reduce the divide between rich countries and poorer nations. a delivery of 600,000 doses of the astrazeneca vaccine arrived in accra. the covax scheme aims to deliver 2 billion doses globally by the end of the year. 0ur science editor david shukman reports. the arrival of the vaccines... live coverage of a momentous delivery in ghana. the first coronavirus vaccines arriving as part of a massive global effort. a scheme known as covax that aims to reach 20% of people in the poorest countries with at least 2 billion doses, and this consignment isjust the start. the ambition to reach that first 20% and the 2 billion doses is to do so within this first year, so maybe within the next 12 months, let's say. but to go beyond that, i think the thinking is to achieve that as fast as possible. these first doses are of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, made in india. many more will follow. but vaccinating the whole world is a daunting challenge. so what's the likely timeframe for vaccinating 75% of people in different countries? based on doses that have been ordered, that should happen this year in the uk and many other nations, nearly all of them relatively wealthy. it's likely to be next year for several dozen middle income countries like argentina and indonesia, but as things stand, it's set to be 2023 for the majority of african countries, and that's with all the vaccines that are being donated. and the longer it all takes, the greater the risk of new variants of the virus emerging. that's why there's such pressure for every country to get the vaccines. 0therwise we're going to be seeing a sort of vicious circle where one part would be protected, and again, put at risk because new variants going to come and threaten the gains that have been obtained by vaccination. meanwhile, some governments see diplomatic value in vaccines. china is offering them around the world, such as here in senegal. russia is doing the same, even though the who has yet to approve them. but the hope is that all the initiatives will help to build up immunity as quickly as possible. david shukman, bbc news. matthew kavanagh is a visiting professor at georgetown university law center and director of the global health policy and governance initiative at the o'neill institute. i asked him how optimistic he is about covax. i think it is great that we are seeing covax rolling out, the fact that ghana has vaccinations on the table is fantastic but i have to say it is not enough. right now we're looking at 3% of populations in most countries that are covered by covax, going to be reached in the near term. in the meantime as your reporter said, in the uk and us we are looking at trying to get 70—80% in that same timeframe. it is not enough, we've got do more. let's get in a second to how to fix that but what does it mean globally? the reality is that estimates are that it will cost roughly $9 trillion to the global economy to not have equitable transmission, equitable distribution of the vaccine. this means a longer pandemic, it means many more people dying. it is the kind of thing we saw in the global hiv pandemic. we know that it is entirely preventable. the question is does this pandemic end this year, next year or within five years, which is within our grasp, but we are making decisions that prolong the pandemic with a huge economic impact. what can be done to fix this? sounds like we need more producers and the knowledge needs to be shared? that is the key. these vaccines are remarkable, scientific advances that hope few hoped would be this good, especially some of the mrna vaccines that have come out, but the knowledge has been monopolised by a handful of companies. this makes no sense. a year ago no country or company in the world had produced the mrna vaccine and now many are. we should be spreading this technology to senegal, south africa, thailand, vietnam where within six months we could have vaccination programmes up and going and producing millions more vaccines, instead of fighting over the existing limited supply we've got right now, should it go to the uk, france or south africa ? there is pressure from voters in rich countries too, everyone wants their government to look after them but there is self—interest, even if you don't see a moral imperative, that the fewer people vaccinated, the more risk to everyone. that is absolutely right. that is the problem we have had with covax. unless you increase the supply it is always going to be rich countries looking after themselves. we have seen that again and again. rich country governments and companies rarely look after the interests of low and middle income countries, but there are dozens of providers who could be making these vaccines, and instead of focusing on who gets which doses, let's open the knowledge then we can end the pandemic sooner, otherwise we will all be suffering under the economic collapse that is coming, that can occur in the pandemic as it stands. we can stop it now. police in california say tiger woods was involved in a "serious car accident", and confirm no charges will be brought against him. the 45—year—old is said to be "awake, responsive, and recovering" after emergency surgery to mend a shattered ankle and compound leg fractures. police says he's lucky to be alive and, inevitably, questions are already being asked about the prospect of seeing him play again. 0ur los angeles correspondent sophie long reports. this is what remains of the luxury suv tiger woods was driving. it is, authorities say, remarkable he survived. is anyone trapped in the vehicle or is the vehicle on fire? no. he was travelling at speed when it hit the central reservation, flipped, struck a tree and rolled multiple times before coming to rest here. i asked him what his name was. he told me his name was tiger. at that moment, i immediately recognised him. it seemed as though he was lucid and calm. i will say that it is very fortunate that mr woods was able to come out of this alive. the golfing legend was pulled from the wreckage conscious, but with severe leg injuries. this, the latest dramatic turn in one of the most compelling stories in professional golf. in a remarkable career, he transcended sport to become a global icon. tiger woods made golf cool, and he's definitely a reason why most of us are professional golfers now. but there have been great personal lows. a high—profile marriage breakdown, long struggles with injury. in 2017, he pleaded guilty to reckless driving after being found asleep at the wheel of his car. but it made his victory at the masters in 2019 all the more miraculous. one of the greatest sporting comebacks ever. but the challenge he faces now could be the greatest yet. to go 11 years between winning majors is pretty rare, very off the charts. but to go through what he went through, the physical struggles, four surgeries by that time to rebuild his golf game, obviously the life struggles as well, to maintain your nerve to come back. this man, as we know, has extraordinary mind strength. among the millions of well—wishers, former us president barack 0bama sent prayers to tiger woods and his family. he said, if we've learned anything over the years, it's never to count tiger out. tennis star serena williams said, love you, big brother, we will get through this. after a long emergency surgery, he is now said to be responsive and recovering. tiger woods has proved anything is possible. but for a man so used to winning, simply playing golf again could be his biggest victory yet. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. let's bring you some live pictures now from monywa in myanmar. there have been mass protest is the military seized control the country in february. aung san suu kyi is among hundreds of people detained and hundreds of people detained and hundreds of people that make three people have been killed. then military seized control on february one after that general election which the national league for democracy won by a landslide, but the armed forces have been claiming widespread fraud. the electoral commissioner said there is no evidence of that. indonesia's foreign minister, retno marsudi, has met a high ranking myanmar military official to discuss the coup. they met in the thai capital, bangkok, after ms retno dropped plans to visit myanmar itself because protesters had objected. 0ur burmese reporter nyein chan aye was at the protests outside the indonesian embassy in yangon, and sent this report. that was before the internet was shut down for an 11th consecutive night. outside the indonesian embassy in yangon, protesters chant to make their voices heard. they are calling on indonesian leaders to abandon diplomatic ties with the ruling military. and for the release of their democratically elected leader. aung san suu kyii. translation: please respect our vote and hear our voices. - i came here to ask indonesia to pressure to transfer the power back to the civilian government. indonesia has been relaying support for a united asian approach to the situation in myanmar. the indonesian foreign minister retno masudi was due to visit the country to meet thejunta but the plan has been abandoned for now. instead, they met in neighbouring bangkok where the thai foreign minister was also present. translation: the safety i and well-being of the people is the number one priority. therefore we ask all parties to exercise restraint and not use violence toward casualties and bloodshed. indonesia also continues to emphasise the importance of an inclusive democratic transition process. the flurry of diplomacy between the neighbouring southeast asian neighbours has caused concern from protesters. they believe that talks led to the demise of the military coup. it's now been three weeks since the military coup and in the latest round of protests people from different backgrounds and faiths took to the streets. they say they are united in their fight for democracy. president biden has signed an executive order to prevent disruptions to the supply of strategically critical items such as drugs, car batteries and computer chips. deliveries have been disrupted by the pandemic and by strained relations with china. mr biden said severe shortages should never have happened. the american people should never face shortages in the goods and services they rely on. whether that's their car, prescription medicines or the food at the local grocery store. we shouldn't have to rely on a foreign country, especially one that doesn't share our interests or our values in order to protect or provide to our people during a national emergency. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: shown to the public for the first time in more than 100 years — prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos�* sanctuary, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world - that the winner of best film was la la land. _ the only trouble was, it wasn't _ the mistake was only put right in the middle of gushing - speeches by the team behind the modern musical. - not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake of the credibility and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, be hidden from the world for the rest of his life. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines... ghana receives the first delivery of vaccines donated by richer nations to poorer ones. healthcare workers will get the first shots. police in california say golfer tiger woods is "lucky to be alive" after his car crash and confirm no charges will be brought against him. for the first time, a german court has convicted a former syrian intelligence officer of involvement in crimes against humanity. human rights lawyers say the landmark case could serve to hold otherformer members of president bashar al—assad's security forces to account. a warning — you may find some of the details in paul hawkins' report disturbing. syria in 2011. this anti—government protester rounded up by security forces in a brutal crackdown. many like him allegedly taken away to be tortured. ten years later, thousands of kilometres away, justice for some of the victims and theirfamilies in this courtroom in koblenz. this is eyad al gharib, a former syrian intelligence officer who fled the civil war before seeking asylum in germany. he has beenjailed forfour and half years for crimes against humanity which included bringing demonstrators to a prison known as "hell on earth", to be tortured. this man was one of those who survived the crackdown. it is more important that than the oration of the verdict, is the existence of a verdict. a member of the syrian regime, a member of that violent system is serving behind bars. the case was shown thousands of images leaked by a military defector called caesar, and heard hours of unprecedented witness testimony describing widespread torture including beatings, rape and electrocuting victims hung from the ceiling. the conviction of eyad al gharib was a legal first with german prosecutors invoking the principle of universaljurisdiction for serious crimes to bring the test case. it showed there was enough evidence about the syrian regime's actions that could be used in trials around the world, and it is not finished yet. another syrian, 58—year—old anwar raslan, remains on trial charged with 58 counts of murder as well as rape and sexual assault. translation: this is the first step. - the road tojustice is long and one of the goals - is to bring bashar al—assad and his inner circle - before a court. this is a relief but it is also not the end. | it is only the beginning. but many other syrians wonder if, not when, they will get their day in court. as this placard says, "a first step, but my father and 130,000 others are still under arrest." paul hawkins, bbc news. customs authorities in germany and belgium have seized a record haul of more than 23 tonnes of cocaine destined for the netherlands in two raids this month. 0ur correspondent in the hague, anna holligan, the hague, anna holligan, sent this. stashed away in containers that were supposed to be packed with putty, one of the largest single intercepts of cocaine worldwide. more than 16 tonnes concealed in tins for wall filler. it entered europe via the german port city of hamburg on a container vessel from paraguay, that's been a key transit country for years. translation: colleagues are working day and night| and through weekends, often without finding anything, so it's a nice success for them. years ago, we could not imagine that we would find one tonne. this incredible amount obviously makes my colleagues happy and content. according to detectives, the cocaine recovered in hamburg and antwerp had a combined street value of roughly 600 million euros. so far, only one suspect has been detained. a 28—year—old dutchman was arrested. so far, there were no arrests made in germany, but the investigation is obviously ongoing because we believe that the chap couldn't have acted alone. despite speculation the record seizures may be linked to the covid restrictions, making it harderfor drug mules to travel, a spokesperson for europol, the european police agency, told the bbc that this trend started way before the pandemic, and can be attributed to a range of other factors. these european drug cartels have more money to spend so they can buy bigger quantities and afford to take greater risks, and that increased interconnectedness also means any losses are now shared. organised crime has a foothold in the legal economy, so things like european ports and shipping companies have been infiltrated and this level of corruption has helped to enable some of these enormous shipments. anna holligan for us there. now, the tokyo olympics are set to take place injapan injuly and august after being postponed last year due to the pandemic. organisers are doing all they can to make the games work — but are also looking to future competitions. and now the international olympic committee — the ioc — has announced the city leading the way as the favourite for 2032. today we received a report by the future host commission for the games of the olympiad. this commission recommended that to the executive board to enter into a targeted dialogue with brisbane 2032 and the australian olympic committee for the games of the 35th olympiad. the queensland state premier, annastacia palaszczuk, welcomed the ioc�*s announcement. we are very excited by this development. it puts queensland in the box seat, and i know that every level of government is absolutely united in working together to make this happen, and i'm very pleased that we'll be working with the mayors and the federal government to ensure that we get the funding to make this a reality. we already have 85% of the venues at the moment, it is a new norm, which means it is a game changer, we don't have to build huge stadiums that are not going to be used in the future. and this gives us hope and opportunity, as we go through our economic recovery and plan for the future. the former media chief for the british olympics association, philip pope, told me what this announcement means for the city of brisbane. it is very positive news. this gives the organisers in brisbane the opportunity to have a period of direct negotiations with the ioc, they don't have to worry about any other rival cities at this stage, and of course, they are very well advanced in their feasibility studies and planning for the games. i worked on the london bid, and i would say that they are much further advanced than london was at the same stage of the bidding process. you have been inside this process. you know how it feels, the ups and downs of it. what would it mean for brisbane? it would be the perfect post covid opportunity to promote tourism and business in south—east queensland and more broadly australia, and this part of the world. there is a warm glow at the ioc still on the sydney games. the ioc recognises that australia delivers very good games. of course, the gold coast in south—east queensland delivered the gold coast commonwealth games only a couple of years ago and many of australia's top olympic athletes are from brisbane and the surrounding area. just one more olympic news line to bring you. organisers of this summer's delayed games in tokyo have confirmed the torch relay due to start march 25th will go ahead then as planned. but they will now broadcast the event live to try to avoid large crowds gathering and warned they will temporarily suspend the relay if if big gatherings are spotted on the streets. a painting by vincent van gogh at a key point in his career has been unveiled to the public in paris, after a century in private hands. the street scene in montmartre was painted in 1887 as his style was exposed to the influence of impressionists. lucy williamson reports. as debutants go, this one is older than most — revealed to the world for the first time today after more than a century in a family home. montmartre street scene was painted by van gogh in 1887. here in paris, he met impressionists like renoir and began to absorb their styles, his famous brushstrokes already becoming clear. the pigments he used so pure, the colours still pop after 100 years. even for sotheby�*s own experts, the first glimpse of this painting was special. ifelt like i was in montmartre in 1887, in a way. it's a mythical place, and it still is a mythical place, and to see this painting where it's captured in time in 1887 by van gogh on top of that, it was fabulous. it was a punch, i have to say. it was an aesthetic punch, yes. van gogh lived in montmartre for two years with his brother, theo, who is thought to have inherited the painting, before it went to a french family, who held onto it ever since. the mill that van gogh painted in this picture is gone now, but it used to stand just next to this one, right around the corner from where he lived. van gogh often painted buildings in this area, fascinated by the mix of windmills and cabarets, of urban and rural lives. the painting will now be shown in amsterdam and hong kong before the auction in paris next month. the guide price, 5 to 8 million euros — not bad for an artist who sold almost nothing while he was alive. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. more on all of that on the bbc website and on our twitter feeds. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbc mike embley. thank i'm @bbc mike embley. you so much for watching. hello there. following on from the last couple of days' rain, there are still flood warnings in force. but to the south of that weather front, we've seen some exceptional warmth, and that's down to the wind direction. 18 was the warmest day of the year so far on wednesday, but we won't see a repeat of that despite the weather settling down because we lose that strong south—westerly and we pick up a brisk westerly wind across the atlantic. so, slightly cooler direction which will push in showers through the day ahead, some heavy showers as well. and our weather front is present further south, so a very different complexion to the weather here. there could be some heavier bursts of rain, and it'll certainly be a much greyer, damper start across many southern, central and eastern parts of england. could be a little bit misty over the tops of the hills, and as i say, there could be some heavier pulses of rain working their way eastwards. might even linger in kent and essex until the evening, but much brighter skies further north. and then we run into the brisk westerly wind and lots of showers pushing into northern isles, into the western isles and generally across western highland scotland. one or two will push eastwards given the strength of the wind. one or two also for northern ireland, just the odd one elsewhere in western areas, but it'll feel fresher despite the sunshine. temperatures because — we changed our wind direction a little bit down — ten to 12 celsius, and clearly not feeling anywhere near as pleasant with all that cloud further south and east, which should eventually clear during tonight. overnight, we've got clear skies in many areas, the winds further north falling light, so it's a colder night. still largely avoiding the frost in the north because we have the showers and a bit of breeze but overnight, frost will be in the forecast for the next few nights, really, because with high pressure building, we've got a lot of dry, unsettled weather to come. now, there could be some fog around and it does take till mid—morning to clear at this time of year. so, friday will be a much colder start if you are up and out early, and temperatures won't reach, as i say, the highs that we've seen recently because it's a chilly start — 11 to 13 degrees. but that high pressure will ensure a lot of dry weather, settled weather, lighter winds throughout the coming weekend and potentially even into the start of next week as well. so, for many, temperatures are not going to reach much higher than you'd expect at this time of year because we've got this chilly start with some frost around. but we should, as i say, see some dry and bright weather, spells of sunshine once the early morning fog goes around and some fair weather cloud to go with it. as ever, there's more on the website, this is bbc news, the headlines: ghana in west africa has become the first country to receive vaccines under a scheme that aims to reduce the divide between rich countries and poorer nations. a delivery of 600,000 doses arrived in accra. the aim is to deliver two billion doses by the end of the year. police in california say tiger woods won't face a reckless driving charge for the car crash that shattered his ankle and left him with compound leg fractures. the golf legend has been awake and responsive after an emergency operation. police say he's lucky to be alive. a former syrian intelligence service agent has been jailed for four and a half years in germany for complicity in crimes against humanity in what's been described as a landmark prosecution. it's the first case to deal with crimes against humanity under the regime of the syrian president, bashar al—assad. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.