Fit during the pandemic. Im all me and use of welcome to the program the republican controlled u. S. Senate has voted to override president Donald Trumps veto of a major defense bill with just weeks before he leaves office its the 1st Time Congress has rejected a trump veto the vote unlocks more than 700000000000. 00 worth of military spending. This years Holiday Season was cut short for u. S. Senators as the body convened for a rare new years day session the world final push to pass a coronavirus aid bill fell through and senators voted to override president trumps veto of a sweeping defense bill majority leader we passed this legislation 59 years and a row and one way or another were going to complete the 60th annual n. D. A. And pass it under a law before this congress concludes on sunday. President trump opposed the bill because it includes provisions allowing military bases named after Confederate Military commanders to be renamed. He also objected to the bill because it calls for the withdrawal of u. S. Troops from germany to be reconsidered. In a rare show of bipartisan unity the u. S. Senate delivered the president a stinging rebuke just weeks before hes due to leave office 81 republican and democrat votes were far more than the 2 thirds majority needed to override the president ial veto the objections of the president in response trump turned to twitter saying the senate had missed an opportunity he said not passing the coronavirus aid bill was unfair and not smart. You know we correspondent ultrasound sent us this update from washington d. C. A humiliating blow for donald trump on the last days off his presidency and its also a 1st because never before has congress overridden a veto all trump since he took office and thats particularly important because the republican hold a majority in senate that has been extremely partisan throughout all times presidency just think of the impeachment proceedings about a year ago where a lot of damaging material was produced against all still the republicans and senate back to him eventually exonerated donald trump now it looks like the tides have changed the republicans in Senate Approved a defense bill against the will of the all trump and that also challenges Donald Trumps plans to pull out some 1236000. 00 u. S. Troops that are currently stationed in germany that plan is effectively put on hold no meaning another blow for donald trump in all the big question the big overarching question is what is happening with the Republican Party right now and how we seeing the republican support for donald trump beginning to crumble more than 50 countries around the world are now rolling out coronavirus vaccination programs that many have fallen well behind their distribution targets prompting a new surge into ways to deliver the doses. A familiar sight from coronavirus testing but in this florida drive by people are now receiving something much more hopeful vaccine shots. And yet the race to inoculate millions of people across the world against covert 1000. 00 is off to a slower and messier start than expected insufficient supplies and complex logistics are backing down the process many countries including the us and germany are falling far behind projected rolled out speeds the main issue is that the biotech Pfizer Vaccine the 1st one to be widely approved requires cumbersome refrigeration at extreme temperatures and 2 shots within 3 weeks to be the most effective. This has sparked a debate among experts about whether the time between doses should be stretched to 3 months some argue that it is better to give many people some resistance to the virus then to give fewer people full protection. The immediate urgency is for rapid and high levels of vaccine uptake j. C. B. Are there for recommends that delivery of the 1st dose of covert 900. 00 faxon should be proud ties for both the Pfizer Vaccine and astra zeneca vaccine britain recently became the 1st country to authorize the vaccine developed by Oxford University and astra zeneca trial data suggests it is somewhat less effective but much easier to store and to transport it just needs normal fridge temperature rather than the minus 70 super cold storage the vaccine requires some experts say it could change this situation entirely unlike its buy and take pfizer competitor this vaccine could be more effective when the 2nd dose is given 3 months later leaving enough time to knock in late much of the population and then dowden with partial immunity the u. K. Plans to vaccinate a 1000000 people per week from january 4th. But what may turn out to be the most Promising Development on the horizon is still pending approval johnson and johnsons yancy and vaccine requires only one dose that could simplify logistics considerably if approved this single shot jab could be in use by february. The pressure is now on governments to speed up this crucial process. Here are some of the other developments in the pandemic United States has surpassed 20000000 confirmed coronavirus cases experts are now warning of another surge in deaths and new infections following gatherings over the festive period south to south korea has extended restrictions for 2 more weeks mina surge in new infections countries also reporting its 1st case of an apparently more contagious variant detected in south africa and from the 7th of january canada will require inbound travelers to show proof of a negative coronavirus test within 72 hours of boarding a flight to the country lets take a look at some other International Stories iran says it plans to start enriching uranium to 20 percent of one of its Nuclear Facilities the move would exceed the threshold set by the iran Nuclear Tensions between tehran and washington have mounted since u. S. President donald trump pulled out of the International Deal in 2002 out. In Bosnia Herzegovina the army has been setting up tents to house hundreds of migrants left homeless in freezing conditions the camp at the nou camp at leapai place is one that burnt down and uns Migration Agency says appropriate permanent accommodation is still needed. Rescuers in norway say they have found the body of the person killed in wednesdays landslide 9 people are still missing several buildings were swept away in the slide which occurred about 30 kilometers north of the capital oslo. African countries have begun officially trading in a new continent wide free trade zone its a potential game changer for africas economies even if full implement implementation is expected to take years 54 countries have signed the agreement thats been big a priority for the continents economic powerhouses like kenya. Every day 200 tons of fruit gets jews did this plant but until now customs duties and trade restrictions made it hard to export the jews elsewhere in africa the new free trade zone is supposed to change that were looking forward to this we thought we reset through it yesterday because. There will be uniform. And therefore thats open but imminent market africa is now the worlds biggest free trade zone 54 countries with a combined population of 1200000000 people in a Common Market tariffs have now been lifted on 90 percent of all goods and services in the zone. Free trade able to a huge market it would have. Kind of brings africa. And. Lets all. Transport routes and logistics are key to the kenyan coast is home to one of africas biggest deepwater ports now said to be a gateway to asian markets i believe but we are looking to commence a world class with just example to show that you have a global port so that i can make with the bumi a point of choice and he said now for. The world bank predicts a big economic boost that could mean more jobs at higher salaries for millions of people on the continent. Staying fit and healthy late in life its a challenge many faces as they age now one group of senior football fans has a new take on the game that has kept them on their feet theyre calling it walking football have a look. Its the beautiful game only with the breaks on walking football started in england and has now spread across the globe like here to australia. Walking football and camp has been around for 2 years now. Quite small with about 10 players. Nearly all of the 200 ma. The rules are very similar to the full throttle version only the pitches are a quarter of the size its either 5 or 6 aside and of course theres no running allowed the game skated towards the over 56 with some minor adaptations required passing to people who call it wrong you call portable 3 yards in front of them with goby to their feet. Oh ive been watching football with my dad since i was a little girl i played for about 14 didnt start till i was 14 years old and i just love for. My playing well into their advanced years but loving it just as much as they did this teens. Well in a normal year this would be whats called oscars season a time when studios packed the cinemas with their best movies and that was way back in the day before covert 19 of course things now are a little different still hollywood is watching the latest movies of 2020 with competition in mind and the speculation is heating up heres more from our film reporter scott roxboro. You know what are you concerned about an overreaction from a. 2021 could be the year netflix finally wins the oscar battle for best picture. The streaming giant has 3 big films in the running the trial of the chicago 7 set in 1968 gives an alternative spin on hippie history to have a play in the plan was i swear revolution looks like the real one i want is what you should gary oldman stars as the man who wrote film classic citizen kane in manc dissection of 1930 s. Hollywood she is from new york i removed any distraction eliminated every excuse. And viola davis is a wild 1920 s. Blues singer and model raineys black bottom which features the final performance of the late actor chadwick boseman. If you can get the contenders for summers biggest on or have never looked so diverse. Her favorites include judas in the black messiah about the f. B. I. s infiltration of the black panther party. One night miami portrait of 4 civil rights giants including malcolm x. And muhammad ali. Because we are fighting. In which director Lee Isaac Chung tells his own immigrant story. Redefine words somewhere his family moved from korea to arkansas in the 1980 s. To become farmers. Through the right in the acting categories pay close attention to Anthony Hopkins who turns in a late career master class as a patriarch suffering from dementia the father the bit confused something wrong. And in our night to kate winslet and social rona as 1900. And secret lovers. But the big oscar front runner is no mad land from director. Frances mcdormand is eyeing her 3rd best actress award with a bare all performance as a woman living as a modern day nomad travelling the American West in a camper van. Theres no fine no mad land one the Venice Film Festival and its the odds on favorite to take oscars top prize. This is deja vu news live from berlin up next the documentary china us whos in control dont forget you can always get the latest on our web site thats w dot com and you can follow us on twitter and instagram at d w news im going to use of thanks for joining us. Were all set. 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