His words carefully. After a Rollercoaster Ride on Wall Street, financial markets remain on edge. Meanwhile, the other major event this week, Vice President Kamala Harris has wrapped up the Democratic National Convention with what was arguably the most important speech of her career. Putting forward a positive outlook for the future of united states, she covered a wide range of issues including what she called her middle class roots. She also outlined the need to build what she called an Opportunity Economy to secure a prosperous future for all americans. My mother kept a strict budget, we lived within our means, yet we wanted for little. And she expected us to make the most of the opportunities that were available to us, and to be grateful for them. Because, as she taught us, opportunity is not available to everyone. Thats why we will create what i call an Opportunity Economy an Opportunity Economy where everyone has the chance to compete and a chance to succeed. For more on all of th
And surfing china style. Well reveal why catching a wave there has never been so popular. Live from our studio in singapore. This is Bbc News. Its newsday. Its 7am in singapore, and 1am In Geneva where, at an emergency aid conference, more than 1 Billion dollars has been pledged to help afghanistan. The country is facing a major humanitarian crisis, with the impact of Fighting And Drought made worse by instability following the Talibans Takeover last month. The Un Secretary general, antonio guterres, said one in three afghans did not know where their next meal would come from. The people of afghanistan need a lifeline. After decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour. Now is the time for the international community to stand with them. And let us be clear, this conference is not simply about what we will give to the people of afghanistan. It is about what we owe. Joining me is dr mohammad haqnal. Hes the former head of afghanistans public health
Campaigns. Lots of results to come. Here at holyrood, it is the most important election since devolution in 1997. The very future of The Union could be at stake, with Nicola Sturgeon s Scottish National Party seeking a second referendum on independence. Weve had our first few results. Its still too early to draw any firm conclusions, and the snp hAs so far held all its seats, but there does seem to be some evidence of Tactical Voting amongst Anti Independence supporters. We are still waiting for most of our results in wales. Labours hold on power hAs been under pressure from the conservatives and Plaid Cymru. I the conservatives and Plaid Cymru. I already am getting signals that may not play out As some people thought. That is quite an exciting thing to be looking at in terms of the politics and dynamics of it. There are dozens of contest to become mayor of English Cities and regions, including london, manchester and liverpool. Vicki young is with me once again to react to some of thes
a year into the pandemic, the way out has been clearfor some time vaccinations. but now theres major issues in the supply chain. and it s become a huge health and political story in europe. here s the world health organizations europe director. no one is safe until everyone is safe, but the reality is, that for the time being, there is realistically a shortfall of vaccines. the eu blames the shortfall on british swedish firm astrazeneca it had promised the eu 100 million doses by march. now, around of quarter of that is likely. on wednesday both sides met and agreed to work together to resolve the issues. today, thursday, things have escalated again. european council president charles michel said in a letter to four eu leaders. for its part, astrazeneca blames shortage on production problems at european plants. but the eu is now trying to corroborate that claim itself. this is astrazeneca s production site near brussels and the european commission has confirmed that bel