five, four, three, two, one, zero! blastoff for a satellite that will track rising sea levels, improving our understanding of climate change. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. world leaders attending the virtual 620 summit have urged the heads of other rich nations to making sure coronavirus vaccines are affordable and available for all. the meeting is being hosted by saudi arabia but is being held virtually because of coronavirus. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, has more from riyadh. a thoroughly modern moment. many families have to meet like this these days. even the powerful 620 family. the 84 year old saudi king presiding. everyone at their own table this year. every country struggling with the impact of the deadly pandemic. it s this summit‘s top issue. shall i take the mask off? the world s wealthiest under pressure to help the poores
off of sentinal 6. blast off for a satellite that will track rising sea levels, improving our understanding of climate change. hello and welcome to bbc news. the united states now has more than 12 million recorded cases of coronavirus. it s the worst affected country in the world and is experiencing a surge in the virus, setting records each day for the number of new infections. about 187,000 new cases were recorded in the latest figures released on friday for the previous day. the daily death toll linked to covid 19 has passed 2,000 people for the first time since may. over the past week, there has been an average of almost 170,000 cases per day. that s an increase of 67%. and according to covid tracking project, more than 80,000 people are currently hospitalized across the country. as well as the health costs of the virus, there s the economic costs. millions of people have lost their jobs. this weekend, thanksgiving dinners are being distributed by foodbanks across the cou
in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient roman city of pompeii nearly 2000 years ago. hello and welcome to bbc news. california is to begin a night time curfew in an attempt to curb a surge in coronavirus cases. its latest figures are now worse than the previous peak in august. the us now has more than 12 million confirmed infections. it s the worst affected country in the world and is experiencing a surge in the virus, setting records each day for the number of new infections. about 187,000 new cases were recorded in the latest figures released on friday for the previous day. the daily death toll linked to covid i9 has passed 2,000 people for the first time since may. over the past week, there has been an average of almost 170,000 cases per day. that s an increase of 67%. and according to covid tracking project, more than 80,000 people are currently hospitalized across the country. president trump has repeatedly played down the severity of the pandemic in the us
a master and his slave. california is to begin a night time curfew in an attempt to curb a surge in coronavirus cases. its latest figures are now worse than the previous peak in august. the us now has more than 12 million confirmed infections. it s the worst affected country in the world and is experiencing a surge in the virus, setting records each day for the number of new infections. about 187,000 new cases were recorded in the latest figures released on friday for the previous day. the daily death toll linked to covid 19 has passed 2,000 people for the first time since may. over the past week, there has been an average of almost 170,000 cases per day. that s an increase of 67%. and according to covid tracking project, more than 80,000 people are currently hospitalized across the country. president trump has repeatedly played down the severity of the pandemic in the us. on saturday, he skipped an event at the 620 summit on covid preparedness instead deciding to play go
archaeologists find the remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient roman city of pompeii and say they may have been a master and his slave. california is to begin a night time curfew in an attempt to curb a surge in coronavirus cases. its latest figures are now worse than the previous peak in august. the us now has more than 12 million confirmed infections. it s the worst affected country in the world and is experiencing a surge in the virus, setting records each day for the number of new infections. about 187,000 new cases were recorded in the latest figures released on friday for the previous day. the daily death toll linked to covid 19 has passed 2,000 people for the first time since may. over the past week, there has been an average of almost 170,000 cases per day. that s an increase of 67%. and according to covid tracking project, more than 80,000 people are currently hospitalized across the country. president trump has repeatedly