Show goes on despite the coronavirus pandemic for a major Film Festival in qatar. A long awaited inquiry into the conduct of astronomy and special forces in afghanistan has uncovered a culture of secrecy, deceit, and cover up. It found what it called credible evidence of multiple war crimes, including the unlawful killing of 39 civilians and prisoners. Nicholas gage has more on the investigation from history as capital canberra. Nearly 2 decades after the 1st destroy in troops were deployed to afghanistan astray as military faced up to some brutal truths, 23 incidents, of alleged unlawful killing of 39 people. In inquiry commission. Defense force can times what it says is credible evidence of war crimes in afghanistan carried out by the latest rally and special forces soldiers, including initiation, executions with junior soldiers were encouraged to kill prisoners and planting weapons on bodies to conceal unlawful behavior. I sincerely and unreservedly apologize for any wrongdoing by a
A few weeks left in office. The us secretary of state to gives his backing to israels illegal settlements. Forced from their homes, remains the ethiopians who fled to sudan and are not desperate for help. But begin with the latest on the coronavirus pandemic and the race to find an effective vaccine. But its chemical company, astra. Zeneca says its phase 2 trials are promising when it comes to protecting groups most at risk. It says people who are over 70 whove been tested have shown a strong immune response. The vaccines being developed with Oxford University and its in the final stages of human trials, but some parts of the world are still battling the virus infections across africa have not so passed 2000000, but with low rates of testing, the real number is thought to be much higher worldwide, there are now over 56000000 covered 1000 cases, and more than 1300000 deaths. The United States has the highest number of cases and the highest mortality rate. Tony angela has been following
Settlements and forced from their homes. We need the feel p. And so fled to sudan and are now desperate for help. Im joining us though with Sports Major League Baseball star Robinson Camaro has been banned for a whole season for doping and must fulfill his 24000000. 00 salary. Thank you for joining us. We start this news hour with the coronavirus funday make and the race to find a vaccine. British pharmaceutical giant astra zeneca says its phase 2 trials show, promise in protecting the most at risk groups. A strong immune response was shown in those age over 70. The vaccine is being developed in partnership with Oxford University and is now in the final stage of human testing to confirm those findings. The positive news on the vaccine front comes as cases continue to mount. More than 2000000. 00 cases have now been reported in africa, but low rates of testing means the caseload is sought to be much higher across the 54. 00 country, continent globally cases have surpassed 56000000. 00.
By the next to put it straight, should look at the compounding the humanitarian disaster. Here is the sheer goodness of these mountainous country and refugees return home to know what i care about. Because russian peacekeepers secured the only route linking the region to armenia, takes the trip. Untested safety run the club, bring you the stories, all those might not. This is not international very welcome to the program. Want to start us off this hour, blood lost on competition. Killing may have provoked a strange and special forces to mud a thought to 9 afghan civilians. An inquiry has found that on some killings appear to have been part of an initiation ritual for new troops. There is credible information. The junior soldiers were required by their patrol commanders to shoot a prisoner in order to achieve the thought, just 1st kill in a practice that was known as bloody. So essentially, the general idea behind this report is that some rogue soldiers, some rogue members of most elite
A colombian commemorate the anniversary of large antigovernment demonstrations. U. S. President elect joe biden has once again chris sized the current president for did i guess victory. He branded donald trump of instruction to the transition during a worsening pandemic as totally irresponsible and debilitating the incoming need. It made the comments after meeting with state governors from both parties to discuss how to tackle the crime of virus pandemic once hes in power. Biden was asked what trumps actions displayed to the american people, and then through an incredible irresponsibility credibly damaging messages being sent to the rest world about how democracy functions. I think it is. Well, i dont know his motives, but i just think its totally irresponsible. Elevations life for us at the white house, very strong words there, but is it frustration is anger . Is that both . Do we think theres certainly a different tone from joe biden, who, over the last week has been saying, look the