We start in morocco, where Search And Rescue crews are trying to reach people in the areas worst affected by friday nights powerful earthquake. More than 2,000 people are now known to have died. Three days of National Mourning have been declared. This is the small town of asni in the Atlas Mountains about 30 miles or 45km south of marrakesh. Very few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6. 8 magnitude quake in asni. As you can see, very few buildings have been left unscathed. Live now to marrakesh, we can speak to our correspondent anna holligan. Give us a sense of things where you are . ,. ,. ,. , give us a sense of things where you are . ,. ,. , , are . Some good news at last. Help is startin to are . Some good news at last. Help is starting to trickle are . Some good news at last. Help is starting to trickle into are . Some good news at last. Help is starting to trickle into those are . Some good news at last. Help is starting to trickle into those most starting to trickle into
while the west bought billions of vaccines quickly and cheaply, some people argue a global vaccine apartheid is unfolding with less wealthy nations missing out on supplies. hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. world leaders are constantly saying that covid 19 is a global problem that needs international cooperation. but do these words sound hollow when we see how rich nations are buying up supplies of covid vaccines? as they rush to vaccinate their entire populations, many poorer countries have yet to administer a single jab. that s global questions: vaccine apartheid. well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panellists and our questioners join us via video link. let me tell you who s in the hot seat this week giving the answers. carl bildt is a renowned international diplomat. he has served as both prime minister and foreign minister in his native sweden, and is now co chair of the european council on foreign relations. he s been spe
global questions hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. world leaders are constantly saying that covid 19 is a global problem that needs international cooperation. but do these words sound hollow when we see how rich nations are buying up supplies of covid vaccines? as they rush to vaccinate their entire populations, many poorer countries have yet to administer a single jab. that s global questions: vaccine apartheid. well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panellists and our questioners join us via video link. let me tell you who s in the hot seat this week giving the answers. carl bildt is a renowned international diplomat. he has served as both prime minister and foreign minister in his native sweden, and is now co chair of the european council on foreign relations. he s been special envoy and representative for both the european union and the united nations in several hotspots, including the former yugoslavia. and john nkengasong i
It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in the morning in london, and 4 00am in the morning in mosul, in iraq, following a day where thousands of Iraqi Government forces have advanced on the city, the opening day of an offensive to recapture the western part from so called Islamic State. The first target appears to be mosuls airport. Is militants are fighting back. Our correspondent Quentin Sommerville is with the iraqi forces. This is his report. Just after sunrise, iraq began what it hopes is its last major battle against the so called Islamic State. Thousands of men, and hundreds of armoured vehicles, ina line of attack that spread for miles. The iraqi army are starting their assault on Western Mosul, theyve breached their own defences, armoured vehicles are lining up ready for the Islamic State. Theyre only a couple of kilometres over that way, and they know that these men are coming. Theyre dug in, and the assault on Western Mosul has started. Leading the attack, iraqs Emergency Respons
It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in the morning in london, and 4 00am in the morning in mosul, in iraq, following a day where thousands of Iraqi Government forces have advanced on the city, the opening day of an offensive to recapture the western part from so called Islamic State. The first target appears to be mosuls airport. Is militants are fighting back. Our correspondent Quentin Sommerville is with the iraqi forces. This is his report. Just after sunrise, iraq began what it hopes is its last major battle against the so called Islamic State. Thousands of men, and hundreds of armoured vehicles, ina line of attack that spread for miles. The iraqi army are starting their assault on Western Mosul, theyve breached their own defences, armoured vehicles are lining up ready for the Islamic State. Theyre only a couple of kilometres over that way, and they know that these men are coming. Theyre dug in, and the assault on Western Mosul has started. Leading the attack, iraqs Emergency Respons