hour. i want to start with good news on coronavirus. right now, not a single u.s. state is in the red, as you can see here. that means the number of new covid cases compared to the previous week is either holding steady or going down. but, of course, there is a catch. there is bad news. more than 100,000 new cases were still reported in the u.s. on saturday. also, we re hearing astrazeneca telling cnn its vaccine seems less effective against the variant first spotted in south africa when it s a case of mild disease. the pharmaceutical company says it believes its vaccine could work against severe disease and is hoping to deliver shots by the autumn. new case numbers seem to be going down in europe. portugal included. in recent weeks, the worst infection rate in the world. but even in places with good vaccine rollouts, hospitals are still under huge, huge pressure. in the uk, a top doctor says intensive care units are full to the rafters, because patients are staying sick fo
despite winning a confidence vote is mario draghi about to once more resign as italy s prime minister? and the lionesses of england roar into the semifinals of the euros after a nailbiter against spain. hello and welcome. president biden has used a visit to massachusetts to issue the latest stark warning on the threat posed by climate change. the us president is using executive powers to usher in measures, including offshore wind farms and expanded flood control. with a heat dome now affecting 28 states, the us is the latest country to swelter with high temperatures. here s our north america correspondent peter bowes. with searing temperatures across much of america it feels like a climate emergency, from new york city to las vegas more than 100 million people being under excessive heat warnings this week. in parts of texas and oklahoma temperatures have topped 46 celsius. joe biden s comments came after a visit to a former coal fired coal plant in massachusetts now being u
we start here in the uk where a final battle to become the next prime minister is taking place as the country faces the worst cost of living crisis in a generation. as you ve been hearing, formerfinance minister, rishi sunak, and the foreign secretary, liz truss are the last remaining candidates. they will now face a vote by conservative party members around the uk with a result expected in september. whoever wins could mean a very different approach to the economy. truss says you cannot tax your way to growth she is proposing more than 30 million pounds in immediate tax cuts. sunak wants to delay the tax cuts until inflation is under control. borrowing your way out of inflation , he says, isn t a plan, it s a fairytale . the economic challenges facing the next prime minister are huge. last month, the rate of inflation hit 9.4% the highest rate for a0 years driven by a leap in the price of fuel, and also of basic foods like milk, cheese and eggs. our economics edi
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escaped i know nor there is a new fear of germany which is also an old fear of germany with new demands of being made of the country and these demands are pushing germany into dilemma. the quote by poland s foreign minister you just mentioned you would never have heard anybody particularly not somebody from poland say that before nine hundred ninety. there s this new demand for germany to lead within europe but that puts germany i