Nation to begin vaccinating its population against the coronavirus its also the 1st country using the buy and take 5 vaccine the 1st shot went to a 90 year old friend. Germanys eastern state of saxony has become the latest state to expand its lock down schools and most businesses to close a Living Health institution now says germany should consider a hot lockdown beginning Christmas Eve. British Prime Minister Barak Johnson will travel to brussels on wednesday in a final push for a post to break the trade deal with the e. U. Meanwhile london has withdrawn some of its breadth of legislation that reneged on an earlier agreement in a move seen as a positive jester. This is day to day news from ben then you can follow us on twitter and instagram at the news website at www dot com. Medical history was written today it happened at 631 this morning in coventry england 90 year old Margaret Keenan rolled up the sleeve of her Merry Christmas t. Shirt looked at the nurse holding the syringe and s
Welcome to do double news isha glad you could join us the United States says there is no reason for tensions between china and taiwan to escalate to confrontation the remarks come as a senior chinese official warned that any moves towards Taiwan Independence could mean war the sharpened rhetoric from beijing matches increased military activity by its forces against taiwan the aim analysts believe is to place a new u. S. Administration and taiwan on track. Taiwanese air force pilots are on high alert this may be just a simulated thrill to show how fast they can take to the skies parts of recent months theyve been doing it for real the president laid bare the threat from their nearest neighbor. Who are in the past year our radar stations have detected the incursions of nearly 2000 Chinese Military aircrafts and over 400 vessels this allowed us to intercept and drive them away and secure our maritime an airspace. A Record Number of incursions came on january 23rd china sent 13 warplanes i
Lebanese city of tripoli as i go by is it straight coronavirus locked down national. Claims of contaminated communities in nigeria dutch course is expected to deliver its verdict against Oil Giant Shell. God bless you all thank you. Well take a look back at the life of american hollywood legend cicely tyson. We begin with news of another covert 19 vaccine that could soon enter circulation late stage trials of the u. S. Produced novaks job so its been nearly 90 percent effective and it shown to have some effect in this against both the u. K. And to a slightly lesser extent South African variance and the head of the European Commission says drug maker astra zeneca hasnt given a plausible explanation for delaying deliveries brussels has warned it may stop any vaccines manufactured in the block from being exported they too on friday europes Medicine Agency is expected to recommend approval of the astra zeneca vaccine for emergency use but German Health officials have warned it should only
Im rebecca it is welcome to the Program German chancellor Angela Merkel is due to deliver a speech in parliament this hour as the nation faces a decisive period in its fight against the coronavirus germanys regional governments are considering imposing a Strict Lockdown over the christmas and new year period as infection rates remain stubbornly high officials warn hospitals could be overwhelmed the countrys infectious to saint diseases agency says 509000 people have died in germany from the illness in the past day marking a record high since the start of the pandemic. As we wait for that talk to take place im joined by chief Political Editor michelle occur behala thanks for joining me what can we expect from anglo michael today well reese shes certainly here to defend the budget which means 180 bill. When your is a new debt some 350000000000 euro is to tackle this corona crisis but reading the whole nation is watching her to hear some kind of indication on whether she will once again c
What is the most glaring or salient way in which the transatlantic relationship is likely to change with the incoming biden administration. Well biden also people have picked for his cabinet and his kind of close coworkers are very committed to transit lantus as spies having that said we have to keep in mind that it was president obama who came out with this doctrine leading from behind and this is something President Biden will continue to do he will ask your own people ask. Germany to pay their fair share in the Defense Community to pay more money for their own military equipment so its gonna be a tricky part for President Biden because for sure he doesnt want to send back troops overseas and hurt military families that wouldnt be good policies either so its going to be tricky but i think it is fair to say that hes very committed to stable and consistent transatlantic relationships. Washington bureau chief in his poll reporting to us there from the u. S. Capital thank you and as bang