we re very much not a racist family. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we re covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first. president biden has signed into law his one point nine trillion dollar stimulus bill. the package provides a direct payment to most americans of $1,400, as well as $350 billion for state and local governments. mr biden wasn t taking any questions from the reporters gathered in the oval office but he is due to make a nationally televised address in the us in the next hour we will, of course, bring you that here on bbc news. well, for more on what that address may hold, i m joined by the bbc s laura trevelyan from washington. what can we expect? this is president biden is first prime time 0val president biden is first prime time oval office address to americans. and his aides have said in the last 15 minutes that they expect the president to set a goal of allowing americans to gather in
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and in his first comment since harry and meghan s bombshell interview prince william insists the britsh royal family is not racist. reporter: have you spoken - to your brother since the interview? no, i haven t spoken to him yet, but i will do. can you just let me know, is the royal family a racist family, sir? we re very much not a racist family. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, one of the most widely used covid 19 vaccines in the world, has been suspended in three european countries amid reports that some people who ve had the jab have developed blood clots. each country s health authority have stressed the move was precautionary, and that evidence of the vaccine s safety and efficacy was good. norway and iceland announced their decision to pause its use, after denmark stopped its rollout for m days. astrazeneca says the safety of the vaccine has been extensively studied in clinical trials. here s denmark s prime minister. denmark will suspend the use of the astrazenec
The white house tells mexico and canada it wont cancel the north American Free trade agreement, but will renegotiate it. The peso and Canadian Dollar soar. Plus, is it Terminalfor Alitalia . Italys Flag Carrier Battles to stay in the sky as its rescuer pulls the plug. Welcome to World Business report. Im aaron heslehurst. Also coming up, raking it in, but are they worth it . Top bosses face their shareholders amid growing concern over excessive boardroom pay. We start with president trump, because once again hes taken the Business World by surprise. The white house has confirmed it has told the leaders of canada and mexico they wont be scrapping the north American Free trade agreement. But instead they will seek to renegotiate the terms of it. That has sent the Canadian Dollar and mexican peso soaring. President trump has repeatedly vowed to pull out from the 23 year old trade pact with the two neighbouring countries, calling it the worst trade deal in history. He already used an execu