Of fighting and being forced from their homes as aries, head back to rebuild their lives and revive their culture. Thank you for joining us. We begin with a Promising Development in the race to find a vaccine against corona virus. The u. K. Pharmaceutical company, astra zeneca and Oxford University say their vaccine is on average 70 percent effective. But depending on dosage, we can increase to 90 percent. At 2. 50, its the cheapest potential vaccine so far with no serious side effects. And it can be stored at normal french temperature for 6 months, making it easier to distribute. Last week, u. S. Based company modernists. It is the experimental vaccine had proved to be 94. 5 percent effective. It can be stored in a normal freezer for 6 months or fridge for 30 days earlier. Americas pfizer and germanys biotech said there vaccine is 95 percent effective, but it needs to be kept at specialists deep freeze temperatures. Pfizer has already asked u. S. Regulators to allow emergency use of i
Along the border with sudan is worsening, and u. S. President elect joe biden is set to announce his 1st cabinet appointments and tony blinken, a former Obama Administration official, is expected to be named secretary of state. An unschooled, the head of african football has been handed a 5 year ban a by the sports world governing body fifa. Ahmed ahmed was found guilty of financial misconduct following an investigation. Thank you very much for joining us. We begin this news hour with a promising breakthrough in the global race to find a vaccine for corona virus. Raising hopes of an end to the pandemic could be within reach the u. K. Pharmaceutical company, astra zeneca and the university of oxford have said they have caught a vaccine for the world. They say that on average have seen is 70 percent effective, but that may increase to 90 percent depending on the dosage at 2. 50 is the cheapest potential vaccine so far with no serious side effects. This is the 3rd Major Company to report
The u. N. Appealed for hundreds of millions of dollars to help those affected by widespread violence across africa 6 a whole region. In one races in azerbaijan singapore and japan become the latest school to dance to be canceled because of coronavirus. So then protest is a face off with police in hong kong as a Controversial National anthem law comes into effect the legislation makes it a criminal offense to mock chinas anthem activists say it violates their freedom of expression it is one year since Police Crackdown on demonstrators who were surrounding the government headquarters leading to months of violent demonstrations for more lets cross live to devika pollin whos in hong kong i can see it all pretty peaceful behind you but lots of protesters seem to be around whats happening. Thats right nic as you say that seems to be more police than protesters at the moment but earlier there are about a 1000 protesters here all chanting slogans that gathered here despite the fact that this i
State of wisconsin holds primaries off to conservative courts refused to stop proceedings. Now u. S. President donald trump has accused the World Health Organization of botching its response to the coronavirus pandemic he also called the agency china centric and threatened to cut funding and this comes as the u. S. Recorded nearly 2000 new deaths from the virus just in the past 24 hours more than 4000 people have now died in new york city alone britains Prime Minister has also spent a 2nd night in intensive care Boris Johnson was given supplementary oxygen but is not allegedly on a ventilator the Junior Health minister says that johnson remains stable and in good spirits while the chinese city where this outbreak began has now opened its doors again its 11000000 residents are now able to leave but they still need. At that tracks their health and movement and in new zealand the number of new cases has now fallen for 2 days in a row and recoveries now exceed new infections the country is
Conditions should be attached to an economic rescue package. And whats being called one of the most dangerous elections ever the u. S. State of wisconsin holds its primary after conservative courts refuse to stop proceedings. Now u. S. President donald trump has accused the World Health Organization of but showing its response to the coronavirus pandemic he also called the agency china centric and then threatened to cut funding this all comes as the u. S. Recorded nearly 2000 new deaths from the virus just in the past 24 hours more than 4000 people have died now in new york city alone britains Prime Minister has spent a 2nd night in intensive care Boris Johnson was given supplementary oxygen and the Junior Health minister says he remains stable and in good spirits. Well the chinese city where this outbreak began has now opened its doors again its 11000000 residents are now able to leave but they still need an app that tracks their health and movement and in new zealand the number of ne