Hello i look back to the france 24 newsroom. I am thomas waterhouse. The second american Drugs Company offers a fresh glimmer of hope with moderna saying its covid19 vaccine is 95 effective. The is trying to secure doses for the u. K. Who are already placing an owner. Order. Also, talking Recovery Plan. Frances zero minister is confident a solution can be found following the vetoes from the eastern Member States. And the u. S. President elect has on the bones of his economic vision. Joe biden says a new covid19 stimulus package needs to be quickly put together but he is also calling for a raise in the National Minimum wage. We will have more in our business update. It has been described by americans leading expert on Infectious Diseases as the light at the end of the tunnel. In the second time in recent days, the u. S. Drugs company has come forward to say that its experimental covid19 vaccine has been massively successful. Earlier this monday, moved during moderna inc. Says its trial
Have been locked, or that going to mass could be considered a crime. And rescuers from countries including russia helped refugees to return to newborn a cuppa and rebuild their homes. Many find they have nothing to return to every day drugged by this house. And this is every time a dog house thats been in the prime of the very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our teach q. In moscow. Lets get started. With your life news update, and we start with some news coming out of the georgian capital, an armed man has broken into a loan Company Office and taken 9 people hostage. Thats been confirmed by the interior minister. A Police Operation is underway and were of course closely following the situation and well keep you updated in our Headline News, australian officials have condemned what they call unforgivable atrocities committed by their Country Special forces in afghanistan, the defense minister, governor general, and former Prime Minister, kevin rudd spoke out after an
Plus ethiopians fleeing for their lives as the government ordered the army to start the final phase of an offensive in the Northern Region of tigray. In denmark thousands of minks were killed to prevent the spread of a coronavirus mutation, now the government is apologizing for how the coal call it was handled. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and to all of you around the world, welcome. Argentina has declared three days of mourning for superstar footballer diego maradona, he died on wednesday at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack he had he is lying in state at the president ial palace in buenos aires where tens of thousands are waiting to offer their final respects. Police clashed with the crowds today trying to limit access to the palace. Cheering for their hero one last time. Outside the president ial palace and despite the ongoing pandemic, tens of thousands of mourners have been lng liningp for their chance to pay theirespects. Scuffles broke out when police mo
Analysis. Kit juckes this morning was smart, smart, smart. One calculation i saw was it was only 5 of gdp, and that is a squishy number. But that aint much. You really wonder, whether be a second deal if the slowdown in europe continues . Francine it is 5 but every country has to ask for it, so it wont go to everyone depending on whether they need it or not. The other thing is that he could be the first step toward more physical integration in europe. It is a path forward, and that is probably why it is being heralded by euro files as something of a great deal. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Ritika as you were discussing, it is a done deal. European Union Leaders have agreed on a landmark 860 billion economic Recovery Fund. It is split almost equally between grants and low interest loans. It will unleash vital Financial Aid to the southern european economies it hardest by the coronavirus, and it is being paid for by hundreds of bi
For many people to get through the crisis and an upswing will happen faster now than otherwise would have been the case the European Union has struck a deal on a 2 trillion dollar budget which includes Coronavirus Relief after some heated talks over the weekend straight ahead we analyzed the specifics and the state of affairs in the block and the u. S. Had its smallest single day increase in covert 19 cases in more than a week well take a look at the spread of the virus throughout the globe plus its another big week for earnings on wall street as lawmakers also are negotiating the next round of provirus stimulus well break down what this is doing to markets with a packed show today so lets dive right in. And after almost 5 days of fighting insults and battles between European Union leaders and the has to and its doric and massive stimulus plan has finally been agreed to the deal paves the way for the European Commission to raise billions of euros on Capital Markets on behalf of all 27