Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. Its newsday. The omicron Coronavirus Variant poses a high risk of infection surges around the globe, and it requires urgent action. Thats the warning from the world health organisation. The us President Joe Biden said the newly identified variant is a cause for concern, but not a cause for panic. Speaking at the white house, mr biden said the need now was to get the rest of the world vaccinated. Our health correspondent, naomi grimley, has the latest. Theres an eerie quiet atjohannesburg airport. South africa first raised the alarm about the Omicron Variant, but is now finding itself increasingly cut off from the rest of the world. Meanwhile, on the ground, theres a big push to get vaccines into arms. Only 23 of the South African Population is fully vaccinated. We still dont know yet whether this version of covid is more severe than previous ones. One of those on the front line is reassured by what shes seen so far in her patients. S
Lam in i am in bridgetown where events are well under way. A party and official ceremony. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The World Health Organization says the Omicron Variant Of Coronavirus poses a high risk of infection surges around the globe. The whos head renewed a call for a global push to get vaccines to poorer nations, warning that covid 19 is, as he put it, not done with us yet. Meanwhile, President Biden told americans the emergence of the new variant is no reason to panic and insisted the United States will not go back into lockdown. He said, what was needed, was to get the rest of the world vaccinated. Our Health Correspondent Naomi Grimley has the latest. Theres an eerie quiet atjohannesburg airport. South africa first raised the alarm about the omicron variant, but is now finding itself increasingly cut off from the rest of the world. Meanwhile, on the ground, theres a big push to get vaccines into arms. Only 23 of the South African Populat
Youll remember 2a hours ago we brought you the story of the 60 customers and staff marooned by snow in britains highest altitude pub the tan hill inn in the Yorkshire Dales in england. That night and Oasis Tribute Band was playing and the musicians were stuck there, too. Danny savage reports. Welcome to what many people this weekend saw as the most enviable location in the land. This weekend saw as the most at the tan hill inn, they sorted their priorities, by digging through the snowdrifts to the front door and then locking it. Theyd come to see an Oasis Tribute Band, who some might say had a good weekend. But theres worse places to be stuck, you know what i mean . And everyone was just brilliant. Staff were brilliant, the customers were brilliant. Yeah, yeah. They looked after everyone. And its been almost like blitz spirit again, you know . Its magical, really. Lifetime of memories as well. Well do a reunion, but well do it in the summer next time yeah. Take care its been lovely nic
On trial in new york shes accused of trafficking under age girls for her former loverJeffrey Epstein. Good evening. We start in the Caribbean Island Nation of barbados. A cultural event is underway to mark its transition into the worlds newest republic. Will sever centuries old ties to the British Monarchy, losing Queen Elizabeth ii as Head Of State. The Prince Of Wales, prince charles, is at the ceremony in the bridgetown. The english claimed barbados more than four hundred years ago and it became a focal point of the transatlantic slave trade. Our correspondent Daniela Relph is in bridgetown. What relph is in bridgetown. Is happening right now . Mr are what is happening right now . Are now moving towards the main part of the official Transition Ceremony where the dignitaries will begin to arrive and we will have that moment where barbados s first ever president is sworn in and watching this here will be the Prince Of Wales and it must be a night that perhaps tinged with a little sadn
One giant mega event looming. And of course, fitting for a giant mega event, that was to happen in this city of superlatives, dubai. Nobody knew for sure it would happen, but here it is. Hello, expo 2020, orshould that be expo 2021. It was delayed by a year, and for a place that relies so heavily on tourism, dubai needed this to happen. In fact, it is probably not too much of a stretch to say the entire International Tourism industry needed this to happen. Well, im Armed With My Expo passport lets do this. It has taking place over six months, and had nearly 2. 5 million visits in the first month alone. 192 countries have created pavilions showcasing innovations for the future. Here in a site twice the size of monaco, you have a world in miniature. Looking around this place, one thing to remember is that pavilions are like shop windows for countries. You know, in amongst all the tech and innovation, its a real chance for them to show the rest of the world their big ideas, and the ideali