here in clacton in essex on the coast they are bearing the brunt of it. a weather warning is in place and people are expecting disruption to travel and possible power cuts. israel s prime minister pleads not guilty to corruption charges he s accused of offering favours to media companies. and another victory for the veteran quarter back tom brady the 43 year old wins his seventh superbowl in the nfl s season finale. if you are getting in touch today, you re very welcome, particularly about the vaccine rolled out. you can message me on twitter and instagram, or e mail me. the vaccines minister says the public can have confidence in the uk s covid vaccines, after south africa put its plans to use the oxford astrazeneca jab on hold. early trials suggest that against the south african coronavirus variant, the oxford vaccine offers minimal protection from mild and moderate disease. so far, 147 cases of the variant have been found in the uk, but the dominant strain in this co
welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the roll out of covid 19 vaccines has boosted hopes the virus can be tamed, but it will have to be a worldwide effort if it s to be effective, and right now the signs are not so good. while tens of millions have already been vaccinated in the rich west, the world s poor are facing a very long wait the phrase vaccine apartheid has already been coined. my guest is the chief scientist at the world health organization, dr soumya swaminathan. is vaccine inequity undermining the fight against covid? dr soumya swaminathan in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. hello, stephen. thank you for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. let s start with an overview. is there any reason to believe that we are getting on top of this global pandemic? well, one year ago, the director general of the who announced that this covid 19 was a public health emergency of international concern. that was on 30 january, 2020. and he said that there was a w
post following several controversial remarks. scientists warned about the cacophony of human activity that s drowning out the natural ocean soundscape. and we visit the uk streets where having a babyis the uk streets where having a baby is something of a lockdown trend. we begin in the united states where presidentjoe biden has pledged to re engage with the world in his first major foreign policy speech. it s a remarkably different tone to the america first tone of the trumpet menstruation. mr biden said solutions to problems such as armed conflicts and climate change could be solved only by working with other nations. he also said his administration would step up efforts to end the war in yemen. we would step up efforts to end the war in yemen. would step up efforts to end the war in yemen. we are also ste -|n~ the war in yemen. we are also stepping up the war in yemen. we are also stepping up our the war in yemen. we are also stepping up our diplomacy - the war in yemen
what could dontae have become? it was a travesty ofjustice. it took 26 years to make it partially right. i was exonerated on august 22, 2019. a lot of people think the ultimate goal is just getting exonerated and getting out of prison, getting your freedom back. it s a lot more than that. sometimes i wake up just crying. i just cry. people think that when you get exonerated, the fight is over. it sjust beginning, really. i haven t been pardoned. governor roy cooper, for some reason, hasn t pardoned me. he s asking for the state of north carolina to acknowledge the wrong and give him what is due under the constitution. they buried this man alive! you re looking at a miracle. there was never an intention for him to be standing here today. we need to see what he can still become. can i get my pardon? can i get my freedom? something that was given to me by god that you mistakenly took from me? hey, how are you doing? all right, all right? right here, the police pulled up right