Will track rising sea levels, improving our understanding of Climate Change. And coming up, barack obama discusses his long awaited memoir, a promised land, with historian david olusoga, talking about his reflections on the volatile racial divide in the us. I think, as i was watching the events unfold this summer, both the death of george floyd, the murder of george floyd, but also the response, it was a mixture of despair and optimism. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The annual 620 summit has opened with a call for coronavirus vaccines to be made available to everyone around the world. Saudi arabia is hosting the annual summit which is being held virtually online because of the pandemic. Borisjohnson is expected to call on countries to be more ambitious in their efforts to tackle coronavirus. Our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports. A thoroughly modern moment. Many families have to meet like this these days. Even the powerful 620 family. The 84 year old saudi
Hope for those with weakened immune systems who cant be vaccinated against coronavirus as an alternative treatment enters its final stage of trials. And in rugby, victory for the home nations in the autumn internationals. Good evening. Several leaders of the worlds richest nations meeting at the 620 summit have called for coronavirus vaccines to be made afffordable and accessible to everyone, especially those in poorer countries. Borisjohnson told the summit it was important for countries to Work Together to defeat the virus while Germanys Angela Merkel appealed for leaders to spend more on the effort. Our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet reports from the Saudi Arabian capital, riyadh. A thoroughly modern moment. Many families have to meet like this these days. Even the powerful 620 family. The 84 year old saudi king presiding. Everyone at their own table this year. Every country struggling with the impact of the deadly pandemic. Its this summits top issue. Shall i take t
A Jewish-American World War II hero who stormed Utah beach on D-Day and went missing after being ambushed in the Battle of Cherbourg has finally been found.
KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Ulster County Industrial Development Agency’s annual reorganization process Wednesday was left incomplete due to the resignations of Lynn Archer and Diane Eynon as board members. The session was conducted with the routine housekeeping matters of approving policies and designating financial depositories but without moving forward with appointments to the agency’s audit, […]