Belarus now. It is Translation I Cant go back to belarus now. It is definitely belarus now. It is definitely not safe for me. I have no idea when i can go back. It may be five or ten years. I am Sarah Mulkerrins in tokyo, where day 12 is getting underway and we have had a gold for brazil in the womens swimming marathon here below me in bay on odaiba beach. Its eight in the morning in singapore, and 8pm in washington where President Biden has said That Andrew Cuomo should stand down as governor of New York after an investigation found That he had sexually harassed women while in office. Mr cuomo has denied allegations That he harassed eleven women, many of them young, by engaging in what the investigation described as unwanted groping, kisses, hugging and inappropriate comments. Mr biden said he had not read the details of the investigation; but he said he stood by his comments from earlier this year, That if the investigation found against Mr Cuomo then the governor should go. Backin b
Successful female Sailing Olympian of all time. The belarusian olympic sprinter who sought sanctuary in a foreign embassy In Tokyo has now left japan, boarding a flight to vienna this morning and coming up this hour, professor barbie, the scientist who designed the Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine has been honoured with her very own doll. Good morning. The Uk Governments Vaccination Committee is expected to recommend that all 16 and 17 year olds should be given a Covid Jab. Thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation stopped short of making the move last month because it said it was still assessing the benefits and risks for that Age Group. About 1. 4 milliom teenagers would be included in the new Roll Out. Some countries including the united states, canada and france, are already routinely vaccinating those aged 12 and over. Tim muffett reports. It began with the elderly and most vulnerable. Since last december, the ages of those receiving Covid Jabs in the uk has got lower and lower
With the aim of driving down infections. Anything we can do to improve Vaccination Rates, including going to below the age of18, 16, 17 year olds, clearly will be a good thing, to get as many people vaccinated as possible, with both doses of the vaccine. If you want to get in touch with your views On Any of todays stories including the idea of giving vaccines to children im. Lebanon is holding a day of national mourning to mark the first anniversary of a massive Warehouse Explosion that killed over 200 people and injured thousands. The Belarusian 0lympic sprinter who sought sanctuary in a foreign embassy In Tokyo has now left japan, boarding a flight to vienna this morning. And coming up this hour, professor barbie. The scientist who designed the Oxford Coronavirus, vaccine has been honoured with her very own doll. A warm welcome to tokyo and its been another incredible day on the athletics track, with another extraordinary 400 metres hurdles final and another dizzying World Record. Th
In the 400 metre hurdles. Hello and welcome to the programme. Thousands of people in lebanon have attended a Memorial Service in the ruins of the Port Of Beirut to mark the first anniversary of a huge explosion that devastated much of city. The blast was one of the biggest non nuclear explosions in history. It killed more than 200 people. Outside the lebanese parliament, the Security Forces fired Tear Gas at stone throwing protesters. Along with the grief, theres real anger that a year on nobody has been held to account for the explosion. Rights campaigners allege that the most senior officials in lebanon were aware of the danger posed by the huge quantity of Ammonium Nitrate Fertiliser stored in the port that caused the explosion. The blast plunged lebanon into a deeper crisis, but the country had already been facing serious problems for years due to the dire economy and political instability. Carine torbey reports. One year after the explosion, all the debris is swept to a corner and