hello. fighting the coronavirus pandemic has been a monumental task for all nations, but for those in developing countries, having limited access to vaccines has proved to be disastrous. at a meeting on monday, the world trade organization will be discussing a proposal first put forward by india and south africa back in october, to suspend patents on covid vaccines for the duration of the pandemic. the aim is to speed up access to affordable medical products for the prevention and treatment of covid 19. the debate is over the best way to achieve this, and whether suspending patents is the answer. the us has backed a waiver, but not everyone is convinced. joining me now is diarmaid mcdonald, lead organiser atjust treatment. who opposes this and why? this is reall who opposes this and why? ti 3 is really interesting, it s going to be the first time the world trade organization meets with the us switching sides in the debate. previously, this proposal made first in october last
in the number of births. intrigue in israel opposition politicians look close to a deal to end the premiership of benjamin netanyahu. aiming high. a mountaineerfrom hong kong has broken the record for the fastest ascent of everest, by a woman. hello and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. there s a fresh push to get more people in england vaccinated against covid 19, amid concerns that the variant first identified in india could delay the next phase of re opening. ministers want everyone over 50 to have had both doses before the end ofjune. england s largest vaccination centre has opened at twickenham rugby stadium. up to 15,000 jabs will be available for people who haven t yet received their first vaccine. the government has said it will wait untiljune the 14th to decide whether social distancing restrictions can be lifted a week later. some scientists have warned against any further easing of coronavirus measures. government adviser and microbiologist profe
hello and thanks forjoining us. the us presidentjoe biden, has delivered a major speech reaffirming america s commitment to nato and the principle which underlies it, that an attack on one is an attack on all. just over four weeks after taking overfrom donald trump, mr biden s message stands in marked contrast to donald trump s ambiguity over the country s role within nato. in a moment we ll hear from the us secretary of state in an exclusive international tv interview. but first, that pledge to unite the west, from president biden. i m sending a clear message to the world. america is back. the transatlantic alliance is back. and we are not looking back. we are looking forward together. it comes down to this, the transatlantic alliance is a strong foundation, the strong foundation. on which our collective security and our shared prosperity are built. the united states is fully committed to our nato alliance. and i welcome europe s growing investment in the military capabiliti
media the gang who kidnapped 17 missionaries is willing to negotiate their release for a hefty ransom. we have all the details for you. and it s a spacecraft, not a missile. china denies launching a hypersonic weapon, so is it all just a cover up? announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. hello. welcome, everyone. it is tuesday, october 19th, and in just a few hours the u.s. house select committee investigating the january 6th attack will vote on whether to hold former trump adviser steve bannon in criminal contempt for refusing to comply with the subpoena. now, political analysts say the rare move is intended to send a message to other allies of donald trump the committee wants to sque. but trump s team isn t backing down. on monday lawyers for the former president filed a lawsuit against the committee to keep trump records tied to the insurrection a secret. now, the committee had asked the documents as part of its probe. both trump and banno
appeal before the panel to give in-person depositions, one time white house strategist steve bannon has already decided not to comply with his subpoena, setting up a potential legal battle. earlier today january 6th committee member congressman jamie raskin, democrat of maryland, said he s told the chairman to take a hard line on those who would defy subpoena orders. i m advising the deployment of the full panoply of enforcement powers at the disposal of the united states congress. the people governed here and no one is above the law, not a president, not a former president, not the political cronies of the former president. and here s part of the problem. donald trump is now trying to breathe new life into the lie that he and not joe biden should somehow be sitting in the white house. trump and his allies have been trying to get help from state officials who are willing to support and act on the big lie, his false narrative, especially in states he lost like pennsylvania