Welcome to hardtalk, im 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 its 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 worlds 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. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Lets 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 window of opportun
Is unwilling from an unprecedented and devastating explosion that happened in the port of beirut the country is already in a series of long running crises so how would it deal with the fallout from the blast this is inside story. A welcome to the program. Its described by some as the great collapse the lebanese capital beirut is in a state of chaos and rule when many have been killed thousands injured hundreds misson and hospitals overwhelmed homes and businesses backed a blast that struck the city with the force of an earthquake has left the nation in shock. Initial reports suggest explosive materials stored in a warehouse for 6 years in beirut sport detonated about 2700. 00 tons of confiscated Ammonium Nitrate are thought to be involved its a fertilizer that can be used in bomb making Health Officials warned of a toxic cloud and urged people to wear masks and stay indoors beiruts governor about 300000. 00 people were displaced and the Economic Impact is expected to be devastating for
48 hours. Now Central Florida in the bullseye for possible tornadoes and the new threat for hard hit oklahoma and texas. Deep cleaning dangers. The new warning about the mixes of household cleaners sending more people to poison control and the er. What can happen to the body if youre not careful with Hand Sanitizer. The caution for your kids this morning. Dreams coming true. Brandon aiyuk. The biggest stars and surprises of the 2020 nfl draft going virtual for the first time with tributes to fans on the front lines. And kicking it all off with a twist on this tradition. Oh strahan, come on, lets go. You guys can do better than that. And the last dance. America wants more Michael Jordan and the bulls. This morning, an exclusive clip. Congratulations. Lets go win the championship. Never before seen and first on gma. Gma. Good morning, america. Good morning, america. Happy friday, everybody. A lot of people excited to see more of the last dance and also the nfl draft was fun from home las
Narrowly beating australia. Good afternoon. Borisjohnson says hes been a model of restraint when it comes to the language he uses in the brexit debate. It follows a week of bitter exchanges between mps in the commons. The Prime Minister refused to apologise for words such as surrender when describing the legislation designed to stop the uk leaving the European Union without a deal. This report now from our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake at the conservative Party Conference in manchester and it does contains some flash photography. Despite the weather, manchester might be a Welcome Change of scene for the Prime Minister, after a week in westminster he may want to forget. Why did you lie to parliament, boris . Why did you lie to the queen . When are you going to resign, boris . And accusations have followed him here that his use of language about brexit is dangerous, that downing street is exploiting divisions, even inciting violence. Labour say Boris Johnson should be ashamed. H
Also want to thank the witnesses for being accommodating knowing vote scheduled interfered with the original hearing schedule and accommodating us today. The topics covered in this hearing and i said this previously are not necessarily what is going to make cable news every night but incredible importance when we think of how best to serve the United States of america, our interests and Foreign Policy and the foundation for any real Successful Organization always starts with the right people and make sure they are equipped with the right resources and ability to do their job effectively. I said multiple times previously and want to reiterate we are proud of the men and women that serve us in our diplomatic corps overseas and in Development Work around the world and these are patriotic americans. I once again want to reiterate the work of how important it is for foreignpolicy and american strength. The last few months as subcommittees chairman i had the pleasure of meeting with many ind