So well, for so long. A new species of whale has been discovered ten metres long in the Gulf Of Mexico. Hello, im Laura Trevelyan in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. South africa has suspended the roll out of the astrazeneca vaccine, because a new study shows it to be much less effective against the South African variant of covid 19. This matters because the vaccine is supposed to play a big part this year in meeting the huge global demand. Three billion doses have been ordered so far. So not great news. But then we should put this into some perspective. While it may not be effective at stopping mild or moderate infection from the South African variant we cant draw any firm conclusions about severe cases, because the participants in the study were young and so werent in the demographic most at risk. And the better news is that the oxford vaccine has shown to provide good protection against the uk variant which is much more predominant here in the uk of course and in the Unite
Orders. Committee will come to order. Im honored to preside as chairman of this committee for the first time today. And im looking forward to working close with my new Ranking Member, who i see on the screen here. And with all of my colleagues to tackle the tough challenges that our nation is now facing. I am also excited to working our committees two newest members. Alex, great to have you with us today and Going Forward. Alex is joined by senator jon ossoff from georgia. We welcome you again and thrilled to have both of you on this committee. This committee has a longstanding tradition of bipartisanship, of coming together to get things done. And given the many serious challenges facing our nation, we have a lot that we need to accomplish. I look forward to working with everyone on this committee to find Common Ground to find common sense solutions, and to strengthen our national security. And also to ensure that government is working efficiently and effectively for all taxpayers. To
Im honored to preside as chairman of this committee for the first time today. And im looking forward to working close with my new Ranking Member, who i see on the screen here. And with all of my colleagues to tackle the tough challenges that our nation is now facing. I am also excited to working our committees two newest members. Alex, great to have you with us today and Going Forward. Alex is joined by senator jon ossoff from georgia. We welcome you again and thrilled to have both of you on this committee. This committee has a longstanding tradition of bipartisanship, of coming together to get things done. And given the many serious challenges facing our nation, we have a lot that we need to accomplish. I look forward to working with everyone on this committee to find Common Ground to find common sense solutions, and to strengthen our national security. And also to ensure that government is working efficiently and effectively for all taxpayers. Today we are considering the nomination
Minister just come to resign so he can form a new government has been under fire for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Also head business is booming in iraqs Anbar Province with government regulations may scare some investors away. From lockdowns to infection milestones countries still grappling with a virus that has multiple strains even though there are several vaccines being distributed around the world at the moment the world is edging closer to 100000000 cases of covert 19 heres how it looks now according to Johns Hopkins university the top 20 countries are almost all recording at least 10000. 00 cases per day lets start with indonesia which has now surpassed 1000000. 00 cases of cope with 19 is the worst affected country in Southeast Asia with almost 30000 confirmed deaths the Health Care Infrastructure is close to collapse doctors say theyve been forced to turn away critically ill patients jessica washington reports from jakarta. On indonesias most populous island java h
Into Political Uncertainty as the Prime Minister resigns after losing his Senate Majority of his handling of the pandemic. And uganda Opposition Leader bobby why and vows to bring down president bush 70 a day after hes freed from house arrest. From lockdowns to infection milestones countries are still grappling with a virus that has multiple strains even though there are several vaccines being distributed around the globe at the moment the world is edging closer to 100000000 cases of covert 19 is how it looks now according to the Johns Hopkins university the top 20 countries almost all recording at least 10000 cases a day where the next day the u. K. s Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a briefing hes been meeting with his cabinet to discuss the possibility of imposing a mandatory Hotel Quarantine for all u. K. Arrivals travelers already need to self isolate but theres concern the people arent following the rules people have already been warned not to book some of the cations until