legendary singer and activistjosephine baker the first black woman to be honoured with a place in the pantheon in paris. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. it s emerged that the omicron strain of coronavirus may have been spreading around the world earlier than previously thought. tests show it was present in a sample taken in the netherlands on the 19th of november. that s five days before it was first reported to the world health organization by south africa. dutch officials say they believe at least one person was infected without having travelled to that region. meanwhile, the boss of one of the biggest covid vaccine producing companies has warned that he doesn t think the currentjabs will be as effective against the new strain as they have been against the previous ones. sara monetta reports. as the omicron strain continues to spread around the world, with cases detected across europe, in canada, and n
hello and welcome to the programme. it s emerged that the omicron strain of coronavirus may have been spreading around the world earlier than previously thought. tests show it was present in a sample taken in the netherlands on the 19th of november. that s five days before it was first reported to the world health organization by south africa. dutch officials say they believe at least one person was infected without having travelled to that region. meanwhile the boss of one of the biggest covid vaccine producing companies has warned that he doesn t think the currentjabs will be as effective against the new strain as they have been against the previous ones. sara monetta reports. as the omicron strain continues to spread around the world, with cases detected across europe, in canada, and now injapan, the question being asked is, how effective will the existing vaccines be against it? the answer, according to the boss of moderna, which produces one of the most widely used jabs,
is his agency s top priority. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in yemen where houthi rebels are pressing hard to capture the key city of mareb. it s the last stronghold of the internationally recognised government and at the heart of yemen s oilfields. the fall of mareb would be a major turning point in the conflict that s been going on for years.saudi arabia backed by the us and uk intervened in yemen in 2015 after the houthis ousted the government from the capital, sanaa.since then yemen has suffered the world s worst humanitarian crisis. all sides of the conflict have been accused of killing civilians and other abuses. at least 800,000 people displaced by the war have fled to mareb and more are on their way. 0ur middle east editor jeremy bowen made his way to the city and a warning his report contains some distressing images. the plains outside marib are not much of a refuge, but it s all there is for more than 16,000
we start in yemen where houthi rebels are pressing hard to capture the key city of mareb. it s the last stronghold of the internationally recognised government and at the heart of yemen s oilfields. the fall of mareb would be a major turning point in the conflict that s been going on for years.saudi arabia backed by the us and uk intervened in yemen in 2015 after the houthis ousted the government from the capital, sanaa.since then yemen has suffered the world s worst humanitarian crisis. all sides of the conflict have been accused of killing civilians and other abuses.at least 800,000 people displaced by the war have fled to mareb and more are on their way. 0ur middle east editor jeremy bowen made his way to the city and a warning his report contains some distressing images. the plains outside marib are not much of a refuge, but it s all there is for more than 16,000 people who have fled the houthi offensive in the last three months. at this camp, the newest a
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe we start in yemen where houthi rebels are pressing hard to capture the key city of mareb. it s the last stronghold of the internationally recognised government and at the heart of yemen s oilfields. the fall of mareb would be a major turning point in the conflict that s been going on for years.saudi arabia backed by the us and uk intervened in yemen in 2015 after the houthis ousted the government from the capital, sanaa. since then yemen has suffered the world s worst humanitarian crisis. all sides of the conflict have been accused of killing civilians and other abuses.at least 800,000 people displaced by the war have fled to mareb and more are on their way. 0ur middle east editor jeremy bowen made his way to the city and a warning his report contains some distressing images. the plains outside marib are not much of a refuge, but it s all there is for more than 16,000 people who have fled the houthi