Coronavirus: How is Astra Zeneca vaccine safety row affecting public confidence ?
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- almost 4 years ago
- 29:06
Concerns voiced over whether Astra Zeneca vaccine causes blood-clots in the brain. Several countries have restricted use of the vaccine until more is known about possible links. Also, China tries to persuade its 'one-child' generation to have more babies, and how Kim Kardashian has joined the ranks of the world's billionaires.
US trial of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine confirms safety
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- about 4 years ago
- 30:21
It proved nearly eighty per cent effective at stopping Covid-19 symptomatic cases and there were no problems regarding blood clots. This paves the way for the US to start administering the jab. Also: the French subsidiary of the Swedish retail giant IKEA has gone on trial accused of spying on staff, and how ‘adopt a kiosk’ is saving a British icon that has lost its purpose.
Protests against Covid-19 restrictions in many European cities
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- about 4 years ago
- 30:35
In the German city of Kassel, police used pepper spray and batons to disperse demonstrators. Also: Turkey pulls out of gender violence convention, and Iceland's lava-spewing Fagradalsfjall volcano is "subsiding".
COVID-19: Europe expects a third wave amid vaccine shortage
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- about 4 years ago
- 28:02
Sixteen regions of France, including Paris, go back into lockdown, while Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany could see more restrictions. Also, the US and China conclude a two-day meeting marked by confrontation and blunt talk. And Samia Suluhu Hassan becomes the first female president of Tanzania.
EU agency says AstraZeneca vaccine is 'safe and effective'
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- 1.7K views
- about 4 years ago
- 29:42
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) reviewed the jab after 13 EU states suspended use of the AstraZeneca vaccine over fears of a link to blood clots. Following the announcement, Germany, France, Italy and Spain announced they would restart their roll-out of the vaccine. Also: President Biden has announced that the US will on Friday meet his target of vaccinating a-hundred million people in his first one-hundred days in office, more than a month ahead of schedule, and up to ten Russian track and field athletes will be able to compete as neutrals at the Tokyo Olympics this summer.
Russia recalls envoy after Biden remarks about Putin
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- about 4 years ago
- 28:52
President Joe Biden said Vladimir Putin would "pay the price" for alleged election meddling. Also: The European Union threatens to block Covid vaccine exports to countries including the UK, and the President of Tanzania, John Magufuli, has died aged 61.
Leader of shadow civilian government in Myanmar vows resistance to military
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- about 4 years ago
- 30:28
In his first public address, uploaded onto Facebook, Mahn Win Khaing Than said this was Myanmar's darkest moment. Also: Moscow police raid election forum, and former F1 motor racing commentator Murray Walker dies aged ninety-seven.
Brazil hospitals struggle as Covid death toll soars
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- 1.7K views
- about 4 years ago
- 28:33
The governor of Brazil's most populous state, Sao Paulo, has announced tough restrictions. Also: UN alleges the military regime in Myanmar is most probably guilty of crimes against humanity, and sniffing out Parkinson's disease.
The US gets huge Covid financial relief
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- 1.8K views
- about 4 years ago
- 30:32
The green light is given for President Biden's $1.9 trillion package which provides additional funding for vaccine distribution as well as one-off payments of $1,400 for most Americans. Also: the pro-democracy activist in Myanmar who helped elderly people escape a police raid and, for the first time, the sound of lasers are heard being fired on another planet.
Syria: How war has left young people with both trauma and hope
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- about 4 years ago
- 29:13
Research by International Red Cross looks at civil war's impact on younger Syrians. While most have suffered pain and loss, many are optimistic about future. Also, efforts in India to save a 4000-year-old community from extinction, and Japan's award for Most Sexist Remark has been won by a woman.
Brazil’s Lula cleared of corruption
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- 1.7K views
- about 4 years ago
- 27:36
A Supreme Court judge annuls ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s conviction -- clearing the way for a possible presidential run next year. Lula was freed in 2019 after 18 months in jail over a huge bribery scandal which ensnared politicians and business leaders. Also today: the shockwaves from Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview continue, fear on the streets of Myanmar, and giving voice to Ghanaian women accused of witchcraft.
US Senate passes Covid relief plan
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- about 4 years ago
- 29:54
President Biden called it a 'giant step forward' and said it should become law next week. Also: the Yazidi women - raped by IS fighters - who are reunited with their children, and the 130 kilometre journey to pick up a sandwich.
Italy blocks AstraZeneca shipment to Australia
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- 1.8K views
- about 4 years ago
- 27:33
The ban on shipping 250,000 doses, amid a row with the firm, is backed by the EU. Also: the store where shoppers walk out without paying, and saving the butterfly.
EU leaders vow to speed up vaccine production
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- 1.8K views
- about 4 years ago
- 30:25
Greece and Austria are urging other EU states to adopt coronavirus vaccination "passports". Also: jailed Putin critic Alexi Navalny "moved out of Moscow remand centre", and the black browed babbler bird is not extinct after all.
Covid: WHO's Covax scheme delivers first vaccines
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- about 4 years ago
- 30:34
Ghana is first nation to receive Coronavirus vaccines through sharing initiative. Covax scheme aims to encourage richer countries to share vaccines with poorer nations. Also, German court jails Syrian former intelligence agent for complicity in crimes against humanity, and the Texan truck-driver who rescued hundreds of people stranded by ferocious winter storm.
Capitol security officials blame US intelligence failures in January 6 riot response
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- 1.9K views
- about 4 years ago
- 29:55
Testifying to a Senate committee, officials said that the rioters 'came prepared for war'. Also: suspect in Malta journalist murder pleads guilty. Thousands protest in Tbilisi after arrest of Georgian opposition leader, and the American Beat poet, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, has died at the age of 101.
Italian ambassador killed in DR Congo
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- 1.9K views
- about 4 years ago
- 29:51
Luca Attanasio and two others died after a UN convoy was attacked near Goma. Also: Boeing 777 airliners are grounded after an engine falls apart in mid-air, and a Chinese tea shop chain apologises for calling women a 'bargain' on its mugs.
NASA's Perseverance Rover lands on Mars
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- 1.9K views
- about 4 years ago
- 28:52
The robot will spend the next two years looking for evidence of past life. Also: an inquiry in Colombia finds that the army under President Alvaro Uribe killed more than six thousand civilians, passing them off as combat deaths; and the scientists trying to create a robotic nose to detect cancer - inspired by dogs.
Myanmar protestors threatened with 20 years in jail
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- 1.8K views
- about 4 years ago
- 29:49
The military says fines will also apply to those found to incite "hatred" towards the coup leaders. Also: World Trade Organization names its first female African boss, and high-altitude birds have evolved thicker "jackets".
Myanmar soldiers use rubber bullets against protesters
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- 1.7K views
- about 4 years ago
- 31:30
The military has also warned protesters they could face up to twenty years in jail. Also: searching for the vanishing great white shark, and the new way of photographing subjects - without the photographer being there.