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Coronavirus: How is Astra Zeneca vaccine safety row affecting public confidence ?

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  • 12K views
  • almost 3 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 joins talks aimed at reviving Iran nuclear deal

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  • 4K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 32:14

Diplomats in Vienna are discussing how the US can lift sanctions and Iran return to compliance. Also: Brazil variant drives South America covid surge, and a man is arrested over Van Gogh and Frans Hals art thefts.

US police chief says Chauvin broke force policy

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  • 2.7K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 30:56

The Minneapolis police chief has testified in the trial of the ex-officer accused of killing George Floyd. Also: Google handed win in 10 year Oracle court battle, and the demise of LG mobiles.

Jordanian prince vows to defy 'house arrest'

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  • 2.4K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 29:27

Prince Hamzah says he won't stay quiet after being accused of plotting to destabilise the state. Also: the Israeli PM's corruption trial is told he sought improper benefits from media bosses, and the business owner who offered a job to the man who tried to burgle his restaurant.

Jordan accuses Prince Hamzah of plotting to destabilise kingdom

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  • 2.3K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 31:52

The Jordanian deputy PM says King Abdullah's half-brother sought to mobilise tribal leaders against the government. Also: lorry boss apologises over Taiwan train crash, and tighter Covid restrictions for India's Maharashtra state.

Claims of a coup plot in Jordan

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  • 2.2K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 31:33

The authorities detain the former crown prince and other high profile figures in Jordan for what's been described as "security reasons". Also: the German president tells the country's political leaders to "get it together" in the face of a third wave of coronavirus, and a ceremony unlike any other in Cairo as mummified Pharaohs are moved to a new home.

The US Capitol goes into lockdown

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  • 2.4K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 30:36

A police officer has died after he was hit by car driven by a man who was shot and later pronounced dead. Also: we hear from a doctor in Myanmar who has been treating victims of the military crackdown, the Netherlands pauses the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and are we about to find out who will be the next James Bond?

Tigray conflict: World powers angry over 'human rights abuses'

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  • 2.1K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 31:00

G7 group of economic powers has condemned killing of civilians in northern Ethiopia. The group also called for investigation into reported crimes, and for those responsible to be held to account. Also, at least 50 people killed as a crowded train crashes in Taiwan, and how animals - just like humans - try to follow the latest trends and fashions.

Fresh evidence emerges of atrocities in Tigray

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  • 1.7K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 31:14

Videos appear to show the massacre of unarmed civilians by people in Ethiopian army uniforms. There’ve been persistent allegations of serious abuses by all sides in the conflict - but a government media blackout has so far limited attempts to examine them. Also today: The new head of the WTO condemns vaccine inequality. And has home advantage in football really disappeared during the pandemic?

Biden unveils two trillion dollar package to boost economy

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  • 2K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 30:34

The aim is to modernise roads, repair bridges and promote climate initiatives. The plan will be financed by a tax increase on corporations. Also: the Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he is going on hunger strike to demand better medical treatment in jail, and Russia has registered the world’s first coronavirus vaccine for animals.

Italy: Naval officer 'caught selling secrets to Russia'

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  • 1.8K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 29:13

Police say officer was caught in act of handing secret documents to Russian official. Russia's ambassador has been summoned to Foreign Ministry in Rome. Also, heavy gunfire close to presidential palace in Niger two days before new leader due to be sworn in, and new report says white-majority countries should look to UK for model of how to reduce racial inequality.

China limits Hong Kong parliament to 'patriots'

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  • 2.5K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 30:43

The sweeping changes are the latest efforts by Beijing to step up its influence in Hong Kong. Also: world leaders call for treaty on future pandemics, and Nike sues over "Satan Shoes" with human blood.

George Floyd trial under way

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  • 2.2K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 30:05

The white former policeman Derek Chauvin is accused of murdering the African American. Also: the Suez Canal has reopened after a stranded ship was freed, and the Italian gangster identified by his tattoos.

Final operation to free Suez Canal ship

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  • 1.6K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 30:55

The 400m Ever Given has been wedged across the canal, one of the world's busiest trade routes. Also, the Thai Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, has said his country is preparing for a potential flood of refugees from Myanmar following the military coup there, and baby Galapagos tortoises wrapped in plastic found in suitcases.

Dozens dead after Islamist attack in Mozambique

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  • 1.9K views
  • almost 3 years ago
  • 26:30

Civilians with boats have been evacuating survivors of the violent raid on Palma. Also: watching a volcano erupt, and how to perform a socially-distanced 'Romeo and Juliet'.

France was 'blind' to Rwanda genocide, report says

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  • 1.6K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 34:59

French historians say France bears "heavy responsibilities" over the 1994 Rwanda massacres, but they found no evidence of French complicity. Also: at least 32 people are killed in a train crash in Egypt, and Fox News is sued for $1.6bn over an election fraud claim.

Joe Biden gives his first news conference as US President

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  • 1.8K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 32:17

Mr Biden pledged to deliver 200 million Covid jabs to Americans in his first one-hundred days in office, double his original goal. Also: AstraZeneca has published revised results for the US trial of its Covid vaccine after its earlier report was criticised for using outdated information, and the acclaimed French director Bertrand Tavernier has died at the age of 79.

EU Summit on Covid

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  • 15K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 24:21

Many European countries are facing a surge in Covid infections. H&M and Nike face a backlash in China for acknowledging human rights concerns about cotton grown in Xinjiang. The African elephant is now critically endangered.

China hackers 'target Uighurs on Facebook'

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  • 2K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 30:52

Social media giant says platform used to spy on activists, journalists and dissidents living abroad. Also: India halts AstraZeneca vaccine exports, the saliva test that detects concussion on the spot and are food apps killing the restaurant business.

US government to ask Mexico and Guatemala to help reduce flow of migrants

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  • 2K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 32:44

The United States says it is concerned about the number of unaccompanied children arriving at border crossings. Also: western states sanction China for Uighur "abuses", and Aretha Franklin's family reject Genius biopic.