Thursday, January 28, 2021

EU demands AstraZeneca supplies from UK plants

The EU has held a third round of crisis talks with AstraZeneca, demanding that all obligations for vaccine supplies are met. 

The bloc had signed a deal for 400million shots of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, but has been told just a quarter of what was promised will be delivered in the first quarter. 

The EU is now calling for supplies from AstraZeneca's UK plant. 

Stella Kyriakides is EU Commissioner for Health. 

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Universities in Uganda to Remain Closed Due to Surging COVID-19 Cases

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Universities and Colleges in Uganda will remain closed for the next three months as the government finds solutions to the COVID-91 pandemic.

The decision comes as Uganda grapples with high COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Schools in Uganda shut in March 2020 to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Isabel Nakirya reports

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JOHNSON VISITS SCOTLAND AMID ROW OVER TRAVEL

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is visiting Scotland as calls for an independence referendum from nationalists grow.

He's using the trip to make the case for the benefits of the UK working together in the fight against covid-19.

But Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has questioned whether he should be making the journey, while only 'essential' travel is allowed during lockdown.

Cabinet minister Michael Gove says it's important for the Prime Minister to travel across the UK.

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Delhi police issues notice to farmers' leaders; blames Tuesday's violence on them

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Delhi police have issued notices to 20 union leaders who were allegedly involved in vandalism earlier this week.

On Tuesday groups of farmers clashed with the police as protests against India's new farming laws turned violent.

Ishan Garg has more.

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Australia – Malka Leifer faces court after extradition from Israel

Fugitive school principal Malka Leifer (pron.Lyfa) has been remanded in custody, after facing court for the first time for the alleged sexual abuse of three sisters almost 20 years ago.


Leifer fled Australia for Israel in 2008, with Australian authorities first seeking her extradition in 2014.


Shaun Bindley reports

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Biden's executive orders tackling "existential threat" of climate change

US President Joe Biden has signed executive orders to tackle what he called the "existential threat" of climate change.

 

Many climate activists have celebrated the move, but there's resistance from the oil industry.


Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.


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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Blinken confirms Biden administration is freezing arms sales to UAE and Saudi Arabia


US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has confirmed the Biden administration is freezing planned arms sales to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

Blinken was confirmed by the US Senate as America's top diplomat this week.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson has more.

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Worst day on Wall Street since October

On Wall Street, the Dow fell more than six hundred points on
Wednesday, it's biggest drop in three months.

It followed some disappointing earning results and the Federal
Reserve's latest decision on interest rates.

Sarah Walton reports from New York.

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Biden signs executive orders to fight climate crisis

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a spate of executive orders to fight the climate crisis and transition the country to a clean energy economy. 


The actions tie the climate fight to jobs creation and national security.


US correspondent Liling Tan reports from New York. 


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US warns of extremist backlash over Biden presidency

The US government is warning there's a risk of backlash attacks by
extremist groups unhappy with the new president Joe Biden.

It's a rare caution from an agency that usually assesses foreign threats.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Biden pick for UN ambassador promises tough stance on China

Joe Biden's nomination to become the US ambassador to the United
Nations, has told a Senate hearing that she would take a tough stance
on China and rebuild the country's relationships across the world.

Diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield has previously served as Assistant
Secretary of State for African Affairs and was Ambassador to Liberia.

Sarah Walton reports

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Boeing posts record annual loss

Boeing has posted its largest ever annual loss as safety concerns and
the global pandemic have severely impacted its bottom line.

The plane maker has also announced another pushback for the rollout of
its 777X jet.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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School return delayed in England

Schools won't reopen for most pupils in England immediately after the February half-term.


They should now start to reopen from the 8th of March instead, but UK Prime MInister Boris Johnson says a final decision would depend on meeting vaccination targets.


From London, Benji Hyer reports. 


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Nigeria's president Buhari fires heads of military


Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the country's military chiefs who he appointed upon assuming office in 2015. 


This comes as the nation is dealing with a range of insecurity challenges from insurgency, kidnappings and armed robbery.


Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports from the capital Abuja.


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Hunger and malnutrition in Ethiopia’s Northern region

 

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The United Nations is warning of a looming hunger crisis in Ethiopia' Northern Region. The Tigray region- where a military offensive was launched by the government in November last year- has yet to receive enough humanitarian assistance as aid agencies have been locked out. 

Over 4 million people are in need of assistance.

 ColettaWanjohi reports from Addis Ababa: 

 

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MOSCOW RELAXING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin says he's relaxing Covid-19 restrictions in Moscow after the number of new infections per day fell to around the same rate as September.

He called it another step towards the return of normal life, and congratulated the people of Russia's capital for its "common victory".

Stuart Smith has the details, from Moscow.

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AstraZeneca hits back at EU criticism over vaccine delays

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has hit back at criticism from the European Union over delays in the delivery of its Covid-19 vaccine to the bloc. 

The company has pulled out of the third round talks scheduled with the EU on Wednesday to address the concerns, and will instead respond in writing. 

Lucy Hough has more from Brussels. 

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UK PM “deeply sorry” for Covid deaths, as scientists claim gvt made “poor decisions”

"A legacy of poor decisions" before and during the pandemic is to blame for Britain having one of the worst death rates in the world, according to a series of leading scientists and public health experts. 


Their comments come after Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered his apologies and condolences to everyone who's lost a loved one, as the UK's Covid-19 death toll passed the 100,000 mark.  


From London, Benji Hyer reports. 


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Germany mulls travel ban for international travellers

Germany is considering the introduction of new travel rules to help stop coronavirus mutations arriving in the country. 

One proposal is tough new restrictions on all international flights. 

In Berlin, Trent Murray has the details. 

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Uganda Starts Clinical Trials For Locally-Made COVID-19 Treatment

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Uganda says it's starting its own clinical trials for a COVID-19 treatment.

The local remedy has been made from natural herbs, formulated by Ugandan scientists.

Uganda joins other African countries like Madagascar that have made herbal concoctions for COVID-19 treatment.

Isabel Nakirya reports.

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