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hello and thanks forjoining us. the world health organization has urged countries not to pause covid vaccinations, as several major eu member states halted their roll—outs of the oxford—astrazeneca jab. the whos vaccine safety experts will meet later today after germany, france, italy and spainjoined other nations in halting the injections as a precaution while checks are made. it said there was no evidence of a link between the vaccine and blood clots. our health correspondent, ji...

it is an increasingly cheery looking picture today, with plenty of sunshine already across scotland and northern ireland, skies like these on the way for many others but we have the last dregs of a weather front bringing patchy cloud across southern wales, south—west england, east anglia and the south—east are slow to brighten up too. take a cloud on the way into scotland a0 so make the best of the sunshine today. the winds are coming from a north—westerly direction for the most ...

welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. there is a crisis on americas southern border — a surge of unaccompanied children trying to get into america from mexico. from mid february to mid march, us border agents picked up some 400 children every day. now they are stuck in detention facilities, in scenes we remember all too well from just a few years ago. the reason for the dramatic increase in numbers is a change of policy. under president biden kids wit...

that saw the highest number of votes in u.s. history. were also following the latest on the capitol riots. two men now facing charges of assault in connection with the death of capitol police officer brian sicknick. why did it take more than two months to arrest these guys? and why arent they charged with murder? well have more on that in just a minute plus, the latest on the covid pandemic. numbers continue to go down in the u.s. but theyre spiking over in europe, leading to tighter...

might you go about paying for some or all of that. democrats right now are talking in part about potentially raising taxes on both the highest of earners and on corporations as well. the white house press secretary, jen psaki, was asked today if theres any concerns about raising taxes and whether or not that could be a drag on the economy. >> the president remains committed to his pledge from the campaign. nobody making under $400,000 a year will have their taxes increased. his priorit...

spring break could bring a spike in cases, too. >> if you get the coronavirus thats your own fault because you know the risks of coming out here. >> wearing a mask, thats not the normal compared to people who do wear a mask. governor cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners. for the good of the state he should resign. >> he should look into his heart to see if he can govern effectively. >> we have a broken immigration system. our cities and our counties on the border don...

from across the globe, spanning 5,000 years of art. museums like this are always looking at new ways to engage audiences. one idea here — to see how our brains react to what were seeing. we often talk about how art makes us feel or what it gets us thinking about. well, today its time for a way of quantifying that. so were just going to put this on your head here. 0k. just goes behind your ears. this muse headset, which would more commonly be used as a meditation device, has been repu...

mosques in christchurch. —— at two mosques. hello and welcome. we start in the american city of minneapolis, and whats thought to be one of the largest pre—trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million in their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyds family. separately, a former minneapolis police office...

by may 1st, less than two months from now, hes directing all states and territories to make all adults eligible for the vaccine. youll also want to mark july 4th on your calendar. biden is expected to announce americans should be able to gather in small groups by then. two dates to look forward to as today marks one year since the world health organization officially declared the coronavirus to be a pandemic. its a sobering milestone with more than half a million american lives lost be...

a good chance you, your families and friends will be able to get nothing your backyard or neighborhood and have a cookout or barbecue and celebrate up independence day. july 4th is the goal. >> he also announced new measures to announce that every american who wants a vaccine can get one. >> i will direct all states, tribes and territories to make all adults, people 18 and over, eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. when every adult is eligible in may, we will launch with our ...