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A phone tapping scandal and another record high for Greenhouse Gases in the atmosphere. And theyre still growing this by the long downs. Astra zeneca says its developed a covert 19 the vaccine for the world and at a fraction of the cost of others in the pipeline. The british drug maker working with Oxford University says trials show it could be around 90 percent effective. It would cost around 2. 00 and a half dollars a dose and be stored at normal frigid temperatures for 6 months, helping distr...

A phone tapping scandal. Another record high for Greenhouse Gases in the atmosphere. And theyre still growing despite industries shutting down during the pandemic. And in school the president s of african football and it has been banned for 5 years. Footballs governing body finding im guilty of breaching its code of ethics. Now astra zeneca say theyve developed a code with 19 vaccine for the world and a fraction of the cost of others in the pipeline. The british drug maker working with Oxford Un...

Along the border with sudan is worsening, and u. S. President elect joe biden is set to announce his 1st cabinet appointments and tony blinken, a former Obama Administration official, is expected to be named secretary of state. An unschooled, the head of african football has been handed a 5 year ban a by the sports world governing body fifa. Ahmed ahmed was found guilty of financial misconduct following an investigation. Thank you very much for joining us. We begin this news hour with a promisin...

A standoff in northern ethiopia. Government forces prepare for a final assault on the city of mckenna. To grant forces refused to step aside. And the president s of african football ahmed ahmed has been banned for 5 years. Footballs world governing body farming amid guilty of breaching its code of ethics. Begin here in the u. K. Where theres more good news in the race to find a Coronavirus Vaccine. This time from the drug company astra zeneca working in partnership with Oxford University. They s...

A final assault on the city of mccarrick. To graham forces refused to step aside late, u. S. President donald trump has accepted that a formal transition can begin for joe biden to take office. The head of the General Services administration told biden that the process can begin acknowledging him. As the president elect trump said in a tweet that hes directing his team to cooperate, but is promising to keep up the fight. Joe bidens Transition Team has welcomed the freeze up millions of dollars f...

Tear gas is being fired at lebanese demonstrators trying to reach parliament while others managed to storm the Foreign Ministry. They have the right to be under that and furious not just because of that. Lebanons Prime Minister says people have a right to be angry after decades of what he calls unbelievable corruption. Ridiculous and barbarous china condemns u. S. Sanctions on hong kongs leader its police chief and other officials. Now the deadly port explosion in lebanons capital is now ignitin...

A hilltop runway at least 18 people are killed as it splits into pieces. Fears for close knit communities the challenges facing Papua New Guinea as it starts to feel the affects of coronavirus. And. Becomes the 1st player from china to lead a golf major at the halfway stage of the p. G. A. Championship. Clean up of lebanons damaged capital could soon give way to a new show of anger a mass protest against the government and the ruling political classes is due to begin in the center of beirut in j...

The Saudi Crown Prince a lawsuit and an alleged murder plot the havent been so money is being sued in the u. S. Accused of another attempt to kill a dissident a group so you should saudi activists in exile be worried they risk the same fate as Jamal Khashoggi this is a story. Hello and welcome to the program imran khan a man with close ties to the saudi royal family falls out with the crown prince and goes into exile and is targeted with assassination it sounds like what happened to journalist J...

Sanctions on hong kongs leader its police chief and other officials. Help but lost the kenyans who lost their livelihoods because of coronavirus question of why its taken so long. And im really a supporter you ventus sack. Of the telly in champions on knocked out of the champions league. The cleanup of lebanons damaged capital is about to give way to a new show of anger a mass protest against the government and the ruling political classes there is getting underway in beirut is just gone 4 pm lo...

Chinas hu by province where people are venturing out says that 50 day lockdown starts to ease. And Global Schools whos facing unprecedented upheaval with the most major events now councils all of the leading european football competitions have been suspended. Hello welcome to the program our top story spain becoming a 2nd country now to order its entire population under lockdown to stop the rapid spread of the coronavirus 46000000 people is subject to the new decree which orders everyone to stay...