Bulgarians who oppose coronavirus vaccines took to the streets on Wednesday to demonstrate against a new COVID-19 "Green Certificate" that will be required to enter certain indoor settings.
california governor gavin newsom quickly followed suit with a mandate for his state employees. what's interesting is just a few months ago, joe biden about there would never be any vaccine mandates. joe biden covid vaccination in u.s. will not be mandatory red wine december headline on the bbc. now that's all changed, more than 2.5 million workers in california who could be affected by this mandate and what of the 2 million federal government employees nationally? all of them could soon be forced to take a vaccine that has only been approved for emergency use. it's not hard to see where this is going. of france's national assembly just approved a law today mandating that everyone who will need special vaccine health pass or else they can't go to restaurants for use public transit don't even go up the eiffel tower. meanwhile, italy's government
gavin newsom quickly followed suit with mandate for his state employees. what's interesting is just a few months ago joe biden said there would never be any vaccine mandates. joe biden covid vaccination in u.s. will not be mandatory read one december headline on the bbc. now that's all changed. there are more than 2.5 million workers in california who could be affected by this mandate and well over two million federal government employees nationally, all of them could soon be forced to take a vaccine that's only been approved for emergency use. it's not hard to see where this is going. france's national assembly just approved a law today mandating that everyone will need a special vaccine health pass or else they can't go to restaurants or use public transit or even go up the eiffel tower. meanwhile, italy's government has just announced a so-called
people will need to show either a vaccine health pass, or a negative covid test, to enter public places, including restaurants. since the rules were announced on monday, a record number of people have booked appointments to be vaccinated. now to cuba, where the president, miguel diaz—canel, has dismissed last week's historic demonstrations against the communist government as a lie. thousands took to the streets of havana and other cities last weekend, demanding freedom, democracy and more covid vaccinations. more than a 100 people have been arrested since the protests erupted. the president had earlier accused the us of provoking the demonstrations. speaking at a pro—government rally in havana, mr diaz—canel denounced what he said was a "false narrative" over unrest on the caribbean island. translation: we have come i together to once again denounce the us blockade, aggression and terror. we couldn't put off this rally. the enemy has once again gone all out to destroy the sacred unity and peace of citizens.
health workers to be vaccinated against coronavirus. the restrictions also mean that people will need to show either a vaccine health pass, or a negative covid test, to enter public places including restaurants. since the rules were announced on monday, a record number of people have booked appointments to be vaccinated. a sprawling wildfire raging mostly unchecked for over a week in southern oregon has forced firefighters into retreat for a fourth straight day. it is the state's fifth largest blaze in more than a century. the annual hajj pilgrimmage is getting under way in mecca with a reduced number of participants. only 60,000 people will be taking part because of covid restrictions . in normal years, around two and a half million muslims from across the world would visit the holiest sites of islam in mecca and medina, a pilgrimmage which all muslims are expected to make at least once in their lifetimes. cuba's president, miguel diaz—canel, has dismissed
right now, what the world is seeing from cuba is a lie. let's take at some of the day's other news from around the world. thousands of people have been protesting in france against new rules, which will oblige health workers to be vaccinated against coronavirus. people will also need to show either a vaccine health pass, or a negative covid test, to enter public places including restaurants. since the rules were announced on monday, a record number of people have booked appointments to be vaccinated. a sprawling wildfire raging mostly unchecked for over a week in southern oregon has forced firefighters into retreat for a fourth straight day. it is the state's fifth largest blaze in more than a century. the annual hajj pilgrimmage is getting under way in mecca with a reduced number of participants. only 60 thousand people will be taking part
thousands of people have been protesting in france against new rules, which will oblige health workers to be vaccinated against coronavirus. the restrictions also mean that people will need to show either a vaccine health pass, or a negative covid test, to enter public places including restaurants. since they were announced on monday, a record number of people have booked appointments to be vaccinated. a sprawling wildfire raging mostly unchecked for over a week in southern oregon has forced firefighters into retreat for a fourth straight day. it is the state's fifth largest blaze in more than a century. the us military wants to build a large new radar site in britain to track targets in deep space. it comes amid growing concerns about an arms race in space. the us and britain have accused china and russia of developing
against new rules which will oblige health workers to be vaccinated against coronavirus. the restrictions also mean that people will need to show either a vaccine health pass or a negative covid test to enter public places including restaurants. since the rules were announced on monday, a record number of people have booked appointments to be vaccinated. the annual hajj pilgrimmage is getting under way in mecca with a reduced number of participants. only 60,000 people will be taking part because of covid restrictions. in normal years, around 2.5 million muslims from across the world would visit the holiest sites of islam in mecca and medina, a pilgrimage which all muslims are expected to make at least once in their lifetimes. high—level talks have begun between afghan political leaders and the taliban in the gulf state of qatar. the negotiations are an effort
the us of provoking the protests. thousands of people have been protesting in france against new rules, which will oblige health workers to be vaccinated against coronavirus. the restrictions also mean that people will need to show either a vaccine health pass or a negative covid test to enter public places including restaurants. since they were announced on monday, a record number of people have booked appointments to be vaccinated. the annual haj pilgrimmage is getting under way in mecca with a reduced number of participants. for a second consecutive year, only 60,000 people will be taking part because of covid restrictions. in normal years, around two and a half million muslims from across the world would visit the holiest sites of islam in mecca and medina — a pilgrimmage which all muslims are expected to make at least once in their lifetimes. the us military wants to build a large new radar site in britain
anna collinson, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news now. iran says international talks on its nuclear programme will now have to wait until after the new president, ebrahim raisi, has taken office next month. tehran also said the us and britain must stop linking the deal to a prisoner exchange. several rounds of talks have been held in vienna without a breakthrough. thousands of people have been protesting in france against new rules which will oblige health workers to be vaccinated against coronavirus. the restrictions also mean that people will need to show either a vaccine health pass or a negative covid test to enter public places, including restaurants. since the rules were announced on monday, a record number of people have booked appointments to be vaccinated. a sprawling wildfire raging mostly unchecked for over a week in southern oregon has forced firefighters into retreat for a fourth straight day. it is the state's fifth largest