Shell to pay compensation for damages caused by oil spill. More protests and scuffles near indias capital as farmers demonstrate against laws they say will hurt them but benefit corporate farms. So the new European Health regulators have given emergency approval for the office for the astra zeneca Coronavirus Vaccine to be used by adults across the 27 country blog the announcement comes after a dispute between the e. U. And the company the e. U. Was expecting at least 80000000 doses by the end of march but we go astra zeneca cut it supply blaming manufacturing issues. Its a real pleasure to be here until i announce the 3rd positive opinion for the authorize ation of the astra zeneca covert 19 vaccine this expand the range of Vaccines Available to e. U. Member states which will all help to bring the pandemic under control and protect the citizens of the e. U. We now have 3 vaccines that have been developed and recommended for approval approval against a disease that we did not know one year ago when the e. U. Commission says it is also adopted an export scheme that will hold Vaccine Companies to their contractual obligations this approach is built on trust transparency and responsibility commitment needs to be kept and contracts are binding advance purchase agreements needs to be respected today we have developed a system that will allow us to know whether vaccines are being exported from the e. U. This increase transparency will also come with the responsibility for the e. U. To authorize with no Member States these vaccine exports adama cain is following developments from berlin he says the approval of the astra zeneca vaccine has been met with both praise and concern. One e. U. Agency positively referring to the astra zeneca vaccine as being a key part in our 3rd vaccine approved for use inside the e. U. Supposedly to provide relief to people that theres extra weapon as it were in the fight against corona virus and yet a colleague of hers from a different part of the e. U. Institutions affectively introducing export controls on vaccines created in the e. U. Well that appears to be particularly targeted exactly at astra zeneca people making this vaccine we were hearing about the approval in amsterdam but disapproval as it were in one sense or disagreement about whats happening with astra zeneca from brussels the point here is the company and the e. U. The European Commission are at loggerheads with each other over this a very long contract between the 2 the central parts of which which are in dispute are what happens with the vaccine created in the e. U. Which then gets shipped to the United Kingdom and what happens in terms of the number of doses of the vaccine to be given to be provided to the e. U. The amount of money and moreover and this perhaps from the europeans perspective the most important part which is that did astra zeneca when it signed this agreement with the e. U. Did it know that it had many other commitments that it was several other commitments which would involve many millions of doses has more potential help for the global Inoculation Campaign with 2 more american vaccine showing promising results and trial runs 1st up the novaks jab its around 90 percent effective and the single dose johnson and johnson vaccine well thats proven to be efficient in 2 thirds of cases or brennan has this update now from london. The news that not just one but 2 potential vaccines could be reaching Vaccination Centers such as the one im standing outside by the middle of 2021 has been described as thrilling here in the u. K. The 1st of the vaccines which announced data on friday morning was novaks they resulted in 89. 3 percent effectiveness against covert 19 and what was of particular interest was there to dose vaccine which can be stored at normal fridge temperature had 85 percent effectiveness against the u. K. Variant of corona virus of covert 19 now the next stage in the process is for the u. K. Regulator the m h r 8 to put the novaks vaccine through a rolling approval that will take several weeks were also many weeks away from novaks actually submitting its final briefing its dossier of evidence to the regulator for final approval but the expectation is that somewhere around the 2nd half of 2021 that could get approval and start being used the other vaccine which is in the pipeline is from a Company Called janssen which is affiliated with johnson and johnson people might know it better as what they found was 66 percent effectiveness for their vaccine its a lower percentage reason why that is a warning signs in order as exciting is because johnsons vaccine is a good one and those vaccine it can also be stored at normal fridge temperature but that one dose vaccine means youre not beholden to potential supply issues further down the line if youre waiting for your 2nd dose to come through all in all considering that less than a year ago many scientists were worried that they may never find a vaccine for corona virus to have 3 already approved for use here in the u. K. And 2 more in the pipeline at least it is good news for the scientists and for the politicians. Maybe im in the netherlands the court of appeals has ordered Oil Giant Shell to pay compensation to a group of nigerian farmers shallots accused of destroying their fishing villages with 3 oil spills its the 1st time a Dutch Company has been held liable for actions by foreign subsidiary of addresses following proceedings from the nigerian capital of the beaches the people in the niger delta especially communities affected by oil spills over the last 50 years really happy about the verdict of the appeal court in the netherlands a lot of them are saying that this clears the way for them to raise issues of contamination issues of repair ration issues of human rights abuses in the niger delta following years of exploration by or by Oil Companies and were looking at probably only a fraction of those almost peel works or other people damage thats being treated right now by both shell and the Nigerian Government al jazeera visited of going he especially the border creeks and other neighboring communities to look at how the was pills over the years have impacted on the environment and what the company as well as the government i doing to do to remedy the situation when i go but i must say as head of the law school at the University Bradford she hopes the Court Decision will mean corporations are held accountable for future disasters. What is happening in the mind of the impact on the lives and livelihoods of the people is not a shot of. Us you know from the point he said you never report there was clear that your heart cost several times more than the recommended w. H. O. Standard. Im across the minds of those im not just for instance i am in the bios us a. Boil an Environment Commission which is a neighboring community. The same thing is happening you do dont need to investigate or pollution. Just not sure to see our pollution in the bank it is in the food it is in the air it is in the water the other people drink and it means that. Child who. Does this is so for all of the people of the mind that the farmers the fish are people this is not just about an environmental issue its about their right to life yeah right. China says it will no longer recognize the British National overseas passport available to 3000000 hong kong residents beijing made. Allowing these passport holders to apply for british citizenship. Standing up for freedom because of the Controversial National security law in. China. More reaction from beijing. Beijing has been actually mulling over this move now for months and its related to the National Security law which was imposed by beijing in hong kong last july now that law basically outlaws any separatism or any subversion against the government and since it was imposed dozens of people in hong kong have been arrested and many critics believe it crushes the rights and the freedoms guaranteed to hong kong people in the treaty between the u. K. And Mainland China during that handover period so many people have interpreted this move the be in a possible as a way as a new for people for the people who are concerned about their rights in hong kong to essentially flee hong kong into the u. K. Now one of the biggest critics of the National Security law was Boris Johnson the province of the u. K. And his government and he recently expanded the rights of the b n o holders saying that they are able to apply to live and work in hong kong for about 5 years and eventually to seek citizenship and he said that this was on during the time as in the friendship between the u. K. And hong kong people now this infuriated china and on friday Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesperson jolly jen said it was a gross interference of chinas sovereignty and also said the move was turning hong kong people into 2nd class british citizens now china not recognizing the be in a pos but will be this way to be beijings way to block this move london did estimated only about 300000 people would take up the u. K. s office but still this would have been hugely embarrassing for beijing. Supporters of indias governing b j p are being accused of stoking violence towards protesting farmers the internet has been blocked in much of one state after fighting broke out at one of the protest camps the farmers want the government to scrap new laws they say will ruin their livelihoods and next year brian has this report. At the single crossing in the outskirts of indias capital new delhi protesting farmers face off against groups of men who were shouting slogans against though. Some farmers are saying calling for calm but Police Fire Tear gas and use their betterness with force because. Tensions been rising since tuesday indias republic day in the farmers major tractor rally culminated in these scenes at new delhi spain mis read for authorities blame some of the farmers for instigating the violence. From the me my government has always respected freedom of expression and holding of peaceful protests in a democratic set up however the recent acts of dishonoring the National Flag and showing disrespect to the or suspicious occasion of the republic day are unfortunate. The opposition boycotted the president s speech in solidarity with the farmers who accuse supporters of the governing be j. P. Of causing the recent on wrist vote in the protest camps and at the red fort the homicidal did not have any plan to get into the city or who will go red d or on further than. The family. They dont use religious symbols so this is clearly a conspiracy and what you saw today at the scene who is a continuation of the. Farmers have been holding leases homes for 2 months they want the government to scrap last im dead modernizing the industry the farmers believe the changes only benefit to big business and will damage their livelihoods theres been increasing pressure to close down the protest sites on thursday night extra police were sent to one site on the other side of the capital at gezi park but Union Leaders say any retreat would constitute a surrender and a call for action so files and Small Farmers arrive in state. To get made aware our leader cried for hope and him cried the farmers of india that is why we decided early this morning that we should come quickly going to the protests are the biggest challenge to Prime Minister nuri indra modis government m a r 10 i go with time bomb we like this government during the election us so we voted for them and now they are defaming us they are betraying us not the other way around the. They are promising to stay until the law was a repealed but talks with the government have sofa been unsuccessful brian al jazeera. But plenty more still to come here in odds are. One of the products that better than the coronavirus pandemic the sale of body johnno example im Stephanie Decker in the fall of the brain. 140000000. 00 and. Well have that story coming up. Big cat come back how a project in argentina is released in danger jagga jasoos into wetlands for the 1st time in 17 years. However there were some very wet weather in the forecast across eastern parts of the mediterranean a fair bit of clouds rolling across turkey pushing over towards the levant as we go on through the next day or so have recently seen some showers along dispose of rain there pushing over towards caspian into that western side of iran it makes way for the next system and i think this one really could be quite lively some very strong winds pushing through here by sas day off named with some heavy rain at times snow over the mountains of course and that western weather that wintry weather that very windy weather will drive its way through syria lebanon jordan across a good parts of Northern Iraq is back into western parts of iran south of that it is actually quite dry fine and quiet got a brisk wind through the gulf for a time but those winds should ease off as we go through sunday so plenty of sunshine coming through the sunshine stretches down across the whole of africa by the showers into central and southern parts of africa mind she was over the next couple of days and big downpours there into that western side of the democratic republic of congo with wet weather right down the rift valley some heavy showers coming back into zambia into zimbabwe some wet weather once you get into botswana that eastern side of south africa also seeing some longer spells of rain. Frank assessments youve got colleagues on the ground and in the canaries what is the situation. Theres only one doctor and one nurse for 2200 people informed opinion as to how big this Foreign Policy they get in the early stages of a bi ministration he comes into office with a huge amount of Foreign Policy experience indepth analysis of the days global headlines how will a place like get live get the vaccine when theres no money at all the rest of rich countries are fighting for an inside story on al jazeera. Again youre watching out his or her mind about top stories this hour and the European Unions drug regulator has approved the Astra Zeneca Corona virus vaccine for use by all adults in the 27 country block it follows a growing history between the e. U. And the company about a supply shortage. Drug firm johnson and johnson is expected to apply for emergency use authorization for its vaccine in the u. S. Next week it says its single days jav appears to be at least 66 percent effective in preventing cave in 90. And dutch court of appeals has ruled that Oil Giant Shell must pay compensation to a group of nigerian farmers accuse the company of destroying their fishing villages as a result of 3 oil spill. Experts from the World Health Organization have met chinese scientists and will as they continue their investigation to the origins of covert 19 the team is now expected to conduct its 1st field visits in the city the debate shows said research as would visit hospitals labs in the food markets that have been linked to the earliest cases of the virus. The United Nations says more than 200000 people have fled violence in Central African republic in the past 2 months just last week the u. N. Estimates were substantially lower with the agency reporting 100000 people many have fled to neighboring states with the vast majority crossing into the democratic republic of congo Foreign Forces supporting the government of ca all have been battling a coalition of groups trying to overturn decembers president ial elections mean miles military is refusing to rule out the possibility of a coup in the aftermath of last years election g. s governing party won a majority of seats in parliament but the army says it may take action if its complaints of fraud are not addressed the Election Commission has rejected the allegations threats Commons Parliament is set to open on monday un secretary general intended to tears express concern and said all electoral disputes should be resolved through established legal mechanisms Award Winning american actress cicely tyson has died at the age of 96 she was known for have put a trail of strong and physically independent black women from brown says this report now from los angeles. I dont want to be your cicely tyson was an actress of enormous scale a trailblazer and a role model for black women in theater film and television tyson was nominated for an Academy Award for sounder in which she played a strong sharecropper wife and mother struggling to keep her family together in depression era louisiana. In the 1974 Television Movie the autobiography of miss Jane Pittman Tyson portrayed a woman born enslaved living through the tribulations of the jim crow south and perseverance until the Civil Rights Movement dawned ok. Oh no they cant. Keep me. What if. In the climactic scene tyson as jane pittman defies menacing policemen to drink from a whites only water fountain symbolically triumphing over bigotry. Tyson received 2 emmy awards for the film she broke down barriers for not just black people in hollywood but for black women to particularly women of darkness yet she wanted to uplift the culture she wanted to change this the perceptions and not b