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Scarred by the war, people fearful for the future. The last thing they need is more explosions. The Developers Say its 95 percent effective 20. 00 per job around the clock across the world. This is our Team International from the team, myself. You know, neal hello and welcome to the news this hour. We begin in the u. S. , where changes on pennsylvania avenue are picking up pace president elect joe biden has announced his top cabinet, picks for the white house. He said near enough the whole world has their hopes resting on his team to restore america to its historical in calls from World Leaders that ive had about 18 to 20 so far. Im not sure the exact number in the weeks since we won the election. Ive been struck by how much theyre looking forward to the united states, reassert its historic role as a global leader, both in the pacific as well as in the atlantic all across the world. Together these Public Servants will restore america globally scribal leadership and its moral leadership without engaging in needless military conflicts and our adversaries in check and terrorists at bay. Meanwhile, donald trump has told his team to cooperate with the transition to a joe biden presidency. The process was formally triggered by the General Services administration. Thats the agency that keeps the u. S. Federal government functioning day to day. However, mr. Trump maintains his fine is not over and will continue to pursue legal challenges regarding the result of the election. Taking a look at how the next White House Team could chip up, heres to try and go. Americas Foreign Policy needs to be properly fixed after 4 years of diplomatic rock, says one who says the man whose own white house mistakes. As donald trump saw them were thorley taken care of by the outgoing administration, the time has come for the u. Turn to go full circle. Theres been some damage done. That is going to take some time to dig ourselves out of. But theres no doubt that joes got the right people to do it. The man taking over the oval office in 2021 was president obamas number 2. So who are the best people to set these apparent wrongs . Right. Well, the former deputies of obamas team, of course, how easy, im really starting to get that joke that barack scott himself a 3rd term. Lets take a look at the collective portrait of a deputy dream team. One squad member clearly thinks it was the meddling russians who god, donald trump, elected in the 1st place, made Jake Sullivan biden speak for National Security advisor. This was a moment where we realized that the russians had decided that they were going to actively interfere in the u. S. Election. That they were going to intensively work to undermine the pillars of u. S. Democracy. And that they were going to try to defeat Hillary Clinton. If it wasnt for the russians, if you know what i mean, this career boost would have come much earlier. After all, mr. Sullivan served as an advisor for the Hillary Clinton campaign. And yes, he worked as a National Security advisor to the Vice President biden. And here were looking at someone who was all for upping u. S. Involvement in syria. Tony blinken, the new man taking care of americas Foreign Relations in syria. Its tougher, its longer. Its going to take time to build up the syrian opposition, but we believe it can be done. Our commitment is to help them to support them, to give them the training, to give them the equipment to give them the air, the power, to give them the advisor. And it all comes back to hillary, who, infamously said this about libya. We came, we saw he died, right. As you may have guessed, mr. Bloom can, was among the star democrat diplomats who love the idea of getting libya sorted through intervention. His c. V. Highlights include deputy secretary of state deputy National Security advisor and National Security advisor to the Vice President. So moving on with deputy dream team, you simply dont deserve the position of intelligence director under joe biden. If you havent been to a big name, lets say in the cia, under obama, without further ado. Heres avril haynes, the former deputy cia director also happened to serve as the deputy National Security advisor right after tony blinken. Some give ms. Hanes credit for making americas drone wars more transparent. Her critics though, paint her with a different brush focusing on her role as the architect of the drone program. One which is associated with scores of civilian deaths. A slight stain on the record, isnt it . Any great Team Deserves at least a few qualified veterans. This one is no exception. Take john kerry, hes getting his comeback. Chance to the job of special president ial envoy for climate goes to the former secretary of state. Bear with me for a bit of feedback on the team from someone familiar. The Incoming Administration could not have chosen that to pursue now for the Foreign Policy and National Security teams. Ok, at least there are no surprises. And the world knows what to expect to take a closer look at bidens kemet picks. Now lets welcome into the program, former u. S. Diplomat, jim gentrys. Jim always good to see you. The choices are more or less know into the public and certainly to washington followers from the obama administration. What can we take from the well, assuming mr. Biden does take the reins and as the case pointed out, mr. Trump is still contesting the election, but assuming biden comes out on top, i think we can say that that interagency consensus we heard so much about during the impeachment will finally be back in the saddle without any kind of annoyance in the white house. He doesnt want to do what hes told under the impression that hes the constitutionally elected president , not to them. And so i think we can say that the interim is a movement that this is a blast of stale air from the obama administration. And that a prettier pack of warmongers. Im going to racine in my life. These people are going to make him somebody like mike, mike pompei, look like gandhi. Are you focusing more on that statement on Foreign Policy . And jim, i tell us Foreign Policy, National Security. I think one of the 1st places we can see things heating up is syria, despite the fact that any normal person looks in syria and says, look, the government not under mr. Assad has won this war, should be winding down. Peace should be restored to syria, syria. These people never give up, they will sure that war up again. And we will see a lot more people dying there because this is what they do. Apart from cope. And what do you see is the main priority for american and aid for this security and policy appointments . I think putting away any pretense that Foreign Policy and National Security should be about the safety, security, and well being of the american people. Putting america 1st as mr. Trump said, and really did manage to deliver very much on as, as china puts china 1st, russia, bush, russia, 1st, and other countries to put their own interests 1st. Instead, what well see is this is this globalist approach. Now really does not understand any concept of National Security in the normal sense of the world word, but rather sees america as some kind of global having a Global Mission to impose various kinds of interpretations of democracy, human rights and all that sort of other thing on other countries, which is rather ironic, given what appears to be a massive violation of democracy in how this American Election was conducted. Just on the point is that what you see as that main that the biggest difference from what the trumpet ministration at was a if they biden team does kick power for the next 4 years . Yes, i think so. And i think the biggest difference is that it will be totally under looted now. Whereas with the and within the trump administration, u. S. Had the tension between what mr. Trumps impulses seem to be and what he wanted to do, which was contrary to the, to the miserable record of american policy over the last was say, 3 decades. But his, his team was not willing to go along with him on reversing that. And these, of course, were also retrench from the bush admin ministration. People who fundamentally are not that different from the kind of people that mr. Biden would be bringing in except in this, where in this administration there would be no trip tension, and mr. Biden would be fully onboard with the impulses of his day for your time and thoughts this hour, former u. S. Diplomat jim jeffries, thank you. Thank you. Russian peacekeepers have started 8 d. Mining operation in the disputed nagornokarabakh region makes those at the vices left behind from the recent conflicts still pose a threat to the local population and recently killed a soldier while leaving a russian supper wounded. Our senior correspondent, i guess the of reports on the clearance operation, the sheer intensity of this war, the sheer quantity of me sells ammunition bombs used, are astounding. The sad truth is that it will take years to find it, make safe. Every unexploded munition footage visited by john, raining cluster bombs and cities and towns and never got in a car. Buck sparked outrage, but adds, rage dissipates, and evaporates. Cluster bombs, dont have it for us. And so we are ready for anything, especially air drop bombs and cluster munitions, often rounds of drops too low or dont have enough rotation speed. And they wind up unexploded in peoples gardens or kids playgrounds, or they could be at previous military outposts. The soldiers may have left, but the munitions remained with russian engineers and sappers. Part of the peacekeeper contingent have been tasked with the Mining Operations other than daily patrols and roads and near outposts. They also assist local sappers. Theres plenty of work for both. What complicates matters even further is that we arent out in the middle of nowhere and you cant very well blew every unexploded shell up. We have right next to the city of state by the get full of returning refugees. People who have been scarred by the war, people still in shock and fearful for the future. The last thing they need is more explosions. Any minute, no munition found categorized. Category 3 is the least dangerous. These shells or rockets are generally and fired and can be transported for disposal. Category one of the worst booby traps cluster bomblets, all volatile munitions that my must be destroyed on the spot. In this area we identified 2 r. P. G. Rockets into 125 millimeter tank rounds. Its true and dangerous work, but helping out a mans and sappers best friend, the mining dogs. Her name is jacqueline. Shes a belgian shepherd. She took part in the fee for World Championship in 2018. She has been through a lot of training and weve been together for 3 years. You use whatever you can. The war may be over, but every other day we hear of another incident. Another casualty, a mine going off or an old grenade exploding. The peacekeepers mission is to establish peace and bring back calm, which you cant do if people are terrified of the very ground they walk on more, i guess the of from the garden in france has passed the 1st stage of a controversial new law thats triggered. Widespread unrest in the country while critics of the so named Global Securities bill say it undermines media freedom. The government insists its needed to protect poli soffer sers. The law still needs to pass through the opera house of the Senate Without food set for january. So what does the ruling actually entail . Well, artys Charlotte Dubinsky takes us through it. Well, there is a protest taking place behind me outside the National Assembly here in paris, where those deputies are both on this Global Securities law. A law thats been very controversial. Weve seen protests across the country over the last week or so against that, and not speak, cause journalists unions, and n. G. O. S say that this law, which contains a specific article, octal 24, will criminalize publication of images of Police Offices where you can see their faces. If there is an intent to harm and that would be punishable by one year in jail or the 45000. 00 euro fine. Now those groups say that this essentially gives the green light to stop journalists from doing their jobs because they wont be able to potentially film police because they could find themselves in the criminal courts. For doing that shocking images emerged from a monday evening where it was showing the police using brute force force to clear a migrant camp in the center of the city. Does have a look at some of those in images of what unfolded. What parts of the job of journalists is to document what the Security Forces are doing and whether there are any abuses of power of bolli them. It was one journalist who was forced to the ground by Police Offices of the images and videos circulating on social media and showed the police not just using that tear gas, but actually when they would trying to move those tents in one scene, they pick up a tent and they essentially eject a migrant out of it. And in another video that we show, you know, social media as in my, constrained to leave the scene where he is forcibly tricked by a Police Officer at those images shocked. Many people here fronts, including the interior minister, who has until now cited time and time with the police. Such an image is showing the dispersal of the illegal migrant camp on republic square. A shocking, i have requested a detail report of the facts from the police by midday tomorrow, i will make a decision after that. There is an investigation thats been opened into what happened on monday evening with doesnt say even the interior minister saying he was shocked by those images. But many people might say, if it wasnt for the journalists there, covering that if it wasnt for the citizens taking those images on their phones, if they were not allowed to do that, then how would proper investigations be able to be carried out. How could you hold the Police Accountable when they use force that is beyond that of the remit of their jobs . Now that even the un have also criticized this law, essentially saying the news media must be free to do their jobs. The government says this move is necessary because its important to protect the police, protect the police at a time when they face unprecedented violence in doing their job. And Police Unions say that this law doesnt go far enough. They say that by the time this image is approved cost and somebody is a arrested taken to account for doing that. Then you know, those images could have been shared thousands and thousands of times more. So theyre actually cooling for the low to be strengthened even further. The question is censoring journalists, even selfcensorship is now journalists are constantly being pressured already and they have a difficult job. Were not saying that Police Officers have an easy profession. But if someone through filming or Something Else encroaches on the honor of an officer, the measures are already spelled out in the criminal courage. Why add Something Else to it . We see this is an attempt to put additional censorship on journalist. This profession has been under pressure for more than one year through various laws, lower on commercial secrets, the lure of fake news, and also summoning journalists to find out their sources. This is all well known and we try to convey to the minister that its time to Pay Attention to frances image abroad. Ok, lets bring you live. To parse words coming up to 20 minutes past 9 of those protesters in charlottes report have made their way to the central republic square in paris to make their feelings heard the new security laws, but also activists continue to rally. There are following last weeks evacuation of the sun in the migrant camp on choose the last the Police Operation dislodge some 2000 refugees arriving 800, remain without shelter, according to human rights groups. As you can see, a big Police Presence there as darkness, the sens, the french capital, any and all significant updates from france we will bring it to you. 95 percent effective. That is the assessment of the developers of the russian sputnik. The figures based the latest clinical data, which shows the drugs efficacy increases with time. Now for more on that, a little earlier small degree is currently in phase 3 of his Clinical Trials and is going to last for at least 4 more months. But we already receive early interim results and they are quite impressive. The 2nd interim analysis of Clinical Trial data showed a 91. 4 percent efficacy for the sputnik the vaccine on day 28. 00 after the 1st dose vaccine efficacy is over 95 percent. 42 days after the 1st dose, the us based foreign giants, pfizer and there are also recently announced that their drug is almost 95 percent efficient, but they get all their Research Center. The Company Behind sputnik we say there are a vaccine is unique in there and maybe we are using 2 forms of the virus administered via 2 different injections. The data from us to resent it to has confirmed that this is more effective than using just one form of the virus or method is more than 90 percent effective. As demonstrated by sputnik, we were open to sharing our human done a virus with other companies. The developers of sputnik me say that the recent results are based on the analysis of the data on 19000. 00 volunteers who took part in the trials and who received already both 1st and 2nd doses of the drug. Well, it seems that so far sputnik the is the cheapest Coronavirus Vaccine on the potential market with the price of less than 20. 00. Of course were talking about both needed doses that is versus 39. 00 price tag for pfizer and 74. 00 for my that in the vaccine. Experts say that u. K. Sweden, astra zeneca, could be cheaper than any of these 3 vaccines. But they didnt officially announce their price yet. Well, the competition is obvious, but russia says the more vaccines, the better it is important for the world to have their respects. And sputnik, we can be part of the countries faction package. At the moment, we can only produce enough vaccines for 500000000 people, which means a 1000000000 injections next year. Also, a very good deed to crossfires and modernity actions have been found over 90 percent effective and we have no reasons to doubt those figures. Several countries already announced that they want to buy Russia Sputnik weaker and a virus vaccine. And we hear that sales may start already. But you have to understand that the price i mentioned only works for foreign customers for foreign buyers, for russians, and for russia. Sputnik, we will be free. It was good news so far, but it hasnt stopped people certainly early on criticizing the claims were cut corners. Developers were transparent sufficiently about their research is the been sort of any response to that criticism. But you have to understand that these 3 of the Clinical Trials of sputnik we is still on to go. And according to the rules, it is forbidden to make any data public at this point, but the gamma layer Research Center says that they are ready to provide trial reports and all information, all data and publish it in one of the leading medical journals. As soon as face 3 is over, just last lemuria, i know you were part of the trials, werent you . How are they going to just run through the job you received and what sort of reaction you had. The most important thing of course, is that i have antibodies, djimi, my immune system responded, and i also know that they are growing because i got 2 blood tests already in the last 40 days. And that point size was what a Research Center says. So im very happy with that, to be honest. What with plans being criticized the United Nations agency is warning the focus has been on the wrong part of society. You know, surf is no urging more needs to be done to protect children. Children face a trifecta of threats, direct consequences of the disease itself, interruption in essential services and increasing poverty and inequality. Unless the Global Community urgently changes priorities. The potential of this generation of young people may well be lost. The u. N. Agency for childrens rights sidelined some of the worst aspects in its report based on data from 140 countries. The monk in the 15 percent rise in the number of young living in poverty worldwide with the speed disrupted access to basic nutrition. Are another really eye opening on the alarming estimates say. As the fallout could claim another 2000000. 00 lives of infants under 5 in just the next 12 months. And finally, the heavy toll on education affecting more than one and a half 1000000000 school. Children police force live now to Jennifer Horace yunus, a Senior Advisor on statistics monitoring to give us more insight. Youre very welcome, jennifer. One of the horrifying figures in that report 2000000 children could die in the next 12 months. Hard. Tell us exactly. Thats been predicted. Yes, thank you for the question. So that figure comes from an announces that was led by Johns Hopkins university and published in july. It is a prediction based on looking at what would have been in terms of child lives lost if there are a 50 percent reduction in essential Health Services for children and an increase in severe child. Im sorry tricia never got the sack. I should also say similar, i now see that these same distractions can result in an additional 200000 stillbirths. The figures really are staggering, get your head around. The reports also based on a friend surveys from 140 countries, which areas of the plum of the biggest concern. So the add of the 148. 00 countries that were included in the survey, a 3rd of that experience disruptions of over 10 percent. So that is an indication that disruptions are happening pretty much in regions. Of course, some of the regions that have been hardest hit are those where the pandemic has been greatest. And so we see some severe disruptions and countries in latin america and in the middle east and asia as well. If i can give an alternative view for months, weve been told the children are not essentially a High Risk Group while the elderly, obese certain minorities are. I put it to jennifer that with limited resources in many areas, arent governments rights or where right to help those most in the media trouble. So i think the immediate response, of course is what will and i make most hitting, i dont populations and the elderly with interactive fax was an appropriate response. I think the message from unicef is that as countries are preparing their response plans to the pandemic and making sure that they Pay Attention to those hardest hit by infection itself. That they dont lose sight of making sure that essential services that children and mothers depend upon that theyre not severely disrupted because thats whats really leading to these type numbers of deaths that you just mentioned. And also to bear in mind that a lot of the economic consequences that will cause a increase in poverty, which disproportionately affects children. Well, thats the thing, the report doesnt just look at code infection does. Its looking at the consequences of interruptions to Public Services like education, malnutrition caused by locked or not, not indeed the virus itself should we return to normal life. Is that the better for Children Worldwide . I think we would all love to be able to return to life as normal and not the best option though. No, i think that 1st is safety. Of course, i think we have a lot of promising vaccine trials. So in the future, hopefully we can return to normal. I think the key is keeping the 5 completion safe. So mitigation measures are extremely appropriate, but at the same time we need to be working at innovation so that we can make sure that children are connected through the digital platforms and to make sure that theyre still in school and for Health Services and other kinds of services and innovations like telemedicine or eat healthy or other kinds of strategies where services can be delivered in a safe way. Just a proof we touch and 11 other interesting aspect of the reported fund that School Closures have done. Little to slow the spread of the virus and of course, long term harm. Why do you think governments are in perhaps changing their policies a little quicker based on the findings . Thank you, thats an excellent question and i think the yes, there are torture that im looking across under 91 different instances that there wasnt an increase in infection through school openings, although there are variances depending upon the degree to which the schools have been able to implement mitigation measures, so i think its on the one hand there needs to be more review of School Systems that have done things in a way that its reduced infection risks. Or if infection were both teachers and students. And that the government should also at the same time, take a look at making sure that while were transitioning back to and normal environment, once we have vaccines in place, ok that well is that are not missing out. And Digital Access that we make sure that theyre connected, you know, wish we had more time to go further into that. Were just going right to break. Thank you very much. Jennifer horace, Senior Advisor in statistics. An electric. Thank you so much. But if youd like to dig a little deeper into any of those stories this hour, please remember to give our 2 social networks some of your scolding time today on if youre so inclined. Give a comment or 2 with your thoughts. So you say so what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have. Its crazy confrontation, let it be an arms race is on. Scary, Dramatic Development is only going to resist. I dont see how that strategy will be successful, very critical time to sit down and talk kyra back to kaiser this