Astrazeneca is to resume vaccine trials. Virus numbers rise but travelers defy warnings to stay home. Imports of u. S. Goods closed slowed last month. David amidst all of that and a overnighthat markets we are getting futures coming online in about 60 minutes. Been a veryt has good past two weeks for global equities. The nikkei 225 flirting with 27,000. Kiwi dollar has been standing on the platform. They are not getting a lot of action. It has been about a weak dollar. About vaccineing reflation trade. Astrazeneca will run another global trial. Amid questions about the program and the level of protection. Initial test claims varying degrees of efficacy, sometimes as high as 90 . Our Deputy Managing Editor has the story. We have been asking a lot of the experts whether they can explain the gap between efficacy depending on the number of doses. No one has managed to come up with much of a thesis. Is that why there saying more trials are needed . Is that why they are saying more trials ar
President donald trump takes any county barrett has his Supreme Court nominee and tilting americas top court to the right. It really affected us even financially clubs. And fears for the future of kenyan Football Players hope the government will lift a ban on Contact Sports. Now in the past few hours armenia has declared martial law as fighting intensifies with its neighbor azerbaijan violence has flared over the disputed region of the god. Armenias Defense Ministry shared these images they say shows as a very tanks being destroyed it also says it shot down 2 helicopters. And 3 drones as a belgians army chief says hes launching a counter offensive operation russia the e. U. And france have called for an end to hostilities turkey has condemned what it calls an armenian attack on a john saying it violates International Law more heres where the fighting happen the nagornokarabakh region and ethnically armenian unclothed is within azerbaijan its been out of the control of a sort of very ja
Will be removed. Preelection control of the sea in the United States dont trump repeats the threats that he might not accept the result if he loses in less than 6 weeks time can he carry out his threat this is inside story. Holcombs inside story on the u. S. President ial election in november is happening against the backdrop of a Global Pandemic recession nationwide protests against Racism Police brutality and inequality but it could take the United States into uncharted territory if they dont trump refuses to concede the president s refusal to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses is kicking up yet another control the seat has repeatedly said he wont concede since he began trailing his rival joe biden in opinion polls democrats condemn his threats and Senior Republicans are distancing themselves but trumps doubling down and again questioning the fairness of postal voting a White House Correspondent Committee Health it begins our coverage. Many americans in the United S
Saudi arabia we have hundreds of thousands would be on making the annual migration of the new tourists to see them ill be calling you why. Thank you for joining us we begin in hong kong where prodemocracy activists joshua wang has called the decision to bar him from running in september his election invalid and ridiculous wong is one of 12 opposition candidates disqualified from the Legislative Council polls he says a new National Security law is being used by the government as the legal weapon to silence dissent electoral fortys accuse wong of advocating said vesey of ideas and canoe dealing with foreign forces. Beyond any doubt if the most scandalous Election Fraud air front in hong kong history they could disqualify us they could arrest us every once in which they could even call of the election and create a pop up. Parliament elsewhere just gather with beijing loyalists however long of this overturned a strong mandate for modest 600000 hong kong who are past the pale its the citys
To thunderstorms as weather warnings are extended by the met office across a large part of southern england that came after the hottest day of the year so far. Far. After some big thunderstorms last night. Still a few showers across the south today, but for many there will be some pleasant warm spring sunshine, especially so in western scotland. Could last into tomorrow as well. Join me later for a full forecast. Me later for a full forecast. And the sport this morning. Jadon sancho may have been a little bit rubbish at Manchester United. Sorry jadon, but hes flying back again at dortmund as they beat Paris Saint Germain in they beat Paris Saint Germain in the first leg of the Champions League semi final. Rocket ronny is knocked out of the World Snooker championships and the olympic flame. Hes on board a ship somewhere in the mediterranean bound for france. Mediterranean bound for france. Good morning to you. Im Stephen Dixon and im Ellie Costello, and this is breakfast on gb news. On