Elsewhere, israel has been continuing to carry out out aerial bombing of gaza. Its nowjust over two weeks since the hamas attacks inside israel, in which iii hundred people were killed. The Health Ministry in gaza says about 4,700 people there, mainly civilians, have been killed in the israeli air strikes. The Israel Defence forces have confirmed the death of a soldier. Idf spokesperson, rear admiral daniel hagari, says an israeli soldier was killed by an anti tank missile on sunday, during a raid in gaza. Three other soldiers were injured. The israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met soldiers at the israel lebanon border. He reiterated his support for the troops in their fight against the iranian backed hezbollah, which, like hamas, is considered a Terrorist Organization by the uk, us and others. And had a strong warning for the group. The push to find a diplomatic solution to the israel gaza war continues. In the last hour the white house has confirmed that joe biden has aga
a lesson in primate parenting bonobos have been seen for the first time adopting babies outside their family groups. we ll hear from the scientists behind the research later this afternoon. a number of eu countries have started using the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine again after the european medicines agency confirmed it is safe and effective. germany, france, italy and spain are among the countries that halted its use earlier this month, after concerns about blood clots. but with cases and deaths rising now across europe and millions of people in france being placed under lockdown at midnight tonight there s been a stark warning from germany s health minister who said there isn t enough vaccine supply in europe to prevent a third wave. our europe correspondent nick beake reports. paris in the spring, a city where the mood is darkening. the french capital is descending into another lockdown, part of the effort to stop a third wave of the virus taking hold across
are being executed in the north of the country. in clinical trials, both the vaccinated people and the people who received the placebo had shown small numbers of blood clots developments. the number of thromboembolism events overall in vaccinated people seems not to be higher than that seen in the general population. the european medical agency the general population. the european medical agency investigation - the general population. the european medical agency investigation is - medical agency investigation is ongoing, we are expected to hear the outcome on thursday. but let s be clear, both the uk present medicines were regular and the world health organization have stressed there is no evidence of any connection between these vaccines and blood clots. on monday, the eu because i picks memphis, germany, france and italyjoined several other countries in suspending the astrazeneca jab. sweden, latvia, portugal, and slovenia have now followed. other countries including au
sunday. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in the past hour spain hasjoined france, germany and italy to become the latest countries to suspend use of the oxford astrazeneca jab. it s over concerns about blood clots. this is happening despite the who saying there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and blood clots. earlier, the republic of ireland and netherlands made a similar decision. it means eleven european nations in total have paused their rollout of the vaccination. some european countries have stopped using certain batches of the drug as a precautionary measure. the european medicines agency is carrying out a review into incidents of blood clots. it says the vaccine s benefits continue to outweigh its risks, and that it will hold an extraordinary meeting on the vaccine on thursday. around 17 million people in the european union and the uk have received a dose of the vaccine, with fewer than than a0 cases of blood clots reported.
Discussing their differences on issues such as the conflicts in ukraine and syria, with little sign of substantial progress. Following the talks in the black sea resort of sochi, Vladimir Putin said both he and Angela Merkel were seriously concerned about ukraine. Here is Steve Rosenberg, looking at how Russian Media view the meeting. This report says the meeting does not mean a thaw in relations between russia and germany. The paper says dont expect a breakthrough and suggest that Angela Merkel needs this visit more than glad you put in. This newspaper is more upbeat and says that her visit to Sochi Couldst signal a restart in german russian relations. This report says it is vital for Angela Merkel to work out the correct approach to relations with russia, which could affect relations between russia and brussels. It quotes a political pundit who says that merkel and putin will decide what to do next. Whats more, both moscow and berlin have to deal with a variable by the name of donald