this is bbc news: i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. ghana receives the first delivery of vaccines — donated by richer nations to the poorer ones. healthcare workers will get the first shots. but while vaccine rollout programmes offer hope — in asia anxieties remain about how fairly it's being handed out. police in california say golfer tiger woods is �*lucky to be alive�* after his car crash and confirm no charges will be brought against him. and revealed — the van gogh painting hidden from public view for the past hundred years that marked a turning point in his career.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — i'm kasia madera. ghana in west africa has become the first country to receive vaccines under a scheme that aims to reduce the divide between rich countries and poorer nations. a delivery of 600,000 doses of the astrazeneca vaccine arrived in accra. the covax scheme aims to deliver 2 billion doses globally by the end of the year. 0ur science editor david shukman reports. live coverage of a momentous delivery in ghana. the first coronavirus vaccines arriving as part of a massive global effort. a scheme known as covax that aims to reach 20% of people in the poorest countries with at least two billion doses, and this consignment isjust the start. the ambition to reach that

first 20% and the two billion doses is to do so within this first year, so maybe within the next 12 months, let's say. but to go beyond that, i think the thinking is to achieve that as fast as possible. these first doses are of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, made in india. many more will follow. but vaccinating the whole world is a daunting challenge. so what's the likely timeframe for vaccinating 75% of people in different countries? based on doses that have been ordered, that should happen this year in the uk and many other nations, nearly all of them relatively wealthy. it's likely to be next year for several dozen middle income countries like argentina and indonesia, but as things stand, it's set to be 2023 for the majority of african countries, and that's with all the vaccines that are being donated. and the longer it all takes,

the greater the risk of new variants of the virus emerging. that's why there's such pressure for every country to get the vaccines. otherwise we're going to be seeing a sort of vicious circle where one part would be protected, and again, put at risk because new variants going to come and threaten the gains that have been obtained by vaccination. meanwhile, some governments see diplomatic value in vaccines. china is offering them around the world, such as here in senegal. russia is doing the same, even though the who has yet to approve them. but the hope is that all the initiatives will help to build up immunity as quickly as possible. david shukman, bbc news. professor lawrence gostin is director for the o'neill institute for national and global health law. i asked him how optimistic he was that covax�*s goal — two billion doses in

the poorest countries over the next year — would be reached. i'm not very optimistic. i mean kovacs, the facility is doing this. and it's a wonderful, just an incredible effort and equity has too few doses. and too little money. and rich countries the uk, europe, the united states want to have it both ways. they want to say that they are participating in covax and they are. but yet hoarding scarce vaccine doses and pre—purchasing them which leaves scarcity for the rest of the world. think about this this is really important, even if we could achieve 20% at the end of the year,

would we in the uk or the us or europe think that 20% of our population was enough by the end of the year? this is really what south african ministers have said is like a global apartheid. for the first world vaccinated but not for the rest. so how can you get a quality when it comes to a close oh fling a global vaccination process? you can get much more equity, much more. i think, it's morally understandable that a country would want to prioritise its own citizens. that's just part of the social and politicalfabric. but only up to a point. after that, failing to robustly share is morally grotesque. and that's what we're saying. we are seeing that in the us, uk, europe and other countries. whereby it would be fine say if we vaccinated our vulnerable populations and then after that vaccinated the vulnerable populations in lower income countries.

and then eventually when supplies group we would vaccinate our whole population. but frankly, were all being very greedy. and on the note of the need to get our hands on vaccines. we've heard how china and russia are providing doses that haven't been approved by the who. what's your reaction to that? what's the kind of feeling you have about that? you know, i mixed about that. most likely the russian and chinese vaccine are safe and effective. probably not as effective as many or most of the western vaccines. but they probably are. but the kind of public health professional in me doesn't like the idea that we are ignoring science was up russia has been deploying their vaccines on their own population and others before they get full approval from a regulatory

authority that is stringent. that does worry me. but if you ask me, what would i prefer, vaccine diplomacy where sharing our vaccines or vaccine nationalism and hoarding? i think i'd prefer diplomacy. vaccine roll—out programmes around the world are beginning to offer hope in the fight against covid—i9. but in asia, anxieties remain about how fairly the vaccine is being handed out. mccann worldwide is an advertising agency which tracks public opinion on issues like racism, trust in government and access to covid vaccines. alex lubar, head of asia—pacific for mccann worldgroup, and he explained some of the trends in asia. so some of the trends in asia. the study which is calle the so the study which is called the truth about culture and the covid—i9 started in march 2020 of last year. and covered 25 markets across the world. ten

of those markets were here in asia pacific. in the study took place over every three to four week period. and was really a snapshot of the consumer sentiment in the market. so when it comes to the relationships that you found an interesting want in terms of anxiety and trusting governments. which countries are you finding are actually trusting their government? especially places japan for example are doing relatively well when it comes to coronavirus.— well when it comes to coronavirus. , ., . across asia pacific that there was a much higher level of trust in government here in terms of the response to the pandemic. terms of the response to the pandemic— pandemic. specifically in singapore _ pandemic. specifically in singapore and _ pandemic. specifically in singapore and china - pandemic. specifically in i singapore and china where pandemic. specifically in - singapore and china where only 9% of respondents responded about their response to the pandemic. what about the distribution of the vaccines

and trust in the speed of the vaccination process? of course there's been an unprecedented delivery of the vaccines. how have people been reacting to that in the region?— that in the region? there's a hue that in the region? there's a huge disnarity _ that in the region? there's a huge disparity in _ that in the region? there's a huge disparity in the - that in the region? there's a huge disparity in the way - that in the region? there's a| huge disparity in the way the vaccines are being rolled out across asia we seen a number of new countries come online this week. whether it's new zealand, australia, south korea, japan, hong kong, malaysia. those countries that have already rolled out the vaccine like singapore or china, all those countries like india that have indicated that they manufactured the vaccine locally. certainly saw a boost in consumer sentiment and reduction in anxiety towards the pandemic.— reduction in anxiety towards the andemic. ~ ., ., , the pandemic. what about racism when it comes _ the pandemic. what about racism when it comes to _ the pandemic. what about racism when it comes to asian _ when it comes to asian countries given that the way the vaccine had travelled across the globe? talk us

through whether you found any transit concerns with. 17 through whether you found any transit concerns with.— transit concerns with. ? well very unfortunately _ transit concerns with. ? well very unfortunately because l transit concerns with. ? well| very unfortunately because of the outbreaks starting in china supposedly there was certainly an increase in concern from markets with high chinese and ethnic background. 0bviously, china, hong kong, singapore where there was almost double the level of concern by respondents that they would be facing racism. they were tracking around 30% versus the global average which was only around i6%. now — the tokyo olympics are set to take place injapan injuly and august after being postponed last year due to the pandemic. 0rganisers are doing all they can to make the games work but are also looking to future competitions. and today the international olympic committe the ioc —

announced the city leading the way as the favourite for 2032. take a listen. today we received a report by the future host commission for the games of the 0lympiad. this commission recommended that two of the executive board to enter into a targeted dialogue with brisbane 2032. and the australian olympic committee for the games of the 35th 0lympiad. looking ahead to the next 0lympics. president biden has signed an executive order to prevent disruptions to the supply of strategically critical items such as drugs, car batteries and computer chips. deliveries have been disrupted by the pandemic and strained relations with china. mr biden said severe shortages should never have happened. the american people should never face shortages

the american people should neverface shortages and the american people should never face shortages and the goods and services they rely on. whether that's their car to prescription medicines or the food at the locally delete not local grocery store. we shouldn't have to rely on a foreign country especially when that doesn't share interest to our values in order to protect or provide to our people during a national emergency. president biden speaking a short time ago. stay with us here shown to the public for the first time in more than 100 years. this vincent van gogh painting is up upfor up for auction. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos�* sanctuary, the name itself symbolising one of the cruelest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal.

scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world - that the winner of best film was la la land. _ the only trouble was it wasn't. the mistake was only put right in the middle of gushing - speeches by the team behind the modern musical. - not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake of the credibility and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, be hidden from the world for the rest of his life. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... ghana receives the first delivery of vaccines — donated by richer nations to the poorer ones. healthcare workers will get the first shots. but while vaccine rollout programmes offer hope — in asia anxieties remain

about how fairly it's being handed out. police in california say golfer tiger woods was involved in a "serious car accident", and confirm no charges will be brought against him. the 45—year—old is said to be �*awake, responsive, and recovering' after emergency surgery to mend a shattered ankle and compound leg fractures. police says he's lucky to be alive and, inevitably, questions are already being asked about the prospect of seeing him play again. 0ur la correspondent sophie long reports. this is what remains of the luxury suv tiger woods was driving. it is, authorities say, remarkable he survived. is anyone trapped in the vehicle or is the vehicle on fire? no. he was travelling at speed when it hit the central reservation, flipped, struck a tree and rolled multiple times before coming to rest here. i asked him what his name was. he told me his name was tiger. at that moment, _

i immediately recognised him. it seemed as though . he was lucid and calm. i will say that it is very. fortunate that mr woods was able to come out of this alive. - the golfing legend was pulled from the wreckage conscious, but with severe leg injuries. this, the latest dramatic turn in one of the most compelling stories in professional golf. in a remarkable career, he transcended sport to become a global icon. tiger woods made golf cool, and he's definitely a reason why most of us are professional golfers now. but there have been great personal lows. a high—profile marriage breakdown, long struggles with injury. in 2017, he pleaded guilty to reckless driving after being found asleep at the wheel of his car. but it made his victory at the masters in 2019 all the more miraculous. one of the greatest sporting comebacks ever. but the challenge he faces now could be the greatest yet. to go 11 years between winning majors is pretty rare, very off the charts.

golf game, obviously the life struggles as well, to maintain your nerve to come back. as we know by now, he has extraordinary mind strength. among the millions of well—wishers, former us president barack 0bama sent prayers to tiger woods and his family. he said, if we've learned anything over the years, it's never to count tiger out. tennis star serena williams said, love you, big brother, we will get through this. after a long emergency surgery, he is now said to be responsive and recovering. tiger woods has proved anything is possible. but to a man so used to winning, simply playing golf again could be his biggest victory yet. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. earlier i spoke to professional golfer maurice allen and i asked him whether tiger will be able to make another comeback.

i think he'll come back but i think it will be in a way different than people would imagine. i think that he's going to come to a point where he's not only just playing golf but he's going to do so much more for the game. that's what you saw with all the well wishes from every walk of life. how he just trancends the game. he's transcended the game as you say. how much more can he do? and specially in times of diversifying the game of this bar was mad definitely. i think during this downtime of therapy and getting himself back to the old tiger or philly functioning i think work with programmes like find the game which is an initiative to help minority african—american men and women pursue their dreams to get on the torah. pursue their dreams to get on the tour. there's a lot ofjunior programmes. amazing foundations i think that's where you will start to see him this time. so in times it during our terms of his visibility.

how important is it and how many people are following in his footsteps do you think? i would be honest with you, if you were to look at not only minority golfers i think there are a lot of golfers who have used tiger woods as the person who has been the role model, the reason why they got into golf. he's the only person i think in the history of this game where they started, you heard the term tiger proofing. because he was just absolutely annihilating golf courses. they moved tee boxes back. he was hitting things over dog legs and things of that nature. if you look at the amount of money that you see in these golf tournaments now. it's definitely because of tiger woods. there is no two ways of looking at that. what is the mixture then? is the sheer talent or they man himself? he's got quite a personality there. i think it's his greatness. if you look at any sport there is always a figure of some sort that is once in a generation, once—in—a—lifetime. he definitely has proven in golf that he is once—in—a—lifetime. he's made the sport

definitely more global. he made it cool. it was not necessarily what he did but how he did it. the fea rlessness. just what you would see in many other sports he brought to golf. that competitive edge and honestly, i don't think you see anything like it again. i think he won 33% of his tournaments. that's unheard of and probably will never be matched again. firefighters searched off the italian coast near genoa for hundreds of coffins which had fallen into the sea after a landslide. a cemetary collapsed when the landslide hit the northern town of camogli. the surrounding area was secured after the collapse to try to stop coffins from drifting out to sea. firefighters used drones to help monitor the area. indonesia's foreign minister, retno marsudi, has met a high ranking myanmar military official to discuss the february 1st coup.

they met in the thai capital, bangkok, after ms retno dropped plans to visit myanmar itself because protesters had objected. 0ur burmese reporter — nyein chan aye was at the protests outside the indonesian embassy in yangon, and filed this reportjust moments before the internet was shutdown, for an eleventh consecutive night. outside the indonesian embassy protesters chant to make their voices heard. they are calling on indonesian leaders to abandon diplomatic ties with the ruling military. and for the release of their democratically elected leader. translation: please respect our vote and hear our voices. - i came here to ask indonesia

to pressure to transfer the power back to the civilian government. indonesia has been relaying support for a united agent approach. to the situation in me and indonesian foreign minister was due to visit the country to meet but the plan has been abandoned for now. instead, they met in neighbouring bangkok where the thai foreign minister was also present. translation: the safety . and well-being of the people is the number one priority. therefore we ask all parties to exercise restraint and not use violence toward casualties and bloodshed for the up indonesia also continues to emphasise the importance of an inclusive democratic transition process. the flurry of diplomacy between the neighbouring southeast asian neighbours has caused concern from protesters. who believe that talks

led to the demise led to the demise the military coup. it's now been three weeks since the military coup and in the latest round of protests people from different backgrounds and faiths took to the streets. they say they are united in their fight for democracy. let's get some of the day's other news. new data indicates that the experimentaljohnson & johnson one—shot covid vaccine is safe and effective. us regulators could give it emergency approval as soon as friday, with up to four million doses made available next week. the vaccine can be kept at normal fridge temperatures for up to three months, making distribution less difficult. the authorities in switzerland are planning to allow sports and cultural activities for young people to resume from the beginning of march, including choir meetings.

the government also has announced preliminary plans to ease covid restrictions to allow limited outdoor gatherings and reopen shops and museums. the campaign group amnesty international has rescinded the jailed russian opposition activist alexei navalny�*s status as a prisoner of conscience. amnesty said statements he made more than a decade ago about immigrants from central asia reached the threshold of hate speech. supporters of mr navalny accused amnesty of caving in to a pressure campaign by pro—kremlin journalists. a painting by vincent van gogh at a key point in his career has been unveiled to the public in paris, after a century of being in private hands. the 1887 work of a street scene in montmartre was produced during his stay in paris, where his style was exposed to the influence of impressionists. lucy williamson reports.

as debutants go, this one is older than most — revealed to the world for the first time today after more than a century in a family home. montmartre street scene was painted by van gogh in 1887. here in paris, he met impressionists like renoir and began to absorb their styles, his famous brushstrokes already becoming clear. the pigments he used so pure, the colours still pop after 100 years. even for sotheby�*s own experts, the first glimpse of this painting was special. ifelt like i was in montmartre in 1887, in a way. it's a mythical place, and it still is a mythical place, and to see this painting where it's captured in time in 1887 by van gogh on top of that, it was fabulous. it was a punch, i have to say. it was an aesthetic punch, yes. van gogh lived in montmartre

for two years with his brother, theo, who is thought to have inherited the painting, before it went to a french family, who held onto it ever since. the mill that van gogh painted in this picture is gone now, but it used to stand just next to this one, right around the corner from where he lived. van gogh often painted buildings in this area, fascinated by the mix of windmills and cabarets, of urban and rural lives. the painting will now be shown in amsterdam and hong kong before the auction in paris next month. the guide price, five to eight million euros — not bad for an artist who sold almost nothing while he was alive. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. and before we go, during this pandemic, a lot of people have had to forego getting hair—cuts. but none needed it as much as this sheep. his name is baarack the sheep. he was lost in the outback,

saved by edgar�*s mission, an animal sanctuary north of melbourne. the shearers removed a whopping 35 kilograms — or 77 pounds — of wool off him. hello there. following on from the last couple of days' rain, there are still flood warnings in force. but to the south of that weather front, we've seen some exceptional warmth, and that's down to the wind direction. 18 was the warmest day of the year so far on wednesday, but we won't see a repeat of that despite the weather settling down because we lose that strong south—westerly and we pick up a brisk westerly wind across the atlantic. so, slightly cooler direction which will push in showers through the day ahead, some heavy showers as well. and our weather front is present further south, so very different complexion to the weather here. there could be some heavier bursts of rain, and it'll certainly be a much greyer, damper start across many southern, central and eastern parts of england. could be a little bit misty over the tops of the hills,

and as i say, there could be some heavier pulses of rain working their way eastwards. might even linger in kent and essex until the evening, but much brighter skies further north. and then we run into the brisk westerly wind and lots of showers pushing into northern isles, into the western aisles and generally across western highland scotland. one or two will push eastwards given the strength of the wind here. one or two also for northern ireland, just the odd one elsewhere in western areas, but i think it'll feel fresher despite the sunshine. temperatures because we changed our wind direction a little bit down — ten to 12 degrees celsius, and clearly not feeling anywhere near as pleasant with all that cloud further south and east, which should eventually clear during tonight. in fact, overnight, we've got clear skies in many areas, the winds further north falling light, so it's a colder night. still largely avoiding the frost in the north because we have the showers and a bit of breeze but overnight, frost will be in the forecast for the next few nights, really, because with high pressure building, we've got a lot of dry, unsettled weather to come. now, there could be some fog around and it does take till mid morning to clear at this time of year. so, friday will be a much colder start if you are up and out early, and temperatures

won't reach, as i say, the highs that we've seen recently because it's a chilly start — 11 to 13 degrees. but that high pressure will ensure a lot of dry weather, settled weather, lighter winds throughout the coming weekend and potentially even into the start of next week as well. so, for many, temperatures are not going to reach much higher than you'd expect at this time of year because we've got this chilly start with some frost around. but we should, as i say, see some dry and bright weather, spells of sunshine once the early morning fog goes around and some fair weather cloud to go with it. as ever, there's more on the website, including all the warnings.

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the headlines... ghana in west africa has become the first country to receive vaccines under a scheme that aims to reduce the divide between rich countries and poorer nations. a delivery of 600,000 doses arrived in accra. the scheme aims to deliver two billion doses by the end of the year. police in california say tiger woods won't face a reckless driving charge after crashing his car. the golf legend has been awake and responsive after an emergency operation to mend a shattered ankle and compound leg fractures. police says he's lucky to be alive. a painting by vincent van gogh not seen in public for more than a century has been shown in paris ahead of a sale by auction. the picture called street scene in montmartre has been in private hands since 1920. it's expected to fetch at least eight and a half million dollars. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

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