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getting up. for a break thanks. to all the other stores on the beach. it's 17. especially african countries. also on the show but not in my backyard. when power. the united nations raised its growth forecast for the global economy in 2021 but

warned that equal access to the corona virus vaccine threatened to split recovery in 2 separate tracks the report said economic rebounds in china and the u.s. were encouraging with europe poised to pick up speed but it named india brazil and south africa weak spots as they struggle to control infection waves and distribute vaccines. here's a comparison of vaccination drives in a few countries the number of doses administered in the u.s. took off steadily followed by china and india and then africa almost flat in comparison and the continent's inoculation campaign was further damaged by india halting exports the jobs and even access to the vaccine has prompted the ire of south african president cyril ramaphosa he said a situation in which the populations of advanced rich countries are safely inoculated while millions in poor countries die in the queue would be town to mount to vaccine up or tide our correspondent joy joins us for more joy

lining it up again slow inoculation in africa x. exports from india halted of the vaccine how is this having an impact. it's had a great impact on many african countries because to start with the bigger population in africa has not been vaccinated and and that could be explained by the fact that also the bigger population happens to fall below the ages old 55 and that means that priority is being given to those who are 58 years of age and bhavin those who are categorized as working in the essential services industries and so with that these on he just about 4 percent of the bigger population that has been vaccinated that leaves the greek temple people not to yet vaccinated those who have received the 1st vaccination have now had to adjust their vaccination plans from the

agreed 8 weeks to about 12 weeks or even father because we're not so sure when the 2nd vaccination is going to get into most of the african countries what is being done to handle the serious supply crunch. well give an example of kenya that has reached out to other vaccine manufacturers besides the astra zeneca that has been widely vaccinated here in the country and now they're reaching out to more done manufacturers in the vaccine manufacturers to see whether they can also supply the are definitely considering the other vaccines besides astra zeneca and johnson and johnson as well as pfizer but getting access to the vaccine is what is the issue and kenya is calling on countries especially

the wealthy countries to see if the can donate some of the vaccines to emerging economies or low income countries where the reason difficulty in obsessively and if spoken of the role of other perhaps wealthier countries now stopping the spread in africa is of course important to global health but why has the international response been so lacking. i spoke to some of the health experts today and most of them a saying the world is generally in a crisis every country is trying to make sure that they save. the lives of the a citizens and so countries are not being blamed for not being able to you know voice out as to why many african countries are not accessing the vaccine because they're also trying to make sure the secure the lives of their own citizens but also the fact that africa has a younger population many are saying that the are at

a lower risk of catching the cause of it in 1000 he's been just because of the fact that they could be having high immunity given the demographics that we have on the continent and also looking at the fact that there are the older generation that are at high risk the laws are who are being pari ties at the moment thank you very much joy during bear there for us and i. the heart wrenching pictures from india just keep coming people desperate to get oxygen cylinders for their family members thousands still die every day because of an adequate medical care and the corona crisis is also having a hard economic impact on the people there many business owners cannot open their stores and when they do barely earn enough to survive our reporter you took a look around one of the largest shopping streets in the suburbs of mumbai. a once bustling shopping precinct in

a seaside suburb on the edge of mumbai now the crowds are gone the shops are closed the owners have returned to their homes mostly in other states such as rogers done much of pradesh or bihari. rubbish kumar is lucky he's permitted to open his shop for 3 whole hours but only because he sells groceries and everyday items. because workers aren't eager her maher says the 2nd chrono wave has hit him especially hard he says there's no financial support from the government. he can barely afford to cover his operating costs. are her beautiful work on the market about. thousands of streets around the country look like this at the moment some stores try to sell their things online it's not enough. in the current state of emergency with a new record of over 4200 deaths in the past 24 hours there's no end in sight to

the lockdowns. and that's hitting the livelihoods of store owners like as a cots him. i have to cut down on 3 of my stuff that's what i ate is over we used to have in the shop so no no more like working with my dad i wouldn't be able to beat him. past the people here what they want and they say vaccines the rollout however has been slow. yes it's the only way the world's 5th largest economy will get back to business as usual. now let's take a look at some other business stories making headlines south korean president moon j.n. says the country's chip makers will invest over $450000000000.00 in new production in the next decade to tackle the global 7 conductor shortage a key part of the investment will be a massive new production facility for samsung electronics chips. the colonial pipeline has reopened after being attacked by hackers it carries gas from texas to

the u.s. east coast pipeline operatives warned however that it will take days before supplies normalize meanwhile bloomberg news reports that colonial paid 5 $1000000.00 in ransom money to end the attack. bitcoin dropped 10 percent after tesla c.e.o. said the electric car maker longer accept the cryptocurrency for car purchases for reasons environmental concerns as bitcoin mining uses vast amounts of electricity mostly generated with fossil fuels other crypto has dropped alongside bitcoin there's chelsea giuliani with more. decision like we will have that book here stands for the big question mark at one must decision to accept that coin as a payment for tesla as i was seen as a milestone for the market in terms of mainstream adoption his decision to go back on that will likely be seen as a milestone as well many companies especially those that are touting green

credentials are likely going to have to face the sustainability element of this mining is very energy intensive it takes about the same amount of energy as the economy of sweden or the netherlands there is a lot of discussion over where that energy is coming from whether it's from renewable sources whether it's from fossil fuels like coal but for the companies that are following that are followed and tesla's footsteps companies like pay pal or evade the likely will be forced by their customers and their investors to consider the environmental mental impact of corn. now going green sounds like a good plan but there are strings attached take grease the country promotes alternative energy such as wind power plants more than 70 such plants are said to be built on a remote island in b a j and the locals there fear this will not only keep the tourists away but also destroy the island forever so who really benefits from going green our correspondent funny for char reports from a more goss. from above it looks like an untouched paradise this is the

aegean island of a mud hawse an insider tip for visitors who prefer seclusion to tourism hotspots now a huge wind farm project is planned here and our other g.n. islands you know more goss right here behind me on these hills to plan is to erect more than 70 wind turbines and the locals here are concerned this will result in lasting environmental damage and irreversibly changed the face of the island. is a good heard here for generations his family has tended to go to. the noise from the tube in school affect their habitat sense or done action i thought it would be . if there is a noise over your head to go to avoid the area all of this will be destroyed i don't think they care about the people and i'm not a horse what they care about is profit. or let me go to court of those

things and then we are observing a meeting of the locals a civic movement discussing the controversial plan their goal is clear but i'll stop how can we step on the brakes year and stop all of this making the stomach fish make respect human 1st of all we need to inform others about what's happening there yet the event least. what is the investment in greece anyway if for example we put up 70 when to be 5 percent of the profit goes to the investors to. buy bullets and we're going to 3 years they keep of you with other socialistic of the group has created these illustrations to show others on the island how on the whole us will likely change the reach all of both to the government and to various foreign investors for comment but no one wants to grant us an interview. when parks already exist on other islands in the g.n. like this one but it's inhibited the greek government has recently amended

a law to grant permission to investors for wind projects without long administrative processes that is a good thing says ferber can do already where devices the government and green energy greece needs to achieve the climate goals by 2030 and going green is not a choice she says but we need to engage the stay holders and make them call nurse of then your project for the project to succeed we need transparency from the government from the private investor and from the local community transparency that's exactly what's missing the people of are not of course have filed a lawsuit to delay the project. and the reminder of the top story this hour. the united nations praised its growth forecast for the global economy in 2021 but warns that until full access to the corona virus vaccine threaten to split recovery

into separate tracks the report needs india brazil and south africa weak spots as they struggle to control infection waves and distribute vaccines. that's it for me and the way this is taken from war and other business stories as it has an online at www dot com slash business. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection in developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update nineteen's. on t w. n u you mean our years and years we're going to do and how the last years german chancellor will bring you i'm going to a man called as you've never heard of her before you surprise yourself with what

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