mark: welcome to "live from paris." world news from france 24. these are the world news headlines. united states is concerned about chinese military aggression against taiwan. the threat, nearly 150 military incursions on taiwan's airspace in the past few days. . talks are taking place in zurich between the u.s. and chinese envoys to trto calm the situation. the world health organization is giving a green light to the first ever vaccine against malaria. the mosquito-borne disease kills 400,000 people per year, mostly children in africa.

fears of a security in afghanistan as the taliban and rival islamist eric grippsis-k are reported to be clashing. fears rise of the plate for women and girls. this is "live from paris." ♪ mark: thank you very much for being with us. the united states is voicing concern over the tension between taiwan and china. secretary of state antony blinken says the u.s. is very concerned. he added that the moves have the potential to undermine regional peace and stability. . this comes after four days of chinese aircraft flying into the taiwan airspace. ♪ repoer: it is a dramatic show of force.

taiwan released these images showcasing its military might. a tit-for-tat gesture has tensions ramped up between the island and neighboring china. >> if they want to attack taiwan, they already have the capability to. we are not committing any provocations, but if we make them mad, just like with us, if you make us mad, will show you what capabilities we have got. reporter: since last friday, taiwan has reported around 150 chinese military aircraft entering its air defenses on, which it says is part of ongoing pattern of aggression. the island nation warnshat by 20 25, beijing will be capable of mounting a full-scale invasion. china wants to absorb taiwan, viewing it as part of its territory, and has not ruled out military means. with the situation deteriorating, the u.s. has called for beijing to back down.

sec. blinken: the united states has a commitment to to one that is rocksolid, and over many years has contributed to the maintenance of peace and stability across the taiwan strait and throughout the region. we will continue to stand with our friends. reporter: with chinese and u.s. officials meeting in zurich the spat is likely to be higher the agenda as the global powers address tensions. meanwhile, france sent a delegation of senators to taiwan. they are said to hold talks with the taiwanese president, a move that beijing warns could undermine chinese-french relations. mark: will have more analysis on that story coming up. next, the w.h.o. is endorsing the first ever vaccine against malaria. the decision follows the review of a pilot program deployed since 2019 in ghana, kenya, and malawi where more than 20 -- 2 million doses of

the vaccine were given. malaria is a disease carried by mosquitoes that kills more than 400,000 people each year, mostly children in africa. >> a historic moment in the battle against one of the worlds deadliest infectious diseases, as the first ever malaria vaccine is approved by the world health organization. it says the jab should be administered to children across much of africa. >> this long-awaited milder air vaccine is a breakthrough for science, child health, and malaria control. using this vaccine in addition to existing tools to prevent malaria could save tens of thousands of young lives each year. reporter: in clinical trials, the vaccine, developed by the british pharmaceutical giant glaxosmithkline, was shown to prevent 4 in 10 cases of malaria, leading to a 30% reduction in severe cases.

spread by mosquitoes, the parasite invades and destroys red cells. while drugs have helped reduce the prevalence of the disease, it killed more than 400,000 people in 2019, nearly all of them in sub-saharan africa. more than half of those who died were children under the age of 5. the who says the job can be used alongside other prevention methods, such as insecticide methods. >> the malaria parasite is a formidable foe, and while we are excited by this development, major battles remain. reporter: among them, producing and funding the vaccine. the efficacy of the jab starts to fade after a few months. some experts already? there is widespread rollout is a worthwhile investment in countries that have many other health care and political problems. mark: so it seems like this is good news. let's get more analysis.

our guest is the head of immigration and vaccines at the w.h.o. joining us life, good evening to you. we heard from pedr's speaking. what is -- from ur pepective, how exciting is this development? richard: this is really a great day for africa and great day for africa in general. we have been searching for a vaccine for the last 3-4 decades, and for the first time we have a tool that can prevent disease, that can save lives, so i think it is quite important t add it into the toolbox of malaria preventative measures. mark: we heard in the report a professor referred to the malaria virus as a formidable foe. the figures are overwhelming. it is africa that bears the brunt of all the disease and children, increasingly, are the

victims. statistics bear all that out. in terms of priority, will africa be the absolute priority of this vaccine. richard: absolutely. i think malaria is the killer number one of children in africa. the burden of the disease is mainly affecting sub-saharan africa. where we bear the great burden of the disease is in africa, so having a vaccine, having a tool that can prevent the disease in up to 40% of people who are immunized, particularly prevent severe disease, i think it is a great advancement in our region. mark: how about the cost? this has been developed by a pharmaceutical company. they are looking to make a profit. how will the cost be met? is there a plan on that?

richard: it's important to mention here that malaria vaccine implementation program that the w.h.o. launched a couple of years ago is a great partnership between, not only the w.h.o., but also the other stakeholders like the global fund, unite, but also other donors, who were trying to find the solutions to a problem many countries are facing. so the cost will be a key component of this, but we believe that at this stage, as we move ahead with the production of the vaccine and hopefully soon in afra, we can be able to have the vaccine that will be affordable. but definitely cost-effective to prevent disease in this region. mark: affordable, i would imagine that it has to be free at the point of administration to probably something like 99% of people, because people can't

afford to pay for that kind of thing. how soon will this vaccine be rolled out? can you give us a timescale on that? richard: we do have the pilot program going on in those three countries -- ghana, malawi, and kenya. there are still issues wh supply. and you have mentioned also the financing of the vaccine. the board is going to look at this issue in december. we have a bit more clarity about the funding for the vacne in order to scale up the introduction, not only in those three countries, but also in other countries in the region. so we are talkinabout in the next two to three years where we are going to look at the process of rolling out this vaccine, but we are confident that this should be done in a very short period of time. mark: thank you very much indeed, richard. it is good news. i was putting some fairly serious questions to you and the

answers reflected a very realistic viewpoint of what is going on. thank you for being so frank with us about the development. good news in the fight against malaria. richard mihigo, of the world health organization, head of immunization and vaccines. good news on the way in the fight against malaria, which claims something like 400,000 lives every year, most of those, of course, in africa, and among those, most of them children. next, shortages of almost all the essentials, new immediate prospect of things improving. the situation in afghanistan is going from bad to worse for most ordinary people. since the taliban took control eight weeks ago, more and more people are trying to leave. our reporter is in kabul. reporter: another flight took off today towards qatar carrying some 200 people on board. there are occasional charter flights, not regular commercial flights taking people out of

afghanistan towards qatar and others to pakistan. but the waiting lists are very long. the afghan cricket team among others was on board. but there are many, many people still desperately trying to get on those lists. and you can see the sense of desperation still, because the passport office here in kabul reopened yesterday, and there are huge crowds that have been gathering their. it seems reminiscent of those we saw around the international airport in kabul, just before the americans pulled out. people leaving their papers, desperate to get out. people we interviewed regularly after, ask advice about how they can leave the country. and other people we have met here have been selling off their belongings, their furniture, their beds and children toys. there are markets, unofficial markets that have sprung up on

the streets of kabul of people selling their belongings to buy money for food, but also trying to get money to leave, some of them trying to leave by land routes. but the situation on the various land borders of afghanistan is very chaotic and very difficult for people to get through. mark: our reporter in kabul. a taliban spokesman has confirmed that they have arrested four members of the rival diligent islamic state group north of the afghan capital. eyewitnesses said two taliban fighters were shot and killed in the country's east. this is raising fears of a widening conflict. via france 24, charlie james has this on the jihadist group is-k. reporter: this propaganda footage shows fighters from the islamic state, sign group, borrowed from the historic region of the same name which includes parts of modern-day afghanistan and pakistan. as early as 2014 former afghan

and pakistani taliban commanders pledged allegiance to the late leader abu bakr al-baghdadi. and in 2015, the islamic state group officiated with the raised the creation of its cortisone affiliate. >> estlished itself in afghanistan, counting on those who were appointed by the taliban, military commanders throughout the region of the islamic state hooch give them a foothold in afghanistan. reporter: this offshoot operates in the north of afghanistan. according to a u.n. report from july, it retains between 500 and 1500 core fighters, though its operations are largely underground and clandestine. i.s. k is in direct competition with the taliban, but the groups is-k is seen as more extreme in both theology and ideology.

still, they have managed to carry out high-profile attacks in afghanistan, which includes, targeting the kabul university and a maternity ward in 2020, and killing people at the airport in august as u.s. troops evacuated. >> i believe the taliban will have their hands full with isis-k. they will be able to report they sold. reporter: is-k has bigger ambitions and security experts say the group should be taken seriously. with u.s. forces out of afghanistan, is-k is looking to capitalize on the moment and show the africans that they are a valuable alternate. mark: next, france said this wednesday that its ambassador to austria would return to its post-, pending the decision to

scrap a contract for submarines. friends had recorded some better to austria on september 17. the foreign minister said we have asked the investor to return with two objectives, improve the relationship with australia and in the future, firmly defend french interests with the implementation of austria's decision to terminate the submarine program. sebastian kurz, the austrian chancellor, is under investigation over claims that government money was used to ensure a positive coverage in a tabloid newspaper. this news comes from the office of austria's chief prosecutors. rates have been carried out in several locations, including two government ministries, as part of the investition. this is the latest legal headache for sebastian kurz and his right-wing party. our correspondent in vienna, antony mills. reporter: there is certainly a

remarkable atmosere in australia right now, because we are not talking just about people inside theustrian people's party, of which sebastian kurz is the head. we are not just talking about officials in the finance ministry or the ministry itself, we are talking about the chancellor in austria. searches at the federal chancellery. we are talking about the head of this country and the head of austria being under investigation on alleged corruption charges which, as you note, relate to the allegation that he manipulated popolls, ina tabloid newspaper, paid for either by the finance ministry itself, or throughhe insertion

into t tabloid newspap of advertisements. of course, that would amount to essentially bribery for positive coverage. mark: antony mills, our correspondent in vienna. the trial of the terrorist cell that attacked paris in 2015 has been hearing from survivors of the shooting inside the bataclan concert hall. people were murdered when three suicide bombers opened fire with automatic rifles. the surviving member of the group that carried out the atrocity is in court, flanked by other alleged conspirators. reporter: testifying so that none may forget. for several months, he has been preparing to speak. on a sheet of paper, he writes down a series of questions. what do i do with all this? what do i do after? he wants to express all the questions he has inside, it also speak about the horror at the bataclan.

>> [speaking in french] reporter: neither he nor any of the other witnesses will be allowed to address the defendants directly in court, but his story is of course internet for them. >> [speaking in french] reporter: alongside him, 300 60 civil parties will testify before the court just a few meters from the defendants. reporter: the trial in paris continues. mark: turkey has ratified the paris climate accord, joining the global fight against climate change just weeks before a key

climate summit in scotland. the parliament unanimously approved the aeement. turk was among the first countries to sign the accord in 2015 but hd off ratifying it as it's out to be reclassified as a developing a set of a developed country in order to avoid harsher emission targets and to benefit from financial support. time for business and for that, i am pleased to announce we are joined by kate moody. a very good evening to you. starting with a new report looking at the prospects of economic recovery and growth. kate: sub-saharan africa is said to emerge from recession but recovery there is still vulnerable. that is the headline from the world bank's survey. it projects gdp will expand three .3% in 2021, more than its initial forecast. inflation is set to hit 4.3%, still within the target range set by the region's central banks.

governments have spent two point 8% gdp on covid-related support measures, just a fraction of the 17% devoted by most advanced economies. overall risks to economic growth remain tilted to the downside. earlier i spoke to the managing director of operations at the world bank about how the slow vaccine rollout across the african continent is hampering the economic recovery. >> i have some positive news that growth is resuming after the first recession in decades last year in africa, and as you said, the vaccine rollout is highly unequal. just to give you a number, currently only 3.3% of the african population have been fully vaccinated. that compares to over 60% in rich countries. this is a problem for the recovery. therefore, our demand and our recommendation is that we need to step up the rollout in africa

to get 40% of the population fully vaccinated by the end of the year. this is a challenge. it is doable, and we need to make an international effort to make this happen. kate: the price of food and fuel is also raising. how concerned is the wld bank >> we ar concerned.nflation? particularly when prices rise, it always affects the most vulnerable and the poorest. there is a rising food insecurity around the world, particularly in africa, so we should be concerned. we have been responding to this by increasing social protection programs. in general, the bank has been stepping up our support program to africa massively. currently we provide about $30 billion per year in financial support to africa, about 45% of our total lending volumes in the world. this is increasing.

and we need to focus on those areas particularly that affect the poorest of the poor. kate: the benchmark for european and natural gas has risen 60% in just two days, up 400% since the start of the year. the price of natural gas briefly topped 155 euros per megawatt hour earlier today. in january the cost was 17's. prices dropped to 105 euros as prime minister of vladimir putin suggested he could increase delivery of natural gas to europe. this underscores why consumers and governments alike are concerned about the upcoming winter period. the u.s. government is considering releasing some of his emergency oil reserves to counteract the rising price of petrol. energy secretary jennifer granholm told the financial times that all tools were on the table eating a, potential ban on crude oil exports -- including a

potential ban on crude oil exports. supplies were last released in 2011. gasoline prices in the u.s. recently hit their highest levels in seven years. let's check in on the day's trading action. wall street reversed earlier losses to close higher. investors latching onto reports of potential progress in raising the u.s. debt ceiling. . the private sector hired more than expected in september, 568,000 jobs added. major european indices were lower, over 1% across-the-board. shares of british supermarket giant tesco jumped 6%, as it reported a nearly 70% surge in its first-half profits. moving onto some of the other buness headlines, google will invest $1 billion in improving africa's internet access and startup industries. part of that funding is devoted to a cable to ramp up high-eed connections.

the world bank says less than one third of the african population has reliable burn ban access. apple could be set to face another european legal battle. reuters reports that hear antitrust regulars are preparing a case over its shape technology that runs a mobile payment service ali pay the european. commission has three other cases pending ainst apple. general motors wants to challenge tesla as the leader in electric vehicle production. the american car giant laid out a roadmap for transformation which includes the goal of doubling its annual revenue, with a renewed focus on electric and hybrid technology. ♪ supply chain disruptions around the world have affected industries from electronics to construction. now, french shoe stores say they are running low on stock, as our correspondent reports. reporter: retailers in france don't have a spring in their step. with stock of shoes running low, store managers are having

trouble keeping the shelves full, and they are running out of sizes. reporter: it is a problem of supply and demand, leaving customers empty-handed. reporter: so, what is behind the shortage? there is a global lack of materials and factories in france are producing less. also, imports from asia are down by 40% since the start of the year. a decrease driven by a huge surge in shipping container prices which have skyrocketed a 10 times in just one year.

>> [speaking in french] running lane reporter: shoe sellers are right to be worried. 420 million pairs of shoes are sold each year in france, but only 20 million are produced in the country pretty dramatic news for some shopping lovers here. mark: just trying to tally up how many pairs of training shoes of god. probably i should stop buying shoes. [laughter] kate: you may not have a choice. mark: indeed. no comment from kate, you noticed. thank you very much, kate moody, shoeholic. [laughter] great to see it. kate: i confirm it. [laughter] mark: why not. we will keep you posted with that story. [laughter] stay with us, more to come. ♪

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