you for joining us and outlining how to for a so clearly better journalist and analyst from a very chalker. well the number of confirmed covered 19 cases around the world has surpassed 28000000 with more than half of those in the united states india and brazil health officials believe the number of people infected is likely to actually be much higher as many countries have only limited testing i mean while russia says it is the world's 1st country to vegetate a coronavirus vaccine but there are questions over its quality and safety. president putin with a potentially world changing and now incident approval of the 1st coronavirus vaccine it is nice to honorable to try know that it is effective it provides a stable immunity and has gone through the necessary tests you know but i you get you. the new vaccine was developed here at moscow's gamma layer institute you know palatial could begin in october but it has only been tested on a few volunteers for the studies will be carried out alongside the production of a new vaccine research at the tally sheriff says this is irresponsible but of. cou

earlier we spoke to bill ariston journalist and analyst fran that via chalker and asked him whether the e.u. sanctions could make a difference absolutely absolutely but the sanctions in order to be more efficient and they must be more targeted all the sanctions usually imposed by by european union or united states were very general and targeted like state enterprises for narrator and for trade with others but even the police officer let say they will know all that they will be able to enter european union along with their families there in the word and that can stop them from using or shooting peaceful protesters so targeted personal sanctions that there seems to be right now the most powerful way to stop the violence. police in scotland say 3 people were killed when a passenger train came off the tracks in the north east of the country they were pronounced dead at the scene 6 others have been taken to hospital the incident followed a night of heavy rain and thunderstorms in the area. aerial pitches show the full extent of the accident. the train derailed in a store in haven in scotland

fun octavia chalker thank you very much for this background analysis. the entire government of lebanon has resigned almost a week after the massive explosions that ripped through beirut prime minister hasan the opposite his cabin's departure would make possible the changes lebanon needs but as announcements has so far done little to calm protesters even as the op was speaking demonstrators were back on the streets demanding an end to the corruption which they say set the stage for last week's tragedy. a country impelling. on the streets of beirut clashes gained momentum protesters vented their anger at thorazine palla leaders who they say are incompetent and corrupt. this scenario only reignited by last week's disaster. police try to regain control turning teague after protesters howling starns. i. could have no place to go they want the government gone i made mounting pressure it's a demand that was granted on monday. night that today we are heeding the people and their demands to hold accountable those responsible for a disaster that has been conceale

fun octavia chalker thank you very much for this background analysis. thermally is foreign minister has told the us to mind its own business over a pipeline for russian gas it's our decision said high co masters us secretary of state mike pompei again here a pm tour in which the pipeline is likely to be a cause of some friction there's already one pipeline running under the baltic sea now a 2nd one north korean 2 is nearing completion the u.s. believes the new pipeline will make germany too dependent on russian gas the project has been a major bone of contention between berlin and washington for a while just last week u.s. senators threatened to slap sanctions on a german port where central building materials for the pipeline are stored. this ferry from the danish island of bornholm could soon be stalled by u.s. sanctions the ship is destined for muck around port and therefore has business ties with the port authority port on the island of ruben is a pivotal importance in the construction of the nord stream to pipeline 2 special russian ships are docked