dollars us always a week seeing already just starting from february in 4 key geography is india brazil china korea and argentina will radiate reach supply agreement and production agreements rizzo's countries. or more than 40 countries are already looking to buy a sport yet many western critics have already written off the russian a vaccine i've been taking a look into why that might be the case. the media today is full of big headlines pfizer's covert 19 vaccine is officially the 1st to be approved in a western country with the united kingdom leading the way there's a sense of excitement that lives can be saved on the 1st steps towards codewords final defeat have been taken i would like to tribute to and to those who made this possible it is the protection. that will ultimately allow us to recreate our lives and get our economy moving again this is a victory but the real winner in the race for a covert job has been vaccine protectionism to many in western media and establishment only western produced vaccines can even be considered as part of a global solution to the pandemic and now they're a br

the job in brazil china korea and argentina we all read you reach supply agreement and production agreement was always countries more than 40 countries have expressed interest in buying sputnik v. however western media and the stoppage men seem to have written off the russian vaccine without even giving it a shot daniel hawkins asked why. the media today is full of big headlines pfizer's covert 19 vaccine is officially the 1st to be approved in a western country with the united kingdom leading the way there's a sense of excitement that lives can be saved on the 1st steps towards codewords final defeat have been taken i would like to pay tribute to him to think of those who made this possible it is the protection. that were ultimately allow us to reclaim our lives and get our economy moving again this is a victory but the real winner in the race for a covert job has been vaccine protectionism to many in western media under stablish meant only western produced vaccines can even be considered as part of a global solution to the pandemic and other break through from the last event is that seen

companies in russia that are manufacturing the sputnik v vaccine but we also have partners in brazil, korea, india, chinaand others. today is a good day for us. we received our first batch and you factored in korea. thanve set up to give more 500 doses. basically, we have a big supply base outside pressure to fill the supply, to fill the markets outside russia. have been reports that not a lot of russia wants to take the sputnik v vaccine. how many people have been vaccinated, how do you get them to want to want the shot? kirill: first of all, a lot of people want to get the shot. we estimate 42% of people want to be vaccinated near term. this is similar to other nations. seeelieve that as people empirical evidence that their neighbors have immunity, numbers will increase. again, lots of people want to get vaccinated. negative narrative in the media about the russian vaccine that is done for geopolitical reasons. frankly, it is unethical. we have a great vaccine and we will be a major player in vaccines and will save lots of lives in russia and outside of russia already. alix: if that is the case, why wi

and many countries, including india, south korea, china, brazil and hungary, have placed orders of sputnikulations. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the explosive sound that prompted hundreds to call the police in edinburgh — it turned out to be a rare weather phenomenon — thundersnow it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i'm feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippy cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11:00 this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle and then a miner from calais was shaking hands and exchanging flags with his opposite number from dover. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. brexit trade talks have been temporarily put on hold without agreement. the lead negotiators say the eu president ursula van der leyen and

any international drug control agency, but the vaccine has been pre—ordered by india, south korea, china, brazilce some of the somewhat sceptical russians of the reliability of sputnik v. translation: i am not going to get the vaccine jab, let everyone else get vaccinated and if they will, i will survive. but the vaccine producers say this offers real hope for russian medical workers and hospitals alike who, despite the constraints put in their path by coronavirus, are still finding way to smile and keep safe this christmas season. mark lobel, bbc news. democrats in the us house of representatives have voted to decriminalise the use of cannabis. the first time the measure has succeeded in congress adopted the legislation would bring federal law in line with more than a dozen states but the bill stands little chance of passing if republicans manage to hold control of the senate in elections next month. negotiations between britain and the eu on a post—brexit trade deal have been put on hold, despite an earlier warning from downing street that time to reach an agreement was in short supply. the tw

any international drug control agency, but the vaccine has been preordered by india, south korea, china, brazil be to convince some of the somewhat sceptical russians of the reliability of sputnik v. translation: i am not going to get the vaccine jab. let everybody else get vaccinated, and if they will i will survive. but the vaccine producers say this offers real hope for russian medical workers and hospitals alike, who, despite the constraints put in their path by coronavirus, are still finding ways to smile and keep safe this christmas season. mark lobel, bbc news. what are the potential issues surrounding russia's vaccine roll—out? i'm joined now to discuss this by natasha loder, health policy editor for the economist. thank you very much for talking to us thank you very much for talking to us today. let's deal with the russian vaccine first. do we know very much about this vaccine and a process that has led up to it being made available for vaccinations? no, not really. the most important thing we don't know is the most important thing, which is whether we can trust it or not. that is the

by an international drug control agency but the vaccine has been reordered by india, south korea, china, brazilwill be of proved by other regulators we believe in december and january. one challenge will be to convince some of the somewhat constrictive russians of the reliability of sputnik the. translation: i'm not going to get vaccine jab. whatever else could vaccinated and if they will, i will survive. at they will, i will survive. at the vaccine producers say this offers real hope for russian medical workers and hospitals alike who, despite the constraints put on their path by coronavirus, are still finding ways to smile and keep safe this christmas season. it's four months since a devastating explosion tore through the centre of the lebanese capital beirut. a cruise ship was dangerously close to the blast. the orient queen capsized, and two crew members lost their lives. quentin sommerville has the story of those who survived. a warning — some viewers may find images in this story distressing. lebanon is living in a state of aftermath, a country turned on its head. this was its only cruise

any international drug control agency, but the vaccine has been preordered by india, south korea, china, brazilof the reliability of sputnik v. translation: i am not going to get the vaccine jab. let everybody else get vaccinated, and if they will i will survive. but the vaccine producers say this offers real hope for russian medical workers and hospitals alike, who, despite the constraints put in their path by coronavirus, are still finding ways to smile and keep safe this christmas season. mark lobel, bbc news. not everyone is convinced by the sputnik roll—out — a short while ago i was joined by natasha loder, health policy editor for the economist, who questioned the ethics of the spped with which the vaccine programme is being advanced. she questioned the ethics of starting to vaccinate people in that i still haven't been completed and the vaccine itself. the most important thing we don't know is the most important thing which is what we can trust it or not and that is because of the weight has been developed and something which has created a lot of concern and suspicion all over the world,

international drug control agency but the vaccine has been pre— ordered by india, south korea, china, was ill and hungry. —— brazilsceptical russians of the reliability of sputnik v. translation: i am not going to get the vaccine jab, let everyone else get axa needed and if they will, i will survive. but the vaccine producers say this offers real help —— real hope for hospital workers who by the constraints put in their life from coronavirus are still finding way to smile and be safe this christmas season. us president—electjoe biden has called for urgent bipartisan agreement in congress to help people who have lost theirjobs during the pandemic. 2.2 million people have become long—term unemployed over the past three months. mr biden says americans need help now especially as many covid relief measures are set to run out at the end of the year. if congress and president trump failed to act by the end of december, 12 million americans will lose the unemployment benefits they rely on. merry christmas. the unemployment benefits they rely on to keep the food on the table, keep the lights on and the heat on, pay their