harvey alter michael hart and charles reiss were honored for discovering the hepatitis c. virus a major cause of liver disease the prestigious award it carries shared a prize money of a $1000000.00. bars and restaurants in paris have been serving customers for the last time or having to close their doors for 2 weeks the restrictions are being imposed in the french capital following a surge in corona virus infections the government had previously lifted a nationwide lockdown. this is g.w. news up from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at news or visit our website w dot com. as president trumps a press secretary becomes the latest style high level republican to test positive for corona virus the president himself is going back to the white house despite this he is still infectious and isolating as is his campaign manager so with less than a month to election day who's actually running the campaign i'm still go in then and this is the day. where he may not entirely be able woods yet the team and i agree that all are a valuation and most importantly his clinical studie

harvey alter michael hart and charles reiss.

virus americans harvey alter and charles reiss along with british born scientist michael houghton areconsidered pioneers in their field well i think or we're you know sort of maybe for the 1st while i'm actually sort of. you know sort of what. a functional. you know the genome. which is more a name for him. the nobel committee says thanks to their discovery highly sensitive blood tests for the virus are now available their discovery also allowed the rapid development of antiviral drugs directed at hepatitis c. for the 1st time in history the disease can now be cured. hepatitis c. is a chronic disease found in the blood that can cause liver cancer and psoriasis many sufferers need liver transplants the world health organization estimates more than 70000000 cases worldwide with 400000 people dying from the disease every year. the discovery happened so long ago that the scientist weren't picking up their phones from the nobel committee to get the news i called them a couple of times before without any ounce or but once i reached them they were extremely surprised it has taken decades to

of the newly found virus and finally charles reiss prove that it is the virus alone that causes liver disease these 3 scientific discoveries also made it possible to screen donated blood making blood transfusions much safer if it looked after the discovery we were able to test all the blood donors and sort out the ones with hepatitis c. . one could also develop treatments with which we could successfully fight the virus. there's still no vaccine for hepatitis c. the research for that is ongoing but today the world health organization estimates that over 95 percent of hepatitis c. patients can be successfully treated against the disease thanks to the work of today's nobel prize winners. top level professional cyclists rarely make beginners mistakes but that's exactly what happened at a warm day classic race in belgium world champion william allen phillipe was involved in the sprint finish with 4 other rivals he thought he'd won and raised his arms instead of ration the problem for the french will lose that he hadn't yet crossed the live marring the tour de france runner up of primos a

of the newly found virus and finally charles reiss prove that it is the virus alone that causes liver disease these 3 scientific discoveries also made it possible to screen donated blood making blood transfusions much safer if. after the discovery we were able to test all the blood donors and sort out the ones with hepatitis c. one could also develop treatments with which we could successfully fight the virus. there's still no vaccine for hepatitis c. the research for that is ongoing but today the world health organization estimates that over 95 percent of hepatitis c. patients can be successfully treated against the disease thanks to the work of today's nobel prize winners. we'll take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world at least 17 people have been injured in a police car when police clashed with a protest is that a rally in the turkish capital bishkek demonstrators were protesting against the fish the results of a parliamentary election held in the former soviet republic a weekend they used to winning parties of of buying votes under freund. the suic

of the newly found virus and finally charles reiss proved that it is the virus alone that causes liver disease these 3 scientific discoveries also made it possible to screen donated blood making blood transfusions much safer if they looked after the discovery we were able to test all the blood donors and sort out the ones with hepatitis c. . one could also develop treatments with which we could successfully fight the virus. there's still no vaccine for hepatitis c. the research for that is ongoing but today the world health organization estimates that over 95 percent of hepatitis c. patients can be successfully treated against the disease thanks to the work of today's nobel prize winners. well more on it's very important research i'm joined by from our science desk clear thanks for coming in we had a little bit there but tell us a bit more about today's winners well they all of the 3 from the u.s. and from europe. and this is actually the case for most of the nobel prize laureates for all the times we have so far so it's no surprise that. well alter and rice they both are from the us h

harvey alter michael hart and charles reiss were honored for discovering the hepatitis c. virus a major cause of liver disease the prestigious award it carries shared a prize money of a $1000000.00. bars and restaurants in paris have been serving customers for the last time for him to close their doors for 2 weeks the restrictions are being imposed in the french capital following a surge in corona virus infections the government had previously left it locked out . this is g.w. news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at news or visit our website w dot com. as president trump's a press secretary becomes the latest style high level republican to test positive for corona virus the president himself is going back to the white house despite this he is still infectious and isolating as is his campaign manager so with less than a month to election day who's actually running the campaign i'm still gail in ballin and this is the day. though he may not entirely be able woods yet the team and i agree that all are a valuation it's most importantly his clinical status to sup

virus americans harvey alter and charles reiss along with british born scientist michael hotel are considered pioneers in their field the nobel committee says thanks to their discovery highly sensitive blood tests for the virus are now available their discovery also allowed the rapid development of antiviral drugs directed at hepatitis c. for the 1st time in history the disease can now be cured. hepatitis c. is a chronic disease found in the blood that can cause liver cancer and psoriasis many sufferers need liver transplants the world health organization estimates more than 70000000 cases worldwide with 400000 people dying from the disease every year. the discovery happened so long ago that the scientist weren't picking up their phones from the nobel committee to get the news i called them a couple of times before without any outs or but once i reached them they were extremely surprised it has taken decades to fully measure the impact of their discovery it's critical to go to the to the beginning to really understand the basic regional discoveries that i really enabled there's so much. that

and charles reiss prove the virus cause liver diseases such as cancer so it's thanks to their work that most have otitis see patients around the world can be successfully treated for the virus today. so i just went on a bit of good news on the day as ever the conversation continues online you can find us on twitter at dave w news. of the day. after a. confrontation between china and taiwan the superpower is threatening to invade its neighbor. how serious is it how is china justifying its claims. w.'s richard walker analyzes the causes and dangers of the conflict in taiwan china's next target cusa. next on d w. in the eye of climate change. africa's. what's in store. for their future in the. construct a mega city the multimedia insight. into. why our people forced to hide in trucks. mugs. there are many reasons. there are many answers. and there are many stories. make up your ma. ma ma. ma ma ma ma ma. made for mines. preparing for war in taiwan. taiwanese military forces training for a scenario they hope will never happen the chinese invasion from across the sea. taiwan's president has.

of the newly found virus and finally charles reiss prove that it is the virus alone that causes liver disease these 3 scientific discoveries also made it possible to screen donated blood making blood transfusions much safer if. after the discovery we were able to test all the blood donors and sort out the ones with hepatitis c. one could also develop treatments with which we could successfully fight the virus . there's still no vaccine for hepatitis c. the research for that is ongoing but today the world health organization estimates that over 95 percent of hepatitis c. patients can be successfully treated against the disease thanks to the work of today's nobel prize winners. coronavirus continues to take a heavy toll on the entertainment industry today the world's 2nd biggest cinema operator city world announced that it's temporarily closing more than $700.00 theaters across the u.k. and the u.s. city world says the delay in major film releases such as the latest installment of the james bond franchise has made the cinema industry and viable. not for the 1st time hard double 07 been

harvey alter michael hart and charles reiss were honored for discovering the hepatitis c. virus a major cause of liver disease the prestigious award it carries shared a prize money of a $1000000.00. bars and restaurants in paris have been serving customers for the last time before having to close their doors for 2 weeks in restrictions are being imposed in the french capital following a surge in corona virus infections the government had previously lifted a nationwide lockdown. this is g.w. news hour from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at news or visit our website w dot com. oh . well. as president trumps a press secretary becomes the latest style high level republican to test positive for corona virus the president himself is going back to the white house despite base he is still infectious and isolating as is his campaign manager so with less than a month to election day who is actually running the campaign i'm still getting in and this is the day. where he may not entirely be out of the woods yet the team and i agree that all are about where she lives and mos

of the newly found virus and finally charles reiss prove that it is the virus alone that causes liver disease these 3 scientific discoveries also made it possible to screen donated blood making blood transfusions much safer if. after the discovery we were able to test all the blood donors and sort out the ones with hepatitis c. . one could also develop treatments with which we could successfully fight the virus. there's still no vaccine for hepatitis c. the research for that is ongoing but today the world health organization estimates that over 95 percent of hepatitis c. patients can be successfully treated against the disease thanks to the work of today's nobel prize winners. incredibly important research into tell me a bit more about it i'm here joined by our science desk thanks for coming in get tell us more about this year's winner. well there are 3 biologists we learned they discovered the hepatitis c. virus and actually it was kind of a mysterious search in the beginning because they have died as a antipathy to speed viruses when known they were still cases there was the patient

of the newly found virus and finally charles reiss prove that it is the virus alone that causes liver disease these 3 scientific discoveries also made it possible to screen donated blood making blood transfusions much safer if it looked after the discovery we were able to test all the blood donors and sort out the ones with hepatitis c. . one could also develop treatments with which we could successfully fight the virus. there's still no vaccine for hepatitis c. the research for that is ongoing but today the world health organization estimates that over 95 percent of hepatitis c. patients can be successfully treated against the disease thanks to the work of today's nobel prize winners. well lines of sport will start with television germany's alexander spare of has announced that he has had another negative test for corona virus this after he admitted playing with a fever in his 4th round loss of the french open he called for a doctor during the 1st set of his defeat to italian teenager yannick center and was seen coughing on court players at the tournament to regularly tested for kron

of the newly found virus and finally charles reiss prove that it is the virus alone that causes liver disease these 3 scientific discoveries also made it possible to screen donated blood making blood transfusions much safer if. after the discovery we were able to test all the blood donors and sort out the ones with hepatitis c. . one could also develop treatments with which we could successfully fight the virus. there's still no vaccine for hepatitis c. the research for that is ongoing but today the world health organization estimates that over 95 percent of hepatitis c. patients can be successfully treated against the disease thanks to the work of today's nobel prize winners. on it's very important research i'm joined by a. science desk thanks for coming in we had a little bit there but tell us a bit more about today's winners well they all of the 3 from the u.s. and from europe what and this is actually the case for most. of the nobel prize laureates. for all the times we have so far so it's no surprise that. well alter and rice they both are from the u.s. heart and as british but h

of the newly found virus and finally charles reiss prove that it is the virus alone that causes liver disease these 3 scientific discoveries also made it possible to screen donated blood making blood transfusions much safer if it looked after the discovery we were able to test all the blood donors and sort out the ones with hepatitis c. . one could also develop treatments with which we could successfully fight the virus. there's still no vaccine for hepatitis c. the research for that is ongoing but today the world health organization estimates that over 95 percent of hepatitis c. patients can be successfully treated against the disease thanks to the work of today's nobel prize winners. you know watching it d.w. news from then next stephen business has a business news forget you can always get the latest news and information around the office on our website that's dot com you can also follow us on twitter and instagram but. i'm a backer of his thanks very much for watching. to only. one or not too well. but what about assuring the economy instead. of. a change in thinking is changing t