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ghana becomes the first country to receive covid vaccine from the covax program.ut it is only a first step. biden seeks to recalibrate u.s.-saudi relations in deal only with the king and not his son who was close to donald trump. this is live from paris. ♪ thank you very much for being with us. dunkirk is to be in local lockdown this weekend to try to stop the situation that the french health minister has described as alarming. she was at the channel port to confirm the lockdown. dunkirk has a rate of infection four times higher than the national average. one in ten people in dunkirk is now ill with covid-19. >> residents of the northern port city of dunkirk will be subject to tighter restrictions from this weekend. with a population of just over 90,000 dunkirk has one of france's highest infection rates. it has the british variant of the virus. case numbers are twice of what they were during the first wave. the government is warning the situation is worsening after cases increased by 10% over the past week. on monday local authorities in the southeast covering ni

our lead story is the ghana -- that ghana has received the first covid-19 vaccines through the w.h.o. designed to help distribute doses fairly around countries around the world. now, let's turn to the u.k., and initiative that is causing a lot of debate and strong feeling at the moment. the country charts out of lockdown. schools in england are back, fully open for next month. there is one new rule inside the classroom. >> as part of our guidance, that people should be wearing masks and teachers can also be wearing masks as well. ros: that means masks in lessons, all day. as you watch that, you could be thinking back to boris johnson in august when he talked about mask squaring in school corridors. >> not in the classroom, because that is nonsense. you can't teach with face coverings. you can't learn with face coverings. ros: now, something the prime minister said was nonsensical is going to happen. the rule will apply in secondary schools and places where children cannot keep two meters apart, which is most places. some children are nervous. >> it can be quite distracting sometimes,

live coverage of a momentous delivery in ghana. coronavirus vaccines arriving as part of a massive global effort. a scheme known as covax that aims to reach 20% of people in the poorest countries with at least 2 billion doses, and this consignment isjust the start. the ambition to reach that first 20% and the 2 billion doses is to do so within this first year, so maybe within the next 12 months, let's say. but to go beyond that, i think the thinking is to achieve that as fast as possible. these first doses are of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, made in india. many more will follow. but vaccinating the whole world is a daunting challenge. so what's the likely timeframe for vaccinating 75% of people in different countries? based on doses that have been ordered, that should happen this year in the uk and many other nations, nearly all of them relatively wealthy. it's likely to be next year for several dozen middle income countries like argentina and indonesia, but as things stand, it's set to be 2023 for the majority of african countr

brent: that was isaac reporting from ghana.n the first months of the pandemic, germany was a role model in managing the virus, but a year on, germany is struggling. the vaccination rollout remain sluggish and while other nations approved rapid home test some months ago, germans still have to see a doctor when they get tested. that is set to change with officials approving three different testing kits. the health minister was on the defensive today facing criticism from moving too slowly. >> people in germany are longing for a return to the normality they knew a year ago before the pandemic began, before the lockdowns. the health minister is under pressure to show the way forward, but he has to reconcile the risk posed by the new variants with the freedom people want. >> we are a country looking for a balance between the best possible protection from infections but also life and freedom and no malady as much as possible. >> widespread rapid testing will be at the heart of the reopening strategy soon. germany is lagging behind ne

live coverage of a momentous delivery in ghana.oronavirus vaccines arriving as part of a massive global effort. a scheme known as covax that aims to reach 20% of people in the poorest countries with at least two billion doses, and this consignment isjust the start. the ambition to reach that first 20% and the two billion doses is to do so within this first year, so maybe within the next 12 months, let's say. but to go beyond that, i think the thinking is to achieve that as fast as possible. these first doses are of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, made in india. many more will follow. but vaccinating the whole world is a daunting challenge. so what's the likely timeframe for vaccinating 75% of people in different countries? based on doses that have been ordered, that should happen this year in the uk and many other nations, nearly all of them relatively wealthy. it's likely to be next year for several dozen middle income countries like argentina and indonesia, but as things stand, it's set to be 2023 for the majority of african coun

this factory in eastern ghana khan's make enough profit spoke lucky's by william which produces drinks and snacks like these for the local market the old company has already gained the market share of 40 percent of the gun in my case. it's money just see the products made here are world class. going away to be that people were that into the country that high taxes thereby increasing at a cost of their product but now we are here marching into a national stand that introducing competing international products as well which is very affordable today gagnon market gun imports a lot of goods things like industrial machinery and consumer products in 2019 expands more than fits in $1000000000.00 on these imports food made up more than a 6th of the 2 it's out that's something local produce us wants to change but the also want to export more members when the production sector would want to expand their facilities expanding into small. export more. on fortunately we don't have a sense of international market in place we're looking at the words our programs or where we've come producers and suppl

we begin in ghana where the government has been trying to reduce its dependency on imports at the moment it's hard to find original domestic products there especially in the supermarkets but one locally made it is a flying off the shelves 12 keys are popular across kano and maybe kong and export hit in africa. this factory in eastern ghana khan's make enough profit spoke block cookies to buy to william which produces drinks and snacks like these for the local market the old company has already gained the market share of 40 percent of the gun in my case. it's money just see the products made here are world class. going away to be that people guessing what would happen to their country it high taxes thereby increasing at a cost of their product but now we are here we are marching into a national stand that introducing competing international products as well which is very affordable today gagnon market then imports a lot of goods things like industrial machinery and consumer products in 2019 expands more than fits in $1000000000.00 on these imports food made up more than 6 of the 2 it's ou

. >> reporter: cape coast with atlantic vast waters near the shore of ghana.ough you may not know the village you come from, the family you come from, this is one of the last places our ancestors touched before leaving these shores. >> reporter: the door of no return, where millions of africans were forced into slave ships bounce fs bound for the u states. >> it brought me to tears. you can literally feel yourselves standing on the backs of your ancestors. "standing on the back of the people who came before you." that's literally now. >> i want to know the people in the culture, i want to know what culture was taken from me. >> reporter: descendents of slaves come here to reconnect with their ancestors, a full-circle moment centuries in the making. rabbi cohain moved to ghana from new york and now gives doors. >> that's why they say it's the door of no return. they believed at that time if they erased all those things from us, we'd never find our way back home. but look at the resilience of the african spirit, look at who you and i are, that we made our way ba

sikh community in ghana all right that's a team of speaking to us from accra thank you fred. and that's it for now today is more of course on. the dot com africa page on facebook and on trust have and today will leave you with the l g b t creative process the continent of africa will see you next time. to. vaccinations against the pandemic it's a race against time. it is business with a virus from. the coveted vaccination doses the rich and dust real nations already have a plan of what is the situation in india and africa. 60 minutes. after 6. hours to us. troy. reporter every weekend on w. brits just want to have thought on this 1st summer holidays to spain and greece have soared after the u.k. government laid out plans to gradually relax coronavirus restrictions including on foreign travel. also on the show the head of the u.s. federal reserve says the week. and we still need central bank support and downplays concerns about the threat of rising inflation. and we take you to bangladesh where the crucial textile industry is in tatters after a dropping pull of sales and europ

intolerance of the sikh community in ghana all right that's pretty much speaking to us from accra thank you for. and that's it for more of course on. africa page on facebook and on twitter and today will be with the algae can you see across the continent of africa will see you next time. don't miss our highlights. program. w dot com. carefully. to get. discovered. subscribe to the documentary. the soul. virus get lucky a mega hit all over the planet for french jews who decided to call it a day off to 20. minutes also coming up today. recently discovered letters written by adult hitler's father gave new insights into the dictator's upbringing and his character. understated unfunctional 2 words essential and. award winning design. but we begin with the news that french electronics are going their separate ways you most probably wouldn't recognize them as they chose to wear robotic headgear for most of their careers you've seen indeed the way they said goodbye was a typical doffed punk fashion in this video. they were very reclusive and ready giving interviews but they are without one of t

the delivery which marks the beginning of the largest vaccination operation in history ghana is the 1st to benefit from the un's kovacs program. and our intake of this is on his ear a live from london also coming up. a message of defiance continues to sound from the streets of me and marks as the military appointed foreign minister flies to thailand for crisis talks. the un human rights chief accuses sri lanka of systematically ignoring rights abuses during the civil war the claim the government calls unjustified. and a landmark ruling in germany where former syrian secret police officer has been sentenced to prison. or nearly a year after the corona virus outbreak was declared a pandemic the race to vaccinate the world's poorest people against private 19 is finally accelerating the world health organization says its kovacs program is the largest vaccination operation in history and the 1st 600000 doses from astra zeneca have been delivered to ghana which has reported nearly 600 deaths around half of which were in the last 2 months alone meanwhile regulators in the u.s. say johnson and

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the world health organisation has delivered its first shipment of covax vaccines to ghana. the west african country received 600—000 astrazeneca doses for free — under a global scheme aimed at ensuring all countries — rich and poor — get vaccines. golf legend tiger woods is awake and responsive following an operation on his leg, ankle and foot. we hear those close to him. it's another hurdle. it's another massive hurdle for a 45—year—old man to potentially overcome if he wants to potentially overcome if he wants to play competitive golf again, but if there is one guy who can doing it is tiger woods. the uk government announces a �*catch up�* programme for students in england who've missed nearly half a year at school because of covid lockdowns. and we'll look at the media reaction in china after a divorce court rules a man must pay his ex—wife more than $7,000 for housework during their marriage. ghana has received the first covid—19 vaccines through covax — a who scheme designed to help distribute doses fairly between rich and poor nations. this was the arrival 600,000 dos

there alive from the heart also coming up an historic moment the 1st coronavirus vaccines arrive in ghana as part of a global scheme to ensure less wealthy countries are not left behind. the german cold sentences a former member of the syrian secret police to prison for crimes against humanity. goldstar tiger woods lucky to be alive after suffering significant leg injuries in a car crash. so me and miles of military appointed foreign minister is in thailand for talks after this month's coup it's part of regional efforts to resolve the crisis which began when the army seized power on the 1st of february protests continue to demand the release of elected leader and censored she and rallies across the country 3 people have been killed in protests and there is a mass civil disobedience campaign including strikes at western countries have moved quickly to speak out against and even sanction me and most military but it's close and neighbors have been more circumspect secular they retire and provides jobs to more than a 1000000 migrant strengthening a previously fractious relationship china is m

ghana has become the 1st country to receive vaccines through the international kovacs scheme 600000 vols were flown in from india kovacs aims to get vaccines to the most vulnerable people and share them fairly among all nations ghana plans to inoculate around 20 percent of the population in the 1st phase of its campaign pakistan's prime minister has met sri lanka's president go to buy a rajapaksa they have discussed efforts to fight religious extremism and how to help poor countries whether the pandemic later on wednesday is expected to face strong criticism of the un human rights council meeting joe biden is expected to speak with saudi arabia's king said man before the publication of a us government report on the murder of journalist. it would be biden's 1st conversation as president of the saudi leader the classified intelligence report is widely believed to implicate the king's son crown prince mohammed bin said a man. killing the trumpet administration had refused to release reports europe today to have all the latest headlines we're covering for you right here on al-jazeera and the

in a box the native ghana is the more classic but conservative. figure out of an upwardly mobile independent rebel i was raised by a really strong woman who was very very independent for a long while in my life was the breadwinner and she and his sisters my mom has a stairs like they had powerful gun queen mothers of the family so that was the example i saw growing up the 29 year old explores female self-expression in a deeply critical society subject it's off limits including gun topics like sexuality. truth and what one can profit noble goals but she will. fight back against your oppression of women. this is one that follows the stories of what me arguably be the 1st african queers super she rose watch trying to solve our problems and then i think of corruption nature. activism is already having a positive impact even just by starting a conversation. along also be a parts of the fabric of. our time to be you know if there are sections when green everything that people keep saying is. i didn't think of this this week i didn't think that that when

this of course will be the same concept that ghana as.do countries have to guarantee that they have the infrastructure available in order to distribute the vaccine? we have seen here in the united states that it is one thing to have the supply, quite a differt thing to actually get the vaccine into people's arms. reporter: according to the policy, every country that has to get the vaccine has to give data or policy. they have places where they can store the vaccine, because this is something that is being saw after. -- soft after. also, they have a number of people who are going to be vaccinated. every vaccine will be used, every bile, every shot will get to someone's arm. katty: this is being distributed just anews is coming in that infection rates may be higher than we previously thought. tell us a little bit about the new data. reporter: the new data that is coming out from the confident, right now there are about 4 million covid-19 cases. the rise is being spearheaded by two factors. the lack of people following the measures, such as

wants change anytime soon due to ghana's scorcher oh i'm truly just moments. we will be the rules that govern the states that will leave and for that mater if you ask me personally i abide by the rules or regulations in the country so i am for one a government to say what the laws are saying what a traditional believers are saying and one of christian courts i say. gazing on lesbian isn't a what i call it's for. reform i believe that the. and we will who recognize that. 100 that's a common view on the streets of our crime and elsewhere in the country. don't we all to condole sidestepped because i think it's for outs or on our knowledge on our traditions it's allowed on our hard to call it our customs is something that we deem grew up with it is not an african thing we are not into this alliance those that did not in islam to decide and it is a taboo so we don't need to feel it would limit it don't go and others like him and to relent in. the rights activists he also more places like minded people to discuss issues affecting them and to 2nd solution us finned t

will ghana has become the 1st country to receive vaccines from kovacs this is a global initiative and did ensuring poor nations have fair access to covert 19 shots the un backed program ams to deliver $2000000000.00 is around the world. the arrival of the truck scenes brings the world one step closer to a worldwide solution for a global pandemic. a plane carrying 600000 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine developed in the u.k. and produced in india touched down in the capital. today where the international airport in accra in ghana and this is really a historic moment today we are very happy to receive the present batch of most common 1000 vaccines through the cold like the c.d.c. . government's 1st chops will go to fire is hot spots and essential workers that brought the men i want just need more vaccine many gun ends remain unsure that the inoculation is safe i don't have much information about vox's in terms of policy but i think one side i guess i always know about that i mean well i would want to get. into. gun people to see why not let me have some last decades before and i see th

thank you for it now let's take a look at some of the stories making news across the continent now ghana has become the 1st country to receive vaccines through the un backed kovacs initiative 600000 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine have arrived in the cry it's the 1st batch of $2300000000.00 vaccines expected to be delivered to low and middle income countries by the end of the get and if he is demanding a u.n. investigation into the killing of its ambassador to congo and his bodyguard in the east of the country on monday their bodies were returned to rome on tuesday the 2 were fatally shot when driving in a world food programme on point a local driver was also killed. it is now to kenya where lakes in the country's rift venue region have reached some of the highest levels in decades now the rising water levels are due to above average rainfall it's caused flooding that's destroyed homes and businesses and threatens the habitat of wildlife species now the people who live around the lake now who lifeline from the devastation came in the form of fish but as of committee reports that lifeli

reporting from accra ghana thank you. football for you know by munich and their striker have been named finalist for the prestigious 2021 loris world sports awards by and won every available title last season becoming only the 2nd team to manage the feat 11 down ski had his best ever season scoring get this 55 goals and has already won best men's player awards from both the front and you wave the winners of the loris awards will be announced. and one is the good team. are marking their return to the knockout phase of the champions league in a few hours time that are up against from your league leaders manchester city and there are led by former by and coach pep guardiola and just recorded their 18th street victory over the weekend meanwhile are without a win in their last 3 matches to tick over 1000 travel restrictions the match will take place in hungary instead of germany. are mine now the top story that we're tracking for you this hour a german cortez found the former syrian secret service agent guilty of facilitating

minister flies to thailand for crisis talks it's a historic moment the 1st coronavirus vaccines arrive in ghana as part of a global scheme to ensure less wealthy countries aren't left behind a german court sentences a former member of the syrian secret police to prison for crimes against humanity. at least 75 inmates are killed in ecuador as gang gravel rees lead to prison riots i'm joined by just go with the sports as 15 time major gold champion tiger woods stuff has multiple leg injuries after crashing his car at high speed outside los angeles i'll bring you the very latest in the next hour. hello welcome to the news hour mian mars military appointed foreign minister is in thailand for crisis talks after this month's coup it's part of regional efforts to resolve the crisis which began when the army seize power on february the 1st protesters continue to demand the release of an elected leader and rallies right across the country 3 people have been killed in protests and there is a massive all disobedience campaign including strikes let's get an update from scott heiler he's joining us from acr

pandemic the race to vaccinate the world's poorest people against code 19 is finally accelerating ghana has become the 1st country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the international kovacs scheme 600000 doses of astra zeneca. jobs arrived in the capital accra on wednesday and chile is streaking ahead of other that american countries vaccinating all 3000000 people this month in mas military appointed to foreign minister is in thailand for talks for in this month's coup it's part of regional efforts to resolve the crisis which began when the army seized power on the 1st of february protests continue in may in ma the people are demanding the release of elected leader and son suchi. joe biden is expected to speak to saudi arabia's king solomon soon before the publication of a u.s. government report on the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi a classified intelligence report is widely believed to implicate the king's son crown prince mohammed bin cylon in his show geez killing the trumpet ministration refused to release the report the president is taking a fresh approach to how he eng

also because in ghana sometimes some medicine doesn't wake. as sick and they give you some drugs doesn't kill you serious brain. he. says i mean. last year. a lot of. jobs and we. could see it that said that is of course some people that are very positive about these vaccines arriving tell us about how the rollout is going to look like. so the rollout is going to be full calls on graphic. officials have identified hot spots for the infection or the virus spreading among people and so you're looking at areas like the country tall city across a commodity the 2nd largest city in the country and some pos of the central region and areas that's really have a high cases of the vox virals that is what is going to hop into vireos vox in sorry will be taking to health centers and then these individuals i was spoken about to operate and people would then be vaccinated what non-government is trying to focus on is to educate people to opera should the fact that the vaccine is important and all to be taking and so people will have to do away with the recent

ghana in west africa has become the first country to receive vaccines under a scheme that aims to reduce the divide between rich countries and poorer nations. a delivery of 600,000 doses arrived in accra. the aim is to deliver 2 billion doses by the end of the year. police in california say tiger woods won't face a reckless driving charge for the car crash that shattered his ankle and left him with compound leg fractures. the golf legend has been awake and responsive after an emergency operation. police say he's lucky to be alive. a former syrian intelligence service agent has been jailed for four and a half years in germany for complicity in crimes against humanity, in what's been described as a landmark prosecution. it's the first case to deal with crimes against humanity under the regime of the syrian president, basharal—assad. now on bbc news, click. this week, military training in vr. cardboard computers. and, you coming round to the clubhouse? it's time to find out what everyone�*s talking about. hey, welcome to click, hope you're doing 0k. lara, how are you this week? hey, welcome

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today where the international airport in crown in ghana and this is really a historic moment today we are very happy to receive the present batch of most common 1000 vaccines through the call that affinity. chops will go to fire is hot spots and essential workers. won't just need more vaccines many gun a.n.c. remain unsure that the inoculation is safe i don't have much information about and a vaccine is in terms of policy but i. guess i always know about that i mean well i would want to get. people to see why not maybe if someone is decades before and i see that it's good i can take it now for me they can it's for conduit of the 200000000 doses administered so far the vast majority have been in the developed world kovacs organizers say fair a vaccine distribution is in the interest of rich countries to. up until now there has not been a tremendous amount of vaccines in developing countries there have been some countries that have gotten small amounts of doses through bilateral deals and donations but there hasn't been a systematic coverage of vaccine doses and that is what we need to

live coverage of a momentous delivery in ghana.. a scheme known as covax that aims to reach 20% of people in the poorest countries with at least 2 billion doses, and this consignment isjust the start. the ambition to reach that first 20% and the 2 billion doses is to do so within this first year, so maybe within the next 12 months, let's say. but to go beyond that, i think the thinking is to achieve that as fast as possible. these first doses are of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, made in india. many more will follow. but vaccinating the whole world is a daunting challenge. so what's the likely timeframe for vaccinating 75% of people in different countries? based on doses that have been ordered, that should happen this year in the uk and many other nations, nearly all of them relatively wealthy. it's likely to be next year for several dozen middle income countries like argentina and indonesia, but as things stand, it's set to be 2023 for the majority of african countries, and that's with all the vaccines that are being donated. and

hello i'm down in jordan this is out as they are live from doha also coming up ghana becomes the 1st country to receive doses under a un backed scheme aimed at making vaccines available to less wealthy countries. protesters march in me and as the military appointed foreign minister flies to thailand for crisis talks. and in a landmark ruling a german court sentences a former syrian intelligence officer to prison for aiding crimes against humanity. the drive to end the coronavirus pandemic is picking up speed new research shows the johnson and johnson vaccine is highly effective in preventing severe cases of covert 19 it could get emergency approval for use in the u.s. by the end of the week will the single shot vaccine has been tested in the u.s. brazil and south africa studies show it's highly effective in combating the more aggressive there instead the virus europe's inoculation program is also gathering pace e.u. countries are set to discuss vaccination certificates for their citizens as part of efforts to stimulate travel. through the summer and garner has become the 1st country

ghana has become the 1st country to receive vaccines through the international kovacs 600000 astra zeneca jobs arrived on a wednesday the u.s. vaccine will see more than 2000000 cope with 19 doses delivered to developing countries a mere mouse military appointed foreign minister is in thailand for talks following this month's prove it's part of regional efforts to resolve the crisis protesters in me and not continue to demand the release of elected leader aung san suu kyi. now the white house says president joe biden will speak with saudi arabia's king solomon soon before a u.s. government report into the murder of the journalist shall have published it's widely expected to implicate the king's son crown prince mohammed bin solomon international g.'s killing former president donald trump and is the ministration refuse to release their. president is taking a fresh approach to how he engages with foreign leaders around the world and different from the prior administration and that means he will not hold back and he will speak out when there are concerns he has about human rights abuses abou

the headlines: ghana in west africa has become the first country to receive vaccines under a scheme that aims to reduce the divide between rich countries and poorer nations. a delivery of 600,000 doses arrived in accra. the aim is to deliver 2 billion doses by the end of the year. police in california say tiger woods won't face a reckless driving charge for the car crash that shattered his ankle and left him with compound leg fractures. the golf legend has been awake and responsive after an emergency operation. police say he's lucky to be alive. a painting by vincent van gogh not seen in public for more than a century has been shown in paris ahead of a sale by auction. the picture, street scene in montmartre, was painted in 1887 and has been in private hands since 1920. it's expected to fetch at least eight—and—a—half million dollars. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello there and welcome to wednesday in parliament where the labour leader urges the government not to put up taxes in next week's budget. can the prime minister at least agree with me today that now is not the time

there understand the italian this is out of their life and also coming up ghana becomes the 1st nation to receive coronavirus vaccines as part of a global scheme to ensure that less wealthy countries are left behind. in the landmark ruling a german court sentenced as a former syrian secret policeman to present a. new un human rights chief warns sri lanka could descend back into violence and rights abuses unless decisive international action is taken. the military appointed foreign minister is in thailand for talks after this month's crew and so part of regional efforts to try to resolve the crisis which began when the army seized power on the 1st of february still protesters are continuing to demand the release of elected leader aung san suu kyi and rallies across the country scott heil has more now from bangkok. and i.q. protesters gathered in front of the indonesian embassy in years gone only for regional involvement as tensions grow across b.m.r. . this as the military pointed foreign minister visited bangkok for crisis talks meeting his thai indonesian counterparts as well as time.

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