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tonight europe fighting the 3rd wave of the coronavirus pandemic but minus one major vaccine germany italy france and spain have joined a growing list of countries suspending use of the astra zeneca vaccine over blood clot workers but medical regulators in the w.h.o. insist the vaccine is safe also coming up a punishing defeat and a warning for germany's ruling conservatives chancellor merkel's cd use suffers a big losses in 2 can't regional elections party leaders are calling it a wake up call ahead of federal elections this coming september and international condemnation of me and more is military following sunday's violence in the end gone tonight the army has imposed martial law in parts of the city. i'm off it's good to have you with us in the race to vaccinate this is not what europe needs now nearly a dozen countries including germany france italy and spain have suspended use of the astra zeneca corona virus vaccine over fears the shots could cause blood clots however both the european medicines agency and the world health organization say there is no evidence linking the linking the vacci

italy and france — the risks events overall. italy and france are _ the risks events overall. - the risks events overall. italy and france are among the i the risks events overall. italy and france are among the first to announce their was using the oxford vaccine and it cannot come soon enough. they are among several european countries experiencing a third wave of new infections with further measures being introduced. the first top level meetings between the us and china sincejoe biden became us president have been taking place in alaska. america's top diplomat antony blinken is meeting his opposite number yang gee—air chur. beijing has repeatedly said it wants a better relationship after the turbulence of the trump years. after a brief pause a second round of talks have just begun. the us official readout on the first round speaks of "substantive, serious, and direct," conversations running well beyond the two hours originally allotted. but the meeting began with blunt messages from both sides. today we will have an opportunity to discuss key priorities, both domestic and gl

italy and france will resume _ vaccine's benefits. france will resume using _ vaccine's benefits. italy and france will resume using the _ vaccine's benefits. italy and france will resume using the vaccine. - vaccine's benefits. italy and france| will resume using the vaccine. they were among the countries with the poorest reports of blood cross. paris is heading back into lockdown on friday. in the first meeting between senior officials in the biden administration in china —— and china takes place. thank you very much forjoining me. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. let's start with the astrazeneca vaccine. the european medicines agency has been examining its safety after more than a dozen eu members suspended it this week over health concerns. and today, we heard its verdict. the committee has come to a clear scientific conclusion. this is a safe and effective vaccine. its benefits in protecting people from covid—i9 with the associated risks of death and hospitalisation outweigh the possible risks. the co

germany, italy, france, the netherlands and spain are the latest.aused at the weekend following denmark, iceland. several other countries, including austria have stopped using certain batches of the vaccine. that leaves several eu nations using the jab, which has been approved in over 70 countries around the world. astrazeneca says more than 17 million people in the uk and european union have now had its vaccine. that fewer than a0 cases of blood clots have been reported. it says the risks of having a clot are significantly lower among those who have been vaccinated compared to the general population. we know that blood clots are remarkably common and we would expect them to happen in one to two people per thousands, per year. which is a very large number. and much higher than the sorts of levels we are talking about in this particular report. scientists in the uk are frankly baffled by the decisions made in the eu. there is concern that the pause in using the astrazeneca jab will cost lives because people will not be protected from covid and that i

this is the number of covid-19 patients in hospital in italy, france, and the u.k.art of the year. easy to see, it is falling in the u.k., rising in italy, and staying at around 25,000 in france. i want to bring in a gust. -- guest. let's speak to varela just lawrence young. what is behind -- virologist lawrence young. what is behind the numbers? >> it all has to do with how countries managed the infection particularly over the christmas and new year period. in certain countries, the second wave in countries like spain and italy did not end and is now being fueled by the more contagious and more deadly so-called variant. >> that is really, as we were hearing in germany, very much laying the blame at that variant. we want to talk to you a little bit further, i want to turn to the u.k. for a moment, because today marks one year since the first coronavirus lockdown was announced, and since then, the death toll has risen from 364 to over 126,000. [bell tolling] a national minute of silence has been held and with the locowns have come tough restrictions on socializing, c

germany, italy, france and spain have suspended use of the astrazeneca vaccine over blood clot worries. regulators in the who it insist the vaccine is safe. a punishing defeat and a warning for germany's ruling conservatives. angela merkel's cdu suffers big losses in regional elections. already leaders call it a wake-up call ahead of federal elections in september. international condemnation of myanmar's military following violence in yangon. the army imposed martial law in part of the city. the missing face of syria's revolution. >> i am a human rights activist. >> she was kidnapped by armed men seven years ago and is still missing. dw news retraces the steps she made before she disappeared. i'm brent goff. to our viewers in the united states and around the world, welcome. in the race to vaccinate, this is not what europe needs. nearly a dozen countries, including germany, france, italy and spain, suspended use of the astrazeneca vaccine over fears the shots could cause blood clots. both the european medicine agency and the world health organization say there is no evidence linking th

france, germany and italy are among several countries to suspend the use of the astrazeneca vaccine over safety fears. a small number of people out of the millions who've had the vaccine have suffered blood clots. experts here insist it is safe. this is a safe, effective vaccine, as recommended by mhra. and let's remember, this virus kills people. it kills people my age, younger people and older people. the world health organization says there is no evidence the jab is causing the blood clots and the european medicines agency insists its benefits far outweigh any potential risks. also tonight: more protestors gather outside westminster this evening after the outcry following the police�*s handling of saturday's vigilfor sarah everard. a plan for more, cheaper and greener buses in england to encourage us out of our cars. after almost a year of coronavirus, senior government figures tell the bbc how the government should have locked down earlier in the autumn. i like it here. no you don't. no i don't, i like it here. no you don't. no i don't. but _ i like it here. no you don't. no i don't,

the vaccine is the fund behind the jab reveals it signed production things with companies in italy spain france and germany although it is conditional on the view approving the drug free market profits for all its vaccine programs countries bend their fury over huge disparities in the way jobs have been shed and after 10 years of poor syria we look at how the conflict has changed the lives of its people and what the future holds for the country. good evening just on 7 o'clock in moscow you're watching r.t. international now more countries have expressed an interest in working with russia's sputnik for the vaccine according to the russian fund behind the jab companies from italy spain france and germany have agreed to launch production if the vaccine is authorized by the block's medicines agency earlier i spoke to artie's mccarron about how these cooperation agreements have developed. since the start of the pandemic the company that producing this but the vaccine the russian direct investment fund has been very open about its plans to cooperate with partners all across the world including those

spain germany france italy in the past 24 hours suspended the use of the. team developed by astra zeneca over blood clot concerns. talk me through the story. well spain has now become the latest country in the e.u. to say this is spending the use of the astra zeneca vaccine decision came hot only heels of decisions made by france germany and italy on monday all saying they were holding the rollout over this particular vaccine now we know that the world health organization is to hold a meeting to discuss the issues on tuesday and we've also heard that the european medicals agency this is the body which approves vaccines here in europe and had approved the astra zeneca vaccine is to hold an extraordinary meeting on thursday to discuss the issues now when france announced that it was suspending that vaccine that announcement was made by president marconi whose previously raised questions about the efficacy of the vaccine for older persons this is what he had to say. on . the decision which was also taken in accordance with our european policy is to suspend vac

another setback in an already troubled vaccination campaign germany france italy and spain became the latest european countries to stop administering the astra zeneca vaccine over fears it causes blood clots fatone and stuff to keep up confidence in this vaccine we now have to give our experts in germany and the european union time to review these recent cases they must also clarify the question of whether the benefits of vaccination continue to outweigh possible risks and say just that's mukesh reason and i know because one thing is clear not vaccinating also has serious health implications and that review process is what we're waiting on now. french president manuel mccall said his government would await a statement by the european medicines agency due on tuesday before deciding if the vaccine is put back into use. that it is you know he ate a piece on the decision that was taken in accordance with our european policy is to suspend the astra zeneca vaccination as a precautionary measure in the hope that it will be resumed quickly if the european medicines agency allows it see livy.

the vaccine is the fund behind the jab reveals it signed production deals with companies in italy spain france and germany conditional on the e.u. approving the drug meanwhile the block admits rules in its vaccine program has come from spend their fury over huge disparities in the way jobs are being shared out and also to come this hour in germany and the merkel's party suffers its worst losses in 2 key states is the starting pistol is fired on the country's general elections and half to 10 years of war in syria we look at how the conflict has changed the lives of its people and what the future holds for the country. i. know they're just gone 4 pm here in moscow you're watching r.t. international now more european countries have expressed an interest in working with russia as a vaccine according to the russian fund behind the jab companies from italy spain france and germany have agreed to launch production if the vaccine is authorized by the block's medicines agency so let's get more now on this from our correspondent joins us again the soft name hello again mickey just go through them the si

countries irish is the vaccine is the fun behind the jab reveals that sign production companies in italy spain france and germany conditional though on the e.u. approving the drug use the big girls in this vaccine program is brought members spend their fury over huge disparities in the ways jobs are being shed and in germany angela merkel is itself has its worst losses in 2 key states a starting pistol is fired on the country's election but also to come after 10 years of foreign syria we look at how the conflict has changed the lives of its people and what the future holds for the country. good afternoon you're watching r.t. international where it's just gone 3 o'clock here in moscow now more european countries have expressed an interest in working with russia sputnik the vaccine according to the russian fund behind the job companies from italy spain france and germany have agreed to launch production if the vaccine is authorized by the blocks medicines agency so let's get more on this now our correspondent joins us in the studio good afternoon mickie just talk through them the significance of these

tonight europe finding a 3rd wave of the corona virus pandemic but minus one major vaccine germany italy france and spain have joined a growing list of countries suspending use of the astra zeneca back scene over blood workers but medical regulators in the w.h.o. insist the vaccine is safe also coming up a punishing defeat and a warning for germany's ruling conservatives say stronger medical c.d.u. suffers big losses into keep regional elections party leaders call it a wake up call ahead of federal elections this coming september and international condemnation of mean mars military following sunday's violence and young dawn tonight the army has imposed martial law in parts of the city. plus the missing things of syria's revolution. i mean. you heard this from hospice she was kidnapped by armed men 7 years ago and is still visiting u.w. news retraces the steps that she made before she disappeared. i'm off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states into all of you around the world welcome to in the race to vaccinate to this is not what europe needs now. now nearly a dozen countries including g

france italy germany and now spain suspend the use of the u.k.'s astra zeneca vaccine over blood clot fear. comes despite the e.u. admitting further flaws in its facts in its vaccination program with member states outraged at the way the shots are being distributed. meanwhile more european countries consider russia sputnik the vaccine and companies prepared to start their own production lines of the shot gets approval in the block. and after a decade of devastating war in syria we look at how the conflict has changed lives and what the future may hold for the country. at the top of the hour and you know what that means time for our to international i'm donald quarter welcome to the program. spain germany france and italy have all suspended the use of the astra zeneca covert vaccine over blood clot concerns with all the details here's charlatans. well spain has now become the latest country in the e.u. to say it is suspending the use of the astra zeneca vaccine decision came hot only heels of decisions made by france germany and italy on monday all

coming up, france and italy can't at an -- france and italy hint at an astrazeneca u-turn.is bloomberg. ♪ >> it is going to take another three to four months to pick up in the large amount of doses they will get from different manufacturers, because of vaccine nationalism, and a new thing, raw materials nationalism. what the u.s. has done, and i send this message to the decision-makers in the u.s., please not put a ban on critical raw materials other global vaccine manufacturers need. manus: that was the ceo of the india company speaking about equality summit. melinda gates -- melinda gates says there will not be a recovery if the covered -- women and minorities have been disproportionately hit. she spoke to emily chang as part of the bloomberg equality summit. melinda: it is working in some high-end countries, we are seeing broader distribution in the united states and some european countries, but it is not working yet for middle and low income countries. those are places where people are struggling and have loved ones who get ailing cannot get them to a hospital. they are

remarkable change of tack with the company revealing its broken deals with companies in germany italy france and spain let's take a listen to what the c.e.o. of the company have to say currently there are additional talks underway on boosting production in the e.u. this will allow sputnik the to be supplied to the european single market once approval is granted but the european medicines agency we are actively working with the e m a is part of the rolling review procedure in addition we and our partners are ready to start supplying those e.u. countries that independently authorized sputnik v. so we should emphasize again then here is the approval by the blocs medicines agency although not everybody seems to be ready to wait for that well that's right you're hungry and slovakia have already bought the russian shot with slovakia receiving its 1st shipments of the vaccine on monday it will no doubt come as a massive relief for the country hungry meanwhile has already started vaccinations over in france we have the mayor of nice who's a pill to the author a tease to greenlight the procurement of

germany, france, spain and italy are all taking the precautionary measure of suspending use of the vaccinef fears about possible side—effects, including blood clots. the astrazeneca vaccine has already been suspended in the netherlands, ireland, iceland, bulgaria, denmark and norway. the world health organisation, along with the eu's very own medicines regulator, says there is no justification for the temporary ban and leading british scientists insist the vaccine is safe. our medical editor fergus walsh has the latest. a public display of confidence in the oxford astrazeneca vaccine from northern ireland's chief medical officer today. by contrast, you cannot have the jab in the irish republic, in france, germany and is a growing list of eu countries which have temporarily suspended its use. this is a safe, effective vaccine as recommended by mhra. let's remember, this virus kills people, kills people my age, younger people and older people and the benefits are strongly in favour of people getting this vaccine at that time. the eu roll—out was already lagging well behind that of the uk. fr

all of italy will shut down over easter france is closing too, region by region with icu occupancy atts highest level since november germany says it's facing a third wave and weighing lockdowns. the eu simply isn't rolling out the vaccines fast enough in the u.s. over 20% of the population has received at least one dose in italy, france, and germany vaccination rates are less than 8% the 27-nation eu didn't buy enough supply on spec when the vaccines were still being researched >> the european union took a view at the beginning that it would procure jointly. but of course it takes time to get agreement with everybody >> reporter: distribution of what they have has been painfully slow today it got even slower germany, france, italy, and spain all paused distribution of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine after reports of blood clotting. six other european countries have recently hit pause too. the w.h.o. said today the vaccine is safe. this is europe's biggest modern test of its ability to act collectively, and it's failing. european governments are blaming vaccine hoarding, manufacturing d

many of the other guests in the stockholm hostel agree they've come here from across europe from italy france and germany many are fleeing the covert 1000 restrictions in their homelands. right here as we discovered that he was full of other ones like me but there was you know what the same results will simply. be a lie but they live in rooms like this with 8 beds and no windows for weeks at a time linda came here after graduating from high school. when i came here a week and a half ago and saw people in restaurants talking and eating together normally without masks i thought i was dreaming on the other hand i can't forget what it's like in germany right now. sweden has both mandatory and voluntary restrictions residents who can are asked to stay home there's a ban on serving alcohol in the evening and masks are only recommended during rush hour there have been more than 12000 covert 19 deaths in a population of 10000000 this is left some doubtful when 82 year old goes to anderson fell ill doctors refused to give him intensive medical care but after pressure from his daughter he received trea

jon: germany, italy, france in the last 24 hours. that's a problem for astrazeneca and the vaccine rollout. let's bring in a man who knows europe, jens norvig. so many of these stories are well known. europe struggling, the u.s. flying, and a question we have asked, how well priced are they in foreign exchange? jens: in the introduction you talked about all of these cycles of optimism in the u.s. that have been around for a while and it's no surprise that we have a big stimulus package coming out. in europe we are waiting for the all clear, the vaccine rollout has been disappointing to say the least so far and we have spikes in cases in the middle of march in many countries. we don't have the all clear and we have not had the reopening yet. in terms of us pricing aggressively a global reopening, that is still something that will happen in the next one to two months. in terms of the catalyst for verbal lift to global risk assets comes in confidence the vaccine is working in the u.k. and in the eu, and the spikes we have in latin ameri

vaccine is the fund behind the job reveals it has signed production deals with companies in italy spain france and germany although that is conditional on the e.u. approving the drug thing while the bloc admits floors in its vaccine program has countries vent their fury over huge disparities in the way jobs have been shared their act but also to come this hour after 10 years of ford syria we look at how the conflict has changed the lives of its people and what the future holds for the country. clothes a good afternoon just gone 5 o'clock in moscow you watching r.t. international now more here ripping countries have expressed an interest in working with russia for the vaccine according to the russian fund behind the jab companies for mislead spain france and germany have agreed to launch production if the vaccine is authorized by the blocks medicines agency earlier high spoke to r.t. new karen about this and how these cooperation agreements have developed. since the start of the pandemic the company that producing this vaccine the russian direct investment fund has been very open about its plan

you're fighting a 3rd wave of the coronavirus pandemic but minus one that major vaccine germany italy france and spain had joined a growing list of countries the stanleys of astra zeneca of the blood work but health experts insist it is safe also coming out. and international condemnation of new mars military officer churchy forces killed protesters the army has imposed martial law and also stopped going on to the largest city. germany's museum opens they don't offer more than 3 months of lockdown to the baba reviews in is near the end it will be opening with a back. truck to its blockbuster rembrandt's. i'm a hell of a 100 thanks for joining us a growing number of countries including germany france italy and spain have suspended the use of the astra zeneca corona virus vaccine over fears the shots could cause blood clots however both the european medicines agency and the world health organization say there is no evidence that the vaccine is unsafe. and other such back in an already troubled vaccination campaign germany france italy and spain because. the latest european countries to stop ad

in italy, france, and germany, vaccination rates are less than 8%.didn't buy enough vaccine on spec when the vaccines were being researched. >> european union took the view at beginning it would procure jointly but it takes time to get agreement with everybody. >> reporter: distribution of what they have has been painfully slow. today, it got even slower. germany, italy, france, and spain all paused distribution of the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine after reports of blood clotting. this is a test of europe's ability to act collectively. it's failing. european governments are blaming vaccine hoarding, side effects and manufacturing delays, but opinion polls suggest most europeans believe the eu is doing poorly. brian? >> richard, thank you. >>> coming up for us, call us obsessed with holding people to account. but there is something about a half million dead that focuses the mind. each febreze car vent clip gives you up to 30 days of fresh air. so, you can have open window freshness... even with all the windows up. enjoy fresh, any time, with febreze. (ma

germany, italy, france, the netherlands and spain are the latest.kend following denmark, iceland. several other countries, including austria have stopped using certain batches of the vaccine. that leaves several eu nations using the jab, which has been approved in over 70 countries around the world. astrazeneca says more than 17 million people in the uk and european union have now had its vaccine. that fewer than a0 cases of blood clots have been reported. it says the risks of having a clot are significantly lower among those who have been vaccinated compared to the general population. we know that blood clots are remarkably common and we would expect them to happen in one to two people per thousands, per year. which is a very large number. and much higher than the sorts of levels we are talking about in this particular report. scientists in the uk are frankly baffled by the decisions made in the eu. there is concern that the pause in using the astrazeneca jab will cost lives because people will not be protected from covid and that it will damage pu

germany italy and france are the latest countries to temporarily suspend the use of the astra zeneca vaccine because of concerns of side effects. and given how this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. protests in rebel held cities across syria as it mounts 10 years of civil war with more than half a 1000000 people dead millions forced to leave their homes. another kidnapping of a school in northwestern nigeria students and teachers were abducted at gunpoint. libya swears in a new cabinet the latest phase of a landmark agreement to restore peace. concert is growing over the astra zeneca coated 19 vaccine with even more countries suspending its use on monday france italy germany and in tunisia all said that be temporarily delaying rolling it out due to concerns of a blood clots of a dozen nations about stopped administering the astra zeneca shot the drug firm and the world health organization insist it is safe to mccain is live for us now from berlin dominic's the european countries are falling following rather one after the other and how serious are these concerts. the point

recap now of the top story that we're tracking for you this hour germany italy and france have joined a grueling list of countries and suspending the use of astra zeneca as corona virus vaccine over concerns that it might cost blood clogs to medical regulators and the world health organization is said ste the vaccine is sick. sick with us out next season variously with your a business set headlines atlanta iraq and for a man and look forward to seeing you. more than a 1000 years ago europe witnesses a huge construction boom. christianity firmly established itself. both religious and secular leaders eager to display their power . trip speaking. and create the tallest biggest and most beautiful structures. stone masons builders and architects compete with each other. this is home massive churches created. a contest of the. stars. of d.w. . germany france and italy join the poles on astra zeneca is vaccine raising pressure on regulators to determine if the safety concerns surrounding the job are merited broad health officials so far stand by vaccine. also on the show industry's decarboni

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countries like italy like spain like france and especially germany have taken many tens of thousands more applications and many tens of thousands more refugees an international comparison the u.k. doesn't fare so well and the asylum that it grants to these people just marian to check please go ahead go ahead go ahead catherine this comes your 1st question moderating which is about why and then for those of us outside the u.k. it does seem like a mystery in the sense that's a sign that the number of asylum seekers is not a historical rest just described in a clear majority of the writing in the u.k. on refugees so this is very much a manageable caseload 'd instead of investing in the asylum system and speeding up decision making friends sense of these people who are my sister whom are refugees here sort of going down the route of some friends of the options and trying to prevent people rioting or in danger trying to convince a. another country to do external processing of asylum claims ideas that come up from time to time and that never work. john no one of the controversial aspects o

another setback in an already troubled vaccination campaign germany france italy and spain became the latest european countries to stop administering the astra zeneca vaccine over fears it causes blood clots. in stuff to keep up confidence in this vaccine we now have to give our experts in germany and the european union time to review these recent cases they must also clarify the question of whether the benefits of vaccination continue to outweigh possible risks sized smokie should reason and i'm is because one thing is clear not vaccinating also has serious health implications and that review process is what we're waiting on now. french president. said his government would await a statement by the european medicines agency due on tuesday before deciding if the vaccine is put back into use. this is your 80 piece on the decision that was taken in accordance with our european policy is to suspend the astra zeneca vaccination as a precautionary measure in the hope that it will be resumed quickly if the european medicines agency allows it see livy look at me. the e.m.e.a. only last week d

germany france and italy join the poles on astra zeneca is vaccine raising pressure on regulators to determine if the safety concerns surrounding the job are merited broad health officials so far stand by the vaccine. also on the show industry's decarbonising and money is flowing into the rare earth metals industry critical for batteries look at that what that could mean for african economies. and as if it's grown a pet growth of our spend demick wasn't rattling supply chains enough the african swine fever is doing a major blow to pig farmers. who are welcome to do business i'm seen beardsley in berlin it's good have you with us france italy and germany have joined the growing list of countries putting a general pause on the distribution of astra zeneca vaccine further complicating global vaccination plans their decisions follow reports of blood clots in some patients the dutch organization tasked with reporting adverse reactions says it's received 10 reports of incidents after vaccinations with astra zeneca the world health organization the e.u.'s medicines regulator and the maker o

will have died, and it was— france and italy will have died, and it was done — france and italy done partly because it was a british vaccine and it wasn't a geunan— british vaccine and it wasn't a german vaccine reference vaccine from _ german vaccine reference vaccine from it _ german vaccine reference vaccine from it was — german vaccine reference vaccine from it was a british vaccine from and there — from it was a british vaccine from and there is— from it was a british vaccine from and there is a part of this which is so-caiied — and there is a part of this which is so—called vaccine nationalism, and it's an _ so—called vaccine nationalism, and it's an absolute tragedy because there _ it's an absolute tragedy because there is— it's an absolute tragedy because there is going to be people who died in those _ there is going to be people who died in those countries because politicians started as henry mentioned, this doubt, they sown this douht— mentioned, this doubt, they sown this doubt into people's mines, you even _ this doubt into people's mines, you even have _ this doubt

germany, france, italy, and spain have all now said they will resume using the jab.in it, prime minister borisjohnson has said he's getting the astrazenica vaccine on friday. first, the independent medicines and health care products regulatory agency has reviewed the evidence, as it does every week. they've confirmed that the benefits of the vaccine in preventing covid far outweigh any risks, and people should continue to get their vaccine when asked to do so. and june will say a little bit more about that in a moment. it's also very important for our european friends that today, the european medicines agency has come to a clear scientific conclusion, and i quote, "this is a safe and effective vaccine." we also saw yesterday the evidence from public health england that a single dose of either vaccine provides 60% protection against getting covid and reduces the chances of hospitalisation by 80%, and the risk of death by 85%. so the oxford jab is safe, and the pfizerjob is safe. the thing that isn't safe is catching covid, which is why it's so important that we all ge

major states including germany france spain and italy. britain. blood clots creating yet another headache for. the u.k. . danger to the terror and the. full spectrum of emerging from. the struggle to contain a 3rd wave with many countries choosing once again. live from moscow to the world this is artsy pleasure of your company my name's you know. the u.s. department of health admitted it used diplomatic ties to pressure brazil into not approving russia's. virus vaccine washington fears that increasing russian influence in the region could threaten u.s. security the revelation came in a report by colleagues under. talk through developments earlier this is the united states department of health health and human services that is. that it is managed to deny potentially hundreds of millions of brazilians a vaccine. the office of global affairs used diplomatic relations in the americas region to mitigate efforts by states including cuba venezuela and russia who are working to increase their influence in the region to the detriment of u.s. safety and sec

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the foreign ministers of italy germany and france have held a news conference with libyan leaders in tripoli in her opening remarks the interim foreign minister national mongers called for an end to the violence in order to achieve stability and national unity government was sworn in earlier this month to 7 we started to try to g.o.p. how committed to what to do with the new year the foreign ministry of the government of national unity how use this visit by the european delegation hated by france germany and italy it seems a message to all libyans europe is in support of our country here i'd like to reiterate a number of issues stability in libya is a positive factor not only to libya but all neighboring countries libya's territorial integrity and sovereignty as a principle beyond any negotiation and will be achieved by the national unity government we also reiterate that all foreign fighters and mercenaries be driven out of our home soil based on these principles we discuss the following issues 1st to immediately resume the tasks of diplomatic missions embassies and consulates and s

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