Category: december 2020

Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious diseases expert, speaks to Newsnight about the impact of household mixing over Christmas and the “politicisation” of the US’ public health response to coronavirus.

The next 4 to 6 months of the pandemic could be the worst yet, according to Bill Gates.

Hundreds of thousands of people from ethnic minorities, including the Uighur community, are being forced by the Chinese authorities to pick cotton, in the far western region of Xinjiang, according to information seen by the BBC. The evidence suggests that China’s cotton crop – a fifth of the world’s supply – could be far more dependent on forced labour than previously thought. Over the past few years more than a million Uighurs are believed to have been detained in so-called ‘re-education’ camps. China denies claims of torture and carrying out forced sterilisations and abortions. In response to the latest evidence the Chinese government has told the BBC that claims of forced labour are “entirely fabricated”. Huw Edwards presents a BBC News at Ten special investigation from John Sudworth in Xinjiang – a region where foreign journalists are closely monitored.

WHO officials say they’re aware of the new COVID-19 variant being reported out of the U.K. and share what they know so far.

The COVID-19 vaccine is finally being administered in Canada and both the federal and provincial governments are moving as fast as they can to scale up vaccination programs. From shipping the specialized freezers needed for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which requires it be kept in extreme cold, to ramping up the communication program to convince Canadians to take the vaccine, there are many aspects involved. David Akin takes a look at what is being done.

President-Elect Joe Biden has formally reached the 270 electoral college vote threshold necessary to be certified as president. Aired on 12/14/2020.

The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic is closing on the 300,00 mark, and the total number of COVID-19 cases is expected to hit a record 16 million in the coming days as millions of doses of a new vaccine are expected to start rolling out across America.

After the Electoral College affirmed his win, President-elect Joe Biden addressed the American people and slammed attempts by President Trump and Republicans to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

Monolith Found in Kamloops BC Canada, December 13, 2020 – copyright Matt Lazzarotto – MLAZZ Creative.

CNN’s Jake Tapper lists the ways in which President Donald Trump’s presidency helped bring to light issues with our political system.