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The UN's Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland says Israel's limited steps to let aid into Gaza are "positive," but fall "short of what is needed." "The delivery of humanitarian aid in the Strip continues to face nearly insurmountable challenges. Amid displacement on an unimaginable scale and active hostilities, the humanitarian response system is on the brink," Wennesland tells the UN Security Council. SOUNDBITE
16 states across the US broke a grim record on Friday, reporting their highest total of people hospitalized for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Business Insider reports that since last fall, cases of COVID-19 have surged nationwide, particularly following the end of the holiday season. Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia were hit hardest. Record hospitalizations were also seen this week in Arizona, California, Delaware, and Maine. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for two COVID-19 vaccines at the end of 2020. However, a slow rollout means it will be many months before all who want a vaccination are immunized.
Paris, Dec 16 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Mohammed Badra) France will begin vaccination against the coronavirus "in the last week of December", if "all the conditions" are met, French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, announced on Wednesday before the National Assembly.FOOTAGE OF CASTEX AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
Three coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca have shown to be effective in late-stage trials. According to Business Insider, the federal government will be allocating the number of vaccine doses to states by population. This is the largest vaccination effort ever attempted in the U.S., with hundreds of millions of doses being prepared. Most states have announced the number of doses they expect to receive in the first round of distribution. With initial doses limited and lacking strong federal guidance, it's up to U.S. states to determine who will get the first vaccines.
On Wednesday, Lowe's reported quarterly same-store sales growth of more than 30%. Sales for the third quarter were $22.3 billion. That's compared to $17.4 billion in the same quarter in 2019. Lowe's said their online sales doubled in the third quarter. The company's earnings of $1.98 per share were one cent short of estimates from analysts, and its shares fell. Lowe's net income fell to $692 million, or 91 cents per share, for the quarter ending October 30, 2020.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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