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Mass vaccination campaigns are being rolled out around the globe. Governments around the world are looking for ways to contain the spread of COVID-19. Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, and Sinopharm are among the authorized vaccines being distributed around the world. But Russia, India, and China have been criticized for rushing their vaccine approval processes. Business Insider reports some people remain skeptical about getting inoculated. Wealthier nations have expanded their immunization efforts. Many developing countries are struggling with the pandemic are still waiting for their shots.
We start in Japan, a country hit hard by the deadly hostage crisis in the Algerian desert. Ten Japanese were among the dozens of foreigners killed when Islamist terrorists stormed the In Amenas gas plant. Next, we head to a village in the Indian state of Rajasthan where an unofficial law has been imposed: single women cannot use mobile phones. And a Bali court hands down the death penalty to a British grandmother who was caught with almost 5 kilos of cocaine in her suitcase.
Air pollution in Beijing hits a record high but the government is being unusually open about it. Next, we look at the fisherman in Pakistan and India being used as diplomatic bargaining chips. Finally, we look at why trade along the fabled silk road in Afghanistan is becoming scarcer and scarcer.
When a Chinese censor gets heavy handed, journalists stage a rare rebellion. Is this a sign of growing dissent in the country? Meanwhile, is India's Parsi community in danger of disappearing? We head to Mumbai, which is home to the world’s biggest Parsi population. Finally, put on your warmest clothes as we take you to the largest ice and snow festival in the world!
North Korea celebrates its first successful rocket launch, a lift-off which worries the international community. Next, our reporters in India's Gujarat province introduce us to an up and coming candidate for the Indian premiership. Finally, the world pays homage to late sitar master Ravi Shankar.
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