Amanpour and Company

March 2, 2021

Report: Possible Vaccine Breakthrough in Cuba; Candace Johnson; Kazuo Ishiguro; Tim Ryan

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro

2m 58s

Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro is perhaps best known for his Booker Prize-winning period drama "The Remains of the Day" and his bestselling dystopian novel "Never Let Me Go." "Klara and the Sun" is his first novel since he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017. Christiane speaks with Ishiguro about his wife and daughter -- his toughest and most valued critics -- and about what it is to be hu

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    Scientific Innovations Coming Out of Cuba

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    Cuba’s remarkable achievement is now leading many to wonder what other medical advances it could share with the world. Candace Johnson is president and CEO of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York. She has worked closely with Cuban scientists to bring their lung cancer vaccine to the U.S. for trials.

  • Rep. Tim Ryan on the $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rep. Tim Ryan on the $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package

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    A $1.9 trillion stimulus package to help those hit hardest by the pandemic has passed the House of Representatives, clearing the first hurdle toward this top priority of President Biden's. Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan was among those who voted in favor of the plan. He speaks with Michel about his role in investigating the Capitol riot and the challenges in getting the COVID relief bill passed.

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    Report: Possible Vaccine Breakthrough in Cuba

    S2021 E3175 - 2m 54s

    Though wracked by shortages of bread and even pain medication, Cuba is on the cusp of a scientific breakthrough with its Sovereign 2 COVID-19 vaccine. Correspondent Patrick Oppman brings us this special report.

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