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The West

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First episode dateSeptember 15, 1996
Final episode dateSeptember 22, 1996
Narrated by Peter Coyote
Number of episodes8
Number of seasons 1
Networks Public Broadcasting Service
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About The West


The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a 1996 television documentary miniseries about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and featured Ken Burns as executive producer. It was first broadcast on PBS on eight consecutive nights from September 15 to 22, 1996.

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Rick Scott said, China have decided", she wanted to dominate the rest of The World "

The Row between the US and China about the Corona Virus outbreak flared up again with a Us Senator is accused of trying Beijing to block the development of a vaccine in The West .

Rick Scott said it had more than "our intelligence community", but no details to back it up.

China, meanwhile, a document the defense of his virus exhibited actions, say informed the US from 4. January.

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What to say to Rick Scott ?

The Republican senator for Florida, which was served on The Armed services and Homeland Security committees, among other things, speaking on The Bbc 's Andrew Marr Show.

He Said : "We have to get this vaccination done. Unfortunately, we have Evidence That Communist China is trying to sabotage, to slow us down or to. "

Some experts believe, there is a vaccine until the middle of 2021 could, but there are no guarantees

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Mr Scott, who was a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump , has been called into question, again, say the "Evidence " had come by the secret services and armed forces, and adds: "There are things I can't discuss. I get information provided. "

He Said , if "England or the United States , there are first, we're going to share. The Communist China, you are not to share. "

What is the background for this?

The Trump card-the government has consistently attacked China over the handling of the Corona-Virus outbreak.

Mr Trump coronavirus has referred to regularly as "China-virus". in Wuhan. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo said there is "enormous Evidence " to back the theory, dismissed the Beijing.

The Five eyes intelligence alliance, The United Kingdom and the United States , said there was no such proof, as The World health organization (WHO).

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The praised China's actions, saying they helped to slow down the spread of The Virus , in particular, with the rapid and voluntary transmission of The Virus genetic code.

China's foreign Ministry has repeatedly accused of trying to That The Trump administration, to distract from their own problems of coping with The Crisis .

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This appears to be positive, patient produces antibodies That could neutralize The Virus .

But no one knows how effective each of these vaccines are.

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