planet where it's possible to do this boiling water thrown into the air immediately freeze into ice crystals forming a halo effect is a phenomenon that attracts taurus recross china tops beyond to. deserve with means the whole rob a reminder of our top stories the 1st batch of these finds a biotech coronavirus vaccine is being dispatched across the united states but it's a nation of the health care workers the elderly begins on monday that signs the nationwide death toll approaches 300000 job 100 house more from washington d.c. in addition to sending these to specific hospitals they're also being sent to c.v.s. and walgreens to drugstores and their pharmacists will receive the vaccine personally and in their own vehicles will take them alone within a radius of 75 miles from each of their locations to distribute them to nursing

homes where the elderly are most at risk in many cases it will be the frontline health care workers doctors and nurses who will be receiving the vaccines 1st and then it will spread out to the general public over the coming months we are told the general public might start getting vaccinations from march to april may and june italy has overtaken britain for the worst coated $900.00 death toll in europe both nations have registered more than $64000.00 deaths it's a special commission for the pandemic says only you countries will begin their vaccination program on the same day only you british leaders have agreed to extend talks without a trade deal of the border checks and tyrus for goods traveling between the u.k. and the e.u. starting on december 31st. hackers of evil trade of computers at the u.s. treasury department and possibly other government agencies the u.s.

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early stages of a bind in this racial he comes into office for the huge about foreign policy experience in-depth analysis of the dates global headlines how will a place like you live get the vaccine when there's no money at all the rest of rich countries are fighting for an inside story on al jazeera unprecedented protests against the government and the monarchy are gathering pace in thailand we ask a government spokesperson a prime minister approach which is time is up but 1st is new zealand too soft on china and this week's headliner we challenge the country's 1st female indigenous foreign minister and i am madhu and ask her how to bring more and vision as voices to the table.

in the in my hotel thank you so much for joining us on up front i want to again with your country's biggest trading partner of course that is china china is a country that has been accused of numerous human rights violations especially in recent years from the the detention of the weaker muslims to the government's crackdown on hong kong prime minister to send a derm there has referred to the treatment of weaker as as an example of different approaches even some of your closest allies have said that you're too weak on china are they right as new zealand been too soft on china in order to protect trade but we have a mature relationship with china and what that means is that you able to in a very. why promote the values in the things that we believe in and able to have the difficult conversations with china and it's important to ensure that it is we mature a relationship of these not the standing about stance on human rights issues and

the values that we have hold in terms of the way that we treat people and an open democracy being fear and we're working towards buying that if they can say for greatest stability in pace within their rage and they it's well understood by china and at some pool sent as we never get our way through the relationship with china because we have a significant population here in new zealand and they are our lives as trading partner that we can continue to have dialogue is that enough. well you've got to understand you soon it's very aware of our place in the world were country and the suffolk and we have deep connections across the pacific in the way in which we never get our relationship with china it's our largest trading partner and are able to excrete so views based on the values that we hold. delicately balanced and some portion that we continue to a suit the brits of those shoes ok you're talking about the part of the world where

new zealand is so let's stay there for a moment over the past decade there has been significant documentation about evidence of crimes against humanity committed and west pop well that territory of course is administered by indonesia it's home to more than a 1000000 and digitize peoples anywhere from 100002 half a 1000000 people have been killed there since the 1960 s. and it's actually difficult to get a really clear number because of restrictions on international observers there's also been reports of systematic rape and violence against women do you support and depended for west papuan my support told me in jordan not in a position to tell countries what to do but we are in a position to care what we believe and the pens an open democracy that builds bridges between the dutch and us peoples and the government within the country and we bring to speak the truth of it and importantly the way we treat women and children and as a result of the in picked of covert 9 saying deepening the resilience of economic

recovery so that many more people with one country can be different now we can share that speak to across the world and they already chosen based on what we do is a country and we are in a strong position to do that so new zealand remains the only major buyer of phosphate from the western sahara your government has not recognised moroccan sovereignty in that region yet it continues to be one of the biggest and corridors of phosphate should new zealand real. we continue to be involved in a blood trade that fuels human rights abuses and geopolitical tensions look we're trying very hard with them the part of their economy to move towards regenerative farming in being more called the sons of the empiric to of farming. to see only on the lane but at this moment. private companies acil saying. from of the areas with what you remember they are private companies and you use taping experience to

them about how to support the transformation that we seeking across the primary production seek to move towards regenerative foaming pricked the sos and before the release of the reliance on false so when i say transformation is that mean that you would like for new zealand not to be involved in this over time but that's not going to be something that can happen overnight economy significantly increase that and the success of the upper arm reproductive sector and governments in the last 3 years in going forward. minister of parm marie industry since relates to try out for a bit a future which promotes the top of it to the 2000 tombs of primary production ways in which we can move to improve and picked on the environment while still being very protective seem to goods to market for a high value but this is not going to hit the open market last week our country

declared a climate change or merchant sea and committed to a carbon neutral government by 2025 the prime minister prime minister adar and said the country must act with urgency her exact words that sounds great right but a carbon neutral government and for here is that actually enough because experts have had said that new zealand's lack of a lack of action rather today is embarrassing and tenable net emissions are worse than 60 percent over the past 20 or so what is acting with urgency lou. look like and way you all have declared an emergency well by showing me the ship and what we do have control over in the across the public sea so we can move the government plates of the vehicles for example to chicago vehicles which will be a significant difference across our small country we can see in a signal that we are going to face coal boilers which again will make a difference and we can ensure that the boating stain that has

a grain code so again greater efficiency so we're dealing with what we know became the government to show leadership in the in influence the private sector and other parts of our society to say if we can win together on our impression to tickle the challenge of climate change in a very local way there now cards and the kids will be enough that it became you know the sense of making sure we keep up momentum to the challenge that is afflicting a solar around the world this sounds like you're describing trying to set an example and hoping that the private sector and other companies will come along but might they need some nudging obviously me some not noticing but we're experiencing the same storm is a whole world of the tombs of the covert 19 response in that took a team of 5 many and to join their trips and the urgency with which we a truce what we can do in relation to climate change will take that same effect so

should the island's environmental policy include a ban on mining iron sand off the north island taranaki coast so maori maintain customary claims as you know to the foreshore and of a have opposed the plan for here is how do you reconcile the rights if you are people when you're in a role that requires you to defend their government in israel and. well america government except he drew a line in the sane and tombs of offshore mining so we stop paying future payments and the story we are helping the region the most like us reliance on the mining or ministry to train session and we are investing and bringing in a chain so do it again at a practical level reachin some people will not suffer as a result of their impression to ensure that you see of them making a contribution to climate change. and have made

a fix so it's locally so it was back in 2004 when you did create a bit of controversy when you eventually voted for the new zealand foreshore in seabed act i mean that's something that the un criticised they released a report on that last stating that the law contained discriminatory aspects against the maori you were the chairperson of mary affairs at the time do you regret that vote no i don't change that comment was made when the bill subjects them to parliament and there were many other options before it's final passage in time has passed in relation to either leave just session that is coming to try and address that a show i can say my main job and the time was put to my only chance and they continued to support me because they will see a way through we have a treaty siegelman crisis that was not a feat by the full show and c.b.s. show so you know you've got to appreciate new history and context in the local

issues to understand what the final outcome wants and has since stopped people certainly with a mildly trip from is that caring for their interests even a member of new zealand's parliament since you were 26 years old and he were the 1st female indigenous foreign minister of a country that is increasingly becoming a model of diversity really for the world how will you navigate a world of foreign affairs that 1st centuries has been dominated by men and colonial powers. never gave us the right we're here in polynesia the mahdi arrived in new zealand on voyaging vessels trophy used the pacific and accumulated a whole body of knowledge and tombs of being over with a different storms in and reach the elements in where look we're living in some very complex climbs into himself. international relations in politics geopolitical politics all deploying all of that skill set to be able to support the position of

new zealand in our relationship started to use a fire relationships in consolidate what we want to say here in the present which is greatest ability economic once only once in the well being of their peoples open democracy which is fair and just they've also become the 1st woman in parliament to have a traditional maori chin tattoo the mco y. as for minister you're now in a much bigger international stage given the prejudice and the ignorance around indigenous cultures was that a difficult decision for you to get that tattoo and do you see this now as an opportunity really to educate a larger audience about maori culture it is an opportunity to educate your audience but it's also a statement that here in new zealand. shifting to choose towards marty is indigenous peoples has not happened overnight it's been a genie but we have a generation now young martie growing up we know the in the connected to the people

in are very confident about how they express the values that we have as marty with them now in country we can offer a lot to him so to speak there to support other countries in the way that they treat the are indigenous people again in new zealand not in a position to tell other countries what to do but if we share our contacts there because we have our experience in the journey that we've taken i'm sure there are a lot of things that other countries can join or encouragement from the sense the wife will want and that will be the final word and i'm a good thank you so much for joining us. you know. dinosaur costumes giant rubber ducks a protest leader known as penguin and a salute inspired by the hollywood blockbuster the hunger games these have all been features of massive student protests that have rocked thailand for months but the

art of corkey symbols lies serious opposition to the government and for the 1st time since thailand became a constitutional monarchy in 1032 opposition to the king protesters are demanding the resignation of prime minister pray and for reforms to the monarchy that would reduce the king's power but as the country's military were alysa status meant even listening to them help us answer this we're joined by the government spokesperson and. thank you for joining me on friday thailand is no stranger to protests but it's the calls for reform to the monarchy that make these so different so these protests are aimed at your government as well but i'm sure you would be the 1st to point out that the government and the monarchy they are separate entities so just to be clear what is the government's position on the reforms to the monarchy that these protesters are calling for. well let me say 1st of all that the thai government support the right for the people to demonstrate peacefully

and we also. understand that there are different opinions from different group of people so the governments we have to listen to all sides of the people so that the conflicts and the confrontation in the country by the different groups would not happen and in terms of the monarchy. the reform law with the demand by the demonstrates that we would be. invited to the reconciliation committee which is already set up by the. parliament there was a reconciliation committee though back in 2017 with the same people in power what makes you think this will be any different this time. we are optimistic that the current government including the current current members they have different group

of peoples and they will discuss peacefully and they would discuss in terms of their difference so that the conflicts would definitely be listening from all sides and the result would be a resounding and a happy one for everybody in the country i want to our audience that understand a little bit more about what the frustrations are with with the monarchy so king corn his leadership style is very different from his father king bumi paula king bhumibol was seen as a benign leader basically adored revered by the public but sense taking the throne in 2016 king corn has among other things he said the constitution changed to get himself greater levels of authorities taken over certain army right. and so they essentially report directly to him basically making them kind of like a private army is spends much of his time in germany and he's estimated to have

brought at least $30000000000.00 and well as sense meant for the benefit of the thai people under his own control so you talk about this reconciliation committee do you understand why for the protesters that may not be enough they want the power of the monarchy to be reduced well as i say it to you that all the discussions we need to come to the table under the reconciliation committee so that the difference will be discussed and the issues will be. let's say putting out by the house speaker's who is in charge of the moment of the mechanics and i'm sure that it will be listened by all sides including the government including the group of people who also have their opinions different to the current demonstrate to the purchaser specifically there are in their frustration is actually directed

much more at the government that at the monarchy they're not calling for the king to step down they are calling for the prime minister for you to actually resign so do you think his time is right now you keep talking about reconciliation but to you think his time has run out. well this government 1st of all i have to point out that come to democratic lee under the current constitution so that's i mean it's a bit irony that the demonstrates he was asking the government to resign because the terms usually there will be 4 terms before the next election you talk about the fact that this is all these elections have happened with this constitution that people voted on but the prime minister came to power through a military coup 6 years ago when elections were finally held his. already did not even win the most seats in the election and came in 2nd because of the way the election is set up and the party's favor it only needed 126 seats in the lower

house report to remain as prime minister so any other party would have needed 376 that's a big difference right so does he really have democratic legitimacy when it seems to all have been tilted towards him before people even went to vote. well let's say that before this constitution is being be used at the moment there was a referendum by the people of thailand and the referendum is clearly show that they accept it and they would like to have this constitution in place so bad i have to and i don't but i don't know how i want to stop it from it's a moment when you talk about the referendum any effort to even monitor the referendum to make sure it was free and fair that was blocked campaigning against the referendum was banned you detained and charge those who did was there really a national dialogue about this when it seems of voices were repressed no i think

say that the referendum was. democratically went into the void of the people and those people who try to let's say you campaign against all read the. constitution if they do so in the normal manners that's not against the law that they have no problem with that but on april 19th the general general play it he actually said opponents of this draft constitution this is a quote have no rights to say they disagree i don't allow anyone to debate or hold a press conference about the draft constitution they still must obey my orders they will be arrested and jailed for 10 years no one will be exempted when the referendum becomes effective not even the media that is repressing dissent well as i said that i'm not sure about the actual date what happened and when and when he

said that but i did it for you know i understand that but i am telling you he did say that. so but the referendum actually gone through and it's approved by by the people so it has been using the law in the constitution under that one for already to. years almost 2 years and there is no problem at all to at the moment that demonstrates start to have disagreement with a lot of things and the minds. at the. demonstration there are also many. respects not talking about the constitution only but about i did things like the economic issues about social issues about the. inequality there are so many issues i want to talk about the way at the already have been responding to the protests it has been heavy handed and october they actually issued an emergency decree banning large gatherings the publication of

so-called sensitive news so riot police into the streets more than $175.00 people have been prosecuted for illegal as cimbali or sedition that's just since july last month at least $55.00 people were injured and one day one day when police used water cannon laced with purple dye and tear gas on peaceful protesters outside parliament and bangkok the office of the u.n. secretary general sharply criticized this so these protests are led by students and young people in some cases there are children present you keep saying that you're open to reconciliation and dialogue but why is the government treating the protesters this way. well we do not disperse the crowd if they are peacefully demonstrate that it's one thing i have to stress and you will see that most of the demonstration are around the country with their youths in bank all in the province we try to have the police to look after the safety of the protester and at the same

time to look after the safety of the public so there is no confrontation at all between the protesters and from different group of demonstrators who have different . ways of trying to expressing themselves talk about the less majestic so this is thailand's law against insulting the monarchy it is among the harshest in the world the un human rights complicity has for harm to the sentencing practices around lesson just as extreme a violation of international law in fact 16 of the leaders of its kind of protests were actually charged just within the last month and people have also been charged and of these other vaguely worded laws for expressing dissent can you provide any assurances that the government will not continue to use these laws to crackdown on opposition well at the moment the current law and the constitution is through being

used in place so i think the government and also the police we also have to do their best to make sure that you don't all the law and order and demonstrations doing peacefully under the rule of law of thailand of the current law and dialogue is the best way to i you know and the difference and the difference of opinions can just come to the conclusion easier rather than on the street but in the room where we have the group of people who have different opinions to decide and finally conclude on how to go forward so you keep saying dialogue i hear you i do but there can only be a healthy. when people are not afraid and at least 9 critics of the government are the monarchy have gone missing and the past 2 years in some cases even after they fled to neighboring countries 2 of them were later found dead their bodies were stuffed with concrete on the banks of the mekong river and these are people the

government was actively trying to get extradited back to thailand can you say for sure that the government had nothing to do with the disappearance or killings of these people that are critics of the government well i don't want to address all mention about any particular case in. what you have just mentioned because they are . many cases that. go in an investigation but at the moment complement try to make the atmosphere of the. citee that we need to trust each other if we don't have to trust then we cannot come to. do but if there are but if there are people that are turning up dead people that are critics of the government certainly you can understand why there might not be a lot of trust on that question again as can you for sure so the government had

nothing to do with these disappearances and killings as i as i said it's under the police investigation at the moment so i don't want to comment on that even in some cases in the court procedure that's at the moment and i see it in the appropriate for me to comment on any particular case that you know just mention all right that will be the final word a new job thank you so much for joining us here on outfront thank you and that is our show for now i'll be back next week.

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