spent 35 years in office in a country where the average age is less than 30. you going and because of that. we have. always called him a strong the army's strong. and experienced for british and. voids. the state's election pits him against opposition frontrunner bobby wine who voted nay a compiler with his wife on thursday morning the former reggae artist has managed to channel the frustrations of a generation into a viable challenge against most of a nice ruling national resistance movement the n r n has crackdown on opposition candidates than social media and messenger apps and cast off all access to the internet pre-election violence has also taken the lives

of dozens of opposition supporters one recently appeared at one of their funerals. were not prepared for the election we are rushing her for her private sector of the group work of art by the military and the body of. the n r m promises the elections will be free and fair but without the presence of many outside observers the international community says the vote will lack accountability and transparency. in uganda as general election has begun now let's cross over to our correspondent joining us who joins us on the phone from kampala there's a heavy military and police presence then what is at stake in these elections. in this election many people are actually causing

a young people with election because because of the significant share of the electorate they make 3 out of every 5 voters below the age of 46 and one of their major concern is near full employment then could one job and thus clearly known to both many and may no connection with the white somebody had people were volunteering with given his previous is and it is we have to decide with that which can he stay in power voting in change now that the voting has ended in many parts of the country still going to look forward to this challenge and they result in about 48 hours some other presidents of the police and a laser uses these people if they're still in the crowded neighborhoods of the city they spent a big part of the day just monitoring the situation but as voters came to an end the police and the military started such feeling both in full and with actions do you think this day will remain peaceful there is

a chance that this day will remain ceaseless specially grown so how we can start in the morning it was like food and the afternoon was also the sense that if a man i think if it is maintained throughout the evenings when you've got those of convicted and he's been free elections but now we have voting with a vote counting on that we have decided going down with the country growing yes anything can happen because of my no cloak everyone is expected to be at the at home district so we can also talk about the limited freedom of information which has created i think that is no one knows what will have to mix but i think it will also depend on how the league a the state of the political divide chooses to tell their people. to be a correspondent julius graham was joining us from come out on the phone thank you very much. scientists from the world health organization have arrived in the chinese city of one to

investigate the origins of the corona virus pandemic the international team will 1st spend 14 days in quarantine before researching how the virus may have moved from animals to humans early on it was traced to this west market now started up where wild animals were sold as food it's suggested it was here that the virus made the leap from animals to humans delayed trade falls months of diplomatic wrangling china initially denied entry to the scientists arguing that the virus may have originated elsewhere. for more on that let's now go to our correspondent in beijing what he has what can we expect the scientists to discover there how free are they to investigate. scientists themselves have said that they're not likely to come up with an answer to the question where the virus originated how it crossed from animals into humans

but what they're going to do is mostly trying to track back patients the cases they're going to talk to people on this seafood market this wet market where the 1st clusters the 1st known clusters appeared and they're going to talk to medical personnel in order to find maybe unaccounted cases of pneumonia. earlier than the 1st known cases and from these cases they hope to get a clearer picture of where to look for the origins of the virus and what it is why did china try to block this mission. well that's not and tiredly clear the scientists have been already on their way when they were told they were not allowed access into china their visas have not been processed that was about 10 days ago what we know is that took a long time for this mission for the both sides to agree on this mission. preliminary preparatory visit has been made in july and since then the 2 sides have

been negotiating china's extremely sensitive when it comes to this question the australian government a few months ago publicly demanded such an investigation and china reacted furiously banning imports of australian products i think the reason is that china is very very key is very eager to to suppress any investigation into its initial reaction the time when it covered up the virus and it has also been spreading a lot of versions about the possible origins might have been originated in other countries in the us or wherever it to its population so it was to keep a tight control on information of the on the order of the origins of the virus because this is happening as china sees a spike in infections it's knocking down several areas what's the situation. yet according to the numbers that we've seen this is

a major outbreak for china more than $500.00 cases but it is of course not a major i would not be a major outbreak in other countries that have way higher numbers i think what got the government really worried this time is that the virus was able to spread unnoticed for quite a while it's appeared in several cities 23000000 people have now been locked down it seems that it was mainly spreading in rule areas and that might have been a weak spot in the epidemic prevention that has focused mostly on cities and travel . did i because one of the tears building in beijing sank your tears. meanwhile the w.h.o. is holding an emergency meeting to discuss a new variants of the corona virus there are concerns that they may be more infectious than the 1st strain that emerged in china it is also unclear if new variance could potentially reduce the effectiveness of current vaccines at this

london hospital doctors are treating 3 times the usual number of patients in the intensive care unit. they say they are struggling to cope this is going to be with me seeing them in a point i think is within this is. something very good. stuff i could work with that. way for the record i work you know for a shopping increase in serious cave in $1000.00 cases and record deaths come a month after a new variant of the corona virus was detected in the u.k. many countries have since restricted travel due to the british variant but it still spread to at least 50 territories according to the world health organization are the new variants have also been reported including in south africa and brazil the consequence of an ever changing virus. is

that. being in them or their more it spreads magnan in many places of the word their chances we're getting back to you. here really empty streets again a feature of countries worldwide as governments extend all ramp up restrictions to try and limit the spread of the virus variants. minus 30 say there is no evidence that british and south african variants make the virus more severe they share a common trait believed to make them much more contagious. and for more on those new strains let's bring in biologist professor peter crimes now from the german it's a center for infection research professor what exactly do we know about the spread of the new koran of a crown of ours variance where is it now. we know that it is reading

actually or a little say starting from the u.k. where he's taking over more toward the other variants and it being the dominant strain more and more but it is also patterned in the whole of hobson and literal however still it is very low prevalence so i'll only do next weeks will actually tell us more traction as if it is old and you see it very quickly over the next week or 2 but as you said these variants appear to be more contagious how are they achieving that. well there it is not good but it isn't all phenomena are for war or viruses and other microbes that sound can get more effects just have other advantages and whatever the advantages it's treacherous there's or other ways of to establish that or to. live to

go bith the horse. it isn't foundation then these new terms or these variants will take over and become a dominant variant goods in about this or british area is that it does not look at all and be more lethal all the genic. this needs new strains are not really new they've been around for a couple of months now why do we know so little about these mutations. what we're not seeing and seeing all of us is. trying 290000 molecules he should sequence all the time which we do not will be due only to tests or p.c. artists and then we don't know what close it is but if you would sequence more we would know more about different variants this is the now in sense no centers and we

know who are more about spreading of different variants. for instance our lish that the neutralization karasu to follow antibodies roxanne $83.00 of the biotech boxing. equally affected. comparing the violence with the overt variance to the british area and so do you in your opinion will these vaccines that we already have how likely is it that they will also protect us from the corona virus variance. in my opinion it is very very likely they will do their job. in your opinion how long will it take before we can say the pandemic is under control. it's

a very difficult on multiplier speaking it will take a very long while in europe i very much hope that in spring break a lot is a chief and in some of the more and more contracted all the lack of as a people from some of our just from the german center for infection research thank you very much for your time. thank you. some of the other stories making headlines around the world at this hour a huge fire swept through a refugee camps in southern bangladesh it's destroyed hundreds of shelters and has left thousands homeless the u.n. refugee agency says no casualties have been reported authorities are investing the cause of the fire. north korea's 2nd party congress in more than 4 decades has wrapped up with performances from military and civilian group's leader kim jong il and senior officials gathered at a stadium in the capital pyongyang for the closing ceremony show on it kim's

leadership. an endangered indian rhino has been born in a zoo in poland swell canoes in the push to save the red creatures the indian rhino was close to extinction but the protection program help increase the numbers to 3600 present on the trump has become the 1st u.s. president in history to be impeached twice republicans broke ranks to join with democrats in the house of representatives charging trumps with inciting insurrection following the storming of the capitol by his supporters the president's now faces a trial in the senate but will not be removed from office before his term ends next week this was the moment that made history donald trump became the 1st u.s. president ever to be impeached twice on this throw the i there to 32 there nays are 197. there is

a resolution is it that without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. and this time it wasn't just democrats who were in favor 10 members of trump's own republican party also voted to impeach the president the president took a no to defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic last week there was a domestic threat at the door of the capitol and he did nothing to stop it. that is why with a heavy heart and clear resolve i will vote yes on these articles of impeachment. the impeachment proceedings moved at breakneck speed the result coming just a week after the violence the capital. democrats were hoping to remove trump from office just days before his term ends but that would 1st require a trial in the u.s. senate and their majority leader mitch mcconnell has rejected

a quick process saying there is no chance of a fear or serious trial before the president leaves office donald trump denies his fiery speech last week incited his supporters to storm the u.s. capitol building shortly after his impeachment was announced he released a video online in which he distanced himself from the violence. mob violence goes against everything i believe in and everything our movement stands for no true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence no true supporter of mine could ever disrespect law enforcement or our great american flag. it's unclear if lawmakers will get the 2 thirds majority needed in the senate to officially convict trump of incitement of insurrection but now it does seem clear that any trial will take place once he's already left office. this let's

now talk to stormy. she's the executive director of the aspen institute germany that's a think tank here in berlin this mother trump is the only president in history to be impeached twice his final days in office brought the republican party to an existential moment. absolutely not just the republican party but i would say conservative in the united states as a whole we just heard that 10 republicans yesterday voted to start the impeachment process and i have to say some of the there was very courageous are coming from swing states like ohio and michigan but they put their own so to say maybe on the political future at the back make a decision on the other hand i have to say it's almost i think it's only 10 public and left a lot of fun treatment after what happened the last days and we the last. well 10

republicans voted for as you said for a 2nd. does not really much it looks like the majority of the g.o.p. is still bucking trump. it's a little surprising but maybe not that surprising we have to remember that 74000000 americans voted for trump it's also his popularity in the population his job the way it's still 3033 percent but still pretty high in there was a very recent all of. which count and what do you 5 percent of the analysts with both republicans well ok if we can even say this or to the store of the capitol in the titians are also looking at music to it and how they are looking at the electorate and they feel that it would lose that seat and someone they fear about emilie's they also fear of their life and apparently

confessed threats so i would say that explains why not who want republicans voted for impeachment. the other the republican party is looking at a split. it might very well be i mean we have to see what happens and the lads in the next weeks and especially in the debates in the senate as we also heard we need. more of the impeachment to go through a 2 thirds majority this means they definitely need to have a good majority more than 10 republican senators have to. teach the president. if they that that's quite a way to go but the trial in the senate will dominate the headlines again when joe biden has become president wouldn't have been better to just move on and i would say that it's definitely

a huge challenge for the 1st weeks of the biden presidency as we all now he needs to put a team and place to really get started and for this thread nominations to be accepted by senate the senate needs to have time for the healing in the kitchen floors that will take time away from that and also the by the state of presidency since so many i mean big challenge is to look around i see it's not me and financial crisis the educational crisis and this is our wires for congress to experts on policy matters and there will be less time for stormy she's executive director of the aspen institute germany thank you very much for your time. and thanks for having me . hundreds of thousands of hindu pilgrims have to send it on the bank of banks off there with a gun trees for a festival billed as the world's largest up to

a 1000000 people are expected on the 1st day all trusting in faith rather than face masts to protect them from the coronavirus india as the 2nd highest number of cases in the world with more than 150000 deaths so far. bathing in the holy ganges hindus believe this war will ridden of sin and save them from any future evil including from the coronavirus this god will take care of the pandemic fears humans do their duty and god does his. india's festival is billed as the world's largest gathering of people this year only around 1000000 are expected for the 1st day of the pilgrimage people travel from all around india to bathe in the symbolic water most on twitter and mosques and that makes the job of enforcing social distancing a logistical nightmare. sort of the part of ever going to spread the aims

to provoke. in the midst of a crowd roberts or for the sense that. india has the world's 2nd highest number of coded 19 cases now more than 10000000 and more than 150000 people have died of the virus but as the riverbanks team with pilgrims and vendors and families take it in turns to plunge into the river it seems people here are more than happy to entrust their fate to mother ganges. sports and football raining german cup champions by munich not been knocked out in the 2nd round of the competition by a 2nd division side. tired. but twice equalized including in the very last 2nd to send the much into extra time. it went to penalties where converted every cage and crucially missed this is the 1st time

in 20 years that. exited the german top. german magicians ukridge fish has died aged 81 just days after was announced he was suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer he was best known as one half of the world famous zikr and roylance vegas magic act the do a roast of frame in the night in 6 season performed and sold out venues well into the 990 s. shows often featured dozens of white tigers and lions secrets long time partner roy horn died last year as a result from of complications from covert 19. coming up next how thousands of refugees are still living in catastrophic conditions in bosnia that's in spotlight on people forget you can always get all the latest all website do w. dot com that's it for me thanks for watching.

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