if you could argue that. this is due to reduced line from berlin the e.u. threatens retail e ation after vaccine maker astra zeneca cuts its deliveries to the block the e.u. commission is now calling for controls of all vaccines manufactured in the e.u. before their ship abroad term anees health minister says it's not about europe being 1st it's about being fair also coming up indian farmers protesting the government's agriculture of reforms take their grievances to the heart of the capital as the country marks a national holiday. thinking for you all to people who have broken the corner you

live here. you go forth through going for already deployed your gas. and house democrats in the us deliver a single article of impeachment to the senate launching trial proceedings against donald trump for inciting an insurrection at the capitol. and a call for a leash welcome to the show the e.u. commission is calling for stricter controls on exports of covert 900 vaccines for jews to incite the block the e.u. is worried about a shortfall of vaccines after manufacture astra zeneca an ounce to it would delay deliveries to e.u. members the company is blaming supply chain problems but brussels has accused of failing to keep contractual promises all $27.00 e.u.

countries are struggling with slow vaccines rollouts. this may sting a little but it's over in the blink of an eye getting vaccinated maybe a speedy affair with a vaccine rollouts across the you have proved painstakingly slow the block's executive is pointing the finger at the pharmaceutical industry the european union wants the order and 3 finals doses to be delivered as soon as possible and we want to hunt fact to be fully fulfilled that's a message for a vaccine developer astra zeneca the u.k. based firm recently announced it would be unable to fulfill its you orders in the it reached timeframe astra zeneca says that's down to supply problems in the e.u. possibly here at the belgium headquarter of nova step a company that works with astra zeneca to deliver a key vaccine components astra zeneca jap is due to get the green light from e.u.

regulators in the coming days so last minute news of a 60 percent cut in delivery service came as a nasty shock to lawmakers here in brussels who governments have been rolling out the red carpet for the pharmaceutical company we do not have the battersea thanks to them but thanks to public funding the public paid for the production capacity on the deal to secure supplies of the astra zeneca vaccine was an e.u. 1st that brought a big smile to the health commissioner's face back in august 2020 the bloc purchased 300000000 doses with the option to at $100000000.00 more in other words the european union is astra zeneca biggest client it paid hundreds of millions of euros upfront in order to ensure smooth production and supply but with promises unfulfilled the block is not a happy customer the big question is now where have all those 3 produced vaccine doses gone they may have been sold to the highest bidder elsewhere that's why

physician and politician peter liza welcomes news that producers may soon be obliged to notify the e.u. before they export any covert 1000 vaccines outside the block. we want to cooperate but if. you don't play fair the european commission has to show their weapons and the 1st step is to register the 2nd step is an export ben farmer giant pfizer has also been in the firing line recently it too announced delays earlier this month citing production issues that its main site here in belgium produces say they're moving as fast as they can but in the race between vaccine and virus every delay could cost lives. a report by count much as he joins me now from brussels hi gary we heard many high profile representatives lashing out against astra zeneca what makes them believe the company sold a new vaccines to someone else for the moment that's of

course just a suspicion but what is the fact is that the e.u. institutions here in brussels are not happy after 2 meetings with astra zeneca with the justification given for the supply cut a lot of questions remain on the table for instance if there is a problem with the supply chain in europe why can't vaccines be delivered from the u.k. why is the u.k. in fact not affected by this proposed supply cut and astra zeneca is now time until the end of the week to answer those questions give us a sense of just how badly the e.u. is being affected by this very slow overall out. well if you just look at the numbers you can see that the u.k. for instance has applied 10 doses of vaccine per $100.00 citizens a royal residence the us is about $6.00 per 100 residents and the u. e.u. has yet to reach 2 out of $100.00 residents 2 doses per $100.00 residents so

that gives you a feeling where we stand in terms of numbers of course if you care compared to the u.k. the u.k. had a head start because they did a emergency approval for the astra zeneca vaccine so they are earlier and also we're just looking at the numbers of the 1st dose year that's why in the e.u. for instance denmark is also ahead and it will be possibly different if we have the numbers of those $1.00 and $2.00 which applies to most vaccines and that's what the u.s. you hopes that in the long run they will be ahead these delays are of course causing a lot of frustration right now. and brussels thank you very much for your analysis germany's health minister has backed the calls for more export controls on vaccines made in the bloc he told the w.c. chief political editor mr la kisha it was about fairness. with me now is germany's health minister again spawn mr spawn so well you know i asked the european union to

implement a registry for the export of vaccine outside the european union fence if and if and when they get it would be a good idea if companies had to obtain a license to export vaccines so that we can monitor which vaccine leaves the european union after having been produced or bottled in europe when i live licensing does not mean a bushel of exports but they are at least a need to be registered and approved and that will happen in many cases that it is approved we do not want to keep everything to ourselves but i want things to be fair so that when there are supply problems the impact is felt by everyone not just by the european union this is an area where we are somewhat uncertain at the moment whether the consequences of problems in production even be distributed. in the united states is following and america 1st policy ensuring that it's u.s. citizen that gets fascinators before those exports take place does that do you know

want to follow and you 1st start to see news and skipping a meal no i'm talking about a fair share that we have a fair share of the material that we financed in advance and after all in almost all contracts that the european union negotiated we invested hundreds of millions of euros in advance so that production capacities could be established so it is not a matter of being 1st it is a matter of being fair that is the point that i'm. but of course we as europe as the european union as the german federal government ought to always stressed that we are also thinking about the supply of vaccines to the rest of the world. in the end we are developing vaccines here in europe in germany for the whole world it is our goal that. as soon as possible but one thing remains true icon told german

and us citizens that vaccines produced in europe are available all over the world but not in europe. and window but there's no new news on the spawn think you very much for the interview. term and health ministry and spawn of course very unhappy with the situation let's break this down with you some more with the arc of kick a guy and he's a senior fellow at the german marshall fund and the peterson institute for international economics mistake it got welcome i guess what everybody wants to know at this point is how could this happen and why is the e.u. more affected by distribution issues than countries that have place individual orders well i think it's one is a matter of scale and i think it's also pretty clear that there appears to have been if you like the wrong emphasis on at least some of the e.u. negotiations namely that obviously at the e.u. level you are a big player so you have economies of scale and you should be able to get

a lower price however in the middle of a pandemic price it's not an issue the only thing that really matters is speed so i for instance think it would have been much motta from the e.u.'s perspective to accept to pay much more per doses because whatever you paid would have been made up in terms of the money you save by being hopefully able to reopen the economy sooner so there's been probably a little bit of a wrong emphasis early on and whereas other countries with individual political leaders either in the u.k. oh israel that clearly fighting for their political lives had a sense of urgency and were willing to pay much more and they at least initially are reaping the supply benefits of having done so what can they you now do about this they're threatening to tighten controls over exports will that work. no i

don't think that would work i think that would be very very damaging because it ignores the fact that vaccines are subject to complex international supply chain so if you started reducing you know export controls and things like that you are likely to face similar from other countries that just reduces overall you know vaccine production capacity available in the very short term no actually i think what you cover them and should be doing is to ensure that the vaccines that are actually distributed at the moment are also injected into people's arms if you look at the you know if we take what the e.u. commission says that they're distributing to vaccines on a population basis across the e.u. and norway then there is in my opinion no excuse for other e.u. countries not to have actually injection levels roughly similar to what you have in

denmark or malta which are somewhere between 3 and a half to 4 and a half percent of the total population in most e.u. countries on average it's less than 2 percent in germany it's a little higher but actually there are some countries that are doing fog better and it is not because some countries are injecting more or less of the 2nd shot in fact the country that have injected most people with a 2nd shot is denmark so that's not really the issue here the issue here is that there are some countries that have better practices in the actual rollout off the sky aspect scenes so if you wanted to improve able to do to vaccinate tomorrow or next week that's where government should look and of course in those in the longer term there's no doubt that on this edition of surprise a coming from pfizer. astra zeneca etc then europe will face

a problem but in the very short term it is as much about rollouts as it is about actual vaccine availability in many members all right so threats are not the right approach according to kick a guy of the german marshall fund thank you very much for your time. pleasure let's take a look at some other developments in the pandemic u.s. president joe biden has boosted his goal for corona virus vaccinations to one and a half 1000000 pre-date during his 1st 100 days in office new zealand's prime minister just in the durned says her country's borders are likely to remain closed for much of this year over the weekend new zealand reported its 1st case of community transmission of the virus and more than 2 months the philippines has confirmed domestic transmission of the highly contagious variant of the corona virus that 1st appeared in the u.k. and mexico has surpassed 150000 confirmed deaths after a surge and infections in recent weeks. the number of confirmed coronavirus cases

in indonesia has crossed the 1000000 mark with the death toll of over 28000 that milestone comes just weeks after the country launched its campaign to inoculate 2 thirds of its population of 270000000 in indonesia younger people are priority the government says it's because they make up the bulk of the country's workforce and their health is essential to the country's economic health but part of the reason is also down to the vaccine the chinese make corona a fact vaccine the indonesian government only has data on its efficacy from trials conducted on the 18 to 59 here age group and that's where vaccinations are beginning. the 1st shot in indonesia is national vaccination program president djoko with getting the judge to inspire confidence among citizens but the plan is already controversial as it prioritises younger people over the elderly

even influencers have been put at the front of the law to. include recent service was a singer and writer who's been vaccinated since last week. so i. have and along with health protocols vaccination is one of the best solutions to the pandemic i had up see the limit in your box so i hope that with vaccination people who lost hope last year due to inaction and neglect will regain their excitement. and join the vaccination dr says he would head up on a lot of the little bieber smiling. but older people are less than joyous the vaccine hasn't even been tested on them yet although recent data shows that people over 60 in indonesia are nearly 20 times likelier to die of cove at 19 than young

people also have the loss and it's boring just staying at home when i want to leave the vaccine will be made available to the elderly soon have and never know i hope that apart from protecting themselves the young people who have been vaccinated will also protect the elderly and children who have not been vaccinated. the government justifies its vaccination priorities largely on economic grounds. we see that the majority of these young people are those who carry out economic activities in supporting their families they are actors in economic activities so we prioritize those aged 18 to 59. meanwhile the elderly tend not to do activities outside the home because they are not the backbone of the family's economy. yet the vaccination scheme has sparked

debate in the community a story you see i do not agree the reason is because the elderly are the ones who need it more on the other things they do i agree because there is no vaccine for the elderly. but i don't think i agree because the older ones are more vulnerable than young people. the health ministry says the elderly can expect to start being vaccinated in march or april when the biotech pfizer and astra zeneca oxford vaccines arrive. in india's capital delhi several 1000 angry farmers have gathered and mass protests on one of the country's national holidays republic day some farmers breached barack. needs and clashed with police who fired tear gas to restrain them the protesters are demanding the government permanently scrap an agricultural reform that they say helps big companies at the expense of food producers the farmers have been camping outside delhi for almost 2 months.

now for more on this let's bring in our correspondent nischelle dies while in delhi now meesha breach barricades clashes with police you were at one of the protests today what was the situation there well nic well i think the one yeah action that's especially among those who support the bombers and also the actions as flawed why didn't one reaction of the themes in new delhi our president did not follow didn't decide on what in agreement with the deputy of this chapter that he was not something that came out as a right but almost decided to deviate from the list and that has been true bagley's when you try to stop them even deploying tioga shows that we've been drawn charges which some of which we saw ourselves but the bomb was brought to when will bend in mind of the sport into little pieces with the words we actually saw security

personnel fleeing the scene because they were thought out on the bombers have even made it to the iconic that 14th century denny the flag was not to make it all the way to centenary than it was a dream to one with anybody's but the bombers have been a show of strength descended of want to dish water is one of the few couldn't resist a secret that many of these farmers are open job which is to be stopped it's sick of them and there are these massive numbers that are now being ugly he says trying to force them out again using batons. and unprecedented rallying today but let's circle back for a moment why have these laws made in the end farmers so angry. well it's important to remember that these girls are members of these protests so definitely not the casting but at the daily borderless for the last month but even before that film was the conducting and they're all for example in punjab at politico now no one not to meet the sounds of the us is that disloyal allows part of us to send out side

government to market at fixed price that the government kings in this room benefit the populace because they cannot bear to write all of the policies feeler that once these start buying these top selling private violence the government's leader will know that it's the short phrases which are crucial and supporting obama and in depth lining out their crops labors as well and they believe that this is just. a dent to handle the dreams all road use in india to corporate motas government has offered to amend the laws and temporarily suspend their implementation but farmers want to see a complete repeal why is the government so intent on having these reforms. benefiting all the signs are in debt 11 jungle nicholas evasion and again and again the big government trying to convince congress this is not for their own good the government of the people alleged that all pollution but do you support destructive

elements are at the bottom of the not understanding these laws but the ballance of pushback on this that this is going to something that the understand the land and the laws meant that the understand bombing the best possible and the dad and being why are these places sure that the government is actually willing to meet some random guy and the bomb was asked and it's wrong but there is speculation that these protests many of which were going to violence may be detrimental to their goals. as well in delhi always a pleasure. let's take a look at some other headlines from around the world now iran has asked indonesia to provide details about the seizure of an iranian flag tanker on sunday jakarta said its coast guard had seized the empty horse as well as a panamanian vessel over suspected illegal oil transport and its waters and indonesian coast guard spokesman said 61 crew members on board the tankers were

detained. at least 5 people have been arrested in sydney and otherwise largely peaceful australia day protests the holiday celebrates the date of british fleet sailed into sydney harbor and 17 to start a penal colony but thousands rallied across the nation to condemn the mistreatment of indigenous people. italy's prime minister urges epic conte is set to resign after a small coalition partner pulled its ministers from his cabinet earlier this month it's paris condé a potentially humiliating defeat and parliamentary and parliament and a vote on judicial reforms later this week but observers believe he may now be able to form a new government with broader parliamentary support. when 370 migrants have arrived in sicily after they were picked up off the coast of libya i rescue ship most of the migrants are from sub-saharan africa and many are

unaccompanied minors the ship's crew says it was a huge relief that they were given permission to dock. the ocean viking mirrored in august in sicily its latest rescue voyage behind it. after being tested for covert 19 the survivors begin to disembark their voyage aboard ocean viking began after being lifted from these rubber dinghies the new passengers had left their homes in guinea sudan and sierra leone to cross to europe despite the improved transport they were still in for an unpleasant trip. if the sunday was very difficult it was bad weather and rough seas people get seasick especially children. $165.00 children to be exact many of them unaccompanied 3 pregnant women were also on board . viking turned to italian and maltese authorities after calls to libyan officials went unheeded after a tense wait it was finally given clearance to dock in sicily know the migrants

must be patient once more miners are to be held in the reception center for everyone else it's back aboard another ship in august the harbor where a period of quarantine awaits. democrats from the u.s. house of representatives have delivered an article of impeachment against all trying to the senate that triggers a trial for the former president for inciting the january 6 answer action at the capitol it's the 1st time in u.s. history that a president has faced an impeachment trial after leaving office. a solemn procession through the halls of the u.s. capitol with donald trump's future in their hands democrats from the house of representatives set in motion a 2nd impeachment trial for the former president by delivering the single article of impeachment to the senate. article one incitement of insurrection donald john trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence

against the government of the united states the democrats say donald trump's baseless claims as election fraud were an incitement to violence culminating in the speech he gave before congress was set to confirm the election results states of america we will never give up we will never concede it doesn't happen you don't see that. shortly after these remarks of violent mob reached the u.s. capitol building. right here riders took over the building for hours and forced lawmakers into hiding 5 people died during the assault. while several republicans had criticized trump after the riot on january 6th members of the g.o.p. are now softening their stance and are increasingly criticizing the impeachment proceedings were talking about resolving the trial stupid thing it's counterproductive democrats say it's important to hold donald trump accountable and

look everyone wants to put this awful chapter in american history behind us but sweeping it under the rug will not bring healing the only way to bring healing is to actually have real accountability which this trial before. the trial begins in 2 weeks' time a test for both parties and a decisive moment for donald trump's legacy. now in much of the world cultural venue. those have been shut down during the coronavirus endemic but the show goes on at least for the alternative rock band the flaming lips the group are formed in oklahoma city with the help of space bubbles for band members and fans the audience can socially distance and roughly 100 transparent balls each equipped with a high frequency speaker water bottle a fan and up to 3 lucky guests waving layers in the air was presumably bad.

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