and in the and i want. to top. this is detail the news of live from berlin astra zeneca defends its coronavirus vaccine saying it is effective for senior citizens that's after german public health officials said they could not recommend the shots for people over the age of $65.00 jews are insufficient data regulators are set to decide on friday whether to approve the vaccine for use in europe also coming up growing unrest in lebanon as

protesters voice that anger at a strict coronavirus lockdown that's making the country's economic crisis even worse. and they were driven to local extinction 70 years ago but these cats might just have my lives reports on a conservation project to return jack yours to their natural habitat in argentina. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program europe's rawa drug maker astra zeneca has taken a new turn with questions now being asked over whether its corona virus vaccine works for senior citizens the u.k. swedish company and british prime minister boris johnson say yes it does but public health experts here in germany say they contra commend the vaccine for people. over

the age of $65.00 the vaccine committee at germany's robot car institute says there is insufficient data to assess the drug's effectiveness in the elderly european regulators a set to decide whether to approve the shot for use in the e.u. on friday. earlier i spoke to epidemiology every day in washington and he explained why some countries have differing views on whether to administer the astra zeneca vaccine to elderly patients it is a very controversial topic there is evidence in phase 2 trials that tests your immune response and in terms of neutralizing the virus used to definitely was effective in the early as well as young people and so but then once you go into the phase 3 that the field trials it doesn't prevent the actual affection in the real world so i think well how it is there is very limited number of patients who are

over the age of 65 enrolled in their trials and i'm by my count there's only about 300 in each and i looked at the most recent either the one that the europeans. are going to you tomorrow there's only one case in both vaccine or placebo and when you have only one case occurring because of so few number of people 30300 still 500-5000 in the younger groups you can't really make it just you know this conclusion and that's why the phase 3 we don't have us solid solid number of f. you can see but if you analyze everyone together. you know 18 to all the elderly yes we does work just among some groups it's more heart but at the same time if you just chop it down any question don't do it for your 45 year olds technically you don't have precise data when you far 5 year old you how it's an overall population data so it's in might be a matter of how you're slicing deeded too thin but i'm confident that we will there

is have to see and we just don't know for sure if you want to slice it that now or . u.s. president joe biden has pledged to reopen most schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic within his 1st 100 days in office but in chicago the teachers union is putting the brakes on that plan the city had hoped to have teachers back in classrooms this week but they didn't show up. for some chicago teachers the winter air feels safer than the classroom teachers in the u.s. is 3rd largest school district refused to show up to in person lessons this week instead continuing to teach online outside their schools in defiance of the city's plan for a phased reopening. teaching remotely since last spring chicago's educators want a say in when the schools reopen they're asking for a nurse in every school and a chance to get vaccinated before they go back. no one who is actually advocating

for distance learning is doing it because we like distance learning or because it's easier the reason why is just you know bottom line is not safe yet the chicago teachers union posted photos to its twitter account showing failed attempts at hygiene in chicago schools molded sanitary wipes and poorly placed social distancing stickers. the city of chicago caved and postponed the reopening to allow for negotiations mayor laurie lightfoot said the schools were following federal health guidelines for safety. we can't and i cannot as they're in good conscience as american mother and proud resident of the city leave these students for mine who are fianna. fail when the same solution is absolutely house for when asked about the standoff in chicago president joe biden echoed the teacher's concerns stopping just short of endorsing their protest used we need the capacity

the capacity to know that in fact they secure the circumstance and the school is safe and secure for everyone chicago's teachers were exhilarated to get a nod from the new president the president of the united states knows that. he should be on the side of the teachers and not the mayor on this one but and has pledged to reopen most schools within his 1st 100 days in office but for chicago teachers that all depends on how the penn demming continues to proceed. really all . they want to. here's a look at some of the developments in the pandemic. and say their vaccine is effective against the british and south african corona virus variants meanwhile u.s. novak's says it's vaccine is close to 90 percent effective in preventing covert $1000.00

but only 60 percent effective against the south african variant and this south african variant has been found in the u.s. in 2 cases in the state of south carolina and portugal is to reintroduce controls along its border with spain to control us in corona virus infections and deaths. to lebanon now where anger is growing over a strict coronavirus lockdown clashes between residents and police in the city of tripoli are now in their 4th day and protests are spreading to other parts of the country the total lockdown is leaving many people without an income in a country that was already on the verge of economic collapse. protest is out on the streets of tripoli again for the 4th day running demonstrations appear to be intensifying in lebanon 2nd largest city. many residents have been struggling with extreme economic hardship for some time with the country in

a deep recession. the lockdown imposed earlier this month to halt a surgeon covered 19 is too much for many to bear. the life i'm living is horrible i came out to die and so i don't have to live through this horror enough poverty and hunger the lebanese people are living in pain and. those days protests came just hours after the funeral the man who was killed the night before. the 30 year old reportedly sustained a bullet wound on wednesday when protests turned violent with demonstrators trying to storm the city's government building. witnesses and local media say police fired live rounds hundreds of protesters were injured. lebannon is currently struggling with a massive surge in corona virus cases hospital intensive care units are reportedly

nearly full and the country is seeing record breaking daily fatalities nevertheless many say around the clock curfew is just not possible in lebannon. you want to close the country then you have to provide for people it's not acceptable to lock people in their houses and leave them hungry there a day. there are people who have lost their jobs there are people who can't earn a living or even enough for the bare essentials. the government is providing some financial assistance 223-0000 families but with half of the population estimated to be living below the poverty line the protests are likely to continue for some time. let's have a quick look at other stories making headlines around the world the white house says it's outraged by pakistan's supreme court ruling to release the british born man convicted over the killing of u.s. journalist daniel pearl 19 years ago

a panel of 3 judges acquitted akhmed omar saeed shaykh of involvement in mr pearl's kidnapping and beheading his 3 cork used to work with said last year. a gay couple have been flogged in indonesia is conservative akshay province for having sex each of the men received nearly 9 nearly 80 lashes rather as she is the only region of indonesia that imposes islamic sharia law which outlaws homosexuality. and near total ban on abortions as come into fact in poland sparking nationwide protests the move means terminations will only be allowed in cases of rape and incest and if the mother's life is at risk polls suggest more than half of the population opposes the new legislation. french sailor yannick best has won the prestigious van de globe around the world

race he didn't cross the line 1st but was given a time bonus for helping another solo sailor whose boat sank the race took 80 days on those a lot of drama elsewhere on route including for an unfortunate german competitor. around the world in 80 days with a bit of heroism thrown in. french sailor yannick best event came into port in western france as the winner of the von de globe round the world race despite not crossing the line 1st. the 48 year old finished in 80 days 13 hours 59 minutes and 46 seconds he was behind to compassionate but received a time bonus of 10 hours and 15 minutes helping to rescue a novice sailor 2 months ago. it was a view of i feel like i'm living a dream hallucinating it's bizarre we go from total solitude to this.

i thought you would think he was one of 4 skippers asked to find caving in a scuffle who was rescued in heavy seas off the cape of good hope he had waited more than 11 hours after his yacht broke into. there was also drama for boris helm on the 1st german to enter the prestigious event was happy after avoiding a crash with a containership earlier in the race but he then hit a fishing vessel while in 3rd place close to the finish ending his hopes of glory. about half an hour ago i need a fishing vessel if you wish for i was sleeping and. something was i woke up i was in the cockpit knocking up a huge. order to. establish. his side's victory instead went to best event every winner in the 4 yearly race has so

far been french. the fireworks mark the end of a remarkable race where carroll was in the rather than speed was the decisive factor. in our news of a big step. ford for the bishop's project in argentina to reintroduce jagger's to their natural habitat and adult female and her 2 cubs have been released to prowl the massive granite barrow national park it comes after years of conservation work aimed at rewilding the wetlands in the north east of the country. but cool relaxing deep 70 years in the making that's how long it's been since jackie was were last seen here in ne argentina as he lands hunting and habitat loss drove them to local extinction after painstaking work by conservationists this adult female and her cubs were the 1st to be cats reintroduced to their natural habitat and they're

settling in just fine. the 1st 20 days of going very well because the mother has established herself very quickly she's getting to know the territory bit by bit we've already recorded that she has killed and fed on several cappie barrier rodents in just. as are endangered across the americas but particularly so in argentina just 2 to 300 remain in the wild they're important to the ecosystem because they control price species and balance out the effect of other predators conservationists have spent years building up a huge park within these wetlands to do what's called rewilding the john. for the 1st time an attempt has been made to reintroduce the jaguar to a place where it had become extinct this is never been done before. over the next year more of these majestic felines will be released and it's hoped this project

will lead to similar conservation if it's elsewhere too. they're watching the news from berlin coming up next doc film with moria the e.u.'s filled refugee policy remember to keep up to date with all the latest stories from your region and. around the world at our site d.w. dot com follow us on twitter and instagram as well the hand list at d w news i'm told me a lot of well that's it for me but stay with us the news continues at the top of the out. to. a man who many portions of lunch us rode out in the morning climb a tree it off a story this is one place in a way from just one week. before it's going to really just like. we still have time to where i'm going.

to it was the night of september the 18th when refugee camp morea on a great car and went up in flames on the farm was probably started by people driven by just one wish to get out. the following day large parts of europe's largest refugee camp play in ruins. what was the reason for the file. the movie as nic said guest and moria hasn't just recently become a problem in movie the conditions in the camp had been a problem for 4 and a half 1000000 said so i see a fire like that was foreseeable for has it. in many german cities

citizens demanded that refugees from syria be taken meaning they called upon politicians to put a stop to the humanitarian catastrophe on the 3 continents. the people stranded here have placed all their faith in europe does europe have an answer. because need to free and we cannot be content with our european migration policy to get we don't really have one of the zionist was the o.p.'s what the e.u. has delivered to date is an absolute disgrace to european values arm silly absolute obscene. september 2023 days after flames engulfed morea thousands of huddled on the streets

outside a discount supermarket we're looking for far you can she's only 11 and has spent the last year with her parents and to see players in the morea refugee camp like most people here she and her family fled afghanistan now after the fire they don't have a prefab if they had. camps residents take to the streets they want freedom they want out. the police try to contain the situation but it spirals out of control said the strongs with right the police respond with tear gas. they fired tear gas even at the small children their eyes were full of tears. now the no sign a family 2 adults 3 children are on the straight. hand gentleman everything was on fire in front of us behind us there was no way out. we haven't had anything to eat

for the last 2 or 3 nights we're all hungry there's no clean water we drink dirty water at night the children cry out they're so hungry mummy give us something to eat with them of course no food. no water the strategy of the greek authorities they are intentionally starving his refugees to force them into the new camp that's being set up. nearly half the people here are children. most from afghanistan few are from syria or africa. now how much are you going to the camp why. you know you say there is food there. i don't know what it was. like many the north side a family has suffered an exhausting journey to get 4 years ago they fled from

afghanistan to iran finally get could only piece of illegal school their father was deported 3 times when he placed all his hard on your. part. he's the one who brought us here. now he regrets it. like the us is that there's nothing we can do. we've been here for over 12 months one year nothing has happened and things have only grown worse. now because i can't go back to afghanistan i was in danger there. and iran things were very bad for us afghans and mark on our face. after the fire the villages the morea trying to regain this tried money have money ellis witnessed the file 100 of her all of trees burned down that night to her and admits loss.

because where fear. is better. i think so that. i would not. the new cap is now also in view of her restaurant. 5 years family is down there parched and starving even though they fear they won't be let back out they venture into the north. after the fire destroyed the 1st camp many refugees hoped they could leave the island to continue their journey towards a better future. instead a new camp is set up many feel afraid and the facilities are even worse than before . laura

is a german lawyer who spent years fighting for refugees rights on the greek islands via n.t.p. kristof and in pairs only received for thoughts from people on the site saying there are very limited water resources and i meant only one meal a day at these almost and after in addition the people are stuck behind barbed wire and it is almost and basically the situation is even worse than it was in moria and more action at it. but now the e.u. wants to turn over a new page 2 weeks after the fire the e.u. commission introduced a new pact for migration and asylum in brussels it was designed to end years of bickering among e.u. member states. for years previously european governments had already attempted to reach an agreement on how to handle the crisis with no success. countries like

hungary rejected any obligation to take in refugees. or johansson is the european commissioner for home affairs as the politician responsible for the new pact she calls for a measured approach. of course it's natural to be emotional because you talk about people 1st human beings and then many of them are in a crisis situation and of course it is good that you have emotions tell us people in a crisis but just sold the problem and to be able to find a political solution i think that we should try not to dramatize migration i think that's really part of the problem we have seen too many drama queens in this debate actually and i think that we should be a little bit more sober and pragmatic. and so the proposal is full of technicalities it calls for a maximum of 5 days screening at the new out of border during which security and

identity checks out of the conducted in most cases this is to be followed by a fast asylum procedure within 12 weeks. member states unwilling to take in refugees are instead obligated to support the process of returning rejected asylum seekers to their country of origin no state is to be obliged to take refugees in. but it remains unclear if these provisions are enough to bring the skeptics in budapest warsaw and prague into line. the basic approach is still on changed because they would like to many age the migration and not to stop the migrants that's different kind of approach this deal on that the bank saying hold too many though i agree. we were e.u. parliamentarian balazs he'd vague from hungary's ruling party says the proposal

doesn't go far enough the real breakthrough would be if the commission had said that illegal migration must be stopped altogether. and they didn't say there so let's see what the negotiations will bring our position together with a number of other countries. have been clear i think. but even those willing to take refugees in a skeptical e.u. parliamentarian teaneck a street from the netherlands green party says the new regulations won't really change anything what is very clear is that the biggest obstacles that we face now will remain an important obstacle is the principle of the rule of the current up a regulation that the 1st members of the asylum seeker enters europe is responsible for the application and for the whole procedure and this will stay. in practical terms that means that countries along the mediterranean such as greece

and italy will still shoulder the biggest burden and the past years have already shown that this approach doesn't work migration expert from the european stability initiative also has his doubts. it's smart and sensible to aim for a faster asylum hearings for anyone arriving at the unused orders but if you don't look at the why that hasn't worked in the greek islands in the past or ask yourself what's missing if you keep tuning that out and simply insist on the master hearing it then the next attempts will fail just as much as the previous attempts have then people will once again be trapped in camden or months and conditions will stay as bad as they have vents and. there are 5 such camps on the greek islands on lesbos chios say most liberals and course they're all just

a stone's throw from the turkish coast at the height of the crisis nearly $42000.00 refugees were stuck there waiting for their hearing. when the corona pandemic began in early 2020 the morea camp on lesbos was placed under quarantine 20000 people locked up in a camp designed for 2800 inhabitants spoke of heightened aggression fights and stabbings get advantaged they weren't allowed to leave the camp when the authorities started building fences around moria the inhabitants panicked panic they fear they were being imprisoned in addition to being in lockdown too that if to didn't look down. their food was in short supply as were blankets heaters electricity some had been living here for almost 2 years they felt that europe had forgotten that. in munched 2020

several e.u. member states offered to take in a mere 1600 unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable individuals out of the camps one month later the 1st migrants travelled to. luxemburg and germany to understand the idea behind camps like moria and how they even came to be built we need to look back at 2015. if back then hundreds of thousands of people headed west for europe. they were fleeing from the wars that had destroyed their homes in syria iraq and afghanistan. with the situation in refugee camps in neighboring countries have become unbearable.

we didn't look pretty good so i don't find it looking back at 2015 i think it's important to point out that that year was a complete exception to the norm is the middle man and from the 4 on the mediterranean hadn't seen anything like it for the past 50 years of things cut this off that's because the world's largest refugee crisis in decades had unfolded right in front of europe's gay flight into an opossum thing from that perspective it's a bit unprofessional to say we are preparing ourselves for the next time a 1000000 people come our way them out of anonymity and there won't be another $1000000.00 migrants within a year in the forseeable future it's recent new ever claims there will be is just trying to stoke up fear and that steers the debate in the wrong direction. for you is germany too had opposed the distribution of refugees among a huge member states citing the dublin regulation that made the country of a rival responsible for incoming refugees. then in 2015 chancellor merkel

decided to let hundreds of thousands into the country for humanitarian reasons. to doubt survey does. the vast majority of people in germany are still willing to take and refugees and other vulnerable individuals. but you have to go after the human i think that shows that a large percentage of the population does not consider this to be a disaster. is asked of argument. but even back then merkel's decision of vote mixed emotions in europe. i really admired america by taking that initiative and making clear also to other member states we should do that we should offer protection to refugees and it's really to blame for the other member states to shy away and leave merkel alone with her attitude. many blame to brussels for not creating european consensus on how to deal with refugees but the

root of the problem lies much deeper hungary took a different approach its government stated they wouldn't.