stood in front of the court not to keep in a volley in but to keep his supporters out. as the day progressed police detained hundreds of nirvana supporters would come to show their solidarity. age was no barrier this woman stood her ground in defiance. as night fell on moscow the protests bloom oh. but so did the presence of police in riot gear and the arrests. the tension is a price these protesters are willing to pay to speak their mind. we're going to go to i don't want my children to grow up in the same conditions i did alex say is trying to do something at least you know bali has just been wrongly convicted the country will never be free if the thirty's and the courts behave like

this it looks like they will soon start beating us with a baton but we came out so that our children won't be beaten with batons in the future. soon enough the police proved him right. there are tons directed indiscriminately at anyone in the crowd. in the palm the supporters are taking risks in the hope the next generation won't have to. give more now we're trying to fight i'm trying to sneak a member of the german bundestag and the governing conservatives he heads germany's delegation to the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us the german government has condemned the jail sentence for alexina is that enough. according to the 1st episode we are very concerned but also very impressed by the courageous there way that russian civil society. gets this development it shows

how much or pressure how much tension is there. in russia it is a domestic issue in the 1st place but it is an issue that has an important impact on all international obligations that russia has entered to whether it's the fault of the euro or of the structures and that is why it is an important element of international obligations and contractual obligations and that's what we are pursuing the relief of which a mist in the valley was. detained again was already. rendered obsolete by the european court of human rights a couple of years ago and that is something that the council of europe in all its usual directions will have to deal with. in the next few weeks and it is the obvious point of. addressing this because russia is violating international obligations that restoration has its edges so you say that the condemnations are

important 1st step what is the 2nd step because we know that the e.u. for example has already imposed targeted sanctions because of the poisoning of alexina vonnie so what should come next and you know if the 2nd step is sanctions in in your opinion can they really make a difference. i think it is important next there to. send a double message to russia both in terms of the government as terms of the society that we are. strictly looking at the experience to construe shop a geisha is to international obligations when it comes to the freedom of speech to the freedom of assembly to the rule of law. to compliance with the judgments of the rupee court of human rights to which russia is a professional party. but that at the same we are considering all options to or increasing the pressure. and make clear also to the russian leadership that there

is a price to be paid that there is a cost to this behavior. and this is going to unfold over the next couple of weeks . and that was andreas nik a member of the german bundestag and head of germany's delegation to the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe speaking with me earlier when new data show that russia sputnik the vaccine is more than 90 percent effective western governments had initially expressed doubts about the vaccine because russia started using it before completing the usual clinical trials now results published in the leading medical journal the lancet appear to back up russian claims that the chap is safe and works as they report hungary has already begun using the vaccine. truckloads of russia sputnik rolling into hungary the 1st 14000 some 2000000 doses ordered the distribution of vaccines in the european union just not quick enough for hungary. the faster we vaccinate the weakest segments of hungary and society

the quicker we can lift restrictions on public life we don't you. just go to chicago with a shot sputnik beat was the 1st vaccine developed to fight cold at 19 russia began vaccinating people with it last summer even though clinical trials were underway hungary's emergency pilots gave the vaccine to greenlight that's because sputnik fini has already been administered at least a 1000000 times without any serious side effects so hungry has decided to sidestep the e.u.'s common procurement policy already have very strict conditions and conditions under very specific criteria and then the member state is liable russia's promising enough with its vaccine for 700000000 people sputnik to be is more than 91 percent effective according to a study published on tuesday in the medical journal the lancet the raw data used in the study has not yet been released unfortunately that's exactly what the european

medicines agency needs. when the agency gets the data in the proper form so they can check it as with other manufacturers then i can't see why the vaccine can't be approved in europe i just kind. of germany's chancellor agrees. you know every vaccine is welcome but only those that supply the necessary data and are approved by the a.m.a. will be accepted. it said the virus knows no boundaries that the data is correct that can also apply to maxine's angela merkel there in that report speaking on primetime german t.v. on tuesday evening the champs are giving a wide ranging interview focusing on the coronavirus and demick let's get more now from our chief political correspondent well into crane who is standing by in berlin melinda on the sputnik v. shot merkel very clear that no vaccine will be allowed into germany unless it's been approved by the european medicines agency how does she justify that when

germany is facing a shortage of lifesaving vaccines right now. well multilaterally european approach is the policy to which she is deeply committed to the policy that she adamantly defendant following the government's vaccine summit on monday and it's a policy that reflects her deeply held convictions that germany must move in common with europe and as you may remember europe actually comprises the 1st chapter of the coalition agreement government which was a 1st germany of course has in the past sometimes got its own way without europe for example when it got out of nuclear energy after the fukushima accident or when it took in a 1000000 migrants in the summer of 2015 and in both of those cases there were grave repercussions so this multilateral approach is one that the chancellor

absolutely now is committed to also there's a pragmatic considerations here the fact is that even with quick approval the russian vaccine would not become available until the 2nd quarter of this year and supply shortages will. be easing in the 2nd quarter of this year even with the russian vaccine we saw a clear data on that this week so perhaps the imperative to move forward alone also isn't really there in terms of timing and just ticks ok let's get a closer look now at the at the situation when it comes to fighting coronavirus in the country because we know that the cove in $1000.00 infections per 100000 residents in germany in 7 days has fallen below 100 chancellor merkel still being cautious let's listen and then get your reaction. but that doesn't mean we have control over the virus again to the health offices we have to work on that now every day counts i don't know where we will be next monday or tuesday so i ask all citizens to hold out for

a while but we will not wait for the entire population to be vaccinated before relaxing the rule of the thumb kind that is not what we are aiming for there beaked in. the call for patients i mean this is really you know the message that has been echoed over and over again and if there is another vaccine just walk us through the willingness among the general population. well all of us in the past week are still showing quite high level of willingness on the part of the population to comply with locked out restrictions with a large majority saying that current rules are just about right or could even be stricter the number of people willing to be vaccinated is also steadily on the increase with nearly 2 thirds now saying that they will be willing to get the job but at least one survey has showed that 3 quarters would prefer a u.s. or a european manufactured vaccine so that may change now with these lancet results

on the russian scene but for the time being i don't see the news points nick sides significantly changing public opinion melinda crane and for len thank you. portugal has the highest number of corona virus cases in relation to its population and a sharp rise in new infections has prompted several european countries to offer help germany is sending doctors nurses ventilators and hospital beds on a military plane due to land in the next hour for chickens and passengers says that the country will be forever grateful for the aid or triple has reported close to half of its covert 19 deaths in the past month. and let's bring in john philip schultz who is joining us from the airport in lisbon right now philip how important is this help it's urgently needed most intensive care units both here in portugal sometimes patients have to wait for 67 hours in the ambulance in

front of the house but certified spoke to. an ambulance driver last night and she said the situation is really a nightmare and any kind of hope is the pristine. human resources medical equipment and refigure i also talked to on the medical profession most would say that the situation starts to remind them of what we saw in belgaum or know that it's really at the beginning of the fundament in march when really that the health system pretty much screwed up and was overwhelmed by the press that. why it does portugal have you know one of the highest death rates in the past 2 weeks around the world why has it been hit so hard. it seems like it's been something like a perfect storm developing and sort of the. portuguese government relaxed restrictions during christmas time and this was exactly the time when the new more aggressive

strain on the merits started to spread in the country or to get a clue to link up with the. british variant. and a rapid speech also the hard to tell us that there was quite weak one of the weakest in europe especially after math of course and in the past. how are people coping with the 3rd wave. and that's an impressive wave of solidarity in the country i've seen many pro doing well in this instance and upon state when people try to have medical staff and so i found relatives on the mic generally i. want to be sure many follow the measures put in place by the government to actually fix the vices. too much traffic on the seats considering that we are in a complete lockdown here of course there's a great amount of fear that the worst sister to come here and. try to pull over

to get these young phillips old englishman thank you. and here are some of the stories making headlines around the world britain has asked the e.u. to extend the braggs it grace period until 2023 according to the b.b.c. it comes after threats were made against port staff and checks were suspended the extension pertains to checks for goods moving between northern ireland and the rest of the u.k. new regulations came into effect after preps it was implemented. in turkey more than 300 students and their supporters have been detained this week following violent confrontations with police they are angry about president recha type and wants appointment of a party loyalist as the head of the prestigious university in istanbul the rector at the center of the debate has ruled out quitting despite the unrest. in the world

health organization experts there have been visiting a research center in the chinese city of hope on this part of their investigation into the origins of the corona virus pandemic who han is where the virus was 1st thought to have crossed over from animals to humans although china has disputed this. italy's president has asked former european central bank chief mario draghi to serve as a nonpartizan prime minister of a government of national unity if druggy is able to put together a cabinet and win a majority backing in parliament italy would avoid snap elections and the pandemic of the previous government collapsed last month after a splinter party withdrew its support to. a spring and philip willen who is joining us now from rome so philip what more can you tell us about these moves. when telly this crisis comes at a very difficult time for italy

a pandemic is still raging they beginning to bring the numbers down and of course the economy very severely affected by the consequences of and amica and lock down in fact the head of state specifically mentioned the risk of holding elections and sharing of vandam a can said other countries that have done this have found there being a cause to quote spike in infections so a very tricky time. very highly respected figure called into to help by the very complex political situation in parliament so what are dragons chances then a fighting together a cabinet and governing in a you know sort of technocratic way and the country. i think it's a difficult to say at this point partly because a lot of the parties themselves are divided within the parties.

it may be that if he has difficulty in never forming some sort of politically coherent grouping to support him that. he may get a small. incoherent divided. coalition behind him in which case he might just be able to govern for a short time deal with the most urgent aspects of the crisis and i am particularly deal with europe. the recovery that italy is expecting and then lead the country towards elections very shortly afterwards the prospect of him forming a coherent and solid majority in parliament to be able to see out the legislature for another couple of years that is looking at

a very difficult at the moment philip well and joining us from rome thank you. myanmar's police have filed charges against ousted leader unc song suchi for breaches of an import export law police documents say illegally imported handheld radios were found at her residence authorities are seeking to detain her until february the 15th it comes as people in the country took part in the 1st widespread protests since the military coup in the early hours of monday. journalist 8 going to bomb has been covering the country for many years he joins us now from kuala lumpur dave why do you think the military is choosing to charge on some sooty with this law in particular. well this is a very vaguely worded law that you can basically bend it to fit around anything and anyone of breaking this law as long as it was imported or export you know the

interesting thing here is that during the days of the previous. many of aung san suu kyi supporters this law was used against them and they were locked up and when her party came into power 5 years ago a lot of people thought that they should get rid of this law they did not they did not prioritize it it's still on the books and now it is being used against her here and when me and the president he's being charged with violating the natural disaster management lot of this is a fast developing story breaking news i don't have more specifics on this with him but i would not be surprised if the charge against these 2 is just the beginning i mean the military is trying to legitimize themselves by claiming the election and there was fraudulent although they provide no evidence of this so they've got to try and pick up some ways to make other people look illegitimate and doing this on some of the most to the general masses of me are the most popular person in myanmar this is quite a move on their part but we really should not be surprised by that and given that

popularity and it's also no surprise to some protests last night how is these latest moves these charges now being handed down likely to impact the public or sponsored me on mars. have already been in touch with some of people our contacts are having me on our people are your ears about this not entirely surprised but serious but this just raises the question know last night people were protesting by buying pots and cans on the streets from their balconies honking their horns off we saw doctors today refusing to go on the job and hostile saying they did not want to work in government hospitals to give the myanmar military any sort of legitimacy what will be next people are going to have to think really hard about how far they're going to go this could push people harder so the counter to this though is are they want to take that risk with mass mobilization mass demonstrations at some point that could lead to a very violent backlash from the military journalist ain't going to bomb with the latest on the situation in myanmar thank you. it's

a job that made him the world's richest person but jeff bezos says that he is stepping down as amazon c.e.o. later this year he's announced his resignation just as the company post 4th quarter profits of over 7 $1000000000.00. what comes next for the world's richest man jeff bezos founded amazon in a washington garage in 1904 and built it into the he met that is attended the business of buying and selling goods to 57 year old has become one of the most respected and feared business leaders in the world and the richest but the net worth of almost $200000000000.00 in an e-mail to employees business wrote that being the c.e.o. of amazon is a deep responsibility and it's consuming. by stepping back he'll find time to focus on his other projects such as the washington post which he bought in 2013 for $250000000.00. or his rocket

company blue origin. phase that was has invested heavily in this business but is lacking behind rival tech boss ilan musk space x. . meanwhile his successor andy chassis is set to inherit a business that is increasingly under attack. for how it wields its platform to undercut or even drive competitors out of business. for how it treats its sprawling network of 1300000 employees who have complained of brutally long chef's poor pay and unsafe conditions and warehouses. as amazon's influence and profit grow so due to the demands terrain and it's power at now falls on jesse to answer those calls british captain sir tom moore gained fame after he began raising money for u.k.

health care workers during the pandemic now the world war 2 veteran has died at the age of $100.00 after contracting the corona virus himself he was unable to be vaccinated because of other medications that he was taking. during the 1st wave of the coronavirus pandemic captain tom morris set out to raise 1000 pounds for britain's national health service by walking 100 laps of his backyard before his 100th birthday his quest went viral and donations poured in from around the world totaling some 33000000 pounds more told d.w. how stunned he was a centrist absolutely amazing that search some amount of money i was very rude some sort john only the closers there's a really good one i'm going to relate to source of all they are. using by the arrival of his centennial birthday captain tom was an international celebrity.

he wrote an autobiography which he dedicated to all those who serve on the front line of any battle. at windsor castle queen elizabeth the 2nd knighted him for what he did accomplish with his walks. his sunny attitude during the pandemic has inspired people to look beyond their illness and loss. through all this well it's been very good to be close to so many people. is no no may do so out of the news but i would say to everyone. things will get better there's no doubt that wrongdoers will roll out onto the ground some who will go on and let's hope that his right may he rest in peace you're watching news coming up next on news asia robots to the rescue asian companies at the forefront

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