this is live from berlin tonight her government overthrown now on song suchi could go to prison police and me in march they file charges against the ousted civilian leader she's accused of illegally importing walkie talkie radio there's a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience against the military takeover is growing in the country also coming out for to go welcomes german military medics arriving to help battle the coronavirus crisis portugal's health system has been overwhelmed as infection spirals out of control and the vaccine that does more than

just protect people from cope with 19 a new study shows the oxford astra zeneca shock may also help stop the virus from spreading and a new u.n. report says modern agriculture is the biggest killer of biodiversity and that changing the way we eat is key to saving the planet while walk. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome police in me in march today formally charged alstad leader on song sushi a step that could lead to prison time for sushi authorities say that she illegally imported walkie talkies and that they were found inside her home if convicted she could face up to 2 years. in prison

a national campaign of civil disobedience has been growing since this week's military coup protesting medical workers say they will not work for the new military regime they're wearing red ribbons a symbol of defiance and are refusing to give non-emergency treat. acts of the finds too noisy to ignore residents of young gun buying pots and honk their car horns for a 2nd night major demonstrations against the military for now have not taken place earlier in the day health workers and hospitals across myanmar wore red or black ribbons and refuse to do any non-emergency work much of the civil disobedience is being organized online. activist fans are showing lay ye is one of the driving forces behind the campaign every. week and now young people in them ali how is it

a bit of i have to suggest that this is the only us the we've been using this since the one you are was that we are opposing the military tend. to heavy military presence is on full display here in the capital naypyidaw tanks and soldiers were on patrol. the country's military chiefs appeared on state television and 11 members into has been appointed on will rule under a year long state of emergency. the whereabouts of myanmar as i've said leaders including own son suchi remains unclear several charges have been brought against her including possession of unlawful communication devices the ministry have claimed the reason for the coup was allegations of fraud in last november's elections which suit cheez national league for democracy party one members of the

party have called for calm. the military action to take control of the country is not a good thing considering we've had democracy peace the national ceasefire agreement . and we've had a well managed system to deal with covert 19 this isn't good at all for the citizens. despite international condemnation and open disobedience mars' military appears determined to undo the course of the country's past to change. are for more now i'm joined by kaylee long's she is in london and she is with the human rights group amnesty international she is a researcher on me and bards good to have you on the program amnesty says that this is and in this moment for me and more what are your fears for the people there to know well being and the broader political crackdown they concerned about human rights defenders in general about activist

civil society in general as well as the humanitarian situation in the country where there are 300000 people are displaced and we're not sure what the story is yet with 8 accents under the military. we had to stand world leaders they have condemned the military's actions what can the international community do at this point what do you expect them to do. we are hoping that it will take strong action and obviously we had. it and security council convened yesterday and didn't fail to come out with a statement and we hope to see something stronger than that we're calling for i.c.c. referral for the situation in the entire country and these are really extraordinary circumstances and they were in a very serious response. what about the figure here of aung sun suu cine amnesty is calling for her release she's a difficult figure now there was and she she has presided over human rights subdues is in me and more that's right but. you know if it's

if it is as you say a very complicated situation and that given that these ask eeriest charges and that this appears to be baseless detention we're calling for her release nevertheless if we look back several years on songs and she was praised around the world she was seen as the white for a bright future for me and marred democracy in the country also respect for human rights that with what we've seen in the last 2 years has been diminished i'm severely do you think that the international reaction to this could do would be different would be greater if and song suit she had lived up to the expectations. it's really impossible to say i think and that we certainly amnesty we position along sunset she was there we were very much the awards she'd been given to image

has been tarnished internationally but the country is more than just one person it's 50000000 people and that's really where the international community has to think about in the long with amnesty international joining us tonight from london we appreciate your time in your insights tonight thank you. a team of german military medical staff has traveled to portugal to help the country in its battle against a 3rd wave of the coronavirus they've delivered much needed medicines as well as hospital beds and ventilators hospitals across portugal have been overwhelmed by one of the world's worst coded 19 outbreaks. the much anticipated 8 on arrival h doctors and 18 medics from the german military will remain in portugal for the next 3 weeks to help get the worsening corona virus situation under control an advance team was already in the country last week to assess the situation now the

german medical personnel will assist portuguese health care workers to treat covert 19 patients idea she is going to be with me aside i have just sent a message to my german colleagues to thank them for best 2 parts and i have already received a reply from then they wrote that's what friends are for especially if it is settling for me and help us desperately need it intensive care units across the country are completely full portuguese media reporting that patients are spending hours waiting and violence is before they can be admitted to hospital many portugese were relieved to hear it was coming from abroad that the situation is really bad so every little bit coliseum i could it gives with no way of course it's just a drop in the ocean at the moment we definitely need more help but it shows how good it is to be part of the euro. by portugal has been shut down since mid january nevertheless infection rates remain high many experts believe that the rep it

spreads of new virus mutations are to blame the arrival of the german medical team is a big topic in the portuguese public many commentators emphasize that germany is the 1st country to sense the doctors and nurses will start working tomorrow already that intended to support local stuff in several hospitals here in this upon further delivery of medical supplies from germany is expected to arrive soon and other european countries including austria and spain have also promised to provide support. well a new study suggests the oxford astra zeneca vaccine could prevent people from spreading the corona virus the research by oxford university is the 1st to show a vaccine stopping the transmission of the virus in addition to protecting against kovac 19 the university says the vaccine could cut transmission of the virus by 2 third's scientists also found that a single shot can offer a high level of protection lasting up to 12 weeks more than 10000000 britons have

now been vaccinated against the violence the british health minister met hancock has welcomed the study's findings at this else that. is a very good news at 8 backs the strategy that we've taken and shows the world that the often vaccine works effectively and the really good news embedded in it is that it not just reduces hospitalizations there were no people in this part of the trial who hospitalized. with covais that after getting the ox jab but also it reduces the number of people who have caved it actual even a symptomatically by around 2 thirds are more tonight i'm joined by paul hunter he is a professor in medicine at the university of east anglia specializing in infectious disease and epidemics doctors good to have you on the program so we're talking

about a back a vaccine that protects against code 19 and prevent spreading the corona virus this sounds almost too good to be true is it. well i think it is yes to a certain extent i mean there's no doubt that the if you have the vaccine and it stops you actually getting infected then it will stop us an individual spreading that infection on but the crucial thing that you've got to remember is that it only does that about 2 thirds of the cake time so there is still a substantial proportion of people who can still after the vaccine get the infection and potentially spread it on. a couple of weeks ago we published a paper looking at the available data then which is still a political and we the our conclusion was that although yes it will reach to go a long way to reducing transmission it won't be sufficient in itself and indeed no

vaccine will be sufficient in themselves to reduce the r. value to less than one and so with most of the vaccines that we're using at the moment with reasonable estimates of how likely they are to be taken up in vaccine coverage i don't think we're at all looking at anything close to being able to stop transmission in communities from vaccination so do we know why some people do have this reaction with the vaccine the be stopped transmission and some people don't to me what's the difference between the person who does stop transmission of the person who doesn't. well i wish we knew to be i think there are all sorts of reasons and i don't think we really understand that at the moment but no vaccine is 100 percent effective. all the vaccines that we've got at the moment are very good

at stopping severe disease and some like the size of my own tech vaccine is actually very good at stopping a simple. stopping even mild symptoms but we don't know for apart from the oxygen astra zeneca vaccine we don't know really whether any of these other vaccines yet actually stop transmission's well so if it is done through assuring but it's not. you know if i could just ask you what would what would have me that just imagine if everyone in the u.k. were to be vaccinated tonight then we would be able to say that we have conquered this pandemic. certainly for a time yes i don't think any of us expect that we will anytime soon come to a point where they coronaviruses eradicated from the world in fact you know at the world health organization a sector that is unlikely to be achievable and and they're right and. the thing is

we've got to come to terms with this fact a virus and and live with it and we will the fact the role of the vaccine primarily is to stop people getting severely ill and having to be taken into hospital and dying and that that's primarily what we want from all of the vaccines. we would have to vaccinate pretty much everybody on the planet regularly to ensure that we act we had any chance of eradicating the virus and that's just not going to happen and it probably doesn't matter because in in 10 or 20 years time. it will still be around but it probably will be causing anywhere near the number of severe cases and for most of us it'll probably just be a mild. infection of the nose and throat yes i think there are a lot of people hoping that that will happen and sooner rather than later i'd certainly me as well said a spokesman there with the university of east anglia dr hunter we appreciate your

time in your insights tonight thank you but it. israel has vaccinated a greater proportion of its population against corona virus than any other country but the number of new infections is still high and the cabinet is deciding whether to open up the country on friday or to extend the current lockdown yet again authorities say they're determined to contain the spread of the virus while immunizing as many people as possible and use tanya creamer reports senior citizens are among those suffering most. it's been a long while then only you have food with watches since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic last year the 88 year old israeli american has been mostly confined to have flat the internet has been her main source of contact with family and friends but now she has new hope a week ago she received a 2nd shot they say 2 weeks after the 2nd act scene so what if you

come to visit me i'm very excited seeing people one person sat inside it bad it it's really been hard and not to see people it's a step forward but she's still a very cautious and large majority of israel's most minor of a population over 70 has received this 2nd thanks to chart a so-called green passport confirms the vaccination but for now that doesn't mean any extra privileges while is how it's raphe attacks a nation dr made headlines the country had to extend its lockdown once again to tackle a $32.00 way off the pandemic the disease rampant and as you know we have the variance the south african variant and we have the. the sun jealous variant and the british variant which are which is the dominant currently. the disease is spreading pretty quickly. yet the vaccines are spreading quickly as well and where race. being the

virus was the vaccine. at the it's section me a medical center a large hospital in the center of the country doctors and nurses work tirelessly to cope with a constant flow of patients in serious condition january has been the deadliest month yet of the pandemic and that. all of us my colleagues doctors and nurses see a lot of cases here. myself williams critical cases and at younger ages seem very big lanie they're tearing a few 100 meters from the covert 19 ward it's mostly young people waiting for their vaccination last week people over 35 back called up to get their 1st jab over 3000000 out of israel's 9000000 citizens have received at least the 1st maxime dose in jerusalem ruth rogers and her cag of ameri are on their way to

a local shopping center what might seem ordinary has become special rules hasn't been here since march last year a strange very strange very strange i hope in a couple ways are but went to the store and there and pick out stuff and now are it's a whole different experience for me now i feel back to. back to the real world. amid the uncertainty she hopes that at some point she will be able to see family and friends once the effects of divac see nation drive kick in. that we wish for everybody all right here's a look at some of the other developments in the corona virus pandemic worldwide air travel fell by 2 thirds last year because of travel restrictions the industry is warning that new virus variants will hit prospects for any recovery this year the white house says that the u.s.

is now averaging more than $1300000.00 vaccinations per day and people across britain have applauded captain tom moore the war veteran who raised millions for the health service he died at the age of $100.00. all right here of some more of the stories that are making headlines around the world the former european central bank chief mario draghi has agreed to try to form a new government of national unity in his home country italy the governing coalition collapsed last month after a splinter party withdrew its support druggy who is often referred to as super mario is widely credited with saving the eurozone during the currency crisis. britain has asked the european union to extend the brics it grace period until the year 2023 that's according to the b.b.c. and this comes after threats were made against port staff and checks at the border 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 breaks it was implemented. hysteria that is how russian foreign minister sergei lavrov describes the international outcry over the jailing of opposition leader alexina vonnie the kremlin has also have defended his actions against the thousands of protesters who took to the streets last night after and of all these court appearance security forces arrested more than 1400 demonstrators of all he was sentenced to 2 and a half years in prison for violating the terms of his parole while he was in a coma recovering from a poison attack. sharp criticism as the world found out alexei navalny was going to prison germany can damage and involve news jailing and the police's treatment of protesters in russia. the german government and the chancellor personally call

for the release of mr know the kremlin must also guarantee the right to freedom of expression and assembly. the kremlin meanwhile defended the way the case had been handled. at the studio area we've heard over the trial process for the nerve on the case is of course off the scale ok if this was a screw. had remained defiant in court on tuesday and insisted his jailing would not do terry his supporters. these officers and this cage it's not a show of strength it shows their weakness they are weak. and they cannot jail thousands or even millions of people but. later police arrested hundreds of supporters who had come to show their solidarity. as night fell on moscow the protests grew but so did the presence of police in riot

gear and the arrests. the next day muscovites expressed mixed feelings about what had happened to never. yes it's a good of those but i think there were reasons he was on trial there are protesters but that's true in any country if you violated the law they were right to arrest him you know. you put us to do pretty much but there's no justice that's why if you say too much concerning of all new you'll end up in court to. these attorneys say they'll appeal the court ruling to the council of europe. are now into the tensions between israel and iran a day after the international atomic energy agency confirmed iran continues to violate terms of the nuclear deal and 2 days after u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken warned of iran being only weeks away from a nuclear bomb israel's foreign minister tells him sebastian in conflict zones that

israel will do whatever it takes to defend itself are you telling me that you would go ahead israel would go ahead with a strike on iran without the sign off by the united states that you do it on your own. without consulting the u.s. again again i do not predict and i cannot predict what's going to happen i hope that the american administration and the state the permanent members of the security council state will be much more determined and resolve than ever before will not change the regime of the sanctions that was initiated by trumpet administration will go forward putting maximum pressure on iran to change its behavior if it's not going to go if there will be a new agreement that will endanger the very existence of the state of israel what

do you think we are going to do pray no we are going to defend ourselves in any way that will be effective a message there from israel to the new u.s. administration you can see the full conflict zone interview online just go to d w dot com slash conflict zone plant and animal species are dying out tens if not hundreds of times faster than the average that we've seen over the past 10000000 years that's according to a new u.n. report that was published today and the culprit no surprise it's us humankind and the way we eat is largely to blame stealthy and solitary cheetahs may not be the biggest of all the big cats but they certainly are the fastest reaching speeds of up to hander dirty kilometers per hour to catch their

prey. but despite their speed numbers are falling the i.u.c.n. estimates that almost 7000 of the animals can still be found in the wild most in sub-saharan africa that's down from 100000 just over a century ago like many other animals found across the world their population is threatened. farming in agriculture are a major driver of habitat loss and a key threat to more than 85 percent of the $28000.00 species at risk of extinction that's according to a new u.n. report released wednesday together with animal welfare organization compassion in world farming and british think tank chatham house. at the heart of the problem is

a cheaper food paradigm say authors which aims to produce ever more food at ever lower costs. around a 3rd of land globally is currently used as a group cultural land with one 3rd of that use for crops and the remaining 2 thirds for grazing livestock. to battle biodiversity loss humans would have to lower their intake of meat reducing the need for more land and significantly cut our food waste say authors of the report changing our global food system may be an uphill battle but saving biodiversity is paramount say experts. on. almost. and. by last. night i've. been.

diversity without reform destruction of ecosystems and habitats won't only accelerate biodiversity loss for animals like the cheetah they authors of the report but also threaten our ability to sustain human populations. and you're watching g.w. news live from berlin after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day to night me and more and russia the 1st stress test of biden's foreign policy will be right back.

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