this is the w. news live from berlin e.u. russia ta is under severe strain on a visit to moscow the european union's top diplomat calls the jailing of critics. a low point on it is now on trial again this time for defamation also coming up fleeing war only to find even more suffering bitter cold and the pandemic make life even harder for syria's refugees sheltering in the middle of probably the province we meet a family whose efforts to keep them warm ended in tragedy. and the u.s.

is back on the world stage president joe biden announces a reversal of trump's america 1st agenda he also wants to end support for the war in yemen and stop the use drawl of troops from the. first welcome to the program in moscow the european union's top diplomat just sapporo said that the use ties with russia the pressure following the imprisonment of kremlin critic alexei navalny barrel made the comments during a meeting with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov is the 1st reason visit by a senior e.u. diplomat since 2070. the meetings agenda also included the iran nuclear deal the situation in ukraine and other human rights issues in russia. is why. the russian

foreign minister had to say after the meeting things that seem a little strange from 1st time channeling to that so we don't hear what you're looking for the stage is superficial your book gradually begin to grow so that you are keeping your money in north korean leadership your civil servant was of so use on his racial slurs you're still my views the same interests all the problems with european he everything up do you think that if you have a story so we can learn a lot of help to you maybe how with the book which you non-tax more constructive we are still sources of issues that are going to stay with at the well from moscow i'm not joined by our correspondent emily sherman emily this quite strong strong words there from the russian foreign minister is there a place for constructive dialogue at all. well i think airhead what we are seeing here as you said yourself is really a tense moment between the e.u. and russia ahead of this visit by burrell we heard the kremlin spokesperson calling

russian relations frozen and today we kind of saw the 2 sides clash in that press conference after their meeting and the main bone of contention at the moment seems to. me his prison sentence and the protests that happened surrounding. me and really we heard quite strong words from both sides today the russian foreign minister was essentially accusing the e.u. and other western countries of meddling in russia's affairs and of leveling hypocritical and unfounded accusations at russia when it comes to kind of police violence and so on and burrell from his side with not in so many words but essentially said that there is no rule of law in russia so those are pretty harsh accusations but both sides also made it very clear that they certainly want to keep a dialogue open in part because of all those disagreements not only over now viney

you know relations have been bad since the annexation of the crimean peninsula by russia but the russian's foreign minister also seemed very much interested in that he talked about how the talks today had been open and they want to keep dialogue open including about perhaps the sale of the russian vaccine sputnik the 2 european countries it seemed that the 2 the 2 politicians did have some personal chemistry despite all the difficulties i mean one of the jobs of course was the imprisonment of olives a volley he's in court again today what is this new clues about. well this new case is one of actually several that are essentially still pending hanging over the opposition politicians had this one today is about accusations

from a world war 2 veteran that he apparently that i've seen of the apparently insulted him so accusations of slander. could be fined for that or given community service now the opposition politician himself says that this is essentially a political issue that the state is trying to present him as somehow unpatriotic for criticizing even world war 2 veterans world war 2 is certainly considered almost a sacred issue here and a very political one of course and i would say that the scheduling of this trial that coincides with this visit by a high diplomat is certainly provocative especially considering the accusations that we've been hearing from the e.u. side towards russia in the last few days and weeks. in moscow there for us thank you emily. meanwhile thousands of people have been arrested across while so this

week in protest against of all this imprisonment around 500 of them are being held at a detention facility near moscow all sides friends and relatives always in full news correspondent richard so when the. not. who is number 15 an alliance with this woman asks she's one of the volunteers outside of the soccer of a detention facility at 2 hour drive from moscow these people have been standing in the freezing cold since of the early morning. they want to help as their friends and relatives people who were arrested to during the protests. some of them are waiting for their sentence some are already serving at. the shame of you that we have collected warm things this is a sweater there's a sublanguage because we don't know if our friends in there have anything to cover up with. but there is some underwear t. shirts and wore gloves just in case all of this is awful but even cried

a few times my friends are in there. looking back. more than 7000 people have been arrested across russia in the past 10 days. the police were particularly brutal during the last protests in moscow and st petersburg on the weekend and after alex enough his sentence some time security forces dragged people into police buses for no reason some of them are random passers by several cases are now being investigated the police. authorities argue that the protests were not authorized and therefore posed a security threat in reality however the police officers themselves have at times become a security threat to some you know sent messages by. these young people say they spent up to do well for us as

a courthouse after being detained apparently they had to sleep on the floor they were sentenced to several days in prison but since prison space seems to be running out they have had to wait for hours in a police bus. it's stuffy one young man explains he says he spends 7 hours in here so far. it's now afternoon in front of the center of one to tension center the q. has apparently moved. the authorities are taking their time accepting the packages and are searching each one carefully to get the good with the missing obvious this is all so surreal we don't know what all this will lead to but we want to continue fighting for our rights and our freedom he was pushed and given me my chance of course we're also scared but many people want to keep fighting for their future on the streets you want to finish the bottle suspicion. more than 500 people are said to be in detention behind to these fans and more young people are expected to

arrive here from moscow courts especially if the protests continue. and here are some more stories making headlines around the world this hour in indonesia activists protest at the mere monitoring who outside the country's embassy in jakarta calls for the release of g. and other civilian leaders detained by the military the indonesian government is seeking a special meeting of the block of southeast asian nations to discuss the situation in. china criticised the united kingdom for revoking the license of chinese state broadcaster c g t n a foreign ministry spokesman called the decision political and based on based on ideological prejudice the british regulator revoked c.d.n. sources on thursday saying its government backed ownership structure broke you've broken tail. a controversial republican lawmaker has been sanctioned for promoting

conspiracy theories and endorsing violence against democrat politicians margaret taylor green was removed from 2 committees after a vote in the u.s. house of representatives 11 republicans were among those who are voting against her research she regretted some of her past words but did not apologize. also in the u.s. president joe biden has outlined his vision for u.s. foreign policy in his 1st major policy speech sought to reassert u.s. global leadership rebuild alliances and was 1st donald trump's america 1st agenda he wants to end u.s. support for the war in yemen and hold the withdrawal of u.s. troops from germany the united states is ready to engage with the world again that was joe biden's message from the marbled halls of washington state department for biden that means foreign policy must be grounded in a multilateral world rather than in defense of america's interests that puts

america 1st. is back diplomacy is back at the center of our foreign policy so the u.s. will once more try to find solutions to the world's problems like in yemen dubbed the world's worst humanitarian crisis years of conflict has destroyed much of the country killing hundreds of thousands of people and leaving more near starvation the u.s. has given tacit backing to one side of that war no more says biden. this war has to end. and to underscore our commitment we are ending all american support for offensive operations in the war in yemen including relevant arms sales the moved represents a broader shift in u.s. foreign policy that previous administrations have been accused of siding with authoritarian nations in the name of stability but the president wants that to end

and he knows he's going to need help for biden taking a stronger stance internationally will mean having to reach out to washington's old allies in europe and elsewhere he ordered a freeze on u.s. troop withdrawals abroad including from u.s. bases in germany the trumpet ministration want to pull out nearly 10000 of some 35000 troops based in the country biden will depart from that plan. america in alliances are our greatest asset and leading with the plough mysie means standing shoulder to shoulder with our allies and key partners once again the biden administration comes to power with diplomats morale lower and its alliances chafing restoring both will be a huge challenge. for this i'm now joined by. a u.s. policy analysts who used to work for the u.s. state department in the past. john kerry how would you describe this new by

dr trained and how does it differ from trump's. i think the strongest thing about the new guy doctrine was exactly what he said that return to traditional dignified diplomacy this was not even long speech so every single word had impact including the very location where he chose to give this speech he went to the state department i think it was a very clear signal that he was in power and diplomats and clone mysie in a way they really felt like they were abandoned in a trump ministration i think also as much as this could be seen as policy it was really about tone it was about a return to leadership it was about a return traditional roles looking at our alliances from presidents who really saw so many alliances as combative. by talking about collaboration where i think there were a lot of significant things who he mentions perhaps a as a european

a stronger focus back on europe and i think also being really strongly against authoritarian and being very clear that he's not this is not just a policy it's a direct policy against what president trumpet ministration have been doing for the last 4 years. do you think this speech is enough to soothe allies also what some here in europe saw as for very difficult years. that's a very good question he. this was very rhetorical there were a lot of signaling going on talking about. at home leading with example the strength of our alliances again that shifts a little bit more back towards europe but i think they should also europeans should be specifically in the alliance should be a little weary of some of the things he very clearly set he said twice we're going to do things in our own self interest i think you know donald trump is known as an american 1st president that's not what biden is being but there is always going to

be an american priority i think instead it's going to be america not alone so i think allies should feel absolutely relieved i think they should feel like they're on more secure certain grounding they know how to deal with these kinds of situations and he's going to be in that traditional diplomacy space but i also think there should be weary and really hold the administration accountable for not only returning to normalcy the doing better is biden also send some clear warning shots to china and russia or come that mean in practice coming expect biden to take a more muscular approach to america's foes. absolutely i think with russia it's about direct it being it being as strong and clear up front it's directly saying you know we will no longer tolerate some of the things the traffic ministration either target like i to you we're going to hold you accountable i

think with china it's much more subtle there are certain things happen throughout this speech where you know he's not jumping on board with everything china's doing but he also said again when it's our own self interest one of the most interesting piece says was when he named allies he just rail yet and that may not come to the forefront of everybody's minds but it really reminded me back obama president obama had it and his really strategic posing on australia as a way for the allies to keep china in check so i think biden is one setting a very clear town you know we are not to be trifled with but also doing very strategic subtle things laying the foundation right now to actually back up those words in the coming years the sukkah thank you very much thank you. to syria now where the conditions faced by internally displaced people in the north

west of the country are increasingly desperate there is ongoing fighting the coronavirus pandemics heavy rains and bitterly cold temperatures tens of thousands of people fled to italy province about a year ago in search of safety away from the assad regime's attacks on rebel territories hundreds of makeshift camps were set up close to the border with turkey but they lack basic supplies and the winter weather is making things worse and there is no safety. because the shooter visited one family in. a bar 10 frames standing among charred to ruins a reminder of the horrible night 4 weeks ago when abdul fattah just his 10 year old daughter. in the bitter cold his 10 neighbors were trying to light a homemade furnace when the entire tent went up in flames. the fire spread very quickly there were huge flames and

a motorcycle and some fuel exploded all the tents caught fire my wife and children were trapped inside only 5 made it out of the homes of. my sister yes i mean try to save our mother and she pushed her out she told her go i'll come out right after you but yes i mean got caught inside and she died. there youngest daughter also suffered severe burns and the aid organization brought the one year old to turkey for medical treatment doctors have sent messages and videos but the family's not allowed to visit. the border with turkey is closed to syrian refugees the mother fatima can barely stand it. so long i hope so much that you come back healthy. i saw the fire i fear the worst . tragedies like these happen frequently in the makeshift camps in the northern

eclipse tens of thousands of people are living here in miserable conditions even basic necessities latrines food heating fuel and medical care. a. constant heavy rain has now made the situation worse people here were cut off from all supplies for days many tents were destroyed aid organizations have been doing their best but are totally overwhelmed the situation is made even worse by the rampant coronavirus the infection rate in neatly province has risen dramatically. following the of the. we've done what we can and together with other aid organizations and the white helmets we've tried to raise awareness about the coronavirus we've handed out masks and disinfectant but given the desperate situation it's not enough. of them. have to fight

half family are simply glad that the aid organisation has given them a new tent some clothing and even a new furnace but they hardly use it despite the cold they have no money for fuel and they are terrified of using it anyway. my children and i have a psychological problem in the tent we are afraid to light the furnace when my husband isn't here so our children panic and start screaming when they see fire it's very very hard for us to say. when they fled the fighting and their rates up to 5 task thought they would only be here for a few days but now it's been 14 months and they are too afraid to go back home to southern eclipse because the fighting rages on. or more the situations for the children i'd like to bring it under the meaning is from the charity save the children a joy from damascus what's the current situation for children in syria's southwest

of carbs. you don't you're not for this to be honest it's simply can't leave our. programs and the northwest city are across has at least 1500000 people who have fled there so out of the 10 years of conflict in addition to about 1500000 people who lived in the before that means there is massive trash on the infrastructure let alone 10 years obstructive construct that has left at least 30 percent of the infrastructure across that completely destroyed so simply families now that healing from 10 years of conflict destruction. have to make the choice of between either dying from the cold or time getting accident or simply in an area they live now that just doesn't have the infrastructure that can cause them we still have hundreds if not thousands of people sleeping outside hundreds of thousands eating in tents and many many more lost sleeping in unfinished buildings

or answers our says just because they're trying to find shelter from the old how difficult is it to get aid to these children and i are successful and during at least some. we still do and many others tactfully do because we're talking about 4000000 people who are largely completely dependent on mate but it is getting harder and harder for example we used to have to cross in points to get the aid from taki into syria and the security council as you moved one of them and since july of last year even we have had to increase added one of ours we have less funding them before and now all the aid into northwest city needs through one crossing point at the best of times that is not enough space to have all the trucks all the aid or the medical supplies comment let alone in times like when you still need to get the city medical devices and you still need to get water and it will

just simply cannot protect themselves in the current situation. thunder to mean from save the children on the desperate situation on the refugees in northern syria thank you very much for if you are going to india now where farmers have called for a nationwide road blockade on saturday it's the latest action in more than 2 months of protests against pro controversial agricultural laws which have seen farmers camped out on the outskirts of the capital delhi and women are also turning out in force to make their voices heard our reporter in iraq charge we went to meet some of those vowing not to return home until the laws are repealed. slogans songs of resistance rallies. the farm across a delhi borders shown no signs of dying down. with vigor and enthusiasm women of

all ages are leading from the front one of them is 58 year old normal of the. a farmer who has come to join the movement with an all women group from a village 2 hours away from the capital her entire family back home farms for a living she has been participating in the protests against the 3 agricultural laws passed by the government since the beginning. she says her age and the constant pain in her knee have not dampened her spirit and that women have as much right to be at the protest as men want more of what is in that women cannot do today. sagal they are ahead everywhere they fly planes they're judges and lawyers where do you not see women today don't get in the money don't women when legal cases in quotes here also revealed when you have a. family name a lot of optimism is shared by found was camping out at the borders for over 2

months now. the protests have evolved and grown bigger. recently on in just republic day after farmers pledged to hold a peaceful track to rally the government allowed them into the capital. but clashes still erupted in some areas. now the government has hardened its towns to worse the protesters placing heavy fortifications and barriers to contain them c. but the crowd continues to swell the clashes that took place on $26.00 in january between groups of farmers and security forces led to the atmosphere in which it was being poured that the protests may grow weaker on the contrary the protests have only strengthened when more and more women from the neighboring states all daily joining in making their way into the capital city the country where the movement. for over 70 percent of rule indian working women are engaged in some kind of farming activity to make a significant contribution to in just agricultural book groups. and their

participation in big numbers at this protest has strengthened the movement. like name of the community also comes from a family of farmers and says the farm bills were passed without consulting them and will not benefit. a large group of women from her village have joined her as well to show their solidarity with the farmers cause money no woman no planes women are as important in these protests as many are there also as in modern agriculture has them and the region where i come from women actually work harder in fields and. minimal are complete. and countless other women like them say they will not leave until the lord's up woman and egypt. if this gets resolved to do we are ready to leap to the center but even not to let up until we get what's hard right we want to die on empty handed then mother says her grandson has told her to come back only after winning the spotlight and she is determined to not give up. and that's it

from me and the news team here and for the way off next to w.'s health and wellness program in good shape. what's really in the yeah we praise a human furnace watch for watch.

in good shape. in a company every day and most of the time we don't eat them. think about it bringing fresh oxygen into all the cells engine linked carbon dioxide but it's not only about those gases it's a lot like tantalus is standardizing all body everything about breathing in in good shape. next on d w. it's

about billions. it's about power. it's about the foundation of the new movie order the new silk road. china wants to expand its influence with this trade network also in europe conflicts are inevitable the consequences contradict a good incentive for the good but ever since a chinese investor got involved here our situation has changed before the floor was privatized the work was much better and easier. china is promising its partners rich. but in europe there's a sharp warning does whoever accept money from the new superpower will become dependent on it the commitment of the shaking the chinese state has

a lot of money at his disposal. and that's how it's expanding in asserting its status and position in the world the fish of the bush making. china's gateway to europe stored feb 19th on d w. hello and welcome to in good shape today's show is about something we all do every single day 247 when we awake and even when we sleep i'm talking about breathing inhaling and exhaling bringing fresh oxygen into all cells and she moving carbon dioxide but it's not only about those gases it's about vitality stand

a body and there's nothing more refreshing than a walk in fresh air how you can train your breathing and how you can use it for your wellbeing this is what we're going to talk about later in the show but 1st let's take a look at what is in the air and if fresh air it's really so clean when you take a walk. 99.9 percent of the air we breathe and consists of nitrogen oxygen and the noble gas are gone. but there are also trace gases. the air in our immediate environment contains just 0.038 percent carbon dioxide but c o 2 is of major importance for the climate as well as for us and other living things. plants need carbon dioxide for photosynthesis which creates the oxygen we all need to breach. pure oxygen is

poisonous breathing it in would be deadly. this specific mix of gases in the air around us is crucial to our survival. at rest an adult human needs to inhale about 0.3 leaders of oxygen per minute and to exhale about a quarter of a leader of carbon dioxide. reaching those amounts requires 7 leaders of air to circulate through the lungs every minute. clean air is something we can neither smell nor taste but depending on our location and the time of year air can contain all kinds of additional liquid and solid particles. water vapor in the form of clouds for instance forms about 0.4 percent of the earth's atmosphere. and there are any number of substances in

the air that can harm us such as particularly matter emitted in traffic. and ultra fine dust particles are especially dangerous. for a single human hair is $50.00 to $70.00 micro metres wide. find particles often measure less than 2.5 meters. but ultra fine particles are a 1000 times smaller than that. this enables them to penetrate the lungs. and cause inflammation there but they can also enter the bloodstream. there are also indications that the tiny particles can reach the brain. and. particular matter doesn't just come from combustion engines especially diesel powered cars it's also a byproduct of abrasion from brakes and tires. heating

with wood is another important source of particulate matter. and secondary particularly matter resulting from other contaminants such as ammonia can pollute the air for instance when animal excrement is viewed as fertiliser. the air we breathe contains all kinds of substances from our surroundings. and it's not as clean as we might imagine. especially in times of corona and especially in times of wearing face masks we all start to realize how important breathing is but breathing is not only about the exchange of gases it's important for our well being so might be a good time to exercise proper breathing. breathing is a natural process we don't have to think about it it just happens but the governor

virus pandemic has shown us just how important healthy lungs are. dealing with bizarre longs are crucial when it comes to infectious diseases let's have a look under the ribs the right lung here can hold around 2 liters of air the left the same which isn't that much but if i look at the inner surface where the oxygen gas exchange happens i suddenly have an area as big as a football field all the viruses and bacteria that i breathe in and up all of the surface which is a very exposed to infection so it's a vital that we keep our lungs healthy. how can we care for and strengthen our lungs. but something fancy is keen to find out professor thomas 1st tip is exercise. regular exercise can steadily increase the capacity of our lungs according to the w.h.o. adult should do at least 2 and a half hours of exercise per week. there are several benefits 1st it gives the

lungs a proper airing sitting at our desks we only breathe in and out half a liter or a liter of air and. better air the lungs are the more blood they receive which improves the immune system plus it trains our respective tree muscles and yet. but we can also strengthen the auxiliary were spiritual muscles in the throat and back from the thought when i was using a resistance band for example i would get seen by far and now we just pull and we breathe out and in. and out or. or and gentle back exercises or and standing further apart increases the effort. and then it's time to stretch its upper fly in the it's a liberating feeling usually fear for this opens the lungs and deepens the breath and you can do it almost anywhere. a month on tab on the other my live you don't

have a resistance band you can just stand in the corner of the office put your arms up against the walls and push out your sternum the muscles there are often a bit shorter. than they are horses for courses. in everyday life we tend to take quick rather hectic breaths conscious breathing go very simple no matter where you are you can take a few deep breaths try to breathe into your belly instead of your chest that strengthens the diaphragm which supports the lungs singing humming even blowing up a balloon invigorate the diaphragm and breathing passages and this exercise is a veritable long walk out. for no. gain as deeply as you can and then i'll. come and. pick it up i thought by. the diaphragm pushes up as far as it can go

it's a great exercise for an agnostic another tip eating well. dealing with things are a gateway for viruses and bacteria so how do we fight them through exercise of course but also mine leap by eating sensibly in the air on a fallen star that is important for your lungs it can even lower your risk of getting diseases like a smattering 1st of all use good fats like cold pressed olive oils they help prevent inflammation of the air passages. as does fish rich in omega 3. essential oils from ginger and onions help to solve new. york city block grapes oranges apples of fresh tomatoes protect cells and strengthen the immune system. and there are nuts rich in vitamin e.

and the. another tip steen which keeps all mucus membranes moist and essential factor for healthy lungs. just seem bad for a cough means i breathe in lots of damp air and it's much easier for me to expectorate you which gets rid of the bacteria viruses house but don't substantial oil strengthens the effect simply study them into hot water improve then the steam for 5 to 10 minutes it clears everything out. so now your lungs should be better equipped to counter viruses but don't forget every now and again do take a nice deep breath. usually you're not aware of your breathing but this changes instantly when you're getting short of breath like insisting fibrosis a disease which affects mainly the airways there's no cure for it yet but there is

hope with a new therapy containing 3 different substances. zeman should say is a huge fan of karate the fact that he can practice the japanese martial art and all this almost a miracle. for years he's been prone to coughing fits and has had to regularly inhale medication zaman is not exactly a carefree teenager. the high school student suffers from cystic fibrosis and incurable progressive lung disease that can potentially lead to premature death. he wants 100 like cough a lot more than other people and i get out of breath foster while doing sports but . 'd he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis within his 1st year of line if. one has to inhale 5 different medicines 3 times a day he also goes to physiotherapy and does regular breathing exercises and has to take up to $35.00 pills a day. 'd ringback plus there are

a number of ordinary activities that he cannot take part in. stuff too much like can't go swimming in lakes or rivers all ponds for example or when we go to the zoo i can't go inside the buildings where the animals are housed. during the coronavirus lockdown an early summer of 2020 a bug and the symptoms got worse 'd for a high risk patient like him that meant going straight to the hospital even a minor cold could prove fatal. i do worry because i'm afraid that things could be really bad. at all they all know that cystic fibrosis is a progressive disease so we always try to keep them at the state as has already. but we know that at any time like last summer with some germs going around things

can change. but there is now hope on the horizon in the shape of new medication 1st approved in the u.s. and germany goes by byname cough tweel. symptoms considerably within just a few days. his lung function values have improved as is the case with most patients who have been taking the new medication. we have we've seen how those patients who needed oxygen no longer needed it. they gained weight and saw a dramatic improvement in the lung function as well as the quality of life. due to much less mucus in the lungs better briefing and a greater appetite for kick patients who haven't been able to smell anything in years are now saying they can smell and taste things again. the new medication

contains a combination of 3 active ingredients and promises improved lung function lower infection risk and a higher quality of life. studies inspire hope for positive developments among those affected. simone as now more optimistic about his future. ve more clear from year. i now expect the morning to be able to lead a normal life again. some get things really right now the average life expectancy in germany is 53 years but i think. the human should surpass that by far if everything goes as well as it is now and hopefully he'll also be able to reach old age just like everyone else you know hoffman normile i used to be. in.

the teenager can now breed far more easily. is chronic cough has almost disappeared . the new medication gives him on a lot more energy and above all and makes an unmarked happier. something has done notices to. in times of the novel coronavirus we're all getting used to this year wearing face masks but those muscles can protect us from another health hazard than just a virus they can protect us from air pollution mainly particles in europe alone around 400000 people die each year from air pollution but there's a lot you can do to protect yourself when in dos try to avoid open fire like candles and when you're outdoors don't exercise near to big roots. and strong

thoughts of particulate matter ships especially in times of covert 19. they might be docked but that engines are still burning cruise ships here in hamburg and another ports around the world. they're likely to remain in place until the pandemic is over. you mean you know because of the number of cruise ships here means a lot of pollution in the city so that's affecting people's health because on to the field of. air pollution is also a major focus for coronavirus researchers they want to find out why mortality rates vary widely across different regions. they suspect that dirty air leads to more people dying of covert 19. research as compared data from the european space.