well one thing i find very interesting that flatters have told me is that when it comes to transplant a relationship is going to be mostly a by the medical back and forth which means it's very much being framed as a german the u.s. issue not necessarily at the european level we can also expect possibly things are climate on coded what can be done as a global response to those issues and the sticking points are going to be if like i said vali comes up human rights issues with russia and north stream to which the united states and many many of the european union are outright against and germany is pushing ahead with completing even out of the threat of u.s. sanctions which started under donald trump and are continuing under joe biden where i went and blue cross thanks very much for that update. let's turn now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world this hour authorities in india have air dropped relief materials to villages cut off after a place here collapsed nearly 170 people remain missing after

a barrel of water and debris were released into the town to cut state bridges were swept away and roads just sort of just droid rescue workers have recovered 37 bodies so far. china's broadcasting regulator has banned baby sea world news it's a largely symbolic move as the channel was only easily accessible to foreigners britain had earlier revoked the u.k. license of china as c g t n watchdogs concluded the network was controlled by the chinese communist party. china's space agency has released the 1st footage showing its $1011.00 probe entering the orbit of mars earlier this week after a 6 and a half month journey through space it slowed to a spade at which it could be captured by the pull of mazas gravity it's the 2nd spacecraft to reach the planet this month. the un's a human rights envoy for man ma is calling for sanctions against the military

regime which has seized power from the civilian government the investigator says there is growing evidence that security forces have used live ammunition against protesters the united nations has been holding a special session on the situation in myanmar mass protests have continued and the army has detained most of the elected leaders. our next report only on rest includes one incident where a woman was allegedly shot by offices using live ammunition. the biggest street demonstrations in myanmar in over a decade protesters want the generals to step aside they're calling for elected leaders to be freed and they're calling for a new constitution. that's because the army says that an article in the current document allows the generals to take over. when the state of

emergency is over we will hold a free and fair general election according to the 2008 constitution and hand power to the winner but. it's a promise the people of myanmar don't believe. a telecoms and social media blackout days after the coup did not stop people organizing mass demonstrations to raise international support. the police responded. the military says it did not use lethal weapons on the demonstrators on tuesday but amnesty international says police recklessly targeted protesters with no respect for their lives or safety this video shows riot police trying to disperse a protest in the capital naypyitaw. a young protester in a red shirt wearing a motorbike helmet shelters with others at

a bus stop. moments later she is slumped on the ground and fellow protesters tried to help her. banners on the fly over capture that moment. doctors told reporters that a bullet penetrated her skull and her condition is critical demonstrators hold photos of what they say are her injuries. the army has banned large gatherings the authorities say this peaceful protest outside the chinese embassy is illegal. china supported me and mars' a military dictatorship for decades even as it was shunned by the international community over human rights abuses. good gentil conceded some power to a civilian government in 2015 but they never truly laughed memories of brutal

military rule are still fresh in people's minds the military is also wrestling with facebook over information access the platform is a key source of news for people here facebook now says it will limit content and profiles run by me on mars military thang the army has continued to spread misinformation. and i to bring in phil robertson now he's the deputy director of the asia division of human rights watch phil thanks for joining us both amnesty international and now the u.n. say there's evidence that security forces have used live ammunition against the protest is what's your organization finding and we talking about isolated incidents or is this sort of a systematic well in the case of naypyidaw that your report contained it's clear that that was an instance where live ammunition was used that constituted illegal lethal force we have condemned that when we have also seen in

other cases where the. police are firing in the air there's been use of rubber bullets there has been allegations that we are still investigating bating there are instances of live fire so it is quite clear that they are right on the edge and they have in number of cases gone clearly over into illegal activities it's important to remember that these protesters are by and large completely peaceful and so the actions by the police are to be condemned. now there of course fresh protests ongoing protests today demanding the release of aung sang suu che among other things how worried are you for the safety of the demonstrators. well the demonstrators so far have been very well organized they have been creative they've been intense but certainly. involved in a peaceful protest so i'm not worried about the the protesters i'm worried most of me about the police and the possibility that some point will see the army come on

to the streets remember this is an army that in the past has use lethal force against many protesters in 2007 and in 1988 they have a long record of brutality and we're very concerned that if the army comes on the streets will see that he would be concerned for the safety of the protesters that. yes certainly and that's why we think that it's important for governments like. member states the e.u. germany united states canada and others to be now really moving forward with targeted sanctions against the military and their companies they have to recognize that they will pay a very high cost if indeed they do move forward with a larger crackdown date now though we've also heard that facebook is also getting involved now the company says it will restrict the distribution of content and profiles hosted by mammals military could this have an impact on the course of

events going forward do you think well i think that there is been an effort by the social media companies to try to stop the military from using its coordinated in authentic behavior networks to try to propagandize on their platform but let's remember that facebook is currently blocked in myanmar as is twitter and instagram people are having to use v p n's to get to those programs and we're concerned that the new cyber security law that is coming down the pike will be something that will be used to really restrict people's use of the internet all right phil robertson from human rights watch thanks very much in time. thank you. governments across europe are scrambling to contain new more infectious kovac 19 variants germany is imposing travel bans on the czech republic and austria is tirol region leader of the german state of bavaria the premier says terrill needs to take

tough action they'd always funny reports it seems like a deja vu we're driving through to roll the very same stage you know austria that was a major sport in europe when the pandemic began is making headlines by becoming a good sport again this time with a new variant from south africa and most cases stem from here shots a district 60 percent of at least 400 cases this makes austria the 2nd most infected country after south africa with a coronavirus take issue. with carnival season in full swing people here don't seem to be worried much maybe only met up for a little and will be again in our position of it at the house of the kite this is this. it is the same thing that happened in ishqiya last year there is a concentrated move to look for someone to blame myself for i know.

but we still blame anyway people's behavior politics opinions are split over this question here might. be should have had buddha checks much. for better you could also have been prepared much earlier last year when the. orange yellow and orange of. the restaurants and hotels remain closed and foreign tourists away there is plenty of domestic tourism austrians with holiday homes or even day trippers and when they leave to roll in many cases the virus leaves with them starting today people leaving to rule to other parts of austria must be. sent a negative call the test pharmacies like this one have set up testing facilities the meant but the south african variant has already spread beyond the state borders have to rule the measures to set up the folds now too little too late. as you say

is just one measure out of so many i believe measures like these cannot be put in place from one hour to the next because it is such a logistical challenge. that a political one to austria is a federal state both the central government and the state governments need to coordinate how to respond to a crisis which takes time and exactly what does not happen. china has rung rung in the lunar new year kicking off a week of long nationwide festival callout colorful elimination zone red lanterns a symbol of good luck in china welcomed in the year of the ox it's the 2nd year in a row that covert 9 tain has cost a shadow over the celebrations holiday normally saying is the world's biggest annual migration as people across china visit their families they say if the government is telling people to stay at home. that's all we have time for

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asked people to avoid traveling. by magic welcome to do. that you could join us india and china have agreed to withdraw their military forces from a disputed part of their shared border in the conduct of mountain range troops from both countries have been in gauged in a 9 month long standoff at the penguin leak in india's region it is just one part of her shared but undefined border between both countries that runs for thousands of kilometers. the trouble began last may off to india accused chinese troops of union luckly entering indian territory so both armies were facing off against each other at various points along the border

tensions came to a head when 20 indian soldiers died in a clash with chinese troops at one of these points since then both on means have steadily reinforced their positions and moved men and material to the border area. joining me now for more is defense i missed. you've been following these tensions at the border since it began last year what have the 2 sides agreed to now oh well there was synchronised announced from raging on wednesday and from delhi on thursday saying basically the same thing which is that there would be a disengagement of troops from either side in the vicinity of the bang on which is a high order to make it. this is just one of the 4 polices where the chinese troops included into indian claim territory that happened last week.

and since then they've read levels of contributions going on the announcement. only introspect of the bank. it is not quite clear yet whether there are implicit and understood announcements that they will or agreements that there will be announcements in the future for disengagement to be other places but for now the bank which is one of the key areas where the troops were in contact. disengaging and pulling back to agree to station now these tensions have been running for about 9 months now and as you correctly point out there's other points of tension as well should we assume then this is the beginning of the end of these tensions between both sides. well it would be tempting to assume that because you know it this is been going on for a very long time with high levels of tension between 2 nuclear armed super parts

but the truth is that there is no announcement yet about pullbacks in other positions if it is something that the 2 sides have agreed would be done in a field manner and there is an agreement about it that's welcome but right now there is no announcement. the key area we're. going from patients taking place still is the depth some play in that is the northernmost part of. what is the karakoram faults which chinese troops have included about 15 to 18 kilometers inside indian territory that's a dense area because the chinese believe that the indians there are when poised to go and capture a strategic insight china that links their property often says of sheen jangan give it and that makes the chinese very sensitive to that area so we're waiting to see whether there's an announcement or a pullback in. that is if that happens then you would certainly be seeing the

beginning of the end of this confrontation but right now as i said there isn't a clear announcement it's taken one month to achieve this breakthrough and there are significant interests from on both sides particularly the chinese side talk about a particular position as you just mentioned. doesn't look like india has many cards. it can use to push through or does it get lumped. well at the purely tactical level indian the indian army had superior positions which in the mountains means. in only one sector and that is the saddam bank of the bank now between yesterday and today they will be getting those positions so to that extent the indian site is showing an element of trust in this

disengagement process by the eating at superior positions right off the bat. however. if one looks at it in a larger strategic context the chinese ever read to disengagement whether in $12.00 or 3 positions that's a matter of detail but they've agreed to disengagement and that seems to indicate to indian strategic thinkers that perhaps the chinese have believed that. strategically miscalculated what would happen when they came into the indian side in fact in control but perhaps they did not believe that the indians would react so strongly that they would hold their deployments right through a window where the temperatures go down to minus 30 percent to grit and the indian the strength of the indians reaction might have forced the chinese to rethink their role into rights that the hope certainly is because the indians have taken action

against the chinese at the economic level at the diplomatic level at the monitor national military left the strengthening of the walk and so on and that perhaps as well as the chinese to rethink so there is this hope that the chinese are reading evaluating their position. thanks very much. so much for joining us thank you. to thailand next with an initiative of clearing plastic from the ocean to help fight the. the connection fishing nets discarded in thailand seas. divers off the coast of thailand many meters from the surface are finding mounds of plastic waste discarded by the country's fishing industry and their harvesting it goes nets as they're called are more than ugly. later like.

some 30 divers are helping a group called net free seas that brings tons of tangled plastic nets to the surface it's the start of a recycling process that could in turn help save the life of a covert 1000 patients or caregiver. the nets pulled from the water are painstakingly blasted clean out of bangkok recycling business and made ready for the next phases of 1st chopping them to bits. eventually into a plastic powder. and then cooking those bits into something that can be cooled shaped and used once again. like face shield protection for nurses doctors emergency workers office workers or bus drivers in the midst of the pandemic the recycling firm puts them up for sale along with other products made from the nets pulled from the bottom of the sea you know initially we were working

with i recycle plastic bottles and that and plastic backs that we absolutely need them and make new products so once they're precious for this we're we really come into it because we want to save the ocean as well. net free season as partners know their efforts only make a dent in the pollution issues that plague the ocean and the rest of the planet. but they're convinced their business model of removing trash from the seas to create products that help ward off sickness is one to build on. chinese communities around the world to mark the start of the lunar new year today in china itself it is a time when millions traveled back to their families in what is commonly called the world's largest annual human migration but this year festivities are overshadowed by the pandemic authorities have told people to stay at home to avoid spreading the virus. delivery try for his. wife and daughter in

northeastern beijing. normally at this time of year the family would have already left their one room apartment and be on their way to their hometown in gansu province in northwestern china to celebrate the new year with their family but the pandemic has put paid to their travel plans. for 430 we need to do nucleic acid testing and issues difficult since we want to go back home which is very inconvenient so i plan to stay in beijing. who survive is one of millions of migrant workers in china affected by the restriction rules are different across the country but in most places people are being required to quarantine for weeks on arrival in their home villages and then again when they return to their work places meaning for many including who sit by that the trip is not worth doing. we come back to beijing after the chinese new year i'll have to be

quarantined for another 14 days i thought it was very troublesome so i'll stay in beijing for the new year. to dissuade people from travelling the government has offered incentives such as free phone data and online films they say is a result of the number of those undertaking the journey home has been reduced by as much as 70 percent compared to last year for many the decision to stay put is a difficult one as a new year is the only time in 12 months that they get to see their children and other relatives. for who surprise family new year in beijing is not as much fun as at home but he says they will eat something tasty together and try to make the best of it until next year. and correspondent is building and buildings and does this look at a subdued lunar new year in the city as pandemic concerns put

a damper on celebrations. by the numbers of infections are largely under control in china a few recent breaks have alarmed the earth or jeeps there is no country wide travel ban but many places have placed restrictions and quarantine requirements on new arrivals and many companies also ordering them for us to stay at home. team usually around this time of the year it was see crowds doing up in front of this station is an estimated that trips around the country are down by more than half the city and. town while this means a lot of businesses that usually shut down during the season could stay open longer this year a lot of events have been canceled like temple fans or the traditional ice rink on the lake behind me. overall this means that spending during the festival

season will be lower than usual. newton celebrations but celebrations all the same we leave you today with images of festivities from across china this year and i knew you had a how to be able to oaks to all of you and really see you back here on one day but . the fate of against the coronavirus 10 damage. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus up to. 19 specials. on t w. can you hear me now yes yes we can hear you and how last year's german chancellor will bring you an angle a makeover as you've never have before the surprise yourself with what disposable

who is magical really what moves and what. to talk to people who follows her along the way admirers and critics alike how is the world's most powerful woman shaping her legacy joining us from eccles last stop. accused of being super spread has denied play dates and love topping the most important developmental stage of their lives. the pandemics hit kids hard. but the new german study shows they are not the main culprits in passing on the coronavirus. pediatricians are rushing schools and kindergartens to reopen warning of a lost generation added norma psychological costs whole society.

we'll get to the findings of that study i mentioned in a moment when we talk to the specialist behind it 1st calls from children's organizations here in germany they want the government to do more to support kids through this crisis. a real kick about with friends now feels like a fantasy for children like 9 year old luna growing up during the pandemic has often meant missing out. on. the hardest thing i spending days. without having much contacts are the people who contact for the. missing them. change my character a bit. i've been lonely without anyone to do things with. and

i've really missed. it. but not before the pandemic around 30 children would come to this after school club in berlin every day now they're making do with $1.00 to $1.00 activities for a couple of hours a week. some relied on the club for a hot meal to make sure they don't go hungry director bianca's on the feds prepared 10 to 20 meals a day for the kids to collect. but most things children need can't be packed up to take home. from an educational perspective it's been encouraged as we give every day that's being lost and that's what's really difficult at the moment we can't carry out our everyday work in terms of inspiring the children of course sharing the new perspectives and. the conversations we have here often open up a whole new world for these children and if that's not possible right now that's really sad. it's gonna replace and that's not unsafe polwarth. the

crisis has hit children from poor families especially hard one in every 5 children in germany is growing up in or at risk of poverty with a household income of less than 60 percent of the national average but they often have less space at home like the equipment they need for online learning and restrictions have made it harder to access supports. for the. children growing up in poverty this is a very hard year a last year when it comes to their education and social development and they just won't be able to catch up you know so it's important that we support these families now and don't wait until the crisis is over with your theory because it's a. childhood can't be put on ice for all children's resilience and adaptability this period will have long term consequences. you honestly is a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases and joins us from germany's

university hospital that spoke what's your stance on the closure of kindergartens that's something you've actually investigated. we killed her and she reopened the soonest possible children are not the fire or the epidemic they are not the major transmitter of the new corona the wire is of age 2 and even the wires they have only. can we already rule out the daycare centers and schools or sources of infection. yes i think we can we have in which they gave it here in 9 child care institutions we have continuously investigated asymptomatic children who are as if those stay here institutions in the last autumn and winter and also we did several

sawzall swaps and so. we were not able to indeed defy any major problem in the software only if actions in these institutions so definitely we couldn't exclude you. who were visiting these it is usually as major sources of infection isn't it possible though that asymptomatic kids continue to spread the virus a matter of weeks if not even longer. the asymptomatic case yes they should have 2 wires so what are needed we rested it is those children who where they said dramatic and we could not find the wilds so or only you know and a handful of cases among several start tests so i don't see that asymptomatic children contribute to the spreading of the virus in the population so just explain to me what do we know about the disease process in children and parents.

and only when we know our children and that if they get infected by the new coronavirus they usually get all lighted up every infection without any complications no name very small heart of children mostly like older children round 10 years who might have come up to katie on a tory complication the so-called martin from a tory systemic syndrome. this is an exception. but it is a relative specific for the new coronavirus. i was just going to jump in based on what you're saying what what would your advice be to parents then who have to work who want to take their kids to a can they got no one to let their kids go on a play date that's been denied them for so long. the

parents should explain their shy children the general rules which still are effective in the population keep just sense what you and regular agree a white those close contacts according to the regulations because. we cannot because we have to see the family as a not as as an or whole group and not to make any exceptions for your small children in the family all the children it would be too complicated spend to keep one clear. well he is. the recommendations for all but but you want to keep it simple the fact is though what we've got a whole generation of kids growing up here in a very different environment what about the psychological effects on these kids.

psychological f.x. it should not be underestimated. if children do not have regular contacts to their age related peers to all there are into tuition like childcare to tooshie kindergarten and primary school secert really miss an important piece which is important for the end your logical development too and that this is what we as pediatricians feel and therefore of course the whole that the childcare institution can then be opened soon and as i said before i don't see a problem in this because in the child get it usually. there is no major. infectious to cizik to the d.

by the new coronaviruses so far ok thank you very much for talking to us your highness lisa university hospital that spoke the part of pediatrics. thanking. for the last time this week it's over to our science correspondent derrick williams he's been fielding your questions on how you tube channel. if you've already had cave in $1000.00 do still need to be vaccinated. yes health care authorities recommend that you do assuming of course that you've completed your isolation period and are symptom free but that blanket advice is also evolving and growing more specific as we move forward with vaccinating growing numbers of people for example a number of studies have indicated that naturally acquired immunity in nearly everyone who had the disease really is effective for at least several months we

expected that but it's still reassuring to have the assumption backed up by evidence during that period re infection appears to be very rare so if you've had copd at 19 recently it almost certainly won't hurt to wait a while for the vaccine the experts say and that will increase access to vaccines for people who haven't had the disease during this this critical stage of the pandemic where the vaccine production still vote and other factors that also influence future advice and for example in a recent study looking at this topic it's still awaiting peer review the authors found that after a single dose with a vaccine people who had already had copd at 19 had antibody responses that were often more powerful than what 2 doses tossed in people who'd never had the disease

and and that powerful immune response to a single shot was accompanied by more heavy duty side effects like the t.v. can and fever and headaches as well which. in people who have never had the disease usually come after the 2nd shot so a debate has begun on whether it might make sense for those who have had coded 19 to be dosed only once which would also free up more vaccine for people who haven't had the disease but at this point with data still limited a lot of experts say it's really better to err on the side of caution and stick to the 2 dose regime used in the trials for everyone until we know more. in the german city of passaro is offering his customers a different kind of injection to count had negative news about vaccines the must the confection has created the jam jap it comes in various flavors and is injected

into freshly baked goods you can even get a vaccination certificate old loyalty card 21 stamps and you get a free dose of jack. that's a lot of the nuts i was watching stay safe so you can answer. the.

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