do i need to do the 911 style investigation that nancy pelosi called for well for the latest we're joined now by washington bureau chief in has all 3 things to you nest so yeah the senate was poised to vote on whether to conveying trouble today and then came the surprise vote to allow witnesses so what happens next i did this is a major turn of events hardly anybody really expected to happen so at the very moment the senate is trying to figure out how many businesses they want to hear who they want to subpoena and actually how to make this whole process work you know to be clear here maria we really are witnessing a pretty chaotic scene some senators were actually even not sure what they were awarding for you could hear them asking what are we doing here and so this is the

situation right now here in the united states ok so if it is likely that things are not going to be wrapped up today as expected if the impeachment trial does end up dragging on and on what will it mean for the biden administration then . well it is still early of you still do not know what is going to happen with the trial but this does not bode well for biden how or what so ever you know he's really working hard to possibly major coal would relieve stimulus package and they do have a tight deadline of march 14th when federal unemployment runs out so if this goes on for days or maybe even weeks it will be almost impossible for the senate to finish this so i'm sure biden and to swipe they are not very happy with what is going on right now. and even as was the mood among the american public are

americans concerned about the stroud they even care. that's a very good question you know people who care about housing out of the cold crisis they want to know if they can pay for the food on their table or all their rent the next month so they are not really interested in the political games which might be played in the senate for the next days or even weeks to come w.'s washington bureau chief in this poll thanks so much let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news around the world former you appear european central bank chief mario draghi has been sworn in as the new prime minister of italy the head a new national unity government his present search is that because his administration collapsed and druggy was asked to take over the helm. at least 10 people have been injured in

a gas explosion in afghanistan local residents trying to control that massive fire near the iranian border in the town of islam collomb it's not yet clear what caused the explosion. in somalia at least one person has been killed and 7 others wounded after a suicide car bomber broke through a checkpoint and detonated near or near a checkpoint outside the presidential palace you know the d.c.u. this latest bombing occurred as somali politicians argue over how to hold a national election when the protesters in thailand gathered at bangkok's democracy monument draping it in red cloth to signal their opposition to laws on defamation of the monarchy and a scuffle ensued between protesters and riot police and several were injured police appear to make at least one arrest. finola nation's top human rights body has passed a resolution urging me in mars' military to release and sensitive she and other

civilian government leaders who were detained after a coup earlier this month but the one to has seemed to harden its stance suspending privacy laws that govern detention and surveillance yet pressure on the military is growing across the country where large crowds have taken to the streets to demand the restoration of civilian rule. the hours of darkness are dangerous time and me and maher. stories of the military kidnapping people at night are circulating on social media. and yet the will to keep up the fight appears unbroken. for the 8th day in a row demonstrators took to the streets to call for democracy to be reinstated. and now they have been given backing by the un's top human rights body the human

rights council passed a unanimous resolution urging me and mars' military to release on san suu kyi and other civilian government leaders. our office is striking more than 350 political and state officials activists and civil society members including journalists monks and students who have been taken into custody several face criminal charges on dubious grounds some remain missing with no information as to their whereabouts or wellbeing. the military's crackdown on dissent is getting harsher by the day. the red cross said 3 people were wounded on friday when police fired rubber bullets in the southeastern city of mommy yang and oh arrested protesters gave the 3 fingered salute of the opposition in defiance.

meanwhile the military regime began releasing more than $23000.00 prisoners as part of a mass clearing of the country's jails. though the military has presented this as a sign of good will the opposition fears the regime could just be making room for many new arrests. and for more let's bring in amal zarine he is the co-founder of forces of renewal south east asia which is a network of scholars and activists that support democratic struggles across national borders he himself is from myanmar and now lives in london where he's joining us from i thank you for being a d.w.i. like to begin by talking about the suspension of the laws that limit security forces from detaining suspects without a court order this of course will make it easier for people to be arrested will it

work to make people less likely to protest against the military. well let me sooner or later the. months of rest are going to fall and you know one of the reasons that into all the primary reason i should say that the military has emptied the jail you know upwards of 23000 or 25000 criminal convicts and others is to make room obviously for the for the activists and dissidents are who they are planning to arrest and so. only if they're into fear is a very powerful factor however we are looking at a scenario where a new generation has never. tasted the file and send interrogation and all of that and so they seem to be for better or. a lot freer

from fear. well what can you tell us about these nights time kidnappings of opponents of the military. well the military's resorting to several different major strategies auld and new the night time risk has been conducted conducted every time there is a popular mosque revolt against the regime over the last you know 50 plus years the military has been in power since 1992. also the nighttime rest and kidnaps and have become rather frequent because the military knows that it's under international microscope the u.n. human rights council held a special session yesterday and released a unanimous statement calling for basically return to even the limited civilian

drew and their new tactics that they are using including you know c.c.t.v. cameras imported from china russia and other places the hacking of activists counts as well as you know of beating up activists once the the night falls on the streets and also finally they are using facial tech you know recognition technology used to identify key organizers and cheesing them so the laws that restrain the security forces to go into private homes have been really relaxed or abandoned that is a bad signal that the military is and on you know carrying out repressive measures in the you know behind the scenes was just i mean we're going to have to leave it there that was human rights activist malala sarnies speaking to

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month and called to the trial an act of vengeance it appears unlikely that democrats will convince enough republicans to convict the former u.s. president. you're up to date now on the other you news omarion evans dean from need and the entire team in berlin thanks for watching. young german. and jewish. i'm jewish so was. does that mean. in daily life. and at school isn't the same we shouldn't be given a special status but be completely normal always and be on this look of shock like

wow there's a jew at our school counselor belting 11 teenagers 11 stories. a fun jewish conservative. german and jewish starts feb 22nd on d w. this little device has basically become part of my body it's always at hand and i never leave my flat without it do you also use your smartphone more than you'd like and stay tuned because digital detox is today's topic on shipped. around the world people were spending an average of 3 and a half hours on their phones per day and that was before coronavirus during the 1st month of the pandemic the global average shot up 70 percent at the top of the list

of the philippines everest any phone use there is over 5 hours what effect does using all phones so much have on many people and definitely one of them feel permanently pressured to be digitally connected one solution is a digital detox is that even possible in 2021 i gave it a go. the 1st challenge of the day is removing the sim card from my phone and turning the wife i off it gives me an uncomfortable feeling. on a normal day i would now read the news on this or briefly check twitter or instagram account with it anymore so. i read the newspaper instead. of course the paper doesn't have the very latest headlights like many people i normally listen to music or podcast on my way to work the projected 620000000 people across the world are streaming music regularly in 2021 with that option not

available to me today my old walkman gets a chance to shine. during the pandemic i've been opting for cost sharing to get to work by 2025 there will be an estimated 36000000 car sharing users in the world but the service won't work unless you've got the right app and a stable internet connection. so i'm taking that when does the next one leave and this doesn't happen it's a big. mess for me either. 1000000000 active monthly users like in the public transport information is still available on good old paper 5 minutes great at least it gives me time to get my change i've got just the right . i'm used to buying tickets on an. already getting withdrawal symptoms the average user checks their phone 58 times

a day. i have the feeling of getting to work completely unprepared normally i would have already checked my email as i would have an overview of the current use situation that's not got into whether that's a good thing but i'm working more on the go i'm almost always reachable and to be honest i expect the same of my colleagues. and those bridges the 1st 2 hours of the day during the pandemic my phone also became my fitness coach meditation guide shopping center and i was spoke with friends and family is that likely to change postponed i think. one reason we find it so hard to put down all phones is that most apps are designed to keep us glued a quality the tech industry calls stickiness. smartphone apps are supposed to be fun but they're also designed to the screen. that's why at

developers have started incorporating the reward systems like push notifications and infinite scroll on news and social media feeds keep you hungry for more making your apps. this is useful for developing because. the more money developers make to end up. for example by connecting days it. is also benefit from high use this screen time use the data they have the more they can moan their devices to their customer. it's really hard to resist of psychological tricks developers use but can you actually be addicted to your phone and apps is what i. experts say. things built by brains and light they constantly grow our attention and tempt us into multitasking but sensory overload can over activate our brain which triggers the release of stress hormones like

cortisone these negatively impact our performance and in the long run our body. months with your heart starts beating faster you start sweating and your blood circulation also increases and more blood flows to your muscles smartphone and when you have this type of stress response while you're sitting with your smartphone and hunt and all the energy in your body isn't used as it was intended to be so instead you try to regulate it in a different way and that can lead to for example increased appetite and you eating more than is healthy. i'm feeling. as our phones increase our stress levels our prefrontal cortex becomes evident and overtaxed prefrontal cortex can result in concentration loss and diminished logical thinking what's more many apps are addictive especially social media whenever someone likes or comments on

one of our posts or photographs our brain releases a small. last month what happens is that those parts of the brain that deal with the boards are quickly activated especially in the beginning after a while this positive effect starts to get smaller and smaller so that you form hubbert the positive feelings aren't really there any longer. but when you don't follow the habit you feel bad that's how an addiction settles in stopping easier it . according to a study by the university of hurdle berg addictive use of smartphones can decrease activity in certain areas of our brain and even make parts for these negative effects are similar to the impact of drug addiction. excessive use of smartphones can also lead to withdrawal like sometimes. such as anxiety and problems concentrating on sleeping. the good news is the human brain is an organ that changes throughout our lifetimes experts believe the negative effects my friends

have on operations can be reversed by more conscious use. so that he was conscious and aware use i definitely wouldn't want to give up my phone because it really does help me in my daily life and gives me instant access to information i'm going to come in on the other hand in excess this can cause stress the so-called foam or fear of missing out this is now recognized as a real phenomenon the psychological effects of which have been well researched and it can lead to chronic stress. you can check your digital stress levels on your phone models google has the digital wellbeing and apple has screen time both analyze phone use for example i spent nearly 5 hours on my phone yesterday around 74 minutes were for work and not by phone 109 times and got 66 messages mostly on microsoft keeps so is that ok or is it too long let's not forget

these well meaning apps and all further increasing my screen time what can i do to avoid over using my phone here some tips from experts. say yes to get caught but in fact the 1st especially with behavioral addiction is to find out exactly which apps are using my smart phone or online and when for how long how frequently and at what time of the day keep a record of this and every time you look at your phone noted down what i just did why did i do it and how long did it take me because much of this happens in a consciously of a sloth. that let's face it who's patient enough to keep a record of their entire phone use. ironically apps like screen time could help. with done good a month next you tried to delete the apps that are causing the addiction usually it

won't be all of your abs and they have different levels of addictiveness depends on factors like the privilege of social feedback and rewards and the goal would be to abstain from those while learning how to use the internet and smartphone in a healthy way. smartphones and. if it's too hard to delete some of your favorite apps you can always try to activating them 1st that will help you get used to being on them next. very important aspect is what you do with the tell you. i decided i want to put my phone down and use it last just putting it down it's generally doesn't work so well . i'm still and if you say instead of using my phone tonight i'm going to do this concrete plan maybe even a plan for the week this week that works well for most people looking.

instead of spending hours on social media there in corona you could go outside and leave your phone at home. in the fresh air is a great way to recover from internet scrolls and share. time or was what helped me moderate my social media consumption it automatically closes the apps after a pre-selected time you can reopen them but the time i helps build your awareness of how much time you're wasting on instagram and call if you're looking to do with full digital detox and have some spare cash you can book a holiday in a smartphone free camp or yoga retreat. yes instructor no regularly takes conscious breaks from connectivity. and often in the names of i often long for how when i was a teenager when it was normal to make

a plan in advance and stick to rather than constantly changing it by text this. instagram facebook picked up and designed to be tempting and addictive now you can practice abstaining from then on specially designed yoga retreat digital detox is have become a successful business model ironically you find most office online with thousands of reviews on social media. it's easier to stay offline as a group like here in camp break out where you don't bring your smartphone or computer. of course this isn't realistic for a normal day to day routines and get healthy a digital future will be one in which we are in control of our devices. are in charge and shift to meanings the devices don't have told off for us and to be used in clever ways. 3 days of media abstinence here cost around $300.00

euros for those truly addicted to social media the can cannot replace proper therapy but it does provide a setting to go offline and switch off. almost 5000000000 people don't have or use a social media account and over 4000000000 don't have a smartphone what about you do you use your phone more than you'd like do you see the value in offline time or is digital detox nonsense that was not on facebook you tube or even a letter. and see you next hour. good

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