made for mines. this is deja vu news of life from the land germany adopt strict measures to stop the spread of corona virus closing its borders with austria and the czech republic after searching chases for the highly contagious varia only essential travel is a lap correspondent who's at one of the border from 6. russian women join together to support the victims of a political crackdown there voicing concern for you wife of the opposition figure

alexei and others arrested after his imprisonment raping icy weather and threats of arrest or hear from our correspondent in moscow. i'm michael oku welcome we begin right here in central europe where germany has closed its borders with austria and the czech republic in a bid to stop the spread of new more contagious variants of the coronavirus checkpoints have been shut up with only returning germans and essential workers such as doctors allowed entry trade transport is going ahead but the new rules are causing concern especially among e.u. leaders who have criticized the move and business owners worried about a financial hit. this company in southern germany makes parts for interiors

of camping vans more than half of the employees sewing here are from the czech republic with germany's new strict border crossing rules they won't be able to come to work next week and that's worrying the owner. the we might have to close the business. he says even a debated quarantine rule wouldn't help much. we've heard talk of allowing people to work if they quarantine for 5 days after crossing the border but that won't work many women here have children and they can't just leave them alone it's going to be very difficult. along this stretch of highway on germany's eastern border teams hustled to set up the new controls federal police now patrol the area. entry is only possible for a few including health care workers foreigners residing in germany and truck drivers but only with the recent negative covert $1000.00 test. politicians

worried about importing the new coronavirus variants are defending the strict measures. and the extreme of the we're facing an extreme threat and incidents of 1100 just across the border in chad and 400 in leverett that is extremely high so such measures are absolutely necessary but many in germany are ambivalent. i think it's right because there are so many infections in the czech republic. i'm not sure it will do any good. if you my parents have a company here in white house and we have to check employees so of course it will be considerably difficult for them to work because of the controls and the traffic jams. many others are still hoping for further exceptions to the new rules but the latest remarks from regional leaders suggest travel bans will be extended and not

reduced. hundreds of russian women have turned out for protests in moscow and st petersburg in support of the wife of jailed russian opposition leader alexina vonnie the women formed a human chain to show solidarity for you again of all me and other women who have become victims of the crackdown since her husband's imprisonment protesters told the press the chain signifies that they are standing for love and against violence and want freedom and justice for russia. let's cross straight to deal on an emily sherman who attended these protests earlier today emily greetings some 200 women or so have taken to the streets there what have they been telling you. well they said that they stand in solidarity not only with you. but also with political prisoners across which across russia women who are political prisoners in

particular and what we saw today in moscow was really a very peaceful protest the woman women formed a chain they used a white ribbon which has been a sign of protest here in russia since 2011 when there were mass protests after the duma elections in the country they were carrying flowers they had put heart symbols . on their jackets to show that solidarity to show what as they say that love is stronger than fear and some of the women told me one woman said that she felt that in a way they were showing the world and showing other russians as women that these protests are peaceful. and also another woman told me that women are the givers of new life and perhaps they can give russia a new life as well. i'm curious generally from what we've seen the protests are

appear to be on a smaller scale than the previous weekends or protesters changing their tactics. well yes just over a week ago one of these allies volkov announced that there would no be no more big protests as we've seen in the last few weeks he said that there had simply been too many arrests at those mass protests over $10000.00 peaceful protesters were arrested during the protests that we saw in those in the last few weeks but then they changed their tactics and they announced not only this women's solidarity chain which was actually announced not by a now i of of not wiley's but just another member of the opposition. a well known feminist activist here in russia but also tonight there's going to be a protest where people are supposed to come out into their courtyards and shine

a light into the sky so very much these kind of symbolic and almost for mantic protests that we're seeing now protests that certainly avoid any sort of confrontation with the police. job you correspondent emily sure in in moscow thank you emily. now to some of the other stories making news around the world that there's our nato is mission in afghanistan looks set to continue beyond april of this year that's despite promises to the taliban that all international troops would withdraw by then the german news agency d.p.a. is reporting that nato defense ministers will pull along the deployment at their meeting later this week. more than 130 people have been injured following a powerful earthquake that struck northeastern japan it damaged buildings in triggered a landslide in fukushima the area closest to the epicenter it's actually believed

to be an aftershock of the devastating quake that sparked a tsunami and nuclear meltdown a decade ago. to the united states now where donald trump has been acquitted for inciting last month's attack on the u.s. capitol as expected the vote in the american senate fell short of the 2 thirds majority needed to convict the former president however 7 republicans voted to side with the democrats making it the most bipartisan impeachment verdict in american history smiles all round donald trump the legal team revel in their client's acquittal we won guilty. it was always going to be an uphill battle for democrats they needed to convince at least 17 republican senators to cross the aisle. in the end though only 7 republicans voted to convict giving former president donald trump and 2nd acquittal. 57

days for ease 3 the day's proceedings was time for both sides to make their closing arguments hoping to swayed any last minute votes to believe based on the evidence you have seen that mr trump actually wanted and indeed willfully incited an armed insurrection to overthrow the u.s. government would be absurd democrats pushed back saying the senate could stop violence from happening again the cold hard truth is it would happen on january 6th can happen again i fear like many of you do that the violence we saw on that terrible day may be just the beginning donald trump was unrepentant in welcoming here's a quote so saying the trial was yet another phase of the greatest witch hunt in the

history of the united states. after the vote democrats scorned republicans for voting to acquit. the vast majority of the senate republican caucus including the republican leader voted to acquit former president trump signing their names in the columns of history alongside his name for ever and despite voting not guilty republican senate minority leader mitch mcconnell conceded that the former president was responsible for the riot there is no question on their present crop as practical. and morally responsible for provoking the events. of. the lawyers have rested their case on the matter of donald trump's involvement in the january 6 riots but the divisions in us society remain the equip

to open the door for trump to run for the watch house again in 2024. miramar has witnessed some of its biggest protests in more than a decade hundreds of thousands of people have joined the nationwide pro-democracy demonstrations including people from all walks of life like students teachers and lawyers now the country's footballers are lending their voices should the protests . oh i have no 6 no. these footballers are demanding democracy and they're not just any football to us they are players from the neon ma national team they have taken to the streets to protest the military coup the fusing to represent the country under a military government for her no doubt overrides in the woods and i will throw one about modern i only play football on the streets until we get democracy and we know we won't play for the national team under the military dictatorship. we are

protesting to send that message to tell you about the redemption or it's up to the to do it. and to not bluffing pay as gay fans a taste of what football might look like under a military government as the streets replace the stadiums many of the footballers say they'd cutey to they country has to come for us. right now you know young football play us but we are also citizens of myanmar i don't know we know people who have for a night on each other in this moment going to people from sports up participating in this revolution that i will probably do about it. the players say they'll continue to resist until democracy is restored one thing is certain the government has lost the dressing room no no no no no the is valentine's day people around the world are celebrating love in all its forms and after a difficult year there's even more reason to celebrate in one belgian nursing home

where nearly all of its residents have been vaccinated against covert 19 caught up with one couple there as they approach 6 decades of marriage. there's a romance in the air at this brussels care home long time lovers francois and the coach are marking their 58th valentine's day. they moved here together when false was health began declining. if he's going i'm going because him alone are me alone that's unthinkable. also i was just 17 when he met his soulmate he says it was love at 1st sight. she was just beautiful she still has. asked me to marry him almost immediately if that's true and i said yes. also i need are among the

lucky ones at the beginning of the pandemic covert 19 tore through belgian care homes claimed thousands of lives. but now that almost all residents here are fully vaccinated a care home director sister has more freedom to spread the love this february 14th . she wants to share messages of togetherness after months of isolation we want to them that they are not alone. in their rest home we are not alone we are together and we live together so. we carry with. us always. recording fonso our dreaming of many more date nights together. and their hope for the future of your kids will be happy no matter what do you know she. don't worry come on.

even see he's always cold and i'm always warm that's going to mentor or to you. the couple hopes the worst of the pandemic is night behind them they'll stick together in sickness and in health. watching the news from berlin and remember you can get all the latest news on our website that's due to view dot com and you can follow us of course on twitter instagram news thanks for watching and stay with me. where i come from we have to fight for a free press and was born and raised in a military dictatorship with just one today shadow and if your newspapers with official information as a journalist i have walked off the streets of many characters and their problems are always the same forward to social inequality

a lack of the freedom of the press. go up should we can afford to stay silent when it's.