people are marching on the streets and they don't care if they are arrested or shot we can't stop now the fear in our minds is going away. the release of civilian leader own san suu kyi is a key demand of demonstrators she was scheduled to appear in court today but the hearing has been postponed until wednesday mian mar does not have an independent judiciary system she could be kept in custody indefinitely but as government workers join the civil disobedience movement it could eventually become difficult for the military to keep the government and the hunters hold on it running. now turkey's foreign ministry has summoned america's ambassador in protest the u.s. refusal to confirm a claim that kurdish piqué carry guerrillas of killed hostages in northern iraq last week and ground assault against p.k. k. strongholds in iraq and chris had on sunday that the militant group and retaliated

by executing 13 turkish prisoners kurdish p.k. k. has waged a decades long insurgency against the state and says that the prisoners were killed in a turkish strike president ready have time now accuses the us of supporting terrorism and has urged washington to stand with turkey. if we are together with your in nato. if we are to continue our unity in the world and in nato. then you will act sincerely towards us. you will stand with us. the terrorists says let's get more from d.w. correspondent dorian jones who joins us from istanbul welcome dorian is it clear how these 13 turks died. well this is one of the most remote regions in the world is

a very mountainous area where the these deaths occurred and there are only 2 versions of the event you have the turkish military who presented their version of ads on television saying that these 13 turkish citizens were executed just as this base was being overrun by turkish forces whereas a b k k in a in a statement a web statement insists that they occur that deaths occurred during air strikes now it's impossible to get independent verification but unequivocal he says that of nato partner washington it has to believe its version of events over what is what they say is a terrorist organization which washington does says it made yes and now turkey accuses the united states of siding with terrorists house. well this really underscores the simmering tensions between the 2 nato allies over washington's position of supporting this syrian kurdish militia the y p g in his war against the islamic state now says that this militia group is an affiliate of

the p.k. k. and washington is affectively supporting a terrorist organization that is fighting a nato ally turkey this is long been a point of tension between these 2 countries and particular concern is that now with the new by the administration coming to power under biden this policy of supporting the y.p. she was adopted by president barack obama who biden served under an uncle is very concerned that many of biden's appointees in the new administration are architects of this policy and of fears or rather than stepping back from supporting the white p.g.d. could be further support which britain's to bring a major confrontation between these 2 countries and one statements here underscore is deep concern over the direction biden possibly could be heading in over the past few months president did seem to be trying to mend strained relationships with the west that and now appears from changed. well certainly when one

does appear to be able marty busies has a major realignment of downplaying solving tensions certainly with the european union and an european members within that organization and also there was hopes that possibly with biden that they could be a reset on solving of many of the issues that have been points of tension between the 2 countries especially as biden has a good work he had had a good previously good working relationship we've heard one junior bomber ministration in spite of all the differences but what is i think is great adding to our own chris concern is that biden has not spoken to old one since his election victory and the concern is that biden is set to take a very tough stance towards turkey increasingly we're hearing very tough messages from washington over turkey on human rights and on cruise concern that this could be the start of a deepening tensions between the 2 countries we thank you for back door in jones istanbul. let's take a look now at some of the stories making news around the world. has been confirmed

as the next director general of the world trade organization making her the 1st woman and the 1st african to head to the body comes after u.s. president joe biden supported her candidacy donald trump a previously blocked it effectively paralyzing the organization. world health organization says it's administering vaccinations to contain an outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo and give me in west africa has declared a new epidemic of the disease following an outbreak in a town near the liberian border what at least 3 people have died the e.u. is holding talks with pharmaceutical company. with 19 vaccine it comes after brussels failed to make progress in its talks with astra zeneca over supplying more vaccine doses aims to inoculate 70 percent of its adult population by the end of the summer for the struggle to secure the necessary doses. now authorities here in

germany have severely restricted travel from the czech republic and parts of austria to try and stop the spread of highly contagious corona virus variants detected in border regions. suspended rail services to and from affected areas and police officers at frankfurt airport checking passengers arriving from vienna and prague the european union has criticised the shutdown which is causing major disruptions. all along germany's eastern and southern borders many are worried and few are pleased the new travel restrictions came into force over the weekend creating road congestion and leaving many commuters feeling blindsided. yes you get sent back. i'm from austria my son back to his mother and not even allowed to drive through germany. as of sunday many borders that were hardly noticeable before are now blocked by checkpoints only travelers who meet

a small list of criteria are allowed through such as workers from a list of essential industries residents of germany and even then only if they can show a negative coronavirus test a spokesman for the federal police says in the 1st day about half of all travelers were turned away. from 10000 vehicles on the 1st day about 5000 were sent back but i'm up to abusing. with the delays companies are concerned about disruptions to vital supply chains austria and the czech republic both rank in the top 10 among germany's trading partners. the current infection rate in germany is under 60 cases per 100000 people in most areas in comparison regions just across the border in the czech republic range from nearly $500.00 to more than a 1000. german authorities say the snap measures are necessary to preserve the gains against covert 19 made here in recent weeks. we have

a situation where we have to do whatever is necessary to prevent piracy variants that are significantly more aggressive and can bring significantly more infections with them from spreading in germany as quickly as they have unfortunately spread to neighboring countries. but many who have arrived at the border say they needed more notice and more clarity germany's regional leaders have promised more details on the rules to be provided in the coming days. spoke about these border closures with green powerless she said job we have failed to show leadership during its presidency of the european council last year if we take a look back to last summer last summer case numbers where extremely low. in all you countries every single rider over just about just said we will see right in case

numbers in oxen again everyone knew that we would not have a vaccine by september or october so why didn't the german presidency as head of the council say let's sit together let's find a strategy how we can handle the situation absalom without being forced to close down our borders again sooner or later because we have a pink thumb of lockdowns here opening up their. reporter sami demonstrators in russia have adopted new tactics in showing their support for kremlin critic alexei navalny thousands have been arrested in nationwide protests and said he was jailed earlier this month but this time the gathering seem to have gone unhindered the doubloons moscow correspondent emma show reports. tiny lights in the winter darkness a symbol of unity against the kremlin's politics from siberia and on to st

petersburg and moscow people lit up their courtyards under the motto love is stronger than fear. the team of opposition politician alex enough viney believe the unusual protest strengthened the sense of community within the russian opposition. we got tens of thousands of stories from people real life stories about how people went out into their courtyards some people met others there usually after big protests all we're left with is soulless numbers so the number of people who protested the number of arrests but we have come out of this with a lot of real connections between people's chat threads between neighbors online groups people created for their courtyard or several court yards and we hope that can play a role in the future as well. along with the flashlight protest around 200 women formed a chain in solidarity with political prisoners in moscow this weekend they hope

their flowers and paper hearts would speak louder than political slogans. i believe that protests like these which are peaceful women with flowers ribbons and hearts i think that's more effective than aggression and violence it's a form of protest that allows for dialogue. but looking back this weekend's protests stood in stark contrast to those in recent weeks across russia over 11000 people were arrested authorities insisted protests in support of jailed opposition politician aleksey now by me were not authorized now now by nice team faces the tough task of keeping momentum from them going in the run up to parliamentary elections in september they want their supporters to vote strategic. to kick as many members of the ruling united russia party as possible out of the duma. the opposition needs to understand that this isn't a sprint it's

a marathon which will last at least 6 months until the upcoming duma elections yes now finally created a strong wave among protesters but there's still half a year left. the kremlin meanwhile has been presenting the protesters and the opposition as troublemakers controlled by the west they hope the protestors anger away with the snow. more than the odd day doubloons covered 19 specialties next top of the day. the fight against the coronavirus 10 damage. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update. on t w. 2 go. for

years. as we take on the world. we're all about the stories that matter to. whatever the smartphone. dollars are we on fire made for. an especially bitter winter in the northern hemisphere has been making living on the streets even tougher. and crowded shelters the safest place to spend the night with the pandemic still raging. it's not just the cold the homeless have to contend with over $1000.00 poses a special danger for a group likely to have other health problems. now with many hotels impeach you to

the crisis some cities have found a clever way to bring a vulnerable population in from the cold. or many european capitals adopted the strategy during the 1st wave germany's taken longer hotels in berlin at least opens their doors in time for the big chill and with tourists staying away it's helping keep business going thanks to the homeless. reports. when i see your brains. some have it's harder to find shelter than others but this man got lucky. because he doesn't want to give his full name normally sleeps in an emergency shelter during winter now he puts the few things he owns inside a hotel over here this don't feel safe and he can take a shower he gets served warm food really great he finds.

i used to sleep in a container this is a hotel that's much better. on its feet. the hotel titer is one of several hotels and berlin which are now welcoming homeless people like a stone it is a win win situation he has a place to sleep and take shelter from the cold while the hotel can make some money the city pays for the commendation. the bats were urgently needed explains organizer wolfgang that due to the covert prices shelters had to reduce the number of beds to keep up hygiene measures. and. the shelter usually puts people in dormitories or even on camping metson big shared rooms we can't do that because of cold it we're very grateful that we can use the hotel because we can put people in

twin rooms it means we never have more than 2 or 3 people in of room type as a 12 zone. and there is more that guests can return to their beds all winter long if they stick to the rules that makes all the difference says marta who helps from the place and has a close connection to many of them. on then on from the young commons and when they get here they're unwashed and exhaust often depressed and lacking prospects after a few weeks here they've changed completely they have a different outlook on the future some of them find work some even a home of their own. something better anyway. living in his own home that is also a stand stream he's hopeful of realising it once the culvert crisis is over.

for expect when is from the european federation of national organizations working with the homeless how can others be helped to permanent housing during this crisis and even more importantly once it's over and hotel rooms about longer on offer. well i think what we have to like me 1st say that it's important the most member states in the european union have done an effort to get people off the streets into . what is important we start thinking or in the about the last quarter you know. you don't want to these homeless people i mean we're talking about thousands of homeless people which as we don't want them to be pushed back into the shelter or even worse into the street so we have to make sure they move into supportive housing as much as possible so i think that's a really important commitment that we have to get from policymakers and look at national what about using this opportunity to test the part of the population that

may not otherwise see a doctor. well yes of course homeless people are more from the. general population so they should. be a priority they should be a priority group when it comes to testing unfortunately what we see in most countries that they have to pay out of the group there's only a handful of countries including germany where the homeless population and the professionals working with them are a priority group that will be tested and vaccinated quite quite soon so i think it's important to learn from up and to push this thing in vaccination in the home as much as possible they mowe. prone to covert though i've heard reports of them having a higher dose of vitamin decently because they're outdoors so much more and also that white socially distance from from the rest of us. well

i think they are more from the like that is. a lot of preexisting conditions that make them more vulnerable but. i don't think that would homeless people out outside the hordes on most of the homeless people actually shows that in. charlotte so anyway the head is really quite bad in general so that if there is no doubt that they are more vulnerable to the. infection than the general population and which of the social distancing is really difficult like if you are given a show that most of us are overcrowded so i think it would be wrong to suggest that it's easier for homeless people to socially distance is it also a fact that homelessness is increasing at the moment with so many people losing their jobs. yes but when this people was increasing. in a crisis between 20092019 we have seen in european union 770

increase in the number of people experience will not and any given day which means are sleeping on the streets are sleeping rough or in a shelter so there was a helping peace. accord on our crisis it's difficult to say if when this is further increasing but we estimate like we think that it's further increasing and what would especially concerned about is how the. evolution of the movement most member states have more. efficient more out in place they wouldn't last forever there is increasing pressure too and if this moratorium inevitably need to a spike in evictions and we defeat the spike in eviction we translate in a spike in homelessness so we'll probably see we see that increase before or not we'll probably see an increase off the court on as well but if not i think what about the housing 1st initiative is that making a difference in in some countries instead of makeshift health care and

psychological support the homeless get an apartment without conditions attached. yes but that he's a lot of evidence that housing 1st works it works especially for homeless people with complex seats and homeless people that are chronically homeless so i don't think that we have to further adults about its effectiveness the scientific evidence is there what we need to do now he's to do is promote the scientific evidence and help convince all of the makers that look at the national level to be housing 1st to skate i'm not trying to argue don't need traditional way or dressing homelessness by making homeless people bust wish that the system is totally ineffective but it's very clear that housing 1st is more effective if people keep housing people feel better and once you know that and yes people are doing better so there is no doubt the housing 1st works especially for chronically homeless people thanks been to and from the european federation of national organizations

working with the homeless thank you very much thank you could often are. i'm to hand you over to our science correspondent derrick williams he's been looking into your questions on the growth of virus. and 19th of 5 is like me protected to some extent from re-infection with the new variant. the answer to this worrisome question is still up in the air but it's clearly something authorities will be keeping a close eye on in the coming months so what makes things complicated is that the pandemic of landscape is shifting so rapidly we're trying to track the effects of vaccines in multiple variants across societies but even nailing down exactly which variant might have affected someone somewhere is still much more the exception than the rule even in the u.k.

which does a better job of tracking this kind of data than then any other country they've only sequencing birol genomes from around 10 percent of all infected patients which means we only know in one out of about 10 cases which variant a british patient had and in most other countries we know a whole lot less than that. one thing that's fueled concerns about the possibility of survivors being reinfected with new variants is some results from a recent vaccine trial in south africa although it was set up to provide information about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine the trial incidentally revealed something kind of frightening in the placebo group subjects' who had antibodies indicating that they'd already had over 1000 once seemed just as likely to contract the disease again in the course of the study as people who haven't had

it one possible explanation for that is that the variant discovered in. south africa is less likely to be prevented by a naturally occurring community earlier variance but that still hasn't been proven and the data set was too small to draw firm conclusions the upside however is that even if 3 infection with the new variant does occur many experts think that one run in with the disease should generally continue to provide some protection maybe enough to prevent severe disease with a newer variant that's the hope at least. and we leave you with rio's some but drawer which is empty this year after the city suspended convolve due to the pandemic of course at the massive parade ground is being put to other uses like a slide show one of victims of the fires brazil has the 2nd highest number of

covert deaths in the walt. dances with one of the city's somebody schools also put on a socially distanced and display to cheer on the country's vaccination. joy thanks for watching they say can see you again say.

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