ah you and me all the protest is about this escalating military crackdown is so real no. sooner earlier they were there there was going to be pressure. we know or we know scared because this is. we have to you know. prevented this. military junta so this is a we are going to fight till the end. i don't know home many people who are going to be queue in the coming days that we're not going to back down. where do you see this going i mean from your perspective is there still hope that a peaceful solution can be found. you know soon. as far as i am concerned there won't be any compromise between us and in those rooms because in the past we all seen the things and of all of us to have brought

upon the people and we all know we all know it is we are going to have to you know pronounce it is so decided to do for or we do sam frankie thank you for giving us that perspective sam an activist in the city of mandalay his name we have changed to protect his identity. and it's turned on some other stories making news around the world this hour at least 5 people have been killed in a series of blasts in the afghan capital kabul in one incident a magnetic bomb was apparently attached to a cob long to a local political leader but he was not inside at the time no one has claimed responsibility. severe flooding in the indonesian capital jakarta has forced more than a 1000 people to flee their homes floodwaters have reached nearly 2 mate is in some areas authorities warn the conditions a said to continue as the country expects the heaviest rain of the season in the

coming days. an end to the coronavirus lockdown samed almost to be in reach and germany there are signs the situation might be worsening again for the 1st time in weeks the 7 day average of corona virus cases recorded in the country has risen slightly this comes after a steady fold since mid january experts are warning that another wave of infections could be triggered by new virus mutations that are becoming increasingly dominant one such mutation referred to as the british variant has been spreading quickly throughout germany in the city of flynn's bog on the danish border has been particularly affected it saying a jump in cases that has forced local authorities to tighten restrictions further denmark has closed several border crossings to germany fearing a spread of the mutation. plans book on high alert it's been less than 4 weeks since the british coronavirus variant was 1st detected here now it accounts for

every food new infection in the city on the baltic sea and with the infection rates skyrocketing local authorities have agreed to strict to lock down meshes they include a nighttime curfew and a ban on this it's between homes holds. that's why for me it's really bad for me because i live alone but what else can we do we have to bring the numbers under control and. it is around $66.00 or $67.00 infections per 100000 people we are 3 times of that number. what the northern german state of schleswig harsh dynamics experiencing right now could also happen elsewhere local outbreaks even as infection stabilize full nationwide so local authorities see a need to take stronger steps. or we have rules in place here in funds book where the number of infections is very high and we have to newbury and to deal

with all these rules also protect our neighbors we don't want to bars to spread further. commuting to work it's still allowed but has become more difficult for people working in denmark it has partially closed its border and stepped up checks out of concerns about the new coronavirus variant doctors in france books say that new variant is much more can do just than previous forms of the virus its symptoms can be more severe even for younger patients hospital managers say the city's revenue growth in case numbers must be stopped. right now we really have to keep plans books sealed off from other places perhaps even a larger area because it's not just a city that is affected but also nearby towns and countryside. schools and will remain closed unlike most other cities and regions across germany where many children are set to return to classrooms on monday. let's bring you up to date now

on some of the developments in the pandemic russia has approved its 3rd vaccine against covert 19 however late stage trials of the new job called kovacs have yet to begin more than 2 dozen people working for the president of south sudan have tested positive and are now in quarantine president salva kiir himself is said to be well and new zealand has begun rolling out its vaccine program using the biotech pfizer jab health care workers and border guards are 1st in line to get immunized. a court in moscow has rejected the appeal of russian opposition alexina valmy against his jail sentence but it did reduce his sentence slightly taking into account time already served in house arrest he now has to spend around 2 and a half years behind bars for violating parole in an earlier case the kremlin critic was unable to meet his parole offices because he was in germany seeking medical treatment 2 to poisoning with a nerve agent faces multiple trials with another one focusing on defamation charges

. well for the latest i'm joined by d.w. correspondent emily show and in moscow emily what have the reactions been to this 1st verdict. well we heard from several of these allies on social media they called this ruling a disgrace and they said that it showed that there is no rule of law in russia after all this is a ruling over a fraud case that there you are a peon court of human rights actually ruled back in 2017 to be arbitrary and reasonable and now he. has received jail time for apparently not speaking to his parole officer regularly when he was actually in the hospital in germany after a poisoning by me himself has been using today's court cases and also the previous. rulings trials rather hearings of this case.

as a platform to kind of show his defiance today we've heard 2 closing statements from him where in the 1st one he quoted the bible and harry potter to say that he doesn't regret having returned to russia that he doesn't feel alone as he says the government wants him to feel at the moment and he also said. the importance of truth and justice dressed the court itself and said wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a country that had a rule of law he out outlined his vision of russia as well again today as a free country a country that is happy and a country that has justice. will be tried today again another case a defamation case what are we expecting from. well this

case where says he expected a verdict on today is about basically accusations that. slandered committed slander against a world war 2 veteran that veteran featured in an advertisement on putin's constitutional reforms which passed last year and he took to twitter to criticize the advertisement now he's being accused of slander state media has very much been using this case to accuse him of being unpatriotic now viney himself has argued that the veteran is just being used as a puppet to kind of carry out the government's biddings and he could today face a large fine in this case i am only find here data evidence emily show and moscow. u.s. president joe biden says he'll approve a disaster declaration for the state of texas following

a crippling went to storm at least 2 dozen texans died in the unusually cold weather which also disrupted electricity and water supplies the snow and ice may have melted but texans are facing a new hurdle a shortage of clean water houston residents queued for up to 3 hours for just that on friday. the water came. i believe on the road. but it only came on as a trickle i also wanted to get some for my neighbor really and can't get on it all and has no water at all record low temperatures have led to pumping problems bust pipes and water mains across the state even flooding some harms. it's just the latest misery for residents who are left without electricity for days . oh mr. we're here with things you know the

coronavirus all lost my job you know my mortgage you know i have a business and i have all the stuff that you know a lot of. fun on this. is the 1. 7000000 people are currently under orders to boil tap water before drinking all cooking as low water pressure could have allowed bacteria into the system. the state's governor has appealed for help from the u.s. president i talked with the federal emergency management agency fema the administrator. of the sav canoe i'm going to ask him to accelerate our response to a request for quote it's a different declaration a major disaster declaration so the reading get everything done that's really that's possible to get done. the declaration would allow for more federal funds to be distributed for the relief effort which would be welcomed by the thousands who are still without power and water. so as for now anyway ment's tennis naomi

a sock of japan has claimed her 4th grand slam title by winning the australian open a socket defeated american jennifer brady in straight sets without any trouble in the final in doing so the 23 year old soccer has named main type have perfect record in grand slam final appearance this she also won the australian open in 29 tame. tending to bundesliga football now involves dismantled struggling bealefeld on friday to continue their impressive season maximum in on a school the pick of the goals his fine left footed strike capped a 3 nil windfalls but they move up to 3rd place in the title below felt couldn't find the form they saw when that saw them draw with champions by him last weekend and remain deep in relegation trouble. is a reminder of the top stories we're following for you at least 2 people have been

killed and several others injured in the end mom to police fired live ammunition to disperse protesters in the city of mandalay the protesters were repeating their call for an end to a military coup that took place more than 2 weeks ago. you're watching news up next well stories that we can report on the back up next hour don't go away. what secrets lie behind us why. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. g.w. world heritage 3630 no. children to come to. one joy your problem and when you're a good. people do you. mean by reading

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this is a moment to remember. colleague photographs care home worker christina retreats as she receives her 2nd dose of the biotech pfizer vaccine. for months is rarely i really hope to encourage my colleagues but also my family and even the country to come and get vaccinated. and like them. as vaccination drives in north in homes like this one in the french speaking part of belgium draw to a close many stuff still opting out. almost half of all care workers and private institutions alone in the region are hesitating even the director of this home is among the more. kids cuba one of the side effects let's say in 20 years nobody knows today so it's a bit like buying a car you feel like you could be safe but i want to see the crash test results really so personally i am a bit skeptical but for the older people clearly it's

a good thing it was kind of excess well put it to some. this caregiver is also one sure he prefers to wait because he's heard some rumors. i had yes some production it that could be used. you can be observed from the stand because of those production them. like espionage and overstock you know and this is just the tip of the ice book false claims that the vaccine causes infertility or even death or spreading like wildfire across social media the french speaking part of belgium appears particularly receptive to these ideas. ahead of most in home federation thumb a bell things making vaccinations mandatory maybe the only options i did not understand i do not understand that it was so for them

is so a lot of rate of every people who died there so the loss of life and it's unbelievable odo's people do not understand that they can protect themself. it's a big question i think we have to move. back at the nursing home this local doctor is trying his utmost to demonstrate that vaccines are safe is because of you and that's why i tell the staff here you need to get vaccinated not 70 percent of you but 100 percent of you all of you in order to win this fight usually pretty many of christina rodrigo's colleagues are also taking to social media to encourage others. she hopes each photo will make a difference. in

france as in other european countries universities are closed because of coronavirus students are suffering from mounting loneliness and one young woman from strides poor can't take it anymore. since the beginning of the pandemic this room has become the center of heidi's supposed life it's where she studies attends online lectures and spends her free time watching movies a daily routine that has taken its toll on the 1000 year old. i lack any kind of enthusiasm i just feel hollow and i don't see any sense in life anymore i mean credibly nervous and cry for the slightest reason i am a lot more short term pert and have become a control freak regarding anything that i can actually still control i don't feel like going for walks anymore it just costs too much energy with it although i'm

normally quite a lively person and that's all to those most serious and you know me don't want to live. in her despair she published a letter to president on social media asking him to read open the universities she signed the letter heidi support zombie. i had been talking to a few friends about this how sick i was of the situation i had the impression that people had forgotten about us young no one understood what it's like for us even among students it was too boot to talk about it so i wanted to get through to the government but also to other students and people in general. and she succeeded hundreds of other students contacted her to share their own similar stories across the country thousands of students took to the streets. president personally wrote back to heidi asking her to hold out then he announced new measures of support and

the 2 young. students have the same needs as workers so they will also be allowed to come back to university for one day per week women are inevitable for the present here heidi is glad that her cry for help was heard but she remains realistic visuals that it's a start at least certain student escalations can offer activities again as some students will come back in the long run though living a one day per week won't be enough and i know that the months to come will be very tough although at least we now feel a bit less invisible. the prospect of the past reopening has given her the energy to go for kasia walks again and help her see the future in a brighter light. minority groups in china unlike the week is now being a prince to the chinese secret service is apparently forcing week is living in

exile to spy on their behalf as well by threatening their families back and trying . a say meanwhile the shop owner selling imported foods including a lot of products in his hometown of course. in 2015 when he returned to scenes young from a business trip to malaysia he was stopped at the airport and brought to a detention center. they brought me into a room they sat me down at a metal table and they tied my legs and my arms to it. by stating this position for 2 days. we meet a say in an apartment in munich germany he says he was never told what he was accused of his papers say that he was suspected of endangering state security a suspension months any attention then suddenly he was released but under one condition he had to agree that he would work for chinese state security. i thought

i would just stay in touch with them and i didn't have the intention but the term really worked for their work again. that was an illusion after his release a so you mean regularly met with an agent who introduced himself as a bot. he was able to continue traveling abroad he says in the beginning nothing specific had been asked of him and he maintains he never reviewed information on anyone but it's impossible to verify these claims about one year later ayso was detained again this time he was freed with a specific request he was told to spy on a young man in turkey he said left for istanbul then he decided not to return to china and went on a web cast with his story corps bond cold after the show. he told me you decided to appear on this show and talk about you know that your family is here in china. along with that stuff. since then

many of his relatives have disappeared 5 siblings have been arrested ace's oldest brother was sentenced to 25 years in jail other week has gave him the news since he cannot reach any of his relatives by phone. or try to see the place where he used to live an american colleague and i are followed around loosely constantly harassed and. you can't just walk around here and interview people there when many negative reports. on all. of them that this is one day i ask you about. so many people have been detained and many disappear every day. so the question is going to end. he answered american the america did not become america without shedding a lot of blood hublot a lot more is going to happen here. and been on the stuff. i

says waiting for his refugee status to be approved. brittney's famous for its beautifully manicured gardens but that's about to change if you would someone like him has anything to say about his mission is a near return to unchanged nature and he has some special helpings. they call it large blocks and they're allowed to roam almost anywhere to dig up the ground at summer late in the state in the east of england. they are land owner last summer leighton's secret weapon. their very 1st and you can afford to have quite a pig's. for quite a short time to go to to the grind to a lot of open space for new seeds a lot some of the state covers over 20 square kilometers himself lives in the manor

house but in the adjacent park all the animals are allowed to roam free a lot of the man has set apart a 5th of his property and left it completely to nature. summer late and does eventually slaughter the pigs but it's also their job to ensure greater biodiversity there has been an overgrowth of a specific fern species and the pigs help contain it. in the order to. stimulate the soil and to cement the the seabed the floral seabed underneath we need to disrupt brocken. as soon as they have completed their task the bigs have to get out of the forest. not so late and does not accept the argument that only rich landowners can afford to protect the environment he believes people need to change their mindset being in touch with nature not similate and believes that as many people as possible should experience this he'd like to turn the adjacent marshland

into nature park for equal to or as. much of intelligence and stalks and white tailed eagles kind of walking up and down this river valley but still with cattle and with. farming systems but that have to be gentle. but to do that yes to convince its neighbors 1st because free roaming pigs on the property that just do what they want for most fall most simply a step too far. here you only. hear me only. times on orthodox and unexpected at times very crucial. is my

great pleasure and. 17 years of jewish life in germany. there's 77 percent and i'm not saying in any way even in how. center based violence is the problem but now the us are fighting back should speak out and we should all understand what we should use. the land of the $77.00 dismissal of the law of the tsunami shuras for the work design and 77 per cent to you the double it ended up being 60 minutes later this month. they want to know what makes the jet blue just yet but you're in love with banning going away from. i'm not even allowed to watch my own daughter and everyone with little holes

in every step getting are you ready to meet the jevons and join me right just do it on t w. this treasure trove of thousands of gold and silver coins was discovered by accident in one of germany's oldest synagogues we'll have more on that later on in the show. everyone and welcome to a special edition of euro max marking 1700 years of jewish life in germany i'm.