this is do w. news live from berlin the landmark verdict here in germany i'm just bringing justice to syrians a german court has found a former syrian secret police agent guilty for his role in atrocities committed by the assad regime's octopussy a precision for other cases of brutality in the long running conflict also coming up global progress in the fight against covert 19 donna becomes the 1st country to receive vaccines on to the un back plan to ensure that poor nations get their fair

share. and to find i'm like any other in european history german customs officers seize a record breaking 16 tons of cocaine they say worth of several 1000000000 euros hidden in tin cans. hello and welcome i'm jarid read it's the 1st verdict of its kind never before has a court outside of syria convicted a syrian government official of crimes against humanity now a german court has found an ex agent of president bashar al assad's secret police guilty or facilitating torture human rights advocates hope that this ruling is the 1st of many. justice a decade on prosecutors say eyad al garrett was

a former member of syria's secret service who arrested anti-government protesters he took the demonstrators to a detention center where they were tortured a german court convicted algarve of being involved. is what's important is that we have a verdict that the assad government committed crimes against humanity in secret prisons this is the 1st such verdict weld wide and it sounds impossible to message that these crimes can be investigated in germany torchlight of god the. al gharib fled to germany and his crimes came to light when he applied for asylum the judges reduced his sentence to just over 4 years because he testified in another trial that still ongoing. torture victim was simo helped bring the case to court he says this is only the beginning so. this is this is to this is the 1st step the road to justice is long and one of the goals is to bring

back our assad and his in a circle before a court and it's the shuttle served as an ngo it cries for them good if somebody in . the syrian government denies that it touches prisoners the rules of universal jurisdiction allow german courts to try allegations of serious crimes in other countries effect or the accused are actually in germany foreign minister heiko mouse welcomed the verdict steve species trials taking place outside syria are a glimmer of hope and a clear signal to the victims that justice must be done for them. they were found. out garrett's lawyer says he plans to appeal the sentence. earlier we spoke with on a flight from the beirut office of the german hindmarsh foundation we asked her if

we can expect to see more trials like this one i absolutely believe that it's a 1st step i mean this is the you know the cases had been severed so we still have an ongoing case and coolants. this was the 1st verdict that was spoken but it is not the end of the trial for another accused and i believe it's also an important step to fight against impunity in syria in front of european courts and to try to understand how universal jurisdiction can be utilized in order to bring some type of justice syrians of course this cannot solve the larger political questions we also need work on that level still but i do believe that it's really important 1st step and it will be the 1st step in the process of many. no i was on the fleischer from the foundation speaking to us earlier from beirut let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news this hour

a hate preacher believed to be the head of the so-called islamic state in germany has been imprisoned for 10 years for recruiting young people into the terrorist group german twin brothers who blew themselves off in a suicide attack in iraq were among those radicalized by. destroyed families in ecuador waiting to find out whether their relatives were among the 79 inmates killed in prison riots the violence erupted in jails in 3 different cities coordinated fights of picchu have broken out as rival gangs battle for control of the detention centers. venezuela is expelling the e used envoy serving in caracas is a build real hunch a pity roles seen here on the right as being gave given 72 hours to leave the movies in protest at new e.u. sanctions on violent venezuelan officials accused of human rights violations and undermining democracy. hungry has become the 1st country in the european union

to use a coach at 19 that same developed in china but many in hungary remain skeptical about the cinephile vaccine and russia's sputnik the shock which is also available to the hungary and government has been shopped critical of the slow rollout of vaccines in the european union. will ghana has become the 1st country to receive vaccines from kovacs this is a global initiative and did ensuring poor nations have fair access to covert 19 shots the un backed program ams to deliver $2000000000.00 is around the world. the arrival of the truck scenes brings the world one step closer to a worldwide solution for a global pandemic. a plane carrying 600000 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine developed in the u.k. and produced in india touched down in the capital. today where the

international airport in accra in ghana and this is really a historic moment today we are very happy to receive the present batch of most common 1000 vaccines through the cold like the c.d.c. . government's 1st chops will go to fire is hot spots and essential workers that brought the men i want just need more vaccine many gun ends remain unsure that the inoculation is safe i don't have much information about vox's in terms of policy but i think one side i guess i always know about that i mean well i would want to get. into. gun people to see why not let me have some last decades before and i see that it's good i can take it for me they can it's for conduit of the 200000000 doses administered so far the vast majority have

been in the developed world kovacs organizers say fair in fact seen distribution is in the interest of rich countries to. up until now there has not been a tremendous amount of vaccines in developing countries there have been some countries that have gotten small amounts of doses through bilateral deals and donations but there hasn't been a systematic coverage of vaccine doses and that is what we need to change we need to make sure that every single country gets doses because we are only safe if everyone is safe. curbing the spread of the virus in the developing world reduces the risk of new variants that can render the vaccines less effective in the race against time helping others helps everyone stay ahead of the pandemic. let's see is on the story for us in our crowd he's got more on the vaccine rollout

planned there what officials now hope to do is to stop vaccination from next week which is much too specifically now vaccination will take place in hot spots areas places where of infection has been increasing order rates has been increasing over the last 2 months the hope is that persons will be vaccinated it especially health workers religious leaders. lawmakers among others will give hope to others that is the need for them to take a vaccine to help contain the spread of the virus many people have a mixed feeling. education are started to ensure that people know that a vaccine is safe for them to take to hope gonna win the battle against the 1000 pandemic that was. reporting for us from a crime gone now now in the 1st months of the pandemic germany was a role model in managing the virus but a year on its struggling vaccination rollout has been sluggish and while other

nations approved a rapid home months ago germans still have to go to a doctor or a clinic that's now set to change with officials here approving 3 different home testing kits still the health minister has gone on the defensive facing criticism for moving too slowly. people here in germany are longing for a return to the normality they knew a year ago before the pandemic began before the lockdowns health minister is under pressure to show the way forward to reconcile the risk posed by the new variance with the freedom people want. isn't and we are a country looking for a balance between the best possible protection from infections but also life and freedom and no malice as much as is possible it's about this widespread rapid testing will be at the heart of the government's reopening strategy soon germany is lagging behind neighbors like austria where they are already making frequent tests

available for all. germany's vaccine roll out is also on goes know. some federal states are reacting with a patchwork of strategies for vaccinations how and when to return to school even the reopening of hair some. in parliament pointed to germany's federal structure as partly responsible for the problems. and i don't know how each of the 16 regions is going to allow the hairdresser's to reopen. the 20 responsibility of the federal and the regional governments for the pandemic response has proved complicated and the next hurdle is coming up next week when the state leaders and chancellor merkel have to agree on a further easing of lockdown measures well saying here in germany customs officers in the port of how have seized 16 tons of cocaine this is reportedly the most ever taken in in a single seizure in europe the drugs were hidden in metal canisters shipped from

paraguay as part of the same investigation 7 tons of cocaine were also seized in belgium police have arrested a man suspected of importing the drugs. these canisters imported from pirate why were supposed to contain poti filler but instead they're stuffed with 16 tons of cocaine it would have sold for as much as 3500000000 euros that's a big. we were very surprised by the amount after we opened the canisters we multiplied the number of canisters by 9 kilos and came up with this unimaginable amount of 16 tons. another 7 tons were intercepted in the belgian port city of antwerp the owner of an import company in the netherlands has been arrested the find is the largest amount of cocaine that has ever been seized in europe politicians believe it's just the tip of the iceberg. billions can be made

in the cocaine trade these illegal funds can easily flow into legitimate areas of the economy causing untold damage and. organized crime only attracts the attention of politicians when people are lying dead on the streets or when there is campaigns against it normally it's under the radar and that makes it even more dangerous. experts are calling on politicians to hold a summit on drugs the security problem is huge and police and customs are poorly equipped to deal with it. champions league football and manchester city big league aside mentioned glad to kneel in the round of 16 but not a silver opened the scoring for city in the 29th minute and. scored their 2nd by 2nd midway through the 2nd half also ryall madrid beat out alonso one nil allowed

to play the man down most of the match bot it took ryall madrid until the final minutes to score the games are only goal. in women's football the netherlands have beaten germany by a score of in a friendly match. and open the scoring for the dogs at the 16 minute mock then just before half time. equalize for germany boss down the isle of underdog connected the winner for the netherlands in the 2nd half. will mount etna continues its spectacular eruptions of red lava lighting up the sky above the tally an island of sicily europe's most active volcano is dotted erupting last tuesday and has been built. volcanic rock for over a week at talian authorities say it poses no danger to the surrounding villages but then nearby qahtani a airport has been closed temporarily. through

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discover who. subscribe. documentary. this is data every news africa on the program today is disputed election the opposition has staged protests across the country that the poll was fraudulent and that their candidate won. and the fight over a fish from kenya as the lake now cooled the community battered by the effects of climate change say it's a blessing but the government has banned its consumption. also in kenya turning this into a profit a startup has partnered with fondness whose crops are being devoured by locusts now

they are turning to insects into protein rich animal feed. hello i'm christine window it's good to have your company there have been protests across in asia following the 2nd round of the country's presidential election this sunday the ruling party candidate and former foreign minister mohammad puzzled won the poll according to provisional results but he's opponent maha many also one is refusing to accept the outcome he says he won the election and is calling on his supporters to protest. the former foreign minister mohammed visit and his supporters celebrating victory. if his win is confirmed it will be the 1st democratic transition of power in a country that since gaining independence from france has been plagued by coups.

bizzaro now seeks to unite the nation. under god i feel ready to. assume this function that the people decided to give me . not in my will take it on with patriotism loyalty and property. but supporters of his opponent and former president how many it was many up in arms they become staging protests even before the provisional results were declared. they allege the election was fraudulent the ballot boxes were stuffed and the voters were threatened whose minae now says he won the election. the combination of results which we have in our possession through our representatives in the various polling stations give us victory with 50.3 percent of the vote. against 49.7 percent for the ruling

candidate. in an ominous sign is minnie's calling on his supporters to mobilize ignoring an offer by the declared winner presumed to work together in future for the good of the country. as tensions rise on the streets it looks like the immense challenges facing new jab such as poverty and terrorism may be put on the back burner until the current impasse is resolved. i'm now joined by days of these west africa correspondent fred move when he has just returned from the army where he was reporting on sunday's election good to see you fred the opposition leader mamani also claims he has won the election that's despite official results he's alleging fraud was the action deemed credible by observe it. those of us are saying that the action was free and fair and there were incidents few problems and there were people killed but that was different from the

voting process that has something to do with a security in the country but in general they're saying that direction was created and was transparent for it how much of a destabilizing effect that could not have money was months refusing to accept the election results have on the country. this is very dangerous i would say because the country already is already divided i don't get. the country's destabilized by inside jance and other terrorist groups so they cannot risk having another political crisis and that's what is called signing many people in so by all means. they have to say have to talk and discuss the issues before people go on the streets and start making

viruses because if they do that the people are afraid that the terrorists can even take a chance and attack the kountry if there is no peace if there is that kind of room for afraid of going into this election and it was told today as the 1st time that there would be a democratic handover of power in this year provided that everybody accepted the outcome of this vote what is at stake for this country which the human development index points to as one of the poorest if not the poorest in the world. they're the biggest problem now it's poverty i mean. according to world bank they're saying. one of 10 poorest countries in the world then number 2 days also an issue of security jihad attacking their country from all parts on range. of people in the army is you could say that it's safe but there is of the contrie

is archery and if so whoever wins i mean there is a winner now declared by the commission but he knows that's he has so many problems to deal with when he starts archery. when he starts to to act as the president of egypt thank you for it now let's take a look at some of the stories making news across the continent now ghana has become the 1st country to receive vaccines through the u.n. backed kovacs initiative 600000 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine have arrived in the cry it's the 1st batch of $2300000000.00 vaccines expected to be delivered to low and middle income countries by the end of the get. and if he is demanding a u.n. investigation into the killing of its ambassador to congo and his bodyguard in the east of the country on monday their bodies were returned to rome on tuesday the 2 were fatally shot when driving in a world food programme on for

a local tribe was also killed. it is now to kenya where lakes in the country's rift family region have reached some of their highest levels in decades now the rising water levels are due to above average rainfall it's caused flooding that's destroyed homes and businesses and threaten the habitat of wildlife species now the people who live around lake a lifeline from the devastation came in the form of fish as of committee reports that lifeline may soon be lost. it's 10 am and the sun is unforgiving on the shores of lake nakuru here fishermen are working and with them preparing their nets fishing nets to catch freshwater fish out of a salt water leak this whole scene in kenya's rift valley is simply abnormal mohammed come out has been fishing for nearly 7 months but he was forced into this business around christmas of 2019 the leaks rising waters finally reached and

flooded his home having lost everything to the changing environment the former businessman says he had to adapt or die. not planning that this or this or too much and there can never be a few share but 2020 can with the normal events in fact in the. future. if the future were really worried. at the finish over the next few months i thought it was delicious so even introduced to the neighbors to. the lakes of kenya's rift valley have been growing over the years sustained rainfall last year inundated homes and businesses this increased fresh water also diluted the sunlight in leek making it possible for tilapia a freshwater species to exist here mohamed and hundreds more like him now depend on fishing for their livelihoods but in general they were dealt

a blow after the kenyan government said the fish from the lake contained chemical elements that may be poisonous if consumed is a controversial topic here very fresh and it took you top of the word that for you then they say that this fish not of the half an hour this fish is different. at the local food market fish caught from the lake it's all side by side with other species and whether they know each are not the residents of nakuru town have created a fishing industry and a lifeline for climate change victims like marianne carey. heavily pregnant and wading into the waters the teenage mother risks more than most to and had here. together with her husband they navigate the lake with no protection but with the knowledge of the shallow waters and good networks that existed before the floods in just a few months the changing ecosystem has already created a new way of life. new on what it would be tough if it was us not to come back to

the water even if it was us to wait for a day i don't think i could because now we're used to letting us daily in past where it would be very tough if it was us to. nearby mohammed shows us where his house once stood. he jokes about the boots stopping where he hoped his guards would be. it's not easy for him to be back here. but he reminds us that just beyond the walls his new life has already begun. now kenya is also battling some of the worst locust plagues in decades unusual where the passions exacerbated by climate change have created ideal conditions for surgeon. the insects have destroyed crops and grazing grounds across east africa and the horn but one startup has come up with a way of making profit from the pests the bag picture is working with communities to catch locusts and turn them into protein rich animal feed and organic fertiliser

for. a swarm of locusts can travel up to 150 kilometers a day. with as many as 40000000 insects the easily devour hector's of crops and vegetation on their path but at night the pasts take their rest making them easy to hunt. bear it could be a overall cost is that they stopped roasting in the evening from $6.00 party and up to 6 up to 8 in the following in their 8 or 9 so where we normally wait to have them try to start a business i left 530 because they are they are sleeping the week they come to move they can just be picked. for them to play country because you can they get there because they keep on flight while the bug picture has partnered with local farmers who are desperate to get rid of the locust infestation. for every kilogram they

collect the earn 50 shillings roughly 50 us cents the farmers harvest the insects all night but not to destroy them. and i used to formulate it on my feet for fish poultry. and pigs because low cost but didn't have that 70 percent of protein so it substitute for the biggest problem the most expensive part of the dissipate so the community around a quality low cost their weight and that paid in february alone for projects harvested nearly $1.00 tons of locusts ready to be processed currently good to the question of the low cost after collecting oil from the major local communities last night and after crushing them now they'll be dried up after trying now to live a 1000000 ways to live now to be processed into production you know to be packed. as east africa works to prevent a 2nd devastating locust invasion in 2 years farmers in central kenya might just

have provided a boost to the battle turning a pest into an opportunity. here that's the kind of innovative thinking that produces solutions to problems that's a proper dam so they will see you next time. conflict zone opposition parties in pakistan have been up in the pressure on prime minister imraan khan in a series of recent mass protests they say that he is a puppet of the military and has mismanaged the economy as inflation's fire my guest this week from islamabad in fall one chattering pakistani minister for science and technology but has since armitage chief who is calling the shots in pakistan conflict zone. in 60 minutes.

in the height of climate change. africa. what's in store. for lent. for the future. to go. to my grocery. store. term. a single shot back scene from johnson and johnson is providing additional hope that the u.s. can find its way out of the pandemic sooner markets are celebrating. also on the show signs of life in spain at shoppers hit the winter sales but once again it's smaller businesses that continue to struggle. and irish port see demand surge after price it as companies seek to avoid bread tape and delays by shipping directly to mainland europe. this is the adult of your business i'm john el-gamal

an ember lindhout the you can join us the coronavirus pandemic may have affected the united states more than any other nation worldwide but the u.s. is making major advances with its aggressive vaccination campaign by some estimates the country could vaccinate its entire population of some 330000000 people by this summer and more help could be on the way as johnson and johnson is expected to get the green light for a single shot back seen from the food and drug administration this weekend and that good news is driving the dow jones to new heights. joins us now from new york now yes that widespread vaccination of course as a cause to celebrate their what's that doing to the discussion around possible release measures from the coronavirus. well i mean there are reports that

the house democrats actually will try to get the 8 picket she going by friday in the amount of $1.00 trillion dollars and then the whole deal would move forward to to the senate and there are reports that senate democrats actually might try to get this package on joe biden's table by mid march so even if the vaccine use is definitely a very good one that still doesn't mean that millions of american households are not still struggling but actually the seniors was not the only thing with what the market got going and investors seem to get everything they want at this time and the well coming year was so from the vaccine for on but then also the federal reserve said seems not to be in any rush to increase interest rates or stop buying bonds for billions of dollars sold there are a couple of factors in play and then you know we had their dull jones industrial average at some point at around 32000 points just to remember almost

a year ago in march when we hit the los at 18000 so that's an increase of almost 50 percent was in a little less than one year well yes lots of things make investors happy there but what is the success of the vaccination strategy mean for the sectors that have actually profited during the pandemic like say tech. i mean yeah i mean we do some some pressure on stocks like peloton like zoom or also the home improvement companies like home depot or lowes all of those stocks are traded to the downside here on wednesday but on the other side we shouldn't forget yes the pandemic has boosted the digital world but in general the digital transformation was well underway even before the pandemic hit so we won't see a complete reversal of all the trends that we've seen in the past couple of months and then on the other side to all those companies that struggled like the

a bit if we look at cruise lines if we look at our lines and even stocks like a boeing movie changed all of those stocks and they definitely got a beauty boost in the when secession and that was one of the reasons why we did see those new records on wall street on wednesday overall a rosier picture thank you very much young's carter there in new york for us china is looking to improve relations with the united states that's according to comments by incoming congress minister wang went hell he said the u.s. and china have deep economic ties that should be leverage to both countries benefit aging also in 6th and an olive branch to australia at the same briefing officials expressed their hopes that 2 countries could do more to build mutual trust after several years of souring relations. now to some of the other global business stories making news. british airport

a london heathrow incurred a 2 a 1000000000 pound loss for 2020 amid the collapse of air traffic the jew to the pandemic passenger numbers dropped nearly 73 percent to around 22000000 a level not seen since the 1970 s. more than half of those travelers passed through in january and february last year before the pandemic. the number of women on the boards of britain's top 350 listed companies has jumped by 50 percent in the past 5 years that's according to a government backed study the hampton alexander review found that women now hold 34 percent of board positions at the top companies. now food insecurity is on the rise global poverty has been increasing again in recent years despite the gains of past decades the pandemic is making things worse lockdowns and for access to health care affect the poorest the most those already struggling to

put food on the table now here are the countries most affected by food insecurity according to the new global food security index yemen sudan zambia and malawi countries already facing economic and conflict situations and there's another major threat to world food supply that is of course climate change with droughts and natural disasters increasing around the world even wealthier european countries like denmark norway and sweden are seeing more disruptions to their food supplies. pretty much saying is project leader for the global food security index with the economic economists intelligence unit we asked which countries were worst affected . one of the key findings of the index is that this is not really a developing economy issue out of our 113 countries in the index 66 so majority of the countries have actually seen a dip in affordability and like i said this is something because of lack of incomes

and also social safety nets and this is across different countries and economies so we've seen this inequality of ways not just within nations but even internally within not just across nations but even within a country where you're seeing inequality increase and the well heidi risk populations on europe and groups exponentially rise is the result of the pandemic. over to spain where the government has announced a new 11000000000 euro aid package a package for companies and the self-employed could use perhaps for the beleaguered retail sector which is now also seeing a surge of shoppers coming out for winter sales but smaller businesses are finding it hard to match big competitors discounts and many are even shutting their doors altogether. bargain fever instead of cold the block down winter sales are attracting thousands of people to the center of the lens here all the stores are open despite the fact that the region still has one of spain's highest infection

rates. looking at them that i agree with how it's being handled after all we need some distraction and if it's done responsibly and according to clear rules then i think it's all right now but if there are. intensive care units or at more than 150 percent capacity hospitals are overcrowded people don't seem to realize that they act like everything is fine they are absolute on the money that. they're courting days europe's largest department store chain is also open the authorities only allow them to operate at 30 percent capacity but some departments are still crowded the company stresses that everything save himself clothing for exams. are disinfected after each city. but. it's very important to us that customers feel safe shopping here. there and according to department of health data if there are very few are virtually no coronavirus outbreaks in retail stores but

if you haven't been assisted this put smaller stores in particular are suffering the most from the pandemic as many spaniards are still holding back on shopping jose antonio pastore saw his sales drop by more than 50 percent so far government aid has only been available in the form of loans. now this is the. government is not giving out free money which is causing companies to go even deeper into debt . that business is for many years or even drive them into bankruptcy. for rent signs can be seen all around valentia many store owners have shut down for good leading to the loss of more than 50000 jobs throughout spain. and the clothing and fashion sector one in 5 stores is gone out of business. you know while it's a very bad situation because in valencia smaller stores are very important for the

regional economy has to come i don't want. even with infection rates falling it's unclear whether the people of valencia will keep shopping one sales or over spaniards who are traditionally average shoppers have put more money into savings than ever before. now before brags that many truck drivers took their loads from ireland to continental europe by crossing the irish sea on a ferry driving across britain and then sailing across the english channel but now they're taking a 17 hour ferry trip directly from ireland to frogs even though it costs more money the reason they want to avoid customs paperwork caused by private and possible delays in the u.k. many irish parts are now exterior. an unexpected. trade is like water. it looks for the path of least resistance. for many irish companies that path no longer runs through britain but through irish ports like rustler until

recently only 3 ferries a week left the port for continental europe now it's 16. wrecks it has suddenly made the sleepy town a major player in the irish logistics sector. what we've seen is a fundamental shift i differ levels in the supply chain ok so certainly large industry big multinationals have made a strategic decision to take the brics a headache out all together and then avoid the paperwork avoid potential delays and avoid a tractor supply chain. data from january suggests that more than half the trucks that previously drove to britain will now take the direct sea routes between rustler cork and dublin to french ports. a new warehouse was built at the rustler port just for crosstalk in goods. doesn't haunt us more trucks report every day so local shops and service stations are now

benefiting from dot because more jobs being created in the ports transfer companies like us were taking on more stuff so the economy in the region is certainly benefiting from it looks as if the port of rosslare may be setting sail for a brighter future. and that's all for me and the business thanks for watching. we've got some hot tips for your bucket list. it's hard for some. and some great cultural memorials to boot. w.h.y. . they want to know what makes the damage. that you're. going away. i'm leaving out the door for my own good

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