take on the world who got. hold of the all of the stories that matter to you. the interesting. thing. we are here is actually on fire. this is g.w. news and these are our top stories the british royal family has responded to the bombshell interview given by prince harry and his wife and i can markel in a statement the queen said she takes their allegations of racism seriously and they would be addressed quote privately within the family for the interview with oprah winfrey was the couple's 1st since they stepped back from their royal duties last

year and moved to the united states. we are appalled the united nations has condemned the police killing of 9 people during weekend raids in the philippines rights groups say the government of president is targeting activists to silence dissent manila says the operation was against a suspected insurgents but is promising a full investigation. jury selection has started in the george floyd case after a one a day delay for the former police officer derrick shelvin is on trial accused of lloyd's murder and manslaughter soit was killed the last may while being detained by police in the u.s. in of minneapolis if that you know of the incident or triggered months of racial justice protests. this is just you news from berlin you can follow us on instagram and twitter at news or you can visit our website dot com.

today italy surpassed a 100000 deaths from the corona virus a tragic number the latest in a year long series of infection spikes staccato against a crescendo of more and more attempts to flatten the curve europe's pandemic tragedy had its genesis in italy it was one year ago today that italy became the 1st european country to start a nationwide lockdown 60000000 lives threatened by a virus tonight that virus has changed slightly but the deadly threat it remains in berlin this is the day. we have the 4 minute to be our system and. 19 can be. used as a pundit mix so for

a year now we have to face this crisis of almost imaginable proportions idiot you might want to year ago on march 10th italy was put on lockdown becoming for the 1st time parents are. proving. this speed into the production and delivery of it since infancy nations of course the european. level in that the half full it's a year later that we would face a similar emergency. also coming up a statement from buckingham palace accusations of racism made by meghan markle are being taken very seriously and as prince charles demonstrated earlier today they will not be addressed publicly. if. you. want to think they didn't. but.

that's who our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day where the pandemic nightmare in italy began and where it could very well be about to happen again it has been exactly one year since italy sealed its borders and told its 16000000 citizens to stay home in order to stay alive since then 100000 people in italy have died from code but 90 tonight doctors in italy are warning of a new perfect storm vaccinations have been slowed only 6 percent of the population have been inoculated the rest risk contracting more contagious viral variants which now account for 60 percent of new cases on this march 9th just as it was one year ago italy's hospital intensive care units are once again filling up. as a doctor and as an italian having the death toll for the epidemic is painful. but

it makes us stronger. and it makes us more determined to fight his continuing health situation. psystar. percent of patients hospitalized and infected with this coded 19 variant. what changes is the contagiousness so it's more easily transmitted we often face entire families arriving wife husband father and son and also the other main aspect to underline is that the age is lower it's not just affecting mostly the elderly but also younger people 40 to 50 years old we have many patients hospitalized between 45 and 55 years of age.

italy has also become the showcase of all that has gone wrong with the european union's vaccination rollout last week it only blocked 250000 doses of the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine from being flown to australia it was an attempt to reduce vaccine exports with vaccine deliveries across europe already delayed and smaller than expected and in a move that would have been considered highly unlikely one year ago italy is turning to russia for vaccine help and italian pharmaceutical company will begin manufacturing the russian sputnik the vaccine this summer all of this after an entire year of the pandemic in italy so many lives have been lost so many lives have been changed forever and yet shockingly much has not changed at all take a look at how we reported the exploding outbreak in italy exactly one year ago today. that serves as

abundant meat has become very. trading on wall street was suspended but not today's record losses early today global oil prices crashed demand for oil around the world has fallen and that has everything to do with the coronavirus. adding to that fear now is that while price shock there is going to be more and more pressure in terms of the oil price of the saudi. oil company iran co so all of this as a signal to stop a price war i think the timing couldn't be. tonight 60000000 people in northern italy about a quarter of the country's population are under a long tail end of that i mean this is a drastic step it's the most drastic we've seen here in europe they woke up quite sad and they have been today or today they're ready and we are scared and depressed

of course is a toxic talk of economics and emotions tonight fear and a fragile economy as the corona virus spreads around the world it's the panic prelude to a pandemic. that was the pandemic here in europe as we reported it one year ago well the origins of the corona virus and the pandemic that topic remains a sore spot for china's leaders after its dismal handling of the initial outbreak of covert 19 beijing is now in going to rehabilitate its image in the world vaccine diplomacy could be the tactic to change the narrative and expand its global influence as g.w. is chief international editor richard walker reports. in a europe ravaged by covert 19 this is what hope looks like belgrade serbia waiting in line for liberation from the pandemic but these injections are about more than

public health they were flown in from china to a presidential welcome chinese state t.v. on hand to capture the moment just the latest part of a massive pandemic rebranding exercise that makes his medical assistance with decision from asian absolutely. right since the afterwards also to try to spin the debate in a way that many look like it started in china and china was you know the 1st country to report that what's happening here is something that goes well beyond the pandemic and far exceeds the scope of china's official diplomatic missions like here and. it's a much bigger campaign for lobel influence it's been building up the years now will continue long after the pandemic is over. the most visible driver of this is the belton road initiative a project spanning more than 100 countries that is redrawing the map of china's economic power in

a single region in europe chinese funds of poor ring into highway bridges in montenegro a coal fired power plant in bosnia and a giant seaport in greece that may yet become the largest in europe. and you can see signs that these investments can translate into political influence like at the united nations human rights council where china won a show of support last year for its controversial suppression of freedoms in hong kong 4 out of 5 countries backing china had signed up to belton wrote these efforts to shape global perceptions come right from the very top china's president xi jinping was the opening speaker at this year's virtual davos meeting exuding confidence and positioning beijing as the world's greatest champion of global cooperation and their strong desire to shows up here and already are you

know the chinese. too said to give. examples that show why perhaps in the 20th century democracies were huge and years well and good but now for the 21st century be only systems that are really suitable face the challengers of the century are systems that are closer to the chinese. u.s. president joe biden has made his debut on the world stage vowing to push back at that idea saying democracy will and must prevail. and germany's angela merkel says that the west must now engage in this unfolding competition. that's up to somebody it's important that it's not only china and russia littering vaccines to developing countries the and fix them for $10050.00 it might seem like madness that lining up for a vaccine can mean picking sides in a geo political battle. but that is shaping up to be our new reality

a battle for influence and even ideas about nothing less than how to run the world . a more humane immigration policy was one of us president joe biden's promises during the campaign taking the fear factors out well maybe living in new challenges for the new president there is a new surge of immigration from central america thousands of migrant children are being held in detention centers along the border with mexico correspondent sent us this report from the gateway international bridge on the us mexico border. every morning at sunrise. her daily mission is to help refugees to get to the other side as immigrants re fair to the united states on this site people already know her and are constantly asking for help. now there is

a possibility again to offer a person who is being persecuted and who has a life threat to apply for asylum. after 4 years suborder is finally opening again for immigrants qualifying for asylum many of them have been waiting in mexico for years under inhumane circumstances this is. here. and they need to press is the fact that they're not alone. this is why is here to guide them and assist them in the process these immigrants came together 2 years ago and created the informal refugee camp. ever since they refused to move insisting to stay as close as possible to the united states they came from haiti central america and also from parts in mexico where criminality is high that our own 4000 refugees have been living in this camp for up to 2 years

now there are only around 200 people living there every day small groups are crossing over to the united states the procedure is a long and it ends with a coronavirus test before they go to the other side a total of $25000.00 immigrants seeking asylum have been stuck in mexico for years president biden said ministration has now allowed them to wait for their hearings in the united states. for them this is the culmination of years of waiting and for sister norma it's an honor to be part of it and to mosul. finally this is so. the full i'm tired it has been a day full of emotions and very exhausting. for these families they have suffered a lot and now the united states is opening its doors for them. but i. was on the u.s. side n.g.o.s are taking care of them around 99 percent have family members or

friends living in the united states but this is not the end of their trip. this long journey is just starting the goal it's not here yet in the. meanwhile on the mexican side of the border more families who were forced to flee iraq hoping that the new biden administration will let them in. we are on their threat to my family and i we had to scape because they said they want to kill us. as long as the root of the problem is not address the increase of criminal activity in mexico and central america is still going to force families to abandon their hopes. and joined by a washington correspondent for more who filed the report to you carlina president biden's 1st priority has been the relief package and dealing with the ball well the

siege of the u.s. capitol immigration policy has not gotten that much attention yet has his administration has it been called off guard by what is happening now at the southern border. in a way yes because as you said the focus off the president is right now in getting checks and getting vaccine shots in the arms of american citizens immigration issue is not the priority right now but reality is putting this issue on the table it's important to underline that we're seeing a 100 thousands of immigrants at the border right now a number of immigrants that has tripled during the last 2 weeks president biden promised to reverse the terms immigration policies and that is when he started signing an executive orders on this issue and one of the executive orders he signed was to allow the entrance of around 25000 asylum seekers who have been waiting for their final hearings in mexico and now the united states as former president trump

decided the ones who are now entering the united states are refugees who have already applied for asylum some of them have been waiting for 2 years and now they have finally received a permit that allows them to enter the u.s. but many of the new immigrants arriving at the border don't know all these details they just heard that the united states is opening its doors and these are people who have a life threatening situations that toll so this is why they are now at the border they really need your report you spoke of the need to address the root cause 'd of immigration in america. and is that happening. in a way theory yes or the new by the administration policy is trying to put a particular focus on the northern triangle as they call it this at 3 countries what am i don't do as and as salvador and this is a route to a cause a strategy which means aids to strengthen democracy in those countries to fight gun violence and with the economy and it will be

a kind of marshall plan for central america something that experts estimate it would be a lot cheaper than building a wall or hiring immigration officers and it would provide of course jobs and security in central america and that could turn off the reasons why people from these countries are coming to the us. with the latest tonight in washington carol even as always thank you. well the world is still reacting a day after britain's prince harry and his wife meghan gave a tell all interview with oprah winfrey make an shocked millions with her disclosures that a member of the royal family voiced concern over which skin color their son could have and there was no immediate response from buckingham palace to this revelation now the palace has finally broken its silence in a statement is you don't buy health of the queen this statement reads the whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of help challenging the last few years

have been for harry and meghan the issues raised particularly that of race or concerning well some recollections may vary they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately harry meg and archie will always be much loved family members. let's take this story now to london to charlie chills and bill joins me with more twists and turns in this royal drama good evening to use charlotte so we've got a statement from buckingham palace and it would seem prince charles was putting that statement into practice earlier today when he ignored a reporter's question. as it is it is vaccination center and it's today declined to comment on that interesting interview with his son and his daughter into it but i think it would be unrealistic to imagine that he would talk decide to

reply to respond to this before an official statement that came from the palace i think they really would have wanted to put forward a united front and have can be considered exactly how they were going to their response because the allegations are just so stark including the one that you mentioned that suggesting racism within the royal household now the same but it was very happy was it and i think some of the the key point there is that they wanted to address this privately if i think that means what we're not going to see as a big public tit for tat playing out whether that's going to be enough to you to quell so much interest in this story really does remain to be seen with that with so many people still having a lot of questions off to some of the content of this interview and today's statement it was the result of crisis meetings at the palace as we understand it right. correct that is what what's being reported and i

make no mistake this interview was just bones show for the world family is one of the most jaw dropping interviews about them that has happened in decades in fact since that point i think they gave an interview where she was making claims they sees itself as a very lonely in the royal family now again we have another one of the same to be all and all the implications about the functioning of the world family this is a family drama this is not individuals individual relationships and family and i get to pick some pretty tough self that some members of the royal family they all need to process this is well of course they're left crisis talk to figure out exactly how they want to address that there are countless opinions of bell the harry and megan interview with oprah today meghan markle father when he gave his opinion take a listen but they shouldn't but they get one way over the top with

this these stories with oprah and should have waited considering considering that the queen's age and philip's age. they certainly sort of way to her tried to weigh the thing about what color will the baby be here how dark will the baby be. i'm guessing and hoping it's just a dumb question from somebody you know. if could just be that simple that could be somebody ask a stupid question. rather than being a total racist i i have great respect for the royals and i don't think they really were a family or a or. racist at all i don't think the british are racist i think most and it was a racist california is a racist but i don't think the brits are charlotte these words from the father were they you surprise in the u.k. . well i think it's fair to say that father might not be the best place to judge

what races allegations what or what made and the visit to see all those claims however some of the points that he makes about about the royal family and about. the sensitivity all this interview at this time those are those that are shared by a proportion of the of the british public i mean a recent poll suggested that the general public is more sensitive more sympathizes rather more with the royal family than with the sussex so this is not a cut and dry issue here that there is you know this does divide opinion doesn't usually just deal with the leaders tonight of the oil saga. thank you. it was a big news in german soccer today national coach you all can look we'll call it quits after this summer's european championships he's held the country's top soccer

job almost as long as i'm going to merkel has been chancellor now he's 61 years old live is most famous for taking germany to world cup victory in brazil and similar to what you may hear about uncle americal some say you walk in love may have overstayed his time at the top. germany's 2014 world cup triumph was your can miss prettyman glory. he had already been in the job 50 years at that point but decided to plough on in search of more success. 4 years later and the mood was very different as germany returned from the world cup in russia having been dumped out as holders in the group stage. the fans were in shock but still earth out to continue more disappointing results followed. the 6 nil hammering by spain in the nations league in november led to widespread calls for him to step down. live had been due to stay until the

2022 world cup but ahead of qualifying games later in march he has suddenly decided to give clarity he has announced he will leave after the european championship for june. he will hold a press conference on thursday but in a statement said i am taking this step very consciously full of pride and with enormous gratitude but at the same time with an unbroken level of motivation as far as the euros are concerned. the euros being postponed from last year because of the coronavirus means there is little time for a successor to stamp his offer of the on the team to qatar world cup kicks off in november next year assuming to be qualify. for more now i'm joined by the w.'s jonathan harding from sports good to see you johnson so let's talk about this how big of a surprise is this. well i don't think it's that much of

a surprise really the artists have a since the eurozone 2016 there's been some concern about your home nerves future and coaching really at this german side so i don't think it's necessarily a surprise maybe the timing is a little bit on given that the euros are not very far away but i think this is more a case of a decision that overdue rather than necessarily surprise yeah it is a question the timing is questionable here isn't it we like you so we've got months before the euros why would he announce this now but it is a personal choice and i think now has to be respected but it's clear to me and i think many others that this is a decision that allows lurve to basically do what he likes from here on out and i think one of the big factors in that decision will be that he gets to recall one or maybe all 3 of the players that he retired after the debacle in russia thomas miller by munich spending fantastic for the season and there's been a lot of conversation about him returning to the national side i think this kind of decision opens the door for formalised return but i think from the defaced

perspective it's interesting that the president for its color would say you know this gives us the opportunity to plan for his success it for me is art because quite frankly they should have been planning for life after love a long time ago yet he's been around for a very long time but it's hard for a lot of people to even imagine german football without him definitely i mean he's an absolute legend when you think about what he's done for german football picked it up in a in a difficult spot and won the world cup it was a magical time for german football i think his legacy has perhaps been taped and tainted a little bit price staying on a few years too long maybe that will not serve him well in the short term perhaps in the long term people remember him for what he did achieve johnson harding for b.w. sports johnson thank you. well the day is almost done the conversation continues online and we will see you tomorrow everybody.

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that inspirational woman. global 3000. dollars. africa and. the last 2 northern white rhinos in the world are grazing here in kenya but wait who is this lady this is your last chance to reproduce so b.j. . scientists are trying to dream just b.c. and they have a lot of my ideas about how to do it. africa. in 60 minutes. a little guys. this is the 77 percent stuff up for office 2 teams issues and share ideas. you know where this shutdown will be and not touch

and delicate topic africa's population is growing. and young people clearly have the solutions. to. the 77 percent at least on d w o. welcome to global 3000. women have been campaigning for that rights for more than 170 years but it wasn't until the 20th century that things started to change when for example the right to vote was introduced in several european countries. but we're

still a long way from true equality even today many countries have laws and regulations in place which discriminate against women and there are regular steps backwards to . but increasing numbers of women around the world standing up for themselves. the coronavirus pandemic has revealed just how big the task is a research conducted by the international monetary fund revealed that recent lock downs have been particularly tough for women and that's partly because it's women who commonly work in social roles often as caregivers and in 2020 there were fewer job openings in these sectors. even in industrial countries it can be hard for women to find work in certain sectors it's even tougher when traditional ideals and beliefs are added into the mix that some women in iran approving it is possible

like those on the island of handgun in the persian gulf. for us patients is of the essence. every day she waits patiently with her fishing line out on the open sea her grandfather taught her to fish as a child. i think i was in the 3rd grade when i 1st really wanted to learn how to fish i went out all the time back that and we cut many different kinds of fish. you know. the woman at the helm mother her own often comes along to. the catches aren't nearly as big as they were in the past but as i'm still gets excited about each and every one. yet. what we do here is a very hard work it's not work that's usually associated with women but the women of the hanger island fish just like the men do. ireland lies in the

persian gulf near the strait of hormuz the region is the world's most important oil artery as well as a stage for international disputes including conflicts. global tensions that all affect the fishing community there. these circumstances all have an impact on us we all live with a sense of unease and you worry about what might happen tomorrow what will we come up against in the future i mean. where is that is on hainan island have lived from fishing for years a lack of fertile land means farming is not an option. only 500 people live on here so it's all hands on deck. says it doesn't matter if they are men or women she's one of the oldest fisher women on the island and she

currently has a problem her engine is broken she says low quality fuel and sexist officials are responsible. as if i could buy some surprise fuel with my fishing license the fuel i buy would be of better quality without a license i have to pay a lot more it's just too expensive or. according to her be no woman has ever had a fishing license she pays twice as much for gas as male fishes even though she's been doing the same work as them for more than 30 years. officials say we're not really fishers and that we're just doing it as a hobby so the women here are just fishing for fun oh you've seen yourself that fishing is our job here on hunger island. but things are starting to change tourists from the mainland have now discovered hang on and then they come

for dolphin watching and to take a breather. they're not only ignoring the corona pandemic but also many regulations imposed by the iranian government. the women on the island are now selling their own crafts as well as a good deal of kitsch from china. asm has understood for a while that tourism and fishing can go hand in hand she runs a small restaurant and serves her fish to visiting. her grandmother looks after both of her children. what exactly her husband does remains unclear. the fact of the matter is that here everything is done by women. you don't know what the one hand it's not like this everywhere in iran many people still regard women as incapable we want to show them that men and women are equals we compliment each other we can do everything

a man can do and we want to prove that to everyone that family. business is going pretty well as some profits from the local culture because for many on the mainland it seems exotic. besides that the majority of iranians can no longer afford to travel outside the country. the dollar tells us that this persian gulf island is an affordable alternative she and her friends are backpacking and it's their 1st time here. ventral really in them. i really like it here especially the people they're so friendly and lively and i like that everything feels a bit more free here but yeah at the end of the day the rules are still in place so it's all relative. ok there. we meet up with her again the fisher woman who spoke broke down. she set up

a small drink stand on the beach right by the tourist trail. even though the stand provides him with a stunning view of the sea she's still not totally happy with things. more than me i thank god i can earn my living like this but it's still not like it was when i was out at sea nothing can replace fishing it gives me a lot of peace and it just makes me feel complete. i was home schooled also continue to revolve around fishing regardless of how successful his business with tourists is. but the fact that the women on his i learned have built something of their own despite iran's weak economy will be valuable in the coming years. my goal is to make sure the next generation here can find work work leads to progress and if it also teaches foreigners more about our island that's even better

that i want to get on their family. as she says goodbye as i'm tells us that the sea has given her many gifts she hopes she'll never have to leave. women at the helm when it comes to many important issues too like freedom and equality or our climate emergency. women have made important discoveries or a space pioneer as they've dedicated their lives to animal protection or have risked their lives to fight racism and hatred despite centuries of discrimination and women have often played a huge part in history and they continue to do say with passion humanity and karma . you know when people tell me that they hated most of the don't like dogs of the bad stuff you don't want to missing forget about innocence or with our loved ones of our families and our friends all

over this transaction but this is one relationship between human beings and animals but there's no on funds. that offer human and animal rights has made her famous throughout india in 2012 she set up this animal sanctuary near delhi. at all creatures great and small she and her team look after some 800 animals. from cattle to dogs guinea pigs to parakeets each one finds a new home with. the animals of come to us. we had closed down illegal circus saw some of the dogs and the horses came from that. so of course some horses were abandoned and we got them full of. things like that bull bull is one of them she arrived as

a mere 3 month old at global on sanctuary severely injured and deeply traumatized she was a victim of a feud between 2 villages in which someone put her eyes out in an act of revenge. so that we had to shame. the way. what your source here did with human beings we had to change it to married so that everyone who came to visit any while india was here every day someone would be those who could sing i would ask them to sing after about 45 months you started coming outside and then after 6 months she allowed us to tertiary allowed anyone to go in and then we allowed. an animal sanctuary wasn't always part of. agenda the 63 year old is founder and director of nasa india a charity which mainly supports young people who are hiv positive and aids

sufferers. for me the frightening aspect was that this was something that wasn't being spoken about which is why it was frightening i saw the infection going from men to men to women and their children. it was very clear to me. but no one wanted to address that are talk about it so it took a lot of work to make that happen. nance has been active for over 25 years isn't it since adopted the further aim of gaining legal recognition for the l g b t community now set up the 1st orphanage for children with hiv and aids in delhi along with a programme for empowering young women and decriminalizing homosexuality. that program prompted a long march through the courts to the supreme court itself the judge actually said something as ridiculous as. we were this gave people

a miniscule minority. so i'm like going what is your definition on the skin tone of b. because we want to forget about 10 percent of the population but even to one percent of the population look at prevention members what it is. but for angele alone there's still an awful lot left to do members of the l g b t community still don't have the same basic rights as the rest of the population. that needs are wishing for one thing in particular. i would like to see all of us come together. because when you come together the impact or feel voice is amplified. we're really interested in how people live in different countries today we need to couple in kenya.

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this used to be i would have been cause but to live for the bees would leave together and they leave behind peace. corps hedley or at least say we. are. equality in politics education health and earnings there's still a long road ahead if we continue to move atop current pace it'll take another 100 years before we attain real equality between the genders that's according to the 2020 global gender gap report in many countries there's still a big divide when it comes to politics and the economy but there are some nations leading the way among them sweden finland norway and top of the bunch is iceland with almost 88 percent equality women there have key roles in all areas of society

and they have a decisive influence on the country's climate and environmental policies.