the coronavirus of. scriptural monday to friday on w. . this is d w news live from berlin shots fired on protests in myanmar as calls for restraint go on heard the military crackdown continues and pro-democracy protesters keep marching up across the country the u.n. security council wrestles with how to respond to the photos use of force. also coming out to german lawmakers join the list of politicians around the world

accused of profiteering from the pandemic it's another blow to america one shining reputation as france's manager during the coronavirus. and asylum seekers that waited years that this makeshift camp in mexico to enter the u.s. they're finally allowed to cross the border but their long journey isn't over yet. i'm seeing so much going that's good to have you with us the u.n. security council has failed to agree on a statement that would have condemned the coup in me in march instead the council called for military restraint following amendments by several countries including russia and china now protesters are back out today in full force and this year was the scene in mandalay where protesters ran and took cover as shots were fired by police. indo away in the south of the country demonstrators took to the streets

despite a night of heightened police activity meanwhile 2 officials from the overthrown and l d party have died in police custody since monday police raids have also targeted independent journalists in recent days and provoked the licenses of 5 media outlets. let's talk about all of this with tens are surely you approach him ocracy activists in yangon in me and mark thank you very much for joining us now as we mentioned you have been out demonstrating and there are people out demonstrating today again despite the threat of violence from the military junta how determined are you and other activists to continue what you're doing. not just today. almost every day you know not just add to that but also are the young people from different walks of life time that. protest and we are all. angry at them you know or was going off and so yeah we are out on the street

protesting almost every day you said that you are all equally angry and i want to ask these protests have been going on for more than a month so what are you a disappoint looking to achieve is it still reversing the coup. we are not sure what was what the key telco for us right now because the military tends to tend to use while at the late escalation one of the one of the obvious bugs in the crowd big tent the more you think i'll volunteer use the more for those you know right now we have to worry about a lot to talk to and not a lot so this is such a red zone right now because we have been withdrawn that by a lot of military crack and police right now and more than 200 feet off the raf that's right now so we don't know what to do because so far the special ops we are always high school for work because this is not expressed on the military come into such crime against the people in myanmar they have the same cases that they mine

aren't because they're removed and now all of us right now so i think all that generation always how much over what was going on but what is the number one priority right now that you want to achieve with these protests. we want to eventually we want to get pressure to the military that's the 1st priority right now what a big crash about the military who is not yet complete not fail at that they need to realize that this is still not yet that full and we'll all of this thing they have some time so that's what they have to realize and they have to revise our fix it right away at the same 5 you know happened the way we need cuisine u.s. pressure that's why we're getting out of the city almost every day as well not so but also is a nation of communities we are seeing them to gain more question in temple sentient and puzzle those this this is what we hope right now face have immediately backed

down and go back to iran you mentioned what you want from the international community and we mentioned already that the u.n. security council failed to reach a resolution condemning the coup is that disappointing to you and what do you expect going forward. oh yeah we are right that's because you want security council even though many o.l. you know good neighbors good friends of country they have signed the a fast to address the situation but as you already know that china and russia state thanking the military in the country is not the 1st time did that the same thing in the past 60 years or so we just saw tired of it and we want for chinese government to know that they have obsolete into you know what internet. the military big band of the military and now they are supporting the military is too much for us now we are all like oh young people are 60 percent of the population that not to be such a small number well it is again these thoughts like they are in power actually not

in that you can be as young people as what are we are internally in our us of time used to and just and we have to leave it there are tunes i should lay you pro-democracy activist in myanmar thank you for joining us. thank you. let's take a look now at some other headlines from around the world a state of emergency has been declared in hawaii after heavy rain caused flooding and landslides the move came after a dam overflowed on the island of maui forcing evacuations and destroying homes officials say the dam was scheduled to be removed this year due to its poor condition. greece's prime minister has condemned protesters who attacked a police station with petrol bombs in the capital athens the violence erupted after thousands of people turned out to demonstrate against a video of police officers beating a man over the weekend authorities are investigating the use of force in that video . brazil has again reported a record number of daily coronavirus deaths on tuesday almost 2000 people died from

causes related to cope with 19 it follows the country's deadliest week in the pandemic so far authorities are warning that health systems across brazil are on the brink of collapse. now to the global race to vaccinate against covered 19 now for several weeks israel was the fastest country but another nation has overtaken it chilling it's averaging $1.00 doses for $100.00 operatives inhabitants rather over the past 7 days in israel it's 1.03 and that speed comes down to us after it's to secure doses long before any vaccine was approved and to make the shots easily accessible. a quick hello temperature check and a hand disinfection then into the vaccination center in this school and some tiago know in person classes are taking place so 50 to 60 year olds are getting their 1st

vaccination dose where a few over sixty's also wander in the last ones receiving their followup doses cease to the whole process is working really well. chillin efficiency could be the reason we have x. 1000 people faster than in other countries. if you. have the facts and i took a great percentage of its population than most of the countries in the world the government made fact scene deals with a number of different drug firms early last year here the beyond tech pfizer vaccine developed in germany and china signed of act fact seen are available the under overlay so the government didn't just buy enough vaccine doses early on it also involved the health sector early to even before the vaccines arrive we have received detailed inoculation plans and information that we are going to go through but if it's not just schools that are serving as vaccination centers but parks too

there's very little red tape and that's another reason for chillis vaccination success more than one in 5 have received at least their 1st jab. 2028 was the year of fear 2021 will be the year of hope. when the pandemic began the government's response was chaotic strict lock downs came too late and when they did many people were forced to rely on food donations from charities. coronavirus cases soared among poor children and sick. and in some naval. residents protested against quarantine orders now chile's vaccination campaign is going so well it has given away tens of thousands of doses to poor of neighboring countries. that we are among the world leaders in times of vaccinations at least not some good news off to rule the bad were there would.

be more than 80 percent of the population in chile should be vaccinated by june. here in germany a scandal over the procuring of facemasks has rocked the conservative political establishment a lawmaker from chancellor angela merkel's c.d.u. party is stepping down over payments he received for brokering facemask deals for local authorities and another conservative member of parliament from the city use bavarian sister party the c.s.u. is quitting his parliamentary group following claims he made 600000 euros supplying masks. what is being called the mask affair surfaced that the end of february when police searched the offices of georg newsline a member of parliament and prominent figure in the conservative c.s.u. party newsline is being probed for bribery he is thought to have accepted over 600000 euros biomass producer to lobby for its product but the affair doesn't stop

here nicholas lobel a lawmaker with chancellor angela merkel c.d.u. party admitted his company received 250000 euros to act as a mediator for mask purchases prosecutors are now carrying out an initial review of his case both newsline and noble have announced their the parcher from the conservative blocs parliamentary group but while liberal resigned from parliament effective immediately newsline plans to keep a seat for the opposition f.t.p. party this is not enough for their scrutiny is needed. clarity must be provided to the public millions of people fear for their existence and have seen their freedom restricted and the impression can't be that the few who want to do business from parliament using its letterhead are exploiting this crisis for their own benefit. also the sister parties see the un see a sue say they want to conduct

a comprehensive investigation into such practices and introduce a code of conduct that would prevent them. i think we need to go a whole step further and make it clear that what is legally possible is not necessarily acceptable for us. we need a code of conduct that clearly states that it's not possible or acceptable under any circumstances to benefit financially from the already active role as a member of parliament. up your. the scandal risk spattering merkel's c.d.u. party ahead of 2 important regional elections taking place on sunday in the states of by the. and rhineland latin it recent polls have shown a dip in the party's numbers not good news for the c.d.u. just 6 months before the country's parliamentary elections. are at that report from our political correspondent julie delhi and she joins us for more hi

julia we're talking about a scandal here lawmakers who were involved in corruption themselves and profiteered from a pandemic how is the public perceiving this the reactions from the public go from dismayed to angry to disappointment and it's understandable after a year of the pandemic having been through restrictions on their personal freedom people losing family members people losing their jobs and seeing politicians gain financially from the crisis is unacceptable for many and the issue is one of an ethical kind for most people even though what the members of parliament did may even be legal investigators are looking into this fact the fact that members of parliament to use their influence and their role to make money during a pandemic is a problem ethically for many people and it is that the credibility credibility not

only of the members of the c.d.u. but also of politics in general and politicians are aware of this risk for example the leader of the c.d.u. called on members of his party who may have done similar deals to come clean and in an effort to try to clear the air what about the political implications here because it is a big election year in germany and now chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are roiled and scandal do they have a clear strategy. the implications are clearly quite important for the c.d.u. ahead of this big election year starting with local elections but in 6 months time we're going to see the parliamentary election with the likely change in the government also with merkel departing and politicians are trying to make clear within the c.d.u. that this is an isolated issue that it's not a systemic issue and they're trying to make it clear that they will hold people

accountable in cases like this they're doing so by also proposing a new code of conduct for parliamentarians who are within the parliamentary group of the c.d.u. ensues you but this may not be enough also because pressure is mounting on the party with regards to the coronavirus pandemic after months of lockdown many people are starting to doubt the government's strategy to come out of the pandemic and the vaccine rollout has been very slow so this is starting to trickle down within the poll's and see you has to pay attention to this our political correspondent julie is that our delhi thank you very much. you're watching t.w. news still to come on our show tourists are still streaming to the island of zanzibar for sun sea and sand despite the threat of covert $1000.00.

but 1st the british royal family has responded to the damaging interview given by prince harry and his wife meghan markle in a statement the queen said she takes their allegations of racism seriously millions have watched the interview it has divided public opinion in the u.k. and around the world. buckingham palace broke it silence on the tell all interview a statement issued on behalf of the queen reads the whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of her challenging the last few years have been for her in macon the issues raised particularly that of race are concerning while some recollections may vary they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately. the accusations that make and marco experienced racism after she joined the royal family have set off a heated debate in britain. is the discus to be quite. a bit cheeky different because of the color of their skin offering. such a right it's

a big. event and she was telling the how true friends are for anyone to set a private party. meet. someone different in the royal family. makes race heritage myself. of our community. different so i'm not actually surprised. how to treat was told and i think it was a long time coming allegations of racism towards macon are not new prince harry said in the interview that racist coverage from the tabloid press was a large part of why he unmake and left the u.k. and moved to the us. the interview has ensured the couple are back on

all the front pages but they say they wanted to share their side of the story. now u.s. president joe biden's promise to ease immigration rules as being put to the test with thousands of migrant children being held in detention centers along the border with mexico they are part of a surge of migrants fleeing poverty and violence in the central america. correspondent how do you know it's you more i met one woman trying to help them on their journey across the us mexico border. for to every morning at sunrise. to break. her daily mission is to help refugees to get to the other side as immigrants free 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 that 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 . our own 4000 refugees have been living in this camp for up to 2 years now they're only around 200 people living there every day small groups are crossing over to the united states the procedure is long and it ends with

a coronavirus says 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 the hearings in the united states. for them this is the culmination of years of waiting and it's an honor to be part of it and screen to mosul. finally this is so pure. i'm tired it has been a day full of emotions and very exhausting to free the mood for these families they have suffered a lot and now the united states is opening its doors for them. but i was. once on u.s. soil 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 are arriving hoping that the new biden administration will get them and. we are on there for 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. to get some more headlines now russia and china's space agencies have unveiled plans to develop a lunar research station together they want to put their research facilities on the surface of the moon or in its orbit moscow was once at the forefront of space exploration but its efforts have been eclipsed by both china and the united states in recent years. and sudan has started rolling out vaccinations that gets cold at

19 health staff in the capital khartoum receive the 1st shots sudan received its 1st batch of the astra zeneca vaccine last week to the world health organization's vaccine sharing program kovacs. that for many travel lovers the pandemic has put their patients to the test most of the world has been under covered 1000 restrictions but on the eastern african island of zanzibar it's been largely business as usual until last month the government treated the coronavirus as a non existent threat and journalists who tried to report on cases have faced pushback but many locals welcomed the easygoing attitude that keeps the tourist dollars rolling in. this is the legendary so i ot's up to sarah festival and sounds about. everyone starts into the hearts content tourists and locals to grab a chair racing to the beat of the bands. it's february 2021

right in the middle of a pandemic yet conveyed 1000 seems to be far away for many here. i'm jalal-abad luck and our friends came from russia this is already the 2nd time here on the island in just 2 months. they bought a bottle. we. have. and the other know it'll be a free free her 2 year if not you know it's a pretty good way to read that i don't remember. a little bit about it is. for many zanzibar mean summer sun and the sea instead of tough restrictions tourism is encouraged as if everything's normal. charter flights mainly from russia and eastern europe planned hair regularly. sounds about as not one of us region of tanzania is president has been in denial about coronavirus for months since may of

last year a number of cases are no longer made public. everything's under control according to the acting health minister of the island so far we've just been going on a very real. people coming and making sure that getting through the stuff that's we've not had any cases that the government might must take this pretty serious. journalist to let loose he begs to differ he says corona virus is spreading across the island because he reported on that he's been banned from practicing his profession for several months he says coronavirus has become a to do subject. we see so many people we see a lot of people dying in. not they say a lot of died last they can't bring up we're not used to seeing someone who can't read properly or who has about a cult honestly if you look at that then you can see that it's the same sentence as with colbert now townsite is easy. to see is demanding stricter measures to protect

the people on zanzibar however he says the government wants to keep tourism running at any price because it's so important for the island. a lot of people like to a guide cassim 10100 i depended on tourists for their livelihood he's happy he can our company a group from bulgaria. he's been working in the sector for 5 years and has even learned german for the many german tourists seized to come before the pandemic struck then for months there was hardly any work. that changed when the island promoted tourism again the 30 year old says at least he's earning money again to provide for his family he says he's not scared the tourists might bring coronavirus to the island. i think hunger is worse than corona. and if no tourists come then people will stop that's why us. many people however i think irresponsibly says germans have been an average from zanzibar biggest tourism agency. she says

that a huge black market a negative coronavirus certificates for tourists has been thriving on the arm and for quite a while. she's made sure her employees understand the disease and the tour buses everyone has to wear a face mask including the tourists. and mother he says tourism is possible if you take the right protective measures that's good that's all it's about travelling responsibly now that a pandemic has been around for a year everyone in the world should know what it is how the disease can spread and what we can do to protect yourself it should. last month the 1st vice president of the died of covert 19 according to his party that may have given pause to rethink fixed. and date now authorities are asking people to wear masks and keep a safe distance. let's get a reminder now of our top story security forces in me in mar have fired at protesters in the cities of young gone in mandalay close to 2000 people have been

arrested and at least 60 have been killed in the crackdown the un security council has called for strange but as failed to condemn the coup. coming up next the dramatic fall of the wire car the german payment services provider chris colbert is taking a closer look at the biggest financial scandal in germany's post-war history data in pretty heavy business.

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