this is g.w. news live from berlin tanzania's president dies after weeks of absence from public life brewers have been swirling that john michael fully had contract a covert 19th but the vice president says he died of heart failure also coming up. hope for europe's holiday makers and tourist industry european union is planning coronavirus passports to make travel possible by the summer the critics have raised concerns about scrim a nation not to mention the slow pace of vaccinations. and u.s. police are investigating the motive of a man charged with murdering 8 people in

a shooting spree in atlanta the attacks targeted massage parlors the majority of the victims were of asian descent. i'm only a niece of thanks for joining us ten's and he is president john michael fully has died of heart failure at the age of 61 he had not appeared in public for several weeks leading to speculation that he may have contracted coppa 19 and been flown abroad for treatment go fully have repeatedly played down the risk of the chrono virus and warned against taking vaccines he was serving his 2nd term in office. john mica foully taking office in 2015 he wasted no time in cleaning up the government firing thousands of officials and cutting waste. but he also clamped

down on free speech and the opposition when the coronavirus crisis started he flatly denied its risks calling on tanzanians to rely on prayer. let us not allow but to destroy us through the coronavirus and make us forget to worship god this is the right time for us to defeat the devil i strongly believe god is with us in this fight against our enemy coronavirus and i'm sure we will win this war. the virus rampaged across the country but the government stopped reporting infections and deaths and in late february stopped appearing in public which led to speculation about his health. nearly 3 weeks later his vice president announced that he had died of a heart condition. moti funeral arrangements are being made.

we notified. our country shall be in a mourning period of 14 days. and the flags will fly half mast. for many here he's early successes in stamping out corruption overshadowed by his later failures to deal with the coronavirus and his increasingly authoritarian tendencies. we're joined now by journalist isaac the congo isn't dar es salaam thanks for joining us now there's been widespread speculation president maga foully had constructed cover 19 but the vice president said this is not true what do we know about the causes. thanks for having me it's a little over 2 a m here in. what we do know is just before midnight mice president who has been over there in little towns and he

. told the nation that the president and have. what you describe. your relationship. which is a regular rhythm of the heart and. as. they said now we know that. in your heart is not in you seeing me had. you been. president and regularly receive. this. ready to me. unfortunately i have a bad next i can't hear what you're saying is the. best was. very

fine this will be. so we will try to get back to our journalists there in dar es salaam talking to us about the death of president musharraf will eat there. now let's take a look at some of the other news making headlines around the world in the netherlands prime minister mark quota is almost certain to win a 4th term in office exit polls put his center right freedom and democracy party ahead with just under a quarter of the vote they'll need to form a coalition with at least 2 other parties. in order to support in japan has ruled the country's ban on same sex marriages is unconstitutional a landmark decision said the failure to recognize gay unions denies couples their right to equality japan is the only country in the g. 7 group of wealthy nations that does not allow same sex marriage. u.s.

president joe biden says he believes his russian counterpart vladimir putin is quote a killer biden told a.b.c. news that putin would play to pay a price for allegedly undermining his campaign in last year's us presidential election it was asked whether he agrees agree putin was a killer biden replied i do i said look guys you know the gap now there's hope on the horizon for europeans crossing their fingers for a summer vacation this year the european union today outlined plans for a vaccine passport designed to help relaunch travel the tourism sector sector is facing a possible meltdown at what should be its busiest time of the year a so-called green certificate would create a digital document showing a traveller has been vaccinated or has recovered from cove in 1000. this is what many northern europeans are dreaming of right now after months of winter darkness and lockdown a holiday to spain would be a refreshing change for many the e.u.

wants to make that easier with a digital health certificate for many who make a living from tourism it's a welcome idea if they got a hold of the whole event then why don't we are islands are fully dependent on foreign tourists there will be many people who don't see green work but as we're so dependent on tourism and we're suffering from this health crisis that this is typical it will make it easier for foreigners to come and go. the e.u. has made it clear it will not link freedom of movement to vaccines alone what is the function of the certificate it shows all states whether the person has either been either been vaccinated or a recent negative test or has recovered from covered and thus antibodies we aim to help member states reinstate the freedom of movement in a safe responsible and trusted manner but some remain skeptical about the coverage

900 certificated islands foreign minister urged caution on international travel to prevent new variants of the virus is spreading i know that there have been a lot of countries that are dependent economically on tourism and people traveling across borders pushing for the european commission to produce a safe way of facilitating international travel but i have to say early and will be very cautious in this space covert 19 vaccinations are not required anywhere in the e.u. some critics have raised ethical concerns over this it effected worrying it could bring special privileges for some travelers while discriminating against people who have not been vaccinated. the european union is hoping the green certificate can be ready for use by the summer. day cease and the proposal now has to be approved by the european parliament and national governments. now a gunman accused of killing 8 people in the u.s. state of georgia has been charged with murder 21 year old was arrested after

a killing spree at 3 massage parlors in the atlanta area most of the victims were asian american women suspect claims that the attack was not racially motivated but rather the result of his quote sex addiction attacks on asian americans have increased during the coronavirus pandemic and the incident has sent shock waves through the asian american community. now for more on this i'm joined by political analyst jessica berlin thanks for joining us jessica now most of the victims were asian americans we know this and police have said that the suspect denied that he there was any racial motivation behind this attack what is your take on this. thanks and that's a very important question the short answer is this was a racially motivated targeted attack this young man whatever his other problems may be went to 3 different asian owned businesses and targeted asian people in those

businesses and murdered them and so frankly it's problematic to try and frame this this crime in terms of sexual addiction or massage any because at the end of the day even if it's an intersection of all these issues race was a motivating factor in this crime and whether the whether the person who perpetrated the crime would admit to the police that it's rife racially motivated or not doesn't take away from the fact that race was a common factor in both the victims and the locations of this shooting now regardless of what the suspect says or believes about his own motivations what effect do you think this will have on the engine american community in that area but also in the u.s. in general. well the reaction has been instantaneous and overwhelming people are hurt people are scared but also people are angry you know this has not been

a new issue anti asian and asian american discrimination has been on the rise ever since koch at 19 broke out and due to the unfortunate and repeat it statements from the former president about the china virus or the confluence cetera the discrimination and even violence hate crimes and have been rising constantly and to see that this tips over into a mass shooting event is something unfortunately that's all too common in america but now the asian american community is completely galvanize so there's this real sense of solidarity and a sense that the community will not be silenced and there were several 1000 attacks on asian americans last year alone that could you tell us more you touched on the briefly but could you tell us more on what's behind this rise in attacks and in

americans. well as mentioned of course from the racist rhetoric coming from the previous administration and some of his supporters unfortunately this added fuel to the fire but let's remember that there is a long history and context of vaillant violence and racism against asian americans and asian immigrants in america already back in the 19th century you saw a lynch mobs attacking and murdering asian immigrants in particular people working on the railroad store in the laundries and the chinatowns along the west coast of the united states racism towards asian americans was also at a fever pitch during world war 2 in the vietnam wars of course the internment of japanese americans during world war 2 so the violence that we see today is part of a long arc of racism toward agents and asian americans and we have to see it in

this context to be able to also fight it today and hope to build a better future political analyst jessica berlin thank you thanks very much a damning report in the u.k. has blamed the english football association for failing to protect hundreds of young players from sexual abuse by pedophile coaches the report said there were significant institutional failings by the governing body once it became aware of decades of abused dating back to the 1970 s. among those listed as failing in their duties top tier clubs such as chelsea and manchester city. it was a former youth player at the football club crewe alexandra who put the spotlight on the sexual abuse of young players police reopened investigations and charges were filed but this was years decades after the fact. the player was andy woodward who in 2016 inspired dozens and dozens of others to finally speak out as

well that was the year attorney clive sheldon was commissioned to independently report on the f.a.a. the football association there was an institutional failing by the f.a.a. they acted far too slowly in developing that child protection of rangelands once they were aware of child protection being a problem within the school and they should have done more to keep children safe this man barry but now was among the predators he coached young people for clubs like crewe alexandra stoke and manchester city from the 1980 s. he's in prison now but wasn't banned from football after his 1st conviction and release from prison it took until former players like andy woodward spoke out against him the football association and clubs from the lowest tier to the top have since then worked to make amends and protect the youth we have to hold hands up and opposed to the mistakes of the past to make sure we don't repeat them but that's

not to say that football is not an unsafe environment it is some abuse victims say the report on the football association could have been stronger in tone but the f.a. will be watched at every step by those who suffered over the years. next up news africa with any mica jr that's it for me i'm ami and it's a thanks for joining. us ken the they were not hard and in the end it's a me you're not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you back. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers with lions and. what's your story. 'd 'd with numbers and women especially in victims of violence. take part and send us your story you are trying always to understand this new

culture. you are not a visitor nothing yet you want to become a citizen. in so migrants your platform for reliable information. there's still as did other news africa coming up on the program the fight against cove it continues health workers and government officials are leading the way to a smile that continues you know collating its people with the astra zeneca vaccine also coming out. as a mob we're grapples with food shortages we'll meet a group of young agricultural entrepreneurs who are contributing to food security through fahmy.

i imagine mike a junior and you are welcome to the program safety concerns continue to cloud the deployment of the astra zeneca colvin 19 vaccine several countries on hold said the i use of the job of us like somalia i'll go ahead with it this week the country began its vaccination drive within the us talked to a top for one 5th of its population on the doses of arrived at the crucial time. it's a battle against a brutal virus this is the main referral hospital in mogadishu where the worst affected covert 1000 victims are treated. a year since the virus was 1st identified here it continues to claim victims. that's why many here have welcomed the arrival of the 1st batch of vaccines to fight the disease. of whom it

is a great deal well her family and hope that. somebody experiences you know the last of you when. you were using a lot of it is not a very valuable tool he will wind down through the overnight you know and the rollout has been immediate and public with health workers and government officials leading the way with the hope of encouraging the public to also get vaccinated. in reality the death toll is higher than what the ministry is currently registering because every day we hear citizens and now it's the loss of their loved ones and the graveyards are filling up with people who have died from the virus especially in banner day region it's difficult to get the exact number of deaths and as a government we don't have the capacity to collect all the data. to cover

$1000.00 threat is still present in somalia. the loss it brings is heavy. and each death is much more than a statistic. from aunt as i am now joined by dr messer to bessie from the world health organization she's a nice asian systems vocal person for instance out in africa does i suppose she hello and the fans for your time go a number of countries around the world including cameroon and go to spend the day use of the past as an attack over vaccine due to blood clots consents how damaging is this to your vaccination campaign ahead thank you very much for having me 1st of all in the boxing nation and they seem pretty new but serious it's normal for countries to see any events that the see related to that exhibition and that they join credits the think on countries to continue with that only got off the bat

seen as that then if he's still out at least he's and based on they did this from the clinical traps we've documented over 200000 people and also now that have come in from e.s.l. classes getting the administration even you don't just doesn't cut that scene it was safe to be safe do you think the. people from the scenes of course we know they didn't get me because they don't see the view is that these nordiques ofat between hasn't a back seat and that is reported to close you know suspicions that related to specific bikes of the backseat clearly they are still some consensus while you know people are looking into it would you then encourage their countries that still have it to go on to use it because people are very skeptical about it. excellent thank you for that question yes we do and we have woodrow best mechanisms of reporting

c.n.n. and you know all our countries and if they drew have that would be courted investigated and see if they did have troops in shows as to that one time they should use it because it saves lives it prevents sepia infection then that is the women we have salon ok so just to be clear you're totally dismiss and the blood clots can sense. what i'm seeing these soft hat the investigation didn't relate as a kohls or related to the backseat okayed you know not ready i just want to see this could happen that this investigation selebi could bring any causal relationship with best i think about ok ok now especially through that cold arts program africa is expected to vaccinate at least 20 percent of its population by the end of this year is that still realistic into spanish stake we have so flabby ever been to 2 who share it or around 40000000

doses of us that they got from several a few students. of india and the vaccine is going to solve at around $630000.00 doses could that collects possibly has. read working around the clock to make sure that these but see is pleased when you come to the countries so hopefully we have that positive spirit that we would be able to mobilize the vaccines you know where to meet the intended targets. ok dr besser acts of s.c. from the well holding position thank you for your time thank you so much to you too thought having me. that's not to. mention headlines across the continent. of mourning have gotten many killed at least 58 people and yet a border with mali the convoy returning from the market on the nearby village no

group has claimed responsibility but several groups are active in the region linked to the so-called islamic state and. the united nations has warned that south sudan is facing its highest levels of food insecurity and nutrition since independence 10 years ago the humanitarian response plan has identified 8300000 people in need of assistance the u.n. . point $7000000000.00 in funding to deliver aid to the welds youngest country. forces have started early voting ahead of sunday's presidential election. results could be distorted by coronavirus restrictions and a shaky electoral system if the. president. faces 6 challenges but is considered a fan favorite for reelection. now the world food program estimates that how

15000000 population could be food insecure in the 1st half of 22 into one so it may be good timing that some young entrepreneur taking out farming. is the way of contributing to food security in a country that has struggled with food shortages for more than a decade. to become one of. the vibrant young man manages 200 he is of maize crops and more than 100 cattle what if farm 60 kilometers northwest of zimbabwe's capital harare terra make its way expects to harvest 1600 tons of corn this season with almost $400000.00 us dollars i took from him cause 1st before i really love farming i just love. looking

at the fields seeing the stages of growth from this bill through all the way up to crops like armies red bull terrier mix as well could have gone to university to start a profession but he ses he could not be the thought of leaving his beloved family owned farm young farmers can do the work they can make up to feed the can close up that. food shortage and secure all food for the country in early 2000 the zimbabwe's land reform saw white farmers lose considerable amounts of land agricultural productivity took a heavy blow hundreds of fitow farms were taken over by indigenous growers are still not yet fully functional zimbabwe has struggled with food security for more than a decade it is estimated that 7700000 people out of the country's 15000000

population could be food in secure in the 1st the half of 2021 but we've committed young farmers like here the situation could change for the better in the near future imaging young farmers have formed a strong and well connected community through farming clubs across the country more than 6000 knitwear over various digital platforms. here they share ideas they hope will change the face of agriculture if we really took. as we should know. it's given a few seeds. the dams. they . deliver their produce to the market. and enough capital to be able to export products bank. it is planning

time he wants to increase. to 1000 hit is over the next 5 years to do so he would have to lease some land from neighboring farmers for the benefit with this mindset the future funding in zimbabwe would truly change for the better. then you concentration of african football president has raised the bar for national teams in the continent by insisting one of them must when the well cops on the south african billionaire was upbeat when he spoke for the 1st time since his rise to the highest position in african football promise and by his leadership african football will see significant improvements i'm absolutely confident that over the next few years african football will indeed become better will improve in all of the areas that we discussed and the bottom

line is it will indeed be globally competitive any it will indeed be. self-sustaining and we will do it because all of us believe in that but also because all of us are optimistic and positive and believe in the capacity of ensuring that african football is not just as good as the best in the world but succeeds does become the best in the world. i can't wait for an african country to win the wealth cup that's all the time what a law spot from austar is cool to do w. dot com slash africa or visit our facebook and twitter pages for lovers out there we leave you with pictures of the next generation of young the senegalese cephus who are right in the way you've been hoping to become professionals 5 for now about seem so.

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corners. concert for some. and some great cultural memorials to boot. w. trouble for you go. look up the. who's afraid of inflation not the u.s. federal reserve at least for now the central bank says it will let a stimulus soap u.s. economy run hot keeping looser monetary policy in place to get lost jobs back. also on the show over drivers in the u.k. get full employee benefits after a lengthy court battle is the beginning of a shift in the cave economy. and germany should see solid growth in 2021 despite the lockdowns cold comfort for the service industry which has taken

a beating. hello welcome to the show i'm seeing busy in berlin it's good to have you with us the u.s. federal reserve will keep its loose monetary policy in place holding borrowing rates low and continuing bond purchases even as more signs point to economic recovery in the u.s. the banks 12 member open market committee brushed off inflation concerns in their wins they prognosis saying any price increases will likely be the short term result of u.s. stimulus programs and fall short of the fed's 2 percent annual inflation goal optimism for recovery is growing in the u.s. as a vaccination campaign there hit stride and $1.00 trillion dollars in stimulus spending it's the markets and here's what federal reserve chairman jerome powell had to say we do expect that we'll begin to mix faster progress on both spending it you know labor markets and inflation as the year goes on because of the progress with the vaccines because of the fiscal support that we're getting we expect that to happen

but you know we'll have to see it 1st or if more let's go to our financial correspondent yens corner in new york good to see you powell there basically saying that there's a desire to run the economy hot and see what comes out of it what markets make of that idea. well markets seem to love what your own poll had to say the best of 2 worlds sort of one side to make good on the growth of about 6 and a half percent if it really is going to be the case that would be the strongest growth since 19 eighty-four and on the other side yes we do see some price pressure we do see some inflationary trends but nothing too alarming at this point i'm for the federal reserve for my watch and that your old politic should he also said it at the end of the day it's not just a decision of the federal reserve what's going to happen but it's how the economy and also all prices develop and that remains to be seen so we have to still continue watching the data but your reaction on wall street was obvious for the

very 1st time ever in history blue chip so the dow jones industrial average surface at this 33000 point mark meaning we are up again another 1000 points or so just within the past 5 trading days are markets happy there len yes let's listen to something else that powell had to say about employment in addition though remember there are 10000000 people in the range of 10000000 people who need to get back to work and it's going to take some time for that to happen you know it can it can happen. more quickly than it has in the past because it involves the reopening of a sector of the economy as opposed to stimulating aggregate demand and waiting for that to produce job demand for workers that this could be a different sort of a process and it could be quicker we don't know that but it's it's just a lot of people who have who need to get back to work and it's not going to happen overnight aryans 10000000 jobs missing since the beginning of the pen dimmock in the u.s. what kind of hiccups could the u.s. see trying to bring those back. i mean the labor market clearly is still

one of the main legging factors when it comes to the recovery of the u.s. economy in general i would still say that the recovery that we're seeing is not necessarily a sara lee a v. shape but a case shape meaning there are some parts of the economy that really came back very strong but other parts of the economy some service so jobs for example are not coming back as quickly so not everybody will feel the recovery as the same way but if you look at the forecast that he's from the federal reserve they're saying by the end of the year the unemployment rate could drop to as low as 4 and a half percent that is still higher than pretend to make a level but it over think back to what happened last spring when the unemployment rate was at around 15 percent at some point it's also the labor market has recovered but not in the same degree for everybody but it's also not just up for the federal reserve to change that the federal aid was clearly also still needed at

this point all right u.s. court of the new york thank you. all right we crossed the atlantic to go to the u.k. a minimum wage paid time off pension contributions those are just some of the benefits that over $70000.00 drivers in britain began receiving wednesday after the company bowed to a court decision and granted them worker status so does the market shift in the global gag economy well 1st there are still questions to answer in the u.k. . it was the day business model came to a sudden stop. celebrating last month after the u.k.'s top court ruled goober had to provide benefits for workers this week complied offering to pay drivers minimum wage holiday pay and pension contributions it's a landmark moment for the booming economy whose workers have long complained of being denied basic rights and protections. if you are lawyer and i were deliberate or you're creating artificial contracts on artificial days. working for

the purpose of avoiding the legislation for the purpose of shooting from the workers out of stock chetry protections and bolts measures will not stand in law analysts say decision will strengthen similar movements from other gate workers such as delivery cyclists and workers from tech companies some say hoover's offer doesn't go far enough because the company limits the benefits to the time drivers are paired with customers not while they're waiting for work and other drivers are still concerned the changes could limit their freedom. try to hire drivers well if you employ the philly employee the won't be truly well they really still. have the flexibility if you were in their part forms for now though it could be taking a trip back to court suing over claims its new changes still don't comply with employment law. let's take a look now at some of the other global business stories making headlines the u.s.

government has announced it will expand the export restrictions imposed on russia earlier this month as punishment for the poisoning of opposition leader alexina vallone the new measures effective thursday prevent exports to russia of more items control for national security reasons including some technology and software. b.m.w. says it expects profits to grow significantly this year as the global economy recovers from the pen demick the german luxury car maker says it's speeding up its transition to electric vehicles despite lockdowns 2020 ended positively for the company thanks to growing sales in china. well exports like b.m.w. will be crucial for a cover in germany the country's council of economic experts cutting the full year growth forecast for europe's largest economy on wednesday to 3 point one percent from an earlier forecast of 3.7 percent recovery has been an even in germany while manufacturers are managing to weather the crisis the service sectors continue to

continue to struggle industrial production has been picking up as demand for german goods rises especially alongside recovering trade in china and the united states for 2022 the council of experts predicts profe of 4 percent. and i'm joined now by monica schnitzer she's a professor of economics at the lew big macs in millions university in munich and she's one of the 4 members of the german council of economic experts which released the prognosis today professor good to have you on the show your projection today of 3 point one percent lower than the earlier 3.7 percent projection still solid growth so is this good news or is it bad news. i think it's good news because we're in the 2nd wave of the pandemic and yes there is growing so in that sense it's good news and much better doing then last year in the fast way where we had lots of interruptions. and now this is not unusual industry.

industries looking well but all of us who are here in germany can look around and see that much of the shops the restaurants that we go to normally are closed and yet we're projecting a pretty solid growth figure does that mean that government spending is making up a lot of that output. that's true but it's also that this part of what we all see we see in restaurants closed shops like it was they really only make up a small part of all my comedy so that's a member of the german council of economic experts thank you for your time and. it's cuba's best known export and rolled cigars last year the cuban cigar industry struggled under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic u.s. sanctions and bad weather but strong demand from abroad helped save the industry from catastrophe. young is tending to bacco plants that will be made into cuba's famous handled cigars the farmer has struggled

like the rest of the cuban cigar industry with the economic fallout of the pandemic u.s. sanctions on cuba have also made it hard to secure diesel fuel and fertilizers and unusually wet weather last year didn't help but garcia is hopeful this year will be different. it has been a little hard due to the health situation that the country is going through. the weather has not been favorable but we have to be there working to see if we can achieve a good harvest. so that this year will be as good as last year or even better. but walang also. exports have been keeping the industry afloat cuba sells around 100000000 sick hours called poor abroad each year demand from overseas held up last year as smokers bought premium cigars with money saved on

travel and entertainment the particle cigar factory and have and i kept reading even during the worst days of the pandemic. norman was the going but going to a new we are not going to say that it is a negative impact we are simply a little limited but an impact that will cause unemployment lack of cigar exports this has not been the case we have continued tax sport. as things the worst is now behind the industry partick os for its part hopes to boost production to almost 5000000 cigars this year. that's it for me and the business team dot com slash business for more thanks watch it. every day. for us and for our planet. the ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we

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drone shots and fancy footwork be irish dancers taking over tick-tock. well also go to the new banksy exhibition at banksy doesn't want you to go to. welcome to arts and culture and it's a true story you may never have heard out in 1962 businessman gravel when delivered secret information that would force moscow to remove its missiles from cuba avoiding what many feared would become nuclear war when story is now a movie the courier by director dominic cooke. sounds like wow tell him i'm in my chair. yes he's just. an ordinary businessman caught up in the drama of the cold war benedict cumberbatch plays the somewhat reluctant spy and gravel when just being career just a career for russian chic. but being just a curia is dangerous enough and needless to say it does eventually go wrong the

movie is based on a real life story and cumberbatch explains when there was a businessman from addition to the movies you're spreading these drugs.