if germany were to tighten restrictions again she'd be forced to close them up about. 10 top surface that it does 3rd lock down is actually put in place then i would definitely have to shut down for good. because i'm taking out 2 loans which i'll have to pay back. i just wouldn't know how to go on. many businesses in germany fear for their existence some have already given up meanwhile cases in the country are increasing rapidly just weeks after restrictions were eased and schools and some shops reopened. more people are on the move exposing themselves to the risk of infection researchers warn germany's vaccination rollout has not progressed enough to counteract this. often gets heated even if we've already vaccinated many of the elderly there is still

a large proportion of vulnerable people who have not been given the job in fits into it's one we still haven't vaccinated enough that's why the number of patients in intensive care units will rise again. many people in germany are torn at the prospect of tighter restrictions. or guys that i'm not thrilled to because it's been going on for a year now and at some point you're really done with it all allan dorris people i'd rather be open and just live it's boring this feeling there are many covert cases now and we have to be careful. because if we keep everything open then infection numbers will go up and that's a problem. but if we close everything that means many businesses will go bust. thank you. can still hopes to avoid bankruptcy she still wants to sell her homemade cakes for many years to come. to thomas is still with us thomas give us a sense of the level of acceptance for these tighter restrictions among the

majority of germans there was a recent poll actually last week and around 38 percent of germans said that the measures that were currently in place were ok were acceptable and the rest of those who were asked were actually divided between those who believe measures go too far and those who believe measures don't go far enough so you can clearly see that the german population is very divided on this where the german population is not very divided as when it comes to germany's vaccination program the majority of people there are actually against the way the government has actually handled the vaccination rollout stressing that it's going either badly or very badly and many people actually hoping that there will be efforts there to speed that vaccination program because they obviously believe what the government has stressed all along that this is the way out of the pandemic that more and more people have to be vaccinated against the coronavirus if some sense of normality is to return to german society and that is one of the issues obviously

a bargaining the governing party the c.d.u. in addition to the corruption scandals that have erupted talk to us about the german health minister because he finds himself * in a very hot seat. that's correct so you have obviously on the one hand all the rise in numbers one very big problem for german authorities you have a 2nd very big problem the slow vaccination rollout and in particular for the governing c.d.u. for conservative bloc you have an additional problem which is mosque procurement scandal now what's happened now specifically with the german health minister is that reports have surfaced which show that there was a deal between the health ministry and a company in which the health ministers husband actually works related to mosque procurement both the health ministry and the company involved have denied any wrongdoing saying that there was no preferential treatment involved but this just

again shows how much the german health minister is under fire now not only because of this latest case but also because of the other problems affecting germany now when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic thomas sparrow reporting thank you very much for your continued coverage. well next we pivot to australia that country is sets or evacuate thousands more people from sydney's suburbs as the region grapples with its worst flooding in decades while heavy rains have swollen rivers across new south wales state causing widespread damage emergency services fear that more than 50000 people could be displaced as forecasts show more rain is on the way. a deficit tend to favor stranded whorf. to ensure rain and flash floods in a strange state of new south wales have cut onus off from that and

a move to many creatures help has come too late 'd. at least 18000 people have been evacuated from their homes as rivers and dams overflow. some by trying to shore up their houses as best they can ahead of the looming waters. others have already seen their homes ravaged by the flooding. away everything can stay it's tappets everything's. gone. but. it was worse off than i am so you've got to be thankful for this moment it's. big residents have been born that the worst may still be to come and told to brace for a difficult week ahead. astronomy. is being tested once again in.

the east coast of the strata predominant new south wales but i stressed also in south east queensland has faced an extraordinary deluge of a recent dice. in many places rinds are expected for at least the next 24 to 48 hours but i feel worse. the extreme downpours battering a stray lives east have caused the worst flooding in half a century having already battles drought bushfires and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic over the past year community for a feeling pushed to breaking point. belgium is marking a somber anniversary today 5 years after islamist bombers killed 32 people and injured hundreds in the capital brussels on the attack turn the spotlight on brussels sizable muslim community and one district that came to be branded as a breeding ground for jihad he's obvious teri schultz visit at the bar oh and met people trying to change that perception. more than back 5 years ago after

terrorist attacks in paris and brussels the whole world knew that word and this place this district became infamous as the home base of a handful of bad guys the rest of my index almost 100000 residents felt unfairly stigmatised i was really frustrated and said. i want to really to explain to people guys. it's a nice area with people with quality. and this is not our city off terrorist ybor he was a real also felt lost growing up like those small and black men who would become bombers he dropped out of school at 13 but where they turned to crime he taught himself to code and became a successful tech entrepreneur without the fancy diplomas from expensive schools that many top business people have. so yeah.

he did have something the desire to help others succeed in 2015 while nearby the terrorist cell was planning its attacks was a recreated a nonprofit tech incubator so well and that kids would have a place to go a chance to dream big what he calls a different ecosystem provides trainees everything for free the rest is up to them this is this look for to give to people. it's just people come and take your opportunity. if they have no money it's free if they have no computer we can compute they have no time we are almost open 20 hours before you know every day from the single room where he started cerise ecosystem now takes up the whole building and had a turnover of $2000000.00 euros last year google. c.e.o.

soon to put china visited recently to make a donation in person the world is changing it was a recess the big companies recruiting his students are less focused on traditional degrees 93 percent of mulling graduates have tech jobs or have founded their own companies there are also spin offs in the netherlands and italy we have yet different eating or europe and that we are very pro that with a bit of this because more than the extent to more than big laura hebert a digital marketing student travels an hour each way from ghent to be part of the mall in geek community i think it's the beth training center in brussels because it's like recognize from big companies so when we walk out you won't be ashamed at all to say where you graduated meadow i'm going to be very proud about it what outsiders used to deride as a no go zone is now the place to be. when

is it a soccer for you now and a big day for 2 teens hoping to escape relegation berth her to berlin and mines purse it upsets her to pull off the biggest surprise of victory over leverkusen. at the berlin coach paul darvill you knew he had to win lose this one and it would slowly become mission impossible for his team to survive in the big league. so i had to push forward like shoulder before totally overwhelming leverkusen right from the start and that paid off they scored in the 4th minute with a rocket of a goal courtesy of de or vice yours i point with an excellent set up by midfield dynamo matteo gandu z. and doherty look at bucky one nil for hair. the berliners kept pouring it on and in the 26 minute one back what looked like a last ball to set up much criticised brazilian striker much. and he smelled goal.

to neil for hair to and coutinho was back on the scoreboard after more than a 1000 minutes of play without a goal. and it wasn't over yet just 7 minutes later colombian john cordova needed 3 know. and that's how it ended with no goals in the 2nd half. relief but they also know they have a long road ahead and leverkusen have some work to do also. now byron munich striker robert leavened ascii has been honored for his footballing prowess with an award from his native poland received the commander's cross of the order of polonia restitute one of the country's highest honors from no other than the president andre due to in warsaw on the polish striker has been on 5 year this season after hat trick of the week and he is just 5 goals away from jarrett miller's record for a single for his league that. congratulations to him you're watching you know when

he's coming up next and you don't use asia remarks karen ethnic minority feels the brunt of or renewed crackdown by the military myanmar military pressure patterns we will have that story in a whole lot more for you coming up next in the news asia citron for that i'm going to hospital and on behalf of all of us here thanks don.

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i'm going to welcome to news asia glad you could join us it's not just me in most cities that are witnessing a military crackdown but in its border areas as well and me offensive in the southeast and 7 states has forced some 80000 ethnic korean civilians to flee into the jungle aid groups say they are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance the country and not just one of many ethnic groups in the country that have faced oppression from the military for more than 7 decades and a ceasefire in $22.00 out of side with the government hasn't about to too much on the ground. and hiding these jungle have become a makeshift shelter for thousands of ethnic religious police the army. humanitarian organization say they're safe for now but the situation worsened very

soon. as they get this place they've got to. go back and start their crops they can't prepare for the next field they can't get their animals once they're out moving in the searing one small stream people get sick and so they need medicine. military activities aimed at dominating the corrent state started in 2017 they were scaled up dramatically in recent months as to groups army trying to fight back. the qur'an belong to more than a dozen other ethnic groups across myanmar that have sought greater autonomy for more than 6 decades at times the groups and gauged in armed conflicts with the military regime and later the civilian government. many eventually reached ceasefire deals with the government including the corrent rebels in 2012. but before they came up with the compressed hands of political resolution the government was deposed by fabrice military coup. oh no

no no no i'm. not. here to. work there. despite the challenges the village is attempting as well as they can building bamboo shelters and organizing school classes in the open and with no prospect of a quick return keeping their spirit up it's more crucial than that. across asia. democracy continues in taiwan many people have banded together to demand the tone of the elected government in that. this is what people in the am on. and they want the military out. 9 hundreds

gathered on a weekend in taiwan to show solidarity with the n.c. coupe protests at home. they also prayed for those in clashes with security forces . the rally was organized by myanmar it sounds in taiwan 54 year old is one of them his calling for international intervention. the death toll is going up every day the military is acting like terrorists. no one in myanmar accepts that but there's no way to stop them no unless through international pressure i hope the united nations the united states will help us. coco and i told flights to taiwan 33 years ago he lives on what's known as me i'm a street. high pay his morning routine remains unchanged in his new country

starting with a cup of man mommy o.t. but since the february coup his days begin with warre. on the back of the can milk cheese used to be very sweet as it is a taste of home to go for the gold but over the past 50 days milkiness read anymore about him only bitterness and pain and because of all the brutalities and sufferings at home he was spawned into a military family in yang gone and supported the gentile as a kid but everything changed in 1988 last studying at yangon unified city he witnessed more than 30 students shocked that during the uprising he sat at breakfast hot to see history repeating itself so the whole building how many me and mark people have to die until the world sees us as of this morning 251 people have died and that's only the disclosed information we have by their lives matter but rather us the older generation die for them i'm willing to die for the sake of the

future of my beloved me and mark our border. coco and i talk now works with young people from yemen here in taiwan they translate me among us on line and send money home to support the civil disobedience movement the public can give them it's been 60 years since the junta took power all that and they've made us a backward country. do we have to endure another 60 years. we failed in the 196-2988 uprising says shell oil we must help our younger generation win this time i'm very determined production. this is my life's mission. and many from e.m.r. feel the same that the protests must go on until military rule is over. india and the united states have emphasized their growing military cooperation

during talks between u.s. defense secretary lloyd alston and senior indian officials over the weekend austin headed to delhi off stops in south korea and japan india is a key strategic partner for the united states as joe biden seeks to realign u.s. policy to deal with china with the help of alliances and like minded. and at the top of my agenda i wanted to convey a bitin harriet's administration's message of our strong commitment to our allies and partners india in particular is an increasingly important partner among today's rapidly shifting international dynamics and i reaffirm our commitment to a comprehensive and forward looking befits partnership with india as a central pillar of our approach to the region. our discussions woody focused on why he didn't get defense cooperation and expanding political belief and

prosperity says information city cooperation in imagine theft of self-defense and sticks. the dude the white guy my tough biter and buy tickets for faces and agreed to punish you you know hans cooperation if you don't you have no faith to con then tell come on and africa come on and joining me for more is manoj joshi he's with the think tank the observer decide in delhi welcome mr dorsey now the deepening oath in the u.s. defense cooperation has been highlighted by both sides during this visit why is this so important. well 1st of all from the american point of view the new administration and the new administration is trying to craft the new china policy and that china policy. at the center of it all is

what the americans call the indo-pacific strategy and so you saw that in this visit general austin initially visited so korea and japan along with secretary of state clinton and then he came away today he would has been committed and sullivan went to alaska where they had 2 plus 2 talks dialogue with the chinese so you can see that this is part of a larger construct. that the united states has and in that i think india please a very important rule. because you all probably know pacific. you all. essentially what the american the trying to do is somehow or the other. i want you to work containment of china but the link at the white an administration and its official say that we will all compete jan. the engagement is not merely

a security related response but a response that cuts across various levels in the sense of spoken of all of. cooperation involving india and japan and spoken about technology about emerging technologies it has been spoken about. humanitarian relief and. infrastructure construction so this is not our lead a different strategy from the one that will adopted by the trumpet ministration and what the the us is trying to do is not always to fill in those kind of blanks that are there and tried to get everyone together and that's one of india's concern india's is very important because of its size and off its economic potential there is no other country in the pacific region which matches india so what exactly is india's role in this in new emerging partnership and alliance network in

now the in the pacific. there are one issue is of course what i said in your size because when you look at the other partners when you look at japan when you look at australia simply not up to it in the sense that japan has historical issues with china it just doesn't have the kind of effort that that india has a time past its constitution restricted in some ways not in clear security at all but in partnership with various countries if they work in coalitions you know they are able to compete with china in a range of areas and that's i think just concern. india the country that seeking investment. in the present kind of an indoor pacific policy what we're seeing is that the united states is docking about you know they're creating new new ones some

play chain initiatives so there's an australia japan india initiative that is a u.s. reach going to merging technologies so india hoping to pick up there. that if that is the movement away of companies from china there is a shift from there india hopes to benefit from that and also talk about her for leave it there for the time being thank you so much for joining us from delhi manoj joshi thank you. and that's if it is of course more on did over dot com forward slash asia believe in all but the images connected to the top story the long running conflict between the military ethnic correct people in south demanding. more of the same.

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the future. dot com for the city the making to get. clear cut or. the 1st. this is. a year ago alcove written. 19 special went on to help understand a frightening and baffling pandemic. alright let's bring in our science correspondent derrick williams but it's one that has a couple of years. back then it was all about watching mosques were rare in europe. today they're essential and we have vaccines. we didn't expect to cope with 19 special to still be

a year on the pandemic is still here and so we'll wait. and it's been locked down after lockdown with another on its way here i'm totally over it a bit you are too and no wonder it's been a year since germany officially classified the corona virus as a pandemic there are lots of lessons to be learned from this crisis the biggest challenge being understanding how we perceive the dangers of a microscopic pathogen how science progresses and how politicians decide what's best for us i've had to switch from business anchor to science journalist not the easiest tracking the ups and downs of a pandemic what seemed way suddenly became a painful reality here at the still company in late january 1 of them play us was the 1st german to come trick coach at 19 from a colleague who had travelled from china the german health minister remained optimistic there is no cause for concern. a few weeks later

things looked quite different infections were spreading throughout germany in mid march the chancellor took the unusual step of addressing the nation on t.v. . it's it is serious please take it seriously too that there has not been any such challenge to our country since german unity not since what with chu that has demanded such great joined solidarity based action which has 100 and called germany's 1st lockdown started the streets of berlin were virtually deserted museums and theatres had to close and the economy came to an almost complete standstill. schools and nurseries also closed the living room became the new classroom but online teaching was difficult as laptops and software was scott's. meanwhile supplies of protective clothing in hospitals providing no doctors food to keep people infected alive early may nearly 7000 of them diet the high number was

relatively low in comparison with other countries infection numbers started to fall the lockdown worked that reduce the burden on hospitals who. finally some a time restrictions were eased people return to the streets but the easing of measures brought new infections. by november the numbers was so high that people were told to stay at home again what became known as lock down life began. the months parts of the population had been protesting against the restrictions. but lockdown light wasn't enough shortly before christmas infection numbers reached such a high and that public life was entirely shut down again with alcohol bans in public and even nightly curfews in some places at the end of the year germany's

vaccination campaign had kicked off politicians promise that those who wanted the job would be vaccinated by the end of summer but many vaccination centers remain empty due to a shortage of doses but the 1st rays of sunshine many are no longing for more freedom one year after the outbreak restrictions are being lifted bit by bit but in the meantime you taishan zone infection numbers are rising again all he's doing is a new role just in founding director of the quest center for transforming biomedical research what was the biggest challenge for you as a scientist within this year. as a stroke researcher at the charity our keeping our research low and i mean laboratories were shut down we worked under that severely restricted conditions many of our technicians helping out in morris testing were oppositions look busy creating corporate issues and someone trying to analyze and consequently trying to improve biomedical research up until an institute of boy this is this was busy you

know kind of under a magnifying glass on how wonderful research is on the one hand but also putting out spotlight on the many things we could do even. though it's been a tough year but science and scientists have have never been in the spotlight like they had being in this pandemic has that been good or bad for research. well i think the pandemic has convinced more people that science is the best thing we have i mean the key to progress and ultimately be only way to get out. of trouble such as an up on demick i think a good example of this is the changing sentiment against wrexham nations i mean if if evidence that many antibiotics was are now or have been converted not to receive the check what about internationally. i know germany is a special case with the chancellor who's

a scientist herself but what about in other countries well absolutely but and i'm sure there are many international idiosyncrasies regarding the and we can hope we're having this but could this isn't one i mean i think appreciation of research and science in general appears to be on the rise. was enough listening down to scientific evidence when it came to policy decisions where the right scientists listened to and at the end of the day with the scientists saying the right things and giving across the right messages. certainly an area in which we could have fun . it's true that in many countries including germany when you mention i mean scientists have. policy makers and in most countries playing most countries claim that they're anti khurana metrics are science based but which scientific evidence they look let to which decisions generally remain completely opaque i think it was

in transparent and one of one maybe not argue about prioritization and. use a scientific evidence of political reckoning in many cases so to parrot darwin i would say it was the ideas that shit so i think attributes of good scientific policy are crimes should should be inclusiveness rigorousness transparency and our slick sensibility and this is in on how we are resolved over the last year so has the pandemic brought science closer to the people or divided society. well currently societies i've stream equal rights to and that was certainly already true before corona but it may have even worse and so so. i think science is being used on both science with the trends scientific findings often are 100 contradictory or are tentative and until better evidence meets our previous

uncertainties. i think that this is a defining element of science and one of its major strengths and the way progress is made however sometimes it is against science and they weapon not science but importantly i believe that in most cases these people do not count her mental weakness 1st science they they just distrust politics and politicians and i get that they are hugely i'm wrong research results or make decisions without proper scientific basis it's so tell me as a scientist what's your personal take away one year on in this pandemic. my personal take is that science right as an international joint effort has again demonstrated its fantastic potential but science during the condemning could have done even better i mean we have completely failed to provide solid evidence for example through randomized control studies regarding the usefulness and if you can

see up america's measurements which together make up what we call social distancing so even after more than a year and millions of deaths lot right on this remains a black box with which we are basically experiment so even you know it's late in the game i think we should start now this i fear or not be the last pandemic replacing oversteer other thank you very much for being on the show today thank you . well one institution really has suffered over the past year is the theatre but the show must go on the curtain went up again at the famous bellino ensemble on friday despite the rising covert infections in germany under strict hygiene conditions the play panick hats was performed in front of about $350.00 guests the audience had to test negative beforehand only every 2nd seat was occupied and mosques were compulsory during the entire performance it's part of

a pilot scheme in the capital featuring 7 cultural venues to find the best way to stage a vent safely during the pandemic. next on the program a concert of the berlin philharmonic orchestra is planned for around 1000 visitors on saturday. for the past year d.w. has confined derek williams to his home study to answer your questions on the coronavirus we've all had a chance to delve into derek's minded check out his bookshelf so here he is again like every day except today is a little different we have a question we want it to us derek. how much time does derek spend in front of his bookshelves every day. so that there are incidents from. the mayor who's who.

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place. the book. this is there a news line from berlin the european union and china slap sanctions on each other foreign ministers agree on penalties for china's human rights abuses against the weaker minority the 1st such sanctions in 3 decades on out china we tell you it's with penalties on e.u. politicians plus we'll versing back into lockdown as germany faces a 3rd wave of corona virus infections chance uncle america wants to woo back home recently ease restrictions but that could delay.