this long will be. unfortunately we can't just quite yet quantify the exact damages be heard the figure that you know in large volume of goods every day regularly passes this is going up but we don't quite know what the effect of that if it's to lay out its delays are. there certainly will be millions worth of damages to the shipping companies that have lost that still have to pay operating costs for ships that are waiting for the exact damages to supply chains. but you too early to tell exactly the canal is also a huge moneymaker for egypt of course what has this meant for the country. well you're right i mean the egyptians day egyptians day it receives a lot of the revenue from this and this canal and a lot of that has been essentially lost in the last must be at least postponed exactly how much of the revenues lost will depend on how many ships have chosen to

sail around africa instead of using this was going up. again it is hard to quantify also the economy if you know it costs or egypt. but there will be some loss of revenue for the egyptian economy now this whole debacle has really highlighted one of the major weaknesses of our globalized economy will this have any consequences in your opinion on the way the shipping industry currently wopper its. you're right i mean we we always regarded supply chain to somewhat robust and grew in a crisis and the crisis in this is going to have told us that there are some risks associated with just in time for example and now we're a small selection of goods that the property is correct and we should evaluate the stability also played chains or if you goods. these are the weaknesses of supply chains it would be remiss to not mention that they're also

a low strength or of the global economy and especially germany as an economy that is very open to global trade we benefit from a global supply chains so we shouldn't just 3 national or supply chains just because of the accident and this was can all speak economist intense drama thank you very much for your analysis thank you. to the u.s. now where a former minneapolis police officer has gone on trial over the death of george floyd last year derek shelf and faces charges of unintentional 2nd degree murder 3rd degree murder and manslaughter charge clients family's attorney says the trial will be a test of how far america lives up to its own standards today. a landmark trial that would be a referendum oh how far america has come it is

pointless. for equality and justice. and the killing of george floyd a black man by a white police officer igniting a way of protest in the u.s. and around the world i'll go live to our studio in washington d.c. in just a moment but 1st let's report on the case. you know this video shocked america and the world the death last may have george floyd an unarmed black man pleading i can't breathe as a white police officer knelt on his neck. the killing spot weeks of violent protests nationwide setting off a wave of global demonstrations as part of the black lives matter movement. the city of minneapolis has since set a lawsuit with the payment of $27000000.00 to george floyd's family. with derrick chauvin sitting here on the right is the white police officer involved.

he's now on trial accused of murder and manslaughter. the trial finally began after weeks of legal wrangling over the selection of an impartial jury in such a highly charged case. the judge rejected a request from the defense the trial should be moved. children's lawyers said media coverage and the financial settlement would make it impossible to hold a fair trial in minneapolis and as far as a change of venue i do not think that would give the defendant any kind of a fair trial we are doing here today. i don't think there's any place in the state of minnesota that has been subjected to extreme amounts of publicity. the hearing is expected to last around a month the trial of derek chauvin is being called one of the most important in

american history. most branded away as 7 simons who's covering the story for us stefan all eyes are on this trial a lot of hopes pinned on it give us a sense of how significant this is for people in the united states and it is hugely significant because this is basically you know 1st of all there is it's all about race this trial is all about race even if you will not hear that card played or that term or terminology or train of thought in the in the courtroom i would suggest. there won't be talking about race they will be talking about the bowl for the nuts and bolts the facts of this case however this is this is clearly a landmark historic case why is that because not only. for what he allegedly did allegedly have to say allegedly did it on trial here it's the american justice

system and how the american justice system is able to prosecute criminally police and that we are then police accountability which was lacking momentum here in the united states and which has since george floyd's. somewhat improved actually well the defense actually and says that this is about a single case and not about the system as a whole what can we expect from this 1st day of the trial. first day is the opening statements of the prosecution the prosecution is doing is as we speak right now and after they are done it will be the defense team's turn to start and proceed with their opening statements prosecution will make sure to understand for the jury to understand that they see no cause for derrick shelvin to have used this kind of force they will tell the jurors that they will proof that there was no

cause they will tell the jurors that there was there actions were not in compliance with police policies in minneapolis and so on the defense will try to dismantle this to soften this to 2 sold out whatever the prosecution is bringing forward as effect. the pictures and derek showing his knee on mr floyd's neck went around the world but shellman is pleading not guilty once his defense strategy beyond what you just mentioned. the defense strategy is that he will the defense team of mr sherwin will point to the occur owners report which also say that mr floyd had some residue minimal residue of drugs inside his body as well as that there was a some kind of heart failure involved in in his death now it is the

prosecution's job to dismantle this again and to clearly prove to the jury and to everybody else and everybody expecting this that this is not the leading cause of this maybe contributing facts but the cause of their shelving the knee on the neck of george floyd that this is the cause of death. and silence in washington thank you very much we will be talking about this in the days and weeks to come. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world at this hour and amazing authorities say 2 suicide bombers who blew themselves up outside a church over the weekend were a newly married couple with suspected links to the so-called islamic state some 20 people were injured in the attack and selves province the wounded were attending mass to mark the start of easter islamist militants have killed dozens of civilians in northern mozambique an armed group as holding the town of hama under siege for

international gas projects worth $60000000000.00 the french energy group tall has been at work on a huge construction project there. thailand's government says it is preparing for an influx of refugees from myanmar some 3000 people are reported to have fled the country already and more are on the move after a weekend of deadly violence that's drawn international condemnation and the violence may have reached a new level there are reports that the military has launched air strikes in the current state home to an armed resistance group. these villagers have found refuge in a jungle clearing. they fled their homes at the weekend when they see the military launched aerial attacks on their village.

last night we weren't aware that jet fighters were coming and suddenly they randomly bombed and left. late at night the jets came again. and afterwards we heard gunshots. we heard that the jets will come again. an activist group the free burma rangers also reported airstrikes saying they were the 1st in karen state in 20 years in neighboring thailand preparations are being made for an influx of refugees. how many refugees are expected we have prepared an area for them to stay 1st after they cross over or we can talk about numbers later. it was

a weekend of carnage and neon mark the military junta killed more than 100 people in cities on armed forces day while general celebrated with a military parade security forces opened fire seemingly indiscriminately on the streets. it was the deadliest day since the coup on february 1st but it didn't stop demonstrators from returning to the streets. the united nations has accused the army of mass murder and germany has joined a long list of nations condemning the ongoing violence. this is a shoot it's distressing to see the almost daily death toll from such violence by the security forces in myanmar including children the threats of the rulers against their own population are also shocking.

calls for action by the international community are starting to grow louder but they come too late for those who have already lost their lives standing up for democracy in myanmar. to watching d.w. news still to come we meet teaming up doctors in turkey to climb mountains to get people in the country's remotest villages vaccinated against corona virus. but 1st german chancellor are going to lashed out at the country's regional leaders for not plans to ease lockdown restrictions in the face of rising infections in a rare t.v. interview she warned that the federal government may override say premiers and a bid to curb a 3rd wave of the pentatonic. chancellor angela merkel may have backtracked last week on her plan to shut down germany over easter but she isn't backtracking on her idea that more action is needed to stop the rise in kobe in 1000 cases and our

goals we now have to employ the appropriate measures with a great deal of seriousness and some states are doing that others aren't yet. the chancellor and the regional state premiers had agreed to reverse openings if there are too many new cases but with numbers rising states are hesitating to do so mikel says she won't sit around and wait for case numbers to keep growing the government could push for parliament to change the law to decrease the premier's influence. in the mood is one possibility is to modify the infection protection act again and to say very specifically what has to happen when we are obliged by the law to contain the incidence of infection and right now the containment is not there c.d.u. leader there's also one of the premiers being criticised by america he's conceded leaders are at an impasse it's come not go on like this so the fact that the labor premiers and have the federal government are sitting in front of screens for hours

every word is being leaked is not appropriate for the crisis. and that's why we are suppose that the next conference or should take place in person. stocked for the opposition greens more measures are needed to curb the 3rd wave in infections they think the chancellor should be more proactive in tackling the crisis. the federal government has an overall responsibility here it's not a matter of saying the states or the municipalities don't have one and everyone has a responsibility but the federal government can best course in a come a new meeting to decide on next steps won't take place before easter in the meantime america will be looking at ways to reassert her authours. to overcome the ongoing vaccine shortage as top officials are negotiating supply with pharmaceutical executives the european commission the block's executive arm has

been talking to representatives of over 300 companies the aim of the talks is to guarantee supplying to some 450000000 europeans since it launched in late december the block's vaccine rollout has been beset by problems and has lagged behind the u.k. u.s. and israel putting leaders under intense pressure to improve their performance. let's bring in our brussels correspondent who's closely following this meeting the e.u. once more back scenes and it wants them fast is this meeting going to help achieve that. in the 2nd quarter of this year the e.u. will receive 360000000 doses of vaccine so a lot more so numbers are really picking up and about that you politicians are rather happy of course this particular meeting now that is sort of tackling the supply chain bottlenecks that the industry faces won't have an immediate effect on the numbers that the e.u.

receives but rather it's something that is for the future of vaccine production throughout this year so you have to understand that the e.u. is basically the pharmacy of the world providing vaccines for the rest of the world and it is for that purpose that the e.u. has now gathered some 300 companies from 25 member states working together so that they really can. beef up production to 2 to 3000000000 doses a year. and so what could stand in the way of new deals coming out of these negotiations and it's really deals that they're looking for is it an improvement of infrastructure around the block. one challenge for instance is you get when you will have at these meetings direct competitors that are supposed to work together something that normally is ruled out in the european union so the e.u. has provided legal framework to to avoid a sin are real like that but overall this is really an effort to sit together to

work out where do we have to pass it he said everything from soon finish from shipping vaccines around the world packaging them but also to get the supplies the supply chain you really hear is important because a vaccine is a complicated process so they need particularly in crete ians and those ingredients but one has to guarantee that they are received by the companies producing them other countries don't seem to have problems getting their hands on axles though we keep mentioning israel the us why is that so difficult for you to provide and not for its citizens well 1st of all with israel it's a small country so it's much faster to vaccinate a small country in case of the you were talking about 450000000 people in case of the us the answer is also simple they have been producing a lot of fact since but they have effectively an export ban in contrast the e.u. has export 77000000 doses and the e.u.

member states received only 88000000 so they almost export the same amount no what the e.u. really faces is a problem that they do what one could say a year ago they should have thrown more money at the problem and they would have been well advised to have a conference like this 11 year ago and can tell you correspondent from brussels. turkey's vaccination for its got off to a rap it started in mid january when more than half a 1000000 people were in ocular in the 1st few days of the campaign has since slowed down getting the vaccine to people in the country is vast act contrary requires special efforts that has one team of doctors literally climbing mt our correspondent reports from the province of baton and eastern turkey. almost 2000 meters high up in the mountains is the village of today in eastern turkey a few 100 residents one street. and

this is the doctor in charge of the coronavirus vaccinations here in the village. they need and i've been to a team come regularly many home visits require some serious climbing but they're almost used to it now. no coronavirus cases have been reported in 4 months that's why some residents are skeptical about the doctor's visit but they know better out of this convinced that her commitment is important. that people in the villages live close together if there is an infection here it will spread very quickly and many don't like coming to the hospitals in nearby towns so we have to come to them on my grandmother. or they. are not. getting his 2nd dose today when the doctors 1st came here a few weeks ago he almost keep them out. of your car all day i was

afraid at 1st here in the village they said the doctors were coming to kill the old people or the elderly die from the vaccination i heard and because of that we were scared a lot of oil is over. they never knows that there is a lot of false information floating around she and her team often tell patients that they themselves have been vaccinated as have their grandparents. that doesn't convince everyone but it did convince ali kazak. your knowledge of jr judged to be i hardly felt anything it didn't hurt at all less than a bee sting. of your. turkey is a huge country and with vaccination campaigns like this the government hopes to show that it is taking care of everyone even here in the most remote areas and yet

critics say that the turkish vaccination drive isn't progressing as smoothly as the authorities would like to portray it. the government recently east turkey street corona measures restaurants are open again and significantly more people are out and about even in high risk cities like istanbul a fast vaccination rollout was supposed to make the reopening possible but it seems that's exactly where efforts are now faltering the government originally promised to vaccinate 60 percent of the population by may. now they say it's going to be autumn and she had them poor often john j. from the turkish medical association things even that is too optimistic all the book on. the ministry of health has elected transparency since the beginning of the pandemic how many doses of the vaccine will turkey get and when the public is not properly informed about any of this but it is clear that if we continue at the current rate we will need up to one and a half years to vaccinate everyone. thought in the tin that it

then of arab and her team have given the last vaccination for today the way back to their car is once again perilous. the doctors are responsible for 20 villages and as long as there are doses they won't run out of work any time soon. amazing effort some sports before we go formula one fans were treated to a thrilling season opener and rain and there was no surprise over the winner the sending in lewis hamilton once again came out on top a great start for the mercedes driver as he looks for his record breaking 8th world title. lewis hamilton started formula one season opener playing 2nd fiddle to pole sitter much for stop and for the pair took turns but calling the cheating in bahrain. hamilton's team mate fell to report us was also in the mix until

$131.00 when a disastrous pit stop put him out of the running the finn had to be content with the bonus point for fastest lap. was bought us go on a jewel in the desert was on between hamilton and 1st up and. the dutchman went in front with just 3 laps to go. but the street outside truck limits in doing so and had to return the lead to the briton. how milton held on to squeak home by 7 tenths of a 2nd and he sounded like a relieved. the 1st up and made a swift exit stage left but it looks like hamilton will face a stiff challenge this year from red ghouls precocious dutchman. and wanting to do a news launch from berlin up next as our science program tomorrow today with

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