try and get this thing under control michael what are you hearing about the brazilian variant of the virus the p one variant i mean is there anything about it that makes the outbreak in brazil particularly more severe than we would have another countries well absolutely this very at least according to what researchers say it's 10 times the viral load of the original corona virus it's roughly 2 times as contagious and could be 2 times as as deadly and so what we're seeing is this is this is the main virus that's really spread around the country here flooding office in the south of the country were so far as you can get from where this thing began yam is on and as as much as roughly 85 percent of the cases here now are all this amazon p. one variant the problem too i've been talking with with doctors and in fact all just here in the state in southern brazil and they're saying the big problem is that many of the people are coming into the hospital now or in their twenty's they're in their thirty's they're in their forty's they don't have preexisting conditions so it's really impacting people in

a much different way it has this ability to avoid even some cases where people have already been infected by the original corona virus and i will avoid that to get into the system and some people say it could be those cases that really spike back in january my mouse as much as 60 percent of the people that got that virus were really infections so that's a major problem the and the issue is that this thing is spreading not just in brazil but elsewhere we're seeing chile cases are spiking and even their vaccinations have been high and now there are some cases even the united states and elsewhere so that's major concerns for not just brazil but what this means for the rest of the world market about 3 seconds let me ask you what about the presence of these south african variants in brazil what does that mean. so there's a lot of questions and this is the big thing researchers have just found 2 new variants in new research that they found so these variants are all over and it's dozens of variants that are all over the place and of course it's concerning it's concerning because as the virus spreads around the country it opens the possibility

for even newer variants to happen in this is why many people are saying brazil needs to get this thing under control not just for brazil but for the rest of the world all right michael fox in for enough was brazil tonight michael we appreciate your reporting thank you if you contrast these situation in brazil with that in portugal almost mirror opposite portugal has started easing its coronavirus restrictions after a strict walk down that lasted more than 2 months back in january portugal had one of the highest corona virus infection rates in the world t w xian phillips olds went to the capital lisbon to see how they flattened that curve sitting in a cafe with friends still a dream for millions possible again in portugal nearly everyone spent the last 2 months at home this was forbidden but now shops primary schools and cafes are open again and people are delighted. size but it feels almost euphoric simply to

be able to sit here and watch people walk past. the so quantum i was in no way against the lockdown it was very important that. but i think we now all really need to be able to enjoy life again. instead of just going to work and then looking at our own 4 walls. i missed most was just looking out of the water and drinking a beer. centralist bun looked like this for the last couple of months everything was closed the government ordered most people to work from home i read it in response to a disaster portugal had the world's highest corona infection rates the health system couldn't cope intensive care units were overwhelmed lockdown took daily infection numbers from more than 12000 at the start of february to fewer than 400 just 9 weeks later here outside lispunds largest hospital more than 40 ambulances had to wait in line in front of the emergency ward during the worst days of the

pandemic now only a few covert patients have to be treated in the intensive care unit and a field hospital on the other side of the street was close to weeks ago some observers are already talking about the miracle of portugal but as our newest believes more in science than miracles and hear them all are just he's a member of the portuguese government's coronato advisory group he says one of the most unpopular lockdown measures could have been decisive. going into the numbers went down somewhat when we 1st closed the shops and made remote working compulsory. but it was only when we close all the schools that the infection figures really started to fall. into that. he says despite the progress the danger is not over and the pandemic will continue to affect people's lives even into the next year and the locked on was tough on the economy pushing unemployment up by a 3rd right now though many portuguese people are enjoying

a moment in the sun. amnesty international says the coronavirus pandemic amplified massive global inequalities in 2020 and its annual report amnesty also accuses many world leaders of using the pandemic to limit human rights amnesty singles out 3 groups that have been disproportionately affected 1st among them women they suffered an increase in domestic violence they've borne the burden of home schooling and in many cases they've lost their income because they had informal jobs that they could not do during the lockdowns 2nd are health care workers around the globe now they have suffered more fatalities than any other single group chronic under investment in public health care means that many hospitals remain understaffed and that the workers in those hospitals are not sufficiently protected against the virus the

pandemic has also worsened the already precarious situation of refugees and migrants lockdowns and border closures have left some trapped in squalid camps without access to vital supplies amnesties report also focuses on russia earlier this year amnesty stripped dissident leader alexina volley of the designation prisoner of conscience citing his past nationalist comments in february the organization accused of felony of advocating hatred in the past now activists have a have accused the organization of falling for a kremlin smear campaign while amnesty has told the w news that it is reviewing this controversial decision amnesty also says that of all these incarceration may be slowly killing him the secretary general of amnesty international told d.w. news that her organization is stepping up pressure on russian authorities to guarantee of all these receiving medical treatment while he is in custody. well you

know the 1st think that we need to send a clear message that the fact that alec signed have any is now the high end. their war of the prison does not mean that the attention is going to go away on the contrary we know that he is of the truly detained because of the position he has espoused and because of the fact that she's a vocal critic of president putin so all of those reason he didn't call it upon all of us to stand up and to ensure that the all sorry t.'s of russia understand that the i tension is not a go away we're going to campaign for him we're going to do everything we can to ensure is freed and 70 immediately that you receive the medical care you e.g. selves well as i mentioned a moment ago amnesties report details how the pandemic has worsened inequality and abuses of human rights in poland activists are raising the alarm over the erosion

of women's rights while makers there have tentatively approved withdrawing from a european treaty which seeks to end violence against women that treaty is known as the is stamboul convention the measure could open the way for a total ban on abortion in pope. when polish doctors told paulino that her unborn child had new kidneys and would die upon birth she had few options as of january new legislation has come into effect allowing abortions only in cases of incest rape or a threat to a mother's life. is one of the very few women in poland who has since found a team of doctors willing to attest that giving birth was a threat to her health and her abortion went ahead. but the symbol had better be that. these people are heroes. that they are afraid of the consequences of

the sick country that they live in. they're brave and they're here to help people and not to serve politicians. and women's rights are under even further threat in poland lawmakers have approved a draft law ordering the country to withdraw from the is tumble convention on combat in violence against women paving the way for an alternative treaty that would ban abortion and gay marriage critics say the move would legalize domestic violence does not affect that up to a few let's go by what you decided just a moment ago there is home violence permission this is a green light for torturers so this is a permission to terminate an international agreement which protects the victims of violence you said to the girl yesterday when you show me your boat as being. one in 3 women has been a victim of physical or sexual violence a recent w.h.o.

study finds the istanbul convention's primary task is to prevent violence against women but although the text of the convention has never changed populists in countries like poland turkey and hungry have been politicizing the convention for their own political agenda. in poland last year hundreds of thousands of women took to the streets against the new abortion law and the curtailment of their rights those protests have continued despite the threat of covert and a heavy police presence. i went to the protest together with all my friends because we knew we had to show we did not agree with what's going on. but none of us ever thought that just a few months later i will be in the situation. yep and. as long as the situation for women in poland continues to deteriorate paulina will

not stop fighting what she sees as restrictions on her basic rights. well there's almost on the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter news or you can follow me aboard go off t.v. and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day we'll see you then everybody.

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this is. from berlin tonight 2 announcements one message the u.k. and the european union say there may be a link between the astra zeneca corona virus vaccine and blood clot the head of the european medicines agency and its british counterpart today both said clotting is a potential rare side effect if they continue to say the benefits of the vaccine still outweigh the risks also coming up tonight brazil records its highest ever daily death toll from code 19 more than 4000 within the last 24 hours why has the

corona virus proved so deadly and at life in prison turkey hands down dozens of harsh sentences to former top ranking army officers accused of plotting the 2016th failed coup. i'm burnt off is good to have you with us we start with a setback for the world's most widely used coronavirus vaccine the european medicines agency and its british counterpart today announced there is a possible link between the astra zeneca vaccine and blood clotting in the brain the regulators described the condition as a very rare side effect but depending on where you live and depending on your age the advice tonight is not to take the astra zeneca. trying to put to rest any concerns. first of all i want to start by stating that our safety committee the

pharmacovigilance and risk assessment committee of the european medicines agency has confirmed that the benefits of the astra zeneca vaccine in preventing cope with 19 overall outweigh the risks of side effects. the european union's drug regulator the european medicines agency says after a safety assessment of the astra zeneca vaccine they are still encouraging people to get it that's despite finding a $169.00 cases of a rare brain blood clot after $34000000.00 doses the agency says while no clear link has been found they believe the clots are caused by any means response as a result the regulator will be listing the clots as a rare side effect of the astra zeneca vaccine. this vaccine has proven to be highly effective it preventive severe to fifty's and hospitalized patients and it is saving lives vaccination is extremely important in helping us in the fight

against cope at 19 and we need to use the back of scenes we have to protect us from the devastating effects to my it comes as u.k. authorities recommend that the astra zeneca vaccine should not be given to adults under 30 where possible but again they stress the continued use of the vaccine our review has reinforced the risk of this respected side effect remains extremely small. the drug maker itself says the bottom line of the regulators findings is that the astra zeneca vaccine offers a high level of protection against 19. with the european union has been heavily criticized for its slow vaccination rollout we asked our correspondent marina strauss held the astra zeneca announcement what is likely to affect you country's going for the can only issue recommendations health is actually

a national matter in the european union so it's now up to the e.u. countries themselves to decide what they will do with these recommendations and some of them have already acted before this press conference it certainly does not make life easier here that's for sure but we also have to see that astra zeneca has delivered far less vaccine doses to the european union then announced so it's not like there are many many a huge amount of fixed scenes lying around in the e.u. that no one wants to use and some countries and experts also try to find a wife call it a solution to this problem for example or to vaccinate older people with the astra zeneca vaccine and younger people seem to be more aggressive risk with other vaccines are on the european market. that was marina strauss there reporting from brussels brazil's cove in $1000.00 rises is getting worse by the day the country has reported a record daily death toll bringing total deaths in the country to nearly 340000 the

situation could get even worse brazil has just recorded its 1st confirmed case of another highly contagious corona virus very. more bad news for brazil over 4000 covert 19 related deaths within 24 hours another sad record patients are dying inside and outside of hospital wards while they have to wait for treatment for scarce ventilators and frustration is growing. seeping through recently had to properly prepared for the scenario from the beginning when the same thing wouldn't be happening again they should have prevented it from the beginning and it would have been better but now it's not your problem i just want to know. that i've already lost relatives to the coronavirus i think the politicians should be more united. for months president paul sonera

has opposed strict measures to curb the virus and slammed state leaders who imposed tight restrictions even his own covert 1000 infection did not change his approach to the pandemic. with few nationwide measures in place p. one new variant of the virus emerged and was able to spread quickly in brazil making it the epicenter of the pandemic again where the p one has the potential to low effectiveness of some vaccine still needs to be determined brazil also just recorded its 1st confirmed case of the highly contagious corona virus variant 1st discovered in south africa yesterday his voice which forecasts by some epidemy a logical institutes show that probably before july 1st brazil will surpass the half a 1000000 mark of covert 900 deaths rapidly approaching the total number of deaths of the united states the country that had the highest absolute number of deaths. oh

my word with you jim morrison you know subsidies brazil has been slow to vaccinate on wednesday the pan american health organization said the country needs access to more covert 1000 vaccines and called on other countries around the world to help. well here in germany chancellor angela merkel has called for a short lived tough national lockdown as the country fights to reverse a 3rd wave of 19 infections not federal and state leaders have been struggling to develop a coherent strategy to address the crisis but even as calls for a lock down grow some german states or experimenting with easing restrictions preparing the terror is a big step towards a melody for this german restaurant owner but he remains cautious. and that's what we decided to do this today even if only a few people use it but then we get a feeling for how it works and what we have to pay attention to on tuesday

determine state of silence started easing lockdown measures as part of a model experiment. gyms cinemas and outdoor dining areas have restaurants reopened to customers who are able to provide a negative rapid coronavirus test presidents have mixed feelings about it when i'm looking forward to going out for coffee again somehow we have missed it in recent times it brings a bit of normality. i would have preferred to wait another week to open restaurants to see would really came out of the incidence values have to. some experts are critical of the move particularly due to the fast spreading british variant of the virus. when the numbers are rising shopping now it is by no means the right time to open up politicians are also calling for action is criticism of the country's handling of the crisis mounts. germany's federal system transfers

considerable wealth already to the states including over key areas like health and rule in postman each of the 16 states can decide its own rules some have decided against curfews and are going ahead with reopening measures calls for a unified approach a growing. i'll be very honest if we do this together it will also have a very big effect otherwise once again there will be patchwork agreement that no one will understand that some states will open up on a large scale and others will be forced to take other measures as germany struggles to contain a 3rd wave of the coronavirus it's still searching for a cohesive strategy. our here's a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world protests have been held outside the me in mar embassy in london after the ambassador was locked out and barred from entering the building quote varmint had broken ranks with the ruling junta in recent weeks he told british media that

military figures have occupied the building jordan's king abdullah has broken his silence over a public rift in the royal family and told the nation that the worst political crisis in decades is now over it was sparked by an alleged plot involving his half brother the statement said that recent events have caused him shock pain and anger space-x. has launched its falcon 9 rocket into space with 60 of its starlee satellites on board this flight is likely to be the last space x. mission before the crew to launch later this month crew 2 will take 4 astronauts to the international space station. well back here on earth a turkish court has handed down life sentences to dozens of former soldiers for their involvement in the $26.00 team failed coup attempt against one's government a total of $497.00 defendants have been on trial since 2017 for attempting to seize the military headquarters in on corrupt it's expected to be one of the last mass

trials linked to the failed coup. the 1st judgments were handed down just an hour into proceedings while many high ranking offices received life sentences some soldiers were cleared of all charges only to prosecutions lawyers commented publicly. even now with still getting wind of the people who want to stage to be prosecutions should be a lesson to them that the offenders have been given the hottest possible sentences under our legal framework if we still had the death penalty they would have been given that you don't want them in there with a heavy police presence at the court building in ankara with drones hovering above none of the relatives or law is of the accused wanted to be interviewed. in the night of the 15th to the 16th of july and 2016 part of the military tried to overthrow the government of president wretched typo to one ankara says u.s.

based cleric fertility was behind the move. since the attempted coup tens of thousands of people have been arrested and more than 100000 civil servants dismissed dozens of cases still ongoing. the detailed written verdicts of wednesday's court proceedings still being completed are let's go now to our correspondent dorian jones he is in stamboul covering the story for us tonight good evening to you dorian you know we have seen a lot of these large scale trials following the 2016th what was the focus of this one. well this trial focused on the presidential guard which is in the leaks unit that has that is droll is to protect president and they played a very key role in the failed coup attempt and this the hearings and this trial was all about that role they played taking over the general staff headquarters in

ankara and also the public broadcaster where the declaration of a military takeover was announced by the presenter was force of gun point to make that announcement very dramatic events and the trial focused mainly on those key events very severe sentences 6 receives the maximum penalty of aggravated life sentence meaning they will be in solitary confinement with no chance of parole 32 of us receive life sentences and another 100 receive up to 16 years seen jail but significantly the many of the conscripts on trial most of them were acquitted and there has been great criticism the fact that conscripts have received very severe sentences that in previous trials and they were men who were just 4 said to be there without a choice and during we understand that this is going to be the last mass trial in prosecution connected with the ones crackdown are we looking at court proceedings winding down now. well this has been a massive legal procedure over nearly 400 cases have been held 2 and

a half 1000 life sentences have been issued is i mean i'm president of legal proceedings nearly 300000 people have been detained in the ongoing crackdown and on top of the legal proceedings you've also seen major purchase within the civil servants over 150000 people have lost a job and men in the become pariahs in society on able to find work and recently an academic was killed in a factory as if the only child that he could find to be removed from office so this has been a major ongoing crackdown but it does appear now that much of the proceedings. to wind up. and that was or you jones our correspondent in stamboul where there were 2 champions league quarter final 1st leg played on wednesday night byron munich suffered a 32 loss at the hands of police on john thomas mueller level blue scores for the defending champions but a killian in bumpy goals the result for p.s.g. meanwhile almost 2 shows chelsea had the perfect night in porto and to know when

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