the be . this is g w news live from berlin commemorating the debt armenia remembers the massacre of its people under a turkish on i'm going to rule as u.s. president joe biden angers and grown by recognizing the atrocity as genocide also on the show india's hospitals collapse under the weight of a colossal 2nd wave of corona virus infections the capital delhi is counting one of covert related deaths every 5 minutes as people struggle to find help.

i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. turkey has reacted angrily after u.s. president joe biden formally recognize the armenian genocide which took place during the ottoman era both the turkish government and opposition condemned the u.s. announcement with the foreign minister calling it populism its statement by said he and all americans honor the memory of all those are many and who perished in genocide that began exactly 160 years ago is acknowledgment comes as thousands of people in armenia as capital yerevan commemorate the mass killings deportations and forced marches. marching forward to look back on many an official to lead the nation in commemorating the horrors of the past the procession

of this hilltop memorial in the capital we haven't included prime minister nicole pasha. members of the public to streamed in to on of the dead and they will come the announcement from washington formally recognizing those past events as a genocide. i think it's a great thing that biden recognizes the armenian genocide because the us are a major country and it might have an effect on turkey. we've been waiting for this for years we wanted this before biden many made promises trump did and so did those before him and we waited. in 1915 a 1000000 armenians were brutally murdered by ottoman turks many more were deported and sent on death marches into the syrian desert.

armenians have long campaigned for the crimes against their people to be recognized internationally as genocide. turkey argues that there was no systematic attempt to wipe out armenians and no such order from the ottoman authorities. but nearly 30 countries have recognized the atrocities as genocide many armenians would consider the diplomatic spats over terminology a distraction from the memory of atrocities of more than a century ago that haunts their nation to this day. from war a let's bring in correspondent in washington d.c.'s in these in the sunday it's me so how significant is joe biden statement in which he calls the massacre of armenians during the ottoman era a genocide. this is pretty significant you know for decades now u.s.

presidents have been extremely careful about the language that they use when talking about the killings of armenians to avoid using the word genocide out of fear of angering turkey which is seen as an important partner a nato ally of course and the last president to use the word genocide was actually ronald reagan in 1901 and since then we've seen the armenian community here the diaspora lobby u.s. presidents they have promised on the campaign trail to deem this a genocide but once they've entered the white house they have not done so so president biden promised last year himself on the campaign trial trail rather to make this part of his agenda he has followed through and in doing so has really broken with his predecessors now see me what did bring president biden to break with his pres predecessors as you said i mean many of them had also made these kinds of promises but did not follow through when they were in the white house what's different this time. what i think you have to understand the context in which this is all taking place you know ties between the u.s.

and turkey right now are really strained and the u.s. is not very happy that turkey purchased a russian missile systems that something that triggered sanctions actually it is not happy about turkey's role in the region its role in libya and syria it is also not happy about what it sees as a backsliding on democracy and human rights in turkey so certainly these disagreements seem to have bolstered president biden into making this announcement and i should say there seems to be a certain sense among administration officials that because ties are so bad they are ready and willing to take any blowback that might come from ankara. see me soon iskhandar reporting for us from washington thank you. now let's get the view from turkey and for that i'm joined by our correspondent in istanbul dorian jones hello to you dorian so there has already been a reaction from ankara to the u.s. statement referring to a genocide in armenia what is the turkish government saying. scandalous

is what the turkish foreign ministry said in a statement saying this is inflicted deep wounds to turkish u.s. relations while the president of egypt type one and a message to the istanbul armenian patriarca said that this issue should be resolved by historians and shouldn't be allowed to be exploited by 3rd party political opportunists while the turkish foreign minister met with charter show low in a tweet said that turkey does need any lectures and on its history and said that this was a great. injustice and. peace in the country so a lot of anger also turkey's or main opposition parties have also fallen into line with the government with the noted exception of the. d.p. which does recognize the armenian genocide so there's a great deal of anger in the country and why there is not only a feeling of of injustice historically but also the fear that the growing movement

of recognizing armenian genocide could open up turkey to claims of international reparations from relatives of those killed but despite the high stakes there's been no talk of retaliation from no calls for new reports of recalling to pass it up back to turkey or even restricting the use of a key military air base of in july which is used by the americans and it does appear that turkey wants to look beyond this crisis because it is aware the relations are rock bottom with the u.s. and he's looking to rebuild those relations and president one has agreed apparently to meet with president biden in june on the sidelines on the nato summit all right doreen jones reporting from istanbul thank you so much. let's turn our attention to india now where hospitals are launching desperate appeals for help as the health system crumbles corona virus infection rates in the country continue to break global records the government has given top priority to the transports of

lifesaving oxygen but hospitals are so overwhelmed that many people cannot even get inside the situation is particularly dire in the capital delhi where oxygen supplies are running out fast. fighting for breath these patients outside a covert 1000 hospital in delhi are among the fortunate ones. the clinic is overwhelmed and lacks free beds but at least it still has oxygen to administer to the most gravely ill among a steady flow of new arrivals. this edition right down here is if you leave it it was too good to go and of all the full control. just off is really cooperative but due to the old girl doing well for the whole meanwhile on the walking casualty it is different there deploying to equal treatment to all the division for the next fight is a hike into division 3 and. these scenes are no exception across the country

hospitals are full and turning stricken patients away many are critically low on oxygen supplies as india 2nd wave sets global records for new delhi infections social media are flooded with stories of people who desperately trying to secure oxygen for loved ones. ordinary that day out that the world at that i prefer. to read a paragraph or what i do to speed up deliveries indian railways has launched an oxygen express service ferrying supplies directly from production plants like a beacon of hope the 1st train arrives in maharashtra one of the hardest hit states where more than 62000 people have lost their lives to the virus. at the delhi hospital a group of men heaved their brother out of a rickshaw they tried to get him admitted earlier but were sent home now they learned it's too late to save him. the father of 5 is dead on arrival since

he wasn't admitted to the hospital or taken to its morgue his death is unlikely to be counted in a city swiftly rising official toll. and joining us now from the indian capital is delhi is delhi bureau chief. i mean test so many heart wrenching stories coming from across india i'd like to ask you what is it like for you personally living in delhi right now amid this relentless 2nd wave. you know to be honest it's not easy delhi is the hardest hit city in the country at the movement i have gone weeks who tested positive or had family members friends and neighbors who tested positive last night i just. didn't get enough oxygen and he passed away a few honestly to a friend's mother and this is not just my story everybody i know has had some kind of story of this kind to share and then you keep hearing these stories of hospitals

big people oxygen sending out as suicide messages and we saw some of those incidents in your report when you see such desperation people begging and gossipy well at it's very difficult to see i'm moved. indeed now made to we did at least see that the 1st trains delivering oxygen are arriving is there some hope that conditions could get better soon. will try missionary in them or the hand a high level meeting today to discuss ways to. suggest a nice. retreat was one real doing that and it all symbolize the engine and force a consignment of oxygen it was and if it was single and brought to india another consignment is due to come to the united arab emirates built oxygen car door school oxygen coming by route from different parts of the country in india which has a silk use of oxygen and just to give them

a way to come fast and he suggests nation that they need to and then get 23 oxygen generating plants and if to from germany and did you get a ride in india within the weeks ahead is on the weak but distribution is still a problem on the industry structure bickering who should get how much and why and people feel less in the last thing we need in the midst of a 2nd wave in india i'm going to delhi bureau chief thank you for your reporting and please do stay safe let's take a look now at some other stories making news this hour syria says a drone has attacked an iranian oil tanker filled with fuel office mediterranean coastline human rights monitors said 3 people aboard the vessel died iran has been shipping fuel to its syrian government allies state media is blaming the attack on israel which is not commenting on the incident russia has deployed navy warships to

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it comes to the fans of the humans and see them live through foals who have decided to put their trust in us. my name is jennifer eris and i work a day dolly. this week on world stories. italy has seen fewer births during the pandemic singing is helping cope with 19 patients in the u.k. we begin in china in a city that stands for strong liquor the bow tie the brandy is considered the most valuable brand of alcohol and acts as a lubricant when conducting business and my question favors. normally expose this

crime and corruption cases now the investigative journalist is on his way to china's most famous to be. monitoring you can already smell the alcohol here which only the southern chinese town of motel used also the name of the liquor produced here. multi-disciplinary is china's most valuable company worth more than the country's biggest back china's political elite is partial to it and us some of the bottles cost several $100.00 euros you says they are the perfect gift to greece that we are going to judge how well corrupt officials prefer multimeters they only drink the most expensive brands and this alcohol is the most expensive and their love for it lets the prices rise even more jaguar just needs a walk down. the lake effect or it takes up large swaths of multi-ton and many more are trying to profit from the big name within sight of the state owned giant

is the distillery a family business. customers and people in the industry know that there's a limit to the production capacity of matai that's where we come in the government lets us follow the lead of the mt i company in profit from them that brings in some wealth to us people here of what. his company uses the same distilling techniques the grain is for meant it in earth pits the pits give it a pungent aroma minnes and of soy sauce many people outside of china find it hard to swallow. that mashes fermented in a dry state during the distillation process steam passes through the mash and releases the. wool and says the liquor mostly to individuals as well as companies they produce special editions for weddings and company and a verse remains. the intimate relationship between china's communists and the spicy liquor began in the 1930 s.

when communist troops hid in the area from their nationalist adverse raise. after they came to power they turned the factory into a state owned enterprise. so you could provide them with liquor up. to about 5 that it's appropriate at the factory. and the owner who refused to hand over his business was executed for. these close links to the ready lead have called leo whose attention he's been tipped off that model type also produces in a neighboring town a violation of the rules on geographic origin so he goes to take a look. he finds the company is constructing vast production facilities there. near england and nobody cares what they do here and it's as if the government agencies which should control him don't exist.

it's another piece of evidence for the book he is planning to write on china's most valuable company. italy has one of the lowest birth rates in all of europe and it has been steadily declining for more than a century now the coronavirus pandemic is causing many italians to think about putting off having children. but children's playground eerily quiet the numbers are out italians are having far fewer babies during the pandemic. they too have had to put their family planning on hold more in an even chance or just bought a new home in a suburb of baghdad a big step for the young couple and everything is ready for the next. comment i made my meaning this will be the children's room it has yet to be set up we want to put in one or 2 beds depending on the size. we also have some space downstairs

which could become another room for the children. well then modest get onto and off and had. been changed to now we're planning on getting married last summer before their but they had to postpone because of the pandemic and having kids before marriage for the 2 devout catholics was not an option. that asked enough i mean. for us marriage means union and creating a family of our own marriage home family and children moving was supposed to be after the wedding but we had to switch on a little. while the individual reasons differ and the situation is emblematic for hundreds of thousands of couples across the nation wanting to have children. it is too early to determine with certainty what exactly is causing italian numbers to drop even further says sociologist giuliani the pandemic is likely affecting couple sex life but more importantly financial security seems to be the driving factor in

the decision not to have kids. i think talian young capos are becoming much more economic rationale that then emotional. and convinced that it's important to have another child so there may be more worried about the future of children buying a house postponing marriage while working full time for the moment when chance and more in a have a lot on their plate but that hasn't changed their wish to start a family of their own has soon as the time is right. to meet us more than half of all adults have now received at least wonder. most of the coronavirus facts seem this is why something news in new york are able to open their doors talking and says again. new yorkers are

finally getting the opportunity again to pursue one of their favorite pastimes standing in line. i'm really excited for the sea to become the city again as we always knew what it's pretty pretty exciting that you can feel the feel the energy ok they're not actually excited about queuing up but rather that after a year of zoom meetings and elbow bumps they're about to see a live show at one of the city's most iconic entertainment venues the comedy cellar in manhattan's greenwich village. the comedy cellar has hosted nearly all the trades greats over the decades but like most venues it's been shuttered for more than a year now it's open again but at just 33 percent capacity in accordance with new york's regulations no covert 19 test is required to enter and neither are masks when seated the club's owner is cautiously optimistic the venue will stay open now for good i don't expect things to turn bad now they back said he will very very

quickly i think it's going to be ok. i hope it's ok you know if it's not i hope they'll shut us down again you know they should do what they need to do despite rising case numbers the risk of aerosols and virus variants the comedians in the audience breathe a sigh of relief and yeah there will be jokes about the pandemic. for the comedians for me if i thought it to talk about this stuff. to just say what i was going through and then i think for the audience it's not just. identifying in a relating to that is one level and that's huge too but also just being with other people physically being around people or on your peers and songs for a little setting that itself is as important and gradually there are more and more places for new yorkers to do that restaurants are allowed to host patrons indoors at half capacity most of the city's museums have been open for months and now major sports venues are also welcoming fans again. as

tourists are returning to new york a so-called vaccination passport could be an important tool to bring back major attractions like broadway most theaters here is saying they won't reopen until all seats can be filled they're hoping sometime in the fall or winter. but for now it's spring and new yorkers are enjoying their newfound freedom in the sun after a year in isolation. all of us in the u.k. are also struggling to to pandemic restrictions but an example in london shows how some are making the most of the situation and opera singer is helping people heal from long term cope with 19 with breathing and singing exercises. blowing

bubbles to help with the. basic training. she has developed special greeting exercises for covert patients and for some of them it's a bit too hard work at the moment but what it does is it just allows your voice a little bit of a chance to unpressed. she says it's thanks to susie that she feels well again and is able to take a few hobbies just a year ago she was suffering from a lung infection and needed oxygen 3 months on i remember feeling so fatigued breathless. i mean literally from my bed to the bathroom i would just get breathless. shiba never dreamed that of all people seeing us from the english national opera would be the ones to help a brief arm stand to show the height in weekly zoom sessions participants learn to

relax and improve that posture and most of old to prove and just hove that from men we think a lot about breathing down because if you're breathing you're taking in lots of that and i actually tend not to be extending the so just giving people tools to slow things down and get them in a moment is really out. this is. now being part of a group it's hugely important. and sternness. and . i could have never imagined coming out of that dark mess all by myself so it's been a huge support system for me it's like my family now we had i guess you can say a common purpose to get better and more beautiful way to single. out

and heal them at the same time sound. she dreams of singing on a real opera stage together with others like her and that dream could come true pain eat as soon as school beat restrictions allow the english national opera plans to stage if very special. for the patients. to breathe again to see the. the.

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