hoaxes. and who's behind the. news manufacturing ignorance starts may 3rd on d. w. . this is the news live from berlin the world mobilizes to turn around the coronavirus prices in india germany and the european union have medical aid on the way so do the united states and britain countries are sending oxygen and other supplies desperately needed to keep people alive. also on the program putting an end to resistance russian prosecutors try to label insane of all his political

party as an extremist if they succeed his group will be banned from taking part in the elections i'm from posting political material on lot. the historic night at the economy awards. and the concourse through. moment of. closure was no man's land who wins best picture at the 93rd academy award the child of born joe also became the 1st woman of color to win best director as a very diverse group of women took home a lot. of us welcome to the program medical help is on the way to india as the country has set a global record for new infections for the 5th. straight day the european union and

the u.s. are sending equipment. materials needed for vaccines on the ground the situation is critical all spittal by its us molds are full and the oxygens that is most needed to save lives is actual supply. seriously ill cut that 19 patient arrives at the hospital in a rickshaw but he has turned away a side that side displaced the number of available intensive care beds. my father 70 years old last not have bought an oxygen tank on the black market for about 440 euros but it's empty there are no beds and no oxygen. india's doctors are comparing this wave of infections to a tsunami this special clinic in delhi is overflowing with severely sick patients. at the entrance to the hospital patients like to see stone trolleys.

leave. something and these released some of the 5 people leaving here we believe it to be with you. at the beginning of the year indian prime minister narendra modi declared the country have beaten the virus with it saw an upcoming elections the government allowed huge political rallies to go ahead. and despite rapidly rising infections it also permitted millions to gather for the komei the largest religious gathering in the world where hindu pilgrims pay then the river ganges gatherings are now limited to $500.00 people but the fires has already spread rapidly scientists are fearful about the weeks ahead only 10 percent of the population has been vaccinated. or you think that if the government should send people to or to do or to vaccinate they should concentrate on the us. germany's

among the countries sending urgently needed medical supplies as india comes to grips with the scale of the catastrophe. for more on this story i'm now joined by our men on professor of physics and biology at the shock university in so about in india just last month the health minister said india was in the end game of the pandemic today it's a global records infection so what's gone wrong i think no one anticipated that sort of austerity in the speed with that new there aeons with equal with the existing landscape in india i think much of the increase in cases that we've seen beyond february can be attributed to multiple knew of it in the u.k. variant a new bit in called the 1617 in much of the state of shock and different events across the country all of that seem to have taken off at about the same time it's really the pressure of cases coming from the that is completely definitive in the public health system at the moment in this in the examples that you saw professor

you are an expert in modeling infectious diseases when do you expect this massive wave to peak most models suggest that it will take at least another 2 to 3 weeks so with. the round the tent to the 15th of may is the best guess at the moment there are some encouraging thing in the city of bombay which have been hard hit by the week by the current of a 3rd year we're already seeing that 15 declaimed for both weak knowledge cases but to compensate that another part of the country kids numbers are right and we'll have to see what up until that moment and. international help is coming in you think it's going to be enough to reserve reverse the now. at this stage we need to really to nature the patients who are desperately ill get the oxygen get the medication that they need and hospital that you can see have been running out of this throughout the country whether this will have a longer term impact of the enough to stand the deaths that are going to happen in

the next couple of it is anyone's guess my feeling would be no but we'd have to see . last week i spoke to director of a number of clinics across india and he told me that the supply chain would be a massive problem as well do you see that is that one of the main reasons that isn't a theory we have multiple states in the country now under lockdown we have the sections on plates and to get medication to get talk that remote it is of the country will continue to be a problem in these countries have started these states have been historically underserved especially in the far reaches of india and it and if there will continue to be neglected i fear in the next few months so isn't that the government's job to improve things. it is a government still in principle we should have used the time between the heat that we saw in september in the month before that as well as the months after that to

try to strengthen this infrastructure particularly we this is so trying to reverse the boat into 30 years of neglect of the public health system that is partly to perform politically but there are other paths that it has in europe a special attention to them how is interaction nation template going. to currently bethany to develop 140000000000 of our people which is a little less than 10 percent of the population the number of people with 2 shots of that 3 we have to short of actually then indeed it's probably less than about 2 percent so they're moving slowly we need to move much faster and now the supply of that theme is critical that slowing down. the time and a professor of physics and biology that shockey university thank you very much for the time you. now let's have a look at some of the other developments in the pandemic bangkok extended its coronavirus restrictions on as it deals with a new outbreak parts gyms cinemas and daycare centers have been ordered to shots hong kong and singapore have confirmed they're launching

a so-called travel bubble in may travelers will be allowed to fly between the 2 cities without going into quarantine once they meet strict conditions and israel's health ministry says it's examining whether cases of heart inflammation are linked to the biotech pfizer vaccine most were reported in men under 30 it's. finally got to roll out the red carpet for the film industries biggest nights of the year and in stark contrast to previous years the 93rd academy awards or a very diverse lineup of nominees and witness. 2 of the top prizes went to chinese born clothes she made history as the 1st woman of color to take home the best director trophy road movie nomad land struck a chord with the academy who turned her into evenings they go into. from the center of hollywood pretend to mc to the main los angeles train station mid

pandemic a nice room where this happened. that was the best actress winner frances mcdormand who led the acting in what was named for best picture of 2020 nomad land a tale of down and out americans living out of their vehicles. and to. no matter i was. it was directed by the groundbreaking chinese born chloe joe the 1st asian woman to take home the best director award. this is for anyone. why have the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves and into late toned down intimate event in a socially just space the winners were more diverse than in years past. and the oscar goes to. judge young you take for example korean winner union john of the

best supporting actress award from the film inari own elected thanks to my 2 boys who made me pull out and work so. did our son oh i knew it. this is because mommy will. also picking up a statue at the film judas in the black messiah supporting actor daniel. who in his own way offered a wait what moment is incredible last incredible moment that. it's amazing let's just say i'm here you mean so i'm so happy to be alive so it was a result tonight. you are probably at a diverse array of reactions to the top honors amid such diverse array of nominees and winners. of all on the whole it was biggest night let's bring in our resident movie buff scott rocks for scott tell us

more about this best film why was wasn't so convincing apparently for the academy. yeah i think nomad land was the big winner at the oscars because it really speaks to this moment in time i mean after the year of the pandemic i think a lot of people around the world but also in america are feeling vulnerable and maybe starting to question the assumptions of their life and that's sort of what nomad land is about it's about a woman who has lost everything and is living out of her van traveling around as a modern day nomad and i think after this year that we've been through that a lot of people in the academy who voted for the oscars really felt something felt in touch with with this story and particularly with an incredible performance by frances mcdormand. no surprise that she wanted any surprises the other when is this year. well the very big surprise came at the end now in an unusual move the oscar

organizers put the best actor prize at the very end usually that's reserved for best picture but i think they were assuming like we all were that the late chadwick boseman would win an oscar he died last year and he was nominated for his final performance in ma rainey's black bottom but when the actor or ward was announced it was anthony hopkins who won so what was seen to be planned as a as a dramatic and emotional moment to end the oscars end up being a bit of a damp squid especially since anthony hopkins wasn't even there to accept his prize so in the process. as we all remember have been heavily criticized of being too white's about has that changed now for good. well it's changed a bit i mean we saw that chloe as you said is the 1st asian woman to win a best picture and to win a best director we saw 2 actors of color in the among the winners and some people of color in the technical awards which has never happened before but let's put this

in perspective of the around 40 people who won oscars this year 25 of them were still white men so i think there's still a long way to go. and to my next question how did women do across the board. yes very well i mean chloe was the only the 2nd woman to win best picture and best director and i think she did it with a film that was very female centric which i think is interesting also emerald finale who won best original screenplay for a promising young woman again this is a very female centric story and i think that's the interesting thing that's changed with the oscars not only that women directors and talent are starting to win but that they're doing so with stories that are told from a very female perspective so what do you think what kind of feel have the ceremony on the pandemic conditions. yeah it was definitely different i mean as you saw the main ceremony took place in union station which is the main train station in downtown l.a. a very different look for the oscars in general the tone was

a bit more somber a bit more downplayed it wasn't the glitz and glam that we're used to except for the best actor. flub at the end which seemed to end the. ceremony on a bit of a down note i thought it was it did work but for these unusual times but i think now everybody is wishing that we get back to the normal red carpet glamour oscars next year hopefully. thank you very much scott. now let's turn to some other stories making headlines around the world relatives have been holding memorials for the victims of indonesia's submarine disaster the military officially announced the death of all 53 crewmembers on sunday the wreckage was found at the bottom of the bali sea after 4 days it's not clear why the submarine sank to the ocean floor. ukrainians have been marking the 35th anniversary of the chernobyl nuclear disaster illit candles and led roses memorial

to firefighters in the town of sirte where 50000 residents from the chernobyl area were really hated after reactor number 4 exploded in the early hours of april $26986.00. huge wildfires erupted in siberia after dry grass called fire gusts of wind caused the fire to spread rapidly and hampered firefighters efforts to put it out thick smoke temporarily restricted traffic on a highway nearby no victims have been reported. a massive sandstorm swept through northern china's. economy as region on sunday cities were hit by a wall of blowing sand stretching hundreds of meters authorities advised the public to take precautions against heavy winds and poor visibility until the storm let up on monday morning. officials in iraq say the massive fire at a back to hospital treating covert 900 patients was most likely caused by an

exploding oxygen tank on sunday funerals were held for some of the 82 victims of the blaze their families say negligence and corruption contributed to the disaster and hampered the response. well. burying their loved ones who they desperately tried to save but couldn't this man's brother was one of many covert 19 patients at the hospital when a massive fire broke out here rescue teams deployed quickly so his nephew tried everything he could to save him from the blaze by himself. how could i leave my uncle who raised me i stayed with him i tried to drag him out but i could not because he had lost consciousness. all that suffering and many iraqis believe it could have been prevented with a timely emergency response and had the hospital been better maintain on top but already spent seed in flammable ceilings and no fire protection system many

impromptu rescuers say it's the government's fault it's. a way to manage the negligent from the largest to the smallest to be held accountable houses. iraq's health care system has struggled to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and now this as the public rage over the blaze grows the government has promised it will hold people accountable the prime minister has suspended the health minister and the governor of baghdad province. but it's unclear if that will be enough for all the families grieving the loss of their loved ones in a place where they were supposed to find healing. a court in russia has formally suspended the activity of jailed from the critic again of ali's anti corruption foundation and its regional network according to a statement by one of on these groups state prosecutors in moscow requested the

suspension pending a decision to designate the bonus opposition group as extremists the nation by suspension deals another blow to the kremlin critics move. let's cross over to our correspondents our until to an in moscow and what consequence does this fall that movement. will basically this is spends the work of the anti-corruption foundation more broadly throughout the country to really kind of critical time both for the country and for the organization now if they are officially declared an extremist organization that would place them squarely in line with the far right groups you know nazi groups and then there are symbols and criminal cannell tease on their work and of course they could have a chilling effect on their on their opposition work throughout the country now if it does actually if it is actually they are declared strings organization their leaders could be facing multi-year jail sentences if they continue their opposition work i think would be even more chilling is the fact that even people have kind of a slow the organization could be looking at jail terms moving forward and of course

we are in the run up to our elections this fall and this really just kind of makes their opposition work almost. so but it's not a given yet stood so has to come a decision to what what's behind this move by prosecutors. you're right this is only a temporary injunction but it does seem more broadly at the russian government has kind of run out of patience with both of all he and his anti-corruption foundation now they have been kind of able to ferment a real growing wave of anger directed at both the kremlin and vladimir putin and the political elite in russia more was and i think what is interesting is kind of the grassley roots level of organization that if you can they will have some 37 branch offices throughout the country and that's part of the reason that we've seen this more unprecedented wave of protests sweep out to russia more broadly typically you only saw more liberal protests concentrated in moscow and st petersburg but in the last several years we've seen them sweep the country now last during the last

election cycle with their intelligent voting system the anti-corruption foundation was able to give the flight in akutan and his party and supporters kind of a black eye and it seems like they're well they're really eager to prevent that in the run up to this year's elections so what are the options that remain for the opposition movement and for a feeling of all the. well of all me and the people in his and across from foundation i said they prepared for all possible contingencies including this one so they say they have a plan now we don't know specifically what that plan entails so far but one model that's being discussed is seen then move on brought to a neutral country and in and continuing their organizational efforts there however as it was seen earlier it's really kind of a working ization that's kind of helped them to such success in recent years and it's really unclear if they'll be able to continue that i mean other opposition figures like richard across the for example have gone abroad but they haven't really enjoyed the same success that they had when they were here within russia so right now we don't know what their plan is but this really kind of hits them hard

it is very very critical juncture for the attic russian foundation of all the and the nation more broadly. in all sco that thank you very much thank you. thanh some sports news now the bundesliga title race is unexpectedly heating up on match day $31.00 of $34.00 are sick knew that anything less than a win at home to stuttgart would effectively hand the league title to buy munich luckily for them the visitors in an obliging and. byron's surprise last minute on saturday meant that leipzig went into this one knowing that a win would keep the championship race alive for another much day. under task seems simpler than 15 minutes in stuttgart snow you know a mother was sent off the young frenchman's one john palmer do haidara looked worse

with every viewing quite sick dominated proceedings thereafter but fun stuttgart keep. an increase of the form. the swiss made sure it was no nelda going into the break. but coble couldn't stop like 6 from taking the lead in the 1st and 2nd half time my daughter showed no aftereffects of that but tackle to some pull my header when no leipsic. will produce more heroics to keep the score at one nil. but then sub emule force was a penalty within a minute of coming on after a clumsy tackle constantino smile for upon us. under sweet by itself too late sick after 67 minutes accounted for miss of the season by let's examine the orb and meant the score state to know what the result means stuttgart european ambitions all but dashed well not goals means mainly to win the remaining 3 games and hope by and drop points if they are to secure the unlikeliest of titles. there

are a lot 6 young nods money is a totes in high demand and german media are reporting that he's allegedly in talks with bae and munich to take over from their coach constance slick but the 33 year old man could come with a hefty price tag or. it could cost the defending champions around $30000000.00 euros that will be a new record fee for germany coach not last month's tarrant contract leipsic runs until 2020 strange and he made history last season by taking them all the way to the champions league semifinals. around the world children have had their schooling up ended by the coronavirus pandemic in many places students have been away from their classrooms for more than a year but the school principal in pakistan has found

a very creative way to deliver the thrill of new ideas to children in the country's poorest province the help of an unusual assistant have a go at this steady pace rush on the camel draws closer to his destination. it's not russians 1st visit to this village the children here have been waiting impatiently for his return. they are eager for the precious cargo carried on the camels back because this camel is carrying a large load of books. these kids have been out of school for over a year and are keen to learn new ideas from beyond their village but i want to. tell all the school principal came up with the idea of the camel library as a way to bring these children some relief during the pandemic.

jeff. when the coronavirus spread the entire region and all the schools were closed . there was an atmosphere of depression for old and young alike. in the region where i live there is no entertainment for the children at all no place for outings. nothing to do. the only activity is the children going to school and then returning home not opposite jeff than. the children live in baluchistan pakistan's poorest province. literacy rates are low and education is chronically underfunded. small wonder that the children clutched their little treasures as they head home and wish russia on a fond farewell and a speedy return. it's a good idea to live in asia you might have seen it the 1st super moon all the year

risen phenomenon happens when a full moon is closer to earth than usual here can be seen in the skies above sydney's bondi beach in australia and this is this super moon won't have to wait too long until the next one is coming at the end of may and it is expected to be even bigger and brighter than this. time being you're watching the news here is a reminder of our top stories medical aid being is on its way to india as the company faces a devastating surge of coronavirus cases the european union and the united states house both sent supplies hospitals are inundated with critically ill patients the oxygen most needed to treat them is also in this pretty short supply. and close out snow months no but no mountain labs one the best picture at the $930.00 tell me

awards in china the wrong job became the 1st woman of color to win best director as a very diverse group of women took home the covers of the worlds. that's it from me and the news stream from now up next d.w. business oh say cheese to the good stuff god help us me and the anton seeing here in berlin thank you very much. the blame.

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personal trauma. people took to the catastrophe remember. the facts and they share private footage with us that has never been seen before. back on channel starts of people 20 on d w. a possible shot the arm for europe's tourism industry european union is preparing to welcome american travelers again beginning this summer as the vaccination campaign in the u.s. had struck. also on the show testing employees for coping 1000 is one way for business to beat back the pandemic but it's a cost that some can bear for. blowing walk the show i'm sick music and blood well

to move certain to please europe's beleaguered tourism industry the e.u. will shift policy and allow american tourists were fully vaccinated against kovan 1000 to enter the block beginning in summer. if you could mention president or the lion's share the planned rule change in an interview with the new york times on sunday for more than a year the e.u. has banned non-essential travel from most countries in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus the rule change follows significant progress in facts nations in the us for almost 95000000 americans have already been vaccinated. reopening the e.u. to americans could be a game changer for a battered tourism industry in the european continent a big cities like paris depend on millions of visitors as well as top tourist attractions like north feinstein castle in germany they welcomed thousands of people a day before the pandemic more than 2 thirds of all trips in the e.u. actually originated from within the bloc but after that the united states was the next biggest source on by china the e.u.

welcomed half a 1000000000 international visitors a year before the pandemic that jumped up well over $300000000.00 euros 1000000000 euros rather in revenue every year tourism accounting for 10 percent of the gross domestic product and about one out of 10 jobs that's only an average of course with some countries even more reliant on tourism than others across a correspondent matt has been following this and he joins me now they are good to see you how much of a push has there been in brussels for these rule changes. well as you have pointed out some countries are more reliant than others you have gratiot with almost 20 percent g.d.p. produced from the tourism sector but also greece and these countries have been really pushing the european commission to make a move on that front with greece for instance already coming forward and saying look we can already unilaterally say people from the us with

a negative test people who have been vaccinated and that we have a certificate to prove that are most welcome at our beaches because these countries are desperate for the income seeing that the tourism sector is one of the sectors that has suffered most from the cockpit pandemic and there is a common effort to create a vaccine certificate where does that stand in brussels right now there's been a huge raul for how that back how that the green certificate as it's called should work and now there's a minimal consensus if you want that it will be a technical a significant which is an important point because it needs to be a fake proof the normal vaccination certificate is easy to fake that everyone agrees and needs to be avoided but what we will probably have is a framework a technical framework so an app with a coat that can show whether you have been vaccinated that can show whether you have been infected with the disease or whether you have been recently tested what then each an individual member state will make with these results so if you have

been tested negative what you can do with it that is up to each individual member states of the e.u. they gave was that earlier that you travel within the inner travel i should say accounts for the majority of travel business within the block any effort to get that going again or any prospects for getting that going maybe earlier. well absolutely there's also the the idea to move countries off the list of nonessential travel but the hope really now in europe is with the vaccinations if you look at the u.s. if you look at the u.k. experts here say the vaccination progress and it's really picking up in europe now because there's enough vaccines will make a difference and that is what the tourism sector in europe hopes for that once that the numbers of infections go down you will be able to travel more and that is what business is all about all across europe in the trees and sector looking forward to

you know the corresponding matzos in brussels thank you. vaccination may be key for ending the pandemic but widespread testing is a critical tool for battling the spread of the cove in 1900 seconds and a cause that many businesses are now having to shoulder such as in germany where workplace testing has recently become mandatory. bookseller much you know tittle has to offer her staff a coronavirus test twice a week with her business already under strain because of the pandemic the additional costs are hard to bear if you had to live a life don't have a financial burden for a small store like this is extremely hard including part time staff like where a team of 8. this sets us back to 1000 euros over a 6 week period. that's really a lot of money you get it. but originally the tests had to be carried out by train

staff or an external service she says this would not have been possible without taking out a loan now staff can administer their own tests at home. dr tells me i'm able to since we work several days per week you would really have to take a test every day i don't mind out of myself as a person of this i don't know if it is a reliable as you think the accuracy rate a 70 percent and. 200 kilometers brother north in the state of mecklenburg western pomerania the 50 staff at this power plant have been getting tested since march the test kits cost $5000.00 euros a month masks and disinfectant and to the cost employees are also offered a free meal to limit their risk of getting infected outside the workplace. prone to exclaim fish fish for food it's really important for us there are 3 shifts a day we need to do this in order to make sure it remain operational as i think it would be a catastrophe if we had staff hour during shifts we wouldn't have enough people to

fill and we can barely find cover or call for. pamela bogan haagen from the north german business association is calling on the government to offer more financial support. poppy i want to guns and i if there are a whole lot of company ice especially small and medium sized enterprises that are really struggling to pay for this they are demanding that the government consider how to support these companies and cover these costs but of course new phenomena bookseller montana tittle isn't holding out much hope of that happening with the pandemic showing little sign of abating she's left with no choice but to fend for herself. let's take a look now at some of the other business stories making headlines german business confidence edge slightly higher in april according to a new survey from the munich based institute but the increase was smaller than economists had expected and pessimism among businesses about the future also increased closely watched survey showed that the resurgence in corona virus cases

and production bottlenecks are hampering the german economy. on kong and singapore announced plans to open a travel bubble allowing court quarantine free travel beginning in late may travel quarter was initially slated for november was postponed after a virus fike hit hong kong it comes after australia new zealand launched their own travel bubble last weekend. for school is the largest producer of lithium in europe when they can even be home to the largest mine on the continent for the rare metal which is an essential component for the batteries used in mobile phones and electric vehicles but opposition to that plan is growing. no to mining yes to life. that's the slogan used by protesters or poles to a mining project to plant a new also in northern portugal while these mountains are rich in lithium locals do not want this to become europe's let him producing hub. he freaky. mouse my brothers and i grew up here keeping the culls that's why for me it's even more

meaningful because i know this area ever since i was a kid. i'm not against lithium but i'm not in favor of polluting my village another villages like mine to to pollute cities that are the if you will i dunno the region is recognised as a place of important agricultural heritage by the un british minor and so on a resources plans to invest more than 100000000 year olds in the project it is now trying to allay fears that mining operations will destroy the local way of life so designed the. designs are best practices and we have our. management. to do with your. projects development mayo hoping portuguese authorities will give it the green light as soon as possible but for many here

a sustainable mining project sounds like an oxymoron. we go over to africa where nigeria is facing an exodus of doctors recent survey suggesting 9 out of 10 are even considering leaving the country it's putting enormous strain on nigeria's already under funded health care system take a look. right emotes is anxiously waiting for the birth of her grandchild out she rushed had a lots of this private school spitz all for an emergency c. section. she has been laboring since 1 am she didn't have any more that's why we brought her here for those surgeries tells me. nasa glory only away is the owner of the hospital she's well known in the community for providing health care to people who cannot afford it. private health care providers like when you we are forced to get the burden of nigeria's feeling health care system most people

don't have health insurance so the hospital often has to cover the bills of the patients or depend on donations if i should wait for the boys it's gonna happen you walk back you've got also all that is. that's what bugs more and more about life meanwhile the new baby has been born it's a girl. the mother is still in the operating room. as well waiting for the doctors to finish up the operation on the power goes off and that is part of the challenges of practicing medicine in this country. we're not going to. the doctors have to make do with what they have patients can only hope that they survive without any complications major as health sector is grossly underfunded private and public hospitals and not equipped to stand at and doctors out all

salaries for homeowners this is why many of them are leaving the country. you study so hard to become a medical doctor you don't have time to suicide nice. comeback you should book those jumping buses got out there i don't have a lot of books or don't have the house most of which to see. how we are saving lives it seems and i gee i was going. because i'm up to can tell this to. give the doctors continue to leave nigeria as health care crises could gets worse for now right he most remains grateful to the doctors that saved the lives of 5 doughtery real and grant booked. through him. that's a different story in the u.s. where high vaccination rates you mentioned earlier could have actually an unexpected side effect with businesses saying they face short staffing due to lack

of overseas seasonal workers hotels restaurants and other businesses and tourist destinations are warning that they might have to cut services that's because other countries face kind of a traveler stretches and people may not be able get vaccinated in time to get a visa to work in the u.s. for the summer season businesses say they've had trouble filling jobs with locals despite higher unemployment. that's it for me and the business team finds a lot of dot com slash business and to watch so. we've got some hot tips for your bucket list. the magic corners check. out support for from share and some great cultural mores to boot. b.t.w. trouble off we go. how does

a virus spread. why do we panic and when we'll all respect. you just through the tactics from commerce and i we created a radio program. if you would like any more information on the coronavirus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you can get your podcast you can also find us at printing w dot com look forward slash science. this week a move stories. italy has seen fewer births during the pandemic singing its. helping covered 9000 patients in the u.k. we begin in china in a city that stands for strong liquor about the branding is considered the most

valuable brand of alcohol and acts as a lubricant 20 conducting business and requesting favors. normally expose this crime and corruption cases now the investigative journalist is on his way to china's most famous liquor to be. doing what they can already smell the alcohol here at. the southern chinese town of multis also the name of the liquor produced here the multi distillery is china's most valuable company worth more than the country's biggest back china's political leaders partial to it and us some of the bottles cost several 100 euros you says they are the perfect gift to greece the week in a joint has 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 to walk into. the liquor factory

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 them are tied company and profit from them that brings in some wealth to us people here of what. his company uses the same distilling techniques the grain is ferment it in earth pits the pits give it a pungent aroma minnes and of soy sauce many people outside of china find hard to swallow. the mash is fermented in a dry state during the distillation process steam passes through the mash and releases the. says the liquor mostly to individuals as well as companies that produce special editions for weddings and company and inverse rings.

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 inverse rees knowledgeable . after they came to power they turned the factory into a state owned enterprise so it could provide them with. job i think it's appropriate at the factory. and the owner who refused to hand over his business was executed. these close links to the ready lead have called whose attention he's been tipped off that mall which i also produces in a neighboring town a violation of the rules on geographic origin so when he goes to take a look. he finds the company is constructing vast production facilities there. near england who 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 and in 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. ques the

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 of the we also have some space downstairs which could become another room for the children. that's it i'm going after osama. bin chainsaw and i were 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 glad of the union they had asked enough of me. 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 of the situation is emblematic for hundreds of thousands of couples across the nation wanted to have children. it is too early to determine with certainty what exactly is causing tell you 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. young couples 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 morena 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. in the us more than half of all adults have now received at least wonder. most of the coronavirus facts seem this is was something news in new york are able to open

their doors to audiences 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 say to become the city again as we always knew what it's pretty pretty exciting but you can feel the feel the energy ok they're not actually excited about queuing up but rather that after a year of zoo 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 code 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're vaccinating people very very quickly i think it's going to be ok. i hope it's ok and honest and 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 it's cathartic to talk about this stuff. to just say what i was going through and then i think for the audience it's not just them but 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 who are under peers and some social 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 are 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. artists 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 young. susie zoom basic training. she has developed special greeting exercises patience 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 little 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 fold to breathe and just hold that from men we think a lot about breathing down because if you're breathing you're taking in lots of that and actually tend not to be extending the so just giving people tools to slow things down and get them in the moment is really out. this is. now being part of the group it's hugely important. can't stress. and. i could have never imagined coming out of that darkness 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 what bit more beautiful way to single. out and heal them at the same time sound. shiba dreams of singing on a real opera stage together with others like and that dream could come true thing was as soon as school bit restrictions allow the international opera up plans to stage if very special. to the patients and i found to breathe again through singing. the.

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