and who's behind the. news manufacturing ignorance starts may 3rd on d w. this is t.v. news live from berlin as india is overwhelmed by corona virus cases accusations emerged that the government ignored scientists warnings about a new and more dangerous variant it's now being blamed for a devastating surge of infections and tax also coming up north korea accuses the united states of hostility and warns president will face consequences for calling

pyongyang a threat to world security. and for these worshipers it's the orthodox christian easter near the faithful join together to celebrate the holy fire in jerusalem and the end of the social distancing. a mixed face or welcome to the program as india battles an unprecedented surge of covert 19 infections and deaths a group of scientists says warnings made in march about a new and more dangerous variant were ignored by the government we'll talk to our correspondent about that in a moment but 1st of all a look at the overall situation hospitals continue to be overwhelmed by the crisis as india's vaccine rollout is hot hampered by a shortage of shots. people lie in the corridors of this hospital in much of

projects. those with a bad heart the better off without oxygen relatives can only watch as their loved ones run out of breath. we haven't got any oxygen at all now that's what put her in a prone position so that she can feel some relief i asked the hospital but they can't give me any because they don't have it either but. precious oxygen is delivered to this hospital in delhi under police escort but it comes too late supplies ran out about an hour earlier 8 people died waiting. we told them that we are doing the best we can dislike the lack of oxygen and what was about to happen we begged them to arrange oxygen from anywhere they can. medical supplies are flying in from germany ventilators and from russia vaccines once a vaccine exporter india is now desperate for imports. several states have run out

of vaccines even as the inoculation campaign expands to all adults. those who get a shot know they're among the lucky ones. but the situation is this unique i mean of course there. was that and explain the situation is you do you feel you give the system is there. with us and that's the reason why the greater good what's needed as early as possible but these lines in punjab entre vaccinations seek to vote seize are crammed together in a shrine religious gatherings have been partly blamed for india's corona virus outbreak even prime minister nuri andhra modi joined the crowds some indians blame his leadership for the crisis like this woman who lost her father used to the big figures loaded you should be of the nation for so many b.

but she didn't feel and couldn't give me that the things i did i. don't think i didn't say don't judge please god let everything. across india anger burns like so many funeral pyres is heartbreaking scenes of course let's go to our correspondent a new act choudhry in delhi for more. we've been hearing reports that a group of scientists advising the indian government warned of a new and more dangerous virus variant but was ignored what do you know about that . yes. it was all till late december last year when he well we to the fullest the of the wires as you said they have come out and said they wanted to go ahead and ascension it needs to that will be a change i think the number of and that it will be a new story that she knew why mcclintock is that what we saw last year but out

there saying that the government did not beat these one and he died at the same time these are government duly party like agent of id organizing massive elections in different states the counting of which is being done today as we speak we also have the government allowing religious congregations to go on for a couple of months and we saw that number of cases coming up in this letter i had one particular scientist on this forum has also said that the government did not take into account science and evidence when it came to making policy just kind of according to some research and has the government actually responded to these accusations yet when it looked like a government of not just wanted to be the accusations but again we have not seen the government just on till may partly question because obviously since the 2nd we started what he has seen instead is a disappointing political gain happening so we have not seen a lot of answers coming from the government. and you know i'm not going to tell you

what's going on the ground but the latest numbers of course that this is the deadliest day of the pandemic in india the world is reacting with whatever help it can muster but how are people coping with these tragic you know facts on a daily basis. well i'd say that many people i do not think they have the time to look for these news and tragic of course they're seeing many people i. didn't see them so those why not. to their loved ones. their definition of the out desperate situation is going to be figured out from the fact that just a few weeks out when the government said that they will be nationwide no doubt in fact the frankston subset that he mangler in fact many key members of the national thoughts are now at. the white not down there saying that that is the. situation. ok. choudhry thanks so much for that insight.

let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world a massive fire ripped through dozens of fuel tankers in the afghan capital kabul late on saturday killing 7 people the fire spread to several homes and a gas station and also caused a power outage but it's not yet known of the blaze was an accident or an act of sabotage or a fire has broken out an arabian chemical factory near the city of comb several explosions were heard but authorities say firefighters meant to stop the fire from reaching the plants or alcohol tanks several firefighters are reported to be injured with one in critical condition there are concerns residents could be affected by toxic smoke from the blaze. colombian police have clashed with protesters for the 4th straight day thousands of people took to the streets across the country to demonstrate against a new tax reform plan colombia's president has vowed to withdraw the most unpopular

parts of the package but insists the reforms vital to stabilizing the economy. for us to knott's from the international space station have landed successfully off the coast of florida the splash landing of the space x. was the 1st in darkness since the apollo mission and $968.00 the journey back to earth took 6 and a half hours the crew on. now to the latest war of words between the u.s. and north korea sean yang has hit back at u.s. president joe biden after he described its nuclear program as a serious threat to world security north korea accuses the u.s. of pursuing a policy of hostility and warns there will be consequences. this week north korea has been pitching on a show for the 10th congress of the socialist patriotic youth league but while the crowds were due to flee phoning over their leader kim jong furious diplomats were

preparing a response to the u.s. . and. in a statement released online they said the u.s. has no insulted the dignity of our supreme leadership this is an evident sign that it is gooding itself up for an all out showdown with the d.p. r. k. . who want of was came in response to biden's comments to congress on thursday. honorine of north korea nuclear programs are present serious threats to american security and security the world we're going to be working closely with our allies to address the threats posed by both of these countries through through diplomacy as well as stern deterrence thank you in 20000 was the 1st u.s. president to meet with a north korean leader their mutual affection brought about its a moratorium on long range missile testing though it feel to bring about peace.

is to make matters worse. their southern neighbors to defectors this week used balloons to scott's a thousands of leaflets on dollars across the north. we've warned south korea of the consequences their silent approval of the defectors will have a north south relations. it's a severe new group is being investigated by police in a south under a controversial new law such leaflet drops are illegal it's an effort by solon to appease cirrhotic neighbor orthodox christians around the world are celebrating easter or shippers in some countries must still observe pandemic restrictions others have been enjoying more freedom in israel christians were not allowed to gather last year this time around things are very different. some call it

a miracle the holy fire it to roost limbs church of the holy suppose her belief to come from jesus' tomb itself appears again on the day before easter. israel's vaccination drive has brought infection numbers down to just a few dozen allowing orthodox christians to celebrate their most important holiday together that is one of many it last year was a sad here for the 1st time jerusalem was locked down in the holy fire day and the church was closed to patriarch only had 4 priests with and this year is better not like before though when tokens from all over the world were visiting the country. but while israel loosened its restrictions only after reducing case numbers some orthodox countries have thrown caution to the wind potentially putting worshippers at risk. ukraine's government also lifted restrictions for the holiday despite having 100 times as many new cases as israel in the past week. they could have

extended the lockdown but they were worried people would get angry and bored the government cares more about keeping people intertainment and about health. of the woman it was like that. is similar scenes in russia where the vaccination rate is a 10th of israel's. president vladimir putin made a surprise visit to a moscow church so the officials there say there's no need for restrictions around the easter festivities feet. every turn out of california for a somewhat fishy road trip scientists there are using a fleet of trucks to move millions of young salmon to the sea it's an unusual operation and it's all because of climate change. the start of an odyssey to $17000000.00 young salmon. thanks to

a california state breeding program. first the fish are transferred into tanks and soon trucks will transport them into the pacific ocean. the fish will be released into san francisco bay and other locations along the california coast climate change is the reason why the young salmon have to be moved by road. this is the 1st time in 6 years that we've got to put this into. a drought in california's central valley has raised river temperatures and load water levels the hatchlings can no longer swim into the pacific by themselves. reviews the overall mortality through predation and also reduce the amount it is easy to get. once this set free it's not known whether the fish will ever return to breed in california and waters but it's hoped that many of these young salmon will survive.

the golden state's $900000000.00 salmon industry. time for sports now and in formula one mercedes drivers well terry bought and lewis hamilton dominated all of filing for the portuguese grand prix hamilton was hoping to secure his 100th pole position but he was edged out by his teammate bought us who set the fastest time by less than 100th of a 2nd is the 3rd race of the seas. and in moto g.p. 6 time world champion marc marc has survived a heart stopping crash during qualifying for the spanish grand prix. as has only recently returned to action after suffering a broken arm at the same event last year he was travelling almost 200 kilometers per hour when he came off his bike on the track in harrah's is time he walked away unscathed and be back on the bike for sunday's race. jorth

course watching news live from berlin coming up next our documentary high speed internet from outer space i'm next pfizer a swatch. because . you feel more about the planets. to. be on the green fence post and to me it's clear remains true. joining critics are fans of the green transformation from a few photographs of. germany

is a leading industrial nation that still has many areas that desperately lag behind on the telecoms front and that applies to base landlines and internet access though broadband speed rankings constantly fluctuates germany ranks in the mid thirty's compared to other countries. and while other countries pick up the pace germany is struggling to keep up. might one solution be an extraterrestrial one providing high speed internet for everyone.

the earth's orbit will soon be home to new constellations of satellites in the thousands could they make the vision of fast connectivity everywhere on earth a reality. which regions in gemini have the worst internet connection and how is performance measured. the engineering consultancy group p 3 specializes in gauging the signal strength of networks for mobile phone and internet providers its fleet of several dozen cars ferries it specialists all across europe to detect any gaps in coverage. the technicians measured the surfing speed of various websites

including the up and down load of data and video streaming aborted transfers and sluggish intermittent connectivity. indicate deficits in network quality of the telephone isn't and i'm computer for the phones or being connected to a computer where a sound file is being played but i'm not just a tennis player for the 1st 4 calls the 2nd one vendors are called and once that calls over there's a brief pause right and then the 2nd phone calls the 1st one. and that's repeated all day long so as to objectively determine the voice quality images we have to cut . the team also use speed test websites to check d.s.l. and landline connections on millions of computers worldwide. that enables or left to must pay fee and their fellow engineers in $100.00 to give providers an overview with global networks the information reveals how well or poorly competitive is up to filming losses he was in and this is data gathered from users

around the world. developed a piece of software that is integrated in around 900 apps does the software is into gear and these apps are installed on around 200000000 devices well why on and go they install yet they're not going to users agree to be involved in network quality assessment this out will register the actual user experience. and leave most. wherever the user is using their device to download material all view videos we can see in the background how good the network coverage was very good for us we could whether it was 3 g. or 4 g.'s which country which provider and a lot of other information we get our information not via the users but via the networks. that's. the biggest bottlenecks in coverage within germany are in the east of the country but some of the west internet connection is

down in the southwest in the area around the town of bad 2nd and. you're going to add beats has teamed up with other local residents calling for a free internet and the local authorities are also helping to set up wife i hope spots across the area the only alternative is to use mobile phone providers across the border in switzerland obeying it's a price. strides in its coverage from switzerland is great here is that i have a weak signal for a german network and strong signals for 2 swiss want to be exposed kind of being unable to access data was on the road is a major problem for companies time and services lies the time. i can't do after sales or carry out charges or orders i can't get my clients any information. and the emergency services can't get the data and information they need to help people who had an accident. some areas so

remote that network providers are reluctant to invest in installing broadband cables and that includes places along some of germany's highways and non-urban roads democratic side of project. so you can't use the time on the road for a couple of phone conversations because the call will cut out every 2 or 3 minutes so you have to reconnect it's not worth it for the best kind telephone dot. com kind of people who have an accident out here might get lucky and pick up a couple of radio waves otherwise they have to walk to the next inhabited building and ask for assistance because it's basically like a mere 991 but those beautiful landscapes can also cause major headaches when it comes to expanding network coverage is probably most of the problem is the demography high but not 2nd in the finale surrounded by the black forest hills features that are unfavorable for network planners. and it's practically impossible to provide that density of coverage with conventional technology fast. comments and

imitation and here too there are companies that are completely dependent on fast broadband. connections to the rest of the world. software specializes in the digitalisation of the global working world providing solutions chills and interactive management. birds and it's home to both the companies are indeed department and its global sales division the company would have had to close its premises in the town had it not been for some smart solutions devised by its own developers. conference is here every day online presentations from remote system configurations and online training sessions and that requires a fast internet connection our founder and director i'm trying. to leave austin in the us so we also need a good connection to that office we have this hunger for data and it's growing

every day. down in the basement the software engineers managed to solve their internet problem by combining a range of different elements. of linked up a number of internet connection has a d.s.l. line or a cable connection and are planning to throw a 3rd anchor or cross the 1st responder but basically there's an excellent l.t.e. network just a few 100 meters away from here and we're linking up all his lines to create a very fast internet connection and internet from the. technical obstacles alone mean that makeshift solutions like this they're not an option for private individuals and that's a gap that year than al beats wants to fill he and his fellow free internet activists have installed free wi-fi in most public buildings sinbad 2nd and. yahoo last that's a critical reception of. the. it's a big network providers or most of them offer customers

a voice over ip option was the fatah the advantage there is that people can then make phone calls via y. 5 parts and for the household with the right contract you can now phone people for free wi and out talks on its own. guards they can already has dozens of free internet terminals enabling local people to surf and make phone calls we're going to set his sights even higher however on fiber in the sky a fast internet connection via satellite. fiber in the skies of america started by burma's car is definitely an option but it avoids the need to take up roads everywhere which is what prevents network expansion of cars and cattle move of art providing the right bend with your view of iraq to cables and laying 3 or 4 or 5 kilometers of cables that's extremely expensive in a hilly area with hard ground fiber in the sky comes from above the sky come from everyone has their own direct receiver and high speed internet about a. coup in french guiana is the launch pad to air bus and

arianespace satellites they orbit the earth at an altitude of 36000 kilometers and always above the same point they serve primarily to transfer t.v. and radio broadcasts. the geostationary communications satellites are assembled into lives from. they way up to 6 times and have an operating life of 25 years each satellite is highly complex and custom built and can cost up to $250000000.00 euros. and that's why current satellite based internet connections are so expensive demand for this option however is continually on the rise. the rinker panama has been part of

a revolution in satellite design in recent years from individual components to mass production. in fact today from those are designed to do you very to the customer we can provide such advice and there's that 2 years 1st is quite short. an innovation in power technology systems heralded a new era in satellite construction. for satellites or elbows developed. strict but fission so for us. a big game though in terms of mass at lunch any to a lot hosts who are to have more equipment on board and to have an it is an interesting no cost at launch as well. geostationary satellites orbit the earth at a distance of 36000 kilometers. even at light speed

a signal down below needs 500 milliseconds to reach a satellite that's half a 2nd. that delay or latency jury in phone calls means that the people talking constantly interrupt each other. in order to ensure a smooth online gaming experience that time has to be under $100.00 milliseconds while a delay of just 20 milliseconds will cause orchestral musicians to fall out of sync with each other. with effects of internet reception not possible with current geostationary orbit the satellites need to be broke closer to what is called low earth orbit companies planning to install satellite constellations include one web google space x. and amazon's blueridge in. the closer a satellite is to earth the smaller the terrestrial surface it can reach which is

why it would take hundreds if not thousands of smaller satellites to cover the entire planet and that's a problem alone in terms of sheer production capacity. the consortium led by one web also includes virgin galactic air bus defense and space and tech giant softbank together they've pulled close to 3 and a half $1000000000.00 to make the dream of global internet access a reality. bass's provided specific expertise to enable the mass production of satellites. so it was a big challenge in fact as you know we are really. experimental you know. let's say a. big satellite projection but for mass production it was a challenge to provide a satellites in. a few days compared to here where we have an eye here

into those integration takes around 9 months and. 3 days which was a really crazy 4 for the market and so today we developed a lot on the way of satellites that said it is as if he is currently one satellite day one with plans to launch its global service in 2021 with $650.00 satellites orbiting at an altitude of 1200 kilometers the next step involves the constellation being expanded to more than 2000 units which has in turn required the development of completely new production methods. rock there's also a test engineer he oversees a production setup that manages with the minimum of human impacts the newly designed propulsion systems are also built here in scaled down versions the fuel tanks filled with zen on gas provided by an unexpected source. here

is the space shuttle going to move from one point of space to 000 workers is going to put a special ops to certain altitude but then the satellites need to reach much higher altitude and so we're going to do that by users 1st or so it's. just for firefighters it's designed by a company that you actually know how to do space science much cheaper than a more traditional trench. once superstar is done with all the assembly again we really want to have a human errors so the way we're going to do that we're going to take a picture of this here and the pictures of him being there will be compared to reference picture and bade them to do differences will be able to save save us have done a good job or know. with human error essentially ruled out.