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 you know they're among the lucky ones. the situation is this unique i mean of course they. can explain the situation is this you you see you give the system is that people for less and that's that he's in way great to get vaccinated as early as possible but these lines in punjab entre vaccinations seek to vote cease or cramming 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 you know that is a big figure load your d.c.b.

of the nation of so many people that she did you unfeeling to her didn't give you that that is going to i. don't think i didn't say don't start please god let everything. across india anger burns like so many funeral pyres. it's heartbreaking scenes of course let's go to our correspondent in iraq 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 oracle site was a little late december last year when he was going to the post the over the wires as you said they have come out and said they wanted the government and the sentient news to that there will be a change i think the number and that they will be

a news story that should be fine will continue to think well and so i love to get out there saying that the government did not beat these wanting to get back to the c.g.i. these are government julie fighting them like agent of id organizing massive election rallies in different states the counting of which is being done today as we speak we also saw the government allowing religious connotations to go on for a couple of months and we saw a large number of cases coming up from there is that 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 research and has the government actually responded to these accusations yet well we'll find out much of not just want to do these accusations but again we have not seen the government just on kill many courtney's question the job increases the 2nd we started what we asked in instead is a disappointing pledge of being unhappy so we have not seen a lot of concerts coming from the government. and you know i'm not going to tell

you what's going on in 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 i 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 want to have the time to look for these good news and tragic divorce that many people are going to see a glimpse of those why not speak to their loved ones through this and i reach a full medical necessity the definition of the out desperate the situation this can be figured out from the fact that just a few weeks on the government saying that they will be patient might not go down in fact the finest insisted that he mandel are in fact many key members of the national school we've got on now actually pushing for nationwide not going to see that until at least. ok correspondent choudhry in delhi

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 that is not yet known of the blaze was an accident or an act of sabotage. colombian police have cost 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 are vital to stabilizing the economy. 4 astronauts from the international space station have landed successfully off the coast of florida the splash landing of the space x. vessel was the 1st in darkness since the apollo 8 moon mission in $68.00 journey

back to earth took 6 and a half hours from now. and we turn now to the latest war of words between the u.s. and north korea 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 putting on a show for the 10th congress of the socialist patriotic youth league but while the crowds were jus to flee thawing over their leader kim jong un furious diplomats were preparing a response to the u.s. president. 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 good in itself up for an all out showdown with the d.p. r. k.

. who want of was came in response to comments to congress on thursday. honorine to 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 it's through diplomacy as well as stirred deterrence thank you in 20. was the 1st u.s. president to meet with a north korean leader their mutual affection brought about it's a moratorium on long range missile testing though it feel to bring about peace. is to make matters worse. southern neighbors off 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 silence approval of the defectors will have a north south relations. it's a new group is being investigated by police in the south under a controversial new law such leaflet drops are illegal in an effort by solon to appease cirrhotic neighbor as always hard to understand north korea but fortunately we're joined by aden foster carter an expert on korea. and the u.k. . could you tell us is this latest rebuke from north korea just posturing or should we be taking this more seriously. i think it's mainly posturing i mean here we go another weekend and they fire a triple volley from the multiple squid launcher system as you might call it 3 statements as your correspondent said i mean but that 2 of them a fairly low level one from a foreign ministry spokesman not name one from

a department head in the foreign ministry and of course kim kim jong un sister kim you know joel who is smalling at the at the south koreans so they can he wants us to take notice and here we are talking about it it's all over the wires and the headlines but i think it's posturing i would call it getting your retaliation infosys the phrase goes we know that the bite and the new u.s. administration's policy review on north korea which has been trail a little bit leaked a little bit is coming out quite soon and the north koreans want to remind us as if we don't have it for one moment that they are not a pushover this is i'm not i think the last word to president by now well thanks for bringing it up because of course we've got a new u.s. president and the biden administration is hardly showing any signs of wanting to go glad hand with with the north korean leader and has promised instead to quote pursue a calibrated political approach what do you think they mean by that. this is actually

interesting so in a way my 1st reaction was disappointment to being disappointed with north korea because although we do have to wait for the full document and they've taken that time over it really says they clearly the biden ministration is kinda trying to do something different and of course it's not new but he has sold the north korea question but what do you not do well you don't do like trump go straight in with a summit razzmatazz show business but then not really bother about working level talks detail so you know besides the show biz nothing actually happened but equally you don't do what biden said democratic precess who have close by to serve as vice president barack obama did sokol strategic patience which sort of means doing anything very much they want to say biden wants to engage north korea in a calibrated calculated way control rigid ceased to be a thing we talked about in the days in the cold war those of us arose and remember that the north koreans assange went playing but i don't think that's their loss but their economies in quite

a mess they don't want to be 100 percent dependent on china which is how they're going to end up being so let's wait and see i hope biden will be patient even if they find something other than rhetoric which i fear they will in the coming weeks and months and then then that's ok foster carter from leeds university an ex-pro north korea south thank you for that insight israel is holding a national day of mourning for the victims of a stampede at a jewish pilgrimage site vigils and funerals are also being held this weekend for the 45 people killed during that omer festival at mt iran at least 10 children and teenagers are among the attack. flags are lowered at half mast in jerusalem. a tribute to those who died in one of israel's worst peacetime disasters. funerals resumed saturday after the end of sabbath the jewish day of rest. was. late night burials were

held for a 12 year old boy and an 18 year old man. in tel aviv a memorial for the dead many people here knew the victims one woman stopped going to the pilgrimage site at mount meron after a frightening experience. as a me that was just in china for 20 years i also went to melbourne for the pilgrimage once i also experienced a stampede of people it was the scariest moment of my life and i have not returned since. the event was authorized for 10000 people but israeli media estimate around 100000 were in attendance. a police investigation has already shown multiple failings by event organizers now calls for

a full state commission of inquiry are growing. and you are of course watching your news live from berlin coming up next sports life with a look at 3 occupants who are preparing for the upcoming tokyo. i'll make spicer thanks for watching. ready to go. places in a bar smashing records. just don't lose track. it's a treasure for trotters. for some of the sites.

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the olympics for athletes in countless disciplines the ultimate dream to get is that i was 10 when i 1st watched the olympics on t.v. it was fascinating and i've been fascinated ever since the olympic torch relay to tokyo is already underway with the games set to open on july 23rd despite rising kovac rates. you look at the olympics and the movement it's what makes the top 3 legs so special for me to keep 3 german athletes offense a javelin thrower and a high jumper and very rocky road to tokyo but i definitely want to be there although it is a bit scary maybe this person has it and can infect others so there is a risk and concern. limbering up at a training camp in turkey for him it's been an extraordinary year after the

postponement of the olympics he took a break to concentrate fully on physical preparation as opposed to competition over the winter that meant training indoors but now he's finally back outside. and suddenly picking up the javelin again feels just amazing like a child having that bicycle taken away and then being allowed to get on is again something you never forget how to do and it's exciting to you pick up the javelin and it's immediately gratifying to have that feeling back which is important to us as athletes and technique is crucial it's a really special feeling if you haven't done it in 6 months or so hungry that you can't wait to launch a long and powerful fro again by the power to. powerful in this case means 90 meters plus something he's managed time and again in recent years his goal now

is to repeat that feat this year. alexander has already competed in a major me this year. she entered the qualification torments in russia determined to secure her ticket to the olympics as were 204 rival fellow fences. attacked and fainted but failed to make the grade her dreams of making her 1st olympics could now be judged. to be a limit so my big goal now especially. as i think this is a huge sporting festival with so many disciplines at the same place at the highest level and. it's the biggest event out there for months sports and i want to be part of it and timing there's one final chance for alexander via

a tournament in madrid in april that's what she's focusing on now but only the winner will qualify for tokyo. will 4 years of high intensity training for the big gold prove to have been in vain. ringback. it's been a complicated past 12 months the high jump of. the pandemic turned her plans upside down the olympics postponed training under difficult conditions and no tournament the resulting lack of security about her future also compromised her motivation covert 19 is still impacting on her daily life her boyfriend has been a pillar of support helping her make it through these challenging times.

through the getting to. do something with friends again over that relatives without a guilty conscience i also want to work with my coach again without any issues. even one and a half or 2 metres distance just isn't normal. she has the experience and almost fatherly support of the coach. she's in charge of the german national high jumper team having worked with young flies for over a decade now also provide some much needed confidence. in recognised my weaknesses and helped me to improve. between us that's extremely important it's beneficial for our work together and for our goals. the 2 of them have already been to the canary islands for the training this year. has been using without competition. affecting those all important steps is

crucial to take off the height she can clear. up is very tough to protect you have to spend ages find chilling out and even then years later it's not ideal. she just wants to be proving her talents on the big stage and it could happen in may if the pandemic does. yes in the way again it's tough to assess her current level of performance. no idea when you're jumping against competitors at a similar level then you also massively jump that high and because of the pressure . of the 2016 games in rio de janeiro she finished 7th after clearing one meter 93. flushes case it's all about focusing on her body and also has a silent partner to consider. some

of them partner is pretty accurate i don't have any extremely emotional bonds to my javelins that's because they get broken too frequently for me to connect with them like you do with it. there's a whole range of them of us and they vary not just in terms of color there are different materials to. carbon fiber metal. still allen minion with carbon fiber on the surface they're all the same rules wise to the same length same weight same thickness that's really important the only difference is in the 3. particular javelin according to the wind feeling and personal technique and the vibration is also important javelins that silent after all there's a particular noise when you fro them it is a global issue. that involves absorbing one ton weight javelin throwing might

look straight forward but it puts the body under enormous strain that 2 means specific training. has a subtle and perhaps unexpected. he is he's been practicing his stance and stability on a slight climb. pretty specter. but it's basically about having an uneven surface that helps me to train even the smallest muscles. are the key words here injury prevention for us it's not about growing as far as possible regardless but about ensuring a healthy career in sports something we also try to teach up and coming talent practice won't enable me to immediately fro further but it will help to maintain a high level of performance over an extended period of time in the affidavit for your bowling of the types who are licensed 5. you'll need that high

level come august 7th when his biggest event of the year takes place at the tokyo olympics. far from feeling nervous he's looking forward to tackling the new outdoor season with less stress and more confidence. i mean we're entering a phase where things are getting gradually more intense the weather's getting warmer in germany we're doing more targeted training and gradually doing more javelin froze then now with a focus on competing and more specifically on the olympics. at the end of april. the tournament in the spanish capital is her last chance to get to tokyo. there's no room for error only the winner will stamp their ticket to the olympics

the rest will have to watch from home. alexander has high hopes and she gets off to a very promising start comfortably beating an opponent from lithuania and then from hungary. but the 70. final presents her with a rival of a different caliber. caps you have enough cash i may have are from bella ruse the 2 had never faced each other before and maintains her focus throughout the bouts. and ends up as the 15 points to 9 when she's now in the final. standing in the way of her path to tokyo is a tribute scar from ukraine a 2 time bronze medal winner of the world championships she's the favorite and

hopefully takes the lead. alexander gonzalo tries to recover repeatedly landing hits on a moment's body but not often enough. emerges victorious and is headed for tokyo. for alexander the olympic dream is over. high jump among the last young flies it will now also be. the olympic countdown has begun with less than a 100 days to go the focus is also on finding the right. field. the tougher it is that this i'll jump at a level i'm happy with what's going on and will be able to date to the games with a clear conscience as you can hopefully i'll jump over 1000. maybe even clear to me

at the. toss of earl is also feeling the exertion of these very special conditions a prerequisite for all of them pick hopefuls a coronavirus job and once in tokyo there will be no olympic village and a limited number of fans in the stadium. because you don't get is a high as an olympic champion albeit i determined to go for it of course there's always a gamble by i don't want to have peaked too early there's no help this season i want to hit my peak in late july early august but that's crucial as a top performance by sandakan soft i know. one thing is for sure tomaz would have any more time in the coming weeks for his hobby fishing. and off the recharging his batteries he'll be out to defend his crown in tokyo.

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