and who's behind. the new surgery new stores may 3rd on do you w. this is d w news live from there as the coronavirus engulfs india accusations of merge that the government ignored scientists warnings about a new and more dangerous variant variant that's now being blamed for a devastating surge of infections and deaths also coming up funerals resume in israel for victims of a stampede as a jewish festival and calls for an inquiry carried out the israelis that demand

accountability for the tragedy at a site that has a long history of safety concerns plus back home on planet earth for astronauts make a red nighttime splash down after spending more than 6 months onboard the international space station. my manuscript is mackinnon thank you for being with us as india battles unprecedented surge of covert 19 infections and deaths a group of scientists says warnings that made in march about a new and more dangerous variant wave north by the government we'll talk to a correspondent about that in a moment but 1st a look at the overall situation hospitals are overwhelmed by the crisis and india is battling to get his population vaccinated because of

a shortage of shots. india is struggling as the pandemic 2nd wave crashes over the country death and desperation are spreading so too is the fear that the government can't stand the surge and end india's suffering. when the cases started rising up i probably had a plan. but turns out that if you put in the 1st week understood that the government have no idea they're not prepared for anything if you don't have it up until later than one was put in for get about all the whatever you need for the entire city already in entirely free and just one example 12 kobe 1000 patients died this weekend when a hospital in the capital ran out of oxygen supply for nearly an hour and a half of one of them in favor of the friend fulfill that mission. is the oxygen they need support because babies are today so there across the 50. feet of

increased demand in the hospital. according to early says it will start punishing government officials for failing to deliver lifesaving items but it's impossible to give what is not yet available the international community spent the weekend sending supplies grieving loved ones and scientists blame elected officials for the worsening situation they accuse state and federal governments of ignoring medical advice and warnings about a variance. we needed through the government. and may we actually more goods are going to go but a. big big change brings i don't know i don't know so i'm just being restricted their words prime minister narendra modi and his ruling hindu nationalist party may be paying the price for their handling of the virus they suffered an upset in west bengal and failed to make gains in 2 other key state

election it's. a sign that most political strength may be slipping as the pandemic tightens its grip. ok let's go to our correspondent there at choudhry in delhi for more minera where herring that the government had in fact been warned by a form of scientific advisors about a more dangerous fire aspirant back in march but that warning was apparently ignored can you tell us why. well it is a form signed in this horrible early december last year the last we've now as you said they have come out and said that the you know apple warning to the government and. that the country is going to see it right in the number of pieces and that it is going to be bi annual more. than what we saw last year but clearly i have to say that the government did not beat to this morning other critics are saying that well the government at that and the fact you are. going to

look at which actually came out today and that's i mean at the same time you actually saw the ruling party that. all and i think massive elections and they're all. basically broke and we all thought the government allowing large to just keep trying to move the cases for 86. so what is the government saying about these accusations now was not what the government had not directly responded to these but as the critics say that the critics and the opposition that the government had actually not been just wanted to many people aren't questions that are going through some of the same thing the unluckiest what we have now begun to see a disappointing political debate it's all to say that the government has been dismissive and defensive and beats the suits ok now if the prime minister narendra modi suffered a deceit and a key state election on sunday would you say that this is

a sign of people's anger about the way that his government's been handling the pandemic. well grasping oil is the key to that is what you would see i needed to defeat in that state now the full analysis is still want out but at the moment what we can see is that the loss of their support in this state has less to do with how the body. out and situation. that the 2nd beat and the. ones actually started happening. with were already over so the fact of war can be said that this has more to do with the fact that the incumbent. party in this east actually had an much stronger border on the local population and also the many can beat strategy did not then the people of that city but what can be surely said is that this defeat is actually good humor saying that

it will naturally but do you read at the time when it's actually a lot of criticism. especially the 2nd. all right a huge setback to correspondent minera chaldee chattery and demi thanks so much. israel is holding a day of national mourning for the victims of a stampede at a jewish pilgrimage sites vigils and funerals are also being held this weekend for the 45 people killed during the festival at mount meron at least 10 children and teenagers are among the dead. flags are lowered at half mast in jerusalem. a tribute to those who died in one of israel's worst peacetime disasters. funerals resume 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 starts going to the pilgrimage site at mount meron after a frightening experience. and 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 feelings by event organizers now calls for a full state commission of inquiry are growing. take

a look at some other stories making headlines around the world meanwhile security forces have opened fire on protesters killing at least 5 if that's according to local media the demonstrators were taking part in some of the biggest protests in recent days 3 months after a coup plunged the country into crisis. north korea has accused u.s. president joe biden of making quote a big blunder by calling pyongyang a security threat state media say biden is intent on maintaining a hostile policy towards north korea and warns the u.s. will face consequences and a speech to congress earlier this week biden said north korea's nuclear program posed a serious threat a threat to global security. colombian president even duke a has withdrawn the proposed tax reform amid violent protests and widespread opposition among all makers but he's insisting reform is still necessary to ensure

fiscal stability and to continue social programs the government has deployed soldiers to help support police during the protests. for astronauts have landed safely back on earth after spending almost half a year on board the international space station the space x. dragon capsule touchdown of the coast of florida in the 1st nighttime landing in more than 15 years it was the 1st crew mission run by a private company rather than by nasa. safely returned to planet earth. $23.00 exploded these astronaut spent almost 6 months in our bit at the international space station. they splash down in the gulf of mexico in a rare nighttime landing right also if you can. back up their journey home

only 6 and a half hours. just a little over my house off to the space x. team for building such a great vehicle and also the recovery operations tonight was was from normal 1st time the crew vehicle at night the mission was part of nasa public private partnership with elon musk's rocket company space x. it's being viewed as one step closer to achieving commercial space travel in the near future. or goal is one day that everyone's a space person and so this is just an exciting 1st step for that and we're very excited to see it starting to take off space x. will launch another mission for nasa later this year and is also planning its 1st all civilian trip to orbit happy reunions with their families and loved ones thanks again for fly in space x. . in formula

one lewis hamilton has extended his lead at the top of the championship standings after winning the portuguese grown prix hamilton started the race in 2nd place behind all terry boss asked for the brit past his mercedes team mate and held off a challenge from red bulls much to claim the 97th when of his career reigning champion hamilton his chasing a record 8th world championship title has now won 2 out of 3 races so far this season. football news and into middle. celebrating after they were confirmed as a tally and champions for the 1st time since 2010 fans of the team filled milan's duo most square off of their title rivals atalanta are held to a draw putting into 13 points clear at the top of the table the club is now the 2nd most successful side in the area history with 19 titles one more than city rivals

ac milan. and a protest by supporters of english football in giants manchester united force their clubs showdown against rivals liverpool to be postponed after fans made it onto the pitch process comes after both manchester united and liverpool or among the 12 clubs who attempted to form a breakaway european super league that project collapsed after resistance from supporters and united fans and now demanding that the club's owners glazer family sell up. and hence have berlin returned to action in the bundesliga on monday night after a 14 day coronavirus quarantine the team is currently 2nd from bottom in the table and now faces a run of 5 games in 13 days so the match against relegation rivals mines could be a defining moment in their battle for survival. head to berlin season came to a halt maybe april the last mess they played was against glove box and they didn't

leave empty handed that draw ended a 3 game run where he had to pick up 5 points put their momentum was put on hold after coached our guy in several players return positive cove in 1000 tests currently and 17th on the table he had to have 3 matches to make up starting with minds and costar die believes they can do enough to free themselves from relegation danger the knock from these 3 games we need at least 4 points at least i'd be happy if we get more 97 it doesn't matter but it has to be at least 4 that's what i expect from the team and they'll have to deal with that pressure because i don't think it's too much pressure because it's an achievable goal i think they'll manage it. covert 19 has kept some hits a player still sidelined. goalkeeper room a yard stunt suffered badly and is out for the rest of the season. with no real

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the olympics for athletes in countless disciplines the ultimate dream. 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 when you look at the olympics and the movement it's what makes the top 3 nights so special for me to keep 3 german athletes offense at javelin thrower and a high jumper and their rocky road to tokyo. and i definitely want to be there for them it is a bit scary maybe this person has it and can infect others so there is a risk i'm concerned. 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. 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 veto. power full in this case means 90. ameet is a 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 tournament in russia determined to secure her ticket to the olympics as were 204 rival fellow fences. dolo attacked and fainted but failed to make the great her dreams of making her 1st olympics could now be dashed. to she didn't feel limericks are my big goals now especially. as i thought they were this 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 is one final chance for alexander via

a tournament in madrid in april that's what she's focusing on now but only the winner well qualified for tokyo. will 4 years of high intensity training for the big goal proved to have been in vain. ringback. it's been a complicated past 12 months the high jumper. 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.

so they get. 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. 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 provide some much needed confidence. in recognised my weaknesses and helped me to improve. the harmony between us that's extremely important they spent official work together and for our goals. the 2 of them have already been to the canary islands for the training this year. has been without competition. affecting those all important steps is

crucial for her to take off the height she can clear. up is very tough to protect you have to spend ages find 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. get in the way again it's tough to assess the current level of performance. no idea when you're jumping against competitive at a similar level then you also massively jump a bit higher because of the pressure. after 2016 games in rio de janeiro she finished 7th after clearing one meter 93. case it's all about focusing on her body. also has a silent partner to consider. some

of the 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 if that's and they vary not just in terms of color there are different materials to. carbon fiber metal. steel 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 suv means specific training. uses a subtle and perhaps unexpected that he is he's been practicing his stance and stability on a sly clark. 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. 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. but far from feeling nervous he's looking forward to tackling the new outdoor season with less stress and more confidence. in a phase where things are getting gradually more intense the weather is 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. madrid at the end of april alexander 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 press will have to watch from home. 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. from bella ruse the 2 have 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 for the favorites and

promptly takes the lead. alexander gonzalo tries to recover repeatedly landing hits on a conan's body but not often enough. the good stuff emerges victorious and is headed it's ok oh. for alexander the olympic dream is over. high jumper money lost 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. first. it's often the case 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 out of the 19 tie our office looking for maybe even clearer to me as an idea the thing. is also feeling the

exertion of these very special conditions a prerequisite for all in pick hopefuls a coronavirus job and once in tokyo there will be no olympic village and a limited number of fans in the stadium when the numbers you don't get is a high that's not limping a champion albeit a 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 that's crucial as a top performance by sandakan soft i know. one thing is for sure tom was a good one to have any more time in the coming weeks for his hobby fishing. and off to recharging his batteries he'll be out to defend his crown in tokyo.

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