but the gun laws are strict and actually in response to this shooting today we also heard from president vladimir putin who asked the government to look into making those gun laws even stricter to potentially prevent this kind of thing from happening in the future and we share in reporting from moscow thank you. demonstrators have recently been gathering in smaller groups after brutal crackdowns by the military junta which seized power in february. a road and rail bridge spanning the zambezi river between botswana and some bia has been officially opened in multi-billion dollar project aims to ease congestion at the border crossings throughout southern africa. medical staff who say they're exhausted by the battle against covert 1000 have launched a nationwide strike in france they're demanding better pay better conditions the see the trade union says depend demick underlines the need for more nurses and

intensive care because. china's population is growing at the lowest rate in decades to slow down could have enormous implications there are currently $1400000000.00 people living in china that's 5 percent more than a decade ago but many are worried that the birth rate remains weak and the population is getting older while the number of chinese between the age of 15 and 59 has dropped by some percent parents say they just can't afford to have big families. chen chen is 7 months pregnant and like many other women living here in shanghai having a baby has been a big decision. and it is easy for us to have a child we needed a certain financial foundation before we could consider it now my financial resources are enough to support a baby as for a 2nd i have to see if i have the energy. which. according to

china's latest census its population has grown by 72000000 since 2010. that may sound a lot but it's the slowest birth rate for decades. in the late 1970 s. a one child policy was introduced to stop a population explosion which works so well that in 2015 it was replaced with a 2 child limit but not everyone is happy with that decision. that or the other mother of 2 children although i followed the call of our country to give birth to a 2nd child i actually regret this decision our finances are good but the biggest problem is that no one can help us with our children but there are. many now expect beijing to change the rules again in order to encourage more women to give birth.

but china also has another headache. it's facing a decline in its working age population as the country gets older. version i mean rather the aging process is obviously quickened from 2010 to 20 the total population of people over 60 has increased by 5.4 percent. china is still the most populous country in the wound but it slowing rate of population growth is raising fears of a demographic time bomb in the future. all right let's talk about this with journalist 5 pm questioner in beijing a 5 am so why are people so concerned about this slowing of the birth rate in china now of course from a global perspective of slowing. population growth it's not concerning but for

chinese economy it's the biggest threat it's a far bigger threat compared to the trayful the c.i.s. because if you have such a mess of aging society and also. 300000000 people who will reach their retirement age just in the next 5 years then it will threaten to cut off the economic growth and the concern is whether china can reach a certain stage of wealth before it gets old right now it's quite impressive even the last year to independent make china china's economy increased but of already now the cost of growth is threatening and right now the g.d.p. per capita is still only 16 off that compared to the u.s. and with that economic danger of this of course it's also linked to the political legitimacy off the communist party because they have promised to the chinese people is. take care of economic growth but if they cannot keep that promise anymore then

of course also they are to look to the digital mysie this in danger. and how sajjan is china hoping to turn this around. well 6 years ago they already looked at the really draconian one child policy but what china's now experience is experiencing if. you can from a top down approach tell your people to really force them to only have one child but you cannot do the opposite you cannot force them to have more than one child many families now even though they are allowed to have 2 children they don't want it anymore because of the really exploding costs of housing but also the exploding cost of education so what china is doing is they bet on the technological development for example automation when you go to a experimenting a lot with smart to reste where many of the labor force is not needed anymore if you go to hotels or restaurants you already agreed to buy a lot of robots who do simple many girl tasks but of course it's not enough the big

problem is really the housing crisis education costs and china needs to do a lot more for example when it comes to child care and so on and so i've been in conclusion this low birthrate and what kind of impact will it have on the rise of china in terms of its global progress. well it will definitely is slow china's rise but i mean it's still too early to really predict the short term impact because right now many other indicators of china's population development actually quite good for example the amount of you know education decrease this is really really fast increasing the literacy rate is increasing and also the urbanization rate all those affected us which point to a higher productivity and right now they can still compensate this developments and counter shrinking population but sooner or later it will be really a mess of problem and can't even stop economic growth in china having

a journalist in beijing reporting thank you. next one of the most enduring and visible symbols of the pen demick is undoubtedly the face mask while here in germany we've been wearing them for at least a year and they're required at work and in many public places one photographer put out of work by the virus has turned the mask into his news. further. it all started a year ago when model and photographer marcel gregory had no work and a lot of free time. on the. part of the. horns on which i'm sure as i sat down and said i'll just try something how do i look with a mask on what do people see right now when they see me with a mask. that.

he then travelled across germany photographing people with and behind their masks his photo book behind the mask collects a broad variety of types and characters it shows people in the midst of crisis from all social classes and experiencing various emotional states. the viewer is confronted by their expressively intense gazes. moment how does the right now or facial expressions are reduced to just the eyes that's why it was important that the eyes really shine and with these 2 rad lights you have very brilliant eyes reflecting these lights then when you blow up the images you really feel like you can look into people's souls just a few yards from demand on the mention and easy to show.

in front of stocks camera people are candid revealing their state of mind whether they're famous or not. actor due to how the foughten box is against the pandemic back to bend back in a monkey costume wrestles with being human. and viral that just tend to take regrets that the fronts are increasingly hard. for a violinist the pandemic is like a dramatic cause. and a geriatric nurse shares his insight that experience makes you smarter than knowing facts from ourselves stuck these encounters were a lifeline during the pandemic. the book is about hope and grief about struggle exhaustion and confidence the photographer is not concerned with the politics of germany's coronavirus response he simply paints

a picture of life at the moment of the pen demick images those for me this is a cross-section of our society a reflection of what it looks like on our streets but that's also the intention behind this book to show people that they're not alone with mr l. i'm. a. sign of the times britain's queen elizabeth the 2nd has carried out her 1st major public engagement since the death of her husband prince philip she opened a new session of parliament the queen wore a day dress instead of her usual role and crown modern has carried on with her official duties since the period of war all morning as and it. ministers. before i let you go oh minder of the top stories that we are covering for you this hour. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is vowing to step up airstrikes against hamas militants in gaza in the latest incident 2 israeli women died in

a hamas rocket attack palestinian health officials say israeli strikes killed dozens including children all right. and at least 7 children and a teacher have been killed in a shooting at a school in russia a suspect is under arrest the motive for the attack in the southwestern city of cazan is not yet known. there were d.w. coming up in the news asia. calls for a national law down in india grow louder as daily coronavirus cases continue to top the rate of $100000.00. and the kid hopefuls giving it their all for a shot of fame and fortune. that and a whole lot more coming out of the brain just a moment indeed of an insatiable fresh ranjit don't forget you can stay up to date

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welcome to news asia glad you could join us the world health organization has classified the coronavirus mutation to emerge in india as a variant of concern that has also said that there is some information to suggest that it is easily transmissible that is partly evident in the record numbers of cases the country continues to register nearly 330000 reported on tuesday alone these numbers have prompted experts to call for a nationwide lockdown the federal government has so far not relented but several state governments have imposed their own restrictions. 19th victim brought to an already overcrowded crime a tory i'm in the city of bangalore so bring case rates have not spared this city

to impose a lockdown. police in some areas of beating those violating the strict rules and seizing their vehicles. anybody all believe it. will be legal system. then it is the ball settled for now bengaluru is markets and stores are closed. love will there are many people here but they don't maintain social distancing after providing some relief to the poor there's nothing wrong with a lockdown. vaccinations are happening slowly in a country desperate to bring infections under control we're going to put it on as these. people are facing so many problems they're sitting on a powder keg they can easily get infected unless an alternative is found like distributing vaccines in more places like community halls or playgrounds.

there's no countrywide policy in place critics say the government is up to katie and responsibility by leaving facts and nations to individual state that's resulted in a scramble important job province people crowding a vaccination center put themselves and others at risk the police we would like we had to call the police to maintain social distancing but to no avail people are not listening to us at all. medical workers have mounted protests against the government's handling of the corona virus and the indian medical association has called on the government to impose a lockdown across the country. for weeks now states have been competing for scarce resources including oxygen. they've been left to the messy of the market leading to more anger and frustration with the government in delhi.

and in other developments related to the corner of august crisis in india 11 covert operations at a government hospital in the south of the country died on monday due to a shortage of oxygen dozens of bodies suspected to be of covert patients have washed up on the banks of the river ganges in the states have been harder and in northern india rising costs of commissions are forcing some families to dispose of bodies of loved ones directly into rivers and the indian government has also doctors to look out for signs of my courses infection in covert patients commonly called as black fungus it can lead to chest pain breathing difficulties and blurred vision. injuries vaccinations are seen by experts as a way out of the current crisis but that too is faltering correspondent michelle just walked in delhi yes taxi go along with right now which is just for you time bring your lunch. now and this is especially happening yes actually i did

it back just by thinking everybody knew about the region between religion but in us high i wanted to do was it had me in and now look at this market and you don't need one of the mediums and the scarf that you do is this not how it's spent children's hospitals and trying to keep the matter and it just on do not it was it's been manufactured in addition even if this is what we have there is widespread help students use didn't you get that every muslim charity to do is getting vaccinated i get to see who is getting that need to be getting even dying so this must have been strong also not trying to get the vaccine and those who are trying to get well it's . as innocent as a fighting. my colleague did our correspondent richard harris while they're in delhi and you can of course get regular updates on the coronavirus situation in india on our website dot com.

the sound of blitzer as the latest keep our band battling to become the next b.t.s. their debut album is out on wednesday the product of years of auditions and rehearsals to find the magical mix. and the rewards are huge as demonstrated by the international success of boy band. careers cultural exports the so-called korean view has become a multi-billion dollar industry but for young koreans shooting for global capel stardom the journey is a grueling 1. 3 years of intense training distilled into just 3 minutes of music and dancing this will determine whether the blitz is there a hit or just and not know where to. go there she toyed around 8 pm we would start our dance practice and there's no time limit on it we would practice

into the early hours of the morning. these boys give it their all it's an endless cycle of singing lessons promotional shoots gym workouts and dance practice their weight is monitored and their sleep in bunk beds in a shared a soul house is limited to around 5 hours a night the empty beds a reminder of those who didn't survive the rigorous testing process. no matter how much time i spend with the other trainees i always found it hard to see them dismissed even though i hadn't done anything wrong i felt a sense of guilt every time i had to say goodbye to my people on the tour. with them and. no time for hard feelings though because a lot of money is riding on their debut album the blitz as well put together by

a young soul management agency and it is betting its existence on their success the potential returns a huge but the odds are stacked against them and the k. pop industry is a tough one it's been described as a factory like mass production system but the blitz is believe they've got what it takes to be the next b.t.s. or in my opinion i think we're good enough to perform like we're always ready. but you know that there were already. this week's album launch will prove if they really are. tomorrow harmon is a clear pop columnist to document of the astonishing global rise of the music genre and she's also the author of bitter years of blood sweat and tears which explores the origins of cape aabs biggest and best known band tomorrow welcome thank you for joining us on didn't do news now the blitz launch 3rd debut album on wednesday what

are their chances of success. but you can never really tell the start of a k. pact groups career where they'll go or how far they'll go but nowadays there's a lot of eyes on k. pop so i imagine a lot of people are really interested in every case that's coming out nowadays in general the industry is very over saturated and very full of all these talented stars working with various companies so it really depends on how they are able to make themselves stand apart and their company is able to market them and get them integrated into the industry with you know good music and good performances and build up their international and local fan bases so we'll see what happens at them but i think because we're talking about them that's a pretty good sign now you said the market close over time sort of couldn't hold on a conference to making it as competitive as it seems. just generally hip hop is

coming from seoul and the entertainment industry in south korea is relatively small in comparison to some other countries industries just because south korea is a relatively smaller country than countries like the u.s. or india where having huge giant industries with a lot of different talents competing every day every year to get into you know the t.v. show and music video and song and everything so the global scene for k. pop is much bigger than the local scene itself so you have all these artists hoping to get the airtime and to get the audience's ear but just like in the music world everywhere because of streaming because of social media because of radio there's only so much time that you can spend on actually getting an artist popular before you have to you know it's. a business they'll be on a good day so there's thousands of trainees that study every single year essentially training to become escape idols and because it's something that takes years of their life before you can start your career then once the career you know

you release your 1st song you release your 1st album every single album every single release every time you do something there's another step toward some tracks but it can also be a step away from you know the start of your career and maybe towards the potential of your demise so there's a lot of competition thousands of hopefuls every single year debut hard and $100.00 and like $10000.00 even make the cut at this point so it's very competitive industry there's a lot of older industries for training tutoring or become try and we're able to try out make it into the chill it make a poker. site think the statistic is that don't quote me on this as a fact but i believe it's like one in every 1000 people who debut as a k. pop star actually are able to make it a lifelong career is not in cartagena told to just talk to us a bit about the pressure of these performers are facing i mean what do you need to

do to be able to start out and what is the proctors that is involved to get to their. people who want to be stars whether they can saying they can dance they can rap they can act whatever it's a they can i do for companies and these companies you know they see talent that they think is worth investing in and they bring on several you know young talents every year and it's an investment and then they usually the norm nowadays is competitions every single month so every single month you have presenting something to the executives to kind of prove that you have what it takes to make it into a k. pop group and every month there are cuts this involves 'd you know performance aspects this involves physical training for your body you will all tell you oh you need to dye your hair you maybe you need to get plastic surgery maybe you need to diet diets severe diets are serious issue across the industry so nowadays we still a lot more tolerance coming from social media like to talk or people going viral across social media really changing careers and these sort of things are more and

more popular but at the same time because more and more people are going bigger and better than ever before you also having more and more people entering the market and so it's becoming even more saturated trial that's a fascinating explanation of what goes on behind the scenes thanks so much for joining us. that's of the way we'll see you back here tomorrow before. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update coming. on d w. in the art of climate change.

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to receive shots at the airports from june. welcome i've been for kids from the age of 12 canal get their shots in alaska and right across the u.s. but it's alaska in particular one of the remotest places on earth which is showing the rest of the world. how to fight off a pandemic. final preparations for a flight near the arctic circle in alaska kimberley andon has with her 50 shots of the modena vaccine she hopes they'll bring an end to the pandemic which is hit. hard. one person gets a hair that's you know that's 5 percent of the population almost so that one household pretty much can cause for the whole village to shut down.