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for the animals themselves. the news i'm british manager, welcome to the to the news. a shirt ledger could join us, one of the world's most exclusive holiday destinations. the motives is now grappling with the surgeon, covert 1900 cases. nearly 1400 new cases were recorded by the island nation on tuesday. hovering a record high that's compared with less than 100 daily cases reported just one month ago. last week, the model decided to temporarily ban travel from several south asian countries. as the region faces a massive 2nd wave. tourists from other countries with a negative p t test may still visit the mold. eaves is famed results, but they are not allowed contact with the local population. and joining me for more

now is the minister of state for health in them all these and acting director general of health services, dr. shah. my have. thank you for your time doctor. my head, what is behind this southern surgeon corona virus infections in the mall? dave's? thank you very much. we are in the process of evaluating this sudden so there are number of factors we believe is responsible for the current surge. one is there are new barriers that we, we are concerned about. and currently we are under investigation which we're inside there are. and also recently because from a don and a lot of movements have been happening in the measures are little bit relaxed for various reasons. so that may have had influence on that and so

forth for us, for the actual cold for the 3rd wave that we have. these is not entirely clear, but what we've noticed is from january at the beginning of coffee after a year, we bought a 20 percent increase in cases recently. so we, the numbers are, as you know, roughly we have a population of 6 100000 people leaves and every day we have 1400 to 500 case has been positive right now. so we have introduced some measure it to control this situation. right, you're talking about the variance or is what vitally circulating indian variant. one of the variance you're looking at while we are being closest

neighbor, any effect in india, we will obviously be cautious on on that. so we have not, we have not identified any particular variance. we from time to time, we do send will genome mac sequencing. monty's don't have the capacity to analyze magic very and so we do the piece out testing. and when we suspect we send samples, so we are currently waiting full of that information, but we up up regulation and the way we are working, we assuming that there is a possibility that we may have very and engine barriers in our community and may be responsible for this search, right, what do you, where are you with the status of vaccinations? i mean last we had the roughly 60 percent of the population had received at least one shot of vaccine. i'm wondering if you think that this is

a vaccine resistant variant. you're dealing with well, you're right. we are actually very fortunate to have a large number of our population vaccinated. in fact, our eligible population, 6769 percent effective with 1st those all the 33 percent is vaccinated. speed 2nd dose completed the vaccination. we don't actually believe that there is registers, but you know, that actual data remained to be seen. we believe up the search easy to do with more of movement happening within them. all of these as well as that additional variance might be circulating in the population. but there is no evidence to show that you know,

the vaccines i ineffective to the, the new cases. what we have actually seen is also the cases that are being admitted to hospitals. the, the people are most severe is the people who people who haven't had the vaccination . right? so, you know, there is protection and people, they are less severe when they get the disease that those who have ad vaccination and those who died. majority of them have not received the explanation right. dr. sharma, have the municipal states for health for them all day. thank you so much for your time. thank you very much. my pleasure. but in bunker there, she rested a prominent journalist for allegedly illegally obtaining information on the country's response to the corona. about expand demik, rosie islam was arrested for allegedly photographic documents related to the government purchase of vaccines. islam is well known for investigative reporting on

the country's health sector. she's been charged with the colonial official secrets act, which carries with it a sentence of up to 14 years imprisonment. but even death of, of islam from dw ensure has been following developments for us and he joins me now for more out of the roads. you know, islam has been charged with illegally taking photographs of certain documents. does the government have a point those today some has been working as an investigative jupiter for years. been buying that, she worked at that daily newspaper the most influential daily in the how this in country islam or that the minister of health on monday to do her job. as a journalist, c, l. diddly use talk cell phone without permission to photograph some documents that related to government negotiations to buy. you know, if i did fax in, was that equity clear government over shell as you know, she has been edited on george. it's awful. bleating in colonial office. you 6 this

act later on the day we get is it possible? did not be the act was emitted in 92 to 3 to prohibit taking photographs off sensitive documents without your permission. but it has rarely been used in the past exposed think it should not be punished under the act for getting out duties as a journalist, as elevated excellence do not vote. and that's not true. it has a bunch of issue. press been able to report on the government handling of the current that has been demick freely. not really nice groups say government crackdown on the media has intensified to during the course of crisis in this earlier this month in newark based human. that's what said by another journalist, risking arbitrary added torture and harassment under widely used a digital security act. it's that at least 247 journalist reportedly pub, to harassment and intimidation by the state officers and other affiliated with the

government. in 2020 journalists and rights groups often complain about the digital security act, which limits on the laws indicated. if us go to fight, i can take news by the wording of it is break and it probably sounds abroad. more than $900.00 cases are filed under the act. with nearly 1000 people charged and 353 detained. many of them journalist brazil is the press in bunger. there's being muslim by the government. if that's what it's supposed to think. some of the newspapers have published editorials that isn't about how that digital kodak has limited investigative putting on, caught up soon and being high level. obviously, as the media has opted for felt censorship to keep themselves safe the at a stop routine, i will totally clear more among the journalists in the country out of other islam.

thank you very much for that. the countries and territories in the region today, a mocking the birth of gotten the, the founder of buddhism in hong kong. some devotees observed the day by releasing captive animals into the wild practice known as massy release. but this believe it brings good fortune. but conservation is see a different side. the practice has become a money making venture for pet stores and the animals often either don't survive in the new environment or the negatively alter the ecology. the hunt is on to capture and save this turtle. she's a red here, and slider turtle, one of the lucky ones captured alive for resettlement. she's one of thousands of preachers that rescuers pull from both natural and very unnatural settings. this

one near a drainage outlet didn't make it really quite a 2nd. why didn't it's not suitable for these turtles to live in places like these catch water drains or ponds because they're not a local hong kong species. if they were kept by humans is patsy. they won't be able to hunt in the wild. they won't be able to catch the food they need and then they'll starve to death. or depending on the weather, they might freeze or die from the heat or whatever. the power went on with you. and on this rescue group tries to save and nurse back to health tortoises left to fend for themselves in the wild that after many were sold at pet stores that cater to buddhists, especially around buddha's birthday celebration, the 8th day of the 4th month. and the chinese lunar calendar, they believe the so called mercy release of turtles, lobsters clams,

or any confined animal will bring good karma, forgetting, or perhaps ignoring natural laws of cause and effect. mostly really has, has potentially multiple different, different risks that it puts our ecosystems to potential disease bacteria. virus parasites from, from other countries from, from the collections source are all getting dumped without screening or, or without sort of, consideration of, of the public health risk as well. the hong kong buddhist association says it doesn't condone releasing animals and admit some inappropriate practices, had caused physical harm to animals and threatened the environmental balance. the intent may be to do good while bringing good fortune to oneself the outcome. not so good fortune for the beings supposedly receiving mercy and mercy releases. and that's it. but it is of course born website delivered dot com forward slash asia. we leave you today with pictures from south korea where people have been

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that's coming up. but 1st, the pop singer who's polarizing russia. melissa is an outspoken feminist. born not in russia, but into jesus down. and yet she's representing russia at this year's eurovision song contest with the song russian woman. while she received so much hate from her critics, that she almost pulled out of the contest altogether. but instead, she decided to ask women from all over russia to send her scraps of fabric, which she then sewed together into this dress is more. what do you use it to add? now? russia is entry for this year's eurovision song contest back home, half the country. think that's a scandal. they say minissha is making fun of the ideal of russian women. and she's not even an ethnic russian herself. she was born into g q, stan, her parents were refugees sung arose. to tell us it's about the russian women, the women, mom. i am

a russian woman. we come in many different varieties. that's my message and annoying as many people, but russia is a multi national country. i am proof of that because many is also a feminist. she campaigns against domestic abuse and for l. g, b t q writes, some say her being sent by moscow to the se is a p r. stunt magnesia was surprised to be official. bodies in russia were outraged . investigators said they would prob the song for extreme, and some of those christians were up in arms. the head of the federation council was perplexed to use. i recommend you listen to the literature. absurd is rubbish. but i really don't know what he meant to be as to the goal is to show my broken family cannot break things. magnesia, she says, women should leave the husbands if necessary.

the with 3 on the press, the option you can preach on this topic dramatically. but nobody wants to hear that, then you just some feminist. but if i do it with a touch of cell phone, i will need them. people off and laughter can help to process the pain because the pain is there. many his mother brought up 5 children on her own. she works as a cleaner, but now she's her daughters manager. she says she can see herself in the song she put in the song for what are you waiting for? just end up going. yes, my name is curio, has been helped by social media. she says that in the beginning she had no chance of being shown on t v. it wasn't which a solution for me, it's important to be heard and believe me, it's not just the winners who get heard. those get difficult to below the the end of the song and unexpected question. the message is now

being heard, even in russia. and you can read more about my knees online at a d, w dot com slash culture. well, in the bolivian capital of la pause, traditional carnival. the answer is filled the street in protest against neighboring peru. they say the folk dance known as the motor. and now that belongs to them, belong reading, dispute re ignited earlier this month when career declared the dance part of its cultural heritage. bolivia, as cultural minister as it was funded, the motor not i was quote, the identity of each and every bolivia. she said she would take her complains to unesco scholar, said the dance originated with in slave africans in the andes. mocking the dances of their and slavers the netflix action movie. army of the dead comes out this

week and it's got a little bit of everything. this toby, a zombie warfare, and a very high stakes heist. it's also be international. they view for one of germany's box office darling's mature strike, who he may be a household name here in germany, but now he's entering a world where hardly anyone's heard of him. hopefully, that won't stop him from taking out a few zombies. there's a way to us by justice lead director zach snyder. the how would you like to make 50000000 ah, on, on some mercy. the story, as simple as zombie epidemic has put an end to playing the slot machines in the cameras. paradise of last vegas. but the casino votes hold millions of dollars. a commando raid led by scott ward is sent to pull off an unusual heist. german act mathias, sky cooper is in the thick of it. it's his 1st encounter with

a zombie genre. and with director zach schneider, that was the director n d o p on army at the debt. so he was always with us. you know, when we were acting so he was always with us in the scene and he was director of the same time. so i think it's the same. so, but it's fun. it's like, it's like a very down to dream coming true. try kind of plays lutely detail. he's been hired because of his particular skills. a peter is like a very handsome but very nerdy guy from germany and. yeah, and but he's a safe credit. so he's the most important person in the team. because if he dies, there will be no saves, that can be over there. anybody else here who hasn't killed as well when it comes to join? it's all about the brain. one comes out,

just shoot. it brings up. any questions? yes. what if i took a break rock and smashing into the hand? what would that work? yeah, yeah. copy that san francisco. try cover has long been a big draw at the german books office. he started in the movies and romantic comedies, say millions. the like, however, doesn't only appear in front of the camera. he's also active as director and producer. the money was one of his biggest commercial successes, me in 2016. he switched. john rose, acting in directing and producing you, wanted the 1st german french series for the amazon streaming service.

for, for sprint, got the tri, cofer has already finished shooting a prequel to army of the dead. and he got to direct it to not a zombie movie, but it's the highest movie, a very adventurous, nice movie. and you will see seems never seen before. and it will be really funny. it's about the arkansas character. so yeah, and it was great even to have the opportunity to shoot the pre quote for a firm that it and to even make zack's universe of the debt, more comfortable and, and, and acting, and direct. at the same time, i love it. the army of the dad has brought much t s y cofer to international attention. it's quite a calling card. the

violinist mid dory started learning music from her mother as a child in japan. at 11, she made her solo debut as a guest with the new york philharmonic since then, missouri hasn't just made her mark in the music world. she's also built a career around helping people this week in washington. she's one of a handful of artists receiving the kennedy center, honor for lifetime artistic achievement the this when you hear me dury on her nary violin. you feel this is an artist whose ambition goes beyond just making beautiful sounds. over 40 years, she's been exploring the variety of ways people experience music. the now she's being recognized with a kennedy center on up for lifetime artistic achievement away this

ana give me, you know, more of an incentive, even more of an opportunity to be able to connect more, to collaborate more opportunities to reach out to be working together with others, and i'm very excited by that in missouri, it's also important to bring people together for music outside the concert hall. music sharing is just one of a number of charities she has founded since 2007. she's been a un messenger piece working in nepal. for example, to bring education to children and young people. she's home with fellow musicians in schools, refugee camps, and hospitals. the but she's well aware that music can't solve all the world's problems, but it can definitely make the world

a better place. and through music, one can gain many things to learn. many things, one can experience. many things i nation need even the ability to be able to get out of the media environment in my home town of new york, she initiated missouri and friends back in 992. it's a free education program for children and young people in more than 60 schools with more than 250000 participants. ah, she also has students whom she has been teaching regularly, even when the corona virus pandemic shut down much of cultural life change. but all right, so whether it's partner performance or music sharing or metering fence,

they all have called at $900.00 support programs, which is all on the line. during the pandemic, missouri has made creative use of many technological possibilities, including with this new year's greeting card. she has also stage live concerts with cobit 900 restrictions. it changes the way we're interacting with each other because the distance involved is difficult. but because we're trying to overcome something different, sometimes it also gives us that little bit of a kick. the music is what actually use my interest in music music, but actually feels my energy work to be able to practice, to be able to do all of these things. the

me that's it for this edition of art and culture for more you can follow us on facebook and twitter. just search for d w culture. now for me and the whole crew here in berlin. thanks for watching the news. the news. the news ah. the

conflicts, sebastian, nevada and conversation between israel and the palestinians has gone into the 2nd week. i guess this week from jerusalem is michael freeman, policy advisor, israel's foreign minister. country now listen to the key christmas being leveled by the bible ministration. to go back to seeking a 2 state solution conflicts, minutes on the w. ah, intelligent species and expedition languages. in your research team to the to the job whales starts june on z, w. every journey begins with the 1st step and every

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the news . this is david, we news live from berlin, doubling down israel's prime minister. defies the u. s. president's deadline to de escalate its conflict with loss today. benjamin says he's determined to continue the gaza offensive as violence. right? wages on for a day, a mosse response with renewed rocket fire into israel, sending people they're running for cover. also coming up the border crisis, strain ties between spain and morocco. after thousands of people, many children undertake a perilous journey. swimming to the spanish enclave of madrid. fleming,

morocco for failing to sell the library. as your fee recovery, says cathy's in vienna, paris are once again opened for business, a sign of more freedom to come as the new analysis is relaxing restrictions for travelers who are fully vaccinated against with co the lock. thank you very much for your company. while we open this broadcast with a growing international push to pave a path to a truce between israel and hamas militants, and garza, for the 1st time us president joe barton has urged israel to significantly de escalate us offensive in gaza. by the end of today on germany is also sending is for administer to the region to whole talks with both sides. tensions remain i

after days of israel's army, pounding garza with heavy bombardments and rocket fire from mos launched into southern israel. is rarely tank again. fire on targets in the garza strip israel's military sense. the attacks are aimed at facilities belonging to hamas and islamic jihad until a v prime minister benjamin netanyahu provided information on targets that had already been hit. he said the attacks would continue to be israel would either beat us or deter them, and i have to say, we don't love anything and we hope we can restore life. we want to say that we're doing that while doing the utmost to avoid civilian cows. these really army shelter, gaza strip on tuesday night targeting hamas as tunnel systems and southern guns

that they send. they took aim at some 50 targets, images of destruction. on the 10th day of the military conflict, the local health ministry reported 6 casualties with 8 people injured. while international diplomats drive for a cease fire in the west bank, palestinian president mahmoud abbas called for an immediate stop to the fighting. with the attacks and destruction and gaza, our israeli occupation lead state terrorism as a war crime that is punishable by international law. what, what the media had an end to fighting in the middle east still seems a long way off of a short while ago i spoke to sammy, so call he is a freelance journalist into some and i asked him about the statements of prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying he doesn't rule out we occupy and gaza. yeah.

well if israel would enter the gaza strip with the forces, and this is been something that the military has been considering. and of course there are plans to do and go ahead with that. but the one danger would be that the mosse would try to take half the israeli soldiers. and this is the scenario that is run, is that they're much fearing off. and this is actually one of the considerations why it's quite doubtful that in fact, they will come in with the ground troops. it seems that the campaign will stay with these air bombardments. this is what it seems like at this stage right now, and germany is foreign minister as you maybe have a chance to, to hear says he hopes to travel to the region and to help mediate a potential a true. so how much leverage does germany have?

well, i can tell you that the most important regional actor here is considered to be egypt . and the egyptians suggested that there would be a cease fire beginning at 6 o'clock in the morning. and on the meanwhile, we heard the both denies, from the israeli, and the palestinian fide that they're going for such as the fire. although earlier there were reports, the house is actually interested in such a sci fi. i can tell you the countries in the region are very much interested in the fire, especially georgia, and they feel that the old and this violence is causing unrest in the kingdom. and this is a cause for, for concern in the region. and definitely these attempts by germany will be agreed that in the region, not semi in conclusion, we are seeing

a very worrying and deepening humanitarian crisis in god. i wonder, can you tell us, how is this play playing out among the israeli public? are they seeing the same images? know we have a situation where the palestinians, they see certain images when they watch television or the arabs in general. they see the images from the gaza strip and, and many people in the world also to the images. but on israeli networks, what do you basically see is the panel of experts who are discussing the situation said, sometimes you'll have also of course the reports about the incoming rockets from the gaza strip. very lip and attention to the situation in the, in the gaza strip. i mean, we don't see those kinds of graphic images that he will often find the both in the western and in the arab media, and many israelis actually complaining against the international media. and then

they are saying you shouldn't show these images. this is just storing anger and why can't you just show a more censored version of the fence over that semi colon reporting from jerusalem. i appreciate your reporting. thank you. and the conflict in the middle east is also felt here in germany, in a worrying development anti semitic slogans were chanted during recent st protest fanning concerns along germany's leaders in a parliamentary debate on the escalation of the middle east conflict. foreign minister hi coleman, called for a crash down on anti semitism in german. or mr. masa. people who preach hate and commit acts of violence will feel the full force of the law. he said and to semitism has no place in german cultures. and the german president franklin stein meyer echoed the central in

my hope, i have made it clear enough in my public statements and speeches that hatred of jews is unacceptable in any form in dodson tints, in the most and way criticism of the israeli government and government policy turns into anti semitic slogans. then, as i have explicitly said, that is an abuse of the freedom of demonstration. the most sealants ms. the happening so where this takes place, where anti semitic slogans shouted west flags with the star of david burnt. where attacks on synagogues have taken place. these are not ordinary transgressions, but criminal offenses must be prosecuted accordingly. deals and patient folk the most. and that is why i say it again here. nothing, nothing at all of what is currently taking place in the middle east and justify the tax on juice here in germany. of you wouldn't hear endorsement german present. i

got this time i are speaking earlier today. let's shift our attention now. our to spain in north africa because spain, as acute morocco, is showing a quote, lack of respect for the e. u. by allowing migrants to cross into the north african enclave. a suitor which is spanish territory. while some 8000 migrants have arrived there over the past 2 days, many of them risking their very lives by swimming around brick waters to cross the border space. interior minister says more than half has already been sent back. those who make it to the shore of sale are immediately picked up by spanish soldiers. the numbers of migrants who cross for morocco have decreased overnight. after more than a 1000, had managed to reach the spanish enclave in a bit more than a day. spain deployed the army to patrol the border and sent them migrants back.

speaking in the parliament in madrid, 2 days spanish prime minister, a little scientist vowed to restore order and said that some 4800 migrants had been sent back to the spanish. but i remind you that the border with the soda is not only a border between spain and morocco, but also european border. and that in this case, the lack of control by the american authorities is not only a lack of respect was being but also towards the european union. some reports as well as this footage suggest more can police allowed many of the migrants to cross over to soda unhindered because of a diplomatic spat with spain. morocco is upset that a separatist leader who is seeking independence for the western sahara regent ruled by morocco is currently getting medical treatment in spain than what the officials in madrid say. they are further reinforcing security. and so that to prevent more arrivals and the w z and phillips schultz is in the enclave. and

gave us this assessment of the situation there. right now here at the board of the situation is the very 10 for most of the day. it seems as if the situation at the barta was under control, but within the last 3040 minutes, just behind the large groups of migrants swam across the border again to arrive. here in spain, the spanish authorities seem to be overwhelmed. they tried to set up, you makes us shall tests, but we are talking about thousands of migrants in a small city off about $80000.00 inhabitants. so the situation is very tense. you see big group of migrants virtually at every corner in the city center. and what is especially disturbing you see also groups of teen age groups even though children begging for foods and asking for help yes. of shows that they're reporting earlier

. and in continental europe, several countries are taking steps towards reopening and allowing more pre panoramic activity. after 6 months of corona virus restrictions, people in france are able to enjoy outdoor dining again. kathy's restaurants bars open their doors though with limited capacity. france, as many sentiments, theaters, museums are also back in business, even though infection numbers were main. someone we high in that country. well, as of today, austria also relaxing their rule. after $200.00 days of locked down, people, there are dining out at cafes and beer gardens. they recovered 900 cases and austria have fallen as the vaccination roll out to pick up speed of correspondence in paris and vienna. have more people here in vienna are excited about something as simple as having a coffee outdoors like here in this coffee house, or just having a menu caught in their hands for the very 1st time in 6 months. because starting from today, it's not only allow to reopen restaurants and hotels. it's also possible to

foreigners answering all 3 or to enjoy the very saying, we don't need to quarantine if that's the important fact here. if you do have a negative call the test or proof of explanation or prove that you've had copied already. now, with all the excitement comes also some skepticism. however, among some restaurant owners who told us that because of all these conditions still in place, stay doubts that one. this 1st excitement is over. a lot of customers will actually common fractions frequent their places. also the core, if you deny curve, you starting at 10 pm is still in place. so with all the excitement comes also the skepticism just how much the customers are going to help to keep businesses afloat . and there's also concern among biologist set by opening and reopening everything at once. and all 3 of these also the risk that the infraction rate is going to increase again soon. so day, the french record by

a wave of enthusiasm. as after about 6 months of closer, they could socialize for the 1st time again on cafe and dresser and terraces, museums the actors, cinemax, and normal senses. supp reopen dead doors and because she has now been pushed back from 7 to 9 pm, the country is to live for 6 and further in the coming weeks. and the president, him, on my call has said that people need to go back to a french way of life, but it is a risky bet as infection, right? i feel quite high and other strains such as the indian variety of spreading and france, the government and the people are hoping that the country won't have to go back on its reopening strategy. that some i calling premature and there was always in paris and funny for sure in vienna reporting a quick update. now we're working with thomas miller and much of have been welcome

back to team jeremy one months before all important european championships that you had been told they were no longer needed on the team back in 2019 all right, but doesn't for thank you so much for spending this part of your day with the business is up next, with stephen variously on layla, her rock on there for us here. thank you for watching. ah, how many pushes turn out in the world? climate change very cost the stores. this is more or less the way from just one week how much work can really get we still have time to go. i'm doing all.