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ah, ah, the news . this is d w. news live it from berlin, just announced minutes ago israel and him, us have approved a see fire to take effect tonight. this was the scene in garza just shortly before that announcement, more explosions and rocket launchers that violence male due to end in just a few hours thought. we'll get the latest from jerusalem also coming up tonight,
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a green light for the vaccine passports. european union says yes to the final details of its digital covert 19 travel certificates in a bid to open up for tourism in time for summer and hatching a home grown corona virus vaccine in brazil with the help of the chicken eggs. if it works, it could be a game changer and brazil's fight against the pan. ah, i bring to our viewers on p b. s in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. we start with breaking news tonight from the middle east. israel security cabinet has approved a ceasefire and its conflict with palestinian militants in garza. a spokesman for hamas also told reuters news agency that a mutual and final teeniest truce between moss and israel will come into effect at 2 am. local time in israel. israel had come under increasing international pressure
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to hold its campaign in gaza. us president joe bite and told israel on wednesday, the expected a significant de escalation, apparently that the escalation has now begun. let's go straight to our very own tanya kramer. she is in jerusalem. so let's start out, we're hearing israel, just agree to this truce. what about hallmark that we, can we confirmed that hamas has also said yes to this sci fi? rent the details as they come in for we have a confirmation right now, a statement by the israeli prime minister's office that said that if a security cabinet has agreed to accept an adoption proposal as a put it for a mutual sci fi without any preconditions and it will be going into effect at an hour to be agreed upon later. and we have this news from the voters, news agency, how much the fisher who has confirmed to them that
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a mutual similar tenuous choose was road which will start at 2 am this morning on friday morning. okay, so to am local time that's not long off from now and we're hearing that this came through in a gyptian mediator. this, this points to the fact that there has been a lot of regional, as well as international pressure on both sides to come to disagreement doesn't yes it does. and i think also israel, i mean we heard the very prime minister netanyahu this week several times saying that israel wants to continue that he wanted the campaign to continue. but it seems that also the pressure was mounting to come to an end. and the addictions had been mediating together also with the united nations behind the scenes. but what we are looking at now is of course, what does this proposal entail?
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what kind of see sort of ceasefire are we talking about? and for the moment, at least, and i have to stress details are still coming in, of course, is that we're talking about a quiet for quiet formula. it was said it's unconditional, but that means 1st of all, this is a hold or cessation of hostilities. and that might also tell us that maybe about some more of the details to be agreed upon or talked about later if you seen in previous actually runs facilities. and tanya, you know, as well as i do, we've been in this situation before where there have been cease fires declared between israel. anto moss, they sees fires have not held. and there's a possibility that that could happen again. so we have to report this with a certain amount of caution, correct? of course we have to watch no and see. i mean there's still a couple of hours even here to go. we just had again sirens alerts for
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incoming rockets. but we will, you know, we'll look at the, on the ground, what will happen a to a m, whether it's going to be quiet. i think a lot of people are concerned. i talked to a couple of people today on the phone in gaza, actually anticipation of all the reports that there might be a see fire. and of course, people are certainly work coming in, but they're also very concerned of what this will actually mean that has been a lot of destruction, loss of life. but you know, what are the conditions for these, these fire? will there be any improvement also when it comes off the page on gaza? so and of course when it actually stay quiet, you know, if we compare this conflict with what we saw in 2014, that fighting lasted 50 days, 50, this conflict. so far has lasted 11 days,
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the cease fire coming much more quickly. how much does this have to do in your opinion you've, you've seen these developments. how much does it have to do with the fact that we're looking at in is israeli political establishment? that is much more shaky than it was 7 years ago. we also have a prime minister who's facing criminal charges. well i think what we seen and i think that's what quite interesting was what i heard from, from all sides also from people in god was a very intensive fighting that some people have said, you know, this, this 10 days or 11 days of conflict was worse than what, you know, some days during this longer conflict in 2014. but of course, i mean you have to look also here at the political situation. we're talking about a caretaker government in israel. prime minister netanyahu had not managed to build a coalition, actually his rivals were trying. now to build a coalition,
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we're not quite sure at the moment where this stands. so all of this, of course, plays a role and also on the palestinian side elections were cancelled. and now suddenly hum us a took over, you know, the issue of jerusalem and all the problems that we have been seeing, you know, the pending eviction of palestinian families from east jerusalem. all these underlying issues, all of this conflict that we've been seeing, you know, we have great attentions in the weeks leading up to this conflict between her mouth and israel. a correspondence on kramer in jerusalem. tonight with the latest on this very fluid situation. news that a ceasefire has been agreed to between israel and him os didn't take effect at 2 am local time. tanya is always thank you. well, berlin is due to see a series of demonstrations of the coming days for groups wanting to show their support for israelis and palestinians. on thursday evening,
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several 100 people gathered at the brandon brigade and called for solidarity with israel and alliance. the various parties had called for the relic speakers at the event, including germany's vice chancellor la shows. our reporters, simon young, was also concerned about the conflict in the middle east is definitely reach the streets of germany. pro palestinian protests have happened in several cities, sometimes accompanied by anti semitic words in the burning of israeli flags. people at this demonstration of solidarity with israel say that worried about growing anti semitism and they want the government to do more to combat it. many also feel european governments could work harder to cut off high mass from its sources of funding. politicians and civil society representatives. the telling this crowd germany stands with israel and they'll be 0 tolerance for anti semitism. but in the current atmosphere, many using germany as well as many who are not jewish, i feel that words are not enough numbers. i mean young reporting there at the brand
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new brigade here in berlin. let's take a look now with some of the other stories that are making headlines. at this hour. the central african republic is launched. it's cobra, 1900 vaccination campaign. it is one of the last countries in the world to receive vaccines. the prime minister became the 1st person to get the shot, the vaccine ro, well, we'll begin with health care workers, the elderly, and those with preexisting conditions. a large wildfire in greece has destroyed homes enforced evacuations. the blazes 70 kilometers west of the capital, athens and close to a popular tourist resort. authorities order the evacuation of $800.00 settlements as well as to monasteries. there are no reports of injuries, flood warnings are in place across the south central united states. after days of heavy rain storms have already called flooding in texas and louisiana and cut power to thousands of household. the bad weather is forecast to continue through the
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weekend. well, with these summer coming, some good news for those of you eager to travel within europe. european union leaders today agreed on a new, easy wind covey at 19 vaccine passport plan. it is hoped that the digital certificate will give a much needed booth to the travel season by waving quarantine requirements for some people. the document will state whether a person has been vaccinated, tested negative, or recently recovered from the corona, bytes. i for moral this was called over now to our corresponded georg matters in brussels given to you gay or the european union as agreed on cobra, 1900 past for summer travel. what does this mean for european union citizens? it's basically the green light from the authorities here and from the member states that there is a key tool now available on your mobile phone that every you citizen can use to travel to regain their freedom of movement within the you. so someone from creation
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can travel to berlin, someone from berlin can, from, from germany, can travel to croatia using the very same app to document that they have been either vaccinated, that they have a p, c, r test. the reason one or they actually have had the disease and are immune now against the virus. so, and what about americans? canadians who want to come to europe this summer travelers trying to enter from outside the european union. that's something that the european commission currently is looking into, whether the document can be extended for those people coming from abroad. the today, the commission already decided or recommended. remember states that people who have been fully vaccinated, particularly from the u. s. should be allowed to travel to the you, whether they will receive that same very same document that is currently work in progress. and we know that there are privacy concerns surrounding this type of passport gay or what are the leaders proposing there?
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well, the privacy concerns weren't such a sticking point in the latest the negotiations because you already have very strong data protect rules. but what was a bigger issue was the point of fairness, because if you have been vaccinated, you have been in a way privilege to others who still have to pay for their p c. r to has to gain the same freedom of movement back. and that is why the european parliament really pushed hard to say, these tests need to be subsidized. they actually want to have them for free. but now they've reached a compromise. and that is why 100000000 euros will come from a special fund from the european commission to buy those tests for particularly for groups of people who are traveling a lot for work across borders. and do we know when it's all of this is going to be ready to go and meet somebody's just around the corner was now rather question of weeks than a month. there's already a pilot going on, so the system would be ready,
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but it still needs to be formally approved. so it's, i would say it's another month or a little more that we actually see this taking place and it'll be member states who are in charge of actually handing out those close documents on your mobile phone. then. alright, gave a message with the latest in brussels tonight is always the, or thank you. the corona virus pandemic has hit brazil hard to the most countries. more than 441000 people that now died from code 19. that's the 2nd worst death toll in the world. the country is also struggling to implement an effective vaccination campaign to finally get a grip on the pandemic. one solution that could provide relief in the coming month, home grown vaccines that are now in development. he w reporter, and the sophie brindley has been to brazil, largest city south paolo, to meet the researchers working on one of these vaccines and to look at the science behind. these eggs contain hope for brazil.
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they are incubating a homegrown corbet, $900.00 vaccine. bu 10 back that's being developed and so powerful human trials hadn't started yet. that was out so far up from the thing it's worked very well animals best with with success in clinical trials. so we are very confident that it's going to be a good of iris and his colleagues at the new $1010.00 institute and sal. paolo are working with a method similar to the one for making flu vaccines. they use chicken x to incubate a modified virus which should teach human immune system to fight the code 90 and virus is really important thing for brazil, for boot into our, our opportunity to have a solution i brazilian solution to this. and then we have here all the raw materials that we need to make the vaccine so we can be independent on doing dollar
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x. and the institute happened producing a chinese vaccine corona back, but that has stopped due to supply problems. and some region has no vaccines. left brazil has the 2nd highest covenant industrial in the world after the united states, like scenes here and short supply, and less than 10 percent of the population has been fully inoculated. new homes, on vaccine, of a great hope for the country. it also reflects, well, i'm so proud of having a gerard doria who supported efforts to develop it. next year, he's expected to run to leave the country challenging valuable scenario, who's been criticized for not taking the pen demik seriously enough. doria has been trying to buy a foreign corporate 900 vaccines since the pandemic began and says both nero has hindered his efforts. we are fighting against virus in brazil, corona virus, and they're both on out of virus. they used to be friends. doria and both,
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both right. wingers with a taste for public tester strength. the argument was, exceeds goes into the fight between these 2 men. i believe it as millions of brazilians. that could be a good government at that moment doing their elections. but i made a very sad mistake. today, never more. we need another kind of government in brazil borders, we'll decide what government they one's next year. when doria is expected to challenge both an arrow for the presidency, the vaccine. and these x will probably be approved by them. it could change everything. if a more now i'm joined by the tell you past or not, she is a micro biologist in president of the question of science institute, which aims to promote the use of scientific evidence in public policy making this past. and it's good to have you on the program science and public policy making.
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you must have one of the most difficult jobs in the world right now. thank you for having me on the show. when yes i do. we'd has been challenging enough before they make, but after the fact that make it has it has really become quite in both to both. we know that brazil has been a world leader in rolling out vaccinations for other diseases. so one has gone wrong with cobra. one t yes, we used to have one of the best communication programs in the world, and we still do, we have all the expertise we, we have the co change. we have the distribution system. so it's not a matter of expertise or structure. we have both. we just don't have the vaccines, we don't have the dozes once, we have vaccines in a, in a significant amount. we'll get it rolling. the problem is getting the,
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getting enough doses of things and the present the, unfortunately, this hasn't been arranged by the federal government. and is that the problem here that you haven't gotten the assistance in the funding from the federal government that you needed for the vaccination problem? yes, we didn't get there while the federal government wasn't successful, all didn't try hard enough to get all the contracts the international agreements to provide vaccine for such a large population. so this is, this is the main problem. now this is the main bottleneck. and of course, we don't have enough funding for national science, so we didn't have enough funding to provide our own vaccines to develop our own vaccines nationally. what about your home grown vaccines? i know that you're working on them. how promising are they we have some promising projects. i think the most promising one is with the institute
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here, which is developing to get with mt sign in, in the us growing vaccine. so it seems that you can grow divider in megs and these is a technology that institute here in some follow really has a lot, a lot of experience. we do flu, vaccines, emax and we, we cater to nationally and internationally with these things. so there's a lot of expertise and a lot of structured to walk with exec things and we are very hopeful for this one where it sounds very promising. we know that the number of new cove in 1900 infections in brazil has remained for months. we know that it's rising again. is there a strategy to bring this case load down? not really. brazil is still very confused as to mitigating strategies. so each c
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p stay developed, its own mitigation strategy. there is no consent, no clear action from the federal government. but i think that at last both c t, then they have realized how important it is to implement locked downs and preventive measures because they know that faxing will take some time to really have an effect in controlling the disease here. ok to tell your pastor, not president of brazil's question of science institute in the past or not. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. good luck to you. thank you. thank you so much. well, the situation in the spanish enclave of sale to remains tense. earlier this week, about 8000 migrants crossed into the territory on the north african coast from morocco. many of them swimming across the spanish police. divers saved a baby boy from the if you see it right there. he was one of many children whose
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families attempted the jury. the number of crossings appears with dwindled, but more than a 1000 miners are still in say, some of them are with no family members to look after the d. w. 's young philip schultz is in. so you did tonight he sent us this report. spanish police launch tear gas in an attempt to stop the dozens of people from crossing the border. but some of the migrants swim around the fence. among them are miners. well, well, mar, one left morocco at the beginning of the week and made it across the border. he's by himself. the 16 year old says poverty is what made him leave. his aim is to reach france, but for now he's insane. and begging for food. again, you know,
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so far nobody here has taken care of us. we get most of the food from other moroccans in town between 150-2000. the miners have arrived and done the last few days. the spanish government is providing them with accommodation at empty warehouses, but aid workers say they're overwhelmed. it's, i'm look associated. we feel that we do our best to provide people with the basics, water, food, and clothes. but at the same time, we're always aware that more people could arrive here on the coast than i can add on with that in. so city center, some of the young migrant beg for food and money. trade between morocco and the spanish enclave usually flows freely. but since the pandemic restrictions have caused major economic problems for the region, they will put on vehicles before the pandemic. we didn't have major problems with
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migration here. most people crossed into the legally, they would come in the morning and leave in the evening. our city benefited greatly from it. economically. spanish authorities have sent thousands of people back over the border to morocco under a readmission deal. the fate of the miners some younger than the age of 10 is unclear. some will be sent to reception centers on the spanish main, and a german soldiers suspected applauding attacks against prominent politicians while posing as a syrian refugee went on trial today is known as franco a. and he's accused of stock piling, weapons, and planning significant acts of violence. the case is attracting attention across germany and europe and has raised concerns over right wing extremism in the military. never had a trial opening, franco, a proclaimed his innocence in front of the press. he denies the charges leveled
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against him by the prosecution. to unplug it, we have an indictment that deals with an offense of preparing an active violence that endangers the state of i. taught for years franco, a lead a double life while working as a soldier for the german armed forces. he registered himself as a syrian refugee. prosecutors accused him of planning attacks on high ranking politicians with the intention of blaming them on migrants and asylum seekers. my mother had to finish my client dress as an immigrant. i can't see anything in that, that's dangerous to the be what i do see as a danger to the status when parts of the government and work together with criminal . and that has unfortunately happened here. some of them was up, i'm on, does legacy and franko
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a faces up to 10 years in prison. a trial is expected to last until august. well, those cases lead to increased scrutiny of the influence of the far right within the german military or political correspondent, thomas sparrow, sent us this report. it certainly is a big problem and german authorities are aware of that. despite the fact that german authorities have been criticized, not only now but in the past as well, for what people are analysts describe does turning a blind eye to the threat of fire right extremism within germany. security forces, the franco, a case led to authorities revealing some networks where, where other officials were also present far right. networks and it has also led parties to present reports. they presented that report in 2020, and based stress that over 1400 suspected cases of far right extremism within germany. security forces were registered between 2017 and the beginning of 2020. however, and this is important as well. it's
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a stress german authorities said that while every confirm case was very problematic, indeed, they did not see this as being a systematic structural problem with in germany, security forces that was to my spare reporting. there today is world be day which marks the birth of be keeping pioneer. anton young sho, in slovenia, nearly 300 years ago, the bees are vital. the food supplies pollinating, many of the fruits and vegetables that we have on our daily menus. but the united nations war is that these and other pollinators face a range of threats, including pesticides, intensive farming and climate change. today almost one 3rd of b and butterfly species, face extinction around the world. an enormous iceberg has broken from an ice shelf in and arctic of the iceberg is the biggest in the world. european space agency says it's slightly larger than the spanish island
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of my. my yorker, scientists believe the split was caused naturally, rather than as a result of global warming. your watch w news. here's a reminder of that top story. breaking news is real. security cabinet has approved a ceasefire in his conflict with palestinian militants in garza, a spokesman for hamas also telling reuters news agency that a mutual and simultaneous truth between him and israel will come into effect to a local talk. about u. d. w. news after a short break, i'll be back to take you through the day our coverage of the ceasefire continues right after this. ah, the news?
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it was an incredible feeling that people were liberated, the i to for more security, more freedom, more dignity. have their hopes been fulfilled in where does the animal stand today? 10 years after the arab spring. and rebellion starts june 7th on d, w. i in the past 24 hours, the pressure on israel and him off to suspend their era tanks on each other, reached a critical mass. tonight, reports that both sides have agreed to a ceasefire to take effect friday. now that's exactly what the german foreign minister visited israel wanted to hear today. it's exactly what the you, in general assembly was demanding in new york today. it's not exactly what the us
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