many of i'll be off men's initial reforms, hardly no suspicious backdrop for the 1st major test of the prime minister's prosperity party. but in the run up to the vote, mister med, remain confident, seem to pulling would be his country's 1st attempt. i truly free and fair elections . well, maria, a gets and nick, alaska who is covering the elections in if you, if you're for d w a, here's her assessment of the motion sofa. it's an extremely important election. many trying to confirm his political legitimacy after having been designated in 2018 after his previous has resigned to his party. the prosperity party is considered to be the favorite in the selection. but we have to keep in mind that not the entire country is able to vote today. more than 100, a constituencies will not be able to vote distance whose entire 2 great region as well as parts of the region or the somali region. the faces mounting

international pressure for the situation in the to grey region where an armed conflict is still going on between the federal army backed by every trans soldiers and the t. p. s. the gray people's ration front, which is the former moving parts in the country. there's currently a great humanitarian crisis unfolding to greg. and the u. n. is even speaking of any possible salmon. again, can i ask you, and if you will take a look at some of the other stories that making news around the world will start in south africa, where the president, to run the poser, as well as the creation of a technology transfer. corona virus. vaccines help scale up production. the say the world health organization has previously set up such hubs, which provide no how and training to local manufacturers, south africa accounts, and what does he 5 percent of the continents total recorded cove in 1900 cases. a media prime minister nicole simeon has one another in of following stopped

parliamentary elections. official results show his party is one about 54 percent of the votes, despite widespread frustration with his handling of a war last year with historic rival, as a by john sweden's prime minister, lost no confidence votes and parliament. steph, i'm love, and now has a week to resign or announce a snap election. the vote was triggered by a plan to ease rent controls. it's enough and is the 1st swedish prime minister to lose a confidence in wealth by in spain's prime minister says his government will pardon into the 9 jail leaders of catalonia, failed 2017, for the independence paid at sanchez, as he hopes to ease tensions in the northeast and read it and kicked out negotiations with capital one of the e. u has approved new sanctions against bella. ruth's increasing the pressure on president lucas shanker, of the 4th passenger plane to land in order to arrest that defeat and journalist. the measures are signed off by e foreign ministers meeting in luxembourg,

imposed asset freezes, and travel bombs on more than 18 people and organizations. the blocks also considering more wide ranging sanctions that would target whole sections of the v belushi in economy, including the tobacco industry, which would her to major sources of revenue for the lucas and co, reggie w's brussels bureau chief, alexandra farm nominees at the foreign ministers meeting and luxembourg. welcome, alexandra. so it sounds like 2 sets of sanctions. one approved a one waiting approval, one against organizations and individuals, and the other against economic sectors of dollars. while that's precisely the case here, we're talking about more than 80 individuals and entities there are going to be added to the existing sanctioned list. that means that they're not allowed anymore to enter the european union that their assets tend to block are going to be frozen . but what is even more important is that the foreign ministers have agreed in

principle to impose target of sanctions, broader sanctions, rather to target key areas of the bella roost and economy. you are talking about the financial sector about petroleum products. we are going to see ban on imports of potash that is used in the fertilizer production. and this is very notable because this is a 1st for the european union to target the whole areas of the bill i use in economy. and this also notable because all member states were aboard, even those who have close ties to be a law ruth. and who has to expect that those sanctions are going to hurt their economy a bit too. right. and you mentioned in your answer that you did already have sanctions against the roof when the christian co force that ryan had yet to land in minutes.

so given that they were already measures in place of these ladies measures likely to be any more effective. well, i think yes, that's what the understanding here is because what a very 1st time the european union is really going off to the state companies who are inviting vest main source of all who are the main sources of revenue for the government. and it's probably going to hurt lucas shinkel and his regime and the opposition leaders. he atlanta to handle the car, was here and look, some work attending a breakfast with the foreign ministers also said that she is happy that this is really going to make a difference over the phone number in less than birth. thank you so much for the printing presses, one of hong kong last pro democracy. newspapers could stuff rolling within days.

the apple daily says this friday's edition is likely to be its last that authorities froze its assets on the chime as new national security. lo, these newspapers could be a thing of the past, not because of digitalization or rising competition, that because the government wants to put a stop to them. that's what supporters of hong kong pro democracy newspaper, apple daily a saying, he's already a last week. police rated the company's newsroom for the 2nd time, and under a year, 5 senior executives were arrested after authorities accused them of publishing articles that violated china sweeping national security law. the government also 1st papers assets leaving it unable to pay staff or conduct business. the papers owners say they have enough cash to last a few weeks, but after that, their future and the future of free press in hong kong is uncertain. as to what day

you see, jimmy lie was arrested during last year's raid. he was sentenced to 14 months in prison is his role in an anti government protest in 2019 despite china's intensifying crackdown on media critical of the mainland government, many hong kong as a still lining up to show their support. oh, oh no, no. i hate to buy a copy of apple daily because of what the police did. i have to support them in any case, i've paid their monthly subscription fee, but i think i'll continue to buy newspapers to help them. i want to support the freedom of speech because the journalists, apple daily have done nothing wrong. hold on. for the moment, mom, mom not good with an apple daily can afford to keep publishing is uncertain. its future will be decided by the company's board on friday. is look at some of today's

developments and make your own a virus. pandemic, india has launched a nationwide campaign to vaccinate all adults free of charge. experts hope the new policy will help and supply issues to make vaccines. more accessible with ours is important. goals say they'll accelerate vaccinations and increase testing to combat the spike in cases more than a quarter. the population has already been vaccinated. the delta variable 1st detected in india is causing concern in many areas, including the capital, lisbon, and turkey is to further is corona virus restrictions from the 1st of july will lift its nationwide lock down. the number of daily cases is fallen to around 5000. the organizers of next month's tokyo, they pick that up to $10000.00 local spectators will be allowed inside games. venues. overseas fans are banned, and venues will be limited to 50 percent capacity up to a maximum of $10000.00 people. organize this insisted games can be held safely

despite the current of ours. pandemic if depends public health situation. worse than, than organize the state events might still go ahead without spec cases. the games are due to starting just over a month on the 23rd of july. 1 will be well, the president of the international olympic committee, thomas box, as the vaccination targets for the $11000.00 residents of the athletes. village in tokyo will be met in time for the stuff the games. so for the residents of the olympic villages, it will be well above 80 percent. so we have had our expectations, you know, in a, in a confident way that we will get to 80 percent. but today i can tell you, it will be well above 80 percent in the olympic we did use call us back 40 here. you know, a weight lifter. laurel hubbard,

will become the 1st transgender athlete to compete. the games having been selected for the new zealand team, testosterone level is below the maximum set by the international olympic committee . selection is still controversial. critic claim she has numerous physical advantages, having competed as a man in the past. you. siemens, government, back, sorry, inclusion. clarissa paramita is a journalist in oakland new zealand. she told us morals selection was divided opinion a survey helped by a new zealand news platform asking the public should trans women. athletes compete in the same category of this women had almost 10000 people voting. know, and almost 900 respondents saying yes. so people are aware that our ideas around gender are changing, but they see the need to have a more extensive global research around transgender women. competing at both the community level and elite level in women's sport. meanwhile, the news,

the government thinks the question of which athletes were allowed to compete. and what classes in the lead sport was best left to international federations. although the fundamental premise for them is everybody should have the right to participate . and that's where we should start the conversation here in new zealand. chris paramita. what do you do when you feel hungry in the middle of the night? well, hopefully not what this tie elephant did who try cause serious savage, after crashing through a woman's kitchen, was in southern time and was in district mail elephant who lives in the nearby national park to be on the hunt for food used to strum to rummage through drawers and plastic bags. he's a receipt defendant. having said a visit to this kitchen before experts was that these types of incidents in asia on the increases that struggle to find food, natural habitat. i and set you up today to more world news off of the

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the people here, what ideas do they have for their future? d, w dot com, megacity. click and enter me pan demik has devastated to global travel and tourism industry. most tech has suffered long no region has bad, worse than your revenues went down almost 50 percent in 2020 many cities are eagerly trying to win back. visitors have a face stiff competition from the great outdoors and ongoing international restrictions on travel. will call rhythm ever cover me.

the arrival of summer to the northern hemisphere brought great hope to your tourist destinations. finally, a chance to make some money after a last season in 2020. but the current of ours pandemic still hangs over the sect, making a return to normal, still elusive. we report from paris. paris loves its tourists. that's the message. these young, multilingual ambassadors are trying to spread. why should you have to return? shouldn't hesitate and just come to paris, we'll help them find the bearings here, sancho pompey do. and all the other side. paris is such a pleasant city and more and more of us to help visitors doing this makes me happy . some about the buddha. up to $500.00 of them will be deployed this year in an effort to kick stop tourism again. after visits, a numbers plummeted by 2 thirds last year, but the terse who normally represent a lot share the city visitors, people from asia and the u. s. might be

a bit longer incoming or sweat school or more of the movie, the more we would like everybody to come back to paris. but we are obviously aware that french and european choices are likely to be the 1st ones back, as it's still easier for them to travel. some potentially on the upper many hotels are trying to learn invalid cars with special deals with some luxury establishment, offering discounts of up to 70 percent. but no offer will convince those already desperate to get out of the city. this french couple have chosen to go to higher ground, 50 kilometers north of the french capital. to everyone with this pandemic, people have understood that they needed to disconnect from reality, such as special offers aren't necessarily so important for me. we need to breed and take a step back from work, especially as we've all been working from home for quite a while now,

because i want the off on the because they are not the only ones who feel the urge to get out of the city baba reservations at these cabins have skyrocketed. say, dave, i'm only dicky for i mentally 3 different states like people have flipped since the beginning of the code. 1900 crisis and realized that they needed nature to reconnect to who they are. we can't keep up with demand and now planning to construct an additional 5 cabins by the end of next year. it will reflect new will give and this is there any portion. and yet, some might argue, this is exactly the right time to visit paris or other cities. here at the louvre, the was biggest museum furnace makeup, 3 quarters of visitors. but to do to cave at 19 restrictions, many of these visitors from abroad are not showing up. that's why you can now even get tickets at short notice and visit wolf payments. work so far,

almost by yourself. what's true for the louvre is true for other sites in the french capital. you no longer have to queue for hours and that might be the most appealing tourist attraction of all. we can now speak to frank higgins to be all who is a senior lecturer in tourism at the university of south australia. thanks for joining us on. the curve is 19 special. it's hard to over stay. the size of the impact of the pandemic on tourism isn't it? it really is, these are extraordinary times and for people who have been through locked down and repeated locked down, it's been so difficult. and then trying to get that balance right between dealing with public health, extraordinary public health situation and keeping the economy going or trying to get tourism revived. it's really extraordinarily difficult. yes. what are the main obstacles in the way of tourism getting back to normal?

well, we've never had a shut down like this for a global tourism system. so the difficulties have to do with managing public health. and we're finding some very good approaches, particularly in europe with things like the digital coven certificate, which is going to enable european why travel trying to get mass vaccinations out. and then measures with dealing with possibilities of difficulty. so using contact pricing and so on. but the system has actually been run down. so for instance, our v, a sion system now is in disarray because planes have been put in storage basically about how our ation circuits are all shut down. the crews industry has been absolutely crippled by these events and is just now trying to wind back up.

so it's extraordinarily difficult to, to ramp up things again. yeah, i mean, one of the big obstacle was, as you mentioned, is the potential spreading of corona virus and variance of it. and it has countries and they sort of limbo of loosening and tightening restrictions. have seen a lot of that in europe around the the delta vary and so the moment is there a danger of people losing all confidence in any holiday they book well people who are more worried and careful are going to find it very difficult and it will probably be a couple of years before we see competence and travel occurring again, there will be those who are venturesome and won't worry about these difficulties and will be flexible. but you know, following stereotypes that tends to be young. and in some countries, we're not seeing the vaccine rolled out quickly to the young. it's the elderly and the people with health problems who are getting the definitions 1st. so there's

also that aspect to getting things rolling again. i know that a lot of young people are really not used to this lack of freedom that they're experiencing and they're really talking at the bit to get out and experience trouble. so yes, it's amazing how we're having to be patient. we're having to wait and see how things unfold. and i've just learned in the news today that some israelis you were vaccinated. have called coven. so we don't know how the various vaccinations are going to provide immunity for how long all of those things. so there's a lot of moving parts to the, some difficulty that we're in and the use of travel bubbles and travel circuits is one way that we're getting our tourism travel, accommodations and all of that going again. so europe will definitely be one of the

cases of seeing how things go and how, how we can get things successful again. yeah, you mentioned about how some people are just desperate to get out there and travel again. is there a flip side to the us in that there are maybe now people who have taken a liking to traveling within the countries in which they already live and that international tours may not get back to the physician that it was before? well, it would seem that we're in an era of really profound change and i don't think the travel we knew before will come back the way it was before we took cheap travel for granted. and we thought that we could go anywhere we wanted, you know, just on whims and for varying inexpensive, very easy sort of holiday. and it's likely that travel will be more expensive for the next few years. it's probably not going to be as convenient because there won't

be so many route to travel or so many ease of scheduling to happen. and we have to be ready, for instance, for thing like quarantine measures to be put in place for perhaps another year or so the difficulties are likely to remain. we will see, i think the term i would use is a local ization of travel and narrowing of travel and even people wanting to know their home countries. you know, sometimes we take our home country for granted, and we want to travel the other places for the difference for the exhaust system and so on. so on. so i think that we will find this more narrow circuit. all right . frey higgins to be all from university of south australia. thanks for joining us on the kevin 1900 special. thank you so much. and now is the part of the program where we put one of your questions to our science correspondent, derek williams. paul, do i have been given that seems approved in europe to come to europe guidelines for

traveling to and within the european union this summer are a work in progress and they're likely to remain pretty chaotic for a while. best because member state governments actually make their own rules so, so they vary from country to country, in other words, and what the french authorities or the german authorities demand that could differ in key ways from what, for instance, the spanish authorities demand or the greek authorities demand the e u as a whole is still trying to get its ducks in a row when it comes to travel and the launch of a new joint digital certificate for people who have been fascinated or recently tested. or who have recovered from over 19. it should help, but for the moment that certificate is still largely really aimed at streamlining cross border travel for people within europe and

a lot less so for travelers from 3rd countries. however, according to an official fact sheet on the digital vaccine passport, member states only have to allow free movement for those who have been fully vaccinated with one of the 4 vaccines currently authorized by the european medicine's agency, e m a. although it does add that member states may also decide to extend the privilege to travelers who received other vaccines. but a lot of e u countries won't do that, at least at 1st. so if you want to travel to europe from outside the block, but you haven't been fully vaccinated, but either pfizer biotech or astrazeneca, or madonna, or johnson and johnson vaccines. you definitely need to check to see what the restrictions are. the countries that you want to visit because in many cases,

even full vaccination might not be recognised if it wasn't with a vaccine approved by the e. m a. me. and that's often it's kind of 19 special and so next time goodbye. and ah, the news, the news

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