is really align say, we've now seen that a joint declaration and foreign and security policy was just published and also much more that, that intending to do cultural exchange between germany and the u. k. and also youth exchange. so really acknowledging that this relationship needs to be worked on for it to stay stable while britain has left the european union. now that the northern on and protocol came up in questions after their statements and mr. jones and had claimed this as a big breaks it victory, but it is a source of huge friction between britain and the new it definitely is and not just between britain and you, it's a huge concern for people in northern ireland. i've just been to bell false and this is really what people are talking about is the trade between the rest of the u . k. and northern ireland is do more difficult now that britain has left the european union. northern ireland is economically still aligned to the you and that

causes friction. and uncle michael, i think, was just white, careful not to wade into this ro too much. he said, well, we have to look for a pragmatic solution, but you said that's not overstretched yourself. so i think she really made a point of leaving this with the european union and, and then why agile boys johnson, i'll say to have a sensible and good relationship, not just with germany, but also with the you and anglo medical has been having tea with the queen and when's the castle left behind you? was that just a courtesy visit or something more substantial for i'm going to america. i would think that this would have been really important. maybe the part of the visit that she enjoyed most who knows, she would be too polite to to say, but we know that she's definitely a fan of the queen and she had invited the queen to berlin. she also was a guest of the queen in buckingham palace twice already,

but that the she finishes this farewell visit in the u. k. with this tea here at windsor. i think she would've been very pleased about that. she told us when she came here over for the 27 summit, that it was the highlight of that visit to cornwall just a few weeks ago to meet the queen and meet other members of the role family. so i can think that this was definitely something that she would have enjoyed mass and windsor. thank you. scottish town and the last remaining american, i'm nato troops of left the background military base in the country, which has not been handed over to afghan forces. background was a sense of the u. s. and nate says war against the town about an hour to 100000 troops station at its peak, not 20 emissions now coming to an end and a complete withdraw. the whole foreign forces from the country is thought to be imminent. i've got to stop security situation is precarious. the taliban has welcome the departure of the troops and as rising,

there are rising fears of civil war as taliban and local warlords battles of power . many i france and i wondered about what will happen when the foreign troops of all gone a journey through a war zone here and the scanner, stones, capital, cobble, barbed wire, and tie. woof, protect not just embassies and government departments, but banks and hotels to fear is ever present here. terror attacks take place daily government districts and residential neighborhoods. this western district is one of the city's most dangerous, mainly his czar, is live here. this year and minority group is under assault from the ton of an 85 people were killed in an attack on a school in early may, knows that the victims were girls. between the ages of 11 and 15.

after 20 years of foreign age, afghanistan is one of the poorest and most dangerous countries in the world. people that just bizarre, tell me they're afraid the situation will need to tear. we're rate when international troops withdraw, months are going to make it to mind. they have one, i think the situation in afghanistan is getting worse. by the day. we thought it was getting better after 20 is done, but do the habit. nothing has forgive me and we're heading for another war. the one on the stone us, the gang, did they go up? this trader says he used to work for the u. s. military, like many afghans who worked for the foreign forces, he is revenge, attacked by the taliban. i want to out from here is because my family and i am not say that the here's what i want.

and again, when you, any country is accepting, but i don't have money to go through our, our doctor i'm, i'm going to because in here is really danger place. the cost of private security has risen sharply here, especially in recent months, businesses stepping up that protections not just not just fear of the taliban. and also growing crime. entrepreneur lay he has at call center and an employment agency and cobble the 46 year old says he is determined to stay in the country, but the poor security situation is a problem. and he doesn't know what will happen when all international troops withdraw. they don't know about today or tomorrow because in some provinces we sleep at night. but even in the morning when i wake up, this is the office is closed because discussion invite to live on the uncertainty

and fear that vague this country are only growing the full withdrawal of all foreign troops. nice co richard camp is a military analyst times form, a commander of british forces and afghan is done. he told us what a return to taliban rule might look like and the potential international response. and we've seen how the country should be run under the taliban before 2001 and. and indeed those areas that they've conquered ever since. you know, they want to return to, to the strict just possible sharia law. they want to do away with the education of girls they want to do away with, with any liberal elements within african soulmate they, they know that they are absolutely fundamental islamist, if you like fanatics and, and they will push that. they don't care what we think. and nothing we can say to them will change that. and unfortunately, i think, you know, countries like iran, like trying to,

like russia like pakistan. they also want to use to their advantage. leverage that they will have enough kind of stone, which in cases like particular cases like china and russia and to an extent are wrong. they want to use against the west. they want to use gun stone as a weapon against the united states of america. and they will certainly try and do that. we'll take a look at some of the also is making a news around the world. belushi and laid out exam the look. shank ho has ordered the complete closure of these countries border with neighboring great timing that rebel groups are plotting a coo and the weapons are coming in from ukraine. better is, has become increasingly isolated. falling last is contested elections, which western countries claim. we're fortunate. clashes of broken out with powers to show the goal and food stuff blocked a passport control zone, as they protested against pay cuts. right. police 5 pepper spray passengers were caught up in the chaos and flights were delight protesters and pull down statues of

queen victoria and queen elizabeth as anger grows and kind of his treatment of indigenous children. figures were torn down in the city of winnipeg. canadians have been done by the recent discovery of hundreds of graves that at former residential schools for indigenous children. the football euro 2020 quarter finals are underway. belgium's class with italy later is perhaps the most intriguing. the italians that failed to qualify for the last major torment, but have been on fire this summer, raising hopes that they couldn't win their 1st european titles. more than half a century. lima, pataki dw, sported in munich, where the match was taking place. she sent us this assessment of the teams. does him again, italy in the quarter finals here inside the arena in munich. what should we expect? a class of tighten?

it least dynamic. italy is playful, belgium or more experience. and this quote has been playing together for a lot longer, italy, on the other hand, unbeaten in 31 matches. and if only conceited a single goal, this match perhaps could come down to the better defense. that's because belgium, to have a very solid defense. they to have only conceited one single goal, but there's a lot more fake for belgium. that's because this is after all, the countries golden generation. but they haven't won anything. so the pressure is a lot higher and time is running out because this squad isn't getting any younger, but one thing is certain, it's our never for belgium, but they will have it not easy against an italian side that keeps going from strength to strength at this tournament, i am talking after germany's last or england, the round of 16 midfield attorney cruz isn't on his retirement from the international game, says he will focus on his family and play for spanish club rail madrid. chris

retired with 106, kept saying he made his decision before dealings in athletics. us been tisha. kerry richardson, one of the sport hottest prospects has accepted a one month ban. after using marijuana, maine, she won't be able to compete in the 100 meters at the tokyo olympics. she tested positive for the drug after winning the u. s. trials in oregon this month, the 21 year old that she used marijuana as a way of coping after the death of her mother. the jug is banned by the world and the w agency. bands are less severe, an athlete can prove that the substance did enhance and performs staying with athletics and norwegian at caston. vall home has broken one of the longest standing records in sport that's for the mens 400 meter hurdles. and he did it in front of a restricted but vocal crowd in oslo, and the diamond,

the athletic series on constant home and his whole crowd were ready to make history. as the norwegian turned on to the hung straight, the 400 meter hurdles. well, the record was within reach, and when he powered across the finish line with a time of 46.7 seconds, the stadium erupted again. all ready had to, well, tony told his name, this was a moment of special significance. and his supporters in the stance couldn't have been happier by just a 100 of a 2nd home had beaten wo record that it stood for almost 30 years and was set before he was born for him and 5 $1000.00 in the study. and this was a night that will live long in the memory. yes.

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super super food, stylish style. like on the lead o's lifestyle, you're at your wellness, dw, the ah, who, who wants children, when the future is uncertain. the pandemic threatened everything. health jobs, lifestyle, bad times for offspring expert want us. including on our show about a year ago, we will birth rates really full. i'm sure there will be some locked on babies born that made a trend to effect future fertility rates. it's extremely unlikely. and i would say yes, birth rates are going to fall,

at least in the next few years. so in the next year, that was true in previous crises, in the wake of the global financial crisis, for example, for you or children were born in the united states. has the corona virus shock now also triggered a global baby crisis. or is the desire to have a child stronger than the virus in the long run? me. hello and welcome to koby 900 special. i want to johnson berlin and today we revisit a topic we've covered a few times in this condo make, and one that's crucial to our survival as a species making babies. and here's the 1st surprise, while experts predicted a drop in birth rate. here in germany, we've seen a baby boom. nearly 66000 babies were born in march 2021. just the 3rd wave kicked in. that's the highest march birth rate in 20 years. if it comes back 9

months, we see that those march 2021 babies were conceived in july 2020. just when the 1st lockdown measures in germany of a more i'm joined by natalie nature deputy head of the laboratory for fertility and well being of the max planck institute in ra stork. i talked about this topic before. good to see you again. what do we know a year later? well, that's the theme of this week's cobra. 1900 special and the whole birth rate story suddenly seems to be taking a different direction than expected. you certainly expected at birth rates will fall and now we see a baby boom. what's changed? yeah. hello. you're absolutely right with being a baby boom across many european countries like now for the march, for the data has come out. but the, sorry, quite dynamic. and i think in a way we were all right, so the development of the birth based across the country that we have data on,

which is many europe, north america, and from asian countries. it's quite dynamic. and most countries have seen a baby bus during the birth months, all say november to january, february, so the decline in the birth predicted suddenly arrived. but now they have many countries that have actually increased that to so so basically during the locked down period, not much happened. sitting on top of each other doesn't seem to be conducive to romance than while during the locked down period, there were much fewer birth conceived than would have been expected compared to the birth rate before pretty much across all europe. besides practica, the navy and germany, there were quite some decline. so for example, south europe been italy, france, portugal they have seen drops in the birth laid off 10 to 1520 percent during the winter months. birth that would have been all were conceived during during the 1st

lockdown, and now the, the birth that were postponed are catching up a little bit, but not more than all countries. so you know, what is funny about research on helping behavior is that we do know a lot about what happens as soon as we get the data where their birth. yes or no. but why? that's often a different question and quite complex to answer. really good question and i wish i had the answer but they are studies we can talk about yeah, we can, we can, we can try and, and maybe 2nd guess because what you said, i mean there was a birth rate bossed, certainly in the months that were connected to the lockdown, and now the whole of europe seems to experience higher birth rate this spring. which means if you look back 9 months, that brings us to mid summer that when europe more or less opened up again as soon

as the locked down to 9 months later, we see more babies. is there a pattern? absolutely, this is the pattern we know from crisis literature and former times of us conceptions and then following birth to crises and the catching up. so the 1st, the poems will then happen and the concepts is a few months or years later, depending on when the crisis eases. what is interesting about this is that will be to, can go month by month, and we can now follow how the ways and the using of the lockdown and the virus activity have kind of affected the conception. you know what i wanted to see about the lumens are in the lot that was quite interesting because demographers have of course, speculated best economic uncertainty that the crisis has brought would lead people to the pony conception. and 1st studies we don't know much yet. but for studies indicate that we need the emotional factors, stress worries matter quite

a bit for how people meet their plans about having a baby now or postponing for those who were worried about that and uncertainty and who had relationship stresses. for example, for studies show that these people were the ones who did the decision now. but now we've been through several waves and we have all learn the lesson that the end of one wave doesn't mean that the crisis is over. but the next wave can be around the corner and maybe another one after that. what will be the result there for couples and their wish for having kids will they just get used to the crisis and say, well, let's go through with it any way or will that put them off in a long run. now let's take a look a little bit here. i think we will see a variety of dynamics 1st partnering, what disrupted, so i think the partners that didn't find each other, perhaps in the 1st lockdown we will see the effects later in some decline. and i also expect the 2nd wave to lead to baby busts again,

specifically in the countries that didn't see the bus during the 1st way. like germany, netherlands scandinavia. i because they were hit harder by the 2nd wave. and i think this is still causing a buffet later on, but i also think many people are now vaccinated and we seen that the virus is dangerous for everyone, but certainly the risk of concentrated and the older age groups perhaps couple will not make their decisions dependent so much anymore on the worries about the buyers and help them so on in the future. all right, we have half a minute. so a short answer, if you could, we'll, we'll population be bigger or smaller after this pandemic. oh, well, temporarily it will strength fertility fall. mortality was high on devotee was cut off with people, but i think in the very long run, the longer change dynamically feed the fall in words, fertility rates will probably continue and the funds make may lead to temporary

distortion, but perhaps not longer. all right, natalie. nature, the fidelity expert, the max planck institute in ross talk. thank you so much. thank you. a, clearly, a lot has changed since last year. for one, we have lack seems to help us fight the pandemic. and now we've passed the 3000000000 mach worldwide. we're getting them. now we know this an issue in some countries about pregnant women being vaccinated. but what about john? mother us. time for one of your questions and over to derrick. paul. oh, can i get it 19 vaccine feeding my baby. oh, getting a clear answer to this question. you're interested in frustration for new mothers, and i totally get why, because authorities have kind of danced around the subject. the cdc in the u. s,

for example, says that because lactating women weren't part of studies, it can't make a concrete prediction on any effects. that vaccination might have on mothers, their milk or their newborns. but the agency also adds that there are no indications that breast note from vaccinated mothers poses a risk to their babies. and that women therefore can receive a vaccine. so an answer that place is the responsibility for making the decision squarely back on the shoulders of those women and the doctors who advise them. many experts expect a firmer official stands in the coming months as, as results from targeted studies roll land. but until then, here's a breakdown of what the data indicates so far. first of all,

there is no evidence that vaccines harm, breast feeding mothers specifically and directly in any way, and a growing pile of evidence that they protect them from private 19 as effectively as they protect other people. second, research into authorized messenger r n. a vaccines hasn't found any traces of them in breast milk. in lactating mothers, there's less data on other types of vaccines. but experts say, even if traces the vaccine did make it that far, they'd be broken down by a baby digestive system. when it swallows the milk, what researchers are detecting in the breast milk vaccinated mothers is a lot of antibodies to stars covey to which isn't a surprise, since mother's note doesn't just nourish a baby, but it also plays a key role in protecting it from

a range of potentially dangerous pathogens in the early crucial stages of development. all that, all the evidence in favor of breast feeding mothers receiving vaccines is growing stronger by the day. and a lot of experts now recommended, but it still lacks a blanket seal of approval from major health care authorities. me and of course apart from being protected from a severe case of covert. 19 vaccination also opens the door to more activities. if you want to visit a bar restaurant in moscow, you need to get a q r code to prove your spend vaccinated. but only about 15 percent of the russian capital citizens have been vaccinated. and many a hesitant to do so. and that's led to a new black markets prosecutor say, website offering fake q r code. they don't come cheap where it's like the nation is free. but with moves on

the way to extend the need for codes to shopping center, then public transit demand is growing. and hopefully leading to more people getting vaccinated and not fake q r code that so also there's it, isn't of kirby $900.00 special thanks for watching. stay safe. ah, the news the the news

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