use them, you also have a role to play with this is date of the news line from building a looming report on alleged rule breaking. has the british prime minister fighting for his political future virus. johnson faces more grilling in parliament while

awaiting the release of the inquiry allegations of locked down parties of trinket, coals for his resignation. also coming up, jim and lord, make his square up for the bank or expanding the vaccine mandate. healthcare workers already must get the job from march or risk losing their jobs. russia shrugs off the u. s. threat of personal sanctions against president vladimir putin of the ukraine crisis. will talks that i in paris help diffuse tensions before. a red line is cross pos will in for gc to the tween artists celebrating the fragile beauty of the world's dying curl briefs. one stitch at a time. ah m. anthony howard walked into the program. british prime minister bars johnson has faced a grilling in parliament as his political rivals. move in, say

a survivor hangs in the balance. as that happens, johnson rebuffed calls to resign and said he couldn't comment on the ongoing investigation into multiple alleged parties in downing street when the country was in lockdown. an inquiry into the gatherings is expected to be published within days . london's metropolitan police have also opened their own investigation to speak. i thank my own or for more were joined from outside parliament by our correspondent burg mass bergen. what's your take away from question time and the british pm's job did the opposition land a significant blow on the chin of bars? johnson 1st, johnson definitely has come out fighting. he was ridiculing the leader of the opposition. he said he was a lawyer, not a leader. but above all, he really made sure that he has no intention at all to resign. he had faced numerous calls from numerous opposition parties that he should go, but he said he has absolutely no intention to do that. and he says he is getting on

with the job of leading the country say week we can expect him to resign. now is up to the conservative and peace to ponder. whether they are going to make him do that burger will come back to you shortly. let's have a listening to the cut and thrust of burst johnson in this exchange with the opposition leader. yes, dumber. oh, whatever. he says in his statement later today or tomorrow won't change the facts. isn't this a prime minister on a government showed nothing but contempt for the decency, honesty and respect, but define this country? oh, missus beaca, we love this country. i'm doing everything in our power. i. of course, of course, he wants me out of the way. this is because he wants me out of the way. i caught many people. i thought, of course, i didn't denied

a school to reasons many people may want me out of the way, but i'll tell you the reason he wants to have away from his he knows that this government could be trusted to deliver a very rowdy question on the prime minister, burst johnson, there was a significant question time there get that it may just be the preamble. there are 2 inquiries going on at the moment. the result of an internal inquiry is where the focus is, is it not? that's rogers to enquiries outstanding at the moment. one is by the metropolitan police and that's pretty unprecedented. that the sitting prime minister could be potentially question on the caution by the police. this is going to take a while until the findings are going to be presented. but the other one is something that we could expect actually very soon, and that's an internal investigation by a civil servant. and this investigation is supposedly going to be published maybe

even today. so. so that is really of emp, he's a really looking at what exactly are the allegations against the prime minister in what way is he implicated in what way are other government ministers potentially implicated in these alleged parties and leaving dues and wine evenings that are supposedly have taken in here in downing street and other government departments. bergen's clear what the labor party wants. he was saying. bars, johnson ducking and weaving in prime ministers question. can he hold on to his job? that is the big question. say it's up to conservative and he's in o t t in order to oust him, they would need to handle a letters internally say so if $54.00 employees are saying that they want a vote of no confidence than that has to happen at the moment. we don't have that yet. say it seems to be that all the conservative and he's that those, the division there are some that are coming out and having coming out today in

support of the prime minister. and they're saying, well, the son country needs to get a sense of proportion and what is to bad if a prime minister accepts a slice of cake on his birthdays. bob, there are others we know and they have come out that i want him to resign amongst them. a former minister david davis, he's all sim here in parliament to resign. so very much divided opinion and who's are gaining the upper hand or are there enough and piece waiting to really launch a challenge at him? we don't know at this point. fascinating moment in british politics. they w bergen mass in london. thanks so much or germany has reported its highest ever 7 day incidence rate of cove, in 19 cases registering over 900 infections per 100000 people. health authorities recorded 164000 new cases in a single 24 hour period. that rises, driven largely by the only kron variant chance of all f shelters. pushing for

a vaccine mandate as part of germany's containment strategy. or mike, as in parliament, will, to bite compulsory vaccines later today, legislation has already passed requiring vaccines. health care workers, starting in march, unvaccinated staff, could be shut out or even fired. we spoke to a nurse who works in a covey board herself, but says she won't get vaccinated, whatever the risk. michelle gas law to day. sabina saluda is working as an alternative practitioner. she offers her patients homeopathy treatments. on other days, she works as a nurse in an intensive care unit. when the pandemic started, she volunteered and a cobit ward. even local newspapers reported on the story. as mcclellan twenty's that's young of is little fun above him, it is a small intensive care unit, but over 50 percent of it was occupied by corona virus. patients looked at half

during my shifts. i really experienced how desperately patients were struggling for air. and with that really got to me. and rudy puts in dod vocation album, loft lincoln, from her own experience. she knows that the disease has cost many lives. however, she doesn't want to get vaccinated against coven 19, even though it will be compulsory for health care workers and germany from much. and that ammonia instead of being vaccinated with the vaccine who's affect, i can't assessable. i'd rather catch the virus. naming, of course the at that could go badly, but then i would rather accept death on my own. tom, as i'm kind of video might put a phone call from him lawmaker and dr. paula p. shutter voltage for compulsory vaccinations. she wants to prevent patients from being infected by nursing stuff. so this one's gonna average out medicine for all of us working in healthcare. it is

our job that we do not put our patients at unreasonable risk on. and the cove at 19 vaccination is extremely safe. which is why it is acceptable to enforce it, to protect our patients. chosen, sabina believes an alternative therapy not in vaccinations, despite all the scientific proof that they work. most health care workers are vaccinated, but sabina could now lose her clinical job. though that has lucas of common dog and mine are bad, should that really happen? and my employer would say 50, but we are a danger to the patients, vaughn, then i will accept that and then i will not work there anymore. and now at our biden, that she would then be missing out on several 100 euros a month. but that won't change her mind. she says she will remain unvaccinated. i'm doing now by andrew almond. he's a member of the bonus tag for the free democrats. he's also a medical doctor,

specialize in it in infectious diseases, and he sits on the bonus tox parliamentary health committee. welcome to you and governments of policies and draw up laws to implement them. so why is the bonus talk? having a so called orientation to buy? why doesn't the coalition that you'll parties a member of just put forward its own draft law on mandatory vaccination? because this debate is a very intense debate about a medical ethics, ethics, and conscious as well. and i think it's very important as a democratic elective member of parliament to ensure that the debate is over all areas of interest and importance into discussions, pro and cons. i think this is pure democracy that we're practicing in the german parliament today. there are plenty of a common time to say that yo party, the f d fe, is the reason that there are too many if they pay lawmakers who will not back mandatory

vaccination. why is that? well, i'm not quite sure if it's really the pre democrats or who are stopping or opposing a possible mandate vaccination. if you listen carefully to the other parties prior to the election, nobody wanted mandatory vaccination. and this was also not put into the coalition contract as well. however, the data has changed situation in the world and especially in germany has changed due to the delta variant in december, and especially now with the only crime variant. now in january, so we have a totally different database and the discussion needs to be put in place again about mandatory vaccination. but it's basically a proof of the vaccine certification. in this case, medical and health care which as of old age is already face mandatory vaccination. why not the whole adult population at this point? well, due to our constitution we, i think we have

a very solid constitution. we have to ensure that the method that we're taking are reasonable effective. and it is not over boarding basically. and if you look at the data, patience in the i see you, they are basically over the age of 50 unvaccinated adults, about the age of 50. this is the evidence, the medical evidence that is in place. and the younger generation do show up on the i see you but not to the extent as the elderly. and we have to be sure that our health care system is up and running. and we also have some catastrophes in back in december. when you look to saxony offering yeah. or even in southern bavaria, where the i see use were overloaded, overwhelmed, and patients after stroke or heart attack or car accident, where it have to be shipped out by plane or helicopter to other sites in germany. 2 years into the pandemic, andrew floor. mike is managed to agree

a mandatory vaccination law. how quickly can it be implemented? the, the implementation of the law could be done willie quickly, this is, this is not a question of implicature implication is basically more question. what do we really want? there are a lot of details that have to be discussed. for example, my proposal is for mandatory consultation by medical professionals that have to be also certified of course, for those who are not vaccinated as of yet. and then next step would be the proof of vaccine certification. if we do not increase our vaccination rate in germany, the other groups are planning to go straight forward for the mandate of explanation of the elderly. and we have to find some kind of majority of course, beyond the borders of the parties to ensure the best results and ensure the best proposal for our country. andrew holeman as

a member for the bonus tag for the free democrats. andrew, we thank you so much for time. you're very welcome. okay, let's take a look. now, some of the latest developments in the pandemic. the netherlands is opening restaurants, theaters, museums, and cinemas to spot a massive rise in to run the virus cases is, comes after public pressure, the dosa check republic as recorded, nearly 40000 new covey 19 infections in the last 24 hours its highest. i the tele, yet, researches in switzerland. i have discovered an anti body signature that can help identify patients most at risk of developing long coffee by side. the discovery could be useful for developing targeted treatments for the condition. okay, let's get you up to speed now. and some of the other stories making headlines today in thailand's navy has been deployed to control a crude oil spill of the country's east coast. officials say some 160000 liters of late from a pipeline in re young province. naval helicopters have been,

sprang chemicals into the sea. in an attempt to disperse the slink. 3 people are receiving medical treatment after a large explosion in the greek capital, athens, the glass damaged, and office block, and smashed nearby storefront in a busy part of the inner city. the cause of the explosion was not immediately clear . the u. s. coast guard is searching for $39.00 people reported missing after a boat was found, capsized off the coast of florida. according to a survivor, the vessel took to see in the bahamas on saturday. authorities believe the boat was being used for human smuggling. demonstrations have taken place in more than a dozen cities across mexico to protest the murders of 3 journalists already this year. the bodies border city of t. a one or 2 journals have been killed in the space of a week. official say more than 90 percent of murders and journalists on journalist and rights defenders go unsolved in mexico. the kremlin said

a u. s. threat to impose personal sanctions on russian president vladimir putin would be destructed. president joe biden says he might take that action if russia invades you crime for why talks between germany, france, ukraine, and russia in paris, did i, i am to defuse the crisis. german and french laid aside. they've committed to resolving the situation through diplomacy, or they've also renewed warnings that moscow could pay a heavy price for invasion. several western nations have already put troops on alert and stepped up arms deliveries to ukraine, and eagerly awaited arrival at key of airport military equipment sent by the united states to shore up ukraine as it braces for a possible russian invasion. it's the 3rd shipment, but it's not enough to resist a bigger and better equipped army. according to government officials, the elephant the own. please help us to convince the german government to be more proactive. dba to

a geren via we urgently need defensive weapons of oven. v isn't align where alone and, and we're not in night. so i know you, nobody will send us troops and not even the american, the santa. we have to defend ourselves that i didn't. but germany's new government has not answered the coals at a meeting with french president emmanuel mc cronin. berlin, chancellor o left sholtes, once again ruled out sending heavy weapons to key f forgiveness. good. there are reasons for this which of course do stem from development of a past years and decades to mrs. nevertheless, we have of course done a lot to actively support economic development and victim, and the development of democracy in ukraine, ultimate with financial possibilities, spell and international responsibilities that we have. dish got diva buddhism, and that's why ukraine knows that he can rely on germany. and i think that also shows politics to a large extent, an approach that is earned berlin, heavy criticism from some of eastern european partners,

and from ki of itself. and while german and french representatives are meeting with the ukrainian and russian counterparts to seek a diplomatic solution, some ukrainians are preparing for the worst on the outskirts of the capitol. the civilian volunteers are undergoing military training to defend their country on their own. if need be was there a plugin is an associate fellow for the german council on foreign relations and an expert on foreign and security policy of the russia federation. sir, welcome. we're seeing 100000 russian troops on the cranium board a how father will put and go to we think, is he preparing to invite or is he bluffing to increase leverage in negotiations? i carry have to admit that we don't know at the moment. i think that it's definitely not a case of laughing only and that it military mention is on the table, but possibly the decision is even not made within moscow and it made him hand and

the outcome of the ongoing talks, nato. and the last we mentioned at the top of the show that biden is threatening personal sanctions. what does he mean by that? so personal sanchez, mostly referred to as a crazy center travel bands. brewton is known for owning a lot of assets, also real estate and rob, not under his name, but why are from man so personal sanction could argue these assets. and so he's aiming to hit putting in the wallet. what does the kremlin, what does putin think of personal sanctions? what does he think of that threat? so a what of course, deny any impact because it, these assets as i sat are not owned by good officially, however it crit, hit him personally, but i don't think that this is really the instrumental deter, and harassing aggression. we're hearing a lot of about leverage in these negotiations. food supplies,

energy to europe. so he has leverage. does the west have any leverage that it can apply in return against russia in this conflict? yes, i do think so and mainly in through way. so the 1st is, talks about are currently ongoing because what russia ones are concessions from the west from the us regarding nater extension for example. the question is, does the west want to compromise on this? i don't think so. the 2nd is, sanctions, europe, and you have, i mean, nation can hit russia or with exclusion, with, with sanctions, against the financial rectors. rush also and the 3rd is, are deliberate to ukraine because a better equipped ukranian army raises the cost for russia. opposite mention to mention so, but the russians think of pigments, politics regarding nato. it seems as though he has support looking, looking in from the outside. is that the case?

so 1st, interestingly, the current situation of the russian ukrainian born is not a topical in russia, as it is here in europe or the us. it's not really something that was russians at the moment. talk about however we do have holes indicating that most russians of course present policies and that they also bring that for the current situation. the west a native is to blame. sarah pal going from the german council on foreign relations . thanks so much. ok. in other news now, women of taken to the streets of quito, ecuador to call for legalized abortion last june, the constitutional court to criminalize pregnancy terminations, but only in cases of rape and soviet, if president give him a lasso, has announced he will veto any abortion bill. that goes beyond that ruling people

across australia of taken to the streets to protest australia day, many carrying the aboriginal flag. contentious anniversary marks. the arrival of the british to australia in 1788 protest to say it explicitly links the country's national identity to colonialism and want that they changed india as market republic day with its annual parade in new delhi, the colorful event. marx, that i india, adopted its own constitution back in 1950 spectacle showcases india's military might, as well as its cultural diversity. but for a 2nd, the spectator numbers were down due to corona virus restrictions. limited flights had resumed at turkey's largest airport. in istanbul, the major international travel hub was closed due to heavy snowfall. in recent days, no 4 is expected to continue until thursday. officials are urging people not to venture out in private cars unless absolutely necessary. when you,

exhibition in the southwest and german city of bowden, bowden is drawing attention to the beauty and the plight of the world coral reefs under threat from climate change. but there's a twist hip, the burden museum crowd sourced a project from thousands of dedicated crochet fans from around the world who using just their fingers hooks and yarn, a fashioned, a masterpiece of handy craft in honor of a natural wonder and living wonder rendered in crochet thousands of women have spent hour after hour clicking their needles in deep concentration. a collective effort mingled with an ecological message. literally the day we started our project, christine job, that if the great barrier reef, if the die out out willy reeves would be something to remember by and in 2005, that was a joke. twin sister's christina and margaret that time fast called on people to

crochet corals in 2005 together. they wanted to build an entire reef. little did they know they would be hitting the zeitgeist on the head almost 2 decades later. combining climate change in environmental protection for their own feminist approach. when we started the project, we didn't know how many people might participate and we thought maybe 2 thirds women, one 3rd men, but in fact it's been 99.99 percent women of the 20000, more than 20000 people who now participated. but it's the celebration of the women's work. that is the important thing. one of these women is not the i star of the christ enthusiast. she's particularly proud of the project. hope on go for me to, i know i started with one, and within 2 months i made around $170.00 of them. they weren't easy to make when

it comes on, fox saw her style. and what might look like simple stitching is actually complex mathematics called hyperbolic geometry, an hyperbolic or any other flu, hyperbolic refers to the area that's created by adding another stitch from madison . this area then goes bigger and bigger. he even roosevelt on the carl is increases its chances of survival. mel nimbly kaiten somebody you know, at this crochet reef, feminism needs maths, but also environmental awareness. not all the corals here shine in bright colors. some like bleached and ill. others are covered in plastic or rubbish, reflecting the reality and the world sees. now before we go, if you are looking for a place to put your money, a potentially good investment. while the son of legendary beetle, john lennon,

might have a deal for you. julian lennon is offering up pieces of beatles memorabilia for auction, but not in physical form, rather as non fungible tokens up for grabs the in, if tease to the handwritten notes to the 1968 some. hey jude. among other collectibles has been with bidding already over $50000.00 us dollars. they come with a warning that they won't come cheap when i find myself in time of trouble . mamma mary comes to me at before we go, reminder about top stories. we're following foy, british prime minister bars johnson has pushed back at harsh criticism from parliament, other alleged lockdown parties, internal inquiry into the allegations would come as soon as to that johnson faces calls to resign over the scandal. and moscow says, personal sanctions against president vladimir. it would be destructive president bud. warranty would consider such action. if russia invites you crime. multilateral talks, i'm to defuse the crisis are underway in paris watching the w news coming out next

. in date of the news asia talks with the taliban in oslo have yielded nothing concrete. we look at why and how life under the taliban has turned deadly for afghanistan's l. g t q. minority. first vanity who bring those stories in many more in d. w. news asia coming up after a short break. i'm anthony. how'd in berlin? layla, iraq. we'll have another nice update for you at the top of the next hour. stay with ah

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