♪ >> welcome to live in paris from france 24. these are the world news headlines. world condemnation of the military coup in myanmar. generals reveal their charge against the de facto president aung san suu kyi. it is possession of illegal imported walkie-talkies. mario draghi is called to form a new government in italy. the former of the european central bank is tasked with getting the country to the rest

of the pandemic and the biggest recession since world war ii. after macron's spokesman said, why don't? more asking if the sputnik v vaccine the solution to europe's shortage. many e.u. leaders are giving it serious consideration. hungary has already bought it. this is live from paris. ♪ very much for being with us. aung san suu kyi has not been heard from since she was detained by the military on monday but two days later the generals revealed their charges against the human rights icon and de facto president of myanmar and winner of november elections. they say she breached import

laws over walkie-talkies. the actions of the myanmar generals is a military coupl. as international condemnation grows, local resistance grows, too. the next move from myanmar's military is keenly awaited. >> just 48 hours after democracy was brought to its knees in myanmar police he charged aung san suu kyi with possession of illegally imported walkie-talkies. they claim 10 walkie-talkies were used by members of her security team. the charge allows the military who took over in a coup to justify their leader until mid february. for some the allegation is a slap in the face. >> these charges are sort of prelimnary charges before something or anything large

happens. more serious, more serious accusations come, these charges, these ridiculous charges will act as sort of buying time. >> while on the surface the chargers may seem minor, experts say the military -- will block aung san suu kyi from standing for elections in a years time. >> theame plan is to silence aung san suu kyi, to event are having a political future ando prevent her having any influence on future elections. >> in the immediate aftermath of the coup, the people of myanmar seemed stunned into silence but tuesday night was a different story. a chorus of banging pots rang out in defiance of the takeor. >> we joined in last nig until they went out of shape. we d it because it is the only thinwe can do right now.

because we are not in a position to fight back against the military. >> during the day, they joined the civil different obedience campaign wearing a ribbon in aung san suu kyi party's color. with three fingers raised. >> >> >> we are watching all the developments there in myanmar. and earlier we were joined by the un's special rapporteur. this is what he told us. >> the health care workers, several health-care facilities are participating in this action. i understand there were communication workers that are not actively engage in discussions some of the trade unions are actively involved in discussions. networks of attorneys are actively involved in discussions. there is lots of discussions going on about civil disobedient options. but there is lots of fear on the ground there. this is a brutal military regime. this country lived underneath their rule for many years.

so they understand just how brutal they can be. this fear -- there's fear, and there is a need for the international community to join their democracy and freedom.r and it is a one-two collaboratn necessy to get this job done. i think the action needs to come immediately. i think the international community needs to act with sanctions. there needs to be governments throughout the world getting those discussions underway. the sanction regimes exist in the european union. they are in place. we just have to reactivate them. so it is a fairly straightforward, i think, from the point of view of mechanics, of getting these sanctions engaged. the question now is will the political will exist in areas like the european union and the u.k. and united states? >> u.n. special rapporteur, thomas andrews joined us early.

next italy's president has asked mario draghi to form a new government. the former european central bank chief credited with helping save the euro is being tapped to lead the third largest economy out of the covid pandemic and the worst recession since the second world war. >> it is a difficult moment. the president has spoken about the traumatic health crisis. its grave effects on people's lives, on the economy and on society. recognition of the urgency required responses that are at the height of this situation. it is with this commitment i respond positively to the president of the republic's appeal. >> she has more on this, our correspondent in rome. >> clearly he thinks he can get the job done. but it is not an easy one,

because of course, it is a numbers game for him as well, to get the votes and get the support both in the lower house of parliament as well as in the senate. and he has to create some kind of government of national unity. so, across the board, all the different political parties, to get those numbers. the five star movement which was in the current coalition, the one that won the most number of seats in the lower house of parliament, they have said at least a member, a high-ranking member of the party has said, technocrat government led by draghi, because they want to see a political government. in fact, there are some reports suggesting that there could be a schism within the five-star movement, particularly on this issue with some maybe keen to perhaps continue its support -- supporting draghi and being responsible, that is what they referred to them as.

many of the opposition, those in opposition, those right wing parties, particularly the far right leader who has made it clear he wants elections, because he feels the italians are supposed to decide what happens next and not some technocrat. that said, he said he is willing to listen to what mr. draghi has to say and see what he proposes. and then you have the centerleft parties simply saying that they want to work together with the five-star movement and the left-wing parties and do the responsible thing and help italy get through several crises that its facing. it will be interesting to see how draghi manages to get support. he will have consultations on thursday with the different political factions. and it will be also interesting to see what cabinet he tries to create from these different groups. >> on mario draghi being asked to form a government. france is still facing an

increase in covid cases. 26,0362 new coronavirus cases on wednesday. and just below the high so far of 2021. 26,916, that was set seven days ago. meanwhile president emmanual macron says the -- four sites in france will begin making vaccine soon as the government draws criticism over nokia elation that started off slowly. -- over innoculations that started off slowly. >> it is time for this patients to get their second dose. two vaccines are on offer, developed by pfizer and moderna. in a feuw weeks, places like these are the access vaccines are supposed to be produced by manufacturers in france.

>> four sites have been identified, one in the west that will management turna's vaccine -- moderna's vaccine and in the center will be pfizer and the paris region will produce its own vaccine by the end of the year and another in southwestern france that will be responsible for the curevac vaccine. none of the sites are stick reproducing the vaccine. they are bodily the doses. the vaccines that come from these sites will not only be for use in france but the contribution is help to's feet up -- is supposed to speed up the vaccination program. >> [speaking french] >> the government once all those

who wish to get vaccinated to make an appointment by the end of the summer. >> meanwhile more than 10 million people reserve the first dose of covid-19 vaccine across the u.k. according to the official government figures published wednesday. the health ministry said 10 million, 21,000 have had the job since the start of the mass vaccination campaign in early december. a further 498,9962 have received a second dose. boris johnson set a target of vaccinating 15 million of the most vulnerable by mid february hailed the milestone. >> the hero of the country, boris johnson and his -- kled a nationwide clap for sir thomas moore. the p.m. has put forward a date

for the reopening of schools across england and wales that have been closed since january 5. >> in the days leading up to our review part, in the week of the 15th of february, we will be accumulating even more data so that we can begin to chart a way ahead. starting if the data allows with the reopening of schools on march 8. >> to those wondering whether the day could be brought forward the prime minister said caution was the watch word. >> we are making progress with the vaccine rollout. we have a timetable. we do not want to be forced into reverse. so we think this is the prudent and cautious approach. it is much better to stick to that. >> it is easy to see why. more than 1, 300 people died on wednesday. 20,000 new infections were reported. but the number of patients in hospital is finally starting to fall. and the u.k. steaming ahead with

its vaccine rollout. more than 10 million people have been given a jb. -- a jab. while herd immunity is a long way off, the u.k. is much closer to achieving that goal than most other countries around the world. >> russia's sputnik v vaccine is being considered by more and more e.u. leaders. following comments by a french government spokesman. "why not?" came after eastern european states like hungry about the vaccine. the lancet cited a success rate of over 90%. >> sputnik v, a vaccine bearing the name of the first satellite launched into space in 1957. it was a competition that put pressure ahead in the space race against the united state d the dash to produce a vaccine pressure claimed it was also the first but faced criticism for rushing sputnik v into use. now an apparent vindication. a peer reviewed study in the

lancet confirmed the shot is 92% effective. >> the data -- [speaking foreign language] >> vladimir putin announce the vaccine rollout in russia in august before data from phase i and phase ii trials i've been published and must before moderna and pfizer announced the results of their phase iii trials. at the time the united states top infectious disease expert anthony fauci said, "i hope that the russians have actively -- actually proven the vaccine is safe and effective. i seriously doubt they have done that." 12 countries have already approved emergency use of sputnik v, including hungry, the only e.u. country to do so.

algeria agreed to start producing the russian vaccine in the coming weeks after receiving its first 50,000 doses last thursday. >> meanwhile russian authorities are shrugging off pressure over there -- jailing of the opposition figure alexey navalny . the man who's openly criticize flat near prudent. the kremlin is rejecting this and western criticism condemning it as hysterics. activists report more than 1400 new arrests in the crackdown. the french prime minister has condemned the jailing of navalny . >> [speaking french] >> on the jailing of alexey

navalny. dave keating sent us this. >> last week foreign ministers met right after navalny was arrested. and the subject of sanctions did come up. a number of eastern european countries pushed for sanctions but i am told there wasn't a huge support for that. now that navalny has actually been convicted and jailed, that may change the scenario. essentially what we are looking at here is the same split that emerges every time the subject of action against pressure comes up. you have countries in eastern europe who want to take a very hard line, and then you have other countries like italy and germany, which which have a softer approach toward russia. the u.k. was always more in the heart line group but now -- hard line group but they are gone from the table the softer approach tends to dominate. the e.u. does have sanctions against russia for the annexation of crimea. this is a question about putting sanctions in addition to those.

but there are concerns from e.u. countries that the sanctions will not make a difference in russian behavior and that starting a diplomatic war with russia could result in bad economic consequences, alreadyat number of eu. countries depended on russia for gas. now with the sputnik vaccine this is a new element to the whole debate -- the news yesterday about, or earlier this weekbout the sputnik vaccine being more than 90% effective. it has the e.u. very interested in approving the vaccine and that gives a whole new reason for some people to be jittery about starting a confrontation with russia right now at this moment. so, it is a complicated issue. the e.u.'s foreign affairs chief will be going to moscow tomorrow for meetings there that will last until friday. so, i think there will be a lot of eyes on him over those two days to see exactly his message

to russia. >> dave keating from brussels. for the second year running the streaming giant netflix is leading the way in the golden clubs with 42 nominations for the awards due to be held at the end of this month. three women have been nominated for the best director category. >> only five women have been nominated for best directors in 76 years. after much criticism last year three have been given the nod for 2021, including the director of "nomad land," the story of an american woman who heads west after losing everything she owns in the recession. also nominated is a british actor for " promising young woman." and regina king for "one night in miami." for the second year running, streaming giant netflix is

leading the field with 42 nominations, 20 for tv shows and 22 for films. topping the latter categories is david finifinches period drama. it's also been nominated in six categories. >> it's going to be a beautiful wedding. >> streaming came into its own as cinemas theaters and other cultural institutions close their doors due to the pandemic. ♪ >> the risk of coronavirus remainsow. >> smaller budget films have been given a boost. a movie that did make it to a big-screen amidst much hype has been sent away almost empty handed from golden globes with just one not for krista nolan's -- christopher nolan's thriller "trenet." the globes will be kicking off

the award season with a televised ceremony on february 28. >> time for business. kate moody is here. there is not a lot of turmoil on wall street. signs that tighter regulations could be in store. kate: at least discussions about tighter regulations after janet yellen called a meeting of market and financial officials to discuss the trading frenzy over the last 10 days. the heads of the u.s. securities and exchange commission and federal reserve are among those who have been summoned for talks at some point this week to examine whether trade has been consistent with fair and efficient markets. there's speculation they could begin talk on tighter regulations, in particular of online brokerage platforms like robin hood which restricted trade of gamestop shares during their rise last week. , church traders -- amateur traders had been pouring money in an effort to squeeze the big

hedge funds to bet against the company's fortunes. stock has erased over half those gains this week. closed 2% up in a choppy session today. richard smith, the longtime market water and ceo of the foundation for the study of cycles, told me this could be a turning point. >> there are changes in the game going on. and yet i think there is a lot of things going on behind the scenes that definitely merit closer scrutiny. in terms of healthy capital markets going forward and also a healthy place for the retail investor in the capital markets. >> do you agree with the characterization of last week's trade term role a david and goliath battle? and you think that we should be prepared to see more of the same? >> i do think there is a david and goliath component to it. i think that the early investors in gamestop did some really smart things. i think they understood very

deeply how the markets work and how hedge funds work. and they played the game exquisitely, according to the rules of the street. my concern is more for the few million participants that came into the game quite late and i think that they are going to end up holding the bag. and so, i think that it was impressive and i sympathize with a david versus goliath narrative. but i think it has got some gaps. >> today's trading action. muted close from wall street. the nasdaq paring back early gains. the dow jones only slightly above the flat line. alphabet ended 7% higher. 23% revenue growth driven by online advertising. a flat post for stocks in london

and paris. the stocks in milan jumped on optimism that mario draghi will be able to form a new government in italy. u.s. president joe biden expects some republican support for his covid stimulus package but said he will push ahead regardless. herged his party to stick together. he and vice president kamala harris met with top democratic lawmakers two days after a group of moderate republicans pitched their own stuff in this bill worth 600. biden's proposal would hit $1.9 trillion, including $1400 stimulus checks. support for vaccination programs and school reopening's and money for local and state governments. senate majority leader chuck schumer said there was universal agreement among democrats for their package. take a listen. >> we hope our republican colleagues will join us in that big bold program that america needs. the vast majority of republican

voters support large parts of the program. we want to do it bipartisan. but we must be strong. we cannot daaw4wdle, we cannot delay, we cannot dilute, because the troubles this nation has in the opportunities we can bring them are so large. >> a man who founded and built amazon and became the world's richest man in the process is stepping down from his position as chief executive officer. jeff bezos is it handing over the reins of the business to the head of amazon's cloud services. revenue has soared during the pandemic, up 44% in the last three months of 2020 alone. earlier i spoke to a journalist at capital magazine. he said bezos will continue to be hands-on, but that their choice of reacement is indicative of the company's priorities. >> he's very much inside the

veins of andy jassy, the man who will continue to run the company. we won't see a big change i think in ter of leership, management or even strategy. he is really a man that works with bezos for more than 20 yes. he was there at the binning of amazon but he created at amazon the most successful business of all the businesses of amazon, because the -- cloud is the first stream of revenue for amazon now. it gets the most cash from the cloud. and, obviously, it is an indication that -- a tech company will be even more in the future. and a.i., alexa, the drones -- the surveillance systems, f

ench recognitions are big businesses for amazon. now that he will be the boss, it is a reminder that amazon is not it is really a tech company at its core. >> spread of new variants of the coronavirus is likely to cause problems including air trouble. passenger numbers plunged 66% last year. >> it's been a devastating 12 months for airlines. the aviation industry has been hard-hit by the covid crisis. global traffic plunged by 66% in 2020 with international travel down by 76% and domestic travel by 49%. with planes grounded globally, more than 40 companies went bankrupt. among them are several regional

carriers, including the british airline flybe, the american trans states airlines an cathay dragon. large carriers have been affected by the crisis. in the u.s., delta airlines more than $12 billion. and american airlines nearly $9 billion. while japan airlines saw losses of $3 billion. after this unprecedented year, many airlines have slashed jobs. and there could be more to come. american and united airlines are threatening to cut 32,000 posts. air france has led 7500 workers go but this is not envisage further layoffs. there had been hopes that 2021 would be the beginning of this and but a report has poured cold water over their optimism as new variants continue to be discovered. the international aviation

association predicts traffic will not return to normal until 2023 and 2024. and that airlines will need a further $70 billion in aid to survive the coronavirus crisis. kate: that is all for now. >> as ever, thank you very much indeed. kate moody with all of the this news. stay with us. more to come. live in pai■>ú■og

02/03/21 02/03/21 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! residents of burma protest monday's military coup by banging pots and pans from their windows as ousted leader aung