after weeks of lockdown large parts of europe announce their easing restrictions facing a hard choice between kickstarting their economies and putting lives at risk. also this hour french doctors petition the prime minister to boost the relatively small pay of foreign medics working on the frontline of the country's coronavirus battle . to keep these doctors in a humiliating position both in terms of status and salaries. and a u.s. senator called to block chinese students from studying the sciences in america in case they steal a coronavirus vaccine even though it hasn't been invented yet. this

is our to international coming to you live from the russian capital with your life news update let's begin with the latest figures on coded 19 the global pandemic is still raging with the number of confirmed coronavirus cases now surpassing 3000000 more than 134000 people have recovered but the number of fatalities has risen to more than 212000. new. germany is mortality rate from code $1000.00 has been much lower than some other states and that's encouraged it to already reopen small shops and some schools but with political pressure growing to go much further to kick start the economy scientists fear that could trigger a deadly 2nd wave of the virus so to fully left to lock down or not reports. one of german politics is elder statesman has ruffled

a few feathers with his comments putting economics over health when it comes to the corona pandemic if there is an absolute value in our base ignore it all it is human dignity it is untouchable but it doesn't rule out that we have to die some of the president both going schauble as words cold blooded others saying that it's a realistic view that some people will die but all businesses shouldn't have to. we must not leave decisions to the viral juice alone but must also weigh up the enormous economic social psychological and other implications to simply decommission everything for 2 years would have terrible consequences but whatever you make of the former finance minister's words one german company that is set to receive financial aid is the budget allying cond or the economics minister saying that they good for the over 500000000 euro worth of loans they're set to receive

the company was a professional healthy and profitable in normal times and has good prospects bailing out condo has turned attention towards a potentially much larger risk you package for aviation colossus and german flag carrier lufthansa 10000000000 euro could be required keeping the airlines planes grounded discoursing a reported $1000000.00 euro per hour and cash reserves are running out economy minister altmire wasn't giving anything away on the details of that deal but has said as far as the government is concerned there's a future for lufthansa we want large and important companies that play a role in the world market to remain competitive after the crisis while a lot of attention is turning to relaxing restrictions and opening germany back up scientists and doctors are saying they sorry if they're coming across as the bad guys economically but their advice remains if you don't want to spread the virus keep it locked down in germany people see that their hospitals are not overwhelmed

so they don't understand why their shops have to shut they only look at what's happening here in order the situation in say new yorkers spain this is the prevention paradox and for many germans i'm the evil guy who is crippling the economy european union transport ministers will hold a video conference on wednesday where they'll be discussing the future of air travel across the block as we enter what should be the busy summer holiday period for airlines peter all of her r.t. in. mind all their member of the hamburg parliament from the left party breaks down the options the government is facing. but we can use corona and different either you're using it for the master aren't you of the people so for example if you step rashid hotel system but if you want to study see. a criminal because to us you do something like the german government anyway it was with a carrot package where they say. who you are all

for the big companies have to give 50000000000 euros for small companies and for the social system and the doctor on. wants to bring forward conduct almost kept all the time this is the only where i agree but you have to see what we can do tristan realize to say to you but not with the cases that go this is leading to a dead end street. meanwhile the french government is set to announce the easing of quarantine restrictions as some e.u. members look to return to some lengths of pre-buy iris life child to have the details. we know that the french prime minister will stick to the plan which is to gradually ease that lock down from may the electorate in france i mean some schools and businesses will start to reopen after those kinds of already been attacked by teachers who are unhappy that the schools are reopened meanwhile restaurant owners

that is either happy that their business is and not amongst those there are set to open on may 11th however we also have been told that social distancing will remain in force here in france for the forseeable future and it appears that the french themselves are becoming a bit sort of fed up with pain locked up cooped up in their apartments over the last 2 days there have been several instances of people blatantly flouting the lockdown regulations including one street party in the lot district of paris. now and so it's also working towards de confinement with face to beginning on the 2nd of may it's already be concerned that that itself certification this is the permission slip to leave the house will continue will be obligatory in a city ad but the list of acceptable reasons as to why people couldn't leave their

homes are expected to be extended travel bans though will remain in force with the exception of those people who were cut off from their primary residence when the lockdown took place in italy they will be able to move back to their homes let's have a listen to what else just said he can take the italian prime minister had to say beyond all this plan which i will present to you now starts from the 4th of may so we're telling you many days in advance because it's well structured well articulated well for through and it must also be accepted by you so that we can put it to work in the best way possible in addition to the degree that. we're preparing for economic measures we're also preparing a parallel measure to unlock the country here it is not enough anymore to unlock individual yards we must unlock this country. well in spain major sorry for leases undue fourteen's are allowed to leave their homes the 1st time in 6

weeks that happened over the last few days the petro scientist prime minister has said that while restrictions on exercise in general are about to be lifted when it comes to ending the lockdowns full he says it's going to be a castell wait and see. a movie at least i would like to announce that if the evolution of the pandemic continues in a positive direction as it is doing so far starting from may the 2nd it will be permitted to go out for individual physical activities and walks with the people you live with however you must still at here to the conditions laid down by the health authorities well in the u.k. boris johnson is back at the helm of to just over 3 weeks following he's an irish with 19 though in very unusual for a start school style his address to the nation lacked absolutely clear details of exactly when stations will be estatic i can see the long term consequences of not

done as clearly as anyone and so yes i entirely share your agency it's the government's urgency. and yet we must also recognise the risk of a 2nd spike a leader is an expert it's a circle to find it just how to easy sister actions to return to some sense of normality and there really is this balance an innocent competing balance between that needs all very starting at the economies which you've just been choking now for weeks and weeks upon end and sort of managing that with the fragile balance between the freedoms and safeties are. that is something that still hasn't been fully tested yet in europe. france has suffered chronic medical staff shortages as it struggles to contain one of europe's worst covert outbreaks the system has been kept going by at large numbers of foreign doctors forced to work at a fraction of the salary and benefits enjoyed by french medics like i address i

mean benyamin a explains why. the difference in wages depends on states and we have a lot of interns these doctors are doing 3 year in turn ships on in the case the salaries are between 120-1300 euros this is without duty and when these doctors complete their internships they work as junior doctors for 3 more years during which their work is evaluated was all the touring the time they get at most 2500 euros it's very little because often all these doctors work under pressure they work in the i.c.u. using and in the ambulance service these are people who work between 55 and 60 hours a week salary problem is real the difference is really significant but what is even more difficult to see is the lack of recognition in the administrative service would it be easier to work in france you have to get a french diploma you have to be french if this is a general rule that is respected the system especially public hospitals only thanks

to outside employees i mean doctors with non e.u. diplomas. was born in algeria and had to jump through all the bureaucratic hoops that he described himself to get proper conditions here sign and publish a petition for more than 41000 people including doctors to the prime minister explains why the pension once better treatment for foreign specialists. did you know the competence of none of the e.u. doctors does not question everyone sees how they work especially during the crisis they have the same medical skills as their french counterparts it is not right to keep these doctors in a humiliating incision both in terms of status and salaries and that's the problem we want the prime minister urgent action so that those who are qualified who have proven their decency and ability to treat the french would be recognized for it. here and russia there are more than $93000.00 coronavirus cases with just under 6

and a half 1000 registered and the last 24 hours are $8000.00 in total have already recovered but more than 800 people have died now lockdown has been tough for most people but it's particularly hard for those in care homes and we have had essential routines and interactions put on hold but one such person nina has been lucky enough to get an offer from volunteer arena to self isolate in an apartment provided by a russian charity our correspondent spoke with them. you know how is your life. the and i'm just happy. don't you want to go back to hospital. you know definitely not like you and we'll try doing during the day. i was trolling now during a friendship bracelet if i want to watch a movie i do actually it was a huge when neither just moved in she said that at the beginning of the year she had one dream to meet football players. years before the current team i said that i

want to meet russian football players and the dream came true. and then in quantum as she said she had another dream to move away from the residential care somewhere and the 2nd dream came true and. it's been more than 2 weeks since either of them have stopped outside of their apartment they cook downs and how even celebrated a birthday together or even told us why she decided to self i sleep with nina and whether many others and russia are following suit. that you know our. quarantine and residential care didn't look so secure people can't leave volunteers can't come in but the permanent workers are still there salaries are not so big so most use public transport but in residential care such a close place if someone is infected that will be a tragedy as long as i've known enough she's always been a very optimistic person told my questions she has always answered that everything's great but after residential care was close for quarantine i started to

receive other messages that she's bored she feels bad not comfortable so i thought to ask nina to leave with me taking into account all our messages i knew that we would find a way to live together comfortably in quarantine but of course taking people from residential care to quarantine is not a solution for everyone it as far as i know just around $400.00 people since the beginning of the pandemic have been taken from such residential care homes not a lot. as a volunteer at the life through charity foundation it was founded in 2009 and it uses classes training and create a better action to help people with learning difficulties we asked a life or fundraiser how they continue offering help and the challenging circumstances of the walk down. there was a beginning of the corner virus president making koreans who had to still all are in many life programs now almost all of them are online it's an interesting moment

to work with disabled people online requires a lot of skill and preparation so even working person can be hard to meet interesting for disabled people and online it's even harder sell he were teachers and say colleges create new formats for example we have a computer class with resumes conferencing with teach how to shell x. or. y. . and another inspiring story and the time around living in siberia has swapped his teaching ground for protective gear after volunteer him to help the elderly and disabled during the pandemic well aereo get a list of food medicines and other essentials to deliver throughout the day in the city of crossing ours you tell us why he puts on the mask and gloves and gets to work. yeah but of all the other i'm a foreign language teacher i came to russia 8 years ago for an internal ship at one of the universities here when it finished i got a job and decided to stay in the country i deliberately wanted to live in russia it was on matters of principle for me there on the telly

a language teacher here in russia how do you balance your main job with voluntary but this yes language teaching is my main activity and volunteering is also an essential part of my life is important to help people because by doing that we help ourselves in a way when you give something you'll receive way more in return he motioned reward cannot be overestimated. more headline news of coming your way after this short break.

the world is driven by dreamers shaped by one person and those with. the cares thinks. we dare to ask. welcome back u.s. senator tom cotton has called to ban chinese students from studying science in the country for fear they may steal the coronavirus vaccine though it hasn't been

invented yet with anti china rhetoric sweeping the nation cottons divisive rhetoric has gotten a lot of support artist and explains how bilateral tensions have moved to the classroom. the rivalry between the usa and china over technology continues even amid the pandemic some politicians are pushing it pretty far arkansas senator tom cotton suggested that chinese students studying in america should only study the humanities or else they'll have access to secrets and knowledge that they can steal you know if chinese students want to come here and study shakes shakespeare in the federalist papers that's what they need to learn from america of a belt made to learn quantum computing and artificial intelligence from america tom cotton has been beating the anti china drum for a long time his recent remarks come across as pretty racist but he's not alone a number of voices are playing up the idea that chinese students in american universities are potential spies in addition to espionage and cyber theft by the

ministry of state security the party task some chinese students and scholars in the u.s. and other foreign universities and research labs with extracting technology these are the words of age our mcmaster he's a retired lieutenant general in the united states army as well as a former national security advisor for the white house now he's speaking out about the need to stop china from spying all across the united states and stealing technology especially dia's students now it's not just politicians professors are also speaking up. congress needs to move to restrict access by chinese students and researches to premier educational and research institutions and i engineering and science labs the idea that we continue to educate scientists and engineers who will then work for companies owned by the chinese communist regime defines common sense these aren't just words american universities are shutting down cooperation programs organized through the confucian institute scientists who could be helpful

in fighting against coded 19 have been driven out of the country by allegations of spying now these recent words from tom cotton suggesting that there should be restrictions on what chinese students can and cannot study are pretty shocking but they fit into an entire atmosphere of hysteria and hostility halal mop and artsy new york. we discussed the issue with justin gregory mahoney a professor at east china university he says any such ban would do more harm than good to america's tech industry fortunately it's not the most irresponsible thing that senator cotton has had in recent times he has been one of the main program years as an elected official of this you know on bioweapon conspiracy theory as an explanation of the colgate 19 outbreak he's politically close to donald trump has a long standing policy on china. this sort of comment from him is part and parcel

of his usual political rhetoric this trend is one that's been underway for several years and we've seen of course. this both within the academic and outside it quite overblown in a lot of ways one of the things that we've seen in chinese students they don't tend to be you know flag waving communist who are going out to seek information to do you know i seriously tend to hold us in high regard they want to go and learn to have a positive regard. at the same time you know the fact of the matter is at this point chinese universities have taking major leaps to ford where as you know the american university of chinese students and a lot of these students once they graduate have gone on to work in american tech and science and history all in all i think that if this policy were to be put in place. you know it would be unfairly castigating chinese students but it also be harming us universities and even us technology and scientific development. several

u.s. veteran and anti-war associations have written an open letter to congress leaders urging them not to give additional funding to the pentagon that's up to the defense department was included in the latest phase of the white house stimulus package. has made it crystal clear that federal spending is dangerously misaligned with our national priorities and actual threats to human security the united states has chronically underfunded human and environmental needs while particularly in recent years passing historically high pentagon budgets that forced the militarism in the war engine the waste and so corruption a lot of points are that the pentagon could fight the money use the money of to fight coronavirus from its existing enormous budget unlike underfunded health organizations which are struggling to provide americans with the support they need the country is at the epicenter of the pandemic with more than a 1000000 victims and $56000.00 death. the defense department's budget has now

reached $756000000000.00 including $10000000000.00 from the new stimulus combined war and security costs exceed a trillion dollars with the u.s. spending almost 40 percent of the planet's entire military budget a spokesperson at veterans for peace one of the groups that signed the letter says it's a question of saving lives. basically the crux of our argument is that we need to we need to prioritize our right now the combined budgets of the c.b.c. and w.h.o. roughly equals about a 7 known pentagon budget and that if these institutions would have been properly funded we could basically argue that there would we would have been better prepared the challenge of the cocoa the defense industry contributes a sizeable portion of the funding for candidates of both political parties senators and representatives have but instead use trees that reside within their own lecturing jurisdictions and really what it's about 3 here is raising money for the party and getting reelected in doing so you have to keep your donors constituents.

but i think it's also imperative that we say the united states maintain our global hegemony by maintaining our forces in our ally thing ations and namely in the e.u. and to discourage the emergence of a multi-polar world i believe it would serve the public's best interest if you would realize the futility of trying to make a more global hedge of mine instead focus our resources into infrastructure on the development social programs and to work with nations around the world in a collaborative manner to focus on. the past has come back to haunt us presidential candidate joe biden with a tape of a phone conversation from 1903 and landing him in the middle of a sex scandal and newly surfaced footage the mother of terror read the former senate staffer who accuses biden of sexual assault appears on larry king live asking for advice at the time of the assault reid has confirmed the voice to be

that of her mother who died some years ago. i'm wondering what. after would. go to the press in washington my daughter has just left there after working for a prominent senator and could not get through with her problem. r.t. host rick sanchez discussed the sensitivity of such situations with larry king himself. explain to our viewers because i think a lot of people want to understand this the responsibility that you have as a broadcaster in a situation like this to take a call from someone who you literally don't really know who they are how do you deal with correct. i've been doing would have you know this friday of the 63 years i've been doing this when when someone calls in and they're all anonymous we never calling in right and says something like that and you give them the respect of the call we were respectful but once she said my daughter doesn't want to name the

person where else do you go with the you know if you're if you hate the pershing kind of try to run with it if you learned but if you don't know the name of the person where do you go or something like that and i'm not going to browbeat someone into naming a daughter she doesn't want to name a daughter or spoke to her daughter the question would be why she call in i'm sure her mother was sincere and i'm sure the daughter was sincere why didn't they want to come forward the only problem is when you're doing a show like that you know who's going to call in you know if she had said it to someone else and they had checked it out and confirmed it i would have made the whole rest of the show about it but of all unfortunately you can't do that however is so funny when something like 27 years ago suddenly the woman's test of a way and fox news this is number one on their page right right. here are 2 you are cutting back on personnel in an effort to help fight the spread

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