their philosophy was join me every thursday on the alex simon show, and i'll be speaking to guest in the world of politics. sports business, i'm show business. i'll see you then breaking news this greatest footballer of all time. the argentinian world cup winner passed away at his home in a heart attack. questions are raised over the british swedish us through the u.s. for saying it's not very effective people partners to russia's nord stream pipeline called us a project,

an infringement on european independence from germany's energy chief and current u.s. pressure has reached an unprecedented high. it's not the american economic interests, actually, this behavior reminds me of the around the clock across the world. this is our international from the team and myself, you know, neal hello and welcome to the program. we begin with breaking news from argentina, a true superstar in every sense of the world football legend passed the way the age of 60. his lawyer confirmed his death from a heart attack in buenos aires this wednesday or a dollar was considered. one of the greatest footballers of all time, a world cup winner joint player of the 20th century as well alongside pele. he was

never, far from the media spotlight, both for his actions on and off the field. as artie's peter all over goes through a rose from a sheltie to national treasure. diego marriage dollar was hero to many a villain to some devil that played football like an angel. he will be sadly missed as a character. but he certainly lived a life 60 years old, fit more into those 60 years. the most people would do in a 100 lifetimes. he started his football in korea at home in argentina, but it was in europe that he really burst on to the scene in 1982. he signed for barcelona for a day and world record holder fee of just over $7.00 and a half $1000000.00. he spent a short time with the catalan giants his time. there was marred by fights on the pitch off the pitch with the club's management, with the club's owners hierarchy directors,

anybody who he could fight with. he pretty much did. he did win 2 trophies while he was there as well, but he later moved on to napoli and to italy, where put a get a world record for this time, for just over $10000000.19 to $87.00 season. he pretty much won the italian league for not police by himself. he played in a team, it was a very good team, but it certainly, i don't think it's for think it's fair to say wasn't the greatest team in italy at that time. but him being in not sight, he was the talisman, he was that mecurio player, he scored the goals. he made the goals he put the tackles in. he raised the spirits and he drug that's not police. cite to the league championship in 87, they won it again. in the $8990.00 season as well, while he was there, he picked up also some european success as well with the u.a.e. for cope internationally though he is argentina's favorite son, and i'm including messi of course, the current incumbent of that number 10 shirt. i think it's fair to say,

particularly on this day, everybody's thoughts are going towards towards day ago, maradona when it comes to who is that greatest? number 10. it started out his international career in the $82.00 world cup. it was and a great one for argentina in self found himself pretty much mogue by the italians during a group stage much that was as far as tina went in $82.00 in spain, but it was $86.00 in mexico. that was mara, donna's world cup, coming from england myself. it's the quarter final against england that comes to mind immediately. he scored one goal. it's known as the hand of god, wary. well, he put it in the back of the net with his hand, but his 2nd goal in not to want victory against england goes down as the greatest officially. the greatest goal of the 20th century. as maradona picked the ball up inside his own half beat 5 england players before dropping a shoulder and leaving the england goalkeeper peter shilton lying on his back side

as he slotted it into the into the goal in the final against west germany. mara dollar was marked heavily through that game. it would still known in german football journalism shaw in german football journalism shorthand as maradona marking what they did there. they had 2 people on him at all times, trying to stop him from playing. one of those was low to mattel. yes. regarded as probably the best defender of his generation. marathoner was still able to get that half a metre of space and play through the ball that resulted in the winning goal. as argentina won 32 in not world cup his international career came to an end in 1900 for the world cup in the united states, where under a cloud of some sought see tested positive for a performance enhancing drug and was sent home into scrapes even taped up until the day he died, that it was, it was taken by accident that it was something that was in a supplement that was different in the united states than it was in argentina.

books, he did have his problems with substance abuse from the 1980s. he struggled with cocaine addiction, also troubles with alcohol as well, and it saw him leave napoli's the club where he was loved idolized in, still viewed with religious zeal in the southern italian city. he left there under a cloud in 1992 after a time on the sidelines following a ban for testing positive for cocaine, you have to remember he struggled, big change in football at the time he started. that way to deal with him was to basically kick him and stop him from from playing. he was able to get around that and still when he then moved into last time in the ninety's, where real professionalism came into world football and the game start the change would. how would he stand up against a messy or an alto in today's game? i still think diego maradona would have had the ways to beat the well, i spoke to

a local journalist based in the city of la plata. where do you go? mara donna was in fact still officially a coach on till just last week. he told us the whole nation of argentina is devastated by the news brought together in mourning for a man who went beyond sporting and social borders to unite them. the whole country is live in really special the only what is really, really you have to understand that it's like the argentinean here no matter which you are from my own or represents the argentinian circulars and even goes beyond that. i would say indeed there's no one like the a woman on the river stands. it's the argentinean in every sense. some people are saying god had died because some people believed in mother on

a leg like sounds. announce, because many people in argentina, you know, are, especially in these times with a lot of people are suffering. they find in some lines, you know, are the gives up and then to the supporting the wider world hit by the shocking news of our adonis. death fans everywhere are mourning their hero. this is the italian city of naples correspondent peter mentioned earlier. he really is a cherished icon there, as the talisman of a knuckle east side, but twice won the league title for the very 1st time when he arrived. there are people, as you can see, pouring onto the streets to bid farewell. the city, mirrored by the way, has a really learnt about the stadium will be renamed after a day or 2 more world news. u.s. experts are claiming the us trizin like a cold vaccine,

is not very effective for older people. the british undergone phase 3 trials and earlier it's developer said it was up to 90 percent effective. a u.s. government organization, however, states the figure can be applied to all age groups, but is doubt based completely on scientific research or could politics and economics be somewhat at play too. here's our t.-z. course at an off. so essentially, this whole thing is about the discrepancy between what the manufacturer of this vaccine is saying, and the claims made by a us research, as in the us specialists who also had a look at the ceremony. so when on monday astra zeneca published a press release saying that the average year that on average this vaccine is 70 percent efficient. and it gave an explanation to this figure as to why. essentially they said that there were 2 groups of people who participated in the clinical trials. one group of people was given 2 full doses of the vaccine,

while another group of people got a smaller dosage. and they are saying that in this 2nd group, the vaccine was actually 90 percent efficient. while in the 1st group, it was only 62 percent efficient. some people asked questions as to how exactly a lower dosage of a vaccine can be more effective than a larger dose of but now americans have had a chance to examine this ceremony as well. they're saying that it has nothing to do with how much of the vaccine a person gets. it was more efficient. the 2nd group that got smaller dosage, they were aged from 18 years old to 55 years old. while the 2nd group were the vaccine turned out to be less efficient. had some participants who were over 55 years old. and so they're saying that this is the main reason and not the amount of the sarah, and that each person gets is how they put it. there are also differences in the age

bracket present in the courts in the 1st received those and full. those had a cap on the asia at the age of 55, when they're older, people included in the city did receive to lose, and to lose. i have to say, this is how vaccines often work. because a younger person tends to have a stronger immune system. and therefore, stronger immune response develops more antibodies then, and all the person on average. so it could be it. but the question is, rather, why would astra zeneca leave out this information about people being differently aged from its initial report and why we are learning this from a 3rd party astra. zeneca is looking for f.d.a. approval because the us is a huge market for the vaccine with a huge demand for the vaccine. so the american side of this difference in dosage. yeah. you know how much each group of people was getting of this vaccine

apparently was an intentional. according to the u.s. specialists, it was just a mistake. this was a change in the way a quantity of vaccine the amount of put in of was tested. and when they, when they realized that there was an error or a change in their approach in technique used, they corrected it. astra zeneca has been losing value on the market. a lot of people are skeptical because we've had our scientists have had really little time to study the virus. and so people will be asking questions. what exactly they are suggested to be injected to be injected into, into their bodies. so it's sort of a message and a lesson to every producer over vaccine that the more transparent they are, the more details they give out right away is the better it will be because people don't want any more surprises and they want to feel safe. indeed, all not

a lot are plenty girl was going through. we discussed the issue of transparency, throwing the vaccine race with a g.p. for the u.k.'s national health service, a professor of preventative medicine in the u.s. . these companies must present all of their data very clearly out front. we had to say that with all the different vaccines being developed, some may work better in some populations than others. and at least the early reports suggest that this may be true of the astra zeneca vaccine. we have a huge proportion of the population that's under 65 years of age, or under 50. that would still be ending. norma's contribution of this vaccine that could add to the total vaccination effort. this is absolutely essential that we have transparency up and down the line. that is the only thing that will engender trust. and if we expect people to come forward to roll up their sleeves and be

vaccinated, we need their trust. and the only way you can get trust is to be honest, straightforward, and transparent. and when that happens, then i think we have earned the trust of the people who need to be the action. healthy people under the age of 50 really are remarkably unaffected by, by the virus itself. so you know, the population who we were trying to protect. elation knew are liable to die from infection or are this very group, realistically, it's got to work for the elderly and unwise but of a busted flush. i think really remarkably small numbers to do it on 10610 people up to the point where they release results. i mean, these were not only the incident in the very early stage, every p.c.

testing, rather than a major trial. i mean the design of the trials not actually scheduled to finish until october 2022 and the pfizer one until 22. so these trials are actually only all of them are in very, very early stages. so i think it's a bit early for the other companies or anybody else to be jumping on that was saying, you know, it doesn't work and i was doing this long story still ahead for you this hour. we look at the human side of the net going back conflict. you're watching r t international.

now for the post-mortem. how did you major political parties change to this election cycle? joe biden maintaining already be condemned by the democratic coalition. is there such a thing as trump is? did he change the g.o.p. or did the g.o.p. change? although again,

another district disputed nagorno-karabakh region has been hunted over to the luster of many and soldiers left the area. as part of a russia brokered peace deal earlier before troops abandoned their position, civilians fled the war zone as the it has the stories of some of those not made homeless by the conflict. everywhere you go, there is only desolation, despair, empty, burnt, and abandoned villages. rusty trucks palled with furniture, clothes, and who police souls. there's no one left but the awed desperate stragglers. it's so painful, unbearably painful, your entire life you have been billed in step by step, trying to make it a little more comfortable so you get something good. sound only a tool has just disappeared. gun lit, and her husband igor, for 17 years have made a hard living in the mountains raising cattle. when the barrow visited by john,

the artillery became too much, they left everything but they ship a dog and fled. as did everyone they returned to find the village empty bund and looted littered with dead pets and animals who starved to death. when the humans left, those that survived came begging for food and will be filmed, limited to eagle for 3, desperate days, as they try to salvage what they could of their old lives, belongings, hay field, even empty barrels, things that many of us would see as trash anything that would help them start over . there's no choice for armenians to stay after the region has had to do that too. is it about john? they claim it could be that death sentence. if a dog is killed or mistreated in europe, the whole world condemns it. what was our crime, and what did we do with it?

no one even objected to all the civilians being killed here, where all the humanitarian groups that to cry and fall over animal cruelty, but have done nothing about the massacre here. little it was forced out of her home twice during the war in the ninety's when both armenia and azerbaijan accuse the each other of massacres and ethnic cleansing. the both deny that this is the 3rd time she's lost, the house. she isn't a hateful person. she's a teacher, a mother, and most people would burn their houses so no. is it about johnny gets it? she couldn't stomach the thought. yes, i don't want to burn down my house. if someone wants it, let them have it. even burn it for fun. my children were born in this house. they grew up on to this roof. i can't burn the memories. i can burn that part of my life . all the good and all the bad. it was all here. we are leaving

tomorrow. but we don't know who will get the house to hell with them. i'm going to bunny down, the bunny white town. a little it couldn't bear to watch. we found a weeping behind the house is the flies spread. what do you call this? is it sad? is it devastated? having to burn down a house you built? you loved you tended and raised 3 children in for 17 years. because of the shape of your face, the color of your skin, your creed, your culture, your faith. everyone here understands what's happening. this is the price i

mean, eons of paying for backing down accepting peace terms. despite their resistance, the thousands dead may have prevented a massacre and preserve some territories, but for a little it in the eagle. it was the end of life as they knew it, everything they had nude burned and gone as nothing comforting. you can say nothing to ease or dulled the pain. it's terrible to think anyone driving but to them. this is just another house. they won't even bat an eye off the rule. dozens and dozens of villages have burned over the past week. of course, the season just another house. it had a life. it was happening, it's and there was joy. there were tears and there was sadness. now, it's all over more, i guess the of from kelly budge, our region was headed by john taking us through

a real human cost of the conflict. meanwhile, the armenian prime minister say's the russian peacekeeping mission could last longer than the 5 years proposed under the cease fire made with azerbaijan. nichole also stressed the importance of guaranteeing security and stability in the region. moscow has sent additional support to specialist equipment and patrol vehicles. will assist earlier rochelle's to send 45 tons of building materials to the capital as the bomber curt's, along with 300 tons of humanitarian aid. that's what a russian mining operation is underway to a lot of people to return to their german energy official has accused the united states of a pressure campaign on european companies involved in the nord stream to gas pipeline. last month, the us state department ramped up sanctions and firms to try and halt the project. we spoke to the head of the german energy committee who described washington's

behavior as mob like. it's going to be for secret, affording only the currently u.s. pressure over north stream 2 has reached an unprecedented high and it's an attempt by the americans to lobby their economic interests to go behind the backs of their supposed partners. actually this behavior reminds me of the matthew, matthew c, come to the restaurant and say, we must protect you. but if you don't pay for this, we will smash all your places. and it's the same thing here. the americans say they protect us from the russians, but in fact, if we don't want this protection, we want to trade with the russians. we want russian gas. and then they say, if you don't let us protect you, we will kill you. in other words, they impose sanctions on companies, threaten them with economic collapse, and this is what's actually happening. but we must reject such methods, simply objecting to them is pointless. only real action will help your neighbor and

other phone finance. but do you agree with union parish statement that this is all about undermining europe's energy security and an infringement on its independence? and we cannot allow a country to dictate to us what to do with our own energy supply. this is not about our security, this is about the americans who want to sell us their liquefied gas shale gas that harms the environment. moreover, that type of gas is more expensive. they have problems with sales. they have too much gas and prices a so low that it's not profitable. and here they want to impose their gas on us. of course, it's way easier if we don't have an alternative. that's why we avoid this, because otherwise we will be stripped of alternative, sellars, in my opinion, the pipeline will be finished at the same time, i think for now the e.u.'s key goal is its own sanctions against the u.s. . my suggestion is simple. we introduce sanctions, tariffs on american liquefied gas. they think they have

a right to dictate to us where to buy gas. we'll show them with a tit for tat move. we can do that then declare, how would that affect transatlantic boss? what do you mean if we're talking about sanctions? they might make the americans realize that it's unacceptable to treat us as a colony and that they'd better treat us as an independent partner. maybe they'll be a bit confused, but if they want to carry on trading with us and maintain economic ties and cooperation in different spheres, they will have to accept the fact that we have our own interests and that we follow them. only this approach will lead us forwards any other to deadlock. russia has also been critical of the us stance on nord stream to slumming it for all for practices. moscow has ruled out giving up on the project the spite of america imposing fiscal penalties. and just a reminder, the gas pipeline project is meant to deliver russian gas directly to germany through the baltic sea and then on words to other european nations. from the outset

of the project, washington has been trying to put europe off their deal with the threat of sanctions and accused moscow of attempts to gain leverage over the last year the us introducing. since when the project was just miles short of being completed, we got the thoughts of austria's former foreign minister on the issue. caryn knesset. last dream too is a business project. i have always said you don't mark build a pipeline and in order to annoy somebody, ultimately somebody, it's all about supply and demand. unfortunately, this business project has become a political topic. in general, it's difficult to, to separate your politics from very important oil and gas infrastructure is this is a given. we have seen those all over the world. and it's regardless whether we speak of gas pipelines between the, between germany and the russian federation,

or whether we speak about large infrastructure projects, which ever company does it in the middle east. it always has a political dimension, no doubt about that. but nevertheless, it's not up to search parties to get involved to the degree that we have been going with small stream to over the last 2 or 3 years. we have seen ever since 2014 decided by us industry to, to have a foot in the door. and this has definitely increased with the drab administration, and i'm pretty sure you and next us administration will stick to this goal. caryn knesset speaking to or see another news wrap up for. but don't go too far as more great programs get going in moments live from moscow. this

is our to introduce one else seemed wrong. why don't we just don't call me yet to shape out just to become educated and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look for common ground. it's been decades since the fall of spain's fascist regime, but old wounds still haven't tailed me from a go moko feed, a market economy to me on the bus at us as mean older than us. and that's in

question which we have newborn babies were torn from their mothers and given away and forced adoption. i don't know that a lot of money was the feast or to this day mothers still search for grown children to look in hope for their birth parents. hello and welcome across top, where all things are considered. i'm peter lavelle now for the post mortem. how have the 2 major political parties changed in this election cycle? can joe biden maintain an already weakened and divided democratic coalition?

is there such a thing as trump ism? did he change the g.o.p. or did the g.o.p. change him? to discuss these issues and more, i'm joined by my guest now brown in washington. he is a national coordinator with the movement for a people's party also in washington. we have our vin well raw, he is a former libertarian party presidential candidate, as well as author of the book, all out men, modern life, mutiny. and in montreal we have lauren chan. she is a you tuber and host of pseudo intellectual. all right, cross up rules in effect, that means you can jump any time you want and i was appreciate it. ok, it's going to lauren 1st here. i just very broadly speaking, how has this election changed the political environment? because there's so much focus on trump all of the time that is kind of crowded out . some of the interesting.