welcome to join me every thursday on the alec 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 in a downward slope, europe wrestles with whether or not to shut its ski resorts in the winter to stem the spread of rows of forest but also freezing earnings because in the u.k. are being held in prison like conditions in the band and army barracks with london trying to gag whistleblowers. you try to speak with those inside. why can't they speak on? why don't you let them speak to the usa. pharma company admits that it deliberately mishandled an addictive painkiller distribution. further deepening the

opioid crisis. we get reaction from a mother whose son died of an opus. there's no doubt will never get her son down, you know, half a 1000000 people in the country. and it really just so many you can really commit murder. journalists are among those injured as emotions run high in the capital of argentina, where funds have been grieving for diego maradona. thanks for joining us. very good morning. this is r.t. international. ok winterreise coming, but rather than bring a white wall because it's only bringing division germany, italy and france are pushing to keep the ski resorts closed in

a bid to fight off the pandemic. more concerned about lost revenues to all of his dick to us. it looks like it's all downhill for europe's multi-billion. you wrote ski industry that stuff. the german chancellor angela merkel has called for all slopes and resorts the close, although she greg nice says this isn't going to sit well with neighbors. austria, we will be trying to coordinate in europe whether we could cause all ski resorts. unfortunately, considering announcements from australia. it doesn't look like we can do that so easily, but we will try again. sebastian cordes, the austrian chancellor is not on side with an e.u. ban on winter holidays. his government is already facing legal action from a consumer rights group over keeping resorts open last winter. when the popular destination of ishbel became a covert hotspot linked to cases in over $45.00 countries. despite the warnings, courts sees a blanket ban as excessive. if someone goes for

a run the loan at the moment, there's just as dangerous as someone going on the ski to alone. if someone uses a ski lived that's similar to using public transport. over the alpine border into italy and prime minister just said be calm, take says he agrees with berlin. there's a shared concern on this. we cannot in the middle of a 2nd wave of the virus, think of having a normal christmas holiday in the mountains like in previous years. we must absolutely avoid that. france has also said that it slopes should stay off limits until 2021. interestingly, the announcements of being that resorts will be open, but ski lifts won't be in operation. the austrians appear on likely to budge on this one though. unless brussels comes forward with financial help. if the u. does mandate that ski resorts stay closed, that means a cost of up to $2000000000.00 euro for austria. if the really wants that it has to

pay for it to the cannot force the slopes to close any restrictions would have to be part of an agreement among many of the states. one alpine nation that isn't a member of the e.u. is switzerland. and if you're committed to skiing this season, well, that might just be the place for you. there slopes are already open resorts as well, and they intend to stay that way. throughout the winter. peter, all of our r.t. berlin, bernadino a professor of modern european history is skeptical the bloc can find a solution to please all. i don't think we can go back to the major's assault because we still is not part of the european union. so they do basically want the like to do also as the france of possible european union, but they didn't find any column agreement we normally thing easily. if they opened

up with a lot of people who don't waltz, that we lose a lot of money. they will still class. i think that's possible, that's possible because it's actually we should find it or anywhere you want to involve. we should think about the reopening. you see that with some color, from precocious like us to undergo it the rap against the recall the make sure they use the card and say that's passable. you can find it everywhere. now invaded the region and i think about the bin because there's a moderately job in and the government really down with the cause is the simple fact way. and the facets are free, which i finally found on. so you could think of very rapid acting for 5 minutes. they tell you if you are positive or negative, then if we think you should be allowed to go skiing and to stay clear now for days and days, which is a very good thing. the u.k.

has been slammed for holding asylum seekers in prison like conditions at an abandoned army barracks. activists want the site to be closed down saying it's last covert rules. the government's trying to gag them on a shadowy address dashti went to see for herself. it's like prison is like prison. this one broke and 15 people like 20 people in dorm room and sleeping over and they don't know for the night. so much problem too many people know. and i have a quote on all 4 of the film, a military base napier barracks in folkston, in kent has recently been turned into an assessment and dispersal facility that houses around 400 of saddam seek. as all men, some of whom have made their way to the u.k. across the english channel, the government is obligated to find accommodation for asylum seekers while their claims are being processed by the cave. at 19, pandemic has left local authorities desperate to find enough housing having to

resort to using sites like this one in kent. those on the inside told me the conditions are far from level. i don't feel what i say, but because the neighbors are very tired of this place, i threw a $228.00 be able to have only one choice. yeah, i thought i needed the toilet. the site is not about if you need fix all, you have to go go outside and you know it's very cold. even if we thought they would see, why are you talking down? it's like, why do you think that it so there's something wrong. so i wanted no safety because it isn't better because you, you know, i went up and, but here i don't know what happened. volunteers and medics have sounded the alarm after the conditions. this footage shot by a resident shows crab sleeping areas cornered off by sheets. refugee himself has been bringing clothes and essential items to the camp. he says the military

environment in the barracks could trigger a trauma for those inside knowing a lot of asylum seekers. beautiful trauma, one with the journey of all safely in prosecution, feen and regimes that imprisoned them false, imprisoned them and told shouldn't be in place in a and just use military bags. and it's all of them in terms of just demonizing and the government stands accused of trying to cover up the problem . the home office introduced a gagging clause in the form of a confidentiality waiver, centuries silencing visitors from speaking out about what they see inside the barracks. my efforts to talk to people on the inside of the barracks proved futile as long as security was around. so we just arrived here at napier barracks and just as we got here, a man came out of his window and he started screaming help out. so he pointed and just ahead, we came over here and the security man prevented him. as you can see,

the security guard is still there and it seems like he is calling for more. but why can't they speak to us on why don't you let them speak to us? if they want to speak to us, they can speak to us. so i mean, you know, the home office maintains however, that these protocols underpinned by the official secrets act are essential. we have worked closely with our accommodation provider, clear springs, ready, holdings and stakeholders to ensure the napier site is safe and secure. this includes an agreement to provide in silence seekers with privacy and confidentiality as would be expected. however, those inside paid to very different picture. as more reports, a match of protests, hunger strikes, and even suicide attempts, it's unclear what the future of these and similar sites will be. but for the residents, a decision can't come soon enough. only i didn't buy the trying

going to be free shot r t u k can't in the united states, opioid overdoses have increased this year compared to 2019 as there's been less capacity for addiction meant because of covert 19 comes after recent lawsuit against the u.s. drug micah, purdue pharma which pleaded guilty to mishandling its addictive prescription painkiller oxycontin. he spoke to a mother who lost her son to an overdose of bank of us. the lawsuit is very personal to me. do i believe as commiserate with the pain and suffering that families like our own, who lost a son to an overnight pure opioid? or if you have related overdose, there is no way that will ever get our son back. and we have, you know, half a 1000000 people in our country don't want their lives to opioids for me. i'm, it really just says that if you have enough money,

you can really commit murder and get away with it. i really believe that the money that they were bringing and because of the sales of their drug oxycontin, really gave them a lot of money to spend and potentially give it getting the money to legislators and other people in need of power positions that really perhaps change the direction or you know, their support or not. and they also were required to pay into the f.d.a. . so we've never felt comfortable that the f.d.a. really has necessarily i reacted appropriately to produce a pharmacist. but the farm i was ordered to pay almost a quarter of a $1000000000.00 for spreading misinformation about the painkiller, but also pleaded guilty to paying doctors to introduce them to write more prescriptions for its bank. elice. paper of arrow again says it's not just us

pharma companies like the failing people. there are obviously other companies who have been involved in this circular crisis in the stimulation and sustaining of it. they would include opioid manufacturers as well as distributors of men. so in other words, the companies that would be just getting out to the individual pharmacies and communities across america as well. the f.d.a. has to watch over these drugs and drug makers and especially the marketing practices. clearly they didn't do their job effectively or we wouldn't have ended up where we we are now. there's no way to produce armitage, not know that a certain amount of these drugs were getting out on the black market. and so individual lead, it even goes out to the individual drug dealers on the streets, not to lean really confident right now that we're going to see the resolution that we want. although a remain hopeful that things will turn around,

but enough and because the work football fans in argentina have formed long queues to say their final goodbyes to the late football superstar diego maradona. but with emotions welling up, the procession descended into clashes between police and mourners. i police reportedly used rubber bullets and tear gas against agitated fans who were demanding more time to say goodbye. marty journalists covering the story were injured as well. one hit by stone, another by a rubber bullet. that was, i know what i was an italian city of naples fans there. wave flags and sang club songs dedicated to the late star i. i sky

was also turned bright red to support a set of flares in tribute to diana, played for 7 years, helping the club win the league title for the 1st time in its history. one chef in the city decided to pay his own tribute to his favorite football star by recreating marat honest face on pizzas, and bringing those pizzas to the stadium where other fans were laying candles and flowers in honor of the icon to not be i was lucky enough to have met now to get them and give us pizza directly to you. this time it was done with a different mood is that the 78 years ago, and i was lucky enough to give it to him in person. and if i can be found and brought something this morning, a memory to the stadium, i want to bring my own at the marathon. a pizza is different this time, but i'm sure diego will never fade and his name will always be strong in the sport . and in the world, some people love byron dunn, others hated him. very few though,

were indifferent, and he will be remembered as one of the sport's all time greats. the diego, for the argentinians is like a hero. always have a hero's cake, and the heroes show you that the argentinians needed. he always came to the defense and showed us that it is possible to be the humblest nation and take on the most powerful enemy. married daughter to me is everything, not just in terms of food bowl,

but also in every aspect, the man, the food bowl or his coke character. i don't think we do that. i've been following him everywhere since the world cup in 1900. i ran away from home just to watch him play.

we spoke to a close friend of mine adonis, the former ecuadorian president rafael correa. it when i hear you only remember, this is a loss for the whole world for the entire argentinean nation. it's a catastrophe. you can't even imagine how maraton is adored when he did so much for the country at the $86.00 world cup in mexico. i wasn't at that world cup, but i was in italy in the ninety's. when are you going to play for napoli? he was adored at the special and south they're in it without so much so that even during the argentina, italy match. many italians supported argentina because of the number 10. we are because of diego armando. without doubt, he was a leader and a leader that never hid his political leanings. it was in favor of progressive politics. but even if you lean toward the right, it wouldn't matter. because 1st and foremost were his personal qualities, his honesty as leadership, his habit of saying what he thought, one way or another mirjana was a warrior for social justice. he was a rebel and fought against injustice and hypocrisy of the world order. he himself

was from a poor family, so he knew 1st hand what it was like, living in hardship. and here we saw it as his duty to change something. that's what gave him a close relationship and sympathy from progressive leaders in latin america like fidel castro, cuba childhoods, ever more else. and the man you're speaking with right now. the overwhelming majority of the argentinean people in one origin, cina very well. not only love but worship diego armando. there's even a church in his name. and if he was a legend while he was still alive, the now when he has raced past us and left this world, he's playing football up there. and the evidence with those who have also left us, the legend has become in the myth. we understand that diego right, donna is a mythical character for argentina and watch of it, but it still comes. alternate reality says of many americans left joe bliss by the pandemic. you with food banks on thanksgiving, the rich see that fortune soaring because of details after the break

seems wrong. just don't all get to shape out this day and in detroit trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart, when she's to look for common ground. welcome

back. charities are warning that more americans are now going hungry than in the last 20 years. food banks were seen demand soaring during the pandemic last year. some 35000000 americans lived in food insecure households. this year though, a food rescue charity claims 50000000 will struggle to put food on the table, while many fight hunger during the pandemic. others all raking in profits,, teasing is when you hear the rich and powerful talk about covert 19 in the u.s.,

it turns to be arguing for unity. i know the country girl weary of the fight. we need to remember we're at war with the virus now with one another. now with the chance, the corona virus has impacted everyone in the states. there's no arguing there, but the lives of a select few have changed in a very different way. these are the richest americans, and this is how many benjamin franklin's they've raked in during the pandemic. as their combined wealth hit a trillion dollars and must just passed bill gates become the 2nd richest man in the world with a fortune of over $128000000000.00. it's almost like 2 parallel universes coexist in america. millions have slipped into poverty, more lost their jobs. hundreds of thousands can't afford to feed themselves or their families relying on the good grace of food banks which are feeling the strain

in the realm of the ultra rich, a person makes more money in an hour than an average american family makes in decades as if the mega businesses of the wealthiest have been vaccinated against the covert induced financial collapse, leaving all the hardship to the common people. implant just like you could for everybody, but you know, everybody, you know, what happened to the right e.c.c. screeches. everything is close to wooden or going to happen to future. we just have to be patient. i don't know, i don't want nothing. i have no idea and nobody has seen any ideas for the news. we need the help. it is, we are close to protect the public good, and we need the public to come help us. we need government aid while the upper class eager to block good of their money. there's no problem when it comes to giving the less fortunate a chance to earn some wealthy new yorkers. for instance,

have apparently been offering $80.00 an hour to those willing to hold a place in the queue at covert testing centers for them into suppression of safe travels ahead of thanksgiving. before the pandemic, the gap between rich or was the largest in the western world. and now it's only grown. the ruling class has used the pandemic to enrich itself and to impoverish millions of americans. we have people now on the verge of being evicted. many people have been evicted. many small businesses have gone under permanently. never to come back in congress, meanwhile, is doing nothing to prevent these things and it's shameful. i think you're going to see a country that again looks more like brazil looks more like india than it does like the united states say in the sixty's and seventy's and eighty's,

you know, you're going to look at a country with a very poor, you know, masses of very poor people and a few rich, it's going to be a very difficult situation for millions and millions of americans. america is 2 different worlds with different fiscal laws and physics. it seems. and while one watches all of the american dream unfold before them, the other is left with hope and prayer day to day. now, after what's been a year of pandemic, the end perhaps could be in sight. the russian capital says that it's ready to start mass vaccinations that south to russia. sputnik. the vaccine proved to be highly effective in clinical trials for a corresponding riff and cross this story. very good morning, masha. how hopeful should we be

or while there is a good news for the russian capital. moscow mayor says the city prepared 300 liqui spash allied vaccination centers where people could get injection of russia's vaccine. and mr. sabbaton also adds that half of most guys already moved into corona virus, 20000 of them through vaccine and all of them feel. all right. but with all that, we have to understand that corona virus cases and called the 9000 related deaths remain in a very high level here in moscow and across russia and pandemic restrictions remain in force. in so many places. just to remind you, you can ease currently in phase 3 clinical trials here in russia in recent injury and early results showed the drug is 95 percent effective. $42.00 days after the 1st days, developers say they expect to produce up to 2000000 dozes till the end of this year . meanwhile, other vaccines are getting ready to enter the market. some of them with some

difficulties. we hear that they u.k. sweden, masters anika will be trialled again and made mountain questions over dosage issues when russia suggest combine it with sputnik leave. that scene to boost efficacy current a full dose. astra zeneca regimen resulted in 62 percent efficacy if they go for a new clinical trial. we suggest trying a regimen of combining the astra zeneca shots with the sputnik the human edina. viral vector shot to boost efficacy. combining vaccines may prove important for revenge. senay sions there was no immediate, response to this request from the u.k., sweden, a kompany behind astra zeneca. so we're still waiting for their response for their reaction. there are other vaccines to the u.s. base johns, pfizer and madonna announced just recently that their drugs are also effective over

95 percent. so, as russia says, the more vaccines the better, i think we all would rather agree with that back to you, came in. if a national central moscow there were the update, thank you so much about it today, focused on without international. don't forget the stories that we haven't been able to cover for you here. we got them covered on our website. check out our t. doc. join me every thursday on the alex i'm i'm sure i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics. sports business. i'm sure business. i'll see you then.

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