thank. you headlines this hour clemency for killers norm for whistle blowers donald trump's pardon list includes mercenaries guilty of the mass murder of civilians in iraq but leaves off those who spilled the beans on american war crimes today we hear they've been released on the personal orders of president trump it's like the u.s. doesn't care for spilled the rocky blood it seems political considerations prevail proper legal and judicial watch and it's decision also to come a plane carrying sputnik these supplies from moscow was on its way to argentina after the country's regulated they're officially registered as the russian how you've read gap and not so merry christmas to use empty shelves unusual decorations and a santa in

a bubble of people around the world to try to get some of the tested spirit despite the tough and demick restrictions. follow their good afternoon just gone 2 o'clock in moscow are you watching r t international. mercy for mercenaries but whistleblowers can go whistle donald trump has issued 2 lists of pardons but despite calls from rights activists read in the speech defenders like june in the sand and edward snowden have been left off the list at the same time the outgoing u.s. president has raised concerns that the united nations by giving clemency to 4 former contract is of the blackwater private military company they were jailed for the mass killing of civilians in iraq people in iraq have condemned the decision as has the government. the ministry believes that this decision did not take into

account the seriousness of the crime committed and was inconsistent with the u.s. administration's declared commitment to the values of human rights justice and the rule of law and regrettably ignores the dignity of the victims and the feelings and rights of their relatives click the court of the infamous blackwater company killed citizens a nice a square today we hear they've been released on the personal orders of president trump it's like the u.s. doesn't care for spilled iraqi blood we call on the united nations the international community and human rights organizations to intervene immediately and condemn these killers. it seems political considerations prevailed over legal and judicial once and this decision president trump should have taken into account their relationship with iraq especially since iraq has a strategic cooperation agreement with the united states in all fields this will affect trump's political situation and his legacy there has been widespread outrage

about the trump administration's decision to grant clemency to some members of the blackwater military contracting company these were guards who were employed by blackwater who killed civilians in iraq or the north american aircraft or. they were dead bodies everywhere in the syrian government going to be on the way to people in authority among the dead bodies ministry with those who are child opposing the movement 7 years old. paul slow evan liberty and dustin heard were convicted for manslaughter and the

individual nicholas slotting who opened fire and 1st started shooting into the crowd of iraqi civilians he was convicted of 1st degree murder but now the white house is letting all of them off they will no longer be in prison serving their sentences they have been pardoned this is the feeling of the white house about why they made this decision when the convoy attempted to establish a blockade outside the green zone the situation turned violent which resulted in the unfortunate deaths and injuries of iraqi civilians further prosecutors bisa disclosed more than 10 years ago. to the incidents that the lead iraq investigates you prosecutors you lied heavily on so very far that there were no exigent victims and to collect evidence may have had sonny's to insurgent groups himself now at this point there is widespread outrage this seems like the trump administration is almost approving of the killing of iraqi civilians 2 children were among the 14

people in the crowd who died as a result of their gunfire but at this point people are also looking at the fact that trumps education secretary betsy to vos is the sister of the founder of blackwater erik prince now there's also been a lot of outrage about who is not on the list of trump's pardons among the 15 people pardon and 5 sentence commute meant the names that were missing that many were optimistic and hopeful about were julian a son gen edward snowden these prominent whistleblowers had many people calling for the trump white house to grant them clemency among those who called for them were not just activists and advocates of civil liberties and for the protection of whistleblowers but also representatives of the united nations take a listen if president trump is true as well yes i think the least thing to do is to end the suffering the beauty the songs to pardon him this man has for be enough for the interest of the public and will donald trump since you're given pardons to

people please consider pardoning those who at great personal sacrifice expose the deception and criminality of those in the deep state now trump still has time to grant a pardon to edward snowden and to julian a son she can grant clemency up until the moment he leaves office he could do it at the very very last minute however the number of people that were pardoned to end the information about who they are seems to have many pessimistic many of the activists supporting the whistleblowers feel like this indicates the trumpet ministration is moving in a very different direction with its clemency this is what every country that host. it's us occupation's us bases is told it's a matter for us justice when u.s. soldiers and u.s. contractors and mercenaries kill rape and pillage in your country we'll handle it well here's the message the united states will not handle it it will not treat these cases in the way that it would treat a case of mass murder in the united states even those of us who did not support

trump selection support dropping the demand for extradition of julian assad for crimes that amount to the commission of acts of journalism i don't care who julian a sanji is what is politics are what horrible things he's done he performed a great service for the world he behaved as a journalist and a publisher he worked with the legitimate whistleblowers who were doing services for the world he took care to limit any damage that could be done as he was performing this service he ought to be pardoned and i hope it will it certainly seems more likely still that trump will pardon him then that president biden when he's newly into office will drop the case. and i want you to know has officially registered russia's back say it has been approved for emergency use upon the country's regulator based on the results of the ongoing phase 3 clinical trials in

russia playing carrying argentina's 1st fascist but he supplies has set off from moscow and is there raise under the supply agreement moscow provide enough doses to $10000000.00 painful this month the auction time president expressed confidence in the russian bank scene saying that he'll be the 1st to take it. in argentina some raise doubts about the quality of russian science to clear everyone's doubts when sputnik v. is here in argentina i will be the 1st one to take that vaccine because i have no doubt about the quality of the vaccine as well as sputnik they are contained has also signed up for vaccine supplies from astra zeneca and also the united nations' kovacs program the country to regulate a resource or approve the use of the pfizer tech vaccine despite talks with the us giant still in progress meanwhile the argentine health minister has criticised

pfizer's approach to the negotiations they asked us for a law giving them immunity and the congress gave them that law but then phases negotiate with the local ones but those in the us started asking for more conditions they want to sponsor a new law they want to the president to sign the contract instead of me the conditions started getting somewhat unacceptable government of argentina is there anything that this is going to be perhaps the most efficient way to bring an effective vaccine to its citizens so looks like they're essentially. betting on or putting their money on on the russian vaccine the fact that pfizer had those kinds of conditions and that the government of argentina was not pleased with those conditions i think there's going to be a lot of that kind of thing i think that there's going to be an awful lot of questions about liability and about potential long term side effects and the long term efficacy of the vaccines out sounds to me why aren't you know didn't like the

deal that pfizer was giving them and was was looking elsewhere and i think that's why they turned toward the russian vaccine. now with christmas day just around the corner a lot danton's have prescriptions are set to take the sparkle out of this year's celebrations shoppers around europe are rushing to make last minute christmas purchases despite covert restrictions in many cities in milan for example the streets were packed with people forming queues outside shops while londoners have emptied the shelves of supermarkets there as you can see after the announcement of tough coronavirus measures we are some of the capital's residents about the situation is just right before you there's nothing in the shelves. it's hard to even buy a turkey now. it's just back to square one people are panicking now everything is empty i can see it now absolutely me but they call christmas it is fine it's probably responsible by get everyone selfish event of the day in the way it's going to panic and think i need this i need

a special running up to christmas kind of started it's very selfish mujhse me nowhere and buying more turf at tolo to roles. my boys in the 2nd world war i mean we used newspapers to warp buy a book to. tell it takes a closer look at how the pandemic may affect this year's celebrations. ho ho i know i'm not really in the mood either the tree might be up the carols might be playing but covert is hanging over us quite literally in a spanish town which not only is called our karunya but which also took a questionable creative decision when it came to its christmas lights. but as no denying it is the grinch but whether we let it steal christmas might

depend on us take germany the country of christmas markets that the dancing lights the smell of malt wine the crunch of toffee apples a new look down might have seen some markets will come but no fear even in a pandemic there's a chance a christmas cheer. if however you've been on your best behavior all year and anticipation of reward from santa claus himself i've got great news just lower your expectations it's not so much slays snow and elves at the north pole it's move associate distance seen in seattle you've got to take what you can get these days. classic santa trying to squeeze into the strangest of places even in

a snow globe those santa reminds us that christmas is the season of giving and while this year has left many out of pocket that hasn't stopped them from spreading the love in any way they can. i decided to stop what i was working on to start building something to thank these angels it's a tribute to the city of brigham will and to the people that do need their time and volunteered for free. without the main job on a ml's or hay of course many will be just as cozy together at home having a mellow evening but if you do get carried away swept up in the spirit of the holiday a simple purchase will remind you of the rules. the idea rose to create awareness so that people wear masks because the remora more infections and people have made the conscious decision not to put on a mouse can putting their hope in faith people put on your masks and every time you leave your house and see the baby jesus remember that you have to wear your face mask oh thanks and finally the one thing you wished would disappear into the black

hole of 2020 but decided to stick around like the grinch queues queues to dash open before travel bans queues to buy goodies and queues to deliver them in short queues. you. know it's not the christmas that we wanted but it's the christmas that we got so how we make the most of it hoping that next year it's last bubbles and more bulls and less mosque mandate and more merriment mistletoe and mince pies because they are they watching r.t. will have more stories in a couple of minutes. so

what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race. spearing dramatic development only mostly exists i don't see how that strategy will be successful. if you sit down and talk.

hello again now in britain reports have emerged that health care admin staff perceived coronavirus jabs before those on the front line that is despite the u.k. having one of the worst covert death rates among hospital workers the chair of the british medical association said that those at highest risk must be given priority partridge reports. on december the 2nd the u.k. hit the headlines after becoming the 1st nation in the world to approve the pfizer biotech coronavirus back scene but u.k. medical associations are now worried about the vaccines pecking order after reports that n.h.s. office workers have been offered the job before frontline staff without

a universal policy to vaccinate from flying patients facing staff as a priority and no review of current p.p. guidance we could be facing avoidable staff sickness and absence over that all right a difficult winter months a poll by the u.k.'s doctors' association of a 1000 frontline staff claims 70 percent of them have no idea when the get the vaccine the survey includes local doctors emergency specialists and those giving the injections this should be equally of excess. as far as extradition is concerned. as it used to the stop an equal access to rich nation is increasing their mental stress a poke at work was urgently needed to make sure that they could directors and people who need it 1st get it 1st since the start of the pandemic hundreds of n.h.s. and social care workers have died after contracting covert 19 front line workers

were initially due to be vaccinated in the 1st roll out of n.h.s. jobs but a government rethink means hospitals are prioritizing care home staff be elderly and h.s. stuff vaccination other than to prevent vaccine wastage will hopefully be. able to accelerate early in the new year as more vaccine becomes available in the u.k. more than half of england's $135.00 n.h.s. trusts us still waiting to receive deliveries of the job 3 weeks after it was approved. for the health care workers should be given according to a plan so that the police who are more wonderful get it forced only stuck there difficult to do because i know most places. in most primary care coolies there is just us been done already all we need to do is to have a unified primary a 2nd big care list oakley to audit at increased risk while some politicians are also joining medics in calling for the government to put front line workers 1st in

practice as well as policy any n.h.s. staff likely to come into contact with a covert positive patient should be prioritized for the vaccine whether their clinical staff or not primary care stuff absolutely can and should be vaccinated according to risk assessment the government promises more vaccines will arrive in january but with cases at record numbers a new variant of the virus circulating in the n.h.s. ensuring staff shortages the government is facing yet more pressure to ensure its key health workers and most vulnerable people are protected in a season when the health service has always come under the most strain kate partridge r.c. . a key ally of benjamin netanyahu has quit the cabinet to join the opposition accusing the israeli prime minister of corruption it does come as the ruling coalition fell on tuesday sending the country to the polls for

a 4th time in under 2 years the deprancol looks now why or why netanyahu is luck might be finally running out. did you know that the man devastated the most by donald trump missing out on a 2nd term is someone who lives thousands of kilometers away from u.s. borders he's long been in charge of a different government and no his name is not vladimir or his name is binnie human and i'm not saying that because i work for a russian t.v. station just take a look at all the political gifts that these re the leader has trump and his administration to thank for. what a glorious day. my

vision presents a win win opportunity for both sides a realistic 2 state solution that resolves the risks of palestinian statehood to israel's security. the iran deal is defective at his school. getting sleepy joe kind of man says he'll maybe sleep ija. you've been the greatest friend the newsroom ever had in the white house. but with trump on his way out netanyahu is going to have to 5 other ways to get a political boost and right now he really needs one of course if trump's middle

east peace deal still proves a winner these rarely pm might yet manage to weather the storm but here's what israel streets now regularly look like. the protesters biggest. the problem with benjamin netanyahu is his alleged corruption crimes he denies any wrongdoing he's calling the trials politically motivated but the opposition got a new weapon this year cove it or rather the nation's fury at the way into the always been dealing with the failing to deal with the pandemic the perception is

one of mismanaged log downs with businesses and the unemployed left in the lurch the corruption has so many people involved 3 you need to start on a blank you sleep i need a constitution we need to limit the terms of the prime minister to 2 terms the us we need to stop the corruption here in israel and open it and you know wanted to know mamie but the government in order to spend it doesn't want any mall. corrupted and walking for one person trying to problem is they trial demonstrations pick the pace of the spring when it's and ya'll manage to cling on to power as prime minister but only thanks to a kolisch in between his likud party and benny gantz as blue and white alliance the election rivals try to get along to get the country through the pandemic but now the coalition is falling apart and israel goes back to the polls in march it will

be the country's 4th knesset elections in under 2 years an election is not the right thing for the country but it's much better than a paralyzed government and having politics dictate the management of one of the most severe health and economic crises wherever known. it's in your home like the rest of us will no doubt be glad to be with 2020 but carli next year could well be looking back to the start to the years when mr your problem is your goal of hearts president was still in the white house. thank you thank you then our statue a confederate general robert e. lee has been removed from the u.s. capitol building following a long running campaign against symbols associated with slavery is now being moved to the state of virginia which is the legal owner of the sculpture.

well generally was a prominent figure in the coalition of sudden stage during the u.s. civil war and also a slave owner he's become a hate figure anti-racism campaign is but is still seen by many in the american south as a hero because of his military achievements and bravery they can support will be taken by statue of black civil rights activist barbara jones democrat house speaker nancy pelosi has welcomed the move while neighbors symbols of america's slave owning past have been removed in recent months the movement snowballed after the death of george floyd in minneapolis back in may during an altercation with the police it spread to several other countries too with activists destroying or removing monuments associated with historical racism. i.

thank the tampa still flying after that some statue toppling and to get some perspective from both sides we did speak with the conservative commentator christopher harris and also the historian gerald. even today there are more symbols of statues honoring races and play voters then answer races at the slate green applications this is not the greatest badges for live there were still statutes honoring herman gerbils or at all 'd hitler or i would be considered outrageous it may be true that you cannot undo the past but certainly you can honor the best up the path and you

can remove the worst i think that's what this statue of robert e. lee its removal is all about it's trying to say that slavery was wrong that slavery never sort of taken place and certainly no statue honoring a slave owner never should have been erected in this country i believe that the statues that were put up were celebrated democrats so great in the confederacy so i think it's just odd that democrats are the ones who put them up and they don't want the rest of the world to know that they were the ones who put them up they don't want the rest of the world to know that the confederacy was pretty much all democrats but now they want to celebrate and they want to be they want to get the credit for taking them down as if now they're such great fighters against racism and slavery when they're the ones who put them up there removing these statues so they can remove their own. their own just horrid the history. some will need to embrace now thousands of drivers remain stuck on motorways and lorry parks and

summoning sudden england ally france has reopened its border with the u.k. horn is need to test negative for corona virus to leave the country the border was closed 48 hours over a new strain of code even found in britain and these $21.00 paper to be 9 critically after an explosion in central bolton will yesterday the incident happened on the 16th floor of the baltimore gas and electric building efficient code is unknown at this time and then you. elephants bring children christmas gifts got a topical twist this year when the children were given facemasks as part of a coronavirus safety dr it comes off the country's worst outbreak was confirmed over the weekend at a seafood center near bangkok. and that brings up sites and i just came up to me off the new mosque i will have more stories at the top it.

seems wrong. to shape out. and in again. find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. so if someone wants to authorize a product in europe let's say

a plant protection product this person because this person or this company the applicant has to provide data that allows us as the risk a says us to judge whether this product is safe or not and this information comes from the applicant and the studies that are commissioned by the applicant to allow us to assess the safety are paid by the applicant obviously so it's the intellectual property of the applicant and we can properly parts of the studies in the current legal framework but we also have to respect their business confidentiality claims of the applicants so there's a balance to be found between transparency as much as possible but also to protect the investment of companies into their product innovations.