stories. the government for its. relative last. week. my clients were not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious virus in italy off until march but it was little more than a tripling fashion people. get vaccinated with. the country's health ministry approves. people. 5th generation fighter jet enters service we get up close and personal with the

sukhoi $57.00. the space race the answer to the. casting from moscow to the world this is our team international my names you know you're very welcome to our news bulletin. we begin in italy where relatives 19 victims have filed a criminal negligence lawsuit over the government's handling of the pandemic the bre families are demanding answers from the country's prime minister health minister and president of the badly hit lombardi region one of the lawyers told us more about the case. it's my clients were not informed about the presence of

a dangerous and highly contagious virus in italy we were told up until march that it was little more than a travelling fashion residents were told to go about their lives as normal italy was their 1st country to have such a high death toll those who have joined a civil action are not only from barack or a lumber d region you come from all over italy yes not just a couple 500 families filed a civil lawsuit against the authorities asking for a 100000000 euro in compensation they allege that the telly and officials didn't have an updated national a pandemic they were slow to respond to the break in lombardy other regions they also believe it took just too long to declare an emergency italy bore the brunt of the mic in europe in the 1st half of the year for sure the initial coba deaths emerged back in february with the quickly spreading across the country in march the government imposed

a national locked on to talk of the prick now these are the figures since the beginning of the pun demick more than 70000 people have died prime minister decepticon t. has previously denied i.q. sation is that he underestimated the crisis or of the families behind the civil action insists the government was slow to respond. not as of about nothing was done * to prevent the spread of the virus and then obviously we were not ready we didn't have intensive care oxygen masks prepared adequately so regardless of where this virus developed elite was not ready to face said up to now not one politician has responded to the committee or those representing victims to explain the 70000 deaths we've heard nothing from lumber to use regional government help ministry and prime minister contact you are obliged to take a position to write a deed in court and provide an explanation to all of italy's citizens to know her

headline stories today versus sputnik v a vaccine has been approved for elderly people after trials demonstrated its effectiveness for those age 60. 2 are reports what we might be dropping off on 2020 but still the big news stories keep coming in the washing health ministry has just announced that the efficacy of the sputnik of a vaccine against covert 19 in the age of 60 plus is 90 percent what does that mean well it means that when the time is right those citizens can take the wilds fast register job against corona virus with full confidence now the testing will not catch we finished on the 24th of december and this is what officials have to say about the findings. of the clinical trials have been carried out some people over the age of 60 the studies of confirmed safety and effectiveness the ministry of health has approved amendments to his medical guidance people over the age of 60 can also get vaccinated now. now this is an important development because until now

we'd only know the results from trials on people aged between 18 and 60 this fresh announcement shows that for people over the age of 60 the protection that the vaccine provides is just as convincing as for the younger population now it also reiterate the findings of the phase 3 trials which is that immunity only increases over time so on the fast day of the job the efficacy is around 91 percent but that jumps right up to 95 percent on the 42nd day that's as the antibodies multiply and they start doing their work properly a mass vaccination campaign was rolled out here in russia in early december at the moment it's front line workers that are leading the charge we're talking about medics law enforcement transport workers teachers it's thought that around $200000.00 people so far have been inoculated in russia at the start of next year it said probably in february the general population will get its chance and now of

course we've been told people over the age of 60 will be able to be part of that if they want to apart from of course truly changing the lives of those people over the age of 60 who being an at risk category have spent the best part of this year at home in isolation really this news comes at a crucial moment in russia's fight with covert 19 today the country passed the grim milestone of $3000000.00 total cases this week proved to be one of the most fatal on record since the start of the pandemic with daily deaths between 5 and 700 daily new cases averaging 28000 so this latest development really inspiring hope and of course confidence at a decisive moment in the crisis with coverts and such and for those who have been watching so tirelessly on the sputnik the job over the last 9 months or so a sign this is living up to its name the we found out only recently often. much

speculation being the factory. meantime an american vaccine is under scrutiny after a doctor in boston reportedly suffered a severe allergic reaction after taking them. 6 or so similar cases are being investigated after shots of the pfizer job were taken to dr hussein said tears a day an allergy to shellfish said side effects include his heart rate doubling dizziness plummeting blood pressure they use an epi pen to level his adrenaline was sent to the emergency room he's since being released has told c.n.n. the company is investigating the incident we heard from preventative medicine professor william schaffner who believes the allergic reaction is nothing out of the ordinary all rare and i think reaction can occur after these vaccines you know we've used mostly the pfizer vaccine so that's been associated with pfizer

the more dramatic scene is made in a very very similar way to pfizer and so that we have a reaction a one of these severe allergic reactions with them or vaccine is something that's not surprising and rather expected when we are now giving this vaccine to millions of people so i don't think it's a major concern but we have to contend with that going forward and the plans are in place to do this the maximum safety. double trouble is all being on congress as he tries to boost phones being put into a coronavirus stimulus bill the u.s. leader is yet to sign off on the aid package saying americans are not getting the help they need from it why would politicians not want to give people $2000.00 rather than only $600.00 it wasn't their folks it was china give people the money.

let's do the sums congress finally agreed on a $2.00 trillion dollars stimulus package this week including $900000000000.00 in pun demick it includes a one off $600.00 payment to all americans who qualify it also extends on of vixen moratorium people can get through an odd $25000000000.00 in rental support funds mr trump however has urged congress to shell out more and give $2000.00 to each eligible so listen the president also received backing when he said having foreign aid included in the package was outrageous some 14000000 americans are all employed with the jobless benefits program expiring this weekend millions are also facing mortgage foreclosures vixens on with the president reluctant to block the bill a government shutdown is looming large economist richard walsh says the crisis is being deepened by political power plays. the americans have been waiting now 8 or 9

months many of them for the kinds of help that they need because that help has not been adequate they have accumulated rents they haven't pay debts they haven't pay income that they have not earned they really are desperate and this is the lay out 1st by the congress now by the president and playing their political games is actually hurting the number of weeks between now and when this bill expires in march and so yes it is squeezing people who are desperate and it is a lesson from the mass of the american people that will have many reverberation from the yanks the car. ok moving the program on ethiopia will lead to a new parliament next june and after months of ethnic violence in the african nation the united states has joined others in calling for peace but could there be additional reasons for america wanting their voice to be largest there are so

hypocritical. not even the pre christmas joy could silence the guns in northern ethiopia earlier this week the un warned the bloodshed is far from over the fighting is said to be continuing particularly in some areas of north central and south integrate we have received delegations concerning violations of international humanitarian hul and human rights little including nazi restrikes in populated areas the deliberate targeting of civilians extrajudicial killings and widespread looting it's been ongoing for almost 2 months now this area is the world's newest war zone. nobody will ever know who you're. going to be with you. even if you can some of them.

however what makes it different from other hotspots around the globe is how it's almost impossible to get reliable news from the battlefield there's pretty much no access and phone lines are only just beginning to be restored what we know for sure is who's spearheading the warring sides we've got the ethiopian prime minister ahmed who came to power and 20 taking up against the people's liberation front the team p.l.f. had basically been in charge of the country for almost 2 decades before it lost all influence in the capital 2 years ago and settled and the now troubled region under t.p.o. left ethiopia became a major investment hub for china abhi ahmed's rise to power was largely backed by i'm sure you are about to say that the us now just to unravel this a bit more the international community is calling on both sides. to end the war

immediately and start talks this is from the african union the 2 person appeals for the immediate cessation of hostilities and calls on parties to respect human rights and ensure the protection of civilians it's the prime minister and the government forces that have gained the upper hand in the weeks of fighting so how to guess at how different washington's reaction is to the rest of the world and we get the question immediately what about many asian why don't you hop on an airplane get over there mediation i think it's very important to underscore it's a tactic it's a way to get to the goal it's not a goal in itself i mean our goal is a quick end to the conflict so right the u.s. is taking the boxes by saying its goal is to end the conflict and by sending millions worth of humanitarian aid but the tricky language and the background i brought up earlier could point to some extra hidden goals like to sideline beijing

ethiopia has very close relations with china with the union and the financing and constructing the move very important infrastructure projects in the your queen around africa in the trumpet ministry. even though there was a positive relationship between president trump and president putin beginning trump interior policy outlook towards china and you may remember jumbo in 2018 said made clear that to me reason united states is involved in africa is to stop china so there is an effort to stop china. by the united states and part of its policy maybe these goals are exactly the reason u.s. officials didn't mind pointing the finger at the rebels for their atrocities but didn't sound the alarm over a recent killing of 100 civilians in a different region which is thought to have occurred because of how with government

security for. quarter past 1 in the morning here in moscow still ahead on the program until a merkel celebrates her past christmas a german chancellor or a man in berlin who could be person x. or. chemistry has also given us fulfilment in many ways by guaranteeing and abundant food supply if we look at our world today there are still famines but there are political famines are caused by political problems are not caused by an inability to grow food and if we look at infectious diseases if you were in the middle of a pandemic now with a pandemic is killing less than one percent of the people that are in facts and in past times pandemics could kill 30 to 70 percent of the people that were infected

so chemistry has given us a much improved quality of life in many ways and then we have to ask well with these unintended consequences that are causing species go extinct that are causing environmental injustice is how can we make things better because certainly we can handle those things better than we have. joined me every day on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guess what the world of politics sport that's less i'm show business i'll see that. the russian military has received its 1st combat ready 5th generation sukhoi fighter jet it's taken over 2 decades for the suit 57 to go from the drawing board

to the skies into production artie's shape of all of brings us up to speed. a unique combination of speed stealth and super maneuverability the su 5 to 7 miles who currently has the most modern russian military plane saying here you see it is all in one it's been designed to gain superior say in that meaning it's an interceptor the kind of going guided missiles it's also fallout being able to strike really able to target the flying insulation so that by that place of its current with this it takes out and it's a topic close range stuff i don't think so it's out stuff like when you see her it's got that but let's give you say. the as you have to 7 is

a single seat jet the duties of the copilot are now the formed by also official intelligence the plane combines the functions of an interceptor and a strike aircraft that just is being billed as a result by the banks to the great outlets heroes of things that is opposing missiles accountings special instruction no weapons space that makes it hard to get invisible to any range that they would be using infrared our bases plans that by 202876 must produced as a 57 aircraft will be in service with the russian air force. might she have a powerful weapon or more likely it will never be used i believe it's an element of deterrence like any other weapon we're not creating things to attack someone but if it is required that we defend ourselves we must be able to do that adequately and respond properly to all the modern challenges of science technology and a.d.h. this so quite a long road ahead for the su 57 it has yet to showcase its enormous potential and

no doubt it will halo about it as it will definitely be on the razor journal and although my the aviation industry. justice for johnny is the twitter hash tag being pushed by films of american movie star johnny depp after netflix reportedly removed his films from their us platform his supporters say they will boycott the streaming service dept is currently embroiled in a court battle with a british tabloid which claims he beat his ex-wife he lost the initial case but has filed for a retrial so why is johnny depp the latest victim of council culture. not in the caribbean or wonderland apparently johnny depp has disappeared drug yourself search for his name on us netflix nope he's gone is it cancel culture or censorship the streaming side doesn't say but his fans think is because he lost a libel case surrounding murky claims against one of hollywood's most iconic actors

accusing him of being a wife beater i said you hit me i was crying i said time you can kiss and i say hearing things being smashed and i said to him honey hit you hit me you hit me in the eye of my eye my eye and i start crying so do want to watch the actor or his private life unfold in 2016 heard made those claims against depp but it wars and $7000000.00 settlement later it's case closed right well not really a year later at the height of the meet to movement amber heard to the media to double down on domestic abuse allegations 2 years ago i became a public figure representing domestic abuse and i felt the. distress for women who speak out that's one things began to unravel for deb and his career he was found guilty by how he would be for any court had ruled now toxic it was no longer jack's

barrow he was. kicked out by and past the beast and made to walk the plank by the pirates of the caribbean and man worth 10000000000 for the box office was done and it's not just him whole cast have fallen to the filmography of many banished from screens but here's the thing depp is a free man there is no conviction and now the claims of abuse have been flipped perhaps he was the victim all along his career definitely is and it doesn't matter anymore if a top director is one depp to play their lead roles it's a. plea won't happen it will waive online and the idea is over take tim burton and the reboot of the addams family a perfect match you with thing not anymore but who cares cancel culture and now looks have combined they've judged and it's a live band. well lots of christmas addresses at this time of the year the latest

from the german president to the nation despite it being a tough 12 months he did try to look on the bright side of the pandemic the good going on good fellow citizens what a year has been a tiny virus took possession of our lives and our thoughts thwarted plans and shattered dreams the demick reminded us how vulnerable we are how fragile will recall our normal life is but we were also able to experience something else how strong we are when we look out for each other and are there for each other. celebrated her last christmas german chancellor after a decade and a half in charge she has promised to leave her post next year and speculation is already rife about who will take over the top job peter all very gives us his 1st of take on who and what is next for germany. every year at this time i get to look

back on and forward to what's going on in germany european politics with let's face it a usually pretty forced best of moti 2050 wasn't the most cheerful of years here in europe a budget if you will that i've been able to get a hold of the letters to some said it was written by mrs anglo merkel come with me to germany where i could have. been elected to the role of leader of the christian democratic union party this year's a bit special though it's the last festive period with angola merkel as german chancellor she said this step down from the top job next autumn but i'm also well aware not to use these festive wrap ups in the past to announce the retirement of a major german political figure only to have them turn up the far more important position stepping down is z. hope for their long serving outspoken leader interior minister horses the office said that he hopes to see all restrictions disappear that's why i've even listed

the help of a very special guest to go through the content is looking to take up residence in the chancellor's office just behind me he's made a list he's checked it twice he's going to find out who's most likely going to win the nomination for the c.d.u. c.s.u. party and then according to reputable polling most likely the election next autumn not really as catchy is the original is that whoa whoa whoa thanks for having me can i just ask you one question before we start shooting your sons it's just the accent it's a bit. north pole and i'm pretty sure pretty sure. is a dog in a reindeer suit. notice further i'd pull a vial you'll do sir and i want to do him a wrong the nice list well quite you mention here. famous least they're using math

so how do the runners and riders and buying to be the next german chancellor stack up at the moment it looks like whoever gets the nod for the c.d.u. c.s.u. policy they've pretty much got it so i would look tough and they were it's a good time to be a roman catholic or loyal to the buddhist of the country. all of the 3 main calling tenders for. brackets and all love song things virgins are likely to find a role to be as well as nice and several analysts will video something to say that well i've done this now.

they aren't the only possibilities though are they. there's also a very small 'd chance that c.g. . turned all of the decision to stand there to health minister yet this could throw his hat into the ring you should get that c.d.u. c.s.u. nomination should be sorted out early next year but current coalition partners the social democrats they aren't doing too well with polling among voters are they nor to you list the way there were it would seem at least with the voters anyway i couldn't possibly tell you what's on my actual list data protection the ones you see. to keep an eye on the greeks though they have big 'd big cases in recent

months while it may be a stretch to say they have a chance of government they may well have a big say in its makeup thanks very much for coming to talk to me it's just been busiest time of course anything coming up in the near future for you safe around of gold for thieves the body next month and then some time in supposed to go. through with the tooth fairy that's the pending a lot of back say you know. before that i want to wish all of the boys and girls though. a very merry christmas wow well that's quite the existence or what's left for me to do is wish you all a parent merry christmas from all of us here in the german capital for all of us. he's left but i mean he's written a book. but. i couldn't have

said it better myself sometimes i mean peter more programs get their start here nor to international moments hope whatever you're tuning in from today you're having a good season. the world is driven by shaped. thinks. we. ask.

time after time see and welcome to going underground the team and i will be back with a brand new season starting on my birthday january 13th but until then we will be showing some of your favorite shows from this season. if corona virus is a symptom of animal transmitted pandemics caused by deforestation the amazon rain forest is not only the lungs of the earth which will determine climate driven human extinction but it will decide the future of killer viruses before the earth but one nation holds more rain forests than any other and today we speak to its former president jailed for nearly 2 years after an alleged u.s. backed show trial after leaving office and 2010 he was later convicted on charges

of corruption which saw him in prison for $580.00 days over the so-called operation call wash the largest corruption probe in the nation's history that discovered vast contracts for kickbacks involving the ruling elite. his imprisonment argument catalyze the election of hire while scenario is president of that in america's largest country brazil's most popular politician to anything i think a little of the silver brought tens of millions of his people out of poverty and into education as president he joins me now from the 4th most populous city in the world sao paolo former president thank you being on going underground what a journey you've been on 1st why are you accusing your successor higher both of our oh of genocide. for a very simple reason our president did not take care of brazil and of the brazilian people as he should have done. this pandemic did not reach brazil without prior notice but. we already had the experience of what was going on in.