italy sued the government for its perceived mishandling of the pandemic as they grieve relatives of lost. we speak to their lawyer. my clients were not informed about the presence of the dangerous and. my reason to believe they were told up until march but it was little more than a triple in fashion. over 60 get vaccinated with russia's sport. as the country's health ministry approves its use the elderly people. and russia's long awaited 5th generation fighter jets. up close and personal with s.q.

57. its problems and missiles accountings special in sun own battle space makes a good citizen on say rings at. live from moscow thanks for joining us tonight here on all things hawking's you're very welcome with us the rights were of your. relatives of covert 19 victims have filed a criminal negligence lawsuit over the government's handling of the pandemic the reach families are demanding answers from the country's prime minister health minister and president of the badly hit long body 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 but 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 home or lumbered the region you come from all over in the. as many as 500 families filed a civil lawsuit against the authorities asking for 100000000 euros in compensation their alleged that italian officials didn't have an updated national pandemic plan and were slow to respond to the outbreak in own body and other regions they also believe it took too long to declare an emergency or if any bore the brunt of the pandemic in europe in the 1st half of last year the initial deaths emerged back in february with the pandemic quickly spreading across the country in march the government imposed a national lockdown that cycle the outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic more than 70000 people have died from minister. has previously denied accusations that he underestimated the crisis however families behind the civil action insist the government was slow to respond notice of that 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 fire is developed usually 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 his regional government help ministry in prime minister contact obliged to take a position to write a deed in court and provide an explanation to all of italy's citizens. russia's sport mc v. has been approved for elderly people following earlier success with younger age groups trials have and i'll demonstrate that its effectiveness for those age 60 and above ortiz. is this report what we might be wrapping up on 2020 but still

the big news stories keep coming in the russian health ministry has just announced that the efficacy of the sputnik v. 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 world's fastest registered job against corona virus with full confidence now the testing will not catch refinished 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 its 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 the 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 were 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 also a sign this is living up to its name the we found out only recently off the mark speculation being the victory. meantime the american made modena code vaccine is under scrutiny after doctor in boston reportedly suffered a severe allergic reaction after taking the job 6 or so similar cases are being investigated off the shots of the pfizer job what's taken to dr hosain sudra zada

who has an allergy to shellfish said side effects included his heart rate doubling dizziness and plummeting blood pressure he used an epi pen to level his adrenalin and was sent to the emergency room he has since been released magenta has told c.n.n. the company is investigating the incidents we heard from preventative medicine professor william schaffner it leaves the allergic reaction is nothing out of the ordinary a 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 murder maxime 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 the murder of the exene is something that's not surprising and rather expected when we're 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 national safety. trump is upping the ante on congress as he tries to boost funds being put into a coronavirus stimulus bill the u.s. leaders get to sign off on the aid package saying americans are not getting the help they need from. why would politicians not want to give people $2000.00 rather than only $600.00 it wasn't their fault it was china give our people the money or congress finally agreed on a $2.00 trillion dollar stimulus package this week including $900000000000.00 in pandemic aid and includes a one off $600.00 payment to all americans who qualify it also extends an eviction moratorium and $25000000000.00 in rental support funds mr trump however has urged congress to shell out more and give $2000.00 to each citizen and the president also received backing when he said having foreign aid included in the package was outrageous some $14000000.00 americans are unemployed with the jobless benefits

program expiring this weekend and millions are also facing mortgage foreclosures and the vixens with the president were reluctant to back the bill a government shutdown is looming large economist richard wolfe 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 paid income that they have not turned they really are desperate and this is the lay out 1st by the congress out by the president playing their political games is actually being 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 more asians in

the years the car. ethiopia will elect a new parliament next june after months of ethnic violence of the african nation united states has joined others in calling for peace but there could be additional reasons for america wanting their voices to be loudest in the country it appears franco there was the. 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 from 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. and i think that they will get

a little bit. with what. you can see. 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 is spearheading the warring sides we've got the prime minister ahmed who came to power and 20 saying 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 indolence 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 have a 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 finances and construct a number of very important infrastructure projects in the european around africa in the trump administration. even though there was a positive relationship between president trump and president putin beginning. from the syrian policy outlook to china. and you may remember jumbo in 2000 he. made clear that to me the 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 government security full. set of. rights last christmas as german child. looks at who could be a success. boxing day a special episode boxing day is a holiday celebrated the day after christmas thus being the 2nd day of curse miss.

chemistry has also given us fulfillment 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 injustices how can we make. it's better because certainly we can handle those things better than we have.

welcome back to the program the russian military has received its 1st combat ready 5th generation sukhoi fighter jet it's taken over 2 decades for the s.q. 57 to go from the drawing board to the skies and now into production. 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 it is all in one it's been designed to gain superior say that meaning it's an interceptor killing going guided missiles it's also fallout being able to strike our naval target if the flying is

a place of sound so that by that place of it's current but there it takes out and if the topic close range stuff i don't think so it's out stuff like when you were busy for it's got that but let's give you say. the s to $57.00 is the single seat jet the duties of the copilot are now the form fi os official intelligence the plane combines the functions of an interceptor and a strike aircraft the jet is being billed as a self buys of thanks to the great outlets heroes postings and is opposing missiles accountings special instrumental weapon space that makes it hard to get invisible to any range that they would be using infrared eyes it's obvious that the outcome of the aero combat primary depends on the skill of the pilot these guys the test pilots are the ones determine what to remove and what to retain in the planes in order to set limits for combat pilots they have to push their jets fan beyond those limits looking over the edge and risking their lives number 4 did so and it was clear from the little border we are the link between all the departments that

developed various systems equipment displays information and control field goals every new generation of aircraft turns out to be more complicated so our task is to make an aircraft easier for combat pilots the more comfortable the pilot feels the more effectively they fulfil their tasks if he's plans that by 202876 mass produced as. 57 aircraft will be in service with the russian air force. powerful the weapon the 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 still quite a long road ahead for the se 57 it has yet to showcase its enormous potential and meltdowns will hear more about it as it will definitely be on the razor journal and

my the aviation industry. justice for joining us the twitter hash tag being pushed by fans of american movie star johnny depp off the netflix reportedly removed his films from the u.s. but for his supporters say they'll now boycott the 3 because their service dept scar embroiled in a court battle with a british tabloid which claims he beat his ex-wife he lost the initial case was filed for a retrial so 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 he's 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 couldn't consent i

said hearing things being smashed and i said to him honey hit you hit me you hit me in the eye and may i. and i start crying so do want to watch the actor or hayes 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. press 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 fantastic 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 deb 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. we won't happen awoke wave 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. joan president has given his christmas address to the nation and despite it being a tough 12 months he did try to look on the bright side of the pundit. the.

phil citizens what a year has been a tiny virus took possession of our lives and our thoughts thwarted plans and shattered dreams the pandemic reminded us how vulnerable we are how fragile what we call our normal life is when 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. meanwhile i'm going to celebrate her last christmas as german chancellor after a decade of hard in charge she's forced to leave her post next year and speculation is already rife about who will take over the job. gives us his festive take on who and what is next for germany the forced best of moti 2015 most and the most cheerful of years here in europe a budget if you will that i've been able to get a hold of the leftist to sunset it was written by mrs anglo merkel from 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 over 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 is 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 . we lose catching is the original is this. thanks for having me

can i just ask you one question before we start shooting your son so it's just the accent it's a bit more. than north pole and i'm pretty sure pretty sure it. is a dog in a reindeer suit. no to serve and i'm only if i were you and i wanted to remain on the nice list well quite you mention your famous least they're using math so how do the runners and riders of 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. aussie they pretty much got it so i would look tough and they were it's a good time to be a roman catholic more loyal to the buddhist of the country. of the 3 main content is for. brackets and song which is a likely to find

a role to be as well as nice and several analysts will radio some to explain to say that. there's no. they aren't the only possibilities though are they. there's also a very small 'd chance that c.g. . decision to stand

there to health minister yet. could throw his hat into the ring you should get c.d.u. c.s.u. nomination should be sorted out the early next year but current coalition partners the social democrats they aren't doing too well with polling among voters of a naughty list the way they were it would seem at least group of churches anyway i couldn't possibly tell you what's on my actual list data protection was missing do keep an eye on the greaves though they have been 'd a big gays 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 your busiest time of course anything coming up in the near future for you safe around of golf with these the body next month and then some time in supposed to go . through with the tooth fairy that's the pending lot of back say you know of

course but before that i want to wish all of the boys and girls the matter how old you are a very merry christmas wow well that's quite the existence or what's left for me to do is wish you all a very merry christmas from all of us here in the german capital for peace for all of us. he's left i mean he's raised a good. part. of us the music. on all the international t.v. in 30 minutes of the latest headlines do join us again. join me every 1st day on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then.

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