sue the government for its perceived mishandling of the pandemic as they grieve the loss of the. week speaks to the. need to get my clients were not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious virus in italy we were told off until march but it was little more than a treatable and. aged over 60 get vaccinated with russia. as the country's health ministry approves its use for more elderly people.

its problems and missiles accounting internal revenue space. that's a good investment. from moscow thanks for joining us there. were of you are welcome to the program. relatives of victims have filed a criminal negligence lawsuit over the government's handling of the pandemic the bereaved families are demanding answers from the country's prime minister and president of the badly hit body region one of the lawyers told us more about the case. you know that 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 treatable in 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. 400 families filed a civil lawsuit against the authorities asking for 100000000 euros in compensation they allege that italian officials didn't have an updated national pandemic plan and were slow to respond to the outbreak alone body and other regions they also believe it took too long to declare an emergency it's only bore the brunt of the pandemic in europe in the 1st half of the year the initial cova deaths merged back in february with the pandemic quickly spreading across the country in march the government imposed the national locked out of the cycle the outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic more than 70000 people have died from an is the has previously denied accusations he underestimated the crisis where families behind the civil action insist the government was too slow to respond. known as the 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 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 72000 deaths we've heard nothing from lumber to his 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. russia's sport mcvie covert vaccine has been approved for elderly people following earlier success with younger age groups trolls have not demonstrated its effectiveness for those age 60 and above all to use saskia taylor reports what we might be wrapping up on 2020 but still the big news stories keep coming in the washing health ministry has just announced of 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 the work properly a mass vaccination campaign was rolled out here in russia in early december at the moment it's frontline 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 or not 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 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 covert and subsidy for those who have been watching so tirelessly on the sputnik the job over the last 9 months also a sign the sputnik v. is living up to its name the we found out only recently off. much speculation being the victory. in the meantime the american made medan a vaccine is under scrutiny after a doctor in boston reportedly suffered a severe allergic reaction after taking a jab 6 also similar cases are being investigated off the shots of the pfizer job also taken dr hussein such as a who had a selfish said side effects included his heart rate doubling dizziness and

plummeting blood pressure used an epi pen to level his adrenaline and was sent to the emergency room he's since been released data has told c.n.n. the company is investigating the incident we heard from preventative medicine professor william schaffner 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 murder maxine 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 to vaccines 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 with maximum safety. trumps in the meantime is upping the ante on

congress as he tries to boost funds being put into a coronavirus they want to spill u.s. leaders get 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 fault it was china give people the money. well congress finally agreed on a $2.00 trillion dollars 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 as you can see there some 14000000 americans are unemployed with jobless benefits program expiring this weekend and millions are also facing mortgage

foreclosures and evictions with the president 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 pay income that they have not turned they really are desperate and this is the lay out by the congress out by the president and 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. a relationship with the car. ethiopia will elect

a new parliament next june after months of ethnic violence in the african nation states has joined others in calling for peace but could there be additional reasons for america wanting their voices to be the loudest in the country is it a trunk or. 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 that's not much different than the looting you know. it would be.

even if you consider the. 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 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 beijing and the finances and construct a number of very important infrastructure projects in the york when around africa in the trump administration. even though there was a positive relationship between president trump and president beginning. from interior policy outlook to china. and you may remember jumbo in 2008 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 government security for. the head i'm sort of right so last christmas is german chancellor and then looks at who could be her successor. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe.

isolation community. are you going the right way or are you being led so. direct. what is true what is faith. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. aura made in the shallowness. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. welcome back the russian military has received its 1st combat ready 5th generation

sukhoi fighter jet it's taken over 2 decades for the su 57 to go from the drawing board to the skies are now into production. brings us up to speed. a unique combination of speed stealth and super maneuverability the su 5 to 7 miles who will fight who currently has the most modern russian military plane saying here it is all in one it's been designed to gain superiority in that meaning it's an interceptor killing going guided at that missile it's also fallout being able to strike really able to target the flying is a subset of that by that place of its care but there it takes out and it's a topic close range dog fighting things so it's out stuff like when you are a bit see her it's got that but let's give you say. the as you have to 7 is

a single siege at the duties of the copilot are now performed by also official intelligence the plane combines the functions of an interceptor and a strike aircraft that just is being billed as a self by the banks to break out orders materials things that is opposing missiles accountings special instrumental weapon space that makes it hard to get invisible to any range that it would be using infrared our it's obvious that the outcome of the arrow 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 he was serious and little we are the link between all the departments that develop 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. my shield 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 radio journal and on my the aviation industry. justice for joining the twitter hash tag being pushed by fans of american movie star johnny bet after netflix reported removed his films from the u.s. but for his supporters say they'll now boycott the streaming service. that

a court battle with a british tabloid which claims he beat his ex-wife he lost the initial case but his fall for a retrial so is joining that 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 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 and may i. 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. 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 sparrow he was. kicked out by and passed a 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 though will 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. so when president has given his christmas address the nation the spot it being a tough 12 months even tries to look on the bright side of the pond the evil 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 and 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. meanwhile i'm going to celebrate our last christmas as job when shots are off to a decade and often shows she's promised to leave a post next year and speculation is already are off about who will take over the top job it's all over gives us his festive take on the who and what's 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 letter to some said it was written by mrs anglo merkel from with me to germany where i'm going to come has 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 the angle of merkel as

german chancellor she said this step down from the top job next autumn but i'm also well aware enough 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 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 is catchy is the original is this whoa whoa whoa thanks for having me

can i just ask you one question before we start. your sound 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. well notice bird i would call if i were you and i wanted to remain long the nice list well quite you mention here. famous least they're using math so how do the winners and writers of valuing 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. party 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 who's sort. of the 3 main calling tenders for induction brackets and all love song things voters are likely to find rorty as well as nice and several analysts will video

some to explain 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. health minister yet. 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 they 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 world's news leader. to keep an eye on the greaves though they have been 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 busiest time of course anything coming up in the near future for you safe around of go forth leaves the body next month and then sometime in march supposed to go. through with the tooth fairy that's the pending a lot of back say calls but before that i want to wish all of the boys and girls no

matter how old you are a very merry christmas wow well that's quite the exist all it's left for me to do is wish you all a very merry christmas from all of us here in the german capital peace for all of us. he's left but i mean he's written a book. about. wrapping up with a few headlines stories from around the world to israel. police had to intervene as thousands again that rallied outside from minister's residence in jerusalem demanding his resignation ensuring that the yahoo's currently on trial for corruption but is still aiming to secure another term israel's parliament was dissolved on wednesday after failing to pass the budget meaning voters face the 4th election in 2 years. a syrian refugee camp in lebanon

has been set on fire apparently after old occasion between residents and a local lebanese family several people have been injured and taken to hospital the lebanese army and civil defense force the blaze under control police work to restore calm. the drones managed to get up close to melt in his latest. performance europe's most active volcano on the italian island of sicily sent a huge column of smoke and ash into the sky from its south crater this follows a spectacular option a fortnight ago which saw fountains of lava released because a report up next with a special list crossing money printing and its consequences for the global economic and monetary system is next year the team and i will be back in half an hour to keep you updated on the latest headlines so you that.

what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have crazy confrontation let it be an arms race. theory dramatic. only. exists i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical. you see. in japan. i am max kaiser this is the kaiser report boxing day special episode boxing day is a holiday celebrated the day after christmas thus being the 2nd day of christmas time i stacey that sounds so british to have christmas tide and we're joined today

for this 2 part special on boxing day from the united kingdom lisa dependency of the united kingdom and it looks like buckingham palace this is simon dixon of bank to the future dot com welcome to kaiser you for example me again did you receive any boxes for all your service to the big community over the past year just snowballed says you know on our christmas week special and new year's week special what we like to do is look back at the year that we were just about and and look forward to the next year so 2020 there's no need to really discuss that it was eventful for everybody all around the world but as we exit 2021 thing that stands out to me among the many things that stands out is that the u.s. dollars created in 2020 the total is 21 percent.