the american dream that they can question if you dream is for. tuesday turn on this december in the headlines new york threatens 1000000 dollar fines for vaccine fraud after launching a criminal probe into a medical center of things illegally obtained jobs. relatives of elderly people in french care homes meantime demand visiting rules a relaxed warning the restrictions it even more damaging to health than covert itself. the measure we could if you must nursing homes are only learned visits and receiving. visits other residents in our newscycle home are physically and mentally exhausted. but as leading actors rushed to apologize for their own performances not being diverse enough critics question whether the whole woke movement has gone too far.

this is arts international very good day for me kevin 0 in here with your update for the next 30 minutes so as we said in the headlines there new york governor andrew cuomo has announced up to 1000000 dollars fides for corona virus vaccine fraud after the new york city police department opened a criminal probe into a medical center it suspects obtained covert shots illegally. we want to send a clear signal to the providers that if you riaa late for law on these vaccinations we will find out you will be prosecuted. authorities think parker community health network apply for distribution rights by fraudulently claiming it was a legitimate medical clinic but now it says r.t.c. goes down off reports there are fears this type of thing new types of vaccine fraud

could develop further. in 2020 v is for vaccine after months of trials and tribulations they've left the labs for the global market and dozens more are on the way this paints a picture of abundance but the reality couldn't be further from the truth the hope had been the jobs would crush the virus before christmas. but it's a free market and for the right money demand will always be satisfied with supply queue the dark web the internet's underbelly a silk road for drug traffickers weapons smugglers document forgers and other business that falls on the wrong side of the law now priced at several $100.00

a shot vials claiming to contain a vaccine against covert 19 have filled virtual shelves in the u.s. a whole homeland security squad has been tasked with prowling shady marketplaces any time do something new out there anyway the scammer can exploit consumers they will interpol is warning that criminal gangs could raid stockpiles as governments are preparing to roll out vaccines criminal organizations are planning to infiltrate or disrupt supply chains another scam targets the most vulnerable the elderly with phone calls luring them into fake vaccine appointments the most gullible are also falling for these adverts on take talk a social network even though vaccine passports don't exist yet even legitimate medical institutions have been suspected of fraudulently obtaining and distributing

jabs like this new. your base provider though it denies any wrongdoing i think we overrate you're good at suit the state to look after us there are so many individuals and also organized crime networks out there that are looking to make a big bucks out of any situation south of course you will have people in the dark willing to sell your mother's milk willing to try to steal the information to make trucks the whole point of this is criminals work across the world so you'll have criminals operating in parts of europe that are also linked up with people in the middle east and also in southeast asia and of course that makes it very difficult for individual priests in countries to eschew a determine where this stuff is coming from we have the same issue with the drugs trade and and we've never been able to solve that problem it's all about protecting

ourselves from covert 19 but before most of us make a socially distance q to get a vaccine there's another dark virus below this. but back to the view to protection politicians worldwide of cold on people to stay home in the new year break to avoid sparking yet another fresh wave of covert infections artes to me to poke reports it's that time of year that wishes are meant to come true a particularly one being that 2021 is going to kick over it in the cab at the time of year when we all come together and celebrate the best way to celebrate new year is not celebrated at all we can't risk putting the country under weeks of restrictions because of just one night. christmas has ended and everyone's in panic mode over a possible 3rd wave of infections several countries have already imposed maximum restrictions for austrian israel it's round 3 of lock down this is

a chance to avoid the food where you would lose do everything we can so that it does not he does as with visits and if isolation at home wasn't bad enough code has apparently evolved seemingly 1st detected in the u.k. and the mutation has spread from the americas to asia while countries shut their borders to british travelers hundreds already on skiing holiday in switzerland apparently gave the authorities and corrine seen the slip. many of them stayed in quarantine for a day before they left a notice on the cover of darkness it was when they saw the military's remains untouched that the hotel leaders noticed that their customers had gone but if you do decide to celebrate this year there are some key rules to follow to exam hands on so that with you don't share drinks with those is the new year kisses and hugs should only be shared with those in your immediate family and if you are thinking of catching some fireworks don't even bother going out it's all restricted canceled

or moving online. but despite all the warnings and restrictions health officials don't seem to think any of it will actually prevent people from doing what they always do if you put more pressure on the system by what might be a post seasonal surge because of the traveling and the likely congregating of people it's very tough for people to not do that whether you stay home this new year's eve or celebrate it with family and friends apparently 2021 might get

a lot worse before it gets better. well maybe case in point hospitals in england have reported a record number of covert patients as health officials across britain on this struggling to cope with new coronavirus cases the u.k. is distributing the pfizer vaccine also hopes to improve the astra zeneca job in the coming days but a strict quarantine nonetheless remains in place in london and other parts of the country.

for to decide choose day whether or not to reimpose the law turns it had lifted for christmas the country now has more than 2 and a half 1000000 confirmed covert cases and $63000.00 deaths almost 3000 new infections have been registered in the last day alone and medical experts fear

another spike after the holidays because few people got tested and reported symptoms over the festive period the government's also recommended care homes let families visit over the new year break but sabrina delivery the daughter of native one year old kayla resident posted an open appeal to french authorities on social media warning that such non-binding recommendations aren't enough in her view. we don't have access to our parents' roof since august 12th 6 tilba residents aren't allowed to go outside you've introduced easing of restrictions and we are grateful for that but in our nursing home that does not extend for the whole holiday period and residents are still banned from going outside nursing homes warm relaxing visiting rules could be disastrous situation report this month from that up to a 3rd of all covert deaths happen there but sabrina delivery who we just heard from leads a group for relatives hoping that care homes and thinks herself that not relaxing the rules is even more dangerous. don't. you know it doesn't that many of those who

reported covert symptoms were infected through medical workers most nursing homes are only learning visits and receiving rooms there are like rooms to produce visits visits are only permitted one pre-show jeweled counted in minutes under supervision in a common room in some cases even through glass and of course masks in some cases you can't touch a girl near your relatives i asked to allow my mother who feels like she's stuck in prison into the courts yet i've been asking from the start i've done hunger strikes sit ins at the health ministry i was received at the prime minister's residence of received an email from mrs mccrone who also tried to help me we often ask for help through the media but we are still waiting for orders instead of recommendations currently more elderly people die from slipping over again from paul that other residents in our nursing home are physically and mentally exhausted that is irreversible damage my friend's father was tough and healthy and frequently went

outside yet today he's wearing nablus because he spends so much time locked up he's given up from grief and despair and doesn't leave his bad. 2020 year for many not least hollywood actors who are rushing to say sorry for their own performances not being diverse enough but as polly boyd takes a few minutes now to report critics are starting to ask whether it maybe just maybe or got a bit too far. 2020 has been a hard year fact is no one's self is more in the world walled than act is and celebrities. professional pretenders trying to engage with intellectual debate is a great well it's great for a half actually. these are the people who have to look like they love humanity well all the cinema going humanity but if they loved anyone but themselves they probably wouldn't be celebrities in the 1st place

this year the oscars announced that in order to get one of those gold statuette you've got to have underrepresented ethnic groups among the leading cost the crew and the marketing department so that was a tough start for the luvvies but they don't actually all fall into the same category so for every 7 whimpering apologists cough cough which even phoenix. there are some people wondering won't but hell is going on and that colleagues tie themselves in take. this year of college ised for playing nina simone in a 2016 film and she will never be you know she said that she wasn't black enough to play the iconic singer she's put on a rock but she's not black enough and she would never be you know anne hathaway felt moved to apologize to people with limb differences because she played the

grand tare which in the witches and had fewer than 5 fingers and toes. when the remake of the movie the witches was released portraying the main character who is missing fingers as evil and scary so what we've learned in 2020 is that no one should play any roles unless they all those roles. also when you've got a problem acting just ain't what it used to be but when it gets really bad is when you get several actors together for a. good cause who can forget this cringe show this is all very true signaling that should ever be allowed in one place. is. easy you view. the bureau with 'd the imagine video was a butchering of john lennon in the name of south aggrandizement.

oh it was actually an attempt to make people feel better cheering the global pandemic bought it really only made things worse so many people were vomiting in response to it and it looked like a symbol of the coronavirus for the final word goes to actor james of woods known for his own lovey like lean to the right how to his one what reaction to the oscars planned for in force diversity madness. with moore on 2020 the year that was a no but to the here and now coming up world health chiefs war over use of antibiotics not a new warning but it's been amplified during a pandemic is making sexually transmitted diseases incurable we'll tell you more after the break.

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the world of politics or business i'm showbusiness i'll see that. again 17 minutes past the hour now in the u.s. were already getting a glimpse of how things might shape up when joe biden takes office in january now it's been revealed the brother of one of biden's closest advisers has secured a low b. in contract with online giant amazon jeffrey said his name he registered to lobby for amazon just after the presidential election his brother steve formally a lobbyist himself will soon serve as a top white house counselor well sources close to the siblings insist all that said they will not mix family and business. jeff has never and will never lobby his

brother on behalf of any of his clients and c. have had no role in his brother's business since he sold his stake in the firm in 2012 steve and jeff keep their professional activities distinctly separate. we spoke to earlier rivera from online news outlet reaction times dot com who believes the lobbying post those far from a coincidence. of course there's going to be conversations that take place between the brothers regarding amazon's interest in the fact that you know one of the brothers it has a direct line into the president but this is something you know the the institution of lobbying is something that's going to come under fire and under more scrutiny because it's joe biden as president and we already know all you know what out there what hunter biden has done internationally we even have the progressive within joe biden's only party looking deeper into the situation in addition to republicans

watching the activities of the by the in ministration in regard to lobbying the progressive side are you know the elizabeth warren and even in the house the whole season people like that or already keeping an eye on what the activities are between the by the administration when any incoming hire of that mayor were merely also worked in the lobbying. a new strain of corona virus has been found in sweden and a woman who recently returned from the united kingdom comes as the swedish government submit to build and to impose a strict law if passed by parliament authorities could shut down businesses and find anyone floating the rules it marks a big break from the company's earlier hands off approach which the government went on to admit was a failure. they may get out of our lives very serious situations the government may decide on more far reaching measures to prevent crowding that would include the closure of shops public transport shopping centers or are they to it is covered by

the law we are talking about certain types of trading places with the risk of spreading the disease is assessed as high and where there is a lot of crowding sweden's approach the pandemics differed from most countries you may recall that relied initially on voluntary social distancing while avoiding sweeping lockdowns public life from a bloodstone affected move criticised at the time by neighboring countries we even shut their borders in response the founder of swedish professors and doctors for human rights believes new restrictions are now essential. this weekend the air was truly beginning economy business and of course. our industry etc going to be enough of a sunday. they will not be drawn to to close the schools because in that case the 25 percent of the on the labor force will be temporary last forced sort of study aiming to protect your economy there are not to

say the most notable to look down and strict measures is the only way to at least try to do. both their morbidity and mortality produced by these failures you willing saw this situation with more and more measures and i was trying to alter the strategy you need to qualitative change here and not into an office trying to mean in especially in a basin not name it to suit economy but to say lives i mean it should be or you know it has to be a human rights. perspective and they will think you know it we're here to do to save. a warning the other use of antibiotics to fight covert code excel or write the spread the so-called superbugs the world health organization they're highlighting a significant rise in gonorrhea a sexually transmitted bacteria warning it could become incurable and the microbial resisters may not seem as arrogant as

a pandemic but it is just as dangerous it threatens to unwind a century of medical progress and livers a defenseless against infections that today can be treated is really. antibiotics used for gonorrhea and given how to treat inflammatory symptoms following covert infection lately that reportedly allowed other bacteria to build resistance creating super bugs that we've won about before but even more so now that could become untreatable we talked to a leading role or just about the over use of such medicines and viruses not stupid . and or a bacteria is not stupid it gets no it gets used to a certain antibiotic treatment regimen it this problem of antibiotic resistance has been around and has been increasing over the years we now depend on it as well and for sure what the pandemic has done is that the patients don't go to the doctor anymore because they're scared of going to the doctor because thinking if you know if they go to the hospital or if they do go for example to

a doctor's office they may get a virus because obviously patients will be sitting there this is a wrong assumption if patients are sick you should still go to the doctor this is very important secondly i think we should still be careful about resistance in general and this same remedy that we had a year ago or 2 years ago is still true today you don't use antibiotic the problem of resistance is the over use of antibiotics for irrelevant or minor infections and this is the problem this is the problem it was 2 years ago and is still a problem today. the b.b.c.'s diversity chief has claimed white privilege in britain is still rife june sarpong who is black added that even the white working class is in a better situation than middle class people of ethnic minority backgrounds their. there is unfairness baked in our system and while the elite white male is at the top of the tree even the white working class has an advantage over people from

black and asian backgrounds critics appointed paul may not be ideally placed though to comment on a lack of privilege considering she gets the large sum of 75000 pounds a year from the b.b.c. for just 3 days' work a week we asked people on the streets of london and media analyst john gaunt whether she was right then to speak out. everyone's entitled to an opinion like no matter what like demographic they are so i think she's definitely entitled to her opinion i don't think income defines that. it was her cause and you. see how the right. the folks who. push you would understand but see she's doing that well right now. but we don't know what kind of paris united thanks for taking plenty of snow. at least that city you don't agree were there for what i'm told jennifer is pretty disadvantage compared to more people from people who

you know you find that much you might if you like you can trace that someone to such a high earning like we thank god it's just out of the race come calling for that so when people get injured they don't understand the journey going south came from so it's a lack of knowledge from the heart and disconnecting at the station this person jesus money but we don't know her journey so you can't even do that i don't think june has got any right to criticize people on this there is a whole group of people not just in the b.b.c. but in north london who think they're better than working class big box i accept if you're in the upper echelons of society and you're white like june or so says more doors are going to open for you but tell that to a white working class bloke from mars farm in luton they've got privilege we have a black and an asian middle class now june seems trade nor the us they are idea that the white working class somehow have

a great privilege absolute nonsense the statistics don't bear it out the most prejudiced people against people at the moment is white working class bar boys who are not performing as well at school i just think all of this just doesn't help let's have a real equality and real tolerance and that's a 2 way street. live without thought that's it for now thanks for watching our say this early tuesday afternoon it is now may day 26 here about was more than 30 minutes mean time for me in the season's greetings and have a great day. while the demick no certainly no blood is just flying to nationalities.

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