and they do just with those libby speeches you're played you will know when you put up sheen you could be doing you must use liberties. amid fireworks and scaled down celebrations people see out 2020 and welcome the new year with hopes of a brighter 12 months ahead. also this hour world politicians consider introducing coded passports and companies develop mobile apps to enforce violence but there are warnings of significant confrontations. friend sees an alarming wave of suicides among small business owners as firms are pushed on their by coronavirus lockdowns. it was my neighbor who lived right in front of my house had a restaurant for 2 generations during the 2nd lockdown everyone had to close again but some roadside restaurants were authorized to open and as she was not on the

list the next day she hanged herself. and the u.s. enters 2021 with a grim new record registering its highest ever cope with daily death toll we report from new york city particularly hard hit by the 10 downing. it evening and welcome to the program this is art international coming to you live from the russian capital bringing your life news up to. all parts of the world have now entered the new year magnificent firework displays lit up the sky and many cities around the globe.

and there new your speeches leaders worldwide pay tribute to medical workers and expressed how hard the last 12 months have been it is a historic crisis that has imposed much on everyone and too much on some i don't think i'm exaggerating when i say that never in the last 15 years have all of us fallen the old year so difficult the 1st month of the year will be difficult and at least until the spring the epidemic will continue to a lot under the life of our country so i can imagine that there will be plenty of people who'd be only too happy to say goodbye to the grimace of 2020 we will end the pandemic once and for all this is one of the most extraordinary scientific industrial and medical feats of history not everyone is sitting at the festive table right now whether lots of people are still in hospitals and i'm sure they

feel the support of their loved ones and friends even if there's a word on the regular you with all my heart i wish you a speedy recovery and was today and a happy return. in central london people gathered to celebrate new year despite tight restrictions placed showed up to disperse the crowds on of the city's current lockdown mixing between households is banned. and new york's usually packed times square has also seen a far less people than usual with all the events toned down new york based journalist and commentator chadwick morris disappointed by officials downbeat signals of continued prescriptions. fortunately i'm not sure i share that optimism at this point i mean especially as someone who lives in new york city we already have blasio our mayor and governor still pretty a very dark picture of what's ahead i believe they said broadway still won't be open until 2022 i don't really see the sort of one party rule progressive

democrat stronghold cities in america necessarily need to get help with getting back to normal i mean these these governments and these these rulers have shown just how much they're easy to become tyrannical their petty tyrants pursuit ironical i think they want to give up that little level of control so easily and i don't think they're going to they've completely locked down their states they have their ruling almost by anything but military rule when you they have a you know. forces roaming the streets making sure people wear it masks in shops they've got the national guard in new york deployed at the airports to make sure you pull up these illegal al surveys when you get off the plane you remember these are the same people that told us 2 weeks to slow the spread here we are 9 months later. the u.s. russia started $3800.00 daily deaths from coded a sad new record to end the year on one of the worst affected areas new york city had almost $8000.00 new cases artist caleb often looks at how the pandemics change

the city. as the new year rolls 'd around many in new york city are hoping that 2021 will be completely different the incoming administration of joe biden is promising that they will turn things around with covert 19 with very swift measures and a local government is reassuring everyone that soon things will be back to normal. job. here in new york city all of the country we're getting a shot of hope. we now know that we will ultimately defeat the coronavirus but what will this new normal be a lot of things won't be like that old pre lockdown world before the masks and temperature checks are one of many small businesses will be gone over 30 different retail and restaurant chains filed for bankruptcy in 2021 and many more are downsizing their stores and restaurants shutting down during the pandemic big tech is now moving in amazon facebook and google have moved thousands of their employees

to the big apple the 3 tech giants now have over 22000 employees in new york city and more are expected these silicon valley giants are buying up iconic office buildings another aspect of new york city life public transportation is also not doing so well the jobs of thousands of transit workers are on the brink as the trains shut down each night in order to be clean and comply with health regulations new york city is going to enter 2021 with a significant loss at this point this city has actually dropped off the list of america's top 10 zip codes many rich folks have packed up and moved on the cost of rent has decreased by 30 percent so how normal will this new normal be once restrictions are finally lifted it looks like many things have changed in a way that is not easily reversed. r.t. new york. politicians around the world are insisting that corona virus sex scenes will stay voluntary however many countries are already preparing for covert

passports and companies are preparing mobile applications so authorities can check through people's phones whether or not they've had job become in trust networks already developed such an app in collaboration with airlines such as virgin atlantic and looked. at as a major public reports at least people with mixed messages on what exactly will happen. if you're still not sure you want to get a code vaccine the choice might now be a little clear several countries are debating whether or not people who get the job should have certain privileges for being covert safe not a bad idea on paper but for those in the back of the line or just hesitant to inject a rapidly developed chemical cocktail life might not be the same sure you don't have to get an ocular added but good luck if you want to travel or go to a bar or pretty much anything anywhere that requires your code pass several

governments have already spoken against introducing such a system. have a very clear position on this as important as vaccination is for all of us the must be no special treatment for the vaccine these distinguishing between the vaccinated and the no it's vaccinated would be the same as making it mandatory it would divide society. there are no plans to introduce a vaccine passport to give people access to places such as pubs and restaurants once a coronavirus job becomes available but not everyone's so opposed to the idea now the moment when it's not possible to a flu vaccinations to everyone such a procedure is out of the question but the discussion about it can be still to know and even in countries that have said that they won't be introducing the covert passes some politicians are saying there's nothing they can really do against businesses requiring a proof of vaccination we are looking at the technology and of course a way of people being able to inform their physician that they have been vaccinated

but also i think you'll probably find that restaurants and bars and cinemas and other venues sports venues will probably also use that system and companies including i.b.m. have taken matters into their own hands developing apps that would allow businesses to track employees and customers while there is an argument that encouraging more people to get the job will bring about the end of lockdowns but what about personal freedoms that's the thing though you had more stuff and restricted people doing this all brings you got the best interest of all of the right pieces from print one from one for them to be able to live their life i mean what you eat in a country freedom of speech. is not really much of is it i think it's disgusting because it is a form of tyranny. that takes away our freedoms to travel freely. takes away our privacy completely i mean at the end of that people got their hereis about

things and they don't want to be pushed into things you know a lot of people think they. will tell you what to do and so having control of the. everything's up in the air at the moment some countries have taken the idea of passports in another direction instead of handing out vaccine passes spain has decided to do the on. visit and make a naughty list we'll set up a registry and share it with our european partners of those who have been offered the vaccination and rejected it spain's health minister didn't specify what exactly would happen so those who get on this register but when a country starts making lists of people it usually doesn't and very well it's a scary thought it kind of reminds me a bit. of this is going too far but lists of people that are complying with something almost reminds me. of the yellow star on the sleeves of germany a lot i don't actually know what i'm talking about i don't like where people get

what we should all be leery of when people get put on the list for being a particular type of person that's not doing something or is doing something or is of particular we are not to look at it that it's discrimination as we know it used to be rather dangerous oh we tend to be against giving people. special rights or something just because they're going back as men after all it's also a matter of how lucky are you to get in that quickly and how low on the priority list that you may have to wait very long and she's sure that because it is doubtful it would be i wish we're. here at r.t. we were 2470 once again this year to bring you news as it broke and many of you had a tar website for your updates artist hospital or takes a look back at our articles that got the most clicks. bodybuilder. rallies rallies rallies will smith campaign oh hello good timing because i'm reading about you know

no tory no hacking not today now i'm reading about your favorite stories on our website this year the one you clicked on the most part of your honesty i spend most of my time online going through all of the hate comments that trolls heaping on you tube so i've never really got round to check out our com but i'm glad i got the chance now let's see in this one came in. a concept body builders dream wedding to his girlfriend canceled because of covert on your probably moved by this more to dave's room juliet oh just look at the pair in thailand so sweet. and i see why you like the story his girlfriends of sex still in her life if she but oh well what else what else ok well this one not quite as remounted but still did come in 2nd.

a huge b.l.m. rally in new york whoa nothing new really have a protest today gives democracy in play why so many hits then. you know i've got a thousands gather here and it's ok but restaurants a shot and small businesses are killed to slow the spread of trump's ronnie's of course that dobbs has it's almost like you i'm not convinced that covert doesn't attend democrat led romney's visit restaurants before 10 pm shocking well time for the big one then let's see what came out on top. what we have here facebook and it's fact checking all need stories yes you have i remember this now turns out the lead story here is that the independent group is

absolutely packed with democrat donors i met c.n.n. people on friday they've developed an appetite for branding any news to the right of the left hopes what you it's actually quite surprising because usually big tech just no right wing media content while that's a wrap on this year. here's hoping you keep on playing through 2021. is your media a reflection of reality. in

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back france has recorded 25000 new cases of code red in the past day the highest rate since mid november on the government has responded by tightening a nighttime curfew in several cities. have this the we don't want to implement a nationwide or local lowdown or if we will propose an extension of the curfew which instead of starting at 8 pm we'll still to 6 pm in all the regions where it's needed is some cities or regions where the incidence rate is above the maximum alert level these measures will be implemented from generally 2nd 2021 aside from the curfew has bars and restaurants remain closed over the festive period and extends a months of restrictions that have taken a devastating toll on the hospitality industry we heard from thence at mine a restaurant owner in northwest france he described the desperate state people are in and how his neighbor was driven to suicide. this is for them so i've been

living in la trinité so for 16 years i have 12 hotel rooms sent to restaurants we serve from 40250000 per year we employ 12 people during the winter period and around $22.00 people during the summer period so being suddenly left without work for 5 months is not easy our commune is specialized in selling local products seafood we produce a lot of fish there are no more events there are no more buses there is nothing and on top of that we are closed in terms of health i took antidepressants i took sentence i throw up every morning i don't sleep much and i don't sleep well and i think i'm not the only one in this position among people i know there was my neighbor who lived right in front of my house who had a restaurant for 2 generations she survived the 1st lock down she was 36 years old

she had a roadside restaurant it was an establishment that everyone knew and appreciated during the 2nd lockdown everyone had to close again but some roadside restaurants were authorized to open and as she was not on the list the next day she hanged herself. if you want to more big detail it was her 11 year old son who took her down from the noose is a socialist think tank in france has released a poll showing 25 percent of artists and traders most of whom have been out of work for months have considered suicide and out of all of those who've lost their jobs that number is even higher at 27 percent the french economy shrank by a record 13.8 percent back in spring when the 1st launched on wasn't forced and businesses deemed non-essential were the worst hit by the hospitality sector seeing a contraction of around 50 percent in output and some money again says many business owners see no way out. of this for you if you want to close bars and

restaurants that don't follow protocol that's fine but on the other hand most of my colleagues have scrupulously respected all the rules that have been imposed on us and today there is no study which proves that restaurants are a source of infection when you see people crowding in the subway i don't understand why there is less danger in supermarkets or in the subway than in a restaurant i didn't take a salary for 6 months so ultimately i paid to work luckily for me and my wife we've put some money aside we've put it aside but it melts like ice cubes in the sun so inevitably it makes us questions we wonder how it's going to be tomorrow if we'll be able to pay the rent if we'll be able to pay for the car if we'll be able to pay for the kids' school especially when we know that business owners and friends have no direct help. at christmas my children told me daddy don't give us presents we'll

sell all our toys instead to earn money to have food. well most of the world is stuck in a covert recession china is bucking the trend with strong economic growth it's expected to hit 9 percent this year and the impacts could be felt far afield with beijing's belt and road initiative now spanning several continents the project was launched in 2013 with the aim of bolstering transport links from china across your asia and africa than 70 countries are now involved and the chinese government is believed to have spent around a trillion dollars building ports railways highways and energy pipelines foreign policy analysts are to a lawyer gave us his insights on china's investment strategy and how it contrasts with western goals. we are already see the effects of the battle to order to shift in germany a good example it's a city of 2 spork. specific regions was hit hard by the end of the mining industry and other factors with a lot of unemployed and so on and no sense to their broader mission to earth but we

see it was from asia happening into the direction we see many new jobs being created and this is just one example of course china is not just trying to hope without getting anything from this but there is a very big difference we see the west getting involved in some we just of their work and by this i mean their new liberal western it leads to lama lead their approaches stared they only care for their own interests so called cooperation was to west is very one sided there is no real development happening in this country's basically there are no schema steps they if are all of their natural resources and in return they all escaped nothing you know in the case of china but there are state should be clear results there is the no roads being built there are points being world so on the one side of course china going to benefit from this but on the other side the partner countries also i do benefit from such that

infrastructure investments is especially good for other companies which i think one last time to give up on the west. staying with china a poll has highlighted the shifting perceptions of who the country's key partners are trying as global times found that one 3rd of respondents see relations with russia as the top priority and 47 percent believe the u.s. is the key relationship globally a sharp drop from the 82 percent who held back the last year. pac-man wang things there's been a realignment away from washington going on for years. growing perception among the chinese people. he sees may be the time for china to decouple with the u.s. . and of course we can attribute these to mr truong. trade war and he's campaigning against china during his presidency but i will see

it and trees a continuation of. administration of the obama period when starting from 2013 i think. the obama's people to issue of course is already tricked the kind of stronger we're actually in china and china start to be you out if you are losing this or trying to see and all these us come to the point at the china realize that china need to have across a strategic and energy ties with the russians it is a time the chinese has to seriously consider what is the future of the u.s. china will issues. at the start of 2021 britain's officially left the e.u. single market and now the u.k. could see a shake up of its food supply post rex that the country will be free to import products banned in the e.u. and that includes us meat products treated with drugs including hormones and antibiotics but sustainable food campaigners are saying the government should say

now given the growing world problem of and to microbial resistance it would be completely irresponsible of the government were to allow the import of beef pork or poultry produced with antibiotics for growth promotion which have been banned here . a report from the sustainable food trust singled out a drug used on pigs which leaves cancer causing residues and mention that various types of antibiotics used to promote growth on u.s. factory farms which can cause antibiotic resistance and undermine treatments of various diseases in humans the report refers to proposals to ban all preventative use of antibiotics in animals from 20 to 22 and to require exporters to do the same feed additives are another concern notably top mean which is you routinely used by u.s. farmers it's banned in more than 160 countries including russia and china and scientists have even linked it to reduced life expectancy here's what one of the authors of

the report told us. we really shouldn't be using any antibiotics to promote growth and she bartik so critically important so all of us to humans and to farm animals to treat disease when it occurs but we've been using them responsibly and we've still got very high levels of heart disease despite the fact that we've people have changed diets and things like that there are there is evidence out there that the these drugs which are being used. the residues of them could be contributing to that what we have been concerned about is that once they get into a trade negotiations with the us all with australia or with some other countries some of those countries are very keen to export meat to us and most of those countries are using antibiotics more excessively and more 'd irresponsibly they're being used in the u.k. and so for us it would be a very regrettable step if after all the sacrifices and hard work of british farmers to find ways of keeping animals and keeping them healthy with such

excessive use of antibiotics that we actually then started to allow in meat that was produced for the variance about except we've found in this country. that's been our breakdown of the day's top headlines but since it is new year's day still here we're going to wrap things up with a bang and a look at more of the fireworks displays that took place around the world as always thanks to me and.

americans love. this was a fundamental part of how our political leadership and our country at large understood the bargain you get a hope and then you know rebel right as the things you don't revolt if you have a stake in the system. and think about the longer deeper history. in the united states not just. the american dream but the bigger question of who the dream is for.

hello and welcome to cross town where all things considered i'm peter lavelle every year with great pleasure we answer questions from our viewers and this year is no different as usual your questions focus on future possible events my panel and i are happy to oblige.

my panel answering questions from our viewers include claimed eason in oslo he is an assistant professor at the university of southeastern norway as well as author of the upcoming book russian conservatism in budapest we have george said he well he is an author and a you tuber at the gavel and in moscow we crossed you maxime to go in as an expert at the russian international affairs council right gentlemen crossed up rules in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i was appreciated ok george i want to go to you 1st let me give you the 1st question from sammy here he wrote and writes a very long one but i'll give you the 1st 2 parts or 2 sentences here well the buy in ministration have turkey pushed further into syria and do you expect the war in ukraine to start again soon go ahead george well i was in the onset of both of those questions is yes 5 i think that the people around beit in particular and to the brink. have already made clear that they and.