come until next time good night good bye it. was. the headlines this hour i think the nation states counted 5 after receiving fewer coded vaccine doses that they had expected the company says it's down to manufacturing upgrades designed to boost production. another bomb era strategist is lined up for the incoming biden administration signaling no wonky road ahead for relations with russia speaking to r.t. investigative journalist glenn greenwald warns against being blindsided by the president of the party. people with your bob industries just like the democrats are . and that is right we just. put essentially the democratic party serves

no truism fury also. a high profile u.s. democratic party lawmaker calls to reign in the media over dissed information. a very warm welcome to you from our team here in moscow you are watching r t international with minichiello. with several countries are making their anger felt after they received far fewer doses of the fires of vaccine than expected 6 countries say they were given very short notice while fires are playing to the shortfall on manufacturing upgrades to boost production with more details his dimitry park. europe is in panic the covert crisis is far from under control growing numbers of cases keep breaking daily records. are overwhelmed and an end to

lock downs is nowhere in sight and now to make matters worse pfizer has announced it has to temporarily decrease shipments of its covert vaccine and the patient facilities and processes and the factual requires new quality tests and approvals from the authorities as a consequence a few doses will be available for a pin countries and the end of january and the beginning of february this temporary reduction will affect all european countries pfizer added that the delays are necessary to make improvements to its production line meant to boost the amount of vaccines that can roll out but for many european states that are struggling with the surgeon code cases the announcement came as an unexpected blow and health ministers are furious this situation is unacceptable not only does it impact the planned vaccination schedules it also decreases the credibility of the vaccination process the delay has only added to the many issues that european countries are

currently faced with now people who have already taken the 1st job might not get the 2nd one on time the pharmaceutical giant promised to make up for the delayed shipments in coming months and it seems to me you brass are happy to take their word for it pfizer and now's delays i immediately called the c.e.o. of pfizer he reassured me that all guaranteed doses of the 1st quarter will be delivered in the 1st quarter their european commission has been working tirelessly to secure enough doses of the most promising vaccines we have access to enough doses of vaccine to vaccinate over 80 percent of the european population but these reassurances have done little to quell outrage from member states who have been fuming over the sluggish pace at which the vaccines have been destroyed. unit especially when compared to other countries the situation is exacerbated by the fact that e.u.

states cannot get hold of the vaccines directly they rely on the commission to purchase and distribute the jabs among member states but with a shortage of supplies and difficult storage requirements of minus 70 degrees celsius the approach has not proven effective and countries are struggling to meet an occupation targets experts fear all these shortages and delays could lead to people losing interest in getting vaccinated at all jeopardizing immunization goals . put in new york. to fall in the 1st place all my degrees even more in their interest to get boats made to people we would get would get more of. our of our blood where there are this is a convenient thing if you do speak it. which is. it really is that they lose you production and believe this product to different

countries they would sit surely there. all of those plans that the different over 30 different countries will really harm if they would understand that this is not. all the governments but the financier or the producer of the seas which have now said short of it there are the leaders then. it's not going to be affected that much. us president elect joe biden is fleshing out his foreign affairs team and again falling back on a bomb error xperia that victoria nuland is his choice for the 3rd biggest job at the state department which might not bode well for future relations with russia nuland was in charge of european and asian affairs under president obama she played a central role in u.s. efforts to stay ukraine's new government after the 2014 revolution newlands no fan

of russia having repeatedly pushed for a tough approach towards moscow. we have to maintain pressure assad regime continues to barrel bomb its own citizens with impunity perhaps even emboldened by moscow's help russia's new direct combat role in syria the country is on the on line says eastern and worry the kremlin says next and you know the e.u. is not just familiar faces returning to the next white house a few divisive tactics are also making a comeback today's edition of artie's on contact discusses that later with investigative journalist glenn greenwald you can watch the full show later this hour on r.t. america and also online. i see very little except on the part of the law because they have bought into the overarching narrative that there are only 2 choices you 19 and democratic party and fight fascism and herbs or succumb to fascism

i have my. strategy in syria which is to say i know you hate me but your only choice is to unite behind me or be ruled by isis that's essentially the choice they're using and with some exceptions on the left it seems to be where the left wing loyalty to the democratic party is higher than i've seen in a long time now what do you think the consequences of that are going to be for a country in crisis there's a strong argument which i think i subscribe to that in many ways the failure of the obama administration to deal with the systemic problems gave rise to a figure like trump and trump ism what's the danger of continuing these kinds of neoliberal policies not a coincidence that after 8 years. we've got donald trump and obviously if you go back and do exactly the same thing that you know i did ministrations did for 8 years which is what i'm scared to do any rational person has to expect to see not

see not from the middle hosking to used to be destroyed and companies that have no allegiance to god takes many jobs possible and ship them to places where did they sleep labor and she needed you so communities to continue to be ravaged with unemployment crises where drug addiction suicide oppression all the things that are common in a small american town for all accounts of increasingly even larger ones and that anger and dissatisfaction is going to continue to grow so that when you are a smart her more stable version of donald trump people are forgotten with your mom ministration just like the democrats are very good i create your brand that is rightly different than their reality. but essentially that our credit party sir. motors i'm curios i'm just i'm so that's what they believe and this is why you see you're concentrating so comfortably 500 r.t.

why is the operative for for joe biden why wall street celebrated want to terrorist reports of their own around those are cost year it is very easy to see exactly. leading democrats though are now considering whether new powers are needed to wade in some elements of the media u.s. congresswoman alexandria causing a cortez has joined a growing group demanding i clamp down against this information but republicans fear any clampdown will focus squarely on them kenneth more pain reports the congresswoman who is known by her initials is seen as a rising star in the democratic party a o c is all about diversity social justice and protecting civil liberties she communicates with her adoring public primarily through social media with thousands sharing her tweets and live streams why do we need to exchange people's well being

and ability to survive for yet another corporate bailout we need to get really growing up our elected officials offices. and demanding believe no holding back there but it seems that now alexandria kazuo cortez's a ok with media censorship we're going to have to figure out. how we rate in our media environment so that you can't just disinformation and misinformation so bright all of the news media and teach people how to properly consume news now you can see where this is heading for a o.c.s. critics let's unpack this proposal she wants to basically establish a ministry of truth we've all read 1904 and you know to determine what is truth and what is not so who sits on this committee exactly i'm curious that she's talking about is fine for a member of congress to blast the media president trump has been known to do that now and again but i don't want some federal commission deciding what is false but

what a.o. c. wants the government to do is already being done by social media's gatekeepers donald trump and his closest supporters have been taken off of social media one by one facebook has even banned any reference to stop the steal the catch phrase donald trump supporters used when they said they felt the election was rigged against them and they're finding online hangouts to be much harder to come by at this point we've seen twitter's rival parlor drop from the app stores before being shut down by amazon completely twitter c.e.o. jack dorsey was caught on tape suggesting this is just the beginning we know we are focused on one and don't think this is going to be much bigger just on it so. i would. also. much longer term around just an image over time. that don't believe this is going away. politicians have long

been accused of being slow on the digital uptake but they seem to be learning 1st hand who really has the power over what we hear see and read in these increasingly polarized times mean that open conversation is needed more than ever but the billionaires who hold the keys now have all the cards hey look ma. r.t. new york. a british police force is resorting to a bit of public shaming to try and combat lockdown violators that's the ship police have posted bodycount video on twitter saying they issued over 140 fines to people flouting the rules across a single weekend and give you a point over it because they're not reasonable is it you come way out of the killing goes over you know you can't be chillin you can leave home to go to work you finish work you go straight home who lives here. well if you're

right if you don't watch the news or you think you're impervious or. you know it's a. you know you're in the wrong a deputy police chief described the reasons given by a violators as were dicky less and inexcusable they ranged from boozy parties described as business meetings to people venturing out to get their nails done but of course a state a security expert we talked to says it's a questionable use of police resources which could well backfire but the serious serious is when there is evidence of misbehavior when there is evidence of civil disobedience if you put that out to people then you're likely to encourage more civil disobedience more criminal behavior and more serious behavior so i don't think this is a policy that's been thought through i think it's a knee jerk reaction somebody is thought it would be a good idea but clearly it's very poorly misinformed and is this really the best

way of leicester police bending their time and efforts in the making of videos. resilience struggling to cope with the covert pandemic on the problem is particularly bad in the amazon region where there is a shortage of oxygen for patients and only a fraction of the medics needed to help the country's health minister admits that health care in the area has collapsed. state if you believe that we have lived through a moment of horror and panic the pandemic came back to announce what it was on the control also people are losing their left once this phase is tragic in our capital .

there were only 4 doctors here yesterday and over 70 patients in this room and there were 12 patients intubated where my mother was being treated. we really have to work hard to keep up with the flow it's not easy but we're trying to take care of people. even if we think the facts and will work it will take a while so we know these numbers will increase for a while unfortunately it's like this. on the way it's no time to be a fussy h.f.

the european food safety authority says it's now ok to eat male worms will chew over the pros and cons of stories off of the break. aesop's fables cautioned us to be careful what we wish for because it might just come true after 4 years of donald trump the democrats are trying on friendly retaking power in the united states is that a cause for celebration or concern. the world is driven by shaped by one person or those with.

the day or thinks. we dare to ask. welcome back giant u.s. corporations have pulled financial support from politicians have spoken out in favor of donald trump that's despite the firms themselves having previously pumps huge sums into the president's policy. looks at corporate america's efforts to

fitted with the incoming democratic administration. donald trump free fall from american president to enemy number one is always complete but it turns out guilty by association too if you voted for trump you voted for the person who claimed the supported you voted for the person who nazis support you voted for the person who the all right supports vets the crowd that you were in apart from being heckled is that nazi having a trump sign a new yard might cost you your twitter account but for lawmakers on the hill loyalty to the president has come at a much higher price over we're not yet making contributions to this point in the election cycle nike's political action committee will not support any member of congress who ignores these principles of democracy including those who voted to decide if ideal actual college results for some it was news that mike even donated

to the red tape and they did 150000 dollars in 2020 while the democrats got handed over a 1000000 so besides being a monster crossan jumping on the gun nike's move it was also a monster class in forgetting that when your going to take the moral high ground you better make sure you will clean as some whistle yourself nike uses slave labor politicians should be refusing their donations like anyone cares nike got rich off the backs and sweat of child labor and pittance wages in asia all good americans should refuse to support them or accept any donations from them and you also better make sure you're consistent i'm sure that the osa guts of donations to the democrats that objected to the electoral college vote in 2016 asking for a friend after the 20020042016 elections democrats cried foul and contested the outcomes as if that constitutional right. don't remember

nike pulling its millions than fox because it didn't and neither did any of the dozens of other companies that have now decided the constitution's wrong and republicans need to be taught a lesson disney wal-mart be amazon and general electric morgan stanley the list goes on some have even gone a step father and asked for a refund take josh hawley to fossella to commit to objecting he's been asked by greeting cards jayakumar to pay back past donations season's greeting seditionist we want our money back who is also being called on to resign and had a contract for an upcoming book cancelled counseling being something holy is generally not a fan of this could not be more william let me be clear this is not just a contract dispute it's a direct assault on the 1st amendment only approved speech can now be published

this is the left looking to cancel everyone they don't approve of we'll never know of course but i'm guessing that if trump was still on twitter around about now the wads which would probably be making 8 caps lock parents it's. unparalleled to see the democrat party acting like such sore winners instead of celebrating and instead of moving forward with their agenda they've become even more slight full and nastier than they were during the 4 years of trim if this is what it's going to be like everyone should be terrified their mission now is the engines and blood and i think people are rightly scared you know these people have absolutely the entire media and big tech industrial complex in their pockets and all i can do any other of all of big business and they won the election all bets are off. that tea palffy nutritious and easy on the environment

but what that be enough to convince you to add a male ones to a daily diet that the european food safety authority has done research which claims that the basal law is a safe and humanistic ate and it's now up to you members to decide whether they should be made available this 1st european food safety just a risk assessment of finance it doesn't a little food going to pave the way for the 1st approve our risk of alienation the easy decides if a necessary step in the regulation of normal foods by supports and make us in the e.u. in making science based decisions and ensuring the safety of consumers. well if it helps to whet your appetite the un's food and agriculture agencies those insects are a good source of protein and fiber the big benefit for the planet is that their production does not produce a lot of greenhouse gases and there's also a much lower risk of the spread of animal to human diseases so far so good but researches say studies are still in conclusive that more work is needed they say

are allergies and claim that the worms do contain keeton which is perfectly safe for most people but it can cause a severe reaction for some it's also found in shellfish perhaps though it's another wriggling doubts which might put off some of the more sensitive european pilots there are cognitive reasons derived from our social and cultural experiences the so-called yuck factor that makes the thought of eating insects repugnance to many europeans with time and exposure is such entities can change lower costs and prices could enhance food security and new demand will open economic opportunities to but these could also affect existing sectors well i've talked to campaigners on sustainable farming poverty and animal rights to see if they have any beef about eating bugs. we've got a rising population globally we have real real concerns about food security i think

the issue is about having a 3rd that's sustainable 'd that is for the whole has relatively negative impacts so i think the insect option is one as very much of navigating insects is just serve perpetrates yes these are to me it is necessary in the end because certain cities are needs so if i'm with the matter of going the jury in which we have to divide our meat consumption mine so whole times like we have to needs to in terms less meat because it is sufficiently towers are very carbon intensive the majority of current footprint of animal comes from remove them so they chose cheap i think that a lot of environmentalist think the cow is worth but the environment recent research on oxford university has suggested that the calculations that food and agriculture organization the u.n. organization is made about the contribution that ruminant animals that's cows and

sheep make towards climate change is being exaggerated so actually if we factor in the way it which cows grazing pasture could contribute towards locking up carbon in the store that cancels out there be a division's i'm familiar with may work because i used to use them for fishing bait and to treat my pets whereas the boy and it's it's good that the european regulators say sake but i don't personally fancy it i'm stuck with a little bit at the yuck factor simply i don't think they're going to part called a major part of the future diet of 21st century humanity i think we really need to see the review of this illusion that people have problems with insects in the market is approaching many people that buy a protein drinks across europe at the moment to get a protein drink which says it contains protein. quite often that protein is produced. more and more people are beginning to see going to ensure internal parts

of london are you can buy. chocolate flavored and ginger flavored sulky carol locusts and all sorts of things and i don't think it's a matter of if why or it's just a matter of is coming down the line it's already here and if it worked if they give it a try and do you know it will be come sunday but more people except in our borders and that's a little was i don't know large parks. germany's main governing party has chosen who it wants to lead it into september's election and potentially become the country's chancellor its 59 year old army lisette he's currently in charge of germany's most populous state he's also a merkel loyalist who says that a change of direction for the party would be wrong as i understand that britain has come to the chancellor's reputation among people here it's a mission we can be summed up in one word trust we don't need this trust as

a body and this trust is not a gift or a new carriage and it's not something you can just bet so on you have to work for this trust i want to do everything i can to make sure that the c.d.u. c.s.u. is the next chance leigh in the federal elections. well it wasn't an entirely clear run to victory for les that he came and now are 2nd in the 1st round of voting but in the runoff he managed to secure convincing lead over his fiercest rival the conservative corporate lawyer friedrich mertz german political science lecturer marston fellow at sais les said to may have the party's backing but the polls are a different story. he was the only candidate was significant permanents experience and he was indorsed by nearly everybody in the c.d.u. leadership among the 3 who ran today is clearly the most pragmatist on foreign policy in the sense that he also pretty much like uncanonical sees german policy

towards china through the lens of an export nation exporting high end to industrial products lush said among the 3 was the one who is i think prole the completion of north stream 2 pipeline the other 2 were either undecided or against it so i think we won't see a complete reorientation but i think among the 3 what's the least sort of transplant assist at the moment in the polls who are the german public would like to see chancellor replacing uncle americal from the to the camp of the c.d.o. and it's been very and sister party see as you keep a very and state premier marcus suitor as well ahead of flush it that decision will not happen tomorrow to i think they decided to do this in april and there are important state elections for the c.d.u. and some of the german lenders so we'll see what the polls say in april when that decision comes. thanks to i guess there are now $3.00 and $4.00 national that's all from a bush on thomas will be here at the top of the hour with. i

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