it's. in the stories that shapes the we can r t the us house of representatives impeach is president trump for a 2nd time while many on the floor can't wait to see the back of him others that you know more about revenge than justice. russia approves clinical trials of an express version of its covert vaccine it does this book make light it aims to meet a rising global demand. and grim footage from a german crime a story i'm highlights the extent of a resurgent pundit in europe as berlin is accused of stockpiling vaccines at the expense of other e.u. members.

very warm welcome you're watching the weekly here on r.t. international with me mickey. just days before leaving office donald trump became the 1st u.s. president to be impeached for a 2nd time on wednesday the house of representatives voted to indict him claiming he for men to last week's riots at the capitol building but almost $200.00 congress members came out against the voter arguing it's no longer about justice but revenge it's now up to the senate to decide whether or not to convict the president on charges of inciting incident and despite the democratic party calls for urgency the trial one tough and before trump leaves office on wednesday however it could it could eventually see him banned from ever holding public office again your experts charles rose explains how it could determine his long term future. since he will

have already concluded his term what conviction in the senate would do is open the door to an additional vote on a majority basis only determining whether or not he would be banned from. future public office and i think the odds are very hard that that goal would be successful if the larger hurdle is 1st accomplished of an actual conviction in the son in the state prosecutions if they make it to trial there's absolutely no gore he can't be pardoned for it at the federal level and if the state of new york for us it were to decide that they were going to proceed forward with indictment in trial he would get his day in court just like in you know the defendant well last congress prepared to debate impeachment these pictures went viral hundreds of national guard troops leaping on the floor in the capitol building with many online noting the seat of government looks more like

a military base than stations that are around the clock following last week's riots which have prompted the impeachment proceedings the president says those involved will be punished and promised a pace full transition there is never a justification for violence those who engaged in the attacks last week will be brought to justice in washington d.c. we are bringing in thousands of national guard members to secure this city and ensure that a transition can occurs safely and without incident the efforts to said sir cancel and blacklist our fellow citizens are wrong and they are dangerous. on the tram post that had a rare quiet week online mate mainly because he was cut off by the may just so shell network he's been permanently banned by twitter and snap chat although his facebook and instagram account seem to be back online on friday early this week i

spoke to legal internet and politics experts about whether or not the platforms themselves have become too powerful. they just won an election they're going to see how far they can push this this is a stress test to see how far the law will go how long how much people will tolerate and are going to go as far as they can because drunk with power of they know which way the wind is blowing donald trump is no longer going to be in the white house almost all of these companies face antitrust suits that are going to be decided by the by a department of justice and so now there is going to be less of a priority to maybe make these arguments internally that donald trump and his account should be protected but these are self interested actors eighty's over the years that they had no controlling pretty much the entire communications system all over the wall but it will be a mater of telling the full censorship pool b. move on to other part of our problem they will credit bardi companies like twitter facebook and imus and can do this to their own president and they do it anywhere in

the well to any government they don't like. oh certainly so. they that the largest problems within these companies is that there really is no actual basis for which they are operating there is no bible there is no constitution there is no their terms of service are often edited and malleable and even then subject vague enough to be subject to the whims of internal discussions within the company this it means that we have to rewrite the 1st amendment in this country because this is a quote private company that 99 percent of all the people on the planet use our laws are outdated and unless that is changed nothing will change at least in this country now the question who should be more the rating perhaps the thirty's this should be a form of duration but it needs to be transparent so the state of affairs at the moment they don't know who makes those were the rationed do you think they created

they intended to end like this with a massive bans and censorship. of course absolutely look there was so much involvement in not only private equity but in government sponsored this was never intended to be good those dean going to giants and being exposed to all the actually are this is a mission statement to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and the information age the glee without barriers now people used to believe this does anyone believe that anymore i don't think so the question that i have is are we now bifurcating the internet are we going to totally solve select from the point of adolescence or before or to be handed down by our parents to our children that we now only go on social networks and only interact with people and they're only hosted on servers that either are liberal or conservative or possibly even more

extreme versions of that that to me is a vision that i think is something that is closer today than i've ever known it my laptop. russia has started testing a simplified version of it sputnik the covert vaccine with national and growing demands growing the new sots known as naked light protects for a shorter time but only requires one dose instead of 2 its efficacy is thought to be around 85 percent compared to more than 1001 percent for the full version meanwhile russia's the original vaccine keeps gaining traction globally mexico is now looking to buy tens of millions of doses on the presidents have guinea house become the 1st african leaders to get the job right kathy have has more. the sputnik the vaccine once scorned and maligned is turning into an international bestseller production is surging to an average of 830000 doses

a day so $4000000.00 doses over the next month the vaccine has already been approved in algeria and argentina serbia believe ia other countries and move by as a lineup i can say the vaccine is affected more than 90 percent based on the trial doubts and also less allergic reaction that ability skill ability cost all these all the pet meter that are ideal for any vaccine to roll out. one of the scrutiny experienced advantages over the competition aside from price is that it's easier to transport or to store so a simple fridge will do the 5 of them and then the vaccines they require deep freeze as low as minus 70 degrees celsius so cold storage which isn't widely available in much of the developing world which is most of the world this is a 1st world problem that they have it has to be stored so cold so we're straight in

to the king of us wells in america but for the common of africa this is not even start you know please start but if that scene is easier to just store it with maybe less you know sophisticated storage material for another way of getting it out of the population for the globe that is more excessive all is it's very important palestine denied the vaccine by israel has become the 1st in the middle east to greenlight sputnik the main thrust of the uniqueness of what they will see that it's using a genius. it's a lot the sims and universe has been used in both those as it is different in order to reduce the immune response to. the. verse or because of that they believe this it is a good chance to know that the lesbo difference is in the next in india the russian shot has just passed phase 2 trials without

a hitch with only phase 3 to go well ready deals have been signed to produce 300000000 doses of sputnik in india the phase 2 study in india showed a very good safety profile we are working closely towards fast tracking the launch of the sputnik v. vaccine in india all in all few nations are putting all their money on anyone who saw that see anything could happen from supply shortages to unforeseen side effects . like the pfizer vaccines allergic reactions which is why would make sense to make sure that you've got different jobs. meanwhile europe is suffering a new surge in coated cases with france germany and spain registering some of the highest daily rates this week and facts of video emerge from one of germany's worst affected regions highlighting just how bad the situation has become some 300 bodies piling up in a queue for christmas tory and saxony and coffin stacks one on top of the other are

often simply labelled with the words coded and infectious risk it comes as the european union struggles to maintain unity over covert vaccine purchases whereas those is that in member states to keep to the block that centralized distribution scheme but not all of them seem to be sticking to the agreement with more here's our europe correspondent piece of the for. the european union's one for all and all for one vaccine plan as corp against the problem of members self interest when it comes to obtaining the jobs germany has snapped up an extra 13000000 doses of the pfizer vaccines being criticized by its partners for doing so it is selfish behavior to buy medicine by yourself disrespecting common decisions is another example of the german policy of respecting their own interests above the interests of other e.u. countries berlin insists it is playing by the rules and that those extra doses were

be sent out on until the vaccine is being dispatched across the rest of the european union germany says the real problem lies with problems when it comes to production would see it that we have ordered enough vaccines and the question is how can they be produced how fast they can be produced and if we would have ordered more it would not have been possible to produce it quicker the shortage is due to the lack of production capacity it isn't just germany that's being a key. used of looking out for itself cyprus is courting israel for vaccine delivery saying that the european union isn't forthcoming with a new doses to provide a mass switch to rollout the initial indications were very encouraging but at some point there was a setback in its effectiveness 2 companies came up with the vaccine 1st phase of biotech can be done but the number of vaccines is not enough for rapid mass vaccination e.u. commission president has live on the line is telling member states to cut it out

and to adhere to the plan that they all agreed on we have all agreed legally binding that there will be no parallel negotiations no parallel contracts so the framework we are all working in is a framework of 27 together we are negotiating together we are procuring and together we are bringing forward this vaccination process the e.u. commission aren't doing themselves any favors demanding transparency from member states when it comes to vaccine procurement when they are being all that clear on who will get what when the $27.00 agree that brussels would negotiate on their behalf the accusation is that that is being undermined by member states looking out for number one as we see the e.u. were very slow compared to other countries both in their regulation approvals both in their backs in asian campaigns and. again no surprise that there

is unset disaffection we indeed have an across the across the whole front we have a very poor performance by the european union here but the central administration of the european union all they managed was to secure so we $100000000.00 doses for a population of $450.00 so taking into account that you need 2 doses per person this was. one 3rd of the population for which the vaccine was secured because of some budget constraints it is officially said so no wonder the e.u. population is not very happy with that performance in brussels. despite the problems of distribution the european commission president is demanding they co-exist difficult so given to everybody who receives the job. it is absolutely necessary if you have been vaccinated still have a certificate this is

a medical necessity a 2nd fresh it is. and this is a political and a legal decision what you allow to do with this certificate covert passports that are being suggested by other states too in poland vaccinated people will be sent q.r. code to use public services without extra testing and airlines are also latching on to the idea of a survey for australia's quanta shows line in 10 people would get inoculated if it meant they could travel again however more than a half a year of talks around the world have failed to get across the deal and the head of the world travel and tourism council says introducing hope it holds forth currently discrimination. the dog we were it sure is totally against health passed ok and we believe that as well because that can lead to discrimination fortunately the magazine is not available everywhere learned a lot of the violence in countries that they still don't have access to the vaccine

don't see that as the only solution mare's vaccination should not be the only consideration currently we have a limited supply and we need to where are the more liberal groups we don't have to wait for a rock seemed to travel well at the same time people kind of still travel as longer gee how for instance if you're coming in from this to nation with cases of quality to learn this nation with lower case of course we will be helpful 2 percent and this is where we have a nasty in. a test made up before called the survey you're allowed to board a plane with a test in massive testing implemented before boarding or before flying. still to come on the weekly medics are scientists and patients question britain's decision to delay the 2nd doses of covert vaccines far beyond protested timeframe or to. 3 that's after the break.

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welcome back within the past few minutes kremlin critic alexina valmy has landed back in russia his plane left berlin a couple of hours ago in the valley had been in germany receiving medical treatment after an incident last summer in which he fell seriously ill during a flight a large group of alexina valley supporters arrived earlier at moscow's were new cover international airport where his flight was originally do so learned around

half an hour ago weather conditions forced the plane to be diverted to the capital's larger share metier terminal or police had to push the crowd back to avoid crowding out the arrivals hall and getting in the way of passengers at least 10 people have been arrested airport bosses had earlier advised supporters not to gather on mass because of distancing rules. scientists were left stunned when britain revealed it was significantly lengthening the time between covert vaccine doses now a senior minister has hinted it might take even longer the government had said that people might have to wait more than 3 months to get a 2nd job far longer than the time scale in which the drugs have been tested but even that gap called apparently be fully guaranteed can you guarantee that on 5 years for example you will be able to get a 2nd dose we absolutely are in fact we should be able to deliver it and i think we

should be considered. does the governments know something they w h o f d a and fires a don't while the seriously willing to concede their gambling with the nation's health by playing fast and loose with covert vaccines this is dangerous 2nd charge critical and 12 weeks already stretching it sure what to make of this this is a rare promising rather than a real risk. but different vaccines have been tested with different lead times between the 1st and 2nd doses ranging from 3 weeks up to 3 months the government says it's ok to delay it further and is eking out supplies because it wants to get at least some vaccine into as many people as possible but that decision was met with widespread criticism and concern from both the public and the medical profession a british doctor's campaign great powers appealed to the health secretary to at least make exception for the fine is a vaccine which recommends the shortest gap between jobs in

a statement the drugs the drugs for points out that there's no data to say the 1st dose gives protection beyond 21 days or where there's the next doctor with decades of experience in communicable diseases dr barrett can call you who's the senior clinical lecturer at the exit university medical school in the u.k. thank you for joining us on the program it's great to see you know britain is already planning an unprecedented delay finds are in bio buying text that they can't guarantee protection over that time the w.h.o. is equally wary how might this impact britain's efforts to get the population robustly vaccinated. it is unfortunate development if it is true we have to immunize as many as possible as fast as possible and i accept giving the one vaccine prevents illness in more people by using up the 2 doses to give to double the number of people accept that but if we

then fail to boost their immunity is in a given time span then we may be losing the protective effect of the 1st vaccine that we gave if that is the case it's very unfortunate therefore the 2nd vaccine ought to be given within a good time frame not an indefinite time interval so just how crucial is that 2nd use. the 2nd dose is crucial in boosting the immune levels so if you are some optimally immunized and then you never get that booster that immunity will eventually start to frayed and you become one rouble to infection we don't want to do that because you have gone to such a lot of effort to immunize people therefore it is also important that the 2nd which is the booster the the boosting of the immunity is also carried out to protect that given population. at

a different vaccines available all have different lead times but the science is in many way is still being tested in real world conditions so how far a part of the government of the science community over this. well there is quite a lot of science that you don't necessarily have to give the 2nd leg seen within 3 weeks or that short. period as given in the license we know that but that doesn't mean that the interval becomes indefinite or never happens if that is the case then what you're doing is developing a population which is sub optimal immune in other words they may be immune but not fully immune and then they will become infected if they get exposed to the virus so it is really important that they get the 2nd maxine in a shorter time not an indefinite or a it's not going to happen situation. dr barrett our senior clinical lecturer at

the exeter university medical school thank you very much for your time thank you. i was being called the largest digital migration in history millions of users are abandoning what's up over new terms to share data with parent company facebook after a public backlash the company did say it would delay the move until may but its reputation has already been down there and even global leaders announced which ing to print their privacy centric rivals such as telegram looking at the transistor dimitri puck. moving to greener pastures has been one of the key drivers of humanity's survival but if in the past people fled from war dictators and natural disasters today we're witnessing a very 21st century style of mass migration the already massive influx of new users to telegram has only accelerated we may be witnessing the largest digital migration

in human history millions have recently chosen to ditch the old new media as messengers and move to even newer ones like telegram or signal and there are 2 big bug bears behind the exodus privacy is the big one triggers to recent purge of donald trump and his supporters has laid bare the capacity of the internet's gatekeepers to silence anyone they deem to be dangerous that's got other world leaders spooked a suspect chancellor considers it problematic that the accounts of the us presidents have now been permanently blocked i don't like anybody being censored it's taking away the right to post a message on twitter facebook i don't agree with that i don't accept that 10 world leaders including the presidents of circ and brazil have already made the switch to telegram much to the appreciation of the firm's founder we are honored that political leaders as well as numerous public organizations rely on telegram to combat misinformation and spread awareness about important issues in their societies unlike other networks telegram doesn't use opaque algorithms to decide

whether a subscriber will see content they subscribe to or not as a result telegram channels are the only direct way for opinion leaders to reliably connect with their audiences the internet has represented freedom since its inception it's supposed to be a place where you can read what you want say what you want but arbitrary censorship and the big platforms we know what you want better than you do approach is the last straw for many not that tech titans are prepared to lose business of the competitors the clear and the alternatives nothing short of a. a threat to society before stamping them out we have always supported diverse points of view being represented on the eps too but there is no place in our platform for threats of violence and illegal activity we cannot provide services to a customer that is unable to effectively identify and remove content that encourages our incites violence against others parlor one of the biggest

alternative social networks was wiped off line in a matter of days following the capital riots and now even telegram is facing accusations of being a haven for conspiracy theorists and far right extremists and that's despite the fact that the company recently removed dozens of groups containing calls to violence but while big to take out competitors might occasionally yield success it doesn't change the fact that social media space is evolving and fast and for many free speech will be the deciding factor in choosing a platform also if he's envoy to the czech republic is one of many politicians switching to telegram he told us people are becoming wary of the traditional tech giants i think in the long run facebook was so out so that's are controlled by the same or brute this isn't makers have to revise the rules because they have. you know wait scared people know that there are already a lot of. cases against them for misusing information and there are

a lot of court cases but now they're making it public so in no way the secret is not coming out that the information is in you and they are actually getting your consent for it and and they have double standards if you are a what's out there in germany you have a different conditions but if you are in russia or if you are in turkey if you are an azerbaijan if you are in. you are entitled to different rules this is not fair we now live in a global village and these kind of forms connect all of us so technology should not be discriminative technology and communication should be embracing everyone and i think these policies are going to make people feel that they have been isolated and they have been discriminated against. thanks for joining us here on r.t. international with back at the top of the hour with all the latest posting.

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