pfizer cuts the liberties of its own covert vaccine in europe and north america after production delays and threats of legal action from italy and poland. serbia enters talks with russia to start its own production of the sport. we hear from the now and serbian film director about his thoughts on. russian job. since its. good looks and. is going to be much more spread. out before. for the promises french students will be able to return thing you know time

following a wave of protests against undergraduates tell us about the impact of campus close . to rich country and where and that's. to parse to dance. with me daniel hawkins wherever you are tonight welcomes progress. other polish government has threatened to sue us pharmaceutical giant pfizer poland received only half the promised those is this week of the company's covert vaccine i think that's a decision could be made next month if the supplies are not delivered in accordance with the manufacturer's declaration. or italy's are also considering filing a lawsuit against foreigners there after a delay in vaccine shipments at a time when mortality rates are again surging in the city of palermo hundreds of

covert victims are awaiting burial at a graveyard severe shortages of the job being seen across europe and north america or gas the earth example story what was supposed to be an orderly vaccination across the western world is turning into a debacle supply of the desperately needed vaccines is suing to a drip in europe and canada and states are collaborating to get their hands on the few deuces available. the health care of italian citizens is not a negotiable issue the vaccination campaign can not be slowed down especially for a given the 2nd doses to the many talents who are already received the 1st phase it has decided that now is the best start to upgrade their european production plant which means for italy for example around 30 percent fewer deuces will be delivered in the foreseeable future tally and agri ready planning to sue pfizer these are

people's lives we're talking about after all and it seems the corporate bosses they never even asked anyone last friday we were all surprised by the announcement of biotech to have a delay a mediately called the c.e.o. of pfizer and i explained to him that it is of utmost importance that we get the doses that are fixed in the contract pfizer's european production plan supplies europe and canada much of the world the plant in the united states for now is solely focused on satisfying america needs and this is left canada literally begging its southern neighbor for a handout. or mine american friends help us so we need help once again you have a new president no more excuses we need your support unfortunately for canada

things aren't rusian the southern side of the border either the highest number of infections in the world the deaths and in this race against time they're losing we will have literally nothing left to give as of friday what does that mean it means if we don't get more vaccine quickly our new supplier vaccine we will have to cancel appointments this is crazy this is not the way it should be we have the ability to vaccinate a huge number of people we need the very. seem to go with it. the way it's handled in the states is that the federal government every week ships out that scene quotas to various states trumpet boasted that they have millions in reserve but that may have been untrue according to various governors who say there's nothing left vaccine quotas the states are fooling the dwindling number of duces of being delivered the bottom line is that we don't have enough banks since it's

a jewel problem we need more and we need to get them out more quickly it's soo bad that people have engaged in what's being called that scene tourism so americans all over the country indeed even canadians a driving to states where vaccines are available to get their shot florida for example we know right now based on. our record from 5 to 10 and if there's anything i know you and i we had a real problem last week we tried to get last week. when the traffic was on more and when we could even get close to the site last week when they did just 1st come 1st serve it's been a fiasco from the get go from day one of the pandemic remember when it all started our allies jumped to very each other to buy up all the mosques and ventilators leaving neighbors with nothing and they boosted about buying up billions of duces

of vaccines which hadn't even been produced again and leave in poorest states with nothing and now that they hear there's not enough for everyone hungry has become the 1st e.u. member state to strike a supply deal with russia for the sport and for vaccine hungary and foreign minister said the country will receive up to 2000000 doses. a lot on your poll book diggy due to the slow delivery of the vaccine we were forced to find a new source in order to get fast livery of reliable vaccine so it is a great honor and a great pleasure to inform you that we have concluded a treaty today under which russia will deliver a vaccine to hungry in 3 stages. only comes among the neighboring serbia started taking deliveries of the russian vaccine those whose word minister that he january and now belgrade is in talks to start domestic production now and film director it was thought so gave us his views on the developments i'm very

happy to be. exposed to the possibility to get. a russian rock seeing because it's made as i was told by some of the prominent serbian doctors is one of those that we used to receive the same style and the same rules when i was 20 years old the idea of getting bucks ian was always counting on some percentage that people are not going to react positively but the majority of the people who grow up salute to see so a national accident is a continuation of the history when i say i want russian oxygen it's an ideological i didn't through creation everything is becoming about politics today whatever you do is the same is with books so let's hope russian job will be in the future since its continuation of production. russian side is going

to be much more spread. believed before it starts. a new kind of covert variant which refers to tech that in the u.k. is now believed to be not only more infectious than other strains but also more deadly shot it was actually reports from around the. of course we always knew that the virus could mutate and we know her latest strategy is more transmissible but now we have the confirmation it's more that in addition to spreading more quickly it also appears that there is some evidence that the new variant the varian that was 1st identified in london in the southeast may be associated with a higher degree of mortality and i want to give some context if you took somebody in their sixty's a man in their sixty's the average risk is that for a 1000 people who got infected roughly 10 would be expected

to unfortunately die with the virus. with the new variant for a 1000 people infected roughly 13 or 14 people might be expected to die well the latest statistics are incredibly worrying today's daily cases is now well over 40000 and deaths also continue to rise day by day or is johnson also saying that 70 percent more likely to for people to be in hospital with cave at 19 than there were at the peak of the pandemic in april but it is also worth mentioning that the data isn't very clear at this point as we heard from patrick violence there is a degree still of uncertainty signs of the lock down will be relaxing anytime soon in fact there's much speculation mounting that this lockdown could even move well into the summer months as well still the government today trying to reinforce that key message of stay at home as that is really where things can get taken in control

of bars jobs and then moving on to talk about the vaccination program as well we are now at the 2nd week of the government's road out of the vaccination he says of the u.k. is well on track to deliver 15000000 doses by mid february of course many people have long said that's quite an ambitious target especially considering now we're only at 5400000 people being vaccinated so the government will have to get a move on. the german chancellor angela merkel is threatening to close the country's borders if all the e.u. members fail to take better precautions against the sort of the virus it's all over has the details. well during the height of the 1st wave of the coronavirus pandemic last spring european member states did shut down across border travel in germany was one of those that did that now there's a huge effort taking place right now to stop that happening again on thursday night there was a summit of e.u. leaders that took place of the truly where they they tried to work out what the

situation is regarding this following that we heard from on the line the e.u. commission president who said that all nonessential travel around the block must be put to a stop saying that anybody who didn't need to make a journey shouldn't be making that journey there's also a new color coded system mapping system for the e.u. with a dark red section now being introduced for those areas that have the highest infection rate of covert 19 is also new rules from people for people traveling from bo's areas you'll have to have a covert test before you set off and you'll have to quarantine when you arrive at your destination there's a lot of concern across europe and here in germany in particular we've heard senior figures from the chancellor herself to senior members of her cabinet as well saying how worried they are about the mutated strains of covert 19 that have been doing

the rounds mutations from the u.k. from south africa from brazil that have been prominent ones that have been discovered so far what chancellor merkel has said is that she's willing to keep the borders open for now but that could change in the future we can do anything we like but we will not succeed if others are not working in parallel we need to make sure that everyone around us is doing the same otherwise we have to look at measures such as entry restrictions or one of those neighbors is looks and burgh one of the smallest member states of the european union their foreign ministers being on the radio. here in germany pleading with angela merkel to keep border trip cross border travel open saying that if that was closed down then looks and berg's health service would grind to a halt saying 60 percent of those working in hospitals and other frontline medical services in looks emberg well they commute in from other e.u.

states france or germany or elsewhere what we've also heard is from the european council president sharma shell he said on thursday night as he wrapped up the summit that was taking place that the borders would stay open for now at least. we have to keep borders open to keep the internal market functioning but at the same time the need to be restrictions on non-essential travel closing borders is being viewed as a last resort by european leaders but a resort that they're willing to go to should they feel it be needed. the french president has promised extra support for students often outcry over campus closures due to the pandemic model micron's said they'll be able to return to class part time younger students should have the same rights and the same needs is an employee and if he or she needs it's a student should have the possibility to return to university in person once

a week. when else one follows student unrest in paris over the impact of covert restrictions aside from being confined to their accommodation many have been left with no means of funding their studies on a strain that is taking its toll and short of do with he found out. this is she's a 21 year old morse a student in paris who dream is to become a history teacher but like students across france and even the world the comb very dependent makers turned life upside down and inside out in october there was the governor and this idea that every university would because then i just stayed at my place and i was remotely learning for the world said mr i one perspective and also having this sitting that. some of the best years of my life are wasted i have some friends that are really strong handymen but they don't paul told me too much about

this there's a kind of shame of not being evolved to it properly those concerns have been heard by the president says he look to ensure universities provide meals priced to one euro a day it's a picture playing out across the higher education system in france and for some the distress is manifesting in tragic ways one student threw himself out of a 4th floor window in need on he remains in a critical condition another student was restrained off the threatening to do the same according to the observatory of student life a 3rd of france's 2700000 university students are suffering from depression anxiety and loneliness many also run the risk of dropping out and tells me she's had enough and now with other students they are taking action.

universities are in limbo the government to suggested a limited number will be able to return to the lecture hall soon but for the majority life will remain a constant cycle of online lessons and isolation all from the cramped cell like sizes of the student accommodation it's like a prison for me. i mean i like she thought argument i have chosen to that burden but i'm not sure i really be able to stay in the south argument after christmas because there is no like so much memories that are in the get evening to this place it's not that easy and i come for peace for more let's say certain years then i need to have a break because i don't see anyone. i can't go outside that measure because there's not so much activity outside sometimes i'm ashamed of my country i mean where

friends where supposed to be a rich country and where in that even able to of our citizens in this situation i think the best for me next year if the situation is the same. doing a gap here and then go back to my street is my normal cities there is help for those feeling that the weight of the pun demick is too much one student union has taken to twitter to advertise where students can get help the health service says the number of people suffering from depression doubled between september and early november last year the majority of cases from those aged 18 to 24 the government is committed to increasing the number of psychologists available to help students must says she would benefit from speaking to a psychologist but there is a long wait the students we've spoken with are angry and despondent they see 3 years they've been raising issues over their living conditions

a lucky. resources and teaches with the government and nothing was done they feel that this is a crisis that could have been avoided but instead they've been left wholly and drawing shoulder to r.t. paris. still to come this hour more than half of americans believe the most the kind of means post the biggest threat to the country that's according to a new poll story on the war off the bridge.

i think this is our 3rd ministration we've been doing this show for 12 years anyway you know a big steaming $22026.00 team was de dollars day should do you globalization and now it's are coming to. will come back a french government report into the country's colonial past. has acknowledged

historical wrongdoing but stopped short of recommending an official apology in fact ahead of its publication of said that paris has no intention of saying sorry now the report proposes setting up a memories and truth commission changing the way clearly history is taught in french schools it fails overlook allegations of systemic torture by the french authorities in algeria now many aspects of french rule in the north african nation the war of independence in particular are fiercely disputed by those who countries that conflict at last the 8 years that ended in 1962 cost the lives of around one and a half 1000000 algerians president micron's starts on the issue of french atrocities in algeria used to be quite different when running for the presidency he did promise to recognize them colonna zation is a part of french history it is a crime is a crime against humanity is genuinely barbaric and it is part of the past which we

must confront including by apologizing to those against whom we committed these acts. what reaction in both countries about france's refusal to apologise. do you measure to apologise for not enough moreover the time half of the jury and people were killed by colonialism we must not lie to each other the difference is a colonialist country and without colonialism france would not have succeeded france has committed genocide and war crimes from 832962 with over 10000000 victims . that's our diplomacy is weak and our power is also weak historical truths remain hidden we want to know our real story to prove to the world that france has committed crimes in algeria all of our history has already been falsified historians say a nation without a history is an ignorant one moreover through the history books we know that france

still rules here. of course france should have apologized we must recognize that we committed a great wrong over several generations so one apology is still necessary but not sufficient to. a lot of both but i don't think france should apologize for the collision of algeria after the evian accords france withdrew from algeria so from that moment on contracts were made between the 2 countries and it's not for a country to apologize for what was done in the past. u.s. president joe biden is seeking to extend the new start treaty with russia which was due to expire in 2 weeks' time the last remaining nuclear pact between the 2 countries and also meant has been cautiously welcomed by moscow. i can confirm that the united states intends to seek a 5 year extension of new start as the treaty permits the president has long been clear that the new start treaty is in the national security interests of the united

states and this extension makes even more sense when the relationship with russia is adversarial as it is at this time new start is the only remaining treaty constraining russian nuclear forces and is an anchor of strategic stability between our 2 countries that's great news providing that this stance won't be accompanied by any additional conditions and if what is going to be prolonged is the current version of the treaty. or the strategic arms reduction treaty took effect in 2011 and is set to run out on february 5th it caps each country's strategic nuclear warheads at $1555.00 the agreement also limits the number of missiles and bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons or trumpeter ministration had said it wouldn't part with russia in recent years though moscow has repeatedly voiced alarm why were a lack of dollar with washington saying the loss of crucial treaties could spark

a new arms race russia's also accuse the united states of reshaping accords to its own advantage over pentagon to analyst michael maloof believes that while extending the treaty is necessary it's still not enough. i think it's a minimal step it's just to keep your toe in the water as it were but it's not a full blown a let's let's work things out and and come to terms on spheres of influence or working together on counterterrorism none of those things this is the bare minimum it's my understanding that it's going to be just a mere extension of the existing treaty there are other areas that should be covered but maybe if relations can improve over time they might be able to open up discussions into those other areas and some of those other areas would include your tactical nuclear weapons which are not covered by the existing treaty and delivery systems and perhaps they could even agree to cut back on the number of warheads

over time and that's something that did occur when the obama negotiated new start 1st. cia director john brennan claims the body ministration is planning some drastic action against the number of trump loyalists looking forward is that the members of the biden team are now moving in laser like fashion to try to uncover as much they can about what looks very similar to insurgency movements that we've seen overseas well that focus on internal threats seems to be resonating among the population with more than hoff of americans saying domestic enemies pose the biggest threat to their way of life that's according to a new poll just 8 percent think the biggest danger comes from overseas we put the issue up for debate. donald trump's followers who were participating in over $600.00 rallies and protests and events for the last 5 years without a hint of violence suddenly are called the violent terrorist wing of the trump

supporting part of the republican party the number of people in anti foreign b.l.m. or about 7 percent of the democrat party the number of people who attacked the capitol if you stipulate that that is indeed what happened is like point 003 percent of the republican party the idea that we need to predicate an entire national movement toward laser like focus on domestic terrorists is to me a giant joke but it's got a sad part because people are going to be made to suffer for that who had nothing to do with it and don't want that the trumpet ministration has been protecting the american people from violent groups both on the left and the right unfortunately i think part of it is it's biden is trying to politicize what has happened we have had looting and violence in the throughout 2020 by black lives matter type folke. the starbucks in the my office was burned out we had

violence last night in portland in seattle again not done by people on the left side so i think it's unfortunately the new president trying to be political instead of actually focusing on whether it's be done you have right here that usual left this belief which is unification it just means agree with us and if you don't agree with us we're going to deep platform you we're going to get you fired from your job are going to get you kicked out of the vents dare idea of unification just means agree with us or shut it it's not normal in a civilized society to try to get people fired who disagree with you politically as happened in google and and other big tech companies it's not normal for a tech backend processor to basically cut the electricity of a group like parlor and those are normal behaviors in a civilized society in a democratic society in a side that values free speach. arthur documentary meets a community of cope with survivors documenting and collecting data on the viruses

aftereffects they help fight the pandemic we're back in half an hour with the latest world news update to join us again that. nuclear power become a battleground in the u.s. . people of demanding the shutdown of a local plant from my yankee is right now my focus because it's a very dangerous oh no care power plant the owner is attempting to run the reactor beyond its operational limit this case just sort of puts a magnifying glass on where's the power in this country where's it going is it moving more towards corporate interests or is it more in the idea of a traditional participatory democracy as are powerline with the people this case

demonstrates that struggle in the very real ways our struggle on r.t. . defenders of big thick often explain if you don't like their platforms think build your own well on this edition of crossfire we talk with some interested individuals doing just that against all odds when they succeed. because we taste awful like absolutely awful 1st game code then a 2nd wave of food is coming now the virus is mutating and i'd walk 2 blocks away from the apartment and i would get confused as to call to give not. meanwhile patients who've recovered from covert started to report some unusual after effects the symptoms were different but. my hearing has been ok i think. one of those things are at play research is all over the world are trying to determine the many

takes pains and other problems and then turn it all into numbers showing my hair. you appear to be 1113 there this is throughout the day my hair just fell out various sources reports that couvade didn't just leave for 35 percent of recovered patients. so. the bush white. house there have been many complaints of feral vision loss joint pain and fatigue in the u.s. these patients are referred to as post coded long i've talked to multiple doctors and my doctor and they said we have a feeling that you're going to have a hard time in recovery you're going to be one of those people that they consider a long haul or. amanda.