justice. in the week's top stories on our t.v. western country song in their stance on russia's coronavirus vaccine after a study and a top medical journal points to its efficacy we hear from the c.e.o. of beyond the body seems to be able to pull out the drugs that you really would like believe. the world and scientists is the will to greet. us french restaurant owners open their doors in the fines of covert restrictions by saying it's the only way to avoid financial ruin. and body count footage from new york shows officers handcuffing and the 1st plane a 9 year old girl putting police violence back in the spotlight.

you're watching the weekly here on our to international recap of the biggest stories from the past 7 days thanks for joining us. we start our weekly round up with russia sputnik the vaccine a study in the lancet medical journal has shown the job to be more than 90 percent effective against code 19 in phase 3 trials so far 21 countries have registered the drug the latest being myanmar meanwhile in europe hungary which was the 1st e.u. country to approve sputniks he has received its 1st batch as part of a 2000000 doses deal the czech republic is also considering breaking ranks with the block and using the vaccine the 2 largest states france and germany are waiting for the e.u. regulator to approve the job 1st however and europe's top diplomat says he hopes that will happen soon. and now i am hoping that you do a b.

and. medical agency will be able to certify the efficiency of the. thaksin you know that could be your social into the pm union stage he will be good news because as you know we are facing a shortage of vaccine and that anyone who applies to the european medical agency for approval is welcome i talked with the russian president exactly about this we noted the good data today about the russian vaccine any vaccine is welcome in the european union but only once that give the necessary data to the european medicines agency will be approved russian scientists have long been saying that sputnik the was both safe and effective but that wasn't enough for skeptics in the west are there now appears to be a change of heart as more girls to explains. barely a few months ago the cure was sold to us is worse than the disease they mocked sputnik we they don't ride that they tried to turn it into

a joke but with out of these 3 mass trial completed it sounds like the process hasn't run its course here america's top researchers say russia cutting corners to develop its corona virus vaccine they're still trying to figure out safety and there they've approved it the irony is of course that these same people the same people who accused russia of spreading vaccine conspiracies and of discouraging people to get the job the irony is often lost on these sorts this is c.n.n. in a tube so you know that they're trying to trash talk it when they start by calling it putin's vaccine which was apparently dangerous and unreliable reading between the lines this is c.n.n. now and somehow sputnik has become safe and potent one of only 3 vaccines with an efficacy of over 90 percent it's cheaper it's easier to produce and to transport and side effects don't include catatonic allergic sieges what the

trials showed us 91.6 percent episodes of exceeding 91.8 percent efficacy for actually people older than 60 years old and also in ma the important part of the vaccine it's affordable and it's easy to distribute around the world because humankind big scene because it can be stored at plus 2 plus heat versus minus 70 degrees celsius required by the us big scenes and of course half of one 3rd of the u.s. we've seen so when you combine safety ethic is see price and logistics you really have what i believe is a best of acute in the world and many scientists in the world agree the lancet medical journal has published preliminary results for things 3. trials of sputnik and their good side effects if any doesn't require a deep freeze more widely available to poorer nations when russian scientists said

all of this it was met with our roles and mockery but when other scientists say the same thing they all gnawed sagely in agreement this is clearly good news as these jewel formulation vaccine is comparatively easy to manufacture and to deploy i mean they anticipated global shortage of vaccines and logistical problems in vaccination rollout it's interesting timing too now that pfizer vaccines are experiencing shortages and disruptions sputnik isn't so bad after all it never was but politics is politics and a vaccine isn't immune to political trash talk as sad as that is around 50 nations have already preordered sputnik jabs and europe hungry was the 1st european nation to greenlight it and now the czech republic is looking to follow and it's footsteps i know that sputnik has already i suspect being used in hungary and i have no

objection to this vaccine being used in our country if the experts so decide he's still better than people dying here just because of a lack of vaccines so after months of denial and derision the pundits too are coming around it was easy to mock russian scientists it's harder to mock international studies hard science and that was enough of a jolt to convince even pundits to give sputnik we a shot. sputnik v. was waiting for me at my neighborhood clinic the job was quick and almost painless 3 weeks later i had my 2nd injection in late january i took a test for covering 1990 bodies the results according to interpretive scale provided by the clinic indicated that my auntie body levels were probably sufficient to prevent illness don't strike me as high that's my own personal pun demick was nearing its end if you are the average person before this pandemic how they thought the world would react to this this huge global health crisis they

would probably have said by united we now know that that would have been the wrong answer for anything the past year was a chaotic free for all a rat race where everyone is for themselves and starts to see that at last good sense and reason are starting to prevail over propaganda and politics the director of the investment fund behind the russian job who we are to heard from in that report also stressed the need for fair vaccine access. we have lots of countries in latin america in middle east and africa who will be using sport and you can be back see it's very important only reach countries get told those over it seems this is really not equitable as a world i think politicians overreach countries will try to do so but there should be a mechanism story and have much more even and much more equal distribution or function the rounds the world and sport make the is committed those of us weighed it already

delivered what seemed bolger real ready delivered what seemed too good in the air so we had delivered what seemed to lights in america at the place as a diary really now there are served by civic scene of producers already is going to these registers in 16 countries by the end of next week i think it will great just that than 25 countries we do have some production constraints so this year we can probably supply only around 700000000 people doses so that means 101400000000 of those us was a big scene and countries of the approach and right now we can oliseh plight as a big scene in may would june so basically we will not be the only folks in the world of course with their phones i want those the best but countries need to have a portfolio of different but seems and reward was as of excellence as well for example what disasters and to increase advocacy of their big scene and we believe the spirit of partnership and works in cooperation with subordinates a number of french restaurants open their doors on monday in defiance of

coronavirus measures that have been put in place since october although some restrictions have been lifted since then cafes and restaurants are still not able to host diners charlotte devinsky has the details. push of a pair on a long trip we'll see. since october this is been the extent of service available at restaurants and cafes in france takeaway only but as the ments have thrived on with the new reopening dating site same owners have decided to welcome customers inside in defiance of the couvade 19 regulations. i'm doing this for liberty and for. the frenchman that is no longer respected i'm not able to work so i have no freedom and open he did sue when it came to the crunch he settled on a compromise. so we will serve food to people outside the restaurant today i won't

be able to reopen fully if i did i would lose my compensation for losses over and see my restaurant closed or go to prison his corps has spread across the country and other restaurants have followed suit since now at the end of january 1 christoph wilson i'm bringing his establishment in nice to around 50 customers yet. christophe wilson's protest was short lived and the doors to poppies were once closed again but his roy is now taking his petition directly to president michel. i wrote an open email to say stop to self isolation rooms are cessation received over 100000 messages in 48 hours french people can no longer do this mr president here in paris 2 there have also been raids on so-called destroying restaurants there were reports

of this one behind me lennox over the weekend was uncovered with many others now amongst the clientele were allegedly french magistrates with no being fined 135 year. yes but as you can see it's still open now the owner would not give an interview we're told me off camera that diners had only eaten under cover as it was raining and he also disputed that some were magistrates but supports full believe business is has been growing on social media now many of the restaurants and said that they too would be opening service for customers at the start of february however with very little support from unions and a warning from the government if you did and where does joe public fall in all of this do they want their favorite eateries to reopen or do they think it's better to keep the shutters down. i don't find it normal that stories are open and restaurants are not so many if we maintain social distancing and respect the rules

the risk for restaurants will do the same as for a stool suddenly we don't have a choice i would like very much for them to open but i think for the safety of everyone we need to make some sacrifices to stop the virus and live normally. the world's richest man and founder of amazon jeff bezos announced on tuesday it plans to step down as c.e.o. to dedicate more time to charity work among other things but his departure also comes amid accusations he ignored the plight of his own workers during the pandemic with his take here is to be truthful. everyone likes convenience but in this weird time where the pandemic the stores are all closed and nothing is as convenient as amazon we all use it but let's face it it's becoming harder and harder to ignore the teensy fact that they're really a giant soulless monopoly and who better to represent that monopoly and everything

that is wrong with having too much money and power then amazon c.e.o. jeff bezos well apparently he has seen the error of his ways and decided to change basis is officially stepping down as amazon c.e.o. so focuses attention on nobler causes like philanthropy spaceflight journalism and given his track record these ventures are bound to be a huge success i mean the guy is full of life and optimism a firm a work meaningful and fun i get to work with the smartest most talented most ingenious teammates when times have been good you've been humble when times have been tough you've been strong and supportive. and we've made each other laugh it is a joy to work on this team and look how happy amazon workers are.

will you be. amazon me the principles promises which is 1st that you have a retailer and then you don't you that's just too much you trust the virus is not enough to take even. a relief on this about protections as well pete does was it provided that yeah ok maybe not all amazon workers but c'mon it's understandable why a basis is stepping down i mean just imagine how tired he must be from all these workers strikes protests congressional grillings and throughout the years there's been a lot of very ungrateful amazon workers give us p p stop treating us like robots give us bathroom breaks shut up and work right either way basis should be stepping away from all this negativity it's bad for business and morale and i'm sure his dedication to philanthropy another virtuous ventures will produce

a much better monopoly next time after the break there's been outrage in new york after a handcuffed 9 year old girl is pepper sprayed by police while being detained that story and more coming up. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe.

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operation. hundreds of people turned out in the danish capital on saturday night denouncing the government's plan to introduce vaccine passports crowds also demanded an end to covert restrictions demonstrators marched through copenhagen carrying torches and chanting freedom for denmark. and from snowstorms to sandstorms the pier news mountains have been blanketed in orange and browse am blown in from the sahara desert skiers have been enjoying the unusual sight of dust clouds are the largest in years and have covered parts of spain france and switzerland as well. but it emerged this week of police in new york pepper spraying a 9 year old girl while she was off to a warning you may find the following images upsetting. dear.

god or my god that. incident took place on the 29th of january when police were responding to reports of a family disturbance the girl was reportedly threatening to harm herself and can be seen resisting the police as they tried to put her into the patrol car she could also be heard screaming for her father several times before being pepper sprayed by an officer instant has sparked widespread outrage in the local community. on monday dozens of people marched on the streets of rochester and chanted outside the city's police station one officer has been suspended and 2 more put on administrative leave pending an investigation the girl's mother filed a notice of claim against the city and police department on tuesday. in all the mayor of rochester has also called on law enforcement to undergo deescalation

training and announce draft reforms banning the use of handcuffs on children under the age of 12 however social activist a picking says there isn't much hope of real change. it seems as though these are not just the stakes but this is a culture that the way of the police to act within the police departments. they're still getting what we call the warrior training the idea that you need to basically attack should as ns and the citizens need to comply with the police in every way noncompliance should not by itself be a huge for excessive force like this but they are apparently used to being implied in this and get enraged i mean these these police officers were just angry at this 9 year old for not doing exactly what she was told and then it goes very deep the terms of the function of the police to maintain order and

parole rather than shooting people speaks for there's a very deep culture involved with that but on the part of the government there is very little effort to to go against that culture to make changes to the status quo in this country is working very very well for a lot of people that's particularly working well for the business as a marriage and as long as that status quo is working so well it seems to be hesitant to rochester new york or where i live there seems to be a hesitance to do anything to change. u.k. government has been accused of neglecting vulnerable groups by not giving them enough financial assistance during the pandemic benefits for disabled people have not increase in line with other types of welfare david allen who suffers from multiple sclerosis says he felt abandoned when he was left better than by coronavirus. sometimes we hear really bad news stories where somebody who

lives alone has been found dead in the home for several days potentially but it could have happened to me and nobody would have checked up on even if i did have a carer who would put the could coming and how they would be allowed to unless it was formally recognize a social care as a result of the mc of the lockdown that we're in we've had to rely on of giving our food shopping delivered to us my shopping bill normally comes to between $25.35 pounds per week but if you're short we mordor is less than 40 pounds you get whacked with the somehow delivery charge so go 7 pounds i've not budgeted for a burial mind i have no increase in my income i have to find it from somewhere so i have to give something else up in order to get my food to live and the reality is for decades people living with long term conditions the army link reeses the

benefits i should. have not kept pace with the rise in the cost of living. and that was even before the pandemic his friends and has been compounded even more now we have a 2 tier system so 100 people who get the universal credit a big give the additional support but those of us on legacy benefits have been given nothing. the majority of disabled people in the u.k. say they've spent more than usual on shopping and you tell the bills during the pen to make nearly 70 percent have gone without essential and almost half are falling behind on their financial commitments david again told us he's even sat in the dark to save electricity and believes it's the most vulnerable groups who've been hit the hardest. i'm left feeling abandoned and forgotten and down and it

seems quite convenient for the government to forget people like us and what i find really hard to understand is the mixed messages that we get from government that have been statements about it's cheaper to look after people with long term conditions in their own home rather than putting them into care but we don't get in support to the small we actually need to remain around homes there are those people that really struggle has been documented people have taken their own lives as a result of this too many people have been left behind and there's too many people really really struggling to make him a hard decision nor do you have the how are the lights on do i have a mayor who don't have the heating on country believe we're somewhere around the 5th 6th richest country in the world it's outrageous i'm sorry i think our government should be ashamed of themselves that's been our recap of just some of

the stories that help shape the world these last 7 days as always thanks for tuning in wherever you may be. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy to confront a shouldn't let it be an arms race based on off and spearing dramatic to follow

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