justice for new york state's care homes covert victims' families who lost loved ones join to condemn or forty's coverup of the death toll. even more outraged a number of people in particular the. school foremost turn squatters as they occupy 3 of france's 4 national theater is warning they can no longer survive the pandemic shutdown of cultural slides. to be careful what you read to a famous british musician quit his band after he slammed appraising ante on t.v. for a book by a conservative author. a

very warm welcome to you and a very good morning this is r.t. international with your friday morning headlines. are precious mounting on the governor of new york andrew cuomo to step down i made a growing scandal over cover ups of care home deaths and the pandemic. we've seen so many. so many troubling things that have come out just in a matter of weeks starting with the fact that thousands of people died in the nursing homes and we still don't have the truth about that and their families need and deserve the truth and we know one thing there was a purposeful coverup and that alone is unacceptable in disqualifying. the state's health department had initially reported around 8000 season care homes but those who were transferred to hospital and died were excluded from the figures some think deliberately to make the number of casualties seem low up if these victims are the real death toll was almost double those reports that victims' relatives question

the counseling. other issues in a nursing home patients in the nursing home for 23. when he were there at least in theory ended my family he 'd could no longer stand. the nursing home. system was not prepared for any kind of health care or emergency and i know my father still encountered it but the governor's attitude of who cares where they die it does matter because it points to one where where there you know errors in their policies and to why they are afraid of having those numbers reveal. cormorants requirements for nursing homes to take over it patients is being blamed for making the crisis worse the daughter of one woman who died all of the virus in a new york cab home wants. to make it my mission and

humiliation. could have been avoided i think that it was a thought. that we're not you know. i pray a lot of people ringback responsible i specialise in every moment she was that our governor. because. you know and. you know that place the nursing home were like a free for all the fat. people were great for and they want to do and you know. to do care and nursing home living facility here that you. you know he loved the matter how many people die from. you know their you know they shouldn't. actually come about busy. or they hate but i. should be more outraged

and another to hope that my mother. they cam scandal comes at the worst possible time for the state governor as 6 reports of sexual misconduct against cuomo has been published pushing more than 50 state legislators from his own party to demand he quits. more than 50 performers and employees have turned squatters occupying 3 of france's 4 national theaters and i cry for help they warn the industry can no longer survive the pandemic shutdown of cultural sides forcing the country's health minister to negotiate with them r.c.s. shala depends gave visited one of the occupied venues. oh no noise.

the chorus of calls demanding the reopening of cultural venue's is growing louder in france but with no clear end date insight to the closure of theaters concert hall cinema museums so more taking more drastic measures over the last week 3 of france's 4 national theatres including this one behind me have been occupied by protesters it is true that every day several times a day we take another place a new theatre a new national stage is occupied in this way with multiple in the case of resistance to make our claims heard so we've all deployed the o.t. now for a week and for that it serves as a place of residence the odeon is the symbolic place it was occupied in the $968.00 protests there are already struggles that have been expressed in this place in fact it was the base to signal the alarm of the cultural catastrophe which is taking place. the protesters who set up shop here at the oh didn't say to say they

won't leave until their demands are met them not knowing the details now we're determined to hold on until we're satisfied we do not claim the reopening at all costs it is not part of our main slogan contrary to what some media mean we want things to be reopened with social rights for all and massive plan for culture and above all the total reform of the unemployment insurance and the right to unemployment benefits guaranteed for all. the issue has even reached the the government with the cultural minister paying a visit to the squatters i went to the occupied theater audio on i understand the concerns and particularly of all the aftermath of the white they know it why objective is to continue to protect artistic employment as much as necessary we will continue our discussions days later though and nothing has changed if the sector already hit badly by the 1st wave of the covert pandemic with performers

taking to the streets to make their plight no thank you thank you. thank you who 6. there is an anger too that while small private galleries have been allowed to stay open larger places such as this of how to remain shut protesters say that it is possible to open up cultural venues and ensure the people remain socially distanced the news and you know the louvre museum the also a museum the big museums in paris these a vast places where social distancing would be respected but they are closed. these are the decisions which are purely political through this there is a very clear choice of society that emerges what is essential to the market and

what is not essential concerns culture it concerns all the things that nourish hope nourish reflection this is what power has in its sights through its political choices fronts it is considered to have one of the most generous support systems of artists in the world but that system has been strained as a result of kobe 19 and many claim that they have fall and through the cracks those his say that this protest is just the start as more and more regions in france will see similar action jollity even ski r.t. paris. meanwhile the czech president says his country needs to start using russian sputnik the covert vaccine now once the health minister fired for refusing to approve it that such as the e.u. suffers severe shortages of coronavirus jobs and questions about the safety of the astra zeneca shot this story is later in the program.

last time of extreme council culture reading appears to be a dangerous thing and could even end your career a member of a well known british band has been called fascist for mentioning he had read a book criticizing left wing activist group anti for artie's constance in rushkoff looks at the growing chorus of criticism for those who question progressive narratives. just think about it you read a book you like it you say publicly no harm done you would hope well that's what winston marshall did he was the banjo player in a british band called mumford and sons and he dared to enjoy the wrong literature over the last few days i've come to better understand the pain caused by the book i endorsed as a result of my actions some taken time away from the bonds to examine my blinds posts so like in the band's hit single they'll just have to wait for him but what was the evil book he read you might ask something so bad it wasn't enough to say

sorry he had to quit the band he'd been playing and for many years was a mind com or an isis manual on how to make bombs and know much worse winston marshall was cold out by social justice worriers for publicly recommending in newly published book criticize an n.t. for well you remember n.t. for right. here in the since deleted twit the poor guy barely mentioned that he read the book about it but that one twit started this tsunami of rage and calls to boycott

marshall's bam downflow it didn't do is meant to flush shay i really like that one song a while ago winston mossel and his prove it's just a beanie and dress and i hope the rest of the band kicks him to the curb otherwise i'm not. your banjo player is a fascist what do you think this is going to do to your public image you guys screwed up fire the fascist the book was written by the wrong guy and know a journalist who's been beating the drum about violent left wing groups in the us for years for his bad it was often attacked beaten and evident milkshakes of even harassed a random asian man and tortured him because he looked like him a group for those who are made to suffer because the read my words to meet the danger of unsafe in the us is not only the willingness to support me being good in terrorism but those of other girls curious minds from and the new thoughts anyway

and in no writes a book that big surprise lashes out at and t. for and bad grasps the attention of poor winston marshall who's already on the war greater in 2018 he posed with jordan peterson as a college just who doesn't share a transgender youth oreo or feminism that was strike number one and now endorsing the wrong book that strike number 2 game over your band. but it's not just who you endorse it's also who you failed to endorse like these 2 public school administrators in the state of pennsylvania they lost their jobs because they dared to criticize black lives matter and facebook posts or this guy senator josh holy facebook contract was polled after he question joe biden's election victory. a conservative publisher picked it up though saying they refused to our before the woke mob but across most of the media and cultural landscape towering

is the new name of the game. well. as is not right to attack person just a reading and tom unsing on such a book. there are issues with the with to integrity in the quality of the book but nonetheless merely reading it and praising a book should no be the subject of apology the idea that you should apologize for reading and praising any book. as extreme connotations for freedom of speech you know we are seeing it more and more. praising that to kill all those who particularize can enjoy up in extremely hope. which emotional tweeted an endorsement of the ideas in mind cam and yes i think that would be entirely different than dean goes but he's not mine cam i think what's really interesting is that we get drawn into these comparisons very very easily you know it's very easy to throw around the term fascist nowadays but right wing fascism is

a very remote ideology in today's context. whatever you think of him he certainly not a 'd right wing fascist so the comparison is completely healed found it. hotel which will host this summer's g. 7 summit is being attacked for not being it's great to be. picks up the story. just 2 months before world leaders rent their private jets and come skidding into the u.k. from every corner of the planet to attend the g. 7 summit a few autographs of being i do not want to believe that they have a little dig literally tracks by a hotel in posh accent at the bottom left hand corner of britain hosting the g. 7 summit in june has played a big part with a lot but sure trees and shrubs. to create 3 family meeting rooms for the

likes of climate chris 8 is a joke boyd and justin and country head host laura embarrassing the hotel hasn't actually got planning permission to build the new version and that the cation was submitted on monday but hasn't been accepted and the ticket for checked it would have to do the reverse of what they'd done and that was. the hotel which prides itself on being eco friendly around the coveted by intel hotel of the year award 2019 slash $24.00 to the 2020 slash $21.00 award as a local councillors with one of them saying i think it's a disgrace that the summit which is meant to be looking at the effects of climate change and the environment is being organized in hosted by people who obviously don't give a damn about the house has featured proof lupo statement to say that status committed to sustainability and dedicated to protecting the environment now and for

generations to come we can confirm this was not ancient woodland and there are no bad just sets on this piece of land you would have to think the best thing to say to climate change would be to hold the meeting well and just like the last one to get head start on saving some of those who know too little carbon emissions and again it's not fun drinking champagne on your own is a plus in scotland in november it's another one of the united nations. poorly change conference also known as c.e.o. p.t. forrest has gone big on this one as well he moved to minnesota just to concentrate on this one climate conference or wonder what they'll dig up for their. cause i very regularly visit the area and i found. easily 20 breeding species of birds just within the area they've removed in the last week. but also it's an important migration or a door to grab

a serene birds it's just been said that if the planning permission is rejected all the work that has already occurred needs to be removed and it's all good and well removing buildings and structures but 1st of all we can restore 180 years worth of you know natural ecosystem framework these trees you don't just some of them and walk away you know they need careful care and they take decades and centuries to grow to the same level as the trees you're basically taking down like for example that the hay chests development you can't you can't take away for 500 year old trees didn't expect to come in a couple of things and offset the carbon emission the carbon emission is going to take decades centuries and even millennia new millennia to get replaced and i think that there's a bit of a green illusion going on on with that sort of bait and you reflect on the green policies that you know it's going to be one of the leading debates is climate change and bring policy in this way the whole host venue is intimately.

causing relatively large her appetite destruction on a local scale in order to host this this conference and get it it doesn't bode well with you know representing what was conference ultimately stands for. still ahead a data privacy company questions whether kobe passports being planned by death. hope a secure story and more after this short break. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe.

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welcome back the president of the czech republic has called on his government to urgently approve russia's sputnik v vaccine amidst the pandemic health crisis and milos the man wants top officials including the health minister to be sacked for failing to bring its it. i would like to say that the 2 biggest obstacles to delivering sputnik be to the czech republic and the minister of health and also the director of the state institute for drug control there are millions of people abroad are already being vaccinated with these jabs whether russian or chinese than the 2 i spoke of are to blame for the fact that our people will continue to die unnecessarily the only solution i see is the retirement of both well he certainly can but young blood need the health minister in prague has said he will wait for the maize approval before allowing sputnik v. to be used in check as long as i'm the health minister i will insist that vaccination in the czech republic is not done with the drug there's not been

approved by the european medicines agency but if he was to change his mind there are plenty within the government who would be very keen to see the russian vaccine rolled out across the country i would not seek to devalue the results of russian science just because it comes from russia we have a situation where there are not enough vaccine supplies in europe so the e.u. should have negotiated with other manufacturers including manufacturers from russia a long time ago. well elsewhere with one of the major vaccines that's being used here in europe the astra zeneca job italy and denmark of become the latest e.u. member states to suspend its use there joined by e.u. member states in europe norway and iceland in carrying out this suspension in denmark it follows the death of one person with a blood clot having just received the vaccine big health minister in that country said it's not currently possible to conclude if there is

a link he made that announcement as he also announced that there would be a full investigation earlier we saw similar scenes from austria just a week ago or so the european medicines agency ruled what happened in that country had no link to the astra zeneca vaccine being given so these moves of precautionary in nature but certainly serious and worthwhile being looked at and that's why these member states of the e.u. as well as other european nations of of decided to take that decision to suspend the use of astra zeneca for now. as our correspondent mentioned a number of countries have suspended use of the astra zeneca vaccine over reports of blood clots and even death but the european medicines agency which is heading in investigations say's those states should continue using the jap position of european medicines agency safety committee. is that the vaccines benefits continue

to outweigh its risks and the vaccine can continue to be administered while investigation of cases of flu on bone bullock events is ongoing. scientists told us the implications of suspending the astra zeneca shot. i think when you're vaccinating very large numbers of people you've got to recognise that in the general population there are going to be a fix anyway people are suffering diseases all the time and you need to be sure the way any of beds that you see any effects that you see of the vaccine are not simply because your marks 1000 a large group of individuals who have other health conditions and so you have to look at it very very carefully and that's why you need to take a bit of a breather and investigate the possibility that the vaccine is it associated with these effects as far as i can i can tell some of the the a.m.a. has already looked at this in relation to austria and as for no it's no specific links with the vaccine because i've done that study comparing blood clots and other

and other effects in the general health of healthy population so i say the normal population versus the banks and to population so you have to look at these things very very can't it is there a problem with. globetrotting in other countries as well or is this just a one off for example in denmark that's a really important thing to to find out and really anybody with the sort of oversight multi-national oversight like the a.m.a. can do that the european metal medicines agency has to take the sort of questions and concerns of each member state into account when it when it gives gives or thora the i don't think that one can say the a.m.a. is being slipshod or careless you know that they're there questions that they are sui slightly different from regulators in the u.k. or in other countries so overall one gets quite

a broad picture of the safety of this drug what it is. in many different countries. the head of the american data privacy has questioned whether the passed on health information in covert passports can be held securely the e.u. is among those mulling introducing the documents but at rob civil war and they will lead to discrimination. and i have seen the efforts from the european union and the green time you know the green initiative and while this idea that they can guarantee. that the data is is safe and anonymized is just wrong it's incorrect and and i think it's a real problem when governments are claiming that just like it's a problem when companies claim that your data is anonymous and will never be lost stolen or act what we're concerned about is if vaccine data and then mexican data

combined with travel data starts to leak out and get going combined with these data broker profiles then anyone can buy any business can buy them any individual can buy them if they're available very cheap so for example an insurance company might or might not want to insure us or give us an offer if it's a certain amount of that if we fall into a certain category based on that data. the company of the past and we just heard from held a poll finding less than half of americans want digital health possible with rops yvel as says that if they aprile to know any essential information should be used what i believe is a good so lucian to the problem and opportunity of vaccine passports is to not use a shared database is alaska knowledge used stickers is used things that don't

replicate our data across every country we travel to or every sports venue if we want to watch a football game having all of this data in it now sounds great and it sounds convenient but ultimately there is a lot of risks to our privacy in the future if we keep creating more data especially how. thanks for joining us here on our c.n.n. national we hope you having a fantastic start to your day we'll be back in 30 minutes for the latest. version of the stand here from us and. our all. over them with.

our good armor on our show at the from there are rather democrats that are before the 4th of them to care that. i'm going to let them but i don't get in there you can there and kick and. i have flu each other for truffle not that it. won't work then i'm on my machine but also i know it does show that in the minds of. the hey how you want to do it. because it's whole for pleasure for sure gone the i knew you didn't pay i think time in syria said. he she ought to have a. model for them after the whole for mr it's for jim and lawyer for hope that our

family for. the money. seemed wrong. to me new world yet to shape out they become educated and engaged with equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we look for common ground. one of the worst ever mass shootings in america was in less vigorous in 2017 the tragedy exposed a little of the real last big women who say elected officials are controlled by casino owners the dangers shooting reveal where d l v m p d really is and now it's part of the stand as sheen has to the american public

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