machine is a huge cash register that is ran by people who don't care about people's lives being lost. european commission admits covert vaccines on being evenly distributed among member states following claims by austria of backroom wheeling and dealing by some. performers occupy 3 of the country's former national theatre is saying they cannot survive the pandemic shutdown of cultural sites. justice for new york state care homes covert victims' families who lost loved ones accuse the authorities of covering up the death numbers. and be careful what you read british musician quits a successful band after he slammed online for praising an anti anti for book.

global stories and international analysis 247 this is r.t. international i'm calling brian moscow headline news 1st tensions within the e.u. over its stuttering covert vaccine rollout are ramping up the austrian chances claiming that some states have made backroom deals for job supplies breaking rules reporting next his peter all of. the one for all and all for one vaccine procurement program has come under fire again this time it's austria's chancellor. who's not happy he says the way that excess doses have been sorted out amounts to little more than a trading but he's also really unhappy with the weight distribution is being carried out he says that under the program the way it is at the moment some e.u. member states will vaccinate all of their population by may others will. to wait

until perhaps as long as the autumn up to here and from the book by have together with other heads of government share the information and compared our own statistics on that distribution among e.u. member states and when you do that you notice that their mounts delivered do not correspond to the respective population numbers there is such a bizarre word this in all contracts but when a member states and pharmaceutical companies are set to have existed according to kurtz's start small to has received area we've also heard from the e.u. commission spokespeople though they've said that look there are no secret backroom deals going on when it comes to doses of the vaccine and when it comes to the distribution program austria was privy to how this would work right from the very beginning if they'd had any problems with it they should of voice them then the starting point of the commission is to distribute doses based on population the member states can ask for less all more of

a particular vaccine in this context and following talks between member states is possible that a new distribution plan is agreed with the company. well the vaccination program has prompted some member states to look elsewhere for their jobs and the direction the a lot of them have been turning is towards russia's v. vaccine that has caused some problems though particularly in slovakia where the health minister now former health minister he is was forced to resign from the cabinet after he ordered 200000 doses of the russian vaccine 2 out of the 4 policies that make up the coalition government in that country said they weren't having nothing there is a similar boat different situation in the czech republic as well the president of the czech republic saying that the health minister and senior health official should either quit or be sacked if they don't buy rush's sputnik v.

vaccine well the sputnik v. job is currently undergoing a.m.a. the european medicines agency review once it gets not green light which is expected to come soon the vaccine will be used in a number of european nations foreign affairs analyst to add real kosong to believes the pandemics exposed that his unity within the e.u. . i do believe even though the. european union is broke and is perceived or aims to be perceived as a abortion as we know that the pandemic took out the words demons from all of us all all the governments around the world we know about the vaccine nationalism and we know that in this race for 'd our citizens' lives no one is really taking into account what the e.u. is saying i do agree with the torah the saying certain countries. just

pushing. for securing more vaccines and this buy back since nationalism is well documented. artists and employees are staging a unique performance of 3 of france's national theatres by occupying the venues in a protest over covert lockdowns they claim the restrictions have brought their industry to its knees and claim the curtains may never write again as charlotte event explained. oh i. think. the chorus of calls demanding the reopening of cultural venue's is growing allow day in front but with no clear end date in sight 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 multiply in the case of resistance to make our claims heard so we've all hit by the o.t. now for a week and for that it serves as a place of residence the odeon is a symbolic place it was occupied in the $968.00 process 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 protesters who set up shop here at the boat in fear 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 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 involved the aftermath of the whites here they know it why objective is to continue to protect artistic employment as much as nest. we will continue our discussions days later though and nothing has changed here the sector already hit badly by the 1st wave of the covert pandemic with performers taking to the streets to make their plight no you. c 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 louvre museum the also a museum the big museums in paris these are vos 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 in the world but that system has been strained as a result of co the 19 and many claim that they have fall in through the cracks

those his say that this protest is just the start as more and more regions in france will see similar action charlotte even ski r.t. paris. precious mounting on new york state governor andrew cuomo to step down have a sexual misconduct allegations and an alleged cover up of covert care home deaths . i think 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 cover up and that alone is unacceptable and disqualifying the state's health department had initially reported around $8000.00 fatalities in homes but those who were transferred to hospital and died excluded from the figures something deliberately to make the number of casualties seem low and if these victims are out

of the real number of deaths is almost double those reported victims' relatives question the counting out also going to apparent dismissal of its importance. who years 3328 died in spital died in a nursing home they died my father was in a nursing home station he was in the nursing home for 23. when he knew there were at least in theory ended my family he 'd could no longer stand. the nursing home. ways not prepared for any kind of health care or emergency and i know my father is still in town to write their governors and it's you who cares where they die it does matter because it points to one where with their you know errors in their policies into why are they afraid of

having those numbers revealed. most requirement for nursing homes to take in covert patients is being blamed for making the crisis worse. his mother died of mourning she's been demanding answers about co most policies and founded voices for c.d.'s which aims to improve the quality of life for some of the most vulnerable in society. the facility failed her. and the state failed her. i think that right now at least many of the deaths that happen in nursing homes were because of a mandate that almost put in that or 6 facilities it take in patients when they were not equipped to take care of them so it's a combination of both my mother's facility was reporting 40 deaths back in april when my mother died and she was not part of that number because she died at the hospital so when months and months continue to pass and it stayed up 40

we knew that that number could not be correct i mean you're not going to tell me that 40 people die although one shot and then no one dies for months so when the number actually came out we were we were basically you know we were found to be true or that it was not correct they're still families and seniors dying today because they're being isolated sadat's and you know i know families that i talk to on a daily basis where they see their loved one declining every day and they're not allowed to say you know like a scandal comes of the worst possible time for the state government a 6 report of sexual misconduct against kobo has been published pushing more than 50 state legislators from his own party to them out his resignation. next to rouse erupted with a one of america's leading global think tanks after it published an article saying that the united states should forget about promoting human rights and democracy in its dealings with russia with the details he's kind of more than. there seems to be a war over russia brewing at the atlantic council the atlantic council is

a an important washington d.c. think tank dedicated to promoting human rights and democracy we now have 2 of its experts who have come forward and said that quote democratizing russia may not actually be in the foreign policy interests of the united states this is some of what they said policymakers should award a human rights 1st broached to russia democratization in russia would not necessarily be good for u.s. foreign policy interests lammed by other fellows of the atlantic council we had $22.00 atlanta council individuals us signing a document denouncing room and distancing themselves from this statement they said that they feel that this statement by their 2 colleagues misses the mark this is their response there are school is premised on a false assumption that human rights and national interests wholly separate and the u.s. policy toward russia was and remains driven by human rights concerns principally in

fact previous administrations and the current one have sought to integrate our values and other national interests the united states often claims it's promoting human rights around the world when it overthrows governments in libya in iraq in afghanistan the united states claimed it was bringing freedom to the countries when it invaded and destabilize the countries with pretty catastrophic results in syria the united states backed the opposition with similar runner rick now anthony blinken the new u.s. secretary of state says that now washington will not be using force in its efforts to promote human rights and democracy around the world we will incentivize democratic behavior. but we will not promote democracy through costly military interventions or by attempting to overthrow author terry regimes by force. we've tried these tactics in the past however well intentioned they haven't worked well he's certainly correct in saying that they haven't worked they've simply resulted in chaos and more suffering in country after country after country but now the

question must be raised if u.s. military interventions and source is not going to be used to promote or spread human rights and democracy how exactly does the united states intends to do it in a last hour we talked to former u.s. marine corps intelligence officer scott ritter have they he says containing russia or is that a key goal of u.s. foreign policy. no i mean the atlantic council has always been a promoter of the transatlantic relationship between the united states and europe. and that relationship hinges on you know the cold war type thinking ok you know band seen the rules based international order and painting those nations that aren't willing to subordinate themselves to this rule rules peace international order 1st and foremost among those was the former soviet union and now today russia so the atlantic council has always been about the containment of russia in one of the ways that the united states and europe have. contained russia is by calling

russia out on you know what they what they see as human rights violations and they use this human rights issue as a means of sanctioning russia in further curtailing russia so then spend the atlantic council's you know bread and butter a policy positions of hypocrisy has never stopped people who are who promote so-called american values as a means of selling foreign policy so you know just because america has a difficult his own doesn't mean that the atlantic council knows or their ilk are going to continue to try to sell the united states as the sign shining city on the hill that should serve as a model for all over countries to race yet the truth is it is difficult to so you know american democracy is the cure all. it without say on the way the head of an i.t. firms warning that covert immunity possible if they do get introduced could have

severe implications for data privet say it's one of the stories we're still going to take you through later in the program. according to secretary of state link and china is the only country with the. economic military in technological powers to seriously challenge the stable and open international system all you need is values and relationships that made the world work the way we want it to is china really a threat to washington's legal system. seemed wrong why don't we all just don't all. get to shape out these days become educated and engage with equals betrayal.

when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. join me every thursday on the alex i'm unsure when i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. hello again now at a time of extreme woke no sun council culture it seems that chatting openly about what you're reading can be a career ending move i mean zation from one well known british brands being branded a fascist for mentioning that he'd read a book criticizing the left wing activist movement until for all these constantine 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 ex and 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 had been planned and for many years was a mind com or an isis manual on how to make bombs no much worse winston marshall was called out by social justice worriers for publically recommending in newly published book criticize an n.t. for well you remember n.t. for right.

that was 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 didn't do or spent a flush chez i really like that one song a while ago winston mossel and his prove to us just a beanie and dress and i hope the rest of the band kicks him to the curb otherwise i'm out. 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 even milkshakes of even harassed a random asian man in portland because he looked like him a group for those who. because they read my were. the. was is not only the. meaning and terrorism but those of the globe's curious minds from and the new thoughts anyway and now writes a book that big surprise lashes out at and t. for and that grasps the attention of poor winston marshall who is already on the world greater in 2018 he posed with jordan peterson i say colleges who doesn't share transgender youth oreo or families that were strike number one and now endorsing the wrong book that strike number 2 game over your ban. 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 holly he spoke contract was polled after he question joe biden's election victory. a conservative publisher picked it up though saying they refused to how were before the woke mob but across most of the media and cultural landscape towering is the new name of the game. a lawyer who gets olds who also writes for the online political magazine spiked to says that it's not right to attack a person just for reading and commenting on 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 an extremely hopeful. 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 camp and i think what's really interesting is that we get drawn into these comparisons very very easily you know it's very easy to for around the time fascist nowadays but right wing fascism is a very remote ideology and in today's context i mean joe whatever you think of it means certainly not a 'd right wing fascist so the comparison is completely healed founded. the head of an american day to prevent question whether the personal health information encoded possible can be stored securely. also warned that it could lead

to discrimination. and i have seen the efforts from the european union and the green 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 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 but we're concerned about is if back seeing data and then mexican data combined with travel data starts to leak out and get going combined with these data broker profiles that anyone can buy any business can buy them any individual can buy them there are available very cheap so for example an insurance company might or might not want to insure a server or give us an offer if you have certain amounts of that if we fall into

a certain category based on that data. the company who see you just had held a poll which found that less than half of americans want digital health possible to shovel says that if they are brought in only essential information should be used. what i believe is a good so usually to the problem and hopper tyranny of vaccine of course is to not use a shared database is alaska knowledge even 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 health. not going great it's meant to be the central theme of

this summer's meeting of the world's richest nations in the u.k. however it's been revealed that the eco hotel which the g 7 leaders will be staying at may not be as environmentally friendly as it's claimed. just 2 months before world leaders bring their private jets come skidding into the u.k. from every corner of the planet to attend the g. 7 summit a few autographs are being i do not want to believe that they have a little dig literally. by a hotel in posh accent at the bottom left hand corner of britain posting the g. 7 summit in june has played a big part with a lot but sure trees and shrubs. to create 3 evening meeting rooms for the likes of climate chris 8 is a joke boyd and justin toured the country head hosts florist jobs 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 tickets for checked it and have to do the reverse of what they've done at that. hotel which prides itself on being eco friendly i won the coveted i eco hotel of the year award 2019 slash 24 to the 2020 slash 21 award as you know he'd love to 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 and hosted by people who obviously don't give a damn about it that how chalte chalte tell a future proof lupo statement you said status commentator 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 carbon emissions again it's not fun drinking champagne on your own is a plus in scotland in the event but it's another one of the united nations. for that change conference also known as c.e.o. peaches forrest has gone big on this one as well you need to minister just to concentrate 'd on this one club that conference or wonder what they'll dig up for their. kids or pondering the future of money next in sofia and co on r.t. international. is you'll be via reflection of reality.

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