the last artificial intelligence is not that it turns evil but just that it turns very competent but has goal that are not aligned with our goals. us regulators force astra zeneca to admit its coby job is less effective than previously claimed and point to inconsistency is in trials. a drag queen cites on a book called racist bailey the washington post is ridiculed for offering parents so-called learning materials for toddlers we put to use you up for debate. we have to do something. instead of being naive. producing books 3. talking about our my world baby each just absolute nonsense. and special reports we've traveled to one of the world's 1st places this crap tough and out it's officially free. republic of chechnya.

from moscow thanks for joining us tonight here on our to international and daniel hawkins wherever you are tonight's welcome to the program. the u.s. medical regulators have forced astra zeneca to admit its covert shot is less effective than it claimed so awful throat is revealed of may have included outdated information in the vaccine trials auntie's shot at reports. well astra zeneca is hardly out of the headlines these days and now it's in them because its drug is said to be less effective than originally thought the data and safety monitoring board expressed concern that astra zeneca may have included outdated information from the trial which may have provided an incomplete of the efficacy date us regulators questioned the efficacy of the astra zeneca job forcing the company to

publish additional data to show what happened in its trials as a result of that we now know that the astra zeneca jab is 3 percent less effective at dealing with symptomatic cases of covert 19 however it is still 100 percent effective at dealing with severe cases including those that require hospitalization this is what astra zeneca has had to say the primary endpoint maxon efficacy at preventing symptomatic of it 19 where 76 percent occurring 15 days or more after receiving 2 doses given 4 weeks apart well astra zeneca has had a pretty bumpy ride in the e.u. after they were all humans about whether it was filling its kwan fact and delivering the required number of doses he was also accused of we writing doses from the e.u. to go to the u.k. which has caused a huge storm between the u.k. and the e.u. then of course we had jobs of astra zeneca being suspended last week after swathes

of european countries are concerned that they were possible links to blood clots that lead to the european medicines agency this is the may have been to really review all of the data and it came to completion again last week that it believes that astra zeneca is a safe vaccine sheaves. the benefits of the vaccine in combating the still widespread throughout of kovi 19 continue to outweigh the risk of side effects the vaccine is not associated with an increase in the overall risk of blood clots and those who receive it however the. may said it would now be adding warnings to the medicine to let people know that one of the possible side effects could be blood clotting a warning that's already in place in countries such as canada but despite those reassurances from the e m a there hasn't been fully convincing. european countries some european countries like france finland iceland have decided that they will start giving astra zeneca

again in fact some of them already have however they will only give it to populations of old age groups and that's because when the evidence will move things they said in their press conference last week was that the cases that they had seen of blood clotting that could possibly be linked to astra zeneca all in the younger age groups now trust in seneca has completely gone off the edge of a cliff across the european union a recent survey by hugo found that the majority of people just didn't think that this vaccine was safe so this new information about the fact that it's quite as effective as we previously would lead to believe may seem like a very small thing but it really could erode trust even further. microbiologists. visions could take confidence in the pharmaceutical giant vaccine. fundamental tenet in science that you don't pick and choose which states are you crazy but it

appears that for some reason that's what's happened and we don't know why they'd done that but it is always raises suspicions when people try to ignore the data that's perhaps not so good in favor of the day to day so we should remember that it's only a 3 percent difference for mild moderate these and no difference at all for the most serious life threatening conditions not everybody and i would say relatively few people pick up on the fact that the difference is small they pick up on the fact that there is a difference and that astra zeneca have essentially been no excuse to cherry picking data so that's what people hear and it affects confidence it may put confidence in the company and i think it's highly likely that it will. cause people to question the efficacy of the vaccine. meanwhile the dispute between the e.u. and britain over astra zeneca job delays is also heating up brussels will vote on

toughening vaccine exports on thursday widely seen as a move against the u.k. and prime minister bars johnson's already fired a warning shot. i don't think that blockades of. either vaccines or. medicines of the ingredients prevent scenes of sensible big meeting in brussels on thursday the leaders of the 27 member states will have to decide whether or not they're going to give their blessing to a plan put forward from the european commission that would see or could see limits placed on the export of vaccines manufactured in the e.u. to nations that have their own vaccine production now in a lesser extent this is aimed at the united states but the main focus of this would fall on the united kingdom the reason it's been put into play is because well the glacially slow vaccination program desperately needs to get on track it's clear.

we also need to ensure it works a nation of our own volition and as indeed we are in a sense a behind as a skit and if you look at the sametime despiser folks that he. wants a global hawk sports fandom it. is a same time all saw the largest exporter of the european commission said just under 11000000 vaccine doses had been exported from the e.u. to the united kingdom with 0 heading in that direction what this mechanism would mean is that vaccines that had been set to go to the united kingdom for their exports could be blocked as long as companies will fail to live up to contracts that they signed with brussels there were many warnings that this was coming down the track we have the possibility to ban planned exports this is

a message to astra zeneca you fulfill your part of the deal towards europe before we start to deliver to other countries the focus of a lot of the seems to be astra zeneca the vaccine manuf. commission president ursula fonda line said that astra zeneca it only delivered on 30 percent of the 19000000 or so doses they promised in the 1st quarter of 2021 plenty to keep an eye on on thursday coming out of brussels we also looking at the reaction to what's said in the european union from across the english channel in the united kingdom. but it's not the only very public dispute facing brussels sprout with china over human rights can see a huge investment deal go down the drain we'll tell you more very shortly. apparently you're never too young to be progressive in an article in the washington post experts godparents to books websites and companies offering work material for

children the future title social justice for toddlers thoughts about the importance of equality racial and gender education for kids of the article highlights materials like a drag queen website books like baby and woke baby and a firm selling toys and learning materials to dismantle bias however many have found the advice divisive and even harmful can we just teach children to walk talk or play before we start hoisting our deal to neurosis on them indoctrination is wrong washington post this conversation is one that divides us universal identity is what should be centered not race not gender this generation of kids is going to need decades of 30 pm after going through this critical race theory one half of them will just crumble under the white guilt pushed into them and turn into fragile ghosts barely resembling human beings the other half will just get radicalized. or the reaction to the washington post piece from talk radio strong

gone away when benefits of unite against fascism. can i just check the calendar he's a pro the 1st this is a complete and utter joke listen when kids are 3 or 4 they want to play with each other and they should be encouraged how we as modern parents or grandparents should not be reinforcing prejudice our prejudices if we have them on to the children of course it's important to show kids by example that you're not racist or homophobic or sexist i would agree with all of that but produce him pox for 3 year olds talking about arm awoke baby it's just absolute nonsense the whole of america has laughed at the washington post 3 year olds don't buy books john parents are books because what we're trying to do is to try and develop human beings to respect each other it's not automatic i will with the what

the washington post are trying to do is have a discussion about how we develop people and that included parents so parents can be parenting they don't fear alone they label it start to try and bring up a better generation the previous generation that we have to do something. instead of be naive lout that happens as moses tried to instill and key races where equality treatment or nonsexist behavior whatever it's not society is going to be very very difficult job we have to start somewhere you don't started 3 years old with a drag queen or whatever they used new termes read in them bedtime stories at 3 years old the washington post have been ridiculed this is the wont sector the work sector trying to push their agenda on to 3 year olds well i'm sorry it's not needed it's not necessary if you come from racism if if you come across and sexism and if

there's a problem in schools let's address that but please for goodness sake let. heartless be toddlers actually trying to teach our children to illegally quality of only age it's never too early yet. our human beings behave and actually we can probably have a better generation doesn't carry the previous sins of the previous other generations and. this whole idea that i should feel guilty for the sins of previous generations well no i'm not going to pass that guilt on to the next generation i'm sorry i disagree completely. hyena and a thug the shocking insults and now deleted tweets by sean as embassy in paris were made against the french scholar they were from a war of words to action beijing is hitting back at the e.u. used 1st sanctions and 3 decades by blacklisting european officials sparked outrage in brussels with calls to drop

a vast investment deal more does the if asks if they'll follow through on the threat for decades now out childish trade mark its signature diplomacy was restraint patience never rash never hasty never impulsive always slow methodical but europe must have crossed a large because immediately after it announced its 1st new sanctions against china in 30 years china struck back it must be pointed out that these countries who proclaim themselves to be human rights judges akin to lecture others have an ignoble record on human rights they have absolutely no right to criticize china my choice to shift blame to china for what they have committed the dragon has finally shown its teeth it blacklisted a slew of members of the european parliament subcommittee on human rights denied them entry to china and permission to do business in china to any entity as soon as he did with these people tough stuff but has been waging gone too far.

china's sanctions against european m.p.'s scientists and political institutions as well as non-governmental organizations represent an inappropriate escalation that unnecessarily strains ties between the e.u. and china chinese ambassadors were also summit in italy in france embassies were flooded with concerns and protests europe appeared to be united in outrage for union soon liberal with sanctioning others europe really doesn't like to be on the receiving end china has retaliated to those sanctions and rather than changes policies and address our legitimate concerns china is against a blind eye and these measures are there to will and next an acceptable it sense are thinkable that our parliament would even entertain their idea fred to

fire on the e.u. china investment agreement while its members and one of his committees on the sanctions efficient statement of the chinese side explained what are these that push china to do this that todd they say of the hypocrisy the double standards that europe applies to itself and its friends and different standards to every what out's as an example within days of europe excluding an outrage over china daring to sanction m e p's you crave did the same thing sanction members of parliament for visiting crimea silence nothing neither germany nor france little italy summon the ukrainian ambassador no condemnation which is kind of china's point. the chinese side urges the use site to reflect on itself squarely the severity of its mistake and redress it it must stop lecturing others and human rights and interfering in their internal affairs see there's

a reason why europe has pushed for a trade deal with china for the better half of a decade at because chinese companies are making a whole lot more money in europe than vice versa the ears market is substantially more open to chinese companies and investment than china's market is for a u. companies and this agreement helps actually to address this imbalance sue what better way to get back at china than to suspend a trade deal that would benefit primarily european companies and businesses these ladies and gentlemen is a textbook need jerk reaction and it speaks volumes about the class and competence of europe's current foreign policy team an expert in international relations we spoke to says that despite the ongoing diplomatic spot e.u. china economic interests will prevail. start to look into what happened in the last

meeting with the university's meeting 5 through strong signal to the entire world that china does snot want out of country to lecture to do what they norbit and this was should be done to retore just with your piece respect to soften t. china to want to intervene or to lecture the others what to do. because the big keeping them saw china was forced to lecture on them not even to be european union is a little organization and bruising the liberal agenda and the police ideology in china is not but i cannot recall each trying and the european union did well for me to show others i don't think this is a very easy thing to reconcile i was saying a lot of it will require the chinese and also the european politicians and all i want to respond to how to strike the fine line to trying to balance to the crash between. the demand for economic growth for mutual benefits.

if you haven't received your parcel from abroad yet don't rush to blame that every guy your goods might be among those stuck in a jam in the world's busiest shipping route the suez canal in egypt as our container ship called the ever given has run aground and caused a major back up on the roof of the vessel which is 400 meters long that's around 4 football fields is way to the cross the waterway traffic one $150.00 other ships 12 percent of global trade passes through the canal the blockade has halted almost $10000000000.00 worth of daily traffic in egypt had to reopen the canals all the powell shuttle to let some vessels through until the grounded ship is refloated shipping experts think dislodging it could take from days to even weeks. around the world to coronavirus pandemic has afflicted defy. times it's also been uncharted territory every country's had to quickly learn how to deal with the

health threats with some fairing better than others in their efforts so as we start to work out what lessons can be learned and how to move forward we've got a special report from the russian republic of chechnya often criticized for its humanitarian record and strict regime has it found a way through the pandemic that could be a template our correspondent went there to see firsthand. yeah they tried to me up a bit personally i condemn these methods but it seems they've proven to be quite effective and that. they took me to the police station a couple of times what for for being outside but seriously let's start over. when you think of chechnya your mind will kind of some negative associations chechnya was one of the most frightening place in islamic extremism in chechnya to the horror that i've never witnessed the authoritarian leader of the russian republic of chechnya. has

a bad reputation in the west violations and a crackdown on the eligibility community the like of democracy the list goes on yet at the same time during the man demming people here it's surprising as it might sound are in many ways freer than people in moscow and new york london paris you name it. highland church now and that means i can legally without breaking any rules or regulations get rid of this you see chechnya has become one of the 1st regions in russia to lift mandatory mask wearing make and effectively one of the few places in the world without coronavirus restrictions because as local authority claim they've conquered the virus how common is formidable change now i know it's a democratic iraq that's enjoying the freedom of worship freedom of movement and that pretty basic right to live your life as you used to was it a chechen medical miracle or extremely oppressive measures taken by the local

government. and draws in this largest place of gathering the central mosque a new social distancing is required and masks are nowhere to be seen. more. 70. the division it's ugly i suppose which i know the number of new infections is going down with a lot of people good sense and it's all recovered from cozy so what you're seeing now is to come possible because we fold old ships so thanks to all the smoke we can stand together and pray this was. brought to me the region's capital you can walk into any cafe and travel back in time to the pre-code era it is still weird that i

have to wear a mask staff they don't wear masks at all so i think it looks strange after a year of that and that makes people around us seem to enjoy this newfound sense of freedom well though there is this one question we ask them that many appear reluctant to answer but i heard that they had a very tough like down here in chechnya. well yes he said in that he couldn't leave your house that it was very strict so. yes but our child there were sick so i didn't get to know anyway the money is here all right now yes he's fine the girl was clearly i'm comfortable talking about the lockdown later the same day i had another intriguing conversation with locals that followed showed us how do you feel about the quarantine and the lock down and said truck it is i know what they took me to the police station a couple of times what for the for being outside. without wearing

a mask and that we weren't allowed to go outside at all but seriously let's start over there is something about the chechen lockdown that makes people here very cautious about talking there were reports of force used against those who didn't comply with anti coronavirus rules legibly several people were even beaten for sure when. up in public without a mask. in chechnya or used a special methods to combat the spread of coronavirus right in and out of my view to something like yeah i know the part of the north caucasus in general has seen anything like it seems to me now that the war in shali which is a smaller town in chechnya and it came into the spotlight after this video came out . around a dozen of people in police uniforms patrolling the area holding white plastic pipes allegedly there was war local law enforcement and the pipes were meant as an intimidating tool for those who do not comply with quarantine at the local

administration which is located inside this stunning skyscraper built in the town of 10000 people we were told that the video is just another fake before the debate over the internet for going to a law enforcement offices all was would was in the limits of the law. in a civil and. we couldn't find anyone who would confirm that people were beaten in chechnya for not complying with the quarantine many locals who heard the rumor and literally everyone we met said they strictly followed all the rules introduced by the local government as deputy minister of health and medicine at a children's hospital that was turned into a center for example which they should because i was vaccinated they even allowed me into the red zone in. the hallways were quiet and spotless most of the units were empty and medical staff looked fresh and full of energy the facility didn't look like it had a particularly hard time during depend demick the region bragg's one of the lowest

numbers of registered cases of daily new infections of covert related deaths i mean it really looks impressive which may janya it or if it's arm got this in italy now i don't trust the official numbers are hard to not only those provided by chechen officials but these fishel data from the north caucasus region in your mouth but we've seen a lot of the. it is assuring that the numbers under a poll to time you so imagine my surprise when not just an opposition journalist but also one of chechnya is top health officials told me to do not take this social datta at face value. he says to me he does 50 percent of our population have probably already had to wait so you're saying that over 50 percent have to already had it but according to the officials and i specifically checked that the number of registered cases is in 13000 and to make it clear. is the number of patients confirmed to many people did not show any symptoms. and that was quite

a journey of people in change now their clients and their hospital and they're always willing to help on the one hand but on the other they are cautious and they seem to always keep something for themselves especially when they talk with an outsider they always mindful of what they're saying to you i guess this is part of the cultural code chechen society which went through 2 bloody wars is a tough it is closed and close knit at the same time. and their experience of getting through this pandemic might be different from what people have in europe the united states the rest of russia by it's hard to tell that it didn't work out at the end of the day so this is it worthwhile out of change now back to moscow and what that means well for one and that means that i have to put my mask back on.

constance in the rosko if there was that report from chechnya last picking up again in one russian republic of cool so on the very front on of all this around the world the medical workers and docs is working to keep us all safe and a tribute to the maltese cross. the doctor at moscow's main hospital tells us the stories of the nurses who work shoulder to shoulder with doctors to save lives we bring the full versions and i. cross the world where you will. if i really can't recognize them by their face with i recognize them by their eyes. he does personal protection equipment has drastically changed perceptions if you recognize a person either by a large badge on their chest or which happens more often by their eyes that's how you recognize them later in the green zone.

the reds are in the corner teens are and you have to wear p.p. there which is uncomfortable because it never fits properly. when they 1st brought the patients in and they were scared of us it doing us some time to realize that there was this young girl they brought her here from the airport and she was crying all talking shit i said on the bed beside her and asked are you scared of us she said yes so i said to her we're just like you were human and we're scared to. last summer was unreal just unreal when your arm streams us west poured down the sleeves it was really hard to end their. life. and. my life has been split into before and after the strange as it sounds.

sometimes you see a person and realize that they're an ideal nurse something i could never be. it's practically my 2nd family frankly speaking. i'm really proud of our nurses. doctors and i'm proud of our sisters. and their. end of each clinical conference by thanking them for working their shifts. come to day i want to thank you for your her coolly and efforts you are the best. and most of us have witnessed or experienced online bullying are 2 documentary eyes up next exploring the challenges of social media through the eyes of russian bloggers and i call them brave will be here in half an hour to bring you right up

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