the headlines here on r.t. international several german cities suspend the use of the vaccine for people under the age of 60 after reports of unusual blood clots. starts talks with rupture of the buy 1000000 doses of the sputnik 3 vaccine despite concerns from the european union. a british warns his community cannot be held responsible for the actions of some individuals if muslims are not treated with more respect for a teacher showed his class cartoons of the prophet muhammad our guests. throw. into such things the longing here is. to go into hiding with police protection. and another cultural debate is raging in from swear

a politician is under fire for insisting whites should have no say in discussions about race. by tuesday evening here just after 7 pm this is up to the international welcome to your new story lines we started with germany where several areas have suspended the use of the oxford. vaccine for people under the age of 60 but in munich and brandenburg state took that step off the 31 new reports of unusual blood clots more now with. hearing a hearing in the berlin city senate the senate health said that this was a precautionary measure that it was being taken following new data with relation to side effects from the vaccine across germany there have been 31 cases of blood clots developing in those who'd had the astra zeneca vaccine 29 of those have been

women 9. 1 of those cases have ended up being fatal now this is a situation regarding the vaccine which is likely to further erode the. confidence in it here in germany in fact. it crosses medical staff to be receiving it in the country we can see one case in hanover just recently where 600 medical staff were offered the astra zeneca vaccine only 200 came forward to get it this suspension of giving it out to the under sixty's is only likely to really affect those working in the health service germany's rollout of the vaccine in the general population is currently still only vaccinating the over 70 so it's those in specific employment that are receiving vaccines who are under that age particularly those who work in the medical profession what we have seen though is this isn't

just happening in germany in fact in canada the national advisory committee on vaccines has advised that the job for master is that it cannot be given out to those under the age of $55.00. there is substantial uncertainty about the benefit of providing astra zeneca 1000 faxing to adults under 55 years of age given that the potential risks associated with v.i.p.'s. particularly at the low estimated rates are we just a couple of weeks on from another scandal involving the astra zeneca vaccine where a number of nations suspended the use over fears of blood clots that was here in europe as well as the in central america in africa and in asia as well most of those nations resumed using astra zeneca as vaccine following an investigation that was carried out by the european medicines agency dead director and the cook came out give a press conference in which he said the astra zeneca vaccine was safe for use we

also heard from the world health organization saying that the benefits of taking the astra zeneca job far outweighed any potential risks while later on cheese day we are going to hear from the german chancellor angela merkel she is expected to give a press conference not alongside her health minister yen spawn as they say what the future of astra zeneca being used in germany is at least in the short term meanwhile the astra zeneca shot has undergone a partial rebranding last week the manufacturer registered a new trademark for the european market vax 7 until now the job were just repeated in the e.u. as kobe had 19 vaccine extras and a journalist thomas fast friends or thinks the timing of the name change is no coincidence. in so many instances possibly patients sitting at the at the vaccination point see on a day with a package and they read astra zeneca vaccine on the package and maybe in the last

moment they panicked and refused to accept that vaccine so by renaming it there with me may be appear a different name and not the astra zeneca on the package a rebranding even a name in the midst of a crisis and we could say that the vaccine. is in the astra zeneca big scene is going through a crisis i would regard as 'd a rather unusual move it is even more confusing when you take into account that there was a recommendation not to give asters any care for people older than $65.00 not because of blood clots at those time at that time but because of in effectiveness then we had the blood clot subject now it is affecting the the lower 65 age bracket the confusion is absolutely understandable there is not one single person responsible for it but it really comes at a bad time meanwhile austria has started talks with russia to buy $1000000.00 doses

of the sport in a greek over vaccine chancellor sebastian coe to announce the plans which would make austria the 3rd e.u. country to buy the job the move though has received a guarded response from brussels i discussed all of us a bit earlier in the program with r.t. is saskia taylor. the axion roll out continues to descend into chaos appetite for the sputnik the job continues to grow we've just heard straight from the austrian chancellor that approach us over 1000000 doses of the russian facts is on the cards something that sébastien cuts could finally set people free if austria receives an additional 1000000 doses of the vaccine a return to normal life is possible earlier and we could save many lives and jobs there should be no joke political barriers with vaccines what matters is whether the vaccine is effective and safe not where it came from. now if the deal goes through they would be delivered in 3 stages starting with the 1st part in april the

final to free in june and it would make. easy to approve sputnik for use following in the footsteps of hungry and. clearly 3 countries well so you frustrated with the blocks slow roll out what they accuse on equal distribution that they were willing to go against brussels against brussels in the sense that technically but if he has not been approved by the made up process is underway and whilst officially individual member states can independently register vaccines for their own use brussels has made it clear that if you do that you're on your own e.u. countries have the right to allow the use of a vaccine that has not received the approval of the european medicines agency on the territory on the mission sea basis however in this case the government of this country will be a full responsibility for the possible consequences of its use or message that somewhat jars with the european idea of all for one and one for rule but so brussels we have to remember this is probably very humiliating you know it's seen

shortages infighting already in every single headline and this latest from wall street that another member state has lost face in the blog is probably a bit you'd also mentioned hungary and slovakia what other countries are lining up and showing interest and support and agree while in the south of france the mayor of nice has said that he reached out to producers of sputnik v. essentially to put an unordered though he did say that he will not be administering the vaccine until it gets given the green light by the way which he anticipates in the summer and he really did wave away any misgivings about the job he said look guys it's registered in dozens of countries globally it's going very successfully case in point as though it is worth noting that that politically that was a pretty bumpy decision the health minister was actually pushed to resign. a wave of criticism when the prime minister had to really come out very strongly and very bluntly to defend his decision to seek russia's help the sputnik vaccine will not

go back to russia it will save lives in slovakia i would never give it up our country is a fundamental part of the european union but i cannot turn down a quality vaccine that will save our people because it's made in russia i'm not a murderer well we'll see whether the austrian chancellor faces similar backlash but looking at this it really is quite clear the famous a unity is failing the blocks failing to meet vaccine demand but at the same time it's refusing to accept help from the board and it's almost issuing these 70 threats to those who take matters into their own hands apparently all in the name of politics so one really has to ask is a union that puts politics over public house really a union that's fit for pup us. in the u.k. is a warning the prime minister that trouble is brewing if more respect isn't shown to muslims ultimately insinuating that the country could go the way of france as offer

a teacher in northern england left parts of the community outraged by showing cartoons of the prophet mohammed to his class. all we ask for is a bit of respect if one teacher can do it another teach can do it 5 years down the line and we do not want this to be the case otherwise we are not responsible for the actions of some individuals however the mom says that he condemns any assertions that promote violence the teacher who sparked the outrage showed the prophet mohammed caricatures during a class to bait on blasphemy in his family and now in hiding with police protection after receiving death threats he's apologized he's also been suspended there some local muslims are demanding the school fire him however a petition calling on the school to reinstate him has already gone that over $65000.00 signatures in the u.k. the public education is defending the teacher. it is never acceptable to threaten the intimidate teaches we encourage dialogue between parents and schools when he

she has emerged schools are free to include a full range of issues ideas and materials in their curriculum including where they are challenging a controversial subject of a obligations to political balance a. similar case in france last october you probably remember a lot of the brutal murder of samuel patty a history teacher near paris he was beheaded in broad daylight by a terrorist after showing cartoons of the prophet muhammad to his pupils. on the inside one of our competitors was murdered because he taught our compassion it was the victim of an islamist terror attack.

but. we spoke with him death from christian concern and mo unsorry a political and social commentator on these issues. this could be very easily turning into some kind of a powder keg and you do not throw that matches into such things we've seen in france and in many european countries the rise of the far right we've seen some to tears civil rights system pushing against islam pushing against muslims marginalizing them and it's open season on muslims courage attack them on free speech basis and people make themselves up to be free speech martyrs or somehow muslims become inflamed or they won't fit in western values so what's most alarming here is that a teacher asked her to go into hiding with police protection because what he's done he's he's discussed a point of discussion about a cartoon and the why the subject of blasphemy he hasn't actually hurt anyone he hasn't actually even threatened any violence and yet there are obviously very real

threats of violence against him so much so that the police to protect him and take his family his wife and his children into hiding i think that is very very concerning and i think we need to recover a sense of normality in a sense of people being able to openly discuss and educate people about these things and i've been around the block a few times and had this discussion a few times every time we've had this discussion on free speech and debate we have put down to worst of the ideas racism hatred we know it's not ok to be racist against muslims to make the argument is it alright to be racist or is this racist we need to learn about religion that we need to learn about what people believe and we need to openly discuss them and so people and supervisor let's be very clear about this that discussing a cartoon it's got about how it has nothing to do with basis and it's not racism at all what's happening here is people trying to shut down discussion and using threats of violence really will judge. people who work with the english defense

league you keep anti muslim interest across europe and the rest of the while to try and demonize muslims marginalize them would have enough you will not win the cultural debate. or is he ok to be poked fun at and be racist against muslims out of their loved ones read what else is and you don't get to be offensive towards us this is not the way a free society should work he should definitely be defended it's all he's done is raise a discussion people should be free to discuss things in class if we're not free to discuss things we have a de facto blasphemy law in the country which is being enforced by more brule that threatens violence against people and there's another cultural debate raging across the english channel where a french leftwing politician is under fire for saying white people should stay out of discussions on racism or critics say their remarks are yet another sign of how us style woke culture is undermining french values is artie's it charlatans. the empty wine debate has been stirred up once again here in france this time after

a black politician waded into a row that's been raging over the student union which admitted it held meetings about discrimination that excluded white people. it exists it exists this reunions exists no food reprove a reason member of the paris local authority and this standing in the coming elections has added her $0.02 she suggested white people could be allowed into those meetings but only if they keep quiet. i'm not saying anyone should be banned from entering but they should stay silent and let others speak in issues that concern them her comments severed opinion strong scrambles to deal with the rise in identity politics for those on the right this is seen as an unwelcome american import that undermining universalis french valleys

a form of personal culture in my region no resident should be discriminated against for the call of the skin there is no such thing as acceptable racism i will always be a bulwark against those who try to fracture country others went even further saying that. the unit students' union with the stuff of martin luther king's knowing. the king would be turning in his grave he who dreamed of living in a country where people would not be judged by the color of this scale but by the qualities of their personality but audrey prove us wrong more gain support from some on the left including from the leader of france and by out who said that she had merely understood what it discussion group it is politicians have been more than vocal but what do ordinary people think is it. ok to exclude white people from the debate and they say it's racist you know well it's an absolute core i don't

know how people can lead you to my such nonsense we should just mental this racist remarks from scratch. for me it's not acceptable to screwed white people for me to this i view that as racist. i think it's perfectly legitimate to exclude white people from the meetings felicitous i'm france has always been a country which respects human rights and does not look primarily at the color of people's skin. the numbers are oh not personally concerned about racism but i think it exists. you know real a future issue if it were the other way around if the national party or right wing m.p. said that black or arabic people should be quiet during an event dedicated to the victims of terrorism that's what also cause public outrage the entire political

class all the media would just be fired leave rail against this person and condemn him because it's racist if their friends only sees. blue white and red it distinguishes between citizens only on their merits and not on their roots of religion i think this is very serious obviously the statement by audrey paul why it's racist and should be universally condemned there can be no double standards here racism is universal unfortunately there are various forms of racism hatred and we are faced with this everywhere we belong to. aggravated fraud and involuntary manslaughter that's what french pharmaceutical giant has been found guilty of in one of the country's worst ever health scandals the case revolves around the diabetes and a weight loss drug mediator which is believed to have caused at least 500 deaths due to heart problems but the pill had been on the market for 33 years it was used by 5000000 people we heard from one man who took the drug and now has a prosthetic heart valve. you know when

a person is ruined for 10 years when you win a mechanical pretty system take medication for 10 years to live you can't think this is normal it's been going on every day since i retired this is crazy fortunately i called my lawyer who i need right now he's always ready to help us and she can see i came here with my daughter because someone must be with me all i can do is drive 20 to 30 kilometers a day we didn't get what we wanted but my lawyer will continue to pursue this case the manufacturer has been slapped with a fine of almost 3000000 euros even the french medicines watchdog has also been fined for delaying the stoppage of drug sales the agency even acknowledged it was partially responsible for the scandal that comes amid concerns of pharmaceutical companies ultimately lobbying government bodies. says it was unaware of the adverse side effects until the trial started but the french doctor who 1st discovered the

fatal risks told us the company deliberately withheld vital information from patients. it doesn't cause my back. i have been fighting for 14 years for the fact to be recognized that's an incredible fraud was committed by a large french manufacturer a pharmaceutical company with a good reputation which secretly released a strong poison on the market and was selling it for more than a decade and totally knew what it was doing it is difficult to find words to describe such actions this is going to crimes mainly aggravated fraud the fine they have to pay as a punishment is not very high but the amount that will have to be paid as compensation from all the damage to millions of civilians affected by the fraud is still impressive about $200000000.00 euros so the total payments are negligible but the court's decision in general is frustrating it is not enough. 24 hours they are here in moscow you are looking at live pictures right now as a russian security officer has been injured in an armed scene huge that is now

under way in a residential area just outside moscow a 61 year old man is holed up in his house which has been surrounded by police now the standoff has been going on now for almost 6 hours to see and locals are reporting regular gunfire and you can hear the noises coming to these live pictures right now is unconfirmed if that is gunfire you can see the houses apparently on fire internally security forces initially showed up at the house as part of a probe into trafficking into which the shooter is a suspect. large heavily fortified building you can see here there's a high brick wall around it just out of shot now rather than letting them in the suspect opened fire hurling 2 grenades police reportedly fired back with a rocket launcher the police have not yet attempted to storm the home but special forces are on site with bill and says and again you're looking at live pictures here this is just outside moscow city is just in the moscow region 6 hours this standoff being going on now and it does appear that the house is well under fire

and we understand the suspect is still inside. house surrounded by special forces will keep you posted. the migrant build up along america's southwestern border shows no sign of easing the media is being denied access to detention facilities this prompted the texas senator ted cruz to visit a local center for new comers to see for himself how bad conditions really are but when the republican tried to document what he saw he was stopped by a woman who he alleges is a political operative just hired and working for the biden administration. but you were hired 2 weeks ago and you're instructed to ask us to not have any pictures taken these respected because the political leadership of the dia just does not want the american people to know even that they were dancing in the in front of the pictures so you know that they were thinking the rules are arbitrary and there's i believe that in people i really like them and i want to fix this situation we are

going to get an iteration you want a $400.00 responsible for these conditions now at this point the biden ministration continues to say what it is said all along which is that it is committed to transparency however when the time comes to actually let that transparency happen we have some pretty strong excuses coming from jen psaki of the white house spokesperson here's what we've heard we are mindful of the fact that we are in the middle of a pandemic we want to keep these kids safe keep the staff safe but we are absolutely committed to transparency and providing access to media to the border patrol facilities and we're working to get that done as soon as we can so this is being set up and you'll have full access to everything once we get to see. just to be clear how soon will that be mr president i don't know. to be clear now at this point we've got some voices that seem to be determined not to portray what's happening on the border as a crisis this is

a memo from the associated press about how to describe the situation we should avoid or at the least be highly cautious about referring to the present situation as a crisis on our own although we may quote others using that language while the associated press says it may not actually fit the dictionary definition of a crisis a recent poll taken among the u.s. public shows that 76 percent of americans believe the situation on the u.s. border is indeed a crisis the worst charge against them right now is mistreatment of these people these young people and children at the border someone claiming is jen psaki claims transparency is what you'll get and dignity and. specht is what these people get and it's just completely opposite of that they're not in a dignified situation they've got thousands of people sleeping. and big code to nose you know stacked on the floor so tight they have to sleep on their side and they can't roll over and that's

a complete embarrassment for the by the ministration they're not even testing those people and i'm sure thousands of them do have various viral loads and are bringing them across to infect ordinary americans who are not as yet completely vaccinated so that's another great danger that is being forced on the american people in the name of this fraud because they want this story off the headlines when you ask biden when the transparency is going to be delivered by his administration he says i don't know they're up to something else this is not a matter of trying to help impoverished people from from 3rd world countries become americans and reap the benefits of residence here this is not about that. as coals grow in. the country is already struggling. what the future might hold. just one of many business struggling

to stay afloat. the for. him some will do but soon june 1st look down there was still motivations of fights but now it's fading fast and the light at the end of the tunnel is what the restaurateurs leg we all like it's. the the east to stifle assistance programs that need to be greatly simplified in disbursements must be significantly accelerated people don't need to wait months for payments and the even greater risks they've had over a year to work out this plan in detail but it still doesn't work.

of apply for financial assistance from november and december for 2 businesses i own we're talking about 130000 euro for november 160000 full december i received 60000 euros and i need to cover the costs of $2.00 companies and stone full time benefits can also be applied full but you will not receive it until 3 months later it's me as a 1st you have to pay everything out of your pockets. this policy has not changed for a year of course they need to learn a new thanks otherways out or emerging and clothing through new technological advances you cannot stay put and hope that everything will be fine the bundestag elections in september are also likely to play a role nobody wants to make a mistake because in the end you may not be elected but this is not about politics

not about federal politics or electoral mandate. but about our society as a whole especially about the event industry and catering establishments because they are bursting at the seams. are just give you an update here on our team international we're showing you live pictures right now of the update is a russian security officer has been injured in an. age that is now under way in a residential area just outside of moscow 61 year old man is holed up in this house surrounded by police you can see the house is on fire the standoff has been going on now for almost 6 hours in mid teens she and locals are reporting regular gunfire you can hear what sounds like shots though unconfirmed at this point the security forces and initially showed up at the house as part of a probe into trafficking in which the shooter is a suspect you can see that houses a large heavily fortified building out rather than letting them in the suspect

opened fire throwing 2 grenades at police the police fired back with a rocket launcher we understand the police have not yet attempted to storm the home but special forces units are on site along with i mean this is again you are looking at live pictures right now which is just outside of moscow the moscow region here it's not what just 7 30 pm on tuesday evening a gunman inside special forces outside and the man inside the building is a suspected. here on r t international we will keep you posted on this developing story. and that's it for me right now here on our international union o'neal is here in half an hour's time with more of your choose day worldwide news headlines. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy

confrontation let it be an arms race in. very dramatic development only really exists i don't see how that strategy will be successful very. time to sit down and talk. humanity has never seen such strange natural phenomena. appearing in the. one after another. of us. you pull you know. he wouldn't. miss one appeared in 2020. how often and. how dangerous own day for humans from only you did.