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speak to british workers. and. millions. of. a long awaited. report from. questions. live from our international news center and. your company. our top story. the european medicines agency has thrown its support the. vaccine the spite

of your blood clots the regulator is launching yet another investigation into the issue but insists country should keep using the shot. according to the current scientific knowledge there is no evidence that would support restricting the use of the backfill in any population 2 weeks ago on the 18th of march we gave an interim update of the assessment and we concluded after time that the benefits of the after turning back in preventing codeine change with it. hospitalized patients and their outweigh the risks of side effects and our position has not changed another mentioned previously a causal link with the vaccine has not yet been progress but it is possible there are now if this is still ongoing well this astra zeneca saga continues doesn't it the latest being the head of the european medicines agency insisting there is no evidence to suggest the best mode of action here would be to restrict the use of

the astra zeneca vaccine there is of course coming just days after germany decided to limit distribution of the job citing concerns over blood clots now worldwide there are being $62.00 cases of this rare blood clotting condition which has prompted a number of european countries to temporarily holt's use of the vaccine germany's medical regulator has recorded 31 cases of this rare blood clots condition although in people younger than the age of 63 all but 2 were women and 9 people have died and angela merkel has said this is data that the government just can't ignore. the standing committee for vaccination published near the commendations and the future use of the estrogenic a vaccination i quote on the basis of the currently available limited evidence and with a view to depend demick situation descending committee for vaccination recommends the use of the eschews any $1000.00 vaccine and those over 60 it's application for

under 16 is still possible a doctor's discretion and individual acceptance of the risks but it's just another setback in the process. really the block's vaccine rollout has been heavily criticised for being sluggish and this is mainly due to the fact that they just don't have a sufficient supply of vaccines only 4 percent of the books population has been vaccinated so far and the world health organization has really criticized this inside you know the block really needs to get a move on vaccines present our best way out of this pandemic however the rollout of these vaccines is an acceptably slow we must speed up the process by ramping up manufacturing reducing barriers to administering vaccines and using every single vial we have in stock now this is brussels also receives criticism from 5 is there which is blames the e.u. stringent export controls for delaying covert vaccine efforts now 5 is that the

drug maker which has a base in belgium supplies britain and 70 other countries around the world so we're seeing delays upon delays here so perhaps the perfect timing to introduce a helping hand in the form of an alternative vaccine but what if that vaccine is russian now the european medicines agency has been evaluating the for several weeks now but there are some countries that just aren't willing to wait any longer and have started ordering and some even started using the sputnik the vaccine hungary and slovakia are on board all stria being the latest european countries to order the vaccine and a recent poll in germany as shows that over half the country want its government to also follow suit now so we all remember the negative press surrounding sputnik the when the vaccine was 1st unveiled but now it seems that using sputnik the might be that the logical answer to all of these problems we're just seeing with the story we heard from martin martin's

a politician from germany's left party he thinks the folks in ruhleben europe beanpole it to the expense of people's health ultimately their lives. we look at what is going on with wall and i think we need every work seeing which is. possible to know to use and which is. secure so when we see that as true as in it there are still a lot of doubts. so we should take the alternatives and i think 'd the short of us not to evaluate and then to will accept that support we. all of a vehicle that scenes which are sure weren't safe to be used i think the population is very insecure at the moment i think demick there should be a lot more of nationalism and confidence in between different qualities in a shop be the politics internationally in favor of the people and of the health of

the people and if the governments are responsible we know you're also going to which are there should be madras and here measures to 'd secure or else of people instead of to is to secure the profits of the industry the french president has admitted he made mistakes every stage of the pandemic in a televised address to the nation money all micron also announced a 3rd nationwide lockdown as cases soar intensive care beds fill up on the country's death toll nears 100000 he said the situation left him no other choice. the city i know that had every stage of this epidemic we might say to ourselves that we could have done better and given that we made in the stakes analysis true we all need to make an additional efforts over the coming months this is what i ask of us collectively tonight. yeah the new locked on measures will be extended from

19 areas to all of mainland france from sun to develop means a nationwide curfew beginning at 7 pm travel between regions beyond the french president schools will be closed for at least 3 weeks and on once the dish will policing to ensure no more than 6 people gather at once well the measures introduced by the french leader come as a u. turn to his previous decision not to lock down in january he was criticised after our time by scientists and hospital bosses. i say to the government do it now but do it now do it for a shorter time but do it. right not to implement a lockdown in france at the end of january because we didn't have the explosion of cases that every model predicts it will be france's president is without doubt an educated man emmanuel macro through through the country's top institutions before making

a mark in both the private or public sector he then repaying france's youngest ever president i mean it's a pretty impressive resume and people traded in selfless and learned he knew when to take advice it was important at this time by following the advice of scientists as we've just done to ensure the continuity of our democratic life and our institutions but now it seems being top dog isn't quite enough not grown his throwing himself into an entirely new discipline the president has acquired real expertise in health issues it is not an inaccessible subject for an intelligent person like him considering the important time he has dedicated to it for several months not cause aids if he wouldn't be declared that he has become the be normal test despite not having a scientific background these claims over. seas on health issues have also

rubbed the wrong way. because you don't let mr mccollum is president of the republic and in the framework of the pandemic just like all heads of states he has become interested in epidemiological data yes to put his nose to the grindstone he's obliged to take notice of trends but that doesn't make him an epidemiologist of course for all those that talk about epidemiology and among them we can find heads of states like a president who talks about epidemiology just like we talk about politics when we talk about sculpture or bots music but they're not necessarily sculpture artists. musicians. meanwhile a fears of a nursing exodus in britain after a survey revealed that n.h.s. staff are not more likely to quit 3rd jobs than in previous years exhaustion from the pandemic was cited as the overriding reason according to the poll one in 4 n.h.s. workers are more inclined to leave than during the previous 12 months almost 30 percent of them are nurses and midwives 2 occupations facing major shortages and 70

percent said a pay rise is that decisive factor while those working for free student nurses say they are struggling to make ends meet one of them gave us her reaction to the surveys findings it doesn't surprise me it's what we've had that need is increased but. not the cost of living has gone up the wages have but in christ so much stress on the nurses that made wives everyone involved in that session and i think to be honest with the private pandemic i think everyone has now had enough and they need help and i feel the government may to help and increase the way. to get a good environment for everyone in british health authorities have promised to provide the n.h.s. with an extra $29000000000.00 pounds but the nurse we spoke to says that money isn't making any difference when it comes to shouldn't medics. we get the 5000 pound girl and some people get a 2000 pound grant dependent children or will feel like i'm in tape but in reality

is until in the ocean that the increase in childcare costs you know the increase in council tax increase and if you get into placement in my 1st year i think it taped a freight back twice. and that should say the nest states that were actually were tightness is at the trade bank they could have played to say should i go into this position because i have 2 children and that's why my with 5 required what was quite a full time childcare and the other one it just started sco the funds come for you off that we've already signed up for the course of a potential if he leaves the course and it does add to the mental some of the. side. and staying in the u k b sports minister is being lumped online after he suggested people should avoid hugging to save lives not people took issue with the way he described hugs was odd behavior.

despite the temptation pleased. by actually hunting. the disease b.c. somebody. made a call. where can i report you because if you think you're promoting normal behavior you need to check out from the neck up what script are you reading from no same individuals would put this out there as normal. behaving in a. strange choice of words to describe family members hugging one another. in other words if you see someone behaving like a human being then call them out. can he call his many call leaks who have been found guilty of various actions.

ready ready and living a long awaited w.h.o. report on the origins of covert 19 face sharp criticism worldwide some countries say the investigation was not extensive enough many questions still remain. the w.h.o. director general himself call for further studies after the report was published we got a 1st how to cut all the w.h.o. mission to from a russian member of the team. which will cause our mission started off under phase one why was it called that it was clear from the beginning nobody expected us to find answers to all the questions right away in

fact it was prepared to rework again that analyzing the data we had accumulated and establishing hypotheses in general it's hard to predict how long this investigation will take and how it will end but it should be done that's for sure it. will go well we've managed to find out that the virus supposedly emerged in the period between the middle of november and the beginning of december however we don't know the exact location of the outbreak in my view it was in china but it's not clear yet it's unlikely though that the outbreak occurred in a wet market most probably it was some market visitor who had already been infected and spread the virus this suggestion derives from the fact that there were quite a large number of patients who had nothing to do with the markets we don't know who the 1st patient was neither do we know the natural origin of covert 19 and based on our common knowledge of various coronaviruses we suggest it's a but might have been a source. but the issue is very much

politicized everyone is trying to find someone to blame i've never considered the oblique hypothesis a theory there's so much talk about this in the media though which people don't really have an idea there is no scientific evidence or facts proving a leak as of today based on what we saw i can say that the suspected laboratory is run properly by well trained staff there is total compliance with all the rules regarding the work with viruses of this has a class or even the class above the laboratory is regularly audited and is in the constant scrutiny of competent international organizations building from that suite therefore can't say that a lovely might of course. though you knew if you knew we didn't feel any pressure coming from our chinese colleagues actually it wouldn't even be the case i can't think of how they could have put pressure on us we are in no way affiliated with china people from various countries were part of our team who went to carry out this investigation on behalf of the w.h.o.

and what would have been the point of pressurising us we hardly liaise with officials we were largely in touch with scientists. is expanding the global rollout of the sputnik viva the russian direct investment fund which is overseeing production has struck a deal to make 100000000 doses of the job in china cooperation will help increase production capacities of sputnik v. in china to provide the necessary amounts and help partners in the country and globally to fight the pandemic china is one of the major production hopes for sputnik v. and we are ready for increasing the scope of partnership with local producers to meet the rising demand for the russian vaccine. karylle dimitri have all of those upcoming stocks will be enough to vaccinate 15000000 people each person needs 2 doses the russian job has not yet been approved for use in china but assuming that happens the chinese manufacturer will distribute it domestically as well as abroad so far it's been a feat has been licensed in almost 60 countries china specialist victor garber

thinks moscow and beijing are plenty to gain from working together on taxing. for china to help russia to produce the a vaccine and to introduce that to the chinese consumers as well as markets outside of china would be a very china has one of the largest the manufacturing capacity is in fact seeing so if we use the. produced by the russian sites or the production of a vaccine physically in china it will be a when we situation i do not see any reason why this vaccine should not be approved of by the chinese role it's a real oranges and i hope the chinese people will have a choice if they want to use one or 2 all 3 chinese vaccines they will be able to do that if they prefer those who make vaccine they were i would choice to be made by themselves. still to come this hour

a multi 1000000000 euro pipeline project between of russia and europe is close to completion but the firm building it seems there's a new challenge ahead. worship something that's not story and more for you to bring . is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation community. are you going the right way or are you being led. by. what is true what is faith.

in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. for a mate in the shallowness. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race is often spearing dramatic to follow only closely i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. hello again russian european firms are advancing what the final stages of the nord stream to gas pipeline this spike us sanctions but no the company behind the project sees it's come up against the more covert form of pressure or picks up the

story. well never a quiet day for the north stream to pipeline with just a few dozen kilometers to go until the project is fully completed in recent days we've seen heightened activity around the primary building site that's just off the coast of denmark military and civilian vessels have been caught on camera as of helicopters and planes now a representative of north stream too says that these belong to foreign governments who are no way involved in the project and therefore have absolutely no business being bad for him that means that there's only one way that such maneuvers can be interpreted. these are clearly planned and prepared provocations with the use of fission vessels and worships as well as submarines and aircraft in order to obstruct the implementation of an economic project it is perhaps the 1st case of these kind in history. so clearly these vessels inching closer to those works are

seen as hostile but we have to remember also what our health and safety hazard they pose there isn't a one and a half mile no fly and no swims around the project but it appears that at least one submarine is within a mile so that has a real potential for quite literally explosive disaster now just to recap of course the north stream to pipeline is the 11 $1000000000.00 megaproject that's going to see 1200 kilometers of pipeline directly quickly cheaply to live a gas from russia to germany around 94 percent of the project is now completed but it's really been stop and start why well from the very moment that if the project was announced that was one global player who came out guns blazing against it the u.s. washington sees this as a geopolitical danger it says that more russian gas can only mean more russian influence and no one wants that of course it would also prefer to buy its liquefied natural gas and of course at

a much higher price that rhetoric we heard time and time again from trump and straight out of the gates the same thing we heard from the biden administration mostly it's in contradiction to the use on energy security goals. has the potential to undermine the interests of ukraine poland a number of other close partners or allies as well in order to protect u.s. interests we've seen washington resort to pressure to threats to sanctions against any companies and governments who dared to get involved in the project now understandably that's led to a lot of anger frustration some even not taking heat case in point the plane ship for 2 no that is apparently now in stock hold in those hostile danish waters for them as from moscow this is purely an economic project politics has got nothing to do with it. but still apparently not everyone is convinced we still see in complete sight figures including nato wade into the issue on the issue of north stream 2

there are differences there are different to use among the nato allies and then i think that nato is a platform we also can address and discuss this issues nato doesn't have a common view on north stream too but why does the military organization have to take a common standpoint toller it's a business project between 2 independent states maybe their alliance has plans to invest so clearly a very controversial project but whilst until now we've only seen angry was exchanged or punitive foreign policy tools like sanctions rapids this latest hive of activity in the waters seems to so that the hostility and the pressure has been taken up and not but potentially very dangerous consequences. the infamous hitler balcony in vienna may soon be open to the public and allowing visitors to tread in the future as footsteps it has been inaccessible to people

since the 2nd world war needless to say the move by the house of austrian history has divided opinion the balcony was host to hitler's notorious speech on march 15th $1038.00 in which he announced the an accession of austria into the 3rd reich it was met with cheers and jubilation by a run 200000 austrians held in plots the balcony since become one of austria's most prominent symbols of its nazi past the director of the museum said that giving the public access would strengthen the country's collective historic memory but american israeli historian their frame 0 thinks its doors should remain firmly shut the fact that the austrian have delayed came out in huge numbers to greet this year . is part of the problem it's an attempt to leave things behind and these are the kind of things that must be remembered and i have to say that in austria the situation has improved in recent years and there's more sensitivity to the issues

of the holocaust so i think it's a very good reminder for the people in austria who quite frankly have had far more difficulty in facing their past than the people in germany for example or are not seen as set up over 40000 ghettos and concentration camps for the jewish population during the 2nd world war a run 2 thirds of all jewish people in europe were killed in the holocaust in frames or of ses the significance of hitler speech in vienna should not be underestimated but the best of my knowledge i don't think the administrative work is in the crowds in vienna experts in history and perhaps they don't realize what an incredible impact hitler's appearance in vienna haves and have that was another step on the way to war. that that ultimately led to the deaths of millions millions of innocent people besides the

6000000 jews murdered during the holocaust millions of other people who lost their lives regulate them these to europe and this is all because it was strived for leopard's route though it was decision to that to dominate europe and to the peoples of eastern europe and slaves it's. there is no let up to the migrants surge on the southern us border with up to 6000 people being detained on a daily basis after crossing from mexico on a cup when children as young as 3 are being held in packed shelters in texas and some have been stranded there for more than 2 weeks the situation is drawing concern from countries around the world including from russia. but actually she says the should because the migration crisis at the u.s. mexican border is becoming a major humanitarian crisis it requires the tension of international structures

including the united nations all in human rights in g.r. . well what did russian foreign ministry is essentially saying is that a crisis of this nature and of such precautions. is not the air and internal us affairs should not be considered this stage because we are talking about plans of. thousands of people at least 18000 miners living in absolutely squalid and in security conditions with a direct threat to their health and well being and there we're also talking about the citizens of a multiple countries so are something like this should have not only a domestic coverage but also should be of an international concern and i can tell you from my personal experience of covering many a recent conflict if something lay. this was happening let's say in syria and libya

. whose governments were not particularly friendly to the united states this issue with would have been on their agenda of not only major international news outlets but also on the on their agenda of major international organizations both non-governmental organizations and u.n. bodies there would be calls for. you know humanitarian aid for bringing in the government and the related government to some sort of accountability there would be a humanitarian outreach we're seen nothing of this sort this time around then what struck me is stretch me the most is that. at this point of time despite the fact that the situation is really critical that there is very little ability to actually establish what's going on i mean the international organizations have the mandate of protecting the vulnerable people and what. it is

a horrible sad they should be using that mandate if they indeed believe in the purpose of their position but as of now the only thing we have heard is from the bottom of the ministration saying that it will only allow access to journalists to observers to international aid workers when it deems appropriate when it's all of the problem but this is not the approach that the united states advocated for many years with regard to other countries and this is not their prose that in the international community it should allow the united states if. it cares as it professes about the lives and the security of people around the world regardless of where they happen to be in danger. or for a deeper dive into any of us our stories our website is also a solid place to start always fresh content lively the.