fresh protests in europe. as mixed messages from governments leave people confused and angry. we go where we want to come together we can't see our loved ones anymore we think this is absolutely against our fundamental human rights the u.s. state of vermont defends prioritising residents for the job a move that some of condemned as racist. hate crimes in the u.s. marshal law center in california the state by far the worst affected open self-defense classes for the most vulnerable.

live from moscow they see international welcome to the program. fury's growing in europe had apparently contradictory curfews and lock downs during the 3rd wave of the pandemic he goes down over polls on rising resistance to measures that some think violate basic rights. businesses shuttered parties banned national holidays canceled social life is in a log down chokehold all across europe as governments struggle to smother the pandemic and while some grit their teeth and the bide others rebel.

it's prohibition all over again but with a twist saloons hidden behind false walls are now in vogue as well as guerrilla picnics as police combed through the undergrowth for party partisans europe is just one big speakeasy youths are fed up in my opinion a moon in favor of holding us accountable individual or rather than banning us from doing anything. the lockdown does not correspond to what it should be because people can leave italy freely while we cannot leave our region we can leave the house to visit friends during the day but if i call out of the host 10 times to visit 10 friends i can do it through the 1st day because majority of disregarding the obligations for example they're not wearing masks they're not keeping the minimum distance the 1st wave of covert then a 2nd and now a 3rd wave

a traditional way of life has been washed away by what very much looks like a tsunami now the pandemic and there's no sign of the tell you turning anytime soon in germany for instance authorities openly admitted to creating a void of faith between them and the people now to give his name there is no silver bullet when the pandemic but we need clarity. and resolve we need transparent and pragmatic rules so that people know where they stand mistakes have been made when it comes to testing to vaccinations to digital solutions the pandemic as they hold up a mirror to our country reflecting our compulsion to lay down rules for everything our fear of taking risks the shunting back and forth of responsibility so during pretty much everything trust put in politicians to stop the spread of the virus is dissipating with every make signal they send like this one says day the 1st of

april as well as the surge of april should be defined as calm days with extensive contact restrictions and a ban on gatherings from the 1st to the 5th of april. the idea was a mistake this mistake is my mistake alone a mistake must be called a mistake and above all it must be corrected at the same time of course i know that this whole matter trygaeus more uncertainty i regret that deeply and apologize to all citizens. vaccines turned out to be no silver bullet against the corona virus prompting even more contradictions was it a reason we won't give this senate vaccine to people over 65. it has been greenlighted for people over 55 with a medical condition. astra zeneca has a nature stiction from 18 to 64. the standing committee for vaccination recommends the use of the 19 vaccine and those over 60 and surely over dissidents

are only adding fuel to the fire of the pandemic but the more helter skelter the official response to the crisis is the more a narcotic the public mood will get as more people will be pushed and are pushed into the ruinous and very very deadly arena of covert denial. we don't want to believe the rules that have been imposed on us to be imposed on us how just think how to behave they impose measures that are devastating for our people we don't want to tell the readers any longer we can't go where we want we can't come together we can see our loved ones anymore we think this is absolutely against our fundamental human rights it's not just some measure of their private lives of our rights and we're reclaiming our rights. the biggest goal we have is to end this corona dictatorship because i suspect what is still to come. to european criticism

over government mishandling of the pandemic some are taking matters into their own hands and italian businessmen returns to moscow just to get a 2nd dose of the sputnik vaccine overall collation the laser back home we've been covering his vaccination journey in russia since day one will bring you more on how it all went a little later in the bulletin. next all nonwhite residents over the age of 16 have been offered covert shots by the u.s. state of vermont something only available that white people over 50 some a brand of the move peyton the racist word the governor defended the decision. this coordinated vaccination therefore it is an important step in to working with and compensate interested community partner networks to reach some of the most historically marginalized people in vermont this is not even close to legal the 14th amendment for sure is violated here not to mention just the downright immorality behind such a ridiculous mindset the only way to stem the tide of discriminatory racism is more

discriminatory racism among smoove came after a letter from racial justice activists demanding that officials prioritize nonwhite we put the issue up for debate. you know what we have here is a combination of definitely racial justice but also being strategic as we are trying to fight this pandemic and let's be honest we're developing nations the united states is simply not cutting it for how far along we should be when we compare the rates of infection going down in places like taiwan and even china the bottom line is that the best way to really get through this pandemic is to treat the people who have been disproportionately impacted and affected by it and that happens to be black brown and indigenous people each a group has equal access to the vaccine there's no real disparity. if you want you can get it if it's available it isn't matter what color you are just go ahead and get it so this whole thing is not necessary at all this is not at

the expense of white people in vermont it is simply saying that the people who have been impacted the most are the people that we should prioritize certainly discrimination based on race and you cannot do that at all especially from the state level this is a violation of many different fronts it's completely illegal and i would be surprised if he was get away with this without at least a lot. possibly more severe penalties you have the constitution that's involved the 14th amendment prevents this type of thing from happening so i don't think this can actually happen in america or at least it should be able to accord to what the law says this is not. protection clause. rights act what it is the institution of good logical sense and good logical strategy to get over a pin damage that has been in this country for far too long and as well as the people who have been inflicted by myriad other forms of social justice is about

science and try to stick to a science as our glorious science is over here say i think the best thing to do would be to approach a problem from my scientific. if you from a health point of view rather than a racist point of view. protesters rallied in central new york over a spike in violence against the asian community the city alone has reportedly said more than 30 and he asian attacks people that you might find the following video disturbing.

or from march 2020 to february this year almost $4000.00 racially motivated attacks on asian americans have been reported nationwide those of chinese ethnicity or by far the worst affected reports also found that 2 out of every 3 incidents took place in california a martial arts center in the state has now opened special self-defense classes for the most vulnerable in the community. it would be still good for our seniors and the one who are vulnerable to be equipped with something that they could lose the ability to influence a. variable right. i'm a learned of it i don't know that our family learn a little bit something about it not really you know a little bit and show it to my friends so they know how to do this that would make it easier to protect themselves. plus organizers say the wall itself unlikely that an elderly person would be able to take on a serious attack there are a few secrets that could prevent brutal incidents. we've taught them. you know find

the weak points where you can counter attack you are we need one effective counter attack why would you be a part go. wait a minute this person maybe i don't want to. let you go over the next 2 weekends we are going to be. giving them more technique so they can and then inspiring them to also one see our home to practice. i tell you man has made a 2nd trip to russia in 2 months to get his 2nd dose of the sputnik vico vaccine he told. the 8 years of vaccine rollout has been a debacle hard to miss for months now it's been a regular in the headlines and with more production until it reaches lays on the cards it still looks like a fun pete word ahead now while some most e.u. citizens are waiting and hoping that the brussels somehow gets its act together

others have taken things into their own hands on a sunday for nearly a boon and bread of tommy and he has decided that manassas enough and he wants his job now but why in the world can you get a coke in fact seen at the drop of a hat while right here in russia so back in march he got on a plane from rome to moscow to get his fosters and now he's back in the capital for a round if a would have to wait to. shift the should be of us need to be noted it is still a long time to sleep europe is very developed at the county i mean community to be is good. but. because some. of those a dog is not good he screws that we don't own production of very soon.

and we have so you could delete so this thursday we could be absolutely. wrangling a visa and flying a few hours all waiting until the autumn even longer until he's eligible for a vaccine in italy for sandro it was a tough choice especially what he thinks about his large family many of whom are in the at risk category getting the job was just as much about protecting them as himself talking to me he was so waved away any misgivings about sputnik the vaccine that has despite being registered in round 60 countries in the world and having positive reviews in top medical journals been met with suspicion and skepticism by many for alexandria though it's easily explained because even in a pandemic the space for a little bit of politics. is that these media.

i don't see any other problem i don't want to see any kind of course. that is produced. immediately find here in europe. that is not a real zone. do not approve. community already speak very clearly that. no one will see you that is not water. i just thought the. priority. for a politician will be the life of people. i don't know to support. coming out of the clinic after his appointment alessandro looked like the poster boy for putting health over politics. so fully vaccinated and with

a certificate to prove it us andro can now fly home and safely hug his ultimate parents of course getting a visa in covert times isn't that easy alexandra invited his russian wife from being allowed into the country but a small story like his could become something much bigger given the country's vaccine. production delays no wait lists and the fact that there are hundreds of vaccination points business owners have pitched the idea of easing travel restrictions and inviting foreigners for some kind of visa free vaccination vacation they say it's a win win we are still just a possibility of allowing visit free travel to russia for foreigners who want to get vaccinated against covert 19 it could be as it was organized here in the future but not only will it help foreigners in desperate need but it will russian businesses across all spheres which continue to fight 2nd. from pandemic. 100

percent the. policy should be. to open all. the. people soon as they can take a not a business idea for a test run alessandro straight off to his shop he and a few of his italian friends have also put that faith in sputnik he met up for a celebratory launch and all of the sundry has been told to hold off on the alcohol for a few days that didn't stop his friends from day is good health has antibodies and of course to international cooperation. this is. questions are raised over a probe into 2 british olympians and how they were tested for steroids we'll tell you about the stories after this.

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all over again it's been revealed that the u.k. anti-doping agency let elite olympians investigate themselves after testing positive for steroids and subsequently cleared the athletes with more details his jaclyn booga. well right now we have front and center to a british 2012 olympic ends that would be hurdler rhys williams and the runner gareth warburton now back in 2014 they both tested positive for steroids but they blamed supplements that they had taken saying that they had been contaminated so of course at the time tests were carried out and it was found that those supplements had been contaminated and the 2 were let off with a 4 and 6 month suspension respectively and you can decision at the time said that

the athletes were victims but they had brought the matter on themselves thus the suspension so case closed right well it was until right now the mail on sunday has come out with a report that has turned all of that upside down and 1st of all they say that the pair themselves arrange the testing of those supplements and allowed that had been recommended to them but had no you cats over vision of it whatsoever there was no oversight of those testing facilities at all and as i said that analysis at the time came back saying that the supplements had been contaminated but here's the kicker the manufacturer of the supplements at this point has come out saying at the time we did testing as well and found no contamination of ourselves at least while the supplements were still on our premises so then why is there that discrepancy now you can't spokesperson has told the mail on sunday that they weren't aware of that part of the story that the manufacturer had done their own testing but of course underwater code you can't should be the one carrying out these

investigations themselves not allowing possibly guilty parties to be doing that we contacted wada who said that they have been made aware of these latest developments largest independent intelligence and investigations department has indicated to us that it will include these to you elements in the investigation is launched 2 weeks ago into historically geisha in the u.k. because it was built with other gratian sort of come out over the last couple of weeks regarding the doping allegations what investigation is water talking about and making the statement well it's. cat is having a really rough time of it as of late it would seem what they're referring to there is the fact that even before this latest appeal of all with this hardware and the runner cat was being looked at already over a very very similar case only difference is the sport itself it turns out that british cycling was also apparently allowing to conduct their own investigations a few years back as well again after positive test had occurred so of course there are now investigations by wada everyone's looking at this very closely to see what

happens and now we know that the chain of custody is possibly even completely called into question in these cases and it's a question of in how many other cases as well and we can just sit back and wait and see how big the fallout is. a sports columnist alum all told us that there are also many other issues that u.k. sports in which they warrant examination devalue things it was very very weak because it was the normal order although if you were around are you going to face. you need to or you don't it is. better to be standards. however you. do it through or the sort of waiting pixel. is going to. get it's not going to or towards we would go to because for example the court of arbitration for sport isn't used to you know we're seniors so in one way it looks a bit dodgy woodward is going to. it's not

a great interest as close as it is we don't ask what's been there in the system of what else is there to be found by saying you don't do or says use force to be honest not just through ringback their duties are they should be. just. or you could support. the british prime minister's unveiled a pilot plan to look at domestic covert passports or if johnson highlighted that it was a complicated issue and it needed to be explored further. you go to very careful in how you handle this and don't start a system that's that discriminatory but obviously we're looking at it we want to be going ahead in the next few weeks with some test of in some pilot events that will unquestionably involve testing. to allow the the audience to really to participate and in the numbers that the people want national health service our

poll paper certificate would grant people access to public places and potentially open up international travel still no details yet on exactly how the system will work but a backlash against the move is already gathering steam covert status certification would be divisive and discriminatory with high levels of vaccination protecting the vulnerable and making transmission less likely we should aim to return to normal life not to put permanent restrictions in place as we start to get this virus properly under control we should start getting our freedoms back vaccine passports essentially covert id cards takers in the other direction it would be divisive effectively creating an underclass of people who are not vaccinated many of whom will be vaccinated for medical reasons it's a major infringement on civil liberties i mean you parliament approved a similar system last week with the so-called digital green certificate expected to simplify travel within the european union that's despite a poll that found that 7 intention 7 in 10 french people see the past as

a threat to previously abas also skepticism as to whether it'll even work. it obviously creates a 2 tier society whereby some people will be allowed to go about their daily lives in all sorts of areas and then others will be discriminated against and be forced to remain at home forced to promote the exceptions so it creates a very very unhealthy situation within society which is why it is rejected by a majority of people it is not the best option i think by the circus a short term solution many missed seeing it as an option but obviously as a long term one it is a very bad idea and i think this is why it's important to see these m.p.'s hold the government to account and ensure that this is at the very best very well as whichever way you look at it is merely a temporary measure there is one conflict it is because in britain we've never had id cards we've never had any real control we don't have to sure in the past or held

your sort of record to complete strangers that's what i'm conflicted about rather than the fact that if there's a unit called to be indoors people go home to x. nation and also don't because the logical being equal your argument of privilege your argument is that healthy people in general are privileged over sick people but that's like them that's the way the world works you know and that's a problem that exists not just in the pandemic but throughout. how one of the world's best known scientists shines a light on some of the biggest questions in the universe let's meet american astrophysicist neil de grasse tyson he's a prolific t.v. and radio show host also the author of a popular series of science books called cosmic queries the full interview is on the latest edition of going underground with afshin rattansi which we're hearing today here on r.t. . powerful elites come up again and again in your latest book trying to trying to stop science as it was very aware about the power of

astrophysics if your discoveries conflict with prevailing political cultural and religious forces these are forces that historically have always controlled society yeah they'll be resistance for you can you have to expect that because people in power do not relinquish power easily but at the end of the day or at the end of the decade or the century or the millennium nature what is the boy of spending money on a telescope the company repair being sent off like that let alone what's happening on mars in the freezing cold martian surface when there are people in your country freezing to death literally in texas that on the 40000000 on food stamps maybe the real answer is that nasa should run texas. if nasa can put a probe on mars they could run texas in a way that people will not be without heat i guarantee it all right so i think the

problem is not do we do this or that it is our the right people making the right decisions in the right place what's missing in our society and perhaps in other places around the world is people see it in some cases as some kind of handout here's a handout to nasa here's the age keep the scientists happy without thinking of it as an investment in the economic stability of your future and if you do not feed that pipeline from the beginning and keep it going throughout you are sowing the seeds of bankruptcy well let me just say of economic hardship of your nation because you are of your priorities have valued things that do not think about the future the way stem investments do. and you can watch that this hour or next to. well you all in the world or you can find it right now and that's it from moscow newsroom i'll be back around alpha now in the next update.

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