who's to blame patients doctors manufacturers. brussels urges the e.u. to come up with a unified response on views of the astra zeneca job sharing public confidence in the shots faltering. one year for me there is no escape since it has been shown that there are people who have unfortunately died after getting vaccinated it would seem the risk is low in their best interest i think we don't know what to trust arguably to the dark. germany reveals plans for talks with most go to buy sputnik v. as long as the job to prove by brussels. and in around 40 minutes we will be broadcasting live the launch of the soyuz rocket for the international space station just days before the 60th anniversary of human space travel we spoke exclusively to the head of the international astronautical federation. i personally

saw the observing the traditions on the baikonur before their mission like planting a tree or leaving their signature on the door to their room many traditions live on for decades to celebrate during the current memory. very good morning to you it's just turned 10 am here in moscow and you're watching r t international with me and karen. now brussels has the e.u. member states to come up with a unified response to the use of the astra zeneca job well governments are split on whether and what was tricks and should be imposed the e.u. health commissioner stays confidence in the vaccine among the public could be filtering artie shaw has the story. concerns over a potential link between astra zeneca and red blood clots is exposing the latest

divisions within the e.u. after the books agency that evaluates and supervises medicinal products that may once again said the benefits of the vaccine weigh the risks but saying that blood clots should be listed as a rare so i diffract not although we're convinced and measures have been taken it's really in spain of joined ranks with germany deciding to limit the job to those who are over the age over 60 belgium has followed suit with france now only recommending astra zeneca for those over $55.00 but those differences a coup is a headache for brussels it's worried that without a common policy towards astra zeneca trust in vaccinations could be eroded commissioner just as a member states to ask experts to work with him to develop the coherent approach

across the region through their guidance and analysis they should just use the extreme important we want to avoid of course a vaccination however it may be that this ship has already sailed here in france there have been reports of people not turning up for they could be vaccination if it's astra zeneca and confusion over who should and who shouldn't have it is rife. it's confusing yes because to say that the laws change from one country to another while the product is the same we wonder on which study they are based those who had complications were rather young so they said let's stop it for the young but not for the old well i mean it's weird their management of the thing is not clear. for me there is a risk since it has been shown that there are people who have unfortunately died after getting vaccinated it is important to get out of this health crisis. therefore we have to weigh the benefit of the risks of saying the risk is low in

their best interest i think so they are never going to say that the risk is high and so that's right that doesn't surprise me confusing there is a bit of confusion we don't know what to trust so i feel a bit of the dark there is also a question to be a last about why certain countries are making unilateral decisions against the voice of the may yet certain that may be simple the head of germany's vaccine commission said the a.m.a. evaluates vaccines based on what's of benefit to all in the e.u. individual countries though can be more picky in germany we have a slightly different situation because we're not so dependent on the astra zeneca vaccine and we can postpone vaccines and thereby achieve the same effect but in the end we still have the risk of these serious side effects in a certain age group over in the u.k. a new restrictions on astra zeneca or even tighter than those that have been taken

by the european neighbors the previously the u.k. dismissed questions raised about the job now government committee is recommending that healthy people under 30 are provided with a different fact seen adults who are age 18 to 29 years old should be offered an alternative covert night in fact seen in preference to the astra zeneca vaccine regulators are now would voicing that astra zeneca provide another update on possible side effects and while for some the idea that they have a toy any chance of developing a fatal blood clot may be too much others say that they will gladly take the risk in a bid to put an end to the current nightmare jollity will be out see paris. germany's health minister has announced the country is in negotiations to buy the sputnik v. short from russia was the vaccine has an approval here and span expects deliveries

as soon as possible with more on the story his artie's piece all over. well what we are seeing is the early stages of talks between germany and the russian direct investment fund for the for berlin buying doses of the sputnik the vaccine these talks are confirmed by health minister yen spon on thursday. the e.u. has said that the sputnik vaccine will not be part of the joint procurement programme for vaccines that system this all for $11.00 for all system of the e.u. commission by is involved scenes and then it distributes them so well this is seen is germany take an independent route in which they're looking to you to buy the sputnik vaccine we've heard time and time again from angola merkel that she was keen to use the sputnik the vaccine once it gets a.m.a. approval and certainly that is what we heard from you and spawn again on thursday saying that once the european medicines agency give sputnik the the green light

germany is more than happy to use it the announcement from the end spun that germany as they couldn't treat would be in negotiations to buy sputnik became shortly after market zada who's the leader of the state of bavaria said that the variac had agreed what he called a preliminary deal with russia to buy 2 and a half 1000000 doses of the sputnik vaccine you know we're doing to give sputnik it's approved in europe then bavaria will receive additional vaccine doses i think it's $2500000.00 doses probably in july through this company that is operating in bavaria to then once again increase the additional capacity for vaccinations. well looking at the reception to the sputnik vaccine here in germany it's pretty positive hugo of polling shows 55 percent of germans say they'd be more than happy to take a sputnik job politicians and local leaders as well also on the side with getting

the sputnik the vaccine into the arsenal that germany can use against the coronavirus we vaccinate vaccinate vaccinate but when we need is the quantity and that's why the german government should finally sign contracts for sputnik be they should do their homework. every available vaccine has to be used russia is a great land of science and i don't have the slightest doubt that scientists there are capable of producing an effect of facts ian not everybody is as positive as stefan vial who's the leader of the state of lower saxony said that his state wouldn't be entering into any side deals like that very or done saying they would stick to the agreement that had been agreed with the european union also there was an air of caution from yen spahn the health minister announced that these talks were going on to buy sputnik he said never mind any debate about whether germany should buy the code by not could all well prove to be

a mirage because what was important was whether germany could receive doses of the job in the next 2 to 5 months because if they can't they already have deals in place that would provide germany with what they see is enough maxine's to vaccinate their population what they need is these jobs in the immediate time for in an immediate timeframe in order to get them into people's arms straight away 59 countries have already given approval to the sputnik the vaccine once the may gives the green light for use of it in the european union we're expecting a lot more you nations to follow the line that's being led by hungary who've already started vaccinating using it without that a.m.a. approval expecting many more nations to jump on as well the sputnik the vaccine from its phase trials of space 3 trials receive just over 91 percent effective rate seeing against the covert 19 vaccine that was according to statistics that

were published in the lancet medical journal. aids and emotional moments for people around the well particularly for the families of those about to take off and soyuz rocket is set to blog stuff from kazik stands by can our cosmic drone taking 2 russians and american to the international space station there's no one day is as specially poignant coming just days before the 60th anniversary of the 1st person in space. well though we are around 30 minutes from the planned launch of a soyuz rocket from the international space station these are the latest pictures from the balkan or cosmodrome in kazakhstan to russians oh like novitsky and.

brawls over rolls cosmos and american market value the hay of nasa already strapped in and ready for takeoff is to browse the 1st ever space flight of the craft should dock with the i s s around 3 hours following blow stars to start a 2 pm moscow time the rocket in launch at the same cosmodrome from which yuri gagarin made history with the made in space flight the spaceships been named in honor of the cosmonauts and decorated with his portrait. of the soviet cosmonaut made history 60 years ago when he became the 1st ever person in space on the morning of the 12th of april 961 his bostock one craft took off circling the earth for 108 minutes and 6 decades later gardens name lives on.

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very balanced and even tempered people you know most of them are very tranquil they have inner peace i am not like that an astronaut needs to be self-possessed and cool headed to be able to deal with failures and delays that are quite frequent in this line of work once i was in charge of an experiment that resulted in a massive explosion and the rocket was damaged too it was a huge shock for me and i had to start from scratch again. that it's a real breakthrough it would be for example finding life on mars at least some primitive life or if we could send maher soil samples back to earth in order to run the lab tests that would be great if we could do so much with all the new technologies which are out there we could finally field test them and eventually map out the moon's surface better build moon stations and get ready to fly to mars as to the future lunar missions the e.s.a.

is also working with russia so their joint mars mission is scheduled for 2022 a robotic rover will be delivered to the martian surface that will make deep drills for the 1st time in history and collect samples of deep seeded rock and soil. we need to facilitate long term missions to the moon or mars through international cooperation this will increase the country's potential while reducing costs and helping to avoid duplicating efforts we have a shortage of stem graduates experts in natural science and technology now that many young people choose to study technology engineering and natural and space sciences so we need to start with the youngest ones. i think that you already got in played a major role in the lives of everyone in space research and space exploration spaceflight was the starting point for further development i personally saw observing the traditions on the. before their mission like planting

a tree or leaving their signature on the door to their room many traditions live on for decades to celebrate your garden's memory you can see all that if you're there for the launch of the most interesting part is the launch date itself when the crew check their space suits board the bus and say goodbye to everyone you see them leave to go up the stairs to the turn around once more and wave and then board the spacecraft it's a fantastic unforgettable experience. there today is a special moment in the history of space 60 years ago a symbolic rocket liftoff kicks off the air of human spaceflight and tomorrow this special occasion our team will be interviewing some of today's pioneers of space exploration so watch this space.

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to. welcome back and to some tragic news from the u.s. state of texas where a shooting has claimed the life of one person and left 5 others injured the suspect has been apprehended at the scene in what is just the latest in a stream of gun violence cases in america in an attempt to address the problem joe biden has unveiled 6 executive orders aimed at tightening firearm controls he's labeled the issue an international embarrassment. gun violence in this country is an epidemic whether congress acts or not and i'm going to use all the resources in

my disposal treasury to keep the american people safe from gun violence but there's much more in the congress can do to help that effort. and they can do it right now . the 1st proposal we heard from the white house was an effort to crack down on how guns are sold he referenced ghost guns which are guns that people manufacture by they they purchase kits to make them in their homes he talked about gun show loopholes and background checks furthermore joe biden discussed what he calls the red flag legislation that exists in a number of states where if a person is deemed to be a threat to themselves or to others they are temporarily deprived of their guns at this point biden has been facing a huge amount of pressure from gun control supporters due to the fact that there has been a surge in gun violence that we saw last year there were $20000.00 gun related deaths that took place and that is a 25 percent increase since 2019 that we've seen this surge of gun deaths other was

recently an event where 5 people were killed in south carolina including 2 children and that was certainly not the 1st mass shooting that happened in 2021. it's important to note that there is certainly not unity around these moves that joe biden has proposed we've seen that. the governor of the state of arizona put together a piece of legislation prohibiting sheriffs and police officers from carrying out

any order that was deemed to be in violation of the 2nd amendment of the us constitution which guarantees the right to own a firearm the state of arizona and its political subdivisions are prevented from utilizing any financial resources were state personnel to administer cool parades with or enforce a new law act order rule treaty or regulation of the federal government that is inconsistent with the law of the state regarding the regulation of firearms gun control is yet another example of how polarized the united states is becoming in 2021 this is typical double speak by joe biden this is a job on who's putting if he's really interested in gun control who should be interested in government gun control i don't like the the idea of red and blue states there are plenty of democrats who are barry very strongly in favor of the ownership of firearms very very strongly in favor of the 2nd amendment and in fact that's why he can't get gun control passed through the senate because it's evenly

divided and many democratic senators are in favor of this just like many republicans. centrist republicans may be in favor of gun control at the end of the day this is starting a slippery slope i think it's waking people up to the real agenda of divide and ministration he's going to get a lot of pushback not only from red america but from red and blue america where there is strong support even in the senate among many democrats to preserve our 2nd amendment freedoms. which countries have cornered the vaccine markets leaving poor nations with almost nothing according to a warning from amnesty international. the pandemic has cast a hellish light on the world's in the billeted to cooperate a fact of inequitably the richest countries have affected in the a monopoly of the world's supply of vaccines live in countries with the fewest resources to face the worst health and human rights outcomes of a pandemic counts brought the most vulnerable countries to breaking point the un

one starvation levels in the conflict torn democratic republic of the congo an all time high one in 3 there are now plagued by severe hunger well then 27000000 in the country now face famine as one of the poorest nations in the world has been in a humanitarian crisis for decades however the u.n. points out a covert induced economic slump has made the situation critical african affairs analyst lawrence freeman say's a vaccine monopolization is actually killing people you only have 700000000 people in africa that snake in the next 90 months that means that the vaccine will mutate again and again and come back and we sat in detention to kill people so it's really shortsighted really stupid not to ensure that everyone is being vaccine and again. we should be giving back scenes now but we should help africa build

manufacturing capabilities of the vaccine itself when you're looking at the democratic republic of the congo you're looking at a very poor country not poor in detention but poor in terms of the standard of living in people there but if you are going to vaccinate and they require is 2 doses and you have a 1000000 a 1000000000.5 people you need sri 1000000000 doses. and therefore even though russia has done the right thing in providing this put back seat it's just not enough. the united states may have the world's biggest prison population but it's not big enough for one senator republican tom cotton has drawn outrage for complaining about under incarceration in comments about rising crime in major american cities we have a major drink conservation problem in america and it's only getting worse tom

cotton doesn't know we have the highest incarceration rates in the world if you lock us a lot you will have no slaves to make you money i'm sure there is at least one of the overcrowded prisons that could make room for tom cotton so he knows what he's talking about i think we have a tom cotton and his ilk not being incarcerated problem as mentioned the u.s. has the world's largest number of people behind bars more than 2000000 a quarter of the world's prison population the inmates share the global prison population is also the largest the united states which spends more than $180000000000.00 a year on the system or senator costa later published tweet fix planing his position underlining that a number of crimes remain unsolved he also stressed to the nation's crime wave and said that those who object to what they call mass incarceration fell to point that out we discussed the issue with investigative journalist dave lindorff and liberal

studies scholar michael rex involved they think such political thinking is quite outdated. once you're a felon in the united states. for whatever the crime was and you've served your time you know and i will hire you you can't get certain jobs at all you're not even allowed to get certain jobs and you know you're stuck what do you do so be it will turn back to crime in desperation at some point we've been looking at more and more people for 30 years now since the ninety's ninety's and the crime rate still going up so obviously locking people up and like him about for a very long time is not the answer to the crime problem the incarceration rate stems from policies they going back to the 19 eighty's and ninety's under the rockefeller policy which put me in prison people for minor drug offenses and gave judges no choice over the length of sentences so rose those

certainly have to be overturned those kind of policies people around the world are now joining us to count down the minutes until the departure of us soil is rocket into space which will mark the 60th anniversary of soviet cosmonaut yuri gagarin's flights the 1st by him then into space they changed all the live coverage all of the takeoff. talks are underway in vienna to save the j.c. peel away the agreement the trump administration unilaterally walked away from making the deal whole again is relatively easy for iran but that cannot be said for the united states does the buy didn't ministration have the political will to say yes around.