we. top stories here on. a medical. pandemic pushes trainee doctors to breaking point. under the strain of the pandemic with one health worker described as quote. the judge in the george floyd death trial accuses a democratic congresswoman of putting the. guilty verdict meantime a pig's head for one witness. just

after 5 pm on tuesday here in the russian capital. international welcome to your new. french. hospital trainees with thousands of working around the clock during the pandemic the head of one union says the pressure is really taking a catastrophic tone. some people there is when a terrible situation known since the start of january the has been one suicides among medical interns every 18 days. to do much he has more on the crisis phrasing the frontline medics this time in front is. just to give you a sense most interns are supposed to be working a 48 hour week that's more than most people would generally in a week but we know they work more than not sometimes around 60 hours in

a normal week but that union told r.t. that during the cold 900 pandemic things are so bad that some interns are working up to 100 hours every week. this is got worse during the pandemic but it was already a serious before out of also sides among medics 25 percent were interns in the monger attempted suicides it was 70 percent 4 percent of trainees had attempted suicide and that was before the current crisis before an intern worked a 58 hour week much of that in surgery and that's got worse during the pandemic it rose to 60 hours than 70 hours than 80 and in paris up to 100 hours so weak so it's exhausting now that union has told r.t. that they need to be immediate action to alleviate the situation the pressure. is now they've met with the health minister here in france in the last few days and he

has said that they will be measures put in place to once the end of the summer to try and find a solution to that but the union said that's not soon enough well as the couvade crisis continues to bite taylor in front seat looks as if there is no rest bite that's going to come at least in the next few weeks even months for doctors nurses and of course those really it seems that despite the fact that france is now in this lockdown the needs and. medical still from doctors right the way down to those interns is as much as it ever was we spoke to a woman whose daughter worked in a clinic and took her own life in 2019 even before the pot demick began the mother has now set up an organization representing the families over in turns who have committed suicide during the covert crisis she says working conditions have for

years been unacceptable. when my daughter died of professional burnout because of the conditions you worked and started as and because of the complete absence of measures to prevent psychosocial risks in the hospital where she works in every situation every task is uniquely the context it's always different specialties places work let ellis cases are clearly related to working conditions they were overwhelmed at work there were also cases of harassment and study pressure but what they all have in common is that working conditions made them more psychologically vulnerable they weren't like that in the 1st place if we wait till summer how many more will die is this acceptable to hear from the health minister that if we don't accept the fact that by summer we'll lose another 5 or 6 people until we finally have time to solve the problem know their loss should follow them full stop you want that question. and it's not just for one senior health worker in the u.k. has described their role as quote cannon fodder. stuff have been treated like

cannon fodder if i didn't need the money i would have resigned which is soul destroying because they used to love my job but now it feels me with dread and permanently exhausted a new survey has revealed the extreme pressure u.k. health workers are under more than 90 percent want a significant pay rise with the government's one percent offer described as insulting to him 3 have considered quitting in just the past year as is the case in france many have worked overtime without the extra pay and we spoke to dr john pointers co-chair of the keep our n.h.s. a public he says the workers simply put are worn out. well i think this is a real wake up call the government has to do something i mean n.h.s. managers are not know they could be vocal in their criticisms of government but this is a survey which shows they are extremely worried about how the service will ringback be able to continue and i think they fail absolutely out worn out and overwhelmed

at one point there were $50000.00 staff off sick with care of it so not so new where people comforting for all they could spend they were then come every for a huge amounts of safety and the strain means that all this stops it being pulled out and that many people who also have to step up incentives it to even work that would normally be a great if you like nurses standing in and doing what they would be done but i don't see troops officer they've taken on that issue your response to this is so i think there really is a feeling of exhaustion and i think the one percent pay off from the governments is really insulting particularly when a 2 percent rise it dorothy being busted for and this is left start feeling very sick moralize cared for and worthless frankly and with an all collection campaigns gathering paced world wide the christian community is ringing the alarm on what

a cold medical apartheid it notes a vaccine pastas would rule out public life for those who don't want any injection . this scheme has the potential to bring about the end of liberal democracy as we know it and to create a surveillance state in which the government uses technology to control certain aspects of citizens' lives as such this constitutes one of the most dangerous policy proposals ever to be made in the history of british politics the u.k. is considering using such certificates or negative tests as a quote temporary measure to ease out of the locked out passports are to be tested at theaters nightclubs and sporting events in april or may however reverend william philip leader of the tritone church in glasgow is just one clergy warning that nothing is more permanent than temporary. there's a fear about the surveillance by the state and other organizations. of people's

medical status and that sort of thing and perhaps leading to deprivation of privileges and so on and if that's deemed to be not satisfactory so that's the fear of where this might lead and often. people want to introduce this kind of thing and say well it would only be temporary. but you know we were asked to do a lot don't press 3 weeks just temporarily. to halt the flow of the virus and here we are more than a year later there are few things so permanent as a temporary government measures income tax was introduced in this country during the polar night wars 200 years ago as a temporary as a temporary matter so now that the people are desperate to get back to normal there's a sense that oh this would just be a temporary thing but there's a real need to think about these. unintended consequences and as as a church ministers as. preachers of this theologians we we want to show people that they need to think beyond just the immediate to the longer term problems.

meanwhile the e.u. professor rolled out a vaccination certificates authorities say only those with injections approved by the european medicines watchdog will get one we spoke to an italian businessman. a difficult is being rejected by authorities we'll have all those details just a bit later in the program. but now the trial of former us police officer in the death of george floyd is expected to resume on tuesday but the public violence in the wake of floyd's death has spilled over with democratic congresswoman maxine waters even calling on crowds to get more confrontational it's a move the judges warn could ultimately lead to the trial being over. congresswoman waters was talking specifically about this trial and about the unacceptability of anything less than a murder conviction i was elected officials will stop talking about this case

especially in a manner that is disrespectful to the rule of law and to the judicial branch in our function of crowds gathered outside the courthouse to demand justice for floyd while others protested on nearby streets chanting and singing but alleged calls for violence including those from congresswoman maxine waters have been resonating all around the country the death so floyd and other black men such as dante wright have stirred up hatred and confrontation and also we put the judicial system under immense strain as donald cotton now reports. it's almost like something out of a bad hollywood movie remember derek show the ex cop whose actions led to the death of george floyd well someone threw a severed pig's head at his defense witnesses former hall and the police think someone was trying to send a message it is the suspects in this found listen with target seems to broad his testimony because mr brown no longer lives in the city of santa rosa it appears the victim was full seitel it is retired cop perry brought apparently made

a big mistake when he testified that george floyd's death was an accident in normal times maybe that wouldn't be such a big deal but children's trial is going on at the very same time we're seeing nonstop protests and clashes with police in minnesota over the more recent police shooting of 20 year olds do you want a right. with the u.s. falling deeper and deeper into a freefall of partisan division there's always a politician that's looking to turn chaos into an. unity will be. mad when i know. that back then. you got it right congresswoman maxine waters didn't just stop at playing judge jury and

executioner she actively called on people to defy a lawful curfew. that meant that they no. let's not forget it takes 2 to tango maxine waters is inciting violence in minneapolis just as she has the sun today in the past as speaker pelosi doesn't act against the strangest toric i will bring action this week liberals and conservatives 2 sides that will seemingly do anything to get a leg up on the other it should come as no surprise then that even the legal system is becoming a victim of the 2 party system is political games we're going to get a world where you look at something like the case of george floyd. and the 2 parties see completely opposite things they live in completely different reality and so how does that how did people come together to do that i don't think they do i think. it's best if you are getting ever closer through. this

simply choosing to not associate with one another we're never going to change the other mind can remember what happened with the outcome of the trial it's going to play in the division between the 2 sides in this country. and staying with the united states the biden administration has apologized for what a cold donald trump a renegade approach to the climate crisis so watching a chuckle in froogle asks if this could unleash a flood of overdue confessions from the white house. we are very sorry for the last 4 years where the president who didn't care about science fair enough right from pulling out of the paris agreement kashyap waves around the world and one of the 1st things biden did after bumping trump out of the white house was to rejoin it i'm all we're at it maybe there's some other things from the past 4 years you guys want to apologize for on behalf of trump there's plenty to choose from though that could take a while and dems are pretty vocal about condemning all that stuff at the time so

maybe that's a given so what about apologizing for biden's controversial past stance as he's had a long political career after all and then there's the whole inappropriate touching thing i'm sorry this happened but but i'm not sorry in the sense to i think i did anything that was intentionally designed to do anything wrong or be inappropriate ok not quite taking responsibility there maybe it's only about apologizing for past administrations so if anyone searching for ideas on where to start look no further let's start with the biggie the 1st and only use of atomic bombs in a war it's been over 75 years since hiroshima and nagasaki were devastated by the actions of the us but not even obama was willing to make apologies for that in the midst of war leaders make all kinds of decisions it's the job of historians to. ask questions and examine them ok how about another war where dangerous weapons were used agent orange in vietnam for example and let's not forget about that

forever war that biden has just promised to actually end after 20 years of bloodshed we cannot continue the cycle of the extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan hoping to create ideal conditions for the draw and expect you to different result that withdrawal speech surprisingly didn't come with a sorry for overstaying our welcome section but if those examples are too controversal want to start a little smaller. and apologize for the treatment and persecution of julian assange perhaps even drop the charges against him since his case threatens the very idea of journalistic freedoms but now what was i thinking how dare a whistleblower expose misconduct by the u.s. government's point is if apologies are going to be handed out there are plenty of people waiting in the wings to hear them but something tells me that isn't going to happen i'll never apologize for the united states of america ever i don't care what the facts are good ole bush senior telling it like it is. the search

for germany's next leader is turning into an unpopular contest for the country's most popular politician pulled out in favor of one of its least liked. is to say he is now the frontrunner to replace chancellor merkel this coming off to september as elections are going to want to hear this one his arteries peter all of it with details. well it's put to bed what had been weeks months certainly a very tense last few hours of debate and discussion over exactly who would be standing for the chancellorship from the concert of union here in germany that's made up of the christian democratic union party and the christian social union party they're very an outfit we do know now it will be last it is the 60 year old leader of the state of north rhine-westphalia has been put forward by the party and agreed on by the party as the next counted it and angela merkel has just given him

her blessing in september's election it comes after markets who's the leader of the state of bavaria gave a concession speech on tuesday lunchtime that followed on from they a vote which the top brass of the party gave their backing to unlatch it. had said that he would respect whatever the result of the vote was and he's done just starting to do for us if i do is cast it will be the c.d.u. c.s.u. candidate for chancellor my word which i have given stones i told him that we as the c.s.u. accept it we offered him after full support of the christian democratic union top brass may have given their backing to our men lash it but that doesn't mean that senior conservatives across the board are in favor of the man from north rhine-westphalia in fact we've heard from marcus billionaire who's the secretary general of the christian social union this was speed him speaking on monday saying

he wanted market soda for the job and he wasn't the only one it's been a week of deliberation no the days of decision come are over for is marcus is inspires the union and people across the country we are experiencing a great response from marcus is now it's time for the city you. very much seen as the continuity candidate when it comes to christian democrat. union policy market zada would have represented certainly a bit of a change there's never been a chancellor from the christian social union in fact the union of the 2 parties is only ever put forward a c.s.u. chancellor 2 times before neither of course were successful in that final ballot when you look at a poll that came out on tuesday morning it's quite clear that world according to this poll by the german broadcast r.t.l. the public really quite fun seed markets as the next chancellor to do a bit more context when the public were asked if they would vote for an unnamed

celebrity from outside of politics 6 percent said they would do that a lot of eyes will be looking on the how the vaccination program across germany develops during the 2nd quarter of 2021 a lot of hope was packed behind that in the 2nd quarter would be when germany's very slow and sluggish vaccination program got back on track what we are looking at and where the smart money is going at the moment if you were to bet on these type of things would be on a coalition between the conservative union and the green party now the greens announce their chancellor candidates on monday that will be. bach she's the 1st chancellor counted at the green party of put forward the greens currently all around 21 percent of opinion polls they'll be hoping they can try and get more than that because they see themselves potentially leading the next

government that would be a big shake up in german politics but there is a long time to go yet between now and that election on the 24th of september well i just spoke with peter bistro in a bundestag member for the alternative for germany party he things i mean last year the nomination could prove a fatal blow for german conservatives in the long run. this is quite normal in this . day i don't care what the people want america even don't care what the what they on members who are on the party that is a reach of this off the system because even now we have a chancellor who has not to make jory c.e.o. of the people behind her you know angle america was elected just. 6 percent and the riyadh going to have again the chancellor who will have just some 30 percent then he has. he must look for a top notch and now it's going to be most probably

a coalition between. the conservative party and the greens and of course of course it is this is on a long distance that short to c.d.u. c.s.u. because they used to be conservative but with this politics they are not conservative anymore. and italian business monocular did with sputnik he has lashed out at the inconsistent way incoming travelers are being treated russia has shot is likely to be shot out of brussels covert certificate scheme until it's approved by the european medicines agency but alex on the wrote of a audio because he has now travel to russia to get his vaccination but often even his 2nd dose he says that europe where he's going in italy is no longer recognizing sputnik v. i was a really easy shock when a few days ago the concept of division in your own mind would we see could easily

peter do the deed. some of them would they did be the western. minister of health and the hospital what's going on even before the people which you need to do with would to be easy said. eve luke. spooked and he is not here. and recognizes. from. each one of us you need to do with splitting the new land to read only if it's likely true or not to see me did indeed is absolutely crazy this is real discrimination because for example now i am a young my antibody i g g 5 that is delivered to my friend which the the fines that i asked for and the thieves saw it for the family and a lot of the utica is blasting needed something to lower the meat and not listen to it because they did leak it and they have to bat the lord then higher then he saw you start the discrimination italy's tourism sector has been devastated by the

pandemic with losses last year alone estimated at more than $120000000000.00 euros it's also led to hundreds of thousands of job losses to the italian we just spoke to again point out what only come back when and if the policy is clear. i ask what does this is lucia would surely do because in technical e c needed a already guess at the 2nd those they send me that at the moment there is no any clarification any extradition so i am just a 4th in the single and in sort the situation is i could see a very rio what we lead but you freshen jude is the solution with. a slate here do they have to stay for 13 days you know. a meeting dean nobody would come to visit don't want counted for example or for ash an entourage what any way from any under the counter. you understand that this is a very big probably even can be

a really big problem for there for the summit to list. president joe biden has pledged to raise the cap on refugee admission while also admitting the migrant influx on the southern border is now a crisis. and picks up the story. for months the white. house has been insisting that it is not the time to use the word crisis for the situation at the border. easily here right now the crisis at the border i see he said the answer is no i think there is a challenge at the border of. this crisis i'm sure but i don't think we need to sit here and put new labels on what we

have already conveyed is challenging but now biden has given in he's using the scary word that he tried to avoid because there obviously is one so how does biden intend to put out the flames of the crisis well he's going to allow more refugees into the country. that. the traditional authorities in america such as the police and the border patrol are on the edge of rebellion because the policies being thrust on them from washington d.c. are destroying their ability to do their jobs and destroying before their eyes the nature of the united states border i do not believe our system i don't believe our country can handle the level of illegal immigration that is being thrust on us by

the blood ministrations i do not believe this country can withstand having an open border of what's equivalent to no border at all so what prompted this big u. turn from keeping the cap set by donald trump at 1500 to opening the gates and allowing far bigger numbers well nothing works like some good. fashion the progressive backlash this by the administration refugee admissions target is unacceptable these refugees can wait years for that chance and go through extensive vetting 35000 already facing the greatest refugee crisis now it's time that is no reason to limit the number 215000 saying so president joe completely and utterly unacceptable biden promised to welcome immigrants and people voted for him based on dot promise keep your promise in march alone 172000 migrants were detained at the border that's

a 15 year high those people are now the responsibility of vice president kabul harris who has recently been named by the white house as the borders are now she hasn't actually visited the area sense there she says she just doesn't have time however border guards now suspect that she's purposely avoiding them because if she goes to the u.s. border people are going to expect her to fix the problem so she avoids it that is that's disgusting because that's putting politics ahead of what's best for this country biden seems now stuck in an almost impossible situation how does he please the progressives but also deal with the crisis he will say whatever he needs to say and i don't believe he is at present sharp enough to figure that out on his own i think he's being given guidelines so i think he's essentially being run by others in the democrat party who have a goal that i'm not sure joe biden even understands and that is to get as many illegal immigrants in here as possible to make

a fundamental change in the makeup of american citizenship 1st get the mir then make them citizens and give them the vote well the white house spokesperson is sticking with the democrat sacred mantra children presenting at our border who are fleeing violence or fleeing prosecution who are fleeing terrible situations is not a crisis. so while the white house scrambles to deal with the crisis one thing is clear while we're here talking the migrants just keep coming up at r.t. new york and many more news headlines still to come at the top of the hour i hope you'll join us. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race. here in dramatic development only.

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