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the robot must protect its own existence with the this hours headlines, stories moscow sets a grim record as the daily number of colbert 19 cases stores to an all time high. the cities mirror has a nice raft of new measures also coming up in the program, the e u, and after seneca, both claim victory and a liter bottle over vaccine supply delayed, as a court orders to pharmaceutical jives to deliver 15000000 more doses. by the end of september, devastating floods leave at least one person dead. an 8th injured in southern rushes, crimea province after torrential rains caused rivers to breach their boat for
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district subs occurred a stay for months ah, around the clock across the world. this is in use our, on our grid of your company, i'm, you know, in moscow has registered a daily record in new coven infections with more than 9000 cases. in the past 24 hours, new restrictions are now being brought in, including limiting non emergency medical care for on vaccinated patients. our teeth, li, up a tranquil house the latest less than 2 weeks ago. the numbers in moscow were plus $2900.00 cases. and there you have it this friday, and new sad record of more than plus $9000.00 in a whole country like mexico for example. this figure is 2 times smaller. so what is
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going on? it looks like the new delta varian, which are rigorous. when is taken install on the washing capital, according to the mayor of moscow, almost 90 percent of the new infections in the city are the new delta variance and the goal. so we're going to see them. the delta strain spreads foster, and the worst thing about it is that the person needs strong immunity twice as many anti bodies to resist compared to the original hand viruses. so essentially we're going through the same thing again, but with more severe consequences, the government has come to the understanding that the pace of the vaccination has been very slow and now they are rushing to change that. now here's one of the ground breaking decisions, introduced by the medical authorities and the washing capital. in moscow, free non essential care in the hospitals will only be provided for those who have
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been vaccinated. everyone will still get the emergency treatment if it's required. if you are a patient with cancer or with blood diseases, you will still get all the necessary treatment. but in other cases for non essential care, like i said, a jab will be required. patients have a weekend immune system for them could be 19, is especially dangerous. it is impossible to avoid all contact with them or to isolate them. all those who can have the job for special reasons will still be admitted to hospital and emergency medical care will be provided with exception to everybody regardless of vaccination, stay this campaign in the city to promote booster jabs will also begin in the near future at a couple of days ago, the moscow's mayor office announced mandatory vaccination for 60 percent of the staff in the service sector,
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so it looks like the russian capital is bracing itself for nothing less but a real vaccination boom. when vladimir approved his press secretary dmitri pascal was asked about what the kremlin makes of the new spikes. and the measures here is what the spokesperson replied. don't get even worse. and then he tuition is due to 3 things, the absolute nihilism. that is people failure to comply with restrictions, a little vaccination range, and the slight nature of the virus. in the meantime, the existing anti cobit measures in the russian capital have been extended till the end of june, namely, the closure of bars, restaurants, and clubs. during the night and also a 3rd of staff members being required to work from home. in addition to that, the moscow mayor's office has also bad mass gatherings of over 1000 people. besides this dance floors and football fans, those will also have to be shut down for now. once again,
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i'd like to point out that so far, these are the measures that have been announced for the washing capital. this isn't on a federal level just yet, but we have received a warning from the authorities that all. busy of this could be extended to other regions of russia if that is required. so this is a possibility in the near future as well. a court in brussels has ordered astrazeneca to deliver a 50000000 more doses of its cobra vaccine to the european union. by the end of september, the ruling follows along, running legal bustle, oversupply delays on both sides are claiming victory or part of space correspondence. charlotte duban ski. dig deeper into the issue. both sides claiming victory in this court case over whether or not astrazeneca brew it's contract to deliver supplies of code $900.00 that's at least will you repeat the commission alleged to and it's lewis went to court a few weeks ago. it was demanding in court that astrazeneca before to supply some
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extra deuces, meaning you have to bring a 120000000 doses of 900 jobs to the european union by the end of june. so in the next 2 weeks, but the belgian court rejected that and set out a completely different time table for astrazeneca. the judge also ruled the european union. european commission didn't have the exclusive right. it didn't have the priority to any of the astra seneca jobs that were manufactured to here also in the u. k. which is also something that the commission lawyers had claimed. and additionally, the court recognized that astrazeneca had had problems with its manufacturing processes. that's what i presented because lawyers had said, was the reason for this delay, therefore, astrazeneca see this being a win astrazeneca has fully comply with its agreement with the european commission
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. and we will continue to focus on the urgent task of supplying an effective vaccine which we are delivering at no profits to help protect people in europe and around the world from the deadliest pandemic in a generation. well, the european commission is also crowing that it had a victory in court by this ruling, by the belgian judge is well, why? well, that's because of the court outlining this new time table for extra deliveries of the job to come here to the european union. basically what the court said is that by the end of september, astrazeneca has to supply an additional $50000000.00 doses to the book. and if it doesn't, it receive a fine of around 10 euros per dose that is delayed, but not 10 years per day. a delay, which is what the european commissions lewis had actually asked for. but this ruling was welcomed by lavonne delaine the commission president. this decision
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confirmed the position of the commission astrazeneca did not live up to the commitment made in the contract. it is good to see that an independent judge confirms this, this shows the european vaccination campaign not only delivers for our sits since day by day. it also demonstrates that it was founded on a sound legal basis. but this is a pretty hollow victory if it is a victory in any sense of european commission. and perhaps it's just trying to save face by saying that, why? well, the deadline that's been set by the court, which is the end of september, is the deadline. the astrazeneca said it was looking at working towards any way towards the end of this year, delivering all of the doses that it was supposed to. and in rebuttal of the idea of the, the european commission is one in court today after seneca has said that it's going to smash that deadline set by the court anyway. and many will be perhaps wondering,
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given the circumstances surrounding astrazeneca how it's been seen hearing you report for the last few months why this case even went to court. and i say that because across the european union, many countries have put severe restrictions on who can have astrazeneca and lots of countries. it's only age groups over a certain age. and in some countries it has been rejected from use all together. and that's because of those links that we keep hearing about with very read but fee to blood clots. and also in the last few days, we heard from the head to the cook, with 900 task force. this is for european medicines agency, which is the use of truck regulator. when he was asked whether the idea that astrazeneca should just be entirely ditch now is a job. he said, yes, it should, begging the question why this went to court in the 1st place. the european union is trying to free up trouble with its new cobit 19 certificates,
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but things have gotten off to a shaky start with the controversial program. a consumer group in belgium say the scheme of it's done isn't going to work. the group called test usher pointed to key differences in how members states regulate covert trouble. for some countries, p c r test for entry should be no older than 72 hours, but others, spain on poland, for example, have a 48 hour deadline. also, some nations, including austria and denmark, are unwilling to accept antigen tests from those coming from red zones. dancer includes britain, and if you're traveling with children, the minimum age requirement for testing varies from nation to nation. we talked with simon, november a spokesperson for a test, a show we have been working to ensure that your title certificate isn't effective, not discriminatory, and free certificates for goes humorous. so it took us, it took a lot of work,
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but now in fact we feel we have to be able to, to unify it has to be an effective general tool. so we got the call 3 different different rules that we mentioned that you are going all day buy a car, and you have to travel through a different countries in europe. and there are different rules, clickable concerning explanation, time or n, v g, or the results or you can struggle. so if the other guy ask situation we leave for uniformity. so it's a build towards the members. they do make an effective, generally useful. so that means that all the members they have to have to speak the same language and that's not the game here. let's move the program or no swiss voters ever proved a new anti terror law in a referendum. it allows police to keep tabs on people and children as young as 12,
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without a court order. however, there's plenty of concern about the new law, new and special wrapper tour and torture needles. meltzer has called it on professional, inefficient, and dangerous. last year, experts appointed by the un human rights council said the legislation, that's a dangerous precedent. well, i'm the the, the international salads opened an era of general life suspicion. years are senior correspondent, iraq gas, the reporting from switzerland, the 3 jews. the balance of the tax and stabbings in recent years have rattled society. one thing led to another in switzerland is now home to the most draconian, counted perils in europe. it was the will of the people. that's the thing with swift, direct democracy, new middle met. i've people want to give police state, uncheck powers. they can and they did 57 percent voted in referendum
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for these. the question is that people fully understand what they were voting for. thank you. feler noticed me. i think a lot of people are not aware how dangerous this law is. and as it is cutting into the freedom of all activists in this country. and now you can be imprison when i put under house arrest or put under suspicion of terrorism without a court order. and i think the people were not sufficiently aware before the referendum. police can now monitor those as young as 12 years old, limit their movements for them to take part in interviews, which means interrogate them for any reason that they deem good enough. i will be able to put suspect as young as 50 in the house arrest for months and months and rights groups have been ringing, alarm bells about this. let me sit said the scenes national. this law is extremely problematic because winter, and rob generalized suspicion. any person can be targeted by this definition of
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terrorist activity. a definition does north correspond to that providers and the coil code and does not correspond to international standards, which always includes an element of violence. the crux of the matter is that these new laws, apart from the ethical complications of going off the 12 year olds, that preventative by design. and preventative is a very controversial thing. he ordinarily, if you commit the crime, for example, you get punished right. while preventative means you will stopped before you can commit the crop before it's, it's a hob. before you do something you might regret. and the sweets are still very much divided over this. i voted against it. of course, what this may give authority is is it gives them ground to take measures against citizens before. busy a judge has ordered those measures
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a voltage in favor to protect the population. exactly. i think it's necessary unfortunately, because some people they don't have exactly the same manner of thinking. respectfully, i'm so one. so carol, reason can be everywhere it's it's really, the terrorists come from government, never, never terrors. come from everybody. nobody, no, no, no. on the government id vote for that. i know i was not very sure, but i did the vote for voted against because of civil liberties restrictions which go pretty far under that low. and that's the thing. make an all, all of us become prospect so wide and vague is the definition of terrorist activity . if you google something that someone might construe as dangerous view, cracked, or a bad joke. if your friends fall in a law enforcement reva,
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you can become suspect. i'm the freedom loving us with, for me, i mean it's a, it's a shame. it's an absolute shame that we have, that we have to vote for such a law. and it's even the big shame is that the people accepted it. everyone that step don't agrees with you know, the strategy from our federal count to for example. but what is coming that the basic can lock away everyone. so i mean, it's even harder than patrick. i think it will be use most likely against this climate activists. but i think the much bigger problem that i see because the waste except that, that kind of patrick act is that a lot of other countries might take it over and say, you know, switzerland period as well. so we can do it also over here in saudi arabia, wherever and this is, this is a terrible sign for the rest of the world. and so i'm very, very much shame to be with, oh, some people are planning to fight that, but chances are great at the end of the day, sweet authorities and monsters,
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they care for their people. the question is, the future, how future rule is we'll, we'll this law and that's what worries people the alter district in the russian province of crimea secured a state of emergency amid severe flooding, which is left at least one person dead, 8 others injured, hundreds of been evacuated from the city center after torrential rains caused a river to 1st this bunks. the area surrounding the local power station has been inundated. there are few years of like the black one local posted this video on social media. as you can see in umbrella struggling to move through the fast flowing, muddy water, the altar administration house, the russian black sea fleet station nearby to provide emergency help, water supplies in the district. being switched off, the authorities are telling people to stuck off as well,
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a bottle of drinking water. we heard from a reporter in the city. i'm betting money in the situation has no stabilized. at least the rain has stopped before that it rained for 11 hours straight. so the city center is under water. public transport has been paralyzed. overall, more than a 1000 people are involved in the rescue operation. emergency crews are working alongside residents to help people as much as they can do more reverse breach their banks today. and we haven't stopped the flow yet. over the head of the administration has been over seeing the operation of the street to the city since early morning. we met her when we got here, she updated us from the situation. she has everything under her personal control, started fishermen for the city. we can now say for certain that the weather has come down. but just yesterday, you could only cross the road here if your 2 meters high or in the special vehicle . there were turned into a real river with cars floating around the military, actually very professionally. they've provided all necessary aid. i sold the
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emergency services rescued to families who are trapped inside their homes by the floods and other locals help them to also provide moral support. the braver once jumped in the water to get people out. incredible pictures from there, there is a similar picture as well and falling in several other parts of crimea. a total of 4 districts have no deter a state of emergency, the latest being fuel dosier and ker off where there's been extensive flood damage . the city of kurtz is one of the worst affected disaster struck there. and wednesday night when hundreds of residential buildings were flooded, streets turned to rivers and cars were mostly submerged. more than a 1000 residents have fled the area under seeing a temporary shelters. the top official in crimea visited the city earlier to oversee the rescue operation. and this video from courage has gone viral on line 3, people can be seen swimming behind, a boat occurring,
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the head of the crimea and administration. the official said they were rescuers helping vessels move through the flooded streets. they will be given states awards for their work. so let's go to state side where the inmates of a tech says prison, nor being relocated to make room for migrants after a spike in crimes committed by people legally crossing into the u. s. from mexico. the texas governor has just to fight the decision by saying that the state has to oppose the rule of law by its own means and reiterated his claim that the biden administration is ignoring the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border. here's our teeth killed, branches destroyed threats to resonance. lots of chaos, texas border sheriffs say in the 30 years they've been guarding the border. they have not seen anything like it. crimes related to illegal border crossings by undocumented workers are now on the rise. i've never seen it quite like this. we
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have always had a fence. got here. fence got there because they're hauling dope or small kids or something. but we've never seen the intentional big 4 by 4 holes in the fans or now and 10 foot section just can't completely out. that's really starting to bother me . it's a mess. that's what it is. nobody seems to care about is down here. we're 6065 miles away from the border and they say that everything's okay. no, it's not. ok. conservatives are voicing outrage that amid the situation. restrictions are being loosened and not tightened. trump era. 2 restrictions on asylum seekers intended to curb gangs and domestic violence have just been lifted. the numbers are big in may. 180000 people were apprehended at the border. the biggest monthly total since april of 2000 border states are now pleading for help. florida is sending officers to arizona and texas to help out texas is now putting
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$250000000.00 of their own state budget into building a border wall. busy of their own, the texas governor blames joe biden for dropping the ball. texas is going to do with the bi demonstration is refusing to do, we will be using every tool available to us under the law. and we will ensure that we build the wall, arrest people, and make texas safe. many border state residents feel like the white house just doesn't care. it's been over 85 days, but vice president comma le harris has still not visited the border. i right to invite you to the u. s. to the board to observe the ongoing humanitarian crisis and show the perspective of americans who lived. i encourage you to join me and other members of congress, while we visits with the people in the ground who deal with these issues every day . house democrats were able to block a bill, but forward by republicans that would have actually prevented comma la harris from taking any international trips until she visited the border. pri, of border state residency is one of the outrage at government mismanagement. what i
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believe is that the democrats are playing a long game of obscure and confuse while they try to get as many illegal immigrants . i'm still going to call them back into the country as possible. well, the democrats haven't taken any action that will actually solve probably on the border. those are actions that trump took during the ministration that solved problems at the border. wonderfully well, the combination of the fence and the working with the mexican president to get the immigrants to stop before they get to the border. all that was taken care of and working very well during a trump era. harris was put in charge of the border by joe biden, but she hasn't gone to visit because she doesn't want to tow a group of reporters around taking pictures and asking questions about the chaos she doesn't want to draw attention to it. she'd rather embarrass herself by talking in circles and flying off to europe and doing other things and saying that she must do those instead of going to the board. she doesn't want to go to the order because
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it will draw attention to how much of a failure it is in normal viewing terms. now the biden white house has certainly offered up a change in rhetoric and policy is when it comes to the us mexico border. but so far things have not really gotten better. in fact, they've gotten quite a bit worse. many are wondering when the white house will step up and offer some real solutions. caleb mob been r t new york. the pentacle is warning the terrorist groups in afghanistan could expand their reach after the u. s. pull out on pose an international threat. the issue was raised in a cell, a hearing would you rate the, the likelihood of international terrorist organizations like al qaeda and isis regenerating inside of afghanistan and presenting a threat to our homeland, our allies. i would assess it as medium. i would also say center that, that it would take possibly 2 years for them to develop
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that capability. fair enough, gentlemen, i concur with that and i think that if certain other things happen, if there was a collapse of the government or dissociate disillusion of the can security forces, that risk would obviously increase. but right now, i'd say medium in a about 2 years or so. and ahead of the policy, there are already signs that the us africa and government is losing control of the country. the taliban has reportedly captured at least $27.00 districts since may. the 1st, the militant group has voted to take the entire country and establish an islamic emerett of off gunnison. they have also worn neighboring countries not to host u. s. military bases threatening consequences if the do not. back in april, president joe biden pledged remove all us troops by september 11th, that was pushed back from the number you just heard. may 1st thought the earlier at deadline negotiated by donald trump and the taliban, but
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u. s. military leaders have repeatedly cautioned against any kind of deadline, saying that draw don't should be based on the security situation on the ground rather than a specific date. i'm happy to say we can cross live now to brian becker. brian is national coordinator of the anti war. i'm sure coalition. welcome to you. we just heard the defense secretary and the top general in the u. s. saying terrorists in afghanistan could regenerate and threaten america within 2 years or clinical, or they actually true. or is this more a sense of looking for excuses to extend the deadline? what's your, what's your view on that? i think there's a debate going on inside of washington and between the biden white house and the pentagon. this is a debate that's gone on and on and on for the last 10 years. ever since the end of the so called surge, the 2nd year of the obama administration, donald trump was,
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you know, organizing peace types at camp david with the taliban leadership that was scheduled . actually because of resistance from the military binding. pick that up and actually determined to, to try to leave or, or appears to be and the lindsey graham, who was the questioner there at the us senate, is an opponent of bite and politic play. he's also a promoter of endless us wars and interventions. and it's interesting when lloyd austin and the joint chief of staff chairman, responded he, they said it's a medium warning and it would take 2 years. so i think what we see here is a tug of war between those who are insisting that the u. s. they for ever an afghan is den and those who feel that the war is not winnable, it's drain. it's not going to be. it's not going to alter the outcome. and they also make a differentiation between the taliban and should the television become the new
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government? yes, it would be the same kind of government, maybe with some slight variation from the way it was before september 11. but i think it's important not to conflate that with isis or isis is in afghanistan because of the us invasion of afghanistan. there was no isis prior to 2001 and archived as a severely weakened for so obviously the military a jane. yes, there might be a need to continue us military presence. you asked me, m state a medium warning that al qaeda or isis can come back. but again, i think there's a tug of war here between those who want to have wherever war in afghanistan and those who say, look, it's time to end the war. why do they want forever war, brian u. s. trips. they've been in the skeleton for almost 20 years at a vast course, and you're seeing there are plenty of senior politicians who want them to stay longer. why? well, there's different reasons for there's different motivations. one is the g o strategic
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reality that this is a very resource rich area and central south asia bordering the, the, the republics that were formerly in the southern republic of the ussr. a great deal of oil and natural gas and pipelines. secondly, the u. s. military, when it establishes military bases, is reluctant to ever give them a look at, you know, germany and japan, this is 75 years at the end of world after the end of world war 2, the u. s. is still there in germany, and japan are not threatened by anybody, but the us military bases are, constitutes sort of a leverage over wherever they're located. and so parts of this strategic thinking and traditional thinking in the pentagon is never give up a military base unless you're worse to ok. but then there are those who and this includes buying. and i think it also included trump, who believe that this kind of endless drain of u. s. military force in or in a country that really does not constitute
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a strategic interest where the united states have an extra special interest, also bogs, the u. s. down and the u. s. would prefer biding, would prefer, as trump preferred to spend that energy in those military forces confronting china, which the empire considers to be a greater threat right now then i'll kind of the peaceful rise of china. and china is essential, especially in asia, has been sort of unintended to as the u. s. has been preoccupied with wars either in the middle east or in just the taliban. they know control large parts of i've got to stand some reports even seeing as much as half of the country. is it no inevitable about the takeover completely wants the u. s. leaves? not necessarily. you know that the television actually does control about as much or maybe more territory than it did when it was the government of afghanistan prior to the october 7th, 2001 us invasion of the country.
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