[000:00:00;00] ah ah, a new cobra destroyed in southern africa, sparks global panic prompting countries to shut down air travel would the region to variant is already squared and globally with the u. k. the latest nations confirmed cases developers of sputnik we are preparing to test the russians short against the new mutation. we also hear from the hungarian foreign minister about his own country vaccine policy and the need to put lives above policy. there are still many countries. i'm considering the issues of vaccination have a political over donor i, georgia major. you know, it's about lives older people and to protest as are killed and almost 20 injured by

the french military in niger recording for countries government. a saw through a french military convoy runs into yvonne and launch scale demonstration on route to lonnie. ah, log from oscar, thanks for joining us tonight on auto international. and daniel walton's worthy was this evening. welcome to program. the you cade, united states and canada have all joined the you and holding flights from 6 southern african nations offer the discovery of what's being described as a highly infectious new coat. with strength in johannesburg, the new restrictions of left our passengers scrambling to get out. if i can get on board now, i'll have to be unemployed here waiting to go back to pay over. it is very serious thing. but on the other hand, or 3 of them have new variance thought on a whole, we gonna keep looking down every time we want. you varian, just dirt disconnecting one country door. and

a new key is not for fear of heartbreaking people. devastated just before christmas mom. really sad and frustration. clear there that says airlines have canceled flights from south africa to the u. k. had to be approaching deadline, though flights to some other western countries including the u. s. or continuum until monday. reporting now on europe's response, the new coven variant. here's charlotte davinsky and paris. will this super mutant strain of covey it has been described as being more transmissible than delta? and that has really ramped up fears. it's been reported that it's already been found on the european continent in belgium that is from a sample that was taken from a young woman who said to have not been anywhere near the south of the african continent. she had indeed been to egypt and to turkey, and it's also said that she was unvaccinated key. i'm at knocking. we have one

confirmed case if this variant is someone who came from abroad, this person was tested on november 22nd. he was not vaccinated and had no prior infection, so this case has been observed and confirmed. but i want to repeat that it is a suspicious fair and we don't know if it's a very dangerous one. of all, as a result of this, new countries are now scrambling to close their air space to a number of countries in the south of africa. that's because the super mutant strain has been found in several countries there. but it could already be too late, as that case in belgium shows now not much is known about this particular mutation, but experts are really sounding the alarm over what they say the potential properties of it could be. and that's the fact that it's such a heavy mutation just give you an example. experts in the u. k. have described this

as being so mutated that it is barely recognizable when it compared to the original strain of cove at 19. and as a result of that, we have seen devastation across the world over the last 18 months or so. the european commission president is urging other countries to take heed and to also close their space. the european commission has today proposed to member states to activate the emergency brake on travel from countries in southern african and other countries affected to limit the spread of the new variant. now the u. k was one of the countries that 1st decided to put that ban in place of flights coming at to and from those 6 countries in africa are. but it has said that that list could be expanded in the next few days with more and more countries being put back on the read less than that could cause so many fears that yet again, travel plans as we head into the holy sea season will be thwarted,

just as they were back in 2020. now this also comes at a time when there is a 5th wave of the pandemic hitting the european continent so much so that countries are putting new restrictions back in place. we've already seen partial downs and locked downs in some countries, like in austria and in the netherlands. and even here in france earlier this week, the french health minister saying that from the middle of january, people will have to have a 3rd jab for cove at 19 of vaccine if they don't, than their health pass to allow them access to every day. things like cafes and restaurants will no longer be valid. but the real concern here is if those experts are right that this mutation is so far removed from the original covert 19 variant will the vaccines that have already been creative, be enough?

will the even be effective? or as many fear will they just be totally ineffective? against this strain, if that's the case, it's going to leave the politicians scratching their heads again and scientists having to go back to the drawing board. but the question many of us are now asking when will this? and charlotte went through just our scientists. so the new berry enters an unusually high number of fir mutations, though, so far there's no evidence. it's more deadly than previous strains. reverse or constant him, silvery off a ball as useful russia skulker. we're university of skulker institute of science and technology told us why it's ringing along both. if this variant indeed is proficient, more proficient than delta and can substitute delta, then it's not the question of if the question of when it's very clear that this has been strain the emerged in it probably single individual which had a case of long code. it probably was this preston mune system where the you varian

had gradually accumulated multiple mutations well being in the single person and then was released in the environment and started attacking new individuals. what they can do, it's mostly just slow down the distribution global distribution of you very. and what will happen whether they are restrictions not turning the focus to europe. germany is continuing to see the surgeon code infections with a new direction of 76000 cases. the situation has been compounded by the on the phone variance, according to a government minister, one likely case has already been detected within its borders. several mutations, typical of alma crohn, were found last night and travel from south africa. so there is a high level of suspicion and the person has been isolated at home. we're still waiting for the complete sequencing. ok, but i was put in germany already overwhelmed with the air force being cooling to

help transform cobra patients so far to military jets have been set aside to assist . we spoke to a disease specialist there. he believes the new strain means all options are on the table. when you buy this new varian spreads quickly and the vaccines we have now stopped working there worried about situation. people who already are not clay, it may not be protected, but we have to wait and see if that worst case scenario becomes the case. maybe we'll be lucky on the vaccines will also work against this mutation at the moment. we don't know enough about it. there isn't a p c r test for yet, but we have to be cautious. it sort of the virus is changing all the time, and several mutations have occurred. the virus is a multiplying a few 1000 times a day. errors occur in the replication and a new virus emerges. it's not unusual and going up in every day. so still plenty of uncertainty over the all mcsaunder variance and whether the tonic is warranted on our website. explain or taking you through everything from spike quoting, for the stock market,

settle had to all call vaccine produce as a scrambling to determine if their drugs will work against their omicron variance in russia. they shoot behind the splitting b job says testing will start as soon as they obtain a sample, the new strain of africa says it will make samples available to other nations in hungary. a studies found that sporting the off as high efficacy against all earlier code with various research sites, more successful, preventing hospitalization, and death than any other vaccine. no, budapest is now hoping the local production of splitting agree will start next year, though, the drug is sort of waiting approval from the you regulator. the hungarian foreign minister peter says unto sat down with all these looks on a book to speak about the need to de politicize the issue. i really don't find the verse to describe how i feel about the fact that there are

still many countries. considering the issues of vaccination as if it had a political or, or ideological nature, you know, it's about the lives of the people we knew in the lives of the people. what is it for them? 5 year old political mother, a political and ideological debate. i'm very frustrated about that, to be honest, and i tell you why your appeal, the regulation speaks very clearly about hallway vaccine, can be approved on the territory of 2 ways. first, by the european madison agency, which is a normal, let's say, business of usual way of approving a vacuum. but a european regulation says that in case of the state of emergency, this one, the national regulators, are allowed to approve of axioms. also on a temporary basis before we started to use both splitting casino far from china, the national regulator of ours has approved the use of both. which means that the use of scrutiny in hungary is being based on

a european regulation. and that's why to be honest, we don't understand why it is not being respected by the by the other member states . whenever i talk to western european colleagues on my vest or european colleagues of mine between for ice, they always tell me that they know that the russian scientific performance can be spoken about all in very highly. and i said look, it 1st the best. of course it works well, hungary and experts have approve that. and regardless of the fact that privately, they all say that when it goes to public, they act totally differently. i have the luxury to be in this position for more than 7 years now. so i clearly remember who said what 56 years ago, and i remember the way we were really, really attacked. and we were considering very, very hostile way, very rude expressions were used on us. and those who treated us in

a very rude way. they are now giving, basically a standing ovation to those who act similarly as we acted back in 2015. what do you think has changed in europe on that issue over the last 5 years? you know, i think there's a big hypocrisy. there might be some comments which, which sound to be different compared to what has been said since 2015 by the essence. but the essence of the european migration policy remained unchanged unfortunately. and if you look at the document or the statement or. busy the founding document of the, of the new german government coalition, you will see that this extremely pro migration extremely another update concerning the virus france has respond to vaccine man that order for its caribbean territories. it follows a week of one unrest and guadalupe and martinique of code restrictions imposed by paris.

ah ah, ah. the french government sinisterly ordered all health workers on the caribbean islands to get cobit shots or take unpaid leaf that didn't go down well with frustration already high over unemployment, stagnant wages and widespread poverty. the produce of tapped into broader resentment against paris with ireland as citing heavy handed regulations and a lack of financial support. the french president deserves people and guadalupe and martinique not to mix up code rules with colonial iraq grievances and micro macro on also to some in the toiletries of spreading what he called falsehoods about vaccines. we will not give in to lies distortion of information and the

exploitation by some people of this situation. we do not play with health and we will not lead the health of the french people to be played with for the sake of political infighting and political unless clinical america, which says the postponement of jap magnates on the islands could have people in mainland france asking why they should have to put up with compulsory vaccines? it's a catastrophe. people are not being taken care of in the hospitals and in, in guadalupe today, it's a very difficult situation. the threat coming from paris is only been greeted by a strong backlash from the inhabitants of guadalupe. don't want the french laws concerning mandatory health passes in on the island. this is the 1st time that we've seen real revolts against descent coming from paris. they don't trust the government, they don't trust the media. so they say, we don't want is vaccines because we don't think that these are, these are the solution to the cemetery crisis or the kobe crisis today. so there is the fundamental, i. busy mean is this strong distrust in information coming from paris and from

mainstream media? and i think it's going to be interesting to see how the government treats this because people in may not practicing well, if the government is going to come back on, it's. ringback law and guadalupe martinique, which are french, would you are, which are in france. why don't they do the same thing in france? why, if they're making vaccinate, they're saying now the french government, that a can give x teens which don't have a r n and messenger if they're doing that for, well, why don't do they do that for the mr. france, or they're going to be different laws still to come in the program, a russian called what's 5 suspects in custody for 2 months following thursday's deadly cold, one blast in the region of can one of a story and will after the break. ah ah, is you'll media reflection of reality? ah,

in the world transformed what will make you feel safer? isolation, community. are you going the right way or are you being that with this is faith in the world corrupted, you need to descend. ah, so join us in the depths or remain in the shallows. ah ah, what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy even foundation, let it be an arms race is on offense. very dramatic development only personally and going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very political time,

time to sit down and talk oh, come back. the russian court has reminded 5 suspects in custody for a period of 2 months following thursday, deadly coal mine bloss the men 3 managers and to inspect this have been charged with von eating safety protocols. all have denied wrongdoing leading up to the underground me an explosion in the camera of a region which claimed the lives of 51 people. the head of the wine section where the blast occurred insists yet received no prior complaints from stuff that all was early, revised. don woods off to rescue a who'd been presumed dead managed to get out of the mind. his survival was described as a miracle by the emergency, so was his chief working at the sight? local miners, though, have lost hope of finding any more survivors were pro food in your son's room for the last chance to get out was with the rescue organ survived. don't wait for the

rest. gotten us going. so nobody could have survived as long as this, especially because oxygen is now gradually being replaced by methane. i have no idea how one man managed to survive. how can one predict such a blast? there's no mining without gas, only more ventilation and more checks will help for ya. does this for no cold, no money? every one is trying to fulfill the plan and earn something if the ventilation services are responsible for checking the guest levels in the mines. 18 years ago when i witnessed the mind last, the shaft was poorly ventilated. a specialist has to come and check all that needs to be checked, but that time worked started straight away. meanwhile, the bodies of 5 dead miners had been retrieved from under the rubble. the rescue operation resumed, not being halted due to fears of further explosions. the chemical governor says caution is the priority mail and the cancer store. we desperately want to get everyone out on the surface. we are doing all we can,

but without risking the lives of our rescuers. we have no right to have more men dead. when the 1st group of rescuers rushed into the mind right after the blast it was justified. now it's not. so everything we do must be 1st of all safe autumn. the miners job is one of the most dangerous in the world. but if a rescuer has to go in, the danger is multiplied earlier while rescuers were unable to access the mind. desperate families will, after waiting for news at the entrance, holding on to any glimmer of hope you have got. my son is down there in the mine. as his mother, i feel that he is alive without some hope. when one man was found alive, you see if that man spent a day down there and survived, it meant it's possible to survive. but we are tall. people die in 2 or 3 hours due to lack of air. miners are onto their rabble. they are already counted his dad just like that man has survived. well, it's been 3 days since the explosion here at the list version or coal mine in

canada and efforts are still going on throughout the day to stabilize the situation in the mine. now at this point, nitrogen has been injected into the mine to neutralize the build up of methane gas . but that means that virtually at this point, there's no chance that anybody who is still trapped down there have survived. now a criminal investigation into this tragedy is already ongoing. 5 people have been detained. that's the, the head of the mining company, his deputy, and the person in charge of the mine itself. now also there were 2 safety inspectors who were detained on suspicion of faking a safety inspection in this exact mine just a week before this horrific tragedy. now the mine deputies, they denied the charges made against them. and also, one of the inspectors also says that he did not do anything wrong. however, all 5 of these people have been detained for 2 months of pending the investigation as it continues to find out what was wrong with mine and what led up to this

situation. and in fact, it's been told, we've seen reports that there were a lot of known issues in this mine and that miners knew about them and reported them to the higher ups. here's what one of the relatives of the miners has said on the matter. one rosco's, honestly, i remember my brother in law telling me about a methane program in the mine, and the instances of a gas build up. anton told me that when the level of methane went off the scale and all work ground to a halt. but sometimes despite this, there was a forbidden level of methane, and even though it wasn't that high, the mine is still at work. they even had resorts to various methods to decrease the level indicators in order to get work done. he occasionally let his former head know about the situation. he wondered how he could work in such circumstances. the minds management was aware of what was going on. well, now the investigative committee has said that it will do its utmost to get to the

bottom of this to find out who could have been responsible for this blatant violation of safety procedures, honor hazardous production facility. and this is what they have said in their statement. because it is not by doubling, it is commonly known that tragedies of a similar nature have occurred in mines in the camera of ev region and in other regions to the cost of these mistakes is invariably people's lives. the investigative committee intends to look into the circumstances of the situation and address the deeper causes that lead to serious consequences and provoked the tragedy listening committee right now. there are still many grieving relatives who have been devastated by this tragedy. and these demand answers and hopefully with the criminal investigation going on. as soon they could receive them through protesters have been killed at almost 20 injured by the french army in niger, according to the african countries, interior ministry. that's after military convoy on route to molly was blocked by a large scale demonstration that turned violent. let's get more details from senior correspondent world gasdio,

who's currently in africa ml rad does tell us what exactly happened at this protest that led to these deaths. ah no, not of them soon acquainted. no done, while we have it from official accounts authorities in niger would say that after the french convoy had passed from burkina faso into niger about 30 kilometers in a huge crowd about a 1000 demonstrators tried to stop the convoy this, this fringe convoy french, her. busy presence in the area has been unpopular with many people with some ethnicities, they believe are all manner of stories about french troops and their relation, various rebel groups in the area, but they try to stop this convoy and french troops reportedly began firing what

they describe as warning shots, as well as tier gas, it is unclear how wounding shots could have injured the injured 18 people killed 2, but a parent g french troops as well as an is jerry and troops began firing warning shots again, as they say at these crowds details the still somewhat scarce, we expect to find out more. but the convoy has moved on off to this incident again, a very ill fated convoy because it landed in the ivory coast to support the french opperation in the area as it seemed, snaked its way up towards the north, towards molly, molly, sorry. and on the way it has been counted will matter of incidents and book and facile liberal multiple attempts, but by crowds in the thousands to stop these convoy voss convoy made up of more

than a 1000 vehicles. and then also they had the flood warning shots as well as t, a gas in an effort to disperse the crowds. also a number of people injured. as we've heard. busy but again, this convoy is now on its way through nyja, intimately where friendship bases and french troops are station thousands of them. in the decade long flight that frances waged against terrorists. it cooled them as well as religious extremists in the region. right, so more guys, the affair with the latest to all nasa incident, a non jim were on thanks very much for that update for his ins are outs on the city streets, the running against perceive racism and state violence. as you can see, things got pretty heated action was triggered by the trial of right when tivo's not as he and for residential candidate exec, more on charges of race in australia, thousands of miles to melbourne and sydney to decry what they brought

discrimination in the form of that scene monday, across the phases of toria, only those to a double job which can go to work across numerous industry for chances are also angry that certain lockdown restrictions will continue to apply to the unvaccinated, including children age from 12 the rocks disputed election results have lead to more on rest with hundreds attempting to storm bagdad green zone, which houses the government, the purchases support political parties with ty to iran, which last significant ground in last month will let sit for the team and myself for this evening going underground is coming your way in just a few moments time, as you can, you can catch up with the latest episode of the attic, silence show, and then we'll be right on the studio in 30 minutes to guide you through the nightly global news headlines. join us again that

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a society where a book that dames to save every, every human being alive on, on the planet. before it's given to all the ambassadors of the u. n. is a mandatory requirement. can you understand why people don't trust the united nations today? law, the united nations is a great idea and if it didn't exist, we would have to create it. now. oh course, it's $193.00 states and it's not antonio with batteries and it's non monkey move i made the organization is the state. and anything that is human is of course, in a way is functional it in a way of corrupted. you know, way i jacked and the united nation does very good things. i and i friend, especially all 3 work done by the world health organization and the international