outside the school, it will still be stuck with these it's hard to do. i also see the deadlines. this are on the chrome, the new copays shrine from south africa spreads across the world with nations cancelling flies and even keeping the fully vaccinated in isolation. also beside shoplifting and vandalism, is the festive season begins. flash mob and smashing. grab robberies. put us authorities to the test and parents at a school in texas have their personal details posted online after they speak out against critical race theory and mask mandates. we hear from one of them because it our personal information or addresses and told the internet to, to attack us. brother guy threatened a bunch of us for school board meeting. ah,

good morning, welcome. it's 10 o'clock here in moscow. you're watching artie international now on the current is wreaking havoc around the world. the new code mutation has been highlighted as a variant of concern by the world health organization and has already been detected in multiple countries. there are also phase 2. it's highly contagious. and even those who are fully vaccinated could easily get it. nations have already started closing their borders to prevent it spread. well, the 1st images of the new strain originally detected in south africa has been published by italian researches on the right is on the chrome and on the left the old delta very and read aries to show it has many more you taishan. and that means to that the virus is further adapted, but it's not yet clear if it's more dangerous, but while governments are trying to find that out, many people have found themselves stranded in south africa. i'm devastated. i feel

let down by my government. we are relying on information on the internet. if no one knows what's going on, we have done everything we ought tripoli vaccinated. we have done everything is good citizens and now we are unable to get home. i'm devastated. i'm frustrated. i just cried the whole day to was basically going to be with the children that we don't know when we won't be able to make it. now. i'm 76 years older. it is a fear because it is tom. how can, how can go tomorrow without shame, our family monday, the country's president. so i'm a jose gave a state of the nation of grace in which he criticized the international community for making such a quick decision without enough research a international community to reconsider in adoptions. but i've been speaking to people, share who believe this is a case of double standards. for example, we spoke to south african,

who is heading back to the united states and believes that part of the reason that he was taken off the plane was because he was south africa and they treated me locker coleman criminal that threw me off the plane. i didn't get my luggage brick told me, i'm not their problem. and then i said, what did i do? when i said the cabinet turned and said, she told me 3 thorns to put my fo small. god forbid the rules it to you allowed her to take up your moles while you eating and drinking all was doing exactly that all was a by new rule, it was total total paranoia from of stole with you so that all would insisted, well, the scenes that have been developing here in south africa are very emotional. the 1st announcement of this new strain was on thursday and it took the government and it took the, the tourism industry, essentially completely by surprise. and within hours you had most of the world's airlines cancelling. they slide, i've spent quite

a few days at the airport and say you have people who've been pixel slates in a matter of minutes. sometimes people were ready on the fly, 10 minutes from take off and, and then the announcement came that they had to get off the site or people who were on route to the countries and the planes were turned back. people here feel completely laid down. you have a strong feeling of people having being stranded because you have so many people here who need to get back to work who need to get back to families overseas. and who are simply stuck in south africa while you get vaccinated, if you still can't travel. and if you still can't be with your family, i have family in south africa. my sister lives in south africa and, and i've not seen her in close to 2 years since of covered and my daughter and i was trying to south africa to find any be with her and her family. i think it's important what the u. s. is doing and around the world to be cautious, specially not knowing what the new variant is doing,

but it's also on the same point, very frustrating and upsetting for what it's doing to people around the world and not been able to see their families. now what's important to note is that we're coming up to the tourism month here in south africa, the month of december. and for the last 2 years, because of cove, it, this industry has the kind shop the talking to people here. they say that this is not going to be the end of the south african truism that wins so much money in you have a problem here in south africa where there are millions of people who have not been vaccinated and who refused to be vaccinated for certainly the international community is the course of that. at the same time, the scientists in south africa has come out to say that this, this new variant has been detected in many countries around the world and bade believe that south africa should be congratulated for being the 1st to identify it and come forward with the information rather than being solely blamed for being responsible for spreading it coarsely them will have an advisor to the italian

health authorities, is warning that the virus is getting around all preventative measures. and this could be already i seats the years to come see me while to contain the spread of the new strain. u. k is re introducing quarantine in a government mandate is hotel for people coming from south africa. britain's health secretaries, asking people to be patient. those he believes that co, it is going to be with us in some form forever. he was asked to learn to live with cove and we will never defeat it. we have to learn to live with it. we have to learn to live with it as we have learned to live with flu. of course, it is not flu and we need to learn more about in cases of, of new come have already been discovered in germany in belgium, the czech republic. and there are at least 13 cases in the netherlands that came after a flight of individuals came in from south africa. now, in a separate development,

dutch police had to raid plain just before it was about to take off. after it emerged that 2 of the passengers on board had been in quarantine hotel and had escaped from that desperately trying to leave the netherlands to try and get home as that panic is spreading. it turns out that the quarantine hotel that they had escaped from they were individuals who had presented with the omnicom strange, you really get a sense of just how scared people are at the moment. some individuals are now facing lengthy stays in quarantines, which are incredibly costly. particularly in the u. k. for me there is just no ways i can afford 50000 rand, which is equivalent to 2 and a half 1000 pounds to be in a hotel in land. and when my home is around the corner and, and i live on my own, we are consult oscillate. and secondly with the job that i meant to start. if i'm now i'm starting approximately 3 weeks later, which means i'm 3 weeks without

a seller which is basic, have worked it out, which is basically my rent money for the month. i'm a british citizen, i've lived there for 23 years. i have to find a way the government has to do something about the hotel quarantine and people are up in all that got government con, make these rulings, and then expected citizens to pay for it. you know, for those who were fully vax, as we heard from those individuals facing problems from south africa, they really thought perhaps this pandemic was about to be over, at least for them because they followed all of the guidance. they done everything that they were asked to have done. so this must be coming now as a bit of a cold shower for people in europe to realizing that having 2 or 3 jobs just isn't enough. when we faced these new strains that we know so little about in france, the french health ministers resigned to the fact that omnicom will be found here and says that the government needs more time to look at it. did okay, shifted along with only to you since it's circulating in the u. k. italy in belgium,

it's probable that there is a case in circulation and france. researchers are looking at whether vaccines must be modified, but it's too early to say, since it was only discovered a few days ago. scientists who i spoke with on the telephone yesterday, including internationally say we need a period of around 10 days to no war. meanwhile, the ministers, the health ministers from the g 7 countries will meet later on monday to discuss this new variant and how it possibly can be tackled at the same time as the experts are really left in a situation with a race to understand exactly what this mutation means and what that means for the a fight for the end of this pandemic challenge. uminski at reporting there will be spoke with rare disease expert anc, about an over from george mason university in the united states. and she does say that it's not clear if current vaccines can give enough protection from the omicron varied look at on the windows also cook chance to be region carry. that great

question to solve right now for sand just is, was that a particular where, where in those the viruses of final with him or to dissuade and could be by mitchell evolution of the virus tours of the will up in 2 more extreme. even thought of that away from our original blueprint. so you would know how my chair, immunity from their current look since feed the plan that meets the new version of chrome, the white as a one, a chrome alls of since spike nick astrazeneca, and also other may brooks in us, fraser'd and mud them. all of them of where you similar until jim, but i should say there was one thing rich is given me hold for spite me cookson in particular, but this because i've been, the widow vaccines produce a little bit, the water, widespread them unity. it's not just on they bought is but a little bit the more of it you sell the response and do you feel

a response is not as that the sensitive to the new medation sells awareness. because the spike nick is a strongest outdoor for either. and in the vital works since and here i'm talking only about johnson johnson and the astrazeneca and spiked a complaint. and those 3 out of those that is us goodness is strongest one when you get a chance that because that also have a stronger potential and that you felt orange, you might want to let the strong could drop in the amount of anti boy dis, new that was a protection now as well past the start to push their citizens to get a booster shot. the world health organization has expressed opposition though to rich countries extend bear inoculation program while vaccination rates is so low in poorer countries across much of africa. at the moment, less than 10 percent of the population has had

a single days. no more vaccines should go to countries that have already vaccinated more than 40 percent of their population. until kovacs has the vaccines, it needs to help by their countries. get that to normal boosters should be administered except to immunocompromised pupil. most countries with high vaccine coverage continued to ignore our call for a global moratorium on boosters. we did discuss this issue further with a panel of guests. a gas station issue available. you do vaccines as should not period dice, even a booster to all, but instead to 1st be sure that all in the population have received the job. it would make more sense to ensure that most people at least get their 1st dose of the vaccine love. and then pushing for people to have the, the boosted we shouldn't be in a position where we're having to choose,

we should be supporting the increased manufacturing distribution of vaccines. one of the reasons for booster shots, of course, is that we know that the immunity generated by vaccination decays, it over time, particularly actually in the elderly and most vulnerable, and certainly after 6 months, these booster shots clearly have, are really significant impact laughing or important. we have to look at the efficacy of the actual vaccine because we still know that people who have double days you can still policy and also still and be affected by the virus or finance. one of the issues that i think they should be really looking at it from the perspective of the individual. yes, surely it will still will center protect against the possible infection and its consequences, but nevertheless fronted public health. if it were like a perspective greater dish to reach with the vaccine, ideally do who relation, what do you think ms. new strain has emerged in africa? do you think the low vaccination rate is something to do with that?

because this is the 2nd time a strain has a martha africa, if i'm not mistaken far as i understand it, there's no shortage of vaccine supplied south africa. well there is a lot of backseat hesitancy. same thing we're seeing in central and eastern europe and a lot of that is driven by lack of trust in the vaccine. and in the government promotion the vaccination, i think there's something about the messaging. i think that education is key because we do still have a lot of hesitant people not wanting to take the vaccine. and also just really, it just seemed quite unfair that it's still mandate. nice is now and it true that health workers should have the vaccine. i think it should also include education, if not all that vaccinated the monday, we will not stop from that perspective natur infection. so no factors. that is the very meeting of the course. the panoramic viruses are not so interested us. unfortunately, certain governments are then hawkins putting the questions there. now

a wave of smashing. grab robbery, shook the us during thanksgiving and the weekends. black friday, sales with many pointing out see that the police seem to be overwhelmed with the level of crime that erupted when officer died. and some retail staff were injured. but with the christmas holidays right around the corner, people are asking if authorities can actually make their city safe with their hands currently tied by many new policies with more his saskia taylor. remember the days of good cop bad cop? while back on in case you missed the memo. now every cop is a patty. well, we need to completely dismantled minneapolis police department, i ah no. no. off to george floyds mad at people. tame for policing budgets were slashed,

force was a no go stop and such was out. accountability was in. so where are we now? while the politicians who pulled the money plug, leaving police departments high and dry, might feel safe from neg gated communities. but for the rest of america, well from coast to coast, from small towns to big cities, crime is on the rise one year and the biggest annual spike of homicides in 60 years later states. and now trying to fast track a return to the good old days over or in order to reverse the tide of arising crime, we need to stop demon demonizing and sabotaging the dedicated men and women who risked their lives every single day to keep the rest of us safe enough is enough. we cannot de fund the police. we need to refund the police. instead of less funding,

we need more investment and public safety and a knife in the back of the democrat, lawmakers everywhere. almost 90 percent of marilyn's black voters back him because if they have been most affected by fewer patrol cars in the neighbourhood, and this isn't a one off this year, has seen a wave of pro police candidates be elected or across the country from liberal seattle to minneapolis deep very pace. george floyd died at the hands of lease officer. the list really does go on. it turns out that lol assess is not as exciting in real life as it is in the westerns. and for the democrats already terrified of a mid term bloodbath. this could be a death knell already blue republicans, the proud gun toting law and order party a polling 8 percent higher than democrats nationally. it's almost like voters have realized that it's one thing to shout to slogan, to make a gesture. it's another thing to come up with a real game plan. it does not present any sort of plan for what will come after.

there is no specificity as to what services would provide what law enforcement would look like. what residents can expect. police might be back in demand, but it looks like too little too late. the usaa seeing record numbers of offices leaving the force and recruitment numbers away down despite all types of incentives to boost them. when you start treating those who hunt for criminals as the criminals themselves, then also willing to go out and take a bullet view. a lot of the competent people who would make good police offices, a refraining because they feel that they can go to prison for doing their job. to be a police officer. you put your life in jeopardy. now some feel they're not protected . the criminals have more rights than police officers to day. careful what you wish for what started as a catchy slogan and a bed to be down with the voters turned into a radical agenda that's been kind to criminals and cruel to the lawful

not being against mask mandates and critical race theory is apparently enough to get ye docs in texas because parents that claim a member of a racial equity committee in a local school district, publish their personal details on the internet. i claimed that they were ridiculed for their views on c r t. and also that legal case, challenging mask mandates called daniel, was on the list and explained what happened. we filed a lawsuit against our local i s t. so that was to block and illegal mask mandate. as a result of that, we got a bunch of kickback, this one lady who talks to us, she's on what you call a racial equity and diversity advisory committee posted our personal information and our addresses and contact information our businesses and so forth. and told the

internet to, to attack us. there was another instant also another guy threatened a bunch of us at a school board meeting, climbing. he's going to bring a 1000 soldiers and so forth locked and loaded. we, we've reported it to the school district, was reported to the, the city and to the mayor toxeme, parents that they disagree with policies becoming more more common in the united states. there was another incident reported in arizona recently a school board president. there was a key to collecting a dossier on parents that included social security numbers and financial reco survive. he denied any involvement. he was sacked from his post and i critical race theory as well as mass mandates. have been causing so much tension between school boys and parents that is even come to the attention of the president on the satiation cited threats from parents and compare the acts to domestic terrorism with the u. s. attorney general and also the f b. i now enfold,

put daniel again explained to us why parents are standing up to school officials after the mask lawsuit. and we were joined by many people and we just keep finding more and more problems. you know, our school district is a is about a d level by state average. so that means we have 3rd graders. busy that can't read up to, to grade level, and yet they spend millions of dollars on putting social justice and equity and diversity training into everything. it's political, they use equity and diversity to actually re institutionalized racism. you know, they call themselves anti racist. but they're, they're really race. we're fighting back, we're trying to get rid of it at the state level in our school level. and. and so it's a big problem in the state of texas and all over the country. actually,

i've been networking with, with other parents and actually teachers that are frightened, terrified that this is, this is taking over our education system in the united states. the 1st few neurosis mine is a rescue, is killed in last week's mine, explosion inside berry. i have been hound yanks and claim the lives of $51.00 painful, and there is still an ongoing search for move victims with more now on the impact on the local community. his to meet you pack was an incident such as this. the tragedy goes far beyond simply those who lost their lives. we met with the larry who had worked at the siberian coal mine for decades. the people who died in the aftermath of the explosion were his old time friends. he was lucky not to share their fate. media with him on the show for 2 or 3 years ago. i used to work in the section where all the people have been recently killed. they were, my friends were on that day, i was off, i was working in

a garret when my colleague called me, he told me that he'd heard one of the employees talk about a convoy of ambulances rushing to the mine. i immediately got in touch with one of my friends, and he confirmed that another friend of ours who worked in that section didn't get out here. that's how i found out. this isn't even the 1st accidents this man has seen at this mine. in both cases, he lost his friends and co workers who as he claims, had to work under increasing pressure from management. but him, you remove the label. there was another explosion which occurred in 2004 when i used to work exactly in that area of the mine. but that was completely different story. 13 people died since then. it looks like something has happened to the mentality of people, perhaps different type of people have been hired in the management. i don't want to accuse anybody or sound baseless, but in my view, it all resulted from an unbridled crave for coal. is not my business to reflect on

how much coal is needed and how much money has to be made. but there was much pressure. the more cold supplies. and of course, all our guys always had it at the back of their minds. that actually everything could happen. in fact, the criminal investigation is looking into what exactly led up to the accident and stories like valerie's are all being taken into account to figure out what happened . why and whose negligence ultimately caused 51 people their lives. and any of them lived right here in lennon's cruise nest, essentially a minor city with population of just over a 100000. most people here are miners or at least know somebody who is. so that means that the accidents at the lowest version a coal mine has it very close to home. but despite the magnitude of the tragedy, work in the mine will eventually resume. and while the life of a minor is not easy, larry says people in the region don't have many career choices. so they go

underground. do you know what to do with it when you will, people just do that. job's they go to the coal mine. you worst case scenario is always on the table regarding the game of chance. it isn't true that mine is to send to die. it isn't true and they won't give up. it's not correct to say that it's scary down there in the mine. it isn't true. however, what happened is dreadful. the accident caused many people their lives. and while it is a great tragedy, the larry is thankful to the authorities, as they are quick to offer support. here that would sim with former. i'm sure every body will be provided with financial aid. as every family with the children will be supported with will get help with paying for university phase. there's no doubt that such incidents have happened in the past and help always kate, immediately. the larry's perspective on this incident is shared among many of the miners living and working here, and the central russian camera of

a region and wild is horrific accident has taken a huge toll on people, especially those who lost their family members. life will inevitably go on, but hopefully with some changes and measures that will prevent anything like what happened in the severe in coal mine from ever repeating. that has been a month since america's chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan and the still hundreds of paces of combat equipment and weapons littering the country. but apart from that, military hardware is also a huge tried to in some of the smaller items left behind by coalition forces. auntie france correspondent and thrown clara reports now from couple. despite the hasty departure of the american military in august, there were still traces of their presence in kabul, for example, shops where you can find a variety of things from the old american bases in the country. very jacket,

trousers, shoes, caps, i, bag bags as well as binoculars knives, computers sleeping bags. just like an alley. bob was a cave bug harmony. we get them through bag room. this is what they were using during the war they're selling now, and it's just broken people mainly buy things for fishing and hunting. they also buy some things as gifts like t shirts with afghanistan written on them and other things will excuse not to soon have been his phantom it exist. there's also some evidence of france, his participation in the afghan war, for instance, this blue white red badge, or this key chain of the colors of france left and the international assistance and security force is commanded by nato a little. but some a grocery store still have products initially intended for the u. s. military only to please don't. for example, a soldiers rations or what's even more surprising. reasonably. the tales the consumer towed in these things were left by the americans. i don't know how,

but they returned them to bagram and we're still selling them. they sell them to us and we trade them at the market. he put off at the eventual departure, the americans, the gold mine, dried up, uses us her business. we can't complain. but because the long story short has become difficult, the presence of the american bases afghanistan power, the whole small sex and the economy that's now slowly disappearing. however, it's still possible to get several good deals. just commit to half past 10 in the morning here in moscow that brings website back again. and it up. mm ah, ah lose

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a disgust of the un security council, lebanon has long been a key front in the cold war, conflicts, and arguably still is the capital bay ruge would play host to the most successful communist known to penetrate the british secret services. kim fil, be a new book about his time in beirut, not only expose the life and loves of the legendary double agent, but also scrutinizes the role class played in britain's cold war defeats. and it's all the former deputy editor of the independent on sunday or in britain, james having joins me now. james, welcome to going undergrad. so tell me about what's new. i mean, i thought everyone knew about kim fil, be the most famous of british by after james bond. well, i thought i thought we all know that ho, restore it's been done to death, but actually i, i looked into to pay it because i got some credit. some stuff from a former colleague, brun soule ah, a by about the circumstances in which will be left period and i started looking into it and actually i didn't do this. i didn't notice about the american wife i didn't, and the was led to stuff i thought. and he's one of those figures who's in the sort

of public consciousness. but actually, once i've, i certainly i'd find,