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hello, are you watching arthur international disco? mid day here in moscow. overdrawn is causing havoc around the world. the new cove mutation has been highlighted is the variance of concern by the world health organization and has already been detected in multiple countries. they're also phase 2. it's highly contagious. and even those who are fully vaccinated could easily get it. nations have already started closing their board is to prevent its spread. well, the 1st image is of the new strain originally detected in south africa, have been published by italian researches on the right. here is one micron and on the left is the old delta variant. and the red air is to show how it has many more mutations this time around. and that does mean that the virus is further adapted, but it's not yet clear. if each, sir, more dangerous, but while governments are trying to find that out, many people have found themselves stranded in south africa. as travel bands are in post. 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 are tripoli vaccinated, we have done everything is good citizens and now we are unable to get home every day. 30 am for strength across the whole day. so it's basically going to be with the children. we don't know when we won't be able to make it now. 76 years old, very. it is a fear because it, this tom harkin can go to motor without see more family monday the countries president. so pose a game say to the nation of grace in which he criticized the international community for making such a quick decision without enough research, international community to we consider options. but i've been speaking to people who believe that this is a case of double standards. for example, we spoke to south african,

who is heading back to the united states and believe that part of the reason that he was taken off the plane was because he was south africa and they treated me like a common criminal that threw me off the plane i didn't get my luggage back and told me, i'm not a problem. and then i said, what did i do? and i said, the kevin attained and said, she told me 3 times to put my face small thought of read the rules. it says you're allowed to take a few more while you eating and drinking. i was doing. this was the by new rules. it was total. so paranoia from the still with you that i would in while the think that have been developing here in south africa are very emotional. the 1st announcement of this new strain was on thursday and it took me government and it took the, the tourism industry, essentially completely by surprise. and within hours you had most of the world's airlines canceling. they fly. i've been quite a few days. i see

a port and say you have people who've been pixel flights in a matter of minutes. sometimes people were really on the fly, 10 minutes from take off. and then the announcement came that they had to get supplied with people who were on the roof of the countries and the plains with 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 often suck in south africa. why do you get vaccine aided? if you still con, travel, and if you still can be with your family, i have family in south africa. my sister lives in south africa, and i've not seen her in close to 2 years since of cupboard and my daughter and i was trying to south africa now to find any be with her and her family. i think it's important to us is doing and around the world to be cautious, space seen 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 you're going to notice we coming up to the tours the month here in south africa. busy the month of december and for the last 2 years because of close, the industry has at the kind shop talking to people here, they say that this is not going to be the end of the south african truism. that's when 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 vaccination for 30. the international community is very cautious about. at the same time, the scientists in south africa has come out to say, this new varian has been depicted in many countries around the world. and they believe that south africa should be congratulated for being the 1st to identified and come forward with the information rather than being so the blamed for being responsible for, for yes. for the slayer report,

there was an advisor to the italian health authorities. is warning that the virus is getting around all preventative measures, and this could be our reality for years to come. meanwhile, to contain the spread of the new strain, the u. k. is reintroducing quarantine in a government mandate detail for people coming from south africa. and britain's health secretary also believes to 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 it to the passengers on board and 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, i and i live on my own. we are consult oscillate and secondly with the jobs that are 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 unexpected 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 is 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. it okay, shifted along with only to the 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. charlotte davinsky, there will be spoke to rad disease expert anchor, but another from george mason university in the united states. she does say that it's not clear at the moment if current vaccines can give enough protection from the new variant but got on the warehouse also kept chance to be region korea. that

great question to solve right now for sand just is, was that a particular over at red in those the viruses of final with him or to dissuade and could be by mitchell evolution of the vital stores of the will up in to more active stream even thought of that away from my original blueprint, so he would know how my chair, immunity from the current look since feed the when it meets the new version of corona why it was a want to chrome alls of since spike nic astrazeneca and also utterly roxanne, us, fraser and medina, all of them will do similar engine, but i should say, there is one thing rich is given me hold for spite ne cookson in particular. but this because i've been, the widow vaccines produce a little bit, the water wide spread them unity. it's not just on they bought it, but a little bit. the war owes if you sell a response and you feel it is fonts,

is not zip the sensitive to the new mutation cells of rails. because a spike nick is a strongest outdoor for either. and then the vital work since and here and took him on the boat, johnson johnson and the astrazeneca and spiked company. those 3 out of those that his us goodness is the strongest one. get a chance that because that also have a stronger to potential and that you felt a range. you might want to let the strong could drop in the amount of and they boy just knew that was a protection. what is western governments to push their citizens to get a boost a shot? the world health organization has expressed opposition to rich in nations extending their inoculation program. while vaccination rates are, do remain very low in poorer countries across much of africa. for example, less than 10 percent of the population has had a single decks. 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 other countries get that to normal boosters should be i understood it except to immunocompromised people. most countries with high vaccine coverage continued to ignore our call for a global moratorium on boosters where we did discuss the issue with her professor of molecular oncology, lawrence young, and also independent nurse young back. it would make no sense to ensure that most people at least get their 1st dose of the vaccine lava, then pushing for people to have the m the booster for then i think, oh importantly, we have to look at the efficacy of the actual vaccine because we still know that people who have some photos you can still policy and, and also still and be affected by the virus or finance. ready one of the issues

that i think they should be really nifty. now i've seen that education is key because we do still have a lot of hesitant people, not we're not wanting to take the vaccine. and also just really, it just seemed quite unfair that they still mandate in ice is now mandatory that health workers should have the vaccine. i think it should also include education, the immunity generated by vaccination. decays, it over time, particularly actually in the elderly, the most vulnerable, and certainly up to 6 months. these boosters just really have a really significant impact. we've seen that in real world data from israel, for instance, where they've rolled out the booster campaign. so we can see the value of booster shots, you know, variances are going to continue to be generated as those of ours is allowed to spread, particularly in countries. indeed like south africa, where vaccination, right? so lower than what this emphasizes the need to control the pandemic at the global level as well as locally. and it's all, it is in all our interests to support the role of axis across the world. and we

should be in a position where we're having to choose should be supporting the increased manufacturing distribution of vaccines. and we should choose between boosters for the most vulnerable an hour late and whether or not somebody else who hasn't been back friday gets their 1st job. now, when the new k very does spread across the world, the u. s. president joe biden, and the mayor san francisco facing a public backlash after fire lighting their own mask mandates. you can find that story for service to an article while you smashing grabbed robbery, shook the u. s. during thanksgiving and the weekends. black friday sales with many people now pointing at the police, did seem to be overwhelmed with the level of crime that erupted with the christmas holidays. just around the corner, people too are asking authorities can actually keep their city safe with their hands apparently tied by new policies. sassy taylor has the story. remember the

days of good cop bad cop? while back on in case you missed the memo. now every cop is a batty. well we need to completely dismantled minneapolis. police department. i ah. no. no. after george floyd's murder, people came 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 for 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 are now trying to fast track a return to the good old days of laura in order to reverse the tide of rising crime, we need to stop the demon demonizing and sabotaging the dedicated men. 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 in public safety and a knife in the back of the democrat law makers 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 yet has seen a wave of pro police candidates be elected all across the country from liberal seattle, to minneapolis, the very pace. george floyd died at the hands of

a police 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 westons. and for the democrats already terrified of the mid term blood bath. 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 a 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 saying 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 few, 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 that job 3, a police officer, you put your life in jeopardy. now some feel they're not protected. the criminals have more rights than police offices today. the car for what you wish for what started as a cat t 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 soc is tighter than i still to come see this sad as a region inside berry, a moons. the victims of last week's mine explosion. we speak to a worker who lost friends in the tragedy that story press others to just after the break. ah

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i'm with oh, hello again. being against mosque mandates and critical race theory is apparently enough to get built in texas parents that claim that a member of the racial equity committee and a local school district publish that personal details on the internet. i claim that they were ridiculed for their views on c, r a. and that legal case, challenging mosque mandates for daniel was on the list and explain to us what happened. we filed a lawsuit against our local i s t that was to block and illegal mask mandate. as a result of that, we got

a bunch of kick back. this one lady who talked us, she's on what you call a racial equity and diversity advisory committee posted our personal information and our addresses and 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. we've reported to the city and to the mayor. we're targeting parents that disagree with policies becoming more common in the united states. there was another incident reported in arizona recently then the school board president was a case of collecting adult ca own parents that included social security numbers. i'm financial records,

he denied any involvement. he was sacked from his post. well critical right theory as well as math mandates, have been causing so much tension between school boards and parents that it's even come to the attention of the president. when association cited threats from parents and compared the acts to domestic terrorism with the u. s. attorney general and the f b, i now involved daniel again explained to us why parents, so as standing up to school officials. after the mask lawsuit, we were joined by many people and we just keep finding more and more problems. you know, our school district is a is about an, a d level by state average. so that means we have 3rd graders. busy that can't read to, to grade level, and yet they spend millions of dollars on putting social justice and equity and diversity training into everything is political. they use equity and

diversity to actually re institutionalized racism. you know, they call themselves anti racist, but they're, they're really racist. we are fighting back. we're trying to get rid of it at the state level in our school level as so it's a big problem in the state of texas and all over the country actually that i've been networking with, with other parents and actually teachers that are frightened and terrified that this is, this is taking over our education system in the united states. the 1st funerals or of minors and rescue is killed in last week's mine. explosion in siberia have been held. the accident claimed the lives of $51.00 people and there is still an ongoing search for more victims with more on the impact on the local community is dimitri 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 or not 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 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. 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. when 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 who've 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 for more coal 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 minors 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, the larry says people in the region don't have many career choices. so they go underground. do you know what to do with it? and you will, people just do that job's they go to the coal mine. the worst case scenario is always on the table. it's a game of chance. it isn't true that mine is descend 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, valeri is thankful to the authorities. as they are quick to offer support. here the

would see him with former. i'm sure every body will be provided with financial aid as every family with children will be supported, will get help with paying for university fees. there's no doubt such incidents have happened in the past and help always came 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 while this 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. the siberian coal mine from ever repeating out has been a month since the americas chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. and there are still hundreds of paces of combat equipment and weapons littering the country about apart from that military hardware, is also a huge trade in some of the smaller items that were left behind by coalition forces

. and he, france corresponding, antoine cairo reports now from couple. despite the hasty departure of the american military in august, there were still traces of their presence, inca bolt. for example, shops where you can find a variety of things from the old american bases in the country. very jackets, trousers, shoes, caps, backpacks, as well as binoculars knives, competitors sleeping bags, just like in ali baba's cave to 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 for that. and those room 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 which is not the same, have been found them 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 and the international assistance and

security force commanded by nato laundry. some grocery store still have products initially intended for the u. s. military will. it will police gone. for example, a soldiers rations or what's even more surprising lobster tails. the queue duma looked over it. 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. but after the eventual departure, the americans, the gold mine, dried up us a business, we can't complain. but because the long story short is become difficult, the presence of the american bases afghanistan empowered a whole small sex as the economy. that's now slowly disappearing. however, it's still possible to get several good deals. rushing out international that sat bringing you up to date with the, with a nice i far this monday morning. we're back again in about half. ah

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