ah, join us in the depths or remain in the shallows. ah ah, deadlines and are se omicron, the new copays straightened from south, africa spreads across the world with nations cancelling flights and even keeping the fully vaccinated in isolation. also this are short listing, and vandalism is the festive season begins flash mob and smashing grant robberies. put us authorities to the test and parents to the school in texas have their 1st some details post online after they speak out against critical race theory and mass mandates. we hear from one of them, he posted our personal information or addresses and told the internet to, to attack us. another guy threatens a bunch of us at a school board meeting. and

i welcome just 1 pm in moscow you watching artie international. now, all micron is causing havoc around the world for new coded mutation has been highlighted as a variance of concern by the world health organization and has already been detected in multiple countries that are all so phase is highly contagious and even those who are fully vaccinated could easily get it. nations have already to start to close their borders to prevent it spread with the 1st images of the new strain originally detected in south africa. have been published by italian researches on the right here is army crone, and on the left is the delta variant and the red arish to show it has many more mutations this time around. and that means 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 as travel bands are

imposed. i'm devastated. i feel let down by my government to be relying on information on the to knit it. 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 on able to get home and stay heard for strength at us across the whole day to basically guard, to be with the children. we don't know when we won't be able to make it now. 76 years old or 80. it is a fear because of this, tom harkin, how can go tomorrow without see more family monday, the country's president pose a gave 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 think 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. i threw me off the plane, i didn't get my luggage back. told me, i'm not a problem. and then i said, what did i do? then i said, the cabin attained and said, she told me 3 times to put my face. small thought, i've 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 so so, so paranoia from the store that i would in while the things 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

airlines canceling. they fly. i've been quite a few days. i see a port and say you have people who've been kicked off slice in a matter of and sometimes people were ready on the fly, 10 minutes from take off. and then the announcement came that they had to get the flight or people who were on the roof. ready 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 who need to get back to work who need to get back to families overseas. and who are simply stuck 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 what the

us is doing and around the world to be cautious space, see 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 notice that 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 code that the industry has at the kind shop, talking to people here, they say that this is not going to be in 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. at the same time, the scientist in south africa has come out to say the search 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 well being responsible for freighting it for a sleigh reporting well and advise it to be italian health authorities to say that the current direct tentative measures are only having a limited impact on the new strain. and this could be our reality for years to come . meanwhile, the u. k is re introducing quarantine in a government mandated hotel for people coming from south africa. and britain's health secretary also believes that cove id is going to be with us in some form forever. he was asked to learn to live with coven. 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, i 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 seller which is basic, have worked it out, which is basically my rent money for the month. i'm a british citizen and 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 government con, make these rulings and then expect them 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. they don't use if you

don't with they'll need 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 more. 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. we spoke with read disease expert anchor, but another from george mason university in the united states about this. and she does say that it's not clear that the moment of current vaccines can give enough protection from in a very the cut on the warehouse. also cook chance to. ringback be region carry that

great question to solve right now for sand just is, was that a particular read in those viruses of final with him or to dissuade and could be by mitchell evolution of the vital stores of the will up into more active stream even thought as it away from our original blueprint, so you would know how my chair, immunity from the current look since feed when that meets the new version of corona white as a one a chrome alls of since spike nic astrazeneca and also utterly roxanne, us. president modena, all of them cuz we're do similar engine, but i should say, there was one thing rich is given me hold for spite me cookson in particular that this because i've been, the widow vaccines produce a little bit, the water wide spread them unity. it's not just on a board is but

a little bit the war or was it you sell it response and do you. so it is fonts is not zip the sensitive to was in human facial cells of rails because a spike nick is a strongest outdoor for isaac. and then the vital work since i'm here and took him on the boat, johnson johnson and the astrazeneca and spiked accompanying those 3 out of those. that is as good, nick is the strongest one. when you have 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 now is western governments to push their citizens to get a booster shot. the world health organization has expressed opposition to rich nations extending their inoculation program. while vaccination rates do remain low in poor countries, across much of africa, for example, 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 people. most countries with high vaccine coverage continued to ignore our call for a global moratorium on boosters were earlier we discussed the she further with their professor of molecular oncology, lawrence, young, and also with an independent nurse. me a new badge. it would, it would make no 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 booster. but then i think, oh importantly, we have to look at the efficacy of the actual vaccine because we still know that people who have double days is, can still policy and also still and be affected by the virus or finance. one of the

issues that i think they should be meaning of china. i've seen that education is key because we do still have a lot of hesitant people, not. we're not, 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 and most vulnerable. and certainly after 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 axes across the world. and we should be in a position where we're having to choose, we 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. that while then you go there in spreads across the world. the u. s. present, joe biden and the mayor of san francisco are facing a public backlash after violating their own mask mandates. you can find out story procedures to an article i wave if smash and grab robbery, shook the us during thanksgiving and the weekends. black friday sales with many pointing out that the police did seem to be overwhelmed with the level of crime that erupted and with the christmas holidays just around the corner p for also concerned. so if the authorities can actually keep their city safe with their hands

apparently tied by new policies with more on the story, his ascii taylor 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 i know often towards floyd's my dad people came for policing budgets were slashed, force was and 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 are now trying to fast track a return to the good old days of laura in order to reverse the tide arising crime, we need to stop 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 it's they have been most affected by fewer patrol cards 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 lift 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 the mid term blood path. 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 which 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 their 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. is today. the task for what you wish for what started as a slow going down a bit to be down with the vote has turned into a radical agenda. that's been kind to criminals and cruel to the lawful being against mosque mandates. in critical race theory is apparently enough to get it built in texas because parents that claim that a member of a racial equity committee in a local school district publish their personal details on the internet. they claim

that they were pretty killed for their views on critical race theory. and that legal case, challenging mask mandates for daniel was on the list and explain to us what happened. we filed a lawsuit against our local i s. d. that was to block and illegal mask mandate. and as a result of that, we got a bunch of kickback. this one lady who talks us, she's on what you call a racial equity and diversity advisory committee posted our personal information, 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 force locked and loaded. we, we've reported it to the school district, was reported to the, the city and to the mayor or targeting parents that do disagree with policies

becoming more common in the united states. there was another incident reported in arizona recently. and then a school board president was accused of collecting a darcy eye on parents that included social security numbers and also financial records. although he denied any involvement he was sacked from his post were critical race 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 compare the acts to domestic terrorism with the u. s. attorney general and the f b, i now involved daniel again explained twist. why though, parents a standing up to school officials after a mask to 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 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. and 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 at funerals of miners and rescue as sir killed in last week's mine,

explosion in siberia have been held. the accident claim the lives of $51.00 people and was still an ongoing search for more victims with more on the impact on the local community. his dmitri 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 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 2000 of 4 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 under ground, you know what is going on 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 man 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, the larry 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. valerie'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

with an 11 percent of the population in afghanistan as addicted to drugs, according to the latest figures released by the united nations. and that's more than twice the global average. the report horse west might say that income from opiates in the country could be as high as $2700000000.00 in 2021. all this, while the new government says it is trying to change the situation by sending attics to rehabilitation centers ah, with call without a father. i am thankful to these lament emirates for bringing me here for treatments. they took care of me and as each day goes by are feeling better. ah,

ah ah, i started to take hashish and then heroine. i lost my family and my job. i have 5 children. they come to visit me here, drugs have destroyed my life. i hope i will get completely healthy and go back home . i want to be a normal father carrying for my family. ah . ah. the son of the all of us, we have a shortage of food medicine beds and stop before the new government. there was no

external funding from any source. only the health ministry was responsible for our expenses. i hope that the new regime will provide us with additional resources, but in the worst case scenario, we will continue to support these people and help them go back to a normal life or sorry, performance pushing us international. it brings you up to data with events around the world. so i thought that i would have more in settings. mm. mm. ah, ah. pandemic, no, no. borders lie to nationalities and you parish as a merge, we don't have with the we don't on the back seat. the whole world leads to take action and be ready. people are judgment,

common crisis with we can do better, we should be better. everyone is contributing each in their own way, but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever. the challenge is great. the response has been massive. so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we're in it together with legacy media continued to prepare a western audiences for a military conflict and ukraine. another war of choice also be noted, states doesn't export much these days, maybe, except for so called values, or those values attractive anymore. ah, i,

ah, i'm action or attention. you're watching going underground. 24 hours ahead of a meeting of nato foreign ministers. and as israel lebanon relations, 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 explores the life and loves of the legendary double agent, but also scrutinize is 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 hanning joins me now. james, welcome to going undergrad. so tell me about what's new. i mean i thought everyone knew about kim phil b lee.