why did angela merkel change course like this?lly she changed course because she admitted it was a very difficult decision to implement easter lockdown over those five easter days. but the reality is also because there is a lot of criticism here towards angela merkel's style of leadership in the first place, and also towards the measure that had been taken, had been considered in germany the last few days. let's not forget it has been a remarkable week here in germany. it started in monday after 12 hours of meetings between angela merkel and the regional leaders, where they announced in the middle of the night that easter lockdown, only for angela merkel two days later to announce that u-turn and admit that mistake. german media are sing that is unprecedented, that angela merkel did not ask for forgiveness during the financial crisis or the migration crisis, or even during the coronavirus crisis. certainly a moment that i think will go down as one of angela merkel's most memorable statements when you look at her legacy in a few ye

it started in monday after 12 hours of meetings between angela merkel and the regional leaders, whereced in the middle of the night that easter lockdown, only foangela merkel two days later to announce that u-turn and admit that mistake. german media are sing that is unprecedented, that angela merkel did not ask for forgiveness during the financial crisis or the migration crisis, or even during the coronavirus crisis. certainly a moment that i think will go down as one of angela merkel's most memorable statements when you look at her legacy in a few years time. laura: and yet angela merkel and germany seem to handle the pandemic song well at the beginning. what changed? >> at the beginning, germany could track and trace cases much better than they can now. at the beginning that had a differt strategy than what they have now. angela merkel stressed there is a new pandemic. i am quoting her here. now there's a different virus, referring specifically to the b117 variant, the one that was originally found in the u.k., which she says is prevalent in germany. statistics say over 70% of test

angela merkel changes course, cancelling plans for an easter lockdown in germany.he says she made a mistake in trying to impose it. israel's fourth election in two years fails to produce a clear winner. once again — the country's prime minister has to try and form a new government. and we hearfrom russia's eurovision song contest hopeful, about the abuse she's receiving from her fellow russians. welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. we begin tonight with a major development in the european vaccine row. the uk and the eu say they'll work together over vaccines. this comes after leaders in brussels said they'd make it easier to block coronavirus vaccine exports, which would have affected the uk's supply of doses. meanwhile, european countries are struggling to meet their vaccination targets. our europe editor, katya adler, has more. a brutal third wave. desperate lockdown protests. a deadly failure so far to get vaccines into arms. eu covid woes are deepening by the day. today, angela merkel — normally seen as the european symbol of c

the me a call but from angela merkel -- mea culpa from angela merkel. she reversed a decision to send the country into a five-day coronavirus shutdown. she says the plans were not feasible and a mistake. the vaccine that was out of sight. italian inspectors find 30,000 doses inside and astrazeca factory. the company insists it was not hiding them. and the gentle eruption. that is how locals describe this volcano. after 900 years, it is active again and hikers can't stay away from the rivers of lava. ♪ to our viewers joining us on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. we begin with a change of plans and an apology. chancellor angela merkel canceled a controversial shutdown scheduled over the easter holiday. the chancellor saying the hastily drawn uplans were impractical and a mistake. just one day ago, she and state leaders agreed on a five-day strict lockdown scheduled to begin april 1. following criticism and confusion, merkel offered an unexpected apology. >> the idea had a many here in germany up in arms and the chance

angela merkel seems to have handled the crisis very well.p to her to decide how and when the country goes in and out of various lockdown's. that lies in the hands of germany's 16 regional prime minister's, the leaders of every german state. since the middle of last year, they had become a really unruly group, they can't agree with one another, someone to open up, someone to shut down, different political interests. that has made it difficult to bring them together and come up with a national strategy. what we've seen in recent months, is that talks will take place, a decision will be made, and we will find that the following morning, each state will go ahead and do something completely different. it is a very complicated political situation. you mentioned that angela merkel is holding talks again with those leaders. she has been in those talks for nine hours. they are stuck, we understand, on the specifics. for example, at what point is it considered safe to start opening shots again? theaters? and so on. it's a tricky situation. katty: that

>> that is true, but angela merkel has got an eye on her lecy as well.y, it seems pretty clear that unless she can get more vaccines into this country and get germany back and running, her reputation, so carefully built over 16 years as a safe pair of hands, may well start to be rather compromised. i don't think her apology today was about trying to secure that reputation. . she knows she has got to do re than talk. she has to get this country back on track. >> from germany to belgium. it is imposing a month-long partial lockdown to curb infection rates. schools will be closed. access to non-essential shops ll be limited. belgium has entered a new phase in the pandemic. here is the prime minister. >> we have seen the contaminations doue almost every two weeks, the level of circulation of the virus is at its highest level of two months. there is high pressure on our intensive care unit and the risk is that it will be untable in the long term. more medical care being postponed. >> we talked about the second wave of infections that started overwhelmingly in

forced disappearances it's also coming up a scandal is growing in germany as senior members of angela merkel's parliamentary party are forced to resign over allegations they have been profiteering from the pandemic. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program a severe indictment from the u.n. human rights investigator on me on maher who says the new military regime is likely committing crimes against humanity with its deadly crackdown on people protesting last month's special rubber tour tom andrews told the un human rights council that the military junta have murdered at least 70 people and that more than 2000 have been unlawfully detained is calling for sanctions against the country's military leaders. as of this moment credible reports indicate that mean more security forces had murdered at least 70 people that a president those murdered were fathers sons mothers daughters husbands and wives you were educators they were engineers they were students they were many ages but more than half of those murdered were members of generation c. or young people under the age of 25. better president the coun

news just a quick reminder of our top story this hour german chancellor angela merkel says germany is in a new pandemic as the country grapples with an exponential rise in coronavirus cases leaders have agreed to extend the country's lockdown until mid april with shops restaurants and bars to remain closed and a strict 5 day shutdown will be enforced over the easter holiday. you're watching t.w. news i'm terry martin thanks for being with us for. this. more than a 1000 years ago europe witnesses a huge construction boom. christianity from established itself. both religious and secular leaders or an eager to display their power. to trace speaking. clearly tallest biggest and the most beautiful structures this is how massive churches are created. consciousness this is the drills starts april 12th on d. w. . the new round of restrictions after germany fails to prevent a 3rd wave of the pandemic german leaders agree a circuit breaking hard to lock down over easter. but german cities dependent on domestic holidaymakers over easter may need to find other answers. and can america be electrif

coming to you live from berlin germany is in a new pandemic that's the assessment from chancellor angela merkel after coronavirus crisis talks dragged well into the morning state leaders have agreed to a strict easter shutdown our correspondent will break down all the details for us also coming up u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken is in brussels pledging to rebuild and revitalize nato he says the military alliance is at a pivotal moment in placing threats around the world plus israelis head to the polls for the 4th time in just 2 years voters face a choice longstanding prime minister binyamin netanyahu or one of several challengers seeking to oust him but will the outcome be another shaky coalition. following terry martin good to have you with us germany is extending its coronavirus lockdown for several more weeks as it grapples with a 3rd wave of the pandemic the move comes after talks between chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders they were at loggerheads over whether to ease restrictions on domestic travel over the easter holiday season ultimately agreeing on a strict 5 day nati

chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders decided to give vaccines to more people more quickly but was infection spiking again and she said germany must be ready to impose a new lockout. germany honors the scientists who brought hope to the world by developing the 1st covert 19 vaccine biotech founders of those then trichy and who are shaheen to get the german the order of merit. u.s. president joe biden condemns what he calls a skyrocketing spike in anti asian violence in the united states the president tells asian american leaders that in atlanta the u.s. cannot stand silent as the city mourns the victims of choose days deadly gun attacks on asian massage parlors. welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel says her country faces a potential new lockdown if case numbers continue to rise she was speaking after a virtual summit to discuss the country's 2. vaccination program. national and regional leaders agreed to measures to speed up the process but they're under pressure as a over the slow vaccine rollout grows. another rebirth for jim and i call on balance temple hea

angela merkel is furious with them.ot much she can do at this moment but she is threatening to take power back to the chancellery, take the power away from regional leaders if they don't comply with what the health experts are saying, to get lockdown measures in as soon as possible. katty: jenny hill for us in berlin. germany, like many other countries, pretty much still in lockdown, very different than in the united states. in the u.k., more than half of people now have antibodies for covid-19, proteins in the blood which fight the infection. that's mostly thanks to vaccinations and it's welcome news as lockdown measures in england are loosened. here's our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. >> lockdown is easing and with it has come a chance to socialize when record numbers of us have antibodies against the coronavirus, the immune system's way of fighting off infection. the number of people testing positive for coronavirus tibodies has risen steeply. in january, it was estimated one in seven people had them, afte

chancellor angela merkel says her country could soon introduce the emergency measures to combat rising infection numbers but there's also growing anger at the slowing pace of vaccinations also coming up. germany honors a scientist who brought hope to the world by developing the 1st widely used covert 19 fax biotech finder founders is the she and the who are shaheen it gives the term an order of merit. and american president joe biden says asian violence is growing in the united states telly she tells asian american leaders in atlanta the country cannot remain silent as they mourn the victims of tuesday's deadly got attacks on massage parlors. unexpired sir welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel says germans could again go into lockdown if coronavirus case numbers continue to increase a decision could come as soon as monday she was speaking after a virtual summit on the country's troubled vaccination program national and regional leaders agreed to measures to speed things up but anger is growing. another rebirth for jim and i call on balance temple healthy airport was us

i well let's go tojenny hill in berlin — and jenny, yesterday we were talking about angela merkel�*sbut there's been a change? yes, there was an extraordinary moment this morning. angela merkel called a press conference, very last minute, stood in front of the cameras and said she had made a mistake, she was performing a u—turn and apologising. that she was alone responsible for having decided to implement this shutdown over easter, which she said wasn't practically possible. and its watery moment for many reasons. let's deal with the substance of what this reverse was all about. yesterday in the early hours of the morning angela merkel after 11 hours of talks with regional leaders who disagree violently about how germany should respond to the third wave of the pandemic announced that germany, which usually takes a three—day holiday over easter would actually have a five day shutdown, meaning that businesses like these tourist businesses who are hoping to prepare for something like a summer season would not be allowed to even offer food and drink outside to day—trippers. now angela m

here's chancellor angela merkel.briefing because i decided this morning not to go ahead with the necessary regulations for the additional easter rest that we had approved on monday, that is the holidays on holy thursday and holy saturday, but to stop it. to say it very clear, the idea of an easter shutdown had been created with the best intention, because we absolutely have to put on the brake on the third wave and turn it around. however, the idea, of the so—called easter rest was a mistake." the five—day lockdown would have been the strictest in germany since the start of the pandemic. here'sjenny hill in cuxhaven — on why the chancellor changed her mind. what an extraordinary thing to say. it's not often that you have a world leader insisting so openly that they want to take the blame for something. it's difficult to say exactly what caused angela merkel�*s change of heart. there was a fair amount of criticism from the business sector here, saying that they are not quite sure how they will implement this five day

angela merkel puts germany into a hard easter lockdown amid a surge in covid cases. she calls the sevenuation, quote, very serious. and we hear about a large homecoming as china's largest search firm debuts in hong kong. march 23, 2021. we are one year on from the u.k. lockdown and the coronavirus is evident that europe is still struggling with it, what happened, overnight in germany, angela merkel imposing a strict easter lockdown. you can see say cross the exquestion wiity market. the nazz tack which closed up 1%, tested well yesterday. did see a drop in the 10-year yield. across the futures board we are lower. euro there are holding on to 119. that going to be a big focus today in term of what's going on with germany. another month of pretty severe lockdown. first, detailsover night as well of president biden's infrastructure plan including the price tag. a tentative $3 trillion. and that will likely face resistance as soon as today because today we have treasury secretary janet yellen and fed chair jerome powell entering the political arena. they'll face two days

i was really interrupting angela merkel therefore a momentjust to say angela merkel therefore a momentthat it is interesting they have changed their stance on the astrazeneca vaccine. .. , ., their stance on the astrazeneca vaccine. , ., ., vaccine. exactly. now on it will be made _ vaccine. exactly. now on it will be made available - vaccine. exactly. now on it will be made available to l vaccine. exactly. now on it. will be made available to over 65. they have done a u—turn, the same as france. initially celeste said there was not enough data to show the effectiveness of that oxford—astrazeneca jab for the over 60 fires but they say there is now. so more over 60 fires will be vaccinated in germany and they are generally going to ramp up the vaccination rate. only 5% of germans have been vaccinated which is way behind places like the uk. they will speed up vaccinations. doctor surgeries will be able to vaccinate. at the moment only vaccination centres can do that. germans will soon be offered one three rapid test per week.— will soon be offered one three rapid test per week. thank you

reporter: angela merkel heading to the podium armed with an important message. after much toing and froing, the german chancellor is walking back from her plan to impose a hard lockdown during the easter holiday, and she is taking full responsibility for causing confusion. chancellor merkel: it is important to say this here -- above all, it must be corrected. and this needs to happen as soon as possible. at the same time, i'm aware that this whole business has created even more uncertainty. i deeply regret it, and i ask forgiveness. reporter: the announcement comes after a lineup of debates among regional leaders. some had said the latest restrictions were inconsistent, given that germans can travel the holiday destinations but not within their own country. germans, for their part, are equally skeptical. >> i'm usually in team careful, but now i can't really blame anyone for asking themselves what is going on. >> the school board doesn't know what is going on. they aren't giving any information about their measures and what is happening on thursday. reporter: me

and forced disappearances also coming up a scandal is growing in germany as senior members of angela merkel's parliamentary party are forced to resign over allegations they have been profiteering from the pandemic. and president joe biden announcing an ambitious new vaccination timeline for the united states he says there will be enough doses to cover all adults by the end of may clus several countries suspending their use of the astra zeneca jab they say it's a precaution until they can rule out a potential link to blood clots. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. a severe indictment from the un's human rights investigator on myanmar who says that the new military regime is likely committing crimes against humanity with its deadly crackdown on people protesting last month koop of a special rup a tour tom andrews told the un human rights council that the military junta had murdered at least 70 people and that more than 2000 have been unlawfully detained is calling for sanctions against the country's military leaders as of this moment credible reports indicate that mean more security forces

live from berlin no good options for germany with a tighter long down looking likely chancellor angela merkel seeks to toughen restrictions as covert cases sore that could deal with fatal blow to many small businesses already on the verge of going bust also coming up the spanish island of may york a braces for a wave of tourists from germany while locals worry the visitors could be importing the coronavirus band in the book mostly a half a 1000000000 finally put it all together for a big win over labor crews and boosting the team's hopes the ability bradley. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us europe's biggest economy is poised to reenter lockdown german chancellor angela merkel is meeting with regional leaders today to discuss the path forward that's amid growing evidence in germany that a 3rd wave of the credit is beginning the country has registered $7700.00 new daily cases of the virus looking back to april last year and the country's 1st wave seems relatively small at its peak there were almost $45.00 infections per $1000.00 people over a 7 day period the numbers fell back ov

this is d w news alive from the just literal blow to chancellor angela merkel's conservative party in. the 2 states election so the c.d.u. is losing support to look at how this might affect germany's upcoming federal election also coming up. dozens are killed in myanmar well defined the army's crackdown on dissent in one of the bloodiest days since the military coup that person asked us i'll follow him to continue taking to the streets. and then going to stick a football a bad outcome for life 6 to hoping to stay in just 2 points behind me to find munich to put a draw against i said means to still lose plant. are you in the habit of joining us 2 german states have voted with one message dissatisfaction with chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats regional elections were held on sunday in the southwest states of god and virgin birth and zion lands platen aids the state polls give an indication of how germans might vote in the national election later this year and they show that circles conservative party should be worried the c.d.u. is losing support. well let's have a closer lo

this is the news live from berlin no went inside to germany's lockdown chancellor angela merkel seeks to extend the restrictions for another month this country 19 case and a look at the impact on small businesses worried but also on the program the u.s. party hot spot miami cracks down on thousands of frivolous gathered for the spring break holiday the mayor says you know this and it's have been since last year. and in the bundesliga finally put it all together to secure a big win of a live accuse of boosting the capital team's hopes of avoiding relegation. held welcome germany is poised to top in its partial lockdown until well after easter as copied 910 cases rise alarmingly chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders to discuss the next steps germany is in the middle of a 3rd wave of the corona parse the right of infections has tipped over the critical danger level where hospitals could be overwhelmed with shops and restaurants likely to stay shut many business owners fear the worst. her homemade chocolate cherry cake is a favorite with feet because customs at the moment of cours

the german chancellor, angela merkel, did change her i angela merkel, did change her direction and she, germany is in administrative brilliant nation _ is in administrative brilliant nation. it's excellent in its efficiency, and here it is, it's not been _ efficiency, and here it is, it's not been wheeling out the vaccine as quickly— been wheeling out the vaccine as quickly as— been wheeling out the vaccine as quickly as it should, it's left so much — quickly as it should, it's left so much of— quickly as it should, it's left so much of it— quickly as it should, it's left so much of it to what has proved a momentum brussels machine, and there must he _ momentum brussels machine, and there must be people in germany thinking the politicians and europe have let us down, — the politicians and europe have let us down, and it really is a tragedy, because _ us down, and it really is a tragedy, because there will be people in germany— because there will be people in germany dying because of politicians at home, _ germany dying because of politicians at home, and an inept administration brussel

being overwhelmed or thora to say variants of the virus on driving the rising numbers chancellor angela merkel and regional late as well may on monday to discuss further steps. joining me now is deafening political correspondent hena kisner mahela break it to us gently what what can we expect from that meeting on monday. on nothing terribly new we have seen a draft document circulated by the social democrat side of the governing coalition and we have seen under them at least see through stuff pretty fast to stress that this is not a draft coming from the chance to itself there's talk of an extension time wise way into april and should of course crucell ahead of the easter holidays but i do expect the demonspawn senate and the states to point towards that formula that they found 2 weeks ago when they discussed which steps to take and that is that magic threshold that you mentioned 100 but 100000 people acted within the space 7 days below that we would expect an easing of the current lockdown but you just cited it germany has gone past that threshold and we seem to be moving away from a unitary

german chancellor angela merkel announced a decision just a few minutes ago.et's hear what she had to say. >> we all know the basis for any vaccination campaign has to be trust. we have to be able to trust our vaccines. that is why we will wait until each vaccine has been thoroughly assessed and fulfilled all the appropriate criteria. brent: let's take this now to our political correspondent leonie von hammerstein. it is good to see you. the chancellor reassuring people here in germany that they can still trust the government's vaccine and vaccination program. what else did she have to say to boost public confidence? leonie: angela merkel actually repeated what she said many times, that the vaccine is the most effective tool against the pandemic. and she and the health minister at this press conference just now really wanted to reaffirm that germans can still trust their government, that they are taking the risk seriously. they also said that those people over the age of 60 will only be administered with the astrazeneca shot, and shot -- and those people who b

from berlin germany is in a quote new pandemic at least that's the assessment from chancellor angela merkel of the coronavirus crisis talks strike it well into the morning german federal state leaders have agreed a strict easter shutdown also coming up. u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken is in brussels pledging to rebuild and revitalize nato he says the military alliance is out a pivotal moment in facing threats around the world. under show of force against the west russia and china's foreign ministers hold talks and slammed the e.u. and the u.s. for sanctioning them over human rights. officials in bangladesh start investigating more calls the devastating fire that are hims a refugee camp the deadly blaze has left tens of thousands of people homeless. also on the program a growing migration crisis out of the us mexico border unaccompanied children are among the rising numbers of latin americans trying to get into the united states that's despite the bite not ministrations warning not to make that journey. i'm going to off as well come to the. germany is extending its coronavirus lockdo

angela merkel behind that ush over 60 fives. angela merkel behind that push as — over 60 fives.t push as well. the ft focusing i that push as well. the ft focusing purely on that and just talk us through the idea that italy has stopped a delivery of astrazeneca jabs going to australia. we stopped a delivery of astrazeneca jabs going to australia.— stopped a delivery of astrazeneca jabs going to australia. we know the eu in general— jabs going to australia. we know the eu in general is— jabs going to australia. we know the eu in general is very _ jabs going to australia. we know the eu in general is very far— jabs going to australia. we know the eu in general is very far behind - jabs going to australia. we know the eu in general is very far behind on i eu in general is very far behind on vaccines compared to us here in the uk and israel, and others. so it needs to get its act together. as part of that the eu made a ruling that because of vaccine supplies being insufficient the individual national governments would decide and be able to decide whether to allow vaccine exports for

stefanie, we heard this question of the angela merkel apology.his reversal of policy in a matter of hours or a couple of days is down to a sense that germans have had enough of the restrictions, which they have been labouring under pretty much for the whole of the last year? definitely, germans have had enough. that is certainly not a phenomena only restricted to germany. all over europe, people are very frustrated mainly because the vaccine roll—out is so slow. if you look at the uk, more or less it has four times more vaccines even per adult then the eu average. someone yesterday on the phone in germany said to me, look, compliance is a good thing and people do comply but if there is something to look forward to. here in the uk, the vaccine roll—out goes really well and you have days, where lockdown will be restricted, while on the continent it goes the other way and lockdowns are really being introduced again. for example, poland is just going back into lockdown for three weeks. in belgium, restrictions are coming back in again. they are now s

also coming up a scandal is growing here in germany as senior members of angela merkel's parliamentary party are forced to resign over allegations that they have been profiteering from the pandemic. and president joe biden announces an ambitious new vaccination timeline for the united states he says there will be enough doses to cover all adults by the end of may. the as. i'm so much going to it's good to have you with us we start with a severe indictment from the u.n. human rights investigator on v.n. maher who says the new military regime is likely committing crimes against humanity with its deadly crackdown on people protesting last month's coup special repertory tom andrews told the un human rights council that the military junta had murdered at least 70 people and that more than 2000 have been on lawfully detained he is calling for sanctions against the country's military leaders. as of this moment credible reports indicate that mean more security forces had murdered at least 70 people that a president those murdered were fathers sons mothers daughters husbands and wives they were

some news just coming into us on the program the german chancellor angela merkel has announced a nationwide suspension of the astra zeneca vaccine for people under the age of 60 several regions how to already taken out step after reports of unusual blood clots among people who had taken the shot including 9 fatal cases that is the latest line coming out of germany and nationwide. on the astra zeneca faxon for people under the age of 60 alive reports we'll bring you a little later in the program from our correspondent in berlin about. austria has started talks with russia to buy a 1000000 doses of the sputnik v. covert vaccine chancellor curt's the plans which would make austria the 3rd e.u. country to purchase the job the move has received a guarded response from brussels my colleagues. earlier discussed the story. the axion roll out continues to descend into chaos appetite for the sputnik the job continues to grow we've just heard straight from the austrian chancellor that a puck just over 1000000 doses of the russian facts is on the cards something that sébastien cuts could finally set pe

because as we mentioned earlier approval ratings for chancellor angela merkel's government have been the falling just 50 percent of those polled say they were satisfied with the policies of knuckles coalition 49 percent said they were dissatisfied. with these numbers is there a chance the pandemic could negatively impact the election result fungal americal c.d.u. party in september and also damage merkel's reputation at the end of her political career. well this poll still sees the conservatives as the front runners of all parties but 2 of angela merkel's main ministers in the crisis have seen their approval ratings drop significantly over the chaotic management of the crisis in recent weeks they're both conservatives. and of course the health minister both under tremendous pressure and that pressure is becoming more and more tangible especially with ken spann who said today in a press conference that we are reaching the limit of what is responsible with the latest decisions to open gradually and as for macular self she said she's not going to run again this september and yes our app

and angela merkel threatens to assert federal control over measures to stem a surge in virus cases. 6:00 a.m. in london and 7:00 a.m. in frankfurt, where the political nerves are jingling. it is a global -- indelibly stamped on our mind, we are warned of this, it is about concentration risk and leverage and whether this is a one-off isolated case or if there is more to come. he talks about the concentration risk to the market and whether this is a contained event. what happens next depends on remaining sales and related contagion channels. good morning, good to be back with you. that is whether we are one and done in 20 billion or if there are more processing risks -- cross asset risks to come. annmarie: this will be a leader of more contagion as you say, it is interesting -- if you look at equity markets, it doesn't seem like investors are that unnerved. they might be more enthused about a massive block being blown up, this leveraged position. that means the position will be cleaner and less vulnerable. you can see the mixed picture, asia unnerved. s&p 500 softer, but of course you a

love is stepping down a year early will tell you what he now has in common with german chancellor angela merkel. i'm off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome tonight buckingham palace is sending a message in a statement released today the british royal family says it's saddened over the allegations of racism made by prince harry's wife meghan markle the couple made the claims during an interview with oprah winfrey on sunday buckingham palace says the issue of racism will be dealt with but privately we'll take you to london for the very latest in just a moment but 1st let's listen again to what meghan markle said. and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born what and who who is having that conversation with you it's a whole dollar out there is out of our grandparents or several conversations a conversation with you with harry about how dark your baby is going to be potentially and what that would mean or look like floyd now for the latest from the fall well charlie just until joins me from london good even

to the opposition has been using angela merkel's apology for their own benefit stressing. criticism or a criticism towards angela merkel not only when it comes to her coronavirus policies but also to a style of leadership and a michael yes that in an interview that she gave german television very bluntly stressed that she doesn't see that motion of no confidence as a way forward that she's focusing on trying to solve the 3rd with the coronavirus endemic that she already apologized and that she thinks that apology was the correct way forward thomas parel the journalists are within the crane here in the studio thank you both very much for this analysis. and in that speech merkel also said that the e.u. needs to boost its vaccination production capacity that it's one of the issues on the table as evil leaders meet for a virtual summit on thursday they'll also be grappling with whether to block the export of vaccines made on european soil specifically the shop made by astra zeneca the drug maker has failed to meet its e.u. delivery targets but it says millions of doses found r

voters in germany have handed chancellor angela merkel's ruling conservatives a stinging defeat in two regional elections. voters in the south and west turned their backs on the cdu party in record numbers. >> germany's super election year began badly for chancellor merkel's conservatives. in two elections they significantly lost support. the cdu is in crisis. in berlin, the frustration was crystal clear among party leadership. >> we can clearly say the regional election results are disappointing for the cdu. any election result is always a wake-up call. anybody who doesn't take note and ignores them hasn't understood the meaning of an election. >> the cdu was probably punished by voters for the painfully slow coronavirus vaccine rollout nationwide. a face mask procurement scandal involving conservative lawmakers only made things worse. one party's loss is another's gain. after winning the election in a wealthy state, the greens were in triumphant mode monday. >> we see momentum for the greens continues. we are starting the super election you're strongly. the trend of recent years is b

a live look from berlin and germany enters a new phase of the coronavirus pandemic chancellor angela merkel says the country's lockdown that will be extended for a now there are 3 teams that announces steps toward a gradual reopening also coming up on the show security on high alert outside the u.s. capitol in washington the once again this after police received a tip off that english group could be plotting in another attempt to breach the built. against the death toll from myanmar protests cries military steps up its crackdown against the democracy demonstrators. hello i'm claire richards and welcome to the show the leaders of germany's 16 federal states and chancellor angela merkel have agreed to extend the country's coronavirus lockdown measures until the 28th of march the chancellor angela merkel said a number of lockdown measures would soon be relaxed if infection is allow it. comes after talks between the chancellor and regional leaders discussions are stretched into the night after the state premiers reportedly disagreed on a number of points including the right threshold for busine

i'm struggling to recognize angela merkel.d to reporting on her being the stable part of europe, the rock of europe. now she seems to be all over the place. how big of a move will it be and why she decided to go down the road, to federalize what is happening in germany? stephen: --rosa: you're quite right about angela merkel's behavior being unexpected. let's not forget she is not running for reelection, she is retiring, so she can run the risk of taking unpopular decisions. germany and the last week has shown a degree of irrationality with proposing first a total lockdown within the country, preventing people from moving around within the country, but letting germans travel. there were quite a number of decisions that do not seem to make sense. she can run the risk of making unpopular decisions, making executive decisions to force upon the germans another lockdown, which is basically what is happening across europe. we have entered a new lockdown because of the third wave of the coronavirus. alix: how does europe get back fro

over the past year angela merkel has used lockdowns as ho prying tool to keep covert at bay now growing frustration at the slow rollout of the vaccination program here in germany is mixing with lockdown fatigue and many are beginning to ask whether angela merkel still has the right approach when the chancellor 1st directly addressed the nation on coded right at the beginning of the crisis she vowed that her government would think on its feet these are standard this is a dynamic situation and we will continue to learn as we go along so we can change course and react with other instruments adam and any time. biotech pfizer came up with that instrument everyone wanted the 1st market ready vaccine but germany and the you had vaccinated just over 5 percent of their people by the time israel celebrated vaccinating almost its entire population taking the european way may have prevented an e.u. meltdown but it was painfully slow and the too late course the vaccination effort was slow to get going. it's only now that germany is adding rapid test centers and home testing to its pandemic strategy

yes, i think that is the problem that angela - that is the problem that angela merkel herself is having, each region seeing difference levels of infection rates, less populated regions have low infection rate, urban regions or industrial regions have very high infection rates. each region is aware of these federal elections we have coming up in september, so that is adding to the political fervour here and political leaders feel under pressure baize pole numbers are going down. everyone is fighting the corner which is make things more complicated for angela merkel, that particular mess we saw last week was really over a particular mesh she tried to implement in, it was a random idea she came up in this all night negotiation, the next day she realised it wasn't a goer, feasibly, wasn't possible and legally it wasn't possible and legally it wasn't possible. a more complete lockdown would be possible, and it just needs getting everyone on side for that. at the moment it is a confused situation in germany because we have various different regions acting unilaterally. we have had severe meas

angela merkel confirms an extension to the current coronavirus lockdown in germany for a further threed at chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against the uighurs — a mostly—muslim minority. the sanctions are directed at senior officials in the north—west region of xinjiang — who are accused of responsibility for abuses against uighurs detained in camps there. bbc investigations have gathered first—hand testimony of forced labour — and allegations of rape and torture of detainees. the sanctions were announced as a coordinated effort by the european union, the uk, canada and the us. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale has more details. allegations of rape and torture. translation: they did whatever evil their mind could think of, - and they didn't spare any part of my body. the forced sterilisation of women. the so—called re—education centres. the arbitrary detention of more than a million people. the forced labour camps, the suppression of language and culture. for months, the bbc and others have reported on the abuses meted out on the uighur people in north—west

we will tell you what he now has in common with german chancellor angela merkel. ♪ >> i'm brent goff.o our viewers, welcome. buckingham palace is sending a message. in a statement released today, the british royal family says it is saddened over the allegations of racism made by prince harry's wife. buckingham palace says the issue of racism will be dealt with, but privately. we will take you to london for the very latest in a moment. let's listen to what meghan markle said. meghan: also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he is born. oprah: what? who is having that conversation with you? hold up -- meghan: there are several conversations. oprah: there are conversations with you? meghan: with harry. oprah: about how dark your baby would be. brent: dw's charlotte joins us from london. we know this was an explosive interview, serious allegations. tell us what the royal family has said in resnse. charlotte: yea those allegations, particularly that claims that you just heard in the interview clip that are going to need to have annswer of some kind. the royal f

angela merkel stepping down. those are the four factors driving our preference for europe at the moment. annmarie: one question i have, we are seeing renewed covid cases. france is having to extend their lockdown. germany is going to potentially announce stricter border controls. at some point, does this threaten the outperformance of equities? >> we are optimistic that will be contained. we are not lying to the fact the vaccine rollout has been disappointing. we think it is displayed -- delayed but not disrupted. it should be a month or two when we still get going. we think that time is too short for markets to worry about the underlying outlook. you know there is a delay in gdp. it is not the end of the world, given the swings we have seen in gdp. that sort of relativity, 2-3 months from now, everybody is expecting a vaccine glut as opposed to a shortage. it is getting over that hump. hopefully the recovery will get going and europe as well. annmarie: you say distillate -- laid but not disrupted. for europe, wh

up infections the number has topped the limit where hospitals risk being of a will chancellor angela merkel is to hold talks with regional leaders to discuss the next steps in tackling the pandemic. the us city of miami in florida has imposed a not ton curfew after crowds of revelers ignored social distancing routes restrictions are likely to remain in place until after easter spring break holiday in the south beach area attracts thousands of students if. both parties in a strike you have to clear the natural disaster as torrential rains batter huge areas in the east of the country of the sydney region have been evacuated more than 30 centimeters of rain have fallen in a day the city's largest dams of a flood emergency services are now boarding a life threatening situation. this is dave doubly news from both then you can follow us on twitter and instagram at d.w. news is the handle or visit our website to be found the d.w. dot com. seaside resorts and red brick gothic architecture those are going to be 2 key elements of my trip to germany's north east i want to discover sheilds and a world

german chancellor angela merkel says her country faces a potential in the new lockdown if case numbers continue to rise she was speaking after a virtual summit to discuss the country's troubled vaccination program national and regional leaders agreed measures to speed up the process. up next sunday to view our digital programme and shift looks at gaming culture there's more news on the need of you news. nick spicer up next is rebecca venters thanks for watching. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing. measures are being taken. what does the latest research say. information and context. the coronavirus and the code of special monday to friday one g.w. . what secrets lie behind the small. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. d.w. world heritage 316 get the map now. as world's and a stop cost reminiscent of hollywood movies no wonder people around the globe and fools yes think about computer games but how influential are they really and how does the gaming see an impact society a topic today on.

claire richardson welcome to the program the leaders of germany's 16 federal states and chancellor angela merkel have agreed to extend the country's coronavirus lockdown measures until the 28th of march of merkel said a number of measures would soon be relaxed if infection rates allow an ounce into comes after talks with regional leaders stretched into the night after the state premiers reported they disagree on a number of details. take a listen to what the chancellor said afterward. then 15 you know i don't mind we're at the threshold of a new phase of the pandemic in annoying thoughts. mean it's a phase which we can't go into carelessly but i think it's important to say with justified hope the key things are going to force new 90 and going. when you think the old go is our job now to make sure that the next steps we take are smart ones the steps should allow us to open up a bit more but at the same time they should set us back months in this pandemic. and for more i'm now joined by our chief political editor michelle. tell us if you can a more about what medical and state leaders have decided

this comes as angela merkel looks set to extend the locked by another four weeks.ry yields were down, 1.6%. we have a deluge of options coming down the pipeline. the lira this morning, we are down 8%. at one point, we were down 15%. this comes as an overnight decree into saturday morning, erdogan fired the central bank governor. the concern is whether or not turkey will head on a path of rock-bottom rates. of course, the lira is one of the first points that investors are going to be watching. and as we see today, dumping. credit suisse ceo thomas gottstein says the collapse of green capital is a distraction. speaking exclusively to bloomberg, he signaled he has considered spinning off the asset management unit from the rest of the bank. we will bring you that interview in a minute. but first, let's take a quick look at how the scandal unfolded. green sale's primary business helps companies with their cash flow, purchasing invoices at a discount and collecting payment at a later date. the trouble dates back to last summer, when the company lost insurance coverage fo