far fewer conservatives knowing that the wrong choice could cost them dearly in 6 months time dominic cain al-jazeera berlin. and people have voted in the 2nd round of legislative elections in central african republic to place a far cry from december's 1st round which was marred by fighting between the government and rebel groups and support from andrew chappelle. the last time voters lined up to cast their ballots in the central african republic an attempted coup was taking place armed groups were marching on the capitol to try and disrupt the vote a 2nd round of voting happened on sunday under heavy security with a 3rd of seats in the national simply programs. then you know that is when you have to come in large numbers to vote our country has suffered a lot we need people to help us. be. easy to do even though there's insecurity in the country ok i have to vote i must vote and that is essential work for a citizen 2 thirds of registered voters were unable to participate in december's polls due to violence this time many stayed away for another reason voter apathy you know people start mo

bugg an economic powerhouse in southwestern germany and neighboring rhineland palatinate while dominant cain joins us now with the latest from berlin dominic this all kick starts a really big election year in germany and these states could potentially be a bellwether for what's to come. this is pretty much an important electorally for germany because you have the populations of 2 largish states in southwestern germany going to the polls electing state parliaments now the important thing is we're talking about 10000000 people or so that is a sizable chunk of the german electorate having the chance to express their point of view about the way that their states of being governed and many analysts looking at it and saying ok well we can start to get an idea of what people might be thinking right now and what that might mean for all of parties going forward remember there's a general election in this country on the 26th of september remember also that angle of merkel will not be seeking reelection she's no longer leader of a party and that after that election should no longer be leading the count

name we're going to get more european reaction shortly with dominic cain and balin 1st let's go to neve bakos outside of vaccination center in london neve what are the problems with the vaccine supplies in the u.k. . well the government moves swiftly to try and downplay the issues describing the delay in issuing vaccines that may well appear over the next few weeks as being simply lumps some bumps in the supply chain but a letter that was issued to a health care providers on wednesday warned of significant constraints in supplies there are 2 reasons for that firstly a shortfall of around $4000000.00 doses from the serum institute in india which was licensed to produce a version of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine largely for low income a middle income countries over the u.k. manufactures its. extra seneca vaccine here in the u.k. still dependent upon supplies from further afield but they were is a delay that it's impacting on how the rollout takes place here the 2nd reason is that there is 1700000 doses of a vaccine we don't know whether it's the oxygen astra zeneca job or the fines that

to the scenes that no country can vaccinate its way out of the pandemic on its own let's go to dominic cain who has been monitoring that press conference from berlin dominic we missed the top there actually when dr gabriel source was speaking about the astra zeneca vaccine what exactly did he say. didn't say a great deal more about the vaccine he acknowledged the fact that several countries in europe on the continent of europe have suspended the administration of the vaccine to their citizens while the european medicines agency analyzes the evidence which those countries as perhaps presented to the am a not a great deal more from the director general of the w.h.o. specifically to the central issue here which is the relative safety of this particular vaccine the fact that these european countries have said that they believe there is a raised incidence of blood clots in those who have received the vaccine the interesting thing of course is that the e m a the european medicines agency for its part says that it is aware of a certain number of cases it referred to of the course the last few days

very significant consequences to contract law well we'll get more european reaction shortly with dominic cain in burn in but 1st let's go to need barker who is outside of that summation center in london in the u.k. government's playing this down not me saying look it's just normal lumps and bumps in the supply chain so why is the u.k. having issues now with its vaccine rollout. there's definitely a move by the government to try and take some of the he said out of all of this describing it as you mentioned there are simply lumps some bumps in the supply chain but lumps of mums they may be but their wording of a letter that was handed out to health services on wednesday was very different it mentioned significantly constrained supplies and it all refers to a 5000000 doses shortfall from india the original order had been double that 10000000 but because of delays in the manufacturing of those doses and also because of india's own domestic demand it means that those supplies will be delayed there's also a move to retest 1700000 doses of a different vaccine as well and all of that it's fear it wil

far fewer conservatives knowing that the wrong choice could cost them dearly in 6 months time dominic cain al-jazeera berlin . polling and a general election in the netherlands has opened early for people in high risk coronavirus categories the vote is the 1st major electoral test of a european governments pandemic policy the country's seen some of its worst riots in decades amid anger over lockdown restrictions in january prime minister mark rotters government resigned over a child benefits scandal the main vote takes place on wednesday. but evelyn's and ireland have suspended use of the astra zeneca covert 19 vaccine because of concerns about blood clotting region in italy as also joined countries such as denmark norway other island and holding the world out of the jobs or hole reports. arlen's decision to call a temporary halt to the use of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine could have far reaching consequences the country's immunization orthe already pointed to a safety alert raised this week by the norwegian medicines agency after 4 health care workers suffered serious blood clotting eve

far fewer conservatives knowing that the wrong choice could cost them dearly in 6 months time dominic cain al-jazeera berlin . now the future of many businesses in the falkland islands is under threat after it was left out of briggs the trade deals between the u.k. and the e.u. it means firms in the british overseas territory that exports products like fish and squid could pay higher tariffs and histories about reports argentina's government are seeing it as a chance to strengthen its claim over the islands of. the falklands islands in the southern atlantic also known as my levinas for people in latin america are considered part of the overseas territories of the united kingdom but 2 days after finalizing the brics it agreement the european union and oust that it would stop recognizing overseas territories under british rule and the benefits that came along the decision came as a surprise for residents of the islands that of the other territories were allowed to vote in the referendum even though. we respect that decision after it was quite a bit of a shock i think when the when the result

voting will resonate far beyond their states all the way here berlin and the federal parliament dominic cain al-jazeera in the german capital. ga ga's are with me still robin a reminder of our top stories protesters in the u.s. are demanding justice for 26 year old briana taylor and she was mistakenly shot dead a year ago in a botched police raid of her apartment in louisville in kentucky the f.b.i. says it's made significant progress in the investigation but no homicide charges have been filed seen u.k. politicians are criticised london police for breaking up a vigil for a woman whose murder has triggered widespread anger about women's safety there were scuffles at the event dogging sarah ever are which police have tried to cancel because of lockdown rules bolivia's forward president jeanine and there's says that it's an absolute outrage that she is being accused of staging of coup and as has been charged with terrorism sedition and conspiracy she took over as interim leader when eva what alice was forced to step down in $29.00 teams over disputed elections even if it is an irregular detent

a 1000000 astra zeneca doses leaving him in the country had failed to meet its commitments as dominic cain now explains from berlin and it comes against the background of a push to get more your europeans vaccinated. millions more people in germany will soon be able to receive a vaccination that's the news from the health minister yen spawn who is speaking to reporters on vaccines but also on many other issues surrounding the pandemic in germany but also around the e.u. one particular theme the decision by authorities in italy to stop a shipment of astra zeneca vaccine to australia is to sean address the topic in general terms this is what he had to say evades if a woman is mundane and the world is interwoven especially when it comes to vaccination production sometimes a vaccine is flown between continents just for a bottle because there's no more capacity on one continent and sometimes one part of the process leaves germany or europe sometimes though maybe something else comes back i think that with every action we take we have to carefully consider that we might happen in fantasia in a s

urged countries to keep vaccinating european regulators are beginning their own investigation dominic cain has the latest from berlin. this is a vaccine that divides opinion in some countries it's a large part of the strategy to combat coat it in several others it's been linked to blood clots in some patients and is now suspended from use across europe a succession of governments has called for more research to be carried out that this is your a.t.p.'s on do is you have a decision which has been taken in conformity with our european policy is to suspend as a precaution vaccinations with the astra zeneca vaccine in the hope that we can resume quickly if the make gives a green light. in germany 2 senior ministers have acted to stop its use again as a precautionary measure meaning massive vaccination centers such as this one here at berlin's old tempelhof airport are now closed the many doses of astra zeneca vaccine within its walls are now in storage pending a decision by the european medicines agency later this week the contrast to this uncertainty in the u.k. is stark there the use of astr

citizenship does come through in time he's determined to fight for his seat here in september dominic cain al-jazeera at the german parliament u.s. vice president's carla harris is delivered her 1st speech of the united nations but as kristen salumi reports setbacks caused by the pandemic cast a shadow over the event. the 65th conference on the status of women may have lacked the pomp and circumstance of years past not to mention the number of female participants but it had something previous conference's did not the 1st ever female vice president of the united states it is an honor to address this is deemed commission so having a 1st v.b. lady in the u.s. you know it's just amazing the most demography country or word it's amazing is just such a strong message for every woman everywhere promoting women's leadership was the theme of the gears event but women like kamel harris germany's angela merkel and new zealand's just send arden remain the exceptions on the world stage around the globe and women serve as the head of state or head of government in just some 22 countries and even here at

democrats at the ballot boxes in today's elections no question from a very interesting indeed dominic cain there with all the latest for us from berlin thanks so much john now a police investigation into the wife of syria's president is currently under way in britain also our son is accused of inciting and encouraging terrorist acts during the war in syria the case was opened in response to a dos here by an international law firm and it could lead to her facing prosecution and potentially even the loss of her british citizenship or toby cadman is a human rights lawyer and also the founder of that law firm that submitted evidence against us malice and he says that she has participated in crimes. our group has been working on this all for the last 67 months and said we submitted evidence that sharon's involvement and incitement i mean current commit. terrorism in syria and some of which is what we would call convention offenses and so these are offensive that involve the use of chemical weapons so when she is effectively inside a plea especially they are doing is having an sciences. have res

the world health organization are also missing on cheese day to look at the astra zeneca will dominic cain joins us now live from berlin dominic how are these horses impacting europe's already very slow vaccine rolaids. all eyes on amsterdam this afternoon as the european medicines agency goes through its deliberations about this vaccine which really seems to divide opinion amongst the governments who've received it we know that in the european union and other european countries that aren't inside the block there is division because in the netherlands where the e m a is based you have the government saying no the a.m.a. needs to look at it its neighboring country belgium or all of the belgians say no we're going to carry on using it and then of course across the channel you have the united kingdom which says that it's whose prime minister says that there is no evidence that they've seen he's seen which suggests anything other than this is the way out of the covert 19 pandemic so lots of difference of opinion crucially all those governments who have decided to suspend use of astra zeneca as

dominic cain joins us now live from berlin dominic if the a.m.a. is convinced that the benefits outweigh the risks of the astra zeneca vaccine why are we seeing this pause that is the central question that has been posed in capital cities across europe both choose and in the build up to what has happened on tuesday the sense very much that is this a political decision that has motivated what has been posed to the e m a or are there serious health concerns we know that several different countries over the course of this week have raised concerns have sent that the incidence of blood clots amongst some people who have had astra zeneca administered to them was of such concern that they wanted the decision remitted to the e m a on choose the we have heard from the m a addressing this central issue this is what they're spokeswoman had to say there is no indication that vaccination has caused these conditions they have not come up in the clinical trials and they're not listed as known ours or expected side effects with this vaccine in clinical trials bot

commitments as dominic cain explains from but when it comes against the backdrop of a push to get more europeans vaccinated. millions more people in germany will soon be able to receive a vaccination that's the news from the health minister yen scran who is speaking to reporters on vaccines but also on many other issues surrounding the pandemic in germany but also around the e.u. one particular theme the decision by authorities in italy to stop the shipment of astra zeneca vaccine to australia is to sean address the topic in general terms this is what he had to say evades if a woman is mundane and the world is interwoven especially when it comes to vaccination production sometimes a vaccine is flown between continents just for bottling because there's no more capacity on one continent and sometimes one part of the process leaves germany or europe sometimes though maybe something else comes back i think that with every action we take we have to carefully consider that we might happen in fantasia in a short period but we should not create mid-term problems for the supply chain and one of

units run eyes of capacity or will go live to latin american editor in santiago later but 1st dominic cain has more on the plan for e.u. coronavirus passports almost sunny parisienne morning partly casual but walks his dog patrick has recently been vaccinated and has the badge to prove it but he would welcome something more official than it does a covert 19 health pass would allow us to travel to get back a little bit of freedom by june those wishes will be a reality because the european commission plans a digital green pass which all e.u. residents would have on a smart phone proving they have either been vaccinated recently recovered from covert or had a negative test with this digital certificate we aim to help member states reinstate the freedom of movement in a safe responsible and trusted mina but for some e.u. leaders that goes neither far nor fast enough we want to but we don't want to wait for implementation by the robber will take the 1st steps on the national level the health minister will give a news conference on thursday outlining the necessary legal basis to introduce green

answer to the most central question of all who will lead them into september's general election dominic cain across all of that for us from the land thanks so much to me . well just outside paris hundreds of people marched in memory of a 14 year old girl who drowned after being thrown into the river seign a 15 year old boy and girl are being held on suspicion of premeditated murder they face up to 20 years in prison the suspects were classmates of the victim alisa last month lisa's mother follow the bullying complaint against that pair after they shared intimate images of her daughter. now the future of the falkland islands is being discussed again after they were excluded from trade deals between the u.k. and e.u. the british overseas territory weren't a part of any commercial tax or customs agreements and as trees about reports argentina's government sees an opportunity. the falklands islands in the southern atlantic also known as my levinas for people in latin america are considered part of the overseas territories of the united kingdom but 2 days after finalizing the brics it agreement t

cyprus have already created their travel bubble by recognizing each other's vaccine certificates dominic cain has more now from berlin what sort of funded line is talking about today is the result of what was talked about by e.u. heads of government heads of state last week in the virtual conference digital summit that took place in brussels this idea of what sort of underlying arkell's a digital green pass effectively a vaccine certificate or passport that would allow the person with a certificate to travel from one place to another and not necessarily have to go into quarantine or some form of lockdown thereafter effectively the person would have to be able to prove one of 3 things either that they had had a vaccination both vaccinations and therefore han't could prove that they had to jump all that they could prove the result of a very recent p.c.r. test for covert or in the 3rd instance that they had recovered from covert in the recent past and therefore would have some degree of immunity now are sort of underlying says that all of this will be done with data protection in mind so that no

digital green pass would provide proof that a person has had one of the use for approved jabs of dominic cain is following this for us from berlin dominic this whole suggestion has not been without controversy so how popular is this idea. is there are lots of questions about how this is going to be enforced what sort of precautions will be in place how rigorous will be the scrutiny of the different criteria that pertain to this digital pass the whether the person has had a vaccination where the person has had coded recently and therefore has a high degree of antibodies and that sort of thing and the data protection element within the are also no question about that are also several countries particularly the southern e.u. member states whose tourism industry would definitely benefit a great deal from people being able to travel to their countries no question about that they were the countries who were very keen to see if at all possible some form of digital green pass being brought in as soon as possible because their hope would be that those who've been inoculated or those who could prove th

using the vaccine but the world health organization insists it's safe don't it cain is live for us again from berlin dominic so this is all happened just in the last few minutes since we spoke to you. yes it seems that many different european countries are expressing their concerns about the efficacy the safety of this vaccine and they want more research to be undertaken into this blood clots line of questioning that they have this idea that the use of the vaccine the administration of the vaccine is producing blood clots in specific individuals and their concern about this is and has risen to the point where they think it's better to suspend its use while the european medicines agency examines the claims puts the research to some use and makes a recommendation about what can go what can proceed from this we know that the federal health minister here in germany here in berlin just in the course of the last hour or so of saying this is the decision that he wants the m a to make to make a ruling and to give guidance to countries as to what they should be doing with astra zeneca now he referred us with the shr