russia, for one, says it's ready to send the e.u. 100 million doses of its sputnik vaccine. ssia says sputnik v is 91.4% effective 28 days after the first injection. the country has indeed submitted its authorization request to the european medicines agency. some 15 countries have already approved sputnik v including argentina. but the rush to develop it meant that russia skipped key trial phases. on tuesday, however, british medical journal, "the lancet," published the results of an independent phase iii trial suggesting a 91.6 effectiveness rate for sputnik v. another potential option, chinese vaccines. two are in use within china, one of which has been approved in hungary. chinese producers, though, have not requested approval by e.u.-wide regulators. mark: the team searching for the true cause of the covid-19 outbreak in china has visited an animal disease center in in the city where the virus took hold. they praised the facility in wuhan. earlier, the w.h.o. officials in geneva pushed back against suggestions that china is being less than forthcoming about how the pandem

your chief yuri rachet are there on election of on these frozen zones well new data show that russia's sputnik v vaccine is more than 90 percent effective western governments are initially expressed doubts about the vaccine because russia started using it before completing the usual clinical trials but now results published in the leading medical journal the lancet appear to back up russian claims that the job is both safe and effective as we report hungary has already begun using the vaccine. truckloads of russia rolling into hungary the 1st 14000 some 2000000 doses ordered the distribution of vaccines in the european union just not quick enough for hungary. the faster we vaccinate the weakest segments of society the quicker we can lift restrictions on public life. those we've just got to chicago dash out sputnik beat was the 1st vaccine developed to fight cold at 19 russia began vaccinating people with it last summer even though clinical trials were underway hungary's emergency gave the vaccine the green light that's because sputnik fee has already been administered at least a $1000000.00 ti

stories that shape the week it's great to have you with us and we start our weekly round up with sputnik russia's sputnik v. corona virus vaccine a new study in the long sought medical journal has shown that the job is over 90 percent effective off the phase 3 trials 21 countries have registered the vaccine so far with me being the latest to approve the job on me while in europe hungary which was the 1st country to approve sputnik v. has received his 1st batch of the shots as part of a 2000000 doses deal the czech republic is also considering breaking ranks with the block and using the vaccine the key states including france and germany are waiting for the e.u. regulator to approve the job 1st which the blocks top diplomat hoped would happen soon. and now i am hoping that it will be and medical agency will be able to certify the efficiency of these vaccine you know that could be yours also into the p. and union state who will be. new because as you know we are facing a shortage of vaccine and anyone who applies to the european medical agency for approval is welcome i talked with the russian presi

but i'm new data shows that russia's sputnik vaccine is more than 90 percent effective western governments had initially expressed doubts about the vaccine because russia started using it before completing the usual clinical trials but now results published in the leading medical journal the lancet appeared to back up russian claims that the job is safe and works and as we report hungry has already begun using the vaccine. truckloads of russia sputnik rolling into hungary the 1st 14000 some 2000000 doses ordered the distribution of vaccines in the european union just not quick enough for hungary. the faster we vaccinate the weakest segments of society the quicker we can lift restrictions on public life. as we've just got to chicago with a shot sputnik be was the 1st vaccine developed to fight cold at 19 russia began vaccinating people with it last summer even though clinical trials were underway hungary's emergency by last gave the vaccine the green light that's because sputnik the has already been administered at least a 1000000 times without any serious side effects so hungry has decided

russia's comeback see. we discussed the e.u.'s ongoing criticism of sputnik v. with russia's foreign ministry spokesman. how can the aggressor open its vaccine for the world not without hiding it making it too expensive and blackmailing with it. and the campaign to boycott facebook gains momentum in australia after the tech giant blocked news posts in the country something called an abuse of power will put the issue up for debate. should facebook profit on someone else's work without giving them some look biggest problem facebook is that they're utterly controlling that narrative i think this whole social media i guess ecosystem has really spun out of control in terms of how it is monetize. welcome to the program and happy friday to you all this is our to international bring your live news update this hour. russia has accused brussels of politicizing the fight against the corona virus pandemic. underline made controversial comments and what she question moscow's motives to help the block with its vaccine rollout. we are perplexed to hear assessments by the had of the you exactly as it is either in an ef

welcome back sputnik has passed a major milestone on the road to approval russia's direct investment fund arranging its distribution has confirmed the european medicines agency has received an application to register the covert vaccine your style of works on the process. sensually sputnik 3 has entered the homestretch towards approval all across of the block right now it's in the final stage which is called a rolling review well here's how the russians themselves are describing the stage that the process as is at the audio if the registration in the e.u. on general 29th 2021 and started submitting information to the e m a for ruling review the fund has received official confirmation from the inmate that its application has been received it's up to the inmate to determine the speed of the review process so this process is called a rolling review but what does it mean effectively it means that the european medicines agency the e.u.'s regulating body is right now requesting document after the document from the russians to see how safe how effective the vaccine is and so on and so forth t

kremlin the timing here is very important today's sentencing took place on the same day that russia's sputnik the vaccine received a major credibility boost early results show that the vaccine is safe and effective against the coronavirus now this comes as the european union is suffering from a drastic shortage in backseats the russian vaccine until this week had not really been discussed as a possibility for europe and that was before pharmaceuticals pfizer and astra zeneca announced drastic delivery cuts now the german health minister is not ruling out sputnik the russia could help europe but at what price to save its own public health in this pandemic europe may have to stand by and let the case of alexina volney take its course. for his wife yulia the only goodbye alexina valmy could manage before he heads to prison. he told the court the charges against him were fabricated a way of intimidating his supporters. all of these offices and this cage it's not a show of strength it shows their weakness weak and fake cannot jail thousands or even millions of people. but. outside the cavalry arri

scientists say russia's sputnik v vaccine is safe and effective against covid-19.ly trial results were published today in the lancet. active activists in the u.s. -- activists in the u.s. demonstrate. -- finally reunite migrant children taken away from their parents. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs, in the united states and around the world, welcome. we begin tonight in moscow, where alexey navalny has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. he was detained last month for violating the terms of his probation. he failed to check in with authorities, because he was here in germany, recovering from a near fatal poisoning, which he blames on the kremlin. today's ruling has sparked an international outcry. reporter: the only goodbye alexey navalny could manage, his wife, before he heads to prison. he told the court the charges were fabricated, a way of intimidating his supporters. >> all of these officers, it is not a show of strength. it shows their weakness. they are weak. they cannot jail thousands, or even millions of people. reporter: outside

russia's kovacs e. we discussed the e.u. is ongoing criticism of sputnik the with russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman. talking addressable expects into the world not without high to making it too expensive for black mating with. and the campaign to boycott facebook games momentum in australia after the tech giant blogs news posts in the country something cambra has called an abuse of power to put the issue up for debate should facebook profit on someone else's work without giving him some of what peter's problem with facebook is that they're utterly boring to the american i think this whole social media. i guess ecosystem has really spun out of control in terms of how it is monetizing. a very warm welcome you're watching on t.v. international with me mickey air and our top story this hour russia has accused brussels of politicizing the fight against the coronavirus pound make the e.u. chief vulgar line made controversial comments in which she questioned moscow's motives to help the bloke with his funk steam roll out. we are perplexed to hear assessments

is going it alone last friday it became the 1st country in the european union to administer russia's sputnik v vaccine starting with a batch of 2800 doses on tuesday a delivery of the chinese seen a farm vaccine is expected to arrive another 1st in the e.u. this is a clear break with the e.u.'s vaccine rollout plan which officials in hungary have repeatedly criticized for being too slow prime minister viktor orban said hungary is taking matters into its own hands. we can stop the virus without vaccines because it will always come back in new waves that's why our countries most important task is to get as many vaccines as possible. not later as promised by brussels but quickly your song. the russian and chinese vaccines were granted emergency approval in hungary but they have yet to receive the green light from the e.u.'s regulatory authority the e.m.e.a. they haven't been reviewed by hungary's medicines regulator either instead of getting approval via government decree that strong criticism from scientists the prime minister or byrne has been looking elsewhere for inspiration. neighboring se

like stan started its vaccination drive today top health officials were the 1st to get the sputnik shocks russia says if sputnik is approved in europe it can supply the european union with 100000000 doses in the 2nd. corder . simon to be clear here if germany were to distribute the russian vaccine it would set germany apart from other major industrialized countries and show the world that it was not capable of producing its own vaccine well are they talking about a european approval process so i suppose it would be such vaccines would then potentially be used elsewhere as well i think politicians have been up front from the start the process of generating vaccines isn't it an international co-operative process and it's science led so if substances get the medical approvals and they will the safeguards have been observed there's no reason why they couldn't begins to having said that as i mentioned that the politicians today were really suggesting that you know germany will have the capacity it doesn't right now but it's ramping up massively and will soon be able to offer vaccines to all adults ac

like stan started its vaccination drive today top health officials were the 1st to get the sputnik shot russia says if sputnik is approved in europe it can supply the european union with 100000000 doses in the 2nd. corder . simon to be clear here if germany were to distribute the russian vaccine it would set germany apart from other major industrialized countries and show the world that it was not capable of producing its own vaccine well are they talking about a european approval process so i suppose it with such vaccines would then potentially be used elsewhere as well i think politicians have been up front from the start the process of generating vaccines isn't a pun international co-operative process and it's science led so that if substances get the medical approvals and they will the safeguards have been observed there's no reason why they couldn't be used to having said that as i mentioned that the politicians today were really suggesting that you know germany will have the capacity it doesn't right now but it's ramping up massively and will soon be able to offer vaccines to all adults

contact stan started its vaccination drive today top health officials were the 1st to get the sputnik shocks russia says if sputnik is approved in europe it can supply the european union with 100000000 doses in the 2nd. corder. simon to be clear here if germany were to distribute the russian vaccine it would set germany apart from other major industrialized countries and show the world that it was not capable of producing its own vaccine well are they talking about a european approvals process so i suppose it with such vaccines would then potentially be used elsewhere as well i think politicians have been up front from the start of the process of generating vaccines isn't it an international co-operative process and it's science led so if substances get the medical approvals and they will the safeguards have been observed there's no reason why they couldn't be used to having said that as i mentioned that the politicians today were really suggesting that you know germany will have the capacity it doesn't right now but it's ramping up massively and will soon be able to offer vaccines to all adults ac

as we've just got to chicago with a shot sputnik beat was the 1st vaccine developed to fight cope at 19 russia began vaccinating people with it last summer even though clinical trials were underway hundreds emergency pilots gave the vaccine to greenlight that's because sputnik has already been administered at least a 1000000 times without any serious side effects so hungry has decided to sidestep the e.u.'s common procurement policy he's already have in very strict conditions and conditions under very specific criteria and then the member state is. russia's promising enough with its vaccine for 700000000 people sputnik vs more than 91 percent effective according to a study published on tuesday in the medical journal the lancet the raw data used in the study has not yet been released unfortunately that's exactly what the european medicines agency needs. when the agency gets the data in the proper form so they can check it as with other manufacturers then i can't see why the vaccine can't be approved in europe. germany's chancellor agrees. well not every vaccine is welcome but only those that su

just go to chicago with a shot sputnik beat was the 1st vaccine developed to fight cold at 19 russia began vaccinating people with it last summer even though clinical trials were underway hungary's emergency pilots gave the vaccine to greenlight that's because sputnik fini has already been administered at least a 1000000 times without any serious side effects so hungry has decided to sidestep the e.u.'s common procurement policy already have very strict conditions and conditions under very specific criteria and then the member state is liable russia's promising enough with its vaccine for 700000000 people sputnik to be is more than 91 percent effective according to a study published on tuesday in the medical journal the lancet the raw data used in the study has not yet been released unfortunately that's exactly what the european medicines agency needs. when the agency gets the data in the proper form so they can check it as with other manufacturers then i can't see why the vaccine can't be approved in europe i just kind. of germany's chancellor agrees. you know every vaccine is welcom

russian capital also coming up tonight good news in the fight against the pandemic scientists say russia's sputnik the vaccine is safe and effective it gives 19 early 12 results were published today in the british medical journal the lancet and activists in the united states demonstrate for a more humane immigration policy as president joe biden seeks to really race trumps hard line legacy in finally reunite immigrant children taken away from their parents. i'm burnt off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin tonight in moscow where opposition leader alexina of all me has been sentenced to 3 and a half years in prison in a ball and he was detained last month for violating the terms of his probation he failed. to check in with authorities because he was here in germany recovering from a near fatal poisoning which he blames on the kremlin today's ruling has sparked an international outcry. but hopes for his wife yulia the only goodbye alexei know about he could manage before he heads to prison. earlier he told the court the charges against h

are using the russia sputnik the vaccine hungry for example the sword arm in defiance of brussels not only have the audit of the more than 2000000 doses of sputnik they have already received the 1st batches and the czech republic is looking to do the same about the rot still haters because you know well hate is going to hate the prime minister of lithuania has called sputnik v russia's hybrid weapon you know taking a very very hostile stance towards the russian jabbered world a hybrid weapon that is happy to use on its own soil and on its own citizens because here in russia mass vaccination is long underway quite successfully and while there haven't been any reports of any serious side effects or anything like that and russia is happy to share its success with everybody willing to hear it. before all this and come quick enough to salute people around the world or an eagle thanks very much well as he was talking about this news comes as another vaccine on the market faces fresh problems south africa's no suspended its rollout of astra zeneca after a trial showed minimal protection agai

exene with the potential to save lives sputnik vs russia as a weapon against the coronavirus pandemic be a tear enough for you now is on her way to get vaccinated and to go moscow's luxury shopping mall on red square 1st she has to list any preexisting conditions and show her id then she's ready mean is that ashton is not i'm not afraid i had covered 906 months ago i was sicker than i've ever been luckily i didn't have to go to the hospital but i don't want to get that sick again so now i'm getting vaccinated. since the vaccination campaign was rolled out here 2 months ago almost divides have been offered as sport you could be shot people can get vaccinated at a one of a 100 clinics but shots are also being given at large shopping malls and an opera house ads for the russian develop a vaccine are visible all over the city which unlike a lot of people come here with their whole family if russians didn't have confidence in the vaccine there wouldn't have been such a run on the center since it opened up. between one and a half and 2000 to moscow bites are becoming infected with cover to

russia's sputnik vaccine is in the spotlight female rabbis find their way in berlin but we'd be. again elsewhere in germany and one year ago a racist rightwing extremist killed 9 people with migrant backgrounds their families of the victims want answers and their grieving is mixed with anger at the authorities. there to can last his brother good khan in a racist terrorist attack in hono one year ago mafia go for a common hop in order to avoid like he basically walked in and blew our lives apart or. he wrecked everything nothing was left in place. by others who can go to kin was just 37 years old following his death his family fell apart hundreds father died of cancer 5 weeks later his mother can no longer cope without medication cheatin and his son matt are not able to go to work and on sick leave the diagnosis post traumatic stress disorder it's like. for me it's been a whole year of sleepless nights when it gets dark you lay your head on the pillow where your head is filled with questions cough and being kissed and. commandant the frog. consumes you. to go to cannes and his son

kremlin the timing here is very important today's sentencing took place on the same day that russia's sputnikvivax even received a major credibility boost early results showed that the vaccine is safe and effective against the coronavirus now this comes as the european union is suffering from a drastic shortage in backseats the russian vaccine until this week had not really been discussed as a possibility for europe well that was before pharmaceuticals pfizer and astra zeneca announced drastic delivery cuts now the german health minister is not ruling out sputnik the russia could help europe but at what price to save its own public health in this pandemic europe may have to stand by and let the case of alexina volney take its course. in the. us for his wife yulia the only goodbye alexei know about he could manage before he heads to prison. he told the court the charges against him were fabricated a way of intimidating his supporters. all of these offices and this cage it's not. a show of strength it shows their weakness day a week and fail you cannot jail thousands or even millions of people.

kremlin the timing here is very important today's sentencing took place on the same day that russia's sputnikthe vaccine received a major credibility boost early results show that the vaccine is safe and effective against the coronavirus now this comes as the european union is suffering from a drastic shortage in vaccines the russian vaccine until this week had not really been discussed as a possibility for europe and that was before pharmaceuticals pfizer and astra zeneca announced drastic delivery cuts now the german health minister is not ruling out sputnik the russia could help europe but at what price to save its own public health in this pandemic europe may have to stand by and let the case of alexina volney take its course. the hots for his wife yulia the only goodbye alexina vonnie could manage before he heads to prison. he told the court the charges against him were fabricated a way of intimidating he supposes that all of these offices and this cage it's not . a show of strength it shows their weakness day a week and they cannot jail thousands or even millions of people. outside the

and have turned to russia for its sputnik v. vaccine along with other countries in europe while the us is still far behind countries like israel china and even bahrain denmark is already in the next phase joining with businesses to create a digital passport to show you've been vaccinated but. there's no central elements in dealing with this crisis is to bring the election down to create my billet is a mobile society and the government you know obviously an area. with media outlets and social networks increasingly scrutinized over their contents and the study has challenged conservative claims the big tech companies intentionally censored their viewpoints are such as the new york university have found that liberal and conservatives have been similarly engaged in social media platforms as much as they condemn suppose social media favoritism conservatives appear to relish wielding the bias claim even though it's based on distortions and false. now big tech companies have clamped down on conservative figures before most notably dona

russia's coming back seat and. we discuss the e.u. is ongoing criticism of sputnik me with russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman. how can aggressive hopefully its facts into the world it's not without hiding it making it too expensive blackmailing with it. and a campaign to boycott facebook gains momentum in australia after the tech giant lost news posts in the country something they have called an abuse of power but the issue up for debate. should facebook profit on someone else's work without giving them some upgraded from critical to their utterly controlling the narrative i think this whole social media i guess ecosystem has really spun out of control in terms of how it is monetize. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. russia has accused brussels of politicizing the battle against crime a virus that's after underline it controversial comments questioning moscow's motives to help the block with its vaccine roll out. we are perplexed to hear assessments by the head of the as it is either an effort to politicize the issue in an insubstantia

headlines san marino becomes the latest european country to start vaccinating its citizens with russia sputnik shop after supply blaze of crabs the country's labor minister explained why they sought an alternative. be an independent state even within the territory of the european union we have the right to make independent decisions. also this hour hundreds of millions of euro to controversal foreign consultants present micron's government comes under heavy fire for its vaccine distribution campaign. and the b.b.c. reveals plans to reverse the dominance of american cartoons setting extremely ambitious targets to get children watching more british based culture. you're watching arts international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. send marino's begun vaccinating with russia sputnik the code vaccine after deliveries of approved alternatives failed to arrive microstates surrounded by italy isn't a member so was excluded from block deals with pharmaceutical giants overshot supplies but it had negotiated getting a tiny part of each delivery to ita

but 70 countries as countries as far away as latin america continue to receive supplies of russia's sputnik 3 some western media outlets appear to be drawing similarities between what they call the spread of the russian shop and cold war sphere of influence story later in the program. large protests continue in spain over the arrest of catalan rapper publisher cell has been jailed for slamming the crown and glorifying terrorism. musician a was arrested on tuesday at the university of nato where he and his supporters had barricaded themselves inside hundreds of public figures have spoken out in support of the artists while amnesty international described his detention as an excessive restriction on his freedom of expression protests in support of the 32 year old has been taking place across the country resulting in riots and clashes with police. back in 218 public hazel was convicted by a spanish court over tweets calling the former king a quote mafia boss that fell foul of legislation we're covering spaniards rights to freedom of expression dubbed the gag law by critics a court ruled spanis

russia's cove it's not see. we discuss the e.u. is ongoing criticism of sputnik vague with russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman. how can a gross of its facts into the world not without heidi making it too expensive for blackmailing with it. the australian government plans facebook for abusing its power that's after the social media giant blocked its news feed in the country. very warm welcome it's 10 am here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international with me becky air and now our top story this hour russia has accused brussels of politicizing the fines against the coronavirus pandemic and it's off the e.u. chief ursula vonda line made controversial comments in which she questioned moscow's motives to help the block with its facts seen rollouts. we are perplexed to hear assessments by the head of the queue as it is either an effort to politicize the issue in an insubstantial dated and indeed deplorable way or indicates an inadequate level of awareness of the top level official well it's pretty clear from the statement that russia's dismayed by the lack of d

sun marino becomes the latest european country to start vaccinating its citizens with russia's sputniks shot off the supply to days of the e.u. approved jobs the labor mistake spain's why they look to let's go for how. being an independent state even within the territory of the european union we have the right to make independent decisions the french government faces flak over its an occupation programme after it's revealed hundreds of millions of euros 100 controversial foreign consulted. a media prime minister raises the stakes sunday in order to dismiss the country's top general back to the president often he rejected it setting the stage for a constitutional showdown meanwhile crowds in the capital continue to demond the pm quit. and drawing up plans to get children watching more british culture and not cartoons the b.b.c. outlines ambitious targets to revive the dominance of america animation. we are always happy to see this says r.t. international a very warm welcome to the program. well let's start off with how european microstate sound merino has begun vaccinating its population

marino becomes the latest european country to start vaccinating its citizens with russia sputnik shot off to supply delays of the e.u. approved jobs the labor minister explains why the look to moscow for help. the independent state even within the true true of the european union we have the roots make independent decisions the french government faces flag over its covert inoculation program after its repealed hundreds of millions of here is what hunted to controversial foreign consultant. armenia's prime minister raises the stakes sending in order to dismiss the country's top general bank to the president of the he rejected it setting the stage for a constitutional showdown meanwhile crowds in the capital continue to demand the pm quit. drawing up plans to get children watching more british culture in the cartoons the b.b.c. outlines ambitious targets to revive the dominance of american animation. around the clock bringing you the stories others might not this is our national hello. we're jumping right in european microstate san marino has begun vaccinating its population with russia

son marino becomes the latest european country to start vaccinating its citizens with russia's sputniks shot off to supply delays of the e.u. approved jobs the labor minister explains why they look to moscow for how. independent even within the territory of the european union we have the route to make independent decisions the french government faces flak for its copra to not curation program after it's revealed hundreds of millions of euros 100 to a controversial foreign consultant. armenia's prime minister raises the stakes sending an order to dismiss the country's top general back to the president after he rejected it setting the stage for a constitutional showdown meanwhile crowds in the capital continue to demand the pm quit. drawing up plans to get children watching more british culture in the cartoons the b.b.c. outlines a vicious target the 2 of us that don't want to of american animation. hello and welcome this is all to international live from the russian capital from the team here a big thanks for joining us. while our 1st story the south is how european microstates on marino

russia's book over its banks the . we discuss the e.u. is ongoing criticism of sputnik v with russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman. talking aggressive or put its facts into the world not without high to making it too expensive or blackmailing with it. and a campaign to boycott facebook gains momentum in australia that's off the tag joined block to news posts in the country something canberra has called and abuse their power we put the issue up for debate should facebook profit on someone else's work without giving them some of what the biggest problem will be but they're probably in the form that narrative i think this whole social media i guess ecosystem has really spun out of control in terms of how it is monetize. there we will welcome you watching r.t. international with me. our top story this hour russia has accused brussels of politicizing the fight against the corona virus pandemic as long as the e.u. chief live on the line made controversial comments in which he questioned moskos motives to help block with this vaccine rollout. we are perplexed to hear assessments by the head of the you exactly as it is ei

san marino has begun vaccinating its population with russia sputnik job after deliveries of approved alternatives failed to arrive microstates surrounded by italy isn't an e.u. member so it was excluded from the bloc steals the pharmaceutical giants over it had negotiated getting a small portion of each delivery to italy but there have been delays to those the medical director at san marino state hospital said there have been no concerns about using the russian vaccine. who fucked up with the should we choose the sputnik that scene because there is an agreement between us and italy through the european union for the supply of money and pfizer vaccines that unfortunately are delayed at the moment therefore given the excellent diplomatic relations with russia we have chosen to get the sputnik the vaccine faster we saw some excellent reviews from renowned international medical journals like the land set or the spawn sonnie in rome that have already tested the quality of this vaccine the country hopes to use the russian vaccine on around 15 percent of its population labor minister explai

the drugs regulated to fast track the evaluation of russia's sputnik feed that if europe continues to be plagued by covert vaccine shortages we speak to the head of an italian. my whole family received sputnik jobs back in november and now we have a high level of antibodies we know that russia has great scientific traditions so we have no doubts about taking the russian job and u.k. food banks are inundated with place for help there's a growing poverty crisis the most vulnerable having to choose between paying for heating we hear the story of one man he says he could have died. sometimes we hear the really new storms somebody who lives alone has been found dead for several days tension but could have happened to me. good afternoon you watching r.t. international where it's just gone 5 o'clock in moscow now china's flagship news channel has been taken off air in the u.k. . this had its license revoked by the media regulator ofcom over concerns about its ownership with more details his shadow edward stashed. well city t.n. has found itself in deep trouble and its future is incredibly un

exene with the potential to save lives sputnik vs russia weapon against or the coronavirus pandemic be a kateryna for unite us on her way to get vaccinated and to go moscow's luxury shopping mall on a red square 1st she has to list any preexisting conditions and show her id then she is ready is the rational me is that i'm not afraid i had covert 196 months ago i was sicker than i've ever been luckily i didn't have to go to the hospital but i don't want to get that sick again so now i'm getting vaccinated. since the vaccination campaign was rolled out here 2 months ago almost divides have been offered as sputnik the shot people can get vaccinated at a one of a 100 clinics but shots are also being given at large shopping malls and opera house ads for the russian develop a vaccine are visible all over the city which unlike a lot of people come here with their whole family if russians didn't have confidence in the vaccine there wouldn't have been such a run on the center since it opened up. between one and a half and 2000 muscovites are becoming infected with covets 19 every day now over t

to becoming the 1st european union country to administer the chinese coronavirus vaccine and russia's sputnik being shot after the arrival of a special flight carrying around half a 1000000 doses of china sign a film vaccine the government granted emergency approval for the drugs bypassing e.u. medical regulators after criticizing the pace of the news vaccine rollers. hungary is going it alone last friday it became the 1st country in the european union to administer russia's sputnik vaccine starting with a batch of nearly 3000 doses. now another 1st in the e.u. on tuesday this shipment of the chinese sina for maxine arrived in budapest. this is a clear break with the e.u.'s vaccine rollout plan which officials in hungary have repeatedly criticised for being too slow. prime minister viktor orban said hungary is taking matters into its own hands. we can't stop the virus without vaccines because it will always come back in new ways that's why our country's most important task is to get as many vaccines as possible. not later as promised by brussels but quickly. the russian and chinese vaccines w

the 1st though says of russia's a sputnik the vaccine arrived in mexico this week but the slow pace of the rollout comes as the country struggles both with the human as well as the economic cost of the pandemic as vinyl or apple reports from the capital mexico city the president is getting much of the blame. vaccination efforts continue in mexico at this inoculation site in sochi need go health workers are ministry 1st doses of the sputnik the vaccine developed by russia which for now is only available for people 60 years of age or older. people this is the appointment for the next dose that i'll receive on march 17th i don't have a time but they'll let me know. since the virus was 1st spotted in mexico the outbreak in the country has grown beyond what anyone here could have imagined today the death toll nationwide remains the world's 3rd highest. it's become frustrating to see our local ones die people who have dedicated their patients in the area of medical professionals mexico has lost more lives than any other country that has been painful and i hope we have learned some important

san marino becomes the latest european country to start vaccinating its citizens with russia's sputnik shot after supply delays of the e.u. approved jobs the labor minister explains why they look to moscow for help. me an independent even within the territory of its elite and the european union we have the right to make independent decisions. french government faces flak over its covert inoculation program after it's revealed hundreds of millions of euros were handed to controversial foreign consultants. divisions deep in armenia as the president rejects the prime minister's controversial order to sack the armed forces chief as crowds continue to demand the pm quit. drawing up plans to get children watching more british culture the b.b.c. outlined ambitious targets to reverse the dominance of american cartoons. i think good to have you with us this weekend hits r.t. international on column broke the news this hour 1st european micro states san marino has begun vaccinating its population with russia's sputnik job after deliveries of alternative from the e.u. failed to arrive of the coun

headlines san marino becomes the latest european country to start vaccinating its citizens with russia's sputnik shop after supplies allays of the e.u. approved jobs the country's labor minister explained why they went to moscow for help. independent states even within the territory of the european union we have the right to make independent decisions. also this hour the french government is facing flak over its coded an occupation programme after it's revealed hundreds of millions of euros were handed to controversial foreign consultants. divisions deep in armenia where the president rejects the prime minister's controversial order to sack the country's armed forces chief that's ascribes demand that the pm quit. and the b.b.c. reveals plans to reverse the dominance of american cartoons something extremely ambitious targets to get children watching more british based culture. you're watching arts international coming to you live from the russian capital this and every hour welcome to the program. san marino has begun vaccinating its population with russia's sputniks job after the liveries of app

way to russia sputnik. europe continues to be plagued by cold with vaccine shortages we speak to the head of the. family received the jobs back in november now we have a high level of antibodies we know that bush has great scientific traditions so we have no doubts about taking the. u.k. food. police for help from. the fears of people. sometimes we hear. somebody who lives alone has been found dead. for some. 25. or 7 news live from moscow this is our to international means you know a little welcome to the program. china's flagship news channel has been taken off air in the u.k. . t.n. license revoked by media regulator ofcom over concerns the company was ultimately controlled by the chinese communist party. can tell us more. well city t.n. has found itself in deep trouble and its future is incredibly unclear as china's state owned broadcaster has had its license revoked by the british regulator the media watchdog of commodore follows an investigation by the founder of the license used by china global telev

s drugs regulator to fast track the evaluation of russia's sputnik the vaccine. we must not be afraid of the origins of vaccines what's important for us is the transition to the european medicines agency we have urged the e.u. to scientifically evaluate the russian vaccine and those from other countries the situation in the country has been exacerbated by madonna saying it will deliver fewer doses than expected in february the italian government has already said it's planning to take legal action against both pfizer and astra zeneca over a covert in 1000 delays. earlier one of the world's most prominent medical journals the lancet published a study which said that sputnik v. was 91.6 percent effective and was also safe for the elderly with no serious side effects to report we heard from the president of an italian ngo which is urging the e.u. to approve the russian job. in november my whole family received sputnik the jobs back in november and now we have a high level of antibodies in my family and i trust science science has no borders we know that russia has gr

week's top stories from no chance to giving it a shot western countries change their tune on russia sputnik the vaccine after a leading medical journal publishes a study about its high efficacy we hear from the c.e.o. of the fund that backs the job. when you come by see if the price of logistics really what i believe is the best of a cure that the world and scientists comes up all the greek. plus the restaurant resistance french business owners to find the government's ongoing covert restrictions by opening their doors and serving diners. and u.k. food banks are inundated with pleas for help as a growing poverty crisis is the most vulnerable having to choose between heating and eating we hear the story of one disabled man who says he could have died. sometimes we really private you storms somebody who lives alone has been found dead in several dogs. trying to fight could have happened maybe somebody would have checked up home. you're watching the weekly here on our 2 international recap of the biggest stories from the past 7 days thanks for joining us. we start our weekly round up with russ