i'm sumi so much god that's good to have you with us the united states has marked another somber milestone in its fight against a coronavirus the country's covert 1000 related deaths crossed the threshold of 500001 monday just over a year after the pentagon it claimed its 1st no victim and the u.s. president joe biden led the nation in honoring the death. today we mark a truly groom harper if you milestone. 500071. dead. that's more americans who died in one year's pandemic. than a world war one. war 2 in the vietnam war combined. that's more lives lost to this virus and any other nation on earth but as we acknowledge the scale of his death in america remember each person in the life they lived. let's talk more about this with peter chin hong is a professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist at the university of california san francisco peter thank you for joining us let's talk about this tragic milestone 500000 deaths this is one the highest death tolls per capita in the world there's been many phases of this pandemic but what do you think the u.s. has gotten wrong in tackling

i'm sumi so much kind of thank you for joining us the united states has marked another somber milestone in its fight against the coronavirus the country's covert 1000 related deaths crossed the threshold of 500001 monday just over a year after the pandemic claimed its 1st no victim in the u.s. president joe biden led the nation in honoring the death. today remark truly grew heartbreaking milestone. 500071. dead. that's more americans who died in one year who's pandemic than a world war one. war 2 the vietnam war combined. that's more lives lost to this virus than any other nation on earth who has read knowledge the scale of this mass death in america remember each person in the life they live let's talk more about this so with peter chin hong is a professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist at the university of california san francisco peter thank you for joining us let's talk about this tragic milestone 500000 deaths this is one the highest death tolls per capita in the world there's been many phases of this pandemic but what do you think the u.s. has got wrong in tackling

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i'm sumi so much good to have you with us a court in the same copeland's here in germany has found a syrian man guilty of being an accomplice to crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 4 and a half years in prison 44 year old has been convicted of facilitating the torture of syrian opposition protesters a decade ago in damascus the. fense argued he could not disobeyed orders to detain the activists for fear of his own life is the world's 1st trial in connection to syrian state sponsored torture. or some victims of torture were among those testifying they hope that this trial could set an international president did agree spoke to one young syrian here in germany she hasn't seen her father since he disappeared 8 years ago witnesses say he was seized by armed men from his home in damascus there are always fresh flowers next to ali moustafa us portrait he was forcibly disappeared in syria 8 years ago the few remaining photos of him i would start to laugh as most precious possessions just look at them a 1000 times trying to conjure up his presence the day it happened was i was away

i'm sumi so much kondo it's good to have you with us germany's marking a somber anniversary today it's been exactly one year since a gunman went on a racially motivated attack and killed 9 people before shooting dead his own mother and taking his own life the tragedy sparked a debate over whether more could and should have been done to prevent it. it was a night that left a community. in shock grief and anger. shortly before 10 pm shots rang out in the center of higher now a gunman entered 2 bars where he killed 3 people. the attacker then drove to another bar across town where he continued his rampage here and in a kiosk next door shooting another 6 people. within 12 minutes 9 people were left for dead 7 more were injured some seriously. the police were quickly able to identify the killer who lived in the area. a few hours later they searched his home and found he had shot his mother and himself. his motive for the attack hatred of foreign as the 43 year old shooter had posted a manifesto and videos online full of conspiracy theories and racist rants. his victims all had a migrant bac

corner or are you worried about a possible 3rd wave with virus mutations for example taking hold well sumi i think if we don't have replication you're not going to have mutations so i think that strategy has been to hit hard and have as many people immunized as possible that because with such a large and diverse country it's going it's has been very difficult to immunize that quickly in such a efficient manner so i think that you know time is really what we're battlement with right now in terms of the variance we'll leave it there peter chen hong professor of medicine and texas disease specialist at the university of california san francisco good to have you want to have you. now israel's vaccine rollout has been one of the most successful in the world more than 80 percent of those eligible have now received at least one shot that has allowed israel to start reopening its economy many shops and services are back in business again but they're not open to everyone some only allow customers who are fully vaccinated with a so-called green pass did obvious tanya kramer reports since september c

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i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us in syria internally displaced people in the northwest of the country are facing increasingly desperate conditions there is ongoing fighting the coronavirus pandemic is a threat and winter has brought heavy rains and bitterly cold temperatures tens of thousands of people fled to the province about a year ago in search of safety away from the assad regime's attacks on rebel territories hundreds of makeshift camps were set up close to the border with turkey but they lack basic supplies and the winter weather is making things worse and they haven't found safety either d.w. correspondent rick. visited a family in one of the camps. bartend frame standing among charred to ruins a reminder of the horrible night 4 weeks ago when up to 5 am just his 10 year old daughter. in the bitter cold his 10 neighbors were trying to light a homemade furnace when the entire tent went up in flames. the fire spread very quickly there were huge flames and a motorcycle and some fuel exploded all the tents caught fire my wife and children were trapped inside only 5

i'm sumi so much got to thank you for joining us local media reports in min maher say security forces have fired shots on protesting crowds in the city of mandalay there's still no official confirmation of injuries or deaths now the military junta has deployed extra troops around the country as it intensifies its efforts to qual of popular uprising a coup 2 weeks ago triggered mass protests and a torrent of international condemnation but so far the junta leaders appear on move . mian mars military junta has sent in the big guns soldiers are patrolling the streets a sign that the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters could escalate since this month's who the military has given itself sweeping powers allowing it to detain people without court order. to it i don't know if you've done it today here we can see military vehicles not police security like before they've tightened security at the central bank because this is the main stream of the country's money in circulation they are afraid the central bank will stop working so that's why they have deployed the military vehicles here almost

corner or are you worried about a possible 3rd wave with virus mutations for example taking hold well sumi i think if we don't have replication you're not going to have mutations so i think that strategy has been to hit hard and have as many people immunized as possible that because with such a large and diverse country it's going it's been very difficult to immunize that quickly in such a efficient manner so i think that you know time is really what we're battlement with right now in terms of the variance we'll leave it there peter chen hong professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist at the university of california san francisco good to have you want to have you. now israel's vaccination campaign has been surging ahead with more than 80 percent of the population now with at least one shot that has allowed the country to start reopening after a 2 month lockdown as of sunday many shops and services are back in business again but they're not open to everyone some only allow customers who are fully vaccinated but the so-called green pass did that is tanya kramer reports since sep

i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us a court in the city of coal plants here in germany has found a syrian man guilty of being an accomplice to crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 4 and a half years in prison 44 year old and al gore repairs been convicted of facilitating the torture of syrian opposition protesters a decade ago in damascus the defense argued he could not disobeyed orders to detain the activists. for fear for his own life it's a world's 1st trial in connection to syrian state sponsored torture. while some victims of torture were among those testifying they hope the trial could set an international precedent did he spoke to one young syrian here in germany she has not seen her father since he disappeared 8 years ago witnesses say he was seized by armed men from his home in damascus. there are always fresh flowers next to ali moustafa us portrait he was forcibly disappeared in syria 8 years ago the few remaining photos of him i was daughter while father's most precious possessions just look at them a 1000 times trying to conjure up his presence the day

i'm sumi so much got to thank you for joining us germany has summoned the russian ambassador over the kremlin's decision to expel diplomats from sweden poland and germany moscow accusing them of taking part in a legal protest against the jailing of alexina volley now it comes after the european union's top diplomat described the block's ties with russia as being under severe strain during a visit to moscow. the e.u.'s goal is to keep communication channels open as their foreign representatives to visit moscow and there are some opportunities for cooperation during his meeting with russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov the e.u. representative you said burrill said the russian vaccine sputnik movie was just one of them but neither side has any illusions about the low point their relations have hit and the elephant in the room is alex enough that you can't expect he has conveyed to minister of russia i want to be concerned and great to great it will appeal to release on the launch of the investigation over these budget russia's foreign minister argues the e.u. is behaving more and more

i'm sumi someone's gonna it's good to have you with us mean more police have hit the post leader aung san suu kyi with another criminal charge she's now accused of violating the country's code with 19 regulations adding to an existing indictment which could allow the hood to. to hold sochi indefinitely without trial the move comes as military leaders reiterate their promise to hold new elections amid ongoing protests against the coup across the country. keeping up the pressure despite the risks workers in the city of young gong block a railway line undeterred by the military's growing presence. from students and civil servants to monks protestors in myanmar know that their strength lies in numbers. 0000 i want more people to join the protests we don't want to be seen as weak we the students have our future we have to resist so we won't live under a military dictatorship even if there's no special reason to protest we don't want to be seen as weak. a male. neither do they armored tanks patrol the streets as demonstrators greet them with the 3 finger salute that has come to stand for de

i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us me and mars military junta has extended the detention of deposed leader aung san suu chief she was due to be released today but will now remain in jail until wednesday protesters are once again in the streets demanding her release and an end to the to the prophet went to power to weeks ago the military has intensified its crackdown on the protests sending armored vehicles to patrol the streets and imposing an internet blackout. it comes after images emerge showing the military firing on a crowd of protesters it's unclear whether live ammunition was you see. and for more on the story we can speak to lou known a as an activist and younger man and in order portrait protect his identity he's using a voice filter will not be showing his face either 1st of all can you tell us how tense the situation is where you are. hello yes thanks for having me. here. including. night time and recently released 20000 prisoners. and yesterday's demonstration raised more concerns among the public. expected the military. civilians are still very anxious about

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i'm sumi so much gunboats good to have you with us the united states has marked another somber milestone in its fight against the coronavirus the country's cope with 1000 related deaths across the threshold of 500001 monday just over a year after the pandemic claimed that's 1st known victim in the u.s. president joe biden led the nation in honoring the death. today we mark a truly grew heartbreaking milestone. 500000 71. dead. that's more americans who died in one year whose pandemic than a world war one. war 2 the vietnam war combined. has more lives lost to this virus and any other nation on earth but as a big knowledge the scale of this mass death in america remember each person and the life they live. let's talk more about this with peter chin hong is a professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist at the university of california san francisco peter thank you for joining us let's talk about this tragic milestone 500000 deaths this is when the highest death tolls per capita in the world there's been many phases of this pandemic but what do you think the u.s. has got wrong in

i'm sumi so much god that's good to have you with us russia has announced it is expelling diplomats from sweden poland and germany the kremlin accuses them of taking part in a legal protests against the jailing of alexei navalny now it comes after the european union's top diplomat met with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and said e.u. russia relations are under severe strain it is the 1st visit by a senior diplomat since $2717.00 of a science and of all the meetings agenda also focused on the iran nuclear deal the situation in ukraine and other human rights issues in russia. and here's what the a russian foreign minister had to say after the meeting and we saw you destroy it we were still days we proceed from the assumption that the e.u. at this stage is an unreliable pot not you and i hope that the strategic review that takes place soon will focus on the key interests of the e.u. and that these talks help make out contacts more constructive. in the border we are ready for it. let's get some more perspective on the story now we can speak to on the radio school bilious he's a membe

i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us riot police have opened fire to disperse protesters in myanmar is largest city yangon witnesses say they used guns and stun grenades. though there were no immediate reports of casualties protesters have been taking to the streets since the elected government was overthrown in a military coup on february 1st the military is now officially an old the results from last november's election earlier this month that replaced the election commission which had ruled that the party of aung san suu kyi won in a landslide victory. let's get some perspective on the story now we can speak to activist min man in yangon thank you for joining us now you have been out on the streets tell us what you have experienced there. ok i have been protesting a young going since february until yesterday there was no violent kids is in protest areas a young girl i met the young goal has been a big choir with shooting kids is important areas i mean. is that other townships way of police shoot to put to protest was arrested the protest leaders and even journalists an

i'm sumi so much god that's good to have you with us me and maurice hunt had deployed extra troops around the country on monday as it intensified its efforts to quell a popular uprising a military coup 2 weeks ago saw civilian leader aung san suu kyi detained along with hundreds of others with protesters refusing to back down the generals imposed an internet shutdown and deployed soldiers to the streets so far they seem unmoved by the torrent international condemnation. but over a 1000000 mars military junta has sent in the big guns soldiers are patrolling the streets a sign that the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters could escalate. since this month's coup the military has given itself sweeping powers allowing it to detain people without court order. to imagine what you've done today here we can see military vehicles not police security like before they've tightened security at the central bank because this is the mainstream of the country's money in circulation they are afraid the central bank will stop working so that's why they have deployed the military vehicles here the ability.

i'm sumi so much god that's good to have you with us meet more police have hit the post leader aung san suu kyi with another criminal charge she's now accused of violating the country's covert 19 regulations adding to an existing and die. i meant which could allow the junta to hold sochi indefinitely without trial the move comes as military leaders reiterate their promise to hold new elections amid ongoing protests against the coup across the country. keeping up the pressure despite the risks workers in the city of young gong block a railway line undeterred by the military's growing presence. from students and civil servants to monks protestors in myanmar know that their strength lies in numbers. oh i want more people to join the protests we don't want to be seen as weak we the students have our future we have to resist so we won't live under a military dictatorship even if there's no special reason to protest we don't want to be seen as weak. i mean what. neither do they armored tanks patrol the streets as demonstrators treat them with the 3 finger salute that has come to stand for dem

i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us the united states has marked another somber milestone in its fight against a coronavirus the country's covert 1000 related deaths crossed the threshold of 500001 monday just over a year as a pandemic claimed its 1st known victim in the u.s. president joe biden led the nation in honoring the debt. today marks a truly grew heart breaking milestone. 500071. dead. that's more americans who died in one year to spend a minute. than a war a war one war 2 in the vietnam war combined that's more lives lost to this virus and any other nation on earth but as we acknowledge the scale of this mass death in america remember each person in the life they live let's talk more about this so with peter chin hong is a professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist at the university of california san francisco peter thank you for joining us let's talk about this tragic milestone 500000 deaths this is one the highest death tolls per capita in the world there's been many phases of this pandemic but what do you think the u.s. has got wrong in tackling

i'm sumi so much conduct's good to have you with us a court in the city of coal plants here in germany has found a syrian man guilty of being an accomplice to crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 4 and a half years in prison 44 year old. has been convicted of facilitating the torture of syrian opposition protesters a decade ago in damascus the defense argued he could not. disobeyed orders to detain the activists for fear for his own life it is a world's 1st trial in connection to syrian state sponsored torture. well some victims of torture were among those testifying they hope this trial could set an international precedent did obvious spoke to one young syrian here in germany she has not seen her father since he disappeared 8 years ago witnesses say he was seized by armed men from his home in the mask. there always fresh flowers next to ali moustafa us portrait he was forcibly disappeared in syria 8 years ago the few remaining photos of him i was daughter in law files most precious possessions just look at them a 1000 times trying to conjure up his presence the day it happened

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