switzerland also has a much lower poverty rate.but ashish jha points out there's a big cultural difference as well. jha: and that is kind of the rule-following mentality of the swiss. that the government says, "you must buy health insurance," and everybody says "yes, ok we will buy health insurance." and so, as opposed to in america, where we bristle when the government tells us we have to do anything. and we bring up the broccoli argument: what if the government made you eat broccoli. the swiss don't worry about eating broccoli. they think "if the government thinks that's something we ought to do, we'll do it." for the record, the preston girls, not big fans of broccoli, but sabine and jason are fine with it. they also know the insurance mandate costs them a lot, but they see it as part of the greater good. part of being swiss. brangham: i think i know why the swiss are so healthy, it's cause they breathe that mountain air and get those use of the alps all the time; that's why their system works, it has nothing to do with their in

a $10000000000.00 that's out there japan's new more out reported a worse than expected loss and switzerland in b.s. disclosed a surprise hit shock waves went through financial markets last month when the little known fund sold over $20000000000.00 in stocks to try to cover its obligations. for more let's bring in conrad blues in frankfurt conrad we just heard about u.b.s. and in the world there who else has been hit. good morning zermelo many many banks have been hit pretty swiss is the one that has been the hardest hit had to pay 5.5.5000000000 u.s. dollars in write offs and in damage to the arcade costs investments no more robust number $2.00 number 3 small can stanley number 4 well at least among the following banks is u.b.s. its revenue hit was $774000000.00 storage bank says that it itself has already suffered in material damage whatever that is and that after having sold a very urgent and quick sale for being here of dollars worth in sales in shares well at the end dave what matters for banks is of course the bought the bottom line and we had several banks come out with their earnings

switzerland, netherlands, austria. and see how they minimize costs whenever they can.y to avoid over-building, they try to do things -- they aren't just being cheap. they are inexpensive, but also really high quality. they try to make sure the trains always connect, to make sure the trains are always exactly on time. in switzerland if you have a rail ticket, it's likely to involve a connection, and the connection might take five minutes and he will make it, because they made sure trains run on time so they can do it. so we should learn how they do that and learn construction techniques being used there. and in south korea. caroline: do you send people to those countries? do you get them to come here? an exchange of information? what's the best practical way of making that happen? alon: what you are proposing, the two exchanges, it's funny, we literally had a meeting at the research group trying to think about this. the answer is yes, but it's important that you have an exchange. you don't just send the managers for four days. oh, everyone wants to go on a vacation to b

are going to do it and they believe, despite the anger and indignation at uefa headquarters in switzerlandverning body will tiptoe around the edges and not kick up a fuss. how harmful will this be for domestic football leagues? could they stomach it? it would be a huge blow. if you think about the english premier league, its deals worth around about £5 billion over three years. i suspect if you're lucky you will halve that value because the big money is going to go towards the super league and there's talk of maybe trying to ban the clubs from taking part in their domestic competitions but you can't afford to do that because if you try and sell a premier league in england without manchester united, city, liverpool, arsenal, spurs and chelsea, how much you gonna get for it? not a lot. there is not a huge appealfor aston villa versus newcastle. could the lack of a tv deal scupper this? there will be a deal but the question is how big it is. they are promising £4.6 billion as a starting point for the clubs. it is huge. there is talk of the streaming service dazn being involved, they tried to

albeit at a price so yes it is tried some it's a shocking coverage from switzerland is great here is that i have a weak signal for germany that worked once and strong signals for 2 swiss want to be exposed in kind of being unable to access data was on the road is a major problem for companies from and services lies the company. i can't do after sales or carry out charges or orders i can't give my clients any information soon to get to students. and the emergency services can't get the data and information they need to help people who've had an accident. some areas here are so remote that network providers are reluctant to invest in installing broadband cables and that includes places along some of germany's highways and other non urban roads democratic side in france like. so you can't use the time on the road for a couple of phone conversations because the call will cut out every 2 or 3 minutes . so you have to reconnect it it's not worth it for the best kind to live for the. loaded one for the harm kind of people who have an accident out here might get lucky and pick up a couple of

an eight—year—old girl has been rescued in switzerland five days after being kidnapped from her grandmother'sther lola montemaggi were found in a squat inside an abandoned factory in the swiss municipality of sainte—croix. the 28—year—old mother was arrested along with several others accused of helping her plan the kidnapping. just over half of the adult population of the united states have now received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine according to official data. that's about 130 million people. however, the country's top covid advisor, dr anthony fauci, has warned that the us remained in a precarious situation amid fears of a new surge. meanwhile, across the border in canada prime ministerjustin trudeau says he's sending federal health workers and equipment to ontario to help the province cope with a surge in coronavirus cases. the emergency support will include rapid testing in hot spots and mobile vaccination teams. on friday, it was announced that ontario was tightening and extending its lockdown. 12 football clubs from italy, spain and england have agreed to the formation of a mi

they are going to do it and they believe, despite the anger and indignation that uefa had in switzerlandes and not pick up around the edges and not pick up a fuse— up a fuss. how harmful will this be for— up a fuss. how harmful will this be for domestic - up a fuss. how harmful will| this be for domestic football leagues? it this be for domestic football lea . ues? ., , this be for domestic football leaaues? ., , ., leagues? it would be a huge blow. if leagues? it would be a huge blovv- if you _ leagues? it would be a huge blow. if you think— leagues? it would be a huge blow. if you think about - leagues? it would be a huge blow. if you think about the | blow. if you think about the english premier league, it is still worth around £5 billion over three years and i suspect if you are lucky you will halve that value because the big money is going to go towards the super league and there is talk of maybe trying to ban the clubs from taking part in domestic competitions but you cannot afford to do that because if you try and set up a premier league in england without manchester united, city,

so that's what we do in switzerland, six times a week we go to switzerland and we have two and a half days of meetings and there is no press or anything like that. so that's what we do, of course we haven't done that since january of 2020, so we're doing it by telephone and i really highly value those interactions and i know my international colleagues due to. so we're doing it on the telephone now and by this secure zoom call. it's fine, that's will keep doing for as long as we have to do it that way. i'd say it's better to be in that tower in switzerland, having lunch with people, you know seeing people in the halls, going for walks, there's just more time to really meet privately and talk then there is on the telephone. but i stay in touch with a good number of my international colleagues and, again i place a high value on it. i think that's a good thing to do. >> the fed director for the area i guess includes wyoming, often holds an event, i guess it's in august or july where they're major fans people come together and i guess that's july august, is that gonna happen this year or

the last decade alone 470000 square kilometers of forest disappeared that's an area larger than switzerland. and many experts agree that the goals of the bomb challenge are not being achieved partly because of ongoing deforestation. is the organization behind the initiative think of it all. it is a tragic thing because obviously restoration is not an answer to everything restoration has to go hand in hand with protection of the forests that that remain you know it was never intended to take any attention away from that. germany didn't commit to any goals in the bone challenge the 30 percent of the country is already covered with forest however most of it is monoculture so the forestry authorities are gradually planting of mixed forests. which is the reason you can get a mixed forest is much more resistant to pests and climate stress and is much more valuable to the entire ecosystem because many more species can establish themselves here a mixed forest is also much better for building up ground water for the condition of the humus and nutrients in the soil and the owner's wallet. as it's a m

it so this sprite the diaspora factor ok was actually born in kosovo but goalkeeper moody 2 in switzerland or defender in germany. casillas football team is also about nation building and with all the enthusiasm this seems to work so far. finally northern macedonia qualified for euro 2021. this former yugoslav republic did not come out of nowhere either. by coax her at all a continuation of the yugoslav school with an emphasis on good youth work. all. in all an entire. scene in. yugoslavia has left more than just its traces and today's football it laid the foundation for an unstoppable production of talent and some great success against the odds. the. architecture firm in the netherlands this experiment with letters. words on building facades into a trap. a journey into the past. that's what it's like to visit the community and translate. these roma people have held onto their traditions for 500. protect our way of life in the modern world. but for how much longer. the saloon world. is 45 minutes long t w. we've got some hot tips for your bucket list. good . spots for food. and some great

it to this pride the diaspora factor ok was actually born in kosovo but goalkeeper moody chin switzerland or defender in germany. kosovo's football team is also about nation building and with all the enthusiasm this seems to work so far. finally nor the macedonia qualify. for euro 2021. this former yugoslav republic did not come out of nowhere either. and the ooc continuation of the yugoslav school with an emphasis on good youth work. so i don't see. much and only in the hundreds you are almost. all i know in all an sr who is below as these again are all. yes. yugoslavia has left more than just the traces in today's football that laid the foundation for an unstoppable production of telent and some great success against the odds. in good shape. no doctor foreign wife and then you can visit her truly he's just starting his voice and his picture. diagnoses via video chat. back exercises with a tablet. it's even possible to see a midwife online. what are the benefits of the digital health care good shape. next to w. o medieval history and heritage you bet. died this and young absolutely minis

switzerland. the swiss model shows how we can decide an effective act but recent innovations in information technology and financial reporting make it much easier to design an effective wealth tax that was in the past. giant portions benefit from the protections and services provided by the state including the ballot terry and the legal system. billionaires should not be permitted to pay a lower share of tax on their turn comes an ordinary working-class americans as is currently the case. all the reforms i've spoken on today with help the tax system level the playing field for ordinary americans and small as is and members and promote shared economic growth by deferring economically harmful tax schemes and provide the funds that i strongly support these and other work your questions. sick thank you very much mr. gamage by mr. hodge you are now recognized for five minutes. >> thank you chairwoman warren and ranking member cassidy. appreciate being with you today. famous economist said there no solu

switzerland is one of the european countries most affected by climate change. only if you want to glacier yes you know who go to that song has been observing the honor for a long time over the last 6 to 8 years the glycine has again accelerated enormously. so well to decide the glaciers terminus has receded 3 kilometers sense $870.00 now it loses an average of 50 or 60 meters of length a year to meet the police sometimes $100.00. and so it was this size fits all how many years until it's completely gone ashore in this. thank you based on models i think in 80 years that will be a long way so really tiny line about a person it makes your heart bleed it's to think and it hurts to think of a glacier like this which is huge and very beautiful and picture it being drawn to the effects and. the mounting isn't just an aesthetic problem a mountain where on the most flow has started to move and incredible 150000000 cubic meters of rock has become to slide. since 2012 it's happening faster and faster cracks of foam and dozens of meters deep in time mountain could come dow

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development there to be i mean this is why it's ingenuity we can no longer afford to pay engineers in switzerland as they went after banks and google they go everywhere where there's even more money portugal is good value overall at the same time the country has seen massive development according to the director of the founder of the institute in porto. and we've made considerable progress founding companies more startups more spinoffs more innovation especially innovation that's market ready it's all developed over the past 10 years. this. gives the. traditional and the modern portugal seems to have found the right mix. and finally online streaming platform show max is investing in producing its own african continent for local audiences as it competes for their attention against netflix on the continent says it wants to develop movies and shows set in its biggest markets of nigeria kenya and south africa the company also said it's going to co-produce african films with h.b.o. and cinemax to reach global audience is available in $46.00 african countries. and that's watching for more check out a w

development there to be i mean this is why it's ingenuity we can no longer afford to pay engineers in switzerland as they went off to banks and to google they go everywhere where there's even more money. portugal is good value overall at the same time the country has seen massive development according to the director of the founder of the institute in porto. we've made considerable progress founding companies more startups more spinoffs more innovation especially innovation that's market ready it's all developed over the past 10 years and it is still. this traditional and yet modern portugal seems to have found the right mix. and finally online streaming platform show max is investing in producing its own african continent for local audiences as it competes for their attention against netflix on the continent show makes says it wants to develop movies and shows set in its biggest markets of nigeria kenya and south africa the company also said it's going to co-produce films with h.b.o. and cinemax to reach global audience is available in $46.00 african countries. and that's a show thanks for watch

software development there too we have initialize ingenue we can no longer afford to pay engineers in switzerland as they went after banks and to google they go everywhere where there is even more money. portugal is good value overall at the same time the country has seen massive development according to the director of the founder of institute in porto. we've made considerable progress pounding companies more startups more spinoffs more innovation especially innovation that's market ready it's all developed over the past 10 years. to this. gives the. traditional and the modern portugal seems to have found the right mix. after the coronavirus pandemic working from home is likely to remain experience shows that workers can still be productive even if they're not sitting in an office but whether companies have the following in mind is another question. jason griffin's is on his way to work. but there is little chance the 34 year old guy will bump into his boss here. today we are pushing the technology to its limits but this we're going over a cliff this when i don't tell edge and i will be what the

certainly in a small mountain country, switzerland, it works quite well without you working for it for very much of the year. coming up, dr. joshua sharfstein of johns hopkins as we get headlines now that president biden and indium prime minister -- and indian prime minister narendra modi spoke today about the covid situation and india, where they continually break -- situation in india, where they continually break records for the most covid infections per day. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: -- matt: this is bloomberg markets. i am matt miller. getting word that president biden and indian prime minister narendra modi spoke earlier about the covid situation in the country of india. the u.s. offering vaccine materials and therapeutics, but they need more. joining us now is dr. joshua sharfstein, vice dean at the johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health, so clearly our founder and majority owner is heavily involved in that. i want to ask about the india situation for more of a -- situation from more of a selfish point of view. it is a tragic situation. we continue to get horrible numb

next year that's more than twice twice its previous forecast but actual lines will be added in switzerland spain and the united states where one works with a wide range of contractors. german flag carrier live tonnes us cost cutting drive has narrowed losses but they still came in at $1000000000.00 euro for the last quarter and also lowered its capacity outlook for this year as hopes of an early summer travel rebound received. an early museums and art galleries have been closed for more than a year because of lockdown restrictions it's a real problem for the art sector but also for people who appreciate cultural nourishment so some gallery owners and naples decided to bring arts to one of the few places where people can still go supermarkets sculptures and installations are popping up on my shelves and grocery counters the message feeding souls is as important as feeding bodies especially during and. that's our show thanks for watching. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection in developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts the corona

joined by tariq he also rabid she's a spokesperson for the world health organization in geneva switzerland thanks for being with us this morning 1st of all we've seen pictures of hospitals in india being overwhelmed for days now can you tell us whether or not the pandemic in india is peaking or quit there's still the worst to come there. well morning to it's very difficult to predict. how the situation will all but it's important really that you need for the health system in india. people try to protect themselves as much papers possible and if they follow the device that is being human how so aren't these as in any country when you have a sort of a combination of factors such as new variants that are likely to be more transmissible. gathering when the vaccination levels are low and people are reacting you know personal protective behavior we can see do sort of explosion although we had not seen in any other country on the scale that we need to need to stand with with india now and try to help as much as we can what role or the new virus variants that we're hearing about in india playing i

have talked $10000000000.00 up to japan's new who are reported a worse than expected loss and switzerland's u.b.s. disclosed a surprise hit shock waves went through financial markets last month when the little known u.s. hedge fund sold over $20000000000.00 in stocks to try to cover its obligations. russia says it's find out $12000000.00 for allegedly abusing its market dominance in mobile apps the federal anti monopoly service says the us tech giants distribution of apps through its io ways operating system its own products a competitive advantage apple says it respectfully disagrees and will appeal. tesla's electric car factory neighborly in could be delayed after a planning application he got up and amended application needs to be made which includes the construction and operation of the battery production plant construction has already begun with production and initially slated for july the delay could be 3 months and longer if the public opposes the new plans. well it's been nearly 5 years since britain voted to leave the e.u. and the european parliament has been busy ratifying a post

next year that's more than twice twice its previous forecast but action lines will be added in switzerland spain and the united states where madonna works with a wide range of contractors. german flag carrier live tons us cost cutting drive has narrowed losses but they still came in at $1000000000.00 euro for the last quarter and also lowered its capacity outlook for this year as hopes of an early summer travel rebound recede. and early museums and art galleries have been closed for more than a year because of lockdown restrictions it's a real problem for the art sector but also for people who appreciate culture a merchant so some gallery owners in naples decided to bring arts to one of the few places where people can still go supermarkets sculptures and installations are popping up amongst ourselves and grocery counters the message feeding souls is as important as feeding bodies especially during and. that's our show thanks for watching. people in trucks trying to flee the city center more and more refugees are being turned away or. slaves comments suzanne. please quote the slave camps de

based tesla and dell switzerland swatch japan's she's sado offering their latest at major consumer events the goal is to turn workers into shoppers for years chinese consumption how grown at a steady rate of about 8 to 9 percent annually it was before it crashed to the coronavirus pandemic and then of course regaining some of that ground lately. and for more on this and. joined by the to be correspondent in taipei so it's good to see you china is about to host this 1st ever international consumer products expose recorded hine on why is it so important to beijing to increase this consumer sentiment in china. as you mentioned china kicks off a series of high profile motional activities including the consumers' expo that we talked about here the man reason is because the consumption recovery remand balanced with some of the areas business models categories and regions in a comparatively slow mold and that the mantle of everett's shopper has not been fully satisfied so even though old the rebound in retail spending so far is us but the quoth rate is still much lower than the precaution $1000.

let's get straight up his rick, switzerland -- straight out to zurich, switzerland.another hit, more than $10 billion from that one investment firm. unreal. tom: it is a whale, but a different whale then we saw over 10 years ago. jonathan tyce joins us from bloomberg intelligence for beleaguered european banks. what is the difference right now between ubs and credit suisse? jonathan t: well, obviously ubs has a slightly smaller wound to lick from the archegos fallout, and with a new ceo at the helm, he has a fresh set of eyes perspective, and i think for example, prime brokerage, ubs will probably likely retrench far less than credit suisse. but clearly, both of them somewhat blindsided by what happened with archegos. jonathan f: clearly, investors, too, because no one was told how big it was. can you help us understand that a little bit more? when a bank from now on says it is not material, but it actually means? jonathan t: bear in mind, i think they were probably looking at the low hundreds of millions of dollars. in the grand scheme of things over a year's earnin

there's been more success for great britain at the european gymnastics championships in switzerland withe bronze she took in the all—around event. she said it was absolutely crazy to be in these finals and winning medals. home favourite guila steingruber claimed the gold medal in basel. amelie morgan just missed out on a medal in the all—around but she's won bronze in the uneven bars, with russia's angelina melnikova taking gold. and there was also bronze forjoe fraser in the pommel horse, with gold narrowly going to artur davtyan of armenia. fraser is the world champion on the parallel bars but fell in qualifying on that apparatus — so a medal in the pommel was some consolation. we haven't competed properly in 18 months, so, for me, it wasjust a good opportunity to get out of my comfort zone because i always say to my coach, i need to be comfortable being uncomfortable and ifeel like that's what i have been able to do out here because i've not been able to get the difficult competition experiences for a very long time, so the fact that we've been able to come out here and compete, i've

there's been more success for great britain at the european gymnastics championships in switzerland withshe took in the all—around event. she said it was absolutely crazy to be in these finals and winning medals. home favourite guila steingruber claimed the gold medal in basel. amelie morgan just missed out on a medal in the all—around but she's won bronze in the uneven bars, with russia's angelina melnikova taking gold. and there was also bronze forjoe fraser in the pommel horse, with gold narrowly going to artur davtyan of armenia. fraser is the world champion on the parallel bars but fell in qualifying on that apparatus — so a medal in the pommel was some consolation. and jockey bryony frost capped off her seson in style with two winners in the jumps season finale at sandown. back on board frodon, who she rode to victory in the king george chase last year, she came from behind to win the oaksy chase before going on to win the celebration chase. she'd been out of action after a bad fall in the grand national, only returning on thursday. that's all from sportsday. plenty more of the spo

the stripes and it's a shocking coverage from switzerland is great here is that i have a weak signal for a german network and strong signals for 2 swiss want to expand in kind of a kind of being unable to access data was on the road is a major problem for companies from and services lies the tempest in which i was from i can't do after sales or carry out charges or orders i can't get my clients any information soon to get to students. and the emergency services can't get the data and information they need to help people who had an accident. vines it's become. some areas here are so remote that network providers are reluctant to invest in installing broadband cables and that includes places along some of germany's highways and non-urban roads and i got excited. so you can't use the time on the road for a couple of phone conversations because the call will cut out every 2 or 3 minutes so you have to reconnect it it's not worth it for the best kind telephone not the are loaded one for the ham kind of people who have an accident out here might get lucky and pick up a couple of radio wave

but i don't use, as you have heard recently, switzerland and holland announced adult use pilot programsreason they call it pilots is because of the u.s. charter. recreational and adult use cannabis is not yet recreational, but if you can -- if you call it a pilot, you can launch it, so it will be interesting to see how it develops. joe: going back to the u.s. for a second, we started with the map showing the patchwork and state regulations. how costly is that, to have -- you know, you mentioned the advantage in europe is because it is medical. how costly is it for the u.s. range of businesses to have such a wide range of legal regimes? >> last year, we spent about 105 million dollars on capital expenditures. this year, we will probably spend closer to 180 million dollars in capex, so that is about what we are putting to work every single year. since founding, we have probably spent close to one billion dollars, which is why we have the leadership position that we do. we are in 23 states, doing national launches of product. about 100% growth year on year. >> -- caroline: we get very exci

on to cycling, and geraint thomas has slipped to third overall at the tour de romandie in switzerlandeconds adrift of his ineos grenadiers teammate and race leader rohan dennis. and finally, if you've ever run a five—kilometre race, then you'll know that 25 minutes is a decent time, and anything under the 20—minute mark — well, that's really impressive. but how about running it in 16 minutes and a0 seconds as a 12—year—old? emer mckee from belfast is the new world record holderfor her age. i was trying not to put any pressure on myself. _ i was trying not to put any pressure on myself. i_ i was trying not to put any pressure on myself. i wasjust so happy, but i really_ on myself. i wasjust so happy, but i really wasn't expecting it. i'm not thinking about other things, i'm 'ust not thinking about other things, i'm just focusing on my run, and that's a really_ just focusing on my run, and that's a really nice — just focusing on my run, and that's a really nice way to clear my head and i_ a really nice way to clear my head and i really — a really nice way to clear my head and i really e

tournament with a host of big name players to pick from, but went out following defeats to portugal and switzerlandbritish number one — who beat novak djokovic yesterday — is now through to the semi finals of the monte carlo masters, after coming from a set down to beat the world number 15 — david goffin. evans wininng 5—7, 6—3 6—4. pure joy from evans at the end. he hadn't won on clay for four years until this week and has never got this far in a masters 1,000 tournament. he'll face greece's stefanos tsistsipas next for a place in the final. evans did not expect to be at this stage of a clay—court master his semifinal. had only want four matches on clay at his entire career doing a career of british number one full copies doubled the tally this week beating novakjack of x and then when in three sets in the quarterfinals today. moving very well, clearly he's been working hard on his fitness was up i think the heavier conditions have helped them. the ball is not bouncing up toward shoulder height which he doesn't enjoy. it's selling fairly low, it's helping his sliced back in. he's been a revelation

does america just have more violent and evil people than other countries than, say, canada and switzerland that have high gun ownership but don't see this kind of gun violence? >> i don't think that's accurate. but i do think that in america we have higher instances of drug abuse. i think we have more of a breakdown of our traditional american families. i think we have more instances of a divide between the rich and the poor. these are issues that congress can address and properly legislate. >> but why does it have to be so absolutely where it's the person, it's all about mental health, guns should be excluded from any discussion, even the supreme court. i believe it was justice scalia, the late conservative justice scalia, said the second amendment has limits. why does it have to be so absolute? why can't in the wake of these mass shootings lawmakers say, look, let's look at mental health and guns and figure out what we can do to make sure these mass shootings don't continue to happen in america? >> i think if there was a way that you could pass a bill to eliminate mass shootings, i think

some of the world's best freestyle skiers and snowboarders gathered in switzerland to show off theirre creative. sarah hoffman was voted the winner of the week. matej svancer was voted 'ruler of the week ' by his fellow skiiers and talking about the last few months the czech said ' my season was really nice, except that i couldn't shred with my homies from other countries. that's what's sick about this, we're all in a bubble. it's just nice to see everybody." west brom v southampton half—time latest, while brighton take on everton later. from me and the rest of the sportsday team, it's goodbye for now. olly foster they are in the bbc sport state team. the uk government is to go to court to challenge two laws passed by the scottish parliament last month. let's get more details from our scotland political editor glenn campbell. explain the background to this, because it all boils down to the legislative competencies that scotland is permitted to have under the devolution legislation.— the devolution legislation. yeah, this is a big _ the devolution legislation. yeah, this is a big powe

it is now being detected in switzerland, in the uk. it is afflicting younger people.poken to people from india who say that their loved ones were vaccinated with the first shot and still passed away. so we don't know how resistant these vaccines are to this new contagious variant that is spreading. it's a frightening scenario, not just for india, but for the rest of the world. >> anna coren, thanks so much. >>> switzerland has reported its first case of that double mutant variant identified in india. health authorities say the person was a passenger at an airport. then in japan, a new state of emergency goes into effect today in four prefectures, including tokyo. japan is in the middle of a fourth wave of the coronavirus. the new restrictions are set to last through may 11th. >>> the death toll from a fire at a baghdad hospital that treats covid patients has risen to at least 24. over 30 others injured. officials say oxygen tanks exploded, causing the massive blaze. as you can see, videos shared on social media show the chaotic scene as firefighters scramble to get th

people heroin as a treatment for addiction it's a challenging concept but the evidence is persuasive switzerland opened a similar sensor in 1994 and since they've seen huge reductions in a video hiv and drug related crime. the theory goes that when you take people out of a life of street drugs they have the chance to introduce retain make incremental life changes. when people start with us they're using. move illicit drugs every day and buy 6 month and care with aspect goes down a handful of days a month at people reconnect with families and they go back to school they start working they start working part time for a lot here and they get housing but more importantly my most recent of us patients have been in and out of jail over 200 times before he came to treatment here and since he's been in treatment here is not back to jail that's a huge success. how many banks of the world. blocks over 60 banks. prison term or 22 years 2 months and 3 days. it costs $27000.00 a year to supply heroin for one patient here and it's funded by the government it's not cheap but independent research suggests servi

it's sometimes known as the switzerland of the gulf because of the important regional role it plays in the gulf cooperation council the g.c.c. . but hormones long history is not well known outside the gulf region before oil was discovered in 1962 and fishing and crude diving words main sources of income. in this film we go back over the last 500 years of all my nice history of tribes wars rebellion and colonization and explore how and why oman still plays an important regional role today. at least 20 children many injured after oxygen cylinders explode inside a baghdad hospital. hello everyone i'm coming from maria here in doha this is the world news from al-jazeera.

also vague taxes through tax havens and switzerland. you to. in the cayman islands. and they benefit from tax loopholes and deductions. for offshoring jobs and shifting profits overseas. it's not right. we're going to reform corporate taxes. so they pay their fair share and help pay for the public investments. their businesses will benefit from as well. we're going to reward work, not just wealth. we take the top tax bracket. for the wealthiest one percent of americans. those making over $400,000 or more. back up to where it was when george w was president. we started. 39.6%. that's your was one. george w was preston. we're going to get rid of the loopholes, allow americans to make more than a million dollars a year. and pay a lower tax rate. on their capital gains. and americans who receive a paycheck. really going to affect 3 tenths of one percent of all americans by that actually 3 tenths of one percent. and there been a crackdown on millionaires and billionaires who cheat on their taxes. it's estimated to be billions of dollars. i think tanks are left, right and

that is at germany used to say 70 years ago, every german-speing person in austria, switzerland, anduxembourg mt live under german rule. it might be the native language, but they don't want to be russians. brent: unfortunately we are out of time, but we appreciate your time and insights tonight. thank you. u.s. president joe biden reportedly plans to withdraw all american troops from ask anna stan -- from afghanistan this year. the decision will keep many troops in the country by the may 1 withdrawal deadline. there are 3000 american soldiers in afghanistan, serving alongside some 7000 additional nato forces. the taliban has frightened to renew attacks -- threatens to renew attacks if the troops are not out of the country by may 1. our correspondent is following the story for us. good evening to you. why is the u.s. president announcing this withdrawal now? >> time ran out for him, brent, as he said recently that the may 1 deadline, which was established by the trump administration, was not a realistic timeline to really remove all troops from the region. as americans have really gro

a lot of companies also have a taxes through tax savings in switzerland remuda and the cayman islands. and they benefit from tax loopholes and deductions for offshoring jobs and shifting profits overseas it's not right we're going to reform corporate taxes so they pay their fair share and help pay for the public investments their businesses will benefit from as well thanks for going to reward work not just wealth. we take the top tax bracket for the wealthiest one percent of americans those making over $400000.00 or more back up to where it was when george w. bush was president when he started 39.6 percent that's where it was when george w. was pressing. we're going to get rid of the loopholes while america has to make more than a $1000000.00 a year. and pay a lower tax rate on their capital gains in americans who receive a paycheck. we're only going to affect 3 tenths of one percent of all americans by that action 3 tenths of one percent. and they're actually going to crack down on millionaires and billionaires who cheat on their taxes. it's estimated to be billions of dollars by thi

but i also have learned through living in the states, in switzerland, now in luxembourg, that you have that all cultures have brought me a lot. >> reporter: her multicultural background and experience directly impacting the causes she chooses to champion, including leading a groundbreaking conference supporting women who have been raped during war through her organization "stand, speak, rise up." >> i can face these causes because i feel so much for the people who are suffering. from these problems. i'm living in the most privileged way. i have to help those who really are living the worst situations. >> reporter: the grand duchess says she will continue to honor and serve the monarchy and country that has taken her in as their own, and in doing so hopes to represent the best of what a royal family can be. >> the thing is this. in a monarchy, the people identify themselves to a family. and it's a family that is above politics. you are there, you are the symbol. you are there for all. and you are always at the service of all and open to all. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm maggie rull

geraint thomas is in second place, after the prologue of the tour de romandie in switzerland.ds behind his team—mate, the australian time—trial specialist rohan dennis. next — the head of the professional footballers' association— gordon taylor — has denied his organisation has been "asleep" over the issue of dementia in football. the former blackburn striker chris sutton's criticised the pfa for being slow to act and accused taylor of having "blood on his hands." speaking to mps today at a parliamentary hearing into concussion in sport, taylor has defended the work the pfa's been doing. there aren't many within the game feel as if the pfa is focused on many of the things in the game perhaps have been asleep at the wheel as far as this goes. because we have 19 years since the inquest... i we have 19 years since the inquest- - -_ we have 19 years since the inquest... we have 19 years since the inuuest... ., ., inquest... i can do it, i can do it. i could inquest... i can do it, i can do it. i could do _ inquest... i can do it, i can do it. i could do a _ inquest... i can do it,

grenadiers have relinquished their lead of the tour of romandie after stage four of the race in switzerlande chasing pack and is up to second place, but is ia seconds adrift. a crash cost his ineos team mate rohan dennis the lead. the crucible theatre in sheffield is set to be at full capacity from sunday for the final of the world snooker championship. the tournament has been part of the government's pilot events for the safe return of spectators to venues. i think it is a monumental moment, to see people's faces as well again. we ran this event behind closed doors last year and it has been really emotional to see people that have come here and actually seeing people that they met here two years ago for the first time in a long time. forthem, it has ago for the first time in a long time. for them, it has been great but for our players and our sport as well. our players train year after year, we cut a week and since they have been very young, for this one moment to walk down the steps of the crucible theatre in front of that live crowd and that is what they deserve and it has just been fant

the last decade alone 470000 square kilometers of forest disappeared that's an area larger than switzerland. many experts agree that the goals of the bomb challenge are not being achieved partly because of ongoing deforestation. is the organization behind the initiative think of it all. it is a tragic thing because obviously restoration is not an answer to everything restoration has to go hand in hand with protection of the forests that that remain you know was never intended to take any attention away from that. germany didn't commit to any goals in the bone challenge the 30 percent of the country is already covered with forest however most of it is monoculture so the forestry authorities are gradually planting of mixed forests. which motive is the reason. a mixed forest is much more resistant to pests and climate stress and is much more valuable to the entire ecosystem because many more species can establish themselves here a mixed forest is also much better for building up ground water for the condition of the humans and nutrients in the soil and the owners want it. as it's a mixed fores

geraint thomas has slipped to third overall at the tour de romandie in switzerland.f italy. the briton remains nine seconds adrift of his ineos grenadiers team—mate and race leader rohan dennis. for american football fans it's one of the biggest days of the year and for any young player, just being part of it is a dream come true. the 2021 nfl draft gets under way in just a few hours' time. fans will be in attendance in cleveland after last year's virtual event and lydia campbell's been looking ahead to it, with a couple of guys who know a thing or two draft day. it is time for one of the most exciting periods in the nfl calendar. hundreds of players will be waiting for the phone to ring, hoping to be selected after seven rounds of draft x will top the thing about the annabelle system is the team that plays the west will get the best players from the college system, so then you have the hope, the best pair that is coming in this year, it is like a complete reset. you feel like you have a chance now because you have the ability to draft the very top players. picking f

the last decade alone 470000 square kilometers of forest disappeared that's an area larger than switzerland. and many experts agree that the goals of the bomb challenge are not being achieved partly because of ongoing deforestation. is the organization behind the initiative think of it all. it is a tragic thing because obviously restoration is not an answer to everything restoration has to go hand in hand with protection of the forests that that remain you know it was never intended to take any attention away from that. germany didn't commit to any goals in the bone challenge of 30 percent of the country is already covered with forest however most of it is monoculture so the forestry authorities are gradually planting of mixed forests. it is the reason. a mixed forest is much more resistant to pests and climate stress and is much more valuable to the entire ecosystem because many more species can establish themselves here a mixed forest is also much better for building up ground water for the condition of the humans and nutrients in the soil and the owners want it. as it's a mixed forest re

to this pride the diaspora factor ok miller was actually born in kosovo but goalkeeper morici in switzerland or defender in germany. because of us football team is also about nation building and with all the enthusiasm this seems to work so far. finally nor the macedonia qualify. for euro 2021. this former yugoslav republic did not come out of nowhere either. a continuation of the yugoslav school with an emphasis on good youth work. on side those in seats on monday and only in the hundreds you are almost. all i don't fancy in all an inner o's these are you know that's your. yes that in. yugoslavia has left more than just its traces in today's football had laid the foundation for an unstoppable production of telent and some great success against the odds. is this art. or is it just technologies. artificial intelligence create. to the future. nightmare. delightful to. me i as an artist are 21. next on digital. when food becomes scarce. climate change has put traditional agriculture under massive pressure. all over the world researchers are searching for solutions. can high tech farms help secu