brought down the government of australia now the man responsible is prison fighting extradition to vienna our correspondent find out why he fears becoming the victim of political persecution. and the berlin film festival open spot this year goes digital because of the coronavirus panda. welcome to the program and we start with the release of hundreds of schoolgirls who were kidnapped last week in northwest nigeria government authorities say the girls are safe and well students were abducted from their boarding school by an armed gang last friday government officials have been in talks with the kidnappers known locally as bandits they say banda. since some for a state often kidnap for ransom money and to press for the release of their members held in prison it's not a jury of 4th mass abduction in less than 3 months and has sparked anger against the government let's hear now from some for a state's police commissioner. so the condition known for her to be on. board in this on the police investigation is after those things over your will to. our plane did get to us all how when receive your

government of austria now the man responsible is in a girl in prison and fighting actually addition to vienna our correspondent found out why he fears becoming the victim of political persecution and new travel restrictions come into force between parts of germany and france says corona virus infections increase in one border area doubled limiting the flow of people help to contain the spread of the disease. and it's not just again between gladbach and dortmund this time it's a balancing act for a coach about to leave one club to take a job with the other. i'm sorry kelly walked into the program will begin with breaking news hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped in northwest nigeria last week have been released government authorities say that the girls are safe and well and on government premises the students were abducted from their boarding school by an armed gang last friday government officials had been in talks with the kidnappers known. as bandits they say that these bandits in some far state often kidnap for ransom money and to press for the release of their members held in prison it is ni

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in vienna thanks so much for joining us how dangerous would you describe the situation for journalists in myanmar right now. it's extremely dangerous join a list of we receive reports of joint is being arrested all the time and many are being also help increase and for extended sentences. and additionally to that you know joint elise are out in the field trying to convert a protest which is per se already very dangerous because there is a lot of violence going on and and recently they have also been facing exactly the risk of being targeted by the police specifically just recently just today the b.b.c. burmese service joining this. dura was taken away by the supposed by militant the military forces but the fact that we don't know his whereabouts so it is extremely dangerous to be a journalist these days in today in our as well as of course the individual journalist being attacked 5 local news outlets have had their licenses revoked and where already having to rely on mobile phone footage of incidents like today's shooting now we heading towards a news blackout in which the mount milita

host: that is alyssa in vienna, virginia. talking about some reporters not being able to ask questions. if you look at the room, it was arranged to do with covid protocol. 10 reporters were able to ask questions. jimmy in collierville, tennessee . caller: hello. i listened in on some of what the president had to say. i must say, there was one statement that i found alarming. when he was asking -- answering your question regarding republican state legislature voting initiatives going forth and how whether or not he planned on running for president again. he mentioned he did not even know if there would be -- if there would be a republican party in four years. i found that disturbing. host: why is that? caller: i can respond with a question, would anyone want to see a one-party nation? in four years, i do not think any of us would want to see that. having two parties gives us more of a democratic -- and an ability to be governed from many points of view versus just one point of view. host: jimmy in tennessee. some of you tweeti

she was there and she continued -- i visited her in vienna.the last jews to leave vienna after hitler's came in. she and a very good friend of hers, who was a gentile, a musician, were living together in her very large house and garden. after hitler came in, she was forced to have her friendly her. she was also very much under attack. but you told me she was going to stay until the last minute because she symbolized to the jews some degree of security. she knew that if she left, it would be hopeless for them. so she stayed, and she said after she gave up that she was going to live by introducing long-haired dachshunds and cultivated wild strawberries to the united states. she never got there. another woman was the leader of the german feminist movement. we closely associated her with dr. anita augsberg. she was the first woman to become a doctor in germany, to break in to that. this is what they were trying to do. and they remained together for all the rest of their lives. they ultimately were on hitler's list to be disposed of, and they escap

nuclear watchdog is holding a meeting in vienna with iran's nuclear activities one of the topics to be discussed here some of what the i.a.e.a. chief rafael grossi has to say a short while ago my appeal to all is to to have constructive discussions and to preserve the work of the agency for me that is more important of course there will always be opinions on what the impact of what is going on at this at this point in time there are many things influencing us you know the if you run issue a consultation is there at the capitals there is this process days d.j. should be or a process of course people will have views on how one thing impacts the other like a collator scope of me is in vienna with more on the conference. has tried to stand on equal distance from all the parties here because it was also intention by 3 of the countries which are members in the. meeting today which are france germany and the united kingdom to actually issue a statement within the itself as an official stance towards iran and this itself through its chief. said in the press conference that they cannot be used

without an exceptional intervention from german authorities julian age might soon face a judge in vienna a city where his name is political dynamite. and let's bring it out of his honor in s.f. who filed that report on i as we mentioned you met with julian h. in jail he says that this cocaine charge is is trumped up is there evidence to support him. well his suspicion on that account is definitely speculation and he admits that but on the other hand there is not much hard proof of the cocaine charge so the the prosecution's evidence is based on just witness testimony and both of these people are people that knew yulian age and one of whom was already convicted of giving a false statement against you in age another of whom was convicted of selling drugs so there's no cocaine no white powder so to speak no video evidence no hard proof now union h.'s lawyers allege that this was this is kind of thrown out the wall that people would stick for this charge seemingly unrelated to the b.z. affair is actually totally related in the sense that prosecutors want to get him in front of a court now it

she was there, and she continued, i visited her later in vienna.the last jews to leave vienna after hitler came in. her and a very good friend of hearse, who was a gentile, a musician, lived together, and after hitler came in, she was force to have had her friend leave her. she was also very much under attack. but she told me that she was going to stay until the last minute because she symbolized to the jews some degree of security. they knew after she left, it would be perfectly hopeless for others. she stayed, and she said after she gave up that, she was going to live by introducing long haired, and strawberries to the united states. she never got here, she got as far as england, and did support herself in england. the leader of the german feminist movement, and very much closely associated with her was dr. anita augsberg, one was tall, the other was short and fat. used to call them mutt and jack. dr. augsberg was the first woman to become a doctor in germany, to break into that. you see, this is what they were trying to do: and they remained tog

she continued, i visited her in vienna.last jews to leave vienna after hitler came in. she and a very good friend of hers who was a gentile, a musician, we're living together in her large house and after hitler came in she was forced to have her friend leave her. she was also very much under attack but she told me that she was going to stay until the last minute because she symbolized to the juice some degree of security that they do after she left it would be perfectly hopeless. she stayed and she said she was going to, after she gave it, was going to live by introducing long haired dachshund and cultivating wild strawberries to the united states. she never got there. and the leader of the german feminist movement was very much closely associated with her was doctor anita augsburg. they used to call them -- the doctor had become the first woman to become a doctor in germany, to break in to that. this with were trying to do. and they remained together for all the rest of their lives. ultimately they of course we're on hitle

the international agreement that china has signed under the vienna convention that would allow. consular officers access to hearings for their citizens we are being denied that access we've made we've requested access to michael writes i hearing repeated repeatedly but that access being denied. as you know. michael clover has been detained for more than 2 years now. he's been arbitrarily detained and now we see that the process itself is not transparent more from observers katrina you in beijing. canada has been hugely critical about the way these cases have been handled saying there's no transparency in the case they've been given dubious access to chinese lawyers which is already a problem because the courts here in china are controlled by the communist party and 99 percent of all criminal cases are found guilty canada says they also have not been given access to the trials of both of these men today and also on friday now these cases have attracted a lot of international attention earlier today outside the court where michael couric is being trialled about 20 or so actually m

i visited her in vienna and she was one of the last jews to leave vienna after hitler came in.end of hers, a again tile, were living together in her large house and garden. after hitler came in, she was forced to have her friend leave her. she was also very much under attack, but she told me that she was going to stay until the last minute because she symbolized to the jews some degree of security. she knew after she left, it would be permanently hopeless for them. she stayed and she said she was going -- after she gave up that, she was going to live by introducing long-haired ducks and cultivated wild strawberies to the united states. she never got here, but she did get as far as england and did support herself in england. the leader of the german feminist movement and very much closely associated her was dr. alsburg. one was tall and thin and short and fat. she was the first woman to become a doctor in germany, to break into that. you see, this is what we were trying to do. and they remained together for all the rest of their lives. ultimately were, of course, on hitler's lis

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government of australia now the man responsible is in a berlin prison and fighting his extradition to vienna our correspondent found out why he fears becoming a victim of political persecution a. few people have had such a dramatic impact on research in history as the last soviet leader mikhail gorbachev as he celebrates his one she'll birthday look at his legs. welcome to the program and we start with some good news the release of hundreds of schoolgirls who were kidnapped last week in northwest nigeria government authorities say the girls are safe and well students were abducted from their boarding school by an armed gang in some for a state last friday. but their ordeal is over. officials say the almost 300 school children are healthy however some did suffer physical wounds it's the psychological impact of their kidnapping thought may take longer to heal. if you didn't want it most of us injured our feet and we couldn't continue to walk our captors said they would shoot anybody who didn't continue we walked across the river and they hit us and let us sleep under bushes in a forest. and. f

the international agreement that china has signed under the vienna convention that would allow. consular officers access to hearings for their citizens we are being denied that access we've requested access to michael writes hearing repeatedly repeatedly but that access tonight. as you know. michael has been detained for more than 2 years now. he's been arbitrarily detained and now we see that the process itself is not transparent let's go live now to beijing i'll just have to train the u.s. that ok so this trial is going on behind closed doors what do we know about his. bulwer unfortunately not expecting a verdict for this trial today as was the case of michael spate of on friday and this has been a long drawn out legal process for both men they were detained in december 28th scene and they had to wait 18 months to be formally charged with espionage and to date both of them had been detained for more than $800.00 days with very limited contact with the outside world and as we just heard canada has been hugely critical about the way these cases have been handled saying there's n

the international agreement to china has signed under the vienna convention that would allow. consular officers access to hearings for their citizens we are being denied that access we've made we've requested access to michael writes hearing repeated repeatedly but that access to the tonight. is you know. michael covert has been detained for more than 2 years now. he's been arbitrarily detained and now we see that the court process itself is not transparent china has defended its handling of the covert case of the qs is canada of meddling in its internal affairs . in canada has brought together some other countries diplomats in china and points fingers at china's handling of individual cases that is interference in china's judicial sovereignty we reject that and will by no means accept such interference michael khobragade michael spade or are suspected of endangering china's national security and china's judicial organs will handle the cases and guarantee their rights and interests. i've thought of beijing of 0 as katrina you as the forests contribute it's happening behind clo

the international agreement that 10 china has signed under the vienna convention that would allow. consular officers access to hearings for their citizens we are being denied that access we meet we've requested access to make legal rights right here in repeated repeatedly but that access is being denied. as you know. michael coverage has been detained for more than 2 years now. he's been arbitrarily detained and now we see that the court process itself is not transparent. well china has defended its handling of the covered case and accuses counted a meddling and its internal affair as choosier least it was actually in canada has brought together some other countries diplomats in china and point fingers at china's handling of individual cases that is interference in china's judicial sovereignty we reject that and will by no means accept such interference michael covert and michael spade or are suspected of in danger in china's national security and china's judicial organs will handle the cases and guarantee their rights and interests. let's get more on this we can speak to katrina a

nuclear watchdog is holding a meeting in vienna with iran's nuclear activities one of the topics to be discussed here's what some how sorry here's some of what the i.a.e.a. chief rafael girl c. had to say a short while ago my appeal to all is to to have constructive discussions and to preserve the work of the agency for me that is important of course there will always be opinions on what the impact of what is going on at this a this point in time there are many things influencing us you know the if you run should they should there at the capitals there is this process days jay should be a process that of course people will have views on how one thing impacts the other like a greater scope of the our shammy joins me now from vienna where grassley was holding that press conference and there are what else have we been hearing from the i.a.e.a. . well actually the i.a.e.a. has tried to stand on to equal distance from all the parties here because it was also intention by 3 of the countries which are members in the. meeting today we saw france germany and the united kingdom to actually issue

thousands of people have demonstrated against measures to control the coronavirus in the austrian capital vienna there were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests of protesters oppose the ongoing closure of parts of the austrian economy they also object to masks vaccines and compulsory testing in schools. is to have news from berlin you can follow us on instagram and twitter at the news or you can visit our website dot com. in the eastern german state of brandenburg there are no fewer than 850 churches dating back to the middle ages if you visited just one week it would take you 16 years to see them all will start our tour allows its sell to burma. either bake. it through the back shows the typical architectural arrangement of the romanesque village churches and brandenburg gulf in the east you have the semicircular apps where the altar was situated and. then a rectangular space called the choir which was reserved for the clergy for by then the largest space of the whole complex the nave for the congregation and finally in the west a large tower defiantly offering protection. for. the

of people have demonstrated against measures to control the phone a virus in the austrian capital vienna there were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests the protesters oppose the ongoing closure of part of the austrian economy they also object to mass vaccines and compulsory testing in schools. well brazil is seeing a major surge in covert 1000 cases as a new coronavirus variant spreads rapidly throughout the country this past week the nation registered record numbers of daily fatalities hospitals are on the brink of collapse and health officials are warning the death toll could reach 3000 people a day if serious action is not taken. a new wave of the corona virus is sweeping brazil with an unprecedented force more people are dying more infected and for the 1st time it's moving beyond just hot spots. as of the country. the number of patients has led to a tsunami of civic ices there now flooding brazilian hospitals more than 19 of 27 provincial capitals are in a critical condition. could reach the brazilian virus variant p one is surging it's more contagious possibly even for

in vienna thanks so much for joining us how dangerous would you describe the situation for journalists in myanmar right now. it's extremely dangerous jointly some we receive reports of joint is being arrested all the time and many are being also held in prison for extended sentences. and additionally to that you know joint talese are out in the field trying to convert a protest which is per se already very dangerous because there is a lot of violence going on and and recently they have also been facing exactly the risk of being targeted by the police specifically just recently just today a b.b.c. burmese service jaunt to this. dura was taken away by these supposed by militant the military forces but the fact that we don't know his whereabouts so it is extremely dangerous to be a journalist these days in today in our as well as of course the individual journalist being attacked 5 local news outlets have had their licenses revoked and where already having to rely on mobile phone footage of incidents like today's shooting now we heading towards a news blackout in which the mount military

thousands of people have demonstrated against measures to control the coronavirus in the austrian capital vienna there were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests of protesters oppose the ongoing closure of parts of the austrian economy they also object to masks vaccines and compulsory testing in schools. is to have news from berlin you can follow us on instagram and twitter at news or you can visit our website dot com. this is in good shape coming up. long kovac why some people suffer chronic fatigue after contracting to new coronavirus. energy drinks like caffeine and sugar filled pick me up so are so dangerous. and from dawn to dusk why sleep is important for our health. hello and welcome to in good shape due to the pandemic things are really busy here busier than normal no wonder that my stuff and i are very tired by the end of the day but even before the outbreak of covert 19 many of my patients have been complaining about chronic fatigue there's so much demand and so much stress in modern life which may disrupt your sleep whenever it dulled needs about 8 hours of sleep per day o

thousands of people have demonstrated against measures to control the coronavirus in the austrian capital vienna there were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests the protesters oppose the ongoing closure of parts of the austrian economy they also object to massive vaccines and compulsory testing in schools. in australia tens of thousands turned out for sydney's iconic gay and lesbian mardi gras to krone virus restrictions this year's events took place at the city's cricket ground to allow for social distancing it's one of the biggest events sydney has seen since the start of the pandemic. and pope francis has held an unprecedented meeting with one of the world's most powerful shiite leaders grand ayatollah ali al sistani with a pair came together on the 2nd day of the pope's historic visit to iraq and issued an appeal for religious tolerance a meeting months in the making every detail had been carefully planned after a photo op the 2 men spoke privately for 40 minutes the ayatollah reportedly told the pulpit he also believes christians in iraq should be able to live in peace and enjo

thousands of people have demonstrated against measures to control the coronavirus in the austrian capital vienna there were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests the protesters oppose the ongoing closure of part of the austrian economy they also object to mass vaccines and compulsory testing in school . the united states senate has approved a $1.00 trillion dollar coronavirus relief plan president biden says it will give families struggling to pay their bills the breathing room that they need the final bill includes a 4000 $500.00 top up of stimulus checks passed in december it also includes additional aid for unemployed people and schools the bill narrowly made it through the chamber with the decision going down party lines senate majority leader chuck schumer hailed passing the bill as a new day in the country saying that help is now on the way this bill will deliver more help to more people than anything the federal government has done in decades it is broader deeper and more comprehensive in helping working families and lifting people out of poverty than anything congress says se

let's take a closer look at this with doctors fenya krauss a political scientist at the university of vienna welcome to t.w. let's start with the significance of this move what do you make of it. yeah well it's definitely mary are important and significant move past and the federal office for the protection of the constitution is now actually allowed to after instance have to communication of party acts on the other hand it's also not very surprising . is already under surveillance in the few states as the federal office has been working on a report on the out the for quite some time but still it's very small and very. little about the practicalities you've touched on one of those so this means that. domestic security cannot tap their communications what else does it mean in practical terms. well yes it's mainly about strategy the communications systems but also. gaining at the people so. i'm sorry i'm just really missing my words. following to so people are undercover people into the party right so this could also be an important astro for hermits to get information on on the ups ok so pron

thousands of people have demonstrated against measures to control the coronavirus in the austrian capital vienna there were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests the protesters opposed the ongoing closure of part of the austrian economy they also object to mass vaccines and compulsory tests in schools . journalists comedians and actors figured prominently in india's me too movement in 2018 coming out with stories of harassment at the hands of men in power a recent court verdict acquitting an accuser in a defamation case was seen as a victory for women who have spoken out against harassment while offices and workplaces are gradually improving protections offered to workers many women in the informal sector remain invisible within the movement in india. or such a worker who wants to emphasise that time is indeed up. party line is well known and honey but what she stops and off to other domestic workers who live nearby many are now friends but some close their doors she's too much of an activist this she doesn't mind though she wants to make sure that other young women and girls are nev

sovereignty for austria concluded within vienna's ancient belvedere palace marked the end of 17 years of german and big four occupation. russia's molotov was first to sign the freedom pact. followed by secretary of state dulles foreign minister feegel represented, austria and antoine pinay attended for france. the ceremonies completed the iron curtain lifted for austria as church spells proclaimed the rebirth of freedom. operation alert a realistic rehearsal for an atomic attack was the biggest nationwide air raid drill ever attempted in washington. 15,000 key government workers left their desks scattering to 31 secret rural sites away from the capital. military personnel emptied out of the pentagon while at the same time state department employees joined americans from coast to coast in taking cover against the mythical assault the pulse of the nation stood still. oh glory flew over the tent where government agencies carried on their duties after the attack from an emergency white house president eisenhower led the nation in operation alert. the survival town atom test measured a mod

at a meeting in vienna, they said because extent in nonmember russia could pump a small amount more for months to come. saudi arabia said it would be voluntarily extending its cut of a million fewer barrels a day through april. representatives of doctors without borders staged a protest outside the wto today, calling on pharmaceutical companies to share their coronavirus vaccines. india and south africa have been pushing for drug giants to waive their patent rtrictions. the wto is to host talks next week. if producers have joined forces, reducing vaccines developed by pfizer and johnson & johnson. activists say the deputy ocean open no way for intellectual property protections to be waived in this case, accusing the pharma industry of focusing on profits rather than saving lives. >> if we had the waiver, we could scale up production right now which would allow for diagnostics and medicine to get where they are needed most. right now, we see a trickle of vaines making it to the glol south and this is not acceptable in today's world. kate: as the world waits for more vaccines to come out.

. >> despite the international agreement that china has signed, at the vienna convention that will allows access to hearings for their citizens, we are being denied that access. we requested access repeatedly. but that access is being denied. as you know, michael kohlberg has been detained for more than two years now. he has been arbitrarily detained. the court process itself is not transparent. >> canada has brought together some other countries diplomats in china. and point fingers at china's handling of cases. we reject that, and we will by no means except interference. we are suspected -- they are suspected of endangering national security and the

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german cities are not that densely populated vienna are serious of the highest quality of life. which is twice as densely populated as frankfurt long so its population density is twice as high as frankfurt's and the challenge is to find a good solution so the pandemic has shown how quickly things can change but change is also opportunity and architects and urban planners need to see is it. 6 the construction sector accounts for over a 3rd of global c o 2 emissions cement alone is responsible for 8 percent it's time for a change. sector is responsible for 40 percent of emissions in germany and it's even responsible for 60 percent of our waste so it's a powerful force him to stick this been achieving climate neutrality is not enough we actually have to remove c o 2 from the atmosphere it's already too warm climate change is happening too fast . and 100 hile from architects for future say it's time to construction industry between climate positive to do this there has to be more innovation and less building from scratch. to how to use what already exists so much more of their clerg

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without an exceptional intervention from german authorities leon age might soon face a judge in vienna a city where his name is political dynamite. the quarter finals of the german cup on taking place this weekend one of the masses on tuesday night features the battle of the us. dog months takes on some added spice because coach mark olsen will be taking on the teen e's going to lead starting this summer . for a coach facing your future employer is never an easy task but glad box marco toes is doing his best to keep the attention off himself ahead of their german cup clash with dortmund. when his kitten kinds of lies and this is in no way about markos us on and this is about the team they are shamans boro see i mentioned a lot back and so there is no exceptional pressure on me. for me it was a given that it was. the last time the 2 years mark back in late january blood box put 4 goals past dortmund in a convincing one just liga victory. but coach rose has a lot has happened since then. yet this is sore we've kind of been going in opposite directions dortmund have found their form with

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thousands of people have demonstrated against measures to control the coronavirus in the austrian capital vienna there were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests the protesters oppose the ongoing closure of parts of the austrian economy they also object to masks vaccines and a compulsory testing in schools. is to have news from berlin you can follow us on instagram and twitter at news or you can visit our website w dot com. planet earth will soon be home to $8000000000.00 people and the only room to live that will come at a cost to nature and with as many wild animals. how is the coronavirus pandemic related to the way we live and how might we avoid pandemics in the future. and more coming up on today's program. well come to you tomorrow today the science show on d w. in january 2021 an international team from the w.h.o. way to china to investigate the origins of the sars kovi to pathogen. but their mission did not uncover anything new. the prevailing theory is still that the virus most likely jumped from animals to humans at some point but how do animals pass diseases to people. of.

thousands of people have demonstrated against measures to control the coronavirus in the austrian capital vienna there were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests the protesters oppose the ongoing closure of parts of the austrian economy they also object to masks vaccines and compulsory testing in schools. in australia tens of thousands turned out for sydney's iconic a gay and lesbian mardi gras due to chronic virus restrictions and this year's event took place at the city's cricket ground to allow for social distancing and it's one of the biggest events sydney has seen since the start of the pandemic. brazil meanwhile is seeing a major surgeon cope with 1000 cases as a more contagious variant spreads rapidly throughout the country this past week the nation registered a record numbers of daily fatalities hospitals are on the brink of collapse and health officials are warning the death toll could reach 3000 people a day if serious action is not taken. a new wave of the current a virus is sweeping brazil with an unprecedented force more people are dying more infected and for the 1st tim

government of austria now the man responsible is in a girl in prison and fighting action addition to vienna our correspondent found out why he fears becoming the victim of political per.

they both point to the excess of social housing in vienna where 62% of the population lives in this kind of housing and the poor, where that number is 82%. >> that is something that in europe and asia they have had for very long time and we can derive some very successful models from them. >> reporter: at its core, it means taking a property off of the real estate market, so it can be owned either by the tenants as a collective or by the government. supervisor preston says the voters in san francisco made social housing a reality in november by passing proposition i. >> that is what we took on in san francisco, instead of having everyone fight for the same money, actually grow that pod, have some new revenues, and dedicate those two social housing. >> reporter: it doubles the transfer tax on commercial and residential properties valued over $10 million. so the fee to transfer the title of a property to a new buyer goes into a housing stability funds. this year that money will be split between covid rent relief and a social housing funds. but by 2023, 100% of funding will go to social hou

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thousands of people have demonstrated against measures to control the coronavirus in the austrian capital vienna there were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests the protesters oppose the ongoing closure of part of the austrian economy but also objected to masks vaccines and compulsory testing in schools. and german a supermarket chain aldi has begun selling coronavirus home and testing kits long lines formed outside some stores as supplies quickly sold out home test kits are expected to go on sale at other major chains and strike stores in the coming to its . in australia tens of thousands turned out for sydney's iconic a gay and lesbian at mardi gras due to coronavirus restrictions this year's event took place at the city's cricket ground to allow for social distancing it's one of the biggest events a sydney has seen since the start of the pandemic. and pope francis has held an unprecedented meeting with one of the world's most powerful shiite leaders grand ayatollah ali al sistani and the pair came together on the 2nd day of the pope's historic visit to iraq and issued an appeal f

perhaps i'm a 20 a century democracies were huge and useful and good but now for the 21st century vienna only systems that are really suitable to face the challengers of the century are systems that are closer to the chinese. u.s. president joe biden has made his debut on the world stage for him to push back at that idea saying to mock received will and must prevail. and germany's angela merkel says that the west must now engage in this unfolding competition that's up to somebody it's important that it's not only china and russia by delivering vaccines to developing countries the and fix them stand there isn't 50 it might seem like madness that lining up for a vaccine can mean picking sides in a geo political battle but that is shaping up to be our new reality a battle for influence and even ideas about nothing less than how to run the world . a report by w.'s chief international editor richard walker who joins us now richard we heard in your report the beijing is promoting a culture narrative about the origins of the pandemic trying to convince people it didn't start in china is it gain

thousands of people have demonstrated against measures to control the coronavirus in the austrian capital vienna they were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests the protesters oppose the ongoing closure of part of the austrian economy i also object to mosques vaccines and compulsory testing in schools. the united nations motto for this is women's day on monday is women in leadership it cheating and equal future in a covert 19 world in her weekly radio address german chancellor angela merkel has said that women are not yet properly represented at the highest levels of politics and business and she warns that progress towards gender equality is under threat from the coronavirus. then there isn't that of we have to ensure that the pandemic does not cause us to fall back into gender roles we thought we had already overcome once again it is overwhelmingly women who have to balance home schooling childcare and their own work life. due to the talents and perspectives of both sexes are enormously important especially now during the global pandemic that's why we need parity in every area of s