hello everyone, and welcome to focus on europe. we're going to start today with a new development in a story about europe's most tragic maritime disaster since world war 2. the sinking of a large ferry in the baltic sea in northern europe. that caused the deaths of over 850 people. the m.s.l. stony out was on its way from estonia.

not all countries are affected specifically southern europe eastern europe also taiwan south korea nordic countries and germany interestingly haven't seen that decline yet but of course the story is still unfolding so he could get a handling handling the worries differently or is there some saying a common thread that you see. that's a really good question and honestly we don't know yet as the story is still unfolding couples fertility behavior is affected by many factors 1st the needs of a couple so partnering is a is a big piece in that story and partnering is certainly right now. kind of disrupted by the by the distancing measures i expect that partnering. effects will only be seen later on and declining birth right now it's probably economic insecurity that couples had during the 1st wave anxiety about health about what does it mean if i get sick if i have a baby now so i think couples during the 1st looked ons have postponed and not knowing if they will catch up later what would you say this is all in the mind are we talking about existential worries getting in the way or all those w

because of that for the people of europe right now that i hope that they can get rolling out the way we are here and i feel sort of the. earth is exciting coming. oh it's not. getting that and i'm a little left of the brain yelling i have. also so much to bashar for. nearly 1000 americans today are still trying to cope tonight. as we approach 550000 this sequel. also coming up at last year both gary as prime minister faced angry protesters demanding an end to his mafia government this year the prime minister and government remain instead of marching protesters are heading for the ballot box now gary i think you're going up for an unprecedented election with new parties and alliances. but according to the polls all of them fall short of a parliamentary majority and then there is voter apathy only 45 percent of all bulgarians walk a little to vote have indicated their willingness to do so. and to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day with the persisting perils of the pandemic here in europe the number of new infections co

news live from another setback to europe stalled vaccination campaign germany is holding action seneca's corona virus vaccine for people under 60 the move follows a new cases of blood clots also coming up. not enough money the international community fails to reach its targets for helping millions of syrians suffering poverty and starvation. and we travel to the most polluted place on the tour for decades the oil spills have damaged health and life introduced in the niger delta. are a hell of a homage thanks for joining us germany is halting the use of astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine for people under 60 those under that age can still decide to take the shot but only after a medical consultation chancellor angela merkel and health minister yes made the announcement after an emergency room in saying there are new concerns of unusual blood clots in a small number of patients germany has record as 31 cases of cerebral from brosius off to taking the dose with 9 deaths. well chancellor angela merkel says the move was a carefully considered. old trust comes from knowing that every suspicion ev

because of that for the people of europe right now that i hope that they can get rolling out the way we are here and i feel sort of the. earth is excited that it's coming. although it's not. clear that it will not that if it were left on the brink yelling i have. also so much to be sorrowful. nearly 1000 americans today are still trying to cope tonight. as we approach 550000 test to see creek. also coming up at last year both gary is prime minister faced angry protesters demanding an end to his mafia government this year the prime minister and government remain instead of marching protesters are heading for the ballot box now but gary is gearing up for an unprecedented election with new parties and alliances . but according to the polls all of them fall short of a parliamentary majority and then there is voter apathy only 45 percent of all bulgarian swak illegitimate to vote have indicated their willingness to do so. and to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day with the persisting perils of the pandemic here in europe t

news from berlin tonight another blow to europe's vaccination attempts germany says the astra zeneca corona virus vaccine is no longer an option for people under 60 it follows new reports of blood clots possibly triggered by the vaccine tonight we ask what is this emergency decisions mean for germany's already sluggish vaccine rollout also coming up it is a different story in the u.s. vaccinations they are giving the events in with the country on track to administer 3000000 doses a day impressive but is this the result of vaccine nationalism and not enough money and international donor conference to raise funds for the millions of syrians enduring starvation in poverty goals will sure of it start. it's good to have you with thoughts tonight germany is halting the use of astra zeneca as corona virus vaccine for people under the age of 60 it will now only give the shots to people 60 or older the sudden decision was announced today after chancellor angela merkel and the country's health minister convened an emergency meeting and it comes amid fresh concern over unusual blood clots repor

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carvings masks bronze sculptures and reliefs thousands of valuable artifacts were stolen shipped to europe and distributed to its major museums berlin ended up with one of the largest collections. the obama was sent into exile. to this day there has been little repatriation of these looted artifacts in 2000 prince ada and submitted a formal request. yes to the british house of commons for restitution of a number of items in vain i think who want a treacherous tone of this things. they belong here they said they were made on we'd know the purpose the reason why we made them headed to every country corner laws they are headed to the half and not to hit the wall which would miss things looted the vacuum has been left. to us. to. target. the beneath a national museum showcases the history of the famous been in bronzes what little museum director feel for those on the by explains their significance robert byrd's heads the wells overalls blocks here and i would run to use for their. shrines and the past of the of all that is now roses removed not just for the statics as the pots was sick. add re

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largely preserved in its original form the small dutch she was a mighty center of power in northern europe. you. got jobbed also houses an archaeological museum one of its most amazing exhibits is the needham boat a warship from the year 32080. which are cool is very familiar with the history of the region. and how they stayed when i was jealous of its golden era describes it in the 17th century when it was the dutch we call shine it got all of these at that point was really one of europe's prime cultural centers of culture not just military might was used to try to growing use to the level of denmark while that was an outstanding time when there was a couldn't when there was a lot of construction done on the consul when the governments were planted and when there was a huge library here there was once there was a center of both science and the arts it had far reaching influence. even the organizers of course of its history of this region periodically belong to denmark why were the danes so interested in it this lot it's often happened that the break was also the king of denmark which mean

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located in the heart of europe you have connected to the who will. experience outstanding shopping and dining offers and triall a services. be allat guest trunk food bought cd managed by. this is to give you news these are our top stories experts say it could take weeks to dislodge a huge container ship blocking egypt's suez canal some 200 ships are waiting to enter what is one of the world's key shipping routes other vessels are now taking a much longer route around africa or along to closure of the canal will impact global trade. at least 32 people have been killed and dozens more injured after 2 passenger trains collided in southern egypt the crash in the province or so og cause 3 carriages to flip over the latest in a series of deadly train wrecks in egypt many of which have been blamed on poor maintenance. violence broke out in the southern english city of bristol after demonstrators gathered in defiance of covert $1000.00 restrictions several arrests were made after projectiles were thrown at police the gathering took place to protest a new bil

rather work here than take the bus and subway to work during a pandemic he considers that too risky in a europe wide comparison germany only comes in as average when it comes to working at home instead of remaining at the workplace less than 40 percent of german employees work from home mark is finding it quite a challenge to work in this environment as god's will for me it's hard for me to combine my working world and the atmosphere that normally surrounds me with working at home with my child my dog my wife it's quite challenging at times but some of the sport is exotic. marc is trying to imagine what the future will be like after the pandemic is over he's in charge of a startup that's developing ideas for a new kind of tourism after coke at 19 all in all the bergdorf are very grateful that they've made it through the pandemic healthy so far. let's turn to some other stories making news around the world. thousands of protesters marched through the streets of the algerian capital algiers on friday to demand sweeping changes to the government and political system most demonstrators are supporte

much of the continent vaccines still hard to come by frayed nerves and growing resentment builds in europe's capitals and the e.u. still turn things around. this is the day. i. get to enjoy there are very clear signals that this wave could be even worse than the 1st 2 where. you get maybe 100000 per day with this prognosis and that's when do we run the risk of our health care system reaching its limits atmosphere screaming for hospitals to be overburdened and for more people to die when the numbers are right you can ask. all age groups erhart sure especially the working population aged under 65 you can feel the symptoms irish variants make things particularly dangerous to fish and to kids and adolescents. and also coming up china u.k. relations on the rocks beijing hits british politicians and academics with sanctions for shining a light on alleged human rights violations perpetrated against weaker muslims this decision by the chinese government is extremely sad because it represents a real degradation in the relationship between chawner and you know given i would hope that china would recog

backed up waiting to enter the waterway the suez canal opens up a 70000 kilometer route from asia to europe the only alternative route around the horn of africa is much longer but many. now opting for that detour a prolonged closure of the suez will almost certainly impact global trade it's already been hit hard by the pandemic. let's get some more details on this developing story you'd like to welcome now dr sell them our call the i know he is a maritime historian and a former merchant mariner mr michael yon a very warm welcome so far attempts to we float this massive 220000 ton giant have been unsuccessful besides the obvious size problem why is this such a complicated mission. it's complicated because of the position the vessel is in she hit and ran herself literally impaled herself into asia and her stern is hung up on africa and she's hanging between them in the suez canal puts her in a very precarious position with the weight of the vessel on its ends you have to be extremely careful about putting what's called longitudinal stress but basically you don't want to cause the middle of th

along with its allies in europe and further afield. and earlier this month and apparently it got the chinese attention that's not why i did it i met with our allies and how we're going to hold trying to account of the region. australian indeed you pan the united states the so-called quiet because we have to have democracies working together before too long i'm going to have we're going to invite the alliance of democracies to come here to discuss the future and so we're going to make it clear that in order to deal with these things we're going to hold china accountable to follow the rules. obeid and also address the challenge posed by autocratic countries such as russia and china to democracies around the world he said that we are living in an era where people around the world must be shown that democracy works it is clear absolutely clear and most of the scholars i dealt with that pen agree with me around the country that this is a battle between them the utility of democracies in the 21st century and autocracies if you notice you don

own population gets the much needed charts as soon as possible vaccination rollout has been slow in europe and leaders are frustrated vaccine doses produced in the e.u. do not always stay there that's why stricter rules are new x. birds could be introduced so this situation justifies us putting in place controls on experts i don't accept us being questioned on our morality. at the same time all e.u. leaders agreed to for the ramp up production facilities within the e.u. let's get more now from to political correspondent and i know she has a manual we heard anglo-american speak for a bit in that report what do you make of what she had to say. well there were several things that were quite interesting when she talked about fighting protectionism protectionism america never made it a secret she sewed the only way out of this pandemic by of this crisis is by giving a general come on response to the pandemic by definition the crisis is global the pandemic is global and only by cooperating we see a way out now tonight she reminded that even if the e.u. succeeded in vaccinating its entire populat

europe's largest active volcano erupted overnight for the 16th time since february the southeast crater of mount etna sent lava rocks flying up to 900 meters into the air no injuries or serious damage have been reported after the recent blasts that is the largest of italy's 3 active volcanoes this is you get your news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram news or visit our website. 2 months into his presidency joe biden today set a new goal in the fight against the coronavirus 200000000 shots by his 100th day in office the u.s. should easily surpass this and it fits the biden under promise over deliver approach or will that work in foreign policy china is as unbending as ever u.s. troops are still mired in afghanistan and what about america's gun violence and the thousands of migrant children at the southern border biden never asked for a honeymoon at the start he's not getting one either i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. that's right 200000000 shots in 100 days. is here and hope is on the way. make no apologies and mean programs that did not exist before trump b

spring in europe always sponsors stream of sniffly noses and. this season those scientists have warning of a phenomenon known as the pollen effect they've linked high pollen levels with a rising co that the researchers say many factors can affect infection rates but let's take a closer look at allergies and. coronavirus. well that picture is enough to get me sneezing i always yearn for spring after the long cold german winter but i don't look forward to all the allergies especially considering all the headlines going around about pollen and covert co exposure to airborne pollen and had says your susceptibility to breast or treat viral infections a study shows that could also be true for. one of the authors about that in a moment firsts this report spring is in the air for many that means time to enjoy the outdoors but for people like benediction it's spring means allergies with starts turning and i have to mcafee not to touch my eyes otherwise they start to watch it early blossoms can play havoc with the nose the nice hazelnuts and all the polle

so europe was not number one on his calling card. i think it really was a reflection of the u.s. commitment to our our nato partners and allies was reflected in that to go 1st and talk to china at least and i think that what you saw this week was that unified approach and kind of i think a coordinated effort to 1st put a line in the sand at least with what this this administration and its core nation with partners and allies will do when china takes. actions that are malign and has human rights violations such as against its weaker minority population that included sanctions on chinese officials that were coordinated and rolled out this week during the visit to europe by the u.s. e.u. and canada and that resulted in chinese retaliation against those e.u. officials and institutions including think tanks and academics that have tires least spoken truth to power when it comes to beijing's malign activities and that includes my friend a german member of the european parliament right now to put a couple of those really really hits close t

traffic in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes the ever given carries cargo between asia and europe authorities say the vessel ran aground when a sandstorm affected visibility tugboats working to free the ship but the canal is likely to be at a standstill for several days. can't go forward can't go back to the 400 meter long container ship the ever given has wedged itself between the eastern and western banks blocking the canal completely the ship's owner evergreen says a 50 kilometer an hour gust of wind shoved the ship into the canal was bowing and stern 420-0000 ton vessel is believed to have partially run aground now much smaller tug boats are trying to heave it free. so it's going to be very difficult to pull her off maybe very careful owner off because again they've got all that weight in the center of the vessel and she's not borne it right now because she's hung up on the edge on the edge so she has a sagging motion to right now so they'll be very careful about cracking the vessel in a catastrophic loss of the bessel which is a worst case scenario satellite pictures show you

so europe was not number one on his calling card. i think it really was a reflection of the u.s. commitment to our our nato partners and allies was reflected in that to go 1st and talk to china at least and i think that what you saw this week was that unified approach and kind of i think a coordinated effort to 1st put a line in the sand at least with what this this administration and its core nation with partners and allies will do when china takes. actions that are malign and has human rights violations such as against its weaker minority population that included sanctions on chinese officials that were coordinated and rolled out this week during the visit to europe by the u.s. e.u. and canada and that resulted in chinese retaliation against those e.u. officials and institutions including think tanks and academics that have tires least spoken truth to power when it comes to beijing's malign activities and then includes my friend a german member of the european parliament right now to put a couple of those it really hits close to ho

america's top diplomat is in europe and on a mission to rebuild the alliances former president trump pushed to the brink yesterday we saw western powers target china with sanctions and now nato is focusing on the threat from vladimir putin's russia but is everyone on the same page tonight germany and the u.s. on a collision course over russian natural gas berlin says this is about good business washington says this is about poor judgment i bring gulf in berlin this is the day . the main reason i'm i'm here and the president by asked us to be here this week is to reaffirm strongly the united states' commitment to nato to this alliance which has been the cornerstone of peace prosperity stability for the fans and a community for more than 70 years the united states wants to rebuilt our partnerships 1st and foremost with our nato allies. also coming up the german chancellor says that her country is now in the grips of a new pandemic what is it new germany's seemingly never ending lockdown and a vaccination role well that looks more like a crawl well. yes we basically have a new pandemic

lucrative trade beyond copenhagen now rochelle bristol not want liverpool more deal and work from all over europe slave ships set sail for africa when i began to see slave ships leaving from not just liverpool unarmed but from every port in the atlantic as soon as a port becomes big enough to contemplate the trans oceanic voyage there's a good chance that voyage is going to be a slave trade voyage and we could like $170.00 separate ports tiny places today they've got no idea that once upon a time they send a slave boy just simply to support in the channel islands charming place and yet it's a slave trade pored. over a period of 2 centuries more than 3 and a half 1000 expeditions set sail from french ports more than half of them left from the part of not the main french hub of triangular trade. the sculpted figures along the kid the life force are phaedo island are reminders of an era when the great slave trading families displayed their pride in being the main architects of the city's wealth it was they who made no want france's leading commercial port. came from slavery they were negotiators shi

the heart of europe you are connected to the whole world. experience outstanding shopping and dining offers and try our services. be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by for a bought. this is news and these are our top stories prime minister benjamin netanyahu is claiming a huge victory in israel's 4th election in 2 years polls suggest he'll win most seats but fail fall short of a majority his right wing likud party would need to form a coalition a fast coronavirus vaccine rollout has boosted netanyahu standing even though he's on trial for corruption. u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken has pledged to rebuild and revitalize nato he says the transatlantic alliance is facing threats from all around the world lincoln has also warned berlin that a controversial gas pipeline project goes against europe's interests germany's building the nordstrom to link with russia. germany's leaders have thrashed out a series of measures aimed at stemming a 3rd wave of coronavirus chancellor angela merkel and regional state leaders talked into th

february and the numbers were rising for any paper e lisa boesky holiday the fact that it was seen also europe and us. we have our summer break from january and february early march so there are riots the numbers come out of probably due to the holy period the same the holy see some kind of the same situation there was a spring of serving your bang in the us. let me start by that have anything to do with reports that the chinese vaccine is less effective. well there is data from our survey the studies showing that this final are like saying 5 patients see. 78 percent of a. c b my own cases and i are one percent for the severe cases and 50 percent for the very my case and so with spect in the psych things 1st to start showing the facts on their hospitalization rates that raise this bottom turkey and then each other if you cut the data showed $91.00 unsavory and 65 percent or so all the figures of the vaccine based on the clinical studies between 50 and 100 percent depending on the time of the case so it was back to see that they merely. say they were to keep the fees for very nearly 2 years an

while europe was able to focus on business ties today sanctions were slapped on china by the u.s. and also by the european union. rather than change its policies and address them it concerned china is against a blind eye and these measures that will and acts unacceptable. and to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day with the astra zeneca corona virus vaccine and the people who need it and the people who don't today the drug maker announced that its u.s. trials have shown its vaccine to be effective against 9100 percent effective in preventing hospitalizations and astra zeneca is expected to apply for emergency use authorization in the united states here is what the company's vice president of research said today. what i think is very pleasing about this is it is a single study with a single. rung across countries and i think for me you know we've had ousted congress the if the device inviting saying this data now. gives other has increased this is a very effective and safe from say well this is definitely good news b

news live from berlin a wave of new sanctions against china from europe and north america is the 1st coordinated western response to human rights violations against we go muslims china hits back with sanctions of its own also coming up on the program a huge fire sweeps through iraq injured refugee camp in bangladesh several of died and thousands are left homeless aid groups say immediate help is needed. and germany's seemingly never ending lockdown coronavirus variants are driving a 3rd wave of infections chancellor angela merkel wants to tighten some measures and extend restrictions for another month. i'm told me a lot of will welcome after years of abuses against wigan muslim minority in china western powers i have now taken their 1st punitive diplomatic action the european union u.s. canada and the united kingdom have all imposed sanctions on chinese officials in response china has targeted several e.u. politicians accusing them of spreading misinformation. to you foreign ministers meeting in brussels usually fare averse to confrontation with china but not this time sanctions woul

migrant workers europe's meat packing industry. thousands of romanians come to germany to earn a decent living. and on the romanian job market the gap is filled by asian workers by a social dumping. it's a spiral of desperation. close up. next monti. children to come tonight is. one giant problem and when you look at you know not to see a pizzeria. a 5. day flip that game in the last hour will climate change affect us and our children laugh. and d.-w. dot com slash water. they've been robbed of their soul that's what a people experiences when their heritage is taken from them. countless cultural riches were brutally stolen from africa and carted off to europe by colonialists. each artifact has blood on it from wounds that have yet to heal. what should be done with the stone or from africa. this is being hotly debated on both continents. stolen soul storage depot 13 monty w. . several german meatpacking plants were hit last year by the coronavirus thousands of workers were infected. and what else i met all the never go back to germa

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bridges were brutally stolen from africa and carted off to europe by colonialists. each artifact has blood on it from the ones that have yet to heal. what should be done with the stone north from africa. this is being hotly debated on both continents. stolen soul stores people 13 on g.w. . this is news and these are our top stories several german regional states pushing to extend lockdown restrictions beyond the east of the wave of corona virus is driving up infections the number has topped the limit where hospitals risk being of a will that's about uncle a medical is to hold talks with regional leaders to discuss the next steps in tackling the pandemic. the us city of miami in florida has imposed a not time curfew after crowds of revelers ignored social distancing routes restrictions are likely to remain in place until after easter spring break holiday in the south beach area attracts thousands of students every he. is in a stride they have to clear the natural disaster as torrential rains batter huge areas in the east of the country of the sydney region have been

is this kind of gold treasure you need to under is there something similar elsewhere in germany or europe. as is or i am. a treasure like the one we have here is unique the vikings tended to work in silver and so an ensemble of jewelry in pure gold is incomparable but it's almost pure gold we've analyzed the material side of life if you look closely at the pieces you'll see it's the highest quality goldsmiths aren't you could expect from that time music ones. which is outside of africa. check out some of our travel pics on instagram. d w travel. before continuing my travels i need to replenish my energy reserves and for that i'm going to try on local specialty i don't know i have been told i have to try the bismark herring yes you must or maybe even sherry. in the i don't think i'll go for the bismarck i've heard so much about it. yeah. sure thing i miss martha the noise. the name goes back to mark the 1st chancellor of the united germany he loved them apparently. given that i'm going to try to. those are just special has it amazing if you get 2 but i think it's well pickled so it's nice

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the government pulled out of an international accord protecting women from violence the council of europe accord known as the istanbul convention is designed to combat the mystic violence and promote equality conservatives in turkey said the riemann threatens traditional family values. tens of thousands of people in cities across europe have taken part in protests against coronavirus restrictions including in the u.k. finland croatia poland and germany in the german city of castle demonstrators clashed with police who then used pepper spray and water cannons to disperse the crowds in fiction rights are spiking in europe and tougher restrictions expected. international fans will not be able to attend this summer's olympic games in tokyo because of the pandemic the games were judah take place last year but were postponed due to the virus now and the japan by fans will be allowed to attend around $1000000.00 of us a fans who have already brought tickets will now get we feel it's ok. this is datable the news from birth then you can follow us on twitter and instagram news or visit our website

case numbers are spiking all across europe but the threat of incubation in an i.c.u. and the immense burden on health care workers isn't enough to convince some people to follow the restrictions. protests against a lockdown spread all over europe on saturday including in germany. in finland. the united kingdom. and poland. there were scuffles with police in the german city of castle with thousands of moscow's people marched demanding more freedoms oh. i want our fundamental rights to be respected again they have been disregarded for a year now there's a lot on this lockdown must end or good people wear masks and still nothing gets better. i don't think it's right that they were not being informed about the vaccination by him on. german authorities worried the protests could become a super spreader a vent placing further pressure on hospitals already seeing an increase in admissions. there is no clear organizational link between the demonstrations but they do attract similar crowds conspiracy theorist anti bax's and right wing extremists march alongside those simply fe

tens of thousands of people in cities across europe have taken part in protests against a run a virus restrictions including in the u.k. finland croatia poland and germany in the german city of casa will demonstrators clashed with police who then used pepper spray and border cannons to disperse the crowds in fiction rights are spiking in europe and tougher restrictions expected. international fans will not be able to attend this summer's olympic games in tokyo because of the pandemic the games were due to take place last year but we're postponed due to the virus now and the japan by fans will be allowed to attend around $1000000.00 of a ses fans who have already brought tickets will now get wi-fi. this is day to day news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram at data bleed news or visit our website to be found at the dot com. the rain forests of ecuador are a treasure trove of biodiversity see circumstances and so now the nothing is more important than harmony between people and nature. the lead of money. but that harmony has been disrupted here by human greed especial

crowds of female demonstrators responded to activists calls for protests in istanbul the council of europe accord which is known as the istanbul convention is aimed at combat in domestic violence and promoting gender equality conservatives in turkey say the agreement threatens family values and promotes homosexuality domestic violence is widespread in turkey a women's rights group recorded at least 300 femicide in the country last year alone and germany's foreign ministry has condemned the withdrawal from the pact. our correspondent today was at a protest rally in estimable earlier and she joins us now for more so you what were you hearing from the women at the protest. well there is definitely a lot of anger and outrage among turkish women some told me they couldn't believe it at 1st they thought it was a joke when they heard the president had decided to pull out of the istanbul convention this landmark international treaty designed to protect women from violence rights groups had call for nationwide protests today and we saw quite a crowd there in istanbul today some women all women also

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i think that's broadly correct i mean we've seen quite a translation in the debate on china in europe over the last year the u.k. i think has been leading out of that hasn't been alone as you know this week and which has been debating very much about the growing role all china are in the tech sector and around intelligence gathering and this information campaigns so broadly there is a move i would say now to look at china in a very different way very similar to the u.s. of me looking for opportunities around partnership but also seeing china very much as as a emerging competitor that often bends or breaks the rules but increasingly also seeing it as a threat at the same time there's quite a big debate in europe how best to respond to this and here i do think we can see a division some like the u.k. sweden and others are looking to take a much stronger line others assume a senior has as a settler 3rd force in world politics it can balance between the u.s. and china and set its own position. bunny president by morons to strengthen the global alliance of shared powers and values as a cou

this is due to all the news live from berlin europe's top medical regulator gives the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccination the go ahead again. this is a safe and effective vaccine its benefits in protecting people from coke 19. weeks from today to post to life outweigh the possible risks but questions still remain about the vaccine and blood clots also coming up. verbal abuse and physical assaults members of new york's asian american community tell d.w. how racism has surged during the pandemic. and another massage industry comment followed by another high profile resignation the tokyo olympics creative chief resigned after making derogatory comments about a female comedian he's the 2nd official to resign for making offensive remarks about women. a mommy and he's of welcome the program germany france and several other european union countries say they are resuming astra zeneca vaccinations after the ia may that's the european medicines agency said the vaccine is safe and highly effective after a review that you may concluded that the vaccine was not associated with an overall increase in the r

i think that's broadly correct i mean we've seen quite a translation in the debate on china in europe over the last year the u.k. i think has been leading abbott has been alone as you know this week and which has been debating very much about the growing role all china are in the tech sector and around intelligence gathering and this information campaigns so being broadly there is a move i would say now to look at china in a very different way very similar to the u.s. of me looking for opportunities around partnership but also seeing china very much as as a emerging competitor that often bends or breaks the rules but increasingly also seeing it as a threat at the same time there's quite a big debate in europe how best to respond to this and here i do think we can see a division some like the u.k. sweden and others are looking to take a much stronger line others a citizen europe is a sort of the 3rd force in world politics that can balance between the u.s. and china and say that it's own position. bunny president by morons to strengthen the global alliance of shared powers and values a

this is g w news live from berlin tonight the astra zeneca corona virus vaccine europe's top medical regulator gives it the go ahead again. this is a safe and effective vaccine it spend if it's in peak can't sing people from cope 19 with the 58 it reached some phantom host tonight patients outweigh the possible risks but questions still remain about the vaccine and blood clogs also coming up tonight insults flying between the white house and the kremlin. is thinking the killer who can do so what price must he pay the price he's going to pay well you'll see shortly a solution has responded saying about biden it takes $1.00 to know one and hundreds of child sex abuse allegations in the german city of cologne revealed in a new report the archbishop accused of parting the scandals may walk away free. i'm burnt coffee is good to have you with us it was as expected the european medicines agency today said astra zeneca is corona virus vaccine is safe and that it's highly effective after a review of the agency concluded that the vaccine was not associated with an overall increase in the risk

already been done more people are now hesitating saying they have less trust in any of the vaccines europe is now in the 3rd wave of the pandemic the chances tonight better than ever for a 4th wave. vaccinations with astra zeneca were starved in mid operation in germany on monday some facilities had to close even earlier like this one in the state of thuringia unfortunately we've had to cancel all of our appointments at the vaccination center in ghana and we can't get any more out earlier this year just resenting the vaccine had been praised for its cost effectiveness and its easy to store features many hope the new drug would give much needed impetus to the global vaccine program the 1st shot outside trials was given in the u.k. and the beginning of generally 2021 but the much anticipated british swedish tech scene started to lose support early on in mid january came the announcement of supply shortages and production problems that affect the re in belgium that would delay deliveries to european union countries there were also concerns over divot scenes a fact affinis 76 percent compared

hopes for europe's holidaymakers european union is planning coronavirus passports to make travel possible by the summer but critics have raised concerns about discrimination not to mention the slow pace of vaccinations. and in the us a 21 year old has been charged with murdering 8 people in a shooting spree in atlanta the attacks targeted massage parlors the majority of the victims were women of asian descent. a mommy and he said thanks for joining us thompson is president john margo fully has died of heart failure at the age of 61 he had not appeared in public for several weeks leading to speculation that he may have contracted covert 19 and been flown abroad for treatment go fully had repeatedly played down the risk of the coronavirus and warned against taking vaccines he was serving his 2nd term in office. john mica food taking office in 2015 he wasted no time in cleaning up the government firing thousands of officials and cutting waste. but he also clamped down on free speech and the opposition when the coronavirus crisis started he flatly denied its risks calling on tanzanians to rel

already been done more people are now hesitating saying they have less trust in any of the vaccines europe is now in the 3rd wave of the pandemic the chances tonight better than ever for a 4th wave. vaccinations with astra zeneca were starved in mid operation in germany on monday some facilities had to close even earlier like this one in the state of thuringia unfortunately we've had to cancel all of our appointments at the vaccination center in ghana and we can't get any more out earlier this year just resenting the vaccine had been praised for its cost effectiveness and its easy to store features many hope the new drug would give much needed impetus to the global vaccine program the 1st shot outside trials was given in the u.k. and the beginning of generally 2021 but the much anticipated british sweetest exene started to lose support early on in mid january came the announcement of supply shortages and production problems that affect the re in belgium that would delay deliveries to european union countries there were also concerns over divot seems a fact of nurse 76 percent compared to t

this is g w news why from berlin tonight europe's take it to travel the european union is planning coronavirus passports to make travel possible by the summer supporters say it's a lifeline for the continent's hard hit tourism industry but critics have raised questions about possible discrimination not to mention the slow pace of vaccinations also coming up a major milestone for gay rights in japan a court rules that the country's failure to recognize same sex marriages is unconstitutional and decision day in the netherlands as the country's general election reaches its climax we talk to young voters about the pandemic and their politics. i'm bring golf is good to have you with a just in time for summer vacation the european union today outlined plans for a vaccine passed designed to help relaunch summer travel the tourism sector is facing a possible meltdown at what should be its busiest time of the year and this so called it green payouts will create a digital document showing a traveler has been vaccinated tested negative or has recovered from cope with 19. this is what many northern europe