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was Intimidated as a KGB officer, he mastered the art of bluffing and now as president knows how to rule with an iron fist. He also likes to show off his skills in judo, skiing, swimming, horse riding, what he hasn't learned seems to be dealing with opposition, however. Little Putin has crushed the opposition in Russia, perhaps for the first time in his 20 years of rule.

He is dealing with a situation like this. A man was poisoned and then imprisoned. Hundreds of his supporters have been arrested, but the protest alone is spreading to 100 Russian cities and counting. Who is this man who has breathed life into the long-dead Russian opposition? The Kremlin calls him just another blogger, but in court they protect him as if he were a terrorist. Tonight, for the sake of seriousness, we'll tell you all about the big

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in Russia and what it means. for president

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also on the show joe biden outlining his foreign policy has reversed the united states position on yemen sent a message to putin but there is no news about india in myanmar students are at the forefront of protests challenging the military coup them we bring a special report Turkey trades Uyghurs for Chinese vaccines Why is Canada hoarding vaccines and why are rich countries insisting on a vaccine patent?

We will also discuss China's new rules for Hong Kong schools so that the next generation will comply and not challenge Beijing. We start seriously as always. world headlines the united nations security council has called for the release of myanmar leader aung sang suchi and others detained by the army the group has also expressed concern about the state of emergency but stops short of condemning the coup turkey has rejected the international criticism of his repression In the face of protests by students who oppose the appointment of a government loyalist to head Istanbul's main university, he has warned countries to stay out of their internal problems, according to a United Nations report United Nations released on Thursday, the leader of Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen, Khalid Badarfi, has been under arrest for several months, this development is considered a major setback for al-Qaeda and a breakthrough in the fight against global jihadist terrorism .

It is the first official confirmation of Badafi's arrest, which comes after unverified reports that Bhattarfi was designated as a global terrorist by the US State Department in 2018. The number of Covet-19 infections in Tokyo may have increased nine-fold since last summer, according to a coronavirus antibody survey that says Japan has tried to control the country's third and deadliest wave. pandemic ahead of the July Olympics pharmaceutical major Pfizer has withdrawn its application for emergency use authorization of its coveted 19 vaccine in India The decision comes after a meeting with India's drug controller general Indonesia banned it Schools force girls to wear Islamic hijab or headscarves after the case of a Christian student pressured to cover up sparked outrage in the world's most populous Muslim nation, the move has been applauded by human rights activists.

Tech giant Google has launched a platform in Australia that offers news that it has paid to close its own content deals. editors, this is google's attempt to show that canberra's proposed legislation to enforce payments is unnecessary there was chaos at pakistan's national assembly as government and opposition lawmakers were seen booing and shoving each other more With a dozen security personnel having to surround the diocese's vice-president of guard, Qasim Suri, who presided over the proceedings, Joe Root became the ninth player to score his century in Tests. his england took the honors on the first day of the first match of the series against india in chennai. root shared a 200 run partnership with dom sibley for the third wicket to help the visitors recover from 63 for two, the england captain made a century off 164 balls and finished the day unbeaten on 128, but sibley fell in the final over with the score at 263 in serbia's title defense in the atp cup has come to an end after the defeat against germany in a dramatic draw in the group to the german thread leonard stroup beat dussan lyovic in the opening singles but the world number one novak djokovic kept serbia a

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by coming back from a set down to beat alexander zwerev germany overcame a close decisive doubles match to set up a semi-final against russia spain is also in the last four and will face italy for a month the world has been watching a confrontation in russia the protagonists are two men one has governed russia for 20 years, the other has become the face of the opposition vladimir putin and alexey

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, you could say that there is no comparison and You would be right: the Kremlin dismisses Navalny as simply a blogger, and yet this blogger, this critic, has campaigned tirelessly and given new life to the moribund political opposition in Russia.

Alexey Navalny rose to prominence as a blogger and anti-corruption activist today the most powerful nations in the world support him. He is behind bars and still posing a challenge to Putin tonight. Seriously, we will tell you. all about this

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standoff let's start with the latest

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has been sentenced to three years in prison in an old parole violation case today he returned to court although evidently the kremlin is not done with him he has been charged in one more case this one is for slander for defaming a WWII veteran Navalny says all the charges are false, whatever the case, today he was again in a glass cage surrounded by prison guards, so much security for a man accused of defamation that you believe they are dealing with Russian security officials. a terrorist here, perhaps you know that navalny was also poisoned by a nerve agent called novichok.

He was treated for weeks in Germany despite obvious threats to his life. He returned to Russia on January 17 and went directly to prison. The case was Navalny was quickly found guilty and sentenced. His supporters were attacked. Thousands of people took to the streets in more than 100 Russian cities. They faced relentless repression without exception. Now Navalny has been taken to court again and this all shows how paranoid the Russian establishment is. they are not used to the opposition this is the birth of an opposition movement in russia poses a challenge to vladimir putin even in prison nawali remains the center of attention shortly before going to prison he made a statement in court an audio recording That's now gone viral abroad quite dramatically, but what's next?

The man will be in jail. What is the strategy of his side? one of his assistants has said that they will not call any more street protests. They are regrouping ahead of national parliamentary elections in September. the idea is to put pressure on the kremlin and attack putin's legitimacy, those who support them are some foreign leaders, from the american president joe biden to the french president emmanuel macron, the leaders have called for the release of alexey navalny mr navalny as all

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citizens have their rights under the russian constitution he has been attacked for exposing corruption he should be released immediately and without conditions i think this is a big mistake even for russian stability today so neville nikki it is a very serious situation we decided some sanctions and I regret and condemn them decisions europe takes sanctions against russia seriously today the top diplomat of the european union met with the russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov, asked moscow to release navalny lavrov has rejected the demand, has called reaction of Western reaction hysteria, now a diplomatic fight is underway today Russia expelled diplomats from three European countries Germany Poland and Sweden Why were these diplomats expelled for attending demonstrations in support of Alexey Navalny ?

Which is fair, it's unusual for diplomats to support national opposition leaders at a protest rally, but of course, can Russia? They complain about foreign interference after everything they've done, so Putin doesn't have many friends outside his country at home, his popularity ratings have plummeted according to the latest poll, only 29 in Russia trust President Putin, a drop of 20 percentage points since Putin was re-elected. in 2018. Further unrest in Russia cannot be ruled out. There is a lot of fuel for public anger in this country. Let's give you some figures to consider that average disposable incomes have fallen more than 10 per cent from January to September last year.

This indicates a significant slowdown. In the Russian economy, almost 20 million Russians

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below the poverty line, so the standard of living remains poor. This is the audience that Alex Navalny joined with his documentary called Presidential Palace, a video that already has more than 100 million views. Navalny claims the $1.4 billion palace belongs to Putin and was financed through corruption. The Russian president has denied all charges, but Nawali's message appears to have stuck with Russia's citizens. Russian President Vladimir Putin is a thief and a murderer. I want Neville to do it. be free first they tried to poison him now they want to put him in prison it is not right to detain a person illegally I do not want this to continue in my country it is not the first time we have gone through this that is why I came here to support you should see how many of us there are here the situation It is really scary since it is illegal and contradicts any possible law in our country those voices in support of navalny are still a minority in russia but they are enough to give the kremlin a headache, the protesters may not be able to take to the streets in right now, but they have taken to social media to show their support for navalny.

People have posted photos wearing the color red to show their support for Yulia Navalny, Alexey Navalny's wife that he has now become. the face of this protest his favorite color is apparently red this trend was started by a journalist who encouraged people to show solidarity with Navalny's family and the thousands of protesters who have been imprisoned, more than ten thousand of them have been detained in the last three weeks. only ten thousand what you see now on your screen is a video of the internal prison in Moscow where many of the detainees have been packed this facility was created to house immigrants now the people arrested for supporting navalny are held here a group of 20 crammed into a small cell with poor sanitary conditions, according to a report, Moscow has run out of prisons after the protests.

Alex Navalny is also a man who should not be named, at least not by Putin, who makes a point of never using that name, but why the Russian one? The president cares so much about a blogger, why he fears him so much, and what Navalny's story is. Here is a report that will tell you everything he needs to know. He is 44 years old. He is popular. He has support abroad. His poisoning made him a household name. His dramatic arrest. He raised his profile and even in prison he has surpassed Vladimir Putin, but who exactly is Alexi Navalny?

The son of an army officer Navalny grew up in Arbeninx about 60 miles southwest of Moscow has a law degree and spent time in the United States on scholarship at Yale in 2000 at the age of 24 Navalny joined the party Russian United Democratic Jabloko seven years later was expelled from the party for his openly nationalist activities during the anti-Putin demonstrations in 2011. He was among the first opposition leaders arrested in In 2013 he ran for mayor of Moscow, but last ran before a candidate backed by the Kremlin. Navalny has since been banned from running for office. Instead, he has focused his attention on social media to mobilize crowds of mostly young protesters, for which he is best known for conducting detailed investigations. in corruption investigations as if he were not a demon to you who accused former prime minister dmitry medvedev of corruption the case is solved i know everyone who tried to kill me who detailed his poisoning parasiti exposed the kremlin's control over the russian media and the Last is the story of Putin's palace of the world's biggest girlfriend Navalny not only challenged Putin's leadership but also his strongman image, he has single-handedly put Putin in a dead end situation, let Navalny get out of Prison has an enormous cost keeping him behind bars does not help and silences Being in prison is not even an option.

WhatWhat about the Russian opposition? The Navalny case breathed new life into moribund opposition parties. There are a total of 69, but only six parties are represented in the Russian Parliament. The State Duma. Putin's party. United Russia is the largest faction with 343 out of 450 seats the second largest faction is the communist party of the Russian Federation with 42 seats followed by the ldpr with 40 seats and adjusted Russia with 23 seats among two others the small numbers have become to these parties in a fairly emblematic opposition as Putin's party has the final say on the approval of any measure that adds to that the ideological differences within the opposition make the merger quite difficult alexei navalny emerged as a unifying force his witty meme posts pop culture references got support from leaders of all parties, but now that's in jail the russian opposition has lost its voice again office report we in the world are one at the turn of the millennium a man not many had heard of took the reins of russia vladimir putin became prime minister of russia in august 1999 he was a political nobody, even to his wife, the appointment supposedly came as a surprise.

Putin was hand-picked by then-president Boris Yeltsin and within three months the Kremlin was handed to Putin on a platter. Putin was told that he would succeed Yeltsin and lead Russia. In the 21st century, do you know why? Because Boris Yeltsin only trusted his family and the KGB Putin is a former KGB, the new 47-year-old president addressed the country in an ill-fitting suit, which took Putin's entourage well. More than a year to find him a suit that fits 20 years have passed since the baton was handed over to a camera shy Vladimir Putin many things have changed since this is Vladimir Putin today the founder of the strongmen club the longest serving Russian leader service since joseph stalin Parallels are drawn between Putin and the Russian tsars.

Putin is everywhere in Russia, from t-shirts to calendars to mugs. He has transformed Russia into an increasingly dictatorial state where his people have fewer rights and freedoms. Putin has distanced himself from the West and embraced isolationism. He annexed Crimea. He fought in Ukraine and, despite everything, remains Russia's most popular leader. This is only the fourth time his popularity ratings have taken a hit. Previously it was due to an unpopular welfare reform. Parliamentary elections and pension reforms were rigged. 24 say they don't approve of President Putin, but you know what these numbers mean, nothing like the recent Russian referendum that allowed Putin to be president for life and I'll tell you why the answer is fear, the Russians do know that Putin is endorsed by the oligarchs have seen dissidents die disappear be drugged the murder of former Russian spy alexander litvinenko in 2016 shocked the world chechen rebel leader zelim khan yander bhiyev was murdered in qatar sergei skripal was attacked in salisbury in the uk all paths lead from back to moscow and the story is becoming about russia's growing risk appetite putin's growing risk appetite we often refer to pakistan as a terrorist state which it obviously is, but you know what the kremlin 2 has its own terrorist squad, defeats dissidents at home and abroad in Over the past 20 years, Putin has tightened his grip on power, changed the constitution to suit his dreams, and gone after anyone who stood in the way.

Alexey Navalny was no exception, but what Putin did not expect or take into account was that Navalny would surpass him. Nawali took advantage of his recovery. time to investigate attacks on journalists in russia exposed corruption in putin's system detailed it all in a two-hour documentary navalny also tricked russian agents into revealing details of his poisoning returned to russia despite threats of arrest and in doing so Alexa Navalny became a hero, the man Putin fears the most, do you know why? Because Navalny pushed what Putin fears most: a Ukrainian-style Maidan revolution, from Moscow to St. Petersburg, protesters have taken to the streets across Russia.

Putin knows the threat such protests carry. he knows that the protests will eventually bring down the tsarist government as well. Will Vladimir Putin need the same fate? I highly doubt that Nawali will definitely be Putin's biggest challenge at home in his 20 years of leadership, but Vladimir Putin has been ruled out before experts predicted that Putin will be devastated by a Yeltsin-like crisis, but Putin survived not only the war in Chechnya but also the siege of Moscow in 2002 or the annexation of Crimea. Remember, we're talking about a man who orchestrated the Salisbury poisoning just months before the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

I'm not afraid of interfering with elections in the world's oldest democracy or hacking into the servers of computer manufacturers. vaccines around the world. Yes, Navalny is definitely Putin's most testimonial quote, but predicting a fall. Putin's fall would be speaking too soon. America is back. This was Joe Biden's message. to the world when he delivered his first diplomatic speech as president, a message indicating a vigorous foreign policy in the days to come, but it was the message in touch with the current geopolitical politics, the geopolitical realities of today in the next four minutes we will discuss but first listen This: America is back, diplomacy is back at the center of our foreign policy, as I said in my inaugural address, we will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again, not to meet the challenges of yesterday, but those of today. and tomorrow. will engage the world once again not to confront the challenges of yesterday but those of today and tomorrow a message that heralds the prominence of American diplomacy reiterates the same role that the United States has played for decades acting as protector of freedom in everyone that's the pedestal America has always put itself in position, I don't say this without reason, he has addressed Joe Biden, he made it absolutely clear that the world should expect a more diplomatically engaged America under his watch, he insisted that America's global strategy will be based on liberal democracy.

Values ​​Biden warned adversaries praised international cooperation and assured allies of his support, but warned that his support will not be unconditional. We have compiled his message for each country. Check it out. The Burmese military should give up the power they have seized. Release defenders and activists. and the officials they have detained lift restrictions on telecommunications and refrain from violence this war must end and to underscore our commitment we will end all US support for offensive operations and the war in Yemen, including sales of relevant weapons, we will continue to support and help saudi arabia defend its sovereignty and its territorial integrity and its people at the same time, i made it clear to president putin in a very different way to my predecessor than the days when the united states were moving forward in the face of russia's aggressive actions interfering with our elections cyber attacks that poison its citizens have ended we will also directly take on the challenges posed to our prosperity, security and democratic values ​​by our most serious competitor china calls on myanmar army to resign to power promised to end US support for the Yemen Offensive.

He promised to help Saudi Arabia offend his sovereignty. He made it clear that the United States will not surrender to Russian aggression and said it will directly take on the challenges posed by China. What about India? A former ally of the United States. the member of the quad one of the most important partners of the united states the new vice president of the united states kamala harris is half indian there are at least 20 indian americans in biden's white house team but the president did not mention india even once Maybe how I should perceive new delhi this was the intentional omission, well I don't want to make assumptions.

Biden has been leader long enough to know how these things work historically. Democrats have been friendlier to India, no matter who is in power, from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama. All Americans. Presidents have sought to improve ties with India. India is also at the center of the strategic architecture. The United States' visions for the Indo-Pacific region. New Delhi is Washington's largest Asian partner. Their interests coincide in what regards chinese aggression, so joe biden's omission of india from the diplomatic speech may or may not have been intentional, but it certainly raises questions and he doesn't have much choice when it comes to partners returning to chinese aggression after Twitter and trade, the United States and China are now facing each other at the highs. on the high seas china has warned of a us warship sailing near disputed islands in the south china sea this is the first meeting of its kind between the two countries since the inauguration of us president joe biden a Day after the United States announced the deployment of one of the world's largest warships to the Indo-Pacific, the Nimitz CVN 68 was monitoring Iran for the last 10 months, now sailing towards China.

How to win by changing geopolitics Sometimes it can be as simple as tracking troop deployment. This is the USS Nimitz CVN 68. The pride of the US Navy is over 1,000 feet long. It has a 4.5-acre flight deck and can carry more than 60 aircraft. The USS Nimitz is one of the largest warships in the world this super aircraft carrier is now moving to the Indo-Pacific Any idea why China Indo-Pacific is witnessing increasing Chinese aggressiveness? The deployment of the Nimitz is the United States' signal to Beijing Nimitz will be the third American aircraft carrier group to enter the high seas It will be assigned to the Pacific Command It is headquartered in Hawaii and has an operational base field that covers more than 50 percent of Earth reports say that new Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin is planning a visit during his Senate confirmation hearing.

Austin said he wanted to visit the base as soon as possible. Here is another American super aircraft carrier that is currently in the Indo-Pacific territory the USS Theodore Roosevelt arrived in the South China Sea in January entered the Basi Strait sailing between Taiwan and the Philippines China responded to this by flying more than a dozen military aircraft over the taiwan strait the uss ronald reagan is also in the region it is being repaired in japan the nimitz carrier group has been in west asia for the past 10 months it has been monitoring iran its redeployment indicates that the biden white house sees china as a bigger threat than iran is not self interest these are signs of changing course, navigate from the point that when it comes to china, the biden white house may be ready to go beyond tweets and tariffs, Thank you, Mr.

Secretary, office report, we, the world are one with the vice president, the fifth day, the coup in Myanmar, the citizens. They are fighting back with an internet blockade until February 7. The protesters have taken to the streets. A group of teachers and students have even launched what they call a civil disobedience movement. Here is a report that it has been five days since the army of Myanmar overthrew the government and ended the country's ten-year flirtation with democracy Myanmar has remained generally calm after the coup The military has rushed to arrest all those it sees as threats Opposition leaders Activists Lawmakers Around 147 people have been detained but signs of protests are emerging across the country leading the resistance Our student and teacher protesters flashed the three-finger salute first seen in the film The Hunger Games and previously used in protests in Thailand .

The students say they cannot stand by while the country falls to a dictatorship. We won't go to university. If the military maintains power we will not cooperate with them while they are in power we will not go we will stay at home to be against them we will not go to the office we cannot accept this government with detractors being picked up by the left and just the protesters have moved in online the most popular social networking site in myanmar facebook has been blocked since monday so people have switched to twitter a civil disobedience movement has gained strength online people have been asked to express their protest by banging pots and frying pans so far The protests have remained peaceful.

Supporters of one arrested activist were even seen handing flowers to police, but as global condemnation against the coup grows, solidarity protests have broken out outside Myanmar. This is what happened in Japan, while the US government threatened to renew sanctions against Myanmar. the un security counciltook a softer stance Russia and China prevented the UN Security Council from condemning the coup Myanmar's military said the state of emergency will last a year and pledged to hold elections after that period, but it is highly unlikely keep their promise the military has a history of breaking its word in 1990 the military ignored the lnd's victory and took two decades to transition to a democracy, but now myanmar's generals are back in charge and not they seem unfazed by global disapproval or threats from an economic sanctions office. report the world is one after jailing pro-democracy voices china is going after hong kong's young minds sweeping new restrictions have been imposed on the operation of schools in hong kong for the first time after beijing imposed the national security law Local authorities have issued new guidelines that bring the repressive law to the classrooms.

Let's learn about national security, Mr. Al, what is national security? This seems innocent, but it is not the local administrative region that enjoys a high degree of autonomy with the implementation of a country. two systems this animated video will be broadcast in hong kong classrooms is part of a broad set of measures designed to dictate how schools will operate after the national security law was imposed on hong kong in june last year, students up to six years old You have to learn the definition of terms such as subversion, succession, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces. This is a new curriculum.

China wants to teach patriotic education in schools, lessons that instill loyalty to mainland China. Some parents in Hong Kong are worried, it's a shame because The original versions of the general education courses did a good job of teaching everyone how to think critically. We have seen good results in recent years, as the new generation really knows how to think with multiple perspectives. I don't think this is a surprise, the government said. that national security and national education in primary and secondary schools were not enough, has been mentioned so many times before that they were expected to be officially added to the curriculum.

I am a little worried about the independent thinking skills of elementary students in the future the guidelines are specific and strict national security education begins at the kindergarten level teachers are expected to teach Chinese history Chinese culture and moral education At the primary level, students will be taught how to sing the national anthem and raise the flag. When they are older, students will have discussions about the foundation of the law. They will also be taught the importance of Chinese institutions such as the People's Liberation Army and even the private and international schools are not exempt from the new conditions the new curriculum appears to bear the seal of Beijing this is not the case A first China attempted to dictate the school curriculum in Hong Kong before, in 2012, one of those attempts sparked protests massive, but there is now a national security law in place.

Protests are banned.communist party has license to influence young minds in hong kong a youth movement challenged china in 2019 beijing is ensuring the next generation is educated to comply with veon world is one office report Our next story is about the world's most prized possession right now. Vaccines, everyone wants them, but the world doesn't have enough to go around, partly because of supply shortages, but mostly because rich countries have gobbled up. the drinks even before they were ready, they made advance reservations in countries and blocs such as Australia Great Britain, Israel, Japan, Switzerland, the United States.

States and the European Union bought up to 51 percent of the world's supply, more than half of the world's supply, and we have been reporting on this on the show. It is possible that almost two-thirds of the world's population will not have a vaccine at least until 2022 because of the advance orders that developed nations have made, some countries are resorting to extreme measures now countries like Turkey Turkey can exchange vigor for vaccines The vigorous ones that escape from Chinese persecution they now fear for their lives They believe Turkey will deport them in exchange for China foreign vaccines why is Turkey doing this?

The government wanted to start its vaccination campaign as early as December. They were expecting supplies of the Sino-Vac vaccine, but shipments were slow to arrive. Additionally, Beijing ratified a 2017 extradition agreement with Türkiye. This agreement is binding. Türkiye will extradite anyone facing criminal charges to China; In other words, Türkiye must extradite dissidents to China. Well, Turkey has not yet ratified this agreement, but it has been accused of deporting Uyghurs who fled Chinese persecution in Xinjiang. Opposition leaders are now raising this issue. We are asking a question: Will China withhold the vaccines if Türkiye does not sign the extradition agreement?

If the Turkish parliament does not sign the extradition treaty with China, we will think that it is the Chinese who say that we will not send the vaccines that were requested by Turkey. This is the most critical question. The fact that this is not transparent makes us suspicious. we are asking questions the story has the world's attention do you know why because Turkey's vaccine plan depends entirely on Chinese vaccines there are no alternatives? offer still because the erdogan government put all its eggs in the chinese basket they reserved 50 million doses in advance from china what is worse ankara has opted for an injection that has had mixed results around the world we don't even know about its effectiveness president French Emmanuel Macron raised this, he issued a warning about Chinese vaccines, there is absolutely no information about the Chinese one, I will not comment, but this is a fact, what it means is that, in the medium and long term, it is almost certain that if this vaccine is not appropriate it will facilitate the emergence of a new variant it will not solve the situation of these countries at all this is what macron said china's initial diplomatic success in distributing vaccines is a humiliation for the western world for western leaders macron you are talking about vaccine nationalism here the hoarding of vaccines that have deprived the most vulnerable what is shocking is how some countries are still securing supplies despite having more than enough examples Canada recently Canada decided to take 1.9 million doses from Kovacs from Kovacs instead of Kovacs is a global alliance for the distribution of vaccines to all participants.

Kovacs has the right to claim doses, so there is nothing wrong with what Canada did per se, but why is he being criticized for his decision? Because Canada has purchased more doses per capita than any other country in the world. Let me show you some figures that Canada has bought. about 200 million doses of the coveted vaccine in total 200 million doses for a population of 38 million let me repeat that, according to a report, 200 million doses of the Wuhan virus vaccine for 38 million people with that type of Supply a Canadian citizen can get almost 10 shots, this is what vaccine hoarding looks like, at best anyone would probably need two shots of a vaccine in Canada, you can get 10.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , had said that the excess supply would be donated to Kovacs, no one knows when the The developing world is at the mercy of a few developed countries and the developed world is doing everything in its power to maintain this supremacy. Let me give you one more example. India and South Africa had moved the world trade organization with the demand for a temporary suspension of intellectual property. ownership rules for vaccines and treatments against the Wuhan virus, meaning no patents, patents make products more expensive, rich countries did not agree, blocked the proposal, rich blocs such as the United States, Great Britain, the Union European Union, openly expressed their opposition, said such a measure would stifle innovation. are now vaccinated against the Wuhan virus than those who were infected, but we are barely scratching the surface at the moment, many more people need to be vaccinated and this must be done quickly if world powers are serious about defeating the Wuhan virus , they must act because if we continue at the current pace, the pandemic will take seven years to finally end.

The world cannot afford a pandemic that lasts seven years. Rich countries should be forced to stop getting supplies of kovacs and should share the excess supplies they have with the rest of the world. developing world under the agreed terms of the alliance the sin of vaccine hoarding is putting more lives at risk you may have heard of the oxymoron term let me give you an example China talks about press freedom currently obsessed with the press freedom of the Chinese Foreign Ministry to Chinese mouthpiece global times and state broadcaster cgt and everyone can't get enough of talking about press freedom and defending the facts, would you believe it?

What do you think that happened? The UK blocked CGTN, China's global television network, its license has been removed with immediate effect. Here is more than 1.3 billion dollars, this is what China spends every year to increase the reach of its state media CGTN or the Chinese global television network is one of its star projects. you will see why china is helping papua new guinea with vaccines china is being a good neighbor to myanmar the pla expels the us destroyer from the territorial waters of the shisha islands this channel repeats chinese propaganda spreads lies in almost 160 countries and regions today was expelled from a cgtn has been taken off the air in the uk ofcom is the uk's media watchdog investigated cgtn and found that the channel's uk license holder did not have quote unquote editorial responsibility for cgtn production of course not so-called editorial falls to beijing china urges bbc to take action to eliminate bad influence of reporting and Apologies to China for fake news about the UK is not the first country to show the door to Chinese propaganda in 2020.

The United States classified five Chinese state media organizations as state missions. Limits were imposed on the number of employees they could hire. chinese media workers were also cut what is ironic is that cgtn cut china is now talking about freedom of the press on one hand the uk flaunts its freedom of the press ignores the facts and interferes and obstructs the broadcast of cgtn China just told the facts? Do we really hear interference? What exactly was China thinking then when it blocked Weon or expelled 17 foreign workers or forced Australian journalists to flee? China has found its next target.

China urges BBC to take measures to eliminate bad influence of reporting and apologize to China for fake news. What is worrying is the report from the BBC observation office that we are in the world. We're taking a short break. We will return with gravitas images. Thank you very much for seeing us. Have a good weekend. We are now available in the United States. Download the app now from the most volatile region in the world conflicts over faith and borders stories of death destruction despair and hope weon takes you to the heart of the