a pandemic our correspondent puts on her dancing shoes and a face mask laid out. but 1st israelis are heading to the ballot box today in the country's 4th national election in just 2 years all voters face a choice between blocs that back longstanding prime minister benjamin netanyahu and those who seek to oust him mr netanyahu is running despite standing trial for corruption with the opposition a fragmented opinion poll suggests the vote will once again lead to a shaky coalition that is if one can be formed at all. every vote counts and every detail action of support 2. and a half to sniffs next to the gaza border and south in israel she's out in the streets to remind people to vote she has no doubts about who should remain prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the legalists now it's the moment of the elections i'm here to remind people who is the best to vote for him bibi netanyahu a little good that's all that could be the 1st election in 2 years it's once again seen as a vote for or against benyamin netanyahu the leader of that he could party run his election campaign on the much admired covert 19 vaccination drive and the reopening of the economy this time he has several challenges all running on and anything but netanyahu ticket here with his centrist yes a tea party is 2nd in the polls. actually good politician he done so with new hope also aims to replace netanyahu just like right wing enough taliban and from yemenia who's left it open whether he would join a coalition with netanyahu we have about 3 to 4 leaders of the entering that the now camp standing divided against that then you know so if you stand together but you are divided. the ability of co-working is very limited so the ability for them to form a coalition that will be able to govern and will be able to survive. is improbable to reach a majority in the knesset the israeli parliament and to form a government parties need to get 61 out of 120 seats for many israelis netanyahu has become an increasingly divisive figure he's been in office since 2009 and he faces corruption charges in court allegations he denies it i know of as mitten yeah it was days are over he has been our prime minister for 15 years that's it and we need something new a different prime minister can achieve the rebuttal sure i think baby would be reelected because this nor one more promising although i want to believe there is someone else i don't really treasure a little i want the same prime minister to stay because he's good for everyone to look around you should people are living thanks to the prime minister people in our life bibi netanyahu no. opinion polls suggest that netanyahu slee could remain the strongest party what's less clear is who can build a coalition one still votes are counted. so on a date with the ballot box in tel aviv as a staff and the hog a man he is with germany's foundation thank you so much for joining us sir what distinguishes this election from the previous 3 elections held in the past 2 years . well on the one hand we do not see any major shift really in the political field and that is also a result of that is that only a 3rd of israelis believe that this round of elections will resolve the political stalemate so netanyahu there it deliberately seeks now a right wing religious government out of personal interest so he has only one option left to build a coalition of $61.00 votes what is different this time is that he is challenge not by one botch centrist opposition parties by many parties also from the political right so he's also challenged within his own camp. mr netanyahu of course spearheaded a world beating vaccination rollout will that secure his reelection yes i think. this is still an open question i mean in his companion he very much focuses on this vaccination campaign and and he hopes that under the impression or the return to my of of opening up restaurants and coffee shops that the voters will forget the mismanagement of the corona pandemic and the opposition of course focuses much more on his failures israel has counted more than 6000 death is really experienced 3 long lock downs with very harsh economic consequences for the middle class we see a rising number of unemployed and a growing budget deficit so it is still unclear what voters will decide and also in the constituency of likud of benjamin netanyahu is party really hit hard economic lead by the crew in a pandemic welcome addition doesn't miss 9 yahoo face. well the opposition is really split into it there's no strong agreed to ponied and there's also no ideological or really programatic i'll turn it if on economic or social policies the main message is being anti netanyahu and that really is the weakness of the opposition because netanyahu could be challenged on many topics including the growing them in achievement the housing prices for those on security issues and that does not really happen and this is also the result of that some of the changes are coming from the right and they do not really have political differences with netanyahu that they only criticize the personality cult which developed around the prime minister and his current conduct well exactly when they come in to still under indictment do voters care about that at all. well i don't think it will make a difference in these elections because the voters have made up their mind in favor or against netanyahu and that the trial has opened and that netanyahu has to page face these charges and now and in the bigs after the elections i don't think this will make a difference in these elections now. joining us from tel aviv was stephan hogg a man that with the highest burn foundation thank you for taking out the time speak to us. thank you very much. now when was the last time you went to a concert or a big events with hundreds of people packed tightly into one space while revelers in one dutch city were able to forget about coronavirus pandemic just for one weekend while they took part in a test event that run by an organization that's all looking to see how we can best return to some sort of normality while keeping say. arm in arm face to face for just one weekend in one park in one dutch city beating hasan people dance like there's no one watching. it feels like the right eye like i mean in fact plenty of people are watching doctors government officials and event organizers in an initiative called field lab this is more than a concert it is part of a series of scientific and social experiments the aim to see how people interact when allowed some freedom from coronavirus restrictions everyone here agreed to wear trackers so that all their moves at the concert can be recorded they will be what it is a little bit where. we don't care we're not ready ok they all tested negative to get in and will take another test 5 days after the event if anyone test positive contacts can be traced. is a doctor in a coded ward she knows what stake here and she's confident the risks are minimal everyone hears negative. sorry. partiers are being observed in their natural habitat most people here aren't wearing masks and the experiment requires that the experts don't interfere under his boss is one of the doctors working with the film project and he admits to being just a little nervous people are careful at the beginning and then during the party. they will be very much less careful so we want to have the white party usually. otherwise all the data we would have would be with. field labs peter libert says he's confident the data will prove that with precautions of this size this can safely expand i think we can prove that we really can increase the capacity maybe in steps maybe starting with 50 percent to 70 or 80 percent. and in the end we want to have the real goal is to have 100 percent i really hope for everybody in the industry and. yet it's almost get out of business as soon as possible but for now dr buss says party's over we do this to allow more or to give more possibilities in the future but at this time people are really should stick to the rules outside this pile of events in other words what happens in bidding reason stays and getting. our sort i don't know is for a snooze and going to sleep at club buying at leverkusen have fired their coach peter bush after a poor run of form that saw them claim just 3 league wins this year and got knocked out of the of both rather the german cup and europa league while the dutchman took over in december 28th managed 4th and 5th place finishers and honestly his side had off you 5 2nd spot earlier this season but are now losing the reader to heritage in his last match and charge the sunday off from a strict cart coach household will take over until the end of the season. and watching it reviews our top story this hour german chancellor angela merkel says the country is in a new pandemic as a grapples with rising coronavirus cases leaders have announced the toughest restrictions yet with a strict 5 day shutdown over the easter holiday starting april 1st. coming up next indeed if we can use asia what does the future hold for the european union's relations with china we hear from a european lawmaker now under sanctions from china and the indian women whose medical skills are being sought after all round the world. she will have those stories and a whole lot more among. entirely your watching you don't use life or well a little more world one is that the top of the hour. pick up. some employment in the relegation battle. i said to my list leave the closing as mine speech company above on the top a little has changed the buying and life system giving nothing away and the boys like you do it when the 2 teams come up the big 60 minutes on d w and the company pushes cold blood shall sonar the most right now climate change different story. this is my 1st away from home just one week. how much will it really get. we still have time to. run during. the success. that 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. i'm very welcome to news asia join us john vause is in sight. sions targeting chinese officials over their involvement with the rights abuses in june john are based on lies and false information a statement from china as a vice foreign minister also warned that the sanctions could harm e.u. try another nations the statement comes a day after the e.u. sanction for chinese officials and one entity with asset freezes and travel bans for rights abuses against the weak good muslim minority in china is not western changing region. b u foreign ministers meeting in brussels usually there are verses to confrontation with china but not this time sanctions would be imposed on beijing this package included 4 individuals and one entity from china who have had the knack to for all in good design and implementation no they change policies into. we where made it where during the meeting that china has retaliated to those sanctions. and rather than change its policies and address our legitimate concern and china is against turned a blind eye and these measures are we have to will annex unacceptable china's retaliation blacklisting 10 even vigils and for entities the e.u. wasn't alone though in imposing sanctions over china's human rights abuses inching jiang province the u.k. the u.s. and canada also approved penalties so mention will be used this to china you know will only it will unite the chinese people and the basic response i heard is that the are the shoes if you all know it to be sanctioned by. the u.s. you know other countries because they have successfully safeguard national sovereignty security and about me interests. the un says at least 1000000 weaker muslims are detained in camps with reports of forced labor torture and sterilization beijing denies the claims and says the camps provide folke ational training and help in fighting extremism. experts are questioning whether this coordinated pressure campaign goes far enough to cause a real impact on china. and joining me now from brussels one of the 10 individuals compassing from the by china. he's a member of the european parliament on the foreign policy spokesman of its largest parliamentary group the p.p. mr gardner welcome how do these chinese sanctions impact your work. defacto or not it is politically unfortunate as it makes dialogue more difficult it's also totally unjustified but it doesn't impact on my work i had no trouble pants to china i have no business is running there so far i'm by no means affected what about the european sanctions when they're pressure try and interconnecting it's course french and german but it is about shining a light on events that are ongoing i mean the atrocities of the outrageous things that go on in these internment camps and these so-called free education camps are dry to dress it up this is these unbearable situations collective custody for an ethnic and religious minority and it helps those who are affected those who are struggling and fighting against the circumstances to get the national or the necessary international. attention and it was joined by the u.k. the u.s. and canada 30 countries all together who are of the same line. and let's talk a bit about the chinese countess entrance of the e.u. last december greed in principle to an investment agreement the comprehensive agreement on investment or c.i. with china this is still to be ratified by the european parliament of which you are a member do you think this agreement will now be done to fight well there have been discussions about that before and. of course these cities questions will be become stronger in the house or that personally i would not make my 1st note sensitivities of base for my political attitude towards this agreement in principle it is something that would broaden the market access for our enterprises and reduce a bit defacto discriminations that our interests have been exposed on the chinese market in comparison to their printers access to our markets so far that is in principle something that is what our interest but speaking of that interest you have members of the european parliament or to your serve who have been sanctioned by trying you actually believe there could be a possibility that the european parliament numberless about defies the c.i. i would not speculate at this stage we have to conduct a thorough discussion now to react out to. finally find a solution it is definitely. not not a way here to at this stage to to make a definitive. recommendation disregard you talked about european market access now that is a 1000000 model month where china is the largest trading partner of the e.u. talk to us a bit about the use relations with china so you have on the one hand the cia which you do not want to discuss in detail on the other hand the e.u. sanctions china what is it you foreign policy toward china. but our foreign policy would perhaps describe it as an try at its cooperate or possible compete where needed and control and when necessary i would say that is the. framework in which we are acting and accordingly we have to see it each and every respect what suits us best and when it's necessary to cooperate for instance on the climate agenda globally yes when it's in the framework of the w g o where we have to get the w t o standards for the applied also in china then we need to talk with them of course but when it's about it's a set of policies also to to its own neighborhood in the south east of asia i think it's good to strengthen them these countries we have corporation with. south korea we have a free trade agreement with vietnam with singapore. and. with japan and in so far we are also strengthening these contacts in order to give these countries a better better standing and also the i would hope that the us in countries would further integrate economically and politically if possible and what does this mean for the trans atlantic or relationship given that the united states who can come of the import of corn into functions on china just like the euro. well i would say that we are in a situation where we should definitely coordinate our policies in my well that's not all the current but i would definitely wish that we would come at some point with the u.s. to teach it $2.00 so to say a free trade agreement with the u.s. and we have got one with canada and i think that is there would be the best framework to have have the standing towards this china russia present or going to thank you so much for joining us pleasure. the coronavirus pandemic in spite demand for from american workers to an all time high western countries especially are looking to boost their supply of nurses some are even offer extra job perks to win over candidates one southern state in india seems to produce a large share of medical personnel who work abroad the doubletons to kettler to meet some nurses before they take off the. untimely grew up in and out of hospitals as a severely anemic child she was often admitted for treatment. but that traumatic experience sparked ambitions i really got inspired by a thing is those who came for me because of them i really wanted to be a nurse i want to earn a lot to look after my family and as for less to pursue something. extraordinary my life and she plans to do just that which is why this morning and you isn't headed to the hospital she's going to english class. for decades now know things like anju have been emigrating from the south indian state of keller. to work in hospitals in the middle east and europe. and undo plans to move to the u.k. with her family to take up a nursing job the country is easing these are processes. and offering food and accommodation books for applicants. but still needs to pass an english test to qualify. she's joined an each week course offered to nurses who need to boost their english skills. many of these women have already walked in covered 19 wards. some consider these classes a welcome break but all of them also seem to be itching to get back and they want to take their fight global pandemic a scandal in india compared to the western on this especially the u.k. so i guess i know that i can do the same for them also we have managed to contain the ban to make in the 1st few months it was it was a mortal for the whole world and i really believe that we can do the same in all the other countries as well i believe that carelessness is a really strong and this pandemic has really more it has to face this very least and our skills have improved international recruiters seem to agree the state sponsored consultancy where these women are being trained has helped nurses emigrate since the seventy's. but they've never seen demand like this double salaries chartered flights interview reverse an expedited results are becoming the norm becomes during a pandemic the north has become the real warriors the world realizes that even soldiers can do anything no one can except nurses all the health care workers they are fighting corona so the demand for them is higher. for a jew the movie be as much about helping fight the pandemic in the u.k. as about securing her child's future play here. to my son. better in his future and anything untrue believes nothing is all about. it may be why she's unafraid of leaving behind all she knows to save lives far from home. that's it from. the coronavirus endemic. as the rate of infection in developing what does the latest research say. information. on a virus update. on t w. a hare. superfood. lifestyle during. the race to vaccinate nations against is well underway. have delivered 447000000 doses to date every 4th to the u.s. many other countries are still waiting and the global figure is not that good on the 1.3 percent of the population has been fully immunized. israel was the country that was vaccinating the quickest we've been reporting on them quite a bit now chile is administering more doses as a percentage of the population. numbers have gone through the roof we'll talk to a doctor about that in a moment report. the sick plane from china carrying 2000000 doses of sign of vaccinations against kovac 9. in taxis on the runway in chile's capital santiago every 3rd chilean has had their 1st job already that's the kind of vaccination rate that other countries can only dream of. we are very happy not only because we fulfill the needs of the country but because we cannot continue with a higher objective to have vaccines for 15000000 people during the 1st semester of this year. chile is the world's kovac 19 vaccination champion while the e.u. makes sluggish progress on inoculation the country of 19000000 on south america's pacific coast has already caught up with and overtaken vaccine heavyweights like the u.s. and britain chile was quick to get its orders for vaccines in early for.

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