Pandemic r. T. Speaks to a leading russian evolutionary biologist who had extensive study of the coronavirus gene. You can already see approximately 20 pounds meeting the what the various 20000 versions of a single room where it was believed to have originated and. Other very good morning to you this is r. T. International thanks for joining us. Tensions between certain muslim countries and france have spiked after paris launched a crackdown on suspected is the best this was initiated in the wake of the gruesome murder earlier this month of a teacher who showed his class caricature of the prophet mohammed some they regard the crackdown as an act of islamophobia. Lets get more of the story now go live to paris and london is charlotte dubiously good morning Charlotte Frances response that murder not going down well in some quarters well thats right last week president macron said he wouldnt renounce the idea of showing those cartoons in civics lessons that it led to the bedding of teacher samuel pattern that has provoked furious reaction from muslim majority countries including in turkey with the turkish president perhaps being the most strongest reactionary to this suggesting twice over the weekend that present a Mental Health check. Needs Mental Health treatment what else can we say to the head of state who does not understand freedom of belief and behaves in this way to millions of People Living in this country who are members of a different faith or francis being in sense by those comments and his even recall that sound bassett at anchor president words with regard to president. We call on turkey to stop this dangerous spiral of confrontation in the absence of any official to organ of condemnation or solidarity from the turkish authorities after the terrorist attack in gaza flan sent on the rain now comes hateful and slanderous propaganda against france in recent days expressing their will to stir hatred against us. Well other muslim majority countries are unhappy too and its not just those caricature is but its also the closure of muslim associations and mosques here in france in the wake of that the heading the party photos of president burned in gaza and there were protests in other countries such as jordan and libya too and theres now been a call for a boycott of french products in many muslim majority countries with french products no longer on the shelves now the organization for islamic cooperation which represents 57 Different Countries across the world has hit out at present mackarness said this is likely to harm Franco Muslim relations weve been chatting to people here in france about how they react to this but many people feeling that muslims are now being punished for small number of actions by those whove been radicalized if the government still goes on to divide us it will create separate groups in society and it is not the solution to the subtle. Beauty of maybe some people who come in but not everybody. Does their religion is they want so we can close the police work if you like. To pass our government to calm the tensions down today we have to be careful not developing and then to Muslim Hatred it makes no sense and it is dangerous i dont think that there is an optimal solution it would be utopian to think the opposite but dialogue is a better solution for me muslims are not guilty for the terror attacks the government is not responsible either so precisely both have to discuss the problem find solutions and respect each other. Well despite that reaction present matt korn has been steadfast tweeting on sunday night that nothing will make a switch treat a clear reference that this Current Issue over the cartoons and the closure of those associations and mosques a tweak that is likely to only harden the stance on both sides and further the defiant thanks for the update on that story from paris our correspondent charlotte do peacekeeping. Violent scenes of unfolded in new york after donald Trump Supporters got into vicious fist fights with opponents. I. I i i have these 4 people were arrested after a driver for a convoy of Trump Supporters brought down the street with a female anti trying demonstrator at least were also seen putting handcuffs on an injured man who was lying on a stretcher. On the face of it donald trump and joe biden the opposite ends of the political spectrum but whichever contenders voted into office some suggest that americas Foreign Policy could end up staying pretty much unchanged on the scale of war but looks at just how difficult it may prove for biden to undo trumps legacy. The past 4 years have proved to us that donald trump is a businessman he is not a diplomat is diplomatic failures have created a lot of tension around the world and it seems the whole world is holding its breath until november hopes for biden calling the waters might be high however you turning out all of trumps decisions might not be as easy as it looks and it might be well rather odd lets take Donald Trumps most recent moves the peace deals between arab countries and israel now theyre hailed by some but met with fury by others biden has claimed he will move in the same direction and of course he would not reverse the decision by trump to move the u. S. Embassy to jerusalem. Biden has said ministration will build on the steps challenge of the nations to keep pace and work to capitalize on these growing tonis to move forwards when a 2 state solution and a more stable and peace who region now lets move on to americas most bitter enemy iran now biden says he is an enthusiastic supporter of the Iran Nuclear Deal he has denounced trumps move to withdraw the us a from the deal and says hes enthusiastic about the possibility of rejoining the best way to do that of course would be for president truman to rejoin the iran deal and build on but seeing as how donald trump has ripped up that deal and then murdered a top iranian general it doesnt look like iran will be back to the table any time soon. About the j c. P. O. A table still exists the us left it if they want to return to it it wont be that easy they cost billions tens of billions or maybe hundreds of billions of dollars worth of damage to our people they caused the deaths of our people who say they attacked our people have done and caused our great general smarter democracy if you ask for staying in the middle east do you remember all those promises from trump about bringing the troops so we are working to finally end a man. His longest war and bring our troops back home now when asked if he agreed with the president here joe biden actually responded with yes i do as bizarre as it sounds yes i do as long as theres a plan to figure out how hes going to deal with isis on to north korea where there seems to be no Silver Bullet to resolve the tensions donald trump tried to play the diplomat and met with the north Korean Leader 3 times however he was unable to break through the stalemate and it looks like bidens chances with north korea are also pretty slim as relations between the former Vice President and kim jong un i would be putting pressure on china to put pressure on korea i would not meet with the Supreme Leader who said joe biden is a rabid dog rabid dogs like biden can heard lots of people have theyre allowed to run about they must be beaten to death with a stick before its too late yes on paper both candidates seem to have very different foreign policies however u. S. Media emits that there will be very little chance of significant change if biden takes the Oval Office Donald trump pitched himself as an outsider remember well it appears that he really did have no experience when it came to dealing with friends and foes trump has left us Foreign Policy in tatters he has pulled out of many Key International agreements however what would change with the reins of power handed over to a potential biden as commander in chief someone who supported the u. S. Invasion of afghanistan iraq and yugoslavia probably not much able to mop and r. T. New york. Was benedict from the Us Libertarian National Committee told us the longstanding pattern of u. S. Bellicose Foreign Policy must end. You know if i had to choose between a President Biden and a President Trump i wouldnt vote for he threw one too Many Americans think that if america isnt bully in the rest of the world and policing the rest of the world that america will be weaker and its actually the opposite what is good for america is also good for the rest of the world noninterventionist policy by america is also good for china its also good for russia its also good for the middle east we dont have to always continue this whos going to be stronger and whos going to win this war have winners and losers we can all cooperate and Work Together for peace around the world and without war what im looking for from a president is someone who will be very slow to go to war and will be looking for ways to avoid war and will help explain to the American People why going into war and getting involved in every other Foreign Countries personal business is a bad idea. Now in the previous u. S. President ial election back in 2060 nearly half of all those eligible didnt vote for it or apathy baby one reason behind this according to a survey conducted by the university of Cambridge Weston is in the thirtys and twentys are less satisfied with Democratic Institutions that at any point in the last Century Research has surveyed nearly 5000000 people from more than 160 countries its a study that ran for some 47 is people in their thirtys across the decades were asked about the views of democracy and the subsequent generation reporting less satisfaction and trust in the political system than the previous one not neils being the most disillusioned of will and gays peoples opinions of paris london and San Francisco to see if the studys findings hold up. I dont necessarily believe that it works the way. They will i still believe in democracy but i dont have confidence in the current government for democracy is there but i dont think its being implemented properly i think the state of democracy is more risk than it has been before just a simple hold that this is jim is looking increasingly like a dictatorship to me personally i think its true that its all broke. Parents dont educate him enough to. Say kind of because were not really in in any more our generation is in there you see people that are. 506070 that are running the government the way that they see fit and now were taking the Younger Generation into consideration young people being very will be a recently with. A. Student. Not being able to afford a mortgage that kind of thing and i think thats fair to. Them believing that democracy is the i think a lot of it is just a lack of confidence that the politician has. Got any integrity so actually i think people of my generation do not trust the system we get the impression the voting in chief nothing. The newly agreed cease fire between armenia and azerbaijan has just come into effect in the go in a car that follows 3 days of talks in washington while theres hope that the bloody fighting will hold there is another battle raging in the disputed region on these men on the ground biggest on the flux of how nagornokarabakh is dealing with the pandemic. Its the 2nd coming of a familiar villain europes new wave of covert 19 is forcing people to social distance and avoid Mass Gatherings but here in the mountainous region only going to camp back in the south caucasus locals have a starkly different reason to avoid crowds and shelter in basements. While elsewhere hospitals are hoarding ventilators and personal Protection Equipment here in karabakh hospitals are stocking up on blood bags and painkillers the Healthcare System is under massive strain theres a heavy influx of Wounded Soldiers from the front lines and civilians from shelled towns many hospitals have been bombed too but the situation is so dire some of them had no choice but to stay off aeration despite shattered windows collapsed rules and scarfs power supply the risk of covert isnt making things any easier but doing tests here is simply not a priority right now since we have an intensive war here. Our Health System is a work lot is. Because of that deceased cant treat cases properly. Show apart from those wounded the number of coronavirus patients has multiplied over the past week among soldiers and civilians alike including doctors in our hospital almost all doctors have had coronavirus or are currently sick so we keep working do we have no time to rest and recover half of our personnel have to receive constant medication which they keep doing their jobs when i ask people here if they are a tool concerned about the band demick many think you could sit. In very poor taste those who do say its not a question they expect to hear right now its just going to its weird to hear these kind of questions we have other issues to deal with right now we have no time for grown apart. First we have to get through this war doesnt border anyone here that much. Of my World Health Organization cares about coronavirus people are dying of the problem is real but here people are dying for Different Reasons fighting bombings grown viruses taking a backseat theres no other worry here but to see sons husbands grandchildren and fathers return from the front line alive and to defend the land everyone here considers there as a virus can hardly compete with bombs raining down on peoples homes donna reporting from the go in a cab back to see. The tensions in the stretch back more than 3 decades but the fighting escalated in late september fighting a spill beyond the borders of the disputed region local journalist. Reports from azerbaijani which is become a target. President s of total will to 1st to feel the wall here in his original almost a mouse have passed since the beginning of the conflict and this sound of the shells have not stopped here in the city of taunton in the last few days so why are we even forces have intensified pause the region is sheltering in basement the danger of coronavirus isnt a surreal the threat or being killed by ok just like those on the opposite side of the conflict they want to end the war 1st on the edge of the cover of shit as we worry about both the coronavirus and the war the same times who are trying to weave in between the 2 we have rubbing alcohol we have face masks we seem to have everything we need. Better clothes its true that the current virus has been a bit forgotten because of the war were concerned about all about the war thats where our attention is focused we want to free our lands from enemy occupation and return their. Covert 19 is nothing compared to the war the armenians are worse than the coronavirus 1st we have to take care of them we have to get rid of them and with gods help the time has come and once weve done with that we will worry about the coronavirus know the frontline village use our sea just her again coming and the heavy artillery and rocket fire. Again heard it here and now as a result of all for direct cause smear at a 16 year old teenager have died in the garden of his home this is not the 1st time children living can differ on fly would you send c. D. s are being killed why armenian 4 years ago during april smore 16 year old throws a dent of. Region have been killed despite the hay very attics local residents are still remain here and do farming very slight. Stalk and see they didnt all to intent to leave their homes. With the current of our situation getting worse globally hearty spoken to a leading evolutionary biologist has conducted an extensive analysis of the corona virus genome he explained to his house mutated in our outbreak should be dealt with you catch the full interview if you had to our website r. T. Dot com for now heres a preview. I think its a blessing the crown of arses evolve more slowly than other r. N. A. Viruses but still its a very quick process the virus mutates every 2 weeks but in one specific lineage what is a specific lineage well vassie infects musher mush infects pets or pets infects tanya in such a lineage the virus mutates once but at the same time a similar process is taking place across the globe since different viruses acquire different mutations in total we see tens of thousands of mutations but we can already see approximately 20000 mutations. That is 20000. 00 versions of the same corona virus that is believed to have hurried united and where as a. Result we now see that the common ancestor was around in december or january the genomes of all the corona virus is we are sequencing and studying right now which show that they are all descended from one common ancestor which existed back then so it seems to me very unlikely that the virus infected a person before that time. So. There is a widespread belief that the virus does not exist in order to kill the owner but in order to somehow perfectly adapt to live quietly inside the. Actually this is not what the virus cares about the most we know a huge number of examples one of our success didnt put place for many many is many centuries and did not weaken small delts for example amazing which is fatal in a large proportion of cases if there is no treatment but generally it often happens that the mortality rate does not change at all. Greg you go through so there is no guarantee that couvade 19 will somehow become less dangerous or google more floods way you believe are in the near future there are no guaran