a mommy and use of welcome to the program germany's federal and state leaders have held a virtual summit to discuss the country's stalled coronavirus vaccination drive like other european countries germany is dealing with a 3rd wave of infections following the summit chancellor merkel announced measures to speed up the vaccination process these include allowing family doctors to inoculate patients and possibly even ordering a shipment of russia's sputnik vaccines so far less than 10 percent of germans have been vaccinated as far fewer than in the u.k. or the u.s. . here's chancellor merkel talking about the vaccination drive. we want to plan for making it will become faster and more flexible. the voice we want to demonstrate the proverbial and try it untrusted german foreign minister well complimentary that with more german flexibility again. there have been plans to use germany's lockdown over the coming weeks but now case numbers are rising again earlier we spoke to chief political correspondent melinda crane and asked her whether there are chances that the restrictions will be eased anytime soon definitely not we heard the health minister saying this morning look we need to put rules back in place we simply are moving into a rate of exponential infection increases and the chancellor saying this evening that she believes that on monday the government will impose the so-called emergency brake that's something that the locally regionally toure's agreed on with the chancellor a about 2 weeks ago in which if the infection rate goes up above a certain level then in fact all of the measures to begin opening would be halted and we would go back into tighter restrictions including on the number of people people are permitted to me now countries across europe resumed the use of the astra zeneca vaccine on friday after it was declared safe by the european medicines agency roll out of the vaccine was halted in countries across the globe this week over reports of blood clots and people who received the shot many people remain skeptical of astra zeneca and are reluctant to take the shot now national leaders have been getting it in an attempt to convince the public and save. in the u.k. the vaccine rollout was never hold it and on friday prime minister barak johnson had his 1st shot by the wonderful not believe he said you going to give a shot i literally did not feel a thing and so it was very. very quick and you know what i'm going to panel recommended to harley. following a review by the european medicines agency several countries in europe wasted no time in getting back on track france was initially slow to use the shot but on friday the prime minister juncker stacks received his 1st dose on camera. germany also regime did ministering the vaccine and scientists at a german university published initial findings on what might be behind the blood clots. scientists from the university of cairo got 6 blood samples from the palace institute which is the german federal agency for their prove a sex scene and they say that they studied these blood samples in great detail and that they were able to connect the vaccine that has any comic scene to a special form of immune response which leads to the formation of the blood clots that have been observed in these patients we have to keep in mind that they only looked at a very small number of samples only 6 not samples and that their results have not been approved by other scientists and they have not even been reviewed by the institute i reviewed by the world health organization concluded the benefits far outweigh the risks we understand that people may have had concerns about the safety of the oxford astra zeneca but. the question with any pharmaceutical or vaccine is whether the risk of taking it is greater or less than the risk of the disease it's meant to prevent or treat. in this case there is no question. of 19 deadly diseases and the. comparable german chancellor angela merkel said she would take the vaccine as did italian prime minister mario draghi. with vaccines providing a critical reach out of the pandemic more world leaders may soon be rolling up their sleeves for the camera. germany has honored the scientists who developed the world's 1st covered 19 vaccine the founders of drug company biotech have been or awarded the order of merit of their lifesaving breakthrough largely by starting work on the vaccine before their rivals. it's an award for service to the nation and yet this couple's extraordinary achievement has global dimensions it abound groundbreaking discovery is saving lives in life and hurts. it's ensuring our social economic and cultural survival. time a person is vaccinated and we take a small step back towards normal life and towards the life we miss and the people we love so they mention. do you believe it's been seizure of this i'm certain seldom has a scientific achievement of such existential importance been recognized. that will. shine founded by on take in 2008 at their company's headquarters in mines they and their team have been working on the next generation cancer treatment for more than a decade using m r n a technology that was until news from china emerged about doctors discovering a mysterious new virus spreading rapidly in the city of. at 1st the world didn't pay much attention. to it she did even before the world health organization issued its 1st major warning the biotech team started working around the clock less than a year later there vaccine was approved in many countries around the world. that not only earned them one of germany's tired but also thank you letters from around the globe. we saw grandparents reunited with their grandchildren doctors and nurses that no longer needed to be worried about their relatives when i read messages like these i can say the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter green for tara but to end the pandemic shine emphasizes one last big concerted effort is necessary he appealed to people to remain cautious. side 2 thirds of the way are already behind us one 3rd is ahead and i'm absolutely sure that if we can do this we will get the pandemic under control. like everyone else shine and surety will then be able to return to normal everyday life and for them that means getting back to work on their own original mission of developing a new treatment for cancer. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. many provisions have been rushing to leave the city ahead of a new lockdown which has just gone into effect in some of france's most populous areas many shoppers also made last minute purchases before the stores closed the government ordered the measures to curb rising over 1000 infection numbers. young environmental activists have staged protests in cities around the world as part of the 1st global climate strike of 2021 swedish activists cleta to bag led a demonstration her hometown of stockholm criticizing world leaders for failing to treat climate change as a crisis. rural communities in eastern australia are battling a plague of mice thousands have been running rampant in the state of new south wales invading silos and barns and threatening the bumper grain harvest a surge is being blamed on heavy summer rains after years of drought. police in turkey have raided the homes of procurators peoples democratic party members 2 days after beginning legal action to ban the group dozens of party officials were detained an accused of having links to militant organizations procurators party denies the charges and describes the police operation as a political coup protester a prosecutor filed a case with the constitutional court on wednesday seeking to outlaw the pro kurdish people's democratic party it's the latest in a series of crackdowns against the parliament's 3rd largest party. turkey has been taking action against h d p lawmakers for years we asked political scientist dust on just seem why officials are now seeking to ban it. the turkish government is facing a huge economic crisis a huge political crisis and an acting out and stirring up the whole pot with this pro quo dish party h.p.p. that they accuse of having links to the p.k. k. without really having good proof that it's really something that stirs up this conflict and gathers people to support our go on more and to support this image of oh do i being the strong leader although he is deeply in a crisis and he doesn't know his way around senior u.s. and chinese officials have concluded what washington described as a serious talks in alaska this was the 1st high level encounter since president joe biden took office and the gloves were off as the 2 countries aired their differences among the sticking points human rights the pandemic and china's military buildup it was supposed to be a traditional photo op between 2 economic and military superpowers but instead a backroom brawl exploded on to the world stage as both sides launched scathing indictments also discuss our deep concerns with actions by china including actions wrong hong kong taiwan cyber attacks on the united states economic coercion toward our allies each of these actions threaten the rules based order that maintains will stability. that's why they're not merely internal matters and why we feel an obligation to raise these issues here today chinese communist party foreign affairs chief yang a chief fired back by questioning america's status as a leader. so we hope that when talking about universal values or international public opinion on the part of the united states we hope the u.s. side will think about whether it feels reassured saying these things because the us does not represent the world it only represents the government of the united states . and the u.s. secretary of state reasserted america's leadership role i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back there were reengage with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taking but with the mutually agreed diplomatic protocol scrafton china's foreign affairs chief deflected criticism of its own human rights record by pointing back at the u.s. world. in regard to human rights. we hope the u.s. can do a little better in this aspect of me with us as human rights issues are deeply rooted it didn't just exist during the past 10 years slaughter of african-americans has always been a problem. so. with a chilly start to the new normal for relations between china and the u.s. the rest of the world is watching closely to understand where they fit in in this new balance between global powers. in football the draw for the quarter finals of the champions league has been made and holders byron munich faced tough tough opposition as they look to retain their crown they have drawn big spending in a repeat of last season's final the bonus league has other representatives borisa dortmund are also up against a financial powerhouse manchester city with the 1st leg to be played in england in the other ties madrid played liverpool and porto take on chelsea the quarterfinals begin on april 6th but it's like a football now and the friday night match up saw 2nd place leipzig travel to beautiful team trying to stay clear of relegation it took until the 2nd half or live sick to break through marcel stop its or tap the ball into the net for a one no lead downie olmo provided it is in the 46 minute now it was all live signee did the win puts them within point of 1st place with biron playing on saturday. here's a reminder of our top stories this hour. germany's leaders have agreed on a series of measures to speed up vaccinations family doctors will begin giving jobs chancellor angela merkel says the government's motto is vaccinated vaccinated vaccinate but the health minister says that alone will not be enough to contain a 3rd wave of the pandemic. germany has honored the scientists who won the race to develop the world's 1st coated 19 vaccine founders of the drug maker by on tax for awarded the order of merit. watching the news from berlin up next news africa with any michael jr there's more on the news app and d w dot com dot com and of course you can follow us on instagram and twitter means i'm already and he says thanks for joining us. every day. for us and for our planetary. global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make cities streamer how can we protect animals and there have been times what to do with the waste. we can make a difference by choosing reforestation overdue forestation recycling for disposable smart new solutions oberstein said you know what use is truly unique and we know that uniqueness is what how wows us to live and survive gloom ideas the environmental issues in global 3000 on g.w. and going on. this is the w.'s africa. coming up on the program the cost of war in ethiopia steve groene region months of the fighting began to dry back continued concerns about human rights abuses moscow's 3 strands of people and growing shortage of food also coming up. tanzania son me absolutely has been sworn in as the country's best female president i will have policies be any different from her previous assets. i made in my junior welcome to the program they have been repeated reports of fighting extrajudicial killings and rape from ethiopia steve groene reason will be speaking to the country's ambassador to germany for a closer look but before that we took each of the troubled regions capital where at 1st sight daily life appears to have returned to normal but the conflict that began in early november has left its deep box many residents and the number of displaced people who have such refuge in the city continued reports of the war still raging on. hundreds of civilians are being treated for their injuries in hospitals in the regions capital mckillop they come from all over to the conflict started over 4 months ago thousands are believed to have been killed since that. to grant special forces and the if you'll be an army started fighting when the fighting stopped the ground forces left but the rest of the soldiers started killing civilians and the majority of the people died but some of us escaped in our area about 41 people died. most of the patients here say those carrying out the attacks are ethiopian and eritrean soldiers who are fighting the former ruling party in the region the to great people's liberation front or the p.l.f. the federal government has yet officially acknowledged the presence of eritrean troops integrate well the region's interim president insists the t.p.s. is responsible for the current crisis why this has happened in the region is really important because it should be repeatedly cited because the russian and before the north in the region was attacked so this was sort of the governors of people the borders so without having this force it's not difficult to say no to almost complete this. it's created by just a good effort. and make residents have expressed anger at the situation as if you feel betrayed by the central government to gray held a regional election in september 2020 which was deemed illegal by federal authorities many gradients who are in favor of the country's federal system now want their region to become independent. of what it is all. about in the end of it getting it. to be and it is a lot to give them. it we have. right so we went on last on the police say one. thing that their frustration is also fueled by a humanitarian crisis throughout the region tens of thousands of people have arrived in mckellar seen violence for months my lead has worked as a volunteer helping displaced communities such as in the school which has been transformed into makeshift accommodation the federal government says it has scaled up humanitarian efforts but people here still face a shortage of food drinking water and medication the government. i mean it in good hit is now working his job his just finding the tourist that's right came here is now my job i'm married just doing very uncertain you know i'm here for my people . she's particularly worried about the children and regularly organizes to distribution in an effort to fight. and i'm really mortified about ballet russe going on in my country and this is a very sad i am. it's very sad to see children just be like this. with fighting still reported daily in rule areas to continue to flock to the cities desperate to tell their story they're also showing signs of collective trauma joining me now. to germany has. been one business. for your time now we're hearing repeated reports of fighting still going on in t. guy yet your government says the war is over what is the actual situation. thank you for inviting me i trust situation is. a major operation of 3 fourths mental patients completed a quote that they don't. run away with a moment. yet the ones who are in bush. or so hiding in the quarter grass in the title company have an idiot and source who. need to cry by destroying the by talking to the national defense forces in the november night and . the military and or social brutally. mix themselves out and. we've. got a new person and. stories a country. that's going to the government want to beings is reduced to will just be someone. give the. order to all. searching for and lead to justice or ok so talking about the wall your aim was to our. leadership because they were not here into our policies have you achieved. actually as you some of them have come back and deliver to destroy destabilize a country and if it was not kind of did such a way it would want was an event in countries. i think that is a horrifying and do horn of africa would have been the sport for a terrorist as it was one point on time so that the countries no destabilized the country in such a way that expected that's what is achieved we want to would such a way ok so you saying this the believe in the country now but my mom us about last week we had a woman on this program who said they had been raped by u.t.m. under a tree and so just how do you respond to that. there are so many allegations self right abuse in different places even if you can't be and others you can and government has now stick to the assigned. and or feel which is led by the if you get human rights commissioner to the independent and or so invited all international. community to come into a committee and it or settle for a journalist to stand or fall for a independent investigators $280.00 up and human rights commission to make this investigation credible just just to be clear you admit and then that they are every tree and troops on the ground and if they are why are they there ok that is to this is one of the industry getting going on. because there are allegations that says. this in this one of the indication is. any. white this will be investigated and the outcome will be understood clearly with independent investigators. so back to the investigation that you see your government is allowing because indeed if you get invited a un human rights commission to jointly investigate all these allegations of the crimes going on why not allow an independent un investigation would full access. not. access anywhere. only even last time it was only for security reasons they put example if the humanitarian assistance will do not is this too immediate and which was not controlled and if this is. hiding in corners we can kind of anybody the government's responsibility to see if that is the investigators will in many to get an assistance or not is that now in the kind of investigation or so why it's a joint issue what. it's not how but anyone even today for anybody is unhindered access is allowed but to help is a lot to understand as it is a very complex situation ok excellent see. if you are some bastard out of germany thank you