for months we reported on germany as a role model for how to keep the pandemic under control so 9 germany is in crisis the cruel virus is spreading almost out of control 6 weeks of a partial lockdown and still covert 19 deaths are of an all time high today german chancellor angela merkel put it bluntly is up to us either we protect. ones we love or we don't either we ensure that our grandparents lived to see another christmas or this christmas may be their last i'm going golfing berlin this is the day. it's going to be handed to strengths and perhaps the decisive phase the fighting the pandemic and the heavy side the number of people requiring intensive medical treatment and the number of people dying from the fires is growing. to conclude and the conclusion is simply that the number of contacts is too high and. the tend to get out but if we have to pay the price at $590.00 people dying every day and that's just not acceptable in my own hands and we must take action. against them this is. also coming up the truth about turkey and the pandemic in a major switch the government is now report

not in germany it has been reported in italy but here in germany germany's leading viral it just comes down to austin said on sunday morning that the this variant had not been registered in german labs yet he's one of the leading experts worldwide when it comes to science cove 2 and the health ministry and spawn confirmed that it hadn't been registered in germany yet on sunday evening however there's a high expectation that it will over time and to germany that's also what one of the health politicians here in germany car lot of us said. he said it is very likely 100 percent likely that it will enter germany ok so the continent is bracing for this new strain of the virus germany currently holds rotating presidency it's called for a special crisis meeting today what can we expect from that nina well that conference that crisis meeting was prepared by a special crisis conference call that happened on sunday between the french president among my call and germany's angela merkel as well as the use chief was left on the line and chummy says and they want to coordinate it responds so potenti

vaccinating agent that was developed in germany about which should germany has shown me very proud of we have a report about this let's have a look at this report. by on tech began as a small startup back in 2008 now the world's focus is on the vaccine development and mind one of its early backers the german government is pleased to be seeing a return on its investment. it's my concern myself also as the head of the federal government we are incredibly proud that we have researchers like this here in germany doesn't. read about the corona virus outbreak in china in january and predicted a global pandemic you decided to really direct their resources from research in cancer to finding a coronavirus vaccine. site it's a very exciting time when we get the approval from the european authorities we can start delivering our vaccine potentially even this year our employees will work through christmas to make sure that our vaccine makes it to all countries. and. initially some 400000 doses will be kept for use in germany if the e.u. gives the green light by the 23rd of december faction nations

germany's cases of. countries disease control agency today reports of infections of nearly 30000 each morning germans to reduce their social contacts dramatically. the u.s. takes a major step toward. an expert panel. is now expected within days paving the way for america to move ahead with mass. welcome to the program. european union leaders have reached a hard fought deal to make dramatic cuts to the block's greenhouse gas emissions following all night talks the member states agreed to reduce emissions 55 percent by the end of the decade e.u. council president shawls michel says europe will be the leader in the fight against climate change the move now sets expectations high for a u.n. climate meeting this weekend for more on this i'm joined by our alexandra von naaman good morning again. what can you tell us about this climate agreement. so after a very long night you leaders as you just said were able to agree to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030 and this was a goal put forward by

news live from berlin germany reports a record number of corona virus infections for a 2nd day with nearly 30000 new cases the pressure is growing for a new nationwide lock down to begin before christmas is. also coming up. to be you agrees on a more ambitious goal in the fight against climate change after all night talks leaders agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent in the next 5 years but is this target too ambitious. gunned down in afghanistan a popular t.v. journalist dies in an attack in jalalabad she showed women today to deserve to be part of the national conversation. i'm sure how else is welcome to the program we begin here in germany where the latest coronavirus numbers show a dramatic spike in new cases over the past day the country has has a new high of nearly 30000 cases and 598 people have died as a high as daily totally yes weeks of partial lockdown have been slow the spread of infection enough much tougher restrictions seen almost inevitable now with political momentum building for a harder lock down over the holidays. with only 2 weeks to go until c

hall as shipments of the beyond tech pfizer vaccine start arriving in germany and across the bloc germany's health minister has expressed optimism about the roll out at the same time he's warned the coronavirus isn't beat yet. this is the biggest vaccination campaign that modern germany has known army and medical personnel have been enlisted to ensure all goes well from sunday to 1st doses of the biotech pie to fix seen will be given in care and nursing homes there are so be distributed as special centers set up all of the country for mass but voluntary vaccination despite its critics german has minister yen span say demonization campaign men stand was every week for optimism. the vaccination centers are ready to go as the teams are ready the boy everyone wants to success of the biggest facts a nation campaign on the history of federal germany us. this is federalism at its best. and naturally some will also say that tomorrow is too little too late to european but i would like that tomorrow is seen for what he tease an extraordinary day for germany an important day for the battle against a p

construction on germany's 1st ellen g. port in bloom's but will is starting soon transporting in handling l.n.g. is a complicated matter for example before transport the l. and g. has to be liquefied by being cool down to minus 162 degrees. here's an animated version of how it will look it would be germany's 1st direct access point for ellen g. suppliers from carter jury and the u.s. . the location was selected strategically pipeline starting here lead to all points in germany. we would like to use the energy as fuel and also distribute it from here we are ideally located on the close to the port of hamburg but we also have access to the kiel canal which gives us access to the baltic states and the scandinavian countries. at the moment liquefied natural gas only plays a nominal role in germany's energy mix around 2000 trucks registered in germany run on ellen g. the fuel has so far been supplied by other european ports in neighboring countries belgium and the netherlands. energy experts about gen tim a bag feels it's unnec

this is deja vu news of live from berlin germany numbers spiral further out of control the country's disease control agency reports a record number of daily infections of nearly 30000 of its warning germans to reduce their social contacts chromatically or face tougher restrictions false of coming up. the u.s. takes a major step toward talking the prone of up and expert panel endorses the biotech pfizer vaccine full approval is now expected within days paving the way for america to move ahead with mass immunization. and e.u. leaders resolve the budget blockade and pass a massive new spending plan at all soon billions in coronavirus really. a michael thank you so much for joining me the latest coronavirus numbers are in germany has again hit another record of new infections nearly 30000 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours and 598 people have died another record for germany weeks of partial lockdown have been slowed the spread of the infection enough much tougher restrictions seem almost inevitable now with political momentum building for a hard lock down over the holiday. with onl

troops will not be drop withdrawn from germany no. i think the likelihood just increased actually it is very likely that there won't be any with you all at least not under the reigns of this administration of the triumvirate ministration as you pointed out the budget defense budget. which is 4500 pages that is a double whopper they're. saying that they 1st want congress senate and. house of representatives want to hear from the defense secretary in a report about if this really makes sense if this is not harming national security and only after this report comes in and only then congress will give its ok or not and no more than $120.00 days after this report arrives is any troop reduction possible and now you do the math this administration and donald trump as president of the united states will be 50 more days in power and then it will be joe biden and his administration and there is the expectation by many many experience and most observers see and by anybody in washington d.c. political washington d.c. that he will revoke this this

chancellor angela merkel says germany's current coronavirus restrictions won't get the country through the winter she's pushing for a decision on tougher measures before the christmas holidays the state of the very is already tightening restrictions asking people to stay at home with only a few exceptions. this is the news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram the handle is at the news opus of that website to be found at the w dot com. in just a matter of hours health care workers in britain will begin giving the 1st coded 1000 shots with the goal of vaccinating more than 20000000 people the world is watching closely hoping that this will be a success story to emulate its survival however that they want in bavaria germany and in the u.s. state of california they may be worlds apart but tonight people in munich and los angeles have this in common too many coronavirus infections and orders to do one thing stay at home i bring in berlin this is the day. the program since we can't leave the house as of wednesday i'll shop today so it will last through the week supplies but

year people have to forgo beloved traditions because the pandemic is spiralling out of control here in germany that means lock down until january 10th at the earliest non-essential shops are closed christmas markets have gone dark nightly curfews and alcohol bans apply in places and schools are shut the u.s. canada and the united kingdom have become vaccinating but they're vulnerable citizens still face grave risk yet things could be different countries like ireland imposed tough lockdowns much earlier and are now reaping the benefits are title co 5th 1000 crisis who pays when the politicians get it wrong. hello and welcome to to the point and it's a pleasure to greet our guests matthew condit chick is the chief europe correspondent for politico and he says germany's covert 1000 policy is economically exactly what the doctor ordered the new lock down in the quiet season couldn't have been better and it's a pleasure to welcome julia fisher she is a berlin base. journalist and physician who reports on science and medicine for radio broadcasters and target pinion this year beloved traditions can

hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show germany's mass vaccination program against the corona virus has begun a day before its scheduled start shipments of the biotech pfizer vaccine are arriving in e.u. countries and in hungary and slovakia they have also started vaccinating here in germany a 101 year old woman in a care home in the east was the 1st to get the shot along with other residents and some of their carers. when it quite solid was born the world was in the grip of spanish flu today 101 years old she made history as the 1st german to be vaccinated . i feel fine a mobile team came to this residential project to senior citizens in halberstadt and vaccinated 40 residents and taking care staff the head of the local vaccination center didn't want to waste any time waiting. every day counts once the vaccine has been defrosted it has a limited storage life and the logistics of flexible enough that we can bring things forward by a day and go out to the cab earlier. most parts of germany are starting vaccinating on sunday regional politicians stressed the urgency isn't enough

she also discussed of course the fiscal ramifications that germany was basically prepared going into this pandemic but it's going to have to take on a significant amount of new debt how did chancellor merkel justify that. that's right in fact this is the chancellor used to refer to the swabian housewife as the model of frugality she acknowledges that this is the 2nd highest level of debt germany will ever have taken on 1st was this year also because of the pandemic but she said extraordinary circumstances absolutely demand extraordinary action she said this money will be paid back we know that it is a burden on future generations and she also said she had very early clear very clearly heard the calls in the debate yesterday that this money must be put to good use must be invested for a truly constructive future meaning investment in artificial intelligence investment in new forms of energy that will we in germany off of oil and gas investment in infrastructure in the health care system in a fair distribution and a widespread distribution of the new vaccines so she laid out the areas

news live from berlin germany's partial lockdown extended into 2021 german chancellor angela merkel says the infection rate remains too high current restrictions will now stay in place until at least january 10th though they'll be loosened for christmas in many parts of the country also coming up a dial warning for our planet. ready to use waging war on. the zoo's suicidal nature tollways strikes back and he's already. i'm rebecca rich's welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has confirmed that a partial lockdown to tackle the corona virus will remain in place until at least early january michael said infection rates are still too high to consider reopening bars restaurants james and other leisure facilities terminals being hit much harder by the 2nd wave of the virus this week saw a record for the highest number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic restrictions on get togethers will be loosened over christmas a move public health experts warn will have fatal consequences. in germany to situation looks bleak with regards to the pandemic after a month of the so-ca

and with the gregs a deadline just days away a threat of a no deal divorce is melting also coming up germany's bavaria steps up its shutdown the state remains a stubborn hotspot for corona virus infections all now it's facing the toughest measures in the country and other states could follow suit and some exciting weekend soccer action in the bundesliga and germany's business leader rather by in labor cousens scoring goals and stopping them on their way to 2nd place in the bundesliga we'll tell you how they extended it remarkable a newbie in st. why aren't thank you so much for your company everyone british and european negotiators are once again locked in talks with time fast running out to secure a post briggs it trade deal european commission president or zavada lyon is due to speak to britain's boris johnson later this afternoon to evaluate how the talks are going while that use chief negotiator nischelle banyan is downbeat about the chances of a breakthrough saying key sticking points remain on this fight to grow. fears of economic chaos if britain leaves without a deal at the end of the

with new infection rates remaining consistently high in germany the question is if other or all of germany's federal states will now follow bavarians lead. today germany and poland are marking the 50th anniversary of an historic agreement the treaty of warsaw was a cold war a non-aggression pact that guaranteed germany's acceptance of poland's post war borders west germany chancellor at the time any plant travel to communist poland to sign the agreement but his visit became known for an even more historic event at the memorial for the warsaw ghetto uprising against the nazis plant went down on his knees a deeply symbolic gesture seen as a mark of atonement for the 6000000 poles killed by germany's nazi regime during world war 2. faced with the of business of german history in the burden of the millions who have been murdered i did what we humans do when words fail us. that's how willy brandt described the moment that's come to be known as the genuflection of warsaw. it was an act of atonement for the sins of the nazis of the nearly half a 1000000 jews and present in the was so ghetto most we

well i wouldn't say germany is sub contracting its defense to the united states germany is part of a multilateral defense alliance nato and it has all of its forces integrated within they tow the united states is in europe in part to deter russia and to fulfill nato's most important obligations but it's also there to help strengthen the troops of allied forces to train with them to ensure that they are a cohesive fighting force if there is ever a need for them to to deal with hostilities so germany is not relying on the united states to provide for all of its defense instead it is working alongside the united states in a symbiotic relationship that's been pretty beneficial to both sides for you know the last several decades in august of my palm pilot a secular state assigned to deal with poland's to redeploy some u.s. troops from germany there so what would happen to vet deal if congress scraps president trumps germany plan. well that's a good question to the law that is just been laid on the table and should be voted on next week it focuses on germany but it doesn't actually mention

rising covert 19 infections and deaths force leaders here in germany to make some tough choices a tougher lock down is now in the cards less than 2 weeks before christmas. time the u.s. supreme court rejects but texas will soon to overturn the u.s. election result president donald trump called to suit the big one that would keep him in office the ruling could finally put an end to his hopes. unpublishable yes welcome to the program the u.s. food and drug administration has approved the buy on tech pfizer coronavirus vaccine the makers say they'll start shipping doses immediately and the 1st inoculations could start as early as monday the vaccine was shown in trials to be 95 percent effective in preventing covert 90. i have really good news today our nation has achieved a medical miracle we have delivered a safe and effective vaccine in just 9 months it's a turning point for the country with the highest coronavirus death toll in the world and counting. it seems heartbreaking that we have daily records that exceed 911 deaths every day and i think you know it's very very difficult to go to w

hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us germany has set up more than 400 vaccination centers for its nationwide drive to innoculate least 60 to 70 percent of the population is huge undertaking. that many 60 to 70 percent of the population will be needed to be vaccinated in order to bring the bios under control our reporters went to the biggest facility in berlin for the start of the rollout. normally a venue for concerts in exhibitions on sunday the queues outside covered 19 vaccines it's the 1st of 6 vaccination centers in the german capital to open its doors outclassed by the former head of germany's civil relief agency was called out of retirement to lead the project he's been ordered since a free i'm satisfied today i'm happy to vaccinations are getting on the way and i don't want to be truly satisfied. 2 thirds of people in europe are vaccinated so there's a long way to go but today is the 1st it is. at full capacity the center will be able to deliver $5000.00 injections per day on the 1st day it started with only $150.00 due to limited vaccine supply is up 1st for their

news live from berlin that germany's cases of coal that 19 soared to another record high the country's disease control agency today reports new delhi infections of nearly 30000 it is warning germans to reduce their social contact dramatically or face tougher restrictions also coming up the european union agrees on an ambitious new goal of the fight against climate change after all night talks the clock decides to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent that target by the end of this decade but does that go far enough. to toss accusations of racist abuse at berlin's prestigious ballet this black dancer says her skin color made it impossible to set one instructor's vision of ballerina perfection now she's out of a job. i'm sumi so much going to it's good to have you with us here in germany the latest coronavirus numbers show a dramatic spike in new cases over the past day the country has it a new high of nearly 30000 cases and 598 people have died the highest daily total yet weeks of partial lockdown haven't slowed the spread of infection anough much tougher restrictions seem

with another major obstacle out of the way it was time for us to wrap up germany's e.u. council presidency the stuffings are going to us i can tell you the german presidency was a lot of fun although we weren't able to achieve a lot of things that we planned this is all for me last. 2021 portugal will be taking over. all right sell let's bring in now executive director of greenpeace international jennifer for more again that very good to have you with us miss morgan now these measures that we just are heard in that report are they too little too late they are definitely too little and although we still have time they risk being too late where in a climate of urgency and where experiencing extreme weather fires drought storms all around the world and the e.u. needed to take on a 65 percent cut rather than this 55 percent cut which isn't actually much more than they're already you know on track to meet so we need more from the e.u. and we'll keep working for that right but is that viable that 65 percent that you just mentioned as the e.u. is already committing now more tha

for more let's bring in painter liza he's with germany cd use an m.e.p. and the health spokesperson for the largest political group in the parliament the a.p.a.p. mr elisa welcome let's talk about this new travel ban affecting the u.k. because of this new virus strain that we see in our european borders closing again like we saw back in march. yeah we have a difficult situation because the coroner is already very dangerous many hospitals are at their limits and now we have the information from the u.k. that this new which. is 70 percent more infectious so we did to be careful it's good that the u.k. draw consequences but also other countries need to dog consequences i think it's important to stop all flights now but then to have a coordinated unserved we need to limit trever it's much as possible that the same time it's important that lifesaving goods like the vaccine group still be able to cross the borders and that also doctors and. medical staff for example that work on an intensive care unit they need to go to their jobs even if they come from the out

this is deja vu news live from berlin a record number of cope with 19 related deaths in germany as the country goes into a hard lockdown the daily death toll tops 950 and schools that non-essential shops and businesses shut for at least 3 and a half weeks. also coming out u.s. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell becomes the most senior republican to congratulate joe biden on winning the presidential election 6 weeks ago. and the coaching change at dortmund pays off right away for any help wonderfully the contenders start what they hope will be a new winning streak. i'm serious i was going to get to have you with us germany's top infectious disease institute says the number of covert 19 related deaths reported over the last day rose to a record 952 that's grim news comes just as the country enters a harder national lockdown with schools and non-essential businesses to remain closed through january 10th the new restrictions coming into effect sent some last minute shoppers scrambling to buy presents in time for the holidays. there is always a surge of people work christmas time huntin

economics magazine in germany. 30 minutes w. . go for. villagers in kenya were being poisoned by a lead smelting plant a factory that recycle batteries caused illness and death. but fill us in the middle part hard to have the facility closed and why the. local flood lad day when everyone in the little group would be able to receive 50. in africa. in 90 minutes w. w's crime fighters are back africa's most successful radio drama series continues this season the stories focus on hate speech cholera prevention and sustainable chocolate production all of a zones. available online and of course you can share and discuss on africa's facebook page and other social media platforms for. crime fighters to know. you. guys calling me and i'm good to you know that 17 trillion land on the moon was killed worldwide sure so that we can include but it's not just the little subtle suffering it's the environment we went on a journey to find ways out of the ignition if you want to know how and when clicked on the priest i'm hopeless changed us as we 3 through

there's no other place like it in germany. it's easy to get the impression that high leg is all about old historical sites not so just across the river everyone gathers on the neck of greens to enjoy the summer . even ng has fallen in heidelberg the day trippers have moved on but the tables in the restaurants and bars are crowded anyway it's a welcome piece of normalcy in the summer after crises. and finally to varna mooned our 1st trip after the initial lockdown ended in early summer. fresh air a short trip somewhere like to the baltic coast it's something i've been missing these past months just like many of us the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted travel worldwide my 1st trip massively using a 1st richie's germany took me to bottom and in the state of mecklenburg western former a new. gear from the lighthouse you can get a good view of the baltic resort. travelling in coronavirus times how does that look like with all the social distancing in hygiene rules it's summer in germany so it's high season and that means it can ge

a pandemic that is still in full swing in germany. the country -- phil: is germany's vaccine ready? >> i think the authorities are quite well prepared. record numbers of infection, 30,000 yesterday, and record numbers of deaths from covid-19, many in the elderly, so the expectation is that edison will issue approval early next week, and then the pfizer-biontech vaccine can be delivered to germany. the agency here can check, and then it will be distributed around the country, and it is hoped vaccinations can begin after christmas on december 27. it is an important moment for germany. there has been an intense debate about priorities. older people or people in care homes, so medical workers will be given the vaccine first. it has been long hoped for now. in order for heard immunity to be achieved, that's enough vaccinations that can be done that we can start forgetting about covid-19. this first wave will take a couple of months, and then it will be successfully rolled out. they say it will not be until the summer before it can be offered more widely to everybody in the population, so

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germany has seen another record rise in corona virus infections reporting nearly 30000 cases in 24 hours daily deaths also reached a new high with 598 lives lost to the virus officials say weeks of partial lockdown have been insufficient calls are now growing for the government to impose a strict lockdown. tina's lower house of congress has passed a bill to legalize abortion thousands of pro and anti abortion activists rallied in bonus ariz as lawmakers debated the legislation if the bill clears the senate it would make argentina the 1st major latin american nation to decriminalize abortion . this is d.w. news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram a t w news obvious a d w dot com. a moment of truth for our planet in a year filled with extreme climate events exactly 5 years after the paris agreement a virtual climate ambition summit this weekend was to breathe new life into curbing carbon emissions with the u.s. back onboard can world leaders bring about the sea change that's needed and rescue the planet's. role in this is the day. the at. the at. the club which is waiting very v

germany. in 1000 soared to another record the country's disease control agency today reports new infections of nearly 30. their social contacts dramatically. also coming up the u.s. takes a major step forward. an expert panel endorses the. vaccine. approval is now expected within days faded away for america to move ahead with mass immunization. and. past spending that also includes. relief. welcome to the program. the latest groan of virus numbers show germany has had a dramatic spike in new cases over the past day the country has hit a new high of nearly 30000 cases and nearly 600 people have died the highest daily total yet weeks of partial lockdown haven't slowed the spread of infection enough much tougher restrictions almost in every table now where the political momentum building for a hard to lock down over the holidays. with only 2 weeks to go until christmas the looming question across germany is will a hard lock down come before or after the holidays at its weekly briefing on wednesda

now to germany. germany is considering tougher lockdown measures to curb the number -- has become the latest state to voluntarily expand its lockdown, closing schools and businesses next week. >> wit the christmas shopping season in full swing, many people are probably thinking more about presence than hospitals, but statistics they more than 4000 patients are being treated for covid-19 in germany's intensive care units. due to his high number of infections, saxony has taken a decisive step. essentially, schools and daycare centers will be closed from this monday, december 14. germany's influential national cabinet of scientists recommend the holiday season be used to impose a hard lockdown across the country. this would include lifting otherwise compulsory school attendance from december 14 and manning group sporting and cultural events -- banning group sporting and cultural events. "if we do not shut down and infection numbers continue to climb, we will probably have to impose even stricter measure

as shipments of the beyond tech pfizer vaccine start arriving in germany and across the block germany's health minister has expressed optimism about the roll out at the same time he's warned about the coronavirus not being beaten yet. this is the biggest vaccination campaign that modern germany has known army and medical personnel have been enlisted to ensure all goes well the 1st doses of the biotech pfizer vaccine are being given in care and nursing homes they'll also be distributed to the special centers set up all over the country for mass but voluntary vaccination german health minister against spahn said the immunization campaign meant there was every reason for optimism. and the vaccination centers are ready to go as the teams are ready and everyone wants to success of the biggest facts a nation campaign a history of federal germany us. this is federalism is at its best when it suited us and naturally so on we also say that tomorrow is too little too late to european but i would like that tomorrow is seen for what he teaches an extraordinary day for germany an important day for t

shipments of the beyond tech pfizer vaccine start arriving in germany and across the bloc germany's health minister has expressed optimism about the rollout as he also warned of the coronavirus is not yet beat this is the biggest vaccination campaign that modern germany has known army and medical personnel have been enlisted to ensure all goes well from sunday to 1st doses of the buy and take pride to fix scene will be given in care and nursing homes their lives so be distributed to the special centers set up all of the country for mass but voluntary vaccination despite its critics german has minister yen span say demonization campaign men stay was every reason for optimism. the vaccination centers are ready to go the teams are ready boys and everyone wants to success of the biggest facts a nation campaign of the history of federal germany us. this is federalism is at its best and it should not truly so on will also say that tomorrow is too little too late to european but i would like that to morrow is seen for what he teaches an extraordinary day for germany george an important day for th

this is news live from germany calls for patients. health minister. nations. everyone who will get the life saving jobs 1st and who will have to wait on the program. hundreds of school boards kidnapped by islamist militants in nigeria government buildings and. public. protection. fights for survival crisis with examining the health through the work. is named. yeah after. 55 goals last. welcome to the program germany has revealed plans to vaccinate millions against 19 as infections and deaths continue to climb shop play the last 24 hour recording period has seen more than 800 deaths and 33000 positive tests fascinations the shuttle to begin on december the 27th. germany is gehring up for the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine authorities have to find which groups will be the 1st to get the jab priority will be given to residents and staff of senior care homes people over 80 and medical personnel with a higher risk of exposure those aged between 70 and 79 and people with dementia who follow health minister yen spawn culture patients from those who will have to w

merkel and germany's regional leaders. in response to shop the rising tide did 19 in fiction rights and it health departments reported more than 16000 new infections in the last day that's 4000 more. and on monday last week 188 people died with covey 19. of them all let's bring in data believe political correspondent nina has a name to welcome the numbers are still rising 4000 cases more compared to last monday and 41 more deaths compared to last monday windows they simply become too much for the german health care system anglo-american will said in the press conference on sunday where she explained the latest measures that the german health system was extremely heavily burdened and that these measures are necessary to help the system cope you have to remind yourself that the goal is of course to bring down the rate of new infections to 50 per 100000 people in a period of 7 days and currently we're looking at 3 times that number and everybody says that you need to have a maximum of 50 so that the german health system is in

the so-called most wonderful time of the here now marked by deep concerns a new lockdown in germany isn't a matter of if but rather when did of use julia so delhi is following the story for us hi julie a let's talk about these numbers nearly 30000 new cases and 598 people have died in one day why are these numbers continuing to rise. well the lockdown that we've seen them place in germany over the last 6 weeks a partial lockdown appears not to have worked it was meant to bring down cases significantly before the christmas period so there are some restrictions could be loosened then people could enjoy the festivities with a bit more freedom but it clearly didn't go far enough in bringing numbers down the numbers are actually going up again now we've seen in other countries in europe for example ireland that stricter lockdown for a limited period of time was able to do just that to bring the numbers down and stop the virus and its tracks here in germany when the decision was taken. over 6 weeks ago there was no political consensus between the federal government and the state governments to

but also increases germany's dominance of the rest of europe. on a country's finances are in a mess and the lender of last resort needs to step in a belt comes with conditions mostly draconian austerity measures but governments have also been known to implement them for ideological reasons the international monetary fund has recognized that maybe austerity is not the best course of action and it can in fact make matters worse with a pandemic the i.m.f. now says governments should spend spend spend and not worry about the finances until a recovery is embedded some would say the death of austerity should not be more and why well let's take a look at a few case studies. in recent history under the i.m.f. european central bank and european union bail out greece had to take an axe to public spending the people of greece paid a heavy price seeing an increase in child mortality is health care spending with slashed from almost 10 percent to 2008 to 8 percent in 2017 the troika had wanted spending to fall to 6 percent the unemployment rate remains shocki

there's no other place like it in germany. it's easy to get the impression that high lag is all about old historical sites not so just across the river everyone gathers on the neck of dreams to enjoy the summer . even ng has fallen in heidelberg the day trippers have moved on but the tables in the restaurants and bars are crowded anyway it's a welcome piece of normalcy and the summer after crises. and finally to. our 1st trip after the initial lockdown ended in early summer. fresh air a short trip somewhere like to the baltic goals to it's something i've been missing these past months just like many of us the coronavirus been demick has disrupted travel worldwide my 1st trip after being using a frustrations in germany took me to vitamin d. in the state of mecklenburg western pomerania. here from the lighthouse you can get . good view of the baltic resort. traveling in coronavirus times how does that look like with all the social distancing in hygiene rules it's summer in germany so it's high season and that means it can get re

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this is news coming to you live from berlin germany reports its highest daily death toll from the credit since the start of the pandemic in one of the worst affected parts of the country the eastern state of saxony it's not just hospitals that are working to. also struggling to keep up with the surge into it's also coming up relief in sight for truck drivers stranded in southern england as france lifts its coronavirus blockade france will now allow truckers to cross provided they test negative copas 19 and looking for volunteers willing to get infected with the coronavirus in the name of science british researchers hope human trials will help them better understand how the pirates spread. alone terry martin good to have you with us germany has reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the start of the pandemic 962 people have died from or with the buyers in the past 24 hour period that's according to germany's national disease control agency let me show you just how quickly these numbers have been rising over the past few weeks on november 4th 7 weeks ago today 151 covert r

joel i'm curious to hear how germany actually compared to other e.u. countries and how it's been managing this so-called 2nd wave where we can actually visualize that on a map because a team from oxford university has been tracking lock down severity on this map we see here dr colors indicate stricter measures such as stay at home orders and closing all but non-essential shops that was done in france greece and to some extent in the u.k. spain and italy they brought in not time curfews and they've banned into regional travel now here we can see that germany is ranked somewhere in the middle it close restaurants and gyms and events but otherwise it was basically business as usual and angela how did these different approaches in the different european countries impact how the situation with the pandemic is you know where the place is with much stricter lock downs seeing fewer infections yes generally the countries that lock down harder and foster are seeing better results and we can compare 2 countries germany and the u.k. on the left there germany you s

talk germany's parliament. as a result of uganda has been working here for 18 years but she has another job too. when the corona pandemic hit germany she volunteered to work part time as an intensive care nurse and berlin's shockey to hospital. just finished a 9 hour shift taking care of covert patients now she's come back into the office to finish off some work for her full time job. commitment i can stay at home with a clear conscience if my colleagues are slaving away in the i.c.u. i have the training and can help so i help there's no question about it. and german hospitals are in dire need of health intensive care units are stretched thin. chief nurse of the shah one of europe's largest research hospitals she has put her finger on the problem germany's health care system is facing. we have enough ventilators enough beds enough masks and gowns and gloves but we're worried that all the beds can't be used because we don't have enough personnel. food. to deal with this the shocking to have launched a campaign t

can germany and the e.u. help maintain stability in the middle east and with regard to iran especially. well 1st of all i think they can and i think it's been very interesting that the 1st 2 visits of the israeli foreign minister gabi ashkenazi were brought after the new government was established was to germany was to berlin the 1st to meet with high commodities counterpart who we see is a great friend of israel and who just also recently improved them his voting record in the u.n. he also met at the same time with 26 other foreign ministers of europe and the 2nd time he came in met with his u.a.e. counterpart for the 1st bilateral trilateral meeting between between us so i think this was this was a very clear example of how germany can contribute to the new paradigm shift the process of normalization of peace in the middle east which is happening as opposed to the more negative threats that we've discussed before germany's our growth israel's ambassador to germany thank you very much for joining us here on

news live from berlin more grim news from germany on the race to get people back to the native germany staley covert 19 cases surged past the 30000 mark and deaths topped 800 that's as the country's health minister readies a new law spelling out google gets a life saving job 1st and who will have to wait also in the show migration and mental health reassess the psychological toll that refugees stuck and camps are playing every day. and hundreds of boys and 90 year he are heading home after being kidnapped by islamist militants their abduction last week from a school prompted public anger and fresh demands for better protection for the country's children. welcome to the program germany's kovac crisis keeps escalating the number of daily infections has risen above the 30000 mark for the 1st time that's just days after a record spike and the german death toll which has been lagging the infection numbers by several weeks the country's 2nd wave is also threatening to swamp the country's medical system in the worst hit areas hospitals have begun to transfer patients to less severely affected

and finally germany's 2nd lockdown just over a week before christmas is driving more business to germany's primary package delivery d.h.l. says it's expecting up to 20 percent more volume in packages this year as more customers turn to online purchasing and shipping instead of giving gifts in person says it delivers 56000000 packages last week alone the company expects to ship a total of 1800000000 possibles by the end of 20 times. and that's all from in the business team here in berlin if you want more from a check out our website com slash business about. 800000 kilometers an hour to reach mars. he is at the helm. mission of the united arab emirates. 80 percent of the mission scientists women. the country is entering a new era. female scientists reaching new heights. a 1000. next. how fears for everyone schuman penises are very different from primates. totally ridiculous size view of nature. this is climate change brightness sex how to improve books you get smarter for free books. welcome to 3 thousands. in the philippines capital manila traffic jams on the order of the day a transport r

a pandemic that is still in full swing in germany the country recorded the highest number of new daily cases on friday and daily deaths are also at record levels high time for a smooth and fast rule out of the vaccine let's bring in political correspondent sonnen young simon it's a critical moment how ready is germany for this vaccine rollout well i think germany has done a lot of preparations anthony of course this vaccine comes at a really critical time for germany because infections have surged in recent weeks and have been hitting records in the last few days with over 30000 new cases and deaths are also up so this is this is a much needed sort of glimmer of hope christmas time the expectation now is that the europeans medicines agency will approve the biotech phase of vaccine at the beginning of next week it will then be delivered to germany and germany's medicines agency can check the doses to see that they are ok and meet the standards and after that it will be distributed to $400.00 vaccinations senses around the country and vaccinations can start we believe on the 27th of dece

david: and so you went to school in germany and high school in germany? klaus: yes, i went to high school in germany. studied in switzerland where i studies insame time, mechanical engineering. at the same time, i studied economics and i concluded with a masters degree and afterwards, with a doctorate. order to be inin business, you had to go to harvard business school. i was accepted. i wrote to hybrid business school -- to harvard business doctorates.ve two i want to come to second year immediately. he wrote back, no way. what happened afterwards is i found a school -- at the time, we did not have the internet yet it was a big catalog. i found a center that today is the kennedy school. i discovered if you were accepted, you can -- [indiscernible] that is what i did. i registered with the kennedy school. of the all the classes harvard business school. i got an invitation from dean baker to have tea with him in his little presidents house -- his little president's house. registry willross only be possible for two classes. for me, this year changed my life

in much of germany hospitals and now at that breaking point. the number of patients needing intensive care has hit record highs as has the number of deaths from coke at 19. the latest figures showed $952.00 people died from the virus over the last day that's almost a 1000 more families he'll be grieving instead of celebrating together this christmas. meanwhile many others were rushing to buy last minute gifts before wednesday's lockdown he's on fire for health reasons all i can say is that it's the right thing to do we can't wait until it all falls to pieces of the right people seem pretty stressed about the whole thing you can feel it but we're finished because our shopping done. non-essential shops of now close their doors and there's hope a different kind of christmas present may be coming soon germany is waiting for the 1st corona virus vaccines to be approved but so far not even the health minister knows when that will happen so not so national authorities are supporting the european authorities to the best of their ability the goal is to

for germany and that any conversation surrounding these artifacts that were acquired during germany's colonial era that that will be done transparently and that if things were unfairly of time then they will be returned to her and it's difficult to imagine what was not unfairly obtained when you know. this colonial you know versus what i'm saying here in itself you know that's going to be a difficult thing to judge and it's also difficult to then trying to each and every single object of course yeah it seems that the real work i mean here it is finally open the real work is just beginning so we have all of this space we have this center for debate what is it that people are actually going to be able to see in 2021 if we when we can finally go to the movie theater we can finally get out of here there is a lot to see there's going to be there's going to be collections for asia there's also a palace cellar which looks at the history of the actual building itself the history of the building itself is an exhibition on berkeley in which has a look at history there's an exhibition on the his

that everybody had to adhere to that breaches a lot of human rights as germany and parts of the world actually luckily interpret it she really stressed that difference between the liberal democracies handling of the pandemic why was that so important to stress well because also when you look at economic factors. china is actually doing well in this pandemic it's still has economic growth this is also to a large part because a lot of the products that are needed are produced in china the mosques just to mention the most prominent one but also because the economy was much faster to recover because of those very tough lock downs and the transparency approach that many chose to take also actually in differentiation to many of the european partners where you had for instance boris johnson coming out and saying that there would be a plan it would be contained actually from day one until america was pretty transparent and saying that she didn't have the answers and in fact she said here once again that this was still an open question on how to deal with this 2nd wave throughout the winter an