this is d w news and these are our top stories european union leaders have agreed on the need for digital coronavirus vaccination certificates german chancellor angela merkel says the documents could be ready in time for europeans to take their summer vacations they you also promised to improve the rate of vaccinations accruals the $27.00 member bloc. the armenian capital derivation has seen mass rallies with both opponents and supporters of an bottles prime minister. taking to the streets pushing an led a gathering denouncing what he called an attempted military coup after the armed forces demanded his resignation the prime minister has faced months of protests since armenians defeat in last year's war with azerbaijan. to prized french bulldogs belonging to lady gaga has been kidnapped and her dog walker severely wounded by gunmen they gaga is known to be extremely protective of her dogs and is now offering half a $1000000.00 for their return police say the dog walker tried to fight the gunman off but was shot by one wielding a semi automatic handgun you're watching the news you can foll

union. even if this conflict is far away from germany it is one that also affects us that is why i am prepared as is the foreign minister to assume responsibility here. we took part in the go sheeting the iran agreement which i think is good and better than having no agreement at all it took many years but in the end it did limit iran's possibilities for nuclear armament. and i think we must take the same path or a similar one with russia with china together with the u.s. also in the case of north korea. also ring kim jong un. because that's not on the agenda now i also do not intend to take steps which haven't been agreed upon that would weaken the international community of states but we can't just avoid taking responsibility either. staying with foreign policy i understand of course that you have to speak to governments who do not necessarily correspond to the level of democracy we have here. but egypt for example you signed a security agreement with egypt and according to human rights wa

when you win and by working with the european union europe is important for us security both at home and abroad. america is by no means a nationalist but she does understand the concepts of german homeland prosperity and security. guard more a better ride from syria and twenty sixteen after their homeland prosperity and security were destroyed in the civil war there. is an invention if you are doing so we can not must use even though it is easy to talk to him you thought you were going to sponsor. us to see this wonderful woman is like a dream come true for me. i can't describe it. after the chancellor has left the stage one of her staffers poses for a few selfies. so. she also plays down the role of the right wing hecklers says. people always travel around with. it is part of my democracy but it doesn't speak very well for a country in a democracy it's important to listen to others you can be critical but always treat others with respect and. nuremberg in southern germany the c.d.u. c.s.u. is pro-business wing is meeting at the convention center. they've been some of america's most

news live from bergland european union leaders strike a hard fought deal on a multi-billion euro coronavirus recovery package they agree on the details of loans and grants to be given to countries case hardest by the pandemic to deal reached after marathon talks in brussels that stretched over 4 days and nights.

union a spot of these european approaches and that's because essentially the other countries involved did not want germany taking an independent apos something that they certainly did not want to know such germany was reunited a spot of the european union and that's why today when you hear german politicians today when you hear angular merkel for example at the german parliament you often hear her say that germany's destiny is strictly united to the european union destiny as well. thomas thank you very much we're coming to roughly coming to the end of all special coverage before we do i'd like to go to nina. said that the memory and heritage of 989 was never more important than today what do you what do you think about that. poll i think is right and i think when you look at what's happening behind thomas barrow in the middle of the anti corona measures the demonstrations against corona measures of course they're not organized by east german you know so he means we need to think that we have to keep this peaceful spirit that we need to fight for democracy and that here in germany we'v

union said the election was not free or fair they took quite a dose side as assembly speaker he was next in line to be president under the venezuelan constitution standoff followed quite oh held mass rallies and attracted international backing but he failed to convince the military and moderates stayed on. since then madrid has consolidated power sidelining the national assembly and installing a parallel legislative house filled by loyalists. meanwhile why doe's popularity and influence have shrunk dramatically. some coming election is likely his last stand a big win by my duros ruling party which is almost guaranteed warming right-o. is no longer speaker that will leave my dear old without any serious competition. latin america correspondent. joins us from bogota good to see you is there any merit in one claim that the election will be rigged. just look we had just to to see that by leaving the mother all fixed the date of this election he chose the electoral authorities he chose the candidates because the opposition didn't want to participate in this election and then nicolas madu

and the european union looks greater than ever after today's tough negotiations the u.k. government says writes it talks are at a critical stage fishing rights and competition will remain deal breakers as a final deadline.

union have led me to next time. as long as. my meds are. nothing. you know the big. speaking the truth. matters j w 4 minds. how does a virus spread. through the town. and. if you would like any information on the crown of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast. your podcast you can also find us at. science. hello and welcome to arts and culture legendary musician chick korea has died at 79 of a rare form of cancer we'll look back on his exceptional career and also coming up . in a plea for more diversity both on and off screen $100.00. 20 have joined forces for a collective coming out. and german photographer now uses his art to look closely at the fringes of society and where others often avert their gaze. as a pianist and composer chick corea is lauded as a pioneer of jazz fusion he performed with the likes of miles davis and gary burton and his compositions spain and 500 miles high are fixtures in the jazz canon well as someone who pushed the boundaries of the genre he said that

union recovery fund money that is expected to come in within $200000000000.00 euros coming up with a plan in terms of how they're going to spend that money to help italy deal with all these various financial issues so it's both the hell and the wealth if you like in terms of the crises that the country is facing that is his most immediate task at least that's what he said that he is expected to deal with journalists reporting there from rome and have been as they have up on now and 2nd place likes it hosted by friday evening had a chance to move within 4 points of legal leading byron with a win and they managed it with a bit of controversy in a bone chilling temperatures. there were few places colder in a bundled up germany than leipsic minus 10 degrees celsius before kickoff with the temperature falling but there was controversy to heat things up for visiting oxford goalkeeper rafal geeky pitch saved the penalty kick but was told by the video assistant referee he moved ahead of the goal line before he was allowed to do over and let 6 dannielle know was given a 2nd try he found the n

sovereignty. 0 been union its key members have to be part of the solution of their own security french and german interpretations of sovereignty may remain different yet both share the relief over the new u.s. administration of its asian from which a lot of signs are multi-lateralism are a lot better today than 2 years ago and that has a lot to do with the fact that due biden has become president of the united states and starting from america. in some of the munich security conference will have the whole world back at the diplomatic table this preview set the tone from the west undermine democracy doesn't happen by actually we have to defend it fight for it strengthen renew it. we have to prove that our model isn't a relic of history it's the single best way to revive lies the promise of our future. but that comeback of the west under u.s. leadership is by no means. all germany is marking one year since 9 people were were killed in a racist attack that shocked the country the victims were gunned down in the western city of homs by a 43 year old german man who later turned the gun on hi

news wiser from berlin tonight the european union and new sanctions against russia a threat or a promise to foreign ministers of e.u. countries cabo banking punitive measures aimed at those responsible for the jailing of crippling critic alexina balding to brussels for the latest also coming up tonight more emu sanctions.

but is back in 20102011 the european union debated instituting a clear mandatory labeling system of course the corporations opposed the measure by their own admission they spent over 1000000000 euros lobbying to remove the mandatory stipulation. so students feel another winning strategy for corporate interests in germany has been to play the role of allies in the fight against obesity. this commercial produced by a supermarket chain promises a commitment to promoting healthy foods to help children make their dreams come true. but is it really wise to trust the industry. and a wave of overweight and obesity the size of a tsunami is headed for germany but politicians refuse to admit it yes it is hard to understand how such a highly developed country can be so backward when it comes to prevention at least as. does hurt him but the corporate lobbies are extremely powerful in germany and even today economic interest is invariably a higher priority than public health. the german government counts on the industry's ability to regulate itself it does not impose either taxes on sugary beverages or

president joe biden has thrown his weight behind the sector and the european union plans to scale up or hydrogen projects in polluting industries like chemicals and steel but a lot of the focus or has been on cars the question is will hydrogen powered cars overtake their electric cars. what's the deal when we all supposed to be driving plug in electric cars they're on offer as part of caution erring plans in many cities. but now hydrogen because of the thing. over the past 2 decades several hydrogen models have been unveiled though most of them use hydrogen in combustion engines but what about hydrogen cars with electric motors like this one. the head of the german hydrogen and fuel cell association about the advantage over plug in. plug in electric cars have a distance problem and ranges are growing become with up to 4 hours recharging time who wants to set off on vacation and have to take a 4 hour break every 250 kilometers it's not an option. how does this h 2 powered car work it involves the kind of battery known as a fuel cell. from the air and hydrogen from the tank come togeth

european union approves the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine after breaking his brain might the jab for adults it's as if the speed of the delays to vaccine deliveries. and portugal's parliament votes to legalize assisted suicide will take a closer look at the euthanasia debate in the store actually catholic nation. i'm actually held welcome to the program germany is imposing a travel ban on countries most affected by new coronavirus variants the measure has come into effect just hours ago and will remain until at least the 17th of february berlin says the restrictions are necessary to prevent a surge in new infections. the fear of new coronavirus mutations is real in germany it's also one of the main concerns for german authorities to prevent them from spreading frosts in the country but government has now announced new travel restrictions the interior ministry has imposed an entry ban until the 17th of february for travelers from countries that are particularly affected by them ireland portugal south africa the u.k. and a swat team. mutations have not hit germany as hard as other coun

certainly a strong symbol of bowl sides the united states european union reaching each other's hand it's a return to a transatlantic partnership there in terms of diplomacy that biden has been advocating since he took office above you have to be careful of doubling the as a real and complete departure from america 1st because biden has his very own kind of protectionism that he that he wants to uphold especially when leading the country out of this economic crisis the u.s. finds itself in he just calls it by american instead of america 1st he's addressing the american middle class former trump voters with those kinds of policies and they're certainly very different in style and tone but there are some parallels to . alice in washington d.c. thank you very much for that update a year ago much of china was shut down to contain the coronavirus with a pandemic largely under control there now its leaders are looking at how to get the economy back on track around $3000.00 delegates are taking part in the annual national people's congress china's biggest political event where they will rubber s

and the orica goes to the european union, u.s. orchestra, only 2 representatives of the orchestra were allowed to receive the award in person violinist money in class and clarinetist thompson, founded in 1976. the e.u. y.-o. is one of the oldest international youth orchestras in the world. it's played more than $1000.00 concerts under the baton of the world's leading conductors as they always playing it, the 1st, the last time they gave ever sing it every moment. it's 100 percent and above at every single. but it's also very challenging for a conductor. they will never forgive you if you are not giving this 100 percent. the orchestra is made up of europe's best young musicians each year 160 new members are chosen from thousands of hopefuls from all e.u. member states. candidates are between 16 and 26 years old and are chosen by a jury in their home country. for talented students. he's just inspirational. that moves all of us to tears, places in a world that is very troubled. the orchestra has experienced both highs and lows in its

the drug company, madonna has asked both the european union and the u.s. for the emergency go ahead on its vaccines. pfizer and biotech started their request in the u.s. last week or so.

union prize for literature at the time it was his 1st book to be translated into english and that the author himself was often in tears while writing gives you an idea of its emotional punch. a difficult childhood is like an invisible enemy you never know when it will strike. the end of loneliness by benedict wells's about 2 brothers and a sister whose parents are killed in a car crash the 3 orphans are sent off to boarding school where their trauma tears them apart liz throws herself into drugs and sex marty becomes obsessive compulsive and sullen and the youngest the narrator disappears into his thoughts as adults the 3 try to become a family again they even take l.s.d. together but 1st the drug just opens old wounds 'd 'd. i saw myself as a child standing in the living room and hearing from my apt that my parents were dead marty stood beside me pale and motionless but he might as well have been a 1000 miles away the words slowly started to take their terrible effect they seeped everywhere into the ground which suddenly seemed an even to my eyes were my vision was now blurred into m

union of not negotiating seriously the e.u. called his comments empty rhetoric the 2 sides of an unable to agree on their future trading relationship since the u.k. officially left the e.u. earlier this year. police and protesters have clashed in chile as the country approaches the one year anniversary of mass demonstrations against the government the protesters were back on the streets to again vent their anger about inequality and the policies of president sebastian pinera. romania's caseload continues to grow with hospitals already operating at full capacity they warn patients may end up dying at home if the situation keeps on deteriorating the government is hoping the numbers will stabilize 3 weeks now that they've introduced tougher restrictions. for democracy protesters have clashed with police in the thai capital bangkok authorities say the gathering was illegal activists want constitutional change but the country's government and powerful monarchy have so far stood their ground. taking cover using whatever they can find

china some of its european union leaders call for a level playing field in trade with china during talks with chinese president xi jinping that european leaders push for more access to chinese markets and they pressed beijing to respect human rights also coming up tonight the president of the roussel is going to go gets a $1500000000.00 lifeline from moscow as anti-government protests back at home fade into a 6 the.

union's trademark office has thrown out banks his application to register this mural of a protester throwing flowers they said if the artist wants to stop merchandisers from copying his motif he'll have to use copyright law like other artists banks he's avoided copyright lawsuits because they would require him to reveal his identity he's even said copyright is for losers. because in 1000 pandemic and the economic crunch are forcing fashion houses to get even more creative burberry has already switched some of its production from trench coats to protective medical wear and now for the london fashion week the british label took to the countryside trading in their traditional runway for forest trails and an online audience designer ricardo to shoot live streams in st where heavy spring summer collection and a show choreographed by acclaimed performance artist. and another designer at london fashion week isn't doing any kind of runway at all not even a hike through the woods but gareth pugh is showing his new collection at christie's auction house it's a multimedia exhibition combining

today beethoven's 9th symphony it's not only the official anthem of the european union but also a symbol of freedom worldwide. and it's been the soundtrack of great historical events including the fall of the berlin wall. to this day beethoven's 9th encourages musicians to take a political stand that. well here's. the 9095 days there's only one real question in people's minds as far as i'm concerned one decision to be might which side are you on. in the mid 1980 s. billy bragg became the musical face of britain's political conflicts the coal miners' strike had paralyzed the country from months the miners were protesting against pit closures and many people across the united kingdom were showing their solidarity. i. not only for just start a career or some other kind of punk sing a song or when the my. and strike happy and co and the working class mobilize against margaret thatcher and suddenly i was in the right place at the right time to start a more ideological kind of political some wine and the earth like many musicians of his generation biddy brad was influenced by punk rock which e

news live from berlin tonight the european union's threat of sanctions against fellow groups all talk no action the e.u. today failed to reach a unanimous decision on punitive measures against president alexander lukashenko for his government's crackdown on dissent as mass protests against the government continue into their so.

union and the belgian authorities to help us to help us save him before it's too late she won't stop working to save her father's life. let's take a look at some other stories making news across the continent right now miley's new interim president and vice president have been sworn in more than a month off to a military coup. former defense minister is supposed to lead a transitional government toward elections expected in 18 months. in ethiopia some 2000 people office in charge is over the violence that erupted in june just after the killing off i call it pop star who dissent from the oromo if any group other countries attorney general announced the charges thursday denying the indictments were politically motivated. it was back to the streets with a climate activist movement fridays for future kenya and the need were among the african countries that saw demonstrations and other weekly rallies have taken place every friday since 2018 but were hosted in recent months because of the coronavirus endemic. 2 nigerian popstar yemi alade de has called for corona virus recovery plans to fo

the coast guard receives funding and technical support from the european union especially italy. where the libyan navy spokes person says the aim is to turn back migrants before they reach libya. we are not europe's police for the. of the a matter to ronnie and to signal to migrants they have no chance of reaching europe . and then they won't even come to libya to begin with and. the. migrants who are turned back to land a sent to prison many end up song to traffickers migrants from the mediterranean take enormous risks to avoid being intercepted badly being coast guard. or in european aid organizations come to help shipwrecked people who are rescue work becomes even more difficult when migrants see the foreign ships they do everything they can to reach them. at the foot of. one such encounter took place in november 27th in. a rubber boat carrying an estimated $140.00 people started sinking in international waters off the libyan coast leaving tro scarred and a vessel operated by the german enjoy. see watch both arrived at the same. as the n.g.o.s rescue boats approached some why

constipated with you do not appear in the european union's main concerns are to reduce the number of deaths in void humanitarian tragedies and dispel the myth of europe. the game of regular flow of migrants sounds definitely been reduced i'm a bit in asia has mobilized its security forces in the north arrested traffickers and confiscated vehicles being increased check some on the border with libya are bearing fruit and pocket if we. about 750 kilometers northeast of me are made is the 2nd major hub for african migrants initially the city has played a key role in the e.u. strategy to deter migration. positive because people who set out from here on the long journey through the desert put themselves in great danger in a hate filled it's not. the city in the heart to decide health region has long been considered west africa's gateway to the sahara. it's also home to you kept the e.u. civilian capacity building mission in a share with pressure from the e.u. some his ago only share passed a law against human trafficking but the crackdown has not brought business to an end. where these are

today beethoven's 9th symphony it's not only the official anthem of the european union but also a symbol of freedom worldwide. and it's been the soundtrack of great historical events including the fall of the berlin wall. to this day beethoven's 9th encourages musicians to take a political stand there. are . no war. more. than 195 days there's only one real question in people's minds as far as i'm concerned one decision to be might which side or you are. in the mid 1980 s. billy bragg became the musical face of britain's political conflicts. the coal miners' strike had paralyzed the country for months the miners were protesting against pit closures and many people across the united kingdom was showing their solidarity. in 19 eighty-four just started a career as a solo kind of punk singer songwriter when the miners' strike how can you and the working class mobilize against margaret thatcher and suddenly i was in the right place at the right time to start a more ideological kind of political some wine and. like many musicians of his generation bit deeper had with influenced by punk rock wh

union for example by the german government 10 people consequences for example for those who are responsible in the chinese state and party apparatus for the repression in tibet for example also for for the lockdown we are observing the inaccessibility of tibet for independent experts by the united nations for journalists for parliamentarians to investigate the situation so we need. to be open to be transparent and the chinese government to be make accountable we leave it there for the time being but thank you so much for coming in kind of an international campaign for tibet and in another of china's autonomous regions shinji allegations of use of forced labor have prompted a us ban on imports of garments cotton and other products from some companies in the region so the dish loads retailer h m m has also halted sourcing of cotton from the region the chinese government is accused of detaining up to a 1000000 ethnic weaker than so-called vocational training centers and using some of them in the region's factories. cotton fields in china's province they're among the world's most productive acc

in a crisis between 20092019 we have seen in european union 770 increase in the number of people experience will not sense and any given day which means are sleeping on the streets are sleeping rough or in a shelter that was up in peace. prizes it's difficult to say if when this is further increasing but we estimate like we think that it's further increasing and what would especially concerned about is how the. evil if at the moment most member states have more. efficient moratoria in place they wouldn't last forever there is increasing pressure too and if this moratorium would inevitably meet to a spike in evictions and we defeat the spike in a fiction we translate in a spike in homelessness so we'll probably see we see that increase before or not we'll probably see an increase after quarter one as well but if not i think what about the housing 1st initiative is that making a difference in in some countries instead of makeshift health care and psychological support the homeless get an apartment without conditions attached. yes measure that he's a lot of evidence that housing 1st works it w

union so i think it's really depends on whether the european union is able as it is promising to speed up its big scene roll out our brussels bureau chief alexander phenomena joining us thank you very much. and let's check in now on some of the latest developments in the pandemic german media reports say free rapid tests could be made available to all citizens starting march 1st as part of the country's efforts to track the virus a court in the netherlands has ordered the government to immediately lift a nighttime curfew that's been in place since january the court says the curfew lacked any proper legal basis the world health organization has granted emergency authorization to astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine unable in the un agencies partners to ship millions of doses to countries worldwide and peruse president says almost $500.00 government officials are being investigated after secretly receiving early vaccination vaccinations and the vaccine was then made available for doctors and other health workers. well the 2nd phase of belgium's covered 1000 vaccination program is now under w

union have done an effort to get people off the streets into. what is important we start that you know to the about the last quarter oh no. you don't want to these homeless people i mean we're talking about then thousands of homeless people who as we don't want them to be pushed back into the shelter or even worse into the street so we have to make sure they move into supportive housing as much as possible so i think that's a really important commitment that we have to get from policymakers and look at nationalism what about using this opportunity to test the part of the population that may not otherwise see a doctor. well yes of course homeless people are more from the. general population so they should. be a priority they should be a priority group when it comes to testing unfortunately what we see in most countries a lot of play out of the group there's only a handful of countries including germany where the homeless population and the professionals working with them are a priority group that will be tested and vaccinated quite quite soon so

of particularly strong and growing fin tech sector and now the european union and the u.k. agreed on a trade agreements of that so has to be reza sayah but it's it's going to be in place as we expect by the end of determination pay it but it sets very little about financial services so what does it mean for companies like yours who don't have an office in the opinion you know if you don't have an office you need to find partners to work with who do so for us it meant that we came out here about 2 years ago to set up an office and to be ready for any outcome of brecht's it's because we anticipated that this could be an option all along that there will be no arrangement for financial services how do you see brics it is more of of a challenge or maybe it's also now puts you need to for financial institutions to operate both in the u.k. and in the e.u. it's always a challenge because you have to find a contingency plan put that in action. so it's a challenge at 1st but it also gave us opportunities not it we're out here to to be announced and to forge a new relationships with o

european union member states have unanimously backed the bloc sprague's a trade agreement with the united kingdom tariff free trading can continue when britain leaves the single market at the end of this year european parliament is set to rubber stamp the deal in february. well thousands of people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus now the european union's mass immunization program is on the why but stocks of the buy and take a back seat limited medical and stuff and the elderly at the front of the queue government under pressure to speed up supply. germany is on course for 1300000 doses of the vaccine before the game ends but the health minister says the high volume production can't happen overnight she would let me know but i know i'm amazed that some people have the impression that vaccine production one of the most complicated and challenging fields in the pharmaceutical industry could just simply be ramped up at will in the coming weeks to start producing extra vaccine doses elsewhere in germany or europe to do this preparations need to be made those preparations are underw

union well it is there's nothing in the e.u. rules that say that countries can't do something like this is long as they don't make this information public there's no reason why they couldn't do that and actually in france and italy some vaccines are already mandatory not the coronavirus vaccine but in france about a dozen vaccines are mandatory for every french citizen so of course if you don't get that vaccine then that's breaking the law in your name will be on a list somewhere as this isn't unprecedented but european health authorities are are following another protocol which is that if you make the vaccine transparent and this is a fairly harmless vaccine the benefits vastly outweigh the drawbacks if you make this information open to the public then people will voluntarily take it and that's how you're going to achieve the numbers that you want to not by coercing people not by putting people's name on a list and making them feel bad for not getting the vaccine i mean to say thanks so much. as journalist who reported on the v

and european union, but against on track to stop just recent distribution in december. another vaccine from pfizer and biotech is already out for their approval in the u.s. . and us this is, do you have any news coming up next? news, africa and don't forget, you can always get all the latest news and information around the clock on a website that's i'm unify much time into watching. give us your country. people will make you rich oil will provide you with jobs or oil will take good care of my future if you want to call the west coast of canada in 2007, promises good years later, reality looks sure. i mean if you're going to explore cold world, mr. starts to simplify this is state of the news africa on the program today, the conflicts in accounts of what is happening in ethiopia as rolled into a pride region. the government saying is the war is over. to grind leaders off, vowing to fight on feeling fear protection guerrilla pool. as thousands of refugees face an uncertain future in sudan, these children are among those refugees. many of them have been separated from thei

union agreed to yet again extend trade talks to avoid a no deal break that come january 1st he used chief negotiator. with the blocks ambassadors in brussels where he lay sions and fishing rights from a key issues both sides face new trade tariffs sure the deal falls for several european countries depend heavily on revenue from winter tourism especially the ski resorts of the alps the swiss are hoping for good conditions but they could be in for a disappointment at the moment all of switzerland is considered a covert hot spot. the conditions on the deal have a let's say in the swiss region of engadine are outstanding at 3000 meter is still not much action but residents are hoping for a season full of german tourists in the valley hotels are ready to welcome guests but all of switzerland has been deemed a high risk area since september. yes yes i think people are worried because this is on life. the infection rate has risen dramatically even in the sparsely populated region of engadine will germans and the europeans want to spend their winter vacation there no one really knows guests

union european union saying we want to tie you to the rules we make because we give you in exchange access to our markets that can obviously not be resolved it's been dragging on and it just carries on maybe for another day or 2 all right so frayed nerves in brussels where barber is let's cross over to london to charlotte charlotte i've lost count of the times that i've asked this next question is this the end game. well i've lost count of the amount of times that i've answered it of course we've seen so many deadlines come and go in these breaks in negotiations now today michel barnier the chief negotiator for the e.u. has said the talks will continue until wednesday but no further who can say whether or not that is the final deadline for these trade and security negotiations and deep both sides have said that they will keep talking up until the final minutes indeed coming out of downing street in the u.k. today they say they'll talk as long as it takes so long as we think that a deal is to be done they have admitted though that these talks really are going down to the wire and of

and the european union looks great doesn't add up to today's tough negotiations the government says briggs it talks around a critical stage fishing rights competition rules for mine field break ins as a final deadline approaches also coming up. children in new york city return 15 person classes off to schools were closed last month with coronavirus hospitalized patients right still on the rise new york is poised to join the states in issuing new restrictions. i'm anthony how to welcome time is running out to make a post break that try deal and avoid cross-channel economic chaos there's still no sign of a breakthrough after another day of talks prime minister johnson is now sit to travel to try to brussels to try and strike a last minute deal the european union's chief negotiator michel barnier however is downbeat about the chances of an agreement signed the sticking points for mine. european leaders locked in disagreement with the u.k. over the final terms of a trade deal not so different from last december besides the covert safe seating arrangement chief negotiators shop michelle from th

and european union looms great have been but still no sign of a breakthrough after another day of trying talks with time running out before the final deadline. and the show must go on circus performers in belgium have come up with an innovative way to do lot's full audiences even in times of pending. american howard welcome britain is just hours away from rolling out its coronavirus vaccination program giving the 1st shots of the vaccine developed by biotech pfizer to the elderly and health care workers it's being told very day in britain at the top that the vaccine will mock the beginning of the end of the pandemic. this is a moment the whole world's been waiting for. the u.k. is the festival out of the bio when tech finds a 1000 vaccine it's a momentous moment for a population with the highest death toll in europe and off is a window of hope for the future. very very sadly lost many residents of those care homes who died from kobe had been a hugely challenging and difficult year and all the time this promise and this hope of a vaccine has been so it's very exciting to the point where f

of the european union vaccine rollout has faced criticism for its slow start but there have been some promising developments drug manufacturers pfizer and its german. announced that planning to increase production by 75000000 doses and german leaders are meeting with vaccine producers to try to speed up the pace of vaccination. and hear more from political correspondent tom aspira welcome told us so what has gone wrong with germany's vaccination program. well the 1st thing that we have to say is that not everything has gone wrong the vaccination program is under way the government defends the vaccination program the government defends the way in which it has been managed so far obviously there have been issues but in general people still see this with hope as the way out of the pandemic but within this way out of the fund demick there have been very important issues very big problem when it has to do for example with the procurement of the vaccine something that is not entirely in the hands of the german governments i mean there has been done i don't european level and we already saw

union and european members within that organization and also there was hopes that possibly with biden that they could be a reset on solving of many of the issues that have been points of tension between the 2 countries especially as biden has a good work he had had a good previously good working relationship with her one juror in the obama administration in spite of all the differences but what is it i think is great adding to our own chris concern is the biden has not spoken to old one since his election victory and the concern is that biden is set to take a very tough stance towards turkey increasingly we're hearing very tough messages from washington over turkey on human rights and on cruise concern that this could be the start of a deepening tensions between the 2 countries thank you for dawran jones istanbul. no thor's is here in germany have severely restricted travel from the czech republic and parts of austria to stop the spread of highly contagious coronavirus variants detected in border regions deutscher ban has suspended rail services tune from affected areas and police off

union has criticized the shutdown which is causing major disruption. all along germany's eastern and southern borders many are worried and few are pleased the new travel restrictions came into force over the weekend creating road congestion and leaving many commuters feeling blindsided. yes innovative sent back. i'm from austria and i'm taking my son back to his mother and not even allowed to drive through germany. as of sunday many borders that were hardly noticeable before are now blocked by checkpoints only travelers who meet a small list of criteria are allowed through such as workers from a list of essential industries residents of germany and even then only if they can show a negative coronavirus test a spokesman for the federal police says in the 1st day about half of all travelers were turned away. from 10000 vehicles on the 1st day about 5000 were sent back. up to be used. with the delays companies are concerned about disruptions to vital supply chains austria and the czech republic both rank in the top 10 among germany's trading partners. the

union and from un chris perspective this is calls out to outrage and fury and now it does appear that washington is in damage limitation mode and to meet blinken the secretary of state folk with his turkish counterpart. in what was seen as a way of us waging turkish anger and then following the statement which was unequivocal in backing turkey stance in the version of events of the killing of these turkish citizens but the statement also raise a number of issues that washington is still very unhappy with turkey with notably russia turkey's purchase of a russian missile system from dorian johnson is stamboul to sport now and fresh from winning the club world cup in balmy qatar by munich we're back to bundesliga business and straight into a bavarian blizzard on monday not behind were expected just for the side of the field but the visitors began the match looking much more harm in the conditions. it was a less than warm welcome home for byron after they were crowned club world champions in the heat of qatar it looked like they become a little too used to the middle east and weather as b

the european union has finalize a deal with pfizer and by on tech to supply an additional $300000000.00 doses of their covert $1000.00 back scene brussels has already secured $300000000.00 doses last year in recent weeks the e.u. has faced heavy criticism for the slow roll out of its vaccination program following delivery dealing as. former european central bank chief mario dry has opened a 2nd round of talks aimed at forming a government in italy he met with representatives from for several minor parties in rome to how he is hoping to secure the parliamentary support he needs to be sworn in as prime minister this week. germany poland and sweden have expelled russian diplomats in a coordinated response to the expulsion of their own diplomats from moscow last week to the german foreign ministry said that the kremlin decision to announce the expulsion while the u.s. foreign policy chief was in moscow was unjustified russia chooses the diplomats who participated in an illegal demonstrations in support of from one critic alexina hauled. earlier we spoke with political correspondent simon yo

now the european union has called on bosnia to improve living conditions for hundreds of migrants young and old lacking shelter in the middle of winter bosnia has become a dead end for many trying to reach that you by way of the so-called balkan route the situation has grown dire for some after one detention center was burned to the ground. aid workers make their way to a makeshift migrant camp in the middle of the woods with the help of e.u. funds they try to ensure that at least the most basic needs are being met. with the shelters like this there's almost nothing to be done so it's about making sure they have the sleeping bags the winter clothes the shoes so that they can survive the winter the camp is home to 60 young men from bangladesh as well as entire families . before walking you know. these migrants say they arrived 2 months ago but have had to continually move since then and walking is all of that this is what remains of the official camp and after it was set on fire last month. the army has set up heated tents but there aren't enough of them hundreds of people are still livi