studio be unscripted on al jazeera. we understand the differences and the similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter what newton winter been using, kind of for that matter to you, lou, germany bars the unvaccinated from much of public life as it tries to contain a dramatic rise in current of ours cases. here as president joe biden, titan's international travel restrictions and urges booster shots as concerns grow over the new omicron buried. ah, lauren taylor, this is al jazeera life from london. also coming up, the u. s. warns russia could face serious consequences if it invades ukraine, as moscow denies allegations it's planning an attack. and iran submits to drive

proposals to european powers during talks in vienna, aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. ah. hello, germany is national and regional leaders of agreed to ban unvaccinated people from much of public life to try to stop a 4th wave of code. 19 infections. outgoing chancellor angler merkel describes the far reaching measures as an act of national solidarity. this is the european union's public health agency says the new on the tron variant could become the dominant strain over the winter months under simmons has more in less than a week, the omicron variant has swept the globe with more uncertainty about cove. it in many countries, especially in europe, new restrictions were being introduced anyway with the winter surgeon delta variant

infections. germany is the latest to announce new measures. signs like these vaccinate immunized is the way this country and others are now heading the unvaccinated on our bar from access to all but essential businesses such as grocery stores and pharmacies. angler merkel says new stricter measures are essential in a situation she finds depressing. as it was, got anything of it, and i don't to be quite honest the fact that we are now in the middle of such a strong 4th wife does not make me happy. it depresses me, especially when i look at certain regions here in france, where the health services struggling with record numbers of cove infections. the government, scientific advisor believes the on the chrome variant will be dominant within a matter of weeks. laverne me, sheila sy kim berg are equal, are you the real enemy is the 5th wave with the delta variant. there'll be some

time before the army con variant establishes itself in france and in europe. in general. we estimated to be at the beginning of 2022 or at the end of january to be done in the u. k. where booster jobs will be available to anyone over 18. the arrival of the alma cron variant has led to a clamor for vaccinations. we're starting to see people who, i think probably anxious about the various in come across in the us to get people coming for their 1st and 2nd jazz that they couldn't possibly had months ago. you case prime minister boris johnson himself got his booster on thursday in germany. the government will also consider compulsory vaccinations. and as people put their hopes in jobs, being able to ward off on chrome, something that scientists are still unsure about. there's a chilling prediction from the european union's public health agency. it says that within a few months the omicron variant could be causing more than half of covered infections

in the e u. and from the norwegian, capital alls low another warning, more than 50 people have been infected with the over crown variance at a christmas party in a restaurant. the government says they were all vaccinated. andrew symonds al jazeera. yes, president joe biden has unveiled new actions to combat kevin 19 saying the emergence of the on the tron variant increases the agency for beast to vaccines and testing. speaking the national institutes of health. he laid out a nationwide pandemic plan for the winter months, which he said should unite the nation with a common purpose. it includes time to restrictions for international travelers by been called for. com. while scientists learn more about the new variant. run a fight is variance with science and speed, not chaos and confusion just like we beat back over 19 in the spring and more powerful, very and deliver in the summer and fall. as result,

we enter this winter from a position of strength compared to where america was last winter. and the last christmas here in a one percent of american adults were fully vaccinated. this christmas that number will be 7772 percent, including more than 86 percent of seniors the most vulnerable population. she ever tansy has more from washington dc. this was supposed to be the winter plan. that button was going to be announcing anyway, even before the emergency moment on the chrome, because in the winter time it is expected, they will be more infections. but, but the, the, the emphasis change somewhat in the sense that now biden is all going forcibly about the 100000000 eligible adults who are due for a booster shot according to the c, d. c. and who haven't taken it, should take it now, particularly because of the emergence of on the, on a slightly controversial opinion among some scientists. but that is one of the main planks are there. so with that in mind, they're expanding access to expanding outreach calls, text messages to those of who are eligible for abuse assault to get them them.

family vaccination clinics will be set up around the country so that families, whether they're getting their 1st shot, their booster shot, whether it's children, they can do it at the same time. they will be mobile units as well. they're also looking now into preventing school closures. in particular, the cdc went down to their findings into instead of closing an entire school. if one case is found, whether it is viable simply to test and keep testing. students who've been in contact with. whoever had the covered in the school and keep the school open at home, private testing. if this is quite interesting, one testing kits in the u. s. i've been pretty expensive. it was like 4030 bucks, which means that there isn't, was widespread testing your test yourself before you go into into a crowd onto an aeroplane that easily necessarily. so they're going to make those much more available. more than 11 and a half 1000 cases were detected in south africa in a past 24 hours. as health officials warn the new variant is driving a sharp increase in infections. about softer rates doubled in

a day on wednesday. when the kronos become dominant across south africa, which was the 1st country to report on the highly mutated strain neighboring zimbabwe is also reported. their 1st case is a variant. and the evidence suggests tommie cron poses a higher risk of reinfection. coming demeanor is following developments from janice book. well, expert suspects that it is the only con variant that is causing that sharp rise. whereas previously it had been the doubt of variance. and this was their main concern, just how transmissible on the crown is how it would affect people and just what role vaccines would play in terms of protection. now the institute of communicable communicable diseases has said today that there is, chances are the people who had coven 19 before, it's likely that they still would be infected by this new variant, despite having antibodies. in fact, chances of being re infected have risen about 3 fold. so that continues to be

a concern. in the last 24 hours, they have been 11500 new cases of coven 19. and what is of particular significance? even though south africa has a total of $40000.00 existing active cases of coven 19 in south africa, even though that number is significantly lower than many other countries in the world, is the positivity rate. that's now it's 22 percent. up from 16 percent just a day ago. so it's clearly giving scientists a better picture of just how transmissible this particular variant is ah, the united states top diplomat has met his russian counterpart to try to diffuse mount intentions over ukraine, sexual state, antony blink, and, and foreign minister saying a lover of disgust. russia's troop build up near the border at

a meeting in the swedish capital stock home. it has been a smith reports from moscow. their positions are long way apart. this was the 1st face to face meeting between antony blinkin, and sir guy laughed rav since joe biden became u. s. president. the u. s. secretary of state used the encounter to warn russia of the serious consequences, including sanctions, if it invades ukraine. c. it's now on russia to deescalate the current tensions by reversing the recent true build up. returning forces to normal, his time positions, and refraining from further intimidation and attempts to destabilize ukraine were watching the situation very closely, were in close contact and coordination with our allies. russian back separatists in east new crane had been patrolling these trenches for more than 7 years after russia annexed crimea. now a build up of russian troops along the border. more than $90000.00 says the government in kiev is fueling face of a russian invasion. across the field,

ukrainian force is a holding exercises. russia says ukraine is being provocative, deploying more than half its army, a 125000 people to the east. russia dismisses as inflammatory. any suggestions, it's preparing to attack. the kremlin is also floating. the idea of a new european security packed to try to stop nato from expanding further east. we as president preacher stated, do not want any conflicts, but if i may, 2 partners have stated that no one has a right to dictate to a country that would like to join nato. what can do or not we can say to every country is able to find its own interest to guarantee dare security. in the spring, there was a similar show of russian strength along the ukraine border tension eased after a 1st, some meeting between the russian and us presidents. russia's deputy foreign minister says he's hoping for confirmation that there'll be some sort of contact between

vladimir putin on joe biden, in the coming days could be a phone call or a virtual meeting. if it does happen, then, just as in earlier this year, go a long way to calming tensions on the ukraine. russia border, bernard smith, al jazeera, moscow. iran has submitted to draft proposals to european powers, working to revive the 2015 nuclear due. officials meeting in vienna attempting to bring both iran and the us back into the agreement. it aims to limit wrongs nuclear activity in exchange for sanctions relief. european negotiations urged around to show seriousness during the discussions. wednesday, the us nuclear watchdog warned iran is continuing to expand that uranium enrichment capabilities. despite the ongoing talks. any hashem in vienna with more around drop proposals. there are 2 lines, one on the sanctions relief. the 2nd is on iran,

rolling back its measure as the post 2018 measures and from the radius will now be waiting to hear from the world. whether this is acceptable or not, as we had, as we understood from an iranian diplomatic source that these before are built up and what was agreed on during the past 6 rounds of talk. know some of the points that contradict with the j. c. p. all the nuclear deal that was struck in 2015 omitted. and additionally elements and points that the iranians see as crucial to go ahead with the talk. where did today, the iranian top negotiate sort of the bucket. he came back with the european with the russians on the chinese and is, is believe to the meeting also later today with mr. glossy, the head of the i a, a, as for the, the talk this round,

the folks there is no clear picture whether it's going to continue or it's going to be halted and be resumed later. maybe this month or next year. still to come when i was 0, remain in mexico. biden's white house springs back a trumpet law hosting a southern seeking to stay over the border and sold to the nation. so curious for ms. hughes. that unique skills out crooked politicians. ah. hello, getting going on your weather forecast for asia. we'll get to straight lee and it's back hang tight 1st. a lot of records broken across japan for rain and wind and it's still come naturally for that western side of han shoe into hawkeye to still

a cool pool of air. here is while sol, 4 degrees cocoa shima, also coming in at 4 on friday. high pressure curvy notes, any skies across a huge swath of china. grey lin, 21 degrees mix of sun in cloud in hong kong. also coming in at 21. we had seen lined sides in central southern portions of vietnam, but were now starting to dry off. we have to go south of indo china to really see those active monsoon rains, wyoming into malaysia, call them poor, has a high of 33 degrees. promise fear we would get to australia and here we go. first, the precipitation story flood stricken areas getting some reprieve. just a few showers for new south wales, coastal sections what the south now put the colors on the map, the darker the red, the higher the temperature and we've got dangerous heat. a multi day heat wave through the interior toward the northwest. temperatures could reach 4647 degrees for new zealand, heavy falls, southern elp send for the north island, scattered showers. but some heavy rain around the capitol region is fall on friday

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or one of the top stories hernandez, era, germany is announced. it will ban unvaccinated people from much of public life to try to stop a 4th wave of code 19 infections. outgoing chancellor angler macro says a proposed vaccination mandate could also take effect as early as february. you as president joe biden is unveiled new actions to combat code 19 saying the emergence of the omicron variant increases the urgency for boost to vaccines. the planning to, to talk to restrictions for international travelers and expanding access to at home testing. and the u. s. secretary of state is held, talks with russia's foreign minister in an effort to defuse mounting tensions over ukraine, antony bacon and saga lever of disgust. russia's trip build up near the border. oscar reject claims that it's planning an attack on you trade the u. s. is restarting a controversial border policy, which will force refugees and migrants to remain in mexico while their applications

for asylum considered. the policy was initially introduced in 2019 and a for president donald trump. it was rescinded when president joe biden took office in january, but a federal court in texas as they returned that decision, saying it did not follow properly. procedure migrants are expected to be sent back as early as next week. why canada has more from washington dc. well, that texas court ruling was upheld by the supreme court, which agreed that the vital had ministration had not investigated fully enough before removing this particular law biden had described the lo, entered used by president trump as in humane and his administration. got rid of it immediately. however, now in the light of the supreme court judgment, the administration is we introducing this remain in mexico protocol. it has been the last few months at discussing with the mexican government ways in which this could be imposed in

a far more humane manner than it was in the past. this includes, for example, providing transport for individuals to encampments within mexico, where they can stay while they are waiting the court cases to proceed with the united states. a significant matter as well was that the us agreed to next because demand for a time limit on the legal process, a maximum of 6 months to be taken to decide the case of each particular individual . but this is, of course, going to have the massive impact on tens of thousands of people, the bite and administration. one understands is looking at its immigration protocols to see how it can rewrite its immigration policies in a way that would satisfy the courts and conservative politicians. austria's former leaders, sebastian court says, made the shock announcement that he will quit politics completely. he's under investigation for corruption and stepped aside as chancellor in october. courses

announcement was swiftly followed by his replacement decision to resign and exam. schellenberg was widely seen as a temporary appointment, while courts attempted to clear his name. he's been beat and hailey going north and i'm neither a sales nor a criminal. i'm a human being with strengths and weaknesses with failures and successes and everything else. and especially because there are accusations that have been raised for the past couple of months. it is important for me to state again. i am personally looking forward to the day even if it could take years on which i can prove in court that the accusation for gates me are simply wrong. political rivals in iraq have met to discuss forming a coalition government to try to bring an end to weeks of protests over the election. supporters of iranian back groups have continued to demonstrate ever since the october 10th 3rd. and they claim it was rigged. despite several recounts, several iranian backed factions met. she had eaten tedra, sat on thursday,

his block when the most seats and parliament. not enough to govern alone. why had, has more from baghdad after 6 weeks over political arrival, reason, tension, controversy over iraq's parliamentary elections. political ravens met on thursday in order to reach a consensus and 2 in the crisis to diffuse. the tension that has been brought on by the election results on thursday, the religious and political leader to the southern and met with leaders or political leaders of the coordination framework that includes the iranians backed the political blocks and political parties. they agreed on a number of major points on top of them that all foreign troops should leave the country as scheduled by the end of this year. they also agreed on

supporting and enhancing the rule of the popular mobilization forces, the military wings of the iranian fact and political parties also, they agreed on criminalizing any type of normalization with, as right now, among the points to be tackled during the meeting is to support under privilege, it areas across iraq was financial and economic support. they also agreed on expert combating corruption, especially those who are abusing the state authority in order to serve their own interests. but following the meeting to the sort of just tweeted that the government will be formed only by the majority of the pot it gambia and vote in a presidential election on saturday. current president and i'm a barrow is being challenged by 5 other candidates, including some who were part of the coalition that put him into office in 2016. i'm

going to race reports from the capital bud jewel on preparations for the vote. team position for my long term job and pushed him out of our interest. 5 years after that on the part of this venue. one call issue with any double hold. i'm just going to run this 1st and bottle to the now go home. i had done all the professional process, a corporate job with that job at the promotional rate, but i wanted to see what you wanted

to make that check when they wanted to look through the list that it is run into now with the company and in a much quality time, it is always good to talk to the international olympic committee says chinese tennis player publish way appeared well in the 2nd video call as consent for well being persists. the former world doubles number one hasn't been seen in public for weeks after accusing a politician of sexual assault. on wednesday, the women's tennis association suspended all of its tournaments in china over the case. it said video calls may have showed she was well, but did not guarantee her freedom. a fight to preserve an abandoned palestinian village is entering a potentially critical phase tenders to start work on a re development plan. and due to be issued in the coming weeks campaign is

opposing the new se would destroy iraq. historical and cultural monument harry fosset visited to lift out on the northern slopes of west jewish limb, a met one of its former residence in every 7th, and there lived there is very view also of my life in lift that was so my childhood jacobo day was born on this jerusalem hillside in 1948 years later, he was one of 3000 palestinians who fled or were forced from homes here in the fighting that preceded the creation of the state of israel. it was a scenario repeated across historic palestine known to palestinians as the napa or catastrophe, both cal balance than it does not give me to come back to live. this is my dream, but at least thou lift i remit to remain left there. as i witness.

for all on what happened in this area. but there has been some change earlier this year to is really brothers opened this guest house, built from 3 homes looming, larger is a redevelopment plan, sponsored by israel's land authority. in may, it promised to invite bids for work on more than 250 housing units, a commercial center at a hotel. it's a moment of glory for jerusalem to build a new neighbourhood are in that particular place. of course, i am aware that the palestinians are, are dreaming about the day that they will be able to return their that means perpetuating the conflict. and i am not for that i go by says green spaces, terraces and ruins would be preserved. but for a broad coalition of campaigners,

the project would destroy the soul of the unique space. what's rare about this campaign is that it seems to be getting some real traction. palestinian voices have been joined by jewish heritage and environmental campaigners and that position as one the backing of tourism as municipal government. the construction tendering process slated for the summer has already been delayed several times. the latest deadline is the end of the year. the campaigns lawyer says it's down to effective work in the courts and in the public sphere. riley land authority since that the preservation of lift is preservation of stones preservation of architecture of buildings. while in our view, the reservation of lift is the preservation of the instant village that but a senior village of lift as it testimony for the history of the place. in 2012 campaign has won a court case that put a freeze on the plans. the hoping that episode and left his history can be repeated . harry faucet, algebra lifter, west jerusalem. corruption is

a major issue in case done. the central asian nation has long been plagued by bribery vote, buying intimidation, smuggling and organized crime. but one non profit organization is trying to change the country's future using traditional music and art to highlight social issues. same bas robbie reports from the capital. bish kick. yeah. this duncan, poets and singers incur gustavo no news. akins have been a bridge between people and kings since before the days of modern government thing not done have quite a long again, speaking truth and demanding justice. the auction is seen as a public figure who cannot be balked hard work and woollen bidding to the lot on the kind of language his people are singing in ation. when a child is born, pupils sing songs when a person dies, people also sing songs. and now at this time of need, the strong team with people who care about the nation are putting research findings

to song it will be of benefit to our nations. a in a country were decades of correction, have eroded public trust, where people have stopped listening. investigative reporters team up with traditional folk artists to make videos about crooked politicians and criminals and highlight serious socialist. good awesome, awesome, easy, ancient ways of talking about modern day problems. but bottom of loosened when there was persecution, akins would communicate it, they would sing the truth to the people to wake up people to what is good, what is the right way. and that is why i think us communicating in this way with the people as an achievement videos featuring traditional forms of song and art, get more views online after what we went through. historically, after being, you know, under soviet rule and russian influence, we are just starting to realize who we are as

a nation and shedding all these filters that were put on us. how we view ourselves and all these traditional art farms. it sounds uniting something very important in our people because we are realizing who we are and taking pride as courageous people. and that's through traditional forms of art. and for young people who make up nearly a 3rd of the country's population, the hope is adopting the old ways can help to paint a brighter future of illustrator. he is born in my illustration. i use more dark colors because it describes our situation and shows how gloomy it is. how confused the story is. that's why i use such dark shades. if every person bring some benefit for our country, this is a very positive point. i tried to do what i know to help our country out of the crudest on has experienced political turmoil for years. and people say they are tired of hearing about the nation's problems. but as the, i can say,

words are always better. and so the rules in basra theology rubbish, give me a quick mind you can catch up any time met with our website details. there are fan biden on reading his new plans to combat the micron variant out a 0 talk come ah, and one of the top stories, missouri, germany has announced it will ban unvaccinated people from much of public life in an effort to stop or 4th wave of infections, those who are not fully jogged or recovered from code 19 will only be loud in essential shops, such as grocery stores and pharmacies outgoing chance. the angular.