in that building, the tower has come to the letter before in human history as the months prestige environment of the arctic. in such peril. germany balls, unvaccinated people from most public places to avert another wave of curbing 19 infections. run a fight is variance with science and speed on chaos and confusion. yes, president joe biden unveils his winds up planned to come back unexpected surgeon corona vibes cases. ah, hello, i'm darn jordan. this is al jazeera live from dell also coming up. the u. s. warrens, russia, of serious consequences if it embeds ukraine. but moscow denies allegations is

planning on the time. and the sky's the limit. china is impressive, tall buildings are expected to dominate the world architecture festival. ah, rising corona, virus infections on the arrival of a new varian top pushing several countries to look at strict measures to contain the spread in germany and vaccinated people be banned from much of public life. the outgoing chancellor angler merkel called the restrictions an act of national solidarity. germany's parliament also considering imposing a vaccine mandate under simmons reports on the situation across europe. 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 has got anything other than that, and 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 and zeal in france, where the health services struggling with record numbers of covey infections. the government, scientific advisor believes the on the chrome variant will be dominant within a matter of weeks laverne me. soon as i can brag, are equal value on the real enemy is the 5th wave with the delta variant. there will be some time before the army on a 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, you do need one in the u. k, where booster jobs will be available to anyone over 18. the arrival of the on the chrome variant has led to a clamor for vaccinations. we're starting to think people who i think probably anxious about any very anything come across in with us to get people come in 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 those people put their hopes in jobs being able to ward off or ma 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 capitol alls low one of

a warning more than 50 people have been infected with the on the chrome variant at a christmas party in a restaurant. the government says they were all vaccinated. and re, simmons al jazeera south africa has reported more than 11 and a half 1000 new cove at 19 cases in just 24 hours. that's 5 times the number reported just a week ago when south african scientists alerted the world about the new variant. health experts say on the crew is driving up infections in the country, but deaths and hospitalization so far arising at a much lower rate. richard lascelles is from the university of quota natal. he says research is need more time to understand the very it's spreading very rapidly through our community again. and i think you know, that it spread its time. started very much in how tang providence and is more generalized in that province now. but really what we're seeing across the

country now is, is the exponential rise in cases. and that's when the numbers get scary each day. you're going up by quite a substantial amount and, and what we're seeing still is that this piece of research that came out today from some colleagues giving us a little another piece of the puzzle, really that, that there clearly is an increased risk of re infection. so that's people who have had cobra before and now testing positive again. and we have teams, we've been tracking that over the course of the pandemic, can they can show just in the past few weeks that the, the number of people testing positive again, has gone up quite substantially. and that gives us this clue again, that this, that this baby and has significant kind of immune if asian properties that it can get right. and some of the protection still most of the,

the spread up till very recently has been in the younger age groups. and so, so a lot of what, what doctors are seeing it's still mild, but we need time for, for the older age groups to be effective to, to start to really see and get a clear picture of the severity of illness. the world health organization has addressed the spread of the crime cases across parts of asia, several countries in the region, abandoned flights and what they call higher risk nations, india, south korea, japan, hong kong in a straight, you have all reported cases of the new cove in 1900 varian. now the bank will nation. we have currently about only grown, suggest we need to change the direction of our response. our experience of the last 2 years, especially in dealing with development, like build up, provides a guide about what to do now. as well as how to be the future in a more sustainable way. by rating this one's measure to each country context

using 5 key tools in combination. we can avoid the red line and minimize the impact as well as social and economic options. tony chang has more now in the spread of the variant across asia w a to or inside asked about spikes, infections that have been seen in singapore and south korea, countries where they're all very wide vaccination programs. those don't appear to be down to the new barons. however, the w h o suggested that was because of increased opening policies and increased social interaction. after the coven measures the been put in place for the last 18 months, they said that was likely, but they didn't nodes the serious infections and death remaining very steady and relatively low at the moment. and they said, that's a sign that current policy is working. we've also seen countries like the philippines who have had relatively low vaccination rates,

trying to push vaccination drives. they were aiming for 9000000 people vaccinated in 3 days. they managed to get 7.6, but i think it's a sign in this region that in many countries were the omni chrome very and hasn't yet been detected. the cutely aware of the fact that the one thing that's really going to stop the survey, they probably won't be able to stop it at the borders. but the one thing from stuffing is spreading as delta has in this region will be widespread vaccinations and booster programs. that however is going to be a complication because many countries here had problems getting vaccinations they. they were looking for supplies from develop nations. they are getting those 1st supplies now, but boost the supplies will really strain the supply chains. they are trying to increase the vaccination production in this region. but there's going to be a program that takes some time to come through. and the u. s. s reported on a crown in 5 states,

including one person in hawaii who had no history of travel. president biden has announced title restrictions for international travelers, shabba, towns, reports now from washington, d. c. a president biden had been due to outline a winter plan for dealing with covered before the discovery of the on the con variance. but the president appeared hopeful, even those reluctant to get vaccinated. we're changing their minds. now. there is some evidence in one poll, i won't mention that because i'm not positive of the number was told this is i was leaving the white house that there is an expectation that 30 percent of the non vaccine center. no circumstances would i get a vaccination because of the new variant are now saying i'm going to get vaccinations. biden is filing an approach based on what he calls science and speed, and not chaos and confusion, the underlying principle of his winter plan to make resources available to prevent another lockdown. it doesn't include shutdowns or locked downs,

but widespread vaccinations and boosters and testing a lot more in order to ensure the 100000000 eligible americans who have yet to get a booster shot do so they will be contacted and availability ensured hundreds of family vaccination clinics will be opened, where all eligible age groups can be vaccinated at the same time. and mobile vaccination connects will be sent to underserved areas to prevent school pleasures . the centers for disease control will release the findings on whether it's possible to test or students on site. instead of sending them home after coded case is reported, home testing kits will be covered by health insurance or provided free for those without insurance. the number of surge response teams, medical staff can be deployed into areas where medical resources being strained by the virus will be increased by this pledge to speed up the delivery of the vaccines that has promised to the developing world and travelers to the us. we require to be tested within a day before departure. instead of 3 days. the mosque mandate on public transportation will be extended into march. some scientists and the world health organization of argue that the case for boosters for the entire adult population

and not just slaves, particularly at risk, simply hasn't been made, nor is the evidence as yet the boosters increase protection against on the chrome, the w h. i walk is to prevent further variance. the priority should be to get vaccines to the developing world. i call on all member states to choose to achieve our targets of vaccine. ating 40 percent of the population of every country. by the end of this year and 70 percent by middle next year, something button didn't announce was requirements for vaccination for domestic ad travel and measure that somebody will further nudge the u. s. as unvaccinated eligible adults to get the shot. but at a time of nationwide legal wrangling over vaccinate mandates in the workplace, that would clearly be a hard sell for some. she everytime see al jazeera washington, the u. s. government will restart a trump era border program that forces asylum seekers to wait in mexico for us

immigration hearings. the biden administration had originally scrapped the controversial remain in mexico program. but a court order in august for them to reinstate it. migrants are expected to be sent back as early as next week. my county 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 bite and had described the lo, introduced by president trump as in humane and his administration. got rid of it immediately. however, now in the light of the supreme court judgement, 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 within 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 a 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 so, so, so to come here now does air including white people in democratic republic of congo are welcoming the site of uganda and troops on the streets loss. i think not them have climb along again using ancient traditions to modern day challenges. now autism, co this done deal with corruption and crime more than that. ah

hello, thanks for joining in your world. weather report begins in the middle east and with that disturbance it swept through. we draw and we've got cooler air for tate on a high of 11 degrees. and look at this. we get her shamal, go and on, so that gusty northwind come down the golf and for the gulf states, we'll see those when guess on friday, up to 50 kilometers per hour. meantime crew layer slinging into play here is to watch what happens on friday. q 8 goes from $25.00 to $20.00 doe hodge as a hive. 23 degrees in riyadh. we've got yen for hiv. 20. next we're going to pakistan, but not much to report here. plenty of sun toward the north and south is wal, karachi, a hive. 32 degrees after turkey and temperatures are bouncing back a bit. after that cold front swept through anchor

a 13 degrees. look at all this activity toward the west. impacting is mere, with the high of 19 central africa, downpours of rain to be expected through gap on and cameroon. to allah has a high of 32 degrees. further toward the south, we've got rain across angola, through swath of namibia, southern sections of botswana, and really toward that eastern portion of south africa. so i think we're going to power up some thunderstorms in johannesburg with a high of 28 degrees on friday. that's it. see again soon ah, the step beyond the comfort zone, where assumptions are challenged, travel to the ends of the earth, and further experience the unimaginable of the people who live. it was probably the most extreme situation i've been involved in. how quickly things

contract award winning documentary is that also a perception witness. on al jazeera lou. ah, welcome back. a quick amount about top stories here. this our germany plans to ban unvaccinated people from much of public life to stop a 4th wave of cope at 19 infections. the u. s. is pacing tied to restrictions for international travelers. as the armstrong barrier continues to spread, south africa has confirmed more than 11 and a half 1000 new cases. that's 5 times the number of porter just a week ago. when so african scientists and out of the world about

a new merit. and the u. s. will restart a trump era border program that forces asylum seekers to wait in mexico for us immigration here in the bike. the administration struck the controversial remain in mexico program, but a court order forced them to reinstate your section of state. anthony blinkin has met his russian counterpart as the divide between moscow and washington widens over ukraine. lincoln says he remains concerned of what he called russia's aggressive policy towards give. but russia's foreign minister, sir galeb rob is adamant the kremlin will protect its interests. bernard smith reports from moscow. this was the 1st face to face meeting between antony, blinkin, and circ. a laugh rav since joe biden became u. s. president. the u. s. secretary of state, use 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 troop filled up. returning forces to normal peace 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 easton, ukraine had been patrolling these trenches for more than 7 years. after russia mixed crimea, now a build up of russian troops along the border. more than $90000.00 says the government in kiev is fueling fears 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, 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, your appeal security packed to try to stop nato from expanding further east. we, as president preaching, stated,

do not want any conflicts. but if i may to partners have stated that no one has a right to dictate to a country that would like to join nato, where he can do or not, we can say to every country is able to find its own interest guarantee, dare security. in the spring, there was a similar show of russian strength along the ukraine border tension eased. after a 1st summit 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. uganda is increasing its deployment of troops in the neighboring democratic republic of congo to fight an arm group called allied democratic forces. uganda blamed the idea for 3 suicide bombings and its capital last month,

nor button money report. people and benny welcome to deployment of troops and tanks . many want an end to violence. that's bisetti, ethan democratic republic of congo. for decades. a joint forces operation by the u . canden and complete governments aint through towns the allied democratic forces. the rebel group is accused of massacring thousands of people, and we support this operation and the collaboration between our 2 presidents to put an end to the adf killers. we're expecting a lot from this operation because we want to resume with our normal life. this is a, it's a real joy for us to see the u. p. d. f soldiers finally conducting military operation and d, r. c, mainly in benny region. it was our demand and the suffering of the people in binion did treated regions who have long been massacred by the adf. you can the government,

blaine. c idea for new them is suicide bombings in kampala. the comalies army have been fighting rebels for years and introduce marcia law in the region. 6 months ago . we decided to bring together our digital services. and now we bring together us brochure forces to walk in the ground to make sure we are ready to sing. if we can, when you see reduce 100 percent off it. yep. i see it you, we will do so by this in year is that clearly we want 1st to destroy word the i look at these thick forest surrounding benny, have provided a shelter and strategic base for the adf. originally from uganda. and the rebel group has been active for nearly 3 decades in the 19 ninety's it fought against you, gun as president you are, you must have any, was defeated in 2001, and relocated the d i. c o. molten group say attacks had become more widespread, brazen and bloody after the adf aligned with i saw 2 years ago. and for the past

few days, the joint forces abuse artillery in air raids against the rebels. and said there dave, a numbered. but they have made clear how long the so take lower that money out to sara. going german leda. angler merkel has been treated to a traditional send off to mark the end of her 16 years as chancellor. she chose some personal favorites for the military band to play. ah, well, that was a 1974 pop song by east german artist nina hogan, who later became a punk sinner. merkel opted not to stand in september's election, but she stayed on this transfer until coalition towards confirmed left sholtes as her successor. he's expected to take office next week. jeffrey abstains for my house manager has told the gilling maxwell trial, he remembers driving an alleged victim to the late financier,

one or less. he said he took the woman to epstein and maxwell, when she was about 14. the woman now 41, testified early in the week that maxwell watched epstein sexual assault her as a teenager. the british socialite has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges . now the world's biggest annual event celebrating the best and architectures underway in lisbon. hundreds of projects are competing for titles such as world building and future projects of the year. about a 3rd of all shortlisted sites in china. but as katrina you report some, beijing, the country hasn't always had the best reputation in the industry. there are millions of office buildings in china, but the liter skyscraper in southwest b. jang is unlike any other straddling a mater, subway station. 2 structures are connected by a soaring atrium that twists towards the sky. here we were face with her and as you were to build an office tower, 200 meters tall,

with the subway tunnel underneath. how do we create something very elegant? that really will be part of the city. we critter, we call an urban window. so the atrium that's created because of straddling the, the tunnel creates a tower that's creates the tallest atrium in the world. straight lines are hard to find here, but the unseen is equally impressive. integrated smart systems manage the buildings, temperature and air quality. energy use is minimized. every office is connected with 5 g. these are just some of the reasons it was highly commended at the prestigious world architecture festival taking place this week in portugal. of about $500.00 international projects nominated for awards one 3rd a chinese young cluster. mon isn't surprised by the country strong showing. he spent a decade working here before founding his firm in 2015. even though china has a place that has actually the largest. traditionally,

you can possibly imagine it's still very young at heart. so it's actually always very interested in innovation. but innovation has been interpreted widely. for years, china was known for poor quality, gaudy constructions, president she didn't, paying has called for an end to so called weird architecture. a government ban on ugly buildings was issued earlier this year. there's now focus on sustainability, simplicity and preserving history. themes seen that show gong number 3, blast furnace. another shortlisted project completed in 1959 and closed due to environmental concerns and 2010 designers chose to refurbish rather than demolish the site. with this land has historical memory and the owners have a deep affection for it. we focus on trust formation and renewal to give the enterprise new vitality with these blue skies. it's hard to imagine that this area

was once choked by heavy air pollution for decades. shogun was beijing's industrial hub and main source of smoke. these trains used to transport iron or coal and other materials. the area now houses the offices of the beating winter olympics and has become popular with tourists. with an estimated half of the world's construction taking place in china, buildings here will continue drawing global attention and designers hope for the better and not the worst. katrina you are, the 0 beijing. the chinese ride hailing giant dd global says it will d list from the new york stock exchange and pursuer listing and hong kong. instead, the company pushed ahead with its $4000000000.00 i. p o, in july, despite warnings from beijing about data security, johnny cyber authorities ordered the removal of 25 of its mobile apps from app store citing national security concerns. women's fashion magazine,

l is banning. images of fir, in all its international additions in support of animal welfare. the move comes after the french title signed a charter along with animal rights groups to ban content promoting fir, 13 of the magazines $45.00 editions. i've already enforced the measure, and the remaining titles will do so by 2023. corruption is a major challenge for kurdistan. the central asian nation has long suffered bribery vote, buying intimidation, smuggling and organized crime. but one non profit group is using traditional music and art to try to highlight social concerns. same bizarre, he has more than the capital biscuit. yeah, love digging, get the colon poets and singers incur gustavo known as akins have been a bridge between people and kings. since before the days of modern governments, them have quite a long again, speaking truth and demanding justice. the auction is seen as

a public figure who cannot be bought hard work and woollen bidding to then i'll put on the curve. little john curtis, people are singing a nation when a child is born, people 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 nation's camera in a country were decades of corruption 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 social issues. and the justice asked them using ancient ways of talking about modern day problems. with bottom of the window from 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 a 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 needing something very important in our people because we are realizing who we are and taking pride as care gets people and that's through traditional slums of arts. 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 willis threads. her haste forms. 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, our of the crew. gustavo has experienced political turmoil for years. people say they are tired of hearing about the nation's problems. but as the, i can say, words are always better. and so is the roots in basra, the ultra 0 biscuit go. ah! i've a quick check of the top stories here on al jazeera germany plans to ban unvaccinated people from most public places. to stop a 4th wave of coven 19 infections. the outgoing chancellor angler merkel described the restrictions as an act of national solidarity. so africa has confirmed more than 11 and a half 1000 new code 19 cases. that's 5 times the number of ports are just a week ago. wednesday african scientists.