sir, this is, i hate to say it, so predictable. we all talked about vaccine and equality and the kovacs scheme was set up by the world health organization. and yet it is played out in an entirely predictable way. yes, yes. unfortunately, we have colder dis outcome of the only gone by on sunday. my every then see if it was needed about these are in warranty that we are leaving and about did they do have new mario answer if we call gina in the way we have done so far in africa and other that will be counties are bader, highest pricing things are over, i mean, access door to the machine. so while we're in the, in the west discount the night, you, britain, the united states and canada in u. k, we are discussing godaddy booster before dorothy says one is also about starting door to door. come out if don't, is there an average of vaccination in many count?

lisa is less than 10 percent. is a modern you know. so the basic, basic question is why there was all the good intention in the world that vaccines would be made available to anyone and everyone who needed it. why has it not happen? isn't a money thing, can people, can it a country's not able to afford it? in africa, are there other countries hoarding the virus for the virus to vaccine for themselves? what's happened? why, why, why you didn't a day? your question contain down says money that a the game emotional and set the shop brought down by the way, discount the this. ready is it so there are no other reason why this is about not taking care of it. we are interconnected, not taking care about the fact that we are all human beings. and we're all the shame of human rights and getting access sold. so if you don't want to look about

the humanitarian perspective, what's about the economy that perspective about form recovery, we will need the recovery in terms of a structure going on. we got a constant when she's all of the of the day me, we do need a full recovery and a speed recovery of the entire war. not about on a few counties. i mentioned only in passing kovacs, which was the stay in the world health organization scheme. which was supposed to ensure or at least help with vaccine equity. has that not lived up to what it was supposed to or is it actually operating at the level that it was expected? i feel like we, we expect more of something like this. of course we, we expect a much more than did and the research that we are being, fortunately, comma a unfortunately is not working as we expected. and the idea to take those who are in the front line is why i saw

a more or what. so what we are experiencing because we are talking when we come about on the, about what it is about vaccinating that medical doctor to be a nurse is the 1st day that we're working on the front line today. gerald. those affected by the mild, so should be something that you're looking for, the national community go, she's not receiving enough. don't see any enough of financial resources or, or a mission. francesco, from the international, red cross and red crescent societies. thank you for your time. it's really important that we keep talking about this issue, appreciate your time today and thank you for the opportunity. thank you so much. the mayor of rio de janeiro has cancelled new year's eve celebrations, and brazil is confirmed. its 1st cases of the on the con variance, thousands of residents and tourist usually had to the cities famous kopec about

a beach to watch the fireworks on december 31st. but at the stage, more than 615000 people have died in brazil from cove at 19. now, date's been set for you as president joe biden, and the russian president vladimir putin to hold talks after the recent tension in east in ukraine. the leaders are due to speak on a video call on tuesday is thousands of russian troops gathered near ukraine's border. u. s. and ukrainian officials say intelligence suggests an invasion or an attack is possible. in the coming weeks name a russia stopped exporting coal to ukraine, saying it needs to cover high demand at home. thing is ukraine depends on russian coal to keep it lights on. and as long as she is moscow of using energy as a weapon, charles is striper. that this report from now, from tourists in eastern ukraine, a coal mine close to the front line in eastern ukraine mines, such as this one, have helped fuel industry and the don bass region and across what was the soviet

union, the over a century. but ukraine remains dependent on russia to meet its energy needs, especially coal, which is vital for fueling ukrainian pow stations in 2014 pro russia, separatists seized control of the majority of the mines. further depleting, ukraine's access to call decades of neglect means much of the mines infrastructure is close to collapse. the about old enough is your thought, the equipment we have is from 958, lack of investment and government negligence is one of the reasons why we face a shortage that things could be difficult this winter. another problem is that russia caught ukraine's coal supply last month. russia has recently stopped exporting coal to ukraine, saying that there's just too much domestic internal demand for the natural resource

. some analysts are describing this is nothing short of blackmail. and an effort by russia to weapon eyes, it's vast, natural resources as a means of putting pressure on ukraine. and it's not just cold that russia is using to try and control your grain. these a gas pipelines similar to those that transport russian gas across ukraine to europe. europe relies on russia for around 35 percent of its energy needs. and ukraine gets paid transit fees, which were around 2000000000 dollars last year. but those days on nearly over the nord stream to pipeline, which is expected to be opperation next year, bypasses ukraine. instead transporting gas from russia to germany onto the baltic sea. russia trying to lead to divide euros for russia multiple better. energy relations was different states separately rather than with then go

from graham perspective. ready this means that russia will. ready have has free to, to belie station in. ready the queen, more actively germany has warned russia not to use its gas exports as a weapon, but has been criticized by other european states and ukraine for exposing here to more economic pressure from moscow. so analysts say, russia's aim of trying to keep ukraine inexpensive influence is impossible. it is simply not possible to have that sort of control away our neighbors. we've all, with the investing huge resources military as well as economy because in b and as i see on racy she, i think it moscow and age to modify. it's james because very simply, natalie winter is just beginning. yes is so worried about the potential electricity blackouts that it's been forced to start importing coal from as far away as the us

and columbia. so let's say economic. an energy pressure from russia will continue, because the more ukraine talks about future nato and e u membership. the more moscow sees red charles rabbit al jazeera tor esc, eastern ukraine, france and saudi arabia have held a joint phone call with lebanon's prime minister, seen as a gesture in a re, in resolving a diplomatic crisis. the call was made as the french president manual macro and visited saudi arabia after strips to d. u a and cover the kingdom and the gulf states withdrew their ambassadors from beirut last month, anchored by a government minister who criticized the saudi lead war. yemen minister, resigned on friday. sedans, military chiefs of the army will leave politics after elections at all scheduled for 2023 journal of the fat albert hon. no, for the assurance. during one of several interviews he gave to international news

agencies on saturday. but of course led the military takeover in october before a deal was struck last month to reinstate the prime minister at yahoo, when a government is elected, the armed forces in all organized security groups, i believe will have no participation in political matters. this is what we agreed upon, and this is the armies natural situation for the armed forces to carry out its duties . because there will be a government elected by the sudanese people that expresses their will. and hope was one back to afghanistan where farmers in the west of the country have just finished harvesting flowers the produce saffron. it is the world's most expensive spice and the crop off as hope in a country teetering on the brink of economic disaster. rob mcbride as i report enough from her aunt fronts in the fields of hair at the end of the saffron harvesting, is often marked by children from nearby villages coming to pick what's left for pocket money. for there is real value in the small purple flowers of the

crocus family that yield the world's most expensive spice. since its introduction from neighboring iran, saffron cultivation has boomed in this province in recent years, and its value to afghanistan given its current economic plight, has never been more important. for saffron produces the turmoil of the taliban takeover has caused disruption for the shipping and banking services. they need for exports. but they say at least there isn't the same corruption they faced under the old government. am african meconium problems or the banking system are a big issue for businesses, but i think we faceless bureaucratic interference. and in the long term, i'm optimistic about the future as good extracting the precious filaments from the flowers, processing the individual threads to remove impurities, then sorting them into different grades requires painstaking attention. it's

a role traditionally carried out by women. while men do the work in the fields, despite concerns they taliban, my tried to stop women from working producers. we spoke to say there's been no problems so far and that's good for the wider social significance of this spice or in the last couple of decades. it's been promoted as an alternative to growing poppies for the opium trade. a trend helped by saffron's rising international price . and of course, there will be some interest from the progress of any right. they see that the price is really high. of course, there is a debt bring also the honda, the contribution of the flooring, the thought from as a lucrative alternative to puppy production. saffron cultivation was encouraged across afghan is done by the previous administration. it stands as one of its more successful legacies. but the vast majority of the country,

saffron and the best quality spice still originates from the fields of had us. it's been recognized by international awards as among the best in the world, the lawnmower, the staff cache web, her daughter, i export to more than 27 countries. and i know that suffolk can change the economic face of grandstand. and i know the soil in other provinces will also produce a frog placing such trust in the powers of one tiny flower may be hoping for too much. but this is a country indeed of any little help right now. rob mcbride, al jazeera herat, afghanistan. oh jain christmas tree. he's been lit up in the occupied westbank city of bethlehem. my christians believe jesus christ was born. the faithful gathered outside the church of the nativity, hoping hope 19 doesn't ruin. another holiday season for him was all but closed last christmas. neither abraham was there as the lights went off. this is the busiest

bed. i see them in 2019 with 2050 that. that door is there because bob and beaver weren't even allowed to with the lighting ceremony. 6 last year, but the day that differ in thousands and thousands of palestinians are here. that is boston lake and people are coming from different places from what they occupied . blood is readily this is one of the initiatives this year to revive the economy, christmas market where people can sell their products as well as their crafts. people here in bethlehem have depended on tourism for decades. so naturally when tourism stopped, the economy took a hard hit. now, you know, christmas people looking to buy presents and the things are turning around,

at least for the holidays. people are willing to spend more to try and bring some bright brightness and hope into the house and have like a happy hall. i think during this time people will spend, even if you know it's a bit difficult for them. palestinians do not control their own borders. so they have to rely on what restrictions israel has in place in november. israel has allowed vaccinated tours to come in and so people here were hopeful that tourism is going to be back. but soon after news of the new variant has emerged. israel has shut down its borders again. here are saying that while they're glad that there is some sense of normalcy coming back to town, especially during the christmas season. it's the tours and that's going to revive the economy. still ahead on the news, al sport with santa thanks. yes. so we're live from our special fee for our cup studios here in. doha will have the latest from the tournament and i just the city go talk of the premier league for the 1st time this season. action on the way,

ah, the latest news as it breaks, governments in the region are using security forces to climb down on protests, instead of protecting their countries against armed attacks with detailed coverage in the absence of any hard data on how widespread overland albacore variances scientists urging caution from around the world, political observers argue his government has letty dismantling of democratic institutions. or, from the al jazeera london broker, sent it to people in store for compensation large cannot be erased by the superpower with no host and no limitation. what matter do you know was to be radical? how can the thing that's radical for say,

part one of the highway and denise, your pool is not about wanting to sell. you know about the message in the studio b, unscripted. on alex's era. lou. a welcome to al, does there special coverage of the fee for the term and doubling up as a major warm up event for the cost? i will call the next. yes, i don't find out how much plenty of sports news for you, including as a city beach, what further to go top of the premier league for the 1st time this season. it was hamilton takes for, for the saudi arabian go on, p as his main wife will, crushes,

and qualifying and $750.00 and counting another goal scoring milestone for one of the greatest ice hockey plays of old time. but 1st, the arab cup, it's a rest day on sunday, but let's quickly to remind you of what happened on saturday. the african champions, algeria have reached the quarter finals, they beat lebanon to now to make it 2 straight victories and the competition in. but i, he, me, and i was young, he's scored the goals at the alden, but stadium. egypt also progress from the same group. they beats the don 5 now in school, one of the best schools of the tournament that so far, that if i hit the ball with his free cake, but then blasted in the volley, was to don also had 2 men sent off egypt and algeria taught the group was 6 points each and both go through to the last 8. and there was another content for best goal

in the late game between palestine and saudi arabia, hama the issues with palestine ahead with his 1st international goal. and they were on track to cause an upset, but saudi came back to london leveled with 8 minutes to go. both sides now have a one point from the 2 games. saudi arabia must beat morocco to go through house on face. jordan, the arab cup is a fee for tournament a, but it's supported by several partners, including the cutoff thaws league. i'm joined in the studio by the q s l executive director of competition. i've had a lab best the asthma. thank you so much for joining us. first of all, how does the cutoff salis benefit from the outcome? of course the cup isn't a put unity for us to build our capacities. so most of our team is on the ground working to make this happen. and this experience is very important for the standards of the catastrophic to, to get enhanced and the next couple of years. in addition to that,

it's an opportunity for us to cult players on top coaches who can be interesting follow ups. and this is unfortunately, we don't want to know how to cut a football developed since the announcement of the bid for the woke up. the vision for the last 10 years was to become one of the top 3 leagues in asia. i will achieve that. so we invested heavily to create the sophisticated top level professional football system which led to winning the ation couple 100 percent of our players say in the us to speak. so this was an important development of periods which we achieve a successful. let's talk about the role and the added value for plays here playing here. the context of our leech requires the foreign players to come say in the, in their respective clubs to make the difference. not just to be one of 11 players,

but to be an exemplary player on and off the pitch. meaning that they have to be always better than the other players. they always have to add incredible value and to teach the other players to inspire them. how to become a top level professional, such as child, for example, who was an inspirational player who was trying all the young players at the age of 35 from 36 years old. let's go back to the cup cutter, reach him to call, to finalize. what are the chances of winning? this was very confident that our team is going to make this confident that our players already they are very mentally and physically and i believe that our team is going to make it. so i'm, i'd prefer our cup. obviously it's a test for the big one which is happening in less than a year. now. what do we expect from people like, what do they expect from cutter? the fans coming in here next year. they can definitely expect the amazing so they can expect

a hospitality i've never seen before in any of the world cups that they have seen before. the 2020 to one hospitality. entertainment lot of beautiful matches in beautiful stadium. nice weather. so expect the amazing you are better. thank you very much for that q while cut are play their next game against iraq on monday, but they are already into the quote to finals. raining asian champions are quite unique because of the majority of the squad. i grew up playing together too, and i got to go visit the state of the art football school as fire academy. doha with team was built in 2019 castles. young football team gave the country its greatest moments on the page, winning that 1st asian typo the catalog suddenly arrived on the scene was shot many, but it came after years of hard work. and it all started here. this is kathy

aspire academy. it takes the best role talent from the region and trains them in the world class disability graduates from aspire from the backbone of the catholic national team. and many of them have passed through here during the young career's 70 percent of the squad. that one the asian title was students just like the 282 athletes that are currently in training at the academy. they get a full time education, as well as an opportunity to hone their skills in sports like athletics, fencing and squash. but it's the football program that is the most popular and successful. one of those hoping to be a future start, the capital team is 15 year old use of all marty, who's been as a buyer for 6 years. what i enjoy about being in spoken with the 1st one proving myself and always, not just the football side of the game, proving myself as a person over there. and also all the help my coaches giving me in the mentoring since, you know, they're older than me and they've pretty much experienced everything that really

helps me and gives me information about the course, how to play 1st team level to our present my national team and also 1st level and the shuttle. everything works without a spike out. i mean, there is no national, you know, the, the boys are pretty much the heartbeat of the country tomorrow, straightly captain tim k, who, who played a full well come is you have a nice chief officer. we come, the time i come here every time i walk into this building. i'm happy. 300000 guitar faces $20000000.00 plus his giant. it's, i won the asian come in 2019 and when you start thinking about that and breaking it down, how is that possible? it's actually pretty incredible with the numbers, with the tell them full take many, many years of working with these plays. and when you look into it, to our 1st thing, we have many players that basically are still together with that same group and same manny just feeling under the same philosophy and methodology that again,

applying to fix will come. so there is a system the system will faces the biggest test when cancer hosts the world cup in 2022. the country is never played in a world cup before, but they've gained experience with guest appearances in european qualifies. and the copper america as well. those who spent time playing in cattle, like dutch legend wrote the book, hopeful they can perform on the biggest stage. i think the prepared, well they've shown the ability to, to make everything very difficult. so i hope that can show the will that the, that's the football is developing. a solid performance of the arab cup will help build a football legacy in the country, but also raise expectations at, at the middle east. first. welcome joanna roscoe, al jazeera, aspire academy. joe way from the ab called massachusetts, you have gone top of the english family for the 1st time this season. there were 31

winners away at what for bernardo sales? i called twice about him. sterling got the other going out. one point clear of liverpool law chelsea slipped a 3rd place after the defeat to west and spain barcelona suffer. the 1st loss under the leadership of savvy is mandate that there would be to one nail at home body. i'll bet this or bar salon are now 7th in the table. 16 points behind leaders, real madrid now to another dramatic twists in the race for the full meal out. one tied to louis hamilton was quickest and qualifying to claim a pull up for sundays. saudi arabia, nicole, p as their staff and was on course to beat him, but hit the wall on the final corner. no crash means rush. that was thought, said the staff in these hamilton and the overall standing by 8 points with 2 races remaining. if he finished a 2nd or better, he could technically still to championship and saudi to put

a lot together with stuff. and ultimately i think out of fuel pace, we weren't responses in today. we can match what it is doing it. but like if we didn't have to do that, we did a good australia have named their team a for the 1st ashes. that test against england was stars. on wednesday, travis head and that mitchell saw have been chosen to play and game one at the iga and brisbin australia retained the ashes in 2019 and they have a new captain. pat commons, who comes in for tim payne, who stepped don over a sex thing a scandal. jo root is waiting to name his england team. when we walk out here, die one say a packed house and feel that have a cameras and start a summer. feels like a t b, that's wendell hit me. meaning this point be very, very much looking forward to getting in the way not to have a quick look at the picture show. it will change the next couple days,

but it's time to to feel like this series is very quickly coming in the way it looks like a good week at a time to get up with all the ryan about and last few days. that grain be to grass sunday sometimes look like that and you can often day one of the different sites but it looks good from point a crown or anything alternately if we do that and and look after our game, that's going to be home and i cower is closing in the, on the walls. number one, goal frankie, the race to the by winner is 5 shots. clear at the here will challenge the bahamas if you will take him to number one for the 1st time. and in ice hockey rush says alec, for which king is called his 750, a goal in the washington capitals that captain is forth on the old time this phil some whales, the overall records of wayne gretzky who scored 894 goals. and that's all for now, we'll be back in a few hours time for now. the 4th updates at 1345 gmc,

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