[000:00:00;00] ah, al jazeera, when i arrived, the new measures announced the whole battle, the chrome serge sweeping across the us. ah walter l 0 life from headquarters in delphi. i'm getting the also coming up a wait and see approach for the variance in the u. k. prime minister boards,

johnson promises no lockdown before christmas, doesn't still missing malaysia after severe flooding, while much needed supplies, finally reached survivors of ty, for right in the philippines and uncertain times. we look at what's behind a dire staff shortage in denmark. hello days before christmas, he was president, joe biden is warning millions of unvaccinated americans to get the job saying it's not to control, but to save lives. the only crime variance fell accounts for the majority of new infections across the country. while he has rejected the need for locked owns the president has ramped up measures to test and tackle the spread. kimberly, how can begins are covered from washington, d. c. i'm a crime has gripped the united states. 73 percent of new cases are now attributed

to that highly contagious variant. testing sites across the u. s. are packed in cleveland. this new dr. up testing site was act capacity just hours after opening. well, cobit has been a tough adversary. we've shown that we're tougher to combat, the alma kron sergio as president joe biden on tuesday announced a half 1000000000 home rapid tests will be distributed to americans starting in january until now u. s. rapid tests have been expensive and hard to find. we're take even more steps to make it easier to get tested and get tested for free. we're biden's also utilizing the defense production act to ramp up test manufacturing for clinical use . he's deploying 1000 troops to support overwhelmed doctors and nurses, and he's tapping into america's national stock pile of ventilators to ensure

hospitals are well equipped. still biden says the best way to prevent severe disease and death is vaccination. all these people who have not been vaccinated, you have an obligation to yourself, to your family and quite frankly. and now we criticize this to your country. shortly after taking office bite and reverse his predecessors withdrawal from the world health organization to unify the global fight against cove it. on tuesday, secretary of state blinking announced an additional 580000000 will be sent to the w h. whoa, to set up programs to get the and vaccinated their 1st shot. but it may already be too late. we are going to be far behind what is needed for the on the kron search. and as because of how transmissible this variant is, this may be one of the fast the spreading pathogens in madison that we've ever seen

. so all of these efforts that they announced today are excellent, but my concern is that they're not going to be rolled. busy out fast enough, the search is the arm across, the very end is disrupting the struggling us economy. sports leagues are cancelling game. so are some broadway shows, but biden says, it doesn't have to be this way. he pleaded with those skeptical of vaccines and government to reconsider my ministration is put them in place not to control your life, but to save your life. what's not a part of president biden's plan are locked down? seeing in other countries, the white house hopes expanded testing will prevent the need for such restrictions . in the united states. kimberly hell hit al jazeera, the white house. israel may become the 1st country to roll out a 4th dose of the co with 1900. maxine government panel has recommended that people above 60 get the job prime minister. and finally, bennett says that will help fight the spread of army. kron and it come to israel

reported its 1st death from the crown on tuesday. portugal has imposed a number of new corona, pirates restrictions. as on the chronic says, rise nightclubs on bars have been ordered to close and people must now work from home. outdoor gatherings are now limited to 10 people in each group on new years eve, negative current virus test is also required to enter a public places. portugal has one of the world's highest vaccination rates. well, if you are planning a trip to thailand in the next few weeks, beware of new travel restrictions. entry rules have been tightened once again due to the spread of the army kron variance. the government says the measures will be reviewed in early january, but as tony chang reports from bangkok that may be too late for many struggling businesses to survive the beaches, it may look busy. but this is as good as it's going to get less than 2 months after fully opening its borders. thailand is once again shutting down. lots for now we

will issue no more permission and this is the same for ties up from now we're back to the old system of quarantine when entering in an attempt to slow the spread of the micro barian visitors to thailand will once again have the current in for a period of $7.00 to $10.00 days, depending on vaccination status. although relatively few cases of the new variance have been detected, only 63 percent of the population are fully vaccinated. but the health benefits may be weighed by a tourist industry that struggling to survive. this measure is stuff like almost like a bits intent for the lease industry. i think it heard them so back. we've just been opening for a few months after the cost down for 2 years already on bank. coke's famous cow sand road. a few tourist arrivals. those who already have approval can still enter on the thailand,

testing ghost game with so much uncertainty surrounding international travel. many will choose to stay away, be runs a hair breeding business. she's just surviving that things are going from bad to worse. if they ever delay, feel all of this net get worse. of course it will, and it's never been the same since before the country shut down. these do have a few customers, but they are all tight. it's high season for the tide tourist industry. many had been banking on a busy holiday season and a fresh start in january. but the promises of the tie government to live with cove at 19 now seem shaky, was the hoops for the future. this is normally the busiest time of year on the cows on road. these new regulations mean the tourists won't be back and for the tide tourist industry. 2022 is unlikely to be a happy new year. tony chang al jazeera banker in scotland, adam brown,

new year's eve street party, has been cancelled for the 2nd year in a row. new restrictions will come into effect the day after christmas. the number of people indoors and outdoors will be limited. scotland is also struggling with current virus infections driven by the on a crone, variance on to other news. and severe weather is having a devastating and in some cases, unprecedented impact on large parts of southeast asia. in malaysia flooding has killed at least 27 people. and its display 70000 dozens are missing after days of torrential rain trigger and some of the worst flooding in years, the military is rescuing people who are still trapped in their homes. forest, louise joining us from kuala lumpur. so how is the rescue effort going florence and how extensive is the damage? the damage is quite extensive. we're talking about at least 6 states that are still under water and this is according to the latest information from the disaster

management agency. there about 70000 people who've been displays and the worst effected area is the central state of hong. there are in that fake alone there about 43000 people who are still sheltering at relief centers. and officials say that the water levels in some of the main rivers in that state are at dangerously high levels. and they told people that they need to be ready to leave their homes when told to do so. and then you also have in the more urban areas in the long or the wealthiest state in the country, some places are still water logged in. some places they've managed to slowly managing to pump out what after repairing a water pump. and people have started to be able to go home and to assess the damage. now, a local aid organization estimates that each family is going to need up to $2500.00 to repair their homes and to replace the furniture and other appliances. and that's a lot of money for many, very many people in malaysia,

the monsoon season is expected to last through to february and with that that could be the potential for more rain and even more floods. so the government of florence has been criticized for not responding quick enough to help the floods off the victims of the floods. excuse me, what are official saying while the prime minister has acknowledged that there were weaknesses in the government's response, but he will seem to deflect some of that criticism thing that the responsibility shouldn't fall solely on the federal government and that the state governments have to shoulder some responsibility as well. now that's not going to sit too well with many people. there's already so much public anger at what they say is the government slow response. in some places, it took days for a to reach people. they were trapped in their homes with days they were sheltering on the roof. they were surviving on very little and just biscuits or a bottle of water while waiting for a to arrive. and then they're also, we're also seeing social media posts criticizing some government ministers for

seeming more keen to actually publicize the fact that they were the some of the was effected areas rather than actually helping flood victims. now many people also asking questions about why there was a lack of flood preparedness given that this is the monsoon season. some climate experts have said that malaysia actually has the technology to warn of to, to, to warn about severe weather systems. and the comics that have said that the heavy rain that fell last week over 2 days was because if a tropical depression and that malaysia, that the warning system should have been in place. the michel eligible department issued a warning, but there wasn't enough coordination to issue warning systems to people to let them know that potential flood is coming and to be prepared. right. okay, thank you so much floor and fluid reporting from columbus or food water and medical supplies are now being delivered to survivors on typhoon roberts islands in the

philippines. at least 375 people were killed. one type of ry pummeled southern in central regions, while some are returning home. more than 400000 people are still living in evacuation center is jemila islands again is a manila with the latest on the situation. we were traveling for the past 5 days and we 1st landed in davos it just to give you a sense of how difficult it was for us to get to the 1st devastation, sight of city go province. after that, we made their way to the to and from there we were able to embed with the philippine millet. she ended the reconnaissance flight over so we shall go island be now got providence. and then we had their sales dropped off at city go city where this situation is really dire. i mean, even for a country often battered by natural disasters, this kind of damage and devastation is unprecedented. we're talking about at least 4 provinces. many communities remain cut off. it's been almost

a week since by foreign rice truck. and the situation on the ground is really difficult. it is distressing to see. for example, in 3 go city. just like in the whole province, just like in the now got the main issue is really food and water would spoken to civilian some of them. those in city go city will have to line up for hours to just just to be able to have potable water. both the water. 1 that they have to pay for that costs more than double already. for example, just like the price of rights and fuel, then we made our way to deny good province. okay. do you know that island that is about an hour and a half by boats where we were the 1st journalist to visit and you know, by the time the arrived it had already been 4 days since by phone rice truck. the situation is dire, nothing was left untouched. children with barely anything to eat, no electricity, no power cut off from the rest of the world. well, several people are missing after wrenching,

rain cause major flooding and east and central bolivia. benny and santa cruz are among the worst hit places. rescue teams are searching flooded areas for survivors . as priyanka group reports in bolivia, workers in a raft with a heavy machine called in a swirling sea of mud and flood water. the sheer fullest of the part of our river was too strong. the 2 was swept away, leaving the bunk of metal tossed around like a paper boat until it disappeared element element. after trying to save the heavy machinery, they got dropped by flood waters and were swept away. bolivia is in the middle of its rainy season. floods are not uncommon. and so many, if the misery does it am i. we have been stuck here since early morning because of rising river water as rivers rise homes, roads, and farm land are destroyed and several people are missing. rescue workers are trying to reach them,

but more rain is expected in the coming days. with warnings that water levels may arise even further prank up though alta 0 still adds on al jazeera christmas and occupied east jerusalem church leaders. there's a christian groups are being driven out of the old city by jewish settlers, a disco dance hall transformed into a crypto currency mining venture. how argentinians are trying to survive an economic crisis? ah ah, look forward to brighter skies the weather sponsored play cattle airways. hello, the weather remains cold if not bitterly cold across a good part of year. a pat my mister large clear skies got big area of high

pressure in charge here for the time being. but low pressure will grassy feed its way in as we go on through the next couple of days. and that will allow slightly milder air to push him for many as we go on through the next day or so. so you can see size of that model where these yellow showing up on our chart as we go on through the next day or 2, it will gradually warm up. there we go. temperature struggling to reach freezing across central parts. if you have all the way down into turkey actually, but spare a thought for moscow top temperature of minus 19 celsius on wednesday afternoon, malware will come in as you go on through the next couple of days, but still well below freezing. as you can see, that mild air makes his way into central parts. easing over towards the east as we go on through thursday and on towards friday. so temperature starting to recover, you can see getting up into double figures there for london. and paris said that is some improvement. so what's going on with the weather was you try then, fog and frost or problem for those central parts. but here comes at moderate in the form of cloud and rain tumbling in from the atlantic. suddenly winds picking those

temperatures up, there will be some rain the be some snow for time, for some pretty wet there across the iberian peninsula, and say that mark for the weather sponsored by catera, always healing the debate. 90 percent of the world's refugees have come from of climate impacted country. the climate emergency is putting more pressure on cities across the world and amplify your voice. it's not really the future. it's now not a lot can simply cannot lose hope. we know what to do, and we have the tools to to get all this to you are now to sierra ah, oh,

a fellow again to talk the reason i was just the ra best. our choice president joe biden has an al measures to limit a surge of army kong cases. they include expounded, tests, support for hospitals and more vaccinations, but he stopped short of calling for another lockdown. aid is being delivered to survivors on typhoon ravage, islands in the philippines. at least 375 people were killed. one time from southern on central regions. more than 400000 people are living in evacuation centers. flooding in malaysia has killed at least 27 people in display. 70000 military has been called in to help rescue people still trust in their home. there are reports that through don's prime minister de la handle is about to stand down. he was reinstated in november after he made a deal with the military, but it's been criticized by for testers. as of the trail, handle was kept under house arrest for

a month following the military takeover in october. there been mass protest since that power grabbed him a valid and hard to and says, ham dock has been in a difficult situation. handbook is very fast, plaited, and he has been expressing it privately and in public. sometimes about the, the amount of support that he's receiving from the people who pushed him to sign an agreement with the military and, and that's at the same time when his popularity waned. among the revolutionaries who have been looking at him as the savior of sudan. he placed himself in a very difficult situation in the middle of between 2 to 5 swath loggerheads. and we have seen that if lucian, or is gaining momentum over the last few days with that push that led them to the gates of the presidential palace. and they are planning more demonstrations on the 25th and the 3rd and the 30th of this month. so i mean,

analysts talking about how do observing a situation that he's, you know, going to lead to a total failure of his policies. those policies by which she tended to reconcile between the 2, between the 2 sides and his finally got untenanted is really forces have shot dead . a young palestinian man after claims he tried to run over is really soldiers in the occupied west bank. he is really military says the man crossed his car into military grief after being shot to his really soldiers were also reportedly wounded . well, it's really denying that christians are being driven out of occupied east jerusalem . the old city ahead of christmas. christian groups of accused jewish settlers of harassment and se, border closures, as a result of covered 19 or targeting only them hairy, false reports from the old city and occupied esther islam. well usually at this time of year, the square here in front of the church of the lease africa would be thronged with

christian pilgrims in the run at christmas. the omicron search and the very strong travel restrictions imposed by the israeli government have put paid to that in its stead. though in the run on christmas, we have a row of red proportions between the church leaders here and the old city and the israeli government. last week, those leaders put out a statement in which they talked about what have been happening in recent years. they say pressure on christian communities throughout the holy land in the form of a tax on churches, desecration, a church, property, intimidation of christian communities. the purchase of christian property here in the christian quarter by what they call radical groups. a reference to the sort of secular activity over the name it as such that we've seen in recent years. now they are careful in that statement to pay tribute to the israeli government commitment to christian life to freedom of worship. nonetheless, there has been a very strong rebuttal coming from the very foreign ministry saying that these claims are baseless

a distortion of the reality on the ground. they talk about that commitment to freedom of worship, and they say it's infuriating that these church leaders don't talk about pressure on christian communities elsewhere in the middle east. the strength of this response follows what we've seen published in the u. k. media in recent days, an article by the head of the latin patriarch it here in jerusalem. also by the archbishop of canterbury, the most senior figure in the anglican church in which he talks about a hot cry coming from christians in the holy land. to buys ruler or so from my ben rationale, mccuen has been ordered to pay his ex wife more than $700000000.00 in a divorce settlement. a high court judge in london said the greatest threat to princess haigha and her children is from her former husband. have fled to the u. k . in 2019 with their 2 children. in an earlier hearing, judge is found on the balance of probability that the chef ordered 2 of his children to be kidnapped, hacked his ex wife's phone, and subjected her to

a campaign of intimidation. opposition. supporters and george are demanding the release of jails. former presidents mikhail suck, has fairly dr. say he was tortured in custody. thousands rallied in front of parliament and a council to be seen threatening. a mass hunger strike sack is really was arrested in october after returning from exile in ukraine. he was convicted of abuse of power. a charge he says is politically motivated. one person has been killed in at least 70 others are missing after a landslide in a jade mine in me and mar. the accident happened in kitchen states close to the border with china in 2020, more than a 175 miners were killed in a mining accident in that same area. the jury england maxwell sex trafficking trial has asked to review, printed testimony of 3 of her accusers, the british social. i pleaded not guilty to grooming teenagers for under a sex with her former boyfriend and convicted sex offender. jeffrey,

i've seen she faces up to 70 years in prison if found guilty. tens of thousands of people in argentina have marked 20 years since an economic crisis sparked large scale protests and riots known as the great crisis of 2001 years of austerity culminated with a government decision to limit cash withdraws. that sparked outrage on the streets and the police crackdown left 39 people dead. but critics say 20 years on the situation and argentina is no different. the government's is in the midst of negotiations with the international monetary fund to restructure $44000000000.00 it owes to the global funds, to raise a bow reports from one osiris. o. this building housed a disco prior to the cove it pandemic. but the loved down and argentine has already shaky economy, forced owners who i can,

neal to adapt from it. but i think if i look at what he has now filled the room with machines used to mind group took currencies. he's not only doing it for himself, but also for those who want to invest, obviously, but i don't, we are good at elac and there what i, when you, in the beginning it was very complicated and hidden. they sent us an email address and we checked to us valid, oh no phone ups. now everyone wants to do it yet. we rent space and the handling of them. she's and we have to separate the funds because of heating energy require to operate and it's proven a success. neil has expanded establishing mining farms around when a site is there, located in restaurants, and on rooftops with a growing list of clients. crypto currencies have become away from people in argentina to protect themselves from endless economic crisis that include inflation and evaluation. and now capital control. this crypto currency farms use enormous

amounts of electricity and they're profitable here in argentina because energy is relatively cheap if compared to other countries in the region. identities trying to recover from the economic effects of this and demick. it's also about to close to 40000000000 debt agreement with the international monetary fund to stabilize the economy. but many fear the medicine could be worse than the disease. well, you know, there is no agreement, but the i m f without adjustments. so this protest is the beginning of a series of movements we will do to reject which ever agreement our country and our preston science, the die m s. b. now it will be a resident. a lot of the for amanda says they're trying to close deals that won't affect argentine as most vulnerable citizens. he also says an agreement is essential to get economy out of red economy. see

a deal is necessary to give argentine credibility in international market. so, but really i think the political survival instinct, i believe, will make the government close a deal argentina macroeconomy and all the problems to face can resist another crisis. the agreements with the i m. f is the only tool the government has to stabilize the economy and generate expectations, which is what the country needs ident. tina has had over 20 agreements with the i m f. and people here have gotten used to living in crisis. and that's why they have started to find a turn, a deal like crypto currency mining that they hope will protect them from the fluctuations and instability of the economy at home. that he. so i'll just see that when the site is, or strong economic growth in denmark as expected, despite a surgeon coven, 19 cases, the unemployment rate is low, but job vacancies are to record high staff shortages are having a dire impact,

particularly in hotels and restaurants. well, how much of june reports from copenhagen as the manager of this business hotel and copenhagen, susanna, lund should not be checking guests in your class. but denmark has more job vacancies than at any time in at least 10 years. so the added responsibility falls upon her at any given hour. susanna can also be found running the front desk, answering phones occasionally, even tidying up to where she says that at the height of the pandemic life, there was even more to do more cleaning rooms, sometimes flushing toilets, that. i mean, it's hundreds of toilets. we need to flush, we needed to clean that their whole public area. that's normally housekeeping. you do that. while the labor shortage has made things particularly difficult for

denmark's hospitality sector. economists say one thing that's helped both hotels and restaurants is the hiring of foreign workers. susanna is swedish and says that makes sense for both employers and employees. we earn more money here and then mark the number of draw vacancies may be soaring. but denmark is also experiencing low unemployment rates, economic experts believe those 2 trends showcase how well the danish economy had been emerging from the impacts of coven 19 until alma crohn. the very it of the corona virus is beginning to darken outlooks. those are concerned that we going to locked down again. and on top of that, you also have the issue about increasing prices and therefore you see inflation around copenhagen masks are back along with signs on doors, making people question just how festive the season will be. capacity limits and

stores and restaurants are being introduced just days before christmas. a time when danes look forward to doing their holiday shopping and gathering with loved ones. olivia ken rig work, serving food and drinks at this restaurant, which like so many others in copenhagen was already struggling to hire staff. now things are even more tenuous. i think all of the people who worked in the hospitality business or of course of course concerned. it said that the christmas again, this year will be affected by by commit a time normally reserved for festivity now filled once more with uncertainty. how much am drama does ita company ah, the headlines on al jazeera, he was president joe biden has announced measures to limit

a surge of ami kron cases. they include expanded tests, support for hospitals on more vaccinations, but he stopped short of calling for another lockdown. all these people who had not