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drawn history and tradition to transform want to baghdad, all those neighborhood hello days before christmas us president joe biden is warning millions of unvaccinated americans to get over the 1900 jobs beyond the kron variance. now accounts for the majority of new infections across the country. kimberly how can begins our coverage from washington dc. i'm a tron has gripped the united states. 73 percent of new cases are now attributed to that highly contagious variant. hosting sites across the us are packed in cleveland and this new dr. up testing site was act capacity just hours after opening cove. it has been a tough adversary. we've shown that we're tougher to combat the on the cron. sir, she us, 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 violence 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 fastest 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 alma kron variant 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 be the 1st countries are allowed a 4th dose, the coven, 19 vaccine. a government panel has recommended that people above 60 years of age be given that job. prime minister, enough to bennett, says it will, helps spread. it will help fight the spread of army kron israel reported is 1st death from the variance on tuesday, dr. borrowers penn county. i was a senior, a clinical lecture at the university of exeter. as medical school. he says, unless poor nations are fully vaccinated, which are nations immunizing, their population multiple times will not stop variance emerging. every little

controlled exposure to the wireless is proteins enables your body bodies immune system to be reminded and then reminded again that you need to make immunity against me. and more importantly, that remember me in other words, immune memory. so of course, it makes a lot of biological sense that a 4th and may be a 5th vaccine out would be beneficial in that it augment the immunity. having said all this, there is, of course, a concern that we need to do also immunize the rest of the world to we need to immunize people who have not had any vaccines at all. because that is where the greatest public health gain comes from. again, this is an example of the richer nations can do whatever they like, because they've got the vaccines that what the supplies and they can immunize their

population once twice christ. and now the 4th time, the tragedy is people die. and we need to accept that if you do not immunized people die. and then furthermore, i have said this repeatedly is if you do not suppress infections in one robot countries where you have a lot of immune suppressed people, then you will get the um, the drive for variance to emerge. and ami kron is one such example. and we can definitely get other variants, which will again, be a setback if we don't suppress infections in all over the world of your planning a trip to thailand and the next he weeks beware of new travel restrictions. entry rules have been tightened once again due to the spread of the army kron variant. the government says the measures will be reviewed in early january, but us tony chang reports from bankcard. that may be too late for many struggling businesses to survive. the beaches of picket may look busy,

but this is as good as it is going to get less than 2 months after fully opening its borders. thailand is once again shutting down la van. for now, we will issue no more permission and this is the same for ties up a time from now. we're back to the old system of quarantine. when entering with us in an attempt to slow the spread of the oma chrome buried visitors to thailand will once again have to quarantine for a period of $7.00 to $10.00 days. depending on vaccination status will or relatively few cases of the new there into been detected only 63 percent of the population a fully vaccinated. but the health benefits may be outweighed by a tourist industry that struggling to survive. this measure is sir flagger, almost like a bits intend for the tourist industry. i think it had them so back we've just been opening for a few months after we crossed our far on 2 years already on bangkok,

famous cow, san road. a few tourist arrivals. those who are already have approval can still enter on the thailand's test and go scheme. but with so much uncertainty surrounding international travel, many will choose to stay away. be runs ahead braiding business. she's just surviving that things are going from bad to worse. if they ever do my feel our business get worse, of course it's real and it's never been the same since before the country shut down . we used to 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 as the hoops for the future. this is normally the busiest time of year on the cow san road. these new regulations mean the tourist

won't be back until the ty tourist industry. 2022 is unlikely to be a happy new year. tony chang al jazeera thank up. in scotland, adam brand new jersey street party has been cancelled for the 2nd year in a row. new restrictions will come into effect the day after christmas. limits will be placed on indoor and outdoor gatherings. scotlands is also struggling with current virus infections driven by the army kron variance portugal. meanwhile, as opposed a number of new crew of ours restrictions is on, the kron cases rise. night clubs and bars have been ordered to close and people must now work from home. outdoor gatherings are limited to 10 people in each group on new years eve, a negative current of iris test is also required to enter public places. portugal has one of the world's highest vaccination race. libby as elections commission was proposing elections take place on january 24th. the vote had been scheduled to take place on december 24th. the ballot has been marred by dispute over rules and

regulations. let's bring an malik train. he's a lie for us from tripoli. so it's just 2 days before the original schedule dates, monica, what's the latest with what's happening with the elections? well, dirt definitely not happening, but i as we saw, as you mentioned the elections commission is proposing is suggesting that the 1st round of presidential elections be postponed to january 24th. but they were very clear and saying that it's the parliament that has to to put, put this date into, or into a set this date into motion or so the issues that, that have have left these elections, not able to a carryon still remain. right? so i'll libya has 2 legislative side. the previous political agreement are stated that they had to agree the parliament in eastern libya. and the high council state

in western libya had to agree on a constitutional framework for the elections to be held. that never happened. so that would include, who can run for elections, or what kind of powers as a president have, or those you met or remain to be answered. and so even if this elections postpone until january or we might see that we might see these issues raise all over again. libyans want to vote are, but they want to have a constitutional referendum before presidential elections. they want to identify the governing system and libya. what kind of powers the president has in order to vote for someone they believe, can run the country and, and move the country forward in a stable, in a stable manner. libyans want to see a stable country, they want libby to move forward after nearly a decade. of conflict and violence. thank you so much. malik. china reporting from tripling in libya or food. water and medical supplies are being delivered to survivors on ty, shoe ravaged, islands in the philippines. at least 375 people died when super typhoon ride,

devastated, southern and central regions. general allan doug and reports on dinner guard province in the southern philippines. silly go city. what was once a thriving community in the southern philippines? now reduced to this? everywhere we go, there is destruction. this police station was no match for typhoon rise, fury even the local hospital has not been spared. and then again, baby about him, basil united or walked up for miles desperate for drinking water. i asked about her family. she says her home was damaged and she had to leave her children behind. romeo bernard list to fields frustrating a like children abandoned by their parents. what papa? that the government,

please don't forget us. please help us. many survivors say they are now forced to scab inch for food. are we also not human? they asked me and when their why help has not arrived. a few hundreds of meters away, city go airport. despite the damage, the ears trip is till operational and from here, military, reconnaissance flights and aid operations take off. from above. it is clear that type one right spirit, no one, but we need to be on the ground to see how bad it is. so we take a boat and duck onto nugget island. even for a con, she often battered by natural disasters. the magnitude of the destruction is unprecedented. in san jose, there is hunger and heartbreak. unicef also says close to more than $800000.00

children. are we need of emergency assistance, st by st. despair, survivors say it feels like a struggle even to stay alive. while there are those who are still too shocked to share their ordeal. one woman approached me and asked if they had been forgotten. look, i'm a police, please help us. it's christmas. she tells us. but what we're see is just a fraction of the devastation. at least for other provinces, are suffering from the type would rise fury. this humanitarian crisis is only just unfolding jamal alan dog and al jazeera dinner. good prov in southern philippines. malaysians are living through one of the worst floods their country has seen, and recent times, visits hall has risen to $27.00. and more than 60000 people have been forced to leave their homes of corresponding foreign,

shall we report for malicious capital kuala lumpur. still, under water after 4 days pa, hung state in central peninsula, malaysia is the worst affected buildings and vehicles submerged. the 2 main highways still not accessible in some parts. officials have warned that water levels in several major rivers remain dangerously high. across the country, search and rescue efforts continue. the military emergency personnel and volunteers pitch in to distribute aid and carry people to safety. some had been trapped for days. we have to kind of billings one another we have we definitely will have anger because a lot, you know, you, us be, we will not being warned by the government that the, the where though with that serious and, and of what we're that series as well. and then we have, we also felt that we probably in the bathroom because this of your control by

doesn't violate major disaster. many say these are the worst floods they've experienced. a local aid organization estimates. families may need up to $2500.00 each for home repairs and to replace furniture and appliances. business owners to are suffering unsure of when they'll be able to reopen. i'm disappointed with a politician. we demo by them on the members always go, sit, go one. they don't come during the time of disaster. they're down the gun, the dish or dish up. glad the disasters about the the prime minister has acknowledged weaknesses in the government's response. but said, the responsibility should be shouldered by the state governments as well, but unlikely to a late public anger. questions are now being asked about the government's lack of flood preparedness, especially during the monsoon season. opposition politicians say that needs to be

an inquiry to examine what went wrong and to improve the country's readiness to face future disasters. the monsoon season is expected to last through to february with the potential for yet more rain and floods. florence louis al jazeera kuala lumpur. stella head on al jazeera syrians, already displaced in their own country by war, face new challenges that's left them more vulnerable than ever. and on certain times, we look at what's behind a dire staff shortage in denmark. ah ah, look forward to burritos galleys. who with sponsored play cuts on airways? hello. the weather's really on the slide across sun, northeast and parts of china pushing across the korean peninsula and on into japan

. italy cold air just talking in here behind this area of low pressure nor the winds fading and across the sea of japan. we'll see significant snowfall, disruptive snow possible across canada, across honshu. we'll also see a fair bit of snow making its way across the korean peninsula. join that line up across the yellow sea there into the northeast of china, beijing, a one celsius on thursday for the back to minus 3 on friday. and you can see that when she makes that will sink a little further southwards. as we go on through the next couple of days, so that could cause some travel disruption. as a result of that, have your share was there to, into a q she feeding across into central parts of china. and again, that will sink further southwest, and you see that snow becoming far more widespread across a good part of japan. towards the end of the week cited some snow to pushing into northern parts of pakistan or a westerly deserve disturbance. just rolling through here and just just picking up a little bit of coal way abating from north western parts of india. i'm pleased to

say much of india will be dry, with some sunshine charged to one or 2 showers down towards the south. but lottie settled and sunny oh, with sponsored by casara ways in the country with an abundance of resort rate law and want indonesia whose terms forming we moved pool to grow and fraud. we balance for green economy, blue economy, and the digital economy with the new job creation law, indonesia is progressively ensuring the policy reform to create quality jobs. invest. let me pop when the lease is growth and progress in indonesia now. ah ah ah.

hello again. the top stories on al jazeera, this, our newest president joe biden has announced measures to limit a surge of army kron cases. they include expounded, tests, support for hospitals on more vaccinations, but he stopped short of calling for another lockdown. libby as elections commission is proposing elections take place on january 24th. the vote has been scheduled to take place on december 24th. the ballot has been marred by disputes over rules and regulations. aid is being delivered to survivors on typhoon ravaged, islands in the philippines. at least 375 people died when typhoon where i hit southern and central regions. more than 400000 people have been forced to take shelter and evacuation centers. you ends world through program has it on so we'll have to reduce rations for 8000000 people in yemen due to a lack of funding. the cutbacks will start from january and the u. n. agency is

warning of serious consequences. as hunger rises, the country has been on the brink of famine since 2016 because of the war. the w. f . p says 5000000 people are close to starvation. there are reports that through dunn's prime minister de la hancock is about to stand down. he was reinstated in november after he made a deal with the military. but the movers are criticized by protesters as a betrayal. handle was kept under house arrest for a month following the military takeover in october. there have been mass protest since that power grab is really forces have shot down to a young palestinian man after claims he tried to run over is really soldiers in the occupied west bank. there's really military says they shot the man whose vehicle when became engulfed in flames. once he crossed his car into a military jeep. 2 soldiers were reportedly wounded, floods the northwest syrian province of live. the area controlled by rebels is home

to thousands of internally displaced syrians who have fled the war. many of those are still stuck in camps. agencies say people burning plastics to keep warm through the winter. it's putting them at risk of respiratory diseases. but as i said, they report, syrians have very little choice. they homes bummed, displaced in their own countries, and now the syrians must endure floods. yes, i don't know about the em. you've been called for 4 days now. the heat is not working and the tensor leaking water in a situation is miserable. we've been displaced for 3 years and have no idea whether we will return or not. people have lost hope to return home. it's not just the water they have to contend with. temperatures in winter can drop below 0. this struggle is to stay warm as well as dry. oh, let us literally only a little goldman not every morning. i wake up and find that my children aren't near me, shall they go out early to collect scraps of plastic from the streets such as bags

and shoe soles, whatever they can find to feed the furnace hero overrides, which we can use to keep warm and cook her meals, i lay, but what the children collect to burn is bad for their lungs. i don't like any mother. i can't afford a boiler, and fuel is expensive. we need fire to do everything. i can't feed them because i don't have an oven. the winter is very hard welcomed home. at least there's something to keep them warm. one day, she early, we don't get any aid or anything and that's our situation. it gets crowded with around 15 people crammed in one tent where they eat and drink and set them. but some are beginning to feel the effects on their health. lori hack the, the smell is strong and there is a lot of smoke. yesterday my chest started hurting and i wanted to go to see a doctor, but i couldn't afford it if i laughed. as the adults tried to repair the damage done by floods, the children who have known nothing else except this camp. try to make the most of what they have

a sad beg. i'll g 0. several people are missing after torrential rain lead to major flooding and eastern central bolivia, benny, and sounds, a cruise and coach a bomb bar among the worst hit places rescue teams are searching flooded. areas for survivors is priyanka. groups are reports. in bolivia, workers in a raft, with a heavy machine caught in a swirling sea of mud and flood water. the sheer force of the power river was too strong. the 2 was swept away, leaving the bulk of metal tossed around like a paper boat until it disappeared. lament that after trying to save the heavy machinery, they got trapped by flood waters and was swept away. bolivia is in the middle of its rainy season. floods are not uncommon. and so anyway, it's the misery that we have been stuck here since early morning because of rising river water as rivers rise, holmes roads and farm land are destroyed and several people are missing.

rescue workers are trying to reach them. but maureen is expected in the coming days with warnings that water levels may rise even further. bronco al jazeera, branches of mcdonalds in japan say they're being forced to russian french fries. the fast food chain says we only sell small 5 orders for a week starting friday. it's due to a short edge caused by floods in canada that had disrupted export. strong economic growth in denmark is expected despite a surgeon cover 1900 cases. the unemployment rate is low, but job vacancies are at a record high staff shortages are having a dire impact, particularly in hotels and restaurants. how much i'm doing reports from copenhagen as the manager of this business hotel and copenhagen, susanna learned 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 the whole public area. that's normally housekeeping. who 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. young, 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 our micron. the variant 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 work in the hospitality business or of course of course concerned it's sad that lovely christmas again this year will be affected by commit. a time normally reserved for festivity now filled once more with uncertainty. how much am drama does ita, company, iraq, he artists have transformed, want to bag dad's oldest neighborhoods into an open air art gallery. it's been popular with locals and the district is drawing a lot of curious tourists, m. ron con reports from baghdad. they call themselves the butterfly effect, a collective of street artists with one goal in mind to beautify the neighbourhood were in the al amberin area of called

a mere. it's one of the oldest parts of baghdad. it's also home to the a mom called him mosque, which dates back to the beginning of the 16th century. ali khalifa is the leader of the collective. he wanted to bring joy during the current of iris pandemic when people couldn't leave the neighborhoods for her to dinner. with our rational, we started by drawing on to school walls, but after the outbreak and the curfew, people were imprisoned to these narrow lanes. we decided to shift our drawings to these parts of the city and waited for the reaction of people. it was a complete surprise. it brought joy to people, lay very quickly, more people are the collected to pay their houses. tomba pendleton, wireless, natalie went up. the area was cold and neglected. but with the help of the guys in the creativity which they do for free is come alive again. alan bahrain is one of the oldest places in cut me a city. the walls were cracked and there was no life in them. the guys have revived these walls with colorful pictures. i was very pleased with their ideas. i love the fact that these are history on the was on roy, and i know the idea behind

a lot of the murals here is to reflect the local community, the residents that live here, the characteristics of the community. for example, this house belongs to a very famous local butch us. what the collective have done is paint a street scene with a butcher in it. the way may have looked centuries ago. the collective does all of this voluntarily, but they did run into trouble with the architect association, which said that they were destroying the character of the neighborhood, but support from the residence quickly dismissed the accusation. the painting continues both with new work and maintaining the old. now that the crone of irish restrictions had been lifted, the artists and residents hoped the more people visit and it'll become a defining motif of the neighbourhood. the years to come. m ron con our desert cordelia, baghdad. ah .