dozens have died in malaysia to some the was flooding of recent times. we follow the clean up operation. and coming up in the sport, there's major concern among premier league manages are the issues relating to kind of 19 and player welfare. ah hello, we've got mild weather pushing into much of europe over the next couple days. says the good news. the bad news is that can be a fair bit of winter weather ahead of that. some rain, some snow and also some ice to watch out for the moderate companies, courtesy of this area of low pressure feeding in from the atlantic winds coming in from a south westley or even a southerly direction. so picking those temperatures up, but a lot of cloud coming in on that some wet weather, some rain freezing, rain ice issue for reports of the east to scotland northeast part of england writes

latent snow and ice. also a possibility into good part of denmark. as we go on through the next couple of days, easing up into northern germany and also into our parts of po, to some snow there to into scandinavia. based pieces of brain pushing in across spain. and portugal will become heavy at times and that wet weather coming across much of france central there's if you're, if you're negation 0 celsius on thursday to around 10 degrees on friday. as signs of that mild weather come again, snow and ice, further east, which as you can see, but turning a little milder as we go through the next couple of days. some weather to into the far north of morocco, northern areas of algeria becoming somewhat dry. there for northern parts of egypt, but a chance of one or 2 showers around west africa. ah frank assessments, this crisis is continued to weaken. luca shanker, though,

perhaps he believed in the beginning that he wants to be informed opinions. i think politicians will now be under incredible pressure from the young people. that is one of the most hopeful things to come out of these critical debate. do you think it should be facilitated? not sure. okay, it's a great. it's a really simple question. let's give samuel a child swans that inside story on al jazeera, compelling journalism. we keeping our distance because it's actually quite dangerous. ambulances continued to arrive at the scene of the explosion, inspire program making. i still don't feel like i actually know enough about living under fascism was light. how much money did you make for your rural and deliverance? i made that al jazeera english proud recipient of the new york festivals broadcaster of the year reward for the 5th year running. ah

ah, hello, are you watching out a 0? i am emily anguish, reminder of our top stories this hour. more than 13000000 people have been ordered to stay home in the eastern chinese city of c. m. 200 cove at 19 infections have been recorded since the beginning of the month. china is on the high alert as a keys up to host the winter olympics. in february. the u. k. has reported more than 100000 daily corona virus infections for the 1st time. scotland and wales have tied in restrictions. the u. k. prime minister bars johnson has chosen not to impose similar measures in england. and president vladimir putin says he hopes russia will achieve collective clothing. 19 heard immunity by next year,

prudent edged citizens to get an oculus during his annual end of year press conference. for more on this story, let's bring in andre core turnoff here who is the director general of the russian international affairs council. he joins us by skype from moscow. hello there. andre, thanks for being here. his annual press conference really is a marathon event. how much of it is orchestrated or free? well, it's hard to tell. of course, shaw jungle is participated to these breast confirm, so are carefully selected but to from time to time even person has to confront her a difficult question so. so i imagined that, oh, there is no micro management. oh, i see dr. generally. the selection is the, are, there are some topics that he can avoid. the president has said he doesn't want war with ukraine has he actually addressed this issue at all over the past hour and a half? well, he mentioned in passing the term,

the only foundation to resolve the problem i is the implementation of the means can agreements in fool. i think that i, he implied that are, are, unfortunately, are the ukrainian side di is not ready to implement disagreements and that grades are kind of far our own block on the way up to a more stable situation. but so far, he has focused primarily on the domestic agenda on bernan social and i cannot make issues or later just to the or of course, pandemic recovery officer manson, who has spoken about those domestically. she says, dan, somewhat of a back flip on vaccination, says the start of the pandemic. what you make of his hives ration will reach had immunity by next year or so. immunity is an elusive notion that you never know. what did you really mean, sir?

ah, but her vaccination now continues, so we gradually get our higher rates of vaccination. i in the country yonder are definitely there. odds are that are in 2022. i will have most of the adult population in the country already vaccinated and maybe even the re vaccinated because now they say that you need to undergo vaccination every 6 months, whether it stops the pandemic. the dont know it really depends are on this, sir. i am, you are ah, new types of virus are we just plugged in faster like the one from south africa still dealing with issues domestically andre. a rash as economy has been sluggish as a result of western sanctions. how will patients spin the country's financial situation t? thank well i think that to who to now make saw on the emphasis

on the resilience of the ocean economy. i, he underscored does that they're actually counting. mia declined up but not to i, as, as deep as many other economists and all the recovery turned out to be faster than in many of the countries. so he sounded to us somewhat optimistic a law of course, he should be concerned about a relatively low or girls of the russian economy and about the structural problems lead the economists to confront under i was so rational thinking, this press conference, this annual press conference well it's hard to read through all. i think that russians are used to a listen to latino which you have every year. well, maybe the interest is not as high as it was a couple of years ago, because of course, are they already used to the tender. it's a kind of standard feature are all for all 4 of the curb and b r o,

i think the definitely the right people who are still look who i draw engage day in the south press conferences. but the majority of russian saw is more focused on the day to day fighter for survival, if not, prosperity. oh, good point. thank you for being with us on this news. our andre continent, the director general of the russian international affairs cancel. thank you. thank you. hong kong university has removed his statute, commemorating the victims of the 1989 tenement square massacre, which is highly sensitive in china. the so called pillar of shame was made by a danish sculptor to symbolize the lives lost during the military crackdown. university says the decision was based on legal advice after the implementation of age and national security law in hong kong. the move has drawn criticism from activists and write scripts. i do think people who expect these things happen in

the university. so the court with the most freedom of expression or freedom of speech and they tried to become the 1st one to remove every history or parts of history inside to candice. john perry, a cabbage. stan is a professor of political science at hong kong baptist university. he says the movies likely to impose edgy cation challenges. it's been expected from some time. clearly they were instructions coming from pacing and from the face of the central government, hong kong to remove the tattoo. so it shows that today going to be harder and harder to talk about and then and that alone to commemorate the massacre which to place in 1989 and 10 and then square. so now the do matic has become a kind of a taboo question. in hong kong, so now it's clearly

a signal that he won't be taught anymore at school and you get me is going to be very hard and harder to teach about 10 and then not like the university level in home home. as far as i'm concerned, i still teach the subject because that part of the curriculum history professors to teaching contemporary chinese history do teach about 10 and a part of the curriculum. but i know that more and more instructors are teachers coming from mainland china, off on call, getting more and more hesitant to teach the day. because the worry that he's going to cross the red line. so they, to, there's been already, for some time, in particular the, when the national security law was an actor, there's been more and more shape among to say, in hong kong university. so that's pretty worrisome because today what the company's party wants to impose here is a kind of ne, yeah, what happened in china?

more than 30 years ago? health regulators in the us have given the green light the 1st pill to trade cove at 19 studies showed 5 is packs livid. reduce the risk of hospitalization and death among patients with the most severe symptoms by nearly 90 percent. so let's take a closer look now at this new drug packs of it has been approved for treating high risk adult patients and children above the age of 12 use at home. it is proven to be effective if given within 5 days of symptoms appearing. it's priced at $530.00 per course. patients are required to take 3 pills twice a day for 5 days. many hoping these anti virus drugs could a's pressure on hospitals as cases rise. u. k approved a pill by merc last month, but it's joint how reports some questioning it's efficacy. there's been many

proclaimed game changes in the medical fight back against corona virus. this is the latest. the u. s. made drug mole new peter the it was initially intended to treat the flu. it works by inserting errors into the genetic code of the virus, limiting its ability to multiply in the body. in practical terms, it's the 1st cobit medicine that can be taken in pill form at home to help the most vulnerable avoid severe disease. and last month, the u. k became the 1st country to approve its use. i'm the we're working on a new national. non kane, they could be interested in taking current researches at the university of oxford, testing it in more than $10000.00 volunteers who recently contracted covered 19 like 51 year old lin telling i had to take, i think for him one guy twice a day with a 12 hour gap over a period of 5 days, and nothing special about medication,

literally just normal casuals that you take with water. so oh, very straightforward. i had no side effects. there are already questions over the effectiveness of manipulative ear after clinical trial results led the manufacturers to reduce the overall efficacy of the drug from 50 percent to 30 percent. if you look at the studies, generally 30 percent is actually a very, very high level in terms of the, the benefit that we see on a large scale study. and that's what we want to replicate here as well. well, new period is one of several new home treatments for cobra to be tested in what's being called the panoramic study. they're likely to include the pfizer produced packs loaded. it's a combination therapy based on old h i. v. treatments that pfizer claims is up to 90 percent effective in preventing hospitalizations in high risk patients with half a 1000000 courses already on order here in the u. k. the focus for now is firmly own modem, peer review, if you can, could be 19 early on,

and you treated early on. you might then not be able to develop any severe symptoms . and this means reduction in the hospital admissions, and possibly taking off some of the pressure on the chest. so quite an important study, i think mall knew peter there, and drugs like it could prove valuable additions to a fast growing medical arsenal. jona whole al jazeera london indian tourism industry has been hit hard by the army con variance, even though cases a lower than in other parts of the world. the government has imposed new instructions on inbound travelers. just days after fully re opening its borders paddling, mitchell has more from new delhi the famous hub on the head was all set for a busy season. it's a favorite among foreign tourists who are expected to throng the storied monuments of largest ton in western india. but now these rooms and hotel lobbies are empty

during peak season. plunging the struggling industry into further uncertainty and heavy losses for interest them and the business of dependent on it will not pick up until for them to come in and start properly. even today, the situation is such that the rush is only felt on weekends and the hotels live on . india reopen. it's borders last week for the 1st time since the panoramic began in march 2020. but new restrictions and testing requirements for inbound travelers . fuel by fear over the omicron variance means many have feet away. in 2019 tourism accounted for almost 70 percent of indian g. d. p. and 40000000 jobs. much of this income was generated before and visit us. but last year, as borders remain close to most travelers, the industry lost nearly 75 percent of its annual revenue. we know to the store in the heart of new delhi was once bustling with international customers to day small businesses like his are struggling to survive. what

a shiny dr levy business has been done, but i had hoped that there was science, that international flights resuming woman. we thought we were going to start frequenting markets, and business would pick up. but with omi grown, i don't know how long we'll have to wait before situation improves. many states including you, delhi has one of the highest number of on the phone cases have limited gathering. so the end of the some states have imposed nyesha and testing requirements for travelers. the prospect of a you'll need, the long awaited recovery for the traveler and hospitality industry has been put on hold sharpening missile out to sarah new jelly. the death toll from major flooding and malaysia has risen to at least $37.00 lab waters have swamp cities and cut off major roads. the floods triggered by days of heavy rain have also displaced nearly 70000 people. florence louis has more from the flood hill area of crack,

east of quail and pull which is in this residential area in town in central nations state. only begin to see 2 days. and that's when the clean up. you can see this to so much, much, every check doesn't have to be brought in. and he will say that nothing on the ground floor once can be salvaged. they've had to throw everything out. furniture, electrical appliances. the water levels will so quickly, so unexpectedly bad. you have time to escape. one man said he swam to safety and had to cling on to his name is felton a few doors away. people here haven't been able to return home because also there's no electricity or water supply. taking shelter relief center is now already over crowded. many a questioning where government to help load those who questions about why the government wasn't better to disaster. like hong is the worst affected state

in malaysia. and they are still many areas that are still a flourishing. while the olive industry note in pakistan is providing much needed jobs. the government hopes it'll shift people away from joining groups. antique girls who see families pay less for food. a summer binge evade reports. high in the hindu kush mountains near the afghan border. these trees as slowly changing lives in by your district alone. there are millions of wild olive trees and with some old science and new interests there being grafted or joined with morton varieties. these mostly european type of all lewis produced more quantity and better quality olive oil. in 3 to 5 years, the new variant of wild trees becomes a source of revenue for local tribesmen who had very few prospects in these remote areas of pike. a son by george is one of the poorest districts, and many people migrate to larger cities to look for jobs. the rugged terrain is

unforgiving for most crops, but its right has been able to successfully draft 10000 wild trees in just what 10 years. his written books to educate farmers and also established a small nursery to help others around him improve their livelihoods. logo. hey mob . now many of the people who went towards militants law did so because they had no jobs. no, but you metes him. nobody knew we a blizzard god, given resources. and if the government takes serious steps, we can have enough work here that people from other countries would come to us. economists believe locally produced oil can bring financial relief to the country. a spike, assignees consume an estimated 24 kilograms of oil every year. olives are not just providing opportunities, but are also meant to bring down the import bill of a cash strapped economy and enabled plantation in areas where there's very little water. government miseries give out saplings and seeds to promote olive farming. but critics say these initiatives, lack awareness, have insufficient facilities,

and mostly rely on imported seeds. the wide olive tree project offers more about those pos on i'm a do our main focus for the olive plantations is the marginalized lands, especially the tribal areas, but jour north and south was interesting. these were militancy hit areas where people were jobless and faced extreme poverty. but now this all of initiative will bring prosperity to their lives. the minister says home rule olive, cultivation and production will save $3000000000.00 a year on imports. ah, it could also had prepared some of the $100000000.00 debt between fuck his son in italy. in recent years, 9000000 fees have been planted by cust on his 8000000 acres available for olive trees. that's larger than spain, the largest producer of olive oil, government officials, environmentalists and farmers agree, and the positive impact growing olives can have on the economy, deforestation, and jobs. yet pakistan still spends billions of dollars

a year to import commodities, which can potentially be produced at home from a job with all the sierra by your northwest pakistan. still ahead on al jazeera will have all this solid sneeze, including the u. s. produce a huge upsets in 1020 cricket. all those details with paper. ah.

with mm whole ah. a tom apple. the news he's paid. thank you very much. we'll start with the n b a and a nice game has been postponed because of the recent surgeon covered 900 cases. the

decision came off to brooklyn were unable to have the minimum 8th of plans available for thursdays in council with portland, the nets have been forced to postpone the last 3 games. they should be able to play next on sunday, a way to be late because on christmas day dallas could be without a superstar lucas done church for december 25th of the was added to the cove at 900 protocols left on wednesday night. the n b a reported 95, playing some 22 teams with dealing with a virus related issue. but not everyone on the list has tested positive for corona virus. as we can see, it's affecting everybody in the parking lot of different people. you know, people who are vaccinated, we do have boosters, you know, so you just don't know what's going to happen. who is going to expect? how was going to affect somebody, you know, the amount of time you'll be out due to your health and what's your fill in a symptom? and then on the other hand, some people don't have symptoms. so it just,

you don't, you don't know what to do, right? now and i think that's the frustrating part for everybody. premier league managers will meet on thursday to discuss the ongoing code 19 issues which is disrupted the competition. 9 match of the been postponed in the last week, coupled with heavy fixture congestion. this time of year, liverpool, bossier, and clock says player welfare is paramount. the german thinks it would be better if the upcoming lead cup semi final was played of a one leg rather than 2. i don't speak only about 4 miles since this year and speak about this in 6 years. maybe longer. so yeah, it's like it is. so if, if the things i'd say would help more, i would say much more often, but it doesn't help me put just great. now another headline, i said i would only want semi final. so be, be the draw is i things to play it. awesome. i'm fine. with that to play there and see who is better and go for it, but i can,

i can see any kind of changes actually without the blade we can do nothing. so we have to really listen to the players because they're the ones that have to be that easy for us and to be there and demand and they are, they won't have to perform and they have to do it. and the same with, with the fans because this industry, women were without any of those job. so i think we have to listen much more to our place. egyptian side, i likely have won the calf super cup and they did it in dramatic fashion. the cairo based team were trailing roger casablanca for much of the game, but scored a last gasp colonizer it meant the match which was paid in cutter winter penalties . a pretty disastrous mess, handing i. lastly, the shootout, 65. it's the $830.00. they've won the trophy this, we have our own philosophy, the way we play. and that's what i told them enough time. i say you have to trust

the way ripley we have when so many trophies who have won the champions league, we're wonder to back up. we came here in the world cup, playing in this way. so why tonight you want to change, because the score is 10. so you have to be patient. and we were patient and we got the results that we wanted. harrison, german defender, sergio ram us. we'll spend more time on the sideline after receiving his 1st red guard. since moving to p. s g in just a 2nd league game in france because of injury. ram us was sent off after 2 cautions in the space of 4 minutes. late in the match against laurie on the former round madrid. catherine is now received 27 red cards throughout his professional career. p. s t. we're heading for defeat against the team coming 2nd. last, before striker morrow, a car to be salvaged, a one all drool police. yeah. able to see over in spain rel madrid, we're missing several players against the vertical bow because the coven 19

outbreak of the club. but they did have, they may man upfront carrying benjamin the french international school twice in the opening 7 minutes. reading is for one with career goal in the process to one, the final school, real madrid or a to feelings clear at the top of the league that you would not ordinarily associate the united states with crickets. but on wednesday, the usa shocked established cricketing nation island in a t 20 international in florida. this was the 1st time a full international cricket council member played against the united states on us soil and home side clearly made the most of the opportunity after guardian unseen, had 60 fives out the states post. 188. the 6 home boaters restricted the irish to just 162 for 6, for a 26 run when the americans will co host the 20204020 world cup. how much with the west indies will over there for now? i'll be here again in a couple of hours with more sports news. emily had our irish producers not very happy to hear those me i'll and thank you very much. all right,

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$5000.00 yes. dollars to name an elephant. the aim this year is to raise $1000000.00, much of it for conservation initiatives. ah, china looks down a city of 13000000 after a rise in corona virus cases. ah ha ha ha rahman, you're watching all of their life. my headquarters here in de hall also coming up, putting out his show rushes president urges more people to get vaccinated in his annual end of year press conference with foreign affairs and the economy under scrutiny to un relief and works agency head says his organization called meet the needs of talent.