meets the people who believe global systems must change. as they get draws to a close. we look back on the events that have shaped the news and look ahead to mid december on al jazeera. ah, you think it showed the world's 2nd largest economy is faltering with warnings. china could be in for a bumpy ride as it lifts cove at 19 restrictions. ah, until mccrae, this is al jazeera alive from doha, also coming up. tens of thousands of nurses in the u. k. a going on strike demanding pay rises to match inflation peruse, new government declares

a state of emergency to quell protests against the detention of the former president added sympathize france versus mrs. argentina in the world cup final. the defending champions end morocco's dream rum ah. the world's 2nd largest economy is reporting another slump as concerns mount about a surgeon cove at 19 cases in china after the easing of restrictions. factory output slowed more than expected in november, while retail sales also contracted. they are the worst readings and 6 months. property investment fell to the lowest and more than 2 decades. hill a week after china is covered, maintained restrictions following massive protests. the world health organization is raising concerns that it's one point. 4000000000 population is not adequately

vaccinated. china has said around 90 percent of its population is vaccinated. on wednesday, it announced it would roll out the 2nd boost to shot for high risk groups and people over 60 years old. with a w i chose is china's biggest challenge is to provide the right vaccines with the right doses. does a little narrative at the moment that in some way china lifted the restrictions on all of a sudden the disease out of is, is out of control. the disease was spreading intensively because i believe the control measures in themselves were not stopping the disease. and i believe that the chinese authorities have decided strategically that, that, for them is not the best option anymore. which is kimber joins me from hong kong now. and china is we're since loosened at strict covered policies just how great an impact is that having on our case numbers at the moment will certainly anecdotally case numbers as surging. it's hard to get

a very clear sense officially of what exactly is taking place. because china has decided to stop publishing the reports for anybody who is asymptomatic, that testing positive. they say that's no longer necessary, according to their new policy of allowing the country to open up. but the reports coming out of healthcare facilities on the mainland or that they're already starting to look like they're going to become overwhelmed in the next few weeks. because of the number of people who are now contracting cove at 19. it is as a direct result of these rules being relaxed and the concern from people in society . therefore, i've spoken to and people in business there where i've spoken to over the last 40 hours, is that what will likely happen over the next few weeks is people become more and more reluctant to go out more, more reluctant to spend money. and more and more reluctant to go to work and the overall impact of that is that this long standing a tough cove at 19 policy regime will effectively end up appearing to carry on even though the rules of been relaxed because people will still behave as though those

rules are largely in place over their fear of contracting the virus off to what's been some 3 years of being told by the government that this is an incredibly serious and deadly disease. and all of that, of course, is having a massive impact on the economy. just how bad is it at the moment and, and what's the government planning to do about it? well certainly, as you mentioned, the latest figures before the rules are relaxed to underscoring just how much of an impact these strict rules have had with everything from retail sales to factory output something. and that's not really showing any signs of having improved in the years. and months, up until this policy relaxation taking place, the hope is of course, that because of those relaxation things will bounce back. but as a say, the expectations from says it could take at least 6 more months for that to happen because they expect that would be a period between now and the middle of next year when it will take a lot of time for the public to get more confident with the idea of the latest variance of cobra, 19 big acceptable in society,

and the way that they have already become so much of the rest of the world. and it's that time period that could be crucial for china because it's already struggling with high levels of unemployment and low levels of growth, which are not necessarily going to be sustainable without huge extra injections of stimulus from the central bank. and while that money may be available, it might not be something that policy makers of initially hope they would have to spend just to try and find a way of trying to transition out to this long standing 0 tolerance approach in what is now a much more relaxed state of affairs, but without perhaps analysts say the type of transitional planning in place to make that a smooth transition. okay, thank you so much for that. this richard can before us in hong kong with tens of thousands of nurses in the u. k. a going on strike shortly in the 1st international walkout. it's the latest chapter in a bitter pay dispute with the government. nurses with the national health service ones and 19 percent pay increase, but the government sees that can only afford

a 4 to 5 percent pi hike. the u. k is facing weeks of public sector strikes as grapples with the cost of living crisis. well, thousands of rail and postal workers are also on strike, demanding period, better pay and conditions that a bother has more from london wednesday actually. so the 2nd day, you have a 48 hour strike by the rmc, the rail, maritime and transport union bear on strike over conditions and pay. there is more industrial action later in december. and at the same time, employees of royal mail have gone on strike as well. that's affecting normal delivery. they've already told people that they'll have to send that christmas called early for example. and then on thursday, an unprecedented strike starts by nurses in the national health service. now the union, the royal college of nursing, met the government earlier in the week. those talks collapsed with the union, saying it was clear,

the government weren't going to talk about paid. now in scotland, a strike was actually cooled off by notes. he's off to a renewed pay off. the opposition labor party is saying that the government on the receipt tonight should actually get round the table with nurses representatives over pay. the government says it is simply sticking to what's recommended by an independent pay body. at the moment, public support in general for the strikes is still fairly strong. it around 60 percent, the government says that they're making their mitigating be effective strikes, but it's up to the union's basically to call the strike. so it doesn't look like that's going to happen from her book to their place in the world comp final against argentina. the defending champion, morocco to nil. the french team thumb the atlas lines with an early goal of the

fight for him. morocco couldn't find the back of the net and with just 11 minutes until the final whistle from school can go. the result in the dream run for morocco who became the 1st african and era seem to make the final 4 dell play croatia and the 3rd place player there was huge support for the moral, consigned and elbowed stadium. andy richardson was watching the action for us. well, morocco spawns in play is made sure that this night belong to them really, regardless of the result only twice before with the pain from outside of europe or south america made it to the semi finals in a world cup. that was the us back in 1930 south korea when they co hosted in 2002 in the rock really of land. since the idea of this being a home will cover everything they can. so make that team feel at home and they've got a ready made support based here in capsule. little detail by making sure the play is parents and families around them as much as possible surrounding them with

familiar culture. somebody language, familial food, just giving them a rich around this tournament. the countries also invested massively in football. here is a happy accident. they've invested in their national center of excellence in data analysis at all levels. and the women's game as well. the countries had multiple bits, the host, the world cup, in the middle of the successful problem. seeing that this world come surely put in good. that's a one they take the will come back to africa, asked a friends, well, no amount, whistling and jeering from the morocco fans could quite put them off that dry. our guys were very, very lucky today, which was very proud of our team. it's, we wanted to beat them because we wanted to take to take the faster england, but we couldn't to try the best one at the end of the day. with right off the play

. and we wish good luck wasn't enough payment been anymore tonight. we are really proud of the moral cold. busy the best interest in this game, but no, no problem. how do they laugh? we are really, really, really happy for old all the, much of this miracle with the best for us. how do the live it's heartbreaking for us. but you know, morocco you the best we very happy with the regret geek. he's done a very, very good job. we come all the way from liverpool and support in morocco since day one. that we can't ask enough. okay, the boy didn't write long ago. it's really good. so they did really good to call this has been a really good while, cuz like they've never been to the semi finals. so it's really good the cheaper for morocco. well don't guys, well, what about yourself down hey,

what did you think of your team tonight? they were not, but like the 2nd goal of frenzy was trying to plan all side. right. i think it was off time. yeah. well you close was on. yeah. yeah, yeah, i did do good. they did make it to the semi finals. never made it to the semi final so really, really good play. yes. yeah. we go get like that place that place is actually not like, you know, just a final is all, i all just seen a side who this is well, champions are nicholas ha, was watching with moral, can support his in casablanca. but 1st, his natasha partner with some very happy french friends. i'm having i speaking with me.

lady, how do you feel denying a game to win the world we do with gore is not what people had expected were in downtown and the old medina in a place where people had gathered moroccans, but also my grand problem from africa had gathered together to watch the game. 6

i did a fact that they had gone that that is not the bar. it feels like they've shattered the glass ceiling. and that now anything is possible. this team, the morocco team has made people dream. it's the 1st time that we've seen a muslim team going. so far an arab team, an african team going as far in the world cup and now it feels like anything is possible. next up is on saturday, the game against croatia, and then our heroes, welcome back. in morocco. priscilla hid on al jazeera, australia's parliament approves a guess price, cat and energy subsidies for households and small businesses. and anyway, to wade your teen colors on your head, not just on your sleeve. ah

hello. it remains bitterly cold across much of northern europe at signs of some modern air coming in as we go on through the next couple days. we have high pressure and chart into our central areas that's blocking off these weather systems that coal blast, though, continuing across the british charles and the island of arda. but he is that milder air. it's trying to push in to southernmost parts because of getting squeezed at far south across. so mary's, if you open it, it does come in. we are going to see wind and rain mala conditions just slowly, but surely starting to lift at the moment. lots of blues showing up on our chart. that's where the cold air is the allies farther south. that's where the warm rare is, of course, temperatures falling away and bought out around 7 celsius to friday. but, well, tommy, come to saturday, london could get up to 6 degrees celsius early next week. we will be back into

double figures that something to look for to. it will be cloudy, it will be wet, but at least it will be somewhat milder. the wet weather, the windy weather, now making its way across. so spain and portugal into the western side of the mediterranean. heavy rainbow, grassy make his way across northern parts of italy. snow on the northern flank of that is still some snow there into the north east. of europe now, where to weather will sweep us where little farther north was running into the co read. it will be snow there all the way across into poland and batteries. ah, with,

with ah, you're watching al jazeera reminder of our top stories, the south. you government dasa shows china's cove at 19 battered economy slumped in november. before authorities is severe. pandemic restrictions, thousands of nurses in the ukiah going on strike, demanding pay rises to match inflation. this is the latest industrial action after ryan postal workers also walked off the job this week. and france had booked their place in the world comp final against argentina. the defending champion,

speak morocco to nil ending a dream run for the atlas lions who became the 1st african and arab team to make the final full estrada is putting a price cap on gas and coal as it tries to curb soaring process. parliament has approved a plan to set a price limit on energy supplies. it also says it will help households and businesses transition from gas to electricity inflation and the war and ukraine had pushed up australia's power prices. well, sarah clark joins me live now via skype from brisbin, and so the bills pass. so what does it actually main? well the energy build, it's within both how the the house of representatives and the senate, the long dived bike, but it's now being pumped into law. and this of course, is after the last minute to go to actions overnight, where the government managed to secure a deal and get the support of the monopod that being the grains as well as the

cross benches. and of course, that was in return to what they wanted, but otherwise it was always going to get past with that level. what it means is the price and costs will continue to increase, but there's going to be a cap, as you mentioned on deaf and cold prices, and certainly the rises and nice process. so this will moderate, the increases on the energy process, the treasury costing suggest that this bill in the early days, my transitional trans liked to you about $160.00 the the average annual family electricity bills are not much, but certainly a stock. but what was also part of not just the cap on the energy price rises, but there was also the package of $1000000000.00 package which were given in return for the support from the minor parties, the package to what they call it, electrify. how some of these houses around a stripe, particularly targeting the low middle income families, as well as a small businesses. and this is simply converting from gas a to renewable energy. and this is of the maximizing energy efficiency addressing

at the level of emissions output. stop the strategy has of course, drifting climate change as a result. and how will be given concessional, re bites and loans to help them pay to electrify behind these households. so i should say also that this energy process, it's not long term, it's temporary only, but it will be in place now for 12 months. okay, was there any opposition to the bill in either the lower or upper house of parliament? yes, it's been described as an extraordinary market intervention. that's what the opposition been. the coalition party, the government, they didn't locked it. i said they're an intended consequences by dropping and disrupting the market for energy. they tried to amend this rule. they tried to split it in the senate and we saw 3 and a half out the buy in the senate. but i grew, they didn't get to split that bill to be because the government had the majority because it signed up with the, the grains and some of those core pensions. so in the, in the past 2924 in the last hours. so instead it, but it was always going to be,

as i mentioned, but power class is still not going down in australia. we mentioned that they've been storing as a result of a rush of invasion crime. but what would i have to cost is if you go up by as much as 47 percent over the next 2 years, but what we do now with this bill now becoming low, what we do now is i wanna go out as much as what was previously full cost. okay, thank you. that sir o'clock for us in brisbin, peru has declared a 30 day state of emergency in response to protest by supporters of ousted president pedro casteel. security forces will have the power to stop the demonstrations and search homes without warrants protest as a calling for castillo's release. he was jailed after trying to, to solve congress last week. marianna sanchez reports from lima president. we never want to be cleared. the country is now in a state of emergency,

as demonstrators in hospital looted, stores burnt, a television station, and tried to from the airport in another city who no protesters also tried to force entry to the runway. the army has been deployed to assist the police and protecting key infrastructure with blockades on main highways and expanding protests. but what they brought forward the plan for general elections again to be held. she says a year from now in m battle i see in the area legally, the timetables will be okay for 2024. however, making readjustments this can be brought forward to december 2023. because before that date legally it would not be possible. ah, bill testers are demanding general elections. now donnelly, school, we've got, came all the way from bill's amazon region. he says he wants his voice heard of us . good. i'm of in love with that. we want congress to close

a change of the constitution and the new election shaneka. these demonstrators are hoping former prissy and busy lucas steel, ruby fried. one week after he tried to dissolve congress suspended legal protections and ordered you army to patrol the streets. the former president is detained under them, charges it is likely the drive thru ordered that garcia remain under arrest kathy of this freedom being restricted and asked american commission human rights to intercede in hand, written letter guest who has been delivered what they forbid, whose social unrest law and order, it won't salmonella state i haul you and all your circle responsible for the ferocious attack on my compatriots. i got a call on the organizing people to remain alive and optimistic. i were already so what i say, yeah, we'll check on why yes. in tears, she says the steel is the legitimate leader. i think when i look, you know,

my president has been elected by the people. he is the president of the paypal. he has come from the highlands. the white people do not want house. just give you the support you say they will remain outside the prison for the long. they set up a communal kitchen to sustain themselves and their cars, while the judiciary decides just to use faith. but in a sanchez, i just see that you may be 2 hundreds of people have rallied an esteemed bull in support of the mere, after a court sentence, him to jail, for insulting public officials. the trial focused on remarks, acreage, memorial maids during the merrill rice in 2019. if the appeals court upholds the verdict, it would prevent him from holding public office for the duration of the 2 year, 7 month sentence molar was seen as a potential challenger to president ridge of ty of edwin in elections next year law. this court case has proved that there is no justice left in turkey. this case

is led by people who don't want to bring to values such as justice and democracy to turkey. on the, in fact, there was the zip case which was shamelessly influenced and decided by the people who claim ownership of everything see themselves as the state and the nation. at least 4 people have died after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized in freezing waters between france and england. agency say the deaths were avoidable and blamed the u. k. government for making cy fruits unavailable to migrants trying to cross the channel. inter simmons reports from dover, not for the 1st time refugees and migrants dying at sea, but more lives were saved and lost as fishermen pulled people to safety. from the i see waters of the english channel. richard inflatable boat with people on board, her migrants. i was crossing and was sinking very,

very near to where he was fishing. so amazingly, it got right in next to the, the sinking boat and managed to come alongside and safely get 31 people on board. this latest tragedy is once again down to people traffickers, they're not deterred by freezing weather. neither it seems of the migrants. channel crossings is an ongoing humanitarian crisis, and people traffickers have never been busier. at the same time, politicians are running short of ideas on how to stop them. it is not cruel or unkind to want to break the stranglehold of the criminal gangs. he trade in human misery, and he exploit our system and our knows, i'm sure the whole house will share my sorrow at the capsizing of a small boat in the channel in the early hours of this morning. and the tragic loss

of human life, our hearts go out all those affected and less than 24 hours before these death. u. k. prime minister wishes sooner could been talking about new measures to curb the channel crossings. but so far, every measure the u. k. government introduces, has failed. there needs to be, thankfully. great. that's the biggest issue that we've got on my man is that people are making the journey from cali because there is nile. and other way of doing it, you have to be on grassy soil on the island in order to seek asylum as night, sensor and callaway eating. hi, miss adams. i people have no choice but to make this journey a nice that the single biggest thing that government could do in order to prevent people having to risk their life here, dover, lightfoot, station they've seen is all before people trafficking across the channel is it record levels 40000 this year, under the weekend alone, 500 risk their lives. tragedies are all too frequent this time more lives will save them last. but that isn't always the case. must november 27 lives were lost in

the channel. the highest number ever recorded. a diplomatic spat followed between france and the u. k. with the british saying the french should do more to stop the small boats from leaving their shore line. as the life boat crews will tell you, the crossings are ever more frequent and dangerous. andrew simmons al jazeera dover . ah, well if this one item that sums up the 1st world cup in the middle east, it's the arab head scarf that go trash. it's given fans from around the world a new way to support their tames. we met a man who's turned his passion into a rather colorful business. ah, my name faith i've given to me, i am the owner of love from one of those little window is the company that sells a lot in the colors of teams that are playing in the paperwork helped

with that i've been a part of the out of culture for thousands of years. previous law music, it's more of a cultural thinking, religious thing. thousands of years ago the are people use the word to protect themselves from the sun, from the of the sun in the summer and, and then again from the windows, from the dust they put in front of their faces and evolved with time to become just the part of the, our culture we tried to do with twist on it to make it more friendly because the other culture can be intimidating, but we wanted to be friendly. and that's, that's how the idea came about. to me the letter of the flag of the country with

her amazing acceptance from both the funds and that that is where we we expected it to be to be accepted, but the 3rd exceed the expectation. i'm very happy about that so that it's intertwined. the culture, you know, the in america and 0 in the west is just learned something new that out of culture . and they learned that well, not as most of the people make it seemed the media in make it seem. and they learned that other people aren't of the ira. dorn says no style of media maintenance in there are you in a wider acceptance? the idea that you consider that not that people pick thing that that was on the

streets, accepting from wearing developers and sharing the culture with you're watching al jazeera and this is the top stories this out. you government data shows china's cove at 19 battered economy slumped in november before authorities eas, severe pandemic restrictions. richard kemper has more from hong kong. the reports coming out of health care facilities on the mainland. other, they're already starting to look like they're going to become overwhelmed in the next few weeks because of the number of people who are now contracting cove at 19. it is a direct result of these rules being relaxed and the concern from people in society today i've spoken to and people in business.