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this is deja vu news live from berlin anger and disappointment as marathon climate talks and with no new goals the u.n. says the world has lost an opportunity to act we'll speak with a german delegate who's just returned from the summit also coming up. new zealand's prime minister leads a minute's silence for the victims of the full cari volcano disaster the government says an inquiry into the loss of lives there could take up to a year. and what would christmas be without the nutcracker.
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we go behind the scenes in russia where we meet a rising young star at the renowned bolshoi ballet academy. and in the business league glaude box are knocked off top spot after a late goal condemns them to defeat and. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us narrow thought on u.n. climate talks have ended in madrid with very little to show major economies there rejected calls for bolder targets to combat climate change sparking anger among developing countries and activists the un secretary general antonio terrace also voiced his disappointment calling the summit a lost opportunity to act. they were the longest talks to date leaving
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representatives exhausted with little progress made on how to limit global warming to under 2 degrees but there was agreement on one issue regretfully after all the hard work that you have and we couldn't get our to an agreement it is my sincere regret that we were not able to reach an agreement we invested a lot of energy and find it very frustrating. that. at the end of the day we were not able to arrive at a final agreement observers had hoped that cup $25.00 would end with a framework for a carbon certificate scheme imposing a tax on each tonne of greenhouse gas produced a condiments and environmental activists alike say it's a critical step if the world hopes to minimize the impending climate catastrophe but a deal couldn't be reached in part due to resistance from some of the world's worst polluters like the usa china india and australia. forcing delegates to only
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pledge to do more to uphold the parents' climate agreement. with leadership in short supply in madrid environmental activists saying it's time for the european union to step up i mean this conference in madrid is really a good point for. much of that to listen to climate change and it's now up to the european union with the green deal to go ahead with a clear vision of carbon free neutral economy all eyes are now on next year's meeting in glasgow but while the world continues to drag its feet the worst predictions of climate scientists have already started to become a reality. ok and what does this reality mean for the people affected to talk about that i'm joined by sabina mending our climate expert from the german relief agency bread for the world thanks for coming in. you know looking at at the summit could we say or ask is the parrot's accord even still alive it is still alive so the
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spirit of paris is still alive but very very weak heartbeat so we see the one hand the people on the street movements like 5 this the future they take the spirit of paris to the street the people who hold the members. accountable they want to see and then the other hand this is just a couple of countries a very. a destructive role such as the us for australia countries who are putting a high emphasis on fossil fuel ok so it's not just the batteries that you mentioned holding things up right there also has been our fragmentation hasn't there among the para signatories themselves regarding goals and priorities that has always been like this developing countries who are very diverse. to climate change they are of course suffering most result committing 02 of course such as the small island states to group of african countries or dillies developed countries group so they
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want to see climate action they want to see very ambitious climate protection targets and of course they want to get like support in a climate crisis to adept to climate change and if they fear already or experience already climate induced loss and damages they also need financial support to recover from them so does this via industrial countries play a crude or very difficult road have seen now in much of it that industrialized countries as a group where not willing to provide finance support the poorest people and poor. to recover from climate and. this affects your organization you're just back from madrid you are one of the delegates for germany at the summit and this effects of bread for the world you're certainly seeing climate change leading to an increase in people that need your help and it's happening already now it's not something that happens in the future this now that in fiji 800 villages need to be
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relocated due to sea level rise and the whole island state island state like to. they have to see for new land and new options in order to survive to make a survival for their people always see extreme events increasing such as the floods in the east africa impacting 2500000 people just 4 weeks ago. or the cycling blueboy that is very badly india and bangladesh so it made like 1800000 people fleeing their homes and that makes the 2 did use because it is happening now so often how concerned are you that climate change is going to influence things that you just mentioned like like a forced migration due to climate catastrophe or. climate signs it's very wake a number. of very short that climate change but a half or so and very terrible impact on poorest countries will on able to recover
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from the impacts of climate change so means that there will be a higher number of people who are forced to use down homes because they're losing their livelihoods and that may have been an impact on civic conflicts since there's been a meeting or we have to leave it there good good luck the best of luck to you with your going to say sion bread for the world thanks for coming. let's get you briefed down some of the other stories making the news today there have been violent protests in india over a contentious citizenship law passed by the government in the capital delhi demonstrators setting fire to a number of busses police responded with tear gas the legislation give citizenship to those fleeing religious persecution but it does not apply for muslims. turkish president red chip tired of one says he could close to military bases used by the u.s. he was responding to a question about possible u.s.
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sanctions and the congressional resolution recognizing the armenian genocide the insular air base is a key facility for u.s. and nato warplanes. u.s. media reporting that the trumpet ministration plans to announce the withdrawal 'd of 4000 troops from afghanistan president trump visited north terry personnel there last month his long sought to reduce the american presence in the country about 13000 soldiers are currently deployed in afghanistan. all search crews have so far failed to find the bodies of 2 victims still missing a week after new zealand's volcano disaster. the prime minister has led the country in observing a minute's silence in memory of those killed in last monday's eruption on a car. if death toll now stands at 16 another 20 people are in critical condition suffering from severe burns. bad weather has forced recovery teams to call off the
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search for the 2 missing victims. hope on hold for the families of the volcano's victims rescue teams in protective gear landed where they believed one of the 2 remaining bodies would be found they were unsuccessful. absolutely disparate to find bodies and return them to loved ones and then to probability ideas we would we are probably thinking given that one was in the water but so i would tell you. that we were wise hopeful because we do this for a reason we want to make sure that we bring the right expertise to be and with regard to the task of pain. that expertise included 24 person recovery teams toxic unstable conditions allowed the 2nd search on the island to last only 75 minutes the result was a setback but crews won't give up. so it is
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a body blow for us and confident it's a body blow for the family said mr white. the volcano has been a popular tourist destination for daytrippers but it erupted a week ago spewing ash and hot gases. 47 people and their guides were exploring the island when it happened the death toll has reached double digits and is expected to rise as more than 2 dozen people are still hospitalized most with severe burns. on saturday teams faced contaminated waters and poor visibility after one body was spotted in the water. we knew there were the we saw them and they'll the not. the fire in the ocean i don't know i want to have the support is the notion that's just. in its. heart of. current. conditions on the island are still volatile but crews will continue searching land and water in the hopes of allowing loved ones to bury their dead. at the very
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latest now from pete mckenzie he's a journalist reporting for us from wellington new zealand thanks very much for coming in for us can you tell us about the moment of silence where you are today absolutely a moment of silence was held today. on exactly a week off the road. by minister just a moment of silence she and her cabinet meeting. since building. at the same time hundreds. of. courses. and no followed by thousands around the trench. the foreign minister of australia is also in the country to commemorate the tragedy ok 2 bodies have yet to be recovered and just how dangerous is is the search operation that's underway now. so genius science the central government will agency
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which coordinates and confirms the scientific and geological risks that are facing the country and says that another explosion no other option rob it is unlikely within the next 2448 hours it's that since the eruption risk or because it wants island remains little so that's 2 out of school 5 evils and it's the same little that i did once island was at immediately before the eruption which on monday last week so circumstances still dangerous and still a lot of uncertainty ok and the danger is not only for the searchers out there the survivors are being treated for severe burns in hospital some of them are in critical condition can you tell us something about their condition absolutely so 26 abiders remain in hospital is 12 an australia man the australian citizens and residents who are repatriated off to new zealand hospitals found souls capable of just think something and lots of violence or tina still in new zealand those alive
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is it mainly facing critical burns to their body up to 30 percent will more the body including to their models off the top of 6 super heated gas ashton steam was in high up by most of the survivors. superheating and burning the inside of the bottle. as a role the result has been a significant amount for which new zealand found itself lacking in the eruption now the united states and other countries it's just are just going to jump in and ask you this question is for caare now going to be permanently closed for tourists in light of this kind of a loss. that's only one of the options on the on the right out there are 2 investigations ongoing one by using owns name health and safety investigator and another by the plates as those investigations see it will become increasingly clear with that's not some locals are opposed to autonomy is really dependent on tourism
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watchdog but increasingly the move country is for some action and look. which also own many of the tour for operations many of the local tribes members are all in for quite a while and spirit space and closed off to the public. can see forth from wellington thanks very much for that clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters have left dozens of people wounded in the lebanese capital beirut protesters out there for a 2nd night that despite a crackdown by security forces they want a new independent head of government not affiliated with the established political stablished. what started as a peaceful rally soon turned violent. was. riot police firing tear gas rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse protesters
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. leaving dozens injured. the weekend some of the toughest crackdown by security forces since the beginning of and she government protests 2 months ago. people here are angry at the political elite and they accuse of corruption and mismanagement and blame for the worst economic crisis lebanon has seen in decades. i am not mistaken this is how it started and this is how we will continue and we won't leave until they submit to what amongst they're the ones who looted our country and they're the ones who caused us to this point we just want albright is not common. but rumor has it that the very man many blame above all others may be making a comeback. former prime minister saad hariri resigned from his post at the end of
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october after and he government protests 1st erupted. on monday lebanon's president michel aoun is meeting parliamentary blocs to name a new prime minister and many expect her ri-ri to be reinstated. that possibility has further enraged protesters and look at the various parts of the corrupt system and we are against him and the victim but even that we don't care who they named but it must be someone who can get us out of this mess that we should not have a someone who can lead a transitional government and save levanon obviously the let me we don't want anyone from the corrupt classes and. put the ruling elites in the east to give up power after weeks of bickering political parties have failed to put forward independent names for government posts i if the protesters fears
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a borne out and hariri returns to office and maybe more nights like this on the streets of beirut. was. get your brief down some of the other stories making the news at this hour scuffles have broken out at anti-government protests in hong kong hundreds gathering in shopping malls across a city by police made a number of arrests there was a vigil as well marking 6 months since the death of a protester who plunged from window. of the u.s. envoy to north korea says washington will la except going yang's end of year deadline to make concessions and stalled nuclear talks steven begun is visiting south korea where he urged the north to return to the negotiating table tensions have been rising after pyongyang ducks in a series of weapons tests. with a. holiday season moving into full swing now many are taking in
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a performance of the nutcracker this iconic ballet has become something of a christmas tradition the world over our next report takes us to its country of origin russia our correspondent there shadow goes behind the scenes at a production in the city of lot of all stock where the young dancers at the bolshoi ballet academy have been hard at work. ringback in the class schedule it's called dance classical dance. ringback but in reality it's work hard work and it comes with the unique language that only understood here. more now turn out at the check in the belly shoulders down a hole in your tale. of his getting ready for his big performance in the nutcracker envied christmas ballet. he dances every morning for hours.
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being acknowledged and says beautiful but exhausting. especially if you come from the country and try to make it here here in the last book an offshoot of the moscow academy of choreography also called the bolshoi school of ballet. nigger it is the 1st time i heard them say pulling your tail i thought tail and how can i pull it in or turn your nice rotate the thoughts out wards. for over a 100 years russia has been known as the place where the stars of classical ballet are trained with the competition is fierce some your needs more than strong legs he needs to have a strong character. ready ready for over 3 months the 11 year old has been living in a boarding school and there was talk he really sees his mother. today she traveled from their hometown of. 1000 kilometers away to see her son simone's big christmas
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from near. the finish we miss him so much if you know we're also so proud of our boy. did you miss me to. the bloody last look opera house posters last nutcracker rehearsals. that simulate his very excited he has a solo. news server instances i'm scared out of this huge stage of reality dances that i don't want to end barrus myself to do what i would do this they laugh at me i'm afraid to fly out. and then his big day comes simulants 1st performance on a real stage. the lot of us took opera house and sold out simulants family is sitting in the audience they came all the way from due to be john to be here.
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from good to be john. it's the 1st step on the long road to success. and we're staying with the holiday season here with still to come son served and santos will find out what he's doing so far from the north pole. but 1st in the bundesliga verse. have slipped off the top for the 1st time in 2 months rb leipzig now lead the way went down to one to. marco as a coach out spork to the austrian league title last season of a glass now led lance to 2nd place while spork hadn't won any of their last 3 home games but they came out swinging 0 mercy young to not go to open the scoring in the 13th minute the austrian netting his 1st understated goal of the.
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clock back responded faster though brail embargo equalising just 2 minutes later the 6th goal of the season for the swiss international. one all the score at halftime. things remain tight in the 2nd half with plenty of scoring chances for both sides but both kept on wasting their opportunity as. the decider came in injury time maximillian on no making it to one pro ball school the late victory at it by a pair of misplaced headers from the gladbach defense this is an indian. it was really great. minutes so i have to say we deserved to win. well sports celebrate their 1st bundesliga home win since october. lot back hang their heads after their 2nd their way laws. yes in a row. well china's state broadcaster has pulled coverage of arsenal's premier
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league match against manchester city that was on sunday this after arsenal's german player visit also criticised beijing's crackdown on ethnic muslims. had taken a social media to criticize china's treatment of its weed or i norty in the northwest of the country he also denounced authorities for allegedly burning korans and closing mosques. now have you ever wondered what santa gets up to when he's not snowed under with all that work at the north pole well it looks like he appreciates a a sunny seaside holiday we caught up with him at a beach in brazil where he's been taking a break ahead of his busiest week of the year. he swapped his sleigh 1st surfboard . this surfing santa can enjoy the sun and set for some serious way. to surfing
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in the water is a big deal because it is like to surf on days with a small way i know in there to be excitement. that these clothes weigh you down. everyone knows it's no good getting in the ocean with so many clothes on obviously one hand will be in it. and then when he hit a wave with the beard on it's hard to come back up because the clothes weigh you down such a risk i run up it's. all he's with you. of course this isn't really santa on vacation kids are visiting the beach and that. it's really funny you see that they still think about santa claus and that belief hasn't died yet but by noel the war hero children still play with me but he grabbed my be goof around some of the older ones say it's a joke it's not real but then they have their doubts so they still like it. when
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he's not in the sea is santa calm most is a surfing instructor but he joins his suit every december to spread some christmas cheer collecting donations from local businesses and giving gifts to children in poor neighborhoods who hope hope hope. he may not have a sleigh but maybe this santa claus is the real thing. lets get your minder now of our top stories at this hour marathon un climate talks in madrid have ended in disappointment over watered down agreements delegates from 200 countries passed ambitious climate protection targets but failed to agree on regulating carbon emissions trading. and there have been violent protests in india over a contentious citizenship law passed by the government in the capital delhi demonstrators there setting fire to buses police responding with tear gas the legislation give citizenship to those fleeing religious persecution but it does not apply to muslims
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shortly after the fall of the. to commerce for german unity journalist peter lim borg was the scene. 30 years later looks back on the. interesting. stories december 19th. w. could this be the beginning of the end to the u.s. china trade war both sides agreed to suspend further tit for tat terrorists but experts warn there's still a long way to go until the free trade dispute is result also coming up us there seems to be a fall in relations between the u.s. and china beijing now turns on burleson as germany contemplates to bomb show away as a supply of for its 5 g. network. i'm going to jones of this is a business ally.
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