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i controlled software designed to stop the plane from stalling was a major factor in both disasters right after the 2nd crash in march the 737 mex was grounded worldwide 2019 has left the ideation giant facing massive costs a raft of investigations and potentially devastating lawsuits right now it's a tough spot in the sense that airline sales globally haven't been as strong as they should then he threw off the fact that there us really on game night. winning over some customers last week boeing said it was temporarily suspending production of the 737 max the federal aviation administration says recertify cation of the jets would extend into next year suggesting there's still a long way to go there's been keen focus on the company's crisis management and

particularly on chief executive dennis mulan bugs leadership i think boeing has repeatedly overly optimistic and maybe not forthcoming about some of the severe challenges with the 7 $37.00 max and abortionists rationally trying to be there's an element. of. no disclosure that's all kind of according to him fortunately he came under further scrutiny this month when the if i called management out for its overly optimistic timeframe for recertifying the macs the regulator said it created the impression that boeing was trying to quote force the f.a.a. into taking quick correction that did nothing to shore up position. german luxury carmaker b.m.w. has confirmed it's being investigated by u.s. authorities the probe was 1st reported by the wall street journal it will focus on

allegations that the company has been engaged in fact as known as sales punching it involves dealers falsely by destroying cars outsold b.m.w. says it will cooperate with the investigation. fires shares his a 14 month high on monday at the valley comes off to the us government backed the company in its appeal against a judgment that links the firm's wheat color right up to concert or environmental protection agency says the product which contained the state doesn't call it concert had been and ledged this supports buyers argument that only bagul aisha's have the authority to print concert warning labels. earlier we spoke to t.w. financial correspondent only bots about what this support means for fire. it is important moral support for bayer especially in the light of the discussion in the public domain but the government or the agency cannot be seen as impartial and so the courts are not obliged to follow their support to follow this intervention the

same thing is being celebrated though in the financial markets the share is soaring but having said that it's nowhere near where it was before concerns over the effects of the wheat killer for the buyer company emerged talks on the settlement are ongoing they're going at high speed expert lawyers are at this and people i've talked to here who have done similar settlements but not in the buyer case but in other cases say there's a good chance that a settlement could be reached costing by your billions but not the next essential threat in the end a successful. the chinese government has lowered tyrant's on a range of products including pork this as the country struggles to deal with a devastation i break of africans wine fever for pork producers these are tough times whether or not their stock is infected our correspondent in china sent us

this report. in the last few months and he juncture has been observing his hogs very carefully in august a case of african swine fever broke out in a nearby village. so you have been leaders they reported it to the authorities the government came and killed all the pigs all of them the healthy ones as well they buried them deep in the ground that's how they were able to eradicate the disease. there are no tools for diagnosis available the only thing he can do is to observe whether the peaks look healthy african swine fever is a disease caused by a virus originating from africa but which is now spreading rapidly throughout china is harmless to humans but highly contagious and you need to know for hogs has 4 pigs worth a little over 2000 euros. this isn't a surf but it even has trouble getting up. there.

we have it for chinese new year. new years also the village butcher he buys hogs from other farmers for slaughter overnight he keeps them with his own store an infected pig here would likely kill his own pigs as well this one has just arrived . using it that usually we don't worry a lot about our pigs but since the african swine fever broke out everyone is afraid of how much. the real extent of the epidemic is unclear some experts estimate that up to half of china's pork livestock is affected. early in the morning the time has come for the hog for the previous night. the fact is white and the meat looks tender that's good quality. home. and he says the eggs now cost twice as much as they did last year in order to ease the soaring prices the government has released part of its strategic frozen meat reserves the frozen meat

says a lot cheaper. but me says he's not worried that his customers might dump him you don't know if people here don't like frozen meat or once it's frozen they won't touch us. pork is china's staple meat increased pork prices are the main reason behind the rising inflation the meat is still warm and the 1st neighbors show up 1st come 1st serve and while his customers state faithful to him his business has been affected this. new year and everything talk prices used to be very stable in our going age but now that it's more expensive i buy less meat. china's government recently announced that pork production has begun to rebound whether this is true or not is impossible to a very far in the meantime you can do little but to hope that the virus does not come back to the region every year pilgrims from all over the world visit the town of bethlehem to discover the site to be the birthplace of jesus christ the

bulk of tourists come in the lead up to christmas and this year more than ever appeared to be descending on the town leaving hotels cashing in. at night they party around the christmas tree. and during the day santa does the rounds. this is the high point of tourist season in bethlehem pilgrims from all around the world come here to discover the site widely considered to be the birthplace of jesus christ. this year the opening hours at the church of the nativity were once again extended for hotel operators it's a cause for celebration business is booming you know we've never seen like this ever before and you know we are almost 90 percent occupancy this rio this year we've been having tours from all over the world brand new markets coming in so it's been amazing they're not coming for the view that many parts of bethlehem look upon

the israeli west bank barrier for years fear of violence kept tourists away now visitors have been coming in droves more than the city can handle. and we have 4600 hotel rooms in bethlehem and paris time we have 10000 if the region remains calm i think we'll need another 4000 hotel rooms in bethlehem to cover the needs of the tourism market. the growth in tourism has led to a construction boom thanks largely to improving perceptions of the security situation this year tourist numbers have increased by 40 percent compared to last i think the atmosphere here is so nice i've only been here for 2 days now so but so far i've. had a very peaceful experience it's been people seemed hopeful and very welcoming as well

as. christmas in bethlehem for many visitors here it's a once in a lifetime experience but the tourist boom isn't just for the festive season bethlehem is rapidly becoming a popular travel destination all geared around. the christmas holiday spirit might be short lived for the time the german airlines cabin crew union has threatened the company with a new round of strikes after christmas subsidiaries german wings and euro wings could be affected too the announcement comes after talks failed. over the weekend the union is seething better pay and benefits for some 21000 stop and rest in november look tons i was forced to cancel 1500 flights just strike x. . and that's it for me on the business team here in berlin for more you can check out our website that d w dot com plus business you can also find us on social media for me it's goodbye and take care.

60 years ago he fled to india the dalai lama. thousands of tibetans follow their spiritual leader. they hoped for a peaceful time. by has this become an unattainable. 60 years in exile twilight of the dalai lama next.

to some of the adventurous some of the famous naturalist and explorer. to celebrate clicks on the front of the $250.00. marking on the footage of discovery. expedition in boyd on. in april 2019 the dalai lama tibet's spiritual leader was released from hospital where he'd undergone treatment for a chest infection he returned to dunham salon a city in northern india that's home to the tibetan exile community and met with some of his followers who must.