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tried to have a surprise to so with what is possible who is medical really. important also who talked to people who followed her along the way admirers and critics alike how is the world's most powerful woman shaping her legacy joining us from eccles law stops. no question a minute leader for the world trade organization has hit a major snag the u.s. has blocked the appointment of nigeria and goes be a condo in the yellow despite her having one backing from every other member country. also want to show it to lights out for germany's leisure sector as the government forces restaurants bars gyms movie theaters and others to close for a month the gunman striking coronavirus kingston. and we take you to ethiopia

where swarms of locusts are laid waste to hard earned harvests. this is b.w. business i'm john on in berlin thanks for joining us ongoing trade wars have made it a tough time for multilateral trade as it turns out choosing the future leader of the world trade organization isn't any easier members failed to unanimously come to an agreement nigeria's ngozi o'connor was supported by every member country except the united states who instead backed south korean trade minister you he. on goes the a conduit way alla looks set to gain the top post of the w t o after 4 months of campaigning against 7 other candidates the nominations committee proposed the 1st african and 1st female leader to its 164 members all countries supported the nomination with

a notable exception of. one delegation could not support the candidacy of doctoring. and said they would continue to support south korean minister you know that delegation was the united states of america that the u.s. is the only country left backing south korea's you myung hee the w t o could go ahead and appoint dr goes the anyway but is hoping instead to get the u.s. on signed i think the overwhelming preference of every one of our members is to decide by consensus and consultations will be held between now and the 9th of november to try and achieve that consensus critics have called the w t o in transparent and weak the trade dispute between the u.s. and china has heightened concern over protectionism whichever of the 2 and does these dogs is the new chief she'll have a lot on her plate and that our correspondent in frankfurt has been following the

story for us konrad boson explains the stakes. the problem for the americans is that ms. is also backed by china and given the strong influence that china has in africa also due to the many loans that china has given to african nations some in the united states fear that the candidate from nigeria might become too friendly to china and opposed to the united states also in the past ms or contrary valid has sometimes criticised the industrial nation she has nations she has pleaded for more influence and a better standing of poor nations for example she criticized the way how many african economies in the past were forced to open up too quickly that was you know perceived as statements against for example the united states and the way they

behave in the national trade relations polling shows donald trump's chance of winning next week's presidential election is diminishing after surging coronavirus cases in key midwestern states the virus has killed nearly 230000 americans and lockdown measures have hit the economy hard data earlier this year showed the biggest fall in output on record but fresh figures may give trump some hope g.d.p. grew rapidly and the last 3 months by around a 3rd it doesn't mean the economy is quite back on track yet but it's heading in the right direction our financial correspondent yes sent us this analysis from new york. it was not just the huge drop in the 2nd quarter it was also the biggest drop in modern history but if you look at the economic numbers that we've gotten in the past couple of months they're all been quite freakish 1st to the down side and then

to the upside to keely consumption went up quite a bit especially with summer in july and august and restaurants we'll have more outdoor dining and i mean i live in the united states now for 20 years and i haven't seen anything quite like that so that new york for example would look like naples or so was all this door dining so that clearly helped it is a big number but just to let me give you one example if you drop from 100 to have 50 that is a 50 percent drop and if you gain 50 from 50 percent from 50 then you come back to $75.00 so we're still not quite there where we were at the beginning of the year. germany is preparing for a so-called soft lockdown starting monday next week ours and restaurants will have to close that means fresh coronavirus will be needed to prop up affected businesses

the plans would cost up to $10000000000.00 euros over a 4 week period that's still cold comfort for many restaurateurs many of whom say they'd rather stay open than receive aid. at sean restaurant in dusseldorf the owner and her staff are strategizing for germany's 2nd to lock down this time they have a routine ready. for us and i think we need to cancel the grocery deliveries i already took care of that. it's sad for them to close the restaurant again although they have implemented all hygiene measures to the best of their abilities they hoped the worst was over now it will be really hard says karen and rob shawn she doesn't know how her business will survive the next few weeks. this is horrific it's a huge catastrophe i expect politicians to come up with a catalogue of measures for our industry and all the other industries that are affected by the lockdown they need to help us to make sure that we really have

a chance to get through this. that's exactly what axel bosher a wedding and event photographer thought during the 1st lockdown earlier this year but the hurdles to get financial carona assistance were too high he also can't collect welfare benefits because his wife has a job now he lost his last customers he had to cancel his life insurance to make ends meet over the next few months his next gig isn't until april 2021. that means my wife is now the breadwinner for the both of us we used to have 2 salaries now it's just one and that one it was cut back by her boss she's on short time work now if all else fails that means i must close down my business i'll go into insolvency. it's the self-employed working in the event industry who've taken the greatest financial hit. jazz musician til brunner is demanding help for all of fact did with his art.

now to some of the other global business stories making news. european plane maker air bus posted a loss of almost 770000000 euros for the 3rd quarter due to codeine team the manufacturer said the recovery in air travel is slower than expected however airbus is not planning further job losses on top of the 15000 already announced right now more than 130000 people work for airbus. the german car maker can return to profitability in the 3rd quarter the nearly 3000000000 euros in earnings compares for 1500000000 euros the company lost in the previous quarter strong sales in china helped offset weak demand elsewhere. sound song says its profits reached a 2 year high in the 3rd quarter of 2020 with the company raking in over 9000000000 euros the south korean giant saw strong sales in computer memory chips smartphones

and appliances. the british auto industry is in a production slump and would be devastated without a trade deal that's according to car industry can assume and t. it reported thursday that production in the u.k. has fallen to 990 s. levels as demand drops the u.k. export 75 percent of cars at manufacture. the disneyland theme park in paris will close again as france heads back into lockdown to fight a 2nd wave of corona virus infections under measures that take effect on friday people will be required to stay in their homes with few exceptions does these parks in hong kong shanghai tokyo and florida remain open with attendance limits. it's the most serious outbreak of locusts in ethiopia in 25 years huge swarms of the insect have invaded the country's farmland wreck and crops and threatening food

supplies and the livelihoods of millions of people. is fighting desperately to save his grain from the locusts they've been especially aggressive here in northern ethiopia. 5 planted on 6 hectares of land has all been taken by a swarm of locusts. in a single day a swarm can devour enough grain to feed 35000 people that's according to the u.n. food and agriculture organization. together with the government there trying to fix the situation. we have. all. over the weekend we already. feel. we all have

a ration. but the coronavirus pandemic is making everything that much more difficult supply chains have been shattered equipment and pesticides aren't getting to where they're urgently needed. locust plague is catastrophic for the local residents and the consequences will be long lasting. went to hospital to have my baby there i heard the shocking news that all the vegetation on my 5 hectares of land been wiped out in just 3 days. this is not a good way to welcome a new baby. i have a serious problem i'm going to start with my 6 children. the nightmare is far from over locusts reproduce a breakneck speed and spread quickly to from ethiopia spilling into neighboring

kenya. now if you need some distraction how both some soothing brush strokes to take your mind off coronavirus and u.s. election turmoil a vivid landscape painting by british artist david hockney is on display ahead of an office in december his painting of nichols canyon in los angeles is expected to fetch $30000000.00 at christie's it's a busy year for sales for the 83 year old hockney now the u.k.'s most expensive living artist. thanks for watching.

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