institute's outgoing director klaus. we look at his final year in office and his press of career. maybe the last cultural diplomat. starts nov 16th on. this is news africa coming up on the program the victims eat cold bed on boost. suffered lifelong injuries during a terrorist attack on the u.s. embassy in nairobi 22 years ago but she and many other kenyan survivors have been excluded from the compensation package that has been largely dedicated to american victims also on the program that's probably come claim boardrooms collarbones. don't know what the vote was about. racial tension in south africa we've got

a report from a high school in cape town that's become the latest flashpoint. we've been told everything these people they didn't know. they still feel about their racism the noggin we along with. hello i'm christine one day it's good to have your company kenyan victims of a bomb attack on the u.s. embassy and 998 have criticized a new compensation deal when al qaeda bombed us embassies in kenya and tanzania in august 1998 it was the 1st islamic terror attack targeting the united states on foreign soil kenya suffered most of the casualties with 224 people killed and thousands of others injured in the capital nairobi. neighboring so done provided in

direct support for al qaeda and its leader osama bin laden who carried out the attacks as a result the u.s. puts the done on the list of countries that support terrorism and imposed sanctions on the country that changed last month when sudan agreed to pay $335000000.00 in compensation to attack victims employees at the u.s. embassy but other survivors mostly kenyans will not be receiving any offit. mario miller has. esther remembers that day like it just happened on the 7th of august 1998 at 10 30 in the morning she heard the 1st blast. when i knew the whole building was coming down and that is why i think the priya quickly gone to me because of my getting creamed by the 2nd blast it's when i was thrown out and people tell me that i was collected on the pavement i looked like i

had died so they fought with. those severely injured she survived and that they almost similar tenuously bombs exploded at u.s. embassies in nairobi kenya and dar es salaam tanzania the blasts killed 224 people and injured about 5000. esther was working at the bank right next to the embassy she was retired on medical grounds and only 42 years old nevertheless she still wanted to work but was rejected because of medical reasons i was not the noble woman that would be the woman who used to go to the office and walk by my family. it would not to be a race i feel. that i'm not able to you know. to work for my problem. from then on the former supervisor dependent on financial support from her family regularly she meets up with other survivors of the attack

michael lost his mother when he was only 2 years old douglas lost his eyesight they've also struggled financially my dad lost his. it wasn't it wasn't. enough money for that so i love of us we. still provide for the provide us and even. at some point mine is always a problem. then they heard of the new deal brokered by the u.s. and the sudanese government sudan has agreed to pay $335000000.00 of compensation to the victims of the attacks in return the us removed the country from its list of states sponsors of terrorism sudan was listed because it holds that al qaeda leader osama bin laden as a guest of the government but with the deal only for my us and local embassy employees are to receive compensation that's only one percent of the people who

were killed or injured it says. we feel the american government. that we africans our lives are beings that americans but we feel we are just equal human beings like america and we'd be treated just as much as the american citizens now 22 years later and still in pain and needs medication to be able to sleep if she would receive compensation she says she would be able to pay the looming school fees so that her sons can finally graduate i feel frustrated discriminated hated because i don't see the difference between an american election . esther's biggest health now is that the new us president elect joe biden will reconsider the compensation plan and include all survive us. i'm now joined

by standing with to my he is annoying representing victims like those you've just been introduced to the report he is in the role be welcome to date of the news africa stanley you like the people that you're representing suffered injuries on that fateful day in nairobi 22 years ago but why do you believe that the united states is liable for what happened to you. thank you kristen what i can say about that topic are they don't have states bussy is not liable their culpability part in the law isn't that they're probably close to done what you are saying is that the target was just democratic an embassy it was an extension of the united states government so we feel that there should be no discrimination or distinction between they victims or are you it united states nationalities or nuns or employees or contractors and they're located now those who are not legal relationship with

a embassy so our point is that all victims should be treated the same ok and where are you taking that miss a stand they tell us about way your cases yes our cases are we have to get to the american congress it's appropriate legal suit but we have our principle lawyer was based in the united states in california so he's going to form what we call a lobby it's not try to pass the buck shot up who want to lobby the congress of the united states in order they cannot allow the provision that will open a window or were opened. the way for kenyans to as well be compensated and receive justice together with the other victims right what do you believe israel government's role in all of this stand the. the kenyan government where i am not are so just to speak with the government are told believe that their

government should also maybe take a role you don't have to see how it can be able to redress the situation and address the plight but like i emphasize this is a privately going to salt and i cannot speak for the government of kenya. in south africa racial tensions have sparked outside a high school in cape town the school was on high alert today after parents and protest is violent if they clashed on monday night prison so we're going to post a has condemned the clashes and called for an investigation demonstrators that they visit at the school on monday off the rumors that a matric leaving party was attended by only white students correspondent andrea increased reports from breckon fellow high school. inside the school students are writing their high school leaving it outside is a massive police presence the school also hired security guards after parents and

protesters clashed close to the school on monday we need to see a race because there is absolutely unacceptable violence from any side and of course at the end of the day for me we have to. learn to complete the year specifically the metrics they need to be able to do it safely the police closed down the street in front of the school but down here on the other side to find a group of parents and their supporters they say they came here to protect their children in case the economic freedom fighters are showing up again the political party organized the protests on monday that turned violent and some angry members of the white community attacked the protesters even beating them with baseball bats they refused to talk to us but on the other side today you can see only a few protesters showed up why probably. was. i don't know. what. does

that mean what he was. racism we need to deal with. this. because for too long we've been told everything these people they didn't apologize well. now they're i says and i can we all know what. we are still suffering under the racism this thing is going to boil over let's go this thing is going somewhere the situation outside the school is an example for racial tensions in south africa the neighborhood here is mainly white and although the students in the high school are mixed in the raise the claims that there hasn't been a black teacher for many years they claim that the authorities have neither the night. confirms tensions are likely to remain high with the announcing for the protests. it's take a look at some of the stories making news across the continent now in an effort to

compost election tensions ivory coast president has called for crisis talks with the opposition. i invite you to practice mutual forgiveness and tolerance to continue to live together in peace i also want to tell you that the acts of violence will not punished what tara won a controversial 3rd term and avoid boycotted by the opposition the election dispute has led to clashes in which at least 9 people have died. officials in sudan saved thousands of people have crossed the border from neighboring ethiopia where fighting continues in the northern region up to gripe if you open government troops are battling forces loyal to to gries regional administration the african union has called for an immediate cease fire. and authorities in spain's canary islands have complained that the territory is overwhelmed after nearly 2000 african migrants arrived over the weekend it's the highest rate of migrants arrivals in nearly

a decade some had to be rescued by emergency services often making the dangerous journey on small boats. mollies former president obama due to money tory has died aged 72 tory was 1st head of state for a year in 1901 as part of a military transitional government that steered the west african nation to democracy he returned to power as a civilian president from 2002 until 2012 when he was ousted in a military coup. well that is a for now but sure to check out all of the stories on forward slash africa we're also on facebook and on twitter today we'll leave you with pictures of my life full of president amadou toumani touring who's died at age 72 next time.

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printing technology and his growing collection of contemporary furniture. well no doubt you've experienced it by now here watching a movie when 2 characters go to embrace each other and you get a visceral reaction of no keep your distance which goes to show just how covert 19 has changed not only our behavior but also our perceptions of physical contact and now imagine what this means for cinema in general we looked into how film productions are evolving to stay in the game. well things have changed a lot that new boy masks and social distancing are mandatory now with people carrying film studio outside sofia as are covert tests for anyone who comes on set . but unlike most hollywood studios movies are still getting made. like the

us thriller till death produced entirely under the pope at night restrictions frank director renny harlin is here preparing his next action movie he says the coronavirus changed everything. it affects. how you work with the crew how you need with the crew how you do the location scouting how you conduct your meetings and communication you do a lot of sort of communication online and. what's up and so on and in effect suggesting a lot because there are tourists who don't want to travel. the new safety protocols have made movie making even more expensive a 2nd crew has to be kept on standby in case somebody gets sick and even catering is complicated by fazer out every meal for every crew member has to be prepared and wrapped separately. steelhead estimates that costs mean at least an extra 5 to 10 percent added to the budget the direct cost obviously which is hand sanitizer masks

personal protective equipment all the things that are there and then there's the indirect cost of hiring a covert task force bringing in consultants and fire all of this from overseas to advise the production and how to do it's and also this sort of new way of operating which slows things down because now we're in pods we can't just get a camera to set right away we have to put it into a holding cell someone else has to pick it up so you use a lot more planning and timing as well the added expense hasn't stopped film producers us horror film cobweb and the erotic drama after we found lark currently shooting at new boy both originally planned to film in america. well while the final. product drama series are now being made in bulgaria it's required a change in approach to filming. we've designed sets around areas where we put

windows up so you can see the actually behind them but keep our cast behind the windows the film like an addiction to a child after movies are known for getting hot and heavy and there's no way to do a socially distanced. might not be going away anytime soon but here at new boy on a studio's they are determined to keep the cameras rolling. scott roxboro for us on location there and joining me now in the studio is my colleague adrian kennedy hi adrian back up there just for a 2nd because obviously there's no such thing as a socially distant sex scene is this pretty much the end at least for the time being of intimate scenes in movies i really don't think so karen for one thing you couldn't socially isolate the production crew. but also the 2 or more participants in this hypothetical. scene could also take

a test and then things should be alright. we saw there that invisible. screens were being used to separate act and extras i think the interest of full disclosure we should point out there is a screen between the. us and if i move my arm in this storage you can actually sometimes see it's. the magic of film it's all illusion indeed it is now film productions are going ahead albeit with a lot of improvisation but is the key to this simply minimizing all contacts for everyone involved outside and on set and they take that quite far in bulgaria they are also expect experimenting with remote directing it is theory. possible for the director who work from home and we can see this in action here all look fairly plausible for an action sequence i'm not sure whether this would be

a good way of directing a dramatic scene with a number of actors i'm sure orson welles' i can't see him as a remote director that immediate contact with the director is often so important ok so it looks like everything is more or less possible but it involves much more planning of course and certainly a lot of extra cost will this lead to certain films perhaps avoiding scenes or scripts that are considered problematic but this is the big question when we see a spate of films with just a handful of actors and no crowd scenes or will we see films that are sets in corners times where we only see people who were masks in public spaces or at work have to say that when you watch films these days and you're confronted by the scene in a in a disco at a concert with hundreds of people you know where he was it does look strange almost science fiction because it no longer reflects our own reality course we hope that with the vaccine on its way we might be dialing down the restrictions but nobody

really knows how long we will be continued to be wearing masks in public but we have been asking industry experts about how scripts might change and this is the subject of our reports from our that's right and all of the reports on this week will be on arts $21.00 in full length looking at the crisis facing movies and filmmaking thanks for joining us with that backstory adrian kennedy thank you. well his biography gives a clue to the incredible scope of his vision rafael hillebrand was born in hong kong has german and west african roots and grew up in berlin but hip hop was his education and his beginnings as a boy to his work as a choreographer director and curator all meanwhile he's at home on stages all over the globe and recently won a german dance prize for outstanding artistic contribution. graphic says the award

is long overdue it's the 1st time the german dance prize has honored anyone from the urban dance. born in hong kong the berlin based dancer brings to the stage a fascinating combination of hip hop and folk dance to see him in his choreography for theater in freiburg. for extensive it's a target nowadays german folk dance is urban down so that's how people are dancing in living rooms and schoolyards so we're calling for choreography centers like in france which include urban dance styles and are possibly directed by people from the hip hop scene. we also want these dance styles to not always be put in the box of preventing violence and racism we are also part of the cultural dialogue and we want to have our say. for the 38 year old prejudice and racism are things he has to contend with on a daily basis so for him dance is also a form of resistance survival and self-assertion success as

a tool to fight discrimination and in the face of from you know i grew up in a white family stepfather is white my biological mother is white my brother is white and i have no need for integration it's kind. of a society keeps trying to tell me i should integrate or that i'm an example of successful integration in this post before. but integration is simply a term meant to say to me subjugate yourself. to be satisfied with less try harder i don't have to integrate we have to integrate the white people who don't like i look. rafael who is also an activist he co-founded the political party do you abandon the urban's in 2017 and he's the federal chairman party conferences are held at the young african arts market in berlin. i want my daughter to also have this kind of autonomous space in the city and not just places meant to earn as much

profit per square metre as possible. urban dance as a counter movement has protest to your bonus party political platform picks up on that tradition it's concerned with representation in all areas of society including the very top levels of power yeah 4 years ago i thought how can this be the next federal election is coming and there's no one on the ballot who represents me that's not ok this. is current one man show of mine and show it on or on my shoulders it's his autobiography told 3 downs and spoken word. but actually nice to have those forward. tired i get me she do exactly shout out to me to shut up whether dancer choreographer assistant or activist i feel at home in all of these roles and they are all a part of me that i contain multitudes. rafael who have many facets are

exciting and inspiring for him diversity is more than just a buzzword it's a way of life. ok where they're inspiring and that's just one way to describe studios satirist a cypriot designer makes furniture that combines rigorous artistic expertise with seemingly endless childhood fantasy add to the versatility of 3 d. printing and you get playful pieces that might just remind you a little bit of your good old toy box. the cityscape of a modern metropolis dotted with skyscrapers. in. its designer stelios messiah's cars his functional artwork the wave city take. i wouldn't worry restaurant and while i was sitting there last night during the shape of a bug is an interesting shape so i thought oh you know what buildings will be

interesting so. i did a rough sketch with buildings and i didn't really model on the computer so when we made the 1st table it really really good. fans of designer furniture agreed the wave city table has made most artists famous even features in the permanent collection of the new floor. stelios messias a surreal furniture has a design language all its own whether it's a comical figure holding a surfboard. chairs inspired by a latin's flying carpet. or a mountain in wire mesh that props up a ping pong table and doubles as a dining table he's inspired by the natural beauty of his homeland cyprus and fascinates me because i think the best are take this nature a glass drop of water creating a ripple effect evokes the mediterranean sea rockets lifting off recalled the

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. this is the news live from. security following a spate of terror attacks talks in paris french president emmanuel mccall calls for a coordinated response and backed up for the protection the confidence has been shaken by recent islamist attacks in france and australia also on the program for russia troops in the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh to enforce a cease fire brokered between media and by john. the deal allows us or by shant to keep the territorial games it made during fighting causing outrage made sense to

storm the parliament. i'm phil gale welcome to the program e.u. leaders are reviewing security following a recent spate of terror attacks within the block france and germany are pressing for urgent reforms to the open borders shannon area german chancellor and going to machall in berlin joined the virtual summit with the leaders of austria and france in paris and other heads of government french president emmanuel macro call for a swift and coordinated response and denounced what he described as the misuse of europe's asylum provisions by people seeking entry for sinister reasons he went on to say the fight against islamist extremism must be a joint effort to. all our capitals all of us who are here together have been affected and terrorism from paris to brussels berlin vienna utrecht london madrid

barcelona copenhagen stockholm nice vienna now and so many others is a european reality to which we must respond that is why we need a common coordinated and rapid response this is what we have agreed today is good and what the straight to barbara vai's all brussels welcome barbara what sort of measures are being discussed. the problem here phil is that this is not one policy and it's not just easy stroke to sort of in our late terrorism in europe but it is a whole bundle of measures so the leaders are talking about better controls on the exterior borders and as long as they don't manage that on the interior borders in the so-called schengen area off the european route the union is some of them around talking about the tougher laws against for instance foreign fighters those returning these from syria and iraq they are talking about tougher controls against

radical mosques or islam is organizations and particularly in the midst of finance in their country something that has largely been neglected over the last years they're talking about better programs for the radicalization so it is really a long list and the point here is they've been talking about this when used by they now do need to do it they need to finally implement it ok so there's there's a quite a lot not bug amongst which you you mentioned that the use in total borders this is this is a big deal in europe this is the shock and the other you're looking at getting rid of it what are they looking to do if. they're not looking at getting rid of it because it is also one of the sources of european worlds of corey said it's the ease of transport of goods within europe they couldn't possibly abolish that but they are looking at more controls they are looking at better police work around the borders for instance something that the german chancellor emphasized and said that

we can be quite successful if we do that in an intelligent manner control people who are sort of approaching borders and large in the police knows where people are trickling in so that is one aspect and also for certain top amounts of time like half year or even a year the open borders can be partially closed france has already said they're going to double border ports. against italy for instance so this is just one set of measures but it is of course economic killing very important to maintain the basic principle even though the dutch prime minister mark root has said that he is really worried about the future of the shing an area because everybody likes it but it is a source of insecurity within europe briefly proposals full of tighter control of the internet's yeah that has 2 aspects of course because the elite is all agree radicalization happens a lot on the internet these days not so much in moscone anymore but on the internet

so the the big that forms are supposed to be made responsible do take down hate speech or murderous ideology and so on very quickly they're supposed to be forced into this and in other much more contentious aspect is that some osteen for the in christian on messaging services to be lifted that will probably not come to pass i don't really see that there's a majority for that but this is about the outline of that part of the discussion because i still in brussels thank you so much. now russia has begun to deploy troops to the disputed territory of nagorno-karabakh to enforce a cease fire between azerbaijan and armenia the 2 former soviet republics of agree to stop fighting after more than a month of bloodshed at least a 1000 people have been killed since this longstanding conflict broke out again in september. was

a peace deal signed but this was the reaction in armenia. protesters storming the parliament building in get a demanding prime minister nicole resign of the several government offices were ransacked and the local media report the parliamentary speaker was attacked and beaten. was. prime minister pushing the uncalled for calm and said it hadn't been easy to agree a deal it's i saw. the decision has been taken as the result of analysis of the military situation and based on the assessments of the people who are the most familiar with the military situation is on one of those . during 6 weeks of fighting azerbaijani forces made steady inroads into going oh

cut a buck and on sunday officials said they'd taken the key city of shusha nagorno-karabakh has been in median hands since it won the war with azerbaijan in 1994 most of the people who live there are ethnic armenians but on the international law it is part of azerbaijan both countries were once part of the soviet union and russia still wields huge influence in the region moscow helps negotiate the deal and is already sending peacekeepers to the area. i said it but the republics of azerbaijan and armenia are to stop at the positions they have taken peacekeeping forces of russia are being set up along the line of contact in the corner car back and along the corridor connecting with the republic of armenia. in baku the capital of the deal was hailed as a victory. that

a moment. now cut a buck is liberated a nation is liberated thank you for today god bless you will i 70 words in my heart that i don't know what to say. 3 ceasefires he knew going to have failed since fighting erupted in september and he hopes this deal will finally bring peace to a troubled region. leading figures in science and politics have been welcoming news of a coronavirus vaccine that's demonstrated 90 percent effectiveness and appears to be safe to tack onto u.s. pharmaceutical giant pfizer have been giving details of the latest trials of better experimental drug if health authorities give the green lights the vaccine could be used by the end of the year it somehow fitting that beyond takes headquarters in the german city of mines is located on a street called the gold mine because the german biotechnology company along with

its american patna finds a just may have struck it big. as the results are showing that after an interim evaluation the vaccine is able to prevent infection with over 90 percent probability. so. if the results are confirmed the vaccine would be a major breakthrough in the fight against cove and 19 researchers were delighted with the initial results from the procedure this is been the best news that we've heard out of the medical industry since the pandemic began. these vaccines are of course being developed a very quickly at the moment but we've had a considerable group of people who have now been vaccinated and they're showing significant side effects this is something that gives us hope because he has held the so-called m r and a vaccine works genetic information from the corona virus is brought into the human body via messaging molecule the body then uses it to produce viral proteins against

which the immune system forms antibodies those antibodies should then defend against covert 19 the drug may have been developed in mines but the effort to develop a vaccine against covered 19 as a truly global one hundreds of people would be on tick laboratory in sao paulo brazil have already received the vaccine and they're just one group of among 44000 volunteers involved in testing worldwide most of the volunteers are in the americas but there are others in europe and africa the company says so far there have been no serious side effects. it's important that we test the vaccine on people from different regions. and different ethnic groups. to make sure that any possible side effect don't vary for people with different ancestry.

beyond taken 5 and now planning to apply later this month for emergency use approval in the u.s. even if it all goes well authorities have stressed it's unlikely any vaccine will arrive before the end of the year. dr margaret harris from the world health organization how a successful coronavirus vaccine would be distributed much of our work is involved in setting up something called the codex to seal it we have a very big program of getting not just sex scenes but all the drugs and that all of the tests and everything else people need but part of that is ensuring that all countries will have access to it and the people who are most in need will get it 1st and by that i mean the health care workers the people who are every day exposed to this fires every day risk and of course they are also the people who protect all of us when we get ill they fight for our lives so remember we're working with all

the different groups developing many many vaccines and as i said earlier when looking to having more than one candidate vaccine and some will be more appropriate in different groups than others you know some maybe one dose want some maybe 2 doses and through the kind of accessibility the very good news is the majority of countries around the world have signed up to that and agreed that the rich countries will pay for the vaccine but does support the poor countries to also be able to afford it and have it. for the market harris a long time palestinian chief negotiator. has died of covered 19 at the age of $65.00 for nearly 30 years he championed palestinian statehood as a solution to the conflict with israel palestinian president mahmoud abbas described it described his passing as a huge loss for palestine and our people i declared 3 days of mourning. he was known and respected around the world some of eric hat at the heart of middle

east peace negotiations for almost 3 decades. but never wavering from what he saw was the only way to end the israeli palestinian conflict a 2 state solution we need peace and peace can all in be achieved on accordance with the formula of a 2 state solution eric cats was a loyal aide to palestinian leaders including yasser arafat he spent most of his life in the occupied west bank in must in the daily realities of the arab israeli conflict. 5 times he was treated like a hero by his own this is the with the right wing israeli leader binyamin netanyahu apparently destroying hopes of palestinian statehood erekat and others in his fatah

party became increasingly unpopular at home. he didn't hide his contempt for u.s. president donald trump's peace plan for the region. this is not a plan for peace this is the scandal and the fraud of the century. era cap was taken to this hospital in jerusalem several weeks ago after contract ing coded 19. his widow where arriving soon after his death was announced. was overjoyed to hear what he was but not the big 3 days of mourning have been declared across the palestinian territories. as many remember a man known for his humanity as much as his politics. this is d.w. news life from brother and his reminder of our top story french president emmanuel microbus calls for a swift and coordinated european response to recent terror attacks on the continent

he's hosted a video conference with fellow e.u. leaders followed by a series of islamist attacks in france and austria. the situation of today. rob what's how's your up business update in just a moment of bad golf will have you all balled up right at the top of the hour i'm good at. every day. for us and for our planet. global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make cities streamer how can we protect animals and their habitats what to do with the waste. we can make a difference by choosing reforestation over a diesel or a station recycling or disposable smart new solutions oberstein sending our bodies

for those truly in need and we know that the uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive good why do you assume the environmental suits to global 3000 on t w i am gone. but corona virus vaccine appears to be well on its way with the world still buzzing from the announcement that one candidate is almost ready we'll look at the global race to secure doses. but also meet the berlin tech workers who join together to ensure diversity plays its part in the future of the sector. and just in time for christmas a new battle of the console's can microsoft's newest box challenge sony's play

station 5. this is the real business armor of what's in berlin welcome to the program the world is getting closer to having a viable corona virus vaccine the promising results of trials of only intensified the global scramble to secure doses of whichever candidate makes it to market with the w.h.o. tracking around $200.00 of them of various stages of development there is no shortage of options so far the most popular appears to be the astra zeneca oxford university vaccine the e.u. and the us are expecting $300000000.00 doses each of that one while japan and the u.k. of also ordered in bulk plus a further $300000000.00 mark for poorer nations as part of the kovacs alliance the most advanced candidate is pfizer by own text following monday's announcement that tests show it's 90 percent effective the e.u. has the option for 300000000 doses of that one to the u.s.

and japan have also got hefty orders in and finally the sanofi g s k vaccine hopeful is also very much in demand with the e.u. ordering yet again 300000000 doses the u.s. 100000000 and the u.k. 60000000. well on this let's speak to craig who is a senior market analyst at craig thanks for joining us does this announcement from pfizer and by on sac give them a major advantage over the other vaccine produces it gives them an advantage in that it looks like they're going to be the 1st to market so that means that they are going to be highest in the money in the early days and obviously with this process there is no guarantees so just because an oxford university and all those are far along in the process until i actually get regulator approval is no

guarantee that it's going to so 1st a market effectively just means that it's the only candidate out there for now so to an extent you do get a slight advantage that will divert late so there are number of different vaccines potential vaccines out there that will be flooding this market but it's not a small market this is an entire global population will be need to need to be vaccinated or at least 70 percent of which will need to be vaccinated now over the next few years so there's going to be plenty of demand more than enough to cover the supply that's going to be provided by pfizer astra zeneca and everyone else so in that respect there's not a great deal of competition i suppose because there is enough demand to satisfy multiple producers but are they competing in a way to try to produce the most trustworthy vaccine because trust is going to be a big part of whether or not people take it up. so this is the most important aspect from a that we've seen a lot over the course of this year trust in vaccine seems to have slits. is partly

a thing that this state this process has been worse this is normally a process that takes a number of years and yet this is within 12 months we could have a vaccine that gets regulates for approval in emergency use all thorazine so there's not truly going to be a little less trust in it and that's one of the reasons why pfizer for example was reluctant to tell you can they 3 and any cash from the u.s. administration because they didn't want to be seen to be politically motivated all politically leaned upon they want to trust in this boxing to be 100 percent on this bean statements that we've seen from different regulate 3 bodies around the world wanting to ensure that when a vaccine does become available that the vast majority of the public trust that because as a site in order for this to be a success we need to see had immunity so we need some more than 70 percent and if only 50 percent of people trust that and that creates massive barges ok well craig from thank you very much for bringing is your expertise on detail for your business

thank you. now for a look at some of the other global business stories making the news more good news on the pandemic front as u.s. regulators grant emergency approval to an experiment to cope with 990 body treatment after it appeared to reduce hospitalizations and emergency room visits the drug developed by eli lilly was authorized for use by adults and teenagers at risk of severe forms of the disease. siemens energy has announced its 1st set of figures since its frankfurt stock market debut in september the company which is aiming to move siemens away from heavy industrial power solutions has swung to a loss of 1900000000 euros but it says it will achieve its 2020 goals. huawei is poised to sell its budget smartphone of honor in a deal with $15000000000.00 according to reuters that is digital china is leading

a consortium of buyers the sale comes as the u.s. continues to restrict its companies from supplying electronic parts to the chinese company. now the european commission has filed antitrust charges against amazon accusing the commerce giant of attempting to gain an unfair advantage over merchants on its platform the commission says amazon used nonpublic data to leverage its dominance in its 2 biggest markets in the u. france and germany the european union started looking into amazon in $28.00 team it faces a possible fine of up to 10 percent of its annual worldwide revenue which could amount to billions of dollars the company rejects the accusations the challenge facing the tech sector is diversity workers at technology businesses in berlin have set up a network to try and improve that $600.00 members are pushing for better representation at the top of tech. a virtual conference has to do for.

her colleagues these days because of the coronavirus demick. grew up in south africa. in 2013 she moved to berlin. there she realized that black employees were under represented in tech companies so she founded the network black in tech i think it's a reality it's a reality that there are few. days in the take space and that is not only when it comes to workers. that really from the top when you think about investors when you think of board members when you really think about the people behind the creation of what is technology and innovation. as a hot spot for young tech companies the industry employs over $70000.00 workers here but like almost anywhere the majority of these workers in the german capital

are white and blacks looking for a job in the industry often have frustrating experiences like financial experts i psec you moved to berlin from the u.s. so i'm fortunate i worked hard to get to that. but i don't think germany. undervalued my experience. whether it's street interviews or during. everyone is really trying. times i asked myself. my mind. in dealing with i tried to. shop in my school i mean i still myself. when i get out of. the what i made. that's what it's trying to achieve with the network. when she began she published an advertisement inviting

black tech professionals to contact her to her surprise 600 people signed up in the 1st month. but amber helps them plan their careers and establish contacts the hiring agencies she knows the german tech industry can vastly improve its track record when it comes to diversity. as a big week for electronics retailers to new games consols are hitting the market just in time for the christmas season microsoft's new series x consols has just landed on shelves and sony's play station 5 arrives on thursday both systems are already seeing record sales finally they've got their hands on what microsoft says is the most powerful console ever the x. box x. on the right this one just a try at the soul store but keen gamers can buy their own from today and what better timing was half of the world in lockdown and week long quarantined

conditions have been ripe for video game makers and players even before the coronavirus truck sales were phenomenal as hundreds of millions of people around the world played computer games narron microsoft is on the offensive unveiling its latest x. box x. on tuesday and hoping to gain ground on rival sony the us china figures for the previous export generation lagged behind those of the japanese titan since sony 1st introduced its playstation 4 in 2013 it's sold more than 113000000 console that's well over twice as many as microsoft x. box one the predecessor to the new x. series the top versions of both console come with price tags close to $500.00 euros and there are record preorders for the units but we'll have to wait until january to see who came out on top in the christmas rush. as

a coronavirus crisis continues one sector falling prey to the monstrous microbus spanish dancing schools many are going bust and their members have been forced to go out in the street and protest the latest restrictions on their businesses south ballet tap hip hop and even some flamenco dances it's spain after all broke out into for form and says in front of the catalan regional government buildings they want to be allowed to teach and practice again spain has been under a state of emergency since last month following a surge of covered 1000 cases across the country. one sector doing well in the found mc icelandic wool for that sports up by 70 percent partly fueled by a finnish craze for knitting traditional icelandic sweaters one of the country's biggest wool producers is taking on new staff extra evening shifts and says it hopes to fulfil $100.00 tonnes of additional orders next year most of the extra demand is coming from private individuals who are picking up their needles during

all those extra hours stuck at home. and just finally a reminder of our top story this hour the world health organization is tracking around $200.00 coronavirus vaccines of various stages of development no shortage of options astra zeneca oxford university pfizer by own tekken center fiji s.k. are all reaching mass production staff. that's all from me in the business team in berlin thanks a lot for joining us. the

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