good to institute's outgoing director. close to tell a man we look at his final year in office and his in press if career name on the last cultural diplomat starts nov 16th on d w. this is d w. news africa coming up on today's program, kenya is seeing a warning spike off a new poll that 19 infections. same disease experts tells us it's mostly because people aren't being strict about sticking to the guidelines even more and save money to police brutality protests across nigeria. some of those who participated in the demonstrations saying they're being targeted by al gore and he's in a crackdown on the end songs movement.

hello, i'm christine one. boy, it's good to have your company. the recent news off a potential breakthrough in the search for a coronavirus vaccine couldn't come soon enough reported cases in africa are nearing 2000000 with the infection rates. ex-in orating in some countries, kenya has reported its highest state that so from over 1000 with 24 people succumbing to the virus. now this number pales in comparison to other parts of the world, but it's the increasing number of deaths comes as the rate of new infections, spikes across the country, mostly in nairobi and the number of people infected with the coronavirus in kenya is shot be rising. it's a worrying trend in a nation where intensive care beds are in short, supply or farts. he says started scaling up the country's testing capacity, reporting more than 1300 new infections on tuesday with out of work seen without

any cure in sight. we've probably been looking at most people peeks over the next coming months. kenya's government brought back restrictions last week. these include an overnight curfew from 10 pm and bars and restaurants have been ordered to close by 9 pm and make a difference to people more. why do you about these things? and they're also more cautious with a 2nd wave of people drop their guard down. so as a result, you find the number citing the race against time has now resumed for kenya to suppress the spread of the virus. and avoid overwhelming its health facilities. my 1st guest today is professor owens, i like he's from the department of medical microbiology at the university. often i robi, he specializes on infectious disease. welcome to news africa, a professor. so i'm just a kenya reported its highest death toll since march and,

and cases in the country are also spiking. why is this happening now? yeah. when we 1st, got the 1st kiss way back in march. and then we prepared really well for and we are bringing we started there is forms in terms of continued measures, some resolutions in nairobi and mom done some research on sale, confused and in risk communication. i think what we didn't do very well, really didn't communicate very well, that this outbreak was going to take a long time. so people started by the social distancing people, went on to wearing masks for went on to have to sanitation and hygiene, you know, but with the time and there's a lot of fatigue from health care professionals from, from the general public. them exactly taking longer than in anybody

expected. and that's really where the problems are. that's where we are beginning to see a spike in efficiency. output as our view is that you did have a mask on just before we came off, but that profess them and other measures that the government has now recently reimposed, perhaps direct in that that would be enough to curtail the spread of the virus. indeed, those measures are actually the most unique and 2 because what we are trying to do is there i sit on the task force that you that lives in government. and i'm happy registering the balance between the interest in ensuring that life goes on to some extent in terms of commerce and industry. the same time limiting the spread of concrete. so really what we have put in place measures that are still non-pharmaceutical, but really are the, at the end of each wall,

it burns down to individual responsible, individual responsibility. the obvious to one to some extent from now 9 o'clock, the curmudgeon o'clock 10 pm to, you know, 5 in the morning. we are not allow people to move around. we don't trust professor, sorry. we're actually restricted restricting, you know, gatherings. but this was down to individual measures, really, they're not just the government can do more than this. ok, all right professor, thank you so much. i did have one look. this is if you can answer this one, basically this thing is now about a 2nd coming virus. what do you make of that? the vaccine that is vaccine, sorry. if you read in the law, that is the gram changer for us. that is a major one. come, what do you also want to use african countries to be involved from now, there only to have the kind of countries that are testing this vaccine,

that in south africa and kenya there's a study last week that we want to see more african in love medicine ok, so that when this was a pronounced right, then we'll learn not only be rappin in north america and europe, but there was a been shown that there is interest in a multiplicity of african countries. ok, fantastic. thank you so much for oman's alice joining us from nairobi. thank you, professor. just over a month since nigerians took to the streets to protest against police brutality, some demonstrators say they are now being targeted by a forty's, for their participation in the end. saws movement, not only october, young nigerians began demonstrating calling for the ban of saws. that was a notorious police unit that had long been accused of violent arrest meant. the process erupted after a video showed a saws office, a illegibly shooting a man in delta state before driving off. now peaceful protest organized and of the

hash tag and saw its spread across the country and to nigeria. and as for communities around the world, the 2 weeks of protests ended when security forces fired live rounds on demonstrators in lagos, killing several people. focus of more on this crackdown on us. i'm joined at the table by our very own tomi oladipo. good to see you, tony. so just how do people say that they're being targeted by the authorities in this, in this crackdown, there's a range of complaints 1st of all local media reporting that the central bank had obtained a court order to freeze the accounts of a list of people who have taken part in, in the, in the protests, we've also had reports of people being picked up from their homes, from different locations being arrested, just on some tweets now, of complaints of some of these arrests where people are saying they because they took part in the, in the protests they are being targeted. this person lists 6 people in

a blue joe who were picked up and says that these people are being detained in prison for covering all participating in the protests. and go to the next tweet, which is one of the main, one of the main voices is a comedian who said that came to disrupt the process were not arrested. up until now, none of them is in attention. it's the peaceful protesters who are being arrested and intimidated, and he lists a journalist who died in one of these protests who was taken away by police. and then his body was found and nobody has been right accountable for that. they've been attempts to do register and advocacy organization that took part in these, in this movement as well. some people have fled for their safety and even some people's passports have been seized to prevent them from leaving, leaving the country. well ok, i have had that the authorities, the officials, and i just say anything about about what's going on. the arrests, the seizing of possible it's been frozen with sort of blanket claim of

responsibility targeting the movements. the authorities will refer to specific cases and for example, with the seizing of the passport the way the interior ministry said this is they denied allegations that there is a no fly list and everything people are allowed to travel. but for example, the immigration department said that some of the possibles that was seized were done so at the request of an unnamed security agency. well, so you have cases like that. the police have come out to say that, and they even put out a statement saying that they are going to use legitimate force if there's any violent protests going on. so this is an attempt to hit back really, right. tell me we don't have too much more time quickly. what is the state of the insoles movement now? the people are no longer on the streets as we know, but the movement is still going on online. they've stopped fundraising for now. they're still trying to help people who are wounded in the, in the, in the protests and people who are arrested and trying to get them out. but as

a whole, it doesn't have the same momentum it once had. but you never know if there were to be another killing. who is to say what would happen, but the people are still upset at the way the government has handled this. right? tomi oladipo as ever thank you. playing basketball in somalia as a woman is only for the brave. that's because the women have to defy those who think women shouldn't play sports publicly. they also risk threats of attacks by al-shabaab, islamised extremists who control large parts of the country. but their love for the sport keeps them returning to the court. basketball practice in mogadishu, in blistering heat, it's a tough routine for the all female team. however, it's not only these conditions that make it hard. most of the girls come here against the wishes of their family and there's also the constant threat of attack by gunmen who think women should not play sport publicly. while out of

mogadishu is risky, we cannot openly say we are going to play. we put our playing clothes and shoes and bags and carry them like that to the field. and we pretend we're going to school or university. measure me despite the insecurity and with no government that the carriages also taught us to do. we still love playing basketball or hit a house or not. katherine is some man and the coach is happy to have a space to play at all. no one supports us, so that gives us equipment. and we do not have anyone supporting the players with uniforms balls and shoes. we even do not have a proper court judge or match. the local commissioner, however, backs them and offered the space for free. other than that, it's enthusiasm and dedication that keeps them going. before islam is

the tech surge to somalia had a national women's team. and nasser mohammad was a player for them. this enables her to pursue her passion and help the girls. i decided to train girls after i saw that the girls enjoyed and needed someone to train up. this is also voluntary organisations, so i came to train them for odd leg trains hard. she would love to make it into the national team, but there hasn't been one for the past 7 years. for now. the dream of one day being able to play in the open again and maybe start in teams across somalia keeps the girls going way to go ladies, that is it for now be sure to check out our other stories that's on dot com forward slash africa. we're also on facebook and on twitter, and now today we'll leave you with pictures off the women's basketball team is

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despite coming from the pop star wants to become president. jesus god is in wheat. credible story. starts december d.w. . welcome to news from the world of arts and culture. well, it's one of the most eagerly awaited t.v. series of the year season 4 of the crown will be coming to netflix as of this weekend. and we'll talk about how it's ramped up the drama and also coming up our look at the challenges for t.v. and cinema in times of the coronavirus continues with a focus on how to write a socially distant screenplay. and one of

a kind collection of vintage photographs of men in love shines a light on gay couples, long hidden by history. well, it's one of the upsides, perhaps of a partial lockdown that binge watching your favorite t.v. series is perfectly ok. which is why fans of the crown are certainly rubbing their hands in anticipation of season 4. with a masterful cast, the netflix saga tackles the late seventy's through to 990 a particularly stormy period for the house of windsor. that makes for riveting television something as important. as the monarchy simply cannot be allowed to fail, it's the saga of britain's most dysfunctional family. and there's an important new addition to the mix lady diana spencer soon to become princess diana,

as played by emma current. the new series concentrates on her early romance with charles and her difficult introduction into what court here is referred to as the firm. is the stuff of which fairy tales. a prince and princess. the assassination of lord mountbatten tense relations with britain's 1st female prime minister and the continuing woes of princess margaret are also addressed. but there's no doubt about the main subject of the crown season for the plot thickens. and joining me now is adrian kennedy from our culture desk, and i am so looking forward to this adrian obviously because it deals with a really explosive historic event. that's right. the 1st 3 series have really just been laying the groundwork, planting seeds and building to this incredible crescendo. we've seen prince charles

growing up in the last series. we know that he's being deprived of lot of sent off to boarding school, but he doesn't really want to be king that he loves a woman that he cannot have. and now his marriage to a more suitable woman is the accident waiting to happen. and princess diana, too soon feels isolated, unloved and desperately lonely within the royal family. and apparently her suffering is quite graphically depicted in the season if i understand correctly. yes, it certainly is. we will see her battle with eating disorder. truly, mia? some episodes will contain warnings on content and advice on worst sufferers can get help. the makers of the show worked very closely with an eating disorder charity to ensure that the depiction was both accurate and sensitive. and speaking

of accurate, tell me how it historically accurate series overall. ok, well is a fictionalized station, but the historian, peter lacey, who's written an official companion to the series has said, half of it is historically accurate. the other half is imaginatively accurate. so it's a bigger poetic license, but basically it's quite good on the history. and in season 4, that history also throws up another very strong new character. so we've got a clip of that. let's just have a quick look. i think we have enough respect for one another person to ask ourselves some of the bigger questions woman told will we are the same age after all really just 6 months between us and who is the senior partner now.

incredible gillian anderson, they're looking very impressive indeed. as margaret thatcher did the critics approve of her portrayal. absolutely. did some people saying that they made a fact look like a real human being a little bit controversial for some people on the left. but even one reviewer actually said that this patrol is right out with the benchmark performance, the oscar winning performance of mel streep in the eye and lady which is certainly saying something, isn't it? and you'll be on the couch on sunday and i certainly won't. so we're live. oh, well, we'll look forward. let's look forward to obviously in season 4 of the crowned more seasons coming after this. i'm assuming yes, absolutely. 2 more series, 5 and 6. so we've got lots to look forward to on netflix from sunday, november 15th season 4 of the crown. thanks very much for joining me. adrian kennedy. thank you. well as the 1st studio movie to resume for adoption during

the pandemic, jurassic world dominion recently managed to wrap up production, having gone through some 40000 covert 900 tests and rigorous sequestering and monitoring of its cast and crew. well, it's just one illustration of the massive challenges facing the film industry in the covert era, as now even screenwriters grapple with how to write around distancing requirements . sebastiano andre likes to listen to classical music while he writes his that's how he gets his best ideas. the mcgregor all snowballs into the room with a bloody nose. do you have a fight, greg? or are you going to go? creative has never been harder. you have to do. i told you i would sort glorio out myself. darling, come here. you cruised. she kisses him some deal or no kissing is

not allowed. there's a global pandemic going on in ok, so one day my, it's not really have a siren on his desk, but he does have to take a number of issues into account and just script accordingly. of course, i could minimize the risk by simply not having any kissing scenes at all. but it makes more sense to really consider whether a scene is relevant or necessary and be convinced to decide whether kissing and other physical contact are really necessary. it used to be everywhere on the screens. now with the coronavirus writers are having to summon all the skills of imagination to u.s. attorney. and i'd live came up with one solution just like i remember,

the situation is in fact genuinely alarming. there's no doubt some film directors are already addressing the pandemic in their films. this canadian thriller is about the panic that ensued when the virus 1st marriage to a female in a stop button sébastien andras next film. nobody will be wearing a face mask. you want to see an actor's facial expression, you want to have all the emotions. that's why we're unlikely to be seeing lots of pandemic films, even though it's a collective and global experience. there won't be too many people wearing masks on our screens. you must hear. he believes people want to see films which give them

comfort comfort that's in short supply. because the physical distancing rules, the inventor gets enough and we're desperate for human contact. at the moment i can contact dimension for people is still partying because it's a fundamental need and i think all of this is seeping into creative minds and we'll see a reaction because this is going to change the world for sure. until it's clear how the situation pans out screenwriters are playing itself. doesn't excuse him. well now we look to a time when physical closeness and intimacy wasn't as problematic as it is today, unless you were a same sex couple. a new book entitled loving is a collection of photographs spanning from roughly 852950, all of them moving testimonies to men in love, shot in about 10 countries. well,

some are just snapshots, others more formal portraits. and the collection has a story that's equally compelling. gaze that speaks volumes, it's present in all of these photos spanning the decades. back to the 19th century, they were collected by married couple, hugh, nini and neil treadwell. the 2 were immediately enchanted by each of the photos. starting with the 1st one, they found totally by accident at an antique store, with a group or a box of photos just to give. one of them was a photograph of a male couple who works in their eyes. said that there's clearly something more here than friendship. there's a lot that a lot of the shirt or something special pointed out to us. you know, we were to the front of the front of the pack and asked 7 on one side brought it

wasn't expensive. and we didn't think we would ever see another one more all but they were wrong about that because there was a treasure in their home of new york just waiting to be discovered by the pair. they found not just one more photo, but 2800 to search for old photos of gay couples, became their hobby. their collection grew, and it was the owner of an antique store who gave them an idea as he paged through their albums. when he got to the last page of the 2nd album, he just turned the luck with this kind of, like he said, he passed that published. so they published a photo, the book titled simply loving. and that is exactly what these photos show as different. as these couples are sailors, civilians in the countryside or soldiers. they're all

captured at moments of happiness. and the photos are snapshots of courage. at the time, many of them were taken, homosexual acts were still illegal. in some us states, even punishable by death in some places. to collectors now have 11 fixed photo albums stored in their safe ok, paul and i thought safe corner to make sure that nothing happens to them because something with last about a long war like that can last letters 70 years. you. ready ready know, i hope people who are, who are, who are wired in this book, give them some hope. this was, was a think of this question so many. and this is absolutely massive in ohio,

under difficult circumstances. anywhere in their collection is a tribute to the power of love in a beautiful note to end on a so until next time. thanks for watching all the best from us here in berlin, just cut

into the conflict zone. tim, sebastian, britain's prime minister boris johnson is on the father once again, not least for members of his own conservative party. my guest this week here in london is one of these junior m.p.'s been moffo lami elected to parliament 3 years ago. can mr. johnson home, she's currents live in the opinion, polls and what will the party do if you come up conflict? so for 90 minutes on w. and you, you me know? yes, yes, we're going to do you and how last year's german chancellor will bring you. i'm going to a man called and you've never hard have been for a surprise yourself with what is possible to this man cold when you walk into sat and want somebody who talks to people who follow along the way. i admire those and critics alike. how is the world's most powerful woman shaping her legacy? joining us from eccles law stops at home. give us your

country on the road will make you rich. people will provide you with jobs. come up. the oil will take good care of myself, just a big lucifer's too cold on the west coast to come out 2000. so that's true. but usually reality looks very different. litter peaches drinking shortage of the ministry of thomas. it starts december 4th.

this is the place is resigned to the way it was 15 representatives deemed to be threats to national security. also on the program 300000000 doses of a new vaccine states. the head of the commission says it's the most promising results so far. the czech republic,

but it's facing overload, as well, with germany coach gives us his view. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program on comes pro-democracy. law makers have resigned on mouse after the territory's government removed 4 of their colleagues. the 15 resignations came after the chinese parliament passed a law allowing the island's chief executive to expel that just like this without going through the courts. beijing has defended the legislation as necessary to uphold the rule of law in hong kong. opposition. lawmakers say it will spell the end of the territories fight for democratic rights. that way, if they were the last remaining pro-democracy lawmakers in hong kong,

now they are resigning in solidarity with their colleagues who were deemed threats to national security by beijing. it is yet another blow for their pro-democracy movement. or i got that they got all the decision made by the national people's congress today. it is extremely ridiculous. it shows that the central government has completely given up the basic law and given up one country 2 systems then is quark is one of the 4 expelled law makers. he told d.w. that despite the setback, they are not giving up. but i think the i can still feel the passion ration local community in the hearts and minds of the people, the aspirations or the rule of law, freedom and progress. i think that is not going to go away. beijing defended the new resolution and denied its restricting hong kong special freedoms. they were

implemented in 1997 after the city was handed back to china from british rule. true or not how we where you want you to turn to the shia who feel it is a necessary measure in order to maintain the rule of law in hong kong and the constitutional order of the special autonomous region where you verify it is rational and reasonable and in line with the constitution and laws the asian recently moved to clamp down on opposition voices in hong kong by imposing a national security law. after months of anti-government protests, hong kong semi autonomy status was originally guaranteed until 2047. but for some the end date has already arrived. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world of polish

nationalists and right wing streamers of clashed with police. during a march show, the capitol police said several officers had been injured. the thousands of people defied a pandemic related ban to take part. poland celebrates nov 11th as independence day . policing the armenian capital, the have arrested protesters demonstrating against a peace deal with neighboring azerbaijan. protesters recording for the resignation of armenians. prime minister. monday's truce brokered by russia, ended a 6 week conflict of azerbaijan, the golden karabakh region. the deal means azerbaijan will keep the territorial gains it made during the fighting. the us president and president elect have attended separate veterans' day events. donald trump attended, a wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery close to washington d.c., his 1st official public appearance since losing the election. joe biden marked the day that honor servicemen and women with a visit to the korean war memorial. in philadelphia,

the european commission has signed a deal to secure a place 300000000 doses of a covered 19 vaccine developed by germany's of beyond. the u.s. pharmaceutical giant pfizer commission president on the line described it as the most promising vaccine. so far it's been undergoing trials involving thousands of people in many countries. the manufacturer say it's more than 90 percent effective against the virus. we get more details because from the marina strauss in brussels . welcome marina. how significant is the steel fail? you just said it? it is the most promising vaccine. so the e.u. commission that you also want to show to citizens. yeah, you will get this too, and we also heard that this vaccine is being produced by are being developed by a german company. so an e.o. company, so that you clearly wants to have its fair share of this fix seen as well. but

health commissioner selig said accu-chek, he does also said today of the press conference, this vaccine, or any other vaccine, is not a silver bullet for coates with still have to will have to cope with this disease. even if we have it seems ok. so the e.u. puts in this order for $300000000.00 doses. how does it then get distributed within the block? if it gets approved? officials said today that each country will get its share and that it will be distributed according to population size. but there are also many questions that still have to be answered 1st. so for example, europe's own medical agency will have to accept this, this vaccine. and there are still a carrot. he just was very reluctant today to point out

a clear time lunch is that if you look at it positively, maybe early 2021. and what we also know is that health care or health in general is a national measure. so it's you state's themself who will decide who gets to vic seen, and not the e.u., but in other countries or regions of the world. it's likely that the vaccine will be given out to elderly, to the health care workers, and to most vulnerable groups. 1st, politically, the pandemic has prompted the commission to consider a new response just to consider the sorts of things they're looking at. commission proposed health care unions today, and this is not very, very concrete. yet this idea that the general strength and corporation coordination, when it comes to covert 19 and to other health emergencies we could was because what we have been seeing during this crisis in europe is like

a member state has been wrecked indifferently. their response was very chaotic and not very coordinated and they, you, once this to change in the case of covered 19, but those who in future emergency cases want to improve the situation and that this new regulation one option could be to declare an e.u. level public emergency, which is not possible at the moment. merida structures in brussels, thank you. well, with the number of coronavirus cases across europe soaring, many countries have closed leisure facilities like cinemas and theaters. but a circus company in prague has come up with a way to continue performing despite the curtain rises and the show can begin through a window that looks onto the stage. a small audience can enjoy a private circus show. with performance spaces in prague closed because of the

lockdown. circus has to get creative. every evening it offers a series of 5 minute long performances. a maximum of 4 people can attend each show and they have to sit outside and wear a mask. the circus wanted its performers to return to the stage to keep their skills intact. even during the lockdown. we have chosen an active approach and we look for opportunities. i think this will also help us not to give in to pessimism and to stay sane. for the audience. it's a rare opportunity to continue to experience culture. even a short 5 minute performance can deliver beauty by every allies, only now how much i miss life culture. the atmosphere is impossible to replace.

as people in the czech republic eagerly waits for restrictions on social life to be lifted. for this circus, at least the show must go on. germany's footballers are in action later in a, from a much against a czech republic, with an eye to easing the burden on players during the pandemic has named an extra bod squad. the talk is mostly about the stars who haven't been picked. another bout of international fixtures for germany. coach you are commercial, but this time it feels a bit different. he has been forced to call up on cap trio ridley back to felix and philip max for the friendly with the czechs in live. see so much football has been concertina into a short space of time of late because of coronavirus delays. germany players from the likes of by and munich are therefore being rested, but will return for saturday's nations league game with ukraine. you lose your

kimock is one notable exception. his injury and buy ins when it dormant in the bond is legal at the weekend means he is out until january club and national coaches are worried about the stresses being placed on players. it's only good for the, those people who are responsible for the schedules as you are, they have to put their heads together and make decisions for the future. that if this isn't feasible in the short term, probably not in the medium or long term that's to get a calendar is simply to fall and the players have to bear the consequences. a lot of things are played out on the players' backs. health are supposed to be the most important thing, and that is not the case at the moment when i saw the earth also has to contend with a survey this week saying the interest of germans in their national team is dwindling . one way to possibly arrest the slide might be to bring back banished 2014 world cup winners. jerome bulleting,

thomas miller and mats hummels. all mario good sir. who is impress it's escaping the blunders league. it's a place of p.s.v. eindhoven in the netherlands. but despite needing a bigger squad, earth has resisted widespread calls for their return to the clock is ticking. lurve needs these weary players to make germany fall in love with his team. again. the most iconic tournament in men's golf starts on thursday when the u.s. masters gets underway. 7 months later, for spoken from april because of the pandemic, one player in particular, is likely to benefit from the move to spring from spring to late autumn. the famously pristine august, of course, looks a little different in the u.s. all time compared to the spring. the coronavirus resettling gives big hits in bryson to shambo a big advantage. the softer fairways mean the ball might not bounce as far as the

american showed in winning the u.s. open. in september, he hits the ball so long that bounces do not matter whether people realize that in 4 there is definitely an easier way to play the game. no matter what athletics are always going to be the top of mind in sport. no matter what sport you're in, defending champion, tiger woods, knows he will struggle to compete with the sheer muscle of the shambo by some, as he's put in the time he's put in the work. i mean is what he's done in the gym has been it made incredible what he's done at the range with this entire team to build, optimize that one club and transform has his game and ability to hit the ball as far as he has a short span as he has it's never been done before. 2017 champion, sergio garcia is ruled out after testing positive for the coronavirus. but another

spaniard has a chance of rivaling just shambo. if he's all goes to preparation is anything to go by. john ran deliberately skimmed his ball over the water in practice. and then a limited number of onlookers with fans. banned from the masters amid the pandemic, watched as his ball did this. a truly remarkable hole in one which came on his birthday. it will be a us masters, like no other just touch reminder of the top stories of this. all of hong kong's opposition lawmakers have resigned in protest of the dismissal of full colleagues before were sacked shortly after. beijing imposed a new normal disqualifying politicians deemed threats to national security. and the european commission has signed a deal to secure a 300000000 doses of a possible corona. virus vaccine. the makers say their drug is more than 90 percent

effective at preventing coverage. 90, the vaccines being developed by japanese at boston tacked on to pfizer of the us news updates of the talk. rob, what's your business update in just a matter of good? as long as managers do not go to day, you know the banks and so was the language of the bank. speaking the truth, global news that matters. d. w, made for mines coronavirus. crisis. since the new moon is making life for the film industry

in the light going out for me with a lot going on for cinema, our topic this week, arts and culture on d. w. r's . crisis takes its toll on the german economy. but the nation's tough economists say the damage this year may not be as severe as ministers of war. and the last why e-commerce retailer alibaba is cashing in on singles day. the world's largest sells event. once again, it's set to be a record breaking year. and we'll meet the entrepreneurs helping to tackle africa's shortage of prosthetic limbs. $33.00 d. printing presses to do

a business arm or what's in berlin. welcome to the program. no economy is escaping the effects of the global coronavirus pandemic. and it's the major factor in the annual report of germany's council of economic experts published today. the good news is that the pandemic slump is not as bad as feared for europe's biggest economy. a firm rebound in the summer, from the slump that accompanied the 1st wave of the pandemic means that german g.d.p. will lose some 5 point one percent overall this year. that's about the same loss as for the global financial crisis in 2009. but worse have been expected for next year though. the council of experts forecasts 3.7 percent growth and that the prospect of a vaccine is likely to boost that recovery. well, let's speak to veronica graham, who's from the german council of economic experts. thanks a lot for joining us. please explain why you can now make

a more optimistic forecast for 2020 than we've heard before. even me. you mentioned it in a way and that was throughout the year 2020 was more positive then and was commonly expected in our forecast is the 1st forecast that could use the full data for the 3rd quarter of 2020. and that is how we come to that more optimistic number. then more recent forecasts and also a more optimistic forecast. and our forecast from 2. it also looks like germany is going to fare better than many of his european neighbors. has germany been smart or has it been lucky? it has been smart in the sense that it tried to restrict the spread of the canonical run of my wrist and it worked out more or less. and in the summer we

had to get, we had a good summer and now we have again restrictions going on because the developed modern amicably in the autumn. so that will also bring roles to the still stand in the uk in the coming months. and i think that will also explain the lower, predicted it for the next year. are there any specific economic policies that we can point to that have managed to protect the german economy from the worst of the fires? yet they are there a comprehensive social distancing measures. i think you population in germany use more or less co-operative. however, the virus threat more likely air during the autumn. that was also expected that we would get the 2nd wave of the coronavirus pandemic. and now we have again, restrictions not so much for the economy,

it's of production and in industry still going on. but restaurants and bars and sports and so on, have lost during the november. and that will hopefully lead to less dynamic development of the virus. and just quickly, we were hoping for a vaccine next year is looking like we might even start. he's rolled out the end of this year without make a big difference to the figures. yes, in the report we have already and for sas, the stance of the device, that development provision and distribution, let's say. and the interim resides that have now been communicated by fitter and biotech, published on monday are considered very promising. however, and the number and number of questions remain unanswered and that yes, how well the back saying is protecting high risk groups, how quickly the vaccine can be made available in large quantities and also whether

the people decide to vaccinate. and even if there was a vaccine, the herd immunity will bring me, will take some time and therefore early death, no reason to adjust the forecast. however, the chances would have precise a little more if you had that news already ironic a grant from the german council of economic experts. thanks for joining us. thank you. shares of allie barber and 10 cent fell sharply on wednesday. hit by concerns over a new anti trust legislation by the chinese government. beijing has published a 1st draft of anti monopolistic rules and of the country's tech giants, while they're not accused of any wrongdoing, investors fear that new rules could impact their growth in the future. alibaba shares were down more than 8 percent before, slightly recovering, that on the same day recorded 75 $1000000000.00 of sales from its single state promotion. it started as

a marketing gak and turned into the biggest shopping plans on the entire planet. single stay named after the dominant number on this 11th day of the 11th month, every year, half an hour into the mega shopping festival. the counter at ali baba's headquarters showed revenues of $372000000000.00 yuan. that's over $56000000000.00. the company was on track for yet another record. thanks to enthusiastic buyers. but because of the pandemic, we spent less money earlier in the year. so instead we buy some more now and we don't mind it too much more. i don't shop after them. under member 11, i will check if there's anything cheap. if i like it, i'll buy it many endo thing i am doing this every year for many years. but there are also problems stores run low on stock. and in order to snag the best price you have to get

a coupon in advance. some of the things i bought today are not that much cheaper because i didn't get the coupon ahead of time. he's the only one charles had and i didn't coupons or not, the online sellers are raking in big bucks. and ali baba is not the only one a close 2nd its competitor j.d. dot com. today, success illustrates a strong decider of chinese consumers for simpler, clearer shopping experiences. and we believe in the future, there will be more and more people finishing their shopping in such a simple and direct manner all online shopping. unsurprisingly, it's a big hit in the year hampered by a pandemic and lockdowns in many countries. shipping centers will be busy for days to fill. all orders is specially since the singles, the shopping spree continues, even as the date changes to the choosing is another major chinese tech firm. in fact,

the country's most popular ride sharing company. diddy has been turning heads lately in shanghai where its autonomous program is testing out, driverless cars on suburban streets, correspondent matthew sperling and took a right. this is what driving might look like in the future. there is only a drive in this autonomous car for security reasons. the computer is actually behind the wheel. shanghai suburb is the 1st place in china where passengers can test ride autonomous cars. when the normal traffic around it doesn't do you much different from name a car with a new woman trying to cause a quip with radar sensors and cameras along that track. additional cameras and sensors collect data on the traffic situation. the remote control center mounted to speakers on the street traffic information is automatically transmitted to the called 20 chinese cities have so far opened parts of their roles for autonomous

cars. china wants to be at the forefront of these new technologies and wants to shape this standards for these technologies. d.d. is china's most popular right, hating up and the 1st company to allow passengers on their autonomous cars. the goal is that clients will one day be able to order an autonomous taxi just like any other car. a lot of challenges remain. the traffic in china can be quite chaotic. china has 80 cities with over 5000000, people, and frequent traffic jams are common. it is also an important testing ground for international cock company. missy, dispenses among those who run the autonomous cars in test sites and the open traffic. china is important for us because we want to test our technologies with the clients, use them so that china is the world's biggest car market. companies want their technology to succeed, will have to succeed. the i world health organization says more than 3

quarters of people in need of a prosthetic limb in africa have no access to water. but entrepreneurs are finding innovative ways to try to change that. his one story for jeanne is here. lending a helping hand electronically. this museum best start up is developing a 3 d. printed prosthetic limb cured by an x. hopes to provide amputees and other disabled people across africa with affordable and solar powered prosthetics. 28 year old founder and c.e.o. mohammed, i was, he designed his 1st prototype while still studying engineering. and his home city source q 2, who would have always wanted to do something that positively affects humanity and the world. then i started meeting people. we can be taishan all missing up on lower limbs with us, from all sorts of different, from normal to better off. there are,

as i said, to sympathize with them. now they are my friends and i believe they deserve a better life. this artificial hand can be customized for children and young adults . normally they require an expensive series of resize models as they grow up. the device uses senses attached to the arm that detect muscle movement. ai assistant software interprets them to transmit instructions to the artificial hand. the company also plans to develop a video game like a virtual reality system to help youngsters learn how to use the artificial hand through gaming. but developing the way on a candid to news year hasn't been easy on our blog, which are plenty of challenges. administrative challenges. there are legal challenges like the certifications that we need in our profession. there are also financing as she is, especially in the medical and hardware sectors. there is also the aspect of the import of the components and online payment. there is no way to pay online. there

is these kinds of problems that we find every day in our venture called for shark rational thought on the problem through 3 d. printing of basic prosthesis started about a decade ago and is already becoming commonplace. and its low cost makes it and the specially attractive option in developing countries. and that's all from me on the business team here in berlin. thanks for being with us from or to check out our web site either way dot com slash business. you can also find us on facebook and twitter just a potato in the business for that. thanks for joining us. how to next time. ok.

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