news alive from the number of corona virus infections in germany surpasses 1000000 that means around one in 80 people is in fact with the number of new cases remaining high hopes are now pinned on rolling out mass vaccinations to contain the pandemic will look at the ethics behind it also coming up argentinian football

legend, diego is laid to rest at a private ceremony. and earlier, tens of thousands of fans were lined up to pay their final respects at argentina's presidential palace on the road. he opens fleeing for their lives as the government orders the army to start the final phase of an offensive in the northern region of tikrit plus, using chemical weapons to attack civilians in syria in 201320178 was among the worst crimes should take place in the conflict. now human rights organizations hoping that a court in germany will deliver justice for the victims walk into the program. we start in germany, which has hit an unfortunate milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. the country has

again recorded more than 22000, new daily cases, pushing its total beyond the 1000000 mark. that's according to figures from the robert culkin jute for disease control. germany largely contained the virus is spread during the 1st wave in the spring, but it's been hit hard by the 2nd wave of infections. astra zeneca is planning an additional global trial of its covert $1000.00 vaccine. that after scientists raised doubts about the initial results, showing the shot to be 90 percent effective in a test. where participants by error received a half dose followed by a full dose. experts said that problems with the 1st trial could hinder astra zeneca is chances of getting speedy, u.s. and e.u. regulatory approval for its covert 1000 drug. the company says a new trial would focus on evaluating a lower dosage after seneca is just one company that has published results,

claiming high efficacy for the vaccine. but none has yet received regulatory approval in the us or the e.u. . when that happens and vaccines are rolled out, one challenge will be ensuring that they are fairly distributed around the globe. that 19 vaccine doses have already been secured. the countries this has raised concerns that the much later thought that an initiative was found. caltex, backed by the countries for presenting 2 thirds of the population, have conflicts go, is to make sure all member states get vaccines forgotten financial needs. but how does it work on its website? kovacs explains its strategy. and then the states pooled their efforts and money to

support the development of several vaccine candidates. instead of competing against each other, they didn't go shape their pricing together. therefore, keeping prices low, once affect effects scenes of a level. it says, all participating countries, regardless of income levels, will have equal access to these vaccines for low income countries. it is the only viable way in which their citizens will get access to covert $900.00 x. . the wealthy countries have other options. states like the u.k. and countries of the you have joined the initiative, but they have also made by their true deals with manufacturers on the side piece by letter agreements have created an imbalance between the different members. critics say by poor countries are solely dependent on colfax, wealthier ones, who used it as an add on to its bilateral deals. and there is more,

critics argue that these buy littrell deals make it harder for kovacs to do its job . because when a big share of jabs is already promised to individual countries, kovacs can only distribute what is left from many hotter countries. not all that scenes will be equally suitable for practical reasons. they are likely to prefer those easier to transport without the difficult cold chain to maintain. and finally, big countries like the u.s. and russia haven't even joined the initiative. instead of supporting kovacs, they've only invested in the development of their own vaccines. kovacs nevertheless, is sticking to its go by the end of next year, it wants to have $2000000000.00 doses distributed around the globe. joining me now is a line of books from the german ethics council. that's an independent council of experts who advise the german government on questions of ethics,

science and law. welcome to d. w. . we just saw in the report that some countries are trying to position themselves to access vaccines 1st, but shouldn't the most needy countries be the 1st in line? where there's a real conflict here because countries of course, have an obligation to look after their own populations. so that's not wrong, per se, but at the same time, the pandemic won't be over until all countries can access enough vaccines. we're all in this together. so this is the time to do 2 things at the same time. look after your own population, but also help other countries to access enough vaccines for that population. so we all need to find a balance here. we're all in this together. germany is not taking part in the kovacs program. some might argue that's an example of a rich country exploiting its wealth, while others have to weigh well, i believe it's very important that germany dust participate in these kinds of

initiatives because we do have the means. we're very fortunate. we have one of the fast vaccines that actually comes from germany. but again, we are in the middle of europe, so we have one of the countries that knows we can't isolate ourselves, we're not an island. and that counts for the entire world. so i really do believe that we need to show some solidarity here. so break it down for us. what should the priorities be when deciding who should be vaccinated 1st? well, within a country we, for example, the counsel suggested it recommended that it should be those with the highest risks, very old people in care homes, for example, those who are looking after such people because they expose themselves to risks such as workers in the health care system and then people that have very important functions and roles in society. internationally, it will depend on how hard a country is affected, but it will also a, i'm afraid,

depend on some practical aspects. because some of these vaccines require some very high tech distribution. and a very developed healthcare system, so we will have to push for vaccines that can be deployed everywhere. and one of the duties of rich countries is to support development of vaccines that can be shipped a, around the entire world. what advice specifically are you giving the german government on how to distribute vaccines? we recommend it for national distribution, these 3 groups that i just mentioned. so those with the highest risk fast than those who look after people with the highest risk health care workers. and then people with particularly important functions in society. we did not issue advise on the international allocation, although we did discuss exactly the kinds of questions that we just talked about.

thank you so much for that perspective. alina books, much appreciated. thank you. argentinian football icon, diego maradona has been buried alongside his parents at a private ceremony in various areas. after maraton his death. on wednesday the government had planned for him to lie in state for 3 days, but they ended the wake after scuffles broke out among mourner. tens of thousands turned out to pay their final respects to the legend. was a passionate farewell. was massive crowds gathered to cheer their hero one last time as marathoners funeral harness left the presidential palace in. but as there is despite concerns that corona virus infections may spike tens of thousands queued up to pay tribute to the football great at the palace.

the use of what you feel today. the football has died. i have no words for me. he's the greatest and all carry him in my heart forever. and we got us on board or not. we can believe it. he's a guy who made a nation happy with a ball on especially the poor. he made us happy in a way that politicians can't leave the goal. of he made all of us copies of their would ever be anybody like maradona. i've been crying since yesterday. was yet, it was very hard to see, diego decried saying that, yes, it was scuffles broke out when police moved to disperse on really, fans trying to catch a final glimpse of maradona at his burial yet,

was their emotions ran high as his casket arrived at bella, vista cemetery where the footballing legend was laid to rest next to his parents. earlier we spoke to do, correspondent mathias a bird in buenos aires, and asked him help people we have to when the way down. many of them are really sad and frustrated because they had waited since the beginning of the morning to visit him a last time 6 or 8 hours. they have there been outside the presidential palace and they didn't get to him. and so they were frustrated and it was just little time to meet him and all the crowds couldn't get through. so it was a sad moment for them. and in the end, when the body were carried to the cemetery, when it left the presidential palace, many of them ran behind the car singing. and many of them are also crying. other

stories making headlines at this hour now u.s. president donald trump has said he will leave the white house if the electoral college votes for a democratic president elect joe biden, over 3 weeks after the election. this is the nearest the u.s. leader has come to conceding defeat. biden is due to be inaugurated on january 20th . french officials have called for the dismissal of the police officers who beat up a black music producer in paris. the victim's lawyer said he was lucky to have c.c.t.v. evidence. as a result, concerns are growing over new proposed legislation that would restrict the filming of police on duty. fastow's president has secured a landslide victory in his bid for a 2nd term opposition. leaders accuse the government of massive throng. the election was held under the shadow of the jihadist insurgency that has killed more than 2000 people this year. staying on that continent,

the ethiopian army is reported to have blocked one of the main roads leading to sedan bridges that preventing people fleeing the to gray conflict from crossing the border. the un has confirmed that the numbers of people of arriving in neighboring sudan has dropped significantly since the weekend is on the border and spoke to some of the refugees who managed to leave. we are only 80 kilometers away from the border into the region of ticket. i where heavy fighting still continues this year and camp called camp once housed refugees who fled its york a spam in the 1980 s. . now the camp is expected to house several 1000 refugees. as the u.n. refugee agency told us many more than the original capacity of 6000 people here. desperate they tell us water, food and shelter scares. some of them have to sleep on the ground, struggling to get enough food and medical aid. the new refugees crossing the border to sudan, worry aid groups, a representative told us, we are able to respond to

a growing influx. once housed refugees who fled if you're pierced them and in the 980 s. . now some 9000 people have saved themselves once again. but this time it's because of war. in this hospital, people wait for hours before receiving treatment. like i got it, she, her baby and her father escaped the war in the town of matter. i was afraid because the bombs kept falling for 3 days. we just left without money, without clothes. it took 10 days to come here. and now we here in sudan, we've been in the scam for 3 days. we don't have any shelter my own. her father has terminal cancer, since they got out he hasn't received his medication. the u.n.

refugee agency is bracing for more refugees crossing the border from ethiopia. people need the thing from water, food, and shelter. so at the moment we are catering for over 9000 people and the whole me report that's not enough. and it's children who are suffering the most. it's estimated that hard of the best cities are children. many of them need medical treatment like 5 months old. he's been coughing and has had diarrhea since days. i can't breastfeed him, and here they don't have milk powder and the food the baby needs. outside the hospital we need a little whose house was bombed, in who made up the side of reportedly some of the heaviest fighting between its european forces and the to grain. army, he got shot in the leg. i am alone. my mom and my dad were killed

by the bombing. these clothes are my only ones. i wear them for days. nobody helps me. i don't have enough water or food here. nobody takes care of me. if more refugees arrive, i am fears that the situation could get even worse. a group of human rights organizations have filed criminal complaints here in germany for 2 chemical weapons attacks carried out in syria. in 20132017, some estimates suggest more than a 1000 people were killed in one of the attacks in the damascus suburb of eastern ghouta to avert military intervention in 2013 by the us and other countries of the regime of bashar al assad, committed to destroying its chemical weapons however, the investigators say the syrian military has continued to use outlawed weapons such as sarin gas against its own population. human rights groups have identified

the use of nerve gas in more than 200 instances over the past 7 years. now the hope is that the courts in germany can deliver justice for the victims. reporters were given exclusive access to documents and witnesses who form part of the complaint filed with the country's federal prosecutor. the screams of 3 teams who died in the centering gas attack in ghouta to this day still echo in the ears of syrian. she wants nothing more than syrian president bashar assad and the perpetrators of the attack to be charged. she and her husband, while i'm at our witnesses of a criminal complaint filed in germany by human rights groups. they wish to remain anonymous because they fear for their family's safety. and some fear for my mother and my sisters who are still living in syria and the whole because

the regime is my rule and unjust. it has no mercy. if it has a conscience, they couldn't have done these things. on august 21st, 2013, at least 4 rockets loaded with sarin gas warheads. struck rebel held parts of eastern kentucky. the was more than a 1000 people were killed. many of them children. among them was imminent, marmet eldest son, they truly were exposed to serin and were unconscious for days to this day, the syrian regime denies any responsibility for the attack, and i would if i hope that one day i can stand before a judge you and tell them what these chemical attack did to us on the vehicle it was an arab scene that i cannot describe to you. give your lying on the ground like ants being killed by bug spray. these images never leave my mind.

was convinced that the syrian regime was behind the attack. for years his organization, the syrian archives, along with 2 other human rights groups, have meticulously analyzed the attack from the suspected launch sites to the rockets used. their falso documented undisclosed chemical weapons facilities, including west air and was hidden after 2013. we think from our investigation that most probably around 450, a network of different entities that are responsible for the coordination and execution of these attacks. the w.c. investigative team, along with german news magazine, der spiegel was given exclusive access to parts of the criminal complaint. it includes testimonies from 50 defectors, with firsthand knowledge of the chemical weapons program, and names suspected perpetrators such as special assad and his younger brother,

my hair. we have one witness who described the request, comes and communicated to the presidential powers where it is approved. we believe it is approved or ordered. the criminal complaint was trying to an october with the chief federal prosecutor and counsel. well, what crimes unit has been investigating atrocities in syria for years? federal prosecutors here in germany confirmed to us that a criminal complaint was fired, but they would not comment on its contents. instead, they said they would independently appropriate evidence before deciding whether to open a case against individual suspects. but that can take weeks or even months. a man was traumatized by the events she suffers from depression and needs medication to

make it through the day. but the investigation in germany has given her strength and hope that the people responsible for all the suffering will finally be helped to account. joining me now is one of the investigative reporters who filed this report to get to what are the chances that this complaint actually turns into an indictment of president assad. we understand that the federal prosecutor's office is taking this criminal complaint very seriously. and in fact, it's really comprehensive. documentation of the attacks was a lot of evidence and also names of possible perpetrators. i think the strongest evidence of the defectors, testimonies which describe the chain of command. and they also suggest that even bashar assad's knew about these attacks and that could lead to in

the international law. but we have to remember that assad is still an acting head of state. and that it's clear that it will take a long time until such a document could happen. and also you have to take in mind, he has a lot of very strong allies like the russia and china. so i think to this day, he in a way, enjoys immunity. you know, i'm curious, you know, there are 3 human rights organizations that are behind this complaint. why did they choose germany to press the charge? given the history of germany weighs the nazi regime and the nuremberg trials, germany has been supporting the prosecution of international crimes like genocide, like war crimes, crimes against humanity for a very long time. and it has an act at the so called principle of universal euro

stiction. and this principle means that germany can prosecute such crimes, international crimes, regardless whether or committed against and this obviously applies to syria. you have seen many hours, i'm sure of many, multiple videos of that terrible night in 2013 in ghouta plus additional documentation as well. is there any chance that these crimes were committed by anyone outside of this regime other than this regime? no, i don't think so because all evidence really point in the direction of the assad regime, starting with the rockets which were used in that attack. and the launch sides, which were in fact close to the presidential palace and even more important than the chemicals which were used, sarin is very,

very difficult to produce and even more difficult to use as a weapon. and there had been no indication that the rebels would have had the capacity know the access to such a chemical. you met survivors and mohamed who of course, lost their eldest son in the goo to attack. what keeps them going? iran is heavily, heavily traumatized, and as we told in the report, she still needs medication. but on the day one visitor, she told me that she hadn't taken her medication because said she wanted to be clear in her head when she was talking with us about these, these atrocities. and i think she and our hospitals more on that they are keen and committed to in their wish to do their bit to held responsible and for them every small step in direct justice is an important one. and this criminal

complaint is definitely one of the british investigators, you know, really appreciate that very powerful report, almost one and a half 1000000000 trips abroad. that's the amount of traveling tourists around the world. this year last year, i should say. needless to say that figures are looking much different in 2020. a whole sector is fighting for survival in this winter season. ski resorts are especially missing their snow if it's swiss ski resorts are normally thronged with visitors at this time of year. right now things are pretty low key. the pandemic has kept foreign tourists away. so switzerland is promoting skiing for domestic visitors as long as they observe social distancing. just picked as long as everyone respects mask wearing respects the rules that are in place. it seems to

work pretty well the way it is now. so i hope it stays that way. worldwide the pandemic is how to disastrous impact on the tourism industry. the sector could see income fall by $1.00 trillion dollars less this year, according to the world tourism organization. and that's things turn around,, the decline in tourism could knock 2.8 percent off global g.d.p., one $120000000.00 jobs would be in jeopardy. it's clearly in every country's interests to have holiday makers come back. soon. tourists have been coming back to cuba since november for 6 months. cuba kept its borders closed, it is since reopened to tourism, as there are only a few cases of covert, 19 and visitors can expect empty beaches. jamaica is also keen to lure the tourists back. 9 percent of its economy is dependent on tourism. it has introduced strict protocols and innovative resilient

corridor, a system allowing visitors access to 80 percent of jamaica's tourism attractions. you're watching d.w.t. news, a lot from berlin coming up next hour. political talk show to the point, discussing president trump's final days in office. more news at the top of the hour in the meantime, there's always our website dot com. you can also follow us on instagram and twitter . i'm michael okun from me in the news team here in berlin. thanks so much for watching

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