the number of passes that means over 180 people have been infected with the number of new cases remaining high. rolling out mass vaccinations to contain the pandemic. behind, also coming up ethiopians flee for their lives. the final phase of an offensive in the northern region of tikrit and

thousands of fans of lined up to pay their final respects presidential palace plus using chemical weapons to attack in syria and 20 was to take place in the conflict. now human rights organization will deliver justice for the victims. welcome to the program. we start here in germany, a milestone in the pandemic. the country has recorded more than 22000, new daily cases,

pushing its total beyond the $1000000.00 mark. that's according to figures from the robert koch institute for disease control in 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. for more on this. now i'm joined by political correspondent, anya, welcome, 1000000. it's a very big number since the pandemic, of course. just how bad are things here in germany right now? the figures have been on the rise for a few weeks, which has brought brought the partial lockdown from the beginning of november. but this partial lockdown hasn't brought down the numbers. the figures are still very high, it's been only established on a high level. the reason for germany doing so well during the pandemic

in spring was one reason was fairly high number of intensive, few units intensive care units. we have here in germany, 28000 at the beginning of the pen damage, and this number has been increased in the past months. there are 11000 provisional i see use which can be activated within one week, but only 20 percent of these beds are available right now. and this is a really crucial number because the beds are needed to keep up the normal business and the head of the professional organization for i.c. use and has expressed his concern. and haith is that the promised easing of measures over the holiday season might lay to an increase of the covert

1000 cases again. and as you surely know, angela merkel has once again failed to reach an agreement with the country's 16 regional leaders about the specific prevented preventive measures. the country should take the federal system here in germany, making it difficult for her government to essentially effectively combat the pandemic. well, i'm glad michael has shown her frustration in the past few weeks a few weeks ago that was amazing with a state where they didn't reach an agreement which was to her taste. and then she said, well, if we don't agree on strict amasses right now, we will be sitting here again within a fortnight and she proved right? so it is difficult for her to bring on the strict them as a see wishes for. but on the other hand, the system has advantages. we can reasonably adapt them as is

according to the infection. for example, in berlin, the numbers are fairly high, so there won't be any easing off masses for the holiday season. but in other regions with lower numbers, people can enjoy more freedom on your colon. thank you so much for that. house or senate is playing an additional global trial of its covert 900. that after scientists raise doubts about initial results, showing the shot to be 90 percent effective and attach where participants by error received a half dose followed by a full day. experts said that problems with the 1st trial could hinder astra zeneca, . his chances of getting speedy, u.s. and e.u. regulatory approval for its covert 900 drug company says a new trial would focus on evaluating a lower dose of astra. zeneca is just one company that has published results,

claiming high efficacy for its vaccine. but none has yet received regulatory approval in the us or the e.u. . when that happens in vaccines or rolled out, one challenge will be ensuring that they are fairly distributed around the globe. first covert 19 vaccines on the verge of being authorized billions of vaccine doses have already been secured by wealthy countries. this has raised concerns that the chair live right. much later had low income countries to avoid that. and then mr. tive was found. caltex, backed by the w h o. countries representing 2 thirds of the world's population have job prospects. goal is to make sure all member states get vaccines forgotten financial needs. but how does it work on its website? kovacs explains that strategy. member states pooled their efforts and money to

support the development of several vaccine candidates, instead of competing against each other. they don't negotiate their pricing together. therefore, keeping prices low. once effect of vaccines are vailable, it says, all participating countries work out this up 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 960. 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 lateral deals with manufacturers on the side. these by letter agreements have created an imbalance between the different numbers. 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 for many hotter countries, not all that scenes will be equally suitable for practical reasons. they are likely to prefer those easier to transport without a 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 joining me now is elaine a book 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 you, 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 don't 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 are 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 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 are, i'm afraid,

depend on some practical aspects. because some of these vaccines require some very high tech distribution. and a very developed health care 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 around the entire world. thank you so much, alina books, here are the other stories making headlines at this hour. u.s. president donald trump said he will leave the white house if the electoral college votes for 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 parents. the victim's lawyer said he will. 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. president has secured a landslide victory in his bid for a 2nd term opposition. leaders accuse the government of massive fraud. the election was held under the shadow of a jihad is insurgency that has killed more than 2000 people this year. the ethiopian army is reported to have blocked, one of the main roads leading to sudan, preventing people fleeing the to great 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 its european border into the region of ticket. i, where heavy fighting still continues this year and camp called camp once housed,

refugees who fled if you're just famine. in the 1980 s., now the camps 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 are scarce. 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 your peers famine 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 a god or 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 or as a moment, 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 very thing from water, food, and shelter. so at the moment we are catering for over 9000 people at the hot me report. that's not enough. and it's children who are suffering the most. it's estimated that hard of the best fiji's 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 breast feed him and here they don't have milk powder and the food the baby needs. outside the hospital we meet alan, 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. it's 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 and 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. the regime of bashar assad committed to destroying its chemical weapons. however, 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. the 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 cretins 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 was met 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. 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 with the right more than a 1000 people were killed. many of them children. among them was imminent marmots, eldest son, they too were exposed to serin and were unconscious for days to this day,

the syrian regime denies any responsibility for the attack either. if i hope that one day i can stand before a judge and tell them what this chemical attack did to us on the everything came out that 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. 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, most probably plans, 450,

a network of different entities that are responsible for the coordination and execution of these attacks. the w.'s investigative team, along with german news magazine, their 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 bashar assad and his younger brother mohammed. we have one witness who described the request and communicated to the presidential powers where it is approved. we believe it is approved or ordered. the criminal complaint was filed in october with the chief federal prosecutor and council, where wall crimes unit has been investigating atrocities in syria for years.

federal prosecutors here in germany confirm 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 recount. joining me now is one of the investigative reporters who filed this report. 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 a 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 charges, given the history of german a ways, 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 we are 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 have course lost their eldest son in the good 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 she said she wanted to be clear in her head. she was talking with us about these, these atrocities, and i think she and are met. they are keen and committed to their wish to do their bit to help the us had regime responsible and for them every small step in directions. justice is an important one, and this criminal complaint is definitely one of these investigative, you know, really appreciate that very powerful report. argentinian football icon. diego maradona has been buried alongside his parents at a private cemetery in venice. 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 mourners. tens of thousands turned out to pay their final respects to the election. was

a passionate affair. well, it was massive. crowds gathered to cheer their hero one last time as maradona's 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. he can 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. but if you don't know, we can't believe it. he's a guy who made a nation happy with a ball on the specially the poor. he made us happy in a way that politicians can't leave the goal of he made all of us happy so

there won't ever be anybody like maradona. i've been crying since yesterday. yes, was very hard to see, diego cried saying i was going scuffles broke out when police moved to disperse on. really, fans trying to catch a final glimpse of maradona at his burial was their emotions ran high as his casket arrives at bella, vista cemetery with the footballing legend was laid to rest next to his parents. and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you. germany's chali of confirmed corona virus cases has surpassed 1000000 according to data compiled by the country's public health agency. chancellor angela merkel told paul event on

thursday that a partial lockdown to curb. the virus could be extended into next year. you're watching the line from berlin coming up next, a global $3000.00. but a look at how the krona virus pandemic has increased inequality around the world. more news at the top of the out, a micro vocal in berlin. we

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