horner's. points. for your circle starts december 21st d w. this is day that we news live from berlin amid a crippling political and economic crisis venezuelans vote for a new parliament opposition leaders are boycotting the election claiming it's neither free nor fair hopes for change and venezuela dwindling president nicolas maduro is set to tighten his grip on power also coming up we must do more for

various state leader and now says and even tougher coronavirus lock down but will the rest of germany follow its lead. a nickel for a while come to the show men as well and so are voting in a parliamentary election aimed at consolidating president nicolas maduro grip on power opposition leaders are boycotting the vote as they and many western nations have condemned this as fraud the pandemic has deepened the country's long running economic and political crisis and with no upturn in sight but as well as her growing more and more pessimistic about the future there's not much for venezuelans to cheer about on election day the economy was already in ruins even before the coronavirus struck. punitive u.s. sanctions have choked off valuable oil exports and 5000000 citizens have left the

country those who remain struggle to meet basic needs under weary of venezuela scale to politics president nicolas maduro is on course for a resoundingly victory even though his leadership is not recognized by many western countries including the united states. today marks the beginning of a new era we give ourselves the opportunity of initiating a truly democratic process for the recovery of our beloved country so today i voted full of emotion. opposition chief one goh i don't know is seen internationally is venezuela's rightful leader but he has so far failed to oust madeira oh he's banned from standing and urged voters to boycott the election that has not proved popular. we're against those who are calling for a boycott they've already done it 3 or 4 times and the people have rejected it.

yet. he defended them an independent of a persons political position it's a civic duty to vote they teach is that when you're young in the 6th grade you have to go and vote it's your duty. and since it i'm an abstention does not promote democracy change the chief through the will of the people and mass participation i believe in democracy but as you must you why do and is planning an immediate weeklong campaign to seek support for fresh elections my dear is near certain victory will be hailed by his allies russia and china. venezuelans will have less to celebrate. i'm now joined by journalists in van as well as capital caracas oscar good to see you this election is widely regarded as a farce with little standing in the way of

a landslide when formentera what exactly is at stake for the country. well for me i was there is not much more it hasn't already been lost in the past years with the crisis for example hasn't been able to legislate since the opposition won in 2000 to 15 disapprove or has blocked every decision congress has in january this year program turns have been physically blocked from entering the parliament so there really isn't much that will change as a result of today's election because no one has shown to have the power all along with the military. now for what's at stake is keeping the status quo and that's where we are and that means that in this fragile government and in this mission regardless of what most countries or what the opposition. you just said of there the opposition controlled parliament had long been stripped of its legislative powers what does this election mean for the opposition. your positions on life

guard in this battle has been an international community and the will of the people who want change in venezuela which are the majority and you can see it with today's voter turnout in the voting polls now although one with all has lost the trust and many in the opposition base for not being able to bring about change in venezuela these people are not turning over to each other this moment you know or in fact many of the opposition want more extreme measures to oust mother was a construction so we have seen today that the united states and the european union have said 'd they will continue to support one way to go despite these elections which they are not recognizing so we can expect the opposition to carry on denouncing injustices in venezuela street protests and other measures to oppose them who are they have been doing this past year without access to parliament we can also expect more persecution towards the opposition and there are even fears of

persecution towards n.g.o.s and civil society organizations was the new congress is sworn in this morning the election comes amid a growing humanitarian crisis in venezuela largely attribute it to the regime's mismanagement of government affairs and resources how do people feel about going to the polls today. well i spoke with people who are holding because they are afraid of losing their pensions and people who do not agree with this election that work for the state so they have to go vote they're even taking pictures of them voting in order to demonstrate their phone through of course there are still make people who support him and his government but for those who are voting today there is no real incentive for a collective democratic change there are other reasons and many of them want to keep the few benefits that they were able to receive from the government. in caracas thanks for that update. let's take

a look at some of the other stories making news around the world in brussels u.k. and e.u. negotiators are locked in last ditch talks over their post-grad said trade ties there are just days left for the 2 parties to avert a chaotic parting of ways at the end of the year the u.k. left the e.u. at the end of january and the brics the transition period ends on december 31st. dozens of families have been evacuated from their homes after heavy flooding in parts of northern italy areas around the city of modern have seen heavy rain strong winds and snow in recent days leading to a major river in the region breaking its banks. and lebanon's capital beirut has been hit by a hail storm for the 1st time in more than 50 years the intense downpour led to flooding in some areas they hail to many residents by surprise and comes just months after a massive explosion at beirut port left some 300000 people homeless. the

german state of various has announced tougher coronavirus lock down rules aimed at slowing the rate of new infections there say premier mako made the announcement after a special meeting of the regional cabinet the new measures will see people having to provide a good reason for leaving their homes and a maximum of 5 people from 2 households will be allowed to meet in public. political correspondent julia so delhi is with me for more julia stricter measures in the very i could this set a precedent for the rest of the country well. premier in bavaria has been a proponent of stricter restrictions already before during the pandemic and he's done just that now implementing stricter restrictions as those we see nationwide now at the last meeting between the federal government an america and the state premiers happened just 10 days ago and then they decided on what would happen over christmas and those rules were supposed to hold for the whole christmas period and currently a new meeting is scheduled for january 4th but others said today that he thinks

a new meeting is necessary before the christmas holidays to evaluate whether the current restrictions nationwide are working or whether state leaders and america should follow his lead and implement stricter ones despite these measures that are already in place germany has been able to significantly reduce infection rates how serious is the situation here in germany if you look at the numbers overall and compare them with neighboring countries in europe for example germany is doing quite well the german has managed to stop and level all of the exponential increase in cases and it is now around the. 2022000 mark and if we look at deaths for example germany reached the record number this week 487 but that is around half of the deaths we've seen in italy for example this week what is not happening is germany in germany is a significant drop in the numbers we've seen other countries in europe implementing harsh lockdowns and seen the numbers drop significantly in germany with the partial

lockdown they have just leveled off the curve is flattened but not going down and that is what is worrying and others in the country now with more people getting infected of course more people are having to go to the hospital we're receiving reports of some hospitals * here in germany saying that they are there i see you units are there. at full capacity. can the german health care system handle these all these cases or is it close to being overwhelmed the situation is currently of concern but not yet dramatic we see some hospitals under stress in particular in rural areas or small hospitals but there are still some beds available germany is a country in europe with the highest pro capita rate of intensive bed care beds and so of the $27000.00 of vailable $5000.00 are still free that leaves.

obviously for the country to work with what is of more concern is the lack of personnel of specialized nurses who can care for patients in intensive care that was a concern already before and even more now that personnel is getting sick with quoted . delhi thank you very much. here's a roundup of other developments in the corona virus pandemic official covert 900 death toll has topped 60000 the country was the 1st in europe to be hit by the coronavirus south korea is raising its covert 19 alert levels an attempt to slow the increasing number of infections in the country 600 of. the one new cases were reported on sunday the highest number in 9 months and according to britain's observer newspaper the u.k.'s plans to fly about same doses into the country to avoid delays at ports caused by a possible breakdown in brecht's the talks to ethiopia now we're finding reportedly continues in the northern tier grier region aid agencies are warning that the

insecurity there is holding up 8 needed by hundreds of thousands of people the recent clashes between government forces and the people's liberation front has caused a mass exodus from the region with many fleeing into neighboring so done thousands of people are believed to have died but one has also been born. salaam and husband fled their home and to grow as soon as they had the sound of explosions and gunfire just a week before her 9th month they set out on foot. and i was frightened and running away so that's when the pain started right in the middle of the street i'm a good beating. salaam was lucky in a small village in ethiopia she found a hospital where a doctor hope to deliver a baby after that the family of 3 made their way to a un refugee camp in sudan salaams husband. so he feared for his life in tikrit i.

could have take me. so if i die i will die with her and if i live i will live with her. he in relative safety in sudan already has hopes of returning home. when we can go back i'll tell her she was born in new. zealand so she wanted to show her gratitude to the doctor you have been sharing meth light. i wanted to call my baby africa but instead named her off to the doctor who delivered. africa became. and she is now nearly 4 weeks old. all of sunday's matches and the windows league are finished so let's take a look at the results so far on match day 10. shocker in sunday's late game earlier

start got big bremen on saturday byron and lights and drew frankfurt held dortmund freiburg drew with cologne and ball spoke also share the spoils and be to mines on friday had to be to neo in the berlin derby on monday off at home take on book and formula one racing point paris claimed a maiden victory at action packed sac here roam free rein the mexican driver is without a team for next season but took advantage of chaotic scenes to hold his nerve and win for the 1st time in the $190.00 formula one races were saved is george russell standing in for a world champion lewis hamilton who has coronavirus looked set for the when but ended up in 9th place after a disastrous pit stop. and athletics kenya has a kid we want candy has smashed the men's world record in the half marathon in valencia the 24 year old managed to break away from the chasing pack late in the

race kenny clocked 57 minutes and 32 seconds speeding the previous record at 58 minutes and a 2nd one that was set just last year this was one of the fastest house marathons ever with the top 4 men all breaking the previous world's best. we've got more sports coming up next a chance for sports lions i'll have more headlines for you at the top of the hour and. why are people forced to hide in trucks. sit. there on the street.

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on the surface boxing is all about lending as many punches as possible on your opponent and ideally knocking them out. some critics even say it should be banned but boxing is also a sport that helps people overcome difficulties and find inner strength and can prevent them from going off the rails. way talk to poor boss kurt and saskia bulgin 2 people from munich for whom boxing has provided a new opportunity. buraq now 30 is from munich in the neighborhood he grew up in disputes were often resolved through violence. viewed online you can go to divine you can go out of a system chinaman's here were a few of us in a few of them but it came down to a one on one with me and one is it was only when i saw his blood on the ground that i actually began to enjoy it. a couple of older guys had contacts to hooligan

groups the so-called 3rd half and i asked whether i could join by the time i was 15 or 16 i was unable to control my aggression anymore there'd be a capo to arrange how many where and when then we'd meet and smack each other up and taking on people with a reputation and doing them in it just felt wicked. out of time on politics. buraq has 27 criminal convictions and a struggle to get back on the straight and narrow. he's now a rare sight here at the 860 lions boxing club in munich unlike saskia belgian who hails from the same neighborhood as buraq she's not had it easy either that has managed to take a different path. yet there's a place in the world i used to get really bad grades and didn't pass my school

leaving qualifications. to shaft. does being so i don't pull myself together. if you do a lot of sports including competitive sport it makes you tougher psychologically. and that's one of the that's how i decided to keep at it regardless of what doesn't work out. the scene i might need 10 attempts but i'd rather have that then fail. that's why i decided to study here and realize my dream woman and man and call me here. brooke right now seem to be 2 very different individuals but i have a lot in common and even went to the same kindergarten. years later they were pretty united at the boxing club where the coach became

a mental. alter even with all the good old friends was. just mind clear oh my and i like to call it is my coach but i call him my best friend and my helper. turned 60 this year. he's constantly in contact with young people through the coaching and the aggression management he does. stand there and you can see how that rubs off on him. sometimes he behaves like some cool young guy he knows how to find the middle ground and he's strict with us but also really chilled. strength. in my school as you. no it's primarily about not getting hit not necessarily hitting your opponent. stay out of trouble for them i don't know i mean

ali is a real watcher he watches and then intervenes at the right moment he's dad to 80 people and i'm one of them. if you're out there is nothing. but a lot of the things you come up my football field but this commitment is so important walker and he doesn't need powers some halo it's being there for you that matters it's something you can't really describe other was just brown nose and other common to both of us and. you know what you're saying stan i wish you the best of health this year and in all the years to come no news on this. i noticed that last year was missing something also from talking to her and her mom

and how she needed a new family and good friends and that's something we can give people we are one big pride of lions here. that goes to work. the toughest setback was when my dad died in an accident i was still a child. when i was 5 or 6 i'd play tennis with him now and again. but afterwards i lost all interest in tennis and sport in general and on. the fly by i know exactly what day it was january 8th 2009. since then i've been in love with the sport i think about it every single day and. i'm.

not sure if that's a phony she didn't have enough confidence and we helped her to make that breakthrough. walk up to the people with yourself. to the thought here saskia is a gem right now the kind you put in your pocket in savor when you're down in the. clutch more you may think. oh my god mcmahon songs on his knees when i was 21 my dating broke up and i didn't know what to do with myself and my aggression. who's. now coupled with when i was 3. months this box and find boxing at the club taught me what it really means you realize that the techniques you learn here are not meant for the streets. to buy because it's just one click this is

a sports. fan but i used to think it was just about fist fighting this kind but now i see it as a serious sports it's also quite distance from booking applies to what from. a bill walker good to local i'll surf with these people are trying to do it in here i see their aggression and tell them to do a bit of sparring but against someone good or not someone nobody will try to change . anything i would on the right and that's how barack all to got to know his limits but they'll always be someone that to the new method that all the ways that push up i just love my social. as a friend and i don't listen to the stuff if i only found out you. in a street brawl you'd be more afraid of him than them. because he'd humiliate you in

front of the whole group. before you felt awkward and it would be so hard to face ali again. to be easily guy who protect syrah and i mediate who gets into trouble. there but there's a good deal less coldish. alley knows exactly how to connect with his charges mentally that means talking tough if need be and with 2 that has brought progress. in 2016 ali organized a trip to ghana for his body in boxes a trick that was captured on camera in a documentary film called lion hearted. panama and the trip to ghana was a profound experience for me i'll never forget it. for a new my stuff the comedy never would have thought of boxing in ghana and i

couldn't even find it on a map of africa. and then with my broken english of about 2 words it was pretty funny and. truth that is going to take you. to the. losses it will not my own. case it was. his team training with a group of local boxes l h a cool wanted them to see a different world in order to get a better appreciation of their own one and it paid off. saskia and direction can identify with the youngsters back home too and hopes they can help them. i've experienced a lot through parks in and i think it's really important to pass that on to others

and i learned so much at boxing school back their technique and stamina. it's something i just have to share. in those and i meet up with 4 kids are a reflection of you in what you want them to become and i want the kids i deal with to really get ahead in life so instead of coaching pros i want to coach kids of course many books when you can that. it's been 4 years since the trip to ghana and boruc hasn't been seen at the club for ages he's even considered joining the french foreign legion. is that compatible with the principles he learnt here. mr let's enter the fray.

night. candice tyler moore a decent person at heart and it's the decent burka you need to bring to the floor for you or anybody else for the stuff about the foreign legion i could smack you want them. to go away if i think. l.a. has managed to get poorer back into this proud pride of lions together with saskia the prodigal son will be coaching kids on a regular basis yeah time will tell help borax story continues but he did keep coming to the club after we stopped filming to. think of mother earth and so her. b. i always hear things like oh no sounds good don't hit me that's a lot of months and i then ask people if they've ever done any boxing or did i know what it actually involves the money on the court and if they say no. then for me the conversation is over to the book.

store in spite of closing any news close relatives are allowed to visit their loved ones are pastors more important now than. they provide support and human connection despite the protective sin and sometimes to the ones who will be there until the day meet. next monday totally. is quite as simple as it seems. to understand the world better we need to take a closer look at. the experience knowledge

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