northern lights with the arctic circle stretched december 21st w. this is t w news live from berlin. stuck in a stand off the threat of a no deal divorce mounts with talks stoled on the brakes a deadline just days away british and european negotiators meet again today with an outcome still highly uncertain. also coming up in venezuela socialist president nicolas maduro looks set to tighten his grip on power after

a controversial election victory means what that means for people struggling under a crippled because. says that by the end of this year it will have slashed $29000.00 jobs that's a 5th of his workforce and that's not all there will be more job cuts next year. and so exciting weekend soccer action and germany's bundesliga by a lever who's just pouring goals. on stopping them on their way to 2nd place in the. extent of the remarkable unbeaten streak. welcome to the program british and european negotiators will today resume talks.

secure opposed reg's its trade deal with an agreement in the balance the latest round of talks is taking place in brussels head of an e.u. summit later this week the e.u. is offering tariff free access to the single market in exchange for britain agreeing to e.u. rules on state environmental and labor regulations britain will leave the single market trading block at the end of this it's. joined by g.w. so let's nominate brussels summit haven't made any progress well it appears that no progress has really been made so far chief negotiator by near briefed the ambassadors in brussels today and he seemed to be a rubber down beat about the prospects of sealing new trade deal with the u.k. at least according to diplomats they stressed that gaps between you and the u.k. have not been breached on the most important issues and they also said that you

know the e.u. is ready to go an extra mile to make an agreement possible but that time is running out so we have to say that brussels is in their rubber a gloomy mood at the moment but the european commission president will again talk on the phone tonight one of the key sticking points. there are 3 issues that the talks have been circulating around for 4 weeks now so how to make sure that we are going to have a further competition or it's going to stick to the same rules this is one issue the 2nd issue is how to find a mechanism to make sure that future disputes can be solved between d. and the united kingdom and the 3rd issue is still fishing for they fishing represents about one percent of the u.k. g.d.p.

so this is the rubber and symbolic issue but it seems to be very emotional for the u.k. also for the european union how much the european fish will get in the future to u.k. watchers and this is one of this restocking points here if there's no deal before the deadline what happens well i think it's fair to assume that we are going to see a lot of care because both sides don't seem to be prepared for such a worst case scenario then of course if there is no trade deal we are going to see tariffs on imports from the exports to the we are going to see customs checks and that could mean delays in even delivery of medicines for example we can see the lanes of of florrie's way to 2 to cross the border and

very a lot of issues would be affected if there is no trade deal from i.v. asian traveling in general to even you know transporting you pads from from the u.k. to the european union. thank you. in venezuela the socialist president nicolas maduro has hailed a gigantic election win that hands in control of the national assembly and cement his position in power but euro socialists won almost 70 percent of the vote spot turnout was just 31 percent of the opposition parties called for a boycott of as a national observers have condemned the vote saying the result did not reflect the will of the but as wayland people self-proclaimed acting president one wide open said to the vote was a fraud. of the people are the ones who commit fraud do ruin his regime have lost the popular vote the majority of us want change in venezuela don't

be surprised if they try to advance the result in the coming days of december because this election has done them no good. when i'm now joined by saluting from a good obvious latin america affiliate the international observers like the e.u. and the organization of american states agree with that the election was a good shot what's at stake for the country here well this election won't be recognized by that you the u.s. and other main international actors this means that the diplomatic isolation of mother a will continue and maybe even worse then this also means that the blockade india and the international markets will remain as well as the sanctions that have been imposed to the country to venezuelans in their everyday lives not much will change the economic crisis will stay and they won't see any improvement in terms of for example human rights watch the opposition in venezuela seems very divided and fragmented wised up well they are for granted because their project failed

basically. doesn't manage to establish this alternative regime that he was hoping for he lost a lot of strength when he attempted this military uprising last year that we can take him and the opposition started to look for different strategies he and his parliamentarians. will have to evacuate the national assembly on january 5th when the new one takes over and he might even be persecuted and forced to flee the country as many other of the opposition leaders have been forced to but this election is set against a growing humanitarian crisis really is rampant how big is the support for moderate socialists really well we saw a very old turnout in this in this election that's because many people didn't think that their voice would make a change there are still some supporters of the socialist project of the chevy small people that believe that kind of a crisis is only to do with the sanctions that have been imposed to the country but

the reality is that people are so worried about how to survive how to get food and how to manage their lives the police the politics aren't that important nowadays they're more worried about how to feed their families what does it mean for the socialists to win control of the national assembly well that they are taking over the very last institutions that have been democratically elected and that had a real opposition because they have a position now but it's a fake opposition and that will only strengthen the grip of power of maduro of this oath or a tear in regime it is an important symbolic win but it doesn't change in real terms because they had already legislative powers with this constitutional assembly they established in 2017 so really in terms of legal better or some new your powers it's not it's not a real change so he has cemented his. fork

over his or the way that where does this go well the main problem is how to tackle the economic crisis the majority even has thought about how to consolidate more support from his allies like iran. russia and china but they don't really have the intention to to invest that much in this way that they are only they're also looking for their relationship with other partners around the world and he doesn't have a strategy on how to rebuild the oil industry that is what they have been relying on for so long if you know how to from the market this thank you. circle of not some of the other stories making headlines around the world today iran's revolutionary guard says a remote controlled weapon was used in last week's assassination of a top nuclear scientist officials said no attackers were present when most in fact result a was shot by a high precision machine gun fitted with

a camera and artificial intelligence iran has previously blamed israel for the attack in australia residents have been told to evacuate from fraser island as bush fires burn towards homes more than half of the world heritage national park has been destroyed by far as in recent weeks with a heat wave was named conditions it's thought an illegal campfire spock the blaze rescue operations on the way off the torrential rain flooded cities in northeastern italy firefighters reached 20 people trapped in their flooded homes a large low pressure system is causing snowstorms and strong winds across parts of it lit with more rain on the way to not have a look at the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. in the institute of india says it has applied for emergency use of those ation of its coronavirus vaccine in india britain says it will administer the 1st doses of the biotech

pfizer vaccine on tuesday health care workers and seniors will be 1st in line and coded 19 infections in germany are still trending up which despite partial lockdown imposed in early november health departments reported more than 12000 new infections about 1000 more than on monday last week. and in the german state of bavaria new corona virus infections remain among the highest in the country after a crisis meeting on sunday the regional government there has decided to toughen restrictions further starting wednesday varian's will be asked to stay at home with only a few exceptions. the state primary varia market has long been wanting to implement tougher restrictions. his state has recorded the country's highest coronavirus death toll and after weeks of consistently high numbers despite new restrictions he says it's time to go further. the largest lyta the situation is unfortunately

serious it's simply not enough we must do more we have to take action that is why i convened a special coronavirus cabinet meeting today so that we can implement various measures before christmas miles for they don't know what's to be. said announce a number of new measures as of wednesday people in bavaria will only be able to leave their homes with good reason for example to go to work to the doctor to go shopping or for exercise curfews from 9 pm to 5 am are planned for hotspots with the highest infection rates and there will be stricter rules and checks on the borders with austria and the czech republic. schools will remain open but 13 year olds and above will only be expected to attend on alternate weeks. with the move said and his bavarian cabinets are breaking ranks with the other state premiers in germany. cope with 19 restrictions are up to the individual states but so

far they've agreed to take a unified approach. the 16 federal states have agreed in recent weeks to a number of stricter measures as part of the country's current lockdown. he was chancellor angela merkel has often said she thinks the steps don't go far enough so while the new measures might be welcomed the chancellor in berlin there were mixed reactions on the streets of bavaria. the numbers aren't going down i think it's necessary i would ask you this making it this tough i think it's a bit excessive but i think of my workplace for example where i sit with sometimes up to 30 colleagues and then i can only spend new year's eve with 5 people. with new infection rates remaining consistently high in germany the question is if other or all of germany's federal states will now follow bavarians lead. the pandemic has forced german flag carrier look tons out to make some painful cuts you have and says that by the end of this year it will have dropped $29000.00 jobs that's

a 5th of its total workforce over the says it's also planning to slice another $10000.00 jobs in the next year although demand for flights has risen someone's towards the end of the year lockdowns worldwide mean much of its fleet remains grounded to the company as we see substantial states this year due to the crisis by the end of the 3rd quarter and have recorded losses of 5600000000 euros. now let's bring in our financial correspondent in frankfurt chose to delay the chelsea that's worse than the times i was previously announced right it is tons i have previously been saying it was going to cut about 22000 jobs by the end of the year that's obviously been increased quite a bit now in part that's because the house decided to sell its catering unit which accounted for about $7500.00 jobs but they also are cutting about $20000.00 jobs

abroad and as you mentioned they plan to now another $10000.00 jobs within germany next year and that's going to be very controversial because as part of the $9000000000.00 euros that lufthansa received from the german government this this massive bailout they had really pledged to try and not cut jobs in germany to try and preserve those jobs and they have been negotiating with the unions within germany but now they're saying that they they likely will have to cut jobs here as well that's in part because the airline industry is is really is still not seeing much of that bounce back they're losing a lot of money if they only expect capacity to ride out about 20 maybe 25 percent through the end of the year so it's really a much more difficult situation than they had been expecting us the islands to it's an industry wide problem of course who will survive this. well a lot of state carriers like photons have gotten a significant amount of help from their governments it's not just love todd say air

france kalo some airlines and italy if there has been a lot of support from europe for these airlines but they will face a lot of challenges going forward the industry is not expected to recover fully until maybe 20242025 even then these carriers will of merge from this much smaller they will have to make permanent job cuts they will have to let go of planes so that the future for the industry looks much dimmer and much smaller shows that any in frankfurt for us thank you chelsea. political upheaval in hong kong kicked off a mental health crisis in the city as according to a recent survey mental health professionals pointed to the crackdown on pro-democracy protests as a major trigger some call from puerto crippling symptoms of my daily life a struggle to document with one protester who asked that we not use his real name of a few questions from authorities 22 year old protester henry struggles whenever

he passes by a police station in hong kong it was in just such a station that he experienced police brutality 1st time and. one day when i went out 9 undercover police officers took me in a car to the police station in the interrogation room and i tried to force a confession they took out their buttons they hit me they pulled my ears and pushed me against the wall but i asked if i thought anyone would have a dog in the police station and threatened being fired didn't sign a statement i was so scared at the time that i signed 3 weeks after his release he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression every time i see a police car or an officer outside i tremble and feel the urge to hide i can't sleep at night because of the flashbacks and sometimes i cry all night i used to be a very cheerful person but everything has changed. henry is not alone in this spot

so with mental health since the start of the anti-government movement. one in 3 hong kong has displaced same time yourself post-traumatic stress disorder. followed a degree of thousands has been much lower range of protest in hong kong compared to war so most studies have found that the long lasting political turmoil is causing a high degree of stress you know go away the situation where. traumatic experiences have not yet resolved will come to it and the situation is quite different because the stresses ever present longstanding exposure to such dresses is more like create to put it was changes in the brain subsequently will make this for us as a bridge to these older. to address the collective trauma local artist ricky luke turns stories of police brutality into any stray sions the focus in this exhibition describe the experiences of 100 protestors and citizens he and his team

talked with. me. but it's so powerful it's not going to change much in reality but at least people feel they are heard and we are all walking together you feel slightly better knowing you're not alone in this process itself is very important this small space is the only place they can find for the exhibition many found he was turned down that display in fear of possible political consequences and the stripping national security law imposed by beijing as the government has declared certain protests logan's illegal curator sending the sad each booklet has to be carefully self-centered. you know only one voice is allowed and it's the government's voice it's hard to mourn and address or trauma if we can't even speak about what happened but we should still try because that's the 1st step to healing and. i can raise those suffers from p.t.s.d.

and depression but with the help of medication has gradually returning to normal life i'm very lucky to have been diagnosed and given professional help early on people have been very supportive but the scars will be there for life and i think i could never go back to who i was it's impossible to truly heal unless justice is served for henry and other sufferers the road to healing were not to be easy as long as the political turmoil in hong kong continues. said look not only other stories making news around the world u.s. president donald trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani has tested positive for corona virus he has reportedly been admitted so washington hospital but tweeted to say he feels fine the 76 year old has traveled extensively working to overturn trump's recent election. romania's parliamentary elections held on sunday is too close to call prime minister. claimed victory for his center right liberal

party but the left wing social democrats appear to be slightly ahead in the in other exit poll turnout was a record low with only a 3rd of the electorate voting for. in russia unexpected fireworks spectacle erupted after a pyrotechnics store was set ablaze and rostov on don. source in russia are usually well stocked at this time of year ahead of new year's celebrations it's unclear how the fire started luckily there were no injuries reported. on much state 10 of the bonus league on sunday night's game pad 2 clubs going opposite directions by oliver calls went into this one unbeaten in the league this season and looking to put pressure on byron at the top holes shaka meanwhile were on a winless run stretching back 25 pounds the guy matches fine. with the other top teams dropping points leverkusen were looking to put themselves into the title race

shelter coach manual balm was looking for anything positive anything but things went south in the 1st 10 minutes blues defender shot forced to try to head the ball clear signals and own goal to make it one nail labor crews and. it stayed that way to the 67th minute when leon bailey offered another worthy corner kick julieann baumgartner with just the right touch laver couzens momentum was building. it peaked on this shell cup panel to kick and rebound my lucas roddick e maintaining the shut out of my the moment of the match as he kept the lead at 2 goals my. leverkusen added another from patrick schick. and 3 huge points ashoka with a 3 nil win laver couzin are now 2nd only to biron in the bundesliga. elsewhere in

the league stuttgart hosted by him and where a wild goal in injury time spelled the defense to see less woman she took a swoops in to steal the ball away and go in uncontested fact he took too much time and will show only yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct another look shows the fatal error on bremen spot this goal made it to nil women did skoal minutes later but it wasn't enough the last 2. in formula one says your paris claimed victory at an action packed zakia grand prix in bahrain the mexican driver from racing point held his nerve to win for the 1st time in $190.00 formula one races must say this is george russell was standing in for a world champion lewis hamilton who has coronavirus and there was bitter disappointment for us all after a deadly a race that had promised so much. thrills and spills came early in bahrain

as red bulls much pushed up and ferrari charlotte clare crashed out on the opening lap with lewis hamilton absent well to be bought us was the favorite yet all eyes were on hamilton's replacement precocious 22 year old briton george russell and russell looks set to impart his daughters with an incredible maiden victory but mercedes soon put paid to the hopes of both men disastrous pit stops. just some time. and bad luck for russell. looks like british culture shock really. scuppered to piers chances as they finished well off the pace . but one man's anguish is another's joy and there was something of a few details just so he'll perez's 1st ever when the mexican was in his banal to mcgraw pretty with racing point and is without a team for next season. it was

a landmark day 2 for french minister bottle kong who was overcome as his 2nd place clinched him a 1st ever spot on the podium. i cried on the line before much remorse and you know going through a long line actually but the day belonged to race winner pairs who like o'connell struggled to hold back the 2 years. the national basketball association the n.b.a. is getting ready for the new season in the us and training camps are already on the way the los angeles lakers are either. defender title with superstar le bron james having extended his contract just last week but preparations haven't been as smooth for every n.b.a. team the portland trailblazers had to close their training facility after 3 pairs that tested positive for the covert 19 year and the race season starts on december 26th. and to kenya now where conservationists carrying out an unusual

rescue operation after say the herd of giraffes trapped on a flooded islands rescuers tast to transport such a large passenger to get creative trigger warning for sensitive us you might find the following report quite hopeful. it's a tall order trying to transport a reluctant giraffe. as she was the only female stuck with 7 males on an island in lake in western kenya. the habitat threatened by rising water levels the rough charles kirov was becoming extinct around $800.00 now live in kenya but this herd each a new home conservationists from the group to save giraffes came up with a plan to move the 5 metre tall creatures on a custom built boche across the water to have a surf on the mainland it's not every day you see it of ross head poking out of the top of a lot floating raft built on empty oil drums

a sea has relieved to be back on dry land and the conservationist are delighted with the success. now there's just the small matter of moving the rest of the herd . and that's it for me and the news team here and update for you at the top of the op but don't go away coming up next in india reports on see. the shrub that's dying off in germany and being rediscovered by farmers in india and sort of watching.

indiana. barely has to take to become a super. budget. while stranded in the rugged reason of him autonomy dashed his modest plan has been underestimated in time to date farmers are harvesting nutritious periods and thanks to modern marketing they're providing additional

income. next on d w. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. how has the rate of infection been developing. what measures are being taken. what does the latest research say. information and context. the coronavirus of data the code of special monday to friday on g.w. . what's the secret behind this classic. visit to sally. as

soon as you hear beethoven blows your mind or the story behind the music. class for need agents greatest. beethoven's nights. for the world starts to simmer down on w. . and there are nearly 2000000000 people on our planet and back. on the one hand of the force if you will by 1000 time the nandrolone the energy and

the resources from nicholas lee consumed but on the other hand our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint and work with the environment than to the we'll do we'll examine tools link this back to back and good so that you can meet an informed decision about your choices how welcome to equal india. one way of tackling the problem of overconsumption and the subsequent resisted generating it is for people to work with me and by. the people in our next story living in. india with extreme climatic conditions it's not easy to make a living and transporting a regular supply of food and other essential uses a lot of energy in the bit ahead the end by. the sustainably growing wild petting a potential super food providing them with a new source of nutrition and.

conditions are cool up here in the mountain desert of law holds pity in the indian state of him. winter is approaching the area lies board housing meters above sea level and temper. just can drop well below freezing in winter. conditions here can be harsh and climate change is making things much harder 2 years ago heavy snow fell in september by being out a key part of the harvest farmer priem chand is 84 years old he says life here used to be quite different. in the past the better circuit was fairly predictable. no one time and there was no trouble with water so the only travelling from one village to another was a problem as it was really going on a manuscript. people here are cut off from the outside world for 6 months every winter during that time they have to live off whatever they've produced in the

summer if the harvest of potatoes peas or barley is poor the farmers can't sell as much so some people have started picking sea buckthorn berries or jeremiah as they're known here on new york city where you will know it's only been the tibetan medicine men that have used them or on. put them in the mideast for good yes. we had no idea or knowledge about the berries ourselves but they knew or we don't know anything about their medicine the properties or any of their uses. we just thought they were by. you. once a remedy used to treat altitude sickness high blood pressure ulcers and bone conditions today see buckthorn is considered a super food the berries are in high demand among india's urban middle class and

they are plentiful up here making them an ideal source of extra income the shrub also plays a key role in preserving the landscape. who. is more. in abundance across the malia's across many other areas the march of progress make the environment here is very fragile and croon to soil erosion. sea but helps to preserve it by stopping the soil from eroding which protects the wildlife and that's just one part of the story reason. why i left it up to you within this saying has spent 30 years studying sea booked on the 1st scientists in india to do so at a research center in lahore and he's breeding new where right is that are more suitable for farming the idea is to increase the use of sea buckthorn and maximize its potential those caught fruit in the fruit and the leaves are extremely rich in

vitamins amino acid fatty acid and polyphenols. nor the plant in the world possesses such a rich composition of compounds. the amount of vitamin c. present in c. but is 4 times what it spends and in the indian gooseberry for example. $3000.00 tonnes of sea buckthorn are sold every year in india and the scientists believes that the demand could double over the next 5 years many areas have yet to realize the shrub's economic potential. i'm sure c.r. is looking to change that with her start up working within the sing and supported by government institute she's developed and marketed a range of sea buckthorn products including fruit piri and fresh truth. meijer levy

there's a you know marketing agency for taking these producers and at the same time products also into the market the specific industries where they fit in basically so replugging different at those and different kind of existing technologies and make sure that good from the harvesting build the delivery time that the product reaches the customers or the businesses in the right place and it reaches in no particular order in the hands do nope quality we basically so that is what the person made sure. the start of books closely with far more producer organizations known as if deals one of them is led by 81 year old former teacher be deeper she he represents the interests of $150.00 small holders in marketing the berries the farmers have long since recognized the benefits of seabrook town. or is caught up with god we will remember many of them with the process involved. and we far most hardly

have much work. we don't have to deal. with men or women and yet we're reaping the benefits of your border there are. the farmers used to sell their berries to intermediaries for less than 20 rupees a kilo and even that price wasn't guaranteed now by selling them to the f.b.o. they get $4.00 times the price for their produce so each farmer earns an extra $40000.00 rupees per season in addition to one to get for their other crops this is the marked on flourishes in the cold desert landscape which covers more than 40 percent of him archer predation the shrub is hardy it can cope with drought and temperatures as low as minus $43.00 degrees celsius for the farmers it has the potential to become a cornerstone of their income and because the seabrook torn is also good for the ecosystem it's

a definite win for the region. cotton grows not only in the hymn ali and region but also in many parts of central asia and even the arctic over millennia it's spread all the way to the alps in central europe and the coasts of the north and the baltic sea. see about corn is also farmed in germany but in the past 4 years there's usually undemanding plant has begun to struggle. seed buckthorn is basically our life philosophy or company philosophy. this area. in the north of germany used to be covered in sea buckthorn the lemon of the north as locals call it but now famous like punch better sounding. for over the past 5 or 6 years we've noticed that more and more sea buckthorn shrubs are dying at 1st there were just isolated cases maybe one or 5 shrubs but

the last 2 to 3 years it's been really extreme. vast areas that were covered in buckthorn are just dying off. it's not exactly clear what's killing the shrubs with its northern climate and favorable soils see backfilling used to thrive in the area around. but that's changed function is working with research has to find out what's happening to his plantations. the researcher checks the question is the problems usually begin to affect the plunge from inside many dry out. but why is still a mystery. here to us. that's the weather will no doubt have had a massive impact in recent years. so also. at the moment it doesn't look like we're dealing with any kind of new previously unknown pathogen or disease

. it seems to be a complex of different factors all working together. samples of sea buckthorn from all over germany are being examined for possible causes the german federal research center for cultivated plants is running tests to try to save the plant our hypothesis is that we have a major role of fungi in this complex. it's quite likely that climate will influence but there are certainly other factors that need to be investigated like forms of. the effect or other. like cultural practices. the harvest ended in september previously function better collected around $80.00 to $90.00 tons of berries this

year he got only 110th of his normal harvest. long in this freezer is usually filled with contain is. all you have to think is current on your freezer could be fuller given the time of year. but i'm not thinking about it too much at the moment but for now we'll just process the berries that we have and turn them into a good product and so when once we run out we'll have to see where we go from there . vendors in talking to see back thornberrys have a long history in that face last gemini's 1st ever plantation was here the berries are tart fruity and have a strong flavor and soon became popular in germany and they're a powerhouse of a time and see see box on oil is used in a wide range of food and beauty products and in the attritional supplements mind you please my favorite is the juice it's the most versatile product. what's also

nice is honey with sea buckthorn and sea buckthorn chili mustard is productive to save the local plantations research is one to do an experiment they will plant 8 different varieties of sea buckthorn here most of them from the alps and then study how they cope with the local ecosystem. will be investigating whether these other varieties develop the same kinds of problems we see in the local shrubs. it may be that some of these other varieties are more robust and better suited to cultivation here in northern germany over the long term. for farm is the experiments office the hope that they'll be able to continue their production or that a solution will be found to restore ailing plantations part of that might involve new farming practices or organic supplements to bring the nordic lemon back to life . now when we begin to talk about the impact on the planet population is

one of the factors of the list it's being blamed for global warming default a station shortage of resources among many. in india for example has the world's 2nd largest population after china 1300000000 people but is there not a way to examine his state of just looking at. let's find out. in the dime you watch this almost a 1200 people have been added to our population. breathing the same oxygen sharing the same space and creating more and more greenhouse gases . are we need to address much more aggressively relation part of the equation if we keep norine it's exponential population rise in nature reduce human population for us is this the whole story. about

nature where peace. is just too trivial. how many is really too many and what does the also have to do with frozen food. let's start at the very beginning when more people around meant security in an insecure show on the indian subcontinent for example china get the full also 1st suggested that widows quickly find new husbands and during the month the increase in population was celebrated as it meant more people could work on a farm and produce more food for the roman emperors were no different in some cases passing laws to promote early marriage and frequent childbirth so that armies could stay up to strength. life was mostly about setting up new colonies until the

number of people started becoming a visible problem. in the 18th century british economist thomas started ringing alarm bells. in more modern times the feel exploited with the publication of a book called the population bomb its author an american biologist won the western world of the conditions he had seen in new delhi. blamed for everything from poverty and poor resource management to destroying the environment. some countries began experimenting with moderately and political. control. china became the poster child and its one child policy resulted in a disastrous gender imbalance and like other control measures in asia it was eventually repealed.