can operate a different office the offices in moscow and 3 of them followed development to tom's consent period where he was poisoned. how have you landed on these a breeze 8. yeah so we had a very very long process i'm not going to bore you with but in short we did as we looked at the russian privacy is pretty much nonexistent with that allies there and so we examined the russian data market telecom data and also passenger manifest for flights to look at suspicious so we look for people who travel itineraries that closely match that of all around that area so we flew in the one city called it was a big risk in siberia and he left from another city called tomsk a week later these are about 300 or so kilometers from each other so we're looking for people who he was and 2nd at roughly the same itinerary and we're following up because we figured if you're an f.s.b. officer turned into poison an opposition figure you'll arrive a day or so before he does and leave a little bit afterwards and we did this we found that there were 3 people who got the same areas that. they were really surprised we looked more to these people and

we noticed these people with the future colleagues had fallen of only for over 30 trips to 2070 practically every time the only one around russia because he was a presidential candidate i'm sorry 2017 these people had the exact same travel itinerary try following the bombing and these are not just normal f.s.b. officers they're ones who have medical i'm chemical weapons training that matched that of the eventual incident he separate and tomsk right so you have these names i presume what do you do with a. well we do with them so we looked into their backgrounds see at what they're about how to join the f.s.b. and so on they are from different backgrounds but. just because your time is short that what i really meant is ok now that you have these names and the presumed proof that you have outlined what do you do with those names on this investigation. well it's up to there is no current investigation open in russia

about this this is a russian citizen it was poisoned in russia so it's their responsibility theoretically to create investigation even the report itself we published the names in our investigation it was done longer spiegel the insider russia and c.n.n. . we knocked on one of their doors c.n.n. they want to not to their doors and discuss in their face so i what i don't know any of them happening to people who put their names out there probably nothing is going to happen to them but their names are out there for the world see with talk of you thank you for joining us out of tola from bell in capture shirt thanks a german president. has pleaded with the public to abide by tougher restrictions as the country struggles to fend off a surge in covered 19 cases germany is preparing to enter a strict lockdown after weeks of more limited measures fail to drive down infection numbers president has described the crisis as bitterly serious the end of the leaders of the public to make sacrifices as the country prepares for a holiday season like no other. last minute christmas shopping came early this year

people are still roaming bellowing streets looking for gifts but from wednesday on the shops will have to close as germany enters a tougher lockdown while polls show around free quarters of germans backing the measure opinions on the high street are mixed. then for if everything had already closed at the beginning of november it would have been ok then maybe we could have had a normal christmas. we have to go shopping now because stores will close from wednesday but it's understandable that stores will have to shut down because they plough if you i think it isn't good for anybody to close everything the week before christmas . let the most shops make their biggest earnings right now and the list of what you will find difficult financially for a lot of people. you know. the germans have been under partial

lockdown for the past 6 weeks with bars restaurants and all their leisure facilities closed. the new rules include closing schools and prohibiting alcohol consumption in public. the defense of continuously high infections and deaths germany's president appealed to the public to take responsibility. because if you don't. we're not completely at the mercy of the virus it's up to us and we know what to do. you can perspire only celebrations friends and relatives will also be happy to receive their presents at a later point. what matters now is to preserve health and to say you. mentioned leaving. germany heading into a new food walk down this year's christmas will be far from ordinary. let's get

more from d.w. political correspondent simon young welcome simon let's start with the this unusual intervention from germany's president what what was behind that. well i think it's part of the president's job in germany address the nation try and bring people together bring people along when major challenges face the country that's obviously what's happening right now people were expecting some easing of the restrictions over christmas as for the politicians and led them to believe now they change tack and impose this tough lockdown and it's not just on the shopping though it's also on schools as we've heard restaurants already closed christmas is going to be very different from how it otherwise would be it's going to be less commercial and i think it is quite a big ask as the president is saying there are people just to sort of fit get about

buying presents for their family members and put that off for a couple of months so this a strict lockdown in 2 days' time but will follow this current lockdown light which clearly hasn't worked and lots of people are saying that of course this was predictable. yeah feel that the hope was that those milder rules imposed at the beginning of november would help to keep the economy going and they relied really on appeals to people to a bay the rules keep distancing where the mosques and so on but unfortunately that just hasn't been enough to get control of the pandemic here we've seen exponential growth in infection rates was kept in check for a while but now it's on the way back up again so you had angle of merkel the chancellor warning about that fairly early on and say we're going to need some tougher measures initially reasonal leaders were reluctant because of course closing down business in particular is a very tough thing to do particular when

a lot of small businesses are already on their knees but now people have come together and imposed this the strictest shutdown so britain on the united states have already started to vaccinate people against it germany's health minister says it has up to 4000000 doses of biotech's vaccine ready to go so when will germany's vaccination program start. indeed and the health minister says that you know the the infrastructure is already there they're ready to start doing the vaccinations as soon as an approval comes through according to the european commission the 1st vaccinations won't happen in the european union until the beginning of january the european union countries have agreed to wait for the european medicines agency to give its full approvals and there is some impatience growing there the german health minister has also said look all the data are there

for the biotech pfizer vaccine is already in the public domain and it's crucial to move forward to approval as soon as possible but of course at the same time is really important that the public is on board that they have confidence in the vaccine that means that an approvals process has to you know go the full distance and be a star as possible so it looks like europeans and germans will have to wait a couple more weeks simon you know thank you we'll take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world asunder lindsay an intensive care nurse in new york state become the 1st person in the u.s. to receive the company 1000 vaccine health care workers and residents of nursing homes are 1st in line to get the job. britain's health minister matt hancock says monday in parts of southern england will go into the top tier of coronavirus restrictions at midnight on tuesday night pubs and restaurants will only be open

for takeaway people i will only be allowed to mete out doors in public spaces. you commission presenters are found alive is reporting some progress in talks of the blocks of future relationship with the u.k. negotiates the trying to resolve differences on issues including fishing rights in fact competition for business britain leaves the e.u. single market in just over 2 weeks. but the spy writer john le carre has died at the age of 89 after falling ill with pneumonia he was best known for his intricately plotted cold war thrillers some of which were turned into films of his real day was david cornwell he found some of the inspiration for his books while working for the british secret service. for bestselling author john le carré the world of espionage was an endless source of inspiration the spider novelist had of writing career that spanned 6 decades with 25 novels to his name.

the cold war was then main backdrop. for the british intelligence service a nearly $960.00 s. . many of its best sellers were made into movies like the spy who came in from the cold starring richard burton. his stories were often sessions germany where he had spent time as a young secret agent i think that it was in some mysterious way my destiny always to write about germany in one way or another in. the world of espionage was always a metaphor for the human condition he didn't stop writing when the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wall though he was disillusioned with what came after it. tailor of panama as a novel was my 1st novel with no ideological content its spoke to the new

materialism to the new postwar era it spoke also to my own disappointment that there was no energy for the reconstruction of the world when the cold war and. shone like caraway master of spy fiction passed away at the age of 89. italy's mount etna has erupted providing a spectacular nighttime display of. ash and explosions a lot of us blow could resign from nearby city of catan ear of arses have not reported any danger to the villages and towns on the mountain slopes and the volcanic ash clouds can disrupt flights the time is airport is operating normally. i don't forget you can always get the w. news on the go just download from google play or from the up still a good reference to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications by means breaking news if you're part of

a news story but also use it to send those photos time videos of the actual. situ up to date i'll have more feel at the top of the hour next this hour special edition of coffee on the coronado crisis have agreed that. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection in developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update 19 special. on t

w. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language the 1st word published in the nico is in germany to cut. why not go with him. to suffer it's simple mind on your mobile and free. t.w. zyklon in course. german made easy. to roll out of the coldest $900.00 vaccine is the mole. millions have been waiting for in the hope it will mean a return to normality. but many factors like some of the vaccines being difficult to store mean there is no guarantee they will be distributed fairly around the

world. as people in rich countries such as britain get their 1st shots how can those in less developed areas get theirs as well. the sick over 90 especially here on the w.r. . african countries have been faring much better in the pandemic then many experts had feared the spot and shoot outs for example about the impossibility of social distancing in communities where large families often share is single room but with the corona virus vaccines are allowed to developing nations could now run into a logistical financial and cultural roadblocks the race for $1000.00 vaccine is almost over 3 you know accumulation candidates are in the final stages of approval. and former announced african scientist professor i shall be in

my idea the road to a vaccine has been difficult. speeded quater been able to achieve this is developed not one of the vaccines shown to be safe to be effective in preventing cope at 9 pm that is a phenomenal achievement in a community included the money. actually being evaluated in south africa. south africa has borne the brunt of cop in 1000 devastation on the african continent. at the beginning of december the country had officially recorded over 820000 infections and 22000 deaths infections are again rising amid worries of an imminent 2nd wave. and south africans taking part in vaccine trials are determined to play their part in fighting the pandemic.

but it's been one thing for the would seem kinda now from getting to want to take part in this trial to prevent myself and others from getting corona that's right. but not all of the potential vaccines are suitable for the developing world and wealthy nations stand at the front of the queue. for more benefit seemed it was funded just part of operation was freed is unlikely to go outside the u.s. in the foreseeable future and that the conditions of the u.s. from a different seem to fry the vaccine which needs to be stored at accardo temperatures minus 70 degrees celsius unfortunate there needs to be unlikely for that scene to be deployed in its current formulation in a country such as south africa so what's left behind is really the s.s.a. nicotine which is it seems that your theory can cut it in south africa because being the preferred candidate for immediate deployment in the country even if south africa can secure enough doses for its population of nearly 60000000 community work

and still need to convince a skeptical public. the firm them scared of their fate if it's in stuff i have to know much more because you know all of us we're not there we are seeking in different ways. we all need to know you'll need to tell us if maybe i have h o v how about what i say. to the advocacy workers must also compete with the daily realities of one of the world's most unequal societies. with some of it is not one of the major issues they have to worry about they might . so the times i worried about bread and butter issues professor remains resolute that south africa will lead africa's charge for a safe and sustainable solution to the global pandemic. but he was going to feel that minister today that the food that's being accumulate that innovates in celtic it publicly during our dirty provide evidence to make an informed decision yes to

retreat scenes suited for the south african context probably on that it's really up to government to manage the process to ensure the thought africa against access to vaccines and its effect there for an appointment or if it seems in the property government inefficiencies may mean mass rollout will only be reached in 12 months time. for more let's bring in ruth faden she is the founder of the berman institute of bioethics at johns hopkins university and a member of the world health organization's kovan 1000 vaccines working group welcome to g.w. where do you see the biggest challenges for a fair distribution of these vaccines the challenges are enormous at a global level and also within countries the global challenges have to do with the fact that for reasons we can. easily understand it's not completely

defend wealthy countries in the world have made their primary commitment securing vaccines for their own population this has resulted in a significant lot on supply or some vaccines for the forseeable future countervailing natch. challenge is the existence of something called the kovacs facility which is a global commitment to provide vaccine to all peoples of the world what kovacs needs is more financial support from wealthy countries more money coming in to kodak's and also we need more wealthy countries who are not currently part of the kovacs collaboration to be at least thinking about bilateral commitments to low and middle income countries also we need support for the world bank on that note the g.

20 nations recently said they will quote spare no effort in ensuring equitable access to prune vaccines how much is that commitment worth. well let's put it this way it's worth a whole lot more than the countries who are high income who have not yet begun kind of a class and i include in that the united states my own country so while of course we never know until we really see what happens what a pledge like that from a group of wealthy countries is actually worth i have to applaud this collection of countries the european countries for even making that commitment now we see the biotech pfizer vaccine being rolled out in several countries the latest being the united states we need we know it needs to be stored at extremely low temperatures now doesn't a prerequisite like that in itself hamper a fair and equitable distribution. absolutely this is a better day in the united states very 1st people will be receiving the pfizer back

prize or biotech bechstein today in the u.s. but it is not a vaccine that is part of the solution to global equity at least not in its current form elations so if you were to grade that scene right now in terms of the likelihood that it will contribute to global equity it would get at a poor mark reformulations perhaps otherwise but right now we have to look to other bechstein types to address the needs of people living in low and middle income countries as until workers and senior citizens are among the 1st to be vaccinated from an ethical point of view is that the right thing to do. it's an important framing and it is as defensible as other strategies that we can think of the problem comes with the competing interpretations of equity that are at issue so if you think about countries like the us or britain or south africa or pretty much

many countries in the world that there are profound background in equities preexisting in the population with respect to health and wellbeing more broadly and those inequities are reflecting themselves in disproportionate burden of the pandemic now so the challenge from an equity point of view is to how to use to make sure that your prior to the station strategy addresses these gaps. with faden of the berman institute of bioethics at johns hopkins university and a member of the world health organization's covert 19 vaccines working group thank you for your thoughts. my pleasure. and now it is over to our resident corona virus experts t w science correspondent derrick williams answering your questions about depend on mic. if the vaccine is not 100

percent effective can you still catch the virus after vaccination 1st of all no vaccine that we've developed for any diseases ever provided perfect protection to everyone although although a few like those for measles or for polio come very close but because every person's immune system is different in some people exposed to sars cove to the new vaccines will not stop the corona virus in its tracks trials in healthy volunteers indicate however that the candidates now being authorized for use in countries around the world are highly effective at doing so in most people it's kind of complicated but a simplified way of quantifying the efficacy demonstrated in trials would be to say that if you haven't been vaccinated you're around 9 times more likely to contract

symptoms of covert 19 after an exposure then you would be if you got the shot so it drastically reduces that possibility. but what's really interesting is that for a return to something like normal vaccines don't actually have to prevent copd 19 in every one if they can just stop the disease in many or most people and that's half the battle especially if they also limit its spread so if they keep most vaccinated people from transmitting the virus to others for every person that can catch the virus and then subsequently give it to someone else one step closer to herd immunity as the virus finds fewer and fewer unprotected hosts that'll slow the speed of the pandemic and eventually stop it and there's another possible upside which is that even if getting a vaccine isn't an ironclad guarantee that you won't get covert 19 later there

are at least some indicators that if you do the vaccine could limit its severity so you might then very well have milder symptoms. now do you have a question for derek let us know simply send an e-mail to feedback dot english at d w dot com and type expert in the subject line or simply leave a comment on our you tube channel that's all from us for now thanks for watching see you tomorrow for say 6.

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