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the russian president say alexina valley's latest a trick is to dupe the spies he says try to kill him into telling him how they did it russia denies this of course indeed president putin recently said that if you had tried to kill him the valley would be dead so who's is the next move i'm phil gayle in berlin and this is the day. period of the knowledge high it's not about me i found out we tried to kill me. he's not. if we had wanted to poison him then we would have completed the job. we've seen several smokescreens speaking from moscow in recent weeks and months. is suffering from delusions of persecution and from megalomania. i know where they

live and where they work and are their real names their fake names and i have photos of them. also on the day the u.s. congress approves a $900000000000.00 stimulus package to help the country get over the coronavirus so is it enough $600.00 is very insignificant. are not acceptable not as much as we got last time obviously but you know something better than nothing. welcome to the day now the fallout over the poisoning of russian opposition leader alexina valmy has intensified moscow has now barred entry to officials from germany and other european states this is in retaliation for a use sanctions against russia for its alleged role in trying to kill mr in the valley with a deadly nerve agent during a russian domestic flight in some x. in the valley has kept the world's attention on his fight with moscow by publishing

a recording that he says is a phone call with one of the russian security agents who tried to kill him moscow says it's a fake. the russian government reacted swiftly. just a day after the alleged phone call was released it called in the ambassadors of sweden france and germany and barred several of their representatives. moscow continues to reject all accusations that its secret service poisoned alexei navalny . back in august opposition leader no volley was dealt a deadly nerve agent on a flight in russia he was later transferred to the shanty to a hospital in berlin where he recovered western sources say russia's domestic intelligence agency the f.s.b. was responsible. posed as a government employee and called one of the agents involved with and supposedly

revealed details about what happened. the plane made an emergency landing the situation didn't develop to our advantage had the plane been able to fly for longer everything would have turned out differently. officials in your going to heart of germany's c.d.u. c.s.u. conservative parliamentary group is not surprised moscow has retaliated here says simply not willing to do so it's not. the same in union. russia because russia is not cooperating. and investigating. now. for now the blame game continues as the kremlin denounces now of all these claims as fake and insists its accusers have not produced any evidence that it was involved that wouldn't you. take a closer look at this with jack matt he's a french voluntary and from president. public amash party in october the council of

europe appointed him that special report on the poisoning of attacks in the valley he joins us from just outside paris and it's important to note that the council of europe is an international human rights organization and nothing to do with the e.u. so welcome to you as i understand it is your job a special reports investigate the poisoning what we do with your report once your investigation is complete. there is a tradition within c.s.m. play of the conceit of europe to investigate each time the reason that they're indication that there is a great something to rule through in the country it's so concerning research. being done with recent hippies and themself as they see nation and know we got the case of now and so the aim is naturally to put lights on such a situation which is very very important then barry would say it of the legal

implications that russia's described wins swished that join the conceit of europe so the 1st point is to establish a facts and a list of facts then to see what other legal consequences of the situation. it's true that there would be put at the request to russia the belt the need for you to suggestion because maybe you know but for the moment missed on that and the fight some complaints within russia but the judiciary did night to accept these complaints so we will look at it so you sleep and then at the end of the process we will establish a series of recommendation for the your print court of human rights for the concert of ministers for any organization we wants wants to play you who want that but what is important probably to it is that for the moment the only institution which is cited to trigger an investigation related to the poisoning but also to the fact

that to poison was can we can recall which is totally false beaten prohibited by the international lo so this is a culture and i will tell them i'm ok so the if i could sort of condensor your answer it sounds like all your job is to investigate and to make as much noise as you can but it doesn't sound like you have there at the power to compel anyone to to hold anybody to account. we are look at judiciary there is one which is part of the semi-colon is asian which is a european court of human rights of course you know it's less book but what we can do is also something which is to answer to the court if we stop wishing because mr up with in space for the moment i would like to cooperate but you do not cooperate they say it's up to their friends we'll move into the jungle and you know that probably pretty you look at rish i spot of course you know if you look so ins a committee which has given me this mandate they are all sort of russian members of

the duma of the russian parliament so russia to fulfill its obligations in relation with a body which is a part of rule so for us we've got a way to make richelle more cooperative and ok now interestingly of course russia says it has a it had nothing to do with with this and indeed it says there has been no crime so given that no one has produced any evidence that russia played any part in it i wonder what you you think of the european union's actions in actually sanctioning russia for this. i think the european union has taken a stance because there was a breach in the use of. family and family that was something which was quite specific follow us we go beyond we called legal result was he to ation well very noble open and to a government that's been attacked and poisoned well as it is this is something

which will be and so for us as an example we will have a meeting we will have a committee meeting the nutrition reform edition in the next january 19th where we will ask russia to be present by the authority then means we we that number need to be present in all the 2 constants see i would say the testimony of that i need right and also the question raised by the investigation of the 1000000000 got to russians and we asked a simple close to congress pretty precise answers and any evidence that has been gathered though seems to be circumstantial no one has yet produced a smoking gun no one has yet been obi to say. that nabil sha'ath was used and nobody has yet said been able to say russia did this you know absolutely right what we know for sure because there is an international or would say big relation which has been followed interim off and the like this is

a poisoned we know that the international of the nation for chemical weapons put us to report as well that's real zurab or let's respond germany homes with an import friends saying that if you don't since i'm not rich or in the in the midst of not a nice building that is that is something which has been saved and i feel absolutely hopeless i mean it and they know that is established no bitch i was used to have been critical point no is who use it and there appears to be no proof that this was a moscow hit if i can put it that way. that's is true but what he's interesting also is that we've. got investigation we've got some names we've got some weaknesses we've got some precise elements which illnesses to kill files and in questioning right to questioning is not an evil only related to what happened to me to never leave but what this question was making with iran we still have

a reading of for us though we have since it's a question we rate of course because you say that this has been alleged by the president with himself joins a press conference and we have this this recording that alexei navalny says is of his conversation with an f.s.b. agent does anything that you've heard in that recording i'm presuming that you've heard it does anything in the end that recording help your investigation i mean if it's off course i think it's a very very important element you know i had a chance to to have the off the wrecking discussion which mr never in the last write last thursday ploy a couple of hours and we went through all of the teeth a agenda during a very critical moments after the end of august and let me see it that there are many open questions about how to put it we need to planes when was the. bitrate or was it the day before what it's a day into morning what it is a plane what does ok this up

a chance that we'll to raise and the straws that we discussed in the i would say. recording of these conversations that will trigger questions from the mission which is for sure and that having met alexei navalny but what do you make of it. i found him very not to tick and i found in good shape even if it's difficult for me to have the deep percept and because it was a 2 hour session but i 3 still think i mean you know this person was very very shocked but let's be just discovered i think if you don't imagine that they all left 456 people around him not the usual surveillance that people wait in the in the final few mcconnachie ready to ready to to to attack him so that was a big surprise for him and that was a profound shock and i think. it could other 2 consequences whether it would be you know make me make you feel we can defensive and i followed him through in the front

seat that was impressive for me thank you for joining us a special report matt from the council of you thank you very much we. now europe rolls out the biotech pfizer coronavirus vaccine in less than a week germany france austria and italy say they'll launch their vaccination campaigns on sunday after the christmas holiday in germany elderly residents of retirement homes will be amongst the 1st to receive the shots if they want. they run by ambulance although this is hardly an emergency dr lisa marie case her and her team have come to the retirement home to tell people what's going on with the vaccine. i'm going to educate you today about the covert vaccinations 95 year old teacher from layer center could be one of the 1st in germany to get a vaccination for the coronavirus probably soon after christmas today he has the

obligatory doctors talk about what it means so that when the vaccine is available everything can move faster. i said i'll do it so i'm not resisting. yeah yes that is also important because we don't want you to die of covert or go into the i.c.u. or be miserable but of course we want you not to get sick from the virus. who gets vaccinated 1st that's a government decision to start with it's mostly people over 80 and health care workers the government has secured about 56000000 vaccine doses in its initial order that's not enough say the critics adding that the vaccine procurement is a planning disaster the various prime minister markers suter wants things to move quicker. we'll take what comes and we'll vaccinate as many as possible but we need a lot of the vaccine it's good that there was

a last minute order again last weekend because it has been established that more vaccine doses are needed the government has now secured 30000000 additional doses directly from the manufacturer but it may take a while before they arrive to beings must move quickly and according to the ministry of health there will also be more supplies in january so i'm confident that we have enough vaccine to be able to vaccinate as quickly as possible infants of. those who do not live in retirement homes are to be vaccinated in vaccination centers but how many vaccine doses will end up where is still unclear. how government is responsible for the vaccine procurement and it has signed the contract accordingly in line with the e.u. to some extent our hands are tied because we can only vaccinate with what we have and also with what gets delivered. only those who have made an appointment at the center will receive the vaccination in the future this will be done through a central system serving the whole of germany via the phone number of the medical

on call service in care home staff are making preparations and clarifying who the mobile vaccination team can vaccinate. they meet with family doctors relatives and guardians it's extra work at an already busy time. this is not a lot of work we have 50 residents and must make sure that we have all the information on time when the vaccination team arrives then we can get started right away but the hope that things are getting better keeps the staff going and means that christmas 2021 might be one without the need for wearing protective suits. in the united states congress has approved a massive new covered 19 belief package the $900000000000.00 deal provides aid to people and businesses hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic it's the 1st time in his pocket since march and all those months of wrangling between republicans and

democrats not of us think any of this legislation is perfect but a big bipartisan majority of us recognize the incredible amount of good it will do and we showed it to the president. the american people have waited all it up i'm glad for our country there we're now moving ahead to get this bill is far from perfect nor is it the bill that we would pass if democrats had a majority in the senate it is a strong shot in the arm to help american families weather the storm for the 20000000 people who would lose unemployment benefits the day after christmas help is on the way let's get this from washington correspondents all of a solid welcome although this was a mammoth bill 5600 pages for an enormous amount of money just talk assumes some of the headline provisions and how much people will get.

bill and includes $900000000000.00 u.s. dollars so a big relief package that congress passed here on monday night it is the 2nd package by the way since the pen demick began so you mentioned there was an early a package of course earlier this year but there is one significant difference and that is that every eligible person receives $600.00 u.s. dollars in direct aid and that's only half of what people got in the 1st round and even this some of $600.00 u.s. dollars wasn't even clear until very recently so very tough negotiations here by the way that that sum of money also phases out if you earn more than $75000.00 in annual income so it's certainly not a lot of money if you consider that millions have lost their jobs throughout the pen demick bought it is at least something people something that people come in looking forward to in the 1st checks will be paid out as soon as next week all

right now we've become used to seeing republicans and democrats effectively refusing to work with each other but this cost the senate $92.00 votes to 6 so where is this spirit of compromise come from. first of all feel that the democrats wanted more they wanted that this package includes 2 trillion us dollars well that we could finally agree on with the republicans was $900000000000.00 us dollars so it came short a little less than half of what was planned or at least according to the democrats initially by the democrats also hope that this is only a 1st step and that the biden administration would put another package together joe biden just spoke a little while ago also tackling that issue of course they are for and in light of those plans the democrats were willing to to sacrifices in to find a compromise with the republican with the republicans in congress of course it is

also a somewhat risky approach because it's not even sure if that if if the democrats will control congress we as you know there are still these runoff elections in georgia under way and it could be that if they don't win those elections that they're looking at a stalemate and that will certainly also be a problem for further stimulus checks and how people in business is reacting to this news. well the assumption 1st of all that any stimulus is better than no stimulus and it was a last minute deal it is a very urgently needed relieve that comes just 2 days before christmas and again the economy is taking a big hit in the united states $20000000.00 jobs were destroyed only half of those jobs came back through all the pandemic and then there is also a moratorium on eviction running out so families are losing their homes that's a reality really there is a lot of poverty created by this pandemic and by the economic fallout of course the

big question will be how much whole far will $600.00 a get those people that are affected economists say that it will buffer some of the economic downturn but that the whole the whole package will only last through march and nonetheless this is as you say this is the 2nd time the u.s. government has just given away massive amounts of money to help people in a country that often because comprehensive public health care is always some sort of socialist conspiracy so does this mean attitudes are changing or is it more of an indication of the shias size of the problem facing the u.s. well there are of course 2 approaches when it comes to those when it comes to those policies and it's a it's a divided country phil as you know politically that the democrats traditionally want to help more they want to do more the republicans rather believe in a in a we curse in a slimmer state and want to hold back with regards to those packages but then again

the poorest are suffering in the united states and there's a certain understanding on both sides of the political aisle that something has to be done but of course the interpretation of how that something looks like again is different on both sides of the aisle all of a sudden in washington thank you so much. sports world football's governing body faith has filed a criminal complaint against its former president sepp blatter and several of his associates fifa says it has found evidence of criminal mismanagement of hundreds of millions of euros for a football museum project latter said mr blatter lawyer says the accusations are baseless so blatter headed pfieffer for 17 years he was suspended and later balance from football ethics committee in a separate risk management case. we got the details from back matters from

d.w. welcome so here we are again talking about mismanagement and money scandals so how did this latest one come about some coming with fifa doesn't it over this one out of the blue despite the 5 years of scandals we've we've had. it was basic going back to when blatter was in charge of the free had this dream of opening this world football museum in zurich the home of a fever and it cost 564000000 dollars and after he was kicked out fifa kind of audit it and looked at the figures and they felt that blatter had signed an unfavorable long term rental agreement above market rates and so therefore they decided that was suspicious circumstances and so they've now forwarded basic criminal complaint themselves to the swiss prosecutors now we don't know yet whether this response if you just will take up this case as a criminal case but it just is chaos at fever i mean. the museum has been

a disaster from great started open in 2016 lost $50000000.00 the director quit a few months after it opened visitors numbers did get better last year i have to say that although of course this year because the pandemic they've done slumped again so kind of sums up fee for crisis after crisis. i'm liking this picture well set buses surrounded by all this this cache these as as i mentioned he's already been banned for a different set of allegations so how bad is it likely to get foreign well it could get very bad because he was banned from region in 2015 and this was due to a disloyal payment that t. allegedly made to the former head of european football michel platini that was a 2000000 swiss franc payment and he said that was basically for consultancy work putting it done for him many years previously but fifa didn't really believe that it was a bit suspicious of therefore they banned him now the swiss prosecutors are looking at that case as well it's been going on for 5 years we're still waiting to hear

whether he might actually end up in a swiss court and obviously it could get very much more serious for him especially if they take up this museum case as well we must say that he's a lawyer says he denies all allegations of wrongdoing in both of these cases but it just feeds into the wider pfieffer scandal that we've had over all these years with you know vote buying for the world cup hosts and dodgy broadcast deals you know it stank right then and it just keeps on happening ok so you've got the old boss looking at 2 different cases and the current boss infantino he's been accused of wrong doing i'm so where is this all going to end well here i mean infantino was brought in to basically clean up fee for after the blatter was it was from an out he actually had to open this museum as one of his very 1st jobs he wasn't very happy about it didn't look best pleased because obviously that was a kind of initiative and yes he has been accused in a completely separate case of having secret meetings with the former attorney

general of switzerland now he says what's wrong with that i'm allowed to meet attorney generals just to talk about a big organization like fever which is have lots of legal problems i'm a will do in the future but a swiss special prosecutor says no you shouldn't really be having secret meetings with the attorney general the attorney general had to step down but the worst of it . and then also sort of separately as well he's been accused of taking a private jets using fee for phones when he flew from suriname to switzerland in 2017 so it keeps on coming but as i say infantino denies any wrongdoing and for pretty confident this will blow over but it's to startle just a office matter they don't use foreigners here. i'm not was the day i was about as ever at the conversation continues on my roof i'm so too is a new news don't get to use the hash tag that others see.

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fantasy. this. was. a. secret that. starts december 25th. welcome to global's 3000. drought is a pressing issue across much of india how can farm as irrigate that crops using as little water as possible. christmas time is usually high season in fact we report on the city of pilgrimage without his pilgrims. a fascinating documentary tells

the stories of 7 young activists who want nothing less than to transform off each of. these 3 might be young but what they've achieved in their lives so far is nothing short of heroic. take gretchen bag her determination to fight the climate crisis has given rise to the biggest global use movement of all time and boy and slot at 16 he decided to tackle plastic pollution the ocean cleanup has attracted worldwide support. and mandela use of side whose efforts to secure an education for girls in pakistan won her the nobel peace prize but many children are doing a huge amount as one documentary written. eales. is just excuse me would you like to eat this tree yes it's an italian panini thank you. joe you're really too kind i haven't seen my children for a year and a half that's hard but when i see you it's incredible. courage to work.

were. you in the mania with your children it's just the way things happened now i'm stuck here. filming this scene was a deeply moving experience for directed mr though he's only 10 has been distributing food and clothes to homeless people for years. he's deeply admired in the town where he lives. but you're not sure you can carry all the world's pain on your shoulders but i still want to try it's not that hard. yes we can relieve everyone suffering and turn it into happiness. here's sells pictures he paints himself and uses what he earns to help people who are homeless. this determination to not simply accept things as they are impressed to

do mr the documentary filmmaker is currently filming in senegal. his film about children who want to change the world is what he considers his most important project to date. and that we showed the film to about a 1000 children in the small town of list and southwestern france and discussed it with no matter what. the next day the cinemas owner went for a walk in power he came across several groups of children who were setting up a community kitchen for the homeless and handing out food he asked them what they were up to. the children said they'd seen a tour in the cinema the day before and wanted to do what he was doing it. was you know. you don't want. to miss her and his camera company children from all over the world who are fighting back in europe asia america and west africa. 12 year old i saw 2 from kenya he was outraged when a female classmate was married off officially child marriages are banned in guinea

yet more than half of the. interest brides are minors i saw it you started a foundation for girls that fights against child marriages oh sure some of them knew it all oh we're here today to talk about child marriages you know that our appearance marry a soft because of. sleep launching sisters don't give us away if you don't marry your girls on. why should girls like us have to go through that we have no rights why do we have to suffer and with a smile seems to be good you know i'm sad as soon as i start to hears about a child marriage she goes straight to the police and tries to stop the illegal proceedings this child bride was supposed to marry her cousin who is more than 30 years old she's the 16th girl i thought who has been able to rescue. children are taking

a huge risk they get pushed around beaten and demonized yet they keep on disrupting child marriage services to prevent them they are very brave. in peru there's now a co-operative eco bank founded by jose adolfo his young clients can bring in plastic waste and paper and in exchange get a credit to their bank accounts one of the things they can do is use their savings to buy school supplies. but that's only to open an account you need 6 kilos of paper and 2 peruvian solus there's also an eco store where you can buy food to school supplies and household goods. my clients who can't afford it can take out a micro credit which they pay back monthly. that means everyone has enough to eat and can continue their schooling even with very little money many thanks. just. to say adolfo i saw 2 and 2 are exceptional young people who are tackling the

world's injustices. the film portrays them as glowing. examples to others showing that it's possible for children to make a difference even if adults sometimes have to help out a bit as well co sales assistant is his father. in law the adults have to understand that children can do more than just play do homework and tidy up their bedrooms. i want them to take it seriously and that's what i'm fighting for. you know you learn a lot i've learned so much from him. tomorrow belongs to us is a powerful film that encourages not only children but adults to. evolve if goals are strong very strong if that's right. so don't get all we shouldn't wait for politicians like i'm going america all

emanuel to solve the world's problems like hunger and homelessness. i want my own and all other children to see what the film show is that everyone can do something to solve problems the extremely talented and the less talented. millions of people are doing a little something is what will change the world. not to have one still has big plans he wants to build a shelter for the homeless. myself. the film seems fitting for the time of year christmas the christian festival of benevolence and charity the city of bethlehem figures large as the birthplace of jesus but bethlehem has enjoyed a laugh save the centuries the patient by 11th century crusaders for example ottoman and then british rule and the 2nd intifada in 2002 when israeli

troops moved into the city. bethlehem's residents and no stranger to turmoil in 1949 the city which is just a few kilometers from jerusalem became part of the west bank. recent years have been more peaceful attracting tourists and pilgrims particularly during the christmas period 29000 so record 3000000 visitors many from poland romania and italy and this year looks set to dazzle too but then came the pan. to make. the church of the nativity in bethlehem christians from all over the world usually flock here to celebrate christmas. but not this year. the pandemic has put paid to that. the mood is far from festive it's more melancholy and gloomy for many here no visitors means no income and. this street is

full of wood carving workshops only one is still open the craftsman create nativity figures and scenes by hand. it's a minor miracle that they have any work at all. and that's thanks to their boss who was determined not to be beaten by the coronavirus crisis. jack he said just come on is a christian he learned the craft of woodworking from his father and grandfather. before coven 19 he always sold the output of his factory at his store next door. but since march his jesus mary joseph and shepherd figures and all of would have been waiting in vain. like countless others in bethlehem jack was sitting at home with nothing to do. he knew he had to come up with some way to support his wife 2 daughters and 22 employees to tell you with this he it was the most thing in my

life i had my life i thought the 1st intifada the 2nd intifada the war against iraq and ok that was the war but at least you can see people walking around tourist free to buy things but if year completely all you can see nobody even working in the street the church is there in. the church of the nativity is right around the corner from jack. people here are saying it hasn't been so empty since before the crusades. this footage is from 2019 when 3000000 tourists came to bethlehem. visitors often waited in line for hours to enter the grotto of the nativity in the church's crypt. it was built at the spot where jesus is said to have been born. now we have the chapel all to ourselves.

we can relish in the beauty and the tranquility but it also feel sad and lonely. in the afternoon a funeral procession passes by jacques shah. more than 50 covert related deaths have been registered in bethlehem and thousands of cases bethlehem was the 1st city in the palestinian territories to see an outbreak it's thought the virus was brought here by tourists a strict lockdown was imposed in march. the ensuing economic crisis forced jack to get inventive he recently began selling his wooden figures online that was quite an innovation for a rather traditional business and it's brought with it new complications. i stopped the fellow mother and i and with the help of our friends overseas we managed to make is some internet webpages to sound like it seemed like the whole family has since got involved. on the square in front of the

church there's a big christmas tree just like every year. as if the situation were normal. gents work day is over but his worries aren't. palestinian government that cannot stop war or the people going to look for all we're looking for the land without any income and you know fortunately we have a very weak a very thorough situation. the orient palace is the biggest hotel in the palestinian territories. during the christmas season it would normally be full of christian pilgrims this year too many rooms were booked long in advance but to no avail. it looks as if time has stood still since march it's extremely tough for the owners. lined up to ruminate and his family had invested millions in expanding the hotel right

before the pandemic erupted but he's not ready to give up hope he knows what great significance bethlehem has and always will have for his fellow christians you know it's the real question i know tourists who would give anything to be able to visit the holy land at least once in their lifetime. when i see it on their faces when they arrive at my hotel the. happy they are because they can find the fulfillment of their faith in bethlehem. we've been invited to tea with jack's wife tamera and are surprised to see that there is no nativity scene in sight in the house of a woodwork factory owner. she tells us that she doesn't like wood. jack explains that thomas father was also in the woodworking business. commerce says that's exactly why she's had her fill of wood. the wood issue hasn't disrupted

family life. and they intend to weather the disruptions the pandemic has brought about in the hope that tourists en pilgrims will soon be back in their beautiful and beloved city of bethlehem. maybe that. you are. and now we had to india for all global ideas series in some parts of the country water has become a luxury many farmers we did love to emigrate their fields more often but instead that forced to use as little as possible. we headed to a village near the city of poor to find out more. and. the son is merciless here rain is scarce. for a long time the northwest indian climate has been hostile to residents. rainfall

here comes in a fairly $750.00 millimeters a year only a 3rd of the precipitation the falls in mumbai further to the. the situation was once traumatic for the families living here on their fields says 55 year old farmer how. he lives with his family in the small village of but kota. our crops used to dry out and our family members were constantly worrying about things like the crops needing water how to irrigate the fields and where to get animal feed was any way. things have been transformed now though partly because of 3 he's what's known here as a john karr the hindi name means someone who knows all about groundwater 20 b. j.s as they're nicknamed here live in the surrounding villages.