could go for a silver mask that costs only $200.00 euros the craftsman behind the classy face coverings a says becoming coated 90 vaccine is more precious and his silver and gold masks. that is your news update at this hour don't forget you can always get the latest on our web site at www dot com and pay richardson in berlin for me an entire q thanks so much for watching. literature invites us to see people in particular. like to see as the kids. are grown up. my objective is to find. the books on youtube. yes. as we.

heard the stories that matter to you on. your. fronts reopened the border with the u.k. author and news by rick perry and called travel chaos truck driver as well hop to test negative for coping before they get moving meanwhile supermarket shelves that in england are. also coming up a top u.s. lawmakers months to come to a $900000000000.00 stimulus deal now u.s. president donald trump is threatening to veto it. and kenya is one of the

top producers of coffee but the taste and quality of the countries that are under threat from climate change. this is new business i'm kate ferguson thanks for joining me from has reopened its border with the united kingdom paving the way for cross channel freights traffic to resume the move comes after french authorities restricted travel due to a new coronavirus variant discovered in england truck drivers in the u.k. will now have to test negative for cope at 19 in order to pos into fronts budget there's confusion about how the process works and how long it will take still the news will come of a relief to english supermarkets which had already been seeing panic buying. long lines may be a common sight in the run up to christmas but empty shelves are not britons in many parts of the country worried about potential food shortages rushed to supermarkets

in recent days panic buying is leading to empty shelves in many stores holiday shopping options are limited since much of the country has reentered strict lockdowns supermarkets are among the few places allowed to open shoppers take it in stride. i was pretty good to encourage people to purchase going about their business. know pretty empty and christmassy goods area so i guess most people are shopping here because we all the shops are shut down. now that france has partially lifted the travel ban for free and logistics authorities face a fresh challenge drivers must have a recent negative test to cross the border britain says it's bringing in the army to help with testing and to clear the backlog getting traffic flowing again is critical the route particularly the college crossing is incredibly important to businesses in all kinds of sectors particularly those who are exporting perishable

goods things like vegetables sea fish kind of thing is really right solutions now reopened this is going to that we could traffic moving as quickly as possible. the cause of the current shortages is likely due to panic buying some grocers are once again putting purchasing limits on some items but distributors say shelves could stay empty longer as the effect of the border closure makes its way down the supply chain. let's head to the united states now where president donald trump is threatening to veto a $900000000000.00 coronavirus really fail to mounting changes to key provisions that deal and out addressing the economic hardship calls by the pandemic took congress months to negotiate but there are several points the president objects to here's what he hopes they. it's called the covert relief bill but it has almost nothing to do with go of this bill contains $85500000000.00 for assistance to

cambodia $134000000.00 to burma 1.3 $1000000000.00 for egypt believes guster rica el salvador guatemala honduras nicaragua and $40000000.00 for the kennedy center in washington d.c. which is not even open for business despite all of this wasteful spending and much more the $900000000000.00 package provides hard working taxpayers with only $600.00 each in relief. ok that's quite a lot to unpack that's a let's take a closer look at some of the points the u.s. president is raising here 1st to that $600.00 direct payments that would go to most americans trump wants it increased to $2000.00 it's worth pointing out though that it was republican lawmakers that objected to a higher pay us other relief measures in the bill include a weekly unemployment supplement of $300.00 as well as food stamps for those in

need many cultural institutions have been closed for months including the kennedy center for performing arts which trump called a there it's set to receive $14000000.00 in relief a further 15 $1000000000.00 is earmarked for other cultural organizations such as concert venue theaters and museums trump also called for deep cuts to foreign assistance including to aid programs designed to address factors that lead people to leave their home countries and come to the u.s. ok a change of pace now let's take a quick look at some of the other business stories making news. the u.s. government has ordered an extra $100000000.00 doses of the biotech pfizer vaccine the order is worth $2000000000.00 and brings the total number of coronavirus doses for the country to $200000000.00 denmark has also ordered well over 2000000 jobs

more than the number earmarked in the e.u. just a beautiful plan there are due to arrive by the 2nd quarter next year. german businesses did better than expected in november corporate revenue was well over 8 percent compared to the month before but of the growth was less than that recorded in october and reflects only part of the latest lockdown restrictions which began in november and more expanded in just. the u.s. department of justice is suing wal-mart for allegedly failing fisons of involved opioid prescriptions which the d.o.j. says contributed to the nation wide open wide crisis to suit alleges that wal-mart irresponsibly handled orders and failed to report suspicious prescriptions the retail giant is asking a federal judge to throw out the case. now kenya is one of africa's top coffee producers with about a quarter of a 1000000 people in the country employed in the industry the arabica blend popular

around the world is grown in a rich volcanic soil but coffee growers say climate change is a ready affecting the quality flavor of the beans forcing them to adapt to new forms of cultivation. coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the world after water n. t. kenya is one of africa's top producers of coffee that ends up in specialty beverages in germany and other european countries. joseph a coffee farmer in kenya has grown and processed arabic a coffee for 36 years he says the quality of harvested coffee cherries is changing threatened by climate change says knight into for the course of being or for going after an active but now 2000. year for much of acted by the committees. coffee beans the curator didn't. even the size of they've been.

bested gates went down but since we'd be out late that had to be started to change did nutrition button we have regained that. farmers have had to change the nutrition pattern of the coffee trees neutralize soil acidity and read me the coffee bush's every 7 years to improve the quality and taste of coffee. unpredictable erratic rains and drought in some parts are disrupting the conventional coffee processing that is mostly done munyal covetously how i have a dog who i use for that climates we have to change or trade knew our girl which i believe if he had gotten me it would be very possible for that new girl to at jests be there.

got into it. to define a climate change the country's agriculture and weather departments are incentivizing farmers to help them cope with the urgent need to adopt all year coffee harvesting and processing this in the hope to see their livelihoods and the quality of coffee on the global market but their stuff might buy one they prefer to then tray sure you'll give to that tree and it is interesting when you have higher production in coffee. it's also improve been recorded to improve. climate change experts predict that by the year 2050 area cover and a coffee cultivation could be heard of. coffee producers in developing countries unlikely to be the most affected. the pandemic house for thirst to rethink

many things we previously took for granted with remote work never normal many people's homes have become their offices this is prompted to rethink their living arrangements with many jobs no longer requiring physical presence in an office so much of him to leave 30 life behind in favor of a quieter existence in the countryside. city life is losing its appeal in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic berlin has more than $4000.00 residents per square kilometer rather high for a german city florida and elizabeth tower have lived here for 30 years but they've had enough of this now gives jobs i've noticed how it's put a lot of strain on me the whole time but i didn't really notice it. they decided to move to a village. i wanted to move for a long time but i was always too busy in the city and the countryside seemed so far

away. this increased sense of being constrained by city life has driven us to the countryside to enjoy freedom while. in this berlin suburb little yawn us has long enjoyed that freedom his family left the inner city 3 years ago the fresh air and room to move around freely were ideal for this young family life here is also more affordable. rents in central berlin have more than doubled in the past decade. but everything we could afford in berlin was too small it would have been around the same size as our apartment we don't need that. we prefer to have something a bit larger and further away. but it is a problem to access the city amenities it takes 90 minutes to get to work there are

no daycare centers or supermarkets in their village and they have to rely on a car. here in good it's the town who 1st have found a safe haven. since july they spent half their time in the countryside. but. they're not the only ones leaving the city behind for the 1st time in 15 years berlin is losing residents to the neighboring state of brandenburg at that.

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they want to know what makes the jet blue. but jump. banning thing the whole way from now on i'm not even allowed to go to my own caught up and everyone was late holding everything. getting are you ready to make a difference then join me right just do it under a w. this is the devaney is africa on the program today to say the season but it won't be as jolly cold with 19 dampens christmas celebrations across the continent. sickly smile is not. like last week because all the recent days no more and no markets days only to. be in a swing traders are struggling with the effects of the pandemic. in nairobi buses all filling up with people trying to get to their villages for the holidays but it's fear.