this is day 8 of the news live from berlin the long awaited european union you crack a trade deal is done a latest say it's fair and balanced the british prime minister called it a small christmas present also coming up. latin american countries began ambitious immunization programs found the worst hit among them has yet to approve a chronic virus vaccine all find out why brazil is lagging behind. and christmas is usually a time for togetherness the coronavirus proving

a challenge for churches we'll take a look at how christians around the world are celebrating in the times of social distance. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program after months of uncertainty the united kingdom and the european union have struck a last minute deal on their posts that relationship the long negotiated agreement means trade across the english channel will remain tariff free but despite the breakthrough not everyone is happy. much of the british press held it as a breakfast mous the deal itself more important than the details after months of missed deadlines intense talks the prime minister to try to reset the e.u. u.k. relationship i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been

a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten your number one market reactions to the new deal have varied from relief to despair. it feels really good to live in an independent country again i didn't go for a break say i have really tried to not be part of europe any more alarm going off if we got a deal further going mad and what would you obviously have come to read between right and. david hardaker deaf or no deal fishing rights had been one of the slipperiest subjects the final deal left the u.k. fishing industry disappointed european boats will still drop nets and british waters giving up on the 25 percent of their catch quotas british exporters face new bureaucratic burdens with business groups saying they have little time to prepare

travellers will no longer roam freely facing the hassle of applying for visas and residency rights after 90 days across the channel and u.k. students will be cut off from a year's university exchange program erasmus the european commission president turned to shakespeare to express her mixed emotions i only feel quite satisfaction and friend to speak in relief. and i know this is a difficulty for some. and to our friends in the united kingdom i want to see her team is such sweet sorrow. the 27 e.u. governments and the u.k. parliament must now sign off on the deal by december 31st. for more let's bring in our correspondents in london and brussels big mouth and alexander from naaman welcome to the both of you big prime minister of bars johnson has achieved what he

promised when he took office finally getting bracks it done how has he been selling this agreement he sold it as the big christmas tree he pulled it out under the christmas tree for a video on social media and was and courage in britain's to read it after a long christmas lunch in case anybody had time for the 2000 page document on the day like that but no seriously it's really all about him keeping his promise he was elected on the brick sedation he said i will have this deal with the european union and he is able to keep his promise not as easily as he has said this would be bought britain does have control of its money borders laws and still has a de deal with the european union and business reactions a sign of a sigh of relief however people also know that this is the 1st trade in history

that actually erect barriers instead of taking them down but nevertheless for birds johnson is a day of victory or how 7 much of a victory is it really i mean for him personally politically it is a victory but he did have to make some concessions him back down on demand such as overfishing. he had to make some concessions but he started out with a pretty big cause and it was all about symbolism about britain being this independent coastal state about sort of patriotism and he had to give in somehow on the other hand british fishermen are now able to to fish much more in their own waters and after a transition period of 5 years there would be you negotiate sions so even when it comes to fishing there there is there are trade offs bought altogether for what council was johnston is that there is a deal and there are no terrorists and creators of on british goods and also that there is this understanding to cooperate with the e.u.

on the many issues or alexander tilting to the e.u. commission president as if on the line announced the deal with slightly more somber statement calling it fair balanced and right is the e.u. happy with this deal while there's still was only possible because both sides were willing to compromise and the european union certainly had to to make substantial concessions one example on lead the you wanted the european court of justice to decide over future disputes that's not going to happen instead both sides agreed to establish an independent betray ssion tribunals but overall i would say that the european union was able to achieve its main goals it remains united to doing this very difficult negotiation process it's stood up for a small member state our learns who had most to lose from the u. case departure and it made clear that axis to the european union single market

concept of prize with obligations the u.k. has to agree had to agree to binding constraints and this is definitely good news for the european union or a united during the negotiations you said but how have member states been reacting to the deal. overall know very positive way i would say the german chancellor angela merkel described this deal as a deal of historian comportment. german cabinet is going to decide on the agreement in the next day next may days next monday and merkel said that she is very confident that they would have a good result the french president emmanuel markhor was also very positive on twitter saying that this deal is essential to protect the rights of the french citizens fisherman and the french producers even though friends of the country who

had taken the hardest line on fisheries so now all the governments of all the member states they have to scrutinise the legal tags and to do it quickly to make it possible for the agreements to be provisionally implemented before the end of the transition period all right alexander phenomena in brussels and big mouth in london thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines commision coast guards have recovered the bodies of 20 migrants after a smuggling boat sank in the mediterranean sea authorities say they've rescued 5 survivors and are searching for up to 20 others still missing the boat capsized thursday near the coastal city of facts on its way to italy. the british army is helping to process a backlog of trucks waiting to cross the english channel days after france closed its border and then reopened it on condition of a negative coronavirus test thousands of trucks remain stranded but there has been

progress with a steady stream of traffic boarding waiting ferries. russian police have raided the home of opposition activist group of sabol and taken her in for questioning that's according to opposition leader alexei navalny they said the police action is a response to sabol trying to knock at the door of an alleged security service agent who novelli says took part in a failed plot to poison him. syria's says israeli jets attacked its military positions early friday and were repelled by air defense systems the unconfirmed reports came after witnesses in lebanon which lies between israel and syria said they saw israeli jets flying low overhead israel has not yet commented on the alleged attacks. well 3 latin american countries have now launched mass immunization programs to combat the pandemic mexico chile and costa rica all have received shipments of coronavirus vaccine and began their

distribution but with the 2nd highest covert 19 death toll in the world all eyes are on brazil where a vaccine is yet to be approved. it's been a week of celebrating firsts in latin america the 1st shipment arrivals of vaccines . the 1st jabs for health care workers and those at risk. it's the best gift in 2020 i could have gotten. you with and i understand people are suspicious it's something new but you have to have faith and get vaccinated as soon as possible chile mexico and costa rica have all begun administering the farce of biotech back same. chain of maine while hazaras saved its 1st doses of russia's sputnik 5 back same with plans to begin vaccinations next week but in brazil which has one of the highest rates of

coded 19 infections in the world there have been mixed messages. the baton time institute has announced that their trial of the chinese soon about faxing had achieved w hey chose required efficiency levels the very next day brazil's president revealed his lack of confidence in. the efficiency of the vaccine in sao paolo seems to be down i will not disclose a percentage here because if i make a 0.001 percent era i'll be beaten up by the media i want a vaccine that is safe and effective that meets its objectives there are a lot of scared people at home let's wait for the vaccine. but while the nations that have begun rolling out the vaccine are optimistic warnings to remain vigilant against the virus remain in place. for many of the world's christians christmas is a spiritual time to reflect on their faith millions of people normally attend

crowded masses and ceremonies sitting shoulder to shoulder in the pews but with coronavirus restrictions preventing gatherings churches have faced the task of reinventing their christmas celebrations to bring people. they gather all caping in a pot. there's no audience in the south korean church yet they sing is make their christmas carols heard even through their mosques. it's a coronavirus means that no tightly packed pews but the church allowed people to tune in and clap along from the safety of their harms. it's a problem many churches around the globe face how to bring christmas cheer to the masses without aiding the spread of coded 19. here in the philippines many catholics still prefer to attend morning mass in person but they were met with assigned seats and contact tracing forms.

by the number of mask over his coming every day and specially during this christmas day we can see that people really take seriously and know that their spiritual needs are essential needs that we want to fulfill. at the vatican a scaled back christmas eve mass started 2 hours earlier to comply with italian coronavirus restrictions and featured a much smaller congregation. pope francis urged people to help those in need this christmas. but in the more came among us in poverty and need to tell us that in serving the poor we will show our love for him. many of the services around the world face similar limits on a 10 days including bethlehem's famous midnight mass at the catholic church of st catherine. but the church in france

took the highly symbolic option of broadcasting a concert from inside the fire ravaged not true dom cathedral. sporting protective gear the quad performed the 1st concert in the church since it was engulfed by fire in april last year. the performance tried off the hook after a year of upheaval from the pandemic. oh right. now watching data over the news has a reminder of the top story we're following for you britain and the european union have struck a last minute directive trying to deal one of the mine hurdles was fishing rights european flights will significantly reduce their catch in british waters over the next few years both e.u. leaders and british prime minister abbas johnston how to deal a huge victory. that's all for now up next a full dissection of the brics

a deal where indeed i mean business because of combat don't forget you get all the latest information on our website at state of money dot com i'm rebecca riches. in these challenging times it's especially important to us to wish you a happy and healthy. coronavirus has kept us apart from family and friends always. easy to feel alone during this holiday season we are g.w. we're here with you we will keep you.