bhutan time institute has announced that the trial of the chinese su novak vaccine 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 but 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 warning us to remain vigilant against the virus remain in place. well here in germany vaccine shipments are underway for the start of the national immunization program due to start tomorrow germany with the early months of the pandemic relatively well infection numbers and a lawyer compared to many other countries but the for those who've had covered 19

recovery can be a real struggle. piccy is one of 40 covert survivors here suffering from long term effects of the illness germany's baltic sea coast their symptoms are being treated at a rehabilitation center. after the virus peggy felt burnt out she suffered from dizzy spells chronic pain. the cognitive i'm showing in some cases i also had cognitive difficulties that my head wasn't functioning properly i couldn't hear had poor vision and couldn't follow conversations well. often covert patients like peggy say their concerns are being taken seriously by the doctors. it's very difficult for some doctors to understand when they look at me i look healthy physically i'm

reasonably strong at least i appear to be and then you get dismissed very quickly they say her mind is not ok. i'm not afraid but i still wonder if i will ever be the same again. as a coded survivor peggy has officially recovered from the illness but she says it feels like corona virus has stolen her healthy body and left her with a sick one in its place. peggy has been here for 2 weeks now her main goal is to get her mental health back on track. let's take a look now at some of the other developments in the corona virus pandemic south korea has recorded its 2nd highest daily number of infections since the disease broke out over 1100 new cases were reported a day after a previous record was it russia has pos the 3000000 threshold of code 19 cases the

country has reported record numbers of infections and deaths nearly every week bought a new lock down is not in size and parts of sydney will react to lockdown on sunday after a rise in infections australian authorities have called on people to stay home and not go shopping world leaders have been talking about the pandemic in their christmas addresses highlighting the signs of heart pope francis spoke to a smaller crowd than usual during his traditional beate all be brought blessing at the vatican. what a difference a year makes pope francis last christmas simply to square throng with the faithful awaiting his benediction. a year of coronaviruses left its ravages and the square is empty the pontiff himself banished from his balcony to give his blessing inside the vatican to a smaller audience than usual to avoid drawing crowds francis intertwined the virus

with his eternal theme of social justice. today in this time of darkness and uncertainty due to the pandemic several lights of hope are appearing such as the discoveries of vaccine and these lights to bring hope to the world they must be accessible to all. and he called for divine help in ending war around the world for the sake of the children. faces touch the consciences of all men and women of goodwill. so that the causes of conflicts can be addressed and. courageous efforts can be made to build a future of peace. which the pontiff blessing was the same as it has been for centuries but if he issued. this endless approvals emanuel said. to the city and the world.

and in her annual address britain's queen elizabeth paid tribute to the many volunteers who helped others during the pandemic addressing the nation and the commonwealth from windsor castle the queen encourage people to continue to show selflessness and love. the 94 year old monarch also had some words for those who've lost loved ones during this very difficult year. of course for many this time of year i will be tinge of sadness some mourning the loss of those day after them and others in michigan friends and family members distance for safety when all aid really want for christmas is a simple hug or a squeeze or their hand if you are among them you are not alone and let me assure you of my thoughts and prayers here's some of the other stories

making news today 2 police officers have died in an explosion in kabul when a bomb attached to their vehicle blew off officials said a civilian was wounded in the attack a separate blast in the afghan capital left 2 police were injured no one has claimed responsibility for the process. the united nations says 3 peacekeepers from burundi have been killed and 2 wounded in attacks in the central african republic un backed troops have been battling with rebel militia groups ahead of elections on sunday the situation is tense read the government calling in military support from rwanda and russia. and the longtime leader of mali's opposition. has died from the corona virus the former finance minister was considered a favorite to win molly's next election planned for early 2022 he passed away just 2 months after his release from lengthy captivity by islamist insurgents.

well police in nashville tennessee say they believe an explosion which rocked the downtown area was an intentional act at least 3 people were injured and there was widespread damage after a marshal exploded in the early hours of christmas morning police in nashville say investigators are looking into possible human remains found either side of the blast. this aerial footage shows the extent of the damage from the explosion the force of the blast from the recreational vehicle smashed windows and sent to preflighting. luckily the early hour of the day the streets of central nashville were largely empty when the explosion happened police had already arrived on the scene after receiving a phone call reporting gunshots in the area. has also responded they encountered an r.v. that had a record senate a potential bomb with dead nate within 15 minutes of says upon hearing that decided

to evacuate the buildings nearby one woman tells of a chilling automated message that spared 10 narrow escape extraordinary thing on where their vehicle would work forward in this thing manner and here and importing them in there well you know we started really get there in our think back up front back in her carrier i got my day in and another apartment that was on her overlooking 2nd avenue we were all very concerned about all this in the way my 5 year old saying in another apartment that was on the other side of the building on the back side overlooking the river and we all where down and got in the car and where investigators are now looking into the possible motive behind big explosion i think people will do that was not an accident. and from that little take

a little bit of time to get to the bottom of it and i do think it was clearly done when nobody was going to be a room it would be a different message if it was you know 5 pm on a friday. dine time nashville was sealed off and the f.b.i. have appealed to the public for any relevant information. please tell us what you know. we need leads we need your help. president donald trump has been briefed on. oh e.u. countries have started to examine the post breaks it try a deal struck with the u.k. on christmas eve the 2000 page document still needs to be accepted by the british and european parliament the long awaited agreement means that trade across the english channel will remain tariff free british prime minister bars johnson is pleased with the deal boss it could cost him a whole new set of headaches. the doors of the e.u. council close britain has been a strange from the block since january and now the trade deal is finalizing the

divorce. e.u. ambassadors convened on christmas day to signal the start of approving the thousands of pages of fine print all member countries and britain are expected to ratify the agreement. the e.u.'s chief negotiator michel barnier expressed regret saying there was no winner in breck set and calling the separation a lose lose situation while britain's prime minister barak's johnson made mary exulting the agreement as his christmas gift to the nation because this is a deal a deal to give certainty to business travelers and all investors in our country from the 1st of january a deal with our friends and partners in the e.u. the agreement may have a verse in the economic chaos of a no deal breck's it but commentators warn that britain may have opened a pandora's box of troubles not least scottish dissatisfaction restless and strong

would rather be part of the european union than the british. draw trick of a myself but this is definitely the right i've to take because it's been going on so long it's happening. the balls rolling i think we should just finish it. but i do appreciate the people in scotland on the wall actually want to disturb you personally i would prefer scotland to be part of here so that's the be up to the child but. first let's be part of it because. there are already calls for a 2nd independence referendum to be held in scotland in the coming year and this is not the only unknown post breck's it the u.k. will be in completely uncharted territory. here's a reminder now the top story we're following for you. as millions around the world celebrate christmas overshadowed by the pandemic several latin american countries have begun mass vaccination campaigns here in germany and i say you countries

health workers are preparing to roll out the vaccine from tomorrow. and you're up to date nic sponsible back in 45 minutes with the latest headlines time gyrating fell into place you had a merry christmas take it stacy. why are people forced to hide in trucks. place. there are many recent. posts there are many cancers play. lists. and there are many stories.

playing make up your. claim. claim. made for minds. when travelling in the real world becomes difficult devices like these can help with jago goals we can explore extraordinary places and even travel in time what makes possible i would topic today oh shit. i'm. up until now the august where all the expensive barky and required an additional console you would have. this function independently now and available for about 200 euros the best results are still achieved by permanently installed high end systems

though i took a look at different vi installations for tourists and. berlin 1964. runs through the heart of the city separating east and west and east german residents are strictly forbidden from crossing the border at the risk of being shown to be too virtual history allows me yours to experience life in the divided city firsthand and to see how young west berliners helped those in the east escape. this man in this picture is tells measure from close that he's my grandfather and in this picture you see him building a tunnel under the burden wall. b.r. goggles bring on tons family legacy to life they let in descend into a virtual shaft like the one his grandfather and other estate agents had built from east to west berlin. 12 meters underground the 145 meter long tunnel under the berlin wall took 6 months to complete its super and coughed avoid here. to be

our director for sending this is a perfect example for help virtual reality can bring history to life with. things have progressed in a way that we now are starting to see historical material processed in a whole new way suddenly old scans can be displayed in a 4 k. or even 8 k. in a are we have the opportunity to expand these worlds i'd making it possible to step into historic scenes we've otherwise only known from pictures where newspaper articles with can order the author. gripping tales from the past reconstructed up close and in full color. we are going to. crossing the 1970 s. border at checkpoint charlie is no simple task not even n.p.r. but this is. still ation for bill interest also sees room for in the style she claims into former east berlin students are. traveling through time is just so

much fun some developers want to go one step further and use we are to make history relive a book how would you like to take part in the march on washington in 1963 when civil rights activist martin luther king had his famous speech. over 80 actors in various b.r. specialists helped to recreate this historic moment in time you literally marching with the people you're standing there you're looking at you know dr king gave this speech you're looking at every gesture and then looking at him see his eyes through you something it becomes very personal while goosebumps unfortunately the home selection for a spectacular view our experiences is still quite limited many can only be tried out with high end equipment especially events on top of that the hardware set up

for home viewing still comes with a lot of annoying glitches and for many these systems are still too expensive most agree we are still just getting started. heads a virtual reality studio in berlin he says the technology will have its big break soon enough thanks to some exciting innovations in brains it goggles have improved significantly in the last 2 years last year we experienced a quantum leap forward when prices became affordable and quality rose to a range that justify the cost of not just one to. his partner philip vending produce virtual reality content recently the organized if they are event alongside the. the biggest german film festival. to them there's no such thing as one stereotypical b.r. user. this medium has many different types of target viewers there's the classic lean back audience that we know from television if they watch content and like being told stories but they're not keen on interacting it's really just about

seeing a good story. when you've got the classic gamers who want to interact but who don't necessarily need photo realistic surroundings they're looking for 3 d. generated surroundings ideally live 3 d. generated surroundings that they can manipulate and can when it's and then there's the target audience that's not really looking for entertainment they're mostly from the industrial sector and use of yarn they're designing processes or to create pre-visualization they work in the automotive industry in architecture or in medicine. there for example they can practice new methods of surgery. into life and so forth. for years they've been saying the industry has a lot of potential but here's a reality check in 29000 users around the world spend 5700000000 euros on the our hardware and software sounds like a lot in gaming there's a spent over 150000000000 euros in the same time span by 2022 but beyond the street is expecting its turnover to rise to 15000000000 euros but 1st it needs to improve

the whereas it offers still we are let's you travel to places that were impossible to visit before for example world famous construction site unique images from inside the not dam cathedral in paris after it was devastated by a fire in 21000 structures and a high lead concentration in the air make accessing the interior extremely dangerous for humans which is why a 360 degree camera robot is taking over the images it captures can be were viewed with p.r. goggles. we used this robot to get right to the center of the cathedral right under the gaping hole we wouldn't have managed to without the robot but the camera got lucky when i stood in the ruins i wasn't able to stand under that hole but now i can thanks to b.r. . just

a few weeks before the fire filmmakers close by here and victor argue no one had finished shooting a 3 d. documentary on the world famous church. after the fire we realized we had captured a moment to not history that we could now give back to the public. by combining film material from before the fire with new images recording the damage the fire had caused the 2 filmmakers have now produced a 2nd documentary rebuilding the dam accompanies the reconstruction of the famous church. one of the kindest depictions of the. interior else is most of its these images are extraordinary they were filmed in virtual reality so in 360 degrees with a very high definition and in 3 d. that creates a separate image for the left and right eye each makes you feel like you're really is there. they're using. virtual reality goggles let you

independently explore the cathedral in this 16 minute long film sensors enable you to navigate through the building freely using your own body movements but the experience is strictly limited to v.r. in the real world the top down is currently still closed to visitors giving users the feeling of being in the midst of it all that's the goal for virtual reality and the more sensors come into use the more real the experience will seem. we've had a look at the installation which offers a unique acoustic experience listening to music just the way it sounded when composer johanns a bus headed perform in the 18th century. chapel it's just mind a mystical place for bach fans around the world down $1774.00 this painting was all that was left of it 6. now it's been rebuilt in virtual reality. blueprints for the architecture and sound composition were kept

a space full to the original as possible. as it seems the hamill's bird chapel is almost like atlantis kind of like a sunken place of longing for a box for years i dreamt of recreating the hamill's bird so others could experience it and that dream has finally come true about so much of. the music was performed on historic instruments in an echo free room at the technical university. that the sound could later be adjusted to fit the chapels accused of the work and sounds just like it did in past times. for ya'll can make dreams come true. i've always wanted to be a crocodile for instance. what's it like to be a cayman gliding down the amazon river. for

a tree frog hopping from limb to limb. in this virtual reality installation participants can take on the lives of 5 different animals. i think. that's my favorite animal is the vampire bat it's so cuddly and i love the way it's experience has been recreated you get to fly through the rain forest by night and with the bats night vision and it's simply amazing so that means something. you know clue guy and her team at the interactive media foundation company in berlin designed this v.a.r. installation they recreated $400.00 hectares of brazil's to local market national park in the amazon rain forest the whole project took over a year 7500 plants alone had to be individually drawn and programmed the installation is now touring museums around the world. and.

we wanted to create an emotional experience that you can delve right into we wanted viewers to enjoy themselves and become interested in the animals and the way they experience the world and i must say it's working we've had lots of people asking us is it really true that the poison dart frog sees those crazy colors that don't how did you find that out or where can we learn more. before. passing our knowledge with virtual reality works especially well when the experience is as impressive as flying over the rain forest. what is on offer is getting more and more spectacular even if there's still room for improvement i think there's work to be done on graphics and resolution the greatest challenge for the industry will be to make the goggles lighter and more mobile this thing here for example it's just

a bit too bulky even for me i suppose of the industry say so this will be a thing of the past. then why doesn't it in the near future we won't have these anymore and instead we'll have real glasses that look like the glasses we know now fashionable accessories about with lenses that either stay transparent and display additional information or ones that can darken your vision completely and show something else in a closed off space the internet i'm curious to see what will happen what are your experiences with what devices. do you use and what do you still want to experience in virtual reality that is not on your facebook or d.w. dot com that's it from me they care and so yours will. the from. the last most certainly

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