t's an extraordinary day for germany george an important day for the battle against a pandemic of a century. in a soviet to german population for hugo polls reveals that 32 percent of respondents want to receive device seen as soon as possible another 33 percent want to wait until they see how to vaccines affect other people with 19 percent of those asked and willing to take the job and 16 percent and decided. this just finished the call and i think it's a problem because. we need it it's important at the moment. my decision i don't know i'm thinking about it but it causes an allergic reaction and i have allergies and i have asthma i don't know partly because of course we have to i'm afraid of corona. one vaccine as some everybody tried before me i don't want to be the 1st to try. the chairman has ministry has promised

a very 1000000 doses of the vaccine will be delivered to be 40 and of the do the vaccine raises hope for many but one has crisis is far from over germany near the tasman daily death just before christmas but many were read out to face the family reunions could result in a catastrophic 3rd wave in early january. and for more on this let's talk with our chief political editor mikaela cousteau. the vaccine was developed in germany why is it only now reaching germans when some other countries have been injecting it for at least a week. yes that's because the europeans and germany also off for a thorough campaign to look at this to have the european agency in charge give the green light for the whole of the you to be able to use it this slowed down the process it would have been fast if individual states have put that on a had put that on a fast track but they didn't because they also wanted to send

a european a united signal and that we will see as this gets rolled out the very same day across the european union but sure this also sparked a lot of debate a lot of criticism particularly in the public why does britain the u.s. get those vaccinations 1st when they are developed in germany and you're talking make it about europe sending a message will the distribution be fair between the richer countries like germany and some of the less rich countries well that's certainly what the european commission aims for it's seen as a symbolic get more than a symbolic gesture and that the entire e.u. rolls it out at the very same time germany signed up for the 1st chance of this vaccine when it was still unclear whether it would actually work and now we will see over a 1000000 doses here in germany and in parallel across the european union rolled

out at the same time but this is a drop in the ocean if you look at the figures here in germany every state will receive up to 10000 doses and you need 2 of those so really it's the most vulnerable who will be reached 1st and among that group a very small fraction. and if you're living in germany now that seems to be 2 things happening at the same time you've got these vaccine roll outs which are offering hope but at the same time we've had these hard lock downs across the region is there any sign of when life might actually return to some kind of normal . well i mean you mentioned in your intro that. tens of millions of vaccinations will be possible in the 1st half of 2021 and that's still very much the timeline that we are in that's also the message message that came across quite clearly from the chairman health minister again spawn today that all those regulations in place keeping distance and still here to stay but

that the vaccination will allow life to return to something like normal before the next so yes we are still in the midst of a pandemic we see neighboring go into it's locked down in the isn't it 2nd and we're still a far cry from seeing those figures really improve significantly with this small cabinet of the days over christmas here but we know that for sore not all cases are being reported so all societies not to send europe are still in this for the long haul ok so perhaps some light at the end of the tunnel but still a very long tunnel mikaela cousteau thank you so much for that 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 the day after a previous record was said russia has crossed the 3000000 threshold of code 1000

cases country has reported record numbers of cases and deaths nearly every week but a new lock down isn't in sight and hungary has started its coronavirus vaccination program just hours after the 1st shipments of the biotech pfizer drug arrived in the country the government said its 1st priority laws with health care workers. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. police in the american city of nashville say a christmas day blast that rocked the downtown area was an intentional act at least 3 people were injured and there was widespread damage after a motor home exploded investigators are looking into possible human remains that were found near the site. in afghanistan 2 police officers were killed in an explosion in kabul when a bomb attached to their vehicle blew up officials said a civilian was also injured in this house

a separate blast in the afghan capital left 2 more police wounded no one has claimed responsibility. united nations says 3 peacekeepers from burundi have been killed and 2 wounded in attacks in the central african republic the u.n. back troops have been battling with rebel militia groups ahead of elections on sunday the situation is tense with the government calling it a military support from russia russia and rwanda. the european union countries have started to examine the post that trade deal struck with the u.k. on christmas eve the 2000 page document still needs to be accepted by the british and european parliament's the long awaited agreement means trade across the english channel will remain tariff free british prime minister boris johnson is pleased with the deal but it could cost him a whole new set of headaches. the duo's of the e.u. council. person 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 on member countries and britain are expected to ratify the agreement. the e.u. chief negotiator michel barnier expressed regret saying there was no winner in bricks that. and calling the separation a lose lose situation while britain's prime minister barak johnson made merry 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 off friends and partners in the e.u. the agreement may have a verse at 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 rest of us is gone

we'd rather be part of the european union when the british are i think draw turkey for myself but this is definitely the right i've to take because it's been going on so long it's happening now look the balls rolling i think we should just finish it . up but i do appreciate the people's problems on the wall actually what's disturbing you personally i've been there stop and take part in here. so that's the reality of the child playing in the stock market 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. and the correspondent there at mass in london has more about how news of the deal is being received in the united kingdom . many british people would be really happy that this bret's the chapter is closed

for now is really tortured the country for years it has polarized the country and most people will be happy that they can leave news of threads of behind for now even people who voted for remaining in the european union there will be a sigh of relief it is the 1st trade agreement that erect barriers instead of taking them down but still not having the steel would've made matters much was there would have been the prospect of losing tens of thousands maybe hundreds of thousands of jobs and that is also a big relief for the business community that this deal is finally done and a such is expected to go through parliament in the next days and without major difficulties and finally we go to australia where ecologists are recruiting members of the public for the biggest ever frog count to see how they are recovering from this year's devastating fires but they're not relying on sightings of them to the

ins rather on when they can be heard let's take a listen. it's the sign of a thriving ecosystem for repeats of a for old. ravaged australia earlier this year pushed to some species to the brink of extinction. the sheer scale of the destruction made it impossible for scientists to study for impacts on very. so they developed a frog id a smartphone app that allows users to be caught and upload frog cool's. we don't know the long term consequences of these files we that's why we desperately need more recordings from and more scientists getting in the field and looking at them but it's a little bit of hope 2020 i'll take that where i can thousands are answering the call taking their phones into the great outdoors to take part in the world's

biggest frog counts for some recordings of a single species and we can narrow it down quite quickly and so it's one it's a common thing that we've heard a lot of in other instances you may have a chorus of. species or more calling at the same time the data is used to plot and track for frog population species by species. it's hoped the findings will lead to a giant leap in our understanding of how frogs respond to fire and have a cover was for smoke has cleared. another message of hope then and here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. countries across the e.u. including germany are gearing up to start massive anti covert vaccination campaigns to morrow sunday shipments of the pfizer biotech vaccine have been arriving the

e.u. commission president has described the rollouts as a touching moment of you know. up next we have the week in reports our best stories from around the world as always more on our web site t w dot com and you can follow our stories and correspondents on twitter and instagram at comdex visor thanks for. touch. with him how to be good goes on as well lions how you know if i had known that the boat would be about small i never would have gone on the trip but you know i would

not have put myself and my parents saw him out of danger of the god of the game of the going to get a fleetwood. that one little bit and to give them i had serious problems on a personal level and i was unable to live there much i'm going to. want to know their story in full migrants terrified and reliable information for more grants. this week on world stories lakeville gloria drives out residents in kenya in 1000 increases poverty in spain but we begin in the canary islands increasing numbers of refugees from africa and using gram cannot be on an island that belongs

to spain to reach europe officials are overwhelmed from here journalists can go no farther south than 2000 african migrants are being housed in this camp in the part of. the 5 times as many as was expected to aid groups have spoken of squalid conditions but it's impossible for the w. news to find out. jay my son tom now works for the island's refugee council his colleagues have been inside the car. and put another minutes when everyone sleeps on the floor and tensely some alledge in the open mostly those who have been criticizing this from day one but we didn't think it would get this bad news of the 2300 people in the camp and their numbers are growing every day in the way. the crossing is dangerous but the coronavirus pandemic has cut off about migration

routes. the government has started to housing new arrivals in hotels near the camp human rights activists say they are not getting a fair shot at the asylum system. these migrants from san diego fear that they will soon be deported. still don't believe the 105 but. no doubt by journalists are not welcome here eva g w news this told to leave in that conversation may know is angry at the spanish government but also feels abandoned by the european union. it donna has that i'm disappointed with spain and with europe this is shame for a lot of politicians and representatives have come here recently but we have no clue what the government's strategy is to deal with the migration crisis on the

canary islands but there will be money buying up. spain's government refuses to relocate the migrants to the mainland critics say this has turned the island into a prison. the spanish government has now started to procure further accommodation for the migrants many fear that this housing will fill up before long. in can watch the residents are suffering from droughts but rather from too much water the rising levels of make. are forcing people to relocate. like bulgaria so swollen from rising water levels that the shoreline changes every day. we see this early on in our trip when the access road unexpectedly becomes

part of the leak. who's just arrived to open have been restaurant but there's been a dramatic change. there's water this water just came in with an one day i said came slowly and slowly until it got to this level so without any notice you have to demolish within just a few seconds chela got has already been forced to move her business once it's inevitable that she will have to move again and she's not the only one the extent of the flooding can be seen clearly from neighboring liquoring go the freshwater lake has expanded by 60 percent in the last 7 years this year has been by far the worst folks our tour guide grew up on the shores of the sleek work has been scarce as most of the hotels are now underwater just he leads us to one of many flooded schools in the area so even the years he's seen all these decaying

buildings. but our last story is the most significant for folks i grew up here my foster until years of life i spent a year this was my playground it's quite sad to see a drop going through and don't know what i'm going to tell my kids scientists are warning that freshwater lake baringo and salt water leak could merge the cross contamination would destroy the balance in the ecosystem. to understand what is happening to the lakes we head to the forest home to the rivers that feed the lakes in the rift valley mo forest is recovering from years of deforestation. david weston has been a conservationist for more than 50 years he says the destruction of the catchment areas is just one in a series of linked problems the past where people are now settling down and staying in one place so what that means is every single day you have heavy grazing and that

is really prominent around the baringo basin up in the hills on the side so all of a row has been washed off routinely. back in bulgaria a strong bridge. that's short for several shifts is visibly worried and soon how worst fears are realized the water level has gone up again this could be her last day on this land. many countries are relying on drastic measures and lockdowns to fight the corona pandemic but it's costing many people in spain their incomes the number of people there were lying on aid is on the rise. seemingly endless queues for food in madrid's working class district oh my gosh some people have been regulus at this food bank at the church for his but others are near. the pandemic has brought them here. give up that people here have been waiting to get minimum state subsidies for

ages. that people who apply for furlough in march and still haven't been paid. hit by one of europe's worst coronavirus outbreak suspends economy has been left chanted people know incomes migrants and casual workers have suffered the most. worked as i had reza for the past 17 years that was until the pandemic as she her husband and their 5 children have hit rock bottom up almost there's no not made of money before but we always had food never in our lives did we imagine we'd end up like this. moody i was entitled to ply for furlough payments but she has had to wait too long for the money to come through. that i think about the families we don't have food please don't forget us the system is at a standstill and house situation is very bad i'm one month one month the government

says it will extend the furlough scheme it has rolled out a basic income program but the process of getting benefits is highly bureaucratic and lengthy. their warehouse on the outskirts of madrid supplies 70000 killers of food every day that's mainly paid for by government and e.u. 8 these schemes have been extended and a recent can painful donations should ensure that the warehouse doesn't run out of store back at the church father gone santa needs more volunteers to fill the many trolleys and reduce waiting times they go from empty to full within seconds before they get to the waiting hungry. day and i confess that on some days you're into it and then if i thought i'd not make it home because they were stopped i was looking at the speed of a person who had aged 40 years because of the years but that doesn't stop him. one fool truly contains food supplies for a month. looting treats that families cannot afford. i thought at

all and i met children see the cocoa are tracking it's a very happy you're going to get one of them because i can only buy the essentials but on the other muscular. the pandemic has hit spain's already battered economy hard it's unlikely it will recover quickly enough so people may have to rely on food handouts for some time to come. and see all the pills the dying wishes of the terminally ill. he and his team take them to places they want to see one last time. we accompany him on one of his make a wish trips. with frank fans lowe and his assistants are ready whenever a terminally ill person in northern germany would like to go for right to ters are free of charge the stuff volunteers he has

a zone specially fitted ambulances their mission is to fill a dying person's last wish so the annoying when has been a hospice for several weeks the 55 year old has turned cancer. the doctors say her choose an operable because it's too close to the spine. today she'd like to return together with her son and his fiance to the town where she grew up i'm on it even past the happiest time in your life someplace and it's just nice to be back there again and to be quiet to just breathe to feel. we'll manage just fine won't we. moments hometown is just half an hour away she was given morphine for the pain a man who trains paramedics for a living vents low tries to fulfill his passengers every wish he and his colleagues had out up to 2 times

a week he's even driven all the way to the north cape. survey has chosen the church as their 1st stop. the attendants must row the stretcher kerf lee over the cobbles . every bump is painful for the patient. sylvia with the church here when she was a little girl today the memory is somehow comforting. how fitting. for many relatives a last journey like this is tougher to bear than it is for the dying person themselves. that 1st sylvia newman son says he feared the emotional stress of the trip. but now he is glad he came along the trip continues on a ferry across the face a river. for sylvia it's another childhood memory. she wants to see it's mostly waters one more time. from friends low reserved a special place for her with

a view look there's a lighthouse in the background want to short walls on the phaser follows in the middle of the waterway the ferries captain circles the boat a few times especially for some of you know him and she wants to take another look at her grandparents owned neighborhood watch her thoughts on the coming days pretty relaxed i think you know i was back here again and that's really beautiful the turn lasts for hours then it's time to go back to the hospice frank friends low hasn't counted how many last wishes he's fulfilled he says as passengers shouldn't be reduced to statistics. then it's time to say farewell to the passenger. and like every time it's goodbye for good.

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