we'd like to get to. this. news. this is news coming to you live from berlin. with a huge coordinated effort begin immunizing those most at risk here in germany they have asked vaccination program arrives exactly 11 months after the company registered its 1st run of virus. also coming up after threatening not to sauna and $900000000000.00 credit virus relief bill donald trump backs down. president

reversed course plus for much of december this city has the world's worst air quality we'll tell you where. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us germany has set up more than 400 centers for its nationwide bax a nation drive against coded 19 it's a huge undertaking and health officials say an immunization rate of 60 to 70 percent of the population will be needed to bring the virus under control our reporters went to the biggest facility in berlin for the start of the rollout. normally a venue for concerts and exhibitions on sunday the queues outside covered 19 vaccines. it's the 1st of 6 vaccination centers in the german capital to open its

doors. to perform or the former head of germany's civil relief agency was called out of retirement to lead the project be an order for free i'm satisfied today i'm happy to vaccinations are getting underway but i'll only be truly satisfied when 2 thirds of people in europe are vaccinated so there's a long way to go but today is the 1st it. at full capacity the center will be able to deliver $5000.00 injections per day on the 1st day it started with only $150.00 due to limited vaccine supply is up 1st for their injections medical staff and nursing home workers on the front line of the pandemic priority for those providing vital care for others these mice and human life and 2nd i don't want to infect anyone thank god i don't have it my colleagues and i want to stay healthy just like our elderly residents want to do yeah that's just

a few kilometers away the 1st of bill and seniors were getting their shots as well i think the front of the 2 was 100 in one year old get through it harz a. nursing home residents are among the most vulnerable to coronavirus now doctors hope they can finally be protected. it will meant extra d.n.a. i know at the moment infections are exploding in care homes i think it's horrible so we're happy to be the 1st facility to have this vaccination and to have another tool to keep serious infections out of the heart. the inoculation of priority groups in germany is expected to run until mid 2021 when the vaccine is expected to become free and available to everyone. for more now we're joined by professor toby escorts he's an epidemiologist and the director of the institute of public health at the shell hospital here in berlin thanks for being with us professor cote tell

us what do you make of germany's covered 1000 backs a nation plan is that ambitious enough does it have the right priorities i think the priorities are right we have decided who to vaccine 1st and as you have just heard steve x. nation has started is that we don't have enough it seems available in the 1st weeks or months so the massive vaccination will likely start in march or even april so the issue is the vaccination i think the centers are ready and the strategy overall is a very good one. how in when will we know that this vaccine is actually working not only in protecting those vaccinated but also stopping the spread of the fire. so we will see hopefully soon into nursing homes or another facility rate of infections will go down on the population level we also expect to see that we do not have these waifs and say we don't see this bikes off infections as people

hopefully get vaccinated so that we can open public lives and will not see a spike of infection as before what do you say to those who are not willing to get the job because there is quite a bit of skepticism concerning safety. yes hopefully many people will decide to get vaccinated those who decide not to get the vaccination will risk death health will risk the health off out of this and will slow it a process as we need about 70 percent 60 to 70 percent of the population being that's needed before we reach the so-called herd immunity. i understand that we need about 60 to 70 percent of the population in europe to be vaccinated before we reach that herd immunity that you're talking about is that possible without having the having the vaccination as mandatory. i hope

so so making vaccination mandatory is not a good idea i think people are afraid and if you mend if you make this mandatory that people are getting more afraid so i hope that people understand the importance of vaccination down to stand back some nation is safe and very effective and eventually get that's in a good 1st a quote thank you very much for talking with us today professor toby is kurt epidemiologist and director of the institute of public health at charlotte a hospital in berlin 1st thank you for having me. sake a look at some of the other stories making headlines today police in cameroon say at least 37 people were killed when the bus they were traveling in hit a truck and plunged into a ravine 10 women in 4 children were among the dead the bus was on its way to the capital yone day from the west of the country. stock markets are up on good news after the holidays with the german dax marking an all time high on monday it comes

after a post breaks a trade deal between britain and the e.u. that seems to have made traders optimistic about the economy. all that optimism got a further boost after u.s. president donald trump signed into law a $2.00 trillion dollar pandemic relief and spending package trump backed down from his threat to block the bill and his demand that congress increase stimulus checks for struggling americans from $600.00 to $2000.00 the president had condemned the spending plans as a disgrace the bill will now restore unemployment benefits to millions of people and avert a shutdown of government services. of more now on this we're joined by liz schul cuz she's a policy analyst here in berlin liz why did donald trump take almost a week to sign this crucially important bill. there are a lot of factors that play that kind of influence why trump dragged his heels i'll

never forget before he ran for president he said i'm going to suck all the oxygen out of the round and if we look at the last 4 years that's exactly his continual media you know it citing part of it leslie just like i said attention he likes being that sticking point that bottleneck i also think he was kind of hiding some other things that were going on he wanted the attention rightfully settle on cobe it but however he was hiding some anterior motives when he pushed through i think this point almost 50 pardons for people close to him that they could have potentially raised a lot of criticism in the media so i think it was a combination of him why did not attention as well as kind of like look over here not here and also now i just don't think we can discount that he's always looking at the next election i mean he may very well for years the pointing back and saying guys i bought for you. lawmakers from the president's own republican party had to

plead with the president to sign the bill before tonight's stand line what does that say about the current political climate in the u.s. . i think in part current political climate is best summarized by the exhausted middle and what we're seeing when we see the 2 republican senators running in georgia and their home urging the president and scientists read the bill folks average folks in their homes and their lives this takes so much more precedent over political theater and so what we're seeing is even conservative politicians that might want to post something largely trumpeted by their democrats they just want something real and certain folks are tired of this volley back and forth they're saying and this has serious significant economic ramifications and we'd rather you reach a deal and get absolutely everything you want and i think that's kind of i like to be optimistic and look at it as a lot of makers getting back to actually governing and

a little bit away from the political theater we've seen for a trap for the last 4 years as a thank you so much for your insides that was policy analyst liz shoka here in berlin. well is in the air quality index of the world's most polluted cities bishkek tops the list the capital of kyrgyzstan only has around a 1000000 inhabitants but for several years now it has been choked in small go to the winter months when many heat their homes with coal fires. when found out moving away from cheap coal won't be easy especially now that the coronavirus pandemic is battling the country's economy. coal is selling like hotcakes in the freezing cold winter temperatures in the city of bishkek average at minus 6 degrees celsius coal is an essential good because homes

on the outskirts aren't connected to the city's central heating network. by a lot of these bags sometimes 20 at once as you can see there are private houses all around here and they all heat with coal. that. made headlines several times in december for being the number one most polluted city in international air quality ratings but people here say the smog is a problem every year in the winter. you know it's just there's a god of fish character that's like this when you leave the city the sky is clear but. i think this is because of the negligence of the government and no one is monitoring the situation and the smog is a direct consequence of that. you do it at the moment i think it's just far it's definitely because of the winter do you really think it's pollution or the words there's a. lies in a valley and smog covers it like

a lid kinda gives authorities admit they don't know the exact source of the pollution the country's prime minister recently said this mainly coal powered heating plant could be behind up to 20 percent of the emissions he ordered the government to look into switching to gas. for now though air quality sensors in the city show the air is hazardous to people's health the concentration of cancerous particles is several times higher than the norm here in the center of bishkek you can sometimes even smell the smog it smells burnt and city authorities say that the air quality is so bad that people should actually be wearing masks like this one. but environmental activists feel authorities are all talk and no action they're protesting against the city's latest planning document they say new buildings are blocking the wind unlocking the smog inside the city. the plan is only in the interest of the construction lobby the building companies and big all of dark

so you can use though you've got to have you learned other countries they would have declared an emergency situation by now but here they just pretend nothing's happening. but for now local environmental inspectors are stuck in forcing existing norms today they're checking the quality of the coal used to heat the boiler at this local school even many government institutions are still heated with coal. regular people will keep eating with call because this is the most cost effective we can ban the use of coal in the winter people have to live they have to cook. once everyone has access to a gas connection and to an affordable electricity supply there simply won't be smog here anymore. but kyrgyzstan's gas provider raised prices this year and the coronavirus has hit the country's cash strapped economy

hard so for now the move away from coal and from this layer of smaug fields far off . many events have had to give virtual during the pandemic and the european timber sports championships are no exception 14 competitors lined up in disciplines based around wood cutting skills involving axes and souls and our souls the competitors couldn't go up against each other directly for social distancing reasons rival lumberjacks went through their paces in their home venues and no one knew the outcome until all the elements for scream together in an as live broadcast on the day x. spent the how to beat ski from poland emerged victorious. the hollywood action film wonder woman 19 eighty-four set to record it for 2020 with his debut over the holiday weekend the warner brothers production pulled in nearly

$20000000.00 in u.s. and canadian movie theaters the highest opening for any hollywood film since the credit virus shuttered cinemas cross the world the box office take was higher than many expected since the feature was also launched for streaming to the chagrin of sometimes. watching t w news monica will be here in just a moment with oil it is business news i'm terry martian thanks for watching. the story of prejudice and propaganda. they were called the rhineland bastards born after the 1st world war. they're my. others were germans living in the occupied dry land their fathers or soldiers from the french colonies. these

awful german children had a hard time because they were a reminder of the german defeat. exclusion and content culminated in forced sterilization under the nazis. this documentary examines the few traces that remain of their existence. they call them the children if she. starts january 11th on d w. is joe biden getting in the way often china investment deal after years of negotiations a deal look imminent but now talks have stalled we go to singapore for more of coming up italy launches a lottery with a difference to fight tops invasion. but up to date of your business i want to get

johnson berlin good to have you with us and was starting with the christmas trade deal between the e.u. and britain of course fishing was the final sticking point because it carries a lot of political weight and regaining control over the u.k. waters was a big part of the leave campaign but it's worth remembering that fishing is actually just a tiny part of the overall economy accounting for around north point 12 percent of g.d.p. that is it unlike britain's financial services sector which at $126000000000.00 pounds accounts for 10 percent of g.d.p. but financial services is not part of the trade deal which means the city of london will lose access to the european market come january the 1st brussels wants to hinge market access on how far britain diverges from e.u. standards british finance minister rashid suna meanwhile tried to reassure

financial players in the city of london that a deal is on the cards this deal also provides reassurance because there's a stable regulatory crosser framework mentioned in the deal which i think will give people that reassurance that we remain in close donor locavore european partners when it comes to things like equivalence decisions for example so i think that will give people rich surance. well for more let's bring in our financial markets correspondent who is in a frankfurt and going by germany's dax today there seems to be some reassurance after all i should tell us. it seems so yes want to definitely there is some reassurance at least there would be seeing the chaos so that we could have seen had it not been for the free trade agreement but you mentioned the financial services that are not part of the deal and there's a specific reason for that because the 2 sides really finding it difficult to

bridge the differences that they have as far as the financial services concerned or perhaps the demands are very difficult to meet from either side and that's the reason why they're not part of the current deal at this point of time even earlier they were being dealt separately not part of the negotiations that led to the featured agreement they were part of a separate the negotiation process a process that was to do with the equivalent system which actually ensures that the rules which are governing the british banks who are doing business in europe similar to those in the e.u. . given the long talks it took in order to reach the agreement that we have right now that still needs to be ratified. what's what's in store for us when it comes to financial services i mean how important is it for the u.k. and for the e.u. to actually reach a deal. well there there's a lot at stake for both sides. shouldn't confuse that it's only a u.k.

issue and not an e.u. issue there are a lot many financial institutions who are actually working in london they're making use of the talent available in london and also the size and scale there but there is more at stake for the for the u.k. companies. e.u. is clearly the biggest financial services market for them and that's the reason why they stand to lose a lot and boss over in the city of london which could lose much more than what it has already lost into the thousands of jobs that have already moved and also it could lose more if the e.u. decides that look the rules governing the british banks are not equivalent to those governing the e.u. bans all right so there's still a lot to talk about there. but very very briefly the dax has reached a record high today due to breaks it that's part of it definitely because it happened over the weekend and this was the 1st time when the

traders got an opportunity to trade on that it's a major belief you go to keep in mind because we were looking at a lot of chaotic scenes at the border and we didn't know what we didn't have clarity of how to make trades which companies are going to get dad of which are not going to get tatted so now there is some clarity on that and there's a reason why that's one of the reason and the other is of course the u.s. president. signing that stimulus package that was important the markets were actually no worse u.s. with recovery was losing steam and that could have been disastrous. thank you. now the talks between the european union and china on a major investment deal appears to have stalled in the final stretch trying a way that insists that they're still going as planned and i want to go to singapore for more but 1st a look at what's at stake. the search for an e.q. china investment agreement has been 7 years in the making it would guarantee

a level playing field for european companies operating in china a pact would likewise safeguard chinese companies access to european markets germany was confident of a deal by year end but then barriers began to emerge china denied a report it was raising additional demands in the sensitive area of nuclear energy . as far as i know you negotiations are currently proceeding smoothly the so-called news that china proposed to invest in a u. nuclear power plants which cause a deadlock in the china e.u. investment talks this fake news. that. the e.u. is china's 2nd largest trading partner with bilateral trade amounting to $650000000000.00 china's human rights record is complication the talks there have been reports france was refusing to support the pact if china didn't agree to stop forced labor on the modern term into mostly muslim weaker is inching jiang the pact could also strain relations between europe and the u.s.

advisers to president elect joe biden of called on the e.u. to hit the brakes on the deal until after the new administration takes office and put forward the car let's bring in the andreea hang in singapore now andrea this does seem to be so many obstacles all of a sudden does this in china deal still have a chance at all. well monica if they can into $35.00 rounds of negotiations off the 7 what's a $36.00 with jokes aside the deal is almost completely necessary given especially the reality of breaks it now and also not forgetting the coronavirus which probably paid a big role in pushing that year and declined even further but he has some good news china is looking to extend those talks those discussions and this is a good sign. rissa got the human rights met it may not be a make or break a big enough make or break issue as many would make it seem at least not for it to

weaken a deal that's already come so close to the finish line by those influence also on the other hand is also not a strong effect as many think particularly to china that's a very big important thing to note and while biden has reached out to brussels and snotty if europe will take the chance or the time to have that talk. just a cat is also you know even european observers themselves seeing the light of the end of the tunnel they're even admitting that while the deal is far from it is still a deal and it is a huge accomplishment all right but i mean we've just heard also that china bilateral trade already amounts to $650000000000.00 what additional benefit would this investment agreement actually house. well i think it gives china a chance to revisit some of those terms with the remaining 2726 probably new member states given that reason is not out of the picture now my know it well is that it is the right way for you to sister invest oh but if you. must have got my method on

the theory and if the euro and brain way i want them it will involve paving the way by european businesses to invest in buying and chill services telecommunications equals even and other sectors that are gradually being opened up full foreign investment particularly in china and other benefit especially for china as the strong intellectual property protection european companies and that's a very big stake in the for china especially across not just europe but the u.s. as well and it's going to be a nice big plus step for china to rectify this all right andrea hang there in singapore and guess what it's still $27.00 member states without britain but autos ok thank you very much. and here's one hostelry that's definitely worth a gamble italy is launching a lottery with a difference on the 1st of january it's called the till receipt a lottery for which you don't have to buy a ticket all you have to do is show

a proof of purchase and you stands to win 5000000 your heirs but what's the idea of fighting tax evasion as john lawrence reports from sure in south alabama floria contar loves this shop full of delicacies from piedmont region. italians like using cash 15 percent of people don't even have a bank card and shopkeepers often don't give 2 receipts no trace no tax but that's changing it i don't know numbers have never here italian state has devised this out so if we pay with a credit card that is linked to the app we can get a refund of 10 percent and soon there's going to be a lottery a sort of raffle our receipts will be extracted and if i'm lucky or if anyone is that can win some different prizes. 6000000 people have already

downloaded the app that's what how i'm experts hope will help regular runs a shadow economy that is huge. tax evasion legally is a very large scale to make in about 110 billions of you were up there you know. more or less the entire public health care expenditure in one year there are several studies in the shows that the mark has left transaction and you are the less. the economy is. many shopkeepers will end up paying more taxes but some are in favor never. they were going to go into one of the more people are using cards now the government is pushing them to go cashless. montanna not on time unless caution the till means a lower risk of being robbed. and if someone wins

a lot to read receipt from post to she wins the prize to. that we all know the gold not just how about a gold in a hamburger a restaurant in the colombian capital bogota is offering a juicy $24.00 karat gold topped burger for a whopping 211000 pieces that's 50 euros each sunday which contains double beef patties bacon on and cheese and 5 pieces of edible gold leaves imported from the us the all no hopes to bring new coal in their experiences to colombians unable to travel due to the corona bowers. and that's your business update from in the team thanks for watching.

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1000. next on. american drama competition viable marketing numbers atmosphere power fight that's how intuition love money. fans crimes files fans and found. on you tube join us. welcome to global 3000. in colombia the indigenous me sank people have set up a school to protect their traditions and their natural environment. in india a village community plants $111.00 trees whenever a baby girl is born

a custom that benefit society and the planet. but 1st to new zealand where sheep farmers are fed up with being blamed for climate change. the corona outbreak has reduced travel and industrial production and resulted in a dip in carbon emissions so in that sense it's actually improving the health of the planet but the environmental impact of animal agriculture for example from maine is massive. in 2016 global greenhouse gas emissions total $51.00 peaker tonnes of which more than 7 gigatons were caused by meat and dairy companies. to meet the targets set by the paris climate agreement global greenhouse gas emissions have to be reduced to 13 gigatons by 2050 but if the meat and dairy industry continues down its current path its annual emissions are expected to

exceed $10.00 times with devastating impact on the climate in new zealand sheep farmers are coming under increasing public and political pressure. as far as the eye can see and what looks like boundless freedom for randall aspinall he's the 4th generation of sheep farmers a new zealand south island. farmers have always been valued in new zealand they are the backbone of the country's economy. national identity. but there's also a favorite chatter around. seem to mount. climate change is shaking up this world paradise sheep and cows are major producers of meeting they generate one 3rd of all greenhouse gas emissions in new zealand

suddenly farmers are seen as environmental sinners randall can see growing misunderstanding between people in the city and in the country. as most people in the cities knew had cousins had a farm and friends that had a farm say most people probably spent holidays on phone. where's that much as a pot license crawl and it's probably more that song on a white. includes new zealand center left governments and this for example sheep and cows wading through rivers and possibly fouling the water doesn't fit with new zealand's clean image so many farmers now have to build fences along the waterways on their property. which farmers have become a political pawn says randall. in terms of. how to actually get paid in opposition for more news centuries of how they actually run

a country actually run a business strategy from chinese is maybe not a lot of experience for me and so it sort of feels like there's a lot of stuff and. the aspinall's farm is located near one of the main hiking trails in mind to spiralling national park it's a unesco world heritage site. and the broncos wide allison sells ice cream a display so from a food truck here the family are trying to move into a better economic position. for the running of the. right timing as counting their constraints environmentally. and that's really just like things i was just looking at the ice to. alternative and common yeah this is just a really small stash towards that. from the breathtaking mountain

regions of new zealand as a major export the government wants to cut meat and emissions from livestock by 10 percent by 2030 otherwise farmers will face penalties but how is this supposed to happen randall a c d worm says she use elance farmers are already producing in an ecologically sustainable way that would be hard to find anywhere else in the world. the parks is gone for about a little but they will not try to run as many cities by 10 as well as michael. moore into call of duty is quite a bit more work on. a few quality of the paula. i'll give. you a default to be about more than some of them born to stop them from the wealthiest stuff and we just want to provide a movie system on a beautiful day. for the market. this afternoon

the aspinall's are taking a break from the sheep the family including grandma are having a day out on their own farm this is a playground of over 2000 hectares for the 2 children and even has a waterfall with a natural pool this is how johnny and josh are growing up typical new zealand the next natural wonders never far away. this is not saying that it. just gives you time to think in the. light and i think little bit yes. i mean you get away got. used to every now and then but you do just. every now and then use a look around all ages it's a pretty cool place to be living and working on but it will very probably be up to get up and enjoy it. it's not all rolling sheep pastures and games of frisbee in the natural pool. for this new zealand farming family there are many new

challenges but with views like this everyone can see why they choose this life. series we go to the andes in south america in colombia our reporter culture. met the indigenous music people who are determined to protect their cultural identity and their tradition of nature conservation. when the indigenous people have important matters to discuss they always sit by the fire as 27 year old nestore explains is the most important place in the home. centers cast into the fire after all. but the ritual which joins us to the earth.

we all leave for the cities rather than staying here to be no one who protects. our beliefs our language. culture will be lost. ness still wants to do something to prevent that together with his friends from the village he's a member of the. yes that's an association designed to keep local cultural traditions alive. everything in the garden was planted in the circle the peds around to here they cultivate plants that ancestors also used aloe vera and many others every plant here has its own special purpose. when women are menstruating we take the seeds and through. this helps us against the cold.

this is a coal plant that's why when i use that to tackle a favor when i keep and this is kind of this it helps her stomach aches we also make an appointment to treat arthritis for example but. the medicinal use of cannabis which is being legalized in more and more countries has a long tradition among the means that people know they don't use it as an acrostic the members of the association also want to pass on the botanical knowledge to children in the village to teach the younger generation what properties the plants have and why it's important for the means act to cultivate them themselves. it will put a lot of one of my heart theatre group is called the magical tree and their play is about how we're just drawing our environment over then you know it's about how important it is to protect our animal our plants and mood that does.

mean. going to. some of the children play means that people fighting against environmental destruction. and. you know you. were. here you can see some symbols this is a belt symbol it stands for the moon and here is the spiral it stands for the pop that really misses tread. the group was set up about 15 years ago. in the past nestore used to perform himself but now he directs the children. an armadillo i'm going to kill it and sell it but i believe that it will.

gradually all of the plants and animals are killed by the children who are playing the role of modern day individuals right down there. afterwards the association members meet in the communities heart they come together on a regular basis to sit around the fire and talk about old traditions but also about new developments in the community. the means that manage 70 hectors of land a vast area most of it is beyond the settlement and consists of pristine jungle they are determined to prevent deforestation. in the presence of. a lot of communities are destroyed by transnational companies also by the expansion of

industrial agriculture. because. the land around the means that community has already been cleared nature has been devastated by large scale cattle farming and also by gold silver and coal mining. many indigenous communities in the calc of valerie a still suffering from the fallout of the colombian conflict the decades long war between the government paramilitary groups and communist guerrillas fock drug cartels at the tension one 3rd of colombia is indigenous territory deadly violence is widespread in november 21000 there were 19 homicides in one week alone . those. leaders have been murdered there are threats you are using violence to hound people out of their communities. a school in the region of ham ballo. in a condo is visiting as

a representative of the autonomous indigenous university. it brings together students from various ethnic groups to bolster their cultures and join forces to improve their communities learning takes place in small groups. the seminar participants discuss what they can do to tackle the threats their communities face in solidarity and cooperation between the indigenous groups is crucial. because i was giving. you part of this you know can we make our community a stronger so that we can't be forced out if we don't have a strategy or we'll lose everything and that'll be it but then we've got the job of the child back in the music territory at the moment the situation is calm but while the threat posed by armed groups has receded environmental destruction is a growing problem. the children's play is almost over. and

it has a happy end and means akbar in its new seeds for plants and breathes new life into the animals. the people are given a 2nd chance this time the plants and animals have a message for humanity. just really climb the condo or i'm the messenger of the sun king of the empty i dream of freedom please let me live. from i'm the woodpecker if we birds die there will be no more of birdsong and no more joy if he. gets a lamb i'm the butterfly and we want to spread our wings please don't clip them and . he goes like i made an armadillo please don't kill me.

this week we pay a visit to a living room in kenya. we will come. and. go and. this is my main area this is where i spend most of the time in after walk after they had they walk my t.v. it is the work of my hands and i read it and i mean love beads black that's why my house mostly black.

my fastball on navy my 2nd born andrew is that my backbone jeremy my 4th one said very grateful to god for. interestingly with them they make me feel more stronger and stronger every day. this is the. only leg has so good she's also part of our family and those that i'm in love with my table very very much i'm a little technician but i also do other services i call them in beauty tree and

. i work to bury had to get it that i treasure it very had it is one of them with expensive that i have been this fit in the room. bye bye thank you for visiting me i'm happy you know that come again and again. i think. in india women are responsible for the family and household and play key roles in education and farming but families still value sons over daughters and sex selective abortions of wind spreads the result is a gender imbalance the country is missing 16000000 women one village is bucking the

trend. a grandmother wields a pickaxe soso ranch but is planting the 1st tree for her baby granddaughter all of the families here follow the same ritual there are $111.00 trees for each newborn girl. medicines that. when i was born my mother and father were very unhappy that i was a go today we're planting trees because we're happy when i go on if my parents had experienced this and i'm sure they would have been proud of me to. go a lot has changed in the village of people on tree thanks to shams under polly wallace he came up with the tree planting idea 13 years ago back when he was mayor today when proud parents introduce him to their newborn girl he can barely believe that things haven't always been like this but 13 years ago girls were still regarded

isn't fieri are as worthless children. to be continued into adult it used to be that women weren't allowed to leave the house alone you had to hide behind a curtain that was a man's doing they were afraid something would happen to the women but this is changed dramatically. and it's not just thanks to the trees now parents pledge to not marry off their daughters before their 18th birthday. they're also required to educate their daughters in return the village community opens a savings account for each girl. when my granddaughter was born it was if the goddess luck schmooze good fortune has entered our home now we deposit 150 euros into a savings account and she on sunday or gives us twice that amount with this the little one can later pay for her education of course we also plant the tree as to buy was an. idea for the trees and the education fund has

a very personal motive 13 years ago his own daughter died he doesn't like talking about the exact circumstances afterwards the businessman fell into a deep depression he thought a lot about how girls in india are often harassed and disadvantaged he had a monument put up in his daughter's honor but it wasn't enough he wanted to do something more. but then i planted the tree as a memorial and as a way of coping with my grief but i soon realised that one tree wasn't enough. that's why we started this program $111.00 trees for each girl it has to be as many as that of this area had become a total waste and now you can see the result. but you know the region around people on tree is full of marble quarries this is how it used to look 13 years and 350000 new trees later a dense forest now surrounds the village it's

a blessing for the microclimate and the hot summer and the village of 5000 is now more prosperous because the forest is cultivated local see the boom is directly connected to the support for the girls things are changing now there are just as many girls as boys in the classroom 10th grader called polly fall explains why it often looks rather different in the rest of india. but boys get an education often does. that's seen as a burden and that's also why so many females are aborted killed right after that that's led to that being fall fewer go than boy. 13 years ago there was one of the 1st people to plant trees for her daughter even though it was already 2 years old at the time her mother wanted to take part. goes into the woods today she knows that some of the trees bear her name it's a great feeling when they come out but the purpose. what

a benefit i'm committed that good to see you look at it the trees give us wood and best fruit. we plant them because they're useful. now that things in a sense because our mothers planted them we see them as a brother. is bogus am i to buy is only love and i will sunder is now famous in india politicians and entire university classes come to him to hear how he succeeded in improving living conditions for the girls and the entire village but the many trees and with little money. the comfortable but i. since he appeared as a guest in a celebrity special on india's version of who wants to be a millionaire the whole country knows him so. it's not going to be any sort of argue i never would have thought that it would become a such a big league or with the got people are coming here from everywhere. but many of

them come to get ideas and they want to do the same thing. it's gone will be it's a great mix of order. men and they thought that. when it all gets to be too much for him he withdraws to the forest this is the tree that started it all the tree that he planted for his deceased daughter. she i'm sunder says that at least her death had a positive effect his daughter would certainly have been proud of her father. this week of worldwide search for tasty snacks takes us to iceland. the icelandic landscapes are spectacular and you don't even have to leave town to enjoy them even from the center of reykjavik there are a breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains because it tends to be pretty

cold from. most of the year but swastika feeders a small restaurant where you can warm up and enjoy the local speciality soup in a bread bowl. tiësto this a perfect place for soup we call this like yesterday it was raining apples to cool soup. now was cold so with. yet also a few days michel name is unpronounceable for anyone who doesn't speak icelandic so everyone calls him sick. his restaurant is a small family business the 1st opened in 2003 with the same concept it still has today. 2 kinds of soup we always facing there's always one with $21.00 meat so for today we're very much will serve as a both of them a cream based source of most of all the wonders of hungary and meats will make you hungry in his life more like a proper curfew on unit and next best of all freshly made every morning

soups are served in a bowl made of bread. you know. i would choice because it's also going to get hard so the soup doesn't go out so this total if. the. whole sides. yeah. i. know the soup was unsafe 6 costs around 14 euro as fairly cheap icelandic standards and one reason why this little cafe is so popular with both locals and visitors. secu serves about 600 soups a day in winter the weekends get very dizzy you can see the faces of people who are you need to slag me to do it and that makes me happy that's you know one of the reasons i'm stupid.

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