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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 cropley framework mentioned in the deal which i think will give people that reassurance that we remain in close dialogue with our 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 andrea was in the frankfurt and going by germany's dax today there seems to be some reassurance after all i should tell. it seems saw us want to definitely there is some reassurance at least you won't be seeing the key also that we could have seen had it not been for the free trade agreement but you mentioned that the financial services that are there are not part of the deal and there's a specific reason for that because the 2 sides are really finding it difficult to

bridge the differences that they have as far as the financial services concerned or what have 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 free trade agreement they were part of a separate the negotiation process process that was to do with it couldn't system which actually ensures that the rules which are governing the british banks who were doing business in europe similar to those in the e.u. they were 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 and how important is it for the u.k. and for the e.u. to actually reach a deal. well there is 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 e.u. 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 6 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 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've got 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 out of now there is some clarity on that and that's the 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 all right. thank you. now the talks between the european union and china on a major investment deal appears to have stalled in the final stretch to know whether insists that they're still going as planned and the moment we got to singapore for more but 1st a look at what's at stake. the search for an e.u. 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 e.u. nuclear power plants which cause a deadlock in the china e.u. investment talks is fake news. 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.

advisors 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 the ins 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 it's not clear if europe will take the chance or the time to have that talk. just a cap is all you know even european observers themselves seeing the light at the end of the tunnel there 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 the china 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 plot in the member states given that britain is now out of the picture now why don't tell me that it has a right to sister invest oh but if you. must have got my method on the theory and

if a year and brain may i will believe that it will involve paving the way for european businesses to invest and buy in until 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 slow 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 step for china to rectify this all right hang there in singapore and guess what it's still 27 member states without britain but autos ok thank you very much. 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 stand to win $5000000.00 euros but what's the idea of fighting tax evasion as john lawrence reports from children. getting out of the net floria counter loves this shop full of delicacies from children's 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 without changing it i don't know numbers have never hear the italian state has devised to 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 to sort of raffle our receipts will be extracted and if i'm lucky or if anyone is stuck it can win some different prizes. 6000000 people have

already downloaded the app that italian experts hope will help regular runs a shadow economy that is huge. tax evasion need only as a very large scale are made to be about $110.00 billions of europe per year which is. more or less the entire public health care expenditure in one year there are several studies in the show that the market has left transaction and you are. less sure the economy is. many shopkeepers will end up paying more taxes but some are in favor never. yes. they were going to go into one of the more people are using cards now the government is pushing them to go cashless. mom. unless caution the till means a lower risk of being robbed. and if someone wins

a lot through the receipt from host to she wins the prize too. and 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 karat gold topped burger for a whopping 211000 pieces that's 50 euros each sandwich contains double beef patties bacon on young cheese and 5 pieces of edible gold imported from the u.s. the all know hopes to bring you pooling their experiences to colombians unable to travel due to the corona bauer's. and that's your business update from in the team thanks for watching.

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cost. 60 minutes on t.w.a. . every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word published in the cool. rico is in germany to learn german and why not come with him it's simple online on your mobile and free to satisfy d w z learning course nikos free german made easy. base. today our yard and special edition on the colbert $1000.00 pandemic a pandemic that's infected each. west and others in today's episode we look back at around this time last december when the initial reports of the corona virus had just begun to appear and we. have to decide on how to report

on an unknown mysterious virus. welcome to do. glad you could join us late last year doctors in. reported the emergence of a mysterious pneumonia on the 1st of december chinese authorities alerted the double ritual that thousands of people had contracted the illness we 1st reported on the story a week later china had said a new quote on the virus might be behind the outbreak traced back to a wet market in one hand at the time my colleague from d.w. science department derek williams joined me for a talk we debated long and hard how to present the story we didn't want to be alarmist we reported what we knew but as you can see there was some crucial information that wasn't known. coronavirus has blown to

a family of viruses that cause everything from common colds to much more severe respiratory disorders for example sars or also related to the mers middle eastern respiratory syndrome now the new one this latest one what seems actually positive about it or not as bad as the sars virus is that it's not as far as they can tell so far been transmitted from human to human that's one positive aspect of it that's one of the things that causes an epidemic to begin and it looks like it's transmitted possibly animal to human which these people got it at the seafood market and groupon the 2nd aspect of it that's actually. positive if you can talk about talk in those terms when you're talking about a virus or a viral infection is that it doesn't to be appears to be not quite as virulent as sars was sars of course killing around 10 percent of the people who contract it i know what you're thinking but that's what we knew very early on in january derek

and i couldn't have imagined what was to come next at that point at least chinese health authorities didn't know or didn't reveal it could be passed from human to human instead much of the world watched in all of china's response building hospitals in a matter of days to handle the outbreak but china it appears was not as transparent as it should have been despite efforts of doctors like livan yang to get the word out he was reprimanded by the government and would live to die from the virus but again we didn't yet know the deadly potential of the virus our 1st hint came on the 11th of january not reported its 1st death a 61 year old man who was a regular customer at the market and unlike sars or mars the virus was spreading uncontained around the globe on the 13th of january the 1st case detected was

outside china when a woman with the virus was born 1000 in thailand a week later cases popped up in japan south korea and the united states but the w.h.o. still had not declared the virus and international emergency the focus remained on china and its efforts to contain the virus to the city where it's thought to have originated on. a city of 11000000 people with all my snow one on the streets trains planes buses cars almost nothing lethal and his were high on. hospital wards have been overwhelmed and 1000 small bets have been reserved for patients health workers on the frontline of the fight against the virus knows which includes it would of course we're worried and so are our relatives. but we're nurses and will do our job as long as we wear the uniform just

by the rising number of cases the world health organization has refrained from declaring a global health emergency the question was whether this event constitutes a public of emergency of international concern. to d.g. which is provided by the emergency committee is that no more of the time. but china isn't taking any chances transport links within them to a number of nearby cities have been cut and the fear of contagion has produced dramatic scenes like here at physio airport where a man suspected of carrying the virus was confined to a quarantine container. the lockdown now covers more than 30000000 people and it's putting a serious damper on the union your holiday. but the virus had already begun its deadly spread thousands of new cases in china and hundreds in

other countries on the 30th of january that declared the virus an international health emergency by the 26th of february the number of new infections inside china was overtaken by those elsewhere in mid-month germany had entered locked and we. have to stop broadcasting for some months other countries across asia went into lockdown and our correspondents reporting on the situation the conover situation is getting worse by the day currently there are these 74 people suffering from the illness and as much as the government to address the. they say they're facing many challenges along the way for one millions of people in the nation rely on daily wage. which makes shutting down major cities nearly impossible secondly the government is saying that people aren't doing enough to socially distance themselves from one another and most importantly is

a large land border with iran one of the most heavily affected nations in the world in terms of the coronavirus the philippines has reported a relatively number of 19 cases so far but this number is expected to increase in the coming days as more testing is scheduled not assignment that you see here on the street is in direct contrast to the uproar that is now on social media that isn't a pounding their keyboards demanding last testing after they found out through the airport that legislators have been mined and had gotten tested ahead of everybody else this by the limited number of testing kits in the country malaysia stepping up coronavirus testing the country can currently do about 7000 tests per day the army and police have set up checkpoints to enforce the nationwide restrictions on movement. people are only allowed to go out 5 for necessities and only one person for how far is supposed to go the majority of coronavirus cases in malaysia have

been linked to religious gathering that was held last month. india then went into lockdown in late march the move to keep hardship on migrant workers who rely on daily wages just to eat thousands from rural villages started walking home with no means of transport to take them others were stuck in cities like new delhi without work without family support hunger was a constant threat yes our report from many of these. sometimes for hours at and. this is what every day looks like now for these daily wage workers. social distancing boxes seem meaningless in the face of hunger at the end of this particular wheat to oranges none of these men are originally from delhi they migrated to the capital from villages in neighboring

states looking to own a livelihood. some work in small restaurants are those at construction sites every meal depends on the days. but with businesses closed for india's lockdown these awnings and the meals have dried up now didn't try to go home but all the bus stations were closed the police told us to stay here. but there are no medical services available here and we're not allowed to leave we would have to call an ambulance to asa police to let us go. yet with food at hand these men are the lucky ones the government is providing full would have hundreds of shelters like this one yet the demand far outstrips the supply in addition many are physically unable to be sent those because of the lock down the fight for survival promises to be a long one crowding together shelter social distancing is

a luxury these men cannot afford but for now at least there is food to eat. this bendemeer has forced many to rethink some basics of life like food work friends we've experienced contrasts illness and good health i solution and true friendship stress and rejuvenation but overall we've had to reassess what's important and what's not one to 50 we took for granted and was important for so many of us air travel was taken away for the longest time yet there was a feast one creative solution to bring some of that flight experience back. do you miss being asked chicken or beef. while relaxing on disposable headrest covers without battling turbulence and air sickness welcome aboard thai

airways new in-flight style restaurant. i was so impressed from the moment i stepped on the ramp because i was greeted by the captain and cabin crew at the entrance. and the feeling is the same as boarding an actual flight. in the food court diners can choose from a ray of asian and western economy class meals. and more exclusive crazy and for that 1st class feel the company has shown an eye for detail to make the experience aviation authentic. want to happen which is all the tables are made from parts of the aircraft engine that we cleaned and painted with new color and installed glass on top to decorate 1st and business class sections of the restaurant. with most flights grounded under covert restrictions and most employees languishing the airline found

a way to recoup some lost revenue well reconnecting passengers with those dedicated to serving them. to take my time so happy i believe the cabin crew love passengers and after we couldn't fly for 3 to 4 months we missed our uniform an atmosphere a lot so for us to be here today is such an extraordinary moment. everyone wins customers enjoying their meal cabin and catering crews back at work and the company earning at least some money ball in the national carriers bangkok staff cafeteria. that's one way to have a high flying and. that's if an hour as always there's a website it's leisure for all stories. believe it all with images of grounded airplanes and empty airports a site strange to many of us throughout the year there's you next time for

a closer look at the source from fallout of the caught on of august pandemic i cannot. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts the coronavirus update coming. on t w. joe montana emigrants. going up to the

police will stop the death of his son shut down their flight could be fatal but going back is not an option. i'm on and are stuck in the spanish border area they're there waiting for a chance that will probably never come shattered dreams starts january 18th on t.w. . homeless during a pandemic. in the french capital paris health care workers deliver a mosque sanitizer and food to rough sleepers. in rome volunteers conduct temperature checks to test for a fever. and scenes like these are playing out all over the world.

whether living on the streets or in close knit communal shelters homeless people are especially vulnerable to cope with 19. cold weather bites in some parts of the world they face a double thrashers. many homeless people are older and have underlying medical conditions which leave them increase risk for severe illness. homelessness organizations say social distancing and hygiene measures are often all but impossible to maintain. this covert 900 special i'm kate ferguson thanks for joining me an estimated 115000000 people around the world don't have a home lack of affordable accommodation unemployment a family breakdown and addiction are some of the major causes now during the pandemic homeless people have been pushed into

a more precarious situation than ever and our next report will meet lukey a homeless man in the german city of cologne business used to be better. every day. and hopes for the good will of the past. but since start of the pandemic the tourists have dissipated and most of the people keep their distance. there are fewer people around and fewer people who approach me because they're scared of corona i guess because i'm homeless live on the street. on good days lookee used to make up to 30 years in 3 hours enough to feed himself and his dogs but in recent months has had to sit here for an entire day. look he spends his nights under a bridge he's 35 and came to germany from slovakia to find work he's been homeless on and off for the past 5 years he lost his last home in august because his

landlord didn't allow dogs. before going there mother if i always have the dogs with me i'm going to look for work and players want to see where i'm registered but without a home i have no registered address without an address i can't get a job without a job i can't get a flat and money. a vicious circle. at least twice a day look he makes a stop at the. a cafe for homeless people nicolo in central station he comes here to eat shower and charges phone. but even here things have changed only 8 people are nowadays allowed to sit in the cafe. before corona the 1st to 30 to 40 people at once. for many here this place is a lifeline and despite the new lockdown measures it's allowed to stay open. that's one of the main problems for homeless people which will probably get even worse

during the winter months is that there are fewer day shelters and indoor spaces for them to spend time in and we're not the only institution which is have to restrict its numbers others have also been affected. sleeping rough through the winter will definitely be challenging for looky and he's also worried about corona especially because he can do so little to protect himself. because i want to stay healthy and are trying to be careful but how can i take all the necessary precautions when i live on the street i'm always in town with my dogs i meet other homeless people i can always get infected and i'm always at more risk than other people. i roof over his head that's in the keys biggest wish during the corona crisis then he can look for a job again and no longer has to rely on help from others. for more and if they see let's talk to fake spain event director of the european federation of a national organization of working with the homeless mr fane event welcome what do

we know about how the homeless community is experiencing this pandemic. i think it's important to note that most homeless people are homeless people in general are more vulnerable to 19 than the general population basically for one reason is because they're often beat existing health conditions that make them more vulnerable and also because their situation the situation they leaf in make them more than the like most homeless people live in shelters i don't have to explain to you without following the guidelines imposed by the government such as staying at home. playing social distancing is extremely difficult when you're in a shelter so i think the homeless population is really moving or there are groups of society for the 1000 problem and with all those factors in mind what can you

tell us about covert 1000 rights among the homeless are they getting access to testing and treatment. when i read it's difficult to see because that is very few countries are actually quite elect they thought the infections amongst the homeless people but what we know is that that he's a bit of a difference between the 1st wave in the 2nd wave that we're currently experiencing in the 1st wave the echoes we get from the homeless shelters is that the hot be able to contain the spread of the disease in the homeless shut the system now in the 2nd wave not seems to be different be here from countries like france for instance where a study was get it out. of the system but is in the but is a legion and they found that in all the shelters that they investigated the over 50 percent of the book relation who was publishing was actually infected by $1000.00

so we think it took a little bit of fine for the vita's to end that into the shelter system into shelters but that is currently the case in quite a few countries and when the fight is these circulating in the shelter system it's but it's very quickly because so many people live together there many judges are overcrowded and said. what our government's doing to protect the whole method if either any best practices that you know off. well governments are many governments are doing things certainly emergency measures it has been quite remarkable how quickly many governments have been able to get people street homeless people you could say off the streets as a public had measure they were new shut the banks were created that's where used to accommodate homeless people then put a leaf even some countries used. a b. and b. flats to find accommodation for homeless people on the sea so. as as emergency

response many countries did actually quite well if i can give you one example of a concealed a seat on the particular well it is dublin. house managed to keep the infection rates in anybody anybody who it was so. that's one thing in terms of the long term solutions it's already few countries that actually use the 1000 bond they make to change the way they dress fulness is because it's obvious that a show that is not a solution to homelessness homeless people meet housing often with supports housing is important but that is some countries that use the 1000 pound they make as a lever to actually change the way the address homelessness and the netherlands would be a good example the government there has just decided to invest 15000000 euro in housing solutions for homeless people in order to get as groups they seem to use

the abundant make to say what ok we can not we have to go beyond the emergency response and actually providing sustainable hosing solutions with support if necessary for homeless people. and you think that anything we can learn from the fund and make that might actually help tackle home if in the future. well what we've learned is that it is over but it is important it is the housing is the best protection against good 1000 and gets any damage and actually against orders or vision for the health problem so putting people into shelters as an emergency measure is fine it's probably progress but it's not a safe place for homeless people to be so you actually need housing housing is the best pull that shit against a pandemic and i hope that that will sink in with with the governments with the decision makers not in the future they will put more emphasis on. the people homeless people as quickly as possible to housing and provide the support necessary housing is probably one of the most stark

a social determinants of health and i think that has now become quite of this friction event from the european federation of national organizations working with the whole mess thank you so much thank you robert. time nightgowns or one of your questions over to our science correspondent derrick williams. how long does it typically take in europe to approve a vaccine after phase 3 trial results are published. under ordinary circumstances not in the midst of a public health emergency the scientific evaluation carried out after phase 3 trials by the e m a the european medicines agency it takes time developers 1st have to submit testing data and what's called a marketing authorization application that governs general approvals for medicinal products throughout the e.u.

a board at the agency called the committee for medicinal products for human use is required to submit a scientific verdict on the application within $210.00 days it then passes that opinion on to the european commission which makes a decision on whether or not to grant an approval within $67.00 more days so all in all the process can take between 9 and 10 months. but that's under ordinary circumstances in the midst of this pandemic the e m a has set up a special task force to help fast track covert 19 treatments and therapies it allows for accelerated action in a number of ways for vaccines a key change is that developers don't have to wait until all of their data is final before submitting it for approval but have been able to submit it instead in batches while the trials are still ongoing a process called

a rolling review so in the end the formal assessment will take much less time for covert $1000.00 vaccines that have proven safe and effective in trials because the e m a has cleared the way for what's called a condition. marketing authorisation. you can submit your questions for derek via our huge of channel for all the nations on the pandemic go to g.w. dot com slash covert 19 until next time for me in the team it's back i think and.

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