this is the news live from berlin a pandemic relief from the millions of cash strapped americans. increase the notes and seed welfare payments to 2000. and 8. president donald trump heads off a chaotic government shutdown. and jailed for speaking out about the coronavirus china looks up the citizen journalists whose reports shed light on the beginnings of the pandemic.

a method of how would welcome. voted to increase emergency pandemic relief payments to struggling americans to $2000.00 outgoing president donald trump had threatened to block the bill altogether unless the amount was raised from $600.00 but in a surprise reversal mr trump decided to sign into law a $2300000000.00 public spending package that averts the prospect of a damaging shutdown of the u.s. government. the pandemic left christina kelly unemployed she hasn't paid rent for months and her family has relied on an evictions ban to stay in their house now they may lose everything there are no options right now the homeless shelters are all closed to new people because the pandemic obviously. and i don't have a vehicle for me to even sleep and for the government aid is christina's last hope

the new package is meant to ease the financial burdens of millions of americans but the bills sat on president donald trump's desk unsigned while he played golf in florida then out of the blue he announced he wanted to increase one time payments to individuals from $600.00 to $2000.00 on sunday evening trump reversed his opposition to the bill on twitter and agreed to sign it. i applaud the president's decision that from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell republican senators had opposed trumps increase in individual payments but the democrats decided to follow trump's lead the house voting to bump up those welfare checks to 2 $1000.00 the debate over billions in aid is far from over but for now many hard pressed americans can breathe a little easier with much needed cash relief on the way. the

u.s. house of representatives has also projected president trumps veto of a $740000000000.00 defense bill the democratic controlled house voted 322-2872 overturn trump's veto of the bill with $109.00 members of the president's own party siding with the democrats that needed states the stage for the republican controlled senate to deliver what would be a 1st veto override mr trump's presidency. ok let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines. 3 french soldiers have been killed in the west african nation of mali they were on patrol in a remote area when an improvised explosive device blew up on the thousands of french troops deployed in mali fighting an islamist insurgency. meanwhile the french government has paid for b. to 3 police officers killed in

a shootout they were posthumously awarded the legion of honor france's highest service medal the officers were gunned down while dealing with a domestic violence incident gunmen committed suicide. european union member states have unanimously backed the block's regs that trade agreement with the united kingdom tariff free trading can continue when britain leaves the single market at the end of this year you're paying parliament sit to rubber stamp the deal in february. european stock markets look like ending the year on a winning streak germany's dax index has hit a new record high investors are optimistic on a number of fronts the brakes a trade deal the u.s. stimulus package and the role of coronavirus baxi. of thousands of people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus now the european union mass immunization program is underway but stocks of the pfizer vaccine limited medical care hunch stuff and the elderly at the front of the queue

governments under pressure to speed up supply. germany is on course for 1300000 doses of the vaccine before the year ends but the health minister says high volume production can't happen overnight. she would let me know by now i'm amazed that some people have the impression that vaccine production one of the most complicated and challenging fields in the pharmaceutical industry could just simply be ramped up at will in the coming weeks to start producing extra vaccine doses elsewhere in germany or europe to do this preparations need to be made those preparations are underway and our goal is to soon be producing additional vaccine in coordination with my own case cited in my book so that say so little could see a german health minister in spawn that well chinese journalists who reported on the very 1st corona virus outbreak in the city of homs has been jailed for 4 years

chung chen's vivid accounts of crowded hospitals and empty streets were in stop. the official reassurances that the time form a lawyer has since been on a hunger strike and is in poor health. police pushing journalists barack outside the court building for yet another journalist was being sentenced. for years behind bars for citizen journalists. but charges picking quarrels and provoking trouble john has been in prison since may she went on a hunger strike and her lawyers claim she was force fed through a nasal tube. after i explained to her what kind of punishment she could expect she was determined to follow through with her hunger strike come what may i reminded her of the risks but she said she knew in her heart what she was doing was right. during the lockdown and john john put up critical posts on twitter and you tube

both blocked by the chinese government her reports dealt with everyday problems in hospitals and official corruption. john john is one of several citizen journalists who ran afoul of the authorities in. the way there are many similar cases of human rights abuses in china you never hear from these people again some are allowed to go home others disappear john john is the only one to actually end up in court. the government has reacted harshly to any criticism of its handling of the coronavirus outbreak it appears determined to stop journalists like john john from muddying the official message that its response was both swift and effective. the sport down in football and english premier league clash has been called off because of a corona virus outbreak at manchester city football club 2 positive tests in the squad were announced on christmas day and more have since been detected cities match with everton was the only current premier league fixture which was jews to be

played with bands in the stadium. back here in germany and haven't won a game since january and on top of the sit and unwanted record that being the longest winning streak in bundesliga history the current holders are team by the name of tasmania believe in their set of record right back in the 19 sixties and despite the negative connotations tasmania believe it or not came to relinquish their place in history. does money a bellina known throughout germany for $1.00 thing the disastrous $96566.00 season the cup win $31.00 matches without a win in the campaign a boy in this league or record they also hold the record for the fewest goals scored in a season and the most goals conceded i but former player that's a becker says the small club is still proud to this day is competing for that one

season in the bundesliga. cond i can say that we were of course proud to play at least one season in the honestly go sometimes just to meet the expectations of the good also to never disappoint and to eventually realise when the opponent was simply better than us. then and doing a bit of our. but now their winless record is in danger of falling current bundesliga side shall come doing their best to usurp. they haven't won in 21 matches with their last league victory coming in january earlier this year for the 7 time german champions it's an embarrassing predicaments. it's a threat to their identity they've become surprisingly attached to this undesirable record and don't want shoka taking the glory. maybe it would be poor through the truck to break this record but i can't imagine we did it once season and tried to do it over the truth season so there's a real not

a competitor for us through no. shall have just 2 games to save their reputation with a victory bizarrely their biggest cheerleader will be. they want their record as the bundesliga is worst ever team to stand i well 2020 was a year to forget for the german national football team and embarrassing 6 now lost to spain the absolute by point complicating matters was the pandemic side play games in 3 months in an already cramped calendar of domestic football but their struggles weren't just on the pitch off the field the ride was just as bumpy. if you enjoy french keller and your welcome live seen here sending out a warm christmas message but the video of the german football association president and his national team coach is over a year old. for 2020 there was no joint appearance some think there is

tension brewing between the 2. i was a very upset that many many things were leaked to the public by someone from. german media claim live and keller have met privately the president supposedly wanted the germany national coach to step down after the european championship. in 10 i once again made it very clear among us that i want more unity and trust as well as more trust on matters that have been discussed internally being in the intend. but the rift within the d.f.t. could also be why live still has his job president keller is reportedly at odds with his general secretary friedrich courteous and their disagreements have stalled decision making such as letting the go to germany coach has been trying to build a new team for more than 2 years now offensively there are promising signs but in defense there are still too many cracks the 6 will last to spain in november was

a historical low on earth and must buy more or less money in sight he sees what's important during rebuilding is to give the players time to develop. and when i see that the team still needs this or that to be successful then i'll definitely do it to win but at the moment i don't see any reason. however time is running out for live in march there are world cup qualifiers followed in the summer by euro 2021 germany is in the same group as world cup champions france and european title holders portugal and early exit could spell the end for luth but who could replace him. once he flicked thomas to call and you are going to clip our favorites among experts and fans former p.s.g. coach to call is the only one available right now. sharing the holidays however there's time to take stock keller appear to hand out an olive branch in an end of year message in order to discuss them to the entire coaching staff and the

players want it this way. i can see if it's rufus i'm very very confident that they will do the right thing by continuing on the path they have taken that is. what makes keller so optimistic is unclear just like so much else at the german f.a. . some news from the world of tennis and swiss tennis star roger federer will misty astride been open for the 1st time in his career as he continues to recover from 2 rounds of need surgery the 39 year old hasn't played competitively since the loss to spread the an open in january he's currently trying out his offseason base in g. by strive you know been has been delighted to ferry because of the pandemic federer hopes to return to competitive tennis at the end of that.

and a quick reminder of our top story we're following for you this hour. u.s. lawmakers have voted to increase emergency pandemic relief payments to struggling americans to $2000.00 outgoing president donald trump had threatened to block the bill altogether unless the amount was raised from $600.00 votes up in a surprise for bursal the president lighted the saw had to sign into law a massive public spending package. and a quick reminder before we go you can always get news on the go just download it from google play all from the app store. and that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you're part of a news story you can also use the data at the send us photos and videos what's happening in your neck of the woods. that's all for now up next a documentary looks at u.s.

china relations and asks the question who's in charge i'll be back with more news lie that if you need more before then as a was whipsawed to be found at the dot com don't forget to follow us on social media as well to handle on social scenes at needs a mapping out for now for me and the team in berlin thanks watch. the story of producer propaganda. they were called the rhineland bastards born after the 1st world war. their mothers were germans living in the occupied drying land their fathers were soldiers from the french colonies. he's half a german children had a hard time because they were reminder of the german defeat. exclusion.

in forced sterilization under the nazis. destruction measuring examines the few traces that remain of their existence. storage january 11th on d. w. . u.s. and european stocks. territory pandemic recovery package has american investors excited britons breaks a deal with the e.u. has bought celebrations on trading floors on this side of the plant. a 2nd wave hit south africa the government announces a corona curfew alpha home band and street smarts rules. to beat. up a year. ahead of attempt to clear the air the 1st of its kind of electric aircraft

from slovenia takeoff is a missions free flying in the future. ok for school and let's do business it's up and away equities went crazy in the united states and europe on monday we're in the middle of what could be the worst crisis in our lifetimes and stock markets the trumpeting what looks like a soon to come recovery we're far from it but there is finally hope for those struggling financially with u.s. president donald trump suddenly backing down on sunday to sign a $2.00 trillion dollars pandemic a bill that restores unemployment benefits to millions of americans and avert a government shutdown. that was a record high on the new york stock exchange but is the optimism about an economic recovery hopeful its quota is on wall street for us what did change trump's mind. well i mean we don't know for certain if the us president ever really wanted to veto the bill or if he would just was pushing hard for

a $2000.00 per american citizen and not just 600 what is now in the bill so maybe he just wanted to shine bright in the eyes of the u.s. population but well eventually we got the bill on its way and that what donald trump did is he delayed the whole process and that actually in the end might have cost unemployed americans a couple of billions of dollars. it's cost. them struggle that's for sure but another day of juicy profits for investors. definitely we saw new records all over the board all the big new sees the nasdaq composite the dow jones of the s. and p. 500 all hitting new highs method beginning of the week the nasdaq composite by now by the way is up more than 40 percent so the tech heavy index is up more than 40 percent since the beginning of the year. germany's dax also finished

a record high of monday put all this into perspective what's it mean for people around the world is a good to make their lives better. well i mean if you look at the stock market it depends if you're invested or not and clearly americans are more invested than the counterparts in germany i've seen recently a number that retail investors so small investors now make up about 20 to 25 percent of the u.s. stock market a year ago that was maybe about 10 percent or so yes people who are invested in the stock market clearly profited from that and now that the 8 pickett's is underway that might also strengthen the u.s. economy and germany is not really well known so that retail investors are on a broad base invested in the stock market so. accordingly they do not really participated that much from what's going on but maybe one final word we definitely shouldn't forget all year long what's happening on the stock market and what's

happening on main street is a definitely not the same. point to finish. thank you. south africa has imposed tighter coronavirus rules it says a new strain could explain the rapid spread of a 2nd wave that's affected many young people it's led to travel bans to and from south africa tourism industry president cyril ramaphosa this monday reimposing a bad on alcohol sales and ordering the closure of obama's has also announced the closure of beaches and public swimming pools in hotspots like cape town to have a spec and been wearing masks in public is mandatory otherwise expect fines or prison and not curfew has been extended from 9 pm to 6 am as our correspondent points out the rules a strict so yes from now on you can end up in jail if you don't wear a free small scale in south africa hoffer year imprisonment on fine so that's one

of the drastic measures how do you try to basically push people here in compliance with rules that were already here we already had a few small sproule and not a regulation that people might not be too happy about is that we're going into a 3rd alcohol sales and that will impact of course restaurants and cafes liquor stores and the wine industry in the western cape near cape town but the present and saying it is needed it's we need hospital beds freedom now taken up by people that have been training too much and driving or got into fights and also al hope plays a big role in so-called super spreader events and now we're mainly young people have been partying and drinking and so we're missing a lot of transmission of the virus so he wants to stop all of those. time now for a quick look at some of the other business stories making news and and identified group of american from lathrop has plans to spend 150000 doses of send them from

buying tech pfizer's vaccines to iran it's the worst hit in the middle east with over a 1000000 coated patients officials in tehran claim u.s. sanctions complicate the delivery and payment of shipments. the u.s. government has appealed a court ruling that blocked the commerce department from imposing restrictions on the world famous chinese app to talk to trump administration wants to stop the video sharing app from being downloaded and banned business with take talk on a bike path citing national security concerns. and spain says spanish commuters to the british territory of gibraltar will be exempt from border controls off the brakes and even without a free movement deal agreed in london a negotiating how to police the border left out of last week's trade deal between the e.u. when u.k. . and you could call it a small miracle with a deadline looming london and brussels came together to seal that deal on trade

relations on christmas eve a lot was made about how fisheries could sink it but that wasn't the only problem carrying weight. it's a rough life out there at sea cold white windy but the hard work pays off when the fishermen reel in their nets herring mackerel sole place and pollock for the whole market and for export competition between british and other e.u. fisherman has been strong for decades disagreement over who can fish where and how much so as not to deplete fishing grounds was one of the main points holding up the brakes of talks after intense haggling both sides seem satisfied. all the time that we were in the e.u. we were in the common fisheries policy. that act as a constraint on our coastal communities it meant but of fishing industry declined now we have a chance to turn the corner. certainly good news for the fishing sector but what

about the british economy in general fishing represents only 0.2 percent of britain's g.d.p. it pales in comparison to other sectors like the financial sector with banks and exchanges in the city of london which represents roughly a 10th of the british economy. no longer part of the e.u. london doesn't have to play by brussels rulebook and some hold that the country can establish itself as a european version of singapore using business friendly regulation or new partners . and you aircraft from slovenia is turning heads it's a lot quieter as a smaller carbon footprint and is actually quite affordable it's all thanks to electric propulsion and decades of research the question is could it change the way we fly. it's not an audio glitch this airplane really is quiet is that

it's called the valis and it's battery powered develops is the 1st certified aircraft of its kind instead of a gas tank indicator the instruments indicate battery levels. it was still in the same month that kicked off the kompany 30 years ago it was to make flying cheaper and electricity is cheaper than fuel it's also quieter it was again another step into this direction where we wanted to approach flying to more people since summer pip distro has sold 50 of its valis planes the aircraft is a sticker price of $160000.00 euros the company was able to do with automakers couldn't they are offering their electric aircraft at the same price as a combustion engine aircraft the slovenian company has pioneered a new way of thinking among pilots. so the market is interesting you know it turns relatively quickly from naysayers for people from people who might in the majority

say this is not practical not useful it doesn't make sense to oh it's cool it works i saw it somewhere so maybe it's time for me to consider it as well but what helps the most is the noise aspect to pilots in switzerland have opened up the world's 1st electric flight school they were only allowed to open the school at this location because the aircraft is so much quieter than a standard plane the only hitch its 140 kilo battery is out of juice after only 50 minutes not a problem though. we have to realize that electric flying already makes sense in basic training because the plane's duration is pretty much exactly the amount of time we need for a flight lesson one less in the last 40 minutes and that's what we can fly without any problems using today's technology. these electric aircraft are undoubtedly just the beginning the slovenian manufacturer has been working on clean

propulsion aircraft for 13 years including this electric motor glider. the head of development as to mates that in 5 years the veliz will be able to fly 100 minutes using improved batteries when it comes to the future of electric aircraft the sky's the limit. business with it.

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