this is from the. facts a nation from. securing any hof the drugmaker. 300000000 also the program. is under fire of the slow pace of its vaccination program as the country because its highest. death toll. growing calls for donald trump's removal from the white house before his term. democrats out. there.

is more than half. of the prompter. european union has struck a deal with drug companies buying tech and pfizer for an extra $300000000.00 doses of a coffee 19 vaccine as nearly half the company's global production brussels has come under fire for securing insufficient stocks of vaccine and for the slow pace of immunizations across the block european commission president should have found the lights as the new order is a welcome boost with the new agreement we could purchase a total of up to an additional $300000000.00 doses of the biotech pfizer

vaccine in other words this will allow us to double the amount of dollars as of biotech pfizer and european commission president to fund the law and meanwhile an official of germany's health ministry says the government there has agreed preliminary deals for an extra 50000000 vaccine doses in the summer there urgently needed to help bring infections under control nearly 200 people die from combat 19 in germany of the past 24 hour recording period a new record. a quick temperature check and then the shipment is good to go. here in eastern germany more doses of pfizer biotech's corona virus vaccine are arriving by the day there are some of the 600000 doses that are reaching vaccination centers throughout the country on friday. but that hasn't silence critics of the german government's handling of the vaccine rollout too little vaccine confusing registration processes and the slow vaccination timetable the

list of complaints is long. but the german government is standing by its program. and at this vaccination center in western germany recipients say the wait was worth it. for me it's like winning the lottery because my children didn't allow me to leave the house i had to stay at home all the time. so it's great being among the 1st ones to get the shot either for them. despite the bumpy rollout there could be some relief in sight with a deal in to secure millions of new doses of vaccine and the possible approval of a 3rd vaccine by months and the e.u. is taking steps it hopes will silence the critics of its vaccine rollout. let's get more from d.w. political correspondent simon young welcome simon i was this new order already on the cards or was it being prompted by criticism. well i think the negotiations have been ongoing but clearly there is a real sense of urgency around the e.u.

around the world i think about the situation as far as vaccines vaccines really are the answer to this pandemic as most people see it so there's urgency of course there's also been criticism here as you mentioned in germany of the rollout of vaccines particularly the health minister has been under far a lot of the federal states very unhappy have the speed of progress and the way that the purchasing process and ordering process has been handled so there are difficulties but i think looking at the sort of real world situation experts are really worried that we could be a about to see a big spike following the christmas and new year holiday period and you know the urgency to get hold of these vaccines is definitely a year at a maximum at the moment that's why it's obviously great news that the u.s.

got 300000000 more doses they now say they've got enough to vaccinate 80 percent of the e.u. population and meanwhile germany he has done its own a side deal outside the e.u. purchasing blockhouse in justifying doing that side deal while cymbalta initially encouraging a european solidarity. well indeed the health minister again under fire for that they're trying to play it down a little bit i think looking forward saying today that it today with these vaccines announcements a great day in the fight against the pandemic the health ministry spokesman did say that. any extra doses ordered by germany will not be to the disadvantage of other e.u. members and of course that's important because e.u. rules do in fact prevent individual member states from conducting their own separate negotiations to get hold of facts saying so i mean it's it's an important

sort of political hot potato as far as the health minister is concerned anyway and her is germany's health system coping is this new stricter lockdown not having the desired effect well i think there have been problems with people of paying the rules but what we have seen for instance looking at mobile phone data they suggest that mobility over the christmas period has been a lot lower people are moving around a lot less really important because experts say that even private meetings between just a few people really do excel rate the spread of the disease that's where we've got new restrictions in place in germany now we've got schools closed for a bit longer and so on so a lot of measures in place to try and turn this situation around nationally because simon you thank you for the. let's take a look at some of the other developments and this pandemic a man of london has declared a major incident on the same day as the u.k.

it declared its highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic so they can sense the spread of coronavirus in the british capital is now out of control china has sealed off 2 cities south of beijing to stage to stem the biggest outbreak for months people are banned from leaving a shijiazhuang and aging thai with combined populations of nearly 20000000 and denmark says it will restrict travel from all countries and advised against any travel abroad until the 17th of january only people with a credible purpose and proof of recent negative test will will be allowed into the country. some of your stories are making news around the world of the suspected mastermind of the 2002 bali bombings that killed more than 200 people have been released from an indonesian prison authorities say cleric abu bakar bashir will now enter a db radicalization program he was jailed in 2011 various links to a militant training camp. spain is struggling with snow falls not seen for decades

after storm filomena bitter weather to the iberian peninsula the spanish weather agency is describing the situation as exceptional and most likely historic lots of people are making the most of a rare white house. lawn must has been named the richest man in the world bloomberg says the rising share price of his electric car tesla means mr musk has now overtaken jeff bezos bloomberg calculates that musk is worth more than 100 $88000000000.00. the woman has died after being attacked by a shark off new zealand rescue crews say she was brought out of the water alive but died later with multiple leg injuries fatal shark attacks around new zealand rare this was the 1st deadly incident in the region for more than a century. u.s. president donald trump says he will not attend the inauguration of his successor

joe biden this month despite the president condemning the base week's storming of the capitol by his supporters pressure for an early end to his term is growing house speaker nancy pelosi has told lawmakers are democrats plan to introduce articles of impeachment against the president should he fail to resign immediately she added that the move was more has more support than the last impeachment attempt and encourage vice president mike pence to invoke the 25th amendment and declare donald trump unfit for office mike pence has indicated he's unwilling to do this the trump presidency started controversially understanding the same way. it began the day he took office with his inauguration on the left and obama's on the right donald trump claimed that more people saw him sworn in than any other president in u.s. history later clarifying that he was including those watching at home. from team trump coined a new term for the phenomenon alternative facts and with another term fake news

trump attack the mainstream media. reportedly so hopes and you know is playing into the hopes people like you and the fake news media that we have a discovery and i say in many cases the corrupt media because you're corrupt why have there at the same time he turned to the news outlets that supported him but trump's favorite broadcaster fox news and conservative sources such as breitbart news even hiring its head steve bannon. it also helped the most grassroots republicans except to trump and seemed granted their wishes he lowered taxes and appointed conservative leaning federal judges. and the republican establishment stood behind trump after democratic rivals impeach him. it appears that the most rushed leaf thorough and most unfair impeachment inquiry in modern history is about the was. trying to could benefit of the pent up frustration of his

supporters after 8 years of obama secure in their support he made clear just how confident he felt before his 26000 election where i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters ok it's like incredible he often faced criticism for not taking a clear enough stand against extremists like when white supremacists clashed with counter demonstrators in charlottesville virginia i think this lady one of those if you look at a good both sides i think is believe what both sides and i have no doubt about it trumps call to make america great again and keep it great energized supporters who saw themselves as real americans finally getting their country back their hanger was unleashed when it appeared to them that the election had been stolen despite any conclusive evidence to back it up. and trump's alys played along. there will be a smooth transition to a 2nd trouble ministration. right traum son said on thursday that the republican

should get the message being sent by his supporters gathered in washington. this isn't. there are republican party anymore. this is true but i can't party. with moves underway to remove trump from office his opponents hope he may finally require yes some. of the european union says it will help fund accommodation for thousands of migrants currently living without shelter in bosnia herzegovina foreign fast chief judge at burrell says 3500000 euros will alleviate completely unacceptable conditions bosnia is no and e.u. member but it does border croatia which is human rights groups say that migrants often suffer rough encounters with croatian police including beatings and being forced back to bosnia allegations which croatian authorities deny nearly 9000

migrants very estimated to be in bosnia mostly from afghanistan pakistan or syria more than a 3rd to living without shelter many were left homeless when the camping leaper was evacuated on the 23rd of december after both new sources failed to prepare it for winter the army has now set up tents but n.g.o.s say more permanent shelter is needed the w.'s marina strauss reports. he's angry and he's not the only one of feels that way going on a year in tempe is that yes they are guys that same problem they are suffering here as many tells us he was forced to leave his home in pakistani controlled kashmir 2 years ago due to conflict in the region now he's one of several 1000 migrants and refugees here in bosnia herzegovina right at the doorstep of the european union most of them have only one goal answering the e.u. ashmit is tried several times to reach crazy but says he was always violently

pushed back by border guards we had a human being we want to live we have a family there are guys not i'm not communal not dead at least we don't have a gun we had a very pleasant aftermath is now stuck here in camp lipa which made headlines just before christmas when it was 1st cleared and then burned down these damaged bank beds are or minder what happened since then people here have mostly had to fend for themselves some are collecting rain water to drink. we're not allowed to enter at this camp police told us they're just following new instructions from the government but they could not explain to us why journalists are not being permitted inside boston authorities have faced harsh criticism because of the appalling conditions the mayor of the nearby town of beotch suited fashion it's says the national government and the e.u.

share the blame for european tour on response from so much money in crisis but the hatch has not received any any euro we have been dealing there on media or money veto resources european union on. should treat my gun case is the european problem is a global problem the e.u. says it is helping for example by sending a former ref. shelter in be hutch but after repeated protests it was closed down in september and replaced by kempley some residents of the house are still gathering here every day because they fear that migrants could move back in and. they said to us that we are our system we are not a us history years we suffering and helping that people they don't want to stay in bosnia they just want to go to the border in europe and the other europe open the border it take them this is what many in kambli far hoping for

a swell but for now they have to cope with a little of the half. of the central asian republic of kurdistan will choose a president and a new system of government this weekend front runner to lead the muslim majority former soviet state is the acting president a populist who serve jail time for hostage taking opponents fear that victory for the cumbersome zawia chaper of will mean a thorough terry involved from a small country the volatile history in dublin is every showing has been to the capital bishkek to talk to voters about their hopes and fears for the future. oh. we don't want they shout using the term for the emperors who used to rule central asia for months protestors in the kirghiz capital bishkek have been out in the streets every sunday even in the freezing cold like many here feminist

activist an artist. says she's defending democracy but she thinks if they passed the constitutional changes the president has proposed could threaten basic rights like freedom of speech and care just on a little bit here it is said that. i have the impression that so there is a part of his creating a constitution that allows him to stay in power for life like a fan he just needs a throne now these people aren't even politicians they're just criminal groups people who come to power not to develop the country but to enrich themselves and get more power. so they're part of the favorite to win the presidential race seems to sense that people want a new beginning campaign ads show him as a reformer fighting corruption he swept to power in the popular uprising in october becoming acting president until then he'd been serving a prison sentence his supporters say was politically motivated during the recent

revolution protesters stormed the white house the seat of the government and not for the 1st time there have been 3 revolutions here in kyrgyzstan in the last 15 years and people's impatience is only growing especially since the coronavirus pandemic has hit kyrgyzstan's cash strapped economy hard pushing up prices on every day goods at one of bishkek spigots markets many people say they hope will finally bring stability. we want one president upon care to stand used to have a high on the han works and. just on lives. that there won't be any more corruption mafias or criminal structures part of said he would punish that strictly because the war the so every year things get worse and worse yes the president changes but nothing actually changes here now people in

kyrgyzstan are hoping for a better future and that the upcoming elections and referendum will bring the right sort of change. last year much 2016 is the hottest on record according to the a use climate change agency that's despite a dip in emissions in 2020 caused by the lockdowns of extreme weather events likely to become more intense and more frequent as temperatures rise scientists say the need for action is more than ever. the fine is eat up large swathes of the straightly and bush land in areas left tended dry by drought dozens of people and millions of animals died in the blazes at the turn of last year. but these images were no peculiarity in 2020 month after month other parts of the earth burned all melted in record breaking heat. the

cumulative effects of human made climate change. the state of the planet is broken. your friends humanity is waging war on nature these is suicidal. the pandemic lockdowns caused a temporary dip in greenhouse emissions but that did not stop 2020 becoming the hottest year on record time age with 2016. scientists a calling on governments and corporations to slash emissions to have any chance of meeting the goals of the paris climate agreement aim to survive catastrophic climate change. the key here is to get. every year and. to reduce their money. and reducing them are actually doing.

with extreme weather events likely to become more intense and more frequent as temperatures rise the need for action is more urgent than ever and experts say the crisis caused by the global pandemic presents a rare opportunity for countries to rebuild their economies to work for all of nature not just humans can take a close look at this with col 3 dictionaries the head of climate science climate analytics and leads climate research at berlin's humboldt university welcome to d w a barely a week seems to go by without another climate scientists issuing another dire warning or you just feel like you're like you're banging your head against a wall like there is no one is listening. well i would i would say it is it is a is a challenging message to send that it's for sure but i can see how the world is listening in to break coming up and you've seen in the previous clip the u.n.

secretary general talking to the climate emergency that this planet is facing so indeed the state of the planet is getting ever more dire as we continue to greenhouse gas emissions and therefore warming the planet but at the same time i think there is a good hope that the awareness of the issue and the critical need for action is also growing at the same time with the. the awareness is already there that there can't be there can't be one amongst the amongst our decision makers who isn't aware of that and people are often talking about green initiatives i wonder where do you look in the world and see people taking this issue seriously think governments and decision makers taking the seriously. well i think this there's a nuanced picture to draw here so if you look at the current emission targets they have been in trying under the present remain to be you know would be heading

towards more of a 3 degree world however in the last couple of months we've seen promising signs of major economies around the globe committing themselves to reaching greenhouse gas emissions those including you can union japan south korea and china and 50 change in the u.s. administration going forward to see there's also an expectation that the biden mr ation would also circumstance and that's your target with this we would have more than half of global greenhouse gas emissions under. and that's your target rounds mid century which means we are setting ourselves on a path towards the company's action whether or not we will manage to do so quick enough in order to really achieve the goals of the person premium is an open question but certainly they are hopeful messages in terms of also at least the goal a long term goal setting of policymakers as they have come forward over the recent months and one of the dark warnings is that global emissions of c

o 2 could hit an all time high this spring what are the implications of that briefly if you wouldn't mind the implications of global emissions hitting an all time high is basically the climate change is continuing so if c o 2 emissions in the atmosphere accumulating over time causing climate change this is exactly in line with our expectations and although the covert crisis might have led to a record downturn emissions emissions are nowhere near 0 and therefore continue to increase and accumulate and yet this year and it sends a clear message to us all a covert related economic downturn will not save the climate but a green recovery could. ok good talking to thank you for joining us. from climate another 6 thank you very much african penguins were once a bug that they're not classified as endangered as their population declines rapidly south african researchers are plotting to start

a new breeding culloty of the sea birds by believing scores of them. chicks at the western cape's nature is a. curious and charismatic this is the only species of penguin that breeds on this continent the african penguin was once south africa's most abundant sea bird in the 1920 s. there were 1000000 peds but when humans started taking the eggs the food the penguin population had plunged. research is a working to reverse that. key to their strategy at these dummy penguins they emit penguin calls to attract real ones on show so far success has been limited but research is a hopeful it's been done for the seabed species around the world. possibly the most successful and famous example is the atlantic puffin off the east coast of the

us they used they also use decoys and releasing chicks at the at the site and they eventually got a very big thriving colony the aim is to develop a new penguin colony where the birds would be safe from predators penguin settled here briefly in the mid 2000 but praying leopards meant they were soon forced to leave researches plans to introduce dozens of 100 african penguin chicks here starting early. germany's known for its rich same but with a national lockdown in force nearly all cultural institutions are closed now museums in munich to find creative ways to bring recollections out onto the streets using projects is a video and lodge open and when people come to a space out safely on a boat inside the city's museums by got be an environment the projects creators hope to share more exhibits installations in the coming weeks. it's time to mind about top story the european commission has reached a deal with drug makers pfizer i'm buying time to double its all that off that

covers down vaccine i think 300000000 doses at securing and nearly cost of the $2.00 firms global output this year. as if you're up to date of the world news of the top of the hour on the back in just a moment to take you through the big stories of the day on the day.

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get. we still have time to. i'm going. to subscribe to. another turbulent day in washington politics that i've seen donald trump change his toad about the attack on the company noble we love you your very special instead talking about lawlessness and mayhem so what has brought about this extraordinary about face what will republicans do now i'm phil gale in berlin and this is the day . we will never give up we will never get to.