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this is d.w. news live from berlin no more trumpet on twitter the social media platform and i'm says it needs permanently suspending the u.s. president's account which is a risk of further violence as congress moves to try to bring an early end to donald trump's term in office also coming up. german authorities are under fire over the slow pace of their coronavirus vaccination program as the country records its highest one day covert death toll. and down 2 goals to
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bundesliga champs byron munich mentioned drive back stage a blistering comeback the fight for the finish in the bundesliga is friday night game. on pablo foley s welcome to the show with less than 2 weeks left of donald trump's time in office twitter has announced it's permanently suspending the president's account saying trump has repeatedly violated policies on glorifying violence it's a huge blow for the president as he stripped of his favorite communication tool at the same time he's facing growing calls to step down or risk impeachment after a week that has left the united states raiding. the world watched as hundreds of trump supporters stormed the u.s.
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capitol. several arrests have since been made since way these days events. the man who is pictured sitting at speaker pelosi desk turned himself in. and a republican lawmaker from virginia is facing a criminal charge after breaking into the building. president donald trump has finally agreed to a peaceful transfer of power but tweeted that he would not be going to the inauguration of his successor. this turned out to be one of his final tweets as twitter pair minutely suspended his account just hours later. this followed president elect joe biden's comment that trump was unfit for office
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is wrong more competent. presidents in the history of the united states for merck indicated he wasn't going to show up at the. inauguration one of the few things he and i have ever agreed. it's a good thing i'm not sure. security at the capitol is being wrapped up ahead of inauguration day which will take place in less than 2 weeks even the national guard has been deployed. well for more on developments in washington d. w.'s bureau chief there in this poll sent us this update. with less than 2 weeks before president elect joe biden takes the oath of office to become the 14th thinks president of the united states calls for donald trump to be impeached continue to persist biden has called his soon to be previous sesar as incompetent and unfit to serve no president elect has ever spoken so forcefully about the
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president leaving office democrats have been furious with trump and how he in able to support those to attack the capital which led to the death of a united states capitol police officer and 4 civilians on monday democrats plan to submit articles of impeachment for the 2nd time in donald trump's presidency this would be historic action no president has been in to speech twice during their presidency ever nancy pelosi and other democrats have not shied away from calling trump a dangerous leader lawmakers are concerned that even with the clock ticking trump can still do damage it is unlikely that donald trump will be removed from office because republicans have refused to go that far but the democrats want to underline
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the danger of the presidency of the old trump let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world north korean leader kim jung un is threatening to build more nuclear weapons he said the u.s. is north korea's and biggest enemy and that pyongyang is relationship with the united states depends on whether it abandons its hostile policies to stretch presents a tough challenge for the incoming administration. riot police in chile have used a water cannon and tear gas against protesters who took to the streets for the latest round of demonstrations in the capital something i will protesters have been demanding pension health care and education reforms in the country. an avalanche has hit a ski resort in the siberian city of norilsk the russian emergency ministry says 5
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tourist cabins were buried with people inside more than 200 volunteers are searching for survivors authorities haven't yet confirmed how many people were trapped. thousands of catholics in the philippines have defied calls to stay home and attended an annual display of a statue of jesus believed to have miraculous healing powers most of the pilgrims stuck to social distancing rules in contrast to the normal frenzied procession and thousands risk life and limb to touch the icon. well following criticism here in germany of the pace of the coronavirus vaccination rollout a health ministry official has revealed the berlin has struck preliminary deals for an extra 15000000 vaccine doses in the summer that's i'd side what's being negotiated by the e.u. december december was deadliest month of the pandemic so far in germany and the
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number of daily deaths remains high reaching a new record of almost $1200.00 on friday the government is under pressure to protect vulnerable groups by quickly rolling i vaccines but some predictions in german media say if the pace of an occupation continues as it is now here herd immunity wouldn't be reached until 2027. a quick temperature check and then the shipment is good to go. here in eastern germany more doses of pfizer biotech's coronavirus 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 a 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
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germany recipients say the wait was worth it i think for me it's like winning the lottery 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 from going there. because 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. of more in this rejoined by our political correspondent hans brandt hans with all these problems in germany's vaccine rollout when would herd immunity be reached in net in germany. the government is saying that we can reckon on having enough doses available to 'd inoculate still vaccinate all those people that want to be vaccinated by mid year in other words in about 6 months time herd immunity in
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germany would mean vaccinating somewhere around $50000000.00 people there are enough doses for that on order but they are not being delivered right now and that is part of the problem that is the major part of the problem that there is enough vaccine basically available in the pipeline but it has not reached germany yet there is the hope that a further vaccine will become available will be approved by the european authorities within the month and once that has happened the number of doses that are available will drastically increase well the government has agreed to this preliminary deal to secure an extra $15000000.00 vaccine doses now does that undermine the e.u. commission's collective purchase skin. it's probably too strong a word to say that it undermines the scheme but it certainly circumvents the scheme and it means that these extra doses will only become available to germany once the
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european orders have been completed once the european orders have been fooled because the in terms of those european deal that germany and all other european union members agreed to namely that they are going to purchase these vaccines collectively in terms of that deal this collective order has to be completed before single countries can add on to their contingency within this deal germany the german government has been under a lot of pressure because people say well this vaccine the major vaccine by bio on take out the moment was developed in germany why does knowledge of germany up get more of it the government has defended its policy of agreeing to this european deal but because of the pressure of the political pressure here in germany this extra order has not been met but as i say it will take probably until the end of the year because before it can be filled. right well ditto views political correspondents
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hansbrough thanks for that update. let's take a look at some other developments in the pandemic the united states has said and other it daily record for new infections with almost 300000 new cases and more than 3600 deaths reported on friday all sardi's in china are telling residents of 2 cities size of beijing to stay home as they try to contain a new outbreak of the virus more than 300 people have tested positive in the past week and a new study published in the lancet medical journal says most people hospitalized with corona virus still have symptoms after 6 months the most common ones are fatigue and muscle weakness but also sleeping difficulties. well a powerful winter storm dubbed filomena is dumping what's payne's weather agency is describing as exceptional and possibly even historic amounts of snow on large parts
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of the country the capital madrid is one of the worst affected areas causing travel chaos. it wasn't just the pandemic that grounded planes at madrid's main airport this weekend heavy snow in the normally sun drenched banish capital meant no one was going anywhere corentin or no quarter into the. the madrid region has been placed on red alert the highest of 3 levels and was expected to see up to 20 centimeters of fresh snow in 24 hours that's not unusual for madrid and storm filomena could leave behind the biggest move for in decades when i remember a lot i've had to buy a pair of boots especially i have nothing it doesn't snow much in madrid so i think we're not very prepared for the strollers might not be well prepared for the weather but this mid-range musher was more than ready for the arctic conditions. strange images to see there well in the blue in this league is friday night game
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mentioned gladbach notched up a surprise 32 win against league leaders byron munich and they have to battle from behind to do it seem to be making a habit of being inhospitable hosts when pay them a visit. the last time byron munich came to brucia park over a year ago it was glad buck who ran out victorious. when florry annoyed house handled the ball in the box robert live and off ski converted the ensuing penalty to give by in the lead after 20 minutes. and then a great solo effort from lay on gorecki doubled by a huge lead just 6 minutes later and it looked like the visitors were cruising to victory. but wait on us hoffman pulled one back for blood 10 minutes after that 4 month old lisa lauding it in past manuel neuer and just before half time hoffman found himself one on one against neuer again and once
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again he won that battle to all at the interval. and soon after the restart knowing house made up for his earlier handball by putting blood back in front what a shot from the young germany international to seal a 32 win. once again send by him back to munich empty handed. now germany is known for its rich aren't seeing but with a national lockdown in force nearly all cultural institutions are closed to visitors now museums in munich are finding creative ways to bring their collections to the streets using projectors video and large open areas where people can space and safety artwork inside the city's museums is brightening up the urban environment the project's creators hope to share more exhibits and installations in the coming weeks.
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well that's it for now up next check in and a bird's eye view of germany's world heritage sites don't forget you can always keep up to date on all the latest news on t w dot com or on social media and other funny us in berlin from in the rest of the team here take care and see since. those story of producer and propaganda. they were called the rhineland bastards born after the 1st world war. their mothers were germans living in the occupied rhineland their fathers were soldiers from the french colonies. these afro german children had a hard time and because they were reminder of the german defeat.

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