the shaking the chinese state has a lot of money at its disposal. and that's how it's expanding and asserting its status and position in the world be the fish at the top of the old movie. china's gateway to europe storage feb 19th on d w. number $46.00 says taken the oath of office and now it's off to work u.s. president biden wants to provide an demick relief and fix the u.s. economy experts views on how that could go down also germany just farmers a high tech boost to help them become environmentally friendly but there is a technical hitch. i'm chris colfer welcome to the program uniting america was the main theme of joe biden's in speech but that's by far not the only challenge

the new u.s. president is facing you also needs to guide the country out of the pen demick and fix a coronavirus battered economy along the way here are some of the main takeaways of biden's economic agenda laid out in his inaugural address. if one word could summarize biden's speech it is unity with the new president highlighting the need to overcome the pandemic and economic devastation together with unity we can do great things important things. we could right wrongs we can put people to work in good jobs we can teach our children in safe schools we can overcome the deadly virus we can reward reward work and rebuild the middle class and make health care secure for all and this is the state of the country he's inheriting president biden's address highlighted the shuttered businesses and joblessness saying it's time to rise to the occasion. biden's 1st speech as president painted

a picture of america as a soon to be revitalized economic force but with america's economic recovery at stake this was no ordinary inauguration address the plans he's announced and the policies the new president puts in place in the coming few days will affect americans for generations to come. coal to biden's speech the devastation caused by the pandemic to lives and livelihoods as well as the lack of opportunity the struggle of ordinary americans to get by there was little in the way of policy and joe biden's address instead he focused on the challenges ahead. many of my fellow americans view the future was fear trepidation. i understand they worry about their jobs i understand like my dad birds during the night stern who ceiling wondering can i keep my health care going to pay my mortgage. thinking about their families.

but what comes next. i promise you i get are not once did he refer to his predecessor by name the new president is making a clean break with the past biden has to be more than the empty trump his democratic party has one effect of control over the full sweep of legislature and executive the house the senate and the presidency biden has promised to deliver tangible economic benefits to ordinary americans and now the buck stops with him. capping his speech was a rallying cry for getting the country back on track. we will get through this together. now president biden's challenge is to foster that necessary unity in a deeply divided country a country desperate to rebuild. well for more on president biden's economic

agenda and now joined by maryada merits as deputy director of bruegel an economics think tank in brussels and our financial correspondent charles to delay me in frankfurt welcome to both of you maria let me start with you if you by administration wants to spend 1.9 trillion dollars to get the economy back on track which is the most important item to you in this recovery plan i think it will be very important to bring people back to jobs i think that's that's really the most important on this is an economic infusion to deal with effective economic devastation and you know anything that they can do to bring people back to jobs and to remove some of the financial fragilities that we've seen in the past 9 months would be absolutely important and i think that it's important to think about these types of measures in terms of numbers because nothing short of that will actually help and how do you believe joe biden will do that. well i mean i think he will do what we've done here in europe

a small human going to the markets he would borrow he would increase the government debt i don't think we have many more options auctioneer you know what seem question here is the interest rates remain no and there that has can actually help by continuing some of these quantitative easing program namely the government you know you choose that and to the markets and then the markets and so hot to defend you know to interest rates if something like these will continue then the you know the balloon ing of the debts will monta less certainly. a chelsea over to you in frankfurt on the hopes of more stimulus in the united states wall street was soaring yesterday asian stocks also a lot earlier today how are european markets react to where you're at this also embrace saying that biden presidency as well the dax here in frankfurt up a little over half a percent. other e.u. european and us indices up as well we have seen

a really dramatic rise and global stock markets sense even starting at election day the tax here in frankfurt is up almost 20 percent since then and that's really because of the expectations that that by an administration will be able to come through with a lot of stimulus that will help the u.s. economy but also businesses here in europe that export to the u.s. as well as just the general hopes that we will see a friendlier face in washington in terms of trade negotiations and things like that . over to you in brussels joe biden talked a lot about rebuilding the economy he also vowed to revitalize and repair alliances around the world what do you make of that regarding transatlantic trade. well i think this is excellent news and we also saw the reaction by european partners. in brussels that everybody is embracing the friendly atoned the cooperative tone by the administration this is excellent news and i think if we can rican really go

back to establishing a multilateral system and platform full cooperation this is can only be good news today this morning we had already the return to the parts agreement which is of course music to european is i mean that's of course priority number one here in europe the climate change how to deal with out of this is all of it fantastic interim is a promise from the minute about we have to give the administration a chance. despite a better a better mood on both sides of the atlantic regarding this relationship what would be stumbling blocks along the way that could sour that. well i think that the china certainly. a topic that we would hear a lot more about i would say i'll make a comment paradoxically the trauma of ministration was an excuse for the you not to have to take sides and the e.u. does not want to take size it's a it's not it's not something is looking forward to when to try ministration was a convenience in this respect the new u.s.

administration becomes friendlier and engages in court shit with a u.a.e. would be a lot more difficult for you to ignore the fact that you know some taking sides might have to happen so i think that would be at risk to really really need to be told how the e.u. places itself. on the issue of china whether its size a lot more with the us where it becomes much more neutral we need to see about that then the other thing which i think would be a very important point would be the digital tax whether we are going to proceed with something like that secondly the u.s. administration is not going to be looking forward to discussions of that still tax i know they always c.d.'s looking very much about advancing this conversation and quite frankly i think there is good societal demands for thinking about that is not the. have bigger implications for the economy but the u.s. is not going to be happy about this discussion and yet it is wrong that we need to and best to you and briefly if you would part of president biden's economic recovery plan is handing out to $1400.00 checks to u.s.

households against the backdrop of the already ballooning deficit in the united states is that most worrying to investors. will the $1400.00 checks have to some degree become a symbol of the concerns over the rising debt in the united states which is approaching 30 trillion dollars at this point but as maria said earlier interest rates remain extremely low in the us of a can keep borrowing and not have to pay a lot of money for that so what we heard from the new administration is now is actually the time to be borrowing now is the time to be spending to help support the economy both now and really in the long run as well as the delay needed frankford and maria in america in brussels thanks to both of you. time now for a look at some of the other business stories making news just hours into his presidency joe biden has hold of construction on the controversial keystone x.l. pipeline which is set to ship oil from canada to the u.s.

state of nebraska his previous answer donald trump had backed the project campaigners have been warning for years about the damaging consequences for the environment the bank of japan has improved its economic forecast for the next financial year and expects growth of 3.9 percent in the 12 months to march 2022 slightly higher than predicted central banks said the country's economy was likely to keep improving despite coronavirus ships. now in germany the government is providing farmers with more than $800000000.00 euros and targeted subsidies to invest in new farm technology but the application process shows just how far behind europe's biggest economy is when it comes to getting things done online. is a family business in southern germany it makes agricultural machinery that's good for the environment to help farmers avoid herbicides it offers this device that destroys weeds mechanically it's just the sort of thing that government and berlin

wants farmers to buy so it offered them 810000000 euros in subsidies to help them but there was a catch they had to apply online. because rule internet connections in germany are so poor the system kept crashing right when all of farmers were trying to access the site it was an extremely unpleasant experience for farmers. and in places with poor internet connections those farmers didn't stand a chance. this push for high tech revealed just how far germany's rural areas have fallen behind without basics like reliable broadband internet it's not clear how farmers can benefit from fertilizer spreaders and slurry tankers like these packed with digital and satellite technology this machine spreads fertilizer

in a way that protects the groundwater you're in alice keeps 2000 pigs in western germany he says with low milk and meat prices the subsidies cannot come too soon he says the application process showed that farmers are ready and willing to invest in new technology. this proves to me that the agricultural sector is ready to invest in technologies that have a positive effect on the environment and that farmers are also looking toward the future. but not everyone sees tech is the solution organic farmer says a better solution would be price supports for producers instead of subsidies he says the money should have done directly into environmental protection. from my photo for example it's better promoting landscape elements such as hedges or creating habitats where insects and birds can breed then supporting manufacturers of agricultural machinery. or not but. the next round of

subsidies will be awarded in march but it will be another online application raising fear that only the best connected farmers will see any of that money. and that's our show for norm or news and background information at our web site at the dot com. thanks for watching evan self as successful for. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts the coronavirus update nineteen's. on t w. term children to come to terms. one giant problem in the new year and in no mood to see the big.

5 leaders the change in the fuel economy. how will climate change affect us and our children. and g.w. dot com slash water. now the vaccines are rolling off the assembly lines where are they off to. or developed economies are at the front of the mind some countries are starting to vaccinate the super rich or celebrities like here in indonesia where the government inoculated instagram influence it's. the world health organization is calling foul. it's called try it that younger healthier adults in reach countries out of vaccine need to be for health workers and older people in poorer countries

it's a problem many saw coming so why is it too late for equality in the largest vaccine drive in world history. well check this out the news organization vice is discovered the wealthy paying big bucks for a specially organized vaccine holidays at a time of travel bans they take a luxury trip she would you know all the emirates going off to get it to jobs and put in some sightseeing critics say using that money to jump the queue ahead of the more vulnerable is unacceptable. campaign and nick diden says research shows many more people will die if the rich get the vaccine 1st instead of doing it fairly we'll talk to him in a moment 1st health care workers in kenya fear for their lives the vaccine hasn't arrived yet and co that is taking out their colleagues one by one.

clinic an officer a big part of it though was to work closely with covert 19 patients then one day she got sick herself and some were. infected they didn't have a. problem i know it's a good source i was supposed to go on all secure in my blood of my sons were infected it was very traumatizing she survived 9 of her colleagues did not and then another shock she had to pay the expensive hospital bill from her own pocket for over a month now she's been on strike with her nurses and medical offices more than 30000 because according to the unions their demands include protective health insurance and compensation for families in place of death if any of. their fun really is. and as if that is not enough then they tell you if you do not go back with their working

environment we are going to start. indeed house care workers across kenya have lost their jobs for participating in strikes the government says illegal nobody is denying that he should be getting your money you should it's not a good image right but we're also saying that when there is this situation in the country let's also visit to get them you know and don't make it look like you're blackmailing the government but is weakest point. as dorcas doesn't feel protected by her employer she's awaiting the covert 19 vaccine kenya expects to receive the vaccine through the kovacs facility among other sources but experts say a 60 percent vaccination target is needed to achieve herd immunity on the african continent meanwhile wealthy nations have reserved more than half of the vaccines even though the home to only 14 percent of the world's population so they've kind

of some selfishness to say live a fuss resign it now for people i think the issue here is that global responsibilities you can reserve as many as you want for your country but what is your responsibility to ensuring there while he says to be safe that's also doctors wish for herself and her colleagues how do you feel about that that opinion about african countries get the next mission later yeah. we are less you mind we feel like we are not going see that but anyway that's a little never at least we're hopefully we're going to get them up in the. canyons 1st tranche of $24000000.00 vaccine doses is expected to arrive next month dorcas now hopes the vaccine will finally ensure her safety. well hopes are higher elsewhere leaving some to accuse countries of hoarding we'll get to that in a moment firstly though let's look at some of the numbers because funnily enough the welcoming and tolerant canadians

a 1st in line having secured the most vaccines per capita the us as we mentioned it's organized of a 7 doses behead the e.u. with these for india $101.00 half indonesia just one person and the codex scheme as you can see there to share out shots is sadly struggling. and it did in his director of global justice now and joins us from london nic you've been campaigning for global economic justice for of a 20 years way is the justice in this case well it's a really good question because you know we're so impressed with the scientific ingenuity that brought us these vaccines but unfortunately most of the world a lot of access to the united nation that we also desperately need hold it by rich countries and the monopolies on these vaccines are held by some absolutely enormous businesses for the next 20 years which just makes it so much more difficult to

produce the numbers that we need it makes it so much more difficult for those of us who don't want to get the coronavirus because you know if you're going to immunize old vaccinate only half the world it's not going to solve this problem is it. well that's exactly right i mean we're already seeing at the moment mutant strains of course one of them's come from my own country but there's one from now we believe from south africa one from brazil the longer you allow this virus to run unchecked in other parts of the world the more mutant varieties all of it will come back and around us so i mean on the one hand it's just simply unfair of course i mean nobody in europe would consider vaccinating the richest part of their population and keeping the rest of us in lockdown yet which perfectly happy to do that on a global basis or at least all governments are and i believe that's you know not ethical not right but i mean even if you just look at it purely selfishly and unless we reduce the back of the viruses spread everywhere it's going to come back

and rebound illness potentially in varieties which are immune to the vaccine and we knew there was going to be this in justice that's why this kovacs system was set up of what happened to that. that's right and the kodak system has bought vaccines for lower income countries greece will begin distributing this vaccine soon but it hasn't got enough money to buy all the axioms it needs and frankly even if it did have the money the vaccines just simply don't exist at the moment so kovacs was invented for a great reason it was understood that if we gave this vaccine out in proportion to those who need it the most so family around the world at the same time that's the way you're going to cite most lives you're going to immunized those who are most at risk and it could save millions of lives compared to only allowing the rich to immunize their own populations 1st so it's a great idea the problem is that many rich countries like my own decided that they

were going to jump the queue and simply by millions and millions of vaccines themselves so that there wouldn't be enough flexed on the market why why does the labeling why can't the brits line up orderly like the germans and. it's a good question we've seen a lot over the last few years but. i mean they that they just decided they wanted you know if they wanted to vaccinate the whole british population then i think seemed pretty immune to the questions of global injustice it's not that they haven't given any money to cope x. they have they've given quite a lot to go back to actually i think one of the problems with the british government particularly is it always stands behind the pharmaceutical industry some of the companies of which are based and regularly puts the returns that those companies make before the needs of the population globally so the most recent has happened if i can come in we only have

a few seconds how do we solve this then is it a case of governments having to take over those patients from private pharma. precisely and let's bear in mind many of these vaccines have been produced with public money some of being produced entirely with public money so the idea that you them private eyes that knowledge and allow those companies to make profits off it in coming years is just completely wrong this is a pandemic it's about people's health not about return to shareholders so the government should keep the patents share the technology and help countries around the world produce the manufacturing capability so that they can produce the amount necessary so every to end this virus it didn't global justice now thank you very much pleasure. as part of the show where our science correspondent derrick williams takes the reins and says your questions on the coronavirus. what makes the new u.k. variant of the corona virus more contagious viruses evolve over time collecting genetic

changes called mutations most of these changes don't make them more effective in some way and therefore payers but every once in a while through sheer chance a variant like the one discovered in britain will acquire changes that give it advantages in this case they appear to have made it more transmissible so it's able to infect more people to find out exactly what's going on at the molecular level scientists 1st had to look at exactly where changes occurred in the variance genome that made it different from earlier versions of source code to then they had to try to figure out how those genetic changes translated into changes in variant protein structures that could explain why people who get it are more contagious to enter cells sars 2 uses

a structure called the spike protein those are those bits that stick out all over the surface of a corona virus and that's what it uses to latch on to specific receptor on a cell surface as it seeks to break in to make more of itself in the new variant investigators discovered 17 quite recent mutations and 8 of them affect the spike they change its molecular shape in different ways and it's likely that at least some of those changes make the variant better at latching onto receptors and if the spike fits the receptor more snugly the hypothesis goes it's probably better at infecting the. cell possibly a lot better for reasons that are less clear some of the mutations might also drive up viral loads in the throats and noses of people who are infected so so when they speak or cough they spread more of the virus to others those 2 aspects the experts

say likely explain at least to some extent why the new variant is more transmissible. turk williams that if you've got a question just leave it on our you tube channel i'm ben for zola thanks for watching stay safe and i'll see you again soon.

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