this is d. w. news live from berlin germany bans travel from countries hardest hit by new variants of the corona virus the government says it has no other choice to prevent a surge in new infections also coming up italy's president gives the country's squabbling parties 4 days to form a new coalition or will dissolve parliament we'll have the latest from rome. and farmers in nigeria when compensation from while giant shadow over environmental damage caused by that well that's after

a 13 year legal battle. omarion and instead it's good to have you with us germany is imposing a travel ban on countries most affected by new coronavirus variance the measure came into effect just hours ago and will remain until at least the 17th of february berlin says the restrictions are necessary to prevent a surge in new infections. the fear of new coronavirus mutations is real in germany it's also one of the main concerns for german authorities to prevent them from spreading frosts in the country but government has now announced new travel restrictions the interior ministry has imposed an entry bond until the 17th of february for travelers from countries that are particularly affected by the brazil

arland portugal south africa or u.k. listen to a swat team. notations have not hit germany as hard as other countries but a radio hospital in berlin was forced to halt admissions after several cases were folland of the mutation 1st discovered in britain and health officials are stressing that the situation could deteriorate the most innovative and also we have to assume that if the more contagious variants continue to break in this country they will lead to even more cases in the near future and the situation will probably get worse we must work together to prevent it doesn't come through on his music or modes of thinking that. the travel ban on the scene is a step in that direction but it is still unclear how effective it could be. for more let's bring in david lee is political correspondent tuns france hands hello to you so we've been hearing the last couple of days that the incidence of coronavirus

in germany has in fact now fallen below 100 per 100000 residents that's in a 7 day period for the 1st time in months so why is the government imposing this travel ban now. well the answer is fear fear of these new mutations of the virus that were discovered in brazil in south africa and in great britain we've just heard how effective hotel infectious these these variants are said to cause explosions of infections for instance in portugal before that in ireland but also in great britain and germany is very very scared that the success that it has had in the last few weeks with bringing down the infection rate is endangered by these new variants that's why these travel restrictions have been imposed now but we have to say this is in addition to travel restrictions that have been in place for weeks already everyone knows how difficult international travel

has been in the last couple of months and that is also the case for travels between germany and the rest of the world so these restrictions simply are on top of the restrictions that have been in existence already but they are the most severe that are possible preventing or prohibiting travel between these 2 countries between germany and these in fact 7 countries at the moment all right hands but what does this mean for people who in fact have to travel on a regular basis between germany and one of the affected countries either to do business or to visit their family members or are they barred as well. yes indeed they are very very few exceptions to this people of german origin or of the german citizens and people who are resident in germany are a lot of travel into germany about reasons such as regular travel between countries that have been prohibited and germany i'm not allowed to. be exceptions cause

certain medical emergencies and emergencies in the family such as such as a death in the family exceptions they are all for. commercial travel for people who organize transport in other words a road transports and those kind of things to keep the supply chains going but regular travel for personal or business reasons is prohibited. that was brand new delhi's political correspondent all right here's a look at some other developments in the pandemic u.s. drug maker johnson and johnson says its single shot vaccine is more than 70 percent effective against the corona virus the company will apply for regulatory approval in the u.s. next week the famous u.s. coach challen music festival has been canceled by local authorities in california the united nations has called 2020 the worst year in twere isn't history with

global losses topping one trillion euros and theaters have begun reopening in romania as authorities ease coronavirus restrictions in the capital bucharest and other cities. meanwhile the european union has approved astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine it's hoped in the 3rd shant will boost sluggish vaccination efforts across the block but brussels is already accusing astra zeneca of slow deliveries and violating its sales contract the drug maker says it's working hard to overcome production problems but that its deal with the e.u. requires it to make its best efforts to supply vaccines with no clear delivery timeline a redacted copy of the contract has now been made public. this contract is at the heart of an ongoing feud between the european commission and

purchased swedish pharma company astra zeneca over today's civic scene deliveries the e.u. has made the contract public but many of the crucial parts have been blacked out but astra zeneca a scandal say members of the european parliament. your. pharmaceutical companies which groups a lot of your mom. i'm not really. those who although. last week astra zeneca shocked e.u. states by announcing significant delays in its big scene deliveries to the bloc especially because the e.u. has paid hundreds of millions of fewer stupid because projection and because supplies to the u.k. do not face the same shortages the dispute prompted the usual introduced a scheme to monitor vaccine experts but the e.u. commission emphasizes this is not an expert ban we're not in competition or in

a race against any country the only race we're in this against this virus this comes as the block is facing criticism for its slovik syndrome which so it is states are relieved that the vaccine has been recommended for use in the block this spied to difficulties with astra zeneca it's just seen to gain approval. let's get a check now some other news from around the world the world health organization team investigating the origins of the corona virus has visited the hospital in a blue han where the 1st covert 900 patients were treated in the early days of the pandemic the mission has become politically charged as china seeks to avoid blame for allegedly missteps in handling the pandemic. the brother and several allies of kremlin critic alexei now vonnie have been put under house arrest for allegedly violating coronavirus restrictions by calling for people to join protests the court

decision comes ahead of new rallies planned for sunday forties have warned protesters could face charges of mass unrest portugal's parliament has voted to legalize euthanasia the bill which was passed by a large majority allows assisted suicide for terminally ill patients the bill still requires the approval of the conservative president if he signs it into law portugal will become the 4th e.u. country to legalize euthanasia. italy's president sir tim on that island has a task of parliamentary leader to carry out further talks to try to form a new government and a better think own leader of the parliament's lower house has until tuesday to determine whether the parties that form the previous ruling coalition are willing to come together again in a new government the political crisis was triggered this month when a small coalition partner withdrew its support of the government of prime minister

just at the country. for more we can speak to journalist sima gupta who joins us from rome hello to you sima so how likely is it that we will see a quick formation of a governing coalition and the president is of course hoping for it can we be hopeful. well that's what is the hopeful for he believes this collapse coalition can actually be reviewed and revived which is why he's given this mandate to are a bit the fico speaker of the lower house to try to mediate between these parties it's going to be interesting to see how ficos good to meet the his own 5 star movement because a faction within the party has already said they're open to the idea of working with matteo renzi he's the leader of that small party that supports while affectionate in the party is sent they want nothing to do with bread so he's going to have to mediate his own party but seeing time talking to the center left

democratic party and so lots of negotiation a lot so over the whole street and perhaps in a lot of discussion until tuesday where he will report that but for now much to relish at least seems convinced that it is a possibility all right and what if he's wrong what if these talks do not work out as planned or what would happen next. well at the moment a lot of issues still to be resolved who could be a possible prime minister perhaps giuseppe conti a good perhaps just a few go himself perhaps another figure a technocrat but yes if they do not come up with a solution the president will then possibly go back to a consultations once again to try and find some kind of new coalition and if that doesn't work all together that's the last possible option which is really the option of last resort and that is to dissolve parliament and go towards elections and of course most don't want that to happen because of course it's he is very much

dealing with a pandemic right now just as other countries in the world. seem a group to in her own way appreciate your reporting. a court in the netherlands has ordered the energy multinational shell to pay compensation for oil spills in the niger delta the 13 year legal battle was brought by 4 nigerian farmers whose land was polluted the amount of compensation is not yet fixed. it looks like justice has finally been done. after 13 years of legal wrangling the dutch appeals court is holding the oil multinational shell responsible for spills from its pipelines in one area. in all directions i can for the top of the court finds that shell nigeria is responsible for damages caused by the leaks of shell nigeria's here by order to pay compensation to the farmers

who. now do want to foster. now these farmers could finally see summer dress for the land and ponds that they lost to the deprived live. with. fish bar that we had welcome to fish they are like what i would do it with. these fields were so tainted by oil that nothing much has grown here since. what made me angry was that last night. is that just right my fish pond the verdict is good news for the farmers who took the oil giant to court but it could also help other nigerians who have suffered the un discovered chemicals that can cause cancer in some drinking water in the region and babies born within a 10 kilometer radius are most twice as likely to die before they are month old many more victims could now claim compensation from the world's 2nd largest oil

company. up until an hour ago people in developing countries were without any rights when confronted by multinationals such as so and from today on they know they can get their rights but the amount of compensation for the farmers has yet to be determined i do hope that they will actually get some compensation soon because it was a stake and right. for some it will be too late in any case. 2 of the claimants have already died. but the verdict helps to empower poor farmers who take on powerful global corporations. all right to to the german soccer now and stood guard posted minus in the bundesliga as friday night match the home team wore rainbow striped jerseys in support of diversity on and off the pitch

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