traditionalists think it was worth it for me to come to germany. to get my license to work as a swimming instructor. and our 2 children who don't subscribe to. your story take part. in for my princeton. a low end welcome to focus on europe with me liz show glad to have your company city recently german authorities seized the largest haul of cocaine ever found in the country the drugs were discovered in containers at the port of palm book they were hidden in tins that were supposed to contain wall filler but when officials

cans the cargo they found a total of 16 tons of co-pay. apparently the officers had been tipped off by sources in the netherlands this doesn't come as much of a surprise given that the country is a major gateway for drug smuggling to europe but now dutch authorities wants to take serious action and some high profile drug lords have been charged in one of the biggest trials ever in the country defense lawyer vito is familiar with the drug scene and he knows a lot about the brutal world of his clients. hard to streeter's defense lawyers public prosecutors and judges arrive at the heavily fortified courthouse some of the most kept their identity hidden because of death threats they're working on one of the biggest criminal cases in dutch history. centered on this man reader one tacky police have offered 100000 euro for

information about his whereabouts packie was one of europe's most wanted fugitives until his arrest in dubai 16 other defendants are now on trial with em. it's a vast sums of money in the drug trade. and on president acts of gangland violence and about whether the state has it under control for instance there was a head that was caught off and was found from a physician large. loss of being murdered or some feeling like it brought some inspiration from what they see in colombia. numerous shootings and attacks on torch song and have been linked to these underworld figures but who are they and how could they become so powerful. this building in eastern i'm saddam houses vito sugarland's office the attorney defends individual standing trial for murder and drug trafficking some of his clients belong to the so-called democracy my fear

whose members often have moroccan roots grandmas as they take over in those neighborhoods and they show the boss there and people listen to them and they see if i commit a murder i can also drive a nice mercedes and also have a nice watch and also have all these beautiful women and champagne bottles in the club. for cocaine trade is highly lucrative each day some $40000.00 containers arrive at rotterdam's a vast port only a fraction of them are checked criminals have infiltrated the ports system. last year an estimated 600 tons of the drug often hidden among bananas and other fruit shipments arrived here cocaine worth at least 50000000000 euros reached europe via the ports of an twerp and rotterdam. with that amount of cocaine a lot of money comes in and people get rich very fast and if someone is. and has for almost 500000000 to his dispose and. hire hit men to do as he

pleases it undermines the whole government structure. the mafia bribes officials and business figures and its influence doesn't and there. on one occasion a cocaine shipment was concealed in a pineapple consignment small as way as if you have someone in the harbor who knows where it went there is who can check the computer someone who picks it up with it with with a truck you also have to have the right papers so everything else it has to fit perfectly you know. the cocaine delivery hidden among the pineapples was intercepted but most shipments go undetected and demand for the drug is growing that's why more and more criminal networks want a piece of the pie. last summer at least down as a major blow to the matthew. for weeks investigators had been reading criminals

encrypted chats messages. when the operation risk being exposed europol agents struck. seizing weapons drugs and arresting suspects all over europe. authorities even found a torture chamber with a repurposed dentist chair. vito successfully defended one individual accused of accessory to murder his legal skills have gained him a strong reputation in gangland circles sugarland has arranged for us to meet one of his clients who wishes to conceal his identity the man won't talk to us about the ongoing trial of the you want to bury them and they give up a little younger generation needs to consider the kinds of problems they could have . what will they do with all the money it won't necessarily keep you alive and what's the point of all those expensive toys when you're dead in

a coffin or the barricade voting against the man says he now has a car dealership and a few other businesses as he puts it we ask why he defends suspected criminals i know how to feel because i used to be one of those children back in the days when i went to school. people also tried to stop me to go to the gymnasium sometimes you don't get the same opportunities. in a different way the police and the prosecutor's office like to describe. public prosecutors have called the crime network a well oiled killing machine that says the state wants to prove it is not succumbing to narco gangs but the cocaine shipments keep pouring in the trial in amsterdam looks set to go on for some time accused gang leader taki has marked prosecutors during the time hunt down a life sentence meanwhile others have already taken his place in the underworld. this woman was

a pioneer her name is valentino. and in 1953 she became the 1st woman to travel to her successful mission made her a role model for women everywhere her achievement was also a symbol of gender equality in her home country but almost 60 years later there are many jobs that women in russia are officially banned from doing because they are allegedly too dangerous for example it was not allowed to drive a subway train but this year things changed. and. women are finally in the driving seat and are pushing full speed ahead on gender equality in the russian capital. is doing her dream job as a metro driver she started working at the moscow metro almost 18 years ago at the time she didn't know that women couldn't legally drive the subway trains now they finally can and the rena says for her it was worth the wait. yeah exactly.

i used to. planes with the boys you know my father was a pilot i'd like technical stuff since i was little so by the metro somehow it drew me in the fact that it's underground i guess it's like flying but under the ground . before every shift irina gives the metro train she'll be driving a once over she looks for damage and vandalism and checks that all the fire extinguishers are where they should be a moment of calm before the empty cars fill up with commuters again irina has a lot of experience dealing with passengers she worked as a station guard on the platform for years now as a driver she tries to get a sense of each individual metro train her connection to the train she's driving feels almost spiritual to her. people say ship sails to. pends on what name you give it. train like a person and i think each train has

a soul to. one train i drove him a little bit most of the math email or the feeling of driving the metro is like your happiness. i'm happy when i'm driving. the rena is proud to be one of the 1st 12 female metro drivers after all the moscow subway is legendary its construction began in the 1930 s. at the time the soviet government wanted to build a palace for the people for commuting workers and it shows. in the 1980 s. the government banned women from the driver such women so-called child bearing function. a new generation brought new trains and a drive for change though it's not quite a u.-turn for now women drivers are only being deployed in the most modern trains and only on the field line which runs over ground for part of its route and that's

just by the fact the women have the exact same training as their male counterparts according to them we don't differentiate between women and men through training program all the metro drivers need to know what to look at the place of course there are still the 1st women this metro line is less busy but the volume of passengers isn't quite as high. and because this line runs mainly over ground it is less of a health risk than the most. the moscow metro has been celebrating its new generation of women drivers they've even released a limited edition barbie for the occasion admittedly not the most clear cut symbol for gender equality their advertisements for the dolls in the subway itself you can be who you want to be is the slogan but for women in russia that's still not quite true. metal manufacturing like the work in this skill mill is still off limits to women mining and drilling on an oil rig are also considered men's work $100.00 jobs

are still down for women the list of down jobs was initially introduced after the 2nd world war to drive up the birth rate this year the russian government published an updated list but lawmakers in the country. are still driven by traditional family values and deep seated patriarchal attitudes. vision and news no. we treat women with care here. you exist tough jobs on hard labor are still seen as men's work in our society. also women are mothers. so providing for and taking care of their health and their reproductive functions is important. that is why we used recommendations from doctors to determine factors that are harmful to women at work new for that it. is on her way to work she does her commute there on the metro to mixing with the other passengers

ahead of her shift. i think the moment will come when the government allows women to carry out the band's professions i'm sure they are working on it already but the bands must be in place for a reason you know the government is taking care of women. i would tell other women to keep believing and keep hoping then that dream will come true to you. no matter who you want to become everything is possible. already has her dream job and the next group of women will start training to become drivers soon but outside of these metro tunnels gender equality is still a long way away. it is paving the way for others and her new job is much better paying than many jobs normally done by women in russia. home schooling is pretty challenging for many parents during the cold 19 pandemic

how do you come up with ideas to motivate and keep kids busy nathan jones was faced with that same question only that his case is special lives in the u.k. with his son noah the 12 year old boy has a physical disability is bound to a wheelchair and he can't speak so his father designed an art project that has turned noah into quite a celebrity you know goes by the nickname background but. these are the one expired international artists in collaboration with background bob that's 12 year old noah and his father nathan. oh now i suffers from cerebral palsy and epilepsy he's unable to speak but he can paint with my friends help. the 2 of them create backgrounds and other artists then add to their designs.

nathan explains that it all began last year to give now a something to do during the lockdown. we went out of the carriage to our small cold and we just started enjoying it york are not. just your friends are not all going to push out just as the best farm to see will collaborate with. and by the end of the 1st day i think we have artists already involved and it just grew from there they began sending that colorful backgrounds out across the world and a whole load of artwork returned from spain australia colombia and many other countries. no one loves getting posts that isn't from his doc says that a little out in background always becoming a new name our infancy our iraq for his cool background although he really really loves it it knows all of the attention no one needs help coordinating his movements

but he communicates what he wants very much if the colors are all the true colors on which one he. looks musingly gazing is the color. of the parish and and he worked his magic song goes only cobwebs on. the torrent forge can't you read nicely and then also get on planes off and i guess if you read. background up with an instant success on social media it was even a real life exhibition the family can hardly keep up with the demand for backgrounds and now the book has come out to showcase the works the next step is to auction off the artworks with the proceeds going to hospitals and clinics when no one gets his treatment. frankie curtis is an illustrator she's very enthusiastic about the project and not at all surprised that so many artists want to participate

. they found. often forget that ocean i like. to not air it's a sensitive mean in a sense it's like doing stuff other people. are. like family really really and strange people together. she thinks that no one has all the hallmarks of a good artist. i think that noah's ark is really expressive and he kind of. isn't ready doesn't really set itself any boundaries. and he just kind of you know thanks to these. shapes and patterns i'm really sort of instructions and so that really with the project has brought nowra nathan even closer together than before. and make a big deal that i can. make a lot master you're getting extra. on the farm i think. i actually have got

an economist now about how can go i don't don't have to dream big all the time son just ring smaller most of the small things. in the financial mavens love and the imagination of many artists have opened up a new creative wellington and you brought some color to knock down. last year's election in belarus was followed by country wide protests hundreds of thousands took to the streets rejecting the election results that gave the country's leader alexander look i think or yet another term in office the opposition braved a crackdown by security forces and called for fresh elections hundreds have been imprisoned now those who want to look at outs have run weary of facing off with police but their protests haven't stopped small groups of demonstrators still needs in remote locations. yes.

the forest outside minsk residents of a district in the belle russian capital have come out at minus 18 degrees celsius to gather it's warmed themselves before the colors of the blue sea in opposition. pretty over fear. that shell of the blood there could have been discussed the 1st week we turn up in us an open spaces like stadiums and then in courtyards but the special police units came by the bus load anyway but they hauled as off stuck us in jail for days and beat us eventually our fear of physical violence was greater than our desire to go dancing. so then i suggested we come out here. yep it was hopeless the way it's for the. marks and used to produce computer games another of the dancers said you know ropes and to reserve.

most of the fears and run circles that what we used to come here every year to get cross-country skiing or because of the fresh air but now we come because of the freedom. we can't breathe in the city anymore because of these monsters the security forces of the just everywhere but ok you can talk yeah let all the energy out of business so that they're not to give. the call for the release of some 250 detainees who they say are political prisoners they try to give each other hope and keep up their spirits with humor slogans. 1. 0 what was the future of the rulers are trying any way they can to discourage the people and incapacitate them started so they're just sit at home. and crying. no

more you blood that. was not the plug some is one of many who are seeking help from a psychologist bill rusian society appears traumatized by the brutality of the special police units by the ever present danger of being picked up by an unmarked transporter many are disappointed that in spite of everything that's happened. is still in power. that the ocean of the one some of the most active and has the political situation will change on a sinking into depression and will i think is haven't turned out the way they expected or to the ira for half of my clients to psychiatry ists or to get medications. many of them only come to me fairly late on any medication can have a permit those last couple months because saying it takes their mind off of things

by weaving baskets she doesn't read books anymore and can only fall asleep with the help of tranquilizers the sense of hope and pride she felt when she marched with hundreds of thousands through men's folding opposition flags has faded. this christmas march of that's it is the sunday much is turned into a really terrifying again when it got to the point we had to run away. the mass protests and much few announcements but the gatherings in the courtyards haven't stopped and because shells. to sing in maxim's group also venture out just a smaller acts of protest in the city they even made it into closely guarded pick 3 square. groups the more it's appeared to keep on putting up with all this is some think about someone's there it's like some kind of concentration camp and unless we do something about it the door when eventually just close again with us inside to. the next image it's together

videos of their little protest events including the forest gathering so the opposition will remain visible. maxim says he's not afraid of prison that life in brothers is almost like prison anyway. you know in the end the political order in valorous will definitely change that much is clear. but the current order no longer works you know which was something you know it's like a corpse that you just have to get rid of. it. but as yet there is little indication of that happening maxim and the others may have to produce many of their motivational videos before change comes to the roost. here in germany gyms and public swimming pools are closed due to the coronavirus lockdown well in berlin those who really miss the water have had the winter time

option of ice swimming in one of the lakes are on the german capital like the name from the it's a tradition that has been practiced year for centuries a hobby that's definitely not for those of us will like it's warm and cozy. it's saturday morning and you hundreds stocker is off to one of his favorite spots in the forests around for land. he comes here to lake nymph and see at least once a week. this time he's not the 1st i swimmer to arrive. the thermometer reveals a water temperature of one degree above freezing. it's high stakes say you should only stay in the water as long as it's temperature height so i don't overdo it but i don't stay in longer than one minute but i have a lot of trouble. i see water temperatures don't scare you how to start.

on the contrary. this winter more i swimmers than ever before came to berlin's lake cabin msgr on sunday mornings. chainsaws and axes are essential equipment. if you give the money against when it is a cloud of it that's a bit difficult right now the clubs are all closed we meet in small groups so everything is kept within the limits of what's allowed it's especially tricky today because the ice is over 10 centimeters think some of the i swimmers have been doing this since the mid 1980 s. during the winter knockdown this extreme sport had a noticeable burst of popularity. i swimming is good not only for the body but for the soul as well as heat and there's a sort of a door opens when you go into the water like you have been when you get the courage up even to go and then comes this feeling a well being and you really do feel good and continue with when you come out of your body gets the cue to warm up and you actually feel most unworthy there's

a suit for a feeling so yes it's fun. and this time in 1000 twenties fashion a 100 years ago berliners were already taking a leap into the icy waters. well. before we start raising here. what's always cool is when you hold your hands and arms out and it gets extra cold . back at lincoln infancy you have a starker isn't out to prove anything after his one minutes he reemerges into the winter air. i can really feel that it's cool but it's good it actually feels worm when you come out if it weren't for my cold feet and i could just keep standing here like this. in the come to make winter venturing out to be warmed by a quick dip and freezing water can seem like a great adventure. you'll

never catch me doing that well we've come to the end of the day's take care and good back. absolutely.

from my countrymen the be putting up a fight for me to have to keep fighting because it's not only about the war from berlin based graphic artist on account of standing up for more freedom and norms ultraman a shipment norm right. now brianna is up to date on arts and culture on d w o. different on the island.

here women are in charge. the archipelago has a patriarchal system for centuries. of society. differently. what do they do with their power. so the language starts marching on w o n a fluid. they require. her. dislocating are in the bathtub was very young. the girl was said to have been al gore 1st but i am a bundle of the most. was the last. time i was

let out of their name as sally i'm alone or. worse than the end of the cold when. i was told. that the mother. or in the film i was. full of warming and galley almost the galil know what adam was and. what i meant was this shouted at. me lately.

this is the dublin years line from germany extended by 3 weeks chancellor merkel did and plans to move towards a gradual. return to a version of normality also on the program. and are to the funeral of protesters killed by security forces on the bloodiest day since the military despite this demonstrators returned to the streets even as the generals step up a crackdown. and police in washington d.c. . a militia group could be another attempt to stop the u.s. capitol.

i'm filled to the program. germany is to extend its coronavirus shutdown by 3 weeks to the 28th of march though some restrictions will be eased to allowed nonessential stores and other businesses to reopen when infection rates are relatively low after a 9 hour virtual meeting chancellor merkel and regional leaders agreed new measures offering hope that life would soon return to some sort of normality. on the streets of berlin the government's new step by step plan met with little criticism even some sympathy. is raised to understand i don't want to you mrs merkel shoes i couldn't do it any better that's why i'm cautious we got it just as a tick never thought it's going to step by step isn't that it's the only way to do it if i was on it was i don't know what the alternative is opening everything up

again i think you have to do it partially simply because the people want to see some restrictions easy problem mr. but there was also a fair amount of confusion critics say the careful opening strategy that anglo-american and state leaders agreed on this too complicated. but it was actually sang have to say that what's written there is pretty unclear very confusing it's almost as if people aren't supposed to understand what's meant to happen as. restrictions will be eased in 5 steps each dependent on infection rates remaining below a threshold of between $50.10 per 100000 people access to certain services will also be based on a negative corona test to make this possible people in germany will get at least one free rapid test a week. end to boost germany's slow moving vaccination campaign jabs will soon be available at many family doctors. this strategy marks

a significant shift from the chancellor's very cautious approach to the pandemic in the past. then. you know we're at the threshold of a new phase of the pandemic in annoying. europe and the media it's a phase which we can't go into carelessly but i think it's important to say with justified hope. the plan has already come under fire from opposition politicians which might not even if 3 percent of germans have been vaccinated with both doses and despite that what they decided to open up even though enough aren't available yet doesn't. fire all of just a warning that with infection numbers inching up again and new more infectious variants spreading fast the government's new opening strategy could prove very risky. pick up on some of those points further political correspondent nina hoss

welcome me to let's let's start with the lock down strategy does the science support doing the log in the way that the chancellor has described or is this more about politics and people's frustration. well talk viral exists in this country have already come out as saying that they're warning that if it's not done carefully we could run into the 3rd wave which could potentially hit germany very hard and of course from a medical virological viewpoint it would be better to keep everything starts and not any contacts at all so it's clear that i'm glad mark on the state leaders on wednesday had to strike a balance between virological economic and also social aspects so yes a lot of it has to do with people's frustration with how long this has gone on but financial reserves are running dry people are exhausted and above all the numbers have been rising despite this 3 months locked out and so people are demanding

different solutions so the very solutions that were announced yesterday what sort of difference is that going to make to day to day life for germans. basically we saw in this report that the new rules are very complicated and the bottom line is you need to know just where your local area stands in terms of new infections and depending on that figure your regional government can then decide just which areas can reopen or which areas will also have to be subject and with that emergency break so brought their chart with me i couldn't resist because it is so and we've got 5 steps here and here in berlin for example where we are we're below 100 new infections per 100000 people in one week and that means that our regional government can allow for museums to open from next week onwards with a clear hygiene concept and then we need to wait 2 weeks and see whether the numbers a stable and if they remain under 100 then berlin can allow for alto dining if

people bring a negative test result with them and so on but it is very hard to understand and the opposition is slamming the crisis management on the communication of the government as a total disaster this chart for example is only available in other languages. good news germany's vaccination old georgia has approved the use of the astra zeneca coronavirus. rotavirus vaccine over 60 five's so how much difference is that likely to make to what has been a very slow vaccine rollout it has been a very slow vaccine rollout begins spawn the health minister is under tremendous pressure to keep his job the opposition want him to resign and of course very good news because it will hopefully help ease the supply constraints which have also led to this slow vaccine rollout in this country because of course we're here in germany we're working with priority groups when it comes to vaccination the vast majority of people in the 1st priority group where the elderly and they couldn't be

vaccinated with astra zeneca so that's not going to change and so that is very good news being political correspondent thank you so much. well here are some other developments in this pandemic the e.u. is medicine's regulator has begun a rolling review of russia's sputnik v. vaccine paving the way for its potential approval for use across the block sputnik has proven to be more than 90 percent effective in clinical trials the world health organization is warning europe to increase its vigilance for new highly infectious strains of corona virus curve in $1000.00 infections in across that the e.u. rose by a 1000000 last week and in 6 weeks of decline and millions of vacillation shots from the free kovacs program a due to arrive in 1000 area and goler and the democratic republic of congo last week guyana and the ivory coast received the 1st of the un programs bachus. other stories making news around the world now

a powerful earthquake has struck off the coast of new zealand prompting authours to issue a tsunami warning the magnitude $7.00 events was centered off the country's northeastern coast officials are warning that waves of up to a meter could hit the eastern coast of north island. policing sweden say they're investigating a possible terrorism motive after 8 people were wounded in a stabbing rampage a police shot and arrested a suspect following the incident in the southern town land i say they did not have any prior information about an attack threat. thousands of members of the chinese communist party are gathering for the national people's congress in beijing this year's event is expected to focus on climate change the economy and unrest in hong kong the congress largely stops policies drawn up by the party elite. there's growing international concern over the crackdown on peaceful protesters 38

people have been killed on the bloodiest day since last month's military coup the german parliament has condemned the military takeover foreign minister is calling for the release of all political. skin political prisoners in mandela and return to democracy a demand echoed by the united nations. yesterday she was a protester today for searching carries her body through the streets of mandalay carlson a 19 year old university student shot in the head during a protest against the military on wednesday. at her funeral relatives surrounded her open coffin as mourners passed by paying their respects all singing revolutionary songs and chanting slogans. mourning protests gave way to new violence as security forces and protesters faced off again protestors know their defiance could cost them their lives. we don't want anything from them we just

demand that our mother censored she is back and the power people sants we don't want the military ruling the country that's why we're protesting and i'm also ready to die instead of others when soldiers come back again. and i don't. the military to his ranch up its response with a show of force scrambling fighter jets to make several low altitude passes over mandalay. such violence continues the question remains who else will lose their life today for the chance of a democratic future. security teams in the american capital are on high alert preparing for another possible extremist attack on the capitol building some right wing conspiracy theorists believe the former president donald trump will return to power today the justice department has charged more than $300.00 people of the violent scenes of the building on the 6th of january.

report a problem for the obvious welcome problem what do we know about this alleged plot. all we know is that the f.b.i. and the u.s. department of homeland security joint released a joint statement saying that there was this at potential threat on the capitol building and according to intelligence an unnamed at militant violent extremist group have been plotting this since late february and what they said was that they want to take control of the u.s. capitol and remove democratic lawmakers on or about march 4th now the militant group also discussed at persuading their supporters across the united states to travel once again at to washington d.c. to take part in this plot and also they did they score as well using explosives and they are quote at the quote was to kill as many members of congress as possible during the upcoming state of the union address that what we don't know is who

exactly is behind this plot but obviously at stations there in the united states felt that it was serious enough because the house of representatives which was jus to me today on thursday has decided to cancel about meeting the senate on the other hand is going to continue with its plans to meet because at the end of the day they feel that it's more important to meet and push ahead with their president biden's nearly 2 trillion dollar pandemic released bill and explain to us the significance of this day the 4th of march. right well to force the march forward the members of this q a nonce conspiracy theory group. essential meet at back open till 933 inauguration day actually in the united states took place on march 4th and not january 20th which is what i would happens or of how it has it has happened since then and the reason for that was that the 20th amendment to be u.s. constitution back in 1903 changed the date and the plan the idea is that of course

it is march 4th and the real president in this case president trump will become the president again back in as well to back in 1903 the same year that it was changed but then president president group of roosevelt and the united states is linked to the gold standard and president trump has also said that he would like to see perhaps a return to the gold standard the idea behind these conspiracy theories is i hope i haven't lost yet because it is fairly complex is that they believe that this is the the reinstatement of the gold standard and it's something that president trump has been sent back to do and once he is a normal rated once again as the president on march 4th the united states will return to its former greatness. quick line of sports and more bad news for football giants boss alone are

considered one of the richest clubs in the world days after their ex president was arrested on corruption charges the club has now lost its bid to maintain its status as a spanish nonprofit the european court of justice has ruled the barcelona received an illegal tax break that amount to government aid nonprofit status was granted to 30 years ago and europe's highest court said the club receive financial advantages over most of their rivals. and the laces space x. effort to send people into space has ended in another rocket explosion despite this space x. found a lot musk says the test was a success the company's s. and 10 unmanned prototype space ship blew up just minutes after landing the touchdown represent the 1st successful landing of the soul of rocket so shortly after celebrating the touchdown it burst into flames as the musky later tweeted our i p s and 10 honorable discharge the rockets are being developed to carry people to

the moon and to my. i set you up to date i'll be back at the top of the hour current focus on the truth they don't do business updates in just about to protect. my 1st boss they also saw in machine. icon for all women their phones by the social norms even something as simple as learning how to write a by side both is and. since i was a little girl i wanted to have both by say the last my home and it took me years to months but there's. finally gave up and mentioned by me and by save the country turns people sewing machines sewing i suppose was more afro free for goes than writing advice as no i want to meet those women back home who are bones by their duties and social goals and inform them about deadbeats and rights my name is the

about of people and i work at z. to. be. where are you in the line to be vaccinations around the world in the united nation programs have got off to a very to start well many of which are nations are making swift progress towards box amazing their populations in other parts of the world and the way subconscious evangelists. also coming up germany's top economists hold a virtual summit to discuss the long term impacts of the punch up next we'll talk to one of the participants. deep into the content may count franchises the e.u. the city of dundon is changing cost we'll take a look at how it's impacting at times. this is business i'm kate ferguson welcome

to the program. the rapid development of vaccines has raised hopes that the end of the pandemic could be incisive but how close that point is depends very much on where in the world you live while some countries like the united states israel and chile have won praise for their immunization efforts and other parts of the world whether for economic or logistical reasons the wait canteen painfully long. the 1st shipment is here 800000 doses flown into khartoum airport the sudanese government is set to hit the ground running. out of the use of you the leg scenes we have received today will be enough for a big part of those working in the health professions because they are more susceptible to being infected that they will get vaccines 1st the vaccine will be free for all citizens. within hours similar shipments arrived in

a wonder in nigeria senegal and i rico sed it is high time says the director general of the world health organization. it's encouraging to see health workers be lowed income countries starting to be box you need to want it's regrettable that this comes almost 3 months after some of the wealthiest countries start to be a rock solution. industrialised countries with funding readily available have been fast ordering their accents with canada expecting enough to vaccinate the entire population 5 times over the us the e.u. and britain all have more than twice the door says need it while africa has ordered just enough for about a 3rd of its population. most of the vaccines destined for africa have been donated

by better off countries and more financial help is coming the international monetary fund is on it we go. somewhere between $30.60 in more then we normally do in an average year when people reach. one bakes in i believe very strongly 21 is going to be equally important if you go here and we would need to try to build for our economies. with some of the larger economies in the world hoping to see an end to the pandemic soon for africa the fight against the virus has only just begun. here in germany the country's top economists have held a virtual some less to discuss the long term impact of the pandemic the meeting

organized by the life and its association focused on issues like corporate bankruptcy and the country's short time work scheme which just kept millions of germans in the workplace committee's tower as economists also discussed global trade europe's ability to compete with a property rights in china. and we can talk now to one of the economists who has been taking part in that discussion professor fed of my is president of the teal institute for the world economy but professor if i at welcome to the program what are you and your colleagues worried about us when it comes to the long term impact of the pandemic. well we're worried about the possible to slow down as our economies emerge from the pedantic we worried that the appetizer to take risks by small business people goes down we weren't that many companies will be burdened by debt and.

that burden make it difficult to invest we know that for future growth we need more investments also in order to tackle the b. challenges that lie ahead beat climate change or the demographic. issues that we're facing the future may be sold our is that the. investment this will as we go out of dependent but then we can that will hold on hold that term money was initially praised for its response but now it's come under fire for its slow vaccine of elyse how big an effect will this have on the country's economic recovery. well every week that we are under the lockdown that we're freezing right now we do lose something like 3 to 4000000000 euros and we impose an almost burden on for example the

school children the cannot attend school to do will see consequences in their entire lives from from this episode so the lockdown is expensive and the since we will not roll out the vaccination program as fast as we hold could we have to pay these costs so for much longer in that sense the failure of for this country to speed up vaccination. is economic problem it's lost on the recovery of the poles as additional costs in particular on generations that i'm not yet on the legal market. has taken a more global perspective tonight china's economy appears to have recovered far faster than other countries what will this mean for international trade. so 1st of all it means that the center of gravity of the world economy moves to east asia that it has been moving good already before it's not just china but oh also vietnam

and many other east and southeast asian economies that are coming out fast from the pendent peak we think that. in 2022 the chinese economy will be about 15 percent larger than in 2019 while the eurozone economy will be charged about as big as it was before the crisis so the relative weights shift and that means the trade flows who shift as well china becomes more important for the german economy for the european economy because it absorbs more of the production of europe by importing and so that is probably the lasting consequence of this crisis professor capa fed on my ear from the keel institute for the world economy if thank you very much you're welcome it now to some of the other global business stories making news so with pharma giant novartis is teaming up with german biotech firm karabakh to

produce its copious 1000 vaccine have artist plans to manufacture up to 50000000 doses of the n r n a base shot by the end of the year and it is still $200000000.00 will follow next year. the united states has announced it will temporarily suspend tariffs that were levied on british goods as part of a trade dispute involving airbus it's hoped the move will give negotiations time to resolve the conflict the u.s. accuses e.u. members of using subsidies to give airbus unfair advantage over american bible boeing. siemens energy will join the german blue chip index docs nature this month the company a 2020 spinoff from industrial giant siemens combines oil and gas technology with renewable energies like on shore wind parks in the docks they will replace consumer goods firm biased off. south korea's economy shrank for the 1st time in 22 years as the coronavirus pandemic destroyed service industry jobs and depressed

consumer spending in 2020 things that would have been even worse if not for the country's technology exports demand for personal computers servers rose. london's financial center or the city that's often called face to bake up peoples and recent months the pandemic has left office and. work from home and the recent completion of praxis has threatened to knock off mountains crime and as europe's financial hope both is the i focus really our correspondent to get mass sent us this report. rash on london bridge nominee it's back a half a 1000000 people flock to london each day but just doesn't have to squeeze his way through the crowds today the investment manager is a veteran of the financial services industry. it does seem

like with everybody gone or you never see the city like this even a little sunday would have the tourists something like this something dreadful south of. this is where the finance manager used to enjoy a pint of beer but there hasn't been so. that's going to be one of my favorite places in the piece. you can bet nick and rex it has hit the city hot new has been restricting access to its markets making it difficult for london to try and answer firms to offer their services on the continent. but also office number opportunities the e.u. has not shown itself very good at be able to change quickly and adjust and adapt because it runs may very much like commit it longer now has the opportunity of being able to move much faster be swift on its feet. this city has to eat fine itself. the u.k.

government wants to shore up the city's global appeal and make london more attractive than its e.u. counterparts one example it is reviewing the rules governing public listings in order to lure more companies to float in the u.k. on the london stock exchange. becky it's due it believes that it's important to ensure quality standards are maintained in back and here the london suburb economist simon french works at his kitchen table instead of in the city he too wants against too much deregulation but sees opportunities for instance and setting new and high standards in climate finance. the reality of course is you'll be part of that all the european union senses want to be part of that asia will want to be part of that it will be a competitive battle i think the launch of london houses existing infrastructure in terms of the scale of its capital markets enables that to be done a probably lower transaction cost than some of the more up and coming economic ups

. climate finance and london score points here with new ideas and even much stronger from the crisis. it will come back it will be busy will be driven here on friday afternoon again i hope that there be such a cute little. adapting to the coronavirus pandemic and. it's time for love to those set in new. mexico has been one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic with over 185000 deaths to mourn it was also one of the few travel destinations that kept borders open declined to require a negative covert test from the cation or as the lax approach has opened the floodgates for foreign tourists who are creating beaches like this one near cancun before the pandemic their local tourism sector was responsible for almost 9 percent of mexico's economic i pushed on to spite the ongoing health crisis mexican hotels

and restaurants are hoping to attract more than 30000000 foreign tourists is here. i'm not sick from a thank you so much for watching i mean the team it's good by asking. him as many push. ups are now in the world climate change is uncalled for and this is my plan for the way from just one week. we're going to really just. we still have time to work i'm going. can you hear me no no here's we're going to be going to last year's german chancellor when you bring your uncle out man call and you've never. surprise yourself with what is possible who is medical really what moves them part of who

you talk to people who follow along the way maurice and critics would like to join us for metals last august. you're watching t.w. news asia coming up on the program china's annual national people's congress gets underway we'll take a closer look at the plans the leadership talents from dealing with the economy to dealing with hong kong. after losing the last mayor to scandal and suicide so voters get such elect a new city leader and they could make history in the process if i choose.