stone masons builders architects compete with each other. this is home massive churches for creative. contests to put the. structure. on t.w. . it's the good old carrot and stick approach e.u. leaders say they're ready to defend trade to ties with turkey but only if the corrupt place for. us coming up $10000000000.00 that's how much is lost in trade every day because of a nigga tanker stuck in the suez canal and it could take weeks to set it free. and crisis what crisis many startups thrive during lockdown thanks to clever business ideas and generous investors. like

a business and want to get johnson berlin good to have you with us. the european union is ready to deepen trade relations with turkey at a video summit in brussels e.u. leaders signaled they're willing to plot a way forward if quote current deescalation sustained ties nosedive last year over gas exploration in the mediterranean. it was back in 2016 that e.u. leaders 1st promised turkey closer trade ties in return for its welcoming of syrians fleeing civil war but almost immediately afterwards the process stalled brussels became concerned about the deterioration of political freedoms in turkey following a failed military coup and ankara's exploration of disputed oil and gas reserves in the eastern mediterranean near the flashpoint of cyprus and good brussels. but now after an improvement in relations a new modernized customs union between turkey and the u.

is back on the table. the 2 have had a limited customs union since 1995 now their major trading partners with exports totaling almost $70000000000.00 euros in each direction in 2019. the expanded agreement would give turkey and its 18000000 consumers access to the single market i may just step for a country that spent 2 decades in the queue to join the bloc but ankara's recent behavior still has some european diplomats ill at ease not least the sacking of central bank chief naches this week an unpopular move with western investors and a sign of continued volatility. turkey's recent withdrawal from a convention signed in istanbul targeting violence against women is also causing deep concern in brussels this is a wrong step from turkey a country that hosted the convention in the 1st place it is

a huge setback to efforts made in the country in recent years and sends a dangerous message across the world. the new customs union will still take years to come into being has plenty of time for ties between the 2 parties to change as they have multiple times in the last 5 years alone. of a law let's bring in error yeltsin he's an economist at the university of applied sciences in konstanz and of course an expert on turkey good to have you with us so given all the issues mentioned to there in our report why is now the time for brussels to intensify ties with an korea. well brussels and uncorrupt basically they have pressing political objectives and the deal that what we have seen yesterday reflects this needs. brussels wants to mitigate the jew political tensions between greece cyprus and turkey on the one hand but more importantly

brussels expects uncorrupt to be still the reliable gate keeper to prevent refugees coming over turkey back to europe as we have seen in 2015 on the other hand turkey has an ailing economy a deep recession the turkish lira is massively on the pressure and what we have seen yesterday basically is just in light of these political movements we drawing from the stumble convention of turkey or by turkey europe just addresses short term objectives whether it is a reliable and sustainable roadmap i have my doubts it is looking like a horse deal ok just in case this horsetail actually comes to fruition and there is a extended customs union how would it impact the turkish economy. well already in 2016 during my time with the for institute we calculated with

a huge study the impact of a customs union because already done this this this agreement was prepared by the european commission and in theory there is a huge potential by upgrading the customs union to turkey can gain a lot it can be a stimulus for the economy but there is a big but one need to emphasize that the customs union is not only a trade deal it is the deepest economic integration which requires a lot of political agreements between the parties so turkey to put it in a short sentence has to accept political decisions which are taken in the european union right and this is the did the difficulty right and another short sentence please if you would oc less a times between the e.u. and the united states' interest. well it is definitely needed interest but the priorities are different the biden administration hasn't declared so far how it is

going to act towards or keep but the security issues in the middle east to name some some countries like the iran conflict here the nato member turkey is much more important than the turkey as the e.u. member from that u.s. perspective yesterday the secretary of state mr blinken just clearly did mention turkey is a very important part no nato part but he's talked about security and not about the tensions between the e.u. and turkey itself ok aired on the auction that thank you so much economist at the university of applied sciences in constance thank you. and now to some of the other global business stories making news. china says it will impose anti-dumping measures on some australian wine imports from national 28 beijing plans tariffs on the targeted one projects for the next 5 years the decision paves the way the way for a potential dispute between australia and china of the world trade organization.

chinese air fares are recovering with ticket prices up 11 percent for trips and booked for the labor day holiday in early may there are signs the united states is following a similar trajectory europe however is bracing for a 2nd to last summer in part because of a hobbled code 19 vaccine rollout. poverty in asia pacific has risen for the 1st time in 2 decades according to the world bank a pandemic and ensuing restrictions led to domestic demand and supply shocks across the region countries with the highest levels of kobita deaths and infections also the weakest performance. workers in egypt racing to free the giant freighter ever given that still blocks the suez canal around $200.00 vessels are currently waiting for passage many ships are said to be considering taking a detour but the trip around the african continent more than tripled the routes to european ports at a cost to deliver any goods trade delays are expected to run into the billions of

dollars while egypt worries about one of its own strongest economic powers can now fees alone account for 2 percent of the country's g.d.p. for more i'm joined by chelsea delaney in frankfurt chelsea was going to foot the bill for this entire traffic jam and the fallout. well 1st step is going to be the japanese owner of the africa and they're going to be responsible for the cost of getting the ship unstuck as well as any damage to the canal they do have insurance that should help to pay or pay for that then you have these 152200 ships that are just sitting there waiting to get through it's estimated that about $400000000.00 worth of cargo goes through the canal every hour so it really is an enormous amount of money so some of those ships some of those those carriers may sue the africa vns owner for the delay some of them may have insurance themselves

that will help cover the delays and then you also have the ripple effects higher oil place prices higher shipping prices in general so there will be a very expensive domino effect from this and of course people are waiting for goods to arrive when will your a feel the pinch. it will depend on how long it takes them to get the ship the ship out of the canal there are a lot of different goods sitting there now everything from coffee to the beer to the ingredients that they used to make toilet paper so all of that we could potentially start to see this on our grocery shelves in our supermarkets if this delay continues. to stall. shows or delay any thank you so much. not every business here in europe's office under the coronavirus pandemic many startups are actually thriving unlike established companies that still work old school startups tend to be small cost effective and fully digitalized that's

a huge advantage which also helps to truck to best. they've learnt to hit the big time but these 2 entrepreneurs are still very small fish in the 70000000000 euro ocean for industrial machinery so. i mean you know in diana research developed a program which networks production lines if you kill. later how much material a machine needs or does it automatically and also organizes the correct packaging for a product or a real all round. investors bit in the middle of the pandemic these 2 young founders set up the case systems from home and they managed to raise venture capital totaling 3000000 euro's. and celebrated as soon as we got to the notary's office that year there were hitches right to the last moment will it work out or won't it. the money will go towards facing off with the sectors big players.

definitely has vision to get there like google amazon that's that's the vision were pitching to the team. and i'm sure it's got what it takes on the site doesn't. coronavirus crisis has launched an industrial rethink as more sectors discover the advantages of digitalisation startups frequently offer innovative solutions in 2020 the of the lockdown there was 6 percent more startup investment conferences like this one in which a young businessman is trying to raise capital for his online marketplace pandemic era financial. let's talk about the financing and what do you need to get over the next 12 to 18 months and to really break out and grow. you need 12 months we're planning on 700000 euros a year going to your stage we imagine something in the region of 400000 diana

recent i mean you know are are on their way to talk strategy with their investor it's time for the next steps they need a dedicated office and most importantly the employees to stuff it with. at the moment we have more clients than we can manage sales wise. hendon current. factor and we're busy right now looking to strengthen our team. the new investor is happy to help out after all it's in his interest as well that c.j. systems becomes an industrial giant time germany. and is a reminder of the top stories we're following for you the european union says it's ready to do even trade relations with turkey at a video summit in brussels you need a signal to they're willing to plot a way forward if a current escalation is sustained. as in egypt are racing to free the giant

freighter ever given the vote still blocks the suez canal around $200.00 vessels are currently waiting for passage with delays in trade expected to run into the billions of dollars. that's your business update here in the you at this hour for me and the team and berlin as always thanks for keeping us company stay safe. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts the coronavirus update coming 19th. on t w. children to come to terms. one giant problem and nearly get in on it is she looking at your

you. live by renaming little detour into a fuel economy. how will climate change affect us and our children because. g.w. dot com slash water. it typically starts with the snakes. spring in europe always sparks a stream of sniffly noses and ichi eyes. this season though scientists have warning of a phenomenon known as the pollen effect they've linked high pollen levels with the rising cold it the researchers say many factors can affect infection rates but let's take a closer look at allergies and the coronavirus. well that picture is enough to get me sneezing i always yearn for spring after the long cold

german winter but i don't look forward to all the allergies especially considering all the headlines going around about pollen and covert co exposure to airborne pollen enhances your susceptibility to breast or treat viral infections a study shows that could also be true facade. to one of the authors about that in a moment firsts this report spring is in the air for many that means time to enjoy the outdoors but for people like benediction it's spring means allergies that's just how it starts turning and i have to be careful not to touch my eyes otherwise they start to watch it only blossoms can play havoc with the nose the nice hazelnuts and all the pollen are problematic for many benedicts main issue is with grasp on but during the pandemic he's often asking himself whether his symptoms are to do with his allergy opossum be coronavirus instead.

of get caught yet and i think everyone here experiences such symptoms probably ask themselves the same question you become a kind of happy hypochondriac when my throat start stretching right for sleep typically after i take an analogy tablet i start to worry whether this might not coronavirus instead of. stuff for life. time for a bit of research indeed the symptoms of many energies are pretty similar to those of covered 1000 sore throat coughing sneezing tightness benedikt books an appointment with an allergy specialist to ask which symptoms point to a coronavirus infection. relatively common as a loss of some out that's something you really experience with allergies and certainly not to the extent that you completely lose your sense of smell because that would be a clear indicator that you may have a corona virus infection over it so it's your eyes would suggest it's not coronavirus or as a fever would play for the obvious. exhaustion dry cough that really persists on

all these would suggest something like a cold $1000.00 and faction list but experienced allergy sufferers know at what time of the year they tend to get symptoms. benediction it is now confident he doesn't need to be tested for corona virus but what about his allergy symptoms because of the pandemic the doctor recommends medicating early so that sneezing is kept to a minimum. no sprays for example can help of that. medicine course and homes over cortisol god is all hoarders and shouldn't be injected or taken in a tablet form to treat allergies except in an absolute emergency because then it can really have side effects. by that time but the thing about cortisone sprays that is that the needle is and then only has an effect in the nasal area of battle there are no adverse effects on the rest of the body needs to give us that need.

a spring free of sneezes and itchy eyes and others can rest assured it's now najee and not covered so we are tighter whole thought is director of the institute of environmental medicine and met munich and was involved in a study into exactly this topic what did you find exactly what do pollen allergies have in common with covert. then in this study we bring in new and previously unnoticed aspect into the equation of pandemic fueling it's not just about arrows olds that key drivers of a pandemic but it's rather the complexity of the arizona so we show in a large study that increased to infections are observed when on point and this is the result of a large study with 130 pony touring stations in 3100 over 5 continents and really the finding is in the last spring there was

a coincidence and a correlation of the mask of 2 infection rates rising and pom pom concentrations and of note the lowest infection rates were observed at sites with a low concentration during the study period. so the finding behind this is that pollen a weakened the antiviral defense of coastal surfaces like nose and. you can imagine that it's like a pap aerated sheeted that pollen induce so normally we have a shield against viruses and and paul. making this leaky and this is why during points season we are more susceptible. to infection spring is already here and. i have. this is

very important to know so it's not only about pollen allergy it's beyond pollen allergies so this is an unspecific effect this it has nothing to do with allergies and this is something we are observing in every individual there's been criticism of this study despite it being so broad and global how great a risk is pollen for people with allergies or without allergies. so the criticism that has been there is that people are not citing that we observed a common effect of several environment defectus pollen you meaty and temperature and all together was important for a variability off fictional rates and important is the following it's about the personal risks that cannot be. concluded from the study so i cannot say that mr miller has this and that probability to get an infection due to pong so this is

something we have now to investigate in further studies we know that pollen impacting on the macos are immunity and this is clear but concerning the personal risks there's nothing to to say from this study what would you say are the actual consequences of your study. so inclusion and twats the one hump approach to the variable missing from the pen demick equation is to to really look for the whole environment impacting on in fiction right and this is why we suggest that we should really bring these environmental affect us in moderation in also predicts what a 2nd ing in the future and we need to really did ek to. escape bio my bio monitoring studies on correct arised patients in order to understand the

environmental impact on they spend demick you get that support because i'm going to be sneezing and getting itchy eyes for some time cloudy or title director of the institute of environmental medicine again it's thank you very much for joining us today i thank you by. for today's viewer question on the corner virus it's over to alice science correspondent derrick williams. i have asked can i get a quote in 1000 vaccine. the centers for disease control still considers as as one of the conditions that might increase the risk of severe outcomes if you come down with copd 19 but data continues to accumulate that at least for people who have moderate forms of the disease as much doesn't pose as big of a risk factor as other chronic conditions like for example diabetes when you start

looking into this topic the recommendation you read over and over again is that no matter what happens if you have asthma it's important to keep it under control by following your passion plan since an asthma attack that forces you to go to an emergency room puts you at more danger of exposure to sars coby to the answer to the question of whether you should get it coated 19 vaccine is is a resounding yes national asthma associations recommend people who have the auto immune condition get shots as soon as they have the opportunity in trials cogan vaccines were given to subjects of many different ages among them people with chronic conditions like asthma and the hundreds of millions of shots given worldwide since have not given rise to any specific back scene related

cause for alarm for people who live with it i did find a recommendation from the british lung foundation saying that although the vaccine is not known to interact with medications if you take monoclonal antibodies for your asthma. then then you should talk to your doctor about how to time when you get your vaccines so take that into consideration but in general all of the experts that i read are saying that you should get the shot as soon as you can. out to some of the other coronavirus related stories making news astra zeneca says it's coronavirus vaccine is strongly effective following its disputed u.s. study after recalculating the data from that study instead of 79 percent efficacy the follow from concluded that the vaccine is 76 percent effective in preventing

symptomatic of it nonetheless danish authorities have extended this the spend in of the vaccine pending further studies in correlation with blood clots. the u.s. senate has confirmed rachel levine as the 1st transgender person to hold a senior government position in the united states the president's pick as assistant secretary levine led pennsylvania's response to the corona virus outbreak she will oversee health and human services. the tokyo lympics torch relay is under way under strict conditions to stop the spread of the coronavirus spectators will bod from the departure ceremony because of ongoing fears about the virus which forced the 2020 games to be postponed. the torch is on a 121 day relay across japan before like the other get colder on july 23rd. and a new record for banksy piece again changes sofa $19400000.00 euros at christie's

in london with the proceeds going to britain's national health service it pays tribute to frontline health workers in the pandemic raising nurses as the real superheroes elusive street artists and given the pace to university hospital in south southampton with a note saying thanks for all you're doing. and thank you for watching see you again so it. can.

be. to the point. strong opinions clear positions from international perspectives. labeling vladimir putin a killer accusing china of genocide against the illegal of people the buying administration consigns russia and china that can the u.s. win that's our topic on to the point. to point. out of the 30 minutes while until i go up.

it's a constant companion. and it makes us feel. headaches dizziness and tonight is just some in this is it can be caused by not. and what can we do about it. in 90 minutes on w. o. n . humans love interaction sometimes you don't have a if you're a bottle provided that's great they're going to replace people in manufacturing they're going to replace doctors and lawyers they're going to replace people in jobs you wouldn't think but can't if all the work is being done by machines what

humans do they try and keep getting better and better education and taking more and more advanced jobs or do they end up doing other things making art having social interaction with each other are we going to have enough humanity to make it possible for everyone or some people who want to say i want everything and the rest you guys have to be poor and die that allows individuals to discover their new mandate they have to learn new meaning for life and the new things to do that's a social revolution that hopefully we can move too slowly.

this is utopia news live from berlin experts warn it could take weeks to dislodge a huge cargo ship blocking the suez canal bad weather is hampering efforts to free the vessel hundreds of others are waiting to pass through the channel causing a major headache for global trade. also coming up ethiopia's prime minister says eritrea will withdraw its troops from to grab people displaced by fighting in the region have accused eritrean forces are brutal attacks on refugee camps. india's.