all the opaque world who's behind the benefits and why are they a threat to us all o peak world starts january 5th on d, w. ah, ah, this is the w news ly, from berlin, the netherlands antilles. a christmas corona virus lockdown alice before it came into effect shop, has came out in force before businesses shop. they doors also coming up. hong kong holds a vote under new election laws and the candidates by jean considered to be patriots

are allowed to run. and in buddhist league of football 2nd place, dawkins stumbled to a loss against hatter bellied. meaning they go into the winter break. 9 points behind blind munich. ah, i'm anthony. how'd welcome governments across europe are battling to slow the spread of the army cron corona vars. parent variant, rather the latest country to impose new restrictions is the netherlands. it has just entered a hard locked down that will last until mid january, all non essential shops as well as businesses such as bar cinemas and theaters will be closed. meanwhile, the situation in the british capital london is so concerning, that the city's mayor has declared what he's calling a major incident bill for thirty's. they just reported the higher single tele of corona vars. cases since the pandemic began,

and i the 26000 cases the city in crisis mode lumniss being hit hard by the omi chron variant of the corona virus. it is already overtaken delta, as the dominant strain here, driving up infections and forcing them may of london to react hostile emissions are going up, but also stop absences. i guide up by massive level. so i've taken the fission in causal taishan with our panos to declare a major incident today. the measure was last taken in january and allows local government to work more closely with emergency services. it's not just the capital that's in crisis for several days now. the u. k. as witnessed, record case numbers in response, the government has stepped up its vaccination campaign over 3000 locations across england. what turn into makeshift vaccination centers on saturday. the world health

organization says omicron has already been detected in 89 countries. more and more are responding to the new threat novels, dutch prime minister mac rota on saturday, announcer locked on. that will limit gatherings of christmas and close shops, restaurants, and cultural venues. chapa's rush, both em last minute purchased before the measures came into effect lockdown. oh none the w h o expects omicron to become dominant in the countries where it is taken hold scientists, one, the surgeon cases could further burden overstretch health systems and lead to staff shortages across many sectors. oh, well, earlier we spoke with john campbell, a health analyst and asked for his assessment on the, on the current situation in london. my big hope is because on the corner spreading so quickly, i think basically everyone in europe is going to be exposed to rama crohn. in the next few weeks, there might be a few remote people that don't, but everyone's going to be exposed to it. and we're hoping that most people are

going to be protected against severe illness because of the large level of vaccination in the community. and because of the immunity that we have from people that already had the infection that is going to protect against severe disease. so we're really hopeful that it is going to cause common cold type symptoms. now in london, at the moment, the most common features that people are getting are runny nose, headache, fatigue, sore throat and sneezing. it's common cold type features because every time someone has these features that's going to give them a big boost to their immune system is going to protect them against all mc one at the, hopefully against the variance as well. so i'm really hoping that this, this wave could be a form of natural vaccination. hong kong is holding elections for its legislative council. the 1st, since paging, imposed a sweeping national security law and reformed the cities electoral system for hong kong pro democracy activist. it's the combination of a campaign to ryan in the semi autonomous territory. and in shore on the candidates who are patriotic, the china can run

a great school class in hong kong. every week they raised the chinese flag and sing the national anthem blue. it's part of the islands integration into the communist mainland. i liken raise a flag. it shows me the report of china. again, they are doing what i like. this is very good for the children. it trains their patriotism in the hi fun is i, i go get things are not, patriotism has become a political buzzword here in the upcoming parliamentary elections, only so called patriots are allowed to run. and who that is, is controlled by a beijing friendly commission on omar o 's improvements are crucial to bring hong kong back to the right track of one country to systems. and so i sure that we are in a situation of patriots administering hong kong. and they don't make the cut. many

of the leaders of hong kong democratic party are already behind bars. their seats remain empty in the current parliament. 47 of them were rested simply for trying to vote for a leading candidate in a party poll. now only few are willing to show their true allegiances. herbert chow sells clothing with a political message in his store. it's been a thorn in the side of the government for some time now. and now he has to close up shop. so this is how ridiculous it has become a blanket catherine curtis. for beneath it says i love hong kong with yellow umbrellas is deemed by the chinese as inigo x. one. he used to vote for the democratic party, but they're not on the ballot because of the patriotism rules. so who is he going to vote for i will have

to decline to answer that question because as you know, they have made any statements made by people off their inclination to not vote aw ah, or discourage voting as a crime? no. so what's the point of the election, i'll say to picking out the get into view of beijing's government, maintaining the facade of democracy is an appropriate tool to maintain order in hong kong. yes, it looks better publicly than violently cracking down on hong kong in order to maintain order in their hong kong, a metal pooler feel who and ordinances are. hong kong is being assimilated. the schools curriculum has already been changed. if the government gets its way, the next generation will never know the freedoms. hong kong was promised to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world now. and you guys

break that minister, david frost has resigned due to disillusionment with prime minister barak johnson's government. it comes after a disastrous wake for the prime minister with a bi election defeat. and rebellion from his own. m. p. 's over the introduction of additional coven restrictions. thousands of people have protested in barcelona or against a court ruling mandating the 25 percent of school lessons be taught. in spanish. demonstrate as say, it will threaten the education system which has helped bring the local catalan language back into public use. after years of repression under the franco dictatorship, 3 construction workers have been killed in italy, after 2 building cranes collapsed on the street. in the city of children, 2 workers died at the same. the 3rd was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead to passers by, were also injured. at least 30 people have died after

super typhoon. bry slammed into the philippines. officials say many people are still unaccounted for. hundreds of thousands fled their homes to escape the typhoon, which has left massive destruction in its way. it was the strongest typhoon to hit the philippines this year. battering the country with torrential rain and a 175 kilometer pow winds. the southeastern province of saudi gal done not a bore the brunt of the storm. here, residents are already counting the course of the devastation. it left behind. thousands have been left homeless of the storm flattened buildings. many remained evacuation centers. in some areas, residents had to be rescued by boat of the heavy rain led to flash flooding. many have been left with little access to clean water. food, with communications and power, also knocked out some a traumatized. i am an image in a what it was unimaginable them,

but i thought we would all die as in our roofs were torn up by the storm. they're all destroyed and it was a, it was loud howling that never, i prayed, but i'm so rattle. mom. i don't know what to do any more mercy filter gillen. i had a panic attack by make up that macbook reconstruction costs are estimated to run into hundreds of millions of dollars. but president rodrigo, to tatty has warned that disaster early funding has been depleted by the pandemic. ry was the 15th typhoon to hit the philippines and 2021. that is also pro nation typically sees 20 each year cleanup efforts are already underway. but for tide filipinos, there's little end in sight scientist, walnut climate change is making storm stronger. the united states and mexico have resumed former president, donald trump's controversial stay in mexico program full migrants. under the scheme, mexico pledges to take in migrant sent back by the united states while they're

asylum applications are being processed, but shelters and reception centers are overwhelmed at the border. and many migrants remain stranded in limbo. as at risk of reports from the mexican border city of tijuana. ah, the rain threatens to wash away the l. chapparal camp in tijuana, just a few meters from the us. mexico border. many central american migrants live here in dire conditions. they all dream of crossing to the other side. despite the difficulties neglect, while moth i'm with getting a 1000 for now they have closed the doors on us, let them, i don't know why it's the weight on your model. but there are many people here who have waited 7 or even 8 monkeys. and man as a hotel mathis, their dream destination is a few minutes away from here. but getting there asylum applications approved and crossing over is an almost impossible task. that means that thousands of migrants

are stranded here. local authorities believe border areas can meet the challenge. mila boil the coil is with the support of all the international organizations, as with civil associations and shelters on the border, i made a good and with the entire population eco. this is possible to take care of it, possibly at the dental. but thousands of migrants are forcibly stranded here and support organizations say their capacities are stretched to the limit. oh, it's eat up on a faded, your shelters are at maximum capacity. so we're talking about several 1000 people and they continue to arrive every day when you can look at that in many of those stranded say they are fleeing serious threats in their home countries. and might be more canceling quite. i left my country because gangs threatened to kill me. i came with my son. we've been here for 7 months now waiting to see if they will give me

a permit to the united states or asylum. according to local authorities, about 300 people are deported or returned to mexico every day. a number that could increase due to the recent agreements between both governments both noun and the bonus. they could've been closed out the year with a visit to struggling, had to berlin. although the match was uneasy when fedora went on paper hat approved a much tougher opponent. in reality, i pulled out a shock when and in doing so. oh, but dashed the title, hopes of daughter to fall even further, behind by many berlin's olympic stadium was lit up for the last match of the year with the sparse crowd of hair to fans enjoying the spectacle. and with their side hosting dormant the match was set to be equally flashy. hertz her fighting to avoid the relegation. battle came out firing ms. yon melita burst ahead of norman's

defense and tap home. just 15 minutes in but after a v r cheque teammate ye shock built, the deal was real to be a hair off side on the play. no gold. the visitors didn't squander their good fortune with eulley and bland summoning a spectacular tidings finish. 16 minutes later. one mill with dormant hopes of chasing barn still alive but her to return from the half time break. reinvigorated bel, fidel made good on his earlier infraction racing past his opponents to equalize with a strong solo effort in the 51st minute and 6 minutes later. here to double their lead. marco victors screamer, left doormen, stunned. before richter twisted the night, making it 31 with 20 minutes left to play.

stepping diggers, cut diamonds deficit with elite header, but it was already too late. dormant were dealt their 2nd loss and 4 matches. a serious blow to any realistic title. hope's will heritage celebrated the holiday gift of a massive step towards mid table safety. our daughter and that is open ass sports life is up next. after a short break, looking ahead to the controversial 2022 world cup in keta. i'm anthony out of the back of the top of the hour with more news headlines for you. but for now, for me and the team here in berlin. i, tree company i happiness is for every one human penises are very different from primate finances. we have a totally ridiculous romanticized view of nature. david and this as climate change, pregnant sex. oh, happiness. in 3 books, you'll get smarter for pre

d w books on youtube is a master of the art of confrontation. this is ra, a veteran of verbal combat. i mean, you're gonna really, i try undisputed champion of tough political talk, trying to frighten people. no, i. so fight everybody underst either except you enter the complex zone and joined him. sebastian, as he holds the powerful to account, this is a big failure, whichever way you like to spin conflict zone. oh, good news. on d, w i l u i o a, that football wilka bill come to katara. but for more than

a decade now, many have been calling for a boycott, especially in the western world. to say it's a controversial issue, is probably an understatement by door mentally. increasingly clinton with patter, loves football. so let gotta have this will come time for a reality check as to well, kevin katara is no longer just a plan but basically happening to morrow, shook the rock up and katara really be boycotted if so why? and what for, or was this just big talk to ease the conscience? and in the end, we'll all sit in front of our a t, v 's because football is awesome. in case you're wondering what all the uproar is about, katara is often called the richest country in the world. natural gas and oil bound money teams is not the most pressing issue. katara has invested this wealth and to multiple activities in the world of sports. that didn't want to go. yeah m as

a lot katara dois, developers for tangible which tends to nila dish. and barrett my social once of i don't support out d global a do not social. he won't. mit differs by red massage of seniors closing the course of wolf. gallum had the airways is i and goza ones are the one from ven, bye to nealon allergies of it to let's what the under than, than the other ones or there oh, by myself. so hey, but what's wrong with wanting to promote your country, especially if you're not short on cash? well, critic said it's not always kosher. for example, when you buy features votes with it, ha, corruption is inseparable from the 2010 decision to award katara the world cup 11 of to 22 fif executive committee members who voted on this have since been fined, suspended, banned for life, or prosecuted for corruption in 2020 the u. s. department of justice claimed that

katara had indeed bribed fifo officials to secure hosting rights. so it's this world cup the woke up of corruption. we've always complied with the rules and regulations of people to the strictest offence. when people say, how did you in the world come in on the simplest answer and i, and i assure you, and i promise you, it is not said in any way with any arrogance. we were the best bit. now, whatever the truth may be, one thing catches my attention here. according to that same investigation, russia allegedly bought the 2018 world cup. and in a more distant past, there is quite some evidence that the 2006 world camp here in germany was bought to the stadium right behind me, was built for that tournament. and today, house champ is leaking. in this stadium, plenty of fans enjoy watching our be leipzig take on p a g. and i wonder why all the fuss about guitar. if every country buys to wilco, katara gets an unfair amount of criticism. says my colleague, mark meadows,

i think it's western european arrogance really to say that these are the sorts of country shouldn't host wilcox um we know they'll put on a great welcome. we know every stadium will be fantastic. you know, every pitch will be fantastic. transport will work and we want to put the game. so let's but the game more, let's tell the world. yes, you are part of the football family and cut off shall no commitment to football. not only buying power such a man, but also sponsoring barcelona. they buy music there for winter training every year . they really have put their money where their mouth is. well, but not all fans are happy about that money is their criticism, western european arrogance. and is katara purely interested in promoting football. other say it's about sports washing both watching katara. the perfect news in katana give the kind of, i don't give kind of the read the fun almost. and then that was,

what do you say that mark, let's look at russia. russia or isn't friendly to almost sexual either, but there wasn't such a big issue about the 2018 local defendants had. what he told us for mission. one employee, he's a live on the brought it up. why do we point to our finger at guitar and not so much at, let's say russia human rights issues on many levels plus and invaded neighboring ukraine. and what about the usa? one of the $32026.00 world cup hosts a country where the death penalty still exists. is it what mark calls, western arrogance, possibly even bordering on racism? is this about double standards or does it have more to do with the fact that guitar abuse has so many? right, so blatantly one of the main reasons for international concern about the world cup

is how many people had to suffer and died to make it happen. katara is mainly a desert, but soon it will be a desert with a tightly modern, well kept stadiums to its name. in addition to a dozen of other major projects, including a new airport roads, public transport, hotels and an entire new city that will host a well kept final. but it's how all this was built that race a lot of eyebrows internationally. british newspaper, the guardian claimed that 6500 migrant workers have died in guitar. most of them employed on well cub related infrastructure project katasha statistical as x m, instant holland. awesome job. it's custom nits in senior under storms and am as if fully clowned my belief of the feel. it would have faded on direct them to the moment i. but when i was spending shed in his moodiness about us to target the fortress, the business of neutral people tend almost here the that would have had

a nice alpha clients. and it's not just the dead workers that lead to concerned it's the conditions for migrant workers. in general, and that's just about done in monday by the mention was high. so let's get kind of skipped council. can augusta whether the sweat does noise and can get on top of the hard to get katara said it has reacted to improve the situation for guest work because it now has better laws the amount of work that went into legislation and the amount of work that went to the improvement of workers, conditions, rights have, have, you know, in my apt and my opinion, a precedent that the speed of the way things have happened here, some flight of c and would be mon, cutoff game would have been flight doesn't depend on been nice because even on site doesn't depend cut, have

a nice place to perform for f listed on happy off the piano. and that's the axis is the van who said my veterans understand where should the football world draw the line? should it draw a line at all? as to welcome comes closer, football are themselves are standing up for human rights. norway, the netherlands, germany here in march 2021. ahead of their well kept qualifiers. but what they not play when it's time to go to car for the world cup. what they go as far as finish international recruit, risky. he missed out on a friendly against sweden plate and caught her in 2019 in protest at katara the human rights record by the in 2021. not just this norwegian comedian, but also norwegian fans. and clubs, representatives put pressure on their f. a 2 by caught the work up the at

a congress held in the summer of 2021. a majority voted against a board call though an executive committee member of norway's f. a headset prior to the congress. you need a critical mass behind a boy called an opposition that calls for it in the country to be for says not boycotts, but rather inclusion drives reform in a country awarding the well kept to katara has opened the door for a social progress there. it says, mother oak cut that fif president infant dino prayed, his recent reforms, allegedly improving migrant workers rights and car is it dialogue instead of boy caught that helps. the way of changing the mind of victoria authorities is to kind of bring them in my mind more into the phone and say, look, if you like that if you like that will. we've given you and you want to host other things in the future owners in picks one day, then you have to be

a bit more modern and you have to allow homosexuality em, etc, etc. there is a reason to believe that this won't work though china hosted the 2008 summer olympics hopes for hide that the event would have an impact on human rights. there have things changed? well, they have gotten worse beat for the oppressed, muslim rigor, minority, or for civil rights activists in hong kong. back in germany, these football crazy students can be bothered about guitar 2022. they will organize their own world cup with 16 amateur teams from around the world. when smith developed this, steve m lead dought mentioned from susan clinton road by dawn, tampa fulfill dangly by launched in dublin management telephones. i my, this is miss dust lessons. what else? matt? owen desk being ambulance product mom in paulette near you buffy of ahem. bus or take glazed often and shes titan, shut it, but they won't watch the games and katara no semi final, no final,

nothing only the live stream and post match analysis of their round tournament them . this but amy, it's good. magdalen will also, he asked us can, was this game new if al a me kind for bundled a should some while others for them love the stones? emma wooden ramesh beauman and gazande had left my mail. so i hope not hope you not have been with a stronger than not us. and osmond dublin viet ended mazin at ativa beaten b hersh diminished against madame assembled. jennifer spoke about the matter, but i mean aunt em cinema shouldn't obstinate at ativa to harm and ran. so cannon and bus monday, the agen investment ange console me most of us will probably end up in front of our a t. v. 's wants to ball gets rolling and katara, the world cup is simply too powerful, correct me if i'm wrong, yet this doesn't do anything for the terrible fate of katara migrant workers. or that if you're a homosexual or a woman in a country, you don't enjoy some basic human rights. katara needs to do much more if it wants

to live up to its claims of reform. pfeffer simply lacks clear rules for accepting world cup beds. if you had, i guess, as early as i was little india v l over my long and depletion for different i have an image like little thoughts names. so why not have clear requirements and put all those nice principles from features website into place. what do you think about the controversial work up and cut hard? will you boy caught it or will you just watch the games are there may be aspects i didn't even touch upon like this one. for example, 3 lions fans. listen up. the other aspect of course is the november kicker. i don't think that's a problem. as in england, fans, i think it might be actually quite good because england players are always completely naked when he comes to june. he play in the middle of their season. they're probably in top form, or will it come home to guitar minute they are the reigning agent and

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