don't choose extinction. save your species before it's too late. establish your humans to stop making excuses, and start making changes. with this d w, news line from berlin, germany becomes the latest country to announce tighter corona virus restrictions. authorities, one that only chronic will become the dominant variant within weeks. new limits on social contacts will come into effect before the new year. also on the program, the world food program sounds a lot of over gamut,

despite millions of people starving in a civil war. un agency says it might have to cut food 8 in the new year. i'm in un human rights office condemns what it calls the appalling situation of migrant stuck in prison conditions on the border between poland and beller, roost as both countries refused to allow un staff to enter their ah i'm fil gale. welcome to the program. german is infectious diseases agency has worn that omicron will become the country's dominant variant within weeks the robot kalk institute says the countries health system and critical infrastructure could be compromised. if the latest wave is not stopped, the government is responded by stepping up vaccination efforts and timing restrictions on gatherings,

and also be limit on social contacts. but not until after christmas. the festive preparations might be continuing across germany. but the country's top public health body has won people not to let christmas be the spark that lights the army on fire. there are no official restrictions on festive celebrations, but small gatherings are being encouraged. a mystics. the most important thing apart from vaccinations is reducing contacts, but less people come together, the smaller we keep our social contacts, the less the virus will spread. everybody's behavior is crucial in this instance and try on tuesday german chancellor. oh la sholtes said the limits on the number of people who can meet will come into force from december 28th lodge. public events will also be banned, including prohibiting fans at football matches. the new german health minister also

said it's likely that a 4th. maxine dogs will eventually be needed and nothing should be ruled out in the fight against cove it when discussion with him, i believe that with the measures we agreed on. we can master the pandemic in the coming weeks. but we do not want to categorically exclude anything money. we will consider everything if necessary. currently, that is not the case. it says that both nikki. oh, while protests against mandatory vaccines and cove, it measures continue. many germans support the new restrictions as a so i'll be honest, the numbers are actually going down again a little bit. but i have to say in order to finally end the whole thing. it's actually quite good that we haven't the locked down so that everything just comes to an end so that we can maybe celebrate again afterwards. vaccinations will continue during the festive season. as people hope this is the 2nd and last cove it

christmas has get warranty w political correspondent, simon young. welcome, simon. yesterday, the robert cox institute wanted maximum contact restrictions immediately, but the government has gone for some restrictions, but not until after christmas. people are bound to look at this and suspect that politics has trumped science. while villa is a question of where you put the emphasis, of course the politicians a don't want to even sound like they are even thinking of cancelling christmas. they prefer to rely on appeals to people to behave sensibly and responsibly. and also on the, the fact that her christmas itself is a sort of de facto lockdown, a lot of schools and businesses are closed. people tend to stay at home, many of them any way for 2 or 3 days or so they're just to keep their fingers crossed. the medical advisors on the other hand, of course, ah,

i'm not worried about what people might think about it. they're looking at on the kronon, it's advanced in germany, and they're simply saying the more restrictions, the better and the sooner the better. so, you know, it's a question of how you act, where you put your emphasis. i think it probably would be better if everyone was saying the same thing. but sir, you know, in terms of the analysis of the situation, everyone is saying it's pretty serious. right? and, and so if things do get worse, are we likely to see further restrictions in the new year? if this doesn't get turned around what we could do? our vision politicians have said much tougher measures a needed to even some on the government benches. in fact, nothing's been ruled out. i think the government a very keen to keep schools and businesses open, but they are in a race against oma chronic, whether massively ramping up a vaccination,

in particular, the booster campaign to vaccinations. generally it's going pretty well. again, on tuesday, germany managed more than a 1000000 vaccine doses. so nothing has been rolled out in terms of possible new restrictions. the chancellor has said that he and the state leaders will meet again on the 7th of january, but he didn't rule out bringing that forward because they know that this is a very fast changing situation. and in particular, to keep the pressure off the health care system, they may have to take more sudden measures. of course, some states can press ahead by the way, earlier, even before christmas and some of them of and out says what they're going to do. there will be vaccine mandates for some workers next year, and there will that there's a likelihood of a 4th job has been raised. how's that like me to go down with the public?

well indeed, the health minister said to day that he's already ordered $80000000.00 doses of the biotech vaccine adapted for armor cronner, expecting that to come to be delivered in april or may. and also they've ordered more madana. so it's pretty obvious that that will be offered in many cases to people who've already had 3 jabs. so that will be a 4th, jad, as the public accepted. so i think the numbers speak for themselves is clear that a lot of people think vaccination is the way out of this. 70 percent of germans have now been double jabbed and as i say, the booster campaign in particular is going forward pretty quickly. so i, i think possibly if a 4th jazz, particularly one specially adapted to armor cronies offered a lot of people will take it up. or thank you for that. a simon young political correspondent will, britain has reported more than a 100000 new corona virus infections in the last 24 hours. it's highest every day.

the total, the country is one of the worst effected in europe by the on recruit variant. the government is urging adults to get food to shop immediately and has announced the purchase of millions of antiviral tablets. let's look at the british experience with professor zima gene, who's a public health expert from imperial college and london. welcome to d. w. more than a 100000 cases in a day is not a record that anyone wants. what's your reaction to that figure? no, it's not a record that we want. so it's a very, i think, the highest we have a heart in the u. k. so the good news is there is the vaccines are working well. i know 3 cases as much of a death in addition to hospital remain fairly flat. so the case is very high. and that will put pressure on the case economy and health service. but the serious cases remain fairly flat because of the high levels of explanation. it is in the k population. so do you think an increase part of the campaign will be enough to

contain this spike really boost is plus something else. so we've introduced face monday from u. k, which was abandoned in the summer and also asking people to be cautious about them mixing, particularly indoors. i suspect they're probably after christmas, all the new year. we'll see more measures in england as you seen already. you know, there are post, you can just wells, schools and all of them. so it's good news. the vaccines are working in patrol insurance on this and cell phone bring down the case numbers. and so i suspect probably by the next are going to follow up small measures in england as well. to control these numbers, the speed with which only cron duplicates or the number of cases increases is such that people are saying, well, you really have to act sooner. rather than later is leaving it until after christmas, a mistake. i think the government,

you're going to pressure from its own part, you know, to bring in measures before christmas of the last time it measures brought in the labor party to get the message to parliament. so i think they're hoping that they can delay the measures for a couple of weeks, but each time it's possible, cases may well peak and begin to come down somewhat. but it is a gamble. i agree because this virus strain just spread very, very quickly. and so it's sort of become a dominant, straight across the k with a matter of weeks. the idea that it will peek and then come down seems odd at this time of the year when so many people are going to be getting together over the christmas period. are you expecting a big spike in january? it works both way. so your previous speakers, 3rd, chris, right kind of natural locked down because of school clothes on. cole, just clothes really replaces the clothes as well up to 2 weeks. now people stay turn people up in the course this christmas, so many people cancel their external events like parties. so what part has been

cancelled a lot of counsel museums and there is a closing turn. so i suspect will focus if your contacts that we would normally see christmas, which will help a summer hunting team, the strength of ours. and how concerned are you about the well being of health care workers given the pressure that the facing yes, as a to myself, it's a little pressure on us. is our level of coverage. in fact, amongst healthcare workers, loss which pushes for the strain on the people who left to to, to move to shifts in austin and g p. surgeries and the work that is very hard to clean them with an increase in cases in recent weeks in most cases. so there's no pressure on, on the, on the health system you carry on health care workers. right, well we thank you for your time and wish you well thanks so much for joining us professor as a material from imperial collision and so stories from

around the world. now we'll start in afghanistan and for in 10 afghan media outlets have had to close since the taliban took power. and you survey by reports without borders, reveals that thousands of journalists have lost that job since august. women journalists have been hit to hardest, with nearly at 85 percent, no longer working. ukrainian military forces of tested us anti tank javelin missiles in the countries east. that's made military tensions with neighboring russia. the chief of the country security council says 120000 russian soldiers stationed near ukraine's border where they've been carrying out shooting drills. european commission says it's taking legal action against poland for undermining you law and the independence of its judiciary. move comes amid an ongoing route between brussels of war. so over the rule of law, which began with poems, nationalist in europe, skeptic law and justice party took power in 2050 maybe as long awaited presidential election has been cancelled. a parliamentary committee said,

holding the vote to schedule for friday would be impossible. the countries election board has proposed to postponing it to the 24th of january. the action is part of a un led process to bring peace country the world food program has issued another di wanting to the international community about the ongoing conflict in yemen. this time they suggest millions could be pushed into starvation because the w r p itself will have to reduce food rations for 8000000. stopping people from january. the u. n. agency says donors have failed to fulfill their pledges assistance. it's meal time for this yamini mother and had 3 daughters. the families village was destroyed by air strikes. now they live in a camp for internally displaced people relying on aid from the world food program. 7 years of fighting between hootie rebels and sadie back government forces has

created what many consider the world's worst humanitarian crisis. food and medical shortages are causing millions to suffer, including many children in the children's ward of the also been hospital in santa, the suffering is plain to say dangerously malnourished. their bodies bay, the marks of war. and this is happening even with the current levels of food assistance provided by n g o's. soon families will start getting barely half of the world trade programs. daily minimum ration you in agencies including the world food program, received only about 2 thirds of nearly $4000000000.00 requested from donors this year and food prices of more than doubled in yemen. currency to valuation and hyperinflation. a driving economy to near collapse. that's as fighting could use to force families to flee their homes. the camps like this one.

if don't countries don't step up soon. these people would know where to go. we'll be left with nothing to 8 us get more on this from annabel symington, who's had of the communications office for the world for the program in yemen. she joins us from london. welcome to d, w. i'm just explained to us a little more about why the w p is cutting food i to yemen. well, by now we're in a really difficult situation whereby we just, we just simply don't have the funds to be able to maintain assistance at the current levels. so what we're doing from january is that we're cutting to $8000000.00 people last $8000000.00 out of the total of $13000000.00 people that we support. so they will receive about half rations and then, and then that allows us to maintain full rations for the 5000000 people who are the most acute acutely food insecure. so they're the ones that are immediate risk of

famine. but really, it's an impossible situation to be in because we are in effect being to reduce food assistance to the hungry in order to feed the hungry rock. and this is because countries have not followed through on their pledges of money. well this year actually w p received around 75 percent of what we are school. that was 1400000000. and with that we were able to to resume food rations because in 202014 we had, we had also been forced to cut a various moments this year. we were in a really difficult position where, where it was looking like we might have to cut and donors came through with funds allowing us to maintain, maintain food, food assistance. but now the money went out and from january we have no option but, but to cut at the moment, these 8000000 people. but unfortunately, if,

if move funds don't come very, very soon. in the next month or 2, we're going to be looking at even even further cuts potential. so too many attrition treatment programs for children and others. so if our 25 percent shortfall from pledges was met, would you would the wi fi still have to cut food some january? yes, because it's not just a question of giving us the money today. and us being able to feed someone tomorrow . we have to get the food into again, that's a complex supply chain which, which we need to maintain. and that's where it was really important that donors maintain a constant flow of money to say that we can do that and is an incredibly difficult place to operate. it's an active also infrastructure is paul. and we're having to deliver food to every corner of the country. with 13000000 people. we have to maintain a constant constant supply line to be able to do that effectively. so there is

a thing, a barely a day seems to go by without, and joe's or the un water somewhere is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster. so how do you attract the attention of policy makers or the public, especially during a pandemic? when there are so many other calls on their attention on their money, you're absolutely right. it's up to tragic that i, you know, i've been on as saying these kind of things that for years now. and here we are at the end of 2021. when and, and we're looking at some of the highest rates of hunger all around the world. the way that we, we've ever seen 8 budget are absolutely stretched to the limit in yemen. isn't any one. and it is difficult to maintain the attention. also my like you have and where, which is become now such a protracted crisis. but it is getting worse just when you think it is. it couldn't possibly, it is getting worse, hunger, it continues to rise. we go harmful families with inadequate food consumption, food prices soaring and,

and thousands of people being displayed. 70000 people have been displaced just in the last few months by the conflict. so it is important today as it has been. we thank you for your time and we wish you. well, thank you so much for joining us and about citizen from the world for the program. the united nations, as repeated his quarter, belarus and poland to address what it says is the appalling situation of migrants on that joint border by hundreds of people, mainly from iraq and syria remains stranded poland. and the a you accused belushi and leda, alexander lucas shanker. of encouraging people to travel to bella roost to try to gain entry into the european union. and a roost denies this and says the use to blame for the humanitarian crisis. bella will soon authority say almost 600 people remain at this warehouse. on the better side of the border, despite the cold weather and the terrible conditions, they swear they can't go home and they have to move forward to have

a future work with it or not. yeah, we came here to tour europe. we want to go to germany, what need to go? but that path is blocked in many migrant se, so to is the way back to minsk, the united nations human rights office accuses both poland and fellers of pushing migrants back and forth across the border. it refers to statements made by migrants interviewed by a u. n. team in early december describing human rights abuses on both sides of the frontier. the majority said that while in batteries they had been beaten or threatened by security forces and also alleged the balance sheet security forces,

force them to cross the border on team walls. i had numerous reports of people being immediately and automatically retrans allred from polar. the human rights office is calling on both nations to address the crisis in line with their obligations to international human rights and refugee law. small stories from around the world. now. one person's been confirmed dead in scores and missing after a landslide, buried a jade mining man must catch in state. jade worth billions of dollars. his mind in the countries 40 regulated industry every year and accidents happen frequently. the island of madagascar is wriggling after at least $64.00 people were killed when an overcrowded boat sank. and then a helicopter, searching for survivors crashed at the country's eye. police minister survived the chopper crashed by swimming for 12 hours. a 2 on board to have a call to remain missing. protest isn't the george and capitol to policing of

demand the release of former president mckayla sack, i should really support is the place to go on hunger strike until he's freight is the 2nd release him was imprisoned when he returned from international exile in october. now back to the u. k. and when the abernethy hope family lost their son billy in a motorcycle accident 3 years ago, they decided to start a project to ease their pain and keep his memory alive. they created a new local currency really chips to help local people to help homeless people. the bully chips can be used by the homeless to purchase a drink and hot food and hot drinks. in the u. k. homelessness is on the rise with charges, estimating that up to $8000.00 people don't have rooms over their heads. w's berg mass reports from the southwest and english city of bristol. ah, not simply to work on by, but to help others. that's one thing meghan abernathy. hope learned from her brother bitty right. is there anything that i can get you she often stops in

bristol city center to talk to homeless people like laura. i think you need a bit of courage and a bit of humanity because it's just like having a chat with anybody. arrows and i think that fair and worry of approaching people is what stops that love and that transaction and i'm harmony for megan and her father. john, it's the way of channeling their love for billy to others who needed the way he was only 21. he was killed in a motorcycle accident, but he was already concerned about those with no were to call home. billy said, why don't they just invent a taken that you could buy and ben exchange for food and drink. and i think he saw that that would reduce the barriers because people would know it was a safe, secure thing to do. and then people would also, you know, communicate more with homeless people. after billy died,

john and megan decided to go ahead with the project, creating tokens, which can be exchanged and cafes for food and drink for the homeless. the chips with q r code on a window sticker is while dozens of outlets in and around bristol, have joined the scheme using the tokens known as billy chips. they cost $2.00 pounds each enough for a hot drink with an awful. how changes mostly. and i think it though something about the reassurance of how it will respond, which is good as well. you write up the overall charity, say the number of homeless people in england has doubled in recent years. many of them in bristol have come across megan and john and the billy chips. yeah, the really good. what do you like about them getting free coffee is absolutely vital to have a warm drink through the cold night. if you're on

a visa. mm hm. phenom, why would you, even though the economy, those people will still give money? but john, american heard the billy chips will reassure homeless people that they to are part of the community. we poured our love that was our grief. we could no longer pour into billy and said we put it into the bill chip. we created a legacy. we've, in a way, a more to lies the key values that billy had as a human being. his father and sister know that if bailey was still alive, he would be proud of this scheme named after in north america. national hockey league says it will not allow its players to participate in the beijing winter olympics. in february, the decision comes at the end. a child's a regular season schedule was disrupted by corona virus outbreaks. the league has was found at least 50 games this season. and h l play as

a part of the upon teams of 11 out of 12 countries that qualified for ice hockey at the games. the only exception being the hosts, china, and one of the best preserved dinosaur embryos ever seen has been discovered inside a fossilized egg. in southern china, he at least 66000000 urine specimen which belongs to a toothless bird like thereupon, dinosaur has been called babying liang. i scientists say the embryo was in a tucking position. this has long been thought unique to birds, but now appears to be present in non bird dinosaurs. with a pandemic restricting travel this christmas organizes in moscow has come up with an idea to bring an international flare to festivities. designers, musicians, and even ballet dancers a big commission to adorn christmas trees, with themes representing cities from around the world. the tree gallery is part of a christmas festival, spread across $27.00 sites throughout the city,

each representing seasonal traditions of different countries. festival includes $21.00, mary, go rounds and 18 free ice skating bricks. this is dw news lie from valley and here's a reminder about top story of this out. german chancellor, olaf sholtes is announced new restrictions to slow the spread of the only tron corona virus parents. the measures which will come into force after christmas include limiting public and private gatherings even for vaccinated people on the european countries are taking similar steps. boiled ears at the top of the hour, but i'll be back in just a moment to looking at some of the biggest stories of the day in the day. so stay tuned for that

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