ranked number 3 in the world hasn't played since june and has slipped a 15th in the rankings as a result. in watching database news, as a reminder of the top story, we're following foyer, russia supreme court has ordered the closure of the country's most respected human rights group. memorial chronicles the crimes of russian state repression and advocates for victims. the move comes caps a year of crackdowns on russians. civil society watching 8 of any needs coming up next is, are business days with rob watts at pablo poli is will be a next out there for me. thanks very much. watch it. i called we got some hot tips for your bucket list. ah, magic corner check hot spot for food and some great cultural memorials to boot

d w. travel off we go. ah, the fight against the corona virus pandemic? how has the rate of infection developing? what measures are being taken? what does the latest research say? information and context with the corona virus update that goes with special monday to friday on d, w. ah, europe ships in extra gas tensions with russia, gro moscow continues to deny is deliberately restricting flows to its western neighbors, will get the view of an energy industry expert. as turkeys lira keeps tumbling

will meet the bulgarians crossing the border to profit from their better buying power. and demand for private jets has hit new heights during the pandemic. we'll hear why. business travelers have been ditching commercial flights. this is d to be a business. i'm rob watson, berlin, welcome to the program. europe's energy crunch is fueling tensions with russia. moscow has denied restricting gas deliveries to its neighbors insisting their to blame for their own problems. and key natural gas pipeline has been running in reverse, from germany to poland, after russia stopped flows in the other direction. me well, western europe is sourcing extra supplies from the u. s. as the energy crisis. difference. this earthquake in northern holland was recorded on surveillance cameras over 70 quakes have been recorded and groaning in this year. court fosten still remembers one strong quake in 2012. i was sitting behind my desk

on, on a desk chair with her, with wheels underneath. and i was moving forward and backward for about 20 centimeters. so it was really shaken. what's happening here? fosten belongs to us citizens initiative that blames natural gas production for the constant earthquakes. that's why pumping stations are being gradually shut down in 2023. production will stop completely because the damage is only getting worse. is that the costs of stringing strengthening houses in order to be able to continue gas extraction was rising too much and to 3rd, to set the guess field is for $18.00. 90 percent empty at this moment the netherlands will soon stop. * being a major gas supplier, the country will even have to import gas itself from places like the gas storage facility in raiden in lower saxony. here gas is stored under ground,

mainly from russia. but because gas storage facilities are only half full gas market, experts are worried a bit of a sudden the gas levels are already very low. they have not been this low at this time of year in the last 10 years. and because it has been cold in the last few days and cold weather is forecasted for january, the storage facilities are emptying relatively quickly. this is a situation that is already worrying market participants. you can see that in the high prices, as critics say gas prom which has close ties to the kremlin, is keeping delivery volumes low in order to put pressure on the u. that spat stems from the e u position on the ukraine conflict and the slow approval pace of the controversial nord stream to baltic sea pipeline. the situation is worsening for over a week. gas prom has not sent natural gas via the critical your mall pipeline to this pumping station in brandenburg prices. the prices are so high now that we are

actually worried about the security of gas supplies. so if you strategic restraint, no longer makes sense here. and we are actually destroying our prospects as a reliable gas supplier for the next few years. out for leslie kick off the hook on to the next yard, her doubts around gas proms. reliability are growing as our fears that russia's president putin will use natural gas as a bargaining chip in the future, a potential ace up his sleeve in this political poker game with the european union . now turkey's currency has fallen 60 percent against the dollar this year. the government of president edwin has struggled to make it an orthodox economic policy work lowering interest rates despite inflation spiraling out of control that hits the pockets of the average turkish person. however, for tourists from neighboring bulgaria and greece, it's a chance to snap up products at bargain prices,

gloating hair at the border city of it in ah, it's a smooth process crossing the turkish border. here's a deer. now. the border guards are well used to day trippers by now. 20000 visitors come to a deer and every week by car bus or train, especially the weekend when they pack out the bizarre, she will maze glutton took it as a group. it's more convenient for me to shop here, a buy clothes and food and whatever we need for the children and grandchildren for christmas. bulgaria is much more expensive than here. if you ask how much love we exchanged, i exchanged $500.00 left. it's plenty for all of us for the new lisa to set the vision stevens us each key to love one lab is worth almost 9 lira just 3 months ago . it was only 6 the back lava bakeries around the bazaar also busy. the turkish suite pastries, also popular bulgaria to baker's advertise their goods in turkish,

bulgarian, and greek yulu. yet but a little live on the bulgarians. come to a deer and big groups and shop like crazy. sometimes they buy 5 or 10 of the same items we're planning to sell it on or thinking they won't find these again. we'll have another salt lake and they really do some serious stocking up. take the products back to bulgaria yet, or gotten them yet to smoothly of hello good unit im lewis. i actually in the supermarket, it quickly becomes obvious who's turkish and who was bulgarian, while turks can afford less and less because of the falling currency. the bulgarians and greeks are cashing in the shop or tourist spend an average of $500.00 euros per person. according to the university of diana many by enough goods to last several weeks. the city is currently trying to persuade the day trippers to stay longer, not with even lower prices, but by expanding what it has to offer next year, they'll even be a christmas market. quite a novelty for predominantly muslim turkey. as some of the other global business

stories making the news, shyness complained to the un, after it's space station, almost collided with space. x satellites. twice this year in mosques company is planning to place $12000.00 small satellites in orbit to provide global internet access. currently $1800.00 of them already circling the earth. research suggests for out of 5 german hospitals are struggling to fill job vacancies nationwide. more than 22000 jobs remain unfilled according to the countries hospital institute. that number has tripled since 2016 hospitals have blaine restrictions on operations during the pandemic. the loss of workers now airline passengers are facing another day of major disruption over 10000 flights have been canceled world wide since christmas eve. many airlines are suffering staff shortages due to ami kron outbreaks over 2000 commercial flight schedule for tuesday, have been cancelled according to the website. flight aware of the unreliability of

commercial air travel during the pandemic has led many high and business travelers to look for alternatives. as a result, demand for private jets, it's sky high. being able to choose when you want to fly, as well as who you want to fly with our obvious advantages. during the pandemic industry bodies estimate the number of seats airlines could offer passengers halved in 2020. that means more than 2 and a half 1000000 fewer seats. private aviation industry operators are picking up the slack and are in high demand about inside with these. and in times like these, some flight connections aren't available or out adapted to their schedules for business people or government officials. but also, there are families who want to fly on holiday and can't reach their destination any other way. depending on the size of the aircraft charter rights begin at around 2 and a half 1000 euros an hour. so the way the cost of a chart,

a jet flying $5.00 passengers from paris to frankfurt and back around one and a half hours each way. that gives a total of $7500.00 euros, fly the same 5 people in business class. and the bill's going to be around $5000.00 euros, but that comes with the time wasting and inconvenience at commercial airports both ends plus the risk of infection from other passengers. while in a private jet, there's the chance to prepare for that important conference or business meeting while on route. worldwide, the number of business jet flights in november 2021 was almost 60 percent up from the same time in 20. 20 chatted. yet. operators are struggling to keep up with the demand as is implemented as really to at the moment. it's very hard because of the pandemic to get aeroplanes as an aircraft operator. as an airline in the business of aviation, we have to realize that the market is empty. secondhand aeroplanes are just not

available, and even new orders take 2 or 3 years at the moment. a moment. so far, the major source of growth has been in the united states. but since the appear of the on the chrome strain of the corona virus demand in europe is really taking off . meanwhile, the pandemic is brought tough times for the global fashion industry. consumers confines to their home spend less money on clothes and should have shops couldn't sell them anyway. fashion designers have also been struggling with lucrative showcases often can sort me might one such designer in india. videos from 2019, bring back fond memories for a fashion designer who maker cheda. she was at the top of her game back then with models at india fashion. we can mom by before the pandemic business was booming. people who will not be for me. i know that i believe that it is not that intention, not the baby. ah, but they want to,

but it just that the dines are difficult. so i from my had genuinely, i believe for them that if their businesses are good, if they do good. ah, if they come out of the situation quicker and foster, i think even i'll be in a better position. and then my money can be to leave. the pandemic drove the tourists away to on the street, and mom by fashion stores of clothes down in droves, boomy could shadow on, so had to close her store. everybody went off with her clothes on their business. oh yeah. and this, it ordered was one of i shouldn't have had begun really does a bit, but giving up is not her style. she could no longer afford her old design and sewing workshop. so she moved her business to a much smaller location. less than 10 of her 45 showing machines remain in operation. and she was only able to keep

a handful of employees. you jesse and just leave us. this is, i will. i me come got the will. the impact on work has been too much earlier we had a very big staff. we had 110 or 111 people working except where but i'll be watching instantly. now that's not the situation right now. we only of 8 to 10 people working here as we don't have as much work as before. it's like having no work at all relative like ami made us of luck come cut the me, which will graduate fabrics and patterns fill the store rooms. before the pandemic, the workshop was a roomy, 400 square meters. now the boss can barely find a seat through all my of i will plan is concern. oh no, i'm not going to shut it. okay, so slowly,

gradually. oh, earlier than i used to make for myself, my own brand, and i used to explore the noise. that transition has been to sustain and sort of i, i'm making other, but i'm sort of him now producing for them. i design and mix them both for the brand on which they give the orders these days boomy, conchita only gets to designed late at night, in one of her shops which she's converted into a grocery store. another step in her crisis management plan. not so from us by aah! every day for us and for our planet. global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do

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