ah ah ah ah, this is deed of your news live from berlin. extreme winter weather continues to wreak havoc across the us and canada. blizzard is the one for the ages. certainly it is the blizzard of the century. with nearly 50 people dead, the governor of new york warns the disaster is far from over. as more snow is

forecast also on the show. exhausted after a perilous journey in search of a better life, bro hinge or refugees while shop on the shores of indonesia, after weeks, etc. and a rickety boat and an interactive exhibit in berlin simulates the experience of people suffering from long covet. the goal is to boost awareness for this condition, which affects growing numbers of people globally. ah, i'm nick spicer. welcome to the program. severe winter weather has been pummeling north america. authorities say nearly 50 people have died across the united states . new york state has been especially hard hit, with emergency cruise searching for survivors and vehicles buried under snow. residents are being warned to stay put a city paralyzed by

a mega storm. buffalo new york is at the epicenter of the blizzard. battering north america. people are stranded in their vehicles and homes as snow pummels the region . the governor of new york gave a sobering assessment of this situation. we have then through a lot of wars together. and this blizzard is the one for the ages. certainly it is the blizzard of the century, and we are here to can talk about our, our class or collaborative approach to dealing with this crisis that it is a crisis. thousands of homes are without power, and a driving ban has been issued. the governor warned that the worst is not yet over and as much as we can see, the skies right now, we know that the storm is coming back. so any one to declare as victory says, it's over. it is way to really to say president joe biden approved an emergency

declaration for new york, offering the full force of the federal government to support the state. thousands of flights have been cancelled across the us, leaving many families scrambling to find a way to get home an hour. driving back to austin 17 hours so it was able to find a rental car. there was not many, but i was able to find one. so when to start back, hanniman, i guess back in buffalo, more heavy snowfall is forecast. emergency crews are racing to free. those trapped while they still 10 days of massive snowfall have also had large parts of japan leaving more than 17 people dead and dozens injured. thousands of homes have suffered power outages, japan's weather agencies urging residence in the affected regions to avoid travel after hundreds of cars got stuck on roads and heavy snow. in the north and

northeast of japan, harsh gold friends have battered the country for 10 days now. authorities have warned that roofs might collapse from the snow, but they have also warned of the dangers of removing snow. the fire and disaster management agency says that many people have fallen while clearing the roofs. some more than buried underneath, thick snow piles that had slid an off for many, these icy temperatures are unbearable waterloo, this is torture. i have to wrap up in a blanket to keep warm. hundreds of people left their car stranded on freeways during the heavy snowfall. many households have been left without electricity, and delivery service has met with extreme delays. dozens of flights and trains have also been cancelled. so far north eastern japan has ranked up 3 times the usual amount of snowfall for this time of year. a growing number of ro

hinge refugees are making a dangerous journey by sea to reach indonesia. on monday, a vessel carrying almost 200 people, landed in the northern ha province a day after another boat arrived. more than 700000 or a hinge, a have fled their native country men mar. in the past 5 years. amid a brutal campaign against them, by the military government. rescued and revived after surviving a perilous journey. indonesian officials said these were hinge a migrants washed up on a beach in a wooden boat. after weeks at sea, 39 of the refugees are being treated with a medical infusion device. and most of them are dehydration. officials are trying to determine if this is the same group who were fear dead after drifting at sea for more than a month. the migrants said, i hope indonesia will offer the chance of

a better life. i care these water before we had a day earlier, another boat arrived carrying almost 60 wynja. they say they travelled not from their native country myanmar, but from as far as bangladesh in the north west, bangladesh is where more than 700000 ranger refugees have lived in a crowded camp for more than 5 years. they fled a violent campaign by the me on my military, which said it was targeting rebel groups. human rights groups say they were a hinge, a being pressured to leave the camp. a growing number are, again, up routing their lives entrusting their face to rickety boats. and the rough see let's get a round up of some other headlines now. south korea's president has called for

stronger air defense a day after north korea flu, several drones across their mutual border. president yoon also announced plans to create a drone unit to monitor north korea. tensions remain high in the region after an unprecedented run of miss heil tests conducted by young. meanwhile, north korea's leader kim jong, opened a key party meeting to lay out his yearly agenda. kim is expected to double down on expanding north korea's weapons arsenal as a deterrent to regional rivals and the united states. taiwan is president, has announced an extension of mandatory military service for 4 months to one year. i went to taiwan, needs to prepare in response to the growing threat from china. aging considers i want to break away promise has vow that the island will eventually come under chinese rule. china is set to scrap its code 19 quarantine

requirement for passengers arriving from overseas beginning january the 8. currently they must warranty for at least 5 days at a hotel followed by 3 days. travellers will still need a negative virus test. 48 hours prior to departure, to enter china. after 3 years of the pandemic, more than 650000000 people around the world of tested positive for covered 19 while most recover, others are burdened by longer lasting symptoms. the condition is called long covered symptoms differ from person to person, long covered is diagnosed of symptoms persist for more than 3 months after the infection. so the suggest that between 7 to 10 percent of people who've had covered 19 may be affected, the world health organization is calling from war research and to long covert as well as really a better rehabilitation measures for those affected and interact of molten

multimedia exhibit in berlin provides visitors with a simulation of just what long code can feel like in order to boost support for those with the condition. between 5 and 10 patients with the krenover, i will go on to develop long cove it fatigue is one of the main symptoms. one paper estimates 46 percent of people with the condition will suffer exhaustion. i'm in front of one of the exhibits here, which is a weighted vest which together with these weighted arm bands and leg bands weighs about 20 kilos. now the idea with this is tara, emulate, the feeling that people with long cove it have a very sort of large pressure on the chest and shortness of breath. i had one account of a man who couldn't read his children at bedtime story because he described his son back on his chest. i try the leg and arm waits on along with the suit to see what it's like. i try walking up the stairs.

i already feel really quite out of breath, just walking up those stairs and i'm conscious that my heart is beating quite a lot harder than usual. i feel quite sick to be honest, as well with the, with the after the weights and my body is also in a bit of pain from supporting the weight. people with long covert are advised to keep moving to help with their rehabilitation. the center uses virtual reality to encourage that with activities like football, archery, or boxing. the hope is that by increasing their strength, non coven patients can get back to their lives. what i really taken from this exhibition is not only how all consuming and intense, having long cobra could be, but also how difficult it could be to function in everyday life. either around $200.00 symptoms associated with long cov id. so any treatment would be highly individual and how it was tailored. still not very much about it is known medically,

but the center told me what it does do is point people in the right direction of medical care and also towards support groups that can help them cope. ukraine's president says around 9000000 people are still being affected by power outages across the country. as fierce fighting continues in the eastern don't bass region and it's nightly address low to mid zalinski. so the situation in areas like back mood is difficult and painful. so once the claims russia is using scorched earth tactics, according to ukraine's foreign minister, keith is now aiming for a un back he summit to be held by the end of february. it follows president putin's claims that moscow is willing to negotiate and the war in ukraine is being viewed with particular fear in the tiny baltic states like ukraine. they were once part of the soviet union and fear russia might try to annex their territory to latvia. for

example, shares of sizeable border with russia many there now feel constantly under threat d. w 's. your you were chateau, visited a village in western lafayette to find out how russia's war is affecting daily life . he found security concerns are not the only problem facing local residents. every day janice rosen, towns uses around 8 meters of linen to produce 6 scarves, which he sells with his wife laila. janice has been running the business for 20 years, but doesn't know how much longer he can continue. the war in ukraine has changed every day. i'm very worried about everything to do with the war part of a he don't know how much you will is going to cost at the filling station with the bands. i think one think. and even just turning the lights on, it's up money. perfectly as guided alone, uranus has friends who are helping him to build his house. but the price of

building materials in latvia has gone up by half. and he doesn't know when it will be finished. the rosenthal's live in a small village in western latvia, set in beautiful countryside. youngest takes the children to school each morning and brings them home again later. but all is not as idyllic as it seems with a population of just to 1000000 latvia is one of the poorest countries in the european union. it's economy traditionally closely linked to russia's. the war has had a disastrous impact on business owners like yon us, m. o 's board, we've always worked closely with business partners in russia and people there always wanted our products back now that sold gone him out. such a sad way. so me anees about lat fears. big neighbor to the east has risen sharply

since the start of the war. latvia declared independence from the soviet union more than 30 years ago. but the invasion of ukraine has brought back traumatic memories . she, this, the other bigger apo, it feels like they have hockey. let's say with him please him to know you wake up completely confused, operated things like asking why are you read the news and wonder what the hell is going on in the world? yoyo this, but i'm hoping things will get better know aesthetic level. it's human nature and lack of to make the best of things work with what is great lobster fossil own segment about so silver table. it's only a few hours drive from the rosen tells house in western latvia to the border with russia in the east. the 2 countries have a long shared history, but to day latvians feel threatened by russia and that brings us to the end of our show. don't forget, you can always get

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