or break change. so get ready for the brain update to the answer to it. everything starts january 15. 0 d w with ah ah, you're watching dw news live from berlin. the us impose is new cove at 19 restrictions on visitors from china. from january travelers will need to show a negative task before being allowed in the country. washington says beijing isn't sharing enough information about searching infections. also coming up on the show,

tensions are running high between serbia and course of all. the hostility is threatening to break out into open conflicts, the u. s. and he, you call for calm and an immediate de escalation plus concern grows over the health of former pope benedict for 60 evade against, as he is very unwell and doctors are monitoring his condition around the clock. ah. hello, i'm claire richardson. thank you so much for joining us. we begin with some breaking news. the united states says it will screen all air passengers arriving from china for cove at 19. italy made a similar announcement earlier in the day. the 2 nations join a growing number of countries worried about a surgeon infections after beijing, east corona virus restrictions, including her tourism, or broad

u. s. health officials to say the decision came because china isn't sharing enough information about co 5th. 19 numbers, are you and you 40 a story, let's get straight across. did it have the correspondence stuff in simon's in washington chef. and what more can you tell us about these new restrictions on, i'm not sure you pretty much wrapped it up there, but really important is of course, as you said, this is for all travelers coming from china directly to the united states and through 3rd gateways means other cities, there may be trail from china 1st and then come to the u. s, it needs to be a p c r test or an anti gen rapid test administered by aid taylor health service. and this has to be presented to the airlines, the airlines. and this is very important, are responsible for making sure that you have a test like this and it shows the negative cove it infection. the test has to be taken 2 days before you. one travels to the united states and as you're already

pointed out, this all goes into effect on the 5th of january at 12 o, 1 am eastern time time here in washington, d. c. ok, so let's talk about that timing. why is the united states putting these measures into place now? i either couldn't wait any longer because as you pointed out to china has loosened their restriction significantly. how it, it handles covered infections in their own country and a japan, india, italy. those countries were all pulling the, well, let's say, an emergency brake line already in terms of issuing new measures for travelers from china. and now the us who had a terrible, terrible hide death toll in covered cases here in the united states as okay, we have to do the same. although i have to say the u. s. administration near the administration is absolutely clear and realistic about the fact that they will not

be able to prevent any a traveller who has a sick coming into the united states. this will happen one way or another, but of course they're hopeful to keep the damage the possible or potential damage. any travelers with the cobra, positive cobra infection who come to the united states to keep this damaged, they could cause fairly small. that's why that measure came now for us in washington. thank you. meanwhile the u. n. g last have urged bulk and neighbors, coastal and serbia to immediately deescalate tensions on their border. kosovo closed its vegas crossing a day after protesters blocked it on the serbian side. serves in northern kosovo, have also erected barricades. tensions have been running high since last month when serv representatives left state institutions in kosovo amid a dispute over license plates. usually bustling with trucks, the spot station and northeastern kosovo is deserted. it's the largest crossing

point to serbia. for now, it's been shut down. in response to roadblocks, set up by causal soaps, the minority group makes up less than 10 percent of kosovo population. they accused the government there of discriminating against them. but the blockades are a nuisance for many possible residents who have to take long detours to enter or exit the country. the government and christina sees it won't put up with this. i propose him, and luciana disagrees, the establishment of barricades easy legal, unacceptable, and will not be tolerated. we have given nato's course of a forces the necessary time and space to act. but time is running out barricades that prevent free movement can not stand for it. nato's kosovo forces are origin

com from both sides. but on monday, so be as president ordered his army to stand fully ready for combat. he also visited barracks on the border and accused kosovo and the west of stock intentions . somewhat of normal beverly, put them all of you. you want conflict, cobra, you want serbs to be killed, horrible. you will be glad if so i'll get killed or give you subscribe. ah customer one. so be our fought a war more than 20 years ago. causal then declared its independence in 2008. something soviet does not recognize. tensions between the 2 countries are often high. the latest wave of protests was triggered by the arrest of a former so police official in kosovo. he stands accused of assaulting castles, police, but a court and christina has released him into a house arrest. many hope this will defused the situation and perhaps bring come to the region, even if only for a short time. let's go to ukraine now,

and when you crania untruth pushed ration occupied out of harris. on this november, there were scenes of celebration. but in recent weeks, the southern city has become the target of intensifying russian attacks ukraine's militaries. as russia fired $33.00 raucous, its civilian targets in the 24 hours going into wednesday. many civilians are now fleeing as russian forces pound populated areas with mortars and artillery. sol, as a city slowly, being reduced to rubble. key says moscow is deploying more tanks and armored vehicles to the area. and further stepping up its aerial bombardment of the city. people here, if all ready seem more that their fair share of this brutal war. yes. that in recent days and nights things have become even worse. yeah, i do. it's do you think this woman said she lost her son and an overnight rate for

the children? the room and i must have felt that something would go wrong in the morning because i urged him to wake up and leave the house. but he didn't. that was a lives a ruined race. both rushes written in. this shelling is destroying hassan's critical infrastructure and taking a massive toll on civilian life. a motor attack on christmas eve killed 11 people and injured dozens more among the dead, a social worker, a butcher, and a woman selling mobile sim cards. every day civilians at the cities central market some who have held out here now, so they can't take it any longer. beginning out while they still can. so some really good. we stayed this whole time and thought it would pass. but when the home next to ours and my father's home with it, it was too scary. just last month there was celebratory,

seems in of his own as quay retook the regional center. now it appears moscow was trying to retake it either that or simply raise it to the ground. let's bring up to speed now with some other world news headlines. cleanup operations are underway in parts of the united states and canada, in the aftermath of what's being called the blizzard of the century. the severe winter storm has claimed over 50 lives across the us. what me iranian chest player sarah had m has taken part in an international tournament in kazakhstan without wearing a head job move contravenes or countries stretch, dress code for women laws, enforcing mandatory head coverings m a flash point during anti regime protests in iran. a court in ivory coast as sentenced 11 men to wife in prison. after they were found guilty of involvement. naji had asked attack in 2016. the attack on

a beach resort. left 19 people dead and more than 30 others injured. a group associated with al qaeda immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. and ethiopian airlines has resumed flights of the rebel held region of to grey, allowing some families to reunite after some 18 months, as well as a visit by an ethiopian government delegation to the area on tuesday. it was the 1st such trip since a peace deal was signed last month aimed at ending a brutal 2 year conflict. so the faith both what was in while the vatican has confirmed that the health of former pope benedict, the 16th is deteriorating, pope francis has visited his predecessor and described him as very ill. benedetto receiving around the clock medical attention, he 95 year old former pontiff has been almost entirely out of the public eye. in recent years. a benedict was born in germany as joseph and i think he stepped down as pontiff in 2013 due to declining health and was succeeded by francis got

a huge cookie boy in abilene. i'd like to ask all of you for a special prayer happen for ameritas? pope benedict and who in silence is sustaining the church. i remind you that he's very sick. he's in the ceo. let's asked a lot to comfort him and support him in his testimony of love to the church to the very end. so let's get more on this from our religious affairs correspondent, biting gag martine. thank you so much for joining us, guys. how me, what the latest is, the former pumps condition much seems to have change or less few hours, or at least since we heard from bob francis, the condition has been deteriorating over the last couple of months. we have not seen him in public. i mean, this was already put out by his assistant guns fine a couple of months ago. so i mean, we do know that this is, i mean, becoming more serious, but nothing as sort of transpire in the last few hours. okay. can you tell us

a little bit of the background between the relationship between pope francis and former help benedict that must be a very interesting dynamic there in it since i mean, it's interesting to see that the pope friends is after the, after the retreat from the from the o, benedict did not actually make vote that been in the disappear nor has full entity really completely severed from the scene. either he has really remained in america, spoke in the sense that he has the merits of the pope. clearly, the possibly the moral and the religious outs already, although not the official authority and answer in terms of the, the church institution. the fact is that the fact is, had been in the set a precedent for, you know, future bulbs to be able to actually step down before the end of their lives. and this actually really quite important because it made possible for instance, much of the conversation that we're hearing now around folk francis concerning his possible retirement. the farther point is that it really has emphasized the fact

that the but the c a has a very strong administrative element to it. it's not really just sort of a matter theological, you know, theological assets or religious religious aspirations. it has to do with sort of very mundane matters have to do with the administration of the state, the ministration of church. and so what, so the idea is that i think he has shown, and he has defined the possibilities for the boat being somebody that it's still capable of actually doing the work of administration, which a man at the end of his life in a state of you know great weakness cannot sense of in addition to setting this precedent of being the 1st pope to resign in 600 years. as you've explained are what else can you tell us about his papacy? what do you think people will think of when they look at former pope and act? you know, i think that sadly, and but justly, to a great degree, a po bennett, expect to see will be remembered for its relation with the sex abuse scandals. i

mean, the sex abuse scandals really both define tarnished and i think that to some degree brought that purposely to an end is true that there is no direct relation. it was not a direct consequence, but it really sort of that, that the picture that was painted of that purpose at the end. it was that it was really about to can marliss. i'm out of control. that sort of there were too many actors and that he could really simply not keep them in line. so i think that that something that his bus would address the same time he did work very strong and very hardly in for a very long and sustained period. of time to actually increase relations with the muslim world to sort of reach out to the jewish community. so i mean that the issue of, you know, good relations, good relations among people was very important for, for benedict. i do believe that it still is for him very important this a reason why his proximity to broke. frances is very significant. thank you so much for that. that is, did of these religious affairs correspondent as he got kelly wanted much just

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