understand this new culture. so you are not a visitor, not the guests. you want to become a citizen. in phil migrants, your platform for reliable information. ah ah. this is d w. news lied from berlin. b u. s. imposes new coven 19 restrictions on visitors from china? from january travelers will need to show a negative test before being allowed in the country. washington says badging isn't cheering enough information about surging convictions. also coming up an exodus

from the liberated ukrainian city of hassan as it faces a blistering onslaught of russian shelling. some people are deciding not to risk becoming of was next casual piece. and concern grows over the health a form of hope benedict, the 16th vatican says he's very unwell and doctors are monitoring his condition around ah on anthony, how'd welcome. the united states says it will screen all air passengers arriving from china, a covey. 19. italy made a similar announcement earlier in the day. 2 nations joined a growing number of countries worried about a surgeon infections after begging east corona virus restrictions, including for tourism abroad. u. s. health officials said the decision came because china isn't sharing enough information about coven 19 numbers. what they are your

and shouldn't be either. so what will these new restriction changes mean? that's what i asked a deputy correspondence. stephanie simon's in washington. well, don't make it harder for people who come from china to get into the united states without, without a negative coverage s. so this is what's gonna happen now, which is going to be requested starting january 5th at 12 or one. busy a m eastern time. so local time here, everybody traveling from china directly into the united states or via a 3rd country harp or gateway has to present a negative covered test and has to take a test 2 days before starting this travel activity towards the united states. why did the united states do this because it couldn't wait any longer. other countries, like japan and india have already started implementing measures against china, travel, or travelers from china. why? because as we all know on china, relax, it's measures against

a cove it. and so the numbers of co infections are skyrocketing in china, the by the administration cannot just sit there and look, they are they go, you have the measures in place right now, starting january, 5th image in japan and the us who else do we know any one else considering similar action at this point well, india has implemented some measures and i'm absolutely sure that some european or most european countries will actually follow suit when the united states, which is a very, very big travel market in the country. of course implements measures like this. there's probably others i'm following sued soon. the chinese have already reacted in said that they're hoping the u. s. and other countries who might come to the conclusion they need to do implement similar measures work together with the chinese. the problem for the u. s. was that the chinese are not really transparent

with their data. this comes on top of the increasing numbers of covered infected in china. so they go, that's what the us is doing now, and i'm certain others will follow suit very, very soon, stiff. and so i'm, it's in washington, d. c. thanks so much. when ukrainian troops pushed russian occupies out of her son in november. there were scenes of wild celebration embraced weeks, the southern ukrainian city has become the target of intensifying russian attacks. against military says russia, $533.00 rockets that civilian targets in the 24 hours. going into wednesday, many civilians fling as russian forces pound populated areas with mortars and artillery. yes, own is a city slowly, being reduced to rubble came, says moscow is deploying more tanks and armored vehicles to the area. and further stepping up its arrow bombardment of the city. people here if all ready seen more

than their fair share of this brutal war. you said that in recent days and nights, things have become even worse. yeah, i do. it's do you think this woman says she lost her son and an overnight grade for those children? then boom 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 ruin spoke to russia, written that 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 say they can't take it any longer. they getting

out while they still can, this is really done. we stayed this whole time and thought it would pass, but when the home nix dwells and my father's home with it, it was too scary. just last month there was celebrates, received, and as soon as keith retook the regional center. now it appears moscow is trying to retake it either that or simply raise it to the ground. i france's called for praise for the former pontiff benedict. the 16th who he says is quote, very ill. francis has visited benedict in his residence inside the vatican where he's been living since stepping down as the leader of the catholic church. for some 600 years, no pope had resigned from a pontiff benedict the 16th. and at that centuries, long stretch and 2013 fighting poor health. since then, his left a quiet life out of the spotlight known as pope ameritas, burglary saw the benedict condition worsening. his successor pope frances has asked

people to pray for him at a general audience. in the vatican, we're here to the boy. i would like to ask all of you for a special prayer for pope ameritas benedict, who in silence is sustaining the church vessel fare. let us remember him. he is very sick hamilton, asking the lord to console and sustain him in this witness of love for the church and christa until the end. more yet he is. he nora when benedict was pope for less than 8 years. he became the 1st pontiff to apologize for scandals over clerical sex abuse of children, but was criticized for failing to and cover ups by the church. and although his health has been declining in his retirement, but frances is known to have said that benedict retained a good sense of humor has grown for then i will have a box in rome and across the european cities. many people were sad to hear the news

of his blossoming help. yeah, i don't remember him as polk because i was still a child, but he is suddenly a good person. he is they sick? so i think it's right that people pray for him because i don't. so december didn't of course we identified with him very much because he was a german pope and i have great respect for him. ended up having to get we're worried because the death of a pope is very important and we hope it's not going to happen. i hope and pray us for a pontiff is short and controversial. pepsi broke with tradition benedict. the 16th is now being closely watched around the clock by dr. african. for more details on the condition of the former pontiff, i asked journalist philip william well benedict as being declining slowly for years now. he's 95 years old. it said he's remained until very recently,

perfectly lucid has been very frail, can find off into a wheel chair, and people who've visited it said it's very difficult to understand what he's saying that his voice is very weak. so there is a feeling that the candle is gradually going out. this is an image that was used about him as some years ago by his secretary. and it does seem that now that is literally the case. it's been really a decade since he resigned. as pope remind viewers if you can of the significance of his tenure as part of well, i think it will be remembered as the 1st to resign his office in 6 centuries. that something really extraordinary, almost without precedent and inevitably,

is fixed in the minds of people who follow the activities in the church. but he also was a erudite theologian and custodian dogmas, traditional teachings of the catholic church. and since he resigned, he's become a focus or opponents of the liberalizing reforms. francis with the impression that they've been to paypal for one or 2 eggs in a convent in the data and the other court around francis. and so this would be a certain amount of tension between the 2 men, even though francis in it to him so that he would retire into silence and devote his life to prayer and meditation and music. of course,

the early days he enjoyed playing the piano, but i think people remember him as the custodian of traditional catholic teaching. while many catholics concerned about the way the church is changing. on the pope frances author and journalist philip william in wrong, thanks so much. all right, let's get around that. now. some of the other will headlines, veteran israeli politicians. benjamin netanyahu is set to take power as prime minister of a new government like this will mark the 6th time now who has held the office income and government is regarded as the most right wing in israel's history. i think serves living in northern casa will dismantle roadblock set up, due to rising tensions announcement for a meeting of cbs president, alexander roach with ethnic serbs to discuss the 19 day long protest,

sparked by the arrest of a former ethnic sir. policeman also declared independence from serbia in 2008. supporters of been arrested, bolivian opposition later have attempted to prevent his transport to lapel by police. i gathered at a regional airport where louis fernando camacho had been taken for a flight at the bolivian capital. mac is the governor of santa cruz province and was arrested on terrorism. charges on person has died in the highway pilot involving hundreds of vehicles in central china. the mass crash happened a g to poor visibility and thick fog and a road near the city of shing, shall, in hannon province, pylon involved at least 200 vehicles. clean up operations are under way in parts of the united states and canada, in the aftermath of what's been called the blizzard of the century. severe winter storm has claimed over 50 lives across the us.

2022 has rapidly drawing to a close and it will soon be time to look forward to what the new year will bring. but it's also time to reflect on the good and bad experiences in 2022. for some that means waving good bye to one pleasant memories. and that's exactly what people have been doing at the annual good riddance event in time. square new york. get rid of it. i don't sheen into 20. 23 after shredding trash unit bashing. 2022 for the people here this year has been one to for guess. they lined up to write down all the bad things they wanted to say. good riddance to in 2022. they range from poverty to single use plastics. a moment of catharsis. and an opportunity to look forward. so in 2023. i'm trying to get rid of a lot of south that i had in 2022. i just enjoy life more. you know,

it's been very, it's been a very negative couple years. i hope that 2023 of course in scope has gone down. oh, it will be better. and for woman, it was an opportunity to celebrate simply being alive. but this was my hands or mass that i had the way are going through. brady ha, main gate. oh, got diagnosed in january of this year. and my daughter emo radiates in surgery and it means that i made it through at bay. i still alive. that's it. oh, good riggins 2022. a year with its fair share of highs and lows. now all that's left to do is cross over into 2023 and see what the new year has to bring your way into a $30.00 gift card. all right, is reminder of our top story. we're following for you the sell, the u. s. has announced new covenants restrictions on fittest visits from china.

travelers will need to show a negative test for being allowed to enter the country. washington says beijing isn't sharing enough information about searching in fiction and that's all the news for now. don't forget there's more to be found on breaking news apple. so on our website at d. w dot com and on social media handled in aid for instagram. twitter is at d w use. i'm anthony howard in berlin from lee, and a fantastic team here. thanks for your company and bertha watching in the world. we've got to understand that globalization works, but it is not reach more than 30 percent of the world population. in the mediterranean as become a kind of great sarcophagus. if anything he was.