which since for the present, a future heads filled with ideas. so get ready for the brain update. 40 to the answer to almost everything starts january 15th on d w. ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is d w. news lied from building the 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 a place as a blistering onslaught of russian shelling. some people are deciding not to risk a coming of was next casualties. and concern grows over the health of former pope 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 badging east corona virus restrictions, including for tourism abroad. u. s. health officials say the decision came because

china isn't sharing enough information about co bid 19 numbers. what you're the yeah, you're entering. so what will these new restriction changes mean? that's what i asked a deputy correspondence, stephanie simon's in washington. well there, 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 a m eastern time. so a local time here, everybody traveling from china directly into the united states or via a 3rd country hub or gateway has to present a negative covey 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. and 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 in fact in china. so they go, that's what the u. s. is doing now, and i'm certain others will follow suit very, very soon. stephan sarmens in washington, dc. thanks so much when ukrainian troops pushed russian occupies out of hassan in november, there were scenes of wild celebration. in recent weeks, the southern ukrainian city has become the target of intensifying russian attacks. it grants military says russia $533.00 rocket said civilian targets in the 24 hours . going into wednesday, many civilians fling as russian forces pound populated areas with mortars and artillery care soul is 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 already seem more than their fair share of this brutal war and recent days and nights, things have become even worse. yeah, i do like you yeah. 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 still alive, the ruined rushes. relent. 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. digging 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 time with it, it was too scary. just last month there was celebrates, receives in his own as ki, retook the regional centre. now it appears moscow was trying to retake it either that or simply raise it to the ground. i france's called for prayers for the former pontiff benedict. the 16th who he says is quite very ill. francis's visit had been addict 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 venture is 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 worse named his successor pope francis has asked people to pray for him at the general audience in the vatican. we're here till 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 as a fan, let us remember him. he is very sick, a montgomery asking the lord to console and sustain him in this witness of love for the church in christa until the end. more yet he is he not laughing 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 end cover ups by the church. and although his held has been declining in his retirement, but frances is known to have said that benedict retained a good sense of humor with his brother for they never enrollment

across europe in cities. many people were sad to hear the news of his blossoming help. yeah, i don't remember him as for because i was still a child, but he suddenly a good person, he se sick. so i think it's right that people pray for him because i balance of december. and of course we identified with him very much because he was a german pope. and i have great respect for him to the path to get. we're worried because the death of a pope is very important and we hope it's not going to happen. hope and prayers 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 has been declining slowly for years now. he's 95

years old. it said that he's remained until very recently, lose it. but you have been very frail. can find off into a wheel chair and people who visited it said it's very difficult to understand what the 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 nearly 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 of the dogmas traditional teachings of the catholic church. and since he resign, he's become a focus or opponents of the liberalizing reforms. but frances, with the impression that there been 2 people, one court in exile in a convent in the data. and the court around frances. and so this would be a certain amount of tension between the 2 men, even though francis benedict himself said he would retire into silence.

i devote his life to prayer and meditation and music. of course, the only 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 francis author and journalist philip william in rome. thanks so much. all right, let's get around that. now. some of the other world headlines, veteran israeli politician benjamin netanyahu is set to take power as prime minister of a new government lighter to day. this will mark the 6th time now who has held the office. incoming government is regarded as the most right wing in israel's history . if think serbs living in northern casa will dismantle roadblock set up? due to rising tensions announcement fall is a meeting of serbia's president alexander through church with ethnic served to

discuss the 19th day long protest, sparked by the arrest of a former ethnic sir policeman. possible declared independence from serbia in 2008 supporters of an arrested bolivian opposition lay to have attempted to prevent his transport to la has by police. i gathered at a regional airport where louis fernando camacho had been taken for a flight of the bolivian capital. a motto 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 g to port visibility and thick fog and a road near the city of chang shao. in hannon province, the pilot involved at least $200.00 vehicles. cleanup operations are underway 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. we're 2022 as 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. uh huh. ah. dashing into 2023 after shredding trashing and bashing 20. 22 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, and i had it funny funny too. i just enjoy like more. you know, it's been very, it's been a very negative couple years. i hope that 2023 of course in scope would have gone down. oh, be better. and for woman, it was an opportunity to celebrate simply being alive. but this is my hands or mask that i had the way or going through radiation and chemo. got diagnosed in january of this year. and my daughter emo radiates in surgery, and it means that i made it through s b, y still alive. that 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 to do a $30.00 gift card. all right is a reminder of our top story. we're following for you. this l. 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 app also on our website at d. w dot com and on social media handle innate for instagram. twitter is at d, w. m. anthony howard in berlin from lee and a fantastic team here. thanks for your company. and where are you watching in the world with people and trucks injured when trying to flee? the city center more and more refugees are being turned away. families