>> this is the journal on dw-tv. i am heather delisle. >> welcome to the show. >> scandal and server fifa as top officials get sett to pick a world cup host. >> will next year be another tough one for the financial sector? the european union hold on to lenient rules for belling of the banks. >> an arctic cold front puts europe in the grip of subzero temperatures. ♪ >> who will host the 2018 and 2022 soccer world cups?

that is what officials in zurich are gearing up to announce tomorrow night. the big question is whether or not their decision will have any credibility at all. allegations of corruption have surrounded the bidding process. members of the executive committee of been spend for allegedly selling their votes. now russian prime minister vladadir putin, his country was once one of the favorites to win, says he's not even going to bother to attend the announcement, claiming the whole process has been tainted by the scandal. >> the first fifa representatives arrived in zurich, where there will face when they turn out to be the organization's biggest scandal. one member from tahiti was a member of the 24-person executive committee until recently. the ultimate decision makers for rich country hosts the world cup. it is alleged he offered his vote for cash to journalists disguised as a businessman. he has appealed his 1-year suspension. and that legal move could put a big question mark over the

decision on thursday. his attorney warns that fifa runs the risk of having their world cup vote rendered invalid if we follow illegal procedure, and the court of arbitration for sport revokes the suspension. in short, if the court of arbitration for sport lists the suspension due to lack of evidence -- glyphs the suspension due to lack of evidence, the decision on the world cup will be invalid because he had the right to vote. that is not the fifa president's only problem. at the beginning of the week, the bbc made an additional allegations of corruption against fifa. his report said that three other members of the executive committee accepted bribes of more than $10 million in connection with the bankrupt marketing agency isl. they have said the accusations are unfounded. this time, the announcement of who is getting the world cup

will be anything but a celebration of soccer. >> for more, i am joined by our sports analyst. this is such a confusing story. start with russia. why exactly is it that vladimir putin is so upset? >> it is very strange with his absence from zurich, when he is probably russia's biggest hitter. i think the momentum that swung behind some of the rival bids a good the last few days, perjurer we spain and portugal, has led the russians to pick up this pretense. so putin does not get attached to a losing bid, which would do him no good back home. >> all right. this whole procedure though, it has been so seriously tainted by these allegations of corruption. in do you think fifa's decision on who will host the world cups will have any credibility? >> it is unlikely. let's be clear, the reputation is in tatters. whoever wins the right to host

the world cup, their fans that come will be very happy and rejoicing. fans around the rest of the world are seeing fifa acting in a strange manner and asking themselves whether they are proper custodians of the beautiful game. >> what can fifa do to prevent this and stop the corruption so we do not have this problem again? >> it is not the worst time the sporting organization has been caught in such a scandal. they could follow the example of the olympics committee who had to reform significantly in 1998 after similar scandals about how the games were awarded. it introduced much greater transparency and even forbid bidding nations from dealing directly with the executive committee members. i think that would be a first step amongst many that are required to try and restore credibility to fifa. >> it is a place to start. thank you very much. two of egypt's main opposition

parties say they will not contest the second round of voting in the parliamentary elections set for sunday. the muslim brotherhood feels they can it it's pulled out of the election receptor winning no seats in the first round. accusing the government of vote fraud. the parties can it its control the fifth of the seats in the outgoing parliament. they say it was rigged in favor of president mubarak's pop opposition party. other parties will boycott the vote, cajoling the second biggest bloc in the last parliament but won only two seats in the first run. spanish police in hamburg and of an international crime network that was providing fake passports to people associated with al qaeda. one nigerian and six pakistanis have been placed under arrest in the barcelona. three people were also arrested in the bangkok, including the alleged ringleader. it is thought members of the group blamed for the to designate attacks in bombay, india were among those who supplied the false documents. an interpol has issued an alert for the wikileaks founder for

the so-called double-thso- called red notice asks anyone with information about the back to report to police. he's wanted for questioning. the 39-year-old denies the charges. his internet platform, wikileaks, shot to the diplomatic row this week with the publication of some 250,000 classified u.s. cables. crisis, a crisis, a crisis. >> it looks like the crisis in the eurozone to last until next year. that is the message you get when you consider what the european union is doing. on wednesday, europe extended those lineate rules for state aid to banks and companies into a dozen 11. those were relaxed at the beginning of the financial crisis. the plan had been to go back to normal at the end of this year. but the financial crisis, as we all know, turned into a debt crisis. >> european competition commissioner is helping to in his work processing bank bailout

applications sen. but as a realist, he knows the beleaguered sector still sorely needs external help. so he has extended the framework of rules set of two years ago, allowing eu governments to bail out lenders under looser terms. >> i cannot and defined in precise terms what can be considered as normal functioning of the financial market. but i think everybody understands what is abnormal. so when the normal conditions will come back, we will immediately put in place in normal regime for the financial sector. >> many in brussels would relish the return of more stability for the bureau, which has been the target of increased speculation. besides spain and portugal, some analysts believe belgium and italy may also need a bailout. eu parliamentarians want decisive action. >> we need a common approach to

send a signal to the markets that the euro will survive in the short term and even after 50 years. the eurozone is growing and is resilience. there is no way private speculation will dismantle such a thriving currency zone. but we need our land back on board with the european mainstream. >> the general sentiment is that economic powerhouse germany should focus less on its own interests so that the euro will be less volatile. >> on wednesday, the government in madrid announced more economic h havave been under pressure. yields hitting a record high on tuesday. the reforms include tax cuts for small and medium-size businesses. the country's airports will also be partly privatized, and the government plans to sell off part of the country's huge lottery. that's welcome in unemployment benefits. spain's jobless rate is the eu's highest a 20% the changes in spain helped boost stock

market shares in the spanish bank's went ahead 8% on wednesday. strong economic news from the u.s., including an improvement in the private sector job creation, gives dogs in your their biggest one-day lived in three months. investors also enjoyed a rally on wall street. we talked about the positive moves at the new york stock exchange. >> 93,000 jobs created in the private sector in the month of november. that was the biggest increase in three years. and it is still not enough to really get the high employment rate down, but it is a step in the right direction. and for the past 10 months, we had consecutive job growth in the private sector. so some good news from that area on friday. on friday, by the way, we will get the big job data that will be published by the labor department. >> what else is pushing stocks higher on this wednesday? >> the euro. we saw the euro under heavy pressure for the month of

november, roughly dropping a good 8%. and now, on the first trading day of december, we see a little bit of strength in the euro. so we see pressure on the dollar. that is another big reason why the market started very, very healthy in the first trading day of december. >> thank you. led to get a look at how the markets ended the session on wednesday. the ending was fairly nice. the dax closed the session up by more than 2.5%. the euro stoxx 50 also up by 2.3 peas and in the new york, stocks rallied on that report showing private sector job creation in november. at its strongest level in three years. in afternoon trading, the dow up by more than 2%.

the euro going for $1.3127. while the rim of the eurozone continues to fray, germany's economy has not led to this robust in the years. the optimism is showing itself in the stores. consumers are spending more. retail sales rose in october by 2%, the biggest increase this year. >> cosmetics and clothes are pretty bill early in demand at the moment, but the trend is industrywide. it seems the stronger economy is giving domestic consumers the confidence they need to loosen their purse strings. retail sales in october increased by 2.3% in comparison to the previous month. the german retail federation is forecasting 1.5% growth for 2010. crucially for the retail sector, it seems likely that domestic consumption will continue strongly through the christmas season. when germans traditionally spend the most money.

>> a huge german desman from russia is now official. the german energy giant has agreed to sell its entire 3.5% stake in the russian gas monopoly gas prom. russia's state investment a is taking that share. the germany company is said to take in 3.4 billion euros from the sell-off, which is aimed at reducing the 45 billion euros debt of the company. the german energy supplier is already sold of equity or about 10 billion euros. all right, back to heather delisle. >> thank you. wednesday's world aids day, and the un has been warning the complacency among young people is undermining progress against the virus. events are happening around the globe to raise awareness about hiv/aids. the u.n. says there has been a resurgence of the virus in the u.s. and western europe linked to sexual behavior. in easternrn europe and western asia, there has been a surge due

to drug use. in global terms, there has been a reduction of infection. the firm -- for the first time in 11 years, members of the osce mission are meeting in astana, supporters of and to reinvigorate the body. but this court arisen over fundamental issues like human rights and state sovereignty. the german chancellor has joined the u.s. and the calling for all orosi nations to observe basic human rights. the european union has officially launched its new diplomatic service. the european external actions service. the foreign policy had says she hopes it allows the to be more active internationally. instead of running foreign policy from several different institutions, this will be a vehicle for a much more streamlined approach. >> with its new diplomatic service, the eu hopes to respond more quickly to international emergencies like their earthquake that devastated haiti in january.

>> we already have representation in the 145 countries. until now, it had been maintained by delegations and the eu commission. these are being we dedicated and staff with personnel other than these experts. we're setting a full-fledged e you embassies with all that entails. >> in return, smaller eu states pledge to shut down their missions and find their representation from diplomats and offices from brussels. their bosses the eu high representatives of foreign affairs, who is in charge of 1200 the elements around the globe. she's been to your shipping the new diplomatic corps. it is already being criticized as colorless and lacking in political clout. >> what the new european service needs is an iron lady who fights to prevent crises, manages crises, and guards against any relapse into national egotism. >> there was little fanfare for the official launch of the eu's

new diplomatic service. ashton declined to celebrate publicly or even to grant interviews. >> it is not a very glamorous star for europe's new external action service. the phone -- they were demanding the phone number to keep lines to the big and self- confidence member states. however, as of now, ashton and her team can prove her qualities may be already during the next crisis to come. >> having snow and sub 0 temperatures are disrupting travel in the northern europe. britain is having its worst early winter weather in almost two decades. in the polling, police say eight people have frozen to death. parts of northern germany have seen a record might -- -18 degrees celsius. in the south, the extreme weather is making the tough going. >> people in munich walking to a

blanket of snow this morning. it caused problems for motorists, but some pedestrians welcomed the change in the weather. >> i like it. an autopsy wake up in the morning. >> i cannot complain. it is ok if you have a warm coat and hat for other north, police and emergency services were busy for much of the night, helping trigger stranded in the snow as temperatures plunged to minus 12 degrees. other european countries have also been hit by the sudden arrival of winter weather. many spanish resorts of snowfall. commuters in britain faced delays as the heavy snow disrupted transport links. gatwick in edinburgh airports are closed, and new castle has been experiencing disruption. airports are closed in france and' switzerland. traffic came to a virtual standstill. >> it to me three hours to go 500 meters. >> poland was also affected by the adverse conditions. in the north of the country,

temperatures fell to -20. and there's little hope of warmer weather sen. more snow is forecast. >> back in a minute with "in

starting december 4 on dw-tv. >> welcome back. december 1 is world aids day. it first took place in 1988 when the united nations dedicated the day to raising awareness of the aids pandemic. the syndrome is estimated to have killed around 30 million people since it was first in the fight in 1981. and it continues to spread. hiv infection rates in china and in india have increased dramatically. but sub-saharan africa remains the region's worst affected. significantly more than half of all the people in the world living with aids. the disease is the single largest cause of mortality in the region. and it sent life expectancy plummeting. it is no longer the immediate

death sentence that was once, but aids and hiv, the virus which causes it, still carry a massive social stigma. >> hiv is the virus that can cause isolation. many affected people tend to retreat from social life and often face discrimination. being infected with hiv still carries the stigma, and people living with the virus are often blamed because they contracted the virus by sharing needles when taking drugs or having unprotected sex. people with hiv have had to face many prejudices' since the 1980's when the first puzzling cases were reported in the u.s. for most early patients, the result was almost always fatal. the first effective treatment 1990s. hiv has spread around the world and keeps advancing over the past 10 years, new infections

that nearly doubled in eastern europe and central asia, reaching 1.4 million. in latin america, there are some 1.4 million hiv-positive people, but there infection rates are falling. in the south and southeast asia, the figure is over four million. but the region with by far the highest number of people with hiv is africa, 22.5 million. every day, 1000 people die of the effects of aids-related disease in south africa alone. for years, authorities tendered effective treatment programs, though activists were demanding more education, prevention, and treatments. few in africa can afford the expensive treatment for hiv/aids. in europe, the goal of eradicating the virus is still a distant dream. in eastern european countries like ukraine, hiv is spreading rapidly. there is a lack of staff,

prevention programs, an anti- retro viral drugs but only half of ukraine's hiv-positive patients access to treatment. by contrast, in germany, every hiv-positive person who seeks it receives treatment. nevertheless, it is a lifelong illness, and there's no vaccine. but with the help of a cartel of anti-retro viral drugs, the reproduction of the virus in the body can be altered. for those with the access to the right treatment, hiv has become unmanageable illness. >> these days, people infected with hiv have the benefit of a new generation of antiviral drugs designed to prevent aids from developing. of course, that option is only available if you have the money to pay for it. millions of people in the developing countries do not even have access to basic health care, let alone specialized treatment. in industrialized nations, thousands of people with hiv are leading productive lives, things

to meet these new developments. in our next report, we look at a man in the berlin who has learned to live with the disease than to need treatment regimens and hold out promise for thousands of others to become infected. >> he is gay and a teddy positive. eight years ago, he and his partner were tested for hiv. reassured when the tests came back negative, they stopped using condoms. but one of them came down with a high fever. he took another test. >> i really did not expect to be hiv-positive after testing negative just eight weeks earlier. i fell into a pretty deep hole and just felt terrible. >> his partner was infected with hiv, but the test failed to pick it up. he was actually positive and caught it. if he had caught the virus 20 years ago, he would probably be dead by now.

today, modern medicine enables hiv infected people in germany to live a relatively normal life. >> i have accepted the virus. the virus is now my virus. it belongs to me, and everyone has to die some how. some died in a motor bike accidents. others of cancer but i am sure i will die sometime from the side effects of the tablets. but whether that is 20, 30, or five years from now, no one knows, so i just enjoy every day. >> but enjoying life with hiv is not always that simple. the required therapy involves aggressive pills for an aggressive virus. >> i remember the first generation of tablets seven years ago. i was so dizzy after taking the tabloids, i could not walk. i had trouble sleeping, didirhea. i only needed to see the tablets to start gagging. it was pretty bad.

>> well his body fights the virus, he fights, too. staying active, taking his dog for walks, writing his motorbike. he wants his life to be a success, personally as well as professionally. ♪ >> at his workplace in a berlin bank, he was open right from the start with his colleagues about the virus and his medicine. he led the know that normal physical contact is completely safe. >> he is very open about it, and he is just like any other colleague here. he does not get special treatment. kingston incoming as the better informed. i was even surprised by some things. there's not much more than that. just that his cell phone always rings at 10 when he has got to take his pills. >> hiv-positive and reliant on

pills. that is something researchers here at the institute are looking to eradicate. for years, they have worked on finding a vaccine for the virus. but despite the work of some of the best researchers in the field, it has proved elusive. few expect a breakthrough anytime soon. >> originally, people hoped we would be able to develop a vaccine very quickly. but it is very frustrating that after so many years, none of the work done in the leading labs have come up with the result. >> but there have been great advances in the treatment of hiv-infected people. a week ago, he came for a blood test. today, he gets the results. it is good news. his boat -- his white blood cell count is high. live with hiv has changed. visible symptoms of the virus

are practically a thing of the past. >> for example, a hollowness in the face, thin arms and face, and getting in belly, you see that a lot less these days, as well as a deterioration of nerves in the arms and legs. >> some researchers are even already viewing it is a chronic disease. nevertheless, he is worried. he wears this tattoo as a signal of the dangers of sexual complacency. but he is also keen to show, yes, i am hiv-positive, but i am doing well. >> i am not scared of the future. i am enjoying life today, and i hope i will enjoy it tomorrow, too. >> medical advisers have given him reason for hope. he pays under a private pension plan, and he aims to ensure that at 80.

>> that has been "in depth" for world aids day. the un wants the complacency among young people is causing a new surge of a dead infections in industrialized countries. -- of hiv infections in industrialized countries. thank you for watching. ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪ ♪