phil: this is "dw news" by from berlin . it issues remain unresolved just hours before the cop24 conference is set to end . the praxis strategy -- brexit strategy continues to evolve,

macron pays his respects to victims of the recent shooting. and imagine facing this in the ring. the mixed martial artist julia dorny. you him talks about climate change were to to end today. delegates from 196 countries are trying to agree for a rulebook

which aims to keep global warning -- warming below two degrees celsius. a handful of countries, such as the u.s. and russia, will not commit to the agreement. some are calling for more drastic action, especialally the from small island nations.. >> you cannot cut a deal with science. you u cannot negototiate withh phphysics. scscience is sciencece. we w wld hope ththat countrieses wowould understand that. and thatat they would d fully bk this repor and define a rulebook that would implement the paris agreement. if we do not do o that, we wilil not sururvive. that wouldld not be an apppprope ararchive for a anybody. phil: george marshall is the founder of climate outreach.

he is just back in london from that conference. welcome to dw.. why is this proving so difficult ? george: it is unprecedented, the nature of the i issue. therere are some verery powerful vested intertsts. economic and national interests. governments have failed over the last 30 years to deliver. we have to recognize that most governrnments in democratic countries can only go o so far when there is a popular and public mandate. the truth is they have not been given that mandate. this is not a key issue in electitions. it is beholden on us as members of civil society to get out there e and demand t that sometg happens. or we will j just go round and round in circles forever on this. phil: scientists are clear about

hohow urgent it is to take actin on climate change and what will happen if f we do not. herere'ss a look at some scenars wewe could be facing. >> life on earth is at the mercy of the forces of nature. even a rise of two degrees celsius in the global average temperature would have irreversible consequences. scenario one, cities could disappear. the glaciers would continue to mount, causing the sea level to rise by as much as a hold meter by the end of ththe century. coastal cities and islands could be devastated if severe flooding becomes the norm. to illustrate the threat they are facing, the mounties -- maldives government held a cabinet t meeting underwater.r.

severe typhoon's hits japan this year, where almost all of -- half of the population lives in coastal regions. scenario two, food shortage. rising temperatures calls insects to eat more crops. harvests are often destroyed by heavy rainfall after a drought, which washes away the mineral rich soil. if this pattern continues, food could become scarcer and prices would rise. scenario three, diseases. the arctic circle is bearing the brunt of climate change and the permafrost, where bacteria can live dormant for thousands of years, is fine. deadly agents and animal carcrcasses such as anthrax hav made their way into water and soil.

and w warmer tempereratures, microbes that can transmit diseases thrive. malaria, dengue fever, and other tropical infections could spread to new areas. scientists warned that humankind is on the brink of f runaway climimate change. we may have to heed the warnings of astrophysicist stephen hawking and find a new home. phil: back to george marshall from climate outreach. cop24 delegates at the conference know all of this. so one wonders if the impasse is cost because we all think this is going to be somebody else's problem. if that in our land, then at least in someone else'ss time. george: i think t that is certainlyappepening. we have a tendency t to distance ourselves from t thi for r 30 years, opinion polls he been s saying this is a ge problem for ththe future. as we have been seeing, the

futurere is here. i want to appeal to people to recognize that this is the biggest issue of our times. responsibility for this will lie with ourselves. demamanding that change happens and alslso doing eveverything wn in our lives. in britain, the whole system is paralyzed because of praxis, which in the long run -- brexit, whichh in the long run wilill be irrelevant.. we have to give global warming the p priority iteserves. the problem is with all of the bad news we received, there is a bigger tendency to deny. phil: given the i impasse, weses the stst you thinknk we can c ce out witith at this cop24 meetin? georgege: there is s a lot thats happening ththats going beyond governments.

we are very raradly moving out of coal-l-fired electricity. that i is very positive. there is a lot o of action being takeken at thcity andnd state level. even if thee u.s. . has pululle, therere's a lot of other a actin going o on. the mainin thing i would like to see happen i is that we haveve o stop expxpanding new fossill fu. we have toto stop prododucing oi anand coal.l. we have e to have an immediate suspensionon on investment in te developmenofof newoal and d oil rerves. we also have to recognize that the collecect assignments s for0 years, we have to ststop talking about it. thee majority of peopople reallo not talk about climate change. phil:: thanknk you. as those delegates in poland try

to hash out a deal, the next generation is getting impatient. here is a remarkable 15-year-old who says adults responsible for climate change must do more. ♪ >> and impassioned plea to save our planet made by unlikely activists. the students have quit the classroom to go on strike at the cop24 climate summit. their inspiration, teenage activists greta thunberg. greta: we will have to live with the mask that older generations have created. we will have to clean it up for them. that is not fair. >> thunberg regularly takes time off school to call for climate change. she is the symbol of a generation too young to vote but hungry for change. greata: yes, we do need hope.

of course we do. but the one thing we more than hope i is action. [applause] >> that is w why she is in pola. for the climate summit. gretata: i think we childldren should get angry and make our voices heard and m make the oldr generations accountable for what they have created. >> their anger is palpable. less clear is whether the grown-ups are listening. phil: on to brexit. theresa may is insisting that the european union can do more to help herself a deal to her country. that's as despite her counterparts in brussels ruling out any were negotiation -- renegotiation.

they say they do not know what the prime minister wants from them. >> the spat of the day, right at the beginning. may and juncker in n a testy coconfrontation n over last ni's brexit talks. >> the eu is clear, as i am, that if we are going to be with the deal, this is it. but my discussions with colleagues today have shown that further clarification and discussion following the council's conclusions is possible. >> further clarification, but no renegotiation. that was the message from all eu leaders. >> we have made very clear that we want to deal and we already have an agreement from november that is on the table and negotiated.

>> and then there was some business as usual. macron announced and then later signed off on a watered-down version of his flagship idea, a eurozone budget. >> this mandate, together with the results obtained by our finance ministers, allow a huge step toward a genuine convergence and a real banking and -- union and pooling our finances. >> macron called this a summit of results. but he was surely not referring to the praxis -- brexit talks. phil: a fourth victim of the strasbourg has died. a tragic end to a frantic 48 hours for the city.

the christmas markets where the attack took place has reopened. macron visited to pay his respects. he said authorities are trying to clarify why the suspect, who had been on a terrorist watch list, was not stopped before he could attack. >> a neighbor films a scene through a window. these are his last moments as an extensive two-day manhunt comes to an end, leaving the chief suspect that at the age of 29. but questions are emerging. why wasn't the known radical with a long list of connections watched more closely? how was he able to pass through security checkpoints, even after police discovered weapons at his house?

how was he able to evade police four dayays after the attack? did you have accomplices? after today's of a city in lockdown, the christmas market has reopened. withth the army providing security. >> this christmas market is our history. this is a common good that belongs to all o of the frenench people. ththis morning, we just wanted o stroll a bit. and show that we will always keep our head up. >> as france grapples with how to prevent such attacks, locals and tourists alike are showing their support for the city of strasbourg and its long tradition of celebrating the holidays and its christmas market. phil: kosovo's parliament has agreed to create a standing army for the first time in years.

servia says this is a direct threat to peace and security in the region. >> it was a unanimous vote. all theawmakers presesent in the parliament agreed. jubilation, but lawmakers from the ethnic serb community have boycotted the vote. kosovo was born out of conflict. nato has been there keeping the peace between the two bitterly opposed sides. in 2008, kosovo declared independence. ♪ many kosovans see the creation

of an army and necessary step toward full nationhood. >> this is a historic agreement for us and a deserted on -- deserved one. kosovo has its own army and the states that is being further consolidated everyday. >> this is a big step. we will secure our own state. >> this is enormously emotional. we are happy that we are finally becoming a nation. it is especially emotional for people who lost famimily members in the war. but for the rest of us too. >> but ethnic serbs say nothing to celebrate. >> today, kosovo jeopardized peace and security in this place. peace and security in these areas have been disregarded and the crudest manner. reporter: while the majority of

consonants thank -- kosovans thanked the u.s. for support, nato and the eu expressed regret. koosovo may be closer to full nationhood, but the ethnic divide still on steve -- runs deep. phil: the two women accused of poisoning the half-brother of north korean leader kim jong-un are back in court. the murder trial is set to start next month. sri lanka's disputed prime minister rajapaska has been asked to step down. a court decision suspending the prime minister and his cabinet has left the country without a functioning government for two

weeks. shakira is being charged with tax evasion. though her official residence of the time was the bahamas, prosecutors say she was living in spain with her husband pique. to the sport of mixed martial arts. a male-dominated sport. but julia dorny has emerged as an inspiring figure for female athletes. we caught up with her at her berlin gym after a wildly successful season. [applause] reporter: this is julia dorny. here she is back at the spitfire jim in berlin -- gym in berlin.

she usually turns her everyday. she was the reigning european champions when she traveled to the world championships and the rain -- bahrain. in the final, she was the dominant fighter, forcing her opponent to tap out in the second-round. crowning her as the new world champion. it was a long beginning as -- from her beginning as a judo fighter in the german national team. >> this title means everything to me. i have been working for the so hard. thanks to my team. to spitfire gym. >> this is what you trained so hard for. reporter: the gold medal has

brought julia dorny fame and glory. but as an n amateur, she ds not receive any money for her success. >> i i like her enthusiasm for e sport. she is a great ambassador for mma. unfortunately, as a female fighter, she is ststill a rare breed. i hope she can inspire other girls to take a martial arts. reporter: she is not the only woman who trains at this gem. -- gym. but she is a class a above the rest. the head coach says she has a bright future. > she has achieved everything she can achihieve as an amateur. we are looking ahead, preparing her for professional fight. there's still a lot to come from her. reporter: she already turns like a professional.

that is what it takes to be a champion. phil: i thought about it, giving its a bit of ago, but no. javier is here with our business news. javier: it has been a crazy session this friday, especially on wall street. let's start with the sort of good news. the trade dispute between the u.s. and china seems to be calling off a little bit. beijing is suspending punitive tariffs on u.s. cars. in announcing a big purchase of u.s. soybeans. the chinese finance ministry says it hopes that china and the u.s. will progress quickly in negotiations to lift all remaining tariffs. >> chinese consumers will soon be ablee to afford cars from the u.s. again. tariffs will also disappear for

a numbmber of other u.s. produc. this applies to the first three months of 2019. agriculturalroducts, energy, and automomobiles are among the items the two countries have reached consensus on. thisis is music to the ears o of u.s. soybean farmers. china has been one of the u.s.'s most important agricultural customers. farmers held on to their crops. now traded blossoming again since china started importing soybeans. chinese consumers welcome the move. >> soybeans are one of the most important products that china imports from the u.s.. there is a big domestic demand. reporter: the trade dispute has weighed on china's growth, as the latest figures show.

in november, retail and industrial production fell well short of expectations. the new economic cease-fire between the world's two largest economies gives both sides the opportunity to find additional win-win solutions. javier: earlier we talked to our financial correspondent in frankfurt and asked her if we have this good news, why aren't markets rejoicing at -- yet? annette: that is just a tiny fraction of what they used to buy. it is a symbolic move by china. it is a no means by the end of the trade dispute. that will determine whether the stock markets will change track again. a lot of the worries weighing on the stocks worldwide is

connected to that trade dispute between the u.s. and china. we have seen it already in the third quarter, the companies have a lot of problems when it comes to those tariffs. it has cost them a lot of money, which is not good for profitability and the share prices. javier: the insolvency administrator of germany's defunct air berlin is suing etihad airways airways. etihad said the claim was without merit. despite widespread fear that migrants coming to germany without be able to find jobs, some 400,000 of them have actually found a workplace here.

this is according to the head of the german employers association. this requests that -- suggests that germany has been more successful with this than thought. we did some number crunching for you. reporter: migrants on a work training course. they are being taught skills needed on the german job market. since 2015, over one million people have come to germany. many of them still lack the qualifications and language abilities to find work. but 289,000 refugees have managed to enter full employment. anothrer 72,000 have part-time work. another 31,000 are in training. representatives from the governing parties say that

germany's refugee policy has functioned well. >> is is a success that about 400,00000 migrants to gegermanye unemployment, although they started offering little or no knowledge of the german language and did not have professional qualifications. it shows how many people are needed in the workforce and how urgently german businesses are looking for employees. >> it is always good when we highlight integration success stories, bececause people do not automatically do that. it is positive to talk about examples of success. behind them is the hard work of the people in the businesses themselves. reporter: the topic of migration has been dominating debates in the bundestag. the right-wing afd party is critical of migration.

>> we are against this sort of immigration because it c creates parallel s societies.. this may not be very obvious as well -- long as the economy is starting. but it presents a threat. reporter: but the german economy, with a shortage of skilled workers, is counting on the migrant workforce. without it, the german model will not work. phil: you are watching dw news live from berlin. do you say with us. ♪

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