♪ >> this is dw news live from berlin. the heavy burden of war. how much more can ukrainians bear? russian forces are attacking again little. many of russians oops are prisoners of war. the united nations is investigating for more war crimes. coming up tonight, german pediatric hospitals warning they are running out of beds. but it is not because of covid-19. common respiratory illnesses

that all but disappeared during the pandemic are making their rounds among children in my hospital -- and hospital staff say they can keep up barely. another world cup shot by an asian team. south korea's last-minute winner against portugal. the season qualified, that puts uruguay out of the tournament. ♪ >> are viewers watching on pbs and the u.s. and to all of you around the world, thank you. fighting is raging in the east of ukraine. the main target of russian artillery attacks. ukraine's armies are struggling to fend off the fighting and hospitals are filled with injured soldiers. the united nations commission is in the country collecting evidence for an inquiry into war crimes.

>> a field hospital in eastern ukraine, russian forces are attacking the city relentlessly exacting a heavy toll on its defenders. but the russian army is also losing men. many of which and up as prisoners of war, like these pows held in a facility in western ukraine. one of the prisoners agrees to speak about being drafted into the army and sent to fight. >> at first they told us we were being sent to a military exercise. they told us many things. it was all rumors. none of us knew we were being sent to the front. >> some of the prisoners are being investigated for war crimes. a united nations commissioner is working to collect evidence on its many cases as possible. >> war crimes, with respect to

personal integrity violations, explosive weapons, detention section violations. just to mention, most of them. >> putin has shown no remorse for the crimes committed can't pronounce his name -- in his name, instead he called on olaf scholz to rethink his ukraine policy in a foreign call. >> philip schulz is in kyiv, i asked him what the reaction has been in phone call between them. >> i have not seen many reactions. i've heard only one comment that nothing new emerged from the conversation. he underlined that any diplomatic solution has to include a withdrawal of troops. putin blamed the west for prolonging the war. i think if anything, after this

phone call, ukraine sees its position confirmed at the moment, there's no room for negotiations. >> this comes as much of the country, or almost the entire country, is suffering from electricity shortages, water and heating. how can the ukrainian government help citizens? can it help, at all? >> it has set up around 1000 emergency centers in the past days. the centers, people can get free electricity, heating, some basic medical services and it is impressive how fast technicians have been able to repair the damaged infrastructure. with every attack against difficult to repair this infrastructure that is certain. the ukrainian government is

trying to upgrade its air fenses. so it can intercept more muscles than they are trying to target -- missiles that they are trying to target. >> it's impossible to keep rebuilding infrastructure. we've got the winter that is beginning. if all of this put together, if it's becoming almost too much for the ukrainian government. are there signs that there may be in increasing interest -- interest in pursuing a cease-fire? >> for sure, the concerns are regarding the winter. almost every day, the government is warning people about possible new attacks. it's asking the people to get ready for more power cuts. for difficult times at the same time, it's keeping up its iron will to win this war by military

means. and not to ek any kind of cease-fire. it ithe position of the big majority of ukrainians, they nt to win this war. . they don't want to give in. they think they can survive this winter. >> with the latest tonight from kyiv. thank you. now to the energy crisis connected to the board. the european union countries decided to cap the price of russian oil exports at $60 a barrel. the hope is that this will limit the revenue russia gains from exports jay uses to fund the war in ukraine -- which it uses to fund the war in ukraine. they explain the idea behind the price cap. >> the price cap has three objectives. first, it strengthens the effect of our sanction. second, it will diminish russia's revenues. and thirdly, at the same time, it's will stabilize global

energy markets. because it allows some russian seaborne oil to be trade, brokered and transported by eu operators to third countries, as long is it is sold below the cap. so, this price cap will benefit directly emerging and developing economies. and it will be adjustable over time so we can react to market developments. >> that was urszula vande lion in -- urszula in -- he told me how this price cap is supposed to work. >> this is the big question. how enforceable this will be. they are feeling proud of themselves, the eu countries to get an agreement on this. the ideas that this is a global -- they say global but it is really a western push to. cut the price on gas a lot of yorkie and -- europeans,

specifically, countri are involved and the shipping of gas, especially greece, cyprus and malta. though shipping companies and the insurance companies that ensure the ships, can only do so if it is capped at the price of $60 a barrel. it ensures that developing countries have access to energy they need from russia. you cannot skew an entire market, a global market, immediately. they want to cap those prices to try to limit the amount of money russia is earning from their sales of oils, limiting the ability they have to continue waging war on ukraine. >> there were some eu countries, like poland wanted the price cap lower than $60. was $60 the lowest they could agree on? >> yes. there's bit of tooling and throwing -- some countries may have suggested that, or $35 a barrel, which would be a massive cut in price.

there's -- those countries i mentioned were suggesting somewhere in the $70, $75 range a barrel. the big question was what brought it over the line? it seems that that was a decision or agreement by other countries that the assistance of poland, the last country holding out, to start negotiations on a ninth round of sanctions against russia for the war in ukraine. >> let's talk about eu aid for ukraine. today, we heard that hungary's prime minister plans to veto the european union's latest multibillion aid package for ukraine. what is his beef with this? >> they have managed to get one agreement over the line onhe oil price cap. it's doesn't mean the countries have agreed on other issues. the european commission has proposed raising money on

international markets, like it did with the covid recovery fund, to support ukraine's infrastructure project. to the tune of somewhere around 18 billion euros. hungarian site that you countries -- say that eu country should not become indebted to support ukraine. it should come out of the existing budget. that is difficult because most of the budgets are ascribed to particular projects. as i say, we have managed to get the oil price cap over the line. but there is a big battle on the recovery fund. >> jack parrock, with the latest in brussels. thank you. here's a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. spanish police have courted off area outside of the ukrainian area in madrid, after it received a process -- a parcel containing animal eyes. the latest in a similar.

. -- in similar packages. it follows letter bombs targeting high-profile players in spain. a former high school teacher in australia, becoming the subject of a true crime broadcast, has been jailed for 42 years. he was jailed for murdering his wife of 40. years ago. the 2018 podcast shed light on the cold case that prompted lice to reopen the investigation. . women in iran's province, joined nationwide anti-regime protests in what is being called a rare move in the staunchly conservative sunni muslim province. iran has been rocked by protests, following the death of a woman who died in police custody after being arrested for allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. here in germany pediatric hospitals are warning that they

are running out of capacity to treat children coming in through their doors. it is one of the toughest winters in recent memory for hospital and clinic staffs, despite the low numbers of covid-19 infection. common viruses are making a comeback. >> the stricken hospital can treat children at any one time. hannah has been here since july with her father. >> my daughter has leukemia for the second time. she is getting as much help as possible. >> hannah's father is just grateful that she has a bed. the situation is not an isolated one. the munich children's ward is facing similar problems. a shortage of staff, and a massive wave and -- wave of respiratory viruses. >> my child needed an infusion. you can see the emergency rooms are busy, with long waiting

times. we waited for 10 hours. >> lengthy waiting times, no beds and desperate parents have become the norm. >> we thought the situation, sometimes parents end up sleeping with their children here while they are waiting overnight. it's happened several times. >> hospitals across germany are complaining of conditions, according to a survey, every second clinic has to send patients away because of lack of free beds. >> it is a dramatic situation. the whole day you have to think about whether there is even a bed, which patient will get it, and which one will not. >> little hannah can go home soon. the next patients are already waiting. >> i am joined by dr. katerina, a pediatric cancer specialist.

it is good to have you with tonight. what is the situation where you work? >> thank you vermuch for the invitation tonight, in our department of pediatric hematology, oncology, we have a median occupancy of beds, of more than 90% already in normal times, which means there'sfor higher hospitalization rates in cases like this pandemic situation. this means that currently we need to send away patients, and we need to postpone patients with cancer who need chemotherapy. as the beds are occupied with patients with acute infections. just like ours. in the past -- >> i was going to ask you, we know the pandemic is not -- we're not seeing a surge in new

cases, how is it possible that the pediatric clinics and hospitals in germany, how can they be overstretched so quickly? >> i think pandemics are indirectly responsible for the situation. during the last two years, during all those markdowns and wearing masks ctinuously, many children did not get infected with the common viruses. this year, we have three age groups, presenting with those seasonal illnesses instead of one, as they are catching up the infections from the last two years. >> the impression that many get from outside the country, looking in, is that health care system in germany is good. it is very good only when most people are very healthy. when you have a situation with a

lot of people getting sick, you get reports of. the system collapsing. is the medical system, is it really that fragile? >> actually, the problem is during the last decade, the focus of politics was on economic effectiveness. not on the needs of children and children hospitals. one the normal occupancy rate is already above 90%, there isfor additional -- there is no space for additional illnesses. >> is about money. what is your advice for parents with children going to school. schools are great places for viruses to spread. what should parents do? >> curntly, they can continue to wear masks even if it is not

applicable anymore. however, those infections need to pass a somehow. among the children. i advised him not to go to a pediatrician if it is not urgently needed. any normal routine consultation, i would postpone it to the spring or summer time. >> dr. we appreciate your time tonight, thank y. >> thank you. >> staying here in germany, the country's left-leaning coalition is on a mission to reform citizenship laws. their plan would allow immigrants to get a german passport in as little as three years, the only problem is that is not popular among born and bred germans. less than half of those polled said it is a step in the right direction. >> german industry needs more

skilled workers. and large numbers of people have come to germany as a result of the wars in ukraine and syria. many with useful skills. so, the government wants to make it easier toecome germa >> i'm germans minister of economic of health. >> the economy minister put out a video asking people to consider moving permanently to germany. >> we want to make it possible for people to get german nationality quicker than has been the case. those who wish to live here currently can become full stakeholders in our society. >> the government says its proposals will give germany the most modern law on immigration in europe. >> is not -- it is not business telling us this laws needed. we have an incredible number of jobs for which we cannot find workers. we need immigration from third countries.

that ranges from care staff to i.t. specialists. under the plan, citizenship could be granted after five years of residence in germany, instead of the current eight years. for those who have demonstrated an especially strong desire to integrate, by doing voluntary work, it might only take three years. the legislation would allow people to have dual citizenship. that is currently not permitted in most cases. for some, opposition lawmakers, that is a reform too far. >> dual citizenship for those who want it can lead to conflicts of loyalty. isn't it better if citizens from autocratic league governance states have to give up their citizenship, thus have to make a clear decision in favor of our democratic system. such concerns aside, germany is facing a labor shortage that could reach 7 million people by

2035. part of the answer will be incentives for more of those who arrive to stay for the long term. >> south africa's president is battling for his political survival tonight after a parliamentary investigation found he may have broken the law . he is facing more calls to resign or to face impeachment over his alleged cover-up of a burglary that took place at his private farm. >> the president's future is hanging in the balance. he is being dogged by allegations surrounding a burglary at this game a farm in northeastern south africa, since june. a former top security official told police that the president covered up a multibillion-dollar theft in february, 2020. rather than alerting the police, he allegedly had the robbers kidnapped and bribed into silence. he has denied any wrongdoing,

claiming far smaller sums are taken and the crime was reported to the authorities. but now expert panel appointed to investigate the allegations has submitted its report saying he may have broken anticorruption rules. that has led -- left south africans divided on ramaphosa's future. >> he should not resign, he must continue because he is a good leader. he brings investors to the country which creates jobs. he is never misused ascent of government funds. >> the lawn is to take its course, then it should -- if the lonnie to take its course, then it should --. >> with a potential impeachment inquiry looming in the media circling, officials from ramaphosa's ruling congress were

gathering on friday to discuss whether he should stay or go. >> tonight the world health organization is welcoming news from china that the countries loosening some of its toughest covid-19 restrictions. cities across the country are now relaxing their testing and quarantine rules. who's emergencies director is welcoming the change in china's current strategy. the chinese authorities have announced the changes in the wake of nationwide protests against lockdown rules. protesters have been demanding political freedom in the country. ♪ >> at the world cup in qatar, there was high drama in the last round of the games in group h what the score at 1-1 between south korea and portugal. the portuguese pushed for a winning goal at the corner as the game headed into injury time. south korea stole up the field.

a perfect pass allowed this player to score a stunning winner in injury time. there he goes. the result, sent the korean fans into nirvana and the team into the knockout stage. ghana and uruguay kicked off at the same time but both teams and with a chance to qualify. the black stars have the first opportunity from the penalty squad. the shot was stopped by the goalkeeper. uruguay hit their stride. this player scored twice in the first half. their celebrations proved to be premature. nice makeup. the south korea result meant despite the win, uruguay are going home. portugal had qualified after two games and they talk to the group despite their losses. south korea's late winter puts them through second place and they will likely face brazil in the round of 16. ghana joined uruguay in a ticket

home. dw's sports correspondent is covering the world cup for us in qatar. i asked if the performances of south korea and japan, if that tells us that asian football is on the rise. >> absolutely. this world cup has been brilliant for asian countries. we saw what japan did, beating spain. germany topping their groove. australia is not part of asia but they do play in the asian football confederation. so, great times for the asian countries. now, portugal, they already qualified for the next round. they were able to rest a number of their players. who they did not rest was cristiano ronaldo. everywhere -- everything is cristiano ronaldo mania. there's been a lot of talk about him. but it has not fazed portugal much. in the last five goals, he is

not actually scored. so, that means they have one who is not so reliant on rinaldo anymore. >> times have changed. south korea's result meant uruguay went out in their game against ghana. it was a grudge match. >> this match was the match that people, football fans have been looking forward to for 12 years. it goes back to the 2010 world cup when they faced off in the quarterfinals. it was tied 1-1 with extra time. uruguay cleared the ball, save the go with their left hands, the player was sent off, ghana missed the penalty shot and ended up losing in penalties. they really held a grudge. today, it was kicking off but, like issa, unfortunately, uruguay tall what -- but like you saw, unfortunately uruguay

tall 1 -- won the game. but ended up going home. >> clouds have been over germany today, what has it been like where you are? >> well, it's been a lot of disappointment. when germany crashed out in 2018, that was disastrous. to repeat that in group stage, it is seen as a big failure. germany has been considered a tournament team. when they had to get those performances in these tournaments, they were always considered to go to the semis at least, now that is not the case anymore. also, we will probably see some german stars calling an end to their international careers. we don't have any confirmation. they have hinted. he hinted he might. we do not know that for sure. the coach is safer probably. on a positive note they have

promising players moving forward. >> is a group that has been. it doesn't look good at all. thank you very much. it is almost time for the weekend. you're watching dw news. stick around. ♪

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♪> liberte, egalite, actualite. mark: welcome to "live from paris," world news and analysis from france 24. tension in qatar. the world cup, tension on the pitch. celebrations for some, commiseration for others. brazil, switzerland, south korea, and portugal are the final teams to qualify for the knockout phase. south korea beating portugal, both qualified from group letter h. switzerland leading serbia and currently in place to join brazil in the knockout phase.

in world news, putin says peace will only be possible if the world recognizes the ukrainian regions that he has annexed. meanwhile, kyiv fans churches linked to russia -- kyiv fans -- kyiv bans churches linked to russia. a cloud hanging over the political future of south africa's president, under more and more scrutiny over suspected corruption related to the theft of up to $4 million u.s. in cash stolen from his ranch for years ago. ♪ thank you for joining us as we go to the latest in the world

cup with the group faces are over. group your age sees south korea beating portugal and climbing a qualifying spot. portugal also goes through, which means uruguay and ghana are out. the group for brazil and cameroon, what a kook it has turned out to be. cameroon beating brazil but not enough to go through. selena joins us from qatar where she has been watching the games. over to you. give us a breakdown of what has happened. selena: it is quite hard to keep up with this world cup, isn't it? so many upsets, so many last-minute snakes and ladders in these last-minute groups in these last few games with the brazilians being beaten by cameroon in one of the closing minutes of the game. cameroon beating the five-time world champions, but not enough

unfortunately to see them through to the final 16. the goal of a lifetime for one player who was sent off the field after taking off a shirt, but he probably doesn't care. that was the goal of a lifetime for him. cameroon did very well to keep the brazilians at bay. a brazilian beating, albeit one full of quality. visible annoyance and agitation on the sidelines. the cameroonians did very well to keep them at bay. also have to give some credit to their goalkeeper who made several shots to keep them in

the game. the indomitable lions do go home because they have to depend on the other results in their group , and switzerland beat serbia 3-2 in another game of comebacks, another very entertaining game. they beat the serbians to book are place in the last 16. the resilience despite their loss this evening copping the group and the swiss coming in second. mark: some of the action on the pitch has been fantastic. some of the goals between switzerland and serbia work classics. tell us about south korea and south korea's qualification. this a great achievement. selena: maybe they got inspired by the japanese yesterday after their exploits. the south koreans did it. they beat cristiano ronaldo's portugal in a shock, last-minute

traumatic win for them. i believe the goal was in the 92nd minute for the south koreans with the stadium directing. the portuguese obviously still go through despite the defeat for them, and it puts the south koreans in the second spot in their group at the expense of uruguay, despite their win today. mark: thank you very much indeed. selena sykes were all the action has just terminated on the pitch. selena there to summit all of for us and smell it all out. cameroon defeats brazil, but it is not enough to take cameroon through. the other group, south korea beating portugal. south korea and portugal, but the way it all turns out, they qualify, too. as the knockout stages begin, more games to come, which i'm sure will leave a lot of

excitement all around. we will renew every kick as it happens. let's now move on to world news. russia says peace will not be possible in ukraine until the west recognizes ukrainian regions that were annexed. vladimir putin told german chancellor olaf scholz in a phone call that further attacks on the infrastructure of ukraine this comes in the wake of u.s. president joe biden saying he would be willing to meet putin to talk about peace in ukraine. putin organized referendums at the end of september. reports from inside the region reveal a force vote, many times at gunpoint, and the referendums were condemned as fake. pressure's occupying forces did not control the entire region they were pretending to annex. kherson has been largely taken

by ukraine's army. ukraine wants russia to get out of the peninsula as well as the 4 illegally claimed regions. ukraine has moved to ban religions related to russia. president volodymyr zelenskyy says he wants to ensure there is no move by religion to we can from within. correspondent gulliver cragg with this. gulliver: it has been several weeks now that the ukrainian secret services have been raiding various sites of the moscow churches in ukraine. you must realize that this is i think still the biggest of the branches of the orthodox church in ukraine, only about 1500 of them cross over to the new orthodox church of ukraine that was created in 2019 when it was

granted rights. it is a bit complicated, the religious landscape in ukraine, but the ukrainian orthodox church is a very big church and controls a great many sites in ukraine. it has been at pace to deny connections with russia and to say that it is of course supporting the ukrainian side in this war, but what investigators have found out the various sites they have searched recently would tend to contradict that because they say they have found various materials denying the existence of ukraine and the state and other elements which they deem to be russian propaganda. ukrainian authorities have sanctioned a number of high-profile members of the search, and this announcement by volodymyr zelenskyy that he wants the cabinet of ministers to look into the way to ban legally this church, he has

given them two months to do so. i think there is something it is important to stress here, which is this is not a case of banning any kind of religious right. the religion is exactly the same if you are part of the orthodox church of ukraine or the ukrainian orthodox church of moscow. it does not change anything in a religious sense. it is and administrative and political sense that ukrainian authorities are looking to see what would be a very major change in ukraine if this goes ahead. it is some 11,000 parishes that would be concerned. mark: the french president, emmanuel macron, is in louisiana celebrating long-standing cultural ties. he is scheduled to see the very historic french quarter at the middle of the city.

the only other french president to visit louisiana, charles de gaulle back in 1960. well, let's move onto the news from south africa where there is a question over the political future of south africa's president. how did he have 4 million u.s. dollars in ch on his personal premises the money wastolen three years ago. it is alleged he wanted to kidnap andlay off the robbers. he has tried to play off why it was there. it is part of why the national congress has met. there is still no news as to

wh happensext. let's bring in our political analyst for more on this. good evening to you. would you say it is looking like his time is up? >> the president will be doing two important things, consulting his legal team to see if he can muster any kind of defense, because we really have not heard to any great degree a defense from the president, and secondly, he needs to also establish if he has support within his own political party to try to claw his way over the next few weeks to the big elective conference in the third week of december. if he can get a consensus of his party behind him and if he can get some legal, i think, advice that he might have some defense on this issue, he could very well continue as president, so

it is not guaranteed at all he would be vacating office any time soon. mark: there are still unanswered questions about that large amount of cash in his personal possession. it does not look good, one might say. i understand what you are saying about proper legal representation, and obviously, innocent until proven guilty, but clearly this reflects not just on him but his party. >> yes, the allegations were made by disaffected parties. he has been a quasi reformer over the last few years. there was always going to be a target on his head and these accusations ultimately reflect that. the allegations have been almost perfectly timed ahead of his reelection bid.

these issues, if they are not resolved, are likely to hang over his head for months or even perhaps years as our legal system is very slow to get to the bottom of many issues. mark: it sounds by the way you are describing it like a real viper's nest politically. >> i think you are right, and i think the african national congress has been a very divided and factional lies party for any number of years. the end of the jacob zuma period left the party started. it left those who were insiders now outsiders. the patronage networks that worked under president zuma did not necessarily work under his successor, and i think all of these issues are finally coming home to roost. ultimately, the party have only themselves to blame for this role in the state of affairs the

anc finds itself in. mark: if he comes clean, will he be relieved? i think that is the final question. >> i think there clearly would have to be a further investigation into these allegations and whatever defense he musters. we have not had a proper legal inquiry into the matter. all we have had is a report from a parliamentary group of people who have largely discarded any potential defense from the president. the president therefore possibly is seeking to take the report on review and possibly get many of the findings of the report annulled, but it would leave a dark cloud around him, and it is likely allegations will continue to soil whatever the outcome -- the clay allegations will continue to swirl, whatever the outcome. mark: the south african president facing questions about

the 4 million u.s. dollars found at his personal premises that was stolen some three years ago. it all comes to light with a recommendation or should be a full investigation into what exactly happened. we will bring you all developments, of course, as we get them. is a controversial character but succeeded someone who is even more controversial, jacob zuma, and promised to clean up political life in south africa. >> the promise of a new dawn in south africa as cyril ramaphosa was sworn in as president back in 2018. in three decades, he worked his way through the ranks of south african politics and was long seen as nelson mandela's successor. >> today, we are very proud that

we have nelson mandela to lead us, to lead us out of this prison, to lead us into freedom. >> when he won leadership for his party, the african national congress, he presented an honest and transparent alternative to the scandal-ridden presidency of jacob zuma. his commitment to fighting corruption brought much optimism to south africa and beyond. >> we are determined to build a society defined by decency and integrity that does not tolerate the plunder of public resources. >> he quickly ordered probes of alleged corruption at two major state firms and organized a tribunal to recover stolen public funds, but his party only narrowly won the 2019 national election. still, he continued as president and announced a new cabinet, the first gender-balanced cabinet in african history.

in 2020, he was chosen to preside over the african union. having recently turned 70, he has not spent all of his life in politics. starting as an anti-apartheid activist and union leader, he turned to business after he ended up not being chosen to succeed nelson mandela, and he quickly became one of the richest men in south africa. here he entered politics in wendy 12, stepping down as chairman of his firm and becoming zuma's deputy president. though he was widely viewed as the party's best chance to improve its performance at the 2024 election, the scandal involving the theft of aliens of dollars -- millions of dollars at his farm has raised questions of integrity. mark: we will be watching full developments on the story and what it means to south africa's political scene. a pregnant woman was slapped by a man in senegal's parliament

this thursday -- sorry, this friday. the altercation between two elected members triggered april -- pay brawl -- triggered a bra wl. >> a scarcely believable seen as violence broke out in senegal's parliament. a man seem to slapped one of his rivals, who quickly retaliated by launching a chair. if you minutes ler, a member of the presidential party lost consciousness and had to be escorted out by paramedics. the violee was the culmination of tensions have been brewing for months. in july, the presidential party lost its comfortable majority in parliament and now holds only two more seats than the opposition, leading to a new power balance. tensions have been heightened by the fact that the president has not ruled out running for a

third term, which the opposition would wake previous promises and breach term limits. in september, a scuffle broke out between deputies. mark: the text message is now 30 years old. celebrating that today, the first ever text carried the words "merry christmas." let's take a look. >> sent 30 yearsgo, it is the first text ssage ever received. 15 characters sent from the computer of a vodafone engineer to which his colleague a merry christmas, revolutionizing modes of communication. at the time, it was limited to 160 characters and came at a cost, but in the past few years,

the text message has lost momentum, overtaken by social media platforms and online messaging apps like whatsapp, messenger, or we check in china. in some places, the text message has not been defeated. in nigeria, for example, sending a text costs less than an internet connection. about 10 billion were sent in 2021 in nigeria, which is a 15% increase from last year, and there is still hope for the text message around the world. it is still used for things like id verification for online banking hour for covid text results, without leaving out that the text is the greenest mode of communication there is in terms of carbon footprint. and to show it has adapted to our time, last year, the first text message was auctioned off for 170,000 euros as an nft. mark: time for the business. we start with a major diplomat breakthrough in an effort to squeeze russia's warchest.

>> an agreement last. the european union has reached a deal to oppose a price cap on russian oil. it will take effect monday, the same day the boycott of most russian oil kicks in. insurance companies will only be able to handle russian crude at a price at or below this threshold. the aim is to starve moscow of funding for its war in ukraine without destabilizing the global energy market. some countries have been called in for a much lower price cap as $60 is near the current price of russian oil, which recently felt even below that level. the european commission president says it will still have a significant impact. this price cast -- thi price cap has three objectives. first, it strengthens the effect of our sanction. second, it will further diminish russia's revenues, and thirdly,

at the same time, it will stabilize global energy markets because it allows some russian broker transported to othernd countries as long as it is sold below the cap. >> global oil prices dropped following the annouent. the opec plus group of oil producers that includes russia will meet this sunday. the german government has approved a draft law that will relax the rules on labor immigration, including giving residency permits to rejected asylum-seekers as it seeks to fill an acute labor shortage. faced with an aging population and post-covid job market disruption, employers in the

country have been calling to draw more migrant workers into the workforce to fill some 2 million vacancies. >> in berlin, the water utility first opened its doors to asylum-seekers in 2015. since then, over 20 have been trained in different jobs and performed well, so the news is welcome that some 100,000 others , people whose asylum requests were denied, are getting a chance to work because there is a manpower shortage in much of the german economy. >> things to this measure, we will be able to solve our manpower shortage. we have to guarantee to hire people after training them, and that might give them a decent future. >> the government will give a one-your residency permit to rejected asylum-seekers who cannot be sent home and who have lived in germany for five years, 12 months to find a job and to integrate society.

we met a few months ago an afghan who has lived in germany for seven years. >> i did everything i could to get integrated, and now i have the right to live a life in germany. i will no longer have to negotiate my status to authorities. >> business leaders have been calling for the law to deal with a shortage of workers. there are 2 million jobs up for grabs in germany, so for this association specialized in getting migrants integrated into society, the government move is mainly pragmatic. >> because of the shortage of skilled workers and because of the people already here, we say give them a chance. >> the law also gives asylum-seekers access to language and immigration classes . part of the bill will make

expulsions easier. >> the united states with surprisingly strong job growth in november according to new government data. showed the economy added 263,000 jobs last month with the unemployment rate remaining low %-pr higher pay with the average hourly wage rising 5.1% from a year ago. this concern the u.s. federal reserve -- this raises concern the u.s. federal reserve may have to keep raising interest rates to tame inflation. wall street had a choppy day of trading this friday as investors mulled over how this surprisingly robust job market may affect the fed's next move. the three main indices ended the day mixed with the dow closing up .1% and the nasdaq and s&p ending below the white line. in france, the first weekend of

december is a little chaotic for those traveling by rail as train cars at the state railway operator founded it three-way strike. 60% of high-speed train services being canceled. in some areas only one in four is running this weekend. there are nearly 10,000 tin goers working. unions are demanding higher pay and better recognition of their difficult working conditions. more strikes are planned later in the month over christmas and the new year. chaos during the holiday season. mark: half of my journey into work was disrupted because my train was canceled. nothing against people's right to strike. they have a right to strike and i support people who are striking. i'm just saying if we don't escape, it affects everyone else. stay with us. more to come here "live from

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