a victory or loss while the u.k.'s leadership celebrates in the story breaks it deal across the english channel the european union's chief negotiator describes it as a feat for both sides are not so merry christmas countries in europe see coby cases and deaths the people are placed under strict measures during the festive period and possibly that money senator claims that the government has thrown away more than $50000000000.00 on worthless projects including jogging machines for this it's and soft drink bottles testing. hello there just gone 4 o'clock here in moscow you're watching r.t.

international now after more than 4 years of wrangling the e.u. and u.k. finally reached a brick sit trade deal it was agreed just days before the new year deadline however the mood in brussels and london has been very different following the announcement this is i believe a good deal for the whole of europe. for us for our friends and partners as well but. if there is no winner and bracks it's a lose lose situation to separate especially in the world as it is today england the united kingdom has chosen to be solitary rather than stand together but the british isles divided only come to scottish 1st minister nicolas sturgeon feels britain has lost more than its going from bracks it stressing that scotland must now decide on its future as an independent european nation or here's what scots and other brits think of the deal. the fatigue because it's been going on so long it's happening now the balls rolling i think we should just finish it i think it makes

it feel to be because it was last couple weeks so should be just so much hype and misinformation in the media i hate breaks and i think it's a completely retrograde step i think that the feeling of being part of a multinational international. i word looking community i think has been thompson is fantastic i didn't support bret so i didn't pull the brakes a i have really guides to not be part of europe anymore it does make me nervous to think how am i going to get to visit the european cities and you know friends i have to live in speed and in france and other parts of europe it would be a disaster if there had been no deal so very peaceful but there is a to this is i suppose some people a big christmas present it's just i think if i was really free to do that it was here the idea of a deal is a good one. but i think the idea that it has to go through 49 different parliaments in europe is a bit crazy i think it's really. funny going off to these years but it sort of begs

the question as to whether this arrangement is going to be better than the regime we have to come before we left the european union ok well let's have a quick look then a tie the u.k. and the e.u. will cooperate from january the 1st these are some of the key points they will be no tariffs on each other's goods and no limits on trading new border checks have been agreed on too while the u.k. has pulled out of the long running your asthma student exchange scheme between universities politicians will return to westminster to vote on the deal on the same by the 30th so boris johnson there may have ended the year on a much needed high but the last 12 months have been overshadowed by coded close borders and also economic woes sask taylor takes a look back. it was almost as if he wanted to become a me we have so much to look forward to in 2020 it's hard to pin down which one of 2020 stretches he meant the end as negotiations food shortages coronavirus close

borders economic collapse felt like you know sending your. friends in your presence and home printer on christmas. yet i feel like christmas has been known and history you might be like remembered as the prime minister has. been so while it's about a man who wanted to be remembered as the one who got brecht's it done 4 years of preparation for a course he believed in thompson was set up for trial and he even promised back in january that it was up and ready all but done we had ended a debate has run for 3 and a half years some would say 47 years i would even mention the name of the comparable seen except to say that it begins with billions receding the past behind us well be rose from the past and a haunted chorus for 11 months that's how long it took to negotiate a deal a deal that has followed praxedis claimed could be resolved over

a cup of tea 11 months the brink of no deal a nation of disappointed impatient angry people but boris still gave himself a pat on the back we've taken back control of our laws and our destiny we've taken back control of every jot and tittle of regulation in a way that is complete and unfettered who's going to tell him then that this celebration might be a party for one. it sounds like the british team have dropped the ball before the line no wonder they want a christmas eve announcement to hide the fisheries sell out today amidst all the debates and details of the trade deal one fundamental truth remains that at the time of global insecurity we're no longer part of one of history's greatest and most noble project bringing nations together to build peace out of the ruins of war this is a disastrous brags that outcome for scottish forwards and like all other aspects of

bragg's it for students cortlandt against their will it wasn't just brussels that proved to be bogus on doing fresh from a caribbean holiday and still on a post-election high in the new year boris johnson didn't seem too concerned about a never heard of before virus his message was clear don't exaggerate when barry is going up. and when there is a risk that new diseases such as corona virus will trigger a panic while it was a pretty quick descent from fun to this. but it's hard not to panic when the person who's supposed to be meeting you flip flops and utahns his way through a crisis to the point his own ministers don't know the rules can make it absolutely

clear. distinction. let me let i will absolutely get back to christmas won't be council actually christmas is off schools are reopening actually no they're not we're lifting the knocked out actually stay at home little wonder then that confusion and exasperate shouldn't grew because you speak you know it's like things are very very quick and we don't get that much information about what's going on and then suddenly build a new school that we don't know what to do so nobody can use and they feed it on you cannot lose the body 48 hours so it's so confusing i don't even know my parents live. there with the kids so i am allowed to go to do but i don't know if i'm really about to be very very careful what to do was it a case of bad timing for bojo was 2020 year you just couldn't shine no matter what

or was it the man himself who failed to need one thing's for sure for boris johnson it's been not a hell of a year but rather a year from how. well germany germany's or so one of the country's worst affected by the virus in the state of sex new there is one of the regions hardest hit with crematoria struggling to cope with his footage from our video agency ruptly.

now germany as a whole was badly affected this year with many lockdown restrictions put in place with more now on how it has impacted the festive season in the country is paid to rather. across in europe christmas festivities are subject to this year because of the coronavirus pandemic here and this gentleman mocked it's usually the scene over one of the german capitals local bustling busy christmas markets not this year though like carnival in the spring time the markets of being counseled there being a loosening of covert restrictions to allow people to gather with loved ones over christmas itself friedrich merits the man who will be going with the chancellor angela merkel's job next year wasn't happy with covert restrictions having an

impact on a family christmas personally i would see it's none of the government's business how i celebrate christmas with my family he's not alone germany has seen at times launched demonstrations against covert 1000 restrictions. while christmas is very different this year new year's may be totally on recognizable in germany being mocked without its traditional buying or. green policy politicians of launched a campaign against fireworks this year while thousands upon thousands usually throw in the approach to the brandenburg gate for the annual new year's eve bash this

year that is a victim of corona and the policy will be held with elder revelers and shown on television there will be no joint posses a family reunions otherwise we could be threatened by another wave of infection in february there will be no party in berlin at the brandenburg gate either it will disappoint sold to be sure to virgin sea and medical so. this is on going to be among knows the lamenting the lack of fireworks after new year's eve we evaluate only how many people come to us or brought to the rescue center during the night how old they are and why they need to be treated it clearly shows the dangers of fireworks it's a festive period with a difference but at least italian prime minister just epic commentary has some reassurances for people concerned about one particular elderly man traveling at christmas father christmas assured me he's already got an international travel certificate so he can travel everywhere and distribute gifts to all the world's

children. quite the relief i'm sure you'll agree peter all over r.t. early. on you jogging machines for listening and soft drink bottles for code testing these are just some of the strange projects the u.s. government has wasted money on at least that's according to a report that says over 50000000000 dollars was frittered away to me. takes a closer look. 2020 has been a year to forget for many reasons but it's that time of year so let's reflect imagine you just blown $54000000000.00 it is more important than ever for congress to find its fiscal backbone our debts puts at risk the long term solvency of major programs such as social security and why to pay for test use for covert tests that turn out to be soda bottles to see if hot tubbing a few times a week eases stress yeah those don't seem like good investments but u.s.

senator rand paul has published a whole list of all the things you can blow your hard earned money on and what washington apparently did spend it on like $1500000.00 to give a couple of reptiles some cardio researches spent a 1000000 and a half taxpayer dollars to get 6 lizards walk them on a treadmill what taking x. rays with 3 d. imaging technology and then figure out how their joints moved sure it's fascinating stuff maybe for some but come on $1500000.00 place your bets on how much it costs to spray drunk rats with bobcat or just a tidy sum of $4500000.00 in all seriousness here's exactly what the researchers did in layman's terms they spent 5 weeks giving rats intermittent access to alcohol to get them hooked then they put the rats in a cage and literally sprayed them with both cat urine and predators odor to

simulate trauma then they tested where the males and females responded differently why that's probably something you're wondering right now the answer research into p.t.s.d. and alcoholism among war veterans of badly someone has concluded that surviving a gruesome war is comparable to being sprayed with europe so we've gone from paying people to sit in hearts of trying to get adults to watch less t.v. and box all of this money wasted and now. that was initially washington's this is $54000000000.00 of taxpayer money but look on the bright side at least we can sleep well now we know that a coke bottle is not a good substitute for a test tube. the way that the united states government has managed its finances throughout this entire thing is absolutely overall completely abysmal it's been nothing short of criminal what the united states government has done throughout this entire pandemic there were a few ok things but overall the bad outweighed the good by

a whole lot and it's really made the united states government out for exactly what it is which it is a corporate coup no one ever asked the question are you going to pay for it when it comes to giving money to the pentagon or giving money to weapons contractors or given money to the oil and gas industry no $1.00 ever asked how you're going to pay for it but they ask how are you going to pay for it when it comes to giving direct relief to people then all the sudden they're worried about their pocketbook. national to come for you this how we are defining a. society's bottle of agenda and identity to you that's among the stories to come just off the break. i. boxing day special episode boxing day is

a holiday celebrated the day after christmas thus being the 2nd day of cursed miss todd. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe from. the isolation community. are you going the right way or are you being led. by. what is true what is faith. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. or

a maybe in the shallows. again has left many people on able to get on a plane for months but singapore airlines has now introduced a controversial passport to help get travelers back into the skies. singapore airlines has started trials on a new digital health verification process this will offer customers the ability to securely store and present information related to covert 19 tests as well as their vaccination status in the future well in order to book in travel a special form needs to be filled in detail in coronavirus test results information on whether you've taken a job or not is mandatory and this effectively means that health data will be stored for each passenger and that has got some doubting whether they would travel with the airline again or previously is the key concern for the panel of guests we

discuss the issue with. quarter 19 has created a kind of a new normal what we talk about and technology is something which we will try to come to rescue for the future you know for different purposes and in this particular case to try to see if there can be an ease of travelling and when there is a date of it most from your own personal domain to any 3rd party there are 2 possibilities one that it is used for its own purpose but also there is always a possibility that it could be shared or it could be done it said it is either privacy issues so at this level all stakeholders need to ensure that the data safety indeed the privacy is maintained and it is only used for that particular definite purpose and not for anything is idea is to ease

the travel for the people that test the p.c.r. . the blood. for the passenger to go on to travel freely in their company. this is of course if you're late our price 5. goes like that. creates a kind of. crisis for the people traveling. there is a kind of a kind of. wish to reopen trouble to reopen. but. think about the. rights of the people. because banks. ok let's have a quick look now at how christmas celebrations have been taking place in various parts of the world despite restrictions in france for example or not saddam choir

performed christmas eve come this is the bench. of its kind since the cathedral was ravaged by huge fire last year hard hats and overalls were placed traditional games as reconstruction of the building is still underway. meanwhile london's strict lockdown moseys for a couple of minutes on thursday night to allow people to sing christmas carols in the street socially distance approach though to the traditional festivities was maintained and in germany a local priest organized to drive in christmas mass in the carpark of a hardware store there that has traditional church services have been suspended across the country to slow the spread of coronavirus. finally 2020 saw gender identity generated huge waves of discussion from liberation to celebration and probably confusion to a party boyko looks now at how the year has left more than a few people in

a personal private predicament but all this is fertile ground for the culture wars to get really vicious local. paper canteen the word care is. for the base. yeah i didn't know what bass man i just heard dismissed the work arrows as a whiny tweet is reveling in victimization no they're here to say to people from things that they didn't even know they needed saving from like words or gender who or the fact whether you're own or you are a massive racist right yet all the based look just all right trump apologists looking for a fight no these are brave souls trying to express opinions that 5 years ago you

and rand wouldn't. even see but now could get hot and you lived was canceled. so let's delve in and see who was on the front line of the culture wars in 2020 this is like being in jail the battle of the sexes is no longer finery and no one represents the crazy state of affairs better than the j.k. rowling nor is it weird that the author of that inflicted harry potter one for the walled is now live by suggesting that they're all women on their own then. get out and yes that was cool to be counseled to saying that there is such a thing as. the trans rights people when not.

well the ballin film festival was in no mood to be rolling and so it just dumped its gendered awards for best actor or and best actor a dozen not just mean less prizes for everyone why not bring in more prizes for more gender is a man like $32.00 of them the national charge of iceland went another way and depicted jesus with boobs on a dress to quote reflect society as it is today by which i assume they mean confusing. tripling down all the confusion with. the current director of the matrix series. she said that the matrix trilogy wasn't about floating karate different colored pills being plugged into play station no apparently the whole thing was an allegory for the struggles of the transgender community i'm going to come out and i don't. you know that was the original

intention and the world wasn't quite ready yet or part of the corporate world wasn't ready for us and on a serious note i would just like to take this opportunity to congratulate the actor elliot. great. reporting so that wraps up your new safe this christmas day you're watching are so you could have your company will be back again in half an hour. in the movie version the scientists all they understand everything before they even begin to look at it that's not what really happens what really happens is most of

the time scientists are very confused about most things and they're not sure they spend most of their time trying to be less confused try to become a little more sure. that she sure moviemaker those it did just that it just means that. you don't mind that just the committees and on that. most of. the time you can look them up based you know along today in that country not if they were established at the mouth. and you. know about the economy talking to them or that of last step to set us. security no i mean that i'm still. on the list around a bit of that but i want to use the term obama well i'm going to.

look at what's called the minimum. going to come up thinking i come up each time she comes home to go missing office q nothing on me good luck really happy that what i'm doing can help me. greetings and sal you take. that as us. donald trump's presidency barrels forward into its eventual loeb libyan on january 20th many have been speculating and just who will bestow the ever coveted presidential pardon on next after handing down pardons like candy to the legs of michael flynn roger stone could jared commissioner get one steven miller rudy giuliani even even steven bad then but

through all the will he won't t. who will be there has been one solid study cry for justice coming from the supporters of wiki leaks founder julian assange. currently wasting away and a reported 23 hour lockdown of britain's notorious belmarsh prison a songe and his lawyers continue to fight against his extradition to the united states in london courts songe faces multiple indictments in the u.s. including the chilling charge of violating the espionage act which carries up to over 100 years in prison if convicted sons of supporters which include everyone from whistleblower an american hero edward snowden to pay me journalist john pilger along with over 7600 others have signed a letter asking president donald trump to pardon the son and while no one will know until january 20th that these efforts to gain a pardon will be successful or all for naught one thing we do know for certain is that the u.s. government's prosecution of julian assange just looking more and more like

persecution with every passing day minute now or especially in light of a recently leaked audio recording brought to light by james o'keefe and project veritas of all places real clear politics reports that quote this recording of a 2011 phone call between julia songe and clinton state department attorney general cliff johnson highlights claims made by wiki leaks for years that a rogue a former employee was responsible for leaking classified state department cables without the necessary redactions or other precautions wiki. normally employees. my friends this is julian a son jasc in the state department to help him mitigate the risks of releasing classified information without redaction this is julian of songe telling the state department to warn anyone who could be hurt from this action this is julian assange . being a good journalist the good journalist he always claimed he was and my friends

finally this is the u.s. state department under hillary clinton apparently. doing nothing. let all that sink in for a 2nd as we start watching the hawks. if you want to know what's going on a cd street you want to see letter so you click see see the prizes you always stay on seo roll slice mass graves sink displays systemic deception is to late show what should be so called job as. a welder on watching the hawks i am tyrone winter and i'm of the. let's start with this incredible audio of an alleged official phone call between joy of songs on the us state department attorney back in 2000 the small excerpt from that over 75 minute phone conversation in which the us state department 20 questions the songe about the former employee who was sans claims was attempting to release the over 250000 redacted cables. that he apparently had.

to the material that wiki leaks. yes that's. it. everything that you have is that right. and. that's. what did that mean that. the ability them without here. that they wanted it that's correct. there's no attempt to. protection program and i would check it out i think. there i. have an update from people. all right joining us now is to.