why in because the trump peace plan, which mahmoud abbas, the head of the palestinian authority, wasaelis to consider the possibility of extending sovereignty, annexing parts of the west bank. the arabs doesn't want to see that happen. the idea came up why don't you trade something important to the israelis like actually moving to serious, open, diplomatic relations for the first time in a generation. all that was very important as well. and also the arab states recognized that if you look around and say who will stand up to the muslim brotherhood and the islamic republic of iran, well, there's the united states and there's israel which also has significant military capabilities. which one of these cannot get away from the middle east? it's the israel. this is the an important relationship that had been developing covertly, but it was time to bring it out in the open. and also with the next administration for the arabs and israelis to, excuse the phrase, sing from the same hymnal when they talk to the next president about what kind of moves he should and should not make. whether he'l

prime minister abbas johnson is reported to be finalizing details on the phone with the e.u. leader johnson is expected to hold a news conference in the coming hours u.s. president all trump has granted clemency to more of his allies in this $26.00 pardons and commutations includes his former campaign chairman paul manifold jaric knows father and his advisor and friend for just. if you go here's prime minister ahmed has deployed a military force to a western region where gunmen killed 100 people abby visited the area the day before the attacks to urge peace and unity between ethnic groups. fears a growing of chaos on the border between the u.k. and e.u. before a break this agreement is in place thousands of truck drivers are already stranded in the english port of dover struggling to get coronavirus test so they can cross into france and get home for christmas and as paul brennan reports from dover drivers are becoming more frustrated. facing a 4th night trapped in their vehicles and unable to depart for kalik. frustration and anger led one group of drivers to briefly blockad

$1000.00 vaccine for public use it will be administered to high risk groups within days prime minister abbas johnson praised scientists for their work on the vaccine but said people still need to be cautious or brand it has more from london. the approval of a vaccine almost exactly a year since coded 901st emerged in china is a triumph for science the final trial data for the pfizer buy on tech vaccine was only submitted to the u.k. regulator the m h r a a week ago but as a result of a process of rolling approval examining data even as the trials were taking place the regulator has been able to move swiftly and confidently to declare it effective and safe the safety of the vaccine has been scrutinized independently by our commission on human medicines and no stone has been left unturned so absolute confidence in the safety effectiveness and quality of the pfizer violent tech vaccine. brussels airport has been demonstrating its refrigerated cargo facilities in expectation of a major role in distributing the belgian made vaccine britain has bought 40000000 doses of the pfizer buy on tech job i

strain of coronavirus concern about the new fastest spreading variant has led british prime minister abbas johnson to reverse plans to ease coronavirus restrictions over the christmas period has imposed an effective lockdown on london and southeast england. less than 5 days until christmas london is unrecognizable the normally heaving oxford street is almost deserted millions of people have been forced to cancel their christmas plans under the new restrictions after the discovery of a new corona virus strain this virus the new strain. it was out of control we've got to get it under control and the way that we can do that the only way you can do that is by restricting social contact it's an abrupt u. turn by prime minister bars johnson that's been widely criticized that we don't want to as i say to burn christmas to to cancel it and i think that would be frankly inhuman biddies with a very heavy heart i must tell you we cannot continue with christmas as planned i raised this with the promise to stay and he dismissed that and went on to tell people top a merry little christmas only 3 days la

big of mass and max and of welcome to the both a few top of the morning big yes so prime minister abbas johnson has finally got breaks it down as he promised when he 1st took office how's he been selling this agreement well you told the british people in the video that you put out on social media that this is the deal is the ideal reading material for your post christmas lunch he said it's happy christmas tidings and he basically said that he was able to keep his promise that he is the one who delivers on the spreads the deal which he has promised all along was going to be doable. that britain will offer or take back control about the money the north of the border and still be able to come to this agreement with the european union it's not quite the deal he had promised it wasn't quite as easy as he had said in the beginning when he was elected as prime minister it would be but still he made it happen and he has to deal with you and there was a big relief on his face. how much of a win is it really for him to get after all johnson had to back down on his demands of fishing for example.

leaders and british prime minister abbas johnston how to deal a huge victory. that's all for now up next a full dissection of the brics a deal where indeed i mean business because of combat don't forget you get all the latest information on our website at state of money dot com i'm rebecca riches. in these challenging times it's especially important to us to wish you a happy and healthy. coronavirus has kept us apart from family and friends always. easy to feel alone during this holiday season we are g.w. we're here with you we will keep you.

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failed to make any headway as they attempt to reach a post bragg's a trade deal but as prime minister abbas johnson said to travel to brussels this week to try to work out an agreement. canada is set to receive its 1st doses of the pfizer and by own tech coronavirus vaccine within a few weeks farmers are just into those says if approval is granted this week the 1st shipments to the country could arrive by next week the united states the european union and a number of latin american countries say they won't recognize the results of venezuela's parliamentary election allies of president nicolas maduro won the poll which the opposition boycotted people but electing a new congress the only government branch controlled by opposition parties. lots more details on all these stories of course on our web site that's all jazeera dot com you'll have more pictures and more background as well the news is going to continue here here on al-jazeera with me in about half an hour after people in power all say that. frank assessments you've got colleagues on the ground in the canaries what is the situation th

ahora en gran parte del medio este y sureste del paÍs es menos del 5% borja: precisamente abba hablandorazo cuando fue diagnosticada con covid-19, casi tres semanas despuÉs de dar a luz muriÓ. deja dos hijos, uno de ellos de tan sÓlo un aÑo de edad y a su esposo y fue incubada despuÉs de traer al mundo a un niÑo sano porque no podÍa respirar. su familia creo una cuenta para los gastos del funeral. carolina: un caso que rompe el corazÓn y para saber mÁs de lo que pasÓ nos conectamos en vivo con su hermano, miguel avilÉs. miguel, sentimos mucho que estÉn pasando por esto. estamos bien en pantalla fotografÍas de tu hermana tan contenta esperando el nacimiento de su bebÉ. cuÉntanos de tu hermana, sÓlo le falta un mes cuando se contagiÓ para dar a luz. quÉ fue lo Último que dijo antes de ir al hospital para dar a luz? >> no hablamos bien antes de que se fuera al hospital. pero ella fue a los Ángeles a visitarnos. ya ve cÓmo pasan las cosas cuando estamos con mi mamÁ, ella nos dijo, le dijo a mi mamÁ, algo me dijo que tenÍa que venir, pero no sÉ qué. estuvo contenta y todo porque iba a nacer

but it's prime minister abbas johnston said to travel to brussels this week in a bid to work out a last minute post brags that deal both the u.k. and the e.u. have called on their chief negotiators to prepare an overview of the remaining differences united states the european union and a number of latin american countries say they won't recognize the results of venezuela's parliamentary election of president nicolas maduro won the poll which the opposition boycotted and their leader has rejected the results and has launched a referendum to counter the vote. the important thing for venezuelans is not to be apathetic about the situation on the contrary it's participation protest and demonstration the response the slap in the face that you want to give me to the dictatorship to poverty to dignity is in the streets and it's on december 12th the organized and mobilized are angry exchanges are taking place in the congolese parliament. there's frustration over president feelings just ok these planned to form a new government without the majority party which is made up of allies of former presi

unusually, pestinian president mahmoud abbas will not be there either.here is a coronavirus curfew bank cities on the nighttime and that will affect family get-toers. typically this would be the busiest night of the year for bethlehem with no room in the hotels. that is not the case this year and that is just devastating for a place that is so reliant on tourism.lu sta: wl, we have got more seasonal coveragill to come on bbc news, as we take a climb into the forests of the republic of georgia to see the birthplace of half of europe's christmas trees. >>heorld of music has been paying tribute to george michael, who has died from suspected heart failure at the age of 53. he sold over 100 millionms al. >>te unistates troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manual noega. the pentagon says it failed in its objective to capture noriega good >> the hammer and sickle was taken away. russian flag was hoisted over what is no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth of independent stat. >> the day broke slowly over lockbie. a plane 8 s

. >> she said that she had met with president mahmoud abbas on november 24, and she told him that sheoing to be resigning and followed that up with a written resignation the next day. she says that the president has referred her designation -- resignation to the palestinians and the council. this is the council that has reappointed her to this position of being an executive committee member in 2018. in her statement, she says that this resignation wasn't supposed to be announced. but it has been linked to the media. -- leaked to the media. we've heard the media referring to sources telling them that she indeed did resign. in the statement she sent today, she says, "while i appreciate and respect the president's position, i consider my resignation to be in effect." allow me to quote another item of her statement, which is important for us to understand the reasoning behind her resignation. she says it's time to carry out the required reform and activate the plo in a manner that restores its standing and role. that could also be linked to the issue of -- there was a senior palestinian o

friday another 7 prime is have been taken to hospital with frostbite the avalanches in our heart that abbas and collect child were triggered by heavy snow. when you say on al-jazeera off to one o one east thailand's last resource. with its tropical climate natural beauty and traditional culture thailand has long been a popular tourist destination. but now there's another reason drawing people here a quiet revolution in caring for the elderly the care system for elderly people in europe it's not working anymore and it's going to be a big problem. in the west horror stories of abuse and neglect in care homes not to mention rising costs are driving families to look for alternatives forcing many to make difficult decisions i thought they were letters from school friends of if my wife telling me i'm an idiot to bring her to dispose her here and turn your body. one no one east follows those who send their loved ones across the world for their final years. it's been a year since walter glore saw his wife. he and his daughter tania have flown more than 13 hours from their home in switzerland to see

new president hu's a friendly with the netanyahu the palestinians are basically lost i mean mahmoud abbas of the palestinian authority has just taken the $1000000000.00 worth of released israeli money that is being withheld do you think they've given up i maybe realize they are also. nice. 'd recent years. so. i think. if they go. they were right out there is very trying to. generate. context. and maybe. 'd nice. series that. they rethink signs now. earl. has been strengthening palestinian solidarity movement in the united states do you expect my dude to be pressured by them into leveraging the move of the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem on the trump or the recognition of golan heights as israeli rather than syrian as part of any deal in the early days of a by the ministration. this n.b.a. change. change he also. 2 also. creating some private prisons. here in lies. in your. leverage. of course he's assembling his shadow state department cabinet as it was tony blinken is the future secretary of state someone who very much favored action against president assad of syria do you expect a b

prime minister abbas johnson is reported to be finalizing details on the phone with a new leader sort of on the way and johnson is expected to hold a news conference in the coming hours as a bank has more from london we've been hearing from both sides that the other has made considerable compromises we've heard from the u.k. sources from the u.k. saying that the europeans have made compromises we've heard from france that the u.k. has made compromises and that's because each of those countries wants to show to their electorate that they have won that they've got the best possible deal for their country and if you read the papers here in the u.k. today it's very much talking about that this is some sort of victory that prime minister barak's johnson has managed to pull this off even before anyone has even seen this deal going to stand it's about 2000 pages long. if here his prime minister abu ahmed has deployed military forces to a western region where gunmen killed 100 people local media is reporting government forces killed 42 armed men in beni shango good moods abby visited the area

now is to try to keep people from meeting each other if it's not necessary britain's prime minister abbas johnson is resisting pressure to scrap a planned easing of coronavirus restrictions over christmas johnston says strict rules will be relaxed for 5 days so families can be together 2 british medical journal say the decision will cost many lives. it's been around for 2030 asian games will be held in the qatari capital was revealed as the venue by the olympic council of asia on riyadh was named as host of the 2034 games. iran's president says he is not overly happy about joe biden's u.s. election when it is clear that the quote terrorist donald trump is leaving office. speaking ahead of a meeting in vienna on the 2050 nuclear deal. turkish president. says u.s. sanctions won't stop his country building up its defenses the sanctions had been imposed over its acquisition of russian defense systems says it's a hostile stance by the u.s. against its nato ally but added that the problems created can be overcome. those are the headlines much more to come here on algis there right after the str

normal there's no reason for the pandemic is not spreading from new research in france is proving that abbas and restaurants are hotspots for the virus we've come here today not to demand help for this to be reopened. no work expenses continue to multiply human nature but we don't have money to pay for it we don't have money for children to do just because we come to work but we still have to flee with the current economic balance is and if it's for life hope that they can demand money from us if we can't know the current situation here are fronds is concerning. the government there are almost 60000 individuals who have been considered to die as a result of 19 and every day the infection rate is still around 10000 cases that is. what president obama was hoping it would be at this point the government is starting a massive screening situation 80 some cities across france there have been criticisms of that and of course the new part sheen phase of the decompile it starts on shoes day in prague's many you can see guys starting on tuesday which means that it starts at 8 pm in the evening rather

after the sensex rest of the send off this year the transition cannot be extended its prime minister abbas johnson has said barry's absolutely no doubts the transition will not be extended however the labor party is co-incidence transition which demonstrates that labor has not learned the reasons for why it's was a nightmare it's about the election general election last year and the sherries that labor is continuing to come to sense the people of the former labor houghton's in the midlands in the north soaring glens and in waves now can britain and me year to secure our free trade deal by this that's the best of the senate i entered its year needs a that's it's no increase and they are likely however if that is the case in france in france frankly it was not secure as it will not be contested big as a lot of people in britain a say and specifically near a little because what base operates in trades a currency well it's a trade you know how it's like it's it is.

british prime minister abbas johnson said to travel to brussels this week in a bid to work out a last minute post brags that deal to both the u.k. and the e.u. called on their chief negotiators to prepare an overview of the remaining differences. french president emmanuel mccrum has been accused of failing to challenge egypt's president over human rights abuses president abdel fattah el-sisi is in france for 2 days on an official visit mccall has confirmed he will allow the sale of weapons to egypt because they have a shared mission in fighting terrorism in the region the tasha battle has more from paris. the grandest ceremony at the start of a contentious visit egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi was a school to the lease a palace where he was greeted by the french president emanuel macro the leaders discussed regional issues counterterrorism and their shared opposition to turkey's actions in libya and the eastern mediterranean mackerel said he also raised concerns about human rights in egypt with c.c. but refused to jeopardize paris's strategic partnership with cairo. conditiona

with prime minister abbas johnson shows off what he calls his present to the people of bragg's that agreement on trade with the european union are you wanting to see your family your and your child. stranded for the holidays foreign workers are stuck up rolled all around the air this year around the world rather this year we'll hear from those in hong kong. hello we've had some rather waynflete weather recently into parts of iraq into iran the snow the it's making its way further eastward splashing over towards afghanistan rain sleet and snow coming in here coupled with a top temperature 5 celsius but much stronger behind me just because some showers to the western side of saudi arabia notice around the gulf we go that way and still blowing as we go through saturday winds go well in the sleet direction as we push on into sunday with temperatures struggling to get up into the low twenty's over the next couple of days so that was the weather we have into central parts of saudi arabia that is heaviest just around mecca to the north of mecca just around central parts of the red sea further south

nigerian president mahmoud abbas has met the schoolboys though he called on security forces to do more to protect civilians from want groups. who want to him hippie once again for the relentless force of god and i mean i'm a sorry that the boys are back home safely i hope the security operators the army the navy the air force the police this did security service to be godfearing in their undertakings they should do their work without fear of favor by exposing anybody that he is a questionable character. from katsina al jazeera. has this reports walking barefoot some of them limping the 344 schoolboys are led by a nigerian security forces through the save environment of the governor's office in it and after nearly a week in captivity instead of joy and exhaustion written on their young freezes. the government says all the students abducted in an armed raid on a boarding school in the town of last week have now been freed but it's yet to explain the circumstances leading to their release a quick intervention prevented nigeria's largest muslim doctrine from turning into another disaster i

attended by thousands but was closed to the public this year — not even palestinian president, mahmoud abbasy that local people have ever seen before. not even when there have been the flare—ups in violence in the israel—palestinian conflict have the festivities been so muted. typically, this would be the busiest night of the year for bethlehem with no rooms in it's hotels. inevitably, that is not the case this year, and that is just devastating to a place that is so reliant on tourism. that was yolande knell there. now... ‘twas the night before christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. the stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that st nicholas soon would be there. and any moment now, santa's journey will begin, and thus we bring you this newsjust in. santa is close, with stockings to fill, so get to bed quick. this is not a drill. but before you wake up to pull your christmas cracker, let's get updated on santa's progress from the norad santa tracker. nathanial callon is helping santa this year. tracking santa every single year is

after the frenzy fest of the senate this year the transition cannot be extended its prime minister abbas johnson has said there is absolutely no doubt the transition will not be extended however the labor party is co-incidence transition which demonstrates that labor has not learned the reasons for why it's was a nightmare it's about the election general election last year and the sherries that labor is continuing to come to sense the people of the former labor houghton's in the midlands in the north of england and in waves now can britain and new year to secure our free trade deal if that's the best of the senate i entered its year needs a that is no increase and they are likely however if that is the case in france if a free trade deal is not 6 years it will not be a concession as a lot of people in britain a say in specifically near a little because what i base that recent trades accrues into well into trades you know how it's like it's it is true that a beer would be considered london i'm plus and yes there were hearings long nearly it was in britain who said that in jeans and $1016.

did not specify the reasoning behind her resignation she said that she's met with president mahmoud abbas on the 24th of november and she told him that she's going to be resigning and followed that up with the written resignation the next day she says that the president has referred to her as a nation to the palestinian central council this is the council that has reappointed are we to this position of being a p.l.o. executive committee member in 2018 but in harris statement she says that this is resignation wasn't supposed to be announced but it has been leaked to the media and we've heard some media has been to some sources telling them that she indeed did resign and in the statement she sent today she says while i appreciate and respect the president's position for my resignation and consider it to be in effect allow me to quote another. of her statement which is important for us to understand probably the reasoning behind it is ignition she says it's time to carry out that acquired 'd reform and activate the p.l.o. in a manner that restores it standing and rule and that could be also

i think that there's growing up amylase whoever and they volunteered to go with their families to abbas in charge now we spoke to many of their own many of them are really not into that are comfortable in the camp because they can't visit their extended families they feel at home because the near to their home border which you can see right behind me me and maher is just several kilometers away they're out there they're going to get isolated this scared there's going to be a cycle on tidal wave another natural disaster of another government say they will have access to all 3 diary and fishing abilities but their real concern is the isolation it's a psychological fact that you have 801-010-0000 people there nearly a 1000000 people who are living in the main camps here so this isolation is a major psychological factor for them but the government is very different mines to take 100000 people within a month the wakes in coming months maybe. it's time to charter reporting live from cox bazaar in bangladesh. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is hitting out of efforts to dissolve parl

oleg sokolov mahmoud abbas sentence has been criticised. for anastasia yeshchenko's parent put it, no jail term anastasia yeshchenko's parent put it, no jailterm in anastasia yeshchenko's parent put it, no jail term in back their daughter. tim allman, bbc news. pope francis has urged leaders to urge people to get vaccinated. well, this time last year, there were 50,000 people in st peter's square, watching the pope's christmas urbi et orbi — "to the city and the world" — christmas message from the balcony of st peter's basilica. this year, st peter's square is completely cordoned off by police. we are in the middle of a christmas lockdown, and the pope spoke from inside the apostolic palace. the world has changed and many people's faith has been shaken, and coronavirus was very much at the heart of the pope's christmas message. he called on people to care for and to offer generosity to the victims of the pandemic. he also called on world leaders to co—operate, so that there should be access to vaccines for all countries. he said, "we cannot

in the west bank the killing has provoked an angry reaction from the palestinian president mahmoud abbas branded the latest in a series of crimes to demonstrate the ugliness of these rallies occupation he splits live reports. a day just like any other 15 year old not so i.d.f. 24 hours later and hundreds of taking out to pay the sign of the stakes to the teenager. or false. he died on his birthday he spoke to his mother that morning to tell her to get ready for his party just oblivious to what might happen later it was for a day and ali and his friends joined a weekly protest against the israeli settlements near the palestinian city of ramallah it's not clear whether they were involved in throwing stones but these many soldiers insist they came under a barrage of rocks and been entirely is the military insists it did not fire line phones but wall the rubber bullets the reports of life for use during the riots and not true doesn't sobriety threw stones that idea from border police forces and even tried to road large boulders and burning tires from the ridges that. roots risking go odds of

season in britain scientists warn that easing rules over christmas will cost lives spots prime minister abbas johnson wants families to make their own decisions on whether or not to get together south korea though is preparing the met its toughest measure yes shelter according well that a 1000 on wednesday its highest daily figure a stricter logged on has taken effect in germany on the day it reported a record of 952 deaths. in the us monday it didn't climb a step i'm very pleased to see the new plan b. . as the measures taken so far haven't shown good outcomes i wish the lockdown could last for a couple of weeks we think the situation will get better 6 months from now and the sooner i have a big family i definitely wouldn't be able to see all of them this year we hope to be together it's understandable if we cannot be united this year. joins us now live from brussels now dame tell us more about this lockdown and germany how strict is it how are people responding. welcome it's a lot stricter than what they call their lights lockdown which was introduced in november it doesn't go as far say is

basilica of our lady of guadalupe in mexico city every year but this time church and government officials abbas catholics to worship at home instead. reports from mexico city. every year millions of people flock to the mexican capital for the day of the virgin of guadalupe celebrated on december 12th. it's the largest catholic pilgrimage in the world and an important religious festival for many faithful catholics. this year however the coronavirus pandemic has put those celebrations on hold. get a natural house was among the last catholic pilgrims to visit the holy shrine before authorities closed it to the public. you just get back my mother's in the hospital she's in very serious condition and i have faith that our lady of guadalupe will help me so that she'll be home soon. mexico city's national shrine houses an image of the virgin mary which according to a legend dating back to $1531.00 is said to have miraculously imprinted itself on a cloak belonging to an indigenous boy named one diego the day of the virgin of guadalupe is mexico's largest annual public gathering on any other year this a

agreed to poles talks because the conditions for the deal haven't been met but his prime minister abbas johnson is now expected to hold negotiations with the european commission president ursula on the lane on saturday both sides have clashed on fishing rights and fair trade rules so they gave those in london to the talks are being held and she says neither side seems willing to back down. they only have so much time with which to guarantee a free trade agreement between the 2 parties and with those 2 particular points that mention the play of the competition rules as well as the issue on fishing rights as well they seem to be stuck on those 2 particular issues now with the competition rules those are of particular importance to the e.u. you know one of the sacred rules that about the blockhouse is the fact that any country that wishes to do a free trade deal with the european union cannot use state subsidies in order to boost companies and of course an interruption in the competition rules as it were it has to be an effect on a fair trade on a on a level playing field as it were that i

prime minister abbas johnson held a live address assuring the public that new border restrictions from france will not affect food and medicine supplies last night at 11 pm the french government imposed restrictions only u.k. freight crossing to france will accompany by the driver it's vital 1st to stress these delays which are only occurring at dover only affect human handled freight and that is only 20 percent of the total arriving or departing arriving from or departing to the european continent which means the vast majority of food medicines and other supplies are coming and going as normal european union health regulators have approved the block's 1st coronavirus vaccine developed by pfizer biotech and now goes to the e.u. commission for confirmation before it can be delivered across the member states and it comes as infections continue to rise on the continent. 32 years after a bomb attack took down a jet over lockerbie scotland the u.s. justice department has charged a new suspect the department accuses of borglum $100.00 masoud of making the bomb that blew up pan am flight 103

according to aim a moroccan royal court statement king hamad called palestinian president mahmoud abbas and said that about stands by a 2 state solution to the israeli palestinian conflict the king added that negotiations between israel and the palestinians are the only way to reach a final lasting and comprehensive solution to the conflict but what does this normalization deal do when it comes to the negotiating position going forward of the palestinians let me just address one issue that the american interest in morocco's sovereignty over western sahara is not like new that has been a congress i mean like a bill passed by congress in 2013 and fined by president obama in 2014 which allows that the aid that gets somewhere up with to us aid could be spent also on what happens and so a lot of countries did not do that before and then united states opened that kind of venue and and and that was has been a lot of protests from from a jury and also from all the saudi because that's a defacto recognition of rock with i wouldn't say over western european union also signed treaties where the mo

prime minister abbas johnson praises the deal and promises britain will always be a part of the e.u. . either give it al this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. a 3rd new strain of corona virus has been recorded in nigeria as the world celebrates its 1st on festive christmas in the century. protests broke out in iraq after the biggest currency devaluations as the fall of saddam hussein the cost of living is skyrocketing. we begin with breaking news you and u.k. to go she says have finally reached a post breaks a trade deal 9 and a half months of negotiations went into the 11th hour with just a week to go before the u.k. leaves the single market british prime minister boss johnson who was elected on his promise to deliver breaks it hailed it as the biggest trade deal yet. i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten your number one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally e

it had not been involved in preparations for the transfer to boston char they urged any relocations abbas in charge should be preceded by comprehensive technical protection assessments have you gotten any more information about all this well 1st of all mohamed i think it's really important to recognize bangladesh is actually correct that the only durable solution to this crisis is for the reading a community to go where they want to go namely home and this crisis began in the in march the solution of this crisis is and it's critically important that the international community do everything possible to make sure that the conditions exist for the safe dignified and sustainable return of their anger to where they want to go to to home bangladeshi showed extraordinary compassion and generosity their anger will literally running for their lives over the border into bangladesh they welcome them they provided them with a safe haven and now there's a real humanitarian crisis that that's going on because of the mega camps in cox's bazaar and bangladesh is correct and looking for alternatives opti

been struggling to contain its outbreak with little social distancing or use of masks president joy abbas narrow has worn brazilians against taking vaccines and recently suggested the pandemic was coming to an end with 188000 brazilians have now died of code 19 the 2nd worst death toll after the us. south korea is banning gatherings of more than 4 people starting from thursday the restrictions will be in place for at least 10 days as the country tries to contain a surgeon infections but a 1000 new cases are being reported daily ski resorts and other major tourist spots will also be shot thailand's prime minister blames illegal migration for a sudden rise in corona virus infections there will in a 1000 have now been identified centered on a seafood market near the capital it's a major blow for a nation which had been hailed for its success in combating the virus to chang reports from bangkok. i m o ball testing unit pulls into a market in the north of bangkok in 72 hours thailand's corona virus infection numbers have increased by 20 percent got mcafee came here for screening i pull up and

20000000 people are going to tier 4 which is essentially a lock down and just days before prime minister abbas johnson had to cancel christmas would be inhumane days later that's exactly what he's done internationally the u.k. has been talking about this new strain and as a result an increasing number of countries have started to ban flies from the u.k. has any more information emerged about this new strain and how it might be but we know that it was 1st identified in the united kingdom back in september now we also know that about 60 percent of the new infections here in london the capital have been from that new strain it's it's more it's easier to catch but it does isn't doesn't seem to be more deadly and it doesn't seem to have any the vaccine doesn't seem to be less effective. against it so currently what we've been told is it's easier to catch it's passing through the population quicker but it's not more deadly other than that we know that the united kingdom has shared the information with the world health organization and is talking to european partners in other countries as a big thank

failed to make any headway as they attempt to reach a post bragg's it trade deal but is prime minister abbas johnson said to travel to brussels this week to try to work out an agreement on 3 critical issues were in challenge reports. something about brics it seems to have lost gas drama baked into its very d.n.a. the u.k.'s brics it negotiated david frost arrived in brussels on monday for what was being called a final push for a deal again. we will be looking forward to you know your big leagues later on the strength. of pipes that a deal can be achieved before the december 31st deadline have been fading recently briefing european diplomats early in the day frosty you counter part michel barnier was described as rather downbeat in the u.k. parliament conservative politicians have been repeating their willingness to walk away. we are working to get a deal but the only deal that is possible is one that is compatible with all softened and takes back control of all laws trade and. one in agreement is preferable we are prepared to leave on so-called australian style terms if we can't find comprom

prime minister abbas johnson is reported to be finalizing details on the phone with you later sort of on the lion johnson is expected to hold a news conference in the coming hours i said bay has more from london we've been hearing from both sides that the other has made considerable compromises we've heard from the u.k. sources from the u.k. saying that the europeans have made compromises we've heard from france that the u.k. has made compromises and that's because each of those countries wants to show to their electorate that they have one that they've got the best possible deal for their country and if you read the papers here in the u.k. today it's very much talking about that this is some sort of victory that prime minister blair is johnson has managed to pull this off even before anyone has even seen this deal you understand it's about 2000 pages long if he appears prime minister ahmed has deployed military forces told western region where a gunman killed 100 people visited the area a day before the attacks here edged peace and unity between ethnic groups after a series of attack

prime minister abbas johnson posted this photo announcing the deal is done it still needs to be ratified by british parliament johnson speaking just moments ago calling it the biggest trade deal yes and one that makes thank you k. in new delhi and truly independent nation. i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten your number one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe. the european commission's president assad alliance says the deal is fair and balanced the responsible thing for both sides she said it's time to put brakes that behind at the end of a successful negotiations journey i normally feel joy but today i only feel quite satisfaction and frankly speaking relief. i know this is a difficult day for sam and to our friends in the united kingdom i want to say parting is such sweet sorrow. but to use a line fro