hello, i'm adrian finnegan. this is 0, live from go, also coming up 2 more states certify the president elect's victory joe biden also unveils his team to tackle the u.s. economy. almost a quarter of a 1000000000 people worldwide will need some form of aid in the next year. the effects of the pandemic exacerbating the really dire situation destroying the planet's lungs.

i'm adrian finnegan this is counting the cost of al-jazeera a look at the world of business and economics this week the pandemic decimates millions of jobs and pushes many into extreme poverty could have green recovery be the solution to saving the global economy. flag of convenience chinese ships and crews but flying the senegalese flag local fishermen say the waters off the coast of being overfished. slaughterhouses are hotspots for covert 19 activist investors say that meat processing plants could be the cause of the next pandemic. the coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on the global economy it's pushed back global efforts to reduce poverty improve livelihoods and health care now understandably nations of poured billions into shoring up health services but the recovery now that lockdowns are being lifted needs to take into consideration global emergency climate change with temperatures hitting 100 degrees fahrenheit in siberia and the arctic circle the challenge couldn't be more dire let's put this into perspective because we can tackle poverty job creation and climate c

hello i'm adrian finnegan this is al jazeera live and also coming up. tonight back to the story british health officials warn that corona virus infections are rising rapidly as politicians consider new restrictions. the chinese courts hands down jail sentences to a group of pro-democracy activists who tried to flee hong kong at a speedboat. pro and anti abortion supporters rally in argentina as the senate votes on whether the legalize the procedure. u.s. president elect joe biden has criticized the trumpet ministration for falling behind in its rollout of covert 19 vaccines he's warned that if the rollout continues at its current pace it could take years before the population is fully vaccinated now is there a shahab returns he reports from washington the president elect's delivered a grim message from his base in wilmington delaware as i long feared war the effort to distributed the minister the vaccine is not progressing as it should a few weeks ago trump administration suggests that 20000000 americans could be vaccinated by did december. with only a

hello i'm adrian finnegan into how the top stories on out in syria u.s. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has rejected a bill to increase pandemic relief checks from $602000.00 earlier this week the house of representatives voted to increase the aid payments to demand from president donald trump the bill needs a 2 thirds majority to pass in the senate mcconnell has attacked proposed increases outlined in the legislation the senate is not going to split apart the 3 issues that president front line together just because democrats are proud to address throughout the senate's not going to be bullied into rushing.

with us hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines and al-jazeera at least 5 people have been killed in post-election violence and ghana police say that 61 instance of violence upon reported since monday's presidential and parliamentary votes official results have not yet been released i would address is that. today when we were supposed to be getting the final results of the action taken the next in the parliament but this is exactly what happened in front of the election commission to see if you're. not a part of the. book. party system. to. be. one of the leading members of the palestinian liberation organization has submitted her resignation he was the highest ranking female politician in the palestinian authority a p.l.o. executive since 2009. britain's prime minister barak johnson says that no leader could accept the post bragg's a trade deal that the e.u. is currently offering johnson's faced questions in parliament hours before he's due to fly to brussels for a last ditch talks the us supreme court has rejected a last ditch attempt by republicans to reverse joe biden's electo

it's good to have you with us hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines allows us here a u.s. president donald trump is defending his administration's rollout of covert 19 vaccines blaming states for the slower than promised distribution it comes as a more infectious variant of the virus has now been identified in colorado and california health regulators in the u.k. have approved a vaccine developed by oxford university at astra zeneca more than $50000.00 infections were recorded there for a 2nd day and millions more people are moving into the toughest here restrictions a study by health authorities and rouhani says that the number of coronavirus cases in the city were corona virus was 1st detected may have been 10 times higher than official figures suggest that would amount to nearly half a 1000000 infections by april it's now a year since the 1st cases of. media mogul jimmy lie has arrived to hong kong's top court for a hearing to decide whether his bail will be revoked ly is facing charges under new security laws prosecutors are arguing that the pro-democracy activist shou

those are the headlines on al-jazeera we'll have more news at the top of the hour with adrian finnegan for now it's $100.00 thanks for watching. with its tropical climate natural beauty and traditional culture thailand has long been a popular tourist destination. but now there is 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 for and so forth while wife telling an idiot to bring her to dispose her and her turn your body. one no one east follows those who send their loved ones. the world for their final years. not. sure if. it's been a year since walter gewirtz saw his wife. he and his daughter tanya have flown more than 13 hours from their home in switzerland to see her but it's a bittersweet reunion my is not sure who they are. we all

hello i'm adrian finnegan in this episode we're revisiting bangladesh where a few years ago a garment factory collapsed and killed over 1000 people working inside the magnitude of the accident laid bare the lack of safety standards for the country's garment workers and the apparent indifference of the multinational corporations that profited from them. it wasn't the 1st accident to happen in that industry and sadly it's unlikely to be the last but the issues raised by this film worth airing again here it is then award winning investigation from al-jazeera is 4th line series made in bangladesh. operate the last 5 for last week and pass those savings on to our customers to everyday low prices. for the revenue i believe every year 400000000000 dollars having low prices drives traffic to our stores hitting the snooze button allows us to lower expenses lower prices again. please welcome tom cruise. around the globe wal-mart is taking the lead in making a difference to continue the american dream has become a global concept i think it's our country's best export. 2012 was a good year for. w

it is good to have you with us hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines and al-jazeera britain's prime minister boris johnson has announced new restrictions in london and southeast england not essential shops silence and indoor venues are closing the government's also backtracked on easing some restrictions for the christmas holiday the tougher rules are in response to the discovery of a new strain of corona virus which is 70 percent more infectious fuelling the spike in england's hospitalization rate. given the early evidence we have on this new variant of the virus the potential risk it poses it is with a very heavy heart i must tell you we cannot continue with christmas those planned in england those living in tearful areas should not mix with anyone outside their own household at christmas though support bubbles will remain in place for those at particular risk of loneliness or isolation u.n. secretary general antonio has called on armed groups in central african republic to put down their weapons peacekeepers were deployed ahead of the december 27th elections a number of arm

it is good to have you with us hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera the u.s. food and drug administration is expected to approve a 2nd corona virus vaccine for emergency use imminently makers of the madonna vaccine a waiting for the green light to dispense nearly $6000000.00 doses nationwide u.s. vice president mike pence was an occupation with the fires of b u n tech vaccine in a televised event president elect joe biden will do the same on monday and the nation's top infectious diseases experts expressed optimism that the vaccine could help return life to normal within months the sweetness is the light at the end of the tunnel which i can tell you as we get into january february march and april that light is going to get brighter and brighter and the bitterness is going to be replaced by the sweetness and we all hope and i think this is doable that by the time we get to several months into this year we will have enough people protected that we can start thinking seriously about the return to normality a week after they were kidnapped from a school in nigeri

hello i'm adrian finnegan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a u.s. panel of medical experts puts its recommendation forward for coronavirus fact seen paving the way for the f.d.a. to approve it for emergency use. a back handed apology from the u.s. company blamed for fueling the deadly opioid crisis. damaged by war or neglect one of several unesco heritage sites at risk of losing their treasured status. we begin with news of the release of hundreds of school boys kidnapped by an armed group in nigeria 6 days ago the government under mounting pressure over its handling of the crisis has been negotiating for their release protesters politicians to increase security while the large social media campaign labeled bring back our boys has been launched could see the state governor says that it's not yet clear if all of the schoolboys have been freed. we have so far. given 340. schoolchildren later on we also understand 4 have joined so we have to leave 344. children that on their way to cousin and now they have surrendered or that is with them so we will fi

again adrian finnegan here in doha the top stories on al-jazeera more than 300 school boys abducted by an armed group in nigeria last week have been released gunmen stormed the school in the northwestern city of kut scene a last friday there's been increasing pressure on the government to improve security they have so far. given 340. we. have joined saw. 344. children that. are now they have.

it is good to have you with us hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera after holding out for almost a week u.s. president donald trump assigned a $2.00 trillion dollar coronavirus 18 spending package the delay allowed some unemployment benefits to lapse to 0 as was on jordan explains what's behind trump's sudden change of heart the president is very optimistic that he's now going to get an increase in the one time payments to americans who are struggling to get take care of their families in the midst of this pandemic and that's because 2 he basically does not have an ironclad promise from congressional republicans that they're going to go along with the increase of this payment which right now is going to be $600.00 to american adults to about $2000.00 which is more than 3 times their what congressional republicans have said they want it to spend syria egyptian delegates a visited libya's capital for talks with the u.n. recognized government it's believed that they're pushing to normalize relations off the backing the government's rivals in the conflict gulf states f

hello i'm adrian finnegan this is al jazeera live from though also coming up many of the agencies that are critical to our security curt norma's. president elect joe biden warns that america's ability to protect itself has been seriously weakened by the trumpet ministration. bangladesh moves on a group of rango refugees to an isolated islands despite concerns from rights groups. and covert 19 restrictions tightened in south africa and that a surge in cases driven by a different variant of the coronavirus. the u.s. house of representatives has voted in favor of president trump's demand for a 3 fold increase in direct stimulus payments to americans who are struggling during the pandemic but congressman have also voted to override approve presidential veto on defense spending it comes as president elect joe biden accused the trumpet ministration of risking national security by not giving his transition team all the information it needs roselyn jordan reports from washington. members of the u.s. house of representatives interrupt their holiday break to decide whether to give americans $200

hello, adrian finnegan, here in doha, the headlines of al-jazeera, iran's parliament has approved changes to rules governing its nuclear program. politicians of past a draft motion to hold unrestricted access to its nuclear sites by the international atomic energy agency. the proposed changes could allow iran to resume iridium enrichment at levels of 20 percent that the government and the foreign ministry have already announced their thoughts that they don't agree with this action plan. it's not the necessary nor helpful. it's not clear if the parliamentarians get what they seek. unfortunately, they didn't pay attention to our points of view. the united nations wants urgent access to ethiopia's northern tigre, a region where it says that food supplies for nearly $100000.00 refugees has run out. fighting between ethiopia's army and to ground forces has forced thousands from the homes in recent weeks. the final 2 contested u.s. states, wisconsin and arizona, have certified their election results in favor of joe biden. the process took on added significance as president trump continues his b

hello i'm adrian finnegan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a u.s. panel of medical experts puts its recommendation forward for modernity coronavirus fact seen paving the way for the f.d.a. to approve it for emergency use. a back handed apology from the u.s. company blamed for fueling the dead.

it's good to have you with us hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines from outside syria more than 300 school boys abducted by an armed group in nigeria last week have been released gunmen stormed the school in the northwestern city of can see that last friday there's been increasing pressure on the government to improve security they have so far.

hello, adrian finnegan, here in doha, the headlines when i was here a iran's parliament has approved changes to rules governing its nuclear program. politicians of passed a draft motion to halt on restricted access to its nuclear sites by the.

that is good to have you with us hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera after holding out for almost a week u.s. president donald trump assigned a 2.3 trillion dollar coronavirus 18 spending package the delay allowed some unemployment benefits to lapse zeros rosalyn jordan explains what's behind trump's sudden change of heart the president is very optimistic that he's now going to get any increase in the one time payments to.

it's good to have you with us hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump is defending his administration's rollout of covert 19 vaccines blaming states for the slower than promised distribution it comes as a more infectious variant of the virus has now been identified in colorado and california health regulators in the u.k. of approved a vaccine developed by oxford university at astra zeneca more than 50000 infections were recorded for a 2nd day and millions more people.

it is good to have you with us hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera britain's prime minister boris johnson has announced new restrictions for london and southeast england non-essential shops songs and indoor venues are closing the government is also backtracked on easing some restrictions for the christmas holiday but tougher rules are in response to the discovery of a new strain of corona virus it's 70 percent more infectious shieling the spike in england's ospital ization rate it's not thought to be deadlier than the original given the early evidence we have on this new variant of the virus the potential risk it poses it is with a very heavy heart i must tell you we cannot continue with christmas those planned in england those living in tearful areas should not mix with anyone outside their own household at christmas they support bubbles will remain in place with those at particular risk of loneliness or isolation israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has received his covert 19 vaccine live on television to kick off israel's vaccination program and occup

hello i'm adrian finnegan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a u.s. panel of medical experts puts their recommendation forward for madonna's corona virus vaccine paving the way for the f.d.a. to approve it for emergency use. france's president emanuel mccraw is in self isolation after testing positive for covert 90. argentinians express their frustration is that crippled economy continues to suffer from the financial effects of the pandemic. we begin with the possible imminent release of hundreds of school boys who were kidnapped by an armed group in nigeria 6 days ago the government under mounting pressure over its handling of the crisis has been negotiating for their release protestors urging politicians to increase security while a large social media campaign labeled bring back our boys has been launched at ciena state governor says that it's not yet clear if all of the schoolboys have been freed. we have so far. given 340. schoolchildren later on we also understand 4 have joined so we have to leave 344. children that out on their way to cousin and

it's good to have in the style of adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera at least 5 people have been killed and post-election violence in gonna play said it 61 incidents of violence have been reported since monday's presidential and parliamentary votes official results have not yet been released on a series of addresses that today when we were supposed to be getting final results of such an economic and a government in. this case i just want to open.

it is good to have you with a slow adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera britain's prime minister boris johnson has announced new restrictions in london in the southeast of england not.

it's good to every with us hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump is defending his administration's rollout of covert 19 vaccines blaming states for the slower than promised distribution it comes as a more infectious variant of the virus has now been identified in colorado and california health regulators in the u.k. of approved a vaccine developed by oxford university of astra zeneca more than 50000 infections were recorded for a 2nd day and millions more people are moving into the toughest tier of restrictions china has given conditional approval for the use of its 1st corona virus vaccine developed by the state and pharmaceutical company the site of vaccine is said to be more than 79 percent effective china is aiming to inoculate 50000000 people with it by mid february a study by health authorities in will hon says the number of corona virus cases in the city worker on a virus was 1st detected may have been 10 times higher than official figures suggest that would amount to nearly half a 1000000 infections by april it's now

hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines on al jazeera emergency talks about a new strain of corona virus that led to a further tightening of restrictions in the u.k. a higher tier of locked out is not a fact across london and southeast england the government is also backtracking on easing the rules for the christmas holidays rory chalons reports for days scientists and opposition politicians have been saying it's the government shouldn't be letting so many english households mix over christmas on saturday boris johnson relented it is with a very heavy heart i must tell you we cannot continue with christmas.

as we say part 2 of rewind is coming up and then adrian finnegan with your next news bulletin. in 1963 the united states and the soviet union signed a test ban treaty which prohibited the explosion of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere. but future schiphol mr bush just. finishing. a sphere to cuba. i took to. be here to help carry it. for iraq which is very accurate. atmospheric explosions ceased at the polygon but that didn't mean nuclear testing halted it simply moved underground. 340 bombs were exploded in the bowels of the polygon. no but you made the point yet at the poorest usual last vadar but xemu what it is i'm a chest that. is a mass ballistic ship others are wily i don't know bomb over braswell or addictively immune thing you would years roll a bullet pretty. much any minute you diminished when he put it into but. you have only one of a. kind of they are staunchly with more than we're going. to see his mullah. put on his heart might want more and more of it there were just as good phone shifted all article one i need in what i read there. school instruments. says she

well again this is the news are from al-jazeera adrian finnegan with you here in doha the headlines the european union leaders have agreed to cut carbon emissions by at least 55 percent by the end of the decade the reduction compared to $990.00 levels is a step up from the previous goal of 40 percent. head of the us refugee agency says that he's received an overwhelming number of reports about eritrean refugees and tiebreak being killed abducted the ethiopian government insists that it is safe to forcibly send a trained refugees backed. the hizbollah fugitive convicted of the assassination of lebanon's former prime minister rafik hariri has been given 5 life terms i ash was sentenced in absentia by a special tribunal and one of. the paucity of front in western sahara is threatening to intensify the conflict with iraq hope that solves the us recognized morocco's claim over the disputed territory in exchange morocco became the 4th arab nation to agree to normalize ties with israel al-jazeera stephanie decker reports. the announcement came in a presidential tweet calling it a historic brea

thank you very much peter for that that's it for this news hour on al-jazeera but do stay with us adrian finnegan his review next with more of the baseness assault. jumped into the story and julian on global community bio diversity is bio security is that essential for our species to survive be part of the debate i know you have i.d.'s and you can be part of this conversation when no topic is off the table the police are not neutral and all of these cases goal here is to terrorize and here's the other part of this there's no consequence this stream on out is there. it's the u.k.'s biggest hospital with eventual capacity for 4000 covert 19 patients built inside a london conference center it took just 9 days to construct with the help of army engineers dramatically expanding the critical care bed count and other similar sites on the way the actual london numbers could be much higher than advertised researches say that huge gaps in testing capacity that the government is now trying to close extrapolate that across the country and the spread of corona virus appears far wider than anyone thought. so m