when the covid first wave hit germany, those were the first words of angela merkel.is the most like angela merkel other candidates, but he will be more left-leaning, but infamously, angela merkel is also known for picking, some say stealing the best ideas from the social democrats and scoring points by making them her own, so i think we will see a level of continuity. that is what i heard out of the policy comments out of the ministers behind me just now. anchor: thank you for that. thank you both. we will look at more stories we are following. in sweden, parliament has elected the first female prime minister. she clenched a last-minute deal by securing key support from the left party with the promise to raise pensions. the social democratic party leader will succeed the outgoing pre-minister. relations between china and the u.s. have flared up after u.s. president joe biden invited taiwan to join more than 100 other countries at a virtual summit on democracy next month. china, which considers taiwan part of its territory, and russia are not invited. in la palma, the

that was clear from angela merkel when she spoke to vladimir putin earlier today.er spokesman referring to that phone call and within the eu, there is an understanding that she is on her way out, that her influence might be waning. it is also clear that one area in which she can't play a role is by talking to vladimir putin, a leader with whom she has had a working relationship throughout her career as chancellor. both leaders have differences, but angela merkel has stressed time and time again the importance of having channels of communication with russia and there is hope that one of those channels but have an impact in the put go crisis. the big question now is how russia will react and what measures will russia clement to help try to resolve this difficult situation. brent: how much influence does germany have on the situation? it's hard to imagine that the president of belarus would be doing what he is doing without the blessing in support of the kremlin. >> angela merkel hopes that president putin could have influence and change things, but that is not the on

they do seem to love angela merkel in france.t's going out to france with barbara -- let's goad to france -- let's go to france with barbara. you been doing this numerous times. these goodbyes and farewells for angela merkel. it is special about bidding her farewell in france? >> it really is the long tour in the long song of angela merkel's goodbye. what is special about this is emmanuel macron really gave her a personal farewell. something that seemed almost heartfelt because he really took all pains to turn this into a memorable event. they were greeted by emmanuel macron and his wife in the marketplace in the historical town. people crying long live mom, which seems the nicest appreciation of her long reig n and her specialness. the french regard her as an actor -- an anchor, the beacon of the western world. they appreciate what she has done for franco german friendship even though politically, -- emotionally, people seem to be attached to her. it is remarkable. emmanuel macron has given her the works. visiting a wonderful hi

angela merkel government had ne . lected? �* . angela merkel government had neulected? �* , ..ness — perhaps some would argue that didn't exist with the previous men. i think thomas is it something there, which is that thomas has written brilliantly about angela merkel over the years — i think we are potentially seeing a reassessment of her legacy. there's been very little investment in germany, the missteps over migration, the missteps over the handling of the european financial crisis, the greeks are still very bitter about what happened, the preponderance over the focus of the energy policy on russia moving away from its own domestic nuclear capability in terms of energy. i think germany will remain very important and at the heart of european politics, but i think the last 10—15 years of angela merkel are being reassessed in interesting ways. are being reassessed in interesting wa s. . , . , are being reassessed in interesting was. ,, are being reassessed in interesting was. , ways. finally, briefly, you've 'ust seen a government i ways. finally, briefly, you've 'ust seen a

and thomas has written brilliantly about angela merkel over the years. of her legacy, and this focus on the fact that there has been very little investment inwardly, you know, in germany, the missteps over certainly for some germans, migration, missteps over the handling of the european financial crisis. the greeks are still very bitter about what happened. the preponderance of the focus of the energy policy on russia — moving away from its own domestic nuclear capability in terms of energy. i think germany will remain very important and at the heart of european politics, but i think the last sort of, what, 10, 15 years of angela merkel, i think they're being reassessed in interesting ways. yeah. just finally, eunice, briefly, if you can, you've just seen a government collapse in portugal. you do a lot of comparative politics. when you're not being a journalist, you're lecturing on politics. portugal had a rickety coalition, as they called it, but it lasted quite a long time, didn't it? are there lessons, do you think, for olaf scholz as he becomes chanc

and olaf scholz holds his coalition government as germany turns the page on the angela merkel era.hree parties are set to govern europe's largest economy, including the green party, hoping to take germany towards a more sustainable future. ♪ thank you very much for joining us in the newsroom. 27 people have died in the channel after a failed attempt to reach the u.k. french authorities reported that a vessel sank near the port of calais. rescue operations are currently ongoing in a bid to find survivors. crossings have increased in the last 12 months, but this is known to be the biggest disaster in the channel since data started to be collected in 2014. emmanuel macron has called on the european union order agency to be reinforced. let's hear now from boris johnson. >> of course, we have to work with our french fragment with our european i say to our partns the channel, now is the time for us all to step up, to work together to do everything we can to break these gangs who are literally getting away with murder. >> those primarily responsible for this despicable situation are the t

angela merkel did tell the e.u.rs that she was going to make this call so, he did not come as a surprise, they did not find out about it in the headlines. some estonian politicians said this was the wrong way to handle this. no e.u. leader has spoken with lukashenko since august 2020, since the disputed elections when the e.u. agreed that lukashenko had stolen the opposion, thate was not legitimate leader. no one else has bestowed legitimacy upon him of giving, him a phone call, until angela merkel. so people are willing to see if any good comes out of this call. but there are people who think that no one on this side of that order should be speaking with alexander lukashenko. brent: it is interesting that the german chancellor spoke with lukashenko when this crisis was erupting the first person merkel formed was the russian president, vladimir putin. this begs the question tonight does the european union has a clear plan on how to bring this crisis to an end? guest: you know, we have spoken about this several times

angela merkel's government is set to be replaced by a coalition of social democrats, greens, and thero-business party. >> [speaking foreign language] >> conservatives have threatened to debate -- defeat the bill on friday when it is set to be appearing before parliament. >> [speaking foreign language] >> separately, germany's vaccine advisory committee has recommended used her shots for everyone over the age of 18. >> a possible de-escalation at the border between belarus and poland. polish authorities reported the migrant camps on the other side have been cleared. in the standoff, minsk accused of weaponizing migrants by encouraging them to come to belarus and then move on to the european union. >> escorted by belarusian soldiers, hundreds of migrants step away from the polish border. they were then taken by buses to unknown locations. according to officials, it is a sign that belarus'ler is keen to show he is willing to diffuse tensions with the european union, but some 2000 people are staying at the border even after their camp was closed. >> [speaking foreign language] >> the mov

angela merkel is germany�*s first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed.d to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it�*s not hot air we need, it�*s hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: at least 27 migrants have drowned in the english channel after their dinghy capsized near the french port of calais. ajury in the us finds all three defendants guilty of murdering ahmaud arbery, a black man outjogging in the state of georgia. president biden has welcomed the verdict. apple has sent alert messages to activists in several countries, warning their iphones may have been targeted by state—sponsored attackers. at least six thai activists and a dozen employees at an el salvadoran newspaper said they received the warning. on tuesday, apple filed a lawsuit against israeli spyware maker

angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 19605. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: at least 27 migrants have drowned in the english channel, after their dinghy capsized near the french port of calais. ajury in the us finds all three defendants guilty of murdering ahmaud arbery, a black man outjogging in the state of georgia. president biden has welcomed the verdict. new documents have been published documenting the last days of the disgraced financierjeffrey epstein's life in prison, before he was found dead in his cell in 2019. the records from the bureau of prisons have been published by the new york times. they reveal that epst

olaf shots will be germany's new chancellor, replacing angela merkel.will lead a coalition focused on fighting climate change. the amazing story of the afghan girls football team as they settle into life in portugal after escaping taliban rule. welcome to "world news america" on pbs and around the globe. we begin in georgia where a jury has found three white men guilty in the killing of ahmaud arbery. he was a black man shot jogging in february of 2020. a leaked video of his shooting became a rallying point in the black lives matter protest. the defendants claimed they were acting in self-defense while the prosecution said the men were dangerous vigilantes. lamech will has the latest from georgia. >> there have been times when this moment seemed a very distant prospect. >> we the jury find the defendant travis mcmichael guilty. >> they shout of relief came from the father of all ahmaud arbery who was shot dead in february of last year. two others were also found guilty of murder. they had all seen 25-year-old ahmaud running through the neighborhood and

also coming up, and emergency pandemic meeting with german chancellor angela merkel. the man who will replace or later this week reportedly saying he is in favor of a coronavirus vaccination mandate for everyone in the country. plus, what is russia doing on its border with ukraine? nato foreign ministers are meeting to discuss worries over a possible invasion. france this does its highest honor on josephine baker, a black woman born in the u.s. gave hercog and spirit, to freedom to the french. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and a live view around the world, welcome. the netherlands today confirmed two people there tested positive for the new omicron coronavirus variant more than a week ago. the world just learned about the variant five days ago. worries are growing along with the list of reactions, which have included more and more travel restrictions. >> all of the world, countries are shutting their gates to international travelers. so great is the fear of the latest coronavirus mutation, omicron. that is despite limited resear

we start in germany — where after 16 years — the era of chancellor angela merkel is finally coming tot to be replaced by former finance minister olaf scholz. he has become germany's chancellor—in—waiting, after the social democrat party struck a three—way coalition deal with the greens and the free democrats. they have pledged to transform europe's biggest economy — with a decade of investment in renewable energy. but they have many big challenges ahead as damien mcguinness reports from berlin. the end of an era in germany. after 16 years of conservative—led government under angela merkel, germany's new leaders are younger and more radical, and they want to modernise the country. it's an unusual alliance — a left—wing social democrat chancellor, olaf scholz, in government with the greens and the business—friendly liberals. in germany, it's called a "traffic light coalition" after the colours of each party. mr scholz drew parallels between the incoming coalition and germany's first—ever real traffic lights on potsdamer platz in berlin in 192a. translation: my aspiration i as chancellor

angela merkel, she move zero -- she moves euro.isa: she says there will probably be restrictions necessary to curve the wave. i am suppressed markets aren't moving more. we were seeing the euro respond, but pretty much everything else shrugging it off area remember when people would worry about the idea that perhaps we would see a third, fourth, fifth wave? that is not what we are seeing in markets right now. tom: what we see is recalibration to a new productivity. tracy alloway and bloomberg businessweek reading up goldman sachs optimism on productivity. you see across markets evolving into december. it is to labor -- a great bull market. kailey: you are seeing these concerns playing out in the fx channel. what the fx market is worried about is any concerns from growth. does it continue to feed into that idea that the equity market isn't completely unattached from what is happening in terms of the economic outlook, given the earnings are still solid. the bull market is still rolling on. tom: the economic data we will see will be e

angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed.med i to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air- we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 19605 — it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... at least 27 migrants have drowned in the english channel after their dinghy capsized near the french port of calais. ajury in the us finds all three defendants guilty of murdering ahmaud arbery, a black man outjogging in the state of georgia. china's birth rate is continuing to decline, with new data showing that it has dropped to its lowest level in 43 years. a report from the country 5 national bureau of statistics revealed that there are now fewer than ten births for every 1,000 citizens. the government has recently tried to improve the birth rate by all

until the 19th of december, if it's afterwards, angela merkel- if it's afterwards, angela merkel willde. on _ will be a historic decorative. that is so upside. on that _ will be a historic decorative.- is so upside. on that negotiation, part of biden's pitch is look, i've spent my life time in congress. i'm the man, i walked across the aisle or my political life. i'm the man who can deliver. he hasn't been able to get it on his own side. the idea that anyone crossing the arm to vote with him. . ,, ., ., ,, with him. hearing stefanie talk, i 'ust wish with him. hearing stefanie talk, i just wish from — with him. hearing stefanie talk, i just wish from an _ with him. hearing stefanie talk, i just wish from an american - just wish from an american perspective that politicians could hicker~ _ perspective that politicians could bicker. they barely talk to each other— bicker. they barely talk to each other or— bicker. they barely talk to each other or look at each other these days _ other or look at each other these days the — other or look at each other these days. the short answer is, thi

angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed.ind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." l cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 19605 — it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... at least 27 migrants have drowned in the english channel after their dinghy capsized near the french port of calais. ajury in the us has found all three defendants guilty of murdering ahmaud arbery, a black man outjogging in the state of georgia. the switch to electric vehicles is rapidly increasing demand for the raw materials used in car batteries. most need cobalt ? and two—thirds of global supply comes from the democratic republic of the congo, one of the poorest countries in the world. the cobalt boom should bring wealth to drc — but as the bbc�*s darragh macin

angela merkel is headed to a crisis meeting _ up.headed to a crisis meeting today - up. angela merkel is headed to a crisis meeting today with - a crisis meeting today with regional leaders to discuss what she describes as a dramatic covid fourth wave. belgium, austria, the netherlands and sweden are also among those in europe who are increasing restrictions. so what impact will this have on economic recovery across europe? marc ostwald is chief economist & global strategist at adm isi. good to see you. can you give us your take on all of this across europe in so many countries where we see restrictions and lockdowns returning. restrictions and lockdowns returning-— restrictions and lockdowns returnina. ., ~ returning. we are. i think most governments — returning. we are. i think most governments appear— returning. we are. i think most governments appear to - returning. we are. i think most governments appear to be - returning. we are. i think most. governments appear to be trying to err on the side of not going too fast that make fa

brent: this afternoon, germany's chancellor angela merkel held a crisis meeting with state leaders, pavinghe way for a vaccine mandate for hospitals and nursing home staff, as well as more social restrictions for the unvaccinated. the chancellor pleaded for everyone to get vaccinated and for immediate action to slow the spread of the virus. >> the situation is extremely dramatic. it's important now that we act fast, that we act appropriately. that we have better checks. then we will have to see if we can stop or reduce the current momentum. with the current momentum, we are running into a very difficult situation. especially for people who work in hospitals and particularly in intensive care. we have always said we don't want to overburden our health system. we know we can't prevent that across the board right now, but fortunately we still have the capacity to help in many places. but it is high time to act. brent: let's go to our political correspondent simon young, following this story in berlin. walk us through what the chancellor and the state leaders agreed to tonight. simon: as you h

markel said as much on thursday -- angela merkel said as much thursday after a meeting with the polishrime minister. >> we are both in agreement that this situation came about because belarus, like in a hybrid attack, lured migrants to the country. the aim was to destabilize, and weekend, not just poland but the entire european union. >> but from belarus, where lukashenko's media strategy include speaking to the migrants, came this challenge. >> we will not oppress these people. we won't. and if the west wants us to catch them at the border and detain them, we won't do that. they do not want to solve this problem. >> at the heart of the crisis is those who were given hope that their route to a better life led through berus. there is every sign their weight will continue even as winter approaches. >> there are thousands of hopeful asylum-seekers still in belarus while hundreds have departed on flights back to iraq and middle eastern countries, others are hoping to attempt the dangerous crossing in freezing temperatures. our correspondent is in the belarus and capital -- belarus capital

angela merkel a - ears to vaccination programme.be — vaccination programme. angela merkel appears to be the _ vaccination programme. angela merkel appears to be the only _ vaccination programme. angela merkel appears to be the only senior— appears to be the only senior politician talking of a fourth way but of course she is not running for reelection. i think politicians probably are aware of the pandemic fatigue that is out there but i wonder given that they are invariably blamed for the spikes, are they even though they are kind of the threat, are they wary of talking about it openly and honestly and is that part of the problem? mil and is that part of the problem? fill health is political to some degree always. i do think the pandemic in various countries and various places has been politcised and we certainly saw that in the us. people are tired and they have done their part and many of them think and they want to get through this. the thing is we do have tools. we have so many tools now that we did not actually have a year ago

we've seen there are diplomatic efforts stepping up, as you mentioned, with angela merkel calling thent of belarus for the second time in three days, urging belus to accept eu food, blankets, and more aid to the migrants that are still stranded on the border, with temperatures dropping as winter comes. it's already freezing. it's going to go below freezing soon. these are no conditions for anybody to be sleeping out in the open. ros: i've only a minute left on this half of the program, but does the government have public support behind its approach to this? >> generally speaking, the public does support them. it's a tough stance. the european union brought -- supports poland's stance not to allow these migrants into the european union. there's a lot of people in poland who want medics, ngo's, and other agencies, and journalists as well, to be able to have access to this border region, to be able to give assistance to these people who need it and also to be able to hold the state authorities to account, so we know what they are doing, which we don't have that situation here at the mome

"it's absolutely time to act" is the warning from the german chancellor angela merkel on the front ofas she announces new restrictions to stop a fourth wave in central europe. the home secretary priti patel tells the times that the schengen agreement — which abolished many of the eu's internal borders with member states — had left france "overwhelmed" with migrants trying to reach britain. plenty to discuss, we will start with the real story and get stuck in with the real story and get stuck in with the real story and get stuck in with the manchester evening news. "second—class ticket for the north." £18 billion slashed from full fat high—speed railway networks democrat network. i won't ask you to repeat them all, but take us through the story, john. them all, but take us through the story. john-— story, john. the first thing to say is this story _ story, john. the first thing to say is this story has _ story, john. the first thing to say is this story has provided - story, john. the first thing to say is this story has provided a - story, john. the first thing to say is this story ha

and tonight, angela merkel appealed directly to moscow.e disturbing images. i had russian president vladimir putin on the phone today and i asked him to take action with president lukashenko because people are being used here. but, russia has hit back, claiming the eu is provoking belarus. moscow released this footage which, it said, showed two bombers being sent to patrol its ally�*s airspace in a demonstration of solidarity and strength, as international tensions rise from this border chaos. this huge forest, called bialowieza, is one of europe's oldest woodlands, but it's now the epicentre of the continent's newest migrant crisis. thousands have been trying to make their way from belarus, through these trees, to here in poland. and many more are set to follow, determined to take their chances in this wilderness, if it means reaching eu soil. because, in belarus's capital, minsk, more families were preparing to head to the border after being welcomed by president lukashenko's regime. undeterred by the spiralling misery tonight in the mak

and tonight, angela merkel appealed directly to moscow.e disturbing images. i had russian president vladimir putin on the phone today and i asked him to take action with president lukashenko because people are being used here. but russia has hit back, claiming the eu is provoking belarus. moscow released this footage which, it said, showed two bombers being sent to patrol its ally�*s airspace in a show of solidarity and strength, as international tensions rise from this border chaos. this huge forest, called bialowieza, is one of europe's oldest woodlands, but it's now the epicentre of the continent's newest migrant crisis. thousands have been trying to make their way from belarus, through these trees, to here in poland. and many more are set to follow, determined to take their chances in this wilderness, if it means reaching eu soil. because, in belarus's capital, minsk, more families were preparing to head to the border after being welcomed by president lukashenko's regime, undeterred by the spiralling misery tonight in the makeshift cam

it looks like to fault angela merkel might become the second longest chancellor. - if it's afterwards, angela merkel will be a historic decorative. that is some upside. on that negotiation, part of biden�*s pitch is look, i've spent my life time in congress. i'm the man, i worked across the aisle or my political life. i'm the man who can deliver. he hasn't been able to get unanimity on his own side. the idea that anyone crossing the arm to vote with him. that seems to be for the birds. hearing stefanie talk, ijust wish from an american perspective that politicians could bicker. they barely talk to each other or look at each other these days. the short answer is, this isn't biden's old congress and certainly not the senate any more but if i could come back to the significance... of these two elections. this is a wake—up call for the democratic party. the clock is ticking now. there is real fear~ — we will see whether this works among a critical mass of democrats in congress, we'll see if they can get anything done and they have broadly got a core agenda on which th

angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed.loon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed i to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air- we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s — it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. britain has banned arrivals from six african countries amid warnings over a rapidly—spreading new coronavirus variant. china has released its latest white paper on partnerships in africa detailing broad themes and guidelines forjoint cooperation in the future. titled "a partnership of equals", it stressed that china and africa will always be a community with a shared future. the focus this time is mainly on three areas — green investments, post—covid recovery and mutual support in internationalforums. high—level exchanges will also conti

angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed.ad to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed i to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air- we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s — it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines: britain has banned arrivals from six african countries amid warnings over a rapidly—spreading new coronavirus variant. the united nations says the deaths of 27 people, who drowned trying to cross the english channel on wednesday, could have been avoided if more legal routes were provided. let's stay with our main story now about the new coronavirus variant. john nkengasong, the director of the africa centres for disease control and prevention, gave me the latest details about the variant. we know that this variant has a lot more mutations.

and tonight, angela merkel appealed directly to moscow.hese disturbing images. i had russian president vladimir putin on the phone today and i asked him to take action with president lukashenko because people are being used here. but, russia has hit back, claiming the eu is provoking belarus. moscow released this footage which, it said, showed two bombers being sent to patrol its ally�*s airspace in a demonstration of solidarity and strength, as international tensions rise from this border chaos. this huge forest, called bialowieza, is one of europe's oldest woodlands, but it's now the epicentre of the continent's newest migrant crisis. thousands have been trying to make their way from belarus, through these trees, to here in poland. and many more are set to follow, determined to take their chances in this wilderness, if it means reaching eu soil. because, in belarus's capital, minsk, more families were preparing to head to the border after being welcomed by president lukashenko's regime. undeterred by the spiralling misery tonight in the

. >> german chancellor angela merkel has urged the bell russian president as well as the e.u.tands firmly with poland. salma abdelaziz joins me now. let me pickup from matthew chance. some of the families with children are still hoping and clinging onto the belief that perhaps they'll get to germany. talk of human corridors, is this going to happen? what are you hearing? >> this is absolutely unlikely at this stage. as you read there from chancellor angela merkel right now, the focus is on aid and on repatriation, sending these families back to their home countries. in many cases that is iraqi kurdistan you heard from our colleague matthew chance, a place of conflict, a place of war. these are families that survived isis, that survived brutal battles and have put everything on the line, isa. all their savings, all their life accounts. they've been brutalized, beaten as they made this journey along, come with their children, their hopes and dreams. turning them back is the worst case scenario. >> so we're looking at deportation, the first i think 400 or so people being deported

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angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed.ndoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed i to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air- we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s — it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news, the latest headlines . britain has banned arrivals from six african countries amid warnings over a rapidly—spreading new coronavirus variant. the united nations says the deaths of twenty—seven people — who drowned trying to cross the english channel — could have been avoided if more legal routes were provided. let's have more on our main story and talk more about the new covid variant. so much to get into here — let's bring in professor adrian esterman, epidemiologist at the university of south australia. thank you forjoining us. we have seen lots of new emerging variants over

angela merkel is still talkini occupied crimea.is still talking to vladimir putin - still talking to vladimir putin economically,, they are quite well tied to russian gas. she is also going to talk to the belarusian president as well. she has confirmed that today. are you at all concerned by the german attitude to russia and belarus? brute by the german attitude to russia and belarus? ~ , ., , ., , , belarus? we believe that germans see at a different — belarus? we believe that germans see at a different way _ belarus? we believe that germans see at a different way than _ belarus? we believe that germans see at a different way than the _ belarus? we believe that germans see at a different way than the rest - belarus? we believe that germans see at a different way than the rest of- at a different way than the rest of us. sometimes they talk about something from the second world where, how much russians have been killed from the aggression, but we have to remind them that each and every time where ukrainians are killed, more belarusi

germany launches new covid—19 restrictions, as chancellor angela merkel says the country is in the gripsa dramatic fourth wave of infections. and, is business travel really necessary? we look at a sector that's on the roll again. we begin in india where as you heard earlier india's prime minister narendra modi has announced that he will be repealing the three controversial farm laws in the winter session of parliament, following more than a year of protests against the legislations. joining me now is our corrspondent in delhi, arunoday mukharji. quite extraordinary and for many people pretty unexpected. how important is agriculture to the indian economy?— the indian economy? very critical and _ the indian economy? very critical and this _ the indian economy? very critical and this was - critical and this was absolutely unprecedented. the government had made it very clear, in fact prime minister modi and senior ministers had made it clearfrom modi and senior ministers had made it clear from the beginning that there was no question about repealing these laws. they could still explore the i

angela merkel calls the latest covid surge the worst ever.rdogan basically abandonedded the old policies and said we're eliminating the old borrowing costs. tom: you have inflation around 20%. so another record for the lira in terms of that. we'll continue to watch that. you have volatility across the fx space when you look at the dollar, the yen and the euro as well. repriced on the back of the unwinding some of these bets that maybe you get a more dovish line from the fed. maybe a ka pitlation in some of- capitulation in some of these markets. well over 1%. the u.k. and the ftse 100 is the least bad performing because basic resources is holding up. the sector that is agreeing on the back of higher iron ore prices. let's switch over and see how things are playing out sector by sector as we waking up those calls for a faster taper and a june hike. a quarter of a percentage hike. and rate hikes in september and december as well. iron ore up again. second day of gains on expectations you'll see a bit of curving. steel demand and iron ore goes i

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germany's angela merkel spoke with russia's president flooding your prudent for a second day in a rowver the escalating situation on the eu's eastern border after belarus threatened to shut down a key pipeline carrying russian gas to the european union. the chinese president has a mandate to potentially rule for life. he delivered the first doctrine by a chinese leader in 40 years. an official statement highlighted his comments to promote self-reliance in science and technology. the austrian region with the highest coronavirus infection rate is planning a lockdown of the unvaccinated. central europe struggles with covid. the titular has ruled out a lockdown for those who are vaccinated. beijing is asking -- more infections than at any time in the past 17 months. parts of the u.s. are starting to see the impact of an autumn wave of covid with the health care system under pressure. beyond meat shares fell the most in a year after disappointing sales projection for the fourth quarter sparked fears that growth are tapering off. it's the second time in the past month that the firm has issu

tom: headlines out from angela merkel on the germany you were speaking about on covid. james burns murdoch's work at the financial times and it does not dovetail. germany's numbers are not that much different than the united states on deaths, look at the headline. can you imagine biden says the american covid situation worse than anything so far. lisa: this is the key, tighter curbs are needed. will they enter some sort of lockdown akin to what we are seeing in austria. i have to give you a victory lap. i was optimistic about herd immunity and that we would get to a certain threshold of people vaccinated and everybody would be happy. you pushed against that and you were right. tom: there is a complexity that the media doesn't up on and the bottom line is the goodness is at 80% plus or minus that you too much math for monday morning. wednesday, a statistical onslaught. this is bloomberg. ♪ every day in business brings something new. so get the flexibility of the new mobile service designed for your small business. introducing comcast business mobile. you get the most rel

in germany, a warning on the coronavirus from angela merkel. e told officials from her cdu party that the latest surge in infections is worse than anything the country has experienced so far. merkel said hospitals would soon be overwhelmed unless the fourth weight of -- the fourth wave of the virus is broken. donald trump former fixer michael cohen will walk out a federal court in manhattan after completing a three-year prison sentence for tax fraud, bank fraud, violations of campaign finance laws, and lying to congress. cohen has built a business around his formal -- around his former boss, now writing a book and hosting a podcast. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm laura wright. this is bloomberg. >> every day the fed is faced with facts that undermine the thesis of inflation. that is where the political judgment comes in, and that is the judgment that president biden needs to make. this is a sick can moment for the federal reserve --