hello i'm adrian for the good in this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the besieged gaza strip is seeing a rise in corona virus infections the ongoing israeli blockade making the situation even worse. unesco and south korea's lambton lighting festival to its list of cultural heritage sites plus. i'm 90 richardson in doha where the host city 2022 football world cup of london the rights to hold another huge sporting events. the world health organization says the coronavirus pandemic could worsen in europe early next year right now several european countries including the netherlands germany a struggling to contain rising numbers of infections and deaths in the u.k. london and surrounding areas have ends at the highest level of restrictions the prime minister boris johnson's plans to relax those restrictions over the christmas holiday have been criticized by some medical experts germany has begun its 1st day of an emergency lockdown with limits on most christmas gatherings and events at the same time a record daily death toll was recorded with more than 950 people having died vacc

the richardson in doha where the hosts a p 2022 football world cup have landed the rights to hold another huge sporting event. the united states has registered a double record for highest single day increases of both corona virus deaths and infections johns hopkins university has released figures saying that more than 3000 deaths and 250000 new cases were registered on wednesday as the world's worst affected country by far role after the 1st batch of vaccines is in its 3rd day. well u.s. vice president mike pence plans to get vaccinated against code 19 on friday the white house says he and his wife will receive their injections at a public event president trump is also open to taking the vaccine as well according to his press secretary trump has not said when he would get the job and president elect joe biden will receive the vaccine as early as next week biden says he aims to do sent public to demonstrate his confidence in the vaccine 3 former presidents bill clinton george w. bush and barack obama have also said they will receive their jobs at televised events. well the world health org

i'm fully back to watching al-jazeera live from doha are also coming out. this is not a football competition we're talking life and the health of people britain faces criticism for its past approval of the pfizer vaccine raising fears it could undermine public confidence.

the 2030 asian games in doha. the storm that was in the eastern med is split into 2 hearts now the rain stopped falling in turkey it stopped falling in cyprus the stay. all right instead in the northeast of turkey and the lower bit is turned into an onshore breeze really from lebanon southward towards sinai bringing showers thunderstorms rain or cloudy skies a focus of the gaza reflects that showers on thursday still dark skies on friday in a brighter looking saturday now friday's national day in qatar the weather looks set fair 24 degrees is probably minimal be warned that this could be a reason we humans are to feel warm and that with a few clouds in the sky otherwise it's looking fairly fine thread arabia it's iran which catches a bit of rain or snow or tighter. as well as a remaining storm just falls apart the active weather further south is seasonal it's been worse while it's balsam flash floods to cause it in a towel we're talking about 5200 millimeters typically in those big showers we're showing says day i

in 2006 doha held the asian games for the 1st time it was the. starting point of an ambitious plan to make a global sporting hub since then the country's hosted a series of major events including last year's world athletics championships and in 2022 the football world cup will be coming to cats the nation has made no secret of its desire to one day host an olympics with 2032 now looking an increasingly realistic target and the richardson al jazeera. part time for a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera the u.s. has posted a record number of corona virus deaths and cases in a single day figures from johns hopkins university show more than 3700 people died while another 250000 were infected it's the world's worst affected country by far the white house has announced u.s. vice president mike pence will be vaccinated against code 19 on friday president elect joe biden will also receive the vaccine as early as next week both men will get the shots in public to boost confidence in the medication.

watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up. wins the bid to host the 2030 asian games. 15 students kidnapped by boko haram in nigeria have been rescued despite reports the president says he is not negotiating with the armed groups. and south korea receives a special designation from unesco over its lenten festival. the world health organization says the corona virus pandemic could worsen in europe early next year right now several e.u. countries including the netherlands and germany are struggling to contain rising numbers of infections and deaths too in the u.k. london and the surrounding areas have entered the highest level of restrictions the prime minister boris johnson wants to relax rules over the christmas holiday season scientists say the plan will cost lives germany has entered its 1st day of an emergency lockdown with limits on most christmas gatherings and events to at the same time a record daily death toll was recorded with more than 950 people losing their lives let's begin in the u.k. journal how is standing by f

hello welcome to the program and burn it's after months of discussions in capitals capital doha the afghan government and the taliban off finally taking up an opportunity for peace the 2 sides have agreed on a set of rules that would allow substantiative negotiations to start a breakthrough aims to put an end to almost 2 decades of conflict now many details have been given on the political agenda or when the talks will begin the afghan government has repeatedly demanded taliban fighters stop that attacks but the group has refused to agree to a cease fire until other issues have been resolved afghan president after afghani reiterated his demand for a truce the president's spokesman tweeted the agreement is a step forward towards beginning the negotiations on the main issues including a comprehensive cease fire as the key demand of the afghan people. 3 main sticking points halted progress during the 1st direct talks between the warring sides in september now as negotiations a set to enter the next phase some of those differences appear to have been resolved the taliban has insisted that the

hello i'm down in jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a hacking campaign targets critical government networks in the u.s. including the treasury and commerce department. china's lunar probe touches down bringing back moving rocks for the 1st time in over 40 years plus. 2022 football world cup a run of the rights to hold another huge sporting event. the united states has registered a double record for highest single day increases of both coronavirus deaths and infections johns hopkins university has released figures saying that more than 3700 deaths and 250000 new cases were registered on wednesday as the world's worst affected country by far rollout of the 1st batch of vaccines is now in its 3rd day . for years vice president mike pence plans to get vaccinated against code 19 on friday the white house says he and his wife received their shots at a public event president trump is also open to taking the vaccine as well that's according to his press secretary was not said though when he would get the shot. and president elect joe biden will receive the vaccine as ea

reside in the country i mean is fighting continuing as these talks continue in doha. not only is the fighting continuing we're seeing the increase in the use of highly d.'s in motor boats in targeted killings in you know deliberate targeting. government buildings security forces and their apparatus and buildings and we're also seeing attacks that are absolutely killing civilians and we're seeing attacks in highly populated major urban centers all of these things were were against the agreement that initially signed with washington so again this is why i say calling it a breakthrough is giving it way too much credit until we can actually see some progress in terms of something that would resemble peace of up on people so given the violence and the talks in a sense continuing. and want all the people in gone this on feeling are they confident that these talks in doha reduction amounts to something. the people i want to some they're frustrated right they they want the talks in doha to actually lead to something but at this point nothing has panned out you know there are

and given how this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up warnings that covered 19 hunger and collapsing aid will combine to create a catastrophe in yemen next year will be used to instill. don't wins a vote to host the 2030 asian games. and 15 students kidnaps bible koran in nigeria have been rescued despite reports the president says he is not negotiating with the armed groups. nations around the world are facing tough choices in their fight against coronavirus ahead of a major holiday 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

either give it al this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes government struggle to balance a major holiday season with protecting people against coronavirus. on the 1st day of a strict lockdown germany reports nearly a 1000 deaths. warnings that call that 19 hunger and collapsing 8 will combined to create a catastrophe in yemen next year. story appears to be credibly strong ties to beyond. and a strategy of hits back against chinese tariffs on its barley him an increasingly bitter trade disputes. and i'm siding with all the sports world. is. one of those types of 2030 asian games a country comes to the stage the multi-sport event for the 2nd time in its history . missions around the world are facing tough choices in the fight against coronavirus ahead of a major holiday season in britain scientists warn that easing rules over christmas will cost lives the prime minister cross johnson wants families to make their own decisions on whether or not to get together south korea though is preparing to implement its toughest measures yet after recording more than a 1000 i

testers of occupy the area since 2016 say that it was illegally confiscated by settlers 150 years ago doha has won the right to host the 2030 asian games the world's 2nd biggest multi-sport event after the olympics capital was announced the winner are both at a meeting of the olympic council of asia you know mom it'll be the 2nd time that the house hosted the games all the saudi capital will stage the event for the 1st time in 2034. and it is because have you with us hello adrian figure here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera the world health organization says the coronavirus pandemic could worsen in europe early next year germany has begun of emergency lockdown while london and its surrounding areas of moved into the highest level of restrictions but the u.k. prime minister's plans to relax some rules over christmas is being criticized by some medical experts the smaller christmas is going to be a safer christmas and a shorter christmas is a safer christmas when we see 3 households can meet on for days i want to stress that these are. not targets to aim for but of course it's always goin

reside in the country i mean is fighting continuing as these talks continue in doha. not only is the fighting continuing we're seeing the increase in the use of highly d.'s in motorbike in targeted killings in you know deliberate targeting. government buildings security forces and their apparatus and buildings and we're also seeing attacks that are absolutely killing civilians and we're seeing attacks in highly populated major urban centers all of these things were were against the agreement that initially signed with washington so again this is why i say calling it a breakthrough is giving it way too much credit until we can actually see some progress in terms of something that would resemble peace of up on people so given the violence on the talks in a sense continuing. and want all the people in afghanistan feeling are they confident that these talks in doha. amounts to something. that you will not want to slump they're frustrated right they they want the talks in doha to actually lead to something but at this point nothing has panned out you know there are agreeme

your child is there with me so raman in doha a reminder of all top stories the us has reported more than 225000 new coronavirus infections in a day more than 2500 deaths are reported in just 24 hours in recent weeks the country has seen a resurgence in cases and deaths prompting many areas to impose new regulations well u.s. president elect joe biden is urging congress to pass a coronavirus aid bill to help millions of americans struggling during the pandemic he warned that $12000000.00 people could lose their unemployment benefits if it's not approved by the end of the month this situation is urgent if we don't act now the future will be very bleak murders need help and they need it now. and they need more to come early next year but i must tell you i am encouraged by the bipartisan efforts in the senate around $900000000000.00 package for relief it's a bipartisan effort congress if we congress as they work out the details of this relief package then you have to focus on resources for direct public health responses to cover 90 the emir of kuwait says he's pleased with the progress of ta

again peter will be here in doha you're watching al-jazeera coming up. make no mistake about. this medical miracle the u.s. vice president mike pence gets the pfizer a jab as america moves closer to an emergency approval of a 2nd vaccine. with an average of a 1000 per day related to cook at 19 brazil's supreme court backs the government in making a vaccine mandatory for all. a call for help a quarter of a $1000000000.00 needed for humanitarian aid in mozambique. let's begin in northern nigeria where hundreds of children have now arrived home a week after they were kidnapped by gunmen linked to the armed group boko haram tired and barefoot the boys stepped off buses in the city of kut ciena on friday they're going through medical checks before being reunited with their families the boys were held in the vast forest since gunmen raided their school last friday the president. will be meeting the children in katsina state shortly. one of the boys who was kidnapped has been speaking about his ordeal. in the same place when they took us at 1st but when they saw a jet fighter they ch

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 emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe

again piece it over here in doha you're watching al-jazeera your top stories also ahead. and traumatized more than $300.00 children kidnapped in nigeria are free after spending 6 days in captivity. ethiopia's government offers a reward for help to catch former leaders of tikrit region who are on the run after weeks of fighting. and we're on patrol with an anti poaching brigade this protecting unique wildlife in a park a risk of losing its world heritage site. we begin with the coronavirus crisis in the united states not regulators from the food and drug administration are expected to approve a 2nd vaccine for emergency use very soon experts say the maternal vaccine is safe but the f.d.a. has the final say the u.s. is the worst affected country in the world and is reporting record rises and deaths and infections americans are already being inoculated with the fine is a biotech vaccine approved less than one week ago. vice president mike pence has appeared live on t.v. to take the fire as an inoculation he says he took it because he wanted to demonstrate its safety and effe

in doha with a look at our main stories on al-jazeera hong kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate jimmy lai has been refused bail the outspoken government critic has been charged with defrauding government owned businesses and this comes a day after 3 prominent activists were jailed did it upon and has more from hong kong this is a very significant case here at the moment particularly because jimmy lives not only known for his pro-democracy activities but he's also a huge tycoon here in hong kong he is well known for his rags to riches story he's got a net worth estimated net worth of about a $1000000000.00 he runs media companies previously run clothing companies so he is definitely a big fish when it comes to hong kong's democracy movement here and his profile here in the city farmers in india are meeting government ministers for a 2nd round of talks as protests intensify against proposed laws on farm produce they say they'll keep demonstrating after negotiations on tuesday ended without an agreement elizabeth has more. farmers union leaders wouldn't eat the lunch provided by th

they're joining us live from doha thank you. now nearly 4 months after the beirut airport blast investigators have almost completed their task but the families of victims survivors and human rights groups fear high ranking officials will escape any blame senator reports who are in the front line of the explosion and from 4 months ago nobody to help us on august who are a powerful explosion believed to be caused by ammonium nitrate that caught fire ripped through port. its impact was felt kilometers away 200 people were killed thousands were wounded and tens of thousands made homeless peers meals extended family used to live in this 8 story building still displaced how can we come back in the state i didn't believe thousands of lebanese have been struggling to rebuild their homes the cash strapped government has largely been absent and geos can only do so much piers family didn't just lose their homes they lost a brother jacob what's happening grief is now compounded with anger towards a political class that acknowledged knowing

yousef: in terms of what exactly is playing out in some of these key companies listed on the doha indexbanks appear to be coming back for the fed. quality,at the credit a good job done by the bloomberg intelligence team, i want to see how that rings for your team. -- ranks for your team. >> it remains a cornerstone of the economy. they weathered the storm very well. beenanking system had reliant on deposits coming from outside the region. particularly from the gcc. they were able to of the shock quite well and diversify funding sources. this should help ease some of those pressures and the economy in doha is expected to recover quite well. we have some construction projects that were coming to close for the world cup, but there is a significant expansion in gas infrastructure that should keep the economy boy aunt and doha is trying to make itself the sports capital of the region. sporting events should help the hospitality sector. it is key to the economy. yousef: we had the election and kuwait and elections were nothing short of shocking. huge votes of pro-government forces for women a

a very simple reason there is no foreign official who respects freedom of speech will go to qatar doha and tell them please close and just to end this rift there are a lot of on the saudis i and sky arabia on the u.a.e. side and then there's a whole bunch of different. smaller networks but the flagships are. sky arabia and neither has had the experience the quality the money the resources. staffing that al-jazeera has had on the other hand as i say its reputation as being above the fray has changed so now i think what a lot of people do is they're watching they watch them a lot every year and they assume the truth is somewhere. actually not predicting what will be what the future threats to i just you know will be i think there are times shown us that just you know it's very similar and. i just you know it was also i think kind of seen as a responsibility to know this investigative journalist just you don't. as kind of. policy on the other hand i think they were also trying to really also defend themselves i think that was directly under attack and you know it happened as you know it w

problems at home and you're watching al-jazeera live my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes the u.s. records more than 2500 kroner virus deaths in a day president elect joe biden calls on congress to approve billions of dollars in covert relief funding. president trump orders he would draw all of nearly all u.s. troops from somalia raising questions about the fight against the armed group al shabaab. plus as lines for handouts get longer in argentina the government turns to the country's richest citizens to help. them to the program we begin with the gulf crisis now in its 4th year the emir of kuwait says he's happy with progress made in talks aimed at resolving the dispute between 4 arab nations and qatar now that's after the saudi arabian foreign minister said he's hopeful a deal could be reached soon saudi arabia bahrain the united arab emirates and egypt imposed a land sea and air blockade on qatar in june 27th teen. crucial days are had for gulf nations talks aimed at and in the 3 and a half year blockade of qatar seem to have achieved significant progress ku

and the entire team here in doha by phone or. i care about how the u.s. engages with the rest of the world i cover foreign policy national security this is very much a political impasse here's the paul flick how do we illustrate it are we telling a good story will people get what we're trying to think here they're living outside and make it sound this is not the way any family wants to raise their children we're willing and fit in taking you into a place that you might not visit otherwise and to actually feel that you were there . in the biological and chemical agents be hard to deal with and honest throughout history alhaji warfare 1st aired its head when a man started fighting and developed by nation state so there could be enough to be faced every. now within reach of those seeking the compound the most toxic substances the world over the man many invisible friends on al jazeera. play an important role attempting it would. face. in the poorest suburbs of 3 european cities community tensions often reveal a shop cultural divides but they feel they have n

hello i'm adrian for the get this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. thousands of farmers camp on the outskirts of new delhi in protest against the government for its proposed new laws. we could be close to form 50000 american farms a warning from one of the top health officials in the us salt reporting the highest daily covert 19 death toll since the pandemic began. at a different type of exam season half a 1000000 students in south korea tackled the most important day in their academic calendar. police in hong kong have detained media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate jimmy lai the outspoken government critic has been charged with defrauding government owned businesses he remain in custody until a court case in april earlier this year lai was among 10 people arrested on suspicion of violating beijing's national security law and the japanese government says that it has grave concerns about the jailing of 3 hong kong activists joshua wong this child and ivan lamb were found guilty of unlawful assembly on tuesday they received 1310 and 7 month jail term

june 2017 president thomas a senior adviser jared kushner recently resident visited both riyadh and doha for talks we hope that. this progress can lead to outside of the agreement which looks and reach america so i am somewhat optimistic that we are close to. an agreement between all the issues dispute to come to a resolution but we think will be satisfactory to all. the un's refugee agency says eritrean refugees and northern ethiopia have fled their camps because of the conflict in te gray there are more than 100002 having their there are fears that they have limited access to food if europe is army has been fighting regional forces in te gray now for about a month the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to stall the u.s. economy is recovering and added just $245000.00 jobs in november that makes up the slowest month of course since may and that followed it reporting its highest number of deaths in a single day as well as rising hospital admissions. british prime minister barak johnson says breakfast at talks with the european union have reached a court difficult point the e.u. says oppo

i know that i am a hell of a hit day in with the al jazeera news are coming to you live from doha still to come. we face the human tragedy and the public health humanitarian and development images a year into the corona virus pandemic some hope with vaccine development but still a long way to go according to the u.n. . battling misinformation facebook and instagram will begin removing false posts about covert 19 vaccines. fears for reading or refugees who are being moved to an island that aids groups say is dangerous. and people in indian administered kashmir accuse soldiers of widescale abuse which the army denies. peter stammered with the sport says the asian champions league teams begin reaching the last 16 it's child's play for so i'll have all the details in the next hour. where we begin with the coronavirus pandemic now in a new phase with countries racing to approve facts scenes but in some parts of the worlds the picture is getting worse with case numbers on the rise so as winter approaches no since the start of the pandemic there have been more than $64.00 a 1000000 confirmed c

watching the news live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes the world health organization says europe faces a high risk of a coronavirus resurgence months and 2021 as germany and the u.k. introduced tougher restrictions before christmas. iran's supreme leader says hostilities with the u.s. will not and with donald trump exit from the white house. the u.n. says millions of children in ethiopia do not have access to aid since fighting in the region of great began last month. also ahead fear and anxiety among parents of more than 330 children kidnapped by nigeria's book fighters announced on how much and all the sports. world this is to go. as one of both to host the 2030 asian games the cattery capital with days the multi-sport event for the 2nd time. top story of the world health organization says the coronavirus and their mic could worsen in europe early next year now that warning comes as several e.u. countries including the netherlands and germany struggle to contain rising numbers of infections and the number of deaths in the u.k. london and the surrounding areas have now. a

it'll be here in doha your top stories from al jazeera britain's prime minister boris johnson is resisting pressure to scrap a planned easing of coronavirus restrictions over christmas mr johnston says strict rules will be relaxed for 5 days so families can be together a smaller christmas is going to be safe for christmas and a shorter christmas is a safer christmas when we see 3 households can meet on for days i want to stress that these are maximums not targets to aim for but of course it's always going to be safest to minimize the number of people you meet while asserts the rest of europe the daily number of current 19 infections in the netherlands has now hit a new record probably more than $11000.00 cases in the last 24 hours it's the 2nd day of a strict 5 week lockdown schools are closed and only essential businesses are now allowed to operate. germany is going into a nationwide law recorded the highest daily death toll so far all non-essential businesses are closed and it's world famous christmas markets and malt wine stalls will be shot across the holiday period and the world's 3rd

i know there are more a kyle this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. a u.s. government problem dogs as the use of fines as corona virus vaccine and another big step towards a mass inoculation campaign. anticipation builds months pro-abortion rights supporters in argentina with a vote in.

hello there i'm just on the attack and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the u.n. says food is running out for tens of thousands of eritrean refugees inside ethiopia's tikrit region the coronavirus pandemic continues to bring bad news to the u.s. economy which remains the wilds of west affected country. and bangladesh transfers hundreds of refugees to an isolated island despite concerns from the un and other rights groups. now saudi arabia's foreign minister says all of the nations involved in the gulf crisis are close to finalizing an agreement after a significant progress was made over the past few days katsa has been under an illegal land sea and air blockade by saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt since june 2017 present senior adviser jared kushner recently visited both riyadh and our hala the foreign ministers of council and kuwait also said there's been some progress. we hope that these. this progress can lead to a final agreement which looks in reach and i can say i am somewhat optimistic that we are close to finalizing. an agreement between all the is

we can put out this is our sara live from doha also coming up. this may be the most important speech i've ever made donald trump's 46 minute outburst the u.s. president outlines why he believes the election was stolen. after months of deadlock a breakthrough in peace talks between the afghan government and the town of up. and former french president a fairly she's got this town a key architect european integration has done. the u.k. has become the 1st country to approve the pfizer bio and take over $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

this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up wealthier countries are accused of hoarding covert 19 vaccines that may lead people from poorer nations to miss out. a good deal is still to be done britain's prime minister boris johnson says a last minute e.u. trade agreement is possible but that his country would prosper even without one. at a chilling vision of the future human rights watch reveals how china is using big data to profile for arrest. 5 people have been killed in post-election violence in gaza police say that 61 incidents of violence have been reported since monday's presidential and parliamentary vote former president and main opposition candidate john the hama accused the incumbent of trying to rig the election president not a coup for team as released on official results suggesting that he's leading the race al-jazeera is addresses that a very noisy rally in the capital across what's happening. all. right. guys. i'm sorry i we really can't hear you above the music that we're going to have to come away from you will try and return to you a little late so many thanks i

there i'm just on the attack and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up iran takes another step towards banning the u.n. nuclear watchdog from unsaddled inspections of its sites. with a deadline looming boris johnson on the head of the european union trying to break the deadlock on a trade deal. on the final stage of human trials on a drug the makers say will come in the area have now begun. russia is pushing ahead with the fast stage of its large scale covert 19 vaccination program teachers doctors and social workers are set to get the locally produced sputnik the vaccine around $2000000.00 russians are expected to be inoculation this month need baka has this report. it's called covert back trade name sputnik v. after the soviet era satellite that triggered the space race and now russia says it's soaring ahead in its campaign against covert 19. dozens of clinics in the capital moscow have begun inoculating those most at risk from the virus the city remains the worst affected place in the country 1st in line of people who work in schools the health service and social worker

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although adrian from going to here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera after holding out for almost a week u.s. president donald trump aside the coronavirus relief bill which he described as a disgrace the delays allowed some unemployment benefits to lapse adding pressure on millions of americans who are struggling with economic hardship brought about by the pandemic but been insisting that direct stimulus payments to people to be increased from $600.00 to 2000 and jordan reports now from washington. the president does have the right under a law that's about 40 years or so old to say to congress that he will sign legislation or she will sign legislation but that there are parts of the legislation that really should be stripped out it then falls on congress to pass a bill that would actually give the president what he or she wants but let's face it the current congress goes out and ends a week from today and so it's very unlikely that it's going to grant the president's wishes it's also unclear that congress will give the president what he says he ultimately wants which is a separate s

this is the highlight of qatar national day celebrations the parades on doha konishi hits and the van to mock by a minute to parade to mourn your marchers and. the event is held this year under extraordinary measures because of cope with 19 and this explains the social distancing measures that were put into place by whole health of volunteers and he explains also why one of the key moments of the parade is a tribute to the caretakers health workers doctors and nurses all those who are the forefront of the fight against covert 19 those who spent days weeks and months raising awareness about disease and providing crucial assistance to those in serious condition the authorities say that basically all the measures that were taken by the government since march when the 1st cases of covert 19 were reported in qatar managed to a greater extent to contain the virus when talking here about social distancing measures contact tracings and also the top not services provided at hospitals across the country now what is next for qatar for the time being they're confident they've been doing their wor

at the doha institute. but on director of political studies at the arab center for research and policy studies and director of the center for conflict and humanitarian studies welcome to all of you ibrahim let me start with you today how much has the authority of the unity government been undermined by this attack and i've been. well significant slim come by think this is. you would challenge a present that you had secured at the challenge for the no government that has almost a year since the signing of the agreement until this government has finally finally being formed and that's the brought everyone together on the southern part of the human is now out there that is to stop with and then you have come. huge security breach and that enjoyments and then which undermines. the credibility that you need to see. and this is questions about its future where canadian let's keep in mind also that the situation has not been to stick there's only so that fact that every quarter but also we have about another attac

hello i'm daryn jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a u.s. panel of medical experts puts forward its recommendations from a dearness coronavirus vaccine paving the way for the f.d.a. to approve it for emergency use. computer software giant microsoft admits is the latest victim in a highly sophisticated attack by suspected russian operatives. and anger in argentina as economies in latin america see the worst drop in growth in more than a 100.

get here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera european union leaders have agreed to cut carbon emissions by police to 55 percent by the end of the decade but reduction compared to $990.00 levels is a step up from the previous goal of 40 percent. with. a reduction of 55 percent by 2030 means that our 2050 commitment is credible it means that we in europe would have a leadership role to play very soon we will be celebrating the 5th anniversary of this commitment made in paris the paris agreement and we have been firmly committed as the european union from the beginning this is a very positive battle in the field of climate and diplomacy to bring in other parts of the world to get the jump on the bandwagon and to come up with common standards and share our ambitions. turkey is criticizing the e.u. has plans to expand sanctions targeting its training operations in the eastern mediterranean european leaders agreed to expand the list of sanctions turkish individuals and companies. hizbollah fugitive convicted in the assassination of lebanon's former prime minister rafiq hariri has been given 5

i'm committal in doha with top stories on al-jazeera germany has gone into locked up by imposing the toughest restrictions in its post-war history all non-essential business is a closed and its world famous christmas markets will be shot through the holidays germany also reported a record day the number of corona virus deaths 952. i'm very pleased to see the new plan because 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 i miss india 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. britain's prime minister abbas johnson is resisting pressure to scrap a planned easing of coronavirus restrictions over christmas johnson says strict rules will be relaxed for 5 days so families can be together to medical journals say the rash decision will cost many lives try to hole has more from london. a real head of pressures you say building on boris johnson's government to change

hello i'm somehow rommany watching al-jazeera live my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes a record number of coronavirus deaths in the u.s. president elect joe biden is calling on congress to urgently pass a covert release they'll. present trump also orders the withdrawal of nearly all u.s. troops from somalia raising questions about the fight against the armed group al-shabaab . and bangladesh began sending writing to refugees to an isolated island in what's being seen as a forced relocation. back into the program we begin with the gulf crisis now in its 4th year the emir of kuwait says he's happy with progress made in talks aimed at resolving the dispute between 4 arab nations and catarrh that's after the saudi arabian foreign minister said that he's hopeful of a deal could be reached soon saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt all imposed a land sea and air blockade on qatar back in june 27th teen. has more. crucial days had for gulf nations talks aimed at and during the 3 and a half year blockade of qatar. seem to have achieved significant progress kuwait

so you're watching al-jazeera live from doha with me fully back to ball also coming up pressure mounts on ethiopia to allow aid groups to reach and refugees in the northern tikrit reaching. a record number of women on the ballot as polls open in kuwait spawn of entry elections. and world box office battle global city my chains are in talks with wanna brothers about its plans to stream its new releases online. thank you very much for joining us russia is pushing ahead with the 1st stage of its large scale covert 1000 vaccination program teaches a doctors and social workers a set to get the locally produced but make the vaccine nearly $2000000.00 russians are expected to be inoculated at this month some western scientists have raised concerns about russia's vaccine because it did not complete all the clinical trials before it was approved that speaks to alexander who are tried in moscow horizonte xandra so this mass vaccination campaign begins today what exactly is going to be happening. yes indeed so today it's a store for the 1st people opened 17 books a nation centers across moscow of