dubai is one of the most famous.ndfederation was formed the father of the nation passed away several years ago. he established a federation with a population of about 10 million overall. resources,ealth of particularly oil and gas. is finite. we have to prepare ourselves for the future. focusing on maximizing the and build a diversification strategy. your economy is dependent on oil. is it 80%? 70% to 80% ofas the gdp. it toe been able to lower 35%. we are still a long way away. we need to continue to push the number down as much as possible. david: why do you think dubai is better known in other parts of the world? khaldoon: countries like egypt, countries with immense history -- we are new in this industry. you do not have the pyramid's. what we have been able to do in dubai was build a terrorism -- tourismthem -- industry. we have been able to build and tourists.- influx of david: let's talk about how you got where you are. you grew up in abu dhabi. to be a member of the royal means that you are part of the family

let's get more with mohammed 30 in dubai, -- mohammed in dubai.n itss delivered previous promise to trim supply, so tell me why hasn't the latest cut agreement boosted prices? good to see you. >> yes, good morning. it seems to me the trading community does not really think will,he opec reductions supply, it just will not be enough. if the outlook changes in 2019 and there is more u.s. shale coming online, opec has to do more, and that is why yesterday, the ministers from the uae, from s, have allther committed to both extending the cuts in 2019 and even hinting that they would go a little bit deeper. whatever it takes to balance supply and demand and prop up prices. mohammed, yes, so tell me how likely it is that the deeper reduction is on the cards and whether perpetual market intervention risks fracturing the group? mohammed: see, this is the key question may have because from now, opec is on the record saying russia wanted to have the cuts last for six months only and that is why the agreement for next year will last until the end of june, wher

let's go to desley humphrey in dubai. manus.any have agreed to a compromise proposal on how to tax large tech companies. according to a joint statement, digital companies could face a three percent levy on the european advertising revenue in a scaling back of the broad pan initially envisioned by paris. it does not guarantee the tax would become law, with several countries previously indicating they could block the measure. newspapers is tokyo prosecutors plan to rearrest carlos ghosn and greg kelly. the paper says it would happen on december 10 on a new charge of understating his income, something charles gunn denies. they now think his pay was underreported by $79 million. -- carlos ghosn denies. they now think his pay was underreported by 79 million dollars. they would buy back a portion of debt. debtepurchase of its suggests a more market friendly approach from presiden --the pr. he did not comment on the plan when asked repeatedly about it at a news conference, and that is your bloomberg business flash. manus: thank you ver

according to bloomberg, as many as 100 positions may be cut in dubai, all those numbers have not beendership and priority banking operations. and microsoft sta rts banking operations. and microsoft starts this week as the world ‘s most valuable listed companies. 0n friday, the technology giant reclaimed the number one spot from apple after more than 15 years. they ended the trading session with a market value of $14 billion. we told you how the markets were at the start of the programme. the hang seng is also currently seeing the games. due to this relief rally following the 620 meeting between trump and xijinping over the weekend where they decided to delay trade tariffs for another 90 days as they discussed the issue. that is if they discussed the issue. that is if the programme, thanks for watching. -- it the programme, thanks for watching. —— itfor the programme, thanks for watching. —— it for the programme. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: the un warns the threat posed to all of us by climate change has never been this serious as a global climate summit opens with a p

although its own stocks are exhausted dubai is far from given up. the burj khalifa at the time of construction the world's tallest building was built with sand from half a world away. we have a saying in english which is selling sand to the arabs which is obviously a joke. that that's actually come true in the case of the by. thirty five hundred australian companies exports into the arabian peninsula their profits of tripled in twenty years accounting for a five billion dollar jackpot. and australia is just one small part of a global trend that reliant on importing sand from other areas you see is this huge trade around the world moving from one another for different purposes such construction vaccination. singapore is another city at the heart of the sand wars. and thirty years the country known as the switzerland of asia has become one of the richest in the region during this time the population has more than doubled and the sixty three islands that make up the city state are bursting at the seams singapore is for lying on the import. for its very

these are the live pictures from dubai. can see the crowds, 2019 has a right there, less than four hours until the celebrations here in the uk but we will be following the events in london and edinburgh tonight. a special event for you here on bbc so stay with us for that. two border force ships are to be redeployed from overseas to patrol the english channel — in response to recent migrant crossings. the home secretary sajid javid's announcement comes after he met with border force and national crime agency officials — to discuss an action plan to tackle the growing number of migrants attempting to get to the uk. 12 more migrants — including a 10—year—old child — arrived on the kent coast today — bringing the total who've attempted to get here since november, to 239. this report from our chief political correspondent vicki young contains some flash photography. kent police examining a vessel bringing the latest group of migrants to the english coast. nine men, two women and a child landed here this morning. saying they wer

although its own stocks are exhausted dubai is far from given up. the burj khalifa at the time of construction the world's tallest building was built with sand from half a world away. we have a saying in english which is selling sand to the arabs which is obviously a joke. that that's actually come true in the case of the by. thirty five hundred australian companies exports into the arabian peninsula their profits of tripled in twenty years accounting for a five billion dollar jackpot. and australia is just one small part of a global trend that reliant on importing sand from other areas you see is this huge trade around the world moving from one another for different purposes such construction land reclamation. singapore is another city at the heart of the sand wars. and thirty years the country known as the switzerland of asia has become one of the richest in the region during this time the population is more than doubled and the sixty three islands that make up this city state are bursting at the seams singapore is sort of lying on the import. and

i'm manus cranny, live in dubai. these are today's top stories. >> pressing on, theresa may survives the tory coup attempt but is further weaken. does she have the clout to see of brexit deal through as she heads to brussels? asian stocks firmly in the green. plus plenty of central-bank decisions on investors minds today, the most important being the ecb when mario draghi detection in to the era of bond buying. >> is 106 days to brexit and theresa may has survived an attempt to oust her. last night she won the no-confidence vote but more than a third of her party voted to ditch her. does prime minister may have the authority she needs to get any concessions from the e.u. and to get the plan through parliament >> great job over the past couple of days. she is, some would say of vassal state now, much reduced in power . what do you make of it? dead woman walking as well is what somebody called her. she survived the confidence vote , 200 tory in these voted for her, 117 against, so she does had to brussels to try to get

in dubai.t a week it has been for u.s. stocks, the worst week since march. let's get you a quick recap. tech stocks were in focus, along with trade tensions. the latest batch of economic the adding to concerns, position toward equities has moved from by to sell. opec is delivering bigger than expected oil production cuts and it will be interesting to see how it ripples around the globe, especially in emerging markets. 2.85,0 year yields at numbers came in slightly softer, bank of america forecasting 10 year yields. the bloomberg dollar index, jobs haven in thee current scheme of things but lower. still, fairly resilient throughout the week. let's check in on the first word news with christine burke. >> thanks. the white house chief of staff will step down toward the end of the year. white house advisers believe that vice presidents chief of staff will be named acting chief of staff. the opec coalition delivered a bigger than expected oil production cut, defying the presidents cut to keep it ope

i'm manus cranny in dubai. is the bubble losing air?hat is the stock market telling us about the u.s. economy, down the lowest since april? get ready for a crisis. partial government shutdown. in terms of the flow of money, millions of dollars has been pulled from the mutual funds in one week. we've not seen that since 1992. crude oil collapsed. the market is not buying the opec cuts. they are cutting their bets to the lowest since 2016. cable down .5%. is it that the second referendum is on the way? surely may should have told merkel or macron the brexit deal would be dead long before this crisis. bank of america, merrill lynch survey, investors are braced for u.s. growth slump, a halt in the fed hikes, duration -- duration crossed into net long exposure for the first time since 2016. let's get your first word headlines. we do this every day. we rang a bell. ryans. interior secretary zinke he will meet with the trump administration amid federal investigations over his political activity and potential conflicts of interest. president tr

joining us from our bloomberg earner in a dubai is our next guest.u are looking at chinese equities. we are seeing a broad best rally -- broad-based rally in asia. looking? >> so far, and does not look like much conviction in the trade. volume levels on the shanghai composite as we get the site up higher today, you can see volume levels have dropped, about the lowest so far this year. trading at their lowest since 2014, save for 29 minute circuit record here, where volume stopped. we will put that aside for a bit. it basically shows that perhaps there is not much conviction in today.ly when much headlines coming out about trade tensions improving, maybe it means that all the bearish bets, anyone who is going to sell, has been washed out of the market. the hope is that retail investors will step back in. the yen is also trading lower today, like chinese equities. not seeing a bit. really for haven assets. with that, we have seen of the itanese yen, the euro trade, has not moved to 1% in 59 days, the longest streak in this range 2014. with all the conc

nejra: desley humphrey in dubai. thank you so much.ng $300 billion, the global personal luxury goods market will likely grow 8% in 2018 after third-quarter spending maintained the same organic sales growth as the first half of the year. bloomberg critics a similar rate of growth for 2019. the macroeconomic uncertainties surrounding trade tariffs and lower chinese gdp forecasts have seen luxury valuations slump in recent months. here to discuss the global luxury goods market in 2019, and what to expect next year, is analyst for senior bloomberg intelligence. thanks for joining us. anymore read on luxury spending? deborah: we could look at maybe two different data sets. start with swiss watch. we had a 4% rise in november numbers. there we see double-digit growth coming out of china. we had 10% in hong kong, 15% in very, 18% in the u.s., so strong numbers from specific countries. closerond one would be to recent times, the start of december, on spend trends, 8% overall in those different categories. nejra: quite positive there, but how c

although its own stocks are exhausted dubai is far from given up. the burj khalifa at the time of construction the world's tallest building was built with sand from half a world away. we have a saying in english which is selling sand to the arabs which is obviously a joke. that that's actually come true in the case of the by. thirty five hundred australian companies exports into the arabian peninsula their profits of tripled in twenty years accounting for a five billion dollar jackpot. and australia is just one small part of a global trend that reliance on importing sand from other areas you see is this huge trade around the world moving from one another for different purposes such as construction and land reclamation. singapore is another city at the heart of the sand wars. in thirty years the country known as the switzerland of asia has become one of the richest in the region during this time the population has more than doubled and the sixty three islands that make up the city state are bursting at the seams singapore is sort of lying on the impo

in dubai a spectacular laser and firework display lit up the skyline.re the live pictures from athens. you can see the fireworks above the acropolis. the parthenon lit up beneath the display. the celebrations in one of the old est the celebrations in one of the oldest cities in the world. reining in greece but not sopping the fireworks. we will focus plenty more this evening on the celebrations in the world but let's go back to the situation in the channel. two border force ships are to be redeployed from overseas to patrol the english channel — in response to recent migrant crossings. the home secretary sajid javid's announcement comes after he met with border force and national crime agency officials — to discuss an action plan to tackle the growing number of migrants attempting to get to the uk. 12 more migrants, including a 10—year—old child — arrived on the kent coast today, bringing the total who've attempted to get here since november, to 239. this report from our chief political correspondent vicki young contains some flash photography. kent pol

. >-- dubai studio.krainian president the clashes of his country with russia are reuniting -- we igniting tensions. he spoke in an exclusive interview with bloomberg. >> i want to thank all the leaders of the world for supporting up -- supporting us in this difficult time. the statement of the united states, the statement of the , is definitely the strong support of ukraine. the western partners have made a strong statement to impact the situation. we should have a donation to act. that means to not begin war. we are a country of peace. we want to protect our integrity. the new block of sanctions would other presences in the black sea. this is the new type of war, the hybrid war. there is a disinformation campaign. they have been trying to attack these different countries. there has been an embargo on buying ukrainian goods. there is the use of military force in independent countries. have the ports opened? you might be able to end martial law earlier. what is the status? we are the objects of unprovoked

let's get to our energy reporter in dubai.hony, it seems the intention is there, but the bogeyman in the room, nobody wants to talk about cuts. the market wants 1.3. what is the reckoning at the moment? all about russia? anthony: good morning. it is about russia agreeing to some cuts, some substantial cuts that will not leave the saudi's with all the heavy lifting. that is what the saudi arabian energy minister wants to avoid. he wants a consensus spreading the cuts around the group. a lot of the others will say it was the saudis who ramped up production after june when opec exited a period of strong cuts, and the saudis should take the majority of the market. the saudis of course are most susceptible to the tweets from donald trump. we saw them today, and i expect we will see them again soon. we see some debate about what those numbers are, so you will be watching that as it unfolds in vienna. it is tracy alloway here in tokyo. i wanted to press you on those donald trump tweets. he's obviously not in vienna, but he is sort of

live pictures here from dubai. looks like a pretty good party there. the east coast will be hit with heavy rain showers. cnn's jennifer gray joins me now from the cnn weather center. jennifer, if you're planning on being outside tonight, it's going to be a little bit warmer with a little bit of rain, right. >> you're exactly right. it's going to be warmer than last year, but it is going to be much wetter. and the rain has already made it up to new york. it's in d.c., it's in philly, it will eventually be in boston. a lot of the big cities will experience rain. unfortunately, and for all of the people in twaimes square, n that the rain has begun, it's going to keep on rain iing unti we ring in the new hour. it's also raining in chicago. that should be wrapped up by the time the clock strikes midnight that should clear cleup. we also have tornado watches and a thunderstorm watch until 8:00 p.m. eastern time. the storm watch is through 7:00 p.m. eastern time. and so we could get some rough weather on the way, as well, for folks heading out to celebrate. h

what is it say about dubai ‘s treatment of women...iled for being raped victims because over there, that means sex outside marriage. on a personal level, you say you are her best friend, what sort of conditions do you think she's in right now? i think she is probably somewhere locked up, drugged, because latifa is a fighter, she would not give up easily. when you first heard this story, were there any feelings of, oh, this could be a bit risky, in broadcasting what are quite strong allegations about how her family have treated her? absolutely. we have treated her? absolutely. we have had in making this documentary seven months of investigative journalism to stand up the allegations latifa makes in the video and the story that tina and the other witnesses tell of what happened after they left and sailed across the indian ocean and were caught. we have spoken to friends, we have spoken to experts, i have had a whole team working on this for seven months, standing this up so that we can broadcast the documentary. what were the last thing

standard chartered is said to be cutting jobs in dubai.0 positions could be involved in dubai alone. bill winters just launched a campaign to reignite growth, theuding plans to simplify structure and free up liquidity. macron tells abe he wants to save the alliance. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: 8:30 in hong kong, an hour from trading there. i am paul allen. shery: i am shery ahn. let's get to first word news. su: asian stocks are set to gain with the u.n. and -- the yuan and aussie dollar going to rise with the tone down in the trade rhetoric. president trump and president xi tariffs forhalt new 90 days. washington promised to raise duties on $90 billion of imports starting january 1 with the white house debating whether to tax all goods from china. mr. trump: i look forward to the discussion. the relationship is very special that i have with presidency -- president xi. it will be a primary reason why we will probably get, and updating something that will be good for china and the united states. su: russia and saudi arabia have yet to offici

for that, we go to desley humphrey in dubai. and china have agreed to remove tariffs on cars imported to the united states as a part of a way to hold trade measures for 90 days. washington had been set to raise tariffs on $250 billion on imports january 1, white house debating whether to tax all goods from china. trump now says beijing has agreed to remove tariffs on the current 40%. canada's finance minister said his government is in negotiations with the u.s. to eliminate aluminum tariffs. speaking exclusively to bloomberg, he said the north american trade deal brings stability and confidence. >> i think what will have to happen is we'll have to be sitting at the table to get to the best answer. our view is that these tariffs shouldn't be there and it would be much better for all of our business interests to get rid of them in their entirety. so that continues to be our innt of view, and we're discussions to work towards that answer. desley: qatar says it will leave opec next month in a movement that threatens to fraction the

does lee humphrey is in control in dubai.lowdown activity at the nation's factories slowing. manufacturing pmi came in at 49.4. it was the first contraction of a crime factory gauge since july 2016. the nonmanufacturing pmi beat expectations. meanwhile, the u.s. futures rallied after president trump reported big progress in talks with china. trump tweeted that a deal is moving along and will be copper hence it is made. -- comprehensive if made. the government's weeklong standoff with the european coalition. partners agree to lower a deficit target to 2.04%. the initial 2.4% target was rejected by brussels as breaching eu rules. u.k.hancellors of the leaving the eu are 50-50 in parliament rejects theresa may's deal. he called on his fellow lawmakers to back the deal saying he would rather have an agreement that falls short of expectations then risk no brexit at all. russia and turkey have a critical role to play in syria according to a message from president vladimir putin to his turkish counterpart. this comes a day after the

another museum in dubai you can choose your illusion everything and anything for that perfect picture . ship says sweet. as always we leave ship through the eggs. our online find of the week time digital over stimulation. we've become slaves to our smartphones we reach for them the minute we wake up. even before the first sip of coffee we're scrolling through our laps liking texting surfing word. this is how british design it came tailless the smartphone dependency because someone who's always online is always on. social media channels demand constant attention like in the day away tell your wife i crash is. back online to play a game. and finally a little adult life. was it so over stimulation so your brain's about to bust the only cure turn off and tune out. next week a little over twenty years ago google dot com first went online today google is everywhere whether using maps e-mail or watching you tube the u.s. technology giants has a finger in every pipe the army present online service provider next week on shift . their work ground breaking their ability gives them power they go

dubÁi y parÍs.rla? karla: a las cuatros -- a las 4:30 a.m. alan: tÚ, jesus? yisus: cinco menos cuarto. maity: este es el sonido al que muchos despertamos. una alarma de lo que indica de lo que serÁ un nuevo dÍa lleno de nuevos oportunidad es. pero sabias que tener una rutina por la maÑana puede llevarte el Éxito? el libro "my morning routine" asegura que la rutina comienza con la repeticiÓn de una acción por unos minutos todos los dÍas. [habla en inglÉs] maity: entre las rutinas mÁs recurrentes estÁn despertarse entre las 6:00 a.m. y 7:00 a.m. hacer una lista de cosas por hacer desde la noche antes, de ser por la noche dejar la ropa lista para el dÍa siguiente. arreglar o tender la cama, no revisar el celular hasta por lo menos 1 hora despuÉs de haberse despertado intentar seguir la rutina los fines de semana inclusive hasta cuando se estÁ de viaje. varios de los nuestros en univisiÓn tienen su rutina. para nuestra marÍa antonieta collins la maÑana comienza desde muy temprano. >> muy buenos dÍas. cu

men and eyes in the dubai. locals come to the market after work. is a corner here leverage says mulled wine has gone a bit out of fashion nowadays more exotic drinks are popular this why is it because i thought of all this is a hot cuban lots of rum goes into it but i can't reveal the rest but it sounds lethal but i know it's delicious nothing we make is lethal you get up in the morning and you never have a hangover from my copy of scripture as my mind if. i get into the bunker as it might in the evening the boss says for assistance. or helpers speak several languages. modern english and spanish now the clarity of speech italian and is studying water management. and i'm not in the know works as a head of marketing in the sales manager my name isn't on but then she also helped design and market my booth and insight money to get. back in the bakery calls or has already taken out the new dough no stolen can weigh more than a kilo and a half during advent everyone including shoe my an apprentice from eritrea help some of the other stores and asked if t

eastham hopes to become one of the world's biggest of the asian hops if you now fly long distance wire dubai francs and paris to london chances are you may soon be changing planes here instead. indonesia's on forces are constantly airlifting in relief goods things that people here need most water sood medication. right here in this village council office five people will be to death by a mob last month police say the people were driven by videos walks up claiming that kidnappers are on the loose. travel just so bad that we had to leave our car behind and jump on a motorbike many of the truck drivers told us that he basically is an open secret that if you're right some of the security forces who are in charge of arranging the traffic you can jump the line put it on. the majority of the snakes here of animists and they're used to create anti things that save the lives of hundreds in the community around the. neighborhood we have to ask you was just to get a yes. i did yes. you're watching data everything is from berlin wall coming at the top of the island don't forget you can get all the lates

meetings about policies in dubai. i said what is this have to do with my expertise? are they were inviting me to a secret symposium in tripoli. that doesn't sound safe when you say you can't know what is going on but you have to go and fight for human rights. ok. see the samer person in the same room for two days. >> so you travel in your frying -- flying discreetly. i went to rome and brussels. i did not want to go to tripoli, i was scared to death. they wanted to send me to the middle east all the time. my experience was as someone who had ties with the italian government. understood why. if they were so shady. the first time i did the interview for the job, i didn't know george. you know a guy with your same background is advising on the trump pain -- campaign. when he reached out to me on linkedin i thought that is the guy. mr. papadopoulos:

anna: thanks very much, desley humphrey in dubai. powermay is locked in struggle with the house of commons over brexit. she suffered to feed on three key votes in succession. parliament now has the potential to decide on britain -- were shaped written -- britain's plan b if may's plan is rejected next week. , bloomberg'snset editor. what was the biggest defeat last night? was it around the amendment, which nobody knew was going to be voted on 24 hours before it happened? this contempt motion, that is unprecedented. yet, this is the world of brexit we are in, followed by a more which isnt defeat, about parliaments taking more control over the process and it highlighted how theresa may is running a minority government and is not even able to win these votes on these processes to get her deal through, let alone the vote next week. we are seeing her authority over parliament draining away. that is what happened yesterday. having said that, we talked having a. may difficult day and what we know about her is she doesn't give in. she was ba

but the most fundamental and looking at dubai. and what dubai did is basically said we'll put the drivers licenses to the blockchain. once that is done, you have mroked identity in. now -- you have locked identity in. now we can say we know who the people are and they have privacy and anonymity as much as they would need to have. now we can build around that. if you want to build carbon credits around knowing who the people are, it is much easier to do than to start with carbon credits as a platform and not have the fundamental, really low-hanging fruits in place. that would be my approach. i think part of the problem here is you guys don't know enough about what we do and that's matched with us not understanding, in my case certainly, virtually anything about what you do. i certainly understand more now than i did before i came. for myself, i mean, one very clear option, i think, that exists which i can't figure out how it would help the city so much, but the trackability thing. if you can with confidence know that the head of ro

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let's go to paul blake in dubai, our middle east business reporter. nice to see you, paul.p, us crude is up sharply, over 5%. tell us more about what this countries have agreed? that's right. this in large part connects back to what we have been talking about all morning on your programme, the truce in this trade war. 0ver programme, the truce in this trade war. over the past couple of months, the trade war and fears that it would knock down global the mantle have essentially caused the oil price to collapse. we have seen this long rout in the oil market over the last couple of weeks and this has largely been on the part of investors. they have been concerned global demand would drop because of this trade war and therefore there would be less demand for oil. now that president trump and president she have said they will have a truce in the trade war and they have agreed to restart talks, that has a optimism to the oil market. —— president xi. the other factor is president xi. the other factor is president putin and mohammad bin salman agreeing to continue cooperating over t

sources say as many as 100 positions could be involved in dubai alone including senior roles. has lost a campaign to have subdivided structure. lower operating cost and freeing up liquidities. yvonne: graincorp has soared in sydney as it considers a takeover from a long-term asset partner valued at $1.8 billion u.s. it is a 43% permian -- premium to the last closing price. the australian government asected a 2013 takeover being against national interest. david: let's have a look at deutsche bank. the boss doesn't expect to be personally targeted in a money laundering inquiry in germany. they rated the headquarters and several other places last week. the private wealth unit [indiscernible] before he became the ceo, but he bankinvestigators the considers the matter closed. looking at asia-pacific so far, it is green across the board, the hang seng, not a single stock down, 2.5% to the upside. china's market, the alleviation of trade tensions at least for the time being with the 90 day moratorium or truce, not a cease-fire. the asia-pacific markets overall are up 2% or let's look

that's it from us, dubai paper. we don't mind which one, it keeps us going —— do buy a paper.evious insane goodbye to you. i have another programme to introduce. now on bbc news, a special report on biohackers — the people who want to make their bodies and brains function better by changing their biology. —— in saying. that means trying to edit their dna, putting chips under their skin, and trying to create entirely new human senses. the victoria derbyshire programme's catrin nye has been meeting the people pushing the limits of what it means to be human. and a warning, this film starts with a graphic image of a needle implanting a microchip. all righty, are you ready? i'm ready. take a nice big breath for me. well done. your chip's in. you're a cyborg. yay, i'm a cyborg. meet a group of people from different corners of the world, all linked by a desire to make their bodies and brains function better. they're inserting technology under their skin. adopting extreme diets, trying to change the biology they were born with. some trying to live to 150. i would be willing to take pr

live pictures here from dubai. looks like a pretty good party there.will be hit with heavy rain showers. cnn's jennifer gray joins me now from the cnn weather center. jennifer, if you're planning on being outside tonight, it's going to be a little bit warmer with a little bit of rain, right. >> you're exactly right.

the clock suggests truck midnight in dubai. hundreds of thousands of people have gathered to watch at the world's largest tower. the burjrj khalifa is lit up by led lasers a and fireworks. held i in multiple locations across to buy. while new zealand and australia and most of asia are already a few hours into 2019, there are still many more parties to come. we will be bringing you the biggest celebrations across the globe as the world says goodbye to 2018 and hello to 2019. germany will be ringing in the new year in just under three hours time. here in berlin, a big news years party is getting underway. this is a hugege challenenge foe authorities. >> the warm-up acts are already getting the crowd into the mood on a relatively mild years eve in berlin. numerous bands and djs will take to the stage. >> it is super. very good. >> that was nice, i enjoyed the performance, i don't really speak german but i could feel the passion behind the center. >> all sorts of people from all different countries, they are nice, really nice. beer