we will talk about other areas of em, including latin america. why the distribution of a vaccine crucial to the region there. we talk about that next. this is bloomberg. ♪ romaine: today we are focused on emerging markets and focusing on latin america and economic recovery. just a few moments ago, we had headlines out of brazil that the central bank there kept the ceiling break at 2%. a move most people expected as the country makes a bid to try to strengthen the economic recovery there. we have seen weak spots not only in brazil, but other latin american countries. joe: in the meantime we have seen these latin american currencies gaining with the risk on appetite. this is the dollar against the chilean peso, mexican peso, over the last six months. that means all of them have rallied. we see a lot of these latin american currencies, all of which tied to different commodities, in some way having a good back half of the year. caroline: meanwhile, we keep an eye on the brazilian real. let's take a deeper into these latin american moves. a em strateg

what could this decision mean for other countries in latin america. i think a lot of countries will see argentina as an example as they move forward stalwarts their own legislation is about abortion so right now only cuba europe why and go yana have legalized abortion in the region there are some cities in mexico that have legalized it too but everywhere else the regulations where darcy are abortion are very restrictive and again a lot of feminist movements a lot of women's rights movements across latin america have taken argentina as an example have really embraced this movement as their own so i think that after this vote a lot of these countries and a lot of these movements that have been pushing for the legal is a friend of abortion. across the years will really feel empowered to push that type of the just nation in their own countries so we will be definitely very interesting to see what happens in the rest of latin america in the next year we'll see thank you very much for talking with us that was journalist was here in what is charles. take a l

of the countries across latin america. well it has this sets a huge precedent so argentina is not the 1st country you why tiny your why was the 1st country in the region to legalize abortion cuba is another country where abortion is legal but argentina is the 1st large country in the region where our fortune becomes legal where many in argentina from now on will be able to go to a hospital 1 and request an abortion until the 14th week of pregnancy so this is important because in many cases argentina has been an example in other issues like divorce like same sex marriage and now abortion we were talking just human rights groups and they're saying that countries like brazil like colombia like the rule i looking at argentina how this bill was treated how the women rights groups who have been on the streets wearing this green handkerchief that have become known not only in argentina but throughout latin america how they have handled this campaign and they're definitely taking a close look and they're definitely going to contin

how is the rest of latin america balancing treatment of hiv and the coronavirus? >> sure, great to be with you. with all the attention focused on covid-19, if thins as a reminder of -- it stands as a reminder of the need to pay attention to another pandemic that has been with us for over 30 years. we report over 100,000 new infections per year, a 23% increase from 10 years ago in 2010. that means that prevention overall in the region is not progressing as fast as we should be seeing it. on the other hand, the region has been able to provide treatment to citizens at a much better rate, so we have seen an 8% decline in deaths in the past 10 years in the same period. the situation in venezuela does not only imply what you have described in your report, but also the migration of venezuelans to neighboring countries, which account for about 4.5 million people, most in colombia and peru. >> hiv continues to affect young people at very high rates in latin america. can you tell us about the scope of the problem regarding young people and what is being done to fight it? >>

oh argentina becomes the 1st major country in latin america to legalize abortion and while pro-choice activists celebrate let mark decision will it put the traditionally catholic country on a collision course with the church. plus will getting vaccinated mean you get more privileges germany's immunization campaign sparks a new concern over the country turning into a 2 tier society. follow on terri martin good to have you with us it's been months indeed years in the making and many doubted it would ever be agreed but today the post trade deal reached between the european union and the united kingdom is being formally ratified the e.u.'s top officials put their signatures on the 1200 page agreement in brussels this morning the documents will. they'll be flown to london for prime minister boris johnson to sign the e.u. trade deal will take effect on thursday evening when the briggs's transition period ends and the u.k. will then be entirely oh. well for now let's bring in our correspondents teri schultz in brussels and big boss in london good to see you both terry the break that deal has

is that the opportunity for latin america? too much risk in latin america?a great point. that is an opportunity for la tam. latam is a bunch of commodity exporters. not only the global growth is picking up, but also the composition of global growth is good for latam, because china is driving the recovery. that is good for latam. not as good for mexico. mexico will contract 10% this year and recovered 2% this next year. discussed before, the dynamics is about growth versus interest rates. latam needs the global interest rates. to remain lower until growth except strongly and looked him -- in latam. that is not going to happen because of the distribution of the vaccine will be slower than most of the governments of the governments in the region think at this point. >> how do you play that? outperformedlly most major banks. copper will continue to outperform. how do you invest in that? is it the individual miners? is a fixed income? effects wille capture a big chunk of that story. because carbon sees weaken a lot lately despite some recovery. in a scenario [ind

latin america and the caribbean have been heavily hit by the pandemic and its economic ramifications what really has your why done better so far to cope with a crisis. well i have better health care and social infrastructure going into the pandemic and so when the pandemic hit the government was well prepared to mobilize its state infrastructure to help with both the health response and make sure the populations were able to stay inside shelter at home and still see their families and the current government is also following a lot of lawyers a little voice of various tradition a unifier has been unifying rather than. divisive. publish and trusts the government so they did as the government said and finally little guy also had a pioneering vi are all of just who was able to with colleagues invent his own test and their health with massive rapid testing right from the beginning and so i think those 3 factors have been very important in helping the little guy weather the pandemic much better than any other latin american country so in your opinion what is the takeaway here for other cou

anything for latin america except read about it. [laughter] >> that's horrible. >> there's a lot of truth to it. and so i wanted to go beyond that model which i had used before. you know, it could have been cuba today or cuba opens, and that would have been the format. but i thought, one, cuba is not tibet or me e pal. it's close -- nepal. it's close enough that just doing it that that way wouldn't be sufficient to get the kind of readership that i want. because people think they know it, so you wouldn't need to go to a book about cue to find out if you already think you know. and the 60 years since the revolution have been so intense that, in fact, people -- unless they were i growing up in a cave -- feel they know a lot about cuba already. what they know is fidel, che and hemingway, but that's sufficient. so i wanted to go beyond that x. in recent years, there actually have been a number of books that have sort of forged a new form. one of the models that i, that the i had in mind and read several times before i started on "the i

solution except investing socially more for the future and it was a rude awakening for most of latin america when the pandemic happened and governments told their citizens to stay home and most citizens could not do that because they simply didn't have the means to support themselves through the pandemic and there's been a lot of rapid state building going on in the region to try to reach these disadvantaged populations and the government to have done that pople in a better position to weather the next pandemic or the next economic crisis but it does take effort. and investment and i think that's the only way that governments can weather these pandemics without devastating human human impacts. the rector of the latin american studies thank you for your insights. and now it is time to answer your questions about the coronavirus here is our science correspondent eric williams. what does the latest data say about how much schools and universities contribute to community sprat this sounds like one question but it's actually 2 so so let's split it up kids and schools 1st there's been conflicting

you're watching al-jazeera life from a headquarters in doha and also coming up latin america begins mass coronavirus vaccine rollouts frontline workers in chile mexico and coast to reka 1st jobs. iraq is protesters prices skyrocket after the biggest currency devaluations since the fall of saddam hussein. a christmas like no other celebrations are scaled back in countries around the world as millions prepare for a summer holiday. hello e.u. leaders say it's a deal that will write history britain's prime minister boris johnson says the agreement will help the u.k. take control of its destiny after 8 months of negotiations and just 7 days before the deadline the european union and the u.k. have finally reached a landmark post bricks at trade and security deal the agreement for a 0 tariff trade covers everything from energy to fishing rights were a challenge report. this means that the u.k. has to leave the european union. finally breaks it down 4 and a half years after the referendum almost at the end of the 11 month transition period . the u.k. and the e.u. argues negotiated compromise tim

latin america and the caribbean have been heavily hit by the pandemic and its economic ramifications what really has done better so far to cope with a crisis. well i have better health care and social infrastructure going into the pandemic and so when the pandemic hit the government was well prepared to mobilize its state infrastructure to help with both the health response and make sure the populations were able to stay inside shelter at home and still feed their families and the current government is also following a lot of lawyers a little voice in various tradition a unifier has been unifying rather than. divisive and publish and trusts the government so they did as the government said and finally little guy also had a player named by our all of just who was able to with colleagues invent his own test and their health with massive rapid testing right from the beginning and so i think those 3 factors have been very important in helping the little guy weather the pandemic much better than any other latin american country so in your opinion what is the takeaway here for other countr

and anger in argentina as economies in latin america see the worst drop in growth in more than a 100 years. welcome to the program we begin with news of the release of hundreds of school boys kidnapped by an armed group in nigeria 6 days ago the government under mounting pressure of its handling of the crisis has been negotiating for their release protestors are urging politicians to increase security but a large social media campaign called bring back our boys has been launched a senior state governor says it's not yet clear if all the schoolboys have been freed. we have so far. given 340. schoolchildren later on we also understand 4 have joined so we have to leave 344. children that are on their way to the now they said they have surrendered or that is with them so we will find out from. parents whether still some left like i said even the figure we gave was not to stick because we were looking at between city $32400.00 and now we have gotten $344.00 so we will know exactly about tomorrow well the boys were taken when gunman thought to be linked to the armed group boko haram storme

hello there i'm starting attain this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up latin america begins mass coronavirus a vaccine rollouts frontline workers in chile mexico and costa rica will get the fast jabs. south korea seas and now but jump in coronavirus cases including hundreds of infections at a prison in the capital. christmas celebrations are scaled back this year as millions prepare for a quiet holiday. leaders say it's a deal that will write history britain's prime minister barak's johnson says the agreement will help the u.k. take control of its destiny after 8 months of negotiations and just 7 days before the deadline the european union and the u.k. have finally reached a landmark post trade and security deal the agreement for 0 tariff trade covers everything from energy to fishing rights as well which balance report. this means that the u.k. has voted to leave the european union the who finally breaks it is 4 and a half years after the referendum almost at the end of the 11 month transition period . the u.k. and the e.u. argued negotiated compromised and cajoled but they

kennedy: and then if we could have everybody who comes from latin america. [cheers] pres.en everyone who comes from africa. [cheers] pres. kennedy: and then everyone who comes from asia. [cheers] ♪ >> mr. kennedy then experienced one of the hazards of his office. he was engulfed by the students, each one eager to shake his hand. later, he made an appeal to all students of the world -- pres. kennedy: when you come here, and when you study, and when you teach us, i hope that you will go away not merely expressing doubts that we've been unable -- because we've been unable to reach our high aspiration, but also recognizing that those high aspirations represent the ultimate goals of our society. and where we fall short, we know it, and we mean to do better. the chinese have an old proverb, that to begin a voyage of a thousand miles requires the first step. i believe that we've taken more than the first step in this country, that we are moving ahead. but i realize we have a long way to go to build a free and open country here and free and open societies around the world. we want

the vaccines are coming that's the reassuring message from leaders across latin america this from the chilean president after meeting regional heads of state in santiago to discuss ensuring comprehensive vaccination coverage that no one is left out. just sort of up in with this will allow us to better control the coronavirus pandemic which also allows us to recover our freedoms and recover the capacity of all people to fulfill and to take forward their dreams and projects mexico is the 4th country in the world to approve the use of the pfizer vaccine it comes as the number of infections and deaths in mexico continue to rise more than 11000 new daily infections in mexico city and has declared a culvert emergency call feeling us heavy and there's a last year there i trust to the residents of this city we are on alert because of co that 19 hospitalizations are on the rise and only only if we all comply will we be able to reduce contagions in the city. a similar grim picture is reported across the region more than 90 percent of intensive care beds in the brazilian cities of rio de janeiro

jubilation in argentina as the senate votes to legalize abortion in a decision that could echo across latin america. about this and this is not a 0 live from doha also coming up u.k. regulators greenlight the oxford astra zeneca vaccine in a move the health minister says could provide a path of the pandemic. long feared war the effort to distributing administer the vaccine is not progression is shoot us president elect joe biden criticizes the slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines and once the darkest days of the pandemic lie ahead. the chinese court sentences pro-democracy activists to up to 3 years in jail for trying to flee the crackdown in hong kong. we've got 2 breaking stories that we're going to start with a historic victory for women's rights in latin america where senators in argentina have passed a bill legalizing abortion after a marathon session $38.00 senators voted to allow tom a nation's up to 14 weeks $29.00 senators voted against it up to $520000.00 women seek illegal abortions in argentina each year 40000 of them end up in hospital because of complications during the procedure and

still ahead on al-jazeera mounting promises of vaccine rollout across latin america people wait. from bad to worse. vote the people decide if they want president. gore and. we still got some rather stormy weather across central parts of the mediterranean that's all going to shift its way a little further east as we go through the next couple days and things will turn more mobile into western parts this because it's a balance of cloud and rain started to slide their way through a little ridge of high pressure keeping things quiet for the u.k. briefly before the next weather system gradually pushes through but this area of high pressure down towards the southwest it will dominate across western parts of the mediterranean quieten things down here it's been rather lively recently over towards the east and indeed in kiev we had some a rather tricky conditions a long spell of rain followed by clear skies and some snow and you say this for women having a bit of trouble making any progress judy the icy conditions that resulted about 170 towns were affected by the ice here and it did lead

a historic victory for women's rights in latin america where senators in argentina have passed a bill legalizing abortion after a marathon session 38 senators voted to allow terminations up to 14 weeks 520000 women seek illegal abortions in argentina tragically reports now from one of their . historic decision ending the criminalization of abortion in this mostly catholic country. after a long debate women. outside congress waited anxiously for the vote to happen. and when he did there was pure joy among those campaigning for that result. that had happened but now we are friends affected because there are no legal and safe abortion and it's a dead that we have as a society the state needs to deal with this issue we couldn't just continue ignoring it i'm so happy. you know it is the debate lasted for about 12 hours and the bill was turned into law with $38.00 votes for and $29.00 against. the bill legalize abortion in argentina after 14 weeks into pregnancy it allows women to get a free abortion in a public hospital and will end the fears of women have been reported to the police if th

last past comes of that you find in latin america seen on al-jazeera dissecting the headlines in the midst of a pandemic. let's start with some of the on the ground realities of back in the news coverage. what's the lay of the land challenging assumptions and the official night listening post on now to 0. 0600 hours g.m.t. here on al-jazeera. i'm come all santa maria and these are the headlines. a 2nd, u.s. drug maker, madonna has announced its regulators there and in the european union for emergency approval for a covert 19 vaccine. but then it says its final trial results confirm it is more than 94 percent effective. it's a week behind pfizer, which is fueling hopes the u.s. could have maybe 2 approved vaccines by the end of the year. the u.s. health secretary says if everything goes to plan and federal approval for vaccines could be granted in just weeks with pfizer, we have the f.d.a. announced an advisory.

cover cases continued to spike across latin america with a number of countries seeing daily records of new infections and deaths. reports in the colombian capital bogota. openly flouting social distancing rules thousands of football supporters gathered in the streets to celebrate the locals championships final. it was the latest infringement of restrictions in the colombian capital just as the mayor said the city has officially entered a 2nd wave of $1000.00 infections whether to same time announcing new measures for the end of the year. i need to insist to bogota knows there will be no public parties no selling and consuming alcohol on december 31st and generally 1st if you get together with family please only the closest circle. these are also concerned that the intensive care units are again at capacity in a number of regions and doctors are sounding the alarm especially since the country will not star backs the nations before the end of february there is an issue of the government improvising we are at the tail end in latin america with guatemala we will start with the pfizer vacci

believes he has when he's out in argentina and all across latin america you know. represent and glasses and we don't have any sense we are all representative of a very big trial inside our now.

latin america a bias at the center needed some light at the end of the tunnel as that. this looks like you. can't play she won't be don't need to through. at least it's a slow down home is it a screw city. all the vaccine made by fires and biotech has also arrived at hospitals and chilling the doses are just the 1st 10000 of 10000000 ordered health workers in the capital santiago with a festival inoculated the government hopes to vaccinate 80 percent of chile's $19000000.00 people in the 1st half of next year and a new russian made vaccines will be given out starting on monday it's the 1st country in latin america to approve the sputnik the vaccine the government is hoping to inoculate $300000.00 people before the year end president how that a philanderer says he'll take the shot himself to prove it is reliable after criticism a vaccine was registered before the start of clinical trials for south africa sorry south korea has recorded its biggest daily increase in corona virus infection since the start of this pandemic it reported 1241 new cases including a large outbrea

straight out of the viewfinder latin america series. 'd distribution has begun right now boxes are being packed and loaded with vaccine with emphasis on quality control the united states prepares to begin a mass coronavirus fact station program with supplies expected to start reaching states from monday. hello i met clark this is out 0 life from the heart also coming up a number of students if it kidnapped in northwest nigeria as government storm a secondary school. venezuela's opposition holds a symbolic vote asking people if they want president nicolas maduro out. awaiting for justice 25 years on victims of the bosnian war struggle to find closure they fight for their day in court. so the u.s. is gearing up for a massive coronavirus vaccination program with the 1st shots to be administered as early as monday over the next 24 hours trucks loaded with the phase of biotech jobs will head to nearly $150.00 centers across the country it will be one of the largest inoculation campaigns in american history that is after the u.s. centers for

also on the program -- argentina becomes the first major country in latin america to legalize abortionit's a landmark decision for pro-choice activists and comes despite strong opposition from the catholic church. and the european union and china seal a business investment deal after seven years of talks. both sides hope to take advantage of new investment opportunities. anagram new reality for germany. officials report -- and a grim new reality for germany. the highest toll of deaths from covid-19 since the pandemic began. ♪ >> welcome to the program. it's been months, even years, in the making. many doubted where there there would ever even be an agreement. but force johnson has signed off on the brakes it trade deal between the european union and the united kingdom. officials put their signatures on the accord earlier in brussels and it lays out that new terms that go into force on new year's day. >> you could get the impression that the british prime minister just wanted to sign it as quickly as possible. after putting his name to the more than 1000 pages of complicated legal langu

it's been a week of celebrating firsts in latin america the 1st shipment arrivals of vaccines . the 1st jabs for health care workers and those at risk. it's the best gift in 2020 i could have gotten. you with and i understand people are suspicious it's something new but you have to have faith and get vaccinated as soon as possible chile mexico and costa rica have all begun administering the farce of biotech back same. chain of main wall has received its 1st doses of russia's sputnik 5 x. same with plans to begin vaccinations next week but in brazil which has one of the highest rates of code 19 infections in the world there have been mixed messages. the baton time institute has announced that the trial of the chinese soon of that vaccine had achieved w hey chose required efficiency levels the very next day brazil's president revealed his lack of confidence in. the efficiency of the vaccine in sao paolo seems to be down i will not disclose a percentage here because if i make a 0.001 percent era i'll be beaten up by the media but i want a vaccine that is safe and effective that mee

i think that's important for citizen security in latin america. it's also important for the flow of illicit drugs that comes to the united states. sense, these kinds of policies i do think benefit both at what our ultimate goal is which is to reduce the harm of americans that happen here. so thank you. mr. sobel: clearly, i just want policies int of our every one of these compacts that today, whether it be carsi, focuses on justice, training, law professionalization. t focuses not only on the interdiction but being able to deal -- l society with deal with these issues. it's not always 100% effective. critical part a of our program in the region. mr. engel: thank you. he gentlewoman's time has expired. ms. omar: thank you, chairman. you.ngel: thank >> i echo sentiments a lot of members.ttee you will be missed. i appreciate your friendship, brother. mr. engel: thank you. over this my disgust issue. it seems like talk is cheap and getting done.lot we have a war on drugs and that doesn't work and then we say money oing to go invest in these countries

solution except investing socially more for the future and it was a rude awakening for most of latin america when the pandemic happened governments told their citizens to stay home and most citizens could not do that because they simply didn't have the means to support themselves through the pandemic and there's been a lot of rapid state building going on in the region to try to reach these disadvantaged populations and the government to have done that pople in a better position to weather the next pandemic or the next economic crisis but it does take effort. and investment and i think that's the only way that governments can weather these pandemics without devastating human human impacts very real director of the for latin american studies thank you for your insights. and now it is time to answer your questions about the coronavirus here is our science correspondent eric williams. what does the majors day so say about how much schools and universities contribute to community sprat this sounds like one question but it's actually 2 so so let's split it up kids and schools 1st there's been con

and whether it can serve as a model for others with marie ball field she's the director of the latin america division of the german institute for global areas studies she joins me via skype from hamburg welcome to w. marriage of latin america and the caribbean have been heavily hit by the pandemic and its economic ramifications what really has done better so far to cope with the crisis well i have better health care and social infrastructure going into the pandemic and so when the pandemic hit the government was well prepared to mobilize its state infrastructure to help with both the health response and make sure the populations were able to stay inside shelter at home and still feed their families and the current government is also following a lot of lawyers a little voice of various tradition a unifier has been unifying rather than. divisive and publish and trusts the government so they did as the government said and finally little guy also had a pioneering. are all of just who was able to with colleagues invent his own test and their health with massive rapid testing right from the beginn

argentina becomes the 1st major country in latin america to legalize abortion it's a landmark decision for pro-choice activists and comes despite strong opposition from the catholic church. and the european union and china seal its business investment deal after 7 years of talks both sides hope to take advantage of new investment opportunity. and a grim new reality for germany officials report more than a 1000 cold 19 deaths on a single day the highest toll since the pandemic again. a 1000000 blue cross welcome to the program. it's been months even years in the making many doubted whether they would even ever be in agreement but british prime minister borsch onsen has signed off on the brics a trade deal between the european union and the united kingdom the e.u. as top officials put their signatures on the accord earlier in brussels it lays out the terms of the new relationship between the e.u. and the u.k. and goes into force a new year's day. you could get the impression the british prime minister just wanted to sign it as quickly as possible. after putting his name to the more than

are here with the green cards that have come to be known not only in argentina but throughout latin america the demand for legalized abortion not only in argentina but also in other parts of this region

2018 i would say has taken a lot of attention not only in argentina but also other countries in latin america have appropriated themselves of this green scarf that the argentine feminist movement uses as a message to legalize abortion you see that green scarf all over latin american of so it is a huge issue and that the reason why it is so he is because since 1921 abortion in argentina has been criminalized and women and doctors perform it can get up to 15 years in prison so one of the things that these people's women's rights movements have been saying is that in spite of these women still undergo abortions there's an unofficial estimate that around 270002500000 abortions are performed every year in the country so by the allies in this women's rights groups are saying that at least you're securing healthy and safe conditions for this woman to undergo these procedures. that was journalist lucy hey there and when i saw her as you were watching d.w. news coming up next monica jones will be here with all the latest business course you can always get all the latest news and information anytime yo

several countries in latin america begin ambitious coronavirus in the united nation programs but the worst hit nation has yet to approve a vaccine we'll find out why brazil is lagging behind. and european union nations start to pick through the post a brac say trade deal the 2000 page document still needs to be ratified by the british and european parliament is. going to chairman president frank loesser steinmeier says there is a light at the end of the tunnel we'll have more on what he had to say about the krona virus pandemic and his traditional christmas address. m k richards and welcome to the show we start in the u.s. a city of nashville in the state of tennessee where i car bomb explosion has wounded at least 3 people and caused widespread damage eyewitnesses in the city's downtown area say they heard a large a loud boom in the early hours of christmas morning followed by black smoke and billowing. claims the blast blew out windows into damage surrounding buildings police say there's evidence that the explosion it was intentional. and get more from nashville where mike sleeve i

but it is bad in latin america it's even worse in argentina the economy here shrinking by 10 percent in the 3rd quarter of 2020 workers and social organizations have already taken to the streets on thursday alone recovered to demonstrations within walking distance of the al-jazeera office. what we'd like is health to be a priority especially in this pandemic year and this in a country where 50 percent of children are poor and need public hospitals that would be an increase to make the health system work. along with the peso hitting an all time low against the us dollar it's inflation that bites into workers' wages and c.n.n. has one of the worst rates in the walls more than 30 percent this year forecast to be even higher next year you know maybe more you know in the past we've been saying on all our marches when the workers lose through inflation it's not because that money is disappearing it's because someone is profiting with what should be ours and the rest of the workers. president alberto for than this took office just weeks before the pandemic arrived he said from the start to

the feminist movement here in argentina and latin america is historical.ght, it's a particular one because it means that women and pregnant people can choose our lives and our own health, so choose our lives and our own health, so it's really important. we will be following that vote over the next few hours. legendary french fashion designer pierre cardin has died at the age of 98. he was hailed for his visionary creations but also for being a pioneer of stylish, ready—to—wear clothes for the masses. during his more than seven decades in fashion, pierre cardin brought geometric shapes to haute couture and overhauled the industry by successfully licensing his brand name. he also extended it to other sectors, including perfume and cosmetics. i'm joined now by nigel barker, fashion photographer and judge on america's next top model. welcome to bbc news. thank you very much. i know you modelled for pierre cardin. what was it like working with him? many years ago, yes i did. sort of a dream come true for a young model. also in the industry, it was one of those

yes, the trans—feminist movement here in argentina and latin america is historical.and pregnant people can choose our lives and our own health. so, it is really important. drjulieta ireizo, and we'll be following that vote over the next few hours. legendary french fashion designer pierre cardin has died at the age of 98. he was hailed for his visionary creations, but also for being a pioneer of stylish, ready—to—wear clothes for the masses. during his more than seven decades in fashion, pierre cardin brought geometric shapes to haute couture and took the pioneering route of licensing his name for a wide range of products from perfume to pens, ties and cars. todd hughes and david ebersole directed a documentary about pierre cardin. let's give you a flavour of theirfilm. pierre cardin. pierre. you know, pierre cardin. a little bit of a sell—out. a control freak. a label, a logo, a legend. that was house of cardin, and the couple behind the film told me how they came to make it. welcome to bbc news. hello. we only say it's divine providence, because wejust love the man.

i've been covering all of latin america for most of my career but no country is alike and it's my job to shed light on how and why. they are again you're watching out is there or has a reminder of our top stories this hour the man convicted in the death of lebanon's former prime minister rafiq hariri has been given 5 life terms. was found to have played a leading role in the bombing that killed herrera and 21 other people in 2005. the lower house of congress in argentina has voted to legalize abortion protesters waited all night for the decision and celebrated when they heard the news the bill now goes to the upper house just the senate. and european union leaders meeting at a summit in brussels have agreed to cut carbon emissions by at least 55 percent by the end of the decade the reduction compared to 1900. from the current gold. prominent hong kong pro-democracy activists a media tycoon jimmy lie has been charged under the controversial security law that was imposed on the city by beijing the allegations include that he's colluded with foreign forces law is already in jail after be

and then if we could have everyone that comes from latin america. and everyone that comes from africa? and then everyone that comes from asia. mr. kennedy then experienced one of the hazards of his office. he was engulfed by the students. >> then he made an appeal. >> when you come here, study, and when you teach, i hope that you will go away not merely expressing doubts that we have been unable to reach our high aspirations, but also recognizing that those high aspirations represent the ultimate goals of our society and where we fall short we know it. and we need to do better. beginning a voyage of a thousand miles. i believe that we have taken more than the first step. that we are moving ahead. but i realize that we have a long way to go. a free and open society. we want for you, a friendship with our people. >> refugees in ber lynn, sdar to what he faced in his first year. a 27 mile wall of bashed wire, brick, and concrete on the border. mr. kennedy sent vice president johnson to berlin to tell the west jermgermans that the unite states would not

and we have ophelia harms i repeat from latin america desk with us good morning ophelia thanks for joining us we now know that it could last month party has as expected won control of the national simply what does this mean and no real surprises here sumi what it means is that he will continue to tighten his grip of power he has already ruled the country with an author in tehran regime but now the games the last institution that was in control of the opposition with this institution he gets the legislative power and that will only mean that he will continue to strengthen his his power in real practical terms it doesn't change much in the country though the bad news for the maduro regime is that the economic situation will probably continue because he will continue to be isolated from the international community what about the opposition here we saw images in the report of one though you know the opposition leader there was so much energy around him but it seems like they're now in a very difficult position so where do you think this leaves them well this election has shown that they are di

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and whether it can serve as a model for others with marie ball field she's the director of the latin america division of the german institute for global in areas studies she joins me via skype from hamburg welcome to w. marriage of latin america and the caribbean have been heavily hit by the pandemic and its economic ramifications what really has done better so far to cope with the crisis well little guy had better health care and social infrastructure going into the pandemic and so when the pandemic hit the government was well prepared to mobilize its state infrastructure to help with both the health response and make sure the populations were able to stay inside shelter at home and still feed their families and the current government is also following a lot of lawyers a little voice a variance tradition a unifier has been unifying rather than. divisive and publish and trusts the government so they did as the government said and finally little guy also had a pioneering vi are all of just who was able to with colleagues invent his own test and their health with massive rapid testing right fr

base the coronavirus stepped up a gear bust awesome scene now becomes the 1st major country in latin america to legalize abortion it's a landmark decision for pro-choice activists and comes despite strong opposition from the catholic church. i'm rebecca rich's welcome to the program it's been months indeed years in the making and many doubted whether it would ever be agreed but today the post breaks a trade deal reached between the european union and the united kingdom is being formally ratified these top officials put their signatures on the 12100 page agreement in brussels the swarming the document has now been flown to london for prime minister forrest johnson to sign he has called the agreement afghans hassidic new relationship it's set to come into effect on new year's day when the brics transition period officially entrance you rick. well i'm joined now by our correspondents teri schultz in brussels and begin in london welcome to you both terry i'll start with you the brics a deal has now finally been signed there in the european headquarters this moment has been a very long time comin

those are the headlines on al-jazeera viewfinders latin america is coming up next but by the american people have finally spoken america as i see it when america is off balance or will become more dangerous the world is looking to find out next year of sanderson. with the election behind us will the republican party dump trump with your weekly take on us politics and society that's the bottom line viewfinder fresh perspectives the bens of noble filmmaker around the globe. so for the. love of that i feel but i must know this is an unknown and percent of the. work. in mice and one isn't real for that i feel. well but i think. so so. i said i want to say. i sincerely ask for the last year. but i must. see. and this is. a good one here. but here we go live to gaza for good after you. know you. go see so many more us you know matthew now but out of. the. sea where they. do you. have. a good deal. going on but if it's here now a good. idea for. us is you. see we're not about someone. and i wonder if. it's a good blend city. to let them know. when they moved in and did a plan and. we now wan

the economies of latin america and the caribbean have been hit particularly hard by the cobbett 1900 pandemic so any grain of good news is welcome when grim new statistics are announced. so. our figures are negative all negative it doesn't mean that we are much better off than we were in july but the drops are a little lower than full cost. those statistics still translate into tens of thousands of businesses closing growing unemployment poverty and homelessness. but it's bad in latin america it's even worse in argentina the economy here is shrinking by 10 percent in the 3rd quarter of 2020 workers in social organizations have already taken to the streets on thursday alone we covered 2 demonstrations within walking distance of the elders here office. what we'd like is health to be a priority especially in this pandemic year and this in a country where 50 percent of children are poor and need public hospitals that would be an increase to make the health system work. along with the peso hitting an all time low against the us dollar it's inflation that bites into workers' wages argentin

mexico has received its 1st shipment of the 5 is a biotech vaccine it's the 1st country in latin america to have a vaccine ready to roll out but it's battling a sharp rise in infections that's overwhelming hospitals john home and reports from mexico city. it's what everyone in mexico wants for christmas. and the one from pfizer has now finally arrived. as the phrase goes good things are vive in small quantities we have the privilege today of being one of the 1st countries in the world with a vaccine supply to be handed out next year i mexico is the 1st country in latin america to get the vaccine. but for many people it won't be available to the middle of next year and meanwhile the country's in big trouble. cities hospitals rule with very few ventilators left. their queues outside short selling oxygen tanks monica avalanche trouble from another city desperate to get one like many people she's taking care of an infected relative at home. we've come from to lead care there's no oxygen there we went to 2 places but they didn't have any till tomorrow and i need it for today because my patien