that does serbia a disservice because the more serbia can -- more serbia becomes dependent on russia such things as blockages in international institutions, the moral it becomes dependent in other areas, economic, military as we have already discussed. blockage of any government that we recognize i think is destructive for stability in the rougeon. -- region. five european union states also do not recognize kosovo's independence, and i think the incoming administration can also play a role in persuading them that the future is kosovo's independence. it's independent now but full membership in international organizations, and persuade governments, particularly the greek government, which acted very well in terms of the agreement they have with macedonia, something we didn't expect a few years ago, and i think greek government behaved very astutely, very bravely to come to that agreement. there is no reason why greece can't recognize kosovo. it already recognizes the paperwork and so forth. of course countries that we really helped in the past, romania, these countries should also be r

in 2018 the publishing arm of serbia defense ministry took to belgrade book fair to promote its newest release. mercyful angels embrace. the multi-volume wartime diary written by former army general. who is currently serving a 22 year prison sentence for crimes against humanity details his experiences in the cause of. his presence at the prestigious fair speaks to the popularity of his nationalist message a narrative that 19 years after the end of the wood still actively endorsed by those in power. only resource region the those who were convicted in the hague tribunal are widely seen as heroes in their communities and in serbia many of those who participated in making decisions during the war are now in power and they benefit from promoting the use kinds of post messages and narratives for instance have given his books that are promoted by the ministry of defense offer a blow by blow accounts of the nato bombing during the kosovo war however they emit the crimes committed by the serbs these books are an attempt to completely ignore the victims to keep more crimes silent and to present

from serbia they shot at us with grenades and tanks. set her. supper on her son of a cheese pound of her sons who are fighting for justice today omeo works as a t.v. journalist and is doing research on war criminals he is not allowed to talk about his work. some people come in day out of the blue the day they ask questions about forgiveness how can you talk about forgiveness when when there is a genocide you know well i mean there is no in the admission to the genocide from the sort of. political elites and not to mention people because people are following the regimes so that it is shameful we know what happened. what should i say what he went through it's indescribable. but they tried to conceal it and how shit up that. ringback his son regularly visits the cemetery for the murdered muslim victims of the genocide it is next to the memorial. so they're here. my father and my finn brother. his son's work helps him to share his grief with others and to keep the memory of the dead alive. the relatives of her son rummy's and so are all buried here

combat troops known as arkan's tigers their goal was to create an ethnically cleansed a greater serbia. on facebook you can find more videos with the 1st 25 years after the genocide there are large gaps in the knowledge of what really happened is specially among young people both new. serb army cameramen documented the invasion of srebrenica and the flight of the town's muslim inhabitants in july 1905 general radko moderates later convicted as a war criminal celebrated his victory a few kilometers away the un safe area was ill equipped for the arrival of the refugees threatened by moderates as combat troops they outnumbered un battalion withdrew abandoning thousands of refugees to the general and his soldiers. truck like that to fight this is the original truck or un truck from a key fight there did not stop the killings of civilians they did not stop the rapes of women and girls they did not stop this they said the separation of men and boys from women and children during those the what they showed they were just observing just looking on while the crimes were being happening here. sp

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casualties are not yet know the earthquake was felt in neighboring bosnia and herzegovina as well as serbia savina has shut down a nuclear power plant as a precaution let's join tanya novak from our sister channel al jazeera balkans by phone she's in zagreb tunney just tell us what the authorities are saying about the disaster zone. well the 1st part is definitely between you know 15000 population and surrounding counties circle but the earthquake was very very strongly felt in zagreb as well it was very strong it shook the ground for quite a long time for about 20 seconds and it does seem like eternity when it's happening let me just remind you this rocket was hit this spring by an earthquake of 5.5 so this was much. much stronger earthquake and at that time the center of the group was heavily damaged but stronger one almost completely destroyed the little town of 3 and so far we have confirmation by the local authorities of one death but there are a lot of other casualties and a lot of people they are being taken care of all of the services and the urgent and to petrina right away. and in

isolated and gets a lot less assistance and racial does that the role of neighboring countries if in serbia you have ministers in the compliment off at an angle. that is a serious or in bosnia was fuelled by its neighbors and 38 and very loose talk of the constitution and the hoofed which will be used in the end only by the nationalists because they still have an agenda but at the moment is europe or to have found will take a separate issue as long as bosnia remains a federation where every ethnic group has our also at the local level but always in coalition as long as it's a federation boss and it will be stable and that's why all the reforms that will have to take place will have to take place because it is a complex society not just the complex politics dialogue incremental change and persuading others because bosnia is indeed multi-ethnic again in puerto rico alexander result when your reaction. babs i don't know if i want to continue just reacting to everything gerald is saying but look when it comes to when it comes to construct a making a democratic society you cannot do it solely th

he's calling for evacuations as soon as possible the of quake was felt in neighboring both india and serbia while slovenia has shut down a nuclear power plant as a precaution protest as a rallying outside argentina's senate as politicians debate a bill to legalize abortion the vote is due in the coming hours and if passed it would allow pregnancies to be terminated up to 14 weeks it's estimated there are half a 1000000 illegal abortions in the traditional roman catholic country every year. sentence teenage pro-democracy activist tony chung to 4 months in prison he was convicted of desecrating china's flag and taking part in an illegal protest in may last year in a separate case is accused of seditious activities under a controversial national security law and the 1st u.s. based boeing 737 max has taken off from miami international airport almost 2 years after the aircraft was grounded of the months of testing american airlines a began operating commercial flights between florida and new york once a day 2737 max planes crashed in ethiopia and indonesia in 201819 killing almost 350 people al-

to the strong winds in serbia currently are easing this is inland obviously as this system moves inland but this is not the end of it ok this is the forecast for monday slowly improving but it's repeating itself on tuesday and next system sets up more heavy rain for northeast knisley snow on the outs a maple's gets the brunt of the 1st wife as well. we've never had a president who has literally for 4 or 5 years repeatedly attacked our democracy. you know blew through letter to every plane so you don't have a narrative i have a question you're hitting there really where people can't get treated and just feel sore even further joining me richelle carey and up front is my guess from around the world take a hot seat and we debate the week's top stories in pressing issues here on al-jazeera. a recap of our top stories on al-jazeera millions of people across the u.s. state of california are back under lockdown the stay at home order is being implemented as a state recourses highest ever number of kona virus infections more than 30000 in one day south korea's president meanwhile has deployed a

concerned all these buildings are dangerous now where the earthquake was felt in neighboring bosnia and serbia and slovenia has shut down a nuclear power plant as a precaution electricity and phone lines are out and have this report now from not even baba. church bells and panic vote. he says bring out amid the destruction as people in the small town of petrina rushed to rescue people from the rubble. one house collapsed on top of this car is a man and a boy inside thankfully local residents managed to get them both out alive thank you thank you but a 12 year old girl is known to have been killed these pictures filmed by al jazeera make clear the damage houses completely collapsed others partially destroyed and stonework strewn across roads al-jazeera reporter marian very she was reporting live when there was an aftershock. thank god as i have been here for beyond. is about 65. people in the nearby town of c. also affected by the quake missis. everything is destroyed all clouds are inside it was a girl inside but likely she wasn't in the changing room and she wanted to try some clothes i don't

just rolling out spec nicky to its own population it has already delivered samples of the vaccine to serbia hungary and venezuela and it also has production deals with several countries including india and china experts say the goal is to show that russia has a scientific superpower the vaccination can be compared with the space race the main thing is to stake a claim on being 1st the 1st country of produced a vaccine and the 1st to start vaccinating people we won't find out what effect the vaccine had until a year or 2 from now or which one was the most successful this one the british one or the american one. but sergei said enough skis hoping for more than politics after getting the 1st of 2 jabs he had a fever but quickly felt fine now he's hoping the russian vaccine will keep him safe from the coronavirus along with thousands of others getting the job across the country. well for more we're joined now by w.'s moscow correspondent emily sure when emily good to see you so journalists in case of the navasky who we just saw in the report you actually work with him in moscow do you know how

to its own population it's already delivered samples of the vaccine to serbia hungry and venezuela and is agreed to production deals with several countries including india and china experts say the goal is to show that russia is a scientific super power. it's almost like the spice rice the main thing now is to stake a claim on being 1st to say we were the 1st country to produce a vaccine and to stop vaccinating people we won't know the result for a year old so when it doesn't matter as much which one was the most effective this one the british or the american one. but he is hoping for more than politics after getting the 1st of 2 jabs he had a fever but quickly felt fine now he's hoping the russian vaccine will keep him safe from the corona virus along with thousands of others getting the job across the country. to prevent the spread of covert 19 austria has introduced restrictions making it difficult for foreign tourists to visit ski resorts where the risk of catching coronavirus is well known the government will keep hotels close to tourists until january 6th and visitors from rest a

monasteries into state property protesters say the government is undermining montenegro's split from serbia. and the australian government warns it may cancel the visas of visitors who breach coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings after footage showed large crowds partying near a sydney popular beach popular with tourists the immigration minister asked local authorities to report violations to these officials. year now since the 1st coronavirus cases were reported by officials in the chinese city of new hong the pandemic is now largely under control in china but stories are emerging of how people have paid the price for beijing's alleged lack of transparency over 19 reports on a chinese man who says he's angry with the government for not releasing more information at the time the 1st cases were recorded. it is almost as if nothing had ever happened here life is back to normal in the city where the corona virus 1st emerged china has brought infection rates down to almost 0 in an exuberant exhibition the communist party celebrates victory in what it calls its war on the epidemic with t

to its own population it has already delivered samples of the vaccine to serbia hungary and venezuela and it also has production deals with several countries including india and china experts say the goal is to show that russia is a scientific superpower. vaccination can be compared with a space race the main thing is to stake a claim on being 1st the 1st country it produced a vaccine and the 1st to start vaccinating people we won't find out what effect the vaccine had until a year or 2 from now or which one was the most successful this one the british one or the american one. but sergei said enough skis hoping for more than politics after getting the 1st of 2 jabs he had a fever but quickly felt fine now he's hoping the russian vaccine will keep him safe from the coronavirus along with thousands of others getting the job across the country. earlier i spoke to muhammad in the near who's a viral infection and vaccine expert at lancaster university in the u.k. i asked him how unusual it is that a vaccine still in phase 3 clinical trials is being rolled out for mass vaccination . having

it also shook neighboring serbia , bosnia, and slovenia.n estimated 6 million people have felt the earthquake, judged to be the strongest to ever hit croatia. anchor: we will keep you across all developments from the scene in croatia. next, a polarized senate is trying to decide whether to legalize abortion in argentina. it is a vote that experts say could go either way. the bill proposed by president alberto fernandez is already past the chamber of deputies despite opposition from the catholic church. the country with a population of 44 million. these images show a very well attended demonstration in favor of abortion taking place outside the senate in point authorities. the leader of the catholic church, pope francis. reporters without borders says at least 50 journalists have been killed this year for just doing their job and telling the truth. mexico is the most dangerous place to carry a press card in the world right now but there were more places where our job is under attack. the fear is making the reporters jump more important and d

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it arrived in serbia and is in trial in brazil where they had one of the worst infection rates on earth. this is what the beginning of the end of the pandemic looks like but it will be a long slow haul. reporting for cbs news, london. >>> today, a bipartisan group of senators will release the details of a covid-19 relief bill split into two pieces. one $748 billion bill which includes money for vaccine distribution and loans for small businesses. billion bill for money for governments with a temporarily liability shield. the senate majority leader mcconnell said he would sign the bill without the latter. while democrats say the money for states and cities is their top priority. members of the electoral college will cast their official ballots today for the president. a key step in formalizing the victory for joe biden. still president trump said he will push forward with plans to overturn the results. former republican new jersey governor called mr. trump's legal efforts an absurdity. >> the same reason the court is not taking this, it is a lack of evidence. >> the latest cbs poll finds

that joined by beethoven a performance of choirs from bosnia turkey bulgaria serbia cyprus and romania what does joy mean to them to family and love and unity and sydney it was the quiet civil the luxury of time is for us amazing because we are just so busy. the premiere at berlin's this dam could only take place digitally but next year they hope to go on tour. in june d.w. streamed live the program of the beethoven anniversary society from the beethoven house in vaughan. the centerpiece was the 6th symphony the pastoral which musically depicts the composer's love of nature and the premiere of the d.w. documentary about the pastoral the sound of nature a fitting tribute to the u.n. world environment day. beethoven turned on its head 2 years ago director of the hamburg ballet john noir but on his 1st beethoven project december 2020 was to feature the premiere of his new beethoven project but dance fans will have to wait a bit longer. there's also a brand new graphic novel out about beethoven the illustrations are a walk on the wild side a bit like the great musician and self of the hash

to its own population it has already delivered samples of the vaccine to serbia hungary and venezuela and it also has production deals with several countries including india and china experts say the goal is to show that russia has a scientific superpower to vaccination can be compared with the space race the main thing is to stake a claim on being 1st the 1st country who produced a vaccine and the 1st to start vaccinating people we won't find out what effect the vaccine had until a year or 2 from now or which one was the most successful this one the british one or the american one. but sergei said enough skis hoping for more than politics after getting the 1st of 2 jabs he had a fever but quickly felt fine now he's hoping the russian vaccine will keep him safe from the coronavirus along with thousands of others getting the job across the country. earlier i spoke to mohamad moneer who's a viral infection and vaccine expert at lancaster university in the u.k. i asked him how unusual it is that a vaccine still in phase 3 clinical trials is being rolled out for mass vaccination having a

he's calling for evacuations as soon as possible the earthquake was felt in neighboring bosnia and serbia while savina has shut down a nuclear power plant as a precaution. protest as a rallying outside argentina senate as politicians debate a bill to legalize abortion a vote is jus in the coming hours it is largely expected to pos that would allow pregnancies to be terminated up to 14 weeks it's estimated there are hof a 1000000 illegal abortions in the traditionally run the catholic country every year and the 1st u.s. based boeing 737 max is taken off from miami international airport almost 2 years after the aircraft was grounded of to months of testing american airlines will begin operating commercial flights between florida and new york once a day u.s. regulated cleared the jet to fly last month off the plane made changes to software design and training those are the headlines of the more news coming up from doha at the top of the next hour. it's 10 years since the arab spring shipped countries across the middle east a decade on from the 1st uprising we'll look at the legacy of the rev

that joined by beethoven a performance of choirs from bosnia turkey bulgaria serbia cyprus and romania what does joy mean to them the family and love and unity and sydney it was the quiet civil the luxury of time is for us amazing because we had just so busy. the premiere at berlin's this damn could only take place digitally but next year they hope to go on tour. in june d.w. streamed live the programme of the beethoven anniversary society from the beethoven house and vaughan. the centerpiece was the 6th symphony the pastoral which musically depicts the composer's love of nature then the premiere of the d.w. documentary about the pastoral the sound of nature a fitting tribute to the u.n. world environment day. beethoven turned on its head 2 years ago director of the hamburg ballet john noir but on his 1st beethoven project december 2020 was to feature the premiere of his new beethoven project but dance fans will have to wait a bit longer. there's also a brand new graphic novel out about beethoven the illustrations are a walk on the wild side a bit like the great musician and self of th

strong winds were reported in france as well as serbia. red flag warnings were posted at the time.ll see stormy conditions in italy and the balkan peninsula. watch out for rain and strong winds. that's it for me. stay safe. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> and that wraps up this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. coming up next is "newsline biz" with gene otani, so don't go away. ♪ >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm gene otani. south korea's president says his country will consider joining the transpacific partnership free trade pact. moon jae-in was speaking in seoul on tuesday in an annual trade day ceremony. >> translator: as the global economy recovers from coronavirus, countries will compete with each other to seize market share. we'll continue to consider joining the tpp. >> south korean media say this is the first time the president has spoken in a positive way about participating in the 11-country free trade deal. the asian nation is among the members that signed the regional comprehensive economic partnership last month. the deal includes 15 countries on the western side of the p

that joined by beethoven a performance of choirs from bosnia turkey bulgaria serbia cyprus and romania what does joy mean to them the family and love and unity and sydney it was the quiet civil the luxury of time is for us amazing because we had just so busy. the premier at berlin's his stand could only take place digitally but next year they hope to go on tour. in june d.w. streamed live the program of the beethoven anniversary society from the beethoven house and von. the centerpiece was the 6th symphony the pastoral which musically depicts the composer's love of nature and the premiere of the d.w. documentary about the pastoral the sound of nature a fitting tribute to the u.n. world environment day. beethoven turned on its head 2 years ago director of the hamburg ballet john noir but on his 1st beethoven project december 2020 was to feature the premiere of his new beethoven project but dance fans will have to wait a bit longer. there's also a brand new graphic novel out about beethoven the illustrations are a walk on the wild side a bit like the great musician and self of the hash t

people in parts of france a serbia had damaging winds as well.hese strong winds and heavy snowfall will persist in the alpines italy and the balkans for the next couple of days. you may see up to 80 centimeters of additional snowfall in parts of austria and rainfall may reach 50 millimeters. there is a possibility of flash flooding. >>> rainfall will increase in rome as we go into tuesday evening and wet weather will persist in lisbon and madrid as another low pressure system approaches. >>> people in the western united states are dealing with dry conditions. critical fire weather will be seen in california. but some relief will arrive in these areas as we go into mid-week. a little moisture from the pacific will push inland and produce showers and much cooler conditions. vancouver and seattle will get some showers on tuesday and dry and mild temperatures will persist in l.a. and denver over the next couple of days. but it will get much cooler and wet conditions as we go into thursday. finally, in northeast asia a big high pressure system will pr

. >>> the united nations has appointed a senior official from japan to lead its office in serbia in supportf a peace-building mission in kosovo. a u.n. spokesperson said tuesday that yamashita mari will serve as representative and director of the u.n. office in the serbian city of belgrade. she spoke with nhk following her appointment. >> translator: i think listening to other people's voices is the first step in u.n. diplomacy. i've worked for the u.n. for about 30 years, but i think i have to go back to basics an will brace up to make a fresh start. >> reporter: yamashita currently holds a senior position at the u.n.'s department of political and peace-building affairs and peace operations. the ethnic strife in the former yugoslavia has continued for years over the independence of kosovo. a u.n. mission is operating in kosovo to help promote its autonomy and achieve peace. yamashita joined the united nations in 1990 and has worked in several nations. she also serves as deputy head and director of the peace-building support office and director of the u.n. information center in tokyo. >>> c

it could be felt in zagreb, where it damaged properties, as well as in serbia and bosnia. slovenia closed down its only nuclear plant 100 kilometers from the epicenter as it a precaution. >> even smaller magnitude earthquakes, smaller than the quake we saw today, right because even more significant damage when they come closer and they become more shallow. >> in march, zagreb was hit by a magnitude 5.3 quake that killed one person. this is a small town still reeling and still trying to make sure everyone is accounted for. >> still ahead, spinning a good yarn. how chilean indigenous women are finding new value in an ancient tradition. rohingya refugees moved to an island. ♪ >> a couple meters of snow in honshu, another cold outburst from siberia. these are daytime temperatures, minus five in beijing, never gets above that. the cold air coming across the open water, this is more than i think came for a couple weeks. potential dangerous stuff. this will catch the edge of south korea. temperatures will come up a little bit but the cold weather works its way down to southern ch

the fact that joined by beethoven a performance of choirs from bosnia turkey bulgaria serbia cyprus and romania what does joy mean to them the family and love and unity and sydney it was the quiet civil the luxury of time is for us amazing because we are just so busy. the premiere at berlin's ideologist and could only take place digitally but next year they hope to go on tour. in june d.w. streamed live the program of the beethoven anniversary society from the beethoven house and beyond. the centerpiece was the 6th symphony the pastoral which musically depicts the composer's love of nature and the premiere of the d.w. documentary about the pastoral the sound of nature a fitting tribute to the u.n. world environment day. beethoven turned on its head 2 years ago director of the hamburg ballet john noir put on his 1st beethoven project december 2020 was to feature the premiere of his new beethoven project but dance fans will have to wait a bit longer. there's also a brand new graphic novel out about beethoven the illustrations are a walk on the wild side a bit like the great musician and s

the that joined by beethoven a performance of choirs from bosnia turkey bulgaria serbia cyprus and romania what does joy mean to them the family and love and unity and sydney it was the quiet civil the luxury of time is for us amazing because we are just so busy. the premier at berlin's. they could only take place digitally but next year they hope to go on tour. in june d.w. streamed live the program of the beethoven anniversary society from the beethoven house and. the centerpiece was the 6th symphony the pastoral which musically depicts the composer's love of nature then the premiere of the d w documentary about the pastoral the sound of nature a fitting tribute to the u.n. world environment day. beethoven turned on its head 2 years ago director of the hamburg ballet john noir but on his 1st beethoven project december 2020 was to feature the premiere of his new beethoven project but dance fans will have to wait a bit longer. there's also a brand new graphic novel out about beethoven the illustrations are a walk on the wild side a bit like the great musician and self the hash tag beethove

to now the strong winds in serbia currently are easing this is inland obviously as this system loses land but this is not the end of it ok this is the forecast for monday slowly improving but it's repeating itself on tuesday and next system sets up more heavy rain for northeast knisley snow on the outs and naples gets the brunt of the 1st wave as well. still ahead for you here on out of there why some sports people have joined the ever growing list of celebrities to stand in solidarity with india's far. as bushfires forced evacuations in australia again scientists say 2020 is on course to be the hottest year ever. and the english premier league champions had a very special night we'll explain data and sport. frank assessments you've got colleagues on the ground in the canaries what is the situation there's only one doctor and one nurse or $1.00 to $200.00 people informed opinions how big does foreign policy figure in the early stages of a bomb in the situation he comes into office with a huge amount of foreign policy experience in-depth analysis of the day school open headline which

the quake has felt throughout the country and in serbia and bosnia. >>> a live look at san francisco where city leaders warning about any upcoming new year's gatherings. this as california reports the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, adding more than 33,000 cases in just the past day. there are more than 2.1 million cases statewide. the state's positive rate is around 12%. >>> with new year's eve just two days away officials have been pleading with the public to try to minimize gathering no matter how tempting it may be to celebrate the end of 2020. local health officials pushing for a harm reduction model this new year's if people choose to gather. that includes gathering outside, opening windows or doors inside, we aring masks and staying six feet apart. making separate drink stations and minimizing the number of people present. >> acknowledging the reality 6 the situation and saying -- i prefer you not to gather. if you are going to -- xxx, how to do it safe. >> one san francisco restaurant, 620 joans had been advertising for a party and drag show on instagram t

russia, too, is sharing its vaccine, and it arrived in serbia this week.he vaccines are good news, but global immunization is going to be a long, slow haul. meanwhile, as a masked and cautious europe heads into the holiday season, the virus is still spreading dangerously, even in countries like germany, which did well at the start. the infection rate there is so alarming that germany has announced today it back into a strict lockdown on wednesday that will shut schools and ban drinking in public. there have been some failures as well on the vaccine development front. a couple of promising trials, one australian and one anglo french were stopped this week because the vaccines had yielded disappointing results. margaret? >> brennan: liz palmer, thank you. we want to go to alex azar at h.h.s. good morning to you, mr. secretary. >> good morning, margaret. >> brennan: "operation warped speed" told pfizer to ship out nearly three million doses and they'll vaccinate the workers at the hospitals. how many actual shots in the arm do you expect to have happen this w

damaged spent the night in tents the latest tremors were felt throughout the region including in bosnia serbia and slovenia. people in power is up next examining the treatment of unmarried mothers arland children news from london by fire. is the year that extreme challenges and uncertainty comes to and. we look ahead to potential major stories of 2021 through a series of in-depth special reports. joining us as we assess the global impact of what is to come next. 6 years ago an island a secret mass grave for babies was discovered near a home for unmarried pregnant women an institution run by roman catholic nuns to find set off a scandal that has raised deeply disturbing questions about the relationship between the irish state and the catholic church and the distressing sight of thousands of children who died in their care in this 2nd part of our investigation correspondent owns me reveals shocking new evidence that the house and way some of those babies with every. 6 years ago it became clear that the bodies of hundreds of babies have been disposed of in an old sewage tank in the grounds of a c

serbia, georgia, croatia and lithuania have the highest infection rates.urkey, russia, germany, italy and the united kingdom have reported the most cases in the past 14 days, with turkey recording more than 400,000 infections. earlier, the netherlands followed germany and announced a nationwide lockdown because of the surge. millions in london are set to be placed under tougher restrictions. >> london's festive preparations, dealt a blow. the capital moving to tighter restrictions that will ban households from mixing and see the hospitality sector shut down again. the health secretary warned a new variant of the virus might in part behind fast rising infection rates. >> the medical advice we have is that it is highly unlikely under this new variant, that it will impinge the vaccine and the impact of the vaccine but we will know that in the coming days and weeks as the vaccine, as the new strand is cultured. >> london joins much of the rest of the country under tier three restrictions eerie the government plant to relax the measures for a few days over chri

and to take chances little bit afraid that a lot of people for example orthodox people go back to serbia of tool festivities of regenerate 6 and come back and bring back fresh infections there for he recommends everybody australians as well as foreigners living in austria to stay put their bowl here in austria don't go to see your neighbors don't go to see your relatives just stable so that we prevent an overthrow in the i.c.u. and certainly going to be a different christmas the fund has in vienna thank you very much. and a 2nd covert 9 tain vaccine has been authorized for emergency use in the united states millions of doses of them a dern a vaccine are expected to be added to the massive american vaccination program which began this week with health care workers older people in long term care facilities are next in line for the jabs the approval comes one week after the u.s. food and drug administration authorized the vaccine developed by bio and taken pfizer. here's a look now at some of the other latest developments in the pandemic german health department's report of 31300 new cases

100000 is critical every country except finland norway ireland and iceland on this highest level serbia georgia croatia and lithuania have the highest infection rates that turkey russia germany italy and the u.k. have reported the most cases in the past 14 days it's recording more than 400000 many european countries are once again tightening restrictions with no sign of those infection rates slowing down another lens is following germany's footsteps announcing a new nationwide lockdown over the holiday period and in london tougher restrictions will come into effect from wednesday as jenna hall reports. london's festive preparations dealt a blow to the capital moving to tighter restrictions that will ban households from mixing and see the hospitality sector shut down again if the health secretary warns that a new variant of the virus might in part be behind fast rising infection rates the medical advice that we have is that it is highly unlikely that this new variant will impinge the vaccine and the impact of the vaccine but we will know that in the coming days and weeks as the vaccine i

monasteries into state property protesters say the government is undermining montenegro split from serbia. newly released security camera footage shows the moment a christmas morning bomb exploded in the u.s. city of nashville authorities have identified the suspected bomber as a 63 year old local man who died in the blast they have not established a motive at least 3 people were injured the european union's 27 member states have given unanimous approval to the block's post trade deal with the united kingdom member ambassadors met in brussels to greenlight what they call a provisional application of the agreement to come into effect on january 1st it's provisional because the treaty was hammered out last minute and the european parliament has refused to rush reviewing it but at the same time lawmakers say they don't want to risk disruption to trade the u.k. parliament expects to ok the deal by the end of the year. so that means the new u.k. trade relationship begins in just a few days our correspondents have been travelling the e.u. to hear what that might mean for ordinary people brussel