Im kristie wonder its good to have your company to talk maybe one of the worlds Fastest Growing social media apps. But the video sharing platform has been facing serious headwinds in some of its key markets. India, for example, and the chinese and app engine. Now to talk is looking for to africa to increase its Global Market share. The company has made investments on the continent which includes recruiting and training influences and creating and promoting campaigns. Will be talking more about that after this report from kenya, which happens to want to be one of tick tocks target countries on the continent that would get very creative dance moves, a mix of music and other training videos. These are just some of the ingredients that are made to took the Fastest Growing social Media Network ever riding high on that success is colombian. Both have your fleet most popular to start with almost 289000 followers. I started on instagram but then moved to take talk. Last year and to talk has just taken off a company thats been amazing as a content producer, have, you know, has won over fans. Would he see nick take on a popular somali . And so his music, which proved he could many kenyans didnt look down. So many people went online that brought so much attention to what is to talk away from the control versus dont want to talk in the u. S. We outgoing President Donald Trump has tried to blunt the up. Tick took was made between africa. It is now money. The top 3 social Media Networks in nigerias population of over 200000000 and the uk is not far behind in kenya. Youre back. But whats behind the opposite since in africa . , well, he took didnt want to talk to d. W. , but instead, you know, later, the company attributes its popularity to a, creating a vibrant and multicultural continent. However, while the opposition is a big success, some cyber experts believe it needs to be to get elected because of privacy concerns. And so if its not dangerous, its a platform, a platform for to tell you meant however, the data it takes it can be used for malicious purposes. But to a lot may be the case. Many african governments do not seem to view dot as a concern at the moment. I think even if it were to be banned, weve learned so much as content creators through a platform that we can take anywhere. The same thing were doing take that we can take somewhere else because the popular business challenges in other parts of the world, javier, another african users, can continue to enjoy the platform. One video at a time, at least for now to make a bomb of going rogue. And at the table with me is tony illogical. Who has been following the rise of to talk in africa very closely. Help us understand why, why africa, why is africa such an important market for ticked off . Well, the world has become a smaller, much smaller place with the internet, with accessibility. And now with the problems that talk is having in the u. S. , its beginning to look at other markets. Africa, for example, has this large young population who are tech savvy, who are getting increasingly connected. And doc is one of the places that i mean online is where they on to talk things that it can reach this demographic just as facebook and instagram and twitter have succeeded. So it is a large market there. Right. And are they getting the number they are mean to talk has been popular in many african countries . Kenya, for example, which we saw in that report earlier, was the 2nd most downloaded app in 2019. And were seeing similar numbers in different african countries. A lot of these popular people in these countries, these african countries, you seeing some of them with 1000000 plus of the followers. Its quite popular with many. Tell me, are you until i am one of the cool kids and i am not on to something i didnt lose the demographic. Who have a well, the train goes up to talk. It depends on what you want to use it for. A lot of the young people are trying to have fun. I think fun is the key word here, but not just fun. People want to pass a serious message. Still use creative means one takes up to do so. And so, and so it, it has all these inbuilt ways that you can be creative very easily and it rules environment. You things that instagram, for example, remember instagram, remove the likes feature, keeps the likes the shares as well. So your stuff can be shared by anybody, organically, and anybody can be a star. And thats why people are trying to be influences on ticked off. Ok, so tell me there are some critics of tick tock, right . We saw it in the report, the regulators are looking into it. Just tell us why, why thats the case. Why did some people once this ep to be regulated . Well, as we heard in the report, theres the issue of data privacy that they are some concerns about that. For example, in kenya, weve seen that mentioned as well in kenya. Some senators brought up the issue of people posting what they said were content that goes against traditional values. What they consider in the sentence or the kenyan senators are trying to raise some kind of ban against take talk or restrictions some kind of regulation weve seen in egypt as well. People getting arrested several particularly women getting arrested for allegedly being indecent on there as well. So i think it has to do with more to do with the cultural aspect of things rather than data previously that were seeing here. Well tony, let us join the cool kids club. We can raise them, see who gives them the mens followers. If the news ok gets ahead of the other kids want to follow us. Exactly. Thats another they told me a legible of thank you for and here are the stories making headlines across the continent. If the o. P. s, military and to grind forces have both claimed advances as they continue to battle in the countrys northern most regional, amid growing international concern, the uns human rights chief has called on both sides to give orders to their fight is just base of millions and early results from sundays president ial election became a fossil put, the incumbent rushmore of burra in the leaves, despite opposition, claims that the vote was 14. And the Electoral Commission says the insecurity in parts of the country prevented more than 300000. People from voting for it is in somalia as plenty and regions say 6000 families at the never told me this and without food off the cycle and gutty struck the coastal region. Security forces have been evacuating people in the town. As the heavy rains are expected to continue now its been nearly a year since nigerian officials demolished a seaside slum in lagos, forcibly evicting thousands of residents. And some of these people are still homeless. Our reporter visited one of the eviction sites where he matched an old woman living in the rubble of what used to be her. It took would be viewed, you guys, you know, john rice, a motel to fume. But we managed to sneak in without drawing attention or deny jiri an army. The whole community was destroyed in a single day. Women and children were not spared. So bobino, also hard to go. She pleaded with the mutilated cross and moved to spear home because she doesnt have anywhere else to go in their groups. But she was made of to be in the ruins of what was once haha was from ahmed. Then came around to the shooting, up and down. This way goes nobody here for me to go. So i stick myself inside their room, their fast food out their window. So i would at the brink of that, i did hear their bros all this. They leave me alone. More than 20000, people have seen their houses here have the more east, as you can see, its just robbers and people have been here. They are scattered or in the neighboring villages. And now this place is money just is controlled through controlled by the nigerian navy. Mohammeds and i was also if the home race, he couldnt salvage anything from his home. Back to a Good Samaritan gave him a room in a basement zona sleeps on this piece of wood, and he has faith in his government. But he and others we tease, went to court in a bid to stop. Father will continue to push to force slum communities out there to face in trade. So always fight why i guess my determine how said to do so. We can do both. But not everyone has abandoned the big tease, you know, and youre advocating for the rights of some community residents. And weve also been trying to see how to help them to, to improve their quality of life, where theyre staying and supporting the host communities. However, we believe strongly that when 4500 people are displaced in a day by the government is the governments responsibility to help them to be resettled, to make sure that you know that suffering is alleviated. So far, the government has not taken responsibility for the force of the actions. And the negro explanation has yet to be given to the 23 communities near goes where homes were destroyed. But the Current Administration promises to improve their lives of the People Living in slums. Whatever the previous government of their own tons of displacement of people are not physically regeneration programme. We want to read it prove on our black communities and why doing that . We want to work with the communities and make life better for the communities and we do it in city of greater new displacement. Back to tucker bay, or been a hides from the scorching sun and a tree. And when forms she enters this makeshift shelter covered with the top. She prays how government will soon come to her rescue. And that is a for now, ill be sure to check out all of the stories on dot com forward slash africa. Were also on facebook and on swiss have today will be again, it will be because don challenges on take this year. This was the break that leaves Nelson Mandela by making the dawn steps on to see an extra 1000000 kilometers. Just look for a smart way to get where youre going. Every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word. A word from the rico is in germany to learn german and why not work with him . Simple online on your mobile and free cell. The w z e learning course nikos fi. German made easy to want to see a strange and the Indian Netflix series delhi crime wins the International Emmy for best drama show based on a shocking, true crime story was one of the nights big winners. More about that coming up on arts and culture and by jury. An artists autobahn congo is a rising star in the art world. So why is she still looking at the ground . Will also visit a house in harmony with the elements and amsterdam home, designed by architect giacomo garcia. Welcome to arts and culture. Well start with the International Emmy awards honoring the best in global t. V. And full on pandemic style. The 44 nominees from 20 countries joined the new york Award Ceremony via video. So lets get straight to the winners, and some of those shows we should be watching. My colleague, adrian kennedy, is here for more. Adrian best drama went to delhi crime. Is this a well deserved choice, in your opinion . Yes, this is a very important 7 part series. From netflix, india, it was directed by the nets. And it tells the story of the Police Investigation following the delhi gang rape of december 2012, which caused a storm of outrage across india and led to changes in the law. As the chief investigator said, it was originally conceived as a movie that talks of in 6 years researching the story before shooting of the 62 series ngs wrapping up. That particular case. But there will be a 2nd series with the same cast of characters, investigating a new crime. And who could forget that horrible event. Now lets talk about the best documentary. I mean, that went through a syrian film thats also been generating a lot of attention. Tell us more about yes, the documentary film for some was previously nominated for an oscar. This shows the life of the key in aleppo. Joining the civil war in syria film is a message to have some explaining why the family stay on despite the difficulties her husband is a top, so one of the few remaining hospitals in the city. So its a tough decision. Should they flee, or should they stay behind and help pounce like a very powerful movie from weve actually got a clip i believe, of codirector of accepting the award from the u. K. I think it was 5 a day at night, but i fear that if it was and everyone who worked on the phone this hour or carried out of the country that i wish its name would be one day. Im old now, winning friends, and what its like when filmmakers im lucky that are only once, and at orly, elected government would be proud of its own out of this and its own people. And we can celebrate this great 20 at home in our country with our own people are very powerful moment there. Adrian. What else stood out to you at this Years International . I mean awards . Well, i was absolutely delighted that Glenda Jackson got the best actress award at the age of 84 for her role as more want in this, but is missing for just do. Its a detective story, amateur detective story that also deals with the devastation of dementia. Despite all the more incredible, as jackson took 23 years off from acting to serve as a member of parliament and won the 1st of 2 oscars way back in 1970. Now speaking of the 1970 s. Their dream and were going to shift gears a little bit because i think that your youve brought us another piece of news that has to do with another 970 s. Icon. Thats fine, just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. Thats a question of now because the only surviving shark model cost for the 975. 00, oscar winning film jaws has been hoisted into its new drawing room at the Academy Museum in los angeles. The 7. 00 to shark with 116 teeth was rescued from a junkyard and has been does awfully lovingly restored to its former glory years as koreas lead terrifying that is, a lot of things found in a junkyard. Thats one employee of a german candidate. Thanks so much. Thank you. Speaking of glory, Buckingham Palace in london, it is undergoing major renovations, and paintings are coming off the walls. The palace picture gallery is getting a new glass roof after 200 years and highlights from the queens collection are set to go on display to the public, including works by kind of vermeer and rembrandt. From old masters to newcomer of the year artist autobahn, congo was named the number one star of tomorrow by germanys International Art ranking and congo lives in belgium. But her art is still grounded and her native nigeria, the ground, what it gives us, what we take from it, is a central focus of congress. Art. She works with Minerals Like those mined in her home country of nigeria. Entire landscapes are stripped and hollowed out like in this sculpture. It was that way in the colonial era, and the exploitation continues today. The world is only there to be built to be able to take out and use so its a combination of that with the constant idea that it has to grow. It has to be said, and that is greed. The result is ruined landscapes, but also ruined human psyche. Congar believes are exploited of relationship with the ground. With nature makes us sick as well. She questions our unbridled Economic Activity and boundless consumption. These are things that youre doing like oh my god, the plastic bottle, im Drinking Water and that when i look at my house, its filled with all kinds of things that im looking at. And im wondering how did i get there . And then i wondering how do i get rid of it and then getting rid of it means and getting it out of my sight. But where does it go . And to whose backyard is an entry. And i understand that as an addiction, as an addiction to something that you cannot get rid of, many of the effects of our way of life remain invisible to us. Like this drop of liquid that simply evaporate. Yet it still exists and we inhale it along with the air we breathe. Just as we do all the toxic materials we release into the world, environmental destruction and over exploitation force increasing numbers of people to flee regions that have become uninhabitable. Millions who were once deeply rooted to their homelands. And the congo believes that just like trees, humans have their ancestral places to. This performance piece is meant to show that when were on foreign terrain, were like uprooted plants. The artist says thats what migrants experience too. But never in Human History have immigrants felt the need to adapt completely to their new home. To assimilate. Perfect, you dont want to connect top of the people, but you want to connect to the lot. You dont want to connect. So the culture to the food. What you want to grab lands of make your own food. So theres a difference of thinking that one hospital integrates within the spaces that the evil one comes into a place to restart. So that place and recalibrate that place. So theyre all like so still different. But up on the counters, work stretches from the past into the future, demonstrating the complex relationships between humans and land. A way to start submission, the one we just saw there is currently closed due to the pandemic. There is no such thing as solid ground. How to incorporate more nature into architecture . Thats the goal of architect giacomo gars. Yana has been working on this design for a sustainable new waving order and then other events because his work bio Philip Manning having a lot of life projects still in the works. But we did check out another building, he finished this year instead of concrete curves rather than hard edges. A style of architecture that loves life the result of building according to the principles of biofilm like architecture. No is the architect of the freebooter in the dutch city of amsterdam. One of the key elements of the way you feel like approach is to create direct connection with nature. And we created by using the natural materials that that simulates or are connected. Both of these really in the experience of the 2 to nature martin slats are placed around the entire building, ensuring optimal lighting conditions and privacy. The suns movement was observed over an entire year, so the slats could be aligned perfectly. Another fundamental concept of by a filmmaker architecture is that interior and exterior space should merge into one. As soon as we, you know, we wake up in this, in this room, we can really open up and i have a direct connection to the terrace and through the natural of the water. The freebooters special construction method only cost about 10 percent more than a conventional 12. 00. Families live here each with 120. 00 square metres of living space. They enjoy a special indoor climate and a house with close to 0 energy consumption. Thanks to state of the Art Technology especially like this room because you have 3 a day and at the end of the day it ends here and the light is very beautiful in this room. Its not just the light that special. The house appeals to all the senses. When people come to visit, almost everybody wants to touch this part. Its girl, its moot people love it. The freebooter residents have no doubt that their quality of life has improved since moving into british musician paul barton, also by its nature, has been playing for blind and injured elephants at an animal sanctuaries in thailand for a decade. Now hes moved on to a real challenge though, playing beethoven for hungry monkeys. His concert at the famous monkey temple of lopburi was meant to raise awareness for the animals who normally depend on tourists to feed them. Lets take a quick look. Going to go cod cox in failing to talk him into defeats, has him in practically singlehandedly to change the story, giving mindset stock in the 1st winter season. 910 minutes on d w. I was fishing when i arrived here. I slept with 6 people in a room. It was hard, i was fair. I even got white hairs out of the german language melnotte. This gives me a little but ultimately took in truck loads of slaves. You want to know their story. The muslims, the fighting and reliable information for migrants. Some of the more cannot sleep because you know for windows swore to swallow the loonies love the as long as theres no use. No love for the wicket was under only your word gives me the cant sleep. Ugh, couldnt sleep our own small this is you have a news line for girl in germany looks at a more strict law down the head of christmas. Regional leaders agree on new measures, and thats slowing a surge of covert 90 percent there plan to chose the americal tomorrow. Also coming up to lead, the transition begins u. S. President elect joe biden gets the green light to formally Start Building his administration. His cabinet choices are signaling a sharp break, but dont trust policy. Plus china launches an unmanned spacecraft to the mood of a mission to bring lunar rocks back to planet earth. Only asked planetary scientists what success would meet for chinas ambitious Space Program. Where our thank you so much for your company. Everyone. We begin here in germany with the leaders of germany. 16 states have agreed on a new coronavirus, a lockdown measures for december and likely beyond all this after chance. Uncle americal met with resistance last week in her bit to toughen some aspects of the countrys limited logged out. The measures agreed today include extending germanys current shutdown targeting hotels, restaurants and james tight restrictions on socializing will also remain in place. But exceptions are being made for holiday celebrations. The pressure is on for the German Government to ease restrictions for the most important time of the year for many christmas celebrations. Right, know beilin stand down and Market Square would usually be packed with people and show you the christmas market. Its been canceled. People will be allowed to gather at home for christmas, but in smaller groups, many accept the reality that this year is different. Theres going to be naturally so the procession. Its national, its going to happen, but it is what it is. You know its, theres no policy thats ever going to be 100 percent approved. I mean, people say god, i dont understand why restriction would be eased for christmas. Perhaps one should stick to them, but i also see what happens with people when they are lonely and happy. So i cant say much about it, but i just talk about it because i also see how it is in hospitals. Thats where i work. All. Yes, its sad not to celebrate christmas as usual, but how else to measures taken are important and necessary . And does always skypes always see the decision on christmas is expected to become firmed wednesday following talks between state premiers and chancellor angle america. The overall situation remains critical. As far, soon as you have High Expectations as a parliamentary group, until now we have begun to see a short trend of lower figures in terms of inspections, which means the exponential growth could be stopped. But thats not enough. We need lower figures, especially for christmas and it inside christmas isnt the only separation thats on the line. Many say that the much loved tradition of new years eve, fireworks needs to be reined in, but a nationwide ban on fireworks sales does not appear to be on the cards. Art for more on this, im now joined by our Political Correspondent hans rights has the German Government. As we just saw in that report is likely to extend the partial lockdown with tighter curbs. On socialising. How do you think germans will react to the measures so far . One has to say that the german public has been very patient in accepting many of the risk rickshaws. And as we just saw in that report, people on the street also feel that the restrictions are correct, that there should be tightened even further. Possibly, the recent poll suggests that 2 thirds of german germans at least support these measures. In other words, we can expect that the measures will meet with approval. Whether that will actually lead to reduction in the infections is not clear yet at the moment. You know, we talk about flattening the curve. Whats happened at the moment as the curve has been flattened in germany, but at a very high level, the experts talk about a plateau in the curve and thats obviously too high. The hospitals are still under pressure. So it seems that such increased restrictions are necessary while taking into account where you have just referenced. It makes it difficult to understand why exceptions are being made for christmas. How does the government justify that . Theres, i think there is, in a sense, a little bit of a carrot and stick policy involved here. People are being promised that they can celebrate christmas, which in germany is the most important family time of the year that they can celebrate christmas in their families with a fairly large group of people, possibly 10 people plus children. If theyre stick to the restrictions on travel then and that will be until just a couple of days before christmas. So i think the government is trying to tell people you will have the possibility of chris smith with your family. You dont need to feel kind of loneliness and isolation in that time, but you have to stick to the rules until then. And right now, hans, the German Government is introducing plans piecemeal and i was just wanting. Are there any signs of a more Long Term Strategy for germany . What one is trying to do is to make it does long term as possible. Recently the law in germany was changed so that parliament has to be informed every 4 weeks or so of new measures. And measures can only be imposed formally full 4 weeks at a time. If there are extended beyond that, they have to be reapproved by the authorities and parliament has to be informed. But at the moment we are talking about rules that are being extended into january. So there is some consideration already of doing this on a longer term level. At the same time, there is the hope that with vaccines in the offing, possibly the long term doesnt need to be that long. That sooner or later, rather sooner than later, vaccine will be available and the whole situation will be somewhat more relaxed. And i do tell you Political Correspondent has a branch reporting. Thank you. Lets now have a look at some developments in the corona pandemic. The European Union says it has reached a deal with us biotech for madeira now for the supply of up to 160000000 doses of its covert 1000 vaccine candidate. Well, the deal will be formally approved on wednesday. And meanwhile, austria says its planning to begin. Coronavirus vaccinations in january Frontline Health workers, an at risk groups will be the 1st to receive the vaccine. The country hopes are vaccinate at least 50 percent of the population. And malaysia says it will close some factories of the worlds biggest rubber glove maker because more than 2000 of its workers just positive for current 19. Next, 3 weeks after the u. S. Election, the president elect joe biden has finally been given the green light to start the transition process. President donald trump tweeted on choose day that he was directing his administration to cooperate in the handover process. Is the closest that hes come to conceding defeat. Meanwhile, biden has pushed ahead and begun announcing nominations for his own administration. President elect joe biden has officially revealed his picks for the top positions of his cabinet, making a clear shift away from trumps america thrust doctoring. Instead, a lot of familiar faces from the Obama Administration signaling bidens intention to return to a more established approach to interacting with other countries. Bidens choice is a policy veterans like his longtime adviser, Anthony Blinken name to secretary of state. He will be tough to put steering the country back to what the paris climate agreement, the World Health Organization and the iran nuclear deal. The best known of the nominees is former secretary of state john kerry, poised to become bidens Climate Change envoy. Former Federal Reserve chair janet yellen is to service treasury secretary policy, if confirmed she would be the 1st woman to take over this pivotal role and would face a difficult task of shaping u. S. Economic policies at a time when the country is facing a pandemic. And the ensuing recession, for urea by dint appears to be making good on his Campaign Promise that his cabinet will reflect americas diversity. With his picks for the u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations and the department of homeland security. He also named the 1st woman to become director of National Intelligence wise. But many of bidens cabinet picks will require confirmation in the senate, where republicans still hold a narrow majority. For now at least, but the transition process officially underway. Some of the uncertainty and type elance of the past weeks seems to be settling down. Earlier we spoke to the foreign minister of portugal, the country that will take over the e. U. Presidency in january. We asked him how he believes the incoming by the administration will change. Transatlantic relationships brings a new opportunity right now with the election of president by them and the appointment of a future. The next secretary of state lincoln with pro or very poor. We will be on the beaumont on the political. So we have to seize the momentum to restore the relationship between the europeans and the americans as a relationship allies the problem with the trouble, the main station was but President Trump treated its his european allies as if they were and the means all for adversities. We are not 1st to resolve america. We are good friends of america. We are the allies and the transatlantic bomb. The transatlantic link is a very, very important the ground for the stability and the security of the global order. So we have to resort to this relationship in a very close way. And of course the election of joe by them is momentum that i think we are all going to seize. That was the portuguese foreign minister speaking to us earlier. Next. A Chinese Rocket is on its way to the moon with a mission to bring back rock samples to earth was the 1st attempt by any nation to retrieve lunar samples. Since the ninetys seventys on china has poured billions into its Space Program and the probes mission is a chance to show global competitors just how advanced its become. No, but this is a milestone for china, a spacecraft. That symbolizes the countrys technological prowess. And its military might. The unmanned rocket blasted off early on Tuesday Morning local time from high in an island in the south destination. The moon. And you wonder of a young man who was in the Aerospace Control Center Reports that the long march 5 rocket lifted off normally. And the chiang a 5 spacecraft has entered orbit as planned. I can now announce that the launch mission of long march 5 has been completed successfully several, although government imo. The chuang of 5 rocket is made up of several components. One is the land which will dig for rocks and soil. These materials will then be transferred into the return capsule for the journey back to protocol to call up the current Lunar Program consists of 3 phases, overseeing landing and returning the china. 5 will carry out the 3rd phase, bringing moon samples back to earth that we hope this will be a success. We were very good your mind that you hope if successful, it would be the 1st time in 4 decades. That material has been brought back from the moon. Chinas space ambitions are no secret and have been growing for years. In 2003, it secured a major breakthrough when it became the 3rd country in the world to send a human into space. The 10 years later, china hit another milestone successfully landing an unpiloted spacecraft on the moon. It was the 1st soft landing since the soviet Union Success in 1976. More chinese cheers in january 29th teen in a global 1st alluna pro. Touching down on the far side of the moon, boosting chinas space ambitions. Mars is also in its sights. This year beijing launched an unmanned probe to the planet. In july, it put the final satellite into orbit for its chinese navigation system. The countrys rival to u. S. Owned g. P. S. But this Lunar Mission to bring back material from the moon is one of chinas most ambitious to date. And one that beijing is determined will be another us the excess. Finally, a veteran who was wounded fighting alqaeda has been honored for his courage, loyalty and devotion to duty to know received the dicken medal. Today the animal equivalent of the victoria cross, his fellow officers say the 4 year old belgian money won selfishly selflessly. I should say charge through enemy gunfire to save the lives of british soldiers in afghanistan to bullets to bows back legs. And last of paul, he became the 1st u. K. Military doc to receive custom made for statics, who no is now enjoying a well earned retirement. Because he will get for him, youre watching to the reduce from role and coming up. Next is my colleague, Kate Ferguson with d. W. A Business News and that more of world headlines coming up at the top. The hour. And i look forward to seeing you tomorrow to give us your country, people will make you rich. Oil will provide you with jobs. The oil will take good care of you unless you change the big oil fever took hold on the west coast of congo in 2007 that investors make promises. But years later, reality looks very different. Mr. Beechers drinking shortage. Limiting what youre gonna stream of black coal oil, thomas says starts december 1st, skyrocketing losses. The International Air transport Association Says airlines will lose a 157000000000 dollars this year. And next well ask our correspondents, how African Airlines have been fairing it relative to the rest of the world. Also coming up germanys blue chip stocks index is expanding. Well tell you why. And a whole bunch of problems with global flower trade has gone from a blue to bust. Well take you to the Worlds Largest flower auction in this is they dont need business. Im paid ferguson. Thanks for joining me. Plunging passenger numbers, declining revenue, and the prospect of further travel restrictions. The act book for aviation is turning out to be bleaker than expected. Thats the stark message from the International Air transport association which has been holding its annual meeting today. The body is expecting losses of 157000000000 dollars this year and next, but its not all bad news with a vaccine expected to be rolled out in the coming months. Some airlines including a stray. Yes, quantas are already devising plans for say, for travel. Australias external borders are closed with only a few domestic flights now able to take to the skies here. The 1st of those landed in sydney on monday after a 4 month ban was lifted. Greeting the passengers from melbourne donuts a kind of welcome back present. But passengers from abroad may only be allowed to land here once a vaccine is widely available, we are looking at changing or term Security Issues to say, for international travelers. At that, we will ask people to have a vaccination before they can get on the aircraft. Amanda tree vaccination certificate. Australias quantas is the only operator so far to suggest such a strict measure. But action is needed to secure the near future event line says industry association, i otter this is the, this is the do. All right. But this is the last Rapid Testing a widespread vaccinations are still a long way off though even if the 1st vaccine comes quickly on to the market next year will be difficult. My arteries warning airlines to brace for further losses and 2021 around 39000000000. 00 almost 2 and a half times what was forecast in june. Now airlines around the world have of course, been experiencing losses, but have any parts of the world been spared . The worst of us africa hasnt been hit as badly by the pandemic. As some had expected boss. Is that playing out is in the aviation sector as well. Thats a correspondent, be increasing. Hes in cape africa, high ageing good to see you. How have African Airlines been fairing well, not good skates, not good at all. Even before the pandemic, there was only one Major Airline on the continent that has been consistently profitable in the pasta years. That is ethiopian airlines, and they will stay in the black. The way it looks like as of now, also this year because they have been very fast in changing their core focus of their business from commercial flights to cargo that has been very helpful for them. But other than that, it looks not good at all. Here in south africa, a lot of local airlines have been dying and also the big Major Airlines on the continent like south African Airlines or Kenya Airways are really struggling. And adrian, what about the response from governments . Have they been offering any support for the m a patient sector . So here in south africa, the government just recently decided to bail out south African Airways once again with 500000000 euros, a lot of money. A lot of people were surprised and shocked. Many believes including myself, that the pandemic will be the final coup for south African Airlines because the government has to bail out the airlines. And on several occasions in the past, its been a symbol rather for corruption and mismanagement in the country. Yet the government said, well, we still want to keep it alive. And that was even controversial within the government. The finance minister who basically signed that budget moves just tweeted this weekend saying, do we really need a national kariya . And it is a valid question is specially in a country that has massive inequality in some parts of the money that has to be used for south African Airways has to be taken out from police budgets, for example, and also from social housing projects. So this is something definitely that one needs to debate and its not only the case in south africa, Kenya Airways, for example, has been losing 200000000 euros in the 1st 6 months of this year. The company or the airline rather needs 500000000. 00 euros from the government to basically survive. We have another example of the National Carrier of run that also needs massive states funds there. Budgeting, 120000000, euros from the government for next year to survive. So it is quite a costly thing and despite that rather negative record of many state lines on the continent, you still have countries like nigeria is tanzania, where politicians are debating whether they should also start a National Carrier. Seems that for many politicians and government here, its more a matter of prestige and not so much about the money aging craze. Thank you so much. Germanys benchmark dax index is set for a major rebound. Its operation say is planning to expand the index to 40 members from thursday. It will also toughen rules for ducks, members, and feet off the process for kicking companies. I want. The changes are in response to the collapse of former untaxed member of wire cart, which went bankrupt in june in what turned out to be germanys biggest postwar accounting fraud. Heres how the financial correspondent, hyundai assessed the move. The idea is to align the benchmark with International Standards with a focus more on quality of the factors such as the profitability of Companies Getting its results audited or not. For example, it will be easier to boot out a company if it feels to provide its or did result in due time. This was a problem we faced with wire card. And now companies would also be expected to have a profitable record before they are allowed in. The expansion is expected to take place in the 3rd quarter of next year. And thats when we could see the lights of online fashion. Retailers alone do in and demons, Energy Trading on the board behind me. Pandi there. Lets take you to iraq now, where 3 years of war, farmers in the country have struggled to return to normal. Many have managed to replant their lands, but not to find their path to recovery, blocked by the pandemic in our next report will meet to all of farmers struggling to spice harvesting 8 bumper crops. Its harvest time once again at this olive grove in northern iraq. Oh, now ali is expecting a bumper crop, but its not enough for him. And many of his fellow farmers these trees are 30 years old, but now you see theres no market in the farmers are losing out. The farmers are breaking up their farmland and selling it as residential land. Even god wouldnt accept that. Near here was the front line of operations to free mosul from the socalled Islamic State group. Many farms were burnt down. Now the area is stable. Farmers had hoped to return to their traditional ways, not so for the likes of fact, crema moved whos taken to sealing the crop in barrels of his father, north of mosul, he hopes to sell the next year. Instead, thats if the pandemic subsides, the coronavirus left a big impact on us. Our lives were exported to the southern governance now as a real and sort of money. But the coronavirus in the closing of checkpoints affected us all. After years of war, time devastation, these farmers still have no choice but to wait longer. Wait until the end of the pandemic before their lives can finally take on some semblance of normality. Again. For centuries, the netherlands have been at the very center of the global flare trade. Until recently, it was considered a solid business flowers are after all, an essential part of birthday wedding funeral fellow patients. But when the pandemic struck the party, it came to an end. And vendors were forced to been thousands of bunches. Now amid europe feck and wave of infection, the industry is once again in danger of wilting away. Its just before midnight and the Worlds Largest flower auction is about to begin. Thousands of growers bring their flowers to the royal flora holland. On the outskirts of amsterdam, the 1000000 square meter hall is the size of a town. At the beginning of the pandemic, there was chaos here. Entire loads of flowers had to be destroyed. Europe was in lockdown and no one thought of buying flowers. Tons of them landed in the shredder. Poor witness the sharp downturn. All of a sudden he couldnt sell anything. Im with the market for something to fall and the whole market collapsed. There were thousands of us vendors, thousands of cards, everything ended up in the garbage. It wasnt good. With money. Prior to the pandemic around 20000000 flowers were sold here every day. Its one of the countrys leading industries. The most important customers are their neighbors in europe. Are you selling any flowers, bloom and the flowers that combine well are easy to see him in for coffee. But behind the scenes its still apparent that business isnt back to normal, yet huge, vacant spaces in the auction hall. Every 20 seconds, the auctioneer displaced the bids on the screen. Amsterdams flower auction posted sales of almost 5000000000 euros last year, but the crisis is hitting the netherlands hard. Thats one of the reasons why the dutch government was against unconditional handouts of billions of euros to southern e. U. Countries last summer or reset. We will help, but you also need to help us by putting in place the necessary forms in the labor markets, pensions, etc. So that next time you will be able to help yourselves also solidarity. Dutch florists think its right to send money to Southern Europe despite the coronavirus crisis, but only under certain conditions. Between me and mine, i wouldnt just give anyone my wallet and say, take whatever you need, we can give them money. But response, i would be different on still amsterdams forests have their own problems. The 2nd wave of the pandemic is underway in europe, and millions of tulips are in danger of landing on the trash heap again. And finally, italy is one of the Top Countries for high fashion, and its not messing a pandemic trumpet style. But some workshop in umbria is making the jury s face mosque using linen and gold thread woven on 200 year old moves. The facial coverings can cost 2000 euros each a must have accessory for the fashion victim. Who wants to look good during a fun time . And thats all from me in the Business Team here in berlin for more go to our website up, you dot com slash business. Were on facebook and twitter as well. For me, its goodbye and take a pox in food to talk to the defeat of the land, to clean singlehandedly. To extreme giving mindset stop 1st with the seeds of 60 minutes on in the current of Climate Change conference. Most of whats in store for the middle east for the future comes pretty megacities to the culture inside. Good culture. This is t. V. News, africa coming up on the program. 6 talk in africa. And the Companies Making big loops to grow its use of markets on the continent that could regulate his channel through music. Also on the program. 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