Some regions almost all hospital beds are occupied and the number of cases is rising steadily. One of the cities that has witnessed a rapid increase in corona virus infections is a 1000 kilometers east of moscow the situation is dramatic more and more people are falling sick or dying from called 19 thats something out of tour can see caves and other undertakers are experiencing firsthand he and his colleagues are working around the clock our reporter met the men at work. With a steady stream of coronavirus dead speed is of the essence at the morgue every morning the team from the Funeral Agency to fight it while comes here to collect new victims of the pandemic. 29 year old artur kinsey kiev has been working at the funeral home for 12 years but he says hes never had to bury this many bodies that were no good in such a difficult time a lot depends on the team we all know exactly what to do we know who picks up the coffin from which side which shoulders are carried on and that makes a difference how we Work Together matters even more now that we have so much more. All the relatives to identify the body. This morgan the city of who fought is only for those who died of the corona virus or had contact with an infected person the bodies have to be sealed in plastic the coffin is closed. Many russians feel theyre dead should be treated with more respect to what explains. What i knew from the but it was wrong the relatives are often more tense than usual because their dead are handed over to them in plastic body bags they arent allowed to open the barracks i tell them that right away some people cry and demand that we open the backs then i have to explain that they could get infected themselves the virus is no joke. The thing if. You were to because love has been in the business for 7 years today hes in charge of the team of undertakers he says that since the 2nd wave of corona virus hit in the fall there have been more than twice as many deaths in the city of. Everyone i know suddenly wants to know more about our work they call me and ask other really so many funerals are a lot of people dying i tell it to them like it is people dont believe the media maybe they think theyre being lied to so instead they want 1st hand information and they ask. Over a 1000000 people live in new far the capital of the republic of. Government statistics say that only around 80 people in the region have died. Of the corona virus since the pandemic began but official numbers also show that during that time over 4000. 00 more people died than in the same period last year corona virus infections are spiking across russia but authorities insist the situation is under control. The undertakers arent so sure today u. T. Cuz loft and his team are entering a 92 year old woman she didnt die of the coronavirus that means her relatives can say their final farewell with an open casket which is the tradition in russia. Usually funerals are big Family Affairs in russia people gather at the cemetery and then at home with food and long toasts but the pandemic has changed that. It was a war that. Some people called to express their condolences instead of going to the funeral some people are afraid of getting infected they dont want to take the risk. Thats all that sort of. Some people are really worried about what is happening what we have to bury people anyway. No matter what happens we do a world war. 2 when you go through the whole reason other than we do. Since the coronavirus some funeral agencies have even started offering live streams from the cemetery business is booming so far no one on yuris team has called covert he can only hope it will stay that way. In russia people say he was excited up there that youll get run over by a street car you wont drone fate his fate if the coronavirus isnt my fate it will pass me by me were very good the next day the team prepares for 4 more funerals i tour and his colleagues hardly have time to worry about their own health at the moment theyre just too busy. Being a fisherman is a tough job youre out on the open water the seas can get rough but abrupt changes of the weather and high waves are not the only lurking dangers in september 18 fisherman from the sicilian town of mud that had set out for the rich fishing grounds in the southern mediterranean libya claims sovereignty over this area although it is considered International Waters and thats where the sicilian men were arrested by libyan coast guards their families havent received any signs of life from them since then and are desperately calling for their release but this case has not deterred others from risking it all for the big catch. Once again its been a success. Despite the risks. Bulk says upon boxes are unloaded from the trawler and carefully registered the men are happy with the catch is specially with this delicacy. These are famous prime quality red prawns. The mediterranean prawns are in great demand in fine restaurants around the world only somebody i know in good times we 550 euros for. The poem quality red. Is 45. 00 euro per kilo. Thank you weve got more than the fisherman from those spend weeks out at sea for such a catch sometimes even up to 2 months but theyre taking a big risk the richest fishing grounds in the southern mediterranean are off the libyan coast in International Waters but libya now claims them as territorial waters this has caused repeated conflicts like in the summer of 2018 the libyan navy wanted to stop the italian fishermen and or. The entire crew. In september thats exactly what happened to Marco Maroney his 2 trawlers were impounded by libya the ship owner is in despair is 18 crew members have been unwilling gazi jail for over 3 months fishermen have never been held this long for the. Not being able to see the ships or the men who work for me is awful its like a song that you miss you can no longer hug from aboard. The truck during that confrontation libyan authorities pursued 9 italian trawlers on the open sea unlike some of his colleagues captains use separate cologne a managed to get away. Libyans came close wanted to see all the captain outs on the ship papers the trawlers were told to follow them but we could flee risking our lives the coast guard is on fire at us. Which is a lot of. Their words. Back in 2018 the fishermen received help italy sent a Naval Helicopter to aid the troll theres the libyan speedboat was forced to back off but now italy no longer provide such protection in the southern mediterranean of the libyan coast telling fishermen such operations are too demanding and politically sensitive. Now they fish at their own peril. The bulb is on the list for slaughter but we need protection so we can fish on these International Waters for all of the otherwise what happens in the fishermens will happen again. Now. The shipowner has even spent 2 months protesting outside the Italian Parliament in rome calling for his crew and fish trawlers to be released. You know we are all risk of being arrested 74 nautical miles off the coast because libya claims the open sea has its territorial waters. Europe and italy must take action against this because this sea belongs to nobody alone to us all. That includes crew members like mohamed he is one of 6 tunisians who worked on the italian travelers who are now in jail in benghazi mohammeds family is worried about him in the past he was already arrested twice by libya but this time its worse. Than the same thing in the past we were always in contact but we knew how he was doing his own always working thing that i was this time weve not heard from him and. We have no idea what is going on even if he is still alive if people talked of whenever she can mohammeds daughter nora as meets the families of other detained fishermen at the port of missouri. Here they staged protests with ship owner marco monet to give each other hope. But with were fighting for 18 italian fishermen includes 6 tunisians to send to indonesia and. All of them have lived here for many years some of them even before. The families have no choice the hunt for the lucrative red problems must go on that is the only thing that makes the fishing industry and. Profitable in International Waters and that includes of libyas coast. Our next report comes from the greek island of the team its one of more than 200. 00 inhabited islands in greece but its rather small there is no hospital or Police Station just the school which is the pride of the village in fact its the Smallest School in the grease 12 year old crystal is the only student on the whole island life there can be a pretty lowly is so here in the future are trying to do something about it. Spells kristoff has a long talk each morning soon after he sets off for school its a kilometer right here on the tiny island of aki in the gnc. Just some 40 people live 12 year old christophes is the youngest president and the only child farm why. When he gets to school his teacher marion see a letter hes waiting for him along with his own you blame the schools. You want to. Miss friends like a play list of course friends who go to school with me to look at my daughter for with. Them and last cared. For her loved the school day begins outside by raising the flag and singing the Greek National anthem even though its just the 2 of them i try to make daily life the same as every other Elementary School increase. One people one teacher one classroom him maria teaches every subject whether its joe graffiti music or money. Shed love to have more peoples but so far no more families have been persuaded to move to the island. Yeah i mean want to get the cue ball pop up the crowd i would love to have some fellow teachers also an active part about the situation has brought us together. And ive always been able to offer chris store some variety. Weve visited other schools. And gone to the movies in theaters on other islands we have to keep on oscar see but. For now christoph is still spending his breaks along. Next summer hell move on to a new school and if no new people show up only school will have to close theres little work available on the island handful of people live from fishing and farming like crystal says parents who dont want to speak on camera and a few live from tourism like those who work at the islands to tell them. So longtime residents are skeptical whether the school can remain open or. In my childhood there were almost 20 peoples and equally there werent more families but each family had 6 or 7 kids. And we were all taught together only from the 1st grade as i said he. Was going 1st its easy to move from here to a bigger island but coming here from a city or a larger island is tough its understaffed really. Still maria hopes to say 1st school from closing every evening she sits a computer and tries to find families whod be willing to settle on this beautiful line and. I mean this to persuade businesses to pay for their moving expenses. Or not bring up others the up with a work of ive found a greek family and who puts all germany. Yep david already been here and seen everything harmonious and memorable horney your policy now im constantly on the phone of Office Writing emails and trying with the help of a t. V. Station. To find someone among the countrys Beer Companies who finance the move and a job and our my god im not set out lasts. Until then this will remain greeces Smallest School and crystals its only student but he too has formed the plan to help his school in future. For us here i want to go to high school and later become a teacher and then i want to come back here and teach if theyre still in you cant say. I want to spend them. But because none of showed up so far christoph sets off for home alone like every afternoon. He says sometimes boys or girls is a chore among the tourists that come to the island he shows them how to catch fish so he takes them to see his horses visiting the horses is always the 1st thing christophe does off to school and then. Without children like christophes and his Little School the island has no future that is why oakie will continue to fight for every people. Over the last years hundreds of thousands of people tried to reach the European Union through the balkan route but only a few make it allegedly across the Border Police a brutally pushing the migrants back to the bosnian town of the hatch preventing them from entering the e. U. They are stranded with little help from the government and no supplies for the approaching winter their only hope lies in bosnian volunteers like black Tim Colebatch a bitch the bosnian war left him badly wounded but thats not keeping him from reaching out to those in need. Slots and kovacevich is getting ready to help people in dire need 1st he has to put on his artificial limb almost 30 years ago he lost his left leg at the age of 14 in a mortar attack during the bosnian war knows that and insists the loss has only made him stronger most money comes i dont really see myself as disabled on the contrary i wish he would of the misery ive gone through has changed my perspective on the world and life. I can empathize much better at the pain and suffering of other people parking. Soon after he heads out on an emergency call that saved his hometown behind you the border to croatia and the European Union its not turning his volunteer helpers regularly migrants and refugees who are forced back across the border into bosnia the offer 1st aid and provide necessities for those who undergo the appeal. Closely of course brooke. These are images of a classic push back. There are a group of 13 to 14 people that are also minor injuries. Lost consciousness. Or. The area where this group of pakistanis are stranded is dangerous only a few meters away there are landmines under the trees left over from the bosnian your peers in these woods but the worst theyve been through was not inflicted by anybody. But by human. Belief and he too much hate me too much hate me. And leave your cute i leave my feet dig my nails in real steel big names and too much blood this was new isolated incident retaliatory and illegal deportations along this border are well documented technically everyone who makes it into krishna and European Union territory must be treated humanely there refugees have a right to request asylum and expect a fair hearing but here International Law is apparently violated people are mishandled to steamroll other migrants. The croatians told me to burn the food in my backpack i replied that i couldnt reconcile that with my muslim faith. Then they bruised my arm and beat me with a stick in the automobile. Nevertheless remaining in the impoverished and politically strain is hardly an option for most migrants. The few emergency facilities set up by the government and International Organizations and bosnia offer new realistic prospects and a river created. So many of the migrants seek refuge in this old factory building in which he sat down in his helpers are the only ones who check in on the market rates now and again and offer support among those living in this misery are children and teenagers they are getting paid leave you know not that their family. I dont love them he died at least you dont think. It was worth it but if you have. Not over yes rather brother you are. Going to many people think it was there. When evening falls the refugee sets off once again in the hopes of reaching a better life he called it again is a clandestine dangerous hike across the mountains into creation and the. Nearly all the migrants are to teen and end up where they started back in bosnia exhausted frozen often without shoes. We are. All more than a portage unusual thing its hard to pass a person hurt but most with that we talk to them and find out how theyre doing and we give them something to eat for a couple of blankets so they can warm themselves off from. The. Team but the item is cheap the money comes partly things that sounds modest disability pension but mainly from private donors and foreign aid initiatives some of them are in germany whatever comes in this distributed. The selfless dedication of this and p. T. War victim is also a message to all those who do nothing. The. Young a movie star how does what im doing really help. Well im doing the best i can to make this terrible world a little better and maybe set an example fathers would you enjoy these 2. Boys in everything you tonight only have to treat people as you queens sausan says so that everyone can keep their dignity. Thats really the most important thing no matter where on earth you are. Very good are that a good kind of got that. Regardless of what you think of donald trump there is no denying that he massively increased peoples interest in american politics is there is in the white house may be numbered but he still manages to capture peoples attention the belgian chuckle at the munich press wanted to create a trump inspired treat for his customers and so he came up with us which creates and thats combines the president s looks and some of his rather controversial views. A well known bleach product in much of europe is now also the name of the chocolate its the latest creation by chocolate year dominique pear soon. I was looking at the news and i saw that President Trump was announcing that we should drink bleach water that it will kill the quote on our virus then i say the disinfectant it knocks it out in a minute. And is there a way we can do something thats a good joke maybe you can use it as inspiration for a bumble pursuing is the rock star of belgian confectioners and not just because he wants created a chocolate shooter for the rolling stones. Fashion house Louis Vuitton and various royal families swear by his original creations but for his trump chocolates he sought help closer to home i asked my wife too because shes a harbor shes shes professional spy specialist. A list of these infecting spices. He says the delicate filling made from Sea Buckthorn berries and honey has cleansing properties. At his small Chocolate Factory in volusia her soon sporty 3 workers have to handle their bosses wild ideas he uses ingredients like soy sauce cider vinegar caviar and bacon for his unusual chocolates thats very soon an entry in the famous Michelin Guide and this is one of my inspirational rules in my life i have the target at home gives me a lot of inspiration and here in my beer to bar so i have the same thing. He also shoots his wacky promotional videos that home. For you. And. Zorro. And you are honestly it was just a funny joke it has nothing to do with politics or just want to make people laugh in those dark days it is disinfectant chocolate is a hit but due to the recent election its sell by date is fast approaching trump will soon be leaving the white house and also pursuing its chocolate shop for discounts on throw. A belgian chocolate thats likely more to trumps taste than the us election results. It actually looks quite tasty right well that brings us to the end up todays show thank you so much for watching ill be back next week with more stories from across europe until then good bye take care. The 1st the. Ghetto to commit. The bomb to bobby. Stark rebels against tom upshaw lets listen to a spy come on fellow close to me coming. Up the. Challenges are not the same objects. Credible story of bobby walking. Starts december 10th on g. W. The best. House in a drama competition rivalry marketing numbers atmosphere color fight thats right intuition love money millionaires fans crimes find us. Unfound. On you to join us. Im not laughing at the jet well i guess sometimes i am but i stand up in which it happens the german thinks deep into the gemma culture looking at the stereotypes clad figure thinks hes the country guy not. Yet needed to take his grandma day out to eat its cold out ok fox news i might show join me to meet the gentleman from beat up your. Post. 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This is the every news line from Berlin Germany in the group of covert 19 the countrys Public Health agency warns the virus will claim many more lives with an increasing number of infections among the elderly daily deaths this week reached their highest level since the start of the pandemic meanwhile countries around the world are preparing to roll out mass vaccination programs but when demand far outstripping supply will look at who will get the 1st doses and a key architect of the European Union and the g 7. 00 from covert 19 former french president if i dont just count the sun lead france during the 1970 s. And laid the foundation for europes single currency. While iraq and thank you so much for your Company Everyone it is not the news germans were hoping for the head of the countrys Public Health institute says germany has a long way to go to bring its 2nd wave of corona virus infections under control a partial lockdown in place since early november has stabilized the numbers but theyre still much too high. The coronavirus pandemic is not yet letting up in germany. The head of the countrys federal Health Agency issued a stark warning. Many people are still getting infected with cold and 19 and the numbers are still too high they are on a plateau but they are not yet falling noticeably. We also see that the number of serious outbreaks and deaths is increasing from week to week but since both of these always occur with a certain delay we must expect many more here to. Germany has been under a partial lockdown since nov 2nd the daily increase in new infections has leveled off with just over 22000 cases recorded on thursday but this but the restrictions on public life the numbers havent dropped significantly and this week the country reported a record 487 deaths the highest death toll since the onset of the pandemic with no clear change for the better in sight chancellor Angela Merkel announced on wednesday that the partial lockdown will be extended until january 10th restaurants bars and Leisure Facilities will remain closed and context will be restricted some say even that is not enough the Southern State of bavaria is considering tougher measures. In the coming weeks well really have to ask ourselves whether all these measures are enough whether we can keep the country in a sort of half sleep like this or whether we should be clear and consistent and impose even stricter measures and certain areas with some exceptions will be made over the Christmas Period to allow friends and families together. In berlin some think a loosening on restrictions over the holiday is a good idea while others fear it may be too risky but it is very difficult at the moment people cant meet with friends they cant see or their grandparents maybe these few days will have a positive effect on our lives and. This will only make things worse if we pas the restrictions and then we have to be back to the virus again for both. Still some long weeks of coronavirus restrictions ahead with hopes pinned on the forthcoming vaccines. And on that theme on wednesday britain became the 1st country to approve a cove in 1000. 00 vaccine from beyond tech pfizer beyond tank is a homegrown german vaccine developer so why wasnt germany the 1st to approve the vaccine i put that question a short time ago to peter crimson or hes heading the 1st vaccination approval study here in germany at the pharmaceutical firm of cure a back. To the u. S. Were very happy and proud of course that the tech race however the others are also good in those days such as cure or what we have. Hearing out. It must not the 1st one it is the 1st one proved the tech vaccine but we should not forget the distress back since a case. By the chinese and by russian government and the regulatory bodies they approved vaccines 1st already. And whether you hope that means continue to have to 1st approval in the European Union. So would you say with 3 vaccines already been approved and many more awaiting approval that this is the beginning of the end of the coronavirus pandemic. Well this is how i see it there will be certainly a change in the us after having discussed axing ors and European Union and hopefully sooner or so in other countries and render vaccines are rolled out big rocks nation campaigns will d start over by beginning whats next year this really changed the whole picture and im confident that if this is your hopes that spring and summer to change and to look normal life again with a good backing now you are leading a phase 3 trial for the cure of aca vaccine what can you tell us about that and when do you think it will be ready. Well this race did not get stopped but we hope to stop it every hour us up to speed. Maybe tomorrow and giving us next week the profiles for ethics committees and the call is a response that this can depart any constituent to be still less tulu honest a few career is but we hope to see more all beginning of next week and then we would like to enrol in quite a few 1000 still before christmas and the rest of the citys 6000. 00 rooms in the beginning of next year and then well be able to still. Get if we can see data and this is very important because for all not a suit on and this in the European Union it is really difficult to do a drop of face products and as people contra was really difficult to look at and then yeah it is not possible any will buy it today we can still do it and you hope to have a good day time i am us next you know and hopefully also a group thats all right peter comes our heads the 1st vaccination proposed study in here in germany for the pharmaceutical firm karabakh and hes the director of tipping at University Hospital thank you sir for joining us. Thank you. British Prime MinisterBoris Johnson says vulnerable groups in the country will be vaccinated against the krona virus starting next week while the u. K. And wednesday rather became the 1st country in the world to authorize a vaccine developed by beyond check pfizer the u. S. And the e. U. Are expected to follow suit in the coming weeks but doses of the vaccine will initially be in short supply raising questions of who should be top of the list to receive it. Everyone in the world who wants to get vaccinated against kovan 1000 should be able to at least thats the idea but demand for the vaccine is likely to be much greater than the initial supply now governments must decide who comes 1st and who must wait most agree that Fair Distribution should take place independent of a country or individuals ability to pay in britain an independent commission has developed a multistep plan according to the key factors of infection risk and age residents and employees in Nursing Homes take 1st priority next in line are those over 80 years old and then Health Care Professionals then high risk adults under 65 can take their turn followed by seniors over 65. The most important thing is to make sure that we get people as many people as possible starting with the most Vulnerable Women those who work in the front line of the n. H. S. Vaccination effectively in countries with federal states like germany or the us the decision will be left to individual states the u. S. Advisory Commission Recommends that residents of Nursing Homes and Health Care Workers be vaccinated 1st germany is also working to create a system of prioritizing vaccinations chancellor Angela Merkel says above all it wont be mandated. Month with kids phone then nobody will be forced to vaccinated this is a voluntary decision fog of the of a question of who will be vaccinated 1st is being discussed with the Vaccination Commission with the leopold the academy of science and with the Ethics Commission e. But i think i can already reveal this much 1st and foremost of course we have nurses doctors and people in high risk groups. Only after 60 to 70 percent of people have become immune to the virus will the pandemic be considered defeated and reaching that point worldwide will still take time. Well lets have a look now at the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the number of people hospitalized with kofi 19 in the United States has reached 100000 an all time high as the pend them a concrete says the strain on Health Care Systems there meanwhile greece has extended its nationwide lockdown for another week after slower than expected the klein in case numbers and italy will place strict limits on travel over the christmas and new years holidays movements between regions will be banned altogether from december 21st and russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered voluntary mass vaccinations to start next week moscow says it sputnik vaccine is 95 percent effective. As a look now at some of the other stories im making the world headlines hundreds of immigrants from ethiopia have been airlifted to israel as part of a plan to bring 2000 ethiopians of jewish descent to the country they were welcomed by Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu but activists say the government should be doing even more to you reunite thousands of other if you can jews with family members already in israel. Australian fire crews are battling a massive bushfire on frasier island a popular Tourist Destination in the state of queensland on the fire has been burning for more than 6 weeks destroying more than half of the islands National Park heat wave this week has caused the fire to grow in intensity. Media tycoon and prodemocracy activists jimmy law has been charged with fraud and detained until his next Court Hearing in april the court refused to grant him bail over a charge that is antigovernment newspaper violated the lease terms of its offices the decision comes a day after the jailing of 3 prominent prodemocracy campaigners. At least 5 people are reported dead in thailand after monsoon rains triggered flash floods in the south of the country Officials Say 9 provinces have been hit by a week of heavy rain and storms affecting more than a quarter of a 1000000 people flood warnings remain in place as more heavy rain is forecast. Former french president of out of the shes got the stone has died from complications linked to covert 90 the center right politician led france from 19141981 spearheading a social revolution away from catholic conservatism he also worked closely with germany to pave the way for the g. 7 and the European Union of today German Foreign minister says pay tribute to that hes got the stone saying he was a great frenchman and a great european but hes got the son was 94. He was hailed as a modernization and a champion of european integration in the 1970 s. Former french president valery just got a star helped lay the groundwork for the European Union born in what was then french occupied germany shes guy whos just a teenager when he joins a French Resistance group in occupied paris in the 2nd world war. He went on to be elected president in 1984 at the age of 4081. 00 of frances youngest postwar lead as. I know that today marks a new era for french politics or. Underneath more if thats of rejuvenation and change for france. During his 7 years in power the center right statesman helped modernize French Society he legalized abortion and allowed divorce by Mutual Consent in spite of fierce opposition from the catholic church. And that but he also pushed to liberalize frances economy and as a strong advocate of technology he was seen as the father of the countrys high speed train network. She was committed to the european ideal and forged a close relationship with former west german chancellor Helmut Schmidt together they laid the foundations for the euro single currency and turned their dream of a more integrated europe into reality. And finally before we go you might remember the mysterious story from last week of the strange metal monolith found in the utah desert well now another one as been spotted on a hiking trail in Southern California local media are reporting that only the uta original this one is not bolted to the ground and could be tipped over the utah monolith which disappeared as mysteriously as it appeared captured the imagination of many with its references to the classic side fire movie 2001 a space odyssey a similar structure has also been spotted in romania. Lots to resolve there thank you so much for watching stick around rob wattss up next well see again at the top of the hour. Stories that move people of the world for t. W. On facebook and twitter to date and in touch. Follow us. Whats the secret behind this classic