Under control a new poll ways if the public is satisfied with the governments response. And the buddhist think of the bragging rights on the line on friday. Face capital city rivals in the bundesliga take a look ahead at the local dog. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us lawmakers in the u. S. Congress have moved to block president Donald Trumps order to withdraw all u. S. Troops from germany its a rare instance of the democratic and republican parties working together these days to pass legislation a final version of the annual defense bill which still needs to be voted on by. Support for the continued presence of u. S. Forces in germany and it would require an Impact Assessment before any troops are pulled out in july the pentagon announced it would withdraw about a 3rd of the 36000. 00 u. S. Troops based here in germany. Well Stefan Siemens is standing by for us in washington how likely is it that u. S. Troops will not be droll withdrawing from germany no. I think the likelihood just increased actually it is very likely that there wont be any withdrawal at least not on the reins of this administration of the triumvirate ministration as you pointed out the budget Defense Budget package which is 4500 pages that is a double whopper theyre. Saying that they 1st Want Congress senate and. House of representatives want to hear from the defense secretary in a report about if this really makes sense if this is not harming National Security and only after this report comes in and only then congress will give its ok or not and no more than 120. 00 days after this report arrives is any troop reduction possible and now you do the math this administration and donald trump as president of the United States will be 50 more days in power and then it will be joe biden and his administration and there is expectation by many many experience and most observers see and by anybody in washington d. C. Political washington d. C. That he will revoke this this plan to pull pull american troops out of germany ok this is a massive bill it contains lots of data and lots of steps that donald trump may or may not approve of could he be to this bill. Yes he already said he will veto this bill but not for that reason not because congress is putting it off the call for his plans to reduce troops out of germany or out of europe in front of him he wants to veto is because he wants to have a law in this package which has nothing to do with military budgets at all which regulates Online Platforms like Twitter Facebook google and so on because the president feels that they need to be now head liable for full want for treating him and concerned if issues unfairly and this is why he threatened to veto this bill 7 things thanks very much for filling us in there that was our correspondent stephanie months in washington. Sick a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today in peru at least one person has been killed during protests by farm workers demanding better wages and working conditions protesters blocked highways and clashed with police attempting to disperse them Agricultural Workers have been on strike since monday protests have spread northwards to regions known for growing grapes trends rains and blueberries. Israel is urging its citizens to avoid travel to the gulf region saying that iran may be planning to attack israeli targets the advisory comes a week after irans Top Nuclear Scientist was killed in an ambush outside tehran iran has blamed israel for the attack in his tally asian. 3 egyptian human rights activists who were detained last month on terrorism related charges have been released from jail thats according to their organization the Egyptian Initiative for personal rights the mens arrests in november sparked an International Outcry its not yet clear if charges against the activists have been dropped. Kovac 19 and the road to recovery is the focus of a special session of the Un General Assembly almost 100. 00 World Leaders are taking part the 2 day meeting coincides with the release of a u. N. Study that shows more than 1000000000 people could be living in extreme poverty by 23rd the by 2032 to the long Term Economic impacts of the kind of death. Well german chancellor Angela Merkel addressed the assembly via video link she stressed the need for Global Cooperation to ensure equal access to vaccines around the world 395. 00 we must never forget that the pandemic can only be truly beaten in the long term when everyone in the world has fat access to effective vaccines. Not been humming the pandemic in the long term also means doing everything we can to a much stronger with regards to future challenges and crises to this and we need cosa International Cooperation above all with strong the International Organizations then we can succeed aachen if getting. As many countries around the world remain in crisis mode dealing with the pandemic china boasts a steady record of success in curbing covert 19 authorities there reported less than 20 new cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours thats according to local media no new deaths were reported on thursday more now on why china is reporting such low coronavirus figures across the board. In china signs of the corona virus pandemic are hardly noticeable Authorities Say there are only a couple 100 active cases and next to no new daily cases. We have no evidence right now that the situation in china is anything other than extremely low levels over the virus with a very aggressive response to any upsurge of. The moment some individuals test positive the authorities react by doing mass testing in the area thats why recently in the port city of tianjin 2300000 inhabitants were tested before that nearly 5000000 in cash car and in the city of qingdao Authorities Say more than 10000000 people were tested in just a few days. Its a big effort and in the end a few dozen people are found who test positive and are immediately isolated. Furthermore china has strict entry rules foreigners can only enter an exceptional cases and anyone who does must get tested and cornered for 14 days. Beijings head of epidemiology says the priorities for curbing the coronavirus are clear kanya hiding the pandemic is a warning poor hugh have to be quick he thought everyone bands together you can be strong and win and that sends the right strategy and strong leadership on health cool child need an involved. Everyone is required to download a state sponsored health app only those who show a green light can enter many places authorities are not forthcoming about how accurate the apps are hong kong epidemiologist bank collings has china can use tactics not easily used elsewhere. Is very clear what the cause was of the test in Mainland China a positive case is isolated to how so complex a quarantine everythings done very very strictly and that brings an end to transmission now forced people to stay home if theyre in isolation or quarantine they wont it will be a recommendation it will be an order for chinese authorities every positive coronavirus case is one too many they react quickly and everyone is expected or rather required to cooperate. Lets cross over to beijing where we can speak to correspondent a ts bubbling up but he has tried it has reduced corona virus infections to a level other countries can only dream of but china is not a democracy can other big nations still learn from its strategy. Well yes chinas not a democracy and of course there are things that other nations might not want to learn from china lets just remember how china went from denying evidence of the virus spreading in the population to a full lockdown in 3 days lets remember the chaotic lockdown and the people locked up in their flats not knowing what time they will get food delivered for example all this is something you would not want to repeat although they solved it in the end but there are also things that other countries can learn from china and if it took you to take a wider look at the region china is not the only country that has been successful south korea has been quite successful taiwan has been probably the most successful country and australia and new zealand have also been successful further down south so there are definitely things that we can learn and just pointing to china being not a democracy is a lazy excuse for politicians in the west the contrast materials between china and say the us or the e. U. Is striking in terms of their success in getting coronavirus under control what did beijing do differently. I think what we could see for the countries that ive just mentioned is that none of them were content to say they want to flatten the could keep the number at a certain rate they wanted to eradicate the virus on their territory and prevent further spreading and out way the for that they needed strict quarantine rules that were also enforced thats also something that many countries in the west lack and of course mosse testing is the key to keeping the numbers on the check once they see an outbreak in china they do all this testing in order to find all of the cases in order to keep the numbers down in order to eradicate the virus in that area it is thank you very much that was correspondent in beijing. Take a look now at some of the other developments in the coronavirus pandemic joe biden says hell ask americans to wear masks for 100. 00 days once he becomes u. S. President United States has more than 20 percent of global cases despite having less than 5 percent of the worlds population the south korean capital seoul is imposing a 9 pm curfew on most establishment after the city reported nearly 300. 00 new cases of the virus in one day and germany has reported more than 23000 new Coronavirus Infections thats one of the highest rates in europe just after russia and italy Germanys Health minister is calling for additional restrictions where infection rates are spiking. Well staying in germany lets find out what people here think about the countrys response to the coronavirus pandemic Polling Institute in protest the map has just published a new survey the a. R. D. Dortch lun trend with some interesting results the survey shows that despite soaring infection numbers and deaths most germans are confident that their Health Care System can cope people were asked how worried are you that medical care for kovan 1000 patients would not be adequate and one 3rd say they are worried or very worried but a solid 63 percent are less worried or not worried at all. Lets bring in our chief Political Correspondent linda crane well linda not much german there when it comes to the countrys medical infrastructure humm. You could put it that way the fact is there are currently 4000 intensive care patients here in german hospitals with coded 19 thats filling up around 25 percent of intensive care beds and some hospitals in germany are seeing shrinking capacity with doctors also warning that weve seen these high infection numbers as you noted 23000 just yesterday doctors are warning that this can become a problem but i think that level of confidence reflects the fact that germany is actually pretty well positioned compared to many other countries because it has one of the highest levels of intensive care beds per capita amongst all industrialized countries so i think thats what were seeing there but the fact is capacity is shrinking ok Health Care System looking pretty good there but looking ahead to the holidays germany is planning to temporarily ease restrictions on social gatherings gatherings of up to 10 different people from different households will be allowed in west germans think thats a good idea 53 percent say its right 44 percent think otherwise but its the other way around when it comes to new years eve only 30 percent say its right eased the contact restrictions for ringing in the new year while 2 thirds think this should not be allowed. Lighter restrictions for christmas are ok but not for the festivities at the end of the year what do you make of the. I make of that that its simply good common sense at christmas people tend to get together with family and most germans say that they were planning to keep those kind of gathering small anyway they dont have a problem with limits there but new years eve is a time for partying and i think the word has definitely gotten through to most people by now that a big gathering where people are drinking and shouting and laughing is a perfect spread or event and that message has gotten through not least because during the 1st wave of infection in the early winter and early spring parties played a very big role in corona transmission so i think when people say they arent terribly impressed by a loosening of restrictions over new years thats exactly whats reflected in that point if you now as many of you may know germany is currently in a kind of lockdown lite with a number of restrictions still in place and thats still hitting the economy hard not just restaurants and bars however only a few germans are worried that their personal Economic Situation could worsen only 24 percent say theyre worried or very worried but a stunning 3 quarters are not concerned about that its a completely different picture when it comes to the federal budget 2 thirds of germans are very worried or at least worried that germany could face an excessive debt burden as a result of coronavirus measures 35 percent say they are less worried or not worried at all. So melinda germans are more worried about their countrys federal budget than about their own personal Economic Situation what does that tell us. I think it tells us 2 things 1st of all germans tend to be very frugal and the economic culture here is absolutely one of frugality after all the chancellor is the leader who once compared public finances to the austere approach of a swabian housewife so that mentality is deeply ingrained here therefore the concern about the public debt on the other hand the government has been on kerik to restore clee generous in opening its purse and really putting a lot of money out there for Corona Relief and recovery so we have seen a series of large Massive Public investment packages in recovery and relief as recently again as november and clearly most people feel that they are being taken care of now the fact is a number of germans are in short work there could be significant job loss coming up in next year so this picture could change but for right now we are seeing a very high level of Economic Confidence in peoples own personal financial situations ok what about the tough restrictions that the German Government has imposed to help fight the pandemic but as you might expect not all people agree with that. There have been some huge protests in several cities against the government i have to coronavirus policies but most germans do not expect that Civil Liberties will be restricted in the long run 37 percent say theyre worried or very worried that that will happen nearly 2 thirds say theyre less worried or not worried at all so melinda one out of 3 germans is concerned about coronavirus measures restricting their personal freedom is the German Government doing anything to address those concerns. It is let me just say 1st of all that that level of satisfaction with the current set of restrictions is something that weve seen in poll after poll including others in just the past few days that really the lurch majority of germans say that the restrictions in place are appropriate and that they are definitely willing to comply with them that said as you mentioned there is a vocal minority that believes its personal freedoms that their personal freedoms are being adversely affected the fact is that some of that concern is being instrumental ised by the far right party especially the alternative for germany the after party and they have been very present in some of these large demonstrations along with other groups like one called clear danker where theres some real concern about right wing extremism possibly having an influence so what the governments doing is it is trying to put out the message on the Positive Side saying these restrictions are important and this is why carrying that message at the same time allowing demonstrations as long as people who participate in them comply so its a centrally a 2 track strategy i want to thank you very much that was our chief Political Correspondent linda crane now to south korea where citizens have been asked to cancel christmas and new years eve parties as daily cases hit a 9 month high but on thursday one nationwide have bent still went ahead National College entrance exams hundreds of thousands of students took to the test which can make or break careers and added risk factors from the threat of covert 19 did little to soothe nerves on the big day. They navigated the cameras in attention like a pop stars wading through paparazzi. It was probably the biggest day of the year for the countrys top students for many the biggest day of their lives so far. Hike up the Korean Society makes you study your whole life up to liz point for this one exam im quite relieved its going to be over soon. Then there were the equally nervous parents offering last minute encouragement their offspring had endured a year of coronavirus restricted study. The exam itself was postponed once and many were relieved it hadnt been postponed again. If i didnt get a good if the exam was further delayed then students would feel much more psychological burden and much more inconvenience. Than and they. Beyond the socially distanced lines to enter there was the Technology Used to check students in and check whether they had a fever the thermal detectors seemingly everywhere. Then there was the scenario for several dozen students taking the test after already testing positive for cope at 19 this practice run was done in a tightly restricted space in an ultra Clean Environment that might otherwise be a soothing quiet room for a patient not taking the most important exam of his or her life. In the more crowded hopefully coronavirus free test rooms only the teachers spoke. And students wrote trying to ignore the thermal cameras the plexiglas in their faces and the thought that a poor grade might prevent them realizing their dreams. Soccer news now and berlins bragging rights are on the line this friday evening as how to berlin faced rivals in the bundesliga when the teams last went head to head back in may how to celebrated a thumping 4 nil win but this time on our way ahead of their neighbors in the table and go into the game a slight favorites fans will not be able to attend but thats not prevented tensions rising in the days leading up to the match. Youre watching d. W. News just a reminder of our 3 think if we got some soccer news coming up for you now and just to. Recap for wins bragging rights are on the line this friday evening and as how to face rivals union and the bonus league when the teams last went head to head back in may how to celebrate a thumping 4 nil win this time on your on our way ahead of their neighbors in the table lets see if we can get that report play for you now. Its eerily empty round by heads of billions olympia study on these days on friday night the berlin darby will once again take place behind closed doors the hosts have had to get creative in their efforts to generate an atmosphere. We have all these are the reason why we distributed several dozen 1000 flags around the city in the middle of the night just to create a bit of darby feverfew the atmosphere. On tuesday berlin is woke up to a city littered with hats of flags like here beneath the west berlin icon known as the be a brush. Concert he thought a good idea was that fans could take the flags home with them and then get into the through with us on friday evening in front of the television. Sure enough the flags were gone by wednesday morning but it wasnt only heads of families who had a hand in their disappearance piece on you and supporter posted his interpretation of darby atmosphere on twitter. Off flying high at the moment thanks in large part to this man some assigning mexicos a has provided plenty of goals like this one destroyed against frankfurt last weekend but also plenty of Infectious Energy and confidence even when your own opponents cant help but admire the fine form that the 32 year old has found. Hes a player who sees himself in every position sometimes up front sometimes in midfield he drops teeth he moves out why are you trying to mock him weve just one man would never work again its up to the whole team doesnt much of it if labadee as men can keep coups in check theyll have a solid chance of defending their title the crown of the capital city champions is off the rule currently they as to lose but fridays result will determine whos flag flies above. Which and finally yet another twist in the monolith mysteries multiplying these days a stainless steel pillar that appeared 2 days ago on a Southern California hiking trail has now you guessed it vanished servers noted the structure was not bolted to the ground unlike a monolith spotted several days earlier in the utah desert thats restarted call him had prompted speculation that it was brought by aliens before it disappear and a similar pillar found on a hill in romania also captured imaginations until it was no longer there. 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