Im rebecca it is welcome to the Program German chancellor Angela Merkel is due to deliver a speech in parliament this hour as the nation faces a decisive period in its fight against the coronavirus germanys regional governments are considering imposing a Strict Lockdown over the christmas and new year period as infection rates remain stubbornly high officials warn hospitals could be overwhelmed the countrys infectious to saint diseases agency says 509000 people have died in germany from the illness in the past day marking a record high since the start of the pandemic. As we wait for that talk to take place im joined by chief Political Editor michelle occur behala thanks for joining me what can we expect from anglo michael today well reese shes certainly here to defend the budget which means 180 bill. When your is a new debt some 350000000000 euro is to tackle this corona crisis but reading the whole nation is watching her to hear some kind of indication on whether she will once again c
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And scientists sound a fresh warning on Climate Change as the arctic gets warmer the world is facing an increase in destructive extreme weather events. That. Im sumi so much going to thank you for joining us rescuers in beirut are digging through rubble in a desperate search for survivors after 2 shoot explosions left much of the lebanese capital in ruins at least 137 people are dead and thousands more have been injured president in one or because france has arrived bringing rescue teams and equipment with him other countries have also pledged emergency aid and expertise lebanons president michel aoun who greeted mccall has blamed the disaster on thousands of tons of a chemical being stored in bed. Rootstocks but the u. S. Government says it has not ruled out the possibility of an attack a governor of beirut has said almost 300000 people have been made homeless by the blasts. A day of grief for lebanon as the country reckons with the losses and destruction caused by tuesdays explosion.