Despite coming from a poor family loves to become president. Challenges a. Credible story. Starts december 10th on t. W. Food. A big moment for a small biotech firm in germany and the world vaccine developed by buying tech now approved by the u. K. Marks a technological breakthrough and could be revolution for the entire Pharmaceuticals Industry well talk to our financial correspondent. Also on the show distributing that vaccine will be a big challenge well look at how germanys flag carrier is gearing up to fly around the world. And the vaccine cant come soon enough for the worlds poorest countries theyve been hit especially hard by the global slowdown. Welcome to the show im Stephen Beard and. Lead investors around the world welcomed the u. K. s approval of a Coronavirus Vaccine with asian markets gaining thursday on hopes that economic recovery would be around the corner but the vaccine developed by german firm biotech in partnership with u. S. Drug giant pfizer also represents a tec
19. They describe the toll its taking on their bodies and minds. Am i rejoice and welcome to the show. The leader of ethiopia is rebellious to grab a region as says he still fighting one day after ethiopia declared victory in the province to brets, michael told Reuters News Agency his forces are operating near the regional cap on, the k. L. A. Which ethiopia says it has captured. Now the red cross says mackay is struggling with shortages of food and medical supplies. Ethiopian troops have been closing in on to grow its regional capital since forces that ignored an ultimatum to surrender on wednesday. They say theyve seized control of all key installations, including the airport and to free thousands of troops allegedly, being held hostage by to cry in forces. The Ethiopian Army says its main aim now is to track down any last holdouts to fully controlling mechel, a city. Our army is hunting and going after and searching for the elements opposed to peace that are hiding in holes and pits
Police in france have searched dozens of homes belonging to suspected islamised militants the rates are in connection with last weeks beheading of a teacher in paris a suspect was shot dead shortly after by police the victim some of that party had used cartoons of the muslim Prophet Muhammad to teach students about freedom of expression on sunday people across france took to the streets to honor his memory. Thousands of people came to the plaster lab eprom bleak in paris to show their solidarity with slain teacher Samuel Patton it was here where large groups also gathered following the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attacks. But today people want signs saying just we are saying no or i am a teacher. Many came here to grieve but also to protest they felt compelled to speak out in support of the teacher and freedom of speech. The level before were here to defend the republic liberty equality for turnitin and secularism but it was not just in paris communities came together across the country to reme
Is some good news local booksellers are thriving right now in germany pandemic really is a page turner. And welcome to the show im Stephen Beard in berlin its good to have you with us and we begin in germany where the pen dimmock is leaving a deeper imprint on the economy than previously thought thats according to a new joint report published by the countrys leading Economic Research institutes theyve downgraded projections made earlier in the year forecasting now that the German Economy will shrink by 5. 4 percent and 20. Thats more than a percentage point worse than the earlier projections but they also predict a slow recovery compared to prior forecasts infection rates are rising again in germany meeting to new business restrictions. And one of the authors of that report joins me now stefan crudes is head of the Forecasting Division at the kill institute for the World Economy stuff and its good to have you with us. First obvious question what is driving this report what is driving t
Now in the days and weeks that will decide how germany will fare in this pandemic in winter. We see that we obviously have very special infection dynamics in germanys largest cities. Patients on ventilators for. My top priority is possible not to have to bring economic and public life back down to the level that was necessary in the spring. We have to appeal to our population we dont want to have a situation like the resume prousts for a situation like there is in spain. We dont want to 2nd lockdown. Germany marks a year since an anti semitic attack that left 2 people dead. Ladies and gentlemen it is not enough to condemn an attack like the one in hundreds of targets and then to return to business as usual. Welcome to the day chancellor Angela Merkel the mass of 11 major cities in germany have agreed a package of new measures to stop the spread of coronavirus germany fear is a growing 2nd wave of the virus after infection rates in cities like berlin and frankfurt reached a key threshol