Overarching question is what is happening with the Republican Party right now and how we seeing the republican support for donald trump beginning to crumble more than 50 countries around the world are now rolling out coronavirus vaccination programs many have fallen well behind their distribution targets prompting a search for new ways to deliver the doses a familiar sight from coronavirus testing but in this florida drive by people are now receiving something much more hopeful vaccine shots. And yet the race to inoculate millions of people across the world against covert 1000. 00 is off to a slower and messier start than expected insufficient supplies and complex logistics are backing down the process many countries including the us and germany are falling far behind projected roll out speeds the main issue is that the buy on tech Pfizer Vaccine the 1st one to be widely approved requires cumbersome refrigeration at extreme temperatures and 2 shots within 3 weeks to be the most effective. This has sparked a debate among experts about whether the time between doses should be stretched to 3 months some argue that it is better to give many people some resistance to the virus then to give fewer people full protection. The immediate urgency is for ref it and high levels of vaccine uptake. Recommends that delivery of the 1st dose of covert 916. 00 should be prioritize for both Pfizer Vaccine and astra zeneca vaccine britain recently became the 1st country to authorize the vaccine developed by Oxford University and astra zeneca trial data suggests it is somewhat less effective but much easier to store and to transport it just needs normal fridge temperature rather than the minus 70 super cold storage the vaccine requires some experts say it could change this situation entirely unlike its biotech pfizer competitor this vaccine could be more effective when the 2nd dose is given 3 months later leaving enough time to knock you late much of the population and endowed them with partial immunity the u. K. Plans to vaccinate a 1000000 people per week from january 4th but what may turn out to be the most Promising Development on the horizon is still pending approval johnson and johnsons yancy and vaccine requires only one dose that could simplify a logistics considerably if approved this single shot jab could be in use by february the pressure is now on governments to speed up this crucial process lets take a look at some of the other stories now making headlines around the world. French police say 2 and a half 1000 revelers attended a new years eve rave in the Western Region of brittany in violation of a nationwide curfew and ban on gatherings officers were attacked and their vehicles set on fire as they tried to break up the Party Officials say many party goers from across france and also abroad remained on site into saturday morning. Iran says it plans to start and reaching uranium to 20 percent at one of its Nuclear Facilities a move would exceed the threshold set by the Iran Nuclear Deal tensions between tehran and washington have mounted since u. S. President donald trump pulled out of the International Deal in 2018. Rescuers in norway say they have found the body of a person killed in wednesdays landslide 9 people are still missing several buildings were swept away in the slide which occurred about 30 kilometers north of the capital oslo. African countries have begun officially trading in a new continent wide free trade zone its a potential game changer for africas economies even if full implementation is expected to take years 54 countries have signed the agreement which has been a top priority for the continents economic powerhouses like kenya. Every day 200 tons of fruit gets jews did this plant but until now customs duties and trade restrictions made it hard to export the jews elsewhere in africa the new free trade zone is supposed to change that were looking forward to this we thought we reset through it yesterday because what about totally for there will be uniform. And therefore thats open market africa is now the worlds biggest free trade zone 54 countries with a combined population of 1200000000 people in a Common Market tariffs have now been lifted on 90 percent of all goods and services in the zone. Free trade. A huge market it would have. No job. Kind of brings africa. And. Lets all. Transport routes and logistics or keep the kenyan coast is home to one of africas biggest deepwater ports now said to be a gateway to asian markets i believe but we are looking to commence a world class logistics a petition to get a global port so that i can make with the bumi a point of choice and he said not for. The world bank predicts a big economic boost that could mean more jobs at higher salaries for millions of people on the continent. In football germanys team shaka will be hoping to end a run of 29. 00 games without a win when they face had to build in later today theyre on target to set an unwanted record the longest winless streak in the bonus league the current holders of that title are a berlin team called money and who set the record back in the 1960 s. And despite the negative connotations as money are not keen to relinquish their place in history i was money a bellina known throughout germany for one thing the disastrous 96566 season the cup went 31 matches without a win in that campaign a blunders legal record i they also hold the record for the fewest goals scored in a season and the most goals conceded i thought form a player thats a beccas says the small club is still proud to this day of competing for that one season in the bundesliga. And hounds i can say that we were of course proud to play at least one season in the honestly. Sometimes just to meet the expectations and also to never disappoint and to eventually realize when the opponent was simply better than us im through again and again the best of our. But now their winless record is in danger of falling current bundesliga side shall cause doing their best to use up. They havent won in 21 matches for the 7 time german champions its an embarrassing predicaments. Its a threat to their identity they become surprisingly attached to the undesirable record and dont want shall come taking make glory. Maybe it would be put through thats hard to break this record but i can imagine that we did it once season and tried to do it over through season so theres a throw really if not competitive for us through no. Shall can have just 2 games to save their reputation with a victory bizarrely their biggest cheerleader will be. They want their record as the bundesliga is worst ever team to stand ive. Now in normal times this is what would be called oscar season thats the time when studios packed their cinemas with their best movies that was back in the day before covert 19 of course now things are a little bit different still hollywood is watching the last movies of 2020 with competition in mind and the speculation is heating up heres more from our film reporter scott roxboro. You know what are you concerned about an overreaction from because 2021 could be the year netflix finally wins the oscar battles for best picture. The streaming giant has 3 big films in the running the trial of the chicago 7 set in 1968 gives an alternative spin on hippie history to have a plan and the plan was i swear evolution looks like the real. Point is what you should gary oldman stars as the man who wrote film classics citizen kane in manc dissection of 1930 s. Hollywood cheese from new york i removed any distraction eliminated every excuse. And viola davis is a wild 19 twentys blues singer and model raineys black bottom which features the final performance of the late actor chadwick boseman. If you can look at the contenders for some of the biggest on or have never looked so diverse. Oscar favorites include judas in the black messiah about the f. B. I. Is infiltration of the black panther party. One night miami portrait of 4 civil rights giants including malcolm x. And muhammad ali. Because we are fighting. In which director Lee Isaac Chung tells his own immigrant story. We need to know where his family moved from korea to arkansas on the 1980 s. To become farmers. In the acting categories pay close attention to Anthony Hopkins who turns in a late career master class as a patriarch suffering from dementia in the fog a bit confused something wrong. And in our night to kate winslet and social ronan as 1900 centuries fossil hunters and secret lovers. But the big oscar front runner is no mad land from director. Frances mcdormand is eyeing her 3rd best actress award with a bare all performance as a woman living as a modern day nomad travelling the American West in a camper van. Theres no fun no mad land won the Venice Film Festival and its the odds on favorite to take oscars top prize. To sail around the room. This is news live from berlin up next is our tech show shift to get the latest news on a website thats g. W. Dot com thanks for joining us. They want to know what makes the devil you. And your. Way. Unlike the outdoors. And everyone with later holes in every. Day are you ready to make the difference and join me right just do it until you imagine how many push. Ups road all the way right now climb a tree to bring off a story. This is my friends the way home just one week. How much work can really get. We still have time to. Get subscribers. Isnt that cute robots like these and then to replace live pets i meant leading robel pets designers in japan to see if their inventions are more than just toys for techies join me for our topic today on shift. So called personal robots or robots designed to assist in our daily lives have been developing in Great Strides apart from humanoids like. We also have robots that look like animals could they make that they have pets could they even replace cats and dogs as i was loyal companions i asked. One of the worlds most renowned roboticists because i think we want to keep it. In the. To the right what its official theres sometimes they cannot do the argument that you know what you know but doesnt eat and doesnt do that much things that much easier when there was a. Robot that keeps lonely seniors kompany in japan they take this concept very seriously and have been practicing it for years i experienced it myself on the streets of tokyo i have a robot that. I know. His name is really hes like a fairly big thing seems perfectly normal today ted robots have become quiet versatile one of the latest additions to the market is this little guy the socalled love boat was developed by konami hayashi he is a leading figure in the field of emotional robotics and also the inventor off. But unlike pepper love god doesnt use language at all it communicates with adorable little squeaks i must admit it really tugged at my heartstrings. Its equipped with cameras for facial recognition socalled Slim Technology for spatial orientation and over 50 contacts sensors. Luvox creators say that its a new thomas robots. His response patterns are determined by deep meaning of the Machine Learning algorithms. The goal was to stimulate the most offensive behavior possible. So that the movements and its only could create a unique. First of all you have to study the brain at i. Q. All i think he got that name game how the humans think and how do they use their brains one day ok they dont want. Another while to study is the relationship between pads and humans to go and ive got one there its a subsection of ecology to get it on while we studied these 2 fields and i will and together a they tell you a bit about what love is all about that opinion if you apply that. Took 4 years to develop. It cost around 45000000. 00 euros when i asked about Data Security tell me im actually in for signs that all the Data Collected is not stored in the cloud in the robots and some. Of those require regular Software Updates and back ups. There are many robots out there that have a lot of information stored but people dont actually trust. Your creditors. My goal is to create a trustworthy robot could take quite annoying. Storing data locally rather than on a Cloud Service ounds like a safe solution is specially considering that love god needs lots of personal data to function well it fills my home scans my face and knows exactly when i common goal thats delicate information i wouldnt want falling into the wrong hands i was truly surprised at how lifelike love it seemed and it really was able to stir up true emotions high in social bonds like love all that are produced almost exclusively in japan one reason is that japan is known for being crazy about tech. Robots have a long tradition in japan and it was there that the plastic egg tama got was invented over 18000000 virtual chiclet have been sold worldwide since the mid ninetys the robo pop i bow by sony has also become a popular favorite name. For Artificial Intelligence robot in the mid 2000 production came to a temporary halt as the company underwent restructuring had sony anticipated the outrage this would spark in japan it might of reconsider it to the 150000 eyeballs that had been sold by then withdrawing support was like a death sentence one that probably almost wouldnt stand for to this day you can find dogs that repair old models how can a computer get so much love even scientists are scratching their heads test was children and adolescents show 60 percent attribute emotions to the robot dog and enjoyed giving it orders just as much as a live animal the newest i would generate has been on the market since 2018 very popular and the 1st time of year over 20000. 00 models were sold in japan alone despite the steep pricing. Round shapes expressive eyes complex movements this is meant to be a tool viable alternative to a pet. Equipped with cameras Voice Recognition software and contact sensors bibles can recognize and react to their owners you can loosen up to 100 different voice commands and quite a few tricks currently this robotic dog cost around 2000 400. 00 euros this includes 3 years of subscription fees for the cloud connection it needs ive always generate a ton of data and its saved and processed in the cloud like you know theres fear youll know were using deep learning technologies and big data to supply ibo with additional features. So ai plays a big part in how eyeball works with us. When it comes to dating security the company proves is that looking is proof from 3rd parties or use for internal purposes. They say the cloud based and is elementary to find each i book is very funny personality. When used. As a multiple of the any ibo that you will buy will develop in a different way based on the users lifestyle and his surroundings like if they eat of. Those will develop in different ways. They will act differently and feel differently. Sensitive private data safe to look lots of it doesnt sound too vincent to me on the other hand if my eyeball ever break i could simply transfer its personality so i might hold into a new model thats wild but is restoring movements facial and Voice Recognition all that it takes to have a personality as a dog owner not so sure isnt it the unexpected and sometimes even pleasant moments that really create the bond between humans and animals like when hes stolen my socks again not that i will left me completely unmoved but i still doubt i could truly connect with the robot dog in the long run if youre not a dog person anyway theres something else. What is it we asked passes by in tokyos trendy shibuya district. Discount to. The. I know it is. It feels nice very cute. But this is i really like cats but unfortunately im allergic to them like a little cons but i think this could make a good replacement. A little kind of surge for all those of the lone feeling good the feeling is good with a tail. So cue ball as its officially named didnt really raise any eyebrows in japan but heres how one german tourist responded well as you guessed this is. A vacuum cleaner. I no idea or maybe a cushion cleaner but its not like in japan its used as a surrogate cat of sorts ive got my 10 year old daughter would love one of these c. D. s they cost 150 euro would you spend that much absolutely not. If you think its an emotional companion to others just a cute toy but even all the pillow is nothing like high tech robots like eyeball and love but its still based on a bright idea that could only have come from the pound pets that provides comfort and joy with those all the work involved dogs and cats response to touch its surface is covered with sensors the tail is powered by an engine that can perform 40 different Movement Sequences Less Technology less design and more room for the imagination. Yeah i see and i. Always a curious being its not a cat and not a dog it doesnt really resemble any other pet at them its more like the enemy care. Richter totoro there an imaginary being. We want to give the owners more room for their own associations. Their Company Behind this you kind of engineering based in tokyo. Since 2017 theyve designed around 20 robots that are geared less towards functionality and more toward bringing joy to which. These cutters can measure brain waves and move according to the mood. In this Communications Robot can connect to the local y. Find family Members Exchange messages with one or. More. There or even rather than androids that are super clever i want to make something that forgives you and makes you feel good thats when you hear i believe humans want to interact with robots that they can open up to and share feelings with. Stress reduction instead of performance optimizing the relaxing effect of this cuddly toy has already been proven across the board no matter the age of study with the robotics you told that Alzheimer Patients who played with it regularly had lower and higher blood oxygen levels both signs for stress relief the test also showed fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety and required less pain medication than the reference rupe live animals are really allowed in Retirement Homes and hospitals here robot pets can be a real help but they can also give emotional support elsewhere after all humans want to be needed level but the humans want a robot that relies on them and not the other way around. If love up was a perfect being and didnt need any input or help from us it would not result in a strong attachment when i developed a love it often. Fell or got stuck and i noticed that people seemed more happy to be able to help it rather than let it help them this was very interesting to me that if so humans prefer a robot that they can take care of not a perfect companion that makes sense to me what do you think has the pets of the future that is know and if youre interested in finding out more about robotic cats 2nd allow you to tell there you can find more indepth videos on the topic and a lot more on japans passion for robots thats it for me to see you so. Germanys World Heritage sites like youve never seen them before from above. Cultural treasures of incredible value. Tourist attractions of timeless beauty. Part one of our aerial dream trip. Changing. D. W. Young emigrants. They know the police will stop them. They know that the road is not a solution. They know their flight could be fatal. But going back to using not an option. Is one im on and property are stuck in the spanish border area. 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