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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A live update from the nicaraguan capital for not one plus paris. Thank you. Were looking at exclusive d. W. News footage of an air strike in ethiopia is tikrit province. The rebellious region has ignored a government ultimatum to surrender. Ethiopias defense minister tells us he expects the military offensive on to grad to be over within a week. And play richardson welcome to the show. The United States has announced it will be, bringing some troops home from iraq and afghanistan by made in january u. S. , President Donald Trump had earlier suggested he wanted to accelerate the troop withdrawal from both countries by the end of his charm and office. The pentagon says it just to choose hours and 500. 00 troops will remain in each nation respectively. These conflicts have lasted through 3 american presidencies, with u. S. Troops stationed in afghanistan since 2001. And in iraq since 2003, National Security adviser, Robert Obrian says, the troop drawdown fulfills an election pledge impor
A way to bring you more conservation how do we make see the screen . How can we protect our interests . We can make a difference. A good line to the environmental series including 3000 d. W. And all model is the boeing 737 max about to take to the skies again. Aviation regulators in the u. S. Are expected to say the model can return to service. Whats been done to ensure the planes a safe before our pool coming up. Also on the way as german businesses brace for, likely more coronavirus restrictions, sweden and austria introduce yet stricter, stricter measures to get that case. Numbers down and were off to finland. Is the only e. U. Country with all the wrong materials for making electric car batteries. Not all things to fans of its massive mining strategy. This is a business on robots in berlin. Welcome to the program. Theyve been grounded for more than 18 months. The boeing 737 max jets could be soon returning to the skies. The models expected to get the green light to go back into ser
Our part to reach out beyond our comfort zone, listen to others, lower the temperature, and find some common ground. Next nasa straight oher jim, testifies on changes at the agency due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is an hour and 40 minutes. Ziverbs is it would be helpful if the administrator would highlight how nasa is implements Lessons Learned from commercial crew development. In november of last year this committee passed the nasa authorization act demonstrating strong support. Legislation strongly supported nasas key science priorities, aeronautics research, plan terry exploration, and other initiatives. Today the administrator can provide an update on these missions and describe any major impacts on cost, schedule or operations caused by the pandemic. Nascar plays an Important Role in americas whole of government approach to securing the space do name. Great power competition in space is a reality. Chinas space ambitions are wellknown and the communist party has devoted resou