Hello im come all santamaria this is counting the cost on aljazeera the way you look at the world of business and economics this week europe does the continent deal with a rising china and a u. S. President who riles his own allies to the threats facing new york from a silent chinese economic takeover before trade war with the United States also as black lives matter draws the worlds attention will look at how Silicon Valley and the world of finance has really failed black people talk to the. State backed Cyber Attacks theyre nothing new but theyre also on the rise during the pandemic and the targets are the vaccine. These are i think we can all agree extraordinary times but zoom out and youll see the big picture is just as unpredictable were focusing on europe this week which is that a bit of a crossroads when you consider the pandemic as well as an expansive china and a retreating United States as we know President Trump has a habit of undermining his allies he surprised a lot of peo
Worlds attention will look at how Silicon Valley and the world of finance has really failed black people talk to the c. E. O. To fund black businesses. And state backed Cyber Attacks theyre nothing new but theyre also on the rise during the pandemic and the targets are the vaccine makers and the bar. These are i think we can all agree extraordinary times but zoom out and youll see the big picture is just as unpredictable were focusing on europe this week which is that a bit of a crossroads when you consider the pandemic as well as an expansive china and a retreating United States as we know President Trump has a habit of undermining his allies he surprised a lot of people by saying he plans to withdraw 9 and a half 1000 troops from germany and a decision to expand sanctions on a gas pipeline from russia to germany has been met with anger and belin. It is the rising threat from the east looming large not only chinas human rights record its aggression towards its neighbors but fears that
Lockdown. A michael ok welcome to the Program Germany has taken another major step towards returning to normal so yeah after months of coronavirus restrictions starting today germany is lifting border controls with luxembourg its also relaxing checks at its borders with austria france and switzerland Authorities Say that if they can keep the virus in check germans could resume free travel within the e. U. By mid june just in time for the Summer Holiday. Correspondent bustin hartig is on the german austrian border in the town of kiefers feld and from where he joins me now boston its good to see you again in squarely a big day where you are the border between germany and austria reopened just a few hours ago give us a sense of what the situation is. As you can see michael its fairly quiet theres one car at the checkpoint right now but if you look over here this lane ive been ive been told is up until yesterday this was packed with cars at any given moment because police pulled over every
Michael oconnor its good to have you with us germany has taken another major step towards returning to normal sea after months of coronavirus restrictions starting today germany is lifting border controls with luxembourg its also relaxing checks with its border with austria france and switzerland Authorities Say that if they can keep the virus in check germans could resume free travel within the e. U. By mid june just in time for the Summer Holiday. Correspondent busseron hard ease on the german austrian border in the town of kiefers fault and from where he joins me now boston its good to see you again and its clearly a big day where you are the border between germany and austria reopened just a few hours ago. Give us a sense of what the situation is. Yeah as you can see michael its fairly quiet theres one car at the checkpoint right now but if you look over here this lane ive been ive been told is up until yesterday this was packed with cars at any given moment because police pulled o
And im a clock this is kind of the cost of aljazeera your week you look at the world of business and economics this week. 2 nations taking different approaches to Carbon Emissions despite unprecedented bushfires australia pushes ahead with a controversial coal project were on the ground with the community that stands to benefit from the countrys biggest mine. Germany plans to eliminate coal powered stations but the governments accused of breaking its promises to replace coal with more environmentally friendly sources of electricity. And shipping the unseen polluter industry crucial to the Global Economy moving goods worth trillions of dollars across our seas whats the industry doing to reduce its emissions. So that Global Carbon dioxide emissions harmful gases behind Global Warming and Climate Change held steady for the 1st time in 3 years in 2019 the International Energy agency says that was thanks to a switch from coal power to renewables in advanced economies United Nations estimate