this is news coming to you live from berlin hong kong airport reopens after 2 days of pro-democracy protests today it looks like business as usual but this was just yesterday beijing condemns what it calls terrorists like by protest does this rhetoric signal a crackdown is coming also on the program. don't use the r word germany

releases statistics showing its economy contracted in the 2nd quarter of the transfer market says it's too soon to worry about recession. fear and denial radiation levels spike in a russian town after an accident at a nearby navy testing range authorities cancel an evacuation order and downplay the danger is that a cover up. also coming up a woman makes soccer history she will take charge of a major mismatch in european competition for the 1st time tonight stephanie from tom steps up to referee liverpool against chelsea in the super cup. hello i'm terry barton good to have you with us flights have resumed at hong kong.

national airport after 2 days of chaotic protests forced to shut down in a bid to avoid more disruption the airport authority has obtained a temporary injunction banning protesters from certain areas china's hong kong affairs office has condemned what it calls near terrorist acts the mass demonstrations have escalated into outbursts of violence as activists clashed with police here's a look at how things unfolded. on the 2nd day of the shutdown and the anger is palpable. clashes everywhere ah protesters penned a policeman into a corner take his truncheon. forcing him to kill his weapon. remarkably no one was killed elsewhere the thing this man is an undercover policeman the law was he's attacked

was. was eventually medics bring him to safety. the demonstrators continue to apologize to frustrated travelers. was i was i was a. little slow i was i was hong kong's leader a carrier fearing or threatening the worst. hong kong society has become insecure unstable and violent no matter who's perpetrating violence it will push hong kong down a path of no return but. it will put hong kong society in a very anxious and dangerous situation. she was harangued by journalists who want to know whether she's a puppet of paging. rule the bill or not preaching need to give.

that question. images from the mainland suggest a showdown may be near a visible military buildup 30 kilometers away just over the border and. the question now is this just bellicose posturing or will beijing actually send in the troops. our correspondent has been covering the story all along and she joins us now from hong kong international airport phebe what is happening at the airport today. while the f. up was you just stand representatives here at the entrance hall on its national basis in the fatah level we have standing right here in afghanistan and the representatives are feeling hard t.j. they just post that the intel and order around to buy the car outside the condo at

the entrance and that means this although will come into effect immediately and this order. banning anyone from had he said painting and assemblies are codes passed here at the airport and the destinated area they're not allowed to participate in the sampling and that's made the area by our team and are not allowing anyone to are coming here to illegally or intentionally they struck the usaf off that we off the airport so that means the questions would be what the airport authority what they would say we maybe would protest this was based here at the airport so far this new $1.00 to $200.00 foot has this they return to the airport and they continue demonstrations here they have demonstrated the protests area but we're still not clear what are the what is the next step off the authorities. to talk to us about this video that beijing has released of military

drills taking place just across the border from hong kong it was clearly meant to such a message how is it being interpreted there. won't in hong kong many of these kind of message and instrumentation to the society and the national lead to expose has this on the streets on this kind of message has been spread throughout the hospital. by the probation politicians who they choose as they're wanting the hong kong. so that says that there is a chance by chinese government to send troops to handle the crisis in own home. but most of them they have that's just that this kind of message and i think that most of the protest is down already frightened by this kind of message. to most of the impact that the warnings that we're hearing from beijing from hong kong authorities what impact those are having on the protesters and particularly the public support

for the protest movement. was i have mentioned close has this there not i mean they're not frightened by this kind of mass they stand on its feet just because the cost line plays off the pacing of our team but not all the resistance most of them they actually they don't believe this time this government will. take these supposed to and the crisis of hong kong because this golf cart a whomping on it we are on call and that will be at the sas to do own homes in sanaa snow rapt attention which has not something really ideal gone on not only on comment on chinese government so most of the ordinary citizens they don't believe that this will happen but part of probation is make us and put its high close at base the sat test and this is a sign put them to a life very my they have just taken my way in the not my oppose now facing peace

thank you very much that was the w.'s phoebe kong there reporting live from the hong kong international airport and you were just seeing some live footage from the airport thank you. now let's catch up on some other stories making news around the world hundreds of firefighters are battling wildfires in greece with the largest blaze burning out of control in a nature reserve on the island of the north of baths and 4 villages in a monastery have been evacuated authorities have declared a state of emergency in the area. 2 new treatments for the deadly ebola disease are now being offered to all patients in the democratic republic of congo after a trial there showed survival rates of up to 90 percent. a major revolt outbreak in the country has already killed at least 1800 people. the colombian government has confirmed the presence of a fungus known as panama disease on banana farms in its coastal region the fungus

attacks the roots of banana plants which eventually start bearing fruit its presence could have a devastating effect on the crop both as a food source and an export commodity. germany's latest growth figures have fueled concerns that this country could be on its way to a recession the economy contract at 0 point one percent in the last quarter this after posting lackluster growth in the 1st 3 months of the year and none at the end of last year. the slump has been attributed to a fall in sales of machine parts and cars to china. uncertainty over brakes and a difficult global trade in dark should the economy contract again in the next quarter europe's largest economy would have facially be in a recession. well for the story behind the numbers i'm joined now by christoph cover from our business desk good morning christine german

economy shrinking or is this pressure coming from well germany is is one of the very prominent victims of the globally deteriorating trade environment which you know of course is a result of the trade war between the u.s. and china the message consumption and government spending remain solid in germany sort of propping up economic growth but exports there are huge drag by but look at this at the 2nd quarter and they remain. one of the one of the big pillars of course of the german economy and thereby you know when it's not working and it's not going on when when when business is not good then we see the sector causing problems to the to the overall picture ok well one quarter of negative growth we get another one of those and it's officially according to most definitions a recession should germany be worried about it well if we look at the last year the

last couple of quarters they have all been somewhat unstable i mean you mentioned that there was there was dip in the 3rd quarter of 2018 there were stagnation in the last quarter of 2018 we had slight growth at the beginning of the year now we're back into negative territory again so it is a somewhat unstable picture if we look at the reasons why we are have why we have a shrinking economy right now which is a a worsening trade environment then chances are that we're going to have more of the same in the weeks and months to come because the trade conflict could be resolved but doesn't look like it so far and so the chances of germany entering a recession well i think they've grown by today ok so the question is then what to do about it from a government point of view any stimulus measures in the works well as of now the government is holding still because they're saying domestic spending is solid

government spending is so far also helping to keep the economy going the german chancellor just yesterday said well germany might be facing difficult economic times but we have to we have to act as the situation demands it and as of now situation isn't as bad as the government things you know it might be necessary for them to intervene that again might change if we look at the months weeks and months ahead and if germany should go into recession chris of cover for business unit thanks for bringing us up today. you're watching news coming up next news asia with the following stories are we in danger from the radiation that's what the residents of a small russian town want to know after an accident at a nearby of weapons range the official response has only raised more questions. about italy is marking one year since the collapse of the marandi bridge in genoa

$43.00 people were killed in the disaster and some $600.00 made homeless the bridge provided a key link between france and italy carrying the highway that emerges from a series of mountain tunnels in the west and runs to the port city of genoa on the mediterranean well last august the bridge collapsed during a heavy thunderstorm sending some 35 cars and several trucks down onto the railway below the cause of the collapse is still not been determined authorities are investigating dozens of people as well as the motorway operator last june the ruins of the bridge were demolished to make way for a new structure but those affected by that for those affected by the tragedy the future remains uncertain. not read the certo had lived near them over on the bridge for most of her life she

says seeing the last few pillars disappear didn't bother her it was more of a spectacle but now she has to watch as the house she lived in for nearly 60 years is demolished only pieces of the 1st floor remained the same and song. you can hear the dickens and jackie. the sound is terrible. that affects you more than watching a. little bit. and i rita and her sister meanwhile we're lucky they own a flat in the center of genoa and were able to move there it's smaller than their home near the bridge but they had to leave a lot of their belongings behind anyway they were only permitted to return to their old home a company by officials a few times it lies directly under the bridge which at that stage was in danger of collapsing.

like grave robbers because there was no sign of life there anymore it's an awful feeling when you don't recognize your own home you know vehicle most in some ways going back was part of the process of letting go. some memories are painful for the 2 sisters but not all of them there were light moments among all the drama. that you will find. funny when one of the firemen the one with the pasta opened a drawer and found some noodles from a good brand and he said you're leaving them here we said tad they're just noodles . and he said i but they're noodles from money sunnah we stuff they're good for another year. you can make some getting but. i said ok ok take them. the courts are currently debating who is responsible for the disaster local authorities or the private company in charge of the motorways

the outer strada pad italia in a case that will probably last 2 years the motorway company is currently refusing requests for interviews. gena was vice mayor is keen to point out all the work that has already been done but he avoids answering the questions of who is responsible to be a i only consider certain things disaster it was a catastrophe or something didn't. know but i can't judge what happened technically the judge justify answers with the help of engineers who want to stand these things a lot more. that it was passed. in the meantime traffic is rolling again but infrastructure is in bad shape in many places around the country the bridge which is now being used to redirect traffic to church i know rita i mean as old neighborhood has also seen better days volunteers at the committee that campaigns

for victims of the disaster or weeks after the bridge collapsed i was through a lot of people try to divide those affected. was that. what saved us was that we all said no. we showed that we were united and that we weren't for sale you know. that gave us power in the garage. and it was dangerous for the other side i didn't that it didn't. for the victims it was a good lesson to learn that there is power in unity but they will still never get their old lives back. russia now in the kremlin says it's winning the race to develop cutting edge nuclear weapons despite last week's mysterious explosion at a military testing site which killed at least 5 nuclear scientists and following the blast authorities ordered the evacuation of a village close to the accident site in northern russia only to cancel that order

just hours later local officials had reported a spike in radiation levels in the area while russia's defense ministry said radiation levels were normal and conflicting accounts are adding to the uncertainty surrounding the incident. will help clear is up was cross over to our moscow bureau chief yuri rachet you're we've got 5 people killed in evacuation order issued then withdrawn do we know the true spirity of this nuclear accident. well terry what we see no is the typical russian secrecy tactics that that surely is not very helpful and that can probably cause more damage than how it's a back and forth tactic of that scholz that there is obviously no real plan how to manage the situation look yesterday there has been contradictory information about whether the area has to be evacuated or nor of course we shouldn't jump to conclusions now like u.s.

president donald trump did in history to be she sat at the united states could learn much from the failed to missile explosion in russia to be honest i don't know what he exactly meant and what exactly is the can they learn now from these russian secret back and forth tactic let's remember another recent a similar incident in russia 14 sailors died in july in a file in a nuclear nuclear powered submarine in that barren sea all formation about that this accident was less classified as a state secret so now once again it's unclear how much of the official information we can believe or whether the russian authorities perhaps trying to hide to the true extent of what happened well tell us how this accident than is being reported in the russian media and what normal russian people are saying about it. well i also have very little information about what happened. to the accident itself nor about of the danger of hope people in the area where it happened according to

iran's government center of the russian state where the edge and see the radiation went up by 6 times last week on thursday directly after the explosion here in moscow the ministry of defense had to claim to there was no increase at all they all sort of say that all deans of this city if it is located close to the explosion had reported short term increase in radioactivity but then this information vanished from their office will side nearly a week now has passed since the explosion terry and we still have almost no information about what exactly happened in the north of russia yuri thank you so much moscow bureau chief yuri rachet. the worldwide fun for nature says that wildlife populations have fallen by more than by more than half in the last 50 years a recent assessment of forest biodiversity shows that the greatest losses took

place in tropical forests among them the amazon basin where the current brazilian government is encouraging forest clearing for agriculture wide range of habitats around the globe are in danger as people put profit before preservation. the forests of borneo vital habitat for the around town are under growing threat they're shrinking rapidly as farmers burn down trees to make way for palm oil plantations that leaves less for the running of towns to eat the same goes for the java rhinoceros in indonesia and the wild elephants of central africa the world wide fund for nature is sounding the alarm. to face just the most important step to take is an immediate homes to the destruction of the forest for the count troll use the size that means we need a comprehensive approach to protect our effects the around the wall said time to fund more responsibly that's often forests are being stripped of high value trees

for sale as workers build roads and dams to convert the land for profit according to the world wide forest wildlife populations have been reduced by half since 1970 percent amazon rain forest is especially hard hit. we have extreme difficulties in brazil even though the amazon was actually a success story for a while and that doesn't seem to be the case anymore but there's still a chance to make progress in other countries. besides deforestation poaching and the climate crisis are exacerbating the devastation and vire mental activists are urging more leaders to get involved. football news now and history will be made tonight on the way for a super cop for the 1st time ever a woman will referee a major men's match in european competition french as stephanie apollo will take charge of the all england clash between liverpool and chelsea in turkey. the

stand bowl is the venue for the latest milestone in the career of stephanie frappe the french referee has already taken charge of a men's game in her country's top league but she says she doesn't feel like she has to stand out from her male counterparts. i don't think so i think is the same we had to prove was physically dignity and tactically that we have the same that demands so i'm not afraid about that so i think nothing changed only. the respective coaches say they're proud to be part of history. because so many things in the world which we are still obviously not. smart enough to make the right decisions at that very very smart decision that we finally can bring able and for to be in to be the referee of a very very important game in

a big game in front of millions of people when we were very slow everywhere on this and now we are trying to make strides and there's still a long way to go over in terms of tomorrow i think it's a huge moment it should be very well addressed and we're all very pleased this our own place we are pleased to historical moment as one more step in the right direction our side. as well as for this super cop is notable for other reasons it's a 1st between 2 english clubs and for liverpool it's a returns we stand scene of their greatest ever european triumphs and miraculous champions league final victory over ac milan in 2005. years now to score spinning. which is a celebrated cultural phenomenon there it dates back to the 1980 s. but spending was recognised as an official motor sport in 2014 is growing into a big business is about to meet a 13 year old hoping to spend his way to

a national thing. extreme speed extreme stunts extreme spending welcome to the past time so dr kim carr not going crazy for. those. faults listen. to figure it for me everything he knows he learned from his dad and father like son not concerned with getting heart. i'm not afraid because i have thought you know though you never be. so far the only winner in tehran on the wheels but fresh tires ought to give me a fighting chance of becoming the best spent here in south africa spending it's bordering on unofficial national sport in the townships.

proud like. you know. going by the 7 inch he's heading in the right direction though it may be some time yet before dad lets him pull a stunt like this. just reminder the top story we're following for you here today on d w flights have resumed at hong kong's international airport after 2 days of pro-democracy protests he must and his ration is for marked by outbreaks of violence china has slammed the protesters for what it calls terrorists like action. you're watching news from berlin close up is next we're going to be both. pissing

on the potential impact of brakes it all the care of pina we have much more news for you coming up the top of next hour and of course all are stories online if you w. dot com for me terry martin and all of us here thanks for joining us. lug .

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