this is d. w. news coming to you live from berlin calm after the storm in hong kong's airport reopens after days of protest forced to shut down protesters issue apologies as flights resume for travelers but beijing comes out strong slamming demonstrators for terrorists like acts this is tough talk signaled a crackdown is coming also on the program please don't use the r word germany releases statistics showing its economy contracted in the 2nd quarter but

chancellor merkel says it's too soon to worry about a recession. also coming up a woman makes soccer history she will take charge of a major men's match in european competition for the 1st time tonight $75.00 steps up to referee liverpool against chelsea in the super cup. hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program flights have resumed at hong kong international airport after 2 days of protests forced a shutdown in a bid to avoid more disruption in the airport authority has obtained a temporary injunction banning protesters from certain areas protesters in turn distributed signs and posted tweets in which they apologized for the bottom saying they remain scared of authorities. china's hong kong affairs office has condemned

yesterday's violence as vests clashed with police here's a look at hell things unfolded was the 2nd day of the shutdown and the anger is palpable was clashes everywhere i was protesters penned a policeman into a corner take his truncheon. home forcing him to pull his weapon up. remarkably no one was killed elsewhere the thing this man is an undercover policeman the law was he's attacked was c eventually medics bring him to safety. was one of the the demonstrators continue to apologize to frustrated travelers was.

a little slow was hong kong's leader 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 you know it will put hong kong society in a very anxious and dangerous situation here. she was harangued by journalists who want to know whether she's a puppet of paging. through all the people or not or does beijing need to give an allegory on says that question top images from the mainland suggest a showdown may be near a visible military buildup 30 kilometers away just over the border and shines an. the question now is this just pull string or will be actually send in the

troops. our correspondent phoebe kong 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 laws you just stand breathless in the sand here at the entrance hall the party's national airport this is the bottom level we asked and they like it afghanistan and the representatives all the authority just they just post that the intel center ground to buy the car outside of town knowing that the antennas that means this auto will come into effect immediately and these are. banning anyone from head to sustaining and assemblies are told task here at the airport and the destinated area they're not allowed to participate in the sampling i did and that's

made the area about spider health authority and are not allowing anyone through our coming here to illegally or intentionally be struck the usaf off that we offer airports so that means that questions would be i'll put the airport authority what they removed that we maybe we both passed this was day here at the airport so far that's the you all want to find as opposed has this day we tell it to the airport and they continue demonstrations here they have demonstrated. protests and we have but we're still not clear what a what is the next step on the authority. to talk to us about this video that beijing has released a 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. alone in hong kong many build these kind of messages and instrumentation to the society

and the especially to the protest this on the streets on this kind of message has been spread throughout the hospital. by the probation politicians outside the beijing spankers they all want the hong kong. it is says that there is a chance but china's government to send troops to handle the crisis in. but most of them they have that's just that this kind of message and i think most of the protest is down already frightened by this kind of message. tell us about 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 mentioned south was a protest this then on i mean they're not frightened by these kind of mass a stand on its feet just because the ha ha language off the basic science here but

not on the this is most of them they actually they don't believe that china's government will. take these supposed to and the crisis of hong kong because this go further on the economy of hong kong and that will be at the sas to do phone calls international reputation was has been all eyes something really ideal form on not only comment on chinese staff and most of the ordinary citizens they don't believe that this will happen but part probations make s. and put its high clothes out of business practice and the system fine for them to like very mighty have just a line where the clientele is up 80 seabees 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. now of some of the other stories making headlines around the world today russian authorities ordered the evacuation of a village close to the site of

a nuclear accident only to cancel the order hours later this has added to the uncertainty surrounding last week's explosion at a russian military testing facility that killed at least 5 people and caused a spike in radiation levels of the nearby town. italy is marking one year since the general a bridge to collapse in which $43.00 people were killed and many others injured political leaders are among the hundreds who have gathered at a memorial service in the city to a section of the bridge gave way during a thunderstorm last august sending dozens of vehicles on to railway lines. hundreds of firefighters are battling wildfires in greece with the largest blaze burning out of control on a nature reserve on the island north about his 4 villages and a monastery have been a back you waited authorities have declared a state of emergency in the area. and to music companies have cancelled

appearances by passing though domingo the star tenor is facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment spanning decades los angeles home where domingo is general director is one thing wanting an investigation in a statement the singer called the accusations troubling said he believed his interactions with and relationships were always welcomed and consensual was. germany's latest growth figures have fueled concerns that the country could be all its way to recession the economy contract at 0 point one percent in the last quarter this after posting a lackluster growth in the 1st 3 months of 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 breaks it and a difficult local trade fire that sure the economy contract again in the next quarter europe's largest economy would have patiently 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 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 domestic consumption and government spending remained solid in germany sort of propping up economic growth but exports there are huge drag by but look at the at the 2nd quarter and there remain one of the one of the big pillars of course of the german economy and thereby you know when it's not working when it's not going on run run 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 a dip in the 3rd quarter of 2018 there was stagnation in the last quarter of 2018 we had slight growth again 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 any 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 at my feet 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. some football news now and history will be made tonight on the way to super cup for the 1st time ever a woman will referee a major men's match in european competition french as stephanie from 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 i was physically they'd make me a 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 of 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 to to 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

for now we are trying to make strides and it's still a long way to go over the sounds of tomorrow i think it's a huge moment it should be very well addressed and we're all very place this place we are pleased to historical moment as more strength in the right direction i was like. 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 return to a stand scene of their greatest ever european triumphs and miraculous champions league final victory over ac milan in 2005. just reminder the top story we're following for you here today on the news protestors have apologized for disrupting flight hong kong as the national airport during the days of protests operations reserve injunction bars protesters from certain areas beijing has led to demonstrations calling them terrorists like relations. watching

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