this is news line from berlin a boost for the euro zone's flagging economy the european central bank unveils a fresh stimulus plan interest rates are cut even more and the bond buying program is back but will it have the desired effect. also coming out to a dispute between germany and china escalates over a hong kong from ocracy activists visits to beijing some of the german ambassador after a meeting between joshua long and germany's foreign minister in the german capital china is now accusing germany of meddling in its affairs. hundreds of nigerians

back at home after state of attacks on foreigners in south africa but with chronic unemployment in their homeland what does the future hold to. that thank you for joining us the european central bank has unveiled a fresh stimulus plan aimed at boosting the eurozone economy among the measures another cut in interest rates pushing borrowing costs further into negative territory now this is part of efforts to get insulation to just under 2 percent the level that economists and the e.c.b. are aiming for well here's what the president of the e.c.b. mario draghi had to say about the moves the outlook for rio g.d.p. growth has been revised down for 2092 and to train 2.

there is surrounded your oyur growth outlook remains to the downside. is recently pertaining to the prolonged presence of uncertainties related to geopolitical factors the rising threat to protection is an vulnerabilities in emerging markets. let's go to our markets correspondent conrad burns in is standing by for us in frankfurt hi conrad we heard from mario draghi there are some of the reasons behind this move but tell us what exactly are these measures need. now so i mean this is a bold and surprisingly bold move by the european central bank this lowering of the deposit rate further down in negative territory that means that the european central bank really wants to force the commercial banks to give out money as loans as much as they can in order to keep businesses afloat to keep the

businesses liquid to make sure that they have enough money now the restart of the bad of the bomb purchases that the e.c.b. also announced. a 20000000000 euros worth of bond purchases each month starting november 1st that was a very big surprise for most people on the markets and it means that the e.c.b. really wants to make sure that interest rates all over remain super low for a significant amount of time so that borrowing costs really are not a problem can read tell us about how investors have been reacting are they confident that this will help jumpstart they eurozone economy. well in terms of prices there was a bit of a reaction the euro dollar exchange rate immediately made a plunge to the downside which of course is related to the fact that lower interest

rates that returns less on the euro. the other reactions i could only gather them by talking to people on the trading floors and in the frankfurt germany financial center and as you know my 1st answer has indicated there was big surprise and there are i have to say many doubts whether even bolder and even more generous monetary policy by the central bank will really be the right remedy to give the economy a boost there are more and more economists some of the only conservative german ones who are convinced that the potential of monetary policy makers to really boost the economy of the real economy has been exhausted and that on the contrary it would be much better if the e.c.b. became a bit more conservative so that it's the real economy that it's economy policies by governments and also fiscal policies to as the c.p.

calls it do their homework and do something to make the economy work again all right our financial correspondent konrad bosun for us in frankfurt thank you. china has formally summoned the german ambassador to beijing after a meeting between the german foreign minister heikal mosques and the hong kong protest leader joshua want in berlin this week during his visit one called on the german government to publicly condemn police violence and abuse of power during the ongoing demonstrations in hong kong now in a direct verbal attack on an important trading partner beijing is warning of negative consequences for relations between china and germany. it was just you were walking search day in berlin he came to the german capital with a message for i'm going to mexico and other world leaders is a must for the chancellor pay attention to hong kong's protests and showed a support to hong kong sort of high station safeguard hong kong it's not only the responsibility of hong kong people but also the responsibility for leaders prefer

to hong kong to face the next tenement square massacre happened for a decade ago on monday while met german foreign minister heiko must prompting shop criticism from beijing it summons germany's ambassador accusing but then of interfering in china as a fan as. the only go. and see what happens no i'm fortunately have to say will have negative consequences on bilateral relations and china will have to rehab someone. who will do the same. at berlin's home old university just one packed tight 3 here to his message was one of defiance and a strong belief in the power of the protest movement in his home city no matter the youngster or elderly all we stand as one with our determination to fight for a better future. joshua won't find many supporters in the german capital. i

think he did a good job he didn't like you didn't like to hear all is that he does here is fair on this about it that he is the facilitator. to oppose he's very impressive very brave and he's still very young. and find him particularly admirable because he's risking his life and freedom with his activism. activism was just killed seeing josh i'm person. i think it's a huge motivation for people who are brought to come closer to. so be motivated and follow closely to what is happening in our home city. many here tell us that concerned about joshua wong and what will happen to him when he returns to hong kong which 1st he's heading for the united states where he hopes to gain more support the hong kong's pro-democracy movement. all right let's get some analysis on all of this we have our chief political correspondent linda crane here in berlin

and our correspondent in hong kong good to see you both melinda let's start with you so how is the german government reacting to beijing's quite harsh criticism of the joshua ones visit the foreign ministry rejected the criticism saying that it is perfectly normal procedure for the form of the foreign minister to meet with a representative of civil society from another country and yesterday in her speech to parliament the chancellor said very clearly that human rights are indispensable to germany in regard to the hong kong chinese tensions and that she had conveyed that message on her visit to beijing last week she also said that germany absolutely stands by the principle of one land 2 systems when it comes to china and hong kong that said there is an element of caution here in berlin as well the chancellor herself has not met with joshua long and her spokesperson emphasized that this week and this visit by mr wong to berlin is not an official government

sponsored visit in any way in fact it is the host of the visit is a german tabloid newspaper the boot sayto and it was a reception by that newspaper that was the place where the foreign minister met joshua wong when the joshua one did also hold a press conference here in berlin yesterday what more did he have to say. indeed he had 3 clear messages to the german government he said that he would like to hear a more direct public condemnation of the violence that's been used against protesters and also of abuses of power he also said that he thinks the german government should stop selling equipment to the hong kong police as long as there is ongoing violence being used by the police in crowd control and thirdly he said that he thinks germany should tie trade more closely to human rights for example possibly suspending trade with china or imposing sanctions and or inserting human

rights clauses into trade agreements with china so 3 very clear messages to the german government all right much yes let's come to you now and get beijing's perspective on all of this why is china so upset about this visit. beijing is extremely nervous about what's happening in hong kong the protests have gone into their 4th month no and they do not show any sign of dying out beijing the hong kong government have tried lots of things to scare away protesters to suppress the movement to calm down the protests none of this has worked and these protests are now threatening to overshadow beijing celebrations of founding the seventy's and a verse 3 of the founding of the people's republic of china and that is something that is angering beijing of course beijing is trying to limit the space for its critics abroad it has been doing so for some years companies who have for example

listed taiwan not as a province of china but as a separate entity have felt beijing and had to change their websites and printed materials and governments have also been under pressure not to meet with beijing's critics in 2005. with the dalai lama. was met was a diplomatic response and economic sanctions by the beijing government she has not met the dalai lama after and no other western leader is meeting the dalai lama has been meeting the dalai lama in recent years and social long was now one of the most prominent critics of beijing is probably experiencing a similar thing pressure on foreign governments is mounting not to meet with him not to give his criticism a platform some you know what about this direct response from beijing that there could be consequences for ties between china and germany what could that mean.

while it starts with diplomatic responses german deployments would not get appointments with senor fishes or would hard to get appointments and senior officials not be invited to some events diplomatic events celebrations at cetera and it could go further sanctions on german companies or inspections that german companies suddenly face economic threats and in the end there could also be a boy caught it has happened before north korea japan they all have experienced boycotts by the chinese public incited by the government on their companies however china at this moment needs germany in this critical period of the trade war with the united states and it is not likely that will escalate to the maximum at this moment but some at least diplomatic sanctions are probably going to be felt in the

next few months all right our correspondents none the crane in berlin and the ts building up there in hong kong thank you both very much. let's get up out some other stories making news around the world southeastern spain has been battered by severe raiden flash floods in the lead. see a region torrential rain cause the cloudy eno river to burst its banks flooding homes and forcing the evacuation of surrounding areas more extreme storms are expected in the coming hours and the body of zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe is lying in state in the stadium in the capital harare this comes amid a disagreement over where he will be buried who got his family wants the burial in his home village while the government wants to bury him in a national monument because he died last week in singapore. in the 1st nigerians evacuated from south africa have arrived back in the country hundreds of

nigerians signed up for free flights home after a wave of violence against foreigners in south africa our correspondent funny chart was one of the 1st international correspondents to meet the return east at the airport in lagos she sent us this report. slowly and with a long delay it finally arrives the airplane from johannesburg. and some officials are waiting for the passengers to disembark. this is the 1st machine from south africa with nigerian rhetoric the 1st since anti immigrant violence erupted in and around your hannahs burg last week now that the nigerians are back what does the future hold for that. warm welcome to begin with but a lot of uncertainty to this woman left south africa after 7 years because of the xenophobic attacks she says she has brought her child with her the prince michael. so. what's the plan for your future and what are you hoping to

forge ahead have you find a job because i'm a graduate in repairing cars he believes the future is bleak for the returning. few so sort of for the because. the govt may. even. be going to start. a question that a senior assistant of president bihari is eager to answer the government has been criticised for not doing enough for the returning a private airline chose to volunteer to bring some of them home one of the major problems we see in this situation is communication so they're going to have sim cards with time that will last them for 2 months that is not what these people want to hear 189 people arrived on the 1st plane tired exhausted and

confused expecting more from the government. to provide some school halls. on good roads you understand me. as. a. very basic means to start a business like they had in south africa were they could make a living but were they no longer. authorities on the bahamas say 2500 people are unaccounted for in the wake of hurricane dorian but that number could fall a some of the missing might be living in shelters 50 people are confirmed dead the storm devastated the bahamas at the beginning of september. it is breathtaking in its brutality. hurricane dorian has transformed this cow to be imparted into a war zone. unless communities here clinging on to life shipments like this

from the u.s. army are desperately needed. so. from the bottom of the hour efforts to rebuild the bahamas are slowly underway the government says operations have moved from rescue to recovery and restoration but as horrible and vicious as dorian was. the bravery and resilience of the 1000000000 people is even more powerful. more than a week after dorian ripped through these islands search teams like they're looking for victims not survivors 2500 people remain unaccounted for officials say some may be in shelters but the fear is that the death toll now 50 will rise. just we recognize the extent of the devastation we're not going to speculate.

would be. the count as we get the official count. it seems are yet to reach communities like this one. migrant workers rely on the aid brought by journalist with a board is able to reach his wife and baby who are evacuated the emotional toll here is exhausting for those who started with little and lost a tall. you're watching the news come a room with a view we'll take you to india to meet the house owners who wanted a little more than the average home. but our scientists have made a major discovery in the search for life in outer space as the animation you're about to see shows it's a massive planet orbiting a star more than 110 light years away water vapor has been discovered on the

planet's atmosphere that's just that it is the right distance from its star to potentially to have temperatures suitable to sustaining life researchers hope that more powerful telescopes well the able to unlock more secrets. and we have derrick williams from d.w. science with us to break this story down for us hi derek how were researchers able to detect this you know i hear this question all the time i mean it's a really long way away you said over 110 light years and a light year is 9.5 trillion kilometers so if you do the math it's a very great distance what they do is basically they while they're examining the star they can detect whether or not there is an exoplanet there or if it's large enough by checking it as it's going through what's called transition which is when it crosses across the face of the star as the stars facing towards earth and that causes it to get slightly less light at that moment it casts a shadow of course some of the light that is moving past the planet if it has not

misfire actually enters the atmosphere of the planet and moves on towards earth the atmosphere weeds out certain electromagnetic radiation certain frequencies and we can then see that as a fingerprint we can see actually what's in the atmosphere on that planet in spite of the fact that it's so very very far away and they found liquid water why is that important when liquid water is one of the is one of the fundamental basic things that you have to have as far as we know when order to have life now now the planets this particular planet if it has liquid water which we believe it does is in what's called the habitable zone that's the orbit around a star which is not too hot not too cold they call it also the goldilocks zone and that means because if that if the planet is too close to the star then the water that's on the planet and it's not mr will simply boil away or it'll do you'll have something like venus with us from a runaway greenhouse effect if it's that's what has and if it's too far away then the water leaves the atmosphere and ends up as ice on the surface of the planet so

if you have liquid water that indicates that there's a water system in place and possibly even something like weather and so that would be a very very important step toward saying ok possibly there's life is that that's my next question is is it possible to have human life there well. 1st of all interstellar travel is a long we're a long way away from making that happen but say that one day in the far distant future we actually did manage to travel out into the universe and start to try to populate other planets this probably wouldn't be one of the planets that we would want to go to simply because of the fact that it's 9 times more massive than the earth as the gravity would be absolutely crushing that said however it doesn't mean necessarily that other forms of life might not have evolved there already very interesting stuff there dark williams from d.w. science thank you to baseball now and the european championships taking place here in germany the hosts are up against italy in the quarter finals hoping the buzz of the tournament can help grow the sport's popularity. baseball fever is alive in

bonn germany is currently hosting the european championships and the home side are looking to make this sport more popular domestically german american in feel that every brain is among those hoping to capitalize on the increased attention. from it we have a good tournament we have a lot of good players a lot of young players watching we're getting a lot of press as well all of that together means that baseball can definitely grow its profile comes from congress working for the country. is on home turf for the championship the tournament is taking place at the grounds of his home club on capitals 12 teams are fighting for the european title the best 5 are then off to italy where they'll be joined by the african champion to battle it out for and then in pittsburgh baseball is back at tokyo 2020 after a 12 year absence at the gate. belgian steve jansen the manager of the germany team

has got a ticket to tokyo in his sights 1st of all our main goal is to reach the last 5 to be able to go to the olympic qualifier by the time we get the final 5 obviously would try to get higher and higher olympic hopes are one thing but break and his teammates are also here for the fun of the sport not the paycheck. of the wizards and i've always said that i'll just play regardless of whether i get paid i'm here because i'm passionate. if he can pass his passion on to a few of the spectators in bonn then brink has achieved one major goal of this whole new tournament. right when you're proud of an achievement sometimes you just want to shout it out from the rooftops well that is precisely what some homeowners are doing in the job state.

they're larger than life a bit bizarre and a little showy in this village in the indian state of punjab there are all kinds of statues including a tank a boat i can't group and there are many many airplanes and it seems the bigger they are the better. talk sing owns the largest he rented out as a party venue. he's loved planes ever since he migrated to england at the age of 16 . there he worked in a factory to earn enough money to build a villa back in punjab. we've been jobbies a famous for working hard. no matter where in the world we happened to be we're always successful and we like to show it everyone here knows me for my success. those who still live here anyhow but there aren't too many left almost every

rooftop statue represents a story of migration their owners left to look for a better life elsewhere in europe and the usa or for example many here dream of traveling hence the local love of airplanes most people living in punjab are followers of the sikh religion even in the sikh temples there are plenty of model planes the faithful here pray for safety while travelling for family members already overseas. but what's the point of all these statues when no one's around anymore to see them talk sings wife by zhang would rather be with her grandchildren and england than. my husband has always done what he wanted to. i've always just followed his wishes. we come out here for a month or so twice a year. when the children and i say let's just stay in england he just doesn't listen in a few days time son talk sing will board

a real airplane and head back to birmingham his rooftop party plane will be empty again but remain a symbol of his financial success and of a life lived on 2 continents. our top story on the european central bank has unveiled a fresh stimulus plan aimed at boosting the eurozone economy is includes another cut in interest rates with the push borrowing costs further into negative territory . coming up next on news asia pakistan's ambassador to germany tells us that the kashmir dispute is bigger than india and pakistan this is an international dispute is a disputed region. disputed territory between 2 countries. and has been going on for the last 70 years that interview is coming right up don't go away .

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