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online at d w dot com and on social media channels. news live from berlin and stars from around the world call for unity against the pandemic. a 6 hour live concert featuring the rolling stones in their living rooms more than 100 performers join it also coming up a lot down fatigue in the u.s.
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protesters across several states have been calling for throwing a virus restrictions to be lifted and they have the support of the u.s. president. and germany's football clubs consider a return to play in may we take a look at just how realistic and safe plans are to hold matches without spectators . among glad to have you with us music fans around the globe have been enjoying a virtual mega concert and celebrating health workers the all star lineup included the likes of the rolling stones and multiple grammy winner billy island all performing from home the event called one world together at home was broadcast live on streaming services along with major t.v. networks worldwide. that's wrong
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music with a message. to the global citizen and lady gaga curated the online 6 hour event as a love letter to the world was. last . posted by jimmy fallon and other u.s. talk show hosts the event celebrated those on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus. most of these performance would be used to the stage but it was all filmed in their homes that included paul mccartney stevie wonder celine dion billy eilish and elton john. j. and. j. and there's been just. a moment prayer
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did leave. 'd during. the. night some of the stars swapped performances for messages of solidarity and african american in large have been see their lead in. those with preexisting conditions. even higher this bars killing black. album arming the high rate here in america. instead of calling for donations from the public the event urged corporations and philanthropists to donate to the world health organizations. 19 solidarity response fund and so far over
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$120000000.00 has been raised funds will go to support both local charities and also efforts to provide equipment to health care workers around the world. in the u.s. there have been several protester across states. against the lockdown measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus president donald trump has increased pressure on state governors to ease restrictions saying some of the political leaders got in his words carried away trump a set may 1st as a target date for lifting restrictions but medical experts say that's too soon as widespread testing and other measures to control the outbreak have not yet been put in place. texas or new hampshire go far off
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and ohio. protests across america it's gaining momentum residents took to the streets to vent their frustration at state harm or days while the held from different parts of the country they echoed a common demand. her father says he was the only one to look at all that money let her get out i got her self right was her exit was not it's clear that it's not her fault that you have to ship it out. with. us from the. pledge but if. i believe that the government doesn't really understand what is essential job in the sense that really they're not a position or understand that every job that you know but you're right it wasn't
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such a job 95 percent of the u.s. population is under some form of lockdown for a 2nd day trump used his daily briefing to express sympathy with protesters i mean i know it is there are a lot of protests out there and i just think that some of the governors have gotten carried away you know you have a lot of people that don't have to be told to do what they're doing is facing an election in november he's a get together. country back up and running minimizing the economic fallout was with more than $38000.00 deaths and counting easing restrictions will be a high stakes balancing act. here's a quick roundup of coronavirus developments around the world europe has recorded more than 100000 deaths from the krona virus that's 62 percent of the global faith
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talent's south korea has reported only 8 new cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours it's the 1st time the country's daily jump numbers have fallen to single digits since february and australia has called for an independent investigation into the global response to the corona virus pandemic including the world health organization's handling of the crisis. in italy the elderly have been bearing the brunt of the covert 1000 epidemic but the crisis has also taken its toll on those who look after them hundreds of thousands of foreign live in care known as done to work in italy to support their families back home in eastern europe among the many ukrainian women the lockdown has left them with either either cut off from their families or their only source of income. has been in italy for 20 years looking after old and sick people. right now i'm looking after
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a 91 year old lady. my mother is 82 she asked me to come home but i decided to stay i didn't want to bring this virus back home with me to ukraine. i was thinking about them. but not everyone stayed in the chaos of the early weeks some ukrainians grabbed the last chance to get home to their families. everyone was in a panic no one knew when the borders would be shut i just left without my stuff all i had was a small backpack. soon as i'd left they closed the borders. no one got out after me. i just made it in italy where the virus has killed thousands of people irina worries that back home in ukraine the danger still isn't being taken seriously she needs. to hear is a little they haven't understood this yet when i talk to people from back home they
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say there are lots of people out in the sunshine having barbecues. they just don't get it we're going to meet those who fled the virus already starting to think about how they might get back to italy for many it's the only way to earn a living. to me and if i have to go back i just have to. there's been rumors that they won't open the borders again soon i've just got to hope. clearly you're. not going abroad just isn't an option. where can i get a job i live in a village there's no work anywhere. so. i just don't know so i guess we'll just have to get some cows again and live off of our land people are figuring out what they're going to do just to survive. now to some of the other stories making news around the world the powerful chief of staff of 4 nigerian
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leader muhammadu buhari has been buried today after contracting the virus. who was in his seventy's strictly controlled. most attendees at the facemask but did not observe social distancing. has led the churches main easter service at moscow's christ the savior cathedral the mass was held with. the restrictions put in place on public gatherings to try to limit the spread of the coronavirus. the tourism industry has been especially hit hard by the corona virus outbreak in thailand that's not just having an impact on people working in that sector but animals as well thousands of captive elephants are there face starvation with venue's order to shut down many elephant camp owners find themselves with no income and are struggling to feed their animals
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sometimes nothing can be eating. these elephants might even be enjoying the absence of visitors. only a few months ago. day after day the elephants were taking visitors and entertaining them with their control. as the nationwide shutdown has left camps like tourist dollars owners are struggling to keep their animals fed one elephant can eat up to $200.00 kilos a day. with $78.00 elephants is one of the biggest camps in the country. every month it spends $1000000.00 tire bought roughly $28000.00 euros on fodder alone. very watery very watery when you have like you on one elephant to elephant tree elephant or even 5
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elephants like the easier for you at home you know you just find him some food is. it. problem then what i have i mean am leaning 15 tons to be a food at least to my elephant 78 elephant. fall though her savings are hemorrhaging the owner says she can't lay off her mom hoots nor set any elephant free as the animals would be unable to fend for themselves in the wild they have been looking after by human. we keep them for how many times a day and we take them for but how many times a day and they are so used to and the lie on their. with crowds of visitors only a distant memory the campus now appealing for donations to appeal to a broader base the owner even decided to revamp the park and said she would no longer use her elephants for controversial practices like carrying tourists or
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performing tricks. once he can open it you know could keep the cam until the. the elephants at miss cam may be much. for the elephants at least the world after the coronavirus might be a better place. well germany is so far enjoying relative success in fighting the krona virus so perhaps it's not surprising that sports fans and club administrators are asking well when can we have football again some club officials hope to resume the bundesliga season in may even if their stadiums are empty. as league games being played without spectators was almost unimaginable just several weeks ago. fritsch a board member with the german football league and a politician and health experts have starkly different takes whether the league
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should even pick up where it left off. seps. personally don't think games rick good idea but i know the german football league clubs are pushing a lot of pressure on politicians. off to put it to the defense but does that decision why shouldn't football be allowed to do that if it happens within the rules people when not preparing for the fact that we can at least play with spectators is just like every company that's preparing for a return to normal working conditions and i don't know what's wrong with that is that it was started in the by the definition is with teams back on the training pitches many questions remain unanswered how would social distancing rules be possible when any return would still involve 2 teams substitutes coaches medical staff and security and what about making sure everyone is virus free.
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it works if we use a lot of tasks that we urgently need in the medical system for example in cash for cities and also for those who are suspected of being infected sheehan however things pan out celebrations like last season seem a long way off. this is the news live from berlin are a quick reminder that you can get news in features around the clock at website it's dot com or on the app and twitter at some like a local will see you so. how did you. discover your concept discovered with the box for. a legit after 100 years is the ideals of the dot com more relevant today than they were a. 100 years ago the generics reshaped things to come to pass
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