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this is deja vu news line from stars from around the world call for unity against the pandemic. a 6 hour live concert features billy island and the rolling stones in their living with more than 100 performers joining in also coming up to block down fatigue in the u.s.
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protesters across several states have been calling for owner virus restrictions to be lifted and they have the support of the u.s. president. fear and confusion among asylum seekers living in germany already adapting to a life in a new country many are now having to deal with restrictive lockdown measures. a michael ok so glad you could be with us music fans around the globe have been enjoying a virtual mega concert 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. one. 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 was eager. 'd
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to. get into. the. night some of the stars swapped performances for messages of solidarity and african american in large had been so nearly in. those with preexisting conditions. even higher this bar is 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 or going to charities and also efforts to provide equipment to health care workers around the world.
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in the u.s. there have been more protests across several states against lockdown measures to combat the spread of the krona virus president donald trump has increased pressure on state governors the ease restrictions saying some of the political leaders got in his words carried away trump has said 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 far off and ohio. protests across america again momentum residents took to the streets to vent defra stray sion at state harm orders while
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the hailed from different parts of the country they echoed a common demand. her constant thoroughly at least and often let her down i got her hair up for ourselves it was her exit and all the to her that it's not her fault in such a better. way than. the strongest. each of which was. that i believe that the government doesn't really understand what is essential job in the sense that really they're not efficient or understand that every job that you know which were that it was 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 persian estus i
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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. doing facing an election in november he's eager to get the 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 iris that 62 percent of the world's fatalities 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
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handling of the crisis now here in germany restrictions have been imposed in order to prevent the spread of corona virus one group that's at higher risk of infection is asylum seekers as they generally live at close quarters but some say they're struggling to get the information they need and life on lockdown is posing a whole new set of challenges. under normal circumstances refugees in germany are able to move about as they wish they can go to the doctor all visit friends but the coronavirus been demick has changed things though there are no confirmed cases at this center in berlin the virus is still impacting daily life this is really i wanted to visit someone i wouldn't like to see in there more help mrs nowlan visit being bad. around one and a half 1000000 refugees live in germany several 1000 of them in mass accommodations like the center here the risk of infection is particularly high so too is the fear
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of falling ill with covert 19 according to the interior ministry there are over 50 confirmed cases in german refugees sent us some refugees tell us they're not being given enough information. for you that we were just told to stay at home i have no contact with anyone that's all we are not given any real information we don't have any i'm afraid for my family i want to begin my farming no have pets from the berlin refugee council says complaints like this are on the rise she says that most refugees suffer trauma which makes giving them information all the more important but a living there's a big problem with the flow of information in that respect the various accommodation operators do differ from each other in many instances they simply enact a ban that's unfortunately the case in many senators without clear information or explanations and that leads to extreme tension and uncertainty on the extreme up on the show when we were shown this video filmed on
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a mobile phone authorities plan to relocate new refugees to an accommodation center bedroom or spread that the group included people infected with the coronavirus residents of the center protested leading to scuffles with the police. the all. the all for 301 resident who wishes to remain anonymous was there she tells us the center had already. i've been put under quarantine before the incident going to hurt me i'm afraid for the children why are they bringing sick people here they've locked us and on top of that they're bringing sick people here. burnin authorities told us that to avoid putting an additional scent on to quarantine one infected person and 3 people that come into contact with were relocated and isolated the authorities insist the residents were extensively informed another person who takes care of refugees in another center told us there were protests to residents were afraid of refugee transfer and police intervention was required though incidents
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like this are not the norm given the growing fears over the coronavirus in refugee centers it seems unlikely to be an isolated case either. 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 see football again some club officials hope to resume the bundesliga season in may even if the stadiums are empty. in this 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 should even pick up word left off. personally don't think games through good idea but i know the german football club supporting
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a lot of pressure on politicians. that's. why shouldn't be allowed to do that it happens within the rules and we're 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 i don't know from with that. 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 was if we use a lot of tasks that we urgently need in the medical system for example in cash facilities and also for those who are suspected of being infected. however things
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pan out celebrations like last season seem a long way off. now to some of the other stories making news around the world the russian orthodox leader real has led the church's main easter service at moscow's christ the savior cathedral the mass was held without worshipers through the restrictions put in place on public gatherings to try and limit the spread of the cone of violence. press ahead with parliamentary elections despite a partial lockdown to contain the coronavirus and the main opposition leader being held hostage by suspected militants voters will be asked to wash their hands and keep at least one metre apart when they're casting their ballots. the powerful chief of staff for nigerian leader mohammed who bihari has been buried today after contracting the coronavirus. who was in his seventy's strictly controlled access to
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bihari most attendees at the war face mask but did not observe social distancing. as coronavirus forces people around the world into lockdown another sizable population has also been hard hit stray animals cut off from restaurant leftovers in the kindness of strangers many are at risk of starvation but one group has stepped in to try to help. just outside the parthenon on the empty streets of the greek capital. is on a mission. with her stroller is full of cat food a laney is a volunteer for 9 lives greece a front line worker for the feline world she has a very appreciative clientele. because of the florentine we have a heavier workload we used to feed around $600.00 cats
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a day but now we have to go to other areas where people have stopped feeding them because shops have closed so we now feed more than a 1000 cats a day. just to me things move. the hungry or the animals get the more likely the archer approach people. but many are afraid of the street cats. people because they'll probably will have many phobias during this period but fortunately scientists have explained that there isn't a problem of contagion from animals and even less so from strays so let's help them a little during these difficult times with his family back if. there are furry bellies to fill across the city so a lady moves on tending to animals who face an especially tough time during the coronavirus crisis. this is do you have you news line from berlin for all of us
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