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welcome to the program where the current about to spend economies around europe the question of how the bloc will respond in the so-called form of debt among you nations has been mooted as a solution but that's exposed a rift between countries like italy and spain calling for the bonds and others like germany and the netherlands war against them it is one of the elements testing your . in a time of crisis. hospitals in italy have faced a massive challenge to treat all their patients critically ill with cove in 1000 disease spain's prime minister has called the pandemic europe's biggest crisis

since the 2nd world war with but help has come for some in the form of the german air force specially equipped planes have flown kovi patients from italy and france to hospitals in germany in all more than 200 sick people have been transferred from european countries even in the time of corona germany sees itself as a good european. if. we want to and he will show solidarity we've proved that in the past but this is a crisis that affects us all in terms of health and economically and financially that's why we must take care in these times that the e.u. states together. but when it comes to financial help germany is less ready to offer everything that is asked for the e.u. has agreed big support package it's worth more than 3 trillion euros to counter the

economic effects of the crisis such as the huge hit to european tourism but italy france and spain would like brussels to go further and issue corona bonds a new form of shared debt many german politicians worry that would put new burdens on the german taxpayer is a key that. this crisis is no reason to bring in through the back door financial instruments that involve public debt which were wrong in the past and will be wrong in the future carona bonds would lead to more debt and also mean that all of europe ultimately lose it. but others say if european unity means anything it should be about flexing germany's economic muscles during this crisis. your. temple recall went up once we need temporary corona bonds to help the worst affected countries we need them for

selfish reasons too the german car industry is reliant on production happening in northern italy so it's not just about solidarity it's in our own interest to do this month thing. when the doc who coined. the pandemic has brought neighbors together but it's also put strains on relationships where individuals and nations and now while europe works out how to organize aid for the long term direct help for the sick will continue but what about the financial sickness that's gripping europe political correspondent nina joins me for more nina good morning help us understand why coronal bonds are such a sensitive topic well you have to understand that it's not the 1st crisis in which common bond so common financial instrument to get money on the markets is being discussed by the members of the eurozone this was also the case 10 years ago

in the financial crisis and already then it was a contentious issue and it is a financial instrument that basically combined securities from different european countries and you have to remember they do sarah currency but they don't have a joint fiscal policy so the fear by the fiscally conservative countries like germany and the netherlands is that their own taxpayers would basically pay for other countries liabilities now it's really appears to have softened its position on these corona bonds how is that going to be interpreted. italy's president conteh was very adamant up until yesterday he said that he would have to make sure that he didn't fight the battle until the very end for corona bonds and that there could be no compromise and now he's soft and his position ahead of an upcoming e.u. summit on thursday where you leaders will discuss the question of how to get out of

this crisis together and how to help the countries that have been most affected you have to remember that the e.u. commission is estimating that a 10th of the blocks economic economic situation can actually disappear in this crisis or it can suffer really badly really bad economic implications and so italy's contact has now said the president that he wants to find a solution quickly and that there's no time to fight for something where you'd have to change the treaties and so he's ready to support proposals by countries like france and spain that have put proposals on the table so what should be should be expecting from you leaders when they meet on thursday. leaders will talk in a video conference and the 27 leaders of the european union's countries they will sign off

a 540000000000 package that is supposed to be an emergency rescue fund in this crisis but of course the big question is how do you finance what they've called an economic recovery fund that is more destined for long term economic relief and of course the topic of corona bonds is still on the table and it won't go away anytime soon so i would be surprised if they saw the short summit you know thank you very much for that. and here's a look at some other stories making headlines around the world u.s. president donald trump says his new immigration ban will last for 60 days and affect those seeking. residence he had said he would sign an executive order to suspend all immigration in response to the outbreak and to protect jobs. canadian prime minister justin trudeau has vowed to ban the sale of military style

assault weapons as the death toll from a shooting spree in nova scotia rose to at least 23 canadian police are investigating the 16 crime scenes that were part of the spree some of them homes. lebanese lawmakers have voted to legalize farming for medicinal use the government hopes will be a lucrative export and bolster the troubled economy in lebanon have previously banned the growing selling and consumption of cannabis even though it is farmed openly. $16000000.00 more people signed up to netflix during the 1st 3 months of this year it's to stream platforms faustus to every inch of user growth and it's largely because of. the world netflix now has more than 100000000 subscribers wild ride. the u.k. parliament has gone back to walk up to some 3 weeks under lockdown restrictions

where if you lawmakers were physically present in the chamber on tuesday and they sat far apart instead many others joined for the 1st time ever by a video conference say. it's britain is also among the countries hardest hit by the foreign office and demick with the death toll surging above $17000.00 the government has faced criticism for being too slow to prepare for the outbreak and imposing a lockdown on one part of its strategy is beginning to bear fruit with the 1st human trials of an anti corona virus vaccine due to start in the u.k. today. a country scrambling to deal with a corona virus pandemic this convention center in northern england has been turned into a makeshift hospital the transformation took less than 3 weeks the u.k. is racing to increase hospital capacity to cope with an ever increasing caseload the british government has been heavily criticized for failing to prepare for the

outbreak it's now hoping to beat the virus by investing heavily in vaccines being developed at universities in oxford and london trials on humans are set to begin on thursday in the long run the best way to defeat corona virus is through a vaccine after all this is a new disease. this is uncertain science but i'm certain that we will throw everything we've got at developing a vaccine the potential vaccine is based on research into previous viruses when this new virus emerged that was already working on here in oxford on the mother's coronavirus it actually was being trialled humans and so what happened was that genetic code from the new corona virus was discovered in january of this year and it was possible to go back to that genetic code make these new vaccines very

rapidly but even if the human trials prove successful they offer no quick fix similar tests are already being conducted in the united states researchers there say it's likely to take more than a year before a vaccine is widely available. some sports news now a while germany's blunders the guy is expected to restart matches on the 9th of me in empty stadiums dutch of dutch football officials now say the present season is effectively over because of an extended lockdown and a further ban on major public events dutch prime minister. announced extension on tuesday specifically pointing out that there would be no professional football until the 1st of september dutch football officials say they will speak with you with the governing body of the european football before confirming their decision they're following in the footsteps of neighboring belgium which already cancelled the rest of the season but run into producers i'm from. a columbia is one of the

most biodiverse countries in the world with an enormous variety of wild birds and reptiles confining people to their homes has not only stopped the rise of covert $1000.00 cases but has also allowed the area's foreigner to take a break residents of bogota are now discovering that the city has a greater diversity of inhabitants and they had imagined the empty city as a testing ground for some of bogota its inhabitants many people seem to forget that the colombian capital is surrounded by mountains grasslands and wetlands using their cellphones several people have captured images of wild animals they never knew lived close by wildlife is closing in on the city a phenomenon explained by jorge molina an ecologist university. the presence of wild animals didn't used to be very noticeable in the city going on and they were close to the city in the eastern mountains you know me but as human

activity slows down while the animals are sensing the chance to extend their range a bit. does your documentary filmmakers count most wrinkled and on 100 counter on launch their massive project on him off olena and have collected the wildlife footage the message this habitat is for everyone you know in this case has a crucial function the main idea is to think of a future where people get used to observing and filming wildlife is now closer to their home in their backyards and on the balconies so they can learn about it. just a few days after it was launched an e-mail fallen or garner the support of 8 institutions and the active participation of influential locals who feel that the project helps people stop and think. we inhabit the same territory as a species we arrived much later than many of the wild animals that live here we're

not the center of the universe you know so much of it most of the people capture the images from their windows but some use drones to film the changes in the city without leaving their homes. but it's important for us to be aware that we're not the only ones living in this area that there are many living beings they're always there even if we can't see them they respect us so we should respect them. for. all the footage captured for has the same objective to use the lockdown as a tool for learning about our shared habitat. this idiot of a news ended belin a quick reminder that you can get news and features around the clock on our website at www dot com i'm going to need a new app and twitter at the w. news i'm going to be back at the top of the i'll see you then about.

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