this is deja vu news a lot from berlin north korean leader kim jong un reemergence following uncertainty over his health state media say kim was greeted with hundreds cheers at his 1st public appearance in 3 weeks to celebrate a factory opening there had been rumors he was seriously ill or even debt also coming up. with alton spain are now allowed to leave their homes to get actual size outdoors as the country with one of europe's toughest krone virus lockdowns slowly eases its restrictions. and europe steps up the search for

a coronavirus vaccine. first love fund a line wants to raise 7500000000 euros to fund an affordable vaccine for the whole world. a michael okuda it's good to see you with us north korean state media say leader kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks kim is said to have opened a fertilizer factory near the capital pyongyang the official news agency says he was greeted with thunderous cheers it's the 1st report of kim carrying out an engagement since he missed national anniversary celebrations last month there has been speculation he was seriously ill or even dead. joining me now is correspondent frank smith in seoul frank we've just seen new video from the

state news agency there that appears to show kim jong un alive and well this is pretty much settle any speculation over the leader's health i think really it does this came out from korea's central news agency it shows footage of him walking and talking in cement lee smoking which i find remarkable if he did undergo heart surgery just less than 2 weeks ago and i think it does whether he succumb to some type of operation or not and it also i think settles the timing we saw people in the video wearing masks and so obviously this this is taking place quite recently yeah the mass might be the most convincing trait there why was there or why was all there why was all the speculation there in the 1st place about his health just remind us on even about his death over the past week or so well you

know one way that when we think about north korea we've got it we've got to think about a few things one is it's a very opaque sort of media atmosphere the information that we get out of north korea is all very speculative especially concerning the leader back in 2011 when kim jong il died the leader then kim jong un's father we didn't find out for 2 days until the case c.n.a. announced that also we need to be reminded that north korea has a nuclear weapons program so that is a big concern for the international community which has placed pyongyang under united nations security council sanctions and then also there's this issue of succession who will come next and over the past week we've heard people talk and write about kim your junk conjunctions younger sister who at 32 appears poised at some point to be the heir to the north korean regime. that's frank smith in seoul

thank you frank the toughest lockdown restrictions in europe will begin to loosen their grip on public life starting today people in spain have been told to stay at home since mid march but now residents can go for walks and exercise outdoors either alone or with one member of their household the government hopes to further curbs on movement by the end of next month. we're joined now by our correspondent philip schultz in seville in southern spain yawn it's good to see you as well spain has had a very strict lock down rules in place for the past few weeks of course what's the feeling now that there being a strike. and it's a great feeling especially comes together with a significant decline in the number of corona virus deaths we have seen the figures

for more than 2 months personally i've been in a privileged situation in the past 2 weeks as a journalist. and as a parent i could take my child at least last weekend but for many people it's really the 1st time in 7 weeks that there should be fair apartment for anything else. however the restrictions still here they can only go out at specific times there's a specific time slot for each age group for example adults can only go out in the morning and in the late evening and. so staggered session so to speak we understand today's move is part of a comprehensive roadmap there what are the next steps the spanish government is planning. exactly at the moment it's just the 1st part of a comprehensive plan for faces that the government calls the so-called transition

to a new normality prime minister sanchez has stressed beds it's a gradual and what he calls asymmetrical tro says meaning each phrase can be 2 weeks but it can also be longer according to the infection rates and different regions can also move on in different speeds what is clear is that in mid may restaurants will be to open again at least at a limited capacity and at least in their. facilities which is of course an important part of spanish life especially now in spring and summer and then in the face in june there will be also movement and people can travel within the country at least here in the short amount of time that we have left spain is one of europe's most popular summer holiday destinations of course the plan also include a reopening of holiday resorts there. says that may

open at least 30 percent capacity but i spoke to president of the. association in southern spain sundays ago and he said that there would be no summer season international tourists will probably not be allowed to come maybe there will be some spending. but that's it i can just see heads dropping everywhere yun phillipe schultz in seville spain thanks so much for that. given you now round up some of the latest pandemic developments the un is warning that millions of children risk missing out on vital manderson's because travel disruption has delayed shipments u.s. regulators have given fast track approval to hear a drug which appears to help some covert 1000 patients to recover faster the world health organization says the rate of infection across africa is increasing and

singapore's easing restrictions as cases there begin to subside again now for a brief look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world the white house says block top health official anthony found chief from testifying before congress members are investigating the trumpet ministrations handling of the virus outbreak found she has often contradictory truck the administration calls it counterproductive for a member of the covert response team to testify on. shares in the electric car maker tesla tumbled by more than 10 percent after a series of bizarre tweets by its chief executive ilan musk posted that the stock price was too high and said he would sell off most of his possessions. and hundreds of people defied a ban on public gatherings to celebrate may day traditionally a day of leftwing protests in the german capital activists protested against grown

a virus restrictions and conditions in greece's overcrowded refugee camps. now germany and france are spearheading european efforts to fund research into a coronavirus vaccine a virtual pledging conference next week is aiming to raise 7500000000 euro european commission president ursula fundal line says the goal is to develop vaccines treatments and tests to be available worldwide and an affordable price. a scientists around the world race to develop a vaccine the e.u. is trying to rally global support in the fight against corona virus in an interview with the table you commission president person of on the lie and call for a cool ordinated approach have to build up capacities to manufacture and zillions of those and then we have to make sure that we can deploy to every corner in the

world in a fair and affordable price and that's what exactly we're working on for that we need money and we need to go global corporation. the pandemic is also putting a strain on state finances countries like italy and spain want support in the shape of so-called corona bones effectively shared debt between eurozone countries but illustrating the blocks north south divide the plan for solidarity has met opposition from germany and the netherlands. in the whole instrument we will have certainly the right balance of loans and grants this is the process where we have to negotiate with all 27 member states of course and i think this is democracy we have to speak about the detailing out the tailor made programs but all i do agree that it is important to support the countries that are hardest hit by

the virus and the economic consequences. the majority of e.u. countries have declared states of emergency in a bid to contain the virus but one ally and had a warning for any government seeking to abuse those powers. we're looking very closely to how these measures are implemented when it comes to the european values indeed the freedom of speech the freedom of media for example so we stand ready to intervene immediately if this is not appropriate and time limited. for now the priority remains saving lives and stopping the spread of vaccine the key to some kind of return to normality. you can catch our full interview with ursula fund a line on our web site that's dot com. belgium is famous for being the birthplace of french fries and exports more of them to the rest of the world than any other country under normal conditions the potato industry in belgium

is worth more than 2000000000 euros a year but the krona virus have disrupted sales. reports on the country's patriotic appeal to. everyone knows that feeling of wanting just one more fry now consumers can do that and feel good about it to help belgian potato farmers and processors 750000 tonnes of excess potatoes due to reduced demand from coronavirus lockdowns this buds will spoil by june what we like to do is that all the belgians have an extra fry and to help our in the street to get out of this problem we make an appeal to the rest of the world also to eat more spots to eat more fries and a can of course preference preference lee we would like to have them eating belgian fries roland cools heads. the association that includes all belgian potato

processors his spontaneous suggestion that belgian should eat more fruits has gone well worldwide which is a helpful coincidence since this country is the top exporter of frozen potato products globally when restaurants closed and people had to stay home in europe and beyond cool says it's like a bomb dropped on the entire industry from the ground for farmers the average price of potatoes on the free market crashed from 20 euros for 100 kilograms to just one euro belgian processors pledged to pay growers precursor owner prices but they're eating that cost to some extent at the factory as grandfather founded the company slogan is the happy potato family but she says there is a concern to potato family for the moment i'm. very words because we see our business is 70 percent in food service so this product goes to restaurants and we see we export to over 130 countries in the world and as you know due to the readers

. a lot of restaurants are closed down so our sales are going down as well but as bad as the situation may be for the potato industry cool says they all understand there are others who have it much worse donations to food banks have dropped off significantly since the beginning of the crisis and he says that's where they've seen a chance to step up to the plate splitting the cost with flemish authorities one processor pull money is donating $25.00 tons of potatoes per week to feed people who might not otherwise even 1st serving cool spheres the coronavirus will still impact next season but for now is focused on giving everyone the best excuse ever to eat more fries s.o.s. he laughs save our spuds. indeed you're watching news so forget it you can get all of our information on d w news on the go just download our from google play or from the app store that will

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