this is d.w. news live from berlin on world press freedom day to that honest journalists around the globe with our annual freedom of speech award we highlight the courage and determination of reporters prost press and prosecuted for exposing the truth about the corona virus and to make also coming up looking out for each other during the pandemic a new initiative in kenya is called adopt a family gives people who are better off the chance to financially support all those who have lost their income. and ready for takeoff but know where to go with

the pandemic wiping out international travel to airlines have taken a battering down billionaire investor warren buffett throws in the towel on his stake in 4 major u.s. carriers. i'm a backer it's good to have you with us today is world press freedom day and every year on this day data gives out its freedom of speech award this year the award highlights journalists who've been persecuted because of their respective reporting of the coronavirus pandemic and were only naming 17 individuals but they represent all those journalists bloggers and citizens around the world who have defied restrictions on press freedom to report on the ground virus mischa the united nations high commissioner for human rights paid tribute to the winners. i'm here to

honor the courage of the journalists who despite such attacks speak up and continue to investigate our report critically without fear i pay tribute to the courage of those who have been disappeared arrested or threatened for their work my office of the united nations will continue to stand up for their rights and have a un high commissioner for human rights and we have this closer look now at some of the journalists we have been singling out for their courageous reporting. threatened attacked arrested press freedom was already a contentious and often dangerous issue in countries governed by repressive leaders the corona crisis is giving autocratic regimes a welcome excuse to clamp down even further they're using the pandemic also to bring pressure on journalists and we see this in china russia and turkey iran received around the globe so that these countries which have

a very problematic. as you don't press freedom they're using this not to. january 2020 these images was secretly shot by chinese citizen journalist fun been inside a hospital in when han the epicenter of the pandemic his reports divorced me from the image of the country portrayed on state television. a short while ago i saw 3 corpses here he says on the video now there are 8 or 10 chris she a lawyer with the most prominent citizen journalist in one hand which i may have been viruses right in front of me china's criminal prosecutors are behind me i'm not afraid of death do you think i'm afraid if you come in this party of china or polly called out what. it was gently she's lost video before he disappeared without trace just like fang been his last footage shows police knocking at his door here that our. holiday when we were there with our. the world teacher will use director

peter dingle criticized china's blocking of investigations into the virus as origin and a free press would have really helped to to find the reason and at the end would have saved lives of china. in russia where press freedom is strictly côté old government friendly media outlets have been spreading misinformation about the corona crisis independent journalists are feeling the pressure. elena miller she no internationally renowned investigative journalist received death threats after reporting on the coronavirus in chechnya allegedly from chechen president ramzan kadyrov himself the organization reporters without borders has documented a record number of arbitrary acts of violence against reporters in venezuela dubuisson rojas was detained by special forces for 12 days for reporting on covered 1000 on social media. in countries where press freedom is already under threat the corona pandemic is making things even more difficult and more dangerous for

journalists. has a roundup of some of the latest developments in the pandemic worldwide russia has recorded its highest daily rise in confirmed coronavirus cases more than 10000 new infections russia now has more than 134000 cases in total italy the 1st european country to impose a nationwide lockdown will begin azing some of its restrictions on monday and students have begun returning to school in israel after 50 days at home the youngest and oldest children are returning 1st germany's foreign minister heiko mosse is urging caution on rolling back international travel curbs but he added europe's borders shouldn't stay closed a day longer than necessary. but it's been said that the coronavirus crisis is bringing out both the worst and best in people a new initiative in kenya is attesting to the latter residents who are better off

have started to financially support families in impoverished areas were struggling to get by in the lock down. nairobi's compare our neighborhood is home to around a quarter of a 1000000 people many of whom were already impoverished before the corona crisis hit now things have gone from bad to worse since kenya imposed a lockdown on its citizens many residents here have lost their jobs and income like single mother judy when. really. when the disease started we lost our jobs however a good samaritan named money can send me 6000 shillings but i used the money to buy food as i am a mother of 3 children i also have a sick parent who depends on me. g.-d. want to go and her children are amongst the beneficiaries of the so-called adopt a family initiative which gives better off people the opportunity to support those

he would otherwise go hungry to farm with the idea behind adoptive family is to link poor families to those that are well off families from the slums often casual libraries who have lost their jobs since the government introduced work from home missions and social distancing to minimize physical contact social distancing contact with a donation of $15.00 will enable them to afford food for a whole week. to identify families that are eligible for help a monday and a steam conductive vetting process in kibera us their t. neighborhoods families that qualify receive a weekly boucher with the equivalent of 12 year olds. local donors can also choose to send money directly to their adopted families or even deliver food themselves like steve i believe this is my thought for me to pull it off because food is a basic need and it is so painful for somebody to go hungry while i can provide

a meal for them. according to the initiatives found the adopt a family scheme has helped around 90 families so far with ambitions to reach a lot more. right now it's a drop in the ocean in impoverished keep era but a lifeline for those who are receiving it. and now let's have a brief look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world south korea says its troops have exchanged gunfire with north korean forces along their tense border a statement by the military said north korea fired multiple gunshots towards a south korean guard post early on sunday and south korean troops responded with 2 rounds of gunfire no injuries have been reported the pandemic has forced thousands of south africans to queue for food residents of a township waited as an aid agency distributed food masks and disinfectant

the government is spending 24000000000 euros on emergency aid. the manner of man hours in brazil's amazon range and is asking the climate activist gratitude to help his city to fight the virus he says people who work protecting the rainforest are particularly high risk the city is one of brazil's corona hotspots 1000000000 a us investor warren buffett one of the world's richest men says he remains confident that the battered american economy will bounce back after the coronavirus crisis however he's not so sure about the future of the airline industry and he's offloaded his stakes in 4 major u.s. carriers. they might be ready for takeoff but the demand just isn't there thousands of planes remain grounded as u.s. airlines cut hundreds of thousands of flights airports are deserted and there's no

clear timetable for passengers to return to the air at pre-crisis levels. the few passengers that are still flying have mixed feelings about it as fears of infection prevail. there was room for the players so i don't understand why they have us so close. good flight that's a lot of people claim got up fast plane landed fast. u.s. travel demand is down by 95 percent now the 4 biggest airlines in the us delta american southwest and united airlines have lost one of their largest individual holders berkshire hathaway the conglomerate had only started investing in them in 2016 chairman warren buffett says the industry's outlook has changed rapidly the world changed per on sun i. wish him well but that's one of the businesses we have we have businesses we don't directly that are going to be hurt significantly the virus will cost berkshire money. the announcement comes

a day after berkshire hathaway reported a nearly $50000000000.00 loss in the 1st quarter of 2020 reflecting the outbreaks toll on the company's investment portfolio but it's not just the u.s. aviation industry that has been hit hard now bush chief executive wanted could take the sector 3 to 5 years to recover his core profits fell by 49 percent in the 1st quarter oh industry you know facing the greatest crisis in its history many customers are seeking to disprove that it is increasing because you're not able to think that it will be archived we've gotten to the new reality. with ellen some playmakers start going all over the world readapting might once again prove the key to survival. and some sports now and despite 3 positive tests tests for the coronavirus at cologne football club that won this latest bid to resume matches has received vocal backing from germany's interior and sports minister or c.

hoffa anthony how it is here to tell us more anthony what exactly did say hoffa have to say what he said was music to the ears of bundesliga clubs and fans everywhere 40 odd hours ago when there were 3 positive tests a lot of people including me thought they might be a really big moment i am a blow to those hopes of getting the laid back and getting football back so a really sensitive moment horse they hope a step forward and says and i quote off on the shit you oppose proposed by the german league plausible and i support the restart in my he told build newspaper clear and calm words at a really frightening moment he then went on they'll continue therefore to be risks of for the sheer joy and of matches for that for this in the standings if there's further contamination so put that one fire as for timing to what's already happened really importantly and they've been look forward and says well we're going to have more positive tests or the lockley but keep it together keep it calm we can do this what i showed and what they showed is the will that they have the government to make this happen and that's critical of them yes as i'm pretty clear it was that

how significant is his backing at this point it's the timing that's really really key when days away from the 16 states and the federal government and the health authorities getting together to consider this decision so it's pretty strong and clear words as to what he thinks should happen a quick reminder that france belgium and holland they've mothballed this season the players are on holiday it's don they've declared a winner so jim is really blazing a trial here so the all eyes of the football world particularly find it leading them where they haven't made decisions they're looking at germany as a leader and and offering some sort of blueprint they're looking to the adults in the room if you like to see what they're going to do after 3 positive tests so. mr z. hopefully shows the ultimate solidarity for all these people who want football back and who need it back at the government level they've got positive tests and i got that backing between the government national national association the bundesliga and the clubs i have to be marching to the same drum and this was a real stress test to get football back and i got

a lot will be interesting to say what happens next thank ask me how to date on the sport thanks very much. and the world record in deadlifting has been set by icelandic actor have to be own son the strong man who is best known for his role in the t.v. show game of thrones lifted an incredible 501 kilo is at his gym. who won the world's strongest man competition in 28 tain said afterwards that he was absolutely speechless. no forget you can always get data over the news on the go just download our app from google play all from the app store that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you're part of a new story you can also use the date of a new app to send us photos and videos of what's happening. is the state of the news i'll be back with more news headlines at the top of the

hour i'm rebecca reed is in berlin thanks very much which. would. mean. we're all set to. go beyond. the. call of the steamer's the. borders are intakes. you know running no. good to know that. you made for mines.