from. the long journey to the final resting place the russian g.w. documentary. this is news live from berlin britain now has the worst death toll from the corona virus in europe the latest data show that more than 32000 people have died more than in italy the british government's chief scientific adviser and myths that not enough testing was done in the early stages of the pandemic also coming up in germany issues and a roast warrant for

a russian national believed to have hacked into german parliament in 2015 but the suspect is also a wanted man in washington and taking stock of germany's progress fighting the pandemic the country has won praise for keeping death so low we'll examine what's behind the success and how germany is planning its next steps plus as if a pandemic wasn't enough to contend with the u.s. faces a new threat and invasion of giant killer hornets scientists are worried we'll tell you why. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program britain has passed a sobering milestone in its fight against the corona virus pandemic fresh data from the u.k.'s office for national statistics reveal more than 32000 people have died from covert 19 that's the highest. amber in europe and 2nd only to the united

states globally now the u.k. has been under lockdown since the end of march and strict social distancing rules remain in place a trial of a mobile phone app has just begun and authorities hope it will contain the outbreak . the isle of wight the new testing ground for a contact tracing app that could be rolled out across the country but with britain now registering the highest number of covert related deaths in europe is it too little too late even the government's chief scientific advisor has now admitted failings. and maybe you don't think we could have done differently there i think if we'd managed to ramp testing capacity quicker it would be beneficial and . you know for all sorts of reasons that didn't happen poor trucks or state critics have long said that britain's conservative government responded too slowly to the

spread of the virus and failed to contain the outbreak by widely testing tracing and isolating people and although restrictions have meant that the spread of the virus has slowed britain will likely emerge as one of the european countries hardest hit by the pandemic well let's get more we're joined by our london correspondent charlotte parts charlotte why are we seeing this like now. well it really is a sad record that no country wants to hold the spike can be explained because this new data includes people who were not tested positive for covert 19 because they were untested but that is suspected to have died of the disease anyway and we all really always knew that the number of m recorded deaths in the u.k. was very large because mass testing was just not in place yet but this new data that is even back dated to 10 days ago now suggests that the true death toll at

this point in time lies at 40000 deaths and of course behind those statistics and numbers their families who have lost loved ones and nearly everybody here in the united kingdom now knows somebody who has died of that disease and that doesn't just include those that have worn or elderly but also many healthy previously healthy people and younger people have died from coal but 19 and including over 100 doctors and nurses who are working on the front lines against the virus who have now sadly died from the illness so then tell us charlotte what has the u.k. done wrong. well the government's response really was very slow in comparison to other european countries it was harder in the beginning the virus was spreading at a very rapid speed and there was just no testing in place at that time the prime

minister still bragging about shaking. patients hands and some advice comparing this pandemic to a regular flu so the lockdown came a little late and then on top of that during at the high it's off the pandemic here in the u.k. at the height of the spread of course prime minister boris johnson fell ill himself and was in intensive care for several days but incapacitated for several weeks and that left a lack of leadership that couldn't be filled and where no political progress was made on all fronts so it really was a perfect storm of many different things gone wrong i mean you think you've highlighted it there you think that with boris johnson basically having been at death's door in the hospital with team that the government would have been absolutely stringent in their measure charlotte. well now that he's back things have changed

a bit he is taking and we can tell this disease much more serious this pandemic of course he has to because of that the tremendous death toll that we're seeing here in the united kingdom so testing has been ramped up it's still not anywhere near mass testing still only severe cases at hospitals and those over $65.00 are being tested so at the moment not that the strategy of testing chasing and tracking is not in place yet but the government puts all its hope in this new app that they're releasing soon and where they're hoping that infected people their contacts can be traced and that is what they are hoping the way out of the lockdown which we are now in and we're now in week 7 of those lockdown bars johnson has been under tremendous pressure from donors from others in his party to ease the lockdown and that has not happened so one sign that shows you that he is taking it seriously charlotte potts in london thank you charlotte.

well federal prosecutors here in germany have issued an arrest warrant for a russian national suspected of hacking into the german parliament's computer systems in 2015 the suspect is a 29 year old man named dimitri bodett he's believed to have worked for russian military intelligence u.s. authorities have also been hunting him for allegedly stealing democratic party documents as well as e-mails from a former presidential candidate hillary clinton. the hack attack consisted of fake e-mails that infiltrated the german parliament's i-t. system the hackers stole 16 gigabytes of data including the e-mails of many members of parliament. russia was suspected from the outset now after a 5 year investigation german prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for dimitri bugging a hacker thought to work for the russian military secret service security agencies

think body in belong to unit 26165 russian military intelligence unit that security experts also refer to as offensive bear it's also believed responsible for hacking u.s. democrats system head of the 2016 presidential elections the f.b.i. has been searching for the suspect for the past 2 years with an arrest warrant the attack on the german parliament even reached chancellor on america's parliamentary office but government institutions were not affected of the any apparent damage was not as great as expected but at the same time we have to acknowledge that the german parliament has been subject to cyber attack and that was a big wake up call the foreign affairs committee chair offered this assessment and vital stockists indeed it's another strong indication that russia actively seeks to undermine germany's democratic institutions and that this is directed from the top it's you know it's evil that it's hard and we need to understand that this is happening and address it head on

a much easier to the russian embassy in berlin has not yet responded to the arrest warrant. and we are joined by investigative journalist florian flatter you just saw him there in that report welcome to you foreign and they so much for joining us how did investigators link dimitry body to this cyber attack. the investigators of the german federal police collected pieces of evidence linking mr body into several cyber attacks which occurred in recent years they went through all the data that they found in connection with the attack on the german parliament they monitored servers they analyzed the malware that was used by the attackers and in addition there was also information given to german german police by foreign law enforcement agencies how about the connection to the g r u russia's military intelligence agency what is the evidence of its involvement.

western and secret services intelligence agencies along with private security companies have for some time now closely followed the activities of russian hackers especially of several espionage actors and one of these groups is called a p t 28 or also known as fancy bear and there is information linking this group to the russian military intelligence agency ji are you and this evidence is coming from several attacks that happened over the past years. the data that was stolen in the cyber attack do we know whether it was ever misused for political purposes for example. we don't there's no information on. whether it was used the misused in any way or even used to blackmail certain politicians. some rather suspicious websites have been registered following the.

attack on the german parliament with rather suspicious names such as bt leaks dot com and some. german security services believed that perhaps the hackers would release certain material that they have stormed the parliament on its websites but that never happened. dimitri body and now want it in germany in the united states is he ever likely to stand trial and either. no it's not it's not very likely that he will stand trial in germany or the u.s. any time soon german investigators believe he is still based in russia and there's no information on him that he will leave russia any time soon. investigative journalist thank you so much. and let's get a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world authorities in

venezuela say that they have arrested 2 u.s. citizens they were among the group of alleged mercenaries involved in what it says was a failed invasion and the government claims that the group wanted to capture venice will as president nicolas maduro and bring down his regime. a leading philippine t.v. station that has reported critically on president barbie go to tear to it has been forced off the air the network's license expired after hearings on the renewal application were delayed and a temporary license was denied government officials deny the closure was for was a press freedom issue. now a vice president of amazon has resigned after the company fired whistle blowers who had raised concerns about covert 19 in its warehouses tim bray said that the dismissals were quote evidence of a date of toxicity running through the company culture in april hundreds of amazon employees in the united states went on strike over conditions. germany's highest

court has ruled that the european central bank stimulus program partially contravenes the german law because neither the german government nor parliament signs off on the spending the ruling casts doubt on some key stimulus measures introduced to kick start the eurozone economy in 2015. german chancellor angela merkel has been holding talks with the country's powerful car industry the likes of volkswagen dion lerner and b.m.w. are calling on the government to help them through the coronavirus crisis plant closures and plummeting demand have hit the industry hard measures being looked at include a subsidy for car purchases and a scrappage scheme but environmentalist have spoken out against state support for diesel and petrol car. production. now without this agreement

a new round of talks is planned for. speak now with ellen ngo she is a professor of business administration and mobility at the university of dysphoric s. and here in germany welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us tell us what form might any government help for the carmakers take do you think i think that the new system the program that the government is actually putting on will actually not only focus on the car industry but will focus on the whole industry of germany that is suffering currently because of the coronavirus what is expected is that we do have some kind of bias premium some kind of bonus which will be somehow connected with the tax the tax refunds so i guess that also 40 percent less chases think cars are recorded in the last couple of months

we're going to have some kind of bias bono's there are trying to improve the selling of new cars but also will help the automotive industry not only the o.e.m.'s the original manufacturer but also all the suppliers in germany we do have a 1800000. people that are dependent on the car industry so it's a very very important industry for germany is certainly an important industry but but we have to say it's not one that is universally popular especially at the moment particularly with environmentalists also you know a lot of people have poor members from diesel gate we have to say so. should they really be in line the car makers for this sort of assistance. so we do indeed have a lot of discussion here in germany so on the one hand side they is a group that is forcing or trying to force the government only to put emphasis on

electoral mobility on the other hand side what we see is also that there is a bonus for electrical cars which is roughly 6000 you're worse at this moment of time we do not see that by prefer electrical cars the reason is actually the infrastructure which is not quite there so the infrastructure simply needs to have time to be built up so that it's comfortable to run a low emission or no emission car so in the meantime we still need to have some kind of improvement of the industry we need to have a money in the car industry in on the to get the transformation to the electrical vehicles done so what we can actually do in the meantime is focus on my mental friendly cars which could also be a diesel which could also be a hybrid but in order to give us a little bit more time in order to get the infrastructure. suited to well it for

mobility so ok so tell us you know when you're looking out into the future then. how do you see mobility then impacted by the coronavirus crisis what do you think that the picture of looks like 2 years from now 5 years from now. that's an interesting question so i think what we what we actually learn at this moment of time that we can stay at home we can do a lot of things from home we don't need to be unnecessarily mobile but this will not cover the future so i think in the future we will still need to have the need for individual mobility so i do see that there will be cars on the street i also do see that there will be again not enough infrastructure to comfortably work or drive within the electrical car but what we need is some kind of interim solution so that for example in men meant by and much environmental friendly sorry

cars will be cheaper for the buyer what we can see is that the most boycott in germany is the 4 o'clock goals and this moment of time the version that is bought is not and my metal friendly is not covering the e.u. . emission quota so in order to buy and environmentalists friendly goals you need to buy a car that is $6000.00 euros more expensive ok so what ever the bones need to be it need to be something in between so that makes it easier for the buyer to buy you know and my mental friendly cars or do something for the environment fascinating stuff elemental we have to leave it there professor of business administration and mobility at the university of disparate s. and thank you thank you. but now india has reported its biggest daily jump so far in confirmed coronavirus cases a rise of almost 4000 to more than 46000 health officials said that the spike was

due to the increased testing regional governments have started to ease the 6 week lock down that includes allowing alcohol shops to reopen but the central government has imposed a special tax of 70 percent on liquor purchases to prevent large gatherings at shops. going for a litter run people in indian cities couldn't wait when they heard that certain shops were reopening police had to implement social distancing. armed guard i'll call shops of the shops for 40 days people are very anxious for no food of course we've encountered a lot of losses because alcohol is not considered essential goods but after more than 40 days without out a hole it's become more essential. that the country's lockdown has caused economic misery for millions of workers in the informal sector for many of them a reopening can't come too soon but easing the restrictions makes some people nervous i still feel the need to be very cautious about how did handling the whole

thing and implementing the i don't know i mean the next issue because it all largo people would thinking that you know they're getting ready and happy about being and going full speed ahead not be alleging that not only can they be carriers but they can put other people at this there's also the risk that the official count is lower than the actual rate of infection new mobile testing laboratories are supposed to get a better picture of the true number of infected people officials say indians should not expect everything to return to how things were before. we are now transitioning into a new normal it's important one main careful conscious and vigilant to continue our battle against covert 19 with the same speed and momentum. but on the streets it's clear that there's a hunger or a thirst for relief. now 3 photographers from the associated press have been

honored with pulitzer prizes for their coverage of life in the contested region of kashmir dar yucks and look to our congo and china on and one in the feature photography category capturing be unprecedented lockdown after india revoked the region's independence last august their photographs were taken in the midst of a communication and internet blackout which meant that they had to go to great lengths to get their photographs back to the a.p. offices in new delhi. well the top disease control expert in germany is warning that the country will face additional outbreaks of covert 19 in the future dr olah told reporters here in berlin that a 2nd wave will come with quote great certainty he warns that the disease will linger until some 70 percent of the population has been infected it's all

highlighting the tricky path that germany is walking as it takes additional steps to reopen society the president of the public health agency who instituted had good news on tuesday only 685 new registered cases in germany since monday with its use of. it's a goal to protect the population from covert 1000 in the best way and that has worked very well in germany so far as you can tell from the latest figures. for. its $100.00 days since the corona virus hit germany here in bavaria on the 27th of january a man falls ill after contracting the virus from his chinese coworkers initially german officials are relaxed health minister compares the corona virus to the flu. early much during carnival celebrations the region of hind speck becomes a virus hotspot but a bundesliga soccer game in nearby and goes ahead with some 50000 spectators

this is when the severity of the crisis really hits germany in early march t.v. images from crisis ridden italy reach german households by mid march more people have died from covert 1000 in italy than in china making italy the most hard hit country in the world german authorities ramp up testing and you see you beds in hospitals bigger events get cancelled shops and schools closed border checks are imposed. and one man becomes the public face of the fight against the virus because standard boston viral it's that balance renowned charity hospital uncle americal initially stays quiet but in mid march she addresses the germination on t.v. a 1st in her 15 years as head of government s. and. these are the most severe restrictions postwar germany has ever seen let

me assure you for somebody like me for whom freedom of travel and movement was a hot for christ such restrictions are only justified when absolutely necessary. and the measures seem to work the calculations show when and how many people became infected and when key steps were taken in germany to slow the spread now shops museums and churches can open again if they meet hygiene and social distancing requirements facemasks are now mandatory for shopping trips and on public transport . on wednesday anglo-american and the country's 16 state premiers will discuss the next round of easing restrictions the varian officials have already announced that beer gardens would be able to open again on the 18th of may to the united states now where it's not just the corona virus that is causing alarm but also john hornets hundreds of the asian insects dubbed the murder hornet have turned up in

washington state they can give you a nasty stay there are also a threat to honeybees. it's only 2 inches long and has a sting that can kill the asian giant hornet has made its 1st appearance in the u.s. and a house officials worried. so what makes it dangerous is that people don't know how to look for them and it is a ground nesting species so if you were to encounter a nasty unbeknown studio you could be stung several times in a big hurry and several stings is enough to kill a human it's responsible for up to 50 deaths a year in japan giving it the menacing nickname made a hole in it. the venom itself is. fairly talks or. creates localized necrosis around the one so you'll see melting or flash around the one has been full verified sightings of the world to lodges one has to

northwestern us and now they'll be emerging from hobbit nation it's not humans who are most at risk but rather the honey bees researches call it the slaughter phase when the hornets destroy entire colonies of honeybees whose bodies they feed today young well the real danger besides human health is to be a peary industry so pollination has a huge art culture on the agricultural systems we have here in the united states and so if this were to become well established and then start spreading it could be pretty catastrophic if they keep these in the region have reported gruesome hive deaths in recent months scientists will begin trapping queen mid a hornets in the hope of eradicating the species. a quick reminder now the top stories we're following for you here on news for attention now has the worst death toll from the coronavirus in europe the latest statistics to show that more than

32000 people have died over taking italy the news came as the british government's chief scientific adviser edited that not enough testing was on twitter and instagram at t w news my handle is apps are killing t.v. thank you so much for joining us to give a great day at u.c.c. .

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