this is news coming to you live from berlin commemorating the end of the 2nd world war in europe germany speak asian here in berlin but events are scaled back because of the coronavirus crisis also coming up they have one of the strictest law downs in europe but now france is preparing to ease restrictions from monday we hear from people angry at the way the government has handled the pandemic. the coronavirus

triggers the sharpest fall in german exports in 13 years. and violent men are using coronavirus curfews to step up 3rd tax against their wives and children now one group in lebanon is stepping up its campaign to help the victims. hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program countries across europe are marking 75 years since the end of world war 2 may 8th 1945 is when allied forces accepted nazi germany's unconditional surrender because of the coronavirus pandemic many commemoration events have been scaled back or moved online in berlin people have been paying their respects at one of the city's soviet war. morial site city has

declared a one all public holiday in honor of the anniversary later in the day german leaders will take part in a small commemoration event at germany's main morial for the victims of war and dictatorship. and when young is covering the anniversary for us simon how is this day being remembered in germany what area the 8th of may is referred to in germany at 2 as the day of liberation and this year for the 1st time it's been declared a bank holiday here in berlin so the official ceremonies will get underway at 10 o'clock this morning with any key many cool church service in the cathedral and then at 12 noon they'll be a wreath laying at the noise that's a building which is germany's central memorial for the victims of war and to shape and rains will be laid by the president the chancellor and the presidents of the

been this route the chambers of parliament as well as germany's highest court the constitutional court and after that we'll have a speech from federal president. so this is a solemn ceremony but but somewhat pared down from what was originally planned the coronavirus pandemic is forcing many countries to scale back world war 2 commemoration ceremonies isn't it. yeah that's right and originally the german authorities had wanted to hold a full state ceremony here which is a relatively unusual thing to happen it happened last fall the commemoration support the end of the 2nd world war on the 50th anniversary in 1995 but it's the most solemn level of ceremonial that we're going to have $1600.00 guests from inside germany but also from other countries dignitaries be eyepiece politicians

ambassadors and so on but also a whole range of events with groups meeting and exhibitions being open but all that's been canceled of course because of the pandemic spin 75 years now since nazi germany was defeated simon is the significance of the 2nd world war beginning to fade in the minds of the german public today. well i think obviously the people who were alive at the time poss on the perspective changes but i think there is still really nobody in germany today who doesn't see the this country was born from the ashes of the 2nd world war 2 thirds of germans have told pollsters in a poll just done this week the i think that politics today here is still very heavily influenced by the events of the 2nd world war if you look at german media there is a continuing focus on the war i think people still have a need to talk about what happened then what it all meant even though of course the

memories for many germans are especially painful simon thanks very much for now the w. political correspondent sanyo 3 people who lived through the 2nd world war are now 75 years later caught up in another worldwide crisis the coronavirus pandemic one of them is 88 year old seaman coronal ski he only managed to escape the swiss concentration camp by sheer luck belgian resistance fighters stopped the deportation train he and his mother were riding and now in brussels this holocaust survivor is tapping his talents to spread joy during this uncertain time. a bit of jazz music drawing people out of their homes. a rather unusual picture in times of covered 1009. 120 because it makes me happy to bring

a bit of happiness and hope to the people and to cheer them up. the moniker navasky says jazz is his life music helped him to overcome the trauma he experienced as a jew in belgium during the 2nd world war. as a child i lived through the persecution of the nazis barbarism. you know they killed my mother and my sister in the gas chambers of auschwitz birkenau. my father died in despair just after the war this is in july 945. in one when i was 11 the nazi secret police the gestapo if you took me and threw me in prison measure the gas shoot the nazis put kornacki and his mother on

a deportation train more than 1500 people crammed in cattle cars destination i'll shits concentration camp. but he was lucky 3 belgian resistance fighters stopped the train his mother told him to flee and he ran into the night she didn't jump because she didn't want to threaten his escape he says. every night i dreamt i was being chased by the gestapo. goes your heater or 3 times i change family for security reasons this is. whenever i arrived somewhere i went to the attic 1st to see how i could escape over the roofs if they came to get me. after the war returned to brussels and made good on his dream of studying law. 23 i

was a doctor of law and a lawyer i'm still a lawyer today because i'm far too young to stop any. ski says he has been confined twice in his life once during the war and now due to 19 very different experiences but it was always jazz music that helped him to cope. here's a roundup of some of the latest pandemic developments around the world more than 3800000 people are confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus globally and nearly 270000 have died a new study by the world health organization projects that up to $190000.00 people in africa could die of corona virus in the 1st year if the outbreak is not contained un secretary general attorney would get terror says the krona virus pandemic has unleashed quote a tsunami of hate and xenophobia he's called for

a global effort to end hate speech and australia has announced a 3 step plan to ease coronavirus restrictions and reopen the economy the aim there is to remove all curbs on july. in france people have endured one of europe's toughest lock downs for nearly 2 months now that will begin to change there next week the number of coronavirus cases is rising less sharply in france than in previous days and some businesses will be allowed to reopen as in other countries authorities in france are under pressure to get the economy moving again. maryanne in a mask france's lockdown was stricter than most now the government has presented its plan for a gradual lifting of france's social commercial and industrial quarantine. we've entered a new stage in our fight against pandemic and it's good news for france and the french people. businesses are set to reopen on monday 42

percent of french employees are on reduced hours or if not worked at all since the 17th of march schools are to open gradually despite misgivings from some parents trains and transit services also restart on monday but only about half of the rolling stock is ready to operate. the government has promised to provide masks for everyone and carry out 700000 tests a week. but people are skeptical after 2 months of strict measures they believe their government has botched the response to the current crisis. they should have started large scale testing immediately like in germany i think there's no clear course it's all back and forth we're sick of it. 3 years ago to the day emanuel was bathing in the glory of his election victory now it seems much of that glory has faded. well hit by the going code 19 pandemic germany's exports are down 7.9 percent year on year from the month of

march for the month of march is the sharpest drop on record since nationwide data collection started in 1900 imports are down 4.5 percent the sharpest decline in over a decade march is the 1st month to reflect the effects of the health crisis and of record trade surplus in february. well for more let's go to the frankfurt stock exchange we're standing by calling that germany's exporters have posted their biggest monthly drop ever what does this mean for a country whose economy is so dependent on exports. well terry it means that hundreds of thousands of workers in those industries are very very nervous right now for them the question is will the temporary relief programs by the german government where the government pays part of their wages will this be enough to save their jobs or in other words is this just

a short every and horrible slump with a nice rebound after what's always the slowdown in business activity in new orders for the factories will this last longer i talked to one economist this morning who said that he thinks that the current estimate that germany's economy this year will decline overall by 6.5 percent is too optimistic and will likely to have to be revised downwards. before the pandemic germany's an even trade balance with other countries had been widely criticized is that going to change now do you think. well for the moment other things are on the minds of decision makers like donald trump the u.s. president who took this trade balance so when porton the numbers of course due to

this lock down have been so totally disrupted that it would make no big sense to compare them but i have to say the situation is not get up but it getting better for the united states export numbers from the u.s. which came out this week show a plunge there as well a widening of the trade deficit and in china we got surprisingly strong export numbers this week the country has exported so much medical care you know and to corona that china posted a surprising increase so the discussion about the trade balances is likely to come back with force after the corona crisis caused by booze and in frankfurt thank you so much. the credit crisis has also given rise to innovation with companies adapting to changing demands u.s. firm exhibits has gone from building trade show booths to protective equipment for health care workers facing a dire shortage amid the coded 19 pandemic. the machines

have had an exhibit a running again and creates mccormick is happy to have all these people back at work it's company normally makes display it's an exhibition booth for clients like you tube or google but all their projects got cancelled so now they are producing medical gallants and facial hair this is one of our e.p. v.c. headgear or units has an integrated. clamping mechanism for people to have a smaller head so it's a one size fits most. quickly inserted in the stalls as a keyhole registration. people. the company just 5 years ago was hit hard by the crisis with running into millions of dollars chris mccormick tells me the idea his production came to him when he was watching new york governor cuomo on t.v.

talking about the need for personal protective equipment the next day he was already working on prototypes of. together with more than fraley last week she says have been a roller coaster ride. it's totally wild it feels like being in like a world war 2 factory that has been like a repurposed for making time good. that's what's. the $18.00 distilling thought as well when regular order and whiskey started to dwindle they decided to pivot their production. we had to stop producing spirits at least for a little while and focus all our efforts on making ties or so it's been quite a big change for the business but we're grateful both that we can find a revenue stream from that but also. that we're able to stay busy now there

distillery produces 3000 gallons of hand sanitizer per week mostly for 1st responders and health workers in washington d.c. staying for doctors and creative that's also what's important for christmas call me back at hatch exhibits he shows us his newest product. so for the little guys when the doctor is all done up in there their masks and all the p.p. equipment versions where we print animals on them or characters in different faces so when they see it it's not quite scary and intimidating. but we found out it's not just kids that need that smile right now it's pretty much everybody. hope and that's what we've got this christmas and here business model. you're watching news still to come we take a look at 11 these groups working to stop violent men abusing their wives and families during coronavirus curfew. now for

a look at some other stories making headlines around the world based in part telephone video police in the u.s. state of georgia have arrested a white father and his son for the shooting death of a black man in february the case has sparked protests since the video was released earlier this week. more than 260 people have been killed during heavy rains in eastern africa with kenya somalia rwanda and uganda the worst hit an estimated 11000 people have been affected by this year's floods. poland's parliament has agreed that the upcoming presidential election can be held exclusively by postal votes the ruling party suggested the 12th of july was the date the announcement comes a day after the governing coalition gave up on holding the poll on sunday. people living near a chemical factory in india where

a leak on thursday killed 11 and left hundreds of hospital are continuing to leave their homes evacuations went on through the night as authorities extended the area they say people should leave and amid unfounded rumors of further leaks a leak of. talks at the factory in the city of. local people as they slept. the leak caught residents off guard. and hit the most vulnerable. some of the victims collapsed as they tried to flee. others appeared dizzy and unsteady. eyewitnesses said the gas came like a mist suddenly in the middle of the night where most with sleeping. emergency services transported hundreds to hospital several children among those

needing treatment. all i think about $800.00 to $1000.00 people of all dollars bill and they have been taken to get off so now the focus is not so budge on the guys leakage as the effect of the ghastly good on the treatment of the of the people who have been affected. most of those admitted to hospital are now reported to be either in a stable condition or to have been discharged it's still unclear though it's a toxic fumes will have a lasting impact on their health and a few patients were still said to be unconscious hours after arriving at the hospital. the plant where the accident happened l.g. polymers makes plastics one report suggested a leak of a substance called styrene happened as the site was starting to reopen after india's lockdown because of the coronavirus. prime minister narendra modi said he was keeping an eye on the situation from delhi and wished all those

affected a speedy recovery. it's clear many are still in shock over the incident but it seems they will have to wait the results of an investigation to find out how and why this happened. for many women around the world lockdown means being trapped at home with a violent man statistics confirm the levels of domestic abuse inflicted on women by men has increased during the caret of virus crisis and our next report we look at the starving case of one woman in lebanon and we meet the group determined to help her she simply wanted to live a happy life with their 4 children again without fear or pain. in mid april 1st 35 year old mother left her old life and fled to an emergency shelter for women here with the children she's trying to process the pain she experienced for more than 9 years she was mistreated and abused by her husband and her father in law.

in the 1st few years he used to hit me in the face in the shoulder or stomp on my legs later he beat me with sticks and iron rods so badly that i had severe swelling and intense pain. so i developed problems with my bones and joints because he always hit me in the same places. in beirut sexual abuse within the family is a widespread problem and often a taboo topic. now the situation has gotten dramatically worse due to the coronavirus epidemic lebanon's government has introduced a nighttime curfew most shops and businesses are closed and people are expected to stay home there behind the facades there have been some terrible scenes of domestic abuse. as it got increasingly worse as he became more and more violent and he knew that i could not go to my parents because of the night the

curfew everyone stays at home. because that 19 pandemic came at a time when lebanon was experiencing its worst financial crisis in decades the currency is struggling unemployment is on the rise and wages have been cut in some cases up to 50 percent aid organizations say many men they're bringing their frustration and anger at home with them and taking it out and they wives are led to say that most women who get in contact with us are victims of domestic violence the situation is getting worse because of the curfew and they cannot make an social pressure especially because the perpetrators are always at home now one that they and their that's why the battle going as action is stepping up its activities that one ban is throughout the city calling for an end to the violence and offering a hotline to get help it's an attempt to encourage many women to break from this silence. and it's working the group is getting more and more calls so far this year

they've already received twice as many calls as in 2019. the head of mobile and i had just in the last month we had about 300 calls 240 new cases when the others had already made contact with us and more and more women want to come to our shelters say you that i met up because if you wait in this brave woman is one of them she's refusing to take the abuse any longer and is now filing charges against her husband a clear signal in a time of crisis. children forced to stay at home during the pandemic are also suffering abuse from the charity save the children specializes in the mental wellbeing of children and she joins me now from in sweden thanks for being with us ms diallo domestic violence has risen during the pandemic lockdown what are you hearing from children. from children the situation is really really

dire we made a certainty and crossed a number of countries at the u.s. and europe in the last number of weeks and they're telling us that they are scared they're fearful they're anxious. and a lot about what's going to happen with their family what's happened with their education being not reaching your goals and some are really really tired. and worried about a lot of stress and border social isolation make it harder to detrimental impact on children and young people's mental health. poverty and unemployment are also increasing during this pandemic could that put children even more at risk. of course any family living with scarce resources might turn to an not so constructive ways of solving that situation and we would see many children and

families living in poverty and not making ends meet at this time. and for this reason so we also try to provide those things for the children families every have that are supporting what advice would you give to people if they were to become aware of a child in distress because of the law. so many countries they have systems in place for that. and when it comes to social services there are always numbers that you can call and that the country that you're and there are many child help lives are help lines as well and if all that fails there's that community that can resets you or local partner organizations and charities that these types of things but it's really important that it's that it's and the issue that seems persisting. that we wait for him to

get services available and that we demand that that should be available for for our least startling and look at children what message do you have for decision makers as they gradually lift the restrictions what do kids need most in this situation. in this situation it's really important that that they have access to those services to support services and what we know from children is that they need care and stimulation and they need to be able to interact and play with friends but also that when they're not coping so well that with a situation that social care providers are really fast hyper governments that essential services and that they are resourceful acetate to support children and when we see both parents and teachers and right now trying to support children and revolt they need the support to be able to do that if it's training if it's digital

and kids so we really want to see also that else education and social services better together to make sure that there's an integration of mental health services asked part of universal health coverage and stop thank you very much for talking with us that was mary doul with save the children in mother sweden give. you're watching the news at all the latest news of nations around the clock on our website at the w dot com i'm terry martin i'll be back with you at the top of the next hour thanks for watching.

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