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a good look at the. bases veto any news live from berlin thousands of protesters call for an end to all coronavirus restrictions in germany take used to government and scientists of lying and i have been dangers of the infection and say the measures to control the outbreak are unnecessary also coming up. the bonus league it becomes the 1st major football league game to europe to resume action after the coronavirus lockdown will have the highlights of the 1st day back with new hygiene rules and no fans in the
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stadiums. and infamy europe's 1st coronavirus hotspot will reopen to travelers from early june tourists from the e.u. will be able to visit without going into quarantine. i'm pop up early as welcome to the program protests were held in cities across germany on saturday against the government's coronavirus restrictions small demonstrations have been taking place since the end of march but the crowd swelled last weekend despite many measures being eased the federal criminal police and political analysts warn the protests are being instrumental ised by the far right to so with divisions within society. they're protesting against the government's corona restrictions and supporting more freedom once again thousands are gathering
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in stuttgart families with children corona deniers or people who are afraid of compulsory vaccinations. because it just can't be there we're being beaten down and off fundamental rights are taken away from us that this is our lives this is all a deprivation of liberty and it's manipulating people and frightening in tiny groups of society that's crazy right side because i'm the mother of 3 i want them to go totally free as i did i don't want to have to secretly meet up with my chinese 3 year old daughter from across germany organizers have called for demonstrations against the restrictions such as this one here in berlin. in munich only 1000 people were allowed to the demo but at times more came. political scientist tom mann of it sees similarities between the protests and the beginnings of the far right to get a movement going to i'm sorry i don't believe that the number of people on happy with democracy in the government's policies has risen 11 the polarization between
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the 2 sides has become huge with you and has come back again jus to the corona crisis the corner queues are not much of pocket here. experts like munna bit a warning that the protest movement could radicalize you can already see more and more right wing extremists gathering. well for more on the anti lock down protests i'm joined by d.w. reporter joel diller oid thanks joel for joining us well you know we heard the report you know that the protesters are looking for more freedom but of course you know we've had the easing of restrictions here in germany in the past few weeks so why exactly are these demonstrations actually taking place it is a big counterintuitive because we have seen restrictions starting to lift across germany restaurants and cafes can open again there are less restrictions on people meeting each other socially but one reason these demonstrations are taking place now is partially because they're being allowed to previously there were banned under lockdown restrictions that was overturned by a court and local governments were instructed that they had to allow this sort of
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demonstrations to occur under certain conditions and so that's what we've been seeing but also there's some concern that this is moving from just being about the lockdown to being about other wider issues sort of for example the german federal police is warning that right wing extremists are using these protests to push their own agendas and the right wing parties are now encouraging their members to attend so it's moving from being more about the lock down to being a general anti establishment movement but really is there much support for these protests here in germany well a poll by the spiegel magazine found that around one in 5 germans think the lockdown measures have been too excessive and a similar number a sympathetic to these kind of demonstrations so that's still a minority but it's a very very vocal one now keep in mind that support for the medical and hope body has actually increased during this pandemic so the chancellor has seen a growing amount of support during this time but some analysts are warning that
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that could start to fade away as the virus comes under control yet people continue to suffer economically so chad. the angle a miracle is really going to have to handle the next coming weeks very carefully to make sure she keeps people's trust while easy restrictions to meet those economic concerns well economic concerns are not just here in germany of course it's across europe and in fact we've seen protests taking place in other european countries in particular tell us about those demonstrations there were today really has been a day of anti lockdown anger we've had demonstrations right across europe many cities in the polish capital wall saw there was a demonstration organized by business operators who are worried about the lockdown now that was shot down by police with tear gas several people being arrested and we also saw in switzerland protests in is really people from the hospitality industry angry about their jobs and in spain residents of madrid who went out bagging parts because they feel that they're still under lockdown conditions while the rest of
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the country is getting being eased up so yeah it's really really spreading and with all the viruses still here are some people still angry about being on the lockdown conditions plenty of anger thanks for all your analysis their children right. let's take a look at some other news making their stories making news around the world. more than 15000 people have now died of covert 19 in brazil according to the country's ministry of health and number of confirmed infections has also risen above 230000 making brazil the country with the 4th highest number of cases in the world after the us russia and the u.k. . and hong kong police moved quickly to break up new anti-government protests in shopping malls several arrests were made protests have flared again in hong kong following the release of an official report on friday carrying police of wrongdoing
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they have been accused of using brutality against pro-democracy demonstrators last year i. us democrats have launched an investigation after the eye of sting of steve linnik to state department's internal watchdog president donald trump fired linnik on friday democrats say his removal was politically motivated because linnik was investigating secretary of state mike pompei o for abuse of office workers they want to be. now the bundesliga became the 1st major european football league to resume play this weekend after a 2 month break due to the coronavirus pandemic all eyes were on the revered. dormant thumb at home without any funds in the stadium this doesn't look or sound like you usual been deceived again but what's your daughter been playing shaka in front of an empty stadium due to the corona virus pandemic players who didn't start had to wear masks and keep their distance. but
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what's not unusual is one of each machine erling holland scoring goals and 1900 groped a deadlock in the 26th minute for his 10th each goal of the season and it was immediate celebration with play as unable to embrace one and not bow but there was no stopping to outland just before the break they made it to nil thanks to laugh i am sure. and it all started with this nifty pass from you and. the 1st half was one to forget. and so was the 2nd. one picked up exactly where they left off top and added a 3rd goal minutes into the 2nd half and if that wasn't enough gay at all with the brace to seal a foreign mill victory for the black and yellow was. there now one point behind us by and munich normally it's 80000. but we knew that we we had the support at home
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from the fans so we were not. we were never afraid of anything we knew that we were going to win dogman play is kept with tradition and at the match with a celebration in front of an empty yellow wall. now as we saw there there were no supporters in the stadium but that didn't stop funds chairing on their teams what they did was they got there at home or in bars to follow the matches and support their favorite team like here in dortmund all clubs had urged their fans to adhere to corona virus health restrictions. and elsewhere in the bundesliga r.p. leipsic said title ambitions suffered a minor setback when they welcomed freiburg to the red bull arena and it was actually the visitors who took the lead manuel gould it was in the right place at the right time to put freiburg ahead. after the break 6 team of earner came close
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to scoring but the visitors defense held tight eventually teammate use of poles and scored to level out one all. on them freiburg scored in stoppage time but it wasn't to be the game winner the video assistant referee disallowed the goal. the final score italy's government has announced that tourists will again be able to visit from the 3rd of june a 14 day mandatory quarantine period will also be scrapped for visitors from the european union it's a big step for a country recovering from one of the world's worst corona virus outbreak but the prime minister says it's a calculated risk as italy is heavily dependent on tourism. famous for once having too many visitors the coronavirus has left venice deserted many here who rely on tourism eager for people to return but it's
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a balancing act between preventing a 2nd wife of coronavirus while reopening the city. i hope the authorities will manage the city in a way that is a compromise between the city we knew then and the one we are experiencing today. he said lee became the center of the coronavirus in europe in late february the government imposed a crippling shutdown and the pandemic has killed over 30000 people areas on the address to cars to have taken a huge hit but travelers will soon be allowed back in time for summer. months we've had only 2 overnight stays this gives you an idea of the situation. according to the regulations in force at the moment so it distancing facemasks globs and disinfection gel. tourism accounts for more than a 10th of italy's g.d.p.
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and industry it's desperate to salvage many here are relying on people visiting some of the world's most iconic attractions once again. well as restaurants in some countries reopen they're required to ensure physical distancing and to protect stuff against the coronavirus so that's forcing many dining establishments to rethink how they can serve their customers one restaurant in amsterdam has come up with a creative way for people to dine out safely. it's not just the perfect backdrop for a romantic dinner for 2 it's also a well photo concept from a clever amsterdam restaurant to are planning his next steps once measures to halt the coronavirus pandemic at least. we have to close we spent weeks cleaning and realizing while we were doing that we had thinking what could we do we
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came up with lots of ideas including this one that the 3 square meter greenhouses came from an artist's collective that used to grow plants in them with different light colors. the guests for tonight's trial of the restaurant of the future are employees and their friends. often the out and about you're supposed to keep your distance but the question is for how long and how much do you want to give up for it that's why this is a good idea you're not putting anyone at risk and you can enjoy life that's important to you. stuff where plastic visors for protection so that guests can see their faces they were close while serving the food on wouldn't planck's to keep their distance but they must be careful not to tip over the boards or the candles. and every detail had to be carefully considered and tested to minimize contact a dedicated staff member looks after a single mini greenhouse all evening and they need to make sure that they don't
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poke their head inside it's already clear more staff are needed for fewer guests. so there's always your direct item you have working you know is in school. which means that people will be fooled will be having breakfast with. peter thomson result from that and will be able to accommodate lots of people with fewer seats. on the stool or. the concepts creators hope the author already as well quickly gives the idea of their seal of approval when restaurants are allowed to reopen guests will be able to enjoy their romantic scenery of amsterdam's canals once again. don't forget you can always get d. w. news on the go just download our from google play or 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
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