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philippians in the song. starts from a 20 year long t w. this is d w news line from berlin thousands of protesters call for an end to all coronavirus restrictions in germany they choose the government and scientists of lying about the dangers of the infection and say the measures to control the outbreak are unnecessary also coming up. the bundesliga becomes the 1st major football league in europe to resume action after the coronavirus lockdown we'll have to highlights of
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the 1st day back with new hygiene rules and now fans in the state of. the orchestra trapped in a german council. majestic surroundings have become home to a group of bolivian musicians but not by choice they're stranded because of the pandemic. pablo foley s 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 the spite many measures being eased the federal criminal police and political analysts warn the protests are being instrumental ised by the far right to sow
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divisions within society. protesting against the government's corona restrictions and supporting more freedom once again thousands are gathering 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 is that is this is all a deprivation of liberty and it's manipulating people and frightening in tiny groups of society that's crazy right by 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 23 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 are allowed to the demo but at times more came. political scientist tom mann of it sees
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similarities between the protests and the beginnings of the far right paquita movement. i don't believe that the number of people on happy with democracy in the government's policies has risen over the polarization between the 2 sides has become huge with you and has come back again jus to the corona crisis the corner of much of talkativeness. experts like mine of it 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 bit counterintuitive because we have seen restrictions starting to lift across germany restaurants and cafes can open again there are less restrictions on people
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meeting each other socially but one reason these demonstrations are taking place now is partially. because they were being allowed to previously they were banned under lockdown restrictions that was overturned by a court and local governments were instructed that they had to allow these out of 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 lock down 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 that 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 it's a much support for these protests here in germany well a poll by this 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
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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 that could start to fade away as the virus comes under control yet people continue to suffer economically so chancellor angela merkel is really going to have to handle the next coming weeks very carefully to make sure she keeps people's trust while easing 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 what today really has been a day of anti lockdown anger with had demonstrations right across europe many cities in the polish capital walsall 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 israel
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a people from the hospitality industry angry about their jobs. and in spain residents of madrid who ride out bagging parts because they feel that they're still under lockdown conditions while the rest of the country is didn't being eased up so yeah it's really really spreading and with all the viruses still here some people are still angry about being under lockdown conditions plenty of anger thanks for all your analysis there jerrold all right let's take a look at some other stories making news around the world more than 15000 people have now died of covert 9000 in brazil according to the country's ministry of health the 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. . in 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
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following the release of an official report on friday clearing police of wrongdoing that had been accused of using brutality against pro-democracy demonstrators last year. us democrats have launched an investigation after the i sting of steve winick the 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 might pump a 0 for abuse of office they want to be treated well the bundesliga became the 1st major european football league to resume play this weekend after a 2 month break due to the coronavirus pandemic and all eyes were on the revered darby as dortmund thumped shell at home without any funds in the stadium. this doesn't look or sound like you usual going to sleep again bullis your daughter
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been playing shaka in front of an empty stadium due to the coronavirus pandemic players who didn't start had to wear masks and keep their distance but what's not unusual is some of each machine erling holland scoring goals and 1900 groped a deadlock in the 26th minute for his 10th eve goal of the season and it was immediate celebration with play as unable to embrace one another. but there was no stopping to outland just before the break they made it to nil thanks to laugh i am all up and it all started with this nifty pass from union and. the 1st half was one to forget. and so was the 2nd. one picked up exactly where they left off the top and added a 3rd goal minutes into the 2nd half and if that wasn't enough game at all with the brace to seal
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a 4 nil victory for the black and yellow was. there now one point behind by and munich moment is a 1000 bucks but we knew that we only had the support at home from the fans so we were not. we were never afraid of anything we knew that we're going to win dogman play is kept with tradition and at the match with a celebration in front of an empty yellow wall. italy's government has announced that tourists will again be able to visit from the 3rd of june a 14 day monday tree 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 coronavirus i've brakes but the prime minister says it's a calculated risk as italy's heavily dependent on tourism. famous for once having too many visitors the coronavirus has left venice deserted many here who rely on to resentment eager for people to return but it's
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a balancing act between preventing a 2nd wave of coronavirus while reopening the city and. i hope the authorities will manage this city in a way that is a compromise between the city we knew then and the one we're experiencing today. he said we became the at the center of the coronavirus in europe in late february the government imposed a crippling shutdown and the pandemic has so far 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. for reopening according to the regulations in force at the moment so it just didn't
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things facemasks globs and disinfection jal to resume accounts for more than a 10th of italy's g.d.p. 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 it sounds like a fairy tale coming to germany to play a concert and ending up living in a castle but for one bolivian orchestra it's more like a dream they came for a short trip and ended up stuck in the surroundings of ryan's brick palace northwest of the german capital berlin when international flights were suspended because of the coronavirus money is tight and they have no idea when they'll be able to return home. living in music in brandenburg the castle and its beautiful gardens seem like a perfect backdrop for it but the musicians are not still here in eastern germany by choice he's about as and. and the orchestra were trapped when bolivia closed its
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borders and it doesn't yet have a program to fetch it citizens stranded abroad. i always want to make music even now. i organize things and support my colleagues and try to raise people's spirits with my positive attitude many of the musicians are sad and demotivated because we can't go home but you mustn't give up and you have to stay active to cope with the situation. all together 25 believe you musicians are living on the castle grounds most are outside their home country for the 1st time. there is no social distancing here but these musicians are keeping strictly to themselves should one of them test positive for the coronavirus they would all be confined to their rooms. they were hers every day. the experimental orchestra performs at least 2 concerts
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a week just for themselves the music gives them a daily routine and health stave off homesickness boredom and anxiety what i wish is sacha we all come back to you or. to our country safe and cool. and knowing that our relatives that our families are ok because the situation here is kind of controlled in germany i didn't believe there's always an uncertainty in cetacean it's not that easy. brylin on sambal had invited them to play at a festival opening concert but the orchestra never got up on stage 3 of the berliners volunteered to move into the castle with them and have been taking care of things in quarantine including finding financial support but after almost 70 days they're running out of options. vias came from we're fighting and we've managed to raise a lot of money but soon i don't know where to turn the tide and i wish that our
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governments german and really gets to a tool and agreement there should be the possibility to talk and to solve our problem. trapped in one of the most beautiful locations in brandenburg despite the a delicate surroundings everyone here can hardly wait for their castle lockdown to come to an end. well the air vision song contest was supposed to take place in rotterdam in the netherlands this weekend but instead the event was virtual with artists streaming their performances former your vision winner beer and old vegas from the group abba welcomed viewers to the broadcast. everybody knows why there couldn't be a then usual eurovision final this year. but we hope this show will come put you in the some small way. no official voting and no winner was declared the event
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