more. than 22200. 50th anniversary on. business news live from beijing talks its boldest action gets to tighten its grip on hong kong china is signaling it will impose sweeping floors to criminalize what it caused sedition and subversion in the territory make kids they say it's an attack on hong kong autonomy. or one of. the best this is

called prisons but what is the truth is that for britain over think about it. also coming out brief and destruction in the wake of cycling on parts of india and bangladesh happens if devastated by the storm dozens of people are dead and the pandemic is complicating efforts to assess the damage and bring relief. and europe's 2nd biggest and i looked at the ses it's close to see then a virus related related bailout deal with the german government. hello i'm to see what a welcome to the program we begin with what could be a privileged a coming crackdown in hong kong china say's it will impose a sweeping national security law to give the communist party more power over the territory the legislation is aimed. waiting at home calls rajam ocracy protest

movement and could undercut the territories unique freedom the law is expected to be discussed tomorrow when china's highest political body begins its annual assembly. some 3 dozen delegates from all over china have gathered for the national congress in beijing normally lasting 2 weeks the on your congress has been shortened this year to just one because of the coronavirus pandemic so it straight down to business the national committee chair says new security laws for hong kong will be discussed on day one 3rd of how are you doing there wouldn't go to ensure the policy of one country 2 systems is firmly outpolled over the long term we will strengthen the sense of mission and political responsibility of national committee members representing hong kong and macau and firmly support the improvement of systems and mechanisms for enforcing china's constitution and the basic laws of those 2 special administrative region. i. beijing has long considered

limiting opposition movements in hong kong but the issue intensified after large anti-government protests last year when pro-democracy activists took to hong kong streets to protest a number of proposed changes to the city's laws the demonstrators believe beijing is chipping away at the territories unique rights to assembly and free speech just this month a number of hong kong lawmakers were dragged from parliament amid a round about a chinese national anthem bill that would criminalize disrespect of the song. any new laws coming from beijing are almost certain to spark more protests in hong kong and attract attention from the wider world. we call has been following the story for us and joins us now from taiwan's capital taipei hi phoebe what more can you tell us about this new deal. and they all will be

put on the agenda of the national people's congress which is the chinese parliament's own which starts its meeting on friday so according to we know and according to information from local media the new law may prohibit section and foreign interference suppression of the chinese central government and possibly terrorism so these so-called loopholes in beijing's eyes which they consider to be something that explodes 1 exposed during the months long and he govern in prose has happened last year in hong kong so beijing has in saying that this is to safeguard the national security for china. so what does this mean for hong kong's pro-democracy movement and the greatest tree this is in the political bombshell which is the most controversial legislation in hong kong

history so it sent a shock waves of brown across to the city so. spots we know that it's not over the about the law itself also the procedure is also highly controversial because what beijing is planning is that they are going to. and that the law by its own how immense in beijing and bypass the scrutiny of hong kong local that just means. there is no veto power of the local law makers that they have no way to stop the natural stays here from putting in place have there been any reaction in hong kong. yeah we see it like on here tonight that some small scale protests have been called in hong kong that some people gather in the city tonight to chant slogans and to express their anger and concern to us this controversial legislation and the lawmakers from the opposition

came out and they condemn the proposed legislation's as turning hotel into one country one system and they said this is going to be a huge french embassy from hong kong because this is simply in their eyes this is a repression on politico this is this and this is going to further you wrote hong kong free speech and hong kong so ptolemy all right that's t.v. call reporting for us in taipei thank you. india and bangladesh assessing the damage left by one of the most violent storms in. and has left a trail of destruction in coastal communities and west bengal's main city. millions of people they all without explicitly and the coronavirus is hampering relief efforts. that are in a last ditch effort these bangladeshis are preparing for the worst. feeling

sandbags with their bare hands they braved conditions bought on by one of the most powerful cyclons in decades. meteorologists have dubbed it a super cycle around and as it headed inland it lived up to that name it sent water surging inland some 25 kilometers the damage compounded by winds of up to 185 kilometers per hour. in comic conditions inside kid of bangladesh volunteers helped to bring locals to safety more than 2 and a half 1000000 people who were evacuated to shelters like this one which brought new concerns amid the corona pandemic bill what the union put it there is a shortage of drinking water there sanitation facilities for them but nurse or should distance is maintained for that reason the fear of the corona virus spread is persistent they're. both already scrambled to evacuate residents in the cyclons

projected path of destruction but that may leave them vulnerable to an increased risk of the fires 50 kilometers west into co-pay attempts at social distancing futile. i think there are too many people here it's impossible to maintain social distancing i am very concerned we couldn't stay home due to the storm and here is the tension of coronal i'm just trying to dodge both. and unprecedented challenge familiar. ins in paan couldn't have come at a worse time. it's take a look at some of the stories making news around the world hungary announced it will close refugee reception centers in so-called trance of on its southern border with serbia the $280.00 asylum seekers they are being moved to reception centers within hungry the country is complying with an e.u. court ruling that being the trans is illegal in spain a new law on face mosques has taken effect it requires anyone over the age of 6 to

weigh a protective mosque in the indoor public spaces as well as outdoor was rated a distance of 2 meters cannot be kept this comes as the spanish government cautiously eason's coronavirus restrictions michael cohen the former lawyer of us president trump has returned home after being released from prison as part of a push to stem the spread of corona virus among inmates cohen has been serving 3 years behind bars and connection with campaign finance violations he will serve the restore peace time and the house arrest. severe flooding has hit the u.s. state of michigan off to 2 dams failed following his view of rain officials warn a city of 40000 people could end up under almost 3 nieces off water thousands of people have been evacuated from their whole lives. and the german government all close to agreeing on a 9000000000 euro virus related risky package which would see the german government

buy up a portion off the in one europe's largest carrier has been hit hard by the pandemic in april fewer than 3000 passengers a day travel. with a prepaid debit average of around $350000.00 dating offenses shareholding is and e.u. competition with ortiz have yet to give their approval of the deal. is financial correspondent chelsea delaney is following the story for us and brings us this from frank fish. it's taken weeks for the german government to work out the details of that bailout and it hasn't been confirmed yet but we do know is this would be a 3 part package the 1st would be a 3000000000 euro loan from the german development bank but where the controversy really lies is in the other 2 parts so that the german government would buy about 20 percent of tonnes of shares and in addition to that they would buy what's called a convertible bond and what that means is that it's debt that the government would

be able to turn into stock if it wanted to if it would pull that lever they would have a 25 percent stake in. and that number is really important because it's the threshold at which the government would be able to overrule all other investors so if they wanted to block any sort of corporate strategy change they would have the power to do that with this 25 per cent stake the government has said that they don't plan to utilise these voting rights they plan to be a silent participant but they have said that they could use that that 25 per cent stake if for example the company is facing some sort of hostile takeover situation and that's what if situation is really what's worrying it look tons and busters right now. nearly 2 and a half 1000000 people applied for u.s. unemployment benefits last week as part of the latest wave of layoffs steve to the pandemic the u.s. labor department says over 38 and

a half 1000000 people have filed for jobless aid since the coronavirus forced millions of businesses to close their doors all scaled down operations another 2000000 people have sort of aid and a new program for self employed contractors and good workers who are now in a job or for assistance for the 1st time. it's a happy birthday now to every able and a role model the character longstocking has been delighting children especially goals since you 1st appeared 75 years ago today is a closer look at the unruly red tape who continues to inspire. the law to prove busy or. dead to leona everyman's daughter longstocking for short she lives with a monkey in a horse in a colorful house to live in the corner with no parents she does whatever she wants and is never heard of in this incredibly strong. the brainchild of the swedish writer astrid lindgren pippi was created as

a gift for her daughter and her 10th birthday zick invited office the 1st child in germany to read the stories of pepe her parents published the 1st urban translation of pepys adventures. they were so different to what i had read before she was a very special person strong brain and the girl so completely unusual to get to know the girl like this or to read about her. when astrid lindgren 1st so the manuscript to a publisher she wrote do not inform the youth welfare authorities soon every child of the sweden and germany new pippi longstocking is the force of nature became more popular in germany than almost any other country. pipping is definitely the girl in children's literature he has a girl growing up without k.p. would be unthinkable because it gives children the courage to be strong and deal

with any situation face anything that comes up without being afraid. that home. and kids just love her. she can go to bed anytime she wants. she has a horse in the middle of the city. and she can lift it up. that said she has 2 braids i want to do that too but it would be best if there were 2 titties and these we had. in germany many bookstores are celebrating the peace 1st day click your intro it's broken really. difficult we sell a lot of pippy longstocking books but i think a lot more people read them by them because some of their old books and they read them to their children that's what we did and certainly a lot of other families do that too. strong girl characters are just

as important today as they were 75 years ago. and a reminder at the top story we're following for you china is moving to impose sweeping new national security goals that could limit opposition activity in hong kong the ruling communist party is said to discuss when they just nation when china's advil part of. the guidance to mark. sorry for that and you're up to date here ended up being useful gail will be back on the days in 45 minutes till next time i. go beyond. all of the stories that matter to. us. whatever it takes. to running.

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