this is coming to you live from berlin approves a plan to impose national security legislation on phone call the move is likely to further inflame tensions in the territory where protests in recent days pro-democracy demonstrators fear the law could spell the end of the city's. also in the program. since the 100000 mark amid criticism that the truck administration could have. saved thousands of black. presidential proposal to

rescue. european commission wants to raise a 750000000000 euro fund but 1st they have to get all 27 members to agree. hello and good to have you with us beijing's national people's congress has overwhelmingly approved a plan that allows china to begin imposing new laws on hong kong controversial security law will bypass the territory's legislature protests have been escalating ahead of the changes critics say the law will remove advocates rights was free speech. controlled by china and demonstrators say the law violates the freedoms promised under hong kong's special one country 2 systems statens.

florence's is a freelance journalist in hong kong and joins us now from there tell us what will beijing's new national security law mean for hong kong's future. well i'm afraid the real answer for most the hong kong people at the stage is we don't know or at least we don't know and actually that aggravates the anxiety because there has been much meat here on do you story question obviously end of use vary widely we've heard kerry lamb new chief executive we send there was no need to worry even though she did not have to eat things but it would surely be good news for her contacts with her message but we've also heard from the cashion was that famous hong kong taken through apparently said in an interview with chinese newspaper that the snow will be good for that but i think other hangs you have people like a very respected legal scholar you had his chance just this morning some public radio highlighting that many problems and venturers of the national security to

that how many issues like just one is the chinese egypt scenes that we see through the t.v. set there in hong kong something completely unheard off and people are asking how we are already so be consistent we international treaties that hong kong we start off like you know the i.c.c. be our international continent on c.n.n. political right it's a truck so there is really a lot of i don't know a punt on wednesday u.s. secretary of state by compare said the trump ministration no longer considers hong kong to be autonomous from mainland china potentially ending the territory special trade status for the u.s. how would that affect hong kong. yeah that's another massive blow to the hong kong people any more clear is nice and clean ensure sector hong kong or east 4th largest that financial center in the world so it does so kim as

a shock even though it was to be expected because the situation is that since 1902 u.s. has enacted a hong kong policy act that treats hong kong separately from china which means that the access to the market is different for hong kong then china and these are different she school event could use an arrangement etc so now since last year at least lit last year the congress in washington so did the law called the hong kong human rights democrat act that requires the secretary of state to check every year how many feet east you know how dark the status of hong kong and ani concerned the special status of hong kong he is reassured that indeed the high degree of antoni of hong kong is intact so obviously with everything that happened recently the statement by mike akio that michael was no longer going to stay. and

watch remain to be seen not easy hunt special think. he's going to be prepared and that's of course what the american president to me. for thank you very much that was a promise that in phone calls. well hong kong status as asia's financial hub could be at risk after china announced it would be bypassed the region's legislature to impose its own security measures triggering protests across the city so far business in hong kong has been booming. the territory's punching way above its weight ranking among top global financial centers it has one of the biggest stock exchanges on the continent while plenty of investment banks call hong kong home but that status is at risk hong kong has already hit was already hit by protests last year hauling 3 places through 6th

important financial hub in an index published by think tank z e n that was back in march and the new security laws could see it fall further. well here in the studio to talk about all this is clifford couldn't from d.w. business what impact do you think this new security law could have on hong kong as an investment location i think is going to have a disastrous impact whether you see this is a cold war or whether you see this as an extension of the trade war between the us and china it's clear now that hong kong is the battleground in which this will be fought i think china has weighed up the decision whether once more to crush dissent in hong kong or whether it wants to continue to promote hong kong as a financial hub and i think it's come down on the political side when they are large and 15 years covering china and living in china is that the political will always outweigh the economic and i think we're very much seeing that happening right now. what alternatives do investors in the region alternatives from hong

kong is is shanghai looking like an attractive option well hong kong has always had transparency and it's had rule of law and china has neither in terms of in international terms so hong kong was always one on the shanghai and chin jen also the tech hub another area the investors have been looking at don't really have that so it's the the infrastructure isn't there yet so people are looking at singapore and of course they're looking at london and they're looking at tokyo and they're looking at new york but it seems a lot of people are looking outside the region now. europe also has interests in hong kong of course could the new security law end up affecting relations economic relations at least between europe and china i think so i mean i think we so far europe is only really said that china should respect hong kong's autonomy the u.s. has come out and said that hong kong no longer has autonomy because of this new security law so clearly there is a tension there and that's going to put pressure on european leaders to make it to

take a stance now on hong kong i think we've been waiting to see what chancellor merkel in germany has to say so far a lot of people in. even within your own party are looking for to take a stronger stance at the same time she needs to balance that with the needs of the german economy which is heavily reliant on china for things like cars and heavy machinery so it's a real balancing act it's definitely going to put pressure on the e.u. china relationship and especially the bigger colonies with the new you like france and germany so i think what we're going to see now is the european countries digesting what's happened today and what the n.p.c. has just passed with the security legislation and see how that plays out in terms of e.u. china relations in the coming months for thank you very much for color from d.w. business because that 19 death toll in the u.s. now tops 100000 that's more deaths in just 3 months than the number of u.s. military men and women who were killed during 44 years of armed conflict the crowd

of virus fatality rates in the u.s. accounts for nearly a 3rd of all global deaths the troubling ministration has been criticized for responding too slowly to the pandemic experts say many of the deaths could have been prevented. taking the new normal to a new level. churches are closed in the new york borough of queens but that didn't stop these catholic priests from tending to their flock outside. many are in need of solace covert 19 has exacted a devastating toll in new york nearly a quarter of all deaths in the u.s. so far have been recorded in the state that's nearly 25000 people more than 8 times the number killed on 911 it didn't need to be this way says veterans call a noam chomsky he blames donald trump for the catastrophe. leadership

it's. grizzle. make of them are. interested in nothing but who's. who or what surprisingly chum seen here playing golf on sunday is a different take on the situation he insists the country's out of the woods and says it's time to move on and open up. all 50 states have begun lifting the lockdowns the relief of many especially during the holiday weekend. each state is easing restrictions at its own pace the concerns are growing that some govern as a pushing to open up too quickly because of the need to rescue the economy this is fueling fears of a 2nd wave of infections. you know i'm pretty sure i will because you know more credit you don't know he's come up big greek and speak the way too many people can

afford it. usually the people should nice way that regular normal time you can i mean those are people you don't want that. many in the u.s. may be happy to be getting back to normal but the virus has not gone away and experts fear this could translate into more infections and more deaths. of more now i'm joined by dr eric feigele daying he's an epidemiologist and health economists from the harvard chan school in public health in washington d.c. thanks for being with us dr fighting at least 100000 people in the u.s. have now died from the corona virus what goes through your mind when you hear that number. when i hear that number it's 100000 in 100 days the worst in 100 years and 100 percent of it could have been preventable or at least 99 percent how do we act sooner because it is the most preventable

a number of deaths i've ever seen in recent memory because so much of it because of botching and response and delays notifying we're in b.p.'s testing is just so of what about what do you make then of the u.s. response to the penn demick so far given that you say 99 percent of these deaths could have been prevented. well. i don't last word because obviously i'm not in the political driver's seat but i think right now in some ways we have to look forward we have to use realize see the dangers of reopening too quickly we have to realize that we still don't have enough mass for health care workers or meat packing plants or or any front line workers and we do have very poor compliance and us are even wearing coffee house in public and people are clearly violating standing mortars and is so frustrating so i'm just to my mind

because so many of the countries of congress us just refusing to. do the necessary to prevent further deaths well you've seen the way other countries have responded to the corona virus what if you learned from this pandemic so far. well i think we've clearly learned that it's not just the number of us. but it's how truly you think and also how. small pieces create a super's reading recently but he quickly got. down in context be tested 808-3000 people because of one super spreading of threats and that is the kind of aggressiveness we need to tackle but us is just it's an ostrich and in the sand and it's the 9 science i think

a lot of what we're hearing governments. strongmen kind of countries are ignoring it whether it's russia do you trade with the u.s. or brazil and you can see clearly those countries are the worst offering. to thank you very much for talking with us that was eric cycling epidemiologist and health economists from the harvard chance school of public health in washington d.c. for here's a look at some of the latest developments in the pandemic a world health organization is reporting nearly 5 and a half 1000000 confirmed cases of corona virus worldwide south korea is reinstating social distancing restrictions after reporting the highest single day increase in nearly 2 months the spike comes as millions of korean children return to school on wednesday a new tracing system launched in the u.k. the government says anyone with symptoms will be able to receive a test starting thursday close contacts of those who test positive will be told to

self isolate while general lockdown measures are to be eased and turkey has proclaimed that the pandemic there has been contained citing a mortality rate of just 2.8 percent officials claim a success is thanks to robust health infrastructure and a young population. now let's check on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today with just 16 minutes before launch the 1st mission from u.s. soil since 2011 to carry american astronauts to space it was called all bad weather calls the delay at the cape canaveral launch pad in florida a rocket is now slated to lift off on saturday. in the u.s. hundreds of people taking part in demonstrations enraged by wednesday's police killing a black man in minneapolis minnesota protests took place in los angeles set for a 2nd day in minneapolis where demonstrators clashed with police the city's mayor

has called for criminal charges to be filed against the arresting officer. several regions across india have been hit by a heat wave temperatures reached the sweltering 47.6 degrees celsius in the capital delhi and authorities urged residents to remain indoors and stay hydrated un has warned that code 19 will amplify the health risks of hot weather. and a controversial new coal power plant is due to open in western germany on saturday environmentalist's have staged widespread protests against the. 4 facility located in the industrial region critics fear cheap electricity from the plant will force cleaner alternatives out of the market. archaeologists in mexico or unearthing the remains of around 60 men the bones were discovered in zoom pungo near the construction site of mexico city's new airport the city is the site

is a former lake bed leading researchers to believe the mammoths died after getting stuck in the lakes mind. european commission president russell of on alliance has proposed a 750000000000 euro relief package to help the block bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic the money would be in the form of grants the rest would be loads the funds would be raised as common debt burrard by the commission on behalf of e.u. members it's a controversial idea that it may not be easy getting the unanimous agreement required to make the plan a reality. the european union's massive recovery funding plan is aimed at helping member states hardest hit by the pandemic it's really in spain will get the lion's share the commission president in brussels keen to play out europe's united approach. the game must be to invest together in

our common good we will be bold by raising unprecedented amounts of funding at european level we will be focused by channeling the funding to the new priorities that will shape the future. in practice it's germany and france which are driving the plan and will provide most of the money german chancellor angela merkel for the 1st time accepting joint e.u. debt as part of a mutual recovery strategy. is of course this proposal contains elements of both what was discussed between germany and france as well as elements of the guarantees and loans that were mentioned by 4 other countries. and now we start negotiating with $400.00 a group of northern e.u. countries known as the frugal for the netherlands led by prime minister mark ritter plus austria denmark and sweden are less keen to hand out money to their southern

counterparts with no strings attached. since the government an emergency we need an emergency recovery fund to stimulate the economy. we believe this should consist of loans without any mutualization of tents for myself in for them it's probably king from school. some tough talking lies ahead for the recovery plan to come into force agreement must be reached before the autumn. race to find a cure for the corona virus has revived interest in herbal medicine in seoul though none yet has been approved to be effective but in south africa a group of farmers are cashing in on the word spreading a round about are to me africa or african wormwood being a miracle cure. in south africa's eastern cape province farmer john

obvious sally and his family are picking the herb african the war would. be. we haven't done that. in a moment also it's. something between a table oh yeah i want to believe we've got a very very important like. the family can pick as many as 10 bags a day. you can find the plant all over the place it has been growing here for a long time and the local farmers have been using it as a traditional medicine but now the demand is going up which is good for business here. back in the village they sell the plants for 4 year as a back prices have increased along with demand for the herb is defeated as you know with many belief warmer which can protect them from the koran of viruses although there's no scientific proof. i give the fed some of these because this is

a good look around and. say are you. in one chinese financing you think it's. going in the printing you feel weightless see. who comes near you. the rain of you all of the villagers also believe in warm woods medicinal properties they've been using it for generations even though the village has no electricity no one here has been to the doctor for years one which is prized as one of the most powerful medicinal herb people here say it clears up a stomach ache and half an hour at a fever in 3 days all those letters in your body you can to get of to get a. bottle is a good medicine if you put your faith alone you know you will do well you know. there's also a growing demand in big cities such as port elizabeth an hour's drive from the

village the corona virus is spreading rapidly in urban areas despite the lockdown normal userland lancy has been growing warm wood for the last year the grandmother has been taking it for flu now business is brisk glance he has sold 20 bunches today for one euro each but she doesn't believe it can protect people against corona and i was there i was taken back to them telling them and let. them hear a report gave. them here there's the case it's a good thing about it if you don't have that. right now but. you're going to try it for 10 because they must been asking you as well what are your customers that i'm sure you can you still have the land we've been here but farmer john i was sally dusts feel safe from the virus is the daily cup of warm which tea has a bitter taste but he reckons it's worth it one would he says help his grandmother

to survive spanish. because things are to merely no use either. reporting there let's get some soccer news here been the bonus league the european hopefuls rb leipzig hosts and had to fill in on wednesday night in a heated battle that had big implications for both clubs had to took another step toward survival while leipsic inched closer to qualifying for the champions league . heads were knocking early in this one. life 6 tyler adams and had his mob in platen hot collided going for the ball hits as platen hot looked to get the worst of it. but the defender stayed in the game long enough to curl a fantastic corner that found marco group which. drew it's time to run perfectly to give hansen early lead less than 20 minutes later life seek return the favor christen kuku the bulls assist leader found lucas

costa much who's headed home for the home side to level the score 11. after the break just after the hour mark marcel holliston burke's aggressiveness hurt the home side the life that defender picked up his 2nd yellow and was sent off . down a man didn't stop live seek team obana to patrick sheikh who fired towards a goal he had to keep or yards time looked at as stop did but somehow the boss slipped from his grasp ruled an own goal laps it takes it to when we. were given a lifeline thanks to life 6 physicality in the 81st mini. newcomer christophe biotic who served in minutes earlier converted from the spot to level the school. i should say to of course before the match i fitted with

a. i am at it for the this is the most important. life seek remain unbeaten since the restart and so does head to berlin behind new head coach bruno la but via. meanwhile union berlin welcomed mines to the german capital knowing they could ill afford a slip up against a side also desperate to avoid relegation the visitors came with a positive attitude and got their reward via. after 13 minutes and 22 year olds strike put the home side under pressure before marcus martz on got the chance for level 20 minutes later somehow the c's parted for the shot to go in the game finished. and here's a look at all the results from wednesday night's bonus league games leipsic and how to share the spoils as we saw hoffenheim got all 3 points against cologne dorf

continued shock as misery augsburg drew at home and that's what when young berlin did as well by and win away at dortmund on tuesday was by far the most significant of match day 28. and here's a reminder of the top stories we're following for you here today on w. news china's national people's congress has given its approval to the drafting of the new and culture herschel security law for hong kong along with the territories legislature and critics fear it will lead to direct repression of any enemy establishment 70 in hong kong. or fit you can always get all the latest news information around the clock just download our up from google play or from the apple 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 happen to be part of news story herself you can also use the app to send us photos and videos of what's happening around you. you are watching the news got more for you with top of the next hour and margin thanks for watching.

conflict. despite the coronavirus come demi is going to push cog for a presidential election in may in the expectation that it would win my guest this week from poland is dominique tachyons keep punishing me pete for losing the law and justice because it was his government guilty of trying to put politics ahead of people's lives conflicts. yet. on the edge of.

islam democracy and religious tolerance that's what indonesia stands for all. we understand that there is a diversity that forms the backbone of this country but islam missed radicals are gaining influence. we only fight against anybody all insults our religion how long can the country hold its ground against the fundamentalists indonesia diversity under threat. in 45 minutes on don't. like. oh. my god says i was. for the russians so come to the state. of so many different walks of life. some are great and often tried

but all of them come straight from the heart of. the russians and intimate terms to death starts to. maintain all g.w. . if there is a dead or a catastrophe where are the rules can be changed you are so desperate to win one to every politician who is looking for success is this sprint to win yes b you commission says the new law undermines the judicial independence and focus judges this is double standards i kind of but for them build up will be reelected despite the coronavirus pandemic problems government pushed hard for a presidential election this month in the expectation that it would win but the opposition forces along.