oh. this is the w. news live from berlin more than a dozen u.s. cities order curfews in a bid to stem violent protests over the death of george floyd protesters clashed with police and the tense and angry scenes nationwide in minneapolis police used tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters breaking in one time curfew look at the latest from our correspondent also coming up to nasa astronauts blast off from the kennedy space center in florida but it's a private company that ferry them into orbit we ask an expert if their launch marks

the dawn of a new era in space flight. and stripping down to protest the continued shutdown of russia's hospitality industry chefs barristers and bartenders across the country say they can survive and they're bearing all in a desperate plea for help. omarion evans t.v. it's good to have you with us more than a dozen u.s. cities have imposed nighttime curfews as protests rage over the death of a black man in police custody curfews are in force right now in los angeles philadelphia and atlanta among others the unrest has been escalating across the country demonstrators took to the streets for the 5th straight day to man. ending

justice for george floyd and to police violence against minorities while many of the protests have been peaceful some demonstrators have set police cars on fire and there have been incidents of looting in the city of minneapolis where the protests began police have massed in large numbers and deployed tear gas and rubber bullets to clear demonstrators who were breaking and 8 pm curfew. stefan simmons has spent the night covering the story in minneapolis on 2 separate occasions he and his crew had encounters with the authorities while doing their jobs as reporters in the 1st incident stefan told us the police shot of him we have this look. like. they're proud of that on. the press this is perth. were made i'm sure you are from the model over here are.

very early their. direct your family members are very very by the phone. to the u.k. . was told you yes your we're going to joe and this is the same they'd send a proof i didn't know from or. referring to are you going to get relief today if you're not going to if you are. here are here and there's nothing. but where we're sure does the go. ok thank you officer. well given those incidents we asked stefan for his assessment of police conduct in the camp list tonight. well i would say they did their job today at least as outlined by their superiors last politicians governor of the state as well as the municipal

government here remember they didn't show up at the last 3 days before today or nights. just yesterday we had a curfew installed here too but there was no police and no national guard actually even close to be able or willing to enforce this and this has changed today conduct as you can see in this scene where my camera man max morgan i had this encounter just a little bit of context 3 police cars had actually encircled another t.v. production team we don't know from what network and as we do in the field here we then rushed there and tried to document this not to interfere about document this and as you saw nerves were. a little bit frazzled there i can somewhat understand this because those those policemen are under a lot of stress doing their job but of course they should have let us work and do

our job but you know what do you do you not. i was or we were not about to pick a fight tonight. that was due to please stefan simone's reporting from minneapolis all right let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news around the world venezuelan president nicolas maduro has announced an increase in gasoline prices for the 1st time in 20 years the move aims to choke off the black market in fuel as the country suffers supply shortages that's despite holding the world's largest crude reserves. u.s. president donald trump is postponing a meeting of the g. 7 nations that was planned for next month until september or later the summit had already been delayed once due to the grown a virus pandemic trump said the list of invitees should be expanded to include australia russia south korea and india. libya's interior ministry says it's intercepted a boat carrying over $100.00 migrants before they attempted to cross to europe from

the coastal city of gotta believe authorities say the migrants including women and children will be transferred to a detention center. jerusalem's our locks the mosque of the 3rd holiest site in the slum has reopened after a 2 and a half month closure due to the coronavirus worshipers were let into the compound before the 1st prayers of the day they're being asked to wear masks to prevent the virus from spreading. now russia has been easing its coronavirus restrictions bonte restaurants bars and cafes remain shuttered the hospitality sector has been hit hard not least because many were already struggling to survive in the best of times or now some owners have joined an internet campaign stripping down to raise awareness of their plight. and the kids desperate in this photo shoot nudity does not represent sex. rather

vulnerability and here the action is called. nick it hunger. for pausing before the camera. and bar and restaurant owners know facing financial ruin because the coronavirus looks. we're so desperate. we feel this action is the only way to make ourselves heard. conventional protests with placards wouldn't change anything. bars and restaurants have been closed in russia for more than 2 months the government is helping some enterprises by extending tax deadlines and offering interest free loans so that wages can still be paid but small businesses like this bar are not eligible for aid. many on t.v.

irish restrictions have been loosened. but gathering in large numbers is still credited. some russians can no longer bear the social distancing under partying doors. a few days ago. 400 young people answered an internet cold through the night despite the assembly ban which remains in force until the end of june. one participant who wishes to remain anonymous said he knew he was breaking the law. but that is normal he continued we need to have fun and can't just sit around at home all the time at least once a month. asked why he risked his own health by doing that the young man admitted that he wore a musket. but same evening there was another party.

young people got drinks and snacks from the surrounding bars. no face heavy fines. of up to 6500 euros. it's a bit of experience through which others do not want to go even though they are desperate . means. we have lost 95 percent of our revenue. we are delivering a few of our products to our customers at home but that's not enough to give barr's a soul that fitting to survive it goes against the entire concept of a bar. concept. all they can hope for know is that the naked hunger action will spread to other bars across russia and that the government will hear or rather see their cliches. for nearly the for for. time in nearly

a decade nasa astronauts have taken off from american soil and are on route to the international space station they're launched into orbit by the private company space x. the test mission is being heralded as a new era in space travel with the private sector propelling not only astronauts into space but anyone who can afford the ticket to ride. 8 that that. or. you or your it should. be. a lift off for the history books for the 1st time ever a privately developed spacecraft has entered her space with us tonight some boards the fall connex rocket blasted off from the kennedy space center with us president donald trump watching from the grind. this is the 1st

big space message in 50 years think of that and it is an honor to be delivering it. today as we gather in this special place to celebrate not only the launch of a new space square but also our nation's golden dry off and return to the stars the beginning of a new era for u.s. space exploration understanding achievement for u.s. company space x. it comes after 18 years of experimentation and setbacks. space x. founder musk became emotional speaking of the challenges that still lie ahead i think it was like with the return is we're more dangerous in some ways than the ascent so would order the curve victoria. we need for your home safely.

they're going to get talked up here so. it's really this i don't i'm going to talk to a. veteran astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley are due to spend 2 months at the international space station before the perilous return to earth let's bring in mark the cock ran from east south which is the european space agency in the netherlands mark thanks for joining us so this is being called a new era in space travel do you also see it that way well 1st things 1st you know it was a very nervous occasion yesterday and dirksen very happy to see both doug and bald safely on orbit it's a new vehicle so it's great that everything went well we have to remember that it's the 1st of a series of new vehicles which will be taking astronauts including european nationals into space in the next few years boeing starliner comes next and then the

big one in particular for europe is the iranian vehicle sitting on top of what's called s.l.s. because europe is a major player as a major component of that capsule so yes in many ways it is the beginning of a new era but after you know 10 years on 9 years of not being able to launch astronauts into space it's kind of back where we were but it's yeah it's it's a good time for a human exploration well space exploration of course is a source of enormous national pride we saw president president trump there and now especially for the u.s. is it a major triumph for the country. well you know i think it's perfectly fair for them to look at that way look at night event yesterday for us of course space is inherently an international cooperation we have 22 member states the european space agency we collaborate with the u.s. with japan with canada with russia and the international space station the destination is the result of a joint effort over many

a couple of decades in many nations so i think you know the national nationalist aspect is possibly for internal consumption but we see this is something where we inherently part of it and the space is at its most inspirational and its most inclusive when it looks across the entire world and is not used let's say to divide people and we live in difficult times i was like to use the phrase that space may be a vacuum but it doesn't occur in a vacuum and we have to think about the political dimensions in the modern world as well but if we focus on where we're going now with space exploration for us it's always about the international collaboration. and that was mark mccall korean from the european space agency in the netherlands and before we go a quick reminder of our top story this hour. in the u.s. over a dozen cities have imposed nighttime curfew as protests rage over the death of george

floyd the death of the 48 year old black man in police custody earlier this week has triggered a wave of national outrage with demonstrations now in their 5th day. you're up to date now on d.w. news omarion and unstained thanks for watching. the literature invites us to see people in particular. like to see as the kids. might object to what is in front. of the books on youtube.