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this is deja vu news live from berlin a warning from the u.n. that millions of children are at risk of being put to work we report on families resorting to child labor to put food on the table during the global health emergency. plus the u.k. braces for more anti-racism protests sparked by the killing of george floyd authorities fear a repeat of attacks on monuments to the country's past. and standoff in seattle president trump doubles down on a threat to clear a city district controlled by protesters take
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a look at the self declared police free zone. a 1000000 books welcome to the program the un is warning that the coronavirus pandemic could force millions of children into work economic shutdowns have worsened extreme poverty in many countries and to put food on the table some families are turning to child labor which can be dangerous and exploitation of the central african republic is a particularly dire example where most of the population lives on less than a dollar a day. then we still live in this old and he's a week in this restaurant in benghazi the couple of descent african republic. that way and his mother fled the war in bunbury in 2017 he works here for 9 hours
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a day every day for a salary of just 350 fancy a fate that's a little less than a year old a day after my father was killed my mother is very ill. i go out to get money so we can buy medicine for my mother so we can treat her and so that we can buy food for us else. according to look at in june vanstone from tia there are more than 600000 children in distress all over the country following the conflicts since 2015 however like many of these children situation remains problematic say 500 a country is poor there's no one to help this child we teaching him how to earn money so he can take care of himself in future if we leave him stranded rebels could come and persuade him to join their ranks to earn some money that's why we're helping him and money i don't find anything wrong in that. and if i make a lot of. metal brisket by the head of the local n.g.o.s making an i win is raising
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and community communication campaign a priority market they want to get to moscow i understand you want to help him get some stability but he's too young and his future would be better if he gets to school i'm not here to make it because in this neighborhood many under aged children who cannot be looked after by their own families are taken advantage of by businesspeople brisk condemns child level you also there is a lack of awareness among recruit does do so used to the not idea doing damage is to deal being these little boys of school age we make a commitment to follow this child on till we can remove him and get him to school many i think all the central african republic has one of the highest rates of child labor in the world the situation is precarious and is linked to 3 countries is the ability nevertheless child protection organizations are trying to address all forms of child abuse in the country. earlier we spoke to sophie to call back from the
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international labor organization we asked her why so many children to africa and the pending to work to support their families from such a young age indeed 72000000 children across africa and that is one child in fife aged 5 to 17 and africa it is very high there are reasons. this is link of course to poverty and. the story of the boy in central africa republic perfectly illustrates the complexity of factors that are. creating child labor poverty is the lack of access to education to create you creation in the case of central africa education history and compulsory on paper but in practice many children out of school the lack of access to social protection again the story of the child in central africa shows that he's an orphan and his mother is sick. there's no health care there's no safety net and the only
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possibility. to start working the lack of warning is a population whose very well it is 3 comment re the lack of increase in force and on the low because the majority of. workers in africa are in the form of the common where this is very no one knowing it's. the majority of children in africa also working in the agricultural sector. more than 85 percent this is unpaid family work the most. for the most so very difficult to enforce the nation. that was so free to conduct from the international labor organization or going to zation speaking to us earlier now to some of the other stories making news around the world. brazil's coded 19 death toll is now the 2nd highest in the world after the us the health ministry there says 41800 people have died surpassing that number
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in the u.k. experts say the real number could be several times higher but the world health organization says the health system there is coping lebanese protesters have clashed with security forces during a 2nd night of unrest in beirut and tripoli protests broke out after the country's currency crashed deepening an already severe financial crisis these are the latest in a wave of demonstrations accusing the government of economic mismanagement and corruption . at least 4 people have been killed in a blast at a mosque in afghanistan's capital kabul it happened during friday prayers at the share shot sciri mosque no group immediately claimed responsibility the taliban has condemned the attack. thousands of people have demonstrated in hong kong to mark the 1st anniversary of major clashes with police last year tens of thousands surrounded the legislative building in the chinese territory to protest blocked an
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extradition bill that would have allowed criminal suspects to be sent to mainland china for trial. the u.k. economy shrank by a record 20.4 percent in april and is now in its deepest recession in decades the sharp drop reflects the impact of the code 19 lockdown. the black lives matter movement is keeping the pressure on in london british prime minister boris johnson has urged protesters to stay home claiming that demonstrations have been quote hijacked by extremists intent on violence but many protesters remain undeterred. i was despite the government's concerns about violence a small anti-racism protest went ahead peacefully in london and tried other runners have been planned for the weekend but some organizers are advising people to stay at home. this is what they fear might happen last weekend some protesters
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clashed with police in the government district of whitehall. statues in parliament square where defaced including that of winston churchill he may have led britain to victory in world war 2 but like many people of that era he also expressed views on race and imperialism that are not acceptable today. the prime minister of 2020 boris johnson has acknowledged the black and minority ethnic people in the u.k. have good reason to feel discriminated against but he also condoned last weekend's violence. here you can see that so my own fortune my message to everybody is that for all sorts of reasons they should not go to these demonstrations and whatever our feelings about the cause we should not support a demonstration that is you know probability looking at what's happened before going to end in deliberate and calculated. monuments statues in central
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london have been boarded up to protect them against further defacement. another star to tossed into the harbor in the port city of bristol last weekend has now been salvaged it depicts a 17th century slave in future it will no longer stand proud in the city's streets councillors say it will likely be housed in a museum. president donald trump is threatening to send in the military to drive out protesters of declared a police free zone in the city of seattle america has been gripped by extreme at times violent unrest and the death of george floyd he died in police custody in minneapolis last month the action in seattle has so far remained largely peaceful and the mayor says it would be illegal for trump to intervene. they're calling it the capitol hill autonomous zone in seattle streets remade into
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a protest camp. was there have been speeches concerts and film screenings volunteer medics are on hand and restaurants have donated food and a memorial pays tribute to george floyd and other black victims of police brutality this is why the protesters are here. i why it's my son to see that everybody you know how here cares about his life even if he inspired be coming together to support matter on many years from now on what is that and where were you i want to i want to go back i want to go with the ice was here i was there for the scene and i was able to see what does he actually do the area surrounds the east precinct police station a flashpoint in demonstration since floyd's death police have banded the station on monday with city officials citing the need to reduce tension protesters repurposed barricades to create what they call a police free zone one of their key demands is the dismantling of the police
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department using its budget to fund community services their actions have drawn the eye of the u.s. president who's issued several furious tweets in an interview with fox news is harris faulkner he threatened to use force if we have to. do that to go into. these people and. a major portion of it racially but seattle's mayor hit back telling trump go back to your bunker she also warned it would be illegal to send in the military. one of the things this president will never understand is that listening to community is not a weakness it is a strength. but jenny dechen a democrat is also a target of protest as 100 schools for her to resign as they packed into city hall
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on wednesday to demand police reform they were furious that have promise of a moratorium on tear gas was broken by police just busing anti-racism protest is early on monday. this very different scene represents what protest is want for their city. he shelters state. they say they won't budge until they key demands have been met. formula one has announced that races in azerbaijan singapore and japan have been canceled because of the coronavirus and demick teams are testing at the season is yet to start an 8 race calendar in europe beginning with the austrian grand prix on july 5th has already been agreed officials still hope to hold further races outside europe with the season set to end december as are by john and singapore post
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particular problems because they are street circuits circuits while travel restrictions have ruled out japan. the bonus legal was back in action on friday night lights went to hoffenheim looking for a win the cement their hold on 3rd place and a trip to the champions league next season and the host seemed more than happy to oblige with a 2 nil there. he would not go on making a return to hoffenheim the place where he made his debut as the league's youngest head coach. marcel rupp took over as hoffenheim caretaker coach only this past tuesday after the club fired alfred screwy. but he didn't have an easy task ahead of him figure are known for their fire power and made it one you know in just the 9 minutes i know i do move caillou with the perfect pass and almost did the rest i'm the spain international wasn't done yet barely 2 minutes later and made it to
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nil i'm headed back the long ball to olmo who fired home to bag his brace. in the 27th minute boys header bounced off the woodwork and was probably hoffenheim special answered the game to nail the final score a disappointing debut. at hoffenheim while you. are getting close to clinching a champions league berth. and just a reminder of our top story we're following for you a warning from the u.n. that millions of children are at risk of being put to work many families are turning to dangerous child labor to put food on the table during the global health emergency. that's it for us for now more news at the top of the hour but stay tuned coming up next is business
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