unsoldered. the secret of the sun starts july 3rd d.w.i. . and this is the news live from berlin millions across the u.s. marked the end of slavery is his june taint holidays being celebrated amid a nationwide movement against racism and police brutality but there's a concern that a forthcoming trump campaign rally could bring not racial tensions also on the program the coronavirus may have brought much of the world to a standstill but millions us still on the move plain conflict persecution and

discrimination the u.s. high commissioner for refugees tells t w that the international community must prioritize migration policy despite the pandemic. and capping as a refuge from colorado why south koreans looking to escape the stress of social distancing discovering a love of the bright have. a math and held welcome millions of people in the united states commemorating the end of slavery on this day and i thin 65 the news that president abraham lincoln had declared all slaves free some 2 and a half years earlier finally reach texas june 19th often also known as juneteenth these not on the day of celebration but also a moment of reflection on. injury and racial injustice in the u.s.

this year comes amid a period of national soul searching following the death of george floyd under the name of a white police officer president trump was forced to postpone a campaign rally originally planned for june 19th after widespread out from. black lives matter protesters gathered across the united states on friday to commemorate the end of slavery the president's choice of this day for a campaign rally sparked a huge backlash so too did the location tulsa oklahoma is the site of the worst incident of racist violence in u.s. history in 1921 its greenwich district was a bustling hub of black owned businesses known as black wall street it was razed to the ground by white mopes some 300 black people were killed. and while our black men fought courageously to defend their

homes and businesses to defend their families they were eventually. so outnumbered and outgunned that white rioters broke through those barriers and invaded the greenwood district and the massacre had begun. 99 years later many told so residents are still affected by racism they say donald trump is not welcome. but the rally will take place only on saturday and there is little hope here that it will contribute to unity and healing. not far from the greenwood district trump supporters have been camped out for days and fisons more expected to arrive on saturday. back life might have protesters have also planned

a demonstration and fearing the potential for violence the president himself has tweeted a warning to anti racism protesters traveling to. you will not be treated like you have been in new york seattle or minneapolis it will be a much different scene. correspondent stephanie is on the story for us in tulsa we asked him about the trump's campaign's explanation of the coincidence of the timing and location of its rally well 1st of all they didn't say anything 2nd and so was that they chose arklow minds presumably told because the governor and the mayor did such a great job fighting covert 19 in the coronavirus doesn't ring really true because oklahoma's numbers in the coronavirus crisis are actually up actually in itself numbers are also up doubled actually by the day most and so that can't really be

the reason the real reason is a political one the president wants to have a strong showing for starting and restarting or triggering his campaign and he thought of home are solidly red states and tolls as a good place for that of course is an instance. he was not very sensitive in job of taking this state. that he everybody agrees on doesn't make him any more friends if he had any at all here in this community. stiffens the moms in tulsa force well. a year later rather have concluded i virtual summit to debate a plan to help the block a message from the coronavirus crossest a video conference is the 1st step in what are expected to be difficult negotiations about a proposed 750000000000 euros recovery fund divisions remain of the fund size and such things as who will pay and how the money should be spread. one last quick hello from the french president. and then it was time to get down to business

european leaders were locked in talks for more than 4 hours not face to face but rather pixel to pixel to discuss one of the most far reaching projects in the e.u. is history 750000000000 euros are at stake. that the german chancellor angela merkel and her counterparts have already addressed one of the most pressing issues. here is questioning the fact that the commission needs to borrow money after the meeting though many questions remain unanswered such as whether it really needs to be 750000000000 euros they're guarding the amount there are some who think it is too much there are some who only want grants or find grants much better the loan others are more geared towards loans that they include denmark's prime minister metaphysics and together with the netherlands

sweden and austria. on the budget to stay within reason so that it helps europe we don't want danish taxpayers to have to pay a substantial bill that's out of the question. negotiations are likely to continue in mid july in the flesh in brussels. now to some of the of the stories making news this hour. german chancellor angela merkel says e.u. leaders have agreed to extend sanctions on russia for another 6 months i was 1st imposed in 2014 in response to russia's annexation of crimea russian president vladimir pollutant putin had called for relief from the sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic a formal decision will be made in the coming weeks. police in bellaver as have arrested demonstrators and journalists on friday evening to break up new protests against president alexander lukashenko for the 2nd day in a row opposition supporters had gathered in the capital minutes to purchased

against the jailing of. the machine because mine rival in august presidential election. 3 explosions in pakistan southern province of sindh have killed 4 people including 2 soldiers at least a dozen people were also injured in the attacks one of the blast was in karate pakistan's largest city killing one and if injuring several outside the center distributing cash handouts from the government amid the coronavirus and in. brazil has reached a grim milestone in its corona virus outbreak it's become the 2nd country after the us to pass a 1000000 confirmed cases and official figures this show the number of brazilians who died from it is nearly 50000 experts say a lack of testing means the infection right is probably higher despite the alarming statistic some of brazil's worst hit regions like its largest cities paulo and rio

de janeiro are reopening. well a short time ago i was by to correspondent in rio de janeiro and i asked him if there were any signs the president also not a coronavirus skeptic is rethinking his approach to the pandemics. since the beginning of the crisis he's in the same position for him it's a little flu he says we conned. dad. among our a brazilian city isn't so he's thinking on economy and not thinking on the. helping the crisis it to overcome with less this so he's still in the same position which is really worrying to many brazilians. it is a vote in rio that ok here's a quick roundup now of some of the of the developments in the corona virus pandemic and the world health organization is warning that the pandemic is excellent writing and entering a new and dangerous phase this they saw 150000 new cases worldwide the highest ever

reported in one day almost half of those in the americas results of a study of sewage in italy suggests the virus was person in milan and sharin in december last year meaning the virus could have of arrived in northern italy before china officially reported its 1st case india has recorded its highest one day spike in infections with more than 13000 new cases the country now has the 4th highest number of cases after the us brazil and russia and officials in germany say a contact tracing app is now been downloaded by more than 11 percent of the population the app was launched this week on a voluntary basis. has been able to cause the entire world to grind to a whole of the it has not been able to stop wars conflicts violence or discrimination the woods of the head of the u.n. high commission for refugees he was highlighting concerns for millions of displaced

people whose plight has been compounded by the global pandemic. without a home to return to 80000000 people around the world are living in forced displacement. escaping the war in syria the war in yemen persecution in myanmar starvation in venezuela around one percent of the world's population is seeking refuge but the outbreak of coven $1000.00 has closed borders in europe and in africa making it harder to flee. and the supply chain for aid has been crippled by the economic downturn. refugee camps around the world are bracing for the possibility of a corona virus outbreak like in the kakuma camp in kenya. the corona virus that gets into kakuma refugee camp and all of us will perish there is

no space to isolate we live in one enclosure we cannot do social distancing here at all if the disease comes to kakuma we will all die. in europe the destination of many syrian refugees attention has turned toward saving the economy from the effects of the pandemic the search for a solution to the refugee crisis has once again been sidelined. for many sitting 12 a social distancing restrictions adding to the stress of living in south korea that's prompting many families to head out of the city when i can for a taste of the great outdoors as a result campsites across the country a booming as they often visit as a safe refuge drain the. south korea never quite implemented a complete lockdown still because of the coronavirus people can't go to movies or sporting events or engage in any large group activities so more and more people are just heading out of town to places far from the crowds. out in

south korea's mountainous terrain campsites have proven a healthy alternative to get away from it all camping in tight i think getting out because of the coronavirus we can hardly leave the house these days i need to go to work and come back again and the campaign has become a place of escape and healing where we can we charge and talk to one another without mosques in not only helps us to the stress but also to really find peace of mind to know how good we can be wanting and i think. being outdoors is considered to be safer from the coronavirus than enclosed spaces still campsites here are taking preventative measures disinfecting common areas checking for masks and encouraging social distancing the hwang family go camping regularly but in the initial stages of the outbreak they stay close to their home in seoul then as most

urban entertainment shut down the boredom set in so they travelled out to the mountains again but with appropriate precautions. oh. to be honest i can't think of any i swear i feel completely safe at 19 no matter where we go we can't be sure who was there and where they are in a full within our camping area we don't wear our masks when we go to the restrooms here or to the playground with the children we always distance or go to me always where are the mosques i go 100. most campgrounds here are sold out on weekends a rarity for this time of year typically. the whole world is really concerned about the virus but camping has become a refuge for families from all the madness with camping you just put up your tent relax and enjoy it with your family and at our site we rent out gear and help new campers pitch that had to give humans each day when. and those campers will likely

keep on coming because while the south korean school system is slowly reopening parents remain free to keep their children out of school and relax outdoors. that's it for now and that's it for all from maine there's more news on the web site they doubly dot com any time you like it follow us on instagram and twitter as well as news is the handle rebecca readers will have more news for you at the top of the hour finale on anthony howard thanks for watching. staying up today don't miss our highlights. program. w dot com highlights.