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alan gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by for a part. this is details lean years alive from the land locked down restrictions reimposed in germany following a major coronavirus outbreak at a slaughterhouse hundreds of thousands of people in the country's northwest are affected local leaders say police will use force to ensure compliance if needed also on the program to be earth moves in mexico a powerful earthquake in the country's south send citizens fleeing for safety onto
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ground shifting beneath their feet. and the world needs more leadership from germany that's the word from nato secretary general following the u.s. plans to cut the number of american troops in germany. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program war than 600000 people are now back under lockdown in the western german state of north rhine-westphalia authorities reimpose restrictions into neighboring districts in the state after more than $1500.00 workers at a meat packing plant tested positive for corona virus is the largest outbreak in germany since the country started easing restrictions in april. the districts of 2 to slow environed are far back under coronavirus restrictions until the end of june
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residents can only have contact with their own house how its schools pubs cafes museums and jams well old clothes again. we will now for the 1st time in germany return the whole region to the lock down the ashes that were in place a few weeks ago. before. the decision came after a massive corona virus outbreak at the tourney is still off their highs where more than 1500 workers have tested positive for cope with 19 dire living conditions are being blamed for the quick spread. the specific situation with the geographical spread of the locations and also the international nature of the tenuous workforce mean that this outbreak is a potentially enormous pandemic risk similar clusters have also sprung up and has
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in plots elsewhere in germany and getting in clashes broke out between quarantined residents and police. berlin's noid current district has also been affected those hotspots have caused a spike in new infections in germany but overall the number of new cases remains low the robot coffee institute for public health says it's essential to remain vigilant. in our country and if we give the chance to spread the news we'll take this opportunity which we can see in the current outbreaks. elsewhere in germany the slow return to normality can be deceptive of with most of the country enjoying the summer weather but the new localized restrictions are reminder that the covert 19 pandemic is far from over with a bumpy ride ahead. and the reporter i mean it has been speaking to people affected by the new lock down the state premier here in north rhine-westphalia
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nelson new lockdown residents were angry not angry at the state premier but at clemens 10 years he's the chief executive of the tenuous need corp the way. this new lockdown didn't come because they had broken social distancing measures to party or to visit their grandparents but because in its quest for cheap meat forced several 1000 migrant workers to work and live in cramped and unhygenic conditions i spoke to many people in good to low and it's clear that reputation has taken a hit now the german government has known about the risks of an outbreak in slaughterhouses across germany for many weeks this is not the 1st nor is it the latest outbreak in a german slaughterhouse the government has taken some action they've passed a law that says slaughterhouses can no longer use outsourced subcontracted labor which they say will bring more transparency into the industry but that law won't
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take effect until january and there's critical voices within the government who are urging action now to address the unhygenic conditions in slaughterhouses across germany. some of the developments relating to the pandemic the u.s. government's top expert on infectious disease says the country is seeing a disturbing surge of infections in several large states including florida and texas the e.u. may ban travelers from the e.u. from the u.s. as well as brazil and russia from entering the block as it prepares to reopen its external borders that's according to the new york times and a brazilian federal judge has ordered president. to wear a face mask while outdoors in the capital brasilia the country's death toll from coffin 1000 is over 52000. england is said to ease its coronavirus restrictions on tuesday prime minister boris johnson announced that museums restaurants and pubs will reopen on july 4th after months of lock down the rest of
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the u.k.'s keeping recurrent restrictions in place for now. and the pubs and the streets something unimaginable for you case pint lovers became a reality in late march due to coronavirus restrictions brits were no longer allowed to indulge in one of their favorite pastimes but now england not the rest of the u.k. is taking steps towards business as usual we speak i can tell the house. that we will also reopen restaurants and pubs. almost metallic she. will be limited to table service and dog gardens would encourage minimal store and customer contact. this new guidance produces physical distancing broods from 2 metres to one meter plus that will make
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it possible for even smaller pubs and restaurants to welcome customers again i think a metre is fine it's a business isn't everything really so i think they've got it just right. others consider it a bit too early days too easy for strict gens suppose they go do something and. if it goes back up it's going to be a lot to get there so that doesn't allow for enjoying pints under precautions will soon be the new norm in england. now let's take a look at some other news stories from around the world tennis world number one over djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus serve as the latest player to test positive for the virus after a widely criticised tennis tournament he organized this month the 1st leg of the toy in serbia attracted more than $4000.00 fans and ended with players dancing. together in a nightclub. the syrian army says 2 of its soldiers have been killed in an israeli missile strike on
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a military base near the city of psuedo damascus says it was one of several attacks on sites across the country israel has launched dozens of strikes against suspected iranian targets in syria in recent months. in the u.s. state of georgia a flute funeral has been held for a shot brooks a black man who was fatally shot during an encounter with atlanta police this month it was shot less than 3 weeks after the killing of george floyd whose death in police custody triggered protests across the u.s. and abroad. u.s. investigators say nascar's only black dr a bubble was wallace was not the target of a racist hate crime after a noose was found hanging in his carriage stall in a statement the f.b.i. said there was evidence the news had been in the stall before it was assigned to wallace. germany's top court has ordered facebook to stop merging user data it collects across its various platforms and a victory for competition regulators the court ruled the social media giant is
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abusing its power the court faulted facebook which also owns whatsapp and instagram for not letting users choose how much data they make available officials say at least 4 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake in southern mexico the epicenter of the quake was located near the pacific coast in the state of. the tremors knocked out power and cause severe damage in some areas and pavements wobbled hundreds of kilometers away in mexico city. standing on shaky ground and feeling the earth swaying beneath one's feet. feel. shock waves from a powerful earthquake but towns and cities across mexico to a halt. thank residents flooded the streets seeking
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safety on shifting pavement. you often see what we see it was very strong i had never felt such a strong earthquake only in 1905 today's earthquake felt very very strong we were so afraid she said to us and it was pretty severe and with covert 1000 you think what's next hospitals were affected too but while medical staff and patients were evacuated those suffering from the corona virus remained isolated inside. and. i felt how the bed was moving i was sleeping and then i saw how the curtains everything was moving. the quake hit at a time when mexico is a ready reeling from the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed more than 22000
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lives so far latin america 2nd highest toll but the tremors effects could have been much worse mexico's president and the sounds that the country's infrastructure suffered no serious damage but he warns citizens to remain cautious. after the strong 7.5 earthquake there have been 147 aftershocks. so they recommend that we remain alert and attentive. but while feeling the aftershocks some mexicans preferred appealing to a higher power. donald trump's decision to pull nearly a 3rd of american troops out of germany is still causing a stir within nato the u.s. president confirmed last week that america will cut its military deployment 225000
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the reduction of almost 10000 germany currently hosts the biggest contingent of american troops in europe including important bases for ongoing combat missions the decision is a major concern for nato as the u.s. pursues a more isolationist foreign policy. and you spoke with nato secretary general young stoltenberg he says it's time for germany to take on a larger role in global affairs the worldly needs more german leadership nato needs german leadership we all need germany to play a. even more important role because the german is the largest economy in in europe germany largest offense budget within the european union the 3rd in nato after not the kingdom under noted states so of course germany this is something we welcome but that's paul all of the nato family and not being part of a multilateral institution like nato and uncertain times we need strong multilateral
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institutions like for instance neighboring and germany. is playing. an important role in. demand for hand sanitizers soared earlier this year as the pandemic spread across the world in many places the product was gone from store shelves for months one man in iceland sensed of business opportunity there while raising awareness of an environmental issue. rotting bananas blueberries and lemons that's the recipe for hand sanitizer developed by product design a bloomin stein the produce he uses would otherwise have been thrown away. i take fruits and ferment them after i've taken the juice out so there are no added substances i distill it maybe twice to get the right percentage so it's just spirit water and a little bit of hand softener. this is not the 1st time the inspiring to sign
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a is working with food waste he's already used his distilling equipment to make vodka from the thrown away fruit the motivation came from the frustration of seeing food being thrown away by supermarkets and by transforming the waste into alcohol it would no longer have a use by date. when you find a ship on the bottom of the ocean the only thing north ruined is sugar and alcohol so this can last for centuries what was trash for some now treasure for others 250 kilos of spoiled fruit fielding 50 liters of organic hand sanitizer and while this batch might not last centuries hopes it will keep the virus at bay. don't forget you can always get the dog news on the go or just download our from google play off from the up store and 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 a news story you can also use the d
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