the be. the big . this is e w news a live from berlin poland has voted in a presidential election seen as a test for democracy and the right wing incumbent on jay doodad is fighting for a 2nd term he came out on top but will have to face a challenge from the liberal mero forced on in a runoff also coming up. in the u.s. confirmed coronavirus case is the top 2 and a half 1000000 florida is among the hardest hit states the spike in infections is causing many newly reopened businesses to shut down again. and will always

opposition leader lazarus chuck where has been sworn in as the country's new president to check where i took 58 percent of votes in a rerun election after the original poll was discredited due to mass fraud. i'm claire richards and welcome to the show exit polls in poland's presidential election show incumbent on j. due to winning the 1st round with nearly 42 percent of the vote but failing to short of falling short excuse me of the absolute majority needed to win outright the candidate backed by the rule of law and justice party has run a combative campaign promoting conservative values he caused controversy by focusing on what he called the spread of l g b t ideology in the traditionally catholic country did his opponent in the likely run off. coach warsaw mare. who garnered just over 30 percent of the vote from the

centrist civic platform party and his campaign pledge was to heal the rifts poland's divided society and repair ties with brussels. well g.w. correspondent monica has been covering the election day in poland here's her assessments on the outcome of the 1st round of voting the very high turnout shows how important this election is for poles there along side the polling stations all day long with people willing to wait for hours in the heat this election is a clash of 2 different worlds of values the incumbent conservative president under you do the wants to defend the through additional values and to protect poland from the western liberalism he supports the government's reforms who have been heavily criticised by the european union many poles worried that they no longer live in a constitutional state they hope that the liberal mayor of warsaw and the main

opposition candidate. could block a part of the government's reforms his victory and the power among the pollie of the ruling law and justice party and would be the 1st major change in polish politics in 5 years that was d w correspondent monica reporting for us from warsaw let's go now to some other stories making news this hour early results in france's municipal elections show voters have punished president and the new and micron's party with the green party seizing control in several major cities paris is socialist mare go look set to stay in power turnout was historically low amid persistent fears of the coronavirus. hundreds of protesters marched in the spanish capital madrid to demand more rights and protection for l g b t people the official gay pride events had been canceled because of covert 19 fears but that did not stop members of the l g b t community turning up to demonstrate against discrimination. police have arrested

dozens of protesters in hong kong after a silence demonstration against a new national security laws critics say the laws would limit the city's existing rights and freedoms chinese lawmakers are expected to pass them up by the end of the month. lawmakers in the u.s. state of mississippi cheered after they voted to remove a confederate symbol from the state flag the blue cross and white stars emblem was used by the southern states that supported slavery in the american civil war it's the latest symbol of racism to be removed after a month of protests against racial injustice. well the world has passed another sobering milestone in the current virus pandemic the number of global deaths has surpassed half a 1000000 but the us brazil and britain ranking the highest in terms of fatalities in the u.s. and the state of florida has reported

a record daily increase of nearly 10000 new cases and 4 other states have also seen record spikes infections are particularly surging in states that lifted their lock sounds early. they've been battling the coronavirus around the clock but us medical professionals are at their limits in the state of texas alone nearly 6000 new cases were confirmed in just one day despite the rising infections vice president mike pence went to this baptist church in dallas to speak to hunters and the congregation even though the total number of covert 1000 cases has surged about 2 and a half 1000000 pence remains optimistic what the american people should know is that because of the leadership that president trump has provided because of the extraordinary innovation that we have brought to this task we are we're in a much better place to respond to these outbreaks than we were 4 months ago

but criticism of the government's crisis management is growing louder in part due to images like these before donald trump's rally in tulsa his campaign ordered the removal of thousands so social distancing stickers from arena seats his rival joe biden said his response to the pandemic would have been very different i would go back to making sure that everybody had mass that you had people either lined up we've been making sure we stockpile all the things that we need that we don't have now the what they we do know these must make a gigantic difference as usual president trump didn't wear a mask while golfing over the weekend. well it only honored its many krone virus victims with a concert in the hard hit city of baghdad low on sunday. oh. the concert and evening requiem was held in the city's cemetery which has become

a somber symbol for the region images of military trucks transporting hundreds of caskets out of the lombardi region shocked people around the world the concert took place one day after italy registered only 8 of that 19 die. it's the lowest daily tally nearly 4 months. the. malawian opposition leader lazarus chuck where has been sworn in as president after winning over 58 percent of the vote in the country's presidential rerun it's an astonishing turnaround for quero who finished 2nd in the initial vote held in may 29th seen that result was overturned to do to voter fraud but always new leader has promised to bring about change for all. but that was

a solid place where she was i imagine this check where i accepted the challenge ahead of his victory is being hailed as a trial amply democracy in africa. it was tough. for us to. think. we almost forgot. but this is the time john writes from slumber at jamaica dream come true. he had been confirmed as the winner just analysts earning it not so dramatic reversal of fortune for the incumbent. continue to rico was seeking a 2nd 5 year term. he criticized the election we've been calling it flu would put a pill for peace. are very good employee plans that. i'm going to do move on we've moved to rica's narrow reelection in may 29000

triggered months of at times violent protests in known peaceful rally in february the constitutional court unanimously overturned the results it cited widespread fraud including the east of correction fluid to tamper with results sheets the ruling made man i was just the 2nd african country south of the so hard to have a presidential poa nulled off to kenya in 27 team but he's the only opposition candidate who has gone on to win a rerun the last was check where a cool his victory a win for democracy and justice that would allow the nation to reset but 1st the former evangelical preacher will need to unify the country after months of political up and he told. our reporter in malawi elves and. sent us this round up of the situation from the capitol long. president elect last

last up we had a has a huge task to ensure that malawians are united from these phrase presidential elections it is evident that malawians are voted on tribal and regional lines put in with a lot of votes from the south and rejoin of the country has bought a lot of votes from central and northern regions. and the same time president loves us so where are you supposed to unite the opposition parties that are formed be a formidable alliance that have made him become the 6th the president of the republic of milan. sunday's all the final games of germany's 2nd soccer league the top 2 teams in the standings had already secured promotion to the bundesliga but 3rd place and a spot in the promotion play off was still up for grabs i don't heineman town by were both in the running here's what happened. despite having nothing to play for host the field feel to the full strength side against titan haim who needed to win

to avoid being caught by hamburg after 40 minutes league top scorer 5 in chlor scored his 21st of the season and hiding behind fell further behind 3 minutes later as unfair as for double delete. in the 2nd half the 2nd tier champions sealed a 3 nil victory so hiding behind have to hope how borg have once again dropped the ball as they have done on so many high pressure occasions. hamburg playing in white julie obliged scoring an own goal to gift housing the lead after 13 minutes things got worse when kevin b. thems made it 2 nil to the visitors leaving coach less than impressed. his side continued to fight and scored from the spot in the 2nd half through captain aaron hunt hamburg we're now aware that hiding behind was 3 mill down. but they imploded at the end of the match is on tiles and scored 3 goals in 7 minutes

to cap off a $51.00 win that sees hamburg miss out on promotion for a 2nd year running. i that means heightened high will now face top tier side breman in a playoff to decide who will be in the bundesliga next season meanwhile host spieler feld celebrated their 2nd division title with as much gusto as they could muster in front of an empty stadium was. well possibly the strangest ever been displayed a season drew to a close earlier on saturday only one thing remains constant byron unica won the title again their 8th crown in are out there on a virus pandemic and that the campaign closed in front of empty stadiums and it doesn't look like fans will be back anytime soon in. the 57th been does league a season began as normal. then came the pandemic and the

lock turn suddenly distancing and safety were the watchwords empty stadiums must stars given humble send offs. titles. toasted sensibly with beer show or is nowhere to be seen. and instead of players and fans standing together during the relegation battle there were appeals to reason better than mitt now please we're in the middle of a pandemic stay at home but football at home on your plate here in the stadium at some point when it's a load again will make up for it all over the fall if not. the when will that be possible. to next is on in an ideal world the next season that will run reasonably normally will be $22122.00. so the coming season will likely look similar to the end of this one not the nicest of prospects. and we take you now to

a dramatic rescue off the coast of sicily an italian wildlife conservation group a spotted this creature in trouble an exhausted young sperm whale entangled in fishing nets trying desperately to free itself a team of coast guard divers painstakingly cut the net to release the whale and in operation a lasting over 2 hours the groups have found the whale believed that the nets came from illegal fishing boats it was a lucky escape and now the team are standing in the ocean waves hoping for a glimpse to see if the mammal is safe. this is news and here's a reminder of our top story. exit polls in poland's presidential election showing comment on j doodled winning the 1st round with nearly 42 percent of the vote his main challenger warsong mare just coffee garnered just over 30 percent both candidates fell short of an absolute majority needed to win outright meaning the

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