and i put it to death. this is g.w. news live from berlin tonight the virus and the money the leaders of germany and france try to walk in step as your prepares for the post pandemic recovery at their 1st face to face talks in months the german chancellor and the french president met today near brillig can they convince the skeptics to say yes to a multibillion euro coronavirus rescue package also coming up a militant attack in the commercial part of pakistan government targets the stock

exchange in the city of karachi at least 7 were killed including all 4 of the militants and the vote that could change nothing russians are being urged to vote on constitutional amendments that could allow president putin to room for 2 more terms critics say it's a sham aimed at keeping cool shit in power for life. i'm brink off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with the future of europe after the pandemic that was the subject today is german chancellor angela merkel and french president emmanuel make wrong met and misa big palace near berlin it was their 1st face to face since the pandemic hit back in march now the 2 were eager to show that they stand shoulder to shoulder on their multibillion euro plan that they

say is crucial to guaranteeing the future of the european union. the greeting was distanced because of coronavirus but nonetheless it is not by chance that the man who is the 1st foreign leader to meet with chancellor merkel since the virus crisis began the pair spearheading a 500000000000 euro proposal for rebuilding europe's economy off to the pandemic these are 2 leaders who want to work together and be the driving force for europe. we understand that europe is not united nearly because germany and france agree but when germany and france disagree it does not look so good for unity in europe so perhaps we can find agreement on many questions and make a contribution and give a positive impulse to move things in the right direction for europe's future. even

as germany prepares to take over the presidency of the e.u. on the 1st of july america is more central than ever to the future of the block the french president for his part wants to be seen to be injecting his own energy and ideas into the tandem he brought with him from paris a proposal for a new environmental levy and he spoke of how european values have prevailed during the pandemic. across europe there has been an open and transparent debate from the still not i think citizens should be aware of what that means in many other parts of the world some more severely affected by the virus than us the assistance of both individuals and companies has not been as massive far from it and in many places the epidemic has been synonymous with the suspension of democratic life but not here in europe mccarthy. on the. whole has been weakened by his party's poor results in local elections on sunday

macros handling of kobe it has been support even though the plan to transfer funds to struggling countries in southern europe is a huge huge turn which not only the party back but as they try to convince some reluctant e.u. members that they have the right recipe for recovery fronts in germany want to make sure they're pointing in the same direction well here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines this hour the u.s. supreme court. advocates striking down a louisiana state law that sought to place restrictions on doctors who perform the procedure chief justice john roberts voted with his 4 more liberal colleagues in a ruling that is seen as a blow to the trump administration. senate voted on monday to decriminalize homosexuality making the country one of the few in africa to reverse a ban on same sex relationships the law will take effect when it's ratified by the

president whose government pushed for the. india has banned $59.00 chinese mobile apps including popular to talk and we chat citing national security and privacy concerns the move comes just weeks after a border clash between the 2 neighbors which resulted in strained diplomatic relations. and staying in that part of the world pakistani authorities are valid to wipe out any group found responsible for a deadly terror attack on kharaj stock exchange on monday police say at least 7 people were killed in the assault including 4 militants. related in. the attack was filmed by an eyewitness from across the road a little bit earlier and. another gunman was captured on closed circuit t.v. in the parking lot of corrupt the stock exchange. pakistani authorities say the 4 gunmen attacked security guards with grenades but were killed before they were

able to gain access to the main building where more than 1000 traders and staff were working. odds throughout the creep in this particular but today after 10 o'clock in the morning the gunshots echoed and there was a sound of an explosive just like firecrackers it was already just it was continued for about 20 minutes we locked ourselves inside our offices for safety reasons safety for the safety does it while all the people working inside the stock exchange remained and harmed at least 3 people 2 guards and a police officer were killed in the attack police found large supplies of ammunition explosives and food on the militants they say it's possible the attackers had planned on a long siege this 100 little thank god a huge disaster could have occurred which has been averted and that life is back to normal the markets are open that there's no need for the concern which is now our

own security police and foresman. agencies together averted a huge casualty toll today. the assault was later claimed by the baluchistan liberation army the separatist group has been responsible for a string of attacks in recent years demanding independence from pakistan for the resource rich baluchistan province. and vladimir putin russian president for a wife well that's what russian's minds make possible as they go to the polls they're deciding on constitutional amendments that could allow president vladimir putin to remain in power until 2036 voter turnout is a key factor for the kremlin but critics say the public information campaign to mobilize voters has been anything but neutral and distant. takes a look at the messaging ahead of the vote. for accessible health care for a strong stable russia for family values the flyers read the so-called volunteers

for the constitution in the moscow region are working with russia's electoral commission they've been tasked by the author worries to inform citizens about what's at stake in the vote including about an amendment that could keep president vladimir putin in power the volunteers insist their messaging is completely neutral and that's the but. our job is to get people to the ballot box so that they can make whatever choice they want we want people to come and vote for them to know that their opinion makes a difference rather than thinking this vote has been a daughter decided in advance so why bother i personally think our country is on the right path and that path depends on our garrincha our leader so i think it's important that one of the amendments could give an opportunity to the man who put our country back on its feet but on the. person himself is absent from the information banners around moscow which simply present this as a vote on russia. across moscow there's official information about how and.

where to vote on many apartment buildings and some of the posters even seem to be encouraging people to vote for the constitutional amendments this poster for example reads the russian word for yes. the author already has and to putin himself have emphasized that the amendments will improve people's lives by enshrining social guarantees in the constitution. if the constitutional amendments are passed they will set the bar much higher for the government demanding a more meaningful and effective social and economic policy and decisions to improve people's folly of life and prosperity. but activists from the no campaign argue the vote is all about keeping putin in power for life the campaign has united several opposition groups who say the system is skewed against them. the procedure isn't fair in the 1st place because putin who

holds all the reins of power at his hands has essentially arranged a vote for himself we have no way of presenting our position on a federal level both in newspapers and on state television we're not allowed to be present there that's a barrier we can't pass so we can only campaign online and on the streets. even though they say the vote is just for show volunteers from the no campaign want to keep fighting against constitutional changes and for a future without putin. well like many countries south africa is trying to gradually relax coronavirus lockdown restrictions some of the country's minibus taxi drivers say the rules are not being eased fast enough one union is taking unilateral action but it's a decision that could jeopardize the help the bus drivers and passengers use adrian creech reports now from cape town. for millions of commuters in south africa

obeying physical disk. syncing regulations is almost impossible public transport is mainly comprised of minibuses no nest taxis since the beginning of the bend demick they've been allowed to operate only at 70 percent capacity but on monday the drivers largest union the now instead was abandoning that limit. to the government the most liberal. way we used to because he doesn't want to give us money was always opposed to darwin the corner oh most of the dirt road trying to make a living was delivered to the vines are waging wars there was still love to play in the roads the government has offered to drivers a one off compensation amounting to $250.00 euros per bus a total of almost $70000000.00 euros but drivers say that not enough things are tough for passengers to and this minibus terminal in cape town people do regularly disinfect their hands but no one's checking distance regulations or whether people

are wearing masks you know don't we go to the well you can go on to we're going to the way to go you need to go. where you keep so you can get really into it see because white stains and if you can you can see though a pretty good if it's not properly on thing that because you know it's not going to be loving you know you can look you know actually you can if you know it's very very dangerous irresponsible to say they shouldn't be packing they think you've got this time doing this and i religiously and south africa have been warning about the high risk of the spread of the virus inside those mini buses and yeah this minibus then for drivers are divided whether it is a good idea to operate at full capacity or not. many drive us wants to stick to the regulations as not to responsibility go get the government. for me and

i would rather die with it in people to tell people what it was because you don't know who's got the vital you have to go to your family cape town is the epicenter of the pandemic in south africa unions are set to hold talks with the government over the next few days but if regulations don't change the union sworn they'll bring public transport to a standstill by sports news now and formula one world champions mercedes have revealed that their cars for this season will be all black in a tribute to the black lives matter movement the announcement was greeted with a virtual applause from their driver lewis hamilton on twitter ahead of the delayed season opener in austria on sunday formula one's 1st black world champion has been campaigning for more equality and diversity in the sport it's our football news now and possibly the strangest ever been to sleep in season drew to a close over the weekend only one thing remained constant by in munich won the title

the pandemic meant that the campaign ended in the state. the 67th been to sleep the season begun as normal. then came the pandemic and the locked own suddenly distancing and safety were the watchwords empty stadiums must stars given humble sendoff such. titles as toasted sensibly with beer show or is nowhere to be seen. and instead of players and fun standing together during the relegation battle there were appeals to reason bitter to the net now please we're in the middle of a pandemic stage 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 a toll on. the when will that be possible. he makes his own you know 90 a world the next season that will run reasonably normally will be $22122.00 so the

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