this is the news live from berlin what will it cost to save europe's economy the leaders of germany and france have planned for a post pandemic recovery at their 1st face to face talks and months the german chancellor and french president met near berlin there hoping to win over skeptics to say to their multi-billion euro coronavirus rescue package also coming up. the muslim women who say chinese authorities are forcing birth control on them in an apparent effort to reduce their population and shing jiang problems. and putin's attempt to stay in power russians are being urged to vote on constitutional

amendments that allowed president putin to rule for 2 more terms critics say it's a champagne that making clinton president for life. i'm all in is of welcome to the program we begin with the future of europe after the pandemic that was the subject today as german chancellor angela merkel and french president emmanuel not call met mazen back palace near berlin it was their 1st face to face meeting since the pandemic hit back in march the 2 leaders were eager to show they stand shoulder to shoulder on a multi 1000000000 euro plan they say is crucial to guaranteeing the e.u.'s future . the greeting was distanced because of coronavirus but bull 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 are spearheading a $500000000000.00 euro proposal for rebuilding europe's economy ofter the pandemic these are 2 leaders who want to work together and be the driving force for europe. going on that 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 start i think as citizens should be aware of what that means in many other parts of the world some more severely affected by the virus than are 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. on the. well michael has been weakened by his party's poor results in local elections on sunday mancos handling of kobe has support even though the plan to transfer funds to struggling countries in southern europe is a huge huge turn which not only no 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. and now to some of the other developments in the krona virus pandemic the world health organization says it's sending a team to china next week in an effort to search for the origin of the virus the w.h.o. also warned that the pandemic was quote speeding up you has named 14 countries whose citizens it deems safe to lead in from july 1st australia canada and japan are among those countries the u.s. brazil and china are not on the safe list and china has reimposed a strict lockdown on nearly half a 1000000 people in a province surrounding beijing after an increase in cases there. now an investigation by the associated press as one of the chinese government is forcing ethnic weaker women to undergo undergo sterilizations and abortions the goal of the measures is to reduce the country's muslim population critics say the alleged policy amounts to eugenics. 2 months in

a detention camp in shin jiang has left scars. but even once she was released this mother wasn't free along with other we grew women in her area she was forcibly sterilized. that's. when all the parts of our body we lost our identity as women we will never be able to have children again they cut out one of our organs it's gone. to. a chinese born kazakh narrowly escaped a detention camp like zoomer at she also has 3 children to avoid prison for the multiple births she was ordered to pay a huge fine. she'd already been forced to accept an i.u.d. birth control device. now she feels one of the lucky ones because.

they give shots andrew fetus is forcefully wrong. they won't ask the spouse's permission or anything else. if they say it's illegal they make you get an abortion those who didn't have bay were sent to the camps now people are terrified of giving birth control until. while china has relaxed its one child policy across the country according to this investigation in sheen john it's tightened sterilizations among women in the northern province have increased dramatically in 2018243 were officially recorded per 100000 women but in the rest of the country there were just 32. experts say this is all about beijing exerting control. as part of its policy to try to

control the weak us population start to not grow as quickly and rapidly are easier to control as part of beijing's costs of social reengineering strategy in the area china of though has hit back at these revelations. you or me if you told the truth to the media report is purely for all to hear your motives and baseless. i also want to emphasize that both ethnic minorities and hunt people need to act in accordance with the law. many of those see this investigation as yet more evidence that china is trying to cut its muslim and minority populations by any means necessary. now to some of the other stories making news this hour. india has been $59.00 chinese mobile apps including

tick-tock and we chat citing national security and privacy concerns the move comes just weeks after border clashes between the 2 neighbors which resulted in strained diplomatic relations. germany is investigating $30000.00 suspects as part of a probe into an online pedophile network the latest in a series of child sex abuse scandals in the country cyber crime investigators began the progress october with the arrest of a suspect near the city of cologne. the u.s. supreme court has upheld protections on a woman's right to abortion judges struck down a louisiana state law that sought to place restrictions on doctors who perform the procedure ruling is seen as a blow to the trumpet ministration. former french prime minister and his wife ended up have been found guilty of investment and sentenced to jail he was accused of paying his wife hundreds of thousands of euros for work she never did a scandal torpedoed feels 2017 bid to become president. and russians are

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 emily sure one takes a look at putin's bid to remain in power. 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 words to inform citizens about what's at stake in the boat including about an amendment that could keep president vladimir putin in power the volunteers insist their message is completely neutral and that. our job is to get people to the ballot box. to 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 enough down 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. which in himself is absent from the information banners around moscow which simply present this as a vote on russia's future. 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 is after 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 quality 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 but it's. the procedure isn't fair in the 1st place because putin who holds all the reins of power at his hands has essentially arranged to vote for himself we have no way of presenting our position on the federal level both in newspapers and on state television and 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. her show law in tears from the no campaign want to keep fighting against constitutional changes and for

a future without. south africa is gradually relaxing its coronavirus lockdown restrictions but some of the country's minibus taxi drivers say the rules aren't being used fast enough one union is taking action to get money back in its drivers pockets at the risk of both drivers and passengers health w.'s other reports from cape town. for millions of commuters in south africa obeying physical distancing regulations is almost impossible public transport is mainly comprised of minibuses no nest taxis since the beginning of the pandemic they've been allowed to operate only at 70 percent capacity but on monday the drivers largest union announced it was abandoning that limit. to the government. they were used to because he doesn't want to be was money most i was appalled to die with the coroner 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 worlds the government has offered drivers a one off compensation amounting to $250.00 euros per bus total of almost $70000000.00 euros but drivers say that not enough things are tough for passengers too and this minibus terminal in cape town people do regularly does infect their hands but no one's checking distance regulations or whether people are wearing masks you know don't we go to the we can do we're going to the way to go you need to go. where you can so you can get really into it because whites danger if you can you can see though but even then if it's not properly on find it because you know circumvented reloading you know. you're pinning if you know actually you can if you know it's very very dangerous irresponsible. see.

this thing that you. just see in south africa have been warning about the high risk of the spread of the virus inside a minibus and this mini bus drivers are divided whether it is a good idea to operate at full capacity or not. many drivers to stick to the regulations. because you don't know. in south africa union. with the government over the next few days but if regulations don't change. they will bring public transport to a standstill. to sports now and formula one world champions mercedes have revealed that their cars for the season will be all black they say it's a tribute to the black lives matter movement the announcement was greeted with virtual applause from their driver lewis hamilton on twitter ahead of the delayed

season opener in austria on sunday if one's 1st black world champion has been campaigning for more equality and diversity in the sport. you're watching d.w. news don't forget you can get you can give out today on our website that's t w dot com and you can follow us on twitter and instagram as well that's at d w news.