this is d.w. news live from berlin what will it cost to save europe's economy the leaders of germany and france have a plan for a post endemic recovery at their 1st face to face talks in months the german chancellor and french president meet near berlin hoping to win over skeptics to their multi-billion euro coronavirus rescue package also coming up. the muslim women who say chinese authorities are forcing birth control in an apparent effort to reduce their population machine john products. and when the tourists are away

the monkeys will play we visit a city in thailand that's in corona virus lock down there's no one there to feed them the hungry james of monkeys are bromine the streets in search of food. i'm all minister 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 mccall met at ms a big palace near berlin it was their 1st face to face meeting since the pandemic hit back in march 2 leaders were eager to show they stand shoulder to shoulder on a multi 1000000000 euro plan they say is crucial to guaranteeing the used future. the greeting was distanced because of coronavirus but bull nonetheless it is not by chance that. a man who is the 1st foreign leader to meet with chancellor merkel

since the virus crisis began a 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. 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 new 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 but. across europe there has been an open and transparent debate from the start i think our 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. while mexico has been weakened by his party's poor results in local elections on sunday machall is handling of kobe it has pleased her support even though the plan to transfer funds to struggling countries in southern europe is a huge new turn which not all in a party back but as they try to convince some reluctant even members that they have the right recipe for recovery france and 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 w.h.o. also warned that the pandemic was quote speeding up the e.u. 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 that's after an increase in cases there. now an investigation by the associated press has found that chinese the chinese government is forcing ethnic wee girl women to undergo sterilizations and abortions you're legit 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 on the rest of it but even once she was released this mother wasn't free along with other we girl women in her area she was forcibly sterilized. when all the parts of our body we lost our identity as women we want never be able to have children again they cut out one of our organs it's gone. to. their own merits or a chinese born cows are narrowly escaped at the tension camp leg zoomer it 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.

they give shots and rimu 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 was sent to the camps now people are terrified of giving birth control and. while china has relaxed its one child policy across the country according to this investigation and 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 populations that do not grow as quickly and rapidly are easier to control as part of beijing's course of social reengineering strategy in the area china of though has hit back at these revelations. you are going with you the trolls all through the media report is purely for all to hear your motives and baseless. and i also want to emphasize that both as you make minorities and han people need to act in accordance with the law eva. 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. venezuela's president

nicolas maduro has ordered the european union's and bastard to leave the country it comes hours after brussels slapped sanctions on several officials loyal to the president more than 50 countries including much of the e.u. recognize opposition leader one why do as venezuela's interim president. the u.s. aviation regulator has started test flights of boeing's troubled 737 max the plane has been grounded since last year following 2 crashes which killed more than 340 people investigating plane faults in the flight control system for the incidents these test flights aiming to evaluate the new upgrades. india has banned $59.00 chinese mobile apps including tick-tock and we chat citing national security and privacy concerns the move comes just weeks after a border clashes between the 2 neighbors which resulted in strained diplomatic relations. 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 w.'s 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. asked by the author words to inform citizens about what's at stake in the vote including about an amendment that could keep president vladimir putin and power the volunteers insist their messaging is completely neutral and that's. 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. could turn 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. the russian word for yes. the author already is and to putin himself have emphasized that the amendments will improve people's lives by enshrining social guarantees in the constitution. of 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 in 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. the coronavirus pandemic is posing challenges for people

all around the world residents in a city in thailand have got their hands full with gangs of hungry bunky zzz was tourists staying away and locals forced into lockdown food has all but dried up the monkeys are taking matters into their own hands probably in the streets desperately looking for something to eat and that is causing tension between human and ape. at 1st glance these could almost be scenes from a zoo fearless primates ruled the town center of lopburi in central thailand the city is famous for its ancient temple ruins and for its population of around 2 and a half 1000 mechanics for years city residents have had a love hate relationship with their long tailed neighbors the monkeys attract tourists but they're also prone to create mayhem since the pandemic business is almost completely dried up for those selling monkey food to tourists. we're now seeing the impact of 19 for months everything here was shut down now

visitors are slowly starting to return but they don't buy much the monkeys are really hungry. locals say the situation has never been so bad. i can't look away for a 2nd if i'm not sitting here to take care of the shop they come in open the fridge take drinks and steal snacks from us is really difficult living with the monkeys. i got bitten by a monkey he jumped on my head and bit me i had to get some shots afterwards everyone living around here must have been taken at some point big or small every one. of these escalating clashes have now caused wildlife officials to step in over the last few days they've captured hundreds of monkeys on the streets of la brea to have them sterilized by state veterinarians. first the animals need to be sedated. once they're unconscious they're shaved and given

a tattoo to indicate they've been neutered. then they have to go under the knife the plan is to sterilize $500.00 of the mechanics by august that also said a man had a good if the monkey population were to increase even more rapidly the more animals we have the greater the. come fix people have with them i have them on my i don't want to see the monkeys getting hugs and those conflicts and so what we're doing here is about protecting them i think that is what is protecting people's property . when the white house. the day after their procedure the monkeys have released back into the city after old but i really would not be the same without his monkey business. sports now and formula one world champions wrist sadie's have revealed that their cars for this season will be all black in a tribute to the black laps matter movement you know incident was greeted with

virtual applause from their driver lewis hamilton on twitter ahead of the delayed season opener in austria on sunday 1st black world champion has been campaigning for more equality and diversity in the sport. you're watching and you know the news don't forget you can keep up to date with the latest on our web site that's w dot com thanks for watching. this is some top story a stubborn rice farmer from thailand. this problem. is crito no chemicals. his wife thought he was crazy. and. stuff. thanks.