this is deja news live from berlin croatia heads to the polls for parliamentary elections dominated by the coronavirus cases are on the rise and the tourism dependent economy is in crisis in a close race between the incumbent conservatives and opposition said the left a new right wing party could claim the king lanka also coming up despite a record surge in coronavirus cases in the us president donald trump praises what he calls a tro bret's against the pandemic in another divisive speech to mark independence

day. plus by and make it a double dating living through them to claim the german calm down a bit i love bot opened the scoring as the varians out of the copy of this sayings and main title play catch up with all the action from villains olympic stadium. on the back or it is welcome to the program croatians of voting in parliamentary elections today that could push the e.u. member state further to the right with the governing conservative croatian democratic union up against the center left social democratic party the poll is taking place and made a new spike in covert 19 cases voters and choosing between leaders who say they can keep infection rates down while reviving the battered economy now one of the main contenders is expected to gain a majority. miking a coalition government

a likely prospect. and some say it's a gamble by the incumbent president under a plane that the ruling party calls early elections to profit from their relatively successful handling of the corona virus pandemic but as a number of covert 9000 cases rises again the center right party is in the spotlight playing golf is just main challenge astolfo benediction the social democrat leader is heading a restart coalition made up of small the center left parties he's trying to win over voters by claiming the removal of a dozen government ministers is proof of h d s that incompetence. the election comes as the pandemic battus croatia's fight terrorism success but the biggest financial crisis in decades looming the economy is the main issue for many voters. never vote for a no. for me as a young mother it is important to have

a stable job so my family can be sustained by the fire of a bike or a model that 11 they don't care enough about croatians going abroad on the climb and and the low salaries for young people many simply don't have a choice we should have more young people. involved in politics. i don't know maybe because the have some good full ideas fresh ideas. recent polls put the 2 main political camps neck and neck with only around a quarter of the vote each that could leave room for croatia's right wing homeland movement to join the government. a new nationalist party led by populist sing a mirror sloughs choro speaking up votes from the ruling party we are trivial but what about our there's no clear winner in sight and due to covert 19 voter turnout is unpredictable as dependent rick lingers for the 1st time croatia will have an

election not only decided by voters but also by a virus. u.s. president donald trump has used independence day to give his 2nd divisive speech of the holiday weekend despite a surge in coronavirus cases he praised what he described as progress against the pandemic while downplaying its severity temple also talked about the uprising against racism and police brutality using his so-called salute to america to attack a black lives not a movement. it's not the celebration a president would want in an election year amid social unrest and a worsening pandemic trump delivered a speech full of the combativeness often reserved for his rallies. brought presidents and we are now in the process of defeating the radical left the

marxist the anarch is the agitators the looters and people who in many instances have absolutely no clue what they are doing. the holiday comes during a time of national reckoning of the country's history and legacy of slavery. criticised for his handling of the coronavirus trumps claims of progress is that stock odds with the country's surging infection right now we have tested almost $40000000.00 people by so doing we showcases 99 percent of which are totally harmless. the risk was enough to discourage many with only a spouse crowd watching on. the day brought different meaning to those who turned out. to me that's

a very important day in it deserves to be celebrated to be as it's he seemed to know that we can get through a day of independence the more we have to come together the more we actually have to unite different this year that there's no people that doesn't make a difference to me so i'm still here. the event culminated in a huge fireworks display. fireworks also between opposing protesters the polarization of america on a day intended to unite. turning out to some of the other stories making news around the world protesters in the u.s. city of baltimore have torn down a statue of christopher columbus as saying in this video that's gone viral on twitter the protest came after president donald trump praised columbus in his independence day speech activists say the explorer committed genocide against the indigenous peoples of the americas. us rapper kanye west has taken to twitter to announce his intention to join the 2020 presidential race same here with his wife

reality star kim cunt dashin west has been a supporter of republican president donald trump but it's not yet clear how serious west is about his white house run. mexico's coronavirus death toll has risen to more than 30000 the figure puts mexico ahead of france as the country with the world's 5th highest toll a milestone was reached as the capital of mexico city returned to strict lockdown after a week of easing precautions against the pandemic. all far he's in the australian city of melbourne have reimposed strict lockdown measures in some areas in an attempt to contain a 2nd wave of the coronavirus residents of 9 in a city public housing blocks have been placed under quarantine for 5 days the move can't quote many tenants by surprise. this is the closest to outside they can get for the next 5 days no going to work no running out to get groceries. police

swarmed 9 public housing towers in melbourne on saturday evening blocking driveways and doorways to prevent anyone from leaving. it isn't a crime scene the state government says is to avoid an explosive corona virus outbreak. there's $27.00 confirmed cases of the virus among the $3000.00 residents of the estates. nor entails that have been locked down. for 4 of those because that is the appropriate period to test everybody every single resident other than those who have already tested positive across those tales. the authorities insist the lockdown isn't about punishment but protection except some residents say they're being treated like prisoners aid groups have expressed concerns about vulnerable communities inside the units some who have fled war or family violence they are calling for less police officers and more social workers

and translators. are down for a moment underestimate how challenging magic in some respects that will be for those $3000.00 residents the state government has offered a 2 week rent freeze and welfare payments to support those in the lockdown but residents say the seriousness of the measures are unfair with many highlighting how other people in locked down suburbs are still allowed to leave their houses for work or grocery shopping their tenants feel powerless they will spend the next 5 days waiting for a knock at the door that brings food supplies or a coded 19 test and won't be allowed out until everyone has been tested. germany's capital berlin is renaming a central subway station that has become notorious for bearing a name based on a derogatory word for black people the move comes after worldwide protests against racism connected with the violent death of george floyd at the hands of

a us police officer. this berlin metro station has borne many names since it opened in 1908 but the name it acquired in 1991 has been hotly debated since the beginning more but. it translates as more street. using them an evil term for people from north africa. rowland's public transport company the d.v.d. things it's time for yet another change of the station's name. on the so was it to talk on the occasion of diversity day we have to side to rename the station we have people from 51 countries working at the b.b.c. berlin is an open minded city and we at the b.g. while come the world so we thought in times like this it would be appropriate to you name the station. by the end of the year the station will be renamed. after the 19th century russian composer mikhail evanovich going to composed this

symphony. i for tests. but i think it's fantastic they're doing it as it's not right in the 21st century to name things after gracious terms for black people it is high times and i hope that not only the station but also the streets get renamed samantha go to the renaming comes as countries around the world we evaluate their legacies of racism and colonialism but in berlin not everyone is happy with the change of name from father believe any that the metro station will do in names but i can live with the fact that it might have soon a new name because i can't understand we have some more pressing problems in the city walls but linguists say more as not a neutral term they say it was already derogatory by the 18th century and while the b.g. has taken this into account the city of berlin still has a tend to name the nearby street that carries the same name.

some football now and buy a new nick have added another trophy to their collection and a german cup final they beat leave it to clinch a league and cup double in berlin for the 2nd year running but the match played out in a strange atmosphere with a pandemic meaning bines victory took place in front of empty stands. berlin's olympia study and $75000.00 seats remained unfilled just minutes before kick off byron munich and liberties it would be buying for the german cup but for the 1st time ever before and the stands. with the match under way byron showed no signs of a hangover from last week's bendis league title celebrations forcing leverkusen back line into last gasp defending early on. a 15th minute collision put biron in prime position for a free kick. the dollar but pinged at home without breaking

a sweat one nil by iron after a quarter of an hour i and just 8 minutes later a delicately started ball from yoshua kimmage was neatly tucked home by sara snobbery i 2 nil with byron already cruising towards a repeat of last year's double. i decided trailing 2 nil of the half leverkusen coach peter bosch would need to make adjustments i but leverkusen attack still looked disjointed after the break a blazing run from the put the ball on a platter for kevin folland who promptly forgot the shoot in the 57th minute. byron struggled with no such problems a booted long ball from manuel neuer found robert levin dusky speculative shot trickled past and understandably frustrated because of that city 3 nil by iron 59 minutes played was i just 4 minutes

later a flying stand vendor pulled one back 211-0031 of just enough time for bosses boys to start thinking about a comeback. but leverkusen failed to capitalize on and prove play and who else but robert the dusty put the game to bed with a minute to go in regular time it was the polish strikers 51st goal in all competitions this season i seen 95th minute penalty sakai have it step up in round at the storing at 42 with the last kick of the match it was little consolation for leverkusen who haven't won the cup since 90. scene 93. byron meanwhile had repeated last season's domestic dumping despite the bizarre circumstances if one thing can deliver a sense of normalcy it's by lifting the title.

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