this is the news live from berlin france elaborates but still day under the shadow of the current of fires as scaled down ceremony in paris pays tribute to the nation's health care workers prison in the congo lay out his plans to overcome the pandemic in a televised address later today also coming up. could he be the new frontrunner to succeed i'm going to match cold. spell very nice up with the german chancellor as political observers. plus the u.k. bands are different from chinese tech giant ball when. it works it's a dramatic u.

turn that will delay the rollout of britain's high speed network by yet beijing wants london book bag of consequences. chris you want to welcome to the program the coronavirus pandemic is costing a shadow over france's national holiday but still day this is public sit abrasions have been canceled all scaled back in the capital paris for the 1st time since 1905 authorities have canceled a traditional parade along the shelves in easy instead a much smaller event is featuring attributes to health care workers. it's the day when france marks the birth of its republic a day to celebrate revolution and independence but this year's bastille day was also dedicated to the medical workers who've been on the front line of the

coronavirus pandemic instead of foreign dignitaries essential workers were included in the much smaller numbers of guests as were the families of medical staff who died fighting this pandemic a fight that isn't over yet in an interview to mark dusty all day president mccrone said he wanted to extend some of the health measures. in the future i would like masks to be compulsory and all closed public spaces we already do it on public transport and it works. normally thousands would crowd the streets to watch the celebrations but members of the public were not allowed to attend and the traditional parade was cancelled instead present mccrone oversaw a smaller military display among the guests of honor as were health ministers from nearby countries that took in more than 160 patients from overworked hospitals in france at the height of the coronavirus crisis germany's yen was joined by his

counterparts from austria luxembourg and switzerland. this celebration like so many others around the globe was scaled down to respect health precautions but still filled with pomp and circumstance a homage to medical workers. they stood silent as a lengthy applause rang out over the plaster like concord. at her president has been facing being approval ratings and criticism over his handling of the french economy. lewis was at the best deal they say will be bearing paris she said this integrations with an opportunity for the crown to revive his political fortunes. today's ceremony to mark bestie day in france included a special tribute to health care and front line workers who have been playing. an important role during francis fight against the coronavirus this day was also to mark a fresh start for president amanda marcotte he announced plans to bring down youth

unemployment and to get the economy back on track 2 years ahead of france's next presidential elections he's trying to give his presidency fresh impetus but it'll be an uphill struggle according to polls only about a 3rd of the french have a positive opinion of him out of my call. now to a meets have here in germany that's been generating quite a bit of for the 1st time in the chancellorship i'm going to machall is attending a cabinet meeting off the various government she was invited by various state premia marcus it is officially to discuss the german e.u. presidency but some observers say it could have been something of a job interview to decide if so it would be a good candidates to succeed machall as chancellor. the bavarian palace off have the beautiful and rather unusual backdrop for the meeting off the very end state premier. and anglo-american the relationship between the 2 hasn't always been this

cordial because no one runs a full day toward the day started with a picturesque and well orchestrated boat trip to the island off haven't keams it much more filmable than a more convenient helicopter flight would have been. that was followed by a ride in a horse drawn carriage the perry semblant regent with a crown prince but i'm going to america doesn't want to comment on the question on everyone's lips. it is also concerning the issue of my successor i want to observe a certain restraint which means that i won't comment on the question in any way. by isn't and i'm all for it at 1st comment more than half of germans think mark was pseudo would be a good candidate his approval ratings shot up during the corona crisis zuda deftly turned this into a compliment and says it's all thanks to the chancellor we've got the storage

numbers of germany got through this crisis better than other countries it's down to the influence and leadership of the chancellor people this comes from america's trip to bavaria was a display of harmony pictures like these certainly won't hurt the various state premier on the road to a possible candidacy for the chancellorship. let's go to our chief political correspondent linda crane who is following the story for us. so we have seen the pictures a very applicable and grand visit which is rather unusual for format cole who is known for her sober appearances. that's true but of course it wasn't the chancellor herself who chose these settings but rather her host however it's unusual for precisely that reason this is the same politician who during the election campaign of 2018 made it clear that he would prefer that the chancellor that chancellor

merkel not visit him but was very happy to receive a visit from the much more conservative chancellor of austria this was at a time when these 2 parties the chancellors christian democrats and it's a very and sister party the christian social union which is mr surface party when they were scarcely on speaking terms so what has changed well mr assert a has moved toward the middle of the political spectrum and distanced himself from the right wing populism of his predecessor and frankly a winner loves a winner both and medical emerged from the corona crisis looking very strong indeed the ratings that you mentioned they are largely attributable to the fact that both showed a very clear disciplined leadership to try to nip corona in the bud face interesting so some of it does this mean because it is now medicals had picked. no it doesn't i think when she tries to play her cards close to her vest that she absolutely means

that she had a hand picked successor that was the woman who is now the defense minister and a great crown convo or that did not work out well at all so i think that the chancellor is very much now doing a wait and see but i mean can we expect that would throw his hat into the ring and how might he do that. it's quite likely but i think there's an element of wait and see on the part of sir as well it may be that he would have preferred to wait until 2025 to throw his hat into the ring he keeps saying that he really loves bavaria and wants to say stay there on the other hand he also says things like it's not my fault if everybody's talking about me i'm not the one who's putting those stories out there almost everybody expects that he will be a candidate but if he sees the ratings the polls turning down word for the conservatives it is possible that he will then make his assertions about wanting to

stay in bavaria even more enthusiastically right that's been in the crane our chief political correspondent candy that story thank you so much for that and. and now to some other stories making news around the world the u.n. says tens of thousands of migrants mostly ethiopians all stranded in game and due to coronavirus restrictions now at least $40500.00 of them have been trucked to cities like aden and. amid accusations they contribute to the spread of infection many have been forced to camp out in abandoned buildings. a 3rd of bangladesh is under water after some of the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade officials said close to 1500000 people in the north of the country have either been flooding by the flooding excuse me or forced to flee their homes rivers are expected to rise further in the coming days. and the british socialites.

has pleaded not guilty to sex crimes charges need to allege dealings with her former associate jeffrey it's seen prosecutors accuse her of helping the late finance year recruits and abuse minus the quality is considering whether to grant. care of. the trial of the hardest accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity has begun at the international criminal court in the hate. mahmoud head of the islamic police in the city of timbuktu in west africa prosecutors allege she was responsible for torture rape and sexual slavery it's claimed was a key member of. that's and islam is a group with links to al qaeda which rolled to between april 12th and january 23rd . west africa correspondent. this is the case. rape sexual slavery some of the most brutal acts of crimes and crimes against

humanity these are just some of the charges brought forward against. being tried today at the i.c.c. in the hague now the man himself an alleged member on 13 an extremist group true. the motley fool trying to tell you all until early twenty's 13 this man that the charges are serious enough to be even dealt with at a global 4 witnesses hava say that the man wasn't only a member of uncertainty but i defied the chief of the police that enforce a system of the very strict sharia law now he is not the through suspect to be tried at the school a former rebel and a former member. has been sentenced to 9 years in prison in 2016 but this trial may take a bit longer for very pragmatic reasons due to the global pandemic which is this call trouble from mali to the hague and the entire case may only be

a short note here in west africa let alone in mali a country which is currently in the midst of its warm oil and violence against the government there mass protests now for weeks demanding the resignation of president the man who's been in office since 2013 but so far wasn't able to effectively contain the violence in the country and bring terrorism and interethnic violence to a halt. the u.k. ses it's banning equipment from chinese take away from its 5 g. wireless network the british government justified the move citing security concerns it's a major about face by prime minister boris johnson who said in january that always equipment could be used on the network on a limited basis also if they're going for the administration. speeding up bridges broadband is a work in progress that just prime minister barak johnson wants to boost the

network while facing u.s. pressure to ditch while way tensions between britain and china have escalated over beijing's crackdown in hong kong washington says china could use 5 g. for espionage. so it came as a surprise when digital secretary oliver darden said well we would be purged from the 5 g. network by 2027. the best way to secure our networks is for operators to stop using new $5021.00 way to equipment to build the u.k.'s future 5 networks so to be clear from the end of this year telecoms operators must not buy any 5 g. equipment from while away and once the telecom security bill is passed it will be illegal for them to do so. donald trump of long pushed johnson to reverse a decision he made in january giving weiwei a limited role in 5 g. the british bomb will raise china's hackles by signaling that the world's biggest

telecoms equipment maker is no longer welcome in the west. china of use while way is a national champion and is certain to retaliate. but since leaving the e.u. johnson needs to boost trade ties of both the u.s. and china. 5 g. will become the nervous system of the future economy it will speed up everything from the flow of information on energy defense and transport to downloading movies and playing games to accessing global financial data. the focus now turns to europe german chancellor angela merkel has ruled out a ban on huawei she is trying to keep china on side without antagonizing washington d.c. the u.k. decision anwar way makes up balancing act much more challenging. top story at the. celebrations bastille day on the way in paris with a tribute to health care workers taking center stage in a scaled down the rate president emanuel of prague is expected to make an address

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