was. played last. played. the at. this is e w news live from berlin donald trump takes aim at china the us president signs an executive order stripping hong kong of its trade privileges and will slam sanctions on chinese officials involved in beijing's crackdown on the territory we'll go live to hong kong to get reactions also coming up france's celebrates but still they are on a virus style a scaled down ceremony is held in paris paying tribute to the nation's health care

workers. and a british street artist of banksy goes underground for his latest project a comment on the coronavirus crisis its message if you don't master you don't get. m k richards and welcome to the show u.s. president donald trump has made good on his threat to end hong kong special status trump has signed an executive order to strip the city of its trade privileges and bring it in line with mainland china he also announced sanctions against officials and banks involved in beijing's crackdown on civil liberties in the territory china has condemned the move and said it would impose sanctions on u.s. individuals and charge and other escalation of tensions between the u.s. and china. trump took actions against china in retaliation for its recent moves on

hong kong he authorized sanctions on banks and officials involved in imposing a tough new security law that effectively terminates the semi autonomous territories unique status to side legislation and an executive order to hold china accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of hong kong we've all watch what happened not a good situation their freedoms been taken away their rights have been taken away and with it goes hong kong in my opinion he made a statement the u.s. move comes to weeks after beijing pass a new law that many say represses fundamental democratic freedoms in the city the law prohibits what beijing views as subversive activities and gives the police sweeping powers to connect searches and make arrests something the authorities made ample use of as soon as the law was passed trump also revoked hong kong special

trading status today also signed an executive order ending u.s. preferential treatment for hong kong hong kong will now be treated the same as mainland china no special privileges no special in treatment and no export of sensitive technology is. without its privileges hong kong could lose its position as a bustling i'm competitive financial hub wiping out businesses and threatening livelihoods a lot of people relieving hong kong i suspect and we're going to do a lot more business because of it because we just lost one competitor. as the deep freeze between the 2 superpowers shows no signs of thawing hong kong's residents are left out in the cold. well to france now where millions of people have been celebrating best deal day the country's national holiday only this year it's taking

place under the shadow of coronavirus public celebrations have been cancelled or scaled back and in the capital paris for the 1st time since 1905 authorities have canceled the traditional parade along the shops of these day instead france's leaders paid tribute to the doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus fight. an emotional message of thanks for france's health care workers normally it's the day france marks the birth of its republic with military pump marching soldiers but this year's but still day on of the essential work is on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic. and it's not just tributes president mccrone has already promised $8000000000.00 euros to fund pay rises for existing nurses and care workers and to hire more. but that's too little too late for the thousands of protesters a few kilometers away many health workers are angry that it took

a pandemic to draw attention to years of cost cuts that have put health services under pressure. i did 1st of all we're not heroes we save lives this day is honoring the military. because i no longer have confidence not in my country not in my president not in my government not in justice she sees. the cry of alarm has been sounded emergency rooms and other medical departments with some closing maternity wards are closing although we need them. normally crowds would fill the streets to watch the official celebrations but members of the public were not allowed to attend. instead family members of medical workers who died fighting the pandemic joined president mccrum to watch a smaller military display physically distance troops or face masks and that's one health measure the president wants to expand. the circle on the court in the next weeks i would like mass to be compulsory in all close public spaces we're doing it

already on public transport and it works in a bastille day t.v. interview also acknowledged the reinfection rate was rising but he announced plans to reopen all schools in september under conditions as normal as possible. as from celebrates a national day that was far from normal essential workers hope the attention the pandemic has brought them will bring better pay and conditions long off to the applause fades. well let's go now to some other stories making news around the world elaine maxwell has been denied bail after pleading not guilty to sex crime charges that lead to a legit dealings with her former associate jeffrey epstein u.s. prosecutors say the british socialite is a flight risk she's accused of helping the late financier recruit and abuse minors . thousands of bolivians have protested against the government in the capital la

paz because of economic hardship caused by polls that 90 some burned effigies of political leaders they want to thaw readies to do more to reactivate the economy amid massive layoffs bolivia has been hard hit by the pandemic with about 50000 cases. 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 marooned by the flooding or forced to flee their homes rivers are expected to rise further in coming days. while mogadishu the capital of somalia and east africa is a city that's been ravaged by war like so many other places around the world it's facing another enemy now to the coronavirus but the country is broke and its health service is struggling now private companies are joining forces with the government to try to keep the public safe. reports now on

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so friendly but this you know you know. there's some difficulties you know the culture somebody comes out about with pride so flock it's also a modest with a belief. it is. you know a it's a promise of our cities the know what the score. many people still have a difficult type of the heir to the advice due to the nature of their walk but. if i was here at the business places challenging i start to turn to follow their advice however not using clubs would be keeping people apart allowing $2.00 to $3.00 people in that time and regularly washing i have. a small guest says but ones that can go a long way to still depend they. well let's return now to our top story that the united states is stripping hong kong of its special

status and correspondent cv kong is standing by for us in hong kong with more t.v. what has beijing's reaction been to this new legislation and executive order coming from the u.s. . well that's backed out on its own in the same. 6 expressed strong opposition on the nation against the u.s. 7 do you. beijing sat they will impose would tell it to ease tensions against us to the new hong kong tomtom act and also they expected all other to revoke hong kong special status so china has stress home the home of bessie the internal fast china that no porn country can interfere into it and they also stress that they will laid out with television meshes against the actions of the us so this was definitely a better intensified u.s.

timing tensions given the fact that you have to read a bit. of the virus becoming another trait its bills. all right correspondent if you be calling that covering that story for us in hong kong thank you. well here in germany a meeting between chancellor angela merkel and the various state premier marquesas oda has fueled speculation over who might take over germany's topped off the top job when american steps down next year in a much publicized trip to bavaria the chancellor was given a grand reception by her host leading political observers suggest he might be positioning himself to follow in miracles footsteps. the bavarian palace of haven't 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 but he just knew it was a wonderful day torque the day started with

a picturesque and well orchestrated boat trip to the island off have been much more filmable than a more convenient helicopter flight would have been. bad was followed by a ride in a horse drawn carriage the perry sembler regent with a crown prince but i'm going to america doesn't want to comment on the question on everyone's lips. but there's also one concerning the issue of my success i want to observe a certain restraint which means that i won't comment on the question in any way. commenting on more than half of germans think 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 mexico germany got through this crisis better than other countries is down to the influence and leadership of the chancellor people discomfort of

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. later in the day german chancellor angela merkel switched her tension from domestic to international politics returning to berlin and to host the spanish prime minister at their meeting ahead of a crunch e.u. summit merkel warned that time was running out to reach a deal on the long term budget and a coronavirus recovery fund for europe she said that germany would push for a compromise agreement at this coming weekend meeting sanchez said that spain would do all they could to make a deal happen. don't forget you can always get news on the go just download from google play or from the app store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and

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