and there are dangerous mutual admiration there to the rest of the world. trying to put in stores august 3rd on do you w. . this is t w news line from berlin tensions run high and brussels as bitter negotiations over a coronavirus stimulus package from main deadlocks e.u. leaders are haggling over a house of cards allowed a 750000000000 euro recovery fund the summit went into overtime last night and on the 3rd day of talks things got personal between get those in camps also coming up to the. government controlled areas of syria a parliamentary election with strict measures to contain the spread of her own virus the vote comes amid new international sanctions and intensifying calls for

the president to step down. on the call for welcome to the show. e.u. leaders are meeting for a 3rd day as they struggle to reach an agreement on a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery plan member countries are divided on how much of the money should be distributed as free qur'an says and how much as repayable loans hard hit southern states including italy and spain are seeking substantially payments but a group of fiscally frugal northern countries favor loans and more control over how the money is spent bridging the gap between the 2 opposite camps is proving to be a major challenge heading into a new round of meetings german chancellor angela merkel warned that a de. deal might not be reached today begin good today we are entering the 30 days

negotiations and it is certainly the decisive one the various issues the science of the fund the way it is managed and also the questions of the rule of law has not been examined thoroughly i still can't say whether a solution will be found there is a lot of goodwill but there are also many positions and so i will make every effort but it may also be there is no result is achieved today so it's a good. difficult scenario let's bring in our correspondent bob a visa who's following the summit in brussels for us barbara quite a bleak outlook from anglo-american who is backed up in that by luxembourg prime minister some you better he said quote in 7 years i have rarely seen such diametrically opposed positions on many points why is this summit so difficult. i mean these people have been spending the 3rd day together and it seems that now gloves are really off and tempers are fraying and that becomes more and more

obvious they the those divergences become really apparent are being shown on the outside bad boy of the hour is of course the dutch prime minister mike router who has made himself the spokesman of the hardliners of the so-called frugal countries who want to give as little money as possible and have as much control as possible over that and. american even head heard to settle in one of those meeting with meetings when mark ruta really wouldn't budge and sort of made it all the matter of principle and just hear what the hunger in prime minister viktor orban had to say on that beef. not because of me but because of the dog gone because he initiated from i think you took. which is not good quality you know off you know understanding what you've done is a brick it's because of them not because of the i don't like balloon game but the

doctor is the real responsible man for whom i speak. insults are flying as we see president the french president he is so fed up with all this he already was leaving several times and so we seem to have finally ended kindergarten level at the summit and it's all like a big dysfunctional and very unhappy family at their worst we're talking a lot about money of course here but there's an underlying discussion about european values going on solidarity of rule of law are we seeing the union losing common ground here it looks like it at the moment i mean normally if things are normal in better times then the indian they've always been able to pull together but at the moment the signs see the signs seen seem a bit ominous because i'm in sort of verity is seems to be in an increasingly of

quality before some of the get everybody talked about it you know this was the big value this was what europe needed we need to pull together the part what do we see when it comes down to the money on the table everybody sort of does their own thing and serves their own national interest and the other big aspect the rule of law the democratic values of europe that means independent judiciary free press free opinion and so one is a force that is threatened in some eastern european countries for years now and nothing is to be done about it and it seems that again this time this will be throwed under the bus amidst this fierce haggling about the record of corunna recovery so barbara quickly if the e.u. leaders do not come to an agreement tonight what's next. another summit what do you think i mean they will go home they sent home. the chair here and there was ok sync again we reach a certain point and then we'll try it within like 10 days' time or so to build it's

something that everybody will absolutely be lose to do but they'll have to because in the end it's also her if it's a she she has to somehow force them to come together it's a very difficult task as we see prevail in brussels thank you very much syrians are voting in parliamentary elections today in areas controlled by the regime of bashar al assad the president and his wife asma have already cast their votes and damascus analysts say there are few real choices for voters as the ballots are dominated by the ruling party and its allies assad's government is dealing with a crumbling economy after 9 years of civil war as well as new international sanctions. the aftermath of an ass strike in aleppo province president bashar al assad is reaching out the last pockets of opposition to his regime 8. he has won the war with brute force and tonight controls

most of the country. but it is a country in ruins not just its times and cities but its economy too with inflation rampant the world food program says food prices and that 20 times higher than pre-war levels millions of syrians are going hungry some of pinning hopes on sunday's parliamentary elections. we hope the candidates will be deserving of the faith replacing in the syria has to return to what it was before we hope we can overcome the sanctions so that syria can become better than it was. on the opposition groups up boycotting the poll candidates must be government approved ensuring a parliament dominated by assad spots party and its advice yet after 20 years in power assad is facing rising discontent even among loyal supporters.

these are anti-government demonstrations in the opposition held city of us as in march by june anti regime protests and also fled in the loyalist area of psuedo though under a regime control the protests went unchallenged a sign of public anger that is growing but will not be reflected in the election results. let's now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world thousands of israelis have gathered in tel aviv to protest against the government's handling of the follow up from the coronavirus pandemic critics say businesses have not been given enough help demonstrators also relate and jerusalem where police fired water cannons. and italy engineers have begun testing the new highway bridge in genoa that was built to replace the one that collapsed 2 years ago dozens of trucks are crossing the span to test the bridges ability to withstand large waves 43 people

were killed when the former bridge collapsed in severe weather. french prosecutors say there. questioning a man in connection with the arson inquiry into saturday's fire at the nanda cathedral dozens of firefighters were needed to put out the blaze at the 15th century gothic building. authorities in northern india nepal say something or a 1000000 people have been displaced by monsoon flooding nearly 200 people have been reported killed in floods landslides and lightning strikes officials across the region are warning of further flooding from the rising river levels. and parts of china it's been raining almost continuously since the end of june whole regions along the 6000 kilometer say river are under water dozens of people have been killed and businesses left completely devastated. chinese social media footage offers an unfiltered look at the devastating floods and tires cities along the

young sea are practically drowning heavy rains have caused china's longest rivet's whoever flow nearly $20000000.00 people are believed to be affected in danger of losing their livelihoods like this man who fears his tea harvest has been destroyed you know if you were trying to drawing some of the harvest in order to save it but we have to throw away most of it. meanwhile china's state broadcaster c.c.t.v. is mainly showing images of heroic rescue efforts. we're gathering material preparing in case another dam breaks. levels at the world's largest power station the 3 gorges dam have risen by 12 meters in the last 10 days the pressure is steadily rising more and more water is left out which worsens the flooding not

a good sign for rescue efforts. why even if we're trying to protect ourselves from the flood we're constructing additional dams to reduce the number of victims the genesis of. more rain is forecast china's great river is now a threat to millions of people. to the us now where president donald trump has declined to say whether the confederate flag is an offensive symbol calling it a source of pride for people who love the south his remarks and a televised interview come at a fierce debate over how to deal with the country's legacy of racism and slavery mississippi is the last u.s. state to remove the confederate symbol from its flag but so far there is no new design so what makes aflac we spoke to one of the world's most renowned flag experts. for 126 years mr pugh frog had a blue suit on trees crops on a red background with 13 white stars and now 3 left corner it was the battle flag

of the confederate troops during the american civil war it symbolizes the southern states and their struggle to preserve slavery this flag is now history the use of this flag is relevant to everybody in the society who use it so everybody. feeling or nobody gave a shit and writes to say something about it and to have an emotional attachment this is very much flakes are working as a social symbol if the symbol is saying something that we are no longer thinking about for ourselves that we should be like that it. seems to be time to change such a symbol. canada is the best new an example of a flag change at a national level the country swapped its inherited british flag for the well known made coolly flag in 1965 sites africa and rwanda have also removed their colonial

past from their state flags new zealand time ever was not the whole process took several years of discussion. finally they reached 3 or 4 designs that were acceptable to most of the people. they went through a decision process through referring them and finally they decided they just like the flag as their reason they don't see why dish changed in mississippi people have long criticized the flag after anti recent protests that political pressure has increased the confederate symbol does not reflect what mississippi is today at least according to the majority of those entitled to vote but it's unclear what the new flag will look like. raising. a flag to be accepted in the society should trouble very simple design should be easily remembered it

should be distinguished distinguishable from other flags so the should represent meaningful symbolism and that is not simple. i find commission has been set up in mississippi and it's to you to submit a proposal by mid september people there will then vote in a referendum on the same day as the presidential election on november 3rd. to formula one now and defending world champion lewis hamilton who has won the hungarian crown prince the british driver won in hungary a record extending 8th time to go top of the driver standing leap frogging restating his teammate while terry bottas who finished 3rd. to stop him did well to finish 2nd after crashing into a barrier before the race and even begun. you're watching d.w. news here's a reminder of our top story at this hour e.u. leaders are holding a 3rd day of talks over a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery plan they're deeply divided over how to

help countries including spain and italy which have been hardest hit by the fed's demick. to sustainable you news i'm in essex we'll have more headlines for you at the top of the hour on the pledge for me as the entire team here and thanks for watching. me there i'm david and this is climate change. our premise in 3 books. for. smarter for free. or neutral. tone for it is for me to. bring children for a brain tumor.