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this is deja vu news live from berlin europe's leaders take a break from marathon talks about a massive coronavirus rescue package they haggled into the early hours of the 750000000000 euro bric conference on it looks like they could finally be edging towards a deal. also coming up argentina starts easing lockdown restrictions bringing a welcome boost to businesses battered by the 4 month period national walked out. and the united arab emirates launches the arab world's 1st mission the markets they hope the probe aims to provide the 1st complete picture of the red planet
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atmosphere. i'm seeing so much going to thank you for joining us a tense european union summit in brussels over a proposed 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery package has gone into a 4th day but there are signs that there might be a breakthrough today countries are split over how much money could be a should be distributed as free grants or as loans that will have to be repaid and whether strings should be attached to enforce the rule of law and some countries now hard hit southern states including italy and spain want to see substantial aid payments but a group of self declared frugal northern european countries want loans and to more checks on hall how the money is spent. let's get the latest with our correspondent
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marina was standing by in brussels hi marina what are you seeing and hearing there at this morning. enough mass to me because leaders when they left you some a building that did not come and look very tired now as some of them might get some sleep at least some also might have to go on with bilateral stis gus more about the issues that are still on the table for we know so far is that they're all reconvene at 4 pm this afternoon well as we mentioned these northern european countries now the frugal 5 because of finland has been added to this group they were battling over how much leeway to give the countries that receiving aid so who is given ground here were not of the sticking points are these sticking point at the summit is the mix of grants and loans so we know that the frugal countries prefer loans and want reforms attached to the money that will be handed out to
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southern countries of the $7.00 countries and they suggested a fund of 350000000000 euros of grants instead of 500000000000 euros of grants that there was that was the original plan and countries like france for example as of the 7 countries like italy and spain say this is really not enough we need more grants here. sebastien cts was one of the few leaders to come in this morning on twitter and he said actually he's already happy with the outcome so far well merino there is some sense of optimism but we heard the dutch leader mark were just saying this could still fall apart so what needs to happen today to reach an agreement. you know leah's real definitely would have to discuss the mix of grants and loans this is the big topic and also on the what conditions the money will be handed out and if it will be attached to some sort of fruit of mechanism and here we have 2
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countries that are strongly opposed to this hungary and poland so there's still a lot of discussion going on today and that's for sure and remind us why it's so urgent that they reach an agreement on this package as soon as possible. so we were heading towards a summer break here in brussels usually or was this really quiet here and when the parliament is reconvening in september there has to be a badge it also you will have to make sure to find the money somewhere to make it accessible i'm still january 2021 and this is really crucial so there's actually a chance we're going to brag a record here because the longer summits that you has been dealing with was in that same 2000 and we could be even longer here today you have these munitions reporting in brussels thank you
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argentina has started lifting coronavirus restrictions in the capital buenos side ace around 2200 argentinians have died from the virus and the president has warned that the battle is not yet won but businesses need a boost the economy was already fragile before the pandemic and when inside a says been hit especially hard by the 4 month lockdown for months this bonus i was restaurant has seen only no guests inside they offer their food to go the owners have been fighting to keep the restaurant in business with its 90 year history wholly and. is part of the landscape of the argentine capital but now it's struggling emotionally so we have thought about closing the place down but so far we've been able to make ends meet. slowly the city is starting to reopen families are allowed to venture outside more often joggers can hit the road again and from wednesday small businesses can reopen assuming they have
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survived a ghost town after 4 months of strict lockdown i mean it was definitely a challenge for the body for the mind and financially. before the pandemic argentina was already struggling on the heavy burden of debt to pay it off the economy needs to grow the coronavirus put a stop to that the government is trying to negotiate debt relief with its credit us the deadlines and of august if the contrary argentina will default not for the 1st time. to pull out from businesses this would be a catastrophe they would have serious trouble getting loans on the capital markets that would affect their ability to invest your companies would go bankrupt setting off mass job losses millions already depend on soup kitchens and this part of by a series they hand out 6000 meals every day. some of the people who come here a middle class they used to have their own businesses so. clearly
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n.d.s. refuses to give up on his restaurant it has already survived national bankruptcies and other crises he's betting it can outlive the pandemic. let's check in now and some other stories making news around the world saudi arabia's king solomon has been taken to the hospital the official press agency says he'll undergo medical tests after developing an inflammation of his gall bladder months health has been the subject of speculation for years his son the crown prince mohammed bin solomon is now effectively in charge of the kingdom. judges in iran have suspended the executions of 3 men linked to anti-government protests the decision follows a public campaign against death sentences the men's lawyers are hoping the planned executions will be overturned thousands of anti-government protesters have rallied and ballads they turned out in the capital minsk to support the main challenger to longtime leader alexander lukashenko and next month's presidential vote 2 other
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opposition candidates have been barred from running. and canadian police are investigating how a tour bus careened out of control and flipped over at the end of a sightseeing tour in the rocky mountains on saturday 3 people are dead and at least 2 dozen more were injured in the incident. syrians have gone to the polls to elect a new parliament the election comes against a backdrop of civil war and economic crisis and at the coronavirus pandemic it is the 3rd vote since the conflict began in 2011 but syrians could only cast their ballots in government held regions of the country. syrian president bashar al assad cost his vote in his country's parliamentary elections $167.00 of the parliament's $250.00 seats are already allocated to his ruling baath party critics say the vote will create a parliament that will just be a rubber stamp for the president's decisions so why hold it at all as it wants to
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say i'm still there a little i'm still going through and just parliament in particular is important for 2 things it will be going to will ratify any new constitution for syria and it will be the parliament who has to just confirm the presidential candidates in quantity to anyone at the polling booth voters who are more focused on the after effect of the civil war and stringent u.s. sanctions imposed in june or sort of all at least we hope the candidates will be deserving of the faith with placing in the latter syria has to return to what it was before they are we hope we can overcome the sanctions so that syria can become better than it was you know what the fuss over the eyes of my. happens to him why this election is a constitutional right and then national judy we all have to participate one of our most important demands from the parliament is to raise salaries and improve the
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living and economic conditions of citizens in iceland with another lackey. some polling stations were busy but opposition groups are boycotting the election. in commercially province close to kurdish controlled territory turnout was low and some go to school and they didn't even know the vote was happening. let's hope this doesn't represent the whole of syria because there were no announcements to inform people that they would be an election like a week earlier to specify the date and so on people have no idea about the election who to vote for and what the election is for. only government approved candidates were allowed to run for parliament the successful ones will face the monumental challenges once the results are announced. the united arab emirates has launched the arab world's 1st interplanetary mission the u.a.e. is amal approach which means hope in english aims to orbit of mars and provide the
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1st complete picture of the red planet's atmosphere the launch had been postponed twice because of bad weather the orbiter blasted off from a small island in southern japan. copas the 1st research probes sent by the united arab emirates to investigate other planets. after a roughly 7 month trip popa said to each man was unsettling to orbit. the hope mission and particular is going to study the martian atmosphere so it's going to study the lower middle and upper atmosphere of mars and it's going to try and understand how the gas escape from morse. hope will be the 1st weather satellite to orbit non's researching phenomena like the planets massive sun storms
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it will study weather and climate as the seasons change every 2 year period. the data is meant to help develop models of models atmosphere and own sort of fundamental question why did mars change from a planet that would have supported life to an icy desert. space flight engineers from the emirates and the u.s. developed the satellite it was filled in colorado it's meant to send a message of hope from the missions found at the prime minister of dubai to arab youth. and to reestablish the arabian peninsula's tradition of scientific leadership. the emirates want to launch their own economy into the future with innovation and reduce their dependence on oil.
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china on the other hand is setting its sights on a moslem ending so far the us is the only country to have pulled it off china's satellite channel when one is expected to set a robot and trade the more children down. and on the red planet surface. this rolling research of oratory will explore its environment on a 3 month journey it will also use radar to look underneath the surface to a depth of 100 meters. when knots down the satellite will lead densify and much mars mineral makeup and results is including mineral deposits it's also supposed to search for frozen water. china does not plan on sharing that collects with international research as as others have done and much criticized move. sports now in formula one defending world champion lewis hamilton has won the hungary and grand prix the british driver claimed
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a record extending 8th when and hungry to top the driver standings leapfrogging mercedes teammate. who finished 3rd meanwhile rebels next for stop and managed to finish 2nd after crashing into a barrier of before the race had even started. north america's major league baseball starts on july 23rd but canada's protein the toronto blue jays will not be able to host games at their own stadium the canadian government has denied them permission to play in toronto amid the pandemic the team had hoped to receive an exemption from the 14 day quarantine mandate when crossing the canada u.s. border but they did not get it the blue jays home opener is on july 29th that gives them just over a week to find a temporary home in the us. music lovers have been enjoying an open air opera experience in the greek capital athens the national opera staged its 1st performance since the lockdown at the foot of the ancient of propolis georgian
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singing star anita she says music can play a vital role in helping people through difficult times. thank you for watching. you know that 77 percent of. our young given the. cuts me and me and you. and you know what it's time all voices want. to 77 percent talk about the future. this is where you. are 77 percent.
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