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this as you know we do is live from berlin democracy deferred elections in hong kong are delayed for a year chief executive carrie lam says a surge in corona virus cases is the reason germany weighs in by suspending its extradition treaty with the territory also coming up a sea of red cohen virus plunges the eurozone into the deep end shrinking the g.d.p. by over 12 percent in the 2nd quarter it is the worst downturn on record. burle
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as famous club scene has been silent for months because of the pandemic but straight reversed and on the following the authorities are moving underground a rather upside. on well iraq it's a pleasure to have you with us germany has joined a growing number of nations suspending their extradition treaties with hong kong foreign minister heikal mosse said it was because of 2 decisions by the hong kong government the 1st one to disqualify a dozen opposition candidates in the legislative council elections the 2nd to postpone those very elections well the territories chief executive kerry lamb announced that the september vote would be delayed by a year because of a spike in corn a virus cases but opposition lawmakers aren't buying it they accuse the government of using. the outbreak as
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a pretext to thwart the pro-democracy movement well the word vote rather would have been hong kong's 1st since a controversial security law came into effect here's why to chief executive lam said at a news conference we aren't going to invoke emergency regulations or a much older ringback nearness or even. trying to be laid off in elections and are certainly of course the main content off a rule rendition an early structure for justice will give you from beating a traitor a known for newly we've had to support over time have been discriminating making this decision but i want to take you now to our political correspondent simon young who is tracking this story for you simon what more have you learned. well lately you mentioned the statement by foreign minister heiko moss saying that the decision to perspire own the election and also to disqualify a number of opposition karen candidates who are a further encroachment on the basic rights of people in hong kong including the
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right to free and fair elections and he said those events as well as the arrests of democracy activists were very concerning to the german government that's why this action has been taken and of course extradition is at the heart of concerns about hong kong it was the protests last year about an extradition bill that has since been withdrawn but it would have allowed suspects to be extradited from hong hong kong to mainland china that ultimately led i think to the in position all of the hong kong security law which of course western governments including germany have been extremely concerned about and that's i mean i outlined some of the reasons that prompted to today's decision by the german government why was the german come why did the german government feel compelled to act right now it could have done last year. well i think there has been growing concern and of course there has been
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an attempt to get an agreement and a you wide agreement but it's been difficult to do that not every e.u. country was willing to stand up to china particularly with the economic measures in the same way so it's not clear if it's the election point or the lack of agreement or the you level that's really pushed the german government over the edge now but this announcement from hong kong today that they were perspiring the election i think shows the determination of b. beijing to impose its stamp on hong kong berlin is saying well we won't accept that due to the use political correspondent simon young reporting thank you i want to say now about some of the other coronavirus pandemic related developments in the world vietnam recorded its 1st coronavirus death on friday as the pandemic rebounds there well the country had previously been praised for containing the contagion meanwhile british prime minister boris johnson says he is putting the brakes on
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easing the lockdown measures and will instead impose new restrictions this afternoon spike in corona virus infections in the u.k. and germany has added 3 northern spanish regions to its list of high risk destinations anyone arriving from those areas will have to produce a negative virus test result or go into court and for 2 weeks. well with the pandemic a closing entire economies down it was always expected that there'd be damage but just how high the toll will be is only now becoming clear at least in europe a stream of g.d.p. figures that has shown that many economies that experience 2 years of growth and how deep into the red the eurozone as a whole is now officially in its worst ever recession after 2 disastrous quarters. cash registers are humming again across europe. iconic landmarks eerily quiet and spring are alive with people once more. no one knows for sure how the pandemic will
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develop over the next few months but what is becoming clear is that the economic damage done in europe between april and june was of historic proportions. that was the period when strict lockdowns brought large parts of the continent's economy to a virtual standstill the data for that period is now becoming available and the news it's as bad as anything the e.u. has ever seen it means the european economy has entered its deepest recession in post-war history spain's economy contracted by a massive 18.5 percent that compares with a near 14 percent drop in france and a 12.4 percent fall and italy german g.d.p. fell by 10 percent. with covert 1000 cases rising again there are some fears of a 2nd lockdown. even with. the condemn expect anomic impact is likely to be felt for many months to come here in barcelona beach is normally full with tourists are
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far quieter than normal a local rise in infections is keeping travelers away. our financial correspondent in frankfurt chelsea delaney has more on the terrible 2nd quarter for you have sick on me. the world was braced for really stunning contractions and the european economy and the 2nd quarter but the scale of the numbers we've seen this week has just been absolutely stunning and not just here in europe but in the united states as well the question now really is how can the economy recover from a blow this big we have already started to see some tentative signs of recovery things like consumer confidence business confidence production exports have started to improve but the big overhanging fear is of course a 2nd wave of infections we're already seeing this play out in spain where the rising number of cases has led many european countries to and by citizens against
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of a traveling there that will add more pressure on to the spanish economy which already contracted 18.5 percent and the 2nd quarter but even if we do you avoid a 2nd wave of infection it will likely take years for the european economy to fully recover. the u.s. financial correspondent to chelsea delaney reporting from the frankfurt stock exchange well now here in berlin corner of iris restrictions have shut down the city's it whiles nightlife clubs have been closed for months and there's no sign they might reopen anytime soon and that's got some rivers raving mad summer notified authorities and are taking the party to the city's parks this next report contains flushing images to start. merlin's club scene is world famous but corona is threatening its existence. clubs like this one have been empty for months. a
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vaccine is the only hope for many owners. and we've already seen examples of brawn showing that it really doesn't work in south korea they thought they had the pandemic under control because they had hardly any new cases then they opened the clubs and they had their 1st case in a clump within the week which meant that the club's had to be closed down again. people are itching to dance again. illegal raves have been taking place weekly in berlin's house in hyde park. up to 5000 are thought to have attended one last saturday. laura was one of them she wanted to remain anonymous. just look around you at every football match there are at least 22 people on the field with substitutes you've got up to 30 or 40 people and they were very quick to
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allow that again. sure with restrictions but this categorical ban ignores the needs of the party community. but rivers seem to be ignoring the threat of the coronavirus. i think the problem with a lot of people is that they can't understand why open air options are not being made available. they don't see an infection risk because there have been numerous large events such as demonstrations with no infections if you look it would appear that there is little danger of infection so i guess people say why not make it legal and if it's not made legal they do it illegally. being moms yes i'm for so. many club owners have asked district authorities to allow open air events they've been waiting months for a decision. to come. for they can't be that hard to just make green
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spaces available where it's possible to set up a security cordon and some portable toilets people are doing it anyway much of an empty fun fought on the mice no one owns so in fall. i think most of us would cooperate if there were an official location that's cordoned off with a limit of say 50 or 100 people and you'd have to wear a mask. not with fall and cooler weather fast approaching the window of opportunity for open air events is closing and with it possibly many of the city's beloved clubs. want to hang out with some of the other stories making news around the world the european commission has a lot french engineering giant to buy the train making division. of the canadian company of the 6000000000 euro dual make alstom the world's 2nd largest railway manufacturer after china's c r r c corp approval came on condition that alstom sells some of its other assets
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british filmmaker alan parker has died following a long illness at the age of 76 he began his career in advertising and later shot to fame as the director of films including bugsy malone midnight express fame aviator and mississippi burning barker was awarded a knighthood and the bafta fellowship. it's muslims around the world are celebrating the start of our they ceased rather of sacrifice all but for many festivities have been massively scaled back over coronavirus concerns separate rites marking the end of the hard in saudi arabia's holy city of mecca will also knew that all the a select few have taken part compared to the millions who usually flock there every year. this is what mecca looks like now
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no sea of pilgrims instead only up to $10000.00 people already residing in the kingdom were allowed to participate in this year's hotch an annual pilgrimage for muslims that last year saw about 2 and a half 1000000 people gathered here from around the world on the coronavirus pandemic has also curtailed this year's eve celebrations on the 1st day of the 3 day festival worshippers in the world's most populated muslim country indonesia were advised to wear masks and maintain social distancing the country's religious ministry also advised mosques to shorten prayer ceremonies but yeah i think. this year's eve is very different from the previous years because we need to follow health protocols when we perform prayers like maintaining social distancing and we can stand close to each other or greek people another measure which i think is good is that we have to bring our own prayer materials so this is definitely different and there are fewer worshippers but i'm not up there much. in the turkish capital
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istanbul the celebration also took place in the fia for the 1st time in decades that after the turkish government recently reconverted the former historical cathedral and museum back into a mosque. and in afghanistan a 3 day truce has been called between the government and the taliban just before the truce went into effect a car bomb killed at least 17 people the taliban denies any responsibility the truce is only the 3rd to take place in the last 1000 years and will last until the end of the muslim holiday. and we end on some good news for marine life in greece divers there have removed 500 kilos of fishing nets that were in tangled in the wreck of a woold were 2 submarine in a 5 day cleanup operation greek and dutch volunteers descended to 52 meters between the islands of careful lonia and 2nd thoughts to work on the h. and s.
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pursues while the british submarine sank off catalonia in 1901 after hitting a mine the operations organizers say millions of animals die after becoming ensnared in nylon nets each year the nets will be recycled and used to produce socks swimmer and carpets. and that does it for me i wish you a wonderful weekend and hope to see one day get. on the green. card by mail and i'm good welcome to the 2nd season on the good. and the planet on the brink of disaster we did long in-depth interview experts about one person how would it be changing.
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