this is deja vu news a live shot from berlin in germany the 1st children head back to school after the summer holidays as coronavirus cases are on the rise schools have reopened their doors to students amid an increase in infections across the country all eyes are on how children and teachers can stay safe and stay in the classrooms also coming up on the show a royal runaway spain's former kenya one carlos the 1st to fleece the country amid a corruption probe he's accused of taking millions of dollars in kickbacks from saudi arabia. and who build join

a joe biden in his bid to veto donald trump we'll have a closer look at the top contenders are vying to become his vice presidential running mates in november's election. richardson welcome to the show here in germany the 1st children have headed back to school just as the country is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases it's the 1st time the students are going to school full time since march but life in the classroom won't be quite what it used to be our reporter visited one school in the city of rostock to see how they're adjusting . finally back where they wanted to be in the schoolyard with all of their friends for the 1st time in 5 months these children from john brinkman primary school in rough stop can play together without a mask and without daring to social distancing rules. even hugs are allowed

although not recommended. and specify it's better now because we like to sit next to each other again and we can see all our friends again where no. one is i i find it great because we can see all of our friends again and also our classmates and teachers. it's even my sister's very 1st day at school so that's really exciting results in this choice turk. just like this class all 11000000 german pupils are supposed to return to a daily school routine in the next couple of weeks a great relief for their parents as well but playing and learning so close to each other every day comes with a certain risk of infection that to make some teachers uneasy. as of course we're anxious it's not just school it goes beyond that i'm thinking

about my family my grandmother is $91.00 you don't want to be a carrier plus i have to be extra careful as my child has asked. passer with coded 1000 infections rising again in germany parents have mixed feelings about the new start to. this isn't a given there's a degree of uncertainty you don't know where people have been on holiday. i'm glad it's starting up again the last 6 months have been exhausting. understood. it started normally and i could see that. distancing. keeping the kids at home even longer isn't an option for the school's head teacher. the goal is really important for the children and their families as well i think schools can restart despite the rising cases. for the most part everyone is trying to keep a distance even though some hugs just inevitable for the kids they hope to be able

to continue their school year as normally as possible. spain's former king juan carlos is leaving the country to live abroad the announcement comes weeks after the 82 year old was accused of corruption allegedly receiving up to $100000000.00 in bribes from saudi arabia juan carlos abdicated in 2014 handing over the crown to his son the 6th some reports in spanish media have suggested that the former monarch has already left the country. the news rocks by juan carlos the former spanish king is going into exile it's not been announced where he's heading he says he's done so to protect the monarchy from scandal but his decision has outraged many spaniards. this is really bad you should pay the money back. it's a heist you decision he should stay and defend himself in court like the rest of us

or you. prosecutors have long been investigating kwan carlos the monarch is facing accusations he took a kickback from saudi arabia when spanish companies won a contract to build around the way between mecca and medina there the king's former lover critz resigned a victim stein is suspected to have received the broad money spanish journalists were given late types with helping to hide the some. the king made a fortune especially in the united arab emirates and the gulf states and also i sat iraq. he kept it gifts and nations and then he set up an elaborate financial structure to conceal that money there's nothing to save me if i don't do this here. that republicans have been capitalizing on the royal scandal by organizing protests against the royal family they're hoping spaniards have had enough. of the corruption doesn't just involve

a few bad apples demonstrating against the money he has a corrupt system of innocence and they want to. punk carlos allegedly continued to finance a lavish lifestyle with the laundered money after he abdicated the throne he could still face charges of the matter but now he's put a little distance between himself and son king philippe and between himself and prosecute his. well that's going out to some other stories making news around the world a new motorway bridge has been inaugurated in genoa italy to replace a structure that collapsed almost 2 years ago today the collapse of the marandi bridge it killed 43 people the new bridge designed by star architect to renzo piano was built in near record time. swarms of locusts have descended on the farmlands of southern russia causing huge damage to agriculture

a hot dry summer is being blamed for the plague creating the perfect conditions for the insects to breed there are estimated to have caused over 11000000 euros in damage. southern california as a 1st major blaze of the fire season is a growing it is now burned through over 80 square kilometers of forest east of los angeles thousands of people in nearby have been ordered to evacuate their homes and officials say the fires were started by a malfunctioning truck that sends sparks flying. u.s. president donald trump and his company may have engaged in quote extensive and protracted criminal conduct that's according to a new filing a by a new york prosecutor who was trying to obtain the president's tax returns from calls the fraud investigation a witch hunt. speaking of trump let's go to the u.s. presidential race now democratic candidate joe biden is expected to announce his choice of running mate in the next 2 weeks in march he committed to choosing

a woman as his vice president and since then dozens of names have been floated as possibilities let's take a look now at 4 top contenders for the post. one person seen as having a good chance of becoming biden's running mate is this observer say she takes lots of boxes she's a person of color something seen as crucial given the current ructions over racism in the us. she's also someone the public knows well as having tried to secure the democratic nomination herself before withdrawing to support biden in march crucially she has a reputation as a fierce and competent debater. however critics fear there could be a lack of personal chemistry between her and biden something some say could be a drawback for her. senator elizabeth warren is another well known face she too for to tough campaign to become the democratic nominee. was. the one she

brings experience and has biden is demanding the ability to do the job on day one but her age could work against her some also worry she could alienate republican swing voters by being too progressive and too liberal. then there is senator tommy duckworth a veteran who lost both legs during the iraq war supporters say her military credentials and her personal narrative may well appeal to conservatives frustrated with trump. as a tie american she's also from an ethnically diverse background and hailing from the midwest something she could also give biden the edge when it comes to battleground states such as michigan but others for her lack of experience on the national stage could be a disadvantage. but another figure thought to be in contention is former national security adviser susan rice protector of north korea she also served as u.s.

ambassador to the u.n. under the obama administration and as such has a wealth of foreign policy expertise including on russia and china at $55.00 she's also relatively young but to track to say one chink it could be that she's never run for public office. well i'm joined now by i didn't use him as paul in washington d.c. you know let's take a closer look at these candidates who is seen as having the best chance to become biden's running mates well i think it's. because she's a really experienced politician she has a very interesting family background so her father is immigrant from to my car her mother is an indian immigrant so she really reaches out to minorities and they will be crucial in this election campaign and she has been a prosecutor really gives her some good points. cons of the

conservative part of the democratic party. a woman from a diverse a background who of course also ran in the primaries previously what does a biden's choice need to bring to the table to give democrats the best chances of beating president trump in november. rightly i mean the vice presidential picks have all from being seen as being kind of a strain for the candidate has a weakness this biden is obviously his age but not only that he is a man so yes he already said that he's going to pick a woman he needs someone who is attractive for the swing voters for those republicans who are just not willing to vote for donald trump one more time he also needs someone who people trust who is able to really guide this country out of this economic crisis which is just about to stall is this is another really dumont end

to all this person has to be able to reach out to. those democrats who really do have like joe biden so this is a really kind of a big or a t. of person has to fulfill. you know as paul reporting from washington d.c. well microsoft is in talks with the owner of social media platform take talked to by the apps u.s. business the american software giant which has focused in recent years on business applications like cloud computing said it wants to seal a deal by the middle of september behind its push growing tensions between the u.s. and china. office life today would be unthinkable without microsoft word and excel but so far the world's leading software producer hasn't had a social media hit among young people that however could be about to change. president donald trump is giving chinese own social media platform tick-tock 45

days to sell its u.s. business a chance for microsoft 2 8 3 2 2 4 8 9. tick-tock is an internationally successful social video platform that allows users to upload edit and mima 5 short clips and watch clips created by others available worldwide it's owned by chinese company by dance that's a problem for the u.s. government trump wants to curb beijing's influence in the united states along with other chinese companies by dance is under pressure but china isn't backing down or look or you move on we call on some individuals in the us to listen carefully to the voices of the international community to provide an open and fair environment for each market and its investments in operations in the u.s. to stop politicising economic and trade issues to stop abusing the concept of national security to promote discriminatory policies at how to. in beijing

residents say they're surprised that an app has been dragged into a fight between politicians. yet of our show but i think it's because the united states china relationship has really deteriorated recently. about you we use many apps and softwares that were developed by the us tick tock has been successfully gaining many users around the world but i didn't expect that due to political reasons this could affect the economy and even after users personally i added this in my own market so far microsoft successful ventures into the world of social media have been limited to link to platform full career professionals but this deal with tic talk could give microsoft a larger market share with younger millennialism generations ahead with pressure from the u.s. government on tech talk microsoft says it's looking to purchase the american business operations by september the 15th. well that's our news update at this hour

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