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this is deja vu news live from berlin mandatory coronavirus testing begins for travelers arriving in germany testing stations are open at arrival terminals as concerns grow that a 2nd wave of the pandemic may be hitting germany the new rules apply to anyone to rising from regions deemed to be high risk also coming up in beirut of big cleanup effort as the city tries to recover from the huge explosions that ripped it apart the u.n. is warning of an imp of an impending humanitarian catastrophe in the whole of lebanon. and a passenger planes gives off
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a runway in india and breaks into to the air india express flight with almost 200 people aboard slid off the runway while landing in the state of corolla. i'm way i'm glad welcome to the program travelers arriving in germany are facing mandatory testing for the coronavirus amid a surge in infections across the country the rules apply to anyone arriving from regions deemed to be high risk those who refuse the test could face a fine of up to 25000 euros the new testing requirement comes as experts warn that germany could be seeing its 2nd wave of the pandemic with new cases rising to over 1000 a day. let's speak more now with our correspondent carbo's on who's at the. frankfurt airport conrad it's been
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a long time in the works getting this to become a requirement now we're here what's it been like for people arriving at airports today. i have to say william things here at the french. terms of compulsory testing went pretty smoothly most passengers are very. understanding and corporative which also has to do with the great of helping hands that have been put in place here some soldiers of the german army for example also volunteers from the german red cross they help the passengers give them advice information and guide them through this testing procedure so let's get into that procedure what exactly are travelers facing when they come into germany. when you sit on the plane. traveling to germany you will be given a passenger locator card but you have to fill out it contains information about
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your own health but also what kind of potential contact you had in the country you are traveling from. this card will be collected and it's the basis of the data that the health authorities have in order to know who must be tested who must be getting into quarantine when you arrive in germany you don't have to go to the center here at the airport you can also go home 1st and then have yourself tested at your general petitioner's practice also in some of the other testing centers that are put in place in germany. so you're at the frankfurt airport airports are of course just there just one way to come into a country what about people coming over land by train bus car how does that work. but more centers are being installed in germany not only at the airports also at central way way stations at the ports of course and also on the german autobahns at
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some of the you know large rest stops or service areas there centers are being installed or they will be installed and this is where you can get tested all right connor bosun is with us from frankfurt airport thanks very much. to lebanon now and the united nations is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe after the massive explosions that ripped through the capital beirut on tuesday u.n. agencies say they're struggling as they try to support hundreds of thousands of people in need of help residents have started a big cleanup but they're concerned that most of the burden has landed on their shoulders. and now deeply familiar sound echoing through beirut shattered glass being cleaned up by deeply frustrated civilians this was what i've beirut hospitals with much of the infrastructure destroyed doctors and nurses have no choice but to join the cleanup. was not my work in the operating theatre
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there's nothing left everything is destroyed everything. it's a similar site down the road it said george hospital here britain was on shift when the blast hit. you know what we had 3 patients over here we even had to ventilate 2 patients on the floor my colleague and i did everything we could to save them luckily we succeeded. the world has been warmed by the sight of the people of beirut joining together to clean up their city but the ones doing the sweeping are also angry. they say preexisting corruption and incompetence by the government has caused the relief effort to fall short. of. the last. government. there.
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as local when international rescue teams continue to search the rubble for the missing people of beirut have turned their rage towards the government saying it's time to oust the political elite. let's get more now from our correspondent reza solomon was in the lebanese capital of beirut and this is a city that's been knocked down so many times over the decades now we're 5 days from this blast what is life looking like for people there. and did william and now people are still cleaning up the mess the destruction that's what's caused from the shock waves of the explosion that took place on tuesday they're cleaning the shattered glass that are still digging under their albums for their own belongings and this morning. she. was and in a visit to the president's advantage he spent. and. said that she's going to
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mobilize efforts to support an 11 on going to mobilize and after that the point that the nun and. claimed that it will help to if you've been court and the worst and point in turkey with this debate for. how many of the at least 150 people dead they've been buried today but there are still many more people missing what's the latest you can tell us about that recovery effort. when william there are still and can you think you've been missing for in joint the rescue teams here in lebanon as a rescue operation are still in progress and the minister of health he he announced that till now once 504-0000 are. dead after the explosion 6 people are injured and the numbers are expected to rise in the few hours as the rescue operations are set in progress. and for those who are left with
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a mess to clean up there many of them are planning a big demonstration for later this afternoon what can we expect to hear from those protesters. when everything is. about this demonstration people are furious people are in mourning and some of them have lost their loved ones are there others that have had their houses or their businesses that this choice. and this question came as a change on top of the cake after all of the crises that. has been faithing the crippling economy and the grown up and that make and people cannot take it anymore so they were close on social media and on t.v. they look at television for him for everyone to come and i and if i disappear this demonstration. because they say they want to talk of that what if you could if you think that they have you will trust their government. to manage.
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rahsaan solomon with the latest for us from beirut thank you very much and stay safe bellaver is getting ready to hold its most hotly contested presidential election in years and there are clear signs the government is seeking to hush up the media rights groups say several reporters have been arrested including freelance journalist alexander who are calls the reports for de de w. he's been sentenced to 10 days in prison meaning he'll be able to cover the election president alexander lukashenko is facing a wave of dissent over his dismissal of the covert $1000.00 pandemic and his human rights record. in india at least 18 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a passenger plane skidded off the runway in the southern city of korea code the air india express flight was from dubai was carrying one $190.00 passengers and crew
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heavy monsoon rain appears to have played a part in the crash. at the bottom of this 10 made to drop a passenger plane turned graveyard these are the remains of the boeing 737800 that skidded off the runway nose dived and split into 2. the pilot tried hard to land safely in the rainy weather. during the 2nd landing attempt the wheels stated there was a huge ditch on the left more than 10 meters deep there was a sudden impact everyone was wearing seat belts so we kept our hands on the seats in front of us and tried to save ourselves. the air india express flight was repatriating 184 indian stranded in dubai due to the curve of 1000 pandemic both pilots were among those who died in the crash and over
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a dozen people were severely injured locals who were some of the 1st to help at the site have described the horrific scenes they encountered. i found a child under a box on the plane as soon as i picked her up i could see she had serious head injuries a small child one and a half years old i took her in the car if she was an ambulance maybe she could have been saying i took her to hospital but she died. investigators have recovered both the black box and cockpit voice recorder they will be looking at a number of factors that led to the crash including the weather and the runway. conditions the weather conditions were in favorable due to the monsoon this is a tabletop airport so it seems the pilot tried to land at the end of the runway but you to slippery conditions this accident took place. here regularly will make you question. your preconditions. tabletop runway is a difficult to land on because of an optical illusion created by the raised
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platform and deep valleys money side although the cory could runway mates un requirements it is currently $150.00 metres short of its recommended length. the pen demick is hitting football in lots of ways even some top professional players have had to take pay cuts to help the clubs lower down in the leaks it's had a big impact on players who normally earn no more than the average wage and are now out of work visit a training camp here in germany for players looking to win a contract with the club. a ray of hope in difficult times this 3 week training camp into his book is free for a lot of work footballers looking to impress. make a plea for the reserve team of sun pollie he never thought he would be in this situation. so. it was a holy until the mid-season break then my contract was unfortunately terminated on
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january 29th on the 31st the transfer window closed i couldn't find a club in 2 days and then the pun demick came and i got the short straw. because of the. form of been this league coach peter is leading the training camp for the 3rd time like his 2 coaching colleagues he works for no pay. participants come not only from germany but also from switzerland and belgium it is an international event the economic fallout of the pandemic is the same everywhere. in the me. it is affected not just germany but every club world weight the lower down the leagues you get the more a club depends on spectators if revenue doesn't come in wages aren't paid or the sort of the training camp is enhanced by visits from experts such as life coaches sports psychologists employment lawyers. all help is welcome in coronavirus times.
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when there is hope for sure the pun demick won't go away overnight but i'm sure it will come then eventually clubs need players that's why we have to keep on believing. typically 80 percent of those at the annual come get a contract for the new season players hope similar numbers are picked up this year despite the pandemic. now there aren't many silver linings when it comes to global warming but just in siberia may have found one this young woman a mammoth was exposed to view as its icy grave in the siberian permafrost melted other remains of animals that died thousands of years ago are also coming to light such as this war head and a wolf. they were discovered in an area where the 200000 year old permafrost is sadly melting due to climate change.
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that's all for now from d.w. news up next we have a reporter looking at life in the west bank and will include and i'll be back in about 45 minutes with more news so tune in till then follow us on twitter and instagram are you going to and also hear that thanks so much. we know this is every time for the coronavirus is changing changing.

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