you. tube. this is v.w. news the live from berlin chaotic scenes in beirut at least one police officer is killed and dozens of people injured in violent protests that come in the wake of tuesday's a devastating explosion protestors a blame the blast on years of government corruption. also coming up mandatory coronavirus testing of the gains for travelers coming to germany testing stations open at airports arrival terminals as concerns grow is that a 2nd wave of the pandemic may be hitting the country. and the champions league

returns after months away by in your neck are big favorites for the quarterfinals and hope to quickly find their groove after not playing since early july. and clay richardson welcome to the show we begin in lebanon where protests against the political establishment have left more than 100 people injured and one police officer dad demonstrators have stormed a several official buildings setting fire to at least a want to government ministry many people are furious over tuesday's devastating explosion in the capital beirut the blast killed more than $150.00 people injured thousands more and destroyed large parts of the city the country's prime minister says he will now call early elections. let's cross now to our correspondent battle everyday who is standing by for us in beirut good to see you we have reports

that the situation is escalating with protesters having stormed at least 3 ministries what is it like where you are now. we can i do a 4th one the ministry of energy one of the main it's in fact the ministry that responsible for the electricity sector for. importing old these issues are related to this industry and it was really criticized by the. needs of the politicians the past weeks and years in fact because it was it played the ministry to being the tool to save 20 for the it sector but let me say something here as an observer we can see i want to state that we have foreign ministers that are taken by the protesters and we can. associate thanks they they blamed the banking sector for what they are not in financially and economically because they believe

that the bank expected mainly the sense that. they gave the chance to these government these politicians through this system to be caught up that they. would with money all over again until we reach a 100000000000 dollars us national debt and let me mention one thing here that's 40000000000 dollars 45000000000 dollars in fact the debt for the people what can you imagine motto i don't 45 percent of the mission of the cold quite the sect if that's what people are so angry about the rights of us i don't observe it unobservant that's something very organized which is something but i don't know if it seems that this night it's going to be a turning point in lebanon ok and it's in response to these organized protests a prime minister has signed yeah that i gave a speech on television proposing early elections do you think this will in any way placate the protesters who are self arius that so much explosive material was left

in storage but how safety measures. know your election by before. most of the summer but if you can fuck you today one of the. parties. these are you from department has a 3 piece today and it seemed to be going on with this in the coming days some of the blocks in a position. that might resign but on the circumstances political circumstances on hold what should we go on in the next 48 hours let's say because obviously what's happening tonight it's something really turning point in lebanon $100.00 you have said that. the company will discuss only here the elections on monday i don't think that this will it will be. the

protesters will buy that. because the. old the promises they didn't kept it so i don't think the situation with the current prime minister will go as he thinks it's over the situation is very very. let's say very complicated way and that's what can you tell us about who is organizing these protests. it's not clear yet. it's been there been any sort of things being community about what we can that we can say who's behind them but you can say that the i can't say. jordan this was witnessing what's going on the protesters to cling to the different sectors one of. these protesters they believe the. i mean the security forces all that they do and

the ministers and from a 3rd party they go into the associates of banks it's all of us. old. guys very well. they have it very good communication between each other and it seems the order to plan for that before. i read it in beirut thank you for your reporting i think you can. let's go now to some of the other stories making news around the world survivors of india as a deadliest plane crash in 10 years say the jets way to violently before it skidded off the runway in heavy rain in the southern city of cozy at least 18 people were killed there india express flight from dubai was repatriating indians are stranded by the pandemic. british authorities say there's been a record number of migrants crossing the english channel from france to england to this week because of calm weather the strait may only be 30 kilometers wide at its

narrowest point but it's dangerous because it's the world's a busiest shipping lane. france has promised to send it teens and equipment to help deal with an oil spill that environmentalists fear it could become a major ecological disaster the government of the indian ocean island that relies heavily on tourism has declared a state of environmental emergency. polish police detained 48 people in a gay rights protest in the capital warsaw. writes it was a significant issue in the presidential election last month old's governing party has claimed a gay rights aren't invasive for an ideology that undermines the polish values. well it might not be the welcome some people had hoped for when they arrive in germany but now those coming here from most places will have to submit to a coronavirus tests concerns are growing at a 2nd wave of the pandemic may be hitting the country with new cases rising to over

a 1000 a day. for those who have to travel there's a lot to contend with nowadays these passengers of all landed at germany's busiest airport frankfurt from countries considered high risk that's most of the world outside of europe but before they're allowed to enter germany they have to receive a compulsory code 19 test after a long journey it's not very nice at all but travelers have praised the efficient testing system. 2 we have not rated really low we just came directly and the just do this to you it's a very easy so it will be very helpful but i. had to register for the test over the internet using my mobile foreign it was all relatively easy and quick. the tests are free and those who refuse them face his defines germany has been praised for its response to covert 19 but the crisis isn't new infections are on

the rise again and authorities are worried that arrivals from abroad could make the problem worse. up until now here in france for the number of positive tests has been relatively small around about one percent of the 2000 people. have turned out to be positive this number is expected to rise now as compulsory testing has been introduced for people traveling to germany from high risk countries. or one of those high risk countries is mexico where the number of corona virus infections has been rising rapidly the death toll there has now passed 50000 i only the u.s. and brazil has the virus spreads it's the poor who are the hardest hit. jose one said i'll defer sloss his father and then later his mother and aunt also died from cold at 19 he never thought it possible that the disease would take away his family

. for proof it's only when my father died that we understood how serious this virus really is. we realized that the situation here is really bad only then did we really start paying attention. to move or more of. more than 50000 people are known to have died in mexico but the real number is believed to be considerably higher hospitals are swamped the health care system is under financed and protective gear is in short supply more than 70000 health care workers have already caught the virus such as dr jose garcia in india that's because i mean there are no guidelines whatsoever in hospitals. and no instructions from management or from the government about which rules we should follow. the winning ticket here on the committee to. other accusations include that restrictions were ease too early and

that recommendations for wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing are contradictory criticism is especially aimed at mexico's crisis coordinator who rejects the accusations as you know that the number of dead has a lot to do with the fact that many of these people were already chronically sick. many mexicans don't believe that they say the government's response to cope with 1000 has been chaotic and has cost the lives of many. let's take a look now at some of the latest developments in the corona virus a pandemic paris authorities say wearing a mask will be compulsory outdoors in certain busy areas beginning on monday that's after around $400.00 people a day we're testing positive there meanwhile brazil is expected to hit 100000 deaths on saturday still it's allowing shops and restaurants to reopen even though the pandemic has yet to peak and germany has issued a travel warning for parts of bulgaria and romania because of spikes in cases there the 2 european countries as so far have had a relatively low numbers of infections. soccer now and italian

a giant eventis has sacked a coach moritur sorry and replaced him with andrea pirlo after the club was knocked out of the champions league last 16 stage the move comes it despite sorry having led you venters it to the italian at league title their night in a row in his only season at the club but he's been criticised for losing it to domestic cup finals and friday's champions league exit to french sightly on up proved a one setback to many at the u.n. to sport. and event his exit came despite the best efforts of christianity rinaldo whose 2 goals weren't enough to stop defeat on the away goals rule in friday's other clash rael madrid were eliminated by manchester city meanwhile a german that champions of byron munich host to england's chelsea in under an hour they are looking to wrap up their progression to the last 8 of the tournament a month after playing their last competitive match. time to get the champions league balls back out again. by and return to europe's big stage having played

their last 16 1st leg at chelsea way back in february they won 3 nil to take charge of the tie before the coronavirus suspension hands. as they go resumed in may quicker than all over major european leagues by and wooden rampant form after the restart easily sealed another domestic double but not played since early july might the champions league being rearranged for august leave by and a little rusty pansy flicked once his team on the game despite the healthy 1st leg lead. we've always said that the next game is what we are 100 percent concentrated on that is what is in focus and everything that comes after that is not in our minds from chelsea's last domestic game was losing the english f.a. cup final just last weekend they may be more match fit them by on but know they

have a huge challenge to somehow reach this month's last 8 mini tournament in portugal. knew by and signing leroy santa is eligible to play. but it's still a stretch to think the germans could let the lead slip nevertheless they want to get back up to speed quickly just in case. well global warming is generally not good news but sometimes there are positive effects as paleontologists are finding in siberia. there's a young a woolly mammoth was exposed to view as it's icy grave in the siberian permafrost melted other remains of animals that died at thousands of years ago are also a coming to light such as this of wolves had and even over the cub they were discovered in an area where the 200000 year old permafrost is melting and dangerously due to climate change. well that's your news update at this hour don't forget you can always get all the latest information around the clock on

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