zain. this is d.w. news a live from berlin chaotic scenes in beirut at least one police officer is killed and dozens of people injured in protests following tuesday's a devastating explosion demonstrators blame the blast on new years of government corruption. also coming up a mandatory coronavirus testing begins for travelers coming to germany testing stations open at airports arrival terminals as concerns of growth that a 2nd wave of the pandemic may be hitting the country.

i'm going to turn a welcome to the show we start in lebanon where protests against the political establishment have left more than 100 people injured and one police officer dead demonstrators have stormed a several official buildings setting fire to at least a one a government ministry many people are furious over tuesday's a devastating explosion in the capital beirut the blast killed more than $150.00 people injured thousands more and destroyed a large parts of the city the country's prime minister says he will now call early elections well let's cross now to our correspondent basle every day 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 force one the ministry of energy one of the

main it's in fact the minister that responsible for the electricity sector for. importing old these issues are related to this industry and it was severely criticised by the. other politicians the past weeks and years in fact because it was played the ministry to being the tool to save 20 for the city sector but let me say something here as an observer we can see i want to say that we have foreign ministers that are taken by the protesters and we can. associate banks they they played with the banking sector for what they are right now 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 corrupt 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 national debt a cold. that's why 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 but i gave a speech on television proposing early elections do you think this will in any way placate the protesters who are self area that's so much explosive material was left in storage but how safety measures. know your election by the 4th us. most of the money and some but if you can fuck you today one of the

. question. is are you trying to follow me has a 3 piece today and it seemed to be going on with this in the coming days some other blocks in the position. that might resign but on the circumstances political circumstances on hot watching would go on in the next 48 hours let's say. oh yes what's happening tonight it's something really. point in the 100 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 that situation with the

current prime minister will really 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 as i said it's been there been any sort of things being communal about what we can that we can't say who's behind them but we can say that the i can say. as a journalist who's witnessing what's going on the protesters to created a different sectors one of. 2 these protests to which they believe the. i mean the security forces of the you know and the ministers and from a 3rd party they can eat into the associates of banks it's all of us. old. guys very well. communicate that they have

a very good communication between each other and it seems they ordered you plan for that before i did have these bets i read in beirut thank you for your reporting let's go now to some of the other stories making news around the world thousands of israeli opposition supporters have again it gathered at prime minister benjamin netanyahu as a residence to demand he quit netanyahu is under pressure and made an on going corruption trial and perceived mismanagement of the coronavirus this summer has seen some of the country's the largest protests and a decade. survivors of india's deadliest plane crash in 10 years say the jet swayed violently before it skidded off the runway in heavy rain in the southern city of cozy code at least 18 people were killed in the air india express flight from dubai it was repatriating indians are stranded by the coronavirus pandemic. when british authorities say there's been a record number of migrants crossing the english channel from france to england

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 busiest shipping lane. france has promised to send teams and equipment to help to deal with an oil spill that environmentalists fear 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 olin's a governing party has claimed a gay rights are an invasive or an ideology that undermines 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 it will have to submit to a coronavirus test concerns are growing about

a 2nd wave of the pandemic may be hitting the country with new cases rising at 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 don't have to receive a compulsory covert 900 test after a long journey and it's not very nice a tool for travelers have praised the efficient testing system. 2 we have not made it really low we just came directly and the just do go and join this queue would see it easy it will be very helpful for others i think. 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 hits defines

germany has been praised for its response to cope with 19 about 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 frankfurt the number of positive tests has been relatively small around about one percent of the around about 2000 people tested here per day have turned out to be positive this number is expected to rise now as compulsory testing has been introduced for people travelling to germany from high risk countries. and one of those high risk countries is in mexico where the number of coronavirus infections has it been rising rapidly the death toll there has now passed 50000 behind only the u.s. and brazil and as the virus spreads it's the poor who are hardest hit. first lost his father and then later his mother and aunt also died from cold at 19

he never thought it possible that that disease would take away his family. program 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 proof only then did we really start paying attention. 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 finance and protective gear is in short supply more than 70000 health care workers have already caught the virus such as dr jose garcia. in this because there are no guidelines whatsoever in hospitals. and no instructions from management or from the government about which rules we should follow you are going to get here on the committee to. other

accusations include that restrictions were is 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. well let's take a look now at some of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic paris authorities say wearing a mask will be compulsory outdoors and certain busy areas a beginning on monday that's after around 400 people a day are testing positive there meanwhile brazil is expected to hit 100000 deaths on saturday so 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. well the eastern european country of belarus is a heading up to the polls and one of the most closely watched presidential races in decades is located between russia and poland the country has been ruled by alexander lukashenko since the 1990 s. he's often called europe's last dictator he's been a traditionally allied with moscow but has sometimes leaned towards the e.u. to maintain his rule. by this election a look at shango is facing a significant challenge from 3 opponents who have galvanized opposition and drawn large crowds to their rallies. we love we can will win then not giving up meet the free women taking on veteran leader alexander lukashenko said lamont you cannot stay as the one on the ballot this weekend but maria kolesnik of the and veronica of calo have now thrown this support behind her

together they have been drawing tens of thousands of beloved russians desperate for something new. people have put all their hopes in me all the desires for change you thought they'd join forces after candidates they were backing were forced out to col those husband fled the country with their children. kolesnikov it was working for victor arrested on charges of bribery. and he cannot stay as husband was jailed and disqualified from running. machine you can move my husband is in prison he lives in very cramped conditions and of course there is tremendous pressure on him. this is the man determined to stop the opposition oleksandr look. he has been in power for 26 years and he's made it clear he and the officials who back him aren't going anywhere. good. this state will not give

you up and it will protect you we have found a way to bring these extremists to justice. to come not stay as almost no chance of forcing out of the question but she and the other competitors have still managed to help the russians imagine their country without its long term leader. a global warming is generally not good news but sometimes there are a pot. it effects as paleontologists are finding in siberia. this young a woolly mammoth was exposed to view as its icy grave in the siberian permafrost melts it other remains of animals that died thousands of years ago are also coming to light such as this wolf had and even a wolf cup they were discovered in an area where the 200000 year old permafrost is melting and dangerously due to climate change. that's your news update at this

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