this is. from berlin is germany. against the corona virus the country's health ministry urges people to be very. high a single day number of new infections in more than 3 months also coming up. u.s. democratic presidential hopeful joe biden holds his 1st campaign event with his newly named running mate harris california senator as the 1st woman to run on a major party stick. shane in the capital of. protests

against police brutality the 4th night of mass defiance president lukashenko disputed election victory. also meet. the baby boy born within minutes of last week's devastating beirut explosion. thanks for joining us germany's health minister says an ongoing rise in new corona virus infections is worrying and has urged germans to be very alert. warning comes as the. public health reported the highest number of new cases in more than 3 months. temperatures aren't the only thing rising jaring germany's heat wave the robot cock institute for public health reported 1445 new cases on thursday the

highest number since may 1st. begins i want to say on behalf of the government the development of these numbers is worrying and they should worry yes we don't have a single big outbreak but many small and medium sized outbreaks across the country and. many cases have been traced back to holiday makers returning from vacation as well as family gatherings and parties at 34 the average age among positive cases is also younger than in previous months that's highest in this fire that means that infections are prevalent above all among younger people but thank goodness that means fewer serious cases that said there's still a risk because at some point you visit your parents your grandparents or maybe there are people among your friends with chronic illnesses underlying innes's or perhaps there are people that work in health care in hospitals and other areas.

testing meanwhile is on the up but the process isn't always going to plan the southern state of bavaria announced wednesday that 44000 results of tests taken by holiday makers returning to germany by road still hadn't been relayed among them 1900 positive cases the delay was due to the manual input of handwritten data the consequences on the region are still unknown well let's bring in our political correspondent up until now germany has been keeping the number the number of infections quite low everything seemed to be going quite well what has changed. well there has been a number of groups linked to this increase in the number of new daily cases here in germany especially holiday makers returning from breaks not only here in germany but especially from abroad as well and also people attending family celebrations for example large gatherings in the parks especially during the heat wave that we're experiencing right now and it seems just anecdotally speaking as well that

people are being a little more relaxed especially when it comes to mask wearing in some of the required public places like on transport at the moment as well especially given these extremely high temperatures that we're experiencing here in germany at the moment but one of the main concerns is that what we seem to be seen here in germany is lots of small to medium sized outbreaks and not these large concentration of. outbreaks that we saw in previous months which i found much easier to call if you just to look at the bigger picture in germany right now only $35.00 of germany's $400.00 constituencies have not reported any new cases in the last 7 days so it seems that these new cases reading are very widespread at the moment so if new infections. how will the government respond and we expect. well what we can expect right now is a continuation of the plan that's in place which is to implement

a very localized response and at the moment we're already seeing very localized measures being updated as the situation develops so just to give you an example up in hamburg in northern germany this weekend for the 2nd weekend in a row there will be a ban on the sales of alcohol in many bars restaurants and small shops and the idea there behind that is for all 40 is to try and limit the amount of people gathering in large public spaces again something that seems very attractive right now in the situation we find ourselves at with this heat wave but even when it comes to social distancing a mask wearing that's something that still varies from state to state which of course comes with both pros and cons there's lots of regional inconsistencies but at the same time it means that local authorities can take a targeted response depending on how the situation develops brady thank you but as part of new safety measures most german schools now require students to wear masks the state of north rhine-westphalia has made mask wearing compulsory in the

classroom as well in school hallways w. visited a school in boston to see how the mosque requirements are working out. it's a sight you have to get used to teach us to funchal water looks out of his classroom and see from our students this is classics delia comes from high school after months of home schooling the new rules are meant to allow students to start the new school year safely. this is from. me it's actually kind of funny to see the students after the long summer vacation in their different masks and. on my feet sometimes it takes a moment to recognize them with a new has stylist and i'm like automower right that's him. that's my. students have to wear their mosque the whole time they're in school still most of

them seem to prefer being here in a mosque to staying at home and she knows concepts and i think it's ok because i can do this sometimes. it's kind of annoying but it's ok. if it is it's more or less ok but you don't really see other people's expressions. and it's really difficult to tell if people are being ironic or something. is wrong and i don't hide i live in iran and platinum but i go to school in north rhine-westphalia and run a platen it there's no mosque requirement for classrooms but here there is and i find that a bit unfair it's unfair to the staff. in germany coronavirus measures and schools differ from state to state so far north rhine-westphalia is the only state that requires mosques inside the classroom following a spike in infections. teacher stefan gorda says the mosque rule is reasonable.

how it is 1st in front i think it sensible and important even if you have to get used to it no one wants to have to close the schools again after 2 or 3 weeks you know on the show you some. finally it's break time students have 10 minutes to take off their masks to eat their lunch. i'm serving social distancing of course. it's a nice feeling because it's pretty woman stuff in the classroom here in the fresh air and can take our masks off that feels good. the mask crew here is in effect until the end of august school is yet to start and some other german states they will then have to decide what measures to take and some of not some of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the world health organization says it has requested a review of results from russian trials of a possible vaccine and says moscow's vaccine is less advanced than others the

spanish region of the list has banned smoking on streets as part of social distancing measures spain is battling a 2nd wave of infections and new zealand has traced the new outbreak to a cold storage warehouse bridge there is among the suspected causes. but look not some of the other stories making headlines around the world gary an anti-corruption protesters have marched on the german embassy in the capital sofia calling on germany to use its presidency of the e.u. council to take action against the bug arion government protests have been held for over a month now demanding the resignation of the prime minister and chief prosecutor who they accuse of corruption. the u.s. military has released footage claiming to show iran are any a navy commandos seizing an oil tanker near the strait of hormuz the ship was held for several hours before being released with no explanation according to u.s.

officials last year saw several ships captured in the strategically important waterway. media mogul jimmy urged democracy movement supporters to be persistent and patient in their fight for freedom them online address after being released on bail on wednesday the newspaper publisher was arrested under a draconian new chinese laws which restrict protests and trial arrives in hong kong . ringback firefighters in california struggling to control a brush fire burning north of los angeles hundreds of residents have been ordered to evacuate from the area several homes have been destroyed in the blaze more than 400 hectares has already been scorched. to the u.s. now where the democratic presidential candidate joe biden and running mate come a harris have made their 1st campaign appearance paris's the 1st woman of color on the major parties presidential tickets the event comes prior to biden formally

accepting the democratic nomination next week. historic debut for the biden harris ticket even though the pandemic kept the crowds away the democratic duo campaigning in person together for the 1st time in joe biden's home state of delaware the former vice president called harrison a tough proven fighter whose background reflected the diversity of america. and this morning all across the nation little girls woke up special little black and brown girls so often feel overlooked and undervalued in their communities but today today just maybe they're seeing themselves for the 1st time in a new way. as the stuff of president and vice president harris is the 1st woman of color to be the vice presidential candidate on

a major party ticket she used president trump of bungling the coronavirus response and failing to confront racism. the president's mismanagement of the pandemic has plunged us into the worst economic crisis since the great depression. and we're experiencing a moral reckoning with racism and systemic injustice that has brought a new coalition of conscience to the streets of our country demanding change. america is crying out for leadership. but harris and biden haven't always seen eye to eye last year she attacked his judgment on racial issues as she campaigned for the presidential nomination. it was hurtful. to hear you talk about the reputations of 2 united

states senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country rich characterized my position across the board i did not praise racist yet the pair now stand united ready to take on donald trump and mike pence in november it's a dramatic reversal of fortune for the california senator after a disappointing presidential campaign donald trump is trailing in the polls and biden has signaled he could serve just one term but means harris could now have the inside track to the presidency in 2024. u.s. election so 1st time we've seen the 2 together. since he's become his running mates how would you describe the dynamic you watched the whole thing yeah i did they. had a genuine chemistry it seemed and biden said he was looking for somebody he could be some pasta cope with and it seemed like he has that in harris and they worked

actually really well together they were stronger together and they humanized each other in a way that we've yet to see a president donald trump and his v.p. mike pence so they seem like they were ready to try to you know rebuild the country . what did she contribute to those voters well the 1st she thanked all the strong ambitious women that came before her but the 2 main components of her speech was the arguments against trump and a strong argument for biden she reminded us about biden's human side the struggle that he had early on in his political career when he lost a wife and child in a car accident and she reminded people about his country contributions to the civil rights of efforts by reauthorizing the civil rights act and by reauthorizing the anti discrimination and housing so these are some things that we feel like people have forgotten because we feel like we know joe biden and she just really

went after trump one point she says that he has a delusional belief that he knows better than the experts when it comes to the coronavirus and she pretty much put it at his feet that the reason why there are so many people who have died and why the economy has tanked is because he is an effective leader and she also talked about herself. this is a new people said that she seemed kind of cold when she was running for the democratic nomination because she didn't share enough about herself but this time she was more of an open book she talked more about the immigrant story which a lot of people like myself nigerian and cuban can relate to growing up in the united states and she talked about how her parents brought her along to civil rights marches this and she talked about black last matter so she was a little bit more human herself some people say that she could actually out sean for. that's what do you think well i mean that might be true but i don't think joe biden cares he's not like a donald trump where he cares so much about his own ego that he can't share the

spotlight i think he just wants to win and he wants to concentrate the realignment of think american public if you were mike pence watching comma harris speech what would you be thinking i'd be thinking i don't want to go up against her she's a really tough she's very strong and you know trump tries to portray her as this angry black woman but she showed that she has this class a misdemeanor in this way of just slicing it with words and having a smile on her face so it's going to be interesting i'm looking forward to the debates says thank you the government of bill are confirmed the death of a man in police custody as the 25 year old died after being detained at a street protest against 6000 demonstrators have been arrested since sunday's disputed presidential election protests continued into force night wednesday evening. what began during the day carried on late into the night their

defiance undimmed earlier hundreds of women stood arm in arm on the streets of men's protesting their government's crackdown on free speech following sunday's disputed election. i came here to support our bella racine people our women children being killed and beaten up violated taken away we do not even know where they are taken there must be some justice. it was videos like this one angered so many appearing to show protesters being beaten up in detention centers. under pressure president alexander lukashenko penned the unrest on a disgruntled unemployed run. to see who would be a mere aborted everyone who is unemployed currently has to be looked after they have to be offered a job let's move here to the core of these so-called protesters are people with

a criminal past on those who are unemployed. that up all. these factory workers suggest otherwise definitely doing good today lefkowitz tell us more stand up if you voted for t. cannot sky the opposition leader a man shouts the room rises as one. elsewhere signs that trust in the system is running out. all markers help this man in orange escape the clutches of police. outsiders are paying attention to the u.s. has warned sanctions are on the table what people bellerose to have the freedoms that they're demanding that they think are in their best interests. we watch the protests we we urge that these that the non violent protesters be protected and armed. back on the streets the protests were more subdued on wednesday night.

go only they chanted no sign yet but this uprising has run its course. you're watching news still to come preserving the sounds of a bygone era the unique online museum that's keeping obsolescent every day sounds of disappearing altogether. but 1st to lebanon where lawmakers today to approve emergency measures following the devastating spokesman's which destroyed the port area of beirut sessions. been held behind a security cordon to block protesters who blame politicians for the disaster meanwhile volunteers from across lebanon have traveled to beirut to help residents clear the streets of rubble plastic sheeting is being used to replace the countless windows shattered by the blast the army is distributing food boxes to residents

hundreds of thousands of them have been left homeless more than 170 people were killed in the last blast thousands more were injured. but for one couple last week's explosion in beirut will be forever bound up with another life changing event the birth of their baby boy george the father to be caught it all on film. watching his wife being wheeled away had been fought he was about to film the 1st moments of his son's one job growth. instead he recalls the moment that a massive blast rocks beirut sending broken glass all over her every. 70 shifted a moment i saw death with my own eyes i started feeling over. i was looking around at the ceiling just waiting for it to fall on us but i didn't know

what to do then i said that's it george should come he has to come to life and i have to be very strong i shouldn't break down to humans. emmanuelle was quickly moved into the corridor but without electricity nurses relied on the lights of people's phones to deliver baby george. my team i'm extremely proud of i think the true heroes are men and the be they stayed so calm they listened to everything that we said in the trusted in us to be able to take care of their son when the whole world was literally falling apart. as chaos reigned in the hospital and the streets of beirut in a dimly lit corridor or george's birth was a success. because. he's very special who knows the light in the darkness the wreckage despite all the horror that was present around us george was born in good health. while

george and his parents escaped unscathed 17 other people died in the hospital and dozens more were injured had been smarter suffered several broken ribs and a punctured lung. george has now gone home where his parents have been reflecting on the damage that blasted. he spent 4 days after the explosion laughing and crying that people around us were hurt so we were afraid for them but happy at the same time the feeling is indescribable also. to his parents he is now known as miracle george but baby who survived a chaotic birth in a city left reeling from destruction. now we often report on vanishing species disappearing glaciers threatened although important of course but have you ever notice that once for a 1000000 comforting sounds also been disappearing an astute young german and his

fascination with acoustic obsolescence has led him to create a unique museum online this to this. i. the sounds of times gone by. i remember them. this man laughs. if i'm here on day x. in my project is conserve the sound and on my museum for vanishing sounds. he's already collected about 120 from the clatter of a slide projector to the where with a pony rides. the archive keeps growing all the time because all kinds of sounds on disappearing from at night. young texan's day time job is in communication design he keeps some collector's items in his office the men take sounds past.

classical true classic which you also find on our website is this rotary dial telephone. the 1st pick up the receiver. yeah some generations later it's a great little mobile phone. in these. it's much less noisy and there are some tiny sounds if you listen carefully. we're still became entirely silent with the 1st smartphones where you swipe in silence. it became confused. after a little post production the new recordings from the fairgrounds museum a pair on the consent of the sound website it's not a money making enterprise that gets funding from the state and it could go on forever. and there are loads more sounds you could look for and find.

it's a lifelong venture. actually the project to keep going for as long as there are humans producing sounds as quickly pleasant. thing if the sound is nerdy and wonderful the past in the present for half an. hour going deep deep back into the past a fossil hunter in britain has discovered a new species of dinosaur amongst pebbles on a beach musician going o'byrne. ontology robin ward turned up to bones while searching for fossils on the isle of wight scientists studied the bones and concluded that he'd found a new species of a 3 toed dinosaur research is loosely related to tyrone a soras rex died in the sea more than 100000000 years ago.

and while we're on the topic of the wonders of nature have a look at this remarkable encounter at the coast of southern california a part of around $300.00 dolphins was caught on camera near data point the dolphin stampede is not only assigned to hold it's also the fastest mode of travel for dolphins because there is less resistance in the. mortuary areas of the highest concentration of coffins although. it watching the news here's a reminder of the top. story we're following year now germany has reported the highest number of new covert infections in a single day since the beginning of may the country's health minister has called the ongoing rise worrying and urged germans to be very alert. that's it for me on the news team remember you can always stay up to date on our

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