become farmers or engineers every one of them has a plan where you should. clear nothing is kiss the children who have always been the boy in you and those that will follow are part of a new kind of. they could be the future of. colombia. granting opportunities global news that matters d. w. made for mines. japan's prime minister shinzo abbott has announced he'll step and down over the health problems he spoke to the press just a moment ago i cannot make any mistake in terms of important decision making. through that i'm not ready to fulfil the mandate of the big bill and i think the 1st. quarter you know folk or i decided that i should no longer occupy the

position of prime minister then girlfriend on the qatari daughter decided to step down as prime minister a program. to go to tokyo for more. also on the show will visit the italian port of genoa where the cruise and shipping industries have run out of steam and. welcome to do business i want to get jones of berlin good to have you with us japanese prime minister shinzo alba has announced his resignation citing health reasons now this certainly tragic irony in the fact that the man who was elected to office 80 years ago primarily because of his economic policies will now leave the country as he himself says in one of the worst economic crises for decades. 7 years 8 months that's how long she was in office longer than any other prime minister in japan when he announced his resignation citing health reasons he focused on the crippling affects of the pandemic on the jet that was

economy this year's 2nd quarter saw economic growth shrink by almost 28 percent. and tell us things shape up without. the markets reacted to the news of his resignation with pessimism initial reports the nikkei index dropped 2 point one percent by close of trading it was still 1.4 percent down was the mood on the streets of tokyo. i'm surprised he looked really tired but i didn't think he would resign i wish he could work harder and stay on in office a bit longer. i've been wanting him to resign for a long time. since a is a controversial figure in japan partly because of his emphasis on his public image in 2012 he introduced his ambitious economic program naming it unabashedly after himself. with urban omics i will increase jobs and incomes and revitalize the

countryside because there are. other nomics was about easing monetary policy the japanese central bank cranked up the money pressed flooding the market with fresh new notes there were also credit financed economic stimulus packages initially the program did increase confidence both in the economy and among the japanese population but the risks of other nomics soon became clear the program over leveraged the economy to the point of sovereign bankruptcy and led to a loss of confidence on capital markets the already struggling japanese economy has been hit hard by the coronavirus with abbe out of the picture it's up to someone else to pull japan out of the crisis. aspect to professor jeff kingston director of asian studies at temple university japan in tokyo and referring to since our basic economic strategy i asked him what worked well and what didn't. well the list of what did work well i think it's relatively short.

i think he was good in terms of promoting free trade deal with the he he also rescued. but what didn't work he never delivered structural reforms which were the 3rd era of bombay nomics was are supposed to improve productivity he never delivered a woman aman's he said he was going to help women shine but that hasn't happened there has been an expansion woman's appointment but spent in worli a careers and not regular climate so it hasn't really worked out either generally speaking households and all sorts of polls say they're not feeling the love you know they didn't feel the trickled out a lot of people dismissed ave nomics as welfare for the wealthy corporations and wealthy hedge fund managers well but the average person doesn't see much increase

at all in their pay packet and so the general sense of wellbeing has not improved arrive and how big a role is or has the pandemic been playing in all this. well nomics was pretty much dead in the water you know at least 23 years ago really was . so was already in trouble and then last fall he introduced an increase in the consumption tax which is regressive and that really said consumption plummeting downward and that's the real problem of the pandemic is that people's income is shrinking a lot of people. are losing their bonuses whatever so there's been shrinking consumption and as he will you notice of pay that the economic time is going to be gathering over the coming months people are battening down the hatches and less and

they create sort of a downward cycle and so it doesn't look too bright so problem for our bay is what's his legacy novick certainly failure he's hoping at the olympics might be of steel good sendoff but that doesn't look very likely and so response is generally drawn heavy criticism from the public they don't think he's done very well so he's tired. and i was professor jeff kingston from temple university in tokyo talking to us well time to bring in chelsea delaney now how our financial market correspondent in a friend for chelsea good to see you tell me what is the financial world saying about this wreck sick nation. it has been a bit of a shock to the markets and we've definitely seen that reflected in both the japanese stock market and also the currency markets obviously there have been reports that shinzo are they have been in and out of the hospital the past couple

of weeks but nobody really saw this coming today and of course this does come at a terrible time for japan when their economy is facing a record contraction. obviously a controversial figure but he has been seen as really a stable hand over the past several years so the last of that and this really dire economic situation is a bit of a blow but obviously the big question now is what's going to happen with an object and exactly and with 20 seconds to go you have a chance to tell us who could be the possible successor of. there are a lot of names on the potential successor list it likely is going to be somebody from his party the liberal to vote liberal democrat and that likely will also mean that mix is not gone maybe it will have a new name but this this policy of aggressive stimulus of aggressive monetary policy is likely going to stay in place with the economy in this shape as it

delayed in trying to thank you. to italy now with a groan obama schools topic in spring and with the economic fallout from the pandemic is still very much present especially one major port for the cruise industry that is genuine but there's a glimmer of hope on the horizon. it can make you pause for thought the view across gender was harbor for decades there was constant traffic here now the calm is almost ghostly vast cruise ships and i deserted during the pandemic no one wants to travel in them. italy's most important port is clearly suffering right now. going to because the economy italy's economy has contract to buy an unbelievable 12 percent and we're seeing that reflected here in the amount of goods we're handling . the number of containers being shifted in general has dropped dramatically by

around a quarter over the same period last year experts say it's a symptom of italy's wind the economic situation many goods being handled here come from the country's key economic regions milan cheer in. general has been in the wider public eye in recent years almost 2 years ago exactly the city's marandi bridge collapsed killing 43 people. the bridge represented one of the city's main traffic arteries and its loss made access to the port difficult trade started to suffer finally a few weeks ago a new bridge was opened symbolizing a new start for genoa and italy as a whole. new bridge gives people here hope our city suffered a huge blow but has stood up again. our children and our grandchildren will be able to stay in genoa find work here build

a future with her generous woman. yet the city's joy and pride over its new landmark have nonetheless been dampened the euro zone's 3rd largest economy has been hit the hardest by the coronavirus g.d.p. has fallen to the level of the 1990 s. 600000 jobs have been lost all of which is very. visible here in italy gateway to the world. now back to one of the really big stories this week tick-tock and the owner of this app reportedly called on the apps engineers to draw up plans for shutting down the app in the united states president donald trump are threatened to ban tick tock amid security concerns tick talk is already banned in other major markets among them india but it's still pushing for massive growth in other parts of asia. 19 year old son disappeared is kind of

a big deal his fashionable features and ability to pick out of beat have helped him become one of indonesia's most successful tick-tock stars a year ago he had 30000 followers now he has 10000000 of the content in you and that is the only thing you're in one piece of content i created was a video in titled no hands it contained some hand motions that were mimicked by a lot of people and it hit 1000000 viewers in a week your. family is a member of a young population in indonesia the country's average age is 30 this makes it a key target market for tick talk as is the rest of southeast asia from what it is to be a mobile. and my people said this connected to martin's in one more call for an up close up. tick tocks presence in indonesia hasn't been problem free he was briefly banned in $28.00 team for hosting inappropriate content and

parent company bites downs was accused of censoring its indonesian news up plus the control of a c. in the us and india has got stars like sam disappear tra worried they're going to lose their main platform. but in southeast asia the reality is that tick tock like sandy's fanbase is only growing. and that's all from me in the business to be a member if you want more from us than to check out our website at www dot com slash business of course we're also on facebook and twitter for me and the team. thanks so much for joining us.

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family with my number of household tasks was multiplied by 10 will deeply course for there. some anti anxiety medication is out of stock in portugal. antidepressants are up by as much as 11 percent. there's a rise in alcohol and drug abuse domestic violence panic attacks and suicide. the cause in 1000 pandemic has caused a mental health crisis in our region act a skill that we've never seen before. some doctors believe lockdowns and self isolation a more damaging to society than the virus itself. depression is to brew in some countries that makes today's topic tricky for nigerians it's estimated one in 4 people struggle with mental illness in africa's most populous nation but there is little help is funny. this is a hard place to catch

a break millions of people here are struggling just to get by and there are concerns the pandemic could push even more people into poverty and depression. 250 that's the number of psychiatry available in nigeria 250 in a country of 200000000 people for so many struggled with some sort of mental illness but only very few have access to their help they mean. he don't have to look far to find people struggling many are trying to protect their livelihoods and their mental health so much he's a great fish. soup i was the last time it's a 5 man down this 1200 i'm not surprised. amara is self-employed her job buying a crayfish at a good price for resale but with

a pandemic most of her clients restaurants have shut down. when i gods news from my customers that it's no more interested i was forced to close like this serious so i didn't take this i can't i sense there are messages i call one of them respond no it's america let's see how schools talk over how how am i supposed to know when call vigil over the uncertainty was too much she says it started to weigh her down back in april she began to experience symptoms of depression. find out that from 1990 i was just thinking i was thinking of you know how do i my mysteries how do i take care a lot of things surrounding me how you are taking over responsibility. and mara is one of millions suffering from panic attacks and zion but there is

a stigma associated with any form of mental illness every hour once you come out you talk about seem to be town was a little bit more recently has gone home for a lot of people see a big do. it big scene professional help is expensive so far ammara has only been able to afford one therapy session for 50 u.s. dollars not enough to heal. because one of the few psychiatry's remaining in nigeria most of her colleagues have left seeking better payment abroad she decided to stay if we don't take mental health seriously the population one day as productive as we would expect and of course eventually the comic the country would lose it can america we should put mental health on the on the front she wants the government to subsidize treatment if we don't prioritize mental health right

now we could have more cases of suicide more more. more resting more infanticides more going on because people want to help but it would take out take it out on someone else with many nigerians only beginning to feel the economic and mental impact of the. the situation remains high level in the time. mental health is a talking point in germany a well off country with a solid welfare system still calls to corona crisis hotlines have spiked just as in many other countries in some places the surging demand for antidepressants has led to shortages the great lock down had already hit benefactress supply chains and the number of americans who googled information about panic and anxiety attacks reached a 16 year high as the novel coronavirus initially spread across the u.s. . well experts say you're not alone you've no doubt seen the slogan leave no one

behind a sense of community is a real positive that's emerged from this crisis where social creatures living in self isolation just isn't easy. has more. in 2003 a previously unknown virus caused the severe acute respiratory syndrome and we saw as. 8000 people were infected and thousands were quarantined. remus direct conducted research into the mental health of people during best songs are in teen. and what we found was that there was a high percentage of. p.t.s.d. and depression. during the sars episode so what we found when we talk about p.t.s.d. . is that people feel that well it's depressed angry

frustrated they feel there's a lot of control. or how can you explain the fact. you do see your point. so i think my happiness is not what you manage stress sentence ok so that's what they're starting to experience is the fact that it's a true matter and the poll when they were sort of leaning about the fact that they might develop sour or in this particular case who aren't barrus you're thinking about and i'm going to make it when i feel the symptoms oh i have a heart oh you know i have a war going harder to be here is this the coming one. although the current coronavirus pandemic is also throwing up such a thing as there are differences now to some of these could even have a positive effect on people's mental health. and now there's more of

a sense of community so what we see now is there are so many people in isolation but people don't feel they're the only ones you know there is a lot more communication as well now we have technologies the other thing that's happened this time which is very different from sars is that there is a lot of psychological support what are. people can do if they find themselves well it's a slow keep in touch with family and friends by using technology they will provide you a tremendous amount of support the other thing is certainly a routine and routine helps in harmony one's fears and anxieties. even though the world might seem grim at the moment we should remember that there are still things we can do for ourselves and for others not so everything is beyond our control. time to hand you over to our science correspondent eric williams has been

looking into the questions you've been sending us on youtube. does plasma therapy work and if so when should it be administered. this is another of those questions that needs regular updates since our knowledge in the area continues to evolve just a reminder a convalescent plasma is isolated from the blood of patients who've recovered from the disease and it contains antibodies that help keep someone who's had it once from catching it again antibody rich plasma can also be given to others as a medication the method has been used to treat patients in a range of epidemics for for over a century now but it's proven surprisingly difficult to determine just how effective it is as a therapy for people who have contracted cove at night t.v.

there's a couple of different reasons why not least that it's hard to carry out double blind studies involving placebos with with people who are in the middle of trying to fight off a potentially lethal disease although plasma therapy has been given to many covert patients in dire circumstances when doctors have run out of options there's still no really convincing randomized control trials showing that the convalescent plasma really does help despite that earlier this week the food and drug administration in the us gave it what's called an emergency use authorization which is quite a controversial move since since a lot of scientists believe we just don't have enough evidence yet to justify it and they say that political factors must be playing a role in the decision there is some preliminary evidence that convalescent

asthma therapy. might be helping some people who received high doses of it quite early after diagnosis but there's still a lot of work left to be done before we reach what we would call substantial proof . most of us getting used to the new hygiene rules like mosques spot for those requiring a little extra protection how about this space helmet it's designed by colombian startup q.l. concepts and while the helmet made look a little out of this world it has an important purpose for taking front line workers like nurses and doctors the company sold 120 of the 3 d. printed headgear to customers in colombia of salvador and the united states. and if you still haven't mastered the art of mosque where ing check out how good

the japanese are with these handheld masks dinah's in kyoto have been giving them a test run holding the mosques in their free hand to cover their mouths when not taking a bite the idea comes from kyoto saga university of odds and prototypes are made of paper or no more than fabric with handles attached students will use the test run to further refine the months. i've been fizzling you next thought. to the point of strong opinions clear positions of international perspectives. it's official the republican and democratic parties in the us have nominated donald trump and joe biden as their candidates in this fall's election now the campaign for the presidency begins in earnest will it be a journey to fight joins us on to look up to the point as

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this is the w. news live from. fellow citizens to brave themselves for more of the coronavirus machall says the world will have to live for the virus for a long time and the situation could get more difficult when winter comes also coming off. a long way off japan's prime minister shinzo all of it is easy.