the local people also have some also have some protests but after the system is implemented the people are happy about it and from the result. 90 percent of the local support. the benefits would surely make it worthwhile but better air quality and quieter and less congested roads and the income from the top could be invested in further improving the public transport system. but in european cities too the debate over congestion charges continued for many years before action was taken and many western countries still don't have congestion tolls but things in bangkok clearly can't continue as they are the city currently has over 10000000 motorized vehicles 1000000 of them were added last year alone. getting from a to b. can be a struggle especially for those with disabilities around

a 1000000000 people worldwide experience some form of disability and millions of them rely on wheelchairs to get about but while in industrialized nations almost everybody in need of a wheelchair has access to one in developing countries just 10 percent. that's why wheelchair makers essentially those who can think outside the box are in demand. lincoln where money is assembling various components. all but one of them in trunk . is building a wheelchair. only the most a cycle shock absorber is needed. but . we don't have good growth. for normal pretty easily.

oh yes but for this one it's about pool to the breaking so when you get the one of the 4 toys this. impacts. and that is exactly what his customers need. katie so your cow has brittle bone disease she's 29 and leads an independent life despite diet predictions on the part of her doctors. she doesn't want to rely so much on the time to use that is privately operated minibuses they are usually crowded and dangerous given the risk of coronavirus transmission. the 1st wheelchair came from china the 2nd from turkey but it keeps breaking down. the big soup which kill me this week. i would not be there myself lived so when this is there to get everyone modest and this is that beats like what's happened little gardens i have been saying enjoy his neck. i saw it's not seen as deadly for me to lose i'm

adapting where now my have been which as with sleep on it's making i then go on my own. katie doesn't have the 1000 heroes that lincoln's model costs but she wants to do a test drive if. it's fast and designed to cover large distances. on . lincoln is a keen cyclist and started out repairing bikes then he started building his own cargo bikes and eventually moved on to wheelchairs. i couldn't help with struggling to get to fight or get into my path. and it's really touched me and i thought of how it would come we would come to the solution and my solution was to build a vehicle for them but 1st he had to learn how. i

this guy's got a look from home and he's like their love for change has been just because he explains everything into neat and you understand or 2 meanings and how things work from inside so to me of the good teacher. he provided lincoln with the knowledge he needed to start motorized in his vehicles this modest workshop is where you develop his pressure chives. dead watches from. laptops on their laptops and this are the batteries i used to build my courses because of that religion my mission is to see more people who are going clean and using green energy. and i think the only thing that is. an example for the book on. lincoln wants to prove that green technology is not just for the rich but also for poor people in cities and rural villages. casey can

hardly wait to acquire and original lincoln where my model with its greater range she will no longer have to be hoisted into a multitude and thereby face the risk of infection. then you're very right now this does not mean he or she has. knocked me flat top i was happy to because i mean contact with this person so i have to make sure my safety comes far in the meantime katie continues to ride with despite the risk she has no choice if she wants to get around. back in february staying safe was the theme in 2 at the time northern italy was one of the world's coronavirus hot spots the trend setting latin fashion week was overshadowed by a sense of unease then giorgio armani an ounce t.

he would start presenting his new collections on the line and since then that's become standard practice the pandemic has instigated a revolution in the lustrous world of fashion. this model is showing off an evening gown designed by. his fall winter collection. to damn funny it's one of the only 15 houses worldwide to bare the official couture label. but everything is different this season and even exclusive fashion has been affected by the global pandemic. the new collection won't be unveiled in a runway show instead it's being filmed for a video that will be shown online and that calls for a whole new approach. to move more know what you're seeing and i think. it's movement it's the way light reflects on embroidery you can film it any way you know i could it's still just a video and so today we're shooting

a film about the evolution of a collection rather than just showing a procession of models i don't want to do it the other problems are doing that flogging clothes we're showing a genesis of dress. this is have for me presented his collections prepared to make the shows took place several times each year in glamorous settings exquisite designs extortionate price tags every gown a work of art but does it could to have any kind of relevance in the coronavirus era the pandemic has certainly made designers reach finke what. you call them sick and imo doing it wrong the problem with fashion is that it's a hamster wheel you hardly have time to enjoy one collection before you have to start on the next you can lose your sense of joy you please you have a. fashion is

a fast moving merry go round nonstop runway shows just sling crowds baez and journalists see jesse around the world so they never miss the later sensation more and more collections increased production increased demand the surface gloss of high fashion heights some ugly truths. there's a madness to the world of fashion it's a lunatic travelling circus there's an international calendar new york paris london . then in january there are the old couture shows the men's wear collections and. in march principle today when you put up with. the fast pace of fashion but in paris at least changes underway the capital of high fashion is looking to reinvent itself as the capital of sustainable fashion isabella falls is co-founder of paris good fashion and industry association that aims to make fashion more

ethical responsible sourcing and responsible consumption of the cornerstones of its agenda because he'd accept the coronavirus crisis as excel aerated the movement we need to do more to slow down the cycle of shows as well as production practices we have to stop sourcing and producing on the cheap all over the world. because to want to put it so we should produce more locally here in france and across europe when i want to put you in a commencement. as always the devil is in the detail that's better than your lips hello from germany has lived in paris for nearly 25 years he has his own label and designs put up a tafe fashion factory made but still high quality most of his business is in asia his collections are intended to outlast a season and become war junks stables if this are really the pandemic has had an

impact on his approach to some months he had to deal with the fabric shortage so he began recycling men's lack. of started with a long sweat shirt such as we altered the back we had no fabric for a person. this person off. well that's our going to run is about a quarter on the thrilling because when i started making clothes again i really had to think how do we want to dress now. american artists and so on from the bitter cartoons mama them to not to drink and. after everything that's happened nothing can be the same again. it only to be simpler. actually look at your room where. now is young funny has suspended his old code to a show's. as high fashion presentations go online the fanfare that

accompanies new collections has been lost but perhaps it's time for fashion to roll up its perfectly tailored sleeves and reconsider whether it's all worth it fashion in the age of the coronavirus. and that's all from us at global 3000 this time don't forget to tell us what you enjoyed about this week chez right to global 3000 d.w. dot com we're back next week bye for now.

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clashed with police at the gates of lebanon's parliament accusing thenew prime minister of being too close to the ruling elite. tigers a sports crowd of 100000 people distance of the organizers up to turkish formula one race in istanbul are going to show us how enough that. i'm public phony and yes welcome to the program donald trump has defied requests by local leaders to stay away from kosher wisconsin on choose day instead the u.s. president to travel to the city that's been the scene of civil unrest after a white police officer shot a black man in the back trump offered support for law enforcement in the city doubling down on his law and order message as he campaigns for reelection in november. president trump arrived in commotion on choose day with

a firm message of law and order he condemned last week's protests vowed to help local businesses damaged during the demonstrations as well as defending and praising law enforcement. to stop the political violence will must also confront the radical ideology that includes this violence reckless far left politicians continue to push the destructive message that our nation and our law enforcement are oppressive or racist they'll throw out any word. that comes to. the president's visit prompted more unrest trump supporters and black lives matter protest has faced off as he arrived with members of the black community condemning his visit that this is just a way because these come down for the wrong reason he's not coming down here to help you come down here for racism he's not for of you not for the country right

now since he became president model. a lot of doors a race and have opened up an ocean was left partly in ruins following days of violent protests after police shot african-american resident jacob blake in the back in late august local leaders had a trump to stay away to prevent inflaming tensions others disagreed. i feel it's a good time for him to come any time because he brings he wants to bring comfort and peace to america. and people are hurting right now over all this and i feel it's a good time for him because i support him. i think the president coming here might make it favor here lots of secret service so for the day so but i think tomorrow when he leaves it might make it worse so i have mixed feelings. wisconsin

is a crucial battleground state in the november election trump won narrowly here in 2016 and he's determined to keep it republican as he seeks a 2nd term. a president trump has been and can also washington are big in wisconsin excuse me and d.-w. correspondent stefan simons is there stefan both jacob blake's family and local leaders said trump wasn't welcome it doesn't sound like he came with a message of reconciliation. definitely not and if he came then he didn't make anybody hear that deafening of the crowd behind me which is getting smaller and alpha course but who was significantly bigger during the course of the day there were some peaceful protests of the day there was some shouting matches between. black live matter protesters and pro trump followers

but all in all very peaceful night however a day i would say however the president was a no show of course in this area he met with law enforcement officers to a round table discussion and as you said before yes he was praising law 'd enforcement and. basically did also say that if it wasn't for him and law enforcement the whole city would succumb to basically terrorism which is of course also not true. well how does this all play into president truman's reelection strategy staff. well it's all of course symbolic politics and it is you know a campaign here so everything the president says everything the president does everything his administration and or the campaign does is 2 words convincing the. voter who is not definitely not were not 100 percent of votes support from

supporter to vote for him on a come november 3rd democrats and joe biden are trying the same but the messages are countering each each other out for the president it's i'm the sheriff i'm the law and order man i will bring you peace and an absence of protests and violence and for joe biden it is look at you you had 4 years and this is what you actually brought upon the country so how can you say that you will make it better from here on this is where we are at the moment and of course again this is all politics dates like this appearances like this and focusing on law enforcement and what great role they have played here and in the for in the future will play is all symbolic politics and geared to him portraying himself as a longing for law and order president will have been fears about what the impact of this visit is going to be what's the atmosphere in the streets this evening we can

see that there are people there behind you do you think or is there a fear that there could actually be unrest as the hours pass this evening well that's the last week and what the commissioner went through in the beginning of last week i think this year is still here and it's real because the crowd changing when it comes to the night so as soon as darkness falls over can osha locally here there's only another crowd coming into town however so far today in the last few days. it was peaceful or it was not at all any protest today peaceful protests and the crowd behind me is fairly small so i do not expect actually a lot of drama here this night i was wrong before i can be wrong but it doesn't feel like that this is going to be an explosive night with violence and any drama in this regards. stephan simons in canal wisconsin thank you for that update.

government protesters in lebanon clashed with police outside the gates of the country's parliament in beirut they're angry about 8 years of economic crisis and corruption under the country's ruling elite concerns ak owed by french president a minute of my call as he visited the country on tuesday there are also dives that lebanon's new prime minister can really reform the country. thanking that anger against years of state corruption demonstrators launch a battering ram to force open the gates leading onto beirut's parliament square and . anti-government protesters also remained undeterred as police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. the huge explosion at the city's port in early august pushed the public over the edge off to ensuring views of crisis and the collapse of the economy. discovered broke out as french president.

visits lebanon to press for far reaching political reforms his trip also marks the national centenary french air force jets performed to fly past leaving a trail of color symbolizing the lebanese flag but not obscuring the tensions on the ground back home warns lebanon's leaders they risk sanctions if they fail to set the nation on a course of recovery. normally in lebanon it takes 6 months to form a government because i am back today perhaps because we are putting on pressure the 1st signs the positive i believe in fact that today is the 1st step but will that be a follow up on it because it's too early to say but i am not naive i don't view it is a done deal so now i will weigh in so that the government is formed and that the reforms on just launched that go through

a few years of youth it is. what happens behind closed doors in lebanon's political life could soon be made public as voters press that demands for democracy transparency and prosperity was. let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world right played some batteries have to change it dozens of university students protesting against all storage area and president alexander lukashenko the students were marching through the capital minsk on the 1st day of the academic year calling on the president to quit one rights group has reported that some students were beaten up. scotland is setting out plans for a new independence referendum nick. sturgeon's scotland's 1st minister and pro independence leader has argued that starts need another chance to vote on staying part of the united kingdom after brags that most voted to remain in the e.u.

last time around. environmental activists have gathered outside the british parliament in london calling on lawmakers to support a climate emergency bill it's the start of 2 weeks of action planned by the group extinction rebellion several campaigners were arrested after attempting to stage a sit in. germany's latest unemployment figures out on cheese day made for sobering news there are more than half a 1000000 more people out of work compared with this time last year if you an employment rate has climbed to 6.4 percent but the government is oh pete that the worst of the crisis is over. the german government has issued an unproved economic forecast for this year it expects the crisis to inflict less damage than initially feared but companies that build trade fair pavilions like this one from nuremberg are struggling with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. that could take the

trade fair sector years to get back to normal so the managing director is looking for alternative markets for the company furniture for cats could be a new direction here in the name of. companies have to come up with new ideas and take some risks we must simply leave our comfort zone we just can't sit back and say the government has to help us with. the company wants to hold on to skilled workers to be ready when the crisis is over and the economy picks up again. germany's economy minister remains optimistic. it is more encouraging and a sign of hope it's the german economy is in a better shape than was expected by so many the economy. the economic. figures for the 1st probably the year less dramatic than it

was we had in the beginning. business executives and employees are hoping a possible 2nd coronavirus wave doesn't send the economy into another tailspin. turkey has been confirmed as one of the countries to host a grand prix on what is now a finalized 17 rights formula one calendar despite the problems thrown up by coverage 1000 the organizers are hoping for a socially distanced crowd of 100000 people and have even slashed ticket prices to ensure that it happens. ystem pulls into city layout returns to formula one after a 9 me absence to a distinctly covert check landscape built to house 220000 the november event will be just the 3rd 2020 race to have spectators. us. if we could more than half of it because of security reasons and social distancing rules

if the conditions permit up to 100000 people will be able to watch the race he is sitting distantly. want to go to a few years as grand prix host is down but will still pay its licensing fee to formula $1.00 despite restrictions on crowds but instead of rising prices to compensate for a few offense tickets will be slashed to 4 u.s. dollars a day. was an interesting. shift to mark the 30th anniversary of into city we announce out daily prices as 30 turkish lira. we have never seen this price before. this temple has signed a one year contract but of white along the deal should the november be deemed a success. germany's top skier victoria has stunned the sport by announcing her retirement at the age of just 30 she won gold in the giant slalom

at the vancouver olympics in 2010 and has 3 world cup titles. says her training performance has been below her usual standard after she suffered an injury earlier this year. or this is d w news live from berlin don't forget you can stay up to date with our web site t w dot com and you can also follow us on twitter and instagram i'm probably yes in berlin for me in the air rest of the news team thanks for watching. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news of. our corona update. from the covert 19 special next on d w.