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or the stories behind the headlines what is the heart of the story why does it matter who lived in times mozzies focus if you want those words to cut through the noise to get to the truth. my name is sarah kelly and i work with the devil. german doctors treating russian opposition figures say without a doubt he was poisoned with a form of the soviet era nerve agent no german chancellor angela merkel today called it attempted murder a crime to silence dissent germany the european union the u.k. and the u.s. are all demanding an explanation from moscow tonight a new diagnosis from the west with dell full consequences for the russia vladimir putin. in berlin this is the day.
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i think sina alexei navalny was a victim often attacked with a chemical agent often at the top 3. this makes it that there's responsibility be identified and brought to justice it's all to do to. make it feel very serious questions have come up with the russian government and must. meet with to see to some he's now up to russia to prove it isn't a dictatorship and that it respects democratic values because of the mccutcheon or the spin that's competition and i decline accounts and that think it's contrary to the values from the fundamental rights we defend. also coming up he was responsible for the execution of thousands in cambodia's brutal regime today comrade boy die in prison tonight the role that he played
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in what became known as the killing field. that i would like to acknowledge and my legal responsibility. can someone get tough for all of the crimes that happened that s 21. to our viewers. yes in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the dire medical diagnosis of one man and possible severe side effects for russia and its relations with the west today germany confirm that the prominent kremlin critic alexina volley was poisoned with a form of the nerve agent no veto almost 2 weeks ago move on he suddenly became ill in siberia he was flown to berlin for treatment and remains in intensive care now the name novi joke we've heard before it was used 2 years ago in england to poison
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former russian spy and sergei scrip all and his daughter the british government blamed russia in protest more than 20 countries expelled more than $100.00 russian diplomats and unprecedented act at the time that apparently did little to stop the use of no veto tonight the german chancellor is demanding an explanation from russia and she is not alone the european union the u.k. and the united states are all calling on the kremlin to deliver answers here's a chance there are going to marry i think seen of any election have on when it was the victim of an attack with a chemical nav agent of and your child create. this poison get identified unequivocally and tat's face and. so it's clear that the next line of alan is not a victim of a crime. as opposed to be silenced and i together with you entire german government condemning this in a strongest possible terms they will support after the russian ambassador was
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informed about the findings at the foreign ministry the softer news. we expect the russian government to explain its position on this case very serious questions have come up which only the russian government can and must. want to unfold with the german chancellor there with very strong language for until america we have team coverage of today's developments i'm joined by correspondent kate brady here in berlin and you're a shadow in moscow you both kate let me start with you strong words from the german chancellor what proof do the germans have this was not. well the proof of this poisoning came from a special toxicology test that was carried out by a specific department of the german bundestag the german military which focuses on chemical weapons and also the protection of civilians and the military against chemical weapons and it's this test result anglo-american says that is proof that
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saying a valley was indeed the victim of a crime and they at that they aim was indeed for him to be silenced yury we've got the german chancellor along with other western countries now demanding answers from the kremlin what's the kremlin saying. well a brand in contrast to the strong reaction in several of the un from the town for special from the german chancellor with as authorities here in russia have so far been reluctant to comment on the violence poisoning and leadership this call for spokesperson of the russian president vladimir putin sat at the kremlin would be unable to give a proper response to berlin statement which is in a way all else also a statement i think however the russian foreign minister is south of that beilin statements on not based on any evidence and that the reactions from the route russian parliament was expected and they called it probably haitian dictated by political motives that could be organized by the united states to stop with the gas
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project the north stream to between russia and germany the european union and nato they've had to deal with similar cases before involving nobody for example and russia are there any clues from past experiences to help deal with this investigation. well one of the 1st puts of cool and which of course be to slap some sanctions on the specifics obviously of people in russia even on businesses or vessels very poor and as a reader would depend on how moscow decides to cooperate or not wave in the end it so that part is in the coming days but as you are he says say father response from moscow has been rather hazy already that we used to here in berlin you're a shadow in moscow to both of you thank you. for russia's opposition activism politicians the news from germany today confirmed what they'd never
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delegate would you take a look at once leonid vocals a senior aide to alexey of all need tweeted today he writes in 2020 poisoning the ball only with no veto is exactly the same as leaving an autograph at a crime scene like this and underneath there what you see is a picture of the signature of vladimir putin. well my next guest is a political ally like see no volley of let me or i'm sure coffin is executive manager of novell needs nonprofit anti corruption foundation the u.k. granted him for little asylum in 2015 after russia sold to extradite him on in belgium and charges he joins me tonight from london it's good to have you on the day this evening i want to start by getting your response to what has happened today and germany calling for russia to explain itself well i'm shocked at the fact that
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a military great talks in was used to assess an 8 volley who has emerged as the most prominent trusted opposition politician squarely points at russian security services and that russian authorities as the people responsible for this incident. let me ask you you are in the u.k. where the script all were attacked with no joke in england about 2 years ago are you satisfied with how the u.k. and the west have responded. not at all right after this clip of assessing nations in 2080 of the reason may the prime minister of the u.k. at that time issued a very strong statement but nothing really fed up and the corrupt russian money continued to come to the u.k.
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without hindrance they people who are close to putin's regime who can be considered the wallets of alton and his clique continue to reside and is it western capitals with no obstacles will wonder when you say that then why would anyone want to follow in a like scene of all these footsteps when they know that they could wind up in prison or maybe wind up being the victim of a poisoning attack. well the people for whom freedom is very dear. who want to see russia as a free and democratic country who want to establish a political system that is reflective of what the russian people fake of course they will they have assembled under the leadership awful accent of
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ali and they will continue fighting that has been the story of freedom fighters all over the world we know that the doctors here in berlin who are treating the links in of all need the they say that he may not fully recover from this poisoning what does that mean then for the opposition in russia. over the years alexei imagist as the most prominent opposition politician but he is quite unique in russia in that he has created a political organization. and media organization and. there are there are more than 200 people working full time. in the various activities and there are hundreds of thousands if not millions of
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supporters of what alexei and out has been doing so i think the movement will continue. even though for now we feel great absence of alexei i hope that she recovers soon and she recovers fully and will be back at the forefront of this fight you know i'm sure there are a lot of people who share that sentiment with you if you look at the situation as it is now it appears that the russian secret service under vladimir putin can act and do what it wants with impunity what does it mean for people like you who are living abroad do you feel that you need the dream wife is safe or that you sometimes feel like your life is threatened. well of course we've seen throughout the last 50 years that russian security services capable
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of assassinations she did much a year where at the same time of course i feel much safer now in london that i was elated on this piece of was hope or as the recent events show elected isley on that russian. and is a summation. not that 1st it follows this tree of attempts life afresh and political and civil activists and some of that stuff and it tragically like maurice not it just doesn't shift to vladimir a circle of joining us tonight from london and what i mean we appreciate your time and your insights thank you thank you. well still to come on the day 5 years ago the week that changed europe the story of a syrian woman who survived the dangerous crossing to europe in 2015 and then went back to help other refugees some stories coming up in just
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a minute. and a tourist killer in cambodia as genocidal c'mere rouge regime has died at the age of 77 comrade doyle as he was known was head of security and oversold the deaths of thousands after the communist guerilla fighters seized power in 1975 the regime that door exult to transform cambodian to a classless peasant society in the process they killed an estimated 2000000 people through starvation and execution in what became known as the killing fields before his death dory had been serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. the body of conrad dyke arrives at a buddhist temple in phnom penh for commission after years of poor health the former khmer rouge leader died at this hospital in the early hours of wednesday.
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during pol pot's genocidal regime in the 1970 s. was in charge of cambodia's most notorious prison the s $21.00 there the man who once worked as a schoolteacher oversaw torture cruelty as well as the murder of more than $12000.00 men women and children. in 2010 he was tried by a un supervised court and expressed remorse for his actions. can be something that i would like to acknowledge and my legal responsibility. can someone get back for all of the crimes that happened that s 21 that me and the sama because specially the torture and exit of people who've. been somewhat
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out with. them so while confessing his crimes also claimed he was merely following orders and late in the trial pushed for a release claiming he was not guilty prosecutors handed him a 35 year sentence later extended to life in prison for the crimes of the regime he served and his role in particular still weigh heavily on cambodian society. really to pray to god he created bad history for us but now it's the end of his life. off like that i will never forget the horrible past all the crimes that he committed he deserved to serve more prison terms but now he has died i can forgive him. michael i regret that he is dead now. if he had stayed alive the younger generation may have heard more history from him and now he's dead it's all over. there i think our. stuff may bring some
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satisfaction to cambodians but more than 4 decades after the fall of the camaro rouge the regime's painful legacy lives on. and more than 5 years ago in paris islamists attacked the satirical magazine charlie and the jewish supermarket they murdered 70 people before being shot by police but they have accomplices who escaped their trial has now begun now the magazine was targeted because he published cartoons of the prophet muhammad. that the widow of one of those killed these wilensky is still traumatized 5 years ago her husband was killed in the islamist attack on shall you he was a cartoonist at the magazine and the love of her life. my
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life was turned upside down its absence the absence of his gaze that accompanied me for 47 years. this absence has caused me to fall ill with cancer and i have regular nightmares in some of them i become my husband and live through his last moments facing the kalashnikov so. many days is one of the plaintiffs in the court case she's hoping the hearings will provide her with some. demand that. the coupons are. the best thing on a decision i need to understand as best as i can what was in the mind of his assassin chalets question. comes. from any additional information could help me get closer to what my husband went through
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the moment he got killed or more men. the attack put france on high alert the terrorists were on the run for days millions of people then took part in a huge demonstration of unity in the face of this attack on press freedom the slogan. went global. but since the attack on challis of those newsroom behind me here defending the freedom of the press in france has become more difficult especially with the rise of populist politics and an increasing distrust of the traditional media. challis adore has continued to operate from a secret location the magazine still regularly receives threats its editor in chief says the internet has made things worse. nowadays when people read critical
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comments on social media they immediately take them personally they often threaten us and in very violent ways. they said yes it is good shoes you at satire and press cartoons are supposed to upset people and before provoking that cartoon culture is increasingly getting lost yes it sure would relate to your desire to be on. mary's wilensky is trying to maintain her husband's legacy in her own way. i am pleased seeing one of his projects a european house of cit terry can impress cartoons this is how i continue his fight for press freedom. she will also keep publishing her husband's cartoons so that his spirit lives on. all this week we're looking back to the summer of 2015 when an unprecedented number
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of migrants fled were and poverty in their home countries many of them from syria and headed for europe many of them never made it that sobering reality became crystal clear with this shocking image 5 years ago today the body of syrian toddler alon kurt was photographed after it had washed ashore in turkey he had drowned like so many others trying to cross the mediterranean the photo became a symbol of the plight of hundreds of thousands of syrians who were trying to reach europe. one of the syrians joins me right here at the big table. made the perilous journey across the mediterranean in 2015 and eventually made it here to germany she later returned to greece to help save the lives of other refugees so it is good to have you on the show let me start by asking you about
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that haunting image there we sell there of. i remember people saying 5 years ago we have to do something so that his death will not have been in vain 5 years later. once the courage nothing changed we still have the same accidents and the same situation happening every single day. that's called death but still there's people drowning there is there actually is even worse now there's pushbacks people are illegally. been accused of being criminals and been sent back to their lands where they actually left fleas in the 1st place because they asked for safety so it's getting worse nothing change there's over 50000 refugees in greece itself or your refugee camp as is the king of the headlines on the news and still nothing's happening. while you decide to
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leave syria because as simple as i lost my home i had no proof on top of my head i wasn't even safe anymore to go to school to i'm a professional summers was i was young i cannot even go to swim. and the idea of every day saying goodbye to your mom on the door. to go to school and then not knowing if you're going to syria again i think i just how the right to live in a safe space and like everyone else and the dream to eclipse continue my education so you left syria. until me but the journey you mate. so i left syria with my youngest younger sister usurper which was 17 by then and i was 20. we went from damascus airport we took a flight to turkey which back then there was no visa so it was very easy for us to just fly in and then you contact of course
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a smuggler because you need someone to get you into greece and he met us and istanbul and and drove us as a bus for 10 hours to izmir and then from is near with the good thing gave but of course after we spend 4 nights on the shore with no food no bathroom no shower and even sleeping bag or tent. with 2 girls by themselves. and that we got in the dingey which was the ones that we have now we see them and they can also when we in berlin or and how we're going anyway actually fits for 7 people but we were 20 and we had a 4 years old child with us. we quest we got in the boat and then 15 minutes later the engine broke of course and the boat starts sinking because it's overcrowded which is completely logical when you but you but you're able to make it to greece yeah we did we did but by swimming together me and my sister and other
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people and pushing the boat and if we didn't do that none of us would be a life know your story there visiting with you making it to germany even setting up a new life instead you decided to help other refugees tell me about that and what why did you decide to do that because as i said earlier i'm professional summarization rescue swimmer. and then also because i wanted to make sure no one went through the same experience i did myself because it's something that traumatic till today 5 years later and i can still. feel it and it's just terrifying for everyone so that was the main reason i can speak it can translate and help and i'm a social rescue swimmer who trained you were arrested in greece of course is the charge in part of criminal organization money laundering espionage. i don't know if more but there's so many because you were helping other refugee guests were you know in the legal process i know where i'm released on bail with
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my other colleagues and we were away and we're waiting for a trial i suppose to have a trial today in athens but it was postponed it's 3 years later and we still waiting we've got 30 seconds here if there is one thing that you wish you could have known 5 years ago that you know now what is that. that. there is just so there's no justice everywhere unfortunately and i was completely shocked and the courthouse when i was been at hugh's of these charges and i was quiet and that's a take me back home ok because you know. exactly i ran away from one just to find another place well we definitely will be following your story and we have been things work for you saw that marty to be appreciate you coming with us tonight to thank you thank you. are the day is almost done the conversation continues online you find us on twitter you the news or you can follow me and bring
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this is the news live from berlin tonight a crime of attempted murder the german chancellor says there is no doubt crippling critic of all he was poisoned and she wants moscow to explain brushes leading opposition figure remains in intensive care in a berlin hospital the german government says he was poisoned with these soviet era nerve agent nobody took berlin london and washington now demanding answers from moscow also coming up the image that shocked the world 5 years ago this picture of
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a syrian top lawyer who perished in the mediterranean sea world's leading to europe since shock waves around the globe will find one how could a long courteous family. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us tonight german chancellor angela merkel is demanding answers from moscow after her government confirmed that russia's leading opposition figure was poisoned with the military nerve agent know a lexi has been fighting for his life in a medically induced coma here in berlin after falling ill in siberia just last month moscow has repeatedly disputed allegations that of all the was poisoned. 30 years alexina phony has been fighting to rid of russia of what he calls crooks and thieves and you know what is now. the united russia party has always won for 20
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years and even if they lost using fraud they won anyway. the outspoken opposition figure has organized numerous anti kremlin protest has been arrested several times for civil disobedience and even attempted to get on the ballot to run for president and $28.00 he his bed was blocked by the courts. but now the lies in an induced coma at a berlin hospital clinging to life german chancellor angela merkel calls the suspected poisoning attempted murder. scene of the next in of all me is the victim of a crime he was meant to be silenced and i condemn this in the sharpest possible manner and the name of the entire german government schefter. of all news when a president vladimir putin's fiercest critics jamming up a vocal and growing opposition against police 20 year grip on power no only has suffered physical and verbal attacks in recent years the attorney an
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anti-corruption activist fell ill in a flight from the city of tomsk in siberia on his way to moscow last week it's believe someone poisoned his team before he boarded a plane the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing to save his life the german government says testing carried out by its military proves that the soviet era nerve agent novacek was used without a doubt. we expect the russian government to explain itself over this incident these are very serious questions now that only the russian government can and must answer. went on for. russia is set to hold regional elections next month devonian his allies had been campaigning to get their candidates elected but for now his family and friends are holding on to hope that no phoney pulls through we have team coverage of today's developments i'm joined by correspondent kate brady here in berlin and you're
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a shadow in moscow you both kate let me start with you strong words from the german chancellor what proof do the germans have that this was no joke well the proof of this poisoning came from a special toxicology test that was carried out by a specific department of the german bundestag the german military which focuses on chemical weapons and also the protection of civilians and the military against chemical weapons and it's this test result i'm glad merkel says that is proof that aleksei in a valley was indeed the victim of a crime and the at that the aim was indeed for him to be silenced yury we've got the german chancellor along with other western countries now demanding answers from the kremlin what's the kremlin saying. well brant in contrast to the strong reactions that brought in the un from the town for a special from the german chancellor with as authorities here in russia have so far
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been reluctant to comment on the violence poisoning and me trip to scoff spokesperson of the russian president vladimir putin sad to that the kremlin would be unable to give a proper response to berlin statement which is in a way all else also a statement i think however the russian foreign minister is south of that beilin statements on not based on any evidence and that the directions from the russian parliament to war expected they called it. dictated by political motives that could be organized by the united states to stop the gas project the north stream to between russia and germany. we know that. can be produced only in russia at least that's what we know if this wasn't the crimean behind this then who will mind it credibly be well not only has quite a few enemies in his corruption investigations he has attacked many high ranking arranging off issues and politicians in videos that have gotten millions of views
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on you tube. is the largest and most popular investigation for example was reported by the former russian prime minister and it meets her midriff so the list of his opponents and maybe hit us is very long including some original politicians in separate you know severe risk of this it was the last cd not only has visited before he's was poisoned. i do think a basically that the person who poisoned him didn't expect such a response from germany from the best and nobody here in russia would have thought that not only would be flown to the lane and to be guarded like a state guest of chancellor merkel or even more could ever poison not only that person has obviously totally underestimated his importance in the west that's a very important point the medical quickly became political here kate how damaging is this then for german russian relations. but it certainly doesn't improve them by any stretch of the imagination and it was the it's interesting that. said in her
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address to the press this evening that snow valley had indeed been treated for the past couple of weeks now the charity hospital here in berlin on humanitarian grounds but indeed as you say that humanitarian issue is quickly becoming a diplomatic and political issue so will be interesting to see in the coming days exactly how germany and its easy partners and also naysay upon his knee forward as well there are different options on the table that they could take but in the meantime they are waiting for a more concrete response from the kremlin. in the european union and debate they've had to deal with similar cases before involving nobody for example and russia are there any clues from past experiences to help deal with this investigation. well one of the 1st pools of cool which of course be to slap some sanctions on specific targeted people in russia even on businesses or vessels very
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cool as they really would depend on how moscow decides to cooperate or not wave in it so that part is in the coming days but as you are he says so father response from moscow has been rather hazy already that we use cambridge here in berlin you're a shadow in moscow to both of you thank you. all this week we're looking back to the summer of 2015 when an unprecedented number of migrants fled war in poverty in their home countries and headed for europe many of them never made it one image shook the world like no other syrian taught them a long courteous body washed ashore in turkey thousands of others also perished on the same journey and the perilous sea crossing is still claiming the law. the tragic exodus of the courty family ended at this beach near the turkish village of. the mother father and their 2 children were trying to reach the greek island of
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kos in a rubber boat but the boat capsized. little alan and his brother and their mother were hunted drowned only up to look already survived. the good sized after people stood up. i held my wife's hand. and we had life jackets and tried to keep our children out of the water but it didn't work holly died for us to learn. i'll never forget holly's words when he said to me papa don't be afraid. the image of little islands dead body made headlines around the world the refugees desperation and their fate now symbolized by a tiny corpse 4 years later we set out to make contact with his father. now lives in there beyond any iraq's kurdish region we were unable to travel to
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iraq because of the coronavirus pandemic. kurdish television has also covered abdulla cordy's fate and has revealed some good news i do look already has once again become a father he remarried 3 years ago. oh yes. it was very surprised when the new baby was born i couldn't believe it it was a shock. i didn't know if i should be happy or sad or if i should cry. i have no idea what happened to me. when you lose your own child on time hope it never happens to you. it's a strange feeling if you've already lost a child and then having you baby. thank god i'm doing better. i'm happy about this new child. don't according to new baby it's
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a great gift he has named him. are those have a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world the trial has opened in paris a 14 suspects accused of aiding the 2015 terror attack on the satirical magazine charlie of 3 assailants murdered 17 people before being shot dead by police the magazine was targeted because it published cartoons of the prophet mohammad. and ensure his killer in cambodia's genocidal c'mere rouge regime has died at the age of 77. oversold the deaths of thousands the c'mere rues murdered millions of cambodians and buried them in mass graves known as the killing fields had been serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity emanuel says it will support iraq in its fight against so-called islamic state the french president is the 1st foreign leader to visit baghdad since a new government took office in may these anti-government protesters have clashed
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with police in the bulgarian capitals of fear opponents accuse the prime minister of having links to all the guards saying they're calling for him to resign they staged the biggest demonstration in nearly 2 months a deadly protests authorities say several people were detained dozens were injured . international soccer returns in europe this week for the 1st time this year since the coronavirus wiped out. the nation's leading kicks off with germany hosting spain in one of these standout games fans are still getting used to the relatively new tournaments they will not be allowed to watch in person. it's 10 long months since germany last played there was meant to have been a european championship in june but that will now take place next year because of the coronavirus germany can instead ease their way back in stock up against spain in the nation's league
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a tournament designed to give countries competitive football when otherwise they would be playing friendly's. obviously felt quite different to join up with the national team the last few months was strange for everyone in. the tournament is starting its 2nd edition with portugal the inaugural winners last year changes have already been made to what many fans see as a complicated competition for you a 1st glossy video does its best to explain the rules but it remains a 2nd tier tournament offering a back route into the 2022 world cup. the revamp is good news for germany they were supposed to have been relegated after poor nations league displays followed their 2018 world cup debacle demotions was scrapped and now germany are on the up after easily qualifying for the euros fans are not allowed for the spank game but general manager all of a beer told t w that germany could still put on
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a show. play was a little different. so hopefully good results in the next coming months we'll have. to repeat. it with france which is the. 'd nucleus sooner and leroy's sunny but by munich's all the germany stars are rested for the game after their champions league heroics the coronavirus destruction means the match is taking place before the new blunders league season starts the football world hopes normality can return soon. or here's a reminder of the top story we're following this hour the german government says it has unequivocal proof that criminal and critical was poisoned with a nerve agent. german chancellor angela merkel has described the incident as attempted murder and an attempt to silence of all she's insisting that the kremlin has
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it's still about us when the going is going to circle the guts of the film. the juice the only real sense of. tech entrepreneur most good business germany top of his agenda scoping out the potential coronavirus stock seed also high on the list getting up to speed on the construction of a huge new electric car factory outside but crowds hoping to construct glimpse of the now break billionaire were left waiting in the rain also coming up new figures suggest the u.s. economy may be recovering at a slower than expected pace. and while travel restrictions have devastated the
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aviation industry the rise in online shopping has driven up demand for air cargo transport. this is deeply business i'm kate ferguson welcome to the show. germany is playing host to an important and elusive visitor billionaire tech entrepreneur because in time to talk business 2 major projects are keeping him busy the search for a cope with 1000 vaccine for the construction of a huge electric car factory outside of berlin but he's kept a low profile throughout his visit and many of those hoping to cash a glimpse of him are left disappointed. during his german visit the law most made it clear where his priorities are right now the biotech company cure voc which is trying to create a coronavirus vaccine on tuesday must visit a cure back into being and in the country southwest the tycoon kept a low profile and his fans didn't get to see him because i'm waiting for it on musk is my great idol and i really want to see him. on wednesday he arrived in berlin
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where he met industry bosses and chancellor angela merkel. praised the cooperation between cure of ak and tesla subsidiary grown automation and presented a new bio printing technology which could automate the production of covert 1000 vaccines. meanwhile tesla fans and grew harder residents waited in vain in the pouring rain for hours the new test the factories being built quickly. opinions among the locals are mixed. we don't have a floater. for the past 2 years they've been telling us the best thing to do is to bury sprinkler lomas not fill the swimming pools water is scarce or the 168000 people who live here but there's enough water for a factory like this explained doc to me was that just as i'm. going there why
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detergent years since the fall of the berlin wall there really hasn't been much development in terms of industry and jobs and that's why i'm very much in favor of it. the 1st vehicles are scheduled to roll off the assembly line next summer creating thousands of jobs. while most visits germany back in his home country of the united states one in 10 people are out of work and fresh figures suggest the pace of a recovery may be stalling and national employment report published by the a.d.p. research institute shows fewer than expected workers were hired in august large businesses accounted for most of the new recruits while small companies saw only a modest increase the u.s. has the world's highest number of coronavirus cases lawmakers are still wrangling over the terms of a new stimulus package. let's talk more about this with the don't need financial correspondent and squatting in new york hi yes this big recovery has promised isn't
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really happening is it. well i mean if you look at the months of 1st specially mayo and june for example we saw historic gains in the us labor force but clearly that didn't after we had this historic drop in march that was really quite dramatic but what we're definitely experiencing right now is that the job growth seems to be slowing quite a big also we could see a 2nd wave of layoffs when it comes to fall in the retail industry and hospitality we just heard on wednesday the term for it is also planning to cut some jobs serve so clearly there is a lot of stress on the u.s. labor market and that will remain probably for quite some time. now and me why lawmakers still can't agree on the next set of stimulus measures how badly is this impasse affecting americans yes. well 1st of all what is really important is
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that we still need another age package sold to keep americans of float i just see it let's say i have a young couple living right next to me he only makes 40 percent of his original income she's an artist she doesn't make any money at all so they can't pay their full rent any longer so for now we don't see any evictions but that also might come at some point so at one point we definitely need another aid package for americans and then once the economy gets going once we can deal with the pandemic a bit better then we probably really also need a stimulus package and some lawmakers in washington are talking about possibly another trillion dollars or so so yes more aid is needed and the longer it takes are the more people are suffering i'm standing here in times square and if you look around new york actually stands for about 8 percent of carrying thing a tough time against clutter in new york thank you so much. 900 some of the other global business stories making news. tick tocks potential buyers
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are trying to find ways of acquiring the company while complying with new to chinese rules on tech exports options include not including key software in the sale and seeking beijing's approval to share tick tocks algorithm without a sale the company could be banned in the u.s. by mid september the russian ruble fell sharply on wednesday off to the german government concluded kremlin critic alexina vonnie had been poisoned with a nerve agent the ruble lost more than 2 percent against the us dollar with $1.00 worth more than $75.00 roubles. the united airlines says it will furlough more than 16000 employees in october the number is considerably lower than the expected 36000 layoffs but still one of the worst average days in u.s. airline history the carrier said it would postpone for lows if washington approves
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more funds to help airlines. saying on this topic the decline in global travel has of course catapulted the aviation industry into the biggest crisis of its history but there is one glimmer of hope the increase in online shopping has led to a big rise in demand for air phrase that's kept logistics firms like d.h.l. very busy. t.h.o. freighter arrives from nose to toe with express packages. manager yvonne sidle is in charge of unloading and rerouting them this plane has just arrived from zagreb team has only 30 minutes to offload it. yet there are more and more night learning the numbers going up to 65 and sometimes there are 70 aircraft. express delivery service d.h.l. is international hub is located in the eastern german city of like. for years
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businesses continue to improve for what is the world's largest logistics company during the pandemic it specialists have to seek out every centimeter of available space because as the coronavirus crisis broke global passenger flights reached to a halt vastly slashing capacities for airfreight as well that's worked to d.h.l. as advantage. we've been experiencing growth for years. but especially now during the coronavirus crisis we've seen all the airlines reduce their capacities. and if you take into account that 60 to 70 percent of the freight volume is transported in the holds of passenger planes it's easy to imagine that if the airlines disappear if we lose that capacity then things are going to start piling up. tonight's assignment involves sorting 400000 express packages and bulky items. the packages are then loaded on to other
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planes for the next leg of their journey. 2000 employees work the night shift. and as most of us my bracket people pay good money to have their delivery by 6 in the morning or by noon we're in charge of making sure everything moves as fast as possible snowed in with this business. once cabin container loading has been completed it's on zonal has to monitor the loading of the planes holds. this work is done by her and. in bulk if you were loading so-called loose freight into the burley here the same way passenger baggage is loaded in passenger planes because this plane only has 15 positions for securing large containers in the cabin because the container. after an earlier craft ready for takeoff phoned on its way to frankfurt as one of 65 learned things and 65 takeoffs every night i'd like to
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get a quarter. german retail sales fell unexpectedly in july just fight a temporary cost in value added tax for the 2nd half of 2020 the cut from 19 to 16 percent was meant to give domestic demand a boost but poor retail sales figures for july and august have cast doubt on the measure shoppers generally seem to be holding back and in some cases companies are not passing on the tax cut to consumers. and finally prince harry and meghan markle have signed a deal with streaming giant netflix the couple who quit the royal family this year want to focus on stories and issues close to their hearts. special projects are already in development including a nature program and a series focused on inspirational women the california couple may even appear in
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a documentary themselves. watch that space that's all from me on the business team here in berlin for more go to our website d w dot com slash business you can also check us out on social media to drop us a line on facebook on twitter for me is the team it's goodbye and take care.
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