city of munich is introduced is expected to introduce i should say new instructions including compulsory mask wearing in certain areas where infection levels remain high. that with a return to slog down the last spring saw a major shift toward stay at home learning and classes held online through a video link well germany's schools are they even ready for a return so that scenario news visited one berlin school to find out. pencils a shop and books are out john and students are back in the classrooms but it seems not much of the digital learning put in place during lockdown has survived here at the smiths causeless school in berlin. teacher says many of the challenges involved in digital learning remain. the foundational problems are still there a lot of parents don't understand technology

a lot of families don't have internet or digital technology at home but the schools are much better prepared so we are able to have clouds and messenger services and email that is all. in accordance with data protection laws which was not the case before the corona crisis has made schools realise how much still needs to be done in most classrooms teaches and students still use an anon tools and learning materials to change that the german government has put aside 5000000000 curios to digitalize the classroom money desperately needed says co-principal sure nuff said when looking at his equipment because. it is definitely the case that teachers and parents are investing their own private resources to digitalize this of course staff and initiatives by the state but that always comes with a lot of. which we see now as well with the current funding so in the end you have to make sure you take all that you can get. until now only one of over

1200 students at this school has received a tablet financed by the state students our way of how slowly things are moving and want to see change. if you tell us you go there's room for improvement in the digitalisation of those schools to say the least there's not enough equipment for all students it was not enough to make proper home schooling possible. but some students think that they are now better prepared in case of another look down. a month from us when the other not at the beginning it was new for all of us the system the computer is working at home now i think that it will while better than the 1st time. but the ideal classroom that can switch effortlessly from the school to each student's room and from mains that distant goal. next to world leaders are marking the 75th anniversary of the united nations as the corona virus

pandemic poses big challenges to the organizations unity the un secretary general antonio which others called for more international cooperation and multilateral multi lateral isn't to curb covert 19 and face environmental challenges because of the pandemic the event is being held mostly virtually with many leaders the living speeches by. let's take a look now at how this world body comprising 193 nations started its life. boom out of the ravages of world war 2. the u.n. charter was signed in 1945 by 50 founding members its aim to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war a global organization to help build a better world. while the probability of the terminator.

find our way through rar i 75 years on every country in the world is represented in the un's general assembly. the organization has lost none of its relevance but it also faces unprecedented challenges in the 75th anniversary each year we face our own $945.00 moments we must meet that moment and we must show unity like never before to overcome today's emergency get the world moving and working and prospering again and up all the vision of the charter. that vision is to work together to bolster international peace and security of a humanitarian assistance and protect children rights. the un and its affiliated agencies have become indispensable in crisis situations. on the day.

but the work of the un's most powerful body the security council has come in for heavy criticism. the council's 5 permanent members of the 2nd world was principal victors on tooting china. russia and the u.s. . it manages 13 peacekeeping missions around the world but the council is often paralyzed by disagreement and vetoes you just often. on syria the most lethal and destabilizing conflict today has failed to take any decisive action. many have argued that these old structures need to be urgently reformed. and there are other big challenges the corona crisis has exacerbated geo political rivalries and put the un's health body the w.h.o. under enormous pressure not least since the us pulled out of the world health organization in the midst of the pandemic. and there is fear that with growing

nationalism in some countries support for the un and its mission may be fading donald trump's america 1st policy has seen the u.s. conditionally the un's main driver turn its back on multilateralism the very principle the un was founded on. all right let's pick up where that report left off with me in the studio here is the good news chief international editor richard walker richard great to have you here with us we just referenced trump there in that in our report multilateralism has taken a beating to say the least how is this u.n. trying to reinvigorate multilateralism basically yeah i mean it couldn't be a bigger challenge to a body like the united nations could it that you have so many leading countries around. the world being led by nationalists of one form of another and donald trump is of course the one who gets the most attention often but there are many others as

well people who say america 1st or or some version of it you know my country goes 1st and i think when talking about my last resume is sometimes that that word in itself is jargon is kind of clunky what does it even mean all it really means is countries coming together and saying we need to work together for common interests and not simply for our own interests and i think supporters of it say well it's the only way that you can tackle many of the biggest challenges that we have now we see heard about the coronavirus pandemic in there but of course climate change is no class a good example if every country just thinks about itself why should it really bother to cost of missions why shouldn't it just go its own way so so this is a massive challenge to the united nations now there is a kind of alternative grouping that's been coming up is actually led by germany this was called the alliance for multilateralism that is trying to kind of push back against that they're going to be holding meetings this week and i think the

truth of it is that everyone is really looking to november what's going to happen in that election in the united states is trying to get reelected is joe biden going to beat him because that is going to be a game changer for this whichever way it goes that you referenced as well the corona crisis that the pandemic basically overshadowing what is supposed to have been a very happy anniversary you know how are they dealing with that yeah i mean would this would have been a huge event this would have made a major shindig with everyone there and and a major moment for celebration of course this is now be boiled down to kind of a glorified zoo meeting. and it's interesting when you talk to diplomats particularly on the german side for instance you know people who who want to push for more multilateralism for the benefits of diplomacy they say it's an incredible challenge because diplomacy is done not necessary. early in the speeches of the official talks diplomacy is done afterwards in the corridor so it's to spontaneously things these opportunities that you get you see at the un general

assembly when everyone is in that building in new york there's no event like it where everyone is that people can talk to each other and come up with press sometimes opportune moments to solve problems so he says meetings on the sidelines there yet has reporting on exactly how let's hope next year we will be able to do that thank you so very much a chief international editor richard walker greatly appreciate it and another event so that's taking place that it took place rather virtually the biggest night of the year for for television programs on the small screen it was held on a gurney on stage with no audience the emmy awards only had a hint of the glitz and glamor were used to the u.s. network h.b.o. came up the big winner of the evening it says shows the succession and the watchman took home handfuls of hardware. hello and welcome to the pandemic. at 1st it looked like any awards ceremony but it soon became clear there was some

technical trickery going on and no audience but more than 100 stoss joining from home on live internet feeds it was a big challenge but everything went smoothly. did you ever think i could do it. on. the top job the h.b.o. series succession scored big wins across the drama categories with its star jeremy strong named best actor. in the bar the not remarkable man i fell in love with. this is the movie but the most awards went to the watchman a man an adaptation of a superhero graphic novel tackling racism in america. my perception of time yeah i get it this series took 11 awards in total including regina king for best actress

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i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia it's great to have you with us protests in thailand have entered their 2nd month activists feel the military dominates too much of the government and that the country has slid further and further away from democracy what's different this time from previous protests over the years has also been the call to reform the country's monarchy while the people protest by gere a long court has reportedly spent much of the pandemic at a luxury hotel in southern germany protesters want to limit the team's power his finances and they want to have the right to criticize him something they can't do under thailand's strict laws at the moment. a tribute to democracy ripped away and disappeared a whodunnit near bangkok's royal palace. less than 24 hours earlier

protest leaders had installed this plaque engraved with the message thailand belongs to the people. authorities say they're pressing charges over this bold challenge to the thai king on paper thailand has a constitutional monarchy but criticism 'd often leads to prison 'd now the taboo has been broken and the call is out for limits on royal power. we are not demanding an end to the monarchy. we want reform with good intentions. that would keep the monarchy graciously above the people under democratic rule. and their demands for reform don't stop there the protesters want the military backed prime minister prayuth to step down new elections and

a new constitution. that mean that i'm here to protest the government and authoritarian regime they're both part of what's wrong with it that the one. letting it is the 1st several weeks for me because people will feel oh any more. protesters marched their demands to the king's privy council police blocked the way but agreed to deliver the letter. now to keep up pressure organizers are calling for a boycott of the bank where the king is the largest shareholder and the general strike next month a bid to tap into the power the people already have. joining us is john jr simba consumer a political scientist with the institute of asian studies at chalong corn university gender it seems as if the protests are picking up momentum is that your

sense and where do you think it's going well definitely i think the protests are getting bigger and bigger by the day and i think that the political time is on their side and the are going to have and have their protests in october and i think it will gather more people and are people protesting more against the military or more against the monarchy and why it is difficult to differentiate between the 2. i would put it this way that this is this region and people are protesting against this regime and i think. the issue of the warner arche has just because of a group with in the men's and so on and that was then there are several

groups and i think in the next protests at different group will take charge and probably they would change the topic of discussion so we'll see how the topic which is the month. one thing i'm wondering about is whether these protests are different from any of the protests we've seen over the past decade in thailand are they different. i mean if you put this protest in the context of for example the red and yellow shirts in the past 2 years they are definitely different they what they want is to shift system they do not want to try to really reforms in these superficial they want. the change of the system and they think they have become more. in the sense and compromising but also very patient as they do or that this is

a long struggle and it will not there were not a shift their goal is in the terms of changing the system but so they are ready to wear for a long long struggle so that what they want to do is change the system give us some context in terms of how conditions in thailand got to where they are today that people are on the streets. well i mean international. society has changed but the political system has not shifted to accommodate that and right now we are seeing a clash between parts of the society that want to go forward and the other part of society that want to stay the same and preserve the status quo and so i think this is the bottom line of the whole conflict and in the past we've seen tit

for tat protests between supporters of the old ideas and supporters of the new ideas and right now this is supporters of the new ideas so i'm not sure if there will be in time has completely shifted to the supporters of the new idea if not then we may see a no that will be nice ition of supporters of the ideas. thank you with over 4000000 cases india has the 3rd highest in the world after the united states and china experts fear the lack of awareness surrounding the disease means that many elderly go undiagnosed and for those who do get treatment the coronavirus lockdown has been isolating difficult experience but families and experts are adapting to help these patients. quarantine has been fun for probably the sooty. she has spent playing games attending online classes and coloring with her 9 year

old granddaughter should be. and these activities have taken on an added book because in managing providing these items i most living with the disease for 9 years has led to memory loss and limited her speech but engaging with her granddaughter is as crucial called knew just how to be should be has gone up on the standing her grandmother is different. when she was younger she was at times frustrated that she was the one looking after. instead of the other way around. now she talks excitedly about the fun games she dreams up for her grandmother making lemonade together giving her despite speech. her mother proudly calls her problem with these primary caregiver given welcome and sent on demand. i still hear from real grandma i don't know so that's

a little good i think she is hiding the busies and she is trying to all get all of us are. trying. to strengthen worse during this down. but probably have it be surrounded by loving family has been one of the more fortunate patients. centers like this one called hope asha you were instrumental in providing patient care before the pandemic dr seuss socialization helps immensely in managing the disease. but now things look different group sessions are no longer held and all the caregivers wear protective gear and maintain social distance the change was confusing and isolating for a sedan should be asians. to the caregivers sitting next to bear him her going you know giving them come forward. we were let's what

is this. and they were all really calling them come here come here while the president's adjust to their new circumstances the end is also helping patients at home be have to look to schedule and activity kits with cognitive exercises which they've then helped to be truly do. gauge hopes of what episodes of violence which can be aggravated by isolation. and become very aggressive in turn out for 3 to 3 months when they let down they were not even taken all claim to the bar or even are playing and that they're becoming very aggressive mark after following this routine that we gave them there's a lot of difference. this week these have managed to keep any such episodes in check should be misses her friends at school but is enjoying the priest and affection she gets for looking after her grandmother. she's certain the poverty

quietly enjoys a 2. piece. i don't know about you but i find japanese horror films the scariest in the genre so you won't see me at this experience in tokyo any time soon even if they've made it a socially distance one for coke at times. though the coated pandemic hasn't morphed into a zombie apocalypse this is live in detainment courtesy of tokyo scares cord and it's a haunted house with a plot twist it's a drive through experience. just give it up as we started this drive in because we can't get close to customers or the traditional haunted house. now we got even closer because there's only a window between us it's way closer than before but standing nose to nose many

customers say they've never been so close before they. chose to do it right except for these. ghost stories and hoarded houses a popular in japan has basically in the summer months. but in times of social distancing if you're looking for live action horror this is the only game in town. the 13 minute performance isn't in your face fear fist in the comfort of your own vehicle. was when customers used to run cars they don't need to get out of the middle they enjoy the show and then go home with their car straight afterwards. it's a novel format but the pen dimmick is forcing the entertainment industry to innovate to reach paying customers. and most the leaving this haunted house happy especially after the cost of zombies oh plane the blood of the windshields.

that's it for now be sure to check out our other stories on the table you dot com for its asia or on facebook and twitter we'll see you tomorrow thank you for watching and goodbye. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand and. what are scientists learning. background information and. our corona. covert 19 special next on d w. belonging to one official estimates more than 1200000 venezuelans live in colombia legally and illegally. was returned to. to visit friends is that i don't think i'd ever go back there to

live where i live there again i don't know so i'm not sure. bearing witness global news that matters. made for mines. waste piling up. disposable protective equipment plastic packaging. initially there been a hope that the slowdown in the world economy would be good for the planet traffic almost stopped completely. cruise ships were stranded in port and industrial pollution. but the pandemic has had negative consequences for the environment to the world was already drowning under a sea of plastic waste but a pandemic has made the situation worse.

facemasks can stay in the environment for up to 450 years it takes that long before they turn into invisible micro plastic so this issue is quite serious. as the human toll of the coronavirus mounts and the world economy struggles to adjust to the new normal the wider impact on the environment is only now starting to become apparent . the global medical emergency has presented an opportunity to check on the health of the planet as controversial new lockdown measures kick in in the capital madrid as our report from space. leon i'll be getting is pulling plastic waste from the river segura near the spanish city of alicante there's heaps of garbage everywhere. but. never let us know the problem is that plastic is very light so it's easily

swept up by the wind and flows down rivers very tense up in the sea that when i'm up. early on a says spain's plastic waste problem has gotten worse since march when the corona virus outbreak began. in the middle everything's got worse since the pandemic started using less disposable plastic packaging but now spanish people are buying even more plastic wrapped items because they're scared of getting infected disposable plastic perhaps a common in supermarkets so their lights uneasily swept away. that endemic has led to a waste crisis now even environmentally conscious consumers feel safer buying plastic wrapped products. here 200 kilometers further south near the city of i'm at the spanish farmers are growing bell peppers and melons under vast plastic sheets. some of them dispose of old

sheets illegally but catching the culprits is tricky. we managed to find a former farmer who was willing to talk about the problems. even growing crops as their livelihood but images like these tarnish their image a few farmers are ruining everyone's image. and his colleagues from the marine conservation organization study what happens to plastic waste in the sea. and they take samples to have them checked for tiny plastic particles. it i mean these substances are toxic. they are poisonous chemical products that break down in the sea should not only be concerned about plastic bags floating around. the tiny plastic particles you can only see under a microscope or even more dangerous. team have their latest

sample examined at all miles. and they find yet more plastic particles. this plastic passes through the food chain through fish and ends of your bodies to him you also absorb it through our skin when we swim. we're basically contaminating yourselves. plastic waste in the sea poses a serious health risk to humans and animals alike. that's why leon i began to spend so much time cleaning up. she says the pandemic shouldn't serve as an excuse for us to produce even more garbage she says protecting the environment also keeps us hoping. that this was one of the 2 are connected in some way and then that if we destroy the environment we also endanger our own health we are seeing this now join coronavirus pandemic that we're not thinking ahead not protecting the environment and not treating animals like we should not the european union wants to cut back on

single use plastics but these days due to the pandemic the very opposite is happening. it takes some 500 years for these materials to decompose so they'll be with us for generations. let's speak to young pay to share more of the institute for applied ecology then thanks a lot for joining us so we saw in our report people are choosing plastic packaging for their food because they think it's safer given the pandemic i mean is there a danger that this pandemic is making our day to day lives less ecologically sustainable. well 1st of all thanks for having me on the show it of course you're right that people restrooms small businesses with a lot of custom interfaces use more disposables now than they used to directly before condemning that there's of course also another part of the story and that is

that we saw a lot in steel a lot of changes of patterns of behavior and consumption that actually moved towards new sustainability starting with food in germany for example the consumption of regionally and you can logically produced food has increased during the pandemic of beneficial for the environment we saw lots of changes him ability patterns less business trips less commuting to work more home office some of those probably will be maintained after the pandemic and of course due to lock downs which is not a positive thing for the economy and for the humans but nevertheless consumption production went down and therefore also energy use raw material use and therefore it was something with stress on the environment went down so overall i would say it's more the opposite that we didn't see batons change the way that our environmentally more destructive although disposables is probably one point where

it did yes last in terms of individual behavior but by the way can we say that this pandemic has been good or bad for the environment. i think that rest still to be seen in the immediate effect as i said consumption production went down there was no air travel for some time many factories went on on leave pretty much put their people on leave didn't work and so it was like a pause for the environment for the stress on the environment in most areas and what is it it is with a pause button if you push play again and then the question is whether the situation will be different so that depends a lot on whether companies and governments will rethink their business models or their investment support and change things for example in fashion and we've heard from some companies saying they do too resilience questions of the value

chain will move away from fast fashion in faster than is nothing else than disposable fashion and therefore and to tremendous to the environment if you look at how much water cotton for example needs and a t. shirt so the question will be how many actors in the economy and from the government side will change their way of doing business here in terms of governance as they say to get economies going again what sort of things should they be bearing in mind. well 1st of all it's totally understandable that they have to look at easing the burden for particularly the social disadvantage socially disadvantaged and that the pandemic and the lock downs bring about the same time now taking money for recovery packages they should look into where they invest and there of course they should invest in more sustainable technologies we have a lot of transitions in the energy sector and the transport sector and the

agricultural sector in the building sector we need to move to a circular economy in all of these areas it would be helpful and oriented towards the future if governments use their money to support business models of the future that means electric fields for example in the transport sector that means thinking about how to encourage we pushing of homes and developing more sustainable construction materials that means to move in there will set a way from quantity to quality all these are things that they should incorporate into recovery packages many do more so than in financial crisis about 10 years ago but still not enough if you compare how much money goes into clearly environmentally beneficial investments compared to the classical. business models then it is not enough given the urgency that we have in all those sectors. channel from the institute for applied ecology thanks

a lot for joining us and now one of your questions to our science correspondent eric williams. how hopeful last the drug interferon be when it comes to fighting covered 19. interferons are proteins produced by the immune system that play a key role in communication in the body during a viral infection they they warn cells that an invader is on the loose giving them time to to ramp up additional defenses and there's evidence that one reason covert 19 can turn so serious is that sars cove 2 seems to suppress interferon production in some way early in the infection process the immune system is corrent display complicated and the best description of it i've heard compares the many complex interactions between different molecules and cells to

a ball of spaghetti so it's hard to nail down exactly what's going on but this is fission that interferon production is being turned off that's led researchers to look at whether giving interferons to patients there appear to clean might lessen kopek 1980 back in july a british company testing inhaled doses of an interferon called interferon beta reported in a small scale study that that giving it to early stage patients cut their chances of developing severe breathing difficulties dramatically and it significantly reduced their hospital stays the company is now in further testing with the compound other research indicates that the timing of when exactly these signalling protein is administered that that could play a very key role in how the body reacts to treatment with it so so to answer the

question researchers are quite hopeful that interferon bedo will prove as a. active as as early testing indicates but but we're still waiting for more detailed results. that's all from us but.

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