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to get out of the. bases do you have any news live from berlin the united states hits another grim milestone as coronavirus cases rise above the 7000000000 mark more and more states are seeing a surge in new infections and experts expect the trend to continue as cold weather sets in and people move indoors also coming up into nature is facing its own steady increase of covert 19 cases with no signs the government has managed to flatten the curve. and police in front suspected terrorist motive after 2 people establish
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near the film office of the satirical magazine charlie hebdo. i'm rebecca richards welcome to the program the number of corona virus infections in the united states has risen above 7000000 the johns hopkins university tally passed the landmark figure on friday afternoon the u.s. has the highest number of confirmed cases in the world followed by india and brazil covert 19 has already killed more than 200000 people in the u.s. also a world record president donald trump has faced harsh criticism for his response to the outbreak after he downplayed the dangers of the disease. carolyne or she why has more on the situation from washington d.c. but this country has just. more than $7000000.00 coronavirus cases and over 200000
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there more than any other country according to the data collected by the johns hopkins university despite having less than 5 per cent of the global population the united states has suffered more than 20 percent of coverage 19 deaths or old why people know that they also suffer the economic consequences of the pandemic so this is definitely going to be a topic that will have an impact on the elections. carolyn issue more in washington d.c. covering the u.s. election is coming up on november 3rd. for indonesia now has the 2nd highest death toll from covert 19 in all of asia and there's no sign of a slowdown any time soon even though the capital jakarta has reinstated a partial lockdown on friday indonesia hit a record daily high of nearly 5000 new infections health officials say the real number is probably much higher as to count as grave diggers can attest they've
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never seen anything like it grave diggers and jakarta now work around the clock racing to dig up to 40 burial plots a day before the pandemic it was just 10 it's a job that carries the risk of contagion and offers a frontline view of qubits tragic toll. we're not complaining about how many bodies we bury every day and can remove them wholly and it was very unfortunate for those who died they died in vain because of others and guns and who didn't comply with prevention protocols and when you go to jakarta is now the epicenter of indonesia's corona virus outbreak. the city alone is seeing more than 1000 new daily cases more than double the average caseload from
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early august a surge that's prompted another lockdown people are supposed to work study and pray at home for business owners it could spell ruin. we only just managed to survive the 1st round of large scale social restrictions and here comes another one but for now i'm just relieved that we're barely surviving but it will definitely cause an impact on our income is. a tough call for jakarta's governor to reinstate restrictions but he says it's necessary to help hospitals cope and keep people alive it's enough for us to see they're doing good because that. is going to see the good compared to other places. but for now the grim task of burying the dead continues without a vaccine stain apart is the only way to stop the viruses spread and slow down the
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loss of life. italy was one of the 1st countries to impose a coronavirus lockdown back in march the international community watched on as the country's hospitals overflowed and struggled to cope with the spike in cases but now it's a different story as many european countries begin to suffer a 2nd wave of cases italy has managed to keep its numbers relatively low. images that can't be forgotten in march italian military trucks carry dead bodies away to relieve an overloaded symmetry. italians were gripped by grief and fear as the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic up heaved to society. now a little normality has returned to italian life bars and restaurants are open to mandatory temperature checks serving as
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a reminder to stay vigilant. the european countries including france spain and the u.k. are staring down a 2nd wave of the virus but numbers here are staying relatively low. down italy had stabilized for several weeks we are averaging $1500.00 cases per day . to the rest of europe the epidemic hit italy earlier so he was very aware of the problem and immediately put in place a very severe and strong containment plan. experts say this is why italy hasn't had to impose new restrictions being put in place in other parts of europe apart from the strictly police are locked down and the robust contact tracing italians have willingly adopted mask wearing. but only italian citizens have been very respectful of all the rules when i see on the news
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the images of the european cities i see many more people without marks than you need to leave. but they don't have much of a choice because they risk being hit with a hefty 400 euro fine i just think that syria i think the police and force a lot more. it's not to say there won't be a rise in cases authorities say they are expecting one. but many here are hoping that the current measures in place will make the 2nd wave more recruits there tsunami. let's turn now to some other stories making news around the world the coffin of ruth bader ginsburg has departed from the u.s. capitol where the light supreme court justice was the 1st woman and jewish person to lie in state it was taken to arlington national cemetery where she'll be buried ginsburg died a week ago after serving on the highest court for 27 years. here as media
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says president donald trump is to nominate judge any barrett to the supreme court to replace ginsburg the 48 year old federal appeals court judges known for her conservative religious views trump told journalists on friday he's made up his mind but refused to confirm the speculation ahead of an official announcement on saturday. at least 22 people are dead after a military plane crash in eastern ukraine the aircraft crashed and burst into flames while landing in the city of 2 units. authorities say 2 people on board was seriously injured and 4 others a missing most of the victims were young military cadets. and the french interior minister has said a knife attack in paris was quote clearly an act of terror the incident on friday left 2 people wounded one seriously 2 suspects have been arrested the stabbing took place as the trial was underway for if suspects in another attack on the offices of
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the satirical magazine in 2015. a sickening sense of deja vu in this paris neighborhood 1st responders wheeled out the victims at the same site of the most infamous attack against cross freedom in france the former offices of charlie hebdo where 12 people died in 2015 shocking friends and the world. was put through. the years. we had shots around midday we ran outside and that was all we saw before the police arrived. victim lying on the ground covered in blood that's when i panicked and then people started panicking in chatting to me. after 7 juli attacking the victims who were taking a smoking break the principal suspect fled the scene. police said they arrested the
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man nearby on the plus. they have also detained several more of his alleged associates in the attacks aftermath. of those injured in the incident staff at a documentary production firm in charge the updos former building the magazine wrote on twitter the entire charlie team sends its support and solidarity to our former neighbors and colleagues at the films and everyone touched by this horrible attack the french authorities have already opened an investigation into the attack the french interior minister and the city mayor visited the scene anti terror prosecutors are in charge of the probe into the incident. we've decided to launch an investigation into attempted murder with a terrorist motive psych crime associated with terrorism. can. the attack happened right in the middle of
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a mass trial of 14 people in connection with the 2015 massacre the latest incident signals francis battle against terrorism isn't over yet. paul rusesabagina the polarizing hero of the film hotel rwanda has admitted to forming an armed group in rwanda he made the admission during his bail hearing in a galley court house where he also denied supporting any violence or killings. wore the standard pink prison uniform in court refuting the charges of terrorism against him. his armed group is believed to be behind the killing of civilians in the south of the country in 2018 the 66 year old was arrested by rwandan police last month after apparently being lured into a private jet while visiting dubai and flown to rwanda now his daughter is in brussels seeking help for her father who has belgian citizenship. she live to wall
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street job to come to brussels and find support for her father drink and numbers talking to the belgian government and anyone who will listen we are pressuring talking to as many parliamentarians as i can to try to get them to act faster and to get my at that home safely and quickly. the hollywood movie hotel rwanda made paul rusesabagina famous all over the world but after 25 years in exile in the end neither his international reno nor his belgium citizenship could protect him it's been for many years that the rwandan government specifically pocket dammy has been trying to not only silence my father but also just get rid of him because he was one of the few people who was who dared to critic and use of again you know has not fallen into the hymns of the rundown regime and he is awaiting trial on terrorism charges. they used the terminology terrorism because in the lead the world responds
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to search terminology i'm worried for him i'm very worried for what they can do to him in prison because we know what they've done to rwanda and people we want in prisons among the family photos and other loved one the face of a friend who has been disappeared we still have no word from him though we have some rumors we've heard some rumors that he has been killed for paul rusesabagina charges of terrorism and endangering national security are worrying his supporters allege this will be a political trial. so we need to ask our governments why they rarely intervene in cases like this there's a feeling that they don't dare intervene in rwanda that they can't criticize mr khatami because he survived the genocide and so they let him do what he wants your . community activists through who moves once the victims of the regime to be remembered the people have been killed in jail or disappeared but that's not easy run community especially those who dare to speak out against
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a vision they live in. fear. not only them but i think almost everyone for instance to use a good big chief of binge on intelligence he said that we have been informed that there are network of cures sent by run. undeterred carrying canon both continuing her crusade also here at the european parliament but worried every single day for his safety we do not believe he will get a fair trial and and so we need international community we need the european union and the belgian authorities to help us to help us save him before it's too late she won't stop working to save her father's life. some sport now in the bundesliga frankfurt kicked off match day 2 on friday night by beating her to berlin at 31 in the german capital with frankfurt already 2 nil up sebastian road fired in their 3rd goal in the 71st minute and it was
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a stunner rhodes rocket flew past the rate of the outstretched goalkeeper the wind puts frankfurt in 1st place at least for now. you're watching news david leavitt is up next with all the latest in arts and culture i'm rebecca ritter's in berlin for me and the entire team thanks very much for watching. i'm secure in the fire were that hard and in the end this and you are not allowed to stay here in the us and you. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers world lives of the what's your story. 'd and what i was and women especially are victims of violence in. part.

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