the daily news live from berlin a cease fire and central asia after fighting leaves hundreds dead armenia and azerbaijan agreed to halt the conflict over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh and open new talks on finding a long term solution also coming up. germany tightens restrictions in big cities after a surge in coronavirus restrictions infections excuse me chancellor angela merkel warrants tough action is needed to stop the pentatonix spiraling out of control. and remembering

a musical legend. beatles fans gather in new york to pay tribute to john lennon on what would have been the singing star's 80th birthday. i'm nicole for alleged welcome to the program armenia and azerbaijan have agreed a ceasefire in the disputed territory of nagorno-karabakh after talks brokered by russia the region lies in azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic armenian forces hundreds of people have been killed in 2 weeks of heavy fighting between the former soviet states is the biggest escalation in the decades old conflict since the 1990 s. there have been reports of heavy shelling and the run up to the cease fire which has now come into effect. this is a version of the republic of us

a by john and the republic of armenia are starting substantive negotiations with the game of achieving a peaceful settlement as soon as possible with the mediation of the o.e.c.d. minsk group co-chairs and based on the basic principles of the settlement. the brains of she's an analyst for the south caucasus region sylvia both sides are accusing each other of bombing civilian areas this morning now that the ceasefire has officially come into effect how likely is it to actually hold. it was a good sign that both stars come together and negotiated for 11 hours there are really remaining great doubts as to whether they are really ready for a longer term solution there is total lack of trust between the 2 sides and they have completely accorded through goals and what is also a program that as our job forces have apparently taken territory in the past 2 weeks and that this possible they do not want to stop at this point jets because

art by johnny president has actually gone as far as to call on the armenian government saying it's their last chance to settle this conflict peacefully there have been talks in the past of course do you think we'll see a breakthrough this time around. it's a very difficult situation as a barge are no longer wants to accept you know control it's not going to progress and 7 so wrong area and in recent years has shown less and less willingness to give up at least these additional 7 areas so it's completed contradictory and to find a come from ours would be very very hard to fund this 1st agreement was brokered by moscow we just heard sergei lavrov russia and turkey have been heavily meddling in the conflict what's at stake here for them. russia sees the region as a security zone or outside its own borders it was interested in meant turning do

a construct in order to return in ruins but in a war it could lose control and on the other hand president has increased his support for us our john rhetorical military the us also for domestic political reasons. bob stewart both sides cannot have an interest in. having a direct confrontation and in extending the war to divide own region so sooner or later they're finding deal i would say and then maybe de rue find a compromise yes joining us from hamburg thanks for your analysis cologne has become the latest city in germany to pass a key threshold on coronavirus infections cologne joins berlin and frankfurt and exceeding 50 new cases for every 100000 residents in a week chancellor angela merkel and the mayors of the country's 11 biggest cities have agreed new measures to slow the virus. from her office in berlin and the

americans video conference with the mayors of key cities sent the message germany urgently needs to prevent corona spreading in urban centers the other spirit or think we are the sense that the big cities there haven't areas and now the area now where we will see if we can keep the pandemic and control in germany as we have done for months so for if we lose control that is precisely where we are right now it cannot be important here to contain the virus the mayor's agreed a tough new framework it could see experts from germany's armed forces and the national disease control body sent into cities if the 7 day infection rate rises above $35.00 per 100000 residents their job would be to focus on content tracing cities where that infection number is above 50 will require people to wear masks in public spaces and there will also be limits on alcohol sales and socialising berlin

and frankfurt have already reached that threshold experts are worried the situation could deteriorate as it has in some other countries the experience in other cities it's like. look into the future if we are not ready. to act on the problem now especially in cities and the element of this activity is to inform the general public to avoid misinformation and to rely on the corporation of of the general public including the younger people many young people in berlin's bars of not get change their behavior from saturday people in the capital will only be able to socialize in groups of 5 more if they are from only one or 2 households. now we have a rule which allows us to take action very quickly because we are saying very

clearly these places must be closed from 11 pm. it's easy to see if a bar is still open or not if it is an action can be taken quickly to get young people may find it hard to take a break from their social lives but as the chancellor appealed to them to observe the rules she also offered reassurance. how this fits in with everything the return parties nights out without corona matters now is something else respect and solidarity. and if the rise in infections is not halted within 10 days the mayors have agreed to impose even stricter measures. let's now get you up to speed on some of the other latest developments in the pandemic johns hopkins university has confirmed coronavirus cases in india are nearing 7000000 authorities say europe's 2nd wave of infections has struck well before the flu season has even started they point to widespread covert 19 fatigue among populations and poland's health

ministry has announced it will be compulsory to wear masks outdoors across the country now one of the european nations struggling to contain the virus as france officials reported a record 20000 infections on friday alone the government imposed one of europe's strictest lockdowns back in the spring and has stepped up its testing program but that hasn't stopped the onset of a 2nd wave. francois' it is especially hard in the spring and the beginning of the covert $1000.00 pandemic that's why the country ramped up tests and it's now carrying out more than $1000000.00 per week like in this lab led by josh extremists he says the situation has improved. it will. do so given the facts that the requests were twice as high as we had to make sure that we could technically carry out the number of tests requested. on the big question.

today this situation is currently being resourced. bad rapid testing is not the only solution cases are especially high in big cities like paris where the density of population is very high. this hospital and point 2 hours north of paris was going through a hard time during the 1st wave into our divorce court noting the covert dungeon response here he sees another main reason for the rise in numbers in france. the french population suffered a huge trauma during the 1st wave nevertheless with another wave we're seeing a relative lax behavior in people who. devotes personal responsibility is key in fighting the virus keeping a safe distance of meeting us few people as possible but since the virus is now heavily circulating in france the government is toughening rules in paris for

example bars have to close down for now. let's turn now to some of the other stories making news around the world north korea is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its ruling party the capital pyongyang has been staging a massive parade featuring its military hardware the secretive state has closed its borders because of the pandemic the authorities have not officially reported any cases of covert 19. taiwan is also celebrating its national day of president citing when has said tensions with china could be resolved beijing changes the way it handles relations with the island china insists taiwan is part of its territory. a diesel tank exploded inside a bakery in beirut on friday night killing 4 people and injuring several others according to the lebanese red cross the cause of the blast remains unclear the

explosion comes 2 months after a devastating explosion in beirut sports killed nearly 200 people. and the 2nd u.s. presidential debate due to take place next week has been canceled donald trump refused to join a virtual debate with democratic challenger joe biden the president is expected to make a formal speech at the white house later on saturday his 1st since testing positive for covert 90. and now to new york where fans of the late beatles star john lennon have paid tribute on what would have been his 80th birthday. well wisher saying some of lennon's biggest hits and left flowers and candles at the imagine most a central park close to where one of the most famous performers of the 20th century was gunned down he was shot outside his apartment in the city nearly 40 years ago

here's a look back at the beatles life and legacy. imagine john lennon's 971 song became an anthem for the global peace movement. by then he'd left the wild years of the beach behind him. it was an intense crazy world class career he once said that the beatles were more popular than jesus lennon was the funny man but he was also very unhappy by the end he in the others became tired of it to the arguments the touring the screaming founds. his famous bed since the peace with his wife yoko ono proved the last straw for the band's founders were furious saying she calls the

breakup. an intense period of creativity followed her lead and he wrote incredible so some performed amazing concerts. on the journey of self discovery he became a hero for the peace movement. then in december. 1900 mentally ill man shot him 5 times joan then and soon after probably never having truly found himself his music has gone down in history. london's royal ballet is finally back it's been 7 months off the stage for britain's biggest ballet company here they are keeping in shape at home for their big comeback out there while opera house the opera is using the company's return

performance as a test to see how it can get back to having live audiences a live you know with the royal ballet thanks for watching.

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