my name is the about of people and their war into. the daily news live from berlin ceasefire in central asia after finding leaves hundreds dead armenia and azerbaijan a creature called the conflict over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh to open new talks on finding a long term solution also coming up germany tightens restrictions in big cities ouster a surge in corona virus infections chancellor angela merkel warns tough action is

needed to stop the pendent makes spiralling out of control and is it rough play or revenge we look at what's behind a series of orca attacks on sailboats off the coast of spain. welcome to the program. at noon local time the air raid sirens fell silent and nagorno-karabakh armenia and azerbaijan have agreed a ceasefire in the disputed territory after talks brokered by russia hundreds of people have been killed in heavy fighting between the former soviet states it was the biggest escalation in the long running conflict since the 1990 s. . a new group. of the rent child. forced to take

refuge in a school. who is just one of several azerbaijani families who fled here from nearby villages there are scaping heavy fighting near the border of not going to karabakh that's torn that lives apart. in the mess we have cash in the gulf as we have children we were forced to come here but we go back and forth even if they destroy our house we will go back. to you know a guy that a fight. over the border in the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh this armenian father survey's the wreckage his 2 sons have been fighting to protect this breakaway territory he blames azerbaijan for the devastation. almost. every day 15 to 20 times

a day we can't leave basements all shops are closed there's nothing to eat. one the going to carry back is officially in azerbaijan it's controlled by ethnic amini and forces the last 2 weeks have seen the worst fighting since a war over the disputed territory ended in 1994 russia has been mediating between these 2 former soviet states in the early hours of saturday morning a cease fire was announced. the republic of us about john and the republic of armenia are starting substantial negotiations with the aim of achieving a peaceful settlement as soon as possible. now there is to be an exchange of prisoners and the repatriation of bodies. but for families like these caught up in

this conflict their biggest dream is for a last in peace. let me 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 scenes fire 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 but there are really remaining great dogs us to where they are really ready for a longer term solution there is total lack of trust between the 2 sides and they have completely you can do through goals and what is also a program that as our job forces have apparently taken territory in the past 2 weeks and it's just possible that they do not want to stop at this point jets. be as art by johnny president has actually gone as far as to call on the armenian governments saying it's their last chance to settle this conflict peacefully there

have been talks in the past of course and do you think we'll see a breakthrough this time around. it's a very difficult situation as a marginal longer wants to. control it's not going to progress and servants are wrong r.e.o.'s and in recent years has shown less and less willingness to give up our police these additional 7 areas so it's come to the country to really and to find a come from ours would be very very hard to find 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 outside its own borders it was interested in men tending do a contract in order to retain influence but in a war it could lose control and on the other hand i took a president at the un has increased his support for us or by john rhetorical the

and militarily as also for domestic political reasons. but still both sides cannot have an interest in. having a direct confrontation and in extending the war to the wider region so sooner or later they're finding a deal i would say and then maybe they find a compromise the estefan joining us from hamburg thanks for your analysis. and we're just receiving of each side already accusing the other of breaking the cease fire i mean as defense ministry says troops are currently responding to an attack as are based on claims armenian forces have been firing into its territory. to france now the country is struggling to contain a drastic rise in corona virus cases 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 despite these efforts they weren't able to stop the onset of a 2nd wave. francois' it is especially hard in the spring at 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 actually minutes he says the situation has improved. given the facts the requests were twice as hard we had to make sure that we could technically carry out the number of tests requested. only because from. here on today this situation is currently being resourced. directed 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 in point

of paris was going through a hard time during the 1st wave into our divorce court denoting the covert dungeon response here he sees another main reason for the rise in numbers and 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. devoe says personal responsibility is key in fighting the virus keeping a safe distance and meeting as 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. and germany cologne has become the latest city to pass a key threshold on corona virus infections joins berlin and frankfurt and exceeding safety new cases for every 100000 residents in

a week on friday chancellor angela merkel and the mayors of the country's 11 biggest cities agree new measures to slow the virus. from her office in berlin angela merkel's video conference with the mayors of key cities sent the message germany urgently needs to prevent coronas spreading in urban centers the other spirit the other thing we all sense that the big cities have an areas are now the area now where we will see if we can keep the pandemic kind of control in germany as we have done for months so for if we lose control that is precisely where we are right now that the important thing is to contain the virus the mare'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 and 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 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 yet changed 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. globe you know we have

a rule which allows us to take action very quickly because we're saying very clearly these places must be closed from 11 pm it's easy to see if a bowler is still open or not if it is an action could be taken quickly to get young people did hold to take a break from their social lives but as the chancellor appealed to them to observe the rules she also offered reassurance. this fits in with everything the return parties nights out without corona matters now is something else i respect and solidarity. and if the rise in infections is not halted within 2 days the mayors have agreed to impose even stricter measures. let's turn now to some of the other stories making news around the world here in berlin hundreds of left wing activists and anarchists have protested over the eviction of residents from a housing project the property called levy 34 was one of the last remaining squats

in the german capital some protesters threw firecrackers and set cars on fire authorities mobilized 1500 riot police. north korea is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its ruling party the capital pyongyang has been staging a massive parade showcasing its military hardware the secretive states crippled economy has been further ravaged by the pandemic but authorities have not officially reported any cases of covert 19. taiwan is also celebrating its national day president when has tensions with china could be resolved if beijing changes the way it handles relations with the island china insists taiwan is part of its sovereign territory. just plain now where a part of orcas commonly called killer whales has been terrorizing sailors off the coast of the northern region of the unusual behavior forced regional authorities to temporarily ban recreational sailing and marine biology. are now trying to

understand why the intelligent mammals have started attacking belts. in the us is. like a scene out of a horror film a group of all who surround a sailboat off spain's atlantic coast they appear to want to play not entirely unusual. but the game turned serious one orca begins to ram the hole and attacks the rider until the boat can hardly maneuver. there have been several such attacks since august but. it went very quickly they peered to be behind and beneath us then suddenly there was a huge bump had knocked me over and i fell onto the bench. images of the all attacks have been circulating on social media normally the highly intelligent mammals don't attack humans but this year at least 8 boats have had

their riders broken on spain's atlantic coast forcing their sailors to call for help. authorities move quickly to ban small sail boats from the area. put them into the clear see that it's possible that these are extremely curious young or crews who just want to play with the boat this is their way of exploring the world was an explorer. but why the spate of attacks now some experts see the orcas behavior as revenge in july fishermen attacked a group of all critters with harpoon but marine biologists say that's unlikely another theory fishermen are competing with all kinds to catch redfin cina in the atlantic and as their numbers reduce the stress increases marine biologist bruno ideas fears that stories about the numerous attacks could stigmatize the orca's. of

those people who don't understand what's going on might think the animals are bad and that could be harmful to the body and is the use of guessing which i will. be all concerned now move further north and the sailing ban has been lifted but the animals unusual behavior remains a mystery. you're watching d.w. news live from berlin and of belize for me and the entire team in the newsroom thanks for tuning in. but you do need to keep the bell on the people for all of us that's at home the force i am for the most news in that it's a member. of any that the nasa dragons. has called the whole truth you. feel when you go on.