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need. information and background into. the corona update code 19 special. monday to friday on t.w. . this week on moral stores. it's a. lessons from the come down a. turkish way through for tourists but we begin in russia where at the beginning of october journalist irene aslan phina such herself and fire and later died from her interests russian federation is responsible for my death was the message she left the country spoke. a death that sent shock waves through the city and through

russia in need of good hundreds of mourners came out to remember the journalist. who lit herself on fire here last week. in us live in the equals freedom of speech this sign reads. and at her public memorial service anyone who wanted could say a few words in the journalists on are. sorry that we didn't save you didn't keep you safe. you know worked with. she remembers her colleague as being fiercely independent despite working in a country where media censorship is commonplace. it's hard to approach the authorities and ask questions now but you're always asked she asked uncomfortable questions you couldn't. she upset p.r.

officers because she didn't try to safeguard anyone's reputation she always collected the facts to reveal a full picture of the very corruption and human rights violations. of. her supporters say i was under near constant pressure by the authorities she had to pay several fines for her work at the independent media outlet she founded and just before her self-immolation security forces searched her home over a case against opposition activists. home was searched on the same day the opposition politician things the authorities wanted to silence us live in the. i think she definitely meant her death to be a political act a final political act it was a final attempt to get through to people she seems to that the classical tools she had for me. outlet her facebook page that wasn't enough for her they didn't get her

the reaction she wanted. the governor of the region has expressed his condolences 1st live in those death and promised a full investigation into its circumstances. meanwhile the bench where she let herself on fire outside a police building has become an improvised memorial to the independent journalist. it was billed as the worst hit countries at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. while infections there are increasing and the government and citizens have learned hard lessons from the 2 not exceed 2 ration earlier the year. she lifts through the spanish flu the 2 world wars and now she survived covert 19 for the money greenie is 108 years old during the 1st wave of the coronavirus and

it's a leap she watched many friends and her nursing home die well. you know we have been through so many things in my life and i'm still here it looks as if jesus christ doesn't want me. care homes were hard hits in the early stages of the pandemic when midland was at the epicenter of the outbreak more than half of the 33000 lives lost to cope at 19 in italy well here in the city and the surrounding lumber the region . vandar gouty a volunteer with the white cross provided emergency support during the most acute stage of the crisis she captured some impressions of the chaos on her phone relieved. a very traumatic experience like a tsunami something that in the moment drives change it completely everything so from that moment that we change our out of the air we are our approach to

the life people are legally obliged to wear masks in all crowded places from 6 pm to 6 am and many also keep theirs on during the day another reason infection rates are rising slowly is the long term effect of italy's harsh lockdown which kept people confined to their homes for months on end. professor maria retouches mondo's says there's no magic formula for other countries to follow italy is not perfect and it certainly can't go it alone i think is an important. thing. to think out to the european to have the same approach the therapy the same. exchange of experiences so the same acquired counting not just they look at localize it as the back to just motto you know european

a strategy to face a divider says the professor also has high hopes for a rep its testing scheme the government plans to roll out in schools that's good news for material and his sister the tortilla they started class only 2 weeks ago and don't want to go back to home schooling. us and i hope we can soon take off the mosques and get a bit closer to each other without having to keep our distance all the time. so that isn't it only through the stands. that. this cemetery is a bitter reminder of milan's collective trauma the 128 people laid to rest here where brought here from overcrowded hospitals and morgues public support for ongoing restriction remains high many now fear the approaching winter.

in turkey like and other countries the coronavirus pandemic has greatly hindered freedom of movement on traveling the country's tourism industry is suffering as a result which includes istanbul. at 1st glance the stumble looks as lively as it did before the coronavirus crisis. but if you talk to shopkeepers in the touristy areas you'll only he complains there are still hardly any foreign visitors and the frustration is growing by the day. we hear from morning till evening but we sell very little sometimes just one severe a day for. all of us have debts we aren't selling anything we can't pay our rent so it's a lost season utterly lost because even luxury hotels like the parapet are

in crisis mode because of the pandemic. the building is one of the stumbles landmarks and manager john carroll proudly shows me how beautiful it is the hotel was billed 130 years ago for the passengers of the legendary orient express today guests are staying in rooms once graced by emperor as presidents and movie stars. or agatha christie who wrote crime novels here. at the moment so most of the $115.00 rooms disinfected and abandoned. $21000.00 was a very successful year for. it was the changing the person to a 95 per cent at the start of 2000 the. pandemic. first. person.

0 the situation has been particularly dramatic on the tank usual riviera and tell us the long beach is deserted for months most hotels closed. since early august holiday makers have been returning mainly from russia because the government there is allowing flights to techie again. some. action has returned to intel yes pools and to towel nurse now hope they can extend the summer season far into autumn. at the para palace they also hope for better times the hotel survived 2 world wars it might also survive endemic. but everyone here knows it will take time before tourists come back in large numbers and marvel at the sunset over eastern ball from the terrace of the para palace.

turned in relief a creation took place 30 years ago afterward many people left east to me to find work in the wealthier western hush of the country but their new gradually returning to more remote areas. a small town in an idyllic lakeside setting pen kuhn in the far north east is marking the 30th anniversary of the end of communist east germany or not term of the 3rd a public holiday as a neophyte it's something to celebrate i'm glad i experienced it then and that i can live like i do today things are much better now ph. d. w. last reported from paying khun 13 years ago at that time young women were leading the d. population of the region leaving the older men behind the women always wanted to move west so go hamburg someone like that. definitely going yes

i'm out of here don't shirk out it's rubbish here. paying khun and the whole of the northeast seemed then to be in terminal decline. today it appears at 1st that most of the residents are still men but in fact there are young women with children living here as well the mass says there's no more talk of the town dying on its feet but is it and that's also how many things have changed young families are moving here from berlin and the stettin area. some of polish families bringing a breath of fresh air to our town or. life in pen can began to improve in 2007 when the border opened between poland and germany playing kuhn is not far from the polish city of state teen a lot has changed since then the school was on the verge of closing but is now

thriving thanks to its polish pupils. new homes are being built and more are planned people can also grow old here young people are moving to paying khun to work as carers in this retirement home not everything in pink is perfect ironically a building called unity house is an i saw it will soon be converted into a medical center other buildings are empty the last 2 shops in the market square have closed and you won't find anything to eat and drink but paying coon is not on its last legs there are just as many women as men again here and their numbers are growing.

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