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this is day to every news live from berlin new corona virus infections hit record highs across europe millions now face times are restrictions as governments try to slow the surge translating the way city streets stay empty as a nighttime curfew kicks in also coming up a new cease fire meant to protect civilians in the disputed region raging of nagorno-karabakh broken within the hour as a media and as a vision blame each other for violating the truce will get the latest from our correspondent. man in the bundesliga triple winners find munich in some newly
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promoted be it a felt robert leavened off key and thomas millet give the newcomers double trouble . i'm rebecca races welcome to the program countries across europe are imposing tighter restrictions in the hope of slowing the spread of the corona virus as cases continue to rise france has recorded a new high of 32000 cases in a single day or thora he's there have brought in a curfew in major cities or quine all public spaces to be shot by 9 pm not everyone has welcomed the new rules. more chairs for more guests jaffa saloon has his hands full his parisian restaurant liaison a mob is packed and his guests all want to be looked after before the curfew takes
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effect. we have changed everything we now begin serving dinner at 5 pm. the bartender and servers struggle to keep up with orders jeff as guests have arrived much earlier than usual. it's a little stressful we have to be hyper efficient in order to have a drink and be home on time. even though no one looks ready to go home most of the patrons are happy to comply with the new curfew. they see really it's not such a bad idea considering the high infection rates it doesn't bother me that much. shortly before 9 pm jafa tells his guests that they have to make their way home and quickly. then it's a race to close on time with jaffa determined to avoid the penalties that come with being open past 9. percent it's frustrating having to keep people out at
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8 30 in the evening. with a shock. usually we're open until 6 in the morning this is. just after 9 pm the metro is deserted anyone found outside risks being fined over $100.00 euros the only exception being emergencies and work. because it is going on for the can i do shift work and i don't finish until 915 so after the curfew begins i have a permit from work. the streets of paris transformed at night as the curfew brings an unusual quiet. well it to me is set to announce tough new national restrictions as it battles its own surge in cases the government has already twice tightened the rules in the last 10 days including making mosques mandatory outside the home the aim is to avoid another full lockdown to limit the damage to the economy.
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as bring in correspondent same a gupta in rhyme same a to me to reporting record daily cases as the situation right now well the situation we're seeing is really a steady spike in the number of cool 19 cases the new cases just on saturday 10925 new cases another highest tally that we've seen in fact they have been daily records set in their lobbying rise if you compare to the fact that just a week ago that was half the figure but it's also important to note that the amount of testing is also at a record high on saturday as well more than 165000 tests were carried out in the country so those figures are really significantly higher terms of the number of tests as compared to what situation was back in march and april the death toll unfortunately old so on saturday another 47 people
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a city have succumbed to cope 19 but it's not the figures again of what we were seeing at the height of the pandemic before that $900.00 deaths so interesting fact to perhaps to look at is the admissions into the intensive care unit because that's creeping up it's now about 705 compared to just 40 back in july so really the authorities are saying we're at an acute phase and the virus is circulating throughout the country all of the rules have already been tightened there what other measures of being discussed. well the government is said to be meeting local as well as regional leaders they're also discussing with health and a scientific community and some of the things that are being discussed things like perhaps closing high schools altogether perhaps even closing nonessential activities such as gins schools and the pools and sporting events altogether but we'll have to wait and see what they decide we do know since last week as you
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mentioned last not required at all a public if this outdoors or indoors restaurants and bars have shut down all night and being can only have terrible tables of this from 9 pm so really i think people are concerned we can see a curfew like what's happening in france or is it going to be a little bit messy the government has said for the moment they've put in place a stimulus package to try and help the hardest hit companies that have been affected by the krona fire slow down putting to him to get the simple 1000000000. on that will be well received i'm sure but how are people coping i mean they must i scan it. i think there is really an increased level of concern no one wants to see and extreme lockdown all the number of deaths that we saw at the height of the pandemic in 80 let's not forget this country lost more than 36000 lives to cope with 19 and so really on the street i think there is
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a level of concern it depends which age group you speak to there is a concern that the young in particular i'm not taking this seriously enough but mosques are seeing on the street people are wearing it they are sticking to it but really there's a feeling here summer is over and we're looking at. it of us all right same a good time in ryan thanks very much. and in germany chancellor angela merkel has one of difficult months ahead with almost 8000 new infections recorded in the past day the highest figure since the start of the pandemic the chancellor has appealed to germans to work together and urge them to stay at home as much as possible marsland social distancing tighter coronavirus restrictions have been in force in the southwestern german city of stuttgart since wednesday there are bans on drinking alcohol after 11 pm and master obligatory in public squares in the city center many of those rules will now be extended to the rest of
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the bag on monday the state premier is going to raise the coronavirus threat alert to the highest level. we're going to tighten restrictions there where this doesn't cause too much pain in the hope that we can spare kindergartens schools and workplaces from further measures as far as possible. i also being considered once again curbing the number of people allowed into stores and making restaurant reservations obligatory and german chancellor angela merkel made an urgent appeal in her weekly online video calling on people to act now to contain the pandemic evans's if mitt romney's meet up with far fewer people with outside or at home refrain from any trips that are absolutely necessary any celebrations that aren't absolutely necessary please whenever possible stay at home in your place of residence. and. despite support from the armed forces to keep the test and
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trace system up and running this concern that germany's local health authorities are still struggling nonetheless 2000 people protested in stuttgart against the coronavirus measures they were not wearing masks. ok let's turn to some other stories making news around the world demonstrations are expected across france today and a show of solidarity and defiance for the beheading of a teacher outside his school and police have detained 10 people over the killing investigators believe the victim was targeted for showing caricature of the muslim prophet muhammad in the classroom. u.s. president donald trump has been campaigning in the battleground states of michigan and wisconsin he won both states in 26 polls now put him behind rival joe biden the democratic challenger is heading to election events in north carolina. a
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landslide has hit a military barracks in central vietnam varying at least 22 soldiers several bodies have been recovered rescuers are searching for those still missing the slip is the latest to hit the region following 2 weeks of heavy rains and storms. mania and as a vision have accused each other of breaking the latest ceasefire in the disputed nagorno-karabakh region just hours after it came into force the truce agreed late on saturday was the 2nd attempted. week it came out of both sides exchanged recent strikes on friday night hundreds have died in 3 weeks of clashes over the region. we're joined now by our correspondent in turkey daryn jones during what more can you tell us about what's happening there in nagorno-karabakh. well yes you have just minutes after this temporary cease fire was to come into force armenia accuse very forces of launching 2 artillery strikes on the forces who countered saying
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that the city of brill in its vicinity 2 came under sustained the tillery a mortar fire through the night now it does appear at least at the moment at least that there seems to be some kind of cease fire holding but it just underlines how precarious the situation is and how difficult it is to enforce even a temporary ceasefire this is about just allowing both sides to exchange the dead of those who have been killed and to be buried and to allow a prisoner exchanges but this is the 2nd attempt in the last few weeks and it's sealed seems very very precarious at the moment and this is very much putting moscow's prestige on the line it is now the 2nd ceasefire it is broken and in many ways it is can see in as the main power in the region and if it cannot deliver even a temporary ceasefire this will underline that his wants unquestioned influence and control in the region is thing seriously being challenged yes us mentioned moscow
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russia is obviously involved in this conflict and so is turkey what what exactly what role is ankara playing in this conflict. well in many ways it is seen as one of the key players in this conflict as a by shannon taking are extremely close allies in fact they call them one people 2 nations turkey has been providing major military support in the run up to this conflict has been major military exercises been routinely help while turkey has been selling large amounts of sophisticated weaponry turkish made drones which are seen as playing a key part in syria advances and in many ways is seen as possibly the game changer in this conflict and turkey is not only providing military backing it also is seen as the keith diplomatic player in its support of us are bystanders while they have been in the forefront of dismissing calls for a unconditional ceasefire saying that a cease fire could only occur if. my armenia gets a commitment to withdraw its forces from azeri controlled territory so many ways
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a bunker is seen as the steel behind by shannon its strong stance right daryn thank you very much daryn jones speaking to us from istanbul. sports now and defending champions by a new nick thrashed newly promoted bielefeld on saturday robert levin dusky and thomas miller shared the band goals the win moves the variance up to 2nd in the table. robert levin dusty back leading the by in line and involved right from the start playing in thomas miller for bryan's open around 8 minutes. left and off he was soon on the scoresheet himself taking a difficult look easy by and complete control the pole 2nd wasn't quite as evidence . but they all count the visitors free nohow form a stroke of half time. more grabs his 2nd after the restart.
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and the retrieve joe i'm told run back for be left out by him had a man sent off can't see freke side easily held on for the 41 victory thanks to 2 with their most familiar faces. another match brasil dortmund bait hoffenheim for the 1st time in 6 meetings substitute holland and marco royce combined with 14 minutes to go joyce slotting into the empty net hoffenheim struggled without their top scorer who wasn't on the field he missed the game after testing positive for corona virus and so one goal proved enough for dortmund who are up to 3rd in the table. and he's a reminder of the top story we're following for you governments across europe are introducing a new round of restrictions to contain a surge in coronavirus cases france has imposed a curfew that requires all public spaces to be shot by 9 pm in major cities.
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