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for their crimes. our 2 part series. in the talk starts november 12th. this is news coming to you live from berlin germany sends a 1st region back into lockdown as a code 19 2nd wave gathers pace for the 100000 people along the border with austria are under orders to stay home unless absolutely necessary restrictions from public life are tightening elsewhere 2. shots ring
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out in the night sky over lagos nigeria as police and soldiers open fire in from break up a protest earlier a curfew was imposed on weeks of demonstrations against police brutality and corruption. plus touch and go in outer space nasa spacecraft lands on the asteroid where it statures rock and dust samples we'll get details of this tearing mission. follow on terry martin good to have you with us more than 100000 people in germany's southern states of bavaria are largely confined to their homes after coated infections there skyrocketed and back to scotland schools restaurants and daycare centers have been shut and most public gatherings banned. cases are rising
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fast across germany. badghis garden the land in this area a mountainous on the austrian border now the number one coronavirus hot spot in germany the number of new cases there in the last week is 5 times above the threshold for a high risk area as of choose day locals are back in lockdown and only allowed to leave their homes with a valid reason the number of new daily cases in germany is rising nationwide with the south and the west worst hit more than 129 areas and deemed high risk as the 2nd wave hits but lynn authorities are urging people to wear masks in all crowded places where social distancing isn't possible mosques a compulsory at markets well queuing and on some shopping streets for the public is largely remaining calm but. of course we're afraid but not in the sense that i think about it all the time but when protecting ourselves just like before us as
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a gentleman i still live with my parents so i won't go to panic buying but i already found it bad the 1st time around and this time to. think it meant doesn't it that's it i think we're better prepared this time around compared to the 1st time. i see how people are behaving and it's much better. but what it means for us i'm in berlin for the 1st time in 10 months and of course i'm a bit afraid morning after. the listen. in political spheres pressure is growing for more involvement of the parliament in coronavirus decision making bundestag president wrote to m.p.'s on monday saying that parliament's role as lawmakers must be more distinct in the handling of the pandemic a polite reminder that in germany's democracy parliament makes the laws not the government. julia is in back to scotland and joins us now jim it does anyone know why infections are so high in back to scotland
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on monday when walk down was announced the very end they premier michael. suggested that a party could be the origin of the widespread virus here in this area and others have suggested that close in the vicinity to an area we are right on the border here that has high cases and was put on lockdown last week might also be the cause but local authorities are saying the virus here is so widespread that specific incidents that cause the spread of the virus here cannot be pinpointed. the people there are coping with the long. but we've seen people going about their business here this morning it is not full of people but people are going to the bakery taking out their dog they say they are ok with the lock down if it does manage to bring down the high number of coronavirus cases here but
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they are not looking forward to is spending so much time at home for the next 2 weeks some think it will eventually be longer than 2 weeks it's something they have already done in the spring and they are not really looking forward to that i can imagine best to scotland is also a prime tourist destination the local economy is highly dependent on tourism what does the law mean for that. it is an especially hard time for this lockdown to hit this area it is the height of the fall school vacations right now and there were many tourists present here 2500 people we're seeing here in hotels and guesthouses and they had to these immediately once the lockdown came into place and people here are worried many working hotels have been booking canceled for the next few weeks and hotel with the asian in bavaria said this is a punch
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a hard punch against the hotel business they would have rather have seen not a lockdown but tourists staying in hotels and being administered coronavirus so people here are quite worried truly thank you very much for bring us up that there was truly a small deli in back to start the let's skip. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today the u.s. has filed a landmark antitrust suit against google it alleges that the tech giant has been abusing its dominance as an online search engine to stifle competition and harm consumers it's the u.s. government's most significant action to protect competition since a groundbreaking case against microsoft more than 20 years ago. mexico's former defense minister salvatore. has been ordered to remain in u.s. custody without bail pending his trial on drug trafficking charges judge also ordered the 72 year old to be sent to new york for further proceedings. was
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arrested at los angeles international airport last week. authorities in paraguay have seized more than 2 tons of cocaine in the port of about 30 kilometers from the capital. the drugs were hidden inside coal containers and are worth an estimated $600000000.00 best together say the containers are headed for israel. and the european commission has launched legal action against malta and cyprus over their so-called golden passport programs they allow wealthy foreigners to acquire e.u. citizenship in exchange for a large investment use executive said the schemes are in violation of the law and grant citizenship without requiring a genuine link to the country. $1000.00 prisoners have escaped from a jail in ease in the eastern democratic republic of congo after the compound was
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attacked by rebels local authorities blame an islamist militant group at least one inmate died during the raid similar number of prisoners fled the jail in an attack 3 years ago. amnesty international has said there was quote credible but disturbing. evidence that security forces in nigeria's commercial capital lagos have fatally shot protesters who were demonstrating against police brutality the violence erupted after thousands of protesters defied a 24 hour curfew imposed tuesday after attacks on police stations is funny sent us this footage you're about to see. the. shots rang out against the night sky as our detail in the news team scrambles to safety and all 3 don't i think on the as some remaining franchises continue to defy the not down more shots of financial the. the.
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than yet hundreds of young nigerians had gathered for a peaceful protest in a cross pledging to remain on the streets despite around the clock curfew. protests of inspiring dramatically of the past 2 weeks but they were initially trickett by anger at police brutality. especially at abuses carried out by a notorious and she robbery squad called saas. rights groups have for years accused the police unit of extortion harassment and to check. it was but there was solace has been the one that made me limp like this that was when i was in my house snipping around 2 am in the middle of the night when when they came scattered everywhere in my area and started shooting every way there with. the outpouring of
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anger forced the government to scrap the police unit a week ago but people here on such a side. and the process have become about much more than that my jewelry is used to calling for sweeping changes and to systematic corruption and widespread on a national i'm and. africa's biggest oil producer is currently facing a recession as the fall in crude prices spot by the qur'an a crisis has bucked that government finances. that. are 300 dollars in an energy independence a 960 right of table says 960 since then we haven't achieved anything you know we haven't benefited from anything i don't mean everything to do yet we have so many graduates this is my colleagues he's a graduate no job nothing you know what resident while you anymore yeah i don't know if you want to judge corporate officers are why do you think you. have it
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but the government's new measures to make it harder for the voices of nigeria's used to be heard. on top of an indefinite knock down in the economic capital crime jarius police chief also announced that riot police will be deployed across the country to quell the protests. and thus a spacecraft has briefly landed on that asteroid called benu over 320000000 kilometers from the earth the most serious wrecks collected rock and dust samples that scientists hopeful allow them to learn more about help planets formed and life began to set down declared. the 2 words that nasa scientists have waited for since 2000. 16 when robotic spacecraft cyrus rex started its journey to the asteroid for the past 2 years of its mission osiris rex has been orbiting the asteroid looking for the perfect spot to land for only a brief encounter a few seconds almost like
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a kiss on the surface was all the time osiris rex had to grab rock and dust samples from the asteroid seconds that have been here in the making room i can tell you that everything went well just exactly perfect which is kind of the hallmark of this team we have consistently been an expectation is over and over again we have overcome the amazing challenges that this asteroid has thrown at us and a spacecraft appears to have operated flawlessly it was the 1st time nasa has touched down on an asteroid but it could be a week before scientists know if and how much the spacecraft craft still the mission is already a success i mean i can't really we actually pull this off. if the sample collection was successful cyrus rex will begin its long journey home and return to earth in 2023. football in the champions league has resumed with a win for last year's semifinalists rb light say they beat bashar here 2 nil
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until you know grabbed both goals in their group h. opener in the german city only 999 fans were allowed in due to coronavirus restrictions the turks were making their debut in the elite competition and were heavily backed by present time. in other champions league matches on tuesday it was a poor start for brucey dortmund they lost 3 nil at italy's slots you know last season's runners up p.s.g. were beaten 21 by manchester united and barcelona won 51 it home to hungary and friends. who were making their group stage comeback after 25 years away holders by a munich. let it go madrid on wednesday. well tonight's match against let it go could prove to be a difficult clash for title defenders by in munich despite their remarkable success last season my own coach has the flick is staying cautious for the new european campaign finance form has been patchy domestically and
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a key player is now ruled out with coke at 19. it is less than 2 months since by and munich the crowned champions league winners coronavirus disruptions mean they have had little time to bask in the limelight before starting all over again. the defense of that bonus league it cycle has been opened down so far although they did impress in saturday's 41 win it being the felt with robert lennon dusky scoring yet again. i said good gnabry played in that game but has since tested positive for the coronavirus and is now in quarantine despite the setback the flick hopes to take the renewed on field positivity into the champions league group a opener at home to athletico madrid but he knows the spaniards are dangerous like so many other sides it is not understood by the not to should we all know it's difficult because there are lots of good teams out there especially in the
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champions league and that's why it's always about taking one game at the time yes we have the bigger picture in our minds but the next game is always decisive simply and chimes in with this despite the snakes. atletico not dying out in the 2016 semifinals enough famously combative close they now boast the goals of luis suarez . suddenly champions league glory seems a long way away. you're watching d.w. news business is next with monika thanks for watching. why are people forced to hide in trucks. listen. there are many for simplicity. listen there are many answers
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