this is news coming to you live from berlin germany races to keep corona virus infections under control as the caseload surges daily infections have jumped to more than 11 and chairman health minister says he's tested positive for cocaine 90 our correspondent has the latest also coming up protesters push for democracy in thailand prime minister has lifted emergency measures designed to curb

a wave of protests what demonstrators say they'll keep up their demands for reform and are giving him street days to resign we'll get a live update from bangkok. plus u.s. intelligence officials accuse your friend and russia trying to meddle in the upcoming elections saying tehran and moscow expects access to voter registration details and they say read is behind threatening emails sent to american voters. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us germany is again reporting a record number of corona virus infections the robert culp institute for disease control has recorded more than 11000 daily cases the man responsible for handling the pandemic german health minister. announced wednesday that he himself. has

tested positive. but strict social distancing measures during cabinet meetings means other ministers will not have to quarantine a government spokesperson said well authorities in the southern german state of beriah are warning of even tighter restrictions if infection rates continue to rise one area in the region was already put into law tuesday. nearest trick sions are now in place in the bury in town of but the. schools and kindergartens are closed and leaving one's house is only permitted with a valid reason the town has registered over 260 cases per 100000 inhabitants as numbers of rise alarmingly everywhere across the area state premier marcuse proposed a new set of restrictions which should come into force if infections do not drop under the new rules restaurants would have to close a 9 pm and events could host

a maximum of 50 people. also suggested to introduce mandatory coronavirus testing for commuters travelling from hotspots abroad. we don't want a new lock down but it could end up being the last resort this is why i think it's better to act sooner and more softly than later and more radical arlys across germany dozens of cities are seeing a surge in infections according to the country's health institute the average incidence rate has reached above $51.00 cases per 100000 inhabitants. in north friend the scale more than 2 thirds of the population live in areas with high infection rates a reason for the state to sharpen the mask rules in schools. shoot from monday on where it's students in 5th grade and beyond we have to wear a face mask also during class and while at their desks.

this way the state hopes to keep schools open for as long as possible. or more now let's cross over to our political correspondent husband hans as we just heard there infections across the country have now exceeded the red line set by the government what consequences will that have well it will it has no immediate consequences for in the 1st instance it just means that germany as a whole in germany's own terms would not be regarded as a hotspot a high risk area and if it was a foreign country germans would be warned against traveling to that country but here in germany of course the immediate consequences are restricted to the various local authority areas in other words they are no restrictions at the moment yet being imposed on germany as a whole the country is trying to be a lot more details a lot more controlled about how this infection about the response to infections and what controls i impose as we've just heard there are certain areas of germany where

the infection rate is a lot higher than elsewhere and then those areas local locked on to have already been imposed in other areas further restrictions that are being considered so all of these measures as all of these red lines really are in some sense of victory but they are regarded as the lines that are necessary so that you can then decide at what stage to tighten the rules. in the spring germany was hailed for its management of the pandemic now technically all of germany is a hot spot what went wrong. well i think in the spring obviously what we had was a national locked on a very very heavy measure something that is not being considered at the moment and now as a result of the developments in recent months the weather has been fine people have been outside they have been. had the feeling after the spring that the virus was

under control so they were like relaxing the personal controls and now we have the way to getting worse again at the same time people are still being relaxed about being gathering in close bases having parties and so on so one has to try and get people to be more controlled about their personal behavior that's what the measures are trying to do at the moment and one is trying to impose as i said a lot more local local control restrictions in various areas but they say the country is not considering a nationwide lockdown at this point so what can we expect moving forward. i think what we can expect is more local locked all ins what everyone is trying to avoid is shutting down the entire german economy again because we obviously know that the effects of that are disastrous for the economy for the country as a whole so what is trying to impose restrictions on a more localized level shutting down certain tollens or certain areas and hoping to

get control over voters in that manner thank you very much that was deemed to be a political correspondent and spot. let's catch up on some of the other developments in the pandemic ireland is locking down for a 2nd time the 1st european country to do so nonessential businesses will close with bars and restaurants limited to take away service lockdown is planned for 6 weeks it's infections in the czech republic continue to rise steeply with just under 15000 new cases the country has seen a 2nd daily record high and an oxford university say they're back seen trial will continue despite the death of a volunteer in brazil regulators say there are no concerns about the safety of the brazilian trial the thai government has rolled back an emergency decree banning protests in the capital bangkok it had been put in place in an effort to cool anti-government demonstrations that have been going on for weeks but the measures

failed to discourage tens of thousands of demonstrators from turning out for daily protests around major bangkok intersections demonstrators are demanding the thai premiers resignation and reforms to the monarchy. or for more let's bring in philip sure well from bangkok east asia correspondent for the british newspaper the sunday times thanks for being with us philip protesters say lifting the state of emergency is not enough what sort of concessions are they looking for from the government. yeah i mean this is a question significant back down by the by the prime minister he has repealed this order just a week after it was introduced be imposed to try and and these protests and every government move to try and crackdown is only for the galvanized protests but the basic demands are unchanged and they were that if all this decree was put in place that demanding the resignation of the of the prime minister his government which

they say was came to power in an unfair and rigged election last year they're demanding a major overhaul of the constitution that was drafted under the previous ruling junk. which kind of governs how politics is run in this country and most contentiously that calling for reforms to their own family always demands a sense that they're all being sort of post last night the protesters are on the streets again and they held up a johnson. resignation letter which that full price the prime minister general prayuth which which they read out and they invited him to sign it ok so their demands are clear dozens of protesters including leaders of the movement were arrested earlier during the crackdown what's likely to become of them. yeah and it's interesting i met last night the young female protester who read out that resignation letter as they call it fully prime minister she was subsequently arrested in a cafe

a couple of hours later around midnight those leaders many of them are now released on bail some of those who made the most explosive demands about their own family are still being held they will face possibly quite a long and complicated legal process and given that the government here has failed to clamp down on the protester either riot police all through the decree it may be that this sort of war of attrition through the course of trying to prosecute these leaders will be the next move but the for the of on protesters who've taken a lead from hong kong it only so said you're only does now this is a leaderless protest you can arrest certain high profile figures but you're not going to be able to arrest a soul and that is not going to end up protests that part of the demonstrations are focusing on the royal family and that's really unprecedented in thailand what what if anything are we hearing from the royal family on all of this. yes that the palestinian comment on on you know current events and current affairs and we're not

hearing anything and that's to be expected it is indeed unprecedented the royal family is protected by some very strict majesté laws and this is being considered to boot to even discuss their their role in politics their military influence and their financial affairs and the students have broken that to do that cross that line the king did say last week in a meeting. with some former communist rebels who interestingly once were fighting the royal family in the facts of the cold war he did say we need people in this country to love the monarchy and to love this institution but you wouldn't expect him to make a direct comment and for everybody here that's the great unknown what is the what is you know what were all the views from the palace one for one that philip thanks very much for bringing us up to date there that was journalist philip cheryl in bangkok. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines today thousands of colombians have marched in bogota to protest the government's social and economic policies

police violence and the killing of human rights activists and also decried rising poverty caused by the current arms pandemic marches are the latest in a sporadic series of protests which began late last year. concerns are growing that an oil tanker off the coast of venezuela could spill millions of gallons of oil into the caribbean sea and calls an environmental disaster new images show the rusting vessel tilting precariously the tanker has been stranded since january 29 teen. is bracing for a storm to make landfall this week this after weeks of severe flooding and landslides that have left over 100 people dead 20 others missing in central vietnam according to the red cross hundreds of thousands of people there will need hosing as well as income and food aid in coming weeks. now with just 2

weeks to go before the u.s. presidential election intelligence officials believe that iran and russia have interfered in the upcoming vote they accuse iran of being behind recent intimidating e-mails targeting american voters in multiple states they also stated that tehran in moscow obtained both a registration details with the goal of altering the vote democratic voters in at least 4 battleground states received e-mails that threatened we will come after you if the recipients didn't vote for president all. it is in washington she gave us more details about the accusations groups from iran and russia got their hands on voter registration data they use that information the arraigning groups did to send these threatening e-mails as you mentioned and as you said in those e-mails that said vote for president trump or else now these e-mails were actually signed by the group the proud boys this is the white supremacist

group some of our viewers might remember that the president refused to denounce in the 1st televised debate and this is a group that does support the president but that was a false flag there is a lot of information we don't know at this point to tell you what that is that's crucial we don't know which groups were behind this we don't know if voter registration databases themselves were accessed because that would also be a really key here and we don't know what the intent was the f.b.i. director said the intent was clearly to hurt president trump but if you think about it if democrats were intimidated from going to the polls and perhaps didn't cast their ballots that certainly would hurt shoebite and so we are hoping for more information to be revealed in the coming days. there well the f.b.i. and elsewhere came as paint campaign enters its final stages of the upcoming vote present trump was cheered by supporters in the battleground state of north carolina democrats meanwhile brought out their biggest store just for biden. hello philadelphia. shears and hans for former u.s.

president barack obama at a drive in rally as he hit the campaign trail for joe biden the democratic nominee and his from i suppress it and obama didn't mince words when it came to current president donald trump. i get that this president wants full credit for the economy here narrative and 0 blame for the pandemic. but you know what the job doesn't work that one pointing at the television doesn't fix things. obama highlighted biden's contribution to his own presidency and he urged voters to show up we can't be complacent i don't care about the polls they're all bunch of polls last time didn't work out because all those folks stayed at home and got lazy and complacent not this time not in this election. in some places that has been easier said than done as early voting started many people

waited in line for hours and some counties reported blackouts at voting sites or faulty mail in ballots still a record 42000000 americans have cost early ballots already according to the u.s. elections project. at a campaign event in the battleground state of north carolina president trump rally to his supporters and painted a dystopian picture of the u.s. under joe biden sleepy joe biden is a control of this party overture socialist car meters marx's and left wing extremists. and they're filled with hatred venom and rage most voters have already made up their minds but the 2nd and last presidential debate on thursday night is the last chance to win over the undecided. early on wednesday president trump showed his discontent at the choice of topics for debate and the decision to mute microphones to avoid interruptions after a chaotic 1st debate i think the jury. heard. about far.

far. and i think that the. very. first. her parents are buried by. trump's comments perhaps setting the tone for his final sparring match with his challenger. now to nigeria where the security situation in the country's largest city lagos appears to be deteriorating with reports of buildings on fire roadblocks and protesters defying a curfew to demonstrate on the city's streets the rest follows a bollock crackdown on protesters in lagos on tuesday to see international says at least 12 people were killed by gunshots at 2 gatherings. more shots fired at protesters and this despite the global outrage following

tuesday shooting of peaceful demonstrators in nigeria's most populous city lagos military forces had reacted to protest as defying a curfew by telling the street lights off and shooting into the crowd killing and wounding thousands. of those who got a little bit how will you live with us i said before we. know why these police. received little table what you've already seen what everybody listening to the protests has spiraled dramatically over the past few weeks they were initially triggered by anger at police brutality especially at abuses carried out by in a tourist empty. robbery squad saw as but beyond the problem of police violence nigeria's youths are calling for sweeping changes and to systemic corruption and

widespread unemployment we do it so why not listen why don't you think you were trying to walk on the last couple of days of violence have made waves beyond nigeria's borders demonstrations of support by the large nigerian diaspora held in london and south africa on wednesday. numerous stars have also begun speaking out. for you. so people. you have more support. point anymore what is going on back i mean a. government you got to do what. it is in sending military to the streets. on for protest. as some buildings including a television station in lagos lay in flames nigeria remains

a tinderbox of deep economic and social grievances. pope francis has said that he supports civil union laws to protect the rights of same sex couples this breaks from the vatican's traditional position on the issue the pope made the comment in a new documentary about him titled francesco which premiered on wednesday at the rome film festival the film also tackles other controversial issues such as racism climate change sexual abuse relations between christians muslims and jews. for some reaction to the pope's comments here in germany we're joined from frankfurt by alexander folk he's the chairman of the federation of lesbians and gays for chancellor merkel's city you party mr park thanks for being with us 1st of all what does this step for the pope mean for you as a gay catholic man in germany's main conservative party. first of all.

the 1st thing i was surprised and joy that i felt. joy of course because something that we have waited for a long time and surprised a lot in the way that it was totally unexpected it's i mean yes made the one or other remark in the past that at least showed that he's compassionate towards gays and lesbians but. like like like a christmas present you have a long wait of corinth and you're on record it's not exactly what you long for having got the wrong color and it's maybe not as big horse nice and it's still improved but it's definitely. something good and. he does so the 3rd feeling was all you still hope. the buffalo i do way i hope for maybe some words of regret about the suffering and pain the teachings of the church have cost the cost centuries to the whole focus less on us

now not everyone in the catholic church supports pope francis's views of course on on same sex unions for many of these same sex unions are completely taboo and highly politicized i'm thinking of poland here do you expect the pope to face a big backlash on this. well. this will not rule out the will not go forward now like you know it's it won't be won't be easy now it's just because a pope says something about it but it is a big step it's a very big step and. so there will also be a lot of protests of course in countries like poland or maybe in in asia and some let's say the philippines are the very catholic countries and but it is a big step and i think that the the church even as a global institution cannot go back to that so a pope and he's an absolute monarchy is an absolute rule of the church has set

something and that has has has an impact on to me what do you expect as you said it would go ahead. he's ok i'm just wondering what you're expecting or hoping for from the vatican on this issue moving forward well i hope that there will be also useful maybe. you know working groups or official officials it. now how to say. the things that this will be established further and that's will be discussed i mean so far this has been one topic in the church and this is a big big thing that is one of the big 2 boosts. the test we took out we have to speak about it we have to openly discuss it and that is what the traditional us as i call them do not conservative. that other different meaning for me. that they they don't do that they don't want to talk about this topic but it's

there it's fire alarms and the 2nd thing is maybe that should be it's very obvious to me francis address that the political those political responsible by saying this should be a law but that means in the reverse that must be reflected so no later and this is my close relation in the teachings of the church. the pope cannot just say ok you know puts all the responsibility to the politicians and support thank you very much for being with us today that was of the kind of folks chairman of the federation of lesbians and gays in germany's christian democratic party thanks love . well how far could plastic waste become a part of underwater life that's a question swiss director pascal set out to explore in his short movie the beauty

it's an imaginative take on one of the most pressing issues facing our planet plastic pollution well shell has won a student oscar for the animation which he created as part of his final thesis at one of germany's top film schools. takes us on a journey into the depths of vientiane to get a. little longer. and you realise it's no documentary but a parable he's been about. good science to starring characters made of plastic waste and his. basic concept was to tell a story poetically and with irony by all the videos you see featuring distressed whales and turtles and so shocking and somebody i have the feeling we've become emotionally immune. filming in postproduction took a year and

a half. the characters like the pufferfish made a couple wrap. this tuna fish made of flip flops where digitally animated and later integrated into night action under which a footage. i think the concept only works if it looks realistic if it makes you believe that that's really a move around he'll made of a car tire that just swung by. shelby's photorealistic at what a fantasy invites us to suspend our disbelief and dive into a world in which nature. and waste deal with pollution by entering into a secret natural symbiosis but the film doesn't spare us the harsh reality. it ends with a look at the ever growing forest of synthetic refugees that's gradually

suffocating operations and everything that lives in them. being rightfully won accolades the international student oscar propels pasko show bullies are the appeal to save the steve into the running for the best animated short in the main oscars competition. you're watching t w news coming up next conflict so. you will be interviewing the armenian foreign minister i'm sorry marketplace watch.

during the conflict on the powerful. more than. 2 years ago a new government in armenia came to power in a so-called velvet revolution with the hope of fundamental democratic reform my guess is the from here obama is armenian foreign minister star of manasseh kanya how much responsibility does armenia facts for the conflicts escalation conflicts.

next on the whole. article 5 of the universal declaration of human rights. no one should be subjected to torture. despite this the cia still dedicate time and effort into researching torture methods. and the results led to one of the darkest chapters in u.s. history. the 5 minutes on d w. it was the 1st international tribunal in history. the nurnberg trial some. 75 years ago a high ranking officers of the nazi regime

a glorious judging by the allied forces. they were the 1st war criminals to be held accountable for their crimes from the. contest but at our count them on. getting rid of paris early years frazier. our 2 part series the 3rd reich the dog starts nov 12th on d. w. . german side has chosen the path of war it seems as if you're not signalling that you're serious about peaks excuse me i cannot agree. i would never agree with more than 2 years ago a new government in armenia rose to power and the so-called velvet revolution which raised hopes of fundamental democratic reforms and a thaw in relations with azerbaijan over the long disputed territory

nagorno-karabakh now the region has been hit by the worst fighting in decades and his ceasefire remains elusive with both sides deflecting play.