the preservation of our climate. is not as an issue of heart and treason serving kansas anymore. it's us there's danger surround us with. passion for china starts november 6th on d w. 8 solid quarterly profits is it enough budget bank holds to earnings of more than 300000000 girls in the last quarter but can the lender sustain prolonged endemic turbulence also on the story as india is edging closer towards 8000000 confirmed covert cases we look at how businesses in one of the world's most important emerging economies are shaped and with negotiations of a trade deal between britain and the european union stalled through farmers in belgium are asking themselves what sort of i'll be dense the no deal drugs it might

lead to care. for school welcome to the program such a bank has long been in crisis a so far failed restructuring attempt a litany of litigation in the united states and high costs have weighed the company down now it says it's on the road to recovery announcing its 3rd straight quarter of profits a bunch of bank returned over 300000000 euros for the 3rd quarter that's more than analysts estimated a boost in trading revenue and a drop in missed credit repayments helped a lot so far this year looks a lot better than $29000.00 when it made losses in the boot billions of euros as you can see there however the full effect of the pandemic could yet be to come if companies fail to pay back loans that could yet damage the company's long promised

return to success now. is the financial correspondent in frankfurt. how well is daughter bank prepared for a potential wave of bankruptcies due to the pandemic. it's better prepared than in the past the numbers in the balance sheet which describe the capital buffers for deutsche bank have significantly improved the problem is that it's so difficult to predict what kind of impact the corona pandemic will have on the economy we don't know. how big such a potential wave of bankruptcies might become and this is what makes investors very nervous again today they're selling the shares of bank here in france for they also selling the german share index dax it's down again and significantly. one

of germany's leading economic research institutes the d.w.i. says the economy was likely to grew by 6 percent in the 3rd quarter what does that figure tell us in these turbulent times. well it's telling us that the recovery after the spring lock downs was a strong one but you know chris the problem is not the past the problem is the future the i.w. institute also says that the new corona restrictions expected here in germany and in other countries of europe are likely to cause the recovery to come to a halt and that's much more pessimistic outlook than the previous one by the institute later today the german chancellor. is discussing your restrictions with regional leaders and it's expected that at least parts of our businesses here in germany will have to close down again. when i was in frankfurt thank you.

only 2 months left to strike a trade deal between the european union and britain which has formally left the block at the beginning of the year and now it's not only businesses in the u.k. that are anxiously looking at these stalled negotiations the dutch speaking north of belgium for example is one of the most economically exposed e.u. regions to bragg's it including their food farmers. belgium's best seller the conference pair last year a total of $28000000.00 kilos of these where exported to the u.k. that's one out of every 12 belgian grown pairs so far it's been mostly business as usual for fruit growers but a hard break that could see things turned sour overnight of course our industry doesn't stand or fall with the exports to one country but it's important and then

the any change in the relationship however small it might be might disturb the delicate the bellows and delicate librium got exists in trade. the concerns here are not just potential quotas or tariffs for belgium fruit valley the country's largest fruit growing co-operative the carefully timed supply chain is at risk delays caused by new customs requirements could cause serious storage issues if trade reports to w t o standards 42000 people across belgium could lose their jobs that's according to research by hugh care fund and busha an economics professor at loovens catholic university it's not just the direct shipments from flanders or from belgium to the u.k. that matter but also flanders supplies a lot of intermediate inputs to other european countries for example to the german

industry. which subsequently send their products to the u.k. flanders belgium start speaking region would be dealt a huge economic blow by a no deal breck's it $16000.00 flemish companies currently exported to britain the government here hopes most have contingency plans in place like belgium fruit valley it's already finding new markets for this british bread favorite it's to india now and the country is approaching $80000000.00 coronavirus cases overall since the start of the year after adding nearly $50000.00 cases in the past 24 hours of the country's economy was devastated by the virus earlier this year shrinking by roughly a quarter starting to recover but the government warns that g.d.p. growth for the full year will be negative despite overall case numbers india still has one of the lowest $4000000.00 cases in the world at least according to official statistics. that's good morning from the

w correspondent gys walsh in delhi india is moving closer towards having 8000000 confirmed coronavirus cases put that figure into perspective for. well i'm going to talk i mean jack is a true shame i'm not the media my own still one be have to remember that it is coming probably it's september hike up close to 100000 pieces if you do not an average is 50000 views as we should give it to you concerning it is the reason you get into the eternity and mock bought of dom and venice and that this indicates that india is pasta its the this is the last qualified by and a good mom to be must continue taking precautions this is an update of the facts and it ends in what has me as well especially during the ongoing quest in season and then also concerns that these numbers need not be entirely accurate if enough

testing is not being done right now to get average and often written tests if you do i have a concern that there could be an unseen case in truly investments do not have the capacity to test as much. earlier this year the indian government imposed one of the strictest coronavirus lockdowns the subsequent economic figures were of course dismal what impact is covert having on the economy in india right now. well the impact continues to be significant stock and he must also want at this point to find that on me he was already elite and mentioned that i was and what he wants action however that doesn't sound good news that has been an uptick in that invite but not based on what you buy or just didn't even know but you will see good news and analysis of each week i do showing improvement all. the split b.l.t. this is going to get us out of the easel and octomom that hox back to the north.

india's economy on the rise how does the pandemic impact the country's goal to become the 3rd largest economy of the world. but not your mantle it was out night and crystal by and 2nd more the government and didn't a high school for achieving the school it is especially given that india have the balls to use in the all of the last decade but if you look at the numbers to date the international monetary fund has to do the contraction of the us to 10 percent and even the most well clifton that i believed in god so. cool so there is like england. oh another distant lands and study that could be cut highest economic could highest on the bottom by 2050. dollars just spinning and pull on a significant rise in cotton direct investment consumer spending as well as

a plethora of infrastructure projects correspondent. ali thank you very much and some of the other global business stories making news italian prime minister announced a new 5000000000 euro relief package to support sectors affected by the pandemic the measures for businesses include restaurants hotels and gyms. it includes tax credits tax breaks and additional funds for temporary layoffs to really measure tiffany and the governing the that owns levy toll l.v. and h. are discussing new terms for a merger and h. wanted to get out of the deal with the luxury market suffering under the pandemic and new agreement could see the friend firm acquire tiffany for $2.00 less pair share league china is also being the 2022 winter olympics and hopes to create

a nation of skiers by then 300000000 people will be drawn into winter sports according to government plans and hundreds of ski resorts and indoor ski parks are to help achieve the goal. these kids are part of china's crusade to create a nation of skiers by beijing's 2022 olympics the country is building a winter sports culture from scratch ski education is now part of the curriculum and many primary schools thousands of coaches have been trained to cultivate future medal winners. organs yeah i love skiing because falling on land hurts more than on snow but if i feel i had. analysts say china is driving the ski industry the growth in chinese skiers from 2015 to 2022 is expected to equal the growth in north america and europe for the last 4

decades. on the sands here we believe winter sports has its own appeal to people who pursue them get hooked they love it so much with our successful bid on the winter olympics even after the olympics we believe it will drive more people to participate in winter sports is not only for 300000000 people but a sport for all. beijing is funneling billions into the coming games in 2008 when china hosted the summer games the country 100 medals a success it would like to duplicate in 2022. thanks for watching.

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indicted by the allied forces. they were the 1st war criminals to be held accountable for their crimes. our 2 part series the friday in the dark starts nov 12th on g.w. . the coronavirus pandemic has spawned its own epidemic of dissent from ation social media is awash with it emanating from the political fringes and even from those at the center of power to journalists. there's all the gulf coast that ever covered coca-cola. you know why the judge a judge everybody out of people are buying it dumb bastards that. i see this is are many governments and medical organizations are waging

a secondary war against misinformation and a deliberate decision from ation. that some countries are using claims of this information as an excuse for suppressing legitimate reporting and to suppress the spread of accurate information domestically and abroad. they using the pandemic to ramp up censorship and secrecy legislation that's having a chilling effect on journalists and the spread of information and accurate timely information is essential to saving lives. but come to the 19th special here in the daily news i want to get johnsonville and good to have you with us it is the job of journalists to uncover facts and share them with a pop leg but what if those facts don't support the official line a democracy should be able to handle that but now during the pandemic some governments think otherwise and that's often puts journalists and public health at risk. behind the mask of coronavirus censorship spreads journalists around the

world have come under attack for reporting on the pandemic it started in china where citizen journalist dared to deviate from the official narrative. where it showed images of overstretched hospitals in which american viruses right in front of me are china's criminal prosecutors are behind me i'm not afraid of death do you think i'm afraid if you come in this party of china or polish gold i don't know. chang she should wear disappeared in february and was only seen again by friends in september fung been another reporter remains missing he had released secret videos of corona virus victims. she. reporters without borders has documented coronavirus coverage restrictions in nearly half of all u.n. member states those who are jailed are at risk of infection. al jazeera journalist mohammad more near died in july from coronavirus after being arrested in egypt as

did reporters. jailed for documenting corruption in saudi arabia the deliberate targeting of the press has worried the united nations human rights commission all across the world cup in 1000 is also being instrumental lies to limit people's rights to speak to express opinion and to participate in making decisions that affect their lives in the russian federation china course of many other countries i know reports of threats and intimidation against journalist brokers and civic activist but at the local level with the apparent aim of this courage and criticism of the oil for this response is to keep it 19. at a time when information can save lives press repression can fuel the pandemic. i'm joined now by ali funk a senior research analyst for technology and democracy at freedom house good to have you with us your freedom on the edge report states that the pandemic is

fuelling digital repression worldwide how does that work. hi thank you so much for having me so freedom has found that 2020 was the 10th consecutive year of decline in internet freedom and this is at a time when of in demand has really accelerated our reliance on digital technologies so what we found is that governments around the world have imposed broader share chance to express and access to information political leaders are using the pandemic to scapegoat ethnic and religious groups since around favorable news and arrest critics so you know in at least $45.00 of the countries that we studied we found that activists journalists and members of the public were arrested or charged with criminal offense as for their speech relating to the 19 and then we found the governments in at least $28.00 countries censored websites or social media post which is the press and favor girl hell sed that mistakes and corruption allegations and then we also found that there's been increased surveillance around

the world they've been using the pandemic as a cover to extend data collection but i mean we also on the other side see a lot of protests small more protest against corona virus make their messages i mean how do you differentiate between authorities using covert 19 to curb freedom of speech and those genuinely trying to flatten the code of. it's a great question i mean during times of crisis certain restrictions to freedoms can be justified these restrictions just need to be grounded and laws they have to be the least intrusive as possible and include independent oversight but restrictions to press freedom and free expression really only undermine government's ability contain the virus as we've mentioned you know information can be the difference between life and death restrictions to free speech limit people's ability to access accurate information and keep themselves safe and then in order for people to be

willing to take these drastic measures such as closing their shop staying at home not going to school it's really important that they trust their elected leaders and government officials can only gain this trust by being transparent and keeping our free and open information environment right and of course what you mentioned very important accurate information of the internet social media suddenly is sadly a perfect breeding ground for fake news and conspiracy theories especially now during the pandemic we've seen that how can journalists help expose those lies without putting themselves at risk. our research has shown that there's been a concerted strategy by state officials and their supporters to promote these conspiracy theories pseudo science that really aligns with their nationalistic or distant f.o.b. goals so what journalists can do it's more important ever that we expose the to these distant formation campaigns including where they're coming from to do to stay safe really they can use encrypted communications platforms such as signal to stay

safe from you know government censorship virtual private networks are going to be really important to be able to continue their reporting and it's really through this reporting now more than ever journalists and their work are more important it's a life and death issue. you mentioned in one of your previous answers and many studies suddenly agree with you in any that go with 19 is pushing digital technologies ai the internet what needs to be done to use this development to promote freedom of speech and democracy. so your great we're really sleepwalking into the world in which our most sensitive personal and biometric data our face our fingerprints are going to be at the mercy of private companies and state agencies so that's why freedom house is actually calling for a freeze on the use of biometric surveillance such as spatial record not facial recognition until we know how these new technologies really attract human rights

and democracy any new surveillance programs around ca in 1000 also need strict safeguards we need to prove 1st that there you have fact even limiting disease spread and then it public expert public health experts agree that they are we need to ensure that data is deleted after the pandemic there's independent oversight and also that any program is transparent and that's really the only way and it's going to take collective global action to ensure that the pandemic doesn't create a long term deterioration and internet freedom to the human rights of privacy and free expression and the funk there from freedom house joining us in new york thank you so much. thanks for having me. and sometimes even the experts don't agree and that's making it harder for us laymen to grasp complex issues luckily we have our very own scientific correspondent to turn to time to ask derek.

what are the risks of the focused protection approach on it out in the great barrington declaration. since the very earliest days of this pandemic there have been those who believe that our responses to cope at 19 so the lock downs and all the other measures that they have actually caused more damage than the disease itself and they believe that we need to look for other options even without access to a vaccine since really wide scale and for. action would be at least theoretically a pathway to what we want which is herd immunity the concepts laid out in the highly controversial declaration that you mention was proposed several weeks ago by 3 scientists from the u.s. and britain and it's been signed by others it says that we need to only focus on

protecting groups that it classifies as vulnerable especially the elderly and that urges a return to normal life immediately for everyone else that means basically not trying to limit infections among those that it says are at minimal risk of death so what would be the dangers of going down that path there are some pretty major ones and the big flaw in the declarations reasoning a lot of experts say is the fundamental assumption that people who appear to gain at least some immunity after surviving that disease will keep that immunity for extended periods we've already seen some cases of people who have gotten coated 19 a 2nd time though those so far they've thankfully been few and far between them still the coming months could see many many more another big question how

exactly would you go about protecting vulnerable populations effectively in societies where the virus is basically raging unchecked is that even possible and an aspects that the declaration doesn't address at all is the potential long term damage that covert 19 could do to many younger people even those who survive then of course at least some people who aren't classified as vulnerable will turn out to be very vulnerable took over 1000 after all and they'll die from it. actually even millions of people worldwide and people who wouldn't have died if social distancing measures remained in force until effect of vaccines are available . well derek williams there in one of your questions and he'll be back again tomorrow so keep posting your questions on our you tube channel and if you'd like to keep up with the latest developments on the.

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