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we need to take a closer. economic output grew up the fastest pace on record last quarter as businesses started reopening asked the same time the so-called big 4 apple facebook account is gone and alphabet rake then blockbuster number. all along to show the u.s. has blocked the appointment of nigeria's ngozi a condo riyal or to the world trade organisation for top shop despite her having won backing from every other member country. and it's lights out for germany's

leisure sector as the government forces restaurants bars gins and movie theaters and others to close for a month i mean coronavirus cases but it's hardly alone in europe. this is d.w. business i'm on in berlin thanks for joining us we begin and the united states where polling shows donald trump's chance of winning next week's presidential election is diminishing after a surge in coronavirus cases in key midwestern states the virus has killed nearly 200000 americans and lock down measures have hit the economy hard data earlier 2 this year showed the biggest fall in output on record but fresh figures may give some hope u.s. g.d.p. grew a lot rapidly and last 3 months by around the 3rd but it doesn't mean the economy is back on track quite yet here to help break down what those numbers do mean is

our financial correspondent yes yan's are you there yes you are now it's a record breaking surge but coming after a huge fall how should we interpret these numbers really are. well i mean the numbers are strong and yes we did see quite a comeback specially in the summer months when u.s. consumers started to spend more about this 33 percent well i guess we have to explain this because the americans have a special way of getting their g.d.p. numbers that's on an annualized basis so meaning if grows told to news for an entire year like that then on an annual basis you would have that growth of sorties 3 percent but that is not very likely most other countries actually don't get g.d.p. quarter by quarter and in that respect the u.s. economy grew at about 7 and a half percent what is still good but we're still about and a half percent away from where the u.s.

economy stood before the pandemic started to spread in the u.s. now that some valuable contacts but stay there yon's cuz we've got more to discuss and that is because the big 4 u.s. tech giants apple facebook facebook google parent alphabet and amazon were a big winners and the 3rd quarter with revenue and earnings turbocharged by lockdowns around the world out all comfortably beat analysts earnings forecasts but shares fell because i phone sales were lower than expected income from cloud computing offerings and from its google play shop filled the 42 percent jump in alphabet revenue to 46200000000 dollars and alice on 3rd quarter profits tripled from a year ago on strong retail sales during the pandemic. and we're back with the end quarter now yes it was quite expected that there was a big for tech companies that would post strong numbers but did anything stand out in particular. definitely overall amazon

apple facebook and alphabet those 4 companies have a market value of more than 5 trillion dollars so you can imagine all important those figures are for the economy and also for the stock market if you look at alphabet stock that is up by a good 7 percent picture perfect water especially was at gains at google or old so it was a mutual on the other side we see quite a drop in the after hours session with apple the stock down by a good 4 percent well i mean has cash at 10 now by more than $190000000000.00 good numbers overall but the revenue of i fell and so we're a bit shy a little bit less than expected and as the company a company and the stock has been on fire all year long if not everything is picture perfect then you will see the negative reaction on wall street on top also at gold

says that it's not able at this moment to give guidance on some uncertainty and that's why the stock is down. there in new york for us thank you. now to some of the other global business stories making news. exxon mobile has just been overtaken by the social media up zoom in market value now comes the news that the oil giant is slashing 1900 jobs from the u.s. for forest as the pandemic saps demand for fuel. the redundancies build mostly come from its management offices in houston texas. the disneyland theme park in paris will close again as france heads back into lockdown to fight a 2nd wave of corona virus infection under measures that take effect on friday people will be required to stay in their homes but few are exceptions does these parks in hong kong shanghai tokyo and florida remain open with attendance limits.

it's a tough time for international trade anyway but now choosing the new future leader of the world trade organization is fraught to nigeria's and goes the a conduit we all know was supported by every member country except the united states winstead back south korea trade minister you young he. congo's e.o. condo in a way are looked set to gain the top post at the w t o after 4 months of campaigning against 7 other candidates the nominations committee proposed their 1st african and 1st female leader to its 164 members all countries supported the nomination with a notable exception. one delegation could not support the can't just see of doctoring. and said they would continue to support south korean minister you. that delegation was the united states of america that the u.s.

is the only country left backing south korea's you myung hee the w t o could go ahead and appoint dr and goes the anyway but is hoping instead to get the us onside i think the overwhelming preference of every one of our members is to decide by consensus and consultations will be held between now and the 9th of november to try and achieve that consensus critics have called the w t o in transparent and weak the trade dispute between the u.s. and china has heightened concern over protectionism whichever of the 2 entities these daws is the new chief she'll have a lot on her plate and that for 4 days china's communist leadership headed by president xi jinping has been needing to map out the country's economic path in the next 5 years one general theme seems to have emerged less the pendants on foreign partners. even giant towers like this are the result of 5 year plans the skyscrapers of shanghai sprang up in only 30 years because the communist party

decided they would review the economy was opened up allowing inward investment and endless growth. for a few decades it went well and china became the world's 2nd biggest economy but where does it go now china is dependent on exports something presidencies in ping would like to change especially with international trade conflicts worsening. the trade dispute with the us has shown how vulnerable the chinese economy is to become more self-sufficient the party leadership needs to strengthen domestic demand which requires a significant increase in household incomes. beijing doesn't have that much money on the contrary the national debt is growing and without global markets china's economy would collapse. chinese companies still need technology from abroad. the communist party leadership has also realized that endless growth doesn't work without environmental protection the environment will also feature in the 5 year

plan outgo the coal fired power plants in come renewable energies. europe is battening down the hatches once more and settling in for a socially distance winter rising corona virus infections and deaths triggered a new wave of lock downs and restrictions across germany france and other european countries. shutting their restaurant down again despite implementing all hygiene measures to the best of their abilities they hope the worst was over owner says it will be hard and she doesn't know how our business will survive. just as it is this is this is a ref ik it's a huge catastrophe so i expect politicians to come up with a catalogue of measures for our industry and all the other industries that are affected by the lock down they need to help us to make sure that we really have a chance to get through this. conference other self-employed people like wedding and event photographer vasher are facing a similar dilemma

a dearth of new contracts coupled with often inadequate financial assistance sized that means my wife is now the breadwinner for the 2 of us we used to have 2 salaries now it's just one and that one was cut back by her boss but she's on short time work now if all else fails that means i'll have to close my business down when i was 2 cars and i was taught how to go into insolvency in judgment. the situation in france is even more dramatic with the highest infection rates in europe bars cafes and restaurants to be closed from saturday on the industrial production is being spared. initially all hospitality venues have been closing at 6 pm since monday cinemas in gyms closed completely for the time being. restaurant and bar staff and owners have been have protesting the measures one in 5 businesses in the sector has already folded. me my family we're not miking to go we're both.

my husband i'm sure so it's very difficult for us. romas promising a more than 5000000000 euro emergency relief package. but fear and frustration are the dominant responses and not all protests against covert 1000 restrictions have been peaceful this one in rome turned violent. in spain portugal and across europe public life is slowly but surely being wound down the coronavirus situation is now more critical than ever. on dot know every line thanks for watching.

into the conflict zone. first someone who sailed with mounting demonstrations against the prime minister used to feel ruptured and mishandling the spotlight health crisis my guest this week in jerusalem is nearby former mayor of the city the leading politician mr netanyahu secret party the use finally coming off the prime minister's wife. flicks the 1st 60 minutes to talk.

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power come on. going through our pair of years right. our 2 part series the 3rd reich the talk of starts nov 12th on d w. this is the news africa coming up on the program we're calling it the matter of life on the bed never drove us funding for abortion has left many women and girls in kenya in a difficult sometimes dangerous situation you hear from some people hoping that president trump stays in office on that. also coming up. you need a ride just hop in this time it will not be your regular dr robert wheels there's a new talking service in uganda and it's run by

a woman. named . welcome to the program the impact of next week's presidential election in the united states will also be felt in africa in kenya and sub-saharan countries do not the solution in 2017 to reinstate a ban on funding for abortion has impacted the lives of millions of women and girls the move health care services hanging on by a thread and desperate for change as they see women dying from unsafe abortions did abuse reports from nairobi for frieda kenzie getting pregnant was a disaster she was studying at a secretarial college the bright future she was working for suddenly seemed threatened in knowing i was pregnant i had no.

clue. no these. i was just thinking late. night thing. and he used. a lucky break she was referred to even know my clinic she underwent an abortion and now feel she has control thanks to contraceptive implants. plus the dignity to distract me a new creation. it's like that instead of the holds. the little things in me. but the clinic and the threat decisions made a world away from here slashed its funding us president donald trump reinstated the mexico city policy restricting funding for going to his ations which provide abortions or anything related to them it made life in many towns like here in

melinda on the kenyan caused more dangerous for women and girls were used to provide free for me to planning free information we had on it would provide for me probably really today because we don't get them in the mall for free these are for the most goes as they report when they're pregnant when they're not ready for their pregnancies so this forces some of them to deliver or for them to. of so if abortion. runs the bernama clinic that helped free down the cuts forced her to cancel an outreach program helping $15000.00 other girls and women in rural areas that have had included cancer screenings and age i.v. treatment she dips into our own personal finances so that what is left can keep running a priority is to protect girls and women from unsafe abortions. if i don't do

the i'm afraid the next neighbor the next person to do it the wrong way that close in that store and. the threat of financial punishment for having anything to do with abortions is affecting kenya's national health policies says kountry reproductive health coordinator kenneth miller reading in mind that our constitution gives to be presidents to secure the productive we have resorted to to not falling off the institution because of fear. the choice of the u.s. president not only decide whether kenya can follow its constitution says the man who ends up sitting in the white house could mean life or death for patients who would wish to somebody sits on that seat somebody who understand is a human being in need of that plan and that is a human being dying simply because there's no information given to her why is this

process a little bit of that she. didn't really is sure of a god is going to have the information and they're going to be great the lawyers great doctors great. in the future because they will have information to prolong their life. let's find out more from our correspondent who sent our stuff report hello my we are can you tell us more about the effect of busy u.s. policy on kenya. yes so when donald trump became president in 2017 he not only reinstate the mexico city policy but he extended it significantly so that was not only family planning funding affect that which was already 500 $17000000.00 it was up to $9000000000.00 that were affected now of global health assistant money that was you know missing and countries all over the world so that means child and maternal health treatment and prevention of hiv to

the colossus malaria and several other infectious diseases and also a nutrition and sanitation programs where affected so it had a huge impact on the people on the ground and that also means that health care workers like caffeine and our team they were not able to reach you know villages which were up to 100 kilometers away sometimes in the villages they say well if we don't get the services then we look for solutions on our own and these solutions are mostly unsafe solutions so a recent study actually showed that during the time that the mexico city policy was in effect in the past that there was an increase of abortions of up to 40 percent and these abortions most of the time unsafe abortions and that means an increase of death cases where i don't fortunately i mean there's a scene where you come up with all your eggs in one basket. but you need to start

the country go explore. so concerning for example clinic she's part of a wider net of reproductive health facilities and they last were up to $1000000.00 u.s. dollars per year funding so there were foreign countries european countries that stepped in that tried to fill that gap but it was only less than half actually a quarter of the funding that was there with and also for a very specific and limited time period so that means that they had to find other solutions and for example and i know from other facilities as well that they chipped in with their own private money that they had you know doctors and health workers lost their jobs so they also still buy reproductive. contraceptives and medicine and they still try to give it cheaper but most of the times it's also not possible some clinics also had to close so that's actually a problem for for these facilities. what is the government's plan to ensure

a woman's rights to abortion is protected if trampolines president. the u.s. elections. so yes so i talked to the reproductive and house coordinator conti there where we were filming and he told me well this actually and no plan for that i mean no plan change actually so they expect the situation to get worse at least to stay the same or even get worse so he also told me of you know all cases on the ground where you know women have actually the rights constitutional right to get a say have often so if they come to a government run facility to a hospital for example and they procured an unsafe abortion and then die and you don't help they die in the waiting room sometimes he told me in these cases not rare cases because doctors and health care workers too scared to afraid to treat them because they are afraid that their funding might be cut as well.

you know be a correspondent in kenya thank you very much. let's turn our attention to some of us stories making headlines across the continent candidates running you know. that elections held the last head of subsidies for tensions are running high in the west african country since 1st and. declared he would rather form on expected. at least that's it people have been killed in talk communal classes. doesn't is that mean a position presidential candidate to lead to says he will not recognize the outcome of this reads election as a vote had been mobbed by irregularities human rights activists have warned the country and the president of john mica fully for sliding towards to cross a group. 2 terrorists have been sentenced to death for killing more than a dozen people in the attacks on a hotel on their restaurant in mali in 2015. magdy newfies in jihad is the

creations of course was the africa in which tourist destinations frequented largely by western us were no longer considered safe. now in uganda the good 19 pandemic has become a lifeline to new careers for some people when they said the country's economy jobs were lost and many needed supports to get by but a group of women decided not to idle and launched a new all female toxic. taxi drivers in kampala serve the doe's of girl power it's female drivers only. and they know how to make their way at the time driving a taxi is a male dominated industry and female drivers were unheard of in the socially conservative east african country until the pandemic struck they often shuffle drunk groups they drive alone at night it's risky. therefore all

women have been trained in self-defense they also all carry pepper sprayed and know how to use it it's needed. this driver a mother of 3 like so many others here lost her job as an accountant at the beginning of the pandemic she's glad she found txiki. you say pick it up because you keep hearing what you need to for me to so and and and to but if i meet. the i need to give them grant. women's employment in developing countries is hit much harder than men in the pandemic international labor organization says taxi divas believes women need and want the opportunity much more than men plus they're more reliable the found argues well it is extremely hard working very motivated and they

like their sense of pride when they're doing this work they do it one bit. and that's the difference we have competed. but most importantly the women drivers make a difference to the customers i am more safe being driven personally this is a gender issue i feel safe being driven by but also because. the way that they are careful wade while driving. is amazing. what started as a joke amongst a group of women friends affected by the coronavirus knocked down has grown into a successful startup but by now employs more than 70 women and uganda's capital kampala. i'm pretty sure i'll feel safe with a woman driver yeah that's how we wrap up the show if you want to check out more boss stories just go to our website dot com slash africa or you can visit our

facebook and twitter pages we'll leave you with some images from my last week i for now but let me see you so. why are people forced to hide in trucks. there are many reasons. there are many answers. and there are many stories to.

make up your mind. made for mines. and. greetings from berlin where the mood is so minor as a 2nd locked down light looms for germany as of next week we'll look at the renewed impact for the arts and culture scene and also coming up. it's good news the eastern german city of 10 minutes has won the bid to be a european capital of culture in 2025 a chance to showcase its cultural legacy. and the mysterious belgian designer must tamaki la has avoided the spotlight for the entirety of his pioneering career

but a new documentary gets his story in his own words. germany is set to impose new nationwide coronavirus restrictions for a lock down light as of next monday the creative community was out in force in the capital yesterday to make its feelings felt and earlier today i spoke to theatre director thomas but 1st this restore this report. bar and restaurant owners artists and entertainment industry staff took to the streets of berlin on wednesday that's widespread concern about the new coronavirus measures that will close businesses for several more weeks one of the speakers was the singer of punk rock band and. you are in we're talking about more than 1000000 jobs and livelihoods since march people have had to live as if they were banned from working operate without any profit because of the restrictions how does it

feel to be banned from working virtually overnight since march and not a cent has fallen into your wallet since then warm words are of little help here in the world to. most of those who attended the demonstration have been directly affected by coronavirus restrictions. came from disorder she usually unsound money as a singer but she's been forced to take a part time job at a butcher's to tide her over one demand of the demonstrators is that all those affected should receive adequate compensation to cover fixed costs or you know it maybe i'm a start i would have to establish what our monthly expenses are and then see what the minimum is that we need to earn and that has to be paid out if we need to get compensation it's not that we're unemployed we're not allowed to work. the hospitality and entertainment brunches feel that they've borne the brunt of the

coronavirus measures. with no end in sight patience is running out. and theater director thomas from berlin saldana theatre joins me now he's just fresh out of rehearsals but there also are this is a major blow to artistic and cultural life here in berlin just as it was getting back on its feet tell me how are your plans and projects affected i believe you had an opening coming up and how are you feeling about this. well we're massively affect because we have to lock down from monday on and we have. run several shows with every woman who was. lost and ending up on our schedule and we were supposed to open on thursday. with a new show with the premiere of the answer because it's which i'm actually rehearsing

at the moment and we don't know what will happen we can't bring the crimea. so do you do you actually recognize the need for these new measures and do you feel perhaps that they're justified to tell and with in respect to 2 theaters. well i don't believe it justifies the because if you are who look at what's happening in our look at what's happening in trains if you look at work sapling in other parts of our social life. some parents get the feeling their politicians are trying to prove that there are serious with the measurements by a knocking cultural. institutions in order to prove that the suv year we did everything in our make sure that there is no danger of infection our team on stage is tested twice

a week with people in the audience do wear masks we have generic concepts and tearing cancer and as far as i know all there wasn't any spread event in any. show in any audience so. critical this is much ok now we also saw in the report there this criticism of the government regarding the support that the cultural sector is actually receiving do you share these criticisms and perhaps have concrete demands of your own. of course i share this because independent our lists you are not on the permanent contracts. are in high danger or are not so i having this crisis as an artist and i think there's an urgent need to make

sure that all these arliss can survive the crisis socially and that the government has to make sure after they make sure of that for example of time we'll survive they need to make sure that all the artists that all the artists in germany which me. miss are only hurt europe but obviously obviously a great imbalance their welfare survive this crisis just quickly. i'm sure that it will survive this crisis but i'm not sure that. the landscape will survive in the form what we had before corona crisis ok well here's wishing you all the best for this difficult fall season we will remain optimistic with you thanks very much for joining me thomas also my own. well internationally speaking many people will have heard of leipzig or dresden 2 of the calling cards of the eastern

german state of saxony which is why the euphoria was grates in cabinets on wednesday with the announcement of its european capital of culture status for the year 2025 all the city known for nearly 40 years as calm march starts under the east german communists and infamous for its recent anti immigrant sentiment hopes to give its tarnished image a new shine. it's one of the best known landmarks in cemex the comments monument erected in 1971 and nestor own man was on the city's bidding committee for the european capital of culture title to him the site evokes mixed feelings. on the one hand this is a place where he saw a lot of really great concerts and events. where the mood was really positive and happy. but it's also a place that the world got to see in a way that i personally had never experienced before. he's referring to the events

of august 28th far right demonstrations raged here for several days after a 35 year old local man was killed in a fight with 2 asylum seekers riots in counter-demonstrations followed and those images went around the world one man hopes that its capital of culture status will now improve the city's reputation. there are high rises next to the historical city hall examples of classic east german modernism wide streets it's cliquey just not necessarily love at 1st sight you can it's made its contradictions and rough edges the cornerstone of its bid it's an industrial city with a rugged unfinished charm it may not have baroque architecture but it's gritty and it is home to some striking up projects like the sculpture in the city's main part that depicts comics his bowels the building committee obviously to. the right approach that. we hope to welcome people from across to your families not just to

see fantastic exhibitions and cultural programs but also to actually take part hives of us myths about involving the public was a key element in the application stage the idea was to get locals to appreciate the city. as it is for when i was still at school with talk about where we were going to go when we left but with the capital of culture state says people will see the city through new eyes and hopefully be more likely to stay and maybe others will move yeah. it's you know the title is an opportunity for the city to put its best foot forward and get a welcome may come via. rose to fame in the late 1980 s. which was a decade of conspicuous consumption his groundbreaking work was hailed as being akin to art but in an era of fashion superstars like for instance he stood out for his anonymity and self-effacement well he shuns the spotlight and usually refuses

all interviews but one german filmmaker has managed to let him tell his own story. models with obscured faces of unguarded silhouettes and unconventional materials ripped and shredded garments runway shows reminiscent of surrealist paintings imagine my jailer as one of the most influential designers of the last 30 years he's also an enigma never appearing in public in the banksia fashion if you like. but now german documentary filmmaker heights a has made a film that offers an intriguing insight into this elusive creative genius. beautiful army ship the father's a lot of people ask me what was it like filming with them really keep his face covered all the time did he hide from you who is a robot it wasn't like about he's not paranoid he lives of relatively normal life he just doesn't want his own image to matter more than his work we need to cross

the vision to go up. marcelo doesn't in fact show his face in height so much film he's always preferred to let his work do the talking. i don't like the idea of being a celebrity. just. balances me. like everybody else a conceptual artist as much as a designer my jailer turned fashion into something abstract and experimental in 1904 he unveiled a barbie collection. so the idea was to the poor would solve poverty and. blow them up to life size. people would say it doesn't fit properly and that's what i'd like it looks like

a dog's garment. a living person. mark my jailer was also one of the 1st designers to use normal people as models 30 years ago the designer pioneered techniques now considered mainstream including up cycling he would reinvent garments found in flea markets turning them inside out and taking them apart at the seams many of today's style staples were 1st dreamt up by martin my jailer. take us along on the other day i was waiting to cross the street and there was a girl in front of me in jeans with distressed seems that's classic marge ala ripped jeans his jeans were almost completely in trends was new today ripped jeans are expensive but it all started with him toil for coal companies for me. martin my jailer retired from the fashion world 11 years ago sealing his legacy high hopes some his film is a tribute to one of the most influential and any magic designers in 20th century

fashion. well that's all for today more on the website as always that e.w. dot com slash culture without it's time for me to sign off so stay safe and until next time all the best. to. get.

into the conflict zone. there's turmoil in the news rail with mounting demonstrations against the prime minister used of corruption and mishandling the sprawling health crisis my guest this week from jerusalem is near sakata former mayor of the city council meeting politician mr netanyahu speak coupons to all the wheels finally coming off the prime minister's wife conflicts of. $30000000.00. this presidential election is a crucial why not just for the united states but for the world who's leading the race in america's polarized go into the streets you know be right here for you and we'll tell you everything you need to know as america decides who bring you the numbers issues the background as it happens and until the last vote is counted join

us for special live coverage from early in the u.s. election night. the force on egypt. where the real power resides. i come from there lots of people in fact knew that the breed in the future was not just democracy really that's one reason i'm passionate about people and aspirations and they can. look good in the region the book is right here in berlin after the floor of the berlin wall and i remember thinking at the time because the barley little conflict with anything could happen if we could come together and unite for a call. but i do the news that often confronted difficult situations more conflict between do something still i see despite my job to confront goodspeed as one policies and development put the spotlight on issues that matter most. to security

oppression marsh united nations. cannot has been achieved but so much more needs to be john and i think people have to be at the heart of solutions my name is on the top sheet on and i will continue down for you. as a stable unit is and these are our top stories french president i'm on your luck home visit at the church where 3 people were killed and i suspect that islamist knife attack in the french city of nice the president promised to deploy more soldiers to protect places of worship and schools friends of the anti-terrorism prosecutor says the suspect is a 2.