neil host of the on the green fence post and to me it's clear we need to change the solutions or. join me for a deep dive into the green transformation for me thank you for the time. this is the doctor news coming out today thailand on alert after the new virus outbreak. the country imposes new restrictions after rising coronavirus cases and fatalities since the weekend but will this be enough to keep numbers in check plus . women in afghanistan fear for their future as u.s. and other foreign troops prepare to leave the country after 20 years.

welcome to. tragic could join us the number of new coronavirus infections recorded in india fell slightly on tuesday but stayed above 323000 cases the drop from a high of more than 350000 cases on monday is a comfort for people as shortages of medical supplies including oxygen continue to plague the country's health care system trains getting oxygen tankers are now being dispatched to various parts of the country and on tuesday a shipment of medical supplies including ventilators and oxygen concentrator has arrived from the u.k. it has been promised by other countries including the united states did have a correspondent michelle just fall has this update on the situation that the chief has described as beyond heartbreaking. if not much aid.

in the end and india has something to a massive so she gave a little what she needs now has got infrastructure that's the problem not the pressure then it does of patience us. media for all such an beds and medicines even hospital themselves. for now the u.s. has been heavily criticized over the last week for what holdings. in the match actual vaccines the division of despondency baby appreciated more last scenes will be appreciated but of course right now it's too soon to say what you were actually doesn't wasn't great just doing it at this point and the massive graves that the country is facing. over in thailand concerns are growing over a spiraling outbreak on tuesday the country hit a record high of 15 deaths new restrictions have come into force including the wearing of mosques and the closure of public venues such as cinema parks and gyms

among others. bank called on high alert hardly anyone is travelling as the city tightens its lockdown. being the epicenter of a new outbreak means shops like this have to close for 2 weeks. is the owner of this massage shop like many people in business she's unhappy with the government's pandemic response. i forgot that the government should have done better they should not have waited until there was a new outbreak to come up with the current regulations which totally affect all kinds of businesses. a raft of other venues including gyms cinemas and even parks also have to close. this amid an alarming 3rd wave of infections that thailand is experiencing both the

number of new cases and deaths have been on an unprecedented rise since mid april the supply of i.c.u. and hospital severely strained. the search has prompted initiatives to turn hotels into hospitals to accommodate patients with lighter symptoms. as the country grapples with a new outbreak some residents in bangkok say everyone needs to take responsibility . with these measures to a certain extent and i'm willing to cooperate as long as it helps decrease the number of infections even if it affects me. as malls and restaurants are still allowed to operate with earlier closing times there are concerns that it could trigger more 1000 clusters and worsen the increasingly severe situation in thailand.

with u.s. troops beginning the process of pulling out from of gunnison over the coming weekend fears are growing in the country about the future of women's rights a resurgent taliban could potentially have a greater say in running the country the group has said in the past that it supports the role of women under an islamic system but given its awestricken that may not mean much there are also questions about how much of a product the women's rights have been during the mostly meeting led these negotiations all together it doesn't paint a hopeful picture for the future of rights that women have enjoyed in afghanistan over the past 2 decades. harley's is very proud she's had a job for 2 years now the 40 year old works at a tailor shop for women in afghanistan carrying out a profession is a privilege one that many are denied. i'm so incredibly happy and also

grateful that i'm allowed to work here i've learnt tailoring here and i've gained self-confidence and i can earn money that means i can help support my family. so who works here at the tailor's 5 days a week. the shops are a lot like a xeni open their business 3 years ago she employs 38 women there are no men working in our shop that. i want to show everyone that women can do just as much as men that's why i opened my tailor shop it was important for me to prove that women can work and that they're independent and that they can add something to society. she's achieved just that over the past 3 years her shops been a success but now she's worried what will happen here after the international troops withdraw from afghanistan and the taliban possibly return to power. will be a pattern of. course is a business owner i'm afraid of what could happen only women work here we all

remember the dark days of the taliban we know that when they were in power women had no rights and weren't allowed to work in a profession like this. working here is helped many women in the region like her coworker serena her husband's income wasn't enough to support the whole family thanks to zareen as wages the family can get by now but sit on the i'm grateful that i can support my family but of course i'm worried that i could become unemployed if the taliban come to power again. that's a concern shared by all the same sources here so harley's doesn't want to lose the rights that women have acquired over the last 20 years for the 1st time in her life she and her family have enjoyed a sense of security. i used to feel scared when i

was out of my own i didn't know whether i'd get home alive i hope these times are never repeated and that we can live in peace and security you know. work peace and security basic human needs that remain privileges for afghan women. joining me now for more is some you know how really she's a human rights activist with amnesty international and she follows the human rights situation in afghanistan quite closely she joins me on the line from a movie welcome how concerned are you that women's rights in afghanistan could take many steps back if the taliban come to power. thank you so bad and i think the last 20 years have been have been. of course that years of struggle but also the years of achievements that happen if you look at women. and politics

if you look at will with an education higher education as well that if social and in question. has more men in businesses today. who lance. i strongly believe that if taliban were back in iowa and have backlashes and heat back when states where. where women went in and in that time when taliban. and teach and why have these concerns is also because of may legitimately observation that. i have not received. a very specific uncloak repeat statement by the taliban positioning ourselves on how the day will look with women and how they will ensure that women as half of the population in afghanistan deserve to be equally english and so that's that's where there's

a lot of uncertainty on sundays if it's back and. right so what you're saying is because of his lack of commitment it would appear true that the various and the goals pearson's of have taken place so far with the fall of on with the or between various countries in the region women's rights are not being adequately represented in these talks. with absolutely not i demand a year ago when when the united states especially if this entity in peace process in afghanistan that behaves that will ask the question that how do we deal on a woman and woman because you know united states canada understand with the snow that that be out there to protect our women. how you deal with it is just was that this is that i am he she just has to be discussed it has been internally between the kind of herman that one government and united states has to bleach so well that

is where there was quite disappointed me about it was also an eye opener that. because i haven't had a very strong stand and did have the have a have a history it kind of cheat meant to we're going to get an up and there are actors who don't want to talk to get on that site and that's where we don't see any kind of get in here any kind of your assurance that women's rights birthday i guess race that not be you know be safe be mates now with the u.s. set to were drawn along with the u.s. other foreign troops but also set to redraw from of comments on do you think that this we're drawing is a mistake. did you know that had to happen and i think most of the afghan women that i gauge with and i took to if you didn't believe that you know we cannot delay an international force as the rest of the us at the other living in

afghanistan but what i strongly believe is that this mattel this is sponsored this withdrawal is without any ganti that the conflict will end and how this material is oh so without any esurance that there would there will not be any better. chance of you know human best situation human baked feet out of the gum of expression women's rights and this majority is it is possible because it was very disappointing to hear united states festen joe biden as speaking about sacrifices of u.s. forces speaking about. china for them to go back but he did not he did not really you know point out a single time about 65 that afghan people every day with all the costs of something that they are not the sponsor of some 100 they're going to for me have

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secrets lie behind us will. discover new adventures in 360 to. explore. the doubling of world heritage $360.00. greetings from berlin where the city's world famous club scene has been on hold for over a year now and pandemic developments don't make for a rosy outlook in the coming months well look at what this means for the german capital and also coming up. the vittra design museum in via the mind celebrates the creations of the memphis group that ushered in a whole new era of post-modernist design. well under normal circumstances the soundtrack of berlin is

a pulsing score of electronic bass lines and it's one that continues into the wee hours of the morning as techno lovers the world over can attest but with the capital still in lockdown due to a coronavirus restrictions the city's legendary club scene is mostly quiet and doing its utmost to avoid dying a slow death. no people just. froze but it's club scene has been quietly hibernating for over a year due to the pandemic the photo book harsh captures the look at must feel for talks marriage doctor visits more than 40 clubs for the book. and. is meant for noise ecstasy found that singo now they are just empty silence. and harsh is the title of the book.

before corona the crops were magnets drawing people to the city parts of global reputation countless people came to dance many people made their living in this world to bouncers promoters bar staff for the night shift work 1st shutting the clubs means money troubles but also much more furious i thought any people it's just a place where you feel good family guess there's a family atmosphere and it's a bit like home and. many cops want to remain home for people even if only digitally the community stays in contact through streaming platforms like here at the club correction the scene faces an unimaginable crisis says club owner pam and i show best who also heads the person club commission social media interactions help keep hope alive. on

a facebook posting recently said he had seen that we are fighting that we are still here making an effort doing our streams believing that we will survive and he said he also believes we will and that had helped him. and that in turn helps us. you know. but the scene has been hanging on for 13 months now and they know by now that streaming is no replacement for the real thing. sting feeding the community out there while playing i know people are watching but the main thing is missing feeling that closeness berlin's clubs will remain shut for the moment but though working on new ways to party join the pandemic a trial event with limited numbers in must and with social distancing took place recently all attendees also needed a negative test. of the night lost in a concert with people even if you are. you know i'm happy to get dressed up and go

to a cultural event again and germany is now whole to discount a test event because infection numbers are too high the clubs hopes that open event could take place in some. years and also in the cup and we really do understand the injury of the confined space is compatible with the pandemic due to the aerosols and close contacts at the moment the only possibility is to go outside and it would be a blow if i can see was flowing through this is taken away from us and even though we know vents like this isn't the problem. and. could be running out for. and joining me to talk about this situation is my colleague like a click on my car when and how will bill and club scene be able to resume its activity there are 2 possible scenarios 1st that will be

a very very long way back to what we had before because celebrating in a club has something to do with enjoying the loss of control not thinking of tomorrow but when the gaps do open again we will have live on the corona conditions for at least 2 years because no club will be expected to open in berlin this year and then there will be hygiene concepts you'll need to have a negative corona test you have to be vaccinated and that doesn't sound at all like hey let's let our hair down but this 2nd scenario is maybe exactly like this you know the comeback of a rose trained attitude and we'll have parties like we never had before on the stick 8. hope this will be the case. but by the way they are still parties here very secret very few. been

a promise never been there. but anyway lots of towns will be opening up ahead of us like london and new york and we will see their work in the future will happen and not without their dangers these secret parties also happening in places like paris i have read about it there but it seems to me mike about berlin's club scene was was changed irreparably one might almost say before the advent of corona and by and covert 19 of what you write what your thoughts on that you're absolutely right because the times of a semi illegal club nights and dahlan are over anyway although the people insurers were still coming because of the miss of the 19th party scene but rising rarely complains from the residents and gentrified neighborhoods have destroyed this culture we see here and berlin has no empty spaces anymore those on the go in places that creative people could use at their playground and last but least the

club scene has changed a bit anyway and going to club was getting more and more comfortable with how much so for us armchair small chilled you know this go down with ideas to use the club more of for a community space was working spaces and the day time of the dance for the night incredible now earlier today chancellor merkel spoke with people from the creative scene in berlin what did she have to say about the prospects for the cultural industries just just briefly. she did they brought up all their fees complaints and she listened very closely but she made it quite clear as long as the daily incidence rates are as high as they are right now we have to be patient. but she promised to keep on supporting the cultural people it's true that we were almost we were more careful in the last summer when the situation was was far less critical then and then it has become today. so old waiting for better times and more people

to get living like a hermit. fingers crossed that things for the club scene and for the entire berlin summer will improve soon and thanks very much for your analysis and that backstory mike a clue. and looking further afield to what was making headlines around europe today positive news coming from italy as restrictions their ease and cultural life slowly gets up and running again on monday the capital in museums in rome opened their doors to local visitors as did the famous cola c.e.o. right next door and in venice the iconic theater life in each day held its 1st concert attended only by youngsters between ages 18 and 30 tickets sold for a symbolic price of just $2.00 heroes to bring that generation closer to music. and now to an exhibition that is temporarily on hold unfortunately but could almost

be seen as an antidote to the corona induced culture of blues the memphis group emerged in italy in 1980 around architects it totally sucks us when a group of young designers sought to break away from the dog was a functionalism that governed modernist design and so for world design day at least we can show you how germany's vittra design museum is currently celebrating its creations. it's an ode to color a tribute to artistic revotes and to life memphis lives. this is a movie to feel like it's always been especially in more depressing times like right now a bit of a wake up call a bit of joys of. that priest story st what we desperately need kick out the corona blues bring in that spring new feeling let's get back to

living life again to the full and in technicolor but wait a minute honestly doesn't this just look like a garish kindergarten. that was really a shock exactly when this group 1st appeared. these colors some satins were really something extraordinary. that was 99 here group of junk designers and architects founded in memphis it sounded a little bit like the american wild west but really it came from a land. the italians wanted one thing above all to free design from sober functionality this was a kind of anti powerhouse of the eighty's sorry guys demanded pop culture and memphis delivered crazy patton's and colors. certainly we said ok let's see if we design something without thinking that there is a marketing people. that. sounds like

a great idea but a plastic laminated shelf in a snake and would look. and is this desk really practical for real life. so how's and i don't want to host this you need or space these things needs to bring more from operable. but some were brave enough called dog felt furnished his monte carlo apartment in memphis style. and memphis design still inspires imitators to this day this patch of land has got this and much of what's new on the owner of the scene would be unthinkable without memphis to be a spray berger's protocol for example architectural model isn't this memphis. what we have done here is

a county design and see more investment because you are planning precisely that which does not pay off. miscalls called. a statement where the of a tory. comey while all eyes also proved that memphis is alive she paints house for starts in london and this is her idea of a bridge in the financial district many underpasses could do with a bit of this kind of memphis. grew up in the eighty's and just on the facts i don't know if it is you know for a rules or they create their own rules in the zine i love and it's really yes very vibrant i find that when you join for and it's bit of sense of humor i think in this time and so irony is undoubtedly a part of memphis because who designed the church with years kitsch and elegance is the name of this memphis exhibition right now designers with a. sense of humor feel like the breath of fresh air we need.

well humor and fresh air are both great in new boosters to be sure so on that note do get outside every chance you can possibly get and join us again tomorrow all the best until then and do stay safe just.

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back. into the program. opposed to foreign emergency supplies are arriving in india as it battles a catastrophic wave of covert 19 infections ventilators and oxygen concentrator is have arrived from britain and germany says it will fly in medical equipment in the coming days on tuesday india registered more than 300000 new cases for the 6 consecutive day hospitals and clinics that patients away because of shortages of

everything from beds to oxygen in scenes described as beyond heartbreaking. once a parking lot this crematorium is now the final destination for hundreds of victims of covert 19. 50 percent of deaths are not registered by the government discovered 19. are n.g.o.s goes to the homes of victims of coven 1000 who died in quarantine and brings them here to be cremated the government only counts kovan 1000 related deaths the victims who die in a hospital and all others are unaccounted for. while the pyres burn day and night help from around the world is on the way. in new delhi ventilators and other medical supplies arrive from abroad. elsewhere tanks full of oxygen rush through the night for patients and desperate need. chairman chancellor angela merkel says

is just the beginning. above all else we will see what we can do to help india we are now working at full speed to see to what extent we can bring oxygen producing plants there all of europe is behind this i also spoke about this with the portuguese prime minister who now holds the european council presidency and we want to do everything we can to help india. the united states has pledged to send india some of its millions of unused vaccine doses but it could take weeks before they arrive. so just to be clear we have right now we have 0 doses available of us or seneca we're talking about what the f the f.d.a. needs to go through a review right to ensure the safety of its meeting our own bar and our own guidelines. for health workers in the country is overwhelmed hospitals that help can't come soon enough. what do i do. what do i do that is open because these people can one whatever support we can they're trying to organize

a big song that are going to. get moving. because every somebody else before somebody that somebody. would want to have anything ever. again. on the front lines against covered 19 doctors and patients are measuring time and breaths not days or weeks. british prime minister boris johnson is under pressure as he heads into regional elections after a series of damaging leaks multiple media organizations are reporting that mr johnston said he would rather see bodies piled high in their thousands i mean pose a for coronavirus lockdown the prime minister denies reports and says his office is investigating the source of the leagues now this follows allegations of corruption made by his former chief advisor who claims mr johnson are the conservative party donors to pay for the refurbishment at his official residence. dublin correspondent

mass in london can talk of strew this downing street drama welcome back get where to begin. well quite some extraordinary developments fell over the last weeks and days when one of the prime minister's most trusted advisers dominic cummings practically the mastermind behind his leave strategy the bread strategy that was ultimately responsible for both johnson becoming prime minister so really one of his closes dates or his close aides now turning against the prime minister and saying when it comes to the recently fabric of the downing street flatware boris johnson lives with his fiance that the prime minister acted possibly illegally and an ethically because the allegation is johnston didn't pay for the refurbishment himself but that somehow through the conservative party money from

conservative party donors was channeled into the rich and now downing street are saying that boris johnson is paying all the money back but there is definitely an allegation that something has been going on that is not transparent and this is something that the labor opposition party obviously feeding on and they are saying that if there was any such money being donated to the prime minister then that has to be made transparent and of course the other comment about the bodies piling up high in connection with corona virus that also doesn't go down well at the moment with the british public as well mess a so is likely to have any consequences for mr johnson. well it doesn't look good because at the next in the next in the next week we are having local elections scottish elections for the scottish parliament so it does

give the conservative party quite a lot of headache at the moment and they will see if their polls are dropping as a result of this i think it's the sort of drip drip of allegations of sleaze because of the refurbishment issue of the flat is not the only point that came up there were other allegations that business people like for example james dyson the businessman had access to johnson and private messages and that boris johnson promised to fix a tax issue that the businessman were facing also lobbying by david cameron the former prime minister on behalf of financial cut company lobbying with the government and there are quite a few allegations that are beginning to the people are beginning to notice it but i think the most worrying one for the bridge you know in the eyes of the british public i would think is there are the remarks the alleged remarks of course johnson

when it comes to the victims of the coronavirus crisis is. allegedly a very flippant remark that he would rather see more bodies pile up and go into another lockdown i think this remark is being seen by a by people definitely as very inappropriate if it was tree oh you mustn't london thank you. and i asked her to some of the other stories making headlines around the world for starting me in ma where sources say the military has bombed villages in territory controlled by ethnic minority qur'an forces the strikes came hours after the rebel group attacked an army outpost near the thai border the qur'an rebels are close allies of the resistance movement against february's military coup 7. spain's foreign ministry says 2 bodies found in becky in a fast so appear to be those of spanish journalists who were abducted on monday alongside an irish national and a local soldier the group was ambushed while on an empty poaching patrol in the

palmer forest reserve in bikinis eastern region french finance minister bruno lemaire he's german counterpart of 5 shots are voicing support for a u.s. proposal to impose a global minimum corporate tax rate of 21 percent this month u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen said china was working with g 20 countries to develop the plan 405000000. a towering wall of sand has covered buildings in northwestern china's gansu province a seasonal sand storms hit the country the dust clouds have caused air pollution and traffic accidents because of the poor visibility people have been warned to stay indoors bella who says exiled opposition leaders front line to kind of sky is calling on the international community to take stronger action against the regime of strongman leader alexander lukashenko was

taken off sky a says hundreds of people who were arrested after taking part in mass protests against the government and i'm serving lengthy jail terms. for more look alexander kolesnikov got the last letter from his daughter maria one and a half months ago. she sente from prison. maria kolesnik over as one of the leaders of the mass protests in belarus in jail since september she writes she's doing well triggering some optimism in her father. the protests haven't disappeared they're just on ice at the moment. but certain events could lead to them starting again at any time. this is minsk today that rusian capital is clean and eerily quiet there's no reminder of the events of 8 months ago. as many as

200000 people took to the streets to protest allegations of fraud during august presidential elections. but the brutal response of the security forces 1st led to protest leaders like kolesnik over disappearing from the streets. then the mass protests themselves faded. those in power did everything to leave those grassroots protests without a leader and if a protest movement without a political strategy like this one comes up north or a tear in regime it can win. the had. has also been subjected to pressure from the government the human rights activists fell into disfavor security forces searched her office and home she was then in prison then your thoughts he's threatened to take a son away. my husband and my son had to emigrate

they can't come back and i can't visit them. we live in different countries now. the authorities gave her husband and son 48 hours to leave. the family only see each other by video chat. it's a deliberate strategy. to use the use protection office to put the parents on the pressure. exam the kolesnikov would like to see his daughter again but he's not allowed to so he's planning to send her a parcel for a 1st birthday behind bars. trying not to think bad things only about good things. i hope the truth wins and i can see my daughter again soon. my niece. says. but that's no more than the

hope and that also goes for the relatives of the more than $350.00 other political prisoners and by the us. football club munich have hired i'll be live thinks their union noddles meant a new coach next season by an believe he signifies a new generation of coaches signing the 33 year old to a 5 year deal until 2026. yulia noddles man became the youngest coach in bundesliga history when he took over at hoffenheim in 2016 the coaching prodigy helped them qualify for the champions league for the 1st time ever. since 2019 he's been in rb life see the bulls have been title contenders every season aguas man has been at the helm in last season he led a life sick to the champions league semifinals in

a historic run not goals mind sides have always made it difficult for biron music to defeat champions were forced to find a new coach after a hearty flick announced he'd be departing at the end of the season. that's because i'm ok this is especially for other clubs i wouldn't have ended this contract and it cost buyer a reported 25000000 euros to get novels money out of his rb life the contract early if that's the case that would make novels mon the most expensive coach in the sport's history. the decision very good i believe it's the right direction for byron munich to go in because it bothers me a bit that flick resigned but with not this month there's a younger option i think is the right step. for your ship noddles money grew up near munich and has always made it public that he stripped of coaching byron one day and now the 33 year old will start living his dream on july 1st when he

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as inoculation campaigns move up a gear in many wealthier countries which look to become the poorer nations have been left waiting in pure survival mode their already fragile economies are now in a critical condition livelihoods are on the line. spew a timbale makes her living selling buns on the streets of harare zimbabwe it's a job that has gotten harder and much riskier due to the pen demick. movement of the it's not a nice to have life is tough now. i can hardly feed my family but before we used to eat 3 meals a day. but now we eat a little for lunch and of that more for supper. but with less bad stuff but with one thing. street vending was banned here a year ago due to covert 19 the restrictions have made life nearly impossible for

many zimbabweans 90 percent of whom work in and formal jobs like street the ending despite the risks should be of a has no choice but to carry on she tries to avoid the police and when caught often pays them bribes but sometimes like on this day if the mother of 3 is arrested and taken to jail. because i'm fearful the police confiscate our stuff and they arrest us and we end up paying a fine to get released and then we are back to 0 again and i was never a. candidate tower used to sell hundreds of dollars worth of secondhand clothes each day at markets around the city these days he's lucky if he makes $50.00 a day. is different and we used to get money to 5 food after selling secondhand clothes but these days it's a big challenge to survive with raising those. tax and i think. millions of zimbabwe and so falling deeper into poverty throughout the pandemic experts fear

it will take years for most to recover. the german government has raised its economic outlook for this year from 3 percent growth to 3 and a half percent and economy minister peter myers is growth next year will be slightly higher than that in expects the improvement to set in as measures to curb the covert 1000 pandemic are eased in the 2nd quarter that's when demand is expected to soar as consumers with full wallets return to shopping eating out and travelling. the german economy minister spoke to detail we were here today. we're working on the assumption that the global economy will continue to grow under the german economy will also grow by 3 and a half percent this year that will benefit the european economy as well at. the same time the e.u. stimulus and recovery package has shown that european solidarity is not only

important for helping those who are worse off than we are in germany or other countries. but that it's also a condition for keeping the single market functional which also benefits germany. or. now a look at some of the other business stories making news japan's central bank has raised its growth forecast citing expectations of stronger demand but it's left its true loose monetary policy in place acknowledging the outlook remains highly unclear and could change depending on how the pandemic evolves. french finance minister. and his german counterpart. voiced support for a u.s. proposal to impose a global minimum corporate tax rate of 21 percent earlier this month u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen said she was working with g 20 countries to develop the plan. google's pichai and microsoft's adela say they're rushing aid to india as it battles an onslaught of coronavirus cases and indian born c.e.o.'s

pledged to help tackle of critical shortage of medical oxygen and provide technical expertise as the country continues to said whoa records will debut in fictions. us riding service lift has agreed to sell its autonomous driving division so a unit of japan's toyota for $550000000.00 the move follows a similar divestment from last year with ride sharing firms focusing on core operations as they struggled during the pandemic. tesla as a voter record production and deliveries of its electric cars for the last quarter profits also surged thanks to a jump in environmental credit sales to other automakers and the liquidation of some good points still safety concerns and increasing competition mean the company may not be in for a smooth ride. from trailblazer to mass market producer analysts are watching

closely to see of tesla will successfully make the leap the numbers look good tesla has surpassed expectations with 180000 vehicles sold in the 1st quarter. despite recent setbacks it remains a star on the stock market at $700000000000.00 it's worth about the same as the world's largest car companies combined. by the race is nowhere near finished. with a massive expansion strategy the electric automaker is now trying to increase its sales figures a newly constructed plant and shanghai has already paid for itself every 3rd test is now sold in china. and billions are being pumped into the construction of 2 more plants begin to factories in germany and texas are due to go online this year even so established automakers are starting to catch up. in europe

both fog and fought its way to the top spot an electric vehicle sold last year followed by the rancho nissan mitsubishi group while tesla came in 3rd. at the same time as stablished automakers are introducing new models while several startups have also joined the fray. and accidents have sell a pioneer tesla's image the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in texas have yet to be clarified influential consumer advocacy magazine consumer reports says the autopilot is dangerously flawed. chinese authorities to accuse the company of poor quality and the protests of a customer who accuses tesla's faulty brakes of causing an accident have gone global the viral on social media. and most companies have always shied away from speaking out publicly social issues that's changed since the killing of george floyd and the black lives matter of movement protests against the new voting bill

in texas demonstrators say it will suppress minority voters such movements are now even getting the support of corporate america. in the state of georgia several u.s. firms have spoken out against the new low they say disadvantages plaque in brum vaulters. since the black lives matter protests in the summer of 2020 corporate america has been increasingly vocal on the issue of racism the demand from society as acquiring companies step up and as a response in our commercial world with. with purpose driven leadership that's coming and purpose and capitalism leaders recognize they were in a position of influence but also that there was a demand if they wanted to eat their consumer is happy with their products and

services because of the structure of the global economy today that corporations are really the most powerful entity and society that has a mensch influence over policy or work. over a host of issues that our society wrestles with last year u.s. firms spent almost 3 and a half $1000000000.00 on lobbying lawmakers millions of dollars were also directed to the 2020 election campaign a further blurring of the line between politics and business reflecting a world where customers are demanding more accountability and murder george. the resulting protests show was that there was increasing expectation and perhaps a redefinition around what it means to be a corporate citizen while u.s. firms grapple with what it means to be a corporate citizen things look different for companies here in europe despite

several protests calling for racial justice in berlin paris and amsterdam the corporate response to the black lives matter movement in europe has been muted that's despite evidence of widespread racial discrimination on the continent. i think. corporates have to really reflect on their practice and really make sure that they understand that racism racial discrimination is a problem in new york i think for a long time there's been a denial of racism 2 markets 2 responses here in europe it remains to be seen whether u.s. firms are setting a trend by responding to calls for racial justice. michel stover has been advising businesses on diversity for over 20 years we asked him what he thinks the situations like here in europe i mean 1st of all it's important to understand that

the european context is quite different from from the u.s. in several respects and legal historic but also regarding the involvement off of corporations in political and societal issues so legally. corporations are expected to cover $6.00 to $9.00 grounds of discrimination not only in hiring but also development etc so the agenda is really much broader ahead and they are also able to admit systemic buys it cetera which is which is gradually happening so but it's important to understand that the the framingham off diversity is a little different and historically i mean all almost all european countries have have their historic baggage around around racism and so the framing for for antiracism work and europe it's recommended by a european and a race isn't relevant isolation to call this ethnicity in origin so we wouldn't

specifically speak about race have necessarily and in some countries it's even not appropriate so this is also a little different so when you try to read the corporate responses had this has to be taken into account and then what was said in the end and the short term. introduction they've the line between what car companies are doing and political societal sphere that's been kind of shifted over the past 10 years quite a bit on money and you choose social media dynamics but also because companies are today taking a very different role in terms of corporate responsibility so but yall getting involved and they are interacting with different stakeholders differently so yes i mean there is a there is a big move in this area since 15 years i would say finally the coronaviruses changed many european traditions even the classic beer in a snack at the bar has changed the war pigs bar in copenhagen is offering customers

a beer and corona virus test for about 20 years at war pigs customers can take their engine test on site with half an hour then get their beer if that makes difficult. lasting business but if. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection in developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts the coronavirus update. on d w. are you ready for some great news i'm pristine wonderland on the i m m i could you know with a brand new detail the news africa the show that tackles the issues shaping the

continent now with more time to offer our in-depth look at all of the trends that popped up to you what's making the headlines and what's behind the way on the streets to give you enough reports on the inside. w. news africa every friday on. w. . this pandemic has shown us how vulnerable we all are whether it's india where the number of cases is currently skyrocketing with over 300000 new infections a day. or in europe which has reported the highest death toll for a long time and where vaccination is still very slow. everywhere in the world resources to fight the virus are limited that is why there are priority lists for vaccination.