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this is date every news live from berlin tensions rise in jerusalem. palestinians clashed with israeli riot police outside the flashpoint mosque with dozens injured we'll explain what's behind the latest violence also coming up. india's coronavirus crisis worsens recording more than 4000 covert 19 deaths in just 24 hours for the 1st time aid is getting through but experts fear things will get worse before they get better. than the e.u.
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divided over the back same slater's come together in portugal to set the clocks 10 year agenda but a split over whether to suspend price on covert $19.00 jabs threatens to overshadow the summit. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program tensions are high in jerusalem following clashes between israeli police and palestinian protesters outside the al aksa mosque in one of the city's most sensitive areas more than 150 people were injured in the violence how is standing in anger has been fueled by possible evictions in mainly arab east jerusalem to make room for jewish settlers a court decision is expected in the coming days with fears of more unrest. tension support. over and the area around jerusalem's al aksa mosque descends into
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chaos. palestinian protesters take aim at israeli police rolling stones bottles and fireworks. officers in riot gear respond with a show of force. there throwing bombs at muslim worshippers to empty l.x. a mosque itself that dozens of protesters sustained injuries many to the face and eyes from rubber coated bullets and shrapnel from stun grenades. with nearby emergency rooms filling up fast the palestinian red crescent sets up a field hospital to treat the wounded. the violence at one of islam's most revered sites erupted after the final friday prayer of ramadan throughout the muslim holy month anger has been building over a bid by jewish settlers to evict palestinians from their homes in east jerusalem.
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the court case was the focus of friday sermon at al aksa mosque and many worshippers stayed on to protest they were backed by international calls for calm and restraint the united nations warned israel would be violating international law if it approved the evictions we wish to emphasize that east jerusalem remains part of the occupied palestinian territory in which international humanitarian law applies the occupying power must respect and cannot confiscate private property in occupied territory israel supreme court is expected to rule on the evictions on monday both sides are bracing for more violence because on that same day israel will be marking jerusalem day an annual celebration of its an accession of east jerusalem in 1967. crime is interested him and joins me now can you tell us more about the palestinian families whose
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potential eviction has stopped this latest under arrest. well i'm standing here in section this is a palestinian neighborhood in east jerusalem and you see here behind me the barriers with the police here this is actually where families are threatened with imminent election by next and claimed by 2 secular organization this decision was postponed from last thursday to monday grabby expect a decision to be taken so we have seen you know over the past days actually the past 10 days you've seen you know young people many coming together here in this street breaking into time and then there were protests which were then dispersed by the police an issue is not new here this started almost a decade ago and eat and goes beyond that with jews organizations claiming the land and the houses and i talk to some of the families they would be as thrown out of the house now most families are also apparently in court and more families could be
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evicted then also by august right as you mentioned this has been ongoing for years but the violence has been ramping up in recent weeks terry in violence in the city what's being done to. the tensions. and i think this is a bit the $1000000.00 question but it was also doesn't come as a surprise protests have been going on for now thanks to leaks and i think that many palestinians direct line was essentially last night what happened on the. compound now we also understand that arab israeli leaders from inside israel have called for more demonstrations and this weekend is particularly sensitive it's the last night a very important night tonight from a done not the last night of ramadan seen a lot of people did go into the old city and then the next day is you have to jerusalem day where right israelis and
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a lot of settlers i'm opting into this. through the old city and palestinian neighborhoods to remind of the caps of east jerusalem $967.00 so this is to the also seen every year as a publication by palestinians all right tanya thanks for that update did his tenure chroma in jerusalem. let's turn now to some other stories making headlines around the world in mexico city hundreds of protesters gathered on friday to demand justice and pay tribute to 25 people killed on monday when a metro viaduct collapsed with 2 trains on it the protesters blame the government for ignoring repeated problems with the line. a large segment of the chinese space rocket is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry to earth this weekend beijing has downplayed fears the free falling rocket could cause any damage. boosted china's new space station into orbit last month. india has reported
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a new record daily coronavirus death toll more than 4000 people have died from covert 9 tain in the past 24 hours and once again more than 400000 new infections have been recorded critics say these official figures undercount the full extent of the crisis international aid is reaching india but for many it's too little too late. this is the bitter reality of india's covert emergency nearly a quarter of a 1000000 lives lost as the bodies mount the crim atory a struggle to cope. and there's no end in sight to this crisis. hospitals to a buckling under the pressure. there's a lack of beds and a lack of staff but the one crucial thing that has made this 2nd wave different and more devastating than lashes emergency. is
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a lack of oxygen. one of the cases this is. the percent percent of. those of us where this more than for people. the recording of. these people could have a greater chance of surviving the crisis there in the queue to be vaccinated but the rollout seems slow and jobs are in short supply. international aid has begun pouring into india. supplies of medical equipment are now arriving from all over as other countries wake up to the scale of the tragedy and the threat it could pose to their own populations. but the aid cannot arrive quick enough to slow down the dying. families are helpless as their loved ones succumb to what
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researches say is a far more infectious strain of the virus. but there is anger to. what some are asking why the government has decided to allow election rallies and other large events. the system the autopsists call it the system or government or whatever was it necessary to conduct elections right now and i would not. for this family and countless others that question comes too late. they wus delhi bureau chief is covering the story am rates have more bad news more shocking sainz what's the latest there. as you heard 4000 deaths in a single day and that's just the official number now concern is really great about what's happening in rural areas do not is coming in which shows that this 2nd wave has affected or who are looking to land much less than in the 1st wave of
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a populous states like the police in the north they were seen huge strikes in several districts in rural india the head interest is fragile and best and non-existent at last to the number of gentle simply not there now part of the ruling to learn of course is also spreading to other parts of india and southern india in states where we had elections recently little big rallies that you mentioned in your report. what is the indian government doing to try to break the 2nd wave. well many autistic ones we're just seeing these huge surgeons have imposed. lockdown girl feels they have restrictions on movement this also talk about a national locked on this special the government the government was resisting and it says look the states should make their own decisions and then of course is that solution that's still going to have everyone overeating is allowed to get vaccinated so this is where the enough supplies vaccination is also going ahead the
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government is also trying to open an oxygen supply is that still remains a huge problem in many parts of the country and then you mentioned 4 need that is used and is very well when it is reaches the people who need it what what about that international aid and we know that there isn't a summit today we'll be focusing on india today can we expect more from that our people on the ground actually reaching back international aid well at least nationally is getting to many places where people need it initially they were bureaucratic hurdles and you mentioned this you and india summit which is going to start in a few hours and a distaste underscores that the girl and her 2nd week in india india asked the e.u. for help and it got that help to the tune of some 100000000 euros but a function that you know a lot of time is unfortunate in india georgia mark the summit ahead of the meeting today and it describes a profound moment of geopolitical significance to be talking about the current
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abandonment but also much more trade and investment in the group discussed a free trade agreement so there's a lot of stuff that they need to talk about and we'll know more of course once the summit gets underway in a few hours. thank you for that i'm dave davies delhi bureau chief amritsar chamber . as i've just been hearing you ladies mating in portugal will focus on relations with india on day 2 of this summit they're expected to boost trade ties and agree to work together to battle india's pandemic block members are divided over a u.s. proposal to wave patent rights on covert 9 take back same's while some countries favor the plan germany is firmly opposed grazes vaccine production instead. normality is slowly returning to portugal. bars have reopened and the 14 day infection rate pair 100 ties and residence is below 60. e.u.
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leaders are meeting in portugal to discuss further handling of the pandemic their response to washington's call for the release of vaccine patents is divided. the key to success is not the transfer of patents but the transfer of production technology so that developing countries can also produce vaccines more quickly. besides releasing passion we also need to encourage passing on our knowledge. this summit central theme is actually social rights. it must work for youth and for women. who were the 1st to lose their jobs during the lock downs because they did not have a proper contract europe's plan has been criticized by employers associations you
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have to understand that companies are really struggling to get out of the crisis now it's not the moment to be confronted with me burdens. currently 21 percent of the e.u. citizens are considered poor or at risk of poverty. sport now in a german football when this league match day 32 kicked off on friday night and got their slim hopes of european qualification alive with a hard fought win over a book with a score locked at one or stood god's top scorer as it headed in the head of the in the winning goal 15 minutes from time the wind keeps the hosts within touching distance of europa league football and lays out the work in real danger of dropping into the relegation zone. european football's governing body wafer has announced sanctions against 9 of the 12 clubs behind the aborted super league project after they apologised and acknowledged a mistake the clubs are committed to the existing european competitions and will
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have to give up 5 percent of us revenues one season as punishment for 3 clubs barcelona rail madrid and eventis refused to approve the so-called reintegration measures and will now be referred to disciplinary bodies. and watching data over the news from berlin up next ports live taking a closer look at german football with thomas miller we'll have more news headlines at the top of the hour time going to. have to say matters to us. listen to their stories. reporter every weekend on d.w. . new york you know the years we do a new study is german so.