the news, ah, this is the w news coming to life from berlin. if you will be a government declares this cease fire in this war torn t gro region rebel fighters, reclaim control of the regional capital. after 8 months of fighting, dramatic turn in a call in the conflict that has claimed thousands of lives. also coming out. just as europe launches its summer holiday season rising covered $900.00 cases deal another blow to the struggling tourism industry travellers cut short their holidays in portugal and the delta vary and spreads

wristbands, rejoice after their team stones world champions france european football championship with the favorites knocked out the competition is now wide open. ah hello, i'm terry martin. welcome to the program. is government has declared a short cease fire in its ticker i region after 8 months of deadly conflict. the forces are said to have left the regions capital mikaela, along with members of the governments regional administration. the areas former rulers say they are now back in control. thousands have been killed since fighting broke out last november. more than 2000000 people have been displaced in the region, and there are hundreds of thousands facing starvation. well, joining us now to bring us up to date on developments integrate,

corresponded maria gap. nicholas scoop. maria, a dramatic turn of events. there. with 2 grind rebel forces saying that retake in the regional capital, what more can you tell us? what we know so far about the situation? is that a monday be you can army who have been to trolling to grants capital mckillop for 7 months with drew from the city along with members of the grade in term administration before leaving. so meet your soldiers, reportedly looted properties and rated banks. later in the day, degree and courses entered the city. they were greeted by crowds of people attempting or waving and grey and flags. and later in the evening, the choking government announced a fire that to fire is a uni lateral aims officially allowing farmers to work in their field during the planting season. but so far needed the t. d f. that to grand defense for

just or the re transporters who have been backing the european government in the great region since last november had officially accepted the fire didn't come as fighting, intensified in the region over the past days with the grand force of thing. they claimed several territories and they see the retake of mckellar as a military victory. ok, so we have a sci fi on the table. we have to wait and see if anyone's going to really respect that if it holds. is it going to help the humanitarian situation there for the people in the region who have suffered so much? well, because of the ongoing insecurity it has been so far very difficult for and to reach some of the rural areas and to great where the population suffering from widespread mom attrition, especially in children and deals are repeatedly blocked at checkpoints, accused of supporting the to grand force and so it's, it's, the fire is in place this could allow the workers to bring much needed help to the

civilian population. farmers are also saying that they're very late on plowing their field because they either had to hide or to escape because of the situation. the u. n. a thing that 350000 people are currently at risk of having integrated a claim. the prime minister has repeatedly denied this conflict in the region has been going on now for 8 months. tell us what's at stake here. so integrated ethiopian army, which is backed by a return soldiers, is fighting the former ruling party, the t p l. s. or to gray people's liberation front, officially the government, the thing that the operation is a law enforcement operation after the attack, federal military bases in the region. but the conflict on the ground so far has shown that the civilian, the civilians have paid the price for the war. thousands have been killed,

although there is no official vessel yet. a more than 2000000 people were displaced as early as last week. air strike hip, a small town near the capital and mckinley and killed doesn't civilian. there's also been a property, looting, a lot of destruction. so the economy is currently at a standstill in the gray region. so the international community repeatedly called for the fire call for tween the parties for now, negotiations quite unlikely. so maria, thank you very much for filling us in there. that was journalist maria gas and nicholas school in august about sketch up on some of the stories making headlines around the world today. philippine president rodrigo, do territory says he is open to running for vice president next year when his current term ends under the constitution. philippine presidents are only allowed a single 6 year term,

but they are able to run for lower positions. opponents have called the prospect a joke. the iraqis have held a symbolic funeral in bag bagdad for members of the popular mobilization forces or p. m f, who were killed by u. s. air strikes on monday. the strikes on the iraq syria border targeted militias linked to iran. they were in response to the recent spate of attacks against us military says in iraq. parts of western canada recorded their hottest day ever on monday, with temperatures and much of british columbia. soaring past 46 degrees celsius, further self on the u. s. west coast, seattle registered its 2nd consecutive day of record temperatures. experts warn such extreme weather is likely to become more common due to climate change. rising corona virus cases linked to the delta variant or causing concern in europe,

travel around the continent is again limited by restrictions in some places just weeks after measures were eased. in portugal, visitors have been cutting their holiday short, dealing of fresh flow to those whose livelihoods depend on tourism. this deli has been operating here in lisbon for more than a 100 years. the shop survived the last major global pandemic. the spanish flew its owner. jose bronco isn't easily shocked, but he is worried to luxury. lisbon is very dependent on tourism. a large part of our business comes from this sex to reach. lots of those tourists come from germany, but with the delta corona virus, the various spreading in lisbon and the l. gov. germany has now classified portugal as a virus variant area, even though cases remain low in some places. if you look at payroll in austria, only certain regions were restricted, but now all of portugal is being held responsible. that doesn't make any sense to

anybody traveling from portugal to germany must not quarantine for 2 weeks, including people who are fully vaccinated. monday was the last day to leave before the new rules came into effect. it's been, i'm happy that we're going home today. it was just by chance we booked for today, but we're on the safe side and won't have any problems. getting back to germany. i think it's good that they've reacted in and people coming back have to quarantine for 2 weeks. but the del for variant will spread anyway. i was fewer holidaymakers will hit the tourism industry hot just when it was starting up again . but back at the deli, jose bronco remains optimistic. chavez for the board is close and then open again. that's the pandemic cycle. but everything will get back to normal. the local certainly hope so. and so do the tourists. one hour joined by the w correspondent, young philip sholtes season of o'hara, a town on the all, gar,

call coast of the south of portugal for a popular place with tourists. going to see young folks. so the livelihoods of many people in portugal depend on tourism. the country had been opening up. how are they dealing with this? people who are shocked, especially in tourist results such as fight last year was the worst year for tourism. you're in portugal since the early eighty's and everybody was hoping for a more or less normal summer season. as the famous lights at the end of the tunnel, this hope is completely destroyed. now of course, the germans, the most important group of tourists, the together with the riches at the same time. that doesn't come as a complete surprise because the british has also already introduced some strict mess up some weeks ago. but people here, they really fear that this will be the ends of,

of many hotels and restaurants in the region. what's it like to and now for tourists caught up in this? are they rushing to leave the country? yes, they do. a lot of german have already left the country yesterday and over the weekend i talked to the manager where i say last night and he said they had a lot of stuff yesterday and even worse for them, a lot of cancellation for the next weeks. so he expects the worse for the summer season. the hotel is almost empty. bad, just a few local, a few parts of the tourist and a few tourists from neighboring bay young phillips shots and of a fair portugal. thank you so much. the noisy old room at the european championship switching, pulled off

a shocker as they beat world champions prints on penalties in french star, kelly and buff. a miss. the decisive penalty to send switzerland through france had been 3. want up with 15 minutes of normal time left to play, but this was equalized with to lay goals to force extra time and reach the quarter finals. or for more on the demise of pre tournament favorites, france, i'm joined by younique's pete from d w sports morning. yeah. like how did france manage to lose that game? i honestly have no clue. it was wall game friend. i mean sick ones were excellent. they will brave though persistent, they played attacking football and through the usual defensive football instead of 100 percent to the this victory, no doubt. but at the same time, it's hard to see how friends let this go. with 15 minutes left a play pool pump, who is probably the best play in the torment. sofa scored a great gold 2 and 3 went ahead. 15 minutes to play that game over. everyone

thought so for instantly did. and then they got complacent and the switch. it back with to very nicole, they saw next time, and then i hit every single one of their 5 penalties perfectly. and of course then killing them, but a he was the poor soul to mrs. penalty to send france crushing out was a pretty crazy come back. pretty crazy. so what is next for france through the they need to go away now and reinvent themselves in a way. yes, i think this is a massive fairly for france. so clear favorites. and that's on the additional, the, the coach, he got a terribly wrong in this match. he changed the tactics for this game. he went with 5 defenders infant sort of 4 defenders. and that really affected the team fluency. and you know, we're talking about the best score in the world here. they are clearly the best team. the world will have the best players and to change the tactics. this match was just a little bit baffling and you can see it on the pitch. and yes, they came back to 31. but then the sean also didn't make any substitutes to close

out the gain. he was far too reactionary in terms of what we're doing. so i wouldn't be surprised to see a coaching change if i'm honest. maybe then it into done not sure, but you know, to show me he did when the 2018 woke up. you can take that away with him. but with this school, with his depth, with the quality that they have, you have to do better. and it also shows you that individual talent isn't enough. you also need the right tactics and what team spirit to win major torments. so the favorites are least the pre tournament favorites are out. does this mean that the tournament is now wide open, yet totally. i mean, i can't remember a more exciting torment. maybe that has something to do with the pandemic and look down. but this is just exhilarating and switzerland because i went to why not check republic? honestly, it wouldn't surprise me at this stage. i think anyone anything is possible here and it makes tonight's game, particularly mouth watering. we have england against germany, too big kid has left in the tournament and if they, whoever wins this match will be pretty confident of 1st making it to the final and

then of course, winning the whole tournament. so yeah, there's a lot more to come. very exciting. now expect from d. w. sports. thanks a lot. just switzerland's shock. victory means they will face pain in the quarter finals. that's after the spanish be croatia. 53 after extra time. and another thriller this one in copenhagen with the score $33.00 after 90 minutes of ro moran to finally broke probation, resolve an extra time with spain's 4th goal. mikhail, we are the ball that made the game safe with of 5th well, wasn't just football, providing some shocks in tennis. there were a few upsets on the 1st day of wimbleton in the men's draw world number 4 stuff and city pass went out in straight sets to america is francis temple. it was a 3rd 1st round defeat in 4 wimbleton visits for city pass. earlier this month he reached the french open final losing 2 novak joke.

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