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♪ visits a's president school as the country prepares to ease its lockdown. many areas of the paris region refusing to reopen next week. u.s. states allow certain businesses to reopen. california, planning to ease restrictions from friday. and, we have a report that several part of nigeria relaxed their lockdown measures, some roads and markets getting busy again. those are headlines, think for joining us.
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there is just under a week to go before lockdown measures are relieved here in france, and hundreds of mayors in the paris region have called for schoooolo reopen later than may 11. a mayor on the outskirts of paris do not have -- does not have a problem with the timetable and president emmanuel macron is visiting a primary school there along with the education minister. the schools that stayed open for children of health care workers. makes of the government plane for schools say it is unrealistic. >> in this mayors office in a suburb, there is s one pressing matter, a man has gathered his team to discuss the reopening of schools this monday. french]king signed ayor has petition, calling on the government to keep schools as redin regions classed
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or high-risk for covid-19. he is worried about health and safety measures. he has been given regulation to follow by the government but it is unclear who would be responsible if a child cut coronavirus. >> [speaking french] >> this mayor, in the north of paris, has same doubts -- the same doubts. >> [speaking french] >> the government has been firm in its response as to where the responsibility lies. >> [speaking french]
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>> mayors outside of this region have also queried whether their schools should reopen on monday. more than 25,000 peoeople are being treated for covid-19 in french hospitals. many people with other health problems are worried about catching the virus if they go to hospital. stingley, for some, is risky too.o. we have the report. battling cancer during their coronavirus pandemic. after removing two tumors, she began chemotherapy. during the lockdown,n, her visis to the hosospital remamain freq, eveven though she is worrieded. >> [speakiking french]
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>> while sylvie has sought treatment t in the hospital, may have opted to stay away, a reality that has oncologists att this facility worried. >> [speaking french] >> before the pandemic, there were, on average, 160 procedures daily carried out at this hospital. now, the hallways are empty and around 25 operations are performed each day. are opting r patients to delay vital procedures. >> [speaking french]
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>> this oncology department was tasked with helping the city's coronavirus response. doctors here are hoping, once the lockdown ends next week, their patients return n -- will rereturn to get the urgent medil care they need. >> in the u.s., the treasury department plans to borrow a record $3 trillion in the second quarter of this year to finance the federal reserve's. . tothe federal response covid-19. this, as more and more states allow certain businesses to reopopen like indiana and kansas on monday. some retailers in california are said to be reopen friday. almost 72,000 0 people have died from covid-19 in the u.s., and there are concerns if state
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economies move too fast, there will be a new wave of cases and deaths. nicholas reports. >> in florida, a gradual easing of restrictions continues with reopened restaurants at 25% capacity. life, too, is returning to the beaches. >> this is clearwater beach, first day of opening the beach. it is open for recreation, fitness, all of the sunshine they want. you just have to stay six feet apart from other groups at the beach. >> the safe lifting of business closures with stay-at-home orders is expected in 31 u.s. states by next monday. initial hotspots, such as new york and new jersey, are seeing their daily number of infections fall. other areas see cases rise, including texas. infectionss the most worldwide, around 1.2 million. reopening takes place amid concerns deathth toll -- the deh
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toll could rise. it could be anywhere from 95,000 to 243,000 by the fourth of august says one universitity, wh the most likely figure around 135,000. that is the figure it mamade lat month. quarantine fatigue has said in. demonstrators from a group called liberate massachusetts gathered at the statehouse to say enough from being kept indoors. > we are here because we are andicican, we were born free they have taken our freedom and liberty away. >> the u.s. economy is struggling. around 30 million americans filed unemployment in the last six weeks. the country faces the worst economic downturn since the great depression. [cars honking] to professorn talk of economics at lancaster university in the u.k.. time.you indeed for your
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we saw there, in that report, various state economies in the u.s. reopening, record -- record borrowing by the u.s. treasury. the consequences are huge. responses are different, but if you can put it into context compared to 2008, how would you describibe the ececonomic consequences right n? >> the cirircumstances arere que different to the 2008 great financial crash. all we have here is a crisis that arises from the supply side ofof the economy, because businesses are, essentially, having to close or restrict their production in response to the lockdown, and in response to having symptoms related to coronavirus. it is something to do with the capacity of the economy to produce. in 2008, it was a demand-side problem, so it is different for different solutions requiriring
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now.w. the lockckdown many countriesese gone i into has beeeen appropri, but it is time now the start thinking about relaxing those lockdown restriction, because the economic cost is substantial, and they need relaxing in a way that t assurea reasonable amount of safety for people while still allowing production to take place, once again. >> one leader who was pushing hard for the economy to get going again, donald trump, in the u.s.. what about his comment and the impact they have on the markets? to what extent would you say the tensions between the u.s. and china, that were already pretty high, and now there is a blame game going on, what impact is that having on the global economy potentially? >> certainly a political blame game going on. therewere intentions before, as you pointed out, and trump seemems to be exacerbating
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those tensions through this blame game. the key thing is to see how economies can start up again after a period of lockdown. they will need to do so gradually, and it will need to safely. that will have to be prioritized coming out of lockdown. there are other industries where people get together in large numbers such as theaters, cinemas, pubs, restaurants, gyms bang, and so on. -- gyms. it will be difficult to see how they will resume activities in the near future. it -- the support governments need to give to industry andd to respectl need the fact that it is a staged reemergence from lockdown, so there will need to be support from government, looking ahead to, for many months to come. >> here in france, there is a lot of support announced and
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given to small and medium companies, and particulalarly, u talked about different industries, some being able to reopen or get going again safely and others, not so much. inld you say that should be the u.s. on a state-by-state basis, and in europe, country by country? or, should therere be more cooperation? aboutfrance, itit has been 110 alien euros of a promised -- 110,000,000, -- 110 billion of promise. other countries have different packages. in the u.k., we have the governrnment supporting workeres who have been furloughed and are not actuallyly at work. 80% of t the salary y can be cld by their employer, andnd there s a program for selelf-employment.
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in the united states, the program is different again. individuals have been receiving $1200 from the governmentt on -- in order to support their consumption needs.. it is being channeled immemediately to individuals, rather than businesses. consequencnce in the united stas has been a l large increase in unememployment. ''s expected this monthth that unememployment will l go upwardf 20% in the united states. we have not seen that yet in european countries. workers who are e furloughed w l need to be eased back into work, and there is the danger that unemployment will rise in european economy as well. >> thank you very much indeed for your time and your analysis. day two of relaxed lockdown measures in nigeria. at some businesses are allowed to reopen for a few hours a day. this in car no and other cities.
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the main doctors association says this is "very premature." >> after five long weeks of he is relieved at a parshall return to normality. practice toved, clean -- practically in every way. >> across march, busiest centers werere forceced to close as pepe were ordered to stay at home. now, this shop, and many like it, are allowed to reopen between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. we need to open every day. [inaudible] >> there are more people on the streets, but the prolonged lockdown has left many out-of-pocket.
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>> [inaudible] >> meanwhile, ongoing coronavirus measures continue to have serious implications for the country's jobs market. drivers for one are not allowed to carry more than two passengers at a time. to make upot going for the money we are making. >> elsewhere, street vendors are spying an opportunity, with homemade facemasks now joining snacks and drinks as travel essentials. nigerian authorities are calling this stage one of lockdown easing. with the national situation set to be reassessed in two weeks time. >> that's it for now. things for watching. take care-- thans for watching's take care ---- watching. take care. ♪
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♪ [car honking] in the story begins south of bangladesh. like every week, the city's prosecutor is about to carry out an arrest. an informer gave a tip about drug users. they are taking a popular type of methamphetamine having a devastating impact across asia. >> good morning, gentlemen. > take them out of here. when you come out, put your hands up. >> in bangladesh, this is called mobile justice, and an expedited trite on-site for people caught in the act. h have seen him taking drugs are so many times i want to
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testify. i asked him to stop. it is a residential area. >> can you explain what is happening? >> we have found them taking the drugs. we need two witnesses at least so we can seek them under trial. language]ng foreign you, you, you are going to jail for six months. for you, it is four months in prison. >> sir, i did not take the drug. >> shackle them together. >> i came here to beg. >> sure, in a drug house? let's go. it took less than one hour to put these men behind bars.
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one of the measures of the prime minister's war on drugs. er.i'm just a begg you, people don't always have the opportunity a prison time. , and in hisdealer job, he risks a lot more than jail. givinggovernment is only us what is possible to live with, so we deal drugs to eat. we don't have weapons. they say we have guns, but it is not true. it is because they kill as they say that. we only earn $60 per day. >> this year, policemen have killed 11717 people, averaging o
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killings per week. all of the victims were accused of dealing drugs, and none were given the right to a trial. dieie iny, the dead crossfirire, but really,y, it is execution. since the prime minister declared a war on drugs, crossfire deaths have been constant. victors are varied ash very daily in bangladesh. -- victims are buried daily in bangladesh. situated on the border, this is their entry point foror yaba production. last year, authorities seized 53 million pills. >> i'm going to stop yaba. i'm too skilled to be killed by the police. they do crossfire's all the time, so i am hiding. [cars honking] were twomorning, there suspects who got killed.
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♪ another death in crossfire, according to the police. we checked the site hours after the e killing. >> which direction was it? >> toward the cemetery. >> what is the name of the person who got killed? >> [inaudible] we were showingng the housese f one of the victims, mohammed surhel, 27 years old. his family just found out about his death. speaking foreign language -- >>[speaking foreign language] [sobbing] >> he and his wife just came
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back to bangladesh after working in malaysia for years. their daughter is only three months o old. [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] [sobbing] ♪ >> in the village, the arrival of police woke everyone at re-:00 a.m. the execution took place further away, in the field. >> it was here. nobody, no cartridges. evidence has disappeared-- no
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body. no cartridges. evidence has disappeared. >> the other victim was shot here. >> policeman shot a good 15 times. as foror how many bullllets they got,t, i don't know, but i heard about 1515 shots. >> the other victim lives next to the -- to other victim lives next this woman who heard their last words. >> the p lease -- the police ask where other drugs. he said i don't know. they tooook him into the e field i heard him say please don't kill me, don't kill me. then i heard gunshots. then i saw the police looking for the cartridges. >> a few days later, bangladesh is celebrating its independence day.
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started, the death rate has dramatically spiked. you have to -- do you have to make these explosions so loud? >> that's how we do it.t. what can i do? locked upsoners, under his responsibility, have been killed. the police chief is hesitant. what can he say to foreign journalists? when we went there, there were some terrorists and police. [car honking] then, police [inaudible]
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>> [inaudible] >> [inaudible] >> mentioning injured policeman is coming when talking about crossfire. the police always pretend the dealers were armed. to find out more, we visit his colleagues who were present that night. they are doing traffic stops, looking for yaba. >> good evening. this is a check. please get out. what do they have to tell us
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about the injured policeman that their chief was talking about? >> can we meet the e policeman here? >> what's his name? >> they are receiving treatment. they received the treatment. now, they are -- i think maybe itt is off with sir c camera and officer bishop. the third collie, we f forgot hs third colleague, we forgot his name. >> that was two more than their police chief said. her stories don't match. we had to the hospital to check on the injured policeman. a person who works with security forces.
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>> [inaudible] >> not this month. we get, but not often. what type of injuries fall to the policeman? >> maybe accidental cases, but we haven't received any gunshots or something like that. >> nothing like that? >> no. >> there are also no signs of injured policeman i in the hospital's registry. a photo o was taken at the t tif the arrrrest. 24 hours beforore their deathsh. wewe asked a forensic doctor to examine their bullet wounds. of gunshotribution wounds is not consistent with crossfire. can you ask wayne why -- >> can you expend whwhy? >> in a crossfire, peoplele are
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usually caught or trapped because there are a lot of bullets flying. the tracks you seeee on the body are injuries to the a arms, interest to the head, but this is a central mass ininjury. that means a central portion of the body is hit. present on the day of their arrests, has wife was immediately contacted by the police. >> i was with my husband when policeman arrested him. i chose -- show them my child and said he was only 20 years old -- 20 days old. they said it was not possible to keep them alive. they also said if i wanted to i would life, they said have to pay one million daca. they said come with us and we will see if we show him mercy then. >> racketeering by police forces
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samantha hawley: it's one of the most ambitious building drives in history as india fast-tracks its way to prosperity. but the boom has spawned a vicious illegal trade. we've seen someone there. we're just a bit reluctant. it's a really kind of hairy situation, and we're not sure it's really safe for us to go any further. crime gangs specializing in environmental destruction... the assailants came down from here, yeah? akaash chauhan: this is the room, and they came from this side and shot my father. [gunshots] man: this is not allowed. hawlan
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