across theations continent for victory in europe today, but with many nations in lockdown, ceremonies have been scaled back drastically. we will be live in berlinin in just a m moment. as france e starts ung the left on monday, we take a closer look at decisions shopowners are makingng in paris. and with brazil one of the worst affected nations by the coronavirus pandemic,

bolsonaro's government warns of economic collapse. welcome back. thank you very much for joining us. this is victory in europe day. it was this day in 1945 thahat the conditionsd of unconditional surrender. given the extreme right lockdown in many countries, commemorations are on a much smaller scale than we expected such an important anniversary. with world war ii veterans age, long an advanced marches and parades were considered too risky. president emanuel maccallum still -- emmanuel macron still leled a celebration. let's speak with our

correspondent in berlin. president steinmeyer had been addrdressing the natations. what mesessage was he keen to gt across you repororter: -- acros? reporter: yes, very strong and solemn words t to commemorate te end of the war in europe. may 8, 1945 was a day of liberation also foror gerermany, alonong and painful process for many germans which forced them anying to face up to paininful questions from the pa. he said that this process took decadedes of strugglining. he said something quite strong country,aid this germany, can only be loved with broken hearts because it bears the responsibility for the death

and suffering of millions around the world. he called on t those out today t minimize germany's responsibility. he also called for germany to think european. he said, we must feel, think, and act as europeans and if we do not help europe together during and after the pandemic of coronavirus then we will really have shown we are not worthy of the may 8, 1945. ok, today is a bank holiday in berlin, only in berlin, not the whole of germany. t everyone seems to be happy about it. tell us more. yes, today'y's anniversrsary being symbolic i t has been d decred a banknk holiday. butonly across berlin, thee are reactions across

countr they wouldld like the recocognin of perermanentnt bank holiday. on the other end of the andtical spectrum, the aep commemoratessaysys it the defeat of germany and the end of any control of germany's own destiny. thenmeyer also called out denial of german respopoibility and said that germans were instead called to reremember privately the victims of war and what happened with families across the german population. they are actually considering victory inn europe day is a liberation day for germans themselves. tom: thank you very much for that update. begin the process of easing the lockdown.

number of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths that are showing signs of slowing. when hundred 78 new coronavirus steps were worded in the last 24 hours -- deaths were reported in the last way for hours. in the west and south of france, it is considered a green zone, but the north and the east, ,hich controls the paris region our red zones where there are concerns. some shops are reopening. shopping malls will not be reopening in paris. let's get a closer look at what preparations shopowners are making for monday. she is getting ready to open her hair salon for the first time in two months. the whole space must be reorganized to welcome clients once again.

>> [speaking french] reporter: indeed, she has to products,for new masks, hand d sanitizer. normally the salon can welcome clients a time. now that number has been slashed to four, less than half of capacity. they hope e to finance the new expenses by asking customers to pay an additional two euros.. meanwhile, jean-pierre is opening his new clothing store. he decided to keep the changing rooms under certain conditions. french]g that have beenes

tried on will be put aside and kept off the shelves for to get days. to help employers adapt, the regional chamber of commerce has ordered 150,000 masks. [speaking french] reporter: businesses are eagager to reopen, b but doubts remain whether customers will feel safe enough to shop in public. tom: brazil's health ministry has reported more cases and 610 from thehs coronavirus. brazil is one of the worst the world.natioions of various state governors have then steps to contain

outbreak. but president john bolsonaro they may do more h harm than god and the government is warning of a possible economic collapse. reporter: for brazil's federal government the biggest threat is not the health crisis. it is the economic one. [speaking spanish] bolsonaro and his economy ministetemade the anments as they held imprpromptu meeting with the chf justice of the supreme court, hoping to convince him of the difficulty. he ruled that states have their ability to control measures.

brazil is the effort but -- epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic. infections continue to climb. the daily death toll has been over 600 for the past three days. hospitals are reaching saturation in the hardest hit beingwhere women are treated in an emergency care unit. several of brazil' is northeastern states announced new lockdown measures and authorities in sao pauaulo have sasaid that they p plan to keep sosocial distancncing in pce att least untilil july. india has begegun a major thoseion to repatriate stranded around the world since the outbreak. new delhi grounded flights. the level of demand when t they reopened caused the civil

aviaiation industry website to crash. reporter: the first step along baggageck-in and drop-off is a medical exam. these indian citizens have been stuck in the uae since the s stt of the c covid-19 pandemic in mid-march. they are among t the dozens with coveted tickets for the first fights back home. we have pregnant ladies. -- wee several people have people who have medical problems. and [indiscernible] porter: some 15,000 indian nationals will be repatriated from other countries and that's just a fraction of the indians abroad hoping to him home. the flight in the uae alone has received nearly 200,000 attack

requests.usand indians make much of the cheap migrant labor force who want to return home. others made the decision for family reasons like this engineer, whose mother passed away. so, i made an emergency .equest to the consulate they put me on the waiting list. reporter: those lucky enough to get on a flight had to pay for ththeir own ticket and spent two weeks in quarantine uponon arril in india. taiwan has recorded just 440 cases of covid-19 and d six deaths in total. told franceresident 24 that he thihinks beijing underreported the number of cases. from this early report of

covid-1919 cases and wilill han- n, o only a segmenent were tested a and treated in hospita. the number based on sesevere cas was seririously underrepororted. especially at the beginning of the testing kits -- they were definitely undererestimateded. we still c cannot find any on the number of covid-19 tests in china up to now. presidentwas the vice of taiwan. be entire intervieiew will 14:15.st in full at1

accused joeo has biden of sexual assault says bidenhe is calling on joe to d drop out of the race. reporter: in a rare on camera interview, tara reid was unequivocal. the current presidential candidate sexually assaulted her when he was senator in 1993, accusing him of putting his hands down her skirt and violating her. reade requeststed he dropped ou. >> i what to say, you and i were there, joe biden. please step foforward and be hed acaccountablble. you shouldld not be rurunning on character for the presidency of the united states. megyn: you want him to withdraw? >> i wish he would. he won't. yn: do you want an apology?

>> i think it's a little late. reporter: she says that she will to a polygraph test only if the candidate does too. he has repeatedly denied it. mr. biden: no, it is not true. it never, ever happened. reporter: his campaign issued a statement after thursday's interview, rejecting the allegation and highlighting "inconsistencies" about her story. this after a court document linked to divorce proceedings was sexuallyye harassed b by biden. the accusasations have rattled biden's campaign. story is likely to

be a major talking point, with a growing number of republicans occasion toe accused impressive only defending victims of sexual assault when it involves conservatives.s. tom: thank you foror watching france 24. ♪ >> our life e today is not the e we jumped off. thought that moving t to the city would be easier. does odd jobs.

thatat is how we make in'n's me. >> she, heher husband, and her used to be nomads. steppes, wanting a new life. but they are lacacking everythi, money, f food, and space. she says they would love to go back. this is impossible. >> we sold a all of our animals, teppesoing back to thehe s would be really difficult. actually we don't have a future -- at all.l areas

the arerea is over populated. is --ity suffocated in smog and cold fire. why are these families leaving these steps. to a newhey adapting secondary lifestyle. it is impossible. are prepaparing the flock for winterer. it is on this plaxo.

coldest partp the of the year. >> i hope it will be ok. it's the weather is bad will feel the consequences come spring. >> the temperatures the last few winters have been extreme. part of the flock did not survive. >> last year, i had 900 ghosts and sheep. the ground freezes, stopping the grass from growing. herders.ed 700,000

>> the animals are the only source of income. this has an effect on our way of life. it is a huge challenge for us no matter herders. -- nomadic herders. >> this weather phenomena and is nott new, but the pastst few yes it hasas become more frequent ad past 20, meaning in the years, hundreds of thousands steppes,ft -- left the a a massivive rural exodus theye unablele t to cope with. with poverty as well as water and electricity shortages. warm, they burnt

paper and cold. they burned through 300 kilos per month. -- so to keep warm, they burn paper and coal. >> at night, you have to get up twice to fill the stove to anyone who lives in a yurt knows it's impossible to live without coal. sometimes temperatures go to -40 degrees celsius. week she stocks up at the market. >> wood, wood is one euro. >> ok i will take one bag of coal and another of wood. >> ok, where do you want me to

put them? >> every day, i go through one bag of coal and another bag of wood. >> the total is 35 euros to keep householdird of the income. use electrican heating. but it's far too expensive for me. i can't afford it. >> all of f the former nomads do the same. are 200,000 families and as many chimneys. breathing is hard. fine particle levels can reach 130 times the levels recommended by who. the consequences for the children are dramatic.

and the city of hospitals, pediatric departments are overwhelmed. respiratory diseases are the first t cause of mortality in children under five in mongolia. troubledefinitely havee breathing, especially at night. he has been in the hospital for a week with pneumonia. >> what you doing to help? >> when i go out, i try to cover him up with scarves. >> ok, but the air is so polluted. even i sometimes will get throat aches. my son like this and seen him suffer without being able to do anynything -- it rery painins me. >> in any year, they had doubled the number of f beds in the

depapartment. >> the children who come here have breathing problems. there's not enough of in their brains. it's very difficult to treat them because they quickly have complications. reporter: to protect the children, the government has taken a radical and unprecedented step. winter, all the schools will close their doors for longer than usual. the students here are taking their last classes before the holidays. >> until february 10, it's the

first time that this holiday has been t too long. usually it's two weeks. the decision was taken to protect them so they do not leave the house reaping that air. -- breathing bad air. all of the students say the pollution affects them on the way in school. >> it hurts my throat and makes me want to throw up. >> when you walk and feel the pollution, you feel bad. you get nauseous. your head start spending. >> authorities in mongolia are not able to reduce the pollution . ngo's. call on solutions is using

less cold keep warm leading to coal ton -- using less to keep warm,oal leading to less pollution. isthis property, every yurt testing a specific innovation. >> it's just like this. you can see the door without anything. this is this material and the carton as wewell to prevent heat from escaping. reportrter: inside, a device measures temperature, humidity, carbon monoxide levels. jeremiah is full of praise for a

project that preserves mongolia's habitat. we have really tried to maintain -- four example the way door is facing, we are maintaining the shirt is it is important. traditionsreserving as center lifestyles are replacing nomadic culture. herders ago, represented half of mongolia's population. today, only are the percent still live on the -- 30% still live on the steppes. leavingll worry about

them. >> when they go to the city, lose their animals it means that ourur cultures.

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