eases lockdown restrictions with presidents macron sing the fofocus is now rebuilding thehe economy, making sure it is both strong and eco-friendly. order with instructions within the eu are being removed today, with travel allowed in most countries being permitted by the end of the month. we will be talking on the franco german border. china is reporting new coronavirus cases as beijing re-institutes s measures to contain n the new outbreaeak, wh add been thought to start in

wholesale food market. welcome back to france 24. or presidentrance macron has announced that most of the remaining lockdown measures will be removed today. cafes and restaurants able to open. family visits in nursing homes will be allowed. from monday, all students except high school pupils will be back in the classroom. date, therom the first of months, that the country recorded single-digit deaths. the president says the primary goal is to rebuild an economy that is strong, eco-friendly, and united. the reaction from local business people. of monday, the indoor area of her restaurant will be

allowed to be open. [speaking french] >> it had become a matter of survival. theng the lockdown, restaurant generated just 50% of its usual r revenue. [speaking french] in this italian bistro, the manager has been preparing for reopening for weeks. unlike others, his restaurant remained closed for over two months and he was despsperate to get back t to work. french]king

>> for this gourmet restaurant, it will take another few days before clients can return. once it receives a shipment of produce. the owner hopes the authorities will relax the safety measures in place. >> [speaking french] >> a full reopening comes as the economy is set to shrink by 11% in 2020, with france expected to struggle more than its neighbors in the coming recession. membersseveral eu lifting their border restrictions monday, recommended by the european commission. the pandemic leading to the closure of orders a klos -- orders across the bloc. joining me now, the host of france 24 debate, who is

currently on the franco german border. france walk, what is the atmosphere like where you are? did >> there is a relief where -- that we are back to normal. traffic behind me going back-and-forth the way it had been before march 20, the day when, suddenly, orders came from berlin to close the borders. it was a unilateral decision, the mayor telling france 24 that nobody warned him. you can see the old border post which have been transformed into a snack bar. it had been decades since there had been a border. you have germans who live on the french side, you have a lot french who live in germany, so there is a lingering bitterness over that. now the reopening is happening and they are hoping that that will not linger for too long. has been the

economic impact of that border closure in the region? huge.has been this is an area that is rust belt country. there used to be coal mines here. -- they haven the been closed for decades. high unemployment, higher than the national average. a lot of jobs have gone subpart time to try to keep the jobs. canle are wondering if they keep ends meet and there are a lot of eyebrows raised. there is a car factory. there is news they might be taking in 50 workers coming from polo -- coming from poland. we are on the french side. front, of mamarine le pen, fared well in the last election. anchor: he will be hosting our

special coverage of the reopening of the franco-german border. on francetch it herere 24, 7:15 p.m. paris time. alarm in the chinese capital, which has reported a second day of rising cases of covid-19. china rereporting 49 new cases. beijing reinstitutes measures to contain that new outbreak. of the new cases, 36 have been traced to a wholesale food market that supplies most of the city's meat and vegetables. just t as life in chinina was returning to a relative sense of normality, a new scared -- a susurge in new c cases of covid9 traced to a food market in southern beijing.. the market, where vendors trade thousands of tonss of meat and produce, shut down. 10 neighborhoods are now on lockdown n nea a second market where one case was identified.d.

testing is underway of thousands of people who may have come in contact with those infected. >> [speaking chinese] anchor: beijing, which had no new infections for almost two months, has recorded 79 cases of covid-19 in four days, the largest jump in infections in china since february. some neighborhoods in the chinese capital have been labeled as medium or high risk, prompting new controls on crowds, vehicle traffic, and thorough disinfection of public areas. chinese]ing >> with health officials warning

the risk of a worsening outbreak is high, three chinese provinces have reported new cases of the infection linked to the beijing market. as upper caution, several provinces are now warning residents against non-essential travel to the capital. anchor: one of the seseveral wonders of the world and a popular tourist destination, the ancient city of petra in jordan. one million foreign visitors in 2019, now deserted, a victim of the collapse of the tourism sector worldwide due to the pandemic. sun, the in the desert ancient city of petra sits silent. it is what should have been jordan's tourist season, but the only people left now are security guards. foreign language]

>> the famous temple was carved out of the rock 2000 years ago. you see over a million people visit every year, with tourism season kicking up in february. the last visitors left on march 16, the day before jordan closed its airports and borders. a left around 200 tour guides and a 1500 owners of the horses and donkeys used to transport tourists out of work, a situation shared by workers at nearby hotels, as empty as petra. language]ng foreign >> tourism throughout the kingdom employs 100,000 people

gdp, aide, 14% of its revenue stream that has now become as tri-as the jordanian desert itself. anchor: in the philippines, a critic of detert today -- of presesident detert today has ben found guilty of libel. they are the founder of a news site which has been publishing stories critical of the president's war on drugs. media watchdogs says the verdict is part of a wider attempt to critic -- to silence critics of the president. termawyer says her jail includes other penalties will not be enforced until all penalties are -- all appeals are rejected. the filipinos who are listening, to protect your

rights. we are meant to be a cautionary tale. anchor: the death of ray shard brooks, a black man killed by police in atlanta friday, is confirirmed to bee a homicide caused by gunshot wounds. his death reigniting protests in the city this weekend amid worldwide demonstrations against racism and police brutality. raising their fists in the air, coming face-to-face with armored police forces, these protesters took to the streets of atlanta over the weekend over the fatal shooting of another black man by whitete officers. ththey surrounded the wendy'y's where brooks was fatally shot. to the fastfire food restaurant and vehicles nearby. footage of the

area, which was destroyed and charred, capture the f following day. toal residents gather peacefully protest and have their say. >> we feel like the black community has been betrayed. protestsprotesters -- are not working. i myself get nervous when the police pull up, me and my family. >> it is time for america to show its. . the killing of brooks has poured more fuel on the raging debate over racism in the u.s., a country deeply shaken by unrest since the police killing in minneapolis of george floyd, and d unarmed black m man. -- an unarmed black man. anchor: the city council has approved an antidiscrimination law, a city in germany, and it

is one-of-a-kind there. victims will be able to sue authorities if they stop people based on physical appearance. the police are not happy. from berlin. these demonstrators have all had the same experience -- police came to question people, but nobody who was white. we deal with discrimination and raracism on a daily basis. you can get angry, but you cannot do anything about it. until now, anyway. berlin has approved a law unique in germany. victims of discrimination consume public bodies, whether it is for sexual, racial, or religious s prejudice. this ngo that helps victims says it will change everything. > a kid gets called the n-wod on a playground, t that is alsoa

case for a law. we can finally directly deal with this kind of institutional discrimination, and that is a fact. >> it is a big change, especially for the police. they are angry. if they are accused o of discrimination, the burden of proof changes. -- twop to them to qs prove they are innococent of discrimimination.. it is one person's word against another's. there is no presumptioion of innocencnce. >> since the death of george floyd, berlin authorities hope this law will be a sign ofof changege. law, we are attacking structural discrimination, as all of our civil servants will haveve to undergo diversity training to prevent this kind of discrimination. job. is a huge racist and xenophobic attacks went up 10% in 2019.

famamily performing sure performance in front of buildings in montevideo. are able to enjoy the performances from their windows. nice to see. that is it for this edition. do stay with us here on france 24. >> hello and welcome to the interview. quality envisions a through the lens of profitability. he believes that climate change is marketable. he is a world explorer and a passionate aviator as well as a doctor and psychiatrist.

he is a pioneer, as he calls himself, and chairman of a foundation. welcome to the show. thank you for being with us. guest: with pleasure. hello. picard, you are known for your achievements. the first solar flights around the world, a plane powered by the sun. the first -- is saving our planet your new challenge? guguest: yeses, but not savivine planets inin a naive way. sasaying that nature is gooood d we h have to protectct it is not enough. bring want is too olological cononsumption t thatn prototect the environmentnt in a profofitable way. it will l also create jobs, make lilife for everybody better on a

social level. green technologies are so much better than they were before that now they arare profitable. people currently asking to go back to normal, to the way it was before, but you are saying we shouldn't. guest: back to normal is dangerous. whatat did we have before thee crisis? we had a world that was fragile, destroyeyed by a virus, unstabl, unfair, polluting, on the edge of a recession already. if we have a crisis,s, it is not to have it for nothihing. itits to learnrn something, to t out of the c crisis better thane were there when we entereded the crisis.. this is s why we have to call hr habits into question and find a completetely new ways to m make busisiness, to protect the environment in a profitable way,

and also new ways for the industry, new outcocomes, managg waste, circularr economymy, alle energy efficiencyy development, all of this is fantastic for all of humankind, but this is the future. anchor: you claim that solving climate change is a great market opportunity r rher than a an expensive e problem. guest: a absolutely. what i believe in is not to fight against growth because this brirings social c chaos. it is also not to go into this unmitigated consumption. this begins s chaos. i believe in qualitative growth. qualitative growth is when you create j jobs and mamake profity replacing what is polluting by what is protecting the environment. all of these new infrastrucuctures, technologiei, systems, programs, all of this

is the market t opportunity of e century. we can make old infrastrucucturs modern, efficient, energy-saving, protecting. fantasticst a business opportunity for the industry, the economy, and the finance. stitillyou believe we e can maintain a a good quality of lie even while taking plan -- w whie taking care of our p planet. guest: w we will have a much better qualility of lilife if we take care of our planet for two reasons. the first isis what i i said be. it is nonow a market opppportuny to take care of the planet, the environment. but also, it is not only about climatee chahange. it is a q question of fightingng pollution, which is destroyingng the health of f the people.. it is about protecting the natural resources of our planett in order to hahave enough h foo, enouough water for the populati. it is about healthier lives.

if you have smsmog in the city,t is not just climate change. you're getting canancer, bronchitis, acute asthma, and this has to be incluluded into l the political discussions about whatat to do today. anchor: with your foundation, you are aiming to find 1000 clean, efficient, and profitable solutions, solutions not only good for t the empire meant t bt also for the economy, and that creates jobs. can yoyou give us a few examples of the solutions y you have alalready selected? have 513 seven -- 537 technolologies or sysystems or products. they are credible, work today,y, go on thmamarket today. they are marketable and protect the environment.

this is in the field of water. ththis is innovavation with lalr engy, pupurificationon of water, detection of leaks in the water system of cities, hydrogen caneries, systems that reduce the particles admitted by thermal engines by 80%. it is in the field of construction, better insulation, small building. indusustry,-- in producing ststeel without a as h water, cheaper. seas protecteted by natural products that requires less water and chemicals in order to grow them. you see every field. you can be morore efficient, moe prprofitable, and protect the environment. even if there was no climatat

change at all, it would be logical and ecological to use the systems and products and technologies. anchor: how do you convince political and business leaders, those who have power, to follow that path, especially when they have other priorities, such as getting reelected or making prprofit? how w do you makee government ad inindustry take actition? guest: i shohow them that the bt way to be a rock thahat -- the best way to bebe reelected into great profits is to implement these new technologies. it is more profitable to protect the envivironment than destroy . it is momore profitable to be energy-efficient. it is much more profitable t to have a circular economomy and he good waste management. all of this is a languguage thty can undersrstand. it is not enough to say the planet is beautiful. the goal is to talk to people who are decision-makers anand sw it has is been -- that

been in their own interest to be more ambitious in energy policies and environmental targets. anchor: you are very involved in finding sustainable solutions in the aviation sector and the airline industry. what are some concrete measures that could be implement it to reduce our c carbon footprints, especially now the international frights -- - flights are gogoino resumeme? guest: there are three levelels. the first you u can do immediately. thisis is upsetting the carbon e persrson is producing. c carbon ono offset of emissions.ts in this can be used foror coalestation, to convert power plants into solar or wind energygy systems are thihings le that. this we cacan do immediatelyly. thoseourse, youou have now

systems you can do with alterations. routes, electric tractors on the airports to bring the airplane to the ththreshold. ththis has to be done. then you have the third level, which is the new technolology. we wilill have, , in 10 or 15 y, electrtrical airplanes. s seats mediuium hall, 50 50short or mediumaul, seats, with batteries that charge on the grounund, or using hydrogeno in -- using that is used to producee electricity and water. this can be used. the french government was courageous enougugh to lauauncha cleanm forbsolutelyy

airplanes s by 2035. it's critical. the peoplele who say it is impossssible should be carefulu. the ones who said it was impossibible to fly in 1903 with the wright brothers seemed ridiculous afterwards. anchor: you are also a doctor in psychiatrist. why are we so afraiaid of the coronavirus but not of climate change? guest: the coronavus is anan immediate threat. clclimate change is a threat tht goes on the l long-term. i agree itit is not logical because when you have two degrees of temperature increase in y your body, yoyou run to the doctor and say, i am infectctedy the coronavirus. whwhen the planet is two degrees morere in temperature, people do not care. i think it is ridiculous.s. mamay be to change the perspecte of climate chahange,e have too

speak more o of pollutution ands of c climate change. pollution is something people feel. pollution makes people sick today. climate change will make people sick maybe in 10 years. so a lot of people s say, ok, we have time to react. no, we do not have time to react. we have to do all of it now. , mr. picard, you and thank you all for watching. do stay tuned f f more newsws on france 24. ♪

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