say 3 civilians were killed and 4 others injured in an israeli missile attack on town south of damascus syria's military says the defense was intercepted and shot down several missiles fired by the planes of 11 on but some made it through israel has made no comment on the incident. chinese human rights lawyer huang john huang kwan john has been reunited with his family in beijing after being separated from the nearly 5 years he was detained in 2015 as part of a crackdown against hundreds of lawyers and rights activists his homecoming was delayed as he was 1st put into a 14 day coronavirus quarantine in the city before being allowed to see his family . british prime minister barak johnson's back up to downing street after recovering from coffee 90 this is government ways house of safely reopen the economy he urged the country to maintain the lockdown the united kingdom is one of the world's worst hit nations with almost 21000 coronavirus deaths. well since the start of the pandemic fake news and conspiracy theories about the corona virus of spread almost as rapidly as a virus itself one of the m

syrian authorities say 3 civilians were killed in an israeli missile attack on town south of damascus syria's military say their fence is intercepted and shot down several missiles fired by warplanes over lebanon israel has not commented. engineers are installing the final span in a new road bridge the italian city of genoa 43 people were killed when the original crossing collapsed nearly 2 years ago the new bridge costing 200000000 euros is designed by the time the an architect renzo piano. firefighters in russia are battling at least 16 wildfires in northern siberia the authorities have detained several people they suspect of starting fires by burning trash or camping illegally high winds are making it difficult to put out the blazes. british prime minister boris johnson is back at work after recovering from cold at 19 while some european countries are starting to ease their lock downs johnson is maintaining the u.k.'s restrictions he warns that now is the moment of maximum risk. this is a belief in a and with his head even longer than usual british prime minister boris johnson has returned

syrian authorities say 3 civilians were killed in an israeli missile attack on towns south of damascus syria's military say the defenses intercepted and shot down several missiles fired by warplanes over lebanon israel has not commented. chinese human rights lawyer wang kwan john has been reunited with his family in beijing it was separate separated for nearly 5 years wang was detained during a crackdown on hundreds of lawyers and human rights activists. well in contrast to germany and other european countries sweden's coronavirus strategy has been rather laid back allowing boss restaurants and other businesses to operate so long as they stick to rules on social distancing req recommendations now schools and daycare centers are remaining open senior doctors say the approach has been carefully thought out but there are critics. daily life in sweden as in most countries is dominated by the corona crisis but children here are still going to daycare centers this one in stockholm looks after 25 boys and girls some things have changed you never know with the advent of make you live on after i normal

3 civilians were killed and 4 others injured in an israeli missile attack on towns south of damascus syria's military say their air defenses intercepted and shot down several missiles fired by warplanes over lebanon but that some made it through israel has made no comments on the incident the chinese human rights lawyer wang kwan jong has been reunited with his family in beijing after being separated from them for nearly 5 years he was detained back in 2015 as part of a crackdown on hundreds of lawyers and rights activists in the u.s. speaker of the house nancy pelosi has publicly endorsed joe biden's presidential candidacy the california democrat says that biden will be a voice of reason and resilience and made the coronavirus pandemic. in britain prime minister boris johnson has returned to work after recovering from code 19 while some european countries are starting to ease their lock downs johnson is against any such move in the u.k. he warns that right now is the moment of maximum risk. visibly thinner and with his hands even longer than usual british prime minister bars johnson has ret

3 civilians were killed and 4 others injured in an israeli missile attack on times south of damascus syria's military says the added fence is intercepted and shot down several missiles fired by warplanes of the lebanon but that some of them made it through israel has made no comment on the incident. chinese human rights lawyer huang quine jiang has been reunited with his family in beijing after being separated from him for nearly 5 years he was detained in 2015 as part of a crackdown on hundreds of lawyers and rights activists. u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi has a book a toast to joe biden's presidential terms it is say the california democrat said mr biden would be voice of reason and resilience and made the coronavirus work right. up to date more at the top of the hour with the bread or around the talk on the website d.w. dot com how did. this state of emergency is the normal people around the world are documenting these dramatic times. they're keeping the coronas diary and welcoming us into the lives they live escape as a close and personal as the pandemic will allow. the diary starts ma

syrian authorities say people were killed in a an israeli missile attack on towns south of damascus. syria'slitary sate their air defenses intercepted and shot down several missiles shot -- fired by warplanes over lebanon. but that some made it through. israel has made no comment on the incident. the chinese human rights lawyer has been reunited with his family in beijing after being separated from them for five years. it was detained in 2015 as part of a crackdown on hundreds of lawyers and human rights activists. the u.s. speaker of the house, nancy pelosi has publicly endorsrsed joe b biden's presidentitial candidacy. the caliph and a democrat says abided -- the california democrat says biden will be a voice of reason and resilience amid the coronavirus pandemic. so far, africa has escaped the coronavirus fates of europe or the u.s., although there are fears that worse is on the way. rwanda was the first sub-saharan nation to enforce a lockdown. it seems to have worked. so far there heavily been 147 reported cases and no deaths. at a news conference tonight, president ghani -- kigami was

3 civilians were killed and 4 others injured in an israeli missile attack on towns south of damascus syria's military say their air defenses intercepted and shot down several missiles fired by warplanes over lebanon but that some made it through israel has made no comment on the incident. the chinese human rights lawyer wang wang jong has been reunited with his family in beijing after being separated from them for nearly 5 years he was detained back in 2015 as part of a crackdown on hundreds of lawyers and human rights activists in the u.s. speaker of the house nancy pelosi has publicly endorsed joe biden's presidential candidacy the california democrat says that biden will be a quote voice of reason and resilience amid the coronavirus pandemic. well so far africa has escaped the coronavirus faints europe where the u.s. although there are fears that worse is on the way rwanda was the 1st sub-saharan nation to enforce a lockdown and it seems to have worked because so far they've only been $147.00 reported cases and no deaths and at a news conference tonight president khatami clearly was not a

against officials from the sea and government but those officials remain on their positions and damascus and syria and they are unable to travel any way to say you so the possibility of having them in that you are arrested in any european country and facing trial is very limited and fortunately i don't think it's going to be a big trend it's might be one off it might be a couple of other civil. cases here and there but it's never the list very important as you yourself were a political prisoner those just how routine is mistreatment abuse and torture of political detainees. i was a prisoner before the uprising it was a prison and 1500006 where the conditions where much better than after 2011 the uprising still abuses years of violence torture beating people hanging them to ceilings forcing them to sign a white paper sometimes just admitting committing very late edition's level of violence the security agencies committed was astonishing and that was only a crazed after 2011 where the security agencies were given basically a green light to commit any crimes they want caesar photos the military photo

down while iraq kept its forces out of the fighting the rival bathurst government in damascus sought to intervene syria mobilized its armed forces and sent them into jordan to support the p.l.o. fighters however syrian defense minister half of the i said refused to provide air cover to the advancing syrian armor king hussein contemplated the unsavory option of requesting israeli air support in a bid to beat back the syrian advance 1st the israelis agreed to mobilize their forces to get the syrians attention. and then and that's all they did actually but they were ready to use the their air force if requested. we managed to get the message back to them that the king doesn't want you to go in on the ground we don't want you to mobilizations fine don't do anything until we say to that is get ready to act if necessary but don't do anything and as you probably know this was a dramatic moment. king hussein used his own air force and. stood down the syrian air force he knew that the israelis might go into action if the syrian air force acted. another large area that can fuck up the law and then you can muster

syria's military intervention was stepped up following an assault on a damascus hotel by the n.t. out of the of palestinian groups. the perpetrators were quickly apprehended and hanged in public. faced with the syrian onslaught i felt appealed to the arab world for assistance accusing syria of attempting to liquidate the palestinian resistance the syrian assault force the palestinians onto the defensive. they were no longer able to mount an effective resupply of their besieged refugee camps and the christians. the camps principle among which was tell us were overrun and the residents expelled or massacred. 2 arabs some its work quickly convened they established what became known as the out of deterrent forces made up principally of the same syrian forces that had entered lebanon with only token representation from several other arab states syria had prevailed the value at which had. president assad's view was that syria and its ability to achieve strategic parity with israel had to be supported by 2 strong wings a lebanese wing and a palestinian wing that is if syria was to have in

it's been impossible to get all of the much needed medical supplies to northeast syria across the front lines from damascus mr president gaps in medical supplies in middle east syria are widening at a time when we should be urgently scaling up to prepare for coping 90 days gaps should be narrowing in an interview one leading human rights campaigner told me it looks as though the assad government is putting deliberate obstacles in the way of the delivery of medical supplies our concern is that the reason why the mask is blocking aid to unit of the syria is the same reason why they've been waging a war and the last few years which is to put pressure on their population to capitulate and to really submit to be off or to have damascus and so we are concerned that the regime is weapon mazing that pandemic to bring the people of northeast syria to its knees so the accusation is clear the syrian government which with its allies in the past has bombed hospitals and has used starvation as a way to defeat rebel lair is now using coded 19 as a weapon of war clearly it would be possible for the syrian government to re

we'll have a lot more news coming up for you at 3 pm iran's foreign minister meets with syria's president in damascus so what came out of those talks and for what we're going to discuss that all that and more coming up at 3 pm so that's upright now i'm manila chan make sure you keep up with everything in question at all times by downloading our brand new app it's free portable t.v. i'll see about here in about 30 minutes or. so i mean this is to put on the chain on the story could you look. up at your. desire to know. how much older. she still lives but. let's show. you proof not just. to the east. coronavirus climate change and concerns about reopening the united states too soon will cover all the angles on this are taking. the. brunt of the politicking on larry king the program actor and begley jr will join us to talk about his environmental activism in the time of colbert 19 but 1st the virus has our shit in economic anxieties unemployment woes and need for federal government action to help people who are struggling chris lou joins us for the lead in congress ation on this edition of politicking h

and iran's foreign minister meets with syria's president bashar al assad in damascus both expressing their displeasure with the u.s. sanctions on their countries we're going to discuss it next and later at sports h.q. regina hamm shares the story of one runner who decided to tackle the boston marathon in his own unique way solo runner check it out will be right back. is you'll be via reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation or community. are you going the right way or are you being led. by. what is true what is faith. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. or remain in the shallowness. this is a story about what happens auster a stray bullet kills a young girl in the streets. what happens to her family and daughters in florida no mother and daughter is buried in a cemetery in meaning this is with your head what happens to the community the public was screaming for a scapegoat the police needed a scapegoat so why not choose a 19 year old black kid with a criminal record who better to pin this on than him and

it's been impossible to get all of the much needed medical supplies to northeast syria across the front lines from damascus mr president gaps in medical supplies in the area are winding as it's high when we should be urgently scaling up. overnight those gaps should be narrow. in an interview one leading human rights campaigner told me it looks as though the assad government is putting deliberate obstacles in the way of the delivery of medical supplies are concerned is that the reason why the mask is blocking a lot of the syria is the same reason why they've been waging a war and the last few years which is to put pressure on their population to capitulate and to really submit to be off or to of damascus and so we are concerned that the regime is weapon now using this pandemic to bring the people of northeast syria to its knees so the accusation is clear the syrian government which with its allies in the past has bombed hospitals and has used starvation as a way to defeat rebel areas is now using coded 19 as a weapon of war clearly it would be possible for the syrian government to refute this easily all the

when he first went to syria after the merger of the two countries in 1,958,350,000 lebanese came to damascusthis is a country that had a little less than one.5 million people. for those to get in their cars and in the spring of 1958 and pitted the muslims against christians and the syrian government in particular supported the rebels in lebanon and that was undisputed. but then the marines followed. and then immediately secretly flew to moscow which the cia discovered very quickly which reinforced the russians and the egyptians agreed not coming on in beirut and then they decided to let events play themselves out and then how who was running the new government of baghdad. and the lebanese army the officers and the troops regarded the intervention and was prepared to fight back. the american ambassador on the scene mcclintock advised eisenhower not to send the troops why don't we pretend you have invited the americans to come in to stabilize the situation and the americans on the bottom on the lebanese army on the host. they went along with the fiction and with the america deployment in a roo

here in the capital damascus a curfew is in place from 6 in the evening till 6 in the morning just like the rest of syria but during the day life still moves at its normal pace even in italy the shops are still open nobody is under quarantine. owns a small street shop. and like you i do have the virus is dangerous for all of us but we need to work in order to survive how can we stay at home i do what the world health organization has so far sent only $300.00 corona test kits to eat according to local health officials who have a stern warning we. actually. receive your fear is reduced if you want to. if the corona virus spreads and it will hit those who are defenseless and have nothing to counter it. so here's a look at small ways that coverage 19 is impacting the world and there's growing concern that the scale of the crisis in the u.s. with president trump warning of vicious days ahead the death toll in new york state doubled in some just 2 hours more than 1900. and the president of the philippines has ordered police to shoot dead anyone who causes trouble in knock down areas audrey could deter taser te

a yes let me respond if you ron hadn't answered syria in 2013 the black flags would have been over damascus as we speak right now in iraq if you run it wasn't there to defend baghdad the city would have collapsed in the face of the sunrise that is out there going i did say i don't know each other countries i mean you know quite well i love them to rise and then we would have it if i and monday we've discussed these conflicts on the show many times before i'm not here to re argue iraq or syria that i'm simply pointing out that as you say iran is not a poor country it does have funds and it spends a lot of the money abroad all i'm saying is why not spend more about money oh now you're in the middle of a crisis. no iran does spend money at home but if the run hadn't prevented the fall of these countries if iran hadn't helped these government and these countries and the people of syria in iraq to defend themselves against these extremists we'd be fighting these extremists in iran and we'd have to pay a much greater price today just to create stability in this country so actually if you look if

syria neurology in the suburbs thing does not get. damascus so they have time to ask who's. a mad woman didn't diminish. the so little hell you. now know that now. with a 3rd whether. those people how a little a 1000000 ways to me was in the game and obama at the wheel in the soviet union madelene all my let me. in with again if. you. had a good. freshman that has a geisha lens early on. is always a command from western europe they've been led by kings their expectations are very high they would be treated there wasn't a great battle they were defeated in some epic struggle they just slink away and that's a real blow to the morale of the crusaders in the west. the tragic crave year of the 2nd crusade. was by no means the last disaster to be for the christians. 6 years later nor did dean finally manage to onyx the mosque has the very city they had failed to capture. that. or they know that i wouldn't be in mahmoud enough to have. that yet he added the name is the ago and. so for the 1st time the franks have got somebody with aleppo damascus under the same rule and that's the

people. 2 suspected members of syria's secret police have gone on trial in germany the men face charges of murder torture and sexual assaults allegedly committed in the damascus president both men and to germany as asylum seekers reports now in the hope one woman house that the trial could bring justice for her son yours may find some scenes distressing. mario lives in a berlin suburb it seems it illich but this syrian woman is part of a europe wide hunt to catch criminal secret service agents from her country like many others mario son i hum was systematically tortured the young medical student had spoken up for human rights and called for president bashar assad to step down now 8 years after his death his mother is seeking justice. i want the culprits to be brought to justice from the accomplices all the way up to assad these people are responsible for spilling our children's blood that can be them. more than 26000 pictures of torture victims were smuggled out of the war torn syria by a courageous former police photographer has coated the scenes or the photos could help convict torturers and murderers. human rights lawyer mohsen doubt we survived torture in

when he first went to syria after the murder of merger of the two countries in 1,958,350,000 lebanese came to damascuso hear him speak. this is a country who had little lesson one at a half-million people. that's an awful lot of people to get in their cars, trucks, buses and go to another country to hear speech. the civil war that broke out in the spring of 1958, pitted the muslims with some christians, that united arab republic, syrian government supported the rebels and lebanon, provided them with arms and assistance. that was undisputed. shimon asked repeatedly for the united states intervene on his behalf. until the 14th of july, 1958, eisenhower did not. of the 14th he finally agreed and the marines followed. not sir, for his part, was in yugoslavia at the time. he flew to moscow which the cia discovered quickly which reinforced the paranoia that he was really in the hands of the russians. the russians and egyptians agreed the really important events in the middle east in july 1958 was not what was going on in beirut, it was a sideshow. the important issues what was going on in baghdad and they d

very possible popular in lebanon when he first went to syria after the merger of the two countries in early 1958. 350,000 lebanese came to damascuso hear him speak and this is a country that has a little less the one and half million people and that's an awful lot of people to get in their cars and trucks and buses and go to another country to hear a speech. the civil war broke out in the spring of 1958 pitted the muslims with some christians against camille and the united arab republic, syrian republic in particular, help supported the rebels in lebanon and provided them with arms and assistance and that is undisputed. he asked repeatedly for the rvited states to intervene on his behalf and until the 14th of july at 958 eisenhower had two mirrored but on the 14th he finally agreed to the marines and i followed. nasser, for his part, was in yugoslavia at the time and he immediately said, secretly to moscow which the cia discovered frequently which of course, reinforced the paranoia that nasser was really in the hands of the russians. the russians and the egyptians agreed that the really important events in the middle east in july

2 suspected members of syria's secret police has opened in the city of copeland's the men face charges of murder torture and sexual assaults they allegedly committed in a damascus prison in 20112012 prosecutors are using universal jurisdiction rolls to try the 2 suspects in this country they entered germany as asylum seekers' state reports now on one woman's hope that the trial could bring justice for her son a warning that some of us may find scenes in her porch distressing. mario lives in a berlin suburb it seems him to like but this syrian woman is part of a europe wide hunt to catch criminal secret service agents from her country like many others mario son my home was systematically tortured the young medical student had spoken up for human rights and calling for president bashar assad to step down now 8 years after his death his mother is seeking justice. i want the culprits to be brought to justice from the accomplices all the way up to assad these people are responsible for spilling our children's blood could kill. more than 26000 pictures of torture victims were smuggled out of her tour in syria by a courageous former police photographer is could see. t

here in the capital damascus a curfew is in place from 6 in the evening till 6 in the morning just like the rest of syria but during the day life still moves at its normal pace and even in it live the shops are still open nobody is under quarantine abu ahmed owns a small street shop i like the people i do have the virus is dangerous for all of us but we need to work in order to survive how can we stay at home i do what the world health organization has so far sent only 300 corona test kits to add limp according to local health officials who have a stern warning we. are actually. just. hours. this is if you want. if the corona virus spreads and it live it will hit those who are defenseless and have nothing to counter it. in south america the coronavirus pandemic has hit brazil the hardest almost $70000.00 people there are infected and that includes the 1st rule of virus cases among brazil's indigenous population presidential you're both he's under fire for his handling of the crisis last month he referred to covert 19 as quote a measly cold he's also the only major world leader continuing to criticize loc

here in the capital damascus a curfew is in place from 6 in the evening till 6 in the morning just like the rest of syria but during the day life still moves at its normal pace and even in it live the shops are still open nobody is under quarantine abu ahmed owns a small street shop like i do and a virus is dangerous for all of us but we need to work in order to survive how can we stay at home i do what the world health organization has so far sent only 300 corona test kits to add limp according to local health officials who have a stern warning we repair or actually. receive fees if you want to hear. if the corona virus spreads and it live it will hit those who are defenseless and have nothing to counter it. club brews are said to be declared champions of the belgian program the after it was announced that the remainder of the current season will be cancelled had a 15 point lead at the top of the belgian table before play was interrupted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic the decision. become the 1st country to cancel the rest of the professional football season here in germany the bundesliga is st

here in the capital damascus a curfew is in place from 6 in the evening till 6 in the morning just like the rest of syria but during the day life still moves at its normal pace and even in it live the shops are still open nobody is under quarantine abu ahmed owns a small street shop like you but i do have the virus is dangerous for all of us but we need to work in order to survive how can we stay at home i do what the world health organization has so far sent only 300 corona test kits to add limp according to local health officials who have a stern warning we. actually. receive fees if you want to hear. if the corona virus spreads and it live it will hit those who are defenseless and have nothing to counter it. this is day w coronaviruses special is up next i'll be back at the top of the hour i'll leave you now with a look at the landmarks and public spaces silenced by the corona virus pandemic of the day. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour carona update. when the covert 19 special next on d w. the global corona cr

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here in the capital damascus a curfew is in place from 6 in the evening till 6 in the morning just like the rest of syria but during the day life still moves at its normal pace and even in it live the shops are still open nobody is under quarantine abu ahmed owns a small street shop i love you i do it a virus is dangerous for all of us but we need to work in order to survive how can we stay at home i see what the world health organization has so far sent only 300 corona test kits to it limp according to local health officials who have a stern warning and we are there or so actually. receive fees if you want to. if the corona virus spreads and it live it will hit those who are defenseless and have nothing to counter it. it is another example of how the coronavirus pandemic has turned our world on its head nato the world's mind use military alliance is confronting a new enemy that it was never meant to battle a virus nato has already been involved in delivering supplies to hard hit member countries such as italy and spain nato foreign ministers met today in a video conference here's a native secretary-gene

here in the capital damascus a curfew is in place from 6 in the evening till 6 in the morning just like the rest of syria but during the day life still moves at its normal pace and even in it live the shops are still open nobody is under quarantine abu ahmed owns a small street shop i like to think i do in a virus is dangerous for all of us but we need to work in order to survive how can we stay at home ice to what the world health organization has so far sent only $300.00 corona test kits to add limp according to local health officials who have a stern warning we repair or actually. receive fees if you want to hear. if the corona virus spreads and it live it will hit those who are defenseless and have nothing to counter it. all one question that's increasingly coming up for discussion is whether we should all be wearing face masks to protect ourselves and others from the spread of the corona virus for months public health officials have said that for healthy people there's no need but that stance might be changing public health authorities here in europe and in the u.s. my soon encouraged more people to

here in the capital damascus a curfew is in place from 6 in the evening till 6 in the morning just like the rest of syria but during the day life still moves at its normal pace and even in it live the shops are still open nobody is under quarantine abu ahmed owns a small street shop and like you could. i did the virus is dangerous for all of us but we need to work in order to survive how can we stay at home ice to what the world health organization has so far sent only 300 corona test kits to limp according to local health officials who have a stern warning we. actually know who he is. so. we're seeing here is just if you want to hear. if the corona virus spreads an adlib it will hit those who are defenseless and have nothing to counter it. as countries around the world grapple with the corona virus pandemic there are growing calls to address conditions in refugee camps in europe experts fear that a virus outbreak is imminent in a crowded camps on great islands social distancing is impossible and poor hygiene could lead to the virus spreading uncontrollably one woman in a camp near athens recently tested