embassy in baghdad mavis was kidnapped by gunmen outside her office in the capital on monday the german national is a well known figure in baghdad where she runs and program for young iraqis she's also known as an outspoken critic of the government it remains unclear who was behind the kidnapping iraqi authorities say investigating. someone joined by. who is a close friend and i may have research and joins us from. have you been in contact with and i mean even since i've been nice. honey well i tried to call her but her front is still oh yeah i couldn't protect her again we just heard that she was released and the security forces program is news but there's not been. in the days leading up to her kidnapping and a mavis had expressed fear for safety and you have also you also said the dear friend was concerned for her safety why exactly what she wanted. you know that it cannot be became like a product of a lot of daily life in baghdad and this one this incident actually. maybe you will l o l waking the big global market what's going on. we are in intriguer every day because my stuff our creeks ha

this morning 5 days after she was abducted by gunmen outside of her office in the capital the german national is well known in baghdad where she runs an arts program for young iraqis she's also known as an outspoken critic of the government it remains unclear what is behind the kidnapping iraqi authorities say that they are investigating. as for going correspondent thomas sparrow who's on the story for us so thomas tell us a little bit more about her release and whether or not it is indeed fully confirmed . from the german perspective here in germany this hasn't been confirmed by german officials we're still waiting to hear for example from the german foreign ministry maybe they are waiting to actually talk to her 1st before releasing any kind of information the only source that we have here in germany comes from michele moon to failing to the minister of state for international culture the german foreign ministry on social media she greeted the release and also stressed the important work of the crisis team of the german foreign ministry that actually helped to carry about this this release

a german national has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in the iraqi capital the abductor bomani neighbors who works for the german cultural institute and he's also known as an activist friend said she had feared for her safety due to her involvement in protests and enjoy enough that waters are continuing to rise along the young sea river system pressure on major dams is expected to peak later this week more than 1800000 people have been forced to evacuate since flooding began early this month. the trial has begun here in germany of the man accused of an armed attack on a synagogue in the eastern city of last october 28 year old stefan b. is a minister have tried to storm the synagogue on young kapoor the whole new state of the jewish calendar prosecutors say he intended to massacre the washer inside he's also accused of murdering 2 people nearby according to reports the suspect has admitted to carrying out the attack which he knife seemed to try and is expected to last at least 3 months john nobody political correspondent almost in. where the trial is taking place thomas it's th

iraqi interior ministry says it has detected security forces to step up their efforts to find the german national if the reports are mileage of belly he joins me from bug with the latest my up what more can you tell us about this incident thanks so much sadly at this stage there is not a lot that has been made public what we do know is that it was taken last night around 8 pm from right outside of her office and she was somebody he says one of the rare foreigners who lives outside of the shot in iraq and she felt safe enough to be out in the streets late at night unfortunately this is this is the latest in the trend of kidnappings that we've seen the other cannot things were foreigners that were taken for 36 hours and then for 2 months before they were released so we're still waiting to see the need sure at this kidnapping to get somewhere commission who may have been behind this incident but there is a criminal incident whether it's something that is a bit more or could be motivated to understand where the investigation might lead my you spoke of a friend of kidnapping and some of them involve f

and let's get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world the german national has been kidnapped by an identified gunmen in the iraqi capital baghdad be abducted woman was hella nevus who works for the german cultural institute and is also known as an activist friends say that she had feared for her safety due to her involvement in protests u.s. secretary of state pale has arrived in the u.k. the 1st stop of his 2 day trip to europe used you to meet with the u.k. prime minister boris johnson to discuss u.s. and u.k. training and political developments in hong kong. well here in germany the trial of a man accused of attacking a synagogue in the eastern city of hala is about to get under way the 28 year old man is charged with killing 2 people and attempting to murder many others last october the attack took place on yom kapoor the holiest day in judaism it's considered one of the worst anti semitic assaults in germany's post-war history a man confessed to the crime which he had live streamed prosecutors say that he was motivated by anti semitism and seen a phobia. a

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so missy you tell is is of course a german national t of how would you like to see the german government respond to the sentence that's been handed by the turkish court. german government has been not low enough for the time it lasts is a wake up call for them to do a razor wire says and then turn up the one you meant to tell to the government of turkey that we just know won't sit there and watch them that detaining join the list and that in the breach any come mention day signed that journalism should be should be legal and still is should be free in their country and that it's the last opportunity maybe for europe and specially for germany due to technical issue an error in every law twice because this is not only about what's going on in turkey and they can see the case of didn't you tell us about german citizens also ok i think it's a mistake. nari paul told it doesn't thank preset it's a. and now to some other stories making news around the world on must barack obama and joe biden are among several high profile twitter accounts hijacked by scam is twitter is investigating the breach

the german national is well known in baghdad where she has an a art program for young irar. is known as an outspoken critic of the government. it is stilll not k known who was behind the abduction. iraqi authorities say they are investigating. authorities in germany are offering the free coronavirus testing to incoming travelers. on the spot testing will be available for people coming from covid-19 hotspots. people traveling from lower risk areas will be offered tests. but laborde tories away from airports. it is part of an effort to avoid a second wave of infections. reporter: touchdown in berlin after a summer holiday. far fewer germans than normal are taking their vacations abroad. the joy of returning home is as strong as ever, but can people be sure they have not picked up the coronavirus on their travels? now, the health authorities in germany have taken the decision to offer free virus testing. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: the health minister's of the states together with a federal health minister have today agreed the people returning from risk areas sh

well i want to bring you now some breaking news just coming in a german national has reportedly been kidnapped by an identified militants in the iraqi capital baghdad the abducted woman is hella mavis who works for a german cultural institute and is also known as an activist she was seized by armed men after leaving her office on bicycle in central baghdad her kidnapping is the latest in a series of abductions and murders of anti-government activists according to friends she had been concerned for her safety due to her involvement in protests. coronavirus cases are surging across the u.s. california reported a record increase of nearly 12000 new covert 19 sections on monday while florida reported more than 10000 are u.s. correspondents sent us this report on how the city of miami is dealing with the worsening outbreak. the beaches of miami south beach are largely deserted these days rain here to stay for at least a week according to the u.s. national weather service will probably keep floridians from gathering in large crowds at the beaches and that's a good thing because miami is the

embassy in baghdad mavis was kidnapped by gunmen outside her office in the capital on monday the german national is a well known figure in baghdad where she runs an arts program for young iraqis she's also known as an outspoken critic of the government it remains unclear who was behind the kidnapping iraqi authorities say they are investigating. earlier we spoke to vic a star sam a close friend of helen mavis in baghdad we asked her to tell us more about hell of a myth mavis's relationship with baghdad his which had to say they are exactly she's a public figure and she know many of you punch you have good criminal action too there are cues we considered her like here but you got the. person and she run the place since you know they all know brings a record even go over it and maybe you want to ban certain people who are in your very here. it was a shock for us i know and her lessons were 1000 plants since he visited burger group for the 1st time and she was an interesting crustacean this year and. she is our existence here in since right years ago the people around her and just know her very wel

rocky interior ministry says it has directed security forces to step up their efforts to find the german national. and earlier i spoke to discuss our some in baghdad she's an artist and a close friend of helen mavis i asked when she last spoke to her friend. the last time i spoke to hello was maybe 10 days ago. she participated in the ork for it the assassinated friend dr chapman hashimi and as the harrier she joined this walk and she called me and she was like afraid and. she. doesn't feel good and ask me what you think might happen in future. i told her that you have to care and this is this like every day it's the same message to ation. kidnapping incidents never stop in this city and everybody might be targeted for. a special reason or just like this so this is the last time and the from here. we do not trust the thirty's well if that's why we are because we witnessed several kidnapping incidents before and this never stuck and in baghdad or other cities. activists and journalists and protesters are being kidnapped and sometimes being released. from her and there's no. not as a source of a pa

baghdad as mavis was kidnapped by gunmen on monday from outside her office in the capital the german national is well known in baghdad where she runs an avs program for young iraqis she's also know does not stop outspoken critic of the government it's still not known who was behind the abduction iraqi authorities say they're investigating . here in germany are offering the free coronavirus testing to incoming travelers all the spot testing will be available for people coming from coffee $1000.00 hotspots people traveling from lower risk areas will be it will also be offered tests but at the barges away from airports it's part of an effort to avoid a 2nd wave of infections. touched down in berlin after a summer holiday far fewer germans the normal yet taking their vacations abroad the joy of returning home is as strong as ever but can people be sure they haven't picked up the coronavirus on their travels. now their health or thor it is in germany have taken the decision to offer free virus testing. the hammer to its cars and had some decide conference and anthony ment in this goes on to the he

iraqi interior ministry says it has directed security forces to step up their efforts to find the german national. and we can speak now to the crisis are some she's a close friend of helen us she joins us from baghdad thank you so much for joining us when was the last time you heard from your friend helen u.s. . hello. the last time i spoke to hello was maybe 10 days ago. she participated in the walk of the assassinated. chummy hashimi and as the harrier. joining to. walk in and she called me and she was like afraid and. she. wasn't feeling good and asked me when using it happened in future. i told her that you have to take care and this is this like every day it's the same man situation. and kidnapping incidents never stop in this city and everybody might be targeted for. a special reason horror just like this so this is the last time i heard the from. fantastic day some call you. in a group. saying that. hello us kids act that i ask them what how did you hear about that they said growing up that it parkers. one of the t.v.'s which is close to 10 the place which had a lot established in baghdad

this morning 5 days after she was abducted by gunmen outside of her office in the capital the german national is a well known figure in baghdad where she runs an arts program for young iraqis she's also known as an outspoken critic of the government it remains unclear who was behind the kidnapping. huge time and has ordered the united states to close one of its consulates in a tit for tat move the foreign ministry has given us officials 72 hours to leave the consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu it comes after washington told beijing to shut its diplomatic mission in houston texas earlier this week on tuesday the u.s. accused 2 chinese nationals of attempting to steal covert 1000 vaccine research relations between the powers are at their lowest in 40 years. and journalist mathias bolinger is standing by for us with the view from beijing mathias what war can you tell us. it's pretty much what we know china has ordered closed off the consulate in chengdu this is one of 5 consulates the u.s. has in the chinese mainland and. this was expected 2 days ago the u.s. surprised china by orderin

morning 5 days after she was abducted by gunmen outside of her office in the capital now the german national is a well known figure in baghdad where she runs an arts program for young iraqis she's also known as an outspoken critic of the government it remains unclear who was behind the kidnapping. let's get the latest on this developing story our correspondent thomas farrow is standing by for us thomas do we have confirmation that she has indeed been released. this was also confirmed by an activist who is a friend of the curator that's at least according to sources and we've been trying to get that confirmation also from the german government they are still not confirming this publicly one reaction that we did that already come from the state minister for international culture at the german foreign minister or the foreign ministry michel minta failing who spoke of great relief this news and also praised the work of the crisis team that was created specifically to deal with this abduction of the german foreign ministry but again we're still waiting for more information from german authorities

embassy in baghdad mavis was kidnapped by gunmen outside her office in the capital on monday the german national is a well known figure in baghdad where she runs an arts program for young iraqis she's also known as an outspoken critic of the government it remains unclear who was behind the kidnapping iraqi authorities say they are investigating. now scientists say the sounds that made by human beings vibrating across the earth were reduced by half during the global lockdown caused by the corona virus pandemic researchers say they tracked a range of changes and what they described as a wave of quieting between march and may of this year. it's the middle of nowhere yet even here in the german forest there's human noise few places on earth don't have planes flying overhead or the hum of traffic in the distance but during covered lockdowns across the world noise pollution has quietened we so all over the world this wave of changes in the in saves big noise but also in the quiting that you can hear with your ears this is just fantastic in terms of like the science and the link recently sweat's what w

to build trust in turkey's rule of law the long running case has already put a strain on german turkish nations. the trial of dennis you jail has lasted more than 10 years and finally the court in east ambuhl has delivered a verdict the german turkish journalist has been found guilty of spreading propaganda on behalf of a terror group you jails lawyer veselov says the case was a miscarriage of justice right from the start. we don't accept this verdict we think it's illegal because the constitutional court had already cleared him. a year ago the turkish constitutional court declared that holding you jel in custody was illegal breaching his personal freedom so we will appeal today's verdict and continue to pursue justice dennis's case is also before the european court of justice right now today's ruling shows that turkish law is not about justice. you jel was forced to leave turkey after 12 months spell in prison from germany he reacted to the ruling. this verdict again shows how little the rule of law counts in turkey and in what a terrible state it is the constitutional court didn't just declar

authorities to develop a plan to get fans a back into the stance they also want to apply the plan to german national team games when you've been this league season kicks off on september 21st red bulls a max of 1st happened was quickest in practice ahead of this sunday's formula in austria the race will be the 2nd of the season opening back to back races at the red bull ring dutchman top the time charts ahead of both tests or c. this teammate lewis hamilton was only 6 fastest runnels danny ricardo didn't have a great day he crashed on turn 9 your strain and suffered bruising but says he's fine west indies have put themselves in a strong position in the 1st test against england in southampton the tourists eclipse england's 1st innings total of 204 by posting 318 open a great pathway to top post scored with 65 england now trailed by 99 runs stumps were 15 a 4 no loss in the 2nd innings the match is being played behind closed doors because of the pandemic. the n.b.a. has to restart its league in disney world resort in florida some players heading there there are taking precautionary measures to the nex

authorities to develop a plan to get back into the stance they also want to apply the planet to german national team games the new one does he get season kicks off on september 21st the u.s. and is happy with themselves in a strong position in the 1st test against england in southampton the tourist eclipse england's a 1st innings a total of $204.00 by posting $318.00 open a great breath way to top scored with 65 and then the trial by 99 the runs stumps were 15 for no loss in the 2nd innings the matches being played behind closed doors because of the pandemic in the warrior will challenge. you know their aussie aggressive. in a take the rich moment so you get a gauge of. well this is a loss for a game so it into more. years against much really is possible. the n.b.a. has to restart this league in disney world resort in florida some players heading there are taking a precautionary measure to the next level philadelphia 76 a star general in the war a full protective suit before boarding a plane heading to orlando and be there has been vocal about the n.b.a.'s restart plans saying he hated the idea

what i did learn is he was a german national and he was a baker in germany and he landed in california first in the united states in 1886 where he joined the anti-coolly league which was an anti-chinese organization and a sometimes violent organization. he ended up being put in jail for six months as possession of the explosives. soon after he was released he came to new york where he was hired as the editor of the baker's journal which was the international bakers and confectioners unions journal. >> question about the unions. were they starting to organize? >> unions throughout the united states at this time, and remember, we're talking 1895 now and it's not 2005 which makes a lot of difference, by the way. >> unions in the united states were not well organized and the first union started in the two decades after the civil war. there were unions before then, but they were usually specific like the engineer locomotives for railroads and very specific unions and the national unions didn't start to take shape system later in the century, and what's really important is the first thing th

thently, we have heard announcement of german national hydrogen rollbacks, and we are waiting for thehink we will get better much sooner than we expected. halinda: quantify that for us. as long as the cost remains high, it is hard to get to mass market. when do you see that happening? sayt: well, many people fuel-cell technology is expensive, but that is in the past. people are talking about technology 10 years ago. now we have increased usage significantly. first fuel-cell vehicle in 2013, which was the world's first fuel-cell vehicle. and the cost by our second-generation, we had reduced the cost in half. system next generation will be halved again. an average, every six years the cost is cutting in half. withis in the same line toyota's announcement as well. i think when we get to critical for, like our target production in 2025 is about 10,000 vehicles per year, we will go to the critical mass of cost reduction. eeev's arettery already challenging fossil fuel cars in some markets like the u.k. where do you see the biggest demand for hydrogen cell technology? future, if you go to t

he is german, german national, a baker in germany and he landed in california first in the u.s.n 1886. he joined an anti-chinese corporation, a sometimes violent organization. he ended up being put in jail for six months for possession of explosives. right after he was released, he came to new york where he was hired as the editor of the bakers journal which was the international bakers and confectioners union's journal. were the unions just running to organize themselves? >> in new york especially. >> in unions in the united states at this time, talking 1895 now, not 2005, which makes a lot of difference by the way. >> unions were not well organized at this time. the first union started two decades after the civil war. there were unions before then but they were usually specific like the locomotives for railroads, very specific. national unions did not start until later in the century, and what is really important is the first thing they organized around was standardizing the workday. workers who work from day to night, remember one thing people do not understand about this cas

some experts think might signal the start of a 2nd wave i think that in general most germans would view the national response at least up until now as a success. why in general have we seen a low a prevalence of the fire. seen africa. africa has seen over 850000 confirmed cases of coke at 19 so far not that's a lot but it's still just a small percentage of the more than 16 and a half 1000000 cases confirmed worldwide is that all down to the under reporting or is there something else going on i'm not an expert on epidemiology and certainly not for africa but reading into this i discovered a hypothesis on why the prevalence is still fairly low in africa that to me seemed plausible it said that the countries with the highest international exposure called gateway countries have been the ones to be hit 1st and hardest countries like south africa and egypt well over half of the of the continent's reported cases so far have been from those 2 countries alone countries with fewer links abroad remained largely free of covert 19 in the initial months of the outbreak the experts think but now that the virus has

some experts think might signal the start of a 2nd wave i think that in general most germans would view the national response at least up until now as a success. in general have we seen a low a prevalence of the fire. seen africa. africa has seen over 850000 confirmed cases of kopechne so far now that's a lot but it's still just a small percentage of the more than 16 and a half 1000000 cases confirmed worldwide is that all down to the under reporting boras there's something else going on i'm not an expert on epidemiology and certainly not for africa but reading into this i discovered a hypothesis on why the prevalence is still fairly low in africa that to me seemed plausible it said that the countries with the highest international exposure called gateway countries have been the ones to be hit 1st and hardest countries like south africa and egypt well over half of the of the continent's reported cases so far have been from those 2 countries alone countries with fewer links abroad remained largely free of covert 19 in the initial months of the outbreak the experts think but now that the virus has spr

other so well but they will be wary of coming across as too cozy and appearing like a kind of national german government within europe so i think they're also very important to rankle merkel is working closely with emmanuel markov france the french president and she has been doing that in the last couple of months in advance of taking on this german presidency to show that france and germany the 2 biggest powers in europe are closely aligned ok thank you richard that's richard walker chief international it is in brussels now to the favelas of rio de janeiro in brazil where corona virus infection rates have jumped dramatically there is concern that the government there is stress tickly and the reporting caught that $1000.00 cases so much so that the residents have taken it upon themselves to do the counting. nothing is the same since the pandemic killed rio de janeiro's 5 ehlers adults are out of work children are home from school and cramped unhygenic living conditions greatly increased the risk of infection. i'm scared my children will catch the virus we don't always have running water most

having their freedom to have found restricted our correspondent in washington assesses a nation in crisis. and german lawmakers backed plans to phase out coal as an energy source by 2038 but climate activists say 18 years is just too long to wait. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program and is stan bull court has sentenced former amnesty international later tannic to 6 years imprisonment on terrorism related charges the harsh verdict has ended what critics say was a politically motivated trial targeting opposition activists in turkey the court also sentence 3 other turkish activists to prison 7 of the 11 defendants were acquitted german activist no was among them his arrest in istanbul 3 years ago triggered a crisis in relations between germany and turkey. and i'm now joined by human rights activist that one of the defendants in the trial was also arrested in 27 tane and spent more than 100 days in pretrial detention but was returned to germany later that year paid it thanks very much for coming on the program you have been acquitted today 4 of your turkish friends and colleagues will go to jail

the regional and national governments also gave us the impression they want to keep the cultural infrastructure running. masked and distanced but germansovernments. galleries, theatres, opera houses shielded with extra corona money. but how to protect yourself if you perform alone? german freelancers, like siao ing, could apply for government grants. even so, she tells us many are struggling to survive. translation: i think this is going to be a long fight. the cultural landscape will change. i personally will try to find an alternative source of income so i am not dependent on the arts. germany's on the move again. the outbreak is under control, the focus now on economic recovery. the corona crisis is leading germany into new territory. for the first time in years, the government's taken on new debt to keep the country going and that includes the arts. what many here worry about is what happens next in a few months‘ time when the money runs out. it's not the same but for now while the sun shines, they're doing what they can. jenny hill, bbc news, lubeck. the football legend, jack charlton — part of england's 1966 world cup winning tea

some experts think might signal the start of a 2nd wave i think that in general most germans would view the national response at least up until now as a success. in general have we seen a low a prevalence of the fires. seen in africa. africa has seen over 850000 confirmed cases of coke 19 so far not that's a lot but it's still just a small percentage of the more than 16 and a half 1000000 cases confirmed worldwide is that all down to the under reporting boras there's something else going on i'm not an expert on epidemiology and certainly not for africa but reading into this i discovered a hypothesis on why the prevalence is still fairly low in africa that to me seemed plausible it said that the countries with the highest international exposure hold great weight countries have been the ones to be hit 1st and hardest countries like south africa and egypt well over half of the of the continent's reported cases so far have been from those 2 countries alone countries with fewer links abroad remained largely free of covert 19 in the initial months of the outbreak the experts think but know that the virus

dollars to date been sentenced in day to and out of the 11 who stood trial the 2 foreign nationals that the german paid us diana and swayed they were acquitted what does this tell us. i mean it's quite clear that we've seen that it takes international and international pressure. to operate human rights and i'm going to draw it out at least in some instances and it's quite a while so it was to be expected that a fellow national would be late what would work for me today. why would someone out turkish nationals and activists. have better haley's course of being punished so that's why so that governments take it seriously did human rights defenders across the globe are being protected by the u.s. side on the guidelines for the protection of human rights pendants the un special rapporteur again yesterday called thought at putting on the inevitable. so it's not a high time that despite economic interests all they can to turkey to be dead. when the senate is going signaled to the detection teams is dead dave taking the step to the falklands marcus think of the secretary general of amnesty international