mrs merkel has a plan.down bars, restaurants, museums, theatres, fitness centres. crucially, not schools and probably not most shops. but mrs merkel does not most shops. but mrs merkel does not have the power to implement measures like that, that lies in the hands of the leaders of germany's 16 states and she is holding regional talks with those 16 prime ministers and it is likely to be stormy because they don't agree and many would like to implement measures which goes way beyond what mrs merkel suggests and others balk at the idea of a shutdown. this is the country that initially handled the outbreak successfully and other countries looked on with some envy, but we are now seeing debates here similarto but we are now seeing debates here similar to those in the uk. should there be a circuit breaker, should longer term restrictions apply only to the vulnerable ? longer term restrictions apply only to the vulnerable? we will have to wait and see what mrs merkel trashes out with those regional prime ministers

cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate now one of the big questions is whether citizens will actually comply with these new measures the government has enjoyed high levels of support but criticism is on the rise and there's also an evidence coronavirus $48.00. i'd like to welcome now professor peter crimson or from the university hospital and from the university hospital rather interview where he's working on developing a professor comes in a very warm welcome great to have you here with us what progress are you making with developing the vaccine. got to know well we have progress in gravity as we speak just like snake tool worsens. in the last 2 hours and we in the hood joy of so the finishing group crucial in our face on this phase 2 of this and on a vaccine program has already stopped and there are months ago and the. aiming to start last license was to face. in november this year so i'm guessing very well. so you are very optimistic i gather from your answer when do you think a vaccine

cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and you know appropriate. now one of the big questions is the financial impact of these restrictions the german government has promised economic support for businesses that are particularly hot hate the idea of a new for a cause these are focused measures limited to the month of november and to certain sectors we are able to offer massive economic and financial support to those who in a sense shoulder the dealing does it isn't. that there's also the issue of whether citizens will actually comply with these new measures the government has enjoyed high levels of support but criticism is on the rise and there's also an evident coronavirus. you know more our political correspondent kate brady joins me now kate great to see you let's pick up where thomas left off in that report there's a lot of talk of fatigue growing frustration with this whole coronavirus pandemic how supportive are germans of these new measures. well it's interesting if we take a look at a couple of rece

cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate. now one of the big questions is the financial impact of these restrictions the german government has promised economic support for businesses that are particularly hard hit. the companies concerned would be entitled to a lump sum refund. of. course. this is an important step to make it possible for most for the overwhelming majority of the companies concerned to survive. and there's also the issue with their citizens will actually comply with these new measures. i know. on the one hand they sent i almost have tears in my eyes but on the other hand i think the measures are correct i can only support it would you yeah i don't think it's going to be that i do think is it it's necessary and i have no problem with it it's unfortunate but i just do the role of our government is to protect our lives the hard work people so i think so i think i agree yeah. so far the german government has enjoyed high levels of support during the pandemic but now the questio

cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and you know appropriate. now one of the big questions is the financial impact of these restrictions the german government has promised economic support for businesses that are particularly hard hit the companies concerned we would be entitled to a lump sum refund. of. their costs. this is an important step to make it possible for most for the overwhelming majority of the companies concerned to survive. and there's also the issue with the citizens will actually comply with these new measures. on the one hand that said i almost have tears in my eyes but on the other hand i think the measure is correct i can only support it with you here i don't think it's going to be bad i do think is good it's necessary and i have no problem with this unfortunate. role of our government just to protect our lives before we're people. i think so i think yeah. so far the german government has enjoyed high levels of support during the pandemic but now the question is whether coronavirus 50

cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate now one of the big questions is whether citizens will actually comply with these new measures the government has enjoyed high levels of support but criticism is on the rise and there's also an evident coronavirus. of fatigue on lost the chancellor emphasized that tighter restrictions were needed to prevent hospitals being overwhelmed so what's the situation right now we're joined by a professor we youngsters who is president of the german association for critical can emerge as a medicine for asean and thanks for joining us at the number of covert patients being treated in a german intensive care unit has doubled in the past 10 days carona deaths are also rising how bad is the situation in hospitals right now. at this moment clearly state is controllable it seems going through all of a but we are very happy the german tens of us and. that these measures were taken yesterday and it is obvious it is obvious that the infection right raise rates are rising

cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and you know appropriate. now one of the big questions is the financial impact of these restrictions the german government has promised economic support for businesses that are particularly hard hit the companies concerned we would be entitled to some refund. of. course and this is an important step to make it possible for most for the overwhelming majority of the companies concerned to survive. and there's also the issue with the citizens will actually comply with these new measures. i know it's on the one hand certain i almost have tears in my eyes but on the other hand i think the measures are correct i can only support it with you know here i don't think it's going to be that i do think it's necessary and i have no problem with it unfortunate but i guess the role of our government is to protect our lives before we're people. i think so i think i agree yeah. so far the german government has enjoyed high levels of support during the pandemic but now the question is w

cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate now one of the big questions is whether citizens will actually comply with these new measures the government has enjoyed high levels of support but criticism is on the rise and there's also an evident coronavirus fatigue. for this i'm not joined by political correspondent the chancellor. has discussed these strict measures and what she's saying about the threat level that makes this so important right now well america has been probably the most prominent person in germany warning about the developments for weeks and months now if we go back just a month's time she predicted that we would be around $900000.00 cases by the end of the year and a month ago that was regarded as alarmist now we have. 17000 today so we're very close to that just 4 weeks later and 2 weeks ago she had another meeting with the regional leaders of germany the 16 federal states where certain measures were decided and i'm glad not to went public after that meeting saying that she

cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as an out by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate. now one of the big questions is the financial impact of these restrictions the german government has promised economic support for businesses that are particularly hard hit. the companies concerned that i would be entitled to a lump sum over the front. of. their costs and this is an important step to make it possible for most for all of any majority of the companies concerned to so wife. and there's also the issue with the citizens will actually comply with these new measures. so i know it's probably on the one hand it's sad i almost have tears in my eyes but on the other hand i think the measure is correct i can only support it you know here i don't think it's going to be that i do think if you hate it's necessary and i have no problem with it unfortunate but yeah i just did the role of government is to protect our lives not the hardware people so i think so i think i agree yeah. so far the german government has enjoyed high levels of support during

mrs merkel urged young germans to forgo parties for now in order to enjoy life later.boris johnson has insisted his three tier regional approach to tackling the virus in england is the best way to limit the rise in cases, and to avoid what he described as the "misery" of a full lockdown. latest uk figures show that nearly 20,000 new coronavirus cases were recorded on wednesday — that's an increase of more than 2,000 compared with tuesday. the figures also show there were 137 deaths within 28 days of a positive test. northern ireland is now set to impose the toughest coronavirus restrictions anywhere in the uk. from 6pm on friday, all pubs and restaurants, hairdressers, and beauticians, will have to shut their doors for a month. schools will close for two weeks — one of them being the half—term break. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. nightlife no more. soon, the streets of belfast will again be subdued. i don't know if it is the right move to make. the restrictions are kind of hard. i don't see how buying alcohol after 8pm is going to make a difference. but

did not want to bend to american extra tourist extraterritorial sanctions against north stream mrs merkel had set her face against it repeatedly and recently and of course it is totally outrageous that the american should put extraterritorial sanctions on european companies who are supposed to be allies after all so i think that it is the way of for the americans to exert pressure on the german political class by bringing only physically into their country so my view is it is that the americans are behind the americans and of course nato generally because as i said in again on r.t. when the valley arrived the whole operation has been conducted by the german military he was brought from the airport in a german military ambulance and the tests were conducted by a german military laboratory in berlin john folks give us your thoughts on it john lott williams national affairs expert we'll let you get on with the day thank you very much you to. some other new scuffles broke out between anti-government demonstrators and israeli security forces in tel aviv tuesday. hundreds gathered to finance th

cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate now one of the big questions is whether citizens will actually comply with these new measures the government has enjoyed high levels of support but criticism is on the rise and there's also an evidence coronavirus fatigue. for this i'm not joined by political correspondent for the chance to. discuss these strict measures and what she's saying about the threat level that makes this so important right now well it has been probably the most prominent person in germany warning about the developments for weeks and months now if we go back just a month at that time she predicted that we would be around $19000.00 cases by the end of the year and a month ago that was regarded as alarmist now we have for each 17000 today so we're very close to that just 4 weeks later and 2 weeks ago she had another meeting with the regional leaders of germany the 16 federal states where certain measures were decided and i'm glad not to went public after that meeting saying tha

cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate. now one of the big questions is the financial impact of these restrictions the german government has promised economic support for businesses that are particularly hard hate. and it's because these are focused measures limited to the month of november and to certain sectors we are able to offer massive economic and financial support to those who in a sense shoulder the dealing does it isn't. it and there's also the issue of whether citizens will actually comply with these new measures the government has enjoyed high levels of support but criticism is on the rise and there's also an evident coronavirus fatigue. all right let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. the former british opposition leader jeremy corbin has been suspended from the labor party after an inquiry and 2 alleged anti semitism a report found unlawful harassment and discrimination took place during his time when he was in charge of the labor par

cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and you know appropriate. now one of the big questions is the financial impact of these restrictions the german government has promised economic support for businesses that are particularly hard hit. the companies concerned we would be entitled to some refund. of. course and this is an important step to make it possible for most for the overwhelming majority of the companies concerned to survive. and there's also the issue with the citizens will actually comply with these new measures. i know it's called on the one hand certain i almost have tears in my eyes but on the other hand i think the measure is correct i can only support it with you know here i don't think it's going to be that i do think it's good it's necessary and i have no problem with this unfortunate. the role of our government is to protect our lives before we're people. i think so i think i agree yeah. so far the german government has enjoyed high levels of support during the pandemic but now the questi

cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate now one of the big questions is whether citizens will actually comply with these new measures the government has enjoyed high levels of support but criticism is on the rise and there's also an evident coronavirus. of fatigue on the last the chancellor emphasized that tighter restrictions were needed to prevent hospitals being overwhelmed so what's the situation right now we're joined by professor we youngsters who is president of the german association for critical care and emergency medicine president thanks for joining us the number of covert patients being treated in a german intensive care unit has doubled in the past 10 days carona deaths also rising how bad is the situation in hospitals right now. at this moment clearly state is controllable it seems control of a but we are very happy the german tens of us and. that these measures were taken yesterday and it is obvious it is obvious that the infection right raise rates are rising so exponentiall

cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and you know appropriate. now one of the big questions is the financial impact of these restrictions the german government has promised economic support for businesses that are particularly hard hit the companies concerned we would be entitled to a lump sum refund. of. their costs and this is an important step to make it possible for most for the overwhelming majority of the companies concerned to survive. and there's also the issue with the citizens will actually comply with these new measures. on the one hand it's sad i almost have tears in my eyes but on the other hand i think the measures are correct i can only support it you know here i don't think it's going to be that i do think it's good it's necessary and i have no problem with it it's unfortunate but yeah i guess the role of our government is to protect the lives of our people. i think so i think i agree yeah. so far the german government has enjoyed high levels of support during the pandemic but now the ques

mrs merkel said she believed the measures could slow down infections and ensure hospitals can continueghamshire is to become the latest region of england to enter the highest coronavirus alert level. the changes come into effect tomorrow. as well as the basic tier three restrictions, shops will be banned from selling alcohol after 9pm. the new measures come in a day later than planned, after they were expanded from nottingham to cover the whole county. there's been mixed reaction to the news. to be honest with you, i think tier 3is to be honest with you, i think tier 3 is the right move because at the moment everyone is in the pub, and when you are in the pub and you only have groups of six but when everyone has a drink, nobody sticks to it. there's a lot of people not in a group of six and you start with rule of six and you end up with a group of six and you end up with a group of 70 —— of six and you end up with a group of 70 -- 26, of six and you end up with a group of 70 —— 26, know what i mean? the welsh exam regulator says that next year's gcses and a—s levels should be scrapped,

mrs merkel said she believed the measures could slow down infections and ensure hospitals can continueis of the second wave of the endemic has reached a critical stage with infections doubling every nine days and they wa nt doubling every nine days and they want something will need to change soon. to bring the virus under control. professor steven riley is one of the authors of the react—1 study, and hejoins me now. thank you forjoining us, tell us about your study and what you believe it gives us a more accurate picture than we have had so far. what we've done since early in the spring and through the summer is we select our large random group from the population in england, send eve ryo ne the population in england, send everyone a letter, asking them to ta ke everyone a letter, asking them to take part and we send them a swab whether they have symptoms or not. lots of peoplejoining in, over 850,000 people have taken part across the whole round of the study. then we test those to see if there is coronavirus on the swab. that gives us a picture of, it's independent of... all the diffe

we will have to wait and see what mrs merkel thrashes out with those prime ministers but uppermost in. a language on a porch from the nhs in scotland is up people were moving care hop possible to ca re people were moving care hop possible to care homes despite having tested we we re to care homes despite having tested we were told with a free one half thousand people who are discharged from hospitals into scottish care homes tween the start of march and the 31st of april. some of those people tested positive, some were not tested at all. cal scotland said of the clinical advice at the start of the clinical advice at the start of the clinical advice at the start of the pandemic was a people who did not have symptoms should not be tested, it also states that there are valid reasons for not testing, should the patient or the to consent and end—of—life situation. those who are tested, and end—of—life situation. those who a re tested, 78 and end—of—life situation. those who are tested, 78 were discharged into ca re are tested, 78 were discharged into care homes with coronavirus. it has to

foreign relations i can only comment might my personal mission to stoke that neither mistress merkel know mr scheuer bluestone number 2 a former state. official nobody is interested in repairing written german russian relations because you know no the final construction off nor stream to i think is not on the big questions i think everything has to do unfortunately we are political questions and that just might my personal opinion why mr scheuer it is lesser when you suggest a lack of willingness to cooperate if you go to the russian parliament asking let's work together and not imitation isn't made public disappear as you will pontiff he seems to be the only one that is willing to work with russia why do think of the parties don't want to. well this is a very long history because if cannot go back to the end of 3rd world war 2. when the the western elyse. they. dream and it's. all on the leading positions in germany who 'd are in the 1st or on the 1st place or head truly represent american and english and french interest in the dream and interests and there's the so-called atlantic bridge w

mr. macron, chancellor merkel, and prime minister johnson? jonathan: becoming more difficult, and the problem they are having is localizing the effort. many people in parts of the country that are facing tougher restrictions are asking, what about everyone else? that is the story in the u.k. as london gets upgraded to a new tier and faces tougher restrictions. as we get deeper into the winter, it is not just about the caseload. i think they are much more keen to emphasize and highlight the hospitalizations and health care capacity. that is the reason for the new restrictions through many of these countries in the last 24 hours. tom: we will do some data along the way. futures-39, dow futures -304-- dow . i want to bring you to a chart i saw yesterday. in your world, it is stunning how the high-yield interest rate has come in towards full faith and credit. it is just amazing, the velocity of that lower yield in the high-yield space. lisa: investors are going into junkiercredits, the the better. we will probably get an additional round of fisca

mr. german chancellor angela merkel is really is meeting right now with the belorussian ex presidential candidates that lana taken off sky a german government spokesperson did say that she was being welcomed to see king opposition figure bellary speaking of sky has been in south exile and if the way india since the contested election which nationwide protest and the and the us has joined the belorussian opposition and deny him seeing the result as rate. well taken off sky arrived in berlin on monday where she did take part in the solved rally organized by the better russian to s'pore there and during the event the opposition leader also reportedly said that she would like to meet with the russian president vladimir putin r.t. correspondent peter oliver tells us more now about her goals for today's talks. she's brought with a list of names that she wants to see added to the current sanctions to the names currently sanctioned by the european union this 40 names on that list already notable me x. absent from that list though was alexander lukashenko the president of belarus that raised a few eyebrows

10000 people have been detained in belarus since the election as german chancellor angela merkel on tuesday mr cummins scott has been touting d w y job he might play an important role in this moment to. the recent political crisis in. support of contouring their own to is important for us but him and the is one of the most powerful countries in the world is extremely important because we need. help in mediation of all in the positions with authorities and we think that in the end that is really just going to be extremely hopeful in this situation. let's talk to a political correspondent about how helpful the. welcome simon what sort of answer is not a kind of sky it likely to get when she beats the chance of it tomorrow. well i think a positive answer generally depends of course what she asks for and i think if that's an active role for germany in mediating between the opposition in belarus and the regime well that would be a huge step for in so we'll have to see how that plays out during the 3 days of this visit but i think what's being in visit as well is a more. practical kind of support fo

alexander volker he's the chairman of the federation of lesbians and gays for chancellor angela merkel's c.d.u. party mr polk thanks for joining us what does this step by the pope made for you personally as an openly gay catholic in germany's conservative party. good morning america 1st of all joy and pride. joy. for something that we have real waited for and surprised that it finally came but not really unexpected more like a christmas present you want to read but which you knew would come sooner or later and they haven't got the right color at all be not from the right brand but it's already a step in the right direction on christmas has come early perhaps or late perhaps unsurprisingly not everyone in the church does the poor pope francis views so many clergy and followers of the church of the church same sex unions are to boot and in many places still pretty politicized for instance in poland do you expect the pope to face much backlash. absolutely yes it will come soon i'm sure. well and we have to see this was and not an official remark that something that has to be done it has to be taken in and

alexander folk he's the chairman of the federation of lesbians and gays for chancellor merkel's city you party mrpark thanks for being with us 1st of all what does this step for the pope mean for you as a gay catholic man in germany's main conservative party. first of all. the 1st thing i was surprised and joy that i felt. joy of course because something that we have waited for a long time and surprised a lot in the way that it was totally unexpected it's i mean yes made the one or other remark in the past that at least showed that he's compassionate towards gays and lesbians but. like like like a christmas present you have a long wait of corinth and you're on record it's not exactly what you long for having got the wrong color and it's maybe not as big horse nice and it's still improved but it's definitely. something good and. he does so the 3rd feeling was all you still hope. the buffalo i do way i hope for maybe some words of regret about the suffering and pain the teachings of the church have cost the cost centuries to the whole focus less on us now not everyone in the catholic church support

mr. trump would recover as soon as possible. in a tweet, the indian prime minister wished the president a quick recovery and good health. chancellor merkelgermany said she hoped mr. and misses trump recover well from their coronavirus infection. let me, who makes visitors pass through a disinfecting tunnel before they meet him, sent mr. trump a telegram, saying he is certain the president's vitality, good spirits, and optimism will help him cope with the virus. >> the news of president trump's diagnosis came as quite a shock to many americans, regardless of their political persuasion. in fact, it dropped why a lot of americans were asleep. it was 1:00 a.m. in wngton. we have more on the reaction heard today to the development. >> everywhere you go here, donald trump getting the virus is today's biggest news. she ard when she got to work and says she was not surprised. >> figured he does not wear a masky often and he is so totally against it, does not lieve in it. iigure someone like that would get it, just to prove it does exist. kind of like you kind of deserve it, man. >> a trump supporter said he felt the president would come back str

mr trump would recover as soon as possible. in a tweet, the indian prime minister, narendra modi, wished president a quick recovery and good health. chancellor merkelid she hoped mr and mrs trump recover well from their corona infection. and vladimir putin, who makes visitors pass through a disinfecting tunnel before they meet him, sent mr trump a telegram saying he was certain the president's vitality, good spirits and optimism would help him cope with the virus. james landale, bbc news. medical experts say president trump is at a higher risk from covid—i9 because of his age, gender and weight. he's 7a, which makes him more likely to need hospital treatment than someone in their 20s. and at 17.5 stone, he's also categorised as clinically obese, and therefore more vulnerable to the disease. here's our health correspondent, catherine burns. president trump has had an interesting relationship with precautions like face coverings. here he is in my touring and mask factory, but not wearing one. by july, a change of heart, tweeting many people say it is patriotic to wear a face mask when you cannot socially distance. but watch him getting irritated with

bilaterally on investigating this case i can also tell you that angela merkel has visited alexei vali and. while he was still there and now mr. and his part continues to maintain that moscow is looking forward and is absolutely interested in a joint investigation of the alleged poisoning and this has been moscow's line from the very beginning here's what else the russian foreign minister said on your side and we said to do so in the form of course we are interested in establishing the truth about what happened with alexina as soon as possible but the situation is outrageous it's exactly the same scenario as in the so-called script case where the charges were announced but no facts were presented. thousands of dead sea creatures have washed ashore in russia's far east it sparked concerns of an ecological disaster off the coast of kamchatka an investigation is underway with samples of water sand and marine life sent to moscow for examination the government says that initial analyse showed no traces of oil here's how the threat was discovered. 630. in the pit just for the past few weeks all the surface at the beach who went int

on investigating this case i can also tell you that angela merkel has visited alexei vali and the hospital while he was still there and now mr. and his part continues to maintain that moscow is looking forward and is absolutely interested in a joint investigation of the alleged poisoning and this has been moscow's line from the very beginning here's what else the russian foreign minister said. of course we are interested in establishing the truth about what happened with alexina valmy as soon as possible but the situation is outrageous it's exactly the same scenario is in the so-called script palled case where the charges were announced but no facts were presented. your tank reports and that's not brings up tonight so far with all the nice today. we've also got plenty of stories as a way on our website and you can find that. the world is driven by shaped by. no dares thinks. we dare to ask. the us economy was booming growing numbers of people were made homeless. you can work 40 hours in a week and still not have enough to get housing everybody believes america still is the land of opportunity the reality of we're not financi

on investigating this case i can also tell you that angela merkel has visited alexei vali and the hospital while he was still there and now mr allowed in his part continues to maintain that moscow is looking forward and is absolutely interested in a joint investigation of the alleged poisoning and this has been moscow's line from the very beginning here's what else the russian foreign minister said. of course we are interested in establishing the truth about what happened with election of only as soon as possible but the situation is outrageous it's exactly the same scenario as in the so-called script called case when the charges were announced but no facts were presented. and indigenous family in canada is quebec province have filed a lawsuit against the hospital after a woman died while medical stuff were caught on camera insulting joyce and she passed away last monday at the age of 37 the mother of 7 have been admitted to hospital with severe stomach pains and have a history of heart problems during have final hours joyce lifestream to treatment in hospital just a warning but the video we're about to show you you might fi

thank the german people and in particular angler merkel the german chancellor it paid a secretive visit to alexei navalny while he was in hospital and mr in the valley throughout this interview seems to be under no illusions who is behind his alleged poisoning he's pointing the finger of blame firmly at moscow and directly to me at burrton at some point but while in russia a very different version of events is being talked about by senior figures in the state parliament i claim that putin is behind the crime and i have no alternative versions of what happened i don't say that to flatter myself but on the basis of fact the most important fact is novacek the order to use a manufacture it can only have come from 2 men the head of the f.s.b. or of the foreign intelligence service the s.v.r. know vonnie is a shameless scoundrel putin saved his life if what happened to him was orchestrated by the western secret services then his statement fits that logic in only a dishonest person can make such a statement. well shortly before i've come to talk to you right now we've heard from dmitri prescott of the kremlin spokes person saying that while h

and it is his presidency which angler merkel has spoken so much about and indeed the rest of the e.u. has spoken so much about we know that the mrs schuyler has been grateful that sanctions have been imposed and she is hoping that the e.u. will be able to do more to help those in her country who are opposed to the government of president one of the things that the sky has said repeatedly is that she looks to germany she looks to anger the methyl who she calls the most powerful female politician in the world she looks for support where possible one thing she's also mentioned though is that she believes that people in her country are prepared still to go out on general strike even despite the conditions in the country so opposed are they to the rule of president. still ahead on al-jazeera. how much of the focus in recent days has spent on president trump and the corona virus outbreak within the white house here in other parts of washington d.c. regular people are getting tested because they're worried. i'm natasha back like in paris where france is began returning some can only all iraq all 12 step africa but not fast enough for so

chancellor merkel making her proposal, to shut down restaurants for a month. mr.ear from him this evening on potentially a lockdown in france. from london, equities lower. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: welcome to bloomberg etf iq europe. over the next 30 minutes, we will be your guided market to exchange written funds. everything you need to know about the funds and the flows. we ask if a low-cost solution is -- and when china set up a new export. the country takes a new step with the etf market. what it means for investors. let's talk about which countries and sectors are attracting -- with dani burger. dani: one

questions over the fitness of mr micron to act as a mediator in a dispute he's already very publicly taken aside in or speaking on wednesday the german chancellor angela merkel said that she will also be holding her own meeting with svetlana ticking off in a meeting of the need. i will meet with their positions to one off square one we see brief women taking to the streets calling for corruption free life i cannot but it mire that. with 2 of the keep power brokers in france and germany either having met with or agreeing to meet with svetlana ticket it's hard to see how that sits alongside previous statements by emanuel marc on and angela merkel saying that there should be no outside interference in the future dollars. from class for us absolutely clear must find its way by itself and there must be no involvement from abroad the people of belarus know what they want and it was good for them and we want the dialogue to take place among the russians themselves with the european union is ready to take part if that's what belorussians want russia should also be included as part of that dialogue. moscow is unequivocal on this and says that these meetings are direc

mentioned before the complexities of mrs surratt little moment and trying to take away the fear and uncertainty and by the way the role of leadership is to mental someone like merkel can do it very well so like this to trial is only harmful. alric we don't have much time left i want to ask you one last question i want to circle back to a point that you were making earlier in the show and focus for a moment on some very vulnerable populations in the world right now and how all this is impacting them how much is q and on a threat to minorities and migrants when it is a very big threat to minorities because in that sense this particular strategy is to gain attention by playing with people's fear is in essence mature tarion if he finds an os versus them and the them it's always the minority to look down on me if i feel miserable i find someone who is even lower in social position and that creates a different form of tolerance or even tolerance to allow in certain cases even physical violence because it is ok if a larger group of people that should demises it and that is the beginning of something that is more than words it is that should devising violence against mino

mr trump would recover as soon as possible. in a tweet, the indian prime minister, narendra modi, wished president a quick recovery and good health. chancellor merkeltion on official chinese media to this news? chinese state media kept the news report pretty brief and just stated basic facts about the testing result, but an editor of a state media, global times tweets a pretty strong reaction on twitter. he said president trump paid the price for his... to play down the pandemic and this will negatively affect his campaigns, however on chinese social media several state media have shut off the comments about these news. it seems like beijing is keen to control the public opinion, in case it goes out of hand. why is that? well, clearly beijing wa nts to why is that? well, clearly beijing wants to state just a simple message it wants to send good wishes to the president, and first lady, it sets a, for president, and first lady, it sets a,fora president, and first lady, it sets a, for a ministry spokesperson that china hopes the president and the first lady recovers soon, and at a the same seem while there is reaction to in new, the governments wa nt

on mr luker shanker then it would have put more pressure on the already embattled president and he could well have adopted a bunker mentality and not cooperated at all in the future i'm going to merkel the german chancellor said that it was difficult negotiations that got them to this point but referred to it as a big step forward in terms of minsk reaction to the sanctions well they're less than impressed as you would imagine they've said that no nation would've had to the demands that were being made of it by the european union and that they may well and they will sorry i beg your pardon react with sanctions of their own in turn to this move. saying sions have been imposed as a punitive measure for the belorussian failure to comply with a set of ultimatum requirements that not a single self respecting sovereign state would ever meet. well moscow which has a key role to play in the future of belarus due to the close and historical ties between the 2 nations they've said they don't agree with placing the sanctions we heard from dmitri peskov the kremlin spokesperson saying just that. 'd these sanctions are a manifestation of weakness not of strength had been included on the list tha

and it is his presidency which angle merkel has spoken so much about and indeed the rest of the e.u. has spoken so much about we know that the mrs is going to sky and has been grateful that sanctions have been imposed and she is hoping that the e.u. will be able to do more to help those in her country who are opposed to the government of president one of the things that the sky has said repeatedly is that she looks to germany she looks to anger merkel who she calls the most powerful female politician in the world she looks for support where possible one thing she's also mentioned though is that she believes the people in her country are prepared still to go out on general strike even despite the conditions in the country so opposed are they to the rule of president. 3 suspects are charged with helping al shabaab fighters attack a kenyan shopping complex will be sentenced on wednesday dozens of people were killed when gunmen besieged the westgate mall in nairobi 7 years ago catherine soy has more. benmore and a friend were driving into the basement parking of the westgate mall when they had the 1st blast then got shots from momen

merkel is urging e.u. and u.k. leaders to keep working on a trade deal after talks fizzled out this week at the so-called breakfast summit as the meeting in brussels wrapped up from mrboris johnson british firms to expect no deal exit unless the changes its position. for the pound we can began on friday as traders appear to be losing confidence that a break the deal is on the way covering the talks in brussels for us is our senior your correspondent barbara vai's will i ask what the mood is like between u.k. and 50 years out this route obviously is the time for finger pointing i mean the negotiations are drawing to a close there are maybe 23 or maximum 4 weeks left to get to a deal so the british side said in very strident tones that it's all the fault of the european union they haven't been moving at all they're not giving us what we want which is a canada trade deal we remember sita the deal that took 7 years to negotiate and so they really need to bad now otherwise we walk. now to france where the government fears the covered 19 crisis could create a lost generation of young people the country's g.d.p. is expected to shrink by roughly a 5th this year about $75000

merkel is urging e.u. and u.k. leaders to keep working on a trade deal after talks fizzled out this week at the so-called breakfast summit as the meeting in brussels wrapped up from mr boris johnson british firms to expect no deal exit unless the changes its position. by the pound we can began on friday as traders appear to be losing confidence that a break the deal is on the way covering the talks in brussels for as is senior your correspondent barbara veil i asked what the mood is like between u.k. and fiji you. obviously is the time for finger pointing i mean the negotiations are drawing to a close there are maybe 23 or 4 weeks left to get to a deal so the british side said in very strident tones that it's all a fault of the european union they haven't been moving at all they're not giving us what we want which is a canada trade deal we remember sita the deal that took 7 years to negotiate and so they really need to badge now otherwise we walk. now to france where the government fares the covered 19 crisis could create a lost generation of young people the country's g.d.p. is expected to shrink by roughly a 5th this year about $750000.00 young people set to enter