i'm shibuya aki. >> the president of mali forced to resign.ary arrests the president week after -- weeks after a disisputed election. toitary leaders are going organize new elections. the european union is showing support for protesters in belarus. people have poured into the streets over an election that handed a sixth term to alexander lukashenko. biden is formally nomed

what is it we asked passers by in tokyo's trendy shibuya district. based on. good looks. i know it is. it feels nice very cute. but this is i really like cats but unfortunately i'm allergic to them that look a little cons but i think this could make a good replacement. a little kind of search for all those with the loan through the feeling is good with a tail. so cue ball as it's officially named didn't really raise any eyebrows in japan but here's how one german tourist responded well yes this is. a vacuum cleaner that. i know idea or maybe a question cleaner or something in japan it's used as a surrogate cat of sorts i've got my 10 year old daughter would love one of these she cost $150.00 euro would you spend that much absolutely not even if you get some it's an emotional companion to others just a cute toy but even though all the pillow is nothing like high tech robots like eyeball and love out it's still based on a bright idea that could only have come from japan. that provides comfort and joy without all the work involved like dogs and cats responds to touch its sur

i'm aki shibuya.ronavirus has done anything, it's changed the way we work and the way we interact. adapting to life in the pandemic presents challenges to us all, especially to the most vulnerable. today we look at two groups of people searching for a way forward in our vastly altered world. in our first report we visit a business which like many is being hit hard by falling sales. for the time being, the workers are carrying on by reaching out to the community that has supported them. the company is making products to give rather than sell. >> it looks a bit like jelly, but these colorful fruit-shaped creations are actually bars of soap. the company that makes them sells 200,000 a gear. the products are the handiwork of a dedicated team of 26 disabled employees. these workers have earned a rereputation for their impressi skills. three years ago they helped the company become profitable, but now, as the coronavirus battered the economy, their efforts are under threat. the head of the company has respo