Spreading their grown up shops schools and restaurants well. It can be a lonely going 1st the business to get prepared to become the 1st major sports meet to restart its season during the Global Pandemic officials know every single step will be scrutinized. I merely for the most unwelcome the u. S. Justice department has asked a judge to drop its criminal case against president of the transform our National Security advisor Michael Flynn and 2017 flynn pleaded guilty to lying to f. B. I. Officials during an independent investigation into russias interference in the 2016 president ial election the move comes the move from the Justice Department comes as flynn was attempting to withdraw that plea. Schauer correspondent is following the story for us in washington stefan could you 1st quickly walk us through the flynn case. Yeah so as you pointed out before. Michael flynn was a National Security advisor for President Trump in 2017 in less than a few months then he was dismissed by the president because he was caught lying officially lying to the pres to the Vice President pence about his contacts to the then Russian Ambassador to the United States however there was an investigation done against flynn he was a crown witness for the more investigation we all remember that the more investigation the more report he admitted and pled guilty twice in front of 2 judges to have lights. Intentionally in an f. B. I. Interview and now bill bar. Some say not on orders but pressured by the president declares that all of this doesnt matter and the federal prosecutor wants to drop the case this has to be as you pointed also still approved by a federal judge see you were hinting towards influence from the president why has the Justice Department asked to drop it now. Its a good christian i have to tell you this is absolutely unheard off this is unprecedented and. It is just beginning here in the evening hours locally here in the United States now to really erupt. Ill tear and sheer disbelief of what happened here because the president in the oval office today actually said that how he was treated Michael Flynn was treated. Was almost treasonous. Of course juristic speaking legally speaking this is nothing to do with treason whatsoever anyhow thats the president the president pressured for months for years now officials and the public havent the public with his opinion that there was wrong done to Michael Flynn who again let me repeat this twice pled guilty as charged so what other reactions have you heard and washing. Well of course across the political spectrum this is very different right now republicans are seeing this as far as early indications seem to hint as vindication of general Michael Flynn democrats are really angry the chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the house nader Just Announced that he will seek a d. O. J. What stock investigation as well as having bill bob the attorney general in front of the company to testify. Stephanie ones in washington thank you so much. The evacuation has expanded near a chemical factory in india where a gas leak killed at least 11 people on wednesday the factory is located in the city of. Officials say it was deadly styrene gas that 1st escaped from the plant sending hundreds to the hospital. The leak caught residents off guard. And hit the most vulnerable. Some of the victims collapsed as they try to flee. Others appeared dizzy and unsteady. Eyewitnesses said the gas came i can mist suddenly in the middle of the night where most with sleeping. Emergency services transported hundreds to hospital several children among those needing treatment. Or dollar. 800 to 1000 people have gone to the hospital and they have been taken it off so now the focus is not so much on the guys leakage as the effect of the guys leakage on the treatment of the of the people who have been affected. Most of those admitted to hospital are now reported to be either in a stable condition or to have been discharged its still unclear though its a toxic fumes will have a Lasting Impact on their health and a few patients who still said to be unconscious hours after arriving at the hospital. The plant where the accident happened l. G. Polymers makes plastics one report suggests that the leak of a substance called styrene happened as the site was starting to reopen after indias lockdown because of the coronavirus. Prime minister Narendra Modi said he was keeping an eye on the situation from delhi and wished all those affected a speedy recovery. Its clear many are still in shock over the incident but it seems they will have to wait the results of an investigation to find out how and why this happened. In france people have endured one of europes toughest lock downs for nearly 2 months that will begin to change next week the number of coronavirus cases is falling and some businesses will be allowed to restart but hundreds of local mayors urging the government to delay the reopening of schools also planned for monday as in other countries the french authorities are under pressure to get the economy moving again marianne in a mask frances lockdown was stricter than most now the government has presented its plan for a gradual lifting of frances social commercial and industrial quarantine. Weve entered a new stage in our fight against pandemic and its good news for france and the french people. Businesses are set to reopen on monday 42 percent of french employees are on reduced hours or of not worked at all since the 17th of march schools are to open gradually despite misgivings from some parents trains and Transit Services also restart on monday but only about half of the Rolling Stock is ready to operate the government has promised to provide masks for everyone and carry out 700000 tests a week but people are skeptical after 2 months of strict measures they believe their government has botched the response to the current crisis. They should have started large scale testing immediately like in germany i think theres no clear course its all back and forth were sick of it. 3 years ago to the day emanuel mark owen was bathing in the glory of his election victory now it seems much of that glory has faded. Meanwhile germany is also getting back to business as usual but with the option of locking down again if necessary some coronavirus restrictions will be eased over the next few weeks the aim is to prevent infection while allowing people to lead a more normal daily life. Suntan is in you guessed youd end and today she is finally on her way back to school in berlin after 4 weeks of learning at home through unless and she is now cycling towards her teachers and classmates to see them face to face. As when i miss you and all the little bit excited and nervous about how it will go but above all im really looking forward to it. Shell be back together with her School Friends but not all of them to keep students safe germany has implemented strict hygiene rules face masks must be worn and could only be taken off inside the classroom only a small number of pupils is allowed in one room. Teacher says it makes group work a lot more difficult if your. Large groups create completely different dynamics completely different interaction then you get in small groups and. Teachers and students are asked to use disinfectants and keep a distance but thats only possible if the total number of people in the building is limited therefore only a few selected subjects are being taught in from person and teachers have to continue on my lessons despite being back at school. That can be a challenge explains headmaster to be. Here here they come here to attend classes and then when they get home there are video conferences with the. The other half of the class always other learning groups the homework arrives through the portal the teachers have to correct that as well their workload has increased significantly. Sometimes grateful that she can now go back to school at least a few days a week she even see some advantages in the new approach. I was on francis and it felt a bit strange at 1st but its basically a good thing and it went fairly well it was quite nice to work in such a small group. First on talent. These small groups are likely to remain in the reality for months to come like other aspects of life school never be the same again. And heres a round up of the latest pandemic news more than 3700000 people have been infected with a corona virus globally and 265000. Russia has passed germany and france to rank 5th and infection numbers russia has 177000 cases and the death toll in sweden has passed 3000 the government there has been both criticized and praised for holding to loosen restrictions than the rest of europe. Next weekend well mark the restart of German Bundesliga football its a controversial steps the 1st Major Sports League to resume play during the Global Pandemic professional athletes and sports franchises around the world will be watching closely. The German Football League has been plotting a church urging the pitch with the system from doctors and politicians for months now the but its leader is in pole position to show the rest of the world how german footballs strategy worked to get the green light from the state. Does internet sundays in concert be interested in our concept is huge i dont know if its possible to apply this concept to other countries one to one but we are going to share the knowledge and how we work with it also the mistakes we make of course we are going to make mistakes we want to contribute to the rebounders torch across the world by showing solidarity. And. Combed the world players. In and brother organization over several professional sport players unions across the globe responded to the announcement of the book is the good return. We believe about who won and i. Said the very best practice we were very impressed with the comment by the german dog. Who was trying that you know the leadership example we have to have a mock and one where the news when it comes to how we relate in the sports governing body need to do to. The other major football leagues the premier league in england italy syria in spades Little League are still without a definitive restart date but they are making strides to have one surely theyll be taking notes from the blueprint germany has laid out. When the going to say that resumes here in germany next week football fans will be banned from stadiums but they will have access to the bashes for free at least for a while the bought cost rights holder off the bonus legal well as the 1st 2 weekends life on free t. V. Politicians have been pushing for the move to discourage Mass Gatherings outside the stadiums once the bonus we got kicks off on may 16th youre watching the news dont forget you can keep in touch with the news on our website its that state of u. 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