Germanys beings are in decline and environmental activists say humans are to blame the issue has caused a political fight kids environmentalists began to chancellor Angela Merkels coalition. Now. Im Claire Richards and welcome to the show one of the strongest psych loans in decades. Has hit northeastern india and bangladesh where millions have fled to emergency shelters at least 14 deaths have been blamed on the storm so far and Authorities Say there is a risk of devastating floods along the low lying coast authorities are also worried about the spread of coronavirus in cycling shelters where they say social distancing is impossible. Calling wind and driving rain cycling and. Leashed its Formidable Force as it made landfall. The storm 1st touched down in the indian state of west bengal the coastline there and neighboring bangladesh a bearing the brunt of the cycle and. With wind gusts of up to 190 Kilometers Per Hour the storm is the strongest to hit the area in over a decade the flood prone region is densely populated with many vulnerable communities. Over 2 and a half 1000000 people have been evacuated from low lying areas and are being housed in shelters. The coronavirus pandemic has further complicated matters. It is a word. It is only a mixture jason were going to expect is there and that the survey we have heard is that the state room here crossing. The border. Was not a. Social distancing is nearly impossible in such cramped quarters and authorities fear combating the virus will be hampered by the destruction wrought by the site plan its an unprecedented challenge even for People Living in an area prone to regular cyclons a challenge that will remain long after the storm has passed. Well g. W. Wall is covering that story for us from delhi. Cycle went up and made landfall in india early evening on wednesday and already that are the ports of heavy structural damage and loss of life hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from low lying areas in northeast india as well as and beyond that the multiple Disaster Relief teams have also been deployed in both countries they face an additional challenge however because of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown in both countries in india many shelters were converted into corner wireless wards just 2 weeks ago and now as a consequence theres a shortage of e. V. A. s in which these people can be evacuated many have refused to actually move to the shelters because of the fear of contracting the current one of us there is also concerns around the will hinder camps and ports as bizarre in bangladesh while the cause of the cycling does not pass through abusing areas the false reports often were not biased cases have already emerged in courts as bizarre last week considered to be one of the most densely Populated Areas in the world and even if the typhoon does not hit this area hard it will definitely cause an impediment in the efforts to prevent the spread of the pandemic in this area. Lets take a look now at some other stories making news around the world police in bangladesh have used tear gas and baton to disperse hundreds of protesting garment workers in the capital dhaka the workers are demanding wages that theyre owed some say they havent been paid for 3 months the coronavirus pandemic has led factories to furlough or lay off half the countrys 4000000 garment workers. An Israeli Court has ordered Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu to appear at the opening of his trial on sunday he was indicted earlier this year on charges of fraud breach of trust and accepting bribes a trial comes just days after he was sworn into office for the 5th time. Rwandas most wanted genocide suspect. Has appeared before a french court today on charges related to the 1904 massacre of at least 800000 people prosecutors have requested his transfer to you and custody who was arrested in paris on saturday after 25 years on the run shares in live tons have rallied on reports and german ministers have agreed the final details of a 9000000000 a year out bailout to be offered to the coronavirus stricken Airline Business daily handles says the government plans to take a 25 percent stake in the carrier and received 2 seats on the companys board it would also provide a 3000000000. 00 euro in line of credit shareholders and the European Commission would have to approve the deal if johnson has been hit hard by the decline in travel due to the pandemic and has had to ground nearly all of its fleet. Votes are being counted in a landmark president ial election in burundi the day hes fully despite fears of Political Violence in the east african country however shortly after polls closed at the Main Opposition Party accuse authorities of vote rigging opposition leader. Said the electoral observers from his party have been chased away from calling stations there were no independent observers on election day heres more long lines no social distancing and a touch of handwashing. Amid the pandemic the people at the randi crowded polling stations to vote for a new president the run up to the elections was marred by repression and arbitrary arrests and on voting day social media platforms were blocked. Hardly any foreign observers were out putting stations after the government said they would be forced to spend 14 days in quarantine due to coronavirus. Despite lingering distrust of the government voting was peaceful in a country used to violence and ethnic tensions the incumbent president. Has left the country for a divisive 15 years coming to power after a brutal civil war his chosen successor every. Year is a former army general and influential political figure. Many thought that this day would never come but it has come to pass this is the day when People Choose the leaders that they wish to without any force or obligation upon them or. The main opposition candidate is Agathon Rosser he says freedom of the press was not respected on polling day. Much it is quite disappointing that local voting station officials can give orders and refused the right for journalists to cover these election was. That its quite deplorable so. Why should we prevent journalists from covering this event here when they were allowed to cover other locations. The 1st. Observers say the peaceful holding at the election is promising but they warn if any kind it refuses to accept the results it could lead to protests and violence. Well japan has launched a rocket carrying a cargo vehicle full of vital supplies to the International Space station the rocket carrying the countrys going to tori cargo transporter blasted off from the to niggas she must face and her around 2 30 am local time it will be the last time the cargo console will be used to deliver supplies to astronauts in space. Environmentalist here in germany are warning of another potential disaster these heading toward extinction the insects are crucial pollinators and their decline is putting pressure on the worlds food systems but these backers in germany have to contend with government bureaucracy and resistance from farmers. This is where im alina and captain rule 2 of 10 queen bees here at the German Parliament named after the 2 most important women in germanys green party. Stand started here 5 years ago with one colony now half a 1000000 bees a buzzing in the parliament garden. And have become the symbol for all the insects that weve been losing over the last few years is beans have it tough in agricultural environments because the number of trees is declining so theres less blossoms in fact bees in the city a much better off than those in the countryside. And he best argued this may look pretty but monocultures kill bees and insects say these demonstrators outside the Parliament Building in berlin half the while the species in germany are threatened with extinction. Make the feels buzz again say the protesters. A moment india africa along under the current rules the e. U. Subsidizes large scale farming for quantity not quality and we want farmers to get money when they actually deliver service to nature and the environment and for chuffed. The use Green New Deal plan sets and wishes goals for agriculture to become greener and more insect friendly but politicians sympathetic to farmers warn against simply reducing the use of pesticides. I believe we can invest a lot in research to develop alternative pesticides that have a smaller ecological footprint than those we have now. You know yet stylized. So where does that leave the bees the German Government has a socalled action plan for the protection of insects but even the environment minister concedes that its not enough. The state of nature here in germany is not satisfactory there are many areas where more needs to be done and the situation is slightly improved with each forest spread cities and forests but its still dire when you look at the german our great cultural landscape. So the consensus is that more needs to be done to protect bees and other insects but consensus alone will not save them. Now heres a look at some of todays coronavirus developments global infections are about to surpass the 5000000 mark with the death toll now over 325000 the World Health Organization says 106000 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours the most in a single day since the outbreak began brazil alone reported nearly 20000 new infections on wednesday and about 900 more people who died of cove at 19 but in greece the government says improving numbers will allow seasonal hotels to reopen on june 15th and International Flights can head for tourist destinations on july 1st. To sports now and germany goalkeeper manuel neuer has extended his contract with byron munich until 2023 theres been speculation that the 34 year old might walk away from the bundesliga champions after they signed another goalkeeper but neuer has now committed himself to biron the world cup winner is likely to end his career in unix where he has won 7 titles and a Champions League. Atalanta flare up and goes and has been named a german football ambassador 2020 after a public vote at all and are based in bergen one of the italian citys worst hit by the coronavirus and the little known go since has come into prominence in germany with his interviews about life and lockdown. Rubbing goes in as was riding the crest of a wave his modest Atalanta Team will wear when european football with a series of stunning displays in the Champions League but then the coronavirus struck with the clubs base of berger in northern italy being one of the worst affected cities in the world the 25 year old solidarity with has helped him to be voted by the public as german football ambassador 2020. Beats off competition from big unknown names such as germany internationals jennifer amount of. Course. Last years winner was germanys barcelona goalkeeper mark under a test dagon showing that the public vote often goes to very high profile players but not this time. The store spokesman im unbelievably proud to have finished above the likes of tony crows and Lukas Podolski another great german football and i dont take it for granted and to be honest i didnt expect to. Goodsons has been training at home during lockdown hoping for a resumption of the italian and Champions League seasons in the coming months he was born in germany but has so far spent his career in the netherlands and italy is displays. Have already led to calls for him to receive a 1st germany cap being named german football ambassador will do his chances no harm at all. Youre watching deed of the unions to remember and you can keep up to date with all the latest on our website that. You can follow us on twitter and instagram too im Claire Richardson and friend me and the entire team thanks so much for watching. In to listen. To them beethovens Pastoral Symphony is the foundation of an international project. Beethoven worldwide the control project starts june 4th