They make out a new lead. Time soon so misconduct that you could join us it is the biggest stimulus package in germanys postwar history the measures agreed on by the government after marathon talks are aimed at helping the countrys economy economy recover from the coronavirus lock down the 130000000000. 00 euro plan includes cutting the sales tax giving cash to families and providing extra funding for municipalities. After 2 days of intense talks their marriage where 50000000000. 00 euros more than anyone expected under a dramatic surprise aim to get germans reaching for their wallets v. A. T. Will be cut by 3 percent until the end of the year. Were missing the physical because the it would know that the longer. We need to make sure that everyone has the courage to invest again and to make sure that the consumer demand rises to unseat. 4 weeks Industry Leaders have lobbied hard for a marriage and see help in the end there was a little for everyone food and if you thought. There would be a great number of further measures aimed at reviving the economy and we will agree on a bridging Program Using exiting means for middle and small businesses. Among the measures families will receive 300. 00 euros per child the government will help local municipalities cover billions in tax falls there will be bonuses for companies that keep Training Programs despite the pandemic and purchase incentives for electric cars in all the package has 57. 00 promises and economists are pleased with the outcome but the package has 2 sides one is to boost consumption in the short term its not about sustainability we have to revive the economy and then there is a part with future investments thats climate protection by investing in infrastructure there are a lot of points in the well thought. Out missing amid the measures long hoped for purchase premiums for cars with petrol and Diesel Engines here even the mighty Auto Industry could not prevail. Lets get more on the story with our Political Correspondent kate brady hi kate you know germanys government has for years now avoided debt and championed this that balanced budget policy are we witnessing a shift now. We certainly are seeing a shift and it seems that those days at least for now in the initial response to the economic fallout of the current virus pandemic those days of penny pinching or said pinching at least here in germany do at least for now seem to be over and lets not forget they saw a stimulus that was announced late last night after a mammoth 21 hours of talks isnt just the only financial measure that germanys been implemented in throughout the pandemic and also in the coming months we also at the end of march saw in the announcement from the German Government again of a Financial Aid package to the tune of some 750000000000 euros and we also have seen the German Government decide to take a new debt as well a massive to do here in germany so it seems that they really are pulling out all of the stops to make sure that germanys economy the largest economy in europe stays on its feet kate take us through some of the big takeaways of this package. Well there are several quite broad wide ranging measures so some of the things that really stand out things like. Financial aid for families so families are going to be provided with an extra 300. 00 euros per child were going to see a v. 80 temporarily reduced as well until the end of the year from 19 percent to 16 percent say really an incentive to get german spending again and on top of that as well theres also going to be a government supported rebate for purchases of electric cars and also it was noting included in this package is a 50000000000 euros to address things like Climate Change innovation and also digitalisation within the German Economy so this is already been seen as a chance for innovation as well an opportunity to move forward in germany something that german the countrys been lacking in recent years and how is this all being received here in germany. Well in germany theres been a reasonably positives of response sorry there have been some calls for some more spending for social welfare but a lot of the concerns are actually coming from outside of germany theres already been concerns d raised in some of the. Leading figures sorry in some of the weak. Economic economically weak you states and there are worries that the sheer scale of this economic boost in germany could actually worsen the financial imbalances with in the eurozone our Political Correspondent kate brady reporting for us thank you. Well environmental groups have criticized aspects of this package saying that value added tax reductions could boost the sales of Diesel Engine cars Energy Economist claudia camphor told the w. News that more could be done we still have a high share off and are mental damaging subsidies and this is also one of those so we should boost more the especially the railway the transportation transformation and also the Renewable Energy and related also the electric mobility so in total i would say george floyd will now face an upgraded charge of 2nd degree murder 3 other officers at the scene last week will now also face charges on wednesday floyds family visited a memorial where he died. The son grieving the loss of his father this is where george floyd begged for his life handcuffed under the weight of 3 officers another stood by after 8 minutes and 46 seconds george floyd lost his struggle and quincy has come in search of one thing. Very notable my family. Trying to just my father. Appreciate everyone for joining us of support and love. And i thank you for that. Now theres a new hope and his pursuit of justice in the men did complain the charges the charges former Minneapolis Police officer Derrick Shaaban with murder in the 2nd degree for the death of george floyd i believe the evidence available to us now supports the stronger charge of 2nd degree murder in this state has also issued arrest warrants for the other officers involved they face felony murder charges in the 2nd degree for aiding and abetting and to everyone that is watching i say. George floyd mattered he was loved his family was important his life had value and we will see justice for him and for you and we will find it civil rights Attorney Benjamin Crump says this moment is it Tipping Point 3 quality. See if america truly believes in the words of thomas jefferson. There we hold 2 these truths to be self evident. Oh. Credit equally bad then their creator were so 2. Right that amongst their own. Liberty their pursuit of happiness well america that means bright people true. From coast to coast and around the world protesters have marched for some way but also to push against the u. S. Justice system that they say too often treats black citizens without humanity many believe after decades of failed starts that the u. S. Is ready for change. President trumps former defense secretary james mattis has issued a sharp condemnation of the u. S. President s handling of the protests writing in the magazine the atlantic matus describes trump as the only president in his lifetime who does not try to unite the American People but instead tries to divide them mattis also said that the president threatening to deploy the u. S. Military to deal with violent unrest is a threat to the u. S. Constitution matches resigned in december 28th and protest over trumps policy in syria and long refused to publicly criticize a sitting u. S. President. Now to some other stories from around the world troops fighting for libyas internationally recognized government say they now have control over the borders of the capital city tripoli and a source for forces attacking the city under general highly for huffed are say they are withdrawing it is the latest in a number of recent defeats for have to our forces russias president has declared a state of emergency over a fuel spill in a region of siberia last friday some 20000 tons of diesel leaked into waterways after a fuel reservoir collapsed at a power plant near the city of norilsk a criminal probe has been launched. Lufthansa is set to slip out of germanys index of Blue Chip Companies the dax as a coronavirus pandemic drives down its share price a decision is due later today the carrier has Just Announced a major restructuring involving thousands of job cuts last week the government agreed to a 9000000000 euro rescue package. Lawmakers in hong kong have approved a controversial new National Anthem law debate on the measure was briefly suspended after prodemocracy legislators staged a protest in the chamber chinas been pushing for the bill in order to criminalize insults to its National Anthem opponents see the legislation as a part of a Wider Campaign by beijing to clamp down on human rights in hong kong this comes as china prepares to enforce a strict new security law in the territory. Today is also the anniversary of chinas crackdown on prodemocracy protests in Beijings Tiananmen Square in 1909 for the 1st time in 30 years authorities in hong kong have banned large gatherings marking the anniversary citing concerns over the coronavirus but hundreds of prodemocracy demonstrators have defied that many are worried it is another move by beijing to suppress freedom of speech as we report now chinas president xi jinping has taken a tough approach from the outset and not just on hong kong but as part of a broader strategy to assert chinas authority on the global stage. Back in march 23rd when she became the president of china if you could have known what kind of leader he was going to become. But it soon became clear that he planned to take a hard line especially with people he regarded as a threat to the state one of his 1st moves was to target both high and low ranking officials in a Sweeping Campaign against corruption indicting more than 100000. 00 people on charges of graft or abuse of power. This turned out to be the start of what she viewed as an Historic Mission to restore china to its former greatness but fishies goal to be realized the Chinese Communist party needed to consolidate his power and exert more control in all areas of life. In 2014 this led to g. s 1st major showdown with prodemocracy protesters in hong kong. To demonstrate is that a new edict from china would prevent opposition politicians from standing for election. But she was also encountering opposition at home after rounding up more than 202. 00 human rights lawyers. Critics that the move showed a new determination to silence dissent and question any possible threat to communist party rule. At the same time he was also projecting strength in other ways beefing up chinas military muscle. And building artificial islands in contested waters of the south china sea. But the real game changer came in march 28th. When she stunned the world by scrapping president ial term limits effectively making himself ruler of a one party state for life. With the covert 19 outbreak in woo han was another turning point as the epicenter moved to other countries he was able to cast himself as a savior by providing aid. He also said chinas reported success in containing the disease compared to other countries prove that his authoritarian style of rule was superior to other forms of government. Lets get some perspective on the story now we have all back with us shes a china expert and senior fellow at the think tank of the German Marshall Fund biker good to have you with us so today the Hong Kong Legislature passed this law criminalizing insults to chinas National Anthem and the new security bill by beijing is said to be in force as well are we seeing the end of the one nation 2 systems concept that is underpinned hong kong until now. What were seeing is definitely a series of measures and laws that are meant to erode possibilities for freedom of expression possibilities for expressing the sense and possibilities for organizing Civil Society against measures that would otherwise be imposed on hong kong now to me especially the National Security law that saging have announced the blunt past is an actual game changer because if the National Security law from the mainland is any indication it is incredibly basic it can be in enforced fairly random the again a large number of able to find quiet and so it makes it all but impossible for Civil Society to organize against any future measure if it also sets a president president and the high in the in the sense that it is passed by beijing rather than by the local legislature so i think activists and opposition politicians who think hong kong will be very different after those have a point we talk to a part of our to say activist in hong kong earlier in the day and he appealed for International Pressure here to make a difference but what can the International Community realistically do. The thing is the one country 2 systems. Arrangement under which hong kong have a special status is not a one way street that is only granted by beijing it also depends on acceptance by Foreign Countries that have special trees will chunks. So i do think there is and the United States has done this europe has been a lot more cautious i do think europe has a lot more leeway here to state that if hong kong autonomy is completely taken away that will be reflected in how europe starts treating hong kong and that maybe maybe to europe no longer thinking about the one country to some arrangement is justified but i think we actually have a lot more of the way than by most european politicians what would make it seem right america altered from the German Marshall Fund to speaking to us thank you thank you josh. Now police here in germany say they have identified a new suspect in the 2007 disappearance of the british toddler Madeleine Mccann despite a vast International Search and intense Media Coverage her fate with maines a mystery authorities are asking for the publics help for any information that could link the new suspect to the case. When Madeline Mccann disappeared from her room in this resort in portugal she became a global story her face instantly recognizable from news bulletins and missing posters. In spite of her parents efforts to raise awareness and an extensive search by police the 3 year old was never found. Now 13 years later a suspect has suddenly emerged a german man who lived in this house near the resort when madeline disappeared but it is not the suspect is a german citizen and was 30 years old at the time of madelines disappearance he is currently in prison in germany because of a sexual crime and drug dealing from 1905 to 2007 he was in portugal almost continuously and it lived in a house between pryor delusion and live those for a couple of years eat. Like their german counterparts British Police are appealing for information linking him to madelines case. There might be people in the past who have been quite fearful have come forward to the place and my message is to anybody that has information. Did he speak to you in confidence and tell you what happened that night. 2 vehicles could offer up clues this v. W. Camper van and this jag you are sedan are thought to have been in the suspects possession. Madelines family can now hope that vital questions will finally be answered. Lets bring in our correspondent in london for more on the story that the mccann family talked to the press this morning what have they been saying about this new development. Well there was the spokesman for the mccann family and he said that they are not really hopeful theyre not optimistic but they support this investigation they feel that they need closure and this is what theyre really hoping for and they feel that this is also a significant new lead because there was never just one individual framed by the police not by the portuguese authorities who were leading the investigation in the 1st years by the British Police so they feel this is a significant moment they are not hoping for anything else hoping that madelyne would be alive theyre just hoping for closure that they can come to terms with this 13 year old. German portuguese British Police theyve been working together on this it has been 13 years as you said why has it been such a difficult case to solve. Well i think its because there was never a key witness there was nobody who witnessed any abduction and there has been over the years so many new leads so many room us or many sightings so many media reports it just flared up over the years again and again this case and the mccanns themselves also never ceased to try and find the solve the case they had a private investigator as well but so far there was never. Any real suspect that the police would point a finger on and this might be a change now also its significant that the German Police are treating it as a Murder Investigation the British Police so far are still saying they are looking for theyre treating it as an abduction a missing person not a Murder Investigation our correspondent mark of mass in london thank you. Now to some more stories from around the world at least 8 people have been killed and dozens of others seriously burned in a blast in india the explosion occurred at a pesticide factory in the Western State of gujarat thousands of villagers living near the plant were evacuated as a precaution. Parts of brazil are relaxing social distancing rules designed to contain the corona virus in some cities parks and churches every opened despite the death toll continuing to rise brazil reported a record 1349 deaths on wednesday taking the National Total to above 32000. 00. More on the coronavirus pandemic now and its impact on the economy among the hardest hit businesses have been restaurants bars and clubs many of which about to shut down for months the people who work in those businesses are often students for those who come from abroad the going has been especially tough. Hardly a student to be seen on the campus of the university of alton book in northern germany since the coronavirus pandemic began most professors have taken their Classes Online students participate from home one of them is 27 year old yosh once mereology from india for 3 years hes been working towards a degree in physics his area of specialty is converting sunlight into energy. Germanys very good in football so thats where im going after finishing the. Engineer and then i want to go back to india to go through. And after you believe because i did not come to germany on a grant he has to work his way through college up until february he had a kitchen job at a restaurant which paid 610 euro some month. I find the job in. Living happy but i dont know really came i lost a job. I have no job offer to put on a. Boat and work as a small city of 170000 people there are not a lot of part time jobs for students the locals work as Civil Servants in the military and sales or and tourism. But on the plus side the cost of living is extremely low maryalice dormitory room only costs 170 year olds a month he has roommates from Foreign Countries like them hes homesick. I miss india i miss my family i miss food i miss constance i mean these i miss a lot. Mary ali has to pay his dormitory rent on time otherwise he might be evicted since his family in india doesnt have much money he doesnt want to ask them for help he hasnt seen them for 3 years because he cant afford a flight to make ends meet he took out a loan finally got information from one of my friend that. I studies had been students who lost a job and they got the loan from didnt like my name did you know its more that. The loans distributed by caste and the University Student union have to be paid back its estimated that thousands of students have similar problems in the meantime restaurants and wouldnt have reopened and yosh want the reality as the Great Fortune of being able to return to his job at the think of. Lets take a look now at some other coronavirus developments global confirmed cases have risen to over 6500000 more than 384000 people have died malaysia has reported 277 new virus cases its biggest daily increase it comes after an outbreak at a Migrant Detention Center critics accuse the government of failing to protect Foreign Workers france has canceled this years bastille day military parade instead it will hold a socially distanced ceremony to pay tribute to Health Workers who are fighting the pandemic and the Philippine Government says it is allowing churches to resume mass and other religious gatherings in areas with a low risk of infection. Many governments have told people to keep 2 meters apart to stop the spread of the corona virus but some find it hard to stick to that role a shoemaker in romania has come up with a way of forcing people to take steps to keep their distance. Work the. Square meter of leather and 2 days of work go into making this you know its not for a clown. Its a european saw a 75 social distancing shoe made by romanian shoemaker we go to lou. If 2 people wear the shoes at the same time there will be 1. 00 metres apart. So people not respecting the social distancing rules and i said to myself lets make issue either to punish them or that they could actually wear and maybe that way theyll keep their distance. Luke has been making shoes since the age of 16 in many of his designs and open theaters and opera houses and one of our social distancing shoes well hes already received 5 orders. Now the German Football Association says players in germany has been a slave are free to show their support for the protests in the u. S. Several players did so during matches last weekend like dortmund consensual he got a yellow card for removing his shirt with a message in support of protestors the association has decided that no disciplinary action will be taken against the players. Thats your news update thank you for watching get the news well see you back here at the top of the hour. The some. Food. Coming. Into the conflict zone it seems to be. Even before the coronavirus pandemic lebanons economy was plummeting through the floor joining me from beirut this week is the countrys foreign minister not see fit to let them negotiate so just mean for systems what guarantees good leakage that is government is any better than the previous was supposed. To be. More whole. The power of foreigners. Where i come from i never saw the sun where it needs to. Have gone up in brazil my son was always a man since the portuguese word for son is masculine and when i move to germany as a 10 year old i want to continue on t. V. 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