Cyber libel by a court in the philippines she says the ruling is an attack on press freedom meant to silence critics of president. And funding the race for a covert 1000 vaccine the German Government buys a 23 percent stake in German Biotech Firm and sure back to the same company the u. S. Government cortically tried to acquire back in march. I thank you for joining us we start in the u. S. With a big victory for the community the countrys Supreme Court has ruled that it is a legal to fire workers for their Sexual Orientation or gender identity in the courts at the nations landmark 964. 00 Civil Rights Act which bars Workplace Discrimination based on sex also protects gay and transgender people the vote was 6. 00 to 3. 00 with 2 of the courts conservative justices joining with the courts 4 liberals on the decision. Lets get the latest with utopias all over salad and washington hi oliver how significant is this ruling. Well its a landmark ruling you considered as such soon we dont forget until now it was even possible for ploys in the us to fire an employee because of their Sexual Orientation or because of their gender status and that in and of itself for many members of the community was hard to believe therefore the ruling today is a big deal for them for the whole community and also it comes as a big surprise because under trump under his presidency the is Supreme Court became more and more conservative we now have 5 out of 9 judges appointed to the Supreme Court who are conservative leaning the latest addition point Brett Kavanaugh who is a very much contest was appointed in spite of allegations made against him of Sexual Assault and he replaced a liberal judge Anthony Kennedy who was a very prominent voice for gay rights and also the author of a ruling that allowed same sex marriage in the United States and now because of these changes youre made the Supreme Court became more and more conservative and in spite of that rule today in favor of the unity here so essentially taking sides with the liberals on this matter and the ruling was even written by one of trumps appointees justice neil gorse and that is certainly not reflecting the policy line off the administration which very recently also removed Transgender Health insurance protections that came from the obama era and so today todays ruling quite in contrast to what one would have expected and whats been the reaction to the ruling. Well because of the conservative leaning judges at the Supreme Court many members of the community did not expect this outcome so today for them certainly is a day to celebrate also the position has been clear that the Supreme Court essentially reaffirmed something that should have been normal a long time ago and that is discrimination because of your Sexual Orientation or gender status is wrong of course and joining in these solid celebrations here today are the democrats of the speaker of the house nancy pelosi earlier called this a victory for democracy and fundamental values off equality and justice for all we havent heard much from the republican side so far the President Trump remaining silent on this ruling as of now. All of her salary putting their thank you. Now a court in the philippines has convicted a prominent journalist of cyber libel maria ressa now faces up to 6 years in prison shes back to appeal the verdict watch shocks have called the case a serious erosion of press freedom under president let me go to. Award winning journalist maria ressa arriving in court in manila to learn her fate. The verdict guilty of cyber libel 482012 article her website rappler published linking a businessman to Human Trafficking and drug smuggling. Ressa once worked for c. N. N. And holds dual u. S. Philippine citizenship she says shes been devastated by the verdict which she sees as a part of a Government Campaign against her and her publication. Next year will be my 35th year as a journalist i began as a reporter in 1986 and i have worked so many countries around the world. That threaten but never this kind of death by a 1000 cuts the case was closely watched as a test of press freedom under populist president would require. The court heard the libel complaint even though the article in question was published 4 months before the cybercrime law was enacted russia and rappler are not the only prominent Philippine Media to face problems with the authorities last month one of the countrys leading broadcasters was shut down Rights Groups when the country is entering dangerous territory it is indeed a very. You know many. Of the journalists. Or youre going to be net russia now faces a prison term of up to 6 years in spite of the verdict she vows not to be sentenced. Ressa is now on bail pending her appeal we spoke with her earlier today to get her reaction to the friday it was another expected if you look at it in the context of the 8 criminal charges i face i had to post bail 8 times last year just to remain free. And then the slew of attacks against journalists in that has intensified with the shutdown of the largest broadcaster just last month. I suppose i walked in feeling in knowing that there could be a worst Case Scenario that would is even worse than this one and so what i listen to it i just i tried hard not to get angry and then to figure out how do we continue doing our jobs better to give the tasks this is a unique moment in history and were seeing a rise also or a terrier populist style leaders corrosive fascism almost and were seeing the attacks on. I dont think ive lives and this is my 34th year im going to be a im an old journalist you know and and ive never seen anything like this ive worked in war zones i covered conflicts but this is all different types here you have and i feel like in my country at least were standing on the precipice and we must do all we have to protect press freedom which protects our democracy. We also spoke to. The head of Reporters Without Borders in germany and we asked him whether he saw the verdict as an attempt by the philippines government to a World Press Freedom in the country. Unfortunately as a pretty peeved dropped it all with Prince William and next of just recently for example 80 s. C. N. N. Which is a major city broadcaster lost its franchise and as well saw the president himself very often created from us actually identified journalists and hes and she creates that actually marianne rest is personal and in the way we can understand todays ruling as a grouping actually which has been ordered by the president. For more coverage and to watch the full interview with maria ressa visit our website dot com now for some other stories from around the world a Russian Court has sentenced former u. S. Marine paul wieland to 16 years in prison after finding him guilty of espionage he was accused of having obtained classified state information the u. S. Says it is outraged by whelans conviction and is calling for his immediate release. British Prime MinisterBoris Johnson says he is hopeful of hammering out a post to break that trade deal with the e. U. By the end of next month that solves a Video Conference he held with the e. U. Commission president was in a funny line and other european leaders both sides say new momentum is needed to break a deadlock in the go she says. Turkey has started to test some 150000 people across the country for a covert 1000 antibodies Authorities Say the tests will determine how widely the corona virus has spread throughout the population and how many people have immunity. The German Government plans to take a 23 percent stake in the private the Biotech Company vac which is working on a covert 1000 vaccine that steak will cost 300000000 euros her back is based in germany and is about to begin Clinical Trials for a Coronavirus Vaccine later this month heres a closer look at a company thats attracting both scientific and political interest. To evacuees one of the big hopes when it comes to developing a vaccine against the corona virus its method is particularly promising now the German Government has taken a 20 percent stake in the Company Giving it a 300000000 euro boost. This investment is a way of providing back with security so that it can continue to work with commitment towards producing a vaccine. Cure back hit the headlines this year when the Us Government allegedly attempted to entice the company over to america mondays move is therefore also about sending a clear message about the governments industrial policy. We want high tech business is companies which serve people to continue to develop their products in germany and europe and we want to ensure such companies have the conditions they need here q of ak is such a company. June will see the 1st Clinical Trials with Healthy Volunteers there are more than 120. 00 vaccine projects currently underway worldwide and no one knows when and if a vaccine will be found. After 3 months of lockdowns many European Countries are reopening their borders for summer tourism spain is kicking things off with a Pilot Project that has invited a select group of German Tourists to the island of by yorka where theyll test the new Public Health measures that are aimed at preventing a coronavirus outbreak. Official footage from the 1st plane load of German Tourists allowed to land in majorca on a trial run they can hardly wait for their holiday to begin. Before you happen to be back because i think the Spanish Government into we have done a great job of preparing things this is going to be a great vacation not as full as it used to be a bit quieter but thats how it should be a thought of foreign. Hotel staff welcome the 1st arrivals with applause glad to be finally open for business again as its europes biggest Tourism Company to e. Existence is the travel is our livelihood especially marketing air travel its incredibly important for us and for the region as well if you consider how many jobs depend on tourism from dollars most are paying but the impact of the Coronavirus Crisis is evident barely a few meters away from the beach many restaurants and bars are still shut some hotels may never reopen thousands of people have lost their job and many of them are obliged to stand in line for food like here at the top door charity in the majorcan capital palma volunteers here can hardly meet the demand which took them by surprise. Then and now this to help around 750 to 800 people now we have nearly 8000. Thats why everyone here wants the rest of the tourism season to be a success because numbers are up for the coming week when people from other European Countries will be able to travel here again and they wont just have to rely on masks to stay safe majorca is deploying technology to keep the risk of infection to a minimum sensors at beaches and Public Places will pick up mobile phone signals to determine when an area is too crowded because the coronavirus pandemic is far from over. Well earlier we asked our correspondent john Philip Schultz who is reporting in majorca why this Pilot Project is happening now. Its 1st of all a symbolic trojan act and its a Big Marketing success for the islands off my arca the government here in majorca has been lobbying for this project for many weeks and that are they happy to know that it takes place even if its just for one week and not for 2 weeks they have been arguing that they are the tourism experts in spain they know best what to do here we can now test all the protocols all the security measures all the i. G. N. It measures before the rest of the country opens its borders and of course they were also looking for the Media Attention to deliver the message that majorca is safe for tourists again and says so far theyve been very successful with it when the 1st tourists arrived in the morning more than 30 journalists and camera people were rollins almost at a red carpet ceiling and some of the tourists told me that theyve been interviewed by more than 10 journalists during the day. Thats your news update thank you for watching state of your bank aapl be here with another update at the top of the hour. Im neal and im hoping for the 2nd city on the. Planet on the brink of disaster long interview experience that one question how do you change