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Russian sign off on president Vladimir Putins constitutional reforms to the changes could keep him in office until hes 83. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program a sweeping new security law imposed on hong kong by beijing is being met with growing International Condemnation the United States is threatening sanctions and hong kongs former colonial ruler the u. K. Is offering a safe haven in the form of residency rights for up to 3000000 eligible hong kong by contrast the e. U. Has issued little substance in the way of reaction well hear from brussels in just a moment but 1st this report. Home come back to the say their freedoms are being eroded however beijing says to the. Its necessary for the city to prosper and that many countries welcomed this. Move on behalf of 53. 00 countries cuba welcome to the law of the peoples republic of china on safeguarding National Security in hong kong at the session of the United Nations Human Rights Council the belief that the law will have to sustain and steady implementation of one country 2 systems. A principle within which a high degree of autonomy was supposed to be guaranteed in hong kong for at least 50 years when britain handed back its former colony to china in 1997 the new law is a flagrant breach of the agreement says the citys last u. K. Gov. Very. Start again you go with just making abs. We will call. The u. K. Now says it would uphold its historic duty and offer a route for up to 3000000 residents to settle in a country that could make citizenship possible version of this National Security law across the atlantic the u. S. Has punitively revoked home constitutional financial and business status washington says its not only concerned about the safety of hong kong is but also that of americans. Article 38. 00 of the new law also purports to apply to offenses committed outside of hong kong by non residents of hong kong and this likely includes americans this is outrageous and an affront to all nations the you meanwhile has said its discussing with International Partners possible meshes in response German Foreign minister heiko moscow has called developments in hong kong exceptionally worrying. These protest is a worry too but theyve pledged to try as hard as they can to keep their voices heard. And e. W. Correspondent Karen Maginnis is following the story for us she has the reaction from brussels gail are we been seeing this International Reaction to the new National Security law in hong kong its been mixed where does brussels stand sara not a lot of pressure coming from brussels in a way you rather have the expected statements you have to chose if the real the Foreign Policy chief is saying that it was essential that existing rights remain observed in hong kong you had was enough on the line the head of the European Commission adding that National Security law does not conform with hong kong basic law and that they are seriously concerned about it and seriously concerned about it says it all theres no implications of sanctions Foreign Ministers debated that in their last meeting in may and they came to the conclusion that it was not a political because it would not solve the problem why is the e. U. Not doing more. Oh a number of reasons really here when it comes to Foreign Policy this is not the sharpest tool of the e. U. Foreign policy falls within the individual Member States the sovereignty of those 27 Member States and their various interests big economic interests of course including germany and then of course you have wrecked it and you know the e. U. Has lost i would say one of its most committed members when it comes to the question of hong kong which is the u. K. And then finally you have the corona crisis and here really you have a situation where the you currently is trying to put together a rescue fund and the last thing they need or the last thing that the german presidency which started yesterday wants to see is a rout an economic rao over sanctions with china so its all about the money meantime how is your viewing the latest move in terms of human rights and basic fundamental freedoms of course human rights is a particular field that has been of course addressed by e. U. Officials so 27 countries declaration arches china to avoid undermining hong kong as i talk to meet and particularly emphasize is a civil and Political Rights and that is also the argument that the u. S. For instance has put forward although they are much closer to sanctions then the e. U. Now the difference being many observers have said is simply that the u. S. Is almost on the edge of a trade war if not a cold war with china and the e. U. Is trying to avoid exactly that being drawn into that conflict matus in brussels thank you. Hong kong is one of the worlds Financial Hubs even his name land markets like then and shanghai have grown rich hong kong is still seen as the gateway to Financial Markets in china and the rest of asia that too is now under threat. Over the past few decades 2 trends have shaped the fortunes of hong kong one is the rise in chinese wealth the other the boom in Global Finance when these 2 currents converged hong kong grew rich but months of an raf driven by prodemocracy protests and now the introduction of a new security law have raised fears that could all change among the concerns that capital will leave us china tightens its grip that talent will go and that enterprise itself will leave polls have suggested that some International Firms would consider moving regional offices depending on the implementation of the law. So far theres been little evidence to support those fears more capital has entered hong kong in recent months that has left thanks to china deep pockets. Local businesses have by and large given their blessing to the new law and even larger firms like britains h. S. B. C. Appear ready to accept it. Adding to the wind in hong kong sales more Chinese Companies are likely to list on the citys exchange as new u. S. Through its make chinese i. P. O. There more difficult. Lets bring in Business Correspondent Clifford Coonan whos joining us here in the studio how much longer can hong kong remain a Financial Hub well this is the big question i mean this is this is the law here and ive been going through it and over the last over the last hour or so im talking to analysts and what theyre saying is generally that they feel that there is a real danger that hong kong could become just like another chinese city that this law will be quite good for domestic listings on for companies that have a big interest in china but the International Dimension is under threat and i think thats where were really looking at in 10 years we you know were not going to see pictures like weve seen pictures of protests i cant really see that happening in 10 years time so theres a lot of a lot of fear around the moment a lot of uncertainty where will the money go where will the people go well weve seen that some will go to maybe go to britain australia has also said that its going to take some people capital at the moment the question the people are saying if i need to have my money why would i have it in hong kong when theres now uncertainty when the heavy hand of china is in evidence when i could put it in places like singapore and also taiwan taiwan is emerging again as the place where a lot of people will be looking and i think were going to see a lot of growth there too what are you making of the International Reaction its been very interesting i mean the u. S. Has been was very quick to move the e. U. As we just heard has been a high. Has been quick to condemn but hasnt really done anything yet i think for a long time people have been enjoying the Economic Growth that weve seen in china and they wanted a piece of that but what we havent really seen is people realizing that that comes at a certain cost and one of those costs is the notion of freedom and democracy in hong kong so increasingly youre going to see people having to weigh up these things and when we have you look at. Some analysts were saying yesterday that maybe people are going to start looking at the hong kong question and asking is it going to be like investing into bacco in the seventys is suddenly investing in china going to come with a cost china is becoming incredibly aggressive in the last few months its on the cover of covert its introduced various measures so possibly i think that we could see real changes in that way and. A different way of thinking about how investing in china happens largely driven by the hong kong situation so the name of the game Going Forward uncertainty clifford clued in from day to thank you. And lets get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world authorities in myanmar say that at least 100 people have died in a landslide at a mine seen here in 2015 it happened after heavy rain buried workers under a wave of mud deadly landslides are common in this poorly regulated mayan area. Thousands of palestinians have protested in gaza against Israels West Bank an expansion plans the protests came as israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said talks were ongoing on the expansion project which faces intensifying international opposition. Gunman in mexico have killed 24 people in what is being described as a massacre in the north of the Country Police said the attackers burst into a Drug Rehabilitation Center in the city and shot everyone inside the area is home to rival drug gangs and is currently the most violent of mexico. Uganda has temporarily opened its borders to thousands of people fleeing violence in the eastern democratic republic of congo border crossings had stopped because of the pandemic leaving refugees stuck in a remote area the un violence excuse me of the un says the violence in the eastern d r c has displaced over a 1000000 people since january. To india now where the number of confirmed corona virus infections has now topped 600000 but the Indian Government is striking back at critics who say it hasnt done enough to fight the pen demick it has introduced a revamp the strategy to curb the spread of the virus debbie was my mirror choudhry brings us this report from the worst hit city delhi. A massive door to do so the exercise has been launched in delhi for its entire population of about 20000000 residents. This did government is aiming to record the Health Details of each and every household to deal with the spread of cool abiders the move has come after weeks of scrambling for measures by both the state and the National Government to avoid a Major Health Care disaster in the capital city which has now become the worst hit in the country even the government is nor you know short of wardrobe road mortal nordberg road so im a little scared but regard who. Earlier we could step out a little at least to buy essential some groceries but now were worried that if we step out at all we may get infected as part of pretty damned strategy to handle the spread of the Delhi Government is taking a range of measures they include increased testing and Contact Tracing Antibody Testing developing a bank and providing. The government simultaneously is trying to ramp up its Health Care Infrastructure the daily testing for coverage 1000 has increased significantly the State Government says that it is now conducting 20000 tests every day apart from plans to start rapid and dejan testing which allows for faster diagnosis of samples regular testing camps are also being set up especially in corona virus hot sports known as containment zones. Something bihari one of the lead largest and most crowded informal settlements has several containment booms the new testing camps there have already started making a difference. 15 during the past week testing has increased many positive cases are getting detected earlier the testing wasnt so regular now its daily some 200. 00 people are tested at each camp youre dealing anybody testing positive is immediately taken to make shift quarantined symptoms crucial for their home i solution is not an option. The Delhi Government has projected that the number of cases in the Capital Raise rise up to hoffer 1000000 by the end of july. To handle such a case load some specious venues in the city are also being converted into covert care facilities. This is being prepared to become one of the boys largest public a centers essentially an isolation facility it has a capacity of 10000. 00 beds most of which are made of prefabricated godhood material. Once opened it will provide john the clock medical supervision for miles and moderate cases there is pressure on the general good Healthcare System it is a new day the is one that we were not fully equipped to deal with when it began and it became a pandemic and we have to supplement the General Health care system even though lockdown restrictions have been eased to some extent in delhi there is still much confusion and anxiety amongst its residents as the capital continues to formulate and implement new strategies it has a tough task ahead of itself as the challenge of coronavirus has now turned into a crisis. And lets get more i am joined now by our correspondent in delhi many are choudary who submitted that report for us a you looked at these measures taken by the government in order to contain the virus yet were seeing a spike in daily cases does that mean the measures have failed. Well one big reason that the spike in the number of cases of is being attributed to is it or lack sufficient in the log down groups like the dawning back to normalcy a lot of Economic Activities have revealed markets have opened up and delhi being a very densely populated city this kind of transmission when a lot of people do it as the owned their daily work is quite possible but im another side of the story is also that after this became evident that delhi is seeing a lot of the testing increase now delhi in stepping a lot more than a lot of other cities just in testing around 7 or 8000. 00 people could be delhi is now testing 20000 about so because of this increase testing more and more cases are being detected now so we are seeing a lot of numbers coming over because of increased testing is what are those tests is really accessible to everyone who needs them who wants them when out of the dressing facility you have increase you can go and get tested in hospitals and of water issues but you do need to be sure about your symptoms you dont need a doctors prescription because at the moment only high risk activity people and people who are showing saddam symptoms are being encouraged to go and get tested and of their countrymen to react as you saw in my report in informal settlements which are crowded the government is overnighting these regular testing camps where about a 100 or 200 people are getting tested every day and the deaths being used are rapid and dejan tests which are showing results in about 15 to 20 minutes so positive cases are quickly being either which in isolation in home or taken to pour into incentives tell us a little bit more about those containment areas that you reported on for the infected what is what is the state of social stigma surrounding mad do people feel stigmatized do they feel comfortable going there. Well the definition of dumb cunt demons on has been tweaked a little in the past couple of months that essentially means an area where i have been detected and its from the government its important to demagogue these areas because to map look at last mission and dont even prevent transmission so movement of the stick did not bills many activities are allowed at in other areas and people do understand the importance of these songs but people who do feel a little stigma are those you know outside forms one time for just being these did those who are coming out positive in called it and there were people down the hall my solution for sudden calls to lobby for outside their homes which are going to declare what time theyre supposed to be inquired trying to feel a little stigma coming from there but the government feels these borders are important because it gives them a sense of urgency under sponsibility mere child 3 in delhi thank you. And lets bring you up to date now with some of the other latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the u. S. Has seen its single largest daily increase in new infections since the Global Pandemic began a rise of 52000 cases new Zealands Health minister has resigned following a series of personal blunders including defying the countrys strict coronavirus lockdown measures back in april the British Government says that it will outline plans for socalled air bridges later this week and a move that would allow people from the u. K. To go on holiday to certain countries without facing quarantine on their return and Germanys Health Ministry Says it currently has enough supplies of them disappear the only drug licens so far to treat covert 19 it comes after the u. S. Announced that its securing almost the entire Global Supply for the next 3 months. Youre watching d. W. B. Still to come on the program the coronavirus pandemic calls a major delay in the formula one season and now the ruler of the engines will return this weekend in austria but with strict hygiene us. Russians have approved changes to the constitution that allows a president Vladimir Putin to run for 2 more terms in office a few observers have been surprised by the result of the week long vote Election Officials say almost 80 percent backed the proposals that were put forward by putin Opposition Leader alexina volley has slammed the result as a huge lie that did not reflect public opinion. President Vladimir Putin was probably the only person who came to this moscow polling station without a mask it was the last day of the nationwide vote the kremlin even declared a bank holiday so that as many people as possible could take part in the constitutional reform had already been formally approved by the countrys national and regional. Parliaments puton turn to a public vote to validate the move the amendments and shrine many popular social changes including regular pension increases and a minimum wage but theyll also allow putin to keep running for president directly he could remain in office till 2036 this man voted no he says i dont need a new tsar. I like it because im afraid of change whenever things change in russia we end up worse off than before and you sustain some voters only had to show their passports as proof of identity election observers were not allowed complete access and well voting was still in progress the 1st results were published on. The procedure is highly questionable the vote itself the whole process was invented solely for this purpose a referendum like this is not even provided for in the constitution. And to no ones surprise official results say the vote was a landslide in putins favor. Well the only sure when has been covering the referendum in moscow she told us more about reports of irregularities in the voting process while the author already is here in russia took a lot of measures to kind of ensure the safety of this vote during the pandemic including spreading out the election over 7 days allowing online voting allowing people to vote at home and independent monitors here from for example the monitors goalless they say that a lot of those measures actually make it easier to manipulate the vote so if the vote is spread out over 7 days that means fewer people are at the ballot box that means its easier to carry out ballot stuffing there have been polling stations outside with kind of the ballots basically visible to view there have been a lot of stories about the online voting thats been taking place here in moscow and get another. City as well because people have sort of gone and voted twice theres been several reports about that here once online and once at the polling station the Central Electoral Commission on the other hand has said that there have been basically no big violations and that many of the reports on violations are fake and was emily sure when in moscow in motor racing the formula one season is finally getting underway this weekend in austria with teams starting their preparations there today the season was meant to begin in march but of course the coronavirus pandemic prompted a major delay teams are getting used to new hygiene rules and the novelty of racing at the same track for 2 straight weeks. The picturesque carm of spielberg in austria will be punctuated by the roar of engines this weekend when formula one makes a belated start to the season but the usual roar of the fans will be missing of the coronavirus pandemic meaning spectators are not allowed. Team members will have to wear masks of social distancing not always possible. Its certainly different seeing everybody working in face masks you lose the expressions that you sometimes concrete either elation or despair in a mechanic or engineers phrase but i think its something that will get used to its important for the safety of our team of everybody around us in formula one so i think its a discipline that will get used to very quickly the number of personnel at the track has been capped with f one also trying to cut costs amid the Global Crisis with an eye on a more Sustainable Future there are new arrangements for pit stops too some teams have been busy practicing at silverstone in britain which like spielberg will host 2 back to back race weekends f one is cramming in 8 european wrong prebuy Early September and wants to add more elsewhere in the world the sport hopes using a track twice will limit the risk of infection but it is a new challenge for the drivers while i have no experience heading back to the same track just the week after and having a 2nd race but ive been around for a while i guess you know the level of perfection will be even higher the 2nd week and the level of errors you know will be even smaller so i think we need to make sure that we learn as much as we can a lot has happened since fettle ferarri team launched their 2020 car in february they announced in may that the german 4 time champion would be leaving at the end of the year struggling fettle could not come close to last seasons champion louie. Hamilton who can match Michael Schumacher record of 7 titles with another triumph this year the britain has spent much of the buildup trying to modernize f one in the era of black lives matter his Mercedes Team will rule an all black car this season. Austria is the venue as formula one enters a whole new world. And in soccer record european champions real madrid will finally have their own female Team Next Season they previously agreed to buy a local womens club in the spanish capital and they have now been given the go ahead to rebrand the team as wait on madrid along with germanys dortmund the spanish giants were the only major european mens club without a female team. And we have now to indonesia where a rare job on rhinoceros has been spotted on Surveillance Video taping in a muddy bath check this out the footage of the rhino gleefully rolling around in the tropical water cooler on National Park has gone viral on social media there are only 72. 00 of the endangered species left in the wild indonesias environment minister who posted the video said that the rhino was taking his muddy dip to regulate his body temperature. And with that now youre up to date on d. W. News but quickly before we go a quick reminder of the top story that weve been following for you the u. K. Is extending Immigration Rights to eligible residents of its former colony hong kong amid growing fears over political oppression in the territory hundreds of protesters were detained by police the day after a controversial new security law was imposed by beijing. 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