A new term as president in the capital city minsk the ceremony was held and announced just before a number of children supporters on the streets thousands are calling for fresh elections with. The women of belarus have become the face of the current protests their voices are growing louder enough is enough thats their message after 26 years they want a new leader for their country and a Better Future for their Children Women and sophia who go out to protests week after week these 2 courageous women refused to be intimidated by the authorities. The womens march had barely begun when the police started making their 1st arrests over the past weeks belo rose has ramped up its crackdown on protesters but despite it all these women come back each saturday to make sure their voices heard it was like everything was quiet then suddenly those henchmen showed up and dragged these young women into their bastards what did they ever do to that were not scared for our own safety but worried about our children and grandchildren we want them to live in a normal country without this kind of. Minute up oil said the moment when. I learned sophia are outraged and tried reasoning with the police. This time they cant get any of the women released. More but alice says she and her friend sophie are both retired School Teachers do command a certain respect with the officers. The 2 women 1st met at a protest against look at. The authoritarianism of bringing the country up against. More and more about the recipients were expressing solidarity with these courageous women their bravery has aspired others to overcome their fears and join the opposition. Or were seeing women are leading the charge against because frankly. Us. Us. Us. Us us. Us. Us what they affectionately call the opposition figurehead mahdi a kalashnikov. She resisted forced deportation by tearing up her passport and was then detained by authorities. Opposition leaders are now either behind bars or in exile. Tells us that luka has been clinging to power with all his mind ever since the rigged election. When i voted for. I was sure that everything would stay the same that nothing would change. Then after the election i heard people on the streets shouting long live below truth. That made me think we would win. Look at shango has deeply offended by the routine of women with sexism weve always had equal rights here. You must have gotten. More and more openly defying look at his regime to them hes a fraud. I mean what we want we were so humiliated by that whole thing with this secret inauguration they dont seem to feel the need to prove anything to the people in her. Home or president is a sexist we want to show him how strong we are. We want to show. Respect for having been arrested. And. Is now taking the threat these women pose more seriously arrests were meant to be a deterrent but theyre having the opposite effect. And sophia tell us that theyll be out on the streets of minutes flying the flag of the opposition as long as their legs will carry them even if its just the 2 of. Us weve often brought you stories of migrants crossing the mediterranean from north africa to europe but theyve also been crossing another dangerous waterway that doesnt get as much attention thousands of migrants have ventured across the British Channel this year a record high crammed in rubber boats they make their way from france on to the u. K. And locals who dont want the u. K. To take in any more refugees often clash with those willing to help people like matt coker. Its 5 am in the port of dover normally skipper matt coker and his crew member tony would be heading out to go game fishing but these days theyre too busy saving peoples lives for the mission to west of the place. Ringback where we were. Over say thank you storm front kiersten has just passed over now that the seas are calmer conditions are ideal for crossing the English Channel vollies if you see you know its one of a snowball. Audubons crossing the channel to dive because its calm. It was 2 years ago that matt 1st spotted a rubber boat with migrants bound for britain these days he encounters desperate refugees almost daily there leaving no i often think the results are going to be seeing the big debate season fall. And i want to get that 1st couple of miles the wife show before he comes dialogues and they seem to believe in him so its very simple going on and then that gets into shipping lines and we go into the busiest shipping lines government down. Its near dawn when matt makes out a tiny vessel some 20 kilometers off the french coast. The English Channel is the busiest waterway in the world. This season seafarers are stunned to find 3 men have made it this far is the gulf so which is a free vote in the hall of fog exhausting if a wife goes out of sync but. I will look out for that well then yeah because us margaret was so to the west of the large ship not just just tell the coast guard that theres another thing the further down to the west. And he said so if you could you could you keep a visual both of them theyre only allowed to take the man on board if the vessel is sinking this isnt the case so for now all they can do is stay alert oh you know what im going to find now. I need by doing this. But theres a lot of. Motion that you dont have not let me know when youre done i cant come out and make sure everybodys out of my sight. So far this year over 5000. 00 migrants have crossed the English Channel its become a major Transit Route for refugees as long as weather conditions remain favorable many more will be risking the passage they want to reach the island before braggs it is finalized these days dover harbor is full of the band and vessels some of the local pushback however is the will drink. Blood coming into the country that we dont know nothing about it concerns me because they could be anyone they could be right they could be criminals and we know nothing about them we put them up in hotels and given him houses. Gross misconceptions like these against the new arrivals are common among many of them self declared british petri yes many of these angry working class protesters fear britain is being overrun by foreigners. Weve got hundreds of thousands of high risk weve got tens of thousands of Homeless Veterans on the streets and yet these are coming in on blood you know what a nice party 345 star right out cause enough to float while us dollars left to die on the streets and weve got enough we have got you know. The protesters are directing their ire at lawmakers to they see Prime Minister Boris Johnson elected on the promise of curbing immigration has failed to deliver we try to protest. I mean for years weve been 100 sites and signature petition online and. Government. 8 i was going to call your letter tonight stepparents because we have to bring it to the street some have even started taking the law into their own hands. You know thats what. Own phone again as it was ago was simple. Well we wouldnt both have room they. Dont have the truck because youre sort of all. The selfproclaimed vigilante live streams the events on you tube yeah thermo. The resentment could be borne chiefly out of ignorance all these right wing lies about how they live in high towers of the touch payers expense is not true. 11. 00 show price 1. 00 should claim for asylum is being processed you have 37. 00 pounds a week to live on yeah as might be such a 5 year us i dont know basics nothing. Matt coker has only been at sea for a few hours and has already spotted the 3rd migrant boat today 9 individuals from afghanistan are trapped on their vessel unable to maneuver or you are. Just broken general innocent or not you know you know what is no marking its on a limited chain you can smell it. They want to board matts vessel were not allowed to tell you anything to do you carry because. To force yeah i would i would. Not allow with all out technical border and i think that we can stay with the i the how i would not let me drive both that may only report and stay with the boats he discovers otherwise he could be charged for trafficking with our boys tell me now. For 2 years that truly dont know someone. On this day alone the british coast guard rescued 319 refugees. Meanwhile thousands are still waiting in france to risk crossing the channel. The guy crate im in russia is the largest permafrost crater in the world and although its located in one of the coldest regions on earth in siberia its 2 is facing the effects of the Climate Crisis the ice is thawing increasing the craters size year by year and the rising temperatures are an alarming developments and they could affect the livelihood of people like him cousinly of he needs the colds to keep Food Supplies for his community fresh. Deep in the heart of the mountain is where cousinly have keeps a supply thats because its cold here freezing cold even in summer some products can be stored here for up to 2 years without spoiling. Here we store so flower all transmutes to date on chips to fruit its practical and much cheaper than a climate controlled warehouse. Even in summer the temperature in this ice cellar is normally 15 degrees celsius below 0 but cousin can tell that northern siberia is getting warmer and warmer even underground. Things are naturally kept cold here in the permafrost now weve covered the cellar up with sheets to keep out the warmth. This year the ice cellar was water temp agrees war with that change isnt too bad its ok that bit more. But for how much longer in the village of guy there are many ice sellers like the village depends on them for its supplies over land access is only possible when the river is frozen for 4 months a year it forms the road in and out. For the january to april we can use the windsor to receive supplies. In the summer because these 3 stores get weekly deliveries by airplane from the regional capital. Its expensive but necessary. With temperatures that can drop to minus 50 degrees in winter life in about a guy is dictated by the cold permafrost still covers the area but its starting to thaw. This is the but i got a crater just a few kilometers from the village its the largest permafrost crater in the world one kilometer wide and 100. Meters deep and its growing. The crater was originally caused by deforestation as the frozen earth was no longer protected by trees today its also exposed to the rising arctic temperatures the melting permafrost sets off a vicious cycle the organic substances in the ice decompose as it melts which releases more Greenhouse Gases which in turn speeds up Global Warming. What model processes were observing at the bottom like a crater are things were seeing everywhere else just to a lesser extent the ice under the ground melts in the ground collapses but it happens everywhere more than a potential about a guy crater is the perfect example of why we shouldnt mess around with the permafrost. Rupturing it sure. But the true severity of the situation has been slow to hit home even though the signs are clear neighboring greater youngster is otherwise one of the coldest places in the world but this summer temperatures hit 38 degrees its never been so hot because most houses in the region are pressed on stilts in the ice the record temperatures could widely destabilize the building foundations. Houses here could collapse because of the melting permafrost with the most the most basic and supports in the ground just like all public water and sewage systems. So. If they start shifting there could be accidents. Global warming will cause a lot of problems here. The earth is also moving and i sell are everywhere there are white cracks like this one. From. Christine plants them up with water which then freezes and reinforces the walls with blocks of ice he says ice is always shifting and the cracks have nothing to do with Global Warming and even if they did he says people here would adapt. This that the courts will manage even without an eye center book its not that bad lets hope everything turns out ok. For to see him in his eye cellar the effects of Climate Change still seem to be a long way off and many people here still dont know anything but called for most months of the year but that is starting to change. This years summer was a tough one for anyone working in the Tourism Industry lockdowns travel restrictions and strict hygiene measures have kept the masses away from tourist hot spots like barcelona and spain businesses there are struggling to survive with little to no income and many locals are worried about their future but in the midst of all this uncertainty they are using the resty from tourism to rediscover the beauty right at their front door. The Sagrada Familia is barcelona Star Attraction the perennial construction site the basilica has been a work in progress for 138 years the cranes and scaffolding never stopped tarus from flocking here in droves but covered 19 house. Now the locals are reclaiming their church. The line of tourists were always so long but now its empty. Seriously theres little money to be made on the so gratified 1000000. 00 lately. So for 4 hours every saturday and sunday locals are allowed and for free. For many its the 1st visits ever for others their 1st in years. Was this well i havent been here since i was 8 that was ages ago but whats it like without to. Look at meridian. Barcelonas ours again. As we can stroll on a thermal mass and. It. Is a series of streets that make up barcelonas famous pedestrian boulevard. These images were shot 3 years ago. And this is how it looks now. The same place at the same time of year. You know you walk it off and the muslim people ive been working here for over 25 years even on a rainy winter nights thats what im lost for livelier than this. Nearby korea barcelonas famous food market many of the pricey stands that cater to turrets have closed down. The remaining shops have been here for years like maria jose r. T. A. Has a paltry business she took over from her mother. Before the corona crisis locals would complain about the crowds. Now that be plenty of room for them yet theyre still staying away. The merchants cant understand why. So he set out that work id really like to know now we could really use them but they wont come it just goes to show that their complaints about tourists were exaggerated our old neighbors go to the supermarkets now and the few that are coming back to us hardly make the difference to get out and. Garcelle owners once most attractive hot spots have become oddly quiet for example the trendy elbow in district in the city center. Many of the small shops here lived off the Foreign Tourists who wanted to treat themselves to Something Special while on vacation. German designer lisa lampe makes and sells her own bags here but now she is giving up the shop. Sales have slumped their rents remains as high as ever. Her landlord refused to give her a break he thought its noisy and looking for a new shop a smaller cheaper one its a good thing the rents are falling well see what happens in my case but also some neighboring businesses managed to negotiate lower rents but many are simply going out of business. Its estimated that 40 percent of the shops in melbourne wont survive the crisis some may move to cheaper districts like many former residents did after high rents forced them out of the inner city. These images were also captured 3 years ago back then many buildings were being renovated and remodeled the walls were covered with graffiti telling terse to go home the city sees the crisis as a chance to right past wrongs and set a different course for the future. As those who endorse the council. Yes but were taking a break now. But we mustnt forget that these problems did exist even that we need to address them before the tourists return and it was the sort of the way to do this now. Barcelona wont be long entirely to the locals and definitely. Puts maybe its councillors can shape the citys future little by little just as the gratify media has for the last 138 years. That might help reconcile barcelona with their home. If youre a catholic then you must be familiar with the practice of confession traditionally this requires sitting in a small dark confession box and telling your priests your sins but if the people in bad austria want to get something off their chest they dont even have to step foot in a church they can talk to the local priest to stand in the worlds 1st and only confessional cable car. The faithful flock to father cliff john theres masses at the Parish Church and the austrian spa town. Yet the priests still feels its his duty to carry the lords message out to the people these assaults and even jesus didnt hide away in a temple or synagogue he went out and preached and healed and thats my understanding of what Pastoral Care should be today. So every other friday father their heads off on a special mission right across town. Here in a stall just gondola line ferries visitors up and down mt cotton its a longstanding tradition but the idea of creating a confessional cable car is new and came about after a few beers at the summit guesthouse. First we had dismissed it as a joke. But then it got stuck in our minds and 4 years later we finally realized the project and now as the cable car up. Im really happy to have the worlds 1st. Father there takes matters into his own hands and helps get the gondola going here he welcomes everyone even those who have little time for the church like this artist from. Like many people dont dare go to church that might be because theyve had bad childhood memories or because its so big a fear of respect its much easier to talk here out in nature so a gondola like this is optimal if the mother. Isnt religious but hes impressed by father who he calls his favorite priest so why not take the opportunity to talk to him in the god of. The trip to the top takes 15 minutes and takes them almost a 1000 meters closer to the sky. He said became the like of these people experience a certain levity ascending the mountain. In the bible the mountain is a place where one is closer to god. There are many examples from the holy scriptures and clearly people feel that way to. Nearer my god to me. What people tell him is protected by the seal of confession father says in the confession cable car hes heard just about everything from around the city and you know. Ive had someone who wanted to send his wife up with me so she could finally confess all her sins so to speak and rid herself of that lofty heights as if there. Was a lot of discussion about existential questions which can be top of the so you make a few jokes about it but it is an issue of. The artist said it was a real experience maybe because theyre talking the gondola had nothing to do with religion or the church the conversation. Just float a bit like the Healing Waters of. The ride was how long it was 15 minutes and its not like one minute i mean i could ride with him all day if i really had to confess all my sins and probably have to ride with him for a whole week right here in florida it would be like him but instead he has a drink with friends and meanwhile the gondola confessional continues on its way between earth and the heavens. And thats it for this weeks focus on europe i hope you can join us again next week thanks for watching take care of the back. Of small feeds in my. World i come from. Rajoy remains an inn for fountain soft transmitting mules and conformist and when i was young my concert was in brawley many conflicts so more trouble to keep most people want to cause that i dont try to see if. 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Making a difference the alternative a nobel prize for human rights has been announced one of the winners a nick ragone environmentalist honored for your list work to improve the lives of Indigenous People. Its a pleasure to be with you all always start with a very difficult e. U. Summit conflicts over Foreign Policy are dominating a a thorny e. U. Gathering in brussels as we speak sanctions on belarus a joints tragedy on net turkey and how to distribute coronavirus recovery friends just some of the issues at the top of a long to do list thats causing complicated disputes within the European Union delegates are hoping that a 2 day summit will help break a deadlock that has lasted for weeks and see agreements that will finally lead to action. He has become the like you center of attention at this 2 day summit in brussels nick us and asked us to address the president of cyprus has caused a big stir lately cypresses long been the only ear member state opposing sanctions against belarus officials and the e. U. Requires a unanimous decision to impose those measures. Just say the e. U. Risks losing credibility if cyprus continues to block the sanctions the situation on. The 2 rating because our continuing. Crites we have to train people to track people but cyprus says its only willing to agree to sanctions if its fellow e. U. Governments also sanction because it is training for gus in an area of the Mediterranean Sea that cyprus sees at its territory but the block is split on this german chancellor Angela Merkel says she sent favor of finding a diplomatic solution to the dispute had a dolphin was in dozens of ill point out that our relationship with turkey is obviously very complex the European Union has great interest in developing a constructive relationship with turkey despite all the problems we have partners in nato we depend on each other when it comes to regular migration flows and we support turkey hosting so many refugees and does do some good to cry by the fog of the a few interesting new t. V. Took a while from them to give. The economically powerful bloc still has to position itself clearly and not only a regional powers like turkey but also when it comes to finding a common position an emerging superpower china before it could europe is not only a market it has to better protect its independence and resilience it has to be seen as a cio strategic powers but several Foreign Policy disputes are currently dividing the e. U. Different members are blocking progress posing the question if the union is really able to exert united influence on a global level. Well lets find out our chief correspondent alexander phenomena is in brussels for you alexander good to see you there have been now over 7 weeks of protests in belarus why has cyprus particularly been so determined to block sanctions. Well cyprus is saying they are not again saying sions on belarus officials for the violence that we have seen on the streets and minsk and other cities per se but there are saying if the European Union is willing to impose sanctions on belarus it also has to impose sanctions on turkey for what cyprus is calling illegal exploitation for gas in its territorial waters cyprus is saying we cannot operate on a double standard here if we are willing to take a version in a crisis outside of the European Union and we also need to punish turkey for what they are calling invasion of the territory so that is their position and end the moment we have to say its not clear if they are willing to compromise in any way so that begs the question of an alexander is the e. U. Any closer to solving the Eastern Mediterranean gas dispute. Thats a very difficult question to answer right now one would say that its important to agreed that the european leaders that the Member States they dont have any other choice than to agree because they have been talking about imposing sanctions against the rules for weeks now and nothing happens and its really embarrassing for the European Union on the other hand we so the leaders arriving here and how divided they are on the issue we just heard the german chancellor being very cautious of calling on all parties to talk but the french president was saying that its important to show solidarity with cyprus and greece that its known not being a go she will so its seems that there are still divided on that issue and now a very different question how about the bloc stance on china what can be can we expect rather to be discussed there. This topic on the agenda tomorrow we can expect it leaders to express or to stress how important it is to come to an agreement to have. Trade deal and investment deal with china a by the end of this a year there are still negotiating and its important for the European Union because that and Able Companies European Companies to get access to the Chinese Markets and to have a level Playing Field in the economic relations with china however we can also expect their leaders to criticize human rights abuses in china hugh specifically the situation in hong kong because they are getting more and more impatient with what is going on there chief correspondent alexander phenomenon reporting thank you. Want to bring up today now with some of the other stories making news around the world. European Commission President or zavala Alliance Says the e. U. Has launched legal action against britain for violating the breaks that would draw agreement the moves that comes after an e. U. Deadline for the u. K. Government to scrap a bill that would override parts of the divorce deal that expired on wednesday. Russia has offered to host talks to try and end hostilities in the caucasus over the disputed region of nagornokarabakh but armenia and azerbaijan vowed to continue the fighting thats killed more than 100. 00 people since sunday is their most violent military engagement since the mid 1990 s. At least 4 people have been killed in a dozen more injured in wildfires in Eastern Ukraine the authorities in the loo hans region say acres of forest and grassland have been destroyed by fierce flames residents are being evacuated from the affected area. Major u. S. Carriers American Airlines the United Airlines are putting a combined 32000 workers on unpaid leave both Airlines Announced the move separately on wednesday after congress failed to extend emergency funding for the industry travel bans have hit airlines especially hard during this pandemic. Police in hong kong have arrested dozens of activists who were defying a ban on protests it comes as the city marked the 71st anniversary of the founding of the peoples republic of china officials denied permission for a rally citing security concerns and court a virus restrictions. Human rights are under threat across the world and so are the activists to defend them the rights livelihood award aims to recognize their achievements also known as the alternative nobel prize this year its being awarded to individuals and groups fighting for peace and equality and belarus iran nicaragua and the u. S. The right Livelihood Award Foundation is again honoring people who peacefully defend basic human rights around the world they will katzenbach to know who democracy is under threat all over the world thats why we want to send out a signal to the world in defense of democracy. American lawyer Bryan Stevenson a prominent member of the black lives Matter Movement will be one of this years laureates he has promoted the fair treatment of africanamericans in u. S. Courts for decades it comes at a moment when theres a lot of uncertainty and a lot of anxiety about our efforts to achieve justice in america so deeply appreciative to the Selection Committee it was kind of recognition both bailing out ski and the belarus and Democracy Movement will also be honored the on the outs found at the Human Rights Organization vs now some 25 years ago. Now will receive the prize for their promotion of human rights and democracy and Alexander Lukashenko groups which can rightfully be called europes last dictatorship to seize big iranian human rights lawyer nothing and so today will also receive the award shes currently serving a 38 year jail sentence the 4th Award Recipient will be Lottie Cunningham rent of nicaragua and advocate for the rights of Indigenous People in her country the right livelihood Award Ceremony will take place in stockholm on december 3rd. And joining us now is a lot a kind of them around one of the 4 recipients of the right livelihood award she is committed to Environmental Protection and the germans people in nicaragua a very warm welcome and congratulations mr cunningham what does this award mean for you. Well firstly i would like to talk and they believe save my gratitude to receive this hour i did and i was they express my sincere directive to the soup when their rights lay reward and for us is the very important that because what is experience in it deep and serious human rights crises in the east and these have the nicaraguan states has been practiced scenes restrict the city since close in spaces and apparatuses south institution and that there erased and and this process and their guns they have and still have actually was in fact in the very very ad in the general speech bill and after this in the in the caribbean course ethnic so for us is very important because the Current Situation me skip the people birth this is serious human rights the and the shan which there are consequences for the life and they are very very and then the lack of action by nicaragua states the protect their life and their it their it as an Indigenous Community in these. Humans in fact in the your knife now you are obviously trying to shine a light on all these issues that youve outlined what is your single biggest challenge at the moment for you to be able to do your work. One after our most chance is took and being you know we the International Mechanism to see for justice for might be good to protect mother in the chair because as we has the so far in i am here my theory and crisis for the forces this policeman from the there it there is and it is. Companies coming in the that and the in force in my people to leave big guys have the. Deviation ethnic there our government giving can say shan to my. Illegality and cut him rant so is why the new of the there in action and. Dual seek for justice to all and the man land rights for Indigenous People very important issues are there that your raise a lot of kind of them around the recipient of right livelihood award congratulations again thank you very much. Finally the creator of the comic strip down argentinian a cartoonist for king salvador lovato has died at the age of 88 better known as kino befall that was 1st published in the 1960 s. And grew a dedicated following keno reflect that the world of adults through the eyes of children with a nonconformist 6 Year Old Girl as the central character with her loathing for superman fall the found fans across the world and one aside as some late tributes to kino as models of his iconic characters. And the top story that were tracking for you this hour delegates at the European Union summit in brussels are looking to bridge the Foreign Policy divide set of whats a weeks of deadlock and the bloc sanctions on brussels and a joint approach to turkey are top of the agenda for 2 days of talks 1st i meant to say sanctions on delegates objects to your business headlines that with my colleague monica the said ok you can stay up to date by visiting us online and to read a column by her rock scene at the top of the. Story so that people for d. W. I. On facebook and twitter. To date and in touch follow us. This is some dope story so stubborn rice farmer from time. To scream im just. Discrete i know chemical. Step. Students are the pests. Training successful. Starts october 1st in. South africa is open to International Travelers again but tourists and business travelers keen to this is a country thats just starting to emerge from a strict coronavirus lockdown we ask an expert also coming up china starts National Day Holidays with millions of chinese traveling for the 1st time since the coronavirus outbreak mostly staying within the country. And belarus is losing its technological edge thousands of antti specialists have pledged to ukraine to escape the violence at home. Welcome to business i want to johnsonville him that i have you with us so south africas reopening of International Travel got off to a well lets say underwhelming start today traffic was minimal at major airports following a decision to bar visitors from high risk countries but after a 6 month travel ban there was plenty of celebration among travelers and those who work in the tourist industry adrian reports from cape town. The water salute is a cheerful airport tradition to celebrate the 1st arrival of an airline in an airport or retirement over soon your pilots today are the whole city and cape town is celebrating the 1st international play in this land and here again in taped on out there is a 6 month break just to show you how cheerful under water just for the country have a look at dozens of journalists who came here to cover the. My back im. Super excited so emotional but it was the moment this is. Going to stand on the 1st International Flight from dubai it was made in the South Africans who came back here but they havent been able to come back home for 6 months now but Tourism Industry is of course hoping that in the next days more and more tourists will come back because the industry has suffering lots in the past 6 months according to the south African Tourism Business Council more than 1000000 tourism related jobs where impacted by the corona virus and damage and this is of course something that the people working at the airport also failed for example the taxi operators were almost out of business during that time. I love you my wife is going to say i was not good peanuts my 1st day to be here. Was a disaster because it does not save me no. Room for do food stains. Persian. Persian it is not likely that things will get back to normal here anytime soon and also because tourists from high risk countries are still not allowed to come here that includes the u. S. The United Kingdom and the netherlands all countries that usually make up a huge share of International Travelers that visit south africa International Travelers for for leisure. And because they spend more entertaining to stay longer and of course the effect of the travel restrictions is to choke off key Source Markets including the u. K. The usa and france and that will have a negative effect on the tourism and hospitality sector and slow down i think the prospects of economic recovery in the west and its precisely for that reason that we think that the travel restrictions imposed by the. Government needs to be revisited the government says it will review the list of high risk countries every 2 weeks now last year the International Airport in cape town had more than 10000000 arrivals but this year the airport management hopes that in the beginning there were reached 20 percent of capacity and hopefully by the end of 2020 there is 50 percent. And i was a report by adrian creech well theres always hope for more im joined by Martin Luther nuno hes a ph d. Fellow at the institute of globalization and International Regulation at Maastricht University good to have you with us martin so south africa is open to International Travelers again but it was a tough few months before that how how tough has it been especially for the South African economy. Well thank you very much for posting me here its been tough for the african economy because. The economy was largely driven by the Tourism Industry and terrorism in death fate as we know that heroin is very important in terms of promoting connectivity so a number of people have nice level hoods in terms of torque i dont see. It but tell businesses as well if thats supply that you know thats a brand. Thats what about this murder businesses that make up for this by the chain of the tartars of industry so it has been tough for the economy and the government had to pick up this mess because they had to put every bus but last time went by then it became increasingly clear that they are putting have fuss because its a surprise so there were increased unemployment we saw a lot of troubling. Incomes when or damn near a good day about stated so in this opening up of the airport and the flight is really went after that theyre part of south africa just like it is in africa so that its already happening so we hope that the government can be able to demonstrate that it is back to travel to south africa and to obvious and be all right i mean that is a troubling event of course is the question mancinis need i mean will people return to south africa because obviously the pandemic thats why its called the pandemic is not just happening there its happening everywhere so theres a lot of more hurdles to overcome in between and this will be seen today says somewhat hof the baked reopening because there are still travel restrictions and a lot of caution all around all that do you think it will still boost the sector the Tourism Sector in particular enough to keep jobs. Yeah i think it is a good stat because as we know nobody expected and even after i got thats i think but of course there were other so it is a situation that the government finds itself in just like other countries but their view should invest in it simply must be up and running for inventing everything in the last economy to keep this up and trains running it and now we need a lot of red tape meant to kind of promote that and character but the travel it was ok with. Him if it got that right yeah well i hope your optimism spread there everywhere waits needed Martin Luther moon are there from last Week University thank you so much. Todays Chinas National Day the anniversary of the founding of the peoples republic in 1949 it also marks the start to one of the biggest travel periods in the calendar of the golden week but with a pandemic still raging mostly outside the countrys borders more chinese are keeping their troubles within the country who would see a train station in the Southern City of quango packed like before the pandemic Chinese Traveler seen here on state t. V. Or once again on the move. Also here in beijing its known as golden week and its the 1st major holiday period since the Novel Coronavirus emerged from china with beijings blessing its in full swing 600000000 trips are expected this year bringing billions and spending the bulk of it locally to overseas travel restrictions thats bad news for destinations like vietnam and thailand but a boost for the domestic economy and also a powerful message for a country eager to tout its coronavirus successes. For chinese themselves a chance to finally spread their wings. Seems your my feelings are pretty complex ive been away from home for quite a long time and are and i miss my family very much im also very excited and very eager to get back home as soon as possible. But safety is still in the minds of many beijing estimates 20 percent fewer trips will be taken this year compared to the last. Of the plans for this trip even though the pandemic situation has improved im still worried every day is different and the situation may change. For now most just seem happy to get away. During their meeting in brussels e. U. Leaders were trying to Reach Agreement on sanctions against the government often belarus in draft conclusions prepared ahead of the summit they condemned the violence against Peaceful Protesters there they also say the election in early august was richt meet us will try to break a deadlock over economic sanctions the u. K. And canada have already taken action against the government of Alexander Lukashenko who was sworn in for a 6th term as president following that disputed election meanwhile the political turmoil in belarus has had ripple effects on the all important i t industry thousands of tech workers have pledged to ukraine since demonstrations against the question could began in august its a luxury that not many in the country enjoy. But demonstration against the regime in minsk but this one is in kiev thats where max car leave scheme now does his protesting the 30 year old head of Software Testing at a Technology Firm requested the transfer to the ukrainian capital following a brutal encounter with bella rusian security forces. 3 of storeroom. They took me aside and threw me on my knees began to kick me and beat me with truncheons and i covered my body with my hands to protect me from their feet. They started shouting slogans like what do you want more freedom do you want change and i said guys im going home i have a cat and a dog at home what do you want from me. The more you know. Hes not alone ukraine counts 2000 workers from belarus among recent arrivals after the country loosened immigration restrictions its not just the violence theyre escaping but the growing disruptions to the internet the kiev government is eager to have them its even working with a local tech firm s pro to recruit i. T. Workers from bella reuss there are a lot of candidates to i. T. Work was thriving in bella ruse accounting for 5 percent of bellary xeon exports. All right dear was that when the internet goes down in bella ruse our people get on a plane and an hour later we meet them at kiev airport and bring them to the office they dont have to do anything they just come sit down and work on their projects and at the very beginning we didnt offer any jobs but were receiving more and more applications and people are asking about jobs because it looks like some businesses and i. T. Companies have shut down unfortunately. Marks coralie have ski is one of the fortunate ones part of an industry where he can work almost anywhere. And is a reminder of our top story south africas open to International Travelers again but why there were celebrations in the tourist sector of traffic at major athletes. From high risk areas. To Business Update from. Crime fighters are back with africas most successful radio drama series continues to zones are Available Online course you can share and us. Goes on to w. Africas facebook and other social media platforms crime fighter to me and now. Some time. Since none. Of what connects people is stronger than misplaced the. Ball is so strong that it cannot be torn down. And we celebrate the 30th anniversary of his regurgitation october 3rd on d. W. This is the w. C. Show coming up today on Chinas National Day our claim that hong kong is peaceful again. That is what the citys leader is saying for peace at what cost we are to prodemocracy activist coping with the bullets injuries suffered at the hands of police last