Well im terry martin good to have you with Us European Union countries have agreed a common strategy for restricting travel from coronavirus hotspots even ministers meeting in luxembourg want a traffic light system showing regions as red or orange depending on the number of infections leaders hope to avoid a repeat of the confusion that disrupted travel across the e. U. At the height of the initial outbreak in the spring. Of more lets bring in a gleek good hes following the story for us in brussels belgium talk us through these european traffic lights hows that supposed to work. The european traffic lag test for colors actually red for dangerous zone orange for medium infection rates and green for countries and regions which ok and grade for those countries who dont give the data to the e. C. D. C. The European Center of Disease Control in stockholm that to publish this new method of europe not only of the countries but the regions and this is new broken down to 200. 00 regions and the new point is that not only the incidences so the new infection cases will be rated but also the number of tests and the positive tests that are returned so that you have and you. To to apply and that might change the net added a bit for example in germany the number 50 incidences is no longer valid it can range between 25 to 150 incidences but you also have to apply the positive return rate of tests which should have around 4 percent and not higher and all these measures are designed only for Tourism Travel essential travel business is not afflicted by this in all these measures voluntarily so the Member States im not obliged to take part in this new traffic light system ok well the system does sally can provide some valuable orientation to travelers how soon could it be put in place. But it could be in place actually next week because the data over there and the e. C. C. The European Center for Disease Control did publish this on the web said reopened old europe dot edu and then everybody can see good at but the measure at that photo out of this new map this new indicate is. Also up to the Member States so they can decide if they put in place and you look down fuse or the haitian it to go into quarantine this is all up to the Member States and while europe waits on that traffic light steam infection numbers continue to rise what are the main hotspots spent right. But according to the news numbers and i have to look on this map. Its western europe is mostly affected so its spain france the United Kingdom which other current hotspots also belgium here in brussels but no check the Czech Republic is on the rise and also the netherlands again and you can see also a surge in bulgaria and romania according to this new traffic like system only finland and parts of eastern germany would be in the green zone all the rest is orange or red and the tendency is that the case is going up but the difference of the 1st wave mortality hospitalization and excess mortality a fairly low but the trend is upwards and now its the problem how to flatten the curve again of europe orange or red bentley good in brussels thanks so much. Well the United Kingdom has recorded europes highest pandemic death toll and new infections there are growing at an alarming rate especially in the north of england Prime MinisterBoris Johnson has outlined a 3 tier system reinstating restrictions and high risk areas. Its not so it is for this pub in the northern english city liverpool after 3 and a half months lock down 80 this year pubs and bars here are once again being told to close their doors new restrictions are coming into place across the north of england bringing a new wave of darkness to both businesses and custom its. Like a very depressed local shop down. About a sucker picking up 6 percent to go to get you to see my friends a couple of the. Children are. Right there is your place to escape to go to a pub. Talking to people. With this code which you shout help issues you think she should try to find mr right the question still sleeping discipline financial disfavor so but the polish. Like many levels he qualified he says even paying rent will become difficult after days of one says and see things the government in london spain and businesses in the new world think its hard to screw this fall hard they have let people fear the worst before id known what help they will not even speaking to local leaders and so the very last minute consists of horrible played over and normal times never mind when everyones afraid of over the top is next but theres no getting away from the case numbers liverpool has one of the highest paid rates in europe along a the u. K. Now has more hospital admissions than before it went down in months and its never its a bill of the citys well. Following Liverpool Street steps before anybody into the restaurant we have a temperature gauge the water temperature in neighboring manchester Award Winning restaurant in a hidden scenes doing everything she can to keep her doors open and shes living every day and i think. I didnt know whether to water stocks for this week of august. I dont know whether to take bookings there even know whether i should open a 4 lot you cant operate when things are so uncertain you dont know what theyre going to be open or close to the lady in red is my grandmother lily quark and she opened one of the 1st chinese restaurants of manchester even callen and her sister is a 3rd generation restauranteur is there now facing an unprecedented challenge where already struggling if im honest its not just me carrying the burden its the entire family bustle of pressure and i dont want to let them down i dont want to let my customers down and yet with the trading conditions i might have no choice but with every order right the model no its called a lot dont let us take away boxes are now one of just a few rays of light the restaurant is like hell and we still have a whole lot of life to live and a whole lot of examples to set a message to the Community Holding its breath for more. Its a who could smother stories making headlines around the world today too promising Coronavirus Vaccine projects have suffered setbacks in the u. S. Pharmaceutical giant lilly palls to Clinical Trial of its antibody therapy over safety concerns and johnson and johnson has put its vaccine trial on hold after a participant fell ill. Protesters have gathered in thailands capital bangkok they faced off against police and government supporters dressed in yellow activists are calling for reform of the monarchy criticizing the king is traditionally seen as taboo but protests have gained momentum of the past few months. China and russia have been elected to the United NationsHuman Rights Council the vote went through despite warnings from human Rights Groups that the un groupings credibility is at stake saudi arabia failed to win a place on the 47 seat international on. Israel and lebanon have begun talks on settling a long running dispute over their maritime border both sides hope negotiations will clear the way for Gas Exploration the talks are being described as purely technical as the 2 countries are still officially at war. Soccer superstar. The Mediterranean Sea off the coast between israel and lebanon these are contested waters both countries have long been locked in dispute over where the maritime border lies behind the scenes negotiations have gone on for several years now israel and lebanon have agreed on a framework to hold indirect talks backed by the us to settle the issue. Here in. The United States intend to put all of its effort with the 2 concerned parties to have greater positive and constructive atmosphere between them to preserve the talks and end them successfully as soon as possible oh my. God. In the past decade israel has been exploring its own offshore gas fields south of the disputed area. The dispute is about a relatively small triangle shaped area with each side claiming their part as exclusive economic zone. The last full scale conflict between israel and lebanon war same 2006 but there have been many incidents since between israel and the new guineas shiite militant Group Hezbollah parts of the countrys land border the blue line is also disputed im standing here the Hassani Cross crossing which is most of the time closed its along the blue line a line that was democratic by the un and the year 2000 after the israeli withdrawal technically both countries lebanon and israel are still at war and they have no diplomatic relations the talks are highly sensitive neither country sees resolving the maritime border as a step towards a wider peace agreement. Israel realistically the. Look at it as the piece over his potential for these cussing security arrangements and the lebanese are very busy denying anything anything to do with normalization or peacemaking its all business though they see an agreement on the maritime border could pave the way to more Gas Exploration a potential economic benefit for both countries. Now to the u. S. For a present all trumps nominee for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court as appeared before senators any county bearer to is a devout catholic told the Judiciary Committee that her religious views would not influence her decisions trump is pressing to have barrett confirmed as a justice before the president ial election on november 3rd. 6 of her children her husband and her siblings Amy Connie Barrett brought them all for day 2 of her confirmation hearing the trump picture trying to persuade democrats that she is ruled by the law and not by politics. I interpret the constitution as a law that i interpret its text as text and i understand it to have the meaning that it had at the time people ratified it so that meaning doesnt change over time and its not up to me to update it or infuse my own policy views into it democrats prosperity to weigh in on hot button issues like gun control and Marriage Equality but her answers are mostly elusive barrett was a protege of the late Justice Antonin Scalia he disagreed with the roe versus wade ruling which made abortions legal its distressing not to give a straight answer so let me try again do you agree with Justice Scalias view that roe was wrongly decided again i cant precommit or say yes im going in with some agenda because im not i dont have any agenda but on the steps of the Supreme Court the agendas of the right and left are clear both want an appointee who will tip the scales of justice in their favor with barrett on the bench conservatives believe they can finally see abortion rights stripped away and therefore Double Health care act or obamacare repealed for liberals these are prospects that was strip americans of basic freedoms and i wrote the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Soccer superstar Cristiana Renaud who has tested positive for corona virus the ventus and portugal striker wont be able to play for his country in their Nations League game against sweden on wednesday and last week rolled or has played in 2 other International Matches all of the other players on the Portugal Team have tested negative. Youre watching g. W. News just a reminder of the top story were following for you this hour europe has agreed upon a socalled traffic light system to restrict travel from the threat of violence hotspots regions will be labeled red orange or green several countries including germany and britain have introduced tougher new measures to slow the spread of the virus. Youre watching news from berlin up next stephen perience lee is here with Business News im terry marsh thanks want to. It was the 1st International Tribunal in history. The nurnberg trials. 75 years ago high ranking officers of the nazi regime or you judging by the allied forces. 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