And activists who try to steal african art from the museum and paris has been fined but he says he was only taking back what rightfully belongs to. Us thanks for joining us European Countries have begun imposing new restrictions on public and private life as they struggle to cope with steep rises in toronto virus infections the u. K. Which has europes highest pandemic death toll has unveiled a new 3 tier system closing pubs gyms and betting shops in the highest risk areas and the Regional Government in Northern Ireland has just imposed europes hosh 2nd wave lockdown restrictions the Czech Republic already imposed a state of emergency today new restrictions come into place closing all school. Bars restaurants and clubs and the netherlands is also returning to partial lockdown closing Restaurants Hotels and cafes for 2 weeks well those are just some of the latest curbs other measures are already in place in several European Countries spain for example has a state of emergency in the madrid region to enforce a partial lockdown affecting 4 and a half 1000000 people massed on a mandatory in all Public Places france has placed paris must say and 7 other large cities on the maximum virus alert closing bars gyms swimming pools and banning public parties cases also rising rapidly here in germany since friday night life restrictions are in fact in the capital bill and bars must close at 11 pm further hitting berlins famously liberal Nightlife Economy chancellor Angela Merkel will meet leaders of germanys federal states shortly to try to solve the confusion around 16 different sets of rules. The incidence of new coronavirus cases in germany keeps rising every day new cities join the list of risk areas some areas in germany have surpassed the key threshold of 50 infections per 100000 inhabitants over the last 7 days including major cities such as frankfurt berlin munich and cologne as infections climb germany is trying to figure out how to deal with the new upsurge one problem the solutions differ all over the country in berlin for example there are no limitations for travellers from inner german risk areas staying in hotels there is also no obligation to wear masks on the streets. Another city another set of rules in munich travelers from designated risk areas can only stay at a hotel if they show a recent negative covert test and masks are mandatory in some outdoor areas of the city the different rules are making it hard for germans to understand what they can and cannot do in essence no one can really remember this seemed to be pointless. For a long period of time because more and more cities are going beyond which is. So short sell arms for short ridges and use here so the policy becomes redundant in a couple of weeks anyway. But the end of that chaos might be near the leaders of germanys 16 federal states arrived in berlin and are set to meet with chancellor Angela Merkel for the 1st non Virtual Meeting in months. Some state premiers have already announced they will cling to the accommodation ban while others want to see it dropped the question is will the chancellors personal and in person off the already be enough to unify the positions. I want to put that question to our chief Political Correspondent linda crane and the chancellor wrangle unified measures from all those 16 regional leaders. I think its quite likely that she can shes known as an adept negotiator and it will definitely make a difference that the state premiers are meeting personally with her for the 1st time in a number of months and there is precedent for brocade in brokering such an agreement if we look back to the 1st wave of karada here in germany in mid march april there was quite a bit of discrepancy and differences of opinion among the different federal states but under the watchful eye of the chancellor at that time they did manage to agree on a unified approach and the fact is theres increasing recognition that the lack of consistency this patchwork of different rules does confuse citizens and therefore discourage compliance so today were hearing from 2 of the most powerful state premiers the heads of north rhinewestphalia on the one hand and the very on the other whose approaches often differ that they do now think it is time for a unified set of rules. Infection rates are rising rapidly really across the country are we going to see a unified approach with tighter restrictions. Yes i think that we will see tighter restrictions for example in regard to the wearing of masks perhaps extending the number of locations where masks must be worn perhaps also some tighter limits on public gatherings and and social events but that might be paired with at least a partial rollback on controversial measures whose efficacy has been questioned by authorities and that would certainly include this travel ban that has been imposed by some rural parts of germany on people coming from hot spots from bigger cities requiring them to show with negative corona test before being allowed to stay in local hotels Authorities Say that that doesnt make sense especially with Testing Capacity increasingly limited. To germany came out of phase one of this pandemic looking brother good looking. Well people here are definitely in agreement that this is a decisive moment for the country both the government spokesman saying earlier this week that germany is at the beginning of a 2nd wave and that that this now is a crucial moment in time and the head of germanys leading corona Virus Institute the Public Health authority of robert costa institute says as well that this moment is decisive and what really counts is individual responsibility across the board so well see if that responsibility starts now with this meeting of the state premiers. Political correspondent linda craig thank you melissa. Lets not turn to some of the other stories making news around the world 2 russians and an american have blasted off on a fast track mission to the International Space station the so use rocket will reach the orbiting lab in just 3 hours after the normal flight time its nasas last mission on a russian spacecraft the u. S. Now has its own access with spacings. U. S. President all trumps nominee for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court says her religious views would not influence her decisions the 2nd day of confirmation hearing saw devout Roman Catholic a man tony barrett would questions by the Senate Judiciary committee on 3 in court. 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 fails to win a place on the 47 seat international bodies. Armenian and Azerbaijani Forces have engaged in fresh fighting over the disputed the going across back region russia brokered ceasefire is buckling despite mounting calls from world powers to end the long running conflict the region has seen the fiercest battles in 3 decades. The cathedral of stepan ocket a place of worship no longer it true for ripped open and its interior in ruins the church has fallen victim to a conflict that has cost hundreds of lives since it erupted last month the congregation and i praise in a makeshift shelter. But they cannot escape the war. Oh or ceasefire was supposed to come into effect last sunday but the shelling continues destruction and death a constant companions. Empty streets after thousands fled stepan a cared the capital of a selfproclaimed republic within azerbaijans formal borders. 30 get after its very elderly in wheelchairs who have stayed. Its scary and you can even imagine whenever the shelf lives we dont know who its going to hit him but we tremble in a basement what if it hits here again every day we live with this fear but i thought the aftermath of israel. On the other side of the front lines are telling the fire is also raining down in the town of terror to residents have sought safety in their cellars. Oh. What can you do we have no choice the armenian guns and cannons made us come here we run we fall down we stand up again we get injured and now were here hiding we fall down again and then we hate again what can we do i got injured here here here. I mean yes Prime Minister nico blames azerbaijans ally turkey for the field cease fire he says ankara is looking to expand its influence in the region home was of that. Im convinced that for as long as turkeys position remains unchanged as a by young will not stop fighting. Brother mark long worked for. Turkey for its part has called on armenia to withdraw from azerbaijani territory it currently holds so far the International Community has been unable to broker peace talks. With the to say to refusing to come to the table peace remains a distant prospect for the people here. In thailand the major antigovernment rally has been met with counterdemonstrations from supporters of the monarchy scuffles briefly will go on for 2 sides but mostly kept apart by a heavy Police Presence the prodemocracy protesters are calling for reforms of the constitution and the moment you criticize the king is traditionally seen as taboo protests Gain Momentum over the last few months. Now as bring in journalist mathias pair from bangkok matches whats happening in bangkok at the moment. Well protesters have been out on the streets here since the Early Morning hours and the protest is still ongoing in the morning at 8 oclock they met at bangkoks democracy monument and they spent several hours just about 2 hours ago and they started to march on their curates Government House which is their workplace of Prime Minister approach. They were shouting gets out and on their way on their way they were stopped some of times by police very kates. Just a few minutes ago they managed to me go with you negotiate with police that can proceed and so it seems like at the moment they are going through in the direction of Government House. As you sat there has been some clashes between protesters and police and protesters and. Supporters of the government who were brought into this area today in big numbers. I think also thousands of pro Government Support us are at the area but they were brought in mostly in government because and so many support many people believe that this is more propaganda activity by the governments than a real show of support but what are these reforms the protesters demanding. So these protests stem mostly lets by young people Young Students who grew up in the times are thought to tell you the regime and the promise of who came to power in a military coup in 2014 and those young people they basically they want to have to say in the country and they want to have their voices heard they once real democracy in the country and therefore they are asking the government to change the constitution to a more democratic constitution and they are obviously also asked the governments to resign and to hold new elections one part of those protests they are also asking for significant reforms of the monarchy because dave believe that the monarchy and the king has been playing a huge prototype politics in the past and they want to stop that in the future. But you said this protest is led by young people what about the support they receive from the time population. Yeah i believe the critics have a significant support in the population it is hard to say that for sure because there are no reliable opinion but if you speak with people here on the streets in bangkok or outside in the countryside. Reading many people criticizing the government at the moment especially also because Prime Minister promotes fails to deliver his promise to bring Economic Prosperity to the country at the moment thailand is hot is hit really strongly by the Coronavirus Crisis and. A deep recession at the moment millions of people lost at shops and across that makes many people are fed up with the government and asking for change but as you see any sign that the monarchy or the military might be open to the demands of the demonstrators. Yeah at the moment we havent seen those signs yet so it seems like the government is trying to respond with force just today we saw theyve brought in i think 14th our Security Office us to secure the area so they. Are not willing to find a compromise at the moment it seems and also the protests are not willing to compromise and deadly months so it seems like. A future we will continue to see a confrontation between those 2 sides. Journalist in a bun called for us thank you. In france a congolese activist has been fined 2000 euros for trying to steal an african artifact from a museum in paris was a life street his attempt to take a 19th century relic he accuses france and other european nations of plundering the countries they colonized he says they should return the objects they took. Many would call this theft but this activists hes only getting back what was taken away from his people i came to reclaim goods that were stolen from africa during colonization he saw this video of us live streamed on facebook back and shewn west. And 4 other activists were trying to steal a funerary post from carroll lima see him in paris he failed but managed to draw attention to a topic that has recently triggered a heated debate should african art looted during colonialism be returned and if so how and when the congolese baron activists action is needed now on the do you never ask a thief for permission to get back what is still from you and thats what we did we have the right to defend ourselves because we were robbed the fact that our works are on display here means to theft continues to be a simple yes you. Also caused a stir when he tried to steal a piece of art from a dutch museum as well as in the french city of must say some say these acts have to be considered as performances not just that. Its a different way of saying things that have already been said to many farmers for a long time since african countries gained independence on a diplomatic level in a dialogue between museums and international corporation. In a report commissioned by french president emmanuel and that the art historian so voice looted art has to be given back and that up to 90 percent of african art works are located outside of the continent the kemper lima c. M. Alone has more than 60000 objects taken from africa but according to this lawyer an art lover not all of them are looted he recently published a book on the topic. Some objects have obviously been taken away european states have to give back what was taken in wars but there are also other aspects of africans themselves all are to european music. Bands and his fellow activists its not only about bringing heritage spec home as he calls it he also wants european societies to face the realities of their colonial past it is our own goal to reach the biggest possible audience on the one hand people in africa but also people in europe. Says says he does not fear possible fines not even prison sentences in his eyes this is about a lot more than just his own destiny. Borden joins us now from brussels marina we just heard mr johnson has now been convicted by a court in paris and fined 2000 euros start rather mild sentence there is definitely a very mild sentence 2000 years in comparison to like the fine you would normally have to pay if you just walk in into this very famous cave or only you might see him in paris usually you would have to pay all up to 1100000 euros or even more and you could also face up to 10 years in prison so its clear that the court also didnt see this activism as we might call it is as a record of theft i mean a french president has pledged to look into the restitution of african Cultural Treasures but has anything been done with. France actually asked a very special relationship with its former colonies their very very close political and economic ties there are still in place and french president to travel to were going to go and look in a fossil trying to 17 how this very important species back then in front of students and said our relationship has to change and one way of showing this is giving back to looted art but since like 3 years have passed and not much has changed up till now thats at least what activists and critics say is probably the most vocal one at the moment but we see some movement at least some 30 artefacts have been given back to the need for example just recently well thats france but whats the situation like in countries in europe with the colonial past francis definitely taking a leading role there even if its a bit reluctant but we also see some change of attitude in other countries for example the netherlands a special Committee Just a few days ago recommended to the dutch government that looted art has to be given back as soon as possible if you look at germany some artifacts have been given back many are still in germany and in our cards etc but there are recent discussion has caused a big stir because soon if museum the humble farm in berlin is going to open up and this art weve just been talking about will be on display there and this obviously draws a lot of criticism. Marina strops thank you. And in other news in mali suspected she harvests have killed at least 12 soldiers and burned down an army base near the village of sukumaran the army says 9 militants were killed west african country has been struggling since 2012 to contain an Islamist Insurgency that has killed thousands a huge bomb has exploded while being diffused remotely near the polish seaport of sri no isha no one was injured the 5 and a half ton device was discovered last year during dredging operations it was one of several socalled told boy almost stopped by the british or left forced to sink the german cruise a little in 93. 00 to figure that. Scientists are warning that australias Great Barrier reef is declining at an alarming rate a new study has confirmed that at least half the corals at the World Heritage site have died over the past 25 years researchers say climate changes irreversibly destroying the famous underwater ecosystem. Israel and lebanon have begun talks on settling a long running dispute over their maritime border both sides hope the negotiations will clear the way for Gas Exploration the talks are being described as purely technical the 2 countries are still officially at war. 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 back by the u. S. To settle the issue. That. 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. Without. Being in the wrong. In the past decade israel has been exploring its own offshore gas fears 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 was in 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 demarcus by the un in the year 2000 after the israeli withdrawal technically both countries lebanon and israel are still at war. And there 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 doesnt look at it as a peace potential for discussing security arrangements and the lebanese are very busy denying anything anything to do with normalization or peacemaking its all business so they see an agreement on the maritime border could pave the way to more Gas Exploration a potential economic benefit for both countries. Sports news now in the u. S. For Nations League germany to fight back twice to draw 3 hole with switzerland in a rollercoaster match in cologne the swiss led 2 nil and later 32 as germanys defense struggled gnabry scored the final equaliser for your side on 60 minutes germany have now drawn 4 of the last 5 games. To pairs of the last game we improved our level but of course when you concede 3 goals you can always say we werent good in defense. 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