Across europe growing infection rates fresh lockdown measures and the inevitable health and Economic Hardship to follow is the headache for which there are no easy fixes. From prague in the Czech Republic im now joined by. Jury. He is from the Czech University of a Life Sciences that the Czech Republic was one of the countries merging actually quite well to keep the pandemic on the controls so whats gone wrong now. Ok to rest her all starts to quickly and people i think that the parrot much about a virus during the summer day that entire program a soda virus going back and now we are under the 2nd wave of a chase much stronger going into 1st one but tell us more about the new restrictions and how much public support is that old. Ok so according to the new restrictions old schools and pops and james should be closed from today including the school song from down a small hates to primary schools and they can do gardens and also the pops and so long people are according to my opinion very tired about this because they hope that the situation will be good to during decide as it was during the summer saw on the Cell Research since doesnt have such a big star or as they had during the spring what do you as a viral ijaz say about these new restrictions that have just been brought. Ok i think that the nearest directions are necessary now we close we made our great chains which we had during the summer to employ some less restrictive measures to control the on that makes and knowledge situation very much out of control and d. C. Restrictions has to be down at least for a couple of weeks to get to see gratian again under to control and to stop the exponential growth of it and now which we can see now and your problem. You said earlier that people in the Czech Republic a are getting tired of these restrictions do you reckon that the exceptions now is big enough so that they can actually work. I hope so it surely if when im going out into the streets of iraq and some burning like a public place if they can see that the programming faced mosques every barracks and people are trying to do death by some of the people who are not wearing defaced months early covering mouth and they are sometimes covering on mala for and that they are bragging damn so so about what they can see during the last few days the situation is Getting Better there is a sock war from all the politicians across the political spectrum so i hope that the situation will change soon and the measures which are being taped in right now will work do you think any additional measures that should be taken. There could be additional a hearse if there are smoke going to be any improvement in the next lets say like of then days 2 weeks for example shopping malls are still open so the skin be closed there can be some restrictions for the people about leaving their houses and so on but i hope that that will not be necessary. For a jury czerny from proper thank you very much for joining us and. Thank you goodbye. Now lets have a look and the curves already in place in several European Countries spain has a state of emergency in the madrid region to enforce a partial lockdown affecting 4 and a half 1000000 people mosques on all mandatory in all Public Places france has placed paris musee and 7 other large cities on the maximum of virus alert closing boss james and swimming pools and banning public plantings cases are also rising rapidly here in germany since friday night life a strict sins are in effect in the capital berlin boss here must close that 11 pm further hitting berlins famously liberal not life economy chancellor Angela Merkel will meet leaders of germanys federal states today to try to solve the confusion around 16 different sets of rules. To minnies Health Minister young. Getting a flu shot setting an example as he called on the public to get vaccinated as cove in 1000 cases rise in the country the flu season is also beginning said its important to keep the flu at bay so people say out of hospitals and the German Health system isnt overwhelmed. With fever mention and called it needs a lot of people fill it with kovan 19 and on top of that a lot of people get the flu is specially since they are 2 respiratory diseases with similar symptoms then our Health Care System can reach its limits. And. The incidence of new coronavirus cases in germany keeps rising and 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 travelers 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 really remembers this seemed to be pointless. For a long period of time because more and more seduced going beyond which is. So short. The news here so the policy becomes redundant in a couple of weeks. But the end of that chaos might be near the leaders of germanys 16 federal states are meeting with chancellor Angela Merkel in berlin for the 1st non Virtual Meeting in months some state premiers have already announced they will cling to the accommodation ban well others want to see it dropped the question is will the chancellors personal and in person or 30 be enough to unify the positions. That question all right on top chief Political Correspondent melinda crime and the chance to wrangle unified nations from 16 regional leaders. I think theres a pretty good chance that she can she is known as a very adept negotiator and on her side is the fact that this is a personal meeting the 1st time that the state leaders have met with the chancellor in person in over 4 months and that usually does increase the likelihood of getting to yes besides that there is a precedent here because at the height of the 1st wave of the virus in april of this this year there was also some wrangling amongst the different federal states and some disagreement about the way to move forward and theyre under the watchful eye of the chancellor the the state premiers did agree and the fact is that a patchwork of rules like the ones we have now can be confusing to people and that in turn can diminish compliance and that is very problematic as infection rates rise so we are seeing some of the most powerful state premiers in particular 2 who have not always agreed on the same approach in the past namely the head of the bavarian State Government and the head of the north rhinewestphalia and State Government now both saying yes we do need unified rules if we want to see unified rules those rules going to be tighter than the current ones. I think its quite likely that some of them will be the government has put together a paper that some people in the press have gotten a look at and it seems that the government will be suggesting more stringent requirements for Wearing Masks in a variety of places as well as more strict limits on social gatherings and restaurant closing times all to come into effect at a threshold of 35. 00 infectious cases per 100000 residents that means such rules if the government gets its way would then be affected most of this countrys major cities since most of them have an affection rate above that at the moment whether they were the state premiers will agree which still remains open the meeting was just getting down and just beginning now and its unclear whether there will be any attempt to roll back that accommodation ban it is being roundly criticised by viral it just and by Economic Experts who say it doesnt do much to decrease the rate of infection but it does strain Testing Capacity and burden the economy so another point of the governments approach apparently that they would like to see put in place is support for businesses that are affected by these restrictions for example restaurants. Grain thank you very much. Lets have a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the World European Union has reportedly agreed to sanction 6 Russian Security officials over the poisoning of russian Opposition Leader lives in a volley asset freezes and travel bans are to be implemented within days russia started to hit back with a similar blacklist. In a landmark ruling a greek court and its hefty prison sentences to the leaders of Neo Nazi Group golden dawn didnt ecos. And several other members were sentenced for running a criminal gang the former Political Party has been linked to a number of violent hate crime. Every us president Donald Trumps nominee for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court says her religious views were not influenced decisions the 2nd day off confirmation hearings or any county ballots a devout Roman Catholic questioned by the Senate Judiciary committee. To russian russians and an american have reached the International Space station on the fast track flight took just 3 hours half their usual time and its not as last mission on a russian spacecraft because the u. S. Now has its own access again with space x. The concerns are growing over the failure of a cease fire to stop the fighting between armenian and as eerie forces in the disputed enclave of nagornokarabakh russias urging both sides to observe the truce and and the long running conflict through diplomacy the 2 former soviet republics are blaming each other for breaking an armistice which came into force at the weekend. The cathedral of stepan ocket a place of worship no longer. In truth 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 no praise in a makeshift shelter. But they cannot escape the war. Of or a cease fire was supposed to come into effect last sunday but the shelling continues destruction and death a constant companions empty streets after thousands fled stepanek at the capital of a selfproclaimed republic within azerbaijans formal borders. 30 year after its very elderly in wheelchairs who have stayed. Its scary and you can even imagine that whenever the shelf lives we dont know who its going to hit them but we tremble in a basement what if it hits here again every day we live with this fear but for the aftermath of israel. On the other side of the front lines are telling the fire is also raining down in the town of tatar 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 nicola blames azerbaijans ally turkey for the field cease fire he says ankara is looking to expand its influence in the region home was of out there. Im convinced that for as long as turkeys position remains unchanged as a buy john will not stop fighting. Brother mark long word for. Chucky for its part has called on our media to withdraw from azerbaijani territory it currently hold so far the International Community has been unable to broker peace talks. With the 2 sides refusing to come to the table peace remains a distant prospect for the people here. In thailand major government rally has been met with come to demonstrations from supporters of the monarchy scuffles briefly broke out but the 2 sides were mostly kept apart at the Police Presence the prodemocracy protesters are calling for reform to the constitution and the monarchy criticizing the kings 2 dismissed as to who in thailand but protests have gained momentum over the last few months. Earlier we spoke to a journalist in bangkok and we asked him whether most thais are actually backing these antigovernment protests yeah i believe government critics have significant support in the population it is hard to say that for sure because they are no reliable opinion but if you speak with people here on the streets in bangkok or outside in the countryside they are really many people criticizing the government at the moment especially also because Prime Minister approach fails to deliver his promise to bring Economic Prosperity to the country at the moment island its hot its really strongly by the Coronavirus Crisis and. Deep recession at the moment millions of people lost their shops and of course that makes many people are fed up with the government and asking for change. But he has penned bangkok that an activist from congo has been fined 2000 euros by a French Quarter or trying to steal an african artifact from a museum in paris was a. Live stream is attempts 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 the effort by this activists hes only getting back what was taken away from his people i came to reclaim goods that were stolen from africa during colony sation he saw this video of us live streamed on facebook back in june. 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 reason to 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 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 theft. 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 vampi no one in the report commissioned by french president emmanuel and the crawl the art historian so voice looted art has to be given back and that up to 90 percent of african artworks 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 ad 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 africans themselves all are to european visit. Florida events 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 are just people in africa but also people in europe adore. 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 on the. Border and 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 a 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 only im assuming paris usually would have to pay out like 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 that 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 travel to were going to go and book in a foster 2017 how this very important speech spec in front of students and said our relationship has to change and one way of showing this is giving back 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 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 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 museums in archives to cetera but there are recent discussion has caused a big stir because soon in the 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 dont use marina strops thank you. Some sports news now in the u. S. Our nations leading germany had to fight back twice to draw 3 all with switzerland in a rollercoaster match in cologne the swiss led to nil and later 32 as germanys defense struggled so its not greece scored the final equaliser for your home in the side on 60 minutes germany have now drawn 4 of the last 5 games with 200 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. This team has potential real potential if we correct a few things then well have a lot to look forward to when struggle for a well number one goal for Dustin Johnson has tested positive for covert 19 forcing him out of an event this weekend the american was tested after experiencing virus symptoms john johnson said he hoped to return to the game as quickly as possible is the highest profile golfer to test positive for covert 900 since the season resumed in the summer. 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