And with the global Film Industry reeling from the effects of the pandemic a delayed and diminished khana Film Festival still manages to grow well out the red carpet. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today as coronavirus cases spike across germany chancellor all america will be holding a Video Conference today with 16 regional leaders the aim here is to agree on a new round of restrictions over 1000 cases have been rising sharply with a recent record high of nearly 15000 new delhi cases thats a sharp rise from june when new infections had dropped to just over 300 per day intensive care admissions for covert 1000. 00 are also rising that figure usually lags on. And new cases by 2. 00 to 3. 00 weeks hospitalizations were flat over the summer but they have risen dramatically in the past weeks the chancers said to be pushing for a one month shutdown of all hospitality and leisure venues and fewer people in public and private gatherings will have analysis after this report back much tosca in berlin squats but district this is one of 10 busy streets in the german capital where people now have to wear a face mask germany has seen record numbers of coronavirus cases im ballin has been particularly hard hit now all 12 districts here are considered hot spots pressure is growing here in germany for politicians to introduce new stricter measures against the coronavirus especially as numbers continue to grow this is something that is being debated on a daily basis here in germany both on the streets but also in the german press the latest topic to be discusses the possibility of introducing a socalled knock down light. Under this proposal which is reportedly favored by chancellor merkel schools and daycare would remain open except in the worst hit areas restaurants and bars would have to shut and large events would be banned so far most bars and restaurants have to close only between 11 pm and 6 am for many berliners new measures are necessary even if they mean fewer freedoms but others are more skeptical we all have to give ourselves a push now and see that it goes in the right direction. The numbers are always going up so you have to do your part to make them go down again the government paid for for this instance and i hope that we will be spared but unfortunately we cant rule the salt completely although im not sure if it would really help to contain the pandemic and we would then people for most people i assume that there will be new measures theres nothing you can do about it and we have to get the infection under control in this newsroom and with the new restrictions are expected on wednesday after chancellor merkel meets with germanys 16 regional leaders. So what do we view look you have more on that lets bring indeed overused Political Correspondent nina good morning to you nina what kind of new restrictions to be going into effect and would they be national or regional. Americal is aiming for what shes calling a wave break a locked down and newspaper germanys biggest tabloid actually has some details of whats on the table the aim is to prevent the Healthcare System from collapsing its still coping ok at the moment bought new infections are rising much faster than expected i see filling up very fast so is going to press for that possible lock down also the lock down like pubs and restaurants would be closed the number of people you can meet outside of your own home will be drastically limited events will be cancelled the main difference apparently to what happened during the 1st wave in the spring according to this plan would be that schools and kindergartens would stay open for as long as possible and that shops would also remain open to a certain extent now whether national or regional im going back to wants them to be national but of course the country 16 states have the final say on which restrictions to impose and theres already some resistance from individual state premiers along with the resistance you know theres been some criticism of the process for arriving at any new guidelines with concerns of the German Parliaments not being sufficiently involved does the chancellor have the authority to order a national law down without the bundestag or without the state premiers. Well no she doesnt and that of course goes back to our countrys history where rules were implemented to avoid giving the government in berlin too much power that could potentially be abused but year in the 1st wave in the spring the German Parliament did give the government certain exceptional competencies to be able to act fostering this pandemic and then germany did get through this fast way fairly well and numbers were low in the summer and then people not just from the opposition parties also from party from own Government Coalition were demanding that the national and regional parliaments get more of a say on the measures but having said that those voices have not been very loud in the past 10 days when it became clear that were being hit by a much stronger 2nd wave than expected is there any way to gauge how a 2nd even limited lockdown will be affecting the economy and the educational system both of which have already been hard hit by the 1st lockdown well of course the fact this question is in full swing how do you keep the economy going how do you keep schools and kindergartens open and there does seem to be the agreement that the priority must be to keep the educational system going keep schools and daycares open not just for educational purposes but would of course also allow parents in essential jobs to go to work and the big worry is of course how much will the economy be affected and there is a lot of criticism coming from organizations that represent pub and Restaurant Owners they say those planned measures are unfair and would risk throwing people into basically having to give up their own business is. Following the story for us this morning thanks very much. And here now are some of the latest Global Developments in the pandemic indias now approaching 8000000 confirmed it can vote coronavirus cases this comes as the capital delhi reports its highest number of new delhi infections about 5000 on wednesday the c. E. O. Of dubai airport has warned that the travel hub there is facing a slow recovery and could see passenger traffic falling by as much as 70 percent this year the airport was the worlds busiest for International Travel before the crisis and there is some progress in the state of victoria in australia the epicenter of covert infections in that country it has not recorded any new cases for the last 48 hours its the 1st time that has happened in more than 7 months. Now the backlash is growing between islamic countries and france over president emanuel macross comments on islam and freedom of speech a call has strongly defended caricature of the Prophet Muhammad that following the brutal murder of a french teacher who used them as examples of free speech since then there have been massive anti french rallies in muslim countries. The target of their anger is clear. Here in pakistan protesters in karate and islamabad accuse the french president of attacking islam. For asking the behavior of the french government is actually an insult of billions of muslims across the world its open terrorism an attack against the muslim world a slump im liable to do a better job so we should boycott french products muslims should boycott their petrol stations which is one of their main products we shouldnt use that fuel at all. Or unsafe. In the bangladeshi capital dhaka there were 10 scenes as protesters renewed calls for a boycott of french products. Demonstrations also took place in gaza and in tel aviv all in response to microns defense of satirical cartoons including some of the prophet mohammed. His comments follow the brutal murder of a French School teacher who taught a lesson on freedom of speach. Leaders in several muslim countries including saudi arabia and iran have condemned france turkey to weighed in with president editor one saying mcallen needs mental checks over his attitude to islam but the french president is sticking to his stance saying we wont give in ever. His interior minister echoed his opinion. She too thought its our sovereign right to define what freedom of expression is watch public order if you give us freedom of worship what is and isnt acceptable except the. Words that wont serve to come the growing wave of anger sweeping the muslim world france is warning its citizens in several muslim majority countries to take extra security precautions. But lets get you up to date now with some of the other stories making the news this hour at least 8 people have been killed in 2 separate attacks in the Afghan Capital kabul at least 3 people died in a roadside bombing several more were injured in a separate attack 5 special forces members were killed in a bombing in ensuing firefight it is unclear who was behind the attack this. Typhoon molavi has been battering vietnam packing winds of up to 135 Kilometers Per Hour and bringing trental downpours 40000. 00 people from coastal villages have been evacuated to emergency shelters inland several people have died dozens more are missing. Voting is under way in indias 1st major elections since the pandemic began people in the eastern state of bihar are electing representatives to their Legislative Assembly more than 72000000 people are eligible to vote safe elections has been a major challenge for indias Electoral Commission as the coronavirus continues to spread. On Opposition Leader who survived 16 assassins bullets faces off against an incumbent who says prayer can prevent kovan polls have opened in tanzanias president ial and parliamentary elections amidst fears of violence more than 29 people theyre registered to vote. 300000000 that is a Rights Groups say authorities have cracked down on critical voices by closing down Media Outlets opposition poor parties say police disrupted their campaigns and that electoral authorities disqualified dozens of their candidates. President jiang with ophelia seeking a 2nd 5 year term he represents the ruling. Producing party its been in power for decades. Rallying his supporters before the election incumbent john michael fully is running on an economy that until recently was growing fast but i ask you my fellow tanzania to vote for me on the 28th i want to bring new changes to tanzania you were all witnesses that in my 1st term in power i have brought a lot of changes to this country. That economic record has taken a hit from the coronavirus pandemic critics say the government has covered up tanzanias outbreak mag of fully said the country had conquered the virus through prayer the government stopped updating its infection numbers earlier this year the opposition says thats part of a trend of suppressing bad news and press freedoms and brutalizing rival Political Parties tone do this who heads a coalition of opposition groups he spent 3 years in exile after an assassination attempt he claims the government is ratcheting up its crackdown on rival groups. The kind of violence that we we see it were beginning to see. It is is is is different this time i. Mean is it is cat would be that it violent because even a free and Fair Election fair and square. Voters see the 2 sides in starkly different terms say peace didnt mean that you can use it when you know the roads we see you cant get it if you let me down we see if you can just. Walk into the seat. Thats something were here because we are patriots. Because we are tired of the oppression that is happening in our country and. Our country has a lot of resources which could make it rich but unfortunately our leaders have a lust for power and are denying us that what were talking about i know what. The government has limited the ability of International Media to cover the election and tonight accreditation to International Election observers thats cast further doubt over whether the poll will be free and fair. For the very latest on this vote lets bring indeed abuse edith to molly she joins us from Nairobi Kenya where shes following this election from there good day to you edith voting kicked off a little while ago hows it coming along. Well we saw the usual scenes that you would expect on voting day people waking up really early in the morning to hit the ballots and also a lot of people on social media showing off their indelible ink on their pinkies which is the show fight way of saying that i certainly voted and most of them expressing pride in doing so but at the same time weve also received reports of people saying that this is the interruptions of the internet and social media claiming that theyre only able to get online via a v. P. N. Weve also received some disturbing information coming in from sounds about which is an island off of tanzania well position leaders are claiming that 3 people were killed yesterday remember that zanzibar starts voting a day in advance and so because of that there have been sky mischas and so this is what the 40 the 1st 48 hours of voting in tanzania is looking at like. Talking about the opposition is a very concerning comment from the opposition candidate to lisa whos warned that if this election is rigged hes not going to accept the results at all is that a fair and free election that were seeing right now in tanzania. Certainly if you ask Rights Groups will tell you no in fact theres one such group which is actually virtual codes tanzania election watch which says that even before the ballot papers were printed it was already unfair and there was no freedom because of the policies and frameworks of government and here at the moment which means its impossible to essentially have any dissent against president john michael fully for press freedom has certainly been cut sailed out so you look at the series of events leading to the votes of people saying that theres no way can be free or fair even if the opposition were to win which a lot of people say is unlikely however if you ask the supporters of john mcgrath fully theyll say look this is a man who says what he does and he does what he says he says that there was going to be no corruption he cracked down on that he said that there was going to be you know no violence in tanzania and they certainly believe that when he says its going to be a free and Fair Election that it will be so what about the president s popularity you covered the elections 5 years ago hows it looking his popularity this time. In trying to 50 it was very much a case of c. C. M. Being on the ballot the ruling party its been in power since the 1977 when it was formed and at the time i got the sense that the young population of times and you know was fed up with their policies which didnt seem to respect their own personal values of life or life you hoots and then in comes john before you whos very divisive as i mentioned there are people who rally behind him who love him who supported who think that hes the kind of leader the tanzania needs at the moment however there are those who feel that this is absolutely not the time for him its absolutely not the leader of the big deserve and its also impossible to see how follow how many people oppose him because again of the crackdown of dissenters much more on this vote as it moves forward for now thanks very much for that from nairobi. Our next story is about a young woman whos dedicated her life to helping others still would has been awarded the german africa prize for her work in somalia the focus on helplessly helping a generation that was almost lost to war and while. Using the ocean and yoga to heal from trauma is new to many in somalia but its just one way ilwad elman helps former child soldiers and rape survivors overcome their trauma she calls it your god issue a combination of yoga and moderate issue the therapy aims to break down walls of silence and heal. And then asking people to draw comparisons between challenging challenging experiences like pushing your body to limits and testing yourself and whens the last time you experience Something Like that and it resonated and theres a body of research thats available on these approaches and we want to see if that also fits in the context you were didnt expect global attention for her work when she returned to her home country 10 years ago she and her family were exiles in canada for many years she was 19 didnt speak the local language and wasnt directly exposed to every day life in a war torn country but her mother was already determined to go back out. Human rights activist. Raised my sisters and i. Decided to come back to somalia at the height of the conflict and. From her i saw that you know you can be anything and anything you want to anything and everything you want to be a woman thats not a message. So under her. I also was empowered encouraged sometimes. To do more following in our mothers footsteps threw herself into organizing money looking after child soldiers. And young girls who have suffered abuse. As a result of the. Girls we provide services for children and youth that are being coopted by groups and organizations and another human rights. The freedom to life and safety and determination as. More and more stories are being heard. Its important to show a different image of somalia not just chaos and destruction. Work focused on emergency aid but now theres much more to it. From purely Service Delivery where we respond to violations. And has grown into. Change whether its through empowering and educating and the cycle of. Whether its through working with government to put in place legislation. To fundamentally change the society and she believes she can do it. By her side. Lets get you up to date on the other stories making the news today philadelphia. A 2nd night of protest and violence after the killing of a black man by police on monday 27 year old Walter Wallace jr was shot by police after refusing to drop a knife the latest protests are seeing the looting of a number of retail outlets. In california hundreds of firefighters backed by planes and helicopters are battling to control 2 wildfires near los angeles i winds and dry conditions have brought the fires close to residential areas some 100000 people have been evacuated power lines are thought to have sparked at least one of the far. With just 2 months left now until the bronx a transition period ends times running out to strike a trade deal between the European Union and the u. K. And its not just british businesses that are anxious the north of belgium is one of the used most economically vulnerable regions especially its food farmers. Belgiums best seller the conference pair last year a total of 28000000. 00 kilos of these where exported to the u. K. Thats one out of every 12 belgian grown pairs so far its been mostly business as usual for Fruit Growers but a hard break that could see things turned sour overnight of course our industry doesnt stand or fall with the exports to one country but its important and then the only change in the relationship however small it might be might disturb the delicate to balance and delicate librium that exists in trade. The concerns here are not just potential quotas or tariffs for belgium fruit valley the countrys largest Fruit Growing cooperative the carefully timed supply chain is at risk delays caused by new customs requirements could cause serious storage issues if trade reverts to w t o standards 42000 people across belgium could lose their jobs thats according to research by hugh care fund and busha an economics professor at loovens Catholic University its not just the direct shipments from flanders or from belgium to the u. K. That matter but also flanders supplies a lot of intermediate inputs to other European Countries for example to the German Industries which subsequently send their products to the u. K. Flanders belgium starts speaking region would be dealt a huge economic blow by a no deal bracks it 16000. 00 Flemish Companies currently exported to britain the government here hopes most have contingency plans in place like belgian fruit valley its already finding new markets for this british bread favorite from the time we knew about the bricks that we started taking contact and making contacts to sell these small kind of beers towards germany and the eastern europe. We had a good. And a good price and paris from these orchards are already enjoyed the world over stored it Cool Temperatures they can easily be shipped as far as china its the khan film but not quite as we dont get a very different version of the french celebration of cinema got underway on tuesday the main festival earlier cancelled of course due to the pandemic the new version is very low key it comes as the country again struggles with containing the pandemic. The glitz and glamour almost gone in cannes this year with no major influx of International Movie stars organizers decided to invite spectators to walk the red carpet for the opening and unconventional beginning to one of the worlds most famous Film Festivals but then again the festival as director was careful to point out this is no regular con. First of all its not become Film Festival its the cannes Film Festival that came to cannes and october in the midst of a to mull truancy year so as not to forget the people of con know the spectators the general public and to celebrate both feature films and short films over 3 days the festival is usually held over 2 weeks in may but it was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. At this more low key and socially distanced 3 day event several short movies will compete for a prize and 4 of the original 56. 00 films will be shown organizers said they were determined to hold the stripped back festival despite travel restrictions and Health Regulations they say they want to boost the cinema industry and help the region hit hard by coronavirus lockdowns many here are unsure about the future. I dont know if the festival will take place next year we just dont know. But i dont we hope that next year it will go back to normal even now its just amazing to have a mini festival. Organizers say they cant guarantee the 1st move take place in my next year they insist 2021 will happen special or not. This is. Up next we have. For the entire news team thanks so much for being. Eco india all that up so what if you asked any child what he or she wants to be even grown up they must tell you i dont know born in india but not munch on it too pretty she has not only chosen to be a farmer but to revive traditional farming innovation creating higher yields for her family and a future for her trade. Next on g. W. How much is a human like your. Man meat special treatment in order to survive. It costs over 300000 euro. A fight begins with the Insurance Company and the pharmaceutical industry its a race against time how will it end. Profit or life. In 45 minutes on d w. Gets upset for spectacular pictures. Its their passion for nature. Its their complete devotion that makes them the best while most are taught the 1st the market. 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