The country the chancellor and the leaders of the countrys largest cities taking action amid an increase. The head of the World Food Program expresses his joy as the agency is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Imagine all the people and on what would have been john lennons 80th breath a, we look back on his life and legacy. What would have been john lennons 80th birthday. Germany has marked the First Anniversary on a deadly attack on a german synagogue. The attack took place on the jewish holiday of yom kippur. The neonazi failed to get through the door but went on to shoot two people outside. It was an occasion to mourn and reflect for survivors, for the bereaeaved, and for germany. The ceremony marked the anniversary of an antisemitic attack that evoked germanys darkest history. A year has passed already a year. Just a year. A year ago today, a nightmare came true here in broad daylight in the middle of germany. In germany of all places. Earlier in the day, the city came to a standstill for several minutes as people took a moment to remember the victims. In the courtyard of the synagogue, a new memorial was unveiled. The head of germanys Central Council of juice said the attacker had failed in his mission. The perpetrator wanted to impress the world by killing people who in his mind have no right to live, but he did not convinince us of his inhumane ideas. He did not impress anyone. On the contrary. It was one year ago that a far right extremist attempted to shoot his way into the synagogue. His intention to kill worshipers marking yom kippur. The people inside were saved by a wooden door that wouldnt preach. Instead, the assailant gunned down a female passerby and a man at a shot. Attacks on jews have been on the rise recently. Antisemitism is a canary in the for the state of our democracy. The more overtly it is expressed, the more our values of tolerance him and with tolerance and respect for Human Dignity are under attack. The attack left many germans wondering how widespread right wing views are. Phil democratic correspondent kate bailey was in halle. Kate the city marked one year since the terrible attack. It was a day not only to remember the victims of the shooting but also show a sign of solidarity for the jewish community. Some Memorial Services took a more critical stance, highlighting failures made by police in the investigation after the attack, but also why some have been turning toward the far right for years. The German Society that it had a responsibility to protect the rights and values that germany stands for and to stand up as well against any kind of hatred in the country. We stand together. We are strong, he said. Phil german chancellor Angela Merkel and the mayors of the countrys biggest cities have agreed on a new package to help the spread of coronavirus. Germany fears a second wave of the pandemic after infection rates in several cities, including berlin and frankfurt, have passed a key threshold and have triggered tighter restrictions. From her office in berlin, Angela Merkels video with mayors of key cities sent the message germany urgently needs to prevent the spread of coronavirus in major cities. The big cities, the urban areas are now the arena where we will see if we can keep the pandemic under control in germany as we have done for months or if we lose control. That is precisely where we are right now. To containment to contain the virus, the mayors agreed on a tough new framework could see experts from germanys armed forces and a National Disease control body sent into cities if the sevenday infection rate rises above 35 per 100,000 residents. Their job would be to focus on contact tracing. Cities were the numbers above 50 will require people to wear masks in public spaces. There will also be a limit on masks and alcohol sales. Germany and effort have already reached that threshold. Experts worry the situation could deteriorate as it has in other countries. Its like look into the future if we are not ready to act on the problem now, especially in cities. An elemement of the actctivity o avoid misinformation and rely on the cooperation of the general public, including young people. Many young people in berlins bars have not yet changed their behavior. Now we have a r rule which allolows him to take action very quickly because we are saying very quickly these places must be closed at 11 00 p. M. It is easy to see if a bar is still open or not. If it is, action can be taken quickly. Young people may find it hard to take a break from their social lives, but as the chancellor appealed to them to obey the rules, she offered assurance. What matters now is Something Else respect and solidarity. If the rise in infections is not halted within 10 days, the mayors have agreed to impose even stricter measures. Phil that report was produced by dw Political Correspondent simon young who joins us now. Is germany starting to lose its grip on the pandemic . Simon the situation is worrying. For two days in a row now, the number of infections across germany has been more than 4000. Compared with some other european countries, these numbers are not high. France, for instance, has had 20,000 new infections in the last 24 hours, but these are much higher numbers than weve been seeing here in germany for the past several months, and it is troubling, i think, because we are now entering the colder part of the year when people will be spending more time indoors. That will theres fears that will likely boost the infection rate, so theres concern the current trade i is a rapid spred of the virus and thats why we are seeing cities across germany taking more drastic edgers. Phil you mentioned the possible involvement of german armed forces. In what capacity . What the mayors of the 11 large cities have agreed is that if they need to in other words, if infection rates go up they can call on the armed forces, in particular come to help with contact tracing. Of course, thats quite personnelintensive work. In particular in the cities where infections have gone up sharply, that could affect local government employees, so there may be a shortage of personnel. This is the kind of work soldiers could be brought in in short order to do. Theyve got Hospital Capacity that they have made available. This is just making sure those resources continue to be available going forward. Phil lots of action being taken now. How bad is the situation . How are is germany from a Second National lockdown . The chancellor was clear today she desperately wants to avoid that. She wants to avoid a return to the stricter measures that were in place in the spring. Germany never had quite as drastic a lockdown as some other countries did, but there were restrictions imposed, in particular on schools and businesses, some of which have since been lifted, and the chancellor said it is incredibly important to keep businesses open as far as possible, to keep schools and kindergartens open as far as possible. Her argument was it will be more bearable for people to put up with a few restrictions and not being able to go out late night drinking and so on for a few months if they remember that much more important is their education and the likelihood of their ability to get a job and enjoy a Strong Economy in the years ahead. Phil thank you for that. The government in spain has declared a state of emergency in the capital madrid because of a rapid increase in the number of coronavirus cases. The government overruled Veto Authority to enforce a partial lockdown in the capital and surrounding region. The Health Minister said measures were necessary to prevent madridds higigh infecn rate affecting the rest of spain. White house offfficials sayay u. Prpresident dodonald trumpmp wil speak at an in person event on saturday. This comes after a spokeswoman for the president said that he would be tested for covid19 and will not go out in public if it is determined he can still spread the virus. Foreign ministers of azerbaijan and armenia have met for talks in moscow following nearly two weeks of deadly clashes. The mountain enclave iss populatedd and governened by etc armeninians, though it falllls r azerbaijani law. Some areas recorded up to 500 millimeters of rain. Authorities worn more flash floods are expected in coming days. The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been won by the World Food Program. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised the agencys work in fighting global hunger. The committee described the award as a call to the International Community not to underfund wf p. It is perhaps the most prestigious award in the world. The Nobel Peace Prize is craved by world leaders, including one of this years nominees, donald trump, but the jury decided to honor an organization, not a politician, for promoting peace. The prize came with an urgent appeal. With this years award, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to turn the eyes of the world towards the millions of people who suffer from the effects of hunger. The World Food Program plays a key role in multilalateral corpororations on m making Food Security and instrument of peace. Last year, the World Food Program fed millions of people at risk of starvation. The United Nations body is active in 88 countries. This has made it an agent of peace, says the nobel committee. The link between hunger and Armed Conflict is a vicious circle. War and conflict because Food Insecurity and hunger, just as hunger and Food Insecurity can cause latent conflicts to flareup and trigger the use of violence. As the winner was announced in oslo, there was joy and surprise at the wf p. This is the first time in my life ive been speechless. This is unbelievable. Talk about the most exciting point in time in your life. It is because of the wp family. They are out there in the most difficult, complex places in the world, where theres war, conflict, violin extremes it doesnt matter. They are out there and they deserve this award, and wow. Wow,w, wow, wow, i cant believe it. There will not be much time to celebrate. Challenges like the coronavirus, conflict, and Climate Change and ensure that the work of the world food progrgram is not abot to get any easier. Phil the spokesperson for the World Food Program in latinn amererica and panamama city jois us. Congratulations. How does it feel . Many thanks. It is s an enormous surprise for us to o wake up with this marvelous news, exciting and joyful, as ourur director sasai. At the same time, this has been a difficult year for everyone. Phil what difference will winning this award make to the work of the wfp . One thing that is really importantt is that hunger is really driving conflict. It is also a cause and effect as well. When theres a lot of turmoil, if its confit conflict or Climate Change or economic shocks, including covid as wewe, we tend d to forget t other thi, and we see hunger really increasing dramaticalllly across the world, in latin america and the caribbean specifically. 400 compared to last year. We hope thatat this sheds a ligt onon the needs we have to feed those millions of people who are really struggling right now. Phil perhapss you could givives an example of onone of the projects you are most proud o of in latin amemerica and the caribbean. What are you doioing . Definitely. We work i in 12 countries and subregions. For exampmple, in central amame, we are h helping out subsistence farmers who have bebeen strugglg fofor the past five yearsrs with climate changnge and droughts, heheavy raiains. The Hurricane Season as well that started i in a very strtrog wayy in june thihis year. Theyey dont have any hope. Essentially, w we arere assistig them together with governments, internatioional donors, other partners including the private sector, to really be resilien, to leaearn new skillll to o have access too markets, and in times of emergencies when they ran out of food, to g give them that assistance, so thatats one of e projects t that we have. We also work closesely with migrants in sosouth america who are struggling, who are m more vulnerable than the regular populationon, with vouchers and other types of assistance to help them out in this very difficult time. Phil how much is the covid pandemic affecting your work . It is really excepeptionally hard too work in these conditions. As you know, latin america has been hardhit by the pandemic. About t 28 of globalal cases an this region. Because of this whole socioeconomic problem generated by the pandemic, they have nothing. They lose their job, they dont have any social l protectition prograram. Not only is this a a problem in rurural areas, but also we see n increasing problem in rural areas. We have seen now 17 million peoplele. This is a dramatatic increase. We are s scaling up our programs in order to respond. Phil we thank you for joining us. Cocongratulations again. Thank you very much. Phil despite the pandemic, Foreign Ministers from the United States, tokyo, and other countries met this week to discuss chinese influence in the region. The meeting between the countries comes as they faced increased military, diplomatic, and tradade pressure from beiji. Foreign ministers from 4 of the asiapacific regions biggest powers coming together for facetoface talks in tokyo. Its only the second time they have met in this format, but members say they are key to step up cooperation. The fact we are meeting today in person despite a Global Pandemic is a testimony to the importance these negotiations have gained. One player is missing at the table chihina. The United States has made no secret of its desirere to countr what it seeses as beijings dedestabilizining influence. Whehen we met now last year,t was very differerent. We c could not have imagined d e pandemicic that came from wuhan. The crisis was made infinitely worse by the chinese partys cover up. Beijing was quick to respond, saying secretary pompeo has repeatedly fabricated lies about china and created lies about china. Japan says the quad aimims to prpromote r regional cooperatiod prosperity, which includes democracy and upholding the national order. We believe in a region governed by rules, not power. We believe in the fundamental importance of individual rights and in a region in which disputes are resolved according to international law. Analysts point out that q qud members s all hahave their own individual interests in their relations with china, but its also possisible to group could form the basasis of a nanatolie alliance to contain a rival power. Phil two more of the days top stories, starting in nigeria where police have fired tear gas against people demonstrating against police brutality. Authorities have denied video showing a man killed by police that went viral is real. A french aid worker has arrived back in france. President macron greeted the 75yearold as she stepped off the plane. She and three others were released on thursday after spending almost four years in captivity. Kurdistans president has declared a state of emergency in the capital and sent troops to restore order. The announcement came as protesters took to the streets for the fifth day, following sundays disputed parliamentary elections. The president says he is ready to resign once a new cabinet is appointed. In berlin, police have cleared a notorious region occupied by leftists for 20 years. They use chainsaws to break down doors and windows after the residents refused to open the door. The building was one of the last remaining spots of the left wing seen in berlin and was subject to an eviction notice following widespread gentrification in parts of the city in recent years. Today marks 18 years since the birth of legendary songwriter john lennon. After finding fame with the beatles, he went on to have an influential solo career, but his life wash cut short when he was shot dead in new york at age 40. Heres a look at his life and legacy. Imagine, john lennons 1971 song became an anthem for the global peace movement. By then he had left the wild years of the beatles behind him. It was an intense, crazy worldclass career. He once said the beatles were more popular than jesus. Lennon was the funny man, but he was also very unhappy. By the end, he and the others became tired of it all the arguments, the touringng, and te screaming fans. Screaming fans. He became a hero for the peace movement. All we are saying is give peace a chance in december 1980, a mentally ill man shot him five times. John lennon dieied soon after, probably having never truly found himself. His music, though, has gone dodn in history. Phil here i is a reminder of or top stories at this hour. The eastern german city of halle has marked the First Anniversary of his synagogue attack that left two people dead. German chancellor anangela merkl and mayors from the countrys largest cities have agreed on new measures to tackle the spiking coronavirus infections. They have 10 days to bring the numbers under control or to impose even greater, even stricter controls. And the United NationsWorld Food Program has won the 2020 world peace price. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited the agency for its efforts to combat hunger around the globe and for leading the fight to stop the use of hunger as a weapon of war. That is it. Two are uptodate. More world news at the top of the hour. In just a moment, i will be back to lead you through the big stories of the day in the day. Back in a moment. ÷e÷eddddddh anchor we are live. The e headlines. Talks in south caucuses. Both sides are williling to consider a truce after two weeks of clashes. 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