A trip to the stores. With the top stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well this is the weekly R T International hello and welcome we will get your headlines stories in just a moment but 1st a 5. 3 magnitude earthquake struck in croatia. The epicenter was just north of the capital one person died Health Officials say a 15 year old was found in the rubble of a collapsed building several others are reported injured. Youre seeing here streets littered with debris with significant damage to several buildings as well in fact the top of one of the spires on the citys iconic cathedral. There are. Problems with. Water supplies in some areas we are hearing the quake so worried citizens come out on the streets despite current advice to stay indoors to tackle coronavirus the interior ministers appeal to people yet again to practice social distancing as much as possible in the current situation. Waiting to talk to us in zagreb. Who is the owner of a Communication Agency there thank you very much for coming on the program and sharing your thoughts about what happened can you explain what you witnessed what you saw what you heard there are a few hours ago. Yeah of right for the left to say that this person still is alive that that was like making it was so one hour ago before that i mean boy but he says some hospital and our doctors are trying to help him to stay alive when you hold that there is still hope yet this situation how im i once said that im still under stress but i have to say that situation was horrible because i was sleeping and then i felt that in my earthquake in my bed to so of course 7000 from my apartment but you know when when youre in situation in this corona situation and everybody are saying that you you are not allowed to go all still you are thinking what to do but ok i was i decided to go also and amar my neighbors were also in front of the building. And on the other side Police Station and its also interesting because policemen were also all sidon watching whats what we will do i as the you know us citizens what will we be together you know or when we think about that this we have to keep that distance so it was like i dont know how to explain but it was a horrible situation this morning now its old k. Everything is going you know everything hes under control i i i think now and we hold that we will not have any more of this situation them but we will see what you have electricity and water and supplies like that is ok. I dont have electricity in my apartment though i have gone to apartment of my to be able to now you know. I really dont now. How we dont have information for now but i thought. Our government will give you permission maybe they are giving you no. No no more i. Like it well thank you very much we hope that you and all the people close to you are on harm and some really dreadful damage there from the pictures of what youve been speaking about flood owner of a Communication Agency in the capital of creation which witnessed an earthquake some hours ago this sunday thank you thank you very much. And just to tell you a line coming in we want to just make clear what were talking with flood care by this is from reuters island in flawless the head of the zagreb Emergency Medical Institute saying that an Ambulance Team took to the field and find under a collapsed building a child who no longer showed signs of life we will try and get clarification on that particular point on whether or not a person has died in the earthquake in grab soon as we can. One inescapable issue dominating everyones thoughts at the moment corona virus has now claimed over 13000 lives worldwide with the number of confirmed cases at more than 308 thoughts and its really reached a grim milestone this week surpassing china as the country to have suffered the most fatal attacks currently more than 4800 people on sunday alone almost 800 succumbed to the disease at least shutting down all production of nonessential goods meanwhile the United States is now the 3rd most affected country in terms of infections the number now over 26000 around half of which are in new york. The European Union sealed it self off d to travelers from outside europe this week as part of wide ranging efforts to stop the spread of covert. To limits descript of the very we would reach through we enforce external borders but apply. Temporary wish to action of essential travel to the e. U. Deuced well speaking on one country in particular frowned sounds pumped the entire nation of 67000000 people on lockdown army trucks have been seen in the streets of paris while large numbers of Police Officers have been deployed to ensure compliance. Reports on the nation wide quarantine. Problem is now we all looked out to break to look down that would be in school the government has talked about pouring 100000. 00 Police Officers to set up fixed points to check people who are in their vehicles the word from the government to everybody in france is to self isolate president mark warner was incredibly clear when he gave that president ial address on monday night in fact the one thing that came through over and over is the problem is that. We are at war war to be sure we are not fighting another army knew another nation but the enemies that invisible and elusive that decision came to the french took the calls to stay at home and self oyster late too lightly in fact while balls in restaurants were being closed all around them many here in paris came out to the parks to picnic to meet their friends all to sit by the senate and do the same but no more. The government has announced new measures to limit new infections by limiting contact between people as much as possible to amplify the impact of this measures paris parks and gardens will be closed. Restriction these are really centered around self isolation to people who have been told that they can leave their homes but the very specific reasons that could be to go for a medical appointment it could be to top up on Food Supplies or it could be to go for a walk for Health Reasons anybody leaving their property has also been told that they need to look at this in pakistan so just state why hed been leaving their home for some of those reasons that i just outlined anybody who is cool flouting that law or is cool with going out for a walk just socialize with their friends rather than for Health Reasons could face a fine of up to 135 years. The message is clear stay at home these are containment measures similar to those in spain and italy all persons travelling must be able to justify their movements each person will have to carry a document certifying the reason for his or her journey. Was another casualty of the new stricter regime is the 2nd round the ring is a collection which will now be postponed but many had already criticize the government for allowing the 1st round to take place while sproles was a partial lockdown. The makris are pushing the limits you do not say to 67000000 french people stay at home for an indefinite period on saturday evening but then on sunday morning leave your house and put your health and those of others in danger if the Health Situation got this bad losing thursday in today to the point of closing almost all businesses in makes no sense to hold these municipal elections they must be postponed because they cannot be held fairly. Holding the municipal elections is completely incomprehensible and contradicts the measures nons by the Prime Minister i hope that the government will take responsibility and change its mind as the lockdown began many played to this city possibly going. To stay friends and family anything to be isolated in this time to see here france this idea of self isolation is something that many people be and many people who live below the idea of not having that social contact face to face for a 15 day period is something that they dreading in fact Something Else that they dreading is the fact that the government has said its a 15 day minimum and that these could be extended but many people here in france just have no idea when their lives are going to return to normal charlotte people ski artsy in paris during the last time. You know where they are originated the tide seems to be turning the countrys recorded its 1st the mystery case that after 4 days without any at all the World Health Organization says other nations could learn from chinas example we will be reporting later on how strict measures seem to make a significant difference. The u. S. Senate votes on a stimulus package later this sunday to inject stability into be economy after 2 weeks of plummeting stocks mass layoffs a bipartisan deal has not been reached yet but is reportedly getting close to Top Congress Leaders will get together for their final discussions later President Trump revealed the initial plan on tuesday lost. By making shared sacrifices in temporary changes we can protect the health of our people and we can protect our economy because i think our economy will come back very rapidly. One day well be standing possibly up here will say well we won and were going to say that sure if youre sitting there were going to say that and were going to win and i think were going to win faster than people think i hope among a trillion dollar plus emergency measures on the table tax rebates on measures to help struggling Small Businesses one of the president s core ideas is to directly mail checks to americans and. Also apparently agreed to boost paid sick leave a suggestion by the democrats which have remained a Sticking Point between them on the republicans all markets reacted positively to the news on tuesday with shares jumping slightly mostly though those markets spent the week struggling with fridays closure marking the worst week since the 2008 financial crisis roccos de of has been looking into what is going on in the worlds economy. Unless you majored in finance everything thats happening may seem a little overwhelming what is going on why are markets melting down while a bank is working around like headless chickens and a few minutes with this monopoly set ill explain why everything seems to be crashing and burning what the hell is a fiscal stimulus and why is everyone crazy about rate cuts 1st that said the pieces here are investors meaning millionaires youre middle class with modest savings your pension is here all of them have some money saved up these days you dont keep your money under your mattress you want to return it right interest a big good pensions or you take this money and you put it in the banks pending how smart they are how greedy they are they promise you x. Amount of profit per month the banks then go ahead and loan out this money to whoever needs it they drive our entire economy the new hotel built in your city the new jet purchased by British Airways the new hips the bar bill down the road from you your mortgage to buy your house comes from the bank so all this money goes into the economy to keep things running and here is how it runs every month these people make payments to the bank here every month the same payment goes back to the bank the bank then pays the investors the investors then put the money back into the bank this is obviously simplifying things but you get the gist of it its a cycle it all works great while it works but then something unforeseen happens like a mortgage crisis or a pandemic virus clubs and pubs are to be closed along with theatres museums do Sports Centers and Similar Establishments and retailers with specific. Suctions. Now is the time to take extra steps we are ordering the suspension of all retail activities with the exception of groceries pharmacies and other outlets selling fancy goods. Suddenly mass shut down quarantine factories businesses come to a standstill people lose jobs stop paying mortgages suddenly people arent paying the banks back and the investors the markets your pension manager they start panicking that is their money stuck potentially lost they see the news pandemic they call the bank they say they want their money out all my money out of the markets out of the dow jones out of b. P. Out of up all the markets crash but the banks dont have it here is where the government step in before this mass panic and a run on the banks the government say the magic word bailout Fiscal Relief lots of words but its the same thing the government pulls money out of thin air the money presses and gives it to the banks so that they can keep paying investors its all pretend play they just simulating that everythings fine by printing ridiculous amounts of money and passing it back and forth between each other the real economy the factories in the businesses these guys are in quarantine and shut down but the entire point of this little show is temporary live this illusion has to work for a little while weeks months to allow the economy to recover to prevent the banks from going bankrupt and recalling all this debt to help these guys get back on their feet and start paying their debts back you dont need to be a new to the economist or an economist to realize how how fickle how fragile this illusion is the collapse of the markets is a clear. Very profound statement the entire Investment Community which is not the small people who have a few shares im talking about the people who manage ancient ones who manage bank what follows and so on have a massive loss of confidence in the government of the United States or in the private economy to get out of this disaster were running on borrowed time they cant keep printing money for too long or inflation goes through the roof money becomes worthless the illusion will eventually wear off even the most optimistic investors can only live in denial for so long and will realize that banks are living in a dream world then it all collapses see the world up until now has been weighing lives vs the economy for all the criticism and ridicule of the world through a child that they shut down everything sacrificed their own economy to keep the virus from spreading the west didnt the west ridiculed that dismiss chinas response as incompetent they tried to keep the markets happy rather than the people safe and what they got america and europe is the worst of both worlds and economy on the brink of collapse and the death toll fast eclipsing that of china will choose day so the World Health Organizations europe director urge nations to take the strongest action possible to fight the pun demick and said that china and set a good example. The experience of joining an old show that this thing. Called binds if so should be distancing measures and. When put in place quickly and effectively and but events in fictions and say. Lets go through that because china did turn a corner this week on whether the state recorded no new domestic infections for the 1st time since the outbreak began in fact that continued for a number of days until earlier this sunday and that was when 46 new cases became known all but one though came from abroad chinas tough response to contain the spread of the virus has been heavily criticized along the way but as double quarter reports many countries are now adopting similar measures remember when only china had to deal with the corona virus the west had plenty to criticize about beijings handling of the crisis back then when europe and the us didnt have to get their hands dirty. Rights districts measures should also be implemented with consideration to the publics willingness to comply with government control efforts now that the critics are in the same situation that china was in just a month ago it seems like they werent creative enough to come up with their own solutions after the coronavirus ravaged europe governments across the continent started enforcing lockdowns people confined to their homes streets virtually empty just like in china at the height of the outbreak. Gatherings family get togethers and social functions will no longer be familiar walking to meet friends in the park or on the streets will no longer be possible any elderly daredevils that venture out of their homes could face hefty fines or even a police baton and all the while militaries across the continent are mobilizing in switzerland its the biggest since world war 2 and in france army convoys are becoming a regular sight in the suburbs. To bomb front. Although its not like they have many places to go the entire European Unions closed its borders anyway and on top of that theyll be under the watchful eye of those dystopian Police Drones just like the chinese ones that frightened more than a few in the western media the country taking some extraordinary measures to contain this Outbreak Police are using homes equipped with a public address system to tell people to wear face masks and stay indoors to stop the spread of coronavirus and drones are flying up to people in public and yelling at them for not Wearing Masks in fact were hearing of mask shortages drones soldiers lockdowns whatever communist china does it the western media loves to call it all off thora tarion ism but what even makes these measures democratic or not at a time of crisis shouldnt people be focusing on which measures are the most effective. We discussed what nations can learn from chinas experience with commentator chadwick were 1st lets hear from Public Policy expert lex abrams and cho all crises tend to strengthen the hand of the executive were seeing a tremendous increase right now in the federal government power in the United States the reason theres even some talk you know about martial law curfews i think its terrifying i think its really disturbing and its you know there are some constitutional scholars out better that debate whether how constitutional is i think its its shocking how easily americans will give up their liberty but that said the u. S. Is a democracy in china is an authoritarian country but in general in terms of the continuum between Democracy Limited government and authoritarianism u. S. Government is moving more into rection of china while still trying to maintain some of our time accredit norms i think that that max is absolutely correct that if were see just how swiftly the state can expand out how it can come in and become more authoritarian and you know in new york city right now its a ghost town here and it and you know the mayor wants to quarantine the entire city the governor wont let him know wheres wheres the dip coming from its coming from the hysteria that anik i mean weve got every restaurant and bar and Retail Store Closing our biggest cities where i disagree with my colleague is that i actually do you view this threat as extraordinarily severe and and not just scary. But consequential given the nature of the threat it is reasonable for the government to intervene in reasonable ways to try to mitigate that threat particularly by enforcing social distancing so that we dont infect each other needlessly theres an insane amount of panic out there being driven by the media and meanwhile when you. Listen to the experts when you actually listen to them and you listen to the growth of iras task force that theyre very calm theyre not freaking out and theyre giving Pretty Simple basic instructions to people a little bit closer to home for us here the most combers office has warned about misinformation spreading across the internet regarding the pandemic on the measures to contain it the murder has refuted claims about the capitals metro would be closed or about the city will go into total lockdown and reassured people about the supply of essential products and shops retailers have tried to calm concerns by releasing videos of their warehouses some chains say that if they have enough supplies there so last at least 8 weeks and not a includes the most popular items are being poured into the russian industry and trade ministry is assuring the public that Grocery Stores will remain open. With supermarket chains have reported an increase in demand for grains and Hygiene Products especially popular among russians is buckwheat check done at the situation on a large supermarket. Panic buying has become one of the key manifestations of the coronavirus scare all over the world so now weve come to one of most schools Largest Retail Stores parts of europe the shan chain just to get an idea as to how badly this thing is affecting the russians in fact were in the very same store that had previously introduced socalled apocalypse shopping carts preselected bundles of essential goods for about 45. 00 per cart it was a one time action but it turned out to be a clear success because those cards have been already swept and theyre nowhere to be found but now lets have a look as to how well this particular and a very large store is stocked itself. First stop is well good old soap and the situation here is quite interesting because all cheaper ones they are gone like for instance here like 15 cents 30 cents buy the im not making up the prices these are actual prices on the soap here theyre gone but the more expensive stuff over here. In abundance in fact let me show you one thing you can literally if youre a if youre in a panic situation if you are in a panic mood you can literally buy soaps in canisters like this is liquid soap 5 releases of liquid soap but were going to be opting for Something Different something. So. Particularly sensitive subject lately toilet paper while. Any type of budget any type of skin theres clearly enough for everyone and i feel like a plenty at home but for the sake of the experiment lets get some why not. Well this is trouble all right because were in the poultry section and the well its been ransacked there are people all around filming on their phones as well together with us whats going on here but the store has put up a reassuring messages reassuring sign saying essentially that the products the products are on the way dont worry if you havent found what you wanted here it will be here we will restock it in the nearest future together with the supplies were doing everything to maintain the needed stockpile. Cheaper me like chicken or turkey more expensive mead like beef pork while its gone just some of the most expensive stuff is here but here nothing. Well judging by the amount of sweets next to me one thing can be said with certainty children are definitely not panicking and can be an example to us all. Well this is of course just a symbolic cut its not really serious but if i were to go all in and defy wanted to get everything that i needed for a Nuclear Winter scenario so to speak i would have had very very few problems with doing so and even with that said supply is have been talking a lot and posting photos and videos of their storage is really filled up to the brim with produce saying that there is literally no reason to panic that whatever oh whatever. That weve just seen. They will be filled up there will be back fully stops so right now. The appetite for panic buying here at least among muscovites is not that strong. A lot of your lot for this hour but in a rapidly changing situation. Of course korea is earthquake earlier this summer to be sure that arties website has you covered for all the latest developments on those stories and ill see you soon. Is your media a reflection of reality. In a world transformed. What will make you feel safe. Isolation full community. 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