You are watching live from paris. We start in france were president Emmanuel Macron has announced a new coronavirus lockdown. Details to be announced on thursday, but the message is clear stay at home. Also a return to the piece of paper french people have to be able to show police to justify their presence outside. Stay at home as much as possible and follow the rules. We will only succeed if everyone acts for the good of all their citizens. Every hour counts, so all these new measures must come into effect as soon as possible, and they will do so this thursday night. They will last until at least the first of december. For more on the news that has been announced, i was joined a short while ago by our editor. It sounded like the same as in march with one or two tweaks. Pretty much the same as march. Just changing the time of the curfews or having perhaps a weekend curfew. It sounded like a full lockdown, i mean a maximum lockdown, because he was describing the situation we are going
Opposition parties say antigovernment critics are being kept behind bars. Smugglgling women from nigeria o italy to work as sex slaves. Now a dw news investigation helped to bring those human traffickers to justice. Our viewers on pbs and the united states, and all around the world, welcome. We begin with a bleak forecast, the likes of which the world has not seen since the 1940s. The International Monetary fund says the Global Economy is on track this year for the kind of downturn since the great depression. It is written today with farreaching measures. Mid lockdowns, business shutdowns and travel restrictions due to the covid19 pandemic the outlook is bleak. Before the pandemic emerged as a grave threat to Public Health and economic activity, the organization was expecting 3 growth in 2020. The imfs chief Economist Says that the current measures to contain the pandemic make a severe slowdown unavoidable. This is a deep recession. It is a recession that involves solvency issues and u
On wednesday, nearly 50 civilians are thought to have died on both sides of the frontier, and more than 100,000 people have fled their homes. Much of the latest fighting has been in the border area near ras al ain. The Turkish Military have entered the strategically important town, but theyre facing stiff resistance from the kurdish led, Syrian Democratic forces. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin is on the turkish side of the border. Her report contains flashing images. The front line in a conflict that is spreading fast. Turning Northern Syria into a battleground. Alarming washington and europe. The smoke is rising from the key town of ras al ain. And inside the town, this pro turkish fighter says weve just arrived. And give thanks to god. Then ducks to avoid incoming fire. But Kurdish Forces cant offer much resistance. Ras al ain has all but fallen and other towns are expected to follow. The turks and their allies are stamping their authority here. And syrian Kurdish Forces are looking v
By fellow politicians hong kongs embattled leader is forced to abandon her annual policy speech. Im joined again with the sports olympic officials move next years marathon from tokyo to escape the city heat. Hello turkeys president has vowed to keep fighting in syria until all his countrys goals have been met. As shrugging off International Pressure for an immediate cease fire and the battle on the ground goes on the attack on a fast and ion is on the front line gunfire and heavy artillery have been heard right across the city as turkish and Kurdish Forces fight for control now diplomatic efforts are also intensifying u. S. Vice president mike pence on the secretary of state michael peo will try. Able to turkey to push for a cease fire they come armed with President Trumps threat of more sanctions if theyre ignored but thats unlikely to sway president s or to one in an address to his ak party he said he wont be influenced by foreign intimidation were going to take it that it should do
Party is counting on coal to deliver them big gains in an upcoming state election look at how the a. F. P. Is fighting to keep the coal industry alive and underdogs despite government plans to shut it down. Thanks. Im sumi so much kind of thank you for joining us and a year when places of worship across the globe seem to have become particular targets of terrorist attacks the worlds biggest Interfaith Assembly is meeting in southern germany at the World Assembly of religions for peace 900. 00 representatives of many religions are debating their responsibilities in society and in politics there is a special emphasis on the role of women and bringing about peace a german president fun but are delivered a keynote address one of the topics delegates are discussing is. How to protect places of worship at a time when attacks on such sites appear to be on the rise. Disbelief in Christ Church new zealand. Its march 29000 and a white supremacist has just shot dead 51 people in consecutive attac