Approved by take finds a vaccine being shipped to clinics 1st inoculations are expected on monday. And a stunning upset in the bundesliga as on the dogs got trashed dortmund its just another sick that is still title hopes slipping away. And anthony how did welcome Germanys Health departments have reported and now the surgeon knew kobe had 19 cases sundays figures were more than 2000 higher than on sunday a week ago fatalities are also on the rise thats prompting calls for a stricter lockdown chancellor Angela Merkel and regional leaders will hold an emergency meeting later today to consider those stricter measures likely to include closing all nonessential Retail Stores right in the middle of the Holiday Shopping season. The yuletide season in germany usually a festival for commerce with parties glu vine and crowded markets. But not this year a full lockdown is coming with shops closed and civic life reduced to a minimum christmas in 2020 is set to be a quiet one because. We would not
Paris also on our show. Polands prochoice activists promise their protests will continue their taking to the streets for a 7th straight day against a near total ban on abortion. And 7 months after the shooting of a black woman in her home by police in kentucky we need people pushing for reforms in law enforcement. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today germany is closing down at least partially the german chancellor all a macro has announced a limited National Lockdown for most of november now the goal is to stop an alarming rise in new corona virus infections theyve now hit a new one day record of about 17000. 00 beginning monday restaurants gyms bars and theaters will be among the businesses shutting down schools shops and places of worship rules though remains open. The deserted streets of the spring are about to become all too familiar again in germany for 4 weeks from november 2nd the entire country will be under a partial lockdown faced with another record high of daily c
Im brian thomas good to have you with us today im here in the studio with our Political Correspondent hans brant as german chancellor Angela Merkel is set to address parliament to lay out the governments new efforts to contain the coronavirus now this comes one day after she announced a limited National Lockdown for most of november these are live pictures were getting right now from the bundestag in berlin where merkel will be speaking shortly german is experiencing an alarming rise in new infections beginning monday restaurants gyms bars and theaters will be among the businesses that will have to shut down schools shops and places of worship will however be remaining open. Well heres on sprott now hans the chancellor is about to lay out some very strict guidelines for the Country National guidelines whats the government saying about the threat level thats made this necessary well its i who has been the warning voice in germany for quite a long time if we look back just one month at t
7 months after the shooting of a black woman in her home by police in kentucky we need people there pushing for reforms in law enforcement. Thomas good to have you with us today german chancellor all america has defended the decision to impose a partial lockdown starting on monday addressing Parliament Just moments ago machall said the situation in the country is dramatic amidst a surge in new infections. She also said that preparations for a vaccine are underway in germany. Also warned conspiracy theories and this information or hindering the fight against cold. Welsh elser stressed the need to unite in the fight against the coronavirus lets listen in to what you have to say to the poem the mirror looked a little bit if it is going to make throws the spotlight on a word which is part of our most essential vocabulary freedom to do this most of the meaning of this word is not very concrete because the measures agreed by the government and federal state in the spring and yesterday restri
Unless it improves its function within 30 days. From. The. Welcome to the program judges are germanys high court. Spying on them by germanys foreign intelligence agency. That surveillance of journalists violates the. Rights to privacy and freedom of the press the challenge was brought by 6 foreign journalists. And the Advocacy Group Reporters Without Borders a court is giving the spy agency unto the end of next year to change the way operates. From on this im joined by hans brandt from our parliamentary studio here in berlin hans it was john listen journalist organizations that brought this complaint to the court what does the verdict mean for journalists lawyers and Civil Rights Networks from all over the world basically it means that they have have the same protection under the german constitution as a german journalist in germany or german lawyers in germany would have in other words what the court has ruled is a very fundamental basic principle that the german agencies the German S