Im sumi so much going to thank you for joining us demonstrators in the u. S. Have taken to the streets for the 8th night in a row many defied curfews imposed in a number of cities but the protests were relatively calm compared to previous days the demonstrators are demanding an end to racism after a white Police Officer killed an unarmed black man george floyd by kneeling on his neck. Another standoff between police and protest is. d both ends of new yorks Manhattan Bridge temporarily blocked by police off to the 8 pm curfew kicks in the defiant crowds trapped until the brooklyn side of the bridge is reopened but want to avoid coming out well rescue told me i was too forward to come down to the drawing board so your. Mom. Others to defy new yorks curfew marching through the city to protest at the death of george floyd an africanamerican at the hands of police most were peaceful but there were reports of violence including by some Police Officers. Grabbed innocent people for no reason i just cited lady kaufman unfortunate to the ground this do was abuse a journalist and a press does a press pass and a person to the ground. President trump has threatened to deploy the military and has already called up more than 20000. 00 National Guard troops. Its a move that angered many including former president ial hopeful Elizabeth Warren because he said all this way so heres imposing i dont want our mortal people are here want to go a little protest against the police right even the pope has spoken out condemning racism and violence. We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life. And at the heart of all this a human tragedy the mother of George Floyd Stuart or on able to hold back her tears and her full love paid. Every meal for george because i want justice for hill. And i want justice for here because he was. No matter of well him about it they should. In this is the group he was a good. Those calls for justice ringing out across the United States and beyond. Lets get the perspective of ed now bono now she is a u. S. Born historian of anticolonialism an activist and writer and a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute of history of science here in berlin and i thank you for joining us youve been blogging about the death of george floyd and the black lights Matter Movement how are you feeling about what is happening in the u. S. Right now. To be honest the species like a century. School or an angry and protect america and like most black americans opposed to. The white house. Having to. Happen to Trayvon Martins entry plan and so many others is because of the National Knowledge we have. United states and most of the world is unjust to black people and big pieces of history or sleep the 1st lady came out and still is a human 1619 but it continues and continues to. This how our lives dont matter to the police they dont matter to the government and the region and the purchased it is a product of centuries of holy onto bearing this injustice. It does seem to be like a dozen like these protests are resonating around the world right now do you think that were seeing a a watershed moment for Race Relations globally. So i did say so i think that modern racism and slavery were bad to biker kids and here in germany theyre not a view from every sense of a stash really given the border regime and beyond that i would say with the history of berlin it being the site which colonial and african clues it began in terms of partition the continent theres still the kind of colonialism that still exists here i would say the european context its important for us to know that in 2000 love it protests sparked and lend it out to morrow to get a black man shot and killed the frost of the major protests that are also ensued in 2000. And 2 teenagers from kills here in germany were being shot a little a seriously only sign of sick or dying Police Custody and theres been a white right White Supremacists right here in germany and have no care and so many others and so the end of the day is an instruction discrimination are here president and they are highlighting the after german. Nation address not its National Women season the next day so a lot of that is to be highlighted and its important to know that history is a fight for that justice all right historian activist and writer at now but im joining us here and thank you very much. Well the situation in the u. S. Is also being watched closely by the German Government chancellor Angela Merkels press spokesman said George Floyd Death was avoidable. Towards George Floyds the death of george florida an africanamerican has shaken many people here in germany and around the world is also shaken the German Government says this was a horrific and avoidable day and if he is deeply disturbing. Video in the foyer we in the government are following closely what is happening in america were watching it weve great concern because in germany we have a close connection with the u. S. We are connected by our common values principles and interests. Now to some other stories making news around the world more than a dozen people have been killed by roadside bombs in afghanistan the 2 separate incidents took place in the Southern Province of kandahar and the Eastern Province of areas are among the most volatile in the country cycling decided to has made landfall on indias western coast authorities in the mega city mumbai have close factories and offices and call for residents to stay indoors around 100000 people have been evacuated from flood prone areas its the 1st powerful storm to hit the region in decades. Facebook c. E. O. Mark zuckerberg has defended his decision to not take action against a series of posts from u. S. President donald trump critics say the posts spread misinformation about voting by mail and encourage violence against demonstrators several facebook employees have resigned over the companys stance. And british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson has a vow to offer millions of hong kong residents a path to u. K. Citizenship as china imposes a new security law which would clamp down on human rights the territory was promised a high degree of autonomy and rights and a 1997 handover treaty between britain and china. Well hong kong has been rocked by antigovernment protests since last june more than 8000 people have been arrested but hundreds of protestors have fled to evade prosecution the majority of them are found refuge in taiwan and with beijing pushing for a Controversial National security law for hong kong it is likely that more protesters will take the same path did kong reports from taiwan dining at a home called style cup they used to be an every day event for tom not his ruling but now its lets remember him and many other hope living in exile in taiwan is just all the immunity is to new those at his type a cafe that have become remedies to ease his homesickness. It reminds me of the days when we used to buy food from cafes like this one during the protests and we tryna shoot joining the march its a shame that i cant help anymore the only thing i can do is watch the news on my cell phone last year tom took part in many confrontational protest including storming the whole legislature and beseeching University Campuses he regards himself as a problem i protested then fled to taiwan in december when police began to investigate. I fled because i dont believe that the judiciary will be holding fair trials for example one man who stopped peaceful protest as he was complimented by the judge for court showing noble qualities but we dont see similar comments for the 1st protester he was convicted of rioting just because he was throwing objects i dont trust the judges because they appear to be biased. His fear has been intensified by beijings plan to end that a National Security law for home car which has triggered global concern over the citys remaining freedoms as many as 300 protesters like tom helped that whole call for taiwan over the past year despite a lack of asylum laws taiwanese off fortys have supported to protest they have pledged more measures to help settle people exclaiming from hong kong. This is the 1st class wrong in taiwan offering opportunities to hong kong protesters in mexico to help it could be a Sustainable Way of them to let their living and more similar projects such as school take all our shops i dont know why more protestors i dont but because. Tom often plays basketball to keep busy today is joined by his friend and fellow protesters seaman seaman who also prefers not to give his real name left home call nearly a year ago he sets the chances of returning home getting slimmer day by day. Once the National Security law is imposed and isnt going to be any different from Mainland China im not just worried about my personal safety im also worried about my family in hong kong and im concerned that they might be intimidated i might even get up ducted by chinese agents but i dont plan to be next and forever i hope that i regain my strength one day and be able to take back my home and. Both of them will start studying in taiwan later this year just like Hong Kong Thomas seaman face an uncertain future but the least they are relatively safe for now. That report from phoebe kong and she is in hong kong she joins us for more in this story hi phoebe how welcome are hong kong or is like tom in taiwan. Actually hong kong poll tested and even already citizens just like tom they are one way or taiwan and how anything general they spread on think that the 200 protesters and other most well have been on like months of protests since last june and now we can see that are not only are there no citizens and also one are. Supported by different Political Parties in taiwan are this fight this fight a fight thats how one is there a politically polarized but they have been hotels as on this issue that they are about to help taiwan and hong kong are protesters and 7 how is also they are now setting up a special task force to help this kind of. Hong kong process those who want to play a r r hong kong taiwan and theyre going to let some humanitarian believe its the absence of our political asylum or so in general we see a baby see a local woman support and to the hong kong protests. But as china has moved to crack down on hong kong particularly with this new National Security legislation how worried is taiwan that beijing will start turn served more control there as well. That has been growing in science she later was chinas rush to us taiwan it specially when china has been pushing for you know the case. To taiwan by force if necessary according to their words and so and based on the impressive 90 up between taiwan and china and they have been going concerns that how wonderfully the next target actually is hong kong has been cracked down by china so on behalf of taiwan some homeless are also considering to have 2 other countries in the rest of the. Especially to the west and particularly the u. K. The former colonized so hong kong was before 97. Was headed back to china so i like the u. K. I mean so questions and has just like given her statement saying that you will not walk away from hong kong in china insist on imposing the new National Security law that you will like extend the period of our. Old house which is the british national. Congress to allow them to stay in the u. K. And that will be a pathway to citizenship so i can be and i dont order hong kong to move in the. Right. Porting for us there thank you so much german air carrier lufthansa has announced it will undergo a major read them as opposed to a net loss of 2100000000 euros in the 1st quarter the airline says the restructuring plans that from job cuts to asset sales are necessary in the face of the coronavirus course as it comes after the board agreed to accept the terms on a 9000000000 euro bailout during the Global Travel lock down passenger numbers fell to one percent of previous levels. Lets go right to frankfurt where our correspondent Chelsea Delaney is standing by for us hi shall see it sounds like a pretty big shakeup is underway at lufthansa what do we know about this revamp. Well have tons of been saying for weeks really that theyre going to have to shrink that theyre going to emerge from this crisis as a Smaller Airline and this is really the 1st real detail that were seeing what theyve said so far is that theyre going to have to cut jobs so theyve theyve said in the past that they have about 10000 jobs that they dont really need at this point what the c. E. O. Said today is that its probably theyre probably going to need to cut more than 10000. 00 jobs where those jobs are going to come from we dont know yet theyve said that some of their subsidiaries that theyre brussels have city area there as trillion or the austrian subsidiary theyre planning to cut about a 4th of their head cut or head count excuse me of but. Where that those job cuts are going to come from. In germany for example is a little bit more contentious because they have the german share the German Government as their largest shareholder now and they likely wont be able to just cut jobs left and right here because of the Union Presence so obviously a big job cuts coming but we dont exactly know the full details of that yet and just quickly the c. E. O. Were also talked about the need to pay back a state aid quickly a will not be possible with this approach when times are really once thought to be possible they really were very against having Government Intervention and the structure of the company this dragged on for weeks they really say that having the government involved in their day to day operations would make it very difficult for them to be competitive the government has said that theyre planning to stay out of every day decisions and that has helped ease a little bit of concerns but they want to pay back this loan and buy back the shares as soon as possible and the government has said that they dont really plan on being involved they plan to sell the stake by 2023 our correspondent shells the villany reporting in frankfurt thank you. Germany will lift travel warnings for 29. 00 European Countries starting june 15th foreign minister says that germany will continue to monitor infection rates especially in countries like the u. K. And hes emphasized that the step is not a return to business as usual. I know this decision will raise great hopes and expectations but there is something we need to bear in mind travel warnings are not travel bans and travel advisories are not invitations to travel again. Thats also something we want to make clear in our advisories which may also include the urgent advice not to travel to countries like the u. K. For instance while people arriving there still have to quarantine themselves for 14 days. We must also avoid creating a false sense of security the pandemic is still far from over and together we must avoid the revival of tourism leading to a 2nd wave in germany or anywhere else and. Italy is reopening its borders to travelers from europe today and allowing residents to travel between regions again the country is hoping to revive its Tourism Industry after months of lockdown but hotel owners fear their guests will stay away despite measures designed to make them feel safe we report from a resort south of rome. The battle for the best spot on the beach has begun. Bit out of the wants to be in the front row of his home beach but everything looks quite different this year with the coronavirus of course always how are things looking with the umbrellas and safe distance. By 3 meters 12 square meters each so i can only fit half as many out there. Conditions and to reflect those across italy like on this dream beach south of rome the same social distancing rules apply just as they do in off 5000 kilometers of beaches throughout the country fears that tourists just wont show up this summer are running high most of the people are only allowed to swim in the ocean no chatting no gathering you have to get right back to your son shares. But many in the Hospitality Industry are worried will Foreign Tourists really come to italy. Large numbers come from germany or sweden but many europeans are fearful after italy was struck so fiercely by the pandemic. What kind of europe is this when neighboring countries say dont travel to italy its not safe maybe we are the safest country in the world now because we were the 1st nation after china to be hit hard by the virus and we have now almost completely defeated. Interior cina there are signs that life is slowly returning to normal. The fisherman have only recently started to more in the harbor again most of the catch goes to Restaurant Owners like that out of the but as long as they were close scampi and crabs couldnt find the market. Some tourists are back into the cina at least italian ones for them the desire for sun sand and sea is now spreading more powerful even. Fear of the infection in gene of it out of these restaurants cooking is finally on their way again but only under strict hygiene ru