E. U. Has closed its external borders for the next 30 days Germanys Angela Merkel announced the measure which is one of the most drastic so far in tackling the coronavirus. We have introduced entry restrictions basically an entry ban for citizens from non e. U. Countries it should last for 30 days in germany it applies to immediately. The latest country to join those declaring a nationwide quarantine spain italy and france also in lockdown military trucks have been filmed on the streets of paris. Looks at whether the Free Movement could be coming to an end. For years populists have been advocating tighter border controls within the European Union which and the National Governments have criticised yet in 2028 that is exactly what were seeing happening it all started with italy and borders. Controls being imposed from people trying to leave it to lead to go into austria but since then a host of other e. U. Countries have done exactly the same we have seen slovenia hungary denmark and now even germany shutting up shop saying its borders are closed shanking which is the idea of Free Movement within the European Union to do that without passports is essentially over well for now at least. The borders of the entrance of the European Union and the schengen zone will be closed concrete leap all travel between non european and we were being cantrips will be suspended over the 30 days you know or simply are forced to stop fly connections to these countries and establish controls at the swiss border just like the ones we have already implemented with italy when youre hungry is what order in the direction of italy lover remains closed. Without a valid reason travelling in and out of the can through will no longer be 0 out. Of the ban on entering the public forum of the foreigners or with them permanent residence at all residence. Life in the e. U. As we know it is over museums shops bars cafes schools have all shut up shop in many countries in a bid to pause the peak of the infection rates in france the bees which is the way that people sort of course we each other with kisses on the cheeks has been pretty much a band people have been awkwardly bumping elbows or knocking their heels together but even that has been petering off as people are becoming more and more whipped up into hysteria that they could get contamination from just being close to another person the governments line is keep your distance from each other yet in the e. U. This conglomerate of 27 countries which are all meant to be singing. So the same tearing it doesnt seem that theres one rule that all are applying even the European Commission is warning that the closing of borders could actually pause supplies thousands of bus and Truck Drivers stranded at internal borders on parking lots creating more health risk and disrupting our supply chains if we do not take action now shops will start facing difficulties in refilling their stocks of certain products coming from elsewhere in the Single Market some see the idea of governments in europe essentially locking down their countries as being the start of a slippery slope even warnings that this could be a nail in the coffin for globalization as we know it the Coronavirus Crisis threatens to assure a less globalized world was the pandemic and panic a bates those who believe their openness to people and products from around the world is generally a good thing we need to make a case for it afresh in persuasive ways. And he says this could be a gift for populous parties who have been advocating this this tighter control of borders for many many years and also those tighter restrictions 19 has highlighted the downsides of Extensive International integration while funding fears of foreigners and providing legitimacy for National Restrictions on global trade flows of people europe as sturrock lee has been a cultural hobbits bars its cafes its restaurants hazes of people coming together discussing and debating ideas and some fear that this idea of self isolation as weve been told to do could actually cut through the fabric of that some of also said that it will see the nation fighting loneliness as people self isolate in their homes and their apartments now in italy some people are already trying to overcome that weve seen these marvelous comes together of people singing on their balconies as theres a sense of were in this together. But the longer that self isolation goes on some say could be weak some say it could be months for many people their homes which are meant to be their safe haven the place that they go to relax and rest could become more like a prison cell future historians will remember the time 90922020 as the heyday of european global integration which came to an end free borders of Free Movement. Inclusion etc. All of a sudden we see a complete this mode goes into reverse. The called the consequences would be grave no question i do not expect any return to the status quo ante we would see a different view i do not expect a disintegrated europe but how this will how this will work out how it will look in. Reality for example with border controls thats a completely different question dreamy days of the past with no border controls at all i see is permanently over. All u. S. Stocks have rebounded from mondays bloodbath home will street major indexes have risen following tuesday briefing by the Coronavirus Task force where the Trump Administration still to come jittery markets with the promise of a Major Economic response but Key Industries still face the threat of collapse. Because you know this is worse than 911 if for the Airline Industry this is almost ground to a halt the president wants to make sure that although we dont want people to travel its critical we want to maintain for critical travel the right to have Domestic Travel by making shared sacrifices and temporary changes we can protect the health of our people and we can protect our economy because i think our economy will come back really rapidly one day well be standing possibly appear 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 during that briefing donald trump unveiled some of the plans being put in place including directly mailing checks to Americans Congress would also be discussing a multibillion dollar aid package to prop up ailing sectors of the economy such as the Airline Industry the Federal Reserve is set to reintroduce additional crisis era tools and a bit to try and stabilize the system the markets reacted positively to that news with shares jumping slightly thats after a dramatic sell off on monday when u. S. Stock markets suffered their worst trading day since the 1987 black monday crash share prices tumbled 12 percent wiping out trillions of dollars of market value with more on the Global Economic situation right now has more i guess they have. Unless you majored in finance everything thats happening may seem a little overwhelming what is going on why are markets melting down while the bankers whirling around like headless chickens in a few minutes with this monopoly set ill explain my 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 keep your money under your mattress you want to return it right interest a pretty good pension so you take this money and you put it in the banks depending how smart they are all 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 because were ordering the suspension of already season with the exception of groceries pharmacies and other outlets selling fancy goods that 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 pull 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 collapse of the markets down 10 percent. Roughly here in the United States in new york city where im sitting is a clear very profound statement of 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 banks what formulas 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. Before airlines are among the worst affected with passenger numbers collapsing carriers are now cutting tens of thousands of jobs and sending workers on unpaid leave europes major carmakers have also gone into full crisis mode mothballing dozens of factories the tourism and hospitality sectors have been severely disrupted by the lack of customers amusement parks are being closed and major sporting events cancel millions of jobs are likely to be at risk with the us also now facing a similar scenario editorial director of the American Institute for Economic Research believes the effects will square well into the future. You know this is a calamity thats more or less manmade actually none of this is actually truly necessary but the u. S. Did absolutely everything wrong from the beginning of this crisis and you cant just issue orders from the top everybody stop what youre doing and do nothing you know if you do that youre going to bring about a massive market crash and expose every conceivable vulnerability in the system and thats exactly whats happening right now theres going to be a tremendous price to pay in the future. Like economically financially socially culturally psychologically but also very profoundly politically because people are going to demand be demanding answers and that 1st thing that people can discover right now is is is a closer look at why the u. S. Was not ready for this testing. This is our team from moscow damning videos come to light showing an australian soldier killing an unarmed civilian in afghanistan and to our next story after that. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business im showbusiness ill see you then. Ill come back graphic videos been released showing an australian soldier shooting dead an unarmed afghan man at close range the disturbing video which were about to show you an edited version was obtained by australias 4 corners Current Affairs t. V. Program. Quite. Stop. I am deeply disturbed by what has been aired in tonights 4 corners report we are serious allegations are raised australians would rightly expect their 3rd league samant a. B. C. Which as the 4 corners show says an official investigation by the Australian Defense force ruled the killing was justified as self defense although the video appears to show otherwise the killing is one of a number of cases uncovered by 4 corners just really in defense minister now says she backs an inquiry into all claims of wrongdoing by special forces in afghanistan and 2017 a former defense lawyer leaked the socalled afghan files documents alleged war crimes by australian soldiers among the claims of the mistaken killings of a father and son during a raid as well as the killing of an afghan detainee and the mistreatment of others brian baca from the antiwar answer Coalition Says claims of war crimes are becoming a daily occurrence for the Australian Special forces. Theres no doubt that this is a demonstration work right theres no doubt about that whatsoever the Australian Military again is is involved in a criminal cover up the fact that theyre shooting people while theyre lying still on the ground and they recognise that a camera may be capturing these were trains and they do it anyway shows how absolutely routine killings like this are in the field they are gauged in routine i believe routine out war crimes and crimes against humanity and they know that their bosses their superiors in the chain of command are perfectly ok with that they appear to still be ok with it even though the video completely contradicts the assertion that this was in selfdefense. United states has been. On its troops from the base in iraq one of 3 that it plans to vacate it comes after the baghdad government wrote to the u. N. Condemning american strikes against the iranian backed militia which the white house blames for a rocket attack last week which claimed the lives of 2 american servicemen and a british soldier. This is deemed an aggressive acts against the people government and state of iraq its a flagrant violation of the conditions the American Forces in iraq as well as a dangerous escalation thats meant to make iraq an area for the regional conflicts and agendas we are in iraq to support the people of iraq in their fight against isis however we always reserve the right to defend our forces whenever theyre attacked or threaten a march the 11th 3 Coalition Troops were killed and 14 wounded after an attack on the al Taji Military base in response to u. S. Conducted strikes on 5 warehouses belonging to local militia baghdad claimed that 5 iraqi soldiers along with one civilian were killed and came whos a professor of history and International Relations says the u. S. 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