Of staff came ahead of a government meeting to review the countrys coronavirus lockdown at the moment the chancellor of the country 16 regional leaders discussing proposals for the reopening of institutions including museums and places of worship as well as public areas such as playgrounds schools are already shut you will to reopen from next week were expecting a statement from chancellor merkel shortly meanwhile the head of germanys Public Health institute is urging people to remain cautious and warning that the pandemic is far from over. You unappointed me compendium it like this can only end when 60 to 70 percent of the population has been infected then we have a chance to stop the violence there according to our data the percentage of germans inflicted is still in the Single Digits so its clear this is a marathon but its not clear how long it will be until this marathon is. Well chancellor merkel is due to hold a News Conference to outline the results of todays deliberations very
Focusing on protecting our citizens. Giving them the health care that they need and aspiring as well to mitigating the impact on our economy as much as possible. At least to the extent that we manage this is best as we can doing the best we possibly can here this is something thats been confirmed by everyone involved answer germany. Is in a good team with the other Member States if you like before that we had a Video Conference between president adly one person. Boris johnson and myself where we discussed the situation in syria. I believe this was a very useful talk we looked at the humanitarian situation in libya and the options to offer a hear what germany has here mark spitz. 25 plus 1000000 euros for humanitarian aid this is money that we want to see turning into aid that reach people quickly we very much welcome a temporary cease fire and the turkish president talked was about the common patrols along this for transport. Infrastructure near it but we have also encouraged the polit
Elsewhere, there were only a trickle of voters. Reporter police kept a close eye on proceedings on tuesday as burundians turned out to vote in a president ial election that should have gone ahead last week. The country should be stable. Everybody should be protected, and their safety guaranteed. Reporter that may be too much to hope for in a nation divided. Shots and explosions echoed in the capital ahead of the vote. The vast majority of burundis opposition boycotting the election, accusing incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza of violating the constitution in seeking a third term. There is no security in burundi. Gunfire rings out through the night. We dont know where the country is headed. We are not sure what is happening here. Reporter just two months after a failed coup against nkurunziza , dissenting factions in a varietys von miller in burundis own military has raised the specter of an outbreak of violence. There is an armed opposition that is launching an insurgency against the governme
From 1982 to 1990 and brought to power by the United States by Ronald Reagan. It was the first covert operation of the Reagan Administration before the contras in nicaragua, before jonas. Amy then Hillary Clinton faces new questions about her familys ties to Goldman Sachs. Secretary clinton, how much money you invested in your soninlaws hedge fund . Secretary clinton . Amy we will speak to lee fong of the intercept. Five months ago, he was the first reporter to ask Hillary Clinton about releasing the transcripts to her paid speeches at Goldman Sachs. Now he is asking a new round of questions. And then we will find out what what happened when a 24yearold Bernie Sanders in new mexico got into a 30 minute debate with former president bill clinton at a Mexican Restaurant in santa fe. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. More than 700 refugees have drowned in only three days as border crackdowns across europe h
Good to have you with us. Tonight we know more about that thousands of girls and women held captive by boko haram aimed nigeria. Two weeks ago, one of the missing schoolgirls was found alive. Renewed hope about the faith of those girls and the many others who are still missing. We met one woman who was held in the Sambisa Forest on the border with cameroon. We have this exclusive interview. Christina ijabla is getting the results of her health checkup. A show she is doing ok physically. A month ago, she escaped from boko haram militants. They kept her captive for almost two years. During that time she was repeatedly raped. Now pregnant, she lives with her cousin. The militants kept telling us we had to get married. We resisted at first but they became more brutal and beat us over and over again. They ended up blindfolding and shooting one woman who put up a fight. Eventually, when they threatened to kill us, we just gave up. When her relatives saw her again, they were shocked by her ap