guys for a career serving the rich and famous and. welcome to news asia it s good to have you with us imagine for a moment being locked up in chains in a small room eating and sleeping there unable to leave for years only because you have a mental illness it sounds medieval but it s happening in modern times in as many as 60 countries across the world according to a report by the end you human rights watch in asia india china and indonesia are just some of the countries where the practice called shackling still exists here rights watch report in indonesia alone for example some 57000 people with mental health conditions have been shackled at least once in their lives people like this man on the island of bali locked up in a small cell for 2 years for having a mental health condition he comes from a poor family and his 94 year old father still works the land. poverty a lack of access to mental health facilities stigma over mental health have something to do with it but in the
but is by 4500 in one day. is that from a switch in statistics? protesters in lebanon return to the streets. the lockdown silenced antigovernment protest actions, but that is no longer the case. german fans not ususing socicial media. they are not allowed in the stadium to follow their teams, so they found cardboard and got out scissors and glue. we will show you what they put together. i m brent goff. to our viewers on pbs and around the world, welcome. we begin with a stark warning about when the coronavirus pandemic will become history. germany s health minister said the country faces a long-haul before approaching any end to the outbreak. germany is buying more flu vaccines to prevent it a double wave of infections in the fall. the latest figures from the robert caulk institute show how it has developed in germany. the technician show how many people became infected and when the the ban on public gatherings took a while to make a difference. the closing of schoo
president trump signs phase one of the trade agreement with china, aimed at ending an 18-month-long dispute. but major issues remain unresolved. what is next for the world s two biggest economies. also coming up tonight, russia s government resigns. the surprise move comes as president vladimir putin calls for reforms that could keep him in power well beyond the end of his presidential term. we will get the details from moscow. plus, will it erupt or will it not? we meet people fleeing the taal vovolcano in the philippines. they fear returning to scenes of complete devastation. brent: i m brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. we begin in the united states, where the stage is now set for the impeachment trial of a u.s. president for only the third time in american history. the u.s. house of representatives has voted to send two articles of impeachment against president donald trump to the u.s. senate. the vote was largely a
exactly what president trump wanted. and former audi chief rupert stadler is formally charged for his alleged role in the dieselgate scandal. and a scscientific breakthrough, or the stu o of nightmamares? a japanenese scientist has been given the greenen light to start experiments creating human/animal embryos. brent: i m brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. tonight germany is saying no. no to joining a proposed u.s.-led naval mission to protect shipping in the gulf. the u.s. has asked allies to help protect vessels as they pass through that very important strait of hormuz because of tightened tensions with iran. germany already expressed skepticism about the proposal, saying priorities should be given to diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions. this is what the country s foreign minister heiko maas said earlier today. the german government will not participate in this sea mission proposed and planned i the united st
the race to replace theresa may. 10 british conservatives kick a contest to become prime minister antiquity efforts to deliver brexit. plus. brent: fighting for higher wages in cambodia. government workers sing and dance to call attention to poor working conditions in the countries essential textile industry. brent: i m brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the u.s. and around the world, welcome. iran s top diplomat has vowed to work with the european union to preserve the iran nuclear deal. that, despite opposition from washington. he spoke after meeting his german counterpart in iran today for talks about salvaging that 2015 deal. the german foreign minister, heiko maas, indicated the difficulties they are facing, saying germany is working to prevent the deals complete failure. arriving in tehran to push for de-escalation, facing heiko maas are multiple entangled crises centering on iran. economic sanctions, a nuclear deal in disarray and rising tensions with the u.s..