backs legalizing assisted suicide in the federal constitutional court overturning a 2015 law that prevented doctors from tel being terminally ill patients and their last. i m burnt off it s good to have you with us we begin tonight with the latest on the coronavirus here in germany southern new cases of the covert 19 virus have been confirmed in the states of blood invertebrate and north rhine was fairly a short while ago the country s health minister in spawn said that the country is now facing a public health emergency if it known something we re at the beginning of a coronavirus epidemic in germany the cases in north rhine-westphalia and bought in verdun bags are a further sign of this change of infection are partly and this is a new aspect not trace of votes. there are multiple persons who have had contact with the infected patients act. does is even likely to and that s a qualitative difference to the 16 infectious cases we ve already hired in germany where in each case
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china and germany highest court backing legalizing assisted suicides the federal constitutional court overturning a 2015 wall that prevented doctors from helping terminally ill patients and their law. i m going to have you with us we begin tonight with the latest on the coronavirus here in germany 7 new cases of the disease have been confirmed in 3 different states 2 patients are being treated at a hospital in the city of dusseldorf authorities warning that the number of cases is likely to rise significantly as they are no longer able to trace the chains of infections of the country s health minister yes sean says that the country is at the beginning of a coronavirus epidemic and he has urged regional authorities to review their emergency plan. if. we were at the beginning of a coronavirus epidemic in germany the cases in north rhine-westphalia unbutton vert and back are a further sign of this change of infection are partly and this is a new aspect not traceable there are mul
and i hope there will be enough profit from society that people won t necessarily want to end their lives and. also coming up at the berlin film festival will screen 2 movies transporting us across the borders of time space and a place in society. from the $1000000000.00 red carpet we ve got a modern day adaptation of the german literary classic berlin alexanderplatz but what really brought the crowds out tonight was to see sam hyatt and javier bardem here for the world premiere of sally potter s new film the road not taken that s coming up on the day. our viewers watching on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the right to determine the answer to one of the most fundamental questions of life when and how do we die. today germany s highest court handed down a ruling that reverses a ban on assisted suicide the court s decision was based on the german basic wall but the issues before the court they have jurisdiction in every countr
the story begins with imelda staunton as lady sandra abbott on the eve of her retirement. she has her retirement planned out, she leads a very posh life and discovers suddenly that her husband has been having an affair. here is a clip. what the hell s going on? we were just. it s not what it looks like, sandra. sandra. sandra! sandra, wait. get off me. how long s it s been going on? let s not do this here. how long, mike? since we all went to sorrento. 0h, bloody hell. that s nearly five years ago! i ve had enough of all this hide and seek, mike. how could you do this to me? you re supposed to be my friend. we even took you to the palace. i didn t mean for this to happen, sandra. oh, really? you knew precisely what you are doing! now, please calm down, sandra. rememberwhere you are. i know exactly where i am, in my own bloody home! i have spent my entire married life putting you and your careerfirst, and what got me through was knowing that when you retired we would share our