in delhi thanks very much for the update. let's turn now to some of the other stories making news around the world thousands of belarusians have taken to the streets of minsk for the 9th consecutive sunday to protest against president alexander lukashenko opposition media reporting that police have used water cannon and stun grenades to disperse the crowd and of detained at least $100.00 protesters including journalists. at least 7 people have died after torrential rains led to widespread flooding in southeast asia more than 26000 people have been forced to evacuate as flood waters inundate central vietnam laos and cambodia have also been affected more heavy rain is expected in the coming days. the world health organization is warning of widespread kovac to take in europe tensions are rising in many cities where measures have been re-impose to try to slow the spread of the virus and the restrictions are having a particular impact on sectors such as the service and hospitality industry. i know. they say scotland's not like shu

it's an election on the other side of the world but opinions on it abound on the streets of delhi. and if you go into. the 4th part that they view and people went for sure. so from my perspective i think donald trump will be a better president so i feel the job within the definitely put india and he would be better for the u.s. as well to serve it comes in the persian gulf for us the relationship of n.p.r.'s would be much much better but for some here the result of that election so far we could be life changing neely's jog nick a software engineer to google lived in the us for 6 years when india started canceling flights amid the could only crisis in march he rushed home to his family now despite a valid reason he no longer feels confident about returning to silicon valley tanks to confusing restrictions on immigrants from the current administration. need leashes decision to return will hinge on whether trump is reluctant i am very worried about a 2nd person than don't because. who's to say what other laws will come in i can't just go back and have. my life begin away from me again

there in delhi mathias baldinger in beijing in rome thank you so much to all of you. and here is a look at some other developments in the global health emergency the united nations is urging the g 20 group of leading economies to work together to fight the virus secretary general antonio good 10 ish says that it's disappointing there was no coordinated action in march south korea has confirmed to 155 new cases its biggest jump in more than 40 days most of the infections have been traced to hospitals and care homes around the capital seoul australia is easing the cap on the number of residents allowed to return each week the limit will rise by nearly $300.00 from next month. you're watching news still to come on the program no audience no problem inspired by nature this british musicians outdoor performances are coming into their own during the president. but 1st diplomatic efforts to end the conflict over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh are being stepped up the foreign ministers of the 2 warring parties are supposed on an army near or to meet separately with u

an outpouring of anger and protests in uttar pradesh and new delhi over the brutal rape of a 19—year—old. the victim was attacked in a field and died of her injuries. she came from the dalit community — the lowest rung in india's ancient caste system. many say women, particularly those from lower castes, have no protection from the law. translation: every crime is being concealed! dalits are being oppressed, and there's no voice from the government side against systematic oppression. the administration is not taking action against that because they are helping to establish anarchy in the state. four men have been arrested in connection with the rape, but there was further outrage when it emerged that her family wasn't consulted when police cremated her body. this is not right what is happening! it's absolutely a criminalisation of everything! local authorities deny this. uttar pradesh is ruled by prime minister narendra modi's bharatiya janata party. it ranks as one of the most unsafe states for women in the country. the tragedy has sparked heated debate on social media with politician

signs of worsening poverty on the streets of delhi. child beggars existed even before the pandemic but now millions of middle class indians have lost their jobs and laid off their servants these children are helping to feed their families. kyler such as she has established a children's foundation which has grown into a nationwide network its mission raising awareness among indians about the need for child welfare the biggest side is that millions of children may fall back into slavery to picking child labor child that is. school would be denied to. these children walk along the train tracks in delhi they hope to earn money from selling plastic bottles. according to unicef there are more than 10000000 child laborers in india most younger than 9 years old. that's why rocker singer has invited mothers to visit and he stresses the importance of sending children to school. he encourages the boys and girls to demand a good education but i knew it the school was not going to know it didn't even have water we wrote to the head and complained a

times defends deals with new delhi. at the at. the end thank you very much for joining us with exactly one week to go before the u.s. election there's been a surge in early voting partly due to end despite the coronavirus by demick more than 63000000 americans have voted by monday night that's 4000000 more than all early votes 4 years ago national polls are getting democratic contender joe biden a solid lead although it's a lot tighter in some battleground states but the coronavirus pandemic continues to overshadow the campaign infections a surging with some states concerned about the lack of hospital beds nearly half a 1000000 cases have been confirmed in the past week alone with more than 225000 deaths since the pandemic began stock markets in the. way saw their biggest one day drop in a month on monday as concerns grow that the failure to contain the outbreak will hurt the economic recovery and rescue package remains held up in congress with democrats and republicans deadlocked over the details that speak to our white house cor

in the southern city of bengal lou they have continued today indeed in the street again and here in delhi a number of offices of n.g.o.s and newspapers and owns and offices of prominent human rights activists have been raided they include the former chairman of the delhi minority commission now a prominent politician member has condemned the raids he says that there are a vicious crackdown on dissent and members of the people's democratic party have been detained and indeed administration used capital for protesting against the raids. albertans opposition labor party has suspended its former leader of a failing to tackle anti semitism report found that under jeremy corbin's leadership jewish party members suffered harris meant and complaints were ignored the current leader kiss stoma said the release of the report from britain's equality watchdog was a day of shame for labor but jeremy corbyn says he was not part of the problem which he describes as being overstated al-jazeera as neve has details from london. it's a huge blow for people who supported jeremy corbyn throughout all of this a

it was imposed on august 5th of 2019 that was the day in a render modi's government in new delhi changed the rules on the way the indian controlled part of the region is governed instantly the 9 jamu and kashmir a degree of independence that was negotiated more than 70 years ago in 1970 having revoked that part of the constitution motive then placed an already militarized region under a communications blockade kashmir is disputed territory the countries involved india pakistan and china are all nuclear powers each comes armed with its own narrative that doesn't match the way many kashmiris see themselves on this program we're focusing on the indian administered part of kashmir later in the show we'll hear from 3 kashmiri journalists on the challenges of reporting with their communications curtailed 1st though the background story on a region that's been contested on the ground and in the news media ever since india's independence 7 decades ago. history change. and fires governments and ideology. but never changes is geography. the geographical reality for the people of kashmir is that th

the southern city of bengal looted they have continued today indeed in this meet again and here in delhi and number of offices of n.g.o.s and newspapers and in offices of prominent human rights activists have been raided they include the former chairman of the delhi minority commission now a prominent politician member of the has condemned the raids he says that there are a vicious crackdown on dissent and members of the people's democratic party have been detained and indeed administration capital for protesting against the raids. aid workers in vietnam said these trusty people have been killed and dozens of missing after a powerful typhoon calls landslides and remote areas local authorities say at least 12 fishermen have been killed too far away reports. typhoon malaria is one of the worst typhoons to hit vietnam in 20 years it lashed the central region with heavy rain causing floods and setting of landslides hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to the worst hit areas to help and search for missing people in the media we must reach the landslide the fastest way 1st sending more sold

authorities say funds were being collected this is session is purposes it is better per annum isn't delhi with the latest. we're outside the offices of a charity organization called the charity and lions it's one of around 20 locations which have been raided by india's national investigation agency over the past 2 days now residents of this neighborhood have told us that the street was filled with police officers a little bit earlier in the day the national investigation agency says the rates are in connection with what it says a so-called n.g.o.s and trusts raising money in india and abroad for charitable activities and then using that money for what they say separatists a session of activities in indian administered kashmir the raids began there on wednesday there were $9.00 raids and indeed in the one in the southern city of bengal looted they have continued today indeed in this meet again and here in delhi and number of offices of n.g.o.s newspapers and owns and offices of prominent human rights activists have been raided they include the former chairman of the delhi minority commissi

signs of worsening poverty on the streets of delhi. child beggars existed even before the pandemic but now millions of middle class indians have lost their jobs and laid off their servants these children are helping to feed their families. kyler such as she has established a children's foundation which has grown into a nationwide network its mission raising awareness among indians about the need for child welfare the biggest side is that millions of children may fall back into slave. labor that is. school would be denied to. these children walk along the train tracks in delhi they hope to earn money from selling plastic bottles. according to unicef there are more than 10000000 child laborers in india most younger than 9 years old. that's why rakesh single has invited mothers to visit and he stresses the importance of sending children to school he encourages the boys and girls to demand a good education but i knew the school was not good at all it didn't even have water he wrote to the head and complained about the lack of water. we eve

and india are working together to confront threats posed by china and defense deals with new delhi. sudan ethiopia and egypt are expected to restart talks on the controversial project for president donald trump warns could lead to military conflict. a lot of his appeals to white identity politics really i think really appeal to a lot of people. mastering which again we look at the middle class counties and their concerns for next week's u.s. election. over the sport as paralympic sprinter blake leeper loses his appeal to use prosthetic legs to try to qualify for the pics but he plans to fight what he says is a racist decision. so we begin to start where an explosion has killed at least 8 people the blast happened a religious school in the city of bashar more than $100.00 others were injured in the blast let's cross thread awaits is watching the situation for us from the capital islamabad what is the latest going to growing toll of wounded and no claim of responsibility as yet. indeed no claim of responsibility and surprising move bedrail because it's any good taliban pakistan now sa

the air quality in delhi one of the most polluted cities in the world this is believed to do the rate during the winter as as the corwin's make it harder for pollutants to this but . they can do anything industrial activity and the public money carried out by palm of the neighboring beat me to a significant spike in pollution levels in delhi every winter. there then had definite challenge. this and the apartment knowledge that says that the dip in temperature and rise in pollution levels may lead to an increase in the spread of corona about is infections many have experts are echoing this concern the boarded up during cold weather when pollution levels rise i guess the respiratory tract becomes drug which can make people more prone to cope with 19 and other respiratory illnesses the protective mechanisms group we call them. dr that there is also concerned that health care facilities may be all of the rising calls in 1000 cases in addition to the usual spike in influenza and other respiratory disorders during winters. when medical health professionals brace themselves for the coming mo

to pradesh the same day as the 19 year old 1st victim died off the spending 2 weeks in a hospital in delhi police say they've made arrests in both cases and if denied accusations by the family the 1st victim of committing a body without their permission thank. you separate cases have reignited protests across several states and online demanding justice for victims of sexual violence. the father if he yochi at atlanta can't protect women that it's better that he should voluntarily step down and resign he can't run the government. if the uttar pradesh government is on the women's side then why of rapes happening every other day every other day there are sexual assaults and other crimes happening to women we will teach this government a lesson not only did both women live in the same state but they were also both from the daleks community marginalized being at the bottom of india's deeply entrenched cost system despite laws protecting what was formerly known as the untouchables they face daily discrimination for generations so those so-called main dimensions those ideas regards those actual v

in the southern city of bengal lou they have continued today indeed in this meet again and here in delhi a number of offices of n.g.o.s and newspapers and in offices of prominent human rights activists have been raided they include the former chairman of the delhi minority commission now a prominent politician member of the has condemned the raids he says that there are a vicious crackdown on dissent and members of the people's democratic party have been detained and indeed administration used capital for protesting against the raids. the persian president has replaced his interior minister with the police chief is led the crackdown on anti-government protesters in the capital minsk alexander lukashenko also appointed a former head of the k.g.b. police as one of 2 new aides around 16000 people have been detained since the disputed reelection in august which opponents say was rigged. britain's opposition labor party has suspended former leader jeremy cool but he downplayed a report that found evidence of anti semitism in the party during his leadership coleman says he was not part of the

an outpouring of anger and process in uttar pradesh and delhi after the brutal rape of a 19—year—old. the victim was attacked in a field and died of her injuries. she came from the dalit community, the lowest rung in india's ancient caste system. many say, women, particularly those from lower castes, have no protection from the law. translation: every crime is being concealed. dalits are being oppressed and there is no government voice against the systematic oppression. demonstration is not taking action against that because they are helping to establish anarchy in estate. four men have been arrested in connection with the rape but there was further outrage when it emerged that her family was not consulted when police cremated her body. translation: this is not right what is happening. what is happening is absolutely criminalisation of everything. local authorities deny this. uttar pradesh is ruled by my minister moran dropped modi's party. it ranks as mine of the most unsafe states for women in the country. the tragedy has barked heated debate on social media with politicians, bollyw

are many migrant laborers have left a lot of them are unable to come back to work in delhi because they can't even afford the bus fare. and the few knots of people who aren't wearing masks but you really have to now. everyone needs to think about their health at this point people just don't understand the. war almost have to cross over to data correspondent minera choudhry in delhi many are the virus is still spreading at an alarming pace people same to be getting more and more frustrated as we're just saying health health experts rather a warning about mask and distancing fatigue just how big a problem is that. well india ad this very point of just a few weeks are we becoming the worst hit country for this pandemic in the world we are just behind the u.s. as you just mentioned and the think that the experts are pointing out that is actually a serious condition the removal of these fiction which had become important alstom months of nationwide long down to do you make law to me because economy did has did have a major fallout after the last doubt has resulted in a sense of normalcy comi

so that is a lack of this. >> the classes held underneath the bridge on the outskirts of delhi are rlds away om aashs online lsons. so far no one here has come down with the virus, but no one wears masks anthe students are huddled together. if ty ke their disnce, they wouldn't hear the teacher above the noise. so they're taking eir chances. that's how much an edution tters to them. >> if they miss onday, they can catch up. but if themiss a who year schooli, they'll misshe boat completely and won't stand a chance. >> all these young people want is a chance to improve their lot in life by getting an education. now even that modest goal could be denied them. >> i don't want to end up like my parents, working on the field. i want to learn something an have a bettelife. i want tmake something of myself; want to be ecated. >> poonam would like to be a teacher one day and give other young pele like heelf beer opportunities. for that she's willing to go to a makeshift school under an erpass oa construction site. ♪ >> and now, for global ideas, we head over to e balkans. our reporter, holger t

be given to mean they're sick of the she kept them over the top in delhi for months your new giving or not to the order to wear them on may soon you will cheer. the enormity called the cheer the put amis omisore inapt or bad be a monarch to delhi but it isn't see or need if you know what i'm annie tsunami i have a fever that a bit it or not i don't mean take the quentin why would anybody get under comment on too many can knowing it all for. the truth as stated by the marty report itself is gaining ground and nothing can stop it now. the investigation conducted by the former swiss senator is so clearly true that in 2014 a report by the us select senate committee on intelligence headed by senator feinstein confirmed all the findings of the dick martin inquire. very. feinstein's report makes strong accusations against the cia and highlights how the methods used were both cruel and ineffective. history will judge us by our commitment. governed by law and the willingness to. say never again. we still don't know how many people were abducted and imprisoned by the cia according to a reliable

an area chattery in delhi thanks very much for the update. let's turn now to some of the other stories making news around the world at least 17 people have been killed in a collision between a bus and a train in central thailand the 2 of us was carrying 65 passengers to a religious ceremony the vehicle was hit by the train as across the railway track. hardline bellerose leader alexander lukashenko has visited prisoners jailed for challenging his re-election the vote was widely seen as manipulated and triggered 2 months of protests there told the detainees that quote the constitution can't be written in the streets more demonstrations are expected later on sunday. in the u.s. city of denver a man has been shot dead during protests by rival left and right wing groups eyewitnesses say the alleged gunman argued with the victim before spraying mace and shooting him at close range police arrested a suspect they said had been working as a security guard. staying in the u.s. in the white house says president donald trump is no longer at risk of trans

society is in flux and india is tskirts delhi, poonam andothee beneath this overpass on the meeting for lessons in reading, writing and arithmetic. a school on a building site. the din is deafening. obviously this isn't a suitablh state scols closed becau of a school on a building site. the coronavirus pandemic, the kids have other optio >> that's why i come here. i come twice a day so i can keep uwith my studies. we have english in the morning and math and science in the afternoon. it means i can keep up with my claspoint pass my exams.ome >> naresh pal is a qualified social scientist. he's applied for a job with the government and is waiting to hear back. in the meantime he volunteers as a teacher in the makeshift school. >> these students haven't been able to go to school for four, ve months. it's really hard on them. they come from poor families, their parents are illiterate. day labourers, field workers. it's hard enough for them to get an education at all. and now the pandemic has made it even more difficult. >the fields, harvesting oa.ay. hher ther has bn up sinceorkn dawn and ex

signs of worsening poverty on the streets of delhi. child beggars existed even before the pandemic but now millions of middle class indians have lost their jobs and laid off their servants these children are helping to feed their families. kyler such as she has established a children's foundation which has grown into a nationwide network its mission raising awareness among indians about the need for child welfare the biggest side is that millions of children may fall back into slave. labor that is. school would be denied to. these children walk along the train tracks in delhi they hope to earn money from selling plastic bottles. according to unicef there are more than 10000000 child laborers in india most younger than 9 years old. that's why rocker single has invited mothers to visit and he stresses the importance of sending children to school he encourages the boys and girls to demand a good education but i knew the school was not good at all it didn't even have water he wrote to the head and complained about the lack of water. even s

secretary of state mike pompeo who is arriving in delhi in a few days. he is going to talk with the counterpart, and is the filthy comment comes up, that could be awkward for him. jane: thank you. foreign policy has nn the top of the agenda for most voters. after last night's debate, aft a rare glimpse of how the candidates view the worl we speaking with amanda, was -- what stood out to you? there was obvioustriking side, conversation about job bidene calling elationship that prident trump has engaged in, with kimmp jong-un, ing that to hitler's. i thought that was very brazen to even say. it shows that president trump is willing to talk with anyone. much le reagan who would shake r hands with tsian premier, he would never let them forget to breaktant it w down communism. i think that president showed that he is willing to talk with anyone. if m itns keeping our interests here in the united states safe. jane: but north korea still has nuclear weapons. didn't joe biden have a point, that presiderump has effectively legitimized the regime and ndath korea?

secretary of state mike pompeo who is arriving in delhi in a f days. he is going to talk with the counterpart, and is the filthy awkward for him., that could be jane: thank you. foreign policy has not bee a the top of tnda for most voters. after last night's debate, after a rare glimpse of how the candidates view the world. we speaking with amanda, was about to you? -- what stood out to you? >> on the foreign policy side, there was obviously a stiiking conver about job biden calling the rationship that president trump has engagedn, with kim jong-un, comparr'g that to hi's. i thought that was very brazen to even say. it shows that president tro p is willinglk with anyone. much like reagan who would shake hands with the rus panmier, he would never let them forget how important it was to break i think that president trump showed that s willing to talk with anyone. if it mea keeping our interests here in the united states safe. jane:th but norea still has nuclear weapons. didn't joe biden have a point, that presidentrump has effectively legitimized the reg

floods it's back to business in delhi and that means back to smog will take a closer look. i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us south korean boy band b t as has fans around the world and their stardom scenes unstoppable except it might come to a sudden halt because of south korea's mandatory military service where they'd spend 18 months out of the spotlight training for potential war on the korean peninsula fans say they should be exempt while others say they need to do their duty frank smith reports. so korean boy band b.t.s. reigns supreme over billboard charts as their fans their army fallen over their good looks and slick moves but as they move through their twenties an ominous obligation approaches a minimum one and a half years mandatory military service required of every healthy south korean male between 18 and 28. the issue of mandatory military service for entertainers like b.t.s. is complicated by the fact that high achieving south korean athletes have seen their army obligations reduced after winning a gold medal in the 2800 games soccer

to cross over to data correspondent minera child or in delhi many the virus is still spreading at an alarming pace people saying to be getting more and more frustrated as we were saying health health experts rather a warning about mask and distancing to take just how big a problem is that. well india ad this very point of just a few weeks are we becoming the worst hit country for this pandemic in the world we are just behind the u.s. as you just mentioned and the think that the experts are pointing out that it's actually a serious condition the removal of these fiction which had become important alstom months of nationwide long down to just zoom economy because economy did has did have a major fallout after the last doubt has resulted in a sense of normalcy coming back on the streets and that sense of normalcy has resulted in a sense of complacency also amongst people so if you go out on the street you do see that not enough distances are being maintained and why even in bigger cities like delhi and mumbai you can see people on the streets wearing monster if you go to the suburban ar

and the democrats one of my natural duties on the story for us she joins me now from delhi when you know why so much outrage over a simple advertisement. well this is a question that many are asking why such an outrage with this act the ad essentially sure as a pregnant teen the woman being escorted to a hindu style being shot said to many by her muslim mother in law which essentially indicates that the in the woman is mad it into the muslim families the tagline of the brand also one of the would you suggested that they wanted to celebrate what they call the confluence between 2 different religions to culture than traditions but there's been a massive backlash to this and critics actually viewed this as outreach to what they say is a deep seated in thought and it's towards anything that's towards interfaith hominy or the past you use for the overarching idea is that any content or any agenda which talks which is live in a secular and talks about how many is basically done at the expense of the sentiments of the hindu kush on the majority of the country and people who are against this ad

there in delhi mathias baldinger in beijing sima gupta in rome thank you so much to all of you. and here is a look at some other developments in the global health emergency the united nations is urging the g 20 group of leading economies to work together to fight the virus secretary general antonio good 10 ish says that it's disappointing there was no coordinated action in march south korea has confirmed to 155 new cases its biggest jump in more than 40 days most of the infections have been traced to hospitals and care homes around the capital seoul australia is easing the cap on the number of residents allowed to return each week the limit will rise by nearly $300.00 from next month. all diplomatic efforts to end the conflict over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh are being stepped up the foreign ministers of the 2 warring parties azerbaijan and armenia are to meet separately with u.s. secretary of state my palm peo in washington later on friday intense fighting is continuing after 2 russian brokered cease fires failed to end the flare up in the long running dispute and t

signs of worsening poverty on the streets of delhi. child beggars existed before the pandemic, but now millions of middle-class indians have lost their jobs and laid off their servants. these children are helping feed their families. one has established a children's foundation which has grown into a nationwide network. its mission, raising awareness among indians about the need for child welfare. >> the biggest threat is that millions of children may fall back into slavery, trafficking, child labor, child marriages. school would be denied. >> these children walk along the train tracks in delhi. they hope to earn money from selling plastic bottles. according to unicef, there are more than 10 million child laborers in india. most younger than nine years old. that is why he has invited mothers to visit. he stresses the importance of sending children to school. he encourages the boys and girls to demand a good education. the school was notot good at al. did not even have water. we wrote to the head and complained about the lack of water. w

there in delhi mathias alling there in beijing sima gupta in rome thank you so much to all of you. and here is a look at some other developments in the global health emergency the united nations is urging the g 20 group of leading economies to work together to fight the virus secretary general antonio good 10 ish says that it's disappointing there was no coordinated action in march south korea has confirmed to 155 new cases its biggest jump in more than 40 days most of the infections have been traced to hospitals and care homes around the capital seoul australia is easing the cap on the number of residents allowed to return each week the limit will rise by nearly $300.00 from next month you're watching d.w. news still to come on the program brazil's football legend having turns 80 the 3 times world cup winner striker is seen by many as the greatest player of all time we will hear how you feeling on his birthday. the 1st century as president has called for an end to protest across the country as demonstrations against police brutality continue the president has warned protesters not

it's an election on the other side of the world but opinions on it abound on the streets of delhi. and it is the one from. the 4th part that there may be and people impartial and one from my perspective i think on tumblr to be a better president so i keep the job within the definitely we'd better put india and he would be better for the us as well to serve it comes. with the presence of for us the relationship of india it would be much much better but for some here the result of that election so far we could be life changing the least chuck nic a software engineer at google lived in the us for 6 years when india started canceling flights amid the could only crisis in march he rushed home to his family now despite about it he no longer feels confident about returning to silicon valley taxed too confusing restrictions on immigrants from the current administration. leases decision to return will hinge on whether trump is reluctant i am very worried about a 2nd. because. to say what other laws will come in i can just go back and have. my life bacon away from me again. his sister simran

the classes held underneath the bridge on the outskirts of delhi are worlds away from online lessons so far no one here has come down with the virus but no one wears masks and the students are huddled together if they keep their distance they wouldn't hear the teacher above the noise so they're taking their chances. if they miss one day they can catch up. but if they miss a whole year of schooling they'll miss the boat completely and won't stand a chance. all these young people. is a chance to improve their lot in life by getting an education now even that modest goal could be denied them get a name i don't want to end up like my parents working on the field i want to learn something and have a better life i want to make something of myself i want to be educated. pulliam would like to be a teacher one day and give other young people like yourself better opportunities for that she's willing to go to a makeshift school under an overpass on a construction site. and now for global ideas we head to the balkans report a hug a check check traveled to north macedonia before the pandemic and

winter ahead for india's capital delhi on top of the risk from the coronavirus toxic small blankets the city. typhoon will ave rips up the cost of destruction through vietnam some of the worst in flooding decades is causing chaos. and on the ground in search of clues for the tech to fake all shyla holmes all talk a strong tracking footprints solving. all that a lot more and melissa chan rides off to this and don't forget you can get all the latest news around the clock on our web site insert your languages that's. also follow us on instagram and. belarus will be back with a world news update for you in bonn about 30 minutes from the team thanks for. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. how has the rate of infection been developing. what measures are being taken. what does the latest research say. information and context. the coronavirus of data the code that seems special monday to friday on t.w. . with him her to be done because others were biased i know if i had known that the boat would be that small i never would have gone on the trip but i would not have put myself and my h

illegal monopoly of the online search and advertising markets also coming up it's back to business in delhi and that means back to smog we'll take a closer look. plus touch and go into outer space and nasa spacecraft lands briefly on an asteroid where it snatches rocks and dust samples we'll get the details of this daring mission. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program the u.s. and google are headed to court the trumpet ministration on tuesday find filed a landmark antitrust under trust lawsuit against google it alleges that the tech giant has been abusing its dominance as an online search engine to fend off rivals google controls about 90 percent of global web searches the company has long denied claims of unfair competition the lawsuit also alleges that google uses billions of dollars to pay phone manufacturers to ensure it is the default search engine on browsers it's the u.s. government's most significant act to protect competition since its groundbreaking case against microsoft more than 20 years ago. earlier i spoke to our washington correspondent all of a salad and i asked

stands to gain a lot by building closer ties with india delhi can serve as a counterweight to rising china but what does india stand to gain isn't having an antagonistic relationship with china only going to make things more difficult for india. the indian foreign minister zarif can say when asked about whether india would choose sides in the us china competition said india will choose its own side and will work for his own national interests so that's an important frame to keep in mind. successive indian governments in the pasta actually have been quite mindful of beijing's sensitivities when it comes to india's close and eyes with the us and have even pump the brakes on us india ties however india has being increasingly disappointed with china despite several high level summit between kindness to modi and presidency they have been so many roadblocks to india china partnership including china's coziness with pakistan on its growing influence in india's neighborhood in the indian ocean region gatekeeping india out of international organizations and really the watershed moment of conf

is seeing a resurgence in new coronavirus cases that have now surpassed those in the united states delhi infections have reached record levels in the united kingdom and in france here in germany meanwhile berlin has been declared a coronavirus hotspot and that's the nationwide search new restrictions are going into effect with the head of germany's main public health institute warning that widespread infections are likely if people fail to heed hygiene and distancing rules but officials say the country's health care system is up to the task. coronavirus hotspots are cropping up all over germany but local and regional officials say the country is ready intensive care beds are available at most hospitals nationwide with around one in 3 beds an occupied the increasing number of infections is worrying medical workers but unlike in march they feel they are well prepared. we are now able to recognise symptoms and patients we have more tests and more protective measures than before for example there is no shortage of mosques which was a big issue in march. nightlife is only one contributing fac

last minute push by the trumpet demonstration to flex its muscle against china top diplomats are in delhi to finalize a security deal to look at what india stands to gain or lose by siding with u.s. interests in the region. meanwhile china faces the future with confidence telling the u.s. and the world to prepare for a new era of chinese strength. plus thailand's resorts are empty due to coronavirus travel restrictions dealing a little blow to the tourism industry. i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us exactly one week before possibly the most consequential u.s. election secretary of state mike pompei own defense secretary mark esper has flown to india to meet with their counterparts it's almost as if they're running against the clock rolling out as much of their age policy in case their boss president donald trump loses the election india has signed a military agreement with the u.s. to share sensitive satellite information and the 2 will participate in naval exercises next month those are war games along with australia and japan all members of the quad a partner

influence there well let's speak to our correspondent elizabeth product she's in the indian capital new delhi for us is just a week out from the u.s. election compare an esper in india that really underscores the importance of this trip talk us through what's topping the agenda here. the importance of this trip also underscored by the fact that this is the 3rd time in 3 years and $28.00 team that the u.s. secretaries of state and defense are missing of the indian counterparts and it is defense that is very much top the agenda with defense deals being signed the 4th and final of a series of defense deals the last one which was outstanding has been signed between the 2 countries allows them to share high and military technology maps and sensitive satellites and now this is something that the previous congress government that was in power and india never signed because it was worried about giving up something of its strategic or ptolemy by doing so but the mo d. and trump administrations the ones that much closer. to see eye to eye more i think when it comes to defense and the decision to expedi

delhi reporting from back just gotten a lot and we appreciate it. germany as of course far from alone in grappling with the resurgent pandemic governments across the continent are scrambling to contain a 2nd wave of corona virus infections so what is the situation in some of the biggest hotspots we go 1st to spain which is nearing 1000000 coated 19 infections standing by for us in savannah is. how is the country they are coping with the latest strike. there's a situation here in spain it's once again very tense and what makes it even worse is that the pressure on the health system is so rampant increasing i received a message from a medical doctor who works in a local hospital in sydney are yesterday and what she wrote didn't sound. right for us so let me just quote. she writes i'm sending you this message because you have buses and we are worried the numbers that sky rockets of sky rocket the emergency unit is full it's horrible and it would get even worse about alarmist realistic and she also says that he fears that in the coming days even going t

that in delhi authorities decided to stop putting my disses outside hundreds of people here walk i think 19 positive ideas offer officials admitted the practice lease to stigmatise i should there is a stigma with the coronavirus disease and posters outside the house amplify that by doing away with this we are aiming at increased testing we want more people to get themselves tested without thinking of stigmas. the homes of those infected with k. would have been mark since the 1st days of the pandemic in india but people say that they've been discriminated against even after they've recovered one consequence of that has been that people with symptoms have avoided getting tested for fear of being stigmatized for now only delhi and several other regions have decided to stop issuing notices they're still used in other parts of the country we spoke to doctors that in vast dodge a comma who says the policy was badly thought out from the start from the initial days it was the usual practice for people who were returning from foreign countries quote how the recent history of late there have been

try to counter chinese influence well our correspondent elizabeth piron is in the indian capital new delhi a week out from the u.s. election this is clearly viewed as a very important trip what's topping the agenda here. that is defense in the style to this is the 3rd round of what's called the india u.s. 2 plus 2 dialogue between the u.s. secretaries of state and defense and the 3rd time it's taken place in the last 3 years and seen the signing of what both consider countries consider an important defense deal for the 2 of them it was the last the final 4 defense deals that was outstanding and allows them to share high end military technology maps and classified data was outstanding because the previous indian government that was in power before the b. j p the congress government was reluctant to sign it despite efforts from the u.s. because it thought that it would be given away something of that strategic autonomy by doing so but things have changed since then there is the b j p government in power the trump white house and the 2 administrations the close to each other the decision to e