see. 2 months have passed it's early july we fly into the canary islands 2 lines of utter. holidaymakers have been allowed back into spain since just a few days you're not many around to share in the beaches would like cause. this isn't cold but it's a dream you there's no one else here as you see if you like and you can have 20 meters distance to the next bathers ago it's never been this nice here before you believe them and it's on the if you ask other holidaymakers how would you have imagined this last year with a few less people that it would have been so bad so it's not so unpleasant of the sort of friends how ok we've already said we're bound to remember this very different holiday in years to come up with that idea it's a special moment see where to go more in the face. normally one and a half 1000000 to scum to lunch at all to every year now at the start of the summer season just a handful of hotels are open. now got the army and a century ago cleans hotel rooms and has been unemployed since mid march in the car when now allowed to sit next to one another peabody ow

many are now likely to cancel their travel plans the current warning applies to all of spain except canary islands to put it loosely you could say turn off the lights lower the shadows will close the country. it's very difficult for everyone because the islands rely on tourists on the one hand there are the hotels then the retail trade where tourists go shopping restaurants bars clubs discos actually every business is affected in charlotte so you can will this 2nd wave of the corona virus came faster than many expected and soon it will be quiet again on my oka. well here's a look at some of the other developments in the corona virus pandemic russia says it has produced the 1st batch of its coronavirus vaccine it's the 1st country in the world to approve a vaccine the world health organization says it still needs a vigorous safety review india has now reported more than 2500000 cases of covert 19 country remains the 3rd worst affected by the pandemic after the u.s. and brazil and new zealand is battling its 2nd corona virus outbreak with 7 new infections it's extending a lockdown of its lar

in its own right since 2018 it's now officially the 8th inhabited canary island and now a little famous because the island has so far remained to produce virus free. product yet we always say the island has protected us and i never saw the february we were going to celebrate our new status as the 8th canary island with a big event which would have brought large crowds of people here very much but we had to cancel it because the kalima the sand winds from africa were so strong this was then the people also believe that the salty water doesn't tax and kills the virus not that a reader would not. get. in his shop miguel also sells a little of the island's history his family is why. of the 4 or 5 who came to 140 years ago fishermen from land serrata until around 2030 years ago they had hardly any outside contact the bigger ones that are sort of just built huts with no water or light. a record have said they had an incredible will to survive here although the island really has its limits. they wanted this place to become their home. but not it also is not even 30 kilometers large it's a bias

many are now likely to cancel their travel plans the current warning applies to all of spain except canary islands to put it loosely you could say turn off the lights lower the shadows will close the country. lose if feel it's very difficult for everyone because the islands rely on tourists on the one hand there are the hotels in the retail trade with tourists for shopping restaurants bars clubs discos actually every business is affected live so you can will this 2nd wave of the corona virus came faster than many expected and soon it will be quiet again on my oka. ceremonies have been held in japan to mark the 75th anniversary of its surrender in world war 2 emperor nora hitto expressed deep remorse for his country's wartime actions in which to pan attacked pacific countries but prime minister shinzo abbay maintained his long running refusal to apologize instead praising japan's war dead. as the clock strikes noon silence spreads over it is tokyo arena. there pausing to remember the estimated 3000000 japanese who lost their lives in world war 2 the. emperor never hate to use the occasion t

many are now likely to cancel their travel plans the current warning applies to all of spain except canary islands to put it loosely you could say turn of the lights low in the shadows will close the country is elusive feel it's very difficult for everyone because the islands rely on tourists on the one hand there are the hotels then the retail trade where tourists go shopping restaurants bars pubs discos actually every business has affected your lives so you will the 2nd wave of the coronavirus came faster than many expected and soon it will be quiet again on my oka on the evening to sports and there is a thrilling champions league quarter final match in lisbon bones league champions barn munich hammer and spanish giants barcelona a 2 the game was close close to the public because of the krona virus pandemic but the bavarian still put on a show to remember. robert leavened fed thomas miller to open the scoring in just the 4th minute to get the party started for buying munich 3 minutes later david al about gifted barcelona a goal when he put the ball into his own net after that though ther

islands. to put it loosely you could say turn off the lights lower the shadows will close the country. loses feel it's very difficult for everyone because the polarity islands rely on tourists on the one hand there are the hotels in the retail trade where tourists go shopping restaurants bars hobbs' discos actually every business is affected you're live so you can move to this 2nd wave of the corona virus came faster than many expected and soon it will be quiet again on my oka. now i'm joined by david d. w. correspondent philip shelves in spain philip spain seems to be losing its grip on the virus after making such progress initially why are infections spiraling in so many regions. yes indeed for a long time it looked like spain had everything under control. from my point of view the trouble slowly started to return when the so-called state of alarm came to an end in mid june during the state off alarms everything was centralized and budgets and very strict measures were taken to the edge of t

restrictions being re-introduced germany has now declared most of spain a high risk region only the canary islands are excluded tourists returning from the rest of spain will have to be tested for covert 19 or go into quarantine the travel warning is expected to have a severe effect on popular destinations and the spanish economy. male and island of silence this was the island in the middle of june when german tourists largely began arriving again off the lock down but it may well start to look this quiet again soon now that germany has issued a travel warning for the belayer a car lands gens schmidt runs a small her telling my oka it is many rooms a large garden and now big worries. you know i'm it's similar to today we received 3 cancellations because people in secure cannot afford to go into quarantine when they come back from majorca or the blair garlands there is simply a great deal of planning uncertainty. in the course of planning seems enjoy it if you don't travel warning was announced after surgeon coronavirus cases across spain many here expected it but others were hopeful they'v

on a boat near the canary islands. protests have been held in the aqua pad west bank and in gaza. we have more now. >> this is the first translation againstoint work vowed israeli's expected annexation. hundreds have gathered here in response to an invitation against annexation and the uae's plan to normalize with israel. aders attended a leadership meeting in which the message was clear, no one has the right to speak on behalf of the palestinian people and the plo is the sole representative of the palestinian people. and as a message of unity rejection of the uae's deal. happened in the leadership meeting on es should have happened years ago. it is time for us to know that we have no one else to some orders but our own unity. -- to support us but our own unity. we came to send a message to repudiate the israeli agreement, because it is a betrayal for the palestinian cause. we are rooted here and will continue all caps of resistance. the same sense of unity was reflected in the gaza strip. hundreds of different palesti

next up we're off to lands or aussie one of the canary islands to find out more about the local wine the popular holiday destination boasts year round some sandy beaches and the rocky landscape shaped by volcanic eruptions and some locals claim that wine is made from the fire of the volcano while that's not quite true the vines are cultivated using a method that is entirely unique we took a closer look at the annual great populist. this is the wine producing region on the island of. vines grow in 3 metre deep craters designed to protect the plants from harsh winds wind grower pedro limits and his family have been farming in this land for 3 generations the grape harvest is done entirely by hand the volcanic ash plays a vital role in nursing the plants. what's important for the harvest is that the volcanic earth mixture stores the humidity of the rain for the entire year. that's why the vines grow so well and are so fresh. wheat fields used to cover this land until a major volcanic eruption hit the island in 1730 lava spewed for over 6 years destroying the agriculture later it was disc

in a similar move germany has now declared the whole of spain with the exception of the canary islands a high risk region. those returning from spain will have to be tested for the virus or go into quarantine the country has seen cases rising for weeks the government has now introduced new measures like closing nightclubs and prohibiting smoking in public places to try to curb the spread. of clever groups from which i want to make clear that what we are going through now is not what it was in march or april in terms of pressure on the hospitals the situation is totally different but we cannot allow an increase in cases and so we are taking these measures today new measures and restrictions are being introduced in many countries across europe as the number of new coronavirus cases continues to climb across the continent the infections haven't yet reached the levels seen at the height of the pandemic but concerns are growing that the seeds are being planted for a major resurgence. through to the semifinals of the champions league after defeating. thomas miller got 2 of the goals as he's

is popular of course with german tourists only the canary islands are exempt from the warning travelers to high risk areas face compulsory coronavirus testing when they returned to germany or a large fine. thousands of british citizens on holiday in france are rushing to get home before new quarantine rules go into effect overnight some 160000 residents are believed to be vacationing in france the country has seen a rise in krona virus infections prompting london to add france to its list for mandatory 14 day quarantine on arrival. guidelines have brought dramatic changes to the way the 2020 presidential campaign is playing out in the united states garneau the large scale rallies and close up encounters of 2016 physical distancing also poses a logistical headache for polling day one reason voting by mail is in focus but the mail in vote has critics including president trump. as poll look at how the process is playing out in one state connecticut ahead of the november election. over 2 thirds of the u.s. voters will be able to make their choice by either mail in or absentee ballot in the

which is popular with german tourists only the canary islands are exempt from the warning travelers to high risk areas face compulsory coronavirus testing when they return to germany or a large fine. thousands of british citizens on holiday in france are rushing to get home before new rules go into effect over 9 some 160000 u.k. residents are believed to be vacationing in france the country has seen a rise in corona virus infections prompting london to add france to its list for mandatory 14 day quarantine on arrival. the pandemic means some aspects of public life are restricted here in germany and that includes public swimming pools they're only allowed to admit of fraction of the normal visitors so it's little wonder that a recent heat wave is sending residents here in the capital fleeing to the cities surrounding lakes but that freedom comes with its own challenges. berlin in the summer and the living is easy swimmable lakes are just a subway ride away stand up paddling afterwork no problem an august heat wave with temperatures over 35 degrees and strict visitor quotas on city swimm

people in galicia and in the canary islands will be forbidden to remove masks, which are mandatory in public places, to smoke, if they cannot be sure of remaining two metres apart. apple has removed the video game ‘fortnite' from its app store — after accusing its developers of breaking its guidelines on in—app payments. epic games, which owns fortnite, has accused apple of holding an unfair monopoly on processing payments, and says it will take legal action after being banned. hundreds of homes have been evacuated near los angeles, as fire fighters battled with a fast—moving brush fire. they were alerted to the blaze late on wednesday — and said that within little more than three hours, the flames had spread across some 10,000 acres. in belarus, workers from state—run factories joined thousands of people on the streets for a fifth day of protests over disputed election results. there's been unrest since the long serving leader, alexander lu kashenko, was declared the winner of sunday's presidential election, in a vote condemned by many countries as not being free or fair.

which is popular with german tourists in the canary islands are exempt from this warning travelers to high risk areas face compulsory coronavirus testing when they return to germany or a large fine. small town in germany southwest is playing host to an exhibition of american pop artist james risen many of his works could be described as upbeat and bearing a message of inclusiveness which might strike just the right notes with many visitors joining the stressful times. james risen is artworks burst with joy the visual artist was born in 1950 in brooklyn new york after studying business he got a fine arts degree then opened his own gallery in soho now 1200 of his works are on exhibit in bowling in germany the collection shows people of all nationalities colors and religions living in peace and joy together it's really wanted to make art for everyone not just the elite he wanted his art to be clear understandable and not overly intellectual rizzi painted anything tori's real cars trains houses even airplanes the city of how brawn commissioned him to design the street car which is now par

islands. they u.k. had imposed similar restrictions. it comes as the number of infections in spain continues to remain high despite orders closing bars and nightclubs and restricting smoking in open areas in some regions. there have now been nearly 21 million confirmed cases of coronavirus around the world. 760,000 people are known to have died. we touched on how the virus is continuing to spread in europe after cases had fallen but the fastest growing areas of infection continue to be in south asia and america's. peru went past 500,000 confirmed cases. while the search for a vaccine continues, many countries putting in huge orders for something which they hope will work. in the u.k written has put in requests for 340 million doses of six different vaccines, but at this stage, it is unclear whether any will work. here is our medical editor. >> a coronavirus vaccine would be the solution to the pandemic. a way to protect the vulnerable, to end social distancing. >> i feel fine. >> such is the p

authorities in the canary islands andther areas have prohibited smoking in the street and public places, such as restaurants and bars, if social distancing is not possibl this aa spain faces the worst infection rates in western euro. an oicer in california credited with her bravery inee pulling a lchair user to safety only moments before a train speeds by. body camera footagceshows the ofr sprinting when she sees a man whis stuck on the tracks. she manages to pull the 66-year-old irt of his whee just in the neck of time. -- nick of time. you are watching "bbc world news america." l st come. ♪ jane:aith and face masks, how the social divisions over covid restrictions are playing out in california. ♪ jane: china is stepping up measures to reduce food waste. the clean plate campaign comes after the esident said covid-19 had sounded the alarm on the issue. but reaction to the order has been mixed, with somen social media making fun of the campaign. carrie allen h more. correspondent: it is being pushed on everybody across the country now, that they have to be wasting less. so people are

people in galicia and in the canary islands will be forbidden to remove masks, which are mandatory in public places, to smoke, if they cannot be sure of remaining two metres apart. apple has removed the video game fortnite from its app store, after accusing its developers of breaking its guidelines on in—app payments. epic games, which owns fortnite, has accused apple of holding an unfair monopoly on processing payments, and says it will take legal action after being banned. at least three people have been killed in clashes in ivory coast as hundreds have taken to the streets following president wattarra's decision to run for a third term in office. police fired tear gas at demonstrators, who defied a ban on protests. in lebanon, lawmakers have approved a two—week state of emergency in beirut after last week's deadly explosion in the capital. about a quarter—of—a—million people remain homeless, and many are still not accounted for. protests calling for change within the lebanese leadership have continued. the government has resigned but remains in a caretaker capacity, and t

the open university has an observatory on the island of tenerife, one of the canary islands, and we have autonomous robotic telescope and a student can set from home and is part of their astronomy because they can connect to those and take imagery is. it is really amazing. i understand students are able to do experiments using microscopes, very specific and delicate equipment. that's right. we have real remote microscopes. the microscopes sit on our campus and students can connect to those from home. they may be studying the eye of fruit fly sitting elsewhere and looking ata sitting elsewhere and looking at a real fly sitting elsewhere and looking at a realfly in sitting elsewhere and looking at a real fly in tiny, sitting elsewhere and looking at a realfly in tiny, tiny scale. a lot of areas of innovation which draw a lot of interest now, thinking about robotics. are you able to programme robots from home? we have done a little bit of that. we have some robots and we are building that up. a tutor will be sitting in a central laboratory and demonstrating a robot and student are interacti

islands. the uk had already imposed similar restrictions. it comes as the number of infections in spain continues to remain high, despite orders closing bars and nightclubs, and restricting smoking in open areas in some regions. 0n the spanish island of majorca, the famous party destination magaluf has been left deserted because of coronavirus. for more on the situation there, i've been speaking to ben morris who part owns one of the main squares in magaluf. it is had an impact since day one, to be fair. when it first opened, there wasn't very much tourist about and then there was restrictions on the strip and quickly we had to redesign our schedule for the summer and we ended up, knowing people who we re and we ended up, knowing people who were really opened and we did take on an extra 35 staff and in the space of two weeks, it was really busy because after that two or three week period, we had to lay them all off again because the restrictions we re off again because the restrictions were ge

islands. it comes as the number of infections in spain continues to remain high, despite orders closing bars and nightclubs, and restricting smoking in open areas in some regions. new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern has announced a 12—day extension of the country's covid—19 restrictions. that's after an initial cluster ofjust a few cases in the city of auckland has now grown to 29. the country has been a world leader in containing coronavirus — new zealand went 102 days without a community transmission, before these cases were discovered. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: strikes spread across belarus as unrest over the disputed presidential election grows. the european union is moving closer to imposing sanctions. there have been queues at the french port of calais — as britons scramble to return home before new uk quarantine measures come into force. you the uk government has signed deals to buy two more experimental coronavirus doses was that britain now has 314 million

islands and of course spain is a hugely popular destination for german tourists and there really is a risk of the virus being imported from there and is there an o.l. simon orders berlin expect german citizens to just do as they're told. well what this decision today to designate spain is a risk area means 1st of all the travel warning but that's just advice no known essential travel should be undertaken to spain is what the german government is saying the other thing is that there will be a compulsion to put a negative corona test been carried out not more than 48 hours before people arrive in germany or to go for the people will return from spain left to go into quarantine for up to 14 days and there are a hefty fines up to 25000 euros backing that up so people really are being required to follow these measures and other countries have already been on this list now i mean the parts of spain have as well but now pretty much the whole of spain is published this is this must be quite a blow for spain this is a big holiday destination for germans and of course spain only recently emer

islands and of course spain is a hugely popular destination for german tourist so there really is a risk of the virus being imported from there and is there an o.l. simon orders perlin expects german citizens to just do as they're told. well what this decision today to designate spain is a risk area means is 1st of all the travel warning but that's just advice no known essential travel should be undertaken to spain is what the german government is saying the other thing is that there will be a compulsion to put a negative corona test been carried out not more than 48 hours before people arrive in germany or to go for the people will return from spain left to go into quarantine for up to 14 days and there are a hefty fines up to 25000 euros backing that up so people really are being required to follow these measures and other countries have already been on this list now i mean the parts of spain have as well but now pretty much the whole of spain is published this is this must be quite a blow for spain this is a big holiday destination for germans and of course spain only recently em