A National Security law. After months of antigovernment protests rocked the city last year. Hong kong, semi autonomous status was originally guaranteed until 2047. But for some, the end date has already arrived. For the latest on this story in hong kong, makers have handed in their resignations. What have they been saying . Most of the lawmakers have handed in their resignation that has today and the day in fact will be today and tomorrow and some of the resignation would take effect december. Many of the resigned lawmakers who are saying that it was showing the antiwar that beijings, this is to disqualify the fall on its way. And then they also say that it shows that beijing has no respect for hong kong, basic law, which is the many constitution from now on. The Hong Kong Government could expect any lawmakers who are deemed unpatriotic all the independence as was trying to seize this most resignation as an open challenge to its authority. Can we expect any repercussions . Yes, the hong kong and Macau AffairsOffice Released a Statement Today saying that it is an open challenge against the beijing authorities and it is anticipated that the resigned prodemocracy lawmakers will not be able to participate in any future election. So it is so tough on the nation. Some say that this must resignation also inadvertently plays into chinas hands hall in yesterdays press conference, hong kongs to the dark areas and actually said that she was excited that after the monstrous a nation off the prodemocracy camp in the legislature, all the government, they always and goals, what more effectively. So the monster s. A nation is within the calculation beijing as well as the Hong Kong Government. So are some critics said that the prodemocracy cam should not fall into the trap that beijing has set. But another kind of fuse is that the prodemocracy camp should have resigned earlier, not off to beijing disqualified the fold. Lawmakers jersey there for us in hong kong for huge us. Lets have a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. Typhoon vanco house lest the philippines, leaving millions without rescue teams were overwhelmed in america city. Close to the capital manila. Around half the houses have been flooded. Its the 3rd typhoon to hit the philippines within. As many weeks, the storm has now we can tell is heading towards vietnam, u. S. , president elect joe biden has chosen his long time aide wrong plain. As his white house chief of staff claimed was a key figure during the president ial campaign. He has already served as bidens top lieutenants during Barack Obamas 1st term. When biden was Vice President , the trial of 4 men and woman suspected of sexually abusing or in a blink. The abuse of at least 3 children has begun in the western german town of nonstop. The defendants were arrested earlier this year after harpists containing incriminating footage were found at the house of one of the suspects. This is where the horror took place. A garden house on an allotment in the outskirts of minster in the west of germany. Back in june 11, people were arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing children there. And filming their actions. Investigators say they had identified at least 3 of the victims, age 510, and 12 on videos in photos seized in the basement of the main suspect. The 27 year old man. All victims were related to the abuses. The transitional, it was surely the 27 year old ricky too said to have committed numerous abuses and to jockey me into these abuses on video made these accessible to the persons the darknet going to darkness. And this is presumably only the tip of the iceberg. The main suspect already twice convicted for possessing child abuse images is a 1000 to new homes. Crimes were uncovered. Following a tip, sent to investigators. Highly professional electronic equipment containing disturbing proof of the abuse has been found at his home and a garden house. In these are the things that you are in this basement room was a server cabinet with 7 survey units. Yes. The storage volume amounts to more than 500. 00 terabytes already according to initial calculations. And this is not exhaustive, right before man stand accused of having sexually abused drugged and injured to victims. The woman accused of condoning the crime says the 45 year old mother of the main suspect. She owned a building where the abuse took place and worked as a kindergarten teacher, in minster to try out should shed light on the extent of the abuse and on the child abuse network. So far, all of the accused have remained silent. Germanys Public Health institute is warning, covert 19 infections could spread uncontrollably in some parts of the country. Numbers are still rising despite a partial national lockdown. Nonetheless, the institute says the infection curve may soon be starting to flood germany is in its 2nd week of a 4 week partial shutdown. But the covert 19 situation remained serious. More than 20000, new infections have been recorded in a single day. Ahead of the countrys Disease Control agency, the robot cock institute, warned of more deaths to come from this monster. And you need to accept that the situation is going to get worse over the coming weeks. Some clinics could reach the limits of their capacity and it is possible that patients will not be able to receive optimum care. In the last 2 weeks alone, intensive care occupancy has more than doubled. The german doctors say they are watching the number of free beds diminish. Quickly. Authorities have urged people to remain vigilant. But as it was the case with the spanish flu, we now also have to expect the 2nd wave to be more severe. And it happens during a less fortunate time of year the winter months, which means we will have to deal with this for the whole season. But there are tentative signs that the increase in corona virus infections is slowing, thanks in part to the precautionary measures. Because renegotiating is flattening. We dont know if that is a stable development. We will have to wait and see but it shows that we are not helpless against this virus. For the next couple of days, will be crucial for authorities to decide whether it might be necessary to extend the measures beyond november. The pandemic has forced contract restrictions once again on much of europe in germany. Those restrictions are set to last at least until the end of the month. Meaning the backbone of sports here, clubs have shot to shut down temporarily. Professional football, clubs, fear they may be on the brink of collapse. The lights rarely go up these days in jimmys iams like this one in cologne, where members of a team in a strong Regional Basketball League remain in street clothes. Their club faces an uncertain future of some sort of this does of upset about the from our point of view, there will be no matches in the foreseeable future. We have no practices, no training right now, and we dont know what will happen. This is not an issue in one pandemic times, teammates see each other at least 5 times a week, but coronavirus rules mean that games and training are on ice. So you notice a kind of advanced loneliness because you just dont have the guys around the teammates. You always see. The corona crisis is not only an exceptional situation for athletes, but also threatens the existence of many clubs. The schedule has been cancelled. But that means individual sports is experiencing a boom. Cycling in jogging, have taken the place of club sports for many people. Yelling out its who the longer the situation lasts, the ban on sports operations in general. The more difficult it will be to retain old members and to attract new members is almost impossible, but who wants to join a club . Now . The clock is ticking for sports clubs in germany, ideas and solutions urgently sought. Because without them, the lights could one day be dimmed forever. For many clubs. Lets take a look at some of the other developments in the corona virus pandemic. Ukraines president of lot of lenski has been hospitalized after contracting covert, 19 earlier this week. The death toll in the u. K. Has passed 50000 thats higher than any other european country. Lou york has ordered restaurants bars and gyms to close at 10 pm. Private gatherings are now limited to 10 people and organizers of the Tokyo Olympics next year. Say athletes will not be required to isolate for 14 days. The games have already been delayed by a year. Turkey, this one of many countries seeing a big increase in the number of new infections. But as in are other places, many citizens are letting their guard down, despite pressure from officials to stick to the rules, but opposition politicians accuse the government there of hiding the truth scale of the outbreak. It calls from istanbul, the city of 16000000. 00, in which the corona virus is spreading. And one of the teams that are fighting to stop it was the last image on as a dentist, at least she was until the pandemic started it. Shes been a contact traces since march 1 of around 35000 in turkey. And if youre in your book, seen from here, the size of the city kelly scary. And i sometimes wonder where this pandemic is headed. But as a doctor, i have a responsibility. I try to think positively and knowing that i help people this would motivates me and keeps me going there on a tracing team manages around 10 house calls a day. They work in shifts almost around the clock. The goal is always the same track down test and isolate those who have been exposed to someone with 19 and all of this as quickly as possible. Googles 1st case today is the collects is all family. The mother recently tested positive. Now the father has symptoms too. Could you call clear . If the test is positive, gergen will also trying to trace his contacts. The whole family has to stay at home for the next 14 days. After each visit protective clothing has to be changed. All this time consuming and strenuous but its worth it. She says few countries expound at their contacts racing capacity. To the extent turkey did these teams with key to slowing the spread of the virus in Spring Health officials say. But now, like elsewhere in europe, the number off infections here is on the rise again. As in many other countries, peoples vigilance here has slackened in a recent survey. More than half of the respondents in turkey said the coronavirus does not affect a worry them. And critics also blame the government for this lack of concern because the Health Ministry no longer reports the number of new infections every day. But only the number of symptomatic patients john uncuffed, unjoin, all of the opposition c. H. P. Says the government is hiding. The real scope of the pandemic is thought of the cuba coast, so slim here in istanbul alone, the number of cases is 20 times higher than the tally from the ministry of health from. Im saying this with regret, but the figures and information we have given are not correct or you wanted to go google an image on his on her next house call, that she does not want to take part in political discussions. She knows the debate about the numbers, but doesnt want to get involved. That more and more people disregard the coronavirus rules frustrates her being, which is surely good. It makes me sad. We are putting so much effort into this. But whats the point . If so many act as if nothing can happen to that one. And if this doesnt change, we wont see an end to this pandemic sticky because of google hopes that she will soon be able to work as a dentist. But she also knows that her new job will be needed for quite a while through the heart of porting them. A Contact Tracing was seen as a key factor containing the virus earlier in the year. And Many Companies did a good job of expanding that capacity. But does it really work . Im now joined by dr. Emanuel a couple bianco. Hes the director of health and care at the International Federation of red cross and red crescent societies. Start a couple bianco in many places. Numbers are on the rise. Again. Even those who did a good job of tracing is it working . Well, the answer is that the context racing when when kept will the waves that rise the lation and current time works in needs to be work. The problem is when the numbers are rising so fast that the systems is not functioning well. So what is the response to that is strengthening the ability to Contact Tracing, strengthen the number of people doing Contact Tracing. Now to flatten the curve and more importantly afterwards to ensure that outbreaks are immediately, it includes thats the road towards the end. All of these fundamental. What do you say to those who claim that measures like contact, Contact Tracing, are hurting the foundations of democracy. But i respectfully disagree with that statement, but i do realize that i want to trace the needs to be done in a respectful way when it comes to Sensitive Data and information that are asked during the winter treaty. And thats why we do have a professional in well trained workers, now performant these students do you think thats the same . And that in all countries, citizens can rely on the fact that it will be done in a way, been a democratic way. Well i think its 8, he can vary the level of information that hes being asked and requested varies. But what is the principle driving should be defined, health receive full of understanding who has been in contact with a sick person and walk and person do in order to protect their self, but we self from from the rest. Its very important that these Contact Tracing is not under mind about. On the contrary, hes particularly in places like lake grew up right now where the number are rising so fast and the impetus to flatten the curve is even greater than before. But in a recent interview you said that we asked governments to act with speed, courage, and inclusiveness. What do you mean by that speed . Because even when numbers are moving, go, are you so fast that if you dont intervene now we speed, they cannot be controlled. And so Foster Foster measures are more and more effective measures. Then we talk about corage because these measures are often very difficult and politically are difficult and also for people are, are difficult to take that to take them home. So we need courage in both and in the people and then inclusiveness because you know, to, to fight to be spun demick we need really to take care of the most vulnerable take care of the most will go from a Public Health perspective. The ones who are more exposed to the virus but also to the ones that are affected economically and then see this social Protection Measures that are being stepped up in many countries are absolutely critical. I would say just as critical as the Public Health measures that are put in place to protect the people affected by could be 19000000 a couple bianco. Thank you very much for joining us on to the viewers. Thank you. In italy, people in a care home have found a unique way of reconnecting with their loved ones during the pandemic. Phase 2 specially designed how groups elderly patients are able to safely brace and even kissed their family members for the 1st time in more than 6 months. Stuff say, hugs, and handholding have brought much needed joy. Back to the home. France is also fighting to control a 2nd wave of covert 19 daily infection. Numbers are the highest in europe, and yet the lock down there is less strict than during the 1st wave. The government is trying to strike a balance between protecting health and preserving the economy, but not everyone is happy about that approach. Lewis reports from paris for even under lockdown. The french are taking to the streets as opposed to doing the 1st 1000 wave schools here asking open back. Teachers dont feel safe. We have between 20 and 25. 00 pupils per class. We are trying to impose social distancing. But in our classrooms, we can, it may have a distance of 40 centimeters between each pupil. She is the most similar said you see we were hoping the government would reinforce senator in measures, but they havent or at least not sufficiently. So we dont understand that. We fear the government is abandoning us and need to lash if theyre getting support from their pupils who have been blocking School Entrances and posting videos online that show a lack of social distancing. Also unlike during the 1st coded 1000. 00 ways, more shops open and large parts of frances industry are still up and running. And yet, this is still one of europes strictest. Lockdowns with people only allowed out one hour a day and only within a radius of one kilometer of their homes. Most french think the government was right to confine them. But many criticize the method. I dont understand why big supermarkets are no longer allowed to sell books, clothes or toys, just because small shops that sell the same things are closed. The government is just not good at explaining itself. This will cause lots of unemployment and bankruptcy. Why are they leaving big supermarkets open about closing smaller shops . Many stores often take in hundreds of clients and small shops, only one or 2. They are much safer. And yet the government is staying the course. Even though the spread of the epidemic has been slowing down in texas new and we are seeing 1st indications that the measures are producing an effect. But it is too early to lift restrictions. The situation is still very grave and the epidemic is continuing to gain ground continued to gain the number of people in intensive care still going up with more than 93 percent of i think now the part i quoted 900 patients, the government says, because it could reach the breaking point from primary 3 and many people here are now they might have to spend christmas on the lockdown. Lisa lewis, reporting organizers of the paris peace forum, i expect in pledges of 500000000. 00 to help make over 1000. 00 vaccines globally excess of all france and the European Commission are expected to pledge around a 5th of the total amount. 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