Program germany has posted the most corona virus infections in a day and with infections sharply rising in other countries as well Financial Markets are getting the jitters again amid fears of tighter restrictions european shares sank to near 2 week low on thursday driving the sell off across europe and asia are coronavirus concerns germany reported daily infection rate. On thursday hong kongs hang seng index tumbled over 2 percent shanghai and tokyo shares also fell. Lets cross over to our markets correspondent Chelsea Delaney in frankfurt chelsea a record 6638 new infections in germany leaders are saying the 2nd wave will be big yet theres seems to be little optimism that can be stopped. This is all becoming very real for investors and for politicians and for citizens across europe weve seen over the past few weeks a lot of. A lot of optimism among investors we havent really seen big impacts on the stock market despite these rising number of cases but today it is really starting to s
Across europe growing infection rates fresh lockdown measures and the inevitable health and Economic Hardship to follow is the headache for which there are no easy fixes. Well germany is also considering additional measures to rein in rising infection rates or storage is reported more than 5000. 00 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours the highest one day total since been able to answer im going to the heads of the countries federal states are meeting in berlin as we speak with announcement expected this evening new cases have been rising steadily since the end of summer some regions already imposed new restrictions and testing requirements for people in high risk areas. Well lets go straight to d. W. Political correspondent kate brady welcome kate can the chancellor get 16 state leaders to line up behind one set of proposals. Well it certainly is going to be a difficult task in the longer that those 16 state premiers and chancellor Angela Merkel stay behind closed doors this even
Lawful 7 years after the practice was revealed by Edward Snowden. Live from moscow this is R T International my names you know neal 30 minutes of news and views start now. The e. U. Foreign policy chief. Poisoning of alexina only calling it an assassination attempt the russian opposition figure is in a medically induced coma on a ventilator in a berlin hospital 2 weeks after being or lifted from russia berlin said on wednesday he had been poisoned with a novel nerve agent russia is calling for a dialogue stating still received no data from germany on the findings meanwhile the president. Alexander lukashenko claims that his Security Forces have information which casts doubt on poisoning allegations. We have intercepted a call as we understand between warsaw. And berlin that clearly sounds that soulful city and the violence boys name didnt take place. They have done it to discourage putin from interfering in the internal affairs of belarus. The German Government has since responded to M
Thanks for joining us here on t. V. And to. A Court Hearing is jus to begin in moscow. The russian authorities will not look into claims alexina valley was poisoned the cases being brought by the opposition figures Corruption Foundation of the remains in berlin in a coma lets go live to a correspondent outside the courthouse in central moscow good morning dont take us through this legal case please. Good morning neal well right behind me is the Court Hearing just started regarding the legal complaint. Legal team filed against the russian government just a few days ago it was filed after their request for a criminal investigation into the alleged poisoning. Left on answered back in late august when he was poisoned when he was allegedly poisoned but since. Sent in for review when the police are actually engaged in a long investigation to understand what exactly happened there preliminary investigation into the video footage and interviews at the cafe were involved he was drinking his all
Have you with us midday here in moscow this is. A russian judge has dismissed the case looking into allegations that russian or thirtys to investigate claims alexina valmy was poisoned legal action was initiated by the opposition figures Corruption Foundation of on the remains in a coma and. Quarter reports. Where the complaint that alex say no vollies legal team filed against their russian government was just rejected i was filed after their request for a criminal investigation into the alleged poisoning of alex st of all me was left on and certain legal teams lawyer just said that the that the case should have been handled by the investigative committees head office instead of being handed down to the Regional Bureau wherein a volley fell seriously ill so the lawyer also announced he will be appealing the courts decision with moscows top court now the police are still engaged in in a long investigation trying to find out what exactly happened there its part of their preliminary inves