Now the chancellor and leaders of the countrys largest cities agree new measures for places where case numbers are on the increase and this is the 1st of all a lot of big speeches looking up the believe the head of the World Food Program expresses his joy as the agency is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Welcome to the program. Germany has marked the 1st anniversary of a deadly antisemitic attack on a synagogue in the eastern city of holland it happened on the jewish holiday of young kid for the neo nazi attacker couldnt get through the synagogues front door and so went on to shoot 2 people outside the commemoration ceremony president frank expressed shame and anger over the resurgence of antisemitism in the country. It was an occasion to mourn and reflect for survivors for the been briefed and for germany the ceremony in. Church marked the anniversary of an anti semitic attack that evokes germanys history. A year has passed already a year just a year. Or do i ever go to day and nightmare came true here in holland in broad daylight in the middle of germany in germany of all places i was correction it into its current. 30 or in the day the city came to a standstill for several minutes as people took a moment to remember the victims. In the courtyard of the synagogue a new memorial was unveiled the head of Germany Central Council of jews said the attacker had failed in his mission the teacher were to damage the perpetrator wanted to impress the world by killing people who in his mind have no right to live look at how but he did not convince us of his inhumane ideas he did not impress anyone on the contrary. It was one year ago that a far right extremist attempted to shoot his way into the synagogue his intention to kill worshipers marking young kapoor but the people inside was saved by a wooden door that wouldnt breach instead the assailant gunned down 2 non jewish victims a woman passer by and a man i think about shop attacks against jews have been on the rice in germany recently the german president said it was up to all germans to fight anti semitism. Im does admit to this most is anti semitism as a canary in the coal mine for the state of our democracy but the more overtly it is expressed the more of values of tolerance and respect for Human Dignity are under attack and before. The time left many germans wondering how widespread far right extremist views are in germany the commemoration in holland was a chance to remember the victims but also to reflect on those concerns. And correspondent kate brady was in hela for the ceremony it was a song about day in hell is the city mark one year since the terrible attack it was a day not only to remember the victims of the shooting but to also show a sign of solidarity with the Jewish Community both here in helena but also across the country so Memorial Services took a more critical stands highlighting again the failures made by police in the investigation after the attack but also the blind eye that have been turned towards far right extremism in germany for many years during his speech at a Memorial Service in this concert hall behind me german president front. Reminded German Society that it had a responsibility to protect the rights and values that germany stands for and to stand up as well against any kind of hatred in the country we stand together we are strong he said german chancellor Angela Merkel and the mayors of 11 of the countrys biggest cities have agreed a package of you measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus germany fears a 2nd growing wave of the pandemic after infection rates in several cities including berlin and frankfurt passed a key threshold and triggered tighter restrictions. From her office in berlin angle americas Video Conference with the mayors of key cities sent the message germany urgently needs to prevent corona spreading in urban centers the other should be another thing we are the sense that the big cities there havent areas and now the area now where we will see if we can keep the pandemic and control in germany as we have done for months so for if we lose control status precisely where we are right now it cannot and the important thing. To contain the virus the mayors agreed a tough new framework it could see experts from germanys armed forces and the National Disease control body sent into cities if the 7 day infection rate rises above 35. 00 per 100000 residents their job would be to focus on content tracing cities where that infection number is above 50 will require people to wear masks in public spaces and there will also be limits on alcohol sales and socialising berlin and frankfurt have already reached their threshold and experts are worried the situation could deteriorate as it has in some other countries the experience in other cities its like. A look into the future if we are not ready. To act on the problem now especially in cities and the element of this activity is to inform the general public to avoid misinformation and to rely on the corporation of off the panel public including the younger people many young people in berlins bars of not get change their behavior from saturday people in the capital will only be able to socialize in groups of 5 more if theyre from only one or 2 households. Globally i mean now we have a rule which allows us to take action very quickly because were saying very clearly these places must be closed from 11 pm its easy to see if a bar is still open or not if it is action can be taken quickly cannot get young people may find it hard to take a break from their social lives but as the chancellor appealed to them to observe the rules she also offered reassurance. And this photo everything the return parties nights out fun without corona but what matters now is Something Else respect and talent eriksson myatt and if the rise in infections is not halted within 10 days the mayors have agreed to impose even stricter measures. Time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. The Spanish Government has declared a state of emergency in the capital madrid because of a rapid increase in the number of coronavirus cases the government overruled regional authorities in order to enforce a partial lockdown in the capital and the surrounding region the countrys Health Minister said the measures were necessary to prevent madrids high infection rate affecting the rest of spain. The 2nd u. S. President ial debate that was due to take place next week has been cancelled this comes after donald trump said he would not participate in a virtual debate with his democratic challenger joe biden organizers change the format citing safety concerns over the coronavirus. The Foreign Ministers of azerbaijan and armenia have met for talks in moscow following nearly 2 weeks of deadly clashes over the disputed region of nagornokarabakh the mountain enclave is azerbaijani territory under International Law but is populated and governed by ethnic armenians. Police in nigeria have fired tear gas at people protesting against Police Brutality hundreds of demonstrators rallied after a video of a man being allegedly killed by police went viral on social media authorities have denied that the video is real. The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Program the Norwegian Nobel Committee praised the u. N. Agencies work in fighting Global Hunger and the use of hunger as a weapon of war the committee described the award as a call to the International Community not to underfund the w. S. P. Its perhaps the most prestigious award in the wild the Nobel Peace Prize is craved by well including one of his nominees trump but the jury decided to honor an organization not a politician for promoting peace. The prize came with an urgent appeal with this years award the no we nobel in the committee which is to turn the eyes of the world towards the millions of people who suffer from of face the threat of hunger. The world the World Food Program plays a key role in multilateral cooperation on making Food Security an instrument of peace last year the World Food Programme fed millions of people at risk of starvation. The un body is active in 88 countries. This has made it an agent of peace says the nobel committee. The link between hunger and Armed Conflict is a vicious circle of war and conflict can cause Food Insecurity and hunger just as hunger and Food Insecurity can cause latent conflicts to flare up and trigger the use of violence. As the winner was announced in oslo there was joy and surprise at the w. F. Paid. I mean this is the 1st time of my life a bit speechless but this is a little talk about the most exciting point with your wife is the Nobel Peace Prize it is because of the the family theyre out there in the most difficult complex places on in the world with us war on climate extremes it doesnt matter theyre out there and they deserve this award and wow well well archaea will leave it there wont be much time to celebrate 135000000 people suffered from a key tanga in 2019 the most in here is challenges that the coronavirus conflict and Climate Change ensure that the work of the World Food Program is not about to get any easier. And nor restrepo speaks for the World Food Program in latin america and the caribbean she told you that the global Food Security crisis is showing no signs of slowing down. Is really driving coffee and its also a cause and effect as well so it when theres a lot of turmoil whether its confluence or Climate Change or economic shocks including coded as well we tend to forget other things and we see hunger really increasing dramatically have crossed the world in latin america in the k. G. B. And specifically 400 percent compared to last year and we hope that this shifts a light on the needs that we have to really feed those people those millions of people who are really really struggling right now. Time for sports now and in tennis rafael nadal played Novak Djokovic in the mens final of the french open on sunday. Day where a win for an adult would see him equal Roger Federers record of 20 grand slam titles the spaniard made short work of j. Go schwartzman in the semifinal and be 12 through 12 seed and straight sets to avenge a recent loss to the argent time in rome joke of it looked as if he would waltz into the final when he went to straight sets against if at all since the passage of greece but fought back to level the match before joke which claimed the decisive 5th set victory on sunday for joker which would see him move on to 18 grand slam titles local businesses in icelands capital reykjavik have clubbed together to rid their streets of a good pestilence theyre funding 70 year old good john oscar since a campaign to clear the sidewalks of discarded chewing gum the job came just as he was made unemployed and he says its rewarding to weigh the sticky blogs away oscars and has cleared away over 15000 of them in the past 11 weeks and he wishes people would stop and think before gobbing their gum out on the city streets. And you are of course watching news from nick spicer coming up next is my colleague colleague from africa dont forget you get all the latest news and information around the clock on a website thats. Thanks for which. Led. To. 11. Lug. Thank you elaine. This is d. W. News africa coming up on the program. Confronting harmful traditions the form of great beauty queen taking a stand against female genital mutilation well look at the challenges she faces. Finally free after their ordeal in the hands of jihad as militants for hostages are released in mali. And shining a light on a dark past efforts in to tell the story of slavery using what it left behind. Hello im told me all a lot of well its good to have your company the World Health Organization calls it an extreme form of discrimination and a way of controlling women were talking about female genital mutilation or f. G. M. More than 200000000 women and girls alive today have had parts of their genitalia removed for nonmedical reasons of the 30 countries where women are subjected to f g m 27 are in africa the dark red areas on this map show the countries where more than 50 percent of women have had their genitals mutilated such as somalia sudan and mali in the orange areas the figure is 26 to 50 percent and the yellow areas is between 11 and 25 percent one member of the Messiah Community is using her fame as a former miss tanzania to try to end what she describes as a barbaric practice. Diana edward look is a 22 year old messiah woman shes trying to break the silence the silence surrounding female genital mutilation or after i am. She set up the cut Alert Foundation it is working to stop the bloodshed from f. P. M. In the Messiah Community. So i decided to create that foundation in order to stand for my community i believe i want my sons and i got the boy to go the power i got a lot of people were listening to me saul standing for my community again through education of what was my great. Power some of the side believe that a woman is not ready for marriage unless her genitals have been cut the practice is centuries old young girls bleed profusely and sometimes lose their lives during the procedure all the boys are given opportunity and platform to study but young girls are most given that support tonight so i say that all sinned against innocent discrimination so i took a pirates that even girls have the power if you look at girl we educate the whole community. Stopping f. D. M. Is difficult politicians sometimes support the practice or keep quiet about it to win votes among the most high. You know youre going to community where something has been deaf or years i give him it has been there for years you know discrimination its been there for years only may imagine going to a community and tell them to stop what they have been in i think from generation to generation is it was very. Diana won the miss tanzania crown in 2016 cents then she is used her fame to campaign against female genital mutilation in her Community Plus why girls who understand that the best. The best and all those that are happening to them its a part of something that has been growing for from generation to generation. So yes its any good to see. They deserve the best and this should fly best. Voice of the gods of blossom this was. Ok and it encourages young girls to study and said of getting married at a young age. Under the hash tag stop the bloodshed shes determined to fight for messiah girls against female genital mutilation in mali 4 hostages including a leading opposition politician and a french aid worker have returned home after being freed by islamist insurgents the hostages were kidnapped at separate times but their joint release comes after government negotiations with the hostage takers militants linked to al qaeda in the socalled islamic states have been a constant threat in the country carrying out attacks and kidnappings in the north. Hadnt seen a husband since march when the 3 times president ial candidate soon my lets say we seized by jihadists while he was on the campaign trail need to to their reunion was just one of the scenes of joy in the capital bamako to say hundreds of gratitude from alis new transitional government. I want to thank the new mali authorities which have changed in my absence this means the president was effective he moved fast and was diligent. Here he. Says a was released along with 3 european hostages 2 italians the priest pier luigi mccarley in the tourney sneakily. With them the 75 year old french aid workers sophie petal mean planned their son they were tears of joy she spent 4 years in the hands of the jihadists after they took a hostage and 2016. Year had spent almost a quarter of a century in the north of this country treating children with money. My greatest joy today is knowing that my assistant was able to continue the work without me by someone. Its unclear whether a ransom was paid or if the 4 were freed as part of a prisoner swap what is known is that the government of mali is new transitional president. Released more than 100 militants last weekend. But malis neighbors and International Partners fear that could add further fuel to the insurgency thats spread from the countrys north soon 2012. The felony people are a nomadic ethnic group that move with their cattle across west and Central Africa but with population growth there is less space for their heads to graze freely that means they often come into conflict with owners of farm land who accuse them of trespassing and destroying their crops heres an example of how this dispute is playing out in ghana. 50 year old giallo sambo is a few money herdsman in eastern. He owns thousands of cattle they graze on lands like the us and thats creating problems with the locals who own the farmland. They are now retaliating. In their mind you might be yeah we dont have any other job we raise livestock and farm at the same time to make a living for many years weve done this without issues and in recent years our cattle have been attacked and killed by locals and security forces. Theyre trying to destroy our livelihood yeah well i do and i about. Sambo has lived here all his life he was born into the Fulani Community just like his father and grandfather. He e