To its limits its also introducing a nighttime curfew for parents and 8 other cities. Thailands government to balance large gatherings as prodemocracy protests against steam in the capital bangkok a group had to carry out such as count outside the Prime Ministers Office. I mean if i must come across europe the number of new Coronavirus Infection is surging and so have a number of new restrictions to stop that search german chancellor Angela Merkel has outlined new measures agreed as a marathon meeting in berlin the aim is to slow the spread of the virus in urban hotspots negative ones that if the rapid rise in cases is not stopped the situation wont end well she also peel to young people to put that passing on hold for now. Votes and im convinced that the actions we take and do not take in the coming days and weeks will be decisive in answering the question of how we will get back. To me home. We are seeing a rise in the rate of infections a steep rise and there is a very high rate of infection in certain regions of germany. In 15 w. Political correspondent kate brady outline the measures that will now be implemented at well there were a number of new measures announced by the chancellor this evening a mainly as i heard thats about limiting the contact between people so what well see come into play depends on whether certain cities or regions overstep the threshold for these new measures to kick in so anywhere for example a city or region that reports more than 35 new cases per 100000 people in the last 7 days in those places people will only be able to have a maximum of 15 guests as a private celebration this has been a big issue in germany actually because a lot of the new cases have been traced back to celebrations as well on top of that for those same figures mask will also be required in more places as well but one of the other big new measures to come in as well if a city or region reports more than 50 new cases per 100000 people in the last 7 days then there will be a curfew imposed on bars and restaurants from 11 pm thats something that weve already seen in various cities around germany including here in berlin thats been in place now since saturday so well have to see in the coming days if not the next couple of weeks exactly what effect these new measures have but of course germany will be watching closely as well to see exactly whats going on in neighboring countries as well because of course whats happening right now in france is exactly what germany desperately wants to avoid. And then france president corps has reimposed Public Health state of emergency saying france is in quote a worrying situation when it comes to the corona Virus Outbreak and the televised interview the president announced that paris and 8 other cities will now have a 9 pm curfew he stressed that the virus isnt out of control but warned that the Health System has little Spare Capacity it comes as french authorities reported over 20000 new Coronavirus Infections for the 3rd time in a week the president says Everybody Needs to do their part to successfully contain the virus. We have not lost control we are in a situation which is worrying and which means we shouldnt remain inactive but we shouldnt panic people have been. We are really learning what it means to be a nation that if we had slowly got used to being a society of free individuals we are a nation of citizens who stand side by side we cannot get through this if everyone doesnt play their part so im saying very clearly the message i came to convey this evening i need every one of you we need each of us moves of wus one lives on this world he w. Correspondent who is send this update from paris on what the decision to reinstate a nation like emergency means for france. Well that actually just means that the government or local governments can impose local or nationwide lockdowns now thats obviously something that france just as germany wants to prevent from happening thats why the government has now decided to impose that curfew in several cities just like here in paris so if i want to go out after 9 oclock at night i need to have a good the right reason as the president put it the government is also recommending for people to only meet up with about 6 people to you know if they meet at home or in the street they should limit their circle of friends to 6 people but the government has said in the past that they cant really impose that measure measure its a recommendation but thats really the president really wanted to appeal to the common sense of the people here to limit the spread of the virus and the curfews are part of that measure really lets turn now to some of the other stories making news around the world the vatican has opened its 1st unknown trial against clergy accused of sex abuse one priest is accused of molesting an altar boy in the vaticans use seminar seminary between 27 and 2012 another priest is accused of covering up the crimes the vatican started investigating only after the victim went public in 2017. And the landmark ruling a greek court has handed long prison sentences to the leaders of new Nothing Group golden dawn the groups leader nikos michel only a course and several other members were sentenced for running a criminal gang the former Political Party has been linked to a number of violent hate crimes. In thailand the government has banned gatherings of 5 or more people after protesters set up camp outside the Prime Ministers Office in bangkok prodemocracy demonstrations have been gaining strength in recent weeks with calls with calls for situational reform they also demanding an overhaul of the monarchy to boot topic in thailand where criticism of the king is punishable by law. Valen to remain outside the Government House until their demands are met thousands of prodemocracy demonstrators are demanding the Prime Minister resign this is the latest in a series of antigovernment rallies that started in july the crowds want to complete government overhaul that includes fresh elections and a new constitution but many also are pushing for a less powerful monarchy a move that is raise the political temperature and cause further divisions. I think royal supporters are out here because they love the country but were out here because we love the country as well i want to win but i dont know how everyone seems to have the same goal but i dont know how much we can do. You. Earlier scuffles broke out between protesters and supporters of the monarchy thailands royal family is backed by the military but still enjoy support of many but they came as less popular than his father who died in 2016 the kings motorcade being met with chants and with the 3 fingers salute would have been unthinkable in earlier times the gesture has become a prodemocracy symbol borrowed from the hunger games films about a dystopian totalitarian regime. Demanding reform of the monarchy would have been unheard of just a few years ago but many now question the kings extravagant lifestyle hes been absent for most of the Coronavirus Crisis spending months in a german alpine retreat with an entourage of 20 women. Criticizing the royals has long been off limits in thailand due to harsh defamation laws now a new generation of young protesters is breaking that taboo. Concerns are growing over the failure of a ceasefire to stop the fighting between the forces of armenia and azerbaijan in the disputed and. Russia is urging both sides. To observe the truce and to end the conflict so diplomacy the 2 former soviet republics claim each other for breaking an armistice that came into force at the weekend. The cathedral of stepan accurate a place of worship no longer its roof ripped open and its interior in ruins the church has fallen victim to a conflict that has cost hundreds of lives interrupted last month the congregation my prays in a makeshift shelter but i cannot escape the want. Of or ceasefire was supposed to come into effect last sunday but the shelling continues destruction and death a constant companions empty streets after thousands fled stepanek at the capital of a selfproclaimed republic within azerbaijans formal borders. 30 get after its very elderly in wheelchairs who have stayed. Its scary and you can even imagine whenever the shell flies we dont know who its going to hit but we tremble in a basement what if it hits here again every day we live with this fear but far far from it it was you. On the other side of the front lines are telling the fire is also raining down in the town of terror to her residence have sought safety in their cellars. Oh then what can you do we have no choice the armenian guns and cannons made us come here we run we fall dont we stand up again we get injured and now were here hiding we fall down again and then we hate again what can we do i got injured here here here. Armenias Prime Minister nicola blames azerbaijans ally turkey for the field cease fire he says ankara is looking to expand its influence in the region homos of of that. Im convinced that for as long as turkeys position remains unchanged as a by young will not stop fighting to. Longworth or. Talkie for its part has called on armenia to withdraw from as a by johnny territory it currently holds so far the International Community has been unable to broker peace talks with the 2 sides refusing to come to the table peace remains a distant prospect for the people here. And to some football now there is no rest for buy in munich and their players then x. And the german cup on thursday against 5th Division Side f. C. Duren starting a run of 8 matches and 23. 00 days the underdogs from dern will be looking to take advantage of that although there is a modest to say the least. Quaint. Isnt used to the big time 100000 people call this place home its also home to 50 vision site f c. The crowds pride and joy is this stand the oldest in germany now the latest chapter in this clubs history a cup game against the mighty buy in munich. For the moment of course weve been having a bit of a joke about it just get them out the way and then will be one round closer to the final rule excited you dont get drawn against by and every year will be a huge experience for us. To browse niche the game will have some personal significance used to play at youth level. And with current brian style. They remain in contact to this day. We write every so often how were all doing the distance is a problem and now were both parents we dont see each other too often but were still in touch and get on really well. Friendships will have to be put to one side during the game the team has been stepping up its preparations and then add a match a shake they have a form a bond is league a player in this court. We havent spoken a huge deal about by and yet or analyze them in any great detail but i think everyone knows what to expect its hard to find any weaknesses with them so its just about giving it all we have enjoying the game and then seeing what happens at the end. He usually when a lower league side meets a team like by and they shy away from setting themselves targets but not f. C. Ger and. Maj and if we manage to concede fewer than 8 goals in the game then we can say were better than shall occur in barcelona and thats worth something. And barcelona have both found themselves on the wrong end of the buy and go machine in recent months success after all is all relative. Youre watching did every news and heres a reminder of our top stories at this hour german chancellor im glad they are going to has announced a new National Restrictions that will limit social contacts and covert hot spots as the country tries to tackle it arrives in corona virus cases and france says its reinstating a Public Health state of emergency from saturday as numbers of new infections their search about 20000. Thailand has found gatherings of 5 or more people after protesters set up camp outside the Prime Ministers Office and bad clock the demonstrators are calling for a constitutional reform and changes to the monarchy as a touchy subject in thailand where criticism of the king is outlawed. Youre watching news from berlin up next is news africa i mean a phenomenon thanks for joining us. Literature invites us to see people in particular that i like to see as the find. On youtube. The hughes crime fighters are back africas most successful in radio drama series continues this season the stories focus on. Prevention and insisting the introduction of the reserves are Available Online and of course you can share and discuss on africas Facebook Page and other social media platforms. Or insiders to news now. Were here. At the. This is news africa coming up on the program the power of. Young nigerians have taken to the streets forcing the government to act on day demand for Police Reform theyve demonstrated how effectively the masses can be mobilized but when its bring change with the idea that the whats the word ditto to of your local reality t. V. Why would they be. People of any of these i doubt as i do that it out yeah look thats not here is what it comes and ill sell it and Teaching School girls in togo how to spot signs of Breast Cancer and cost on the message. Hello im christine wonder its good to have you any young nigerians protesting a nice back on the streets again today keeping the pressure in a campaign that has forced the government to disband and a Tourist Police unit in a raid on station to people power in africas most populous nation nigerias police say a new unit will replace the controversial special robbery squad or sauce which was dissolved following protests over accusations off which had but the announcement of the new special. Tech tactics team or swash has not calmed the anger on the streets as protesters continue to call for Police Reforms. That was Nigerias Young people standing up to injustice incidents of Police Brutality have triggered days of nationwide protests forcing the government to act it has now disbanded the controversial saas police unit but human Rights Groups say up to 10 people have been killed after police opened fire at separate protests including this one in lagos protestors a question in the governments commitment to reform. The. Protest of the still shot up to the test as us. Now said for simply its the size of the fundamental human rights if you are really serious populist reform if youre really serious if such sounds really good and you know why are we still seeing these forms of police misconduct. Nigerias police has ordered the release of all those arrested during the protests. And the presidency says it will investigate the alleged violations by saws and other police units but protest as a skeptical they dont trust the new police unit that is to replace. And fall to keep up the pressure. Were going to have to see if that one afternoon im not going to get caught me. They say theyll stay on the streets until they see real commitment to reform police. And im now joined by hero omo whos hes been taking part in the demonstrations and hes actually joining me now from one of the protest sites and lagos heifetz hirose you are at a demonstration at a toll gate set us more about why bet specific location. Its not. Definitive yes just on this is. This is a. Because this is. One of the demonstrations at one of the demonstrations someone held up a placard that read that the power of the people is stronger ben the people in power what do you believe thats true right now do you believe that you guys really have the power. To assess. The problem. In the long run but its not the lecture on sure. And if youre going to report. Your weve seen young people like yourself turn out to demonstrate across the country what is this what is the symbolize you did refer to the election but what is the symbolize. So. The notion of trust is an issue that doesnt do anything until theres another one else. Under sometimes them just on their terms of the streets i want im sure you can understand. Because i know if youre just upset about whens the last meal and this is. Just the drug bust open any time soon. On that missile. Ok. Ok thank you thank you. Hugh. And for more on this story and the process every scene of this movement or any of that were seeing in nigeria im joined by tony let it go at the table with me tom its good to see you so lets just see him for gerry are they at a person hes quite right its been days at the protests that have been coming out but just tell us more about how this protest has been coordinated it started as a movement on social media and now people on the streets yes it did start on social media thats how 1st of all the news about these incidents of brutality Police Brutality was spread anyway as a video going viral people then beginning to tell their own personal stories and people sort of rallied around each other using the internet using twitter and other forms of social media around the hash tag and saws and this is hash tag has been there for a few years but now i think this latest video i think was on the 3rd of october when it when it started being shed and it just thought peoples emotions and they decided they were going to come out to the streets theyve been crowd sourcing resources lets take a look at some tweets that just show a bit more of the of of what theyve been doing. In terms of getting themselves together this tweet says people from our 2 lists over 600 nigerian lawyers have volunteered to be stand by for arrested protesters so were seeing peoples expertise being brought together by lets go to another tweet that says. That to and Police Brutality victims of Police Brutality in nigeria deserve to be properly acknowledged and compensated if you know or have been a victim of Police Brutality filiform and theres a link there here thats another element of trying to bring people together and let people tell their stories one final one qu