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Berliners protest after German court scraps rent cap

Tenants are also unhappy about the demands for backdated rent

Thousands of people have been demonstrating in Berlin against the lifting of the city's rent cap. Germany's highest court ruled that the Berlin state government had no right to impose the cap. The State Secretary for Housing, Wenke Christoph tells us what she thinks of the court ruling. Also, China experienced a record economic rebound between January and March, compared with the same period a year earlier. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Shanghai correspondent Robin Brant tells us how China’s coronavirus response played a role in this growth story. Plus, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Elizabeth Hotson has been finding out how the public is responding to the cautious reopening of non-essential outlets in England this week.

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