the fast growing economy with rapid industrialization has been worsening. air pollution in bangladesh, factories relays pollutants without filter ration tech style dying, still plants and chemical industries along with illegal brick, chimneys and a heavy construction exacerbate the separation. vehicle emission in a large city is contribute to the problem. people are suffering and it's taking a toll on their health. i were a mass club riding a bike because of the dust and viruses. most people should where want to protect themselves. folks, if you have pollution we frequently because of respiratory problems like congestion costs, and it's hard to know what physical health and the environment this about. the world bank report estimates air pollution cost bangladesh, 4 percent of its gdp and causes $80000.00. that's every year. the report also saves the wind patterns, bring 30 percent of bangladesh as urban air pollution from northern india worsening

the situation. i've been wearing the last for hours while watching or on doc up. now, as you can see, it's cakes and does spend dark, visible evidence. what people are reading in here in the capital, doc. com, according to their quality life index. poor quality video says life expectancy in bangladesh by an average of 5.4 years. and every district in the country accepts pollution stand upset by the world health organization may at least 3 full pallets . experts say air pollution is also a leading cause of pretty much your depth in bangladesh. i'm not the one that we're single rise in respiratory cases across of all ages, mostly due to air pollution. children under 10 are the most effective, especially polluted areas like industrial zones and slums cases of increase significantly compared to previous years. uh that it was to call the environmental advisor to the interim. government says a task force has already been found and to prevent air pollution. i just think that

actions have not been taken to implement the policy commitments. the good news is we have actually come up with an air quality management plan and back to is identified the responsibilities of all the public agencies, some environmental experts attribute, this problem to transport our air pollution. unplanned developments for management among government agencies, lack of monitoring and enforcement from each other a i'll just say to tucker. all right, that's it for me down. jordan for now. much more information of course on our website on to 0, dot com. there it is on the screen. the news continues after the listening post inspection, thanks so much the i've always known that my mother was mister panama. that you know,

she's fabulous. now that i'm older, i realized that this isn't just a story about my mom. this is a story about my country. why in a country, very 60 percent black country that was built by black people. why would anyone doubt that a black women could represent the country? why is it panama very smart going into the world's the panama? that is to reflect the back to the panamanians. why is it so light skin? why is it so rich? and most importantly, how did we get here? the rest of the world remain riveted on gosh, on the images and testimonies of palestinians going home on the stories of resilience, ballooning issue. what comes next? donald trump's team takes over the white house briefing room and takes a shot across the by with the press court in

b. c plus the block foster game that has thundered out of the chart while teaching paging a thing or 2 about how to showcase trying to weeks you know, the cease fire in gaza. news has been porting out developments that have been playing out live across arabic language media displaced the palestinians, more than half a 1000000 of returning home to the northern end of the strip. having survived the war siege and starvation searching through the rubble for what remains of their past lives, the images of their return and the most fighters there to greet them. i'm out to prove that the nation. yeah. who government stated war aims have not been met. and that is not going down well with certain segments of his various aside, the right wing media outlets there, calling it a disaster or humiliation for our right voices and politicians are demanding

a renewed offensive. hamas meanwhile is seizing the moment, making the most of it through its message. the question that remains is the one on the mind of every palestinian in the gaza. how long will this cease fire last and what will happen if it does is red wanted a live stream genocide and an a live stream next. but what it was a live stream mess, return of displaced best thing is to historic images of hundreds of thousands of philistines going back to their communities. have a great significance. and that's just for kind of stands for on a few matters. it is the opposite of an exit, an influx of palestinians, back to northern godsa, a place these really said these people would never see again. a land is really

forces, have pulverized and left in ruins. it makes for an odd backdrop for scenes of jubilation. family reunions taking place amidst the rubble that everyone knows, conceals even more dead bodies. but for palestinians, displacements is nothing new, in runs in the family and goes back generations, 3 quarters of a century, all the way to 1948. that notion of a ton is really at the core, the power stance struggle. and so when we see these people, despite all its display, this kind of resilience and resolve to stay on the land. it's really inspirational . but it's also good as sweet because 92 percent of homes and garza has been damaged or destroyed. and they're also going back to recover the bodies of loved ones that have been trumped on this revel. so this moment really holds a variety of emotions, but i think it's a moment that will be remembered for

a very long time. the images that we've been seeing coming out of guys in recent days, really speak to the resilience of palestinians who have versed everything, put their lives on the lines to be able to remain on their own land. and this of course, coming out of time when we continue to hear efforts regarding the ethnic cleansing of palestinians from guys including from none other than us president donald trump . that would be a legal under international law which for bins f mcclin's and trump's musings have even been marked within is the liberal newspaper audits which has produced some questionable reporting over garza. never the less published this scorching

editorial saying at this rate, trump is likely to propose the gardens to be launched voluntarily into space. and several mars are, it's, is the closest thing to an outline in and is really mainstream media space that has alerts to the far right. where outlets like channel 14 are putting a content like vis, boasts about destroying palestinian homes in gauze. and what, what do you mean by that? i feel it by 2 or more just come to tell me how they've got really there to be met them. i don't have usually come up. i think a lot the a near and what's the big shop, what's happening inside of the machine, but the there was a comment on, is there any channel 14 and it will help them shift? so i'm assuming it's the limits will be the mode mode shim, a short, long issue, shakuma shambles. so i'm actually model me showing. i've been sort of, uh, you'll let me on this shows how septic this genocide,

the campaign has been from the beginning, a campaign of mindless revenge. aiming at the expulsion of millions of philistines, but for the studios did not allow that to happen. and they also achieved a spectacle that would be engraved when that was the 1st thing in memory. whatever of setting a precedent for master turn the really incense by it, that palestinians, despite facing 15 months of constant bombardment, of losing over a 100000 probably palestinians. and the price of their baton, and they were promised the destruction and elimination of hemma, some expansion of israel into more protest in territory. and in gaza that that hasn't been the case. a lot of this really feel betrayed by the cx 5 to clean those on the the fall, right? they feel like everything they've fault for and the last year in the hall was for nothing that's a very hot po for, for is right. is society to swallow?

there is no cease fire being discussed in israel, the public discourse around it is of a hostage deal. and the difference is that a hostage deal is meant to return the captives and not meant to end the war in the beginning of, you know, of the war. we heard a lot of talk about the 2 objectives of returning the captives and, and defeating from us as has been possible together. and i think what has developed as an understanding that they are, in fact, mutually exclusive. and that is creating big cleavages within is really society for mars, what is left of the move one wants to contribute to that. after the ceasefire, it reasserted itself in the armed displays of defiance, intended to show it has not been defeated, that it is still in control. and by helping the displaced find their way through a postwar wastewater optics matter, and one measure of mazda is gradual re emergence has been in the phase release of

these really kept most work carefully choreographed and for most camera operators. film moment by moment with these really female captives paraded in military uniforms to remind whoever was watching that before those women were kidnapped. they were soldiers all taking place on a stage decorated with messages in arabic, hebrew, and english that her mos, once he's released and the outside world to see the captive releases have really been about displaying how nice is resilience on our presence in gaza. and it's, and you all who promise that is ready people, he promised the americans that he would eradicate him. us from gauze, from the face of the polio didn't look almost close up in front of me. and he hasn't a chief those goals on what, how mouse is doing with these orchestrated release is rebates,

showing it's its power showing its presence in gaza. there were certainly a lot of images and stories and these really media about from us reappearing and re establishing itself, helping people rebuild and find places to live. those images are, are often presented to these really as a cynical attempt by having us to demonstrate its presence and prove that it hasn't been defeated. but i think there's something more fundamental there, which is that if they do want to re establish control, then they will need to help people who as lives in homes have been destroyed in this work. so it may very well have moved from an active work leading to one of trying to, to reestablish governance. what we've essentially seen is an escalation in the war of narratives that on the one hand you have, you know, these really leadership that has been saying that they seek to completely eliminate from us to eradicate within palestinian society. and on the other hand, we have these images that stand in stark contrast to those claims that they have

simply failed in their mission to completely destroy this movement. and that it continues to be a very visible presence in palestinian society. journalists based in the guys who risk their lives to document 15 months of death and destruction and survived was seeing so many of their colleagues killed. are part of the story. many had been seen, reunited with their families, sometimes lives on the server. definitely touching moments often broadcast across the arabic speaking were the comes with also saw him and that's a good kind of some of those journalists work for alger 0 networks and netanyahu government band in israel 8 months ago. but it's really audience. politicians included have been watching l g 0 is output for coverage of the release of is

really captives in god's waynes. it is, as she do, i assure you that what they're just kind of go my measuring their cousin to us as the 4 months is really media is really put additions were in a state of denial. the assault on, on journalism. the assault on average is 0. plus part of this process of divine rather than graph and with those 3 out of these with it's declining. the petition is a wind and shut down the voice of truth and know that the world has failed to achieve its objectives. they are going to wake up and grappled with everything that they have been trying to deny the, to washington. now, with this past week, journalists were given a taste of the kind of treatment they can expect from president donald trump's new administration. ryan coles has been following the story. the 1st press briefing of the 2nd trump presidency took place, fronted by

a 27 year old caroline love it. the youngest ever white house press secretary and right off the bat, she said a few things straight. we know for a fact there have been lives that have been pushed by many legacy media outlets in this country about this president about his family. and we will not accept that we will call you out there had been some speculation. is the possible changes to the briefing room seating plan? that's the list the media outlets to get a permanent see. and importantly, how close to the action they get to sit. instead, the white house will be inviting, took tucker's bloggers and podcast. there's to sit next to the podium in spots usually occupied by staffers or recognition perhaps of the role those kinds of voices played and present in trumps campaign. one of the more attention grabbing parts of the briefing was this regarding cuts the for an aide that there was about to be $50000000.00 taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in gaza . that is a preposterous waste of taxpayer money that was later repeated by the president

himself for for conservative media picked it up. do you think? come off squares condoms. no, they make condom bombs. and i'm also flights the condom straps on an explosive and floats them into israel. it's a dual use technology. in fact, the story is entirely baseless. u. s. government figures show the of the $60000000.00 a for an 8 spent on reproductive health around the world. only 7000000 of that was spent on condoms and not a penny if it went to gaza next, right to china. now where the countries, entertainment industry is undergoing a transformation that includes the world of video games, chinese games have long had a reputation for being low quality, quick turnaround games you might play on your phone. about 6 months ago that changed with the release of blacksmith. we'll call black. this is a block buster of the game, but taps into chinese folk floor taking your classic 16th century novel,

re imagining it and turning it into a standing immersive, modern day experience. and that's what makes blacksmith revolutionary the way a bridge is chinese mythology and contemporary game. but listening post product and alpha. now on the video game that indicates china is gaming, industry has caught up with its competitors in japan and the west. and how politicians invasion are reaping the rewards of the credits and will show by next week home is a game d p rated in chinese, traditional culture, religious beliefs, and mythological stories. it's incredibly engaging because it faithfully recreate the mythical vega, son, we call from the novel johnny, to the west. this current to and history. a well known town, every chinese parson, regardless of age and i've known the story of johnny to the west since childhood.

but when i played black man, i was transported back into that story. so to me, it's not just an old story. it's in when you experience the, the, the runaway success of like me to come rest in this ability to reanimate the story . first told in china 500 years ago, players are in must in chinese mythology, a world of heroes, day of spirits and theme. they taken on a journey that includes real place, life like renderings of temples and fine. the chinese game is, are used to spending time in a world, typically dominated by stories from the west. it feels more like hard to play as a broad. it is a pull to into chinese culture. and that's what makes it a breakthrough. the china is gaming industry. what's really exciting about the game

. black newsome cone is it's blend of cutting edge technology, intricate game play every deep cultural store and towing. so when a game was 1st launched and back in august of 2024 is sold millions of copies within days in general, and billions of dollars and values. if that's huge. um and you know, it's not as popular in china where 70 percent of its sales is based. it's also getting traction globally, which is a major milestone for a chinese scheme. developer. black moves, popularity, and the title of china is a triple. a gang, a triple, a game typically have that big budget. a big team behind on a long production time. it's, it's a monica of a gains. quantity is graphics, game play and story 10. these are not the kind of games that chinese developers,

every 9 to projects. total of the yoshi, chinese games to you guys have germany focused on games with shorts, development cycles, lower investments and foster time. those games have shows a pay times and click monetize ation to us, but they don't deliver rich, memorable and profound experience. this explains why black links we've called as a aaa gain, a sparks tell you much discussion. it challenges the stereotype of china as a producer. in theory, again told though the chinese gaming industry from the development side has been really focused on mobile games for the last 15 years. china has the biggest mobile markets in the world more than 90 percent of revenue in gaming. and china comes from mobile games and in particular from free to play mobile games and then monetize through micro transactions and ad. so black me flu call was really a departure for that because it's a getting that's absolutely not concerned about being free to play. it's a game made primarily for computers and for causal that shows that chinese

developers can actually compete with. usually western or japanese players in the space is highly, highly competitive. so this is really a, i would say, a coming to age moment for a lot of chinese gaming developers and issues the tech progress under way. and also how fast a china is catching up to global leaders in this industry. china, there's no 2 ways being the most to speak to the place the game developers there with this assign to protection that video games are harmful for young people that have an effect on policy, including limits on plates for children. there is also a strict government control and regulation of games production. before again goes to market. it is screened for explicit and violence contents, as well as material that could be at all. it's with the official narrative is

coming out of beijing. blacksmith with its focus on the chinese folk effect and the architecture has a message the government can get behind when we talk about the, the chinese gaming markets, we definitely need to talk about the regulations and we should not use euphemisms. there is definitely censorship, but there's a misconception that the governments will get involved in that and never aspects of, of entertainment in china like me through calling how the investments from the local government from hun jones. but i don't think the government, the local authorities ever set down with them and said, ok, you need to do this or you need to do that. they hung to government is a big supporter. you know, off this the developer behind the game block. and this will call, in terms of providing policy support your investment funding and actually reserving extra costs. do you do place for the game see to,

to grow. so i think the government is coming to this realization that the game is not just a past time. it's actually is strategic industry. we see a gaming heart where sales goes up because of the success of p for her purchasing her work in order to play the game better. and also local tourism, as gamers rush to the sites on which the games the settings are based, especially in the shines the province. so this new model of game plus economy is getting a lot of traction in policy discussions in china. so, so just so put you into it. so this government supports is not just about funding. we can also see in terms of narrative off to the games release, several official media outlets in china, like people's daily online endorsed documents we call. this demonstrates to the game lines with official narrative, cultural directions,

and societal expectations. this is the, the game trends, entertainment. it became a medium for china as cultural diplomacy. the, that cultural implement outside china has ways being challenging to the government to achieve the black mist we call. it demonstrates this potential inside the sink, wash as a full apology to china is diplomatic approach have shifted in recent years. so moving away from what tools once cold war floria, diplomacy, a time inspired by an action may well floria, which came out in 2075 or to see the film special forces hero seemed to reflect the more assertive sometimes the aggressive language of chinese dip them. but that's the approach has since changed, chinese officials have embraced a foster more considered a treat type of vision centered on cooperation. and then to start working to

sign up for you and show their child center counsel central cookie co to colleen. the good there does seems to be a shift, at least on the margin from the aggressive styles for your diplomacy to a softer, more engaging self, cultural to diplomacy. and in that sense, blackness, fitness nutone perfectly is not about confrontation. it's not about china, you know, taking on the world. it's more about sharing part of chinese culture and precisely because that kind of soft power aspect of the game is not heavy handed. it feels authentic that actually contributed to the game. so appeal as a cultural product such as your phone in the face global life is a loss of attention on how trying to promote its culture, especially with the wolf forest dollars diplomacy and recent yes. this approach

which presents chinese culture and in fact, boastful hyper masculine manner has been met with a rather an accommodation attitude from west and government media. which is understandable like basically comb represents most of so and in direct way of showcasing chinese culture. this is in fact a very sophisticated form of cultural communication. it's allows chinese culture to enter the global plays vision in a very natural way. it's a very successful, it's on the ongoing effort to tell china. and finally this past week alley, abilene, ne, i'm the head of the online news out loud electronic intifada was arrested in sewer jail for 2 days and then deported from switzerland. he was in the country having been invited to speak at a conference there about palestine post arrest. i will now most communications with the outside world were cut off. he was interrogated without legal representation

and he says, police accused him of offending swiss law, but he was never charged with the crime. now switzerland makes a big deal about its political neutrality. it is how the country brands itself and the authorities there went after abilene ne, i'm measuring the same week. that is really president, it's soc heard, soc spoke at the world economic forum in davos despite the fact that harris sock is among the is really politicians accused of inciting genocide in got it as a reminder, as if we needed one that the crackdowns on criticism of israel and it's atrocities against the palestinians are still happening even in countries that are allegedly neutral this is refrained. we'll be discussing the war in gaza and today how palestinian oxys are responding to it. the only thing that's right is have is the power of hope,

award winning old, the fashionable to speak to palestinian bye to ed director. ok. i'm assuming that you are able to train those emotions that come on with something to the beautiful and see those emotions without the wounds that's coming. refrain on out in the streets of damascus and not safe for children. the safety in numbers, but that doesn't always work. i was passing by the bridge and this guy came up. he asked me how much money i've got. i told him i didn't have any, just hit me on the spot too. afraid of being docked again. 14 year old use now sleeps in a different location every night. maternity. the often foundation estimate. they are 1200000, often or abundant children across syria. the morning, a cold winter night at 10 year old, fucked him on us,

and our friends hope to one day be able to go to school. but for now, dream is just to have 3 meals. so the united nation say seat is sitting at cibola has impacted it's to bring the most affecting 80 percent of the more than $30000.00 walk to 4 pages north and south korea to nations. technically still a tour, as relations between the neighbors deteriorates some tiny south korean islands are in the firing line. 11 east meets the islanders costs between 2 careers announced a 0 connecting communities adoption was never a benevolent effort. my family didn't need to be separated. my family needed to be supported. this isn't just about korea, this is a global of industry. opening up the conversation. would you say these conferences are? do people have less stress? because there won't be this out. the forget for people who are actually facing the

brunt of climate change with fresh perspectives from less are heard. voices. the stream explores the key issues of our times on august. the are the . ready these really minute tre films, the demolition of 23 buildings and the janine refugee camp and the occupied westbank, [000:00:00;00] the hello, i'm down, jordan, this is out 0 life and also coming up hiring stories of suffering and loss for color spending and prisoners who been released from his right james, asia and stopped locket slumped sharply is carson posed by us president donald