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this is the news coming to you live from burning north and south korea set the date for a response that's between the two rivals seen on boys horse talks at the border and announced for twenty seven that is the dates the two leaders will meet it's the latest step in attempts to come up pyongyang's nuclear ambitions also coming up a prison rising that israel now turns into a death trap relatives of the dozens killed by the fire that spread to the holding cells are demanding on. and a suspected weapons traffic
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a wanted by joe mccarthy is arrested in hungary he's allegedly selling guns a to be used against refugee. blasts really marvel at the london ont is a picture ordering talent complex panoramas drawn entirely from memory stephen would sure is a man with the world at his fingertips. playing . hello and welcome i'm. a summit between south korean president in and north korean leader kim jong un will take place on april twenty seventh you know if one comes off the scene and they go see this from both sides had talks on the border village of on monday and the officials also discussing agenda for the summit which was agreed to earlier this month is the latest development in recent deescalation of tensions on the divided
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korean peninsula. for more on this story just slip from reuters joins me from the south korean capital seoul so josh we now have a date for the summit between the two koreas april the twenty seventh what more is the what about the talks between the envoys of the two koreas. so the discussions today besides outlining the date as you mentioned also focused on setting the stage for a few smaller talks between now and then which will discuss security and other logistics for what will obviously be quite a major event we also understand that the summit between the two leaders although they didn't go into details about the agenda will address the big issues here which include. north korea's nuclear program as well as attempts to try to reduce tensions between the two koreas here i know that's likely to include
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possible discussions of potential joint projects economic cultural or other projects as well as possible cross border visits by koreans who have been separated across the border from their family so who are a range of issues up for discussion china has welcomed this meeting to what extent is being one of the strains from the back was after its closest ally. well u.s. president don't trump has certainly pointed to beijing as a key player in the whole situation and it's undeniable that china does have an outsized influence on korea north korea being not only a long term partner but also sharing that northern border in recent years however the relations between the two countries have cooled somewhat and so that's another reason why this recent visit by north korea's leader kim jong un to beijing was
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so significant it's clear attempt by the two countries to try to put their relationship back on track right ahead of these summits both with moon as well as possible summit with donald trump you know i've been talking about donald trump is this north south korea summit and the ground zero for the possible summit with donald trump which is said to roughen for may this trip this in a korean summit. is certainly somewhat overshadowed by all the hype over a possible meeting with trump but it will be very important not only for relations between the two koreas but also for setting the tone for what we might expect to come from any meeting between kim and trump so if a lot is riding on south korean president ability to try to win some kind of
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concessions or other possible signals from north korea that they are willing to actually make a deal with the united states and before josh these attempts at diplomacy going down in the region after killing young has been viewed as a hugely destabilizing force in the area. well everyone is certainly welcome the prospect of diplomatic talks as opposed to the prospect of war which seemed possible specially last year however there are some players like japan worried about being left out of this round of diplomacy and they've reached out to try to arrange talks with people for themselves. right josh smith in seoul south korea thank you very much for that assessment thank you. let's all take a look at some of the stories making news around the wasn't nobel peace laureate.
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has returned to her home country pakistan it's a first visit since she was shot in the head six years ago by the taliban for promoting education for girls malala went to britain for treatment and now lives and studies that a saving was held in the prime minister's office to welcome her. british police believe the former russian spy said against his daughter yulia were poisoned at their home detectives identified the highest concentration of the military grade nerve agent on the front door of their house in the town of so it's very the to remain in a critical condition in hospital. no more twitter for julian assange ecuador's government says it's cutting off internet access from its london embassy the reeky leaks founder has taken refuge in the building since two thousand and twelve he fears extradition to the u.s. if he leaves the premises ecuador said the decision was taken to prevent the
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australian from interfering in other country's affairs dozens of people have died in a fire that spread to cross a jail in minutes very after a riot broke out both in minutes inmates and a few visitors are among the dead reports say the fire started during an escape attempt they've been clashes outside the station between police and crowds demanding to know about the fate of their family members. the words of this woman the wait is agony relatives have come to cairo bobo police station and desperation to find out if their loved ones are still alive but nobody will tell them. if he can again i don't know if my son is alive or dead because they won't give me any information. you know not people that they live anyway because i haven't heard anything about my brother since seven in the morning they say a lot of people are dead people got burned people were injured but no one knows whether the hero in the hospital will really where they are we don't know anything i am not
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. angry and desperate the waiting crowds trying to break through police barrier. driven away with tear gas. reports indicate a prison riot started after an armed inmate shot at a prison officer prisoners then set fire to much assist and the blaze swept through the holding cells of corrupt police headquarters and israel as chief prosecutor confirmed sixty eight people were killed. prison overcrowding is common in venezuela and human rights groups have long complained about poor conditions for now the compound is blocked off but relatives waiting outside for news of their loved ones won't be leaving anytime soon. monica joins me now on the british prime minister to reason a is on a road show to sell the idea brings it twelve months of from when it happens twelve
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months to settle a lot of issues like the border with a northern island or future trade relations with the european union that when it comes to the economy so far breaks it has done more harm than good let's make a comparison last year the euro zone's economy expanded to more than two percent but in the united kingdom g.d.p. rose by just one and a. off percent in this year british economic growth is expected to slow even further now that we can economic outlook is also weighing on the pound its value plummeted fifteen percent since the brics referendum of june twenty sixth in a weaker currency makes exports more competitive but imports more expensive and that has an impact on inflation which has risen more than three percent its highest point in five years and that economic climate has led to increased borrowing average household debt that is debt as a portion of income now totals around one hundred and fifty percent that is the
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second highest rate after canada of any advanced economy but so far london has made no move that would signal an exit from brics it's with one year to go how's the business world handling the prospect of britain leaving the e.u. and with that i'm crossing over to daniel cooperman of the frankfurt stock exchange daniel how well prepared are business leaders here in the e.u. . well the clock is ticking and only three hundred sixty five days until britain will leave under article fifty the european union and when you think about the progress that has been made this is indeed a little bit scary because all those talks all those negotiations have been extremely slow and also not very sensitive fish and right now there is again a discussion taking place about the transition time liam fox is the british trade minister stated that he would not support an extension to the near two year
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transition period he fears that an extension would not be popular the u.k. hopes to have forty trade arrangements with seventy countries in place and that is a lot right now there are so many unanswered questions in the banking sector very important here for people on the trading floor if you care banks will need an own license to do business with other e.u. members also what all of this is going to mean for the u.k. airlines are lots of work to do and yes as i said the clock is ticking a lot of challenges indeed to danielle but there has to be some upsides some benefits else fifty two percent would not have voted in favor of leaving the e.u. well i've been looking for those upsides indeed and experts are really divided about this issue and yes there are some are saying that we're making too much fuss about this brics that issue the or original idea of course behind brics it was that the u.k. is paying too much every year to the european union money that could be better
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spent on the british economy but most of the experts are saying that this is not the case that at the and britain's britain and the country will be actually having lots of difficulties and that the british economy will be very hurt at least in the first years of for sure are identical in france and thank you so much. and there are more worries for german business leaders right now they had high hopes that the tanishq relations between germany and russia would improve in twenty eight instead things could deteriorate further as the lynas expanding for diplomats to russia the german government is joining other european states and washington in a concerted response to a nerve agent attack on a former russian spy in england which britain blames on moscow of german industry feels that this new diplomatic crisis could crush business ties with russia. it's been hard to come by any positive news about german russian trade relations these
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days that's because of the reciprocal sanctions in effect. germany's recent decision to go ahead with building north stream into a gas pipeline that will transport natural gas to the e.u. one day is welcome news. the other good news is that trade between germany and russia picked up last year. it took kind significantly in twenty fifteen falling almost twenty four percent following russia's annexation of crimea the year before by lateral trade hit rock bottom in twenty sixteen before starting to rise again in twenty seventeen. but once again relations between russia and the west are turning sour new e.u. sanctions could be on the horizon in response to the attack on former russian spy sergey screw prague in a bid to hold the environmental damage title for a ts of order to the temporary closure of one of the country's most famous speeches
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maya bay which is best known from leo not dicaprio's movie the bitch has been visited by millions but now the beach will close for four months a year. tourism is a major factor in the thai economy the sector was responsible for over twelve percent of the country's gross domestic product last year. most tourists head to thailand's beaches so the decision to close my of beach for four months will leave many visitors disappointed tite environmental say the move is essential. if it is too late to save. there is no but if we don't do something today it will be too late. thailand has restricted tourist sites before to protect its environment for example in two thousand and eleven dozens of diving sites were closed to protect coral reefs but with the number of foreign visitors expected to
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grow the government has a tricky job it needs to find the right balance between protecting the environment and drawing tourists. beautiful scenery that germany has some of the strictest gun laws in europe that makes the next story even one credible does not absolutely the case beat on the run from police for you for your german right wing extremist is accused of illegally selling weapons to a website that citizens to defend themselves against refugees prosecutors also believe the man ran websites fred an anti migrant and anti semitic hate he was arrested and with uppish. an internet video meant to encourage weapon sales using german politicians as targets. from shrake or scourge of refugees is the name of the online seller it features racist tirades against refugees and sells pistols for use against them. in budapest the website's alleged operator was
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a wristed at the request of berlin prosecutors he could face years in jail in at least one hundred ninety three cases he allegedly delivered weapons and rubber bullets to germany. these weapons are extremely dangerous because they are capable of penetrating human muscle tissue as well as skin and bones these are not low power weapons five the authorities are concerned about more than weapons dealing suspected height speech on various websites is also playing a role in the investigation the man who went underground in hungary is mark. he's refused to comment on the allegations against him from twenty fourteen he joined and he refugee demonstrations in eastern germany a year later he accosted journalists on camera at a demonstration for the far right alternative for germany. get on the streets
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true you journalists but stop reporting this crap. there's evidence that until twenty six dana lunch was behind the pages of right wing groups like anonymous collective it smear campaigns misinformation and conspiracy theories garnered up to two million likes on facebook it masqueraded as part of the usually left wing anonymous network german greens politician foca beck is a victim of anonymous collective smear campaigns he took legal action in twenty six jane. my motivation to file a complaint was simply the sixty death threats on this group's website that's not something you should tank lying down you have to show it the rule of law can strike back off. after facebook banned the site in twenty seventeen it's now hosted on a russian server where it publishes a newsletter and a blog its contents are often anti semitic and glorify the third reich.
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is a vienna based group that educates on internet abuse it's been following going just case for years. it's a first step that something has been done someone's been arrested and finally legal proceedings can take place this website is a special case because it had a high reach the gap that it left the field so easily. but there is a constant flow of new pages and offerings after me glanton disappeared following a crackdown a similar page called patriot shop with a russian demand name popped up it's not noir news margot and she's involved here to the fight against hate and online incitement is not getting easier. in france people have been paying tribute to an eighty five year old holocaust survivor who was killed in what's believed to have been an anti semitic attack some politicians taking part in the march in the capital of paris came in for treatment
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french foreign leader martin the pan was among those booed and as she joined the rebels stabbed to death in have paris apartment which was then set ablaze. so how good is your memory for example if you look at a photo of the manhattan skyline for a few seconds could you remember every detail way to meet a man who can not only that you know it's a paint an accurate picture of what he has just seen the photographic memory and art of stephen which. extraordinary drawings of buildings and cityscapes from around the world. artist stephen roach is able to recreate from memory in incredible detail.
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of the. starlight doing work on a memorizes concern scuse me a hard workin love my job. with the result is startlingly close to reality. but. i think the parts and stuff and stuff it means to concentration and. really. memorized by my mind. as a child stephen bullshit was news at the age three it was done with autism by the age of five he started to draw more and through his art was able to communicate with the outside world book she went on to win numerous awards and studied city and guilds of london art school. his work is constantly evolving. i think i'm like.
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joy i felt like. doing the best and now live a stop. is critically acclaimed art has taken him around the world. like new york is not best. place. many times by times i think. i've been there by. poor hong kong and i've been to. tokyo. stephen smith stop is los angeles another city to add to his extraordinary memory. the big. i. within the past hour former australian cricket captain steve smith has apologized
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for his role in the cheating scandal engulfing the game smith is one of three players handed a lengthy ban by australia's cricketing body in a sport that considers itself the very essence of fair play and a country where top cricketers are worshiped as national heroes the scandal has caused shock and outrage. steve smith heading home in disgrace the former australian cricket captain has been suspended from playing for australia for a year. the same goes for vice captain david warner and their worries down ten they're both players were due to play in the lucrative indian premier league this season now they may struggle to play any more top level cricket this year. we have . these two players can play. the scandal began during australia's match against south africa when batsman cameron bancroft was caught scraping the ball with sandpaper that can affect the way the ball moves in
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the air and could have given australia's bowlers an advantage. smith later confessed that leading figures in the team were behind the plan australia's cricket chief admitted the saga has hurt the team's reputation. but clearly this is caused a huge amount of damage to the game of cricket as a whole and certainly australian cricket and that's the fans confidence and faith in cricket back home the players face more outrage even the country's prime minister had strong words for the trio this treating is is a disgrace look we all know that it is a terrible describes. australians have drawn immense pride from a cricket team for one hundred forty years but now the site needs to rebuild its reputation from scratch. when. suffered a debilitating heart failure the former. vice champion was left fighting for her
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life but in friday just eighteen months after a successful heart transplant she will jump back into the ring for one final sendoff. there is something special about as. the moroccan born french woman used to be world flyweight vice champion while at the same time making a living as a self-made fashion designer at the age of forty six she's making a comeback but most incredibly she's heading back to the ring after a heart transplant. we learn more i'm just doing what i can at the moment each step is a victory over my disease it's massive. i'm not thinking about my opponent to be honest i'm going to work hard but my victory isn't over my opponent because my real opponent is the disease. eighteen months ago i had an acute case of brunch
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which triggered a heart failure forcing her to undergo a heart transplant. if. i had to learn the basics all over again because i had no more cardio no more breath i had no more insurance i'd lost a lot of muscle mass so i had to work on everything with circuit training to build up the density again to get that insurance back and then there were the blisters i suffered a lot there too. but i was determined to turn a new page leaving her disease behind she wanted to be at one with a new heart and return to normal life so plan to come back to the boxing the arena . i was afraid of a lot of things of not being able to lead a normal life full stop. my recovery wasn't easy because i could no longer speak or walk so the road was tough today it's just fantastic.
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but. the result doesn't matter she's already won the fight of her life and good luck to her now to the argentinian footballer carlos tennessee's in trouble with his team he told a muscle during a visit to a maximum security prison the book on junior's forward reportedly joined and inmates football match at the prison where he was visiting his brother who is serving a sixteen year for of robbery the devil's was tackled and tore a cough muscle his club was understandably fear eous when tempest returned with the injury he out of the game for a month. finally to a japanese basketball playing robot that could sink even n.b.a. star stephen curry with its flawless shots during a rehearsal the live size robot named q.
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showed off its perfect frito skills netting all its shots to perfection its opponent a professional basketball player missed several times practice makes perfect of course cute learned skills off a two hundred pounds and practiced throws using ought to fish and intelligence intelligence to cone its forms. here's a recap of the tell story that you're following few high level officials from north and south korea have sex in april twenty seventh and the date for a landmark summits between the two koreas those talks are expected to focus on. north korea's nuclear program. that's just come out but i.
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imagine flying over a city. and then having to draw the view from memory. down to the tiniest detail. that's what british order stephen wiltshire can do. he's famous for his trying again to urban panoramas. europe. what unites. what defines. the coming. trudging force. what binds the continent together.
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the answers and stories of plunging the. spotlight on people. sixty minutes on g.w. . one hundred million tons of sound. to the state everything. with deadly consequences. dust storms. become a. magnitude frequency. once they start there's no stopping them.
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just starting april seventh on d w. ivory one welcome back to europe max as plenty of us in the program today here's what's coming up. novelist memory.

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