this is deja vu news live from bird land the nobel prize for literature will not be awarded this year tarnished by sex abuse and finance scandals the swedish academy says that the decision aims to be gained public trust is the first time in decades that the annual prize will not be handed out also coming up could this woman be turkey's next president mirella action not emerges as the main challenger in next month's election but she faces a tough battle to unseat longstanding leader

a french a tight battle won and two thousand people on hawaii's big island evacuate their homes after its volcano comes to life ash and lava have reached residential area. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us. the swedish academy has announced that it will not award the nobel prize for literature this year the institution is in crisis over its handling of sexual assault allegations against the husband of one of its leading members the scandal has seen a string of board members leave in recent weeks the prize has crowned the world's best writers for more than one hundred years but will be absent from the literary calendar until twenty nineteen. it's not unprecedented but it is rare the

swedish academy has postponed the twenty eighteen nobel prize for literature. don't of we have decided not to watch the prize this year and we did that after a long and intense discussion. but we reached the conclusion that the confidence of the academy is so low in the world of the moment that was the deciding reason why we know refrain from awarding the product or. the body was plunged into crisis last november when a swedish newspaper published testimonies against this man. he's married to swedish academy member catarina frost and son the jeweler will significant influence in sweden's art world eighteen women accused of sexual misconduct the accusations include an incident in which he allegedly touched sweden's crown princess victoria in appropriately denies the claims the revelations and the handling of them so deep

discord among the academy's members a wave of resignations followed including permanent secretary sorry danny arce. i'm sure now that i'm leaving the academy it was the wish of the academy that i should leave my role as permanent secretary that. the ouster of ms dani has prompted an outpouring of support regarded by many as a case example of a woman taking the fall for a man's bad behavior. care into naturally as this is a huge scandal internationally norms. and that will truly scouts and then it's unbelievably symbolic when the first woman to hold the post as permanent secretary is forced out when she tries to sort things out that we're using it's a true in the capital. the nobel prize for literature will be postponed until two thousand nine hundred nineteen when the academy will name the laureate. and for

more let's bring indeed abuse very on karen who is joining us from our culture desk following this story for us so karen i mean this is really an unprecedented situation here a huge scandal of many different layers to it is complex but why such a strong reaction now essentially sir because the academy is in total disarray and people have completely lost faith and it really very very quickly and it says that in that situation they can't make a credible decision so it can be on a on a normal normals that conditions would have eighteen members and they're elected for life which means that when these people step down they're leaving empty chairs until until technically they they pass away so they need twelve members to actually make a credible valid decision and they're only working with ten at the moment and so because of this diminished academy and the lack of public faith in the institution over the last month they've decided to take this time that they have a lot of work to do out of respect for the laureates certainly bad news for writers

this year so talk with us a little bit more than about the reputation what this will mean for the academy i mean the fact that they are taking this as you think that it will help. you i mean i think it's pretty it's pretty devastating this was a globally respected institution founded over two hundred thirty years ago has always had a stellar relation a stellar reputation but it's also been known for being very very straight laced it's very secretive highly secretive and quite self important and i spoke to a friend of mine in sweden who said that they've often sort of been behaving much like a sect but i think really for that very reason what's happening is also incredibly devastating for sweden as a country you know a country that has been seen to be really quite progressive in terms of equality and. gender equality in politics that's what i'm going to say so the prize has been cancelled before but always because of. time reasons and then it has been sat out

a couple of times because writers haven't been up to the criteria but otherwise it's really it's interesting to see what's going to happen if they'll be able to any wider and implications potentially that we could maybe predict here i think it definitely this week the swedish allegations came out in november so that was when the me too movement in the states was actually just gaining momentum and we're really seeing the effect of me to sort of crashing down on some really major institutions we saw the decision yesterday finally from the academy of motion picture sciences to to expel members like bill cosby and roman polanski. the cannes film festival is opening next week and i mean we can put our hand in the fire that me too will definitely be a part of that event as well it'll be something that we'll probably have to follow every time we have a big cultural event and we thank you very much for following it for us karen we appreciate it. when alex got a quick check of some other stories that have been making news around the world

dozens of palestinian protesters have been shot and wounded in fresh violence close to the border between gaza and israel hundreds others suffered from tear gas and whole nation palestinians gathered at the border fence on friday for a sixth week of protests they are demanding the right to return to their homes seized by israel in one thousand and forty eight. and palestinian president mahmoud abbas has apologized for remarks that he made about the holocaust earlier this week he had suggested that the persecution of european jews was because of their roles as bankers and money lenders rather than their religion or race in his apology he condemned anti-semitism and called the holocaust quote the most wretched crime in history. and india is bracing for more wild weather a day after dust and thunderstorms killed more than one hundred twenty people in five states and injured another two hundred many of the dead were sleeping when their houses collapsed after being struck by lightning or gusts of wind.

turkey is gearing up for presidential and parliamentary elections in just a few weeks the vote could set the country's political course for years to come the incumbent president heir to one of the islamic rooted a.k. party called for snap elections to be held on june twenty fourth more than sixteen months ahead of schedule now care to want is looking to extend his power by creating a more powerful executive presidency erda wants most serious challenger for that presidency is morello action now she is a former interior minister and leader of the recently formed party meantime. demo tash of the pro kurdish opposition eight p. party will be campaigning from behind bars he's currently on trial on terrorism charges and turkey's biggest opposition party the secular republican people's party or c h p has just revealed its candidate and it is senior lawmaker who harem and.

for more let's bring in. who is standing by with the latest from istanbul also we just got a breakdown of the potential candidates that we have running here to any of them have a chance. well nobody honestly believes dad any of these candidates individually have a chance to beat mr alderaan in this presidential race many say it's unfortunate the opposition couldn't come up with a joint strong candidate to run against the dredge up thai of arab one instead all the parties presented their own candidates as of today we know the largest opposition party the c.h.p. is as you mentioned running with them he is known for his rhetorical skills and his passionate way of talking and that's at least a skill here in turkey that you really need if you want to compete with a red chip tie of our the one so the hope with the opposition is rather to prevent

mr address from getting the necessary fifty percent of the votes that he needs to be turkey's next president the old and new president so to say that's their strategy and then force him into a second round of voting whether voters could potentially rally behind one a position candidate at the poly a mentor level there will be paul your mentor elections as well that day in turkey for parties have already formed an alliance with the goal to dilute the majority of the ruling a k party missed out party and that indeed could pose a serious challenge and error to one as of course in it to win it i mean he's done it many times before talk with us a little bit more about his strategy because he called the selection so far ahead of schedule why. of course he wants to transform turkey into a full presidential system the sooner the better because then only he would get more

powers and his soroti would of course increase a lot more but there are two major reasons why he called for early elections and that's what analysts say here at least first turkey's military intervention in north and syria gone cold at a war against terror to make turkey safe again and that's going down well with his conservative base and nationalist as well so he thinks his popularity ratings are well right now so he should call for these elections and secondly the economy the economy is not doing very well even though the economy was what made our going strong in his early ideas when he became prime minister right now the lira is on a roller coaster ride since months inflation is high many people are very unhappy so analysts say he called for early elections because he knows next year the economic situation could even be worse. in istanbul thank you.

well now hundreds of residents on hawaii's big island have evacuated their homes after the killer way a volcano burst into life this video that you're seeing here behind me a chill flowing through a wooded area the volcano erupted on thursday after a series of earthquakes and spewed ash and lava into residential areas. it started with multiple earthquakes then a plume of pink smoke that shocked the local residents. well. ok we just had a huge earthquake and now in the direction of there's a massive cloud of smoke coming up. after days of warning signs to kill away a volcano on hawaii's big island has erupted lava flowed into residential areas of the u.s. island igniting fires and spreading deadly gases nearly two thousand people were forced to evacuate. since it's right behind our homes we could hear the.

exploding. right from the house and so you know you're going to still be there when we go back over there. the eruption saw boiling lava flowing directly from cracks in the ground in populated areas and lasted for about two hours. a mandatory evacuation order remains in place in the affected area and geologist one that eruptions could occur again soon. the football world cup is just around the corner and locals are finding new ways to enjoy the beautiful game football enthusiastic and kaliningrad have come up with something called atomic football let's have a look. all you need are four team players four team balls and two teams how to un easy be the first team to score fourteen goals with the added challenge of playing in tradition over lengthy boots and your flap hats. i think

the uniform represents our national identity it's not easy to play football it felt boots but we see the game was very successful i think it's very interesting and fun to watch. while some locals are enjoying football by the seaside kaliningrad stadium is still under construction and despite being one of the smallest arenas ever use that a world cup seeding only thirty five thousand will be hosting big football nations such as spain england and belgium fans are buzzing their grass that rises there this is a great football experience there's a positive and good mood people are happy and content this is cool it was cool might not be the right word to describe your flat hats but they're fun and with six weeks ago before kick off we might have already found the next move will set us. you're watching d.w. news you have to take short break but when we come back u.s. authorities have filed criminal charges against former volkswagen boss martin winterkorn our business desk we'll have that story in just

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