you are going to find us on facebook and on w dot com. this is the w. news live from berlin the widow of the chinese nobel peace prize winner lucia gold leaf china to start her new life in europe lucia is due to arrive in berlin later today after years of house arrest the german government has been pushing for lose release since her husband died in prison a year ago also coming up after two days of a high risk rescue operation in thailand for boys and their soccer coach are still trapped divers are now racing against the clock to save them after eighteen days

underground we'll go there live. and belgium make a place for history at the world cup in tonight's first semifinal they'll fight it out with their neighbor france for a place in the final for the very first time. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us the widow of the chinese nobel peace prize winner has left china to start a new life in europe she is expected to arrive in berlin later today now lou had been kept under near total house arrest with no formal charges since two thousand and ten when her husband was awarded the nobel peace prize girl only crime being married to a dissident to scald for democracy angered beijing. she's finally free lucia the widow of the nobel peace prize laureate. for years she longed to leave china and live in exile but she was confined to this suburban compound for years under

house arrest cut off from the world as if she were a criminal. but she never actually broke the law her only crime was being married to her husband lou szabo the late civil rights activist china had labeled him a criminal because he advocated democratic change in china. he was already in prison when he won the nobel peace prize and twenty ten he was never released this empty chair at the awards ceremony in oslo symbolized china's refusal to free him. even his wife lucia was not allowed to travel and accept the award on his behalf beijing called her an accomplice to her husband and placed her under house arrest. but i never expected him to win the nobel peace prize and i can't leave the house it's absolutely absurd. even kafka couldn't have written this with any more.

fourth month. for eight years she lived under constant observation she shaved her head in protest and suffered from deep depression. only at the very end of her husband's life was she allowed to visit him in hospital he was in the final stages of liver cancer she remained with him to the end then attended the state's hastily organized burial at sea from the very beginning germany pushed for lucia to be allowed to leave china but beijing downplayed the case saying she would be prosecuted under chinese law. we will not tolerate any international interference in this matter. lucia's lawyer says the chinese government's actions were always unlawful. what's true the exceptional case is that she can't do anything about her situation. she hasn't

committed a crime there has been no judicial ruling handed down so it is simply illegal that they are restricting her movement. we're going to have to wash your feet. after years of negotiations with numerous setbacks shabbos widow has been released but it will likely take a long time before she can return to a normal life. and our correspondent kong he is in taipei following this story for us taiwan you good to see you now lucia has left china it appears after a high level diplomatic campaign by the german government what more can you tell us about these latest developments yes we have talked to some of the brands who has those relationships you know shop they told us that was last leaving beijing this morning local time heading to beijing and she was she is chop plane.

flights are being there and then. you know what it's not allowed to leave china yet here he was out to see his sister so if you know for this morning your show this time. playing oh to one of the officials from german embassy in china according to our friends and the chinese authority officials and maybe some of their friends have told us that china's so far they actually have. same goal to leave china the smoko only ok. grocery of their shop also which is on this friday so many of her friends also writes that. china today we saw in our report the difficulty that russia has been and what role did she and her late husband play in china's dissident movement

. as soon as. we have a child or it's the first chinese water the nobel peace prize in two thousand and ten and since there. has been under house arrest almost eight so it's actually symbolic person are doing over the current situation the current human rights situation in china so i'm sure international city so southie at the civil rights. for a very long hike. to say is a sniffing book and we can. move. or there were shouts repeats the diffuse correspondent kong long reporting for us from taipei thank you very much. in thailand medical teams are waiting for the next members of a youth soccer team to reach daylight after more than two weeks trapped in a flooded cave divers started the final phase of the rescue operation earlier this

morning officials have promised that the last four boys and their coach will be extracted from the cave today eight boys have been brought out in the last two days and they're getting medical care but they're said to be in good condition rescuers hope to finish the operation before forecast heavy rains hit the region. and let's get the very latest now with florian no she's near the cave complex in northern thailand and joins us for more hi florian so today's operation has been underway for several hours now what's the latest you can tell us. we haven't heard any official updates yet but just within the last few minutes there have been rumors swirling around that actually the ninth boy is our recount confirm this excuse me we cannot confirm this but these are the rumors that we're hearing so apparently this rescue operation seems to be a huge success we have seen on the facebook page of the naval navy seals they have

posted a couple hours ago that this might become a long day before everyone is out but so all we are hearing is that this best commission is still accorded going according to plan going that's very good news has been such a dramatic and emotional story and you know what about the boys who have already been rescued they've been taken to the hospital what can you tell us about them how are they doing. what we were told this morning that the eight boys that are in the hospital they're all in overall good to health. heard that the first four boys so the group that was taken out on monday that they the house been able to see their parents only through a glass window. but. they have find they have they are still in isolation because doctors want to make sure that they haven't caught any infection is bloods

disease so that's actually a precaution for the parents they want to wait for the results of the blood sample it samples that have been sent to bangkok to the capital bangkok and these samples to get back to get to get a result that takes about two to three days so they want to make sure that the parents will not be in danger but the first four have seen their parents we know that all the boys will have to be in the hospital for at least one week. and they have been given antibiotics they have been given some vaccinations but overall they're their health is good you florian authorities have seemingly been up against all odds the layout of the cave the rain the weather the rescuers must be under a lot of pressure to wrap up their mission today. but while they certainly are but from what we're hearing it's not that much a race against time anymore as you can see it's dry it's still dry after basically

to rensil rainstorms all through the night but it has been surprisingly dried today and from what we heard this morning the water levels inside the cage the cave even after tonight's rains have not risen the palms are still working so conditions inside the cave box the very favorable so really expecting and hoping that we will see all the remaining fives out by the end of today. due to the story and the show updating us on the very latest from northern thailand outside that cave complex as the final stage of the operation is underway thank you so much florian. now i want to some other stories making headlines around the world u.s. president donald trump has nominated conservative judge brett kavanaugh to fill the vacancy on the supreme court the fifty three year old catholic is expected to be less receptive to abortion and gay rights than his predecessor the nomination sets up a confirmation battle with democrats as trump seeks to shift the nation's highest court

further to the right. jeremy hunt has been named the new british foreign minister after boris johnson's resignation the u.k.'s break to go shattered david davis also left his post on monday they had quit in protest over prime minister teresa mayes plans to maintain what they deem close ties with the european union after the u.k. leaves the block. ethiopian airlines says it will resume flights to eritrea capital us tomorrow after nearly two decades this comes one day after the leaders of the neighboring countries declared an end to their war and agreed to restore diplomatic relations eritrea broke away from ethiopia in one thousand nine hundred three and more than eighty thousand people died in the subsequent war. now to soccer's world cup it is galloping towards the finish line with the first semifinal match up tonight a powerful friends team play their neighbors belgium and belgium are on a roll there are unbeaten dating all the way back to the world cup qualifiers but

they've never before reached the world cup final france on the other hand are looking for their second twirled cup title having won the trophy in one thousand nine hundred eight now the host country russia are out after a thrilling run for their supporters but world cup fans are still glued to the competition ahead of today and wednesday semifinal games d.w. spoke to locals to find out who if anyone there rooting for. the host nation might be out but the world cup still dominates russian t.v. repeats of the quarter final matches are running on a loop in restaurants around moscow. it's a bittersweet feeling for the locals they're proud of the team but they wish the adventure could have lost it just a little bit longer. russia for certain people we are. really beautiful game writer beautiful round three we're really glad. that success has boosted bookings profile in ice hockey mad russia the next generation is

already preparing for a future coalmines but the russians now want to win the world cup total because oprah so i. i don't know begin. maybe you want his weak team is the word you know many people like those in with the. our chances of winning. a cruise ship. because they be thrown unfortunately superbly from. the policy is coming to an end and russia has the world cup lose it's almost time for life in moscow to get back to its usual rhythm . to some tennis news now a defending men's champion roger federer has yet to drop a set at wimbledon he breezed into the quarter finals defeating francis i know it's a different story in the women's draw though with the top seeds continuing to fall that means germany's angela cabot the eleventh seed is not the highest ranked

female player left in the competition she beat poland a bench which in straight sets the exit of top seeds plays into serena williams hands she's through to the last eight after thrashing again your world deena williams as a seven time champion but only returned to action and march after giving birth to her first child. minder now of our top story here on the widow of the chinese nobel peace prize winner lucia left china to start a new life in europe she's expected in berlin later today lou was under house arrest since two thousand and ten when her late husband was awarded the nobel peace prize. and don't forget you can always get news on the go download her out from google player from the app store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and you can also use the app to send us your photos and your videos.

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