and we're determined to build something human for the next generation leaving the environment series of global three thousand on d.w. and all mine. is due to the news coming to live from borderlands involved way prepares to go to the polls campaigning is winding down as the country holds its first presidential election since the end of the mugabe era but will the vote to free and fair also coming up the forest fires range across the northern hemisphere amid the record cost someone in northern california firefighters are struggling to contain and saw

no good using gold thing forest just warring homes and spreading lives. and here in berlin thousands turned down for one of europe's biggest gay pride down the reigns christopher street day. also on the show will bring the latest from the tour de france right girl right thomas the start to end this made me title thomas will become the first welshman to win the tour in sunday's final stage we'll show you how he reached the pinnacle of the cycling world. i'm sarah harmon welcome to the show it's good to have you with us as people in zimbabwe prepare to head to the polls they'll be casting their vote for a leader not named robert mugabe for the first time in a generation it's the first election since the former president was ousted from

power last year the current president emerson man gaga is running in a tight race against opposition leader nelson chamisa and both sides are pushing for every vote before the polls open. asin barclay's presidential race enters the final days of both sides are turning out in force rallying and dancing in support of their candidates the zanu p.f. the fancy footwork is all for this man and his and. was once mccarthy's right hand man with the ominous nickname of the crocodile he took over when mccarthy was forced to resign but has enthusiastic backers from his supporters who called him e.d. that is not easy i have come voluntarily to support my president. i want to assure him that i've got your vote come monday after my ex and even now my president. may. ease off there is simple revive the

economy tackle unemployment and attract foreign investment and that seems enough to get the greens dancing on the pitch. but in the red corner the movement for democratic change is rallying its support and not just with that dance moves there is a show of strength for the forty year old preacher nelson shot means. that we're going to have gays who are playing chess last we are going to go food he was trying to now i'm not going to fall because of mine or. everything kerry called for. on the campaign trail chemise have made a few rash promises like bringing the world cup and the lympics to the country and building a high speed train system to controversially chemise is already saying that he has

won the election and any other result would prove the poll is rigged whatever his claims analysts say monday's vote will be a close run race with the possibility of a runoff later in sept. stream summer temperatures in many parts the northern hemisphere of love firefighters battling massive blazes in the united states two firefighters have died after struggling to bring an inferno in northern california under control police say over a dozen people in the city of writing are unaccounted for in the blaze there has not yet been content. remember the area that forward. you know. it's a vision of hell is swirling at high speed this is reading california at night wildfires raging through the forests and into the suburbs at incredible speed. and this is what they left behind hundreds of homes tend to chop and rubble devastation for

homeowners. to find find says have already been killed whilst tucking the flames in california it's an uphill battle. only five percent of the blaze is under control so far current conditions high temperatures and wind are going nowhere. so we didn't experience more and more damaging wildfires more fires that ignite rapidly it's like throwing gas in. these type of fires they wrap them they they spread so fast california is used to fires. but over in europe sweden isn't huge blazes broke out even as far as the arctic north of thirty one conditions could get a lot worse in the. high winds may cause the fires to spread and the thunder is likely to start new fires have also we are still on high alert and ready to fight for any new fires hawg from this craft for them to renew your bet on those.

sweden's neighbors have been coming to their support sending people and planes planes sweden has never needed in the past but swedish officials say some of those international volunteers may have to be pulled out so great are the risks elsewhere in europe like california and europe is facing an unprecedented fire season and firefighters are at their limits. here's a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world turns afghanistan is killed at least two people one injured five others salt on a training center for midwives nearly seventy people were inside the center in jalalabad when the extremists attacked witnesses for gunfire and several blocks no group has claimed responsibility at. times of thousands of russians have protested against plans to hike the country's retirement age rallies organized by trade unions and the communist party mobilize people in over a dozen cities many russians have voiced their anger over the fact that this new

retirement age of sixty five is the life expectancy for russian men. pope francis has accepted the resignation of cardinal mccarrick one of the most prominent figures in the catholic church in the united states as follows allegations of sexual abuse including a case involving an eleven year old boy francis has ordered kark to remain in seclusion and in prayer until a church trial is held. to ethiopia now a country caught in a deadly cycle of famine and drought united nations estimates about eight million people are going hungry and that's despite there being no shortage of farm land development workers from germany who believe they can help end the cycle by tapping into local know how and expertise. alymer whoi who grows wheat on his two hectares of land in northern ethiopia as

a small holder he uses the time honored method of oxen and plough and like many other farmers he closes the pharaoh with the same plough after serving the seeds then he had an idea this is the old. and this is the new. he's walking one zero zero a layman who invented a new device which is less damaging to the earth and the seeds since he started using it he has increased his crop by a third the german society for international cooperation supports innovations like this development worker magnus schmidt takes up the ideas of small holders like a lamer and helps to forge new ways of farming moves from. we need to stem the rural exodus but we also need to invest in the industrial parks where food and draw materials are produced and which have to be produced to quality and quantity if you can only do that if you support the rural population. districts ethiopia is

a prime example of the german government's marshall plan for africa if africa's second largest country can succeed in modernizing its agriculture that it's possible elsewhere says magnus schmidt ever since the new ethiopian government took office germany has been able to sell modern plows past aside and seeds directly to farmers in so-called farmer service centers. if there are good seeds here if it's possible to increase production and if there is good downstream processing and more jobs in the future then ethiopia will be a region that won't have refugees making their way to europe really go through what you know. every year germany gives eighty million euros to ethiopia it's an investment that could grow. well the tour de france is coming to a close and it appears we have

a new winner here to tell us more about that is edna cambridge from v.w. sports ed good to have you in the studio we've still got a stage left to go but it looks like we already know who's going to take it tell us what's going on so it was the second to last stage of course and a final opportunity today for the chasing pack to try and usurp the right thomas at the top of that leaderboard as any good at all farm will tell you it's customary at the top of france very strangely but the race leader is never challenged on the final day so all you have to do today was maintain his lead of a second place to do milan and as we're about to see the welshman held is no. the moment the right thomas has dreamed of the tour de france title is as good as his thomas produced another excellent display in the penultimate stage he finished the time trial in third place and crucially retained a lead of almost two minutes in the general classification. to do on the biggest stage of all. over three weeks. since

a. time trial world champion tom to milan won the stage an outcome that keeps the dutchman in second place overall. he finished narrowly ahead of chris froome the four time tour de france champion has had a difficult few weeks but will at least end up on the podium in paris but barring a disaster it's his team sky colleague thomas who will take his crown as the holder of road cycling's most prestigious title. so thomas looking is that for a victory there he's competed before but we've never really heard his name in contention to win what do you do right this year where he's always been more of a supporting cyclist that's been his role the team's guys he's played an important role as chris froome has claimed tour de france titles over the past few years his highest ever finish in the past was fifteenth so for many it's a bit of a shock that he's done so well this year but they were signs there for instance and

last year's tour he was in second place before he fell off his bike broke his collarbone so although we didn't have the luck last year there was clearly pedigree there and some cycling fans could have expected a good performance from again this year and he also didn't take part in the chiro which is the big tally and which happens just before the tour de france all the other cyclists did chris froome for example and it takes a lot out of you. possibly a lot more fresh than the other competitors well and it went right for him and he had a great is a great run all right breast is important guys set for its sixth the win in seven years but they've had a controversial tour haven't they have chris froome. the defending champion he's been spat he's been booed he's actually had physical altercations with fans on the mountainside a lot of people aren't happy with him taking paul he was involved in a big doping allegation and obviously in the cycling is the last poll in which you want to be basically you know accused of doping so it's very bad on his record he was cleared of the allegations but people still aren't happy to see him taking part

now away from the cyclists the team manager dave brailsford he had to apologize as well for basically saying the spitting that was happening was all part of french culture so he was very happy of course i mean so it's a french people so a great victory again for skype but there have been a few setbacks along the way all right a bit of drama at the tour de france it wouldn't be the same without it that is ed thank you very much for being with us today. here in berlin thousands of people gathered for the city's annual christopher street day parade this year was the fortieth time the event's been held in the city it's one of europe's biggest gay pride events but it ended early this year organizers cancels some portions due to storm warnings here in the german capital. burn geyser has been at almost every christopher street day parade he's one of the pioneers of the movement. if you could do it i'm always excited as i was the first time the excitement doesn't stop me. he helped organize the first event held in one nine hundred seventy nine when

nearly five hundred people in west berlin demonstrated for equal rights at the same time public opinion was hostile towards them. but then i found that we got some positive reactions and that was very relieving from a guy that he gave me courage. christopher street day is not just a street party it's also political the fight for equal rights and acceptance in germany is far from over campaigners what the constitution amended to protect against discrimination based on sexual identity there also calls for better education anti gay insults are still widespread in german schools. this entire effort and i know we're not there yet up and there's still a lot of injustice we have to deal with and i think this is a wonderful way of doing that now about us move there as you have been developing show who you are is going to be public people should look like i had this is about freedom and not having to hide anymore you can be yourself. crime statistics hell

of a show that being yourself can be dangerous in berlin alone there were three hundred twenty four confirmed homophobic attacks last year young reported number will be significantly higher for but guys it and tens of thousands of others the fight for justice continues. and the news i'm sarah harman in berlin way back at the top of the hour with an update for now thanks for watching c s it. is going to. tell my manager today. you know the banks. and so watch the language of the bank. speaking the truth global news that matters d.w. made for mines. climate change. waste.

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