connection and were determined to bring something here for the next generation the india the empowerment series of global three thousand on t.w. and all mine. i am. this is deja vu news live from berlin bellwether election in zimbabwe people are voting for the first time for someone other than a long time pot of crap robert mugabe zimbabweans bringing a long line since dawn to cast their ballots were in the capital harare for the latest in this landmark approach also coming up. they don't inferno california

firefighters say they're gaining ground on a massive blaze that has killed seven people there forecasters are warning there will be no and soon to the hot and dry conditions and one that carty states cambodia's leader just extend it is more than their read decade long rule last year he got rid of the main opposition party and now he claims a clean sweep for his party in sunday's election all the seats in parliament. thank you so much for your company everyone. we start off with a landmark election underway in zimbabwe where for the first time in nearly four decades the people are voting but the name of former author terry and leader robert mugabe is not on the ballot zimbabweans have been turning out in large numbers

forming long lines of polling stations around the country and didn't use it in creech spent the day at a polling station in the capital harare. here's in them bob we're scepter to our hour long very long for the first time since robert mugabe who was chased out of office by the military last year people are allowed to go to the polling stations and the turnout is huge. and very very. this is a stanford scene i hope you're going to bring a change to our country it's a special day because it's all of this time is a new generation to choose who aren't ever since we were born is near it's praised our choice everyone is able to put cheese for it freely not being intimidated intimidated by is just free so look if anything's going to be just. so after waiting when people are finally allowed to come in here to cast

their votes but before that they have to come over here to pick their ballots paper where they find a total of twenty three candidates. neck on neck race is expected on the one side. of the ruling zanu p.f. although he has been out of the ruling elites minister and vice president under mugabe he's portraying himself as a reformer in his short time in office he try to open up the country to investors and also allow its about winds to express their opinion freer than on the mugabe of his key opponent over there nelson chamisa however does not believe in the sudden change of heart of the ruling party that has been suppressing his a position party m.d.c. for years it could be the first relatively free and fair elections in the history of them back with the opposition where allowed to campaign even outside the capital harare without fear and for the first time since two thousand and two also an election observer mission of the european union was invited the chief of the observation mission germany e.u. parliamentarian elmar brok just arrived at the polling station people are not so

afraid anymore there is no violence physical violence but perhaps some intimidation . and uncluttered t. bow to procedure to come to the elections concerning to vote to solicit the below cheats and to be have to take that also there's reason for optimism but also a reason for concern for the future of zimbabwe the questions are how will the opposition react if the president will win these elections will they accept the results on the other hand how will the powerful military react who has been interfering in politics in the past will they allow a peaceful transition of power. and increase reporting there in the core of the ball is also in harare covering these historic elections for us melanie it's just hard to overstate just how historic this day is for the people of zimbabwe is it living up to expectations how is it going so far and

really is living up to expectations here it's been a very significant day for the almost six million voters in zimbabwe and you really should have seen the queues here in harare people with starting to queue from four am in the morning i believe three hours before the polling stations even opened because they are so excited because they've been saying this time around they know that their vote will really count. what's really striking that is early or melanie we heard from robert mugabe who of course used to rule zimbabwe with an iron fist now he cast his ballot just like any other ordinary voter in zimbabwe as well and when he did that he spoke out in support of the opposition candidate why do you think he did that. well let's remember he did not leave the political stage voluntarily he was ousted by the military last november and he's been really resentful he's been saying it's been painful for him not to

see his name on the ballot paper this time and also his party has become unconstitutional and undemocratic which is of course a very strong statement coming from someone who ruled the country under what was essentially a dictatorship for almost four decades and govern knows that he has a lot of political sway still so he knows that if he keeps on saying you should vote for to me so some of the people who might have voted for the might go out and actually vote for the opposition that's. melania along with the international observers invited by the new government was also the e.u. which is monitoring this election as well i have read heard from them what is their assessment are these free and fair elections we've heard from them several times today we've been in touch with the she thought of the e.u. observer mission here in zimbabwe and he's been saying there's a bit of a mixed picture around in some areas of the country it's been very smoothly running

it's been peaceful everything worked perfectly and then in other areas it's been very very disorganized catastrophic a organized almost some people leaving the queues because they have been waiting for too long especially young mothers so we'll have to see for their final assessment later this week and of course well also looking forward to seeing how high they will set the bar in judging whether these elections are actually transparent and fair use melanie curveball reporting from harare zimbabwe thank you. all right and you can find more information about the isn't by way election on our website just go to w dot com slash africa and you can also of course follow us on twitter for the latest that's at d w news all right now we shift our attention to the u.s. where emergency services in that country are battling wildfires in northern

california but have killed at least six people and the story thousands of acres of land tinder dry conditions and very hot temperatures have caused almost twenty wildfires to ignite a one of the worst affected regions is the area around reading city and shasta county police there have confirmed the fires killed two young children and their great grandmother. neighborhoods reduced to ash and rubble the smell of char still hanging in the air some families in this northern california community had only fifteen minutes to flee. the wind just took off and i don't remember exactly what they called it it's almost like a tornado with fire in it and it came over the hill and. it wiped out our house it wiped out our next door neighbor's home. firefighters and emergency personnel have been working around the clock to alert residents before

the wildfires reached them in shasta county some thirty eight thousand people have been evacuated so far. but with firefighters struggling to contain the fast moving flames the local fire department cautions that it could be a while before people can return home we understand how that feels a lot of us are evacuated as well we want to get you back in and help this community come back together so you just know and be patient with us that we are clearing areas and making it safe for you to go home as fast as we can. as officials hope for the best weather forecasters warn it could get even worse dangerous ongoing heat wave promises more hot and dry conditions that could further feed the flames. all right let's bring up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world. malaysia's government says it cannot determine with any certainty why flight m h three seventy mysteriously disappeared back in two thousand and fourteen its official report says the pilot and first

officers were well rested and showed no sign of anxiety your stress some wreckage has been located but it's still unclear where the plane carrying two hundred thirty nine passengers came down. india has effectively stripped says an citizenship from four million people in the rural eastern state of a somber they could face deportation if they are unable to produce documents proving their citizenship in defraying as it was to root out illegal migrants from neighboring manuel this but critics say the measure targets a psalms muslim population. so being present there are they going to tarry day looked on as bulldozers flattened luxury vehicles worth almost five million euros while the government wants a crackdown on smuggling and this destruction is a warning to anyone trying to evade paying import duties this is the second fleet of cars destroyed in this manner. cambodia's ruling party has

claimed it has won all the seats in the parliamentary election that took place on sunday now if true and the official results are won't be declared until august eleventh cambodia would become a one party state under its veteran leader hans send it was one of the telling of the book you just got your cut in mind where you dish it out of actually. a cashing reception for prime minister send back at work today after what his party claimed was a landslide victory after thirty three years in power he was confirmed in office again after a relentless crackdown on opposition preliminary election results show the incense party taking at least seventy percent of the vote. in exile in indonesia the leadership of the main opposition party had a different story to tell plenty more new law.

in cambodia. history. in the senate race in the. right to choose government unfortunately that choice had been made before polls opened. after one send nearly lost to the converge international rescue party or c.n.n. and the last election he made sure they wouldn't threaten him again last year compared to his main opposition party was dissolved by court order its leader jailed for treason websites critical of one sense party with blocked. a country that after the bloody rule of pope was enjoying decades of stability seems to be steadily turning into an autocratic he ruled state. you know this is

the resoundingly victory that one san guaranteed himself when he dissolved the c n r b n now he's going to do his victory lap the geishas what is the international community to do about this next. while china has congratulated hinson in the running of his election but if the u.s. and the e.u. already threaten to impose sanctions on combat he has high ranking officials aren't joining us from jakarta indonesia is the vice president of the band cambodia national rescue party the main opposition party. a very worthy welcome a search warrant why did your party say the election marked the death of democracy we just heard you say that in the piece that we just aren't aired the can would be a national restaurant were presenting over this three million views a hat with electorates was not part of the election yesterday because it would

be sold by the supreme court that is at the end controlled by mr hussein it was to see now you accused sen to run with that will and. we will present the will of the people we cannot accept that we would not what this election because do will of the people who is it it want to see is dead in cambodia now your party has in the meantime called on the international community to reject the results in the hope that fresh a fresh election maybe could be called i mean is that a few towel exercise at this stage. which doesn't send in the claim himself to be in the chip in that lead to. the government of campbell yet it will not be illegitimate a government of cambodia and the. reactions from the e.u.

from the united states from other countries show it very well that used to be he said to have to deal with this legitimacy therefore he wants to be a vocal not used as a legitimate leader eat it all together when that hasn't reached it leader has to be a election. i mean. you're referencing there the us and e.u. who are already worn cambodia that it could face harsh sanctions in the wake of what they're calling sham a sham vote what would that mean for your country and that's mr incentive and care about legitimacy in the legitimate leader of your country mr hussain has been given a sick no warning do a big back do bring that in democracy but he doesn't care because the only thing that he's hungry for is more power but we do care what is going to happen is

economic sanctions and eat it is the whole it will be a disaster for the economy and we do not want to believe that what this way we will political solutions that will bring in seeing at the back to get the country you need to set solution is for that can we get ten of the late economic sanctions mr straw what next now for cambodia i mean your party has been very and you are in exile in jakarta indonesia can you be an effective opposition party not being in cambodia. as i said the year we have of the country in inside cambodia all people also people should need strong this by intimidation will even feel it inside all outside of cambodia

and we are determined and we have been leading the opposition and spreading democracy in cambodia in the hearts of the people of cambodia for over twenty five years we are not ended by up people and to and we. thought to bring democracy back to cambodia back to people with vice president of the bound cambodian national rescue party thank you for joining us on the program thank you you're watching the news this is what's still ahead. and they corroborate demonstrators have been out in support of the nation's catholic bishops present arteta has accused the bishops of assisting a plot to overthrow and we'll look at the cause of nicaragua as minds of iraqis. but first let's get some business news now with fantasy thank you limit well germany at the moment is in a bit of

a tussle with china as far as investment goes business it says that it intends to better protect crucial sectors from takeovers by companies from china and other known e.u. countries the government statement coming amid a disagreement with beijing last week the german government moved to block china's state grid from acquiring a twenty percent stake in the electricity transmission network operator fifty heads instead the state bank k e f w agreed to take the stake fending off the chinese offer however the government stresses the country remains open for foreign investment. let's get the taken for a good cause because it puts a study by presidential correspondent. so germany is open for business but it sounds like it's going to get a little more selective. yes ben and it does sound like it's going to get a little bit more selective on the chinese side of things there are two cases actually that give that impression the first is the one that you just mentioned

with fifty terrorists the network operator supplies eighteen million people with power so it is indeed critical infrastructure and that was also the reason given by the german government a spokesperson said. it is there's a great interest in protecting critical infrastructure of the population and the economy expect a reliable energy supply and then the population in the economy might wonder is there something going on about voters here but there's a second case. and that is a lie felt metal spinning that's a machine maker for parts that are then used in the air and space industry and supposedly there is a cabinet meeting on wednesday reuters reports that where. it will be talked about where the takeover is should happen or should not in the mood seems to me. is germany right to worry about takeovers but china. well there's been

several takeovers that have triggered fears one was in two thousand and sixteen when a chinese company overtook german robot maker and there was a big discussion about that only recently. a lot of shares have been bought off. the german automaker so there is fear and china's made in china twenty twenty five initiative is sort of trying to get the country to be a more industrial competitive country. and that overlaps with german core industries but on the other hand germany for investment and that needs to go both ways industry just warned because they're worried it might scare off. foreign investors entirely and it hasn't always gone both ways thank you very much for your analysis from frankfurt. german pilots working for ryan air

have voted to strike as they push for collective labor agreements that europe's largest low cost carrier after the weekend talks failed the cockpit union gave the carrier till august the sixth to come up with an offer on a canceled hundreds of flights last week after crews in spain italy portugal and ireland went on strike december german pilots became the first ever to strike at ryanair but disruption then was limited cockpit says ninety six percent of pilots now favor a fresh walkout will give twenty four hours warning ahead of any actions. it's another break related blow for the city of london germany's biggest lender georgia bank has moved much of its clearing activity from the british capital to frankfurt instead it will be handled by your rakes a division of the frankfurt stock exchange clearing houses work as intermediaries between buys and sellers of financial instruments london dominates the business

with daily transactions worth about a trillion euros but georgia bank says the move won't cost jobs. and one of germany's warmest summers in decades has farmers worried about their livelihoods there's been a severe shortage of rain in the northern and eastern parts of the country now they're asking for government help to the tune of about a billion euros to make up for lost crops. an unseasonably warm and dry spring has sped up and thinned out the grain harvest last year's yield was already down from the five year average this year's is expected to be even lower farmers have been pushing for direct payments for weeks i nearly all the oil a billion euros would be welcome we're expecting damage in the billions of grain and cereal losses alone come to one point four billion euros then we got the rapeseed losses the turnips the vegetables the potatoes everything suffering. the german farmers association says the one billion euros would help operations that

are down more than thirty percent from the previous year on tuesday association officials will appeal to german agricultural minister yulia cook now seen here at the g. twenty sure report to the german cabinet the following day clinton has already said she's concerned about farmers in the north and east but not everyone believes financial help is the answer the agricultural policy representative for the social democrats argues that aiding farmers would set a bad precedent for other businesses. back to life thank you ben we have to nicaragua next this central american country has been rocked by months of violence deadly confrontations between student led protesters and pro-government forces it's the worst crisis to break out since a bloody civil war came to an end back in one thousand nine hundred mile at least one hundred seventy people are believed to have been killed in this crackdown it's the biggest challenge that president daniel ortega has had to face in over the

weekend thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the capital managua in support of nicaragua's catholic bishops ortega accuses the bishops of helping and i plot to overthrow him in a coup. nicaragua is in turmoil protesters battle police in the streets people are dying. and even places of worship don't offer any sanctuary. three months into the unrest there appears to be no end in sight protesters want the president to quit. do nothing i'm not afraid i'm dreaming of freedom for nicaragua and ortega should go. until they're not going to be your lot of to go hasn't changed a bit he tech the church back in the eighty's he systematically persecuted them then and now but a few on the weekend people peacefully protested against ortega and for the catholic church church leaders have been under fire because they've been trying to

mediate between the government and opposition groups that has made them the target of attacks suspected government supporters have branded them terrorists. the church will always stand for dialogue and try to solve problems using words. we are for a reason not to violence. how did it all come to this at the end of april president otay got announced he was making big cuts to nicaraguans pensions this unleashed a wave of protests the most serious the country has seen in decades ortega has admitted that in response the army has been using live rounds. yet another proof they want to kill us the protesters now point to the authorities aryan style of rule of ortega. who was once considered the hope of the nation his fight against anastasio samosa his dictatorship was supported by many leftists back

in the one nine hundred seventy s. but critics say the man who once fought poverty and social inequality has since become rich by exploiting the poor ortega supporters have also been taking to the streets and in his first interview or nine years the president said he would not be resigning. we've been elected by the people deserve a parliamentary term pretty good. right now we're in the middle of one which is going to end in the year twenty twenty one. we will. the government claims fifty people have been killed in the unrest so far human rights organizations however say that figure could be as high as four hundred fifty. back here in europe a polar bear was fatally shot for mauling a cruise ship employee on an arctic island in norway a second employee of the german cruise liner here parker lloyd shot the bear after the initial attack trying to save his colleagues life both guards were preparing

a land trip for the crew ship's tourist when the incident happened injured man was transported to a hospital on the norwegian mainland is reportedly in stable condition. as you might expect seeing a very dramatic picture the incident set off a firestorm on social media let's take a look at some of the reactions to what a unfolded there one user came up with a new slogan for the cruise company writing join a cruises travel to interesting places meet exciting unusual animals and shoot them others called on the company to completely abandon the sector global warming is already threatening the fragile ecosystem that polar bears need they are fighting for survival and now get shot because the one percent are seeking the thrill of seeing them close up. so a very emotional response to that said dramatic event that happened so that does it

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