this is news line from berlin a u.s. ruling threatens to bring a chemical giant tweets mean a dying man awarded almost three hundred million dollars a jury says among some to kill or gave him cancer the company is facing thousands of similar lawsuits and will find out what this means. and ports german owners also coming up. protests in romania town volunteers thousands called for the government's resignation the police have responded with tear gas and rubber bullets injuring hundreds.

thank you for your company a jury in the u.s. state of california has found one son so guilty of causing terminal cancer in a plaintiff who was exposed. they ordered the chemicals giant which is now owned by germany's bya to pay two hundred fifty million dollars in punitive damages plus thirty nine million in compensation with oranges in san francisco fast tracked the case because the man is dying wayne johnson had used the chemicals in his job as a grounds keeper. did roundup pro or ranger pro fail to perform as safely as an ordinary consumer would have expected when you used or misused in an intended or reasonably foreseeable way answer yes

was the roundup pro or range of pro design a substantial factor in causing harm to mr johnson answer yes. what amount of punitive damages if any do you award to mr johnson answer two hundred fifty million dollars i'm glad to be here to be able to help with a cause is way bigger than me so hopefully this thing will start to get the attention that it needs to gay rights so folks can make a good choice every major known human carcinogen had a moment mike this a moment when the science finally caught up when they could no longer bury it where people had to actually look at it and say we have a problem and this case is that moment. so that case was the first such ruling on one such as roundup weed killer which contains a gradient the life of say to los angeles new german on a by

a believe that the jury is mistaken and they will appeal but we're now going to talk to a who's actually been following the story for us thank you for joining us and if so what can you tell us about rhonda it's it's for many years being the most commonly used we kill in the world it's used around the globe it's been in use for more than forty years everybody's using it people use in their private gardens people use it in commercial nurseries people use its promise uses i thought i could culturally it's all over the place and it has been used for a very long time. the problem is that this guy for say eight ingredient which is what kills the plants that you spray it on to is now controversial has been for some years and there are a number of countries around the world that have found it or at least very strictly limited how much it can be used and how much can be used in public places like pots and things like that so we just saw him up on our screens showing just how widely used around a is is that why this case is so important you have them at the map is showing

which countries are actually banning all restricting the use of round up or of life to say containing we can as yet the problem is that it is being. used everywhere and now the company that produces the monsanto now owned by bio as you said that company says that this is therefore the most studied we've career in the world and that nothing new no nothing has come up yet to prove it and this case is crucial because it's the first one to actually make that specific link between round up and actual cancer that is killing this man and many others but it looks like this case is not over yet as we mentioned buyers looking to appeal the ruling they don't want to pay dwayne johnson they don't want to pay any of the others who are lining up to make similar claims and they said they will fight it they're doubling down the same that life sate is not cancer cuss in the general but the interesting thing is that they keep saying the fate itself is not carcinogenic what was it was argued in the

in the court room was that it wasn't that chemical itself but that it was a combination of that plus a second chemical in the week which made sure that the clive estate went into that goes into the lease of the plant but this combination is so carcinogenic cannot something that monsanto hasn't really yet address it'll be interesting to see how much science ends up in the courtrooms certainly had a cleaver thank you very much for your insights and well it's been a tense twenty four hours in romania with hundreds injured in clashes between police and anti-government protesters now tens of thousands rallied in the capital book arrest and in other cities to demand the government's resignation they blame the ruling social democrats for endemic corruption and low wages the protests were organized by groups of romania's who work abroad and they say that their countries corruption and poor financial prospects effectively force them to emigrate.

a night of violence in the romanian capital leaving four hundred fifty people hurt . clashes broke out in bucharest when police tried to clear victory square. they fired water cannon and tear gas at protesters after they refused to disperse. romania's president a critic of the government condemned what he called excessive use of force. but police defended their tough response with around thirty officers also injured in the clashes. it started as a peaceful day of demonstration organized by remaining ex-pats thousands have returned to voice anger at what they say has forced them to leave the country lower wages a lack of opportunity and above all government corruption. but what i'd like to change first the corrupted leaders in romania then the living standard a decent one. right age and i came from bilbao in spain just for this protest of

romanians living abroad we're fed up we must be united in more pressure more than four million romanians work abroad and many are now demanding change in one of europe's most corruption plagued countries. that's our look at some of the other stories making news around the world police in the united states say a suicidal airline employee stole an empty passenger plane on friday and then crashed it into an island. two army jets pursued the plane but one able to prevent it from coming down and sparking off a fire officials say the pilot was likely killed in the crash. there is no end in science to california wildfire majestie with a rapidly moving blaze breaking out of some scope and destroying dozens of hectares of land two major fires elsewhere in the state's north have been mostly contained but a massive blaze in the state's south has been nearly doubled in size. wildlife

officials in mexico have been jolted by the unexplained deaths of thousands or other of dozens of manatees on the country's south coast at least twenty eight dead man is use have been found there since may and researchers are currently testing the contamination and trying to relocate the animals to a safer area. turkish president dawn is vowing to defy the u.s. says washington presses ankara to release a jailed american cleric on friday u.s. president donald trump doubled his country's tariffs on turkish steel and aluminum imports sending the country's currency tumbling with turkey falling deeper into the economic crisis no one has again called on talks to exchange their dollars and euros for lyra in a bid to shore up the turkish currency. if turkey is president who is feeling the heat off to the plunge of the currency on friday and he showed no sign of it here

in speaking to supporters in a resort on the black sea coast he struck a tone of defiance towards the united states saying turkey would not be intimidated by threats like you all are. he criticized the u.s. for perth ties in the case of a detained american pastor over its ties with. it's wrong to try to bring turkey for a pastor. i am once again calling on those in america. it is a pity that you choose a pastor over your strategic partner in nato. but the u.s. seems unlikely to back down over the detention of american pastor craig bronson he's now under house arrest after spending nearly twenty months in a turkish jail. and courage hughes's him of involvement in the failed military coup in twenty sixteen. washington says the challenge is

a charm top brunson however is far from being only challenge. the free form of the lira also reflects widespread worries about the state of the turkish economy and fears that the lawn is taking gets in the wrong direction. when the dollar rose so high i thought this was the end for sure i thought the turkish economy was headed for rock bottom but the thing is the dollar is not rising it's the lira that's losing its value you know our people need to realize this if the iranian currency is more valuable than the lira i think that's a real problem. so for all of. the us it could in the end be the country's economic woes that forced him to change his choose german chancellor angela merkel is in spain for informal talks with spanish prime minister petal sanchez with immigration likely to dominate the agenda while the two

leaders have been meeting at such as residence in the south of the country in recent months spain has become the preferred route for migrants trying to reach europe and that's after italy tightened restrictions on their arrival of refugee boats the talks come two days after madrid agreed to take back in my quest to reach germany despite being registered in spain. the united nations is raising the alarm of a growing crisis involving venezuelan migrants hyperinflation and chronic shortages of food and basic supplies of from ted hundreds to feed venezuela now many have headed for brazil which recently reopened its northwestern border for after a judge had ordered its closure others have chosen to cross into colombia up into the heights of the andes and into ecuador it's an exhausting journey taking several days and spending thousands of kilometers. they come with hope

and what little they can carry. only to find this a long wait in the cold with other desperate venezuelans trying to cross from colombia into ecuador the numbers are overwhelming the u.n. says more than half a million venezuelans have fled to ecuador this year. volunteers help how they can phones for a call home to loved ones left behind as venezuela spirals downward for the money facing the most difficult of all has been leaving our families our children our wives what more can i say it's a tough blow me to. a recent surge of venezuelan arrivals up to forty five hundred daily as that quito to declare a state of emergency. to jump fueled by fears the border will close if colombia's new right wing president decides to get tough on

migration. here in brazil another exodus of venezuelans that has locals wringing their hands hundreds have been turning up daily many without money sleeping rough. i mean. i'm hoping to spend all my life here in brazil me not to be here out on the street to find a place to live look after my family i mean for me. a judge this week in the northern province did order the border with that as we look closed authorities said they're facing a humanitarian crisis and can't handle the numbers the ruling a sense been overturned. the un has set up a base here to help process fleeing venezuelans and they keep coming as their home unfolds further into an economic tailspin. intelius greek teenager stefano said seabass has continued his final run of the toronto masters by

beating defending champion alexandra's vet of l.t.c. best battled back from a set and five two down to turn the tables on germany's despair of the nineteen year old had upset over a joke of bitch in the last round he saved two match points against a frustrated sparrow of to take the clash into a decide out and see if he completed his huge win after a pair of double fault. and that's all from w.'s news team right now we do have more coming up the top of the hour and don't forget you can always get the latest news and information from the cult by simply don't go onto our web site that's d.w. dot com don't forget you can also follow us on social media we are at need up to news thank you for watching state.

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