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do you don't. this is you don't really use lines from berlin clamp down on things so will the neighboring nations rush to close their borders to bullying migrants as the flood of venezuelans escaping economic chaos grows the government at home launches a currency reform in the hope of restoring some stability also coming up an economic milestone for greece after almost a decade of debt crisis the country's bailout and apples will now be able to borrow money on financial markets for the first time in eight years but the route to full
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recovery is still a long one and here fully unions for north and south korea's rejoining loved ones they haven't seen in decades many thought this day would never come. back thank you so much for your company everyone always start our broadcast with the deepening economic crisis in venice away law which is causing mounting tensions at south america's borders as more and more people flee poverty and hunger in the country a state in neighboring brazil has asked the supreme court now to halt the entry of migrants colombia brazil ecuador peru and chile are trying to slow the flow over their borders meanwhile president venezuela has launched
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a new currency knocking five zero softer denominations of back notes but that doesn't seem to have stopped the flow of people fleeing the economic chaos. i argue a lot has been dragging her suitcase along of highway she is fleeing desperation and economic hardship back home in venezuela crossing into ecuador on foot as an undocumented migrant. we spent all night by the border the authorities told us to be patient they said they would guess not answer in the morning but there was no response they just told us to head to venezuela express that we don't want more venezuelans here. after ecuador imposed new entry restrictions on saturday aileen and her friends felt that they had no choice but to cross illegally while they press on thousands of others are stranded at the checkpoint hungry and cold fearful of being sent back we have arrived here and we have no hope whatsoever
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being able to pass through my husband is desperate over in peru my family is also desperate in venezuela we just want to help our families i have two children i sold my house i have nothing now i can't go back to venezuela with nothing. the unprecedented exodus of desperate venezuelans is increasingly overwhelming neighboring countries colombia and brazil tighten border controls earlier this year now ecuador and peru following suit. tensions along the borders are rising over the weekend brazilians in the border town of buck i am a tandem in israel and migrants forcing hundreds of newcomers to flee back across the frontier across the region the growing influx of venezuelans as stoking animosity against the migrants and has been building for years despite that and at the risk of being turned away i lean and have friends still have that i set on peru and many are still on their way in what could be the world's next migration crisis
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. well meanwhile greece has today emerged from the last of this three bailout programs athan. this is no longer the pens on aid from the european union your few central bank and the international monetary fund the loans amounted to two hundred sixty billion euros and came out a steep cost for the people of greece. finally no more aid packages and no more funding requirements but the last eight years have been tough for greece and brought drastic cost cutting measures many greeks lost their jobs and their homes income is fallen by a third on average the taxes however remained high for most people it will be a long time before the situation improves and some people don't even believe it's possible like this silversmith but also because you're personally for me in the coming years i don't see any hope everything looks bleak to me. because you see the middle of the great crisis brought down me and thousands of people in my
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position women weren't interested in buying our clothes anymore and as a result my manufacturing company closed we started this combined cafeteria and many market he hopes he'll soon gain a foothold again many people in greece are trying to fight their way through. it feels like a guy in my hopes on something better even if we've left the bailout program i believe me greeks will be paying for years to come but we all hope for something better hope dies last and the government knows there's still plenty to do even with all the loans paid off. but as it will make more needs to be john starting with the tax system which is in business friendly right now the justice system must deliver decisions faster that will have a direct influence on attracting investment on the whole thing should become more european the state should provide key services greece still has a huge mountain of debt to the tune of three hundred fifty billion euros they'll be
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dealing with that for a long time to come. a turkish court has ruled that a german journalist can leave the country months after being released from prison during her trial on terror charges though this isn't allowed michelle to look to leave was made several weeks ago but has only now been made public germany's foreign minister has set the move was a step towards improving german turkish relations which have been strained in recent years. there was visible relief among michelle a total in her relatives when she was released from prison eight months ago news that her overseas travel ban has now been lifted is a firm the sign of deescalation between turkey and germany. political reaction in berlin was positive though leading policymakers clearly believe more progress is needed. to fight for the release of anyone detained in countries where my opinion the rule of law recent fully functional is a positive step. i slid. over the weekend social democrat
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leader list tabled the idea of financial aid for turkey's struggling economy. but chancellor angela merkel spokesman poured cold water on that idea. of the i mean the forgotten and we'll show you actually you know last week we repeatedly stated that turkey's economic stability is in germany's interest that the question that emerged this weekend of german aid for turkey that is not on the government's agenda at the moment you took i went to sleep on the twenty first a german citizen with turkish roots toto was arrested last year on charges of terrorist propaganda and membership in an extreme left party as a journalist for a leftist news agency she got caught up in a massive crackdown on the opposition that followed the failed coup in turkey back in twenty sixteen told who's next court appearance is scheduled for october it's
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unclear whether she'll be attending for now she's due to travel back to germany on sunday let's get you caught up now at some of the other stories making news around the world. for francis has condemned what he called the crime of child sex abuse and cover ups within the catholic church writing in a rare letter to catholics around the world the pontiff said perpetrators need to be tried. water levels in the southern indian state of corolla are receding after nearly two weeks of catastrophic flooding at least three hundred fifty people have died after heavy rains caused the worst flooding in the state for a century more than three quarters of a million people are in relief camps officials are now worried about an outbreak of disease. authorities or spain say they're treating an attempted knife attack on
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a police officer as a terrorist act a man shouting god is great lunged at an officer in a police station near barcelona before being shot dead as the gators now have not yet confirmed the man's identity. next up emotional reunions of war separated families in korea dozens of elderly south koreans are in north korea for a long awaited reunions with family members a tearful meet ups rejoin relatives who were divided after the korean war nearly seven decades ago there you were unions were approved by the leaders of the two koreas at a historic summit back in april which was part of a recent thaw in relations. they can finally embrace each other have to check it's a pot. many of them are parents and children brothers and sisters who sometimes struggle to recognise each other to such a long separation. system
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system i see you've gone through so much. it's a bittersweet moment despite being able to meet these family members who only have eleven hours to spend together. and for at least eighty nine elderly south koreans this may be the very last time they can travel to north korea to see their relatives time is taking its toll many have become. two old with both koreas technically still at war chances of seeing each other also rare for unions like this have only taken place twenty times since two thousand apart from the state sanction to get togethers there is no way to contact each other phone calls and letters are prohibited by p.r. yeah. that's what makes this meeting so precious even if it's short at least for now they can put aside the sorrow of being apart and live in the moment. at
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least ten people have been killed on the indonesian islands of longbox and song after a fresh series of earthquakes hit the regional several powerful tremors including one with a strength of six point nine it triggered landslides damaged buildings and spread panic it comes just two weeks after the worst earthquake in the island's recent history killed four hundred sixty people. it is a scene that is becoming familiar to races and some tall a-g. makers on the island of lombok the aftermath of yet another powerful areas quake this measuring magnitude six point three the first in a series to strike the island over a matter of hours damaging buildings and causing panic. my god i was on the third floor it was very strong and we could feel the building shaking all of the lights went out from. the initial air
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squeaks and the center was in love box northeast further travers' came next then a stronger and much shallower quake this time measuring six point nine heads off the islands northeast coast here a landslide triggered on the mountain where hikers had been trapped in july quake a week later on august fifth the worst quake in the island's history killed more than four hundred sixty people. there with terrorists who tales and businesses well drilled in the task of getting people out quickly. so more everyone ran out of the hotel but no one pushed their way through they evacuated calmly. fearing further trainers these hotel guests are preparing for a sleepless night i sayit hospitals to moving patients to relative safety. and we stay in the news here where the asian games are underway in the capital
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jakarta all this year's program includes a sports as an exhibit event with the expectation that it will become a medal event the next games in four years while with competitive video gaming on the rise across the globe one school in the nation's capital is offering its students a chance to hone their skills in the classroom while some parents may question the idea but students and the principal at the p s k d one high school are convinced it in richard's their educational program. this is a seeing that familiar to millions although few who look at these pictures will be reminded of their time in school. but video games have found their way into the classroom at this high school in jakarta with the blessing of the teachers. the students are offered up to twenty hours of competitive gaming a week coached by a special tutor it's perhaps no surprise that principal yohannes is a keen gamer himself but it's not just for fun he sees e-sports as
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a useful learning tool. in terms of academic skills students can learn about math economics group interaction and communication from east sports in our school we decided to have an east ports program because of its educational value. the students don't spend all of their time sitting in front of the screen they also get together to discuss gaming strategies it's all part of the master plan. and i know we can make money from e sports by becoming pro players cost is a new chief. if the millions are to materialize for these students they all need to train hard the team is currently preparing for a tournament in melbourne and there are plans afoot to establish a league for local schools. this year sees e-sports featured as an exhibition event in the asian games currently underway here in jakarta. with the next generation of competitors try to haul it in the city it's the perfect time for them to be here
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now. and that brings us to the end of this edition of. lent on behalf of the entire team thank you so much for spending this part of your day with us the news continues at the top of the hour. mr goble. got it all you can. really know about the man behind the dark shades. just moments in the life of a great designer. to. start september.

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