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this is d.w. news live from berlin india awaits a landmark decision on gay rights the country's top court is set to decide whether to reverse a nineteenth century law that criminalizes homosexuality people who have been forced to live their lives in the shadows now hope that the controversial order will be struck down we'll go live to delhi also coming up. a rock star reception from a tail sell beanie italy's far right interior minister he hoped to launch
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a populist coalition into power nearly one hundred days in office d.w. looks at how well people think the coalition is doing and actually governing the country after the trump resistance speaks out the new york times publishes an editorial by a senior member of the administration truly vows to thwart trump's agenda. the president calls the move. i'm sorry kelly walk into the program in india become trees top court has been hearing petitions challenging the constitutionality constitutionality of a colonial era law that criminalizes gay sex for years the law has forced homosexuals to stay in the closet and made them vulnerable to police abuse and sexual assault with limited recourse our india correspondent sonia falling car went
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to the northern city of luck now to meet one man who has been fighting back at great personal cost she sent us this report. a nineteenth century mostly. a refuge for gay men like and spartan of over ten years it's a place they can be free from society's ski's in a country where the law criminalizing homosexuality known a section three seventy seven is routinely used as a couple to hound people it is making their lives hell they are their fears everyday affairs blackmailed extortion rape harris men beating a fourteen percent of them just for thigh just because of the fear that they would be outed by the police and by the community because it is still seen as a criminal thing artist knows that only too well he runs be awareness programs
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among the working class gay population and activity fraught with risk in india several years ago he and his colleagues were thrown into prison they were charged with conspiracy to commit sodomy and possess so-called obscene materials but it was a shock because what we're trying was trying to save lives and we're being imprisoned and that was horrific because in jail for initial candy they deny drinking water the they're being beaten up regularly and that left so many scars. others lost most of his teeth because of the beatings and the poor hygiene in prison he was shunned by his friends it took years before he dared to enter the station again but he hasn't given up the fight he's now one of the petitioners pushing india's stop court to decriminalize homosexuality among the gay community
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the poor of the most bundle. in guevara without go along with the gong no one of this workshop can seek six wants to show their. husbands and fathers and some of them to sex workers only of them. for saudia there is lots of pressure on me to get married as a man you're expected to do that and run the family more liberal have a diagnosis no one in my family or my neighborhood knows i'm gay if they did they call me a faggot. my family wouldn't accept me anymore as as soon as i didn't have the. added spends long hours at the office he draws strength from the state and his family especially his mother who has been hugely supportive. in the evening artists work. he goes to public parks we homosexuals men can find sexual partners and yet remain anonymous in the shadows the risk of contracting hiv is high and that's
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not the only danger. the men when they're approaching their customers. will trade them off putting them in the game on the under the pretext of section three hundred seven. and and using that pretext to blackmail them extort money rape them and doctor why we feel that the law should go because if it was obvious the quantum and the right to exist. under risk india's supreme court is expected to deliver a verdict on whether the bill is constitutional. the so just hope in the gay community . that would be fine. and right now we are awaiting a bad decision on whether or not the court will indeed overturn that law and get the latest from delhi as our correspondent there joins us so what should we expect today. well there's a huge sense of anticipation and i'm still trying to keep an eye on things as we
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speak because that decision could be coming out any moment in fact the the last the last time that we were given was actually five minutes ago but still nothing yet but you know that does seem to be a sense that you know this is going to be a decision that is favorable to the community what exactly that's going to look like we don't know whether it's going to go as far as striking down the law all together or whether it's going to be a guidance from the supreme court to parliament to enact some legislation but generally there does seem to be a sense that the supreme court is going to rule in a way that says that consensual sex between adults of any gender should not be criminalized of course we don't know that for sure and that's what we're kind of waiting to see what happens if it could it could go a different way but. across the country have been traveling to delhi today. in anticipation of having something to celebrate about tell us if if they do indeed
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decide to take us through the scenarios because if they do indeed decide to to reverse this nineteenth century law what sort of fallout would we see in the country. well i'm not sure we'll have to see i mean one thing that was significant this time around was that the central government did not really push back during the hearings they said they would leave it to the supreme court to decide. i'm sure there would be some some follow to some degree but not from the other side. as i mentioned there's also still a lot of uncertainty of what this would actually mean and and of course activists are saying that even if this law is struck down or even if they get some sort of favorable decision today that's not going to eradicate the kind of discrimination they face in the workplace and everyday life in small towns like you saw in that report there so you know this is it seems like it's going to be
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a very historic day today it's it's possibly only just going to be the beginning of a whole new can of worms opening in terms of various conversations and legislations that might come next absolutely and i want to ask you about that can of worms because i mean it's one thing to have course change the law legally speaking on culture is quite quite a different thing do you see this making significant changes in how indians regard gay people. well you know as as i said activists activists from the community who have been fighting this fight for a long time they have been making it very clear that you know this is not going to be something that necessarily does that overnight while while it may be something that they're very happy about something that they're looking to celebrate especially in small towns like small smaller cities it's not town but cities where these things are less accepted it's going to take time even if if this law is
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struck down in some way before attitude shift but people do see it as a step in the right direction. in delhi thank you. well now let's get a quick check of some other stories that have been making news around the world north and south korea leaders are set to hold a summit later this month to discuss practical steps toward the denuclearization of the north korean peninsula north korea's kim jong un has again expressed his willingness for close cooperation with south korea and the united states to achieve that goal. in japan at least two people have died after a powerful earthquake struck the island of hokkaido in the north of the country the earthquake triggered landslides and knocked out power for nearly three million homes dozens of people are missing and paralyzed says that it is moving its israeli embassy back to tell it be just months after relocating it to jerusalem paraguayans
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former president and the israeli prime minister inaugurated the building in jerusalem with much fanfare but paralyze new president is against the move in retaliation israel now says that it will close its own embassy and paraquat. or turning now to italy where the country's populist government is closing in on one hundred days in office taking center stage is interior minister my tail salvini he's behind the new policy of banning migrant rescue ships from entering italian ports certainly pleased his far right league party and polls indicate its support has doubled since the march election but skeptics say that migration isn't the root of the country's problems and fear that the populists are ill equipped to navigate italy's troubled economic waters did abuse max hoffman reports from sell the news home turf near the northern italian city of.
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the sun is about to start after hours of waiting such enthusiasm begs the question is this really the interior minister of italy or a pop star. lego was founded close to where we are right now and it's been hosting this festival for many years now so this is classic home turf for my to with the uni and you can tell people here absolutely adore him. and his fans appear satisfied with what he's done in the first one hundred days in office especially on migration why why i should be supportive is trying to protect the phillies try to give ourselves better part of the compact on before i need to get it. we believe in solving any and what he's doing that this can be a revolution for. a lot of things are moving forward and he's keeping his promises so the pyramid think it's a fatwah if it even means that it's time and. no surprise that his promises on
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migration are a big part of the side of the show but outside the populist bubble many are getting nervous about what the new government is actually achieving especially the financial markets. much of what there are people who are against us government is free and independent from the multinationals from big finance from the banking powers both international and european we have no fears the italian economy is sound italian business is sound. and most economists disagree insisting that italy's in trouble but facts don't seem to get in the way of savvy nees success. across the river from the lake of festival people are trying to do something about that. political entity has organized a protest picnic they are sick of their new government claiming that migration is responsible for everything. it got back to me that he thought it was going on
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in reality it is problems like elsewhere we have high youth unemployment and many other people have only temporary jobs there are very few young. people who get permanent contracts we have a high poverty rate in relative and absolute terms. it's no surprise that the event on this side of the river is the only one to host some migrants. on the other side show is drawing to a close the interior minister's folks and sometimes funny demeanor is one of the reasons why he's managed to govern and gain in popularity he admits though when pressed that it's not all been fun and games this. well it's not easy it's really is a big country we have important challenges but i was tired of being in the opposition and. in the opposition answers to complex problems are often
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easier salvini has survived the first one hundred days in power unscathed but soon he will have to show if you can actually. see the art of get more now we're joined by seem a good journalist covering the story for us from rome and i just like to begin by asking you because a recent poll says that solving these league is currently italy is most popular party and is almost doubled its percentage since the march election how do you explain that. yes exactly i mean the figure during the just after the election was that the lead party so that's up eighteen percent of the vote share and now that figure in terms of his popularity the latest poll say thirty two point two percent so really a massive jump full of hockey that started off as a junior partner is now very much a key player now that's in large part because of medea selby he's really become
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a very shrewd politician as we saw in that report earlier and also really very very active on social media he calls very regularly on twitter as well as facebook and often items of sensational news if you like news that highlights crimes committed by migrants or perhaps photos of migrants with a caption such as to get out really it seems as if all of these efforts that he's permanently on a can be pulled if you like and really putting himself out there is an ordinary italian during the summer break we even saw him on the beach and so all these efforts really has boosted his popularity. and that certainly seems to be gaining traction if the polls are to be believed but i'd like to ask you also about the business of governing because we know that the league formed this unlikely government with the populist five star movement now without some bumps in the road of course how is the coalition itself working at the moment. well what we do know
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is that we've already seen some cracks in this coalition as you said and unnatural alliance really they came to get this far right party as well as the anti establishment five star movement when that also tragedy happened in general with that collapse of the motorway bridge always on the five star movement having said that pos that they were not going to support the project that would have resulted in that ridge not being used anymore and they blamed the outer strad that the people that manage the the road but the party for their part said that really it was the use fault and they had supported the project to rebuild it so we've seen some practically cuts that even with regards to integration with members of the five star movement began southeast posturing and so the question really may remains as to how strong this coalition is going to be i'll be good to see staff elections would solve the fields the most which is right to say that briefly before we go
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there seems to be no serious opposition right now why is that. oh well at the moment it's simply because i think many italians have been disillusioned disillusioned with politics as usual in the past the feeling about youth unemployment about the fact that the economy really just isn't moving ahead so that's why we saw all these populist gave power in the previous elections now all eyes mutely now will be on one budget that they be bring forward next month or the fall we get twenty nineteen they promised tax cuts spending heights pension reform as well as a unit also income for the well how are they going to actually pay for it really is what everybody wants to know simply because of course italy has a massive public debt second only to greece and so the question still remains how are they going to pay for all these projects sima gupta with the latest from rome thank you. well u.s.
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government officials are working to resist president donald trump from inside his administration that's the claim of one senior official who has written an anonymous opinion piece in the new york times trump has lashed out at both the newspaper and the anonymous author whom he described as gut lists for hiding their identity. i am part of the resistance inside the trumpet ministration the headline proclaims i work for the president but like minded colleagues and i have vowed to thwart parts of his agenda the new york times describes the author as a senior official in the government his claims have sparked controversy and of course damning criticism from the president himself. if the failing new york times has an anonymous editorial you. really got. no real. we're doing a great job the poll numbers are through the roof our poll numbers are great and
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guess what nobody is going to come close to beating me in twenty twenty because of what we've done trump plates of follow this up with a tweet. does the so-called senior administration official really exist or is it just the failing new york times with another phony source trump asked if the gutless anonymous person does indeed exist the times must for national security purposes turn him or her over to government once the times has defended its decision to publish the editorial anonymously and while some are scrambling for clues as to the author's identity others want to focus on the message i think the of the alarming part of. this song in the white house is there really a free nation is being damaged on a daily basis and i think we should take a very serious this is not a warning from a liberal democrat this is a warning from someone. hard to work in the white house who is revealing
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information that is very troubling. americans are divided as should an inside the resistance be commended condemned. by now at the u.s. open japan has plenty to cheer about as naomi osaka and corey reach the semifinals of the women's and the men. tennis championships the twenty year old osaka breezed through wednesday is match to set up a showdown with last year's runner up madison keys should corey battled through a five set thriller against former champion martin tillage the twenty one seed and now faces two time winner novak djokovic who beat australian john millman. meantime germany's national football team is preparing for their first outing following their shock world cup exit and its aftermath they'll hope to turn things
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around against world champions france in munich tonight the showdown opens germany's campaign in the new nations league competition. the german press are not best pleased at the world cup debacle and have to wait to see team training with the squad hit their stride once thrown the pitch confidence is slowly returning. of course we're expected to create a positive atmosphere. the town is still there we just have to find the best way to bring it out. as with those ones who does the it culture you learn has moved on from the work of upheaval there are some new faces but most of lives attention is focused on adjusting the team's play reducing productive ball possession and working more on defense. much. of us you know if you can already begin to sense a bit of optimism guns but we're also not naive enough to believe that we can forget everything that happened after a good match or to come and the. world champions france and short on confidence and
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spirits are high following their world cup triumph despite that they're not considered favorites in the nations league group but their own coach d.d.a. de sean live disagrees. she said firmly for a totally deserved to be world champions especially because they are so balanced strong in defense with lots of good tackle there is that can win challenges and take possession and they have speedy players up top that can go deep and transitioning from the back. should be look the chanel. if they can manage it a strong showing against france will be a start in repairing germany's battered image after the world cup. munich could be in for a classic. all the heat is on internet giants facebook and twitter helen humphrey has a story thank you very much there of course those platforms are scrambling to make themselves less vulnerable to manipulation especially head of mid term elections in
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november executives from facebook and twitter testified in congress on wednesday addressing growing concerns that their platform may be hosting competition and intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas and can the u.s. president seems to share trump has already accused big tech companies of being biased against him and has warned of a possible legal crackdown. social media is a somewhat safer place these days if you believe top executives at facebook and twitter they spoke in front of a senate panel on the role of social media in spreading false information during elections facebook says it is now in an arms race against that perceived we are more determined than our opponents and we will keep fighting when bad actors try to use our site we will block them when content violates our policies we will take it down and when our opponents use new techniques we will share them so we can strengthen our collective efforts premiums it has to enter c.e.o.
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jack dorsey said his company is that done a fine millions a suspect accounts every week of whom we've made significant progress recently on tactical solutions like identification of many forms of manipulation intending to artificially amplify information more transparency around who buys ads and how they were targeted. and challenging suspicious logons and account creation. lawmakers are skeptical though and some are calling for talks leading to stricter regulations . for a long time talking about electric cars meant talking about a test set up with us changed you know musk babies no longer the only vehicle in the car race competition is a revving up china is racing ahead and german car makers also want to get in on the action this week missy's unveiled its first electric vehicle audi b.m.w.
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fox fog and also expected to roll out while models are the same. city as hopes this s.u.v. will be its breakthrough into the electric car market a direct challenge to us competitor tesla mercede says its latest model will cover four hundred kilometers on one charge it's the german car makers first purely electric heater in car nine for the mercedes e. models are expected to follow by twenty twenty two the companies investing over ten billion euros in them knowing it has a lot of catching up to do in the eco race. america's tesla holds first place amongst international economy because with almost fifty two thousand cars sold across the world in the first six months of this year germany's b.m.w. is close behind with over forty eight thousand sold in china's b y d with forty six thousand folks is intense position. and b.m.w. also unveiled their latest electric cars this month almost all german car
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manufacturers are pumping billions into eco research and development to make sure the country's champion industry stays in pole position on the markets. well here's a sales opportunity for those each call makers from february next year a quarter of all vehicles currently driving around frankfurt will no longer be roadworthy a german court has ruled that the city must introduce a ban on diesel vehicles which don't meet your roof or emission levels now the aim is to ensure cleaner environmental action germany and geo which is calling on twenty eight cities to reduce pollution to levels below them lethal maximum. personal for all have reached an agreement to end the so-called scallop wars the two sides have now agreed on a common fishing period for the prized mollusks in the east an english channel french fishermen were angry that british boats could get out of them while their own government banned them from doing so one of which boats had been exempt from
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the requirements which will now apply to all that so this comes after clashes at sea where fishing boats were seen ramming into each other no one was hurt. her mind and now the top story we're following for you in a landmark decision in the supremes court has thrown out a colonial era law banning homosexuality gay sex is considered socially to good by many in india and have been punishable by up to ten years in jail. they are watching to. any news from bali and plenty more coming up at the top of the hour the latest is always available on our website that state of any dot com ceasing. to cut. cut cut.
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cut. cut cut. cut. cut. in terms of the conflict zones confronting the powerful two years ago the philippines began a brutal war against the drug gangs in which thousands of people died human rights activists and journalists charged the police with illegal killings charges which president do chants a friends vigorously denied for years this week here in manila this is legal adviser salvatore cassano welcome succumb to conflict so for me on the detail of the full. reception of confusing game brings actually to engine teaching.
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that's most self-made can do t.v. maybe even decide to the number two thirds of the hunger games. it's a good seat of television in the world of. tomorrow today i'm sixty minutes d w. o. o. lehman brothers ten years on. a story of ambition greed and megalomania. we are so clever the return control to british law is one. of investment bankers like ourselves with never stop. everything's wrong the wanted to make sure the reality of the whole thing might blow off. of a system that should run out of control. problems that will. cause.
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the current investment bank lehman brothers september thirteenth on d w. two years ago the philippines began a brutal war against the drug gangs in which thousands of people died human rights activists and journalists charged the police with illegal killings charges which president do territory as vigorously denied my guest this week here in manila is his legal advisor salvatore panel oh is the administration actively sanctioning and even encouraging mud.
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