this is the news live from berlin old area under pressure after a journalist was brutally raped and murdered victoria marin over us killing has prompted calls from the european commission for a swift and thorough investigation authorities say they're looking at all possible leads including links to her reports on corruption also on the show a madrid court finds a doctor guilty of stealing thousands of babies during spain's franco hero we have a report on families who are taking up the past in search of the truth about their

lost children. plus a female comic who gets plenty of laughs as she tackles have booths in india you travel you are alone your intern of drunk people who. makes light of touchy topics that for many in india are absolutely no laughing matter. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us bold areas facing intense international scrutiny after the rape and murder of t.v. presenter victoria mera nova a miss you calls for an investigation police say they are considering all possible scenarios now so far there's no proof of links between her work on a report into alleged e.u. corruption and her murder she is the third journalist killed in the european union in less. than

a year. the moon is on the ring murdered journalist victoria marie nova outside a church and a capital sofia. and the journalist's hometown who say hundreds turned out playing flowers and lighting candles and her memory. mary novus body was left in a park near the river danube after she had been brutally beaten raped and strangled . her if you're playing in mangalore and so many more from the i can explain. it's so confusing with children. it was this was the last time the thirty year old appeared on t.v. before her disappearance she had been working on an investigative report into alleged corruption in infrastructure projects involving european union funds authorities say there's nothing to link her death to her work. release which

a nice clip from a new we're not excluding a spontaneous assault and we're not excluding a premeditated assault. one thing is clear the murder was committed with great brutality and cruelty. to carry a currently ranked the lowest of all you members when it comes to press freedom someone is here to convince the actress was politically motivated the european commission says it expects a through investigation into marie novus killing. more with daniel carrick he's the head of the bulgarian branch of the federation now mon foundation and joins us now from the capital sofia as a character and so much for being with us your organization has been promoting freedom in bulgaria for decades now what is your assessment of victorian era novus investigations into large scale fraud in bulgaria. well indeed there has been large scale fraud allegations involving corruption both the groups and you

funds on a very large scale that she has also been reporting about what investigators that forms up and talk about and therefore this murder highs are as high suspicions especially risible society people are doubting whether was really a spontaneous act or something that was more politically motivated and that people think that it might be politically motivated tells you a lot about the situation here on the ground ok now mark novas colleagues who she was working with on a number investigations into e.u. funding have been expressing fear for their own safety some of gone into hiding will the police in bulgaria both protect them and find mera novus killer or killers unfortunately police bulgari has not the best track record of protecting citizens and journalists that the numerous cases of journalists being beaten and especially

is threatened and that has a lot to do with the eye media centralization and the high involvement of business in politics and vice versa so if it would indeed be a political case i doubt that the murderer wrote would be found and i still hope that this was not a politically motivated case but we have to see still i'm a bit doubtful when it comes to finding the book ok no miss mary novas the the third journalist to be murdered in e.u. country in less than a year what role should the e.u. need to play in all of this what do you expect the you to do now. i mean looking at the galleria we had plays one hundred and eleven and the reporter was up all those press freedom endings that's the worst in the entire balkans hour and there's something that the european union should definitely investigate into seeing what is happening at the outskirts of the union and if the reopen values are shed and

mentioning the high level of corruption case there is a lot of embezzlement a lot of corruption and come so you funds that needs to be investigated thoroughly so therefore we would expect a that there's a high level investigation in the corruption cases and be. also a mission looking into the killing of the journalist and last week looking into what happens with the you funds when it comes to the issue of media simply because you funds i wonder if the crucial factors when it comes to funding media via the bulgarian state which contributes heavily to the media centralization in the country and daniel getting for us in sofia today and the figures now and the foundation thanks so much for your insights into the murder of victoria marin over . now for a look at some of the other stories making the news today a fire in a series of explosions a broken out at an arms depot in northern ukraine ten thousand people have been evacuated activated from the area after the incident took place near inch that's

about one hundred seven kilometers from kiev authorities also closed the airspace around that site this is the six major fire and three years out of ukrainian army depo. the new u.s. supreme court justice brett kavanaugh has promised to be impartial and a team player after being sworn into office at the white house he said he had no bitterness about his contentious confirmation process earlier president trump apologized to kavanagh for the quote terrible pain and suffering he and his family had endured. the website belling cat says it has a debt of five the second suspect in the poisoning of the former spy sergei st paul in britain it says the man who entered britain under the name alexander petroff is actually alexander michigan a doctor for russian military intelligence last month going kaput densify the other suspect as another intelligence officer. it's to spain now in a painful chapter in that country's recent past has been reopened with

a court case centering on babies stolen during the franco dictatorship a doctor has been found guilty of stealing a newborn infant and passing it on to another couple now physicians did play a major role in a scheme decades ago that provided infertile couples usually with ties to the franco regime with stolen newborns the infants were taken from left wing government opponents the practice was later expanded to those from poor families tens of thousands of babies are thought to have been taken from their mothers that's all you heard from one mother trying to find her son stolen almost fifty years ago. every day d'aloisio comes to the cemetery in toddy's with her daughter she couldn't stand to watch her son's grave be exuberant on her own is he really buried here she gave birth to him in one thousand nine hundred seventy but saw him only for

a few seconds before he was taken from her. phone of fear made of him and nurse later came out of the newborns room and told me that my child had died period just like that. did he really die or did the hospital sell him in counties alone dozens of families have applied to have grave sites exuma bones close and guards are carefully removed and are then analyzed by experts and geneticists. six families have already determined their children are not varied in this graveyard as they were told. in spain stealing newborns was an instrument of repression in the one nine hundred forty s. the franco dictatorship punished its political opponents that way. the practice continued long after spain became a democracy in the late one nine hundred seventy s. . it was a lucrative business for maternity clinics which sold the babies to childless

couples. the newspaper reported that some hospitals even kept corpses of newborns in cold storage they would bring them out as evidence of a baby's death whenever biological mothers showed up saying they did not believe the story. but only one case has ever gone to court that athena's matter got her evidence was enough for a lawsuit against him to out o. they laugh at gynecologist from madrid he was accused of stealing. from her biological mother in one nine hundred sixty nine many families looking for their lost children showed up when the trial opened for them the case proved that the practice of stealing babies had been a bitter reality for thousands of people it is a nose make us it's no longer just my case it's now becoming clear that babies were stolen throughout spain alessi is less i'm annoyed who we are going during the trial the eighty five year old defendant appeared confused he said he remembered

nothing and denied any responsibility. in his comments at the time sparked angry protests outside. he says that the doctor and his nurses who claim they know nothing that they're criminals. and. i didn't finally admitted they still are children now the government will have to do something kind of yeah i got through it. although it too out of date i was found guilty the court didn't convict him for his crime in a smattering says chill appealed the decision. meanwhile back in caddies dolores ruiz still waits on tenterhooks for the results of the exhumation. when the public go home whenever my family comes together i feel there is something missing someone is missing he would and i will never be able to fill this gap. even

if he were still alive how would i be able to find him now from the level. of the first son is indeed buried here oh noice ruiz says she would be heartbroken but at least it would give her closure she says and finally some peace of mind. to tell you who produced that report for us joins us now from madrid good morning natalia possibly tens of thousands of babies stolen from their mothers over decades why has it taken so long for anyone to be convicted of this crime. see i think for decades there had not been much awareness of the problem as some people knew that there was something strange going on but there was actually a refusal to accept that this was a crime at very large scale. you have to take into consideration that the perpetrators knew very well that they were committing it took a lot of documentation has been destroyed actually in the in the case that we've

seen in the report the doctor and who was accused closed his clinic in the mid eighty's he destroyed all documentation all the earth registers and all documentation that was there so it was actually very hard to see also that you have to take into consideration that this started in the early one nine hundred forty s. and went on into the late ninety's so a lot of cases say that happened to have taken place in the sixty's the people in question are very old now and the doctor we've seen there in court doesn't remember anything he says he's their old he doesn't know if this actually had happened and this is the case of many people also adopt the children very often don't know that they have been legally adopt that many of them probably don't know that they have been adopted at all because their parents never told them so how can you actually solve these crimes when people are old or don't know that they have been victims of

crimes ok and now the doctor in this case eduardo bello was found guilty but he wasn't convicted can you tell us why. yeah it sounds strange but for the courts that it's actually logic they say that this case the plaintiffs in this magical new since her eighteenth birthday that she was adopted when her adoptive mother told her but she actually only sued in two thousand and twelve and the did the most severe crime that this doctor was accused of was illegal restraint in this case of the baby now that falls under the statute of limitations after ten years so they say she actually missed the time bar and that is why the doctor had to be acquitted ok in the tell you what does this mean for other cases could they be rolled out now could we see charges being brought against other doctors perhaps against former officials. yeah well actually this is very interesting because. the

plaintiff is planning to go to spain supreme court. in order to to fight that verdict and to find out if it actually falls under the statute of limitations because he says for a long time i knew that i was adopted but i didn't know that i was a crime victim how could i have taken any legal action if i didn't know that only in two thousand and ten i found out that this was actually a crime at large scale and that i might be one of those cases so if the supreme court actually follows that are going to shift it could mean for many other families that their cases aren't either that they can still go to court also there has been a lot of suffering i have talked to a woman for example who says she had a son in the mid eighty's that she can't go out on the street without looking around and asking herself could this be my son coup and if even if he were but i recognize him so actually it is

a very important case for all of their families because it shows that it is not part of their imagination that they haven't been hallucinating as many people have told them that decades but that this has been a very sad reality so the the possibility out there that the courts could could end some of this pain and bring closure for a lot of people natalia bomb are in madrid thanks so much for your report and for being with us today natalia it's to india now that country's striving comedy scene has been rocked by sexual harassment allegations that's catapulted the me too movement into the spotlight media there see the scandal as a reckoning for the male dominated comedy world that seem few women on stage are india correspondents on a film a car caught up with one female comedian in delhi. now at least this is a hilly air power decision made by an unusual sight at a popular comedy club in delhi the other country live even bebo the word on no from

our division was. saying this is the end of the mumbling asking. is a woman tackling topics usually considered taboo like buying condoms for prada and the again this is the all these wishes are going we'll see what. they were no way. they were my brother. but not their. jokes about six marriage love masculinity and had a small calling out six of them and gender biases in the process she's well known in india's comedy circuit largely a boys' club the dissuades women from joining in the profession because you travel you are alone your infernal drunk. there's a barrier of exceptions which is getting better now but and also you know we women get so much attention just walking on the road who wants to put it up on stage and i actually do wonder tention we're taught from childhood to not draw attention to

ourselves so it's very hard to get over that mindset. i think you've got a fairly decent crowd and those hurdles are all too familiar to you during the day she runs a film production company evenings the office doubles up as a venue for comedy events the difference is that the shows here are only meant to aspiring female comics delis hostile as a space for women in either sex ratio has that of the. women feeling safe enough to come out in the evening stunned comedy happy in the evenings at night even something as small as that can be a huge barrier that men never have to consider and of course jenny the joy of that is of course more. well hyper masculine and doesn't treat me any believe it means way says very much. but daly also provides rich material this is when he began her career as a comedian seven years ago she encounters rampant sexual harassment and grew great

on the city streets and channels it into such articles act the stories and witty one liners spawned at a favorite cafe it's the perfect place for observing people where he honestly when i started out movement or both this being i don't use it for a question for the woman i was doing what i like doing. but then i wouldn't be doing a time where you start to notice the difference in the reaction that you get from the audience i mean all artistry before you knew you were you funny i'm more street or you were really boring party headquarters had a woman in your course on stage you know use a cuss word there were male artistry and so you know he wasn't funny today or he wasn't funny woman failed women are not funny not that woman wasn't funny it's the anti-woman guy treat me. right. comedians like need to also from to retain among the predominantly male audiences i was refused. you know

about a girl doing in a stand up comedy but the man we actually saw hope performing in. absolutely fantastic doing the comedy is something which is big and. raising across like he isn't gone and how we look at it. so that is a distinct that i do want to get pushing the boundaries and challenging biases one joule at a time. over the course of business there's no joking matter after looking at a number of global problems that's right bryan and as a result the international monetary fund has cut its global growth forecast to three point seven percent for this year and next that's down from almost four percent topping the list of threats to the global economy is the trade dispute between the united states and china which policymakers underscored was going to be felt around the world this year's annual meeting of the i.m.f.

and world bank took place in indonesia where people are still reeling after last month's devastating earthquake. the world's financial leaders did not receive an open armed welcome here ten days after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit indonesia protesters want their government to focus on helping victims instead of hosting a summit for the business at least. their message didn't go entirely on her on a visit to one of the most badly affected areas i.m.f. chief christine lagarde promised to supply funds. so today i agree but certainly too. soon after it was back to the usual order of business with the release of the i.m.f. salacious reports on the act look for global growth the spot between the world's top two economies drawing consequences not withstanding the present demand momentum

in the us we have downgraded its twenty nineteen growth forecast owing to the recently enacted tariffs on a wide range of imports from china and china's retaliation china's expected twenty nine thousand growth is also marked down another factor worrying economists is the rise in global debt in the last decade average national borrowings have risen from around a third of economic output to more than half. that's an especially big concern for emerging economies many of which have seen money leave as a result of a rise in interest rates. with economic titans at loggerheads and developing countries under pressure the threats to global growth appear very real. for some more analysis let's cross over to frankfurt and our markets man conrad conrad we'll talk about the world economy here in a moment first enlighten us what's up with the set up there. this is that the

correction for an i.p.o. that happened today here at the frankfurt stock exchange the name of the company's west wing just like donald trump's west wing in the white house but i can tell you this is not the reason why this company west wing which sells furniture and other stuff over the internet had to lower its original price expectations these are tough times for companies to make an i.p.o. after in america so many stock prices have reached record highs now the sense on the markets that we are nearing the end of the cycle so companies that want to go public that want to have an i.p.o. have to hurry and the greater scheme of things conrad the international monetary fund season a rate of threats to global economic growth our markets reacting this morning. well of course for market people here in europe what's most important is what the i.m.f. had to say about our economy in the euro zone the lower growth forecast what twenty

eighteen and of course this underlines that the trade escalation between the u.s. and china really has arrived in the real economy this is also reflected in today's export numbers for germany which just came in they remain on the high level but there's a dent from july to august exports from germany to other countries slightly declined this is of course another warning sign for the financial markets here cannot bosun reporting from frankfurt thank you so much. you environmental ministers are meeting today to hold tense talks on reducing harmful car missions by twenty thirty and hammer out a unified position in advance of un climate talks in december the current mission's targets have taken on a new urgency after a u.n. report on monday urged for drastic measures to reducing global warming and called them a matter of life and death at the same time

a debate is raging about the harmful impact of diesel engines with some countries on the verge of banning them altogether. germany's motorists don't know which way to turn nitrogen oxide emissions of breached legal limits in seventy major towns and cities but which of them intends burning diesels from this city centers and which cars will be affected. politicians or do the ring at the so-called diesel summit a week ago they greet with company chiefs that coming as would clean diesels up but just how they'll do it remains an open question and the mooted measures are not legally enforceable anyway. all that certain is that anyone buying a diesel can't be certain they'll still be allowed to drive it in german cities. cities are imposing restrictions or plan to in countries including germany denmark norway sweden britain belgium the netherlands friends italy

spain and greece some countries like denmark and norway want to completely ban all petrol and diesel cars from their roads. it's a response to air pollution data which shows four hundred thousand europeans a year. deaths because of auto emissions e.u. wide limits have been in force since two thousand and eight but hardly anyone is in force the me at the also industry has fought so important an employer especially in germany. now the wind just changed brussels is insisting that emissions limits are effectively enforced pressuring governments on dollar to make is a like but so far there's no answer to the conundrum about how fossil fuel driven cars can be made and driven whilst also improving quality. and here's a reminder of the top stories we're following for you this hour the european commission has called for an investigation into the murder of a bulgarian journalist. was beaten raped and strangled reporting on alleged

corruption involving a new funds say there is no link so far between her death. and spain's supreme court has found a doctor guilty of stealing a newborn baby and then putting her up for adoption during the franco dictatorship the court ruled the doctor will not face any jail time it's believed tens of thousands of babies were stolen over several decades and. you're watching news coming to you live from berlin we have more news coming up at the top of the hour in the meantime from me and the entire team thanks for watching .

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