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that story and all the day's business headlines for you after these messages and i will see you at the top of the hour. earth. home to millions of species of home worth saving. here which is on those are big changes and most start with small steps global warming two years tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world like news has turned the climate blues to green energy solutions and
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reforestation. they create interactive content teaching the next generation about environmental protection and we're determined to build something here for the next generation low blood dios the multimedia environment series on g.w. . to the people at the. top is the slow death of diesel speeding up all of a sudden according bolin rules on a ban in parts of the german capital. a growth downgrade global stocks take a brief slide off the i.m.f. terms its outlook for the world economy. and the top german industry body warns of disaster in the case of a hog breaks it. and then fizzle and lets do business a german court has ruled in favor of banning older more polluting diesel vehicles impossible. the aim is to improve the quality of missions scandal has thrust the
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impact of diesel engines into the spotlight some countries are on the verge of banning them altogether. germany's motorists don't know which way to turn nitrogen oxide emissions have breached legal limits in seventy major towns and cities but which of them intends to ban diesels from their city centers and which cars will be affected politicians are dithering at the so-called these all summit a week ago they agreed with car makers that they would clean their diesels up but just how they'll do it remains an open question and the mooted measures are not legally enforceable anyway the only thing that certain is that anyone driving a diesel can't be sure they'll still be allowed to drive it in german cities. cities are imposing restrictions or plan to in countries including germany denmark sweden norway britain belgium the netherlands france italy spain and
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greece. some countries like denmark and norway want to completely ban all petrol and diesel cars from their roads it's a response to data which shows nearly four hundred thousand europeans a year dying premature deaths because of particulate pollution auto emissions contribute to that and e.u. wide limits have been in force since two thousand and eight but hardly anyone's enforce them yet the auto industry is far too important an employer especially in germany now the wind has changed brussels is now insisting that emissions limits be effectively enforced pressuring governments and automakers alike but the question is whether these diesel bound spark a concerted shift towards electric vehicles and other canal turn it in as. the international monetary fund has cut its global growth forecast for this year and next its sights higher interest rates and trade tensions
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a myth believes the tough spat between the united states and china could hotel their economies around the world another source of concern is rising debt you can see the trend here in the last decade average national debt has risen from around a third of course domestic product to more than haas the effects of likely to be felt most in emerging markets where borrowing tends to be especially high. the i.m.f. has also downgraded german growth europe's so-called economic engine i asked our financial correspondent conrad bosun how bad the numbers are. never grow at a rate of one point. two point five. this was not only. over one how much of an impact.
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has already have on a german economy exports. were what went down who are. the banks of course. who were the problems of the pile. is correct pointed out that a trade war between the united states and china is denting german exports a sector for agricultural machinery especially hard hit by the knock on effects of terrified. here in london germany's northwest families are paschal to america's john deere tractors. although some are produced locally the biggest ones are imported customers here are more interested in performance than trade politics. on the john deere heavy yes but they're built strong and they have the pulling power that of the tractors just can't match about the need for. german from equipment
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wholesaler crueler imports john deere machines and exports german machines to the u.s. u.s. sales of near slumped to twenty percent a poor season low milk prices and a slump in soybean exports to china souring the mood of u.s. families german famishing remake is starting to feel trumps tariffs this will certainly have a knock on effect on farm as purchase behavior but it's too early to say. what it means at the end of the day but one thing is clear and certainty is causing people to hold tight money. small and mid-sized businesses in the brook m. slant region geared towards exports around two hundred firms do business with the u.s. and some even have production facilities there the local chamber of commerce says
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washington's protectionist regime and tightened visa requirements are making business more difficult but no company in the region wants to give up on the u.s. market. the prevailing feeling is one of insecurity the u.s. government is perceived as unpredictable there are always new measures right now sanctions and more threats electricity go down whether. back on the farm customers remain committed to john deere after all they have work to do. a study out today shows german firms would face billions of euros in extra tariffs in the case of a heartbreak that it warns that thousands of employees would suffer the report comes in the lead up to this month's european union summit on the topic experts here say a breakthrough is needed. germany's federation of industries the beady eyes says
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german companies would face extra terrorists of over three billion euros if britain leaves the e.u. in a disorderly fashion and that europe would also then be faced with massive disruption. on the twenty ninth of march twenty nine thousand it would be a disaster it would cause a huge difficulties for thousands of european companies and hundreds of thousands of employees on both sides of the english channel. good between britain and the e.u. without checks or tariffs because it's still in the single market the port of dover alone ten thousand trucks a day heartbreaks it would mean instant chaos trucks would be backed up for miles as checks became. with e.u. companies so closely interconnected broken supply chains would force many to halt production industry is astonished the politicians have allowed the brakes it countdown to fritter away without any tangible solutions.
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on both sides allow another fruitless summit to happen like the one insults september otherwise there's a risk you could slide into a disorderly break that the consequences would be a massive crisis. to b.d. i want to see a transition period in which britain remains inside the single market but the clock is ticking louder the last possible break that summit has been pencilled in for mid november if differences can be bridged by then heartbreaks it seems inevitable. u.k. has just had one of its hottest summers on record as. it's giving great growers a bumper season just as on the european mainland british wine makers believe this is the season that will save their reputation as producers of. at the chapel down winery about an hour's drive south east of london dozens of fruit pickers are busy harvesting. this year's crop has yielded around sixty
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percent more than last year chapel down has chalky soil similar to the famous champagne region of france and they use the same traditional method of wine making data from britain's customs service shows champagne imports for the last twelve months of fall into an eighteen year low that reflects in part the pounds fall against the euro since the brics it referendum but according to british wine makers it also shows the growing reputation of their product. it's quite exciting to see an industry so young being so successful so quickly and people are people are curious as to what we're doing down here in the southeast of england and more and more people are trying the wine and being surprised and delighted by the quality of what's in the bottle. but once britain's exit from the european union is complete grape growers face a looming problem a shortage of the seasonal labor force that's necessary for important parts of the
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great growing cycle is specially harvest in early autumn and pruning in the winter months at the moment teams of most eastern european workers come in to do these jobs. yes it's an issue in terms of great supply and the wineries in the u.k. it's a big issue in terms of can't there's lots of fruit that needs to be picked and can't so we are not talking and discussing this alone there's a lot of part of businesses across cans that have this really top of mind and this is a priority for them and in the longer term the prospects for england's wine industry may will hinge on britain's ability to strike trade deals with countries outside the european union. champagne for everyone maybe not especially not for turkey the government there announcing plans to combat spiralling inflation it's calling on private firms to slash prices by at least ten percent across the board the
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government also announcing a halt on energy price hikes until the end of the year and an acceleration of sales tax rebates plus firms that export goods can apply for loans with lower interest rates to these inflation rates rose to nearly twenty five percent last month and the currency crisis has sent the lira plummeting. let's do business with it. when.
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they meet at the border crossing with zachariah and his father couldn't go any farther. the boy comes from hebron he suffers from new kenya and his only chance of being cured mine is in israel and israeli organization arranges help for families from palestine to do so they have to overcome barriers both real and personal. three thousand next d.w. .
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forces are under pressure they're battling recruiting problems don't dated and broken down equipment and limited budgets. all the challenges a huge. listen mr enough's enough planes are not enough transport helicopters. tanks have ten divisions that don't have tents. and. innovation and modernization must eliminate trade. so don't sourcing and hybridization are the order of the day in all areas but not composed dangers. to sleepless finished no one the risk of becoming too dependent on private contractors who may not provide the services they promised often used to license every time
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that it was on private sector businesses make more money with everything from recognizance drawings to laundry facilities firms article treating the armed forces in france france germany. just will come place starts oct twentieth on t.w. . well consider three thousand this week we're off to kenya to meet girls who are lending to defend themselves that must be bold and strong. in the dominican.
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