tv DW News - News Deutsche Welle December 27, 2018 1:00pm-1:15pm CET
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i. coming to you live from indonesia agrees is a trick level promise rumbling to a red alert authorities warn the public to keep their distance from the. away from the coast that's after an eruption at the weekend triggered a jeju tsunami we get a live update from the region also coming up. he was president of the trump makes an unannounced visit to iraq to meet troops in
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a combat zone for the first time trumpet also made a pretty landing at an air base in germany on his way back. and a look back at our favorite stories from two thousand and eighteen the move my library being insured to books to the children in the capital kabul. authorities in indonesia have raised the alert level. that caused a tsunami last week and they warned of that fresh activity from the. might cause another tsunami and they've ordered or flights to steer clear of the area saturday's deadly raid skilled at least four hundred thirty people since then heavy rains and flooding have added to the hardship our correspondent on a song has this report for. us. on.
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one of these villages thought they were safe after escaping the tsunami that tore into the western coast of java but now they've returned they face a new problem. before around six in the morning the water began rising. i went out to get some food and when i came back the water was almost chest high our village has never been flooded like this lawyer. johnny moved his family because of the risk of another tsunami. here he is leaving behind with my three other children and twenty five other individuals it's a title he said but at least he's living with the comfort of the place and therefore that counts for a break now on that just feed his family. attorneys
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wife may settle remembers the moment she had to leave. when i heard talk of a second tsunami coming i grabbed my children and ran to my sister's house people were panicking and fleeing screaming run and run because the wave was coming i couldn't think of anything else the safety of my children was my only priority my youngest children eight and three years old they're in a bit of a shock and have trouble sleeping. so although the tsunami spared this family the floods still threaten their lives. that report by the w.'s on our scientists she now joins me from the coastal town of on you're in west java welcome anya authorities say the crocodile of okinawa has the potential to cause more devastation how why are people there about another tsunami. there is still much
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anxiety about the possibility of another tsunami and today authorities raise the alert level to three which is the second highest level because there was increased volcanic activity from that means that there is more volcanic ash and hot plumes of smoke seen coming from the volcano you see behind me there is flashes of thunder in that area is where it is located and the increased volcanic activity from from the volcano hasn't helped ease the fears of the people about the possibility of another volcano what authorities were able to tell us today was that they have somehow determined the cause of the volcano the tsunami as the core lapse of sixty four hector's of krakatau into the ocean so imagine that the equivalent of sixty four football fields crashing into the ocean as the probable cause of the tsunami but also can't do much in terms of predicting when
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a collapse like that may happen again and so the best that they could do right now was ask residents to be more vigilant and to stay away from the coastal areas and on as we saw in your report rain and flooding adding to the misery of the people how is all of this impacting rescue and relief efforts. we spoke to the search and rescue teams today and these are the guys that are on the frontline of these operations and they told us that extreme weather conditions and the changing of the weather hot cold and then really bringing in the at and some days is impacting their efforts it is help it is impeding access to the communities and also slowing down. their operations and how fast they can get to these communities that are already in much. on a song in west java thing. very much for that update.
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just weeks after the resignation of his defense secretary jim mattis u.s. president made his first trip to meet american soldiers deployed in a conflict zone along with his wife melania trump made an unannounced visits to troops stationed in iraq on his way back he made a brief stop at the ramstein air base in germany from spent just over three hours in iraq. the reception was everything he could have hoped for it was donald trump's first visit to a u.s. military base in a combat region and just a week after a controversial move to pull u.s. forces from syria. first at the saudi's let's have a good time but what a job you have done what they have made it clear from the beginning that our mission in syria was to strip isis
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a solution that should be paid for by its very rich neighboring countries not the united states let them pay for and they will they will. come in hot on the heels of a government shutdown at home and of course christmas unannounced visit was meant to be a minute left. as much for the troops as for trump himself with cheers signings and selfies in their three hour stopover. mingled with the very soldiers taking the fight to the so-called islamic state. trump was then briefed by military leaders where he again pressed the case for other countries to take over the fight against isis. we've knocked him out we're not them silly. i will tell you that's a very good with the president who wants to knock him out and he will do it and others will do if he were in their region they should be. really here.
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there was time to for a surprise visit to enthusiastic troops stationed at an air base in germany the president using a refueling stop for one last chance to take his mind off what awaits him. let's take a look at some other stories making news around the wild a cleanup operation is underway on the italian island of sicily after an eruption off the mt it's now triggered an earthquake the tremor struck just north of tanya injuring several people and damaging buildings protesters in taiwan have borrowed the symbol of france's yellow vests movement to demand taxes thousands of people wearing the garment demonstrated outside taipei's the ministry of finance organizers said they were inspired by the success of the recent french protests. a court in austria is set to rule on how much birthplace is fluff that's after the
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state offer to buy the apartment in the now. for three hundred thousand the current owner is demanding one point five million judges are expected to decide on the issue in january jim is exploring the idea of a so-called mosque tax it would be loosely based on the existing tax which funds catholic and protestant churches. the idea is that levy a charge on practicing muslims here would make german last less dependent on financial support from abroad lawmakers from germany's ruling center left center right coalition once and foreign financing of german mosques like this one to do that they're proposing a so-called mosque tux. he saw that as a city i believe it's important that mosque associations in germany and islam are
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independent of foreign influence from currently the fact is that most of the money comes from foreign states and that's not good for our society or islam in germany beat a few in sweetness and shaft mulford an islamic pussy tif. the muslim council of germany is open to the idea based on the islamic teaching of giving for the needy you indeed. for example you could indicate on your tax return which institution you want to pay this mosque tax to and if you sign up for it you can make the appropriate contribution. whenever someone quotes come in and question us with. gemini already has a church tax which could be applied to mosques as well. if people are really serious about securing more influence in muslim communities in germany then they're going to have to recognize them as legal entities under law that's what's required
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and should be the first step. that. the interior ministry is no planning to discuss the idea with germany's muslim communities. as two thousand and eighteen draws to a close feel looking back at some of the highlights of the. one story took us aboard a bus with a difference in afghanistan a more by library bringing the joy of books to children in kabul have a look. this is no ordinary pass it offers hope to children in kabul every day it tears the afghan capital as residential neighborhoods for two to three hours children can discover worlds otherwise little known to them and get lost in a good big. books with stories about princes and beggars best. dragons to. i read books in two languages here in past two and diary. crestor karim started the mobile library with the help of donations she
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studied at all expert tonight wants to encourage critical thinking among children back home the bus is in a safe space in an otherwise dangerous city. explosions are a problem and that can happen at any time but then we are we are trying to target a part inside communities where it is far better is much more security but i think overall the security problem in the country is less than that get exists for any project so we cannot stop our work just because of security of the life sunday and security issues that the nine year old shot eagerly waits for the bus to come by each day. that could find joy coming in because there's so many exciting things to eat i like stories about best i don't have any pics at home but. shot nuns father always picks his daughter up from the bus the family fled to kabila from conducing northern afghanistan thinking they'd be safer in the car. but
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explosions rocked the city near the every week recently a car bomb exploded near their home panicking shutdown's parents went out to look for her. but. after the blast we finally found shot at the mobile library we were relieved but except to go to the bus we don't let the children out of the house on the market afghanistan has one of the highest illiteracy rates in the world at more than sixty percent one in three children cannot read or write so fresh to karim also reads to the children a lot keeping hold out for me is highly important because if i'm hopeful these children will be able to pull that together it can make something happen in this country so i'm hopeful fresh to karim has started collecting donations again in the hope of renting another bus and bringing more pics to more children. one item now from the world of sport and italian football where senegalese defriended
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a collie do according to bali was subjected to racists chance during napoli's one nil last into milan controversy erupted read a good value was a book for this in the eightieth minute he was then sent off the field after you appear to sarcastically applaud the referee who bonnie claimed he was responding to racist taunts in the crowd napoli coach got a lot he said his side had asked for the match to be suspended three times because of the chance. he has a recap of the top story that we're following for you on t w indonesia has raised the alert level from the iraq to america through up and warned aircraft to steer clear of the area it's also told the public to stay away from the devastated ghost nearby in case more volcanic activity triggers another tsunami. and have more news for you at the top of the average durham and we can always check
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out our website the state of the dot com for more news and information by phone now . where i come from we have to fight for a free press i was born and raised in a military dictatorship with just one t.v. shadow and a few newspapers one official information as a journalist i have worked off the streets of many cancers and their problems are all the same chord to social inequality a lack of the freedom of the press and corruption we can't afford to stay silent when called it's.
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