peter bergen to systems. really start to turn your. w. little. little. little. this says you know he was lying from berlin to workers reporters serving a seven year sentence remain in jail and me and mark after court there rejects their appeal i mean martin accuses the reporters who were investigating the alleged ethnic cleansing of muslims of trying to undermine national security they say they're innocent and were set off by police also coming up heavy snow sweeps into

the balkans after burying much of southern germany and austria impacting thousands of people many struggling to clear record amounts of snow emergency workers warn of avalanches and so a futile reason addressed to the editor in a typical attempt to intimidate journalists at russia's the last independent newspaper several of their colleagues have already paid with their lives we have a special report and second game set to send match injury gets the better of andy murray the british tennis champion says they cheerful farewell after a year of struggling with their problems you hopes to compete in one last wimbledon but admits he may not make it beyond next week's australian open.

they are great to have you along everyone. two orders reporters remain locked up in myanmar after corvair dismissed an appeal against their conviction for breaking the official secrets act and subsequent seven year jail term while the journalists were investigating atrocities committed against were henge of muslims during a brutal crackdown by me and mars army while the journalists lawyers argued that they had been framed by the police not giving up while lone and quasi his wives came out of the courthouse defiant we still believe in their release today. i'll settle for we'll discuss with our lawyer what to do next i mean you know you want you know it's just the latest setback for the two journalists they were jailed in december two thousand and seventeen for violating the official secrets act but human rights activists say they were being punished for reporting on a massacre in iraqi state both insisted they had followed international norms in reporting on the killing of ten row hinge of men and boys. so that we work

according to media ethics. we try to tell the truth based on the real situation. we were arrested unfairly and barred from revealing true information. you got to know we don't know the government later admitted their reporting was accurate but the court refused to revoke their sentence saying lawyers had not presented evidence of the reporters in a sense but the case isn't over. if there is a potential appeal that's available but the government importantly though the government of myanmar has the has the power to stop this injustice right to do the right thing here the only thing that the it should do and to free them. and we want we want to see that happen we want to continue to work for their release because until they're free men marise commitment to a free press and to the rule of law remains in question journalism is not

a crime but while lone and quasi were living reminders of how dangerous it can be to report the facts. all right and joining me now on the line from young gone is journalist dave a very good evening sir you were in court today set the scene for us what was it like at the moment when the verdict was announced. yes so this was an a and an appeal of the decision on the appeal and we should make it clear that while orange off the two orders journalists they were not there for that they were and certainly in their trial before this appeal they stayed in the prison their families were there so you know it was you heard a judge read through a long thing i was getting the word on it through my translator on what was being said but as the judge started going through that he said that the lawyers did not prove this in his mind they did not prove that in this mine did not prove any of their case according to the judge he got a sense of this was going on this decision that this was not going to go the way

that the reporters were hoping for in that the that basically anybody who believes in press freedom democracy would want this to go of course you know outside the courtroom the wives of the two journalists broke into tears. i'm certainly i was not surprised by what happened today i don't know anybody who was surprised but this prosecution in this conviction it's certainly been a huge setback for press freedom and this country's transition to democracy help us understand if you will what it's like to work in me in march and if at all it's possible to report on the situation of the ranch of muslims. yes so where the security counterinsurgency campaign has been going on it's in a rakhine state which is a western state here and it's going on in the northern part of rakhine state near the border with bangladesh that area is a secured zone you know it's a restricted area you do not get access to that area unless you are on

a government supervised trip as a foreigner or any journalist you go on a government supervised trip and then the only see what they let you see you only get access to people that they centrally let you have access to so it makes it certainly much more challenging that said news organizations print are aggressively pursuing the story i mean that doesn't close down all avenues you still have contacts in those areas that you can still reach out to you can obviously reach your mobile phone you still have satellite photos you can obviously still access the refugees who fled in the bangladesh so there are certainly a number of ways to still pursue what's happening not only to the right hindu community there but to all communities in rakhine state nor the rakhine state so there's still a lot of ways to aggressively pursue this but certainly the restricted access makes it much more difficult in the twenty seconds that we still have left it together what other options can these workers journalist now explore well

short of getting a pardon by the president who operates out of the state really of the state council on some suchi short of that the only other option is to go to appeal to the country's supreme court the highest court in this country i asked one of the fence attorneys moments after reheard today's decision if they plan to go that route he told me he wanted to talk things over with the families and then they would make a decision hard to his day for going about reporting for me and mark thank you. all right so i have to speak now with some of the other stories making news around the world. thai immigration officials say the saudi teenager who fled to bangkok over fears her family would kill her has been granted asylum in canada they say were half model car known will leave thailand for canada on friday night canada's foreign ministry has yet to confirm her silence status the u.s. led coalition against so-called islamic state has started the process of withdrawing from syria a pentagon spokesperson confirmed the move is just

a day after the u.s. secretary of state stated in a major speech in the egyptian capital cairo that when america retreats chaos often follows. the heavy snow that brought havoc to southern germany and austria has now moved into the balkans and southeastern europe authorities in bulgaria say two snowboarders have died in an avalanche in the mountainous southwest and the rest of europe at least seventeen people have died in some of the heaviest snow falls and two decades and forecasters are warning of even more snow on the way. you know my view because it's become a military operation german soldiers called in to help back to gaston where a state of emergency has been declared the bavarian town hasn't seen snow like this for years and the danger is old too real. we have many

requests to help clear the roofs of buildings in the town of bugs i can hold thirteen years ago fifteen people died many of them children when a roof collapsed it's important to keep a close eye on the roofs and secure any that pose a danger. heavy snowfall has completely cops off the southern german town of yacking now it may look like a perfect picture postcard but there are increasing concerns that food supplies are running low. in switzerland guests were lucky to survive an avalanche that came crashing through their hotel photos on social media show the devastation as the three hundred metre avalanche swept into the building at this fucked up mountain pass injuring three people. in the mountains around innsbruck in austria they too are on avalanche standby there are concerns that if the weather

improves people may take unnecessary risks there are so few crucial doesn't feel or the fear is that people will say well there is a lot of snow the weather is better. and our experience from the last thirty years has shown that the first day of improved weather is really dangerous it's where most avalanche accidents happen but it was in the midst of you know for. more than four metres of snow has already fallen in this region for those living here the hard work looks set to last some time yet. i mean a safe is covering this story for us from the austrian town of alto say which is struggling with a record amount of snow but it's not again last night and i wouldn't be exaggerating if i said that this city this town is completely buried when you go through the streets or give the impression of walking through a tunnel i mean the walls of snow are literally twice as tall as i am. the

headline this morning in the local newspaper was hope and trepidation hope would probably describe this side of the village i mean i'll say which has had some of the heaviest snowfall but the villagers are really dealing with it the bakeries open the hotels open people are walking through the streets there's not snow plows they don't have snow plows here actually they have they have shovels steam shovels going through the streets literally carrying the snow because there's nowhere to put it they have to put it in giant piles down the street now trepidation would describe the other side of this village about a kilometer down the street there they have been evacuated it's completely closed off no one's allowed to go there and that's because of the danger of avalanches austrian authorities have history highest avalanche warning for that area even the mayor had evacuated house i don't know if you can hear but there's a helicopter flying overhead and all those helicopters are doing are checking situation to see if an avalanche is about to to go down and so people had to get

out of that area i mean to see for reporting their next step we had to greece that country has made a new demand for war reparations from germany athens says it has grounds to pursue a legal claim for nearly three hundred billion euros in compensation from the nazi occupation of the country in world war two the demand came as german chancellor angela merkel met with the president of greece and athens. greek president poco peace gave the german chancellor an exceptionally warm welcome after here's a frosty. relations between the two countries on the mental appeared to appreciate the friendly reception but tensions linger over the question of reparations problem pulis said his country had not forgotten its call for germany to pay compensation. made a move to buy your fish through you know greece's position regarding the occupation loan and reparations for crimes during the nazi occupation in which we consider

these demands to still be legally active and they must be brought to a conclusion in the appropriate forum is true therefore should be your greece has demanded compensation worth billions of euros for crimes committed by nazi germany but berlin views the matter as long since resolved. to conceive all in all you can be certain that we recognize our historical responsibility we also know how much suffering we as a germany during the nazi era brought to greece that's why it's our duty to do everything we can to maintain good relations with greece and to lend each other mutual support and for the benefit of both greece and germany so who are the finishing up in front of. this was chancellor merkel's first visit to greece since two thousand and fourteen back then she was vilified for germany's demands that greece commit to austerity measures during the euro crisis well that conflict has not been forgotten the mood between the two countries seems to be on the mend.

now a severed rahm's had a funeral wreath for the still very much alive editor typical in intimidations endured by the reporters on the russian newspaper novi are it's one of the country's last independent news outlets many others have been stifled by kremlin control for its employees harassment and death threats are part of everyday life we visit at their office to witness their fight to report for a way. she in press vests outside the offices of in moscow the display might look cute but it's no petting zoo instead it's part of the latest scare campaign against the opposition newspaper just a few days before the journalists received a severed sheep's head and a funeral wreath addressed to the editor in chief and to journalist denise cut up quotes. has worked for novaya gazeta from st petersburg since september even in

this cafe in the center of the city he worries about surveillance on the internet he's been accused of being a traitor the wave of online hate is connected to his investigation into the dealings of putin's cohort. he's allegedly behind the so-called troll factory which pays people to promote the kremlin's interests online and behind a controversial russian mercenary. my address is on the internets information about my relatives. members of my family. and they openly discuss online about what to do to me before. i say that i find that pleasant and enjoyable of course i don't. feel a certain satisfaction because these threats mean that i wrote the right thing yes . kind of colleagues in moscow at their daily planning conference the newspaper is one of the last truly critical media outlets and russia for over

twenty five years. has been highly regarded for its investigative articles into corruption and human rights abuses for years now the journalists here have felt the restrictions on press freedom in the country tighten six of the papers journalists have paid for their reporting with their lives including on the. she was murdered in two thousand and six but it was known for her critical reporting about the conflict in chechnya an element of fear has become part of everyday life that nowak as a. newspaper has lost as many journalists as if we were reporting during war time. and when there are even though russia is not at war. it's like working in a mine field or. if you had to choose with me they should send a shot. head all come without warning and murder someone and i'd rather have

a seventh sheep's head every single day a slope will go over. the head of the russian journalists union on the other hand says the bigger picture when it comes to press freedom in russia is positive. i think in russia both are journalists and the government is still learning how to communicate with each other. and even though there are problems there is overreach there are violations that verge on censorship nevertheless the situation overall is improving and internationally speaking the situation in russia is decent. but to denise caught up cough his work certainly feels dangerous he sees the risk as a given a normal part of his investigative reporting that he's willing to accept though it has meant that even his daughter has been threatened. i'm interested in covering stories that you can see with the naked eye. with things that aren't going to the surface. feelings that are secret are usually criminal dealings. of course when you

do this work you can take on airs of nothing can stop me but of course i have my limits and god forbid if my opponents are sent out of those limits are. cough won't say what story he's currently working on for novak but he's sure of one thing he'll have to be ready to face more threats. we shift our attention now to soccer we're asian there where the asian cup the second round of the group stage continues on friday australia got their campaign back on track by beating palestine three nil the socceroos had suffered a shock loss to jordan in their opener and china stayed on top of group c. by easily downing the philippines we scored twice in the three success and tennis star andy murray has announced he will retire this year telling an emotional news conference he may even quit after the upcoming australian open

murray roger federer refound the dull and novak djokovic show have dominated the men's game in recent years winning the lion's share of major titles and earning the name the big four but the quartet could become a trio in just a matter of a couple of weeks ahead of this year's first grand slam of the season andy murray ranked two hundred thirtieth addressed his lack of performance and dealing with chronic pain. can still closer to the level. he play. but also. you know it's not just the pain as the. nose is just too much truth. having secured the u.s. open title in two thousand and twelve murray became the first british man since nine hundred thirty six to win wimbledon a year later bringing tennis fever back to the u.k. but it was in two thousand and sixteen when murray really shone he retained his

olympic title in rio just weeks after winning wimbledon it dan. he then triumphed in the a.t.p. world tour finals the scot ascended to the world number one spot by in two thousand and seven c. murray injured his hip and was forced to cut the season short missing the u.s. open in early two thousand and eighteen he announced he going to go on surgery maurice keep the estonian open french open and wimbledon the thirty one year old initially planned to quit after this july's wimbledon but cheerfully he now feels melbourne might be his final event. saying i think news because there's a chance of a sure. there's a chance of that for sure because. like i said i'm not i'm not sure.

i'm not sure i'm able to. to flow through to you know for another. four or five months with murray set to leave the caught men's tennis will have to do without one of its cornerstones. all right next another headache for a while way yeah beijing says that it's the stir by news of the latest arrest of a senior executive at the tech giant weiwei this time on espionage charges in poland authorities there raided the fellow telco giant offices. a chinese wall way employee and a polish cyber security expert who served as a domestic intelligence officer they are the two men charged with spying by polish authorities. considering their professional activities i can confirm they were spying in the telecommunications industry but this investigation

is at an early stage. both suspects have been detained for three months and during this period the internal security agency will investigate this case. western intelligence agencies have been warning the chinese government could use well ways products to collect data they say the tech giant which was founded by a for my chinese army officer could have links to the chinese government some countries have already banned while way from supplying equipment for their five g. wireless networks the latest allegation will do little to help the company's reputation. let's go to an it abides by how financial correspondent standing by in frankfurt and tracking this story for us. what ramifications could this arrest had . but actually about what you already alluded to i think more and more countries could actually raise the awareness of their brand is that the equipment provided by why also when it comes to the future of telecommunication five g.

networks could actually be a gateway to spy because clearly well why is saying they're not linked to the chinese state box they're found was clearly army official and they are clear not into actions kind of visible the chinese state could easily interfere in tool company matters and that's the main concern here the united states are already banning why a product when it comes to telecommunication infrastructure some other very openly discussing it talking about army generals could this have anything to do with the trade war the struggle between the u.s. and china. it is clear speculation by one line of argumentation as follows the u.s. what prompted the trade war is that the u.s. wants to keep its position as america furthers the preemptive superpower of

technology the silicon valley being like the frontier of the technology technical or technological development so they want to keep that position and now the chinese are kicking in that market why being one of the most successful rising stars of the industry of the last two years so that line of argumentation is that the trade for in itself is not about like trade it's about a war of technology and who is going to keep the first position in the market a war between the top two economies and advised thanks for bringing us up to date. japanese prosecutors have filed two new charges against former new sun chairman collars god now accusing him of aggravated breach of trust going was the architect of nissan's alliance with renault the french comic says it has no evidence of fraud on the part of god. when this footage was taken back in may two thousand and

sixteen carlos ghosn was allegedly already a big time fraudster but also his accusers say. then in november last year the bubble burst and was arrested in tokyo the sixty four year old was charged with repeatedly under reporting his pay to shareholders and embezzling company money but go on says he's innocent. carlos ghosn was famous for his luxury as a lifestyle including many villas around the world and fancy family holidays a glitzy executive with three passports born in brazil the son of lebanese parents became one of the most successful c.e.o.'s not only in his adopted home of france but across the world. in the mid one nine hundred ninety s. gone took over at the helm of embattled french comic. and oversaw a restructuring program that transformed the company's fortunes. he then forged an

alliance between i know this and mitsubishi which helped make a turnaround the scandal has shaken the international auto world in particular there are tensions in the french japanese alliance after his arrest go in was discharged from both and mitsubishi he remains c.e.o. of. thousands of magic against austerity in argentina as part of his savings plan president well his deal mucky as the ash door slashed subsidies for public utilities that sent electricity and gas costs rising by two thousand percent fearing no end in sight the citizens of planned weekly protests until next month. protesters as far as the eye can see thousands have taken to the streets of going to cyrus. they are demonstrating against the government's austerity measures and rising prices the inflation rate is now at

a staggering fifty percent. and here i can assure the thing is that it's not only about the price hikes it's also about precarious work a lack of work the closure of companies on the cost of food is increasing in a disproportional way. argentinians of protests and many times since prison maki took office about three years ago the economic crisis has worsened poverty has reached new heights affecting one in three argentinians that's more than thirteen million people according to the catholic university of ginty know life has become especially precarious for those living in and around the most populous city when its ira's. they will continue to take to the streets here. and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you a call came in mom has dismissed an appeal by two boys his journalists jailed for seven years they would fix it in connection with an investigation into military atrocities committed against her hinge of most loves. watching the one who's next

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