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b.t.w. . this is g.w. news live from berlin a swing to the left in finland's parliamentary election center left social democrats celebrate victory as they're on course to lead finland's next government means fins have rejected the current coalition's austerity policies and the populist finn's party looks set to be the biggest opposition force. also coming up fighting rages near libya's capital tripoli with scores already dead the united nations calls for thousands of refugees caught in the crossfire to be evacuated to find out what options they have left. and thousands in sudan pressed their
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demand for an immediate return to civilian rule they say their new military chiefs pledge to hand over power within two years is not enough. and could this be the greatest comeback story in sports that's what many are saying after tiger woods sealed in a stunning victory at the u.s. masters it was the americans first major golf title in a leaven years and comes after personal issues and injuries have threatened to end his career at the top. thanks for joining us vote counting is almost complete in finland parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by debates over climate change welfare and immigration with the social democrats and first place party leader until then a look see. that to become finland the first leftist prime minister in over twenty
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years been a face stiff competition from the populist right wing finns party they're expected to become the second largest party in the parliament. and joining us now from house thinking is political scientist nicole pelton and thank you so much for being here how significant are these results how big of a change is this for finland and here me i'm just making sure of course yes please go ahead ok so the changes are quite significant in the sense that they also as a democratic party has become the largest party in government although it must be said that the rise of the truth in it is quite noticeable and especially given their split two years ago when the party separated into its current or the blue reform party which now has banished from the electoral map. how does this right
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wing true fins party stack up against the other populist parties that we're hearing about throughout europe well in terms of immigration policy not that much they are very very anti-american one could assume it may prolong most you're in a right wing over the party but they have also stake their claim as the only party and that lets. you know if the need for their climate change policy meaning that state to actively resist any sort of decrease in meat consumption or private car ownership or energy consumption that might somehow heard the finnish economy so in that they are the only party that houses police if not all the other party in finland have taken some sort of practice i think you what climate change. since you mentioned climate change that has been a dominant issue during these elections why is this so affecting for fans.
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it is simply because they learn that the northern country can i'm not quite wealthy nation can. afford to wait out a little bit longer if you want to put it very bluntly so the truth is are things that we don't need to do anything we can wait for others to act first and we shouldn't do anything because we're such a small country so far up north that we're are insignificant in the global scale this often overlooks the disproportionately large carbon footprint per capita finn you have so it's not quite accurate the way the truth is it's our positioning themselves. so we have the true fans that are likely to be in the opposition what options do the social democrats have when it comes to building a coalition well they're likely a candidate or a coalition partner right now would be the national coalition or conservative party
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they were in the previous cabinet together with the center party present the party . suffered a colossal defeat in these elections it seems that the national coalition was not affected by the failure of the previous government and the unpopularity opened some of it what was the choice so they how are very well positioned to. go into coalition government together with the social democrats all the way it must be said that in previous times when this truck stop and the social democrats the democrats have usually have to compromise from the point of view of their electorate far too much because the national coalition is very much interested in privatized sation reforms in between economy to political scientist nico pathan in joining us from helsinki thank you so much thank you. today was supposed to be the day for a united nations backed conference aimed at bringing peace to libya instead the
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u.n. is warning the lives of thousands of civilians including refugees are at risk and the death toll is already mounting the world health organization says fighting near tripoli has killed more than one hundred twenty people and wounded nearly six hundred sent strongman khalifa haftar aloft launched an offensive earlier this month to take the libyan capital. is from libya's u.n. backed government back to looses the generals. the government has offered an end to the fighting in exchange for hospitals with rule. from the government of national accord would welcome a ceasefire but that does not mean it welcomes the continuation of this current situation the invading forces must return to where they came from once and for all . the humanitarian cost is rising on the day of a planned peace conference the un instead warned that thousands of civilians could
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be caught in the crossfire including refugees who have escaped conflict elsewhere only to find themselves again in danger some civilians have taken shelter in a school. my children and i had to leave our hirees because i was afraid we'd get bombed. the. government fighters are trying to hold their positions but they are faced with how fatah is heavily armed ground forces boosted by and support. on saturday and strike hit a schoolyard on the southern outskirts of tripoli where fighting between the factions has been fierce images of the damage are a stark reminder of the threat also facing those seeking refuge in this school according to the u.n. at least eight thousand people have fled the fighting for those who remain food and medicine are increasingly should supply. earlier we spoke with
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marty the director of the sadic institute a policy think tank focused on libya we asked him about the humanitarian situation there. destruction of. ten thousand people have already displaced them that the numbers are going to roy is coming to war suso people looking to boston closer to home spread their lies spread this month this will be the war for five years now since the beginning of the civil war. and the fight is occurring as part of the armed rebels create a group that's the story should be on the fuel supplies are working to ensure mobile services like water to secure work destructed must go to that's a cause even more damage but it's the humanitarian support as though the hospitals the places that host displaced people also be targeted i'm going to this is for them because the beach look at those under the rules it's like i mentioned. that was an ass of comedy speaking to us earlier in london and now we'll take you
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to some of the other stories making news around the world in the u.s. the mayor of south bend indiana has launched his bid for the twenty twenty presidential nomination already a crowded field but thirty seven year old pete put it gedge surge in opinion polls in recent weeks and styled himself as the voice for the millennial generation he will be the youngest candidate and the first openly gay man to enter the race. supporters flocked to a kiev stadium sunday for a debate between ukrainian president petro poroshenko and his rival volodymyr the lenski however as reported zaleski failed to turn up for the event the two go head to head later this month animal action run off. fresh off his victorious reelection israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has convened the first meeting of his new cabinet who was never really awarded a record fifth term after elections last week although he is likely to soon face entitlements on corruption charges. in sudan the interim military
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council held its first meeting today after seizing power from veteran leader omar al bashir the new head of that council lieutenant general abdel fatah board chaired the meeting in the capital khartoum earlier he responded to protesters demands by promising to form a civilian government within two years but the sudanese people are keeping up the pressure they presented a list of demands to military rulers including immediate civilian control of the government. outside the military headquarters in khartoum protesters are making their voices heard fed up with decades of autocratic rule they've been calling for democracy for almost four months. only accept a real change satisfying the revolutionary people who are looking for a good future. with. the sudanese people reject the military chiefs who ended
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the thirty year regime of the veteran president omar al bashir but the army is still very much in charge but she has success or even who fled general link to the genocide in darfur lasted just one day in the top job before announcing his resignation many are unhappy that he was replaced by another commander although abdel fattah han is not wanted for war crimes the home immediately sought to appease the crowds on the streets he announced the end of a curfew imposed by his predecessor and promised that a civilian government would be formed within two years but the demonstrators want a clean break with the old regime. who will never leave this place we will shout it out together shout it out to our freedom liberty to do our. good it does this or this is that we also give more just as we all sit in for free the what is it in for another new government representing by out by by out by our
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own so there is be able protesters say the first step towards a new beginning is to replace the military transition council with a civilian one. the w. has called on the venezuelan broadcasting authority cannatella to reinstate the w spanish language channel on its cable network after it was taken off air on sunday germany's international broadcaster had been covering the escalation of the crisis in venezuela with special daily television. viewers cast they have internet access have been advised that news content can be accessed on social media and the w.'s you tube channel. correspondent osca shankar says there are serious concerns from the public about this move been getting calls nonstop since last night of people that watched the show that watched the news in the village and are worried about how are they going to inform themselves now dr berlin has acquired one of the
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highest ratings in news channels hearing as well in the past few years because all the other news channels that people were tuning in to inform themselves were taken off the air it's a shock to some that they will not be able to tune into each of l.a. on the t.v. sets now. the internet here is quite terrible and so tuning in on you tube live is also a problem so a lot of people are worried they will just not get any information as they were getting before when they were tuning into the event. tiger woods has kept it astonishing career comeback winning the u.s. masters his first major golf title in eleven years the american shot seventy in the final round to finish on thirteen under par and spark scenes of wild celebration at the augusta national. it was the moment of redemption for tiger woods had the significance of the
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forty three year old's first major in eleven years could be heard in the roar of the crowed would live on the scene an emotional embrace of his family to be to apologize that's an infamous twenty ten press conference after lou details of his personal life were made public was only two years ago he pleaded guilty for driving under the influence yet here he was again triumphant on the last day of the masters was the overnight leader italy's francesco molinari had slipped up on the back nine leaving the door open to the chasing pack. live. and it was woods who took advantage by lying recent back problems to grab the lead know who the guy was the crowed willing the ball towards the whole woods never looked likely to relinquish it
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was released and joy were done with his face as he claimed his fifth green jacket the fifteenth major he must know have his sights set on jack nicklaus's record of eighteen was he watching t.v. news from berlin phone as they guy is coming up next with my colleague chris harrington away. birth. home. of species. were saved. those are big changes and most start with small steps that can. tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world. news that the slimmest used in shots and the first edition.
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