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interactive content to inspire people to take action google ideas the environment series of global 3000 on t.w. and online. this is d w news live from berlin tree along imposes a curfew after violence against muslims angry mobs have killed one person and attacked mosques and muslim owned businesses the communal unrest following the deadly easter sunday attacks by islamists also coming up on the show. a kalya a california court awards $2000000000.00 in damages to
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a couple who says monsanto's round of weed killer caused their debilitating cancer germany's biomass to foot the bill after buying monsanto last year. and remembering the screen legend doris day. will be. the star during the can do spirit of post-war america has died at 97 she leaves behind a cinematic legacy from hollywood's golden era. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us anti muslim mobs in sri lanka have killed one person and attack mosques and muslim owned businesses the government imposed a nation. overnight curfew to contain the violence sectarian anger has been building
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in the country since the easter sunday church bombings by islamists left more than 250 people dead. i justice in sri lanka. 3 and impatient some sri lankans have rioted and taken to attacking muslims after islamist terrorists carried out the easter sunday bombings killing over 250 people. police struggle to contain the anger with one muslim man dying from stab wounds shops run by muslims of being torched all ransacked and their owners targeted. because. they came with the sword and tried to attack me. about 15 people came in several taxis. they threatened to kill me i ran away from the back door.
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the same group attacked my brother shop the police are trying to stop such attacks and manage a volatile situation. it all through this small group must stop the dangerous game they're playing against the lives and property of innocent people not that i must state that we won't allow the country to be lead to anarchy by those who show their strength on unarmed innocent civilians even now you know got nearly all of this on the go no show and the sri lankan government has imposed a nighttime curfew the government has also set about blocking some social media platforms hoping to stem the anger but sporadic anti muslim violence is frequent and it's becoming clear the sri lankan government has to step up its efforts to contain it let's get more lead story now a journalist jamila joining us from colombo good morning to you can you tell us who's behind this violence and are authorities doing enough to stop it.
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when i was now what we do know is back home in isolated good it has been called going from town to town causing this while i think last sunday. and things to protect those early days of going public anger that the government is not being watched the submission is harming the country and most contestants was at least several years off the island and yes to be. further away more important but what constitutes a class is a constant has also because i am also a critic of the course miles as of this form of buddhism to be formed over my glass as. well yesterday that did not feel much from the government all the authority. he spoke only after much damage was done didn't get this time a little longer before democracy much government really only and they're urging the government to step up that it's for. the sake of the country. just generally
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what are people saying about what needs to be done if they don't believe in the government's ability to step in here about what needs to be done to ease the tensions between the longer buddhist respectable majority of course and and the christian and muslim minority. christians think there is not much faith in the government because they have to maintain the silence more than we actually need to see these guys have been having getting to get infected from a need to use a you get me that because of the strain for a while and to maintain calm to maintain a peace about obviously is not helping much because if it isn't so one of the worst question right now must be our whole thing is that the image of the the in gets up there for us you can discuss communicating with each other much i beg of you common sense does it show was there someone. but there. that people you lot can be stopped
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from me because if i close are you get back a lot of people act like. you don't know if. they're coming out so you think that really. if you have much stronger or if you. do all the thanks so much for that jamila knowledge from the dean from colombo force thank you let's check in now with some of the other stories making the news at this hour what's app has discovered a vulnerability that allowed remote spyware to be installed on phones and other devices a national times newspaper reporting that the israeli security firm n.s.o. group developed the surveillance software whatsapp is urging its 1500000000 users to install the latest update immediately as a precaution. unofficial results in the philippines midterm vote point to
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a boost for president. as allies leave the tallies for all 12 contested seats in the senate the new majority could allow to tear day to bring back capital punishment as part of his controversy over war on drugs. u.s. president trump has met with prime minister victor were bought at the white house trump praised him as a friend of america and for quote being like me a little controversy old but doing a good job like trump or ben has espoused hard line anti migration rhetoric a top democrat criticize the president for embracing authoritarian figures. well staying in the u.s. a major california decision has come down a california jury has awarded more than $2000000000.00 to a couple who say monsanto's roundup weed killer caused their counselor it's the latest headache for the german company by all who bought monsanto in a huge deal last year today bias share price plummeted to buy rather around 5
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percent this was the 3rd lawsuit to award damages over round up with many more pending. and alberta police say roundup caused their cancer so they sued even though a lot of people believed they wouldn't stand a chance against bio in court. we've been finding cancer for. 9 years now home to the knee and it was caused by a round of. it's changed our lives forever. we can't do the things that we used to be able to do and we really resent monsanto for that. their lawyer told the jury and turn over documents proved to months until wasn't interested in determining how dangerous its product is now by a has been hit with $2000000000.00 in compensation an astronomical sum even by american litigation standards and things could well get much worse for the
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chemicals giant. this is not the end of this litigation this is the beginning there are tens of thousands of people out there probably 203040000 people and i've continuously told they are and monsanto are coming after them investors seem to have come to the conclusion that buyers woes won't end anytime soon since its takeover of months until back in june of 2018 virus shares have plummeted by more than 40 percent the company says that it will appeal the decision and continues to deny that round up causes cancer but increasingly it appears by a might have seriously underestimated the long term cost of its months until takeover. a court in malta has issued a verdict in the trial of the refugee rescue ship lifeline vessels captain. weisz was charged with using the boat in maltese waters without proper registration and has been fined $10000.00 euros which the court says he must pay to local aid
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organizations in malta in june of 2018 and his crew rescued more than $230.00 refugees in the mediterranean but a lifeline was denied entry to an italian harbor after several days and see the ship was then allowed to dock in malta where it was confiscated by authorities. for more of the story i'm joined now in the studio by did their views not or all sarrasin been monitoring a forced good morning to you 1st of all so can you tell us more about the verdict that came down today the verdict as you said 10000 euros that lifeline has to pay to local charity organizations. the interesting thing about this verdict is also that the vessel lifeline is not going to be confiscated by the multis authorities because the judge they said basically the vessel belongs not to the person close to to rush the captain off the lifeline but to this charity organization which is here
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based your interest in germany. so it's not going to be confiscated i think that will that the mission life fund will sail again soon into the mediterranean ok so what what the captain was telling you you met with them a while ago what did he tell you i met with him last august and i talked to him this morning on the phone he said that he's going to fight this guilty verdict he's not going to. acknowledge it and he is. convinced that he is innocent and he is going to fight for what. according to the newspaper the times of malta. the defense will appeal this judgment ok not what does the a get a guilty verdict for mean for migrant rescue operations in the mediterranean and elsewhere i think it sends a very dangerous signal to those the charity n.g.o.s who rescue migrants in the
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mediterranean but we also have to know that at the moment there are. almost no. and geo vessels in the middle terrain just maybe one or 2 most of the organizations cannot operate because they are denied entry in talking in italian and maltese harbor so. still the people are still drowning in the mediterranean just last friday about 60 people drowned off the coast of tunisia and if there was not going to be a you know a solution for this problem people would still be trying to cross the mediterranean which is very deadly according to the u.n. people would still be dying now especially in the summer season ok thanks so much for looking into this for us to. or us on this story thanks very much. well celebrities and fans both young and old have been paying tribute to doris day
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who passed away at the age of 97 a movie star's wells a very popular singer she embodied body the energy and enthusiasm of an upbeat post-war america her career was started with blockbuster films where she played alongside hollywood's leading that. doris day and rock hudson from the 959 romantic comedy pillow talk the most popular film of days remarkable career she was one of hollywood's brightest stars in the 1950 s. and sixty's a multi-talented blonde starlet with german roots day who was born dog was fun cup of coffee checked all the boxes acting singing and dancing. at her peak day embodied a stereotypical american dream girl wholesome charming and stylish she was often cast as a sunny housewife a loving mother doting wife. but this pristine image didn't reflect the more messy
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reality of her private life which had many ups and downs doris day married 4 times after a final divorce a 981 she devoted herself to her longtime passion animal welfare her hollywood career began to ebb in the late 1960 s. when the wholesome image she stood for became one compatible with new trends in hollywood. but it was her great talent singing that made her immortal. to see. a san ask santa. what will be will be. a schedule monder now of our top stories this hour intrigue longa anti muslim mobs have killed one person attacked mosques and ransacked most of the businesses the government has imposed a curfew in some places to stop violence sectarian anger has flared in the country since authorities blame the local is the most groups where the deadly easter sunday
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church bombings. this is deja vu news live from berlin up next we have memories of baghdad's once vibrant jewish community that's right after the break i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks so much for being with us. or. europe will be going to. put what's become of it. will it look like tomorrow. being for a better future isn't enough europe requires our purchase of patience.

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