to protect the climate and boost green energy solutions by googling to get the blue series of global 3 goals and on d. w. and online. this is day to be a news live from berlin world stock markets take a tumble over signs of recession. and. the 3 main stock markets close to 3 percent down sending the dow to with the biggest one day drop off easier. also coming up the u.s. algos its way into a court case over this the iranian oil tanker seized last month by gibraltar the

ship was under suspicion for illegal oil transports it's another twist in a tense diplomatic crisis. life on the enemy list this man's name and address is one of thousands being shared by far right extremists online the german government is downplaying the danger but experts say he has a reason to worry. plus the plague of plastics scientists say they found plastic micro particles in the arctic snow we look at why plastic pollution now litters one of the earth's most pristine environment. i'm so much going to thank you for joining us stock markets around the globe are dropping amid signs of a looming recession the sharp selloff follows the release of core economic data for . germany and from china a key u.s.

benchmark also say gold signals more trouble ahead on wednesday the dow jones industrial average suffered its worst day of the year so far closing 3 percent down while european equities shed more than 2 percent from markets to look a bit calmer today. let's get rid of the very latest on the story we have michael hewson the chief market analyst for c.m.c. markets in london and our financial correspondent and then to buy stock in frankfurt good to see you both anetta let's start with you let's get the very latest what is the picture there in frankfurt this morning well actually after a sort of stable start to the trading session we now see losses of up to one percent when it comes to their backs so it's mainly cyclical stocks but also banks direct low or low for tons as one of the biggest losers so all those companies who are mainly good or it's an open trade friendly environment losing the most and that what is the mood there or do investors seem to think that this volatility will

continue. yes that's pretty much so i mean where headed towards a very adverse scenario when it comes to the economy but then we have also breakfasted looming over europe we have to trade war it's a nobody really knows what's going to happen during the course of the next quarter but one thing is clear there was a lot of optimism that the 2nd half will look back to 2900 but bad has vanished now people are. left looking into a yet with fashion there is an area and not a lot of hope coming from the fans for banks and you that all right that's the view there in frankfurt michael let's come to you put this into context for us how significant is this drop that we've been seeing globally. i think it is for you significant i mean it's usually it's quite unusual to see significant declines of the magnitude that we've seen as well as the volatility if you compare it to where we were 3 months ago. a fairly calm but

a over the course of the last few weeks we've seen a significant uptick in volatility now that could be just down to the fact the liquidity thins out in august but there has been some very disappointing economic data doesn't it mention so it was respects germany but also china china is pushing out a significant deflationary pulse throughout the global economy and that's prompting significant concerns the central banks are running out of room when it comes to easing monetary policy for the 1st printing a flight to safety into cash yielding bones as well as precious metals ok so poor economic data are you saying from china plays a role here what do you think are the other big factors the other pull factors here is that really things that global trade conflicts for example between the u.s. and china or brags that is that what's also really stooping markets at this point. is a combination of the 2 particularly where germany is concerned given the fact that

germany's key export more case of the u.s. . or in the u.k. so the sri key export markets a lot it's a face significant disruption going forward and obviously those comments. the challenger is going to potentially retaliate against u.s. tariffs has those small kids in europe back lower again given the fact that they did actually open higher what i would caution against is the reading too much into an inverted yield curve in the bull markets we have been here before and that doesn't necessarily mean the recession is imminent board is certainly doing is giving investors pulls with all in a slowing global economic environment and stocks might be too highly valued particularly in the u.s. and i think coming back to you there in frankfurt we mentioned that just yesterday the journal german economy where the reports that the german economy shrank in the 2nd quarter could be headed towards a recession as michael says that it doesn't mean that

a global recession is imminent but they are in frankfurt how worried are investors there that the biggest economy in europe could be headed towards a recession i think many people are invest this do think that the 2nd quarter of the 3rd quarter i should say wealthy a contraction as well that the majority of economists are thinking that and bad would mean that germany is than in recession but you just have to look at the corporate earnings this quarter have ever so many profit warnings and it is coming out from so many companies that the trade war and the uncertainty is weighing on their on demand for their products because germany clearly is exporting capital goods and those are not bored if there's too much uncertainty and clearly they have a lot of weakness in the automotive space and their weakness in china is also not helping all right and then to buy stuff in frankfurt and michael houston there in london thank you both very much for your insights. ok let's get around about some

other stories making news around the world a jailed leader of hong kong's 2014 pro-democracy protests has been released on bail benny tie was sentenced to 16 months in prison for his role in what became known as the umbrella movement his release comes as hong kong is experiencing its largest wave of anti-government protests in decades sparked in june by a controversial extradition bill. an autopsy performed on jeffrey abstain the disgraced u.s. multimillionaire as found several broken bones in his neck now forensic experts say that can occur to people who hang themselves or who have been strangled epstein was found dead in his jail cell on saturday he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. tens of thousands of women have marched through the streets of brazil's capital brasilia to denounce president charles and narrow and defend women's rights the protesters also called attention to the struggles of rural workers it is the

3rd anti-government protest in the city in 2 days. and india is celebrating independence day marking 72 years since the british raj was dismantled and divided into india and pakistan and tensions are high between the south asian neighbors more than a week after the indian government withdrew the semi-autonomous status of kashmir pakistan also claims that region as its own. the us has requested the right to seize an iranian oil tanker detained by gibraltar last month the supreme court was supposed to decide today whether to release the ship but that ruling has been delayed gibraltar police and british marines captured the vessel the grace one at the beginning of july it was suspected of bringing a rainy night oil to syria which would violate the e.u. and u.s. sanctions now this is all come as they use is scrambling to save the nuclear agreement with iran after the u.s. unilaterally withdrew from the deal last year. let's get more on the story now

debuts to there's a talk at joins us from iraq. do you have any word on what the developments in gibraltar will mean for a british flag tanker that's being held by iran. well at least for now the iranians still seem to be preparing for an exchange here we hear from our sources within the revolutionary guards that the british tanker was moved in the past days from the place in the strait of hormuz where it was detained and kept since to another place closer to the port of ponder and that's a place we couldn't go to because we were told that there are many military forces out there so things seem to be moving but one thing is for certain iran is not going to make the 1st move here 1st the iranian tanker and needs to be freed and then the british tanker here in the strait of hormuz might be released as well. that we've seen escalating tensions around the strait of hormuz iran has repeatedly

threatened to block it in this conflict with the u.s. why is this shipping route so important. well that's because a quarter of the global all consumption the strait and that strait as very close to the iranian mainland so consider the persian gulf altogether and specifically the strait of hormuz as it's backyard and people here living in the region i used to that through their region being a leveraging point for to iran and we just spoke to some of them and they say they're used to it they're not afraid of war right now they don't want a war but if that happens they're willing to stand up for what they believe is right and stand up to defend their country against what they think foreign countries that do not have any business in their region things that we see in the e.u. is considering sending a naval force to the persian gulf to protect merchant vessels so would iran support

backed. no way the islamic republic believes that it's. it is supposed to defend the strait of hormuz and make sure that shipping here is safe and so it's willing to build its own mission with neighboring countries like qatar the united arab emirates even the saudis. to make sure that shipment here is safe. all other countries that have ships us specifically warships are considered a threat to security of course especially the ones that are considered enemy countries like the us like the great britain and also israel but also the european union so iranians and the iranian government agree that all other ships except their own and other ships of this region would be a security threat to the persian gulf. a speaking to us from iran thank you.

the far right violence in germany is on the rise that is according to the country's interior ministry authorities recorded more than 8 and a half 1000 offenses in the 1st half of this year and many people have reason to fear it that they could be targeted their names have appeared on far right enemy lists distributed on line the interior ministry says these lists don't pose a tangible threat but critics say authorities are not taking matters seriously enough. ruben his name is on an enemy list put together by run 20 extremists they also put his address online in an attempt to scare him and his colleagues. in my view what we get a lot of death threats. sometimes these death threats are very concrete. it's something we live with and we've made a decision to deal with it so we're not intimidated by it that's.

the reason ruben noir bow is on this list is that he works for c watch an organization that rescues refugees in distress at sea. right wing extremists are constantly uploading lists of their political opponents online the same list that ruben not a bow is on also includes journalists and geo team members and politicians sometimes with insults next to their names and other less time it's jews their names are marked with a star of david and although the authorities are aware of these lists and most german states they have not informed the people who are named. are authorities taking this matter seriously enough in june conservative politician but a little care was shot dead by an alleged right wing stream asked that his name had appeared on a list compiled by the n.s.u. an extreme right tara network. the victim's advice center reach out documents right wing and racist attacks unlike the german interior ministry workers here think the

west side definitely dangerous. that and a summary data isn't that her name was it and of course it's going to be used as high. as can reach our host is a danger maybe not right now for this could be the case in the future as the so the danger of analysts is really being laid down business. is an expert on right wing extremism he wants the authorities to be more transparent and better at communicating especially were concerns those who have already experienced hostility and the now more of a target than ever. use it. these people are already here danger now for even more so it would barbara feared if the security services were doing a good job they would see that danger and make that assessment public of. rubin no

i gave our has no idea who put him on the list but it won't stop him doing what he believes and i'm saving the lives of refugees out at sea. our political correspondent in my washouts has been following this story for she joins us in our studio i am this is very chilling how many people are on these lists blackberry tarzan's of people national nationwide are on those lists the latest at least to have been reviewed is that at least compiled by members of the far right network not courts which is active in the region of mecklenburg in germany so in this list you will find open a titian's left leaning politicians people who support refugees journalists public figures so not only 25000 names but also their present though they tout their private addresses their phone numbers and the fact is that a list is not a dangerous per se when it is just a list but when it is made public that's when the denture appears is not the on it

is we found the it was just mentioned in a report that the any student national socialist underground also i compiled such as 10000 names. were on it including of killed politician to go over recently earlier this year there was a list that we could find on twitter. which means that we will get you all $200.00 people targeted because of their left leaning opinions and there was even a german so the whole money of the unlisted $23.00 individuals which he deemed he deemed enemies of the state how have these networks been able to access this information compiled these lists well from hocking website it's quite easy that was the case for the least of the not not cards network that they thought was gathered as early as 2015 and it was found during and to terrorists raid in 2017 by the authorities and also to note cards network includes lawyers members of elite police

forces so those people also have access to personal data the interior ministry has said just because you're on one of these lists doesn't mean you're immediately in danger is that true i mean how are they making that determination well there is their risk assessment process upon the finding of such a list and the authorities would just would then assess the threats is it just an viable threat those that is there any proof that's some action will take place sometimes devic teams would be contacted and told that they're on their list but that's not always the case they're not always informed like this person in the report didn't know he was on such a list so perhaps the authorities are underestimating the extent of such far right networks and the power they can hold and that's actually what has been debating debated of late in germany not only since because killing but also during the national socialist underground trial where it is claimed that the cell was no

completely eradicated since 2 people 2 murders. kid and the other chapter is now in jail but questions remain how those 3 people who could actually come in 10 murders . murders in germany without any help ok so what is the government doing well does a lot of. warrants for arrests of people who commit crimes the number of far right attacks in germany has dramatically increased. have been more than 8600 far cry a far right crimes nationwide and those people and the police have monies to locate more than 2000 suspects however even though suspect out of those suspects only 20 about 20 have been arrested so clearly there is a lot to answer for from the government at this stage or at our political correspondent following this story thank you so much thank you for

your watching d.w. news still to come on the show proud at popeye's we take a trip to the berlin zoo where 2 penguin dads are expecting. but 1st the oceans are filling up with plastic and dealing with it poses one of the great challenges of our time now researchers have shown that the problem isn't just confined to the world's waterways tiny pieces of plastic are increasingly entering the atmosphere as well and from the air they're spreading to some of the most pristine environments on earth. scientists believe between $5.12 tons of plastic waste and up in the world's oceans every year where the sun and the waves break it down into smaller and smaller pieces that eventually become microscopic in size these so-called micro plastics now blanket the marine environment there found in sediments floating free in the water and inside

practically every organism that lives on it. the tiny pieces of plastic are so light that if they leave the water and dry out they can be picked up by air currents and carried high into the atmosphere once they're like dust or pollen they act as a core for coalescing rain drops or in colder regions ice crystals when they grow heavy enough the rain drops or snowflakes fall back to earth as precipitation taking the microscopic pieces of plastic along for the ride. the polar and marine scientists from the hunt for it begin to institute in germany looked at snow samples from a range of sites in europe and the arctic. they discovered that even in some of the most remote areas on earth like the arctic ice pack a single leader of snow can contain thousands of pieces of micro plastic the discovery that the atmosphere likely plays a key role in transporting plastic has implications not just for pristine

environments but also for human health. and we can speak to one of the authors of that study sebastian pimco he's a polar and marine researcher at the author vacant institute in heligoland germany sebastian good to have you on our program so we heard at the end there that micro plastics are potentially hazardous to human health why is that. a low or a yes and. you know how do you choose a topic of ice. or. you know you aren't and. house. similar to the risks. aren't all the articles are also the ones or. different kinds of. chemicals like the. purchase of may very

prospects. not the smaller ones. ok so they do pose a hazard to human health and have to ask you've been working in the seals as a polar and marine researcher for many years and you're finding micro particles of micro particles in the arctic snowpack i mean are you surprised by these results. of on the other hand you also. the feeling of funds for one of. us having lost. tremendous. numbers. and we asked ourselves question why we have so much small microprocessor in la and all the larger ones on.

the. micro meters. potential one as a home so. we have this small sampling. on the beaches of the locals. but also. to the area of. no and. and. also. to our local research station. speaking to us from the us that they can institute thank you very much for your insights. now same sex couples in the animal world are not uncommon scientists have observed homosexual pairings

in species as diverse as beetles and monkeys but 2 male penguins at the berlin zoo have attracted huge public attention for their fatherly dedication to hatching an egg together went to visit the expectant a couple. the happy parents to be these 2 male king penguins skipper and ping have adopted an egg together they're taking turns to keep the egg warm nestling it in their flaps of belly skin. and they completely dedicated to the task at hand even the daily feeding can distract them from caring for the long desired egg. such elocution at all it's emerged rather quickly that the pair belong to each other and have become a couple and wanted to have genetic so they started taking stones of fish they hadn't eaten and looked after them pretty well or and and with the afghans able to come out. and that's why the keris gave the couple an egg which had been abandoned

by the zoo so female penguin same sex couples and males which brood aren't so unusual in the animal kingdom but these visitors still found it fascinating. life and sometimes i think it's really great and i think that in our world many more men should take more time to do just that and do something for the children. this is. certainly true. zookeeper on your side also things that these penguins are doing it right. i think a back home to which you mentioned i think humans could perhaps learn a thing or 2 from them because penguins are really tolerant and a large breeding colony at a same sex penguin couple wouldn't be looked at strangely by any other pair it's just the way it is and they just end their breeding spots just like the others. at the start of september it will become clear whether the egg was successfully fertilized or not and if it is balanced it could be welcoming its 1st penguin to be

born to 2 fathers. arthur minor in our top stories that we're following on d w stock markets around the globe have been suffering hefty losses and the signs of a looming recession a sharp sell off follows the release of core economic data from germany and china. and the u.s. has requested the right to seize an iranian oil tanker that was obtained by gibraltar last month gibraltar supreme court was supposed to decide whether to release the ship today the tanker was under suspicion of illegal oil transports. you watching indeed if you news from berlin conflict zone is coming up next and we'll leave you with the images of history's most iconic music festival what stock that took place 50 years ago enjoying.

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