sours so now brazil's right wing president i have also now is sending in tens of thousands of troops to deal with the blazes. a wall of flame eating its way steadily into the amazon rain forest. leaving in its wake a charred wasteland and few signs of life. in run donia state one of the worst affected there's despair while people wait for help to fight the fires. all who don't use range of they save oxygen my neighbor has 100 head of cattle and there's no grass lived. here nearly the whole family die all trying to put out the fires. nobody's turned up here but as. brazilian president. has authorized the military to join the firefighting efforts an offer that's been taken up by 6 of the region's 9 states so far. the military operations

are part of an abrupt about face after both noro came under heavy international criticism he made developing in the amazon rain forest a priority but now says he wants to protect it. so we will showed 0 tolerance for people who break environmental laws. for us all that's why we're offering the emerson states our full support of the. pressure from the agricultural lobby may have also played a part with fears growing that both n.r.a. stance in the world follows could end up sinking a key trade deal between south america and the. public pressure is mounting to. both now is responsible for the destruction because of his radical statement. the activists have pledged to step up protests across the country determined to push home the need for urgent action in this part of brazil so crucial to the fight

against global climate change. all right let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world today it's not just brazil's amazon rain forest that is burning fires in neighboring bolivia are threatening people and wildlife 800000 hectares of forests have been destroyed in recent days and experts say it will take a least 2 centuries to repair the ecological damage in bolivia. israel says its ethel's has hit targets in syria to prevent a drone strike on its own territory warplanes struck overnight south of the syrian capital damascus israel's prime minister twee said that his forces was hit and attacked by iran syria says it shot down the incoming missiles. now violence this lead as pro-democracy activists in hong kong took to the streets on saturday in what is the territories 12th straight weekend of protests police fired tear gas and mounted bass on charges against activists demonstrating against

what they call states of valence dozens of protesters were arrested more demonstrations are expected today but some rail services suspended. until is covering those protests for us and she joins us now on the line from hong kong charlotte what message are the activists trying to send with today's protests . i know there are to protest going on concurrently at the moment where the size is one of them is pro-democracy crisis hundreds of people that gathered in the sporting right. everywhere protesting the bombers the earlier on today we were at a different protest couple of kilometers from here and that was being run by families of police officers that i was a process that was open eyes by by the approachable the activists it wasn't a protest in favor of oh defending what i have to say is an excessive use of police

force and said to the people that we spoke to said that they want to just there is also a thing they think is being given a bad name fired at by dorothy the police who are using too much one woman as well you said that he simply wanted to hear the other side of the spectacle what is going on here and there's been so much anger directed at police over recent weeks that this was it shows by some people but those offices 2 people say doing their job one man said he thought that they would be used as a tool. government which he doesn't agree with now yesterday so activists making a point of tearing down what is being called small lamp posts during their march can you tell us a bit more about that. yeah i'll try this tomorrow also he said use to measure air quality traffic whether protesters. fear that there is

a lamp post the veil and they really say that they're being used the spatial recognition now the presence of house in one area where they lamppost the being piloted they have this road out across the whole of home and that's why they decided to hold that particular protest that the what we think is process he is finding a little bit different ways of expressing that anger at what they say is the courage that on thursday to say yes on the whole call that it rhodesian. they say oh that's right this is the latest example of how. being creative writing different ways of expressing that your. health until in hong kong thanks so much. sports now and in the been mislead that in a game the pitch 2 best friends against each other for the first 3 time as coaches . fonts and blood was us so close they even went on holiday together this summer for the 1000 minutes of this match they went head to head into. the league his own

version of a buddy movie played out his marco holzer took his charges to says mines ahead of kickoff it was all smiles between 2 former housemates who have known each other half their lives but on the pitch their players were all business glad to have the 1st chance through marcus terence had a mind to keep afloat was up to the task. and shortly after the hosts took the lead down your present skis freekick found rubbing choirs on the forward guided his header into the net to make it one nil in the 18th minute. first blood to shots early frustration for his old chum but with half an hour gone they were back on level terms after a goal mouth scramble stephon line a slam to equalize it was hardly the most attractive goal for this team will ever score. but with bragging rights at stake that hardly mattered but half time the

much had become a true battle with mites especially showing the coach's friendship hadn't spread to the pitch. the 2nd half started slowly until the visitors suddenly sparked into life in the 77th minute out of some play as daisy cutters somehow squirms past miller to give blood on the lead. it was a gift for horses side and they took full advantage just 2 minutes later a player turned provide. releasing some assigning braille m. below he scored his 1st goal for the club. 31 munching got back on meit's had no one side in their 1st clash as coaches shots was bested by the man who was best man at his wedding. this is a momentous day where rosie will be happy with his boys understandably because they won and we're frustrated because we lost. might remain without a point while marco holzer can celebrate his 1st victory with got back at his best friend's expense. you're watching news life from back then up next shift our

technology program looks at what small cities of the future will look like in fact more news at the top of the hour thanks so much for watching. s.o.s. europe the european crisis. gets to have a future it will meet champions young champions. for activists your country. your future the dream for the future. do they stand a chance for. can they save to european idea. my god i'm here to stand up for european values and contribute to something

important coming up see a. future of europe start september 2nd on d. w. . o. . the city of the future is smart it's entirely interconnected to will regulate traffic save energy 5 crime assisted by big data and the internet all things brave new world or rather surveillance nightmare why. because it is look like and do we really want to live there our topic today on ship . more than half of the world's population lives in cities and this number is steadily rising resulting in enormous challenges more people want traffic more pollution more energy consumption more water usage more waste smaller cities are supposed to help cope with these problems projects are popping up everywhere for

instance in nigeria south korea india or malaysia a livable city that can think for itself how does this work like this for example. visions of the future this is a smart city as imagined by tech companies and urban planning is regular streetlights are replaced by smart poles which connect to other internet of things devices and provide broadband thanks to dr alice cause accidents hardly ever happen . and drones and robots deliver goods even coffee. in this future city solid grows underground. fomented and virtual reality make processes more efficient. one example is that. you can be assisted by the control center and tech helps to find and correct system areas to prevent damage before it happens. sounds fantastic but in order for

these ideas to become reality technical preconditions are essential a central role for so the new mobo communications standard 5 g. it's the engine for the internet of things and enables interconnected infrastructures on a grand scale an expert on smart cities is you and i was he's a researcher at the institute for technology management at the universe. golomb and has published a book with guidelines for cities that want to become smart we want to know how do i make a city smart and why. we want to improve people's lives. that's how i would summarize the goal of a smart city. in order to do this it's important for citizens to be able to properly explain what kind of city they'd like to live in. that's the starting point and we can begin designing a smart city based on those demands. of the city and want to

turn it into a small. you'd have to consider the following. you need to make your city interconnected by adding census data for instance to cause a street to be able to regulate traffic or to measuring stations station throughout the. city is usually a combination of the different urban systems that we have. for the most part that means mobility systems housing system. administrators systems energy systems education systems and so on anything affecting citizens in their everyday lives can be assigned a digital shadow. that simply collecting data is insufficient data is no end in itself data needs to be prepared and.

when the air is. anything is possible. to build a small city one must do 3 things connected devices collect data and assess this data to find so. lucian for the citizens but how do i benefit from the smart city here. in santander spain the city saves taxes by using resources more efficiently with the help of sensors public spaces are only irrigated when they're too dry. the garbage bins are only emptied once they're full. and helsinki garbage trucks have become obsolete waste is transferred to underground collection points without noise or pollution. in rio de janeiro a smartphone app is enabling residents to shape their surroundings the app smart

favela create a 3 dimensional avatar of the shantytowns when city planners come up with new ideas these can be looked at on the app and then citizens can vote on them. and palo alto in the u.s. parking lots now have sensors please notify citizens whenever a parking space is free the city's traffic is constantly recorded. smart robo cops are supposed to make do by safer the police robots are equipped with cameras and can find persons through facial recognition tech reports can be filed on a touchpad. and dry hole that ukraine citizens can view the incomes of civil servants and check on how politicians have voted in the city council. city owned businesses lay bare their accounts using open data in the fight against corruption. in darmstadt germany

interconnected sensors assess the air quality and send this information to a data center which analyzes air pollution and if necessary reports bad air quality . in order for these systems to work vast amounts of data on all citizens are required but who ensures that the data is safe and who has access to it. different solutions exist. it's essential for smart city it provides the basis for designing intelligent applications for the city but what about data protection. to be clear in a smart city there is no protection from data being collected but on the other hand it's precisely the data that provides the basis for implementing and controlling the city system. as a result very careful and conscientious decisions need to be made regarding how the

data is handled. if the city controls. when it comes to data protection but most of the technical expertise to process and analyze the data for this reason many cities cooperate with big tech companies they have the capacity and the algorithms needed to work with. the alphabet corporation it will construct. with the newest technology of course but the data. which is problematic as they used to make money. an entire city state and that's really offers many opportunities so what to do experts argue for so-called data utilities these are publicly financed but independent organizations they managed and controlled access to data and the one interested in developing smart city solutions could use them no matter if city owned business. or big company

a promising approach i think everyone should be able to profit from. personal data is anonymised as a citizen i cannot influence which state of mind is being used. to cold a project by the european union even further to empower individuals to control their data citizens themselves should decide whether personal information. space private or if it's being shared in order to make the city smarter. pilot projects have been running in amsterdam and barcelona since 2018 we believe that data should be understood as a public infrastructure as a common good water like electricity like transportation like the air. they also believe that citizens can responsibly deal with their own. a desirable goal citizens should be in charge of their own. private corporations or governments

control data in the smart city where do you draw the line when it comes to surveillance an example from china. taxi headquarters in shenzhen china the red cars occupied the green cars are waiting for customers algorithms used right histories to predict which areas are likely to have a lot of customers and when. drivers can then directly head to these locations like. his car is part of the network consisting of around 20000 taxis and change. and it's equipped with an interior camera meaning the taxi headquarters can watch him work and listen in on all conversations. in the beginning i was uncomfortable as i didn't really know much about it and felt constantly observed but actually there is no reason for concern the cameras protect the customers and drivers to. privacy is ensured as not everyone can view the video. according to the

taxi headquarters all data is well protected and deleted after $72.00. they say the system is great for educating drivers and the footage can be used to settle conflicts or complaints the taxi provider also says customers complain less frequently and that most likely cameras as do drivers who are now less worried about being threatened but the police. also has access to the videos how do people really converse in the taxis. another problem small streetlamps parking lot sensors or garbage bins are connected to the internet and offer potential gateways for hackers theoretically one weak link is all it takes to shut down the city's central servers and cyber terrorists could go even further. demonstrates how to protect oneself. in terms of digital administration estonian. estonians can

vote online and almost all public services are digitally accessible but this also increases vulnerability. in 2007 as daniel was targeted by cyber attacks from a global network of connected bots. both online banking and government websites were affected in response to estonia has implemented annual international training on fighting attacks from hackett's they organized by nato cyber defense and over 20 nations the military and tech companies take. a look at this. the question is when you get to the subject. there's not something you can do once because of that landscape are changing every day cyber security is also crucial for smart cities they are becoming a steadily increasing economic factor tech companies use smart cities around the world to test their future technologies the big question is does this benefit the

citizens 2 point of importance to me who controls the applications and who owns the data we need to find responsible solutions and the citizens interest what's your opinion would you like to live this way. is your city join the discussion i'm looking forward to your feedback by phone now and see you next time. why. even. on the 77 percent of the talk about the issues that. many young africans view providing for their families as an owner. what happens

if they daily able to feed themselves. young nigerian britain. will. kick off like lemmings stadium's sizzling stereo live as the celeb such it's got the best celeb week and the biggest. promise playing some surprises and still lead the ulster team. welcome to the what is the game here one dutch talk about such great.

lengths. hallow everybody and what africa this is the reason 27 with a show for africa's you one jacomo or a. well coming up for you on today's program. if you can money heads to solve africa to speak with the youth about the so-called topic that is having to help their families financially it is the one with barely enough to feed them or feet. in addis ababa we take a ride in a taxi which offers free services to pregnant women. and we explore by the graphic that's capital on time and that people through the lens of the feed andrea. report is on an issue that affects many

africans it's not uncommon for us young working people to financially support our parents and siblings sometimes even our extended family and many are happy to do it because it's always nice to give something right but what happens if you don't on enough money to support both yourself and your family are if it's stopping you from realizing your dreams we met a young man in nigeria who has all his life on hold to help his family. getting ready in the morning without running water isn't uncommon in many parts of lagos all abandoned solomon all of corn has to make the most out of his 5 metre square. he works in a small saloon giving money curious and pedicures. very closely to sell and i say

do something so. he can't afford to lose another client it's the rainy season and business is slow but that doesn't stop the messages from home his family still asks him for money i get a message from my sister about school fees. so. i've seen it from one of the hands of. i would never do. is find the salary changes every month depending on how many customers he gets in a good month he might and about $600.00 euros about half of this goes to his family i dislike it i don't like it but. you're trying to stop me doing just blasting me but person but me i know it's not supposed to be like that on his way to work on a bungee visits his father he lives alone and lost his job a few years ago but thanks to his son he still gets a warm meal every day without his son support he says he wouldn't survive.

but according to the author to me that's what. i think most people who like through right now on a bungee is unable to build his own life or start a family in nigeria people like him a cold to the sandwich generation his stock in the middle taking care of the older generation while also wanting to raise a family of his own. needs 3 to 4 clients a day to a decent wage but today he has only hard to plan this client understands all a bunch is the limit which affects many nigerians very ill but i know that the whole for me problem the problem lies with god.