this is. from berlin tonight the cheaper money to boost europe's slowing economy the european central bank launches a new stimulus program the bait is buying bonds and cutting interest rates in a bid to increase lending to businesses and consumers will have the desired effect also coming up tonight the killer diseases that are preventable the world health

organization sounding the alarm over declining vaccination rates and they left their home countries and made fortunes so how did they celebrate their new found wealth by building statues of course the people in an indian town where luxury means having a model jumbo jet parked on your roof of course. i bring to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome today the european central bank unveiled a new stimulus plan that's aimed at boosting the eurozone economy in what is expected to be his last major decision as e.c.b. president mario draghi announced another cut in interest rates pushing borrowing

costs further into negative territory as the this is part of efforts to bring in. down to just under that you see b.'s target of 2 percent. but here is where you druggies rather downbeats assessments of the euro zone's economic prospects take a listen to the outlook for real g.d.p. growth has been revised down 420192020. the recent rounding the euro area growth outlook remain teated to the downside. these recent mainly pertain to the prolonging presence of uncertainties related to geo political factors the rising threat to protection is and vulnerabilities in emerging markets. are at christopher's here now for business so chris what are we looking at here from the european central bank are they trying to prevent

a recession or is this an effort to mitigate the recession that is inevitable. kickstarting the economy that's what it comes down to no matter what what the end game is so to say my a druggie sees these to be sees that the economy in the eurozone is faltering they slashed the central bank slashed its economic outlook and we look at germany europe's biggest economy growth contracted in the 2nd quarter germany as many people are saying is on track towards a recession so and things don't look much better in other parts of the eurozone so the idea is to get the economy going yeah i mean and you've got all these external forces to think about to brics river examined so will this stimulus program do what it's supposed to do there is skepticism because the measures have had limited effect before if you look at the last decade short the e.c.b. was essential when it came to saving the euro in the financial crisis about

a decade ago but ever since the idea of economic expansion as as largely been bigger than what actually came out of it if you like if you look at the measures that did the boldness and the risk that the e.c.b. has been taking in the last couple of years it would take that into account the following economic expansion has been somewhat subdued and mario draghi knows that he knows the limits of his power and that's why he has been calling on politicians to get their finances in order to get their financial house in order and in the strongest language yet today he complained that by and large has been monetary policy but very little else he said about politicians what they didn't last couple of weeks and another in another call for action he urged germany to use its $50000000000.00 surplus to basically spend its way out of this economic downturn which we know it's unlikely that that is going that's right to happen so what does all of this mean the for people like you and me well it means that if you have

money in the bank and i hope you do brand a try to. you're not going to. much interest on that so you're not going to make any money there and it also means that people are going to be looking for other ways to let their money work for them meaning that the prices for real estate for example is likely to continue to rise because people say oh right if i don't get any interest in the bank i might buy an apartment and you know get some get back there real estate bubbles such as the one here in berlin could could be on the right answer further. what has the reaction been i know that there's been a lot of reaction to on the other side of the atlantic yes look at financial markets for the reaction has been somewhat subdued. you know even though there are there is more money likely to be flowing into the financial markets and well across the atlantic one bird fury in the white house donald trump using basically

the peg of the z.b. at the end taking aim at the federal reserve again tweeting they are trying and succeeding in depreciating the euro against a very strong dollar hurting u.s. exports and the fed sits and sits and sits they get paid to borrow money while we are paying interest so there's another attack by the u.s. president on the federal reserve which is to decide on its monetary policy next week all right because there were as always thank you. vaccinations have been one of the greatest successes of public health saving an estimated $2500000.00 lives every year but bax a nation rates are in the cloth leading to outbreaks of preventable diseases all around the world it is a problem that will be addressed today and tomorrow by the global banks an asian summit which is taking place in brussels. not too long ago laughter filled this

fisherman's family home in madagascar. but now the family is trying to cope with their grief they lost 3 children in january due to a measles infection they couldn't afford to vaccinate them play with. their corn and it was all goes we'll but we didn't expect that they might die if they didn't get vaccinated but the fact that they were not vaccinated will kill them. madagascar is struggling to contain its worst outbreak of measles in decades amid a desperate shortage of vaccines the highly contagious illness increases susceptibility to other diseases and can cause blindness brain swelling and death so far over 1200 people have died in the epidemic most of them children. and madagascar is not alone worldwide many countries are reporting an unprecedented rise of measles many of these cases could have been easily prevented with

vaccination but like madagascar are some countries simply don't have access to the vaccines they need. and in high income countries where they are available some people opt to not vaccinate themselves and their children. they wrongly believe that vaccines are harmful there are absolutely families communities people who are subject to misinformation they have the wrong information about not only the disease severity and the risks of disease they don't understand the truth of the matter but they also have misinformation about the effectiveness of vaccines and the safety of vaccines and we do see misinformation as an increasing threat. this so-called anti vax movement fears that vaccines are unsafe ineffective and produce serious side effects saying that they

can even cause autism scientists say there is no evidence for any of that. yet the misinformation is gaining momentum on social media now health professionals and governments are looking for solutions including making vaccinations mandatory and imposing fines on parents who refuse in madagascar are over 7000000 children have been vaccinated in an emergency response parents here are happy that vaccinations are available again many know what losing a child to measles feels like and hope they never have to endure such grief ever again. and for more on this i'm joined tonight from brussels pilot issues charmaine respond professor of public health at the university of the witwatersrand in south africa miserable it's good to have you on the show you know if i had heard this story. for the 1st time today i would have thought that it was from 50 years ago

but we're in the 21st century and we're talking about a decline in vaccination rates from your perspective how serious is this declaw. well thank you very much good evening and thank you for having me. i think we need to. there are declines but they are also success stories so in many countries we've actually seen an increase in vaccination rates the reasons vary widely so in low and middle income countries and you've given a very balanced perspective on both the situation in madagascar which is would fall into a category of low income countries the reasons for declining vaccination are brakes of knees those are very different compared to high income countries so for example

you pointed out in the in says that the 2 week health systems inability lack of vaccines resource constrains inability often of parents to get the children to a health facility for vaccination and then of course in the high income countries including germany we've seen that the small proportion of parents who are his attend and in some cases refuse to give vaccination to their children so it's always important to actually look at the context and to be very specific about the interventions because it's not a case of one size fits all you know that's a very good point to make in would assume it's easier. to try to tackle the problem of lack of resources. and it is maybe here in europe and in the united states north america where you have these anti-black scene movements i mean it's easier to fight

a lack of resources than it is to fight misinformation would you agree. i think both situations have a different set of complexities so the increased resources you can strengthen your health system overnight or in many instances in low income countries your so find there the. big difference between vaccination coverage between the urban areas of cities and the more outlying the remote areas of rural areas where you have difficulties often of getting health professionals to go the health system still to be recur and so i think the complexities probably. different nuances of complexities but i think it's also important to look at the problem in perspective so in north america and even here in europe it's

a minority albeit a very vocal minority to refuse vaccination and obviously the strategies for. a 4 day. situation of refusal would be different to an area where you have resource limitations right. from the university of the waters rand in south africa. we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us and giving us your insights thank you thank you very much. well here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu met with russian president vladimir putin today the 2 leaders reportedly discussed military cooperation they've managed to warm up relations in recent years despite russia being a key supporter of iran which israel regards as an axis to enjoy his threat in beijing has summoned the german ambassador after germany's foreign minister met

with hong kong democracy activists joshua what wang here in berlin beijing is accusing germany of meddling in its affairs and has warned that the high profile meeting will damage bilateral relations mr wong urged world leaders to back the ongoing protests in hong kong. or relatives of zimbabwe's former leader robert mugabe have snubbed a plan to have him buried at a national monument he was overthrown in a coup 2 years ago and replaced by a former ally in the squabbling over the location for mugabe's funeral as even thrown into doubt the date of his burial at the moment he is due to be laid to rest on saturday. the. robert mugabe's body being carried into harare is rafah a stadium to lie in state his black clad widow grace was at her late husband's side

his final journey several people were injured when mourners broke through the police called and around his coffin. thousands are come to pay their last respects here in harare many hot emotional words of tribute. everything that ended with this committee at home was the man deeply touched. this has affected me and yes let's look at the way teaching i don't even know how to express it as you said and that changes curtis was exceptional. and he he provided us with shelter and learned my lessons he's left us with a big food yeah i would thing that i did that whole messy. this is where the government of president emerson mankad where once mugabe had burrowed zimbabwe's national heroes acre for many it would be a fitting resting place for the former colonial era guerrilla fighter. we wanted

the old man to go to hero's acre where his other comrades are since he was our real founding father. so this is what we want for him to go to hero's acre. but analysts say there is still deep rancor between grace mugabe and amisom the man who 1st tried to sideline her and then seized power from a husband in 2017 the mcgavock family has accused the man in god or government of trying to strong arm them into a state burial. deferment is the one that makes the decision in the government what the family wants to do. so these days no fuit between us to get. the mic out is insist that the former president will be laid to rest in a private family ceremony even in death row but mugabe is proving his divisive i think i as he ever was in life. for the 1st nigerians evacuated from

south africa are now back home hundreds signed up for free flights home following a wave of violence against foreigners in south africa and despite their relief after escaping many are now uncertain about their future back oh you know news correspondent funny char was one of the 1st international correspondents to meet the returning news at the airport in log. slowly and with a long delay it finally arrives the airplane from johannesburg journalists and some officials are waiting for the passengers to disembark. this is the 1st machine from south africa with nigerian rhetoric the 1st since anti immigrant violence erupted in and around your hand last week now that the nigerians are back what does the future hold for that. warm welcome to begin with but

a lot of uncertainty to this woman left south africa after 7 years because of the xenophobic attacks she says she has brought her child with her. so. what's the plan for your future and what are you hoping to forge ahead probably find a job because i'm a graduate. of. hours earlier and just outside of the airport the usual hustle in lagos nigeria is facing chronic unemployment especially among its youth just like south africa this young man studied to be an accountant but can only survive repairing cars he believes the future is bleak for the returning. few so sorry for them because. they don't have.

a question that a senior assistant of president bihari is eager to answer the government has been criticised for not doing enough for the returning a private and chose to volunteer to bring some of them home one of the major problems with the institution is communication so they're going to do with time that will last them for 2 months that is not what these people want to hear 189 people arrived on the 1st plane tired exhausted and confused expecting more from the government. to provide some. electricity and water. you understand me. very basic means to start a business like they had in south africa who they could make a living but who had they no longer. where you're watching news is

still to come a room with a view will take you to india to meet the homeowners who wanted a bit more than your average home improvement will explain. right now it's outer space for the 1st time a strong have discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of a planet with earth like temperatures that could support life as we know it it's outside our solar system and it orbits a star within what is known as its habitable zone. this planet has water vapor in its atmosphere. it's also orbiting at stone at just the right distance so it's not to haunt and not to combed this means liquid water can exist here an essential precondition for life this particular planet is taking all the boxes it doesn't mean that is

a good 100 simple for hoss human me because for instance we have found also that we're still a lot of mileage in the atmosphere and knowledge is not a necessity something that we will be comfortable with as human beings. with the hubble telescope researches animist starlight passing through the planet's atmosphere that's how they detected the water scientists are waiting for the launch of more powerful telescopes to study this planet further and others like it with a much bigger picture more complete picture of what sort of constituent atmospheres of these planets they will have a much better idea of what's going on whether you're interested in life or whether you're interested in planet formation. in the meantime don't pack your bags for a trip you need to travel at the speed of light for more than a 100 years to get that so we won't be visiting any time soon. are back here on earth or at the big table by astrophysics dr.

she is with the technical university here in berlin it's good to have you here to talk about something that is i understand 110 light years away when i asked you about that in a moment but 1st what exactly will researchers able to detect on this planet so what has been measured is the it's option of water vapor in the atmosphere of a planet which is orbiting a star and what is done is so as the planet orbits in front of the star in our line of sight the light of the star passes through the atmosphere and as saw by the other. that's fair and this is what we could see and so you can do that when you can detect vapor there which would mean water water vapor which in water is there so we've got liquid water on a distant planet it's not a lake with water so what we have detected is water vapor is water in the atmosphere ok of course if you have

a planet with water on the surface you should also have it in the atmosphere but we also have detected water vapor in gas planets which don't have a sense with liquid water so when we say maybe it could sustain life as we know it do we do we really know that what it would be like if we were in the atmosphere on the planet can we imagine what it would be like now because the only thing we know so far and which is a great. measurement is that this water vapor and this happens fear the great thing about this detection is that it's really it's the smallest planet for which we have succeeded to to see any detection of atmospheric of salt and so it's really the 1st time that a planet like a super earth zone the low for earth masses and 10 before you know for earth radio and 10 earth masses where we could measure that usually they're what gas planets but this one could be rocky. and it's called super earth because it's so small it's

because it's so small the planet itself is so small so what we have in this in the solar system is earth and then the next biggest planet is neptune and there's nothing in between ok for the exoplanets we find a lot of planets in between with not one earth radio but to earth right at 3 a thread and for us regular and for those usually we could not detect the atmospheres yet and that's the 1st one and it's 110 light years away from bus no we were in the newsroom trying to grasp how far that is or how long if we could travel at the speed of light so what would happen 1st would we be able to get to super earth 1st or. would bricks it happen 1st i mean if he'd put it like a minister i mean can we imagine how far away the planet is we cannot travel that right i mean that light needs 110120 years to get there nothing can travel faster than light unless we find a very nice other way to travel water striders acting or

a doctor maraca go to it with the team you berlin thank you for coming in and sharing your insights about this planet thank you or when you're proud of what she did she even wife sometimes you just want to shout it out from the rooftops right well that is precisely what some homeowners are doing in india's poor job state here's more on their crowding glories take a look. they're larger than life a bit bizarre and a little showy in this village in the indian state of punjab there are all kinds of statues including a tank a boat i can't rule and there are many many airplanes and it seems the bigger they are the better. talk sing owns the largest he rented out as a party venue. he's loved planes ever since he migrated to england at the age of 16

. then he worked in a factory to earn enough money to build a villa back in punjab. jobbies a famous for working hard. no matter where in the world we happened to be we're always successful and we like to show it everyone here knows me for my success. those who still live here anyhow but there aren't too many left almost every rooftop statue represents a story of migration their owners left to look for a better life elsewhere and europe and the usa or for example many here dream of traveling hence the local love of airplanes most people living in punjab are followers of the sikh religion even in the sikh temples there are plenty of planes the faithful here pray for safety while travelling for family

members already overseas. the what's the point of all these statues when no one's around anymore to see them talk sings wife by john would rather be with their grandchildren in england. my husband has always done what he wanted to. but they have always just followed his wishes. we come out here for a month or so twice a year. when the children and i say let's just stay in england he just doesn't listen. you're watching the w. news after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day stick around for that.

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