this is true that we do use live from berlin she captured the attention of the world by taking aim at climate inaction on how great it to work has been named time magazine's person of the year the teenage climate activist tells political leaders in madrid that their talks aren't doing anything to combat what she says is a climate emergency also coming up once hailed as a human rights icon now defending her country's armed forces against charges of

genocide mia mars ourselves who she takes the stand at the international court of justice in the hague the nobel peace prize winner says there is no proof that her country's army carried out genocide against revenge of muslims prosecutors are seeking to prove her wrong plus. and other than a ready briggs if that's what works johnson is serving up promising heat if he wins on thursday as conservatives hold a narrowing lead over germany programs the labor party have more on what's being called the most important british election in a generation. the haka a very warm welcome to all of you well we begin with swedish climate activists credit to work she has been named as. time magazine's person of the year for 21000 while

the 16 year old has emerged as a leading advocate for immediate action to address the global climate crisis well now smith came hours after to burke took aim at business and political leaders meeting at the un climate conference in madrid let's take a listen to some of what she had to say to stay below 1.5 degrees we need to keep the carbon in the ground. only setting up this day and saying things which give the impression of that action is underway will most likely do more harm than good because the changes we call it are still nowhere in sight the politics needed does not exist today despite what you might hear from worldliness and meantime the new president of the european commission or as of underline has vowed to put climate at the heart of her presidency while she's been presenting her promise green deal in brussels the plan will commit the e.u.

to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and catherine martin spoke to one climate policy analyst and has this report on some of the potential obstacles. more trees throughout europe and more sequestering of c o 2 that will be the 1st step that europe wants much more. it will need radical restructuring we need enormous investments in the energy sector we need to transform our mobility sector we need to transform our food system and we need to ensure that our euros are being spent to make the sectors future proof along with flying shipping as one of the worst climate killers engines on the high seas run on crude oil when it gets burned even more pollution is created than with diesel but so far ships have been allowed to sail without c o 2 certificates now the e.u. wants to change this in the future shipping will also be included in the emissions

trade a challenge for all member states the biggest challenge i do see is with them ambition of member states all of the e.u. member states are subsidizing fossil fuel projects in various different ways we have a long history of giving exemptions for diesel kerosene for aviation these should be the low hanging fruits that if we really are serious about this transition we remove harmful subsidies but that costs money in order to pay for the so called green deal the e.u. wants to redistribute funds less for farming and infrastructure more for environmental protection this is already controversial poland hungary and the czech republic economically underdeveloped states have been blocking this plan. we discussed about the e.u. budgets monies not being put into modernizing the budget at least there were as the

current proposal stands this is not a budget for the future who we have a goal that 25 percent of the e.u. budget would be spent on climate action what is done with the rest 75 percent if that is being spent on harmful practices for climate we don't achieve our goal the e.u. is a climate leader who is of a fundamental and has set a fast pace whether other member states want to follow perhaps ultimately the question of financing. while we are here in the studio sets your mil or spokesperson for climate justice and international politics at the world's alexa mark foundation and research happy to have you here with us to talk about the green deal but before we do that want to get a quick reaction from you we just heard of course gratitude emberg was received the title of person of the year from time magazine the youngest recipient ever your reactions. i think it's great that people are aware of great time off the climate justice movement but. the young generation climate doesn't need awards they don't

need recognition they think the tiriel climate action and they need a future so i think great with an award or recognition but we need material action let's talk about material action is planning to put its money where its mouth is a huge green deal is that ambitious enough no model it's got $3.00 problems 1st of all it's a set of targets and targets to reduce emissions that 2050 targets completely irrelevant i can say i can put a family on mars by 2050 and nobody will care because it's 5 legislative elections down the line secondly it's a growth strategy and growth capitalist growth created this problem you can't grow your way out of a problem that was caused by growth and thirdly and last point it's a fairy tale it perpetuates the illusion that we can both maintain our high growth high speed high production high wealth lifestyle in the globe and wealth and still save the climate have to make a choice and the green deal does not make that choice ok so it doesn't make that choice let's talk about it they're trying to do something they're trying to reduce their carbon footprints you know this saying that they're going to reduce their carbon footprint and if tommy gets reduced emissions then the paris agreement which

said we're going to keep warming to 1.5 degrees would have already saved a lot look we live in i live in germany here and germany has for a long portrayed as has a climate leader but it isn't it isn't we'll figure in renewable energies it's world leader in burning soft brown coal which is the dirtiest of all fossil fuels europe isn't a climate leader its wealth is based on exporting lots of things like for example cars that destroy the climate really the green deal seems to be more pretending to save the climate while actually trying to save the economy so much that they do. for example stop building liquefied fossil gas infrastructures all over europe as massive projects to expand infrastructure to burn another fossil fuel so-called natural but actually fossil gas they could as the colleague on some of the said stop subsidizing fossil fuels they could cap cost reduction but instead they're giving us more targets which honestly don't save the climate ok thank you so very much ted similar run out of time from the rosa luxemburg foundation greatly

appreciate you very much your take on your green deal to have you. i mean our civilian leader our own son suchi has told the un's top court that there was no proof of genocidal intent behind her country's military campaign against muslims testimony on tuesday describe stunningly barbaric acts against the range of population including children and babies speaking at the international court of justice in the hague the u. nobel peace laureate said it couldn't be able doubt that disproportionate force was used by myanmar's armed forces but she denied that any crimes committed it fell under the international definition of genocide when someone in 1000 rand just fled myanmar to neighboring bangladesh to scape what has been described as an ethnic cleansing campaign involving mass rapes and killings going to best to get his last year concluded the treatment did amount to genocide. and here is a suit she and her own words these ben mind this complex situation and the

challenge to sovereignty and security in our country when you're assessing the intent of those who attempted to deal with the rebellion surely under the circumstances genocidal intent cannot be the only hypothesis. let's find out more now about the atrocities that took place in working states and look at how the hearing at the u.n. stop court is being seen by displaced. more than 700 stars invention islam slick myanmar when the military launched a crackdown in iraq and state in august 27th escaping what's been described as an ethnic cleansing campaign most of the refugees now live in created camps in bangladesh. they tortured mothers and daughters they burned our houses they also raped me and i am grateful to god that myanmar is facing trial for the. young mothers actions

against the cause the world's no court has examined the evidence until 9. 000000 where were. the international court at the hague and some cities decision to come here to defend her government has shocked her critics and galvanized her supporters we stand for her and we are on her site and she stands for us she stands for the whole bomoh she spends for every religion every people of. every ethnicity of oh not only reason we are like a slave we are slaves of the market so we are that's why you saw i came here to support i am in rwanda i support my people because we are many is suffering since long time young mars' government and its military leaders continue to deny

accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide just 3 cases have been recognized under international law since world war 2 whatever the outcome in the hague this week there will be record cautions for myanmar its image tarnished on the world stage could affect its future prospects. and we'll have more on this story coming up in the about 20 minutes on the daily news asia so now would like to tell you about some of the other stories making news around the world. saudi arabian oil giant aramco has become the world's largest listed company after making its debut on the country's stock exchange well the state owned energy companies $25000000000.00 initial public offering is the biggest ever in history saudi arabia is privatizing assets as a step towards reducing its reliance on crude. for people including a police officer have been killed by a gunman who opened fire at a jewish supermarket in jersey city in the u.s.

the city's mayor says it's clear the gunman targeted the kosher grocery store which is suspected attackers were killed in a shootout with things. in the south pacific island have voted overwhelmingly to break away from pop when you get the votes paves the way for it to become the world's newest nation more than 98 percent of voters backed independents. in the u.k. there's just one day to go to what's being called the most important election in a generation and politicians are making a final push for votes i'm going to support john's a start at the day by delivering milk in yorkshire and then went on to darbyshire where he helped to bake a pie while he described the big dish as a metaphor for his briggs a deal with the european union saying it was all waiting to go and then johnson called thursday's election in the hope of getting parliament to support his regs it's a policy but it is not

a done deal yet let's take you now to london to our correspondent there beer get masa beer gets a we've seen the incumbent prime minister deliver milk today bake upaya all efforts to appeal to the working people is it going to work. well for a start an unlikely romantic hero here period and then in a spot in a cult love story christmas love story but he's also pretending to be a man of the people with delivering milk now his personal ratings actually are not very good and yet his message is easy for many people it goes down well because he's saying let's get bragg's it done let's break through the gridlock in parliament many people here in the u.k. are really fed up with the brics a process they don't understand why it's all taking so long and for us johnson is making it look very easy said he can deliver in just a few weeks that u.k.

will leave the you also he can deliver a trade deal his critics of course point out that there will be trade offs negative economic consequences and it might actually take longer to negotiate a deal with the e.u. but for many people they were a lot want to listen to his message and they would just want to be finished with bricks it now his conservative party is as we speak now still leading in the polls but a recent survey shows that the race is tightening considerably is there still hope for the oppositional labor party. well we have seen that in the last weeks that the labor party has really been trailing quite far behind the conservatives that they had caught up with the conservatives and the question is will. gets a clear majority as you obviously ones or maybe there could be a hung parliament now there are many groups here in the u.k. who edging people especially people who want to prevent bricks and are fighting for

another referendum they are aging them to vote technically and even though they might not like jeremy corbyn and his labor party to vote for them if they have a chance to get a majority in a particular constituency and then prevent a just marching through of us johnson in the open in the elections all right now let's take a look for a 2nd now at the labor party's election campaign. it's time for real change that's the message the labor party wants to get across to voters. gerry corbin is pledging to nationalize utilities and pour money into public services and in years of austerity under the conservatives we've had 9 years in which 150 people have become millionaires in britain we've had 9 years during which 4000000 children are living in poverty don't you think it's time to get rid of the government that brought that about the the poll ratings show labor trailing the conservatives

corbin has struggled to put down allegations that he's allowed anti semitism to thrive in the party this year 8 lawmakers resigned in protest over and she said it isn't. the london district of battersea it's considered a bellwether area as it usually votes for the party that ends up winning this time many seem disillusioned just a kind of i'm not really concentrating anymore at all if i'm honest i probably more traditional leans towards labor and i would certainly would like to vote for labor however i'm not convinced that some of their policies are. brick to t. could be the biggest issue for a long time labor had no clear policy on bracks it now corbin says he'd renegotiate the back seat deal with europe and then hold a 2nd referendum. actually it's the over and. probably more keen to actually just

finish this begs the process now i don't want to drag it on any longer i preferred a conservative government. and i want bricks. but service say the labor party and corbin in particular have an image problem he seems weak he says indecisive patchy or shaky seems soft on terrorism and crime and he's seen as someone who simply can't wake up the morning brooks's that said the labor party's poll ratings have improved as the campaign's progressed fine jeremy coleman is competing with the prime minister his popularity ratings on good either whether labor compile off an upset will depend on those undecided voters. the u.k. at the moment is a very divided country once diesel actions are over what are the chances of the country coming back together. well yes the country is really deeply polarized over the briggs's issue and i think it really depends how

it's going to continue and we just don't know it might be that if we have a hung parliament synuclein majority the side that actually the talk about bricks and how to resolve this is going to continue for quite some time but even if those johnson does gets a majority has been so divisive in the election campaign he has been really ruthless towards his opponents and ideas a really alienated almost half of the british population who voted for remains that i think a very very difficult for him to to get the country back together and also he hasn't really shown that he will want that so this issue i think is going to remain for some time to come it's a big mess reporting from london thank you. in new zealand police say any attempt to recover bodies from monday's volcanic eruption must wait because the island of sarkari is too dangerous to set foot on poisonous gases are venting

from the volcano and the car also known as the white island is covered in civic action the bodies of 9 people thought to still be at the site $22.00 survivors are being treated in hospitals many of them have severe burns earlier we have the opportunity to speak with auckland based journalist to permute she told us about the condition of those who were injured in the eruption the number of people killed by the white island eruption has increased to 6 with a patient at a hospital and auckland succumbing to their injuries for australian victims have been identified and confirmed including mother daughter and there are 1200000 square centimeter subst in enough for the ongoing needs of the patients coming to new zealand from the united states 30 patients remain in burns units across new zealand 22 of whom still need airway support the nature of the burn

suffered it's complicated by the gases and chemicals in the eruption of fortunately . meanwhile doctors are close to full identification of all patients although there's not a formal list at this point that they. published today the local media is pretty much filled with stories about evacuation efforts right after the eruption on monday including a helicopter pilot who rescued by people who described how those people lying in the crater covered in ash were crying out for help as he carried them to his higher copter and unfortunately how he had to leave 2 people who are just barely alive behind. journalists across a permit are reporting from new zealand we're back now in europe where the french government has given details of the proposed pension reforms that have led to widespread strikes over the past week while prime minister. announced that

a universal pension system would supersede more than 40 public sector pension plans that currently are in place he said the reform was also necessary to avoid a multi-billion euro deficit in the pension system by 2025 major labor unions however have rejected the changes in our colling for the debilitating transport strikes to continue on they say workers' pensions could still face cuts and they fear workers' rights would shrink under the reforms. let's get more on the story in the french capital is our correspondent lisa louise lisa 1st stop has this and now spent by the prime minister appeased the demonstrators in the labor unions. well it doesn't look like it as you said many and many unions have already said that they would continue even intensify the strike

most importantly the transport unions the s.n.c.f. union and the r.a.t pino the local transport him paris but also the railway unions they've said that they would continue hearings have chipped in there is a new day of action local actions actually planned for tomorrow and then a new day of national strike national demonstrations on tuesday however we are still waiting for one union to reply to the proposals and that is the c.f. t t that's the most moderate union that up until now had supported the government seems that it's really crucial what they would reply if they join in the strike and then oppose the government's plans it could be really become really difficult for the government well it could become very difficult for the government because least of course french governments it's notoriously difficult for french governments to push through forums in france what are the chances that these reforms announced today by the prime minister will see the light of day. well it's very

difficult to predict right now you know the the unions are determined to continue that strike even beyond christmas that's causing major disruption here obviously also to shopkeepers that depend largely on that month on december for that turnover the government on the other hand is determined to push through this ritual in my car the president knows very well that this reform will be crucial for his chances to get reelected in 2022 he has this image he wants to maintain this image as a reformer to appear to the voters who still support him on the center right and he's determined not to give in now who will win the standoff it's difficult to say in france when you look at big strike movements there's always this moment that comes at which the government then suddenly things that the strikers the demonstrators have won but it's unclear if we will get to this moment this time around lisa louise reporting from paris france thank you so

now it's known as the toughest rowing race in the world and for women from hamburg are to be the 1st german women's team to compete in a 12 the atlantic challenge will see them attempt a 5000 kilometer journey across the atlantic some ago mera in the canary islands to antigua hamburg 4 have been training for a year. lean forward pull let go lean forward pull lek out this movement will dominate the lives of these 4 women 5050 days starting tomorrow. the 1st german team to take part in the world hardest rowing race the task of whisky atlantic challenge that means 2 hours rowing to alice sleeping always alternating 24 hours a day. all of us all some of us indeed i think i also want to get to know me a little bit better and from a different pond a few just doing something crazy at another to see i think. british row

a charlie pitcher has custom built the team vote for this specific challenge. 3 of the crew on hand for a 1st look for. the boat will be their home and life raft for the coming weeks during the 4800 kilometer long rice it has to protect them from waves of up to 10 meters high school in heat as high as 40 degrees unknown in the ocean. for the past year the 4 have been trained on land and in water under the guidance of christiane dhaka former rowing will champion his message is clear. vent about it and become a part of the sea as cheesy as it sounds but i don't think it's possible in any other way as we sit here right now we can imagine the strain they're going to face . in order to build as much strength and harmony as possible the crew maximize

their time together on the water no matter the conditions. there are 2 safety boats supporting the teams as they cross the action the crews are also supported 247 by 2 land based usually offices a briefing is also crucial for the team who walk through every step that will keep them alive and afloat for the next 50 days plan for the fish there are risks this is a risk of bad weather and capsize. the hip injury and illness but it got personal dynamic with a really most important and potentially dangerous thing in the way it's one year of training has now been completed the last critical task to pack provisions everything is precisely rationed now comes the hard part. we wish them all the best of luck you're watching it over news coming up next in news asia femurs i'm so sick she rejects charges of genocide against for him says

must britons are muslims or hear how her defense measures up plus the secret riches of japan's relates to our. the frozen phenomenon melts away into history. books and a whole lot more coming up in a show with melissa challenge ok you can get all the latest news and information by heading into our website as you give me dot com i will iraq in berlin thank you for spending this part getting us. to. the so.

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know i'm. currently going to the front of the chancellor addresses of the people of east germany. the new strands the crown clamors for german unity journalist peter lim borg was at the scene. 30 years later he looks back on the time interest or. starts december 19th d.w. . you're watching d.w. news asia coming up yet mars leader rejects genocide charges at the hague on sunset she says the accusations are incomplete and misleading when it comes to the military's crackdown on her hinge on muslims look at the reaction from human rights watch. and sticking with me and mark we take a closer look at a system of segregation that some compared to apartheid toughening across truck

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