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the judge issues and the rest are warranted for former south african president jacob zuma after he failed to appear in court on graft charges. that's coming up next with them and i'll see you again tomorrow same time same place thanks for spending time with me. into. how can a country's economy grow harmony its people and the violent. when there are dupers look at the bigger picture. india a country that faces challenges and people are striving to create a sustainable future clipper projects from europe and. eco india on t.w.
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. we speak different languages we fight for different things that's fine let me all stick up for freedom freedom of speech and freedom of press. giving freedom of choice global news that matters d. w. made for mines. officials issue an arrest warrant for south africa's former president jacob zuma it comes up that he failed to appear at a pretrial hearing of foreign corruption charges related to an op steal. as companies count the cost of the coronavirus thousands of african students a result down to. a virus broke out there running out of supplies. and the taste of fresh crisp eat lettuce is about what a country struggling with water shortages showed you how. dream has come true.
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to his business a south african judges issued an arrest warrant for former president jacob zuma after he failed to appear in court to face charges of corruption the allegations against him involve a questionable deal made with a french jobs company but it's far from the only controversy zuma has been involved in. they sublists jacob zuma in his element it was 2008 the year before he became set up because president. fast forward nearly a decade the chance on the street now calls for him to go his time in power was marred by allegations of corruption unions accused him of appropriating state funds and of engaging in irregular dealings with the powerful business family. but the current allegations date back to the time before that us zuma seen here during
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a previous court appearance back in october is facing a total of 18 charges which date back to 1999 when he was deputy president. he's accused of conspiring with a financial advisor to obtain bribes from french arms make her tireless but on tuesday he failed to turn up in court to face those charges the judge unconvinced by the sick notes his lawyer presented and without the evidence this court cannot do anything else but issued a warrant for his club at the same charges were originally thrown out by prosecutors a decision that paved the way for zuma to become president but now the case has been reopened and facing an arrest warrant zuma will find it hard to avoid his next day in course. by 20 percent yesterday today they're up 15 percent the surge follows the electric. alast see the results as
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a milestone for the company as it seeks to with established industry heavyweights. and. sometimes success can go to your head. mask in china last month unveiling the model why. the test losing himself in the moment and no wonder these are electrifying times for the economy car. 2 consecutive profitable quarters sales growing and share price up 20 percent in a single day tesla is no valued at a staggering $140000000000.00 u.s. dollars for context that's more than b.m.w. and volkswagen combined and general motors and ford are also left far behind the heat at 48000000000 and 35000000000 respectively. and
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november must park his tanks on the competition's lawn announcing that he would be opening his 1st european factory in this forest near bell and tasteless rice is now a real threat to the dominance of the big beasts of car making like volkswagen b.m.w. and dime la all of whom dogged by the diesel emissions scandal in recent times. tesla meanwhile continues to create a star with products like the cyber truck questions though still linger as to whether this inventor come short. of much but can bring a long term success when demand slows and cracks appear. zimbabwe's worst drought in decades has destroyed countless harvests sparking a food crisis because water is so scarce fresh vegetables come by but water saving
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iraq politics could be an answer is one enterprising success story in turning a new leaf with a lettuce farm. this small scale letters farm is the nancy i'm karate is pride and joy and increasingly her livelihood she has a day job as an accountant but in her free time she grows salad greens 2 years ago she invested $900.00 in $100.00 culture system now she cultivates lettuce cucumber some herb's in her small greenhouse using only a solution of nutrients and water. so i draw upon a funny yelps so i might use this sad new way of days they roll it out always the rain because it saves thought this time more productive and you can produce much as your and if you only pace which is limited to take in this fall. not only does it save water the plants grow faster than in soil and can be harvested several
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times a year. or originally knew karate had intended only to grow vegetables for her family but as the bubblies economic situation declined and prices rose she turned her pastime into a profitable venture it now makes her $1100.00 a month more than double the average wage she supplies restaurants like this one whose owner is a big fan 3000 her latest is that such a high quality at which i use a lot of it so i haven't had to supplying me for over a year now twice a week in bulk a month she packages it beautifully it's always amazing the fraîche has no blemishes on it whatsoever doesn't even need me to put it into a space or liquid to make sure that it's completely fumigated it's that basically it is up if i had the place of dying inside about. the lettuce does well at the local farmer's market to. fresh produce is often in short supply in zimbabwe we
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have a problem with water thought the whole world has a problem with water hydroponics is very water sensitive the well to water used is a fraction form and all the agricultural purposes what we prefer also in the market is that the the product comes with its roots. therefore the time has a much longer shelf life. in karate is now hoping to quadruple her production by building bigger greenhouses on the outskirts of harari all thanks to hydroponics. tourism across uganda is on the increase with help from several government campaigns targeting domestic african and international travelers one government drive is focused on the lake area a popular stop after visiting gorillas in the nearby but windy national park the ministry of tourism wildlife and antiquities report states that in $2181.00 of the
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half 1000000 international tourists is that uganda contributing $1600000000.00 to the economy the government is aiming to more than double that number in the next 5 years. china says it's working around the clock to stop the spread of the corona virus which broke out in december the city is now under quarantine along with 18 of the chinese cities cars trains and planes that banned from entering a leaving only one family member in a household is allowed outdoors to shop for the bennis estes every 2 days factories and offices are closed and many countries evacuated their citizens from cities under quarantine. thousands of african students remain stuck in. the world's biggest gambling have macau will close its casinos for 2 weeks because of the coronavirus because chief executive saying announced the suspension of the visitor numbers plunged nearly 80 percent macau is the only place in china that
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allows gabbling and the lunar new year is not only a boom period the virus has seen billions of dollars wiped off the market value of them accountable for a visit of the las vegas giants including when m.g.m. and sands in thailand to brew is dominate the beer market with their brands and chang and they've got the lower on their side those with a capacity of at least 10000000 liters a year are allowed to brew and sell beer in stores that make small businesses practically illegal a number of microbreweries a fighting that. every beer from his tap is an act of rebellion. for 8 years we cycle has been running an illegal microbrewery on the outskirts of bangkok for brewpub to be legal in thailand it has to produce at least $1000.00 hectare leaders per year cycle aus open air bar falls far short of that. the
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go big get caught 5 problems are raving about everything because. i the average joe and goods made a good rule in what you're doing is a good group or rogue or you call them a good by the people. in addition to brewing and selling his own beer sikelel teaches other enthusiastic follow his example. fundament tells them to hate the most and water to 70 degrees then the starch will be converted into sugar i might get that far. since launching cheap beer in 2012 such low has had to pay 2000 euros in fines. i'm glad in theory he could even go to jail for violating the decades old law but his status as a colonel in the thai army seems to protect him from any severe repercussions. over below. whether we go i'll be waiting for the lobby j.
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and i'll be gentle as they are having i i just as they can all feel yeah. dick's totalled can't take that risk the german brewmaster runs a beer hall in bangkok with an annual production of only 120000 liters he's allowed to sell his beer on site but not in stores that privilege is reserved exclusively for thailand's industrial scale breweries if they don't we don't like it and we have massive losses in sales because of it but there's just no way around it the penalties are quite a deterrent often since the. officially the law was designed to protect beer drinkers from unqualified amateurs. but derek's total says it's in fact thailand's 2 beer dynasties that benefit the most from the protection. let's just say there are certain areas that are run by very wealthy families they have a say and can influence lawmakers to their advantage. they argue that they can then
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invest more pay more taxes and so on and so forth it's a repeat in the chit cyc lows few nothing should stand in the way of free market competition so he continues to build up what he calls an army of home brewers to eventually bring about change to thailand's beer laws. it's time for big business as it.
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becomes. politics prices on stopping the. fire just. awesome. things are normal after winning a fire to table. 60 . people for
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information. they want to express. on facebook twitter evoke a detention touch. following. this is news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes a chapter closes in kenya the country's longest serving president. has died at the age of 95 look at the need to see if a man who was both loved and knows. about you know my child to get milk in school from him. i drank the milk but there's nothing else more helpless with a. tadpole i always president that has been dealt a blow by the country's highest court now.

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