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i mean there's something wrong. with the cleaners social media shadow industry starts junee on t.w. . this is the news live from the. crash is a show forcing millions in india and bangladesh to flee to safety the storm's already claims lives as it pushes inland and the corona virus pandemic is making it even more difficult to keep people safe also on the program germany's peace. manager activists say humans aren't responsible the issue for the cost of
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a political fight that pits environmentalists against african-americans coalition. in the muslim call to prayer brings out in the church. as the holy month of ramadan winds down a group of christians in lives has been keeping what has been helping muslims keep the face during the pandemic. i'm phil gallo welcome to the program cycling has hit the northeast in bangladesh where millions of fled to motions the shelters at least 8 deaths have been blamed on the storm so far north or as you say there's a risk of devastating floods along the lower lying coast with origins are also worried about the spread of coronavirus inside to shelters where they say social distancing is impossible. howling winds and driving
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rain cyclon unleashed its formidable force as it made landfall. the storm 1st touched down in the indian state of west bengal the coastline there and neighboring bangladesh a bearing the brunt of the cycle and. with wind gusts of up to 190 kilometers per hour the storm is the strongest to hit the area in over a decade the flood prone region is densely populated with many vulnerable communities. over 2 and a half 1000000 people have been evacuated from low lying areas and are being housed in shelters. the coronavirus pandemic has further complicated matters. there. it is a word. it is a mix. we're going to break. and that the syrian border is the 1st step for us going. out was.
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social distancing is nearly impossible in such cramped quarters and authorities fear combating the virus will be hampered by the destruction wrought by the site plan it's an unprecedented challenge even for people living in an area prone to regular cyclons a challenge that will remain long after the storm has passed. will be doubly correspondent richard just well is in delhi and so does this assessment. psycho number one made landfall in india early evening on wednesday and already that other ports of heavy structural damage and loss of life hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from the low lying areas in northeast india as well as and beyond that there's multiple disaster relief teams have also been deployed in both countries they face an additional challenge however because of the cruel and i'll spend that mick and lock down in both countries in doubt many shelters were
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converted into corner wireless wards just 2 weeks ago and now as a consequence there's a shortage of e.v.a.'s in which these people can be evacuated many have refused to actually move to the shelters because of the fear of contracting the current one of violence there's also consensus around the rule here camps imports is bizarre in bangladesh while the cost of the cycle on does not pass through abusing it is the false reports also could one of us cases have already in months in cox's bazar last week considered to be one of the most densely populated areas in the world and even if the typhoon does not hit this area hard it will definitely cause an impediment in the efforts to prevent the spread of the pandemic in this area there was a just while in delhi let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world to south in israel where of course ordered the prime minister benjamin netanyahu to appear to be opening of his trial on sunday was indicted service year on charges of fraud
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a breach of trust and accepting bribes for trial comes just days after he was sworn into office for the 5th time. through hundreds most wanted a genocide suspect to phyllis's. period before a french court today on charges related to the 994 massacre of at least 800000 people prosecutors have requested his transfer to u.s. custody the buddha was arrested in paris on saturday after 25 years on the run. german chancellor angela merkel says her government is in talks with himself on the european commission over a potential biomarker for the airline according to german news that weekly big ole government has proposed taking a 25 percent stake in the carrier the package would be worth around $9000000000.00 euros. japan has a launched a rocket carrying a cargo vehicle full of supplies to the international space station the rocket
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carrying the country's torrie cargo a transporter blasted off from metallic ashima a space center at around 2 30 am local time and with the last time a cargo called so be used to deliver supplies so here's a closer look at its final mission computer animation shows the cargo vehicle separating from the rocket g.p.s. satellites and rendezvous sensors guided on its way. the spacecraft has to close within 10 meters of the space station before reaching its parking position. only then can the astronauts grab the transporter with the canadian robot arm for docking. once docked the cargo ship will deliver food and other supplies to the crew as well as equipment for the station. and scientific gear for the kebo research lab. this is japan's most significant contribution to the i assess. the station's biggest module it has 6 major
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components including its own robotic arm. medical and biological experiments are mostly carried out in the kiba research lab. this fear for example measures the amount of harmful radiation astronauts absorb inside the space station . another important area of study by the japanese is the cultivation of protein crystals that enable the researchers to examine the structure of protein molecules on earth only small crystals form with many flaws. but in space the protein molecules form a large flawless crystals this allows their 3 dimensional structure to be examined more closely and thus their effect on the human body. there's already been a breakthrough researchers have developed a protein molecule to counter a deadly metabolic disease the scientists say it can slow the diseases course by
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half now they're setting their sights on bacterial proteins that cause dangerous infections. or environmentalist here in germany a warning of another disaster if no action is taken a big he's heading towards extinction insects a crucial pollinators of that decline is putting pressure on the world's food systems but the biggest backers here in germany after you contend with government bureaucracy and resistance for. this is where i'm not alina and the rule of 10 queen bees here at the german parliament named after the 2 most important women in germany's green party. daniel host stan started here 5 years ago with one colony now half a 1000000 bees a buzzing in the parliament garden. but he says of us to. have become
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the symbol for all the insects that we've been losing over the last few years is beans have it tough in agricultural environments because the number of trees is declining so there's less blossoms in fact bees in the city a much better off than those in the countryside. and best like. this may look pretty but monocultures kill bees and insects say these demonstrators outside the parliament building in berlin half the while the species in germany are threatened with extinction. make the feels buzz again say the protestors. a moment in the act after the wrong under the current rules the e.u. subsidizes large scale farming for quantity not quality and we want farmers to get money when they actually deliver service to nature and the environment and chaffed . the use green new deal plan sets and dishes goals for agriculture to become greener and more insect friendly but politicians sympathetic to farmers warn
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against simply reducing the use of pesticides. i believe we can invest a lot in research to develop alternative pesticides that have a small ecological footprint than those we have now. so where does that leave the bees the german government has a so-called action plan for the protection of insects but even the environment minister concedes that it's not enough. the state of nature here in germany is not satisfactory there are many areas where more needs to be done and the situation is slightly improved with beach forests cities and forests but it's still dire when you look at the german. agricultural landscape. the consensus is that that more needs to be done to protect bees and other insects but consensus alone will not save them. muslims around the world have been observing ramadan
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a holy time of fasting and prayer traditionally it's a time of community and of chance to get together with friends and family this year have not has been complicated by widespread lockdown regulations so here in berlin christians have offered muslims a unique place to pray. the call to prayer from inside the church of st martha in berlin every friday throughout ramadan. and how much. we see ramadan as a very valuable thing. we think that prayer and opening ourselves to each other and to god helps reinforce humanity and peace shaft people scratch their endeavors. as a sign of solidarity they thought it would be a good idea to give muslims
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a chance to cry in the church. where it's a great initiative and we thank them for it. to have met with the sky in germany has allowed places of worship to reopen but with a restriction only a maximum of 50 people are allowed to pray at a time in this church around $100.00 people want to pray so they're divided into 2 time slots one in german and the other in arabic. a lot of the in a group of friends thought i was a bit surprised by the idea but it's a beautiful feeling at a time when mosques are full it's a beautiful initiative. to get them from americans it's a beautiful indescribable feeling it gives us a sense of brotherhood between people. ramadan prayers in a christian church contemplation during carona time were. one
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looking woman has proven that it's possible to own a picasso without being a millionaire or a museum curator and she was able to add one of the spanish masters works to her collection for a lot less than you'd expect. when you hear that a picasso is up for sale at christie's in paris most people imagine watering sums but an oil painting from the master of cubism cost a lucky person just $100.00 euros in an online charity ruffle 1st still life by the legendary spanish artist. everywhere where you go in the word you were to the far east. anywhere you go everyone knows who is picasso even if you don't know the work of because so into detail is you know it's because of. the painting called not your mort it's valued at a $1000000.00 on the carbon market. the
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organizers say that the raffle has raised 5600000 for charity. all on canvas from 192-1921 is very important because his work this is what he's going to do a shift by 2 neo classicism after 7 years of cubism from 1907 to $914.00 more or less he is going to go back to other styles. and know when array is. allowed to go on you know and it's really an extravagant splash for a living room wall and the money raised will help provide clean water for villages in africa. well the coronavirus pandemic has claimed so many lives and one woman in germany is determined to keep the victims bombers alive and dusk every night she lights a candle for every one of the 8000 people who have died in germany since march shop
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is determined to continue her personal homage until a vaccine is found she says she wants to touch people's hearts in a way that statistics can't. this is did a good news not my fault but it will have more world news up the top of the hour of business updates that steve in just a. what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. p.w. world heritage 360 get the map now.
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