you can see her grandmother how can a w. from arms. this is need every news live from bill and criminal charges in the off takes biggest oil spill more than 20000 tons of fuel leaks into waterways near the world's most northern city russian investigators blame the mayor for the disaster also coming up . political brandname hemp as the fight against the krona virus in cameroon the government has ruled the opposition's relief if it's all illegal leave the aide for

his wife to find the bad. boy ensuring off down with her parents far away off to weeks of separation the surrogate baby is in ukraine finally meets her family but many others still face a long wish. plus thailand's elephants at risk of starvation a sharp drop in tourism means hundreds so at this have no income and no way to feed their animals it had to hit the road to find food. and i'm christine will welcome to the program the mayor of the holds most of the most since he has been charged with criminal negligence of a massive oil spill in siberia last month tens of thousands of tons of diesel fuel leaked into a local water. always around the city often orders investigators say the mayor

failed to react quickly enough. environmentalist are calling it the worst disaster in the region in living memory. more than 20 tons of fuel have leaked into rivers and waterways in russia's arctic north turning large expanses of water red. the pollution is already damaging ecosystems and wildlife. it's foolish to say or think that nothing will perish and that what happened will go away without a trace all workers or dead donkey of today i myself saw a dead muskrat if a bird lands on fuel or if a muskrat swims in fuel it is definitely condemned to death which is in. this bill took place after a fuel tank belonging to a power plant collapsed in the city of norilsk. a number of workers that have

already been detained now the local mayor has been accused of criminal like regents for failing to react to the impending disaster a coordinated response. who did us lead when you study investigation found that the mayor of norilsk affirmation being aware of the amount of fuel spilled on the time who did not take proper measures to respond to the emergency exit eliminates its consequences. the men may have to go to prison if found guilty investigators think the incident happened because the company failed to carry out repairs on machinery belonging to the plant some reports suggest equipment became unstable because permafrost in the area is melting officials say the situation on the ground is beginning to stabilize but that's a full cleanup will take years. joining us now from moscow is fed to me he is project director at greenpeace russia welcome to you how serious is the situation do we know the true scale of the damage. just how will this is the

biggest ever. heals in the polar arctic both in russia and globally and it's damaged here doesn't you want it does and lakes of russian arctic so a business that big big damage comparable 'd with the. acts of all this accident aged 9 and was seen as a region in comedy public in 93 so it's one of the biggest and for the polarizing this is the biggest. arms full for the vulnerable archippus is that you have sent a year old and as asian greenpeace has sent a letter to russian authorities today talking about what they could do to prevent something like this from happening again. yes at the moment their core reason the main problem why this accident from time to time happens in russia is that because the companies are not more to rate it to invest properly i'm not one

to break it to invest enough into the infrastructure especially in such a risk is always life there are more frozen zone which is there where they didn't are due to the climate change all of the companies save huge money or for profit for 'd shareholders and this is their cost of of of for the eco system and greenpeace suggest that we are amendments for existing federal mushing russian legislation to force home produce to who to pay full compensation in such an extent multiway been economically. ok and we've been told that it's going to take he is 16 up the mess that we're currently seeing. but what can you tell us about the last thing impacts on the environment that this particular disaster will have. but you know this case we can are as you christine us have it about years of impact in the in the future not so 1st of all this is the impact

or river ecosystem for the fish living there a very good pounds car along with the beast thems the oil spills went down towards the arctic ocean and was the concentration of this books or to shoot for the fish so this is the question for same t.v. monitor or be very old people but he's going to go on and we'll 'd keep this one and touring and for sure greenpeace be a morning tour of how relevant morning to all of this is. that is fair to mention prof greenpeace fresh air talking to us from us they thank you very much. the u.s. has asked japan to pay significantly more to maintain american forces on its territory the u.s. has guaranteed japan's defense since the end of world war $2.00 more than $50000.00 u.s. personnel are stationed in japan now washington puts the price tag at some $5700000000.00 is japan is already spending more on defense but its other forces.

soldiers practice landing unfabulous vehicles in a picturesque bay on japan south coast drive out i'm going to have to close the hatch and then head back to the beach it's as if they were planning to start off a new sure some time soon and perhaps they are the officer in command is not allowed to talk to us about bashing. the body of a screw it's important to train the soldiers one of the driver ones the helmsmen stories it's not always easy to make a team out of them though you've got to you know you're pretty through arms goes around and. according to its constitution japan isn't supposed to have an army and many wanted to stay that way. it's true we don't want to pander fighter moles all over the world not even on america's sorry that's why we're against the drills. even so tokyo seems to be preparing to enter the military world stage the defense

minister recently deployed this destroyer to the gulf of amman in an interview he says as a completely harmless mission. is aware of his own power he wants to become prime minister would you ban like to play a more active role military role on the world stage we believe are sending our destroyer to the region to get enough information to secure the past safes passage or japanese or japan related ships are important for us so that's why we sending it we. part of. american initiative and or european noir ronny union issued every it's strictly on our own isn't that risky i mean there could be some kind of conflict and you are right why should we be in it but if everything's fine why you need to wash it in the region what we need to get

the information to secure the safe passage all our tankers or other ships so we are sending them for information gathering what's wrong with it. just a constant mission. some people see it differently. us asian relations expert glenn fukushima for example finds the idea amazing. gold i think as defense minister that's what he had to say you know just as when koizumi was asked in the diet. is it not dangerous for the soul defense force to be in combat zones he said well if it's open source is there by definition that is not a combat zone. that was his answer. behind the scenes of u.s. japanese military relations the mood is less easy caring than here american military units stationed here still may train for aid missions with the japanese earthquake for example but since washington has demanded much more money from japan

for u.s. troops tensions have risen considerably it is actually cheaper to have a marine stationed in japan to have them in san diego so if we pay them no then they will become sort of motion to re and i don't think you were supposed to do would like to do that. posh words especially coming from an otherwise normal japan is a possible future government leader seeking to expand his influence in a big way insiders say there is support for this in the ruling party but less so amongst the japanese people. now for a brief look at some of the stories making headlines the death toll from the sinking of a migrant bushelful coast up to this year has risen to almost 50 off the authorities recovered more bodies that put 6 hours at the weekend aiming to leave but capsized near the city that's 53 people have been on. german chancellor angela merkel

has called on chinese prime minister to secure equal treatment for german and other foreign companies operating in china with germany's taken over the e.u. presidency in july merkel and he also discussed how to stimulate post corona trade amid growing tensions between beijing and washington by the german government's. is it plans to investigate racism in the german police force a study is meant to shed light on racial profiling by police offices this comes as protests across the world have drawn attention to the issue of systematic racism and police present is he following the killing of george floyd in police custody in the u.s. and tons of ses it employs 22000 people more than it needs hinting at possible job cuts the german carrier has been massive be affected by the worldwide travel bans of tons of pilots have offered to take a 45 percent pay cut to alleviate the situation.

to the central african country of cameroon now and the story of how political rivalry is holding back the fight against the coronavirus prevention if it's all concentrated on the biggest city off to a disputed election the government has banned the work of opposition leader maurice comfortable but he and his party are determined to press ahead news a long blaze made some of the aid work is defying the bat. these volunteers in come roun and getting ready to dish because of 900 provision keets. they are not fish mice and i call b.s. hans and entices to market in bois the country's largest city. come across opposition leader come to create a do going as isha to hook up the spread of the current of biros. people happy to get the equipment but authorities see otherwise. the government sees these

organisms honesty to cough. up the rocks these species evolve not just just it is this past sunday august and it's a time i come from a security forces. says a started a program to a month ago i least a dozen people hugging the rest it across the country. despite their risk who want is reached out to disadvantaged communities almost every day. 300000 keets have been donated in over 15 community so far. because they come up to on a senior member of the team says they are not backing down. we are worth a quarter in your despite all doubt us and will continue and that was the purpose of my name i doubt that's the point you'll see that i was i was starting way up in your mind of this retarded boy out to be i'm not going back to the law i don't want to know wendy i'm a woke up because i didn't need it's

a normal and we need to do our best so there is no way to stop it. come rose interior minister who bondo gonna zisha was not billable on our request for an interview. the new crew know bios is not police spread in the country when more than 6500 cases fist must win. in a. new position as continue to distribute hygiene kits to people who can't afford them. no i am so happy i have spent much from my little savings to buy hand sanitizer and i don't even have enough money to buy food that i had to struggle to get gel or did i don't have. the government has cracked down on 2 bank accounts useful for a reason now the opposition has to hide its high do supplies from the police. ukraine is one of the his countries in the walled way surrogacy is affordable and

easy to arrange but the global health emergency has prevented dozens of parents from joining their new born children it always has been painful for couples but potentially disastrous for their children's development some families have finally managed to be united all correspondent. made one such happy one month and 3 days late but at least they're together. and have traveled more than 10000 kilometers by car through continent in lockdown to finally meet their daughter. she still has to get used to us she doesn't know who we are. their daughter spent her 1st month with a carer in an apartment her parents only able to see her on a screen. in the way you know the so sad we were crying just seeing her pictures and unable to do anything for her you just feel so helpless well you can do is wait . as their daughter's birth came and went and with no end to look down in sight

and your eldest could do was scour the ukrainian press with the help of a translation app on the lookout for some sign of hope neither the spanish government nor the ukrainian embassy could help when they read that ukraine's human rights on both women had promised help parents into the country and your eldest jumped in their car to drive the 3600 kilometers from their home in madrid to kiev . and we need your pardon mercier it was a leap in the dark we didn't know what we'd encounter at the borders on route they received a long hoped for permission to enter ukraine yeah we cried when we received this i didn't think a piece of paper could make this happy. but it wasn't enough. it's not all the checks and we're just 500 kilometers from kiev and then they told us no we just couldn't take it anymore they were missing just one document enough for them to be turned back at the ukrainian border returning home to madrid with the

only option without their baby a week later they were back at the ukrainian frontier after 7000 kilometer round trip to madrid and back this time with the right documents and they were finally allowed into the country other parents have been less fortunate separated from their children but even greater distances and still unable to enter ukraine how many babies are still without their parents no one can say with any confidence yes it is you know we've lost months of our daughter's life that's super important and the. results clear months of 3 days to leave it felt like a year spanish must sound strange to her she doesn't want to sleep she just wants to listen to us. and now she's only sleep. well. this journey to becoming a family like any other is not yet over to register their daughter's birth in spain

they'll probably still have to go to court in spain as in many other european countries surrogacy is illegal grey zone either legal or illegal to grow virus lock down which is the 1st of many obstacles on that path. now the deadliest economy who filed that report joins me from the ukrainian capital kiev hello to you nic do we have any idea at all how many babies are still in limbo as a result of the lockdown. well christine we're all scratching our heads here trying to work that out but it seems that even the government doesn't really know so we heard from the ukrainian government's human rights women who to help families like this 20 ukraine with special permission she says about 100 families have been in touch with her over recent weeks asking for help getting into the country while those travel restrictions them place but experts say that is just the tip of the iceberg they. they estimate that most agencies here in ukraine have been advising

their families to stay it's not to reach out to the government they're worried about too much government intervention there have been calls from certain lawmakers here to ban international surrogacy so there was a real worry about coming out as it were and making clear quite how big a phenomenon this is and i think the pictures that went around the world of those babies in a hotel room they were representative that was essentially a p.r. stunt by a very savvy director who wants to get international attention to resolve this problem most babies including babies babies spent the 1st month last month or 2 in a private apartment with a camera so the picture the reality a bit more banal than those pictures but this seriously is an industry that. sees families from across the world coming to ukraine this is not just a european phenomenon you have families miss far as argentina saudi arabia china some of those chinese families it's estimated have been up to 3 or 4 months late breaking out their babies given the lockdowns starts in china earlier than in

europe or north america so this really is a global phenomenon happening here in ukraine right and they call it how big a phenomenon is it i mean how widely is arrogancy practiced in ukraine and why. again really aren't these figures here the government only started collecting information. they say they believe about $1500.00 birth took place last year 2900 that is but again industry insiders are convinced the true figure is much higher these ukrainian surrogates travel to western european countries to give birth because that enables the parents to receive documents that make it easier then to legalize the situation as it were the baby's birth part of this is just ukrainian businesses these clinics being wary of government intervention some kind of political intervention lots of other countries have banned this practice for foreigners so india thailand the countries that were big in this business up to a few years ago and have since banned for international families the legal

framework here means that it is legal in ukraine it is legal for these contracts to be drawn up between surrogate mothers and these families and for them to receive payment and it is also a whole lot cheaper than in the u.s. a kind of the other places where it can cost up to a quarter $1000000.00 so that is some of the reasons why ukraine has become such center of the. for us thank you nic. now there are growing concerns in thailand for the welfare of thousands of innocents the coronavirus taurus across the country and many domesticated in offense have been left to fend for themselves some now facing starvation while desperate handlers have hit the road with a hit it's with no place to go but their hometowns in the hills of northern thailand. it's been alone the slow journey for this elephant and his handler with tourists and his like chiang mai now closed because

of coronavirus they have no choice but to return home to the hills of northern thailand a wonderful site for these children and an opportunity for the elephants to enjoy venue found freedom. but these animals need food around 300 kilos of plants a day much of the vegetation around here has been cleared for crops and the handlers have no money to buy feed and. we need help to take care of the animals it's expensive obviously. there's also concern from local villages that the sudden influx of hundreds of elephants. and that swearing conservationists. that some of the make it. into the properties. would probably start what we call the

sea. called place. before the coronavirus pandemic hit thailand was a popular destination for animal tourism but it was often unregulated and there have been numerous reports of elephant cruelty. despite this the handlers known as mahmoud's maintain that tourism is my tool for their survival. the minute we have tourists and still have jobs then there will be more money to look off to them. there's hope that once coded 19 is under control animal welfare will improve in thailand for now both handlers and elephants are making the best of a situation that's out of their control. to football's german cup semi finals now and by in munich have secured a chance for

a 2nd straights double this season the possibility of winning both the cup and the bundesliga by an defeated from 1st to reach the final even paris it scored 14 minutes in but by a needed robert even belsky's 2nd goal to win it to one of the leaders by and will pay for the german cup title next month. the top spanish soccer league returns to action tonight for the 1st time in 3 months lega has followed germany's going to sleep in banning fans and instituting a strict hygiene protocol but unlike germany spain's title race could be one of the most exciting india's. barcelona players are getting used to the eerie atmosphere of an empty stadium the blunders leaguers successful return 4 weeks ago shown spanish football that behind closed door games are the only way forward spain has been harder hit than germany by the coronavirus meaning it has taken longer to

implement the new hygiene rules needed for a restart now legal wants to get right back into a thrilling title race and leaders barcelona have been boosted by star player linnell messi declaring himself fit of the injury problems continue to dog the champions though ahead of this weekend's game with new yorker. it's true that matches will be very close to each other and we don't have a particularly deep bench or. the season resumes tonight with her place of taking on rivals rio bettis in what is usually a fiery city darby the lack of fans may take out some of the sting of the win will help sylvia's very slim hopes of a late title tilt. rael madrid remain bass's main rivals sitting just 2 points behind with 11 games left and the isle of opted to use a small stadium named after club icon alfredo di stefano to play their remaining home matches the support of banned means refurbishment of their famous burnaby our

stadium has already started. with an hour i think it's a nano we could win the title in the distaff in our stadium and that would be really great for the club's history because 2020 has already been a bit of a special case. spain is the 2nd major european top flight to return with england and italy resuming later in june france decided in april to scrap its season but the top french quarter is partly against the league and said relegation should be reviewed their leader is keen to avoid such legal wranglings by completing its season a new dawn is about to break for spanish football. and finally a rare video of what's still to be the world's largest green total colony tens of thousands of turtles have been filmed. on an island near the great barrier reef for the 1st time researchers are using drones to count the green totals on green island that's the world's biggest colony off the endangered species and they've discovered

they've been underestimating numbers by more than 50 percent. and a reminder of all top story russia has opened a criminal case against the mayor off the optic city off noticed although his handing off a major fuel spill response team say it will take yes' to clean up. to date she has been good having your company joining in at the top of the next hour seem.

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