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hour a day. by name of the uninsured and i work at the top you. get beat up unions fly from berlanti a stunning defeat for president trump from the mostly conservative u.s. supreme court allowing prosecutors to see his tax records to decision sides with landmark rulings that ensure limits on presidential power but that doesn't mean voters see trump's taxes any time soon. also coming up to thousands the fire ban on
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mass gatherings in serbia is the sitting protest against the government's coronavirus restrictions the peaceful demonstration follows 2 days of clashes and where do the world's wealthiest live while a new report follows the money to reveal which countries have the most millionaires . the arrow. i'm sorry kelly it's great to have you with us the u.s. supreme court has ruled that federal prosecutors can see president trump's tax returns a major defeat for trump from a 9 member court that includes 5 conservatives but the justices also blocked for now the u.s. congress from seeing the records that means that voters will likely not be able to see the details of the president's financial background before this november's presidential election. michelle pages from
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a trump tax return sent to the new it's one of american politics is biggest secrets how much taxes donald trump paid and to whom does he come to be on the money a few of the numbers have ever been made public he's missing financial figures a big issue in 26 dane but maybe he doesn't want the american people all of you watching tonight to know that he's paid nothing in federal taxes so that makes he saw a nearly 4 years on the president's financial secrets of ended up in the supreme court and it's delivered a limited victory to trump with a ruling that means his money likely won't be a major issue this election season. the court case piece of the trump empire against congress and prosecute is democrats wanted access to company records trump's lawyers i get the opposition wanted to harass not oversee the administration. the court found nancy pelosi wanted too many documents but
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it didn't dismiss the speakers request outright. a path that the span court has laid out is one that is clearly achievable by us in the lower court and we will continue to go down that path but the court's decision isn't enough a woman win for the president because the supreme court also since his financial records must be turned over to new york state prosecutors which could mean he could face charges in the future. for a certain point to satisfy for the point i'm not satisfied if he comes back with this is a political witch hunt like that which nobody's ever seen before it's a pure witch and it's a hoax. pamela say the court's ruling is a droll for the president. one that leaves the supreme court of of the political fry. as the u.s. faces
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a bruising election season. and earlier we spoke with scott anderson a former legal adviser to the u.s. state department we asked him what could happen if donald trump if there's enough evidence in his financial records to indict him. a circle if he becomes a private citizen it's a likely scenario that we will see the president have to answer this charge and same with any other private citizen would at that point the separation of powers concerns and other concerns regarding the impact on the president his conduct of this role and his ability to exercise his function as president being hip or by any sort of litigation or criminal defense likely isn't going to be implicated if you are means in office and the president is no doubt only going to argue that as long as i'm in office the fact that this criminal investigation is going to severely hamper my activities as president means that i shouldn't have to face these charges least so long as i'm in office and that if the united states or if the u.s. institutions want me to face these charges congress can impeach me and then i
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became to question as to whether really congress is going to be willing to take that step or driven from office and force him to confront those charges or whether there may be some other legal avenue by which the president may be held accountable that is a fact pattern that we haven't really encountered before in this in this case so squarely by the president in clearly prosecuted by state and raise a range of novel legal questions but all of which are highly problematic including for the president. anderson speaking with us earlier and now let's get an update on the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the united states has set another record more than 65000 new cases were recorded on thursday the u.s. has more infections than anywhere else with over $3100000.00 confirmed cases hung kong is to close all schools because of a spike in cases according to local media reports and the world health organization is setting up an independent panel to review its handling of the pandemic need time
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livia's interim president gene and then as says that it is she has tested positive for co that 19 brazil's leader to have both sonata also announced a positive result earlier this week. well there's been a night of protest against coronavirus lockdown plans in serbia despite a new government ban on a gathering of more than 10 people protesters are angry after the government proposed a 2nd locked out due to a sharp spike in covert 1000 cases which some blame on the serbian president's decision to hold elections. large protests defy the new ban on gatherings in belgrade but they remain largely peaceful. unlike the preceding 2 nights when rioters attacked the parliament building and these are scenes the serbian government hopes have subsided now president alexander who church called the protesters hooligans while addressing the nation during an official flight to
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paris. i promise you that we will be able to preserve peace and stability despite the criminal hooligan violent attacks we are all shocked by. surging all our people in belgrade and in other cities not to confront the hooligans themselves we will do that as a state we will do it and we will win. the privilege. earlier this week had announced that a new coronavirus lockdown would be imposed protests erupted just hours later many serbians accuse the autocratic much itch of being the one who allowed the coronavirus crisis to spin out of control in the 1st place in june here brought the ease previously strict measures in order to hold an election that tightened his grip on power since then serbia has experienced a surge in new coronavirus cases was diminished i don't have a problem with these measures but i do have a problem with shutting them down just because of the elections and then reimposing
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them. what is the need our government is simply looking after its own interests the people are just collateral damage. is that. serbia went back 5 centuries under president. thousands of people who gathered in belgrade and other serbian cities in defiance of the new ban made it abundantly clear that they have no intention of letting their voices be silenced. while now it has been 25 years since this record it's a genocide when thousands of bosnian muslims mostly men were killed by christian forces from serbia on saturday as happens every july 11th relatives of the most recently identified victims will gather there for a funeral here in berlin d. w. spoke with 2 survivors of the massacre who will also be marking the day. the center
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froze us takes her back to her pharma peaceful life in the hills of spread parineeta until the age of 45. had a happy life but then yugoslavia fell apart serbian forces shelled the town and tried to stuff its residents out now i go to. the mornings where the worst every day is not even one am i had children in front of my house begging him they wanted something to eat but we didn't have anything ourselves nothing. to wonder so glad new blood not yet. between 93 and 95 the fighting would be in sub forces and bosnian militias intensified the sets were trying to force the population out of their homes to make the opponent surrender. in july 95 general right go luggage later convicted of war crimes and genocide and roots
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forever and the separation between life and death began. and said get them up lord used them when they put 2 tanks facing each other and people had to walk through then they started charging people all the women and children on one side young women on the other fort and entertainment tonight. all the men were taken away even little boys from the age of 8 even 90 year olds were scottish so really devastated god you know study on. an estimated 8000 men and boys were shot in the following days. damn near close lost his father and spread parineeta he often imagines his final moments before he got shot after point did he feel hungry did he feel 1st.
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if he was conscious did he think about us his family did anything give him strength we're going to pass. in 2005 to the remains of his father were dented 5 in 3 different mass graves thanks to d.n.a. tests before the burial he insisted on seeing them and recognized his father's skull. when you brought him when remains are found they are often already charred and decomposed. but that makes the teeth stand out more in contrast and i recognized my father smiled. for my new father. in july 95 women and children left represents are under the eyes of serbian forces.
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to lose limbs he was amongst them but on her way out she witnessed something she will never be able to forget assume put them some clothes or whatever friends of mine try to scape but the soldiers caught them and drag them back to the street they wanted everyone to see what happens to those who try to escape they took them and then shot them right in front of me they were like family to me i'm still wagners that i'm not so many believe me she had family. just like demi clergy church she lives with trauma to this day but still the smell of roses lives on and reminds her of her farm a peaceful youth inspired parineeta. and let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world people in singapore are voting in a general election the prime minister there his longstanding governing party is set to win another term it's southeast asia's 1st national election since the start of
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the pandemic singapore is facing its worst recession in decades. police in seoul have found the body of the city's longtime mayor parker one soon after he goes reported missing by his daughter police say there was no sign of foul play a former secretary reportedly filed a sexual harassment complaint against park on wednesday. in congo 3 people have died after violent protests 2 days. out. excuse me 2 demonstrators there were shot dead and a policeman was lynched in clashes over plans to name a new head of the country's election panel the un has condemned the use of force by the military police a new study says that the united states and japan rank at the top of the list when
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it comes to ultra high net worth individuals china germany and france can be found further down the list there's more. the hamptons where new york's elite resigned those with an address here ranked among the country's wealthiest among the locals robert de niro shields and alec baldwin. cording to the world wealth report published by consultancy firm cup gemini the united states with its 5900000 millionaires ranked top of the list when it comes to the super rich japan is in 2nd place with 3400000 ultra wealthy individuals further down the list germany china and france. the report's author is included value derived from stocks rental income fawns commodities as well as cold hard cash as part of their calculations over the past few years the number of ultra
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high net worth individuals has risen that said the millionaire club is still a pretty exclusive domain those looking from the outside may have to keep dreaming of winning the lottery or like donald duck curry favor with their rich uncle. you're watching t w news remember you can always get up to date on our website. i'm sorry kelly in berlin thanks for watching take care of 60. research than. what are scientists learning. background information and. special next on d.w. .

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