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becomes children. this is g.w. news live from berlin a passenger plane skids old for a runway in india and breaks into the air india express flight from dubai with nearly 200 people on board slid off the runway in white conditions while landing in the state of corolla we'll bring you the latest from india also on the program. the u.n. warns of an impending humanitarian disaster in lebanon following the deadly blasts
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that ripped through the capital beirut support it was completely destroyed and all sardines are now worried about maintaining food stocks. and the champions league returns after 5 months for new make our favorites for the quarter finals and hope to quickly find their groove. on pablo foley s welcome to the program where we start in india we're at least 18 people work here killed and more than $100.00 injured when a passenger plane skidded off the runway in the southern city of cozy koda the air india express flight from dubai was carrying 190 passengers and crew and you will monsoon conditions appear to have played a role in the crowd. remember the devastating
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remains of a passenger plane in kozhikode de india that skidded off the runway in heavy rain and. eyewitnesses described the plane's fuselage breaking apart as it fell into a file a some 10 meters below 0. the boeing 737 flight from dubai was repatriating indian citizens stranded by the coronavirus pandemic i disastrous for passengers that had waited months to fly home and reunite with their families. among the victims were the 2 pilots as well as at least one young child who could be put behind a child under a box on the plane as soon as i picked her up her head had serious injuries small child one and a half years old i took the child in the car if she was in the ambulance maybe she could have been saved i took her to the hospital but she died so i mean sort of within. the remaining passengers and crew rescued from the rubble are being treated
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at several hospitals in the city. many are in critical condition. was the. indian prime minister modi tweeted his condolences to the families of the victims. of the heavy rain has battered the area in recent days and may have caused the aircraft to overshoot the runway. officials say that whilst rescue operations are over they fear the death toll could rise. all joining us now from the indian capital delhi. as well hi misha the rescue operation as we heard it is over do we know anything more about the condition of those people injured in the crush. but you know i read the
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piece 17 casualties of being reported doesn't happen and it showed a lot on the ground that it is 15 how seriously injured now the injured have been taken to hospitals and going forward and to the nearby town of my love but i don't now that pain that had a lapse in getting you to the in the back office devastating crash is that the bleeding did not catch fire and if it had casualties would have been much higher but of course because of the him leading the oil this accident this could be one of the factors why there wasn't was damage up there it's truly tragic but what's the latest you're hearing about how the accident actually happened to. the public think the cause of the accident was that they've done the that because in the report proceeding late now these john these are all already a tricky platform to land on autopilot because it's an optical illusion created by
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the fact that this is the laughter in the compassionate is flat little bad a lot of would say to mrs exactly what happened the plane because apparently in conditions skidded on that on the and then 25 feet into one into the valley that sounded describe it now the pilot had made an aborted attempt to navigate ready and because of the heavy tech not but in the 2nd attempt as well there was getting there was a similar accident that happened all over 10 years ago in him in bangalore and 158 people have died in that accident and these still talk and these are the risky and identify it as such however an investigation has been harder to find out exactly who got what and. i mean as well with the latest from india thank you. moving to lebanon now where the united nations is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in the country after the massive explosions that ripped through the capital beirut on choose day u.n.
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agencies say they're struggling to support hundreds of thousands of people the blasts destroyed the port in beirut which was lebanon's main gateway for imported goods lebanon relies on imported wheat and its own grain silo was obliterated. massive quantities of grain spilled across beirut's harbor another crisis looming for the city as food supplies become more scarce rescue teams have had a hard time looking for survivors buildings are smashed together finding spaces where people may still be trapped is a race against time. really you go our experience is that people can still be found alive up to 80 hours after an explosion or an earthquake so we still have hope. it will cost us at this point. 16 port workers have been detained others are under house arrest as public anger grows. protests broke out overnight
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following months of demonstrations against corruption and cronyism many see the explosions as the result of official incompetence the ammonium nitrate was stored improperly for more than 6 years it appears to have come to beirut in 2013 on a cargo ship that was seized in the port the ship's russian captain says lebanese officials were not ignorant about what they were dealing with. the authorities knew it was dangerous cargo. they should have paid the owner to take it away instead they seized the ship but. despite everything volunteers are helping build a makeshift hospital for the most desperate cases reconstructing the rest of what's been lost will be a massive undertaking. to some of the other stories making news around the world. has declared a state of environmental emergency after a ship aground off its shores began spilling oil the vessel run aground 2 weeks ago
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on route from china to brazil carrying 4000 tons of fuel the prime minister is appealing to friends on the united nations for help with the clean up operations the top u.s. intelligence official has warned that russia china and iran will all try to interfere in november's presidential election william event said the 3 were using disinformation and other means to influence voters during a news conference u.s. president donald trump said he believed all 3 countries wanted him to lose. large crowds are gathering for a 10 day motorcycle rally in south dakota the annual event is expected to draw some 250000 motorcycle enthusiasts despite objections by local residents that it could trigger a corona virus outbreak sides dakota has no limits on indoor gatherings or mosque mandates. the roots is getting ready to hold its most hotly contested
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presidential election in years and there are clear signs to government is seeking to hush up the media rights groups say several reporters have been arrested including freelance journalist alexander brewer a cough who reports for d w he's been sentenced to 10 days in prison meaning he'll be unable to cover the election president alexander lukashenko is facing a wave of dissent over his dismissal of the covert 900 pandemic and his human rights record. well france and germany are calling on president bush and goes government to ensure that sunday's election is free and fair the correspondence theory or shadow has more on the batteries election and the push for change. tens of thousands of people have come to the capital in recent days.
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she's standing incumbent president alexander lukashenko and has become in the face of the opposition here. i don't want to be silent anymore i don't want to be afraid are you also tired of staying silent. but. doesn't want to be president in case she wins she has promised to release all political prisoners and then call new elections she's campaigning out of solidarity with her husband was a popular blogger a good one off school who wanted to run for the presidency himself but was not authorized. he had traveled across the country revealing abuses of power corruption and poverty and was charged with inciting popular unrest has been in jail since may . critics of the regime see him as a political prisoner who is apparently
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a threat for president. goodness but is ill this is completely arbitrary in our country we just eliminate the competition that we but i look back in such as it is where you just go it's unfair it should be allowed he was jailed over nothing here now they're making him into an enemy of the people it's a dictatorship. move. are not skinny isn't alone and challenging. but to all the serious contenders have disappeared from the political stage one of them the former banker of a club i recall has been in prison since june on charges of money laundering and tax fraud. the other of the businessmen valérie except karl left of the country saying he feared for his safety. that 3 other candidates have stayed in the presidential race with city atlanta. share
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a chain. parts got ya and underrate dimitri in the ole no they have a virtually no chance over winning but they aren't giving up. on the meeting in a dictatorship victory doesn't mean bringing an election victory is mobilizing society did change things. believes the people of bell are rubes are ready for a new chapter. you. can show you. can literally feel the unity of my compatriots their self-confidence and pride at finally being a people that is ready for change. i need. this election on august 9th we'll show you how much power one of the opposition here in the ass president lukashenko has ruled to the country for 26 years and says
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he's confident of victory. has revealed himself to be a poor little girl who doesn't know she's doing. well to football now and the champions league is back with manchester city eliminating round madrid and also reaching the quarterfinals at the expense of christiane are now those eventers german champions byron munich meanwhile host england's chelsea later on saturday looking to wrap up their progression for the last 8 having not played for over a month. time to get the champions league balls back out again. by and return to europe's big stage having played their last 16 1st leg at chelsea way back in february they won 3 nil to take charge of the tie before the coronavirus suspension hants the bulls as they go resumed in me quicker than all
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other major european leagues and would in rampant form after the restarts and easily sealed another domestic double but they've not played since early july might the champions league being rearranged for august leave by and a little rusty pansy flicked once his team on their game despite their healthy 1st leg lead beyond bizarre. we've always said that the next game is what we are 100 percent concentrated on that is what is in focus and everything that comes after that is not in our minds cup from chelsea's last domestic game was losing the english f.a. cup final just last weekend they may be more match fit than biron but know they have a huge challenge to somehow reach this month's last 8 mini tournament in portugal now knew by and signing leroy sunday is eligible to play but it's still a stretch to think the germans could let their lead slip nevertheless they want to
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get back up to speed quickly just in case. well you're watching the news from berlin coming up after a short break blockbusters from nigeria our documentary looking at the nollywood film industry and don't forget you can get all the latest information around the clock on our website and you dot com and you can also follow us on twitter and instagram. we'll be here at the top of the next hour before me and the rest of the team take care and see you soon. like. oh. my god says. for the russians so. steep. so
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