organized crime and corruption reporting project is one of young concepts friends welcome to d w today's verdict sees 2 people cleared a long and found guilty of mr quinn sachs mudda do you believe justice was done today. well justice may be we are of course all heartbroken and. we are happy to the prosecutors appeal the verdict anyway i still believe that. the judge chief screw. the evidence presented the court. young concepts murder sparked an antique of ruction movement in slovakia how does today's ruling affect that campaign. well let's see it's probably you know we are just coming to cry i think in a car from whom. it was all have been in cuba as you know.

and let's see what will happen i think the rubio look the frustration level of anger and. people will. likely have heard a verdict. yeah and i know that you have said previously that you thought there was strong evidence to convict somebody and costs not the judges disagreed they said there was insufficient evidence so what do you think happened. well to be honest no i didn't support the committee on a coach matter and the program because if you are presenting circumstantial evidence the chain of the evidence must be unbroken and the prosecutors for not able to prove it in the way that it would be behind any doubt. thank you for joining us and to corruption john this top pop up home salva. thank you for inviting me. here in germany police have made

a grim discovery in the western city of seoul in the bodies of 5 children have been found in an apartment in the city and they were aged between one and 18 years old mother suspected of carrying out the killings before fleeing before fleeing the scene with another of the children. more on this from d.w. correspondent nina welcome either so german police saying they found these children what more can you tell us well apparently the police received a phone call from the grandmother of those children who said that her daughter had killed 5 of her children and that she was out of the house and possibly with another child of her as possibly trying to kill herself the police say that the woman was 27 years of age and the police then found the woman to have climbed onto the tracks have disappeared off central station where she

tried to kill herself that didn't happen she survived with severe injuries but the police did find the dead children in the flats installing and there they were 3 goals a 12 and 3 and 2 boys age 6 and 8 and there is no information as to what the motive was and no information as to what actually caused the death the investigations are ongoing there are apparently some 40 police people on the ground and we're hearing also that the interior minister will from this fadia is going to give a statement on the incident later nina thank you. next to turkey where violence against women including murder has been surging at the recent yes traitors are often male family members or friends cultural norms in many communities dictate that what happens inside a family home states that an increasing number of turkish women are now speaking out. the friends describe her

as a fun loving young woman. this was the image techie was left with of the 27 year old student pen i'll go to can on july 16th ex-boyfriend strangled her to death remember her body. flowers and a photo commemorate and her favorite bar. now her friends bath and layla sits here without still numb with grief and in constant fear of becoming the next victim of violence against women. we. can't get him back maybe tomorrow they'll be announcing my death it starts right from the very 1st 30 shots encounter and they say you can't go there alone. you mustn't wear this or that you can't meet so and so on and on and on and that's just another form of violence that

the church will matter you know can see can understand wave of protest nationwide against the rampant violence against women and. their forty's and many communities responded with violence sending policemen to beat the protesting women. the number of women mad at each sharon taki has more than doubled since 2012 now turkish women are no longer keeping signed maybe my god who knows friends are also taking to the streets every week in the hind town no longer will they sit by and do nothing as violence against women study rises but pro-government policy journalists like my question could check don't see the problem so much in abusive men as in the istanbul convention on combating domestic violence turkey's them government signed and ratified it in 2012 is the one of the december called whatever happens inside the 4 walls of the family's home not to stay there. this convention is incompatible

with our faith our culture and our traditions. for years lawyer took has been representing the victims of domestic violence i'm a survivor as she's often seen the abuses appeal to the court for leniency and sympathy. that could. say this woman has done this or that ruined my male pride in a stain my are that's what motivated these actions charset brigade something and based their entire defense on it what to the men go to consume towns and how important to them is the protection of women. that have gotten violent before i have to confess but it's important for everyone to understand each other and get along. the roots of the violence line are bringing. what has to change get a good. measure victim cannot go to kim's friends agree or not has to change in

this country until it does the protests will go on the. powerful storm has been creating havoc in east asia typhoon may sakho whipped up stormy seas near to pan where rescuers are searching for a life style ship carrying 43 people that capsized and sank with thousands of cattle on board and one person was killed when the storm made landfall near south korea's 2nd largest city. typhoon my stack unleashed its full power on south korea in the early hours of thursday leaving residents to wake up to scenes like this. at least one person in the southern city of busan died after being injured by shattered windows. this woman describes how her windows buckled under the typhoon's force. can do no wrong i was scared and i didn't know what to

do especially because i live alone i just hoped i wouldn't get hurt. my sack then moved on to north korea where it's caused major flooding it's the 2nd typhoon to affect the korean peninsula within a week and there's more to come weather experts say another tropical storm is gaining strength and could hit the region this weekend. is in rural brazil have been battling land last fall. and living on the news line for decades the farmers who belong to the largest movement say police have done everything they can tweet victims including destroying the settlements they've lived in for use. a police raid evicting small farmers in brazil most of those affected by this operation are members of the landless movement they are in the

midst of a brutal land conflict. coffee planters live on this property and have done so for over 20 years cicero marianna was one of them he's a descendant of slaves and organic farmers but his existence is being threatened he and other members of the landless movement are being driven out. i won't let them take my land and my house away from me. and i'm not afraid. if they clear our settlement it will break my heart. this is my life. this site belongs to an old sugarcane factory that went bankrupt in the ninety's due to heavy debts now in a surprising move the former owners have registered their claim they want to rent the premises to one of brazil's largest coffee exporters but in order to do this the landless have to vacate their plots this follows the terms said by president

will scenario who promised justice to the large landowners in the region but the small landholders won't clear the area they have occupied for 22 years without a fight they filed a complaint against the eviction order because they feel they are being treated unfairly cicero and the others have each other's back. if we are not recognized as the owners of this land than these big landowners can't be either we have customary rights. suddenly fires break out just a few hours before the evacuation is set to start cicero and the other small farmers move out further up on the hill a meadow burns for the farmers it is clear that this was no coincidence. that of our marriage must this is an intimidation attempt they will accuse us of arson up there is our nature reserve preserve us so the next morning police troops march in the school and also cicero's house are said to be cleared even though the

landless are legally contesting the court order. don't you have better things to do in the middle of the pandemic. the landless have begun building barricades the police respond by using helicopters. and they begin to advance. cicero has to watch as his house is torn down. thank you no i will continue to fight despite eviction some day i will return you know those evicted will not receive any compensation and their school is also being closed down the small farmers in brazil have lost this fight. as a reminder the top story of this hour russia has rejected claims that it was behind me a match to poisoning of opposition leader alexei a wednesday job he said it had proof that mr mugabe had been dosed with

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beethoven is for plato for is for play beethoven 2020 the 250th anniversary here on deal there. this is deja news asia coming up clearing the final hurdle on a possible road to peace. afghanistan's government begins releasing a final batch of taliban prisoners setting the stage for talks that could end the deadlock for the public in afghanistan but what will that entails plus. beethoven in the middle of a pandemic the story of how one german composer brought beethoven's music to south korea in these difficult times.

welcome to news asia glad you could join us talks to and of ghana sounds long running war are expected to begin in the next few days in doha the capital of the afghan government has already sent teams to prepare the groundwork for peace talks with the taliban a group the government has fought for nearly 2 decades idea the government began to release the last batch of taliban prisoners to pave the way for talks with the militant group i'll be asking an expert what one can expect from the talks but 1st a quick primer on how we got to this stage. taliban prisoners greet one another as they prepare to leave this jail in afghanistan's capital kabul. freeing them has been

a controversial decision. but it's part of the deal the united states signed with the taliban insurgents at the end of february in order to try to bring peace to this more to him country. and get u.s. forces out for good. i'll be back. in early august afghan president ashraf ghani even agreed to release the last 400 taliban prisoners considered the most dangerous. this war of attrition has lost it almost 2 decades. leaving more than 40000 dead. it began after the $911.00 attacks on the u.s. outcry did the terrorist group responsible was based in afghanistan and the ruling taliban was blamed for shielding them but it wasn't until may 20 levon that the son

of bin laden the mastermind behind those attacks was eventually killed in pakistan . it was in june that year that homemade cause i who was president of afghanistan at the time confirm secret talks between the u.s. led taliban had taken place but they later collapsed. in 2014 most foreign troops were withdrawn resurgent and ruthless taliban quickly filled the vacuum. retaking territory. and mounting more attacks. in july 28th in the u.s. held direct talks with taliban representatives in doha further rounds followed and now there is hope a peace deal can be agreement between afghans themselves. even if the price is meant fraying taliban prisoners like these. so will the

price be worth it for more joined by motherly our drug czar from d.w. isha good to see you what other taliban and the of calm government going to be discussing a dog. the final goal is clear and as to find a political solution to the 19 year long conflict however the positions of the 2 warring sides still remain unclear what we know from the afghan government delegation as that they will call on the taliban to agree on a long term ceasefire so that the guns remain silent during talks in addition this delegation will insist on the current government system and the core achievements of the last 2 decades including women's rights and freedom of expression but the taliban position is more ambiguous the group says it wants to establish an

islamic system in afghanistan but there is no. really little clarification on. what this system may look like its position on other important issues like women's rights and election also remain unclear what we hear from our sources close to taliban the group many seek a regime like that in iran but i would like to stress that study by the members have not confirmed that yet. thought about attacks in the past month only increased. is this a strategy for strengthening its negotiating position of the talks. yes it seems to be the case taliban members feel they are in a strong position on the battle ground and they want to bring that to momentum on the negotiating table on the contrary afghan government does not have that much

leverage or taliban as it faces deep internal political divisions. now are u.s. troop withdrawals also part of the agreement between the united states and the taliban in february and that the dollars already begun kind of consequent to forces ashore security in the country. it entirely depends on the outcome of the talks in doha if negotiations result in a cease fire the pressure on afghan security forces will decrease however if the talks are dragged and or feel to yield outcomes resulting in decreased international interest in afghanistan the album forces will be in a really tough position. to observe and watch out for. from the operation thank you so much not included in these talks or however the islamic states a group that has been increasingly mounting

a violent campaign against the government in afghanistan we meet one man who abandoned their ranks and now provides a unique insight into the workings of this radical islamist group. cher mohammed is careful about who he lets inside his house so-called islamic state is after him for almost 4 years sure mohammed was an i.a.s. fighter himself he was 18 when they recruited him in photos from the time he looks almost like a child he says back then almost all the boys in his village join us. well what it showed us islam is propaganda like videos of foreign soldiers killing afghans they said it's our holy war to kill these infidels up with real brainwashing. in the mountains of mungo hard province 3 groups are fighting each other the afghan government the radical islamist taleban and the even more radical islamic state originally most fighters came from pakistan into. their fanaticism attracted young

people from this poor region share mohammed only went to school for a few years easy prey for ideology today he leaves the house only when armed. he deserted so he's considered a traitor yes leaders forced him to commit atrocities against civilians what exactly he did he won't say but it was too much for his conscience together with friends he finally decided to escape on one in the we were totally scared had they caught us they would have killed us we were around massacres often enough to know what would await us. benefit what happened us with. the provincial capital jalalabad as an stronghold some 2000 i as fighters are said to be in the area in the city there are still ruins from the latest attack most people here fear of the militants but lately more and more dissatisfied afghans have begun joining us

including more affluent people especially since the taliban joined peace moves for afghanistan. this began when the taliban signed an agreement with the u.s. last february now many people here see the taliban as the americans darlings and prefer to align themselves with ah yes. today sure mohammad works for a private militia together with government soldiers they're supposed to protect the village from his former comrades the war in afghanistan continues pitting calm patriots against each other. none of us make will fight to the last breath otherwise they'll cut our heads off that's what they do with prisoners. and. these fighters are all young and have never known anything besides war and terror fighting is the only work they've ever had the afghanistan they know has been this

way for 40 years they cannot imagine change coming anytime soon. now this year marks the 250th anniversary of luke big fun beethoven's both with various special. events around the world on noting the classical composer but the coronavirus pandemic has forced many music lovers to improvise how they're celebrating as a look at how one german maestro made sure the beethoven festivities planned in south korea what's to go on. to bring beethoven to music lovers this man is willing to do just about anything christoph poppen your 2 weeks of state sanctioned quarantine and those south korea ended up scaling back the festival celebrating beethoven's 250th birthday pop and says he has no regrets. we have performed various

concerts and i'm still believing in the importance that that every concert which we can really deliver to the people due to the covert 900 situation few could attend saul's premier symphony hall concerts will be broadcast christoph poppins visit came at a particularly difficult time for south korea a month ago the country appeared to have the coded $900.00 pandemic under control the last 2 weeks have seen a resurgence still the music played on in concert pop and conducted much of beethoven's work with the aid of sheet music he extolled beethoven's unique a motional commitment beethoven i think he was 100 percent himself in every 2nd when he was composing and he was fighting for every note and that's what we feel in his music and that connects with our musician and with as a listener in

a different way. well concert goers kept 2 seats apart performers also maintain covert 900 protocols wind instruments faced glass partitions in beethoven however pop and suggested one could find inspiration. music can really really give something to the people music gives energy music can console can give comfort and give hope and efficiently doing that and more important than ever. from the conductor's podium and the stage in south korea beethoven's music has provided some temporary antidote. the. that's of an obvious show to check out other stories on our website www dot com for what slash is shop we live in now with images from the deli where the metro service is preparing to reopen after 5 months we're back to model for.

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voices. on the 77 percent to talk. to. the 77 percent this weekend on d w. before you open that pack of chips numerous studies link obesity to a higher risk of serious illness from the new coronavirus you can double your chances of hospitalization and increase the risk of landing in intensive care by even more. mexico preliminary data shows that the severity of covert increases by 44 percent in overweight people seen personas contain enormously that obesity can also be to heart disease and diabetes both of which also increase the

risk of developing a severe case of covert 19. if you eat 5 crispy pigskin tacos then you have to push yourself to burn some fat. it's time to talk about your waistline could this crisis finally convince you to join that gym or start eating healthier fast food loving south africa is the 3rd fattest nation on earth and it's complicating the nation's fight against the virus doctors say overweight south africans straining the health system. cardiologist jeff king has been kept busy since 1000 reached south africa's shores.

with over 20 percent of the population living with aids hiv there were initially worries that millions of immune compromised south africans could cripple the country's fight against cave 19. but there are bigger problems. because africa has been known to be the maker of hiv we were concerned that the immunity responses that patients here he would result in a great depend dimmick on the contrary we actually found the exact opposite that the biggest factor that we had related to. infection was the city and south africa is heaviest nation in the world 1st is america and 2nd to the u.k. . law. many worldwide dr king oct 19th was primarily a respiratory disease. that experts like these are the virtual 2020 european society for cardiology congress have identified obesity as

a major factor. as it. is very fast. it's a pinch. it's all the city. as the viruses liberates around the globe and more is learnt about effects on the body they are realizing this co-morbidity could mean the difference between life and death event in response to the actual obesity causes in hans's the heart of western complications. complications of patients remaining overweight this will eventually need to further along problems or at least a decrease option nation which ultimately becomes the major limiting factor in terms of both mortality. with high instances of diabetes hypertension and cardiovascular diseases among the general population due to obesity south africa is a particular risk for as long as there is no cure for covert 19.

meanwhile the overweight need to seek solutions. to this personally now during the men because. i think i need to do is sort of drug is i get infected. and i also feel like this is an opportunity for aids program bracing and healthier lives. and amid high rates of poverty and inequality affordable and populous state will food in south africa are often high in fat and processed carbohydrates. white initially down to make the situation better is to avoid processed foods to eat 3 meals a day and make sure that we cook our own meals at home and the other problem is

a lack of physical activity and what we can do is to exercise it just most of that week. as much of a challenge that cave at 19 presents to global health it also offers an opportunity for many to adopt a healthier lifestyle. the world health organization refers to obesity as a global epidemic in itself since $975.00 the numbers have nearly tripled in the united states almost a 3rd of the population is overweight in russia some european countries and south africa more than 20 percent are considered obese canada south america and australia also make up the top 20 well a team from the university of north carolina took $75.00 studies from around the world including nearly 400000 patients it concluded being obese increases the risk of dying from covered by nearly 50 percent by pumpkin lead that study from the department of nutrition and joins us now what surprised you about the findings

barry. quero 2 things 1st the proportion being half the lives you're more than doubled of likelihood of being hospitalized with it if you're a person with obesity so obese individuals are 113 percent more likely to be hospitalized and then that mortality statistics both of those were far beyond what anybody had expected far higher than we've seen individual like hypertension or diabetes and why is that what's the explanation. that when you're o'keefe is not that south you have a large immune just paramedic so her immune system doesn't work as well and then on top of that many of the other metabolic changes just make it more likely that you'll catch koeverden that you'll get more severe covert because you don't

have the antibodies to fight it. and then on top of that if you're obese which is about 25 percent of germans and more than 20 percent of every country in the world you find that you have sufficient logical impairment your lung capacity is limited and we need to do special things just to play in hampstead and this virus attacks the lung system so just add to the problem and the reason for mark out you mentioned a weaker immune system is that the reason why as some a warning a backstage vaccination may not be as effective in a these fable exactly we know from 2 corona virus vaccine the flu vaccine and all the experimental work with the sars sexing that they don't work as well in fact the u.s. for the 1st time will have a booster vaccine for obese individuals and the elderly so that you'll have

a stronger flu vaccine for those who have who are obese. so what about all these people have been shut up in their homes for so long some not even allowed to go outdoors to wake the size of how are we going to see an increase in obesity because of this pandemic yes we're seeing that across the globe in all the countries who work we're finding in activity combined with buying especially among the poor buying cheaper. ready kedar ready to heat elk highly processed junk food buying more sugary beverages all are adding to the problem and we're saying. unhealthy eating increasing among low and middle income populations across the globe barry surely this would have to be a wake up call for people to change their habits changed their lifestyle. that it would be but i think this has to come from a governmental regulation and other changes we can't change the food environment

and without changing that we're really going to have a very difficult time getting a fat trapped a few individuals to change their even behavior and activity behavior barry popkin he headed up that study on obesity some very interesting and surprising results there as he mentioned you were listening thank you very much for joining us barry my pleasure bye bye. now if you've got questions about the coronavirus feel free to get in contact with our science correspondent eric williams on al you chub channel here it's. dogs are being trained to detect coded 19 but when they're in places like airports detecting the iris on travelers could the dogs contract the virus from a lot of. dogs having credibly sensitive noses some estimates say up 210-0000 times more more sensitive than our noses are and they can be trained to

sniff out illnesses that's been shown in a range of diseases from from malaria to cancer and and there are a number of teams all over the world currently teaching them to detect covert 19 with various degrees of success if in fact carona sniffing dogs have already been deployed in dubai international airport they can do it because like in other illnesses sars cove to influences your metabolism and in certain signature ways in other words covert 19 will cause someone to have a very specific scent and some canines at least can be trained to recognize it but you're right that it's a little tricky to keep the dogs from potentially catching the virus too i mean we know that they can catch it at least in certain circumstances although it doesn't seem to affect them as badly as it does us but to avoid any transmission risk if

you buy the sniffer dogs are physically isolated from the passengers to who randomly submit our pet swaps which hold the scent but not the virus it sounds like kind of a clumsy system but it's one that protects the animals and and their accuracy rate is reportedly over 90 percent but don't expect troops of. of canine covert nineteen's nevers to become common in airports any time soon because training them is apparently a pretty expensive and time consuming process. there are programs there borders still closed in many parts of the world so those countries that depend on tourism have been trying to boost domestic travel like saudi arabia creative minds have been looking for new ideas to little people out of the house like sandboarding on the journeys of the saeed desert it's about an

hour's drive east of the capital riyadh and looks like fun. there we go and ben has all of the against a lot. more

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