ours are calling for answers it's not often that the german government's response is so swift and so openly condemning chancellor angela merkel calls the poisoning of alex a novel in the attempted murder alexina of only. zayn of all me is the victim of a crime he was meant to be silenced and i condemn this in the sharpest possible terms in the name of the entire german government schefter. now danny remains in an induced coma at a hospital and in serious condition the attorney and i'm to corruption activist fell ill after boarding a plane in siberia heading for moscow on the 20th of august it's believed someone poisoned his d. before he boarded the plane the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing to save life the german government says testing carried out by its military proves a soviet era nerve agent novi truck was used. it was we expect the russian government to explain itself over this incident there are very serious questions now that only the russian government can and must answer. went on for.

3 years saying not only has been fighting to regress or of what he calls crooks and thieves. and you know the united russia party has always won for 20 years and even if they lost using fraud they won anyway. the outspoken opposition figure as organized numerous anti kremlin protests has been arrested several times for civil disobedience and even attempted to get on the ballot to run for president in 2018 is big was blocked by the courts not only has suffered physical and verbal attacks in recent is. pressure is now growing on the german government to stop a major project being carried out with russia the controversial gas pipeline not stream 2 which has previously been criticized from many sides including e.u. partners and the us. there are voices. many already calling for

a complete start of the project this i believe would go too far but we have a situation with mr nobody who is hospitalized just a few 100 meters from here from the german parliament and we have a german russian project this pipeline and business as usual is simply not an option german chancellor angela merkel said last week that not all news poisoning and not strain to must remain separate issues on thursday i have actually made it clear how the e.u. responds will ultimately be decided following moscow's next steps. we have. commented extensively yesterday on what we're doing now and in the next few days and that of course depends a lot on the russian government's response but i have nothing to add today. now all eyes are on moscow as the world waits impatiently for a response to questions that only russia cannot answer.

russian opposition politician and former energy minister of the russian federation he now works for alex in the valleys anti corruption foundation i asked him who he believes is responsible for this poisoning. there is only one person can be named is whether or putin because will he be able to or more than 20 years in power is so-called power vertical where actually nobody dares to sneeze will his permission save on the 2nd murderous attack on a major putin's political opponents and no one else could have done it there is 0 possibility that such a parisian could have been carried out without personal putin's permission at least you forgets boris nemtsov the other russian opposition leader was murdered more than 5 years ago in moscow just a year plus ahead of the upcoming federal parliamentary elections with the news that you hear from russia today is approval ratings are at historic lows he's

losing control in the russian regions one by one them though you probably heard about 2 months of extreme large protests in the far east regional. you see this bill or a situation where you have like a real mass uprising against their own dictatorship in a very close proximity to russia all the savan sexually make bujumbura nervous about the upcoming next year's parliamentary complain getting read over for his major political opponents just a little bit ahead of parliamentary elections is what he did before i think this was obviously the old fashioned he's chosen now not to me i'm a little off so watch a gemini do next. as a senior member of jemison position green party and say so in german foreign relations committee. the 1st step is to use a clear language in russia in the case of army the international law

was violated 2 times one time by the killing or attempted killing of an opposition that violates all standards in thai the european legal system death russia is part of and hacking. is a lie a lake of international war by using a weapon of mass destruction death is simply from britain in should have been destroyed for a long time now that we have done a lot to disclose the system of corruption what he called kooks simply needs and we have seen by his own videos how a for more prime minister met leaders and the extra crime minister has used your work to for money laundering their money here in realist interests

and companies and shares our funds and so on and that must get in european out of who that cooks and the. yeah interesting now let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world will start in the united states where prosecutors in new york state say they're investigating the death of an unarmed black man daniel prudes family say he was suffocated by police in march the newly released body come footage shows officers placing a hood over his head and holding on the ground for minutes he died in hospital a week later clearly facebook says it's banning new political ads in the week before election day not november the 3rd in the u.s. social media giant says it's making the move to limit misinformation the company's faced criticism for failing to crack down on facebook fake news. the united states is reducing aid to ethiopia citing lack of progress in brazil than it is future of

the huge down projects on the river nile if you continue to work on the down push downstream companies countries and egypt and sudan say that means that water supply . police here in germany have discovered the bodies of 5 children in an apartment in the western city of seoul in there were aged between $1.00 and $8.00 the mother is suspected of carrying out the killings and then fleeing with another often children to the nearby city of dusseldorf police say she then tried to commit suicide by jumping in front of a train. the debris reports of jessie when god is insulting them welcome jenny tell us more about the background to this tragedy. that's right phil a 27 year old mother suspected of killing her 5 children in the apartment block behind me police say off the instant about 3 or 4 hours ago she then traveled to dissolute

off with her 11 year old son. with the intent of ending her life it was there at the train station that she placed ice free herself in front of the trying. she remains in hospital at the moment police i think and i suspect and i'm not not aware of why this incident happened they say that they were contacted by the children's grandmother but she was and i thought to shed any light on the incident they are able to cite that they do believe she is responsible for the deaths they're not releasing the cause of the deaths at the moment we have seen a number of police behind me you know out of the building hartley in the next few days they'll be able to shed some light on the exact cause of the deaths and the reason behind it and how people are reacting. yet there's a huge crowd that's gathered around the area that you see behind me people who are

in disbelief at what's happened here locals i've spoken to said the family was very quiet they kept them so in the hours leading up to the incident today i didn't hear anything i was aware that anything was going on they shocked they're in disbelief the mayor was here a short time ago dissolving in mass and he said it's a sad day fizzling and it is there are people here that are crying they stop at a vigil here with with flowers and candles for the for the 5 children that lost their lives today i disbelief. is how i can describe the mood here in solving a jesse when god has only to thank you. businessman has been acquitted of the murders of investing in.

the killings which led to protests on the resignation of slovakia's prime minister . just as the killings shocked slovakia so too has the acquittal of business tycoon marion caution or the prosecution argued he was the mastermind behind the assassination of journalist and his fiance but the court said there was not enough evidence to convict him. i wanted to stand at the graves of the children telling them that justice has won didn't done but now it seems it has not won they're lying in the dark ground and here everybody is just doing whatever. checks colleagues were also left speechless. first it was a great shock even though i was not sure about the outcome. then mixed

feelings of rage despair and frustration came up. i even had to leave the courtroom because i could not bear listening to the explanations for this verdict any further. in february 28th teen an assassin killed the couple in their own home just outside the slow that capital. there were immediate suspicions that the murder motive lay in coochie x. work he had been investigating clutching at the mafia and corruption reaching into the highest circles of slovakia's government. after their deaths thousands took to the streets demanding an end to cronyism and corruption. the prime minister and his cabinet resigned the high profile trial was seen as

a test for slovakia and some fear it could set a precedent for future cases this decision however east turning the whole picture upside down i must say people will be very much upset disappointed and they will be asking themselves whether the main slogan of protests and how years ago these in slovakia you know that. attempt to build these and slovakia is actually possible. the prosecutor has appealed the verdict the case will now go to the supreme court. this is d.w. his reminder the top story this hour russia is rejecting claims it was behind the match always think of the opposition leader and that's enough a wednesday germany said it had proof mr nepali had been dosed with

a nerve agent. as if you're up to date here at the top of me out of the meantime of course it's always the websites t w dot com. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour carona updates. coded 19 special next on d w. every day counts for us and for our

climate. global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. to come to me makes a good story. how can we protect habitats. we can make a difference. good morning to you as the environmental series of the 3000 w. gone. 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 from person asked in an obviously there 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 coded 19 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 hiv 19. but there are bigger problems. because africa has been known to be the mc of hiv we were concerned that the immunity responses that patients here hiv would result in a great bend the mic on the contrary we actually found the exact opposite that the biggest factor that we have relates to. coburg infection was obesity and south africa is the 3rd hippias nation in the world 1st is america and 2nd to the u.k. . like many worldwide dr king kong 19 was primarily

a respiratory disease. experts like leaves at a virtual 2020 european society for cardiology congress have identified obesity as a major factor it is. it's very fast it's just it's a pinch. in your. city. as the virus liberates around the globe and more is learned about its effects on the body they are realizing this co-morbidity could mean the difference between life and death event response to the actual obesity causes in hans's the quite aggressive complications and a diabetic complications of patients remaining overweight this will eventually lead to further lung problems or at least to decrease of the nation which ultimately becomes the major limiting factor in terms of overall 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. and. especially now during the men because i am overweight and i think i need to do is a bigger boat so the drug in care is very good in fact. and i also feel like this is an opportunity for it is perfect bracing and healthier lives. and amid high rates of poverty and inequality affordable and popular staple foods in south africa are often high in fat and processed carbohydrates. white initially be damned 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 mostly as 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 of 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 of 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 code by nearly 50 percent by popping lead that study from the department of your tradition and joins us now what surprised you about the findings barry. quero 2 things 1st the proportion being hospitalized you're more than doubled of likelihood of being hospitalized with it if you're a person with obesity greece individuals are 113 percent more likely to be hospitalized and then the mortality statistics both of those were far beyond what anybody had expected in far higher than we see individual diseases like hypertension or diabetes and why is that what's the explanation. that when you're obese. south you have a large immune just pearman 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 came 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 obese people 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 beef 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 wait the size 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 and 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 seeing. 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 good i think this have to come from 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 that kept a few individuals to change their bit in behavior and activity behavior barry popkin there 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 by. now if you've got questions about the coronavirus feel free to get in contact with house science correspondent eric williams on al you chub channel here it's. dogs are being trained to detect covert 19 but when they're in places like airports detecting the iris on travelers could the dogs contract the virus from. 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 of currently teaching them how to detect coded 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 an other illnesses sars cove to influences your metabolism in certain signature ways in other words covert 19 because 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 to 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 in dubai the sniffer dogs are physically isolated from the passengers 2 who randomly submit arm 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 19 snuffers to become common in airports any time soon because training them is apparently a pretty expensive and time consuming process. there are billions 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

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