cotta airport on saturday bound for a 90 minute journey to pontiac. but lost contact only minutes after takeoff dato from online service flight right out $24.00 shows the plane suddenly losing altitude and speed boats will continue to search the ocean as authorities try to piece together what happened to flight s.j. one night. for the latest for joined now by journalist krisna. who is in jakarta hello to you chris now so the black boxes have been located what happens next. yes black boxes has been located a navy ship that signals from both. look at that to be going transmitted from those flight that it got it and. got there and it was also confirmed way to dave but as that being said you know there is to see if it is from

the asian pull off that across it is in the sea bed. the next challenge is to find an. bull's black box this. mean late in the shallow water i heard it's only less than 20 minutes that's all ron about when they made this but. this said the man that is quite big. ole so. with the cod unphysical be the man of the good but it also may be but it under this had been but the navy commander that. he is very optimistic that they will be following soon and then hopefully tomorrow all right so the black boxes it's hoped it will contain data that could shed light on what caused the crash but have authorities found any other clues that could explain what happened.

yes i have been in contact with one of the investigated of the. elaborate thought of that of that these. accidental the at a profit seems to be a break on impact with what so is which will allow that to proceed with the all. broke up so some of the experts also say that that is supposed to be the of the story and that by law because and where they also might be contributing in the accident because of the way that is. quite thick cloud and if you danes but of course that. black box being at bandon it's still too early. journalist press now. reporting for us from jakarta thank you very much

you're welcome. now preliminary results in kyrgyzstan's presidential election are pointing to a landslide victory for the populist candidate souter drop out of he's received nearly 80 percent of the vote in the early count pato has been the interim president since the collapse of the previous government which was prompted by violent protests last october he's promised an and to corruption in the central asian country which is a close ally of russia a referendum on expanding presidential power is also being held today. or for more i'm joined now by our correspondent emily sure win in moscow to emily you've just come back short time ago from reporting and be scared hello to you so sutter pato if he does appear to have huge lead in the presidential election in

kyrgyzstan tell us why he seems to appeal to so many voters. well on the one hand he is very popular as we've seen now but you would think he would be more of a divisive figure after all he was actually in prison for kidnapping charges charges of kidnapping an official in kyrgyzstan until protesters and his supporters freed him during the recent protests he is considered a nationalist and he's kind of been presenting himself in this campaign as really a man of the people not someone who's part of the political elite he's from the countryside which is where he's also very popular in kyrgyzstan and he's been promising reform and also to kind of get rid of the corruption within politics which in kyrgyzstan has been known for being kind of a battle between different families different clans and political groups so he's

promising to get rid of all that now his critics say he's authoritarian but in bishkek a lot of the people i spoke to said that he's just what they want he's someone who can provide stability and a strong hand right where we should also mention that they're voting the citizens are also voting today not just for president but also on changes to the constitution and these changes would in fact limit the power of parliament on the one hand and boost the powers of the president on the other hand is shifting back to authoritarianism to people just want a strongman. it does seem that they want the strongman particularly after this recent revolution which is one of 3 in the last 15 years the experts that i spoke to and also many activists that i spoke to. say that they're very

concerned not only that this referendum can give the president more power perhaps dangerously more power but also about the fact that many of the articles in this new constitution could mean new restrictions on democratic rights like freedom of speech i spoke to one group of activists who've been taking to the streets every week to protest against these constitutional reforms which they see as the path to dictatorship but on the other hand things change really quickly in kyrgyzstan as i just mentioned those 3 of evolutions and one expert i spoke to said you know if people are unhappy with what happens in this election and in the referendum people will just take to the streets again and we might see another revolution as soon as . a mill a sherman thank you very much china is strangling to contain the corona virus outbreak in a province near beijing authorities have impose tougher restrictions on movement

and are also mass testing residents under a lockdown bunch of the daily number of new infections has doubled triggering fears of a new wave in a country that only recently appeared to have the pandemic under control. near beijing ghost town. public transport ishant. and martial law has been declared in this city of 1000000 residents. the lockdown came as a surprise to many. but you know we haven't been allowed to go to work for the last few days nor have we been allowed out we had to wait 3 days to do a 2nd coronavirus test children haven't been allowed to go to school we have to wait to do more tests we don't know what the schools are going to do why their. fear of another i break is gripping china the authorities are trying to implement

measures quickly to prevent these local cases from spreading streets are being disinfected more than 20 new infections have been reported per day the millions of people confined to their homes have been told to stay there for at least 10 days and avoid leaving. speakers tell residents that health workers will carry out coronavirus tests in their homes. residents are allowed to venture out to buy food many have been stocking up on basics like rice and bags coronavirus tests have been carried out on my ass this week special labs have been set up 2 chinese state television reports say infection numbers are expected to drop president xi jinping has declared a people's war against the virus and even celebrated victory against him in

september by honoring those who fought to bring an end to the covert 19 pandemic. this marks another field in the history of humanity struggle against the virus. you wrong. but the war isn't over yet around 50000000 people are expected to be vaccinated by the start of the chinese new year celebrations in mid february this year the government has warned people not to travel during a holiday that normally sees millions take trips to visit family. and notice some of the other developments in the krona virus pandemic the number of corona virus deaths here in germany has now topped 40000 with more than half of those fatalities recorded since the beginning of december cuba and iran have signed

a deal to work together on developing a vaccine and algeria's president is back in germany to get treatment for complications resulting from a corona virus infection. to spain where at least 4 people have been killed in the heaviest snow falls seen in the country in decades prime minister peter sanchez is appealing to people to stay indoors with much of the country at a standstill emergency crews have rescued more than 2000 people from their stranded vehicles the storm filomena brought 60 centimeters of snow to madrid the most the spanish capital has seen in half a century despite widespread destruction many came out to enjoy the free conditions with mass snowball fights breaking out in the city center raising concerns about social distancing not being maintained. but there's been quite a concentration of people it's

a shame because with the pandemic i don't think that is the most prudent thing at the moment but when. there aren't enough shovels and a lot of young people are just throwing snowballs when they could be helping we're lacking leadership from the politicians. the army has been mobilized to lead the clear up with assistance from hundreds of civilian volunteers the focus is on keeping access to hospitals clear as many are due to receive deliveries of covert 19 vaccine the worst of the storm may be over but weather experts are warning people to be aware of bitter cold over the next few days. we must take extreme precautions and all our daily activity the snow fall and hit the peninsula with unusual force is now being followed by a cold wave with minimum temperatures never reached here before that requires particular caution and patience the government is organizing convoys to carry

vaccines and food supplies to areas cut off by the snow fall i'm a goods mayor is warning residents that for much of the next week it will remain difficult to get around. and that's the latest on the deadly news at this hour america every stain from me and the entire news team in berlin thanks for watching. w.'s crime fighters are back with the africa's most successful radio drama series continues from only this odes are available online and of course you can share and discuss on w africa's facebook page and other social media platforms crime fighters tune in you know. how does a virus spread. why do we panic and when we'll all miss them if you just 3 of the topics covered and the weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would

like any information on the chrono larysa or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcasts you can also find us at. slash science. this week on world stories devastating small concur just on. gymnast's sound the alarm on abuse in germany. but we begin in china things have returned to normal in rouhani from which coronavirus originates and the city is celebrating its success. it is almost as if nothing had

ever happened here life is back to normal in the city where the coronavirus 1st emerged china has brought infection rates down to almost 00. current exhibition the communist party celebrates victory in what it calls its war on the epidemic with tributes to soldiers and medics who work themselves with store station during the outbreak but 1st and foremost the party celebrates self and the general secretary xi jinping was hailed as the man who led the country to victory. john hi is one of them he is on his way to the municipal government. but isn't this the people's government taking pictures is not allowed. not the country i mean i think they should change their name from the people's government of one hand to the bureaucrats government of one hand. john hi normally

lives in the southern city of shenzhen but returned home to one han in january when his father broke his hip the elderly man received free treatment at a military hospital this was where he caught cold it and later died. john howard says his father would still be alive if the authorities in one hand had not covered up the early stages of the outbreak he used trying to file a case in court against the government. so. i've been very upset since i came back to 100. i'm sad and angry at the same time go food that's my current state of mind. for that i can't stand all this propaganda about the achievements in the fight against. all the people who died the innocent people who left this world have never been paid proper respect. but few people

still speak publicly about their grievances many others appear to have put the experience behind them night life is back on the streets especially young people enjoy their newly returned free to others but many places in the woods do struggle with the pen dam in the city where it all began is moving all. in international air pollution rankings chinese cities are normally ranked the worst but recently the title has belonged to the curtis capital of bishkek. call is selling like hotcakes in the freezing cold winter temperatures in the city of bishkek average at minus 6 degrees celsius call is an essential good because homes on the outskirts aren't connected to the city's central heating network.

bishkek made headlines several times in december for being the number one most polluted city in international air quality ratings but people here say the smog is a problem every year in the winter she kicked in it's just as a god of fish character it's like this when you leave the city the sky is clear about what you're doing wished. i think this is because of the negligence of the government and no one is monitoring the situation and the smog as a direct consequence of that remote the most. lies in a valley and smog covers it like a lid get it is authorities admit they don't know the exact source of the pollution the country's prime minister recently said this mainly coal powered heating plant could be behind up to 20 percent of the emissions he ordered the government to look into switching to gas. for now though air quality sensors in the city show the air is hazardous to people's health the concentration of cancerous particles is several

times higher than the norm and. environmental activists feel authorities are all talk and no action they're protesting against the city's latest planning document they say new buildings are blocking the wind unlocking the smog inside the city. but i heard the plan is only in the interest of the construction lobby the building companies and big all a dark. though. in other countries they would have declared an emergency situation by now but here they just pretend nothing's happening. but for now local environmental inspectors are stuck in forcing existing norms today they're checking the quality of the coal used to heat the boiler at this local school even many government institutions are still heated with coal. but you regular people will keep eating with coal because it's the most cost effective we can't ban the use of coal in the winter people have to live they have to cook. was

everyone has access to a gas connection and to an affordable electricity supply there's simply won't be small here anymore. so what we need. but kyrgyzstan's gas provider raised prices this year and the corona virus has hit the country's cash strapped economy hard so for now the move away from coal and from this layer of smog fields far off . some young gymnast's in germany have been subjected to intimidation humiliation and painful training from their coaches 2 of them share their stories with d.w. . now you know me and ruby vandyke are learning to love gymnastics all over again for many years their love for the sport has disappeared. aged 10 and primed for big things the

twins moved to an elite training center near cologne but when their performances dips they say they were called fat and lazy by their coach that's slim's the front is eg the worst thing was when he said he wouldn't come to competitions with us because we were embarrassing him when you're 14 or 15 you need a coach who supports you no matter how badly you statement one on one occasion during a bar's exercise naomi said she was purposely dropped on her head to teach her a lesson before i had he pushed me 2 or 3 times to go down lower but i knew he wasn't holding me properly that's why i didn't go lower and then i did under pressure but he let go of me and said there you see. mr. they comply. to the local gymnastics association but say they weren't taken seriously or believed and made a field day with the problem with devastating effects on their development. at the

time naomi and ruby were given 3 options either put up with the coach quit the sport or as they ended up doing move to the olympic training center in penn knicks earlier this month problems there were uncovered by spiegel magazine a dozen other gymnasts accused the head coaching chemists gabrielle afraid of bullying them and making them train through injury naomi and ruby say painkillers and injections were handed out freely without prescriptions and without the knowledge of athlete's parents but the twins felt they couldn't speak up because of the baggage they come with. through b. that acceptance came at a price and she was forced to ignore her constant back pain with one coach telling her it was just 3 competition. and she would often tell me i was imagining the pain in my back that i didn't know the difference between so muscles and real pain that went on for a year and a half and at some point i believed i was imagining it that's when i could lay out

those matters now and i don't know if it wasn't her imagination though ruby having been denied access to her mit scans would eventually need an operation. fraser who's been suspended pending an investigation has called all the allegations baseless and says she never overstepped the mark it was her strong denials that prompted naomi and ruby to tell their story. these days the twins only compete in the national the no longer trimming of international success but at least now they can perform again with a smile on their faces. long commutes to school or a huge problem for many children in south africa. and then geo wants to change that . is the child who

starts the day with a very long walk to school there's no public transport around her children often a rifle late to school or just don't go she goes to include primary school the deputy principal says a number of issues need to be addressed this problem of late coming as it is also up and is and that is the issue that driving and there is that that is because walking one the road with you is this program of crime nor the countries of africa that is the problem was. a few kilometers away is the base of an ngo that wants to solve the transportation problem for poor local children not iraq's most i under my son gave me and some part of the team of sweet bike. there are loading 472nd hand bikes recently delivered from switzerland they'll go to kids at various schools here in the area around market 140 kilometers south of. seoul basically

when a new concern arrives i feel like a small child who's about to open a like a park and if this is a change that can turn into the country better feeling that i did when you know i was pretty. sweet by got going are still here and has already provided more than 1900 bicycles to schools each one 1st has to be assembled and tested at the sweet bike workshop the project depends on donations. depending on how much money comes in something and the team buy an import up to several containers full each year. the workshop has 5 trainee mechanics. is in charge here together they process about 40 bikes a day vocational training is another core element of sweet bikes mission the aim is to end heart skills and create jobs and new opportunities and bicycle

assembly path and distribution the idea is at the end of the year to equip them we have enough skills so they can either open their own workshop or be placed in a job that you can see in the field these bikes are for in kulu primary school. progress is slow on the unpaved road. the children are excited about the bikes. especially as the child. for her it had been a long wait. balancing on 2 wheels takes a little practice but it is keen to learn and would like nothing more than to cycle to school the very next day.

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