rich. but in europe there's a sharp warning who will ever accept money from the new superpower will become dependent on it looking a little brother shaky the chinese state has a lot of money at its disposal. and that's how it's expanding and asserting its status and position in the world to be fair to the bubbles you. china's gateway to europe if you are a 19th d.w. . welcome to focus on europe we're glad to have you with us there are a dramatic scenes unfolding in of russia at the moment people across the country are taking to the streets protesting against president putin and demanding the

release of his biggest critic alexei navalny but some of them are being brutally beaten down by the police. many have been injured several 1000 have been detained but the demonstrators are not giving up these are protests on a scale russia has not seen in a long time. one of the demonstrators this 19 year old anastasio for most of her life she has known only president vladimir putin and his policies her protest is mixed with the anger about the brutal treatment of the opposition and the suspicion that putin might be enriching himself without measure for many young people in the stars just hometown of. this is the 1st time they are taking part in a political protest. was disgrace disgrace and we are the power people chant in the center of no clue snit's siberia here answering the call

of the arrested opposition leader alexina me. among them 19 year old activist and as yet that's treated. the matter the next day at the police with a protest was held in the city park of new york whose needs. she says she protests against restrictions on freedom of speech go back a perspective on the poor standard of living in russia. which was a cigar you have wishes us where she met you i took to the streets for myself or my family i'm afraid of the police and the injustice in our country i live in a russia that wants to stop us from speaking out. on this disease the sentiments of tens of thousands of other protesters. the weekend demonstrations swept through over a 100 cities and 11 different time zones. in the far eastern port city lot of the

stuff on the sea of japan demonstrators demanded away with putin in the industrial city he could have been broken the ural mountains protesters were beaten back by the police and in st petersburg as many as 10000 protesters swarmed of the city showpiece boulevard ski presby it was aleksey in the valley himself has been in custody since his return from germany in mid january cut off from direct contacts with the outside world but the kremlin's vocal critic can still influence political life shortly after his arrest sympathisers release an explosive to our video. it presented a palatial mansion on the black sea coast i maintain that it was built for the russian president and paid for with ill gotten gains but this movie gives him a welcome within just a few days. the video had racked up over 19000000 views it may well have been the match this but the theme of dissent against president putin all across the country

has here in moscow. so to continue at the video shows how crazy our leaders are and proves these people must not be allowed to hold their power any longer ask the past which meant is that only call their share i live with my family in a tiny flat honest people not thieves but all around us are people who are enriching themselves illegally without anyone saying anything about it the time against it. has been out for the state is corrupt no less and less money and have hardly any right. after the mass protests russian president putin responded to the allegations of corruption. if that's. what was shown in the video as you my property belongs to or has ever belonged to me my close relatives never. got to.

the activists and. is not convinced by putin's statement she and her friends could greater trust in opposition figures such as not only. after 20 years of putin they are demanding a change in russia's leadership. i'm making a generation putin i've never known anything else some people reject that old guy with peyton still in power that is rather strange after all we're not living in the age of the casals where the rulers stayed in power to the end of their days we want our country to be ruled out in the future by politicians who are elected by the people. but she said this until free and fair elections are held in russia she is prepared to continue her protest trail on issue russia without corruption russia without puter.

this beverage is well something of a national treasure in turkey no it's not more it's rocky and it's flavored spirit that has been distilled for centuries but lately iraq has become a luxury item for many turks due to an increase in alcohol tax prices have skyrocketed and more and more turks are turning to look from the black market this can be deadly among the many fatalities is the daughter of. her death is the result of structureless criminals. who groom is still just the way it was when dario left at last october even today the place is still where she. goes to remember his daughter and her death at the age of 24 dariya died after drinking adulterated bootleg alcohol that. some friends and one of them had bought all the whole. it was illegal adulterated a hole when she began to feel unwell the next day she went to the local hospital.

from there they took her to the nearest university clinic which was in intensive care for 7 days but. they couldn't save her. time is just one of nearly 100 people who died after drinking adulterated alcohol in turkey in just 3 months. here turkish police raid in a legal distillery operations like these are now routine here gangs of bootleggers put bottles of fake labels into circulation it could be whiskey vodka and especially rocky the popular and it is flavored turkish liquor because the alcohol is often being improperly distilled the bottles can contain toxic methyl alcohol rather than the ethanol found in beverages. opposition politician. has accused the government of driving customers into the arms of bootleggers he says selling

alcohol illegally such as in this shop he's intentionally being made more and more expensive by regular tax hikes the tax on rocky alone has gone up by 440 percent in the last 10 years taxes account for 70 percent of the sales price alcohol in turkey is more expensive than anywhere else in europe. but some of the other when you pour yourself 4 shots of rocky today the state gets a drink 3 and you get just one. percentage of. your price for this bottle of racket has doubled in the last year it now costs over $18.00 euro. with minimum monthly wages in turkey at around $250.00 euros some people prefer to buy cheaper adulterated alcohol in the black market even when this can be deadly the opposition suspects the government's tax increases are ideologically motivated you. know the ones who view drinking alcohol is a sin people who still like to drink to pay

a high they're right these citizens aren't just paying a price with money but are also more and more often but they're paying with their lives on the level where they know them and their net. turkish president said tyee paragon has never made a secret of his aversion to drinking alcohol he repeatedly warns youngsters citing religious grounds. they stay away from alcohol here why judy because drinking alcohol is a sin for pious young people i. but these pension is in a garden near the town of yellow say rocky is part of the turkish dining culture just like freshly caught fish even though they're muslims they still want to enjoy the milky any flavor drink. but they can rarely afford to get rocky from a shop that's why a friend gives them some of these homemade tipple but they always test it to ensure

it's free of toxic methanol which. had my doubts at the beginning. but my worries are gone because we're testing it to be safe. now we're quite relaxed about drinking the homemade stuff which we've never had any problems. whether it's be you whine or vodka homemade alcohol is booming in turkey more and more people are making their own supplies in the cellar or the bath tub that troubles these old people in yellow. discoursed of the scots have their whiskey the french their wine the greeks. and here in turkey we have rocky. globally recognised part of our culture to be for that if some people want to more or less get rid of this cultural asset well. what's good about that. but. shaaban all time keeps

asking himself a similar question what's so good about constantly rising prices driving young people like his daughter to fall victim to ruthless bootleggers he's bitter she was a happy young woman always ready for a laugh and popular. more than 100 young people came to her funeral. friends and acquaintances. i think if the traces for all the whole had been more moderate her death could have been prevented. by some in turkey say drinking alcohol is a sin for others he can end in death. right now being outdoors is in walking hiking simply getting out of one's own 4 walls because the ceiling is closing in on you due to luck to chi is a runner from sweden regularly gathers for family and camping gear to find

relaxation and recharge your batteries in the great outdoors there are 2 things she can't be without on her trip so though weatherproof clothing and the trendy item of the corona. it's a battle that i am here to look at the needles and if they look like this remember it's a juniper this is real hands on learning keiser anna has taken her 3 children to color and luster into the forest and out of their apartment in stockholm. many city dwellers in sweden a doing the same especially on weekends cold temperatures and light rain won't stop anyone here i'm. really interested if it's nice to get asked and get the man especially now when we're leaving a relatively restrictive life and not meeting very many people spending the day in the office. like keiser many swedes have rediscovered a love of nature as the corona crisis dragged on it's not about covering long

distances but about gathering the strength from nature to face the long days indoors. a highlight of every hike is cooking together in the open air doesn't take much some chopped vegetables instant noodles and a little camping stove here in sweden it's called a storm cooker the burner the pots and the windshield are all packed quite practically so they fit in almost any backpack for keiser into kids it's nothing special but you're in the pandemic camping stoves like these have been selling like hotcakes. if you didn't want him and it's a little funny we've been using this old thing for decades so it's great to see that it is growing in popularity it's really become a trend many people are discovering the fun of being outdoors and it's really a great piece of equipment it's incredibly easy to cook

a little meal with that. the idea to cook food on little gas cookers outdoors 1st took hold over 50 years ago in the land in central sweden near the norwegian border. the vast forests rugged mountains in countless lakes make the region an outdoor paradise so it's no coincidence that camping stoves have been a menu factures here in the small town of tomes beacon since the late 1950 s. this swedish family business specializes in cooking equipment should nature lovers the old press still works the spirit burner was originally designed for longer excursions but demand is coming from leisure time high kids as well now trying to make some 250000 stoves a year the family business can barely keep up. i was. working in 3 shifts and also at the weekend so we can achieve maximum

production big warburton moxon with demand for outdoor products soaring the swedish retail institute named storm cookers as the holiday gift of the year. the title is taken quite seriously since the late 1980 s. a market research generally designed for longer excursions but demand is coming from leisure time high kids as well now trying to make some 250000 stoves a year the family business can barely keep up. i was. working in 3 shifts and also at the weekend so we can achieve maximum production big warburton moxon with demand for outdoor products soaring the swedish retail institute named storm cookers as the holiday gift of the year. the title is taken quite seriously since the late 1980 s. a market research company has analyzed which products are trending well in sweden

to see up and how not to stand. in the bed and see this new trend towards nature shops selling sporting and outdoor gana during business at a time when many others are doing fall. it's symbolic of the times we're living in yet you have a. case and her 3 children have decided to get outdoors whenever they can this winter it doesn't matter whether they prepare the food at home or out in the open air they tell us but somehow their tastes especially good when made on that little stove and that helps them get through this difficult time with a smile. it's been 2 decades since the cost of a conflict though it remains open there are still many people missing the quarry close to the serbia kossovo border is the site of a recently discovered mass grave identifying the bodies is extremely difficult both

technically and emotionally are some great show you as made it his mission to do just that he knows many relatives are still waiting for answers and for justice. this place hides a grim secret the quarry is in serbia not far from the border with kosovo after a long search a further mass grave was found here at the end of 2020 with victims from the cause of the war there are still 1600 people missing since the war most of them kosovo albanians. are seem to charlie you is the head of the institute of forensic medicine in pristina he is always present with the remains of victims are recovered and have to be identified he says this is often difficult after more than 20 years . of youth up or roll for. good or bad these remains found last week is that the clothes are

intact. what's also very helpful is when there is a wedding ring or something similar. to the more who are going. to forensic scientist and his family also suffered terribly in the war he lost $33.00 relatives including a cousin and his 8 children. he said him self a lifestyle asked to identify the victims that are found he says that genetic comparisons can be very helpful but family members are not always willing to cooperate because they. i find it so hard to accept the terrible truth. that. some of the remains from the last war cannot be identified because there are families who don't want to give any blood for identification purposes if you even

though we think that the dead are probably their relatives. these families still hope that their loved ones are alive and detained somewhere in serbia. he knows many families that are still looking for their relatives he says he finds it very difficult to inform people when the remains of their loved ones have been found. only. the 1st reaction of these families is completely understandable. when you bring them this news the scenes from $999.00 come alive again. many of them so they relatives being dragged away. and they relived the scenes today. because. he drove with us to duck of each other a city in kosovo where hundreds of albanians were killed food only chick cares he

still lives here today the 2 have known each other for a long time she too will never get over her pain and today her house is almost like a museum on march 27th 1909 serbian police arrived and took away her husband and their 4 sons including the youngest who was only 14 that was the worst. well morgan apart well going to those on monday was sitting behind me i said to him stand up the police are here. and they took all the men and we're looking for one more and i said you've got 2 more and they said no we want another one. the bodies of 2 sons were found in 2005 the clothes of a 3rd were also found her for son and her husband are still missing. there were

also serbian victims of the war natasha chip pan a bitch is a serb from kosovo during the war she fled to belgrade but her parents refused to go with her they were killed a few days later on august 4th only they started a little survey and that was the wrong decision that they didn't want to leave their home. in 2014 japan of each founded the association of course of our victims which tries to find out the truth about what happened to those missing on both sides. of the me it's not important the times and the others are our main ians we united iraq paley's our grief is the same we want the same things we have the same goals but i know we want to find the remains of our poor relatives in a very big but on the edge of the or thora these estimated the remains of another 250 victims still lie in the korea keesha back

a lot of painstaking work lies ahead for us and get charlie you and the others they cannot take away the pain from the families but perhaps they can help some of them find a sense of closure by giving them the news that a victim has been identified. coral reefs hardly anyone who has seen them with their own eyes can escape their magic but around 40 percent of all corals worldwide have already perished in the netherlands is not trying to preserve their colorful splendor for posterity in order to do so the zoo has created a gigantic crab am in the small city of arnim marine biologists are happy with the project and so are the zoo is a visitor's they can finally get an answer to the question corals actually plants or animals. like you know see

it's are tons of lighting equipment are used to put the spotlight on. the real stars of the show. this research project i'm splashes of wondrous color unfolding here underwater bright green orange and yellow corals are striving here in europe's biggest artificial reef. marine biologist next month and his team has created a sensation. discussed here we are doing the best we can to build for corals way using technology knowledge and scientific investigation to create the best habitat we care for the corals best gave them some of them to be. feeding them for example to defeat researchers don't even know the half of exactly how corals function and this kharif ecosystem at the zoo is giving many scientists

hopes they can discover much more. we can learn a lot about species with d.n.a. testing but it's not just about the coral itself there are many more factors and that makes it very very complex. the biologists in arnhem are trying to gain better understanding of the corals they want to find out how to help them survive long term in the wild. here in the great barrier reef in australia climate change is warming the ocean and causing the water to become hyper acidic. add the pollution and damage caused by fishing and the result is more frequent devastating bleaching . is used to be are involved it's like a forest without animals if there's no forest then there's no forest animals it's the same with a coral reef if there are no corals then you don't have the other animals either reefs are the nurseries of the sea. that's why they're the main attraction of the

underwater world at birth or zoo. the corals here grew more quickly and are healthier than in the wild. look i don't want to leave it that it was a colony of corals it's actually thousands of animals living together in a kind of enormous sickly inside a common skeleton of this no one really understands it because everyone looks for the eyes and mouth but you've got to explain these tiny animals with one orifice and little tentacles. and there are more than 14 sows in species of corals in the world most of them are threatened with extinction nevertheless fans still kidnap and smuggle them customs officials from all over europe bring confiscated animals to maxie unser like this rare soft coral from australia bush 1st had to go into quarantine. i was shocked a shame that we still receive carl's taken from natural environments because to

some corals it's not a problem but there are other carl species that have a really tough time in nature. returning the painstakingly revived corals back to the scene isn't an option at the moment because the conditions of the oceans are too poor it could ever eventually become possible when the water quality improves. until then in our home we'll keep mixing 16 traditions to make artificial pacific waters and the corals will continue to fascinate this ensures. that when they like them i also believe that we need to shape people that beauty in our special things about this natural environment you can't love and protect something if you don't know about it. and the corals urgently need protection if you want to guarantee their survival into the future. that was focused on europe for this week thanks for watching take care and get back.

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this is day 2 of the news live from a crime that shocked germany a politician shot in the head in cold blood a right wing extremist found guilty of. murder and sentenced to life in prison but could this tragedy have been avoided also on the program growing concern and frustration here in germany as the national fascination program runs into problems so what is going. on phil gal welcome to the program. one of germany's most closely watched trials

for decades has now ended a right wing extremist has been found guilty of murdering regional politician. 2 years ago and sentenced to life in prison is to look at was a member of anger machall c.d.u. party and had spoken out in support of refugees stefan and shot him in the head at his home near the west german town of castle. it was a trial which brought the specter of far right violence in germany into sharp focus once again defendant was charged with murdering an elected politician. to look was a well liked local leader who defended angela merkel's policies on migration it turned him into a target for extremists stefan recorded this video at a meeting we have faced far right heckler's. you have to stand up for certain values is anyone who doesn't agree with these values is free to leave the country that's a freedom every german enjoys. 4

years later luka was assassinated at his home in june 29th in his body discovered by his son. 2 weeks later authorities arrested stefan and. over the course of the trial he confessed then retracted and later confessed again today they called found him guilty of murder and sentenced him to life in prison. or. the case of stephen easy involves a high number of crimes and there's a spiral of violence that started when he was young. luke is killing is one of several high profile attacks linked to the far right in germany in recent years casting a spotlight on the dangers extremists pose to democracy. joins us from the. talk us through reactions to this verdict.

well the prosecution and the look of family have of course welcomed this verdict today in frankfurt it is after all the tough it's tough a sentence there is in the german judicial system a life long sentence without a possibility to appeal after 15 years so stephan answer will likely spend 22 or even more years in prison yet stephanie and has only been one of 2 accused here and marcus age who was charged with accessory to murder has been acquitted and that is the reason for the look the family of great disappointment they considered him to be the mastermind behind this murder they thought that he had helped him but for the court there was just not enough evidence for that. stuff and is believed to have dozens of contacts so far right say members of the waters that he had accomplices are still the loose. yes absolutely apart from.

who was acquitted today as i said there are concerns that these 2 men were part of a network maybe of neo nazis the neo nazi the far right extremist scene is very strong in northern has the area where they were active and where the murder happened and so this is a question that hasn't really been dealt with at this trial this trial has focused on these 2 men but now the question remains whether or not there are other people were involved or maybe involved in other cases it's well and i think it is up to the intelligence agencies now to dig deep into that and there's also a parliamentary inquiry committee that has been established to look deep into that and look. worse there are brought the 1st right wing murder of politicians since the 2nd world war how's the threat from this direction be

underestimated. many people say yes it has been on this team mates it fall for many many years and right wing extremism has been on the rise in germany over the last couple of years and for a long time the domestic intelligence agencies have rather focus on islamist terror as that has been a threat as well but now with them different attacks that have been happening with the murder of. with the texts and how lent and how now i think the authorities have now put more focus on these right wing extremists have put more resources into this threat and they are saying that 13000 people can be considered to be part of this right wing extremist scene that off potentially violent so there is a possibility that there are more people like stephanie and stay out there. for d.w.i. in frankfurt thank you. we'll take

a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world rest his return to the northern lebanese city of tripoli all day after overnight clashes between security forces and protesters and. security forces fired tear gas at the protesters who were angry about the compound difference of the coronavirus down in the country's economic crisis. pakistan's supriya courses ordered the release of the british convicted to be killing american journalist daniel pearl 19 years ago ahmed omar saeed shaykh who was acquitted of involvement in the kidnap and beheading of pro panel of 3 judges 3 cubes records for last year. near turtle ban on abortion has come into effect in poland sparking nationwide protests of people came out in numbers late on wednesday to protest the new measures which problems from and rights commission says condemns women to torture the polls show of more than half the population opposed to the new legislation. to

2 weeks in quarantine a team of experts from the world health organization started to investigate the origins of coffee at 19 in the chinese city of rouhani they want to better understand where the virus came from and to prevent outbreaks in the future it's not clear what authours says will allow them to see. their u.k. swedish drug manufacturer astra zeneca the british prime minister have defended the efficacy of the company's covered $1000.00 vaccine for seniors the rebuttal came after experts in germany recommended that the astra zeneca covered 19 vaccine should not be offered to people over 65 the vaccine committee of germany's robert cole public health institute said there was insufficient data to assess the drugs because in this age group the vaccine is still not yet licensed for use in the e.u. but is expected to be approved by the end of the week. let's bring in the d.w.

political correspondent hunts brandt for more welcome hunts as a tell us more about what german experts are saying about this vaccine. well the problem here with the astros vaccine is that during the testing that is necessary before the vaccine can be approved there weren't enough people in the older age groups that were part participating in this testing there were obviously tens of thousands of people that were tested and that the states led to the conclusion that the vaccine is effect if it is in fact effective but the number of people in the age group over 55 and older was very very low server german authorities are saying the efficacy and to the security of this vaccine for people in that age group has not been conclusively proven and so they want to on the side of caution and at the moment not use is that seen for that age group has announced that they are going to continue with additional tests for older people and want to

reassure our bottom make sure that in fact it also works in old age groups ok now this announcement comes amidst disputes with astra zeneca over supplies and widespread dissatisfaction with the speed of the vaccine rollout here in germany across the 8 you will take a look at the report and come back to you in just a moment. i'm accessing this vaccination center in brandenburg in eastern germany is harder than it might look to get an appointment for a covert 19 job you need staying power only those determined enough to get past the overloaded hotline will get an appointment like manfred in her bag both are over 18 and been known to germany's number one high risk group. dr hope your mother our daughter got the appointment for us but it took you a long time to get through and arrange the time. as in other

vaccination centers in germany things are moving slowly many remain empty because there's not enough vaccine. only 70 people a day can be immunized instead of the planned 600. the situation is even worse in other regions this center in cologne is not even open appointments are being made for february but it's not an easy process. is calling them to be kept on hold for hours and then you don't even get an appointment machine. and in fact i mean my appointment was made online by my son right on the thursday morning. the hotline in northern ireland stay here is overwhelmed. other countries are moving faster israel for example has already vaccinated almost half its population about 4000000 people britain has immunized 10 percent the us 7 germany has

vaccinated around 2000000 people 2 percent of the population in line with many other countries germany's social democrats say that's not good enough and it's the envy of the sinister israel britain and the us are all making progress but there are a lot of problems in the european union and we need to address them quickly vaccine manufacturers contracted to supply e.u. member states are now reporting production delays not good news for this facility in brandenburg or others around germany filling these chairs is likely to take some time. as pick a point with hansen brought into hands or why is germany's vaccination drive so far behind so many others. well the major problem is the problem of supplies as we just saw in that reports there is simply not enough vaccine material available at the moment to vaccinate all the people that are necessary that need to be vaccinated

and that have applied or interested in vaccinations that's partly because there are problems and. rapid racking up the manufacture of vaccines and that's partly because there's some disputes between the european union and the manufacturers about who exactly in the world is going to get those supplies 1st but they also as we heard in the report problems that are homemade the way vaccinations organized in germany is different from region to region some regions vaccinate a lot more quickly than others some regions are very careful about holding back the 2nd dose of vaccines for those people that have already received the 1st so there's a very very uneven distribution of vaccinations in germany that also makes the situation the situation particularly difficult and one of germany's tough lockdown is not showing any sign of working yes indeed the number of infections is slowly ripped being reduced in germany the number of deaths is still fairly high about

that always has a lag of about a week or 2 so the infection rate isn't fact being reduced but at the same time there's a lot of concern here in germany as well about the new new mutants the new variants of the virus that are said to be a lot more infective and so the. prospect of these restrictions being lifted at the moment is not ridiculous i thank you for that political correspondent hansbrough and. here's a look at some other developments in the pandemic of bond tech and pfizer say their vaccine is effective against the british and south africa corona virus variants vietnam has reported its 1st community transmission of corona virus in almost 8 weeks the countries had a strict lockdown in place throughout the pandemic and portugal will suspend all flights to and from brazil from friday as because of the new strain of corona virus circulating that. what's not to like about fresh

snow fall over the elephants as an arizona zoo not much employees captured these images of baby elephant pansy and have family frolicking in the florist most of the zoo animals stay warm inside their shelters but pansy consistent nandi did some splashing about in the palms a closure and that of it all slip sliding in the butt zuki for say was as his 1st ever snowfall so no wonder she appeared to me every time. she did get up in the end stage of the day w. business coming up next with that you know i'll do belong on the back of the top of the hour i'm going to.

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