was a senior commander in jos of kearney's lord's resistance army after having been abducted himself by the group in his youth kone founded the group in 1988 amid widespread ethnic fighting in uganda. the group committed rape mutilation torture and murder as it moved across uganda the democratic republic of congo the central african republic as well as south sudan. the international criminal court also heard hours of recordings of commanders ordering atrocities. many former child soldiers have been rehabilitated after a childhood from hell. in the half a ducted in the 1995 when i was still 9 he yes so i stayed there for 5 he said then come back they picked me. from my parents and

then. for 22. maintains us been killed. so i said life among us. are a leader joseph koni is still at large but the group is just a shadow of its former self now trial has been a chance for victims to confront an ongoing trauma the effects of which are still felt today. and you did have a new correspondent wendy has been following the trial and the story for us closely when you the judge said that this was an exceptionally extensive and a complex case summarize if you will the key points for us this verdict. yes everyone yes and as you say there are a nikkor on when. their crime against humanity and war crimes there will also show crimes include the ring for said pregnancy forced at marriage and. sexual

enslavement the particularity of this case was defined that we have here chad someone who was a chad before and the question who was it was how when. he campaigned ignition there and if this was something to point to due process into the trailer and the judge say there was no doubt about all that to implication or own weight in all of these. acts that he made in all the country that you have mentioned uganda care subsume done or democratic republic of tacoma we saw some of the victims of those acts in our piece there what role did on wednesday to play in this trial yeah it really has to have noted that in the trailer there was there was more than 4015 who backed and disclose its base of the city of trejo wanted. to know that during the entire you

process there was your reading screen of the process in development communities 25 to each where the cold wave was supposed to have made all artists valence of people was following the exactly and gave the days to money to green get on to case and that's to have to spend 6 today we've also heard that another key figure in the lord's resistance army dose of kone is still on the loose how has he managed to evade capture for so long. so according to. oprah working on new trade only striking. children. in the preschool. debbie james was down in south sudan and all of this. in the region and. this. green team

and to them to green gave it to do. acting in d.c. area region and region and yes everything i managed to try to find you to bring in that maybe just didn't make it oh gees case. wendy thank you thank you let's take a look at some other developments in the coronavirus pandemic meantime in other news around the world the world economic forum has again postponed its 2021 meeting due to the pandemic the business summit plans to meet in singapore this august instead of the swiss resort of davos a t.v. ad by airline ryanair has been banned as irresponsible by the u.k. after testing standards agency it says that the slogan japanese go could lead people to flout coronavirus restrictions and u.k. researchers say that one dose of the pfizer biotech vaccine gets about 90 percent

protection from covert 19 after 21 days their findings are based on an analysis of israel's vaccination program well the technology being used in a number of covert 1000 vaccines also promises to become a powerful new weapon in the fight against another disease cancer as today marks world cancer day we take a closer look at the new approach that uses an anti cancer treatment teller made for each patient it uses so called memory r.n.a. and could be a game changer for cancer sufferers. customized vaccine created for an individual patients particular tumor fast infective and with few side effects that's the promise of a new m.r. and a technology in the fight against cancer. malignant tumors can slip past the body's defenses for years with camouflage so clever that the immune system doesn't notice

the invader or it is too weak to keep the cancer cells at bay allowing the tumor to grow on the hindered. typical treatment involves surgery followed by chemotherapy to destroy any leftover cells. a doctor can't change the biology of this disease we know that latent tumour cells can survive inside the body for a long time and they can wake up and start to divide and proliferate again. the messenger r.n.a. vaccine is a totally different approach it's injected into mosul tissue where it provides the blueprint for a specific tumor protein once it has the blueprint the body then produces its own tumor modules the immune system recognizes them as foreign and produce anti-bodies . the body is now armed with the knowledge of its enemy. it's

basically reversing the production process instead of making it in a laboratory with all the technical procedures it starts out inside the patient's body which ultimately produces it on its own to teach the immune system what it needs to know. the m r n a vaccine and the study is made by german pharma company beyond whose coded 1000 vaccine is based on the same technology. and the u.s. based moderna are also using m r n a technology in the fight against cancer as well as. the goal is to give cancer sufferers personalized vaccinations in the near future. this is i'm losing my that this is a real milestone we're no longer talking about months or years until it's ready just weeks well its significance and potential efficacy have opened up a whole new playing field and gunslingers. much work remains to be done but

oncologists worldwide are confident that the new technology will become a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer. and here are some other stories making headlines around the world syrian state media have accused israel of launching missile strikes from the disputed golan heights the britain based syrian observatory for human rights says that israel targeted a military post for regime forces excuse me and pro iranian militias syria's anti air defenses retaliated israel has not confirmed or denied the operation. nepalis have staged a nationwide strike to protest the desolation of smaug and that at least $77.00 protesters including the foreign minister were arrested in the capital kabul on do a parliament with dissolved on december 20th at the direction of the prime minister and new elections burnouts for april and may. well be on mars military has cut the

country off from facebook just days after seizing control it comes after people flocked to the social media platform to voice opposition to the coup which ousted elected leader aung sang suu kyi on monday among those opposing the power grab are medical staff who say that they refused to work for the military government now the coup has also sparked international condemnation including from the united nations . this video of angie crew protesters in mandalay on thursday was shed on social media it could be one of the last for a while. resistance to the coup had been surging on facebook with calls for civil disobedience the platform was also often used by the now ousted government to make announcements but the new military government's move to block facebook owned apps including instagram and whatsapp has left many in the dark. yet

we have no access to any news no news about mother and son sochi i feel so sad it gives me a pain in my chest. blocking facebook means that the freedom of young people is restricted this military coup has started costing us our jobs and our education is now in trouble. with soldiers back on the streets of major cities most of the protests have been under the cover of darkness residents and young gone bank parts of the night and honked car horns. among those who have openly shown opposition a medical personnel who have declared they won't work for the military government. i mean we know this government was not elected and verted for by us we don't accept them or work under their command so we have stopped providing services and government hospitals instead we will consider providing free medical services

through external doctors and in other ways. it comes after the detainment of on sunset she and other civilian leaders on monday plunging the southeast asian nation under military rule suchi who has not been seen in public since she was detained is being charged for illegally importing walkie talkies the military has justified its crew by alleging widespread voter fraud during november's election which saw suchi win by a landslide. the government of ukraine has shut down several pro russian television channels allegedly financed by all of our with personal ties to vladimir putin ukrainian president followed amir selenski justify the ban as necessary to fight kremlin propaganda that undermines his country's path to the e.u. critics accuse him of stifling freedom of speach. independence objectivity docs would journalists at 3 ukrainian news channel say it's under threat when 2 new

sworn in seek are no longer in ukrainian t.v. the broadcaster say it's the start of an era of lies. but in the early days $34.00 channels of stop broadcasting what does it mean for free speech and what does it mean for ukrainians. since the government shut down the channels have been blasting president vladimir selenski the opposition to ukrainian leaders scared the reporting is damaging his government in the opinion polls. some ukrainian journalist say the channels have a point they believe the government's decision threatens free expression in a fragile democracy. were against the president not being said here where the government of this country decides to impose sanctions against a media company based on a political consensus. but for others the channels pose a threat to the country's security they say the broadcasters provide a voice to ukraine's enemies. the government alleges that

a close friend of lot of the putin ukrainian viktor met the joke is hiding his ownership of the television stations and that he's using them to broadcast views that undermine the country in its fight with russia over crimea in eastern ukraine appears after receiving the enough heavy dose of those channels being financed by russian forces by russian authorities the national security council over ukraine adopted these very important decisions for now the channels are still broadcasting on the internet but that could change ukraine's government is asking you to take them offline or you can look it has been 6 months since a massive explosion ripped through the city of beirut in lebanon the blast went off in a warehouse in the city's port when fireworks exploded and in turn a night of thousands of tons of highly flammable monium nitrate along with the corona virus pandemic the explosion has sharpened the country's economic crisis

pushing many more people into poverty. let's bring in now hans but r.c. of the national director of world vision lebanon he joins us from beirut thanks so much for joining us on the program how would you describe the situation in lebanon 6 months after this explosion. good afternoon sarah and thank you for welcoming on the program the office situation 6 months after the explosion is. getting worse. although we have been able to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to a great extent to alleviate the most important needs in the aftermath of the explosion as you correctly say depend on make and the financial crisis are taking the grip of the country. many people are struggling to find work to

find a pro immense and to maintain the life you heard and to bring food on the table is more difficult now with than it was 6 months before when the explosion happened. even before the accident of course they have to mention lebanon was already in the midst of the worst economic crisis in history now there's also you know the ramifications of the explosion the pandemic adding on to all of this just walk us through what impact is this having on the people of this country. well the majority of people here really work from what they earn on the day. and if they are unable to get out of the homes and look for an occupation or look for work they will not be able to have income for that day and will not be able to feed their families this is what we're seeing right now the pandemic has taken very much to cripple the country numbers of infections have. risen to alarming numbers

and the government was forced to establish a severe lockdown such a lockdown aggravates the situation for people to maintain their livelihoods to find work and to bring the essential spark home. in terms of you know it's not just on the international community if i may. you know there have been some red lines drawn by the international community many red lines one of which being the necessity of cleaning up corruption in the government for example i'd just like to ask you about you know how you're viewing the prospects for that right now whether that might some progress at least might be able to be achieved. yes certainly showed that pressure exists and is necessary yet what we also need to a certain is that the general population does not to feel the consequences and that's the basic humanitarian assistance can continue to be provided this is what

we stand for and this is what we were continuing gauging for and the very much the international community supports that and it's really in our best interest that the children will find and continue having their form of education and that their families and parents are supported and providing a livelihood for the children that are ski of the national director of the world vision levanon thank you so much for joining us. our pleasure thank you for what we're bringing new york. let's bring in some other news now the by ministrations as that it has extended its new start nuclear arms treaty with russia until 2026 that's after russian president vladimir putin signed off on the extension last week new start caps the number of warheads the powers can deploy it's a last bilateral arms control treaty still in force between the 2 countries.

netflix's dominated the golden globe awards within walking $22.00 nominations it's film manc the homage to the hollywood's golden ages when given the fact that 6 nominations 3 out of the 5 best director nominees are women including the gina king for one night in miami by rival streaming service amazon. germany's ethics council has rejected the concept of vaccine passports the council says that it is unacceptable to lift code with 1000 restrictions on an individual basis because vaccinated people may still spread the virus but the council made one exception saying those who are vaccinated should be allowed to visit relatives and elderly care homes and hospices. the coronavirus pandemic has turned children's lives upside down with schools closed and activities canceled it's not just kids' education that is suffering restrictions

a lockdown measures are having an impact on children's development in the 2 german chancellor angela merkel has hosted a virtual meeting with citizens about family issues she promised to work toward reopening the daycare centers on stools to give children back a piece of their every day life of children from less fortunate backgrounds are especially at risk of falling through the cracks here in germany children's organizations are calling on the government to do more to help support children through the crisis. a real kick about to the friends now feels like a fantasy for children like 9 year old luna growing up during the pandemic has often meant missing out. on. the hardest thing i spending days weeks and without having much contacts other people's contacts and in.

my character a bit. i've been lonely without anyone to do things with. and i've really missed. this. but not before the pandemic around 30 children would come to this after school club in berlin every day now they're making do with $1.00 to $1.00 activities for a couple of hours a week. some relied on the club for a hot meal to make sure they don't go hungry director bianca's on the feds prepares 10 to 20 meals a day for the kids to collect. but most things children need can't be packed up to take home. from an educational perspective it's the encouragement we give every day that's being lost that's what's really difficult at the moment we can't carry out our everyday work in terms of inspiring the children quote showing them new perspectives and. the conversations we have here often open up

a whole new world for these children and if that's not possible right now that's really sad. it's kind of the place and that's not. the crisis has hit children from poor families especially hard one in every 5 children in germany is growing up in or at risk of public safety with a household income of less than 60 percent of the national average they often have less space at home like the equipment they need for online learning and restrictions have made it harder to access supports. for the community the children growing up in poverty is a very hard year a last year when it comes to the education and social development and they just won't be able to catch up so you know so it's important that we support these families now and don't wait until the crisis is over with us and because of a. childhood can't be put on ice for all children's resilience in adaptability this

period will have long term consequences. on that's how you check into a hotel you might expect a robotic reception check this out a guest house in johannesburg has become the 1st in africa to embrace a new technology that makes for a more coronavirus friendly welcome. what time is britain to say. that we're not the restaurant you say. might not be midweek when on time and there are 123 humanoid robots in johannesburg hotel scotty they can do more than just answer guest questions they can also carry luggage and deliver room service they sort of how about with the smaller things that people need smaller things and we stuff we do need to be running up to 4 floors to deliver a meal or delivering 2 meals now we've got the facility where they can control the robots themselves in sandals and they can also have the jackboot on certain questions that we have usually taken up time for them robots are finding their way

into new roles in rich countries but they are rare in developing nations at this hotel guests and. staff are happy about the addition the hotel manager says. it just creates such a nice vibe and excitement for the stuff in the in the stuff to have that. inside africa poetic specie way they have the opportunity to to be part of this journey being the innovators inside if you get a whisper tell it in trade. the manager insists that his goal is not to replace staff in a country where nearly a 3rd of the workforce is unemployed. he believes the holdouts could help keep hotels open even during strict lock downs and help save jobs that will be paid the. now 10 young panda cubs have made their public debut in southwest china in celebration of the upcoming lunar new year the cubs made their appearance in a playground adorned with traditional decorations at the china conservation and

research center for the giant panda they range in age from 4 to 6 months and weigh about 10 kilograms china prides itself on its efforts to preserve and those which are a symbol of the nation and part of its cultural diplomacy. up next on news it is focus on europe i'm sara kelley in berlin is always more on our website if you dot com you can also follow us on social media thanks for watching.

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a major concern there spread is bringing intensive care units to their limits some european countries are almost out of i.c.u. beds high risk patients are particularly in danger for them and infection can be fatal. people like eddie's have emotional bitch are afraid that this may become their fate he has asthma and right now he's plagued by the fear of cold at 19 and the stifling am right outside his house he lives inside i am the capital of bosnia and herzegovina his home is among the cities with the highest air pollution levels not just in europe but worldwide. i it is yet another day of misery for eddy's had too much of each small especially in winter these are huge problem in sarajevo and it is getting worse days like today or toman for people like it is you suffer from asthma. but on the

editing my 14th yesterday's measurement here once again one of the most polluted cities in the world if this is consequences for us massive and i am new exceptions on both age and last night i can heal the 2nd dose of something with normally i just take one twos per day if it was in my name somewhat we had many thoughts. just talking briefly in the polluted a stress is it is so much that he has to inhale get again. the measurement results of several you have a health department a catastrophic sinema so he ha h. regularly delivers bad news she says the bad news are alarming. to number 2 problem and that's the fine particles are the biggest problem. up to $52.00 micrograms per cubic meter alone but currently our daily values are much higher than. they range between $150.16 micrograms that's 3 times higher

than the limit. small good is making more and more people ill according to a world bank report every year over 3000 people in bosnia die from the effects of pollution. every year profess a disturbing diagnosis more patients with chronic respiratory diseases their findings are clear. so. i can say with certainty that there is a direct link between air pollution and one disease. i do know there are words small harms all organs in the body. this scares chronically ill people like any such emotion bitch because now during the corona pandemic it puts him in the highest risk group to book and then you know will be a lot because of who put in the air pollution in one because as little as possible someone for example when i must go shopping or when i have

a business appointment i then he has to head downtown where the air is especially bad 150000 cars make their way through several every day many of them all with very high emission levels in winter there is additional pollution from studs often heated with anything that burns. small and hangs over the valley basin of sarajevo the view from one of the surrounding hills shows how big the problem is on a normal sunny winter day the city literally disappears in small experts say the modern high rise buildings are also partly to blame they impede the air flow in the city. i better urban planning and more public transport unaided explains the minister of environment and urban development we meet him on his last day at work he is frustrated with the help of the e.u. his ministry had developed

a phased plan to tackle the city's environmental problems but then there were elections in sarajevo and then you can tunnel govern. and simply dissolved his ministry. what they're doing is simply criminal and someone should be held responsible. in my opinion this is pure corruption the new majority in the new government simply decided that there would be no more special planning new urban development and therefore numerous attempts to improve their quality the. i years of planning in vain he blames the construction sector lobby. is just mafia last year i bet is does not believe anything will change in the foreseeable future today of all days he must go to the office located on the main road in the city center i did not today i have to go to

work today. it's really hard for me to breathe because the here is soon. which is. small last month and on top of that there corona threats the air is this winter is torture. i. turkish president trichet to one is regularly under fire for ignoring the rule of law in his country just recently the e.u. commission criticized turkey for what it's called in the absence of an independent justice system the popular businessman and philanthropist also is one of many people held in turkish prisons he has experienced what's living under a biased justice system means even though he hasn't been convicted of any crime he has spent the last 3 years behind bars. or

treats. this empty office for over 3 years the turkish human rights activists is being behind bars in the meantime you know has been running to file as an adult truth and dish and on his behalf. it promotes an intercultural understanding in human rights projects even if that is becoming increasingly challenging. they fight people like osman khan who advocate closer integration with the european union amicable ties with one's neighbors democracy in place or living in a paranoid atmosphere or dissidents are condemned and simply branded terrorists. turkish authorities have accused of being a left wing terror supporter as well as posting an islamist who. initially the public prosecutor accused of having bankrolled the 2013 gezi park

protests but no evidence was ever present it's about this. even sue turkish prison everyone is convinced the cabal is guilty well of her killer there are foreign forces seeking to spark unrest in other countries. the man who acted on behalf of these people in turkey. is now behind bars but he actually wanted to set this man free. well all of that america the. 60 year old holzman cabala was born into a family of industrialists who amassed a great fiction as tobacco and computer traders. on cavallo took over the family business he decided to pour his wealth into nonprofit culture projects so he's especially eager to foster dialogue between turkey's various ethnic and religious groups and peace and. turkish authorities responded by reminding him in custody for

nearly 1200 days in this prison just outside of istanbul. turkey ignored a ruling by the european court of human rights to release of allah. when the turkish court followed suit as one teacher headed for the jail to collect him but within hours authorities issued a new warrant for his arrest. but you stop believing in justice when you experience something like that. there is no justified reason to keep. up in jail not a single reason. but they can fabricate one at any moment you know. more. people and so for now as you know doodle continues to work a loon today she teaches to a disused tobacco warehouse in central istanbul. this is where for many years now his foundation has been staging exhibitions and events centered around sometimes

politically sensitive topics but turkey's reconciliation with the armenians or the kurdish issue. international human rights experts are appalled but cavell is incarceration. anyone who comes across it from outside the country and looks in and sees this trial going on wonders what's this about why is this necessary. why can a man who a stent simply works in civil society and mainly in arts and culture become such a problem for the government a moment i think of. to engage with his critics. but he didn't stick to he always said let's try to get turkish culture authorities on board for our projects and he wanted to cooperate with different municipalities even when they were controlled by the ruling a.k.p. party he insisted on this to an extent which sometimes bothered me but he was adamant the law was. wife says all these jail time is taking

its toll on her husband. the last few things she visited. a new system beginning to lose hope in just treatment. since he's not someone who complains but sometimes in our conversations he says sentences like well i ever get to see these things again that deeply troubles me every time i took steps. to porters' if you miss a cultural philanthropist eager to forge an understanding between peoples to turkish authorities her of all of this just a dangerous agitator. in france the covert 1000 fans that make is affecting almost every aspect of people's lives they can't leave their homes it's night schools and restaurants are closed and this has given a boost to the international market the french who are famous for their exquisite cuisine well they miss going out to enjoy a good meal but now while they are waiting for restaurants to reopen many have

decided to treat themselves any way they are buying fresh produce at markets and making their favorite dishes at home because who says you can't have great food just because there's lockdown. france has the corona blues the french haven't been able to eat at restaurants in months for a nation of goldman's that's hard to swallow. since much of the international market in gorgeous near paris is saving the day at 5 am vegetable trader boris cray shoot is already hard at work law susan cohen is here here on the on losing team order in sydney until 6 in the morning i think trucks are right here at the quay and we unload the dishwasher the merchandise is then taken into the marketplace. europe's biggest market is booming during the pandemic they have sold $90000.00 tonnes of fish and seafood 270000 tonnes of meat and more than $1200000.00 tonnes

of fruit and vegetables even though the restaurant business has dried up. like all this going for the large supermarkets decided to stop importing through to the edge and focus on french projects it created a real buzz people said let's eat well despite through no sales of asparagus and strawberries sward of it but since the pandemic began the french are eating more and better than before cheese in particular hundreds of varieties a soul that the whole just market right now cheeses for recollect and fondue are very popular for us to give us here we have that around cheeses in various sizes your winter cheeses that are produced from september to march you can see in warri they can really creamy in a whole so that then people considering that he will and he said by the spoonful of . the only disadvantage of eating so well it is not so good for your figure.

but we don't have any statistics but it's probable that people are gaining a base of wheat they are eating more. to enjoy life and they are getting less exercise this week and for help with all of this will i the only products for which there is little demand be exotic fish which are normally served in restaurants but overall the markets manager is very pleased with sales. for you but this is the role that the traders who ordered the whole tree work concerned that wouldn't be able to sell it at christmas was as new more than 6 people were allowed to dine together even in that sort of quite well i thought. it was so she could no . 9 in the morning at mushy did he could do it in paris at this popular market projects from the bushes is on sale giving parisians some joy division in the

corona crisis but we pass the time cooking and the saying so what do they cook all the production lots of hearty dishes it before. and sauerkraut and some more often. it isn't because i cut my from time to new hampshire 1st i'm going to make a scallop carpaccio then i'll sautee the scallops insulted butter in serve them on a bed of leaks we treat ourselves to good food we cook it and share it with one another. back at the religious markets fruit and vegetable trader bars which shows work day is coming to an end he moves unsold produce into the cold storage room he's proud to be helping so many of his fellow frenchmen get through the pandemic means that their trash is about let me do. this profession requires a loss of life because we're here at 3 in the morning if you didn't listen.