closely is remind myself because i grew up in a completely different way. broad explorer and stickers. jewish in europe. the 2 part documentary starts july 5th long w this is the sound of past having a feast. grain we both unknown for destroying entire crops. this tooth is designed to stop them in their tracks. should we be worried that an asteroid could destroy janet? ah, and no more scalpels autopsies goes virtual. this and more coming up on today's episode. the

welcome to tomorrow. today, this science show on v w. efforts to establish the cause of a person's death date back centuries. ah, audiences are conducted not only in the name of science, but also to solve crimes. ah, so hundreds of years the techniques and tools didn't change much. ah, but now a new method could revolutionize an age old practice. ah, ah, ah, some 23000 people die in traffic accidents every year in the european union. but it's not always easy to immediate the establish the exact cause,

the thing accident and the fatalities often narrow and answered questions. ringback me. ready why did the driver lose control of the car? from which side was the pedestrian hit? who is to blame for the accident? when it comes to forensic mysteries where victims are no longer able to tell their side of the story, it's up to others to solve the mysteries. for centuries, we've relied on 4 steps and scalpel and zurich forensic scientist misha tale and his team, a breaking new ground, that the pioneers, a virtual autopsy. the goal is to quickly establish what killed the person and how they died. currently forensic experts have to work along side police to determine from which side an accident victim was hit. oh,

i knew technology is supposed to assist with this. the scan with millimeter precision the scanner photographically documents external injuries, 180 degrees from the front, them from the back. so in just a few seconds, the scanner generates a virtual duplicate of the victim. better, virtual autopsy is not just about speed because it's a digital render. the scan generates evidence that investigators can access years later. this also applies to the images from the computer tomography, the c t. this device uses x rays to scan the body several 1000 times. in seconds, a digital image of the deceased interior is created. but what exactly does it reveal? was the pedestrian actually hit from the left?

this phone is fractured in the middle and it was really intense. we have something there, there and there. i'm not sure we should also look at the skull. if it's less decided we should expect something on the left side, right? there's an impact on the left and okay, there we have that. yes, that confirms it left sided fractured system to fish team within minutes, they have a classic autopsy would have taken up to 2 hours that the left side was head injuries down by the feet. and the sco yes, due to this massive fracture wound daughter was the cause of death. there's the fraction of the break and then the bleeding into the brain. okay. well then we actually have isn't the mystery of the pedestrians? death was solved. but what about the driver? what caused his death? like in many cases, the young man had been partying until the early hours before he got behind the

wheel. was he intoxicated when he got into his call? me, this is the question that the virtual autopsy team is trying to establish as the cases book before the justice system. removing tissue from the deceased is the usual method. alcohol analysis is a laborious and expensive process. and magnetic resonance spectroscopy can provide data more quickly and determine if there was alcohol present, especially in the brain. the m r i machine works using magnetic fields and radio waves the dpi, if the hydrogen atoms in our bodies react in the magnetic fields. an m r i is therefore particularly good at depicting organs and muscles with high water content . images the based on signals emitted by the hydrogen actions in the water molecules during the scam. if a hydrogen atom is located in

a molecule other than water, for example, ethanol, also known as alcohol, this changes the frequency of the signal. this allows alcohol to be detected using m r i spectroscopy. so even without a tissue sample, forensic scientists can determine the concentration of alcohol present in a dead person's brain. the initial estimate that's probably 0.8 to one pro mill and may look. but in the case of this young man, the test came back negative. he didn't like alcohol and only drank water at the policy. is there another biological factor that caused him to lose control of his car? in a similar case, 0 forensic scientists once again going on a digital search for clues, with contrast, fluid, a post mortem and geography should make injuries in the vessels visible.

the deceased all so suddenly lost control of the car. could it have to do with a heart problem? if so, a digital tomography scan should show this but the forensic talk to find nothing in the heart itself. can the virtual autopsy still be used to find how the accident happened? smith smith, now we have to take a look at the main artery, whether something happens there or not, on the food on the hunt is indeed correct. the c t images show a small but crucial injury. the blue then the bleeding of the heart is the cut in the i alter and there's where it lead, long on the when. so it seems to be a natural cause of death behind the wheel. bleeding in the a arctic arch causing death. and we have it

in the a, or that's what the forensic doctors have diagnosed in the young driver, the cause of a tragic traffic accident blood flowing uncontrollably into the body, causing dest, just one of the many forensic mysteries that can now be solved more quickly with new technologies i once upon a time dinosaurs, but at some point they banish me, was an asteroid, responsible for their demise. moral not coming up. i cosmic ball days and what could happen if they can find it with planet? ah, young from algeria? if that's an asteroid could hit be again,

it's when asteroids or cosmic boulders rubble from the early days of our solar system. today, most of them orbits the sun between jupiter and mars in what is known as the asteroid belt. if small asteroids get too close to jupiter, the giant planets, gravity can divert them out of their stable orbits and that can put them on a collision course with the earth. the straight asteroids can collide with other asteroids and thus create smaller fragments that then also lives towards planet earth. which is why the sky is constantly being monitored to track down dangerous asteroids and calculate the trajectories. around 2200 asteroids that passed close to earth and are large enough to cause serious damage have already been catalogued

. of the around 1000000 known asteroids and some repeatedly cross earth orbit. like a purpose with a diameter of more than 300 meters. it's big enough to wipe out a city like berlin. in april 2029, it will come so close to the earth that it will only just miss satellites in their g o stationary orbit. this particular asteroid comes close to the earth every 4 years. with the diameter of several kilometers, it's big enough to be seen with radar telescopes. an impact with the earth would cause a global catastrophe. according to new cancellations, however, the risk of an impact is low for the next 200 years. unfortunately, telescopes based on earth cannot see asteroids coming from the direction of the sun . the asteroids that exploded over the russian cities shall the options in 2013,

came from this direction. it was only 20 meters across, but it released 30 times more energy than the atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima. 1500 people were injured and almost 400 buildings damaged. and such unexpected impacts are possible at any time. now back in time, couldn't asteroid the, the reason dinosaurs went extinct. we highly intelligent, came from the university of bon. yeah. for a long time in the 20th century, it was believed that the mass extinction was due to volcanic eruptions and new as they still do today. that what is now india so intensely kind of activity over a long time. the impact on the environment may have included ocean justification, which in turn led to a collapse of ecosystems over

a period lasting several 100000 years. done something alarming, but later in the 20th century scientist, some growing evidence of an asteroid impact in modern day, mexico and timelines that impact correlate exactly with the mass extinction. more recent research has indicated what massive consequences it had since in armies. and does that probably blocked out the sun for many years? already? a lot in research is also revealed deposits of iridium and bro mean around the world dating to precisely that period of time. and the extremely high concentration of these isotopes means they must have been brought to earth via an asteroid. one, yes. so that's why we now believe that while not the cell factor, the asteroid impact was at least the primary reason for the mass extinction. that's not what makes the end of the period. so special ed is that it was also

a mass extinction event. the asteroid impact because the death of a very large number of organisms in a very brief periodic leading to the extinction of those species of a most extinction in our planet. history take place over long periods of time and hundreds of thousands of years. not long in geological terms, though, it is for us. of course, you don't tend to notice changes happening around you. it's very possible and there are strong indications that we're currently living in a mass extinction event given the high number of species disappearing within just a few generations. if i was let, is read, why do you have a question? you'd like us to send it to us as the video tag. oh, voicemail. if we feature it on the show, you'll get a little surprise from us as the thank you. come on. just

use some more fascinating stories. head to our website, d, w dot com slash signs. all kick us out on twitter. the devote health organization full costs that within the next 10 years, 6 out of every 10 people will live in a city. the population density is based on the number of residents per kilometer squared african and asian cities tend to have the highest levels. the trend is only said to accelerate, even in germany. in the city of munich, they've come up with a creative solution in the german city of munich, finding land to build on is like winning the lottery. and so architect oliver, whom has specialized in the opposite direction. and consolidation has just finished renovating this building. and expanding its attic on this is

where the stairwell windows used to be. and whenever you looked out and you saw the courtyard, the garage is on an ugly, rather elaborated rooftop. and especially in a city like munich, we think that every area which can be reasonably used should be developed if there's gonna be architect. so uncapped potential here. his idea was to use the courtyard for a residential building together with his colleague, alexander now looked for optimal utilization of the 130 square meter space. ah, the technical university of damage that architecture professor constant relation to my research is the development of urban spaces such as eating. after all,

currently ceiling off about 70 hector's every day of the year for new building land, which roughly corresponds to $120.00 soccer field. talk noise has been noisy course . this poses any logical problem using our natural land in such a way means constantly depleting. it, it will never recover from it or extended need in please turn it of lead. getting more out of the land which is already being used is much better. logically, this is what we need to be doing. the collusion extreme new vendor schema. oliver home is a fan of such urban consolidations. one of his favorite examples, munich, architect, lori, and not like creating 100 new apartments above a parking lot. this is how it looks before a parking lot between an outdoor pool and schools failed. and today the finished construction, i'm still with calls popped underneath to me, i can speak to me,

this kind of do use of space is suitable for any kind of housing. and we're not talking about the goods here. we're right in the middle of an established neighborhood. voice with housing built in the 19 thirty's, often developed ever since. and now i only want to compliment it shows us another urban consolidation project. an unused gap between buildings only about 3 and a half meters wide. for a long time, something like this was not considered useful space. now, a new building in the adjacent lot to use the gap for the balconies. you put in john and it wouldn't come daughters to the potentially now with german cities is so great because they're not as dentist. we think, for example, vienna or copenhagen get by with population densities in the range of 10212000 inhabitants per square kilometer munich. the dentist city, germany is about 50 percent less than that at all. and we have half the density

deja i'm back with only a bathroom and his building project about the carriage is in the courtyard. his client is enthusiastic about the plans. they must also meet the strict regulations of the munich building. also returning home, we were told we have to build at least 4 garages and anything more is fine. but if we wanted to use it as free space, well, we wouldn't be allowed to do something like that differently. this miss muffin and there are other problems. the driveway is narrow and there's not much room in the courtyard. where could a crane be set up and how to get all the necessary machines and materials here in the 1st place. but the architect found solutions, a specialized small crane that fits through the narrow courtyard entrance. winful did. and the wooden rules are adapted to the dimensions of the driveway while being pre made in a carpentry work shop. in 8 months of

construction, the courtyard with carriages has been transformed into a unique residential building in the blocking bath, fatal district in the house of munich today. only the room has been invited for the 1st time to a private viewing at the home of the owners. katya and lots and we wanted to show you our house now. you know, so yeah, i'm excited to see how it turned out. come on, let's look. where do we start? look right here. even though it's a small space, there's no claustrophobic feeling. so much green actually you could even think you were in the countryside. yes, you think you're in the forest and instead of a dark courtyard building light now streams in through the patios, even into the stairwell. the skylights here is nice. yeah, it's great. at 1st i thought i should be able open it,

but it doesn't bother me anymore. together they've created new housing through the smart use of space. and this right in the middle of munich. o. as the world's population continues to grow, the demand for food and resources is increasing to grain, some especially versatile of food for both animals and humans. they can also be used as a rule material for bio fuel. but cultivating crops is no easy task. climate change and pests are a major threat for one scientists, so the war grain. weasels is well underway. when a harvest crops, they don't just collect grain, but fountains of insect to it worst comes to the worst. they will include grain, we, those love ate them just heat the grain. the secretions can also cause

mold, making restored grains on fit for human or animal consumption. to prevent that, then morris is taking part in a research project. today, 2 scientists have brought a prototype early warning system for pest control. it's a struggle to get up there. the animals, the producer, and the researchers are planning to bug the bugs they want to find out. if anything's a foot in the $450.00 tons of barley here with special microphones. as it is aware of this, you been able us to hear sounds coming from the grain from the insects inside the grain. they produced a rustling noise as they move around and eat the spring when they say they trample about and champ their foods much. we gather this sound with this metal cheap movie . i'm. it isn't the title. we don't just have a little microphone which records the sounds and it's the sanity of the we have

this big 3 meter long, she which collect sounds and the kind of amplifier. but it does more than that. the so called beetle sound tube is also an insect tramp here. let the perforate sions in the tube there so that when the insects move through the grain, they fall through these homes into the chain. and the court in a container which we're about to inset to on, and we hear them very clearly then because any infection that makes a dreadful noise, it looks a bit home mode. it is home may be used to be a coco shake. leacock hostelry on the microphone is the centerpiece of the sound tube. absurd. as i said, did a very sensitive microphone which can pick up quiet insect sounds particularly well . it's not the kind of microphone you used to record. singing is pretty specialized on that. so, but the details of the research is attached the traps and the microphone to a rope and lower it down into the tube. and then last but not least,

had a kind of nest for harmless insects. though what that does, the offspring behave container for beneficial insects. when we find pests in the grain, we can stand in the beneficial ones. if we identify the passenger stage and said that they didn't have to go the hallway from the fits of the pile into the grain, we make things a bit easier for them when we transport them via the tube. and the strips of paper that to help the insects climb from the container onto the walls of the she did, i saw that on can they get out for the whole yet they exit by the holes. beneficial insects, a tiny walk about the size of a grain of rice. they lay their eggs in the wheels loving killing them before they compute pate tiny stones ended ensued because the grain is

cleaned before it's processed for organic farmers like nicholas cozen bag, being able to detect weevils at an early stage and control them organically. is a huge step forward is especially about the home i forget who i can. why? great, having something like this is an early warning system. most farmers have problems with weevils, even if they say they don't. we've taken a very upfront approach because it is a problem last year in particular because of the high temperatures we had in the winter months. so without cold periods, the bugs have even more opportunity to reproduce. f i'm will be the last year that became one of the 1st to join the project in the german state of brandenburg back then this grain silo is full but not just with grain, pests of bread explosively within the crop. the sound tube, which is still hanging inside and will also be used again this year,

raise the alarm immediately by the microphones and related computer program. the research is saved last year's sound recordings. this is what the insect sounded like. this is off now. this is a recording from last year was the little lava is sitting in the grain eating the inside of the grain kernel might pay half and when it's eaten enough, then it enters the pupil stage. and then at some point, it emerges from the grain as an adult weaver. what most i'm calling from global warming means the grain wheedle and similar tests are a growing problem. but a possible solution appears to be on its way. there are plans to market the sound tube as soon as the test phase is over.

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game, including his contract. ah, i'm so welcome to the program. you was approved new sanctions against barrows, increasing the presser president lucas shanker, after he forced a passenger plane to land in order to arrest. a dissident journalist measures signed off by b, e. u. foreign ministers meeting in luxembourg, imposed asset freezes and travel bounds on more than 80 people into organizations. the block is also considering more wide ranging sanctions that would talk it whole sectors of the bell routine economy, including its tobacco industry hurting major sources of revenue for them. nutrition can regime the w. brussels bureau. chief alexandra found nominees at the foreign

ministers meeting and luxembourg. welcome alexandra. so it sounds like 2 sets of sanctions, one approved of one awaiting approval, one against organizations and individuals, and the other against economic sectors in dollars. while that's precisely the case here, we're talking about more than 80 individuals and entities there are going to be added to the existing sanction list. that means that they're not allowed anymore to enter the european union, that their assets in the block are going to be frozen. but what is even more important is that the foreign ministers have agreed in principle to impose target, have sanctioned broader sanctions rather to target key areas of the bella, ruth and economy. you are talking here about the financial sector, about petroleum products. we are going to see ban on imports of potash that is used in the fertilizer production. and this is very notable because this is

a 1st for the european union to target the whole areas of the loosen economy . and this is also notable because all member states were aboard, even those who have close economic ties to be a law ruth. and who has to expect that those sanctions are going to hurt their economy a bit too. right. and you mentioned in your answer that you did already have sanctions against the roof when the christian co force that ryan and jets to land in midst. so given that they were already measures in place. so these ladies measures likely to be any more effective. well, i think yes, that's what the understanding here is because what a very 1st time the european union is really going off to the state companies who are inviting the main source of us who are the main sources of revenue for the

government. and it's probably going to hurt lucas shinkel and his regime and the opposition leaders. he atlanta to handle the car was here and like some work attending a breakfast with the foreign ministers also said that she is happy that this is really going to make a difference in luxembourg. thank you so much. i look at some of the stories making headlines around the world will start in armenia where the prime minister in the cult shimmy and as one another. so i'm in office following snap parliamentary elections official results. so his policy is one by 54 percent of the vote, despite widespread frustration with his handling of a war last year with historic rival azure by job. spain prime minister says he's government will pardon the 9 jail leaders of cas loan is a failed. 2017 independence sped peddler. sanchez says, he hopes to ease tensions in the northeast and regionally kicked out negotiations.

chaplain authorities germany conservative supreme presented joint program for september national elections. i found the cd, you leader in lasha marcus from the very 1st part of the c s. u. a promising tax relief in fiscal discipline. in terms of transfer anglo mac is not running again after 16 years in power mr. law should hopes to replace or leave if you have kids voting in general elections that have been seen as the 1st major test, a prime minister abby are met and he's building coalition elections were scheduled to take place last year, but delayed by the pandemic. corona viruses and the only challenging facing, was met. the vote comes as a war rages in the northern te gray region, which was triggered to me with trends. hundreds of thousands of people opposition groups accused the the countries ruling party of harassment. but the prime minister

has promised the election will be peaceful when are the men came to power? he was lauded as a reformer, lifting bands and opposition parties and free and thousands of political prisoners . his efforts to end hostilities in the region also saw him awarded a nobel peace prize would be a med is facing mounting pressure, both at home and abroad. ethiopians international partners want to quick end, the ongoing conflict graph region fighting there between the regions former ruling party, 50, grimes, people of ration front and both government and retrain. troops has caused untold thousands of lives and spreads famine throughout the region. un figure say over 350000 people here are facing acute hunger. that includes tens of thousands of children. monday's pulling has been twice delayed due to the band,

demik and logistical challenges still remain. many opposition parties are also boycotting the election because leading members of jailed the accused the government of rolling back many of our b of men's initial reforms, hardly no species backdrop for the 1st major test of the prime minister's prosperity party. but in the run up to the vote, mister med remain confident. seeing the pulling would be his country's 1st attempt a truly free and fair elections. many a get nicholas school is covering those elections for d. w. she gave us a assessment of the process so far. many people are still waiting to cast their ballots here in the center of the capital i just above the election, which a prime minister described as the 1st really democratic election that the country has ever held. it's an extremely important election, rob yasmin, he's trying to confirm his political legitimacy after having been designated in 2018 after his previous test or resigned to his party to the 3rd party is

considered to be the favorite in the selection. but we have to keep in mind that not the entire country is able to vote today. more than $100.00, a constituencies will not be able to vote. this includes the entire gray region as well as parts of the region, or the somali or region faces mounting international pressure for the situation in the 2 grey region where an armed conflict is still going on between the federal army, backed by every trans folders and the t p s the great people's ration from which is the former ruling parts in the country. they're certainly a great to military and crisis unfolding to greg and the un is even speaking of the possible simons. again, to rescue reporting from ethiopia, that hong kong where the printing presses of one of the territories last pro democracy, newspapers could stop rolling within days. the daily says this friday's edition is likely to be its last, after all, authorities pros, it's assets and the,

china's national security. lo, these newspapers could be a thing of the past, not because of digitalization or rise in competition. that because the government wants to put a stop to them, that's what supporters of hong kong pro democracy newspaper, apple daily a saying last week, police rated the companies newsroom for the 2nd time. and under a year, 5 senior executives were arrested after authorities accused them of publishing articles that violated china sweeping national security law. the government also refers the papers assets leaving it unable to pay staff or conduct business. the papers owners say they have enough cash to last a few weeks, but after that, the future and the future of free press in hong kong is uncertain. apple daily,

you see jimmy lie was arrested during last year's raid. he was sentenced to 14 months in prison is his role in an anti government protest in 2019 despite china's intensifying crackdown on media critical of the mainland government, many hong kong, as a still lining up to show their support. all home, you know, i'm here to buy a copy of actual daily because of what the police did. i have to support them in any case of paid their monthly subscription fee, but i think i'll continue to buy newspapers to help them. i want to support freedom of speech because the journalists, apple daily have done nothing wrong. hold on. for the moment, mom to cut off with an apple daily can afford to keep publishing is uncertain. its future will be decided by the company's board on friday. in sports, if somebody's reputation is slow,

starts in major football tournaments has been blown out of the water by that blistering format, euro 2020 pacing whales, one mill in their final grew game on sunday. the funds across the country celebrated the teams pass to the last 60 jubilation on the streets of rome. i had no wonder with 3 winds out of 3 and not a single go conceited. italy's funds are convinced that all roads lead to london that i'm confident and hopeful that will least make it to the final. we have a great team, a great coat, and we have a good chance of winning the tournament. you don't know what it was, certainly an easy road, particularly with it's a good start. it gave us confidence insecurity. you know, we have to see how we will play the important material person. and so the winner, it's really, he was one of a new faces in

a much changed side that worryingly for their opponents show fee signs of a drop in quality. never the motivation to waste, but you have the i'm very pleased to see that we change the players rather than the team played very well. many valid if i got it, we deserve to score more goals. but wales defended fiercely, rosie, but i really like what i saw in my team. the boys played very well. but i know some i'm watching. i was so excited. we're living the moment. we're very happy to be here. how are we going to face the quarter finals? well, we're going to put up a good fight. the actual fight starts and right. no ominous words for austria and ukraine, one of whom will faith italy. in the last 16, weightlifter laurel hubbard will become the 1st transgender athlete to compete the lympics after being selected for new zealand. despite meeting all the qualifying criteria of the 43 year old selection has proved controversial. neural hubbard has

battled stigma and injuries to be paid for the olympic game, but having previously competed as a man, selection contrasts the everything please and against the idea of fairness came believe it's only rights you get the chance in tokyo. but i would like to take this opportunity to remind us all that are all has met all of their quite criteria. she is a very dedicated and resilient athlete. and on behalf of laura, i would like to say how on the she is to be in the team and appreciative of the support and help she has received tonight. hubbard's testosterone levels, the below the maximum is set by the international olympic committee. but critic say she has numerous other unfair physical advantages. speaking has still trying to read hearing. i mean with the getting about the anatomy, the foster, it's not so the big organs. they have foster recovery. they have stronger buying. they don't have a children. pelvis,

they're less likely to get me an ankle injury. the list goes on and on and on. the cupboard is expected to be a metro contender in tokyo. any success very than the debate? the transgender athletes, competing in the female category, well, only intensify the u. s. navy has started a series of tests of its newest and most advanced aircraft, carrier bi, decimating, powerful explosions around it. these a mentor determine whether the ship is ready for war. live explosives they use in the trials to assimilate the harsh conditions the carrier is likely to encounter in battle. this blast happened in the atlantic of the florida coast was registered a 3.9 magnitude earthquake. there's $200.00 lodge of our top story. this our

b e u has approved new sanctions against federal roof blacklisting more than 80 people and organizations. foreign ministers meeting in luxembourg are also considering measures targeting whole sectors of the country's economy in an effort to loosen alexander shank has grip on top. i think you up to date more world news at the top of the hour to now duma has your business update in just a moment. good news, news ah, good and wide wayne extreme regressive again. well, be a couple wait in bern in south africa is a bit more like lisa jobs in the black lives matter. shine a spotlight on racially motivated to leave my sex marriage is being legalized in

more and more countries, discrimination and inequality are part of everyday life. for many why? because of life, it's diversity. to make up your own mind, w. need for mines the ethiopians go to the polls in an election, overshadowed by conflict and humanitarian crisis. and what was once a rising economy. also on the show, germany opens an antitrust investigation against the apple over anti competitive practices. key focus is it's an app store. this is the w business. i'm janelle,

do my la on falcon if he opens are voting in key parliamentary assembly elections. it's seen as the 1st major electoral test based by prime minister abbey med since he came to power 3 years ago. the poll takes place against the backdrop of a deadly conflict and severe humanitarian crisis. in the northern k gray region. mad the 2019 nobel peace prize winner has waged war there against a separatist movement. and there are now reports of famine. the conflict as well as the pandemic, weighed heavily on yoke economy, which had been one of the worlds fastest growing in recent years. message man gets to runs a small, make shift restaurant in the center of out of a. but in recent months, inflation rates often exceeding 20 percent have made life difficult for family businesses like hers. if oil test pepper onion,

everything has increased so that we are not able to save any money. now, for example, we used to buy oil from the traders, and the price of the has now doubled on so dismissal with before the pandemic ethiopians economy was booming. with the government, boasting an annual growth failure of over 10 percent. this year, the country's g d p is expected to grow by a mere 2 percent. the prime minister insists unimportant economic achievements, such as ethiopia recently awarding its 1st private telecom license. but generally, investors have been struggling for profits because of foreign exchange crunch. problems and fuel distribution have posed a challenge for ongoing projects. for a week, every month, there is a possibility that the price will increase. the shortage happens when the month is nearing its end of the transportation trucks come from g booty and people think the

price will increase either. so then there are long lines of cars like you were born in. a crowded dakota 19 pandemic. and the war in t great have also contributed to rising unemployment. a sector such as tourism and construction were significantly slowed down in order to feed her 2 children 22 year old burke nashbow honda is selling fast math on the side of the road. so another one on is it been a year since i stopped working? i was living in this situation. it's very difficult. it's difficult to get a job. there is no work for us. and i need a job which can make me happy and give me dignity. are they going to be, i'm, it says he's determined to open up the, the opie as tightly controlled economy. protectionist measures still post challenges on the path to liberalization. for a more or let's bring in said, doll illema. she's editor in chief of the add

a standard and joined us on the line today from frankfurt, fidel, it wasn't that long ago that if you had a flourishing economy, how did we get here? oh, that's a very good question. it's supposed to change. maybe before i came to power, the economy was the own policy direction that the previous government which is creating the month and it was not going to be for the last try not to build those massive project stuff were told to be paying back for them. but that doesn't happen, so i haven't came in and he wanted to turn the economy to supply side economies. but encourage the private sector without having the proper infrastructure for the private sector to take off. and the private sector was facing a lot of productivity and competitiveness. so the economy right now is in this twilight, so as to what safe,

where the previous deficit violence payment's been trade violence could be seen by the private sector. previously, it was done by the government itself that was already attach racing points were not via had came to power. so this is, this is the problem doug has created the economy to own was quite not at the moment then i would say the twilight zone right now. twilight zone for the european economy. but sally ivy of course, is likely to be reelected against this backdrop, as we said, of unrest and humanitarian crisis. will he be able to deliver the piece and stability required for economic development? well, you know, to start from where we are today, the country. that's why was it and if i quickly, and the staff was in the state, the confidence of the project 6 or so that the private sector can be more confident

and create that politically. the economy is going to be separating it is obvious position to do that. going by hockey. has the issue is miss lashley does that she wouldn't be providing over politics of settlements because that is exactly what she's been avoiding so far. that he has refused to have any political settlement, which is a position with his critics and inclusive political elements. so far he single handedly focused on this election and disconnection is happening. so the major stakeholders for the, for the time, be taking place in the world right or not. so will he be able to think that we deliver the political environment stuff is good enough for the private sector to take? will i have my doubts because he has been doing it so far. i don't see him coming back to that. cooper. my politics again. sure. dollar lemma editor in chief of the add

a standard there for us. thank you very much for your insights. thanks. now let's take a look at some other business stories making headlines. china has agreed to reschedule the republic of congo. the debt, according to the congo, is finance minister in brought seville. the country owes china around $2500000000.00, although the summer was wave last year due to the pandemic. china previously agreed and extension in 2019 bitcoin has fallen again. this time a more than 7 percent to around $33000.00. china is intensifying its crackdown on crypto currency mining. its the latest sign of how the global authorities are toughening their stance on the rapidly growing digital asset market. europe's regulators continue to take on big tech. apple has become the 4th. it was tech giant to be hit by such probes. the german federal card out cartel office says

a key focus of the investigation will be be operation of the app store. it says in many cases it empowers apple to have an influence on the business activities of 3rd parties. the antitrust authority recently opened similar investigations against amazon, google, and facebook under a new law. andrea want is the president of the federal cartel office here in germany. welcome to the program. how easy is it to change the competitive dynamic now, years after apple was apparently allowed to accumulate all this market power? i mean, of course, it's a complex task. i mean, we are in the digital economy for a couple of years already. and we are very. busy happy that we have obtained from new regulation over here in germany. i've came into force at the beginning of 2021 . and we try now to make use of these new tools and new instruments with regard to

the tech try and it will remain complex. but on the other hand, i do believe that with the new instrument, our life might get somewhat easier to tech. the tech companies with regard to their competitive behavior, how regulatory instruments have improved. if i understand what you're saying, but if you do find that apples ecosystem of digital products across, across the market is anti competitive. what will you do? well, i think this is really the 1st step. now the new regulation has a 2 step approach. so the 1st step and this is the one we are taking now, is to designate apple to have a higher amount significance for, for competition across mockers. once the apple is designated that way or any other company, it is easier. busy to prohibit certain. busy dues or to to, to,

to in for certain. busy do's and don'ts against against the company. what we will try to do with all the tech jain is that we try to identify anti competitive behavior, or maybe even more important anti competitive elements in the business case of these companies. and. busy busy to bring back to an end because we think then markets might be contestable again and we can protect consumers, of course, from anti competitive behavior of these companies. mister mont, that sounds a little bit like putting the genie back into the bottle. is that at all possible i firmly believe it is. i mean, if you look, if you look into the past and see what competition agencies have already done in this area, then i think it is also very convincing. in a way, i mean, think of the proceeding that we have had here against amazon back in 2019. and

since 2019 amazon has to give a reason for termination, contract with the sellers. they have. they cannot do that from one day to another. there must be a certain. busy delay in ending the contract centers and that is very important to have the right for civil claims here in germany before german cause and not before luxemburg. ringback any luxembourg culture anymore, and even even more important, maybe amazon is alive towards that. so you see we can really change the terms and conditions of these companies and give more rights to those who have to work with these companies. all. think of the facebook case that we are hopefully bringing to a good end with the help of the court,

where we have facebook for an internal divestiture of the data they hold with, which has a huge impact maybe on the dominance of facebook. so i do believe there are many means with regard to competition law and regulations that we have right now. and if we make good use of it, it's maybe it's maybe not that far reaching then then you said. busy putting virginia back into the bottle is just establishing healthy the competition environment in this area. we have to start somewhere under a wanda is the president of the federal cartel office. thank you so much for your time today. thank you very much and take it. and finally, coven outbreaks in southern china are causing a global shipping disruption. worse than this was canal blockage the cases at one of the world. the busiest portions and then are causing week long delays. it's home to some of asians biggest tech companies, including telecoms. equipment maker,

while wy and gaming giant $0.10, the city also canceled the hundreds of flights over the weekend infections that key points in the semiconductor supply chain. and taiwan and malaysia are also worsening a global chip shortage. thanks for watching the news . how many? pushing out in the world right now. climate change very story. this is life less the waste from just one week. how much was going to really get we still have time to go. i'm doing all what?

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