more life starts may 28th on d, w ah, ah, this is d w. news alive from berlin. finland says yes to a possible future with nato countries. leaders say the application process should start immediately, pasco calls them a clear threat also of the program. the dangers left behind teams in ukraine, home through games territory, looking for unexploded weapons now that russian troops have retreated. plus

astronomers casting lights on the dark heart of our galaxy. scientists feel the 1st images of the black hole at the center of our milky way, the new year of research is just beginning. ah and i am told me all logical. it's good to have you with us. finland's president and prime minister have called for the country to apply for nato membership as soon as possible in a joint statement, the leader said natal membership would strengthen finland, security, and as a member of nato, finland would strengthen the entire defense alliance. finland must apply the natal membership without delay. the announcement is expected to put pressure on sweden, which is also considering applying this map that we're about to see that shows the

current natal members on the european continent and that long border that finland shares with russia spending some 1300 kilometers on the national mood has changed dramatically in finland since moscow's invasion of ukraine. as this report explains, finland is looking to ditch decades of military non alignment. while helsinki has moved closer to nato in recent years, it just will stay out of the alliance to avoid antagonizing russia until now. but the invasion of ukraine has rattled much of the finish public who now worry that be could be next. give us security nature of course. yeah. that's why i went that way . i nature. and i think that we should have an benita already in a near 1990 s money. when it was possible, we stood alone in 1939. we don't want to stand alone again. every veteran through

ford and survived the winter was never ever stand alone again. finland chairs at 1300 kilometer long border with russia. it's a session to the military alliance with more than doubled the russia nieto land border top finish diplomats believe need or would benefit greatly if they joined. you are convinced that synagogue will bring added value to later a war time. strength of the defense forces is 2280000 troops. and the trend reserve is $900000.00 men and women. fealand has many high income abilities, including a 5 digit fleet of 8 this gradually to be replaced by recently ordered, $64.00, if $35.00 jet fighters the gramlin has said its response would depend on the extent of need those military infrastructure. we have repeatedly said that the expansion of nato and the abroad of the military infrastructure of the alliance to our

borders does not make the world and most a bodily european, eurasian continent more stable and secure. this is unambiguous. finland could make its formula but do need to membership in the coming weeks after the move has been approved by parliament. russia views the move by a finland as a threat and has condemned the announcement. dw natal correspondent terry schultz has been following the story for us and share this assessment. fill in felt that said that, you know, it's very strong, national defense would be enough to deter, rush an attack. but clearly, after this war started a on ukraine, now all bets are off, and that was certainly what changed the public opinion. now russia has reacted antagonistic. lee saying that i to day, that is going to cut off finland's gas supply for this. and they've even threatened to move nuclear weapons closer to the finish border. so certainly this is something that, that finland, sweden and all of nato expected. and they're not actually that worried about her.

the resilience is high, the mindset is stable and they were expecting this kind of response from the kremlin. russian troops have withdrawn from northern ukraine, but the impact of their assault in the early days of the war will likely haunt people for years and exploded munitions minds and rockets poles. a threat to civilians seeking to rebuild their lives and ukrainian demining teams faced the dangerous task of removing the explosive devices. a broken leg, an injured spine will, i mean a volume barely survived a landmine explosion. but you see you need time. much needed comfort from his wife, while at m. here was an assignment, restoring electricity in the key phrygian when it happened. just one way you hose when we were driving in the car with my colleagues. there were 3 of us, the driver image, myself and my boss. so are going to,

we were talking about our plans for the next day and then i don't remember anything from the, from a blue. that's when the car drove over a land mine. the hell you only survived because he was in the middle seat, his colleague sitting next to him, died de mining teams like this one work against a clock here in the churn have region? sometimes they're able to remove about 40 explosives per day. it's not nearly enough, like a kid you my it's a 3 amount of work is huge and now because the grass is growing and everything is blossoming, it makes it impossible to work faster than it was harder. for instance, to see booby try wash, rydner roster. oscar booby traps are banned by international law. the teams task today, a controlled explosion of this hurricane rocket full of cluster munitions,

indiscriminate weapons that can cause many fatalities before the war. people came here to walk. now, even that has become risky after to withdraw all of russian forces. as you can see, they have left behind a lot of land mines, unexploded munitions like this one. and now they pose a threat to farmers who need to work on the land, but also to other civilians, to simply accidentally happen to step on one of these here in the forest or in their backyard. it will likely take yours to the mine ukraine. as the war ages on me, how yellow explains for luscious sophisticate, one month of war equals one year of the mining or civilians get blown up by these tramps. was those who have nothing to do with any of this. and never wanted to be part of this war in the 1st place. there wasn't a brother park. one of them he was physical injuries, were he'll say, but he must go with the mental impacts to go with the bouquets. one can i say,

when you speak to a person is and a minute or 2 later, you understand that this person is not alive anymore. this is very heart doctor, but someone needs to know the charter woman mother screws for 2 of despite the heat and danger of minds and other explosives, he wants to continue this dangerous job and bring electricity back to the people. let's take a look. i have some other stories making headlines around the world. veteran, sri lankan politician, ronald vicar m. a singer has been sworn in as prime minister after the previous one resigned this week. as he takes office 3 lengthens are facing severe shortages of fuel food and medicine. for weeks protesters i've been calling for president, got a bunch of access to leave office one person died on a dozen will wounded with

a roadside bomb exploded in pakistan, southern port karachi, vom targeted van carrying pakistani security forces. no one has claimed responsibility for the the world health organization as, as china to ended 0 cove. it policies saying the strategy is not sustainable, but china rejects the remarks and insists it will continue its restrictions with tens of millions of people in lockdown in chinese cities. many foreign residency, they're looking to leave the country. beijing is shutting down. shops are closed, restaurants stand empty for 8 year old max, the saddest thing is learning alone at home. schools here are closed until further notice max, his father works for a car company. he and his family are moving back to germany in a few weeks here in china. even just one cove in case provokes drastic measures and the bed is anxious. the whole world is actually already past, but china has

a 0 covey column. it will be interesting to see how the country gives out of the situation of con. so far, beijing is sticking to its course. the whole city has to partake in mass p. c. r test. just one corona virus case can lead to entire housing estates being closed off with residents unable to leave. one reason for the lockdown strategy is that many elderly people are insufficiently vaccinated and the government has rejected the use of m. r n. a vaccine from abroad. shanghai to is at a standstill here 26000000 people have been in strict locked down for more than 40 days. authorities are now tightening the measures a single corona virus case and a building can lead to all residents being moved into quarantine centers like this one videos on social media. so that entire office blocks have been converted for this purpose. exhibition halls to have been turned into mass accommodation

facilities for more than 400000 people who have become infected since early march. so freelance consulting yanine, yackel lives in shanghai. she's been in her flat for weeks now. afraid of being forced into a central quarantine like it had the eyes you definitely missed. i had actually thought after testing positive for corona that the worst was behind me. but to be honest, the fear comes back the fear. is there any think? how do we get out of this man for us, foreigners, the only option seems to be a flight out. lived in the few house. many germans now want to get out of china. according to the german chambers of commerce abroad, that's up to 20 percent of employees at some german companies. the w h o has now called for china to abandon it's 0 coven position, and they're all along with all of those actions. as we said, since the beginning should be a true respect to individual and human rights. and we always have said as to which

we need to balance the control measures against the impact they have on society, the impact the heavenly economy. the chinese government rejects this as irresponsible it says it's sticking with 0 cove. it to one over the phone call function. the chinese government's pandemic measures will pass the test of time from contort. our measures are scientific and effective, and china is one of the most successful countries in the world, in terms of pandemic control. what actually, but both china's economy and global supply chains are suffering as are those businesses whose foreign employees no longer want to live in the land of lockdown. and are looking to space astronomers unveiled the 1st image is ever captured of a super massive black hole located in the, at the center of our milky way galaxy. and they say the discovery will help us understand these massive magnets and what they're capable of. what scientists have

long waited for the 1st ever picture of the black hole known as such a serious a star. you are the 1st to see our image of the black hole in the center of our galaxy as close as it gets. our entire galaxy revolves around sagittarius, a star. these images help an international team of researchers prove that black holes are constantly in flux. they're gravitational pool is so strong that they swallow everything around them, including light. but when gas around the black hole heats up, it produces radio emissions. and these were captured by 8 connected telescopes. still getting a photo of the black hole was a huge challenge because it just won't hold still of his own kind. his v v that it's like a little baby voting around. it's hard to catch and objects a tune as well. i in filing was it took to supercomputers in the usa and germany 5

years to generate images of the black hole. it's covered by gas and dust in the milky way, and that made the imaging even more difficult than capturing this the 1st ever picture of a black hole from another galaxy. researches are hoping they'll be able to capture moving images of black holes one day. but to make that possible, more specialized, powerful telescopes need to be built. russian feminist pung, collective pussy riot, hit the stage in berlin. but what about the revolution left? the question posed to a crowd here in berlin, where the all female outfit kicked off a concert, or is the group's 1st performance is the co founder maria ali o kina fled russia. she's one of the, she's one of several band members who've been jailed repeatedly and russia for criticizing president putin. members of the group performed a new song criticizing moscow's portrayal of its war in ukraine. said grab lisbon

and also a loaner of just a few of the cities where fans can catch their performances dubbed the posse. riot, anti war tor. you're watching d. w. news stating to catch up on the business headlines. of course, we'll have more news for you at the top of the r. i'm told me your logic was exporting. she what do you, what do you get for $0.50 or 50 then? no, along. with thinking come bills north luncheon. did you know it costs $0.50 to feed one hungry child for

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