scratched the rare metals from dead batteries, giving them a new lease on life. this is d w as this i'm janelle de malott unwelcome. we start in ukraine where railway infrastructure has been heavily hit by russian shelling a plant repairing freight cars that carry grain to ukrainian ports has been struck, highlighting the challenges of transporting all important food exports in the middle of this war. this railway car repair plant in dire need ca, in east and q was hit by russian cruise missiles on sunday morning. so he las chunk or inspected the extent of the damage they're trying to really feel such as well. this is going to fall what it was launched, super half level rain williams. i know this person is living with a lot bird live oh electronics club solutions and wasn't really using real life.

russia said it destroyed tank. ukraine received from western countries less tranquil, denies disclaims insisting ukrainian infrastructure was targeted fake, utilize example hall, russia using falsified information and fakes through find arguments for this brutal war against the graeme. q. insist the recent attacks were aimed at destructing sup, by chance to ukrainian fighters. now russian attacks keeping ukrainian grain away from hungry populations is one thing. but you are secretary of state antony blinking has said that reports that russia is even stealing grain from ukraine or credible russian forces have captured some of ukraine's most productive farm land. they planted explosives are throughout the fields. they've destroyed vital agricultural infrastructure. there are credible reports are included, as we saw in one of our leading newspapers today that russia is pilfering,

ukraine's great next border exports, excuse me, to sell for its own profit. ah, now russia is ordering and stood exports as well. so this is all deliver it as such concerns over food and security are deepening. earlier i spoke to maximo toronto, he is the chief economist for the f e. o. i asked him how famine should be addressed. look at this point a, the mayor challenge with us is inside to grain. we have a huge problem of helping farmers to be able to continue producing. and if he always working hard in trying to achieve that at the same time, of course you need to work with the people that are being displaced and the people which are moving out of the country. but the other may, your concern that we have is how increasing to isis, which average the highest level in march. and although in april and make us reduce a little bit in different price index off, i feel he's how we can help. also old will neural countries to cope with using if

you can increase in their import bill because they are food in puerto pendant at this point. now your organization has been trying to support farmers and ukraine. can you describe the challenge as he faced and trying to do self? there are significant challenges because they dia, on what we know is the weak helps farmers, especially the farmers which are small to keep producing a especially high value commodities that will allow them to cope with a crisis efficient data. but what are the, may your concerns? they may or concerns is access to seats, oxygen to fertilizers, to base the sites. and also locks is due to fuel fuel that will allow you to use the machinery, which most of the fuel is being most towards the conflict and the war. so we need to find a ways to, to talk to with all the fuel these necessary. so that equipment agricultural equipment can operate. so that's the, me, your problems and challenges were facing. and today, which are significant. and which would subtle doc restriction in what we can achieve within the country or fail chief economist, maximo toronto,

there now to some of the other global business stories making news. germany's economy and climate minister, robert ha, back as in the middle east, he's looking to secure a new sources of energy as russia's war in ukraine continues. he praised israel's efforts to work with egypt to bring gas to europe. in may, you, leader is agreeing to drop to drastic cuts in the use of russian gas 2 brothers who were sought in connection with the corruption scandal surrounding former south african president, jacob zoom. i have been arrested for josh and i told to tom were taken into custody in the united arab emirates. after years on the lamb, eli mosque has warned that he might walk away from his 40 for a 1000000000 dollar offer to acquire twitter. if the company doesn't provide data on span and fake accounts, his lawyers made the threat in a letter saying he needs the information to evaluate how many of twitters 229000000

accounts are fake. car sales and russia tumbled by more than 83 percent in may compared to a year earlier. that's according to the association of european business is. western sanctions have led to parts shortages and spiraling prices. top western carmakers has suspended operations are left at russia since the invasion of ukraine as the demand for climate neutral technology rises. so to does the need for the precious metals that help power batteries, but they're often difficult and environmentally hazardous to mine. scientists and germany have been working on ways to recycle the metals and batteries no longer usable. battery power is conquering the skies and the streets, the more electric mobility there is, the greater the need for lithium, nickel and cobalt for batteries. but what's to do with the batteries once they're

exhausted? and how do we get our raw materials in times of crisis like now? the 1st step is to determine whether the batteries are used up or still good. ones that can still be use like those from test vehicles can be reused as energy stores . here at tsr recycling specials take apart the large battery packs from cars and repack them for their new tasks. they're able to recover valuable materials such as aluminum from the old case. things get interesting when the batteries can no longer hold a charge and are therefore ripe for the scrap heap. i'm good now, 100 meter metals inside that we can extract with existing processes sites. so we already have solutions in place to utilize most of the battery. but in the next step, the night we worked together with our partners to extract even more valuable metals that unlocked my that how to get them into and tighten. what are these partners called pre mobius is located in western germany. the company has built something of

a modern day mine in the middle of an industrial area, but no digging is required. instead it minds the raw materials from old batteries, which 1st go through a shredder. the larger particles like copper are quickly separated. the rest is dried to a black mass inside here. it's highly toxic, but highly valuable will certainly sub honda. we don't burn anything. it gets mechanically separated and sorted into various components than in the 2nd phase, and we're able to extract the active ingredients in highly purified form. they can then be used to make batteries all over again, lying of off. then. this takes place in a gigantic chemical kitchen, right next door, lithium, cobalt nickel. all these valuable materials are removed from the black mass that are then ready to be used in new battery cells. in the fallen off institutes, new battery research center scientists are working on more powerful and

environmentally friendly batteries. they view the recycled wall materials as a challenge that must and can be overcome the automobile estella, there's no compromise. we must always meet the automakers, high demand for sell quality. that's the prerequisite. if we want to use recycled materials, we have to ensure that we can create at least the same quality. but we hope to go further and produce even higher quality from a cycled materials. visa says that in the future, 50 percent of the lithium needed will come from recycled sources. carmakers understand the problem of limited raw materials. that's why they're now building the 1st recycling plants. now for decades, brazil left its largest source of uranium deposits untapped out of concern for the danger to the water supply. but after war broke out in ukraine, authorities suddenly gave the green light to mind 2500 tons of uranium annually.

residents are worried, but mining is expected to start in 2 years. for antonio and joe, selina grow fruit for a living. they both belong to a co operative of family businesses and they swear by organic farming. here in brazil, hinterland, your wall shall do. i think that without family farmers and there would be no brazil, as we know it. farmers have settled on and built up this land of the lucian. lo well, we could beautiful many of the couple and more than $200.00 local farmers grow dozens of fruit varieties for juice that is sold to schools, but they're worried about plants to miner uranium nearby. woke ever made all the people in this region will suffer if there is a lee or an accident at this uranium mine are water sources would be contaminated with radioactivity more but she doesn't get that of himself if that can publish

thoughtful sierra for a mountain range with brazil's largest uranium deposits is visible from their plantation, a state run company has now unexpectedly received permission to mind uranium. it could soon look like this. if thousands of tons of uranium were mind each year, the ukraine war may increase demand for brazilian uranium in part to keep europe's nuclear plants running. just elaina thinks uranium mining is a health risk brian. this mine will be lucrative for its operators and customers, but for us, on the other hand, not at all because of the waste and pollution. the mining company rejects this criticism. avoid a rule, it will monitor, everything's on workers, health, the river water, the soil, and the fish stocks. we will rigorously apply the norms of the national nuclear authorities. last, he was welcome. so naturally ology in your view,

scientists, josie carlos, barajo, has his doubts. he sees risks in the way uranium has been mined in brazil, nor steam he always. there's no real danger of accidents due to improper use of the uranium plant. cynthia, we've already had such cases in brazil because there are seldom regress controls. he will not allow you. skaggs awesome. we used to sit on the my school crib. jo salinas co operative has been a success so far, but her juice production could soon fall victim to uranium mining was again allow good on you who many will probably buy uranium from here because of the worn ukraine. and they have no clue as to the negative consequences that this will have for a farming noise gaggle daughter, familiar, michael mas elysa. the repercussions of the ukraine war can even be felt here. and brazil's idella hinterland of price is what you pay and value is what you get.

well, both are incredibly high in this case of this try to various violin from $1679.00, which is heading to auction at christie's and is expected to fetch up to $11000000.00. the instrument features, ivory, diamonds, engravings, and a gold and varnish. it's said to be one of the master's finest in les works. chris, these expects a lot of interest in this instrument as few like it ever come to market. thanks for watching. ah ah with

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