ah, ah ah, ah ah ah, this is t w. news live from berlin. ukraine prepared to welcome turkish and un lee this to disgust diplomatic solutions to the war. as officials in the country 2nd largest city report fresh russian strikes on civilian areas. also on the program in france, the river law has all been banished in the crown european heat wave with

devastating side effects. for the regency comp plus were the biggest pop stars in the world to be forced to put a pause on their careers and swap microphones, the rifle ah, i'm glad else as well come to the program. ukrainian authorities say russian shelling has killed at least 7 people in ukraine's 2nd largest city hoc. if the regional governor said at least 16 people were injured to the attack on the suburb of salt. difficult rescue workers are searching for in the rubble for victim soon to. cranium. president vladimir zalinski said the attack, destroyed a block of flats and called it a cynical strike on civil well saw to scott is a large district in the northeast of harks. if close the front line entered the

target of russian shelling nearly every day, the mayor of fox says 1000 civilians in the city have died since the beginning of the war. our reporter, bigger shook was insulted cudgels, days ago, before the latest round of attacks. and she filed this report. ah, greg sharps bombed out schools, no gas, no water. this used to be a vibrant neighborhood. months of attacks as the russians tried to smash hockey into submission, have left south africa district like this. since the start of russia invasion, south africa has borne the brunt of moscow's relentless shelling. we are taught 90 percent of the inhabitants have fled the neighbourhood. he has certainly feels like a ghost town. it's often the weekend poor who remained in during months of her tax . leona had tatiana vasqua, the only people still in there, block them miss?

how life used to be i lost the game. there were many children running around it. it was fun living here. there we go. yes. we are many kindergartens and schools. everything was there. we were there doing what they can to prepare for winter and use this basement to high killing air raid alarms, why we're down there. we hear shelly in the distance with a stretch. the main thing is fear is still that the russians could come from as best number to fill in the we can survive with no water with no electricity from when you should. but this shooting the rockets hitting us the bullets that frightens me. despite the fear life is slowly returning to south africa. next door workers fix water pipes for the least them at apartments. and patch up the smashed windows to prevent rain and snow making the damage worse,

but they are not ready to start. full renovation. a member of harkey housing committee tells me both of these to jousting of some whistler. there is no sense in doing it now because the war is still going on. most human hockey is being shelled every day of the game. and if, for example, we were to replace the glass in the windows, we could even happy born an attack just as joke running the bulletin. i'm ordering her with reduced. but for ego or saddle are actually even basic repairs are a sign of hope. he invites us to his home, after weeks living in the metro station he and his wife all in our in leave to be back. even though they have no windows, all running water. with me, as we don't know what will happen in the winter. we hope there'll be some heating or we have to put more plastic in the windows. worth. nothing. eager says he's lucky. he's still being paid. as a professional football coach, he proudly shows us tbr 30. nobody moves which

a lot of them are gone abroad or are now in western ukraine. them only 6 of the kids have stayed here, which is i missed them so very much. i really hope they come back soon. and so then he and the others. we met here in south africa, will concentrate on surviving and hillary, hoping the front keeps being pushed further away. bracing for the coming winter. present zalinski is meeting un secretary general gutierrez and turkeys president, adeline in la v. later for another round of negotiations to end, the war arc has bonham, but he has building a isn't leave mateus. what can we expect from this meeting today? these are the 2 men who broke it, the grain deal, the a deal that allowed ukraine to ship out grain from their ports. and that was a very fragile or very difficult understanding between russia and ukraine. and edwin has said that he wants to continue brokering between the 2 countries. he

wants to eventually be the person who will close a piece, deal with both sides. and he's probably testing the waters for that. now, the turkish side says it wants to focus on ways to end the war through diplomatic channels. how much sense does that make without any russians on the table? i don't think it's the phase where the negotiations are starting. it's just now talking to both sides. it's probable that he will talk to the russian side after that, or that he has already may be conveying a message. we don't know that about the question is, of course, whether any such deal it could be closed any time soon or whether both sides are ready to negotiate at all on an end of the war. now for now, zalinski said he's not ready to give up ukrainian territory and that's their mood here in ukraine. i don't even think he would be able to on the other side,

russia has made it very clear that there conditions amount to a surrender of the ukrainians, and that certainly also not on the table. so both sides are very far from each other. it's not really something that's on the table, but add on is saying that he wants to try it. now the situation at the nuclear power plant in japanese. yeah, we'll probably be on the agenda as well. right? it's quite probable. i mean, the one thing that the un has been trying to do is to get access for their, for the members of the international atomic energy authority. and job that are still hasn't happened. it's a difficult death there. there are some difficulties to solve. for example, what way they would travel, would they travel by a russian territory, which ukraine is opposing of, i in the front line, and a few other things about axes, about information, et cetera, et cetera. so it's quite probable that creatures will talk about that as well. our

report mathias bellinger there. thank you very much. mathias bella valley is a unesco world heritage site, attracting visitors from all over the world to france. but this year, even it's flat, bottom barges can't very tourists around thanks to low water levels where the flow is at less than a 20th of average annual levels. de la river and france is famous for the historic castles dotted along its banks. it's also famously a shallow river, but with water levels at near record lows. even the locals, a shocked them. it was some, at least it makes me sad my place because it makes me sad because i grew up in the village. emily and i had never seen the river like this toy dog. we used to go to the water holes over there with the children and fish, because the water wasn't too high. a lunatic, but i should let no one. yep. now there's just algy and frogs, lafferty, sal,

good. d conroy. the reduction in water has been disastrous for much of the areas ecosystem. many islands i now connected to the shore, cutting off various waterways. fish have been robbed of the space they need to survive and reduced to living in ponds. scientists say the current low water level is something of a wider wake up call. it changed know during the 100 that the low water level this year is quite exceptional. it's due to a major deficit and rainfall that began last winter g. it's led to many small tributaries of the lower to dry up or not. it's just your degree more with france currently facing severe droughts and several regions. interracial rain and flooding in others, many experts are calling for a rethink when it comes to the use of essential natural resources. as monkey magic

it on climate change is underway. it's undeniable and it must encourage us to reflect on our rules for sharing water resources. we must understand that we're all affected 70 and with extreme weather events only set to increase in the future. the issue is not going away any time soon. let's get up to speed on some of the other stories and making headlines today. it is 10 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a bomb blast at a mosque in the afghans capital of kansas dance capital. cobble. the attack took place during the evening. prayers when their moss was crowded with worships thousands of protesters descended on the streets of when, as iris to demand government relief for a cost of living crisis. argentina is battling one of the world's highest annual inflation rates of around 70 percent and nearly half of its population lives in poverty. demonstrators are calling for wage hikes and more social spending.

human remains have been discovered in a lake near las vegas as a result of receding water levels. authorities say this is the 5th set of skeletal remains found in the lake made reservoir, which is shrinking due to an unprecedented drought. and the western united should celebrities get special treatment from the states like the members of the world famous k pop group bts. arguably some of south korea's greatest cultural ambassadors these days a nation mandates 2 years of military service for young men. so the boy bend could be heading out of the limelight and into the barracks soon, bundled with alexandria, the parliamentary debate insole on a key matter of national defense, a policy issue close to the hearts of pop fans in south korea and beyond. if k pop boy band bts are required to do their military service, will they be confined to barracks and disappear from view?

well, as a chance, it might not happen. what are the youth about him, even if they join the military, you there be a way to give them a chance to practice and perform together if they're scheduled concerts abroad. and that was good news for the fans. all young physically fit south korean man must do 21 months of military service. a legacy of the korean war which ended nearly 7 decades ago. technically south and north korea signed an armistice, but never a peace treaty. the korean peninsula remains heavily militarized. re oh, the idea of the pop stars, a soldier has a long history and popular culture. when u. s. rock'n'roll legend, elvis presley entered the army in 1958. the day became known as black monday. but the king of rock'n'roll service did much to boost the public perception of the military. bts could even benefit from taking up arms. south koreans who do their

military service are very popular. people, highly value are to serving in the military. this may boost their popularity completely upon in 2011 south korea's modern day, elvis counterpart reign made a public display of his loyalty when he was forced to join a 29 dodging the draft certainly doesn't go down well with the public. meanwhile, there are special rules for sports stars. tottenham hotspur, footballer, son young men was exempted from service because he had won a medal at the asian games. but he still had to complete 3 weeks basic training which he did in 2020. during the english premier leagues enforced asia during the covert, pandemic lockdown with bts. the issue was coming to a head. the oldest member of the band gin is turning 30 in december. this year legal revisions and 2019 allowed globally recognized k pop stars. to put off their service until 30 dot said the rigors of military life might prove a challenge for

b t s. in june, the 7 member band announced a break from group musical activities to pursue solo projects, pleading exhaustion. power boarding, there's an increasingly popular way to exercise and get in touch with nature, but sometimes well, nature can come a bit to close us. 2 pebble borders in argentina found out just off the coast of monta, her mo, so there was suddenly surrounded by about a dozen whales which swam right had took one off the paddlers, even received a very friendly little fist bump from one of the whales and maybe there was a bit overenthusiastic, but paddled orders, valentin biloba, and his eager shall say, unexpected encounter was exciting and on for good or more

you're watching the w news. his remind off the top story we're following for you. ukrainian authorities say russian shelly has killed at least 7 people in ukraine, 2nd largest city countries. the regional governor said at least 16 people were injured in the attack on the suburb of salted framing. president, vote him as a landscape called it, a cynical strike on the civic. that's it from me. andrew's team up to date. don't go away. my colleagues. the bids leads up next week at the latest headlines of wealth of business. ah, europe notches growth in the 2nd quarter, but how long will last clouds are gathering on the economic horizon as energy prices skyrocket? and the war in ukraine continues, could recession be around the corner? also on our show, the supersonic passenger jet attempts to come back, major airlines are already putting in orders for

a plane that right now only exists on paper and uruguay has turned renewables into a trade advantage. but it's common a steep price for households across the country. blown welcome to the show. i'm see from beardsley in berlin. is the european union inching towards recession. the question today as the block released new growth figures for april to june, output for the quarter increased by 6 tenths of a percent compared to the 1st 3 months of the year. and that's just under expectations. but with a bit of divergence between economies, spain, italy, and the netherlands seeing more growth. germany, meanwhile, stagnating, now germany is one of the economies most exposed to the fall out from the ukraine war with russia limiting gas flows that power the country's industry, and warm its homes that's pushing up costs. i spoke about this earlier with maria mer to us. she's deputy director of the brutal institute in brussels. i asked her

if europe might soon see inflation as high as the u. k. where price growth right now is in the double digits. well, for some companies in place, and it's much worse than better for others. it's lower, so never it in the you, in the eurozone inflation numbers are not as bad as they are in the u. k. as high as the u. k. however, my sense is that the beginning of the winter will be the tougher spirit ahead, both in terms of inflation rates, but also in terms of economic growth. so my sense is that the toughest time, sorry for yet to come result with these new g d p numbers that europe is still eking out growth, at least in the 2nd quarter. but there are so many concerning signs ahead. is a recession imminent? well actually the you numbers of came out a day about that the new information for the latest quarter are, are not as a, as so pessimistic as a had originally thought for some countries. so i'm thinking here of the netherlands, but also there were the numbers for greece or after a very strong to his spirit, actually quite strong, much stronger than i would have. there are dissipated for others growth numbers in

the 2nd quarter, or between 0 and 11.5. and of course the big issue here is germany with their ag did be growth in 2nd porter. exactly 0 i which basically means that are, you know, the next numbers are next quarter will probably negative. so that is really, there are the, there one country to watch. we also have a few come to see a for that have called already one quarter of negative growth. and so yeah, there is a certainty ahead of us say, an is not obvious what will happen. yes, but i think as i said, germany is a, is the country to watch here because it is really the engine of growth for the european economy. interesting as the u. s. is already in the recession, technically in the recession. boss caught a want and caught it to have been negative numbers. i, sol, usa, usa, girl, said the u. s. kind of is really, you know, safe in a really how dangerous could it be for the euros, or that is the 19 nations that use the euro. if there is a recession later this year?

well, i was had to recess in also with a pandemic. so where, you know, danger isn't really the right number, or suppose we were hoping for a quick growth asked of them. but of course now with a more in, in rush that this is not gonna happen. either european economies, a strong economy could, whether this, i think what's important was here is some really the weakest. they're how they weakest will be hit. primarily because this is an energy sunni will affect households. in particular, the poor households in ways that are, you know, who we need to be need to watch for this. the european economy hollinger will recover after us because we are talking about really the winter asked that many things will be different pay marlena. decoupling of european energy consumption from russia or other and means of any providing branja william, they found so really their next 6 months on was was enough to that. i think i will be out of the woods. i maria de merits us with the brutal institute. thank you very much. let's go now to some of the other global business stories making headlines.

german utility juniper, which secured a $15000000000.00 euro state bill out last month has reported a loss of more than $12000000000.00 euros for the 1st half of the year. that's due to lower russian gas flows, which forced it to buy it higher prices elsewhere, occurring costs that it was contractually unable to pass along to customers. apple is in talks to produce it smart watches and laptops in vietnam. the company suppliers have started testing production in the country as a seeks to diversify production away from china. vietnam, which already makes apple tablets and earphones is its most important production hub. outside of china. german airports have hired fewer foreign workers than plant the german government had plant a fast track work permits for several 1000 foreign airport workers, mostly from turkey to help to ease travel chaos over the summer. however, only 150 such workers have been hired frankfurt airports, parent company says most of the workers available did not have the necessary

qualifications. new york to london and roughly half the time of a normal passenger plane. that's the promise behind this jet. the boom overture, a supersonic flyer that exists only on paper at the moment, but as already racking up orders. united airlines wants 15 of them. and just yesterday, rival american airlines announced that it was putting in a non refundable deposit for up to 20 of the company behind the plain boom. supersonic promises that it will take as little as 3 and a half hours to fly from new york to london. and it says a 3 day transatlantic business trip would turn into a day long round trip, and also vows the flights would be carbon neutral, relying on a sustainable aviation fuel. now, tickets won't be cheap likely between $4.00 and $5000.00 according to the company. for the aviation industry, it's a gamble. the predecessors of the overture of the supersonic concord stopped flying some 20 years ago due in part to low demand. i for more and then more on this let's

go to jens quarter. are corresponded in new york at. yes, we're talking about a plan that exist only on paper right now we're talking about a fuel that really isn't even in commercial production at any large scale right now . how realistic are these plans? yeah, and you mentioned that the cost had been an issue. i wish the concord to, but also noise by the way, and now boom claims that they might have found to technical as so lucian, so that it won't do that. you won't hear those bangs or when of our plans, actually a break. the a sound a barrier assault well, and i have heard some reports that maybe even in the later part of this year or next year, we might see the 1st the test flights. and it actually could be possible for passengers to book those flight. the starting, the year a 20 a 29 as there is some talk a was a rolls royce,

a rolls royce might deliver at the engines, even if that deal isn't a finalized yet. so there are still a couple of obstacles, but at least according according to a boom, there seems to be as some progress and obviously as some airlines believe. so, otherwise we wouldn't see those orders as some airlines, but not all airlines. there seems to be some questions about the demand for supersonic flying. well, sure, i mean on one side it is appealing. if you think about that, the plane is supposed to take only or less than 7 hours going from a to 50. it's all there. you're really talking long travel, usually the flight takes you about 15 hours. that probably won't be the mass transport and pay for the future. also, if you look at the cost, and then if you look at supersonic travel, $1.00 of the issues is the fast, the go, the more if you will, you'll take and then also the fantastic fuel. the sustainable fuel is much more expensive than the fuel that you have today. so there are quite some question marks,

but airlines are interested. so you mentioned some m altar, virgin atlantic. the us air force seem to be interested as well as some airline from japan. nora in court in new york. thank you. we go over to latin america uruguay as one of south america's pioneers and renewable energy like nearby paraguay. it produces almost all of its electricity from climate friendly sorts of sources, such as wind, and then makes good money by exporting much but to neighboring brazil. but your guys build out has come at a price. caddo pharma, jemina bull as property is surrounded by a wind park. and while the turbines don't belong to her, they bring many advantages to the farm. the company would have built the wind farm, also repaired al paths enrolled and installed fences and gators you. that's why we said yes to the wind turbines. after our initial concerns,

that wind turbines financed by foreign investors rotate on good manners farm, paying her a $160000.00 a year in rental income though, logging it asap. we use the rental income from the wind turbines to buy cattle on a seed, and she, so i lab land that or is that moves as forward? you, when are you going to nag? alina? dozens of wind parks like this one have allowed uruguay to meet nearly all of its energy needs from renewable sources. this small south american country is now a climate champion. and the center of this development is here. you take the technological university has specialized in renewables. it trains engineers for wind and solar energy tech as part of the country's energy strategy. it often, camille isn't they wouldn't change,

no energy resources has ensured that we no longer import oil, but export massive amounts of renewable energy to brazil and argentina for example, that he has in the butt of an acidic window by abilene dean. and that's also because the government makes solar energy palatable to businesses with huge tax incentives. 5th has men disadvantages. whenever the wind blows, all the sun shines hydropower from reservoirs isn't needed. it's only used when really necessary. so it's all well in uruguay. no, not at all. ordinary consumers are paying the price of the expansion of the renewable energy production. poor families are spending up to 15 percent of a monthly income on electricity, according to experts, followed by them. we caught it the cost of renewable energy somewhat lower than fossil fuels before, but it's still very high. that's because uruguay is a small country that has had to make significant investments with foreign partners

for the wind farms and transmission network. this also to look back to so lucas kick off. don't know, black jemina also pays high electricity prices. and yet she cannot imagine how new life without it as a cattle and wind pharma. that's it for now, you can find out more about these or other stories online at d, w dot com slash business. to check out our youtube channel as well, or the d. w. news channel. i've seen beardsley watch with with

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went to the headquarters of the israeli team and immediately killed one man. and that this will be the last one was stolen, life or worse, fears realized tonight they're all gone. how i witnesses experienced the terrible events and this the world shouldn't forget me the long shuttle, the 1972 olympic massacre. stuart september, 3rd on d. w with hello and welcome to focus on europe. it is good to have you with us today. the warren ukraine has been going on for about half a year now, and the russian attacks are not letting up.