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an inquiry into germany's biggest tax scandal, but says he can't remember crucial details. and germany sends new troops through molly to help with peacekeeping their attentions over the host nation hiring russian motion raised to battle insurgents. ah, i've been for solon, welcome, a top level visit to ukraine, and a stern warning to russia. the head of the united nations has restated concerns over the safety of europe's biggest nuclear power station. antonio quoterush is calling for a safe zone around the russian occupied separation nuclear plant, each side accused as the other of shelling the plant cave also claims russia is planning to count. electricity produced the facility from its power network. visiting the port of odessa quoterush had a clear message from moscow. obviously, the electricity from supp audits, ja ukrainian electricity, and the it's necessary,
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especially during the winter ford of ukrainian people. and these principle must be fully respected. a correspondent john philip sholtes is also in odessa. i began by asking him about safety concerns over the separation plant. yes, indeed, the danger surrounding the power plants and supper asia have actually overshadowed much of which adders visits your in ukraine. ukrainian officials claim that they have information that russians are planning some kind of provocation at the nuclear power plant. so that's how they call it to some kind of provocation. but at the same time, a situation is since it's still not so gets better. gutierrez has demanded several times and he has repeated it to day, that there has to be
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a demilitarization of the entire sites, but the russians have already rejected this plan. so the big question now is if for gutierrez, will at least be successful to help an international team of inspectors get access to those plans. in theory, ukraine and russia both agree that there should be a visit of these international inspectors, but they disagree or bring it comes to the conditions. we were able to talk to some of the workers at the nuclear power plant yesterday. and so maybe we can have a look what they had to say. oh god is worried, she has not been able to reach her colleagues for days until recently, the engineer worked at the support, is she on nuclear power plant, which olga managed to escape. she tries to communicate with employees still on site,
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but it's becoming increasingly difficult. what? no more per cent of sion i would say that 70 percent of my colleagues no longer show up for work. they're simply too afraid. you can imagine what that means for the ongoing operations, special and nice, especially for security precautions on site that the object olga doesn't want to be recognized for fear of tele h. russian troops sees the nuclear lens in the 1st weeks of war. since then, ukraine says, though russians have been turning the facility into a military fortress, but have been several accidents and shelling of buildings on the premises. on one occasion, the emergency power system had to be activated abuse. then you could lush on portia. they use this site to put pressure on the ukranian, governmental to blackmail them away. now the power plant is currently a big trouble card in the war, but gosh, it's for the towns mayor. there's only one solution,
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a complete withdrawal of the russians from the plant. we reach them by phone and his makes of office and a neighboring town upon to read. the occupiers are currently breaking all the rules that have been established for nuclear safety, with the even fire multiplying rocket launchers right from the grounds of the power plant. i hope they will find a solution on an international level to demilitarised the entire site. we've gotten responsive, sometimes over receive cellphone videos from colleagues showing the dangerous situation around the power plant here, a bumped out recreational center close to the facility, memories of that shall not be a disaster. come to her mind, doubled it. no, i'm afraid that this could turn out to be 10 times worse local ins, parisha, we have 6 reactors and a storage facility for nuclear fuel. compared to that, no chernobyl was a miniature version. in the meantime, olga has found to drop in ts 400 kilometers away in a nuclear emergency. she and her son would probably not be safe here either. she
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says, but in wartime, nowhere is completely safe and fill it. let's pick up on the other topic of the day . grain shipments are there are still millions of tons stuck in ukraine. there have been shipments exported, but i guess there are parts of the world that still need a lot more than what's coming out of ukraine. yes, exactly, and this is why good header sir was here today. the part of odessa is probably the most symbolic place when it comes to the so called so a grain deal. the secretary general said that he was very emotional when he saw that this grain deal has actually become a reality here in ukraine. as you know, the united nations and starkey have been crucial, or when it came when they were coming when it's were when the deal was negotiated.
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and now it was a big moments, a fog, whichever she said, to, to see it with his own eyes, that ships are actually leaving the parts of odessa. this is important for ukraine, but it is also important for a lot of poor countries around the world that needs the grain urgently. this is why the secretary general also appeals to rich countries to open their hearts. and their wallet, as he said, are so bad, sir. the poor countries can actually afford this a grain. now, in his own words, he sets a desa has become a place that shows what the world can do when it comes to gather far a common good. he w, corresponded john phillip sells for us in odessa. thank you very much for bringing us up to date and let's bring you up to date on some other stories making headlines . indonesia says the leaders of russia and china are planning to attend the g 20 summit in barley in november. the hosts have been under pressure to exclude russian
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president vladimir putin over the war. ukraine's leader is also invited. australia has criticized indonesians decision to reduce the sentence of a terrorist convicted over the 2002 by the bombings. the man could be released on parole in days of a $200.00 people. many of them australians were killed when militants attack. the tourist area in barley, finland's prime minister, says she's never taken illicit drugs in her life and has taken a drug test than america has been criticized over footage, showing her dancing with celebrity friends. the test results are expected next week . chancello all of shorts has been testifying at an inquiry into germany's biggest financial scandal. lawmakers in hamburg want to know about meeting sholtes had with one of the banks involved in the so called com, ex affair companies, and the best is allegedly defrauded. the state of billions of euro's schoultz was the mayor of hamburg at the time. it's the 2nd time felt has been called in to give
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evidence. he says he doesn't remember any details about the meetings. what did he know when for years now, we'll have shots, has not been able to shake off germany spigot ever tech scandal. when he was may of hamburg, he met with officials from var book bank it. oh, the city of hamburg, 47000000 euros for claiming refunds on texas. it never paid after sholtes met the banks. officials hamburg authorities dropped their demands at 1st. schultz falsely claimed those meetings didn't happen, but was proven wrong. now he says he cannot remember what was discussed and stresses there's no connection between his meetings and the city backing down. it is unlikely that he cannot remember anything from this meetings. during those meetings or phone calls, it was about nearly $50000000.00 euro for his city in tax revenue. the whole
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aspect of working here with the salami tactic of just admitting what he has to admit and once more has been proven, he will admit more obviously makes it that much more doubtful that there is no memory at all. prosecutors do not see any breach of the law and emphasize that the chancellor is not a target of the investigation. yet the scandal is back in the headlines because a former handbook, m, p from shelters, party, had stashed away 200000 duras in cash. and that and peace district had received money from verbal bank before. nobody knows where the cash came from. and shoulds has denied any knowledge. what do you know about the cash in the former and p safe deposit box? nothing. next question. where do you think it came from, jacqueline? i no idea. i guess you know better than i do. whatever emerges from today's hearing,
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it truly won't be the end of the story. germany has resumed troop rotations in molly after a dispute, so german aircraft turn around, mid flight. berlin suspended it's peacekeeping operations. when molly's military government refused access, still doubts remain over the future of the mission. as molly is using russian mercenaries to fight a jihadist insurgency. the french may have left, but international troops are still in marley. among them around $1000.00 germans, part of the un backed men, no small peacekeeping mission. there are mixed feelings about them being there. in this, madeline, this minister has brought us nothing but problems. it would be better if they left them. alice will very live whenever he's last. if i'm a year for my feel, they have assisted miley in training and on many levels, including financial and moral support for this, we cannot say there are no benefits a month. this corporation has been
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a win for all parties tension between germany and the military, junta and miley have been growing mainly because by macros use of russian contractors, german for a minister barber grace this during a trip to marley in april. and after my, i'm doing this was my urgent appeal. why it's so important, including for the protection of civilians in miley that there is no co operation with russian actors here on the ground here for what it really quickly will. it of the regime and marley has been criticized for working with the russian wagner mercenary group, which is being accused of atrocities against civilians. new ballot mar, lira troops, and russian uniform. all of a mildly shot when you fall. it is clear that marley is changing. it strategy was the russian mercenaries want to get there. they have further interest. they want to
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get the mineral resources and then let themselves be paid in doing what the government wants. while the russian government has confirmed that wagner personnel are in marley, the maryan government still claims that they are instructors from the official russian military. but these contradictions, a further undermining trust between the lind and by michael and they are making a complete pull out by german troops. more likely by the day. finally, the war in ukraine, his late wife to the nations rich cultural heritage bombing and shelling of damaged or destroyed historic buildings, museums, and religious sites. but a new project could help safeguard ukrainian culture and digital full rushes. missiles threaten ukrainians, lives, and also their cultural fabric. for months, volunteers have been working to save ukraine's heritage from russian attacks. now a new digital project offers a different way to preserve that heritage. 3 d scanning up back up ukraine,
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turns ordinary ukrainians into digital archivists. the app turns their photos into 3 d models. tag to their precise location and save to a secure online database in the cloud. when albums can reach architect and key of resident maxim, communion has already contributed more than 100 smartphone scans to the project. yes, where do i have paper due to the warning? i hope this project will significantly help ukraine and its future generations. oh yeah. good so far. yeah. because of a historical monument, a sculpture. no, we're historical building is destroyed. it will be possible to restore it in the same material and size. everything can be identical. what would the in these so even if artworks are destroyed, they won't completely disappear. the apps founders want to safeguard ukraine's
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culture from the horrors of war. it can be used as sort of as a reference folk for reconstruction. it could be used as a cost and form, and it can also just be used as a form of documentation as a form of preservation. that is, it technically will last for ever downloaded more than $6000.00 times. the app is on its way to preserving ukraine's irreplaceable cultural heritage. up next, melissa chat with d. w. 's asia. i've been fizzle and i'll see you next south. every jenny is full of surprises. we've gone all out to give you some test. one the indian only the foot.
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