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have so much to lose shattering the glass ceiling women in architecture. this has to be really, really good. start september 30th on dw. ah, this is dw news ally from berlin horrific scenes in ukraine's east investigator say they have uncovered evidence of torture and murder at a mass grave. near the city of israel. aside is an area recently liberated from russian occupation, also coming up, people in lebanon,
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take drastic steps to demand access to their own money. the banks are closing their doors as the economic crisis deepens. plus, i, the world's biggest party gets underway in munich. we'll take a look at the 1st octoberfest since the pandemic. ah, and very warm welcome to our viewers around the world. i'm michael o. could we start with the war in europe, the czech republic, which currently holds the e. u. presidency has called for the establishment of an international tribunal for war crimes. after new mass graves were found in eastern ukraine, investigators say there is evidence that some of the dead near the formerly russian occupied city of is young, were tortured, but ukrainian authorities warned that their investigation was just beginning.
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digging up, evidence of possible russian atrocities, lined with body bags. this pine forest on the outskirts of is you is the size of a recent mass. grave hauling body after body work is here. have already exist the remains of 40 people. police believe that over 400 may be buried here, some soldiers, but also civilians. forensic inspectors say some of the bodies bear the marks of torture. let us we assumed the 1st grief and found a body will little. the rope was found on the neck of the body and there are injuries on his limbs if the listeners will. these are all indications of dojo so, so switch all up to one. this old cemetery is now filled with new crosses. some bear, the names of the dead most are just numbered. police say, grave diggers recorded the details of those they knew. satellite imagery shows the
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changes in the landscape from march to august, appearing to show new patches in the forest. the united nations is preparing to send an inspection team, something welcomed by ukraine's president to in his eve the day the wall must see what the russian army left behind and on on the moss burial of modern people. children and adults you'd be in the civilians and military tortured the charlotte was killed by shelling. also in the city of is you emergency services, a still clearing rubble to search her bodies believed to be trapped underneath using documentation. ukraine is hoping to make the case for a legal recognition of alleged to russian war crimes. our correspondent nick connelly is in her. he is not far from indian, and he told us what investigators had found out so far. we're still very, very early on in this if you look at what happened ne,
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key of where we saw those mass graves with a butcher paint. it was a question of weeks and months before they got to the bottom of things for they got final numbers, but yes, in recent hours we've heard from the authorities there the previous estimate of the number of people killed and buried. there was about $400.00. we've now heard talk of 450, a regional sac area official, spoke of 99 percent of people they had so far uncovered. having signs of a violent death, we don't always know what violent death means. some of them, as you mentioned, they're both. there are, there were signs of torture. others could have been victims of the shelling of the fighting. that is, you saw in the 1st 2 weeks of the war when the russian forces came in there. but definitely there's the expectation in this part of the world that this is not gonna be the last mass gray found. there's going to be more of this to come, even if it's can take quite some time to get names and to reconstruct what happened to all these people and buried there in that 1st. more vistacomm. clearly it's another trauma for survivors. how are ukrainians in the newly liberated areas
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adjusting after 6 months of occupation? we traveled to a village, just north of fat, keep close to the russian border somewhere. we can still hear active fighting going on because there's still a lot of shelling going on along the ukrainian russian border even if you crane has re taken most the vast majority of the territory of the heart give region. i think it's a bit too early for people to really process what's going on for now. people are just in a bit of a days trying to work out what is possible, what's not most if they still don't have electricity, they still don't have mobile phone connections. they can't often enough tell their families in other parts of ukraine that they're okay at the area is still a full of mine. so there's a lot of a fear there of just, you know, exploring their surroundings and blocks people that told us that he had their thoughts. people missing people who were arrested by the russians who tried to get safety and went missing on their journey is to safety. presumed dead, and those people said that they are now desperate for though in crews to come in, to give them a chance to check and see if there are more of these graves,
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this any trace of their loved ones who are often still on account for weeks and months after off this occupation began nic, what's happening right now with the ukranian counter offensive? well, obviously, it slowed down a bit. that is partly because, obviously there was a huge effort for ukraine's forces. and partly because this was the weakest part of russia's military front lines in ukraine. so the rest, if you go close towards don't basset is better defended. but it does seem that ukraine is still kind of a collecting new victories and is moving close to 71. yes, durham. but that's the big city in the husk region, which russia took at huge cost to its own soldiers in terms of lives and resources . so there's hope, hear that this can be more good news from the front lines ahead, but definitely a bit of a, a kind of calm here and a kind of a bit of a break while ukraine's forces re groups planning where the next move will be an economy in hockey, many thanks. as always. some other stories. now,
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making news around the world. authorities in kyrgyzstan say at least 24 people have been killed in border. clashes with tajikistan, dozens are wounded. both countries are accusing each other of restarting fighting along their disputed border. despite a cease fire deal. huger stand says nearly a 140000 people were evacuated from the area. britons king charles and prince william have paid a surprise visit to the thousands of mourners queuing to see the queen lying in state. the cue in london to enter westminster hall at one point reach 24 hours long . later the queen's grandchildren will hold a silent vigil at her coffin. japan's weather agency is warning residents to brace for a violent storm. super typhoon none model is approaching the south west with gust of up to 270 kilometers per hour. experts say it could be one of the strongest to hit japan in decades. it's expected to make landfall on sunday before heading north
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to the main island. lebanon is in the grip of a massive economic crisis that has prompted banks to impose draconian restrictions on withdrawals. the country's currency has lost more than 90 percent of its value on the black market in recent years, while poverty and unemployment have sort people desperate to get hold of their savings have now taken drastic action. ah after days of pleading for access to his savings of it, sabra took matters into his own hands armed with a pistol. he entered a bank in the lebanese capital of beirut and spock to stand off that would last 4 hours. they said they don't want to pay, they don't want to pay and i'm not leaving until they do. they need to figure it out. tell the guys they don't want to pay and i am not leaving from here. why no one is on the $11.00 on the break in was one of 5. so cold deposit,
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a high school across lebanon, on friday alone, the country is in the grips of an economic meltdown. and strict limits on bank withdrawals have left millions unable to pay for basic needs. the crisis has thrown almost 3 quarters of the population into poverty. and driven some to take drastic measures outside the bank in beirut, public support for supra was clear. have a sub, should he go to jail because he needs to pay people while his money is locked in the bank. he wants what is rightfully his. he went into the bank. good luck to him . we is lebanese. people stand in solidarity with anyone who has rights. after hours of negotiations, supra eventually walked free, but without any of his savings. in response to friday, spray of break ins, old bank branches across lebanon will close for 3 days, starting monday, but with public resentment rising. it is unclear whether they will be able to
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tackle the root causes of the problem. earlier we spoke to our correspondent in bay rude, rouse on selman, and she gave us a deeper sense of why people are storming lebanese banks. good afternoon, michael. i found it here facing one of the banks that were stormed yesterday. and then i moved in by the indian to captain bade would michael, the economy is still getting so bad you, there's the limit on how much you've been can to withdraw from the banks. for example, people suffering from underlying get health conditions and others swiping counter available to doctors to their bank deposits and thus have no access to a medical assistance. i'd as a business accounts have been frozen in bikes for almost 20 years. now this is ahmed, a phenomenon phenomenon of hyperinflation, a 96 percent evaluation of that, ok, crenza against the u. s. daughter. and thus the purchasing power,
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the purchasing power has shrunk jamal a key. and they couldn't make meltdown, has led to 80 percent of their independence population plunging under the poverty line. the world bank has, has warned that economic calamity, lab economy, calamity in lebanon as a one of the 3 worst and the words. and as since then, mid 19th century, germany's famous october fast has returned to munich for the 1st time. since the start of the pandemic, after 2 year hiatus to festival opened, as the mayor tapped the 1st king and the beer started flowing, the world's biggest folk festival typically attracts millions of people to the city authority, say hospitals, there will be able to cope with a potential rise in corona virus cases, octoberfest runs until october 30th some of the adobe correspondent benyamin
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alvarez gruber is in munich in earlier. he told us about the atmosphere at the festival is driving the beer that is already flowing their 17 big tents. and as you can see here, behind me, they're accused of people who started coming to this place even before the doors opened it around 9. so there were people running to get to the tables. but of course, for those who are here and don't want to drink beer, want to say outdoors. there are also many other activities there against there is a ferris wheel. so that's something for everyone. if a family, for example, is coming, they can also spend time outside and eat also delicious food. as far as you can see, is the pandemic still playing a role given there are worries of a new autumn in winter wave. there is definitely not playing a big role here. i just wanted to some of these speak tense. there was no mass wearing at all, only with the oppressed apartment where we were standing right now. they asked us to and to use the mass. but as you can see,
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many on not using math actually and pull them, it's not a big big thing. of course they are concerns or acted saying that the could indeed be a high level of new cove at 900 cases over the next couple of weeks. and of course, they are afraid of that high number when it comes to autumn, here in germany through open people eager to get on with it after that to the us. you jo, waves we had here a to another matter. now inflation is at a record high benjamin how is that? if at all reflected there for you can definitely see it when you look at the prices will to be it is around $1213.00 a euros one later of a b a. but for many, as i just mentioned, is not as that covered 19th and emmy is not playing any role at all, but also not the price to so you can see inflation when it comes to food. and also when it comes to beer, when it comes to other things that people can buy here. but they say if we're coming, if we finally can come talk to us up to 2 years of
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a 2 year long break after the coven 19 pandemic, they're willing to pay their money as well. thank you. dw corresponded benyamin alvarez gruber in munich. he is an interesting a wildlife item 70 years ago the chito was declared extinct in india. but now the worlds fastest land animal is back in the country. thanks to a relocation project. indian prime minister miranda modi, released 8 cheetos at a wildlife sanctuary near delhi. the animals were donated from namibia and we'll spend a month in quarantine before being released into the national park. but critics of the project say that she does could struggle to adapt to their new habitat. you're watching d. w news. a reminder of our top story at this hour, the czech republic, which currently holds the e u presidency, has called for the establishment of an international tribunal for war crimes. after new mass graves were found in eastern ukraine,
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investigator shade there found evidence of torture among bodies being is zoomed near. the city of israel up next is doth fill iran from above in the mountains. that's after the break. don't forget you can get all the latest news and headlines on our website, d, w dot com. i'm michael ok for me and the rest of the news team here in berlin. thanks for watching. imagine so many portions of floods us her now in the world. climate change very often stores this is my plan the way from just one week how much was can really get.

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