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or mental conservation is taking shape around the world and how we can all make a difference. knowledge grows through sharing, download it now for free. ah, this is dw news life and berlin. a breakthrough at the un climate summit in egypt. negotiators reach a potential deal to create a fun to compensate countries bearing the brunt of climate change. if approved by delegates, the fund would help developing countries recover from climate disasters. on the eve
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of the world cop opening match, the 1st president hits back at the critics of tournament house. cat are calling them hippocrates ah my globe, good, good to have you with us negotiators have reached the draft deal on a climate compensation fund at the u. n's comp 27 summit in egypt, after days of gridlock, the new draft proposal. would she countries agree to set up a fund to compensate the vulnerable nations bearing the brunt of climate change calls for such a fund have dominated the last 2 weeks of talk. but the proposal still needs to be voted on by delegates and it postponed the key decision of which countries would pay into the new fund until the next years. you went climate summer d
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w. sam baker is in charl shake, covering the climate talks. i asked her to tell us more about the potential deal. yes, that appears to be the case multiple countries are signaling their support for this deal. and so far i haven't heard any speaking out against it. and so this is a fund that, that would be established to pay for loss and damage and that is money that will go towards countries that needed after climate disasters. so climate vulnerable, poor countries that need that money and many of them are singling their support, saying this fund offers hope, but the details will need to be worked out for next year. and the most important one will be where the money is going to come from. so the, the sources of money for that fund from the outside looking in it seemed that delegates were at an impasse. so this is a major development. what remains to be agreed on the main
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thing that still needs to be agreed on is mitigation. so that's one of those. buzzwords here at cop 27, but basically what it means is reducing emissions. so the language in the draft text right now is almost identical to what we had last year in glasgow and that doesn't reduce emissions to keep it warming at to $1.00 degrees or less than that. and you know, the warming of 2 degrees would be quite different than 1.5 degrees. we would lose coral reefs that 60000000 more people would have to deal with droughts that would lead to hunger and searching for water. 12000000 more people would deal with coastal flooding. so as it stands right now, they're just holding those emissions reductions to work towards 2 degrees that was agreed in the paras agreement. so, big picture perspective here. what's essentially at stake
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big picture is, is well, you know, how much warmer it's going to be at the end of the century. so we're looking at a half degrees difference. and like i said, that's going to affect people on coastline dealing with drought dealing with worse heat waves. so this, this is the element that still has to be decided on that. so the w sam big many things and our colleagues in film. o'shea caught up with climate activism. a touch was sing. they asked him about his perspective on cop 27. i'm disappointed. i'm saddened. i'm hurt. i'm not just hurtful myself. i'm hurt the people that are being affected right now. i'm hurt for the people that i've talked to that of cried to me that have pleaded for help all of the know that i cannot provide them that, that pleading because they don't have access to anybody in the global nor to
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actually lead to that have decision making powers, so i am hate to send that message, the people that have that power. i am hate to remind them that people are hurt. people have been affected. and that decision right now and felt the whole 2 weeks is what is affecting us. me to remain that that the here to work and the need to get to work quickly. and now they need to be no comparison between one thing and another lease to be collective is to come together. and we can win only that way. the effects of climate change are all too apparent in somalia, where a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding. the worst drought in 40 years has left millions on the brink of starvation. the united nation says half a 1000000 children under 5 could die. the government has not officially declared a famine, which would unlock more financial aid. our corresponded mario mueller traveled to by della at the center of the hunger crisis. it's next report contains images. some viewers might find upsetting. oh,
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these children are fighting for their lives. from all over somalia, those most in need get referred to this hospital in the capitol, mogadishu, many die on the way. little amina, abdi weighs less than half of what a healthy child her age should. for days, she's been in a coma. i'm out the now. she is summer, good. are unusually normally she was supposed to be 60 good again with severe, with none of that are so good. the go condition who the swallow shock mouth use a better mil. okay. a terminal case it only 4 years old. this is the impact of the extreme drought. that's devastating somalia. it's the worst in 40 years. by door is 250 kilometers west of the capital. it is seen as the epicenter,
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the hunger crisis. the situation in the hospital here is desperate. according to the u. n, a child is being admitted for medical treatment every minute. famine hasn't been officially declared yet by the government, but a doctor told me based on the case as they're seeing, the situation now is even worse than during the last famine. 2011. when a quarter of a 1000000 people died, one and a half year old mariam was admitted a few days ago. she showing typical symptoms of man attrition, diarrhea, vomiting and whooping cough. for her mother and aunt the weight is unbearable. every day i fail them, i feel so sad for my sister, and i pray to allah that she will recover and also that he will alleviate the drought. i love, like most monies, both were livestock, farmers,
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until the drought took everything from them. for rainy seasons have failed, and they are fears that a 5th will now fail to high food prices due to the war and ukraine. decades long civil war and climate change have created an unprecedented humanitarian disaster. 8 organizations, one millions. on the brink of starvation, the united nations children's fund. unicef says $1000000000.00 you as dollars in aid is needed to avoid the situation getting worse. if we have half a 1000000 children at the severely accurately, my lot was basically means that if don't, if they don't receive assistance timely, they are just simply gone to that 800000 people have sought refuge in and around by dora. they've doubled the cities population. mayor of delilah, teen says he needs long term solutions to deal with the crisis. so mother is one of the effect that is in by, by the climate change. but what would have been of the,
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the throat and this we wait until another family comes only with team come up with, with image dufus. the weird to mitigate it from to shocks that he expects help from the world's biggest polluters. while african countries contribute less than 3 percent to climate change, they are among the most vulnerable to its impact. other stories now making news. british prime minister richie soon arc has met with ukraine's president vladimir zalinski on his 1st trip to keep since taking office soon. act vowed that the u. k. would continue to stand by ukraine announcing a new 57000000 euro air defense pack. a large fire is broken out near saint petersburg after an explosion. authorities of blame the blast on a gas pipeline failure and said that fire fighters are at the scene. no injuries
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have been reported. former us president donald trump could soon be back on twitter. the platforms, new owner, you on mosque is asking users to vote on reinstating trump if it it was banned from the service after last years attack on the capital that with more than 9000000 votes cast. so far, trump is when obama and to the us now and days after donald trump announced he plans to make a run for the white house. again, the us attorney general has appointed a special council to decide whether trump should face criminal charges for his handling of sensitive documents and the aftermath of the 2020 electron. good afternoon. the announcement by america's top prosecutor aims to head off claims the investigations are politically motivated. receipt based on recent developments and coding. the former president's announcement that he is
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a candidate for president in the next election. and the sitting president stated intention to be a candidate as well. i have concluded that it is in the public interest to appoint a special council. the attorney general has appointed jack smith that war crimes on one side do not justify workrooms on the other side. before the announcement he was chief prosecutor for the special court in the hague, charged with investigating and prosecuting war crimes in kosovo. ah, her treasure oh, he'll now be responsible for investigating donald trump's role in last year's january 6th attack on the u. s. capital. if smith concludes, there is enough evidence to indicate their former president interfered with the peaceful transfer of power. he'll report back to mary garland who will sign off on the indictment. smith is also looking into a cash of classified government documents uncovered during an f
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b i rayed on trump's florida home. the news comes just 3 days after trump declared he plans to run for president again in 2024. speaking to a crowd of supporters at a black tie event at his mar, logo state, donald trump was quick to condemn the announcement. the surrenders abused the powers, the latest of a long series of which us started a long time ago. they have found nothing which means i have proven to be one of the most honest and innocent people ever in our country. the white house says president joe biden had no advanced notice of the attorney general's plans. the football world cub kicks off to morrow encounter. it's the most controversial tournament in competition history, attracting widespread scrutiny due to labor in human rights abuses in the host country. much of this criticism has been leveled at fifo and its president gianni in fantine. he responded dramatically to the critiques in
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a press conference today. thief a president gianni infant, he knows, should be relieved that after long trot years of planning building and glad handing the katara world cup is finally ready to begin. but as the tournament draws near, those criticising fifo for partnering with a host nation, accused of human rights and labor abuses and where homosexuality is criminalized, have only gotten louder and continue expressed empathy with marginalized groups, including those ostracize and guitar in a press conference, one day before the opening game. today, i feel custody. today i feel out up to day i feel african to day i fi, la gay to day i
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feel disabled to day i feel a migrant worker. thousands of migrant workers have faced with staff or even died under unexplained circumstances and guitars since the world cup was awarded 12 years ago. infant, you know, argued the world cup and attention around it have helped improve conditions highlighting for pulse potential for change. the only weapon that we have is this is the bowl and we have to try with this to engage, to explain, ah, and to and they was us. despite these words of solidarity infant, tina has failed to speak out about a proposed compensation fund for migrant workers that would provide restitution for labor abuses suffered preparing for the world cup even as the tournament gets ready for kick off. if these and other vital topics aren't addressed more seriously,
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it's unlikely infant tino we'll get a break from the criticism. you're watching g w news. a quick reminder of our top story negotiators have reached a draft deal on a climate compensation fund at the u. s. comp $27.00 summit in egypt, after days of gridlock, the new draft proposal which she countries agreed to set up a fun to compensate the vulnerable nations bearing the brunt of climate change. that's all from me up next is sports life with a look at one of germany's top female ski jumpers for news and 45 minutes a.

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