made us one, he was hug approval auto. and people from other parts of africa have also united behind the moroccan t. like got it. it's historic not only from morocco, but all africa. we're proud of morocco and we wish the best for morocco in the semifinal model. morocco will be looking to extend their magical run in may even more history when they meet france on wednesday. oh, we will see with that you're up to that next germany honest to african scientists with the africa prize that's coming up in will's stories after a short break. ah, what secrets lie behind these walls? discover new adventures in 360 degrees. and explore fascinating world heritage sites d w world heritage 360 get the app. now what are

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at least since the start of the ukraine war, the world has been asking who disputed listened to entrust. here the 3 obscure pieces on prudence, chessboard confusion about the reasons for going to war. few gains on the ground and the chaos of mobilization. the war in ukraine is not going well for russia. the withdrawal of troops from house on, at the beginning of november, was moscow's biggest set back since the world began. hard line as in moscow have been grumbling, ever since. 3 of the loudest have been businessman yevgeny pre goshen chechnya. and lita grams, i'm kid dear, of and former president dmitri meant the adf for goshen. when a flat m. f. curtains close, his confidant is making himself especially noticeable for years he

denied the existence of his mercenary army, the volcanic group. but recently he changed his story and said he's been in charge of the paramilitary organization since 2014. how global warming it goshen has 2 political instrument exhibit the wagner agreeable and the media outlets that have helped him gain popularity. one status law latanus to switch to nebraska. everyone is bones all know sure she couldn't from she just, he's a kind of external service provider for the state. he has some of the power in the state and acts as a political figures providing you brought in mid september. a video came out that showed a man who looked like promotion, recruiting russian prisoners to fight in ukraine, helium, in, in thought that what their mouth walk, their reward freedom and money is going to be below another,

putin ally who has been all over the headlines since the war began is rums on career of chechnya. leda has publicly criticized russia's generals for being too soft on like a bit of a i looked at the media. next. you listed to talk a dear of his using the media to broaden his influence and to show everyone that he is a major player. accomplished also, sir, still does regroup. chechen soldiers a fighting on russian side in the dumbass region. cook children's kitty are of, is being used by putting just like promotion to recruit fresh troops for the front lies meant the death who served as president and prime minister has been stoking the fires of anti western hatred and making optimistic predictions that russia will win the war and ukraine, pneumonia he is even said that nuclear weapons are the way to give russia back. it's for my imperial glory. se lucia,

australia. sure. what is the last option for you? always just to know, he has a need for admiration of the former president who has become a nobody. yesterday. i think he wants to earn political capital. he seems to still have political ambition uncertainty scan. we'd say just how much pre goshen cordero a med j to have a putting president. putin under pressure is unclear. but 9 months into the war in ukraine, displeasure is growing in russia over its course. ah ukrainians look into cross from ocean occupied territories into ukrainian territory . don't have it easy. there is only one check point near parisha which to cross the front line just a few kilometers down there. the russians are in charge. this check point is the

only place in ukraine where people can move between the 2 worlds. this man is the 1st to leave russian occupation to day. he tells us he hung on as long as he could . but now he's going to join his wife and west a new credit for the secret to fuqua crossing this line is very unpleasant for everyone, yet. there was just no road. every one is scared yet it was more like sailing than driving. look at my car. more cars, a life and every one waits for the police to escort them to the registration center . an old law that doesn't quite make it to the check but it's done. the most important thing to women join forces to get them mother at the russia. what's wrong with at 1st my mom didn't want to leave. we all thought this would somehow end soon,

but it's not ending. and now the winter's coming, so look good because she just wouldn't be there on her own. when your soul hurts so much, you can't even sleep any more. she's the most precious thing i have left about making a year. but while asana takes a look at the engine, her friend alicia tells us of the whole ra road clamber fighting, had wrecked so many roads and bridges and change those to where leaving had to pick their ways through farmland, with blocker. liquor we just cried when we saw how everything was destroyed. afterwards, we just sat in the car on both and looked in silent. you are you doing this morning? but saw now his work and miracle on her car. and they joined the convoy heading for the registration center. they arrive, it's warm and there's tea. the women realize it worse to speak. new shasta when? well, i'm really happy now. i'm glad that i could bring my mother to

a safer place and that we got here in one piece. next years ago. it's been very hard. you know, i wouldn't wish this on any one with they have people to stay with here tonight. the plan for to morrow is to leave the ladder and to take the train weeks of unrest and china erupt. it after an apartment fire in ship. jung province claimed 10 lives. dw supporters investigate the mysterious circumstances of the fire. ah, the fire started on the evening of the 24th of november, no room chief, the capital of sin john province. most of the people living in the building are wiggers and muslim minority, long oppressed by chinese authorities. that night,

10 people died in the blaze. t w's investigative unit analyzed dozens of photos and videos to try to figure out what happened. we also talked to several sources who had had the rare opportunity of hearing from eyewitnesses. we located the 21 story building in this neighborhood. while we identified 3 vehicle access points, sources told us that at least 2 were blocked, most likely to better monitor their residence. every mean on the night of the fire, those road blocks prevented emergency vehicles from getting closer to the burning building, firefighters were reduced to trying to operate from the road. as you can see here, the water barely reached the flame. but with that, the only reason why so many people died shortly after the fire. these videos flooded facial media. they claim to show doors filled shot by local authorities as

part of the country. 0 cove with policy where the residence locked in the building . it's an allegation that officials refuted at a press conference so true, but from the tears. laquon bonner, with no doors were locked with wise in this community. board, all the doors of all the flats and the front doors were open. i am jewelry from the pictures of doors sealed with wise posted on the internet. both are malicious forgery and false. re you heartier, more or you can do. but that's not what our source is. say. they tell us that their relatives living in the building told them some doors were in fact locked from the outside. we're not identifying them for their own safety. good luck of the good luck on a person in the house was covert positive. they would lock the door from the outside . that's why some of the doors in the house was sealed, shut up. then when the fire started, the electricity was cut off. so people was stuck on because the elevators didn't work on the fire escape was locked as well. they couldn't get out because those are

my what do other let me go below our investigation suggests people's anger may be justified. what we found, throws reasonable doubt on the authorities version of events. and 2 days after the fire room chill, 30 said they'd listen some restrictions that by this time protests had already spread to other chinese cities. i 2 african scientists who played a major role in discovering the only con variance i've received to german africa price. yet before achieving praise and recognition, they initially faced setbacks that botswana harvard aids institute is one of the leading h i, the research institutions on the continent with some of the best buy religious, including secretly loyal. when the pandemic hit mario and his team turned their

focus from sequencing h. i thee to cove it and in november 2021, they made an unusual discovery. a new pattern with a high amount of mutations. the only contrary. they reported it immediately. i think invented a lot of potential maybe infections. ah, the only unfortunate reaction was within a few hours few days that many countries in southern africa would flip east it almost 2 years into the pen. mimic the world, once again went on full alert, borders were closed flights to southern africa, canceled entity, and suddenly those who discovered it became scapegoats even receiving death threats . a lot of people as they use line to say big mouths, look what you have done. and it was it uncomfortable,

a few hours after it was discovered in botswana, scientists here in south africa see consent to toyota olivera is one of my own ph. d supervisors. now they closely collaborate on their research. that's what these from them. it showed that the african can become a scientific lead the on, on, on the pandemic response, which surprised many countries in the war but, but, but did not surprise us because that's big investments that we have been doing. especially people, but also in big labs and equipment for the past 20th. the olivera is one of the leading scientists in the field of viral outbreaks. and it's also from the global south. what surprised him was how busy the north was with itself during the pandemic. despite these challenges, mario and olivera continue their work, proving that leading medical research is also done in africa, and that europe can learn lessons from the continent. ah

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