ah, it's not the end of the war for nobel prize winner maria theresa, but she has won a significant battle. speaking outside the court, she struggled to hold back tears black could day. thanks. when. when justice, when major emotional lamp bracer co founded the online new side wrapper and used it to expose philippines. president rodrigo, to test as abuse of power and growing authoritarianism. do tend to try to discredit rattler on online yet. if you with a monday and the philippines judicial

system was weaponized against teresa and her associates, the 59 year old has been battling a series of cases filed to, to her vocal criticism of the form of president in 2021. maria theresa jointly won the nobel peace prize with russian editor dmitri murata, for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. it was the 1st time since 1936 that the peace prize went to a journalist. what's wrong? i guess what this just shows is that i met the nobel peace prize. can they be realized that a world without facts means a world without truth and trust. and if you don't have any of those things, you certainly can't conquer corona virus. you can't conquer climate change. i've been saying that she still faces 3 other criminal cases, including a cyber libel, conviction currently on appeal for which she could face nearly 7 years in prison.

are correspondingly of matters now, joins us from jakarta. kirk, this is not just a victory for maria rest. all right, no, it's a certainly a step in the direction that this is a victory for the freedom of press and general in the philippines, and that is what maria theresa has argued for a long time. that this, these charges have been a politically motivated is what she said. and so she called it a victory for truth. she says rebelar is a 100 percent independent and 100 percent owned by a filipinos, despite the fact that there is money coming in from outside. but her lawyer also made clear today that this is also good news for other companies, because any other decision or by the court would have had a serious repercussions for companies and businesses in the philippines that are seeking financial support from abroad again. or what about the state of freedom of

the press in the philippines? well, sorry, clear freedom of press in the philippines. it was one of the strongest. one of the fruit was one of the freest media that changed under former president. i do tend to wear the traditional media really came under fire now with current president, a fed and under marcus junior. that hasn't exactly changed the number of outlets were closed down, but it also hasn't been exactly enforced. and now many critics off the market government in the philippines say that is because marcus doesn't have to do that. he was swept into power by a social media campaign, a boost that critic say, a by a troll network. that has now really serious political power in the philippines because they have prime access to the presidential palace when i reported on the inauguration of her and marcus junior in the philippines. i could experience that

firsthand because what happened is at the inauguration, the traditional media was really shut out. we didn't get any information while some floors on the internet where fat with prime information. and so it is the sort of a more subtle erosion of press freedom that the philippines are currently experiencing. now, maria, are as her face is 3 more criminal proceedings, or what can you tell us about that and what's next for her and her magazine. exactly. the last time i visited her the wrapper office in manila and was just after the election campaign and that is when they were officially shut down. now they appealed against that decision and pledged to continue their work. and that is what they're doing to the present day. but what they're appealing against now is this one shut down order, and there's another 2 cases related to tax evasion. so the battle continues and the future of rep that was founded in 2012 very much remains on certain bit of scale

matters that in jakarta. thank you. bill. a former lawmaker implicated in a corruption scandal that's engulfed. the european parliament has agreed to cooperate with investigators. belgium, prosecutors say former m e p. a peer antonio upon city has agreed to work with authorities in exchange for a reduced sentence is in detention and brussels. he's one or 4 people with the links to the parliament who shot were charged with participating the activities of a criminal organization cost money, laundry, and corruption. a shock runs deep in the use parliament even wait weeks after the corruption scandal surrounding then vice president kylie became public t w's, alexander phenomena reports. they are back at work in strasburg, but not back to business. as usual,

the corruption scandal dubbed as katara gate continues to royal the european parliament threatening to undermine the very credibility of the institution. a lot of damage has been done to the parliament due to that corruption case. but of course, it's corruption, it's a crime or so justice, the belgium and european justice will make their job whenever you meet people, they ask you about the corruption, please, and not about to political work. and i think this is sir, a big damage or in the repetition, in the work of more than 700 members. in december, belgium, police raided homes and officers of incumbent and former members of the parliament, bags of cash were found for people among them. eva k lee, one of the parliament's vice presidents were arrested. they have been accused of taking bribes in exchange for favours for co. tar and morocco, accusations the countries deny heidi hotel is

a finish politician. and as kaylee used to be vice president of the european parliament, she did not fit very well into the opinions of her her other social democratic colleagues in the bureau of the european parliament where we were colleagues. so that i could observe that them, she had her own way, some questions about if she had some sort of be done to prevent such as candle from happening again and to what is also on the agenda to day is that the members of the parliament will elect a new, a vice president to replace one of the suspects ever kaylee. but of course, when you speak with the lawmakers here, one question is always on your mind. you ask yourself, well, as what are some of them are afraid? that term more details can imagine, are with regard to this candle, especially after once angel seeger. and the whole case has struck

a deal, a plea deal where the prosecutors now let's talk about his m e p. and tony, upon very are what was his role in the scandal, and do we know what the deal is that he's made? while he, as i said, a struck a deal at plea deal where the prosecutors and promised to exchange information or to deliver information in exchange for a reduced sentence. he already acknowledge that he was the leader of one or one of the leader of the criminal organization. he admitted that he participated in this organization and that he bribed people. and he is also expected to provide key details about what countries are we're trying to illegally influence to parliament decisions. who else was involved?

and that is of course, a quick key question here and according to a belgium media, he already admitted that an ever you a peon lawmaker, antonio, a mark, i'm sorry, mark tara bella received 100000. you ropes, euros. as a bribe, this a lawmaker is already under investigation and to their belgium, prosecutors requested his immunity to be lifted alexandra phenomena. they're reporting from strasburg. thank you, alex on tom not have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. emergency crews in the cranium, city of ne pro say they've ended their search for victims of a russian missile strike on an apartment building. 45 people are now confirmed dead . the bombing on the weekend was one of the was deadly. a single strikes against

civilian police and pro and anti government demonstrators of clash in the capital, lima. demonstrate as a calling for the resignation of the country's president, you know, who are to, through has, in weeks of anti government protests that have left thousands of people. that republican state house candidate in new mexico has been arrested in connection with a series of shootings. albuquerque police alleged that 39 year old sullivan pena paid for men to shoot at the homes of 4 state officials. all of them democrats, police say they have evidence, penny also fired some shots. we stay in the u. s. where there is speculation that president joe biden might run for a 2nd term, but he's facing mounting problems on top of the classified documents scandal. a new republican majority in congress is on the attack. d, w, responded the electrician. that tells us why the latest political theatre in washington could have global repercussions do. biden's

very own classified documents, scandal continues to unravel into a political drama. why fi material next year corvette? what were you thinking? in his defense, the u. s. president keeps repeating this one. com 9. people know, i take classified documents classified material seriously. the timing couldn't be, was spied and is expected soon to declare that he'll run for a 2nd term as president. this scandal offers political ammunition to republicans who now leave the house of representatives. they see attacking biden as their top priority. and val, that incorporation would come at a high price. so plenty of political drama in washington. so far, business is useful, but it could affect the rest of the world as well. the pressure on biden and the republicans vowing to own the advance their own agenda is going to affect how the u

. s. acts or doesn't act abroad in the spotlight. ukraine. much of what we see from the far right is political theater. but there are going to be attempts to cut a to ukraine, which would be a, a great miscalculation. we want to help the ukranian people and pushed back against russia. but we want to make sure that we're spending r u. s. tax dollars. i, well, our partners in europe really need to step up and make sure that they're carrying their weight, ah, carrying some of the load with the ukraine. the huge support, the u. s. has sent to ukraine so far has somewhat found up america's global influence. but a stronger position at home will we can biden's ability to act, and others may have to pick up the slack. i think that the biting administration has found opportunity at the luxury to focus abroad for the last 2 years, so we'll have to shift their focus to more domestic issues. so i and how i might

feel that very soon do biden could see his ability to act internationally limited by the political battles back home. by default, this means europe would have to take more responsibility, ready or not? yes is now reporting that now the president of the european commission has promised that support for ukraine will continue for as long as it's needed. addressing the world's economic form in the swiss resort of devils was left on the line. told the gathered political and business leaders that europe took less than a year to free itself from what she called a dangerous addiction to russian energy. her address followed that of ukraine's 1st lady, arlena zelinski, the ukraine. how sin diverse, the horrors of war made visible with photos, videos, installations and presentations during the international business gathering. ukraine and the russian war of aggression are dominating the summit alongside the

major issue of climate change. our generation switch for turning point. confronted by truly existential problems. climate change exploitation of nature, nuclear possible incidence, or even worse, extreme poverty and virus. the ukranian 1st lady has come to divorce to speak out on behalf of her country and to draw attention to the dramatic situation in ukraine. but yet he thought that if the, how does the world expect to reach climate neutrality? if it can't even stop the burning down of how ukrainian cities peggy, this is what russia does with its artillery miss isles. iranian drowns it is. you all know that russian aggression was never intended to stop at ukrainian borders scenes. this war can progress and ignite

a wider crisis if ukraine loses. if she has never russia, aggression is driving you appear nations to help you. crane he, you commission, president earth levant, a lion outline massive support from the european union. we work hard with ukraine on any topic that is helping the economy. we have for example, there security lanes. 60 percent of the grain of ukraine has been exported via these rules are violent through the european union at all. for example, we have a synchronized r l m energy grid electricity, which we serve ukrainians. so we're doing everything to keep the economy up and running, to support financially to support militarily and of course morale. but the war in ukraine has found the flames of energy and food crises. the question now dominating this year's world economic forum is what more can be done about it. oh,

i have some more world news in before you. brazilian president lula, the silver has removed from duty 40 troops guarding the presidential residence. in the aftermath of the storming of government buildings. on january 8th, hulu suggested that some security force members were complicit in, allowing the mob of terrible scenario supporters to attack the buildings. the climate activist, greater tune broke is among a number of demonstrators who have been detained in the west, german village of looks of art. she was late released from burton part in protest against the expansion of an open bit coal mine in that area. a french nun believed to have been the world's oldest person, has died aged 118. the soul of our daughter who took the name sister on dray when she joined a catholic order in 1944 was born on february 11th 19 o. 4,

she died in her sleep on tuesday at a nursing home in tula. in tokyo, the high court has upheld a not guilty verdicts previously had a down to 3 former executives over their role in the 2011 fukushima nuclear disaster. a lower court had previously cleared the 3 tokyo electric power company executives of negligence over the disaster that unfolded at the local shima nuclear power plant following an earthquake. and it's an army. it's the only criminal case to have risen from this tragedy was worse. nuclear is also since journal the journalist earthzone blast followed events for us in tokyo. earlier i asked her how she expects this verdict to be received in japan. and to be honest, i don't really expect much at all. and i don't think there will be much media go beyond the kind of brief news flips,

so to speak. and i think that will be more or less it's. i think the media will report it as it is their duty. and then those people will forget about it quite quickly, except of course for the groups that still fight against nuclear power, but compared to the general population, their regions, unfortunately, a really small, small group outside of the circle. i don't really expect much of a media echo beek reset, to be honest. so if both of government and the former tapco executives have been declared not guilty, it who bears responsibility for the focus. shame, a disaster. does anyone bear responsibility for it? yes, that's a good question. i think they've been trying to kind of deflect responsibility to scientists saying, well, you know, who can really tell whether the predictions are accurate or not? i mean, there's also history in, in japan. the sorts of incidents are quote,

cases have been dragged on for decades. and i wonder if we'll ever get a sort of definite answer to this question. so what does this say? this verse, this repeated not guilty verdict. what does it say about the relationship between industry of the government and maybe even the judiciary in japan? i think we can see quite clearly that there is still a very strong relationship among these groups. and the nuclear village, as it's called, is very strong in japan. i mean, we've seen that despite all that's happened, we seen reactor restarts and all that. and what surprises me is that people seem to forget that even like tokyo was really, really close to disaster. and only escaped through sheer luck, i would say. and despite all that, people seem to want to put the whole thing behind and, and the nuclear village, as i said, is still strong and is becoming stronger again. so yeah,

that's the situation. you know, journalists, dunlab, laska, they're in tokyo for us. thank you. you're welcome. i will look at china now, which is grappling with a surge of covered 90 infections that have overwhelmed the health system. that part of the problem is that people in mainland china county have no access to foreign made. m r n. a vaccines, proven effective against the disease, but now that beijing has lifted pandemic restrictions. chinese travelers are free to visit hong kong where the vaccines are indeed available. the city is no bracing for an influx of vaccine tourists. melon chinese, who hath wanted to be emma, lies with emma and they cove vaccines. and now at long last amount in hong kong, yo yo only was among the 1st batch of recipients in this private clinic is also the 1st foreign vaccine she has had things to pandemic. shorthand one they may or are

that there is no by violent marin, a vaccine in mainland china. sasha foreign statistics showed that by vaillant em are in a vaccines provide greater protection against infection and severe illness. i or it's also a birthday gift for myself to day, but yeah, hon. daddy but getting an m r n h out while some possible and to china, we're open to sport us. and in particular to hong kong, mr. pol made a trip from san gen, ourselves and city neighboring hong kong. on the 1st day of the border, we opening the 64 year old had already had 2 shots of china as domestic vaccine sine ofac. but he helps bio text by vaillant booster shots will protect him against to current outbreak. gonna show omega people at my age in china. got a worried about getting infected that kyra. oh, they go, i'm more constant and german and american medicine. we got because it's developed with a different technology. what it's we, i'm digging. he also showed me how many of my friends who took inactivated chinese

vaccines were infected. though you're kyra covert vaccines are free for hong kong residence. but travelers have to pay $240.00 to $360.00 us dollars to private medical groups for one m r and they cove it by valan shots. nevertheless, many mainland chinese see a trip to hong kong as worthwhile and hong kong private clinics. and hospitals expect a growing demand. these medical center is preparing to inoculate up to a 1000 people per day. after receiving hundreds of inquiries, not only from individuals, but also travel agencies. there are a lot of people got infection recently in the last few weeks or last a month or 2. they cannot get this check, which is a booster. those immediately, they have to wait for at least 3 months. so we expect as low increase a number in the next few weeks or 2 months, and then there might be a peak coming on in march or april. the city is expected to

be the top destination of chinese specks in tourism. you're watching t w z. as a reminder of our top story, according the philippines has acquitted the journalist, maria restaurant and her online news outlet wrapped, lack of tax evasion. charges brought under the former to touch a administration. reza was joined window of the nobel peace prize. 2 years ago, that's how globally recognized reporting under chairs is file an anti drug campaign . major, a target of is originally that's it from me and the new steamer. don't go away though. coming up next. close up goes to lapland, to visit. europe's last primeval. got out his violin of an update for you at the top of the facebook with

their the last primeval forest in europe. in lapland, the land of the saw me my eyes and ecological treasure. but even the timber industry is felling more and more trees. environmentalists and the saw me are teaming up to fight back. it's a song but they're succeeding. tussa next on d, w become india. it's clean, flexible, and the most affordable renewable energy on the market. solar power in with an average of $300.00 sunny days each year. india has tremendous solar potential is working with for you in the food by everybody. what is the potential that we have? how in our hands? but as usual, they were both pros and cons. eco, india, in 60 minutes on d, w. o.

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