standing shopping and dining offers. enjoy our services. be our guest at frankfurt airport city. managed by fraud lou. ah ah. this is dw news live from berlin. china has a new 2nd in command. the national people's congress approves li chung as premier. he was nominated by teaching ping and is a staunch ally of the president. also coming up japan marks the anniversary of the fukushima disaster the nuclear meltdown triggered by the deadly earthquake. and so

no army is still making waves with china's government onto japanese fishermen denouncing plans to release radioactive water into the sea. and it's a heart warming look at bird rescuers and it could be taking home an oscar this weekend. we look at the indian film, all that to bring ah hello monica jones, welcome to the program. and china. lee chung has been appointed as premier, the nation's 2nd highest post. it follows his nomination by president judging. ping . lee is now tasked with running the government and managing the economy is new role was confirmed during the annual parliamentary session. the 1st time the rubber stamp body has met without any corona, virus restrictions in the years of being scaled back during the pandemic.

early i talked to andrew small a senior seller at the german marshall fund. he told us more about china's newly appointed premier lee chung. as you suggested in your introduction, his most important qualification is his loyalty. he's one of a number of officials of the top of the party now who primarily other roles to their personal relationships with seating thing at different stages of his career. lee chang had a role in a job that's often called his chief of staff, bucking back and jeered young am off to that point. he was all equal helicopters into a number of other roles and primarily around that cluster of provinces on china's coasts, am in john sou, joe young, and then latterly as potty certainty of shanghai. he hasn't held positions in beijing in the central lead, a ship running the country before. and he seems relatively business friendly,

relatively reform minded. but the most important thing is he's demonstrated his loyalty. he's not a fake of, it's come from, for instance, another faction. he's not someone who has really independent standing. his standing comes from his thighs to see where it is just mentioned. reforms are over the past few years president, she has been shifting the power of the premier to partly institutions. will the premier role that lee is now going to fil? allow him to make any meaningful reforms. but the other thing about li chung is, is not just who he is, but who the it isn't leeker chung leeker chung had a very specific and distinct role as premier because he was genuinely arrival to she's in thing he's the man who could have had at she's job and so although power was taken away from the state and continues to be taken away from the state to the party, it was also an important degree to which leeker chung was sidelined by houston ping

. and he was, in a sense, the head, the remaining head of the youth leak faction. emily chunk doesn't have that. and the question in this is whether he will be trusted somewhat more by she didn't ping to actually do the job of running the economy in the last few years. she didn't ping, it wasn't just the, the role of the party that at an increase. he personally had been making most of these decisions. the question is whether the town might at least be given a bit more space to do some of these things himself. right. and it, do you think that a lead shanks appointment is going to attract or deter, invest as primary foreign invest a short answer please? i don't think there's gonna be a huge difference. frankly, i think this is still seen as, as huge in pings government. i don't think li chung is seen as the kind of independent figure in this. and so i, i think it's not going to make a significant difference even though they lost international businesses like him

get on with him relatively well. i think the questions at issue now and for the chinese economy are all a far greater than anything that lead young's going to decide about. okay, andrew small invalid. thank you so much for your time and for sharing your insights . thank you. in japan, a nation wide minute of silence marked the 12 anniversary of the deadly earthquake . and so an army that triggered a nuclear meltdown. it was one of the worst natural disasters in the nation's history. over 20000 people died or went missing, and higher towns were devastated by joined waves, and many nuclear plants was shut down around the country. but aside from remembrance, the day was also marked by protests. japan will begin releasing wastewater from the damaged fukushima nuclear plant into the c, raising for years in japan and neighboring countries of long term health effects and damage to commercial fishing. how will pacific ocean fish be affected by

waste water, from fukushima, nuclear plant? more than a 1000000 tons of it is set to be released into the ocean. the japanese governments as it poses no risk, but local fishermen are concerned. while more than little her 3 young, we're worried that the reputation of our pro useful suffering even more damage. still, the government has decided to allow the water release. we really cannot accept this why we feel so helpless. ever since this, an army in 2011 water has been used to cool the 3 nuclear reactors, devastated by meltdowns. this produces around a 100000 liters of waste water every day. the energy from tapco runs the water through a treatment system, but it still contains tritium, a radioactive element, which in large quantities can cause cancer. but tapco says the low levels of tritium mean, it's not much different to see water and as run tests to show that fish can live in

it. still many are concerned about the long term effects. if you had just something with a beta emitter, like a tuna, or an oyster that has radionuclides in your internal cells, have no protection whatsoever. you don't see these right away. um, it takes years, sometimes decades for these numbers to show up. other experts say the tritium is so diluted that it's not a problem. so you get about the same amount in the fish as in the water. and that means that radioactive dose is quite low. and the other factor about tritium is that it's got very weak radioactive emission, but the fukushima plans aren't popular in the wider region, either. china's south korea and the pacific islands of all called for rethink. despite the opposition, japan says the release will begin in the coming months and continue for the next 30 years. let's take a look now at some of the other news making headlines around the world. italian

media say the country's coast guard has rescued some. $1000.00 migrants from the mediterranean authorities had indicated they were aiding 3 boats, found drifting off the coast. the reports come 2 weeks after the government drew criticism for failing to save $74.00 migrants who died after ship rec pope frances has suggested that catholic priests and nuns could be allowed to marry in an interview, he said a celibacy was a tradition mater requirement. and he could be when he could be revised. his comments came after a german catholic association had urged him to consider abolishing priestly celibacy. a full member crew has left the international space station after 5 months in orbit. the space eggs capsule undocked from the station a week after a replacement crew arrived. it carries 2 americans, one japanese and one russian and is due to splashed down off the florida coast. after 9 our return journey mission,

iran in saudi arabia had agreed to re establish diplomatic relations and re open embassies within 2 months. after years of tensions, the surprise agreement was broken by china, which hailed it as a victory for dialogue and peace. the restoration of ties office hope apiece in yemen, where saudi arabia has led a coalition against the iranian backed hutus bar, 2 years, all still, it is saudi arabia and iran announced their re establishing diplomatic and economic torres. the breakthrough was mediated by china. the communique was signed in beijing am on monday. we hope that this new chapter will end the stalemate in relations if the last 7 years and lead to greatest stability and safety in the regional government. as well as to more development and prosperity for the people who tensions between the regional powers

have threatened stability in the persian gulf. in 2016 relations were severed when sunni led saudi arabia executed, revered shiite cleric, protests as and she, i let iran then attack saudi diplomatic missions. the conflict has spilled over into other countries. the saudis and iranians are vying for influence in syria, iraq and lebanon. where terran backs has bella militants in yemen. both sides have been locked in a proxy war for years. now observe as say the deal brings a chance to end the civil war is that there will be at least most awards, a permanent cessation of hostilities in yemen. and a peace deal within yemen, sir, to maintain that on a, on a more permanent basis within washington has welcome the saudi iranian reproach more as a step towards lowering tensions in the region. the 2 sides are set to reopen embassies in the coming weeks. the oscars movie awards take place this

weekend, and one of the documentary is nominated for an academy award. is the film, all that breeze. it is about 2 brothers running a bird rescue clinic in delhi. it's hard to imagine, but the stars of an oscar nominated film live here in the indian capital feathered ones. these birds of prey would normally be soaring through the skies, but their badly injured they're getting treatment at this clinic in delhi, from brothers mohammed and nadeem. so my deposit cases are there was other than at the hand. yo, the most common injury who yet is from the kites. people fly. yeah, yeah. they're part of indian culture. yeah. my, the indian, could you tell me a cat guides blamed, but the kites have shop hedges side on the birds fly into them and them on that. so when we are brought the 1st word in,

we used to see them dying on the street dying of starvation. durango's toast are only cold running over them, buried bullard and all that on the day we close our doors. these are going to suffer a lot. these birds will be back on their order and dying, the sl open fruit, it to them barely to go to lay a philly crew accompanied the brothers for 3 years, gathering hundreds of hours of footage. the result is now in the running for best documentary film award. at the oscars there's certainly no hollywood glamour at the wildlife rescue clinic in daylight garden. new birds have just arrived for treatment. one of them is an egyptian vulture, a particularly rare bird. 6 people work at the clinic. none of them are formally trained. the brothers originally wanted to be bodybuilders,

then they began caring for birds 12 years ago. yeah, planning can do it for rest of her life. and when la minded anyone, we die, someone else will have to take care of them. from b one, we are taking a border with stringer hospital to a proper place of bag bird hospital. not something with his money out of our house . now demon muhammad are looking forward to being in the audience on sunday to look for sponsorship. they are clinic, survives on donations. they've rescued and released some 26000 birds so far. a success they see is greater than any potential award german soccer now, and bruce at altamont meet local rival, shall get on saturday. it's one of the biggest rivalries in the buddhist. lega is your daughter want are challenging for the league title, while shellcare fighting relegation. the numbers are all in favor of

a victory for dormant when, if he chalka in the viet davi, don't mind our unbeaten in the last 8 league matches. and if scored a whopping $22.00 goals, if that isn't enough, the 2nd place team is taking on the 17th in the boonies z a table. but does any of that matter? not according to the document coach. it is an ange b. as always, this will be a match shape by emotion and intensity on where your rank on the table has no meaning. it's really just about those 90 minutes. even wooten chalka also on the same chalka. they've only conceded one goal in the last 6 games. and there's a new found sense of team spirit. and then, and if dorman gives a 100 percent and so to weave, and it'll be very difficult. it's our job to prevent them from reaching that 100 percent. and that means what sets us apart. unmatched a is our mentality, it chalka will be happy that brought one to will play without several key players,

including you some poor poor who's what the game winner against them the last time around. whatever the outcome, this rivalry is about more than just points, pride and bragging rights, also on the line. hello, so for now, i'm next to reporter ask whether china support for louse is a blessing or a curse. i'm monica jones, thanks for your company and to stay with dw ah, mind, he's getting ahead. using tech a documentary series founders validated with the founders empowering their continent through digital innovation.