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the, the, this is dw news live from berlin and on to corruption cruise data wins quite a mile as presidential election. but not the devil searches to a landslide victory and a vote. and many hope could monica to any point in the fight to boast of democracy in the country. also on the program by the jets for ukraine. the netherlands and denmark agreed to supply cube with f. 16 aircraft for the war against russia. president of the mirror zaleski calls is an important motivational boost ukraine's armed forces. at southern california begins to feel the brunt of tropical storm
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hillary. after the system makes land full on the mexico's north western coast, the i'm told me a lot of people welcome to the program. we start and what's a mile away and to corruption candidate and political outside up and nato as little as one a landslide victory in the country's presidential election. with nearly all the ballots counted ergo was ahead. with nearly 60 percent of the vote is rival former 1st lady some that i thought as was behind with 36 percent tackling poverty crime and corruption with top issues for voters. as of halting what's been seen as the russian of democracy in the country, the deputies nicole ridge is in guatemala city as to how an outside like an
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envelope was able to score such a huge victory. so these preliminary results are really a landslide, even maybe a story, the ones that are model out a little wasn't even the picture 2 months ago during the 1st round of elections. you then came out as a surprise of presidency. candidates, a man from a leftist party, so he doesn't belong to the usual conservative elite that usually also um is pulling the strings here and watch them all in politics and steering as a lead up in the past few weeks. he had to overcome a lot of obstacles. one of them being that the for 2 in guatemala, tried to suspend him from the elections. and this, i think you're making just much most stronger and much more affordable candidate as many in guatemala are really appalled by the amount of corruption in the country, empty interference with the electoral campaign. so this might have been one fact that the other one is also that he's catering to the hopes for
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a change in the country, which many people here that i spoke to really want. they say they need profound change. and this agenda might have just been a match, a normal, a, a new option for them in comparison with another candidate that is pretty much the same, same, put different to them. you mentioned a huge change. uh, but it wouldn't be easy for out of follow getting into office. what are these challenges he will face? so obviously huge challenges for him. first of all, we need to wait for the reactions also from the electro ford and see official announcements. but then since the country usually is full size and considered to be a lot of counter actions against him up to come until he actually takes office. so this will be interesting to see also his party doesn't have a lot of experience in governing. so once they make it into the presidential palace, they will need to learn how to packed with other parties with opponent parties to
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make the changes that they want to achieve actually reality. and one of them is the fight against corruption. a very big topic in guatemala, as many as i just said, are told by how deep corruption runs heroes and public institutions and politics. so this is something that you promised to tackle. there is also the promise for a better job opportunities, but a health system instead of educational services for the people. and let's focus a bit on the, on the job market situation. he promises to open more of public jobs for people. that's not forget that boban hop off of watch them all in all below the full for $29.00. uh, this also means that this votes of malnutrition among children. this is a very severe crisis here that he needs to confront any better do a quick because the expectation now expectations now are really high among voters. that also songs celebration is going on here in the city already. because the whole is just a so big cure in guatemala for that change to come. and it will be
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a challenge just to keep up with the 3 months and also to see how he makes reality of these promises in the future. when he takes office. that was dw, is nicole ridge reporting from guatemala city. let's, let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines. vote counting is under wayne equities presidential election. any results show a lead for the left us candidate. these that gonzalez, the election, has been overshadowed by for years of violence. after a candidate was assassinated at a campaign event, any of this month? the russian space craft flew in at $25.00 as crushed into the moon that after spinning out of control, that's according to the russian space agency roast caused most. as far as the mood admission in almost half a century was erased, the land on the lunar south pole ahead of india's spacecraft in the netherlands in denmark have agreed to supply as $165.00 digits to ukraine to boost its counter
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offensive against russia. ukraine is president village, amazing landscape, and the danish prime minister, metaphysics, and pose, in the cockpit of an f. 16 denmark says it hopes to provide $195.00 digits. and yet the lensky met the dutch prime minister. mark russell was that his country will deliver aircraft once the conditions are right. it's not clear how many will come from the netherlands. ukraine has long been asking is west and allies for the west, for the us made fights a jet. savanski says the aircraft will provide a come back edge to drive back the russian invasion. the f. 16 fighter originated in the cold war, but still functions as a modern combat aircraft. the jet can engage enemy aircraft and targets on the ground. the f. 16 entered service with the us air force in 1980,
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more than 4600 have been produced, making it one of the most successful military aircraft ever built. to this day, it remains the backbone of many nato and allied air forces around the world. denmark and the netherlands are phasing out their aging f sixteens and replacing them with the brand new f. 35, some danish and dutch f. 16. so extensive combat enough gotten this done. it is likely that the airframes being supplied to ukraine will be quite old. i need a lot of maintenance to stay in the air. training pilots and maintenance stuff will be the big challenge for ukraine. how the f 16 will actually impact t as war effort will depend on the weapon supplied with the jets. you brain will be hoping to receive modern weapons such as the us room air to air,
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ms. sile which can shoot down enemy aircraft up to 180 kilometers away. but these have yet to be approved and could be deemed too sensitive to fall into russian hands. the president soleski has spent months asking for 5 digits without actually getting them any. are we off the w correspondent, nasal export? terry schultz and brussels. what's changed? the one thing we know didn't change is president zelinski is position and his tenacity on just hammering nato leaders to provide him with these weapons. we saw this happen with tanks, as you'll remember that he was told he would never get them to be sold. he would never get f sixteens, another fighter just of that caliber, and here they are being ready to be dispatched. so i think that it's just one more example of how it zalinski goes into meetings with these leaders. he's made a big effort to meet them in person. as you've seen, he's just traveling to sweden, denmark, and now the metal is, and he explains to them what is the difference that would make on the ground. and
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i've been told that in these meetings, he's very calm, he's very deliberate. he comes with backseat, doesn't get emotional and they call the zalinski effect. he walks out and lines are changed and we've just seen that happen again. dw, use terry schultz and brussels. a tropical storm hillary is moving across the us state of california after making fall in northwest and mexico. the storm has been battering the region with heavy rain, triggering flooding and mud slides, and has been blamed for at least one death of the hurricane. hillary tools for you, mexico's baja california peninsula over the weekend swamping roads and turning streets into tolerance in santa rosario. one person drowned in the regions as the hurricane moved newell soldiers were deployed, patrolled the flooded streets and the city of t juana. hey larry has since we can,
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that is moving across the us state of california. full cost is worries that it could bring a years worth of rain full to deserts, areas like the city of palm springs and surrounding regions as roads flooded. authorities cancelled hundreds of flights out of airports in los angeles and san diego. in long beach, people are relying on some backs to protect the communities to keep the stool from pushing the waves posts the beach respect surgeries that are going to go beyond the 5. you know, our beaches that are going to come into the communities that really never seen this type of flight before. but just south of long beach, some brave the stormy conditions. this hillary approached some schools will be shut on monday and that's a state of emergency in place. save
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a mock to southern california. officials avoiding people to just stay home sports now in spain of one the football women's woke up for the 1st time. maybe england, one now and the final in sydney, australia to become only the 5th nation to hoist the trophy is the 1st time since 2007 that the windows have been european. spain were assured their 1st ever ruled gun metal no matter the outcome against england. spain's captain olga cardona struck the 1st blow and the 29th minute caught him on the drill that passed mary hertz giving level her the lead at the break. spain had the chance to double their lead after england's kira was, was called for handle. the video assistant referee, took a while to decide to call, but eventually awarded the penalty. spain's jennifer her most stepped up with mary hurts, made the safe keeping england in the match. england had to choose to level in the
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waiting seconds of stoppage time. but the ball went straight into the arms of spain's goalkeeper cuts her cold with the se, spain, when the women's woke up for the 1st time in their history. dw sports corresponding. tom galloway in sydney offered his take on spain's victory for the 1st time in the history of women's football, spain have been crowned champions of the wells when these tournament go on the way in early july. so you consider them to be genuine content as part of the $32.00 teams who are here in australia, new zealand, competing for these types of it's spain who have gone the distance and they're the ones out celebrating, hey, on the page behind me. the game plan in tonight's final hearing stadium, australia in sydney was executed perfectly, understand abrasions looks set to go on long into the not was. this is just with
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been trying to imagine how it would be like to wait and, but i think we're still not aware that we are the champions of the down. well, we're nobody winters. oh. first i want to say that i dedicate this victory. what do we achieve today? to the mother of one of my best friends? she died recently, and that's why i celebrated the gold with her t shirt business to all her family, with all my life to the time in the off. he goes off to a spectacular months of football in new zealand. and here in australia, it's spain who travel back to europe, wait a trophy to put in the cabinet, a stall to stitch on the crest. i'm a new types of champions of the world. and one of those champions we just had from olga come on a who scored the winning goal land after the match that her father had passed away and was after she'd dedicated a goal to the late mother of
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a friend. let's look at some of the stories from the world of sports or in athletics. america's no allows took the 100 meters gold at the world championships in budapest, watching him uh just before the fire finished when a go for a sprint double and the 200 meters later in the week. the women's 100 meters takes place on monday. american golf alexa, painful, celebrated a 19th birthday. by winning the lpga, tor stopped in northern ireland. this remarkable shot helped move her into a playoff for the title. mr. pod by gabrielle to cali on the the extra whole meant paino was the winter youngest. on top of this year, which indeed, nobody knew, stay tuned for look at the pine in when pioneering women days of saudi arabia. i'm
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