the the, this is the, the news coming to live from berlin after catastrophic wildfire. greece is hit by devastating floods. officials say it's is of greece has changed climate, so says severe rain storms and record rainfall kills at least 14 in the region with more rain expected. also coming up your credit and we'll get a $1000000000.00 and extra us assistance us secretary state antony blink and brought that message to keep the promise of controversial depleted uranium, munitions and the victory for abortion rights activists in mexico,

the supreme court makes terminating a legal a pregnancy legal across the country in march and major shift in a region where the catholic church has long posters. the abortion band plus japan tries another moving shot record. a rock is rather black, still carrying a lunar lender hoping to join the few countries to successfully touch down on earth's satellite. the hello i'm terry martin. good to have you with us fires, droughts, and now devastating floods all in a matter of months. greece husband battered by the forces of nature and least by climate change. the north of the country has been badly effected around the city of balls where storm daniel has produced record rainfall, triggering land slides,

and sweeping dozens of vehicles away in muddy waters. but athens too has also been afflicted by the terrestrial reign. while guerria and turkey have also been effected with at least 14 confirmed us across the region clearing out of to the record, rain full. unfortunately for the shops owners much must be thrown away. but cost us a, how does his efforts could be in vain with the rain that filled his shop with muds to return soon? it's been 2 days now. the talk been dealing with this problem. everyone had not just me. the small rid, the started the city of all us after a whole year's worth of rain fell in just a few hours. the city is still without water or power. residents are reliant on aid for a central's image of the. i'm 33 years old that i've never seen so much. right and

my whole life, you're seeing of bummed out so to we just didn't recognize it any more of these many notice. and that the moment turkey has also been hit hard in his time both flash flooding killed several people. others are missing. the heavy rain also brought misery to this camp. sites on bill gary is black sea coast, where caravan is narrowly escaped being dragged out to sea. he's got it and we pulled people out to kind of items while the boat to be dragging them towards the sea drifting through the pay like boats. the increasing warming of the mediterranean sea is thought to contributed to the extreme rain. july reco. temperatures were recorded, leading to high water evaporation the normal. then suddenly cooler temperatures caused the water vapor to condense again into torrential rain. full greek officials say it's, is it, greece has changed climate zones of the,

the numbers that we're seeing now for rainfall and walk to flow is a comfortable to what happens in southeast asia. it's like a switch to another region because i live in it with the with flooding, forcing highways to close, as yet more rain full cost. back in his shop. cost us is worried about wants to come. we're costing, i think, is inviting. what can i say? so cost us increase, waiting and hoping is unfortunately, the only option are corresponded. sophia, cliff talkie has been touring the flood zone. she gave me this update a short while ago from the port city of bundles. sorry, this is the definition of destruction. what we saw on our way here from columbia this morning. um the pictures we saw were like uh, hold. * on the street there were trees scared around people are um trying to just

save themselves. um on the right there is a police blocking the main street behind me. you can see the river alpha cut off speed. well no, it's about 3 meters high right now. and normally it's about 5 centimeters. we've been told with the residential pulse we spoke in the last 30 minutes. we are here and, and everyone is desperate. there are people crying. there are, people are screaming that people fighting with the police and trying to convince them to get through the block streets. and it is, uh, it is really scary what we see here. and i can only imagine why people went through this night where the rain didn't really stop. and so if you, we understand that more heavy rainfall is forecast for that region. what advice or greek authorities giving people given what you've just described and what might still be coming? that's correct. that's correct. sorry. uh,

people are advised to stay at home. uh, the emergency messages we receive on our phones are telling us to void to transfers to stay in doors, especially in the area. awesome, uh, essential grease and let me see about in other areas as well as um, throughout the country. uh, this catastrophe is ongoing. so it's a very dangerous to be on the streets and even driving. is there a risk right now? so essential reasons. declared the state of emergency right now and everyone is on alert. the volume of rain that's already been dumped on the region is extraordinary . some say it's unprecedented. how much rain are we talking about here? so for you, sweet, we're talking about writing that, that doesn't stop writing and really, really strong. and i've never seen something like that on our way here. we couldn't even see through through um, through the windows and also not,

not just how much water it comes down, but also m parents with a strong wheels. and so with the conditions it's really, really dangerous. and um, it is uh, definitely backdrop to us secretary of state entity blinking support to visit the keeper. since the start of russia's invasion, ukraine's counter offensive was at the top of the agenda. last week, key rejected us media report suggesting progress on the front lines was too slow. but there were no signs of tension during blankets, visit ukraine's president, instead of striking a grateful town. this usual rate you'd see around lincoln also met with prime minister denise me, how and foreign minister at the mutual coordinate, the keen to show where united front the praise, but ukrainian effort to push the russians back. we see the progress of the

counter offensive. very hard, we want to make sure that the frame has what it needs, not only to succeed in the counter sensitive, but as what it needs to the long to make sure that it has a strong turn. strong defense capacity is blinking announced a new aid package. worth over $1000000000.00, the u. s. has delivered or pledge more than $43000000000.00 to ukraine and military aid, including air defense systems. wednesdays, brutal attack says just how important the support do you agree with? earlier i spoke with typically as much as ton to in p, if he told me more about what's in that 1000000000 dollar a package from the us the right. you can imagine a 1000000000 us dollars support package is going to have quite a few things in it. a long list just just to name if you, one of them will be munition for the high more assistance that was a rocket launcher system that was provided last year to the ukrainian troops that

has been, has proven very effective at targeting ammunition depots for example. and positions behind enemy lines. i know another thing that will be provided is artillery, rounds $105.00 and a $155.00 millimeters. this is something the ukrainians have been going through quite a rapid pace and are in dire need of the europeans. i have tried to come up with a procurement scheme. i try to wrap up their production and provide additional artillery rounds for the training. so far that hasn't mature materialized. so i could imagine the premium companies will gladly accept, accept those. and another thing on the list, among other others would be equivalent to bolster air defense systems, as russia continues to attack ukrainian cities on a daily basis. it's being reported max that the package also includes depleted uranium weapons. they are controversial with some saying they posed unintended

health risk for the civilian population is ukraine's government at all concerned about this. right, so this could be seen as a further escalation of what is being provided here to, to the conflict of course, of these uranium shells. and, and bullets are made of a very dense material which allows to penetrate armor and ignite fires upon impact . so um, these are going to be a lot more effective than a traditional round and safer for tank who's using them, for example, they can use them at a greater distance. so they are quite somebody advances there. when of course, they use depleted uranium. the radiation is, is, is limited and it is still believe that there are a health risk involved. there are different studies that suggest different things. the radiation, this appear to be the main risk with more of the chemical success city of the residue or the shrapnel. the, the parts that will be lying in the, in the areas of, of combat. so this was especially effect the post war scenario. i imagine this is,

of course, something that was, was, was, came into consideration when asking for these weapons and providing these weapons. but i imagine also that the ukrainian government at the moment is more concerned about the losing of this war and um and, and losing for their soldiers. max, thank you very much. the update that was our corresponded bucks turned in ukraine's capital key. it's catch you up on a few other stories making headlines around the world. today. the bones newly installed government has said ousted, present all the bongo is free to leave the country. and citing his poor health, long ago has been under house arrest since he was forced out of office and a military coup last week. the 64 year old suffered a serious stroke during a 2018 visit to saudi arabia, then left him physically impair us, judge harris ordered the state of texas to remove floating barriers placed on its

river with river border with mexico. that's after the buying and ministration sued over the barrier, saying it violated federal law and raised humanitarian concerns, texas as governor, installed, the boy is complete with fall like blades and nothing in july to, to turn migrant crossings. that goes ruling marine. a party has named former mexico city may or cloudy, assigned both as it's candidate for next year's presidential election, signed bombs. nomination means mexico is almost certain to have its 1st female president, next year after the opposition alliance, also chose a woman. the anti government demonstrations has been serious southern province of sway to have now entered the 4th week, the peaceful protest or a show of civil disobedience in a province largely populated by the drew's religious minority. the demonstrations were sparked by economic measures enacted by president bush. i last saw now protest

or say they will not stop gathering on sway. there's a colorado of square until they're over, throw the machine to nice stop, protest, day and night civil disobedience like this. aimed at president bush on an us a, in a government control province is the rear side the people want to bring down the resume. people mentioned to you to come from a square, 60 square to them on freedom. most people who live here belong to the drew's community up to now they have been relatively neutral and the war. but a recent decision by the president pushed hundreds on to the street. the saw double public wages and then lifted fuels subsidies leading to

a 3 phone price increase. initially, the demands had to do with living conditions, and i see the protest soon swelled growing thousands of demonstrators calling for an end to the sab regime. how the membership of this regime does not even have anything. it can also people, the bills are paid to be run and russia in return for the military assistance, destroyed the wealth of all of serious population. and the right james stone of the countries results has indeed an even leave 10 percent to the people to lead them dignity the human b. yes sir. in 2011 the slogan now being tempted by protesters and swayed of was heard in several cities. the shop said responded to those demonstrations with brutal force, punishing to send with disappearances, imprisonment and torture. but despite the risk involved,

thousands including women and children, are again forcing their opposition to look at what happened to sway the this is what's pushing us to go down and demonstrate. we're not scared. what more is there to happen? organizers are urging protesters to remain peaceful to prevent any escalation. all focus now was to make dignity square a success to have our voices reach the entire world from here. after destroying cymbals abuse that families group on power. protesters set up a camp at the squared signaling that they're here to stay. mexico supreme court has the criminalized abortion across the country ruling that laws banning the procedure are unconstitutional. the court said that penalizing abortion violated women's human rights. abortion is already legal in several mexican states, but the ruling will likely pay the way for much water access to the procedure.

mexico is just the latest platinum american country to loose and abortion restrictions in recent years following argentina in 2020, and colombia last year. let's get more on this now from rebecca, going past founder and director of women on waves. that's an organization to themes, to prevent unsafe abortions. welcome to the program. rebecca, why did mexico supreme court decide to treat the criminalize abortion? now? i thank you so much for having me. so there was already of this mission your last here. we're just the criminal lies, but it left it up to the states to remove the criminal codes from the state laws. and that didn't go fast enough that many states did not move ahead. and so now this decision is actually saying that it's really that due to a big asian, to provide safe abortion services so that it's everywhere in the,

in the country. and people with unwanted pregnancies can get abortions in federal hospitals and, and i think that is very important. so that is actually also guarantees the access to an abortion. now what is very about these rulings, is that what is that? did it really undermine? and the wrote brought, wrote the importance of legalizing abortion for social justice because it said also that it's a special need for people that are suffering from this restrictive clause. and that it's creating social. and just as i just wrote it up and much further than just acknowledging that it's a human right. but also that it's extremely important for social justice and to anything a property in a country. so mexico's hospitals are obviously not set up to perform abortions, yet at least and in much of the country, how long will it take? do you think to establish the infrastructure needed to provide abortion services

around the country as well? you don't need any infrastructures, the medic, most of the portions can be done with bushing pills with medicines. these medicines have been registered to an available in mexico. uh since uh, more than 10 years seems mexico cd legalized abortion. and so in principle, in many places version has already been available even where it's restrictive. right? um, so for us to check on, if it doesn't take very long. yeah, i just wanted to, sorry, if i use the go ahead i just want to know whether this move by mexico will impact the abortion debate elsewhere in america is because it could be sending a signal or um, well, it's that is difficult to say. we know that many and less in america,

women's rights mostly has been extremely strong and at fault for legalization of abortion. and many places are just, you know, legalized abortion issues said before. and there's, you know, and let me push this as well. excellent. or is another place where it has been a lot of pressure put on trying to get the bush and legalize. i'm at what it will do. it will set an example which is very important. but these are, these decisions are so dependent on local political infrastructure. the fact that there are as a being sports judges that are supporting this is also the conference or, you know, a long history of a social politics and mexico in other, in other countries use in different kinds of local political interest searches where there is actually more rights being more conservative. judges that has been important to it and are making these decisions. i'm so perhaps judy is another page where it will be really interesting to know what is going to happen there. so it's,

it's, it's not easy to produce this. rebecca golf as from women on waves, thank you very much. thank you. now the race to find water on the moon is facing up. several countries are trying to stake a claim with an eye to establishing future lunar colonies. recent russian and japanese attempts ended in failure, but india recently succeeded in landing at the moving to south pole. and now japan is trying again. we've got another quarter due to japan's luna exploration mission . the moon's not the game is designed to land with high precision. within 100 meters of its target sites on the lunar surface. tokyo is hoping it's smart lender for investigating noon or slim mission will allow it to join an exclusive international club, making it the fist country off to the us, china, russia,

and india. to successfully land on the moon, its mission is to investigate rocks and deploy a small robot to take photographs. the country space agency says it should reach its destination early next year. the just the launch comes just week south to india became the 1st nation to land on the luminous south pole. both india and japan are working together on a joint commission to explode, a permanently shaded luna. pulse ness are in us. companies are also preparing to more emissions in the coming months. all of this works as a prelude to the next big step. the 1st man mission since 1972. which in turn full shadows, the building of luna bases which are in planning by a number of different countries all hoping to gain a permanent foothold on how closest. so let's deal neighbors and to get ahead stones on what could be the next frontier of geo political conflict

or from or in this we're joined now by derrick williams from dw science. derek. tell us more about this japanese mission and in what sense it apart from the other lunar emissions that we've seen recently. well, a couple of different factors. um, it's called the moon sniper nickname the moon's night for, for a reason, which is that this is about precision landing. so the japanese are trying to land within a 100 meters of a pre determined spot on the moving service now. and that, that might sound trivial, but it's really not. and if you look at other, at other missions to the moon, many of them have landings owns that are kilometers wide and, and the question of why we need this precision is a very important one. because if you imagine, for example, that, that moon base that we just saw this, this futuristic moonbase, you're gonna want to be able to land your landers. and so we supply the moonbase as close as possible and not kilometers away. the other big aspect of, of this particular mission that's important as the economy. now it's going to take

4 to 6 months for this, for this land, or to actually reach the moon, which is a very, very long time. if you think that the apollo missions, for example, back in the, in the sixties and seventies only took 3 days to get there. and so japan is trying to prove that you can do this also economically. this is a small land, or it's only a couple of 100 kilos as but it's all about saving fuel. so precision and the economy. those are the 2 big factors that are, that are really writ large if you're well in this particular mission. interesting that, you know, we've seen a number of permissions fail recently. people trying to land on the moon softly as it were and who you know successfully without destroying the crowd. why is it apparently still so hard to soft land on the moon? i mean, as you did, you mentioned we've been doing this since the sixty's. well it's a moon. landings are extremely complicated. there's just a lot that can go wrong. i mean, starting with the launch of the rocket and moving on then to the coupling of of the particular mission from the rocket and then insertion into a lunar orbit. um,

as the lunar $25.00 to russian luna $25.00 emission showed that's also not always easy. and then of course there's this, there's this moment when you decide that you're going to land and at that point there is no going back. one of the project managers actually at jackson, the japanese space agency caught the said he talked about that the landing and he's expecting a breathless, numbing 20 minutes of terror. which has a very discrepant on these, on the admissions. there's just a lot that can go wrong and the drivers are sitting back on are 380000 kilometers away. and they've been preparing for this for a long time. a briefly derek. this is the 3rd attempt to soft land on the moon. this summer alone and more emissions are plan why this flurry of lunar missions? well i think that there's, uh, there's just a side guys. thing kind of going on. these conditions were plans, viewers of, not decades ago. but, but we're seeing, we seen a revolution and,

and in technology that's really allowing us to, to take this step back again, this resurgence from the, from the fifty's and say the feeling in the fifty's and sixty's not driven this time necessarily by politics, by technology. so you're looking at digital technology, you're looking at materials, research, new materials that are allowing us to get up here and look at things. and um and, and assist this resurgence of interest in and also corner and possibly resources for the next steps that are helping us to kind of break the bonds of our a lot of competition. any particular lunar mission coming up that we should be watching out for while, as nasa. and you said, of course, when say it's part of his argument arguments. the 1st mission has, has been out there already is born around the moon and has come back. that was last year and they're going to be sending an amend orbital emission coming next year and then planning to bring launch and, and land astronauts on the moon the year after that stuff from japan and india. very exciting stuff. also, china has said that, i mean it wants to set up

a moonbase and starting to plan planning to build in the next 5 years, much to watch out for derrick williams from dw science. thanks a to you're watching the w news from berlin up next. it's complex, so with tim, sebastian on terry morrison. thanks for watching the

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