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th turkish foreign minister called on the u.n. to take action to unfreeze billions of italian prime minister sd rollover least an initial 350 million euros.--om will reasan l pre hundred 50 million euros. -- 350 million euros. >> dors conference in the ethiopian capital has raised re than 350 million euros for the relief eorand the drought-stricken countries of the horn of africa. thefus include 300 million from the african development bank, with the rest pledged by four afcan nations. t smi was marked by poor

attendance. only the leaders of somalia and others showed up at the african unn donor conference. >> your presence here today once again, is notusan opportunity to make pledges, howeverodt. >>whe llnsf people in east africa face hunger, the crisis isotonneto food shtas. diseases are as threatening. t pledges wl help alleviate the suffering. the european union is warning that africa needs long-term solutions. organization said the money rais athe conference fall short of expected pledges. the united nations yst's still needs $1.3 billion to help the hungrin the one of africa.

-inhe horn of africa. is the money raised at the meeting enoh me dierce >> considering the well over $1.5 billion required to dwi e crisis, the $50 billion pledged by the african union and the member states are nowhere near enoh. the aid agencies are hoping tt th cference is just the beginning. there are more donations to be made in the weeks to come. they haveomdippntnt about the political -- that is t sialf solidarity that as errors had hoped for. >> you've visited a refugee camp anwiesth situation firsthand. what did the people there need most? >> people write that these

camps and they need everything. they arrive with not much more than the clothes that they are wearing. in the camps tmsve people are living in makeshift tents for weeks on end. it is a very hard to reach a place. evytngaso brought there by truck. it takes about four to 10 days for the truck to get there, depending on the weath ndio. >> thank you. he has been visiting the refugee camp in southern ethiopia. we will have this report for you later. but kept to upon the latest business news. >> many unknowns as a creative and very unique genius

relinquishes control. steve -- steven jobs has been synonymous with apple's staggering success. he truly defined the apple brand. after years otrtmt r cancer and related conditions, joss says he can no longer are fulfill his duties as the head of the company. he will be replaced byim cook. apple's shares finished lower by just about one% on thursday. >> anyone can make music now. >> steve jobs stands out as a visionary to transform the way people relate to computer technology. unr s leadership, apple products became a must-have all items. he was the guiding force behind the ipod, kaifeng, and ipad. >> -- the iphone, and ipad.

>> steve jobs since the way that we handle music. he changed the way we use computers. >> as apple continued to grow, so did criticism of the corporation. there have been concerns about labor cditions anth chinese factories. even so, apple possible as market trend setter is undisputed. on thursday, a german court ruled that the south korean firm could not sell its galaxy task in germany. >> shares in bank of america soared by as much as 26% in early trading thursday after billionaire warren buffett announced he was investing $5 billion in the struggling financial institution. he is stepping in to help the bank and the same way he helped prop up goldman sachs and general electric. the move bolsters confident and

the banking sector. in recent days, shares in bank of america have plunged amid rumors that it was having major liquidity problems. several european countries have extended a ban on short-selling stocks until the end of september. two weeks ago, market regulators in belgium, france, greece, italy, spain intervened to prohibit traders from speculating on a decline in and a share's price. short-selling is a trade in which the investor shares borrowed cells without owning them in the hope of buying them back later at a lower price. on thursday, germany denied speculation that it would extend a ban on naked short-selling, a variation in which traders agreed to sell a security they have not yet even arranged. european shares fell in thursday trading. the dax was down by 4% at one point in the session. our correspondent sent us this summary from frankfurt.

>> very few investors are driving the market. this thursday afternoon, the german stock index plunged about 4% only within a couple of minutes. this, for no apparent reason. two-thirds of the shares were temporarily suspended from trading because of the unusual volatility. the daily loss at the end of the trading day did not look that scary, but all of this shows how nervous the market is. >> at the closing bell, it was down by 1.7%. across the atlantic, the dow closed at the top of the hour. it finished lower by 1.5%. the euro trading lower against

other major currencies. that is your business update. >> german chancellor angela merkel has been having a tough time with the been sharply criticized for an apparent lack of direction about her handling of the european debt crisis. much of that criticism has come from opposition figures. let the, the sharpest arrows have been stung by her own party colleagues. even her onetime mentor, helmut kohl, has come out with an unflattering assessment of her leadership. >> forbes magazine calls for them world's most powerful woman, but at home, angela merkel is struggling, fighting for her party in upcoming state elections. she is battling to answer criticism from an increasing number of public conservatives. some unusually harsh words have

come from helmut kohl. in a highly publicized interview, his onetime mentor blasted what he called the government's lack of orientation. he said germany has not been a predictable factor for several years now. we must take care not to gamble everything away. we must urgently return to our former dependability. criticism has also come from conservative lawmakers. many openly question merkel's handling of the debt crisis. >> this is a case where journalists have produced a totally inaccurate reports based on a total misunderstanding. >> angela merkel has countered critics by saying her government is working alongside its partners in europe and the rest of the world to master the challenges of these times.

>> the u.s. navy has ordered all of its ships to leave the airport and the state of virginia has a hurricane irene approaches from the caribbean this storm is threatening to bear down on the eastern seaboard in the next couple of days. the system has already pounded the bahamas with strong winds and torrential rain. as it moves north, it is forecast to strengthen to major category 4 storm with winds of more than 200 kph. hail storms swept through parts of germany early thursday morning. the emergency services were called in to help in many places. some people collected stones the size of golf balls. streets, buildings, and basements were flooded. heavy rains battered the german state. >> the draw for the group's

stage of the champions league has taken place. in group e, chelsea. titleholder's barcelona.

>> their lives have been devastated by extreme drought. 12 million people on the horn of africa could die because there is not enough to be. on thursday, african leaders met in the ethiopian capital and pledged millions of dollars in aid. the united nations has declared famine in five areas in somalia. millions are struggling in parts of ethiopia, kenya, uganda.

our reporter was in a miniature city were thousands of people have come in their struggle to stay alive. >> she is cooking corn meal for her children. it is practice time at this refugee camp on the somalia- ethiopia border. there is an official milk distribution center. but she prefers to do our own cooking she bought the cornmeal from money earned collecting firewood. she says her children do not like the rise in the camps. many others agree. half the children here are undernourished even though there is food available. to get here, they walked for a week for the desert. they are lucky.

they all survived the journey. >> we started out with donkeys. but we could not feed them. we did not have enough food for the children. >> after a two-week wait for accommodations, they received a tent from you when the refugee agencies, which they shared with another family. >> many of the refugees are from our clan. they can sleep year, too. -- sleep here, too. >> women and children stay here at night for their protection. >> usually, there is not enough room, so i sleep outside but some of the children.

>> it is cool at night here and many of the weekend -- weakened children develop pneumonia. this is a reception camp. each day, new refugees arrive from somalia. the border is only a few kilometers away. from here, yet they are transferred to one of the more permanent camps that have been sent up -- set up. there are not enough tends to go around, so many make improvised shelters to protect themselves from the sun, the sand, and the wind. although the refugees only stay for a matter of race, some set of small businesses. -- matter of weeks, some set up

small businesses. many sell food. there is even a makeshift general store. they have gathered to watch as filming, this shopkeeper says he gets his wares. women ask for the money came from, -- when we ask where the money came from, he says from allah. a short distance away, there is a bus that takes people to the permanent camp. more than a thousand people are transferred every day. before they get on the bus, they have to be registered.

they have to be fit enough to leave. >> she was hospitalized with her children. [inaudible] >> there will be another bus along. the flood of refugees seems never ending. peoples said the militants are now stopping people from leaving somalia. ramadan is another possible explanation. the month-long fast further weakens the people. for those still in somalia,

there has been some good news. aid agencies are beginning to deliver supplies in territory. until recently, that was virtually impossible due to security concerns. >> we have air lifted and high energy biscuits to meet the immediate needs of the children in those areas. we have deliveries on the way of serial -- cereal to be able to do a general food distribution to people inside of somalia before they have to cross the border to ethiopia. >> once they reach the new camps, the first thing that happens is the children are weighed. all of the -- they undergo more

checks. this amount is waiting for the medic to investigate -- to examine his two-year-old daughter. she weighs just 8.8 kilos. for her height, she should wait at least 12 kilos. like so many here, she is severely undernourished. " we traveled for seven days and my daughter had nothing to eat for the last three days. >> just before we left on the bus, they gave her a cup of tea. she immediately got diarrhea.

>> they are sent to the camp hospital. medics from the doctors without borders organization will treat the little girl. this camp was set of just a few weeks ago. 35,000 refugees will make new homes here on this barren stunning land. -- stony land. more refugees are on the way and more cans will be needed. the ethiopian government is already looking for another site. it will be months before the horn of africa recovers from the consequences of this out and famine. even when the rains come, it is unlikely these people will be able to return to somalia. no one is expecting the situation to and approved in the near future. but to improve in the near future. >> deutsche welle will be

focusing on the famine in east africa on much of our programming for much of next week. find out more on our website. thank you for joining us.