brent: this is dw news live from berlin. tonight, the battle to block misinformation on the pandemic. youtube is banning accounts that it says are pushing lies about covid-19. the ban includes the german channel of rt. russia says it might retaliate. by blocking youtube. also coming up, lava from the volcano is emptying into the

atlantic with life-threatening results. plus we need one of the winners of the award known as the alternative nobel prize. a woman being honored for rescuing the cture of one of canada's native peoples. and should the soccer world cup be every two years instead of four? we find out what is at stake behind the numbers. brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. we begin tonight with the battle online to tell the truth about the pandemic. today youtube announced it is shutting down accounts for misinformation and anti-vax in conspiracy theories. the u.s. company banned the

popular account of john f. kennedy, jr. and joseph markel left for spreading in misinformation about vaccines. in similar news, it took out the german channel of russian state broadcaster rt, formally known as russia today, without disclosing which of rt's videos broke its rules. our reporter is following the story for us. pablo, how did rt's german youtube channel end of being deleted? pablo: youtube, which is owned by google, said rt's german channel had received a warning over material it had uploaded which breached youtube standards of covid-19 disinformation. the channel was suspended from uploading videos to its channel for a week. then youtube said rt's german channel tried to, quote, "circumvent the restriction by uploading videos to another channel that it has."

as a result, both channels were terminated for breaking youtube's terms of service. this story could sound similar in some ways to what happened in august when sky news australia was banned from livestreaming on its channel for a week after violating policies over covid-19 misinformation with regards to the pandemic. brent: what sort of content are we talking about here? pablo: it is still a little bit unclear. youtube did not disclose which videos, the editor-in-chief of rt said it was related to interviews with critics of covid-19 measures. there were also reportedly clips discussing potentially risky or unproven covid-19 treatments. youtube then said, quote, "does not allow content about covid-19 that poses a serious risk of harm." it also says "it doesn't allow

content that spreads misinformation that contradicts local health authorities or the world health organization's medical information about covid-19." so we can gather what type of videos we're talking about here. brent: perhaps better late than never there. pablo, thank you very much. let's look at the politics said to be behind this move with our political correspondent, simon young. good evening to you. rt says this political ban is politically motivated and their editors even accused the german government of declaring a media war. have they produced any evidence? simon: brent, i am not sure there is any concrete evidence of these claims, but the head of rt in germany said that her organization has done nothing wrong, and they were being represented as having broken the rules, but that is a false representation. in moscow, the russian foreign

ministry called it an unparalleled act of media aggression and suggested that the german government might somehow be behind it. youtube, as we have heard, says this is about covid misinformation. in the german government, for its part, has rejected the idea that it has anything to do with this. let's listen to what the german government spokesman said just earlier on. >> we have taken note of this decision from youtube, and since there are different stories about this on a russian channels, i want to say very clearly -- this is a decision by youtube. no federal government or representatives of the federal government has anything to do with this decision. anyone who claims that is constructing a conspiracy theory. it is a decision by youtube, youtube has justified it, we take note in that. brent: simon, is this part of

the continuing souring of relations between moscow and berlin, or do you think there is something more substantial at work here? simon: well, that is hard to say. relations between moscow and berlin, there is some tension in that relationship, and this war of words is likely to make it a little more tense. the kremlin has been saying that it appears as if some russian laws may have been broken, and there have been reports of calls from authorities there for retaliatory action, potentially banning or some reprisals against youtube or perhaps against german media operating in russia. the german government spokesman today said there is no basis for any such retaliation and indeed any talk of it shows that such people who talk about that have

a poor relationship, as he put it, with press freedom. brent: political correspondent sailing young on this story tonight, thank you. three days after the national election, germany is moving closer to having a new government. the leaders of the ftp and the greens have begun talks. they are searching for common ground before they enter a formal coalition talk with the bigger parties. >> a selfie that could make history. all four politicians simultaneously published the same photo that carried the caption, "in the search for a new government, we are looking for common ground and bridges over that which separates us, and we're even finding some. exciting times." unlike the failed coalition talks of 2017, this time, nothing is supposed to be leaked to the public. >> we had a good talk yesterday, and if i say another three sentences now, that is not

confidential anymore. so this talk stays confidential, just like the others. reporter: for the ftp and the greens, it is a marriage of convenience. where the liberals still believe in a free market to regular climate change, the greens want to move faster on ambitious regulations. but to want to change, they will have to cooperate. >> the other thing about the ftp and the greens is we are the most popular parties with young, first-time voters. that means we are compelled to make something of it whether we want to or not. young people's interest in digitalization, climate change, modernization of our country, human rights, and foreign policy, we have got to share responsibility there. >> if they can agree, the ftp and the greens will be kingmakers and could wait on the best offer from the bigger parties. 's ruling coalition is possible with both the spd and the cdu.

the spd list 206 mps is the largest party in the bundestag. the chairman has been reelected, and he is relaxed about the greens and the spd. >> i am very confident we will be able to talk with clear convictions about the challenges for this country. we have ideas, we have a roadmap, and above all, we have olaf scholz. >> the cdu and csu are realizing that another candidate was the winner. >> olaf scholz has the best chance of becoming chancellor, clearly. >> the ftp and the greens want another round of talks on friday with more participants, but still strictly confidential. brent: let's take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world. a tornado in the northern german city of kiel lifted several people off the ground and tossed them into the water. you see the funnel cloud there.

that is all according to the local police. six people were hospitalized. the prime minister of kosovo has asked the region to replace special police forces unblocked order crossings with serbia. the move is to stem ongoing ethnic tensions between kosovo albanians and minority kosovo serbs in the area. the european union has called on all sides to smooth out relations. in italy, a statue of a woman has sparked a debate about sexism after it was criticized for being inappropriate and offensive by female politicians. the figure, depicting a character from a 19th century poem, was unveiled. the local artist who created it has defended his work. the spanish island of la palmer has been declared a disaster area, as lava continues to spill from a volcano 10 days after the

eruption. hundreds of homes have been engulfed, which now poses a different threat to residents. toxic gases created when lava meets ocean water. brent: a red river flowing out to sea. reporter: lava finally reached the ocean late on tuesday night. it took the molten rock 10 days to travel the six point five kilometers to the atlantic ocean. it destroyed hundreds of houses as it went and forced the evacuation of thousands. and while officials say it doesn't currently pose an imminent threat for the public, the emergency is far from over. >> i want to emphasize that although we seemo have the lava channeled right now, the eruption has not stabilized. there is a dynamic that is beyond our control. therefore, we continue to monitor the situation, taking measures linked to this process.

reporter: scientists are measuring the toxicity of the gases emitted as the lava meets the sea. the government has promised emergency aid and compensation to locals whose properties were destroyed, but many are afraid of the amount offered will not cover what they lost. >> my family are very upset. because they know i have worked a lot. i know they see me so defeated. reporter: is the first time the volcano has erupted in 50 years. experts warned it could be weeks before it is over. brent: for more now, i am joined by alexis schwartz, a volcanologist from tenerige.

he joins us tonight from lipoma. thank you. tell us how dangerous this gas really is. >> well, maybe we should remind the listeners that the problem here is that when the lava enters the sea, plumes of steam that are occurring now, because of the content of the magma, the lava with the volcanic gases which are self or any chlorine gases mainly, obviously, this would incorporate the steam which is rising and populate it to areas. bringing acid rain. in any case, the concentration of these gases within the steam are going be not very high, and only if these gases are in

high concentration close to where the steel is at the moment rising, may affect the populated area. this could be potentially damaging to the skin and airways and so on. in any case, we have the wind blowing towards the sea. at present, this concern is not very high. i have pointed out that there is a major risk that these lava flows are causing. the situation is dangerous because the lava was traveling towards the sea and destroying a lot of --. huge clouds of material which, is very dark, toxic clouds because of theurning of this plastic material, it really affected the whole area and the situation was worsened -- the

new lynn brent: if i could, let me ask you, put this into perspective for us. can we compare this to previous eruptions? how bad is it this time? >> it is bad, because the previous eruption you mentioned 50 years ago took place very close to the sea. therefore, the lava was traveling towards the sea and did not find any populated areas. on the contrary, in this case, the corruption took place in very high ground and the lava had time to destroy lots of property. so going back to the toxic gases in the steam, at the moment it is not posing any danger because of favorable meteorological conditions. if that changes, then we may be

more concerned about the possible hazard of these toxic gases. brent: it seems almost like a game of russian roulette for the residents on the island, because they want to make sure they are not downwind from these toxic gases, and they also don't want to be in the path of the lava. >> correct obviously, this is a very worrying situation for the population that is close to this eruption. at the moment, the measures taken i think are correct in keeping the population indoors, making sure that the windows and the doors are locked. they receive the least amount of these gases. in any case, at the moment the situation gd. the wind is blowing everything toward the sea and it is -- the lava is following the path of

what is already destroyed. son case there any other lava flows emied by the volcano, at the moment, we are ok. brent: l's hope that the lava flows a the direction of the wind continue to be not in the direction of the people. alexis schwartz is joining us from the island of la palma, thank you. rescue workers in northeastern island are moving through fast flowing floodwaters to find missing people. seven have died and another is missing, after a tropical storm triggered heavy rainfall. authorities issued a new flood alert for caulk. authorities in ecuador say the death toll from a prison riot has risen to 30. the violence reportedly broke out between two rival gangs. the police say they found weapons and drugs inside the jail. miners in the canadian province

of ontario have all claimed to safety after being stranded underground for two days. 39 miners were trapped after missionary transporting coal to the surface became detached, locking the mineshaft. the right livelihood award is also known as the "alternative nobel prize." it honors people dedicated to positive social change. this year's laureates hailed from cameroon, canada, india, and russia. from canada, the laureate was honored for her complain to reclaim the culture of canada's indigenous people. in india, the award goes to the legal initiative for the forest and environment, for helping empower communities to protect their resources. another laureate is one of russia's most prominent environmental activists, being recognized for grassroots efforts to stop coal and nuclear

power in russia. and this laureate is being honored for her work against gender-based violence and child abuse in africa's lake chad region. a little earlier, she told me about the organization that she founded, which supports young people through education, legal counseling, and psychosocial care. >> what we do is first to listen to those women and girls, to listen to them and to identify the level of trauma they are going on, and then to see exactly what we can do for them. sometimes it is not easy for them to talk because they are very traumatized, and they don't want to talk to anybody. they cry because of what happened to them. their family have bee killed, their children also have been

killed or kidnapped. sometimes they have been kidnapped and they escaped from boko haram. so what we do is, to open our mind to them and to be patient. brent: that was marthe wandou, one of the winners of this year's right livelihood awards. the majestic shire horse is the largest equine on the planet. once commonly used as workforces, they were replaced by trucks and machines more than a century ago. now, in the 21st century, they found a new calling, by providing therapy for the human mind and soul. reporter: they are a tourist attraction, but the money these friendly giants bring in helps finance noble goals. the shires, the largest horse breed in the world, are

threatened with extinction. used for centuries as workforces, they have been replaced by trucks, machines, and lawnmowers, but not in this london park, where they mow the lawn in an ecologically sustainable way. >> here in richmond park, we have been working the land with the shire horses, looking after the royal park in london. there is no need for heavy machinery to do that. so with that, there is already a very close relationship because they are working horses. they are our colleagues, basically. reporter: this realization gave a professor of psychotherapy the idea of combining his two passions. horses, according to him, are often better at therapists in getting people to open up and talk. even the state's health service refers patients with anxiety and eating and impulse control disorders to project centaur. >> when you are trying to encourage a horse to do something, they need to see that you are trustworthy, that

perhaps you have confidence in what you are saying. and that helps people often to get in touch with what is going on with me. reporter: we could not film the therapy, that the professor said the sharpie with shires and other horses brings faster results than conventional sessions. because of the pandemic, he has hardly been able to use his consulting rooms in london. >> people come to us when they are stuck and we stick them in an office and we look at them, and usually there's not a huge amount of space, and it just feels claustrophobic. you are out in nature, you are moving forward, you are shoulder-to-shoulder. which means if people want to talk to you about something that they are anxious about or ashamed about or any of those kinds of things, they don't have to make eye contact with you. and you are also still connected with the outside world. reporter: connected to the world. to history.

nature, and to people. whether the harness or attend the medals, these noble horses are dependable, hard-working companions in either discipline. brent: olympic news now. fans from overseas will be barred from attending the 2022 beijing winter games, now just over four months away. that is the word from a international olympic committee today, which added that participants will have to be fully vaccinated if they want to avoid china's mandatory three-week-quarantine. beijing organizers say they plan to stricter levels to control the pandemic than those that were applied at this summer's tokyo olympics. fifa will hold an online summit on thursday to discuss its plans to stage the world cup every two years instead of every four. this is controversial, and

europe's football chief has threatened a boycott if the move goes ahead. but many smaller countries like the idea. here is a look at how the world's biggest sporting event might change. reporter: could we be about to see scenes like this every two years? france celebrated its 2018 a men's world cup victorin style. fans will no longer have to eat every four years if it gets its way. after a suggtion from saudi arabia, fifa launched a feasibility study into holding the men's and women's events every two years. . the fifa president has denied it is all about money. >> we will, however, in all the discussions and analysis, put the sporting element as a priority, not the commercial element, the sporting element. we know very well. you don't need to be einstein to know that if you do two world cup's in four years, you will double the revenue. reporter: now fifa is holding an

online summit. it says the idea will enable more nations to host, more countries could qualify, and it would generate more money to help grow the game across the globe. fifa has convinced many former players of the plan's merits, especially for smaller countries. >> i played for my national team for 14 years but only managed to qualify for one world cup, and i would certainly jump at the chance for having the opportunity to qualify every two years. reporter: every two years means more funds flowing into fifa, thereby filtering down to its member associations that are very dependent on funds from fifa for support and grow their football programs. but the powerful federations in south america and europe are against the proposal. >> we think that the jewel of the world cup has value precisely because of its rarity. but holding it every two years will, by our opinion, lead to

more atomization, less legitimacy, and it will unfortunately dilute the world cup itself. reporter: it would also further congested the calendar. european coaches say exhausted top lawyers are already playing too many games for club and country. ufo would have to hold its euros every two years as well, meaning stars would never get a proper break. it is the clubs that pay their salaries, after all. many in the women's game also worry about the impact it would have on women's tournaments fighting for publicity. if final decision isot expectedhis week, but the summit could go in longer to changing the football landscape forever. brent: all right a reminder of the top stories were following for you. youtube has shut down several high-profile accounts, saying it is cracking down on covid-19 misinformation and anti-vax in conspiracy theories. the u.s. based company took down the both german language channels of russian state

broadcaster rt, formerly known as russia today, without disclosing which of its videos had broken the rules. and lava from a volcano in la palma has reached the ocean. authorities are warning residents to stay indoors. you are watching "dw news." after a short break, i will be back to take you through "the day." we will be right back. ♪

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