>> this is dw news lie from berlin. united nations launches an investigation into iran's crackdown on antigovernment protests. demonstrations are in their third month and thousands are turning out despite security forces using deadly violence against them. also on the show, russia stands accused of crimes against humanity. president zelenskyy urges the u.n. to condemn what he calls

moscow's energy terror. the latest missile strikes knock out heating, power, and water supplies. in qatar cristiano rinaldo becomes the first man to score at five world cups as his particle side -- purge a goal -- portugal win against ghana. >> for our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, it is good to have you with us. the united nations is launching an investigation into iran's crackdown on antigovernment protests. now in their third month. there was applause as the human rights council resolution passed with 25 votes in favor. 16 countries abstained and six including china voted against. protesters are turning out in iran despite security forces using deadly violence.

the arrests began after the death of a young woman arrested for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly. the council estimates iran has detained 14,000 people so far. germany's foreign minister was among those calling for an investigation. our political correspondent told me it is a good result for her. >> it can indeed be seen as a win for her, a win for german policy and this is how it is being presented by the german authorities in their first reactions after the decision concerning this resolution. the fact that germany and in particular they had pushed for the resolution, had pushed for this discussion at the human rights council. which by the way is the key intergovernmental forum at the u.n. in the u.n. system, dealing with human rights. he is certainly an important decision -- it is an important decision.

what is particularly important is the fact that the resolution included this fact-finding mission. it was not clear all along that this fact-finding mission was part of the resolution. in fact, china had presented a last-minute appeal, so that that could be scrapped from the resolution. that did not pass, so the resolution also includes this very important fact-finding mission. all in all, german authorities are very pleased with today's result in geneva. >> how could this fact-finding mission actually work without physical access to the country? >> it is essentially seen as a step toward accountability. it is seen as a complement to the work that is already being done. for example by the u.n. special reporter of human rights in iran, so it is seen as a step toward accountability. but you want to be moving in the right direction because this is certainly the biggest challenge. how to move forward from what was discussed in geneva from all

of these decisions, from the resolution to actually action. especially if you consider that it is being reported that the iranian authorities are not particularly interested in having the fact-finding mission in iran. so there are a lot of questions as to how this could be implemented, from the german perspective, the perspective of the countries that took part in this, voted in favor of it, it is a step toward more accountability in the situation in iran. >> that was very clear and that was our political correspondent. thank you so much. ukrainian authorities are struggling to restore power and water supplies after russian missile strikes hammered key infrastructure once again. people have headed to so-called invincibility centers in search of power, warmth and other essentials. russia's latest strikes have killed 10 people and forced all of ukraine's nuclear power plants off-line for the first time in 40 years. the head of the nuclear energy company is morning that the attacks risked a quote

radioactive catastrophe. president zelenskyy is urging the u.n. to take action, calling the strikes a crime against humanity. dw's nick told us how people are coping after the latest attacks. >> just lookg at the scene in kyiv, you get a sense of how cold it is. behind me you should be seeing russia but obviously because the electricity is out for most buildings, you might just see a few lights in the fog. it really is quite a startling scene. millions of people, but you would not be able to tell looking across. the situation has been somewhat stabilized. there is the collapse that many feared, the national grid has been reconnected for a wild. last night, there were basically several parallel grids across the country. not really connected to each other. the country's power stations had to go into kind of security switch off, to prevent overloading the grid.

there was a real sense that damage could be done to the infrastructure. at has seemingly been averted. lots of creative solutions, lots of means out there on social media. being pulled by tractors instead of the normal text because there is no power. we do not have timelines from the government as to when normal service will resume. in kyiv, there is water again since a few hours, there is the sense that the heating is going to come back on. lots of people in high-rise apartments, they did not have the option to put a generator somewhere. they do not have the option of getting a bonfire ready to heat food. this is a desperate time, but no real sense of panic or of the mood turning. people were predicting this, they were seeing this about to happen. the big thing is in the last few days we've had temperatures drop for the first time. now people are facing three or four months of this. >> here is a look at other stories making news around the world.

russia's state atomic energy company is backing a planned protection zone around ukraine's nuclear power plant. the proposal comes from the international atomic energy russia and ukraine have blamed each other for the shelling at the facility. hungary's prime minister viktor says it's parliament will approve sweden's and finland's bid to join nato in february. hungary and turkey are the only alliance members yet toratify the nordic countries succession. sweden and finland ended decades of nonalignment after russia invaded ukraine. in the lower house of russia's parliament have unanimously approved a law banning all forms of lgbtq propaganda. the bill could effectively block positive depictions of same-sex relationships. it is expected to be rubberstamped by the upper house and assigned by president vladimir putin. china says new covid-19 infections have reached a record

31,000. authorities have imposed lockdowns enclosures and it almost all major cities including the manufacturing of home to a giant iphone factory. frustration and restrictions and unpaid wages has boiled over into violence. >> these are rare scenes of open dissent, protesters clash with the police. clad in white hazmat suits. workers at foxconn, the biggest iphone plant are angry over pay disputes and covid fatigue. the plant is under heavy covid restrictions. workers complain of poor living conditions. they say many of them had to share rooms with covid patients. and they are not being paid what was promised to them. foxconn has apologized, saying a technical error led to the pay disputes. these protests are erupting as china is facing a record search in covid cases. and prompting authorities to

expand lockdowns across china. since november more than 1.2 million cases of infection have been reported. in the past week, an average of 22,200 cases were reported every day, which was twice the number of the previouweek. in beijing, government workers block the street to ensure people stay-at-home. residents are allowed to leave only to get groceries and for health emergencies. the discontent over these restrictions has been growing. >> everything it has halted. how many people have the savings to support them if things stay closed? and even if you have the money to stay home every day, that is not a life. >> in some parts of 6 million people have been told to stay home for five days and undergo mass testing. although china receny relax to some of the tough covid rules,

many citizens are asking if the remedy is more harmful than the illness. >> and i am joined by dw reporter clifford. who worked as a correspondent in china for many years. protests in china are still very rare. what do you make of what we just saw? >> i think the pictures are startling. we have seen a lot coming out of there recently. i mean, last year in july you had climate change problems, flooding, which led to deaths in the subway. there was this footage i do not know if you're a member from the time. in july of this year, we have the property crisis that was also playing out, where people who went to the mortgage boycott went into the city to protest. now we have these protests at the foxconn, iphone city at foxconn. so a lot is happening. it is right in the heart of china. it is the capital of the union province, the cradle of chinese civilization. so none of this is accidental because it is seen as a bellwether of what is happening in china. what we are seeing is growing

waves of protests against very strict policies. >> it is quite likely that the protesters will be identified and punished in one way or another. why would they run the risk? >> it's interesting. in july of this year when they came into protest and organized a boycott, everyone has their covid readout on their phone and it went from red to green. sorry, from green to red, which meant that they were not allowed to travel. eventually, they went in very early in the morning and managed to beat the change in their status. they were able to get into the city to protest. so there is a lot of growing protest against this strict policy now. where zero covid is here, given that we feel like we are coming out of the other side, it looks impossible. the numbers look small. 31,000 cases is not large by the standards we have become used to. i think it is the prospect for things getting bad because the

health system would be overstretched is what is causing the fear. >> the chinese government does not seem likely to drop its zero covid strategy anytime soon. how long do you think they can pull this off? >> some people were saying today they are expecting this to go on through next year. which is very long. at that would have huge ramifications for supply chains, so much of what we consume and the west is made in china. but also, whether it is -- piercing these protests at foxconn. foxconn is a good employer in many ways. although it is tough conditions. i visited one of the plants before in the dormitories where people live are these hotbeds, you basically get out of bed and someone else takes over your bed and you go to work. very tough conditions but as the country gets wealthier, people are less willing to put up with this kind of thing and put up with this difficult policy. when they see something like zero covid which is making things more restrictive, you see

this pushback and that is why we've had remarkable pictures we have been seeing of people throwing barricades at police. >> xi jinping probably does not like the looks of this at all, but is this a threat to his grip on power? >> he has just come out of this party congress which he secured a term term -- a third term as applicable leader. he is in a good place right now, he does not need to worry about pushback domestically. however, you sort of wonder if things like the property crisis, climate change, and zero covid, all of these things start to come together and he is going to see growing pressure coming even from within the party. it will not just be from without the party, outside the party. it is something that he is going to have to keep a close eye on. >> and so will we. clifford, thank you so much. they identify the omicron variant of covid and raise the alarm, but instead of being praise, the african scientists behind the discovery found themselves scapegoats on the

receiving end of death threats and travel bans. now they are being honored here in berlin with the german africa. >> the botswana harvard aids institute is one of the leading hiv research institutions on the continent, with some of the best of her relatives. including -- when the pandemic hit, they turned their focus from sequencing hiv to covid. an unusual discovery, a new pattern with a high amount of tatian's. the omicron variant. they reported it immediately. >> i think it prevented a lot of potential maybe infections. the only unfortunate thing was within a few hours, a few days, many countries in southern africa. >> almost two years into the pandemic, the world once again

went on full alert. borders were closed, flights to southern africa were canceled and suddenly, those who discovered it became scapegoats, even receiving death threats. >> a lot of people say you scientists have big mouths. look what you have done. and it makes us uncomfortable. >> after it was discovered, scientists in south africa sequenced it. they were one of the phd supervisors. now they closely collaborate on their research. >> that is what this pandemic showed, that africa can become a scientific leader on the pandemic response. which surprised many countries in the world, but it did not surprise us. because the big investment that we have been doing, especially in people, but also in big labs and equipment for the past 20 years. >> they are one of the leading scientists in the field of viral outbreaks and is from the global south. what surprised him was how busy

the north was with itself during the pandemic. >> ineffective travel bans, yeah. so i think that that was very, sad how the world had a chance to respond to a global problem and they decided to respond with a nationalistic approach. that did not help. >> despite these challenges, they continue their work. proving that leading medical research is also done in africa and that europe cannot learn lessons from the continent. -- cannot learn lessons. -- can learn lessons. >> thank you for making time on your trip to berlin and thank you for the -- congratulations on the german africa prize. i want to start with you, doctor. back in november last year, when you discovered what will be known as the omicron variant, did you immediately know that what you had just discovered would have a global impact? >> thank you, thank you for helping us.

but our week was a unique one. borrowing from what we have done with hiv, we are used to looking at the virus and looking at the mutations. and of course the only mutations surprised us initially, we thought this is a mistake. so we immediately alerted the minister of health that we have seen an unusual pattern of mutations. we did not know that it was going to be violent. we need to validate that. so we had to get contact tracing and more samples. and we began to see this pattern was also prevalent in other samples, and then you know something is going on. with a powerful metric and collaborations with other scientists, it was easy to validate that this is indeed something new that is happening. >> how was it for you, dr.? >> so, we have detected many variants before, before the omicron. we detected the delta variant.

we are the ones that help the united kingdom to detect the alpha variant. so we have used it and everything happened in the same day, in the same day that the doctor sought the first genomes. he identified four genomes in south africa, then another eight. then we had the process to make sure that this is a variant, not just an outbreak. and that involved almost a swat team, a very fast response. we moved hundreds of samples from 100 different clinics to my lab. and we did very fast sequencing, less than 24 hours, we could see that these variants that we found in botswana, south africa, had spread everywhere. once we find that, then you have to have clear communication. and that involved talking with our minister of health and science. and it straight away, they started the president. and i had to inform our president of south africa of the finding.

and the decision that our country, together with botswana, should go public. we did a press briefing to all of the major tv channels. with the health minister. and that is when the world got to know omicron. after that, we needed to communicate with the world health organization. i called an urgent meeting. i'm a member of the committee. and we think less than like three days from spotting the first genomes, we had validated that hundreds of samples. the world health organization decided it was a variant of concern. instead of being praised and supported, the opposite happens. >> you said you helped protect the world even though you got punished for it. he received death threats. the backlash was tremendous. where are you shocked by the response? >> truly it was like a roller coaster. you think that you provide scientific evidence to protect

the world because that information is what is important for vaccine design. that is important for investigation, important for a check of what is happening with the epidemic. but that you received such abuse in the media and because of what had happened, our countries were shut down. that we did not expect to see after almost 18 months into the pandemic. you would think that the global village work together. so it was a bit of a surprise, the because we are used to working with hiv and communicating, we believe in transparency and release of data. and that has not changed. that is still today, we released data because of the ethical obligation to inform the world. >> who do you blame for the backlash that followed the publication? >> i think that who we blame is the fear that played begin the

pandemic. it was not the first time countries decided to close to hard vaccines or diagnostics. but one thing we learn from the pandemic is that this does not work. as you know, omicron spread everywhere and i believe here in germany, you also had a massive wave, despite blocking southern africa. we also know that omicron did not come from southern africa, but because we have very effective systems -- and that's large investments for the past 20 years on some of the best labs in the world for infectious diseases. that is what we're trying to highlight to the world. blocking countries, it is bad for global health. and it just to realize that the world has a lot to gain to keeping investing and supporting southern africa, especially infectious disease research as the doctor mentioned. a lot of our previous experience

dealing with hiv and tb could help the world with omicron. south africa had very few debts. prepared hospitals, we boosted the health care workers and we think that we can help again. and that is what we are going to keep doing. also with epidemics and pathogens. >> thank you so much. researchers, thank you for your great work and for stopping by today. >> thank you. >> at the world cup in qatar ghana took on portugal and as ever cristiano ronaldo bit all the headlines within a historical and a thrilling win for his team. >> cr seven was fighting back his tears while singing the anthem in what might be his last chance of lifting the world cup. after hours of play, they were awarded the penalty and there wano question about who would take it. cristiano ronaldo with a historic role as he becomes the first ever player to score in five world cups. however, ghana was quick to

respond. all it took was one passed on the left wing and poor portuguese defending to make the game level. speaking of poor defending, the costly mistake when baba left felix wide open and he create -- reclaimed the lead. with ghana in stock -- in shock, they would make the score 3-1. ghana kept fighting and after a lucky deflection, they found them cells open on the back post and celebrated. in the dying seconds of the game, williams missed the chance to -- because of carelessness portable -- portugal barely wins. >> our reporter for me it was an exciting match. >> absolutely dripped portugal really had to sweat this one out. ghana was making their return to the world cup. they did not participate in 2018. also, they are one of the lowest

ranked teams in the tournament and they are young and inexperienced. but they came up against portugal led by obviously cristiano ronaldo, who is probably bigger than the entire world cup. and they were extremely impressive, they really frustrated portugal. they did not let them get through, but of course, cristiano ronaldo, he starts the scoring off, setting that record . at first male player to score in five world cups. all in all, a lot of positives for ghana and the atmosphere at the stadium was incredible. in large part thanks to ghana's fans who always bring a party everywhere they go. >> cristiano ronaldo made headlines after leading -- leaving manchester united by mutual consent. the controversy did not seem to affect his game, did it? >> no. not at all. i mean, this is cristiano ronaldo we are talking about here. he has razor-sharp focus and he has silenced the critics time and time again throughout his career.

all of the noise about manchester united, his explosive interview that he gave with piers morgan. it came out he was going to leave the club. it is pretty obvious that they were going to be questions coming in as to whether or not he was focused. but again rinaldo has shown us why he is considered one of the best players of all time, because when it comes time to putting every thing aside and performing on the pitch, that is what he is able to do. and that is what he does. >> the german players protest before their loss to japan has been criticized as insufficient in germany be widely applauded in europe. what is the reaction in the arab world been? >> so as you guys know, i am in doha on, so i've had a chance to talk to a lot of fans from the arab world, from many different countries. now, they have told me that they feel attacked, they feel like the west in europe is trying to

almost sabotage this world cup for them. what a lot of them have told me is that, for example, when they go to other countries, they visit other countries, they really respect the laws and the norms. and they would like that same courtesy to be given to them. now actually, another thing that fans told me is that they feel a little resentment or actually a lot of resentment, according to them. because, for example, when the world cup was in russia, they felt like there were the same issues at play here, but it was not really talked about as much. so it's almost like they are under attack and that is really the overwhelming thing that i have heard from all of the fans that i have talked to hear. >> daniel barcelona, thanks. you are watching dw news p here's a quick reminder of our top stories. the u.n. human rights council is launching a probe into iran's crackdown into antigovernment protest. nationwide demonstrations are in their third month. thousands are still turning out,

despite security forces using deadly force against them. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy is urging the united nations to condemn what he calls energy terror. russian missile strikes have knocked out power and heat in several cities. and caused blackouts, even in neighboring moldova. that is all for now. stay with us though, because after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. i hope to see you then.

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>> welcome to "live from paris," world news editor analysis from france 24. france enshrines the right to choose an abortion into law. the reaction to a hard right movement in the united states. a woman's right to choose was overturned by the supreme court. and ukraine battles to reconnect water and electricity services to millions of people cut off after russia launched dozens of cruise missiles on ukraine's

electricity grid. the day in qatar that adjusted for us by our reporter. ♪ let's start with the world cup. serbia has just concluded, and what a game. two extremely important goals, underlying one player's importance to the internal favorites to win the world cup. a great player, and tonight it

was all about him. earlier, of course, cristiano ronaldo guiding his team to victory against ghana. let's go to serena sykes in qatar. start where you want to start. >> i'm here with the brazilians have just got the job done. serbia puts up a very good fight, though, at the beginning. they attended very impressively. an electric pace to match the electric atmosphere in the stadium, really. it is quite a remarkable scene of yellow brazilian shirts. the serbs managed to hold onto while they defended with their hearts for a good hour, the brazilians lacking a bit of finesse in the first half, but it was broken just after the

hour mark. he was really at the right place, right time. that goal was all name are's doing, really. he was pulling all the strings. he doubled the lead and it was an absolutely superb finish. he has scored eight goals in seven appearances for brazil, so a very crucial role he has at this world cup. perhaps a worrying development for brazil, 1 off the page, so that might be a problem with his ankle. mark: two touches and two goals.

you cannot do any better in terms of efficiency. >> certainly not. there's obviously so many attacking strong forces on this brazilian side, but as it stands, he's the top scorer. they are the big favorites going into this competition. no upset for them. i think all eyes still on brazil in this competition. mark: thank you very much indeed. serena sykes joining us live from qatar. brazil with a convincing victory over serbia. we will have more from the world cup in qatar as we go through the program. france's lower house this thursday has voted by a large

majority to enshrined abortion rights in the constitution after the u.s. supreme court's overturning of a landmark ruling in june showed the need for these steps. >> with a vote count of 337 four and 32 against, there is a standing ovation in the lower house of parliament. lawmakers thursday voted to enshrined abortion rights in the french constitution in what could be a historic change for france. it was put forward by a left-wing party member who said the proposal is to protect the rights of women. >> i believe that with this vote, the national assembly is speaking to the world. france is sending a magnificent signal to all the women in our country but also around the world. >> the vote was prompted in reaction to current events in

the u.s. after the supreme court overturned the landmark roe v. wade ruling in june. abortion in france was decriminalized in 1975, but there's nothing in the constitution to guarantee those rights, which is still a concern for many pro-choice activists. >> the pro-lifers are very prest. they are organized at a european level. in france the same thing could happen as the u.s. abortion could be called io estion here, so it must be made sacred and enshrined as a fundamental right. the resolution is the first step in a lengthy legislative process and must now be approved in the conservative majority senate before being put to a nationwide referendum. >> were joined by a human rights lawyer and new york former assistant attorney general.

thanks for being with us. it is always a pleasure to see you. i wonder what is your take on what is happening in france right now. >> of course, the right to abortion has to be won and won again. obviously, the situation in the united states is very different. with the united states, you have parties that are activy opposed to abortion rights. i think in france, abortion at the moment throughout french territory is available. in the united states, it is threatened. we saw in the most recent elections that a majority of americans want to see the right to an abortion, the right to contraception. in each election, even in conservative states like kentucky and montana, you saw

the right to abortion winning, and you saw candidates who supported the right to abortion winning. unfortunately, in the united states, it is not that easy. there are a number of states, as you know, in which abortion is not protected, and that's a very different situation in france. mark: indeed, joe biden, who is known as a roman catholic, as president of the u.s. says he will defend the right to have an abortion, basically stand up against anyone who would ban that completely. why does france feel it has to act on this? >> i think the shockwave clearly from the united states. we thought in the united states that the right to abortion for 50 years had been protected, and all of a sudden, and undemocratic supreme court reversed that right.

the united states has a very different constitutional scheme. the united states has the oldest constitution in the world. it has only been amended 27 times. in the last 50 years, it has only been amended once because the process for amending the constitution is very onerous. it requires 2/3 of each house and three quarters of the state legislature, so basically you will never have a constitutional amendment on anything that is even slightly controversial number but the for larry -- the corollary is we have a living constitution and the supreme court has kept the constitution up with the times -- the right to have a lawyer when you are accused of a crime, the right to same-sex marriage, not in the constitution. the right to privacy is not in the constitution, and yet, the supreme court has found that it

grounds the right to contraception, the right to same-sex marriage, the right to abortion. all of a sudden, despite the fact that democrats have won seven of the last eight popular votes for president, we have a super majority of conservatives on the court. they are starting to take away all these rights. they started with the right to abortion. they may go further. people around the world are saying, wait a second, we better protect these rights. had democrats under obama when they had the majority enshrined these rights into federal law, we would not be here today, so french people and french women are looking and saying, you know something? let's protect these rights now. we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. mark: we don't -- mark: thank you very much indeed. next, ukraine battled this thursday to reconnect water and electricity services to millions with people cut off after russia launched dozens of cruise

missiles at ukraine's electricity grid. the world health organization has already warned that hundreds of thousands faced death without heating as winter falls in. >> performing heart surgery takes calm precision. in the dark, that's made a lot more challenging. these doctors in kyiv are under pressure to perform life-saving surgeries in a city deprived of electricity. russia's latest missile barrage cost power outages at the start of the work, prompting a stark warning. >> the winter will be a threat for millions. temperature is hovering around zero degrees celsius, but soon it will be done to -20. right now there is a blackout in the whole city. how can a hospital function

without electricity? vaccine storage without fridges? >> at least 10 people were killed including three in this location as moscow considered -- as moscow continued its campaign to plunge ukrainian cities into the dark and cold. all four nuclear plants were shut down simultaneously, and a quarter of kyiv's households are still in the dark. even access to water has become an issue with people queuing up in the rain to fill up bottles from public wells. the eu is preparing new sanctions on russia and the european parliament has declared it a state sponsor of terrorism, a symbolic move welcomed by kyiv, but the ukrainian president has urged united nations security council to do more. meanwhile, ukrainian authorities say they are working around the clock to get water, power, and heat back to the country.

>> bulls suggest more than half germans expect power outages in winter. authorities also encourage people to stock up on the essentials. >> beginning ready for anything, especially a power outage, is robert bowden's specialty. the teacher and part-time gardener likes to be self-sufficient and is ready to survive several weeks without electricity. >> let's start with the most important thing, camping. >> but there are also batteries, gas cylinders, a headlamp, and an emergency first-aid kit. this blackout preparation video has run up half a million views. >> they talked nonstop about

blackouts, gas and electricity shortages. people just want to know how to be ready. >> since the invasion of ukraine, many germans are afraid of possible electricity cuts. the website of the civil protection agency recommends people stock up on 10 days of essentials and packed an emergency bag. >> ts bk should contain a radio with batteries or a handcrank so you can stay informed at all times. >> 1/3 of the population reportedly followed its recommendations. >> we bought a generator to be safe and a camping stove. >> we have a lot of gas cylinders. >> most municipalities are drawing up emergency plans. fountains are to be refurbished because without electricity, water cannot come into homes, but there's no need to panic, says the federal agency in charge.

>> does not take a lot of effort. for example, you can buy food in large quantity because in the end, you only panic if you have not prepared. >> german authorities say a total blackout is unlikely this winter, but it's possible there might be rolling blackouts in some regions. mark: spectators line the streets of new york as colorful, highflying balloons help usher in the start of the season at the macy's thanksgiving parade. take a look at this. this year's parade by the numbers then, 16 giant balloons, 28 floats, 40 novelty inflatable's, 12 marching bands, 10 performance groups, 700 clowns, but there's only one santa claus. sunny skies, slight wind. the annual tradition dates back nearly a century, so there you go.

what's not to like? great stuff, isn't it? time for business. eu ministers failing to agree on a price cut on gas prices. tell us more. >> members have been divided on the issue for months. still keeping their resolve, that rift of ministers. countries like the netherlands do not want to cap gas prices for fear it could curb supplies. the european committee finally proposed a limit on the wholesale gas price at 275 euros per megawatt hour.

proponents of the price cap furiously dismissed it as a joke. here's what the trade minister said -- from the czech republic said after the talks. >> the discussion was quite heated. you all know there are very divergent views on the level proposed by the commission, but this was an opening debate which will serve as a starting point for the agreement we want to reach in december. >> more of the day's business headlines. ford is recalling 634,000 cars worldwide. it covers broncos and escape suv's including those already recalled last april. possible cracked parts could cause a fire.

turkey's central bank has sharply cut interest rates again, despite ilation running above 85%. the bank decided to lower the benchmark rate by 1.5 percentage points to 9% in line with the president's unorthodox economic view. foxconn has apologized for the pay dispute that triggered violent protests at its mega iphone factory in central china, saying a computer system ever was to blame. hundreds of employees clashed with security wednesday, accusing the company of not providing the wages it promised amid conditions already difficult at the largest iphone factory in the world. one of the most iconic clubs in british football, manchester united, could be up for sale soon.

the american family that owned the club for the past 17 years say they are exploring strategic alternatives. some vans are delighted. the move could open the door to a potential local buyer. >> one of the world's most iconic sports friends potentially for sale. on tuesday, manchester united's owners announced that they were exploring options to sell the club, news that was met with delight by manchester united fans. >> vy happy to hear the news. i see how disgruntled the fans arwith the way things are run in the club, possibly stopping united from succeeding. >> manchester united was bought in 2005 at a cost of just over $1 billion. despite early success on the pitch, it has been anything but smooth sailing. most of the capital used by the americans to purchase manchester

united came in the form of loans secured against the club's assets, which has left man united with debt of over $500 million. coupled with a perceived lack of investment and a lack of success on the pitch in the last seven or eight years, fan unrest has continued to grow, which has led to several mass protests demanding that the family sell the club, despite a tumultuous 17-year stint, the club has quadrupled in value. while only the 19th most valuable sports team in the world, the club is still worth $4.6 billion. the family will hope to attract more than that. there are several early front runners to buy the club. the favorite -- jim ratcliffe, one of britain's richest men. the billionaire is from manchester and supported the club growing up. he previously said if the iconic club was ever put up for sale,

he would definitely be a potential buyer. mark: the kind of cash you and i could only dream of, but would you buy manchester united if you had that kind of money? >> i don't think manchester fans would be happy if i do. mark: a local guy with loads of money to move in and invest. good luck to them. let's turn to truth or fake. great to see you. over by the big board, reviewing a video which shows apparently president zelenskyy of ukraine dancing on a rocket launcher. truth or fake? >> fake news and at president zelenskyy as the war drags into its nine-month today. there's this video going around with over 289,000 likes play here where this user claims that

the ukrainian president is dancing with a rocket launcher in the midst of a horrific battle for the lives of all ukrainians, so you can see this post has received over 5000 retweets and over 11,000 likes. there are many similar tweets we have for you. this one in french calling president zelenskyy a clown for dancing with a rocket launcher. let's take a look at this video that was posted in these tweets right here where right away, you could realize that the quality of the video was very poor and very pixilated with what seems to be a president zelenskyy look alike. mark: kind of zelenskyy-jason. is it true or is it fake? i think we know the answer to that one. >> as you could have noticed, the man in this video right here is not president zelenskyy but a

president zelenskyy look. we found the original video in this man's tiktok account. we will zoom in a little bit. he has over 56,000 followers on tiktok. you can see his feed is mainly composed of a parody of videos of zelenskyy, mainly parody videos of his speeches, and if we scroll down more, you can see the infamous rocket lost -- rocket launch dance video with 188,000 views, so let's take a look at the original video once again, just to compare, where you can see that the quality of the video is immediately better, where we can confirm that this indeed right here is a zelenskyy look-alike, played by this comedy actor. mark: tell us more about this

parody actor. >> he has made a career out of imitating president zelenskyy. here we have a comparison photo of both, and cannot deny the resemblance is uncanny. he is a regular in russian tv shows. notably this one on the right here. we can take a look at it closer, posted on the russian version of youtube. you can see the show that is known for broadcasting parody shows, so you can get a sense of where this character is leaning towards a pro-russian character. they explained that this actor did a sketch together with the

chechen president, and they also specified that this actor is a chechen comedian actor, so we are going to show you the sketch that he did together with another actor, where you can see he puts his hand on his shoulder on this fake zelenskyy look-alike in this intimidating way, but given the resemblance, you can easily confuse both. it is not impossible, but we believe you with this final act of this actor right here where we see a compilation of zelenskyy's speeches and infamous cliches, but do be careful. don't confuse this actor and zelenskyy look-alike with the

real president zelenskyy. mark: no danger of that. truth or fake there. stay with us. more to come live from paris. >> in charlottesville in 2017, a far right rally descended into carnage. a white supremacist drove his car into therowd of counter protesters. >> there's still very much a heavy or that hangs over this place. >> it was a scene i will never forget and i'm not the same person that i was. visitors recovered?, have the are the far right and white supremacist still a threat in the country? watch "charlottesville revisited" on france 24 and france24.com.

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22 11/21/22 democracy now! test 11/21/22 11/21/22 democracy now! test 11/21/22 11/21/22 democracy now! test amy: from new york, this is democracy now! nick: so, the first thanksgiving story is -- begins with the pequot massacre by members of the massachusetts bay colony, which really marks sort of -- in my opinion, marks sort of the mythology of the united states as a settler-colonial country founded on sort of genocide to create, ironically, peace. amy: our history is the future.