formulas militancy urging a gathering over leaders to speed up arms deliveries to the ukraine. it ukrainian president tells the munich secured conference about western weapons are crucial in defeating the russian goliath. coming up, several are killed after a gunmen storm a police conmen in pakistan. a gun battle has been now enacted.

a remarkable rescue against all odds, 11 days after devastating earthquakes flatten parts of turkey and syria, a man is pulled alive from the rubble. berlin's film festival gets underway, the competition for the golden bear opens with the survival of kindness, chilling study of racism set in australia. ♪ nicole: to those of you joining us on pbs in the united states and all her viewers around the world, welcome to the show. president zelenskyy has renewed his appeal to speed up weapons deliveries to ukraine at the start of the munich security conference. the warren is countries dominating the agenda at the summit which is why -- widely seen as the most import defense meeting of the year.

he said there was no alternative to speed in defeating russia's invasion. >> zelenskyy set the tone, comparing ukraine's fight to pressure against david and goliath. >> he will definitely do it this year, we can make it altogether. we can make sure that there is no alternative to our victory. >> ukraine's president urged western leaders to act quickly. >> we need to hurry up. we need the speed. speed of our agreements. speed of our delivery to strengthen our sling. speed of decisions to limit russia. >> while zelenskyy pushed for speed, the german chancellor, argued for caution. >> we will continue to maintain the balance between providing the best possible support to ukraine and avoiding an unwanted escalation. >> he also challenged western

countries to deliver on promised weapons. >> this means that everyone who can supply these battle tanks should actually do so now. >> the french president macron is backing ukraine, it remains firm. >> we must absolutely intensify our support for the resistance of the ukrainian people. and army for leading the counteroffensive which come alone, will enable credible negotiations under the conditions chosen by ukraine and its authorities, its people. >> with the formal stage set, talks between western allies began in earnest. offstage, within the next step to bolster ukraine against russia's illegal war are being decided. nicole: dw chief international editor is following the conflict any -- in munich. >> you have to think about the

munich security conference. it's almost like being the mild marker of this entire ukraine crisis. a year ago, at this time, volodymyr zelenskyy, he came here to these halls in munich. just before the russian invasion. this was at a time where the americans were warning that russia was about to invade. many in europe did not believe it. the ukrainians were pushing back against that saying they did not want to lose hope. he stood here as a young president and urged western countries to support ukraine's efforts to try to get into nato, to the european union, to get security guarantees. the world was -- we all know what happen a few days later. russia went ahead with the invasion. a year later, zelenskyy appears in his wartime kharkiv with

his beard as a wartime leader, saying, he has the strongest argument you could possibly imagine to ask for more support from ukraine's western supporters. the fact that ukraine has managed to fight back so effectively over this past year. here in munich, year ago, many here thought that if russia did invade, ukraine would be defeated in matter of days or perhaps weeks. huge change in epoque's we have seen. really and body this vision of volodymyr zelenskyy and how he has changed. nicole: dw have the opportunity to speak to the german defense minister. let's listen in. >> our partners are still standing with ukraine. they know about the necessary city -- necessity. we need a strong will to stay together, to stand together, to support ukraine, so far as

ukraine must not lose the war. nicole: he will be with ukraine as far as it is necessary. zelenskyy spoke about the length of the war. now, are all of ukraine's current allies in for the long haul? >> well, that is what we are hearing from sholz macron and other supporters. they in this long haul. they say they will keep supporting ukraine for as long as it takes. i think this issue of time and speed is really becoming absolutely at the heart of this issue of the ukraine war. and it reveals some quite substantial differences and even tensions between ukraine and some of its backers. let's just take a key line from what vallarta mayor zaleski said. we heard -- former zaleski said.

he said there is no alternative to speed. the ukrainians are saying they need to get weapons big, important heavy weapons like tanks and other serious weapon systems like those. they need to get them quickly. the time that the west is needing to deliberate about supplying the weapons is time that russia is using to further its invasion. to kill more ukrainians. olaf scholz saying caution must take priority. over hasty decisions. so, defending the fact that he took a long time to come to a decision about providing tanks to the ukrainians, the fact that he took a long time to consult with the americans and other allies, time that he was accused of dithering. compare that. zelenskyy there is no alternative to speed. olaf scholz, caution must take priority over hasty decisions.

the issue of the urgency of what happens. zaleski's message is give me more weapons -- zelenskyy's message is give me more weapons including fighter jets. he says i will be back in munich, next year this war will be over if you provide me with what i need. allied westerns -- western allies, on the other hand, are geared for multiyear war. we have to watch out for the issue of speed and urgency, dominating the debates. nicole: talk about countries worlds apart. there are nations that don't see russia as the aggressor, china for example. how do you think the speakers will convince the states that this war involves everyone? >> it is going to be very interesting to see china stop -- top diplomat, he will be speaking tomorrow. everyone is going to be watching

for the kind of messaging coming from him about this war. the chinese narrative, of course, russia was almost forced into this war by nato's expansion and it has a lot of sympathy for russia's position. china also, very much a critical of the nato military alliance. another quote from olaf scholz, he quoted the indian foreign minister who said last year that europe had to get out of the mindset that europe's problems are the world's problems. but the world's problems are not europe's problems. this was a criticism from the indian foreign minister that the west sees itself as the center of the world and everything it has a problem with, should be a problem for everyone else what it does not care about the rest of the world. olaf scholz says he cares about the point of view. he wants to have dialogue with countries from the global south,

important countries like india that has been on the fence so far. india does not have a foreign minister here over this weekend to talk about this, india's position. olaf scholz will be in india soon. we will be watching that on dw. it will be interesting to see what kind of movement olaf scholz tries to achieve. nicole: chief international editor. thinks a lot. -- thanks a lot. ukraine will get a fully fledged financial assistance package from the on its refund, the managing director confirmed the pledge in an interview with. ukraine will need more than $40 billion of support this year. the imf has provided ukraine with $2.7 billion in emergency funding. the package will be delivered after four-month assessment. >> i'm very pleased to say that ukraine has shown strong

performance under this monitored program. that paves the way for the front to put in place a full-fledged program for ukraine. why is this important? because, one the financial needs of ukraine are significant. second, because a war economy requires sound, fiscal policies. it requires strong governance and accountability. this is where the front engaging with ukraine is a significant factor of helping the central bank of ukraine, the minister of finance of ukraine, to function in this extraordinary time. nicole: several people have been killed in pakistan as governments store and police headquarters in the southern city. authorities say a gun battle between the assailants and

security forces has ended. three suicide attackers entered the police compound armed with grenades and other weapons. the battle lasted three hours. police say all three attackers were killed. the pakistan taliban, known as the ttp say they carried out the assault, the latest in a string of terror incidents in the region. here's an update on the situation. >> three and a half hours after the operation began. police forces say the operation had been contained. the entire building -- [indiscernible] one of the attackers blew himself up. two of the attackers were shot dead by police. we have visuals of this. this suicide being disconnected. after the operation ended, at

least four people have lost their lives. including policeman. one person. 16 others are injured. many of those injured are in surgery in hospitals. high alert has been declared in the capital. nicole: that was a journalist in karac let'shi. -- karachi. bulgarian police have discovered the bodies of 18 migrants from afghanistan in then abandoned truck near the capital. it the truck was transferring timber and holding illegal migrants. four people are arrested. the u.s. has finished recovering the wreckage of a balloon shot off the coast of south carolina.

examinations confirm it was a chinese spy balloon. north korea has threatened to take what it calls unprecedented action against its rivals after south korea announced liturgical's with the united states. north korea launched more than 70 missiles last year, a record number. hope for a deal on northern ireland's post brexit trey gross are growing -- trade rules are growing. rishi sunak is in -- is therefore meetings with leaders. the united nations is appealing for $1 billion in aid for those left homeless by the earthquakes in turkey and syria. the disaster has killed more than 45,000 people. 11 days after the tremors, hope of finding survivors is fading. yet there are still stories of survival, against all odds. >> 248 hours after the

earthquake, the chances of rescuing survivors are incredibly slim. amidst all the rubble, in the city, a rare moment of joy. rescue workers see 17-year-old -- the 17-year-old open and close her eyes. it means immortal, in turkish. [speaking turkish] her and to says she hold out hope -- aunt says she held out hope they were praying for 11 days. thank god we got her back. after doctors say her brain and organ functions were good, and cleared of health risks, they moved her to get her out of what

could be a traumatic environment. 13 hours after she was pulled out alive, there is news of another miraculous rescue. this 34-year-old is freed from the rubble. once in the emergency room, he calls his brother. despite what experts say, rescue workers keep going for you embracing every life saved as little short of a miracle.

nicole: nigerians will vote for a new president and parliament in elections in just over a week's time. in some areas the democratic process is being undermined by illegal buying and selling of votes. our reporter, reports. >> this is nigeria's northeast were voting is an open secret by selling. the money trickles to a system of fixes and organizers to individual voters. william is the community leader who says vote buying and selling happens a lot. >> you give the people money. it lands with the agents. once you have agreed to give them the vote, the -- maybe you are voted or not. you go and print to the person

you like. you secretly show the agent, to see what you voted for. then you signal, to pay your money. >> many people are poor. they sell what they can, including their votes. this man is one of the few who will admit to it. but it is an illegal act. we have concealed his identity. >> there is something that i needed that i don't have. if i'm given it, i can change my mind and vote for the person i did not intend to vote for initially, because i need money. that is what is happening in my polling unit. that doesn't benefit me because mostly, they will give me 200 to sell my vote. in the last election, i was given 500. that is the amount i was given and that is the highest i have gotten. >> this man is a teacher here. he says politicians exploit poverty by buying votes.

>> ignorance. we are in a position of poverty. people are very poor. sometimes people believe their vote doesn't count. even if you don't vote they are going to give the person it. this is what is costing it. let me just collect my share and let me go. i know. people do sell their vote for 200. i remember during the last, local government election that was conducted here, people sold their votes for as low as 200. >> that is what vote costs here. at that price i could buy three votes for this lunch. it smells really great by the way. vote buying is widespread, though it is impossible to see how common it is in other areas of the country. >> this menacing the practice

impoverish his people and stop the -- this man has seen this practice impoverish his people. he's trying to persuade people to use their votes and outsell them. >> we try to tell people, from the community, telling them that it is not time free to sell your vote, but to follow your conscious. >> william is determined to make people see their votes are worth more when used, rather than sold. nicole: one of the world's biggest film festivals has opened in berlin. 19 films are competing for the gold and silver bear prices. one of the german contenders is someday we will tell each other everything. the drama is set in former east germany and follows a young woman who begins a relationship with a charismatic farmer, twice her age.

our dw reporter told me more about the film. >> the first german film, also the number two film out of the 19 films in competition for the coveted golden bear this is what i would call an uncomfortable, erotic coming of age film because of this age difference because there's an element of domination. i cringed and blushed a few times when the older farmer character through the main character against various pieces of furniture. it is beautifully shot. the historical backdrop of the reunification of east and west germany. maria, the main character is 19. she is intelligent, she loves literature, she could do great things if she didn't fall for the wrong guy. a lot of us are very familiar with this. beautifully shot art-house film.

it is good art. good thing the lights were off. nicole: you're in and out of the theater, what else have you seen? >> all day. it from dusk till dawn. we saw the survival of kindness another art-house film. a very dystopian. it starts with a woman who was brought to a desert and occasion was left there to die. it is a film about a world with very little kindness, she manages to break free and take us through many different landscapes showing us a world of oppression, of slavery, of disease. the director told us that he was inspired by this convergence of the black lives matter movement with the covid pandemic. both of which come through in a very abstract level. there is no dialogue, no intelligible dialogue in the whole film. i must say i managed to make it through and it kept my interest

in no small part due to the performance of the lead, who was a non-actress. this is the first film she has ever been in. a refugee from the drc who said she had never set foot in a cinema before she was asked to do this film. yet, her almost speechless performance comes across. nicole: wow. it is known to be a very political film festival. in terms of global issues like the war in ukraine and the uprising in iran, what can we expect to see? >> well, both of those are really at the center of the focus here. the film superpower, sean penn's documentary about zelenskyy premieres tonight. this is a film that sean penn was shooting with zelenskyy in ukraine before it was clear there would be a war. it turned out that his very first interview was on the night of the invasion. this is one of the most anticipated films of this year's

festival. zelenskyy could not be here himself but he did address the festival at the opening ceremony. he said it was important that art and films address the issues of our time and take a stance. another documentary that is coming out is a seven winters in toronto, -- tehran. it's the true story about a woman who was executed by the regime in late 14, by killing the man who tried to rape her. it's an amazing effort. the footage was smuggled out of iran, where the film was made with interviews with her family, who now live in germany. it's one of the anticipated political films. nicole: quite the program. thank you so much. world basketball governing body has told dw it is looking into the case of a french player who was not allowed to play because of her he job. -- hijab.

she has been wearing it during league matches but this is the first time she has been prevented from taking to the court. >> basketball means everything to this player. she says it is more than just a sport to her. >> i will not be able to be here if it is not basketball. i am going to cry. but, yes. >> she is known to her friends, and has been playing in france for 14 years. she never had a problem of wearing her hijab in court until now. >> in december, the federation, the rule is more clear. now we are refused to play in competition. >> fever changed its rules and 2017 to allow headgear including

the hijab. the french federation has a different role, not to the country secularism and aim to keep religion out of public life. it classes the hijab as an accessory saying, as for accessories covering the head, these are considered by the federation is inappropriate for the game. and are therefore banned. for sally, the hijab as part of her identity. >> i decided to be who i yam. -- am. the black woman who wears the hijab. i am happy about that. it sounds crazy that i need to fight for my human rights. >> harris will bring the world together when it hosts to the -- paris will bring the world together when it hosts the olympic games. many will see women wearing the hijab. while they will be able to compete freely, sally will not be able. nicole: a reminder of the top story we are following for you.

president zelenskyy of ukraine has urged western partners to speed up arms deliveries to his country. in a virtual address to the munich security conference he said, western weapons were key to defeating what he called the russian goliath. don't forget with the munich security conference going on we have constant updates and in-depth reporting from our team on the ground. it's all available on our youtube channel. stay with us for now. after a short break i will be back to take you through the day, including more on the munich security conference. i hope to see you in a bit.

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>> hello and welcome. i am fraser jackson. global leaders gather at the munich security conference with the key focus on the war in ukraine. leaders pledge more support for the country as the one-year anniversary of the conflict looms. over 43,000 people are now died in turkiye and northern syria as a result of last week's earthquake. rescue efforts continue, but the number of survivors being pulled out his falling. some sad news from hollywood,

the family of bruce willis has said the actor's condition has worsened. the 67-year-old stepped away from the silver screen last year and has been diagnosed with frontal temporal dementia. ♪ mbappe good to have you with us frase: world leaders are attending the security conference in munich as the war in ukraine is at the center of talks in a big departure from his hesitancy last month, german chancellor olaf scholz used the talks to encourage speeding up the delivery of tanks. similar sentiments coming from volodymyr zelenskyy. the new -- the ukrainian president urge countries to speed up send it when pedants, warning tethering and delays threaten the country's delays.

>> comparing the fight between ukraine and russia to david and goliath, president volodymyr zelenskyy urged speed in delivering desperately needed weapons and military support. >> -- has no chances. but unfortunately, he has the potential. he tries to buy additional time for his aggression. trading with the world. unfortunately, he gets to destroy many lives. many. that is why we need to hurry. >> zelenskyy making his plea at the munich security conference. while the agenda for the annual summit is broad from relations with china to climate change, the war in ukraine is taking center stage. olaf scholz urged all allies who can deliver battle tanks to start doing so as soon as possible. he vowed continued support to

ukraine while avoiding unwanted escalation of the conflict. >> the most important effect of this case is that putin learns it is a miscalculation if he thinks he can just -- as long as necessary and then we will stop. this will not happen. >> echoing schultz's comments, emmanuel macron says the west needs to be ready for a long war and that the next few weeks would prove decisive for ukraine. >> we absolutely must intensify our support and our efforts to assist the resistance of the ukrainian people and its army to help them launch a counteroffensive which can allow for negotiations under conditions chosen by ukraine. >> this year's summit has a notable absence, russian officials.

because of moscow's invasion of its neighbor, none were invited. frase: the head of a russian mercenary group claimed they -- another village. mercenaries are attempting to encircle the crowd. there is no -- it has no value, but has become symbolic of the greater conflict. a french supermarket in the crosshairs of zelenskyy's government after it came to light the company was still operatingf in russiar despite euench grocery they >> french supermarket as part of a retail group that includes the

diy chain -- and the sports retailer. the group is owned by the dash family. two investigative websites have cast a spotlight on the company which has resisted to stop trading in russia. employees sent goods including woolen socks and glass bottles to russian soldiers in ukraine marked as humanitarian aid. >> -- got access to internal emails and eyewitness accounts and verified video. these documents are proof that management could not be totally unaware of where these products were going. >> the video investigation drew swift response from ukraine's prime minister. last year he called for a world boycott on them for failing to

withdraw from russia. he now says they have evolved into a full-fledged weapon of russian aggression and he will discuss the issue with his french counterpart. -- that it was surprised by the allegations and issued a statement saying, we do not voluntarily and actively fund or participate in any fundraising for russian forces. >> russia accounts for a large part of the group's revenue. >> the diy store is also in the spotlight. ahead of its holding company has said in the past that setting up and russia will be making a gift to the russian regime. >> over 43,000 people in turkiye and syria have been killed by last week's earthquake in southern turkiye. three people were pulled from the rubble friday, having spent 278 hours trapped under cement

in freezing weather. that is almost 12 days. millions are homeless with aid and rescue efforts continuing. >> one of the biggest challenges facing turkiye and syria today is the risk of having a widescale health crisis. millions are living on the streets or in tents which -- with limited access to showers and drinking water. this could lead to a cholera outbreak. we have seen several cases reported in syria since last year. there is dust that comes from rescue operations which could contain toxic materials. and of course the very cold weather. temperatures could be freezing during the night here in southern turkey and syria. the world health organization is

alerting about a possible widescale health crisis if nothing is done in these areas. >> protests reared their head across iran as demonstrators march the fifth month anniversary of the death of -- and 40 days since two men were executed on charges related to the movement. the 22-year-old died in police custody, having been arrested by the country's morality police. her death sparked outrage around the world. 53 people have been killed by an attack in central syria. the people were hunting for truffles when they were reportedly ambushed by fighters belonging to the islamic group. the attack has begun the country -- become the country's deadliest in the air. ur troops wer injured in an raid that killed an isis leader. sad news out of hollywood.

bruce willis' family announcing the actor has officially been diagnosed with frontal temporal dementia. a year ago his family said the action star would be stepping away from acting due to fheo but the new diagnosis came after his condition worsened. let's bring in a professor of biological psychology. thank you for joining us here. lots of people have heard of dementia, but this is a very specific type of dementia. could you tell me more about what that entails? >> frontal temporal dementia is a relatively rare form of dementia. only one in 20 people diagnosed with dementia will receive such diagnosis. but it is more common than other types of dementia, possibly, between the ages of 45 and 65. the frontal temporal dementia comes in different types.

we have a behavioral variant, primary aggressive aphasia which comes with loss of language and the inability to speak. or understand words. >> there may be people hearing this and worried about a family member. what are the signs to look out for? >> this dementia, and we are getting a lot of people with primary progressive aphasia will struggle with the knowledge and meaning of words and will have word finding problems. but i think it should be stressed that this is quite common. a lot of women going through menopause, around the same age, will have problems word finding. we'll have word recall issues. also, we see a lot of memory issues in depression, which is

more common than this type of dementia which occurs in perhaps one -- one in five people. that also often comes with slowed speech, finding the meaning of words and word finding in general. we should not necessarily always be alarmed when this starts happening. as the disease progresses, frontal temporal dementia, we also see issues and judgment. often people seem quite unconcerned. there can be social inhibition. also often depression, which can be treated with ssris or antidepressants. >> frontal temporal dementia is obviously rare, but how common is dementia itself? what percentage of the population is likely impacted? >> currently for alzheimer's

disease, the most common form of dementia, it is around 1% in people between 65 and 69. but then it goes up. and people who are 90 to 95, we see possibly one third of people have forms of dementia. of which in most cases it would be alzheimer's. the reason i think this is why this is in the news is this is a type of dementia that can affect younger people. it is often not picked up. especially the behavioral variant which comes with mood changes and impaired judgment. sometimes it is misdiagnosed as depression. it is important if family members notice that somebody is impaired and daily life is being affected, which is what we see in dementia.

perhaps they would contact their doctor and the doctor could then ask for the history of symptoms, brain scans. blood assessments to check for other possible reversible causes of dementia such as thyroid disorders. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you very much for inviting me. >> hundreds of thousands of travelers have had their plants disrupt that as workers at airports went on strike friday. among the worst impacted were munich airport and frankfurt, home of german national carrier lufthansa. the strike came two days after a technical bug caused disruptive flights for lufthansa. >> germany's largest airport almost deserted. over 2000 flights canceled across the country.

that is because airport staff have walked out over a wage dispute. soaring inflation and personnel shortages have pushed ground handling workers to demand higher wages. negotiations are yet to lead to an agreement. >> we have had several rounds of wage talks. the main point is that we are asking for a 10.5% increase, or at least an extra 500 euros. there will be another round of talks in pots dam next week and we expect a negotiable offer to be made and for employers to reach out. >> is a union is behind the strike and hopes the walkout will give them the upper hand in future negotiations. because its impact is significant, seven of germany's major airports are at a standstill for 24 hours. in frankfurt and munich, not a single passenger plane will be taking off or landing. even connecting flights will be

affected. >> we were expecting over 90,000 passengers on this particular day and about 57 flights, which have all had to be canceled. more importantly, it is also the start of the bavarian carnal holidays. i find it completely unfair. families and passengers were looking forward to a weeks holiday are most affected. now they can't travel and rebooking might not be an option. >> the trade union says it announced the strikes two days ahead of time to give travelers time to change their plans for they have also assured aid flights to turkiye and syria will not be affected. >> it is time for business news. good to see you. many companies have been recording windfall profits. that is not the case for edf. >> the state-controlled group posted a net loss of nearly 18 billion euro, its worst ever in

one of the worst in french corporate history. a government imposed price cap on electricity bills as well as shut downs of nuclear reactors hit the company's profits. >> 2022 tough year for edf as it posted one of the biggest losses ever for a french company. the energy giant's losses amounted to 79 billion euro. a massive debt of 69.5 billion euro means even last year's healthy revenues were far from enough to make up the shortfall. edf had a perfect storm of difficulty with strikes, energy crisis and being forced to close a number of nuclear power plant spirit its chief executive acknowledged to the problem friday. >> you said it yourself, it is historic. it is the consequence of a year of exceptional challenges. an exceptional challenge in the context of a european energy crisis. triggered by the war in ukraine,

but increased by an industrial phenomenon specific to the edf company. >> a dozen nuclear plants in france had to be closed to fix corrosion problems and last year's heatwave badly affect production. edf production felt at historic lows, forcing france to become a net energy importer for the first time. the french government also forced it to sell electricity at below cost to consumers. the government plans to recapitalize the company and buy back 16% of shares it does not own. thereby fully re-nationalizing it. the ceo who took the reins last year has the full confidence of the government with a brief to raise production. president emmanuel macron plans to build 14 new nuclear reactors in an effort to make france less dependent on russian gas and fossil fuel.

>> lets a cath the markets. on wall street, shares ended the week on a mixed note. the dow jones bringing into positive territory. fears about inflation persisting longer as the u.s. job market remains tight, continuing to weigh on investor sentiment. the s&p and nasdaq both dropping , ending the week in red. wholesale gas prices in europe dropped more than 5% to their lowest level in a year and a half as a mild winter curved heat demand. the benchmark dutch tts sunk to a euro per megawatt out our -- megawatt hour. french luxury fashion house hermes says its annual operating profit jumped, a profit of 4.7

billion as chinese consumers helped boost sales. their operating margin also reached a record, meaning more than 40% of its sales turn profit. finally, soaring energy costs have meant dozens of cultural institutions in hungary had to shut down temporarily to cut back on heating and lighting. in the northwest of the country, the city's ballet company has been rehearsing at an audi car lot. the government has declared an energy emergency last july in response to supply disruptions linked to the war in ukraine. >> in hungary, the energy crisis has forced a local ballet company to be creative. the company has had to shelter it's rehearsal hall because it can't afford to heat it. carmaker audi has stepped in and the dancers now rehearse in the concert room -- conference room. >> as we heard about rising

energy prices, we felt the situation could emerge where we would need to extend help to our partners. i can say that we are almost in daily communication with the ballet. they confirmed that they really did need help. >> the move has been a godsend for the dancers who cannot afford to go too long without rehearsing. >> the most important thing in a dancer's life is to not stop. there is a saying we often say to each other, if you miss one day of rehearsal it is no problem. if you miss two, the dancer begins to feel it. if you begin three -- if you missed three days, the audience notices for this is unacceptable. >> there is an added bonus for the factory workers who get to sample talk last ballet at close quarters on their lunch break. >> we watch the dancers. you can see every little movement in facial expression much better. we got closer to them both

physically and emotionally. >> as an arrangement, it might not be ideal. needs must when energy bills have soared tenfold. another example of the many unintended ripple effects that war in ukraine has had. >> it is true that in tough times, even dancers and artists need to get creative to cut costs. >> it is nice to see repurpose as well. it is time now for truth or fake. our daily fact checking segment. you have been looking into viral videos of so-called electrical stones that have found in the congo? >> before we take a look at the online reactions and online claims, let's have a little look at the videos that have been circulating. so we can have a bit of a closer idea of what we mean by electrically charged stones.

this is just one of the two videos that was circulating on the internet. we can see here someone take a stone between their hand, surrounded with wire and just like that, a light in the middle of the -- has lit up. when you connect one side of the wire to the rock. that is astounding footage. we can also see the rock close up and it has got a silvery texture. this is the second video where sparks fly. literally. we can see a much larger rock this time being placed against a boulder. when touched, there are huge sparks emitted. this is what internet users claimed was generating electricity. these went extremely viable -- viral on social media. that first video garnered over 12 million views. this all may seem reminiscent of

the element of the fiber rhenium -- from the marvel universe. social media users were actually reacting with posts along the same lines. but also with the belief that these stones could be used to generate electricity and power things, just as -- is used in the fictional film. some experts say the two stones could power a two bedroom for two months. it is important to note the origin of these videos are extremely disputed. whilst many internet users went on to claim that the origin of the stones was actually in the eastern region of the congo, this was also highly disputed. in the first video, we can hear them speak swahili in the background, which is one of

their official languages. but, there is more mystery surrounding it. when i took a deep dive into the oldest traces of this video, this was what i could find. uploaded by a user from a moroccan university going back as far as november of 2022. titled only with the caption lithium. if that was not enough, many twitter users were also claiming the actual origin of the stones was in zimbabwe. whilst there's lots of differing claims about its origin, it is difficult for us to pinpoint the precise location of where this might have taken place. and how old videos actually are. >> certainly lots of differing views. as a possible these energy generating rocks are real? >> our tree -- our team reached out to five different geologists and all five came back saying

this is not possible. it is not possible to generate energy through a stone. one of them, samuel, he geologists at -- said to us that there is no material on earth that can generate electricity by itself. this is also backed up by the director of the geology lab who said if a stone receives an electrical charge, it will lose that charge just like a battery. a stone cannot keep recharging itself. batteries do have a positive and negative terminal and that is what creates the chemical reaction needed to produce electricity. stones do not have that make up, which is why they cannot generate electricity by themselves. >> do we have any idea what is actually happening? >> that is the question. whilst our experts dismissed stories of the stones being able to generate electricity, some stones can conduct it.

that is what experts believe is happening here. it is possible the stone in the video is pyrite, also called fools gold, a metal rich mineral that cannot produce energy on its own but it is a very good conductor. it is capable of conducting energy similar to that in the videos we saw. also, pyrite does look like this in its raw form. it is possible. while we do not know what the stone in those videos is, it is possible theoretically that they are similar. geologists also pointed out to us that the light in that second video resembles the same light seen through welding when two metals are fused using extremely high amounts of heat. and the person in the video was wearing gloves, pushing that narrative a little further that

it could be welding. they also hypothesized there may be a battery hidden in there somewhere. all of these videos were shot from extremely close up angles and it is possible we couldn't see. there also may be a battery hiding underneath were connected behind the rock itself. these are all areas that were floated around from geologists we spoke to. overall, it is not possible without lab testing to decipher what these stones actually are. they may be conducting electricity, but it is impossible they have any relation to vibranium. >> fascinating as always. truth or fake. we are going to take a quick break but i will be right back with a round up of headlines. ♪ >> revisiting the fight. the president of the association

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