this was a very well liked man here in brussels, around the european parliament. and indeed in all of the european union's institutions. we had a report from his team, from his office on monday to say that he had actually been in hospital in italy, in veneer since the 26th of december. and then we woke up this morning to the news that in fact, he had passed away neither european commission president of on the line. and she gave a short video statement earlier in which she said he was a man of deep faith and strong convictions. and he constantly defended the values of the european union. now he's obviously one of those quintessential europeans, and he's being remembered as a passionate european. what, what can you tell us about david ali, who was dallas was selling well, he was born in florence in italy, in 1957 and spent much of the eighty's and ninety's working as a journalist in italy and ended up becoming a prominent anger anchor on a major italian news network, one of the stories that he was famous for covering was the fall of the berlin wall and the re unifica

of the european parliament. and she treated earlier on to say that she is heartbroken, that europe has lost a leader, and that she has lost a friend. there's a lot of sadness in her. i'm brussels over the death of david cecily, the president of the european parliament who died at the age of 65 versus correspondence. jack a parent cra, talking to us from right outside the european parliament in brussels. thank you. let's get you up to speed now with some of the other world headlines bilateral talks between russia and the united states. ended with no breakthrough on monday. discussions focused on deescalate intentions over ukraine western countries or calling on russia to pull its troops back from the ukrainian border. moscow for its part once a guarantee from nato, that the military elias will not expand eastward mandatory. a man accused of setting fire to south africa's parliament building has been charged with terrorism . officials say san delete murphy was arrested apathy with explosives. he denies the charges

she was here at this gathering outside the european parliament for that moment silence. she tweeted, in fact, say she's heart broken to say that european europe has lost the leader and that she has lost a friend. i think it's fair to say that across the political spectrum here in brussels, there is deep sadness for david, solely, cecily, and also for his family. that of, of, obviously lost a prominent member of their family, brussels correspondent, jack parents for us there. thank you very much. not smother headlines from around the world. caustic sounds president, cussing joe martin has said, russian lead troops will leave the country within 10 days. took i have called for foreign military support last week after days of violent unrest. according to the interior ministry, almost 10000 people have been detained throughout the country with dozens of depth bilateral talks between russia and the us ended with no breakthrough in geneva on monday discussions focused on di escalating tensions over ukraine. western countries are calling on russia to pull its troops back from the

during a plenary session of the european parliament. he was out of the office for a soon month. he was in there when there was a permanent state of the union address of the european parliament back in september . danny recovered, but then he went into hospital again in december for what a spokesman called an immune deficiency. there was a serious problem with his immune system, and now he suddenly died in italy in the of yano. well, he was a very well known a member of the european parliament after he was a journalist in italy for many years. and he was very outspoken on the human rights and democracy. he also was a very much a supporter of the european dream. he said it was a dream of peace that he really believed it. and also when there was this very chaotic withdrawal from you were p and, and western forces from afghanistan was very outspoken and criticized how that all went. he was also outspoken on the situation in nevada roof, where we are position has been detained, and the was the human rights violations committed by the president. look at shanker vascos present. andre m

met the daughter of rushing opposition lead. alexa now found me through a water father, the european parliament soccer of prize for freedom of thought, sending a clear message to russia. it's the rest of the kremlin critic with what he calls an offense to the international community. he also criticized european countries for not equally sharing the task of hosting african refugees playing the taliban takeover of afghanistan last year. and it was critical of europe's far right. politics and its impact on the mike when crisis today use a betty something to say, hey, we added. so there were states by the loss of water colleague, our friend, or president to solely to or to very pro you pan. that's united to work at. now what is to do soon? it's solely digest 2 weeks away from the end of his term as president of the european parliament and vote for his successor begins next week. to believe old city is rich in history and culture, the historic area of the libyan capital was established more than 3000 years ago and liked it develops by the romans. it's been neglected for decades, but that starting to

met the daughter of rushing opposition lead. alexa now found me through a water father, the european parliament soccer of prize for freedom of thought, sending literally a message to russia. it's a rest of the kremlin critic with what he calls an offense to the international community. he also criticized european countries for not equally sharing the task of hosting african refugees playing the tale ban takeover of afghanistan last year . and it was critical of europe's far right. politics and its impact on the migrant crisis. today you said betty southern i say hey, we added so there were states by the last of water colleague, our friend or president to solely he was very pro you pan? that's united to work at now, what is to do soon? it's us holding digest 2 weeks away from the end of his term as president of the european parliament. a vote for his successor begins next week. now than in the 1st medical science, doctors in the united states have transplanted a pigs heart into a patient to save his life, searching to be trying to find a way to use animal organs because of a shortage of human or

and she's only the 3rd woman in the european parliament was set up in 1958 men. so last exceeds italian, david says solely who died last week. rule of law, free speech are brussels bureau chief alexander, fall nomine, met with roberto, met sola, and asked her about her priorities as the new president of the u parliament. first of all, it's a great privilege and an honor to have been elected by my colleagues to day to serve as president of this house as the president. it has been a very interesting campaign with negotiations discussions, but of course, within the shadow of the passing of former president ob, it's solely the 1st thing i will do is to on his legacy. and i will carry the responsibilities that he has left us and me and my colleagues with in order to truly reform this parliament. as you said, give it a fresh face, a more forward looking, become more efficient and effective in the way we do work. but also become more visible and more effective in the way we communicate. i would like this european parliament to be much better present in all member state

the news just european parliament in 2019. the newsjust coming out european parliament in 2019.s just coming out of italy, he has died, at the age of 65, from complications with his immune system. a moment of medical history to report now. doctors in the united states have carried out the first successful transplant of a pig's heart into a human patient. be warned — the images you are about to see now of the operation are very graphic. the animal was genetically modified to reduce the chance of the organ being rejected. surgeons at the maryland medical center said the 57—year—old patient was doing well the experimental operation was considered the last hope of saving his life. i've been speaking to dr robert montgomery who performed the first successful transplantation using a genetically engineered pig kidney into a human, who was on life support at the time. he is also a heart transplant recipient with a genetic heart disorder. oh, it's a really big deal. it's a huge leap forward. and just explain why. well, it's really the first example of a genetically modified pig organ tha

and he will certainly be very, very missed here in the european parliament in brussels. and he was a committed to european jack. tell us more about you. david chesley was well, he was born in 1957 in florence in italy. and during most of the eighty's and ninety's, he worked his way up as a journalist in italian media ending up as an anchor on t g one which is a prominent italian tv channel. and one of his sort of famous jobs was reporting on the fall of the berlin wall in $1089.00. clearly that is a significant moment in the european union, which we unify germany and really a sinister at the moment of broader re unification of the european you know, the whole of the european continent off of the 2nd world war. and that's really significant because when in 2009, he then represented the democratic party in the italy on the italian sheet, the european parliament elections and was elected. he was quite quickly a prominent voice here at the european parliament so much so that after the 2019 elections, he was elected president here and his tenure as the parliament president was

the european parliament has now agreed to a proposal to do just that. it's called the digital services act. and it means that those mostly american tech giants would be required to do more to tackle illegal content on their platforms or risk, huge fines before it can become law and must be negotiated and implemented by you member states. that's a process that is likely to take many more months. but the dna is also raising concerns that it can be used to restrict free speech before that vote d w. brussels. your chief, alexandra nomine. caught up with more corner a member of the european parliament who helped write the bill. she asked him how far it's curbs would go. the big platforms really they, they have to stick to the roots. we make sure that illegal content is taken down by the platform, but we also make sure that there is no censorship in the, in the digital world that we let things online that are legal and that we make sure that there is no big app load filtering and so on, we had huge protests by, especially young people a few years ago and we m

the european parliament has a new president's members elected conservative for bert i'm. it's sola from moulton . as the new leader at 43, she's the youngest person ever to hold the job. and she's only the 3rd woman since we were in parliament, was set up in 1958. sola succeeds italian david solely who had died last week of little 3 barb brussels beer chief like some of phenomena, met with revolt or better met sola and asked her about her priority to priorities as the new president off the you parliament. well, 1st of all, it's a great privilege and an honor to have been elected by my colleagues to day to serve as president of this house as their precedent. it has been a very interesting campaign with negotiations discussions, but of course are within the shadow of the passing of form of precedent of its authority. the 1st thing i will do is to honor his legacy and i will carry the responsibilities that he has left us and me and my colleagues with in order to truly reform this parliament. as you said, give it a fresh face and more forward looking, become more efficient an

well, he was a very well known a member of slowly european parliament after he was a journalist in italy for many years, and he was very outspoken on human rights and democracy. he also was a very my chair, a supporter of the european dream. he said it was a dream of for peace that he really believed in. and also when there was this very chaotic withdrawal from you appear and western forces from afghanistan, he was very outspoken and criticized how that all went. he was also outspoken on the situation and nat baller rose so where the opposition has been detained and there was a human rights violations committed by the president. look at shanker, so he also called on all the european cities to put a photo of her man. but as of h, a journalist who was detained by belarus when a plane was landed on all airports in europe. so he was a very outspoken and well known member of the parliament before he became the president in 2019 steadfast mer reporting for us from amsterdam. thank you very much. north korea's fight a suspected ballistic missile. both japan and south korea detected launch on tu

only day haven't gotten out yet. members of the european parliament have elected a new president. choosing the conservative politician, robert, and that sola from baltar. she's only the 3rd woman to lead the parliament since it was established in 1958. that solar succeeds italian, david sicily who died last week, had done deal roberto missoula, the new president of the european parliament. elected on that day. she turned 43, making her the youngest person ever to hold this office. bo milda in her sydney or norah. i will bernard brothers responsibility with which you haven't trusted me in we yet. i don't know madam, that i will do everything in my power to represent the you and the european citizens. well neil ruby met sola is a trained lawyer and a political conservative. as stella, korea at the eu has led her to the top of the european parliament as the 1st woman in 20 years. her special interests include civil liberties and the rule of law. she is known for her confidence and her clear stance on matters. we must fight back against the anti you narrative that takes hold so easily

tonight, the european parliament has a new president. they have elected this conservative as the new there. she is 43, the youngest person to ever hold this job. she is only the third woman since the european problem and was created in 1988. alexander met with her and asked her about her priorities as the new president. >> it is a great privilege and an honor to be elected by my colleagues to serve as president of this house. it has been a verynteresting campaign with negotiations and discussions but also within the shadow. the first thing i would do is honor his legacy and i will carry responsibilities he has left me and my colleagues with. as you said, give it a fresh base, more forward-looking and efficient. but also, become more visible and more effective in the way we communicate. i would like this european parliament to be much better in all thschools. that is when children looked to the european parliament, this is up that will ultimately protect them. >> let's look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. bo

thus holy had been president of the european parliament since 2019. it was a short stand punctuated by illness. but his rule was an important one. after 3 decades as a journalist, the italian became a european parliament member in 2009 during the election as president, 10 years later, he called on the european union to swap nationalism for peace and equality. as we want to go towards the future in friendship, just a few days before he was admitted to hospital in december, he met the daughter of russian opposition lead. alexa now found me through award her father, the european parliament soccer, out of prize for freedom of thought, sending a clear message to russia that it's a rest of the kremlin critic. it was what he called an offense to the international community. he also criticized european countries for not equally sharing the task of hosting african refugees cleaned italy bon takeover of afghanistan last year. and it was critical of europe's fall right. politics and its impact on the mike when crisis that she would have had so solely digest 2 we

she's only the 3rd woman since the european parliament was created back in 1958 met, solicit scenes, italian, david cecily, who died last week and haven't arrived, was seen. and we're brussels bureau chief alexandra phenomena. she met with roberta mancilla and she asked her about her priorities as the new president of the you parlor a festival. it's a great privilege and an honor to have been elected by my colleagues to day to says as president of this house as their precedent. it has been a very interesting campaign which negotiations, discussions, but of course are within the shadow of the passing of form of precedent of its authority. the 1st thing i will do is to on a his legacy and i will carry the responsibilities that he has left to us and me and my colleagues with in order to truly reform this parliament as he said, give it a fresh face and more forward looking become more efficient and effective in the way we do work, but also become more visible and more effective in the way we communicate. i would like this european parliament to be much better present in all men, the stat

she is a vice president of the european parliament and a member of germany's social democrats, the s t t. miss barley, welcome to the show that the message of president my cons speech was essentially, this is a moment of truth for the european union. do you agree? i do agree, absolutely. and pleasant. mcgraw dedicated the 1st and biggest part of his speech to democracy and the rule of law and when, when it comes to these topics, it is a moment of truth. not, not now, but already. well, for, i would say 5 to 10 years, but we are at a crucial point now where we have to decide outside, but especially inside the european union. if we hold up our democratic values and principles. and i was very impressed and i was very pleased. that's such a big part of his speech was dedicated to this topic. well, this is not the 1st time that president mccoy has laid out a, a big and rather ambitious vision for europe. germany has not necessarily reciprocated in the past. there is a new government here in berlin. so what role do you think germany will play in seeing through my cons vision for a more str

thank you. friends of president, manuel mccall has addressed the european parliament. in his remarks, he laid out the political strategy and aims for the french presidency of the council of the e. u. that includes how to fight the pandemic, the rise of aggressive foreign powers and climate change. and here is some of what the french president had to say. well, the me, i'm a pretty good authority. the panoramic is showing this solidarity isn't a weakness. it's a force greater than any other because it allowed us to save lives, protect job. it allowed us to get together a vaccine for us in europe is dispirited, solidarity that led us as europeans to be the most open in the world as far as exploiting vaccine as a gift. and i hope that our presidency will continue to work for more in the story. we can speak now to cut in a bond a she is a vice president of the european parliament and a member of germany's social democrats, the f t t. miss bali welcome to the show. the message of president, my con speech was essentially, this is a moment of truth for the european union. do

we're tonight the european parliament. you see you're right there has a new president, members elected conservative. roberto met sola from malta vance, their new leader. she's 43. the youngest person ever to hold this job. and she's only the 3rd woman since the european parliament was created in 1958 met. tele succeeds, the italian, david cecily, who died last week received our brussels bureau chief, alexander phenomena, met with roberto, met. so le, and asked her about her priorities as the new president of the new parliament. that festival, it's a great privilege and an honor to have been elected by my colleagues to day to says that as president of this house as their precedent, it has been a very interesting campaign with negotiations discussions. but of course are within the shadow of the passing of form, the president of its acidity. the 1st thing i will do is to on a his legacy and i will carry the responsibilities that he has left us and me and my colleagues with in order to truly reform this parliament as he said,

met the daughter of rushing opposition lead. alexa now found me through a water father, the european parliament soccer, thrice for freedom of thought, sending a clear message to russia that it's a rest of the kremlin critic with what he calls an offense to the international community. he also criticized european countries for not equally sharing the task of hosting african refugees playing the tale ban takeover of afghanistan last year . and it was critical of europe's far right. politics and its impact on the mike when crisis today you said betty south and i say hey, we added so there were states by the last of what a colleague, our friend or president to solely he was very pro you pan at united to work at now what is to do soon? it's us holding digest 2 weeks away from the end of his term as president of the european parliament and vote for his successor begins next week. so lanka is imposing ruling power cuts because the other christy board can't afford to pay for fuel. the worsening economic crisis is led to the rationing of gas food supplies and petrol. when finance is more from colombo, s

the commissioner was responsible for that because exactly as a member of parliament, i have criticized this to what's the european commission. i am not a member of parliament we'll have to if had to policies of the european union. so next time you take european commission are responsible for these matters and you ask him his questions. i'm as critical as you on the fact that is happening. and as the reason why i take that european migration and assign a policy needs to become a european union matter. while it is not to day, because all elements that you have to put forward, the problems in the naulty and the tragedy we have seen in the naughty the problems at the border between poland and bell artist, the problems in the mediterranean. ah, to wear it sir. a libya and people coming from there and abuse, there are all the consequence of the fact that all member states are responsible for that. and europe in union is not. so it's not the question of european union. it's a question of a lack of european union, a lack of european migration and asylum policy. but next time my proposal to you is invite the commissioner

the club owners, a member of the european parliament, represented the grange the european, the free alliance. welcome to d, w. you house cold for restraint to study enough? well, you know, i think there is an overall dissatisfaction and has a stand for a long time. and as you have mentioned in your report, i mean this increase of the fuel prices was just the last part. but i think it would be good if you could be more present, more visible, more active, and more engaged. so i guess it would be good if we could have set up a task. diplomacy from the european union, special representative, the european union coordinator, or special representative for human rights. last for l. and last, maybe some people from the commission and make sure that we are the alternative to putin troops and we are in the center off, has asked them to make sure these protests become peaceful and calm. and there's a mediation inc has us rather than an oppression and the blanket as we see right now. the footages i have received look like a war zone. a does look bad, but people are going to look at this and thing to the

really all feel that they have shot themselves in the foot of the results that we see in the european parliament to all stand tall and to defend the values we believe in, namely human rights democracy, rule of law and much lateral listen. that result has only increased the europe. ian parliament refused to ratify the china deal while come of its members were under sanctions. it all showed how hard it had become to engage with china on business and challenges on human rights. at the same time, ah, and the tale of huawei revealed germany's internal struggles in dealing with china . it was a decision facing many western government. should attack giant from china be allowed to build the 5 g mobile networks of the future. kate, for this critical infrastructure to be billed by company, subject to chinese state power. definitely an important decision. but angle americans, government could not make up its mind. the business ministry was all in favor. hallway has great technology and great prices. the foreign ministry said, wait a minute while wait is too close to the chinese government. this wouldn't be

and even members of the european parliament itself. the most prominent was lying hot beauty, cool for german green, who heads the parliament's delegation on china. i reckon china calculated that though they might impress us with the sanctions. in fact, the opposite has happened or i really don't feel that they have shot themselves in the foot of the results that we see in the european parliament to og stand tall and to defend the values we believe in, namely human rights democracy, rule of law and much lateralism that result has only increased the europe. ian parliament refused to ratify the china deal. while some of its members were under sanctions. it all showed how hard it had become to engage with china on business and challenges on human rights. at the same time, ah, and the tale of one way revealed germany's internal struggles in dealing with china . it was a decision facing many western government. should a tech giant from china be allowed to build the 5 g mobile networks in the future. we have okay. for this critical infrastruct

i would like this european parliament to be much better present in all member state campuses in all the schools so that when children look to the european parliament, they can see something that represents their ideas and something that will ultimately protect them. that's it. you're up to date, stay with us for dw business that's up next. don't forget, you can always get the latest on our website. that's d w dot com. can follow us on instagram and twitter to our handle. there is at the w news. i'm ami is a thanks for watching. ah, people in trucks injured when trying to flee the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away and the border families played on the tax in syria to the credit owners with traitor. people fleeing extreme ross getting 200 people from the agency around the world. more than 300000000 people are seeking refuge. yes. why? because no one should have to flee. make up your own mind. d. w. made for mines the. ah, microsoft makes a $69000000000.00 that on the maker of call of duty. the deal will make microsoft one of the biggest forces in the video gaming i

he served as president of the european parliament from 2019 until his death from illness on tuesday. he was 65 years old. he you flags at half mast. and a minute of silence for the late european parliament president david saw solely a politician, respected across party lines appointed in 2019 cecily served alongside commission president lucila on the lion. he was one of italy's most prominent t v journalist until he left to enter politics and she 1009. the corona virus pandemic dominated his time in office. the president of parliament addressing an almost empty chamber eagle, mid shyly for sa, solely europe's institutions needed strengthening to address rising populism. europe must restore and reaffirm its own values such a part of our identity. and it must do so to remain credible to our citizens and the rest of the world. european commission, president from the ally and paid tribute to him. dave, it's a saudi was a man of deep face and strong convictions. everyone loved his smile and his kindness we need done. you stop multi is politician. rebecca met sola is now the parliament's a

after 3 decades, as a journalist, the italian became a european parliament member in 2009. during his election as president, 10 years later, he called on the european union to swap nationalism for peace and equality. i for do we want to go towards the future in friendship to just a few days before he was admitted to hospital in december, he met the daughter of russian opposition leader. alexa now found me through award her father, the european parliament soccer, out of prize for freedom of thought, sending a clear message to russia, that it's a rest of the kremlin critic with what he calls an offense to the international community. he also criticized european countries for not equally sharing the task of hosting african refugees cleaned italy bon takeover of afghanistan last year and it was critical of europe's fall. right. politics and its impact on the mike when crisis today use a betty sap and say, hey, we added so on the state by the last i want a colleague, a friend or president to solely to or to very pro you pan. that's united to work. now what is to do soon? it's a

what was my cons message to the european parliament? me, what can we expect from this french presidency? well, i think that his main message to the european parliament was to day to say that this is a moment of truth for the european union. because all the principals said that the european union has been built upon the promise of peace, the promise of democracy, the promise of progress. all that is under threat when we look what is going on in the are through terry and regimes in the europe neighbourhood. or when we talk about the still existing inequality within the block. and a he told the m a piece. it's now it's the time for you rope to change itself to live up to the challenges and to a fired sir. you know, the gender inequality, for example, to be more independent to make sure that you have remained free, even though nobody's gonna help the european. so that was the essence of his speech today. how much is his presidency being overshadowed by the fact that there are big elections coming up in france? well, pretty much, many people

and the president of the european parliament certainly has died. even $64.00 ah, 7 catholics. don's president to denounce russian lead troops will begin putting out of the country within 48 hours. customer jermarta took, i have told parliament a fort withdrawal is expected to be completed in 10 days. russian soldiers were sent to cause it's dawned last week to quell violence during a protest against the government. more than a 160 people have been killed and nearly 10000 detained. took a f as also announced a new government line up. ali can the smell of has been nominated for prime minister. he served his 1st deputy prime minister in the previous cabinet, which took i have dismissed last week. so let's cross railway live to robin 1st year walker, who's into place he enjoys urine monetary rents in castorena and robin. what more do we know about this withdrawal of russian troops? well, what so kind of is saying, basically is that mission mission is accomplished and those russian mostly russian troops that came in. there were also some contingent from

the president of the european parliament, david cecily, has died age 65. his spokesman said he'd been hospitalized since december 26. after a serious complication related to his immune system. so sony was the president of the parliament since 2019. he been unable to carry out normal duties after an earlier sickness with pneumonia in september. us and russian diplomats. busy of wraps up the 1st meetings in a week of diplomacy aimed at d escalating. the titans tension, sorry, on ukraine's border. moscow has spent the last few months gathering his forces on ukraine's eastern flank, raising fears about an invasion. but moscow once guarantees that nato will not accept any new members, and that ukraine will be not allowed to join the military alliance journal ripple's . it is an achievement of sorts that talks between russia and united states in geneva didn't end in failure. they were never likely to be a major success. but while russia insisted it had no intention of invading ukraine, there remains little sign of an immediate end to the crisis. it's not the sit

the you is mourning the loss of european parliament president staff. it's a saudi this afternoon. his colleagues gathered on the steps of the european parliament to hold a minute of silence in his memory. mister sicily died at the age of $65.00. the italian center left politician had been in the hospital since december 26 struggling for months with poor health. after suffering pneumonia, the former journalist became president in 2019 a vote to elect his replacement. already had been planned for later this month. since mister cecily had already decided that he wasn't going to run for reelection, cossacks, dance, present. cassim jamara took, i of says, russian lead troops will leave the country within 10 days. the foreign military support came at the request of the cossacks president last week after these of unprecedented unrest in the former soviet republic. looking out over almighty airport, this russian piece keeper as controlling an area that was stormed by protestors and briefly ceased during the unrest. now everything seems calm again. more than 2000 foreign troops were deploy

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ah, fellow makers heckled the manual crown if he arrived at the european parliament to kick off the french presidency of the block for the coming month, he made a wide range and speech naming climate change. digital transformation and security is the main challenges that facing europe. however, some members of the parliament didn't hesitate to attack him on a number of fronts. a spokesperson for france is right when the national rally says, has slammed his migration policies, while one green lawmaker viciously launched down at mclaren for failures in fighting climate change. we're still head all these 2 are mr. you will go down in history. mister president of the president of climate in action because you ultimately been complacent about the issue. you prefer to find truth with lobbyists rather than wage a war against climate change. you prefer to procrastinate, like middle street in the field, little can you push back, give up, and fantasize about solutions in 1015 or 20 years rather than declare a call to arms that professor john brake, mom of the catholic university of lavon believes in

the president of the european parliament has died 65 year old david sicily was admitted to hospital 2 weeks ago. for my journalist passed away after suffering pneumonia and problems with his immune system steadfast and has more now from amsterdam. david solely was a social democrat from italy and the ferry, outspoken a member of parliament. he was a journalist in his early years and his career, and he was especially outspoken on the human rights and the true believer in the european dream. he flashed regular with the countryside agreed on, they are refugee and the migration policy to set. that migration actually makes nations richer and you are very much criticized and reluctant of european nations to take and migrant. his last message, a christmas message on twitter, he mentioned that the board us had become kind of a wall that would keep people from seeking refuge. an earth left on the lay and the president of the european commissions in her tweet this morning, calls him a great. you will be in a proud italian, a compassionate journalist, but also very much a true friend. david sole

i mean, i visited cause it's don as part of the lapse delegation from the european parliament in the summer of 2011. am i met with huge numbers of oil workers in john has an which is also the, the center of the uprising this time, who were then on strike and what was so evidence was us collect on as a country with enormous natural wealth in terms of oil and gas reserves and excell so of course, exploited by or the benefits of which go to those at the very top of this society in context. so this massive well on the one hand side by side with extreme poverty, including for those workers who are actually generating at this well. and i think that body is the backdrop combined with a very brutal. ready authoritarian regime, brooks, no disagreement, no opposition parties. i mean 6 months after i visited the, at regime had a horrendous crackdown in january and a massacre is video. people can see and youtube, just shooting down these peaceful, striking oil workers at on the streets. and, and so really that the fuel price rises, as i understand, is where the straw that broke the camel's back.

ah, my old micron was food if you arrived at the european parliament and was publicly attacked by fellow lawmakers, spokesman for france, his national ronnie slammed his immigration policies while the head of the european people's fault. he accused them of dividing society. meanwhile, green m e p gun ago, uselessly lashed out at micron 2 days for his of failing to fight climate change. it dissolved were still head ollie's to our mr. you will go down in history. mister president of the president of climate in action because you ultimately been complacent about the issue. you prefer to sign truces with lobbyists rather than wage a war against climate change. you prefer to procrastinate like mo street in the phil don't again. you push back, give up, and fantasize about solutions in 1015 or 20 years, rather than declare a call to arms. let's go live now to professor john brick, one of the catholic university. ovello von, thanks for joining us, professor. good sag on the program today. and do you think it's a coincidence that microns been hit by such a barrels of criticism from so many sides

we will see also how the european parliament is going to vote, because the european parliament can stop stop it. would it not be more productive for greenpeace to drop such a vehement opposition to nuclear? we know there is a problem obviously with the waste question, because, at least, if you encourage countries to do what they can, they are more likely to move away from fossil fuels, aren't they? the thing is that nuclear takes a long time, nuclear power plants take a long time to build and they are very expensive. so they are actually really blocking any other investment going into much more sustainable solutions. in countries like poland, where i come from, we don't have a nuclear power plant but poland wants to build some. this is going to be decades to come and we don't have that time, as simple as that. it's too expensive, it's too dangerous and it's just not going to fulfil the expectation that is there to transit to sustainable energy. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. it was a real top of the table thrilling encounter at stamford brid

south africa's president found the work of the parliament will go on the spot, severe damage to the national assembly building in cape town. also coming up european commission draft plans could make nuclear power and natural gas plant eligible for green investment that they proving controversial and being criticized by several thinking member states. ah, i'm anthony. how'd welcome south africa parliament has been badly damaged in a major fire and the national assembly chamber got it. doesn't defy photo firefighters were called into battle the place which sent a plume of smoke rising over cape town. a man is in custody over the fire. it's cause however, is still being investigated. the i had already been burning for hours when security guards discovered it at around 6 in the morning. fire crews raced to the scene, but were unable to stop the flames from spreading to the national assembly building where south africa's parliaments. it's. that is a very fair day for our democracy because parliament is the home of our democracy. and parliament is also as the d g a p point m, all met, as will be investigated, the police have started to investigate the

during a plenary session of the european parliament. he was out of the office for 2 months . he wasn't there when there was a prominent state of the union address, so of the european parliament back in september. then he recovered it. but then he went into hospital again in december for what his spokesman called an immune deficiency to was an a serious problem with his immune system. and now he suddenly died in italy in there of yano, the number of covey 19. busy patients in american hospitals has hit an all time high. the u. s. is reported 1100000 new record of ours cases in the past day, a global record, the 7 day average of new daily cases is tripled in the last 2 weeks. and in the 1st medical science doctor's in the u. s. or charles wanted to pigs heart into a patient save his life. the heart undergone gene editing to reduce the risk of patient, of the patients body rejecting the organ. those add lines, news continues, hey, all out 0 after counting the cost. and also you can do out a 0 dot com for more news. ah, selfless act of human bravery. and 10000 precious pieces of

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