what happened to romania. protesters are demanding that the ruling social democratic party resign and call early elections earlier this year government attempts to wind back anti corruption laws sparked outrage inside the country now romania's powerful diaspora is joining the fight around four million romanians work abroad as rent a fifth of the population many are now hoping to force change in one of europe's most corruption plagued countries. i remain in journalist diana ross soon has been updating us on the situation in bucharest victory square where protesters have again been gathering she's also been telling us about the official reaction to last night's violence. wow. reaction we had one. month and. then being that my nose they think is the fourth he had also called for indian thirty seven are all sunni investigates on the special forces and to determine who even started the process the peaceful prado the preferred route. of special forces had the press conference. that yes of course. they. asked people

and arielle live in romania one of the poorest countries in the e.u. and home to europe's biggest sex cattle industry over five thousand studios have sprung up in recent years it's estimated that more than two hundred thousand remaining and work in the adult life can business. twenty four year old arielle begins her day in the studios beauty salon. i try to be natural i don't put on a knack. i want to develop a relationship with my customers to become friends sometimes it's like being there psychologist. the manager shows us the plans for companies for the studio and explains the industry's boom in romania i think the market it's growing every year we ten fifteen percent of members we have a very good internet connection second of all we have very smart girls and they speak or very good english and then because we have beautiful woman story here this is the secret. arielle shows us around the chat rooms she has given up on medical school. young doctors in romania five hundred euros a month a webcam model can earn over twenty five thousand euros a month

this is brand council in romania otherwise known as dracula's castle it's one of romania's major landmarks and tourist destinations located in the small town of bran some two hundred kilometers north of the capital bucharest people flock here from all over the world to catch a glimpse into the gruesome world of vampires. after a very long journey i have finally arrived at brand castle here in romania and this place boasts six hundred forty years of history but it is most well known as the home of count. the blood sucking count of transylvania now although i know this story is based on fiction i have come well prepared i have my garlic to ward off any potential spirits and vampires and hammer rosary just in case part let's discover this castle says for it. when i go and there's a new tax penalty that i think of. as i enter i wonder if count dracula ever invited his victims to dine here. so as to tell me how much of the track to the story is actually true and related to this castle well you know you know a few lads and there is a small amount of through well dropping that was a historical ch

what happened to romania. protesters are demanding that the ruling social democratic party resign and call early elections earlier this year government attempts to wind back anti corruption laws sparked outrage inside the country now romania's powerful diaspora is joining the fight around four million romanians work abroad that's around a fifth of the population many are now hoping to force change in one of europe's most corruption plagued countries. time now to catch up with some of the other stories making the news around the wild police in the united states say a suicidal airline employee stole an empty passenger plane on friday and then crashed it into an island near seattle to hit the plane while unable to prevent it from coming down and sparking off a fire official say the pilot was likely to have died in the crash. there's no end in sight to california's wildfire c. with a rapidly moving blaze breaking out north of san francisco and destroying dozens of hectares of land two major fires elsewhere in the

but what i'd like to change first the corrupted leaders in romania the living standard a decent one. it was better than is now the government must grant us the possibility to be a normal country i came from bilbao in spain just for this protest of romanians living abroad we're fed up we must be united victory for romania many protests like fees have become regular ever since the governing social democrats took power in early twenty seventeen the left wing ruling party tried to decriminalize several corruption offenses through an emergency decree although failed in the end the attempts triggered mass antigovernment protests. now the six-pack trees are the latest people to join the call for a fresh vote an estimated three million romanians are working abroad living in countries like germany italy and the u.k. doesn't mean they care less about their homeland. and joining us now romanian capital or us as journalist diana ross so danno tell us what's the situation there right now. well hi sarah as you said we have official numbers there are one hundred forty injured people people tensions

telamon county on romania's southern border not too long ago fifty six year old nico. was taking his boat out on this branch of the danube to go fishing. the other errors. but now he says he's no longer allowed to. land that i'm still just been fishing any livelihood i had and i'm furious. that. the danube island of pulling a spans three hundred forty seven heck tears and his closely guarded. at one time it was owned by the state but the lino is now in the hands of romania's scandal ridden construction company tell drome said to have leased bill enough for just fifteen hundred euros a month people say that this was initiated by romania's most powerful politician liviu drug leader the governing social democratic party he sometimes comes to believe where he has all the space he needs for his hobby without being disturbed by local fisherman. he point out nobody in romania ever used to get an island not great but it's happened here and we fishermen had to clear out. in the capital booker s. drug now has yet another court date on the way he's bombarded with questions. if yo

they ask him more question about his doctor hire company in romania.e's the company based? romania. 0k. so we contact them? you email them. so how much do the doctors cost? are they very expensive? no, they're not, they're quite... they‘ re quite reasonably priced, yeah. you pay these doctors per prescription. you don't get, they're not employed by you guys. so the pricing would be per consultation, then? yeah. do you have an idea of the price? no, between £5 and £10. 0k. per accepted prescription. doctors paid per accepted prescription and not in the best interests of their patients. i take a very dim view of anybody who profits from human misery and harm, and the reality is, if people are prescribing inappropriately and in unsafe ways, they're profiteering from harm. it's not moral, it's not ethical, and it's just not right. julian eden told us he respects the cqc and has never sought to evade its oversight. he says his shareholding in eurorx romania is simply a sensible business investment in wider markets, all of which are subject to their own regu

he point out nobody in romania ever used to get an island. but it's happened here and we fishermen have to clear out. in the capital booker s. drug now has yet another court date on the way he's bombarded with questions. if you're not involved with tell droom why are you worried and why don't you admit told rome is run by your clan. investigative journalist carmen duma tresco as one of the bravest residents of tower mind drug miss home county she was one of the first to take a close look at drug miss wheelings and dealings with tel droom. attorney with the thought that she had on when after i'd thrown something out cars from jail droom would follow me they kept trying to intimidate me. in sticking threatening letters on my door. she lives in alexandria where drug now has his lavish estate built by tel drove around him drachmas neighbors live in abject poverty most of them have to live on pensions of fifty euros a month. the air is rancid in the prefab tenement blocks. comment about trust who reports on the inhuman conditions and tries to figu

hundreds of people have been injured in clashes between police and anti-government protesters in romania tens of thousands rallied in the capital bucharest and other cities to demand the resignation of the government they blame the ruling social democrats for endemic corruption and. thousands of furious romanian ex-pats also joined the protesters ranks based say corruption and poor financial prospects forced them to leave their country. hundreds of people needed medical attention after anti corruption protests turned violent and bucharest. police used water cannons and tear gas after some protesters tried to force their way through to government buildings. romanian president close your highness condemned the police quote disproportionate use of force after what had started out as a peaceful day of protests. thousands of these expatriates had come all the way back to romania to protest against the current state of their homeland many of them left because of corruption low wages and a lack of opportunity but the problems that are gripping the country never seem to have improved the situati

this is d w news live from berlin antigovernment protests in romania turned violent thousands of x. factor may end up back home calling for the government's resignation they say corruption prompted them to emigrate police have responded with tear gas and rubber bullets injuring hundreds will be getting more in just a second from the correct. also on the program german chancellor angela merkel in spain for talks with a spanish counterpart petro sanchez migration flows have to top the agenda as a growing number of migrants arrived on spanish shores. hello and welcome my name's christopher spring eight thanks for joining us it's been a tense twenty four hours in romania with hundreds injured in clashes between police and anti-government protesters tens of thousands have been rallying in the capital bucharest and also in other cities across the country to demand the government's resignation they blame the ruling social democrats for endemic corruption and low wages the protests were organized by groups of romanians who work abroad they say their country's corruption and poor financial p

it's not an isolated case romania is the e.u. second poorest member incompetent officials negligence and corruption are rampant a few weeks ago the government pushed through measures that favor corrupt politicians especially those was criminal records like drug not. a good one hundred thousand people decided that they weren't going to take it anymore august tenth or peaceful protest was broken up by tear gas fired by security team. it was one of the most violent police incidents in romania since the socialists were ousted in one nine hundred eighty nine. this man was one of over four hundred fifty people who were injured the public prosecutor's investigating duma tresco was at the protest and narrowly escaped tear gas grenades. i think it was a few but any normal country would have already had resignations but that doesn't happen here when you want to and nobody takes political responsibility no i've lost hope that anyone ever will on the contrary if nothing happens i think romania is government could turn even more authoritarian

protests in romania town volunteers thousands called for the government's resignation the police have responded with tear gas and rubber bullets injuring hundreds. thank you for your company a jury in the u.s. state of california has found one son so guilty of causing terminal cancer in a plaintiff who was exposed. they ordered the chemicals giant which is now owned by germany's bya to pay two hundred fifty million dollars in punitive damages plus thirty nine million in compensation with oranges in san francisco fast tracked the case because the man is dying wayne johnson had used the chemicals in his job as a grounds keeper. did roundup pro or ranger pro fail to perform as safely as an ordinary consumer would have expected when you used or misused in an intended or reasonably foreseeable way answer yes was the roundup pro or range of pro design a substantial factor in causing harm to mr johnson answer yes. what amount of punitive damages if any do you award to mr johnson answer two hundred fifty million dollars i'm glad to be here to be able to help with a cause is way bigger than me

what happened to romania. protesters are demanding that the ruling social democratic party resign and all diaspora is joining the fight around four million romanians work abroad as rent a fifth of the population many are now hoping to force change in one of europe's most corruption plate countries. let's get the latest now from bucharest and for that we're joined by journalist diana ross so dana has there been any official reaction to last night's violence on the part of authorities. yes first of all what that you are hearing the name arias would be a rival of the president or say as i am larry but our very eyes remember. me on the reaction was that of the president of my new. york as he asserted. for me and i guess i'm not doing the crackdown the government did that night. things are getting beaten here there are. other. people that one of. our i don't know well who can see pressure is mounting once again after last night's violence the main issue among the demonstrators has been corruption in the government

this is grand council in romania otherwise known as dracula's castle it's one of romania's major landmarks and tourist destinations located in the small town of brand some two hundred kilometers north of the capital bucharest people flock here from all over the world to catch a glimpse into the gruesome world of vampires. after a very long journey i have finally arrived at brand castle here in romania and this place boasts six hundred forty years of history but it is most well known as the home of count accurate blood sucking count of transylvania now although i know this story is based on fiction i have come well prepared i have my garlic to ward off any potential spirits and vampires and have my rosary just and taste art let's discover this castles history. when i go and there's anything left in a day that i. as i enter i wonder if count dracula ever invited his victims to dine here. so as to tell me how much of the tracks that the story is actually true and related to this castle. you know the lads and there is a small amount of through well dropping that was a historical character he r

first a massive anti-government protest is underway in romania thousands of expatriates have returned to their homeland to demand what the country's left wing government resign some have driven all the way across europe to take part they have already been angry clashes between protesters and police that have left some forty people injured many of those living abroad say that they left romania because of corruption low wages and a lack of opportunity. meantime authorities in balad bruce have freed a correspondent who was detained on suspicion of gaining unauthorized access to the computer systems of the state run news agency. russia's service was one of a number of journalists taken into custody this week in but critics say was a crackdown on press freedom his apartment was also searched because he says that he is still being treated as a suspect and is unable to comment on the investigation. in southern france about six hundred people have been evacuated to escape flash floods caused by heavy rain

there have been hold that brought those would say something that as we say in romania because romanians have been using the past ten years to count on brussels and to pounce on the european commission to step in when the corruption fight is not going on as it should be so the fact that there haven't been too many responses from brussels really disappointed the people i spoke with many and they they are expecting that maybe junko didn't care at all wrote the memo on. pressure that said all right to it you couldn't. stand in full force for us thank you all right thank you. here's a look now at some of the other stories that are making news around the world authorities in belarus have freed a correspondent who's detained on suspicion of gaining an authorized access to the computer systems of the state run news agency holyoke by kolsky russian service as one of a number of journalists taken into custody this week with fears of oppressive crackdown by counts he says he's still being treated as a suspect and cannot comment. on bob ways main opposition party the movement for democratic change

well made a bit of quarter of romania's population lives and works abroad that didn't stop thousands of them from returning on friday to march against a government they say is corrupt many claim they were driven to leave romania by such corruption as well as by for poor financial prospects now they hope that a groundswell of popular discontent lead to the early exit of the ruling social democrat party who take home thieves. that wasn't of these expatriates have come all the way back to remain here to protest against the current state of their homeland many of them left because of corruption low wages and the like of opportunity but the problems that are gripping the country never seem to have improved the situation may have even got worse protesters say the government has been hindering the nation's fight against corruption calling for early elections. but what i'd like to change first the corrupted leaders in romania the living standard a decent one. let alone is that the government must grant us the possibility to be a normal country i came from bilbao in spain just for this protes

but what i'd like to change first the corrupted leaders in romania then the living standard a decent one. right age and it was one of them is that the government must grant us the possibility to be a normal country i came from bilbao in spain just for this protest of romanians living abroad we're fed up we must be united victory for romania and the many other . protesters are demanding that the ruling social democratic party resign and call early elections earlier this year government attempts to wind back anti corruption laws sparked outrage inside the country now romania's powerful diaspora is joining the fight around four million romanians work abroad that's around a fifth of the population many are now hoping to force change in one of europe's most corruption plagued countries. well for the latest from the remaining capital bucharest we're joined now by journalist diana. said and we can see behind you that a number of protesters are back on the streets following last night's violence what's happening where you are. that's right my rehab and people are gathering and they have anno

hundreds of people have been injured in clashes between police and anti-government protesters in romania tens of thousands rallied in the capital bucharest and and other cities to demand the resignation of the government they blame the ruling social democrats for endemic corruption and low wages thousands of furious romanian ex-pats also joined the protesters ranks they say corruption and poor financial prospects forced them to leave their country. i'm not too far in the romanian capital. leaving hundreds injured. bitterest police fired water cannon and tear gas at protesters after some tried to force their way through to government buildings. it started as a peaceful day of demonstrations the crowd swelled by thousands of romanian ex-pats . they'd return to voice angered what they say has forced them to leave the country low wages a lack of opportunity and above all government corruption. but what i'd like to change first the corrupted leaders in romania then the living standard a decent one. right age and it was evident that the government must grant us the possibility to be a normal c

they are being stripped of their chance for decent food and a decent life in romania.ore importantly, because of the dismissal of the anticorruption chief, that angered people and they believe the anticorruption fight is being weakened. also, there is a new package of justice laws that are weakening the corruption c charges. sarah: looking at pictures from earlier in the day, we see people waiting romanian flags, how can europe step in your? >> there have been hopes the brussels would say something as we say in romania because romanians have been used in the past 10 years to count on brussels and to count on the european commission to step in when the corruption fight is not going on as it should be. the fact that there have been too many responses at this point disappointed the people.e. spoke with many who are expecting g that maybe they can pressure the sococial democratic party to continue e the anticorruption fight. sarah: turning to our top story, all of us back-and-forth in the u.s. and turkey. as a market spooked. >> the no side of the turkish lira and stocks h

what would change the government's course because romania ranks as one of the e.u.'s most corrupt countries i mean how can this be addressed by the government especially when so many ministers have been indicted for corruption. well on its own here will come the complication comes from the fact that the government see. the role of the government but actually the. call to do so is it actually. corruption campaign which started in two thousand and five so. this is. the relationship between the secret services and the antic roxanne is usually the same as. the reason being is that she's mad you're saying that actually we're going to get more abuse isn't. it also revealing that the who. may diligently should be in line with your mission there i mean you. have this look are you. close. does the government have a leg to stand on when you say that it sees itself as the victim given the amount of corruption in romania and the number of politicians who have benefited from it to the detriment of ordinary people. yes i don't think. they are very good at twisting these sorts of a

well, 20% of the population of romania is living abroad people want to come back and live a peacefulwith theirfamilies, many romanians living abroad, and people coming from europe, across europe, the states as well, they would like to have a country functioning in a proper way, less corruption in romania and a peaceful way to live their lives. young activist vlad macelaru, speaking to me earlier from bucharest. police are patrolling charlottesville in the united states where events are being held to mark the anniversary of deadly clashes sparked by a white supremacist rally. earlier, president trump tweeted that last year's violence between far—right demonstrators and their opponents resulted in senseless death and division. the nobel prize—winning writer vs naipaul has died aged 85. raised in trinidad, he studied at oxford and worked for the bbc before becoming a prolific author. his best—known works include a house for mr biswas, the mystic masseur, a bend in the river and the booker prize—winning in a free state. he won the nobel prize for literature in 2001, for, as the award pan

and israel have come to romania rumanians have come back for described as their main objective is to have. big nation of the government of the social democratic that government and to have early elections their complaint is that they are forced to live abroad and to work abroad to support their families here even though romania is the european remember european union member for ten years and may have to work abroad from home. soon have a listen to that many of them told me that they want to come back there are people from all. the factories and also the second part is not only the economic. the economical way that the source of the democratic party's needing the funds rate but also of the corrupts. as you well. sorry to interrupt you there day and i just i quickly wanted to ask you before we go because you know more about the alternatives which which might present themselves if official action is indeed called what are the alternatives to the current government. actually we have to be honest political analysts have told us that we know the up of the sunnis. the opposition is really w

—— telling people in romania how to live our lives?nt to come back and live a peaceful life and be together with their families, many romanians living abroad, and people coming from europe, across europe, the states as well, they would like to have a country functioning in a proper way, less corruption in romania and a peaceful way to live their lives. thank you very much. the pharmaceutical company bayer says its monsanto weedkillers are safe. this follows a court ruling ordering them to pay nearly 290 million dollars in damages to a man who became terminally ill after using them. dewaynejohnson, a school groundsman, alleges his cancer was caused by glyphosate in the herbicides. here's our north america correspondent james cook. for dewayne johnson, the verdict was bittersweet, to say the least. at 46 years old, he is dying of cancer, caused — the jury found — by monsa nto's weedkillers. thousands more americans claim they too were sickened by the herbicides and their key ingredient, glyphosate. since the beginning of this case, i've

in romania thousands of protesters are on the streets in many parts of the country protesting against the government for a second day in the capital booker's huge crowds gathered in victory square to demonstrate against corruption low wages and lack of opportunities in the southeast european country protesters say they're not intimidated by the violence on friday in which around four hundred fifty protesters were injured. that's now bring in lavinia remain a service she joins me on the line and she's in to following events across the country lavinia tell us more about what's happening in romania tonight so many people were hurt in protests on friday. that's right good evening at the moment with the sounds of protesters in bucharest and about sixty thousand in other major cities as you said i mean to me so i right now this is the second largest city in. the lucian began so people took to the streets yesterday specially after what happened yesterday because there's also these demonstrations. there have been no casualties so far today but they were fond of the lease in bucharest as tens

in romania, tens of thousands attend anti—government rallies. more than 200 people are injured.a is just hours away from launching a probe to the sun. it'll get seven times closer than any spacecraft before it. an immigration reprieve for a 9—year—old chess prodigy. we meet the boy whose talents mean his family can stay in the uk. man charged with arson in california after a raging wildfire forces thousands of people from their homes. the un security council has called for a "credible" investigation into an airstrike on a bus in yemen that killed at least 29 schoolchildren. earlier, the saudi—led coalition — which carried out the attack on thursday — said it would investigate what it called "collateral damage". aaron safir reports. you may find some of the images distressing. preparing to bury the dead. nearly 10,000 people have died in more than three years of war in yemen, but thursday's attack stands out. children, apparently on their way back from a picnic, hit by an air strike. it happened near a market in the rebel—held province of saada. un officials called it "a new low"

also on the program protests in romania turning violent as thousands call for the government's resignation police have been responding with tear gas and rubber.

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analyst have found heavy machine guns rockets and even missile systems from bulgaria and romania in the hands of. it is now estimated that over a third of all weapons used by the group in syria and iraq women a fact chip in eastern europe. so are u.s. arms exports inadvertently empowering the terrorists. in london a group called conflict armament research carried out detailed analysis into how isel has obtained its weapons. allowed i'm james bevan is the executive director. the vast majority of weapons a marked kalashnikov almost always on the left hand side of the receiver and they have a serial number. seven spends much of his time in the middle east documenting recovered weapons. most have been captured by iceland battles from their enemies including weapons taken from rebel groups equipped by the us. to date conflict armament research has used serial numbers to trace forty thousand items. is qana transfers have introduced weapons which they didn't previously have access to and that's a positive boost for the air france attack of o.t. . this is an r.p.g. seven launcher designed in on

to resign the protesters many of whom drove across europe to attend this are angry about the way romania is being governed by the social democrats which they blame for corruption and a lack of opportunities joining me now is kit gil it too has been at the demonstration in bucharest and spoke to some of the protesters so what were they saying to you about why they've made their way back to romania for this and what they're hoping to achieve from these protests. thanks miriam yes so the people i talked to were were very motivated they were and had been angry about many of the steps that the government has been taking in the last eighteen months that they see that they feel will weaken the rule of law you know these are steps that basically would decriminalize lower level corruption or reduce and weaken the fight against the fight against corruption which has been a crutch has been a big problem in romania for a long time and people are angry about that and feel that the system needs to change. how does the ten hour tonight demonstration compare with past protests we've seen in a mania. so