on the thirty first of january twenty seventh the biggest protests since the fall of romanians communist dictatorship broke out in the streets of. the newly sworn in government had secretly passed to the creek that could rant its members immunity from prosecution on some corruption charges. hundreds of officials including businessmen mayors government ministers and members of parliament have been charged and convicted at the center of it all is an independent judicial body the national anti-corruption directorate for d.n.a. in early twenty sixteen the viennese chief prosecutor announced a sharp spike in corruption charges of course the mission is one that got the base on me i thought that using but the court will hear me berlin not she may. o. course the missions are they got them they change my words mean each tissue parliament thought they could talk one day on. the nice little change mishti sites but of the book that she changed so not all friends own independent collectives like the funky citizens have also joined the fight against corruption they are adopting the quirky offbeat appr

romanian seem happy about a push for transparency but will they vote for change. many hope the election will reveal the impact that prosecutors and civil society groups are having on the romanian public. is that the way you. should have done has created the save book arrest union or the u s b. it's a campaign born of civil society founded on hope in the democratic rejuvenation of romania. for this former mathematician the fight against corruption is a clear path towards the renewal of romania's political class. you almost. if you think it's. there were those two. years that you. should have done to present his party as the only recourse to a decadent political class a class that continues running candidates in battled by corruption scandals. on election day locked up has decided to follow a candidate he knows well one of the headliners of book arrests corruption to work . the mayor of bucharest sector five charged with taking a bribe of ninety million euros. apart and also with a little bit isn't going to put you at home and so if you don't shut up when you put ou

tens of thousands of romanians have protested against changes to their judicial system. i am a stranger savy amended laws will make it harder to prosecute officials for corruption it still needs the approval of the president. and per process has condemned the killing of women which he says this time last america into the world's most violent place for females he also spoke out against drug violence during mass in the northern peruvian city of true. headlines and back with more news on al-jazeera that's super thirty stay with us. al jazeera. swear every since.

tens of thousands of romanians have protested against changes to the judicial system. and were confronted by riot police before marching towards parliament demonstrators say the amended laws will make it harder to prosecute officials for corruption that just place it was passed last month and now needs the approval of president kos your highness. thousands of women have marched in tokyo as capital to protest against president nothing by fourteen opposition parties began with demonstrations in september demanding the president stepped up and asking bay became came to power in two thousand and five off the death of his father protesters want the end of his family didn't stay which has ruled for more than fifty is pope francis has condemned the killing of women which he says has to last in america as the most violent place on females the leader of the catholic church also spoke out against drug violence during mass in the northern peruvian city of true hero. marianna sanchez reports the pope's visit to peru is being overshadowed by his handling of a clergy sex abuse scand

it's because we show more interest." [ children singing in romanian ] dr.e teaches them to sing and dance and count. he has to keep them occupied as best he can because there are no rehabilitation programs here. most of the children just lie in bed, day in and day out. there are hundreds of mentally handicapped children hidden away in asylums across this country. some foreign aid has been coming in as word of their plight gets out, but romania is strapped for cash, and dr. uringe wonders where these children rank on the new government's list of priorities. christiane amanpour, cnn, negru voda, romania. >> you know and i know and anyone who's been around children knows that the immediate impulse of a young child when they see a stranger walk into the house is wariness. and that is correct behavior. it's normal human behavior. these children are so hungry and thirsty for any kind of one-on-one attention that they will run and cling to total strangers. and i've had that happen, and i can remember being in an institution where small, shaven-headed children -- s

one recent poll suggested just a quarter of romanians have trust in the government.mme: ready to return. roger federer is due on court soon to start the defence of his australian open title. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she'd been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws, passed by the country's new multiracial government, and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long—running play, the mousetrap. when they heard of her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's

tens of thousands of romanians have protested against changes to the traditional system. demonstrators say the amended laws will make it harder to prosecute officials for corruption that still needs the president's approval. says has condemns the killing of women which he says in america it's the world's most violent place for females he also spoke out against drug violence during mass in the northern caribbean city of. there's i had lines more news here on al-jazeera after people and power. al-jazeera expose prominent figures of the twentieth century. influenced the. market you. want to ban the boom made software. breakthroughs inspired the digital revolution. and face to face at this time on al-jazeera.

computer controlled lathe is precise to the millimeter it costs more than one hundred thousand euros romanian entrepreneur body can afford it he says because his older situation is good and his company is growing but company employee maria chris hughes situation is different the new law requires workers to contribute more than twenty percent of their salary into social security payments employers are now free of that obligation. but for maria and her work colleagues that means smaller take home paychecks. to most people don't like the government's decision. why should we pay for everything with our meager wages. most people find the situation unacceptable. big protests have been ineffective so far the unions here are weak the economy in western romania is booming though there is full unemployment in the tennis war region where with help from the e.u. there's been major investment to expand industrial parks. this has attracted foreign companies and created many jobs. however the expansion of. cities and municipalities is also creating potential problems. management. the redistribution of the t

a first in the capital bucharest with smaller demonstrations taking place across the country was romanians have had enough countries ranked one of the most corrupt in europe and now people are turning on the politicians tens of thousands descended on parliament many carrying giant yellow hands with the slogan all for justice in every people traveled from right across the country to join the demonstration. and necessary nobody paid us to protest with simple citizens who pay taxes and we can no longer tolerate this. since last year romania has seen the biggest wave of popular dissent since the fall of communism many blame this man for bringing things to a head. his head of the main party in government the social democrats he's banned from becoming prime minister because of a conviction for vote rigging them his party has passed legislation to decriminalize some graft offenses it's also pushed through a judicial overhaul which critics say limits judicial independence the moves haven't just drawn the people's washington and the e.u. have also been sharply critical. does the club hamburg has fi

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carolina was an iraqi and saturday's australian open final in melbourne that's after the top seeded romanian got the better of germany's actually cared for in a three marathon sets in the other semi and number two seed was the at the over came a second set wobble to defeat a belgium's a nice the dane is a former world number one but like a look as yet to win a grand slam title meanwhile marion shelter which is through to the men's final on sunday the croat dispatch britain's col edmund in straight sets will play either defending champ roger federer or the unseeded chang haye on for the title are you watching the news we still have a lot more to tell you about here's what's coming up a dump truck arrives at the world economic forum in davos can he convince the meeting of globalists that his america first agenda is good for the world economy. all right that a whole lot more coming up in the business block but gary hart alferez and i'll see you again at the top of the out. on the phone. with. us. when i'm traveling to the coast of all time. but i also want to stay up to date on the latest news

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i mean if i mean if you want to shedding light on the romanians pressing for change and the unconventional methods to eliminate corruption remain people. on al-jazeera. this is al jazeera. hello and welcome i'm peter w. watching the news live from our headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes the death toll rises in iran as political and economic discontent drives more protests. with the olympics less than six weeks away the two koreas move towards talks that could ease tensions raise them. a new israeli law makes it harder for any future government to compromise with the palestinians over jerusalem . also this hour pakistan stops charities banned by the u.n. security council from collecting funds. state media and iran says nine people have been killed in the latest antigovernment protests overnight that takes the total during five days of unrest to twenty three the president hassan rouhani is calling for calm and warns anyone breaking the law will be confronted rob matheson as more. gunshots in the city of birth and on monday night.

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. >> the top seeded romanian got the better of germany's player in three marathon set.nd a second set wobble to former number one, but has yet to win a grand slam title. meanwhile, through to the men's file on -- final on sunday. he will play either defending champion roger fedderer or -- for the title. i've hockey players have arrived in south korea for playing. ahead of the downtown winter olympics. across the border on thursday, the agreement to form a joint women's team followed talks between the two koreas. they will where he unity jerseys and march under a unified flag. now, we look at an unusual procession through cairo today. egypt moved a statue of king ramses the second, after that ride, i'll be back to take you through the day. see you in a few minutes. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >>> this week on "wealthtrack," legendary investor bill miller shares his rationale for some of his more controversial investments, including amazon, valeant, and bitcoin. he

tens of thousands of romanians have protested against changes to the judicial system. i am strange to say the amended laws will make it harder to prosecute officials for corruption it still needs the approval of the president. and pope francis has condemned the killing of women which he says this time last america into the world's most violent place for females he also spoke out against drug violence during mass in the northern peruvian city of true. headlines are back with more news on al-jazeera that's super thirty stay with us. al-jazeera sounds swear every. the two men behind super thirty could hardly have more different backgrounds their partnership might seem unlikely but it was six and we understand each other. there's certain things which we have in common best makes us work together. something for me people people have not had so much and. he's also one version of much in place unlike me. but. at the end of this hot april day jaunt that she's leaving the exam center. for the soup with the burden is now lifted. it's. just so. later that evening and they assembl

tens of thousands of romanians have protested against changes to their judicial system. demonstrators say the amended laws will make it harder to prosecute officials for corruption the legislation was passed last month and it needs the approval of president close your highness. pope francis has condemned the killing of women which he says has turned latin america into the world's most violent place for females the leader of the catholic church has also spoken out against drug violence during mass in the northern proving the city of tokyo and those are the headlines now in al-jazeera it's isilon the taliban. we're on route to the frontline base with the local government. this is the front line beyond the afghan army firebase i still fighters are dug into the mountainsides. district governor decides personally to attack the i still positions in unstable districts like this the dividing line between a local politician and a local warlord is a thin one which i want to pass through. to assume other. reporters that it does look at each of those one of. them was stuck in one cu

tens of thousands of romanians have protested against changes to their judicial system. they were confronted by riot police before marching towards parliament demonstrators say the amended laws will make it harder to prosecute officials for corruption the legislation was passed last month and i need the approval of president close hotness. recent anti-government demonstrations in iran exposed the growing divide between rich and poor while a small percentage of the population enjoys a luxury as lifestyle millions of iranians are struggling to make ends meet in twenty seventeen iran's government set the poverty line at about four hundred eighty dollars a month for household thirty three percent of the population lives below that line that's more than twenty four million people but it's also a struggle for many living just above it the median income for an average household is about eight hundred eighty five dollars that's only two dollars more than the minimum they need to get by and that means that for most iranians there's virtually nothing left to save for the future he

tens of thousands of romanians have protested against changes to their judicial system. i. never confronted by riot police before marching towards parliament demonstrators say the amended laws will make it harder to prosecute officials for corruption the legislation was passed last month and now needs the approval of president klaus your highness the united nations special rapporteur for me m r has visited will hinge a refugee camps in bangladesh refugees told young he levy how these came from persecution and violence but memoirs armed forces in iraq and state more than six hundred thousand have fled to bangladesh since the army launched a crackdown in august has banned leave from visiting the country a plan to repatriate range of refugees to me and more is due to begin on tuesday but the un and the refugees are worried about their safety if they return after reports from could have prolonged refugee camp the conversation in the refugee camps is dominated by one topic these days planned by the myanmar bangladeshi governments offering the regime voluntary repatriation back t

tonight usa gymnastics says it is terminating its agreement with the romanian husband and wife who have become synonymous with gymnastics success. their texas ranch will no longer serve as the national team training center. while the damage done there will last. according to a statement read on behalf of mckayla maroney. >> you left scars on my psyche that may never go away. >> reporter: as the statement was read, nassar shook his head. like every other woman, maroney asked for the maximum sentence. a decision the court won't make until every accuser has a chance to be heard. stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> could as many as 50,000 new jobs be coming to your city? the answer may be yes depending on where amazon decides to build its second headquarters. and today the competition was narrowed to just 20 finalists. here's nbc's business correspondent jo ling kent. >> amazon will feel right at home here. >> reporter: of the nearly 240 bids from across america, the 20 finalists are mostly in the east and south, from big cities like boston, dallas and atlanta, to the midsized like columbus, rale

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i mean it to me that you were shedding light on the romanians pressing for change on the unconventional methods to eliminate corruption remains people at this time on al-jazeera. coming. up. later when i was. told. her i'm joined in with the top stories on al-jazeera at least fifteen people are reportedly dead in the wrong off the fifth day of anti-government protests among them is a policeman iranian state media say security forces repelled protests as he tried to take over police stations and military bases pizza shop has the latest.

the romanians shouting god is great. and denouncing t e united states. on wednesdayy run state television aired live images of pro government rallies across the country. they say the rallies were held to protest the violence seen in anti government protests over the past week. was unclear whether the gatherings were spontaneous or organized authorities. what is sure is the images are stark contrast what's in seen over the past three nights? gunshots and people being dragged to safety. amateur footage cleaning to show the latest demonstration in the province of the southern by john. iran sipping leaders spoke out for the first time on tuesday. letting the protests on foreign enemies who see to destabilize country. had a look at what's been happening in the past few days or those who are against the islamic republic those with money or in positions of power. those with weaeapons and intelligence. very good about that joining hands so they can smoke chaos in the islamic republicic we is the who handed over the phone wawas. on. the e biggest protests in te c

dismal twenty seventeen season will face women's top seed simona halep in the next round after the romanian one in straight sets over czech color. unseated south korea. amazing run in melbourne continues he saw off american tenney son in straight sets to reach his first ever grand slam semifinal where he'll be up against roger federer or thomas faddish just for you know a reminder of the top story we're following for you here today on g.w. news that turkey has intensified its offensive in syria ignoring international concerns turkey and its local allies are trying to clear kurdish militias away from the border the united nations says the fighting has already displaced five thousand people. for now. a. good some economists. do see it coming to an. audience germany always has its finger on the cause. of the mobs close to modernity. the law. clogs up one hundred drug law chinese investors on a shopping spree in germany aadhaar buying up industrial enterprises like never before law what kind of strategy is driving this offensive what all the potential risks for germany as an industrial location

caroline wozniacki in saturday's all staley an open final in melbourne all this after the top see the romanian got the better. germany is actually cared for in so we be marathon sets and the other semi a number two seed wozniacki overcame a second set wobble to defeat belgium's a while the debt dispatched to britain's kyle edmund in straight sets he'll play either defending champ or roger federer or the other seed at chongqing on for the title before i let you go and remind you of our main headline of this hour scientists in china have revealed two identical baby monkeys created using the same claims technique that gave us dolly the sheep more than two decades ago their research breaks the technical barrier that could open the door to human cloning. thanks so much for watching. in good shape. a danger that can affect anyone aneurysms arteries in the brain or abdomen that bone can be life threatening and are rarely discovered in time. if this ruptures it's very dangerous for the patient because patients die instantly much like eat always. in good shape next d.w. . on the international child. fo

in tennis romanian simona halep will face caroline was nuts in saturday's australian open final in melbournetop ranked how it ultimately proved too strong for germany's caballe she came through in three sets winning the marathon match six three four six nine seven to maintain her unbeaten record so far this year in the early game down under number two seed was nucky he overcame a second set to defeat belgians allies and mountains the dane is a former world number one but like halep has yet to win a grand slam title. in motor sports world's oldest braley have been to officially starts on thursday kicking off the twenty eighteen season but competitors have already been on the circuit to prepare the carts chilly new views of belgium went fastest in wednesday's shakedown or drivers test their cars at full speed finding champion sebastian could only manage sevenths fastest the frenchman is going for his sixth straight title this year the monte carlo rally was first staged in one thousand eleventh. and just a reminder of the top story we're following for you here today on d. but w. news turkey say

no votes the aki in saturday's australian open final in melbourne and that's after the top seeded romanian got the better of germany's unsure leak in three marathon sets in the other semi number two seed but the aki overcame a second set wobble to defeat belgium's elise matins the dane is a former world number one but like all of has yet to win a grand slam title meanwhile. is through to the men's final on sunday the croat dispatched britain's kyle edmund in straight sets he'll play either defending champion roger federer or the unseeded show she won for the title. all right north korean ice hockey players were talking about the olympics they have arrived in south korea for training with their south korean team mates ahead of the young chung winter olympics twelve players and officials crossed the border on thursday the agreement to form a joint women's team follows the first official talks between the two koreas now the team will wear unity jerseys and march under a unified flag at the games opening ceremony of the war in iraq. and now a look at an unusual perception through cairo today e

in the past, the romanian authorities have always blamed outsiders for some of the fate that has befallen iranians have a lwa ys iranians. in no, the iranians have always been worried about what is happening in the neighbourhood in places like iraq, syria and elsewhere, happening to them. iran isa large, elsewhere, happening to them. iran is a large, multi—ethnic country with religious sects and so forth, so with religious sects and so forth, so they have always been that worry that such elements could come to run if the security of the country is put at risk, but at the same time, they have reached a level where they are asking themselves, apparently, from what i can tell watching iranian social media, at what point do we have to ask ourselves the simple question of how much longer can we put up with this? and it is a risky project to embark upon and come out to the streets as a way of getting the authorities's attention, let's do it that way. that is where we are today, but the idea that some foreign entity in europe, america or elsewhere is the instigator behind all of this, i think sp

i mean if i mean if you want to shedding light on the romanians pressing for change on the unconventional methods to eliminate corruption remain people at this time on al-jazeera. here. in the philippines millions live in overcrowded slow but some of found another place to call home public cemeteries one on one east meets those living among the dead at this time on al-jazeera. at least fourteen people reportedly killed in anti-government protests in iran the president has calls for calm. hello i'm maryam namazie in law.

i mean it to me that if you want to be shedding light on the romanians pressing for change and the unconventional methods to eliminate corruption remain people this time on al-jazeera. in the worst mass shooting in united states in modern times the gunman on forty seven guns and had twenty three of those firearms with him at the time of the shooting. united states of america has. obsessive attraction and love for guns in a way that other countries just don't have and that's why she helped put together an exhibit at one church to help raise awareness to gun violence through art and in this piece tissues on each piece of tissue a name and age of someone killed by gun violence in the area. it is called loving arms of course it's a play on words arms being what we used to hug or pray somebody but also arms being weapons as well the message here this world needs more love and less violence. facing the realities the president said that there would be a. complete audit a hundred percent audit that audit hasn't happened getting to the heart of the matter so are you saying then that the future of the g.c.

playing for nearly three hours in 30 degree heat in melbourne, the second seed from denmark defeated romaniann open. it took her 43 attempts to win a slam — and her reward isn't only that shiny trophy. she'll also become the world number one. she was playing really well and i was thinking it looks like it may not be my day but i was never really nervous. i was just going to go out there and give it my all and swing for it and play aggressively. i think i played well. it could have gone either way but i'm happier it went my way. rory mcilroy will tee off in the final group tomorrow at the dubai desert classic — chasing a first victory in 17 months. the four—time major winner is just a shot behind leader haotong li on 19 under par. mcilroy shot a third round 68 — aided by two birdies in the last three holes. it was good to make the birdie at the last and stay within one of lee. yeah, i will need to play better tomorrow to win, but it is two weeks into the season and i've given myself a second chance to win a tournament so looking forward to tomorrow. and now rugby union. english sides had a goo

i mean if you want to be shedding light on the romanians pressing for change on the unconventional methods to eliminate corruption remain people this time on al-jazeera. or go back time to recap our headlines there on the supreme leader. is accusing the country's enemies of fueling anti-government protests state media says nine people have been killed on monday night taking the death toll during five days of unrest to twenty three. south korea has accepted the north's offer of talks proposing the two sides meet next tuesday follows kim jong un's new year address which struck a more friendly tone towards all palestinians are condemning a new israeli law which makes it harder to hand over parts of jerusalem under a future peace deal israeli m.p.'s press the bill which means two thirds of the knesset must now prove giving up any territory. pakistan is seen as control of charities and financial assets linked to one of the main suspects in the two thousand and eight mum by bombings in india it came as president dog tweeted pakistan is a haven for terrorists potential aim has more on who's behin

the victory also sees her return to the top of the world rankings ahead of the romanian.me more spectacular than melbourne and the welcome could scarcely have been more fitting. the winner takes it all... the world's top two toe—to—toe down under, the final already had all the sparkle it needed, a match worth the wait, the wait is something with which was was and halep are all too familiar with. neither had won a grand slam before, this was wozniacki's 43rd attempt. she started like a player not prepared to wait any longer. halep too is battle hardened, forcing a tie—break before finally seeing it slip away. a moment for her to stay calm, keep her cool, not easy in the blistering evening heat. still, somehow she managed, fighting back to level the match. the temperatures now becoming the battle with both having to leave court to cool off. it was heating up, the final set befitting such an occasion, going one way then the other, this taking wozniacki to the brink. the best point of the match! one more point and her long wait was finally over. she's done it! and you will no

now tens of thousands of romanians have protested against changes to their judicial system demonstrators say the amended rules will make it harder to prosecute officials for corruption the ruling party has been implicated in several fraud cases had a hawk star has more. if the palmer was hoping the snow storms raging across remain it would deter protesters from marching they were to be disappointed tens of thousands gathered in bucharest braving the rain and the cold and hostile police presence to show their opposition to. the protests who organized the ruling democrats o.p.'s the pasta last month which could make a. harder to prosecute crime and high level corruption has been a controversial issue in romania since the government was sworn in a year ago. i came here to live in a free country that is not full of corrupt people i want these assassins and we might hear people. say the revolution in the country i don't think i come here because we want to correct politicians and justice in rumania. protest march followed another event for we can remain here with the president speaking out af

i mean if you want to be shedding light on the romanians pressing for change and the unconventional methods to eliminate corruption remain people at this time on al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera time to recap our headlines palestinian leaders say they won't be blackmailed after the us president threatened to cut aid trump tweeted blaming palestinians for refusing to engage in middle east peace talks he also said he'd taken jerusalem off the negotiating table. and trump has lashed out at his former chief strategist steve bannon to saying he's lost his mind if follows publication of excerpts from an upcoming book in which palin denounces trying to sell this treasonous and unpatriotic iran's ambassador to the un is accusing the u.s. of interfering in his country's domestic affairs after washington some bastard called for an emergency un meeting to discuss antigovernment protests in iraq at least twenty two people have died in days of unrest. at least fourteen people have been killed in airstrikes in northwest syria this footage shows the aftermath of an airstrike which destr

tens of thousands of romanians have protested against changes to the judicial system demonstrators say the amended laws will make it harder to prosecute officials for the ruptured. pope francis has condemned the killing of women which he says has turned latin america into the world's most violent place of females the leader of the catholic church also spoke out against drug violence during mass in the northern city of trujillo. those are your headlines are back with more news here on al-jazeera after counting the cost. every. hello i'm sam is a than this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week wall street's happy but is the us recovery all down to trump a nomics what does it mean for the rest of the world. also this week official figures show the first acceleration in china's growth since two thousand and ten. plus how companies hit with a huge negative brand publicist he can win back consumers trust. now and donald trump officially became the u.s. president a year ago he promised economic protection will lead to great prospe

really that if you want to be shedding light on the romanians pressing for change of the unconventional methods to eliminate corruption remain people. on al-jazeera. welcome back our mind of the top stories here on al-jazeera least fourteen people and a policeman are reported to have died as anti-government protests in iran turn increasingly violent four hundred people have also been arrested goofy rebel finds in yemen. people have been killed or injured in saudi coalition and strikes in a data province. north korea's leader has warned the united states that his nuclear capability is now a reality not a threat but also says he's open to dialogue with south korea. u.n. secretary general essentially president joseph kabila to step down from power in the democratic republic of congo in accordance with the dale signed a year ago it comes off to his security forces killed at least seven protesters on sunday during rallies against his rule shelob reports. in the democratic republic of congo are catholic worshipers pray this sunday they pray with a political purpose they want president joseph

what had happened when the situations that failed people i think ukrainians and were no worse than romanians i think they will as well. eventually for a peaceful protest force institutions to work to perform their duty and to get rid of the corrupt oligarchies you are using these allegations the way a lot of politicians use slogans you somehow don't feel the need to prove them but you just call them crooks and you prince case call them or. a fortune almost entirely so mr bennett plays that's almost a cliche let's face it do you think that gets rid of the need to actually provide solid evidence. in this but the worst voted out the biggest biggest business ukraine has ukraine is not growing economies agony ukraine has ukraine has become the poorest per capita g.d.p. per capita country in europe and on the strength of that you tell them they're all crooks and as a result this is a result of this corruptly that wouldn't stand up and then of course i notice you have president owning becoming part and to because all that goes on electricity monopoly then he raises prices and that's because it's no