Coming up tonight the latest Ebola Outbreak is being described as truly frightening the virus has killed 2000 people in the democratic republic of congo now would spread to neighboring uganda and here in germany those helpful assistance like amazons alexa they know a lot about us and authorities now want to pick their artificial brain privacy campaigners say thats a step too far. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all the around the world welcome u. S. Secretary of state my pump has pin the blame for attacks today on 2 takers in the gulf of oman firmly on iran. Iran of trying to restrict the flow of oil through that key strait of hormuz Oil Prices Today jumped by 4 for. Sent in tensions between the u. S. And iran have been running high ever since President Donald Trump withdrew the u. S. From that landmark Iran Nuclear Deal last year u. N. Secretary general Antonio Terry is saying warning that the world cannot afford a major confrontation in the gulf region black smoke billows from the norwegian to own tanker the front. That only john Maritime Authority says there were reportedly 3 explosions on board it described the incident as an attack. The 2nd ship involved in the incident was the japanese own koku cut courageous both ships departed from saudi arabia and were passing between iran and the United Arab Emirates through the strait of hormuz the Strategic Strike to connects the persian gulf and the gulf of oman and serves as a conduit for a 5th of all global oil consumption. Leaders from around the world have expressed alarm. And if that is something the world cannot afford is a major confrontation in the gulf region. These developments are exactly the opposite of what we need in the region i mean theres an already tense situation. 4 weeks ago a suspected sabotage attack on full tank is raised tensions in the region Details Remain unclear but saudi arabia and the u. S. Accuse iran of being behind the incident and iran denies this and who is behind thursdays explosions is by no means certain iran has rejected any responsibility the country state broadcaster says authorities have launched an investigation into the incident the crews from both ships were rescued and brought to safety but tension in the gulf region has escalated. Earlier we spoke to middle east analysts. And we asked him who might be responsible for these attacks we in fact have 3 sets of actors that could be behind this obviously iran could try to escalate the situation in response to the u. S. Maximum pressure complain it calls Economic Warfare against the country we have irans majlis in the region that may want to drag through a false flag operation want to drag the us into war with iran and then we have a whole range of terrorist or militant groups in the region that may also seek to escalate the tensions in the region so its very difficult to really look at who has been behind this attack by that was middle east expert. By talking with us earlier im joined now by our correspondent Helena Humphrey in washington good evening to you eleanor the u. S. Secretary of state just spoke about these attacks lets take a listen to what he said it is the assessment of the United States government that the Islamic Republic of iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the gulf of oman today. This is based on intelligence the weapons used the level of expertise needed to execute the operation recent similar raining attacks on shipping and the fact that no proxy Group Operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication. Sounds very confident in putting the blame on iran lets flesh this out a little bit. What is he basing his accusations all. Current we can boil this down to 2 factors essentially might pompei was pointing out the past behavior and modus operandi he was saying that this was due to televisions that he had obtained as well as the kind of weapons used it was almost a backhanded compliment saying that those weapons were particularly sophisticated and the fact that he said that this attack merit that attack on all the ships last month now back then it took around a week for washington to point the finger at tehran today it only took just one day but my pompei are also said that diplomacy should be met with diplomacy however he said that the u. S. Would continue to defend its interests its forces and its allies and certainly keeping the strait open is of crucial importance to the International Community and we not just talking about crude oil supply were also talking about much of the global Food Supplies well. How will these attacks in the accusations that are flying right you know influence the conflict that we are already dealing with between the u. S. And iran. A couple of concrete ways to start off with a 1st there will be more u. S. Naval ships headed to the region we also know that there are 1500. 00 u. S. Troops headed to the region as well but i think at the end of the day it very much depends brant on who has the ear of the u. S. President because we also know that the National Security adviser john bolton is very hawkish when it comes to iran many of his critics say that this is a man looking for a conflict and i think all the while there is this concern that in terms of this Economic Warfare as techron refers to it in terms of economic sanctions that a step too far or for example another threat on twitter so a threat in rhetoric for example could see a situation accidentally tip over in something very serious indeed something the wall could ill afford because at the end of the day if there is a conflict between the u. S. And iran it would likely play out in all the south selfie it is of war so then for example we would see conflicts in areas such as syria afghanistan iraq east and saudi arabia u. A. E. Crane of course something that the world can ill afford right now is exactly right a powder keg in the gulf is what were dealing with for sure or hold a home for in washington hello and thank you. Well heres some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world a suicide bombing of the security checkpoint in afghanistan has killed at least 9 people the socalled Islamic State has claimed responsibility again stand has suffered a wave of bombings in recent weeks killing dozens of people the British Government has approved the extradition of wiki leaks founder Julian Assange to the United States and songes lawyers are expected to challenge the decision which has to be approved by a court with a final verdict not expected for months hes wanted in the u. S. For leaking u. S. Classified material back in 2010. A severe cycle of passing by indias western coast has been lashing coastal areas with heavy wind rain and wait cycle own value had been due to strike the state of gujarat ahead on tuesday today rather but it changed course we understand in his veered away from the coast a leading medical Research Organization has described the current outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo as truly frightening the u. K. Based Welcome Trust says the epidemic which has claimed more than 2000 lives is the worst in years and shows no signs of stopping its mail spread to uganda where 2 members of the same family including a 5 year old boy have now died uganda has returned other family members to the d r c including another young boy confirmed to have the virus the World Health Organization is considering whether or not to declare the outbreak a global emergency. Borders cant stop a virus but ugandan authorities are trying on the last 3 ebola cases have been registered in the country its the 1st known cross border spread since an outbreak began in the neighboring democratic republic of congo last august fears are growing that this might only be the beginning worked out great in that yet a seed is still going on and by today we have over 2000. Kisses and so the probability over more cases. Into uganda these are very high here ebola isnt new to uganda the country has seen 5 outbreaks of the disease since the year 2000 it has now stepped up efforts to contain the virus screening everyone entering uganda from the eastern sea the government is also deploying an experimental ebola vaccine for Health Care Workers along the border so frightened the shell of the few bucks again. Frontline health was of the under ring vaccination for the contacts. Because of past successes in combating the disease uganda is widely regarded as being at the forefront of the fight against ebola feet but given the most recent cases many ugandans feel uneasy and wish their country would do more to educate citizens about the virus the government does not done enough just as there is people about to board up because they think they are going to do it should have started the from the rural areas but you know when people have the symptoms they want to hide on a mix with a laser which now spreads daviess to white to white areas. On friday the World Health Organization will decide whether this is the outbreak should be declared an International Health emergency. All state media. In sudan are reporting that alford former president Omar Al Bashir has been charged with corruption the legal action comes as mediators stepped up efforts to end the standoff between the countrys military rulers and their civilian opponents protesters called off a campaign of civil disobedience earlier this week and agreed to fresh talks with the army. In hong kong protest leaders have announced another mass rally for this coming weekend this follows a series of large protests against a planned it law allowing suspects to be extradited to china authorities have been clearing away barricades following busy a night of clashes that left 79 people injured a small number of protesters assembled in the citys center today under heavy security city legislators have postponed their next debate on the bill which opponents fear will erode Civil Liberties one day later the city is calm the tents police have placed barricades around the government complex. Most protesters of left the area but one group of people has remained they went on Hunger Strike the night before the event. Has not eaten 1st 30 hours. This is really a feeling all right that means that most he is mentally that is pretty soft. Shes referring to wednesdays demonstrations when police used large amounts of tear gas and fired rubber bullets on protesters. Authorities justify what the opposition calls excessive use of violence with claims of an overly aggressive and hostile attitude on the part of protesters. In. The clashes left 79 wounded were set up correctly it was just that and the stepped up and he and i i was here i was witnessing like everything that was happening to them and to this he felt that. It is just hot for us all of us to stomach and to the south that they can see that seek peace that i just. A few people have come to stage a silent protest cordoned off by rows of police. Prodemocratic lawmaker eddie chu is trying to negotiate access to the site for protesters but to no avail. The bottle. Meters tall. But only audible that. Go into the Office Inside this building. In the afternoon lawmakers from the prodemocracy camp leave to demand information from the chief executive carillon. But theyre stopped by the police who block their approach to the gate of her residency. They believe. Any attempt to bypass them is futile. Its a scary to. Keep it silent and not to respond to anything meaningful that makes the rule of government in the hall. Light of the streets are calmer today in hong kong but it might all but the news is anything but. Well you might think that life for young people should be carefree but thats not always the kids many are struggling to look after elderly or sick family members but that one facility in the south of england these youthful carers are able to take a break take a look at the store. Learning new things and exchanging ideas to forget the stress of every day life. But most of all receiving recognition for all that they do daily for their families this is the aim of the care center in brighton for over 25 years the center has been supporting young people who have to provide care for a relative they had to schools to educate and assist them and their families they also organize field trips to offer them a well deserved break. Its funny a chance for them to say enjoy a normal childhood see. Bright kronecker. And see my friends where they dont have to worry about hiding the situation are now they feel more open and i want to talk to the other children because they were not. Experience. Last august he knows mother was diagnosed with lung cancer the sense then shes only occasionally able to leave her apartment the 2 live alone and on the days when she is unwell to was responsible for the cleaning shopping and cooking the activities offered at the center are a welcome change. They just put me on this 3 week cooking course so now i know how to make my dish antenna its not one minute. Yet so i can make healthy life food what we going to together like going out and doing just much. Its on my mind all the time and always young at least a good you know. Makes me more at ease but knowing is doing something with them im glad they takes me out a lot more you know the situation for young carers in england has changed over the years thanks to this man saul decker since the beginning of the ninetys he has been researching the subject today the sociologist is regarded as a leader in his field. We were finding about intimate care what they had to do and we were finding about the psycho social impacts how to on childrens eye Mental Health so as more and more studies came out was the government engaged more and more as did local authorities the situation is not perfect the support the young carers receive depends on the region and the help offered by local partners but there is more awareness in the general public and thats a good thing. Its. Out of all of the millions of people in the world billions of people in the wild one of them. My mom had to be in the one to get me on this. Trip just knowing that he is not alone and has a place to go where others understand him helps him to cope. Well joining me now is Daniel Phelps from the health and wellbeing Research Group at the university of winchester again it was good to have you on the show you were just seeing that report there these children are just so impressive they have so much responsibility on them and you know i dare say most people in the world are not aware that so many children are in a care or caretakers for her relatives how many children are we talking about just in the u. K. Well in the u. K. The last census flagged a figure of 166000 young carers with anything and. Never different they were different estimates even last year the b. B. C. And the university of nottingham this Research Project they came up with a figure of well indicated 800000 young carers within. Thats a its amazing that is the incredibly high number and how do these children do this i mean they have to obviously have time to care for their family members do the they have to drop out of school. Well thats a good question so. Most will attend school but being a parent does have huge impacts on their education. Some research in the u. K. Found that young carers they came out a 2nd risk to the equivalence and knowing. That he is. And they do miss significant amounts of their education as well so maybe theres estimates of 510 percent. But even when theyre in school i think theres an issue because young carers tell us that they can be sitting in their classroom and theyre not there then they may be physically. And mentally absent because if thinking about how worrying about the person. Yeah theyre theyre little adults in the way of mean to the young boy that we saw in our report i mean he talks like like a dolt but you can see hes obviously a child i mean their Emotional Intelligence i would imagine it is very high but also the motional stream has to be just as high what kind of support do these children get from the carer centers. Well as you saw in the care center featured they get wages to quote one of the bee things they get hes they get spied on and a break from their character well one of the other huge things is that they get to meet of the children who are in similar circumstances to themselves and for them that is that is absolutely massive sydney will not know any other young carers the fool they they start attending the care Service Projects and that can be very very freeing and give them a lot of confidence. From the university of winchester we appreciate your time tonight incredibly important story right now and we appreciate you sharing it with us thank you thank you very much were here in germany authorities are working on new guidelines which would allow them to access her voice theyve held by digital voice assistance such as amazons Alexa Privacy campaigners they are strongly opposed to the idea but the countrys interior minister insists wall abiding citizens have nothing to fear or high. Alexa is omnipresent and hears everything a command could come at any time assume is the name alexa is said out loud every piece of information is stored in the cloud thats made the German Interior Ministry take notice it wants to explore whether alexa and systems like it can be useful in fighting crime. Com depletes needs to politicians cant just log on while the internet aids criminals thats when its spats what matters its not about law abiding citizens who have to fear theyre being monitored. Technically speaking getting a hold of crime related data would be possible but most servers where the data is stored are located in other countries amazon recently made it clear that no Customer Data would be released without a valid legal order that means it will hand over customer information if order to according to u. S. Law American Intelligence Services are allowed to ask for Customer Data and pass it on at least when it pertains to foreign nationals but german data protectionists are skeptical. The price for the price of these demands would be to make expensive deals with other countries which would then through their intelligence agencies on the ground facilitate access to data on german citizens and starts with lice them go to german opposition parties one of the bigger dangers in. Germany everyone must have the possibility to exert complete privacy over their thoughts and so on and communications if the core of privacy in ones life is affected then every investigation a nation undertakes is a failure. In germany the debate over the limits of peoples privacy is growing. So its a view in a story about an Unlikely Hero the 99 year old grandmother standing up against a big co some 300 people in her community have been forced to relocate but farm. Is refusing to leave her plot of land even after bulldozers demolished her health. Its a classic case of de that versus goliath but this 1009 year old grandmother is refusing to give up. Im not leaving im staying right here. Vishal is trying to evict me but i wouldnt leave my grandparents and my parents lived here and i will also stay here. All i would hope. Is called one fung home since birth until one day she was notified that authorities needed the land for a new coal plant she was offered money to move elsewhere but refused. This is whats left of the family house now the 99 year old lives in a shack next to the rubble and its a story playing out across vietnam the countrys energy demands are soaring and with it its appetite for coal. Experts predict coal will account for half a feared numbs Energy Production by 2030 and that means building plants and remote areas like ben fung by locals say they are being strong armed out of their homes with only a physical relocation plan in place. He wanted us to move but he didnt give us land for cultivation people cant move if you dont provide a way for them to make a living. In addition to the human cost activists point to the environmental implications of expanding the coal industry they call for investment in Renewable Energies but these alone cannot currently meet vietnams insatiable demand for power. With plans to build some 30 new plants in the next decade it appears coal will continue to transform the countrys landscapes even if it means approaching a woman from the place shes called heim for almost a century. But my house is here my land is here and i want to be buried here to. A family system will continue to defend a high and as long as shes got a fight left in her. Words the womens world cup in france all stroy you have recorded their 1st win after coming from behind to beat brazil or to know to brazil before staging a dramatic comeback 32 the final score and all struggle keep their hopes alive of reaching the next row. Heres a reminder those top stories that were following for you your secretary of state might bump a. O. Excuse me is blaming iran for attacks on 2 tankers in the gulf of oman peo accusing iran of trying to escalate tensions. And the leading biomedical Research Group the Welcome Trust has described the Ebola Outbreak in the democratic republic of congo as truly frightening more than 2000 people have died from the disease they are now 2 people have died in neighboring uganda. Youre watching you know for your news after a short break ill be back to take you through the day to stick around for that. The us hed have to get through the goodness to get break without a football thanks again. And from. The. Emotion. Not so. Exciting 9 to. 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