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Interest of the country but this is a perfect example of why weve been calling for some months now for the new baby to be returned to libya or this person. Also coming up tonight its in the food we eat and the trash we throw away can we ever overcome our addiction to plastic that way. And we are kidding ourselves by using. Fake and fake. And on trust. Country. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day counting the lives lost lives of people who have already lost their homes today more than 40 migrants within Detention Centers near tripoli. Libya were killed in air strikes now the United Nations says that more than 130 people were also wounded in this airstrike libyan as you may know is considered by many to be a failed state in north africa it is also a major transit point for migrants heading to europe the Migrant Detention Center that was bombed is located in to shore which is just to the east of the libyan capital tripoli now 2 forces are fighting for control of the capital and its surroundings one is led by the warlord you see here khalifa have tar he has the backing of egypt and france and the other is the government of National Accord led by 5 years al sure enough it enjoys broader International Backing such as from the u. N. We cannot say tonight with certainty that the Migrant Center was targeted by half tars forces but he did announce on tuesday night that they would be bombing too sure of the district where the Migrant Center is located picking up the pieces this woman dreamed of a better life she could have an action she get up here and a shattered Migrant Detention Center surrounded by the dead. And these people are the lucky ones the survivors of last nights bombing although they have little left to speak of and even now theyre caught between warring armies far from their homes whether they be in sudan or somalia. We know one. Of the last night a fighter plane dropped a bomb on a center filled with hundreds of people. And amid the chaos survivors began recovering bodies the heavy death toll as grim as it was predictable. On the route we were on the. Blow. Even before last night the center of tar jura in a suburb of tripoli had been a disaster in the making another bomb landed nearby in may Rights Group Amnesty International said. Forces carried out the attack as they moved on tripoli. The migrants integer are among 3 and a half 1000 the un has warned are in Detention Centers located near libyas battle front weeks ago migrants at a different center protested an increasingly dangerous situation. And 2 out of now close to speak english clash and the fronts of rain so we need evacuation now. Identity we need an investigation but since then the fighting in libya has only escalated. Meanwhile migrants continue to wait and hope not knowing what will happen next. Card for more on this now im joined by. From the u. N. Age c. R. She is head of the unit in libya she joins us tonight from tunis in tunisia poets good to have you on the program we want to make sure that its clear to our viewers tonight the migrants who were in this Detention Center they were migrants who had tried to make it to europe via the mediterranean they had been picked up in the med by the libyan coast guard which is financed by the European Union is that correct. Yes so were talking about over 600. 00 refugees and migrants who have left in the case of refugees their countries looking for safe looking for International Protection they had to do it a very difficult journey along the desert up until e. B. s and tried to cross the majority of them the military and sea and then brought back to navy and into the homes and so they have already endured a very difficult life while being held in detention for a very part of years time. In a terrible terrible fate there this for these people the United Nations we understand had already warned that this Detention Center was in harms way and that it could be a target in the fighting for tripoli and apparently that warning was ignored. Well as you know the Tension Center was a main concern for us in the u. N. H. C. R. Because as you well say its ok to in an area of active clashes we had already relocated in the month of may more than 80 refugees to other gathering and departure facility in 320 however we do not have the capacity to absorb everyone who was into georgia the Tension Center and we had been repeatedly calling for an end to the tension and to free this refugees and migrants from the tension in order for them not to be in harms way and 12 oid what happened yesterday which was extremely tragic were very saddened and we condemn the attack that happened yesterday and we need the United Nations it says that all busy migrant Detention Centers now in libya should be closed can you confirm is that going to happen anywhere in the world where will these migrants go if these centers are closed. Well as units host detention the tension of refugees should not happen under any circumstance we have been advocating for this for a long time we do have a gathering on the right or facility in tripoli run by units by our partners the bait and the ministry of interior where we are processing the most vulnerable refugees for evacuation in 3rd countries where they can actually find International Protection and safety and have a chance at life they have endured very difficult circumstances they had suffered enough and we continued to call on the International Community to give them a chance and to give them safety which is what theyre looking for and we understand thats what you would want to see but what is actually happening tonight if these centers are closed do these migrants do they have somewhere to go when there are many refugees more than 56000 who are actually living in the urban conflict so theyre not detained so this is a process we need to be explored to actually have them live in their own context and we continue to create something process the most vulnerable to resettle and there are ways there are alternatives to the tension we just have to Work Together as an International Community to make that reality. Gina from the u. N. Agency are joining us tonight from tunisia we appreciate your time and insights thank you thank you so much for having us. Hers is a story of saving lives at sea and violating the law to bring those wives on to land captain cover was arrested on saturday for steering her boat the sea watch 3 unlawfully into the port of lampedusa on board were 40 migrants from libya who had been rescued in the mediterranean where yesterday an italian judge ordered to be released when our head to has been moved to a secret location i mean concerns for her own safety the migrants they have been transferred to a Reception Center where they are waiting to be redistributed to European Union countries that have agreed to take them in our heads it is due to face another judicial hearing in italy next week. W. s army in s. F. Is in these a zillion city of he says locals are divided after that judge ordered his release the judge said she was only doing her duty to save human lives when she disobeyed Italian Police and brought her ship to port but cision angered Italian Deputy Prime Minister matteo south any who said about kate that will now be expelled from italy and despite the show of support here and id be gentle for a woman many italians she is a hero there is also widespread support for it anti immigration stance many here dont see eye to eye as a lifesaver they see her as an agent of a foreign power taking her ship down to the libyan coast to pick up migrants and forcibly delivering them to italys doorstep for themselves d. D. Is the hero protecting italys socalled sovereignty even at the expense of migrants lives. Today is International Plastic bag free day a day meant to highlight the damage that Plastic Waste is doing to our planet in a moment well show you what happens to the Plastic Products that you might be using but 1st weve got some statistics that may shock you the world produces 300000000. 00 tons of Plastic Waste every year now that is about the weight if you were to take every person on the planet put them together the weight of the entire human population 10000000 tons end up in the worlds oceans a lack of effective Waste Management is the biggest source of this problem. 90 percent of plastic 90 percent thats a lot is carried by reverse such as the yangtze and the yellow river in china or the ganges in india only a small fraction of this waste remains on the surface or on the coastlines much of it degrades and breaks down into microscopic particles and that is another huge problem these micro plastics they are often ingested by fish and shellfish and guess what then there are eaten by us humans were rubbish it has spread and it permeates our oceans including here in which take a good look at this this is the deepest place on earth a love in kilometers below the surface of the Pacific Ocean in the marianna trench you see that right there a plastic bag or china announced 2 years ago that it would no longer accept Plastic Waste for recycling and that is putting pressure on other developing countries that have become destinations for plastic dumping take a look. This is canadian Plastic Waste that was supposed to end up in the philippines right now its burning up in a canadian incinerator the government says its being safely treated in line with National Standards the waste was sent to the philippines years ago following a legal dispute the government in manila hired a shipping company to send it back to canada. And this is what happens when Southeast Asian countries accept western waste. Mountains of garbage from france germany and other European Countries items are used once and thrown away malaysian activists found this site next to a palm oil plantation. We followed the t. V. And then but. The stuff i treat so those a. Radio a cost a lot. Of the problem has gotten worse since china stopped accepting waste shipments in 27 team since then millions of tons of waste have been shipped to thailand vietnam malaysia and indonesia environmentalist have called on the countries to stop accepting waste they also say the solution isnt just local the producers of plastic also have to change their ways. But i think way its a problem and we are kidding ourselves by using. I think we took it and. The nation and then on. To our country. The European Union has promised to stop exporting its Plastic Waste to developing countries but only in 2021 so for now the trash mountains of malaysia and its neighbors will just keep growing. Well im joined now by clear arkin that is she is with the Global Alliance for incinerator alternatives that is a coalition of n. G. O. S from 90 countries working on Plastic Waste reduction she joins us from the beautiful place of berkeley california its good to have you on the show i guess the question we want to ask you 1st and foremost why in the world do rich countries sind their trash abroad in the 1st place i mean why is this a thing. Yeah good question well the global classic recycling economy is deeply broken and just exporting countries are basically exporting their classic problems elsewhere. In our countries like canada france the u. K. Are saying that they have high class recycling rates but a lot of their plastic clotted. Is being sent to countries in the global south and. Downs like little or burnt with with severe environmental and human health and packs and the reason is because we simply have too much plastic to know what to do it and much of the Plastic Packaging on the market saying its simply not economically or technologically feasible to us at all so this is not just in Waste Management issue yeah. Yeah i just want to say is that what youre telling is that is that in the United States in europe in canada we simply we have more plastic then we can dispose of correct yeah and a lot of the plastic that we sit right is really low work and low value and meanwhile with the fracking going to you ask for creating so much more and more versions and its out competing recycling and theres no way that recycling can to keep and so we really need to hold corporations accountable for producing this plastic in the 1st place and pressure them to truly innovate by reducing rethinking and redesigning their products and Delivery Systems that you worked on a report the details the impact of this because this global practice of sending our trash to other places the impact that this has on local communities who are at the front lines of this crisis what did you find out. Yes our investigation went to you and you and thailand and i found problems that contaminated water supply cropped out respiratory illness from exposure to burning plastic a rise of organized crime for example your go north thank you anyhow is largely an agricultural knowledge filled with rice fields today there are piles of Plastic Waste huge and most human years high in the middle of the road and waste figures coming season is whatever they find in the trash whatever foreign currency so weve seen that you know in general malaysia for example plastic is burning through the night and people wake up gasping and coughing from the smoke and are getting skin rashes and other really problematic health and hacks. Clear arkan from the Global Alliance for incinerator alternatives clear we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us tonight and for sharing your insights definitely an important story thank you. Card to the womens world cup now where the United States are getting ready to compete in sundays final after beating england in the 21 victory alex morgan scored the winner and controversially celebrated with a little taunt and her teeth drinking opponents earlier on our correspondent in leone only moody said as his thoughts on team usa. Saw the United States through to the 3rd World Cup Final to the delight of the 10s of thousands of fans who have traveled here to france to watch them at the semifinal in lille they didnt have it easy england proved a particularly stubborn incest but once again the United States had the quality to get past them the likes of alex morgan in particular showed once again that she is one of the best players in the world now another of the best players in the world making repeat you know all eyes will be on whether the sheep can get fit again for the final on sunday. Europes new leadership is taking shape after days of wrangling over the top jobs members of the European Parliament ever elected an italian social democrat david sas only as their new president leaders have dominated candidates for 4 other posts with German Defense minister ursula for the lion as their pick for Commission President she made her 1st appearance of the European Parliament today where she tried to convince skeptical members to ratify her nomination and she promised to quote listen a lot now a vote on fund a lions nomination is expected on july 15th by the European Parliament parliament will also vote on the nomination of i. M. F. Head Christine Lagarde to become the new president of the European Central bank a yesterday the guard tweeted this i am honored to have been nominated for the e. C. B. Presidency in light of this any consultation with the Ethics Committee of the i. M. F. Executive board i have decided to temporarily relinquish my responsibilities as i. M. F. Managing director during the nomination period. Lets take the story over now to washington d. C. Im joined by our correspondent helen the humphrey good evening to you helen guards nomination is unusual in a couple of ways she is a woman and she has no experience as a central banker and both of these together and what do we have. A strong advantage perhaps friends i dont know certainly shell be a breath of fresh air addressing firstly the fact that shes not an economist by training well i think her record now speaks for itself having led a multi doctrine organization the i. M. F. With its 189 members successfully but certainly has skills all as a diplomat and a communicator ive attended many press conferences at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in davos for the Global Financial outlook where she has its a livid at the statement that and shes famous for translating Economic Policy into something that is very quotable soundbite shes famous of course for employing imploring many governments to fix the roof whilst the sun is shining and that kind of calm communication can be very useful in calming markets of course which can react to any volatile statements she has that economic capital no pun intended that of course she joined the i. M. F. In 2011 in the often off of a Global Financial crisis she presided over a debt relief for both tina and greece and finally referencing the fact that shes a woman she certainly sees that as an advantage she once famously equipped with regards to the Lehman Brothers had it been the lehman sistas the Global Financial crisis might not have happened a tool so she certainly sees women as being in a strong position and potentially move risk adverse when leading these kinds of institutions but the lehman sisters agree with her on that as well you know her 1st day if she gets the nomination would be november 1st that is the day after the u. K. Is scheduled to leave the European Union so were talking about baptism by fire here will. Even blink if shes faced with this. Its certainly a nasty 1st day at work i think of course a lot depends on how the u. K. Leaves the European Union but as ive mentioned she certainly weathered economic turmoil before now were makani for example the Current Governor of the bank of england potentially take up her job at the International Monetary fund she may find a very useful interlocutor there but for example she is she 70 votes very clever with regard to greece and debt relief there when it was very reluctant to release that final traunch of bailout money for what athens and finally she managed to get short of breath to acquiesce on that front that said i mean we are seeing slow Economic Growth in the euro zone right now its predicted at 1. 2 percent which is rather an image so she will have to try and you know get some consensus in terms of fiscal stimulus from euro zone governments but i think she will be in a good position to do so as a former french government minister and certainly we did see the markets rally yesterday both the german dax and from his care home when they heard the news about the appointment but in terms of the toolkit i do think we would see more of the same from draggy based on what you know weve seen her say presiding over the i. M. F. Before were talking about Bond Buying Program as for example the potential for negative Interest Rates we know germany doesnt like it but that could be well something that she does advocate for the guard was the 1st woman to run the law firm where she once worked she was the 1st woman to be finance minister of g 7 countries she was the 1st woman to run the. Herds is a career of shattering glass ceilings you agree. I mean it absolutely was and i think we have to salute that but i also think that its more than that and i think that that means that you also have to offer for example whats made them like god wants to achieve in returning to europe and presiding over the European Central bank when shes already had such a meaningful and prestigious career and you know you have to also potentially is she eyeing further european need to ship positions in the future thats of course just speculation for now looking into the crystal ball but it will certainly be very interesting to see what this return to frankfort means and i think your crystal ball is very clear this evening though in the home for in washington helen as always we appreciate it thank you. The day is almost done the conversation continues online youll find us at twitter either at u. W. News or you can follow me a brick off t. V. Dont forget to use the hash tag the day were going to leave you now with some images from what seems to be a very expensive loss of a bourbon when flames engulfed a gym being warehouse in well where else kentucky i remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day well see you then everybody. Can. Enter the conflict zone with Tim Sebastian geminis farai go position possibly do you take his place in the new and expanded puffiness group in the European Parliament i guess his week is bastards finished all the a. F. P. Parliamentary faction press you know except possibly to close out some of his highly bunch of us the rest of the conflicts. Off the table. Arms exports to troubled spots. What role did the German Foreign Intelligence Service b. M. D. Play. Tanks in south sudan in myanmar german shipping companies delivered military hardware to sensitive regions. How it was to be indian call. 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