To free it from terrorism and separatism more from delhi. And the race to find alternatives to Single Use Plastics we report on a company in uganda thats rediscovering a traditional and completely natural substitute for plastic drinking stalks. Im brian thomas thanks so much for joining us italys Fragile Coalition government is hanging by a thread today after deputy Prime Minister the tail salvini called for new elections he says his partys coalition with a populist 5 Star Movement had collapsed over policy differences to governing parties have been at odds over a host of policy issues but tensions have spiraled since the senate rejected a move by 5 star to kill an eve funded high speed rail link with neighboring france Prime Minister just happy conti said he would convene parliament as requested by salvini to seek a confidence vote. But conti also condemned solving his abrupt call for a snap election. I mean it is not the syria minister to decide the timing of a political crisis. In which other institutional actors are involved. The interior minister in his responsibilities as a senator and leader of the league. To explain to his country and to justify to the voters who believed in the prospects of change. The very reasons that bring him to premier to interrupt the action of the governor of new york. I do my job with my heart with on our with pride if i can do it freely and until the end if i realize that someone is trying to stop me then the decision must go back to the italian people with no ifs and no buts it will be you who will decide you and no one else will vote for the very latest lets bring in journalist philip will on joining us from rome good day philip what happens now and are we likely to see new elections in italy. Yes i think at this point near lections our own is inevitable a yeah crisis will be under the control of the president of the republic and he can certainly look for an alternative government in parliament and see if there are any alternative 1st solutions that will be viable i think thats extremely unlikely and theres really no appetite for any sort of technocratic or Caretaker Administration to take over from the current government just. Ok now severely is riding high in opinion polls right now that certainly played a role in his decision for snap elections could he come out of a new vote upgraded to Prime Minister. Yes i think thats what he said counting on and it looks extremely likely based on the current polling. It is possible that. Not as of the he could emerge as Prime Minister with a majority based purely on his only party but if he says supported by the far right brothers officially party and even less of your voters gurneys 40 tahlia then hes really going to sweep the board and will be in a very strong position so i think youre a very surprising if we dont see my tears on the news Prime Minister at the end of this process ok what would a Prime Minister. Material salvini mean for italian politics would he move the country farther to the right. Yes and theres no question that. A government headed by and i care some of the with a free hand to do what he wants will be very much to the right of the Current Administration where hes been blocked and reined in to some extent by the 5 Star Movement. If hes i with the brothers of italy party who are the mass of italys Neo Fascist Movement and hell send him a very right wing complection and it looks as though the new government is very likely to be a sovereign ist government and very likely to be at loggerheads with europe and thats been made clear already in where mr samini has said about his economic plans so really the italian system very much shaken up very much changed very much into the right philip wall and for us of rome philip thanks very much. Also v. D. Has been leading italys backlash against migration across the mediterranean from north africa a new law threatens captains of rescue vessels with fines of up to 1000000 euros if they enter italian ports without permission some n. G. O. S are those still carrying out their operations the w. s max under flew aboard a spotter plane off the coast of libya. Taken off from an undisclosed location. For the german n. G. O. S c. Watch is taking us on a reconnaissance flight over the mediterranean. Mafia and pilots have one Main Objective saving lives or 70 miles off the libyan coast this is this actual better trade your group farther Africa Europe this search right is looking for a biker dangerous crossing after that or a rubber boat but if their lives are great risk. Finding them is like looking for a needle in a haystack and conditions are anything but ideal. This you watch aircraft moon bird maidenly operates in the search and rescue zone off the coast of western libya an area that spans more than 350 kilometers of coastline this is where migrant boat set off on their perilous journey to italy and malta footage from an earlier mission shows how that looks dozens of people in an overcrowded rubber dinghy passengers often spend days out at sea exposed to the sun and with limited supplies and fact that people have been on the water for days easily dehydrated desperate and in a serious medical condition those really are emergencies that have to be evacuated as soon as possible. After hours up in the air we spot a suspicious object in the water. Thats a sunken rabbiting. For now. Dont know what happened to the people on board these cheap inflatable boats are not made to last and sometimes sink after days out at sea even if k. And his crew managed to spot a boat in distress it doesnt mean the passengers will be brought to safety due to a crackdown on n. G. O. S there are very few rescue boats left on the water and merchant vessels try to avoid the affected area all together often the libyan coast guard is the last resort for kai and his colleagues this is a frustrating experience. I want the people to reach a safe haven i want these people to get syrup. And i want them to cross the ocean safely and not be pulled back illegally. As long as ships are being feast rescue capacities are being cut somewhere the only ones keeping an eye on the water we have to deal with situations like this. We are back on the ground where exactly we cannot say. Here are aware that there are organizations activities are being closely monitored since the government such as italy have started to crack down on rescue n. G. O. S see watch faces public criticism and accusations that they are aiding people smugglers. A claim that they are asli rejects. But. We would never communicate with people smugglers in our capacity thats simply criminals have made a business with people who suffer and make money out of the 2nd stance that theyre so desperate and see no other way than reaching out to them pick this not sensitive in cases these claims are used to paint them as criminals and distract from the real issue mentioned it would get it out for human lives have to be saved for me thats not up for debate and theres too much discussion going on about it about who should be saved and us as if you know. Despite. The mounting pressure can say they will continue to go in missions for as long as they are allowed to or until their work becomes no longer necessary. Those brief you know some of the other stories making the news this hour prodemocracy activists in hong kong are staging an airport sit in is a Garner International support for their cause the group plans to demonstrate in the terminal for 3 days protest began months ago in response to a bill that would have allowed extradition to mainland china. U. S. Officials say theyve released some 300 workers swept up in a massive immigration raid 700 Meat Packaging workers were rounded up in the state of mississippi wednesday on suspicion of working illegally in the country the raids have drawn criticism from democrats after children were left without their parents. China has issued a red alert as super typhoon came up approaches its eastern coastline is expected to make landfall saturday travel has been disrupted in the region at least one death was reported as the storm passed through taiwan and japan. Indias Prime Minister has proclaimed what hes calling a new era for indian controlled kashmir that following his decision to revoke the regions semi autonomous status and televised address to render modi said his governments action would free the region from terrorism and separatism supper not as a family. And the whole nation have taken and historic decision. And arrangement in which our brothers and sisters from Jammu Kashmir and le duc. Had been deprived of their rights which had been a great obstacle in their development. Is being removed as a result of. Should walk to. The cars following the story for us from delhi good morning song you know what does modi have planned for kashmir and how long will it remain under direct rule from delhi when slim is much anticipated speech Prime Minister most of the essentially defended his governments decision to revoke off means autonomy to bifurcate the region into 2 Union Territories and to bring it under the direct rule off the federal government he said now this would help secure the rest of very region it would help integrate push me more fully with the rest of india and said this would set it on the box of peace and prosperity because it would bring in much needed Jobs Development and investment now he did pretty set a time frame for when this would happen but he did allude to the suffering off the coast many people under this unprecedented locked up that were seeing with today also hearing that restrictions on peoples movements are being lifted in order to allow people to attend to dish and friday prayers in the muslim majority region the governor of kashmir has also said that you know he has reviewed the situation and will ease restrictions look for friday prayers as well as the effects but next week were also hearing reports of internet and telephone lines being partially restored boss of the body and this will come as welcome news to kashmir these outside the region who have been desperately trying to get in touch with their families and friends. Will remind our viewers of pakistan of course also claims this part of kerrys 2 wars have been fought over it its ruled out military action for now what course is it going to pursue. Once a pakistan has announced a series of measures in retaliation thats downgraded diplomatic and trade ties with india yesterday pakistan also suspended the made major cross border created this pakistan has also said its going to take up the kashmir issue at the Un Security Council which just doesnt recognize the region as disputed pakistan has quoted the past 2 to internationalize the kashmir issue its call for a plebiscite but the question really is you know how much kind of latitude kashmir pakistan will have and push me given that its repeatedly accused of providing support to militant groups operating in indian administered kashmir a song here we understand that hundreds of local politicians and kashmir have been arrested do we know anything about their fate are they under house arrest or the prisons where are there. When we have been told really about the fate of these politicians the have been hundreds of people who have been detained in raids across the region weve heard that some of them have been taken to makeshift Detention Centers but now with communications being restored we are hoping that we will hear more about some of these politicians in addition to some of these mainstream politicians weve also heard of activists off of protests even Business Leaders being detained in the paddy so i think the situation there remains tense and that is i think from despite the dr weve heard a few reports coming in from the body which suggest a real sense of anger and betrayal among many kashmiris so the real fear here is that this will further you know stalk resentments alienation in the region that is really scarred by a long running insurgency against indian song your film the course thanks so much sawyer for bringing us up to date on the story. Still to come on the program recreating one of the most recognized album covers of Music History we were poor from abbey road 50 years can you believe it after the beatles 1st stopped traffic. But 1st berlins City Government like so many others in europe a straw going with skyrocketing rancid a shortage of housing its putting dramatic measures in place to deal with the crisis including a 5 year rent free spent many renters continue to be worried about being priced out of their own neighborhoods in a moment ill be talking with a local politician whos concerned with this issue but 1st lets meet a group of tenants facing an uncertain future. This is just how stack up plots in the fleetly sign neighborhood of east berlin Alexander Pushkin like this historic area the same area where his grandmother lived. And the things are from the shops this is my home because i grew up here and this is where i went to school about a kilometer away from here is where i graduated high school so i want to stay here the idea because this is what i know and love. Mock the few weeks ago he received a letter informing him that all the units in his Apartment Building will be sold now push is afraid he will lose his home they are already potential buyers financing is the kind of they were foreigners were from south germany not from berlin the potential buyers were nice and very friendly but made it clear that they plan on living in the apartments themselves. Pushkin and the other renters are fighting back if the apartments assault individually almost all of the tenants could be given notice to leave most of them cant afford to relocate within the same neighborhood so the tenants decided to join forces and find it by a for the entire Apartment Building they are looking for an investor with a big heart. Ok we want to find someone who says i just dont want the renters to have to move to the suburbs but as is so often the case someone who wants to give berliners a chance to continue living here and im sure has the past year thats not so easy most investors are looking to maximize their profits when buying an apartment in berlin. The real estate prices are rising so buyers have to pay a high price for these apartments to get a return on their investment they have to charge more rent or some decide to use the apartments themselves because thats the best option from a financial point of view. This has resulted in the rents doubling over the past few years and berlin Foreign Investors have played a role in this but the short housing supply and large demand has helped push up the prices. Alexandre pushed and his neighbors are hoping an investor will come to their rescue but the price tag on the building is high almost 7000000. 00 euros their time is running out they only have a few weeks to find a buyer. Lets talk about this more now with. Job from the berlin green partys executive committee the greens are part of the citys governing Coalition Thanks for coming in today morning thank you for having me a recent survey shows half of all berlin residents are deeply worried about skyrocketing rents many fear losing their apartment completely situation similar and in other european cities certainly in german cities as well what can you say to reassure all of these people well i actually understand the situation its a very distressing situation and we stand with them in solidarity and want to support them but to a certain degree the oak of politics hands are tied because building and tenancy legislation is federal but however i strongly believe that. Organizing and banding together really can be a force for change oks organizing enough though if you look at the way is the to 6 for Building Permits specifically from the City Government they show little investor faith in berlin City Government when it comes to handling the housing crisis Building Permits are down 9 percent year on year for 28. 00 team how can you turn that around can be done well we believe in a mix of different approaches we need to strengthen Public Housing associations re need to supports not for profit building corporatists and we need to buy back Public Housing that the sold before ok buying back Public Housing that would mean more taxpayer money put into the mix how how much is the private sector going to be involved here in solving the problem well as i mentioned before we think its important to strengthen these not for profit building and housing cooperatives and you can we strongly believe in working together and banding together again to solve the crisis ok working together but still there is a great concern about Property Rights and taking peoples property from them by simply buying it the city buying it to provide housing that is a real concern in berlin right now well it would be the last resort in a situation where. The landlords would not take care off their property because in the and germany in the belief in. Property being also an obligation to bring benefit to society ok an obligation for the owner but whats more paramount then the right to a place to live or the right to private property let me be absolutely care we do not think that landlords evil and things like that but we strongly believe that a city is made for people and not for capital ok. Briefly if you could can berlin buck the trend of london paris and not be a city thats strictly home to people who can pay high rents well i certainly hope so i lived in london myself ive seen a situation and change is coming slowly but surely thank you so very much either the governors are from the green party here in berlin thanks a lot here all Single Use Plastics are one of the small sins of the modern world things like straws stirrers theyre everywhere of course but theyre disappearing in the face of bans and Consumer Awareness for those who dont want to go without them though theres a renewable alternative from uganda. Going back to their roots these young ugandans have found a way of making money from a free not to resource and protecting the environment comes to mambo started his business 4 months ago with just 50 euros he only had to remember the wisdom of his grandparents. Long ago are things that used to win for drinking the local booze. In uganda and it is true as we used to they used to get them from. And other places so we saw that it would be a great opportunity for us to buy Single Use Plastics through as we plant to and. The production process is simple after cutting the said grass is trimmed to the right length. After that its washed and sterilized in boiling water. The natural strolls are then dried outside in the sun. The process makes them ready to use and reuse then 3 use. Today the Small Company employs 13 people. Already has 8 regular clients buying his 100 percent organic product being clued up and coming restaurants in the capital kampala. Weve been seeing a lot of Plastic Waste pile up actually in our restaurant among others and really in plastic containers with straws and this is one of the forefront items which we see in a glass in front of a client every day and really its because this is a really great way to start. Plastic straws need 200 years to decompose so customers here and welcoming the natural alternative. This is the 1st table to get the point is that the this is that thats the bit that. You have said i would absolutely use them if they feel like you can clean them. And i mean its natural that. Has his sights set high for his business he wants to see plastic straw usage in uganda drop by almost half in the next 5 years. Well it was 50 years ago that for a man cross the road in london a photographer to take a picture that became one of the best known images in Music History the picture at the zebra crossing graced the cover of the bands album abbey road fans have been recreating that ever since. The zebra crossing itself hasnt worn out and it seems neither has the novelty of walking across it hundreds of people came together outside the film a e. M. I. Recording studios to celebrate c the crowd wanted to mark the 50th anniversary of the release of the abbey road album with Something Special whether that meant proposing to your girlfriend or simply just by being there. I really wanted to come here i say still my sight feels like they were 50 is in the same place in a way like this connected to the. To mark the anniversary Record Companies are releasing a special abbey road package that will contain new mixes of the album 17 tracks and 23. 00 session recordings and demos. The album was the last to be recorders by all 4 members of the group together and less than a year after the release the band split up. 5 decades on the iconic album cover still draws tourists to london from all around the world. I came to cross over here on the 50th anniversary of the abbey road album. This track is number one fatal span and it was important to him. And i want to thank you we came to celebrate this special occasion. 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