Investigative journalist a journalist who was reporting on corruption and the mafia. And police in western germany discovered the bodies of 5 children in an apartment their mother is a suspect well bring you the latest on this investigation. Im burnt off its good to have you with us and nato is set to hold a special meeting on friday to discuss the poisoning of russian Opposition LeaderAlexei Navalny and thats after germany said it has unequivocal evidence that nepal he was poisoned with a deadly nerve agent novi choke moscow says it is not to blame here but germany and its allies are calling on russia to provide answers. Its not often that the German Governments response is so swift and so openly condemning chancellor Angela Merkel calls the poisoning of alex a novel and the attempted murder alexina of only a stop files for saying of all news the victim of a crime he was meant to be silenced and i condemn this in the sharpest possible terms in the name of the entire German Government of chefs. Now danny remains in an induced coma at oberlin hospital and in serious condition the attorney and anticorruption activist fell ill after boarding a plane in siberia heading for moscow on the 20th of august its believed someone poisoned his d. Before he boarded the plane the pilot was forced to make an Emergency Landing to save life the German Government says testing carried out by its military proves a soviet era nerve agent novi chuck was used. To was we expect the russian government to explain itself over this incident there are very serious questions now that only the russian government can and must answer. Went on for. 3 years saying not only has been fighting to rid of what he calls crooks and thieves. And us the United Russia Party has always won for 20 years and even if they lost using fraud they won anyway. The outspoken opposition figure has organized numerous anti kremlin protests has been arrested several times for civil disobedience and even attempted to get on the ballot to run for president in 2018 is big was blocked by the courts not only has suffered physical and verbal attacks in recent is. Pressure is now growing on the German Government to stop a major project being carried out with russia the controversial gas pipeline not stream 2 which has previously been criticized from many sides including e. U. Partners and the us. There are voices. Many already calling for a complete stop of the project this i believe would go too far but we have a situation with mr nobody who is hospitalized just a few 100 meters from here from the German Parliament and we have a german russian project this pipeline and business as usual is simply not an option german chancellor Angela Merkel said last week that not all news poisoning and not strain to must remain separate issues on thursday ive actually made it clear how the e. U. Responds will ultimately be decided falling moscows next steps. The happiest unfastened. Commented extensively yesterday on what were doing now and in the next few days and that of course depends a lot on the russian governments response but i have nothing to add today. Since with. Now all eyes are on moscow as the world waits impatiently for a response to questions that only russia cannot answer. Whether meir middle of russian opposition politician and the former Energy Minister of the Russian Federation he now works for election of all these Anti Corruption foundations i asked him who he believes is responsible for poisoning mr know it all. There is only one person can be named is what amir putin because will he build over more than 20 years in power a socalled power vertical where actually nobody dares to sneeze will his permission save on that 2nd murderous attack on a major putins political opponents and no one else could have done it there is 0 possibility that such a parisian could have been carried out without personal putins permission at least you forget Boris Nemtsov the other russian Opposition Leader was murdered more than 5 years ago in moscow just a year plus ahead of the upcoming federal parliamentary elections with the news that you hear from russia today is Approval Ratings are at historic lows hes losing control in the russian regions one by one them though you probably heard about 2 months of extreme large protests in the far d east regional. You see this bill or a situation where you have like a real mass uprising against their own dictatorship in a very close proximity to russia all the savan sexually make to deliver a nervous about the upcoming next years parliamentary complain getting read over for his Major Political opponents just a little bit ahead of parliamentary elections is what he did before i think this was obviously the Old Fashioned hes chosen now now his russian opposition politician vladimir speaking with this earlier so what should germany do next youre going for teen is a Senior Member of germanys Opposition Green Party he sits on the German Parliaments Foreign Relations committee. The 1st step is to use a clear language in russia in the case of nova only the International Law was violated 2 times one time by the killing or attempted killing of an opposition that violates all down or inside the European Legal system death russia is part of and hackney is a lie a lake of International War by using a weapon of mass destruction death is simply from britain in should have been destroyed for a long time now and he has done a lot to disclose the system of corruption what he called kook sympathies and we have seen by his own videos how a for more Prime Minister met leaders in the actual crime minister has used your work to for Money Laundering their money here in realist interests and companies and shares our funds and so on and that must get an european out of who that cooks and the. And there was the german lawmaker youre going to be there speaking with us earlier lets take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world rescuers in beirut say theyve detected the signs of life in the rubble of a building that collapsed after a massive explosion one month ago heightened search efforts are now underway after sensors revealed a pole seeing signal that could be a heartbeat last months blast in beirut killed at least 190 people and injured thousands in the u. S. New york state prosecutors say theyre investigating the death of an unarmed black man daniel prudes families say that he was suffocated by police in march newly released body cam footage shows officers placing a hood over mr prudes head and holding him on the ground for several minutes he died in the hospital one week later Facebook Says its banning new political lands in the week before the u. S. Election on november 3rd the social media giant says the move is meant to limit misinformation facebook has faced criticism for failing to take action against fake news a u. S. Federal Appeals Court has ruled that the controversial n. S. A. Surveillance program exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden back in 2013 was illegal the program sold the National Security agency harvest data on millions of people around the world including prominent world leaders. Police here in germany have discovered the bodies of 5 children in an apartment in the western city of lincoln the children were aged between one and 8 years old their mother is suspected of carrying out the killings and they say she suspected then of fleeing with one of her other children to the nearby city of Dusseldorf Police say she then tried to commit suicide by jumping in front of a train. A reporter just the thin guard standing by in the lincoln tonight tell us more about the background to this this horrible tragedy. Thats right brant a 27 year old mother is suspected of killing her 5 children they were i between one and ice in the 3rd story of this Apartment Building that you can see behind me. Its from here police said that she then travel to do that 25 kilometers from here with her eldest son and the 11 year old boy with the intent of ending her life and now she wasnt successful in her suicide attempts and shes currently under police car and in a serious condition in a local hospital. Had a plate her left in year old son has been on harmed physically but he is being treated by medics for a shock spend friday it was the grandmother who unless thank them to the crew some find he had common luck like i short. While ago to report his they said they havent been able to speak to them up yet and she remains in a serious condition theyre not giving any indication as to the motive but i do believe that she is responsible for the killings theyre not releasing the cause of the day i bought the bodies of the 5 children are being examined by homicide detectives as we speak in that apartment block and the police chief said that the situation what those Police Officers a saying is just on belief. In. A quick. Journalist. Ordered the killings which. Prosecutors plan to appeal. Just as the killing shot slovakia so too has the acquittal of business tycoon marion caution or the prosecution argued he was the mastermind behind the assassination of journalist siac and his fiance but the court said there was not enough evidence to convict him. I wanted to stand at the graves of the children telling them that justice has won been done but now it seems it has not won they are lying in the dark ground and here everybody is just doing whatever. Could see our colleagues were also left speechless. First it was a great shock even though i was not sure about the outcome. Then make feelings of rage despair and frustration came up. I even had to leave the courtroom because i could not bear listening to the explanations for this verdict any further. In february 28th teen an assassin killed the couple in their own home just outside the slovak capital slava there were immediate suspicions that the murder motive lay and could c. X. Work he had been investigating the mafia and corruption reaching into the highest circles of slovakias government. After their deaths thousands took to the streets demanding an end to cronyism and corruption. The Prime Minister and his cabinet resigned the high profile trial was seen as a test for slovakia and some fear it could set a precedent for future cases. This decision however its turning the whole picture upside down i must say people will be very much upset disappointed and they will be asking themselves whether the main slogan of protest and how years ago these and slovakia you know that. Attempt to build these and slovakia is actually possible. The prosecutor has appealed the verdict the case will now go to the supreme court. Heres a reminder of the top story were following for you this hour russia has rejected claims that it was behind the alleged poisoning of Opposition Leader. On wednesday germany says that it now has proof that the boy was poisoned with the nerve agent. Youre watching the news back at the top of the hour with. The day i hope to see in. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and. Our corona update. 19 special next on d w d q you know that 77 percent. Are younger than 6. Thats me and me and you. And you know what its time all voices. On the 77 percent issue. This is where. 77 percent this weekend on d w. Before you open that pack of chips numerous studies link obesity to a higher risk of serious illness from the new coronavirus it can double your chances of hospitalization and increase the risk of landing in intensive care by even mole. In may he will make sicko preliminary data shows that the severity of covert increases by 44 percent in over white people or seen them puts on a skin over see that. Obesity can also be to Heart Disease and diabetes both of which also increase the risk of developing a severe case of covert 19. If you eat 5 crispy pigskin tacos then you have to push yourself to burn some fat. Its time to talk about your waistline could this crisis finally convince you to join that gym or start eating healthier fast food loving south africa is the 3rd fattest nation on earth and its complicating the nations fight against the buyers doctors say overweight South Africans straining the health system. Just cardiologist jeff king has been kept busy since covert 19 reached south africas shores. To. Do. With over 20 percent of the population living with aids hiv there were initially worries that millions of immune compromised South Africans could cripple the countrys fight against cave 19. But there are bigger problems because africa has been known to be the maker of hiv we were concerned that the immunity responses that patients here in a child be would result in a great a pandemic to on the country we actually find the exact opposite that the biggest factor that we have relates to. Infection was the city and south africa is the food heaviest nation in the world 1st is america and 2nd to the u. K. Like many worldwide dr king 19 was primarily a respiratory disease. Experts like these are the virtual to. And he 20 year Opinion Society for Cardiology Congress have identified obesity as a major factor it has. Its very fast its. A pinch obesity. Easts all the city. As the virus to lift rates around the globe and more is learned about its effects on the body they are realizing this comorbidity could mean the difference between life and death the very responsibly actual obesity causes in hanss the quite aggressive complications of diabetes complications of patients remaining overweight this will eventually lead to further lung problems or at least to decrease of the nation which ultimately becomes the major limiting factor in terms of overall mortality. With high instances of diabetes hypertension and cardiovascular diseases among the general population due to obesity south africa is a particular risk for as long as there is no cure for covert 19. Meanwhile the overweight need to seek solutions. And. Personally now do require that men do because. I think i need to do is sort of drive in care is a good thing for. All and also feel like this is an opportunity for it is perfect bracing and healthier lives. And amid high rates of poverty and inequality affordable and populist staple foods in south africa are often high in fat and processed carbohydrates. White initially began to make the situation better is to avoid processed foods to eat 3 meals a day and make sure that you cook our own meals at home and the other problem is a lack of physical activity and what we can do is to exercise it just watch these of the week as much of a challenge that covert 19 presents to Global Health it also offers an opportunity for many to adopt. Healthy and lifestyles. The World Health Organization refers to obesity as a global epidemic in itself since 975. 00 the numbers of nearly tripled in the United States almost a 3rd of the population is overweight in russia some European Countries and south africa more than 20 percent are considered obese canada of south america and australia also make up the top 20. Well a team from the university of North Carolina took 75 studies from around the world including nearly 400000 patients it concluded being obese increases the risk of dying from code by nearly 50 percent by pumpkin lead that study from the department of your tradition and joins us now what surprised you about the findings barry. Quero 2 things 1st the proportion being hospitalized youre more than doubled of likelihood of being hospitalized with it if youre a person with obesity greece individuals are 113 percent more likely to be hospitalized and then the mortality statistics both of those were far beyond what anybody had expected in far higher than we see individual diseases like hypertension or diabetes and why is that whats the explanation. That when youre okeefe is not that south you have a large immune to experiment so her immune system doesnt work as well and then on top of that many of the other metabolic changes just make it more likely that youll catch koeverden that youll get more severe covert because you dont have the antibodies to fight it. And then on top of that if youre obese which is about 25 percent of germans and more than 20 percent of every country in the world you find that you have sufficient logical impairment your lung capacity is limited and we need to do special things just to enhance that and this virus attacks the lung system so just add to the problem and the reason for my calcium you mentioned a weaker immune system is that the reason why as some a warning a backstage vaccination may not be as effective in obese people exactly we know from 2 corona virus vaccine the flu vaccine and all the Experimental Work with the sars sexing that they dont work as well in fact the u. S. For the 1st time will have a booster vaccine for beef individuals and the elderly so that youll have a stronger flu vaccine for those who have who are obese. So what about all these people have been shot up in their homes for so long s