Will be an independent predictor or serious cause but not the only so we have to look very close at the next 2. 00 to 6. 00 days to see if the virus will spread into the law and will effect the long i think this is the most critical point at this time dr there speaking to us a little while ago while european leaders have been reacting to President Trumps an announcement that he and his wife have contract with the coronavirus. Well from the u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson has tweeted his best wishes to the president and the 1st lady he wished them a speedy recovery meanwhile polish president under a dude out also wished the pair well saying both poland and the u. S. That would win their fight against covert 19. Plus the time Prime Minister just to pick on day also took to twitter to send his best wishes to the couple saying that they too that he too rather wished both of them a quick recovery and of course President Trumps covert infection has also been a hot topic on day 2 of a summit of european leaders in brussels german chancellor americal started her video News Conference by relating her best wishes to the u. S. Leader. I thought there was a video coming to show with the chancellor is that reaction listen to brussels to brussels of borough chief xander naaman alexander are you there yes im here can you all right she and i cant see you but were were going to have you invision in just a moment im told Alexander Americal of we didnt have the footage but will will air it later on she has sent her best wishes to the couple what are some of the other reactions that youve been hearing there at the European Council where the summit is taking place. Well there is actually a long list of leaders reaching out to President Trump and wishing him and the 1st lady a full and speedy recovery the german chancellor was one of them among the r vers were told is from mr khan to dutch Prime Minister a looter austria chancellor accords also European Council president michel said that he was sending his best wishes to the white house and he also said that covered 19 is a battle that we continue to battle every day no matters were hell leave where we live and it was also very interesting interesting that he was asked during a press conference whether he would have any medical advice for President Trump and to he denied to comment on that it question was a clear reference to President Trump and hes way of talking about the pandemic of giving advice to people who got ill and we really have to say that we know that many european leaders have been very critical of President Trump and his way of downplaying the pandemic but today no one wants to talk about that however i think its fair to say that that is whats on peoples minds now is under President Trump is not the 1st world leader to contract to go over 19 british Prime Minister boards johnson who also initially downplayed the threat of corbett got very very sick any lessons that have been learned from that. Well i think that the stakes are always very high when they had of government or state gets ill because people wants to and wants to know how bad is it whats going on or what consequences they are going to see and who is really in charge and in case of Boris Johnsons we really have to say that initially there was there was a lot of rumors and selfish will deny denials and then later admissions initially number 10 was saying that hes doing fine showing just mild symptoms then out of the blue he was in the hospital and the official had officials had to admit that he needs oxygen support so the nation was sent on them emotional rollercoaster so i think when we talk about Lessons Learned it seems that its important to show transparency so that people know whats going on alexander phenomena reporting for you from brussels thank you when we have to speak now with some of the other stories making news around the world. German chancellor merkel is set to meet the exiled above russian Opposition Leader said taken a swell guy up in berlin next week while merkel has praised women protesting against belarus is after a tarion a leader Alexander Lukashenko germany does not recognize his claim to have won the recent election. Australia is set to allow New Zealanders in without having to quarantine for the 1st time since both nations closed their borders when the Global Health emergency broke out arrivals from new zealand will be allowed quarantine free entry into 2 australian states provided they havent come from a covert 1000 hotspot. The World Health Organization is calling on italy is calling italy rather an example of best practice in dealing with the coronavirus watchdogs are praising booth Government Policies and the discipline being shown by citizens youd have to say went on a lot to find out how a nation hit hard at the start of the pandemic is now coping a whole lot better. She lifts through the spanish flu the 2 world wars and now shes the wife called 940. 00 money greenie is 108 years old during the 1st wave of the coronavirus and its a leap she watched many friends in her nursing home die well dear girl. Ive been through so many things in my life and im still here it looks as if jesus christ doesnt want me. Care homes were hard hits in the early stages of the pandemic when milan was at the epicenter of the outbreak more than half of the 33000 lives lost to cope with 19 in its elite were here in the city and the surrounding number the region. Vanda got to be a volunteer with the white cross provided Emergency Support during the most acute stage of the crisis she captured some impressions of the chaos on her phone relieved. Vary from arctic experience like a tsunami something that in the moment drives changes completely everything so from that moment that we change our r. B. A. We are our approach to the life. People are legally obliged to wear masks in all crowded places from 6 pm to 6 am and many also keep theirs on during the day another reason infection rates are rising slowly is the long term effect of italys harsh lockdown which kept people confined to their homes for months on end. Professor maria retouches mando says theres no magic formula for other countries to follow italy is not perfect and it certainly cant go it alone i think it is an important. To think out today european that you have this same of prosecute all therapy the same. Exchange experiences are the same acquired counting not just that they look at localize it as the batter just mato you know european the strategy to face a divider says the professor also has high hopes for a rep its testing scheme the government plans to roll out in schools thats good news for material and his sister. They started class only 2 weeks ago and dont want to go back to home schooling. Us and i hope we can soon take off the mosques and get a bit closer to each other without having to keep our distance all the time. That isnt that it only stands. That. This cemetery is a bitter reminder of milans collective trauma the 128 people laid to rest here were brought here from overcrowded hospitals and morgues relatives who may not have been able to claim bodies because of the tough current team restrictions or because they were sick themselves can move their loved ones from here to other parts of the symmetry within a period of 2 years for sensory reasons. Marchin april 2020 changed the north of italy for ever so public support for ongoing restriction remains high many now fear the approaching winter. And one might you know of our top story this hour president dull trump has. Been infected by the corona virus just a month before the u. S. Election trump confirmed on twitter that both heat and 1st lady malani on any clothes feed have tested positive for the white house says the president is experiencing mild symptoms. Youre watching the dover news coming up next indeed every news asia. For workers from across asia suffer from the exploitative practices of the Palm Oil Industry and in the nisha and militia. Plus online operators are making gambling and even a harder habit to break in china we meet one man struggling with his addiction. And the teenager climbing mountains to prove often women are just as capable as men. Dont forget you can always get into real news on the go just download are out from google play or from the app store theyll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push out of occasions for any breaking news and if youre part of a news story you could also use that you that we have to send us your face your photos and videos of whats happening around you. Or you can just see that on a whole lot more is coming up next to the word be russia advantage indeed over you at news asia only one rock and olympics for action. In. Coal india. And in some pavement. Oh for the dog to screw up and to go was a proper fix but they sure are going to go has since become a symbol of sustainability and success thanks to a project at the edge of the himalayas to. Mean 60 minutes on d w. How does a virus spread. Why do we panic and when will all this and. Just 3 of the top accident cover and how we could read your book is called spectrum if you would like any information on the chrono large risk or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcasts you can also find us at d. F. W. Dot com look for it slash science fiction. Every 2 seconds the person is forced to flee their home. The consequences of the disastrous our documentary series displaced. World. To kill people. Brought but. Coming up to say thanks. Just as well as. Welcome to. Glad you could join us it is a product that is controversial but also impossible to avoid is found in a round house of the goods sold in supermarkets around the globe and in most brands environmental activists have been campaigning to have it banned for years because its cultivation. Has led to the destruction of the rain forest and also Many Wildlife species what is perceived less attention however other conditions of the millions of employed in the industry a new investigation by the Associated Press news agency has many subjected to horrific abuses in forced labor. Its a job thats both difficult and dangerous harvesting the heavy poem all fruit requires both strength and stamina. Work is often have to tend more than 100 trees in large expanses of jungle such as here in indonesia in extreme heat and harsh conditions but for many such challenges seem small when compared to the other problems they face as employees at the international Palm Oil Industry. The industry has been built on a back barn of Human Trafficking its being built on a back barn of modern slavery and its being built on the back barn of these companies being out of violate human rights norms left right and center with no consequence. Nearly 130 workers from 24 companies and 8 Different Countries were interviewed by the a. P. For their investigation into the industry. The results were disturbing almost all said they had been mistreated some said they had been threatened sexually harassed and forced to work for nothing even deprived of their freedom. Of their work i was working as a slave at the palm oil farm a good working without getting a salary i started in the morning i worked until evening. Others were afraid to show their face on camera fearing reprisals like those of the guy has got my money each month but my employer threatened to throw me over with a car coming the brute hours while im on a number. Pomona is found in a vast array of products sold by well known companies its used in the manufacture of food cosmetics paints pesticides animal feet and pills among other things its a Global Business with billions of dollars its mainly funded by asian banks western institutions including the likes of Deutsche Bank j. P. Morgan chase and the Vanguard Group also invested in the industry when asked to respond to the allegations of mistreatment most rita made to the support for human rights. But as the demand for palm oil surges so too do the risks. Many of whom of vulnerable and have no other option. Lets get more on this from Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch has issued a vision for robertson who joins me now from bangkok fairly how can fall more Companies Get away with this well its an excellent question but these are very rich Influential Companies theyre connected very closely with the governments in the case of malaysia and indonesia and they are also exploiting some of the most vulnerable workers that you can imagine Foreign Workers who are coming in some cases from south asia or other places in Southeast Asia where. These people are you know facing real difficulties and are desperate to find paying jobs you spoke about connections with their governments in indonesia and malaysia does that mean that these governments dont have the put it to can will to actually improve conditions in the Palm Oil Industry. Well there theyre saying that they want to because theyre being threatened with sanctions we just had f. G. B. Which is one of the largest Palm Oil Exports are in malaysia barred from the u. S. Market by the u. S. Customs and Border Patrol agency because of forced labor on their plantations and that is a huge blow for malaysia its a huge blow for the malaysian government because the malaysian government essentially is the majoritys shareholder in that company so when you talk about some of these palm oil. Companies and the plantations youre really talking about an industry that is connected at the highest levels in these countries and theres not a lot of interest in really sort of peaking behind the covers to see what sort of abuses are taking place expression when theyre not happening in may cases to malaysians theyre happening to foreigners and in a case of indonesia its happening to poor indonesians so you know theres not a lot of political commitment to take on these issues and really a kind of have the systematic reforms that need to be done to end the abuses and speaking of the workers who are working on these or the plantations are they actually forced to walk do they have no other option because they have no other employment opportunities. Well many of them come from a far you know and they dont know what theyre necessarily getting themselves into you know any case in malaysia many of them are from burma or from bangladesh there they have no work there so theyre promised jobs in malaysia and they end up paying huge brokerage fees often in their own country often under the table and they arrive in malaysia with thousands of dollars of debt to be worked off because they need to. Earn money and send it back home and they have to work to survive and what they find is that theyre not being paid what theyre promised there are a lot of deductions their passports are seized theyre in remote areas and these huge palm plantations where the local controller really has the power and can use violence to make people work and they have no other option theyre trapped theyre forced to labor its a situation that we see all over these plantations and its a very difficult one to get at because there is a community to abuse these workers really if im even there for the timing right thank you so much for joining us from robertson thank you can try next for the country is grappling with the growing problem of gambling addiction gambling is officially any good in the country is the only place where one can legally gamble but Online Gambling business is a supplement to good fishel checks to tap into the Chinese Market with watering results well it is a source just told us. Well you know well. You know we saw 12 and how going to rid himself of his Online Gambling addiction to regain control of his life the vegetable wholesaler enrolled at this rehab center in shanghai his compulsion has cost him and his loved ones dearly. Because the biggest impact of gambling is that my marriage broke down. And my family is in chaos. Gambling debts forced him to sell his familys home his wife from whom hes stolen money has divorced him. No one feels at ease. And all are deeply hurt living a painful life and with tears on their faces he. Gambling has been illegal in Mainland China since the states inception in 1949 but now online operators largely using servers in the philippines provide a wide array of Gambling Options aimed at chinese customers by one official estimate online bets totaling 145000000000. 00 were made last year in china everything from baccarat to blackjack poker to mahjong and sports betting. People enroll at the center for a week of sessions with therapists and other addicts they discuss how gamblings fix to be a losing game they join in psychological treatment and devise strategies to keep their minds off their habit. And afterward writing summaries of their treatment with Lessons Learned. Despite their divorce huangs exwife still supports him as he battles his demons. Hes been depressive for a long time and people surrounding him are putting too much pressure