A take a step toward equality for the 1st time iran will officially have a female Powerlifting Team and take part in International Competition for women already competing in the sport its a welcome and over g. O. Initiative. Im Claire Richards and welcome to the show we began here in berlin where belarus is exiled Opposition Leader svetlana to cannot escape has been holding talks with the german political leaders including chancellor Angela Merkel took an all scale is calling for european help to force new elections in belarus following august a disputed poll since then the country has been gripped by mass opposition protests and of violence a government crackdown and taken out and taken off scale once a germany to help. Play a leading role in ending the unrest. This meeting at the german chancellor and berlin is crucial for. She has High Expectations of angle americal as she told d. W. Ahead of the talks germany is. Most powerful countries in the world extremely important because we need. Help in mediation negotiations with authorities and we think that. Its really helpful in this situation. America has deep sympathy for the protest movement as a former citizen of east germany shes lived through a peaceful revolution which gives her a special understanding of belarus. The money mood to go and see what i see the courage of these women who take to the streets to call for freedom and an end to corruption i can only say that im amazed i find it truly impressive. Thank you. Women have persisted turning out despite the ongoing violence of the regime to have nor is continuing her own fight from exile did we see her comrade Maria Kolesnikov was put in prison for her own convictions. The protesters want Alexander Lukashenko who has been in power for 26 years to step down they claim the recent elections that saw him. Were rigged. Germany and the e. U. Agree theyve imposed sanctions on look at those inner circle but not against the dictator himself to know scale has called for the sanctions to be extended to look at others many german lawmakers agree including in the green party. We need to make it clear that we stand in solidarity with protesters we must offer individual humanitarian aid to people who are under threat and of those who seek help from us because they are tortured or beaten by the regime. Who on monday. Thank the community in berlin she likens her country to east germany in 1909 saying hers is a nation that wants to tear down its walls where at long last people want to make their own decisions about their lives. And Political Correspondent simon young has been following those talks we asked him what sort of supports that line into knaan scale hopes to get from the German Government i think that the opposition are all strong as well for practical support support for Civil Society organizations for independent media groups which have both been suffering and finding it difficult to operate during this crisis so thats one thing more widely of course those that call for europe and other friendly nations to become involved supporting dialogue between the location go regime and the opposition thats a cold thats been repeated again and that was our correspondent simon well theres another political crisis in another former soviet republic kurdistans Prime Minister has resigned following days of protests in the capital bishkek there are reports that the parliament immediately elected back bar and i was replacement from the opposition only for him to be forced to flee as angry protesters stormed the hotel where the emergency session was being helps as far as a comes amid increasing chaos and unrest following a sundays parliamentary elections here you can see protesters forcing their way into government buildings and destroying images of pro russia president so ruined by jean backoff official results are from the vote handed big gains to the president and 2 establishment parties those results have since been an olds. Earlier we spoke with a journalist in joanna lewis whos covering events in kurdistan from neighboring kazakhstan and asked for her assessment of the situation the situation is very fluid things are moving very very shocked i mean the latest developments surrounding the reported resignation of the Prime Minister and attempts by one faction to appoint a new Prime Minister that wasnt accepted by evidence. Aye all those involved in the protest simply tell us how confused the situation is no one is really in charge although the president himself so dont buy john beccles that hes still in control however his whereabouts are unknown and we havent seen anything often beyond a video address when hes from an unknown location earlier today so what we can see is that some kind of public fight for power going on as a vacuum seems to have much theres no sign yet that president john back up or is preparing to resign but thats one of the protest as key demands and some of them are out on the streets again tonight in the capital bishkek robet not as in. As great numbers as they were last night when they stormed the president ial palace in the parliament in protest at these tainted Election Results which have now been and all was journalist as you analyst there lets turn it back to germany now and its efforts to curb the spread of the corona virus infections are on the rise especially here in berlin authorities have pointed to illegal parties helping drive up the rates and on tuesday the city an ounce to new curfews for bars and cafes as well as stricter rules for meeting in groups. And went out on the streets of berlin to find out how people are reacting. Welcome to germanys new flashpoint berlin after months of staving off the worst of the pandemic the german capital has become the frontline in the countrys fight against the virus half of all of germanys high risk areas are located here in this city including the district of. Gatherings with little sign of social distancing are a common sight here most of the new infections are among young people under the age of 30 theyre more likely to be infection but the disease is spread is also picking up pace among the old forcing berlin City Government to take action there introducing new restrictions from saturday compelling bars and stores to close at 11 and limiting alcohol sales as well as the size of private gatherings not everyone supports the changes. Yes you can just say much its a hard question i think its actually open so long but you have to maintain social distancing and i think as long as people do that it shouldnt be a problem to sit in a bar until late at night. I think the same i think everyone can keep themselves in check regardless of how much alcohol they drink at least i can keep a grip on myself so i dont understand why others cant do that. And. Many support the new measures. Of a man up big. You need to balance your own sensibilities against a virus that puts others lives at risk you can feel the. Case i think the measures are justified the. Warning system is flashing red and thats forced the government to take action and while most people weve spoken to say they support the restrictions that still hasnt stopped the spread of the virus here in the german capital. Nobel prize season again and the latest announcement was for the winners of the physics award its being shared by 3 scientists who all carried out Pioneering Research into. Black holes half of the 1100000. 00 prize will go to britains Roger Penrose who provided mathematical proof that black holes exist back in the 1960 s. The other half of the prize is shared by the 2 other winners american astronomer and drag does and a german astrophysicist against. Their work approved of the existence of a super massive black hole at the center of our galaxy the milky way. What is a black hole. Black holes are among the weirdest objects in the universe there traps in space time where gigantic amounts of matter are compressed to a point so massive that it curved space almost infinitely and brings time to a standstill the border of this bizarre world is known as the Event Horizon. The german astronomer. Did seminal calculations of the defining parameter describing the Event Horizon. Black holes are formed when massive stars collapse at the end of their life cycle or when the compact remains of death stars merge thats how the light weights among these gravitational traps are born theyre called stellar black holes those gravity ranges from between a few times to some 10 times that of our sun media massive black holes can have up to 100000 times the solar mass and the really giant super massive ones lurk at the center of many galaxies millions even billions of times as massive as the sun. Black holes grow by sucking up everything in their vicinity even might cant escape the gravitational traps and they merge with one another to grow. Albert einstein predicted them in his general theory of relativity. But they were 1st detected around 90 years later in the center of our galaxy the milky way is one such invisible mass that accelerates nearby stars to incredible speeds. Telescopes around the world were synchronized to capture the 1st ever image of a black hole. The relatively. Unspectacular looking picture shows the place where time comes to a standstill the dark Event Horizon surrounded by a ring of light from the hot matter that orbits the black hole it was a milestone in astronomy. Well the w. Caught up with one of the winners a german astrophysicist are trying hard again so how did he and his team go about proving the existence of a black hole at the center of the milky way. And so what weve done in the Galactic Center is by using the gravitational pull by the central object but she soon might be a black hole of 4000000. 00 solar masses on to the gas and the stars so ron reagan more precisely measuring their motions we could show number one that newtons theory was not adequate and that you indeed need neat eyes science theory that the only plausible solution of the object is a massive black hole. But iran and sports have taken a step toward equality for the 1st time iran will officially have a female Powerlifting Team take part in International Competition for women already competing in the sport its a welcome and overdue initiative. Iranian honey prepares meals for her family. And shes also preparing to officially compete as a power lifter for a run for the 1st time the 29 year old has been active in the sport for several years and saw some success but the competitions werent recognised now they will be the hours of pumping iron are finally paying off. In my opinion this is some of the best news ive received since ive been active in powerlifting. Im sure the support of the federation while inspire a lot of unknown talents around the country to blossom and step forward. I dont believe in has a tent to do so. But it will be a lot better for powerlifting women to have the support of the federation. Still. Some iranians have a negative view of women in Power Lifting her and he believes that could change if she succeeds in International Competition the idea of female Power Lifting has already generated some enthusiasm time will tell if iran has the potential to become world champions one day. Well legendary guitarist and songwriter Eddie Van Halen has died after a long battle with cancer. Together with his brother alex he formed the band that later became a van halen in 198210 years after their family had emigrated to the u. S. From the netherlands van halen it became one of the worlds top selling bands with songs like. Eddie van halen is considered one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time he was 65 years old. Thats your news update at this hour im Claire Richardson in berlin thanks so much for watching. W. s crime fighters are back with the africas most successful radio drama series continues all of this odes are Available Online course you can share and disco song w africas Facebook Page and other social media platforms to earn fighters tune in you know weve been told it is for me. Is for. Beethoven it is for. You sir. They told him is for. Beethoven is for every one. Being told in 2020 vision in 50th anniversary year on d w. This is due to be news africa coming up on the Program Living in chains thousands of people with Mental Health conditions are being shackled and logged in confined spaces against their will Rights Groups all falling for the practice to be bad. And will go to nigerias biggest rise producing state where families have lost a quarter of the countrys harvest to floods. Then the other off broken cars will meet the women collapsing and restoring vintage vehicles in south africa. Hello im christine would rates get half your Company Every poor child today by Human Rights Watch says hundreds of thousands of people suffering from Mental Illness are being kept shackled in chains many of these cases have been reported in countries across africa researchers found evidence of this happening in look enough. Kenya liberia mozambique south sudan sierra Leone Somaliland and nigeria according to this 9 year long study social stigma attached to Mental Health often plays a big pot but also a lack of support or awareness about Mental Illness now here are a few testimonies from some victims that Human Rights Watch have split into. Regard the unregulated current. Through your record about the big race to push mom to the. But if youre in london me what needs to. Be my niece after 2 and for more on this weve invited smiles on to the program elsie is africa director for Human Rights Watch welcome to africa. Tell us more about the victims of chaining who do they tend to be i mean its all demographics saying man and women as auld as it is 6 years old id grab his children some as young as 10 years old have been chained. Up and complain species for weeks i didnt hear. And why are people doing this tell us more about the perpetrators and why theyre doing this. So how did we come to you know people change for years in steps wrong institutions in private institutions i thought i was in shock to shut out already just couldnt stand you know christian and islamic i guess i think several of the countries we basically had including nigeria in my own country. And in kenya. When deprived of sleep good night food for all of 2 week quest to fast in the name will you know spiritual healing be a force to take medications. Showrooms to face physical and Sexual Violence and you know often cant and wed give you an example of bad but once and know the nature where weve found a dozen people in one room be sure to respect we said has caused us the act test the box that be said welcome floggings right to stop you know so its this is this is your course if you want you to it is tyra ranch and reached that and now see this is obviously a widespread problem but i wonder what informed Human Rights Watch shit to commission this report. So i mean you know openly we nor from you know the World Health Organization and the world bank estimation that were that 7 or 700. 00 and native to media and people running 10 including children have a Mental Health condition yet governments paint less than 2 percent of the Health Budget on Mental Health thats just Mental Health generality when he comes to a shop killing people for Mental Health conditions that is almost completely on to the reader that there is no data no Quality Mission quality need had response or efforts to eradicate it and we got on x. You know just for one example and realize even robert theyre looking at other issues that the rest so many people shop shop called chintu trees rocked up in that remember him in a cage and theyre shaped in or about crowded out of institutions i mean we couldnt look away from it it was impossible to turn away from show lets settle for what what needs to be done so i mean clearly what needs to be drunk shopping should be battened and the by ensuring curative Enforcement Mechanisms that would ensure regular make money tureen of tips right and private institutions and facilities and all of these im hearing sense has really just sent have government needs to invest in quality assessable that are for the community Mental Health services i mean thats just not an option it needs to be courting the internet in needs to be and when you stick approach to dealing with this problem then you know youre not just needs to be done to reduce teen mom and that is associated with gentle Health Threat thats also shaken Human Rights Watch africa director thank you marty. 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