A virus spread. Why do we parent and when well. Consider through the topics covered in the weekly radio show its called spectrum if you would like any information on the coronavirus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at. Science friday. This week on the world story. British sheep farmers fear for their livelihoods. Dangerous apportions in kenya but we begin in the south caucasus where Armed Conflict between armenia and azerbaijan continued this week despite a cease fire the 2 nations from the former soviet union are employed old in a dispute over the now gone the car park region which has already cost the lives of many civilians. On the ruins of what used to be her life. Her neighborhood was destroyed in the missile attack over the weekend. For home 100 years. This is from where the rocket came there were houses everywhere here but they were hit and everything got destroyed. The small Sports School to. Look they are close and mattresses lying around my belongings also somewhere here. Next to the bombed out homes a makeshift memorial. Many ganja residents come here to commemorate those killed in the attack certain people according to the authorities. They bring flowers and signs saying who they blame the army an army. Rest and peace gunja people may god bless you. Since late september armenia and azerbaijan have been at war for new go nuclear about high game. And it is difficult to get an independent picture of the situation in the region both sides report military successes both countries accuse each other of fueling the fight in. 2 attempts at a cease fire have already failed propaganda and war rhetoric determine everyday life. Also here in the city center of gunja most people we speak to say the azerbaijan with the power and strength of our army will soon be taken and the flag of azerbaijan will be erased that although much of our registered as a woman to join our army im ready. This clock you know has been changed we are not afraid of me my family and fellow citizens all of us so willing to sacrifice our life for a nation we will never back down this is imo close to the all those after the fatal attack on gunja as a by john has the right to defend itself many here say. He now has to look for a new beginning in the ruins of her own life. The likelihood that britain will fail to reach an agreement on its future relations with the e. U. By the end of this year is growing sheep farmers are especially concerned for their livelihoods and what possible tariffs on their exports will look like 90 percent of what they produce is kindly sold to the european. Franc languorous and to some of the 4th generation sheep farmers they raise some 5000 sheep in the southern english county of kept most of the meat is exports from. The french like a lamb like this which was a good confirmation. They want them weighing around about 18. 00 to 20. 00 kilos as a carcass. Not too much fat just a little fat they are very discerning they like good quality lamb course if theres no trade deal between britain and the European Union customs duties of as much as 50 percent could be levied on every carcass and extra border checks might mean the meat being less fresh when it arrives and for us to go to the. And then they go into a refrigerated truck and normally theyre killed one day and theyre in the paris market the next morning and the delays to that will cause big problems if theyre talking about you know 4 or 5 days of customs checks and lorries how it up its just going to. Impact the supply chain. Parts prices. In the languages also farm cattle which are subject to strict quality regulations they fear that after braggs it cheaper low quality meat from the u. S. Could damage the whole market despite this many farmers including some of the languished neighbors voted for brets and other now regretting that stores here at cannes weekly cattle auction most farmers say they just have to chew it up i think farms just got to make the most the situation but it will have a legislation is in place and whatever tires we have and get on with it we will be better off in the end but it will be very hard in the interim period all be on a softer start in our culture and on the looking for sex offing its going to be a long hot hole we have bricks without government subsidies many farmers might be facing bankruptcy particularly in the absence of a trade deal at length which is furious. Its just disbelief that they can tell so many lies you know that its you know the whole they wont be cured i went to a local medicine man i stayed there for 3 days he gave me herbal medicine and i took it and. Then on the 2nd day i started seeing blood in that one i was very afraid. There are people who were aboard and they seemed fine so i mean it in that i thought i would die. The she was lucky many girls and women dont survive such audience its estimated that in kenya 7 women die each day from unsafe abortions like the one mercy had marginalized and poor women are especially vulnerable such as those in the mother. Abortions are illegal in kenya there are only a few strict exceptions women cannot simply go to the nearest hospital for help. Instead they come to this man hes well known for carrying out abortions along with other procedures even though he has no medical training hes respected in his community as a christian medicine man for people who cant afford hospital treatment mercy says she came to him too she paid the equivalent of 8 year olds for the abortion we ask the man directly he denies performing abortions nevertheless he knows exactly how an abortion is done im not. Given an injection drug unless sent home so the pregnancy can terminate there many of these women die if there are lucky they do die if theyre lucky the pregnancy terminate safely its usually bad however i see if. They resign by thats why in most cases the women need professional help after the Abortion International Aid organization marries stops Office Around the clock help for women who cant afford hospitalization yet but with too much experience this and therefore we finally put in that we started the counseling part we also offer him up just a treatment which includes. What we give you and to about 6 pain killers and even sometimes you have to take it to theatre if it indeed is that i pop into the world. Mary stirrups is only allowed to carry out of oceans if its an emergency if the mothers life is in danger or if its a rape case otherwise they too would be punishable according to kenyan law of course mercy would have preferred to have seen a real doctor i mean is this image i would save someone wants to get an abortion they should go to a hospital. Because those men will just give you some kind of medicine and then tell you when the pregnancy is being terminated they only want your money in the end youre the one who has to suffer in the battle case. Despite the stigma she faces from her community she thinks every woman should have the right to a safe abortion. Our last journey takes us to china the country where the coronavirus pandemic began at the end of 2019 almost a year later like there has largely returned to normal including travel and tourism. The beginning of a good chinese travel season or on national day most people get to with 1st National Day Holiday since the outbreak of kovac 19 just over half a year ago beijing city center looked very different during the winter beijings heritage sites were shut down because of the epidemic travel restrictions were in place in the whole country. China has brought the epidemic under control there are virtually no more domestic transmission and people are enjoying a return to normal life. But i spent the last half a year at home its only recently that ive been going out again i feel like ive been liberated. And its great the disease can tarnish arent. In china we feel the country has responded very well. There are still measures in place people have to use a health scan the code to register at certain locations tourist sites have limited visitor numbers estimates put the number of tourists in china during this season that 550000000 people that would be 2 thirds of last years figure. You can see it on the street there are far fewer people than in other years. There are fewer people so the atmosphere isnt as lively as usual and people still have to wear masks. Chinas economy has returned to positive growth Government Spending on. Infrastructure and construction has brought workers back into the city. But growth is still a lot slower than in previous years private consumption specially is lacking behind companies have cut wages and council bonuses for their employees in downtown beijing that traces of the past 6 months are still visible experts have long warned of chinas imbalance growth too much investment and too little consumption or that 19 has made these warnings ever more urgent. Collected by children in india. Used on mass by cosmetics companies. My god is a war material thats mine in a highly risky conditions. Combining business with conscience its a balancing act for the manufacturing industry. 3000. Next d. W. For the manufacturing industry. 3000. Next d. W. Call they are making apples rain. Come undone turning bread in severe and selling some unusual carrots for a bargain in my book on out and about with the food savior. Activists who thought but a lot of food is too good for the garbage and became innovative entrepreneurs in the process. Then 30 minutes on w. Ws. Crime fighters are back but africas most successful radio drama series continues all of us odes are Available Online course you can share and discuss on w africas facebook and other social media platforms crime fighters to me now. Hello and welcome to global 3000 now take a deep breath because today we head to nairobi where air pollution is a big problem kenya is gearing up to switch to electric mobility. The revolution on not quite as cuba tries to modernize women are still fighting for gender equality. And all that glitters is not gold sometimes its mica in india child miners collect a mineral widely used in cosmetics. Cellphones and Electronic Devices all contain cobalt and gold medals that are often extracted in some of the worlds poorest regions and conflict zones under hazardous conditions. 1000000. 00 children between the ages of 5. 17 are forced to work in these mineral mines according to the organization stop child labor on average they earn less than 2. 00 a day mining Raw Materials for a sector that sees revenues totaling 700000000000. 00 a year the global Mineral Industry is booming but the poor and vulnerable are paying the price. Commentary and her 5 year old son brand you turn the search of micah the glittering mineral plays a vital role in this. Regions economy for many people mining the raw material is the only way to survive. Children working for hours in the blistering sun in the indian state of jharkhand its nothing out of the ordinary to a better they let their lower my children are so young but theres no other way of making a living here theres no farming or nothing i cant afford to send them to school they have to help me they manage to 22 and a half kilos a day and we work until 5 in the evening. They used to be more than 700 official micah mines in northern india but in 1900 new law came into force banning deforestation that made it almost impossible to access new sources of the Mineral Companies left but the mines remained today some 50000 adults and children working here illegally almost all the workers are darl its who occupy the lowest rung in the indian caste system many are members of indigenous tribes who are socially marginalised because theres little in the way of industry in the area people are reliant on the mines a kilogram of my career can bring up to the equivalent of 20 euro cents but often they receive just half of that. Middleman clean the mineral in large filter drums the platelets are then current into varying sizes this is how it enters the market. The word mica describes a group of naturally occurring silica materials that are rigid yet at the same time elastic. For. Many Industries Use the mineral in huge quantities among them the cosmetics sector. A few years ago Anna Maria Hagar and her husband kayu founded their company lethal cosmetics yeagers transferred all the ingredients the firm uses are vague an ad ethically sourced in other words they guarantee no animal testing was involved in production and no child labor one of the key Raw Materials lethal cosmetics uses is mica some of it comes from india here we have 3 different types of mica. And this is for example of a sparkling version which also has a medic effect. And what is great about this standard space parking you but its completely natural so its free for any plastics. Behaviors cant imagine making their cosmetics without mica. Thats why they decided to hand pick their supplier in india they chose a distributor who was able to provide assurances that his mica only comes from mines that dont use child labor. Although in the sector its often difficult to determine where the material originated the key to that is having supply chains that are as short as possible because if youre buying from a distributor who is buying from another distributor it becomes very interesting area where things come from with our suppliers its one supplier thats often the manufacture of the whole works directly with the mines that also does the audits of the mines and has been the can be audited as well and that is where it gained that confidence mike it is used in a wide range of applications the biggest buyer in 2015 in terms of market value was the elektra onyx industry followed by companies that added the minolta paints and lacquers might also find widespread use in the Construction Industry and of course it plays an Important Role in the cosmetics sector. Every day commentary and her son toil away to help satisfy the Global Hunger for mica they never have any problem selling what theyve collected to one of many traders if they receive 150 rupees a little under 2 euros then its a good day she says thats enough to buy some vegetables some rice but for that everyone has to pitch in including both her daughters aged 7. 00 and 9. 00. So now im always afraid when im working that ill be bitten by insects or snakes or that ill fall into a pit oh its called the man id really like to go to school. But we need money we dont even have our own house so i have to collect like. An unambiguous law has been in place in india since 2016 no child under the age of 14 is allowed to work but the government itself concedes that around 12000000 children and young people are doing just that aid organizations estimate there are around 40. 4000000 child laborers in india. Its thought that around 22000 children are working in a legal mines in the states of jharkhand and bihar. Many of them have never known a life without work through because of their size theyre often made to crawl into freshly dug unsecured pits and shafts. Im always afraid when im looking for mica not long ago over there 2 or 3 children of my age were buried in marble shafts and they died i want to go to school i dont want this. For companies that work with my Care Products its a perpetual balancing act between marketing and morals business and conscience but lethal cosmetics in berlin the jaegers are trying to tackle the issue head on wherever possible they want to know exactly where their role materials are coming from they also dont try to conceal from their customers that they use mica there is entire regions of india that are financially dependent on mica and so if you replace it with something for example something synthetic youre basically taking away their livelihood so i think its absolutely within our responsibility of course is the author within the responsibility of everybody in the chain to make sure that its produced as a player as a. Because medics industry is very secretive when it comes to micah 2017 saw the launch of the responsible Mica Initiative and alliance of companies obtaining my care from india they all say they have a clear goal to end child labor in the mines by 2022 but an interview on the subject to camera well all our requests including those sent to big industry names like man the Clarins Group and a call passe were turned down. If you ask the miners of jharkhand how to solve the problem they say genuine change can only come if mining is once again officially allowed because thats the only way to offer workers clear Safety Standards and a fair wage then their children wouldnt have to work some politicians have been demanding the reintroduction of official mining for a long time or the bottom of good or good but were all glad to go child labor can only be abolished if the government legalizes the mind when it companies assume responsibility companies could then join forces to create cooperatives for the children we need a sufficient number of Public SchoolsFree Education free meals and basic amenities to enable them to lead a better life. But nothing is changing the government tolerates the system turning a blind eye on a sector that makes a lot of money from micah and the children forced to work with it this young man a child labor himself just a few years ago is in despair yeah did not mean you can see that all the labor is here are giving their sweat and blood theyre breaking their bones but what kind of life is this not get there get like its the government cant just look the other way dont we deserve better than this. North to know paul this weeks global teen lives in the capital kathmandu. Cheap. 6 6 i mean it was asked by a new 17 years ago and i live here in their pocket and. My father owns a general saw there 10 minutes walk from here and my mother is the house and if. I want to be a dentist i want to generalize or do have a kid in there who has a lot i want to help. I love reading books and besides i write i think i then i would all have differing certain to win then the favorite thing is reading books. 6 in the. Internet does mean that though the biggest problem and i think it is weve seen kids starving and then we waste food in here that does not make sense does it. I have a lot better life than my grandparents and they didnt have access to all the fascinating things we have like electricity it was not generali