A 2016 study also people from 17 Different Countries whether they thought the world was Getting Better or worse. Just 11 percent believed things were improving. 30 percent thought things said more or less state the same. But the overwhelming majority 58 percent were of the opinion things were getting worse and. This dramatic scene is one of a selection of photos taken by photographers in 2018 for the World Press Photo exhibition at the really brown terrace in berlin but which impression is it that we take home with us one with positive foundations providing us with inspiration joy and amusement but do negative stories overshadow a view of the world one that can be so cruel unjust so traumatizing and terrifying. World in oxford is a more rarefied one the English University town has a special appeal for those with open minds its venerable halls of learning have seen no shortage of unconventional thinkers and people who like to see things along alternative lines. And ritchie from scotland
A decade and now Prime Minister shinzo aves government wants to boost it by over one percent to 48600000000. 00 thats a record expenditure but the government says it will be spent carefully on those who we need to enhance our defense capability to handle the security environment at the same time we also need to have an appropriate control over the defense expenditure so we will strive to make it more efficient you know blue to be here lou and. Japans growing Defense Budget is a boon for american arms makers tokyo buys weapons almost exclusively from the United States last Year American arms imports were valued at 675000000. 00. Its a deal in principle and one that will have many people feel relieved after hours of discussions Russia Ukraine and the European Union of reached a tentative gas deal that will go into effect on the 1st of january 2020 the deal was brokered right here in berlin and heres what we know about it. These pipes are front and center of a geopolitical crisis north st
Prime ministers response to public criticism on top short his holiday to face the countrys unprecedented bushfire has to volunteer firefighters battling a blaze near sydney have been killed crews are working to contain more than 100 fires fuge by record temperatures and high winds. Hello and welcome good to have you with us. There is no letup in mass protests in india against a new contentious citizenship law despite a police ban knowledge gatherings at least 3 people were killed on thursday in clashes with police bringing the death toll to 9 since protests spread across the country the thousands have been arrested the controversial new law offers an easier path to indian citizenship for non muslim migrants from neighboring countries indias home minister has scored a crisis meeting to discuss the un wrist now for the very latest let me draw in correspondent shes based in mumbai welcome gonna tell us what the latest situation is like in india who have the kind of people who are coming o
His men were apparently members of elite units loyal to the head of state in belarus that is Alexander Lukashenko from their official mission combating organized crime. But the units were it also seems tasked with liquidating political opponents in order to bolster the author of tarion regime the president lukashenko still today rules with an iron fist one man whose name is your to get up scale was a Senior Member of such a special unit and in conversations with our reporters hes provided some telling testimony. Yuri ski says he was involved in the murder of belorussian opposition figures over 20 years ago now he wants to come clean hes currently applying for asylum where we cannot disclose fears the belorussian secret service might come after him. I received information that they either wanted to arrest me or put me in jail. But i dont want to be locked up or give testimony or me and use of something i did not even do. Them. With a rough ski broke his hip in a car accident and bella.
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