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Hardly be more different. The average Life Expectancy in north korea is 70 years. Whereas in south korea, its 80. In north korea, 24 out of every 1000 children die before the age of five, a result of poor medical care and nutrition. In the north, adults weigh just 52. 6 kilos on averge. Thats 12 kilos less than in the south. Hardly anyone in north korea has internet access. The country is virtually shut off from the rest of the world. And yet, despite the odds, some North Koreans do manage to es...

Hardly be more different. The average Life Expectancy in north korea is 70 years. Whereas in south korea, its 80. In north korea, 24 out of every 1000 children die before the age of five, a result of poor medical care and nutrition. In the north, adults weigh just 52. 6 kilos on averge. Thats 12 kilos less than in the south. Hardly anyone in north korea has internet access. The country is virtually shut off from the rest of the world. And yet, despite the odds, some North Koreans do manage to es...

And in modern times, too, war, from the thirty years war through two world wars, has been the main catalyst driving migratory flows. Factor in environmental disasters, starvation, and poverty and you get a dramatic rise in the number of refugees around the world. In 2015 there were more than 65 million. And their journey to safety is often fraught with danger. The big boat is coming right now, and we will rescue all of you. Wed like to ask you to be calm. Reporter the last minutes before the res...

States everyone has the right to freedom of Peaceful Assembly and association and association. In many countries, this basic right is often ignored. The cuban government regularly per cracks down on protesters, like this, just a few weeks ago. In turkey, the government represses protesters, like here in the gay pride parade. And Security Forces in hong kong show did no mercy during the months of student protests in 2014. Meanwhile, south korea is not usually associated with such images, not usua...

Ttip, want independent arbitration courts that bypass judiciaries and make decisions on their own authority. It gives companies too much power, say critics, placing power on democratically elected governments. There has been an increase in litigation. El salvador has to pay one company 300 million in damages. The company is not permitted to mine for gold there. Romania has the same problem. These are images taken from central romania. It looks like a moonscape. This is the result of harmful Copp...

As a result, more than 20,000 gangsters were deported to el salvador and honduras. Of all the street gangs in honduras, two are particularly brutal Mara Salvatrucha also known as ms 13 and 18th street, which originated in los angeles. The honduran government has responded with an iron fist, locking up thousands of gang members. But thats had no effect on the influence of the mar as, and membership numbers have continued to rise. In honduras, every day life is permeated by violence. This is teguc...

Gunman. The city is in mourning. Barbara nalepa ao lost her daughter in a similar incident. She tells us that her life will never be the same. For many of us here in europe, munich is almost a symbol of germany at its most affluent and peaceful relaxed beer gardens and good food but last week, that all changed when nine people were killed by a gunman in a Shopping Center there. Initially, there were fears this was also an act of islamic extremism, but we now know that this was a gun attack carri...

Movement are accused of being behind it. They are bad people, says this man, and he wants them thrown out of germany. Germany has the largest turkish diaspora in the world. And in the latest turkish elections, more than half of germanturks who voted, supported president erdogan. They are obviously worried by the recent attempt to overthrow the turkish government. There are also many critics of mr erdogan here, especially from the guelen movement, led by islamic preacher fethullah guelen, once an...

To show us what daily life is like there. These are the last pictures cameraman Bassel Shehade ever shot. His camera was still running as he tried to cross a street in homs in a hail of bullets. Shehade never made it to the other side. Abounaddara a syrian film collective has turned the footage into a harrowing document of life in syria, dedicated to shehades murderers. [gunshots] the soldiers who kill us are our brothers. The frontlines in syria are extremely complicated. Its not simply a case ...

Memory, intelligence, language, and emotions. But in developing countries, up to 20 percent of pregnant women are malnourished. One in four children suffers from stunted growth as a result. Thats 165 million. And the inequality doesnt stop there. In developing countries, only 17 percent of children attend preschool. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, but 50 cards in 30 seconds. No, this isnt fast forward mode. Elonis, the teacher, is just incredibly fast. Jade, jared, al...