TV Programm für Deutsche Welle (Engl) am 20.01.2021
Doctors predict that by 2030, half of the world's population will be overweight or obese. An epidemic of obesity is causing a rapid rise in diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. It's becoming the biggest health challenge worldwide.
The weekly half-hour program delivers in-depth reporting on topical political issues and newsworthy events. Revealing the story behind the stories, "Close up" is informative, gripping and visually powerful.
At the Colonia Dignidad compound in Chile, Paul Schäfer ruled over his followers with an iron fist. Exhausting work, violence, and abuse dominated daily life. During the Pinochet dictatorship, political prisoners were tortured and murdered there.
Guatemala is one of the world's poorest countries -- and one of the most violent. Ultra-violent gangs, known as "maras," terrorize overcrowded low-income settlements through drug trafficking, prostitution, and racketeering.