the, the, this is dw news line from berlin waiting to set sail for gotcha. the 1st ship carrying humanitarian supplies from cyprus, is ready to go. aid is desperately needed with the un warning many palestinians face famine. portugal hatch to the poles for general elections. recent corruption scandals have dented support for the mainstream parties. and the far right is looking to capitalize on the and a warm welcome to have viewers around the world. unlike oak who are humana, terry and the cord are crossing the mediterranean sea from cyprus. they soon see

its 1st trial deliveries the gaza. the open arms will leave ship in the port of lynn aka has been loaded with desperately needed food for palestinians said to be on the brink of famine, spanish and us charity say they are waiting for approval from authorities, including is really inspectors. so the ship can cross to garza, a temporary dock must be finished to receive the aid as well as a means of distribution. the us military has meanwhile, dispatcher ship meant to build a larger peer for a more expansive effort that will take at least several weeks to construct dw corresponded rosie bertram is inside per, is at the port in loaner car. she told me more about the complex process of setting up this a good a. we're right here just by the port in lauren echo which is know, the very starting point, the hub of this new maritime

a course. or i'm just at the port and use our say their ship is not ready to go. they've told me it's buried about $200.00 tons worth of food a that includes things like rice like slower, but also proteins. they say like tons to. no, no, we've been reporting on this idea to launch a maritime age course or 4 months, but it seemed that the breakthrough came on friday and we know that n g o ship is being here for about 3 weeks. getting ready to, you know, as part of this plan, officials will perform checks on 8 here in cyprus, including is really officials. so that is very, it can go directly to gaza, where we know this is much need to know what i've been told is that they ship shoot, depart today, but they are waiting for a final green light because there are lots of parties involved here. this is a plan that was brokerage by the u, the u. s. united arab emirates. and of course, cyprus itself very heavily involved. so we're waiting to see, you know, when they some much needed maiden voyage will actually set sale. so again, what,

what took them so long because there's so many partners involved and it was complicated. is that what you're saying of the? well, we know that the european union as a whole was being kind of divided when it comes to its general response to the conflict that has been united for a long time in a call for increase to monitoring access. i should say this route vfc is not the simplest route to get a into the goals. of course, there are land borders which have been heavily restricted out. of course, this whole had to be brokerage between these different partners increasingly with ace, real, which is very concerned about what kind of a content is actually getting into gone. so notes, it seems that we know is at least moving ahead, but there will certainly be criticism from some part. so this is too little too late and too complicated because we know that situation on the ground and go so it's dire. it appears that this root may also be costly. how viable easiest route

long term. yeah, well you can see kind of com walters behind me, the sun shining here, but make no mistake. this will not be an easy, dirty. it's about 400 kilometers from cypress to gaza. the dirty will take at least a day sailing and then off loading onto what we believe will be a make shift. jackie, this being constructed by one of the n g o is involved and then a days travel back. so it's not, it doesn't look like this is going to be wrapping up huge amounts of age straight to where you live with how i've heard from one on one of the injury was involved saying this will immediately allow them to reach more families basic, particularly in northern gauze, or the besieged part of the, the part of that besieged territory, which there's been a lot of, couldn't raised a boat. so it's not going to be simple. and as i said, they're certainly concerned that this is not the easiest way to get a before these conflict throughout kit. there were about 500 trucks of age going into gauze every day. and the latest figures i have from the e. u. is it not? it's not about a 100, there has been air drugs. there have been some logical sense. of course,

i know this maritime corridor. the whole goal here is to get more age in. but i think there are certainly calls at least review an official saying based court are simply cannot replace moreland access and those calls remain there for, for less restrictions to get land borders cross. and to get aiden in the traditional way. understood a that's a dw corresponding rosie richard. many facts of the month of ramadan is about to start a secret time of worship and reflection from muslims. but in war torn yemen and scarcity is overshadowing the holy time with food prizes showing and wages dropping . many families struggling to afford the basics, but the government says there is little that can do to bring down costs. samira invests a lot of time looking at goods and their price is at the store. as a mother of 11 children purchasing these goods is a burden. she lives in the city of ties in yemen. her husband works as

a daily wage, labor earning $30.00 a day. securing basic goods before the month of ramadan has become a challenge for you. how many women? and then this then, and then we by what we can afford, like passed a necessity. and we cannot afford to buy expensive items. we buy whichever is cheap, no dates, for example, because they cost a lot the time the how does the warranty am and, and the conflict and the red sea has sent the many currency, the re l plunging. this has resulted in a 15 percent increase in food prices. a leader of oil costs $2.00 and a kilogram of flower more than $1.00 in a country where the average monthly income is $60.00. as ramadan approaches young men, these are trying to secure necessities for their families. either of them to so far, we've not done anything before ramadan, but we will resort to securing our needs,

but revisit the markets and see the reduced prices. will then proceed to purchase donaldson and we have reached a point that no one can afford to buy a kilogram, a flour formation falafel or looking over on most broad was initially by $500.00 or 600 grams each day. go to some of the flags here. specifically, prices come in saying that the 4 people are those with moderate can comes, can only afford the necessities for not looking for luxuries. only the essentials authorities and ties cannot control the rising prices. but officials say they're doing everything in their power to alleviate the crisis for citizens. and so the having is i just got an instability in exchange rates prevents us from setting fixed prices for you. how many little mandates, price declarations extruding, items like flour and gas with fix prices around the flow of ramadan will be different for some era and most of them and needs this year. the struggle to secure

necessities may lead many to for get the extra touches that usually accompany the fasting month and give it a special flavor. it is look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. the netherlands has opened a national holocaust museum, but the ceremony attended by the dutch king the prime minister and israel's present in isaac curbside, joined the museum in amsterdam, focuses on the stores of jews were deported from the netherlands and murdered in nazi concentration cans. as if all these a diary has been sworn in his pakistan's new president. his alliance with 5 ministers shape us for we've made him the favorite to win. it's the dari 2nd term is president, which is a largely ceremony. a role february's elections were more at by violence and allegations of vote. rigging, tibetans of living and exile in india have commemorated the 65th anniversary of their failed uprising against china. their spiritual leader of the dalai lama

select india and 1959. after the defeat, tibetans have been fighting for their independence since the bad is, you know, nationally recognized as a part of china in nigeria, 15 more students have been kidnapped just days after the abduction of nearly 300 pupils, school staff in north west and so control state say government stormed a village at night on friday night, g reset troops to search for the children taken in neighbouring could do an estate kidnappings for ransom or comment in the region. in portugal today, voters are deciding whether to shift the country to the ride as other european nations have done in recent months and years. portugal has had 8 years of rule under its socialist party, but the late opinion polls show a center right coalition is a distinct possibility. also in the mix, the 4 right party trigger,

it's expected to pick up significant support. mainstream politicians have so far rolled out working with the party in cobbling together a governing coalition, a t w's young. philip schultz is in lisbon, following the elections for us. i asked him earlier about what triggered the snap electrons that come 2 years earlier than planned. indeed, the current elections are only taking place because the governing socialist party has been hit by a major corruption scandal. it's about investments in the north of the country party representatives where i got interested and pregnant as the cost as the offices were searched. so all of this forced him to step down, still oppose. so his socialist party at around, referred to present just as the a position of the center. right. a position of that also around prefer 2 percent,

according to polls at business wide. all eyes are at the moment at the relatively you come most of the file arrives populace parts of college saying so it's a bit of a national drama. portugal is commonly thought to be a left wing country, but the populace right wing shake of party that you just mentioned, could emerge as a key player. who are they and what's behind their rice. as they are a typical example of the file right populous parties that have been on the rise all across europe. the whole party is basically centered around one person, a very charismatic form, outlaw preferred prof. i saw an also a form of that. he was also a form of football commentator. his name is and to ross. and of course the corruption schedule has given a lot of i'm condition to is a typical anti establishment of parental rank. but the party is also focusing on other issues, mainly on social problems and immigration. and because of

a boot and tourism in big cities, departments a basically an affordable for average parts of keys. and, and traditionally the country has been quite a liberal regarding migration, but arrives in irregular migration numbers has also made this topic very controversial. you know, and so 2 quick questions. first, are we expecting a huge turn out? and when should we see results? and at the last election to turn out was just at around 50 percent, and most experts say we would probably expect similar numbers. this time, the polling stations are open until 7 pm local time, directly afterwards, we will probably get 1st numbers the 1st officially the results we can probably expect around midnight local time. okay, that is

a young phillip shots in lisbon. portugal, thanks so much gone for the british scientist believe to have recovered a piece of history. there were shock and sadness when a centuries old sycamore was mysteriously cut down last year. now, using a few surviving twigs and the technique of grafting experts have cloned the landmark tree as, as the screen house in devon southwest england, scientists say they've managed to create new life from a handful of twigs and other genetic material salvaged from the side of the field sycamore gap tree. it is a rice against on because obviously once you caught a tree that is physically di and straightway. yeah, it was a lot of pressure on us to actually get and sting growing. luckily we did. the team used what it calls a frankenstein esc method known as grafting developed by ancient egyptians. and romans to splice together, binds the fresh roots with the living twigs from the sycamore. this message means

that we've actually use the original material from that tree. so we've got a genetic claim. it is the same tree planted in the 1800s. the 36 meter tall sycamore gap tree was a well known tourist attraction in northern england. and one of the most photograph trees in the u. k. in 2016 that was voted tree of the year. located in adept next to hadrian swell an ancient roman fortification. the tree became even more famous when it was featured in the 1991 film. robin hood prince of thieves starring kevin costner. but last september park rangers discovered the landmark had been felt in what police called a deliberate active vandalism. 2 men were arrested and investigations continue. well, nothing can replace the sycamore gaff tree in 3 years. scientists say they'll know if the cuttings salvage from the site will grow strong trunks and if the trees

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