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this is bbc america. and now, live from london, "bbc world news". you're watching bbc news. i'm tim willcox live at independence square here in kiev where thousands remain honoring the memory of those killed in last week's revolution. ukraine's most wanted man. an arrest warrant is issued for former president viktor yanukovych. in london, with the other headlines. as the u.n. condemns both sides in south sudan for widespread human rights abuses, we have a special report from the town of bor. >> this trench they have dug is
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big enough to take 250 bodies. it isn't full yet. but just over here there are two or trenches and they both have been filled in. and the oldest remaining holocaust survivor dies in london at 110 years old. hello and welcome to independence square here in the center of kiev where today the start of a working week thousands of people have still gathered, many clutching flowers to line at sidelines to those 88 people killed last week in ukraine's second revolution in a decade. let me just show you around here. you can see this man here, a refuse truck is coming around
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and they are asking everyone to help clear up the square. it's going to be a lot of work. the barricades were set up in the battles against the riot police. many were set on fire. in front of the shrines, women in particular very upset, emotional about events over last week. the national anthem is now being sung again here, people pausing and singing the national anthem. ♪ ♪
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>> the second time the national anthem has been sung here in the last couple of hours. people clearing up the square or trying to, preparing for ukraine's new future. the parliament sending an arrest warrant issued for the former president yanukovych. it is the start of a working week here. things are changing significantly on the ground. there are fewer people here. as i noticed when i walked down here a few hours ago. it's a bright, sunny monday morning here in kiev. there is really a feeling that things are getting back to normal. over here, this is the kiev police main building here. people are going in. and on the streets cars are moving. and you're seeing demonstrators and protesters working alongside traffic policemen keeping the traffic flowing through the
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center of kiev. if you just swing around here, all the barricades are still in place. the demonstrators are in control. but people really wanting to start a fresh week now in a new ukraine. well, this is one of the man routes down to independence square. these barricades still in place here. but if you look, the streets are moving, cars driving up and down, children have gone back to school, people are going back to work. and do you think the revolution is over now? do you think things are going to get back to normal, people are going to lead their lives normally? >> translator: the life is getting back to normal already right now in this moment.
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but will it get back to normal? it depends mostly on the presidential elections. and they are yon going. >> and here in independence square the numbers have drained away significantly. the flowers are still here. a few people walking past and saying prayers and lighting candles for those people who died. look around and compare the scene today to what it was yesterday and a few days ago as well. there really is a sense of this revolution is completely in control. things are moving forward. now it's down to the politicians to work out how to take ukraine and this whole process forward. wood smoke wafteding across independence square. all the fires lit to keep people warm the last three months in a bitter winter here. people with flowers taking them to lay on shrines.
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this lady has some flowers to put down, candles being lit as well. how do you feel -- hello. how do you feel about what's happened in the past few days? >> we are very happy because we are part of this deep revolution and big change in our country. >> do you live in kiev? >> yeah, we live in kiev. >> have you come here a lot in the past weeks and months? >> yes. >> did you know people who were killed, demonstrators? >> no. >> a lot of our friends. >> but they didn't die. >> are you confident about the future? are you optimistic about the future? >> yeah. we believe it is a start of a new life for every citizen in the ukraine. >> you are not a student, you're working, aren't you? >> yeah. >> how do you feel?
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>> in european country we must have so many people die. >> so many people have lost their lives. >> yes. they want the independence. and for this people must die. >> how do you feel? do you speak english? >> yes. >> was the sacrifice worth it, these people losing their lives? >> well, i think nothing is worth people's lives. life is the most important thing. we mourn for three days. 100 people have died or injured. so this victory, i didn't feel any happiness because of that because i was mourning for all
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the people who were killed. but we are praying. and i'm in the prayer tent here. and we are hoping that god would give us a good way out of this situation, and we see now that the solution is coming. but we are also playing for the families who lost their relatives and friends. >> and do you think ukraine can stay together east and west, the country? >> yes, it will. i hope so. because even in the eastern and western ukraine, all together. this is like the connection for people. >> some people in the east of the country think you are bandits. they think there has been a coup. >> maybe because it's because of russian influence in the eastern ukraine. but it's really sad. but i hope so, that ukraine will be together over time. >> thank you very much for talking to us. we were talking about eastern ukraine. the former president viktor
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yanukovych is believed to be there at the moment. no one has seen him in the last couple of days. mark lowe has been to pay the house a visit. >>reporter: this is the house that viktor built. for now ex president viktor yanukovych was born close to the city we are now in southeastern ukraine, a couple hours drive from the russian border. this is one of his many homes in ukraine. a huge gated complex. call me naive. i think there are worse places to see where yanukovych is. let's check and see if there's any response. surprise, surprise. nobody at home.
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the interim president is trying to move ukraine closer to the european union. whoever tries to lead this country forward will have the huge task of trying to unite a polarized nation. in the meantime, the hunt for viktor yanukovych goes on. there are rumors he tried to fly to russia over the weekend. customs officials at the airport stopped his plane. people trying to find where viktor yanukovych is, but the focus has shifted to what happens next. >> well, the ukrainian parliament is trying to move as fast as possible. this country is in dire financial straits. it needs billions of dollars to
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try to get back on proper footing. baroness ashton is due to visit today. ukraine, the last few hours, has put out a demand, a plea to foreign partners to help finance this country through the recent crisis and looking ahead towards the future. so the cleanup here in independence square beginning. the rubbish being picked up. you can see a few of these tents left where people have been camped out. you can see the barricades erected against the riot police. no need for those anymore. they in time will be dismantled. the statues to the three brothers and sisters of kiev. this a symbol really of the fight against the yanukovych regime. this was covered with protesters fighting the riot police. today, monday, the start of the week, looking forward to a new
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ukraine with help from its foreign allies. but a country they think will stay together and has a promising future. for me, tim, and the team here in ukraine, back to you in london. >> okay. tim kill woks in kiev for us. thank you for now, tim. i'm sure we will hear from you again in the day. parliamentarians are forming the government of national unity. they're in session this morning. they already approved the arrest warrant for the former president, viktor yanukovych. with me to talk about this is a the bbc's ukraine analyst. as we are talking, we are seeing live pictures from the committee chamber in the ukrainian parliament building where this transparent process of forming the the government of national unity is going on. they already issued that arrest warrant. now in the last 30 minutes it seems they have published or released evidence to back that up. >> i had a chance to look at it.
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what it is is 20 pages of a document written in ukraine, a very, very detailed document put together under the command of the former interior minister specific various units, sniper units, attack commands from different parts of ukrainian special or forces. and basically giving you the plan of action, how to remove the protesters to attack their temporary headquarters. it is released by the investigative committee of parliament. and the chair said he was basically leaked this document by patriotic officers in the security service of ukraine and ministry of the interior. it looks very, very genuine. this will pile up more evidence against mr. yanukovych and his cabinet that they did plan this government, that it was a planned action to destroy the
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protest. >> the new interior minister said a criminal case on peaceful citizens. so this document is what they're use to go back up the charge. let's also talk about what's going on in the chamber, in the committee room right now. deals going on. we have representatives of all the parties, including mr. yanukovych's party and the far right. what sort of picture do you think we're getting of what this government of national unity will look like. >> what we are seeing now is the leader of the party of the regions of mr. yanukovych's party in parliament. he just nunsed his party is going into opposition. he basically didn't indicate whether they wanted to take part in the government or not. however, a representative of the far right party made a very impassioned speech saying basically citizens should be given more weapons. that was the only criticism he
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made. so far there's no list of people. there are two names that were proposed, both former members of the government during the orange revolution. but so far there's no confirmation who will be the next prime minister. >> okay. as ever, thank you very much. i'm sure i'll be speaking to you again on this story. now, then, other news. in the last few minutes, uganda's president signed a controversial new law that could bring long prison sentences for homosexuals. president obama says approving the bill is a step backwards and could jeopardize ties with the u.s. south korea and the united states have begun their annual joint military exercises. they coincide with cross-border reunions taking place at families in the korean war. they wanted the military drills postponed until after they finish on tuesday.
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okay. aaron is here with all the business news. let me guess, ukraine topping your story list? >> an economic crisis. hello there. as you have been hearing, a deal for now has been struck in the ukraine. for now at least fragile peace has been restored. but the again, and it is a big question, how long will that last given many economists are saying the country is heading for financial collapse. let's take a look at some of the details. the ukraine economy was, let's be frank, in serious trouble. after 5.2% in 2011, ukraine slumped to a quarter of 1%. and then in 2013 it registered no growth whatsoever. and its debts are huge to say the lease. the governments have spent heavily. total debt is estimated at a whopping $73 billion. here's the thing.
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big problem. almost a quarter of this debt must be repaid the next 12 to 18 months. now, so far the ukraine has been relying on russia to buy some of its debt. as protests in kiev escalate, the debt purchases from russia are being shelved for now. standard & poor's downgraded ukraine to ccc. it is two notches above default. it could cause a systemic meltdown in neighboring russia. emerging markets more broadly and possibly some say even in the west. we'll have a lot more coming up on the possible economic crisis in ukraine. okay. it is the event mobile phone fans around the world have been waiting for. it is today congress opens its doors in barcelona, spain. this year there is, believe it
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or not, more buzz than usual. there's always buzz around new texts. but there's a lot more going down in spain because of the great and the good from the industry likes of samsung to nokia. one absentee is notable, apple. apple ain't going to this event this year. although the forum doesn't officially open its doors until today, some exhibiters jumped the gun like south korea's samsung. it showed off the smart box called the gear 2. samsung hopes by adding health-related features it will be a bigger success than its lackluster predecessor. and the world's third largest mobile phone maker showed off the talk band. also, staying with the tech
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call the mass murder of peaceful civilians. mr. yanukovych was last seen in the peninsula. catherine ashton is expected in kiev later to discuss support for ukraine's new leaders. now, a woman who is believed to have been the oldest remaining holocaust survivor died in london. she was an accomplished pianist. she was 110 years old. it comes just a week before a documentary about her extraordinary story could win an oscar. she survived two years in a nazi prison camp. >> until her final days, her passion for music never waned. a documentary about her incredible story has been
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nominated for an oscar. >> my life is music. i'm not interested in anything else. >> reporter: born into a jewish family in prague, she spent two years in a nazi concentration camp where she was allowed to continue playing her beloved piano. her elderly mother was killed in treblinka. she said music kept her alive. and the optimistic, which sustained her through the holocaust, never lost her. >> every day life is beautiful. every day it's beautiful. >> alice died aged 110. now, in the last half an hour, 45 minutes, egypt's interim prime minister has announced his cabinet has resigned.
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ukraine issues an arrest warrant for the ousted president viktor yanukovych over the killing of protesters. uganda's president signs a controversial new law giving homosexuals longer prison sentences. and condemning both sides for widespread human rights abuses. we have a special report from the town of bor. this trench is big enough to take 250 bodies. it isn't full yet.
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but just over here there are two other trenches, and they both have been filled in. and the oldest remaining holocaust survivor dies in london at 110 years old. hello there. ukraine's parliament approved an arrest warrant for viktor yanukovych. earlier the interior ministry issued the warrant saying he was responsible for the deaths of scores of protesters in the last weeks. the parliament is in session discussing the formation of a government of national unity. tim willcox in kiev says calm appears to be returning to the
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streets of the capital. >> reporter: look over here. this is the kiev police main building here. people are going in. on the streets, cars are moving. and you're seeing demonstrators and protesters working alongside traffic policemen keeping traffic flowing through the center of kiev. you can see all these barricades are still in place. the demonstrators are in control. but people really are wanting to start a fresh week in a new ukraine. well, this is one of the main routes down to independence square. these barricades still in place here. if you look, the streets are moving, cars are driving up and down, children have gone back to school, people are going back to work. and do you think the revolution is over now? do you think things are going to get back to normal, people are going to lead their lives normally?
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>> translator: the life is getting back to normal already, right now in this moment. but will it get back to normal? it depends mostly on the presidential elections and their outcome, and they're yon going. >> here in independence square, the numbers from drained away significantly. the flowers are still here. a few people walking past and saying prayers and lighting candles for those people that died. compared the scene here today to what it was yesterday and a few days ago as well. there really is a sense of this revolution now is completely in control. things are moving forward. now it's down to the politicians to work out how to take ukraine and this whole process forward.
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>> big question still remains, though. where is the former president? that's still unknown. mark lowen is in the east of ukraine. he sent this. >> reporter: this is the house that viktor built, the new ex president viktor yanukovych was born where we are now, a couple hours drive from the russian border. he was governor of this region a decade ago. this is one of his many homes in ukraine. a huge gated complex. call me naive, i think there are worse places to see where yanukovych is. let's check and see if there's any response. surprise, surprise. nobody at home. it is an area which is predominantly russian speaking. it looks more east than west.
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it will take very badly indeed to comments from the enter impression trying to move ukraine closer to the european union. whoever tries to lead this country forward will have the huge task of trying to unite a polarized nation, those here who look more east and those in the west who look more towards the european union. there are rumors he tried to fly from this city to russia over the weekend. but customs officials stopped his plane. so people trying to find where viktor yanukovych is. the focus has shifted to what happens next and tries to lead forward this deeply wounded and fractured country. >> the key names in the frame for that is the former prime minister tymoshenko. she was released from prison over the weekend. one of the first people to call her was german chancellor angela merkel. i spoke to steve evans to ask if
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that phone call amounted to political endorsements of the former prime minister? >> reporter: it's certainly not a measure of support, sign of support for tymoshenko. chancellor workers words were welcome to freedom. you are out of prison. that's what we wanted. it was not an endorsement of her as the political leader of ukraine. chancellor measuring el also talked to president putin. that call was basically saying let's get stability, let's make sure ukraine stays together, territorial integrity is the phrase that, according to chancellor merkel spokesman, both leaders agreed on. the specktor is the yugoslavian
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situation where an unstable situation disintegrates into civil war and the splitting of a country. so chancellor merkel is keen to keep or to get president putin on board, to preserve a situation and stop it descending into true chaos. now, in the last half an hour or so, the uganda president signed into law tough new penalties against homosexuality. the new legislation means that homosexuals could be given life long prison terms. well, we can talk to the program director at ice breakers uganda, an organization that provides education and support for sexual minority groups. he joins us on the phone live from uganda. thanks very much for joining us, dennis. tell me, what is your reaction to the signing of this bill,
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first of all? >> we have been trying to give information. i am very excited. >> how is this going to affect life for the people that you advise and that you support? >> already it has been very difficult for us getting services. there is concern for people being arrested. the president in the press conference said so many things about the lbgt community that is not true.
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>> and also one of the provisions of the new laws i understand is that you have to report gay people as well. it's a crime if you are don't do that. >> it is confidential being a medical practitioner. if they don't report lbgt they get in trouble themselves. >> this law is actually popular in uganda, isn't it? >> it is very popular. lbgt has not had a chance to educate the country on what they stand for.
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it is very popular. >> dennis wamala, thank you for joining us on the law react to go that new law. egypt's prime minister announced his cabinet has resigned. the government, which is backed by the military, took office in july, two weeks after the army overthrough muhammow ha over th morsi. >> he did not state out a clear reason what pushed his government to make such a decision the at the very critical time when the country's expecting presidential elections in a couple of month. but in fact, his government has been severely criticized during the past week as being weak and
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in competent. we have lots of strikes not only in cairo but all over in the sector of transportation or textiles. this pushes the government to submit its recognition right now. the prime minister said they came to power at a very critical time and they managed to get egypt out of a dark tunnel and he feels like leaving his post now after the completion of the first phase of the road map. and he is referring to the constitution that has just been written. stay with us here on "bbc world news". still to come, china's fight for fresh air gets creative. can art make pollution a thing of the past? ♪ 800,000 hours of supercomputing time, 3 million lines of code, 40,000 sets of eyes, or a million sleepless nights. whether it's building the world's most advanced satellite, the space station,
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ukraine's interim authorities are seeking the arrest of the ousted president viktor yanukovych for what they say is mass murder of civilians. he was last seen in ukraine's cremean peninsula. >> in aou began ga, homosexuals could receive longer prison sentences. civilians are continue to go flee the town of bor. hundreds were killed in recent ethnic violence. the u.n. reports accuses government forces and rebels of committing human rights abuses, including mass killings. a warning, his report contains scenes you might find
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disturbing. >> reporter: the details of what happened in bor, exactly who did what and when may be disputed but the consequences are self-evident. it was as if a hurricane ripped through the town. except this devastation is entirely man made. we were escorted by government troops in our control. it has changed four times. each time there will be hundreds of civilian casualties. it's only now that the bodies are being collected. this trench they have dug is big enough to take 250 bodies. it isn't full yet many. but just over here there are two other trenches, and they both have been filled in. >> the mayor joined us. he says he has evidence of what the rebels left in their wake.
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>> the pictures are crimes against humanitity. yes, atrocities were committed, women raped, elderly executed, some slaughtered and all kinds of human abuse. >> tell me, who are the people here in this grave? >> i have to take it on trust that the vast majority are members of the dinka tribe. what is beyond that is there was indiscriminate killing in bor. the fear that it might happen again is still running strong. people reduced to refugees?
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their own land. >> all i want to do is to get my child out of danger and to have somewhere safer like a camp. i can wait there, things get better. >> at st. andrew's church they remember the two pastors among those killed. george alagiah, bbc news, bor in south sudan. >> a taliban commander has been shot tkefpltd reports say he was ambushed as he was driving through a village. two other people also died. there's been no word from the militants. . head of the army in thailand said the military will not intervene in force despite
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worsening violence which left four dead, including two children in the past two days. the germ said many groups were involved and it was hard to know who was on which side. >>. italy new prime minister will address the senate later. the new government will have to win two confidence votes before it can officially start working. the second oldest statesmen
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after perez in israel. birthday parties have never been low key affairs. the latest celebration certainly lived up to expectations. a report from zimbabwe. >> reporter: thousands turned up to wish the president a happy birthday. looking refreshed after an eye operation, he waved at the crowd which was mostly made up of schoolchildren. they greeted him enthusiastically chanting his clan name. the president and his wife grace released 90 balloons into the air to mark his 90th birthday. when he spoke he did not have any warm words for his colonial
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masters. >> we don't hate you. we only love our country. we love our country better. we love ourselves better than we love you. >> he outfoxed and outlived most of his enemies. he's in remarkably good shape for a 90-year-old. his hour-long speech demonstrates his astounding presence of mind. not many will people can argue about his contribution to the liberation struggle. but his controversial legacy will no doubt follow him to the grave and kwrapbd.
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>> he suffered severe poverty and high inflation. the economy collapsed when he ordered the takeover of white-owned farms. there's now a thriving black middle class here. that's largely thanks to the scrapping of the local currency in favor of the u.s. dollar. but the country will need a lot of investment to get it back on track. similar about is the former finance minister. he never imagined things would turn out this with way. >> certainly i never envisioned. i have to dodge potholes in the city. that we would have to spend long hours without powering our homes, in our factories, homes and offices. >> back at the party, far away from the country's problems, supporters eat cake. but for many it is not a time to celebrate.
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they can only contemplate a post mu gab bay future. in the u.s., cnn said it is ending the long-time talk show by piers morgan. he infuriated conservative during his three-year run with his support for gun control. but the show never really attracted big ratings. mr. morgan has recently been questioned by london police in connection with the phone hagging of the daily newspaper. to china now, severe smog is smothering parts of the country. to help combat it, the government sent out teams to inspect large factories, including those producing steel, coal and cement. it wants to ensure they are not breaching rules. the chinese government wants to be seen to be improving air quality. one campaign was by an artist.
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>> hdz her freezing house outside beijing, the artist stores hundreds of her paintings. they document every chapter in her personal life. like a visual diary, she explains. >> i used to be a lawyer. but then i became an artist. >> 11 of her canvasses stand apart from the rest. her so-called smog series shows the painters frustration witness stand china's poisonous air pollution. and she's taken them to the streets, handing out face masks last year s. months later she posed with one of the paintings. the photos soon appeared on china's version of twitter. though many posts were deleted
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by government censors. >> particularly when the air is so thick with smog, your eyes and the back of your throat burn after spending time outside. it's pollution that infuriates many in china. even though political protests are banned in china some, like the artist, are finding creative ways to vent their anger. in december, students in central china stage an elaborate street performance. they wanted to illustrate what it feels like to be choking on smog, they explained. online, they post cartoons like this one showing smog essentials. combing is careful to explain the differences between anti-government protesters and artists like her. >> translator: my paintings are
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memories i want to leave for the next generations. in 100 years i hope people will be inspired by my artwork. >> she wants to believe that some day china's pollution problems will be a thing of the past. many like her are doing what they can to ensure the government's ambitious plans to clean up the air are put into action. the oldest living holocaust survivor has died. her death comes a week before a documentary about her extraordinary story could win an oscar. she survived two years in a nazi prison camp. now we look back at that extraordinary life. a documentary tracing her
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incredible life story has been nominated for an award at next month's oscars. >> my love is music. i'm not interested in anything else. >> born to a jewish family in prague, she spent two years in a nazi concentration camp. though she survived, she suffered terrible losses. her elderly mother was killed in treblinka and her father died. she said music kept her alive. and the optimism which sustained her through the holocaust, it sustained her. >> every day life is beautiful. every day. it's beautiful. >> alice died aged 110. a reminder of our main news this hour.
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