you. are and. this is news coming to you live from berlin germany feeling the heat over a planned gas pipeline would russia the u.s. and france are increasing the pressure on burden over its plans for a new russian state owned gas linked north to is a rift emerging between the allies we talk to our correspondents in berlin and in brussels also on the program a tie princess enters the race to be the country's next prime minister a surprise move into politics good britain against the ruling military junta but of

course still has to decide if she can draw in next month's clothes. and the body of a soccer star in riyadh is retrieved and identified two weeks after the plane he was traveling in crashed into the english channel as the inquest is underway to look back at his tragic fate. last international film festival kicks off putting the spotlight on women director as well on the red carpet at the stars turned out in force for normal chef in the kindness of strangers is the first of several films by women directors of this year's believe nada. i don't have a warm welcome to you. here in germany plans for a pipeline supplying russian gas have been thrown into doubt under pressure from

france the e.u. is expected to vote today in a to impose tougher set of regulations which would halt construction that's already underway and the u.s. senators have passed a resolution calling on germany to scrap the nord stream to project critics say the pipeline will make germany dependent on lasco and undermine european security and that leaves a key part of germany's energy strategy under threat. construction of the north stream two pipeline is a ready well underway but the face of the project lies in the balance e.u. members have not yet agreed on how to proceed and germany and france in particular appear to be at odds over regulation this is what's at stake the pipeline would transport gas from russia to germany via the baltic sea the project in its current form is operated by russian state energy company gas problem. and that's exactly what critics including the united states and seemingly france object to. the

dependency from russian gas. dress achille with a pipeline and that's the reason why they construct that. contradicts obviously the european goals not on the of the energy union but in the future we will see less gas demand because of climate policy and this is the reason why this pipeline is completely an economical on friday european lawmakers will decide whether to extend the block's energy rules to gas prom if they do so the company would no longer be allowed to both operate the pipeline and handle sales meaning the project in its current form at least could go up in smoke. and for the very latest on this story let me join our correspondents hans brant here in berlin and bob a visit in brussels bobbie just hearing that france and germany may have reached a compromise on this issue what can you tell us. we don't know the details yet yes

because the vote hasn't passed yet so we will left to guessing a bit bopped it was clear since yesterday when the news emerged that there was a compromise in the works because something like this usually doesn't end up as black or white they will have found a wording now that will tighten the regulation as the european commission and many other member states want but on the other hand that might only saw some obstacles in the way off the project maybe slow it down for some years but not make it completely impossible now that is something that might in the end satisfy both sides and of course it is face saving also for. of course we have to wait and see what comes out but hans in berlin critics of this project describe it as a pipeline for putin but this project has been underway for quite a while what is at stake for germany. well as you say it is in fact pop and that

has been in the planning stage for many years and germany in fact has pushed very hard diplomatically to keep it going against resistance from many other european countries what's at stake well we have to say first of all that there is a pipeline in place already in the old stream one and this is a doubling of that pipeline that is being planned the idea behind that is to increase the supply of gas from russia to germany partly because germany wants to become a hub for gas distribution for the whole of europe a central hub for the whole of europe and partly because germany is getting out of coal powered fire stations and also of nuclear power stations and the alternatives through new about energy such as solar energy and wind energy not quite as reliable yet polish station so that's the reason why germany is pushing this project but in the paucity has looked at it mainly as a commercial project and seems to have to some extent underestimated the political

risks that are involved and bombing in brussels what impact is this issue likely to have on relations between paris and berlin. now they has of course so when the news merge that this would happen been a lot of speculation about this horrible deep and new crisis between oh there's a rift between berlin and paris now that has to be sort of modified a bit but because there is of course a problem the relationship between the two governments in france and in germany is not in a happy place and hasn't been for a while the spate of all the official declarations of the deepest and closest of friendships there are many problems was the security policy was the defense policy and so on and so forth but it does this not stream change does not mean that the relationship between them in one room a crime and markel is in some way sort of damaged or that they still would not work

together this is simply something that is a political decision it to get rid of a project that has become economically maybe problematic but off course politically extremely cumbersome and so berlin might not be completely unhappy it was the move in paris to sort of make the project now more difficult and sort of turn its back on it it might be in out for i'm going to america who is always head to head to defend a project that she personally probably did not really believe in that much and of course mother you'll come back to us as soon as the new developments there bob of easily in brussels and hans brand in our studios in blood and thank you both very much. now the chairman of the upcoming munich security conference both gun dismissed signs of a rift between france and germany and north string to saying there was no link

between that and the fans present in money and mccall canceling a joint appearance for chancellor angela merkel of this is conference first on issue good told me that the european project is still strong and he also touched upon some of the other issues expected to come up at next week's meeting even if president michel isn't going to speak himself in munich we will have plenty of other senior representatives of the french government in munich to explain french positions. there will be a huge american delegation and congressional delegation they will be half a dozen german ministers etc etc so i think the purpose which i which is important to me the purpose to demonstrate in munich that the european union is alive and kicking that purpose can still be maintained knowledge. in times where it may appear that the european project is faltering should have

made a strong plea for european unity for me it's very important that we demonstrate is specially to the anglo-saxon community that. the impression that may be created elsewhere that because of breck's it the european integration project is about to crumble that that's wrong actually popular support for the european union in most countries is up not down. and beyond europe with the recent standoff between the us and russia if the i.m.f. missile treaty it should have warned of a new politics of rivalry. we have enough in common between even russia and the united states to try to work together to put cooperation to put integration. above the kind of rivalry which seems to be the motto of twenty nine and we will need to talk

about that next week and in munich we'll have some pretty tough hard talk i hope in order to clarify what the priorities of responsible leadership need to be in twenty nineteen. was the chairman of the munich security conference talking to. and i have some breaking news for you brazilian authorities say at least ten people have died in a fire at the rio de janeiro soccer club flamengo at least three people are injured the blaze broke out early on friday in the club's training center reports are coming in that the victims may be teenagers from the flamingo youth team who was sleeping in the center at the time those reports are unconfirmed the center was expanded and open just two months ago the club is one of brazil's largest and most well known internationally. and of course we've been more details on that story

when they become available meanwhile let me bring you up to date with some other stories making news at this hour british prime minister to resign me will hold talks with her irish counterpart in dublin later me is seeking changes to the so-called backstop a plan to avoid a return to a hard border in ireland the backstop is the main sticking point in the brics a thing goes here stands. over a dozen european and latin american countries have called and venezuela to hold free and fair elections to solve its deepening crisis this comes as the bridge into the country from colombia remains shot to humanitarian aid venezuelan president nicolas maduro says the shipments are part of a u.s. led could tempt. the c.e.o. of amazon jeff be sauced has accused the publisher of the us tabloid the national enquirer of trying to blackmail him bizarre alleges the company i threatened to

publish intimate photos he allegedly sent to his girlfriend it's a latest twist in a week's long battle between bizarre and the company. turning now to thailand with a sista off of the king has announced she will be running for prime minister in upcoming elections in march princess with campaign for a party loyal to the country's ousted former prime minister some critics objects to her candidacy saying it may breach election law in thailand political parties are not allowed to use them on occasion for campaigning princess will believe that a villain placed her royal titles in one thousand nine hundred seventy two after marrying an american but she's still widely considered a member of the royal family the election commission is set to decide on the case by next friday. and for more on this story i'm joined now from bangkok by panel one only is a senior correspondent for reuters there welcome but now the rules are very important

in thailand but it seems that not allowed to take active part in the political process where does the princess fit into all of this. was certainly very unprecedented i mean ever since the end of marky mark thirty two house members in the north and entire taking place all taking part rather than. any little role let alone the electoral process so this one shot or this. we're going through this recess made clear to resolution before statements rabbits you want to do this out of the kitchen out of the will want to exercise it as a right as a civil rights as a moment to take part be nominated as a promise account but this is a law in the country against criticizing the king and anyone doing so is imprisoned if the princess is allowed to take in these elections next month will it apply to

her as well. well technically less than just a law only covers king queen parent we cheated in this country so this law does not cover princess one of the many them however first the royal family did is highly immediate and the treated with respect by the shores and by the time this is going to extraordinary circumstances so many of political observers as well as many of the coalition themselves are wondering how things will proceed since in a democratic system there are robust debates that prisms there are you know little actions that that that will require treatment and equal man among everyone involved. upon a one shot one senior correspondent for reuters in bangkok thank you very much thank you the body recovered from the wreckage of

a plane in the english channel has been confirmed as that a footballer in indiana was zinah the twenty eight year old in time was on his way to wales to sign for cardiff city when contact was lost with his flight now his family's vast fears have been confirmed. after nearly three weeks of pain and uncertainty the search for a million is finally over british police identified the body recovered from the wreckage of the plane off the islands of the law. the twenty eight year old archon time had been missing since january twenty first when his plane disappeared in route from france to wales shortly after he had left his father a voice message saying he was so scared that they were about to crash the plane now confirmed to be that of salon pilot david if it was discovered in the english channel earlier in the week the body has yet to be found. so i was headed to wales to join new club cardiff city after they broke their club record signing him from

both clubs that paid tribute to the striker and argentina's president. offered his condolences via twitter to slots family after the confirmation but discovery provides closure for family who say they can now more but they must now wait until an interim police report scheduled for february twenty first for answers on why the crash occurred. the country's anti trust watched august tracking down moving to restrict the social media john civility to collect data authorities cannot gather information from sites without use a consent more evidence that facebook's business model could be a threat. the focus was on the day shift facebook collects from third party websites examples include the like and share buttons under news articles similar functions are enabled on it instagram and what's not platform. according to the ruling these data streams give facebook an overwhelming advantage in the digital

advertising market is this officials argue requires users consent. is being used as a given is it was for fans in the whole conclusion is that facebook. on its platform invite a. facebook facebook can also continue to gather data on its other services like what's up or instagram or on third party sites. they may in the future collect such data only with the user's explicit consent. indy's it's. very clear i'm british like in most countries facebook is the leading social media network in germany it has more than thirty million users it also owns the second most popular social network instagram which has some seventeen million users that leaves the competition far behind. facebook said

officials underestimated the level of competition it faced within the country it's vowed to appeal. it has a month to do so and fear must offer remedies to the cartel office phones the decision is the latest by european officials to challenge the market dominance of american tech firms and reorient data practices to favor consumers last year the e.u. interactive regulation to allow users to view and withdraw their data online and member states are still debating a special tax for digital firms. you're watching the news coming up ahead we take a look at. this year's bulletin international food festival lines kind underlying in the firm kindness of strangers at the body. but first is a lack of digital learning in germany holding students back german schools are

behind when you compare their digital educational equipment to that of other european countries but according to the latest worldwide tests on student performance called the pisa journal is still ranks within the top twenty countries globally and germany's federal governments want to spend more money on tablets and high speed why five a school but local governments are taking issue with the plan even though it's welcomed by students. and moderates what's known as digital natives but they spend most of their time in a rather analogue and why romans their school and the wireless connection is spotty and the computer room not exactly the most modern three student reps think this has to change i'm. getting i've got to be possible for each school room to have digital media we need computers that are capable of uploading graphics and complicated darter and of course we need teachers who know how to use these computers.

commanded us between can german schools like badly behind when compared to international equivalents that was supposed to have changed. the german government wants to spend an extra five billion euros on digital technology in schools but the sixteen individual states don't want any interference in school policy so while federal and local governments debate the issues the students must wait for their technology to be upgraded school lessons the traditional way this school needs more than just new equipment before digital media can become a proper subject. we are most concerned about is that there isn't enough staff available that is capable of using digital media time media now and that means of course more than short term help we need new long term staff positions to be created we need someone in charge of tech support on the staff. up until

now there were a few teachers who could take things into their own hands the eighth grade math class has just begun using tablets once in a while it's a pilot project the students are creating their own digital math book but every day school lessons don't include discussion of project yet. we don't do this kind of thing enough we should have projects like this in other subjects as well. we don't use digital media enough especially considering that we all have cell phones they could also be used in class we don't need any books everything's available on an i pad but with only thirty i pads for more than six hundred students that won't be happening any time soon until more funding is made available for tech it's back to the blackboard and germany's old school education system. joining me now is under way he had seen these directorate for education and his desk with the german education system welcome mr shouldst you say they want more digital

education and the government wants to give it to them so where's the problem. i mean what the issue in germany is simply to consolidate and coordinate the different funding streams you have states and the teachers by generously you have local communities who are struggling providing the infrastructure and the federal government isn't supposed to invest in schooling i think that's really the issue i don't think it's a lack of funding as a whole germany spends quite generously on education it's the way in which the money gets channeled through the different layers so you're saying it's basically a funding question how much does jimmy's national government have over the educated the same system compared with other countries. it really varies you have you do have countries that operate quite similarly as germany as a kind of federal system the national government in germany has actually very little say over school so that those in financial terms and old terms of substance

and but it's really a matter of of courtin eight in those funding streams and at the end of the day i do think that local communities the state and the federal government should all think how can we help students learn best and teachers teach best in schools become more effective and i think there's still some work to do so what would a potential compromise look like between the national government and the federal or state governments. well i think it could be any layer of any level of cooperation in terms of the federal government providing additional funds to the states to oppose course or to communities directly and we're not talking about huge amounts of money you know in the in the in the in the kind of overall frame of spending on education the money that is required to really provide a first class digital environment for schools is a tiny kind of fraction of the overall levels of spending so we're not talking about a major issue and there are plenty of countries around the world that have actually done that we live in the twenty first century and technology can make

a huge difference it can provide provide access to the world's most advanced knowledge to every student that can buy new types of pedagogical environments it can pass allies learning in new ways it can create a very different relationship among teachers teachers a much more engaged in knowledge creation and so on and obviously you know infrastructure is just a starting point when you talk about how you can actually train teachers and so on so that's actually quite a. significant task right. from the o.e.c.d. thank you very much for talking to you thank you very much. of the curtain is lifted on the bulletin international film festival the billion dollar this is festival is forcing women directors in the spotlight with seven out of the seventeen films in competition directed by women the opening film was the kindness of strangers a tale of homelessness and uncertainty in contemporary america. and nights to

remember full film fans with the red carpet as the place to be for all the stars. the center of all the attention french also go window and head of this year's jury surely it's been a. danish director known as staff which brought an international cost to the red carpet celebrating the world premiere of the movie the kind of strange it's. lorna's chef a spin focuses on several characters who crossed paths in a restaurant in new york. and they were anyone since for years now. all the characters have suffered life shattering experiences clara is escaping from an abusive husband mark just left kristen. the movie tells their story as they try to rebuild their lives possible only with the help of strangers. and i thought it would make

sense every day while we were working where the world seemed to be a tougher place to be in to make a film that had light and hopefully leaves the audience in a sense of. not just hope but also community. the kindness of strangers as long as shellfish stood to movie to run in competition at the bill and fin festival where she's often under praise for her keen eye for character us. the sixty nine spreading out it kicks off with an unprecedented lineup of female directors. it's known as shafiq shines a light on people at the margins a perfect fit for europe's most politically charged fin festival the kindness of strangers is a curious make self drama and comedy humor and sadness which doesn't quite seem to know which way it wants to go. or director alone to share fish it is no longer the

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