this is due to the news line from berlin and the space x. rocket and i'm that capsule blast off from florida into the night sky gave the test flight goes well the private company will be one step closer to getting astronauts to mars also coming up. tens of thousands of algerians take to the streets calling for their president to step down dozens have been injured in the country's largest anti-government demonstrations since the arab spring. and more calls for

greater press freedom in turkey several german journalists have been denied their rights report in the country media outlets and german authorities want an explanation. i'm rebecca rivers welcome to the program the u.s. aerospace company space x. has launched a rocket designed to carry people to the international space station after blasting off from cape canaveral in florida it's set to reach the i s s on sunday where it'll stay for just under a week there's no one on board this flight but if it's successful it could pave the way towards resuming manned missions. three to one here is that. this rocket could soon bring manned spaceflight back to the united states for the first since twenty eleven for space x.'s finder this moment was

a long time in the making. it's been seventeen years to get to this point from two thousand to do now. and incredible amount of hard work and sacrifice for a lot of people after a program. well emotionally exhausted. because. those super stressful. but it worked. this time are right the only old cuban told board to create dragon capsule is a dummy it's connected to sensors to monitor what a human would experience nasa plans to put two astronauts aboard leecher this year how do they feel about it it. seemed like everything went smoothly all the way up until launch and so far so good so from our standpoint this is this is what you want to see you want to see the team hitting its stride. as we get ready to put people on these things. this test flight will measure the vessel's reliability and

safety in real life conditions that it paves the way for one of musk's long held ambition for the future of space travel. no we go back to the marine cern that's the goal. we should have a base on the moon. permanently right here in paris on the moon and send people to mars you know sort of on mars those were. a giant leap perhaps for now i must add nasa are a small step closer to sending ordinary people into space. well our very own air until to me is here in the studio to tell us a bit more and why is this so important for the u.s. well on the one hand you have to remember the united states doesn't have the capability of sending its own manned missions to space and hasn't since retired the shuttle system in two thousand and eleven so on the one hand it is a point of pride for the united states they want to be able to send their own missions into space on the other you have to realize that they are reliant on the russian soyuz system which is an aging rocket system and last fall there was almost

that disastrous aborted launch which almost cost the lives of several astronauts and cosmonauts but then also there's a new aspect nasa is looking to take this program into the into the new century they were betting on smaller companies to develop the new technology companies like space x. and boeing that they'll need to be able to to to establish well the moon base that . it was talking about there and so you know assuming it all goes well hope hoping that it does when we say real life astronauts being sent into space from the u.s. again well the next planned mission which could actually see a man start for united states could happen as early as july but of course that's dependent upon the sec's the success of the current mission is pretty well known that he wants to get people to mars by twenty thirty and is this a really important how how important is this step in his wife to go well it's one step of many but it's also a very very critical step i mean space x. has proved itself with its dragon capsule and it's falcon nine in the past but it's only worked as a cargo farriers basically taking cargo from the u.s.

from cape canaveral up to the i assess this is the first time that they're actually getting the ability to prove that they can transport humans safely to the ice s. and back and of course the idea says is our foothold in space and when it comes to actually send you know those longer term missions to the moon to the more to mars this is a critical first step but it's one of many that have his company will have to take fantastic thank you. the son of a former algerian prime minister has died during a mass protest against the current president in the capital algeria's demonstrations have been taking place across the country against president abdelaziz bouteflika since he announced his bid to run for a fifth term in office the demonstrations on the biggest anti-government uprising since the arab spring eight years ago the idea one year old beautifully has been in power since one thousand nine hundred nine of protesters say he's unfit to lead. it was the biggest turnout of demonstrators so far after

a week of nationwide protests the demonstration in algiers started peacefully with thousands marching in the streets after friday prayers they chanted bye-bye beautiful and peaceful peaceful many carried signs with slogans and drink themselves in national symbols large crowds also gathered in other cities according to residents and local media the protesters are against incumbent president up to less respect for the seeking a fifth tear of an upcoming elections in april they say he is no longer fit to lead and are fed up with his iron fisted rule. it's simple we just want to transfer a country we want out but our jury of twenty years i don't know. for sure we the people here. we want change and freedom later in the day things got violent police used tear gas to disperse the crowds and scuffled with protestors knew the presidential palace and elderly man reportedly died after being

caught in a stampede of protesters earlier algerian prime minister ahmed who yes gave a chilling warning after noticing that some demonstrators gave roses to police officers. but we should recall. that in syria and also began with roses. that flicka who will turn eighty two on saturday is reportedly in geneva getting medical treatment he suffered a stroke in twenty thirteen and has rarely been seen in public since authorities say you could flee can't does retain a firm grip on public affairs his opponents however claim he's not fit enough to leave the country and that it is being drilled in his name by advisors. now to some of the other stories making news around the world an official in southern nigeria says more than fifty people are missing after a leaky oil pipeline exploded and triggered a stampede the blast caused

a massive oil spill in the state on friday may the heavily polluted niger delta and inside a forest reserve of the country is one of the largest oil producers. canada's says it will allow the u.s. extradition case against while ways chief executives among one job to proceed canadian authorities or rest of the chinese technology companies see a photo last december at the request of washington is wanted in the u.s. for allegedly conspiring to violate u.s. sanctions on iran. in brazil agree or degeneres in world renowned con of oil has officially opened the character leaving the festivities known as king moammar receive the ceremonial cane to the city at the summit drawn fourteen a late summer schools will compete there for the top title around seven million people a set to participate in the festival which is being celebrated for more than four hundred years. well officials say indian and pakistani

troops have again targeted each other's posts along that affect our border in the disputed region of kashmir at least six civilians and two pakistani soldiers have been killed the resumption of violence comes a day after pakistan released a captured indian pilot in which it call it what it called a piece just chipped tensions have been escalating for weeks between the nuclear neighbors the flare up was sparked when militants killed forty indian troops in indian administered kashmir. and mounted turkey where foreign journalists are finding it increasingly difficult to work many of them are having to wait longer than usual to get the accreditation needed to do their jobs and to german journalists have to not have been denied work permit extensions without any justification being offered. they only wanted to work as foreign correspondents in turkey but on thursday afternoon in istanbul several german reporters were thrown out of a regular news conference about turkey's economic ties to the e.u.

that sparked protests in berlin just in that suite into even close contacts with the turkish authorities over this because it's clear that press freedom is of paramount importance and it's essential that journalists are allowed to do the job freely. kernan the german foreign minister who's traveling in africa appealed to his turkish counterpart but without success. but early evening the press accreditation for your closet a reporter for german public television stations e.d.f. was revoked no reason was given he took a in c. this means turkey is preventing c.d.f. from reporting from there even though we've been in istanbul for decades we have no idea why this happened c.d.f. will appeal this we hope the talk shows dorothy's will reconsider that decision. eventually i don't think without press accreditation the journalists including your plaza are required to leave turkey within ten days that also affects thomas i bet

who writes for the berlin daily newspaper. big enough and this is a five a restriction of press freedom it's no coincidence that this is happening right before the local elections that's yet we've seen cases of journalists being deported we've seen cases of even criminal prosecutions against the international media in turkey so denying press accreditation both for journalists local journalists in turkey and also for international journalists is you know a small part of a very big picture of oppression it's still unclear what lies behind this decision and what happens next. turning to some sport news now and the german saka league leaders brasil dorman have suffered a major setback fourth from the bottom handed dortmund a shock to one defeat don't one who once played on dortmund's reserve side scored in the twenty fourth minute after woeful defending from a visit to. the south korean forward stung his second his former team with his

second goal after sixty eight minutes. cass's eighty first minute strike was to no avail. throughout germany colorful carnival celebrations are on the way with parades concerts and all sorts of merrymaking spilling onto the streets according to the tradition the prince the peasant and the maiden govern the merry folk of during the con of all the partying reaches a feverish pitch in the days leading up to the christian holy day of ash wednesday the start of lent. in real life they are a lawyer an investment banker and an entrepreneur but when carnival comes around these men transform into the triumvirate the highest ranking representatives of the cologne carnival festivities prince mark peasant marcus and maiden michael the tradition goes back hundreds of years and because carnival was always

a male domain behind the maiden's mask is a man in the past two months the triumvirate has attended more than four hundred carnival meetings sometimes for twelve hours at a time but despite the hard work this is a much sought after jump says made in michael devlin's i was there with one in zero nine i met someone over ninety years old who smiled and said i had to stay alive this long so i could finally meet a triumph or it face to face priceless. but. just . every year the triumph for is chosen by a special festival committee the highest board within the cologne carnival society the three are treated like royalty as they were driven around in the motorcade during carnival the city ballasted that. you know the peasants main task is to look evil and represent the fighting spirit of our city. and i think i've got it down with this look. at the

roots of the carnival tradition go back to early christianity in the time leading up to lent otherwise religious catholics celebrate in the city streets during the so called crazy days. for the triumvirate this can be a costly pastime they have to purchase their own costumes as well as medals and rounds at the local pubs they can easily add up to a few thousand euros but it's not about the money it's also playing the role of the princes a lot like playing the role of lawyer in my everyday life so it comes easy i just add a few extra nuances as a prince you must radiate love and make people smile. today the triumvirate had twelve performances some days they have even more but their work is not over yet the party doesn't stop until ashwin's day.

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