cut. it's time to take one step. and face. time you're on just such the knowledge and the fun for the troops play time to overcome palindromes and connection to. the time for help. and you don't get is coming up ahead. minds. how to cover more than just one reality. where i come from we have a transatlantic way of looking at things that's because my father is from germany and my mother is from the united states of america and so i realized fairly early

that it makes sense to explain different realities. and now here at the heart of the european union in brussels we have 28 different realities and so i think people are really looking for any journalist they can trust for them to make sense of. them it's not often i work a double. play . this week well story. strikes it stokes speeds up new conflict annihilate a taxi driver and then becomes a number stop but 1st we start off in iraq and much of the. supply passes through

the strait of hormuz now the conflict between iran and the us is affecting people on the inside and. it's early morning in the sun beating down on the island of relentless there's no natural water source and few other resources for that matter despite that the island has been highly valued for centuries as a strategic location portal for instance constructed this fortress back in 1507 to control mara team traffic in the persian gulf today the strait of hormuz is once again witness to conflict as the standoff over british like tankers seized by iranian authorities continues. a fisherman takes us out into the straight past the island of la rock the iranian military uses the island to monitor the area which includes the narrow passage all ships must pass through to reach the largest oil ports in the region. currently very few international tankers use iranian

waters to navigate the strait many fear being swept up in the conflict between washington and tehran and they run in military is not alone as it petrols these waters the u.s. has also deployed ships into the persian gulf the u.s. wants to strengthen its presence here to guarantee the passage of international cargo ships which has angered the iranian government as well as the iranian people i don't think the. military presence from the region itself that's a part of. you know. actors in the region. few people on the island of moves seem interested in politics they're just hoping there will be a swift end to the regional standoff. bene's them and again if the tensions are resolved the entire economy improve and we're part of that. everyone is out of work

here in hormuz i don't know what to do with my wife and kids we can't all live on fishing alone. if you think things would improve for tourism more tourists would pay a visit to this island and that way it could develop. without stability turning homo's into a popular tourist destination remains a distant prospect. our next story takes us to northern ireland with a no deal bricks and losing people here fear the irish border will be closed and that they worry could spark a crisis a return to the period of violence known as the troubles. one of the most popular activities these days for visitors to belfast is a troubles 2 or a $137.00 people hospitalized there were horrific injuries there were people

multiple loss of limbs that were guides like paul donnelly navigate what's called a history of terror. deadly clashes between protestant supporters of british rule and catholics wanting to unite with the republic of ireland were largely ended 2 decades ago by a power sharing deal known as the good friday agreement but now the looming prospect of a new deal breck's it could mean the return of checkpoints along the irish border and that has people like donnelly warning that former anti british guerrillas known as dissident republicans might abandon the peace process stops that the end of a hard border that gives the public comes a contemporary justification for their violence you know it's not just ideological saying that's an abstract anymore look at those groups along the border this is deferential and what they see is this part of the art and from the rest the battle to get out of their. worries over

a hard border and the loss of other rights are compelling even some former pro british loyalists to consider the once unthinkable uniting northern ireland and the republic of ireland the good friday agreement means northern ireland can take a vote on doing just that belfast new lord mayor john finn you can wants to make sure citizens are well educated about their options while hoping they'll back unification his party she would fain open. he lobbies for that it's a cause that colored his life he was just 9 years old when he saw his father a prominent republican human rights lawyer shot dead by pro british paramilitaries despite getting death threats himself as he took office in may and you can believe the time is right to move forward no deeper exit doesn't automatically mean that unification will happen but what i do think is that it means that the conversation hostile happened because the conversation has already started not just from people within the north but people all over the island of ireland and certainly within

europe as well. billy hutchinson a city council member from the progressive unionist party served 16 years in prison for 2 sectarian murders hutchinson says he's rejected violence but he's worried others haven't what i'm concerned about is the people will try to use from bricks at. all from the the border post as an excuse to start another war. recent surveys suggest most people in northern ireland prefer to stay part of britain for now but those who want a united ireland say they're in no hurry expecting a chaotic process to help their case. taxi driver many seemed born from dublin has always enjoyed singing arias on the road a passenger recorded him and put the video one minute it went viral and now the south african capital is a star. benzine is just 27 years old the top of south africa already knows he

is shot to fame when a passenger filmed him singing off the rightness taxi and the video went viral. can we. it's just gets to my emotions so much because i didn't realize it will go the spot i thought at 10 just old school so facebook may be handed soul to either of you as one of them or just saying can you bring that guy to come and perform in my wedding or something like that just just a small things that small ball would be like kids'. menzies' phone is constantly ringing he gets requests for interviews from all over the world

invitations to perform and give or dishes to men's wear shop even offered him a free taxi to for his next event. menzi is currently rehearsing for an upcoming performance the piano player is menzies former teacher bill maher candy is known menzies since primary school and see himself at no formal music training he's mostly self-taught the next day when z. is off to cape town he's been invited to take part in a competition for professional opera singers and he's feeling optimistic. to be my 1st time visiting the public to see. i don't believe in the i'm so excited about this to the team just books can talk. snuck into i'm coming to.

the. come a final run through in the dressing room and. then it's the still. to come the oh. the. thought of the. huge rounds of applause for menzi but unfortunately it's not enough to secure 1st prize i back in durban it's back to taxi driving for the time. i'm still a father and i. put bread on the table as well so i have to when i have to

when bad. because i haven't but that stable income about this flame but it's cool dad can see it's going there. menzies determined to advance his career he says luck is still on his side every chance he has is as good as. bordeaux wines from the area near saw him your popular the world over now u.s. president donald trump is threatening to slap high tariffs on the french wines and that has local wine growers worried. that the end of the summer trimming the vines of the excess leaves is one of the last tossed swine makers face. this year producer tom on things his bundle could turn out fairly well.

on a show or museum and so far the year's gone smoothly could be it's only august the wine harvest is in early october so we have a bit of time before we know for sure. 11 year or so and much less predictable is what will happen to sales especially to the united states after president's trump said he would slap a huge import tax on french wines a threat p.s. brother in law is taking seriously the family has worked in the vineyards here for 3 generations and he says every penny counts. i think he wants to show his authority yes that's his character. but i hope he is not serious we have to see us your views on these 2 well if he really juggles the customs duties of french wines and really i don't know if we'll be able to make any money on the wines we export to the united states you need.

giveaways to even call in some to me some 2400000 cases of wine a bridge used every year when making here goes back to roman times in 1909 the region was even declared a unesco world heritage site but one of the finest winter just will always find a buyer wine cellar much epeat says mid-market producers will suffer when you are the best in something you would always have them and so that's i my opinion not a big problem for the main production it's going to be a huge issue yes that means wine makers like pierre and his family for them politics add another layer of uncertainty to a laborious production process the french president will stand up for them whether or not he wins the political battle could affect wind of us all over the world.

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