men treat democracy. this week well stories. directs it stokes fears of new conflict in island a taxi drives and then becomes an opera star but 1st we start off in iran much of the world's oil 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 moose is 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 portugal 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 the iranian 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 they would welcome any sort of you know military presence other

than from the region itself that's a part of iran's political culture not to you know ally with. you know non local actors in the region. few people on the island of a movie 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 because 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. but that if you see things would improve for tourism more tourists would pay a visit to this island and that way it could develop. without stability turning homos into a popular tourist destination remains a distant prospect.

our next story takes us to malta night and with no deal bricks occluding 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 $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 have bandon 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 it's saying this is an abstract anymore look at those groups along the border this is deferential and what they see is this part of them from the rest of it that oh there are. worries over a hard border and the loss of other human 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 go back unification his party should feign open. 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 will be brax it 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 concerned about is the people will try to use arizona's from bracket. 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 to united ireland say they're in no hurry expecting a chaotic rex's to help their case. taxi driver minutes. from duck and has always enjoyed singing arias on the road a passenger recorded him and put the video on my it went viral and now the south african capital is a star. benzine is just 27 years old but half of south africa already knows he shot to fame when a passenger filmed him singing opera in this taxi and the video went viral. and. can we. it's just gets to my emotions so much because

i didn't realize it will go the spot i thought maybe it can just old school to facebook may be part of it soul to either of you was one of them or just saying no can you bring that guy it's a common platform in my wedding or something like that just just a small things it's all one big 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 somethin the mechanic is known menzi since primary school and he himself had no formal music training he's mostly self-taught the next day

lindsay is off to cape town he's been invited to take part in the competition for professional opera singers and he's feeling optimistic. to be my 1st time visiting the public soon. nobody's been there and so excited about this to the team just took a tough guy it's just like it was important to. have that yet. come a final run through in the dressing room and. then it's the stuff. that's come the oh oh. from the. top of the.

huge rounds of applause for menzies 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 need to put bread on the table as well so i have to when i have to when i cannot stop because i haven't but that stable income about this flame but it's good i can see it's going there. menzies determined to advance his career he says luck is still on the site every chance he this is as good as. bordeaux wines from the area near saw him your op popular the world over now u.s.

president donald trump is threatening to slap high carries some french wines and that has local wine growers. at 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 bottle could turn out fairly well. it's the only show on museum so far the year is gone smoothly. 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 imports taxed on french wines a threat b.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 wanted to show his authority yes that's his character some guy but i hope he is not serious the office of us your views on these 2 well if he really john was the customs duties of a french wines and really i don't know if willing able to make any money on the wines we export to the united states. any. of us is given a voice or in some damage all some 2400000 cases of wine a bridge used every year wine 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 pete 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 the

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. natural riches precious resources and a rewarding investment heartland called ethiopia's gringo the country has enough bonded supply complacency to international average chinese. government is after high export revenues of corporations high profit margins.

but not everyone can. interference from the booming business. the selling out of a country dead donkey. does start september 18th on d w. u n f to knox odyssey has brought him here a police station in tokyo he's hoping to file a missing persons report for his children the police aren't keen on reporters. which could use the recording please here in this field. beyond the wife abducted their 2 sons but 3 hours later nothing's happened we haven't filled out any forms or reports on us and they just gathered information and called their boss to ask

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