tv World Stories Deutsche Welle September 2, 2019 12:45pm-1:01pm CEST
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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 portugal for instance constructed this fortress back in 1507 to control maritime traffic in the persian gulf today the strait of hormuz is once again witness to conflict as the standoff over british lek tanker 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
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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. any sort of. presence from the region itself that's a part of iran's political culture not to you know. 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 may improve and we're part of that. everyone is out of
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work here in hormuz i don't know what to do with my wife and kids we can't all live on fishing alone. did 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 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 looming people here fear the irish board it will be closed and that they worry could spark a crisis a return to the period of violence known as the troublous. 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
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were people multiple loss of limbs or 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 props 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 the heart and from the rest the battle to get out of their. worries over
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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 johnson who can wants to make sure citizens are well educated about their options while hoping they'll back unification his party she would fain open. the 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 when 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 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.
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billy hutchinson a city council member from the progressive unionist party served 16 years in prison for 2 sectarian murders hutchinson says he's rejecting violence but he's worried others haven't what i concerned about is the people will try to use arizona's from bricks at. our results 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 to help their case. taxi driver many seem game from dot com has always enjoyed singing arias on the road the passenger recorded him and put the video on mind it went viral and now the south african capital is a star. when seen as just 27 years old the top of south africa already knows
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he shot to fame when a passenger filmed him singing opera in his taxi and the video went viral. and. 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 maybe pundits old school and the year 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 and small world legends that. menzies phone is constantly ringing he gets requests for interviews from all over the world
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invitations to perform and give auditions and men's wear shop even offered him a free taxi to for his next events. all over the. men's e. is currently rehearsing for an upcoming performance at the piano player is menzies former teacher sub below mccann is known menzies since primary school and see himself at no formal music training he's mostly self-taught the next day menzi 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 competition. i don't believe in that i'm so excited about this team the team just folks can talk to. us it's like it was important to. just how
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that. comes a final run through in the dressing room and really really. then it's the still. to come the. the. heart of the. them. loves. huge rounds of applause for menzies but unfortunately it's not enough to secure 1st prize. i think 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
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when dad stop because i haven't got that stable income about this flame but it's cool dad can see it's going there. menzies determines to advances to rear he says luck is still on his side every chance he has is as good as. bordeaux wines from the area in the us saw him your all popular the world over now u.s. president donald trump is threatening to slap high tariffs 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 faith this year could use up here things his blood could turn out fairly well.
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only see on me lazy man 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 of the president's trumps that he would slap a huge imports tax on french wines a threat b s brother in law is taking seriously the family has worked in the vignettes here for 3 generations and he says every penny counts. i think he won the show's authority yes that's his character. but i hope he is not serious. on these 2 well if he really john was the customs duties of a french wines and really i don't know if we'll able to make any money on the wines we exported to the united states uni. it's given wise to
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even call in some damage on 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 the peak says miss 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 p.r. 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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