the loser on the. urgent assistance. starts october on. this is t w news live from berlin a landmark election in tunisia vote counting is underway after voters went to the polls in snap presidential elections this could be the 1st transition of power from freely elected leader to freely elected leader in the country where the arab spring began. also on the show rising tensions between washington and tehran over burning

oil plants drone attacks for saudi arabia to cut its oil production at the world's largest oil processing facility the rebels from yemen has claimed responsibility but the u.s. blames iran. and international artists celebrate the incredible german explorer alexander uncle both on what would have been his $260.00 is birthday. waiter welcome to the program it's widely viewed as a test of one of the world's youngest democracies polls have closed in the 1st round of voting in tunisia presidential election the country was the birthplace of the arab spring but it's only the 2nd time voters have had the chance to choose their leaders in fairy and fair elections. $26.00 names are on the ballot

paper although only $24.00 candidates are standing to withdrew from the race just days ago to support a former rival but there's still no clear front runner the presidential election was brought forward after the death of the incumbent subsea interline the election has huge symbolic value to nazir is the only country that emerged from the arab spring uprisings at the beginning of the 20 tense with a peaceful transition to democracy. high unemployment and inflation have left many voters frustrated but at polling stations today preserving this democracy was the top concern for many. of the. 4 i am 81 years old and this is my 1st time. she'd been really have i am very happy to take part in this free election that we could not have imagined happening in the 1950 s.

for the sixty's seventy's or even in the 1980 s. . it is an island my daughter must learn in her youth the importance of voting so that when she grows up she will have pride in her country and love her country what's to come will be better god willing. this election is important because we are now in a different phase this one we've been dreaming of for years so this is very important we hope whoever is elected will be up to the challenge. him or her man. if there is no outright winner in tunis he is vote for president will be a 2nd round of elections probably next month. for more now joined by a journalist sarah masters in the tunisian capital sara there are so many candidates no front runners how engaged in this presidential election.

well a lot of people i've spoken to are actually very well informed about what's going on they've looked at the program steve looked at the candidates but that doesn't actually reflect into voter turnout. so for until about afternoon it was relatively know just because a lot of people mistrust political institutions and mistrust a lot of. establishing an addition to running for office so a lot of general said dick probably wants to or he will just cause of the well because they don't trust institutions tunisia is seen as the arab spring success story possibly the only success story but given what you've just said how much of a success is it really. will it have been some considerable progress has that has been made when it comes to the political transition there's been the elections discipline in a new constitution adopted in 2014 and the if it's not fully and do some things

like the constitutional court actually that's been part of the place for 4 years it's not there yet but politically it's a relatively well of of a very active civil society as well that is playing the role of going across the ticket. on the other hand which is lacking has to be correct up front that's a lot with a lot of actual voters where he criticized a lot of senior citizens he said that was seen as a result of this uprising when it comes to economic development in the country prices rising up inflation is. very tired that's something. that's one of the reasons as well or not we're here to. talk us through the rest of the process how soon are we likely to get the 1st results and then what happens next. so basically these results will be published by tomorrow or tuesday tuesday the latest and it's very probable that the high number of candidates did it once that there will be a 2nd tour and nobody will win in the 1st in the 1st group so the 2nd group will

take place 2 weeks after their final results and the hands of people object the initial results are not so basically it can be anytime between let's attack end of september and october so we don't have to wait for the 2nd round yet and independently there will be. elections that will take place on the 6th toker so i'm straight because time. careless and ash for us in tunis thank you so much. and now we're bringing you some of the other stories making news around the world pro-democracy protesters in hong kong have defied a police van and taken to the streets again riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse the crowds the protest descended into violence when some hard core activists tried to attack the city's main government complex. west african leaders meeting in burkina faso have pledged a 1000000000 dollars to combat the growing threat of jihadist violence in the

region 2 years ago 5 countries backed by france launched the g. 5 to help task force to fight the insurgents but the initiative has so far been underfunded. at least 12 people are dead and more than a dozen missing after a sightseeing book capsized on the good of our a river in southern india authorities say tour boats had been banned from operating in the area following recent flooding in the state of. western nations have condemned an attack on saudi arabia's oil infrastructure and they ratcheted up the rhetoric after a drone attacks on the kingdom's largest oil plants slashed the world's daily supply of oil by 5 percent while hutu rebels from yemen have claimed responsibility the u.s. has blamed iran for the attack raising tensions yet again between washington and teheran. one of the globe's most crucial commodities going up in smoke the result of twin drone strikes at the heart of saudi arabia's oil industry state

media say the fires that erupted after saturday's attacks were quickly brought under control but officials say that production at the top take oil processing facility the largest in the world the oil field the country's 2nd biggest has been temporarily suspended. there are fears of how this might affect world markets with saudi arabia responsible for about a 10th of the world's oil output these strikes have effectively cut 5 percent of global supply overnight for over 4 years now riyadh has been involved in a proxy war with iran in yemen the country's who the rebels who are backed by tehran have claimed responsibility for these attacks and found more. promise the saudi regime that are coming operations will only grow wider and will be more painful than before so long as their aggression and blockade continues oh

good washington is pointing the finger at iran u.s. secretary of state. said on twitter that there was no evidence the attacks had come from yemen is a rainy and counterpart tweeted back dismissing u.s. claims that tehran was involved in strikes details about the weapons used and the damage caused remain sketchy. italy is processing more than 80 migrants who were allowed to disembark on its southern island of lampedusa after they were stuck at sea for 6 days on board the ship called the ocean viking the men women and children will now be sent to various parts of europe under an ad hoc you deal with the migrants to disembark in italy suggest the country's change of heart over migration after its latest election. it was a few days ago they were rescued from the city now they are celebrating these migrants a change of government in italy means they found

a safe harbor. somewhat mav a village near arriving at a place where people understand and listen to us we're very happy to there in that we are disembarking in lampedusa. but it's lee's new foreign minister says this doesn't mean the restrictions against migrant rescue vessels have been lifted. just younger and i believe there's a big misunderstanding about the safe port given to ocean viking. it was assigned to the port only because the adhered to our request to take a significant share of the migrants to the kids. taking in a quarter of all migrants like these is a redistribution german officials say the country can handle. a strong position in the football game hype in the past germany has played a decisive rolling taking in people who need protecting we will continue to act according to a humane principles when it comes to ensuring that people don't drown in the

mediterranean the number of people we've taken in over the last 12 months is perfectly manageable it was 561 but i don't see. as long as the migrants a still making the journey to europe e.u. member states will need to agree on the best way to cope with new arrivals ahead of this next round of talks germany and france have each provisionally agreed to take in 25 percent of those coming to italy by boat for those who arrived on the ocean fighting whatever the political maneuvers behind the decision they're just happy they have somewhere to go. to burn as they get soccer now freiburg have continued their fabulous start of the season with a 3 no when at hoffenheim striker knows pedersen crowned the victory with the 3rd goal surprise package freiburg went back above champions by your neck into 3rd place. as i take a look at where things stand currently after this weekend shocker that's part of a real spanking freiburg handled hoffenheim but 6 through with fire munich

demolished leverkusen bremen beat in mind down to her in shock frankfurt book snuck past cologne on friday to start off drew with force. now alexandre from home but was an intrepid explore a natural scientist and an ecological visionary through a scientific research the german polymath made a lasting mark in latin america now the 250th anniversary of his birth being celebrated by international artists at the home port for here in berlin. alexander von humble is celebrated in a projection on the facade of. the universal genius traveled around the globe most famously to latin america his discoveries more than 200 years ago a simpleton in science politics and today in teaching for this colombian performance group.

alexander from home made a great contribution to human knowledge and to the geography of the americas. because the scientific vision that he defended has become universal knowledge true. too. humble to a supreme that worker who felt a time in many branches of the arts and sciences from biology to physics and from botany to politics and he was always interested in exploring new cultures and fresh ways of looking at the world. we all learned that we as humans are more connected to each other then we are separated and if that massacre can be communicated to the homebush forum it's because what was the pioneer who taught people that even centuries ago. a group of artists and computer programmers from perth use virtual reality to experience home both obsession with measuring everything and then

attempt to find out everything without missing a thing. that could help us it will get better but i think that approach impacts us now days with phenomena like globalization and the internet which connect us saw. something that is related to the holistic nature of humboldt's philosophy. on the phone. live discussion between novice a best and belin allows participants to exchange the different points of view across borders and international exchange which would have loved the conversation centers on how to continue humboldt's legacy today everything is interaction was humbled central statement about nature and the world i created that couldn't be more topical today and which was still a hot topic for the many people who attended tumble to 250th birthday and belin. visitors hoping to take a seat on the world's most expensive toilet will have to hold it for now a fully functioning toilet made of solid gold has been stolen just days after being

unveiled at a stately home in england it was part of an art exhibition that had just opened at blenheim palace the birthplace of britain's wartime leader winston churchill. you watch it e.w. news live from berlin of next shift living in the digital age our technology program finds out how women are using social media to 5 violence and discrimination imus waiter thank you so much for joining us. from. the natural richards of the of the precious resource it's. time to rewarding investment. like this because ethiopia is green because. the country has an abundance of. pleasing to international groups joining. the government to try to exploit. the

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