as the head of germany's central council on cheers yosef shuster the ceremony cavers the jewish community around the world recognized international holocaust survivors night. he or she did over the news from berlin up next it is world stories reporting on the melting ice in the russian arctic that's releasing dangerous bacteria to forget you can always get the latest news on our web site that is d w dot com i'm headed home for 8 cc's. what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. w world heritage 368 get me up now. i was fishing when i ride here i slept

with 6 people in a room. it was hard but i was free. i even got white hair and. learning the german language helped me a lot this gets me a little push maybe to interrupt let's say you want to do their story. that's providing and reliable information for margaret. this week on world stories. south africa from taxi driver to opera singer india a swimming champion without arms we begin in russia here is also where climate.

change is making things harder. and that affects the health of both man and beast a trip to the amount peninsula explains why. daybreak in the ton truck. time for breakfast. we are on the arm out peninsula near the pool our circle this is where so beer is indigenous people known as the nets live. here natural seems to be in balance but life isn't nearly as idyllic as it looks traces of climate change are never far away it's left its mark on the net population and as they are already here because of the mild temperatures of bacteria that have survived for thousands of years in the bama frost surfacing and becoming active even anthrax bacteria spores. 3 years ago it infected the entire interior us for the 1st time in 75 years anthrax

broke out their van the rentier infected some said birds animals and humans live side by side of the tundra. recently when we'd be lost without reindeer they provide food and clothing our lives are intertwined we must vaccinate the reindeer to make sure their lives are not endangered and they'll be protected against anthrax. but experts warn that there is no 100 percent guarantee thursday because some shepherds have refused to devise a need for their hearts there weren't more of their herd will perish due to the vaccination then due to anthrax. during the last exam in many of the infected animals had to be burnt many but not all human activity is to blame both for the rabbits rise of temperatures in the russian arctic and the thawing of

the permafrost. of gas production on your mother was one cause of the 2016 anthrax tragedy you saw oil coal and gas production lead to the greenhouse effect to me arctic but in the. back among their endian ahmed's these theories don't mean anything nobody here is afraid of anthrax and there are me included randi and meet either there or freshly cooked but the shirts also don't deny climate change. is it even when they use night i don't believe in anthrax why should i it's much worse that our rivers and lakes dry out every summer. in the 13 years ago or fischel is here declarative a state of emergency things got better. but the next summer heat is just months

away. abdul qadeer lost both his arms after accidentally touching a high tension electric cable still he was determined to win a gold medal in swimming for india in the 2024 summer paralympics d.w. caught up with him in delhi. the water is after all cut here in dorry's happy place. swimming has helped the young boy overcome big obstacles and made him an inspiration for many in his native india at the age of 7 up to cut a year lost both of his arms after an accident but he refused to let us life be ruled by it. so. when he was 7 years old my son accidentally touched a high voltage electric wire. we took him to a hospital in mumbai and doctors treated him for almost

a week but they said the infection was spreading fast and that they had to amputate both his arms were saving his life with the priority but he had to lose his arms. since the accident abdul qadeer has adjusted and all sorts of ways he does his homework using its feet and he is a smart phone that way to you but it's clear that where he truly excels is in the water. and he set his eyes on a big goal. for move the odds over the mistake and i lost my arms when i was in 2nd grade i had an infection that spread to both arms when i was in hospital. but i love to swim. or i get bored and i want to win a gold medal for india in the olympics in the i'm a big no boy. it's more than just a day dream abdul qadeer is already

a 3 time national swimming champion and he's got the medals to prove it but it required hard work and determination from everyone involved. in the beginning we were really at a loss about how to teach him to swim. we didn't know how to support him unlike other kids we couldn't hold him by his shoulders. if we could drop them into the water but taking him out was a challenge. but abdul qadeer was determined and nothing could stop an. uphill cardia is hoping to soon join an elite swimming institute and trying to qualify for the 2020 full summer paralympics. this autumn saw the 30 year anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall there are still places where you can find evidence of the city's colorful past fashions powerhouse is

a dance hall that survived 2 world wars and the division of germany. couples have danced through berlin history under this roof here in clear him spohn house swing night is just as popular now as it was 100 years ago. berlin might have lost some of its charm but you can rediscover it right here. part you know the glitter might be dripping off the walls but we've been coming here for 10 years now it's a berlin tradition so i mean to go to one and maybe admit to this and of course there were one big family over the years you get to know each other everyone comes here and we love it sure ziggy marquardt has been coming here regularly for 6 decades he lives in the west half of the city and the ball houses in the east even after the wall went up in 1961 he continued visiting the club despite border controls. that was put in the back then you have to cross the border of you've got

a day pass and in the evening at midnight you have to be back again. today the dance club in the middle of berlin also boasts a restaurant and is popular with locals and tourists alike. author monkey and keizo research the history of clear his ball house for years and interviewed many eyewitnesses who danced here. the g.d.r. still existed and berlin was divided into east and west. my country so what comes before today you can't even imagine that they built a wall through the middle of the city but this is a place where east and west germany met up and became close because music and dance and alcohol all that brings people together. in her book and keys are tells the story. in 1913 club the brewer opened the ball house together with her husband to

entertain berliners from all walks of life clear since survive 2 world wars and the division of germany and hardly changed. clare his ball house takes its visitors back in time to a bygone berlin dan still unites people here as it always has a clear hints. taxi driver men's human drama from durban has always enjoyed singing arias on the road a passenger recorded him and put the video online it went viral and now the south african cabbie is us star. is just 27 years old the top of south africa already knows he shot to fame when a passenger filmed him singing opera in his taxi and the video went viral.

let's just get to my emotions so much because i didn't realize it. oh the spot. it can't just go to school so facebook may be pundits only 2 of the deal was one of them or just saying no can you bring that that's a common platform 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 auditions and men's wear shop even offered him a free taxi to for his next event.

menzi is currently rehearsing for an upcoming performance at the piano player is menzies former teacher in the mccann is known menzies since primary school and he himself had 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 a competition for professional opera singers and he's feeling optimistic. to be my 1st time to see the competition. and the menu been there i'm so excited about this team the team just looks can talk. it's starting to come to. that yet. come a final run through in the dressing room and. then

it's just. going to come the oh. come. come the time. love the. huge round of applause for menzies but unfortunately it's not enough to secure a 1st prize back in durban it's back to taxi driving for the time. menzies determines to its boxes career he says luck is still on his side every chance he has is as good as.

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