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this is deja vu news live from berlin germany raises its security alert after wednesday night's deadly rightwing extremist attack as communities mourn the 10 victims the government steps up the police presence across the country interior minister describes far right terrorism as a very serious threat also on the program. italy announces its 1st deaths from a coronavirus as the number of cases in the country soars the world health organization warns that governments must act quickly to get the fires under control
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. and iranians vote for a new parliament the turnout has been low following an opposition call to boycott the election we'll explain why that's worrying hardline leaders. nick spicer welcome to the program and we start with the aftermath of the shootings in the german city of hama now interior minister a horse for a has promised a stronger police presence across germany to counter what he describes as a very high security threat from the far right the promise follows wednesday night's terrorist attack in the city near frankfurt in which 10 people many of turkish and kurdish descent were shot dead by suspected right wing extremist and now has a multiethnic population of about 100000 e.w. spoke with a relative. one of the victims the kurdish cultural center and how now has become
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a place of grief and suffering many who knew the victims of the far right terrorism here have come to pay their respects to fear hot a 23 year old heating technician who was gunned down as he tried to buy cigarettes . that's the worst of it fer hunt wanted to do something good for the people of. his grandfather was a guest worker who helped pave the streets of. wanted to give people a warm place to call home noise that's no longer possible i didn't you can barely sleep he's a relative a fair hans who he says was a person who love life. he wants politicians and civil society to do more to combat racism. it's a load of those and many people know it's getting real people died young people like you and me lost their lives now it's time to do something and it's high time it's as test. now there is also the question of more protection for immigrants and
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their descendants. most a firearm has lived in germany since 1988 but the shop owner does not want to be ruled by fear. just really don't have to protect my store why should they stand around for 12 hours just waiting or for if you live in fear then you will just stay home and never go out. 18 months to once to feel free and not lose the courage to face life in memory of the victims of terrorism. this is the task given to all these people we won't be intimidated i don't want to have police protection wherever i go no i want to be able to walk freely into the market and smoke my shisha there. and to not let all the happiness be taken from life but 1st the pain must be put behind them. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news in the german state of thuringia mainstream politicians have agreed to
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a so-called stability pact the aim is to block the far right if the party from playing a role in policymaking that the parties have agreed on forming a transitional government and to holding new local elections in april 2021. american democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders has warned russia to stay out of the us election he said american officials told him last month that russia was trying to help his campaign moscow denies any interference sanders is currently the front runner to take on president donald trump in november. a weeklong partial truce has begun in afghanistan. resident ashraf ghani announced that the taliban and afghan government forces will reduce violence during a period if the agreement holds it could pave the way to a peace deal between the islamists and the united states. voting in iran's part of entry election has ended after having been extended by 4 hours because of low
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turnout many iranians boycotted the election angered by the country's leading leaders decision to bar almost half of the candidates the vote comes amid growing economic hardship because of crippling u.s. sanctions. during the last election in tehran people stood in line for hours to vote at the polling station in this mosque but very few came here this morning whoever is voting clings to a desperate hope for a better economic outlook. even nafi can write me if i vote i want the candidates to take effective action and do more than just talk we just want them to help us. but supporters of more moderate figures are out of luck the guardian council made up of clerics and jurists disqualified more than half of all would be candidates including well known reformers people like their whose name mahdi a member of parliament hardliners are likely to sweep the election. and
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make it that if i think this election will decide the country's fate if people simply don't want to go to the polls voting for the opposing side yet. many voters are apathetic about the election but the country's economy battered by mismanagement and u.s. sanctions the downing of ukrainian airliner in january destroyed what little confidence in the leadership has left young iranians in particular are staying away from the polls back or just look at the situation here higher we expected to go and express support for this. many iranians believe the results will be of little importance to conservatives and hardliners will tighten their grip on parliament but which could reach historic lows will be keeping an expression of widespread dissatisfaction with government policies. italy has announced its 1st death from the coronavirus as the number of cases in the country more than quadruples the world health organization is warning that governments around the globe must act quickly to get the disease under control because the window of opportunity is
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closing many countries are already stepping up precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the virus. this plane taiwanese evacuees from quarantined cruise ship in japan hit by the corona virus. while their plane and all luggage gets authority disinfection the evacuees will be isolated for another 2 weeks. these precautions are the new normal in the fight to contain the corona virus. in italy top officials meat of to the virus claimed its 1st victim in the country an elderly man in northern italy died after being hospitalized the number of cases spiked to 17 in just one day in ca done near a town southeast of milan official shut down schools and businesses and then attack a pair i don't know they have issued him in
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a simple order to close down all the shops and we're following this order so we're closing there's a lot of alarm and this also worries me that you probably are not the scientist me for all of us down south but oh no you have done it out of nowhere old and very concerned i'm 76 years old i live on my own i really don't know what to do not talk of water. public events a band and that includes church services the 1st patient to contract the virus here had met a friend who had recently traveled to china but the world health organization is worried about another trend they have spotted in the latest infections although the total number of cases outside china remains relatively small we are concerned about the number of cases with no clear if you demurely link such as travel history to china or contact with a confirmed case. in ukraine local residents blocked buses with
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passengers evacuated from china these scenes prompted president selenski to give his fellow citizens a dressing down on television said nash these are ukrainians saying they're not sick with plague they don't have homes and. they are ordinary normal people. you know. he promised that the organizers of the blockade would preprocess key to it authorities are working to contain the fear of the virus as well as its spread. and we are now into day 2 of the berlin international film festival stars don't get much brighter than johnny depp is premier in his new film mini matter in which he plays an activist photographer who said he felt a personal responsibility to tell the story of how the big business covered up the mercury poisoning japanese coastal communities in the 19 settings to what the hell he would die and robert we're all the target for eugene smith led his field and he
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knew it his employers knew that all too well but then smith stumbled upon a story that was unbelievable when he knew he had to photograph. talking about minamata you know i've been following it in the herald in the time small stories every couple of months where not only recovered i mean it's in the got them fresh. and that's all those poor people have to in director andrew levey this is film is about an environmental catastrophe that hit the japanese city of minamata. in the 1950 s. the cheese so chemical corporations factory released waste laden with organic mercury into the scene thousands of people suffered extreme nerve damage as a result babies were born with severe deformities learning the history of what happened in minamata was. as the fact that it even happened at
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all is quite shocking it spared no one and. there was absolutely nothing. that they could do about it at 1st the corporation denied responsibility leading to growing outrage among. the hard to sort of. smith went to japan and documented the events in minamata the victims and the conflict with the company johnny depp provides a hard bitten portrayal of the heavy drinking smith as a man who is obsessed with his work. had a kind of strange fascination with. the eugene smith of eugene smith what he's gone through and experience. what he sacrificed to capture those moments you know the captions for those. things to eugene smith's pictures of
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minima the scandal drew international attention and the company faced prosecution the film a straightforward home edge to a photographer who never wanted to make sensational images but rather to wield his craft to enlighten the world. we turn to sports now fundus legal leaders byron munich had a tougher time than expected getting past the league's worst side patter born on friday night the defending champion left it late winning 3 to 2 with the score tied one all after the break byron took the lead for a 2nd time through robert love and bob's potter born made it to all soon after one man well neuer carried the ball to the feet of spend michel but bar came through with 2 minutes to go says he found love and dogs did for the game winner and his 25th goal of the campaign. and it's being billed as the biggest heavyweight contest in decades on saturday a while that will face tyson fury in
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a title rematch in las vegas the american wilder is the reigning champion in the w.b.c. category but both men have it all. on an even greater prize a shot at the 3 belt holder anthony joshua and the chance to unify the world heavyweight champion. gypsy carrying a tie research here. to hype and anticipation a growing buzz boxes weighed in heavier than they did for their 1st fight a sign perhaps of the slugfest to come. this was as close as the packet get to each other jives from a distance all they were allowed because of this at their pre-fight news conference on wednesday the shoving all done 5 while they try to claim credit for reviving fury's career after his personal struggles were not found through you wish you would like a big house country playing about killing yourself so don't you ever forget who
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brought you to big time bucks job you bet i brought you back i provided food and put food on your table for your family. fury spent more than 2 years away from boxing pressing on over 60 kilograms after his return he took on wildfire in los angeles in their 1st spouse which ended in a controversial draw. he's got a whole lot of appreciation for someone who stabbed him looked after in a pot millions and he's a can very nice person day you know you will me everything i bring you to this level wiles is aiming to break my hammer dolly's record with an 11th consecutive title defense but one former german heavyweight boxer told d.w. he favors wilders opponents as it was for me tyson fury is definitely the number one he's unpredictable does things you don't expect he provokes the opponents he can box he's fast and can take a punch so he's at the top of his game right now with the limits of. the
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showmanship is clear for all to see but with the pantomime now over the fight itself promises to be the most intriguing of heavyweight. contests. and you are of course watching t.v. news live from berlin for myself next i certain all the news team here thanks for watching. have fun in pyongyang. the capital city of north korea is reinventing itself. but only a few can enjoy the benefits though the bush. camp jong un has introduced and.
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