this is d.w. news to live from berlin europe or reels from a surge in coronavirus cases as germany's capital is declared a hotspot tougher restrictions are introduced in berlin and across germany to stem the tide of infections but experts say as people don't follow the rules health systems could be overrun also coming up. in indonesia violent protests against a new labor law that's meant to boost an ailing economy police arrest hundreds of demonstrators who say the changes will cripple worker rights and hurt the

environment. and at a time when waltz has become a campaign slogan and a punch line a new exhibition here in germany explores how we answer the question what is a wall. i'm claridge's and welcome to the show europe is now reporting a more coronavirus cases than the united states india or brazil daily infections have reached a record levels in the united kingdom and the same is true in france and germany berlin has been declared a coronavirus hotspot amid a nationwide a surge when new restrictions are going into effect with the head of germany's maine public health institute warning that widespread infections are likely if people fail to keep the hygiene and distancing roles regional officials though are

trying to calm anxieties insisting that the best care awaits those who do become sick. coronavirus hotspots are cropping up all over germany but local and regional officials say the country is ready intensive care beds are available at most hospitals nationwide with around one in 3 beds an occupied the increasing number of infections is worrying medical workers but unlike in march they feel they are well prepared. we are now able to recognise symptoms in patients we have more tests and more protective measures than before for example there is no shortage of mosques which was a big issue in march. night life is only one contributing factor to the rising infections in another part of germany it's a nursing home elsewhere it's a slaughterhouse hence the urgent warning this nucleus this is just possible that we see more than 10000 new cases per day it is possible that the virus spreads

uncontrolled i hope this won't be the case. the whole city of berlin is now a risk area with the number of new infections having risen to 50 per 100000 people well over government threshold restrictions are imminent. testament point meeting with friends are becoming smaller shorter and less frequent like at the start of the year but i think we all expected it to begin to become a christian i can't understand why people are being so unreasonable about the new restrictions they're jeopardizing everything that we've worked on in the months up to now so this is our. touch you can't really plan anything anymore because you don't know if you can do it or not and. the island of aruba and was thought to be a safe bet for holidaymakers from berlin now it's only possible with testing ahead of time and quarantining everyone watches in all as the pandemic evolves whether in

vacation resorts or hospitals across the country. earlier we spoke to epidemiologist a chef on a vacation from the sheriff's a hospital here in berlin we asked him about hospital capacity and in germany and concerns that the resurgence of the corona virus could overwhelm the country's intensive care units i don't think this war is justified particularly not given the current numbers not even to spruik time. hospital comparison 2 years of intensive care capacity it was even remotely used in germany we are obviously row aware that in some cities in italy and spain and also france there are probably also you would carry the. of there was a shortage but in germany there has never been a shortage due to give you a clear idea of the about 3 percent of intensive care unit

capacity is used for a car with 19 nations in blue and that is probably. going to for jobs of 3 percent only. there is huge capacity. to see in the forseeable future of the health care system who come over here that was epidemiologist stefan vanished of berlin's ashara tay hospital and here are some more of the latest developments in the pandemic nearly half of all intensive care unit beds in paris are now occupied by covert 1000 patients hospitals there have cancelled staff holidays and postponed non-essential operations china meanwhile has formally joined at the global coven 19 a vaccine initiative known as kovacs is the biggest economy pledging support to finance doses for low income countries and spain's health ministry it reported that

more than $12400.00 new coronavirus cases on a thursday the day a court struck down a partial lockdown in the dread the country has the highest caseload in europe. well to indonesia now where a 3rd day of protests against a controversial new labor law turned violent with police making hundreds of arrests the sweeping new legislation is aimed at strengthening and ailing economy by cutting red tape and attracting foreign investment but thousands of protesters across the country say it threatens worker rights and the environment. protests again morphed into clashes on the 3rd day of demonstrations in jakarta. police formed a protective shield around the presidential palace facing a barrage of rocks and bottles. the protesters are enraged by a new labor reform. they say will undermine their rights and harm the

environment. we are here today to ask for the law approved by the parliament to be repealed immediately. i don't know when you call it makes people miserable especially in the lower income communities against. the law is expected to radically change indonesia's labor system. the government hopes it will boost the country's economy by cutting red tape and attracting foreign investment. but the demonstrators say that set their expense. they claim the reform will reduce severance pay and lead to more job outsourcing. police had banned the protests saying they risked spreading the coronavirus but protesters flooded the streets anyway hundreds were rounded up and taken into custody. the initial

plan was a 3 day strike. now they vow to keep on demonstrating until the law is repealed. let's turn now to some of the other stories making news around the world 3 european hostages and one it kidnapped molly and politician were freed on thursday after lengthy periods in the hands of islamist insurgents their release of followers reports the mali authorities have freed scores of suspected militants fueling expectations of an imminent prisoner swap. israelis opposed to prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his handling of the corona virus and have protested around the country despite new restrictions on public assembly israel currently has the world's highest weekly infection rate per capita. cattle and separates as protesters has burned pictures of spain's a king philippe ahead of a scheduled visit to barcelona chanting slogans against spanish royals pro

independence supporters protested against the upcoming visit of felipe i and of prime minister pedro sanchez it to the castle and capital on friday. of the u.s. state of louisiana is bracing for hurricane delta expected to hit on friday evening forecasts show delta had strengthened back into a category 3 hurricane as it closed in on the state on thursday afternoon the projected path includes the area where category 4 hurricane laura made landfall in less than 2 months ago. argentina has approved a genetically modified drought resistant wheat by biotechnology firm. it is the 1st country in the world to approve a strain of g.m.o. wheat other crops such as corn and soybeans have been widely genetically modified to improve yield or withstand natural rights. cultural news now and

american writer and poet luis glick has been awarded the 2020 nobel. for literature a swedish nobel academy praised what they called her quote an mistake a poetic voice she's already won a prestigious pulitzer prize in the u.s. but this honor follows several scandals linked to the world's preeminent literary award here in europe you can spend a long time trying to find a book of poetry written by louise glued on thursday afternoon only a single copy was available at one of stockholm's biggest libraries and in germany the author is currently not published at all yet the 77 year old is an established figure in the u.s. in 2016 she received the national humanities medal presented by then president barack obama clip is an adjunct professor who has taught at yale university since 2001 but this year she wasn't considered a nobel prize favorite beliefs we have discovered looks poetic forces very characteristic. the 1st person narrator in her poems would like to be understood

and is both passionate and uncompromising but there is also a great deal of humor and wit in her poetry and as we say. many literary experts believe the swedish academy made a good choice. is an important poet who has cultivated a devoted following is ready for one here in sweden as well. and although she is still an insider tip she is definitely a poet who just serves a larger audience. after last year's scandals concerning allegations of sexual misconduct and the choice of paper a hunk of for the literature award this year selection is less controversial if the chairman of the nobel committee said the group wanted to focus attention on literature again. well sometimes

our tests help us see it really what is right in front of our noses take walls for instance there's one behind me and there's probably one near you they can keep us safe a service a place to hang up art or they can lock us in limiting people's freedom of movement like at borders or in prisons well now a new exhibition in the german city of is exploring all these possibilities and more. banging your head against a wall here maurits your cattle and takes the saying a step further. 30 artists says she works of art all try to answer the question what is a wall the walls presented at the can't reveal artist and says from the past 50 years this will be his new village sram built it all rather destroyed it is specially for the exhibition. it's also i made a hole and the idea is that the spatial elements can then permeate each other and

create openings new perspectives annoyed as 30 minutes or. another perspective is introduced by the berlin artist g.b. leave. the best necessarily in the west people imagine walls as something stable something that can't be moved to something made of stone or brick i'm originally from korea and wanted to give the subject an asian perspective. in asian countries were also more perceived as something flexible more permeable. walls in. much more than the bare surfaces of a white cube style gallery. here they're even kind of cozy at least at 1st sight. read for. but as to who are them kids this work by the rest of who is about the view has seen the wallpaper as beautiful but on

closer inspection you discover that the only mental pattern is a collection of violent scenes that owns the exhibition addresses the topic of one's own 4 walls which we generally make beautiful with paint or wallpaper but often it's these private spaces with violence takes place on the ride for a road need to show the city and i. mean this work is architectural criticism in action for 41 days emily could trench extrude her way through the walls of a gallery in the 1970 s. . and this work by bruce nominee is about the very real concrete interaction between you and an artist waltz through the eyes of artists versatile surprising and sometimes tongue in cheek. but that is your news update at this hour don't forget you can always get all the

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for more than a millennium ancient egypt was a lost while all but forgotten the remains of this civilization built on the banks of the nile like barrett the desert sand. to this day many have yet to come to light but archaeologists continue to uncover more of the egypt of the pharaohs revealing a little more of its incredible history every day thanks to the latest scientific technology in physics genetics and computer imaging some riddles from the past are now being solved. one of the biggest mysteries of ancient egypt is the fate of queen f a t t o's name means the beautiful woman as calm she was pharaoh i cannot i'm as principal wife and some say mother of one of the most famous pharaohs pluton car moved mommy has never conclusively been found so the search for her has become

a holy grail for egyptologists and thieves the most contradictory fairest. of all if you found out that it is folly it's actually never it was a big dollar that our research took to an addition all the samples they studied still contained d.n.a. which i found surprising for them to read it was a very loyal city so it's certainly a fertility lived here because you know they put the proportions of her face her perfect she's probably the perfect form of. a team of experts follow the traces of an effort easy to understand how and where she died and why they see gyptian queen has become so legendary antonio fischetti a doctor of physics and science reporter will conduct research in europe while egypt on a just protein miller tonio dissolve and science writer. will travel across egypt in some. off methadone 18 thought the.

good. find out want became of nephi g.-d's mommy we must 1st reconstruct the timeline of a history spanning over 3500 years of the history of ancient egypt protein angio made egyptologist. gives us an overview of this incredible civilization. got 7000 to 5000 years ago when the pyramids were built it was what we call the old kingdom docks deducts it was the great time when they made the pyramids of khufu and kothari the ones we all know. around 3500 years ago during the middle kingdom they made pyramids with brick and covered with stone that if you have then you around 2500 to 3000 years ago was the new can you live

a little bit up you. have an exhaust plus all called alexander the great came in $332.00 b.c.e. and after his rule for 3 centuries there was ptolemy cleopatra arsenault in these greek and macedonian pharaohs as it is a ship never lived around 1300 b.c.e. . and will jump some 3300 years into the past to egypt's new kingdom to try to shed light on the fact. nothing t. t. was born in looks are known in antiquity as thieves back then it was the egyptian capital so it's a. this legendary city on the nile that khloe dane and begin their research into

the mystery of the beautiful never d.t. where was she barrett why does the location of her tomb remain aren't known was possibly moved these are the questions the experts will try to answer this city in the heart of egypt is famous for its temple whose entrance was once flanked by 2 are beliefs one still remains the other now stands on the plaza low concord in paris that was one of the biggest pharaonic capitals and where we find the 1st traces of the future egyptian queen after t.t. . the legend of never d.t. really began on december 6th 1912 on that day in a manner in middle egypt the bast of queen f a t t it was discovered the german archaeologist looked fake for shot headed the excavation of the city that had lain barrett for $33.00 centuries in the ruins of

us counters well it is covered a magnificent and surprisingly well preserved past of queen never g.t. now one of the world's most famous artifacts it is on display at the noise museum in berlin. with the proportions of her face are perfect there but she has a bit of masculinity of especially in the chin giving her a slightly and a dragon as log in it all 6 of panda we know this androgynous look is more seductive then absolute eminently. absolutely whether these traits are really true to those of the real never d.d. or not over a 1000000 visitors rushed to the noise museum every year to admire her likeness. is now the emblematic representation of the queen around the world. the experts now know what my footy team look like but to help them in their search

for mommy they need to learn more about her history. it is vital to reconstruct our life story and the places where she lived one ravel the mystery of her final resting place. never d.d. was born in fear into the high nobility that ruled egypt for centuries pharaohs weren't just political leaders but also the head of a religion with multiple gongs represented in various ways in modern day look saw the famous contact temples still by witness to the egyptians reverenced of these gongs. here the experts meet dimitriy leadbelly an egyptologist who specializes in never t.t.c. era. not at all since she got this car neck is a gigantic side around 50 hectors it's absolutely gigantic a paradise for archaeologists found in the same area of modern day looks or on this

bus occurred it's a sacred space that goes way beyond the site of carnac sanctuaries or looks or the year of the hardy and maybe it's the whole site was sacred for the ancient egyptians since the founding of the city the greeks named either sort of or was it an egyptian and dates from the 2nd millennium b.c. . or. for $200.00 or more it's a very royal city of the king came here often as it is queen nefertiti a married in the 4th year of his rule of law he. was appointed all of us to the office of course we're coming to the most sacrosanct part of the car neck temple percent sure where every pharaoh was initiated into their role as pharaoh their communication with the god of new shock for the 1st. every pharaoh since most of the 3rd set foot here so they all walked here including

our canards and. it was invoked so when the future fado i cannot and who she later married the couple worshiped in the contact temple but so far their mommies haven't been found here nor is there any indication as to where enough to teach these 2 mind being. so the experts head to the sides of the pond is now for g.-d. occupied neither looks on to search for clues that might be dumb to the queen's mommy the egyptian leaders song calm and serenity fall from the chaos of the contact temple complex for years akiyama years it's such deserts and feel connected to these residents and finally thanks think thanks found it west of looks saw in mt cancer. and it. beats a lack of ana is leading an excavation on the site. or.

was it did you expect this it was huge it's bigger than buckingham palace it's bigger than the white house it covers an area all the enclosures it's about $150.00 by a 100 meters so a huge huge area very often we have the king's kind of founding these palaces outside near the royal sit there the capital safety it was there by like versus. you know. we know a lot about the decoration of the palace because. it seems it collapsed perhaps or in a rainstorm and so much of the painting on the ceiling and on the floor got hers there are not so much on the walls but you know it was very decorative or a. little. one of the reasons that we're trying so hard to preserve tekton preserve now. it's the last of these were all

cities that sort of in its original landscape if you go to other royal cities like . us or there they're being encroached by the modern town so fortunately. a little bit off in the desert so you can get an idea of how it would have originally appeared. excavation gives us some pretty good idea how walk method. and its environment looked like. meanwhile antonio is in northern france to learn about the palaces interior notably its wealth decorative elements base and geneva and egypt file has made a 3 d. model of it. the most recent how exactly did you make a 3 d. version of this palace. was i want to do we used archaeological sources and documentation we were given that you know that this was your excavation manager

peter luck of our own provided us with the plans he reconstructed from that it isn't from some small decker development since we were able to model the whole building in. the. on the to the. first and we made an aerial view of the whole thing then we set about reconstructing the whole of columns that leads to the throne room and the subject when we constructed this colony it from elements found on the site and it was with us the overall blueprints of the room as well as the limestone bases of the colony. however the rest of the columns are unlikely so now it's a complete reconstruction plus the wood on the trunk of the columns was painted red tops or capitals plant motifs and were brightly colored open all to do with your visual visit to if you look really can you imagine that for t.t. living in this palace was to film a salute. like they lived here in our youth. so

if we can assume that nephi t.t. was indeed all morning in flames my chief also have died down. could her mummy still be there. where should we stop looking. in the 4th year of his role as husband i cannot and turned his land upside down looking revolutionized egypt's traditional religion imposing veneration of just one gaunt otten the god of the song. or at.

school when you give the word you say that this is the best place of the tin isn't on the 1st absolutely or here in a temple that was redecorated by ramsay's the 2nd house around a century after i cannot. put in all likelihood it's here or autism or the 1st idea that led to autism began. it was here that i can arter built a temple dedicated to his new protective dady the sun god would only become the god once were on the other side of that door outside the temple complex your. egyptians polytheistic religion in which they worshiped many die and his was replaced by a monotheistic want autism. done in a collapsed contact temple archaeologists discovered wolf fragments dedicated to often being sculpted stone. was revealed the rising adoration of the song god they also demonstrate egypt's prosperity joining the effort is time.

a wealth derived from living near the nile and its but our own shores. while excavating the fortifications around the qana temple complex archaeologists discovered the foundations of a ruined and hitherto unknown temple it didn't even appear on official maps. protein and that much evidence linked to acknowledge an answer never t.-t. including fragments of monumental statues were found here though nothing is left on the side today they must dig deep into the history of these temples of find out more about never t.d. the queen of the heart of a cultural and religious stop evil in egypt.