if a station. almost. every day 15 to 20 times a day we can't leave basements or shops are closed there's nothing to eat. lunch golden who. was on the go on a carriage back is officially in azerbaijan it's controlled by ethnic amini and forces the last 2 weeks have seen the was fighting since a war over the disputed territory ended in 1994 russia has been mediating between these 2 former soviet states in the early hours of saturday morning a cease fire was announced as the president of the republic of us a by john and the republic of armenia are starting substantial negotiations with the aim of achieving a peaceful settlement as soon as possible. now there is to be an exchange of

prisoners and the repatch relation of bodies. but for families like these caught up in this conflict their biggest dream is for a last piece. for more i am knowledge oin by amanda paul senior policy analyst at the european policy center in brussels and she focuses on issues related to russian foreign policy in the former soviet republics and eurasia amanda it's good to have you on the program key tell us why these 2 sides are pointing fingers at each other for breaking the truce who exactly is benefiting from this i mean i think this is. jewish in on the ground remains very tense in french isle so in a way it's not surprising that each one is pointing the finger at each other because this is what other by john and armenia. traditionally do but i mean it's crucially important that this ceasefire stays in place i mean remember it's it's a humanitarian ceasefire that will allow the bodies of those that have been killed

. to be removed by the international red cross. now the fighting has been taking place on russia's doorstep and we seem moscow a bit hesitant to get involved why is that. and that's the 1000001 and 1000000 dollar question in fact a minute too could russia perhaps longer this time than it has done in the past but i think this will have to do with the new role that we've seen coming from ticky that's taken on a me a much stronger position in terms of its backing or other by. so i think about it was cautious not to enter but i also think that perhaps russia was waiting for a sort of shift in the way that the war went that it would allow them. to actually enter so you mention turkey very how will this now go forward when you have russia getting involved turkey as well i mean how do both parties play in this issue i

mean. russia has traditionally been you know the party that had the strongest external role has always brought the 2 together. and it's been able to find a way through things that become a bit more complicated because of the position of banker up i mean turkey is trying to show that it supports its friends that it's backing. by john but it's also rather a bit of power projection it's sort of part of turkey's new assertive foreign policy in its in its neighborhood i mean it with it looks like that if he wants to have a bigger role in the south caucasus it wants to play a role in the future of the resolution of this conflict it i don't think this is the ideal scenario to go for the russians but i mean from the perspective of russia they don't want to have a head to head conflict with turkey says a need to sort of find a way away together going to fall off a what can be done to secure peace in the region and prevent an all out war.

i mean after. think we've heard from you know azerbaijan's leadership also from turkey i mean the big issue here is that negotiations have been going on for 30 years. but yet the by john hasn't received any of its territory about come into occupied territories this remains you know unacceptable to the peace process that was until when. by the men's group you know it's sort of it's broken down of course it isn't just the responsibility of the cultures of the men's group it's also from the 2 sides so there needs to be a sort of. change in the approach that needs to be some sort of timetable or agreement reached that would mean that this was territory as if by chance territory returned. very quickly and i don't think that the breakdown is ready to give up the current war that's on the ground until there's a clear sign that this is actually going to happen ok because they want their land

all right under paul's senior policy analyst at the european policy center in brussels thank you very much for your insights. i'm here. now let's turn to some of the other stories making news around the world. russian security forces have arrested dozens of protesters in the eastern city of qatar obst it has been the scene of months of demonstrations against the incarceration of the regional governor so gay for girl in july supporters say he's innocent and was sidelined because he's not from president vladimir putin's party. here in berlin hundreds of left wing activists have protested over the eviction of residents from a house that had been occupied for 3 decades the property was one of the last remaining squads of the german capital some protesters threw firecrackers and set cars on fire authorities mobilized 1500 riot police. staying in

germany a rapidly rising corona virus infections have prompted action from the authorities the capital berlin has joined frankfurt and cologne on the list of cities where new cases have exceeded a key measure bars and restaurants have to close early but there's some doubt about whether the new restrictions will be enough to stop the spike. 11 pm and it's pouring with rain but that doesn't stop these young people here in berlin neither does the rise in corona virus infections in the past few weeks the police have had to clear public squares and parks people were ignoring hygiene and social distancing roles now the city is cracking down. and it is on my feet and that's it since the end of the summer holidays the focus has shifted to young people who got infected during leisure activities said 5 especially in pubs people get infected because they don't keep their distance when it gets late. and ups and if it's a speech about. the new rules

a strict no more than 5 people can gather at 11 at night private parties will be. emitted to 10 instead of 25 guests bars restaurants and kiosks will also have to close between 11 pm and 6 am bartender jango is frustrated. that time is crucial for us that's when the bar is running at full swing with lots of customers around and then to say you have to leave now we're not allowed to serve you anymore that's the end for us. and what happens after young people have to leave the bars at 11 o'clock well they actually go home because i was on the form that i was not wanting to go home until 11 i want to live my life and enjoy it as much as possible so it's. quite a scene as to those who want to drink will get their drinks beforehand they get out

of all from the supermarket and drink it anyway until 5 am no matter whether the bars or clubs are open of the box office because of mom's assessment of course i want to go out for dinner in the evenings and sit together after 11 but personally i want to take people with a higher infection risk into consideration i can step back. the new restrictions are set to remain in force until the end of this month but if you infections keep rising because could be extended. france is struggling to contain a drastic rise in corona virus cases officials reported a record 20000 of actions on friday alone the government imposed one of europe's strictest lockdowns back in the spring and has stepped up its testing program but despite these efforts they weren't able to stop the onset of a 2nd wave. france was hit especially hard in the spring and the beginning of the covered $1000.00 pandemic that's why the country ramped up tests and it's now carrying out more than $1000000.00 per week lag in this lab led by josh actually

minutes he says the situation has improved. given the facts that their requests were twice as high as we had to make sure that we could technically carry out the number of tests requested. only question. today this situation is currently being resourced. bad rep to testing is not the only solution cases are especially high in big cities like paris but the density of population is very high this hospital in point of paris was going through a hard time during the 1st wave into our divorce court noting the covert done response here he sees another main reason for the rise in numbers in france. the french population suffered a huge storm on during the 1st wave nevertheless with another wave we're seeing

a relative lax behavior in people. devote says personal responsibility is key in fighting the virus keeping a safe distance and meeting us few people as possible but since the virus is now heavily circulating in france the government is toughening rules in paris for example bars have to close down for now. is a roundup of other developments in the pandemic confirmed coronavirus cases in india are nearing 7000000 but their hopes the rate of new infections is slowing authorities are warning that europe's 2nd wave of infections has struck well before the flu season has even started they point to widespread cove in 1900 monk populations and everywhere in poland it's now become compulsory for people to wear masks a mask outdoors infections have also hit a new record high. some sport nolen polish teenager has won the french

open women's final in paris after beating america's sofia cannon in straight sets shown to becomes the 1st polish player to win a grand slam singles title the unseeded 19 year old did not drop a single set during the clay court on meant she's also the youngest women's french open champion since monica seles in 1902. finally to brazil well one business woman won't let the coronavirus endemic crush the enterprising spirit she lost her job in real estate and decided to turn a 969 volkswagen beetle into a flower shop the idea is a hit with locals in rio's kopek up copacabana beach district in the 1st 3 days the florist has made enough to cover a good chunk of the cost of a vintage car a rare example business looming in these uncertain times. in which news shift is next with an in-depth look at the world of gaming remember

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and beethoven is for. beethoven is for everyone. beethoven 2022 min 50th anniversary year on d w. marvelous world and a star filled cast reminiscent of hollywood movies no wonder people around the globe think about computer games but how influential are they really and how does the gaming seen in take society what topic today on. more than 3000000000 people around the world regularly play games on a p.c. console or in my case on the smartphone games are an everyday part of life for about 40 percent of the people worldwide so it's not surprising that marketing

strategist count on the wide reach like with the popular real time simulation game animal crossing your horizons earlier this year it was sold out even democratic presidential candidate joe biden was nearly 80 years old is using the game to reach new voters. play animal crossing. now you can also use campaign posters team behind joe biden's campaign has added to the game all of which can be put on. joe biden's campaign team are trying to reach specific target audiences. and animal crossing is an effective way to reach a relatively young mostly female target audience. difficult to assess the advocacy of animal crossing or other online games in campaigning but in this

case they definitely managed to grab the media's attention. in 2006. presidential primaries made a campaign appearance. he was defeated by the rock obama did then went on to set up campaign headquarters in 2nd life. to the 2008 election his campaign. because of the lack of transparency there's a potential danger with political campaigning in online games. with animal crossing and joe biden there's a lot of media attention and they specifically targeted that game but generally speaking anyone could do that. trumps. animal crossing. content available to be used to circulate political

messages like. whether they like it or not play is a bound to be confronted with political issues an animal crossing for the foreseeable future. to be completely honest i'm not sure that game complaining is a good idea sometimes i just want to switch off radical political groups are using animal crossing to spread more extreme views as well users can flag content but nintendo doesn't have a real strategy to stop hate speech unfortunately the same is true for many other platforms multiplayer games have a huge problem with racism and sexism even if they think it's just fun men and boys are creating a toxic atmosphere online they still crossing a line as a recent example from germany shows. streaming star montana black normally has over 3000000 followers on the video platform twitch due to his massage honest and sexist

videos. the 32 year old's account was blocked for a month afterwards montana black apologized for his heavily criticized holiday videos. the outcome from this case. usual because perpetrators don't normally face any consequences usually it's the gamers who speak out against sexism missile journey and racism who become targets for coordinated hate complaints this past summer thousands of women spoke out about experiences of sexual violence on twitch and since then they have been numerous accounts of women being harassed or abused online. as a gamer who likes to play a lot especially online she encounters massage and it's against salt and games on a daily basis i know. i would call some of them very slight insults so there are the classics you better go to the kitchen and fix me

a sandwich. and it just gets worse from there of course there are no boundaries i've been threatened with rape multiple times on the internet in these situations support from other players is rare. normal and nobody is really bothered anymore everyone just accepts it ok it's just another insult. not all gamers are racist for massage but the gaming scene in particular has a real problem one reason for that is a lack of moderators to oversee communication on the different platforms that doesn't. mean that it's a big problem and we see that gaming platforms and communities create spaces where there's hatred and toxic communication are expressed openly unlike social media perpetrators don't really fear any consequences for their actions. with its games on facebook i believe more action is needed to stop online hate speech big aiming

seen as a problem but that doesn't mean that every should offend is prone to violence studies have refuted the killer game misconception still the aesthetics of 1st person shooter games have played a role in terrorist attacks there's even a term for it the game if occasion of tarot. these on live streams which will facebook seen from the 1st person shooter perspective the terrorist attacks in christchurch new zealand and how to gemini our recent examples of what experts call the game if occasion of terror the terrorist and holly even posted an achievement list online containing objectives he wanted to collect just like anybody a game on. the hull a terrorist posted that racist achievement last online to create a degree of comparability to make a sport out of it to say hey look at my high score can you beat it. it's a form of game of occasion that tries to portray these horrific terrorist attacks

as playful and a game like how have the boundaries between gaming and reality become so blurred for some people and how do others watch on the fascination. serious games is a term used by some expose to describe games used for educational purposes like teaching politics or history through the dockers of times is the game set in nazi germany and aims at raising historical awareness even one germany's most prestigious computer game award. was made in 1933 the masses was celebrating. we knew that this was the beginning. to come we knew that the nazis didn't make threats we had to do something this is the starting point in the strategy game through the darkest of times here players take on the role of resistance fighters some of the tasks include organizing the secret resistance against hitler recruiting new members raising

money for protesting this game doesn't need a 1st person shooter perspective to end fatally paying back at the berlin based company behind the game uses gaming to make history more accessible in a playful way and that's just the beginning. of computer i believe that we're only just getting started with using computer games and the possibilities that they represent especially with education. i'm talking about exciting intelligent games that are fun to play that are educational but not in an obvious way. i believe that usage for these kinds of games will increase because we simply need them. whether it's historical facts. learning about right wing extremism like with leon's character or learning mathematical formulas whilst gaming. education and computer games are a good match. but leaving serious games aside for

a moment computer games are increasingly taking big social issues and even the future pages have picked up on this in fact many games can compete with hollywood movies. concept design and music it's amazing to see what game designers create nowadays have a look at this was. epic soundtracks played by an orchestra. voiceovers by famous musicians. to. elaborate animations created with the latest hollywood technology games are no longer considered a lower cultural art form as director of the german cultural council all of the moment is a prominent figure in germany's cultural landscape in his handbook on gaming culture he argues that games can be more than entertainment. tell

a story differently and the person dealing with the story feels like they're part of the story and have greater control over how the story unfolds. this real one example is c. of solitude a game created by german design economy. this game turns negative emotions like anxiety loneliness or depression into experiences. my game is very metaphorical and full of symbolism it's my personal story it's the story of my life but i don't want it to be told like this happened that happened so i hide it in more abstract things you roam through this world and bit by bit you discover different parts of the story. kentucky roots 0 is a surreal game set in a mystical version of kentucky full of strange encounters the homeless that is based on the t.v. cult series twin peaks'. character

development is becoming increasingly important in action games as well like in god for the newest game in the series the warrior craze charles has to deal with. the blockbuster video game denounced of us to only has female protagonists and tells a story about love. games with the games will not be able to get around the broader societal demand that shifting towards more diversity and representation. that's why i feel the gaming scene is still lacking when we're arguing among each other and it is a contentious debate we should also be debating it on panels and at podiums we should ask how could you create this character in this way what were you thinking have you ever thought about how this can impact society. how.

a broader discussion on games and their content would be helpful i think that in the near future games will be as important as movies or t.v. series which is why they deserve an equally as serious conversation for that same reason game designers and gaming platforms should be held accountable for tackling and removing hate speech what do you think games a cultural art form or are they just something with which to pass the time tell us on facebook or d w dot com and check out our you tube channel for more on gaming kaja that's it for me for today thank you and.

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