car but 2 halves considered spare parts larby is planning a trip to casablanca in his native morocco by car 3000 kilometers as the crow flies from start cart. one last check before the trip as the neighbors look on. larvae as a trained car mechanic and work for decades in a mercedes contract the ranch house where he knows the 124 inside out you're just how old is it now i know my city want to be. a bomb even so the cars flawless you can come with me in morocco there's enough space that's going to. be offered cars as a bit too much of a surprise for paper based neighbor. it's the thank you for your father so i'll show you some pictures of morocco. just to look at the whole car park is just w 123 taxi and see what they're really sturdy to those who say. well this is cousin

and that's casablanca downtown this used to be or you see only 1237 where no matter where you look. at the paper should imo morocco just gets more beautiful every time i go there. it's my home after all. casablanca and industrial and commercial metropolis on the atlantic home took born 1000000 people and morocco's largest city. and its largest hometown. he grew up in the damp sometimes neighborhood. he comes to visit once a year sometimes he comes alone sometimes. with his wife and 2 sons marvie

retired a few weeks ago in the future he plans to come to morocco not just for a few days but for a few months each year. if you want to rocco is still my own what my roots are here but germany is my 2nd home to where i earn my living. so both morocco and germany have become my home and i cannot live without either of them. one critic you know how. the story is this. that's why every year he drives from one country to the other and

back again with this mercedes which looks perfectly at home in morocco whereas in germany it almost seems like a relic from times past. metsi to spend 6 months or even fortunes are going to. be no you and me live about to discuss earth's wife and that's the best that i've heard that. her is a how to feel no use to zoo feel the mood seem to feel. the need to feel a need some with and it was originally from his father. sometimes even make your photos from the 1st a look of an old movie you both heard a number of issues. on their lives eat me feel good movie beautiful mind of.

c.f.o. try getting a gun to my. back in casablanca the w 124 like the one larby drives is considered almost a new car here not least due to the price. the cityscape is dominated by the preceeding 123. its nickname in morocco is the white shark. they're mostly used as kong taxi which are generally booked for longer trips. they work according to the principle of shared taxi. driver starts when the car is full. most call taxi are mercedes 240 teasels. there she did believe that this is the. modern competitors are catching up vans made by rhinos low priced romanian grand duchy of the picking up the pace here. but the

passengers swear by mercedes and the mercedes taxi driver some wait here for customers to moroccan style relaxing with a glass of coffee. the one that gets. up met him a is 59 years old and has been a taxi driver for almost half his life he drives daily from casablanca to el gato his native village about an hour away he travels 4 to 500 kilometers every day and his taxi seats up to 6 passengers 4 in the back 2 in the front. of the truck mid also drives a diesel the fuel is cheaper than gasoline or morocco and ahmed's white shark uses around 8 leaders per 100 kilometers that's hardly any worse than a new car. with. those of. us who do what you i looked at some new colors but i didn't like them. compared to

mercedes reliability is downright ridiculous. in the mercedes you can drive even 2 or 3000 kilometers without worrying about whether you'll break down in the desert or somewhere. of that. you'll always get where you're going. although you sure don't hard to believe if you take a closer look at ahmed's car it is after all 36 years old. that does not know how many kilometers it's clicked the a dawn letter is broken. not learning. to. fly like a man. and we see him on the lookout for spare parts.

replacement spit on that or perhaps larby book can help his parts warehouse has nearly everything especially for the 240 diesel the most common model here but every year it gets harder to find used parts 10 years from now larby says there won't be any more. if he can still get a lot of parts from europe from cars that have been in accidents or were scrapped every 3 to 4 months he receives a delivery by ship the last one came a month ago and has almost been completely sold on. unfortunately this white mudguard which could use comes from the wrong car the successor model. and then there's a problem with ahmed's 123 it's leaking water but it's not a cracked hose it's something much worse the thermostat housing is corroded the surface all eaten away what's needed is

a new part but that cost several $100.00 drams or he can try the garage across the street. what follows is an introduction to moroccan improvise ation involving advanced aluminum welding the welding wire comes from an old alternator housing and it's all done freehand. after a few minutes the corroded hose connectors are welded. to grind off the excess material. thank you. now they only need to put together a seal and the thermostat housing can be reinstalled. the entire repair takes half an hour and costs around $6.00 euros. omelets mercedes is good to go.

in morocco a lot of people live with old were savings and make a living off them but if the authorities have their way that won't be the case for much longer by other countries puracal is fighting air pollution the state pays taxi drivers half of the purchase price if they buy a new car even so most cannot afford to replace their vehicles and cannot get a bank loan for assman a new car is out of the question. i'll be the last one to get rid of. the truth no way am i dreaming in my mercedes. that's because the car provides his income and his family's. akhmed can afford an apartment in one of the better neighborhoods of casablanca he lives here with his wife and daughter and his mother in law and her nephew. his son lives in new york where he too works as

a taxi driver but it's not easy achmet pays the quibble into 2 months earnings just for the job training for his daughter ayesha she wants to become a flight attendant a job where you have to know people are met says nothing happens in morocco without the right connections. i am. sure. life is expensive and difficult for taxi drivers. nothing is provided for you here health care or unemployment pensions. these are all things that we have to cover ourselves. i already told her that. morocco is a country in transition agriculture phosphate mining and tourism are the pillars of the economy as is illegal hasheesh farming. morocco is

a monarchy the king is as popular as he is powerful he holds sway over the economy. even so unemployment is high one quarter of the population cannot read or write. security and stability take precedence over freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate. hammad could have been a government employee for life as a police man but after 2 years he decided it was not his true calling. it. i saw too much inequality but no democracy too many things i didn't like. to

force that's why i turned to the profession it was fascinated me since i was a boy driving a taxi but the symbolism. of doing his dream job for 25 years now always in the same car. is simple for me this old mercedes is my faithful companion the one who is if i really admire you i would like to stay with her till the end of a there's. the good to be a mosque one of the iconic landmarks of morocco. the red city morale. close pearl of the south more than a 1000 years old and one of the 4 royal cities mark ash. the city is surrounded by a wall 19 kilometers long it once offered protection against bandits who threaten

to take merchants' goods for their lives it was a perilous time which explains the name of the city. those are the it's made up of 2 arabic words more kush you go fast but you the area around america was very dangerous and the caravans had to pass through it quickly you put the old city ramparts on the towers provided security for the caravans up enough money couple as did the ins catering to caravans not because they all had big gates and more cush go fast but to the name america shushan that is what i couldn't stop. talking let's see our nose the city like the back of his hand not least the souk the bazaar in mara cash with its 10000 traders hakim is a tourist guide he speaks english german and french the 2nd official language in morocco the biggest contingent of tourists here come from france followed by spain

and germany practically everything on offer here is aimed at visitors from abroad but hawking says 99 percent of the products in the sukkah are produced in morocco and many right here in the us are. traditional handicrafts instead of cheap copies from abroad this benefits local producers and ensures traditional techniques of work. on on last. talking the tourist guide is 45 years old actually did happen to have

a doctorate in science he studied into sold or if but instead of researching he shows tourists his city. this is an a plus your that's what it's always been a passion of mine for me i like to show my country to people because i have seen that many people from europe like germany do not have the right image of our buyout the soonish the rich they can do but was with us and. that's why he also offers tours of parts of the old town where tourists rarely venture the mark cache of the moroccans just around the corner from the shiny facades of the modern tower blocks . hakim's main message is that morocco is a liberal country including in religious matters he calls it islam lite. fundamentalist islam he says is not very popular here. all this bakery

does is take the customers mix they don't themselves the baker just pushes it into the oven. mara cash is hot even in october temperatures reach 35 degrees celsius so almost no one has their own oven. i. but prosperous tourists sometimes encounter the poverty here. a friend of hakim sells paper tissues she is 14 years old although school is compulsory in morocco she has never attended because she has to help support her family. her dream job. to the doctor. mara cash a city of contrasts in the manifold ways. this is all that i'm

just but it's what's special about this city is that the modern and the ancient lived side by side of the money you can see traditional wife and modern life together that are living through them and you might find a really old door from the 14th or 15th century and next to it is an i phone 7 or 8 i phone is even although i have one. it's a similar scenario with taxis alongside old. one horsepower vs $150.00 you also have mercedes models of all ages alongside their modern rivals. and as everywhere rule number one is 1st come 1st served usually. does give the most that idea there are always disputes here but after that everything's fine

again emissions because people intervene and they help the others to reconcile the next day is a new page. in mara cash taxes have to wait outside the old town due to the narrow streets and alleyways and the city's most famous square gym a elf not a unesco world heritage site is in any case off limits. it's where you'll find the jugglers snake charmers musicians artists fortune tellers the sellers of miracle cures and street traders. one meaning. is assembly of the dead as it was once the venue of executions. in april 20th in the square saw a new tragic loss of life when a terrorist attack killed 17 people. today the tourists are back enjoying the squares flare especially after sundown.

at 5 o'clock in the morning mohammad wipes the last grains of dust from his 124 the most common taxi model and mark ash. he then sets off south for seti fatma in the atlas mountains i . pods diesel powered car has more than a 1000000 kilometers on the clock it's only a little younger than its driver leaves the valley is an insider's tip among tourists and a popular destination for the locals less than an hour from our cash. there's

a great appreciation for water in areas north africa the restaurants and bars along the way offer a special feature getting your feet wet i but life in the mountains is tough with farming very limited many people here look for work in mark hash others get left behind especially unmarried women. this is painstaking manual work 1st the nuts are peeled then the hard shell is cracked and finally the allman shaped kernels are ground up. this is how our gun is created the oil so beloved of the global cosmetics and food industry and its production provides many women with a small income was a number of cooperatives have been founded in the. they employ widows divorced women and single mothers the argonauts only grow in the south of morocco in the

audio region but the oil is extracted here from 30 kilograms of nuts the women can produce one liter of oil. the for the the 1st reason to do it by hand is that it preserves tradition. in morocco you do everything with your hands. the 2nd reason is to maintain the quality because when you do it with machines the oil will not be good for very long. it's sold locally either as cooking oil in which case the nuts are 1st roasted to remove bitterness or as a cosmetic oil moroccans swear by it because it makes the skin so soft. and mohamed brings the customers here in his taxi. certified man lives in the valley at the foot of the high atlas it's $1500.00 residents are berbers who

lived in the atlas before the region's arab ization in the middle ages for mohamed this is literally the end of the road the inhabitants cannot afford a taxi any way they walk or take mini buses then to models made by mercedes. if you want to go further up into the mountains as a tourist you have to look for a driver with an s.u.v. in this case it's a land rover looking back down on saturday fatma in the fertile river valley. the atlas is the highest mountain range in north africa. it's an inhospitable area the highest peaks are in excess of 4000 meters the 1st snow already falls in october. there are only a few villages in these parts but people keep sheep and goats. on some of the steep

slopes they've created terraces for farming whoever can leave here does so to look for a job in the city. perhaps as a taxi driver. we're now back in egypt driving along the nile delta. tariq the taxi driver from cairo is on the way to that small city full of old mercedes coos. played the music is full of joy. because it says something to me everything we. had was. to go just to die for their

disputes they might study music. the market square in fact coos is also the main stop for the shared taxis some are over 50 years old in addition to that stroke age the w 110 known as the fin tail on the present. it was 1st built in 1961 the rare long wheelbase mercedes models are especially popular with 3 rows of seats for 7 passengers. or in this case 11. despite appearances everything is organized precisely here and runs according to a strict set of rules. it's the coordinators job to ensure there's. a lot of way over to the system here is that every car going to saudi hire takes 6

passengers the fare is 5 pounds $25.00 euro cents. it's simple never gets there 1st those who are registered 1st that's pretty handy ali has had a fin tail for 27 years twice a day he drives to 80 kilometers away the taxi is his only source of income but he's not doing badly sandy has 2 houses 2 wives and 5 children 2 of whom are currently at college. in this city everyone loves the most eighty's cars because my sadie's is a german product but not a tough car. i say these are great the shops he is strong on a come a stand a lot of clubs all the cars developers were convinced of this almost 60 years ago. he. gave this he he said i keep the bush learned the present thriving because of. oh.

well. that would make them in the middle. east if. i had faith in alan automobile and. he doesn't do christie. so i don't. see. and rather myth the. kind of. i. fers who write for our only group the apartment of the poets the plot of this link. and be here 1st i'm leaving the object 5 and wish that fish when they get from 300 kilometers. i think i was album the man hindu family can be 2 or 3

only in china so i'm going to. tariq the taxi driver from cairo has problems with his engine it could be due to the poor quality fuel in egypt there's a tight network of repair workshops in fact coos but of course they specialize in mercedes. repairs are made in tiny workshops mechanics make spare parts with self-made templates original spare parts are too expensive so you have to improvise . somehow they always manage to keep the veterans alive for coos will probably remain a mercedes city for a good few years seattle and secure the livelihood of countless taxi drivers and mechanics but eventually the almost indestructible stroke apes and fin tails will have to be retired. perhaps they will then be replaced by the successor models the

123124. but someday it will all come to an end new cars have too many electronic parts for the inventive repair artists here some of these workforces might then make the return journey to germany as sought after collector's items. conflicts you don't hear a lot of bastard in your feast days but for more than 2 months follow feria compulsed financial corruption and see government demonstrations by just this week from sofia has been made so such about ministers and social of spiders she continued use of an adjustment foods mistreating is most vulnerable people they

should it's human rights organizations like the 1st. 30 minutes. of. what secrets and why behind the scenes want to. discover new adventures in the 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. w. world heritage 316 get kidnapped now. don't move on in immigrants . they know the police will stop the. road is the solution to their flight could be fatal but going back is not an option. i'm on and are stuck in the spanish border area where they're waiting for

a chance that will probably never come shattered dreams starts generally 18th on t.w. . place . to. place. this estate w. news live from berlin the german capital rings in the new year with an open air show at the brandenburg gate without the crowds pandemic has muted this year's celebrations public health authorities pitching people to stay off the streets also on the program. on the eve of a deal that will see head leave office german chancellor angela merkel calls the

cut the crisis over once in a century challenge stress in full by trying to show plots. to britain ends its hof century relationship with process changes are in store now for the u.k. now that it's finally out of the e.c. it will not. play. matthew how thanks for joining us. the world is saying goodbye to 2020 and welcoming in the new year in the shadow of the pandemic not surprisingly the coronavirus has put a damper now on celebrations including here in the german capital thousands usually packed the square in front of buildings brandenburg gate and his concert and lot show you can see the force tonight just a few minutes past midnight in the time it is going ahead without the crowds what's

being branded a digital celebration of the knesset being asked to watch the spectacle from far. it was similar scenes around the world the celebrations took place amid tight coronavirus restrictions but one of the 1st countries to ring in 2021 didn't have to worry about social distance. parsing like there's no pun demick in new zealand the country successfully eliminated the coronavirus and 2020 combining strict measures with effect of leadership. and large crowds gather to ring in the new year everywhere away says in a world of scale back celebration. north korea claims it's hot no cases of covert 19 but face mosques where conspicuously

worn by the new year's eve crowds broke out some state media the secretive state putting on an upbeat performance to kick off 2021. many cities decided to go ahead with their annual fireworks of type measures in place in the australian city of sydney people were asked to watch the dialing display on television because of the new i break. and in bangkok the number of viewers was limited thailand expanded restrictions. for the new year's holiday because of a surge of infections and many events were pulled off across the country. in the chinese city of new hand where the 1st cases of the mystery pneumonia emerged just over a year ago the darkest days of the past demick have been consigned to the past.

the end of a hell of a year that many of the world to put behind the. dublin is a man who was shot as is saying in the new year in berlin for example it could be said that there are unusually no rules when it comes to new year's eve in the german capital but that's not the case this year. indeed to have been groups here because of this situation because of the lockdown everybody because it's a coronavirus pandemic with these terror there was a fireworks and firecrackers and i'm saying is that end of the news off fireworks as you can indeed be had meters is not really being respected but at least fortunate enough to go down 50 feet so it's across to see people out a survey done to gather it as a so you mentioned it no separation that adds up on the book and again ways people as you see should be to cases also ready if the tents which have been reporting it

does more down to 31 fires which are starting to run across to see timor down a $0.13 sent us a response to fireworks incidents and more done through to people brought in bellina because they suffered injuries following to use of fireworks which worse forbidden and i mean this year and it seems a pretty clear file on the phantom fireworks front but i want to help how much of the presence of the police on the streets to not try to break up crowds. well in this. streets into main streets raise for beat and you will see a strong police presence police which came from all over their country but it's difficult let's face it it goes for police to go to monitor every single citizen they called population to actually not cease fire works here industries or simply because hospitals are already overwhelmed as

a current of air is trying to make and they could really do without additional injuries caused by the fire. and that this lockdown that's squashed postulate new year's eve celebrations in germany how long is it expected to last. well boaster chancellor angela merkel and house minister yes found st it's actually broke and heading towards a very long and hard winter and it's still the case this the fake is start consigning death and still not getting fatter as so carol didn't date there is no note to any time soon of that's a love drama as long as it should be really highlight we've seen yesterday both of chozen and that's recorded in a single day more than 22 has a new cases of infections as long as joe's fake is no doubt well we will continue

to be in some sort. of given that backdrop and what you think germans are wishing for from the new year. but i say is picking it up everyone would like to see him and took up and he says i was president if i'm just angry i was saying a light into end of the tunnel a little bit of hope we step back 70 already vaccinating to rob 850000 eboni chewed us so that the nation's budget should go so it kept our projection up to vaccine and distribution of the vaccine will be kept in january so that's there's room for hope. for god with regard to the panda. was something that's always german sandusky elementary elections in september which will be the end to me is i'm going to read the last chance that would be something that sometime as we look forward to another. you know it was so rarely about

a month then think. what german chancellor angela merkel has called on germans to help beat the pandemic by sticking to the roles in the wakes and months ahead in what is likely to be her final you used address the chancellor said the country is facing hard times but now the vaccinations have begun hope is inside the cone of us punish me the coronavirus pandemic was and is a once in a century political social and economic challenge serious and has to it's a historic crisis that has demanded a great deal of all of us and too much of some of us if i is stuff i know that mustering this is story effort has required tremendous trust and patience on your part and continues to do so. and you can see uncle a medical news address in full at the end of this show and i'm all about platforms as well ok to some of the other coronavirus developments now and the world health organization has granted emergency validation to the german developed by pfizer

vaccine this should lead to more countries starting inoculation programs vaccinations in the u.s. have fallen far short of the government's target for 2020 so far and they some 2800000 americans had injections instead of the planned 20000000 and 3 quarters of england's population has been placed under the strictest level of pandemic restrictions the u.k. saying nearly a 1000 covered 19 deaths for 2 days in a row. well the globe 19 vaccination drive is posing huge challenges in the world's poorest regions in places like mali and west africa the lack of infrastructure might say even by 6 health care difficult doctors they are hoping for international help to carry out vaccinations for what will these refrigerators are essential hardware at this health center they hold vital medicines and polio vaccines part of an effort across mali to immunize 5000000 children against the disease in a country where temperatures often top 40 degrees celsius the campaign is

a huge logistical undertaking vaccinating malia's in the largely rural country against the coronavirus will be an even greater challenge. it's extremely important to that the vaccines have a functioning logistics chain it will be very complex to get it to the people in the countryside. so not to c.d.b. travels on foot by motorbike and sometimes by donkey to distribute the polio vaccine in remote villages people ask her if she will soon be bringing relief from cove at 19 the health worker doesn't know what to answer many african countries will struggle to pay for the drug. the corona virus affects the whole world but here in mali we have no vaccine but i pray to god that we get it to. russell. infection rates are on the rise in mali while little testing is taking

place in the capital bamako the health minister recently opened an intensive care station with the help of the w.h.o. she hopes that the international community will help pay for the vaccines and that rich countries don't keep on buying up everything for themselves. the numbers are rising we need the vaccine that's why i have asked for help. mali hopes to access the vaccine through the w h o's kovacs fund developing and rich countries have already pledged to $1000000000.00 to the fund and some pharma companies have committed to delivering the vaccine through the mechanism but even if it becomes available the vaccines distribution will be tough in a country without a reliable electricity supply. at least have a generator but that's not the case at other health centers if there is

a power cut that's a huge problem. the vaccination drive is gathering pace in europe but across africa most people will likely still have to wait and aconitine leave a long time for relief. ok let's take a look now at some of the other international stories. microsoft says hackers recently accessed some of the company's souls' tech giant assures customer data is safe and that its systems weren't used to attack others it was part of a hacker campaign against thousands of companies. police in pakistan have arrested 24 people after a hindu temple was set a lot and destroyed several muslim clerics were among those taken into custody the temple in the town of kut ok i'm a target of muslim heard protests after the minority hindu community community was given a mission to renovate. the vatican has announced that pope francis will not hold new year's eve or news day ceremonies because i'm in his back and lake part has

suffered from the condition in the past this is the 1st time in use that ill health has caused him to miss a major papal event. well as of midnight central real rippin time just a few minutes ago britain is out of the european union the united kingdom has now officially left a huge customs union and single market the u.k. will now try goodes under a new treaty agreed with brussels last week britain's departure brings down the curtain on nearly 50 years in the e.u. . goods from britain roll of the ferry at cal a france it's the last day of the year and the last day of the united kingdom place by e.u. rules from midnight brussels time the u.k.'s membership of the single market and customs union ends and with its friction free trade. the deal struck on christmas eve will ensure that goods will continue to flow without tariffs but increased red tape such as checks and paperwork could cause delays for whole is.

one of the concepts the smallest things even just a couple more minutes for drivers to prove that their merchandise is customs approved with the right documents and the right barcode if that takes just a couple of minutes we know that even with normal activity. there is a risk of those infamous traffic queues at all on wednesday the british parliament voted on the trade deal agreed with the e.u. lawmakers had just hours to scrutinize the $1200.00 page document only a few voted against it even though many agreed that it did not fulfill boris johnson's brix of promises. for the prime minister the goods were delivered. here it is very good. question you ask yourself this is what really. yes it's a deal it's going through but also. at the port of dover the

last day of the year began with clear skies and clear passage to europe 4 and a half years after britons voted to leave the european union a cliff edge breaks it has been avoided but rough seas could be just over the horizon. so big changes afoot now that britain has left the single market and customs union but what other. reports from generally 1st british drivers on french or italian roads may be needing some additional pieces of paper a green insurance card and an international driver's license and the future of their health coverage in europe is also still up in the air. not so happy holidays for some loving brits in spain they'll be thrown in was everyone else and must apply and pay for a long stay visa if they want to enjoy their holiday homes for more than 90 days because from now on free movement be free anymore. meanwhile e.u.

citizens hoping to make a life in britain will be faced with the points based immigration says.