silk road. trying to expand its influence with its trade network. other senior partners. there's a warning for exception to you from the super power to become dependent on the. speed we. start to be really cheap on d. w. . a very warm welcome to focus on europe thanks for joining us today following your dreams and overcoming your fears that's what a turkish woman did she wanted to make it to the top and she succeeded nazli young

as is a pioneer and she has to buckle up for her job she is the 1st and only woman in turkey who works this high up together with her male colleagues she cleans the windows of skyscrapers in east. traditional patriarchal roles have gotten a boost under islamic conservative president ed to one in turkey many women are oppressed by their husbands most are homemakers and financially dependent on men but in the modern city of east some will one woman is showing how things can be different she hopes to be a role model for other young women who are striving for an emancipated and independence life now her story him is not for people who are afraid of heights. the cleaning team keeps a firm grip on their equipment as they balance a long barge. they proceed slowly secured by

a steel cable the red rope is assigned to nazli you. she gets into position. the mat under the safety rope keeps it from being damaged by the roof sharp edges. her life will be hanging on that rope. at last the actual work can begin. song we are 130 meters high up and it's a wonderful feeling. i feel absolutely free. i feel like i don't depend on anything except these ropes. nicely uses techniques similar to mountaineering she learned these during her training which was both mentally and physically tough but she believed in herself and overcame all the obstacles signals they said it was no use training me that i wouldn't be able to do the job even my friends told me that. up until 5 years ago nazli worked as

a receptionist in high rises like this one she'd see the facade cleanness through the windows and admired them one day she plucked up the courage to ask her now boss what's definitely for a job she's the 1st woman on his team. where a little way up to the usual business things are proven that women can do this too . it doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman all that matters is whether you are someone who can take on this risky work or not. to pick up getting work nastily became the 1st woman to break through this glass facade in turkey the view over istanbul from up here is stunning the metropolis on the bosphorus is home to over 15000000 people and 161 new skyscrapers over the past 20 years high rises have transformed the cityscape but every job needs to be taken seriously no matter the height i only feel safe once

i'm properly secured. today. she and her team are taking on $35.00 floors. up here you can't drop anything for cleaning at such lofty heights nasty gets has a k. she earns over 30 percent more per month than the average for turkey. as a single mother the 35 year old needs the money and as least daughter daryn suv is 11 years old. and. she's a passionate fence nazli supporter and provides for the training. debt ensues father moved out single parents are rare in turkey only one in 4 turkish woman is employed marriage and tradition hold strong in this country.

coming your way if you did look at the woman is supposed to stay home in the kitchen take care of the children and serve her husband and his family. that's what counts as normal and there's no gratitude for it no appreciation. nobody says thanks for cooking today you make up in the salt they make when she's at work nicely you can shut out all frustrations she appreciates her independent life it isn't always easy but she hopes to set an example and give other turkish women the courage to go their own way. for months the citizens of belarus have been taking to the streets calling for fresh elections and democracy they are accusing the autocratic president lukashenko of rigging last year's vote there is shimon is cracking down on its critics 30000 belarusians have already been arrested opposition leaders are either behind bars or in exile thousands have fled

to neighboring with wayne ia and many more are still trying to escape oppression and persecution in their home country we met one woman who has made it her mission to help the protesters find safety in lithuania. the tell you was born in bella groups but she looked into any of her 20 years no she's taken on the task of helping her countrymen to cross the border and escape the regime of alexander lukashenko in bello groups the people coming to us have to get out really fast like they're running from a fire they don't have anything to eat and no roof over their heads because they're on the rani so far we've taken in 210 people that's quite a lot i never would have thought we could do it it's a call comes in from a political activist in bella ruse with. the border name isn't luna she asked

italia for news of her children natalia let her know that lithuanian immigration has approved their entry visas is a huge relief for illinois she thanks i tell you for all her support but there's. never a proposal. to tell you has to hurry to pick up the activists children at the border their mother in luna has to go underground simply because she added the victims of police violence she faces criminal charges and the loss of the custody of her children. is barely 30 kilometers from vilnius the border yet delarue says a world apart e.u. member lithuania has opened its border to dissidents and their families in spite of the coronavirus pandemic the moment my beautiful mouth hello i have to pick up refugees from belarus my antenna. done he was 6 years old his sister ksenia is 13. there's water if you want something to drink and juice in the back down there. now it's up to the telia to direct a loan until

a few ania again speller. luna is going to try to slip across in her room all she wants natalia is a map if she doesn't make it she says she'll follow the route natalia shooter. ilona your children will give you strength and you'll make it just pick up the trail like a tigris to tell you to get over his phone temporary lodging for some of the bella ricin excels in a hotel in the old town until 2 days before this week he took me as a was imprisoned in minsk serving 20 days for taking part in the student strike and since he was released his parents can tighten the telly and followed her advice to bring him into lithuania just in time now the borders are mostly closed. and there's the mind of either the up to the bush and 6 people were not allowed out of the larousse that's how it goes but if you make all the preparations direct the

person as far as the border and you suddenly find out you can't help anymore you feel sorry for these people and what will happen to them is unknown that. anyone who protests against who is taking an enormous risk artist students and workers suddenly find themselves in with you india and homeless get whatever. what's happening and bella who is sick thousands are being tortured and oppressed they're getting a great night people have been killed the brutality has taken on ever more terrifying forms i never thought anything like this could happen to those who for the 1st. 2 days later at last a lunar calls. and can't wait to talk to her children. i don't know yet. i had no choice but to cross the bell or a sand border illegally on foot. i was terribly afraid they'd start shooting

at me. but almost picket but now that i am safe what i wish for most of all in my life is to hug my children yet. i know it would be easier for us here in the throwing me a. train i won't be harassed here and nobody will make fun of my children and bully them because their mother has different views. you know. i am. a vigil of police brutality is held in front of the bella ricin embassy in vilnius here natalia meets up with many of the bella received she helped escape and which freedom from oppression and threats prison. me mom would have put it by simply can't do it any differently i can't go on vacation and close the door on this helping these people here has become my life you understand that everything you've accomplished before your business and all your skills are only there so you can

fulfill this task. and tell your hoops to continue helping courageous activists as long as they need her support until the regime comes to an end. france has a colonial history that's dates back some 300 years and while many french know that some caribbean islands like what are part of the country's territory a few are aware that it was once a french colony the descendants of slaves that were forced to work on plantations wants to find their place in today's french society photographer that cedric is some is calling for an end to racism and discrimination in france and for more respect his message to his fellow citizens don't be ashamed of your heritage but rather embrace it. directs his model to the right spot. like everyone in the photographer series this

woman was born in one of france's overseas territories. says people from these regions still face discrimination and racism in france he hopes his work can help open the eyes of those holding on to prejudice nice stunna home yak an actress born in french guiana and it is simply a singer from also in this series. showing their presence i want to shine a light into what's inside. but that what he shows is a bit like black lace matter but there's less violence in france recruits is also different. certainly was born here in guadalupe in the caribbean. he says his native home isn't taken seriously by some french people and gets written off as a tourist destination with inhabitants who are mainly hotel staff. there's little

public awareness of the teaches archaeologists and doctors from these regions. are lazy hard workers a little fear intellectually these are the traces of slavery and the black man was an item of merchandise a piece of furniture not capable of thinking. that is what they said we were. sitting on the. france continues to be proud of its capital paris and of its long history full of wealth and power many french kings are buried in the basilica of sound any not far from paris. just by the basilica stands this monument it's a sort of family tree commemorating the many people enslaved during france's colonial past many were known only by number they didn't receive names until after the abolishment of slavery adventure fair i'm looking for my ancestor care besley.

there she is. she only got her name and 848 men all school not big we did a lot of work to find out how they lived. who are blown up there was a shame at 1st about having ancestors who were slaves. but there were no banter kind of pride because of the courage that they showed during slavery. that's what gives us strength and it guides me and all that i do. don't. look we're. talking here many people from the caribbean needed to do this work in the past can to expose the lies of their ancestors who went from being a slaves to citizens of the french republic if i had just created a set monument you wouldn't see this interation in the transition.

for. the year. but one monument isn't enough for cedric. with each of his photos he hopes to draw that little bit more attention to french citizens from overseas territories he also posts on social media to show what life on guadalupe really looks like. he's also interviewed his friends just because you have a dream for god a loop one moves away these are my dreams for us to appreciate ourselves as it is a loop to be proud of our history isn't of hiding it. somehow when you and that's also how said ricky shall see. his time ask he is doing his part to bring people from france's overseas territories into the spotlight so far he finds government officials are falling short of doing that as i think you'd rather sit down with caribbean intellectuals listening to see and listen to them.

that's what i'd like to tell the government. or report because this. city will continue his fight against discrimination with his photography which is becoming increasingly popular on social media and in galleries. decker and his wife ellen made their dream come true when they bought a house in the north east of the netherlands it's a beautiful hall surrounded by green buds now climate change is turning their dream into a nightmare for centuries the dutch have been dealing with fear of rising sea levels and flooding yet recently they are also facing water scarcity because of drought a problem that's homeowners feel in particular. when there's 19th century farmhouse went on sale in northern holland daycares sees

the opportunity. peter and indeed here had had enough of the city. they wanted their children to benefit from countryside life with its clean air and home grown projects. here's bought the property in 2005. look this is our dream house so we have a large special garden and orchard and lots of space. could you ask for the life here is great for me since 2008 things have gone from bad to worse. off and all 3. dream has started falling apart. but we can forget the house. the thing is that it's projected to collapse sometime in the next 3 years. the problem that the daycare's face is that the land

beneath their home is sinking this is linked to the groundwater for years the netherlands has been lowering groundwater levels for agricultural reasons it keeps the problems of couse dry and heavy farming vehicles from sinking into the ground recent droughts have made the groundwater situation worse more as are trying and emitting large quantities of c o 2 which further accelerates global warming it's a vicious cycle they daycares 1st noticed something was wrong when one of their doors started jamming since then their house has sunk by 12 centimeters or oh you go here you can see what happens when the ground gives way the supporting elements of russians and the bricks of come loose the water to become legal see if you can pull them out of. the repairs would cost at least half a $1000000.00 euros i call it it's a very slow process 1st you discover

a crack i think to yourself oh well that it's fixing then you spot a lever and think that's odd after the dry summer of 2018 we could hear the woodwork creaking and splintering loudly so we contacted the municipality the provincial authorities and the water department. but none of them could help in the netherlands homeowners are responsible for maintaining the foundations of their own houses meaning they must deal with cracks sloping walls and subsiding foundations. this is also true in cities. rotterdam resident edwin fund is determined to save his home. he called a team of foundation experts after his windows started jamming over the course of several weeks his home centuries old wooden foundation has been laid bare. the findings aren't comforting. this needs to be supported otherwise it will sink.

to stabilize the house new concrete pillars and a base are being constructed a little like a concrete table for the house to set on the structure will cost everyone from that high 210-0000 euros. my bank account is empty. but i'm happy that all this will be behind me in a few months and that i don't have to spend years living in fear and uncertainty with the guy that states. that means neighbors have jumped on board it's a good idea to have several commissioning parties because. it was a can be kind of damage isn't covered by insurers it's whom owner's responsibility to ensure the upkeep of their friend asian eyes so that's tricky because you can't control water levels because vocal. construction experts and city planners estimate that up to 400000 properties across the netherlands could be affected as

some 4000000 homes have been built with wooden support structures. the daycare's also hired a foundation expert takes them in their home at some points makes years the house will collapse leaving the family as victims of climate change. me mobiles else what is called if no one comes to our help we'll just have to get some trade was and then we'll have to see how it seemed. in the netherlands now rising as well as sinking watcher levels have become an existential threat. life on an island that's why it's many people dream and it's even better when you can spend the rest of your life at a place like this with the person you love well giorgos and cholesterols are living back stream on the greek island of castles they've been together for more than half

a century and yes they have faced some ups and downs and now they have the usual complaints that come with old age but in general life is good and the 2 don't want to live a single day without each other. collecting food. stuffs the smallest inhabited islands in the. less than 6 kilometers in size but it's big enough. they wanted to live out their days on a loop the island their children and grandchildren continue to live in athens. for 60 years he's 82 and she's 84. they're going to talk about it's an island it's not like the mainland there and you

can take the car and drive somewhere else here you can't do that if you don't like it or if the people or the life stop you you can't just sell the house and leave. then what is the use. i only feel safe here with your boss i wouldn't be able to live here without him not even a day when we're together i don't think of anything bad for us to. put them here. i mean 20 people normally live on castoffs other at the moment there are about 10 more because of the pandemic. there are new stores on the island. have to wait for the ferry to bring them everything we need that they can't grow in their garden or find in the scene.

your best loves fishing even though it brings them a lot of joy. it's a train couldn't see and the nature of the island he treasures. your things has never regretted moving out of here with his partner 21 years ago. the one subject the couple fights about. is food. aside from that your. could not be more harmonious an incredible feat after 60 years of marriage. and therefore your life with a pregnant up with the right food is tricky only it's a few dishes he doesn't like anything aromatic or spicy. he has as if he were permanently on a diet and he is

a very complicated person he is peculiar about everything. but yes it's good sides too. i like to be going to the heart of. the couple like reminiscing about the 6 decades they spent together they used to have this is often but now amid the pandemic nobody is dropping by. but the 2 don't mind they have each other they have plenty to talk and joke about including themselves. go around that many years have gone by you cannot tell your beloved partner you feel. i no longer like you as time passes other things because i poured not love warm heartedness empathy. hold these things so important and strengthen our relationship you know most of your book. your question turku value these qualities in each other even more so now that the you know many people

are struggling to see the current of virus and the pandemic has reminded the couple to treasure each day they get to spend together. and we wish them many more years of happiness thank you so much for joining us this week take care and good but. the 1st.

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live. this is what we do use life from berlin down to business the new u.s. president hits the ground running signing a flurry of executive orders undoing many of his predecessors policies joe biden rejoins the paris climate agreement but his number one priority tackling the coronavirus pandemic also coming up on the defensive chancellor angela merkel stresses the need for germany's tough new lockdown measures her warning to the nation we must take the new coronavirus train seriously and for the 1st time in

more than 3 years a suicide bomber strikes in the heart of baghdad killing and wounding school nurses people. on layer horak thank you so much for your company a new era is beginning in the united states president joe biden has already started on doing some of the policies of the trump administration immediately after his inauguration by rejoined the paris climate accord on and the world health organization on his 1st full day in office is putting into action a new national strategy to fight the pandemic. you know hurry to get to work you u.s. president joe biden arrived at the white house ready to roll back the policies of

his predecessor within hours of taking over the oval office biden signed a stack of executive orders researching the agenda on the coronavirus pandemic immigration policy and climate change. we're going to. grow here. remember that we're going to rejoin the climate of course. as a. fellow to be wearing a mask he ordered all federal employees to do so as well biden moved quickly to fill key positions swearing in nearly 1000 new appointees and stuff virtually the new white house press secretary jens saki heralded relations with the press instead of attacking reporters and spreading so-called alternative facts i have deep respect for the role of a free and independent press in our democracy and for the role of the play as i

noted earlier there will be moments when we disagree and there will certainly be days where we disagree for extensive parts of the briefing even perhaps i believe a common goal which is sharing accurate information with the american people meanwhile vice president come about how our us took up a post in the senate swearing in new members georgia with the new law make is the senate is now split $5050.00 between democrats and republicans harris's vote would tip the scales there meaning the democrats now have control of both houses of congress and the power to push forward with president biden's agenda. sickener to washington to our bureau chief there you know that poll in is it's so joe barton's 1st day on the job or his he's got his work cut out for him what has the president said about tackling the covert 900 pandemic. overnight little more than 4000 people died due to the corona virus here in the u.s.

and the new white house will go up to this morning with the reality that biden has inherited a non existant exene distribution plan from the trauma of administration that means that health care community is starting from stretch from point a and now has to scramble and implement a plan without any structure around them so the fight against the we're a virus is not going to be simple but there is a whole ball so it's something we experience when we talked to americans last night out in the streets because the biden administration is taking the spend really seriously taking it very seriously and they will have to because of course the fallout of the pandemic has been a massive economic crisis as well. absolutely many many people already lost jobs are just a vow to losing their jobs facing the reactions that means they need to they will

lose their homes and houses and we always have to keep in mind in this country country there is no security or social security and that if you lose your job very often you lose your health care so many many people are really facing a dark and grim time. let's talk a little bit about the domestic situation we talked extensively about how the country is ruptured essentially. biden made it his his inaugural theme unity how hard will it be to bring people back together. it will be hard i mean we talked about that very often over the course of the last month. one problem is that many hours let's put it let way americans don't live in 2 would different realities that has a lot to do with social media they gain their information from the one side all the

others and there's hardly any common ground and this is something joe biden really has to fix with the help of the republican party as well he will do so and. he really was able last night in his inauguration speech to reach out to every american so the average people using very clear and kind of simple language and asking for support he stressed the fact that he really wants to be the president for both sides and that this country has to come together to be able to really to really overcome all these challenges it is facing right now in his poll of reporting from washington thank you. when i bring up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world. mongolia's prime minister has resigned after public outrage. of a coronavirus patient and her newborn baby krauts took to the streets after the

woman was moved to an infectious disease center wearing just hospital pajamas and plastic slippers at minus 25 degrees celcius. chinese state media are reporting that a worker traps in a gold mine for more than a week has died as rescuers continue efforts to save 21 others 11 have been contacted but the fate of the other 10 remains unknown with. security forces in mali have used tear gas to disperse dozens of demonstrators in the capital bamako purchasers are rallying against the presence of the french military france has deployed over a 1000 troops in mali since 2013 in an anti terror operation. u.k. warehouse full of the astra zeneca oxford cove at 19 the x.e.

has been saved from flooding as wales and parts of northern england are battered by heavy rain and strong winds strong christophe has deluge parts of the nation with some rivers surging to record levels. the threats posed by a new coronavirus variance is topping the agenda of a video summit if e.u. leaders they are considering measures including further border restrictions and better coordination of lockdowns jones on america has defended her decision to extend and tighten germany's national lockdown she says too many people are still dying and is urging germans to take the new variant seriously or face a 3rd wave of infections. some unusual january sunshine in berlin arrived for journalists questions with a more sober message declining in fiction writes fewer people in i.c.u. is just not good enough when still so many people are dying in germany from covert

19. today alone we have lost over 1000 people this is terrible these are not just numbers these are people who have died all alone these are families who are mourning we have to keep reminding ourselves of this. the big worry now comes in the form of variant strains of covert 19 have been isolated cases of them in germany so far they're one of the major reasons lock down measures were extended to meet february and some rules tightened a u. leaders want to stop the strains from spreading across the block without having to close borders pongal americal says germany isn't planning to do that yet bosh. i'll be quite frank if a country with an infection rate twice as high as germany's opens all their shops and we still have ours closed then of course there's a problem. and when it comes to vaccinations another call for patience and enormous global demand and not enough doses has led to

a slower than expected rollout in germany uncle americal says things will improve repeating a promise that everyone in germany should be offered a vaccine by the middle of september. levanon meanwhile is extending its nationwide long down by 2 weeks a desperate effort to fight a steep rise in deaths there all residents are not even allowed to out to shop for groceries a financial collapse the last august's a devastating blast in the capital beirut have already brought the health system to its knees. police and security forces patrol the streets in beirut. their job to enforce the 24 hour curfew that being imposed across lebanon. anyone leaving home must have permission which this driver doesn't appear to have.

the internal security forces have been deployed to make sure the lorries followed in that citizens stay at home especially because of the rise in recent days of the number of dead and of those infected. it seems everything here is closed even grocery shops lebanon is relying on delivery services which is hurting businesses like this bakery. delivery because we can only deliver our production has fallen by 25 to 30 percent when lock down is over our production will improve but because we're relying on the delivery service it's fallen and inflation is more than 30 percent. rickety and believe. the country is already in the middle of another storm as it tries to deal with the crippling economic and financial crisis. and now thanks to

a growing covert 1000 cases it's facing another catastrophe a health care emergency. red cross volunteers is stepping in to try to help hospitals cope honestly the medical sector right now in lebanon is exhausted the image that is always on my mind is just. the hospital beds that are completely full . and so for at least another 2 weeks it's up to police and security services to force people to stay home to fight the coronavirus let's take a look not at some of the other developments in the corona virus pandemic china will impose strict covert testing requirements during the lunar new year holiday where millions of people are expected to travel infections have hit their highest levels since last march and here in europe portugal will close schools and

universities for at least 15 days as authorities there battle the worst of the outbreak so far and australia has recorded no cases for the 4th consecutive day new rules require visitors to test negative within 72 hours of traveling turn our attention now to iraq where at least 32 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a double suicide a bombing in baghdad it's the 1st major attack in the capital in 3 years 2 bombers who are an explosive vest blew themselves up a crowded market authorities believe the incident could mark the resurgence of the so-called islamic state. security forces assess the damage from the deadly suicide blast and are met with pools of blood and widespread destruction. medical workers tend to dozens of injured victims.

and we were there by the stands someone came and fell to the ground instructions complained that his stomach hurt then he pressed the detonator in his hand and it exploded immediately people were torn to pieces many died and were injured. these kinds of attacks were once common in baghdad but have been rare since the islamic state was driven out and 2017 tensions have heightened over forthcoming elections and in economic crisis no one has claimed responsibility for the bombing but authorities are presuming at terrorist link. is still well over. the way and the enemy are clear. as far as i know there has been no declaration but it is likely that the terrorist organization the islamic state is behind this criminal incident. which.

forces. and that does it for me i'm lylah iraq in berlin on behalf of all of us thank you so much for spending this part of your day with us and do stick around business news with stephen brizzly coming up in just a moment i'll see you at the top of the hour. today don't miss our highlights. program mine w dot com highlights. that 77 percent topic are younger than think. that's me and.