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pathogens like the hepatitis b. virus. pollution and sun exposure just some of the known costs and. cancer is one of the main causes of death with nearly 10000000 cancer deaths in 2018 alone in the future some of these diseases could be prevented by bechstein. a customize vaccine created for an individual patient is particularly. effective and with few side effects that's the promise of new m.r. in a technology in the fight against cancer. center in homburg oncologist on his colleagues are preparing to start clinical trials as one of several european facilities testing experimental comes or vaccines. one of the most modern approach is essentially the immune system to take on the enemy in this case the to humans.

what makes a malignant tumor so challenging is that for years it can slip past the body's defenses with camouflage so clever that the immune system doesn't notice the invader or is too weak to keep the cancer cells at bay allowing the tumor to grow on hindered. that was the case with one of dr ahmad's patients who wishes to remain anonymous his cancer was fine during a routine colonoscopy by which time it was advanced with metastases in the liver. back then my life expectancy was estimated to be just a few months it was an utter shock. luckily both the tumor in his intestine and the liver metastases could be surgically removed in a single operation the treatment was required to reduce the risk of the tumour

returning that's the business you work of even the world's top surgeon can't detect single scattered tumor cells in the body that may even be dormant and not multiplying. them a doctor can change the biology of this disease well we know that latent tumour cells can survive inside the body for a long time and they can wake up and start to divide and proliferate again over them. after surgery chemotherapy is often administered to prevent this and to destroy the remaining tumor cells but the treatment also attacks healthy cells in the body. it feels like you're being filled with poison. with the help of a new m.r.i. and a vaccine the hope is to prompt the patient's immune system to target the tumor unlike typical vaccinations it doesn't involve injecting the body activated components of

the disease. the messenger m r n a injected into the muscle tissue provides the blueprint for a specific tumor protein. once it has the blueprints the body then produces its own tumor modules the immune system recognizes them as foreign and produces antibodies the body is now armed with the knowledge of the enemy it faces . basically the production process instead of making it in a laboratory with all the technical procedures. inside the patient's body which ultimately produces it on its own to teach the immune system what it needs to know . the researchers hope the vaccination will enable the immune system to identify tumor cells in the blood early on before they form metastases.

your goal is for the immune system to keep trying the tumor residues it or destroy them then the chance of recovery is greater. expect an upcoming study to shed light on whether that really works he investigates the immune system's response to colon cancer at the national center for tumor diseases in hyderabad. the n r n a vaccine in the study is made by minds based pharma company buy on tech covert 1000 vaccine is based on the same technology. vacuum tuning in and u.s. space modernity are also using m r n a technology in the fight against cancer as well as cause it the goal is to give cancer sufferers personalized vaccinations in the near future. i don't start this is a real milestone we're no longer talking about months or years until it's ready just weeks its significance and potential efficacy have opened up

a whole new playing field. while the focus remains on the coronavirus his patients will have to wait until there comes a vaccine is available the colon cancer patient hopes to have a ready beaten his illness by then but should the cancer recur he'd like to be part of a trial with an m.r.i. and a vaccine. to me initially it all sounds very promising with significantly fewer side effects from a patient's point of view it's a great cause for hope. but how many vaccine doses does it take will the immune booster on its own enable the body to fight the tumor effectively or will it only compliment chemotherapy. there are still many small steps along the way that need to be understood for it to succeed to find out what the possible hurdles are. and that's why these studies are being carried out. it will take some years before the

results are known but on college just world wide are confident that the new technology will become a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer. customized meds and is the great hope for the future and it's longer the deal with regard to gender differences. from a medical standpoint men and women are not created equal symptoms and successful therapies are very different in men and women as the next report shows. had a heart attack last year and she's not back to her old self yet she'd always exercised regularly and was never sick she never imagined she might have a heart problem. i live a healthy life i don't drink and don't smoke. so i fulfilled many preconditions for

actually being healthy. i didn't have any pains in my heart. so i had no reason to think there was anything wrong. with me it's often said that it's mainly men who have heart attacks but that's wrong women with high blood pressure are in fact at much greater risk than men with high blood pressure of having a heart attack and they're more likely to die if they have one. professor gave heart aims to change that she's a cardiologist and a specialist in gender specific medicine with a focus on women's hearts. is this all. unfortunately the imbalance in heart research is particularly extreme a new study for example had 85 percent male test subjects and just 15 percent women . because of a lack of data and clinical studies on women they suffer many more side effects

just want to know hoff to 2 times as many as. this one was a few guidelines for treatment in clinical practice and what are considered normal values really only apply to men we don't have the equivalent for women. so i can live. off was lucky many women with heart problems don't go to the doctor because they don't recognise the symptoms in medical terms there are many differences between men and women with respect to the heart they pronounced women's hearts tend to shrink over time men's grows slightly larger. professor gabe hart has done research into the susceptibility of women's hearts to stress she conducted an experiment with $32.00 women and $32.00 men aged between $50.70 that looked at the interplay of heart and brain

a hybrid scanner images both soft tissue and organ function at the same time that's great for studying the interplay of brain activity and the heart that involved subjecting test subjects to mental stress as this information is that it's important for you to count down from 100 in steps of good heart has found that in women stress plays a major role in heart disease. or aim is to improve diagnostics and treatment. by most sarap a needs to take a patient's stress situation into account and develop specific ways for women to reduce their stress levels. still feels weaker than before her heart attack advances in gender specific cardiology may soon help other women seek and find the right treatment before things get too serious. a problem is red white i'm glad you. do you have

a science question you'd like us to answer. them get in as a video text ovoid slam if we featured on the show you look at a little surprise from us as a thank you come on just ask. to find us on our website d.w. dot com slash science or look for us on twitter. this is the they're in the. it's played without physical contact. the position of 2 the day's headlines in relation to 2 antennas controls the pitch and volume of the music. our next report is about a device that allows every movement of the body to be translated into sounds. it's a technology that lends itself particularly well to special education and therapy.

what if even the smallest of movements could generate a sound then almost everybody could make music with their body. 'd motion composer is a device designed to help people with disabilities overcome their isolation it was developed by robert wexler. the american choreographer and dancer who's lived in germany since 9090. which you have for ongoing nature said we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once i don't think you meant it metaphorically it's practical advice we really should dance and make music every day it makes us happier it makes

us more human. but still wants everybody to be able to do say whatever their physical or mental abilities. it's been a minute as for other tests my opinion that we're all dancers and all musicians that's the principle underlying emotion composer that lets us all live out these instincts. whatever our abilities. in the 1970 s. a new york started experimenting with motion tracking. dancers movements were registered with the help of sun says attached to their bodies. and then translated by an electronic device into sounds. ok dr. i thought this is fun perhaps we can work on it until anybody can do it.

what's the follow through on that with support from the powerhouse university environment and funding from the european union he and a team of software developers composers and therapists got down to work in 2010 to develop the technology and make it easy to use. asprin snoopers motion the principle behind motion composer is that if we make a movement and this movement triggers a nice sound. and if we realize that we made that happen ourselves. then we're already making music and dancing. in the one concert. that slow has come to this t.v. studio.

he's here to demonstrate how motion composer works he grows to how off with the biggest challenge in developing motion composer was the engineering. this sound like this or this there's no handbook to refer to we have to try out a lot of things. and we can. use motion composer have to grasp that it's their own movements that are making the sounds that's the case. to cameras register movements in 3 day. software on allies is the data and translates it in real time into sounds. and. even the tiniest of movements is enough. the divine speeches are going to different musical environments and soundscapes that i'm. gonna dance but i know.

you can move and compose alone or with others. mention to him go on for people with disabilities this complain important role. it's easy it motivates them to move. to express how they're feeling and to interact with others. and that's what's important to disaster. as a tool to stimulate movement motion composer can be used in creative approaches to therapy rehabilitation and specialized education. dancing making music and in front of an audience can be a whole new experience. in my most

people's reactions are really intense full of emotion and joy it's not uncommon to see people cry it out workshops tears of joy all right it's a really beautiful thing. for. us adults robert wexler was often in the limelight. with motion composer he brings of those out of the shadows. this sounds melodies and rhythms of music evoke different emotions and as. the feelings we have about a particular piece of music may change over time that. the music that one scene dramatic or uplifting might now sound cheesy or old fashioned. but there are all the hits that stand the test of time what makes a song

a hit can it be boiled down like that science is trying to find out. wonder this was a smash hit. this 2. and this. one makes a hit a hit that's what brain researcher vincent chong wants to find out. i really enjoy music and the question i really wanted to ask is what makes a song so powerful and so motional. why do i get such a strong feeling when i listen to the music that i enjoy. and his team analyzed $80000.00 chords in $745.00 songs that reach the u.s. charts a computer program calculated whether each chord was predictable or unexpected in the context of the whole truck. then they played the chord sequences stripped of

melody and lyrics to a selection of test persons who then had to say if they like the. our brains work hard when we listen to music it stimulates the parts of the brain that process ound but also the parts responsible for our emotions memory and knowledge. keep spearmint showed that 2 factors in particular increase the likelihood that the test persons liked what they heard. for the 1st instances where the uncertainty is low and the surprise is high and called for good so if the chord progression is fairly predictable most people are happy to hear a surprising chord and it works the other way around too if the chord progression makes you feel like you don't know where it's going to fall east. most people are happy to hear a predictable chord caught in other words it conforms their expectations. good

music still fully manipulates us we like music best when it comes sounds our expectations. could this principle be used to develop the perfect formula for a number one hit. stefan bowman has a doctorate in music and artificial intelligence to him vincent chung's study demonstrates that the chords in chart toppers are mostly simple ones see major is the most commonly used just chords make only rare appearances particular chord progressions are also common. for chords dozens of hits. this australian band created a medley of popular songs all set to the same chord progression. to.

i'm assuming salmon troubled man and moving company. the clip goes to show that most smash hits are pretty similar to the us. there's been a search for a good formula for as long as i've been working on the field yemen cool people have set up companies focused on hit songs sorry i'm switched flopped awfully because i hit a piece of music ultimately depends on the cultural context that changes all the time on that is all snow forts white that's why you're on to them for. good. in other words pop is all about the zeitgeist whatever the latest sound is plus some clever marketing and these days certain john ross and artists are also promoted with the help of recommendation systems. hit song science shows that tracks featuring

the word you are more likely to climb the charts. still success can't be guaranteed there are too many variables not to mention the goosebumps factor. you hear bristol is a ph d. student in computer science at the german research center for artificial intelligence she monitors test person's skin conductance while they listen to music for signs of stress or emotional response she herself reacts positively to this song. some of have been no more dissimilar what do you want a combination of the female vocals and the melody that appeals to me it seems to have depth it moves me. a signal registers this response to me i think. are others likely to respond the same way this sort of data could be

gathered on a large scale and be used to train machine learning programs to identify what sort of news. it is most likely to trigger an emotional response in listeners. another approach is to analyze a database of songs and then create similar compositions. in 2016 daddy's car was the 1st song ever written by a i. was. the program was tasked with creating a new track on the basis of 45 beatles songs and screw. loose leaks on fleet. street the latest software is able to modify tried and tested hits ad infinitum. hotel california for example. i. just. couldn't be

a brand new hit or is something missing. the feel the songs were in how many songs were written by someone unhappy in love depressed on drugs or in a state of euphoria i know my machine doesn't have to try to just switch it on that it gets to work it has no sense of mortality it just runs and runs. the comp the last trip. might be an ai experts but his musical taste is old school he believes a hit song should be moving and unique but going by spotify algorithms hits are becoming increasingly formulaic it's something proves popular it's copied a lot of music producers who work with different artists repeat themselves music is getting ever more predictable and ai will only consolidate the trend. it probably won't be too long before researchers come up with the perfect formula for

a number one hits but will these songs give you goosebumps like the hits of the past. probably not. that's all for this edition of tomorrow today join us again next time for more fascinating stories from science and technology. stay healthy and stay curious.

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this is the reviews live from. chief blame for the coup that ousted the civilian government. promises to power after a new round of elections international concern of the crackdown grows after police turned. peaceful protesters also on the program at least 18 dead and more than $100.00 making missing in northern india. breaks releasing devastating floodwaters rescue search for dozens of power plant workers trapped inside

a tunnel. very huge celebrations in florida. 2 the space. the city changed to super bowl. i'm welcome to the program. chief says vote rigging justifies last week's military general neighing planning insists the civilian leaders failed to investigate alleged irregularities in november election in his 1st television address since the coup the general promised to hand back power after fresh elections there's increasing international concern about the crackdown against protesters who are demonstrating against the ousting of the civilian government.

one week on from the arrest of their elected leader me and ma has grown bolder. 'd protesters in the capital naypyidaw space police water cannons on monday blocking their path their only weapons a 3 finger salute which has come to represent the pro-democracy movement of thora he's have since issued a warning on state t.v. to protesters who break the lol you know if you need to unite should must be taken according to the law with effective steps against offenses which disturb prevent and destroy the state stability public safety and the rule of law. in addition to the street protests a nationwide strike began on monday a campaign of civil disobedience has all the while been growing louder launched by medical personnel protests have now spread across the country after the army chief seize power on february 1st the military detained later cheney and dozens of her

party members accusing them of election fraud demonstrators are demanding her release and the restoration of her government. i'm supporting the young people demonstrating only if they fight against the military gentle can our country become better everyone must have this kind of courage for the sake of our future yet you know we don't want to live under a dictatorship rule we want to live under mother soon the rules people would love and care. terminal much 11 are decided to fight until the end until they are released the rallies have so far been pace full unlike bloody crackdowns during widespread protests in previous decades pope francis on monday added his voice to growing international condemnation of the current with your these days my thoughts go in particular to the pain. full of man mom. to whom i express my affection and

my closeness. to the paf who wants to mark or see undertaken in recent years it was prosequi interrupted by last week's could it. yes that the man as course. as the protests grow bigger and bolder demonstrators continued to be matched with a greater show of force from authorities. all mounted sandy areas are academic and human rights activist who's now based in london welcome to day w how much support does mayor mouse movement have well although warmly. and made most cities have stage approaches to day was the 3rd day and you have seen in the photographic images and you know facebook lawns i mean all the

warming oh position against is a military coup that is no warranty on any grounds so we've seen hundreds of thousands take to the streets but we've seen today the use of water cannon and there were reports of martial law in parts of young going to mandalay so are we likely bound to see a violent crackdown from the north orators and perhaps mass arrests. yes i think you know the military has been in power since 1962 there were. about 10 years of slight opening with the constitution that the military road for itself to perpetuate its grip on the country separate. the political institutions and developments and so the what's really interesting is the military . in addition to declaring martial law lords in some parts of the

the country the ministries also like a preparing to. create a. riots on the streets if the protest groups truth and did today on the burmese have facebook launched there are about $100.00. trucks carrying. a plain clothes soldiers of reputed is believed to be carrying some kind of audience sticks. rubber that was that this morning in rangoon and also they're using this trampy and rhetoric and this a lot of cars carrying this sign stalks you know that street from stop this. that don't from supporters used in the united states and so i thought it is actually quite worrying and finally they're using facial recognition technology

even the chinese are using against. people in china janet other parts of china the surveillance is probably advanced and i just want him to interrupt of edge of the pick up on a point when you you may you've just lab's the me so far says have effectively paid thugs do you believe those paid thugs beat up protestors or to pretend to be protesters in order to give their thoughts is the excuse to get stuck into the protesters. it's not my believe the military has used to pay tax as late as 2003. you know attacking the am more to kato own son sujit and other senior colleagues of hers while they were traveling across the country in

a country. about 100 miles outside to mandy and they have a bit brutally beaten up and it was made to look like i have you know this supporters of the own sun sujit east opposing politics. and sued you know to trying to show to the world that you know there there is a communal sort of like you do inter-party out conflict on the streets and you know they're there and keep prevails and riots are happening so that is when the military planned to do was send in security forces to crack down and clear the streets but right they do this things 5 feet he's ok thank you so much for about and thanks for joining us my own zani and want to thank you. germany has announced the expulsion of

a diplomat from the russian embassy in berne led german foreign ministry said the move was in response to russia's decision last week to expel differ much from germany sweden and poland russia accuse those diplomats of participating in illegal demonstrations in support of from critical let's say in the valley sweden and poland have also expelled russian diplomats retaliate. we'll take a look at some more of the stories making headlines around the world now the united states has announced it will reengage with the u.n. human rights council the jump administration withdrew from the group 3 years ago citing what it said was unfair targeting of israel u.s. and voice marc said said his country would return as an observer and seek reelection as a full member. riot police have clashed with protesters in beirut hundreds demanded the release of anti-government activists detained in northern lebanon last month the nominees are who took 17 people into custody after writers angered by

growing poverty set fire to government buildings in the city of tripoli. at least 18 people are dead and more than $180.00 missing in northern india after part of a himalayan class you broke off releasing a torrent of flood water that crashed into a dam so they happened so quickly that people had no time to react authorities can state say rescue workers have begun to search for survivors and to recover bodies. joy as rescue workers recover several survivors but the search is far from over units and must be taken according to the law with effective steps against offenses which disturb prevent and destroy the state stability public safety and the rule of law. in addition to the street protests a nationwide strike began on monday a campaign of civil disobedience has all the while been growing louder launched by

medical personnel protests have now spread across the country after the army chief seize power on february 1st the military detained later cheney and dozens of her party members accusing them of election fraud demonstrators are demanding her release and the restoration of her government. i'm supporting the young people demonstrating only if they fight against the military gentle can our country become better everyone must have this kind of courage for the sake of our future yet you know we don't want to live under dictatorship rule we want to live under mother soon the rules people would love and care for. them and all much 11 are decided to fight until the end until they are released the rallies have so far been pace full unlike bloody crackdowns during widespread protests in previous decades pope francis on monday added his voice to growing

international condemnation of the current with your these days my thoughts go in particular to the people of myanmar. to whom i express my affection and my closeness. to the paf towards democracy undertaken in recent years. was brusquely interrupted by last week's could a tall. as the protests grow bigger and bolder. demonstrators continue to be matched with a great show of force from authorities. all monsanto a air star academic and human rights activist who's now based in london welcome to t w how much support does mayor mouse movement have well although warming lee. and meade most cities have stage approaches to date was the 3rd day and you have

seen ahead in the photographic images and you know facebook lawns i mean all the warming opposition against is a military coup that is no warranted on any grounds so we've seen hundreds of thousands take to the streets but we've seen today the use of water cannon and there were reports of martial law in parts of young going to mandalay so are we likely bent to say a violent crackdown from the north or tears and perhaps mass arrests yes i think you know the military has been in power since 1962 there was. about 10 years of slight opening with the constitution that the military road for itself to perpetuate its grip on the country separate. the political

institutions and developments and so the what's really interesting is the military . in addition to declaring martial law in some parts of the the country the ministries also like you preparing to. create. riots on the streets if the protest groups truth and did today on the burmese have facebook launched there are about $100.00 times that trucks carrying. a plain clothes soldiers repute is believed to be carrying some kind of audience sticks. rubber that was that this morning in rangoon and also they're using this trampy and rhetoric and this a lot of cars carrying this sign stalk you know that street from stop this.

that don't from supporters used in the united states and so i thought it is actually quite worrying and finally they're using facial recognition technology even the chinese are using against. people in china janet other parts of china the surveillance is probably advanced and i just want him to interrupt of educate want to point the new you may you've just alleged the me so far says have effectively paid thugs do you believe those paid thugs beat up protestors or to pretend to be protesters in order to give their thoughts is the excuse to get stuck into the protesters. it's not my believe the military has used to pay tax as late as 2003.

you know attacking the am more to kato own son sujit and other senior colleagues of hers while they were traveling across the country in a country. about 100 miles outside to mandy and they have a bit brutally beaten up and it was made to look like i have you know this supporters of the own sun suge east opposing politics. and suited to trying to show to the world that sound here and there there is a communal sort of like into inter polity out conflict on the streets and you know they're there and keep prevails and riots are happening so that is when the military plan to send in security forces to crack down and clear the streets but right they do this season 5 feet he's ok thank you so

much for about and thanks for joining us my own zani and london thank you. a germany has announced the expulsion of a diplomat from the russian embassy in berlin german foreign ministry said the move was in response to russia's decision last week to expel differ much from germany sweden and poland russia accuse those diplomats of participating in illegal demonstrations in support of from critical let's say in the valley sweden and poland have also expelled russian diplomats retaliate. we'll take a look at some more of the stories making headlines around the world now the united states has announced it will reengage with un human rights council the trumpet ministration withdrew from the group 3 years ago citing what it said was unfair targeting of israel u.s. and voice marc said said his country would return as an observer and seek reelection as a full member. riot police have clashed with protesters in beirut hundreds

demanded the release of anti-government activists detained in northern lebanon last month the nominees are who took 17 people into custody after writers angered by growing poverty set fire to government buildings in the city of tripoli. at least 18 people are dead and more than $180.00 missing in northern india after part of a himalayan class you broke off releasing a torrent of flood water that crashed into a dam so they happened so quickly that people had no time to react authorities can state say rescue workers have begun to search for survivors and to recover bodies. joy as rescue workers recover several survivors but the search is far from over some dead bodies have already been found several groups of workers are still believed to be trapped in tunnels unable to get out. of us if it's major

since this morning we have intensified all search operation in a 2nd tunnel we have information that around 30 people are trapped there and around 300 police officers are deployed there clearing the tunnel so that people can be rescued. according to information from the local authorities around 170 people are missing 12 people were rescued by a team on sunday from another tunnel. this is the moment a small dam was swept away after part of a mountain glacier upstream broke unleashing a torrent of water and a brief one hydroelectric plant was destroyed another under construction was damaged or forest he said they were able to prevent further damage downstream by opening the gates to release water the tragedy occurred in northern india and the top of an area of the state of to rock out and this region in the himalayas is prone to flash floods and landslides in 2013 monsoon floods here killed 6000 people

and led to calls for a review of development projects in the state authorities say the main flood danger has passed but the work for rescue teams here is only just begun. as south africa has suspended its rollout of the oxford astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine after a small clinical trial suggested it only it offered only minimal protection against mild to moderate illness from the corona virus variant that originated in the country south africa received more than a 1000000 doses of the vaccine and had planned to stop vaccinating frontline health is in. coming days before he said the program will proceed in the coming weeks but with johnson with vaccines by johnson and johnson and biotech pfizer instead. of the biggest event in american sport quarterback tom brady had a great game as the tampa bay buccaneers beat the kansas city chiefs on their home

field in the super bowl brady security 7 super bowl title the most of any n.f.l. player gave the city of tampa bay a big reason to party. even the pandemic couldn't keep these fans off the streets masks and social distancing when no way in sight not after the tampa bay buccaneers stomped kansas city 31292 in the super bowl the victory exceeded all expectations. abbreviated media brady just turned and went as you go whenever you feel like and like that it is kind of a very much a bit of a box my whole way for you to go to a whole game with a big stone broke while all my buddies back home you know engaged on the student and you know all of them are bent against the box that you know you can't bet against tom brady bats and you really can't tom brady threw 3 touchdown passes he also see a record 7th super bowl title and a 5th m.v.p.

award but was this championship more special. girl special in there although. it's been amazing year mazie year restocked a good start 72 and i've had a rough stretch where we kind of found her identity and played a lot better football down last december january and just really proud of all the guys proud of all the coaches everybody and i. to understand just how impressive all this is no other player in the n.f.l. has won more than 5 super bowls brady is also the oldest player to win the championship he's 43 but age is just a number and tom brady continues to fly high. europe's most famous carnival has begun in venice where events have been drastically scaled back for a 2nd year because of the pandemic no throngs of tourists on some mob square this year but some locals are donning traditional costumes and masks after business is

known to campaign to encourage the nations to rediscover their city without the crowds but for all the fans who couldn't visit this year some events are being streamed online. as if you're up to date i'll have more world news for you at the top of the hour stephen has a house you have to heat up the business update in just about out of the day. every day counts for us and for our planet.

this is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make super screen how can we protect habitats what to do with all our waste. we can make a difference by choosing smaller solutions overstrained said in our waste. google ideas limited series including $3000.00. a path clears for him goes the a conduit to leave the w t o u s giving its blessing after the south korean contender withdrawals from the race look at the reaction in africa and from a country while his home country of nigeria. also on the show a pandemic lockdown in zimbabwe has brought down case levels but it's also hit the

fragile economy there hard. blow welcome to the show i'm stephen beard sick in berlin it's good to have you with us of the race to leave the w t o appears to be nearing a resolution after the us gave its backing to former nigerian finance minister ngozi a convoy. of the by the administration is now promising strong support for a conduit while the last candidate in the race to become director general after south korean trade minister young haight dropped out last week under the trump administration the us had opposed a conjoined while his candidacy should become both the 1st woman and the 1st african to lead the w t o now for more on this let's go to my correspondent colleague joy during beer in nairobi hello joy good to see you. a country while would be the 1st african to leave such a prominent position what's the african reaction to this. adversary's very optimistic that. goes he's going to deliver on how it might be considering why

the scope of knowledge when it comes to international intrigue and diplomacy as well and she has on several occasions mentioned that should she be the next director general she's going to shake out the world trade organization and so must the africa is optimistic the fact that this is the 1st time an african voice is being given the position to head the deputy law and also she is a woman saw the tight is changing and africa is hoping that she's going to be able to also look into the issues of africa that have been for a long time being ignored and so it yeah and he's optimistic on this part of blunt their country while it was finance minister i believe for 2 terms in nigeria she's not exactly beloved there what he told us. well she has been very stern when it comes to transparency and elimination of corruption in nigeria for

the 2 terms but we had she was finance minister and so she's had to really deal we've. really had to help nick and i have when it comes to dealing with gretchen and that is why the sections in nigeria she's not the favorite but having had her experience and how she has managed to deal with different organizations that she has added like spending 25 years of the world bank that has a diverse class and elegies she actually is one of the most respected women on the african continent and looking at her dual citizenship american dual citizenship is not doubt that while a jury or a section of nigerian might think you know she's not the best candidate but it crossed the african continent and it is case globally and american close it is not doubt that she's going to deliver on monday arrived or during berra with us from nairobi thank you very much all right

weeks of lockdown in zimbabwe have helped curb the surge in crowd of ours and factions there but they haven't helped the country's economy which was already in rough shape to begin with a getting basic services from the government has become in particular and even more difficult task take a look at. the usual hustle and bustle on the streets of harare his die down considerably now that some by and by his further tightened measures to curb the infection rate. access to government agency says also restricted those an urgent need of documents have to be patient. so let's just get to the bottom of it you were facing many challenges here and we spend at least 2 hours waiting just to get assistance but the more we stand around in a crowded line the greater risk we have of getting infected with the deadly virus she of us she thought she leadership damaged so much that you know just 10 percent of government employees are allowed to work from the office right now according to

the latest a crane to deal with what's absolutely necessary this worker has set up an office inside of his car. we're going to proclaim where it is shut down the government should close it may seem a little forced so we're going to lend some of to it's unfortunate that it will persist as several members of the government have died of covert 19 in recent weeks and since many zimbabweans work in neighboring south africa people worry about the high risk of an outbreak of the new variant of the virus here. let's take a look at some of the other business stories making headlines. days after congress approved a $1.00 trillion dollar relief plan for the u.s. economy treasury secretary janet yellen said the plan could generate enough growth to restore full employment by next year republican senators had argued senators rather had argued that biden's proposal was too expensive. bitcoin has reached

another record high it jumped 10 percent on monday after the lawn musts tesla revealed that it invested $1500000000.00 in the cryptocurrency last month at its monday peak one because it was worth over $44000.00. over sharing app air b.n. b. is tightening its rental policies in france the site will only allow rentals with a formal registration number the move comes after criticism that the popularity of air b.n. b. is contributing to housing shortages in paris similar concerns have been raised in amsterdam new york and berlin. right over to the tech industry where a shortage of semiconductors is slowing production for car companies around the world another sign of just how critical the chip industry has become here's one more german british semiconductor supplier dialogue has now received a multi-billion euro takeover bid to look. many i phones contain chips made by dialects semiconductor apple is the british german firm speak is the client but the

supplier all super duces circuits for the auto industry and for the internet of things a major growth market which has attracted japanese semiconductor producer and nice us electronics the tokyo manufacturer has offered 4900000000 euros to acquire the chip maker. semiconductors hotter than ever and frankfurt dialog semiconductor share price has climbed to a record high. it's not the only german firm in the sector that could soon become trolled by asia taiwan's global wavers has offered more than 4000000000 euros to take over munich based silicon wafer suppliers still try. silicon waivers are a key component in integrated circuits in brussels e.u. regulators are concerned over the sell out of european made future technologies the extent of the dependency on asian manufacturers can be seen in the audio industry assembly lines grind to

a halt if essential microchips are not available that's why plans to invest billions in the expansion of the european semiconductor industry a quickly solidifying. it's the 3rd day of demonstrations in myanmar where protesters are marching against a week old military coup the latest images show thousands of people in the streets to protest against north her grow including in the capital. so far the protests have been peaceful but many democracy rather pro-democracy reformers are worried that a recent increase in police presence escalates. or the military power grab could also excel or rate the withdrawal of western companies that had formally been flocking to the country. the busy streets of young gone neon mars largest city reflect the changes that have taken place over the last decade during the process of democratization. international investors have spent millions of dollars to build new infrastructure mobile phone networks and to connect the once isolated country

to the international banking system. all of that is at risk now. this is. i think that's the saddest thing here that there has been a lot of development that's worked for everyone democratically and economically in recent years and that's all in peril now as a result of the military coup. the biggest fear is for sue tun who runs a car dealership in myanmar are u.s. sanctions president biden has already threatened such a move. on it but that it the coup affects foreign currency exchange the market will cool down we will be reluctant to make purchases our major concern is how we maintain a banking system and if we're put under u.s. sanctions. the textile sector here has boomed in recent years 700000 people manufacture clothing and footwear for western brands such as a generic the gap and i didas. the industry makes up 3 percent of me on mars annual

economic output it now fears that major clothing retailers might stop sourcing from myanmar for public relations reasons. and the french institute of international relations says last week's military coup could push me on march further into china's arms the 2 countries share a 2100 kilometer border and the giant neighbor is myanmar's most important supplier of military equipment including armored vehicles and jet fighters the chinese also see me on mar is an important country in beijing's belt and rode global trade route initiative western sanctions could leave a vacuum that china would only be. well perhaps you're part of the craze demand for avocados has been skyrocketing. and germany where avocados are traditionally on the menu imports have tripled in recent years how farmers in spain the action but the price. environment activist rafael hughes

ponders the reservoir which supplies avocado pharmacy it with water it's only a 3rd of its normal level there's been too little rain and the farmers need far too much water to cultivate avocados. every year new fields of plant means more water consumption there's a connection between that and the reservoirs low levels. only a few years ago the ashoke a region nia malika presented a different face with all of gross vineyards and vegetable fields the small plots provided a modest additional income for local families until the avocado bloom surprised even the old hands here. people who used to plant potatoes and other things turn to avocados that happened over the last 10 to 12 years or so. especially $8500.00 hectares are reserved for the fashionable fruit most of the water for those fields comes from the reservoir and is carefully distributed it

takes 1900 liters of water to grow a kilo of avocados how v.a. brown stores his share in some rainwater in his own reservoir lack of water is limiting growth. we've got soil climate but no water. activist rafael use has looked closely into the region. he's found places where new fields are being cleared for avocados you know if there are plenty of illegal plots . those responsible at the irrigation collective. not checking closely enough water. definitely. the main reservoir would need reducing just to supply legal avocado farms here so years ago millions were invested in treating waste water for irrigation.

this has been ready for 6 years but we're still waiting for the permits right now it looks like you'll be able to use this water in the coming summer. spain produced $87.00 founders and tonnes of a cottage last year most of them in a shocking. hand with demand and prices so high and avocados are now being grown in other regions water will decide the future day as well. right that's it for me and indeed to be business team here berlin to find us online dot com slash business it's always fun to watch. what secrets lie behind the scenes while. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. d.w. world heritage 360 getting up now. how does

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