this is the news live from berlin germany sets out a plan to boost its stalled vaccination rollout chancellor merkel promises to vaccinate vaccinate vaccinate and add flexibility to the program. and germany honors the scientists who brought hope to the world by developing the 1st pope in 1000 baxi biotech founders. and or shaheen will go down in history.

a mommy and use of welcome to the program germany's federal and state leaders have held a virtual summit to discuss the country's stalled coronavirus vaccination drive like other european countries germany is dealing with a 3rd wave of infections following the summit chancellor merkel announced measures to speed up the vaccination process these include allowing family doctors to inoculate patients and possibly even ordering a shipment of russia's sputnik vaccines so far less than 10 percent of germans have been vaccinated as far fewer than in the u.k. or the u.s. . here's chancellor merkel talking about the vaccination drive. we want to plan for making it will become faster and more flexible. the voice we want to demonstrate the proverbial and try it untrusted german foreign minister well complimentary that with more german flexibility again. there have been plans

to use germany's lockdown over the coming weeks but now case numbers are rising again earlier we spoke to chief political correspondent melinda crane and asked her whether there are chances that the restrictions will be eased anytime soon definitely not we heard the health minister saying this morning look we need to put rules back in place we simply are moving into a rate of exponential infection increases and the chancellor saying this evening that she believes that on monday the government will impose the so-called emergency brake that's something that the locally regionally toure's agreed on with the chancellor a about 2 weeks ago in which if the infection rate goes up above a certain level then in fact all of the measures to begin opening would be halted and we would go back into tighter restrictions including on the number of people people are permitted to me now countries across europe resumed the use of the astra

zeneca vaccine on friday after it was declared safe by the european medicines agency roll out of the vaccine was halted in countries across the globe this week over reports of blood clots and people who received the shot many people remain skeptical of astra zeneca and are reluctant to take the shot now national leaders have been getting it in an attempt to convince the public and save. in the u.k. the vaccine rollout was never hold it and on friday prime minister barak johnson had his 1st shot by the wonderful not believe he said you going to give a shot i literally did not feel a thing and so it was very. very quick and you know what i'm going to panel recommended to harley. following a review by the european medicines agency several countries in europe wasted no time in getting back on track france was initially slow to use the shot but on friday the prime minister juncker stacks received his 1st dose on camera.

germany also regime did ministering the vaccine and scientists at a german university published initial findings on what might be behind the blood clots. scientists from the university of cairo got 6 blood samples from the palace institute which is the german federal agency for their prove a sex scene and they say that they studied these blood samples in great detail and that they were able to connect the vaccine that has any comic scene to a special form of immune response which leads to the formation of the blood clots that have been observed in these patients we have to keep in mind that they only looked at a very small number of samples only 6 not samples and that their results have not been approved by other scientists and they have not even been reviewed by the institute i reviewed by the world health organization concluded the benefits far

outweigh the risks we understand that people may have had concerns about the safety of the oxford astra zeneca but. the question with any pharmaceutical or vaccine is whether the risk of taking it is greater or less than the risk of the disease it's meant to prevent or treat. in this case there is no question. of 19 deadly diseases and the. comparable german chancellor angela merkel said she would take the vaccine as did italian prime minister mario draghi. with vaccines providing a critical reach out of the pandemic more world leaders may soon be rolling up their sleeves for the camera. germany has honored the scientists who developed the world's 1st covered 19 vaccine the founders of drug company biotech have been or

awarded the order of merit of their lifesaving breakthrough largely by starting work on the vaccine before their rivals. it's an award for service to the nation and yet this couple's extraordinary achievement has global dimensions it abound groundbreaking discovery is saving lives in life and hurts. it's ensuring our social economic and cultural survival. time a person is vaccinated and we take a small step back towards normal life and towards the life we miss and the people we love so they mention. do you believe it's been seizure of this i'm certain seldom has a scientific achievement of such existential importance been recognized. that will. shine founded by on take in 2008 at their company's headquarters in

mines they and their team have been working on the next generation cancer treatment for more than a decade using m r n a technology that was until news from china emerged about doctors discovering a mysterious new virus spreading rapidly in the city of. at 1st the world didn't pay much attention. to it she did even before the world health organization issued its 1st major warning the biotech team started working around the clock less than a year later there vaccine was approved in many countries around the world. that not only earned them one of germany's tired but also thank you letters from around the globe. we saw grandparents reunited with their grandchildren doctors and nurses that no longer needed to be worried about their relatives when i read messages like these i can say the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter green for tara but to end the pandemic shine emphasizes one last big concerted effort is

necessary he appealed to people to remain cautious. side 2 thirds of the way are already behind us one 3rd is ahead and i'm absolutely sure that if we can do this we will get the pandemic under control. like everyone else shine and surety will then be able to return to normal everyday life and for them that means getting back to work on their own original mission of developing a new treatment for cancer. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. many provisions have been rushing to leave the city ahead of a new lockdown which has just gone into effect in some of france's most populous areas many shoppers also made last minute purchases before the stores closed the government ordered the measures to curb rising over 1000 infection numbers. young environmental activists have staged protests in cities around the world as part of

the 1st global climate strike of 2021 swedish activists cleta to bag led a demonstration her hometown of stockholm criticizing world leaders for failing to treat climate change as a crisis. rural communities in eastern australia are battling a plague of mice thousands have been running rampant in the state of new south wales invading silos and barns and threatening the bumper grain harvest a surge is being blamed on heavy summer rains after years of drought. police in turkey have raided the homes of procurators peoples democratic party members 2 days after beginning legal action to ban the group dozens of party officials were detained an accused of having links to militant organizations procurators party denies the charges and describes the police operation as a political coup protester a prosecutor filed a case with the constitutional court on wednesday seeking to outlaw the pro kurdish people's democratic party it's the latest in

a series of crackdowns against the parliament's 3rd largest party. turkey has been taking action against h d p lawmakers for years we asked political scientist dust on just seem why officials are now seeking to ban it. the turkish government is facing a huge economic crisis a huge political crisis and an acting out and stirring up the whole pot with this pro quo dish party h.p.p. that they accuse of having links to the p.k. k. without really having good proof that it's really something that stirs up this conflict and gathers people to support our go on more and to support this image of oh do i being the strong leader although he is deeply in a crisis and he doesn't know his way around senior u.s. and chinese officials have concluded what washington described as a serious talks in alaska this was the 1st high level encounter since president joe biden took office and the gloves were off as the 2 countries aired their

differences among the sticking points human rights the pandemic and china's military buildup it was supposed to be a traditional photo op between 2 economic and military superpowers but instead a backroom brawl exploded on to the world stage as both sides launched scathing indictments also discuss our deep concerns with actions by china including actions wrong hong kong taiwan cyber attacks on the united states economic coercion toward our allies each of these actions threaten the rules based order that maintains will stability. that's why they're not merely internal matters and why we feel an obligation to raise these issues here today chinese communist party foreign affairs chief yang a chief fired back by questioning america's status as a leader. so we hope that when talking about universal values or international public opinion on the part of the united states we hope the u.s.

side will think about whether it feels reassured saying these things because the us does not represent the world it only represents the government of the united states . and the u.s. secretary of state reasserted america's leadership role i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back there were reengage with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taking but with the mutually agreed diplomatic protocol scrafton china's foreign affairs chief deflected criticism of its own human rights record by pointing back at the u.s. world. in regard to human rights. we hope the u.s. can do a little better in this aspect of me with us as human rights issues are deeply rooted it didn't just exist during the past 10 years slaughter of

african-americans has always been a problem. so. with a chilly start to the new normal for relations between china and the u.s. the rest of the world is watching closely to understand where they fit in in this new balance between global powers. in football the draw for the quarter finals of the champions league has been made and holders byron munich faced tough tough opposition as they look to retain their crown they have drawn big spending in a repeat of last season's final the bonus league has other representatives borisa dortmund are also up against a financial powerhouse manchester city with the 1st leg to be played in england in the other ties madrid played liverpool and porto take on chelsea the quarterfinals begin on april 6th but it's like a football now and the friday night match up saw 2nd place leipzig travel to

beautiful team trying to stay clear of relegation it took until the 2nd half or live sick to break through marcel stop its or tap the ball into the net for a one no lead downie olmo provided it is in the 46 minute now it was all live signee did the win puts them within point of 1st place with biron playing on saturday. here's a reminder of our top stories this hour. germany's leaders have agreed on a series of measures to speed up vaccinations family doctors will begin giving jobs chancellor angela merkel says the government's motto is vaccinated vaccinated vaccinate but the health minister says that alone will not be enough to contain a 3rd wave of the pandemic. germany has honored the scientists who won the race to develop the world's 1st coated 19 vaccine founders of the drug maker by on tax for awarded the order of merit. watching the news from

berlin up next news africa with any michael jr there's more on the news app and d w dot com dot com and of course you can follow us on instagram and twitter means i'm already and he says thanks for joining us. every day. for us and for our planetary. global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make cities streamer how can we protect animals and there have been times what to do with the waste. we can make a difference by choosing reforestation overdue forestation recycling for disposable

smart new solutions oberstein said you know what use is truly unique and we know that uniqueness is what how wows us to live and survive gloom ideas the environmental issues in global 3000 on g.w. and going on. this is the w.'s africa. coming up on the program the cost of war in ethiopia steve groene region months of the fighting began to dry back continued concerns about human rights abuses moscow's 3 strands of people and growing shortage of food also coming up. tanzania son me absolutely has been sworn in as the country's best female president i will have policies be any different from her previous assets.

i made in my junior welcome to the program they have been repeated reports of fighting extrajudicial killings and rape from ethiopia steve groene reason will be speaking to the country's ambassador to germany for a closer look but before that we took each of the troubled regions capital where at 1st sight daily life appears to have returned to normal but the conflict that began in early november has left its deep box many residents and the number of displaced people who have such refuge in the city continued reports of the war still raging on. hundreds of civilians are being treated for their injuries in hospitals in the regions capital mckillop they come from all over to the conflict started over 4 months ago thousands are believed to have been killed since that.

to grant special forces and the if you'll be an army started fighting when the fighting stopped the ground forces left but the rest of the soldiers started killing civilians and the majority of the people died but some of us escaped in our area about 41 people died. most of the patients here say those carrying out the attacks are ethiopian and eritrean soldiers who are fighting the former ruling party in the region the to great people's liberation front or the p.l.f. the federal government has yet officially acknowledged the presence of eritrean troops integrate well the region's interim president insists the t.p.s. is responsible for the current crisis why this has happened in the region is really important because it should be repeatedly cited because the russian and before the north in the region was attacked so this was sort of the

governors of people the borders so without having this force it's not difficult to say no to almost complete this. it's created by just a good effort. and make residents have expressed anger at the situation as if you feel betrayed by the central government to gray held a regional election in september 2020 which was deemed illegal by federal authorities many gradients who are in favor of the country's federal system now want their region to become independent. of what it is all. about in the end of it getting it. to be and it is a lot to give them. it we have. right so we went on last on the police say one. thing that their frustration is

also fueled by a humanitarian crisis throughout the region tens of thousands of people have arrived in mckellar seen violence for months my lead has worked as a volunteer helping displaced communities such as in the school which has been transformed into makeshift accommodation the federal government says it has scaled up humanitarian efforts but people here still face a shortage of food drinking water and medication the government. i mean it in good hit is now working his job his just finding the tourist that's right came here is now my job i'm married just doing very uncertain you know i'm here for my people . she's particularly worried about the children and regularly organizes to distribution in an effort to fight. and i'm really mortified about ballet russe going on in my country and this is a very sad i am. it's very sad to see children just be like this.

with fighting still reported daily in rule areas to continue to flock to the cities desperate to tell their story they're also showing signs of collective trauma joining me now. to germany has. been one business. for your time now we're hearing repeated reports of fighting still going on in t. guy yet your government says the war is over what is the actual situation. thank you for inviting me i trust situation is. a major operation of 3 fourths mental patients completed a quote that they don't. run away with a moment. yet the ones who are in bush. or so hiding in the quarter grass in the title company have an idiot and source who. need to cry by destroying the by talking to the national defense forces in the november night and

. the military and or social brutally. mix themselves out and. we've. got a new person and. stories a country. that's going to the government want to beings is reduced to will just be someone. give the. order to all. searching for and lead to justice or ok so talking about the wall your aim was to our. leadership because they were not here into our policies have you achieved. actually as you some of them have come back and deliver to destroy destabilize a country and if it was not kind of did such a way it would want was an event in countries. i think that is

a horrifying and do horn of africa would have been the sport for a terrorist as it was one point on time so that the countries no destabilized the country in such a way that expected that's what is achieved we want to would such a way ok so you saying this the believe in the country now but my mom us about last week we had a woman on this program who said they had been raped by u.t.m. under a tree and so just how do you respond to that. there are so many allegations self right abuse in different places even if you can't be and others you can and government has now stick to the assigned. and or feel which is led by the if you get human rights commissioner to the independent and or so invited all international. community to come into a committee and it or settle for a journalist to stand or fall for a independent investigators $280.00 up and human rights commission to make this

investigation credible just just to be clear you admit and then that they are every tree and troops on the ground and if they are why are they there ok that is to this is one of the industry getting going on. because there are allegations that says. this in this one of the indication is. any. white this will be investigated and the outcome will be understood clearly with independent investigators. so back to the investigation that you see your government is allowing because indeed if you get invited a un human rights commission to jointly investigate all these allegations of the crimes going on why not allow an independent un investigation would full access. not. access anywhere. only even last time it was only for

security reasons they put example if the humanitarian assistance will do not is this too immediate and which was not controlled and if this is. hiding in corners we can kind of anybody the government's responsibility to see if that is the investigators will in many to get an assistance or not is that now in the kind of investigation or so why it's a joint issue what. it's not how but anyone even today for anybody is unhindered access is allowed but to help is a lot to understand as it is a very complex situation ok excellent see. if you are some bastard out of germany thank you very much for your time thank you so much for your time. female president somehow salue her son was sworn in as head of state after the

death of her predecessor john michael fully to its father amend. the 5 year term which ends in 2025 let's hear how some feel about the new president who. now you want i'm proud sammy has been sworn in as president because we as women are capable. of for now we can lay back on the father who left us can't for the less privileged and now we have the woman who understands the needs of women she will take care of our interests and follow our father's footsteps it will be both about the former president michael fully who is hardworking chose her as his vice president because he had seen the qualities that enabled her to be his deputy that he had to give her that we're certain that she will deliver but. she's a hard working woman who's able to handle that position and i know is absolutely

let's get some more insight on this tanzanian mohamed caliph from did abuse case what he said is joins me now many thanks for your time now what can we expect from president sammy also who has. actually not that much changes i mean from from from his pretty i mean from his. president. but then actually there might be some. new developments with some point comes to the mission out of consideration in which in a hospital she mentioned that to us that people to to look forward not to look backward to look for the more positive tanzania that means and we should we should be trusted by other that she means the consummation with the political divide that we are having in tanzania no ok but what is expected of a really in tackling issues such as press freedom and also the way the country are so far handled a cone of virus pandemic. on the press freedom

a she might be somehow so liberal the way she has been always shows it's always been but then comes to corona virus pandemic that is now something which is now which is still showing some not very positive mostly because for example today when she was in there nobody in the audience except for the form of presidents who are wearing masks and even when she was leading the fuss to a cabinet meeting the same happened so we don't i don't think that would be much to say on the shift in the protocol of how the virus measures but let's see mohamed d.w. africa thank you my pleasure. and that's how we wrap up this show for the week from all bastar is going to do w dot com slash africa all visit our facebook and twitter pages good by other great

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new adventures in the 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. world heritage 316 get the map now. europe's largest economy looks to extend its lock down german shops restaurants and hotels will be hit the hardest trade associations many are already on the brink. meanwhile the u.s. an altogether different picture theater chain. stores in california as americans gradually return to in person services and shopping. the show it's one of germany's biggest business scandals now investors and wire card are wondering if they'll ever see their money again. to show in berlin businesses

across germany are bracing for a new lockdown measures as covert 1000 case numbers rise on the back of new faster spreading variants the mayor of hamburg the country's 2nd largest city announced friday the introduction of tighter restrictions after 7 day incidence rates stayed above 102 infections 410-0000 people businesses that had begun to invite customers back inside we're now go to click to click and collect again suze museums and other attractions will also close german federal and state leaders are meeting monday to discuss further measures around the country. the news especially better for the retail and hospitality sectors their doors have been shuttered since last fall leaving many dependent on federal and state 8 retailers in particular have pushed for openings under strict conditions only to be rejected each time the

sector is now sounding the alarm and industry representatives saying that around $120000.00 businesses could be lost if new lockdown restrictions do come to pass let's look at the hospitality industry revenue they're plummeting during the lock down from the past year you can see it falling recovering somewhat in the middle of summer but then falling off again in fall a recent survey finding that 72 percent of hotels and restaurants fear that they'll go out of business one in 4 are considering closing up shop for good now staying in business of course means making adjustments and in some cases even getting very creative for one mexican restaurant neighborhood solidarity is now on the menu. just a few months ago the line to eat a homemade kisa da here went out the door the mexican restaurant in berlin noise opened in september 2020. a few weeks later it had to close again due to the 2nd

lockdown. owner bars accused off and his team had to come up with a plan. the restaurant now offers a lunch menu said 3 different price levels the customers decide for themselves how much they want to pay. i think the reactions are really exciting ranging from that's entrepreneurial suicide i couldn't do that to an interesting small dose can join his mom's over the order and then confused 3 prices can i pick a price now that's we're you sold to i think that's great. but since we put the bottom line is no matter what the reaction is and if the majority of people want to be the price that supports us as a restaurant. that support price is the higher ones those who've been affected financially by the coronavirus can mean well choose the lower solidarity price but no matter how much they pay the food is the same for

everyone. the customers are reacting positively. i think it's good that every person who can afford the higher price supports the other customers. and we. were never going to come to that one from the neighborhood myself and i think it's ideal we're all very thrifty around here. the older kicker team believes in solidarity with berliners and even after the pandemics over they want to keep charging only with the customers can pay. a clever solution to tough times let's go over to the u.s. where businesses are a bit more optimistic among them theater chain amc which today reopened dozens of said most in california that's part of a gradual reopening for the company which had close hundreds of theaters as the outbreak began and has been a rumor takeover target it's also the latest sign of reopening in the u.s.

new york is opening outdoor sports and arts been used disneyland in california and its stores at the end of april. are let's go over to our financial correspondent in new york yes korda yes good to see you restaurants hotels now movie theaters opening again americans also seem more comfortable going to in person services what's driving this. now let's stick with say and see just for one quick 2nd amc as of today it will have 98 percent of all movie theaters within the united states and overall clearly i mean what's the nation's that's one big topic today we reached a new milestone 100000000 doses of vaccine have been given to americans soulfire but then also the hope for milder weather is definitely helping we had to drop in cases sent in some businesses actually business is so strong that

companies like nike for example running into a supply chain issues the ports in california are completely overwhelmed and that's why nike in their latest earnings report actually came in lowers their revenue as expected and that was due to those. problems and we should mention that everyone's flush with cash now potentially because the stimulus package is now we also should lose sight of the fact that not all businesses are out of the woods there are sectors that will continue to struggle what are they. yeah clearly i mean the stimulus money you mentioned the $1.00 trillion dollars that's clearly also helping consumption to go up i mean what we shouldn't forget if we talk of all the reopening of disneyland for example it will open at full capacity but at 15 percent or when it will restart in california by the end of april then also if we look at travel yes travel travel has increased but so far we have mostly talking about the

mistake of not necessarily international travel and then also when it comes to diving there are some restrictions and also you have to take certain measures to protect your and crew you so that also costs money and not every american is fixed unaided yet so it is still might be a while before we will see it preplanned demick levels but at least other than in europe where things seem to look a bit brighter here in the united states at the moment you know the view over there looks pretty good from here yes court in new york. let's go back to germany where lawmakers investigating the massive wire card scandal grilled a representative of the auditing firm ernst and young on friday that firm signed off for years on wire cards falsified books the witness a director at ernst and young told the panel his company had also been deceived wire card payment services provider was listed on germany's dax index before admitting to

a massive 1900000000 euro hole in its balance sheets now anxious shareholders don't know whether they'll ever see their money again. both gangs and kurt is furious he'd invested several 1000 euros in wire card shares the risk seemed low why account was after all listed on germany's most important share index the dax. the town up i watched the share price in the reports on it and also the reports that were now coming from so-called analysts. i didn't bother to let say look any deeper . should i have. what. was. he would have found a lot if he had as early as 2008 the protection group for small investors asked some uncomfortable questions of why a card. if you googled why a card as a payment processor in 20062007 1st 1000 pages you would have found were hits from

online gaming websites websites with pornographic content and websites that sold steroids cetera. sites that were prohibited in the operator's home countries high risk business why cards books contain corporate acquisitions with opaque ownership structures in tax havens. after why a card became a topic in the media again around 10 years later the german financial services regulator baffin failed to act instead prohibiting so-called short selling or share trades that bet against the company the auditors from young continue to certify the carts balance sheets were clean today it is insolvent almost 2000000000 euros is still missing from the books next c.e.o. marcus brown is in custody and asia's see young master lack has gone into hiding

22000 investors have registered with the small shareholders protection association the damage done around 380000000 euros. i assume that the loss of it by private investors is significantly higher even if i look at the total market capitalization of wire cart which until recently was almost $20000000000.00 euros on. lawyer fabi in teats represent several clients in the wild card case he assumes that the shareholders will be left with less than 10 percent of the company's insolvency assets. i mean. possibilities to a set claims for damages against the auditor against the auditing company and then against the members of the executive board if necessary. has little hope of seeing any of his money again fortunately it was only part of his retirement savings. now to some of the other global business stories making headlines

a group of 1st year bankers at goldman sachs demanded better working conditions in a slideshow presentation that since been leaked the 13 employees reported working 98 hours per week on average and sleeping 5 hours per night the set of conditions did improve they were likely to leave the company within 6 months. 2020 was a struggle for many of us but not for luxury carmaker lamborghini who posted their most profitable year ever despite a covert shutdown that close its italian factory for 2 months while the total number of cars sold was slightly down from 29000 lamborghini sold more expensive customized super cars. all right after months of pandemic delays and in those 1st ever theme park featuring super mario opened in japan this week the bright blocky surroundings are straight out of the classic super mario brothers game music from mario games plays throughout the entire park visitors can even collect virtual coins on a smartphone lynx wristband by punching blocks just like the plumber himself and

augmented reality used in the mario kart ride promises to bring the racing game to life of the park is in line with nintendo's expansion efforts beyond the virtual world. and that looks like a lot of fun as a for me in the business team finds a line t w dot com plus business seems beardsley is watching. he's quite as simple as it seems. to understand the world we need to take a closer look at. the experience knowledge tomorrow to get.

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oppression that's why more and more artists are creating murals known as brave walls celebrating the contributions of brave women's rights activists like the murdered brazilian politician mario franco painted by a berlin based illustrator caterina verona. here catarina voronin comes face to face with her fear. knees are shaky as the construction lift takes her to a position 15 meters above the streets of quite spare brooklyn from up there she works on her dream project. i want to believe in like 2 years ago old and few months ago and it was always my dream to cower brick wall and go you know it was always like. one day ok so yeah. this is my base now. what she has created here is an artwork with a political message a jury made up of members of amnesty international and the urban mission museum in berlin chose cattery navarro nina's design. but they really

like about my profession that you can be very playful and so there is a lot of there varsity hours of being in the estate or because i'm not doing we're also in my daily routine life and i can draw some very small illustrations and sketches and it's also very nice to feel. so poor 1. foreign ino worked on her mural for more than a week 1st she primed the wall then sketched the image and applied the colors. along the result is what's being called a brave wall named in honor of a brave activist and politician here it's mariel franco she was a city councilor in rio de janeiro who fought for women's rights until she was shot dead in 20 teen that was a shock for many women in brazil who took to the streets by the thousands in protest mariel franco continues to be an important role model for many her story

has had an impact on catarina voronin as well. i wanted to make. a scene where to focus. possibilities of women shows inside which you can see in all of the small characters so it's basically about. free human rights also for women you can be a scientist to you can be a musician and you can be a leader is just about free choice. the brave while in berlin is one of many around the world they draw attention to courageous human rights activists artists in mexico lebanon and portugal have also sprayed or painted bees murals in recent years. but. the fact that her mural serves as a daily reminder for the rights of women fills catarina verney know with joy

especially since the situation of women in her native russia is often difficult in russia we do not have. a law against domestic violence and we're still fighting for this and you cannot imagine how how bad it is and it's like it's time i'm reading all of the stories so it's not possible to to abstain different or not total outcry about the. brave world and quite spout reminds us to live courageously and have big dreams. i like to sing that illustration is a musical text and you can use it as a to write you can try to bring some message to your list station so i was trying to be very clear with the idea of women rights because this only your life and you're only one person who printed do whatever you want with your life and do something to me about. more culture news now police in los angeles are

investigating sexual abuse allegations against film star army hammer on thursday a 24 year old woman identified only as effie told a press conference that hammer had raped her and 2017 year old words here you know that it's made her to go through all of the made me. earlier this year armie hammer was dropped from 2 films after leaked conversations appeared to show him planning violent sexual acts hammer's lawyer says his client has only ever engaged in acts that were consensual. while every once in a while d.w. culture team likes to check in with the up and coming filmmakers we meet at the berlin international film festival the festival is belly knowledge talents program is where young creatives come together from around the globe and that's where we met german director and editor constantine book who is now focusing his energies on telling stories from lebanon. director and editor constantine buck

spends his time living and working in both berlin and the route he witnessed the massive explosion that took place in the lebanese capital back in august and. washroom appeared out of nowhere and it took a few seconds before the shock wave but. you know i think the scariest thing was not knowing what's going on as to what does this mean for the war or someone talking more of what was happening just so poor thing didn't realize what was going on. months later it's still unclear who is to blame for the catastrophe many point the finger at politicians and have lost faith in the state. edited this video for a friend. case it. doesn't say.

young people in particular don't see a future in beirut or lebanon anymore i think that the structure really goes beyond the physical destruction and really destroyed something and people. are friends or family in their hearts and souls and that the structure is much much harder to fix we 1st met constantine back at the $2900.00 belly now the talent's program he'd worked as an editor along with cinematographer christopher alone on the critically acclaimed film capernaum. capernaum explores the plight of children living in the slums of beirut the nonprofessional actors were plucked from the streets and much

of the film is shot from their perspective. the film won it khan and was nominated for an oscar capernaum is an important story about children being denied their most fundamental rights. today constantine back wants to process his own experiences in beirut he's currently developing the script for botox bale holt a dark satire that takes aim at widespread corruption in lebanon it's a film about the fashion scene tries to highlight the nepotism and mismanagement behind the glass even near. if we want to help in any way it's by telling stories from here and it's also by making a film here and employing our friends in the in the film industry and i have you know bringing there's so much talent here so the best thing we can do is make something. the screenplay already has financial backing constantine hopes to start

filming by 2023. in the art world it's called that's french for fool the art and technique that makes 2 dimensional pictures look 3 dimensional and its artist stefan pops specialty the results sometimes look frighteningly real. watch out a dangerous work again but look closer and you'll see it's only an artwork created by. the artists from northwestern germany is a master of 3 d. optical illusions. stefan eerily realistic looking scorpion took 4 hours to create he chose the motif because most people keep well away from such creatures . and you my most successful kind of paintings are those with a spider sitting on a sheet of paper for example people are scared of them was well worth.

stefan pops artworks aren't hits and he regularly publishes them on you tube this video of stefan creating a 3 d. tarantula garnered over 12000000 views. creating these amazing artworks requires a good eye and special. after all optical illusions only work when you look at them from a certain angle. what you see. is the main effect with these lego bricks is that i stretched thin. so that when you put the painting down it looks as if the proportions are correct. getting the details exactly right is important. that means adding the scorpion's

shadow and the tiny hairs on its sting. finally cut off a bit of paper perfecting the optical illusions. that's really important for the 3 d. a factor here it must look as if the object extends over the edge of the sheet of paper one it will force us into thinking the object isn't actually painted on the paper. and here's a 3 dimensional scorpion viewed from one side at a 45 degree angle change your perspective and the 3 d. effect instantly vanish. as ambitious plans for creating vast outdoor 3. like creating a 3 d. pattern in a cornfield and then filming it from above with a drone to capture this effect. so. his motif just yes whatever it is it will probably look amazingly realistic.

illustrator and children's fantasy author cornelia focus says she's leaving california because of climate change the german writer known for titles like in cart trade trading in her farm and avocado grove in malibu she says the drought and wildfires in california are a major factor in her decision now she's planning a new life in italy's tuscany region where she wants to keep inviting young authors and artists to stay with her. and just one more story before we go it's been 50 years since the british band queen got together with the late freddie mercury as their front man the group's surviving members are now celebrating by posting their greatest concerts each week on you tube i'll leave you now with a little taste season.

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