if the incidence rates drop but they're not dropping at the moment right now we have to turn to the vaccination rollout less than 9 percent of people in germany have received a 1st shot of the back saying so far behind the u.k. in the us and many other countries why is that well and what is being cited by the government is that the vaccine simply isn't there what is true is that the e.u. keeps excluding vaccine whereas the united states for instance went back seen out having said that there is a recognition on the side of well he said yes that the e.u. that germany was slow in getting this out this seems to be a lot of red tape that german state of stumbling over and production facilities simply not being fast enough and patience certainly when you look at the opinion polls is wearing thin on that very issue you mentioned that it's exactly what i want to ask you next i mean isn't given the slow progress of the vaccination

rollout the same in lee never ending lockdowns here does the government still have public support. it does overrule what we are seeing also is that people would like to see tougher restrictions once again particularly with extra flights now going to be your code people taking more risks being willing to risk the large majority of the population that wants to rein in that wants to remain cautious but we are seeing under them apples conservative exceed you see us you see drops significantly in the pinion polls and this could of course have an effect if this follows through until september we see general elections here in germany and the end of the euro. thank you very much for that update. and here's a look at some of the other developments in the pandemic tokyo is lifting its state of emergency just days before the start of the olympic torch relay that precedes

the games to be held in july but experts warn that an easing of restrictions could lead to a resurgence of the virus the west bank and the gaza strip have begun administering the 1st fact same doses delivered through the kovacs program while israel leads the world in immunization the palestinian territories have struggled to procure vaccines a european union summit change all for next week has been moved online in response to rising infection numbers in member states the summit was due to take place on in brussels on thursday and friday. and now a look at some of the other stories making news around the world in tanzania mourners have been paying their respects to the late president john mica funy who died earlier this week his body has been lying in state in dar es salaam the coffin will travel to other parts of the country in the coming days. voting is underway in the republic of congo's presidential election denny. is expected to extend his 37 year grip on power the main opposition party is boycotting the vote which it says

is a legal. and a new wave of protests have been held in myanmar against its military rulers one man was killed and several were injured when police opened fire on a group setting up a barricade in the central city of one who are clearly 250 people have been killed since the army took power in a coup on february 1st. a state of emergency has been declared in miami beach after large crowds of revelers arrived for spring break it's the 2nd year in a row that authorities in the american resort city have clamped down because of fears that crowds could spread the coronavirus. wealth artes in astray or have declared a natural disaster as tarantula rains continue to pummel the east of the country the downpour is causing some of the worst flooding seen in decades people were evacuated from near sydney as more than 30 centimeters of rain fell on the area in just over a day emergency services are warning of

a life threatening situation. skloot stone the manning river in new south wales much of the state has been affected by dangerous flash flooding it's causing widespread damage and just threatening lives american sea services have appealed to people not to drive through the flood waters it's not worth. the risk you creating significant risk to yourself or your families and also to the 1st who is who would need to come and. record reams of most of the state some areas have reported the worst flooding in half a century and the dying poorest are showing no signs of abating. we're just inundated at the moment. and the water still rising demographic for you know a lot of you know. here this is the worst i've seen it last year just after christmas it was pretty bad as well but not this bad. there's going to be

a lot of people that my good i get there has a lot of i want it to work the right will be wrecked as well that's going to get a test and i think a lot of people going to like a coal the government is offering financial assistance to people affected by the floods meteorologists are warning that this exchange where there is set to continue for several days. let's bring in journalist rochelle harrison placed in sydney hi michelle so new south wales is saying some of the worst flooding in decades and parts of sydney where you are also now being evacuated what kind of damages are we talking about here. well actually authorities have said the rain it's currently lashing the mid north coast of new south wales is a once in a century event there's the record breaking rains that have lashed that region but also as you said right here in sydney aware of accusation orders were given this sunday afternoon to thousands of residents in parts of western sydney sydney

notably the head rich area a national disaster has been declared in 16 that local government areas across the state we know that hundreds of properties of properties have been damaged and sadly people's beloved pets have also been lost in love and then there are reports of horses and livestock being washed down the rivers and washing up on local beaches there are some incredible images of for example a cow that was had to be rescued from the surf on the mid north coast of new south wales so it's not something you see every day that's the short and not how well prepared are all thora things and people for this we heard that obviously there's going to be thing funding from the government but how are prepared where they. well i think both authorities and residents were taken by surprise by just how quickly

the strains arrived and how quickly the floodwaters started rising so there was a ration hours of preparation and 13 makeshift evacuation centers of popped up in those affected regions of across the state there were more than 300. volunteers on the front line and they have reportedly carried out some 700 lead rescues just in the past 3 days so that and enormous amount of the mountain again that's a once in a lifetime. weather events that i think just nobody was prepared for was expecting the rain is going to keep bashing this area well into next week so i think it's a case of people really just hunkering down and bracing for the worst right richelle harrison cressy in sydney stay dry and safe thank you. give my best thank

you. wellin is home to one of the world's top orchestras the berliner. since last year it hasn't been able to perform in public due to the pandemic restrictions now the orchestra is looking at ways to change that it's given a test concert with numerous safeguards to protect both players and the audience from the coronavirus. romeo and juliet the 1st live concert at berlin's feel amani concert hall in more than a year. the audience of $1000.00 people paid for some of 20 year olds and that included a coach with 19 text despite the 3rd pandemic wave hitting germany with rising numbers of infections these concert goers eagerly starting line. what do you expect from today a great concert from the orchestra conductor including finally able to listen to music in a concert hall with many people around you know much as it's good for the soul. i

feel really really great i don't feel like i'm a guinea pig at all it's an honor to be here today plus the sound of people clapping that's a noise that i haven't heard for a long time. but before the applause the crowd have to get tested instead of a drink and an appetizer they got their throats walked 500 people were tested in just 90 minutes and not one of them was positive for corona virus. the technicians who tested the crowd were also allowed to watch the concert and the orchestra were tested 2. kinds who were helped by can't describe how happy the orchestra are that they're allowed to play in front of an audience one of them told me they'd bought a new suit for the occasion of their member said it's like 10 christmases in one. chief conductor carol pre-trained go on the berlin philharmonic passion like this hasn't been witnessed in a long time the pilot project in 9 cultural venues runs until easter tickets sold

out within minutes. well i have to admit i was one of the lucky ticket holders last night and it was an absolutely wonderful event and just for a few hours to be able to feel like normal life again was truly truly fantastic so thank you to the bill bell in philharmonic and it's just bought now and they've been as they go football and dortmund were on the road on saturday in cologne where young scoring sensation holland grabbed 2 more goals there's cup needed both of them to win a point early in the match holland controlled along the ball into the net to give dortmund a one nil lead but cologne scored twice to go ahead until the 90th minute when the norwegian popped up again to make it through to the draw saying don't stay 5th in the league. and in tennis germany's alexander has won a thrilling mexican open final in acapulco the world number 7 at the bottom of your

screen here recovered from a shaky start debate stephanus sets a pass in straight sets 6476 sits a pass was the top seed and had stormed into a 41 late in the 1st set before it's fair of to. that around the german said the presence of fans at the tournament had made it the most fun he'd had in recent months. let's take it to the both of us here in central france now and have a look at a very rare ritual that's been caught on camera kwan won a famous panda was put in contact as they call it with her male counterpart juan xeni and they made to it's an incredibly rare moment as fame pandas are only fertile for 24 to 48 hours a year. says they'll know in around a fortnight whether or not she's pregnant. you're watching datable years here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you proport say germany is expected

to extend the coronavirus lockdown beyond easter chance that i'm going to make with regional leaders on monday to discover by clooney worsts and carted off to europe. what should be done with the strong north from africa. stolen saul storage april 13th on d w. i'm reading tea leaves a journalist and then also. a man sitting off to syria to meet a young woman few people have ever heard of it just 33 she's been the mayor of record for close to 4 years this city of 300000 inhabitants which became the capital of the so-called islamic state was almost completely destroyed during the syrian civil war now it's may is a kurdish sunni muslim called layla mustafa. for

talks on meds you go to and i am going to mesa i'm hoping to write a book with and about layla although i don't know if i'll succeed or what white says. after driving through northern iraq we into syria under the protection of kurdish security forces this stretch of road is still dangerous. physics shushi reasons we would be staying with a long just 9 days 9 days in iraq. our story starts in 2011 with the arab spring in syria what began as a peaceful uprising was quickly and brutally crushed by president bashar al assad.

seem to conflict escalated into full scale civil war thank god thank. you. it wasn't long before islamists had infiltrated the rebel forces thanks in january 24th when assad's regime surrendered the city of record to the islamic state who proclaimed it the capital of the caliphate a few months after the radical islamists took over the city and launched a reign of terror. nov 13th 2015 bias terrorists whose orders came directly from raca launched coordinated attacks across paris following a series of terrorist attacks around the world a global coalition led by the united states came together to fight i.a.s.

on the ground it was backed by the syrian democratic forces an army of kurdish an arab fighters. the battle to break records commenced in june 2017 and would last for months. and i mean seeing your mother you should pull the curtains it's safer we're arriving in the aca you. know it's best to avoid being recognized as a foreigner. through the curtains they can only see there are 4 people in them. otherwise they could want to harm or scare us. or detain us. that.

you made it that way you. 2 kisses on that side. now what if that welcomes a record that's got status. all open the blinds the 1000 not. to go on somehow i you know i'm well and happy to see you this hour the situation here in america cries a lot of hard work of yanni highly and at that i schedule as hectic as well

learning in laying the groundwork i spend most of the day working with that i am an . savak and joe used to have more free time you hear me as i go to the market or out to eat and. i go for walks etc can they laugh at me. but recently given the context nanina things have changed and now that that isn't behind basically we'd like to see the house where you grew up. in our dial and yes it isn't safe to go though the situation has worsened recently on. your situation of like me and the security situation in there i moved between rocca and i need on for security reasons i currently live with my parents and i niece and me said. were we to go to the house they could discover where it is and how my family was something like that. and i mean i asked their murderous i'm down

but we'll try to find a way you never have how and that. and of his and right now i'm under surveillance you have been recovered without. bail is still so young normally she wouldn't have lived long enough to merit a biography but she she's already experienced more things than many people do in an entire life time tonight will have our 1st interview what will she tell me of her story that i can convey in my own words. a softening up class. working in iraq is extremely difficult particularly as it was the i as capital. and because it was completely destroyed not only from

a human perspective but also in terms of its public utilities and infrastructure let them be. a win yet. and she in our what matters most is that we were freed from the i.r.s. nightmare it's more than we remember the things we went through and the constant fear we lived in at least now would be. to not end. at the flint children who lost their innocence and started playing with guns instead of toys. but the full shelf and all the ads children who watched their mothers being killed that is it that. i. in sons who calls their fathers deaths. will violence who killed their sons. will be fathers who saw their sons being killed any ensure the crimes committed were horrendous as you know them. all and the military will always remember the tears of our mothers and fathers and

loved by the children who were robbed of an education and a child has. been zuma land we will always remember our fallen comrades down and how we witnessed their deaths. fights not naman and they will always be in our hearts so we had to do something is she and he loves them it's our duty to leave something beautiful for the younger generation and less emissions he should be and that they should be able to go to school and study with books and notebooks laugh him out and play in the sand scribble on the walls and he. thought how. thankfully we've made some progress we don't have an engine and we want to do more. than as a. salon and hannah despite how modest millions we've already achieved a lot less than a dollar we're currently in a good state. little non-issues however people truly deserve more of

a smile that can snap nice and we hope to give them the best always but. it's been. it's. driving through iraq we see rubble everywhere a little says to me too in the wish to show signs which become symbols of i assist . 2 within the population islamic

sleeper cells still exist and could be reactivated at any time. 2 2 2 2. layla wants peace so she's a target. each outing she takes is a calculated risk. of being seen and yet you abandoning all this squares a historic site and of course it was destroyed you're an eye has ruled. the matter that was when i asked was in power executions were held right here as well as other acts of repression against civilians. this quiz image was debased by the executions performed here. show last week with the culture in archaeology committee that we started restoration. now and now i'm pretty easy to tell it now looks

a bit better now and not my. non muslim the thought and that statue is of a world and stuff that i watch. let's go let's not stay here too long we're going to die. in rakesh she shares responsibility with a kind man who's arab right up to the. peace me yes i have a comb there and 3 deputies at the glen he does it have a good idea used to have a could an arab head in each city. the main idea is to represent all the communities we want full representation and the administrative and institutional structures that to take into consideration the different segments of society kurds arabs tuchman i mean eons and christians.

but it was that basic that month that that in the name square here has been completely transformed it's now officially called the square that i don't know meantime the previous name was after the on ice cream parlor where we'd all go. drinks and ice creams and no not in the know what we used to call 9 square the roundabout from hell because every day 7 heads were put on display here it was like there was an iron fence all around the roundabout it was an awful sight. that. enough's enough and we're also going to make a miniature of the iron fence to represent and symbolize the terror that reigned here so we won't forget the brutes the locals who were killed here. i mean it a homicide. any snack it might offend instead it should also serve as a reminder to other countries of the things the so-called islamic state did to us

the people of iraq are. elmo bin and ned. and it's a let's move on and i didn't know she caught up in this day is it safe for you to do city tours like this or do you have to quickly get back into the car. city of. the city as a. lot and it depends currently the situation has gotten worse i a supporter as active again as a fighters from iran turkey and other regions. and before i moved around freely to follow up on projects however right now we need to be more careful in upton and not just the beatles but. bought. the sleeper cells became active after donald trump's decision to withdraw u.s. troops should get. started many killings in the area have targeted civilians as well as the administration then you know that that's that. and so we need to watch

out because i love wouldn't want to. see. that are you free to go out. on a mission while i am human after all but i have to be cautious but not too cautious . the fear could affect my work at that i am an alum and they spend their work must go on so i try not to disrupt it and. besides god decides when we die. during the height of the conflict racket was in the international spotlight now the city is on its knees and all but forgotten by journalists and international aid organizations.

80 percent of the city is destroyed. a senior u.s. military official said that more artillery shells were moved into record than anywhere since the vietnam war. all the cities walls by the scars of the brutal and cruel battles force here. they also bear witness to both sides determination to fight to the bitter end entire families were buried beneath the rubble turning braca into a vast symmetry. magically i take this is

a souvenir it's for you i think for me i can have it thanks i love it. well not the accent illegality that one of the main reasons i read the qur'an is the issue of identity within a nation and its and. in their medical commie. commie. decision this to my syrian society used to be very harmonious exeter land had to be national. domestic now behind us we really worked at maintaining good relationships with our arab neighbors. you've done a lot but now she turned right around. and gently any we got along really well to laugh at a man that in fact when i asked issued a decree expelling the kurds our neighbors were devastated but the one i had is me and when we fled they stored some of our belongings for us in their homes without

us even having to ask the heartbeat home when the mother love numb and that's how strong our bond was just about the movie behind for about that time and initiative was launched by the people of rocca to set up a preparatory committee and. we thought i had the skill when i found out a plan for a democratic nation was in the making that i had i made at least one myself participate right i'm a democrat. believe that if a book that's not we met exclusively with the people of iraq or had which we held skype meetings with those who found themselves outside syria i've not been a list guy malley and we held secret meetings for the ones inside record high 30 and the death of the 10 men who feel i was sick of the awful it was agreed by an absolute majority to hand the presidency and administration of the council to shake mahmoud shock of our son and myself the engineer leyla mustapha be asked to measure

just what. is that in much less shaped mark which are called by some have no rival candidates this. in my hand and years of my engineering degree in administrative credentials and the fact i'm a woman from russia they agreed on me by majority vote. in october 17 2017 after 4 months of fierce combat the syrian democratic forces kurds and arabs men and women celebrated their victory on 9 am square once a symbol of islamic states but parity. l.i.l.o. so at home and other. yap that the streets and alleys of rock era peppered with landmines laid by us. is that it is him yeah we're trying to remove all the landmines planted in the area with that fact that it's our role and responsibility

has records several council in our not in our. eye is had transformed the low level of wreckers soccer stadium into a prison which no one ever left i have a time mass graves will be discovered all over the city proof of systematic organized and methodical extermination. you. know that who really. let's continue forgive me don't like to confess you the guy once the civil council has officially founded what's most important 1st missions for you if you get you are the same for condones

using my not going head and we visited each region as soon as it was liberated economical how we stood at the side of the road the displaced persons travel on an hourly and we took care of them he he any mock of mr cabana home we try to give them hope along with food and water madame banana we. believe in 1000000. once rakhal was finally freed so can you describe your return to see disfigured 1st by us then by war. cannot be 30 lashley it was on october 20th 2017. i. read it fell we all just stood there crying walk up from the sun and she had the militia know it postponed announcing the liberation because we were so demoralized yet mention it to have been. basically we were all in shock

against other men in the cities landmarks were completely gone the fact modern medicine and she could come in. we could no longer recognise the streets we used to walk along every day in we have shaquille o'neal madman and for this street all that straight line we were in despair john b. but it was a shock the. unknown. mark we are not caused by how could rock a have been destroyed to this extent and it will be day out because there was so many landmines we would clear one area then move on to the next that in one of the full month you can in the city center there were $8000.00 valley minus. 8000 mines not that huge. and that. as. you saw we have the skill at work lifted you have to consider backing out same to

soften i can't do it and say me i won't know how i was appointed head of the council but i can't. really consider backing out giving up. the her in martin i'm not sure she did till suddenly nash maybe because of the intensity of the shock and our feelings at the time we always sense a sort of driving force behind us so when they miss lee they keeps pushing us the fashion pushing us on what they think mine are and i'm she in she. there are 2 feelings away desperation on one hand the driving force on the other. rebuilding raca is a huge undertaking countless conferences were called to announce the commencement

of work in various parts of the city and public buildings hospitals schools electrification water treatment refuse collection road trip is. navigating a man's world this daily challenge is colossal and unusual as it is to many that we finished phase one and are moving on to phase 2 of them in the efforts and sacrifices people have made in order to reach an advanced and stable development in the future. that they use your own words you know the subject to what about the 2 committees. did you turn on the mikes yes there are. welcome thank you all for being here let us pay tribute to our martyrs.

the martyrs or a symbolic leaders. today's meeting is about restoring rocker's water supply system as well as the waste water and sanitation projects. here to talk to us on behalf of the raga civil council is mr mishler our daughter wish. is and. it is with great pleasure that the civil council announces the continuation of its sanitation and the waste water project. the rock a civil council is committed to financing the city's reconstruction. kill hitler. so facebook i need her

facebook page there found it. you sent her a request but she says i'm not sure i'll accept. she's lovely with her head down now and i wanted. to so i was born on september the 12th 1988 and rocca. their own car. yeah nice and it had was some kind of good luck that you have the crops were plentiful here this is an agricultural region the harvest was so good they couldn't fill all the sex by hand which one and anyone most through my life was supposed to be full of happiness since i was born in a prosperous year bought. it. and not get it but what percent of rocca has electricity that up by. right now practically 0 percent frenchie we haven't even started with the electrification the

new generation as well as you've been iraq as electrical infrastructure was completely destroyed in the surrounding villages that have a kept out when but inside the city the infrastructure was a blizzard watch not budge but pools let it because they decide to not have all this to tell or have the power you. pass are starting to work on the power supply of 2 sites in the industrial park to. get it into home to finish the work we started 6 days ago 6 days of it all we need more workers. at yankton because you need more workers for a brief period to settle them if they still need to stay on for maintenance about it some 30 more workers for a large insisted of having a lot of ads on momma with the exam on that's the university where i studied euphrates university right at the clinic and the department of civil engineering unions. let them win every day i drove down this road. muddy on me there was an old

man who sold cakes from a cart and their muslim blood money i never bought the anywhere else come on the head for the mission hello he just appears and we can help but. 2 6 6 i how you'd be helpful with your safety harness. us. so but there's nothing on the signs the civil council isn't mentioned anywhere else this project is financed by the council after turns over the civil council i just. figured there. was no one in the websites there aren't any here were done how did you call that person. yes the administration put it here. because out of it so it's fresh from the factory. i swear that's over yes i know but it's not our fault. and

that's when the city vendor tell me it's new that we mean the works recently. my name i don't think you can full make you can't fool me like that. into financial. instruments to make the presidents who fled the fighting are returning assumes the land mines are cleared they move back into balance if the groups are still standing. down any outside help or any mainstream they settle into the ruins and must make do with what's left reclaim their land open their shops feed their families invent a future and believing that the costs.

i assume is to prison devastated the state and some of the others who drag his young people and taking to the pitch and taking back the symbolic location. tonight layla has invited us to hunt for the. time in a long time. was. down to any outside help or any mainstream they settle into the ruins and must make do with what's left reclaim their land open their shops feed their families invent a future and believe in it the costs. i assume is to prison devastated the state and some of. the practice young people

at taking to the pitch and taking back the symbolic location. tonight has invited us to her for the 1st time in a long time she was adamant about cooking his son. the security reasons layla doesn't live in raca. she lives with her parents in a guarded residence in line. every morning and night she tries to steal them to is between the 2 cities often after dark on a road the danger lurks. that yourself. having visitors from france gives us the chance to eat with layla translated thanks to them we can finally eat with leyla.

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