accounts for getting to the truth. that the complex l. d w. this is deed of news of live from berlin a wave of new sanctions against china from europe and north america is the 1st coordinated a western response to human rights violations against weaker muslims china hits back with sanctions of its own also coming back on but coming up on the program a huge fire sweeps through a row hinge a refugee camp in bangladesh several have died and thousands are left homeless aid

groups say immediate help is needed. and germany's seemingly never ending lockdown coronavirus variants are driving a 3rd wave of infections chancellor angela merkel wants to tighten some measures to extend restrictions for another month. i'm told me a lot of well welcome after years of abuses against the weak muslim minority in china western powers have now taken their 1st few nights of diplomatic action the european union u.s. canada and the united kingdom have all imposed sanctions on chinese officials in response china has targeted several e.u. politicians accusing them of spreading misinformation. to you foreign ministers

meeting in brussels usually fair averse to confrontation with china but not this time sanctions would be imposed on beijing. this package includes 4 individuals and one entity from china who have had the knack to for all in good design and implementation know they change policies engine job. we where made where doing the meeting that china has retaliated to those sanctions and rather than changes policies that address our legitimate concern and china is against a blind eye and these measures are we have to will annex unacceptable china as a retaliation blacklisting 10 even the vigils and for entities the e.u. wasn't alone though imposing sanctions over china's human rights abuses in changing province the u.k. the u.s. and canada also approved penalties so will be used this to china you know.

you know right the chinese people and the basic response i heard is that the shoes if you all know to be sentient by. the u.s. you countries because they have successfully safeguard national sovereignty. the u.n. says at least 1000000 we muslims are detained in camps with reports of forced labor torture and sterilization beijing denies the claims and says the camps provide folk a tional training and help in fighting extremism. experts are questioning whether this coordinated pressure campaign goes far enough to cause a real impact on china. earlier we spoke to ryan had booty call for a european lawmaker from the green party who's one of those targeted by china's

retaliatory sanctions and we asked him whether they use action would push china to improve its treatment of the weaker us. i really believe that the china would not have responded with that much anger if they wouldn't feel that our sanctions are playing a role they're not playing a role in in the way in which you seem to be assuming it they should i'm not expecting and she didn't think to tell his underlings that they should stop with the mass. incarceration and with our forced labor and with our forced abortions and all that but i think china feels the force of the sanctions because china does care about its international image. china has some hoped obviously when they concluded

the conference supreme and on investment that the european union would be are could be taken for granted if only they'd made a few minor economic concessions they could have us in the pocket politically and now they they learned that the european union is not just americans of those tar that but that it stands up for its values so that's a major failure procedure in pink and that's why they're angry and i think that the reaction in itself also helps undermining china's international image so this it's a real political battle this is not an as if. here's a roundup of other stories making news around the world a canadian form of diplomatic used of spying in china is waiting to hear the verdict against him he and another canadian citizen have been held for more than 2 years canada maintains the cases are in retaliation for it's the rest of the top

way executive. police in the u.s. state of colorado say they're responding to an active shooting at a supermarket video footage shows officers surrounding the store in the city of boulder authorities describe the situation as unfolding. the government of me says 137 people have been killed in terrorist attacks gunmen riding motorcycles targeted villages in the tahu a region the suspected jihadist massacre is the deadliest yet seen in the west african nation. the united nations and the u.s. have welcomed a new initiative from saudi arabia aimed at ending the war in yemen the proposals and include a nationwide cease fire and reopening and seaports yemen's who the rebels have a saudi plan does not go far enough. ikea's french subsidiary and several former executives have gone on trial accused of spying on employees and job

applicants using private detectives and police officers some managers at the french branch of the home where multinational could face jail terms for. a massive fire swept through a real injured refugee camp in bangladesh nearly a 1000000 people live in the camps in the area after fleeing persecution in neighboring myanmar 4 years ago the fire has left thousands of the muslim minority once again homeless several have died aid groups a immediate international help is needed. to take smoke billows of at this camp in southern bangladesh thousands of ranger refugees watch on as their homes are destroyed the blazing delucchi camp in cox's bazaar started on monday it quickly swept through the area it's unclear what caused it. this fire as a fact that most all stopped and sort of all the population all over approximately

one 150000 people and directly back that nearly 10000 households. lost their shelter and basically the roof. over their heads some attempted to douse the fire with a little tools they could find others trying to say that the lungs. many here and now have nowhere else to go casualty numbers are rising with doesn't see a dead only sitting. around a 1000000 range have languished in these. camps over 3 years they fled on the attacks that burned down their homes in neighboring 1000000 mar in 2017. now with the camps overflowing a groups are searching full time to shelters the conditions on dying. for the refugees here it's yet another setback and their future now even more uncertain.

german leaders locked in late night talks on action needed to tackle rising corona virus infections among the sticking points of rules on travel and restrictions on family god gatherings over the easter holiday a 3rd wave of cases is being driven by variants of the virus chancellor angela merkel has been pushing for tougher measures such as a nighttime curfew. political correspondent emmanuel shaz is covering those talks. how is the meeting going so far. well tommy marathon negotiations again this doesn't come as a surprise because a we have been there used to it since the beginning of the pandemic but all rigidly you know d.c. meeting was planned weeks ago to discuss further easing of restrictions but given to rising incidence rates of infections 807400000 in that returns as of today in germany one of these has changed the agenda as always not everyone agrees on that

which measures should be taken as a few bones of contention you have mentioned issues such as travel for example schools here indymedia does a lot of talk about the easter holidays to fly or not to fly out of the country was some state premier is finding it quite dubious that people might be allowed to fly out of the country but cannot even have another night stay in their own state where hotels are close to everything back to business trips at the moment there's a huge controversy on travels being allowed in the spanish island of my yakoub which is one of the top destination for german tourists so all those issues are being discussed here as well as you've mentioned it the possibility of a curfew so is there any any of these issues that they have at least made some progress on. they did agree something such as a reconnecting the current restrictions set to be reconnected until after least

a period this means that socializing with the restricted restaurants bars and leisure place is a will remain closed and they will be the use of the so-called they merge and see great to close again those of the cultural places for example which we've had tentatively reopened these also means delays in reopening dining places leisure places in fact they're losing of restrictions as planned weeks ago e's being rolled back because the incidence rate is too high up to moments so as you mention these extensions on the measures what germans views on this people accepting these types of measures. people are divided does week a protest against love down that aisle led by a vocal minority of people but generally speaking people are in favor of restrictions says a little under

a 3rd of germans who wants trick to measures being implemented and then there's an over a 3rd of the population which thing that the current measures in place are enough of course german retailers for example warned that a lot of shops could go bankrupt. physis teachers are also warning about chaos in schools at the moment when they don't know if they can remain open on nonevent generally speaking people are in favor of the restrictions ok political correspondent in my new welsh eyes thank you for bringing us up to speed. australia is set to evacuate thousands more people from sydney's suburbs after the worst flooding in decades heavy rains have swollen rivers across new south wales states causing widespread damage emergency services fear that more than 50000 people could be displaced focus show that more rain is on the way. a desperate attempt to save a stranded whorf. chill rain and flush floods in

a strangely states of new south wales have cut onus off from that and the move for many creatures help has come too late. at least 18000 people have been evacuated from their homes as rivers and dams overflow. i try to shore up their houses as best they can ahead of the looming waters. others have already seen their homes ravaged by the flooding. away everything can stay this tappets everything's. gone. but. it was worse off than i am so i gotta be thankful for this moment it's. because residents have been warned that the worst may still be to come and told to brace for

a difficult week ahead. he's being tested once again for. the east coast of australia predominantly south wales with us restore so in south east queensland has faced an extraordinary deluge over recent days. in many places rains are expected for at least the next 24 to 40 idaho's but i feel worse. the extreme downpours battering a strain is east have caused the worst flooding in half a century having already battled drought bushfires and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic over the past year communities are feeling pushed to breaking point. different look at nature this time at its most dazzling but still its most dangerous the message spectacle of volcanic eruption near the icelandic capital reykjavik is drawing thousands of sites years is the 1st in the area for hundreds of years as well as tourists cooking up

a storm on the hot lava the site is also attracting scientists hungry for data the majestic display could go on for several more weeks. it watching the news live from but then there's more news coming up at the top of the hour next though as my colleague christine window out with d.w. africa and remember you can get more from our website you don't feel calm down the . news and follow us on instagram and twitter as well it's use them told me online so joining us. we've got some tips for your bucket list. corner. for food. and some great cultural memorials to boot. double trouble we go. it was kind of good thing. because i want

to see a gemini with the make the last few years have been quite o'brien. already done the highlight when it comes to. the odds for a chance but perhaps the biggest on the new line i'm not on the approved i look to be in the news there are pros in their accounts but when you are giving your realize it causes of the way of living are you ready for me to have and then joining me right. this is the to every news africa on the program today on terra in easton democratic republic of congo we have an exclusive report from a team imbedded with u.n. troops in the region it's the largest such peacekeeping mission. and in the other kong the death of the main opposition leader has overshadowed the country's election should breeze off

a coup and i was the main rival of president danny says whistled who's expected to extend his 36 year old hold on power. class african leaders pay respects to times and he is former president john michael fully at a state ceremony in the capital he'll be named to raised later this week. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to the program it's good to have your company the democratic republic of congo is home to the un peacekeeping mission get a violent insurgency in the country shows no signs of abating for nearly 3 decades eastern congo has been mobbed with insecurity and frequent outbreaks of violence caused by armed groups last year more than 2000 civilians were killed in attacks by these rebels there are say to be over 100 on groups in the region and experts say

the deadliest among them is the islamist group 80 if short for allied democratic forces now the un's one mission which has been on the ground since 2010 has deployed over 17000 peacekeeping troops in the region but as a team found the mission has not brought peace all security to people they. peace as soldiers from south africa their task is to cure this region which is considered a red. doesn't really even attacks by the islamist group a.t.m. so we got to follow them one day. it feels a bit odd to move in an armored vehicle like this while people outside seem to live a normal everyday life but the impression is deceptive this area is dangerous attacks happen almost on a daily basis the islamist militia a.t.f. has carried out repeated massacres killing more than 500 people in the 2nd half of

2020. where on our way to the village of my moya very close to that there 6 kilometers away that was maybe ever tektronix i doubt that this area where we're getting to is that everything's ok what we're going to always have an attack with the u.n. troops we visit a clinic in my moya that has been targeted by a.t.f. in the past. as the director here he's witnessed gruesome attacks all members of the militia slaughters people and when you see the animosity they have to kill these people how they cut off the heads you find the brains get it all over they head off feet that leaves you with fear and traumatizes your heart. in one incident the islamists tried to kidnap 4 of his nurses. they found them in the waiting room and took them hostage once people realized it was i.d.f. they were very afraid but then the militia said they won't kill them they said it is not a day to kill. because of the constant threat the clinic is only open for

a few hours in the morning women and children struggle to get the medical care they need a program with whom we cannot go in particular going from they have to stay at home the cannot move you really cannot go to school where women cannot come to the perimeter where the villagers have experienced a lot but many are reluctant to speak to us. according to the intelligence officer here at all school some villagers are related to the f. members and flood them with information about activities of the un troops and the congolese army the local population is in a tight corner some of their sons and daughters have joined a.d.f. and often provide them with food but in return the villagers have to cooperate and provide the militia group with information or risk getting killed. and sometimes we are happy and sometimes we are afraid because they can come today or tomorrow they

have now become our everyday people. just when we were about to leave a man wants to speak to us out of fear he doesn't want to be named. the government should help all the international community should help our government to deal with this phenomenon that has made a lot of people suffer 80 f. should be finished finished finished. his frustration as possible and sums up what many people here told us off camera their feeling is they're being brutally massacred while the outside world needs to act. and they spoke to david the u.n. group of experts on the democratic republic off congo and also a senior research at the s. issues off security studies in pretoria we asked him if the un peacekeeping mission in congo had failed. that want to score is the response to a compressed problem they have to deal with big territory and they have to face

$150.00 groups scots are on the country some of them a sponsor so that politicians all use them to be to secure their position kinshasa they listen bituminous going to governments the us administration but it's also not been goob by city did activities of institutions and you know when you go work in the government near the consul where government is capable to accompany what they have to do and don't look this good and this has been like in it yes if it passed and yes but you really need to know is that little what's in the isa no there have been many components within what is called the i democracy force getting in and being a 2nd time. and then remember 'd what signed to retouch uganda to china you want in one sitting in a meeting at the not attack but to go to system doesn't assist in that effort on the grounds i can see on what is a girl is a citizens now we are also hearing that there might be some connection between them

and islamist state india region so you have all those you know want em and then you need to make it differences between values component of that institution to be able to engage in dialogue c. and international partners are trying to wean out that remembers not enough good will in soc it will lead to the promised true and it will see it but they don't have it was just because of all the heavy financial support and that look could be a plan that will be. braced up so up those who may want to leave room to go to civilians you know that they had been experiencing before but those experiences at pharaoh's and have not really produced that kind of response to sponsors that won't have expected for states to move to instability to speed that piece i think with new political sponsorship. and up where i mean in kinshasa it is to see how it is for a way with an opportunity for with the us a government and about us access to be initiated forms that we had to consider to

move forwards of the one front is a simple tool to view electoral process while our citizen it was suppressed there we lose or know who their want school to lead the country will be legitimacy but 2nd one is also to want undertake institutional reforms that will help us it to respond to the visit new powerful political will is it isn't and what is happening now and then before the 2nd union or union with political forces can provide a moment of parties to help the effort of international community to kick in the ass it forwards but it's not going to be something that's going to happen overnight they're going to take a bit of time but between now and 2023 that they keep with us a government awoke with a movement on a current moment almost that's going to send a strong message that it's yes it is capable of overcoming some of the key talent you thought we just highlights. now african leaders have been paying tribute to tanzania his late president john the new president and widow were among the

thousands attending a state funeral in the capital the government said well before he died of heart failure he had stood controversy by downplaying that 19th saying it did not exist in the country but south africa's president was one of several to praise his legacy . for many of the nation. today mourning the passing of. this leader obese people and their tireless chump you know because of progress. at south africa's president settled on of course a bit now in congo brazzaville the death of the main opposition candidate has overshadowed the country's election she braced paf a call in the succumbed to a cold 19 on the eve of the votes now while on his deathbed he urged his supporters should show up at the polls and remove president denise whistle from power now

whistle is one of the world's longest serving presidents the late was seen as his main rival. the image few people in congo brazzaville expected to see. the main opposition candidate please call calling on his supporters and hours before his death. i'm having trouble from fighting against death but i ask you to rise up go and vote for change so i will not be fighting in vain. he already knows he might not see the outcome of the elections. and he said after weeks of campaigning he tested positive for covert 19 on friday hours later on an emergency flight to france the man that keep campaigning till his last breath. was declared dead.

rise up as one man make me happy i am fighting and you to go fight for change you owe it to the future of your children that you need of. yes. his video went viral and shocked many in congo brazzaville the country has so far only had 10000 official cases of covert 19. the incumbent president is widely expected to win another term he's been in power almost throughout since 1997 and says the elections were success. i've noticed the election campaign went on peacefully everywhere in the country i believe this is a good sign for our democracy. oil producing congo brazzaville is in a deep economic crisis as global oil prices have dropped over half of the population is under $25.00 and on employed but for those who can work the global

pandemic has hit hard. whatever the outcome of the next government has a huge task on their hands both fighting the president make and reviving the economy. and now we want to take you to a town in northwestern nigeria that is associated with a very special product for ugs now the town of windsor in case the state has the largest drug market in west africa the frogs here are not just being bought by locals they're also being exported to other countries those countries and huge they share within a fossil molly and togo now the market has become a major source of income for many since opening maybe 3 decades ago that's despite locals initially being skeptical at the idea of eating frogs and now now they're weird as a delicacy which in protein and can be eaten smoked on

a stick. or cooked in this year. i'm not sure about frogs but that is a for now be sure to check out our of the stories on data on ford special for the world on facebook and on twitter we will see you next time but it's by far not. employing to the relegation battle. to demolish the coups in this mine speech all. the time a little has changed and life is giving nothing away. like you do with when the

2 teams come. 60 minutes on d w happiness is for everyone schumann penises are very different from primates we have many totally ridiculous romanticized view of nature. and this is climate change rags and sex happiness and police books you get smarter for free you know where you books on. the e.u. sanctions china over humans were human rights abuses just months after the 2 sides agreed to a major investment deal in principle and 2 of the world's biggest economies manage their diverging political and business interests. also on the show a real merger in north america is on track to transform the freight industry there connecting the u.s.

with canada and mexico provided that regulators allow it to go forward. welcome to the show i'm seeing beardsley and berlin e.u. foreign ministers have imposed sanctions against china for the 1st time since 1989 the response to the chinese internment and oppression of its weaker muslim minority move comes as trade relations between the 2 economies grow and both pursue broadening their investments in the other and just last year china rose to become the e.u.'s most important trading partner goods and services between the 2 sides totaling nearly 600000000000 euros in 2020 a direct investment has grown as well over the decades e.u. investment in china surpassing 140000000000 euros over the last 20 years most of it companies founding new subsidiaries on the other side of the ledger 120000000000 euros of direct investment went from china to the e.u. largely in high tech acquisitions and today's decision comes a few months after even members into draft agreement aimed at building on those

investment flows that deal which had eluded both sides for years seeks among other things wider market openings in china for european businesses such as manufacturers the promise of clear rules from beijing for foreign businesses and transparency from chinese authorities and how they treat foreign businesses. china has touted that agreement as a big political win and the e.u. as a win for its companies but it still needs to be ratified by both sides the sanctions announced today are now playing in that background histories of fallon with the center for russia europe asia studies and brussels i think the biggest fear for china is that the companies have agreement an investment might not be ratified and they are also warning the public about sanctions there the language has been extremely strong from the chinese ambassador here in brussels very very negative towards germany which actually initiated this narrative about the sanctions so the global times of course it's a newspaper but was extremely critical of germany so i think they're trying to

scare everyone to prevent them from having any form of sanctions but i think they in their mind say that the agreement should not be politicized and it's gone this far and i think that they are extremely fearful it would make china look even worse if the agreement is not ratified all right shifting gears a 2nd look at turkey whose lira plunged to almost record lows on monday after president ressa tie affair to one fired his 3rd central bank chief in 2 years and insult a critic of high interest rates move is likely to scare away investors and to turkish citizens even harder they're already reeling from the economic chaos of recent years. the sacking of the central bank chief triggered a slide in turkey's financial markets the main index the i.r.c. $100.00 shed almost a 10th of its value trade had to be interrupted to avoid a further collapse as investors fled the country stocks and bonds. the dismissal of

after just 4 months shocked many he had raised the key interest rate sharply and help to stabilize the national currency. analysts say his removal from the central bank means that turkey loses one of the last independent voices and one of the last remaining anchors of institutional credibility. to get turkey gives the impression of being a country that does not follow any rules that has no more norms there's no more law no more democracy and all this has an impact. many are rushing to convert the turkish lira into dollars and euros that's because the central bank is now headed by one of president rich up tie a bed once party colleagues he wants to lower interest rates hoping cheap loans will stimulate the economy but that means an even weaker lira and higher inflation the euro and the dollar are seen as safe havens. what happened was surprising but we're getting used to it into the dollar falls and rises very quickly but in the end it's the citizens who suffer the consequences. is of. course all

this affects us can't even find a job anymore when we go out shopping the prices are constantly changing i really don't know what will happen to us. as we move. the constant fluctuations in the lira mean bakers under the shopkeepers a constantly changing price tags they point out that flour and other ingredients are also getting more expensive last year inflation run at 15 percent and the still no end in sight to the upward spiral. let's take a look now at some of the other global business stories making headlines energy giant saudi aramco saw its 2020 profit tumble more than 40 percent crude prices have been under pressure with the coronavirus pandemic weighing heavily on global demand around cause over or earnings nevertheless stood at $49000000000.00. stocks and global carmakers have fallen after a fire at

a japanese chip factory threaten supply renesas electronics has a 30 percent global market share of microcontroller unit chips used in cars global chips supply was already under pressure to the pandemic. facebook says it took down $1300000000.00 fake accounts between october and december last year the company also said it removed more than $12000000.00 pieces of content about covert vaccines the global health experts flagged as misinformation. it's a $29000000000.00 merger that would create the 1st u.s. mexico canada rail freight rail line the agreement between canadian pacific railway and kansas city southern the combined company would operate 20000 miles of rail between the 3 countries and employ $20000.00 people canadian pacific said the new us in c. a trade deal between the countries was an incentive for new tiles merger still has to be approved by regulators however a step that has derailed past merger efforts by canadian pacific. and more on

this i'm joined by our financial correspondent in new york good to see you i take this is a sign that north american supply chains are going to grow even tighter after this trade deal. that is so one of the ideas behind this deal no question about it that we have been so many issues with so supply chain so especially from a solace that you their nature and that could be an attempt to actually create the supply chain so closer together well if you look at canada canadian pacific there for example focused on transports all for grain or all its all natural gas and if you look at kansas city as southern they're basically serving you know the north south korea dorsal not so much the the east or west and so what our companies are hoping for is

a smoosh transport from canada all the way through to the industrial areas and mexico without a costly and timely unloading and offloading and then also they're arguing it would be good for the environment so that companies are claiming that just one train connection you take more than $300.00 trucks off the road. this deal still needs regulatory approval that's been a problem for a canadian pacific in the past what about this time. it has been actually there been a couple of attempts from a canadian companies to acquire a us companies so far that has been mostly unsuccessful either there were some hostile takeover attempts for instance or where the other company disagreed also there were a regulatory challenges so now the 2 companies are hoping to get the clearance by mit at 2020 so it will take some time and some convincing and then the companies

are hoping that this time be the charm at least and if you look what happened on wall street so investors seem to believe that there might be a chance this time this deal might go through or the stock of kansas city southern was up by a good 11 percent and by the way there was. attempts to acquire kansas city as southern in september by in the u.s. investment for blix told but that got denied by the company itself so this time at least the companies seem to agree so let's see what regulators have to say. keeping us on track thank you. staying in the u.s. when the coronavirus pandemic was spreading across the country millions of americans were told to take refuge at home and only venture out to get the things they really needed groceries prescription drugs gas for the car and in many states marijuana made the list and he cannabis industry one of the few winners of the

pandemic flu. on any given day thousands of cannabis products are on the move this wholesale warehouse in oakland california products like cannabis infused chocolate bars and dairy flavor to the cartridge just sit on the shelves waiting for pick up and shipping to store so cross the state. typically on a daily basis we ship on average well over a 1000000 dollars' worth of products by retail value. before the pandemic we shipped just under half a $1000000.00 worth of products per day. wholesale warehouse enabled many newcomers to the industry to set up their 1st store swear cannabis have been legalized so far 36 states have approved medical use of marijuana off them 15 states and the district of columbia even allow recreational pot use the pandemic drove stores online like harborside dispensary they use website building platforms like shopping

chain with chain we've actually been able to now building e-commerce model where folks can go to our website check out our selection and physically place their orders on in tandem with that i think actually expedited a lot of these technology companies to create other resources for customers last year legal sales in the u.s. hit a record of almost 18000000000 dollars and 5 years experts believe it will total $50000000000.00 . and finally in an ordinary year it's enough that easter bunnies bring joy and more importantly chocolate to children and families but this is of course no ordinary year in hungary the rabbits come bearing an additional treat vaccine this chocolate yourself says he wants his sweet easter bunnies to bring a ray of hope this year by holding up a syringe. sees says he no longer wants the chocolate treats to wear masks instead

hoping to put the emphasis on reopening. all right here's a reminder of the top stories we're following for you. european union is imposing sanctions against china as reactions of beijing's treatment of the weaker muslim minority says the e.u. faces mounting criticism for recently striking a huge investment deal with china. and that's it for me and the business team as always you can find out more a lot dot com slash business times and bits of to watch. with him how to be going to go suckers when the highest high you know if i had known that the boat would be that small i never would have gone on a trip but you know i would not have put myself and my parents or you know the danger to the bottom of the theme of the what a beautifully it would. love one son that one of those would be to give them i had

serious problems on a personal level and i was unable to live their lives i'm going to. want to know their story in full migrants terrified to enter a global information for margaret's. they want to know what makes pajamas. and. unbending going away from them. i'm not even allowed to go to my own cottage and everyone with nato holding everything they're getting are you ready to meet the driven than join me right just do it under you. more than a 1000 years ago europe witnesses a huge construction group. christianity for you stablished itself. both religious and secular leaders or eager to display their power. to trace speaking.

can create the tallest biggest and most beautiful structures. stone masons builders and architects compete with each other. this is called massive churches or create a. contest of the. stars. of g.w. . coming up on arts and culture testing the waters for off to the lock down a study in berlin ways the logistics of safely reopening cultural venue's our reporter was one of the guinea pigs. and a case in france sparks debates about freedom of speech and academic questions the term islamophobia the student saying he's

a fascist he says it's about terminology. now if you're anything like me i expect you 18 for cultural life to get back to normal like to be some way off but when lock downs are finally eased how much will the news and the public need to change their behavior to keep everyone safe that's exactly what a study currently running here in berlin seeks to test. and historic evening the berlin on some more theatre in berlin opens its doors all the theater goers here require a negative 19 test. the additional hurdle of getting tested and wearing masks throughout performances has not dampened and fuchsias from. if it gets us back to normal

life more than happy and pleased to do that we're happy through private thought i mean if the person if it works and never did it by the way with them often yeah i hope performance so that's really going to be hard but on the other hand i mean we would see if that can be cooperated in you know sort of you root for a procedure. you have to present your personalised ticket your passport and your negative test results before being allowed in. being back in a room with 350 people is exhilarating. it's a longing for culture and hue are the proof of this because you are the ones who booked tickets within the 1st 4 minutes of going on sale. ok let's go to. the moment we've all been waiting for for so long has

a raw eved. and i'm joined now by my colleague adrian kennedy adrian you were the lucky guy who got to be there when the curtain 3rd finally rose again in berlin i have to stand quite jealous tell us what it was like well it was fantastic and i felt privileged to be part of it to be part of a vanguard of hardcore theatre fans who stood patiently for about half an hour in the freezing cold panic panic heart by benjamin bar a good choice play with music rock songs mainly from the german singing in them both at one point in the performance one of the actors and only what funny is to be back on the stage and this was met with spontaneous applause it was a very emotional occasion as i think you can see but this is unfortunately not the

end of the lockdown and there were some strict rules right that's why it's important to stress this is only a pilot project to test the feasibility of a particular concept in berlin 9 performances at 7 venues once they are as it stands cultural venues will remain closed while this concept is evaluated and the tests are an important part of that concept right that's why and the way it works is that when you buy your ticket you are redirected straight away to the test registration site you get a q.r. code and you book your test you have to be tested no more than 12 hours before the show if you are sensitive now is the time to look away it's not pleasant but it is in just a few seconds then you get a new code which takes you to home page where you get your results within 20

minutes or so ok just quickly i do and there. other venues also taking part in the projects for an opera house is a club and there's also a concert at the berlin film only concert hall $1000.00 lucky fans got to enjoy the berlin film like orchestra and the baths on of. train cars coming right now there is a thing kennedy thank you for being a guinea pig and coming to tell us all about it my colleague. thank you. as similar experiments are taking place in other countries like the netherlands thousands of revelers there have taken part in so-called field labs the trials are intended to test drive safety measures such as pre-testing and contacts monitoring the fun comes with a price tag payable only do a negative coronavirus test festival goers are also given devices to monitor their

movements and their contacts. apparently only a handful of participants tested positive for the virus after those events. and you can look across the pond for a glimpse of what could be to come from a poor arts venues in new york can reopen at reduced capacity in the run up artists have been taking part in a scheme to kickstart theatre it's called a y. pop ups and it sees artists performing unannounced in the open air. dancing with a breathtaking backdrop in front of a live audience is the moment choreographer phoebe berglund and her company have waited a year for. it's a lot today because we've been through so much during the winter and it's finally spring and we're really grateful that we've made it through and direct in the winter which has been really really hard. and so it's had an overwhelming feeling.

york is still recording thousands of new covert cases each day. and yet with more and more vaccinations the city is slowly awakening from its long sleep i. finally got it to come back at the old it's like a growing now i want it or enough and again it's going to be very good i think new yorkers funding concerts in museums garages public squares and empty shop windows some of the performers are famous the performances are unannounced to keep. huge crowds from forming. that's how the new york pop ups initiative aims to keep the culture alive and with a little luck passers by can get a special treat like here at times square on. museums and movie theaters are slowly opening back up restaurants to at 50 percent capacity. stores at times square are open to people here are taking their masks

seriously they've become a part of new york's vibrant cultural scene that's once again showing vital signs. in new york. new york is like an energy bar there's always something going on like today there was just a performance here over there another performance 3 or 4 going on at the same time that's what makes it new york. and if it means wearing a mask to tap into that energy once again that's a price new yorkers are willing to pay. now to farnsworth college lecturer has been branded a fascist by students after he questioned usage of the term islamophobia the case is sponsoring a new debate about freedom of speech and about the recent trend of so-called council culture which sees people ostracized for voicing unpopular opinions. the grenoble institute of political studies this is where the conflict erupted over

a planned conference titled anti semitism racism and islamophobia professor of german close kin slowed took issue with that name saying the term islamophobia shouldn't be used on par with the other 2 terms because. if you make statements that are anti semitic or racist you can be prosecuted but the term islamophobia doesn't exist in criminal law. can slip made further arguments against the term islamophobia and the word was removed from the event title students and instructors responded with outrage on social media they didn't just question consumers arguments they called him a right wing extremist. after another professor defended can protesters pasted posters on campus calling both fascists. they believe the professors don't care about anti muslim discrimination. it's like one of 10 we

expect an apology at the least for what these professors have done to us if we get one then we can rethink our demands for sanctions but for now we're far from getting an apology. from security forces consider the protests dangerous after a case last october when an islamist extremist murdered french schoolteacher semi right by tea party have taken the stance that freedom of expression also mans the freedom to mock religion including islam. french police see parallels between that case and counselors now professor chancellor is receiving special police protection. this is hatred and it is a form of hatred won't go away so soon. i will be teaching again online at 1st and hopefully in person starting in september but i think i'll be

persona non-grata for the next 4 years until i retire at some point. the protesters have put professor kinzler under enormous pressure because he questions the term islamophobia. political scientist close leg of you sees it as an attack on freedom of speech and tolerance a case of what many call council culture. is. not as council culture is when you exclude a person whose opinion you don't want to hear at a podium or in an article in a tweet or whatever. that you cancel their appearances because their opinion is unwelcome and because you think you're protecting others who could feel offended by their opinion. and. critics are can. culture compare it to authoritarian regimes in which certain

groups decide what other people are allowed to say and think thought crimes as described by author george orwell in the dystopian novel of 1984 about a world where free thought has banned. this and judicious means that it's a phenomenon typical of cults that's now encroaching on society as a whole and it works especially well on social networks or anti social networks as i often call them when you only want to have anything to do with people of the same persuasion mention mind. for now the grenoble institute of political studies is still the scene of polemics and protest the institute's director has called for a return to level headed to bait but the discourse is still far from calm.

finally captain kirk is a no no generic no that's not a creature from outer space it means canadian actor william shatner who famously played has turned 90 shatner is best known of course for the psi 5 phenomena in star trek but he's also had award winning roles in t.v. film and theater he's also directed the g.'s to britain and he's even been a singer of sorts. and that's all we've got time for thanks for watching us in culture and see you next time.

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