this is the news live from berlin a u. turn and an apology from germany's chancellor over easter lockdown plans and scraps a 5 day holiday standstill saying the closures were not feasible and that they were a mistake also coming up an unexpected find entirely and inspectors uncover almost 30000000 doses of coronavirus vaccine in an astronomical factory the company insists it wasn't hiding the shots. and they're calling it the gentle eruption icelanders flock to

a volcano that has roared back to life after 911 years of lying dormant hikers can stay away from the rivers of lava. i'm told me all logical welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has made a surprise you turn cancel plans for strict nationwide shutdown over the easter holiday merkel and regional leaders had agreed on a 5 day standstill to tackle germany's 3rd wave of corona virus infections. scuse me the chancellor now says the hastily drawn up plans were impractical and a mistake and she offered an unreserved apology. the idea of a strict easter lockdown had many here in germany up in arms and the chance of the herself acknowledged the measure was a mistake in an extraordinary address to the people. here as an easter

shutdown was proposed is the best of intentions because we urgently need to slow down and reverse the 3rd wave of the pandemic never that this proposal was a mistake in fear and feel a mistake 1st be acknowledged as a search and above all must be corrected soon as possible to see in. the same time i am well aware that the sentai a situation is causing added uncertainty but already i deeply regret this and i ask all citizens to forgive me for trial. they said a rollback of the measure i did feel to the fire especially for a position parties at the parliament. just cause this perfect kaos whose paraphrase yesterday was this 2 days 5 stats nobody knows what the rules are anymore and that knowledge meant a failure from the chance of those she takes responsibility that nobody really

knows what the submission. when it comes to chancellors decision this serves respect however it also means a deepening crisis trust when it comes to the fight against the pandemic just because government has failed in its wage if i just hand them a call and now we need caution and common sense to be able to overcome the 3rd wave . political aren't the only ones being left with more questions than answers germans are increasingly the wise that i do govern those handling of the crisis. we can adopt and how can it be that people who have means can fly to new york but nobody's allowed to travel in and who can island where they respected all measures to curb infections and. one kind of. just clarity so people get set clear deadlines is a clear schedule on how to go forward with definition but i'm not really impressed

that they've changed the rules and in fact we had wanted to travel but unfortunately now we must stay at home. i mean it's good on the one side but i don't think it's enough. it is the 1st time that the chancellor has admitted so openly that there was a glitch in her decision making but why some see to move as a lot of others see that's part of the germans government's hit and miss approach to the pandemic. by report by deed obvious political correspondent. joins us now. what led to this unit and the apology can you expound on where this pressure came from. well you know when that this edition was taken 2 days ago to implement these very short but strict lockdown nobody is still we can say well because of an uproar we've caused a lot of confusion among the population and the chancellor back trochee to put

sponsibility for what she calls her mistakes she says that this was not doable also for companies to implement on such short notice extra days off etc and that's the reason she gave she takes full responsibility for research acknowledge is a mistake which is a lot of bull but at the same time she also didn't really say seize that opportunity to to offer others to offer solutions to try and curb the infections here in germany you mention those infections they're still pretty high germany's in the middle of a 3rd wave is the country doing enough to stop the spread of the virus. exactly if we look at the figure is an a a 7 days in fiction a rate nationwide which keeps rising up 280800000 inhabitants nationwide that there are moments 15 more done 15000 new infections and more than 240

deaths for one day alone germany doesn't have a handle on the pandemic and their measures taken don't seem to suffice there is this testing strategic which is being the moment but there's a lot of criticism for example when it comes to traveling there's no travel not to moment just past the easter holidays are about to start there's a lot of criticism on the vaccination rollout for many here in germany this is not going fast enough especially you see it in so well with variants of devouring is all spreading more rapidly among the younger population and there are apparently more infectious more adventurous more lethal the original strain of the virus and this is all a major test for medical and c.d.u. paci how will the scales affect them especially with the elections coming up later

this year. well in saying that it was her and her mistake and her mistake alone i'm going to america and in no way protected the conservatives and the conservatives are already under fire at the last 2 weeks so they have been in the center of a number of corruption scandals and also a day there are criticize fota handling of the pandemic because the governing coalition is they try to come sedatives and the social democrats are the latest regional elections they also didn't fare very well so the next test photo because that is a low death of a bit of parliamentary election in september. political correspondent emanuel shah's thank you. and while the world is desperately in need of more corona virus vaccines almost $30000000.00 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine have been discovered at a plant in italy the doses were found during an inspection by italian authorities

after a request from the european commission it's not yet clear if the doses were export bound for discovery could worsen the use relations with astra zeneca which has slashed its supply targets to the block britain also wants access to the company's e.u. produced doses. here's a roundup of other stories making news around the world. cuba has begun testing its own covert 1000 vaccine on health care workers it's hoped most people in the capsule have our will get the sovereign to job by may cuba has been developing vaccines since the 19 $180.00 s. because of a longstanding u.s. trade embargo against it. to social media celebrities have been arrested in a restaurant in cameroon the transsexual women are being charged with attempted homosexuality homosexuality is considered a crime in cameroon the 2 could face up to 5 years in prison if found guilty.

police in washington d.c. have cleared away most of the security fencing from around the u.s. capitol only a thin in a barrier remains security was stepped up after supporters of the former president donald trump invaded the building in january. virginia has become the 1st southern u.s. state to abolish the death penalty democratic governor north i'm signed the repeal saying it was the moral thing to do jimmy around 2nd to texas in executions it is the 23rd state to ban capital punishment. sites years have been flocking to a spectacular volcano eruption in iceland lava has been flowing since the mountain 1st started spewing fire week ago but hikers trying to get the perfect selfie are being warned not to get too close. it's

unpause out of the crater of this. it began erupting here on iceland's rake most poignant last friday the 1st time in around 900 years. so perhaps it's no surprise that thousands of people have been flocking here to witness this rare event. trying to get as close as they dare. to that perfect picture. we just so close to. haven't seen anything like. hikers getting hungry some of us the lava as a giant grill but this does come with a warning. 2 days ago try to cook in big moments. so stay away from it. there have also been warnings over comic gas pollution.

before the eruption there were more than 50000 in just 3 weeks. they were caused by a large body of molten rock known as magma which has pushed its way to the south and. it's unclear for how much longer this volcano will continue to erupt now there icelanders are enjoying its hypnotic display in. japan has officially launched the olympic torch relay kicking off a 4 month countdown to the postponed tokyo summer games the olympic flame lit the torch after being flown in from greece around $10000.00 runners or carried across japan until the opening ceremony on july 23rd the organizers hope the relay will help restore the prestige of the games many of. the event during the pandemic.

next story comes from senegal where we meet a teenager dreaming of glory as a horse racing jockey followed your posts already won several prestigious races at home now the rising star hopes to go even further and compete internationally. meet fellow deal one of senegal's most talented jockeys. he has taken his love for horses and turned it into a promising career. only 2 years ago he already won the country's most prestigious horse racing prize. love the epic racers when i was younger i would go with some of my older siblings who had horses and one time when they made me ride one i fell and broke my arm but still i came back and decided to be a jockey. every day he trains

intensively from early in the morning till late in the afternoon here on the banks of loch rose. over the past 50 years competitive horse racing has become a national past time here in senegal. for law says his love for racing runs deep in his family both his brother father and grandfather were jockeys. he lives when he was just 12 and switch books for horses now he earns up to $600.00 per race so he has no regrets. it. doesn't matter how this horse is young and with my weight i'm one of the only jockeys that can write or if she was entering into a competition i would be among the 1st to write her. for things this is just the

beginning and wants to start competing internationally in the next few months. want to be the best jockey in a country other than mine it could be iraq or france anywhere where there's horse racing. at a recent race he once again shows off his skills with focus and calm followed your easily takes the top prize. after almost a century of standing guard over rio de janeiro brazil best loved landmark is getting a facelift whether erosion has left the colossal statue known as the christ the redeemer meeting restoration work metal parts of rusted and some part of the stone structure is unstable the 40 meter high monument has become a symbol of protection for the brazilian people before the pandemic the 90 year old statue attracted 2000000 tourists

a year. you're watching news live from berlin the news continues at the top of the are up next hour documentary the wonderful world of singapore remember you can keep up to date on our website. the loss of the social platforms as well as i have told me your logical and that's it for me thanks for watching us. and you hear me now on your screen and how the last year's german sounds now we bring you an angle a man called you've never. surprise yourself with what is possible who is magical really what moves and want. to talk to people and follow along the way maurice and critics join us from ethel's lifestyle.

buildings that resemble mythical creatures. spectacular futuristic skyscrapers adorned with greenery and a 300 metre high rooftop garden. so. of course set its sights high. it evolved from a developing country to one of the richest nations in the world within just a few decades. here east meets west and the past meets the future. the airport features the highest indoor waterfall in the world feel singapore also

has the world's largest orchid collection fagin esko world heritage site. and people live in spectacular building block architecture. and ultra modern city yet the jungle and its animals are never far away. and that poses a constant challenge. in park the day begins while it is still pitch black bird cages are carried back and forth william has been unloading his birds here for 25 years. he only takes time out for the chinese new year. breeds songbirds and here they compete to sing the most beautiful song song bird competitions are very popular zebra doves are particularly skilled singers and feel most comfortable up high.

these feathered virtuosos have sensitive characters. to. lead and earth sense don't let them get scared so in the dark in the 1st light they won't be so scared. so when they open their eyes slowly they think they're where they used to be obeyed. that's why we come here so early so. a few kilometers away lies the tech a center in little india. a lot of night owls have only just gone home when live with fung starts her day at 2 30 in the morning. she and her parents have a cook shop in this hawker center a food court for street food the 6000 hawkers are a true signature of singapore. but most of the cooks have almost reached retirement

age. is a. young age to take over. and people want to chat can't be on restaurants so it's really rare to see young generation feel the. least specialty is shrimp noodle soup it takes or almost 4 hours to make it the recipe is a family secret her grandfather brought it from china. he actually came to see a point and i in that piece and he stopped selling prawns you know along the street and sing up off and there's no like caucused also to actually carry out and use carries seemed to calm the fire. along the street yeah. the

street food cooks later had to move into these semi open buildings for hygenic reasons there stands are often passed down from one generation to the next least parents both in their late sixty's also helped to cut chile and shrimp here they didn't want their daughter to follow in their footsteps as a qualified business administrator she could have found a job in a fancy office simple mounting where do backbreaking work here it's hard on both you're back. hans and you work long hours at it and. breakfast has to be quick the 1st customers are about to come lee once had a desk job and regular working hours but she only found fulfillment here between pots of shrimp broth. and saying up off the plate she is would think that and you. will so if you don't think you know what people actually d.c. yeah so that's me your specialty is safety and. they want to

see. if they can finish one of these we'll just roll the link you want to take. a few streets down someone else is starting work in the dark behind the colonial facade of the raffles hotel and enduring a landmark in singapore it was named after the british explorer and founder of singapore search raffles. no rajan singh has been working here for 28 years as head porter despite the love of tradition the staff entrance is secured using high tech facial recognition typical of singapore. first trip is to the laundry room. he keeps on his turban but exchanges his polo shirt and jeans for his uniform. this is simple here is just new. cd it

was a boy and he had a belief doesn't get his vision for the color of. the charming. niranjan used to work as a security manager at the port that job was far less formal than here at the 5 star hotel in his fancy uniform. or smart. i'm ready to go because. everything must be. outside the sun is colorful a painting the morning sky singapore is coming to life eat. but before the 1st hotel guests come for breakfast there is still plenty to do.

in a row john 1st has to attend his morning meeting with the guest teen. builtin 887 the hotel is steeped in history and considered very british. in colonial times the staff still had to deal with wild animals nowadays things have quieted down at the legendary hotel. so today we have $33.00 arrivals $52.00 departures 7 out of order rooms and so that's $69.00 for full focus and it's her friends 60th birthday trip and therefore often tears there i think we can start taking these and welcome them appropriately i don't think we've been through and are quite enough. guests used to have a view of this see here today they see skyscrapers.

the chinese garden is about 13 and a half hectares in size and one of the many green oases in singapore among the towers and temples many animals live here too such as monitor lizards otters and snakes their only refuge in this urban jungle. it. today the workers from the wildlife rescue service acres are releasing a young monitor lizard. of anon and his colleagues spent 2 months nursing it back into good health it was injured on a fence now dickey has and the other animal rescue workers have named him is ready to be released again he's a little bit wary so there's always the highlight for us to send him off and at least for this individual you know i'll get together with you the rest are in

a pretty well very hot the potting mix because of all that i did with the rehab they are used to try to best to make sure it will recover but if i think of it and is looking much more feisty it's always a good thing. that they finally managed to convince dickie to return to his old hunting grounds. to eat. sleep. in singapore greenery and hanging gardens abound that is the government's master plan and that in one of the most densely populated cities in the world it has the same surface area as hamburg but 3 times as many inhabitants with almost 6000000 residents. that has its prized wild animals have less and less space

when problems arise these volunteer animal rescue workers are on hand and more and more calls are coming in almost $9000.00 diggin out. there and. they want to free this asian palm civet from the entrance grill these little predators tend to make themselves at home under roofs that may be unpleasant for residents but this area used to be these animals tear. torrie long before the 1st homes were built here. the asian palm civet is now free and the problem is resolved at least for the moment i guess people do feel frustrated because of the noise created and all that but i think. if the issue is running or are you going that these fears do we fight as soon as yourself to prevent it from happening instead of always removing it just removing is that honestly not a solution. oh plunger the glass dome at the airport lies

singapore's most popular new attraction. the highest indoor waterfall in the world measuring 40 metres in height it's an instagram hit. that receives up 230-0000 visitors a day. and most of them are locals. the spectacular complex is called jewel. and it also boasts a 2nd superlative the largest indoor forest in asia with a maze and climbing nets at dizzying heights. manager georgina tun ensures that everything runs smoothly from the shopping mall to the entertainment and the waterfall the centerpiece of this green world. nearly 38000 liters of water per minute fall from the glass ceiling which has

a 12 metre wide opening for rainwater the dome consists of more than $10000.00 small reflective glass triangles. a lot of it could be off i might want to be safe but it also when you raise becoming the water as they face the economy and i'm caught off guard you all as well as part of a team that has quieted. probably. dozens of gardeners work here around the clock tending to over 2000 trees and 100000 plants from all over the world. they normally work at night or in the early morning when there are hardly any visitors the garden alone spans several floors. but it was high you guessed it i don't know about people in the building making sure displaced by all the security that it was out here to maintain and the facilities management

all the way to the measurement team to look at it if you find it at any one time just make it is a. 7 storey waterfall is surrounded by a garden and everything is perfect. this is singapore's version of a futuristic city. the city is a combination of face technological progress and a keen sense of tradition. chinatown abounds with shops and temples. chinese people make up the largest demographic group with chinese molay tommo and english the city state has 4 official languages. tolerance and cosmopolitanism are true trademarks here. christians muslims and hindus singapore celebrates the key holidays of all 4 religions no one is meant to feel

left out. back to the open air songbird concert. while the birds chirp away their owners sit. in the shade discussing the perfect technique of a true virtuoso oak. that's a tough one it's very difficult when it raises its voice the echo follows that's what we call the melody one note that was a very hard one and the boy oh no when the voice comes up whole the echo sound falls behind. this one we call the melody we call the melody. and here's how it sounds.

you need a very attuned ear to appreciate this a birdsong symphony once a month a competition is held in this park where the bird owners can see if they've invested their money wisely after all these little virtuosos can cost several $1000.00 euros. let me. play again but we really were competing but the price isn't so important because our bird gets to go up against all the others called us and. then we know how good our bertus and we would all but. when the sun is high above singapore that means enough tweeting for today. too as birds need a break now to cool off in the shade. mechanics

are a common sight in the streets but feeding them is strictly prohibited. the animal rescuers have their next call residents here have reported a sugar glider this marsupials natural habitat is actually along the east coast of australia not singapore. inside a hamster cage a little creature is making a lot of noise still but the bite. last night the family heard loud noises coming from the front of the apartment sed. it was really it so after you went there we saw it was clear up there but oh the screw up in the wall we see looks like

a shouldn't either from plus i sized she say no this is rare or something there's a really neat tool called one but it is good to keep him to every call so he tried to buy lead to keep. him. calm like isn't sure if he should believe their story about finding the animal accidentally singapore is one of the world's leading trading hubs for illegal paths he has 2 or 3 such cases every week this sugar glider was most likely smuggled over at one point as well. as the small boat in future numbers in bad condition and. you know me reading all this law issues that people have to start thinking about and that is why the ego trip that it is causing so many species to. get wiped up. such stuff.

the team regularly has to promote awareness for animals rights. and unpleasant surprise awaits them at their next stop as well they were actually called about this completely harmless garden snake but then collide discovers a huge net full of dead that's all you know. the owner of the house claims it was the gardener's recommendation she says the. bothered them when they sat on the patio in the evening that's are endangered in singapore because they can't find enough space. this is for the worth of the sea the bats fly because it becomes. the conscious they don't want you there they sing that and they fly in and get stuck. there. he's furious he's got a lucky boy you know is he.

the net has to go. singaporeans are very spoiled to big city people says everything must always be modern and perfect even nature. dragonflies him back to fly in and see him but in the morning by. its own looks when you have these animals it will also add track of angles they snakes and lizards exhibits at odd hours and source of or so people try to advocate for people to be more tolerant to accept obvious why the most in your view is more because you know beside them more and more that there's no preventing. back at raffles hotel in the late morning people are constantly coming and going. by day record they're here. since the hotel 1st opened its borders have always been

indian sikhs or their descendants now rajon is a 3rd generation singaporean. just one word one bird of paradise where the very bar shows their remarks that they actually make start. i think the most or 6 already probably do for you all a stream of chevy. that you are right and the people who stay with you they must have trusted you and rafa is the only one make him who have you see or yes in the last year we have a quite a difficult area to get in the new game to meet we got that requirement was must be a seed. there yes or serious they were. taking photos with tourists is part of norad john's daily work the porters are small time celebrities. there are even souvenirs of now rajon and his colleagues now such as

key rings and oil paintings. this gallery presents the guests of honor who have stayed here from hollywood stars to politicians and fashion designers all of them of designers are in. some guests like michael jackson made headlines here the pop star had in iran a tang from the zoo brought to him in the hotel the ranch and has no comment but he raves about these british royals i have never seen a right it is dull 2 it was very down good to see everybody at a drive in ready on the move forward to read today and share with everybody before they went to the lobby and show to the wife she is very very for. her.

whether malays indians or chinese singapore is known as a harmonious melting pot of different cultures and ethnic groups. and this couldn't be more clear than when it comes to food. it's lunchtime here at the hock or center. league is dishing. one bowl of her shrimp a noodle soup after the other it's a real hit. the hunger centers are like a big canteens in singapore. managers garbage collectors and nurses all eat here. that is they'll be all this up as the days are also good as it is pretty close to get my clock all bets on that gap and the prices up on the bottom it's in our

genius in this you know in singapore we have so many different big groups and different kind of like the. chinese so there's a lot right to insert. at around 2 year olds and $0.50 a portion the competition is tough. with such low profit margins many vendors specialize in just a few dishes. recently . that's up from about the price us book was. really meant it makes it the feel and. the profit was out. of this office segment by. lee has to

quickly stop by the market next door and pay for her delivery. one minute. she's been on her feet for 12 hours now and is happy but exhausted. at 2 pm the final portion has been sold now she just has to quickly clean up and she's done for the day. i think i'll tell. ya so in order to have i guess i want. to teach saw how being in charge off the operation that. singapore even once it's hawker culture to achieve unesco world heritage status.

preserved snakes and skulls that's what you'll find here in the world of ghostbusters 99. those who come here see crater happiness health and prosperity. this is grandmaster chew. he says he can look deep into the souls of his clients with his divine ing rods. a couple single men took a call sometimes a client is laughable that i maybe know for instance what his grandfather looked like you know you know what i will but there are things that cannot be explained scientifically whether you believe in the supernatural.

this is his son master chu necromancy has a long tradition here in singapore an entire month is even dedicated to ghosts in the chinese lunar calendar hungry ghost month master chu must 1st asked to be allowed entry into the temple with a sort of brush and sword without this idea of what trap alcide the dog because the dog that. got in at the. and if i'm off house so i need is no on and off and let the permission given and my guardian came for me inside so i have the power to do my job. master chu is in his own world now. and.

he burns the signed paper strip and with the ash the water in the bucket turns into holy water. and. the bricks are meant to catch misfortune. at. the station off the beach or. the neighborhood. ok so i have to warn whatever my my body asked me so hard. my my body.

read what i want to do. the singing ball exudes positive energy. choose clients receive a paper figure which represents their unhappy selves. it's hard to grasp everything rationally but his client pamela long swears by it. actually i am in the. media industries saw. but then in believing that some ways that i can and or have some. trust and belief. actually helps in some ways.

step by step ms long is to leave her streaks of bad luck behind the paper figure is about to be burnt in a ring of fire so that none of the evil spirits can pursue her any longer. master chu doesn't wish to reveal how much she charges for this ritual but what does money matter if you can change someone's home life. for you you can see. a lot being. all raw the energy you can see there. giving out. suddenly after going there after a few days people. you just have to believe it.