i heard it on the home but when it comes to gemma began of course it was look right in the eyes virgin but perhaps a new hobby of mine i'm going to all go approved i love to be in the news but there are pros and there are calls but when you bring them all the giving to realize it because it's just another way of never say are you ready to meet them very me right through it all. this used to be news and recount on the program today the very real threat facing africa's independence conservationists have warned that some species of the giant. a step away from extinction coaching is the main problem. and we will bring you the story behind the giant that has been painted on this beach in beneath.

hello i'm christine wanda it's good to have you and any africa's in offense in trouble and humans ought to blame conservationists say increased poaching and that also habitats have devastated innocent populations across the continent now 50 years ago africa was home to one in the hof 1000000 in offense today there are just 450000 of them that's a decline of 2 the now the forest elephants which mostly occupied the tropical forests off waste in central africa have been listed as critically endangered and the savannah in offense which roam all over sub-saharan africa but almost be found in southern africa have been listed as endangered now i'll be also in a leading cause of a shyness what can be done to reverse the trend off to this report. gentle giants under threat yet again leading experts are raising the alarm to little is

done to save the african elephant one reason is the environment where the elephants live its strength king the african population is growing fast and so are the cities across the continent this leaves less space for the animals to roam but experts point to one single factor for its decline poaching. this emotion is not in catching the buggers but mines in. this in. this criminal woods that are responsible. i bring out a pig. into. the wall. new and more detailed research into the african elephant also shows that not all african elephants are the same as previously thought scientists say there's a difference between the west african species the forest elephant. and

the savannah elephant that lives elsewhere on the continent the 2 species had previously been group as one and classified as vulnerable but by categorizing them as 2 they have found a disturbing picture the population of the savannah elephant drop but at least 60 percent in the past 50 years but the numbers for the forest elephants drop by over 80 percent the international union for conservation of nature the i.u.c.n. says is now critically endangered. it's more vulnerable to portray because of the kind of video where it inhabits this is. it is that you find. militia groups. that. can find really difficult to go in and. monitor and then force more. so the fear that these animals could become extinct is very real. and for more on the story of

invited dr paul accountable onto the program she's an award winning wildlife conservation ists in kenya where she leaves their hands off our innocence campaign which aims to restore kenya leadership in elephant conservation welcome to the program at home but in your own words how bad is the situation is the threat of extinction a real reality for africa's innocence. saluki africa's elephants have been declining now continuously for several decades so long as we continue on this path downwards there is a real risk and then to get animals don't just decline slowly slowly over time they reach a point where they reach a threshold and then populations can completely collapse and blink out we're seeing this happening already in west africa where many people creations have already disappeared completely ok so this is this is very daunting poaching is one

of the reasons why we're losing so many innocents according to this report that's just come out why always struggling in africa to protect these animals. i think we shouldn't just look at africa as the problem continent where the poaching is sticking close the poaching this taking place because there is demand for ivory in other countries particularly in asia and the far east so the longer there is demand for these products then the price of these products are very high there will be poaching there will be corruption there will be disruption of the normal force meant facilities to my country kenya for example there is a fantastic level of law enforcement on the ground there's very little pushing ticking please but kenya continues to be a conduit of ivory coming out of central and other parts of africa through our country and out through our borders it's very difficult for the continent to crack down on this kind of crime happening over the entire continent just because of

demand for products in one of 2 places we need to address the demand as a major part of this campaign dux a cold war there is a bad on the global trade of ivory countries like zimbabwe and botswana say they have too many elephants in their territories and they've been calling for that band to be lifted they say that the trade of ivory the needle trade of ivory will also give them the money that they need to invest in conservation to look after the offense as you say is being done in kenya could that be a solution lies in the trade of ivory. well we're the reason why we're in a crisis today is because of what those countries did in 20200829 that is when they actually did sell their ivory to china and japan promising that those funds would be used to protect africa's opens well i'm sorry it didn't happen instead africa's elephants are being pushed to the brink of extinction it is not

a solution it's never been a solution and it's time we got a little bit more creative about where we get the money to support elephant conservation it doesn't have to come from the killing of animals and the sale of their teeth so dr campbell what do you then suggest should be done what immediate action needs to be taken. oh it's really exciting the opportunities that there are for saving elephants in africa 1st many of our elephant populations are cross boundary elephants for example in southern kenya between tanzania and kenya you have these huge populations of elephants between morrow and serengeti and also in the amber surly and down in the south in tanzania in in their protected areas so here is an opportunity for the region to work together for the countries to support each other and to protect open populations on an ecosystem level and i'll give you an example of the challenges we're facing today it's not just poaching but in southern kenya at the foot of mount kilimanjaro there are important elephant

corridors that allow elephants to move between protected areas in kenya elephants must move from under 30 to solve the eco system which is 200 kilometers away and in between that is a land which is a matrix of people who do pastoralism but increasingly agricultural development is taking up that space today what we need is proper engagement with african governments to better manage how the land is going to be used where the protected areas are going to be and how they'll be connected to each other to prevent this conflict between agriculture and wildlife areas for animals like elephants and i do think this is possible and i think it's an important part of the solution it has to be done you know really quickly that step support a couple and they're talking to us there thank you very much for that. let's take a look at some other stories making news across the continent now more than 1000

people are homeless after a fire gutted one of the biggest in the sierra leonean caps in freetown no one was reported killed in the blaze but around 400 homes have been destroyed. investigation the force of the fire which broke out on wednesday. and experts in africa are warning of a vaccine you'll over the access to jabs the director of the africa center for disease control and prevention that's dr john. said he hoped the wisdom would prevail as the whole of humanity. if such a conflict which he is going to. use and people get the one last time to pay their respects to tanzania's former president john the food before a burial service in hayes and village of chatto well before he was one of africa's most prominent covert 19th skeptics the government say he died of heart failure the

critics in the age he succumbed to complications from covert 1000. now the french artist save as to create the world's largest human chain off interlaced has reaching around the globe. his aim is to create a symbol that bridges people and culture through his ot is latest creation was recently unveiled at a special location in west africa. not the usual canvas but a sandy beach in been named the project is titled beyond walls and the brainchild of french artist. also known simply as c.p. he's made it his trademark to produce giant outdoor artworks in unusual places but all with a purpose he says he's creating paintings with a human chain of hands around the globe which carries

a universal message of friendship and togetherness. and they want to do i always say i really believe that only together can humanity respond to the different challenges that has to overcome and it was from this conviction that this project was born see peace creations are done with biodegradable paint so there is no pollution his project started a few years ago in paris and has since traveled around the world to 10 cities from berlin to walk at duke to istanbul and cape town before arriving here in gone v. and we die places tragically marked by the african slave trade. name for the image to be striking one must find anaesthetic and also a story of the 2 histories have gone 1000000 we are unfortunately you know my opinion marked by the period of slavery but there are also sites that are incredible in terms of a suspect and i'm in there so i thought it was a good mix that would create something special. there is also the fact that cites

the deep meaning that we have touched to it i believe also allows us to raise the profile of the region and the country and i think that this is interesting for the local people. see peace message of friendship and togetherness seems to resonate with the people here in. the artwork of tatas that it is necessary to be united to go hand in hand and to love one's neighbor you want god advocates these values and that is why we accepted this work. no i don't love the woman is doing well households that have repercussions for us the tough and people because it will help our community as well as the village of going. after almost 2 years c.p. has visited 3 called incidents and spray painted $37.00 pairs of hands on nearly 80000 square meters of land. isn't that

just standing well that is it for our program today be sure to check out the stories that's on. full at c s africa we're always interested to know what you think about the stories that we cover here on the program of the stories that we should be we're also on facebook and on twitter at the let me can see you next time . every day. for us and for our planet. the idea is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make cities screener how can we protect animals and their habitats what to do with the waste. we can make a difference by choosing reforestation over a deep forest recycling for disposal smart new solutions oberstein said in our.

earth is truly unique and we know that uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive good why do you assume the environmental issues to global 3000 on t w i'm going. to. welcome to arts and culture on this edition. an artist puts a contemporary spin on old portraits by mostyn the subjects faces. and an architect and travel lover turned baker manages to combine also 3 of her passions. but 1st beethoven famously said that music can change the world that's nowhere more evident than in a new exhibition at the german history museum in bonn it charts the course of

popular music through germany's post-war history and highlights how over the years its co-existed with influenced politics. music is history the 1980s were political a young german woman encapsulated what people were feeling. this was the time when the big question of whether nuclear weapons should be stationed in germany was at the for a question that didn't only interest young people in germany i mean his anti-war song 99 red balloons was an earworm for many all around the world. you know it was an overnight sensation. in the 1950s germany tapped its feet to us rock'n'roll music from the likes of elvis presley. and bill haley.

the music captured the sight geist the music was kanchi too but 1st and foremost it captured a way of life you'd hear a great song and then you'd go out and you'd buy the record and listen to it and play it at the next party. at. the 96 days rock and revolution german concerts by the beatles and the rolling stones often got a little out of hand. punk rock arrived in the 1970 s. . rules of the german roost. lindenberg ventured into east west politics in the eighty's the west german rockers got to perform in communist east germany. the us rock musician

bruce springsteen his $988.00 gig in east berlin was the biggest opening concert in the other germany's 40 year history. after the meeting germany had the crazy idea that if we let the big question in a concert that would satisfy our young people and help us control them. the idea was doomed to failure the burden wall fell in november 1909 and one song became the. german reunification. guard. down. and for a trip down memory lane my colleague kennedy is in the studio with me and ambitious

exhibition adrian so what does popular music tell us about german history well recurring topic is of course german unity we had that had been able to put on a one off concert in east germany in 1903 but they're off that he was not allowed back and he had to wait until after the wall fell to fulfill his dream of a full. of eastern germany an emotional show in the light seeking 1990 is part of the exhibition and we heard you need his famous antiwar anthem that that presented a new face of germany to the world it is. also a year earlier nicole had had a surprise victory in the your vision song contest with a little piece i remember it quite well because it was number one in the u.k. tour in the 4 crewmen swore but these 2 songs did kind of a stamp edition new idea of the german as amused me can stop sandal

wearing peaceniks and do you think that those songs played a big role in changing germany's international image where they at least reflected the change that was going on. up until then most peoples owning council were german port had been crushed a very different image of the germans the technocrats brought the cold emotion although we have to remember that in the music of. of craftwork it's quite sentimental and has a lot of war it's called right and adrian i had that it was an encounter with jab a music that actually brought you to ballad yes i was inspired by legendary. noise about getting in lungs and this was a west berlin bands that made music with cement mixes pneumatic drills and metal pipes the concert was dubbed the best gig since the crucifix haitian crucifixion crucifixion story and it really quite blew my mind and prompted me to jump on

a bus and get over to west spending to find out what was going on and we're very glad you did and the rest as they say is music and history thank you very much my colleague adrian kennedy thank you. some other news now brazil's christ the redeemer statue is getting a facelift ahead of its 90th anniversary celebrations in october dozens of engineers architects and geologists all scaling its 38 meters to remove rust and replace weakened rocks before the pandemic some 2000000 people visited the statue every year. scotland's aberdeen university is to become the 1st institution to return a benny bronze sculpture to nigeria the university said the work depicting a king was acquired in reprehensible circumstances. just destroyed by any city in the late 19th century losing thousands of treasures from the palace the move raises

pressure on other establishments including the british museum to follow suit. well dozens of german museums still have been in bronze as to the culture minister monica cletus has called a special summit to discuss restitution we'll have more on germany's role in looted african arts next week here on arts and culture. now to an artist who takes what's gone before and we interpret it painter fika him as as a love of the old masters and their portraits he's particularly interested in the clues they offer about their subjects and the times they lived in and he's found a unique way to reveal their secrets. europe's museums are filled with paintings like leaves the rich and famous of centuries past. portraits painted to exude high status

and noble character. artist foca hammers looks to portraits of the past for inspiration. he takes the paintings of old masters and reworks them digitally with one big twist. the subject faces our veil and around. his presents them in a way that modern viewers can't so easily ignore. countries or who. can break down the hurdle to these works if you just have a humorous aspect which at the same time highlights important features of the image without overwhelming it. by masking

hammers ams to unmask he takes elements already present in the works and multiplies them. the idea is to exaggerate visual codes already built into the paintings because that people at the time would have understood but that viewers today need help decoding. the luminous wigs for instance one stood for great wealth for the hamma satirizes the conventions of past arabs masking the actual faces to refocus the attention. in the midst of. immunity by removing this individuality the faces and blocking our access to this. it's almost as if we were standing in front of the painting and holding one hand up to it so we can concentrate more on the areas of. the gun so the incredible diversity of these pictures revealed becomes far more pronounced when i take away

the faces in the. room. herrmann's has been creating these hidden portraits now for around a decade last year he began posting them on instagram and became a global sensation perhaps because so many of us can relate to wearing masks. maria trott sky and studied architecture in moscow in paris in 2012 she discovered baking and it became a passion now she mixes her fields of interest making desserts that look and even taste like famous landmarks. the skyline of copenhagen the eiffel tower in paris the sydney opera house these edible works of art are the creations of maria trucks going. yeah i'm primarily interested in the

artistic aspect it's a kind of performance for. her copenhagen berlin cake is especially elaborate and took 3 days to complete it's made of short crust pastry with nuts chocolate sponge without flour puffy mousse and a glossy glaze made from salted caramel the optical highlight is the chocolate skyline. what's important is that the landmarks of his own cities are recognizable and we're aware as i am one of the it was a special request from a customer who loved both european capitals. baked version of st basil's cathedral of her hometown moscow was up course a must the shape of a cake is just as essential to her as its taste each recalls the flavors of the respective country was the one where moscow tastes like the typically eastern european blend of spices but combined with something light and fluffy like a butter cream it doesn't seem to bother her that her artistic creations end up

being devoured. remember that's the most important part of the taste is everything . and i didn't leave a slice for me oh well you can find more on all those stories on our website that's d w dot com slash culture and as venice celebrates its 1600 birthday i'll leave you with just at the very. sung by francesca lost in each opera house the same venue of its $853.00 premiere from the whole team from arts and culture in berlin even dad she. yeah. garrett. man.

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is g.w. newsline from girl ends failure to float operators are unsuccessful in their latest bid to refloat a cargo ship stuck in the suez canal diggers draggers and tug boats have been trying to free the vessel for days 100. of ships. in a traffic jam causing a major headache. and the worst wave yet german health officials over the country. could prove deadly.

a michael thanks for joining us experts are warning it could take weeks to huge container ship blocking egypt now a fresh attempt today to refloat the vessel was not successful around 30 percent of the world's shipping container volume transits through the canal daily more than 150 ships are now backed up waiting to enter the waterway. 7000 kilometer route from asia to europe the only alternative route around the horn of africa is much longer but many ships are now opting for that detour a closure of the suez will almost certainly. has already been hit hard by the.

for more on this extraordinary story. by captain john conrad he's a licensed captain of the world's largest ships an author and founder of the shipping website captain dot com mr conrad welcome to from the captain's perspective tell me how could it come to. right piece ships have gone an incredibly large over just the last 10 years so in the last 10 years they've gone from about 10000 container ships to 20000 container ships but as the size has increased the international maritime organization the u.n. arm that does maritime in london they have not increased the crew size and they have not put new requirements for technology on the ship so you have significantly bigger ships and the same size true the same technology and really the same tug boats and equipment and navigating the ships and it's not just the length i mean

this ship is about 60 meters longer than the biggest aircraft carriers in the world but it's also the weight with a doubling of the number of containers on board. the ships way too to 300 percent more than the ships a 10 years ago and again we're using 1020 year old technology aboard can't gusts of wind really blows such a massive ship sideways as the owner of the ship says. absolutely as you stack these containers up higher that you know you're a big steel wall where all the wind pushes against these containers an incredible rate the average speed of transit through the can now is 8 knots the ship was going 30 knots and we believe it was going faster to try to provide the momentum and inertia to overcome those gusts of wind but as you know driving fast down

a narrow passageway on the autobahn or during construction the faster you go the more careful you have to be especially when that wind comes in can easily push a ship like this or some of the new cruise ships they give those all those cabins that are stacked storeys high that's another ship that can be easily capped and we only have about 30 seconds i want to get this last question in which is the race to remove the blockage is proving extremely challenging how long do you think it will take to dislodge the ever given well there's a there's a lot of hope that next week in the higher high tide if they can get some fuel out and they can do what they're calling a back twist where they can corkscrew it out backwards after digging and dredging both ends if that doesn't work they have to bring in fuel barges take out the fuel and then somewhere in the world they have to find gigantic cranes on barges tall enough to reach those containers and start removing the weight so they can float it up higher but again as dr mark adriano said there is

a risk of hole cracked the ship was not designed and every time the tide comes in and out it's like bending a piece of metal it's doing micro cracks in the hall and you do that enough time and it could crack and that would take weeks at least if perhaps if their captain john conrad really appreciate your time thank you very much thank you. and steven beardsley we'll dive deeper into their story on business after our show including including a closer look at the disruption to the global economy stay tuned for that in about 10 minutes here's a roundup of other stories making news around the world at this hour at least $32.00 people have been killed and dozens injured after 2 passenger trains collided in southern egypt the crash in the province of so hard caused 3 carriages to flip over it's the latest in a series of deadly train wrecks in egypt many of which have been blamed on poor

maintenance. near and large military has been warned that protesters or at risk of being shot in the head activists against the coup have called for a huge show of defiance on the country's armed forces day on saturday at least 320 people have been killed since the military took power on february 1st. officials in bangladesh say at least 4 people have been shot dead during clashes between police and demonstrators many are protesting a visit to bangladesh by indian prime minister modi to celebrate the country's 50th anniversary of independence critics in bangladesh accuse modi of stoking anti muslim sentiment in india. german health officials are warning that the 3rd wave of covert 19 currently gripped gripping the country could prove deadlier than the previous 2 there urging the public to limit social contact over the easter

holiday to slow the spread of the virus more than 21000 new cases were reported on friday the head of germany's disease control center says the highly contagious u.k. variant is now the dominant strain of the virus in the country. we are facing some very difficult weeks we are at the beginning of this 3rd wave and it's triggered by the variant b 117. which we know is even more contagious and even more dangerous and therefore it's even more difficult to contain. their own very clear signals that this wave could be worse than the 1st 2 ways our chief political correspondent melinda crane is following this story for us melinda greetings why such a strong message from the head of germany's disease control center now because the situation is indeed very serious here as the health minister put it this is like the last stage in a very long marathon people are tired and yet this stage could be by far the

most painful so both he and the head of the center for disease control were encouraging germans to do everything in their power to bend the curve with the head of the center for disease control warning that otherwise we could see the number of new daily infections rise as high as a 100000 cases per day just to put that in perspective we currently have about 22000 new cases a day and at its very highest point the 2nd wave was producing around a little over 30000 cases a day in december so very grave implications especially for the country's health system and therefore this appeal by both speakers today to absolutely take every precaution possible to flatten the curve a never ending long night here we seeing so many new cases because testing is now

free and readily available or of people more seriously ill. this is definitely not simply a statistical phenomenon mr buehler the head of the center for disease control said that in fact they are seeing increasingly serious cases of the new variant in populations that worth formerly thought not to be all that vulnerable so working age people young people children and again that has very serious implications for intensive care units across the country yesterday chancellor merkel called upon germans to be more optimistic how realistic is that. it's difficult to the fact is there's been so much back and forth on how to deal with this pandemic with state federal state and federal government authorities putting into place one plan then seeming to revise it at the beginning of the week this week

they were talking about a hard extended lockdown over easter that has now been rescinded and it's unclear exactly what is supposed to be put in its place and if you look at the surveys people are frustrated both with the politicians we're seeing poll numbers fall for chancellor merkel's christian democratic party and they are also frustrated by the inconsistency on the corona restrictions interesting lee enough a declining share see the current restrictions as just about right appropriate but it's not like they all want them to be lifted in fact 36 percent of those answering such surveys say they'd like to see stricter rules put into place so there's definitely confusion fatigue and frustration here. chief political correspondent melinda crane melinda as always many many things.

that grim outlook for germany comes as pressure grows on the european commission to step up their distribution of vaccines after a virtual summit on thursday e.u. leaders announced they'd be implementing stricter controls on vaccines leaving the bloc there's been growing acrimony between the u.k. and the e.u. over vaccine supplies the u.k. reports more than 40 percent of its population has had a 1st chap that's compared with just 10 percent here in the e.u. . here's a look at some of the other developments in the pandemic the european medicines agency has given approval to 3 new vaccine manufacturing plants the sites in germany the netherlands and switzerland will boost european production of the buying tech pfizer astra zeneca and vaccines kenya has put its capital nairobi and nearby counties into partial lockdown amid a 3rd wave of infections that has seen case numbers rise to their highest levels

yet and an institute in the brazilian city of cell paulo says it's developed its own vaccine that is quote 100 percent brazilian and expects to start using the vaccine in july 5th in the u.s. police say they're still looking for a motive for the shooting rampage in boulder colorado earlier this week on monday a 21 year old suspect shot dead 10 people at a city supermarket before police stopped and arrested him authorities say he used a semiautomatic pistol he purchased legally 6 days before the attack the shooter is being held without bail charged with 10 counts of murder the residents of boulder are deeply shaken you use emily guardeen reports. the community comes together to bring 10 lives lost in a shooting at a nearby supermarket. hundreds of gathered to mourn and to

comfort each other in boulder colorado this was the 7th mass shooting in the u.s. this year the last one not even a week ago the who lived in of the suspect in boulder brings additional fear to the muslim community. i have spoken to some who are afraid to leave the house others who are changing up the past of their daily walks women fearful of wearing their he jabs them public and men with beards who feel they will be as hard coded. the suspect does not represent the muslim community he does not represent islam he just happens to have a muslim name if oversight and politicians also paid their respects to the victims and the community ted was. precious lives lost through some and remember lost so many. tonight we're

keeping them. in our prayers. officers halle. berry have. written. a lot. she's a. kerry. campaign. you know. this is not the 1st time that the people of colorado have had to come together to commemorate the lives that have been lost during the shooting columbine the aurora cinema these are all familiar names and the big question is how many more times will the people of color have to do this we're just deeply saddened by gun violence and needs the stock and it needs to stop . i can't take it anymore i'm tired of people dying for no reason it's just sad their lives cut short for for what.

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in no limit to see. anything 5 even a leader the change in the late fuel economy heat. how will climate change affect us and our children. and e.w. dot com slash water. $10000000000.00 a day in lost global trade that's the cost of the jam up in the suez canal look at efforts to free the massive container ship and the decisions facing shipping companies caught in the pileup. also on the show crisis what crisis many startups thrive during lockdown thanks to clever business ideas and generous investors. welcome to the show i'm stephen beardsley in berlin the giant freighter ever given remains stuck in the suez canal tightly wedged between both shores blocking one of

the world's most important shipping arteries it's created quite a traffic jam with about 200 vessels waiting on both sides of the canal and taking a detour would lead to major delays have a look at this map the route following the suez canal 7000 kilometers from the arabian sea to ports in the mediterranean now the way around the cape of good hope the alternative route a whopping 20000 kilometers assuming that freighters are traveling around 25 knots or about 45 kilometers an hour that's more than a week to their journey. a stuck ship is costing the global economy billions as traders the late desperately needed goods cannot be delivered. they're doing what they can but the $400.00 metre long container ship won't budge diggers are at work on the bank alongside a vacuum excavator which can suck up to 2000 cubic metres of sand an hour no one really knows how long it'll take to dislodge the ship estimates and when the vessel could be freed very from a few days to a few weeks in the worst case but what i am quite suppressed and what i would maybe

it's. if they are not successful in getting the rest of. the next best thoughts in exactly like to the persons of interest means they will have to bring all of the donor numbers those next to the ship and start off loading part of the darkness from the major bit of the smaller ones so that if you're busy you offering the aid of the vessel in order to get in your bathroom a lengthy salvage process would have wide reaching effects on the prices of already risen due to the many oil tankers caught in the suez traffic jam supply chains could also be affected because of missing ponds. it's an absolutely essential part of our modern life and this webcam would not have reached me without modern shipping and this computer and pretty much everything on my desk because shipping still brings us 90 percent of everything i think communicates 95 percent of everything and we are absolutely fundamentally reliant on. the massive container

ship has been stuck between the suez canal bank since tuesday blocking the waterway which is critical for trade between europe and asia the incident is now a historic event for the 150 year old canal or for more on this i'm joined now by klaus bratz he's managing director of the german maritime center and hubbard that's a think tank for the maritime industry classes good to have you on the show we talked a little bit about the costs you know generally speaking that are building up from a shipping company's perspective what are the daily costs that they're seeing. that depends on the size of source or so maybe for a resident who has 3 cells and containers. the cost per round about between $25.00 cells and also the cells in toss which will occur every day to no revenues against it who eats those costs i guess the shipping company is responsible for it so it's for the shipping companies

a great problem because the customers also shipping companies only get paid for the transfer and not for the problems during to transport also containers what about insurance can they be insured for these kind of delays i mean surely there are acts of god i don't know if there's anything for a ship stuck in the suez canal. we have and these times a lot of delays therefore it is not old to have insurance for us we have these times very specific situation because since october last year or since september last year also west those rules impose very good utilized there's a lot of cargo on the way and therefore oh there is no capacity it really in light of. that is coming out in respect was endemic. as well there are some

other problems which occurs and well in this case so is a big problem in d.c. times when something happens like this and this was kind of so businesses are already paying more to see these containers now prices could go up it sounds like if things are even more pension what point for a ship does it become more attractive to take the cape routes when you're looking at what's going on now. route around cape of good hope it will take round about. 8 to 9 days trying to when you compare it was our route through the suez canal. we have now to see that more than $200.00 wessels awaiting more spoiled and sells phones. in front of sassoon's can. only looking for an example. if it is possible that tomorrow the channel will

open it will take rob about for up to 5 days maybe more if it is possible to go again and are not always through the count so we have to consider both. of the congestion of secure now and that's right mind. a good decision to go around the cape of could show up. then no book or additional costs because a long trip will have impact on the cost of us all and us well it will occur on a cost because long trip consumer. reza no good solutions visible at the moment plus bret managing director of the german maritime center thanks so much thank you. let's go to some of the other global business stories making headlines. folks who are going to suing its former c.e.o.

the car companies seeking damages from margin winterkorn saying he breached his duty of care the diesel scandal has so far cost the company over 32000000000 euros . poverty in asia pacific has risen for the 1st time in 2 decades that according to the world bank the pandemic and in suing restrictions led to domestic demands and supply shocks across the region countries with the highest levels of coppa deaths and infections also had the weakest performances. chinese airfares are recovering with ticket prices for trips booked for may's labor day holiday up 11 percent there are signs united states is following a similar trajectory europe however is breaking for a 2nd is bracing rather for a 2nd last summer in part because of a covert 1000 vaccine rollout. china says it will impose anti-dumping measures and some australian wine imports beginning march 28th the aging plans tariffs on the

targeted wine products for the next 5 years the decision paves the way for a potential dispute between australia and china the world trade organization. the u.s. has handed sudan a loan of over $1000000000.00 to clear its debts with the world bank that paves the way for the world bank to hand out grants to sudan with a total of 2000000000 dollars for development projects that according to a government state. well not every business is suffering due to the coronavirus spend their make many startups are actually thriving unlike established companies that still work old school startups in the small cost effective flexible and fully digitalized a huge advantage which also helps attract investors. they'd like to hit the big time but these 2 entrepreneurs are still very small fish in the 70000000000 euro ocean for industrial machinery software. i mean you know and diana reese of developed a program which networks production lines it can calculate how much material

a machine needs or does it automatically and also organizes the correct packaging for a product a real all round. investors bit in the middle of the pandemic these 2 young founders set up the case systems from home and they managed to raise venture capital totaling 3000000 euros. and celebrated as soon as we got to the notary's office that year there were pictures right to the last moment will it work out or won't it. the money will go towards facing off with the sector's big players. definitely house vision to get. google amazon that's the vision were pitching to the team. and i'm sure it's got what it takes on the site that's a. coronavirus crisis has launched an industrial rethink as more sectors discover the advantages of digitalisation startups frequently offer innovative solutions in

2020 the of the lockdown there was 6 percent more startup investment conferences like this one in which a young businessman is trying to raise capital for his online marketplace pandemic era financial. let's talk about the financing and what do you need to get over the next 12 to 18 months and to really break out and grow. you need for the next 12 months we're planning 170-0000 euros of you could your stage we're much and something in the region of 400000 diana recent i mean you know are on their way to talk strategy with their investor it's time for the next steps they need a dedicated office and most importantly the employees to stuff it with. oh but the moment we have more clients than we can manage sales wise. and their income . is intact and we're busy right now looking to strengthen our team. teams

is open. to new investor is happy to help out after all it's in his interest as well that c.k. systems becomes an industrial giant in germany. and with many movie theaters around the world still closed many of hollywood's blockbuster films are gathering dust until pandemic restrictions ease one unit auction house can perhaps offer some consolation on my bitters will have the chance to step up a piece of movie magic among the lots a piece of kryptonite from superman returns hugh jackman's will ring claws and iron man's iron man's famous glove stormtrooper helmet from the force awakens has the highest price tag expected to fetch up 212-0000 euros. all right here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. workers in egypt are racing to free the giant ship ever given that still blocking swift felt proud $200.00 vessels

are currently waiting for passage with delays and trade expected run into the billions of dollars. that's it for me energy the business teams always can find out more about these and other business stories on line dot com slash business it's watch for. whom you lose all. of the morning. colonel because real war isn't love. in this war to swallow. the news lol

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