we are here is actually on fire. hello everyone and welcome to focus on europe we're going to start today with a new development in a story about europe's most tragic maritime disaster since world war 2 the sinking of a large ferry in the baltic sea in northern europe that caused the deaths of over 850 people the m.s.s. stonie out was on its way from estonia to sweden in september of 1994 when it sank

in the middle of the night only a few people were rescued the commission that investigated the incident suspected that the ship's val hatch had broken away during a storm but there are doubts about that official report with family members and some survivors repeatedly calling for new research into the disaster recently a swedish documentary filmmaker answered their call henrik everts and went to the site of the accident and lowered an underwater camera all the way down to the wreckage and there he found something unexpected. in september 2019 journalist henrik everts and his team center very thought to examine the wreck of the m.s.s. stadium on the floor of the baltic sea he captured these images of an enormous hole ripped in the hall for me tis long. it's completely dented in.

my view as we navigated along the starboard side we were stunned. the damage was so extensive. we couldn't fit it all in one shot. it just kept going and going out of its i'll never forget the sight. hendrick was researching for his for the coming of documentary after speaking with survivors and experts he concluded the home must have been created by some outside force perhaps by a collision the case behind the sinking of the ferry a stone here he said deserved to be reinvestigated. for one thing the ship started listing sooner than the investigating committee had presumed. to go i mean there is a considerable 14 minute discrepancy. because most of them and witnesses also saw water under the car dark for member keep them so it was leaking in from somewhere

from. the m.s.s. stoniest sign on september 28th 1994 on its way from tallinn to stockholm when the water 1st entered the ship the passengers were all asleep. only a few survived and were rescued from the icy cold baltic sea 852 lives were lost that night the mystery surrounding the estonia's fate remains unresolved to this day. official records claim the bow hatch came off causing boards to rush into the car deck and sink the ferry victim to listen but in the documentary witnesses say they saw something else the war planes do you know that. yes a long time i saw something white. it was several meters large. drawers and i could see it moving from left to right so that's why the waves were

crashing over it or. last a year on sin lost his daughter in the disaster he now hopes investigations will be reopened. the document ever since the documentary was released to come hopeful most of it and a more careful investigation might look into what really transpired. so how could something so terrible even happen for the for. the who we still don't know and we don't believe the investigators report it for one second and threw in the poorhouse the sunken ships lies in international waters and nearly all bordering countries have prohibited dives to let the desert hold to rest in peace but not germany say hendrik efforts and he used the german ship to reach the sunken hull and film what he discovered death. of a shark scum of the all of we scan the ship from

a distance the storm stillness we never went inside the ship them. we placed great importance on ethical conduct and don't feel we've committed any crime to his 50 each has now indeed cause the case to be reopened sweden finland and estate have declared it dive his plan this summer then they could finally shed light on the most serious single maritime incident in history of post-war europe. henrik everett's and has also had to defend his research in court but the good news is that those efforts appear to have paid off as estonia is now planning to contribute $3000000.00 euros to the renewed investigation of the incident on to france now where the government coffers are a bit light at the moment to make ends meet it has recently started to quote unquote sell the family silver in this case state owned real estate which includes some pretty spectacular castles and even monasteries now that doesn't mean you can

just buy the palace of versailles yet but other culturally and historically valuable properties around it are up for grabs. the world famous palace of versailles is a glorious example of france's call to all heritage built in the 17th century it was the principal residence of louis the 14th known as the sun king. located on a nearby street this lesser known building served as the office of france's minister of culture though as part of the 1st cycle plex the french state simply sold it off in a play you know they stuck a for sale sign on it and added a cell phone number anybody can call i can email it to it's as if they were making an ordinary sale. but they were selling off one of the kings public office buildings at. the bottom of your preserve asian is surely in the cars is outraged

that france's cultural heritage is being snapped up by investors during louis the 14th day this building in verse site even housed the mona lisa yet the new buyer turned is former picture gallery into dollar partment this conversion he says has completely destroyed the build his character they put in new floors and chopped the space up into separate rooms marring the overall impression well off held it up in our eyes it's truly a scandal. and it's no isolated case either across france the state is engaging in real estate agents to sell away its historical buildings as it lacks the funds to maintain them itself. this former prefect sure has changed hands as has this old hospital such sales brought some 500000000 euros to the state's coffers in 2019. regional and local governments are also dispose you know their agricultural

airlines the former shut used to clone here mon history belongs to the city of paris which used it as a sanatorium now it's been auctioned off for 3000000 euros to an investor from bordeaux the man who brokered the deal thinks the state did the right thing not only money's tight and loans are expensive but the before should if the buildings are news and have no political significance sued if it's easier to sell them off than he used to be able to perform up. to facilitate sales many public entities are putting old buildings up for auction online though it's not enough just to place the highest bid buyers must also to clear what they intend to do with the buildings says the corona pandemic emptied the public purse business for auction houses like these has been booming only dr and more are experiencing strong growth and expect to sell even more real estate in the coming months only more to. put julian the

cause has no problem with the buildings that have no historical value being sold off but he says the state shouldn't part with treasures like this honey lodge in the woods of st clue but despite his warnings for his manager is now seeking a buyer as the lodge is in desperate need of repair ok but you want the should hold on to the pavilion and make it accessible to the public if it's a perfect destination for people taking walks in the forest that. you could open up a restaurant here all that they could or should films through more to an idea he needs. still some residents a 1st sign. don't seem to concerned who the buildings belong to as long as they're in good shape but more wishful so i think it's ok to sell the buildings i don't know if the government has enough money to maintain mt what else but one. which the buildings full of parts they haven't seen the quality of the renovations by private

firms i say let them do it but if it were to affect the wing of the palace the 1st site itself i'd be wire eat surely cause thinks it's better to lease the buildings this one for a side is being turned into a luxury hotel with a restaurant run by star chef a lot because i think it's a good solution you. know we won't have access to it for a few generations in their lifetime but in 99 years the state will get its building back in good shape it won't get the money no one in the renovations would have paid for by a private company but it they did not want to be good about something that's important because francis historic buildings aren't just a financial burden they're valuable pieces of cultural heritage that need to be preserved for future generations here in europe the skiing and snowboarding

season is just about over but for most ski resorts it never actually began the coronavirus pandemic meant that on the alpine slopes like in the southern part of germany the operators endured a winter season that was an absolute financial disaster on ahead luck runs a cabin in the mountains which means she still has bills and employees that she has to pay she's doing her best to find a solution but isn't sure if it will actually work guests at the town and how to enjoy a splendid view of garmisch patton kitchen and in winter when the weather's nice the place is normally packed but this winter is anything but normal it doesn't feel pretty hopeless and don't think things will get better anytime soon. ana is trying to get by offering food and drinks to go. you know we still have to pay our running expenses power bills insurance policies cash systems after months in lockdown

she's tentatively reopening for the 1st time with just a couple of dishes after all she has to keep her cook busy somehow now that she can only hope some guests will find their way up the mountain and get so i'm scared we're not going to make it so i'm worried what's to become of us and how we will manage if things don't start picking up against. conrad ginsberg in office door faces the same fears. he bought brand new skew quick meant to sell and rent out so this year has been tough. this is just saw this season we spent about $210000.00 euros on inventory alone that's not counting the money we spent on renovation or construction or anything else and each day the season doesn't start it becomes less and less likely that we will be able to sell the items we may end up with a complete loss. for lost their. conrad

a ginsburg has been running the ski school for 25 years normally you can keep up to 180 seasonal workers busy at a time how are things now during the pandemic shift. it's tough thing so there's a lot at stake what can i say. you sort of living along we've been working all our lives please turn it off turn it off please. we have even seen or heard from felice will see if we ever receive financial assistance from the state for now we're just getting by on chipping away at our pension funds very heavily must see is the only way for us to pay our bills.

at tottenham the 1st day welcoming back hikers is coming to an end. on a headline is taking stock slap business was slow when we had some visitors but fewer than expected we might just have broken even at least she can pay the cook on a maid a childhood dream come true when she opens a ton in her. but now her money is running out to. the 1st but all the government takes we are going to probably just hasn't arrived we're anxious for that to be distributed so we can hold on to our employee. otherwise they risk losing their jobs. conrad a ginsburg now faces a grave task before the pandemic he was planning a new rental center nearby. the work there is nearly finished but today he has bad

news for the workers. it's not through the 50 schools who are there the next big hurdle that we have to find a way to pay you what you finish your work we have to but we haven't earned a thing like this is able to those in 20. months ago one conrad would be happy to offer skiing classes to keep learning money. just like other professions in germany . frankly we don't understand hairdressers for example or in close contact with their clients but you're not allowed to give one to one outdoor lessons that's difficult to accept. normally conrad and his instructors would be teaching hundreds of children cross country skiing at the local ice stadium. but without clients in might have to close his business for good . how can you keep

your chin up in bleak times like these. and i don't even feel like a host right now i have no guests. how i feel. a bit useless i suppose this is for light right now there simply aren't enough guests for on ahead to entertain. but there's a silver lining. at least now with so much free time on our hands on a can explore the gorgeous mountains in our region and hope for better times ahead . what you see here behind me is part of unesco's world heritage i repeat belgian beers really are recognized by the united nations as an intangible cultural heritage their internationally beloved and the belgian brewers also make some really creative drinks gregoire but tone is one of the experimental types and

even if his beverages aren't to everyone's taste more and more beer drinkers are very happy with the result. preparing lemons and magic earth for 1st batch of craft beer to learn x. microbrewery to him his hard work like most thursdays using fragrant belgian hops they invent new beer varieties each week for their neighbors and for local shops. my mother loved beer yeah my father loves beer. i love beer. it's in my genes more young it's a very belgian trait. and his buddy hatched the idea to start an independent brewery over some cold groups. used to work in fashion max was a business consultant now and he earn a living making beer for the local community decided to stick with i live across

the street and i'm interested in your favorite pieces i like what they're up to something that's what i come to it's by my version of christmas with my like supporting a local business in my area. but at the beers taste very good and it's a great addition to the neighborhood if i don't. play much was highly popular craft brewery is situated in the nearby city senhor irish beer son he employed her own wash is an expert on bell just independent really see. you know global breweries have no connection to us we want to drink something that has a connection to us that we know we can see the bird we can visit the brewery we know where it's made we know who's making it and that's really i think important aspect of the trend we're seeing in the city of the past few years. everything started with the process here project a particularly crafty craft brewery you're almost pretty much what i expected by

any fruity. citrusy or some a stone for going on. i get some flour almost as well like very almost like tea. it's really good. 10 am time for a drink or going to brew early in the morning is when your senses are the best it's actually the best tasting not necessarily the best time to start drinking. but not to worry this ferrari has a distinctly fruity somewhat acidic taste and practically no well. david brought lutie back from thailand which they used to call their beer there also experimented with a range of new ingredients lately bitter b. has had been popular the company employs people from 10 different countries

different from portugal even incorporates famous portuguese desserts into his creations. they decided to become. super tasty but there's another from portugal and tried to put them in a beer and try to to make the beer taste like a fish of an otter still being a beer the brossel spear project has grown into a sizable company and it was launched with an unusual crowdfunding campaign so we went to see the people in brussels the friends and family in your lovers and say ok if you want this project to go live prayer is one source aware of your 12 years every year for life. so we've got the 1st time we've got 369 people were all right you have to crazy guys here let's let's say let's bet on them their slogan leave the n.b.a. join the playground pokes fun at the country's traditional and their times uninspired brewing culture and they certainly know how to have

a laugh. you can thank the. good naked. as if there were no apocalypse outside because it's basically. you should drink in the shower exclusively in. the shiela blonde hex offers a wide range of beers to house as well as is typical for independent craft breweries to do the math and group who want to get to sample their latest creation and mentored beer which turned out fantastic 2 years. in. ok so it is finally time to get our butt kicked by a woman named nancy found there stratton she is 74 years old she's a grandmother of 8 and she's a boxer so she hops into the ring several times a week in her adopted country of turkey where she gets

a lot of recognition for her fighting spirit that reputation stems not only for her quick hands but from the fact that she isn't just boxing for fun. oh. hell left hook is a little harder than her right says nancy fonda straightens coach but even at the age of 74 her ice cold stare alone is enough to strike fear into the hearts of her opponents if they don't watch out belgian born nancy will punch them right in the nose despite the fact she's been suffering from parkinson's disease for years until through she was mushing smushing people you know it's a very personal very kokanee to it's a good know really of. this and at the same time developing strength with your body with you and your legs so it's a good goal nation mind the hands and feet nancy was

diagnosed with parkinson's 7 years ago she took medication to reduce the shaking caused by the disease but her condition deteriorated rapidly on the internet she learned that in the u.s. parkinson's patients used boxing to get their symptoms under control so she sought out of books in a school in an talia near her home on turkey's mediterranean coast. it go to know when she gave her for the 1st time i thought which should never manage because of her age and because she couldn't even stand up straight i thought she'd never make it to drugs but there she surprised does. not cease to see a therapist is very pleased with the spry seen his physical condition and her posture in particular. trying to direct symptoms larger she walks much more erect than before as she used to shake and suddenly her movements will become

choppy your part now there are much smoother in your book on the shankar of her ticket that could do it in but. nancy lives in a village above the coastal city of entirely or she says came to turkey over 40 years ago with her husband who has since passed away they were hippies who were curious and love to travel the couple and their living making decorative windows and converted to islam. when she's not boxing non-si likes to draw and paint sometimes she even sells her works and earns a little extra money to supplement her pension which totals $450.00 euros a month her disease hasn't hindered terror billeted to draw. my observation is that if you create some scene i've know who have never been to india is doing so it's new in the my i create something i don't have

problem with right from the beginning it's like that if i write the big sometimes you're going very very. nancy says she needs the right chains to train to the american rock band aerosmith is music to her ears. 15 minutes more or less. t. time i would be sheriff so i really should meet you know it's working perfectly. and it's a treat treat films. to nancy recommends boxing to anyone she suffers from parkinson's she's living proof that at least to some it can dramatically improve the quality of life. and. here's hoping nancy and all of you our viewers out there can keep fighting well into old age that's it for this

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this is the w. news live from berlin the united nations warns a full scale civil war could break out in myanmar the u.n. says a bloodbath is imminent as the army ramps up its deadly crackdown on protesters. also coming up india steps up its vaccine rollouts everyone over $45.00 can now get it but critics say the process is still taking too long. i'm gabble 1st welcome to the program we begin with me on maher and growing

international concern over the conflict between the military regime and pro-democracy activists the un special envoy has warned of a possible civil war and says a bloodbath is imminent confrontations are escalating crouse are still gathering every day despite the deaths of more than 500 people killed by security forces in the lead says collation aircraft have bombed positions held by the karen ethnic minority for the 1st time in 2 decades meanwhile the deposed civilian leader aung san suu kyi has been charged with violating a colonial era secrets law. and the more we're now joined by journalist dave corner from the kuala lumpur malaysia dave switchy 3 of her deposed cabinet members as well as an australian advisor all charged with violating the official secrets law what do you make of that. yes so them as well as on some suchi to well this is the colonial era law and the way these chloe era laws and miasma are 30 written away

that are so broad and it's so vague that you can twist and turn them to make just about anything a file ation and that's you know we don't know the specifics of what she allegedly did here that would lead to these charges or same goes for all of them but they can these clinton era laws are in to make it easy to make almost anything a violation and look she was charged a week ago according to her chief lawyer and her chief lawyer just found out about it 2 days ago so it just shows you how ridiculous the system is a man off camera and does not have an independent judiciary so the military in the end can bend and twist things to get the result that they want. a u.n. envoy has warned that may be on the brink of a civil war that's serious. when you look at how the situation has deteriorated there in the past few weeks the massive uptick in violence the security forces attacks largely on an armed civilians. now we may see more on death

and groups potentially getting involved in the fight and different fronts the fact that students and office workers from the main cities have been going to the jungles to get a sense a crash courses in guerrilla warfare all of this just shows you that this really does have the potential to turn into a full blown civil war how quickly we get there is a little difficult to say but as this develops we could something to looking at suit shortages. the public health care system in myanmar which even before the pandemic was greatly under resourced well now it's barely functioning that could get much worse. this it could absolutely turn into a complete humanitarian disaster and me and our country who just a couple years ago people were talking about the potential for a while now we have to wonder if it's going to turn into a failed state before it does what would it take at this point to resolve this crisis is there any chance for talks a dialogue. there's still time but the countries

that haven't you know taken the steps are taken some necessary to do that so many haven't done that yet and time is running out if you look at the u.n. security council well you seem strong steps being pushed from western countries u.s. u.k. france but to other countries that have veto power russia and china have not allowed any strong action come out of the u.n. security council would either of those countries do anything individually china could make a difference here china's got some leverage here but china doesn't seem to have an interest in doing that they haven't shown that yet you so see it in the southeast asian nations which is me m.r. is a member of they could they could have some real impact here they've generally had a policy of noninterference in each other's internal affairs but lately we're seeing stronger statements coming out of members such as singapore indonesia philippines malaysia thailand but they're going to have to really do more and they're going to have to step up the pressure politically soon if it's going to

make a difference. from kuala lumpur malaysia thank you very much for this assessment. time now to have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world this hour in the u.s. president joe biden has set out plans for a 2 trillion dollar program of infrastructure spending is called it an investment that will create millions of jobs while giving roads utilities and industry an upgrade but position republicans say tax increases could slow the economy. of course in hong kong as convicted 7 leading activists and politicians for taking part in antigovernment protests veteran pro-democracy politician martin lee media tycoon jimmy lai they face up to 5 years in prison the verdict is another blow to the flagging democracy movement or. holy thursday service has been held not saddam cathedral in paris is the 1st time since it was badly damaged in

a fire 2 years ago the scale down ceremony involved a foot washing ritual that symbolizes jesus' willingness to serve. india has expanded its vaccination drive to include everyone over the age of $45.00 health workers have given out $64000000.00 doses so far but that covers only a small proportion of the huge population of the country a surgeon infections is raising questions about why india is lagging. explains. run this electrical supply shop in delhi once took up all of the people who have time. now he spends some of it on the wall until book helping those affected by the pandemic right neighbors shrink away from corporate 19 cases i don't always keeps a protective gear handy in his car in case a patient needs to be rushed to the hospital. he believes his destiny is in god's

hands and his fear of the coronavirus shouldn't keep him from helping those in need but so far his fear of infection has not managed to overcome his doubts about the vaccine or i've seen this is real people have been direction if you're going through the records. that's really important they were not. part of exhibition the march of conflict. poster person but then the exhibition corporate tradition is green why were the 1st to know i do know is aware that vaccine development typically takes years. and he does not feel comfortable carrying a vaccine that is michelle so quickly he believes many others in india also prefer to wait and watch. and the low turnouts and lack of long queues attacks in mission centers seem to be proving him. in years lagging behind its back solution targets

which could be riot the country has now made the vaccine available to everyone above the age of 45 another reason could be to count all vaccine vistage in a meeting with state leaders india's prime minister narendra modi emphasized the need to talk to the east of vaccine doses. we must take the problem of lax in the stooge very seriously. every back scene based it is also a waste of someone's right to vaccination we cannot destroy someone's rights. he may bring it to produce the high rates of vaccines being wasted part of the problem lies in the parish ability of the vaccines each vaccine vial has then doses and once opened they must be used up within 4 hours if 10 people do not show up within that period. the meaning doses must be started. on. max initial centers like this one see there are simple beast account of east we

only open the bible when we have 10 people waiting to be vaccinated some people call their friends so we call those who did the good and get a vaccine that's how we would make sure we have enough. people under $45.00 and not officially eligible for inoculation opinions are divided. whether they would take the job vendetta income. people might each can't keep waiting for the vaccine we can also get caught it we should all get vaccinated as soon as possible. rio young i'm going 5. so there's no need to go to work. once my is comes into that. forget me going in. for now the government is hoping for a big surge in the number of vaccinations and has put its exports on hold a stop raise indeed infections me just cause a shift in gear in india's vaccines. and are

some of the other developments in the pandemic the world health organization has criticize europe's vaccine rollout as quote unacceptably slow it also says the surge of new infections there is worrying mass testing is underway after an outbreak in the chinese city of really authorities plan to swab all 210000 residents and taiwan has launched asia's 1st travel bubble with the island of. messengers must be passengers must be tested before boarding flights but will not have to cornton. it is considered one of the most effective covert 19 vaccines now scientists say they've hacked the genetic sequence behind madonna's revolutionary m r n a vaccine and shared the code with the world online for free the stanford university research is sequenced madonnas patent a drug is studying left over vaccine vials with permission from the us authorities

m r n a is the key mechanism used in the vaccine it triggers the body's own cells to produce the protein needed to defeat the corona virus. see it has been following this story for us i mean does this mean we can all start mixing own vaccine at home . unfortunately not it may seem that way given where they posted this to get hub which is the place that has garnered attention for being a kind of hacktivists website where activists can post reverse engineer and computer software codes that people can download it for free and in the public good and so the scientists posted their code which is m.r. in a code of biological code not a computer code onto this website but m r n a is a complex biological product that can be downloaded like a computer program involves huge supply chain and there's even some steps involving nano particles that only a few 100 people in the world even know how to do let alone have the option to do

that with the help of a big company like moderna so we're not going to see any home brewed vaccines in time soon i don't think unfortunately i'd be one of the 1st to try. what was what's behind this project then well the explanation was just a simple they said that this is a biological component that exists now in a pretty big part of the human population and they say researchers have a right to know what it looks like so they've found out what the code was using just leftover material in the vaccine vials and post it online because they said in particular people who are researching coppa 19 should be able to distinguish between what m.r. earnest coming from the human body what is coming from a virus and then what is coming from this particular incident attic. in a sequence this. is it not intellectual property have they said anything in reaction well isn't it isn't it their intellectual property to create it but just to know what it is it's like if you took a microscope and you looked at a b.m.w.

what are the components of the car so that's all these scientists did they said here's what we found this is how it's made but moderna has actually been pretty lax and going after copyright violations patent violations they've even. the president of the company gave an interview and said that they're not going to go after patent violations and the scientists notified madonna before they did this and there was no protest from the company. our reporter i mean thank you. less than 4 months before the rescheduled tokyo olympics there are growing concerns over staging the games in japan the olympic torch is on tour with strict controls in force but the governor of saka does not want to host the relay he is pushing for the display to be cancelled around $10000.00 runners are taking part. in football north of musset donia stunned germany him winning 21 in a world cup qualifier in duce book midfielder. scored the decisive goal late in the

2nd half but ended germany's 18 match winning streak in world cup qualifiers was also the germans final competitive game before this summer's european championship result sparked wild celebration among a few north macedonian fans inducible they ended up singing with a national team outside the state. of europe's biggest volcano lit up the night sky as italy's mount etna burst into action again and streams of lava spewed out of the will cain a frantic ash clouds kilometers high flights from one airport in the area have been stopped as the latest eruption since the mountain came back to life in february at night is one of italy's 3 active volcanoes. and

that's it for me other news seem don't go away though coming up next roberts has d.w. business news for you to have alfa's in berlin thanks for watching. people in trucks injured while trying to flee the city center more and more refugees are being. until late morning listen slicks please tell me please demonstrate live streamed live lives poland.