this is a do give you news live from berlin germany's president tells people to pull together as the nation spends its 2nd easter under coronavirus restrictions we're not pandemic world champions but we're not so not afraid. we have the federal republic of germany we may often have on touts but there's plenty we're capable of and its own capabilities not top doubts which matter now. and thousands of coronavirus skeptics rally in the german city of stuttgart so far the gathering of the so-called lateral thinkers movement is from

a piece of. taiwan mourns victims of its worst rail disaster in decades at least 51 people toggling a train packed with holiday travelers slammed into a truck a construction manager allegedly responsible for the crash has been released on bail. and exposer welcome to the program german president frank falter sean maher is making a rare appeal for national unity this easter weekend steinmeyer is asking germans to pull together and set aside a crisis of trust in the government there is growing frustration as corona virus infections rise despite months of restrictions on daily life if they already are also under fire over the slow pace of vaccinations the president is urging people to remain positive despite the setbacks. isn't enough some months ago after the 1st

wave we were already complacently deeming ourselves a pandemic world champions and now it's the opposite we are practically vying to outdo one another in doom and gloom does everything really have to be a super little of in germany as good to put it now shouting in triumph now sun can despair we're not pandemic world champions but we're not a not a failure no we're the federal republic of germany we may often have our doubts but there's plenty we're capable of and it's our capabilities not our doubts which matter now compass in. chief political correspondent linda crane joins me now to put the german president's remarks into context. speech seemed to simultaneously encourage and schooled germans at what was the main message for you. i think he was doing exactly both of those things he began his remarks by saying that he knows

that yet another appeal to patience and fortitude isn't exactly what people want to hear but in fact ultimately that is exactly what his speech did do appeal to both patience and fortitude he addressed himself to both political leaders and citizens saying quote call yourselves together and he reserves particularly strong words for the political leaders acknowledging that mistakes have been made in testing in the vaccine rollout in digital solutions for example in schools and criticizing the ongoing tug of war between the federal government and regional political leaders over responsibility for imposing or lifting rules. like us to listen to another clip and hear you think about that. we must all pull together my fellow germans we must give it everything we've got there's no use merely being outraged about others or about our leaders rather than constantly

pointing out what doesn't work we should point out that things do work when everyone does their bit that is what i'm talking about when i talk about trust because ultimately trusting in a democracy means nothing other than trusting in ourselves that thought long. and trust seems to be the big challenge for steinmeier the one he thinks germans are needing to face why is that. well one reason is the nature of his constitutional role the federal president does not make policy what he do does is service a kind of moral compass for both citizens and for political leaders and he reinforces norms like trust and in fact germans trust has been very much undermined by those mistakes that i've made in terms of the vaccine rollout in terms of testing strategy and corona restrictions and also the often

contradictory course that has been taken by the political leaders who essentially seem to be passing off responsibility for how much to tighten restrictions or how much to open the economy and trust of course is crucial for fighting the pandemic trust in political leaders decision making but also trust for example in fact scenes otherwise people won't get vaccinated and that's clearly a source of concern to the president ok and you just said you know started by or said vaccination is the most important step for ending the pandemic and he even said that he himself got vaccinated but how does that offer hope to people who are frustrated up at the slowness of the vaccine rather who may want to be vaccinated but it's not happening. exactly germany is very much lagging behind other countries like the u.k. or the u.s. still just about 11 percent of germans have received their 1st job and many are

frustrated as you say however the president said in his speech and he closes with this message easter is a time of hope and there is hope out there the pace of vaccination is going to pick up significantly from now on everyone will have an opportunity to be vaccinated and then urge once again with most enthusiasm that people must avail themselves of that offer and he mentioned as you say that he himself has been vaccinated and by the way that vaccination was with astra zeneca which has in fact been the topic of a lot of discussion here in germany but that's the one he got and he said he fully trust that ok chief political correspondent melissa crane thanks for your insight. and staying in germany more than $10000.00 coronavirus skeptics rallied against lock down restrictions aimed at reigning in a 3rd wave of infections in the country supporters of the so-called lottery all

thinkers movement marched in the southern city of streetcar participants ranged from an anti factors to elements of the far right who oppose current efforts to ratchet restrictions many of those marching in stuttgart ignored social distancing rules and refused to wear masks. earlier i spoke with benjamin alvarez group political correspondent who was at those protests and i asked him what the situation was like on the ground. overnight as it's have just said that this rally is finished with still listening to music there are some speakers a lot of people have left the area already more than 10000 people all believed to have taken part in several protests in this city all should get today and you mentioned already even police at mit that the vast majority of protests it did not wear masks and they had not hold on to the to the social distancing it was a protest at 11 am in the morning and police said in

a statement that they're already opened an investigation against the owner knows this because people did not follow this rules this fight that the police did not intervene even after we had some difficulty to ations this is an attack there was an attack on edge on all these as well police said they're investigating this event and another one is there one of a crew of german public media who had to cancel a live shot because stones were stones were thrown at them at the moment then these attacks on the media seemed to be a recurring event that the credit chorale east. can you tell me quite apart from the hostility to the media what these protesters want if indeed there is any set of demands. it's right it's definitely all style meet environment for the media. also from the speakers a lot of them were attacking the press for they called bridge the organizers to create movement this lateral thinking movement there asking for immediate lifting

off restrictions that they see as a violation of their basic rights they say that the effects of the locked on of the restrictions that already in place to prevent the spread of the cold it old school that 19 of the coronavirus are way worse than the effect of the virus there was a speaker today who said that a leading politicians and scientists even should be put on trial for their action during this pandemic they have been rallying it's important to remember that this quitting movement started in this city in the city of shotgun last year in april and as you as you said it already they are called it 1000 dinars falso vaccines skeptics people that don't believe that this pandemic is even real and that's exactly why the office for the protection of the constitution off the federal state that we all right now have put them under surveillance and just really quickly if you don't mind when you stand there counter protest as well happening in streetcar what can you tell us. is rather we're counter protesters with bikes the try to

prevent the people to reach the syria because the protests in the morning started close to the city center but they did not achieve the police also put them on a side there where 10 protests happening here today some counter protests as well but we haven't seen clashes like the ones that we saw in the city of castle of weeks ago where counter protesters clashed with protesters all right did the abuser benjamin alvarez group or in stuttgart thanks for that. and now for a roundup of some of the latest developments coronavirus pandemic italy has entered a strict 3 day nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the corona virus amid a recent spike in cases all regions are now classified as red zones with almost all shops closed and restaurants are open only for takeout orders. turkey has logged a record high of almost 45000 new cases in the most recent 24 hour period infections have surged since ankara eased restrictions early march argentina's

president alberto fernandez says he has tested positive for copd 19 despite being vaccinated with 2 doses of sputnik v. in january flights take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world 'd. thousands of people joined rallies across england and wales to oppose a proposed new law that would give police extra powers to curb protests there were scuffles between police and demonstrators in london the legislation would allow officers to shut down or ban protests. for pope francis says he hopes the dark times of the pandemic will end and people can rediscover the grace of everyday life he made the comments while leading a scaled down easter vigil service the event began 2 hours earlier than usual so participants could get home before a 10 pm curfew in rome. according taiwan has released on bail

a construction manager allegedly responsible for a deadly train crash at least 51 people were killed and many more injured when the packed train smashed into a construction truck inside a tunnel the accident happened during a holiday weekend which sees thousands of families return to their hometowns. the start of a long recovery process cranes have now cleared to rig carriages from friday's crash site but it will take about a week to clear the 6 others still mangled inside the tunnel where rescuers expect to find more bodies. the front 1st carriage had the most serious injuries and greatest number of deaths even zone the carriage was open and bodies were piled on top of each other in. the windows of. the train was packed with nearly $500.00 people many of whom were crammed into the aisles without a seat just as it entered a tunnel the train slammed into

a truck tearing the front carriages apart authorities allege the truck slid onto the tracks from a nearby construction site after the break was not engaged prosecutors sold to detain the construction site manager who was later released on bail meanwhile taiwan's president visited dozens of survivors being treated in hospital. we heard the sound of a collision as we had the collision over passengers on the train with turned upside down. relatives of the victims visited the crash site on saturday to hold ceremonies for their loved ones an investigation into the catastrophe is ongoing. and it's time for sports so this holiday weekend in germany featured in the eagerly awaited match up between the 2 top teams in the bundesliga byron munich and leipsic byron came out on top. of goal in the 1st half was all they needed in the one nil

win earlier 4th place frankfurt defeated dortmund 3rd place was bird was a winner as was laver choosing spurred came out on top and glad lead freiburg in the 2nd half to morrow when you're on the host cross city rivals her to berlin. and in that frankfurt match dortmund were looking for a victory to move closer to the lucrative champions league qualification places the teams one into half time all swear at one all but andrei silva's the late header for frankfurt gave the visitors all 3 points that strengthens their bid for champions league football next season not for the 1st time this season dortmund were left to agree with their inconsistent for. egypt's ancient rulers the pharaohs are being moved to a new resting place in a grandiose parade fit for a king or queen 22 gold colored carriages fitted with shock absorbers carried the fragile mummified remains of 22 pharaohs or the 40 minute trip from cairo's

egyptian museum to the new national museum of egyptian civilization after the trip the mummies will undergo 15 days of restoration in the laboratory before finally going on display in their new home. you're watching news i'm max foster thanks for which. we're all set to go. this is the ship where. we take on the. miracle of the horse the stories that matter chief. of. police. over the. new fire makes.

people have to say matters to us. that's why i listen to their stories. reporter every weekend on. this week on the world stories in russia the kremlin takes aim at to talk and confronting racism in germany's catholic church but we begin in turkey where on carra has set a goal of vaccinating 60 percent of its population against coronavirus by autumn which means reaching the more remote parts of the country. almost 2000

meters high up in the mountains lies the village of alton that is in eastern turkey a few 100 residents one street. and this is the doctor in charge of the coronavirus vaccinations here in the village. they need adult into a team come regularly many home visits require some serious climbing but they're almost used to it now. no coronavirus cases have been reported in the dead of 4 months that's why some residents are skeptical about the doctor's visit but they know better out of this convinced that her commitment is important. that people in the villages live close together if there is an infection here it will spread very quickly and many don't like coming to the hospitals in nearby towns so we have to come to them. and they. are.

getting his 2nd dose today when the doctors 1st came here a few weeks ago he almost keep them out. i was afraid at 1st here in the village they said the doctors were coming to kill the old people or. the elderly die from the vaccination i heard and because of that we were scared a lot of oil is over. they never knows that there is a lot of false information floating around she and her team often tell patients that they themselves have been vaccinated as have their grandparents. that doesn't convince everyone but it did convince ali kazak. your you know if. i hardly felt anything it didn't hurt at all less than a bee sting. of your. in that it

and her team have given the last vaccination for today the way back to their car is once again perilous. the doctors are responsible for 20 villages and as long as there are doses they won't run out of work any time soon. tick-tock is one of the most popular social media platforms in russia but since users have taken to posting increasing numbers of political videos the kremlin has begun to take notice. time could be ticking for these tick tock bloggers the unlikely new enemy for the kremlin. the social network is mostly about entertainment with videos of cranks and dance routines. but this month at a meeting with the police russian president vladimir putin made it clear he wants

the authorities to be watching anyway. he was limited to the green unfortunately we all know what the internet is and how it is used to promote unacceptable content it's critical for you to unite with other government agencies in order to monitor the web and be more proactive and identifying people who are dragging minors into committing illegal actions but the fact that minors are being dragged into illegal on authorized street protests as well is of course a violation of the law. to talk in particular has been on the authorities radar since the return of opposition politician i like see now by me to russia his arrest in january caused a wave of opposition protests across the country and a sudden explosion of politics on tick tock. teenagers filmed themselves at schools replacing portraits of putin. with portraits of. another tick talk

trend was videos of teens getting ready to protest and telling their parents they might get arrested. russia's media watchdog responded by calling on tic talk to block videos calling for unauthorized protests and last week threatened to block social networks completely if they don't comply with russian laws. but these moscow tip talkers want to keep dancing to their own tune without thinking about politics every week the bloggers meet at this so-called talk house with their producers to consult about their accounts and collaborate with each other to stay on trend talkers like that i need of a film $2.00 to $3.00 videos a day the 17 year old thinks the videos about politics were just a short lived trend. there's too much politics on tech talk i went on there during the protests and there was none of the usual content in my feed. cygnus blog.

also says she doesn't want to talk to become a political platform. talk is a social media platform for self-expression there's so much negative stuff around us already on state television and so on but being neutral may soon no longer be possible according to my potential he's one of the owners of the p.r. agency promoting these bloggers. most bloggers are not for bush and are against him they're just doing their thing but when they're told they're freaks when they're stigmatized these bloggers start feeling they're outsiders in this country and that's what makes them feel angry at the government. for now these 2 talkers are steering clear of politics but even they know that the kremlin will be watching closely if they ever get out of step.

in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo and as long as militia known as the a.d.f. has been terrorizing local inhabitants un peacekeepers are charged with protecting them but is it working. it feels a bit odd to move in an armored vehicle like this while people outside seem to live a normal everyday life but the impression is deceptive this area is dangerous attacks happen almost on a daily basis the islamist militia a.t.f. has carried out repeated massacres killing more than 500 people in the 2nd half of 2020 with the u.n. troops we visit a clinic in my maurya that has been targeted by a.t.f. in the past. as the director here has witnessed gruesome attacks. of the militias slaughters people and when you see the animosity they have to kill these people how they cut off their heads you find the brain scattered all over

they head off feet that leaves you with fear and traumatizes your heart. in one incident the islamists tried to kidnap 4 of his nurses. they found them in the waiting room and took them hostage once people realized it was i.d.f. they were very afraid but then the militia said they won't kill them they said it is not a day to kill. because of the constant threat the clinic is only open for a few hours in the morning women and children struggle to get the medical care they need a father with whom we cannot go and how they can have going from we have to stay at home we could not move surely cannot go to school was woman cannot come to the clinic that is where the villagers have experienced a lot but many are reluctant to speak to us the local population is in a tight corner some of their sons and daughters have joined a.d.f. and often provide them with food but in return the villagers have to cooperate and

provide the militia group with information or risk getting killed. and sometimes we are happy and sometimes we are afraid because they can come today or tomorrow they have now become our everyday people. just when we were about to leave a man wants to speak to us out of fear he doesn't want to be named. as the government should help all the international community should help our government to deal with this phenomenon that has made a lot of people suffer a.t.f. should be finished finished finished. his frustration is palpable and sums up what many people here told us off camera their feeling is they're being brutally massacred while the outside world needs to act gently. everybody is supposed to be welcome in the catholic church including refugees and migrants but sometimes members of

a congregation may be exposed to racism even the clergy d.w. spoke with a priest from cologne. i did something i experienced again and again when i'm out and about in different church communities is that the 1st question is always where do you come from and i always say i'm from noise germany and then there is silence figure me to line a town it's a catholic pastor in the archdiocese of cologne apparently many people in germany still find it a little strange when they encounter a minister who is not white to land a town is repeatedly asked about his origins or is and salted with racist slurs well from quite a little park at leipsic. it was at the catholic convention in leipsic i was representing the archdiocese and i can still remember standing at the booth when 2 women approached the booth which i went to watch them in a friendly manner and put them wellcome. them and then one woman said which do

gooder let you into the country without any emotion whatsoever rachel would say that it's up to last. lana thomas mostly concerned by 2 things and the catholic church in germany it's too white and too euro centric the central limit on us. them in the direction to gain it starts with the fact that many teachers of german theology don't even take into account all the other theological points of view in the world it's only fashionable or to be taken seriously from a scientific angle when it comes from the german speaking world and that's where the difficulties begin when you think you're the only one who is capable of interpret in the world and or the law is the very. reason that. the 38 year old is responsible for new trainees in his diocese he advises and supervisors theology students or those looking to serve in the church

for whom he provides rooms in his apartment to learn at time even spoke to pope francis about his vision of a more cosmopolitan church that allows more space for global perspectives and less racism. mitchum or dished these. he encouraged me to consolidate and develop this idea further to bring moscow into my teaching and not be bound by the small european world order. blood. line our town hopes others like him may 1 day no longer be constantly reduced to the color of their skin.

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