sides vowing that they want to demonstrate unity by throwing his hat finally into the ring the various state permit is signaling readiness and he's in a combative mode basically telling the biggest system party under mackerels c.d.u. that it needs to make up its own mind and we also learned that behind closed doors he once again pulled out those opinion polls which see mark was not seen as natural success of riding high in the opinion polls so as we stand and speak here there's a lot of. fighting and debate already beginning and we expect to learn whose name will be on the ticket over the coming days if not hours to mention the markers that appears to be ahead in opinion polls i mean last it has been positioning himself as being the most committed of the 2 to upholding angle america's legacy i think that is having an effect on his ratings.

but it did initially because that basically made him the person to succeed he was seen as the heir of that brand of stability politics more recently he tried to put a bit of distance between angela merkel's handling of the corona pandemic which was heavily criticized and his own approach which saw more openings while marco sudha who showed remarkable political instinct was very fast and then pledged allegiance to angola machall who he's criticized in the past he says there's no way one can become chancellor by not being endorsed by uncle americal so clearly there's a fight over her legacy already also going on and there's an understanding that that political brand of machall approval is what could carry the cd hugh in elections to calm the elections are coming up in september and party members are surely impatient were. a candidate to be named how soon do you think we can expect

a decision. i think it will come very fast now there was a lot of confusion after that press conference i just attended what the actual process will be now initially was supposed to be the leaders of those 2 parties the c.d.u. . c.s.u. move area basically talking behind closed doors instead we've now seen a very public showdown and it will now be up to the c.d.u. to make up its mind whether it still backs its own policy. enough and trusts him enough to bounce back from those opinion polls that look pretty bleak at the moment to actually have his name on the ticket these are very decisive hour was potentially days here in germany to learn who will actually run in those elections on the conservative ticket and we'll of course be covering that story for you here on the news our political editor thanks so much for your reporting. let's turn our

attention now to some other stories that are making headlines around the world german president frank has visited the former death camp at a book involves to mark the 76th anniversary of its liberation and he speech or warned against forgetting the crimes of the nazis more than 56000 people were murdered involved and its satellite camps. voting is underway in chad's presidential election it is widely expected that authoritarian president interest debbi will emerge as the winner and extend his 30 year rule his main rivals have been barred from running or have pulled out cleanly intimidation. hundreds of the amenities have protested against worsening living conditions in the border torn country protesters blocked off a major road in the southern port city of aden they're demanding action on continuing power cuts and high prices yemen's internationally recognized government in aden is battling iran back to 3 rebels who control the capital sanaa in the

north. and people that care to stand are voting on changing the constitution to greatly expand the president's powers the reforms would reduce the size of the parliament and give the president the power to appoint judges president cited to power office says the changes would increase stability is opponents are calling it a power grab. and the number of civilians killed in myanmar is military crackdown has climbed to over 700 on saturday security forces killed more than 80 pro-democracy protesters in the city of baghdad authorities regularly shut down internet access which has forced activists to return to old fashioned methods of spreading their message. to the man wearing this mosque who goes by the name lin and he's the founder of an underground newsletter called molotov. it's secretly distributed to thousands of readers across myanmar. it's

a tough time at the moment but we have to be interviewed wearing masks for. the other and we're living under a lot of oppression at the moment we have to distribute the printed version of mana tough ourselves because of the internet outage yard for writing revolutionary literature and then distributing it we could end up in prison for many years possibly 10 or more years ago we are so hard he told her she was. a huge risk but one that many like lynn found are prepared to take. some readers across the country download a p.d.f. version of the publication print them out and distribute the physical copies in their local area. myanmar has a long history of underground publications. independent media is under severe threat. according to groups monitoring the crackdown in

myanmar around 3000 people have been arrested since the military seized power in february and at least 700 people have been killed. reasons that keep lin found and his fellow activists determined to fight for their freedom. even if one of us is arrested there are young people who will carry on producing the molotov newsletter even if one of us is killed someone else will turn up when someone folds this molotov newsletter will continue to exist until the revolution is successful the blue dogs are facing. a revolution that for now appears to have no end date in sight. well irish prime minister mikel martin has warned of a. i rode back into sectarian conflict in northern ireland saturday marks the 23rd anniversary of the good friday agreement which ended the conflicts known as the

troubles and now violence is flaring again a week of writing has rocks the british province and drawn in many young people. a head on attack with a burning car. it's hard to say how many rioters there are some disappear down side streets and others come out these young unionists threw stones iron sheets and molotov cocktails at police on friday night for over 2 hours law enforcement advanced with caution to avoid provoking. on saturday cooper mcclure walked us through his neighborhood he teaches young people here how to box he says many of them feel angry and on wanted to see england are sort of like. the old all that out of there to the roots to the really very much to the up laws about the fact that sort of part of britain not a more liberal want to get out of. there stop and about let nobody want some so i

think there's a lot of anger called let it out. in progress in your neighborhoods many feel betrayed has cut them off from the rest of the united kingdom even though northern ireland is still part of the u.k. many people feel they've been cut loose from their homeland. some radical groups are encouraging young people to take to the street like joel who was arrested after the riots. all right down to they is under attack and when they hear those words when they hear about stuff and then they're told all right on the way that you can help is by going to and through one bomb sticks and stones at people they're more than well in the day so in many pro-union neighborhoods young people are dealing with poverty and hopelessness violence is also an outlet for frustration. cooper mcclure has tried to

offer a place where local use can feel like they belong to his boxing club normally they would be training eating and chatting but they aren't allowed to because of coronavirus restrictions he's worried about losing them to violence. i don't think anybody is on a prince at all of these young lads and i actually think there's elements of older ones the young lads forward you know but also as a club here dominant we were close because a covert we have new fears the fears and there are some of thoughts really hard that we can't tell them just do not go to these hot spots you know. no one knows where the violence will lead but it's almost certain people in northern ireland haven't seen the end of the rest. but anyone who's ever been to the spanish island of majorca knows that it's a favorite vacation spot among germans but in recent weeks it's become a controversial destination with the travel within germany restricted but majorca

remaining open some are accusing tourists flying there during the pandemic of being selfish. back home in berlin after a holiday in the sun when my yoko was taken off the list of high risk destinations thousands of germans jumped at the chance and flew to the spanish island over the easter holidays under new rules anyone flying into germany has to provide a negative covert 1000 test before boarding the aircraft authorities in majorca scrambled to provide enough testing facilities people returning to. brylin say the process wasn't too troublesome and they felt safe on the island. that's why we waited in line for about 2 and a half hours to get the swab the result came 4 hours later by email so it was relatively easy. it was a bit difficult to get a test but they have capacity there and i was able to get one i thought it was good how the spaniards reacted quickly so their german friends could come home. we are

careful also in berlin we have rules. but in my yard life is certainly safer than when we go to the supermarket here or use public transport. going. on good. trips to majorca has become controversial in germany many fear travel back and forth could spread the virus some complain that the tourists are selfish but travelers say the measures in place on the island and for air travel reassure them and they are confident they're not bringing the virus back with them. well mission controllers have delayed the 1st flight of nasa as many helicopter on mars technical issues emerged during testing of the rotors before takeoff the to 2 kilogram ingenuity helicopter is set to make the 1st powered and controlled flight on a planet other than earth ingenuity travel to mars attach to the rover perseverance

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the desert of turkmenistan contains an array of hidden treasures ancient forgotten kingdoms once flourished here along plentiful rivers who were the people living here and what led to their downfall a person after that it was completely abandoned. the new excavation projects are now underway but the traditions of these advanced ancient civilizations are still alive today in turkmenistan. we found women played a significant role in governing itself. was it natural disasters or dramatic.

over 3. hours drive from the. east of the country and the. hill with ruins over the land. situated to the east of the caspian sea and central asia turkmenistan's territory is 80 percent desert but it was once home to the teeming metropolises of legendary kingdoms 4000 years ago. was the capital of march which developed a sophisticated irrigation system. around $1000.00 b.c.

they controlled the mountain passes leading to an ancient persia. in 327 b.c. alexander the great conquered the trade of marriage a crossroads of the major axes of the silk road. in the 2nd century b.c. the parthians extended their territory from their capital of nice to the borders of the roman empire in 1280. the capital of the empire reached its apogee as the now almost forgotten kingdom wielded tremendous power. brings the excavation team to the ancient trade hub of. located in the middle of a restricted area just a few kilometers from iran. and many of them are delighted to join the archeologists again as their families look forward to the extra money.

speaks to the workers in russia as they were all born in the soviet union and most understand the language. recently won a renowned research grant in france and is using the funds to pay for this year's. has limited resources have to be used efficiently so each and every step must be true team needs to be highly motivated well organized. boarded. the excavation was interrupted for several years so everyone has to familiarize themselves with the situation on site. the early morning hours are terribly cold.

the dawn light reveals the true structure of the in conspicuous hill. its interior comprises clay brick buildings testifying to thousands of years of history and still mostly concealed. but. the project will keep archaeologists busy for many years. clay rapidly decomposes it left unprotected after it's on earth and the restores used the same role material and techniques to cover it as the builders employed 5000 years ago. the clay is mixed with water and straw then thoroughly needed. the mixture is forward into a mold and its surface smooth. then the finished bricks just have to draw in the sun or the structures at the dig

site were built in around $1000.00 b.c. . they formed a trade hub and center of power amid fertile farm country in the foothills of the copa dag mountains. this is the highest point of the hill about the ego it's where we made the biggest discovery in. the fortress. in one day it's 40 meters long with them hosing walls and outer court doors then we'll clip resul. like these modern masons the people back then worked with clay bricks transporting the stone variety over long distances was laborious and there was clay in the immediate vicinity earthen plastering is also an ancient technique and is meant to help the fortresses walls survive just like in past centuries. i mean. this was really

a big city for its time comparable to modern paris. there was a commercial district that conducted trade with places all over central asia far to the east and south and especially with the region of modern afghanistan. particularly in the colder part of the year strong descending winds from the mountains must have made life difficult for the people in lake dep a. french archaeologist camille is measuring the area excavated during the last dig with the help of her brazilian assistant so morrow. precise data is important so that some are can later make detailed drawings of the excavation. the wind kicks up sand and dirt constantly threatening to cover up the archaeologists work the fine dust gets everywhere talking up the team's eyes and making breathing more difficult. but i

don't know when the visual you will which will be fully us army has to coordinate all the teams. excavating the monumental hill requires a well conceived plan so that the researchers work during the 6 week picking season isn't in vain people shilling for well not free i'm also your city's western outer wall stood here and behind it was more or less fallow land. residence through waist over the wall. we're standing on ruins that date back to the bronze age when this adjacent hill was quite important to. the present it is completely different from the rest as the settlement developed on top of it during the bronze age and the 2nd millennium b.c. well known and more and more layers of structures were built on top from generation to generation until far into the iron age in the 1st millennium b.c.

. within the ancient settlement german archaeologist zani a call is tending to a very special site yeah yeah i'm close to the found a bronze age woman's tombs which we're calling the princes too it was plundered already back then but we have found some beautiful jewelry. here we have a splendid cow 70. we have lapis lazuli imported from the afghanistan area too. turquoise which is very common here and beautiful golden b.s. . live. in france scientists examine the artifacts found in bootleg. joint on the yank collects clues that might indicate women having enjoyed a privileged status and the oxes civilization of ancient turkmenistan. would certainly make you question the quest exception and i have this year the team made

an extraordinary discovery in or look to pay thing a grave with several skeletons and imported burial good citizenship one exciting find is the remarkably well preserved female skeleton fiction pham one of the women's grave sympathetic were filled with precious items and some such examples of also being found in the capital of the oaks a civilization that go to a dip a little tidbit or sit on defense generally the women's teams that directly next to the men's in the royal necropolis this shows that women in the oaks the civilization played a significant role in governing well some this yes from the axis the as the name like dep it means big hill and turkmen and it towers 30 meters over the desert even today. a car comb is one of the most arid regions on the

planet with the heat and constant wind leaving a barren landscape. surviving here requires resilience to this extreme climate and in during hardship. and even then it's extraordinarily difficult. but that wasn't always the case as ancient accounts reveal. they tell of a time when the desert was home to a flourishing paradise of sorts called marciano. societies need a reliable supply of fresh water yet the capital of marciano was in the middle of the car a comb and today the murky river tapers off into a delta in the desert but what was it like back then. since gone or j.f.k.

is so far away from other settlements little was known of the ancient margy on a civilization until modern times and there was seemingly little reason to seek out traces of the past in the car a desert. turkmen archaeologist mohamed begley was present when a russian researcher happened to make the find of his life in 1972 a bronze age palace. the original name of the city had been lost but local herders called the site. meaning great hill. excavation teams unearthed an expansive hilltop settlement 500 meters in diameter and over 3 metres in height with the town center fortified by mud brick walls and defensive towers. the researchers had rediscovered and bands

ancient civilizations. to date turkmen archaeologists protect the remote site have gone or depth a grave robbers and whether damage. to the center of gone or death they boast so once magnificent building perhaps a palace or temple but with no written records available archaeologists can only speculate he did this column based suppose. a wooden roof or a divine figure. this large alcove on the front side of the hall may have contained the rulers throne. who reigned here. a king or a high priest. but. the diggers here have found an artifact that appears ordinary at 1st glance but demonstrates the sophisticated pottery skills of the people of gone. another clue

is the advanced technology used and their kilns. was 9 metres long and almost 4 in width this kiln contained 2 chambers with one used to make a fire and the other 2 process ceramics. this innovation enabled the firing process to be effectively controlled with evenly distributed temperatures which in turn allowed ceramics to be mass produced the glaze on the walls is still visible and there is minimal evidence of misfiring in the kiln. the ancient domed of an as survive the millennia and continues to be used in a somewhat altered form in the turkmen countryside. this one is being used to make a traditional specialty. meat filled dumplings.

gone or dep it was situated between the then still flowing arms of the mar gob river which was bad by melt water from the mountains and flowed down into the flat lands bringing the desert to life. and intricate canal network distributed the water in the fields something that required a highly effective division of labor and organization similar to that in other. cultures. the waters of the most abundant. the land flourished with herds of cattle grazing along the banks the fields were rich with grain fruits vegetables and. meanwhile the population grew and produced surpluses to trade with other peoples. changing climate send natural disasters.