your story we are trying. to understand this new culture. in want to become. migrants platform for reliable information. found. 100 days under the military. the milestone comes with hundreds of civilians killed and leaders in detention. protests making a difference. plus. a look at why young people think. the u.s. withdraws from the country. and fear. how a group of japanese artists are combining social distancing with the show.

welcome. to join us $100.00 days since taking part in a cool myanmar's military junta still remains in charge of the country meanwhile its ousted civilian leader aung san suu kyi is still in detention denied in person meetings with her legal team and now ordered to appear in court later this month a parallel national unity government has been declared a terrorist group as has a people's defense force being set up to confront security forces. citizens continue their protest against the military regime responsible for the deaths of more than $750.00 civilians so far. can't let the. one of many that were held in myanmar over the weekend in protest

that the military regime. was passing since the army ousted the civilian government and seized power on the 1st of february that day the demonstrations that changed their sign of a pace saying. that despite an increasingly violent response by security forces. the bloodiest day of the crackdown was the night march on forces day around 100 protesters were killed and one day i'll learn. i. mean. since the coup more than 750 civilians have been killed and thousands have been arrested. human rights groups say the military is committing atrocities even possible crimes against humanity international leaders have repeatedly expressed

concern and condemnation. today i call on me and not military to stop the repression immediately release the prisoners and the violence respect human rights and the will of the people expressed in recent elections. but global pressure has so far failed to impact the situation on the ground last month couldn't tell them in only i was invited to jakarta for crisis talks with leaders of other southeast asian nations. but the talks yielded little except for a call for dialogue and an end to violence and the appointment of a special envoy. only days later the military regime undermined those resolutions in the morning our all of the any. new ones to send an envoy to me. but right now we are prioritizing the security and stability of our country. so we will cooperate with the un to have its envoy in our country once we have

a secure and stable situation. prospect looks remote the determination of the people in myanmar to stand up against the military dictatorship and much of what the cost appears unbroken. as is the will of the army to hold on to power. and joining me now is david an activist in myanmar who was hiding his identity for safety reasons david it's been about 100 days since the military took part in myanmar and nearly the same number of days of protest against it have the protests made a difference. i would like to say yes. every day if you're reading about it sleep personnel including a tyrant this 'd is silly from their status and i think that has something to do with protesting the event they are given those our lives are like they are at stake because they are you don't use us after. seeing says state has repeatedly that

they have had it propaganda against us and when they finally saw us these days and the out where does harry or our luck our lives it's not starting to shift their respective and i also see that happening it's a masterpiece it's snowing better than of under international pressure a lot of that's been brought to bear on the military you have sanctions from the e.u. or something your leaders i've also got involved with you serve a big international pressure is working or tone low on the military strike frankly i don't think it's working at all because us. military. is very it's so business associations with us in the e.u. instead we have a lot of investments where it's china and russia which the f.b.i. is now receiving a lot of help from and also if you ask me to is it's it's nearly.

yearly a move meant that that mystery can't you know take its time on get it more pressure from it that's how i see it. on the day of the general me out when i greet he will stop the violence. until now as we need 25 people that have been killed. not the u. one has warmed in the recent past start a serial style conflict could occur to me in ma do you think the situation is such that it could lead to 7 wrong. it's it's it's a lexus yes this isn't the only reason it is such as it's here and now it's a it's a lot of people are starting. to learn other countries that the body parts are used as a lot of it is just has been set on fire and we could see from sort of feeds that house and pounds of villagers injured killed by the air raids and and thousands

more fleeing to other countries so 'd i can confidently say that if it's people have seen this kind of atrocities could move towards the mainland other countries even and even that capital cities briefly david what about aung san suu true shooter means in detention if you're still a popular figure among the protesters i will say all men started. secret. that we want this all to be free so i would like to see how popularity started and since now the whole family has seen the real me and then we get into the military say we now have shipped it. right more towards getting federal democracy along say. david who leave it there for the bombing but thank you so much for joining us.

now to afghanistan which has been gripped by a vapor violence as foreign forces withdraw the taliban has now announced a 3 day ceasefire across the country to mark this week's holiday and announcements that comes after a weekend of bloodshed on saturday a bomb attack outside a girls' school in kabul killed more than 50 people most of them students and more relief families have been burying the dead it was about his son's deadliest attack in more than a year the government has claimed the taliban which itself condemned the attack and denied sponsibility. the attack highlights of granite stands precarious future especially for young people many are scared about what life will look like once the u.s. military leaves fears are growing that all progress made in the last few decades could be eradicated. 24 year old have fisa been money as a member of the national mood thai team she trains about $70.00 students at a sports club in western kabul and she says she's scared about losing the progress

they've gained 3 years of hard work. more time on but on up on the women of afghanistan want nationwide peace in this country and we do not want to go back to the past the dark past of the taliban imposed on women when they were allowed to study or play sports i mean they didn't even allow women to go shopping. have fisa is worried that foreign troop withdrawals would endanger her life and those of the girls she trains are more a myth that the situation we're living in now is frightening some nights i even have insomnia while thinking about what will happen when i go to the club tomorrow . a taliban return to power could also spell the end of independent media and the country many journalists and media workers have been directly targeted in recent months at least 11 were killed in afghanistan and 2020 many have left the country.

no threat man saw as a 29 year old news presenter who works with one of afghanistan's leading t.v. outlets he says afghanistan still needs a lot of help. given the fragility of afghanistan's security situation i do not think it is the right time for the americans to leave afghanistan because as you know the war is still going on in the country some of the root causes of the war have not yet been solved with all the drugs smuggling and mining there are all important factors that prolonging the war he worries about his industry and his own future here and says he may also be forced to emigrate because of threats against him. to young afghans relying on their country to provide them with a stable future but deeply worried that it won't. the coronavirus been

damaged has hit the performing arts especially hard social distancing laws have forced theatres the world over to shut their doors for one dance company in japan it was a challenge answered by creativity they came up with a safe another way for their audience to experience their performance. their keeping their distance but are still close like a 4 year peeping through a letterbox still in classes and an intimate closeness 6 6. one going to bring them east you feel a kind of excitement like in the animal kingdom like a predator watching its prey with the weapons and any guns to. give them a person's thoughts and feelings are communicated solely through the eyes. the

theater has 30 seats the actors from the outside in a natural setting the audience keeps to the correct distance the show is called the peeping heard a peep show is always somewhat seedy exciting and tents. to make one up at all costs related to the pandemic in times of social anxiety people want rules punishment surveillance even if we're highlighting that they had steak that you. still see. the whole audience gets to sit in the front row. one in this piece it feels like we're taking on the role of researchers that are observing the actors studio in our children the newest of. the artists aren't making any money with this project but simply not performing is also not an option

the theatre is creating a closeness through distance something that has become uniquely possible during the pandemic. and that's at that it is more than did i would all thoughts leisure a show about one of the same time the 2 of them. every day. for us and for our planet. the ideas 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 g. force to recycling over disposable smart new solutions oberstein said you know on

earth is truly unique and we know that uniqueness is what allows us to wear them survive. why do you oppose the environmental suit soon global 3000 on g.w. and all mine. on this edition a preview of the t.v. adaptation of colson whitehead pulitzer prize winning novel the underground railroad which deb use on amazon prime this friday and also coming up. a photographer whose portrait of himself wearing a mask led to a photographic odyssey across germany and a book to match this site geist. the world of architecture moons the last of a trailblazer helmet yon dead at $81.00 will have

a profile of the german architect illustrious career. welcome to arts and culture and luminous serious and wildly inventive that's how the guardian newspaper headline to its 2016 review of the underground railroad colson whitehead novel about 2 slaves to one away from a georgia plantation was showered with praise and given the pulitzer prize it seemed inevitable that hollywood would one day come knocking and it has this friday the t.v. adaptation hits the small screen and it's already been described as a remarkable american epic. the underground railroad tells the story of a skate slave cora and her flight to freedom pursued by a vengeful slave hunter. the drama starts on familiar historical ground but director barry jenkins following the colson whitehead novel then shifts into the

realm of fantasy imagining an actual railroad whose trains carry african-americans to an imagined promised land. where you run away from the show. and old people. grounded by an astonishing performance from south african actress to so in bed who as cora the underground railroad balances the brutality of slavery with a surprising sense of beauty and even hope the series is not always easy to watch but it's not to be missed. while our film and t.v. experts got rocks for has had an advanced preview of the series he joins me now from board hello scott now ahead of its debut this friday the series has already got glowing reviews the book was highly acclaimed how does the adaptation measure up. yeah it doesn't credit who well i mean this is a very very difficult book to adapt because colson whitehead story it's not just it

mixes genres and tone so it's not just a sweeping historical epic about slavery it also has elements of fantasy even science fiction but very jay consider ector doesn't credibly well i mean he obviously won the oscar for moonlight and here in the series he's able to really balance the tone so he does the pick the sort of visceral brutality of slavery in america the racism but also through his visual style an approach he's able to evoke sort of the the poetry and the beauty of white it's where it's not the underground railroad is the latest in a series of historical failings and t.v. series that put the spotlight on african-american history why this trend now. well frankly i think it's just because more black directors and writers producers are getting the chance to tell the stories that they want to tell and so you've already seen it in film with directors like steve mcqueen then 12 years a slave or

a jordan peele and get out they found huge audiences with those films now you're seeing a similar thing in t.v. with black creatives telling stories that they want to tell so we have this series of we have another series from h.b.o. called lovecraft have county which imagines the story of a black man in $1000.00 fifties america but it's told as if it's a horror story there's another incredible a series from amazon as well that's just come out called them them which is the story of a black family that moved to a white suburb and are confronted by the racism and violence of their white neighbors what i find so interesting about these new series that are coming out is not only are they sort of retelling the african-american story after american history but they're doing so often using the very genre so the genres of science fiction or horror genre is that traditionally excluded people of color as characters i think it's incredible powerful movement and i think it's going to

continue decade sounds like one for me how do you both have the same ease the underground railroad actually becomes an actual railway line differently from an we a life what's the significance of that scott. yeah that's sort of the center of central metaphor of course in whitehead's book and also the series so he imagines actual railroad with with with tracks with with conductors with trains that carry african-americans to freedom and by using this sort of element of fantasy basically he expands the story and jenkins does so as well in the series so it's not just a story of a specific time and place in american history but it's a bigger metaphor of the underground railroad stands for. americans journey sort of the ongoing journey to a promised land beyond american racism is incredibly powerful metaphor you wouldn't think it would work but it definitely does both in the book and it was harry's and stop before you go just briefly if you could at the but in the film festival has

given us an update on the status of that pie and some special part 2 of this is that inara fill us in on that if you would. yes berlin is going to hold a person a version of the festival of the summer in june it's going to be open air but it will be with actual people they're going to be showing the winners of this year's festival which were shown online in march they were worried that they wouldn't be able to do it because of the coronavirus pandemic but the numbers are dropping in berlin now back stations are going up so like very very good jobs are going to repair red carpet in berlin ok thank you very much scott in boston as ever thanks for your insights. now the world of architecture is mourning helmut yon who was killed in a road accident on saturday while riding a bike cargo he was 81 the german born architect was famed for his post modern

steel and glass buildings including the sunny center here in berlin that his name will always be associated with the city of chicago shortly before his 75th birthday the w. caught up with him here in berlin. completed in the year 2000 the sony center on potsdamer platz in the heart of pearl in news one of the city's most spectacular structures. it features helmet yon's trademark use of glass and steel. but you wouldn't get boyd we want to build buildings that combine solid architecture and engineering ones that are oriented on performance as they are for other retailer terrio projects. a building has to be utilitarian not just a statically pleasing of a big. family beyond was born just outside nuremburg and 1940 and he studied architecture in munich in 1966 he moved to chicago initially for further training

but before long he landed a job at the office of highly respected architect charles murphy so young was the firm's planning to rector and a partner in the early 1980 s. he took over completely. became a star in the business. you know i'm disc if you go up a while everything so you might have the feeling that i was just in the right place . i didn't do it to build a career it was simply a very active period back then the u.s. commercial or government buildings were setting a standard for modern architecture there was a major building. under was a lot easier background than it is now. the james r. thompson center in chicago is one of young's most important buildings from that era later he designed the terminal for bangkok's new international airport and he often worked in germany planning frankfurt's trade fair tower. munich's airport center

and other structures in berlin with his focus on dynamism and elegance hemel dion had a defining impact on the look of many cities. a great loss now one of the most enduring and visible symbols of the pandemic is undoubtedly the face mask we've been wearing them for at least a year they're required for us to work on to participate in society and they certainly have an impact on how we see each other when work dried up for gregory stock the photographer turned his lens on himself it was the beginning of a wide reaching and very timely project for. it all started a year ago when model and photographer marcel gregory shuck had no work and a lot of free time. in the cold.

out of the $100.00. 1 don't have not sat down and said i'll just try something how do i look with a mask on what do people see right now when they see me with a mask. that. he then travelled across germany photographing people with and behind their masks his photo book behind the mask collects a broad variety of types and characters it shows people in the midst of crisis from all social classes and experiencing various emotional states. the viewer is confronted by their. press of the intense gazes. moment how does the right now are facial expressions are reduced to just the eyes

that's why it was important that the eyes really shine and with these 2 rod lights you have very brilliant eyes reflecting these lights then when you blow up the images you really feel like you can look into people's souls just a few thoughts into monday mentioned in his initial. in front of stops camera people are candid revealing their state of mind whether they're famous or not. actor due to how their farden box is against the pandemic actor ben becker in a monkey costume wrestles with being human. and viola just handed the cash to take regrets that the fronts are increasingly hardening. for a violinist the pandemic is like a dramatic cause. and a geriatric nurse shares his insight that experience makes you smarter than when

facts from ourselves stuck these encounters were a lifeline during the pandemic. did you keep up on what you remember hamburg's banas really beautiful with colorful lights lots of people and that evening when i walked along there it was almost like a ghost town but the door opened and it was like an explosion of color pink wig great makeup and at that moment the darkness was completely gone and human bodies that is a lot of room. the book is about hope and grief about struggle exhaustion and confidence the photographer is not concerned with the politics of germany's coronavirus for spots he simply paints a picture of life at the moment of the pandemic. for mrs does for me this is a cross-section of our society a reflection of what it looks like on our streets but that's also the intention behind this book to show people that they're not alone with mr lyon. the

that. well someday hopefully soon we'll be able to emerge from behind our masks in the meanwhile check out our website for more on all oscar ways that's d.w. dot com slash culture from all of us here in berlin see you next time in.

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this is day 8 of the new line from but israel launches ass trikes inc gaza after hamas militants fire rockets towards jerusalem israeli authorities say the strikes killed several people including a hamas commander the flare up follows violent clashes as a jerusalem mosque the left hundreds of palestinians injured were taken. live to jerusalem on the program. should happen to the women and families who left the west to join then fighting for so-called islamic state years later finding it impossible

to get home from detention in syria. fear and uncertainty in afghanistan after a bombing near a girls' school in kabul why people think their freedoms may be at stake when the u.s. and nato leave the country. welcome to the program so gaza's health ministry says 9 palestinians have been killed in israeli airstrikes on the territory of the strikes came after hamas militants fired rockets from gaza towards after hundreds of palestinians were injured in clashes of muslim holy sites fighting broke out earlier inside jerusalem's al aksa mosque with police firing stun grenades and tear gas at palestinian demonstrators and the march planned by the ultra nationalist israelis through the streets of jerusalem was

canceled the violence follows days of protests over plans to be evicted from east jerusalem. straight to jerusalem that will join d.w. correspondent tanya crime welcome tanya let's start with those rockets. well it was a very eventful day today which started actually in the morning already even we saw you know serious confrontations on the floor which is also known as the temple mount and very traumatic pictures inside the mosque and then we saw during the course of the day the contentious march 1st being off to slim dave a nationalist israelis. would be walking through the damascus gate in the muslim quarter in the old city which is seen as a provocation

a deliberate provocation by palestinians it was 1st period routed by the government and then it was canceled in protest of this decision by the organizers and then at 6 pm local time here air sirens went off in. warning of incoming incoming rockets hamas said earlier issued some sort of ultimatum as a response to what happened at the mosque saying that it's withdraw their forces the police from the sheriff and also thought the area of checks that are this is where the 4 families and a threat of fiction and of course since then we're seeing now further rocket attacks in the south from gaza to the south but also of course air rates by israel and attacks on gaza. and was of the israeli your heart is sad about that the arrows

that they have launched. well it's expected you know especially i mean it's very rare that a jerusalem that you would hear the sirens here even during the war so this was a warning shot by hamas and of course it's expected that there will be a harsh and there is already a harsh response on gaza now how this will go on from there that is still to see but it's definitely a major escalation but also in jerusalem we're seeing i mean i'm standing here in is jerusalem and there are also protest still going on. especially and shakes it up. this is you know the tensions are still there and you mentioned. this court ruling so we have 5 palestinian families who were appealing looking for

a court's decision against very victualling that court ruling was put back just by what happened last. yes absolutely this high court of justice should have met today there was a hearing that was already postponed from last week. potentially make a decision on the pending addiction. so the attorney general general got involved and he will potentially weigh in on this case so the hearing was postponed there will be a new day date set within the next 30 days and that means the family is for families who are talking here ken for now stay in their homes but it doesn't cancel the previous ruling after a lower court the district court here which had authorized. and that goes back to a lengthy court battle with a jewish settler organization. which claims the land so you know some people have

said this was actually to ease the tensions but we can clearly see that this is not the case and it only postponed this very controversial decision time here in jerusalem thank you so. if you only certain countries to repatriate best citizens from detention camps in syria's. province more than 60000 people most of them women and children live in squalid conditions too comes back to al hole and al raj so they're after syrian kurdish forces helped defeat the islamic state militant group and northeast syria journalist daniel handler has been to the camp at al raj and spoke with women who say they've given up their militant ideology and now just want to go. a dusty playground in northern syria mothers from germany france and the us want to bring their children former

members of the terror group i asked they're now captors of the kurds and want to return home. cre dad is from the german city of or tal of moroccan descent 8 years ago she followed her husband to live in the south proclaimed islamic state something she now bitterly regrets she fled taking her 4 children with her. but. after we escaped we turned ourselves over to the kurds when we arrived here i didn't even realize we were in a camp i just left for 2 days because the stress was finally over they told us that we'd be handed over to a government within a couple of months. that was 3 and a half years ago. and it's also provided. nearly 3000 women from 35 countries are stranded at road camp it's smaller and

better equipped than others in northern syria and life is largely peaceful but the authorities say half the women detained here still hold it stream mr views they want to deal radicalize the mothers so they can go home. head of middle. our aim is to rehabilitate these women and give them a chance to reintegrate into society so they can lead a normal life back in their home countries there is. a rehabilitation session for 6 women from europe and canada they make drawings showing a positive and a negative experience in the camp the pictures reflect the mood fences burning tense a mixture of despair and frank turned. he's on his it is cutting him it in i can see the sun in the sky to me that symbolizes freedom and safety but i'm fenced in

and i can't leave this camp it's like a cage my children keep asking me what life outside the camp is like so it is also . something exercises like these are useful others are much more skeptical it's a reminder of what we have seen and what we do see and i think it's always helpful if you can feel that you're not alone thank my country it might help some people but every time i put my emotions down on paper it just reminds me of my bad experience it was slashed or. the women hope these are the 1st steps towards a better future but the chances of returning home soon are slim few of their home countries want them back. now to afghanistan where the taliban have announced a 3 day ceasefire to mark this week's holiday it follows an upsurge in violence

including this weekend suicide bombing of a girls' school that left dozens dead the attack highlights afghanistan's precarious future especially for young people and you're scared about what life will look like when nato forces leave. 24 year old her fisa by money is a member of the national mood thai team she trains about $70.00 students at a sports club in western kabul and she says she's scared about losing the progress they've gained through years of hard work. from home but on up on we of the women of afghanistan want nationwide peace in this country and we do not want to go back to the past the dark past the taliban imposed on women when they weren't allowed to study or play sports i mean they didn't even allow women to go shopping but what's wrong how do you. have peace it is worried the foreign troop withdrawals would endanger her life and those of the girls she trains are more

a myth that the situation we're living in now is frightening some nights i even have insomnia while thinking about what will happen when i go to the club tomorrow as a taliban return to power could also spell the end of independent media and the country many journalists and media workers have been directly targeted in recent months at least 11 were killed in afghanistan and 2020 many have left the country. no threat man saw as a 29 year old news presenter who works with one of afghanistan's leading t.v. outlets he says afghanistan still means a lot of help. because we can on what order given the fragility of afghanistan's security situation i do not think it is the right time for the americans to leave afghanistan because as you know the war is still going on in the country some of the root causes of the war have not yet been solved all the drugs

smuggling and mining there are all important factors the prolonging the war he worries about his industry and his own future here and says he may also be forced to emigrate because of threats against him. to young afghans relying on that country to provide them with a stable future but deeply worried that it won't. thousands of people flock to a volcano in iceland to watch ads or inspiring eruptions even though the countries of the partial lockdown there are plenty of foreign tourists amongst the sightseers but once a steady flow host change to a spectacular gaze or it's not visible from the capital reykjavik around 60 kilometers or. love this burt's out of fishes in the photograph does she act volcanic system fountains of molten rock. in the olden days the icelandic people told tales of the craters being the footprints of giants and of

dragons scorching the earth ice and is the real land of fire and ice. fractures in the earth's crust might be the gates of hell where true women carried out their mischief this is a small interruption by icelandic standards there are more than 30 active volcanic systems under the island country in the north atlantic ocean and they've been erupting since time began. and. here the lover moves slowly and there are no settlements in its path there's little danger for now if you keep a safe distance spectators hike to the area to witness the power of mother earth. it's amazing all warm it is you can live for so many you just away from here the sounds it's very it's a pretty intense experience the colors the form the sounds of everything combined

it's. really worth it. i feel. they're small. and. yet at this hour. but i'm not scared. to love a river i just waited for the band. the north american and you asian tectonic plates are pulling away from each other under ice and. scientists say this eruption may continue for years and warn that with volcanic forces as with the mythical dragons the unexpected could happen at any moment. well it was a good we cared for brazil's surfers as they claimed a double victory up the world surf league event in australia touch on western weapon it is a beehive bake it came out on top in the women's competition has just her 2nd career will bring the store for the men's event her compadres fully paid to lead

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for some. and some great country more news to. we go. all hands on deck far is pulling out all the stops to ramp up production of its. back feet the company announces record results for the 1st quarter we'll get the analysis from frankfurt. and the. opening of the tourism industry all the day's hotspots. and actions to bring a much needed boost in business. and so happy

you can join us we begin here in germany where coping vaccine pioneer by and tech has announced record results and significant expansion plans. developed the 1st widely used against. the. and the payoff has been enormous it's been delivered to more than 90 countries our financial correspondent chelsea delay new breaks down by in tax numbers. it's been a big day for biotech shares of the. company grows by about 10 percent here and frame for its after they reported a blowout 1st quarter revenue rose to about 2000000000 euros from just 28000000 euros in the year earlier that's a nearly 100 fold increase this is the 4th as a vaccine rollouts around the world start to really boost sales of the vaccine biotech has developed with pfizer they also said today that they plan to build a factory in singapore which could start making these vaccines as soon as 2023 but

this all helps to answer really a question that a lot of investors have had which is how long will biotech to benefit from the sale of its coronavirus vaccines the answer seems to be for at least several more years . you know apart from that new factory in singapore by untucked is also setting up a joint venture in china to produce up to 1000000000 doses for the chinese market overall the german buy in text is scrambling to round up production to up to $3000000000.00 since by the end of next year. big hopes in a small package biotechs in more in a vaccines like these covert 1000 shots could become more familiar across asia. singapore is the latest node in the company's growing network here at its marburg germany plant 450 employees produce the copen 1000 vaccine around the clock well aware of the significance of the work. when i'm not at work of course it's

fascinating and i like to talk about it especially when working on something so important. but at work we're all focused on the here and now it's important that everyone is focused on what they're doing next so that no mistakes can happen and we produce the right quality. but vaccine quantity is increasingly the focus the pandemic is raging in countries like india the proposal for the w t o would relax patent protections of covert $1000.00 vaccines a potential blow to companies like biotech not everyone is on board. because of scientific research that we now have jobs and treatments and mendicants in the scenes but it's because of the pathogens that companies keep investing money into looking for new treatments better treatments better vaccines better jogs and and you would not have this kind of investment if if there wasn't a problem reward for these companies the industry argues that manufacturers are

already ramping up production to the maximum that's the case and marburg employees there produced some $250000000.00 doses in the 1st half of the year later production will be ramped up to a 1000000000 doses or more construction is ongoing at the plant as it expands production capacity it took less than 6 months for the purchase of the building to refit and start production and that in germany which has a reputation for being painfully bureaucratic. it has to be said that the cooperation with the various authorities worked very well when you build something new you have all kinds of different people on board now many people joined in and were very proactive in the end that hope everything goes so quickly of course you still have to adhere to all the regulations as always you know. reaching global vaccination will require a massive help put in vaccines as the clock ticks drug companies like biotech

believe they are up to the challenge. the global fishing industry has seen an unprecedented decline thanks to the coronavirus pandemic senegal's female fish processors are particularly vulnerable. these fish are the basis of hundreds of thousands of livelihoods and. that one of the country's biggest exports. and the people who drive smoke salt and ferment the fish in the coastal village of balcony and mainly women are the bread winners of the family. yeah a little proud to be a fish processor in heritage from my parents and grandparents my father was a fisherman so we only knew about fish for us it was our existing as upright it's my pride because i was born and about to rise with fishing money. what is there the last on the best. female workers like my day may support 7 or 8

family members before the pandemic a good season could bring around 500000 c.f.a. or around a 1000 us dollars but last year she made next to nothing. for me. it was like you crucifixion only fishing could give us enough to eat but if there are no fish in the fisherman don't go out to sea but we've had a very very very bad time in the last few months on their movie and we walk. during kovac many were afraid to leave the house to work even when there was fish to smoke there was a lack of buyers as markets shut down neighboring countries closed their borders making trade difficult. many families went from 3 daily meals to one. but things are starting to look up in terms of the pandemic buccaneer celebrating its 1st proper fishing season since the pandemic started. curve it isn't

the only challenge facing senegal's traditional fishing community there industrial fishing with trawlers mass production and international competition also pose a threat but that's something the president of women fish processes and balcony thinks the workers are equipped to deal with both laugh on the sleeve at the right only as women have got to work we must bring women into decision making positions we must get women we must accompany them we must support them for the development of everyone. but do a little more. until then day and have fellow fish processes will be holding their work close. now let's take a look at some other business stories making headlines. a cyber extortion attempt has forced the shutdown of a vital u.s. pipeline which carries gasoline from texas to the atlantic coast the biden administration had loosened regulations for the transport of petroleum products on

highways to ensure gasoline supply in the country. are just to argentina's president the fernandez says he hopes his heavily indebted country will reach a deal soon with the international monetary fund to help boost the economy he hopes a deal would be sustainable and would take into account post a pandemic conditions. cryptocurrency it had started the week on a strong note if they passed another milestone at $4000.00 just a week after breaking through $3000.00 the world's 2nd largest crypto currency now has a market cap of nearly $460000000000.00 meanwhile bitcoin is closing in on the $60000.00 mark. and finally another sign that infection numbers in germany are falling various beer gardens can officially reopened starting monday this one in hours a day outside of munich is already attracting visitors with the warmer weather only

those beer gardens in regions where the 7 day incidence rate under 100 are allowed to open with hygiene restrictions in place of area is germany's beer capital and its spirit gardens are no small business the biggest one seat thousands. not everyone has caused to celebrate however germany's hotel sector has reported a 70 percent drop in overnight bookings in the 1st quarter compared to the same period a year ago not surprising given that with the start of the pandemic in europe last spring many establishments had to close or operate at very limited capacity with summer in the travel season just around the corner many hope that business will finally pick up again. it's almost holiday season cruise operators to eat. and aida are ready to set sail for popular destinations like the canary islands and greece too he is even handing out covert tests the brits as part of their package holidays but travel firms are making up for lost revenue and with

a surge of demand expected prices are set to rise. businesses in europe's tourist hot spots are crying out for a return to normalcy. greece's government has allowed restaurants and bars to open for a few days now owners are hoping for a quick return to the good old days. every 1st start has its teething problems see through but we are an optimistic people we're loyal to our jobs and our customers we believe that everything's going to be all right after opinion of care and attention. germany's northern coastline is gearing up for a vacation season 2 people have been cooped up at home for months on end it could soon be time for holiday makers to soak up some sun once more and for the tourism industry to revive its flagging businesses. now it would be quite a u. turn but here in the capital famously car loving germany one group of activists is

pushing for a big change they want a referendum on removing cars from the city of berlin all together take a look at. the capital city without cars. it's certainly a radical idea but it's one which these activists want to see become reality they're gathering signatures from citizens in the city hoping to force a referendum on whether much of berlin should become practically carefree with only essential traffic allowed. that's there except for example traffic from businesses also public transport and ambulances garbage collection taxis will be able to keep driving but the regular daily traffic to go shopping or go to work that should stop. that fire for years berlin has had a real problem with air pollution but the activists behind berlin carefree do not just have environmental goals they believe the taking cars off the streets will

improve public spaces and quality of life as a whole. if successful berlin would become the world's largest all reduced zone. but germany as a nation remains mad for cars and a movement like this faces serious opposition. in the way that this was presented and in the way that this initiative to reduce traffic in the city in those way is it is totally unreasonable. it is basically nothing else other than an elimination of the mobility and mobile rights of the citizens we think that is clearly going too far. ultimately they will need $175000.00 signatures in less than a year to have the issue put to the people. should it get that far berliners will have a big decision to make. and there are a minder of the top story this hour. far more firm buy on track is pulling out all

the stops to ramp up production of it and are unable to join team vaccine that says the company announces record results for the 1st quarter the 1st. thanks for watching. on. the phone to the against the coronavirus plan. damage. has the rate of infection in developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update. on t w. china has a new world power. a way tries to help us understand what's happening now in the authoritarian countries the closed so much information what are the exiled artists

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