its diversity the make up your own mind. the w. 4 minds me. the news . the news alive from berlin, virgin tycoon, richard branson, a head and a battle between high flying billionaires. even this to the edge of space and back down again. branson, the mission accomplished after the trip of a lifetime. also coming up on the show. public anger over corruption overshadows bo daria's back in election in 3 months. and you populous party, led by

a tv star is up against the center, right? but there is no clear winner so far and games that and a record for novak joke of edge, the 3rd when that wimbledon claim has 20 at the grand slam title. the record of our tribe was roger federer. adults. ah, hello, i'm sorry. richard's been a very warm welcome to the show. british billionaire richard branson has completed a maiden flight to the edge of space, france and 5 crewmates sword. 80 kilometer is above the earth and the virgin galactic unity space plain branson has now edged ahead of his rivals, jeff bezos and ilan musk in a battle between high flying typhoon to toot and climbing. as we take off for richard branson as a unitary space plain to him as 5 crew members beyond earth atmosphere,

the aircraft climbed 80 kilometers from the new mexico desert. during the one hour trip the crew experienced a few minutes of weightlessness. 10 seconds. i was once a kid with a dream looking up to the stars. and now i'm an adult in a spaceship, looking back to our beautiful to the next generation that dream is. if we can do this, just imagine what you can do for some, this is the mission of eccentric billionaires and a time when financial inequality is rising. other for that space tourism will only create unnecessary emissions as the world faces climate change. but for branson and his theme, it's a success that was long in the making. there's mach one trimming. now. i think that this is now here finally reaching the point of commercialization. where anybody who has the money and once has the desire can, can buy a ticket to go to space. that is, that is truly special. it's going to be

a game changer. i think for space a trip with virgin galactic for a few minutes and space will cost around $250000.00 per person. but branson is alone in his venture to commercialize space travel. it hasn't feels we've been working out of the town or just phase off the schedule to fly aboard his company blue origin rocket later this month, this time to stay. meanwhile test last elan mosque says he is planning to head into space in september. his space ex venture has received funding from the us government and has even bigger plans with space x is doing is primarily launching satellites, government, satellites, commercial satellites, and, and other, other space systems to earth or vision. and ultimately, what they want to do is launch people to mars that is the most ambitious of all these 3 ventures. the other 2 are seeking to focus on space tourism,

taking passengers to lower the orbit for a few minutes of my crew. get microgravity time brands and beat his rattle. tycoon by being 1st off the ground and back down again. but this new space race is really just beginning just like this for a minute. let's bring in a key, if a coward, he is the editor of the space, the news website, nasa watch dot com, join us now from washington dc. thank you so much for joining us on the show. keith, i want to get your take what you make of a richard branson, virgin galactic flight. well, in some ways it's all, it's been a long time coming. i remember the 1st time the sort of spacecraft flew in it took them a lot of time. they lost emission at one point and crew member, but you know, they kept on kept on keeping on. people have quite tickets to reserve seats and it all comedy today with a white with 2 pilots and 4 passengers. so nothing much more to say than, you know, 4 people became ask us today is us billionaires are spending huge amounts of money

in defying all of these that back to eventually we eventually with the idea of taking tourists into orbit. but is this just a playground for billionaires? no. mr. mr. branson, although he had an earth patch on his sleeve. he's from the u. k. and eli mosque was born in south africa. well, the point here is that, you know, there are people from other places and they come to either the west to do things or do this things elsewhere. but you look at the crew today, and one of the people are several people from the u. k. one with some india, so you know, anybody can fly on these things. i've done the training, i've done the senate each flight straightforward. the issue is how much is going to cost them? where do you know who you are to check to? is it a playground for brainers? you know, you could probably drive that from some of the twitter exchanges in the past few days, but just look through history back here in the states when back in the 1800s when the railroads are 1st being formed on the 1900s of the airlines are being formed

was one rich guy here on the bridge guy there they trash talk each other. at some point the expensive flights were, you know, becoming popular than somebody thought a cheaper way to do it. now everybody flies and, you know, i expect that that will be the eventual result of this 1000000000 or boys club sort of thing that people perceive. and the we a point perhaps 10 years from now we'll, we will remember it will just be buying our cheap tickets for the space. is that your money? they think in 10 years are really going to say mass space tourism. yes. matter of fact, i'm just waiting for one of these 3 people to be just mr. muster. mr. branson to decide to do a business people off and doing that is pick a price points like with amazon or whatnot. where you say, i need a price that a lot of people are going to buy something up or some money into it with the risks that grow a bigger consumer base. and at some point, i'll be able to sell, you know, many seats because i have been customers. and if you look at what space x is doing with their starship, that can conceivably cost

a few tens of millions of dollars to bill read be used many times and you spend a $1000000.00 and you each time you can do the math and quickly discover that you just have to have an economy of scale. and all these people got rich doing something else. so they teams, they seem to figure that thing out and how to take money and make more money. and the more money comes from more customers. i don't, i don't mean to sound like an evangelist for capitalism, but it seems to be working, kicked out. it sounds like you'll be a 1st in line, the editor of the website, nasa watch dot com. thank you so much for coming on your news. my pleasure. let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world. unrest over the jailing a former south african president, jacob boomer has spread to the economic capital. johannesburg. shops have been looted and a highway closed. the protest began in zoom as home province of quite doing a house where he has started a 15 a month. a jail sentence for contempt of court. for wanda has sent 1000

soldiers to battle and islamist insurgency in mozambique. they will fight alongside national forces and troops from southern african alliance. islamists have killed thousands of civilians in mozambique in the last 4 years. a israel supreme court has ruled that same sex couples should be allowed to have children with the help of sara get mother's b t. q activists have campaigned for the rule change. for years. the court says, restrictions bar and gay couples from surrogate the must be lifted within 6 months . flash floods have forced thousands of people in southwest china to meet from their home. have you rainbow wesley building and bridget, in which you want to proven? the flooding also destroyed props over a large area and more heavy rains are forecasts. bosnia is marking the anniversary of the reverend. the massacre which killed more than $8000.00 muslims

commemorations included burying 19 newly identified victims the across the 20 years ago with europe worse. and the 2nd world war when no clear winner has emerged from bulgaria, is a 2nd election in a 3 months. the snap vote was called after the center right party, a former prime minister boy. so boris of failed to form a coalition last time around. his government has been dogged by corruption scandal . the issue dominated the campaign and fuel the rise of a new populace party. it could be several days before the final official results. let's cross over to it dw, corresponded to barbara available, who is covering the election of for as a, from a sophia. or what do the exit polls tell us so far? they tell us that boys who are a sofa the long time prime minister of the country has again lost a few seats. these again last around 2 percent. but it is not the devastating 90

lading last that many see some feared and many hope for as he was 20 in the bid present. somehow still in the running bought the opposition forces unite amongst themselves around 40 percent. so this result will, again, was a lot of from a lot of food guarantee be greeted with a grown off disappointment because what it means is there is no clear government, it will be difficult again to form and lines. now, los likely outcome after this, if the figures prove right throughout the night, and it's quite likely that they will be a minority government that your business, your forces will go together and to be let themselves be supported. for instance, by the socialist party to form the communists of bulgaria, or that they will give the interim government, which is quite well liked, among many people in the country,

the ties to govern on for maybe another year. and then they might go to the polls again, of course, what this means is disappointment for voters, and it also means that they will be disaffected, was politics because democracy in this case simply hasn't thrown up the clear results. and with all of these different possible outcomes, they look guerria entry, a phase of political instability. it looks quite likely because we don't really know, nobody knows the country really knows what this of party this talk show. host and single was immense. the pocket popular in the country, but who is also quite gravely ill. so he is not standing for a government posed himself what this party stands for. actually, nobody really knows the program is totally vague. we want changes, we want to change everything we have seen before. yes indeed, but in which direction, so there are nationalists undertone their populace undertones. and so it will be quite difficult to god where they will be going. but it may or government will,

of course then started struggling amongst themselves, the different opposition parties and tried to figure out the direction in which to leave the country. so yes, instability is on the cards. that result is for sure. d w correspondent, barbara, available reporting for us from sophia. thank you so much. the tennis now and to novak joker, which has claimed his 6 win wimbledon victory to equal the record for most a grand slam titles recovered from losing the 1st that to be italy's mateo better teenie in 4 sets in. and a final. the victory puts brokovich level alongside roger federer and rafael and adult on 20 major titles. this was the man's house with stopping novak jill could make some getting closer to tennis history. makia very teeny, wasn't simply that to make up the numbers coming back from 5 to down to when the

1st set on a tie break. and proving he could go to tell with the world number one, even if it required some creativity. but joe could be, she's the world's best player for a reason. he absorbed everything. the italian threw at him showing off a list. the 15000 crowd was mostly on berry keeney site. joking. greatest thing. having caps there, teeny bay, he was twice denied himself on championship points before stealing. it's on the 3rd

20 grand slam titles. now. novak beach 3 this year already he's right on the way to becoming the greatest men player of all time and in football. argentina have been arch rivals, brazil, one nil to win at the copa america final. in l. unhealthy, maria scored the only goal that a ship over keeper edison's head band screamed onto the streets of argentina's capital. when insiders to celebrate the victory and is their national teams, 1st title in 28 years. and the 1st trophy for argentina, captain leno massey, with his national one. and in japan, when it rains, it pours with a less than 2 weeks before the opening. the tokyo olympics can't seem to catch a break. first spectators were barred because of the pen demo. now the media center has flooded. torrential rain has caused the roof to leak. the center will host

around the $6000.00 journalists during the games. and the building is expected to open it next week. as well more from that you can stay tuned for sport life, which it travels to the rocky road to the tokyo olympics. and of course, there is always more on our website at t w dot com or on instagram and twitter at v w. news. i'm clear, richardson in berlin from the team here. thank you so much for joining us with the news . in december 2019 the european council, the new president show me shows important on a ground breaking mission. i have

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viola picks for athletes in countless disciplines. the ultimate dream. i was 10 when i 1st watched the olympics on tv. it was the meeting and i've been fascinated, ever since. the lympics towards relates to tokyo is already underway with the games set to open on july 23rd despite right and copays. i love the lympics and the movement. what makes it really so special for me? 3 german athletes offense, javelin fro and a high jump. at their rocky road to tokyo. and i definitely want to be there as well that isabel gary, maybe it hasn't been checked out is so there is a risk and concern on us limbering up at the training camp in turkey for him. it's been an extraordinary

year. after the postponement of the olympics, he took a break to concentrate fully on physical preparation, as opposed to competition over the winter. that meant training in doors, but now he's finally back outside the person who spend suddenly picking up the javelin. again, feels just amazing, like a child having that bicycle taken away and then being allowed to get only again, it's something you never get to do and it's exciting to evening. you pick up the javelin, and it's immediately gratifying to have that feeling back is important to us is actually the technique is crucial. it's a really special feeling if you haven't done it in 6 months, you're so hungry that you can't wait to launch a long and powerful fro again, the vice from the power of a powerful in this case means 90 meters plus something he's managed time. and

again, recent years, his goal now is to repeat that this year. oh, i don't know, has a ready competed in a major meet this year. she entered the qualification tournament and catherine russia. determined to secure her ticket to the olympics, as were 204 rival fellow fences, dolo attacks and fainted. pets failed to make the grade. her dreams of making her 1st olympics could now be dashed. ah, speeded up the olympics, are my big goal now, especially when i tell you that the huge sporting festival with so many disciplines are the same place with the highest level of life. and it's the biggest event out there for most supports, each one. and i want to be part of it, but on time there's one final chance for alexander and dolo via tournaments in

madrid in april. that's what she's focusing on now. but only the window will qualify for tokyo will full years of high intensity training for the big goal prove to have been in vain. the me, it's been a complicated past 12 months for high jump on young flies. the pandemic turned her plans upside down. the olympics postponed, training under difficult conditions and no tournaments, the resulting lack of security about the future. also compromise and motivation. and cobit 19 is still impacting on her daily life. her boyfriend, nikolai has been a pillar of support, helping him make it through these challenging times. to get him

to do something with friends again or visit relatives without a guilty conscience fund. i also went to work with my coach again without any issues yet to see if 94 on the only thing one in a home or to me to dance and just isn't normal. this is so initial my she has the experience and almost fatherly support of her coach and gary and thomas kish is in charge of the german national high jump. the team having worked with young flies for over a decade. now you also provide some much needed confidence as, as my mind, especially then you recognize my weaknesses and helped me to improve, i think on the home any between us that's extremely important. it's beneficial for our work together and we're all going them in the home for the 2 of them have ready been to the canary islands for whole training this year. your flight has been using the time without competition to hold her run out of factoring those all

important steps is crucial for her take off and the height she can clear on the run up is very past due to the fact you have to spend age is fine, but, and even then years later, it's not ideal. ideally, she just wants to be proving hotel. it's on the big stage. and it could happen in may. if the pandemic get in the way again, it's tough to assess her current level of performance. is jack has no idea when you're jumping again competitive at a similar level, then you automatically jump that higher because of the pressure amount of the 2016 games in rio de janeiro. she finished 7th after clearing one meter 93 violent young slices. kate, it's all about focusing on her body. thomas ruler also has a silent partner to consider the more popular

top it was pretty accurate and i don't have any extremely emotional bonds to my javelin. that's because they get broken too frequently for me to connect with them . like you do with the feel and there's a whole range of them. and they, they're not just in terms of color. there are different materials to it's called the fiber metal, minium steel. alum minion, with carbon fiber on the surface are all the same rules. why 2? because the same land, same way to anything thickness. that's really important. the only difference is in the june of your particular javelin, according to the wind machine feeling and personal technique. and the vibration is also important with javelle in that silence. after all, there is a particular noise when you throw them. if this is going to give us a go up. and that involves absorbing one ton and weight the javelin flowing might

look straightforward, but it puts the body on the enormous strain. and that to means specific training, so must lose uses a subtle and perhaps unexpected method is he's been practicing his stance and stability on a slight line suspect. it was pretty stick. basically having an uneven surface. it helps me to train even the smallest muscles. and what's going on, the key words here, injury prevention for us, it's not about growing as far as possible, regardless by what about insuring a healthy career in sports and something we also tried to change it up and coming talent is won't enable me to immediately for further, but it will help to maintain a high level of performance over an extended period of time and invite for the with never harris and your billing of

a site who are licensed by trust me and he'll need that high level come august 7th. when his biggest event of the year takes place at the tokyo and then picks the fall from feeling nervous, he's looking forward to tackling the new outdoor season with less stress and more confidence. i mean, i mainly just entering the phase where things are getting gradually more intense. let's see if the weather is getting warmer in germany. we're doing more targeted training and gradually doing more javelin frozen. and then now be the focus on competing more specifically on the olympics and madrid at the end of april, alexander don dolo, the tournament in the spanish capital is her last chance to get to tokyo. there's

no room for error, only the window will stamp that ticket to the olympics. the rest will have to watch from home. alexander and dolo has high hopes and she gets off to a very promising stuff, comfortably beating an opponent from lithuania, then from hungary. but the semi final presenter with arrival of a different canada cab serina pass neva from bella ruse. the 2 had never faced each other before. and although maintains her focus throughout about the ends up as the 15 points to 9 when she's now in the final standing in the way of her pastor toto is all in our credit score from ukraine

a to time bronze medal when the world championships sees the favorites and promptly takes the lead alexandra and although tries to recover repeatedly lending hits on a potent body, but not often enough. rebates emerge is victorious and is headed for alexander. and although the olympic dream is over, i hi jump, mozilla was young flush, it will now also be do old die time. the olympic countdown has begun with less than a 100 days to go. the focus is also on finding the right form. so for your stuff is i'll jump at a level, i'm happy with it and we'll be able to go to the games homes for the spin com. hopefully i'll jump over 19 i hope is maybe even to meet him. i told us

is also feeling the exertion of these very special conditions, a prerequisite for all and then pick hopefuls a corona virus job. and once in tokyo, there'll be no limping village. and a limited number of fans in the stadium. going again is an champaign. i'll be really determined because there's always a gambled up. i don't want to pin too early. there's no help the season. i want to hit my peek in late july early august. that's crucial. performance pass in dot com solve and one thing is for sure, too much good. i won't have any more time in the coming weeks, but it's hobby fishing. and after recharging his batteries, he'll be out to defend his crown in tokyo. ah

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