this is "the journal" on dw- tv. i am heather. >> and i have the business news. > voted to admit palestine. >> greece says it will hold a referendum on the rescue deal agreed by eu leaders last week. >> and the worldld welmes its 7 billionth citizen. the world population. the united states has announced it is cutting off all aid to unesco after the cultural agency voted to let palestine be a full

member. the white house called the vote a distraction from the least peace. others are calling it a historic moment. >> delegates from the unesco countries meeting in paris voted by a wide margin to adopt palestine as the 195th member of the organizationon. >> they have voted to adopt a draft resolution and decided to admit palestine as a member of unesco. >> recognition in the u.n. educational and cultural body strengthens the palestinian bid for membership and full membership. they are already calling it an important step forward in their long-running campaign to gain recognition and say that the unesco vote is groundbreaking. copper -- we became members of unesco. it is the beginning of establishing this on the ground and really having people realize

it. >> but it has caused a diplomatic shockwaves. israel says it is a setback for the entire peace process. >> we regret that they have opted to adopt a rolution of science fiction. there is no palestinian state. >> washington says it is stopping payments to unesco, more than one-fifth of the world body's budget. >> this triggered long standing legislative restrictions which will compel the united states to refrain from making contributions to unesco. >> 14 countries voted against adoption of the palestinian application, including germany. so the white house has cut off funding, but is that the end of this story? i put that to our washington correspondent. >> the obama administration likes unesco, but they cannot ignore an existing piece of

lelegislioion that has been arod for 15 years. it's as to cut off funding for any u.n. agency that takes on the palestinians as a full member, and even if the obama administration tried to find a way around it, do not forget we're heading into an election year, nd the jewish population is watching this closely. the jewish vote is decisive. there is not much maneuvering space for the obama administration. is this the end of the story is so far? it seems so. >> is this going to influence thinking as the vote for fall and it -- full u.n. membership draws closer? >> you have to keep in mind that if there were a vote on palestinian statehood in the general assembly, there would be -- the security council is a different story. it does appear there is a majority for their bid at the moment, and even if there were,

the u.s. are going to veto it down. unesco is not going to change that. others say that this bid in paris was not helpful because it wi make it h harde for israel and the palestinians to find common ground. >> thanks from washington, max. >> there has been a surprise visit to libya. the congratulated the victory. the national transitional council had asked the alliance to stay on until the end of the year, warning that gadaffi loyalists still support him. but they turned down requests sang its mandate had been fulfilled. >> this is the first time the nato secretary general has been to libya. he has come to talk to the interim leaders before the interim operation ends at midnight local time. >> at midnight tonight, a

successful chapter in nato history has come to an end, but you have already started writing a new chapter. one that is based on freedom, democracy, human rights, the rule of law. >> but reconciliation is the last thing on some people's minds. there is just one of the towns suffering as old scores are settled. the town was loyal to gaddafi. some of th royals have to beseech ms. ronda -- msirata. now, all of its inhabitants are gone. many former rebels are determined to make sure they do not come back. most fled when the town fell in august. human rights watch say the few that have stayed behind have been forced out. >> which came to e if the people came back or not, because we do not want them to come

back. >> the new leaders have called for restraint, but what happened to gaddafi shows how little they can control some of their fighters. >> the arab league is waiting for syria to respond for a new proposal to end the violent crackdown in the country. a committee presented it to the delegation in doha. arab diplomats say it calls on them to withdhdraw security fors and launch a dialogue. the president has said he is prepared to and direct with the opposition but also warned western powers against intervening in syrian affairs. >> we spoke earlier to the german rightsommissioner and asked how optimistic he is that the arab league will be able to convince the masochist. >> well, it is the best move that we can think of at the moment. i think it is very important that the arab league is taking a stance against mr. assad and the

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government to actually call for fiscal questions to be decided ons rereumso esonthe, but obviously, they are delighted, andhe weome the decision on their chance to thdecision of the greek faith, the decision taken at the european summit, which definioay f the years to come in greece and for the fate of the gek f years to come. >> thank you very much. many investors remained onrnndhat last week's measures to solve the crisis may not work out as hoped. there was the rst casualty in e s. one company filing for bankruptcy. the cpa d that extensively on european government debt, an at one point had assets of $41 billion. onofheigst creditors is deutsche bank. the global collapse pushed for their pressure on major

finaial ititis ldg rge amounts of euro zone debt. and here itheu zone, the g-20 will meet in the south of france later thiseeto dius measures about ading off the global recession. monday, the organization for ecomooraon and development lowered its outlook, underlining thechlees facing the group of 20. >> the fa - current forecast is a far cry from the one made evus. back then, economies will grow amu as 2% in 2012. it has now bk dramatically, to just 3%for the euro zone as a whole. the paris-based organizations said economies of some uruzgan members could actually shrank. they called on policy measures to address the debt csi a recommended central banks lower

interest rates a he r solid economic growth across europe. >>european stock markets closed sharply lower, led down by the nks, as investors fretted of their possible losses as a result of the euro zone plan announced last week. >> thsty flod a sobering up. that is often the case, and it is the case in the financial markets, at least at the moment a gold in october for the dax, leaping up by over 12% and some profit-taking in the end. unrsndleut also increasing skepticismsm. skepticism? why? there was a lot of hope that this wouldel the euro debt crisis alongng, but that help my be overdrawn. a lot of people are worried about how the decisionsilbe imemte bank shares the worst performers, not only in the dax but elsewhere. >> frankfurt, l'ta aoo

at the numbers now. germany's blue-chip dax closed the session down by 3.23%. the euro zone 50 folollowi suit. across the atlantic's, the dow jones industrials in negative territory by more than 2%. >> 7 billion and unng the world has reached a milestone. one of the babies fromhe philippines has been chosen to recognize the number. the 8 billion markets closer than you might think. >>she was born shortly -- shortly before midnight in the philippine capital of manila. ahffiarent a cake to the proud officials. she represents a global population milestone, and unlike many ohe prsn the philippines, she is already off

to a privileged start. her unreal title as e veh billionth baby comes with a college scholarship. but the world is concerned the world population is growing too quickl china is still the most populous country with 1.3 billion people, but china is expected to spa china in just one decade. they warn of the challenges of a growing population. >> we wanted to decrease population growth through education and planning. >> just 12 years ago, of annan and welcome the world 6 the billionth baby in bosnia. the global population is expected to go to 8 billion by 2025, but the u.n. says in the long term, the trend could reverse itself. just as the popatn europe is currently declining, the world population could also start to sink by the end of t century. >> y a watching "the

journal" on dw-tv. we will be right back after a short break with "in depth."

>> welcome back. it is a studio steeped in the silver screen. the babelsberg studio came from the last decade of the german empire. it's history mirrors in germany's own history. it was ultimately used by the nazis to make propaganda and per war films and then by east german communists to install the joys of the workers' paradise. they have been competing internationally. here is a look at the studios

journey through 100 years of history. >> the studio today is a a huge complex that is home to cinema and television productions. and this was how it looked one century ago. in 1911, a glass of film studio was constructed some 20 kilometers outside of berlin. >> ironically, one of the things in their favor is that there's nothing here. itas unused land, which means it was good for the exterior shot. infrastructure was in place, a train station and an address to plant. >> soon, new studios rather added. it was the era of silent movies. fritz lang, one of the most famous directors, shot many of his films here, including his masterpiece "metropolis."

babelsberg expanded. "the blue angel" with marlena dietrich shot here, one of the first sound films, and it was a great hit. >> ♪ [singing] ♪ >> it became later a studio involved in propaganda film making. they said there was no place here for jewish workers. many directors had to emigrate. it now stood for anti-semitic propaganda. one of the first postwar films

made at the stud, "murder is among us," dealt with the course of that recent past. they were then taken over by the state, which commissioned the film's, though some critical ones did slip by the censors. after german reunification, the studio was modernized and expanded again. the french mededia giant vivendi bought it and put another in charge. he was an artist, not a businessman. nevertheless he was able to attract the first international productions. things really took off in 2004, when the company came under the ownership of some others. more and more blockbusters were produced there, and the studio

finally moved back into profit. >> if you look at the history of cinema and the studios, it is amazing is been able to survive such political disruption and social changes. >>and at the ripe old age of 100, it again one of the world's top film studios. >> one of the best known contemporary directors to take advantage of the studios has come out with blockbusters like "independence day" and "2012," but his latest film "anonymous" about shakespeare was not found in it stratford-upon-avon but in babelsberg. let's go on a personal tour of the studio now. our guide is none other than the

man who runs it. >> for the last seven years, he has been running a studio, studio babelsberg. >> we can do anything here, and the film, animation to th jc currencies and the defenseteh -- animation to the chase scenes, the "bourne." they and the guggenheim museum built here. it is especially well known for its exterior is, set designer knows every inch of it. he has been involved in most of its construction.

>> roman polanski made "the pianist" here. we had tanks shooting into the sides of the house is. >> the film is about a jewish pianist in poland during the nazi occupation. it won three academy awards and also draw attention to babelsberg, where the streets became world famous. >> after that, we turned it into paris and an san francisco for 80 days, and then we turned it into new york. >> this is very much a story of their success. one explains why they still need studios like this. they provide a quiet environment with plenty of artificial light, and they are extremely flexible. >> when you are making films,

you need big sets you can dismantle quickly, and you need a big a department. you basicalally need everything. a sculptor. you need every trade. >> and another other selling points is therere exrienced crew. they are particularly in demand for films that during the second world war, such as one from clinton tarantino. he even had a street named after him at the studio. >> we thought long and harof it, but now we e arelad he is there. >> he clearly had a great time shooting its film here, and its success has given this another boost as well. it was nominated for eight oscars, winning for best actor. and now it stands in for wartime

paris. word has got around that they can provide big outdoor sets, one of the reasons another chose to shoot his latest film here. the full-scale replica of a theater is another set. it is speculated that shakespeare's works were actually written by somebody else. >> we are doing well. we have won a lot of trust from the industry. all of the famous actors and directors right in the book, and they say what an amazing history and that they want to make films here. >> and here is where we have to stop filng. this is the top-secret areaa where they are shooting a new film in cooperation with the brotrs of "the matrix" fan, coming soon to a theater near you.

>> a century of babelsberg. that has been our "in depth" today. thanks for watching.