>> this is the journal coming to from dw in berlin. good to have you with us. our headlines, the german chancellor calls for a cease-fire in the ukraine russian aid a convoy returns to russia. in syria, antigovernment militantslso battle who already control large parts of the country. two recently launched european navigation satellites have ended up in the wrong orbit.

>> they went as quickly as they came. hundreds of russian tracks the crossed without permission into ukraine on friday are now back in russia. the kremlin says the convoy delivered humanitarian aid. he of called it an invasion. ievman -- key of -- ke called it an invasion. angela merkel promised millions of euros in aid. >> angela merkel's visit comes .t a symbolic time for kiev ukraine celebrates its independence day on sunday. the german chancellor announced a loan guarantee of half a billion euros for rebuilding eastern ukraine's energy and water infrastructure, and its schools, plus 25 million euros to help refugees. >> we are a member of the marshall plan for rebuilding postwar europe.

offered to us by germany is the beginning of a merkel plan and i think the chancellor for that. >> chancellor merkel emphasize that there can be no military resolution of the conflict. there needs to be a cease-fire on both sides in combination with proper border controls. otherwise, there can be no peace. >> the fighting continues. the ukrainian government is pushing forward with its offensive against the separatist . these are the chairs -- pictures from the area. ukrainians say the russian convoy carried away military equipment taken from factories in eastern ukraine. angela merkel made no comment on those allegations. she avoided any direct criticism of moscow. instead, she sought consensus regarding key of -- regarding

kiev's relationship with the eu. are ready to have negotiations, including representatives of the european commission, in order to prevent any unnecessary frictions with russia on this issue. poroshenko, itt is a day of symbolism and the prelude to ukraine's independence day celebrations. our correspondent has been covering the visit of the chancellor. we asked her if president poroshenko is happy with the level of support he is getting from germany. >> i think he can be satisfied with what chancellor merkel said today. she used this visit to strengthen his position. she seems to know very well that the ukrainian president is in

the hot seat because not everyone here welcomes his , the fact thate he is ready to tell president to change he wants the constitution in order to win more regional autonomy. so, he wanted to send a clear signal by praising the russian course, by promising financial germanylear signal that supports poroshenko. merkel did not say much about russia, she just said it was not the right moment to talk about new sanctions, although they cannot be ruled out. many people i talked to in kiev germany was being too

soft with russia. >> the truck's germany -- the truck's russia sent to ukraine without her mission have been returned. what are they saying about that? >> be position of the you -- the position of the ukrainian government is very clear. they regard this convoy as a violation of international law, but in the end they couldn't do anything about it, and in the end, it was a pr success for , who can now say look, we're the only ones who are able to help the suffering civilians. >> thank you very much for that. >> three explosions intercut cook have- in care killed at least 18 people.

people in the city continue to resist an offensive by a sunni islamic militant state. a neighboring group says 300 islamic state militants have been killed or wounded in fighting. scudnment forces used missiles to repel three major attacks on an air force base. last stronghold of government forces in the area. ae islamic state now holds large swath of territory and is as much a threat to other groups fighting bashar al-assad as they are to the president himself. >> they have a second powerful and money -- powerful enemy, islamic militants who are also fromg to seize syria

president bashar al-assad. this marks the one-year anniversary of the government's chemical attack on rebels and civilians in damascus. many here accused the west of having forgotten that incident. activist says the media only pays attention when foreigners are executed. fromer activist speaking aleppo on skype says the movement is in great danger, that the islamic state has brought a rain of hellfire down on them. member of thethis syrian opposition says that the international community must take on the islamic state in syria. >> we need the arab countries and the west to join together to bring this to an end. if they don't, the whole world is sitting on a powder keg. >> the united nations human rights office has slammed the lack of action on syria. >> to killers, destroyers and torturers in syria have been byowered and emboldened

international paralysis. >> meanwhile, the islamic state has continued to make advances in syria. >> both egypt and the palestinian authority have called for a cease-fire in gaza and a return to negotiations. but what abbas says israel must return to peace talks to avoid bloodshed and distraction. meanwhile, an air attack destroyed a building in gaza. it left 17 people injured, including children. palestinian health officials say nine people were killed and other attacks. hamas is insisting on an end to the joint lock aid in gaza as a -- blockading gaza as a joint -- as a precondition for a cease-fire. sierra leone has made it a crime to hide patients who have a

bola. nory coast, which has had reported cases of ebola, has with guineaorders and liberia. the world health organization puts the official death toll from the out broke at -- outbreak at more than 1400, but the actual number could be much higher. it was supposed to be a satellite navigation system to rival america's gps service, but now europe's galileo project may be in danger after the inaccurate deployment of two satellites. saysuropean space agency the satellites ended up in off target orbits after what initially seemed like a successful launch on friday. >> the rocket lifted off smoothly on friday and the at then space agency -- european space agencies in peru

and french guinea. they are part of a project that of 30nclude a rating global navigation satellites when it is complete in 2020. not everything went smoothly. the satellites were released into the wrong orbit, too close to the earth. it is not yet clear whether the onboard rockets have enough fuel to propel them to their intended orbit on their own. europe was meant to make independent of the american gps and russian luna systems that could be shut down at the discretion of those countries militaries in times of war or international tension. that represents a risk to civilian navigation. the satellites botched release is not the first time the galileo project has run into .rouble disagreements among european partner nations have caused repeated delays. the project was officially launched in 2003 but did not really get underway until 2011.

>> authorities in china have stopped in annual independent film festival from going ahead. organizers say they were told repeatedly to cancel the event. security officials them prevented people from entering the building for the opening event. in film festival started 2006 and has become a rare and influential platform for movies that can be critical of the government. sports news now and the opening weekend of the new bundesliga has gotten off to a record-breaking start. one player scored the fastest goal in bundesliga history. it was after just nine seconds. kiesling added another in the last minute to book and the impressive 2-0 win. man scored the

winner in the 70th minute. on friday, the champions began defense of their title at home. it was far from easy. they had several chances to turn things around. >> bayern were already celebrating before the game as their six world cup winners were honored. he was also recognized as footballer of the year, while one person was welcomed back after a 20 month injury. the 37thwarmed up in minute, he made accounts that put byron ahead. his teammate scored to make it 2-0. he scored to cut the lead in

half. that should have made it 2-2. they had this golden opportunity. a close game. they felt they were robbed by a decision. nevertheless, they got their campaign off to a winning start. >> the rest of the rudeness the rest of the rudeness league results look like this. bundesliga results look like this. well, at the european swimming championships here in berlin, and germany have won a second gold medal. the men's four by 200 meter relay teams successfully defended their title. and belgiumt russia in a dramatic final.

he overtook his russian rival in the final stretch to take the gold for germany in front of 5000 spectators. for the first grand prix. the mercedes driver battled wet conditions and secured his seventh pole of the season. lewis hamilton was left trailing in second. race.l start sunday's gier has nowh crashed twice. this morning in the second crash he plowed through a roadside area. he and his copilot were unharmed, but they could not

continue and are out of the running for the top spot. pack.d is now leading the you are watching dw, please stay with us. he has to take every new shirt to the tailor shop to scored and the sleeves. shorten the sleeves. the redshirt is for reference. it has the correct cut, he says. born with deformed arms

because during pregnancy his mother took a sedative. from 1950ve was sold 7-19 61 under a brand name, .an't get it became the country's biggest ever pharmaceutical scandal. his mother was among the women to receive the drug. he says she was supposed to get a sleeping pill or tranquilizer. she did not want it but was told it was harmless and that she had to. she could not refuse, show so se took it. later, she recalled taking the drug.

>> she can put her clothes on in the morning only if she is wearing a dress. she is another victim, one of 2400 and germany. when her mother first laid eyes on her newborn baby, she was shocked. petra says her mother started screaming, the arms, the arms, and then she was tranquilized. they've put being, me away.

afterward, i was presented swaddled and dressed like a little package so that you could not notice anything. and her mother was put in a room together with the woman who had miscarried. that's how these things were handled back then. when he goes shopping, he always needs help. drugears, victims of the waged a legal battle for increased state support. their demands were met only recently in the form of higher monthly support payments.

therapy, modified apartments, the cost adds up fast. without the help her, he has often found himself in awful predicament. i had a meeting in a hotel, he says and had to go to the bathroom. i got my underwear off in the bathroom but could not get my close back on and had no help. there i sat, helpless on the toilet. after half an hour, someone came to my could ask for help. it was unpleasant and degrading. a visit to the doctor, but this is not just any appointment. buildingthe process of up the countrywide doctors

network. at present, there are very few physicians familiar with physical deformities. foremost, it is a big puzzle. he says i broke my arm and went to the hospital and the doctor said it was fractured, but he did not know what it looked like before. he did not know where to draw blood, where to find a vein or drop pressure. once a week, a therapist visits

to massage her. 52, but has the body of an 18-year-old. that is common. over decades, there joins into her heavy strain. the therapist offers what comfort she can. petra says my left knee and my left hip both hurt, and my right hip hurts more and more. her biggest worry is losing her mobility, and with that her ability to live her own life. when she thinks about the future, she says that is horrible. about it. think

she has to suppress it. but she has a service that picks her up each morning. earlier, she could still walk. she got her driver's license at 18 and it gave her independence. but for more than 15 years she has been wheelchair-bound. her driving days are over. >> it was awful, she says, i still cry thinking about it. i lost my car, and with it, my freedom. i cannot decide myself when to drive away. i could just walk to the car, get in and drive away.

she he can still drive, but important aides like his speech recognition device still fail. same old thing, he says. the system is not working again, doesn't recognize mine -- my language. he works at a help center for victims. he is certain there are many more people out there harmed by the drug than have ever been recognized. he says some parents kept the information from their children because mothers felt guilty for taking the drug and could not

bear to tell the truth to their children. havehat those parents died, the children are making inquiries. he is just such a case. he asks for help. born in the early 60's and is convinced his sweat is to formed because his mother took the drug. he once official recognition as of the him. they meet people like him all the time. he says a man stood at my table. i put my coffee down and suddenly he starts to cry. i said what is wrong? can i help? he said you are a victim. i said yes, but that is no

reason for you to cry. he said he had a daughter who was also such a baby. she only lived for six months. it took place half a century ago, and he is still crying about it. petra is a social worker at a berlin hospital. she says the work is good for her, let's her help others, and hers her mind off of all of problems. but the fear always remains. she says i have no future plans. the way others make vacation i cannot think

that far in the future. if i will be know able to stand or if i will be in a nursing home by then. but there are tenacious people who refuse to give in to their difficulties. they help others. she is part of an international network to help people with disorders of the limbs. she says there was a 26-year-old man from poland or in with the disorder. , no arms, noome legs, not well cared for, so the network is trying to do with they can using speech recognition. on his motorcycle, he can finally forget everything, forget his disability and just feel the freedom of the open road. road.

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