phil: this is "dw news," live from berlin. the thai boys rescued from an underground cave system faced the world press. looking happy and healthy, the wild boars football team talked about their 18 day ordeal. no food, and the only water they drink came down the wall. we will bring you the latest from thailand. also, in an exclusive report, dw

follows the district mayor tried to build peace between people who supported the islamic state and those who resist it. south africa is the centntenaryf former president nelson mandela's birth. we find out why so many people have lost faith in the dream. and brussels reigns in another tech giant. the european unionon fines googe a record 4.3 billion euros, accusing them of reaching -- breached antitrust rules with its android operating system for smart phones and tablets. ♪ phil: i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. the 12 thai boys who spent more than two weeks trapped in a flooded cave system have been speaking about their ordeal. after a rescue they described as miraculous, the wild boars football team spent the last

week recovering in hospital. today they faced the world's press. and their parents. reporter: the long-awaited moment finally comes. he is home. a huge relief for his family. he is one of the 12 boys from the wild boars, a football team that beat all the odds. their opponents -- nature and time. as the boys made their first appearance since the rescue earlier on wednesday, they showed little sign of having spent over two weeks trapped in a flooded cave with just one flashlight and nothing to eat. the boys said they tried to dig their way out and avoided thinking about food until the rescue divers finally found them. one of the team members described the magical moment. >> it happened in the evening while we were sitting on the rocks.

we heard some noise of people talking so we told each other to be quiet and listen to the noise. we were not sure if it was for real, so we stopped and listened. and it turned out to be true. i was shocked. >> it was a miracle. i didn't know what to answer. when he came out of the water, he asked me how are you. i am ok, i replied. reporter: the team and their coach had ventured into the caves after football practice, ignoring warnings about dangerous monsoon floods. a massive search effort was launched when they failed to return, despite no one knowing if the boys were even alive. nine days later, they wewere fod safe. divers carried out an unprecedented rescue operation over three days, racing against rising waters and falling oxygen levels.

the extraction order was decided by the team. those who lived furthest from the caves were the first out. safe in hospital, the team paid tribute to a thai diver who died during the operation. the boys say they want to be navy seals or professional footballers when they grow up. out of hospital, they are now finally reuniting with their families, and once again kicking a football. phil: let's get more from dw correspondent florian nusch. what sort t of shape a t the bos and? -- in? florian: it was pretty a amazing to see how uplifted they seemed, in good spirits. they were giving the victory sign, they were smiling, they were very friendldly. they laughed a lot. before this very unique press conference started, they even got to play a little soccer in

this makeshift soccer field. they made this press conference hall into a little soccer placed to make the boys feel on home turf. they seem in very good spirits. phil: what were youour highligh? florian: there were a few. i found it to be quite interestining, for example, when the only boy that was actually able to communicate in english told us about his first encounter with the british rescue divers. so, he said that at first, the group had heard something, they were not sure what it was. they told each other to bebe quiet. thenen they actually heard voic. and they were very surprised to hear english being spoken and not thai. so, the one boy said that his brain n was very slow this after

nine days in the cave, h he reay had to muster all of his english and think on his feet and talk to those rescue peoeople. ththat was quitete heartening to hear. what i alslso found interesting was the fact t tt during thehe first night, they were not even that worried. when they could not get out on the first day, they talk to water would subside and by tomorrow we can n just walk out agagain. maybe we'll get a scolding by our parents because they do not know where we are, but it only daunted on them after that first night that they would be in there for longer than one night. phil: let's pick up on that point, the p parents did notot w whwhere they were. what did they say about how they actually came to be trapped? florian: w well, they saidd they justst wanted afafter soccer practice on a saturday, they just wanted to go into the cave maybe for one hour.

they said a few of the boys on the team had never been inside this cave. the majority of them had been inside. they just wanted to do a little outing. contrary to what was reported before, they did not want to celebrate a birthday of one of the boys there. they just wanted to chill a little bit after soccer practice then all go to a birthday party that it parents of the boy had already prepared. then they got stuck because of the water. they had actually gone in theree withouout any food, that was alo quite interesting to learn. so they did not even have snacks.. they just had water from the stones that were dripping down, so they basically survived only on water. phil: tell us about the coach. what did he have to say about taking these boys into the cave in the first place? flororian: obviously he was t te

onone that spoke the mososduring this p press conference, beieine only a adult. that was not veryy surprising. he was not really pushed hard on any critical questions, whether he made a mistake or something. so it was basically just thingss from the moderator that t he picked u up on. what was also quite heartenin for meas that he told howow the grp p learned abt t the death of the former n navy seal in the hospital. so,, the coach saiaid they are realally, really sorry, he died because of us. because of that, once everyone feels up to it, within the next few weeks probably, they all want to go and be ordained as monks. so they want to spend a few days in a temple, make merits, and by doing so, patriot be to before

me navy seal who died. -- pay tribute to the former navy seal who died. phil: it is been a year since forces have recaptured irq's second-largest city mosul. as mosul struggles to rebuild, reconciliations between i.s. supporters and those who resisted them is also possible. for the time being city authorities are focusing on keeping the two sides apart. reporter: he is a busy man. he iss an elelted m mor. his district can be found among the ruins of western mosul. from his workshop, he organizes clearance of rubble and booby-traps anand is alslso in charge of food and water

distribution. the recent past is ever-present, even in these monday and tasks. -- mundane tasks. >> when there is an assessment for food and somebody says this is the son of an i.s. family, they will not be any food for this family. then this guy blames another family was not i.s., so they do not get any food, either. reporter: he says about half the people in his district supported the i.s. some from fear, some from conviction. the evidence of what that led to his everywhere. in mass graves, like this one. >> my son just wanted to cross the street. they shot him in the back. he was my only son. he had six children. reporter: he asks for details,

tries to comfort her. but there is nothing he can do. accusations eat through the community to try to find out what is real and what is not, he is registering everyone. he says the data to the police, military and secret services to be checked against lists of known i.s. perpetrators. >> those who did not do anything can stay. those who cause problems have to leave. reporter: some of those thought to have worked with i.s. are still in the neighborhood. but they are n not coming out to talk. the graffiti opposite their house is clear. i.s., we want your blood, it says. >> the problem is that people are thinking about what happened over time. they don't have anything to do.

we need to give them work. jobs which could reformat their minds. i think the mind is like a memory stick. if you don't you reset properly, the grief will return over time. reporter: reconstruction of the city is slow. he would like more support from the government in baghdad. jobs, schools, infrastructure. reconstruction of society is even slower. the phone rings. it is the widow of an i.s. fighter. she says she wants to return home. >> if the families in the neighborhood except you, i can let you come back. i'm sorry to tell you that the people do not want you here. reporter: reconciliation, he says, will take 100 years. he retreats into his work, mending things takes his mind off the huge problems he cannot fix.

phil: now to some of the otheher stories makingng news around the world coululd government t do he aa hard a syrian town near the israeli border after talks with opposition fighters failed. activists say more than one dozen people were killed and more than 100 wounded. it is the largest opposition left in the southwest of syria. hungary is withdrawing -- the foreign minister said the government compact for migration ring counter to hungary's interest. the u.s. is the only other country which rejected the treaty, which is d due to be sisigned later this year. commmmercial flightsts between ethiopia and eritrea have resumed. ethiopian airlines jet went off after a ceremony to mark the flight. is the latest effort in the

process ending three decades of conflict. south africans are celebrating what would have in the 100th birthday of their late president nelson mandela, who died in 2013. he was the first black president of postapartheid south africa. despspite being branded a terrorist and spending 27 years in jail, he still try to build peace with the government who had imprisoned him. his presidency focus on reconciliation and unity in a country deeply divided by racial hatred. today, south africa still has many troubles. little in the way of economic aspects, the freedom that mandela fought for early has little to offer, especially to the young. reporter: south africa. he is part of the first generation of children born in the hopeful years after apartheid. but the rainbow nation nelson

mandela dreamt of is far from reality, he says. >> drugs everywhere. a lot of crime. a lot of it. reporter: many young south africans sayay they have had enough of the myth of mandela. they may have the freedom he fun for, but what -- he faught for, but what use is that without a job or prospects? >> everybody says that is bad. i think it is true. so yeah, people have lost their land. it is still with the people who took it, and stuff. so, i don't know. can it be fixed? can somebody fix that?

reporter: not everyone has lost their optimism. she is a student of political science in johannesburg. >> i think that nelson mandela is still a symbol of hope and peace. i think he was an excellent statement, -- statesman. reporter: kaylee has a mixed heritage background. she personifies the reconciliation mandela fought for. a member of south africans young well-educated elite, she is able to take advantage of the opportunities in this country. but she is aware not everyone has benefited from mandela's legacy. >> i don't know whether he did enough to interest the roots of racism and the hearts of society. i think that is probably why we

found ourselves in a situation like today. still angry, a lot of resentment, tension. and issues of race are still very sensitive. reporter: some people have stopped engaging with politics entirely. they say politicians are only interested in when you vote. they have taken the task of change making into their own hands. they have built a small youth club with a skate track and vegetable garden. >> we the people must do our own thing and change our own environment. we cannot hold it up to just one person. everybody makes mistakes. for them to just do everything for us, no. we can do our own thing. reporter: they may have lost faith in politics and in a legacy mindel left kind, yet they have demonstrated here that

individuals of whatever background can, together, still bring change. phil: business news now with daniel winter anti-e.u. punishing a tech giant -- and the eu punishing a tech giant. daniel: it is a big blow. it is the highest ever penalty imposed for breaching eu antitrust rules. the european commission has fined google billions for abusing its dominant market position with the android mobile system. reporter: 4.3 billion euros. that is the record fine google is facing after eu regulators found it in breach of antitrust rules. the charges relate to google's android operating system used by phone makers includiding samsung and huawei. eu officials say forcing manufacturers to pre-install apps like youtube and google maps in exchange for enabling the download of other android-run apps amount to

unfair competition. google maintains it is within its rights to set preconditions for the use of its services. eu competition authorities reject that argument, accusing the company of marginalizing its rivals. >> in this way, google has used android as a vehicle to cement its dominance as a search engine. these practices, they have denied rivals a chance to innovate and to compete on their merits. they have denied european consumers the benefit of effective competition in the very important mobile sphere. reporter: the ruling comes a year after eu antitrust regulators fined google 2.4 billion euros for unfairly favoring its own shopping service. google will not have trouble finding the cash to pay its fine. the company holds several tens of billions of euros in cash reserves. but being forced to change its business model could hurt the company more.

if phone makers are no longer forced to preinstall android apps, google ad revenue could be hit hard. the internet giant said it would appeal the fine. daniel: jens korte is on wall street for us. what has been the reaction to the google fine in the u.s.? jens: $5 billion, so that is the amount in dollars terms. that is a lot of money, but not life-threatening to google. it accounts for about 40% of google's profit in the past year. what really is at stake is that google with the android operating system controls a good 80% of global smartphones. in google is a datum is seen -- is a data machine. they collect a vast amount of data and they can use that data for advertising. so if the european union could force google to change those

practices, then really would become problematic for google. wall street is obvious he not quite convinced this is really going to happen, because the stock of mother company alphabet did not really move much in the wednesday session. daniel: moving on, the u.s. car industry is pushing back against import tariffs. aren't they the ones that trump wanted to protect? jens: well, then again the u.s. president also wanted t to prott steel and aluminum makers, and that increases costs for the car industry. not just carmakers, but also suppliers, car dealers. they are out with open letters on wednesday and thursday in some u.s. publications to make a case that those tariffs, if they come, they will be hurtful to the u.s. car industry.

it will increase prices and eventually even lead to job losses. when of the complaints from the u.s. is that people in germany or japan do not buy enough cars. that would really change if we put tariffs on zero remains to be seen. but obviously the car industry is not happy with the trade policy of the current administration. phil: -- daniel: perhaps those tariffs are backfiring. jens, thank you very much. cabin crew strikes in spain, portugal and belgium. they say they will disrupt travel plans for around 100,000 passengers. it has offered affected travelers refunds and accommodation where appropriate. employees are demanding better pay and conditions. back to phil, and a day of drama in the alps. phil: yes, stage 11 of the tour

de france was a relatively short 180 kilometer ride through the alps. he made an impressive attack on the final climb, which saw him snatch the yellow jersey and put himself in perfect position to win his main tour. reporter: with the two are now heading deep into mountain territory, it is time to weed out serious contenders and also rans. with 33 kilometers to go on the days of an ultimate c -- penultimate climb -- they were always in sights. the pack soon swallowing up a resigned racer. now the lone breakaway leader. there was a storm coming. they peeled off in search of

glory. he pulled away from a group. before catching the last man in his way. an incredible solo sin by the b rit. >> for me, just an amazing day. as i said earlier, whatever happens now is a bonus. this race has been amazing for me so far. yeah, it will be a success whatever happens now. reporter: thomas takes over the leader's yellow jersey. he is now the man to be. phil: in football, germany's national team coach and team manager have met for the first time since the team's humiliating world cup group stage exit. low, seen here arriving for the meeting, is due to analyze what went wrong. they have also come under fire - - he was singled out for criticism after the pair posed for photos with turkish president recep

tayyip erdogan for the tournament. -- before the tournament. it is a dream humans have had since the don't of time. -- the dawn of time. jetpacks. maybe we are getting closer. repoporter: no, it i is not jusa man in a fancy jumpsuit armed with leaf blowers. it is the latest version of a long-awaited dreream for many -- the human jetpack. the stuff of childhood daydreams and science fiction novels. but this is not a film set in hollywood. it is the city streets in central london. and this flying system is up for sale. for about 380,000 euros. so how does it work? >> essentially it is made up of five micro jet engines. gas turbines. two on each arm and one on the

back. they run on jet fuel. you can also use them on diesel. you create some blue smoke when you shut them down but they run perfectly well on diesel. reporter: the suit has a top speed record of about 50 kilometers an hour, and with a weight of 27 kilograms, getting off the ground is like launching your own personal space shuttle. you can imagine that i is quite costlyly. >> the price you pay for this kind of flight is it is vevery energy intensive. when a carrierer or helicopter hovers, itit uses up a lot of fuel, so this consumes around four liters a minute. u can fly y for three or four nunutes quite eaeasily. reporter: this jet pack k , for now, a more of an expensive hohobby than it t is a way to oo work. if you are tired of traffic jams and fantasize about cutting your daily commute, don't give up hope just yet. now that the suit is on the market, we are possibly one big blast closer to them becoming an everyday reality. phil: a reminder of our top stories. the young thai football team rescued from a flooded --

they said they tried to dig their way out and survived on rainwater and no food for nine days. european union r regulators have fined googlee 4.3 billion euros. eu antitrust officials said the company forced mobile phone manufacturers to preinstall software and prevented companies from selling smartphones from rival operating systems. that is it. you are up-to-date. more at the top of the hour. have yourself a good day. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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